Chapter 6 Hanoi Loh and China are separated from each other
Where is Gongsun Xun's rank? The hussar generals and chariot generals who have just emerged in Luozhong, as well as the whole set of three princes who have only been appointed for less than two months have sent envoys to pay their respects. It can only be regarded as a matter of course, but it is not
It can't explain anything. The only thing is that the military parade is about to come, and many people from the Northern Army and Xiyuan's captains are here one after another, which really makes people think a little.
Obviously, just as Zhang Yang thought, the general's intention was to use Gongsun Xun's power to win over and force these people to join the team. However, Zhang Yang was a fake Sima, so his ideas were a bit shallow. In fact, to be fair,
He Jin obviously had the good intention of using these people to stabilize Gongsun Xun, who had not shown up for several years.
In such a situation, we can only say that the sedan chair is used to carry people... Although the sedan chair is still non-mainstream these days, the principles are the same. To build momentum, you must have both practical things and be good at being realistic. It is best to combine virtual reality with reality.
, suddenly create an atmosphere that makes people happy, and then strike while the iron is hot to stabilize the situation, thus saving the need for a major war.
It can only be said that He Jin's move is a wonderful one, or that there must be plenty of talent in the scene now.
However, He Jin and Gongsun Xun faced each other across the river, and they responded appropriately, which shocked Luozhong for a while, but the emperor's reaction was extremely quick and powerful. He made a prompt decision and immediately sent an envoy to see Gongsun Xun... I don't know if anyone just noticed it.
Even if I am about to die, I will be so clear-headed and decisive.
“It’s really lively!”
When Cao Cao got off the boat, he saw the envoys' guard of honor blocked outside the camp next to Mengjin Ferry. Then he couldn't help but smile, but he squinted his eyes and twisted his beard to squeeze through the envoys, and then wisely came to a place on the side of the ferry.
On the platform, he was condescending and watched closely... He seemed to be used to peeing in this kind of thing.
As for the few people next to them, although they followed instinctively and squeezed over, not to mention that Liu Bei, Zhang Yang, Zhang Liao and others were naturally not sophisticated enough to understand the secrets. Even Xu Rong and Lu Bu were at a loss.
In addition, there is a little uneasiness... These people are not like Cao Cao, who has been in Luoyang since childhood and is well-informed. They have a natural awe of the word imperial power.
What's more, this angel is extraordinary.
"I am Zhang Wen, the captain of the Sili school. I have been ordered by the emperor to give an edict to Jihou. I also ask him to come out quickly to receive the edict." It turned out that the person who came to see Gongsun Xun as an angel this time was actually the former Taiwei.
The Cavalry General, the current Sili Colonel Zhang Wen, is the man who once commanded an army of 100,000 to conquer the West.
This person came to serve as an envoy. It can only be said that the Emperor Beigong really valued Gongsun Xun very much.
However, due to Zhang Wen's status and the fact that he came here with integrity, the small village built by Gongsun Xun in the open space beside the ferry actually closed its doors.
Under normal circumstances, any angel would have lost his temper at this time and just chopped down the soldiers guarding the gate... But wasn't this Zhang Wen, Zhang Taiwei, who was devoted to becoming a high-ranking official and was in trouble with others? That day he held the
With an army of one hundred thousand, no one is willing to get into trouble with his subordinates, let alone facing a figure like Gongsun Xun at this delicate moment?
So, Zhang Wen waited for a while, but could only go forward and report his name in person.
It has to be said that the dual intimidating power of Captain Sili and the angel was still very great. The few guards standing in front of the simple camp gate with their swords in hand were a little unable to hold on for a moment, and then the leader had no choice but to immediately turn around and go back.
He left for the big tent in the village, which was only a few dozen steps away.
Zhang Wen breathed a sigh of relief instantly.
However, what was shocking next was that in front of the public, in front of the envoys of various dignitaries in Luoyang, the warrior was driven out almost immediately after entering the account... Obviously, Gongsun Xun still ignored him.
The onlookers had complicated expressions, but people like Cao Cao, who did not mind the excitement simply laughed.
Zhang Wen stood in front of the simple camp gate, only a few dozen steps away from the tent. He could see this scene clearly, and he could clearly hear the whispers behind him and the sneers around him... For a moment, he almost thought with shame and anger.
Just walk away.
But how could he leave? He was clearly here to deliver the message... and he didn't believe it either. How could Gongsun Xun be so domineering? If he openly refused to let the emperor's messenger out, I'm afraid He Jin wouldn't be able to contain him.
Right? What's more, now that everyone is watching, Zhang Wen is afraid of losing face, but Gongsun Xun is not afraid of being known as a traitor behind his back?
Just when Zhang Wen couldn't bear the shame and anger, the guard who had reported the news was driven out of the tent, but a man came out of the tent and had the tent door rolled up.
"It's Yingchuan Opera Chung." Liu Bei said the person's name without changing his face at first, but then suddenly he was slightly startled. "It turns out that my brother is making sacrifices."
Not only Liu Bei, as the dramatist asked people to roll up the curtain door of the big tent, almost everyone saw what was going on - Gongsun Xun was actually preparing three animals for a sacrifice.
At this time, even Zhang Wen calmed down and waited quietly for the other party to finish the sacrifice. Only Cao Cao narrowed his eyes more and more, then twisted his beard and laughed.
The sacrifice ended in an orderly manner, but Gongsun Xun showed no intention of delaying or declining. He actually came out in person and faced Zhang Wen in the courtyard gate, bowing and receiving the order.
The purpose is very simple. Gongsun Xun is appointed as a special jin, Guanglu doctor, and enters Luo.
To be fair, based on today's decree alone, Gongsun Xun's evaluation of the emperor's response is even higher, because this is a decree that is very roomy, restrained and effective... simple, reasonable and reasonable.
, there is no intention to force Gongsun Xun to join the team again, nor is there any condescending attitude, but in the end it demonstrates his influence as the emperor. If Gongsun Xun accepts the order and enters Luo, then why does he come here with so much support?
Unavoidably, it was reduced by 60 to 70%.
Therefore, Gongsun Xun could not accept this decree.
"I dare not accept it." Gongsun Xun stood up and faced each other seriously.
Zhang Wen was silent for a moment. Although he was the commander of the Sili School, he was not willing to get involved in such a major matter related to military power, especially since the emperor's health was getting worse and worse, and the emperor's ridiculous longevity
By the numbers, he could basically conclude that the emperor had few good days to live... and according to the tradition of the Han Dynasty, when the emperor died, his relatives, scholars, and eunuchs had to be killed again.
But then again, Zhang Wen has his duty after all. He was ordered by the emperor to come here to convey the decree, and it would be ridiculous to just go back without knowing anything.
In any case, you still have to ask clearly.
"Dare to ask Jihou." Zhang Wen thought for a moment, and then asked in a calm tone as much as possible. "What is the reason for this? The emperor's edict cannot be ignored without reason, but are you feeling ill?"
After hearing this, Gongsun Xun not only did not feel the sense of relaxation after the steps, but suddenly became solemn, and immediately looked at the other party coldly.
By the way, although it was early winter at this time, the weather was not very cold, especially under the direct sunlight in the afternoon, but it was very warm and pleasant. However, Zhang Wen actually felt a little cold all over his body when the other party just glared at him so close.
"General Wei." Almost out of self-preservation instinct, Zhang Wen immediately gritted his teeth and took half a step forward, trying to communicate in a low voice. "I..."
"May I ask Lieutenant Sili, what do you mean by these words? Are you trying to imitate the angel who forced my prince and his old friend Sima Zhi to death, and forced my prince to death?" At this moment, following Gongsun Xun's death, Gongsun Xun died.
A scribe suddenly scolded, and Zhang Wen's face immediately turned pale. "Don't you know who my prince was paying homage to in the tent just now?! Moreover, don't you know that when Sima Gong died that day, my prince
Did the Hou once swear that he would never pay a penny to buy an official position from an eunuch?"
Zhang Wen felt that his head was buzzing, and then he remembered that this is where Sima Zhi committed suicide, and the reason why he committed suicide was that he was not allowed to go to court due to illness but was forced by the angel... The other party acted like this, he was serious
There is no alternative.
However, before Zhang Wen could explain, the scribe actually drew his sword again and asked directly: "As a captain of the Sili school, you are good at sili relegation and power, but you have hinted at it again and again.
What do you mean? Could it be that my prince said he was ill today, so you wanted to arrest him immediately?!"
"How is it possible?!" Zhang Wen did not dare to make the situation worse and immediately denied it in order to evade. "How could I do such a thing?!"
"Why don't you do such a thing?" The man continued to ask in a loud voice. "Everyone in the world knows that you, Zhang Wen, lost your property to Xiyuan to become the Three Dukes... you have always been in favor of the eunuchs in the Beigong! The world is now in turmoil.
They are all descended from eunuchs, you are from a famous family in Nanyang, aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the people in the world?"
Zhang Wen was immediately frightened and speechless!
After all, the scene in front of him is the scene that he is most worried and afraid of!
First of all, both Zhang Wen and the former Cui Lie are actually standard scholars. At their core, they are still typical of the famous Confucian scholars and they are still aligned with the scholars.
But who made them meet a strange emperor?
And who makes them just a little bit away from the position of Luozhong Gong clan?
Faced with this class gap, faced with the eunuchs who controlled the key points of Beigong, some people, like Chen Qiu, the former master of the marriage trial, chose to plot against the eunuchs, and ended up dying and almost annihilating their family; it was not just that.
, as well as the previous imprisonment of Wang Yun and the tragic death of Yang Qiu, all of which showed the tyranny of eunuchs... So later, when people like Cui Lie and Zhang Wen came to this threshold again, they chose to be content and moderate.
Welcome.
But it happened to be at this time, with the Yellow Turban Rebellion, a new generation of young scholars grew up rapidly, and the party imprisonment was also released. Yuan Shao in Luozhong, Gongsun Xun in Youzhou, and others survived after more than ten years of party imprisonment.
Those people were all armed with swords and swords, shouting to fight and kill, as if they wanted to fight against the eunuchs by force.
People like Zhang Wen don't dare to do this kind of thing, but they don't dare to object either. The more important point is that they are not being judged by others after all, and they want to lose face!
For example, Cui Lie was publicly ridiculed by Gongsun Xun on the south bank of the Yellow River a few years ago. When he returned home, he was so depressed that he asked his son about his reputation in Luozhong. It turned out that his son Cui Jun had long been in Luozhong because his father bought an official position.
The young scholar was humiliated, so he outspokenly mocked him. As a result, Cui Lie was so embarrassed and angry that he beat his own son again, but the other party escaped. The beating was unsuccessful, and he could only hide his face at home and sigh.
And when the story came out, it was another joke.
The same is true for Zhang Wen... As a typical old-school scholar, he is also particularly afraid of losing face. However, his official position is too high, and everyone usually gives him face, so no one has the opportunity to ridicule him.
But what about Gongsun Xun? Will a person like Gongsun Xun give him face?
But now that the emperor is in poor health, what about all the young scholars holding swords who are ready to take action?
For a moment, as an angel, Zhang Wen felt ashamed and angry, but could not explain it. Instead, he just wanted to escape in a hurry.
"After several years of not seeing each other, Lou Zibo has become a sharper talker." Xu Rong sighed with emotion.
"Obviously, I have been prepared for this." Liu Bei said calmly.
"Do you feel ashamed when you are a high-ranking official and a high-ranking official?" Although Zhang Yang has some political literacy, he still finds it difficult to understand.
"That is Dr. Guanglu for nothing!" Lu Bu was also speechless. "I thought that since the Yellow Turban, I have been almost abandoned and unable to move for several years... General Wei actually didn't even think about it and just didn't want this Dr. Guanglu."
Unexpectedly, Cao Mengde, who had always been smiling clearly, could not help but become solemn at this time: "That is the crime of flattering eunuchs. Even if you are in a high position like Zhang Wen, how can you bear it?"
People around were silent.
Zhang Liao, who had just been crowned, had no idea what these people were talking about... He just felt that they were as powerful as the two sides facing each other in the camp over there.
However, a moment later, Gongsun Xun, who had never spoken much, immediately let young Zhang Liao know what true power is.
"Wei, General Wei, the fact that you welcome and welcome eunuchs is a lie. I have no intention of forcing you on this trip." Zhang Wen reluctantly stood still and did not dare to look at the stern scribe. He just tried his best to talk to him.
The silent Gongsun Xun made some explanations. "After I go back today, I will definitely explain it to the emperor..."
"Captain Sili came in such a hurry and left in such a hurry." Gongsun Xun finally spoke calmly, holding his sword. "People who don't know, may think that I am overly domineering and have made you feel wronged!"
"I don't dare...I really don't dare!" Zhang Wen had no choice but to take a few steps back, came behind the staff and bowed to face each other. "I didn't understand what happened today, and I brought shame on myself...I really forgot.
It was here that Lord Sima died."
"You know now?"
"It's natural!"
"What do you want to do?"
"Please return to Luoyang. Don't dare to ask about your duties as king..."
"Shouldn't we go in and worship Sima Shuyi before leaving?" Gongsun Xun suddenly asked calmly.
"..."
Zhang Wen was devastated, but he had no choice but to put away his staff, stumble into the tent, and then bow his head to worship. However, when he walked out of the tent, under the dazzling sunshine of the winter afternoon, he suddenly discovered that
He was actually surrounded by more than a hundred Angzang sword-holding warriors.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Wen didn't know whether it was because he was a little groggy at this time or something, but he was not afraid, he was just confused and a little confused.
"Everyone." Gongsun Xun stood behind these warriors with his hands behind his hands and said loudly. "If you say that this Sili school captain Zhang Gong came here to persecute me, I don't believe it either.
Because they don't have the guts. But if you say that these people can't harm others, you are deceiving yourself... My brother Fu Xie and Fu Nanrong died in Jicheng, Hanyang last year. His killers were Zhao Zhong and Geng Bi.
, three... this is this person! If Zhao Zhong hadn't been jealous of Nan Rong, Nan Rong wouldn't have been driven to a place like Hanyang as the prefect; if Geng Bi hadn't been arrogant and hastily sent troops to force the entire Liangzhou to rebel, Nan Rong wouldn't have been driven to a place like Hanyang.
We will be surrounded; but if this man had not brought a hundred thousand soldiers and horses, mobilized the troops, and returned in defeat, what would have happened next?"
"I didn't kill Fu Nanrong..." Zhang Wen said in panic.
"Nan Rong died because of you!" Gongsun Xun said sternly. "How is it different from a thief to hold a high position due to incompetence? What is the difference between taking a high position through bribery without merit and seeking refuge with an eunuch?"
Zhang Wen was confused and didn't know what to say.
"On that day, I defeated one hundred thousand Yellow Turban thieves at Changshe. Seeing Sun Wentai's extraordinary bravery, I summoned all the commanders and above in the army to come and see his appearance. Today, I brought hundreds of people from Youzhou south, but I didn't expect to see you first.
kind of people." At this point, Gongsun Xun could not control his anger, but he turned to his Yi Cong and shouted. "Listen carefully, I taught you the Book of Songs in Changping in the past, and said, 'A rat has skin', that's what it means.
He is a member of his generation! You can’t stand each one of them. Remember this person’s appearance, name, and official position! Then keep it in your heart and take it as a warning!”
Hundreds of Yi Cong responded in unison.
The people around him who were dozens of steps away were also frightened and lost their voices. However, Zhang Wen suddenly woke up and immediately grabbed the staff from his already stunned attendant. Then he actually raised the staff with one hand to open the way, covered his face with the other hand, and ran away in panic.
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When he arrived at the ferry, he got on the boat. Regardless of whether his attendants followed him, he leaned under the boat and urged the boatman to sail south quickly to Luoyang.
The people around were stunned and sweating.
Seeing Zhang Wen fleeing in panic, no one among the many envoys and officials who were excited here dared to move.
"My king has something to say!" Lou Gui, still holding his sword, walked to the camp gate and faced it with his head raised. "As the saying goes, there is no harmony between the officials and the eunuchs... If there are eunuchs and eunuchs here, they are not allowed to enter this gate to avoid blood splashing everywhere.
If there are any eunuchs like the former who want to welcome Beigong eunuchs without permission, they will not be allowed to enter this gate, lest they bring humiliation to themselves!"
After saying this, Lou Gui actually called someone to come and hung the sword on the camp gate as a declaration!
It was not until Gongsun Xun and Lou Guifu entered the tent again that there was a commotion again in front of the camp gate. The natural general who entered first, Shi Wangqian, saw him without squinting, and walked straight in from under the sword blade; however, what happened next
However, the envoy of the Cavalry General Dong Zhong sighed and turned around to leave. Something interesting happened to the envoy of the Cavalry General He Miao... The envoy hesitated for a moment, but then untied his own Cavalry General Chang Shi.
official seal, and then enter in white clothes!
It turned out that this person was actually Gongsun Xun's old friend from Handan, Qianzhao's mentor, and the famous Anping scholar Leyin! While he could not deny the close relationship between He Miao and the eunuch, as a scholar, he had to make this choice, so he had no choice but to abandon his official position.
, entered as an old friend rather than as an envoy of a cavalry general.
The next three new princes were actually newly promoted pure Confucians, so there was no problem. However, after the envoys of the three princes entered... Cao Cao, with his head held high and his face as usual, sneaked in with a group of people behind him.
They said they were sneaking in, but among the five hundred followers in this small village, there were actually two hundred veterans. How could they not recognize Cao Mengde? He was short, with squinty eyes, and his features were so obvious.
Even Lu Bu, Lu Fengxian, Xu Rong, Xu Bojin, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande were all old acquaintances.
However, Zhang Liao actually said hello, smiled at Yi Cong, who had a Bingzhou accent, and then entered calmly, which made Zhang Yang feel surprised and suspicious.
Entering the tent, Gongsun Xun had already withdrawn to pay his respects. After the General Wei had a ceremonial meeting with the envoys of the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers, the large tent gradually became sparse based on the relationship between them.
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In the end, Zhang Yang was actually able to step forward and chat with Gongsun Xun for a few words. And don't mention it, the other party was completely different from the senior officials in Luozhong. He had no airs and no regional discrimination that made people extremely helpless!
After some conversation, Gongsun Xun actually encouraged Zhang Yang and even asked someone to bring him a knife and fit it to him himself.
Zhang Yang had just seen the other party forcing the dignified former Lieutenant of Sili into such a state. He felt guilty. How could he have imagined that such a thing would happen? When he walked out of the camp gate with his head held high and his chest high, he couldn't help but sigh...
... Even though General Wei has such a high rank and such a reputation, he is really from a border county!
As for the fake Sima of Bingzhou, he didn't notice that Zhang Liao was not following him until he got on the boat and crossed the Yellow River halfway, and then he became more and more suspicious, but that's another story.
On the north bank of the Yellow River, Gongsun Xun continued to chat and socialize with the visitors... As a group of irrelevant people left one after another, Xu Rong and others also gave them some greetings and allowed them to cross the river and return to camp.
In the end, only Liu Bei and Liu Xuande were left in the tent.
"Where did Meng De go?" Gongsun Xun went out after seeing off Wang Qian who was satisfied and returned. When he returned to the tent, he asked another person first.
"Brother." The previous afternoon, Liu Bei, who had been standing behind several cases like a waiter, stepped forward respectfully and answered. "Brother Meng De took Brother Zibo outside to watch the sunset over the Yellow River."
"Is he looking down on me so much?" Gongsun Xun laughed for a moment, then casually sat back on the main seat in the tent. "Xuande, please sit down."
Liu Bei hesitated for a moment, then sat on an empty seat with a normal expression.
"Why are you doing this?" Gongsun Xun replied with a smile. "Do you think I will embarrass you like I did Zhang Wen?"
Liu Bei sighed for a moment, but remained silent.
In other words, last month, he saw Gongsun Xun hiding in Guangyang for several years, while Luoyang was in a strange situation, and Wang Fen died under his rule, so he came into contact with a lot of inside stories, so what was going on in his heart?
It was because I couldn't restrain my ambitions and ambitions that I stepped forward and thought I could live up to anyone.
But who would have thought that Gongsun Xun would suddenly come out of the mountain? And as soon as he arrived here, he would shock the capital, change the overall situation, and make all his previous hard work turn into nothing and a joke.
The more important point is, if this is the case, what does Liu Bei's previous behavior count? If Gongsun Xun is resentful, how can he deal with it based on the relationship between the two?
However, Liu Xuande was by no means a person who dared not recognize him, so he immediately took the initiative to visit him with his old acquaintances from the Luozhong Forbidden Army.
Liu Bei felt calm and determined, while Gongsun Xun, who was sitting opposite, also felt strange and emotional.
To be honest, Gongsun Xun actually understood Liu Bei's mentality very well at this time, because at this time, the other party was just like himself a few years ago. He could even say things like living up to the world for Liu Bei, and he could even imagine what the other party was using.
Reasons convinced him to do this.
But then again... I have arranged so many people in Jizhou, Hanoi, and Luoyang. Why can others endure it and be willing to believe Gongsun Xun, but Liu Bei is not willing? No one else is angry.
Doubts? Or are everyone else just human?
In the final analysis, despite his doubts, it was Liu Xuande who had the ambition in his heart!
How can a man live under others for a long time when he is born in this world?
Gongsun Xun believed that Cao Cao, who was watching the sunset outside, and Lu Bu, who had respectfully bid farewell before, might have such words hidden in their hearts!
So what should we do?
Find an opportunity to kill them? Kill everyone?
Why kill them? If you kill them because you are ambitious, then the one who is really regarded as a monster by the world is Gongsun Xun, right? And is there a shortage of ambitious people in the world? If you kill Cao Cao, many fewer people will die in the war in the Central Plains.
?Even if Han Sui was killed in Hanoi before, would Xiliang not rebel?
And if it's not because of ambition, then do you want to kill Cao Cao because he is smart? Kill Liu Bei because he is charming?
Simply ridiculous!
Power is power, and people are people. This is what Gongsun Xun has thought about most in these years.
As for the specific matter at hand, Gongsun Xun had already thought about it very clearly after receiving the letter from the judge on the way here.
If I can whip the world and level the country... Liu Xuande or Cao Mengde, there is nothing to worry about! But someone as smart and open-minded as Cao Cao, and a benevolent and charming person like Liu Bei is better than Lu Bu or Yuan Shu if they are placed outside to fill the space.
Those people are stronger outside, right?
To clean up the country, if you don't rely on your own strength and virtue, is it too bad to rely on your opponents?
"You don't have to worry about Xuande." After thinking wildly for a while, Gongsun Xun suddenly laughed and said, "You serve me as a brother, and I treat you as a brother. We are all Han ministers. Do we still need to treat each other as monarchs and ministers? That's true.
As a subordinate official, I have always only praised my virtues upwards, and have no hindrances downwards... The world is turbulent, and if you have the courage to step forward, I will only be happy."
Liu Bei looked at Gongsun Xun steadily and saw that the other party had no intention of lying, so he stood up and bowed his head: "Brother is above, Bei restrained himself, so he was favored by his brother. Although he was not a king or minister, it was a brotherly relationship and understanding.
The grace... I swear an oath here. Although the court is treacherous, I will never confront my brother in this life. If I violate this oath, I will die of blood!"
Gongsun Xun laughed again: "I don't ask you for this oath, I just ask you not to betray the determination in your heart at this time."
"The rolling river!" Cao Cao sighed with his hands behind his hands by the riverside outside the tent. "Uncle Zi, do you still remember the glorious words we made when we were young?"
"I don't remember!" Lou Gui choked immediately.
——————I am the dividing line that never forgets my original intention——————
"In the winter of the sixth year of Zhongping, the general He Jin sent a letter to Taizu, saying that he would lose military power and might hinder the execution of eunuchs. When Taizu heard about it, he led his own private troops to Hanoi, and the Northern Army in Luozhong and Xiyuan were filled with Taizu's old troops.
, came to pay their respects one after another. When the eunuchs in Luozhong heard about it, they were all shocked. They told Emperor Ling to send an edict to Zhang Wen, the captain of the Sili School, to arrest Taizu into Luo. When he arrived, Taizu hung his sword on the gate to show his true intention.
Zhang Wen sighed when he saw it, and went away in shame." - "Jiu Yan Shu". Volume 1. The Chronicles of Emperor Taizu Wu.
