Guo Jian, the prefect of Yanmen who was in his prime at that time, is now in his forties or fifties. And with this person's status, no matter what, he can be said to have been pampered for many years.
But even so, when Guo Yan saw the bloody and icy horse head on the way, he still abandoned the pigs, sheep and clan followers, and then braved the severe cold and freezing, followed Zhao Ping and his own
Nephew Guo Hu hurried to Gongsun Xun's camp... Judging from his limping posture, he must have fallen a lot along the way.
"Guo Gong is here, please serve a bowl of dumplings to Guo Gong." Seeing an old friend coming to visit, Gongsun Xun was still friendly, as if they were not ten years apart, but just yesterday they were looking at the river and laughing together on the bank of Hutuo River. "Tiger Meat"
The stuffing is indeed rare."
It was evening, and the huge Chinese military tent was slightly empty at this time. Not only were there not a few officers and guards, but also a few well-known 'strategists' and 'strategists', and there was only one opera loyalist...
Such a gesture really feels like meeting an old friend in a private room.
Of course, Guo Yan dared not think too much now. He saw several soldiers sealing the tent door without squinting, and his nephew Guo Hu and Zhao Ping were also taken away. Apart from himself, the only people in the tent for a while were Gongsun Xun and Xi Zhong.
There were only two of them, and they were even more frightened, so they hurriedly bowed and said hello, and then hurriedly took their seats.
And just when he sat down and didn't know what to say, a waiter quickly brought a bowl of steaming dumplings...but there were no chopsticks?
Guo Yan was stunned at first, but then he remembered many allusions in the history of the Han Dynasty. Then he felt his scalp numb, and stood up stiffly like a puppet, then came to the open space in the tent and stood with his hands tied.
"Do you feel aggrieved, Mr. Guo?" Gongsun Xun swallowed a dumpling, took another sip of hot soup, and then asked softly. "I came here to work hard, but I, an old friend who took care of you a lot back then, have been in trouble many times, and even
Can it be called harsh punishment?”
Guo Yan did not dare to neglect, and immediately bowed and saluted: "Reporting to General Wei, I really have no resentment. It's just that I really didn't expect that the general meant this, so I relaxed..."
"What do I mean?" Gongsun Xun raised his head and glanced at the other party, then continued to eat his own tiger meat dumplings.
"Don't General Wei want me, and our Yangqu Guo family, to obey the general's orders?" Guo Yan asked with all his strength while standing in the tent. "It's not that he doesn't want to help the general, but I heard that the general is in Mayi."
To defeat the Huns, I and my two brothers only thought that General Wei had enough troops, his soldiers were brave, and there was no war in Taiyuan..."
"It seems that Mr. Guo still feels that he has been wronged." Gongsun Xun suddenly interrupted Guo Yao with a smile, but these words were clearly spoken to Xi Zhong who was eating sweetly beside him.
"Of course Mr. Guo feels aggrieved." Xi Zhicai also laughed while holding a wooden bowl. "A dignified man with two thousand dan is also the leader of the Yangqu Guo family... The Yangqu Guo family is also the most important person in Taiyuan, and even in the entire Bingzhou.
The family second only to the Wang family, the so-called King of Taiyuan and Guo, have always been called... Junhou, I am from Yingchuan, and I don’t know much about the situation in Taiyuan, do you remember correctly?"
"I remember correctly." Gongsun Xun put down the bowl and introduced Zhengse and Xi Zhong. "Almost all the families with two thousand stone in Bingzhou are in Taiyuan, and I know about seven or eight, but among them only Wang and Guo Liang
The clan is the most prosperous... The Wang family of Taiyuan is famous all over the world. Naturally, there is no need to mention it. Whether it is the King of Jinyang or the King of Qixian County, they are all talented people. There are countless people who have an official rank of two thousand shi. Even Wang Ze, who is my deputy general in our army.
The prefect was actually a descendant of the King of Taiyuan; and the Guo family was also well-known in the world. Now in charge of the Guo family in Yangqu City, there is not only Guo Jianggong, but also Guo Xungong, who once served as the governor of Youzhou, and Guo Honggong, who served as the governor of Liangzhou.
...As for Jiexiu Guo, another kinsman of the Guo family in Taiyuan, although there are some inconveniences in his official career, Guo Linzong, a former scholar leader, is enough to dominate the world."
"I know this!" Xi Zhong put down the wooden bowl, wiped his mouth first, and then took pictures of a few cases. "Who knows about Guo Linzong and who doesn't know about it? The so-called Southern Xu and Northern Guo, the scholars in the south rely on Xu Shao's Yuedan Comments
Named after Guo Tai and Guo Linzong, it is to the north that one word determines one's fame! I heard that at that time, Wang Zewang, the prefect, and his brother Wang Rou became famous all over the world based on Guo Linzong's words, and their official careers were smooth. However, after Guo Linzong's death
, people from all over the world came to mourn as many as ten thousand people regardless of the remoteness of Bingzhou... Lord, is that so?"
"exactly."
"If this is the case, the prince and his subordinates will have to give some advice!" Xi Zhong suddenly said with a straight face and cupped his hands. "The Guo family is such a famous family, but the prince has repeatedly made things difficult for this Guo Jiangong, so he is not afraid of ending up with someone like him.
The idea of 'treating famous people harshly'? This dynasty has had a tradition for many years. Officials who 'treat famous people harshly' will never last long!"
Guo Mian hesitated to speak, but couldn't get a word in at all.
"Besides, the Taiyuan family is densely packed, and there are some that have been passed down for centuries or even thousands of years. These people marry each other and form a self-contained body. They are both prosperous and destructive..." Xi Zhong continued to speak sincerely. "So we are talking about kings and princes.
, you are so rude to Duke Guo today, aren't you afraid that tomorrow you will harm the whole of Taiyuan and make all the clans in Taiyuan vote for Dong Zhuo?! And a man like Dong Zhuo has a strong army, but he only lacks popularity. If he tomorrow
With the full support of the Bingzhou family, I am afraid that I will be able to depose and ascend the throne as emperor in the future! It doesn't matter if the reputation of the prince is ruined. The four hundred years of Han Dynasty's foundation will be ruined. Isn't it your fault, prince?"
Gongsun Xun sighed after hearing this: "So it is really my fault? I thought that I raised troops from Youzhou, personally carried the firewood to pave the road, and worked hard to beg Dong Xiangnan, which was enough to be worthy of the world, but I didn't want to do it again.
Take responsibility for these famous families in the world, otherwise we will ruin the country of Han Dynasty..."
"The Lord is too self-righteous!" Xi Zhong continued to sneer. "Don't you understand? In the eyes of these famous families, they themselves are the world! Who is Dong Zhuo? Who is the Lord?! You are the only one
How can a general from a border county yell around at these big shots? For Mr. Guo to be able to stare at Bing Feng for more than ten miles and come out of the city to greet the prince is already a huge honor for you..."
The two sang in harmony and tried their best to ridicule, but Guo Yao really couldn't listen any more, so he had no choice but to interrupt the play Zhong below and earnestly defended: "General Mingjian, Yao and the Guo family of Yangqu, and even all the clans in Taiyuan have been eliminated.
I have no intention of disobeying the general... In fact, if it weren't for Dong Zhuo's immorality, why would we have abandoned our offices and returned home? Please rest assured, general, we will never hesitate on such a big matter of right and wrong!"
"Then why did you come to see me today?" Gongsun Xun, who was originally sneering, suddenly changed his expression and asked solemnly. "Do you know that I stayed with you Guo Jian for three days in Yuan? For this reason, the 20,000-strong army wasted three days and was caught in a snowstorm.
?”
Guo Yao knew that he could no longer avoid this matter, so he raised his head and said seriously: "General, we really didn't expect you to mean this... If you had said something earlier, I, Guo Yao, or the Guo family in Yangqu, would have
Do you really have any hesitation? Whether you donate your family to the country or your children follow each other, it all depends on your words!"
"Is this what I'm talking about?!" Gongsun Xun suddenly lost control of his anger, and with his anger, a wooden bowl and a few dumplings fell directly in front of Guo Yao. "What are you pretending to me?! Taiyuan
Guo family, Yangqu and Jiuxiu, your family now has a Jiuqing, two governors, and a prefect, each of them is a distinguished person in the world... Do you really not understand what I mean?!"
Xi Zhong glanced at Gongsun Xun secretly and was a little frightened when he realized that the other party was really angry.
"The world is in ruins, Dong Zhuo is in chaos, and the princes are rising together!" Gongsun Xun continued to speak word by word with a dark face.
"But as a Han minister..." Now that he had said it, Guo Mang mustered up his courage.
"I didn't ask you to rebel against the Han Dynasty!" Gongsun Xun interrupted him sharply again. "I'm just telling you that the age of great struggle has come, with warriors and horses, and all the heroes standing together... At this time, with your ability and strength,
If you get up and fight, I have nothing to say! But since I don’t want to fight, I have led my troops here again. At this time, if you are not of use to me, you are my enemy in front of me, that’s all!”
"General!" Gongsun Xun was furious, but Guo Yao was also a little angry. "No one here in Taiyuan really wants to be your enemy! In this situation, as long as you do what you say and do, if everyone doesn't follow you, how can they still follow you?
Dong Zhuo? Isn’t Wang Ze and Wang Jidao of Jinyang in your army? Although I didn’t go to Yuanping, didn’t I come here? Why is he so harsh? I don’t believe that General Wei can still be where he is today if he treats people like this.
Power? Why on earth?! Could it be that you feel ashamed that you personally served me a bowl of wheat rice that day, and now you are the most powerful person in the world?"
"Mr. Guo!" Gongsun Xun, who was sitting behind the chairman, sneered, but couldn't help but shake his head. "If it weren't for the friendship we had that day, why would I be so graceful and give you room again and again? Do you believe it or not, if it were changed?
What others are sending today is not the horse’s head but the head of your nephew Guo Hu, and I’m afraid I will have to enjoy this dumpling dinner at your home tonight.”
"Why is this so?" Guo Yan became increasingly frightened and doubtful.
"Who told you that you are from the Taiyuan family?" Gongsun Xun sighed, then stood up slowly, but gave an answer that made people more confused. "If it were elsewhere, I would naturally treat the virtuous people of the family and put people first. But here
In Taiyuan, I can only use my strength to overwhelm others..."
Guo Yan was indeed even more puzzled: "May I ask the general, what is the difference between the Taiyuan family and other places?"
"I don't mean anything else. It's just that there are too many aristocratic families in Taiyuan. There are aristocratic families in almost every county and town, and they even have to move to another branch... In other words, there are too many families!" Gongsun Xun walked forward with his hands behind his back and spoke.
He said, "There are so many that even powerful people cannot gain a foothold in Taiyuan."
"Isn't this a good thing?" Guo Yu tried his best to argue. "The general has been in power for many years. Don't you know that the powerful are corrupt and lawless? No matter how good the family is, they still have family traditions. At least they will not bully the people or interfere with the administration.
Lift..."
"I don't think it's okay to bully the people. Wang, Guo, Wen, Sun, Linghu, Guan, Tian... I know quite a few of these people from Taiyuan's famous clans. At the very least, their virtues and talents are very remarkable." Gongsun Xun Weiwei.
He nodded, but when he came to Guo Mian's side, he suddenly asked, "But it disturbs the administration... Mr. Guo, how many registered people are there in Taiyuan?"
"Two hundred and eighty thousand registered!"
"Where's Yanmen?"
"The previous 240,000 was gradually lost to 120,000 due to the Xianbei harassment. However, after you and I tracked down the powerful, took in the refugees, and Tan Shihuai died in these years, it gradually returned to 178,000!
"
"What is the actual population of Yanmen?"
"Even if we don't count the Taihang bandits, there are still 200,000, right?" Of course Guo Yan knew everything.
"What is the actual population of Taiyuan?" Gongsun Xun stopped behind him and asked suddenly.
Guo Yan was speechless for a moment, but he was a talented and virtuous person after all, so he did not hide anything, so after a slight frustration, he still answered seriously: "Taiyuan is more stable than Yanmen, with twice as many counties as Yanmen, and cultivated land."
, the transportation is also better than that of Yanmen... I estimate that there are a total population of 400,000!"
"There are not many powerful families in Taiyuan. Who hid these people and cultivated land?" Gongsun Xun said calmly.
Guo Yan was speechless.
"I'm not blaming you for this." Gongsun Xun sighed behind the other party. "The world is in such chaos, not to mention that mountain nests like Bingzhou are naturally good at hiding people. In any case, it is better than letting these people go to Taihang Mountain to become Zishan
Thief, why don't you go to Hedong and join the party to become a Baibo bandit? I just want to tell Mr. Guo that the world is in this bad state because there is something wrong at the root. It is the same everywhere. In other places, those low-ranking tyrants have annexed them.
These population, fields... You don't have a place for powerful people in Taiyuan, but it doesn't mean that there are no people disrupting the administration in terms of fields and population! It is even most likely that you, the Taiyuan family who have both the name of a family and the reality of being powerful, are the ones who
for."
Guo Yan became more and more silent.
"In Zhongshan, I have seen powerful people join forces to suppress declining aristocratic families; in Hanoi, I have seen famous people from aristocratic families who are poor and only have two pairs of trousers and still plow the land themselves; in Yanzhou, I have seen big people with a population of tens of thousands who can easily send thousands of troops.
Powerful... But no matter what, in these places, the aristocratic clan is the aristocratic clan, the powerful is the powerful. The powerful clan is above them, and they get official career and fame;
There is no place for the tyrannical power, but in fact it is a family, powerful and powerful, both in name and in reality! Guo Gong, tell me the truth, from top to bottom in Yangqu City, isn't it your Guo family who has the final say?"
"General Wei, is he treating us as a powerful force that is causing trouble to the place?" Guo Yan finally came to his senses. "Does it mean that as long as we hand over the population, land, money and food, we will be fine?"
"I have already said that you are both a noble family and powerful people." Gongsun Xun sighed. "So I must not only be as fierce as the winter wind when dealing with powerful people, but I must also face up to the abilities, talents and virtues of you people, and discuss matters as they are.
People-oriented, I will be like a spring breeze to the virtuous and capable people among you..."
At this point, Gongsun Xun leaned over to pick up the chopsticks he had thrown just now, but he changed his hand and put it into Guo Yao's hand: "Mr. Guo, we have been friends for more than ten years. Back then, your brother Guo Xungong was the leader of Youzhou.
Governor, you came to visit me in the middle of the night and said that he was your clan brother, and since he is such an old friend, I will always have a bowl of food for you here! But after eating, you go back and tell Duke Guo Xung and Duke Guo Hong who are still in the city,
Don't fool me with a few cattle and sheep... When I was in Yanzhou and asked that powerful family to send troops and provide food, I told him, don't think that I don't dare to invade the human race... The world has changed!"
"What is this?" Guo Yan held the pair of chopsticks in his hand and shook his head.
"This doesn't count." Gongsun Xun replied with his hands behind his back proudly. "You just need to remember that after I enter Linyangqu City tomorrow, there will only be two points between us and the enemy... There is no third way!"
"Why are you telling me this?" Guo Yan became increasingly helpless. "With the general's power and wisdom, this kind of thing could have been done more simply!"
"Didn't I say that we are old friends?" Gongsun Xun asked with emotion. "After eating this bowl of dumplings, hurry back!"
Half an hour later, Guo Mian left the Chinese army's tent and hurried back to Yangqu overnight with his nephew, while Gongsun Xun and Xi Zhong continued to discuss the situation in Taiyuan.
"Jun Hou, does this really not require the involvement of two military advisors?" Xi Zhong looked at the empty cases and couldn't help but ask again about something that had been mentioned several times before.
"Zi Bo is good at military affairs, and Yuan Hao is good at posture. The main thing about this kind of thing is to play with people's hearts... I can just ask you to help me find out the details. Why let them ask more questions?" Gongsun Xun disagreed.
"Actually, in the final analysis, it may not be the people's heart." Xi Zhong rolled up his sleeves and sighed quietly. "The main reason is that the situation changes too fast... Just as the monarch asked when he was angry before, how could such a great person not understand the situation?
?What’s more, the three people in charge of the Guo family, Guo Xun and Guo Mian, have all worked with the monarch a lot, so why don’t they understand the monarch’s ability and temper?”
"You're right, they just didn't have time to turn." Gongsun Xun nodded slowly. "And I did make a mistake this time... But there is no way, time is not waiting for us, the road is difficult to navigate, and the information ahead is also unknown.
Partition, I have absolutely no idea about the situation in Luoyang, and I have no way of knowing whether the other princes have understood the need to integrate local forces and act as kings and ministers... I can't wait, let alone care about this."
The actor nodded slowly.
"In short," Gongsun Xun continued to sigh. "This time in Taiyuan, I want to slap them hard on the face with the back of the knife to make them wake up. The world is no longer what it used to be. What I, Gongsun Xun, want is the integrity of the ruler and his ministers.
, I bow my head and listen to you, and I am not just a colleague who helps me and conspires for the righteous cause! Of course I want to conquer the world, but I don’t want to conquer the world for them!”
Xi Zhong's heart moved slightly, but he said no more.
On the second day, the Youzhou army continued to move south and entered the city of Yangqu. This time, the Yangqu Guo family also came out of the city in large numbers to greet them. Among them, the leader of the Guo family who was Gongsun Xun's colleague and the former Youzhou governor Guo
Xun went straight to the point, bowed down in public, called Ming Gong, and was willing to donate his family to support Dong Fuhan.
In this way, the Youzhou army entered the city for a short rest and replenished a large amount of food, military supplies, and young men on the spot, and the army became more and more powerful.
However, two days later, when the powerful Youzhou Army took advantage of the clear weather and set off southward again, and went down to Yuxian County without fighting within a few days, the two cities of Langmeng and Meng were about to arrive at the Taiyuan Basin, but they suddenly stopped on the way.
I heard an incredible message!
"Is this true?!" Wang Ze, the prefect of Dai County who was known as a deputy general in the army but was actually an idler, went straight to the main tent after hearing the news, but no one was surprised. "General Wei! There is an unworthy member of our clan in front of you.
Leading troops to follow Yang Zhong, the governor of Taiyuan, to reject the general?"
"This statement is true." In the silence of all the generals, Gongsun Xun, who was sitting at the top, and his face was already a little ugly, became more and more sad. "This matter is my fault... I treated Guo Miao a little bit before.
He scolded him a little harshly, but then allowed him to go to Jiexiu to persuade his compatriots... Unexpectedly, this man probably felt that I had insulted him before, and he was resentful, so he spread rumors in Jinyang that I wanted to punish Yang Zhong, the governor of Taiyuan.
, we also want the entire Yiwang clan and the assets of all the Taiyuan clans to be confiscated into the army!"
"This kind of thing...I don't know anything else, how can the Wang family of the Yi tribe come from?" Wang Ze was stunned. "Don't they know that I am in General Wei's army?"
"I heard it's because of the Prince's Master incident." Gongsun Xun raised his eyebrows slightly. "To be honest with you, I have told Guo Miao personally before that with the current situation in Taiyuan, those who don't follow me are just traitors of the Dong family.
The traitors of the Dong family will always be killed without mercy. But I didn’t know until today that your fellow disciple Wang Yun in Qi County is now the most trustworthy minister under Dong Zhuo... It is said that he received the order of Shangshu and took charge of the general affairs.
The affairs of the court and the Dong family's situation in the court were actually caused by this person...Wang probably doesn't know how to defend it, right?"
Wang Ze was stunned and speechless: "Zi Shi actually followed the Dong thief?"
"Ji Daogong!" The opera hero next to him interrupted helplessly. "Are you thinking about the prince's division now? Now it's your people who want to lead troops to resist my attack on Dong Dajun! There is a pass in front of us, there is Taiyuan Fort, and there is Yang
In the end, this Taiyuan governor, as well as many Taiyuan families who were bewitched by Guo Yan... dare to ask Ji Daogong, what can be done?!"
It was Wang Ze who was known as a famous minister, so he couldn't help but panic for a moment.
—I am the dividing line lost in deceit—
"At the end of the Zhongping Dynasty, Dong Zhuo was deposed and Emperor Xian ascended the throne. Zhuo brought several officials to the state and relied heavily on the people he merged with, especially Yun, who had outstanding talents. He worshiped the imperial servant and then moved to guard the minister's order. All the affairs of the court were entrusted to Yun.
Yun was hypocritical and humble, and supported each other every time. Zhuo also supported his heart and was not suspicious, so he was able to support the royal family in the crisis. The ministers and lords, both inside and outside, relied on Yan. At that time, Taizu attacked Dong and passed through Taiyuan.
I don’t know the people in Luo Zhong, but I blamed the Wang family for being rebellious, and people at that time sighed." "Xin Yan Shu", Volume 62, Biography No. 12
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