At the turn of spring and summer, when all things are flourishing, in the west city of Pingyuan City, Bohai Governor Gongsun Zan is fully clothed and holding a whip in his hand. He is standing alone on the city gate tower looking at the distant river Gudu in a daze. Novel .
The so-called old river is the old path left by Wang Jing, a water conservancy expert who was born in Lelang, who built the Golden Embankment to clean up the Yellow River. Since the original boundaries between counties were based on the old path of the Yellow River, it continues to be preserved as a boundary line;
And because it is thousands of miles long from Weijun to the Bohai Sea, and Hebei has a lot of floods these days, it naturally evolved into the largest seasonal river in Hebei.
In other words, this long river now no longer has the majestic appearance of rolling waves more than a hundred years ago. In winter, most of it can only be seen as a gurgling stream, or even dry up. Only with the increasing rains at the turn of spring and summer, can it be restored?
It will gradually become abundant again.
But back to the present, it is the turn of spring and summer, when the water surface is gradually rising, and the river is particularly open, so in the afternoon, the sun shines down from the west, making the waves sparkling, which makes Gongsun Zan seven or eight miles away.
The river can be seen from afar.
It is worth mentioning that Yuan Shao's military camp is on the other side of the Gudu River... One Gudu, one Xin River, and two Yellow Rivers barely stopped Yuan Benchu's offensive.
"Master Fu, Master Fu, are you thinking of ways to defeat the enemy?"
Suddenly, someone spoke from behind, alarming Gongsun Bogui who was lost in thought on the top of the city. Looking back, he saw that it was Guan Jing, his confidant who had just arrived in Pingyuan today and was originally staying at Bohai. In other words, Gongsun Zan never got the chance.
A general's seal can only appoint subordinates with a Bohai prefect's seal, but it is enough to explain the problem that Guan Shi was able to become a county magistrate and stayed behind.
"Yes and no." Seeing that he was his most trusted subordinate, Gongsun Zan turned back and looked to the west with his whip in hand. "I just looked at the river and sighed, thinking of some past memories of my youth."
"It seems that Fujun has made up his mind, otherwise he wouldn't be so relaxed." Guan Jing immediately responded. "I don't know what kind of past events can make Fujun so intoxicated. I walked upstairs, but Fujun didn't hear anything.
?”
"It's not an intoxicating good thing from the past." Gongsun Zan didn't look back when he heard this, he just couldn't help but laugh. "You know, Shiqi, my mother was from a very low background... Of course, she wasn't like Yuan Benchu's mother.
, not even an explanation.”
Guan Jing took a few steps forward, but lowered his head and said nothing. After all, he really couldn't speak at this time.
"However, when I was young, among the brothers of the same generation in my clan, I was the oldest, tallest, most beautiful, and loudest, so whenever guests came to visit, they would always praise me first...and the elders in the clan, and I
Father, but he doesn't take it seriously, especially my father. It would be fine if he were not here. If he were here, not only would he not be proud of it, but he would be embarrassed, and he would criticize my mother harshly after he returns." Uncle Gongsun.
Kei's tone was calm, as if he was really talking about interesting things about teenagers. "And my mother is always at a loss. She doesn't understand anything. She always wants me to be praised and praised, but at the same time she keeps getting scolded and beaten.
After reprimanding me, I felt sorry for myself, and then still wanted me to be praised... In the end, my aunt always looked down upon me, and often defended me after taking control of the family's financial power. I remember one time she even mocked my father in public,
Let him be more restrained, and then let my mother come out to do things, gain knowledge, and save herself from working in vain at home... Do you know who my aunt is?"
"Fu Jun is joking." Guan Jing shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.
"Yes." Gongsun sighed slightly while holding on to the tower. "Now, who in the world still doesn't know about my aunt? But at that time, I was really grateful to my aunt... Without her, I would have never known my aunt in my childhood.
I don’t know how many grievances I had to endure when I was young. After I tied my hair, I went to Yangle as an official. That place was a full five hundred miles away from Senei’s home. She also took care of me. For several years, I lived with my clan.
My brother is sleeping in her shop at home."
Guan Jing's heart moved slightly, but he did not speak.
"Later," Gongsun Zan straightened up, held his horsewhip, and looked at the great river Gudu in the west, his eyes gradually narrowed. "As luck would have it, I went to Luoyang to study with my two clan brothers, and worshiped Lu
I also became a disciple of Master Liu by chance... and got to know Yuan Benchu, Yuan Gongli, Fu Nanrong, and Liu Xuande."
"My subordinates know these things." Guan Jing suddenly interrupted. "I heard that Yuan Benchu didn't recognize a true hero at that time. He took advantage of his family's high status and insulted him so much that he forced the three brothers to leave in anger. However,
, Yuan Benchu probably didn’t expect that things would change so quickly, and now the person who can compete with the Yuan family in the world would be the Gongsun family, right?”
"Yes." Gongsun Bogui also sneered. "Yuan Benchu, the fourth and third prince...if we include him as a self-proclaimed chariot general, he is actually the fifth and sixth person to have reached the rank of ten thousand stones. He is absolutely the best in the world.
Of course he felt that I was not worthy of his favor more than ten years ago, but now he actually wants to compete with a family from a border county in Youzhou for the world, which is simply ridiculous."
Guan Jing was about to speak but stopped.
"I know what Shiqi is going to say." Gongsun Zan seemed to have eyes in the back of his head and looked directly back at his magistrate. "You came here from Bohai this time. Didn't you just feel that the situation was no longer good, so you wanted to persuade me to abandon it?"
On the plains, abandon the 20,000 to 30,000 infantry and auxiliary troops on the banks of the Yellow River, and directly lead the 5,000 cavalry back to the Bohai Sea?"
"Fu Jun." Guan Jing bowed his head sternly. "My subordinates were wrong that day. They should not have encouraged the princes to go south to the plains to fight for Qingji. Because now it seems that compared with General Wei and Yuan Benchu, we are really
The foundation is shallow. But now that Han Fu has been defeated and the plain is dead, why not go north? Forgive me for bluntly saying, go to the Bohai Sea. Firstly, Fujun has been operating there for many years and is popular; secondly, Fujun only needs to ride there lightly.
Fan Yang of Zhuo County goes to visit General Dang Kou (Gongsun Fan) and he will help at all costs. Then..."
"By then, will we be able to hold on to half of Bohai County or the two or three northernmost cities?" Gongsun Bogui directly interrupted the other party. "Or we can simply lead these five thousand cavalry to the Yixian area in Hejian across the Yishui River.
Gongsun Fan acts as a buffer? So much so that it’s not worth a penny to live under someone else’s roof!”
Guan Jing immediately lost his composure and hurriedly led the sun to the west and knelt down to plead guilty: "Master Fu, my subordinates are absolutely loyal. Ever since Lord Gaoliu Saimeng took me in that day, I have been determined to serve you forever..."
"I know your Majesty's loyalty." Seeing this, Gongsun Zan shook his head helplessly, threw down his riding crop, and leaned over to help him up. "I also know that His Majesty has good intentions... But Shiqi, I really don't want to be looked down upon by others, and I don't want to be treated like a fool anymore.
It’s worthless!”
Guan Jing suddenly felt helpless, but also a little confused: "Junhou, I know that General Dangkou is the direct descendant of the Gongsun family. It is normal for you to have differences in your mind because of the past events in your childhood, but now it is Wei who calls the shots.
General, he is just a guard assigned by General Wei. You two are brothers of the General Wei family, and you and General Wei have been together since childhood. Even if you go away, you will not be inferior to others, right?!"
"Sir, get up!" Gongsun Zan leaned over and picked up the riding crop again. Before he even raised his head, he was already sneering. "I'm afraid you don't know that at this moment, the person who despises me the most and treats me as nothing, Gongsun Zan, is precisely this person."
General Wei'!"
Guan Jing was stunned on the spot.
"He thinks I don't understand his thoughts, he thinks I don't understand his plans." On the city gate, as the Bohai prefect paced with his hands behind his back, his voice became louder and louder, some of which were sarcastic or self-deprecating.
The meaning became more and more intense. "But how could I not understand when others don't understand? Since I was sixteen years old, I have been eating and living in the same house with him, settling accounts, writing, and delivering messages in the same county.
I watched him grow up, and he watched me grow up..."
"The year before last, when we were fighting against Dong, the villagers in Youzhou and the elders of the clan sent letters questioning me, asking why I didn't follow him. But how could those people know that if I followed him, the foundation of Bohai's millions of people would be abandoned directly?
Because he most likely wanted me to lead troops to follow him to Guanzhong. So I humbly sent someone to ask for a general number, trying to hint that he would stay and guard one side... But what I never expected was that thirty years of
Brother, I'm worthless in his eyes. He didn't even give me a general's title or the qualification to guard one side. Instead, he gave me the general's seal to Guan Yu and Cheng Pu!"
At this point, Gongsun Zan, who was extremely angry, suddenly calmed down and told Guan Jing sincerely: "Since I was a scholar, I have a clear sense of grudges. From childhood to adulthood, I will always remember those who look up to me.
In my heart... my aunt took care of me, I will never forget it in my life; you were the first to devote yourself to me, Tian Kai led the children of his clan to come to me, the king's family, and Yan Gang were willing to follow me, I will not forget it either
; I am also grateful that my uncle Gongsun Fang and my brother Gongsun Du are willing to follow me; even my sworn brothers who come from very poor backgrounds, I have taken care of them during these days in the Bohai and Plains. But others
On the other hand, how can I tolerate those people who look down on me, such as Gongsun Fan, Yuan Shao, and Gongsun? Now that Yuan Benchu is in front, you let me flee without a fight and go to Gongsun Fan to seek Gongsun's protection... That's right.
The pros and cons are right, but my heart can’t be at peace!”
"What do you want, Lord Fu?" Guan Jing tried his best to ask.
"I have asked Tian Kai, Wang Men, and Yan Gang to prepare." Gongsun Zanfu looked at the old stretch of the Yellow River in the west of the city. As the sun set there, the golden flash became clearer. "You will know it in the evening.
Know."
Guan Jing tried to persuade him for a moment: "The prince of the mansion has a rich body, so don't take risks."
"If I don't take this risk, I will be worthless in front of my brothers and Yuan Benchu all my life!" Gongsun Zan responded solemnly. "In the past thirty years, I have seen my brothers transform like snakes into dragons.
As I soared into the sky day by day, I also asked myself, when and where did I fall behind him, and I realized something... Others don't know, but you should know which time it is when I rise, right?"
Guan Jing raised his head and sighed: "Did Mr. Fu say that the sun will rise from Gaoliu Pass?"
"That's right!" Gongsun Zan turned around and stared at his most trusted subordinate, taking his time. "It was exactly that time! Although his official position was much higher than mine at that time... But I still refused to accept it. Only after this
One thing happened, but I suddenly knew that I would never be able to catch up with him in this life... The fire broke out in Tanhan Mountain, and I once wanted to go back to look for him at all costs, but in the end I could only be dragged back by the defeated soldiers! Soldiers rise, a real man
When I was born in the world, I saw my brothers running rampant in the world or sitting in power, but how could I endure that I was worthless? If I leave and join Fan Yang today, my life will be a life, and I will have a future to some extent.
and wealth, but I will never be able to raise my head in front of my brothers and Yuan Benchu, the thief raised by this little maid."
When Guan Jing heard this, he was silent. He just stood on the top of the city with his benefactor, watching the sunset gradually sinking on the other side of the Yellow River in the distance, and then left together in the dusk.
When it was time for dinner, Gongsun Zan summoned all the officers, officials and confidants in the city, but he still did not remove his armor or sword, and strictly ordered the officers to do the same.
By the way, there are probably a few important figures in Pingyuan City from Gongsun Zan down.
Wen is naturally Guan Jing, Wu Weiwangmen, Yan Gang, and then there are Gongsun Zan's distant uncle Gongsun Fang in Qinghe, and Gongsun Du, his distant brother Gongsun Du in Pingyuan. In addition, there is Liu Weitai, a diviner who is accompanying the army...
…The latter one, together with Li Yizi who runs a machine room in his family and is engaged in weaving business, and Le Hedang who is engaged in pawn business, are actually all vassal merchants of Amway, and they are all from Yuyang, but Gongsun Zan was in Yuyang
The sworn brothers he made during his tenure can be regarded as a great help to Gongsun Bogui in raising the army, but the latter two are not in the plains now.
In short, these people were either Gongsun Zan's confidants, his fellow clansmen, or his personal friends. They were all prominent figures... However, the person who really took second place in the banquet at this time was Gongzhi Tiankaitian of Liaoxi.
You must know that Tian Kai was born in the Youzhou clan and was a leader in the Tian clan branch in western Liaoning. He was considered to be the only second clan in western Liaoning. He was also a county colleague and young friend of Gongsun, Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Yue, Gongsun Fan and others... And this
The reason why people chose Gongsun Zan instead of following Gongsun was that he was located in western Liaoning and was a bit procrastinating. After asking for the directorship, he hesitated for a while. He didn't know whether to retreat with Zhao Bao or go with Gongsun.
As soon as you rush in, you will be a step too late.
But in fact, his mentality is somewhat similar to that of Gongsun Zan. Gongsun used to be old and high-ranking. Instead of having the idea of clinging to others, he found it difficult to accept it for a while. Moreover, there were so many talented people there that he was worried that he would not be able to reuse them after he left.
, and then he was invited by Gongsun Zan to go... When the troubled times first started, there were too many people like this. Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao just couldn't accept that their former ally Yuan Shao suddenly became the 'Ming Gong' and ended up in that situation.
However, when this person came to Bohai, he really fulfilled his wish and became the so-called one person below ten thousand people... After all, Gongsun Zan occupied Bohai, with a population of one million, plus the local arsenal and so on, he wanted to pull it out
It is very easy to raise an infantry, but it is extremely difficult to arm a cavalry.
Because a cavalry is not only equipped with equipment, but more importantly, the horse, but the most important thing is the knight himself.
For Gongsun Zan, his five thousand cavalry were equipped with the Bohai arsenal, and the war horses were purchased from the north with the help of several Yuyang sworn brothers. The knights relied on Gongsun Zan's own prestige to recruit from the border counties. Tian
Kai brought many of his clan members and recruited many children from border counties and miscellaneous warriors in western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning before coming to the Bohai Sea.
In other words, this is a real partner with property, not an ordinary subordinate.
Therefore, after Gongsun Zan defeated the Yellow Turbans in the north and occupied the plain, he simply appointed Tian Kai as the commander-in-chief of the south, and also privately appointed Tian Kai as a school captain for him. He was the only two thousand shi in the group, and now he is even more responsible
The entire Yellow River defense line controlled 20,000 infantry.
Of course, the 20,000 infantry soldiers who make up the army for a year are not as good as the 5,000 cavalry in any case... This is not only a matter of combat effectiveness, but also that these 5,000 cavalry are all from Youzhou, and they are
The real core assets of Gongsun Zan's small group. As for the 20,000 people, there were Bohai people and Pingyuan people. They were more or less like the auxiliary troops of the 5,000 cavalry.
But no matter what, as a frontline force of 20,000 troops and the general person in charge of the Yellow River Defense Line, his sudden return caught everyone off guard.
Of course, what was even more unprepared was yet to come.
"Uncle and A'du are guarding the city, and the soldiers have returned to the Bohai Sea overnight. Gongzhi and others will send troops from me." After a while of wine and food, Gongsun Zan put down his banquet posture and stood up straight away. "I have made up my mind, and I will take advantage of the opponent's victory.
In preparation, we will only carry 5,000 cavalry across Jiudu of the Yellow River tonight to raid Yuan's camp!"
The people at the banquet, except for Tian Kai and Guan Jing, including Wang Men, Yan Gang, and other officers who had gone to prepare their troops during the day, all suddenly turned pale... They thought that Gongsun had made preparations during the day, but he had to let them go again at night.
The soldiers came in armor to escape at night! As for Gongsun Fang and Gongsun Du, the former was from the Qinghe family and the latter was a powerful man from the plains. They were even more shocked on the spot.
At this time, as Gongsun Zan finished speaking, another guard brought a double-headed steel spear to him. Gongsun Bogui took it from the banquet, then stood up with the spear, and looked around again: "You gentlemen, can you?"
Have any objections?"
"We have few soldiers!" Someone stood up bravely. "Your Majesty, don't..."
Before he finished speaking, Gongsun Zan went straight to the scene without batting an eyelid. He stabbed the man to death on the spot. Looking at him, it looked like he was killing a chicken rather than killing someone.
Everyone was shocked, and Gongsun Boguifu stood in front of the death table, wiping the steel tree with silk, and asked again: "Is there anyone who has any objection to what I just said?"
Guan Jing stood up in response: "Master... my subordinates have objections."
When Gongsun Zan heard this title, his heart moved slightly. Naturally, he did not draw his spear, but he still shook his head: "No need to persuade me, I have already decided to send troops."
"It's not about this." Guan Jing avoided the banquet and bowed his head in public. "Although my subordinate has not joined the army for many years, he can still fight on horseback. Please join the army!"
Gongsun Zan was finally stunned.
"My lord used his subordinates' strategies to advance Qingji, which led to today's crisis. Now my lord is going to fight to the death, how can my subordinates abandon my lord and leave?" Guan Jing raised his head and said sincerely. "Jing.
Willing to join the expedition!"
"That being the case," Gongsun Zan raised his head and sighed. He did not help the other person up, but stood facing each other at the banquet. "Today you and I are going together. We must let the world know that I, Gongsun Zan, am by no means worthless.
You and I are not worthless people!"
At the end of his words, the person held the sword in a circle again, pointing at the surrounding masters, not just Guan Jing. From Tian Kai down, the Wangmen, Yan Gang, and other officers in the banquet also stood up and bowed their heads.
Call it.
I am the dividing line of mental collapse
"Zan is detached and at ease, yet reserved for his power and deceit." Yuan Shao
