Chapter Thirty-Three The snow falls in the court (Part 1)
"It is indeed a good method." Among the seven or eight people in the hall, Dong Zhao, a fat black man sitting on a certain Taiwei's chair on one side, echoed. "There is no act of betrayal, no unnecessary damage to the soldiers and horses, but I took you lightly.
In the southern land, it also ended the turmoil that had lasted for many years in the Central Plains, and was grateful from all sides. It can be said to be the most charming thing in the Central Plains... But looking at the following, the most important thing is that our Liu Yuzhou reorganized and expanded
Central Plains Alliance... However, this is all forced by you, my lord, right? If my lord hadn't been looking at each other coldly from afar in Hebei, how could those Central Plains princes put aside their past grudges and work together to achieve great things?"
Gongsun finally laughed out loud, but then shook his head and asked something else: "Calculating the time, the Nanyang Alliance should be almost over. You can't wait until the New Year without making a decision, right?"
"Actually, from the time Tao Gongzu arrived in Xinye in person, the Nanyang Alliance was actually over. The rest are just details after all." Shen Pei said casually.
Gongsun nodded slightly to show his agreement.
It is said that the Nanyang League was proposed in late autumn and early winter, but because Tao Qian went there in person, and his body could not help but break down, it was somewhat slow, so it was delayed again and again, until late October in early winter.
It really begins, and by this time in November, the various princes should have roughly settled the matter. In fact, many things have been communicated through various channels. What Gongsun read before was summarized and reviewed by the dramatists.
Some established facts...
But, as Shen Zhengnan said, these are all details.
Because the real meaning of this alliance is not an issue between Nanyang, Jiangxia, and Yuan Shu, nor is it an issue about opening up the borders and joining forces to eliminate the bandits and small warlords on the borders of the princes. It is about re-establishing and expanding the Central Plains after Sun Jian's death.
The alliance has enabled the Central Plains region to truly emerge as a military and political unity with the hope of confronting Hebei.
Because of Sun Jian's aggressive military policy, the only possibility of success for this kind of grand alliance was that Sun Jian himself could completely destroy Jingzhou, so that it could be barely achieved. However, Sun Jian's death this time was like 'self-filling' when playing Go.
Instead, it left room for maneuver after the core forces of the alliance were disbanded... So the princes of the Central Plains fought in Nanyang, and Liu Bei made a sudden move and broke into Jiangxia, completely pinching the weaknesses of Liu Biao and Lu Bu, forcing them to sit together and form a
A new, stronger and more politically powerful alliance.
Once this alliance is reached, it will stretch across five states and twenty-six counties, including Nanyang, Runan, and Nanjun, which are almost monster-like super counties. In terms of population, troops, and horses, this alliance in the Central Plains will be no less than
, even far beyond Hebei.
From the perspective of political influence, the Central Plains region has always been the absolute foundation of the Later Han Dynasty. It has its own tradition of maintaining the center of the Han Dynasty, which is completely opposite to the separation and confrontation of the Han Dynasty in the Hebei region... It can be said that this
The two themselves have natural and absolute political antagonism, and even antagonism to tradition.
In other words, 10% of the alliance really gave all the princes a chance to win three points against Gongsun, and another five points to successfully protect themselves.
So at this time, based on this, the unity of the princes must be higher than all trivial matters, and no matter how high the political gesture of expressing unity is, can it be higher than the supreme ruler personally attending the alliance? So,
From the moment Tao Qian arrived in Nanyang with Yang Biao, the accompanying Guanglu doctor, the rest of the matter really didn't matter.
"General, don't be careless." Tian Feng saw that Gongsun still acted as if nothing had happened after he put down the letter, so he couldn't help but say a few more words. "Those who made the alliance are all heroes in the world, and the Central Plains has a prosperous people and prosperous resources. Once the five states are united,
At that time, multiple groups will come out and fight with all their strength, not just 300,000 cavalry. It would be frivolous to deal with it so casually."
Gongsun smiled and was about to answer, but unexpectedly Dong Zhao intervened first and shook his head in opposition: "I feel that Military Advisor Tian has thought too much. The Central Plains is fat and Hebei is thin. This is a matter known to the world. If the decision is really based on the Central Plains,
Of course, Hebei must be cautious, but this time it is completely different..."
"What Gongren means is just to say that the other generation has many branches, each with its own thoughts, but after all they are not one and the same... right?" Shen Pei was probably afraid that Tian Feng would suffer the consequences of the fat black man opposite him, so he took the initiative to intervene and take up the topic.
"However, the country is divided and heroes from all over the world have joined forces. Once a confrontation occurs, it will be a military and national event that determines the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people. Even if we look at these heroes gathered in Nanyang separately, we should be cautious...
…Gathered together, it can’t be said that their strength becomes weaker, right?”
"That's not what I meant." Dong Zhao argued helplessly.
It is said that since ancient times, one thing has come down to another. Gongsun was afraid that Tian Fenglu would assassinate his superiors, but Dong Zhao, a fat black man, was not afraid. However, he was inevitably at a disadvantage against the always strong Shen Ping.
However, there are also people in the hall who naturally respect the judge.
"It's not like I'm the one in the middle, I really think what you both said is right." Sure enough, when Gongsun saw that the dispute in the hall had reached Shen Pei, he took the opportunity to smile and talk while holding the sword in his arms.
"In my opinion, any discussion of war with the enemy should be based on broad strategies and actual situations. The former is called temple strategy, and the latter is pre-battle tactics... No matter how strong the enemy is, it should be discussed in the temple before the battle.
However, we must not pay too much attention to it, and we must not mess up our position and ruin our overall situation just because of the other side's every move; and no matter how weak the enemy is, if he is fighting to the death, he should follow the example of the lion fighting the rabbit, try his best, and do not hesitate to fight.
Leave room for repetition! What Gongren said actually meant that he should despise this person in the temple's strategy; what Zhengnan and Yuan Hao said actually meant that when facing a duel, one must be fully prepared and fully confident...
The two are actually not contradictory."
Shen Pei and Dong Zhao both stood up and said yes. Tian Feng had no choice but to stand up and say yes.
"Everyone sit down," Gongsun waved his hand casually. "This is my opinion on this matter... To act easily for this will cause shock to the people below, so the overall situation remains unchanged and you sit firmly as a mountain. The only thing you have to know is that you know what to do."
I have this intention, let’s talk about it... What do you need to understand in your mind about this alliance? Write it down and give it to Wang Xibo for filing, or give it to Chang’an Shuzhi and Wenhe, so that they can understand it.
"
Seven or eight people in the hall immediately sat upright, and then they all looked at Lu Fan, who was the first person on the left but had not spoken. However, Lu Fan still did not speak after pondering for a while.
In this case, Shen Pei took it upon himself to give in: "My subordinates think that Liu Biao can still win over... He seems to have taken the initiative to join this alliance, but in fact he is not. Compared with other princes, his mentality is a bit subtle. One article
, the key point in Jiangxia is in the hands of Liu Bei, and the second is that he has suffered repeated defeats and suffered heavy losses before, so he dare not not come. And from the news coming now, it can be inferred that Lu Bu took Deng County, Xinye, and Chaoyang.
The county foothold is already a certainty, so from this point of view, Liu Biao is still wary of Cao Cao and Liu Bei, otherwise he wouldn't have let Lu Fengxian, who had just betrayed him once, serve as a buffer."
"There is some truth." Gongsun nodded slowly and agreed. "Jia Wenhe went to see Liu Biao before. When he came back, he said that Liu Biao was a man of great virtue and virtue. The so-called three gentlemen in the world were only those who did not see things happen, were suspicious and incapable of making decisions, and were incompetent.
Also... this means that Liu Biao is a household dog, he only thinks about managing and defending territory, and has no intention of actively participating in the overall situation. Moreover, he does not understand those things about conquering cities and conquering territories and striving for hegemony, even when he faced Sun Jian before.
, it seems that he is taking the initiative, but in fact it is his passive defense... Note this down, at the critical moment, this person can confuse the audience and implement a delaying strategy."
Jia Kui took the lead, and together with Yang Xiu and Fazheng next to him, they immediately started writing together and recorded it in triplicate at the same time.
"Then there is Tao Qian's body." Seeing that Gongsun agreed with his opinion, Shenpei continued to speak loudly. "Tao Gongzu's trip from Xuzhou to Nanyang was just passing through Xiapi, Peiguo, and Runan.
Well, he actually walked for nearly a month. Even if the initial hesitation and discussion with the state were removed, it shouldn't have been so long. Moreover, he used to have a strong personality and acted fiercely, but this time he was subject to the public opinion of the state to make this trip.
He said that when he arrived in Nanyang, he was speechless. It can be seen that he was really old and frail, the hero was short of breath, and gradually became incompetent... If Tao Gongzu suddenly died and Xuzhou belonged to him, wouldn't it lead to chaos just like Sun Jian's death today?
Game?"
"That's not necessarily the case..." Gongsun sat sideways in his chair, holding his forehead in thought. "However, the Xuzhou Change is indeed a major event that must be considered and prepared. Except for the initial turmoil in the five counties of Xuzhou, it is actually the Central Plains.
It is one of the few stable places in the hinterland. Let's relax a little and assume that it has 500,000 households and 3 million people. Adding in people like Zang Ba, Chen Deng, and Mi Zhu, it is no joke to say that it can have a hundred thousand cavalry.
.And once such a big state belongs to someone, whether it is Cao Cao or Liu Bei, it will be even more powerful... Zhicai, you have to pay close attention to this matter and prepare early. If there is a change, no matter how little hope you have,
You have to give it a try!”
Xi Zhong stood up and said yes, but did not sit back. Instead, he took advantage of the situation and called someone in the hall: "Yang Xiu, go to my official room to find my official and get a copy of Xuzhou's files!"
Yang Xiu did not dare to neglect, so he immediately stopped writing, bowed his head and said yes, and then walked out of the hall. Seeing this, Fazheng, who was beside him and quickly lowered his head to record, couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Why is it so?" Gongsun knew the meaning of Xi Zhong from the beginning, but he obviously didn't agree with it. "The son of Yang has been with me for several years. He has served the public diligently and has gone through life and death. If we talk about him based on his father's behavior,
Isn’t this chilling? Besides, when Yang Wenxian left the Weishui River in a strict manner, he had the opportunity to take his son with him, and he knew that I would not stop him, but instead he sat back and watched his son follow me until now, as if he was taking care of Jin Ri.
Foresight and the love of an old cow... Everyone, Yang Wenxian has worked so hard for his father, don't I have some understanding of Jun's benevolence?"
Yang Xiu almost burst into tears and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to express his support. However, the somewhat impatient Gongsun drove him back and continued to be a secretary.
"But Yang Wenxian has to be on guard!" The actor hesitated for a moment, but still tried his best to speak. "Since this person has come to Nanyang with integrity, his intentions are already obvious. We must guard against him colluding with Guan Zhong and plotting Chang'an..."
Yang Xiu's heart ached, and he was even more likely to cry. But when he saw Fa Fa peeking at him, he tried his best to pretend to be pragmatic, gritted his teeth and continued to record.
"This is natural." Gongsun replied casually. "You can just discuss this matter with Wen He... Is there anything else?"
"There is also the fact that Cao Cao and Liu Zhi are both strong, and the Central Plains is left without a master!" Dong Zhao thought for a moment, and then came up with an argument that cheered up most of the people in the hall. "Cao Cao now controls the five counties of Yanzhou.
Nanyang also occupies almost all of the three counties in Yuzhou. He is actually the strongest among the princes in the Central Plains, and will actually be the one who takes the lead in the event of a war in the future. However, in this alliance, his methods and reputation are slightly inferior to Liu Bei!"
At this point, Dong Gongren was slightly frustrated. It turned out that for some reason, Gongsun suddenly stood up with his sword in his hand. He didn't put on his outer cloak and walked through the hall in only a single coat. He walked slowly to the rather gloomy lobby door and opened the door.
Open the door and let the cold door blow in from the slightly gloomy hall.
Dong Zhao waited for a moment and saw that his lord was just standing with one hand behind his back and holding a knife in the other hand, standing in the hall door, looking at the gloomy sky in the distance without saying a word. Then he stood up, looked around the people in the hall, and continued to speak loudly: "And everyone
Think about it, Liu Xuande has been with the lord for a long time, and he uses people to govern, and he has the magnanimity of a lord both vertically and horizontally, so he can be called a hero. In addition, he holds Huainan, the entire territory of Runan, and half of Pei, so his strength cannot be said to be bad;
More importantly, since Sun Jian died, the person who actually connected Liu Biao, Tao Qian, Zhu and Lu Bu during this alliance was none other than him. It was he who captured Jiangxia, held the key points of the southern princes, and married Tao Qian.
Liu Yuzhou... And I look down, this is why the overall situation of the alliance between the princes of the Central Plains has been decided, but it still lingers on!"
"Not bad!" Tian Feng couldn't help but twitching his beard and praising Dong Zhao, who was gradually getting out of touch with him. "Dong Jizhou's words hit the nail on the head! In the past, the core of the Central Plains Alliance was the three strong ones standing side by side, so it was particularly stable; but now Sun
Now that Polu is dead, Liu Yuzhou and Cao Fenwu are two strong men. Although they are both wise men and know that the general is in the north, they have to join forces for a while. However, they may inevitably have the intention of fighting... The overall situation of the Nanyang Alliance has been decided.
, but it has been difficult to separate for a long time, and it is so uncertain that these two people must be fighting for the position of the only alliance leader!"
"Perhaps we can use a strategy of discord!" The judge also said, stroking the back of his chair. "Why not add Liu Bei as a lord? Anyway, let's give it a try!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Lu Fan, Lou Gui, and Xun You, who had been silent all this time, all nodded their heads, not to mention the drama loyalists.
"Of course you can try it." Just when everyone in the hall thought they had a plan, Gongsun, who had his back to everyone in the hall, suddenly spoke, obviously disapproving. "It doesn't take much effort anyway... add Abe."
Yuzhou Mu, General Anbei; add Liu Biao, Jingzhou Mu, General Annan; add Taoqian, Xuzhou Mu, General Andong; add Zhu, Jiaozhou Mu, Shi Xie, Yangzhou Mu, what's the point? But what if you think that
In this way, Cao Liu can be shaken, but it is a bit taken for granted. As for the quarrel between Cao Liu and Cao Liu for the leader of the alliance, I just think it is a bit nonsense... maybe the two of them have postponed it here, but they have not seen each other for many years and want to take the opportunity to enjoy it together.
Snow is drinking!"
There was silence in the hall for a while, but after a while, Lu Fan asked a question: "Why did my lord say this?"
"There is no other." Gongsun looked at the snowflakes gradually rising in the sky. He still didn't look back. He just raised his voice to talk to each other. "The princes of the Central Plains seem to have their own merits, and the heroes of the world seem to be a mixture of dragons and snakes. But under the current situation,
The only person in the world who dares to stand up and stand in front of me is Cao Liu! How could these two people fight for the leader of the alliance? They only have me in their eyes, and although there are many princes in the south, I don't.
It’s just these two people!”
There was silence in the hall again.
"Do you want to drink?" Gongsun suddenly turned around and asked. "In the fifth month before, Xuande sent a lot of pickled plums to Chang'an from Huainan to my mother. My mother happened to be moving. In order to store them, she hid them in wine and brought them to Yecheng.
Well, it’s snowing today, why don’t we put aside our official duties for a while and entertain ourselves with pickled plums, boiling wine, and enjoying the snow?”
Everyone looked at each other more and more.
The snow falls one after another, but it cannot cover the burning heart.
In Nanyang Xinye, since the covenant has not been formally concluded, the princes from all walks of life have not dispersed. Just because this place is not under their jurisdiction, everyone simply lives in pavilions in the city. Since all the princes from the Central Plains are here,
It is inevitable that dignitaries, famous Confucian scholars, heroes and warriors will come and go in the city one after another in order to seek self-improvement, not to mention the princes from all walks of life who will also have accompanying scribes and heroes.
For a time, people from all walks of life gathered together, people came and went, socialized, and drank wine. Everyone was either discussing the general trend of the world, talking about the future situation, debating the true meaning of the classics, or simply holding their swords by the door and singing loudly.
Generosity...No one cares whether it's cold or not.
In the afternoon of this day, as the snow fell again in the mid-winter of November, Cao Cao was studying in the pavilion where he lived. Suddenly he heard that Xu Chu came to report that Liu Bei was visiting with Zhang Fei alone, and he was already at the door.
Cao Mengde quickly got up from the couch next to the stove and went out to greet him wearing wooden clogs.
"Brother, it's so pleasant to live here!" Liu Bei walked straight into the back room alone. He saw the books beside him on the couch from a distance, and was rarely moved and smiled.
Cao Cao immediately laughed out loud, quickly pushed Xu Chu away, stepped forward to hold the opponent's hands, and put his arms in together.
When the two sat down, Cao Cao naturally asked: "Why is my brother doing this?"
Liu Bei sat cross-legged on the couch and spoke calmly and slowly: "In May this year, when my foolish brother was patrolling the Jianghuai County, he saw the plums turning yellow during the plum rain season, and he happened to encounter the Amway caravan going south to buy tea passing by.
, I thought that Aunt Gongsun of Chang'an was from the Jianghuai area, and might be thinking about this, so she picked a lot of them, pickled them with salt, and asked them to send them to Chang'an to show her filial piety... Aunt Gongsun happened to be moving to the city after receiving the plums.
Yecheng, he wrote back to me and taught me, telling me that plums can be put into wine when they are green and yellow, and they can not only last for a long time, but also make the wine taste delicious!"
When Cao Cao heard about plums, tea, and wine, he was already salivating. Now when he heard the last word, how could he endure it?
But just as he was about to get up and ask, he suddenly thought that by the time the letter returned to Huainan, the plum season would have long passed, so where could there be any plum wine to drink? I was also disappointed for a moment.
However, Liu Bei suddenly laughed when he saw this: "My foolish brother also regretted that the season had passed, but he never thought that Aunt Gongsun had been prepared for it and actually asked the caravan who responded to the letter to bring a jar of good wine with pickled plums... It was said that it was
Let me wait until the middle of winter, when the snow falls, to find a few close friends, cook wine, enjoy the snow, and talk about the past and the future. Wouldn't it be wonderful?!"
Cao Cao laughed loudly, almost slobbering out of his mouth, and then just wiped his lips and stood up and walked out: "I knew that Zhang Yide didn't come in, so he must be organizing something good with Zixiao outside! Let's go, let's go, I'll
Although there is nothing to grow here, there are hot pot mutton noodles and snow falling all over the courtyard to drink with. Life is like this, what more can I ask for?"
Liu Bei also raised his head and smiled, and then followed Cao Cao to the front yard.
Sure enough, when they walked to the front yard, Zhang Fei and Cao Ren had already arranged several tables, hot pot, and a large jar of wine with the Amway logo on the corridor in the courtyard. Although it was cold and the wine had not been warmed,
, but you can actually smell the aroma of wine through the falling snow, which makes you even more excited.
In this way, two people were involved in the same crime, Xu Chu, Zhang Fei, and Cao Ren were accompanying each other. The five of them enjoyed the snow, cooked wine, and ate noodles with plums. It was a rare pleasure.
After drinking several bottles, Cao Cao suddenly put down the wine bottle and sighed as he saw the snow getting heavier and heavier in front of him.
Liu Bei's face remained as usual and he asked calmly: "It's a great time, why is Brother Meng De like this? Are you worried about the Han Dynasty, or are you thinking about your old friends? Or are you sighing about current events?"
"It's all there! It's all there!" Cao Cao sat cross-legged behind the case casually, raised the bottle and drank it all in one gulp, chewed the pickled plums in the bottle carefully and swallowed it, and then said with emotion. "I am worried about the Han Dynasty.
In the room, I thought about my old friends, lamented the current situation in life, and focused on the future... Xuande, why do you think things in the world are always unhappy?"
"Being born in Huanling, who doesn't always have things going as he wants?" Liu Bei still showed no emotion or anger. "When we are born and grow up, we see that the world is collapsing day by day, and the overall situation is getting worse day by day.
, in such a situation, can we still sit back and enjoy peace? And what we have to do is not to let future generations be born with more happy things?"
"That's right." Cao Cao smiled bitterly for a moment. "It's not our fault that men were born in troubled times, but it is our ambition to prevent our descendants from growing up in troubled times."
"Then as for the old friend I'm thinking of, could it be that he's the one I'm thinking of?"
"It's natural. I remember the last time I was so happy, it seemed that it was the Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan. We won a big victory at Changshe, and then we had a banquet by the Qishui River. I remember it was Xuande who made a profit at that time?"
"Yes, I was lucky enough to catch Bocai."
"Then that night, the two of us, and brother Wentai... also sang and danced together?"
"My brother Gongsun Wenqi wrote the lyrics... A husband lives his life to gain fame, and to gain fame is to comfort his life... Does Brother Meng De know?"
"what do you know?"
"That guy A Ce was still stubborn along the way. When he reached Liyang and could not return after crossing the river, he composed this song on the river bank. He repeated it three times before walking away in despair... If not for this, I almost thought he was just a person.
He's a bastard who clings to power and position, but he's still somewhat heroic like Brother Wen!"
"How wonderful would it be if we could return to that time again?" Thinking of the past, Cao Cao also burst into tears for a moment.
"What's the good thing about returning there?" Liu Bei slowly shook his head and filled a cup for the other party with his own hands. "Can I stop the Ling Emperor from adding gifts when I return there? Wen Raogong, my master Bao Zi Gan Gong, and Wen Qi
Brother, uncle Sima, these people can't stop them, can we? If we can't stop Emperor Ling from adding gifts, and if we can't stop Liangzhou from rebelling, won't we have to do it all over again when we return? Meng Meng
Brother De, you don’t think that if you kill Dong Zhuo and save He Jin, the world will not collapse, right?”
Cao Cao became increasingly depressed: "How could I not have known that the world was already seriously ill? When I returned home, I only missed the joy of gathering with old friends."
"In that case, why not bring the people of the Central Plains to surrender to Yecheng?" Liu Bei suddenly asked coldly. "In this case, not only can we reunite with old friends, but we can also see peace in the world as soon as possible, right?"
I am the dividing line that might as well surrender
"After Taizu destroyed Yuan Shao and brought peace to Hebei, he moved the town to Yecheng, divided the prefectures and set up pastoral areas, and belonged to the General Guard's Mansion. The world was shocked... When Sun Jian, the general who broke the captives, died... Liu Bei, the governor of Yuzhou, entered Jiangxia with a small force and captured Yuan Shu.
Ming Shu Tianxia summoned the princes of the Central Plains to gather in Xinye, Nanyang. The letter was sent in September, and all the princes arrived at the end of October. However, some said that Cao Cao and Liu Bei were competing for priority, some said that Lu Bu asked for Yuan Shu's protection, or some said that Tao Qian was getting old.
, there was no important matter, either Liu Biao hoped to be in Nanyang, or Zhu Hao wanted to defeat Sun Ce with troops. It was difficult to decide for a long time until November. One day, it snowed heavily, and the princes met again. Before they could say anything, the disputes broke out again. Yang, the official of Guanglu,
Biao was so angry that he couldn't reach him, so he threw his staff into the snow and said with his finger: "Everyone knows the heart of the General of the Guard today. The emperor's staff is just like grass and trees. I have received favor from Han, but I can't hold it, so I can't throw it away."
Huh? 'The princes were shocked when they heard this, but everything is still difficult to determine." "Xin Yan Shu". Volume 62. Biography No. 12.
