Chapter 12 The old friend went north to Linyi River
Jiang Qian and Zhou Yu are true fellow villagers, old classmates, so-called young acquaintances. At this time, both of them have become famous at the same time, and their futures are unlimited.
Duan... it makes friendship even more precious.
As a result, the two of them held hands and reminisced about old times, feasting and drinking together during the day, and sleeping on the same bed at night, so that Jiang Ziyi lingered for three days before bidding farewell to Zhou Gongjin.
In the past three days, as a visitor, Jiang Qianzhen did not talk about any official matters, nor did he test his political position at all. He only talked about old affairs. When the three days were up, he even said goodbye and just followed.
The breeze bid farewell and left, not even half of the clouds were taken away... But it left Zhou Gongjin with nothing to see but the sight of the Yishui River, and his heart became increasingly difficult to leave.
"So, when Ziyi was in Tancheng for three days, Zhou Gongjin did not avoid any taboos? Nor did he avoid taboos regarding military aircraft?"
At the end of July, Jiang Gan met the person in charge of the place in the lobby of the official temple in Linzi City of Qi State in Qingzhou. The former left minister and the current minister of Qingzhou shepherd's office took advantage of the opportunity to come and give a report on his work. The questioner,
Naturally, it was Shen Zhengnan himself who just looked up from the full case file.
"exactly."
Shen Pei's political status is one of the best in Hebei, and he is also known for his upright character. Jiang Gan can't help but be more afraid of him, and his words also appear cautious... In fact, this means that Jiang Gan did not meet Guan Yu, otherwise he would have
Do you know how Guo Jia got that look?
"Didn't you take the opportunity to test something out?" The judge was a little curious. "Or maybe take a peek?"
"My subordinate had this intention." Jiang Qian seemed to have anticipated this question and immediately responded. "But after meeting Gong Jin, they had a very happy conversation. In addition, he did not shy away from anything, but he seemed
He was magnanimous and noble... His subordinates felt that he was not someone who could be swayed by words, and it was even more ridiculous to peek at military documents, so they simply gave up all unnecessary thoughts, talked about the past in peace, and then returned north directly. "
Shen Zhengnan was thoughtful, then nodded slightly: "It will be a good story if it spreads..."
"Actually, I don't hide it from the judge..." Jiang Gan hesitated for a moment. "My subordinates invited themselves to go south that day. They originally wanted to use their connections to win over the Huainan generals. But along the way, I met Lu Zijing and Liu Ziyang.
These people are all highly virtuous. When my subordinates arrived in Huainan and picked up their parents, they were specially summoned by Liu Xuande to see them off. They also saw his generosity and magnanimity, and from then on they stopped speaking.
It has touched the minds of the generals in Huainan."
Shen Pei nodded again, but he couldn't help but sigh: "This is natural. How can Cao and Liu get their fame in vain? Not to mention that Cao Cao has strict laws and regulations. He did not hesitate to exile his father and his younger brother to implement the new policy. It does not say that Pingyuan has been there so far.
Some people miss Liu Bei... Just by being able to win people, you can know that these two people are indeed our great enemies in Hebei. I think back then, when Xuande was our Highness, his rank was below me, and I felt that Your Highness was
I still don’t understand why I took such special care of him, but I finally realized it today… It’s His Highness who has the better vision.”
"..."
"Let's not talk about this matter, what is the current situation in the Central Plains and Huainan?" Shen Pei came back to his senses and continued to ask.
"Report to the judge." Jiang Qian quickly responded seriously. "My subordinates believe that the two words "situation" should be viewed separately... One should be based on status, and the powerful scholars and ordinary people behave completely differently; the other should be based on the battle of Guandu.
As the boundary, the reactions of the scholars and people before and after were completely different; in the last one, Huainan and the Central Plains were also used as the boundary, because the rule of the Cao and Liu families was also very different."
"In a nutshell?"
"Roughly speaking, the powerful scholars pay more attention to the war and are more likely to be shaken by the political situation, while ordinary people only care about whether they can live a stable life. They only care about military service and hard labor..." Jiang Qianli talked in the hall.
"So Your Highness, before the great victory of Guandu, the powerful scholars were more excited and seemed to have a lot of thoughts on meritorious service. However, the common people were more worried, but they were afraid of military service and hard labor. After the great victory of Guandu, the powerful scholars were more excited."
How excited I was, how scared and shocked I was at this time, so much so that someone took the initiative to contact me, and the ordinary people gradually became stable as they gradually adapted to the hard work. As for the Central Plains and Huainan, they are two different worlds...
Not to mention that the Central Plains has become the front line, my subordinates in Huainan, except for the civilians transporting grain and grass to and from, actually can't sense much of the urgency of the war..."
The interrogator behind the several cases frowned slightly and suddenly interrupted him: "How about Xuzhou?"
"Most of Xuzhou belongs to Huainan, so naturally we can't see many tense postures..." Jiang Gan quickly answered.
"According to this, there is quite a bit of spare capacity in the Huainan direction?" Shen Pei frowned even more.
"That's not what you meant!" Jiang Qian responded sternly. "According to the observations of my subordinates, the reason why the Huainan direction was able to maintain stability at this time was mainly due to two things... First, they did not directly contact the front line, nor did they trigger
War, they saw the dangers of the war; secondly, the food, grass and military supplies they had accumulated over the years were enough! After all, the war started less than three months ago, which was not enough to make them strapped for supplies."
"That's right!" Shen Pei nodded solemnly. "Then how long do you think the Southern Army can last?!"
"I really don't know." Jiang Gan looked a little embarrassed. "The only thing I can be sure of is that they will definitely not be able to compare with us!"
"That's true." Shen Zhengnan finally laughed.
"Except for these." Jiang Ziyi hesitated for a moment. "I still have a judgment, but I don't know if it is a lie..."
"It doesn't matter."
"Most of the generals in Huainan are young and handsome, and their personalities are naturally sharper... From the perspective of Huainan today, the wealth accumulated over the years is being consumed day by day, and they suffered heavy losses in the battle of Guandu. Chen Shuzhi (
Chen Dao) and Lu Dinggong (Lü Dai) are both dead. In addition, Guandu is currently at a stalemate and there is no chance of fighting... They may have the intention of bypassing Cao Mengde and making rash advances!" At this point, Jiang
Qian leaned over to thank him. "These are all conjectures of my subordinates. If I tell you, the judge will misjudge me. If I don't say it, I feel that it violates the integrity of the minister... Please give me a clear judgment."
"It doesn't matter." Shen Zhengnan looked at the young man in front of him and couldn't help but smile. "I will naturally think about this matter again, so you don't have to worry about it."
"yes!"
"I want to tell you something... a personal request." The judge said while taking a document from the case and motioning to the other party to get it.
Jiang Qian stepped forward to take it and took a look, but it was an official document issued by Menxia Sheng and signed by Zhenbei General Gongsun Fan, who was acting as the right minister. It asked Jiang Ziyi to settle down within one month after arriving at Shenpei.
As a good family member, I went to Guanduyi to report to the home team.
By the way, when Bai Mayi was never in the team, he was appointed by the right minister to lead the province. This was the official purpose of Jiang Qian coming to see the judge - to collect his reporting documents. This was what he had agreed to before leaving the team.
The handover point was that the Right Prime Minister was still Lou Gui, and Qingzhou Mu was still Guan Yu.
"Please give me your words." Jiang Gan accepted the document and naturally felt obliged to do so.
"When I was young, like you, I had an old friend named Juteng. He was from Beihai and served as the governor of Xuantu. Later, he died in the south while traveling in officialdom. When his family returned to Beihai, they encountered trouble and lost him.
Traces... After I came to Qingzhou, I inquired carefully. Recently, I heard that one of his concubines and a concubine seemed to have wandered to the East China Sea. Can you lend me a favor and write a letter to Tancheng to ask about this for me?
It won't be too late to write to me as soon as you get the news." Shen Ping said sincerely.
Jiang Ziyi naturally agreed to this kind of thing.
In this way, after the handover between the two parties was completed, Jiang Qian naturally left in a hurry, preparing to go to Duting in the east of the city to find the Hou's parents and family here, and then wrote a letter to Zhou Yu to thank him and entrust him to find someone... But because he had summoned Jiang Qian, he
But in the official temple lobby, which had been cleared of people, a person suddenly appeared from the side door.
"What do you think of Fengxiao?" The judge's wife didn't even raise her head.
"My subordinates don't know what to do." Guo Jia stood with his sword in front of Shen Pei and shook his head seriously for a moment. "I thought I could find some clues from Jiang Ziyi to get a clear idea of Zhou Yu's intentions, but I don't want to be like someone else's mountains and rivers. Gentleman
It seems that I am a bit of a villain. But... Jiang Ziyi is not an ordinary person. Although he has no military or political exchanges with Zhou Yu, he has also smelled some things that are consistent with our expectations. "
"But it's still difficult!" Seeing countless assistants returning to work, the judge suddenly sighed, then threw a pen on the case, stood up with his sword, and walked out of the hall, causing Guo Jia, who was standing tall and solemn, to follow quickly.
"The human heart is the hardest thing to break... This is why His Highness often says that Jia Wenhe is extremely intelligent! Because he can break the human heart, but others can't!"
Shen Pei was still in the hall when he just said this. After saying it, Shen Zhengnan was already standing under the corridor outside the hall. Then he looked at the gloomy sky above his head and frowned speechlessly. Guo Fengxiao could only stand straight.
, just silent and silent behind the other party.
By the way, what the two of them were talking about was referring to a rumor that suddenly spread in the heart of Qingzhou recently... It was said that Zang Ba, the prefect of Langya, was two-faced. On the occasion of this war, he was bribed by Zhou Yu. It is very likely that he was bribed by Zhou Yu.
Will suddenly switch sides, join forces with Zhou Yu from the Xuzhou direction, go straight to the hinterland of Qingzhou, and shut down Guan Yu who is on the west side of Mount Tai to beat the dog!
This rumor sounds ridiculous at first glance, but in fact it makes people have to take it seriously. But when it becomes serious, the matter becomes more confusing, making people feel more vigilant and troublesome.
There are three reasons:
First of all, as Jiang Qian speculated, Zhou Yu, as a young man in the Southern Army and the only young man who actually took on a responsibilities (Lu Su, Liu Ye, and Sun Ce were all under the direct command of Cao Cao), had certain
The need to proactively launch a campaign to restore disadvantage.
In other words, Zhou Gongjin had sufficient motives to cause trouble.
Secondly, once Zang Ba really rebels, the consequences will definitely be serious, because Qingzhou is empty at this time... All the main local troops in Qingzhou were taken by Guan Yu to the west of Mount Tai to compete with Xiahou Dun for the territory between Dayeze, Wenshui, and Surabaya.
The key passage was gone; and the ground troops used to deal with Zhou Yu and Xuzhou's troops head-on were Langya Zangba; as for the trial and distribution, the so-called Yingzhou Cheng Yu's reinforcements that Guo Jia knew at this time may not have had time to start mobilizing yet.
...for the autumn harvest!
So if Zang Ba suddenly changes sides at this time and joins Zhou Yu to go north, he may be in an uninhabited land, and Qingzhou's 10,000 navy troops may have to reluctantly retreat to the Yellow River... Then Guan Yunchang will really become a drowned dog.
Finally, Langya Zangba is indeed suspicious!
After all, Langya is a historical legacy, a semi-independent warlord group. And the so-called Langya Zang Ba is not the one who has the final say. Zang Ba is at most a semi-leader. This group is essentially a group of back-up
A collection of warlords composed of the Taishan bandits in the Yimeng Mountain area. In addition, they are newcomers, so they are really not trustworthy. They could drive away the poison and surrender to Hebei when Tao Qian was seriously ill that day, and they might be able to fight for their own family today.
Maintain an independent status and in turn help the Southern Army stab Hebei!
In fact, in another time and space, this group of Taishan bandits did not completely stop the actual separatist behavior until the Cao Pi era.
In the afternoon, the rain began to drip on the eaves. This is not a good sign, because the autumn rains will continue as soon as they fall, and it is the end of July and the autumn harvest is approaching. This year, the Qingxu area is likely to reduce production, but the whole
The whole world is at war again!
"I first came to Qingzhou, and I'm still a little unfamiliar with Langya." After a long time, as the autumn rain fell, Shen Zheng Nanfang spoke again. "Fengxiao, you personally participated in the surrender of the Langya Taishan bandits that day. You
Tell me something... Since the world only talks about Langya Zang Ba when they talk about Langya, and it has been like this for so many years, then how much prestige does Zang Ba have among the Langya gang of thieves, and how is he a person?"
"My subordinates have indeed had contact with the Taishan bandits." Guo Jia said sternly from behind. "As for Zang Ba, he is indeed a hero and a man of integrity, but he can control the overall situation, but it is absolutely impossible.
Control the overall situation... There are many people in Langya who are dissatisfied with Zang Ba!"
"A man of integrity?" Shen Pei frowned even more.
"He is a man of faith." Guo Jia added.
"Since you believed in your promise, why did you surrender that day? Why are you so worried today?" Shen Ping finally turned around.
"Reply to the judge." Guo Jia responded frankly. "Zang Ba's integrity is more for private than for public! He is more for righteousness than for the law!"
Shen Bei was suddenly enlightened, because this was so similar to when he was young, except that the other person had been a bandit for half his life, so he must be more excessive and a bit more gangster.
"He surrendered that day because Tao Qian, who was very kind to him, was about to die, and there was no one in Xuzhou who could shake him. In addition, when he was most hesitant that day, Guan Zhendong actually went to the meeting alone and went directly to Langya to see him.
People were shocked and just bowed their heads." Guo Jia said seriously and slowly. "Now Guan Zhendong is fighting with Xiahoudun in the west of Mount Tai, but Tao Qian is still alive in his hometown in Danyang, and Zhou Gongjin is said to be a first-rate romantic.
Intelligent people and, of course, the gangs of thieves in Langya are not subordinate to each other, but they don't want to see someone dominate the world and ruin their peaceful future, so the subordinates will naturally be worried about the situation in Langya!"
At this point, Guo Fengxiao paused for a moment, but then expressed his judgment sincerely: "Actually, I don't take the recent rumors seriously, because I don't think Zang Ba's character will poke Guan Zhendong in the back...
But on the other hand, given the chaotic situation in Langya, it seems impossible to say that no one has been persuaded by Zhou Yu, so there will be trouble in Langya in all likelihood! And the most critical point is that the current situation can be determined by one thing or another.
Use your whole body... We are here, let alone making progress, we can't make any mistakes and disgrace His Highness and Guan Zhendong, right?"
"This is the viciousness of this rumor!" Shen Pei suddenly laughed. "It is also Zhou Gongjin's ability... I think most of Xuzhou's manpower and material resources have been sent to the heart of the Central Plains. Zhou Gongjin only has five thousand soldiers in front of him.
Ten thousand auxiliary troops and ten thousand naval troops, we didn't need to take it seriously at first, but he suddenly caught the fleeting situation, and two rumors forced us to take action."
Guo Jia immediately became serious.
"No matter what, as you just said, Fengxiao, since we have been ordered here, let alone the people of Qingzhou to share the Lord's worries, we must not let the Eastern Front go astray under any circumstances! The relationship between ourselves and the millions of people in Qingzhou
There is no reason to leave life and death to others!" As he spoke, Shen Pei, who was standing with his hands behind his hands, gradually became serious in front of the pattering rain. "Langya can't just sit idly by and ignore it!"
"If this is the case, please go to Langya and his party first!" At this moment, Guo Jia suddenly took off his sword, held it and asked for the tassel. "If it is just a rumor, I will urge the Langya generals to go south to Donghai County! If there is Langya
There was an internal general who had an affair with Zhou Yu, so his subordinates went there to help Zang Ba clean up Langya and stabilize the defense line! If all the generals in Langya rebelled from Zang Ba down, their subordinates would try their best to delay until Guan Zhendong came back for reinforcements or Yingzhou troops and horses
Get there!"
Shen Pei was startled for a moment, but when he moved his gaze to the sword in the opponent's hand, he nodded heavily.
The autumn rain continued all night long. Maybe it was because of the lingering heat, but there were still lightning and thunder. After a burst of thunder, the rain continued to roar, and it actually had the tendency to increase. At this moment
, in a side room of Duting Pavilion in the east of Linzi City, a man who should have been sleeping long ago suddenly got up in the heavy rain, and then sat on the couch, sweating profusely, and lost his mind for a moment.
But it is the prodigy of Jiujiang in the past who is now the talented person in front of Duke Yan, Jiang Gan and Jiang Ziyi.
"Husband?"
A young woman who was lying next to him was also awakened. She immediately got down, took off the seal of the pottery pot on the table, poured out a bowl of warm water and handed it to Jiang Gan, and then looked a little surprised... Yes, this person
It was Wang Yi, Jiang Qian's wife who had been here as Prime Minister for many days from Ye, after hearing that her parents-in-law were coming... I saw that her face was delicate and beautiful, and she was somewhat heroic, but she was undoubtedly a beauty.
In fact, this is why Jiang Qian is a person who "should have slept in peace long ago"... Thanks to his bold move northward, this Jiujiang prodigy now has a bright future, and is among the most respected people in the world and several prime ministers.
It was in name only, but this trip to the south was in vain, but after all, he had made enough contributions in Xiliang and Bashu, and he was already the leader among this group of soldiers, and he definitely had a bright future.
Not only that, now he has successfully brought his parents to a more stable place in the north, and with such a lovely wife by his side, what more could a husband ask for in this life?
However, just like this person, as soon as he arrived in the rear area today and had just settled down, he suddenly woke up in the night. No wonder his wife was startled.
"I... think of Gong Jin." After drinking a sip of warm water, Jiang Gan, who was sweating profusely, spoke proactively to his beloved wife.
Wang Yi was still confused: "Didn't your husband say during dinner that you get along well with that classmate of yours?"
"It's because we get along so well that I have such heart palpitations." Jiang Ziyi swallowed another large mouthful of warm water before speaking slowly. "Ayi, think about it, in such a big situation, what good outcome can Gong Jin have?
"
Wang Yi, who was only wearing Chinese clothes, sat sideways on the couch. He was slightly startled at first, and then suddenly realized... No matter what the people in the Central Plains and Huainan thought, the people in the north did not doubt that Gongsun Xun would conquer the world and dominate the world.
"Actually, during those three days, Gong Jin thought I didn't know, but I had already gotten a clear idea of his true nature." Jiang Qian said quietly. "On the surface, he was suave and calm, and he always entertained me, not even a little bit.
There are no mistakes. But in his heart, I am afraid that he has been forced by the overall situation to be anxious and struggling. It is precisely because of this that I have never spoken about military affairs, nor have I said anything to persuade him to repeat it."
"That's true..." Wang Yi took the pottery bowl, turned around and clasped it on the table, turned around and went to the bed, but he couldn't help but be curious. "It's just that my husband has been separated from your classmate for many years, how can he tell the difference between him and me?"
Are you actually feeling very anxious?"
Jiang Qian had already regained his breath, but he laughed and shook his head for a moment, then reached out and hugged his beloved wife in his arms: "Have you ever heard of Ah Yi?"
"What?"
"The song is wrong, Mr. Zhou is taking care of it."
"What are these words? How can I hear them?"
"This is exactly a sentence that you are destined to have never heard, but I am familiar with it... This Zhou Lang is my classmate Gong Jin." Jiang Gan said calmly. "A Yi, let me ask you again, do you think your husband is handsome?
how?"
Although Wang Yi had no choice but to flatter him: "My husband is naturally the most outstanding."
"Although I can't be said to be the most outstanding, I can still be said to have the best appearance." Jiang Gan smiled bitterly, hugged his wife's shoulders and spoke slowly. "And I have been known as a child prodigy since I was a child, so when I was a teenager, I was naturally very good.
He was proud and complacent... But when he met Zhou Gongjin when he was studying, he instantly changed from a pearl to a fish eye."
Wang Yi heard this interestingly, so he urged him in his husband's arms: "So, then Zhou Gongjin is really a rare person in the world?"
"It's natural." Jiang Gan answered frankly. "First of all, Zhou Gongjin's family is extremely high. The Zhou family has three sons, and he is the highest family in Yangzhou. Secondly, he is indeed handsome.
Romantic and suave; thirdly, he is an extremely smart person. He knows the classics, martial arts, military arts and music, and knows everything at once... His family background is not as good as his, his appearance is not as good as his, his knowledge is not as good as his, only his talk is faster than him, then I am in front of him
Isn’t it just a fish eye?”
"Let's talk about the wrongness of the song. Zhou Lang is careful."
"It's the music... Gong Jin is very accomplished in music. At that time, we were studying under Zhao Gong in Lujiang. Zhao Gong imitated the story of Ma Gong and often asked the maids to dance and play on both sides when giving lectures...
Most of the time, Gong Jin keeps his eyes open and listens wholeheartedly, but if there is a mistake in the playing of the music, Gong Jin will be the first to notice it and then turn around to pay attention."
"This is quite interesting..."
"It's not just about fun... Some of the maids accidentally made a mistake and found that they could get Zhou Lang's attention. They often couldn't bear it and deliberately made mistakes to attract Gong Jin to see them. However, Gong Jin was very accomplished in melodies and rhythms, and often
I heard the mistake when I was listening attentively, so I always looked at it instinctively... Later, many maids followed suit and deliberately made mistakes at every turn, so that the music was inconsistent, forcing Duke Zhao to abandon the song.
kind of imitation.”
Wang Yi laughed out loud.
At this point, Jiang Gan suddenly felt sad: "That day in Tancheng, when we were having a banquet, we saw this kind of trick again... But at that time, even I could hear the tune, but Zhou Lang didn't even pay attention to it.
I didn't care about it anymore. You said, if he wasn't oppressed by the current situation and anxious, why would he be like this? It was at that time that I suddenly realized in my heart that in such troubled times, even a transcendent hero like Gong Jin would have to
I was troubled by the overall situation, but even though I was troubled by the overall situation, I still entertained me wholeheartedly. Being treated like this, as a classmate, why should I have vulgar thoughts? So for three days, although he was on official business and reported to the military
None of them avoided me, but I took the initiative to avoid him. I thought that this way I could leave without any distractions or worries. But when I thought about the fact that we were about to leave tomorrow and it would be difficult to see each other again, and that he had a very difficult future, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for him.
concern."
After saying this, Jiang Qian became increasingly sad, but he listened quietly to the rain at night, speechless for a moment.
Wang Yi thought for a while, and saw that her husband had not been sleeping, but she said softly: "Actually, I also have something to tell my husband..."
"Why is this between you and me as a couple?"
"Actually, when my husband wrote to Duke Shen today, I wanted to say that Duke Shen wanted to find someone in Xuzhou, and the Chen family in Xiapi, the first family in Xuzhou, was his close friend, but he did not write to ask Chen to help him.
He was looking for someone, but instead he asked his husband to help... What's the purpose of this?"
"This is to avoid suspicion, to distinguish between public and private affairs, and is the basis of friendship." Jiang Gan blurted out. "I think even the separated family members of an old friend many years ago can remember it, so how can they not remember Chen? It was just the Chen family that day.
Both parties have already hated His Highness. In this situation, the best way for the judge to deal with it is to distinguish between public and private affairs. Only in the future will he be qualified to deal with His Highness in a private capacity, and then take care of the aftermath for Chen..."
At this point, Jiang Qian had already woken up, but he couldn't help but patted his wife on the back, and sighed for a while: "I only thought that the judge was serious and upright, but I didn't expect that he would have such a big heart, and he would use this matter to
Come and remind me. What’s more, Ah Yi, you are much smarter than a child prodigy like me! Having a wife in this life should be cherished even more!"
It was raining heavily outside the window, and Wang Yi, who had just turned 20, was blushing.
————I am the dividing line between being too smart————
"Young Master Yu is devoted to music. Even after the Three Lords, if there are mistakes, Yu must know them and take care of them. Therefore, people at that time said: 'There are mistakes in the music, Zhou Lang took care of it.' At the end of the Han Dynasty, Taizu conquered the south.
Yu is the general of Xuzhou and controls the East China Sea. He will make plans to go north. The matter is very secret. His classmate Jiang Qian is ordered to be an envoy to the south to return to the East China Sea. Yu uses his old friendship to cover up the matter and travels hand in hand with him. He eats at the same table and sleeps with him.
He didn't lose his composure. When the maid made a mistake during the banquet, he couldn't take care of it. Qian suddenly realized that Yu was in trouble, so he didn't say anything and just said goodbye. Yu also knew what Qian meant and didn't say anything, only Lin Yishui said goodbye.
"The world said that the two of them were elegant and generous, so they became friends." - "Shishuo Xinyu", "Ya Liang" chapter
