In early August, the autumn rains in the Qingxu area became more frequent and excessive.
The situation is very bad, because it means that the fall harvest in Qingxu area has become a foregone conclusion, and it is likely to be a large-scale production reduction. As for the serious significance of production reduction in agricultural society, there is no need to say more. It is almost conceivable that this bad autumn harvest will
After this period, what chaos will occur in the Qingxu area, which is already in a state of military confrontation.
However, from another more biased perspective, this seems to be a good thing, because in this case, the efficiency of military operations seems to be greatly reduced... Rain, mountainous areas, parallel to the two sides of Langya County and Donghai County
The surge of the river, coupled with the lack of supplies, seems to have eliminated the possibility of large-scale battles in the Langya area.
It was in this gloomy and rainy state that Guo Jia led a "condolence team" of about a hundred people, and under the protection of two soldiers, a total of more than 500 people, holding the flags of Guan Yu and Shen Pei, swaggered
Entering Langya County in the rain.
There is not much to talk about in the past two days, because the situation in Langya County is a bit too realistic... The territory here is actually divided and controlled by a group of Qingxu local warlords according to the terrain characteristics, rather than according to the previous administrative divisions.
For example, Zengguo County, an important town on the west bank of Wushui in the south of Langya County (later east of Zaozhuang), is currently stationed and controlled by a man named Hao Pu with two thousand soldiers. This man is Liu Bei's general and now belongs to Xiahou Dun.
By the same token, the northernmost area of Langya, that is, Gumu County north of Jiwu Mountain, had long been taken away by General Dongguan of Guan Town.
The dangerous Jiwu Mountain is actually the dividing line between Zang Ba’s so-called Qingxu Taishan tyrants and Hebei Benzhi.
However, what is interesting is that Guo Jia led a group of spies, spies, and four hundred soldiers while marching on his own territory, and was actually followed... So, after confirming that everything was correct, Guo Fengxiao crossed the pass of Jiwu Mountain
, simply let the large army go first, and hid in the pass with only a few dozen people, and successfully captured this person.
However, when he saw this person, he felt it was a bit funny, because he knew this person, and from a certain perspective, the two parties had quite a lot of fate and friendship.
"Yuan Zhi is welcome and well."
After Guo Jia recognized this person, he was startled for a moment. However, he continued to sit cross-legged on the couch and drink wine to warm himself up. At the same time, he motioned to the pass guard here to untie the other person. Other than that, he did not say anything, which was quite indifferent.
present.
On the other side, after Xu Shu, who was soaked all over, was untied from the rope, he was not surprised at all, let alone angry. Instead, he shook his head and laughed at himself: "I should have thought that Jiwu Pass is such a crucial place. Although the guard here is nominally
He belongs to Wu Dun, but he should have been won over by you, the deputy envoy of Jing'antai."
Guo Jia, who had removed his hair crown and wore only a ponytail-like hairstyle, kept shaking his head, as if he was mocking the other party for noticing it was too late, but then motioned for the other party to come to the bed and drink: "Yuan Zhi, come and warm yourself up...then talk to me
Tell me where you have been before, why are you here now, and why are you following me again?"
Xu Yuanzhi was also a thief. How could he care about the other party's wantonness? Instead, he went straight forward, drank with Guo Jia to keep warm, and briefly explained the reason for his trip.
It turned out that after Xu Yuanzhi arrived in Yecheng with Lu Su, Chen Deng, and Guo Jia that day, he had the intention of traveling around to gain experience. He first wandered around Jizhou and Yingzhou in the hinterland of Hebei, with Lu Su and Chen in between.
When Deng Deng and Guo Jia went north to Zhuojun together, he took the opportunity to catch up with another group and headed north... However, when Lu Su and Chen Deng returned south, Xu Shu did not go back with them.
He became interested in the customs and customs of various places, so he walked from the north, leaving Lulongsai in western Liaoning to the north, and then turned to travel in eastern Liaoning.
In Liaodong, he visited the old capital of Goguryeo, Pyongyang County, Lelang County in the east, and even met Guan Ning, a former famous scholar of Qingxu, at a remote gathering place by the Daliang River, and met Guan Ning in front of him.
After listening to lectures for several months...it was not until Taishi Ci suddenly arrived in Liaodong to recruit troops that he learned from the official bulletin board that a huge war was going on in the Central Plains, so he immediately turned south and rescued tigers from the mouths of wild tigers.
After Pingguo ordered Yang Xiu to die, he was able to board the official ship transporting weapons, and then crossed the sea to Donglai.
"I'm just worried about my mother at home." Xu Shu said seriously. "Although my mother is in good health and can move easily, she also said when I left that I don't have to worry about her. It won't be too late to go home when she is thirty, but the military situation is so
, how can we rest assured? That’s why we are in a hurry..."
"Don't tell me that you are following me, just along the way?" Guo Jia stepped on the couch with one knee, shook the wine bottle in his hand, and sneered for a moment.
"That's more than that." Xu Yuanzhi became more and more serious. "Of course it's a convenient way, but this trip has the intention of following you to see your behavior... You must know that I have heard of your reputation in Yecheng, so-called
There are three evils under Ye, Zhang Liao is a harm on the Cuju court, Ma Chao is a harm on the martial arts court, and you are a harm on the restaurants and tea shops. You never pay for food and drinks, but you lead the army and do important things, and there is no one.
I dare to ask you for money... I'm afraid that if you leave the area under the jurisdiction of Hebei and don't have Lu Zijing by your side like before, you will sprout solidly and harm the people of Langya! You must see that the autumn rain is continuous and the autumn harvest is unfavorable. Langya
The people have always been extremely miserable."
Guo Jia was stunned for a long time, and then he sneered: "Are Yexia and this place the same thing? Those who can open restaurants and tea shops in Yexia are either rich or noble. If I drink them all my life, I will be robbing the rich and giving to the poor all my life!"
My Highness has suffered the most, and he doesn't care. Even Tian Yuanhao doesn't bother to impeach me. That's just Kong Wenju and those people who like to scold me for fame... You said, I will be careful when I am outside my command. What's more, here in Langya, the tyrants are divided and the people's livelihood is
How difficult is it? But you, if I really emerge from a solid state and harm the people... you are just a single person, what are you going to do to me?"
"Let's take a look at the shape." Xu Shu raised his glass and drank it in one gulp, and then responded with confidence. "If you are just a little renegade, I still have a lot of Amway banknotes that Brother Yuanlong gave me that day, so it's just a token of our acquaintance.
I'll make it up for you, if you lead five hundred people to abuse the people wantonly, even though I only have one man and one sword, I may not be able to take your life!"
Guo Jia sneered more and more: "But I don't know where the Xu Daxia sword is now?"
Xu Shu shook his head: "I was surrounded in the pass below, and I knew you were here, Fengxiao. Otherwise, why would you have taken the initiative to abandon your sword and be bound, and also described your travels in Liaodong as a confidential military document, so that your subordinates would be easily replaced?
I'll save it... If we really wanted to take action, just the few people below would have died long ago! You will also survive!"
Guo Jia was silent for a moment, but then suddenly clapped his hands to signal.
Immediately, someone returned several of Xu Shu's belongings - looking closely, they were just a set of coir raincoats, a long sword, a book case, plus some Amway banknotes and scattered money items.
Everyone in the house retreated, and Xu Shuwu drank and ate by himself, but Guo Jia only took the sword from the couch, and then pulled it out of its sheath!
The light of the sword was like autumn water, and the shadow of the bottle was like frost... The two of them stopped moving almost at the same time. In the narrow mountain pass cabin, there was silence for a while, except for the raindrops outside the window.
In fact, not to mention that Guo Fengxiao, as Xi Zhicai's deputy, had some additional information channels, but that the two of them were from the same hometown. As Gongsun Xun's reputation grew, how could he not know the other's name earlier?
What? It's just that the two sides reached a high-level verdict on the Xuzhou incident that day. Xu Yuanzhi felt ashamed, and Guo Jia had a lazy personality in private, so he didn't bother to point it out. But now that the two swords meet, it is inevitable.
However, after a while, the two of them resumed their movements almost at the same time. One continued to drink and dine, while the other squinted in the light of the sword and spoke, as if wiping away the awkward self-introduction:
"Yuanzhi should also know that Guandu is at a stalemate. Your Majesty is actually safe in Yingchuan for a short time. On the contrary, I have something to do here in Langya. I want to use Yuanzhi's sword courage to match the heroic spirit of the lake and sea.
use!"
"I know the meaning of being a filial piety. I also heard rumors about Langya when I passed by Qingzhou. But now that the situation has reached this point, I have no intention of becoming an official for the time being. I just want to return to Yingchuan and protect my mother.
Just to get through this war in the Central Plains." Xu Shu said sternly. "After all, with the current situation, it is not too late to wait until the world is peaceful before taking the scientific examination and becoming an official... You don't know, I lost my parents when I was young, and I am a son of the Shan family.
My mother means everything to me. And since she is a widow, she has always taught me to live my life with loyalty, filial piety, justice, and the Han Dynasty is still very important to her..."
"I understand, I understand!" Guo Jia sheathed his sword and responded repeatedly. "It's not your fault, let alone your mother... If she doesn't teach you loyalty, filial piety and justice, how can she teach you to be disloyal to the Han Dynasty?
?And when General Wei gave you and me the sword, who could have thought that the Han Dynasty would be like this one day? However, I am afraid Yuan Zhi also misunderstood. I am not asking you to help me because of the favor of this sword.
I am officially serving as an official in Hebei, but I ask you to do justice to the people of Langya and Qingxu prefectures based on General Wei's wish to give you this sword!"
Xu Shu was silent for a while.
"Listening to what Yuan Zhi just said about becoming an official after the world is in peace, and why there are Han Dynasties and not Han Dynasties, I know that your travels in Hebei have broadened your horizons a lot, and you have some insights in your heart... At least
, Yuan Zhi should have some concerns in his heart at this time, is it better for the world to be unified or divided?" Guo Jia stroked the scabbard and continued to speak slowly. "In today's situation, I don't want to talk about Cao Liu, the little emperor and the emperor.
Which of our generals is better, and who is more qualified to rule the world, but in any case, a group of Taishan thieves who separate themselves from Langya, regard the local people as private property, and have no rule of law are not good things, right? It would be better if one of them dies for a while.
!”
"That's the truth." Xu Shu responded softly.
"Moreover, now that the autumn rains continue, Qingxu's famine is a foregone conclusion." Guo Jianu, who was combing his ponytail, gestured out the window. "At this time, as a man of Huhai, you can let Liu Xuande break into Qingzhou, or you can let Liu Xuande break into Qingzhou."
We, Hebei, annexed Xuzhou, because both of our families can probably maintain production and mobilize forces for disaster relief, but how can we let a group of thieves and bandits separatist counties here and capriciously control them?"
Xu Shu remained silent.
"Yuanzhi, do you know? We are actually very similar on the inside." Guo Jia put the other's sword beside him, then looked at the other person with his arms crossed. "Both of them were neglected since childhood, but were fortunate enough to study and practice martial arts.
Therefore, after completing my studies, I am very chivalrous in the market... However, I am a great warrior and you are a lesser warrior, but you are far inferior to me."
"No need to provoke generals..."
"I have heard someone say that a small chivalrous man does favors and grudges; a great chivalrous man serves the country and the people!" Guo Jiali ignored the other party and just continued to speak.
But after hearing this, Xu Shu looked up in shock as if he had been struck by lightning.
"Yuanzhi, what happened today is very clear." Guo Jia continued to chuckle after seeing this. "You understand this truth in your heart, but you are just limited by your prejudices... One is because you are a little awkward and jealous of me, and the other is because
Mother Liberty teaches that she is a little reluctant to part with the Han Dynasty after all. Another reason is that you have an old friend in the south, so you are pushing the blame here out of selfish motives! I just want to ask Yuan Zhi, I want to borrow your sword today to deal with the Langya bandits.
That's all, right is right and wrong is wrong, don't you know it clearly? Killing a thief leader who wants to cause trouble, even if Zang Ba annexes the thief leader's territory, is better than letting him rise up and cause trouble? And if it is clear,
, but are indifferent, so what use is such a heroic spirit to the country and the people?! If it is of no use, what qualifications do you have to hold this sword again?"
By the way, Guo Fengxiao's words were quite gentle at first, but by the end, his face was filled with disdain!
"Here comes the sword!" Xu Shu stared at the other person in silence for a long time, but suddenly stretched out his hand.
Guo Jia laughed for a moment and handed the sword to the other party.
After receiving the sword, Xu Shu unsheathed it directly, and then faced the sword light and sighed: "I will defeat you once today... But I have agreed in advance that I will only deal with the Taishan bandit leader here in Langya for you. After leaving Langya, I will directly
Homecoming!”
"Good!" Guo Fengxiao smiled again, but couldn't help but open the other party's bookcase on the spot and read the other party's travel notes. "Actually, I also had the idea on the spur of the moment, thinking of Yuan Zhi's majesty in killing Xu Dan that day, and I paused for a moment.
It’s just a preparation, maybe Yuan Zhi doesn’t need to use his sword to kill someone... Did Yang Dezu really almost get bitten to death by a tiger?"
Xu Shu put his sword at his waist and said nothing.
Taking along Xu Yuanzhi, whom he met unexpectedly, Guo Jia set out again.
And sure enough, after passing Jiwu Mountain and entering the territory of the so-called Zang Ba, you can clearly notice the decline of the people's livelihood here... This is almost inevitable, whether it is Qingxu Haoba or Taishan bandit, the warlord leader of this group of warlords
They are generally half-tycoons and half-thief leaders of low origin, and they are basically far away from their hometown, so they act unscrupulously. At the same time, the armies they control are generally either thieves or second-time Yellow Turbans, and their discipline is extremely poor.
However, they happen to be right in the middle of the two major forces in the north and south. They have a favorable geographical location, and their military strength is really strong, so they have formed this strange situation.
In this way, Guo Jia and Xu Shu, who had evil intentions, led 500 people to move quickly along the Yishui River, passing through the territories of Wu Dun, Yin Li, Chang Xi, and Xiao Jian in turn, even specifically to observe Sun Yat-sen.
Look, Brother Sun Kang has obviously reached the west bank of Yishui River on the way, and has also circled to the east bank of Yishui River, almost touching the Juxian and his party who are bathing in the water further east.
It should be noted that Langya has many mountainous areas, but there are two rivers, Yi and Mu, which run almost north-south, running parallel to the south, passing through Donghai County through Tancheng where Zhou Yu was stationed, and then converged into Surabaya when they reached the territory of Xiapi Kingdom.
However, Guo Jia and his group repeatedly jumped between the two rivers and did not go down the river at all. It was also obvious at a glance that they had evil intentions.
But no matter what, before the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, the group hurriedly entered Langya County, which is Kaiyang at the intersection of Yishui and Wushui, and met the envoys sent by Zang Ba to greet them from a distance.
At this point, when they entered the city with their horses, Xu Shu, who gradually had his own suspicions in his mind, couldn't help but take the initiative to talk to Guo Jia about his trip:
"Having been traveling along the way, has Fengxiao got a clue about the rumors?"
"If there is really someone with malicious intent who is trying to rebel, who do you think it is?" Guo Jia asked seriously.
"I think it's Chang Xi." Xu Shu frowned.
"Why?" Guo Jia's expression remained as usual.
"The rule of Chang Xi is the most chaotic. It can be seen that he has always been without virtue and conduct, and along the way, he has been the most arrogant and rude to you."
"That's right." Guo Jia replied frankly on the horse. "Actually, I am worried that once chaos breaks out, Chang Xi will take the opportunity to cause chaos even if he has not had an affair with Zhou Yu. Therefore, regardless of whether he has an affair with Zhou Yu, this
During the war, everyone should look for opportunities to kill Changxi to thank the people of Dongguan (a county under Langya, where Changxi is stationed)! But the man deserves to be killed, but it cannot be concluded that he is having an affair with Zhou Yu!"
"Then who else do you think it might be?"
"Besides Chang Xi, I still have two doubts in my mind." Guo Jia chuckled. "But I have to see Zang Xuangao before I make a judgment!"
"Zang Ba's rule was far superior to Chang Xi, Wu Dun, Yin Li and others, that is, Sun Guan and Sun Kang brothers between Yishui and Mushui can be compared slightly... He can be regarded as one of Qingxu's powerful tyrants.
First of all, how capable he is!" Xu Shu sighed with emotion for a moment.
"How can a beautiful lady like you be a thief?!" Guo Jia suddenly looked solemn.
By the way, Guo Jia entered the city with Zang Ba's envoy with high expectations, but unexpectedly he did not see Zang Ba himself that day... It turned out that it had been raining for days, the Yishui River surged, and there was serious waterlogging. It happened to be the autumn harvest, and Zang Xuangao was worried for a while.
He actually went to the south of the city to personally collect the goods for several days in order to minimize losses, so there was a delay.
Guo Fengxiao didn't care about this, and just continued to go to and from wine shops and tea shops in Kaiyang City... Of course, he must have paid... Then he waited for three days, and on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, he saw that he had worked hard for several days and returned to the house.
Zang Ba in the city.
Zang Xuangao is about in his early forties this year. He has a heavy face and a strong jaw. He is indeed somewhat impressive. However, although he is one of the few heroes in the world who can maintain a semi-independent state, he has special respect for Guo Jia, a young envoy, and does not show any airs.
No, he actually directly invited the other party to sit down with him.
When Guo Fengxiao got down to business, he returned to his usual serious attitude when dealing with official duties. Even his clothes and hair accessories became serious again.
Just like this person, after sitting in the top position at a banquet, he didn't even have time to drink, so he went straight to the point and asked seriously: "Mr. Zangfu, I swore an oath to my Duke Yan in front of Guan Zhendong that day. Does it still count today?"
?”
"How can I break my oath in this world?" Zang Ba immediately responded seriously.
"That's good." Guo Jia became more straightforward and serious. "In that case, I have been ordered to come here and ask Lord Zang to send troops south immediately after the autumn harvest to attack Zhou Yu in the East China Sea!"
Zang Ba was silent for a moment, and then slowly said: "My loyalty to Duke Yan and my respect for Guan Zhendong have not changed at all, but I really can't send troops... If there is any doubt in Hebei, I am willing to let my second son and my family
, all the tribesmen went to Yecheng to show their loyalty, what did Deputy Envoy Guo think?"
"I don't think it's appropriate." Guo Jia pressed on. "Because when we surrendered to Hebei that day, we promised that unless Tao Xuzhou and his son faced each other, they would be the vanguard if there was a war. And it is precisely because of this that we
Only then can Mr. Zangfu’s troops be exempted from reorganization... In other words, what we want Mr. Zangfu and those others to be at ease in Langya is that in today’s battle, you will not be at odds with each other!”
"We really don't have..."
"This is not the final decision! Now the two armies are facing each other thousands of miles away. Thirty to forty thousand people died in the battle of Guandu in one day. The war has never been so fierce in the past. At this time, Lord Zang said he would not send troops. What is the difference between that and rebellion?
?!As for the family members and the second son, what do they count in front of the world, and are they worth a penny?!" Guo Jia spoke so fiercely that Zang Ai, the eldest son of Zang Ba below, blushed.
Seeing their young master being humiliated, the few scribes below instinctively wanted to stand up and refute, but they were directly stopped by their master with a wave of his hand. Then the leader of the Qing Xu Haoba explained earnestly again: "Deputy Ambassador Guo, it's not because I don't want to send troops.
, but cannot..."
"Is it a lack of military resources?" Unexpectedly, Guo Jia softened his attitude. "It's no wonder that this year's autumn harvest is like this."
"There is a reason for this." Zang Ba replied bravely.
"Then I would like to ask Mr. Zangfu to summon all Langya generals to meet in Kaiyang... Qingzhou will naturally have military supplies and supplies sent." Guo Jia immediately responded.
Zang Ba, who was forced into the corner, remained silent for a while, but then suddenly stood up: "Can you please Deputy Envoy Guo to follow me to the back corridor?"
Guo Jia didn't take it seriously and stood up directly to follow him.
The two left the hall through the side door and came to the back corridor. Zang Xuangao immediately sighed: "Did Vice Envoy Guo hear some rumors during this trip?"
"Suddenly there were rumors in Qingzhou that he was planning to rebel." Guo Jia was honest.
"Does Deputy Ambassador Guo think I will rebel?" Zang Ba shook his head in response.
"I thought I would not rebel, and I can be called loyal, otherwise I wouldn't have brought only 500 people here!" Guo Jia became more and more straightforward. "But the overall situation is like this, I have to say something...
Since we are the leader of Langya, is it possible to guarantee that everyone in Langya will be as good as our subordinates? If not, Guan Zhendong and I will be defeated by the backlash, and we are afraid that we will miss the overall situation of Duke Yan!"
Zang Ba was about to speak but stopped.
"So what I mean is that I ask Lord Zang to gather the Langya generals together, set up defenses on this front line, and provide unified supervision." Guo Jia continued to explain. "I don't want to march, but I want to be harmless... Otherwise, something will happen.
If there is trouble, not only will we be unable to deal with Duke Yan, but Mr. Zangfu, how will you deal with Duke Yan and Guan Zhendong?"
Zang Ba was slightly startled, then nodded heavily.
Since the two of them had been frank and honest in private, and they had made common sense, they couldn't help but feel happy, and then they returned to the hall together to get drunk.
However, when the rain gradually subsided that day, Guo Fengxiao returned to the place where he stayed, but hurriedly wrote many secret messages and handed them to close soldiers. He left the city overnight and traveled to various places. He summoned Xu Shu again and confessed face to face:
"I already know who is here in Langya colluding with Zhou Yu and intending to cause chaos!"
"Who?" Xu Shu was curious for a moment. "Is it Chang Xi?"
"I've already said that whether Changxi colludes with Nanfang or not, it's a scourge, and we all have to get rid of it." Guo Jia shook his head in reply. "Don't count him."
"Is that Zang Ba himself?"
"Zang Xuangao had no great ambitions at first, and he was also a hero of faith. Now he is rich, noble and peaceful. He just wants to leave a good reputation behind him. How can he be capricious?"
"Who is that?"
"I won't tell you...anyway, I just want you to kill Chang Xi for me and eliminate harm for the people." Guo Jia smiled in response.
Xu Shu also responded with a smile: "I understand, this rumor was fabricated by Zhou Gongjin out of thin air, right?"
Guo Jia smiled and said nothing.
Xu Shu's smile gradually disappeared: "It doesn't matter, I am also a person who believes in promises. I can lend you this body and this sword for you to use!"
Guo Jia became more and more proud and speechless.
————I am the dividing line that smiles but says nothing————
"At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were many tigers in Pingguo. They pounced on the road and tried to kill a county magistrate. In the seventh year of Jian'an, the Han emperor abandoned the ancestral temple and went to Nanyang. Taizu used Yan Gong to act as the representative of democracy, and appointed Yang Dezu as Pingguo Ling. He took office.
Encountering a tiger again on the road, he went out alone and chased after it on a white horse. He did not return for a day and night, and everyone thought he was in trouble. The next day, although he injured his arm, he returned to the county with the tiger's carcass, and cut the tiger meat into two parts. According to legend.
Said: 'The tiger eats the order of Han, the order of Yan eats the tiger!'" - "Shilin Miscellaneous Notes". Recorded by Yan. Anonymous
ps: Thanks to the 118th cute morning breeze, the 119th cute evil spirit reappears!
By the way, I will continue to dedicate my new book "I Don't Want to Be a Bandit" - Dao San Qisheng. He unexpectedly came to an unknown world and turned out to be a bandit. He has no future and must become an official! "I Don't Want to Be a Bandit"
