"After all, he has become an eunuch." Seeing that her son was about to leave, Aunt Gongsun became sad again. "I originally thought that when I came back this time, I would at least get married, and then I would wait until the end of the year to raise my son before leaving.
Maybe you can leave me some grandchildren or something like that. I never thought that I would be drafted into the capital just a few days after I was born..."
"Mother, it's a good thing after all." Gongsun Xun replied helplessly. "One year earlier, I passed the inspection, one year earlier I passed the assessment period in Beijing, one year earlier I became an official of the imperial court, and I will be in peace by then."
"It doesn't matter, it's a good thing after all." Aunt Gongsun still understood in her heart. "Let's go now. If you can live happily in Luoyang, I will try to send that Zhao Yun to you so that you can get married in Luoyang..."
"Here!"
"But no matter what, this time you have to listen to your mother's advice. Since you already have so many backgrounds and a safe future, there is no need to take risks anymore... You have to change this credit for me.
He Qianqian can't control his own faults! If you often walk by the river, your shoes will get wet in the future!"
"Don't worry, Mother." Gongsun Xun quickly bowed and agreed. "You also said that my future is stable now, so why would I take risks again?"
"Forget it, let's go, let's go!" Aunt Gongsun said helplessly. "Just think that you are coming back from college for winter vacation..."
The servants around him didn't know what was going on. Gongsun Xun probably understood a little bit, but he didn't want to say more to avoid arousing his mother's thoughts.
So, he bowed down and finally got on his way.
This time, since Lu Fan was stationed in Luoyang, and the army was still recruiting, Gongsun Xun naturally went into battle lightly...but going into battle lightly did not mean that he was traveling alone.
Han Dang must go with him, and necessary guards and companions are also indispensable. In addition, Gongsun Fan also wants to go to Luoyang this time. This is obviously because his grandfather saw the power of a good teacher, so he couldn't bear it.
I also wanted him to give it a try... Gongsun Xun naturally had nothing to say about this, it was just a piece of cake and he wouldn't lose a piece of his flesh.
Of course, before leaving, it was inevitable to move Gongsun Yue to the position of county official that Gongsun Fan had obtained before... To put it bluntly, Gongsun Xun may not have distrusted Gongsun Fan, but in his heart he still trusted Gongsun Yue more.
As for...Lou Gui?
Gongsun Xun simply handed him over to his wife to take care of him!
Love it as you like, but I don’t dare to take it to Luoyang anyway. Although this guy is quite honest now, who knows if he will make trouble again when he gets to Luoyang? What if someone like Cao Cao or Xu You is dragged in?
That would be troublesome.
In this way, Gongsun Xun and his party rushed all the way to Luoyang. They arrived at their destination in late April. Then they boarded the recruitment bus outside Luoyang City, put on the scholar's crown of advancement, and became a scholar.
Subdued, he officially went to the bus station to report.
After going through the process, the first thing to do is to visit the two teachers.
First it was Lu Zhi, then Liu Kuan. This was because Liu Kuan was in a state of conflict between public and private affairs. I was afraid that the issue of conferring officials would have to be discussed after they met, so we might as well leave it behind.
However, when they came to the public house at the east gate of Nangong where Lu Zhi lived, they saw no one... It turned out that Teacher Lu was still studying history, but he had guessed that he would come here after being recruited to the capital, so he asked his servant to
Hand him a few sentences and let him say whatever he wants.
So, Gongsun Xun quickly took Gongsun Fan and headed to the Taiwei Mansion to visit Liu Kuan!
Liu Kuan's house is still a place where the door is open for everyone to come in and out. Liu Kuan himself is still the same person who never washes his hands or face and smiles all day long... And when he heard that his students had arrived, he even called them to the lobby directly.
, regardless of the fact that all the people present in the hall are dignitaries.
Of course, after all, this old man became the Third Duke from Jiuqing, mixed two thousand stones into ten thousand stones, and changed from the green ribbon silver seal to the purple ribbon gold seal. His spirits were much better, and he was actually in the mood to joke:
"When people are recruited, they always push back and forth. How can Wen Qi do it so quickly?"
"Teacher, what you said is wrong." Gongsun Xun stood with his head held high, full of energy. "The so-called 'Brave Knowledge of Warfare Department' was originally a special department set up by the imperial court to deal with crises. We have the responsibility to rectify the situation, how can we do it for a little bit?"
Is there such a thing as false fame? According to me, the teacher should make a list of the fake celebrities who refused to be recruited this time, and spread the word to the world, so that everyone in the world knows who is ignoring the national crisis and exaggerating their own status...
"
As he said this, Liu Kuan was still nodding his head before, but the more he heard it, the more he felt something was wrong. However, before he could interrupt the speech with a haha, one of the people in the audience suddenly burst into laughter:
"What this disciple of Wen Raogong said is true! Those who seek fame and reputation are not just trying to expose their faces in the world of literature. In my opinion, they should all be captured at the official office, tied to a pillar in front of the official office, and then inserted
The four big characters written on the sign were 'for fame and reputation', which made the villagers passing by despise them!"
As soon as this statement came out, not only everyone present, but also Gongsun Xun was shocked... To be honest, he actually felt that he was going to be an official today, and people are in high spirits when happy events happen, and he was a little carried away.
That's all, and then relying on Liu Kuan's indulgence, he dared to talk nonsense. Who would have thought that there was someone more fierce than himself in the audience?
Of course, after being frightened, Gongsun Xun immediately became interested in this person. Such a person might be another 'Hero of the Three Kingdoms'!
As soon as he thought about this, he didn't even have time to introduce Gongsun Fan to Liu Kuan, so he directly stepped forward and bowed: "Liaoxi Gongsun Xun, may I ask..."
"This is Pingyuan Xiangyu Yangyangqiu, with the word Fangzheng." Liu Kuan was probably afraid that the two men would say something earth-shattering again, so he hurriedly stepped forward to separate them. "This visit to Beijing...well, it is for official business.
Fang Zheng, this is my student, Gongsun Xun of Western Liaoning, whose courtesy name is Wenqi. He was the one who rescued the mother of the prefect during the recent war in Western Liaoning. Although you two are not in the same county, the distance between you and the village is only more than a hundred miles, so you can be considered a fellow villager.
Already."
When the two of them heard this, their eyes lit up.
"I have long admired the name of Duke Yang!" Gongsun Xun quickly saluted and greeted him again after hearing this. "Xun has heard of the name of Duke Yang since he was a child. He often sighs for it. He doesn't want to see him today."
By the way, Gongsun Xun was not being polite, because although Yang Qiu was not a 'hero of the Three Kingdoms', he was also a rare celebrity around the poor place in western Liaoning! When he was young, this man gathered a crowd to kill an official because he insulted his mother.
After that, he promoted Xiaolian to the official position, and worked his way up to the two thousand stone official he is today... He has always been a figure admired by the children of Youzhou, but he didn't expect to meet here today!
"Wen Qi, please wake up quickly!" Yang Qiu was also quite excited. "You know, I have been holding my breath in the middle of the capital these days. I was always depressed, but it was only after hearing your heroic deeds that I cheered up! A few days ago
When I went out for a banquet, someone asked me, since I am from Youzhou, do I know Gongsun Xun from Liaoxi? This made me extremely embarrassed... But if I go there after today, I can look around confidently!"
Seeing that these two people had some vague similarities, Liu Kuan immediately had a headache, so he quickly interrupted again: "Wen Qi, stay here, I haven't introduced you to the other gentlemen yet... Also, who is this person behind you?
?”
After hearing this, Gongsun Xun came to his senses and hurriedly greeted the other nobles present one by one. After that, he naturally quickly introduced the somewhat frightened Liaoxi native Gongsun Fan to Liu Kuan.
And I have to say that Liu Kuan is the most likable in this regard. Although he has become a Taiwei, he still has the same good temper. When he heard that Gongsun Fan's family background was innocent, he was another brother besides Gongsun Xun's three brothers.
, so he accepted this student without saying a word.
Of course, after this incident, due to the status gap, Gongsun Xun could no longer talk to Yang Qiu. In fact, in the following time, Gongsun Xun just stood behind Liu Kuan and listened to these people talking.
.And when the evening came, everyone left one after another, and he didn't even have time to ask Yang Qiu for a famous thorn, so Liu Kuan called him to the backyard alone.
"Wen Qi, please sit down." At the pavilion in the backyard, Liu Kuan ordered some tables and futons to be set up, and wine and food were served, and then he asked his favorite disciple to sit opposite him.
"Here." Gongsun Xun was also a little excited. He didn't know that he was about to talk about business.
"Let's stop for a moment." Liu Kuan just picked up the wine glass and suddenly put it down again. "Before we get down to business, I want to tell you something else."
"Teacher, just tell me..." Gongsun Xun, who picked up the wine pot and was about to pour wine for him, was a little confused, but he still put the wine back as he was told.
"Do you know why Yang Qiu came to Beijing as Prime Minister of Pingyuan?"
Gongsun Xun was startled, and then shook his head immediately... This matter is indeed strange. Logically speaking, it is the responsibility of the guardian of the land, but how could a prefect enter the capital directly, and he didn't seem to be wearing a ribbon.
"He was impeached and went to Beijing to defend himself as a guilty person." Liu Kuan stopped, but didn't say anything more... With his personality, he would definitely not say something like you don't want to date this person.
If you can say this, it means you have extra care for yourself as a student.
"I see." Gongsun Xun frowned slightly and said, "I understand."
"It's good to know." Liu Kuan ordered the empty wine glass and asked with a smile. "What are your thoughts on coming to Beijing this time?"
While pouring wine for the other party, Gongsun Xun asked rather strangely: "My mentor sent me a bus to recruit me to Luo. He thought it would be useful. Why do you ask me again? Can I still choose a future for myself?"
"There are urgent matters." Liu Kuan obviously relaxed a lot after drinking a glass of sweet wine. "Let me be blunt, there are two ways to go in front of you now. One is to stay in Luozhong as common sense and be a man.
Official, or come to my Taiwei Mansion to be a subordinate. After a year and a half, you can join the central government like other young talents, or you can serve as a court official in a local area..."
Gongsun Xun nodded repeatedly, this was originally the system of the Han Dynasty, it was the most basic approach, and it was exactly what he thought when he came.
"And the other path is a special case of the 'Brave Knowledge of Art of War' course. Didn't you just say that? This course is a time-saving measure, and it is specially opened to quell border troubles. Therefore, it is not that we cannot directly teach you the imperial court
You are an official, but you are required to quickly serve in the army..."
Gongsun Xun listened quietly. He was originally confused and a little moved in his heart, but suddenly, he remembered something, and then he panicked and almost overturned the banquet case:
"Teacher, don't be joking! I'm from Liaoxi, where can I go to Yizhou County?"
Gongsun Xun is really panicking!
Need to know, he just remembered that his teacher was promoted to Taiwei because of the war between Liaoxi and Yizhou County, and the reason why he was recruited was because the imperial court had a headache and opened this "special department"! However, now Liaoxi
The war has come to an end. Could it be that he wants to go to Yizhou County to quell the rebellion?!
You have to know that this is Yizhou County, not Yizhou! The two are not the same thing!
Yizhou is one of the Thirteen Prefectures of the Han Dynasty, a land of abundance! But Yizhou County is just a county with the same name under Yizhou, located at the southernmost tip of Yizhou... I heard from Aunt Gongsun that the place was prosperous in later generations, and there were even
Alias: Caiyunzhinan!
But these days, is it really a place where people can stay in a poor place where prefects are often kidnapped?
And besides, this place is the northeast of the Han Dynasty and the southwest of Liaoxi, where Gongsun Xun grew up, and the other is the southwest of the Han Dynasty. If we really rush to go there to suppress the rebellion, we will fall headlong into the place where we are not accustomed to the climate.
If you go down and die, you will really have to be wrapped in horse leather!
It's a pity that I just got engaged, but I just took the opportunity to touch the other person's hands and waist on the battlefield. I haven't had time to try anything else. Is this going to end in a foreign country?
It has to be said that Gongsun Xun is really cowarded now. Don't talk about skipping the inspection period and directly conferring an official. Even if you directly grant him two thousand dan, he may not dare to go!
"Where did Wen Qi go?" Liu Kuan was startled, but immediately laughed. "No matter how stupid the imperial court is, they will never let you, a native of Liaoxi, go to Yizhou County to suppress the rebellion... You are responsible for the matters in Yizhou.
On the way there, the imperial court had already made arrangements. First, it transferred a prefect from a neighboring county who was an outstanding official to go there, and then recruited the local barbarians who were loyal to the Han Dynasty. I think there will be good news in the near future."
Gongsun Xun breathed a sigh of relief, but then he became confused again: "But if this is the case, who knows where there is smoke and dust? There is a problem here..."
"Since it's a border trouble," Liu Kuan said with a wry smile and shook his head while picking up vegetables. "As far as this dynasty is concerned, nine out of ten cases are caused by the Xianbei trouble!"
Gongsun Xun's heart moved slightly when he heard this: "Teacher, what do you mean, the imperial court has finally decided to take the initiative to attack Xianbei?"
"That's right." Liu Kuan nodded slightly at first and then shook his head slightly. "I actually don't agree with this, but in order to make His Majesty happy, the eunuchs have been preaching that Xianbei is vulnerable. This time, Liaoxi's victory, His Majesty is even more...
It is a doubling of confidence. You must know that since the second party imprisonment, the eunuchs have the upper hand in this court after all..."
Gongsun Xun frowned slightly, neither refuting nor agreeing.
In fact, as a native of Liaoxi who often had to deal with the Xianbei people, he once discussed the Xianbei issue seriously with his wife... But he came to the conclusion that the Xianbei people should be paid attention to in tactics. After all, they can kill with one arrow.
It is possible that you will really die when you shoot. However, from a grand strategic point of view, it may not necessarily need to be taken too seriously!
Because according to Aunt Gongsun, when the Xianbei people gathered strength to disrupt the Central Plains, although they can’t remember the specific time, it was already one or two hundred years later. In other words, at least during these more than a hundred years, Xianbei people
Human beings themselves are not capable of doing anything.
In this case, does this battle mean that there will be a good result? Besides, didn't his brother Gongsun Zan also run to Shanggu and try to participate in this battle? He is a man with great luck.
Does it illustrate some problems again from the side?
There might be some merits to be gained from this battle!
Of course, since he was thinking of his mother, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but suppress his utilitarianism. After all, his mother had warned him not to take risks when he came.
"Of course." Liu Kuan continued. "Since the imperial court wants it, I have nothing to say. Besides, this dynasty has a lot of military affairs. It has always had many elite soldiers and generals. There are also Huns, Wuhuan and other barbarian cavalry.
To help out, no matter how hard you think about it, you can always get the whole army back, right? And your Gongsun family is originally from a family in the border counties, and Wenqi you have shown the style of a famous general early on. In this case, I think you are the one employed by the imperial court.
On this occasion, it would be better for you to go there for some training, which will be of great benefit to the military, and your future will be brighter."
Gongsun Xun continued to frown and said: "Then when exactly will the imperial court send out troops, and how did the teacher arrange it?"
"It's too early to send out troops." Liu Kuan replied easily. "This kind of large-scale military operation requires piling up food and grass, sharpening the newly recruited soldiers, and appeasing Wuhuan and the Huns in advance so that they can spare their efforts and estimate for the division...
…It will take at least one or two years to make the trip, or even two or three years.”
Hearing this, Gongsun Xun became even more confident about this battle. Of course, it was just confidence. He himself still had to respect his mother's wishes and stay in Luoyang as the groom's official and groom's official.
"As for your whereabouts, no matter how this battle is fought, I think it will take you through Yunzhong, Yanmen, and Daijun. Therefore, I intend to represent you as an assistant army commander and go to Yanmen to assist the envoy Xianbei Zhonglang General Zang Min.
…”
Gongsun Xun's expression suddenly became uncertain: "Teacher, since he is Sima, whether he is an auxiliary army or another department, he is an official of Qianshi Imperial Court!"
"After all, you are a hard worker in the border county, and you are not the magistrate of Qianshi County in the inland land!" Liu Kuan said unconcernedly. "You are still my student for such a shocking achievement, so the eunuchs have to give you some face...
So what about Qianshi? So, are you going? Train there for two years and maybe go to war. Maybe the situation will change and the battle won't be fought. But no matter what, when you come back, I'm afraid it will be easy.
He is a serious magistrate of Qianshi County! Of course, if you don’t want to go, that’s okay, I will make up for you tomorrow as a third-level minister!”
Gongsun Xun pursed his lips and said nothing for a long time.
However, when he saw the great captain of the Han Dynasty sitting opposite pouring himself a glass of wine and soon finishing half the bottle of wine, Gongsun Xun finally couldn't help lowering his voice and spoke: "Since they are all
Qianshi, both are Sima, can you ask the teacher to help change it into a Sima from another department? My brother Gongsun Zanxu has some issues with the son of Zang Min, and I am afraid that I will be uneasy under him!"
Liu Kuan abandoned his lamp, held up his palms and laughed.
"Xun Teju is brave and knows the art of war. When the bus enters Luo, it has to stop for a moment. He passes through the private door without entering. He turns to the bus station and goes straight to the Taiwei's house. Yang Qiu, an old friend from the village, is here and he jokes: 'You are so fast. I'm worried.
Is he a bad official?'
, To serve the country!' From the yang ball below, everyone in the seat is serious and avoids it. The Taiwei Liu Gong also said that he was the commander of the other department and came out of Tunyanmen." - "Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty". Wang Can
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