The backyard has gray walls and tiles, and the courtyard has been covered by heavy snow.
There is a pavilion in the garden. In the pavilion, the four brothers gather together again, with only Dian Wei as company.
Among the ranks of the Qingzhou Army, BOSS Liu Bei is definitely the biggest boss.
Next are Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Chen Mu, who are the second level.
Next came Dian Wei, Taishi Ciju, and others. Because they had followed Liu Bei relatively early, they had been through life and death for many years, and their relationship was very deep.
As for Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liaotian, Feng Wang, Lang Guanhai, Zangba and others, although they are so famous in history, their fame is limited to Chen Mu, a modern person who understands history.
In the eyes of the ancients, they were just mid-level officers who had just joined the army. They had no qualifications and no meritorious service. Naturally, they were not qualified to attend such a semi-family banquet.
Yes.
Today's banquet is indeed a family banquet. The brothers have not seen each other for almost a year and miss each other very much.
Hearing that Chen Mu had returned to Guanzhong, Liu Bei specially sent people to Linjin to recall Guan Yu. Together with Zhang Fei who had been following him, the brothers reunited.
"Brother, it's snowing tonight, can you have a drink?"
Chen Mu raised his wine glass and said with a smile.
Liu Bei took a look at the sky outside. It was only noon. Although snowflakes were still falling, it was already evening. He smiled and said, "Fourth brother, it's still early for the weather to start."
"Hurry, it will be dark soon."
Chen Mu spoke three words and took a sip of wine with a smile.
This wine is really strong, don't drink too much.
Zhang Fei was not as gentle as him, so he raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, laughing loudly and saying: "Have a good time, Liangbi, don't raise fish, keep drinking."
Another new word I learned from Chen Mu.
Dian Wei's drinking capacity was not comparable to that of Zhang Fei. After a few drinks, he was already intoxicated. He shook his head and said: "No... I can't drink anymore. I want to sleep..."
Zhang Fei was a little dissatisfied with his poor drinking ability, so he went to Guan Yu and said, "Second brother, let's come and drink."
"Oh, third brother put down the wine glass first. Fourth brother suddenly returned to Guanzhong. I have something to say. Why are you thinking about drinking? Let's listen to what fourth brother has to say first."
Guan Yu waved his hand and looked at Chen Mu.
Since Chen Mu has been working hard in Luoyang for so long and suddenly came back to Guanzhong, something must have happened. Otherwise, he came here for no reason. Could it be that he was just to celebrate the New Year with his brothers?
After hearing Guan Yu's words, everyone put down their wine glasses, and Liu Bei also said: "Yes, fourth brother, why did you come back suddenly?"
Chen Mu smiled and said, "I came back this time because I want to ask my eldest brother to punish the thieves."
"Following an imperial edict to punish thieves?"
Liu Bei wondered: "Isn't this asking for help?"
"I'm not asking for Dong's thief."
Chen Mu shook his head.
"If you're not asking for Dong's thief, then who is that?"
"The King of Thieves."
"King thief?"
Liu Bei felt confused. How could there be any king of thieves in this world?
There is only one Situ Wang Yun in the court, but isn't he on our side?
"Jizhou, Wang Fen."
Chen Mu faintly uttered four words.
"Wang Fen?"
Liu Bei was shocked and said: "President Wang has always been loyal and patriotic, and has always supplied our army with food and grass. Why should we attack him?"
Chen Mu said slowly: "It's different now. Wang Fen has become a treasonous traitor, and we must raise troops to fight against him."
"What on earth is going on?"
Liu Bei asked: "Is it more important than the current crusade against Dong Zhuo?"
Chen Mu nodded: "Yes, it is ten times, a hundred times more important than the current crusade against Dong Zhuo. If Wang Fen succeeds, the Han Dynasty will no longer exist."
"so serious?"
Liu Bei was very surprised. What did Wang Fen do? Could it be that he proclaimed himself emperor in Jizhou?
Chen Mu continued: "Last month, Wang Fen, Yuan Shao, Han Fu and others were in Jizhou and planned to establish Liu Bei, the king of Hejian, as emperor. Such behavior is contempt for the imperial court and the current emperor. If the eldest brother does not strictly stop it and raises troops to attack,
Then all the heroes in the world will establish their clans as emperors, and the country will perish. Isn't this situation serious?"
Wang Fen plans to make Liu Bei, the king of Hejian, emperor?
Liu Bei frowned.
This matter is indeed a serious problem, but if you think about it carefully, it may not be serious.
Because the progress on their side is quite good, as long as his army sets off, besieges Chang'an, and transfers Dong Zhuo's troops out of the city, he can wait for the princes in the city to get rid of Dong Zhuo and welcome the emperor.
Once we welcome the Emperor back to Luoyang and rule the world, with this great righteousness in hand, I believe that all the princes in the world will respond in unison.
As for the false emperor in Jizhou, it will not be too late to deal with it when the time comes.
This is to clearly distinguish the concepts of primary and secondary.
A great man once commented that Liu Bei was good at uniting forces, but could not distinguish priorities.
Knowing that Wei is the biggest enemy, insisting on avenging Guan Yu and attacking Wu is the best example.
The reason why we can now clearly distinguish the priorities is actually because Liu Bei thinks that the issue in Jizhou to the east is more troublesome to deal with.
Not to mention the exhaustion of traveling and traveling to Jizhou, just looking at Wang Fen's strength, it is not possible to win it overnight.
The problem in Guanzhong to the west will be solved soon. After Dong Zhuo dies and takes control of the overall situation of the court, he can follow the emperor's order to defeat the false emperor. This is the right path.
Thinking of this, Liu Bei waved his hand and said: "Fourth brother, now that Lu Bu has agreed to be the internal correspondent, Dong Zhuo is about to be overthrown, and we can welcome the emperor right away, how can I leave at this time? We should wait until we welcome the emperor back, and then deal with the issue of Jizhou.
"
Chen Mu knew he would say this.
Because this question is not very profound and can be understood with a little thought.
The Jizhou side is a distant fire, while the Chang'an side is a near fire, and there is a pool next to it. How can there be a reason to go and put out the distant fire first without extinguishing the near fire first?
However, Chen Mu's next words immediately turned the situation around, turning Jizhou's distant fire problem into a nearby fire that was difficult to solve.
He said: "Brother, don't forget that Qingzhou's power is extremely empty now. If Wang Fen immediately sends troops to occupy Qingzhou after he establishes the puppet emperor, and sits on the two most fertile states in the world with a population of tens of millions, then even if the princes of the world unite, they will not be able to stop it.
, this is the biggest crisis!”
Qingzhou?
Chen Mu's words suddenly made Liu Bei break into a cold sweat.
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If Wang Fen really attacked Qingzhou while he was in Guanzhong to deal with Dong Zhuo, Qingzhou would definitely not be able to resist it, because he had brought out most of Qingzhou's troops.
Now Qingzhou only has soldiers from various counties, totaling only 20,000 to 30,000 people. Jizhou has been the most fertile land since ancient times, with nine counties and the largest population. It is not a problem to recruit 100,000 troops casually.
It would be unthinkable if Wang Fen had evil intentions.
After discovering that the problem in Jizhou was more serious than he thought, Liu Bei frowned deeply and asked in a low voice: "If Wang Fen takes Qingzhou after establishing a puppet emperor, then even if I welcome back the emperor, can't I resist?"
Chen Mu smiled bitterly and said: "How can we fight if we have no family? How can we compare the land and population of the seventh county of Sili with the tens of millions of people of the fifteen counties of Qingzhou in Jizhou?"
Liu Bei was silent for a moment and then asked: "What about Guanzhong..."
Chen Mu laughed and said: "Now that Dong Zhuo's fall is imminent, Guanzhong only needs tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to control the situation. Brother, feel free to go, as long as I am here, the court will be safe."
Um.
We only want to ensure that the imperial court is safe and sound. Whether anything happens to the emperor is another matter.
Of course, Liu Bei didn't hear what he meant. After hearing his words, he felt a lot more at ease. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I feel relieved that my fourth brother is here. In this case, I will set off immediately and prepare to return to Luoyang to pay tribute to Wang Fen."
Raise troops to investigate."
"Brother, don't worry."
Chen Mu smiled and said, "We still have to wait for something."
"what?"
"Didn't I just say that I was ordered to punish thieves?"
"Could it be?"
"Yes, the imperial edict."
"An edict from the imperial court?"
Liu Bei wondered: "I have received several edicts before, and they were all scolded by traitor Dong in the name of the emperor. Could it be that he would be kind enough to give me an edict to attack Wang Fen?"
Chen Mu smiled and said: "Of course, at this time, Dong Zhuo and we have the same enemy."
"Ming Gong, Ming Gong!"
At this moment, a sound suddenly came from the stone archway in the distance.
Liu Bei turned around and saw that it was Tian Feng, so he waved and said, "Yuan Hao, what do you want?"
Tian Feng came in a hurry, came forward and cupped his hands and said: "The emperor has come to write an edict again. It is a big thing."
Liu Bei looked at Chen Mu and said in surprise: "Fourth brother has already submitted a memorial to Chang'an?"
He thought he would stay in Huayin for a few days, waiting for him to submit the memorial in person and wait for a reply from Chang'an before he could leave.
Chen Mu nodded: "This matter cannot be delayed. Once Wang Fen establishes a pseudo-emperor and uses the pseudo-emperor's edict to attack all disobedient officials, it will give them an advantage."
Tian Feng looked at Liu Bei, then Chen Mu, and asked, "Do Duke Ming and Zi Gui already know about this?"
"good."
Liu Bei said: "Fourth brother just told me that I will immediately prepare to return to Jizhou to attack Wang Fen."
After hearing his words, Tian Feng breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That's right. Although Jizhou is far away, Qingzhou is close. If I were Wang Fen, after establishing the puppet emperor, I would definitely seize the rich Qingzhou, plus the already rich Qingzhou.
The powerful Jizhou, if it holds the land of two states, the world will be stable, and Ming Gong will never let him succeed."
This is to look at the problem strategically.
Liu Bei looked at the problem because he felt that as long as he welcomed the emperor back, he would have mastered the great justice, and he could use his title as emperor to restore the Han Dynasty and command the world.
However, Tian Feng and Chen Mu had a longer-term vision and had already seen that troubled times were coming. Even if they had the emperor, all the princes in the world would not surrender.
Therefore, instead of having an emperor who only has a title but no practical significance, naturally it is more important to have a state as a base.
Hearing that Tian Feng and Chen Mu thought so, Liu Bei felt relieved and stood up and said, "Then I will go and receive this edict."
After saying that, he stood up, walked through the arch and went to the front yard to receive the edict.
Chen Mu, on the other hand, was sitting in the pavilion drinking wine and watching the snow.
It's not dark yet.
But the gloomy dark clouds covered the sky, and the rustling snowflakes fell, arriving in this complicated world.
Looking at this white and cold world, Chen Mu had countless thoughts in his heart.
This person is Wang Fen.
It’s true that if you don’t seek death, you won’t die.
There was a covetous Yuan Shao who was watching from the side without realizing it, but he decided to stand up and cause trouble, causing Liu Bei's head.
No wonder you ended up committing suicide in history. It seems that being self-willed is also a big problem.
Now you are seeking your own death, no one else is to blame.
Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.
But Yuan Shao is also capable of scheming.
It was the right time to choose.
Qingzhou happened to be empty, and Big Brother's main force needed a certain amount of time to return to the army.
Otherwise, I will definitely kill you easily, and it is absolutely impossible for you to obtain Jizhou so smoothly.
It's just that Qingzhou doesn't have the strength to annex Jizhou now, and Big Brother definitely only wants to welcome back the emperor now, and doesn't want to cause so much trouble.
But want to borrow our sword to capture Jizhou?
hehe.
Chen Mu had a smile on his lips, but a cold light appeared in his eyes.
It depends on whether our knife will do what you want, whether it will help you cut Wang Fen's flesh, or whether it will stab you again.