Fu Qun was the chief official, and in the past, he kept his subordinates for dinner, so he naturally meant to be kind and comforted.
But Yang Yi felt a tightening heart, knowing that the real test was coming.
The two of them had eaten without saying a word, and Fu Qun took Yang Yi back to the inner room.
Fu Qun's residence is in the backyard of the governor's residence. Because Cao Gong was stationed here, no one dared to use the governor's residence in Liu Jingsheng back then. Fu Qun's governor's residence was originally the residence of an official when Liu Jingsheng ruled Jingzhou.
The front yard was slightly expanded and a three-bedroom hall was built to support the scene. Just now, Fu Qun and Le Jin and Man Chong met here. The courtyard behind the hall seemed small, just like this inner room, the paint on the doors and windows had peeled off, revealing the gray-black wood background. Because of the cramped courtyard, the light was not good.
After all, he is a cyclist governor without military power. His authority cannot be compared with the generals who lead the army. There is almost the same treatment. Fu Qun was peaceful and did not care about this at all.
Fu Qun signaled Yang Yi to join the seat and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Wei, I know it's not easy for you."
Yang Yi felt sad.
This past experience is not just not easy? I am also born and die, it is too difficult for me!
Just as I was about to complain first, Fu Qun continued, "However, at this moment, you and I are in the inner room, and there is no third person present, and I have to ask some things."
"So please ask the Lord of Zhou."
"How many words did you say to Le Wenqian and Man Boning just now are true?"
His words were straightforward, but Yang Yi was relieved. If he asked in public, if anyone did not answer well, he would have to fall to the ground. But so frankly in the private room, it seems that the governor Fu did not take it seriously.
Speaking of which, because the world disputes are far from over, except for the Central Plains and Hebei, all prefectures and counties are facing military pressure, so they are all led by warriors. Most of the governors who cooperate with warriors are those who are deeply aware of the principles of advance and retreat.
On the one hand, the power of the governor is very limited, and all the prefects below have the general's name, so there is no need for the governor to point fingers; on the other hand, when using martial arts in troubled times, the literati can be used by Cao Gong, but it is not Cao Gong's reliance. If he acts beyond the rules, Bian Wenyi, Kong Wenju, Xu Ziyuan and others will be the lessons of the past.
Therefore, since Yang Yi's words were just now recognized by Man Chong, even if the content was extremely absurd, Fu Qun would not openly refute it. He even had to protect Yang Yi, because only by protecting Yang Yi could he endorse Le Jin and Man Chong and the others.
At that moment, Yang Yi said frankly: "I really don't dare to deceive the Lord of Zhou. It's basically true. There are only two things, and I have made some modifications."
"What two things?"
"The first thing is that Guan Yu led 20,000 to 30,000 people, which was made by me. Le Wenqian actually gathered 10,000 soldiers outside the county town. However, when he was attacked by Guan Yu, he was defeated."
Fu Qun was shocked and his waist was suddenly straightened: "What? Guan Yu only used two thousand people...just..."
He lowered his voice and asked, "Are you right? Le Wenqian is a well-known general in the world. He has led tens of thousands of people and has five times the strength of his troops, but he cannot match Guan Yu?"
"At that time, the two armies were fighting, and I witnessed it with my own eyes at the head of the county town!" Yang Yi's face was flushed, and he was a little overly excited. He subconsciously opened his arms and said sternly: "At that time, I only felt that General Guan's power was enough to make the mountains and rivers tremble, and the sky and the earth changed color, and wherever he went, it was like thunder and thunder!"
Fu Qun sighed and nodded slightly.
He is not familiar with military tactics, but is familiar with Yang Yi. Fu and Yang families are family friends. Fu Qun knows that Yang Yi has never been convinced and has a bit of a crazy personality. At this moment, he was shocked by Guan Yu, which shows Guan Yu's majesty.
The battle outside the county town was actually impossible to hide. Among so many soldiers who fled back, some people said it was even more exaggerated than Yang Yi, and they regarded Guan Yu as a god who descended to earth. Fu Qun asked Yang Yi again, but it was just a matter of confirmation.
"Just..." Fu Qun frowned and said, "Since the Jingzhou army is so strong, how can we fight with Le Jin, Wen Pin and others in the past few years?"
"It's all because General Guan... Well, Guan Yu's troops are insufficient."
"How do you say this?"
Yang Yi stayed in the Jingzhou army for several days and was not a prisoner for nothing. He had his own smart and capable place. He talked to Lei Yuan in daily life, or talked with Lei Yuan's subordinates, and he really had a lot of information. He said now:
"When Duke Xuande was in Jingzhou, his troops were about 50,000. Later, they raised troops to Sichuan and took more than 30,000 people away. Guan Yu stayed in Jingzhou. Although he tried his best to expand his troops, his troops were only more than 30,000. Among them, there were more than 10,000 naval troops. Zhoujun, Jingzhou was so vast, what was the size of 30,000 people? Guan Yu distributed troops to station in important cities and fortresses in various places, and only five thousand could be used for field battles. These five thousand people were Guan Yu's basic troops, and Guan Yu could not easily waste them. Therefore, in the past year, Le Wenqian and Wen Zhongye's soldiers were comparable to their flags."
"So, why did Guan Yu fight back fiercely now? Did he suddenly not care about the loss?"
"There are two reasons. First, Duke Xuande has set up Yizhou. Recently, Yizhou troops have been transferred to Jingzhou one after another to enrich the defenses in various places. Guan Yu was able to draw more mobile power. Second, because many civil and military officials in Yizhou have come to Jingzhou recently, Guan Yu intends to let Yizhou people see the power of Jingzhou."
According to your statement, although we were fighting this battle, it was not for us... Cao Gong's two 2,000 stones were lost, and the elite troops of several thousand were lost, just because Guan Yu wanted the people of Yizhou to see his power. In this way, can the surrounding areas of Xiangyang be calm in the future?
Fu Qun felt a little chest tightness and shortness of breath, and felt that he didn't know how to continue the topic.
He suddenly realized that Guan Yu's power was getting stronger and stronger, and the situation in Jingzhou was much more dangerous than what he had known before.
The defeat in the county was about to be embellished by Le Jin and others to become a victory. So what happened before? Are the matches and matches in the past year really matches and matches?
No wonder Li Li had a chance and went to Xuchang to be a nameless short-selling minister... He ran away when he saw that the situation was not good, right? He asked me, Mr. Fu, to fill in the pit for him!
Even if he was scheming, he couldn't help but feel nervous. He took a deep breath, remained calm, and asked, "Mr. Wei, you said there was something else that was also whitewashed. Why not talk about it together."
Yang Yi laughed awkwardly: "To be honest with the Lord of Zhou, I did not escape from the Jingzhou Army, but was released."
"That's okay." Fu Qun laughed and said, "Don't Wei Gong take the mission and plan to be a spy for Liu Bei?"
"That's not. But I promised Lei Yuan, the general under Xuande Gong, to take care of his caravans traveling to and from Jingxiang within his power."
"This General Fenwei Lei Yuan is the one who led his men to cross Jingshan and capture the county?" Fu Qun thought for a while: "I remember that Xu Gongming was frustrated in Yizhou, which was the work of this person."
"That's right. Lei Yuan is a rising star under the command of Xuande Gong. He once defeated Xu Gongming's troops and Ma Chao's Qiang and Hu cavalry in Yizhou, and was very famous. Now he leads thousands of elite troops to occupy the Yidu area, and is like Guan Yu's main assistant. His clan has a great influence in Jingzhou and is in charge of business dealings with Jingman, Jiaozhou and other places."
"So he captured the chief clerk of the governor of Jingzhou. Instead of seeking credit and reward, he released you back and asked you to take care of his caravan in Jingxiang?" Fu Qun sighed: "He has no other requests?"
Fu Qun is a Confucian scholar who is a serious and filial scholar and reads sages. He really doesn't understand what a general who is in charge of the army values ​​the despicable things of merchants so much? Did he get money? Or did he expect to use those caravans to cover up the work?
The problem is that there are many business transactions between the two families in Jingzhou, Cao and Liu, and many major families in Jingxiang are involved to make profits. It is not difficult for Lei Yuan to send a detailed work, so why bother to the governor of Jingzhou through Yang Yi and make such a mobilization? I only need to send capable people to stare at it. Can a few caravans from Jingzhou still play tricks?
Chapter completed!