When Gao Shun was in Jizhou, he had met many famous people and high-ranking officials, and he had somewhat understood the rules of conduct in the gentry circle. However, the young man in front of him, who was from a wealthy family and had become the governor of a state, had a completely different style of doing things.
In Gao Shun's view, Yuan Xi's stalking behavior has no gentry style, but looks like someone who was born in the marketplace, like a gangster.
Gao Shun always felt that the style of Yuan Xi in front of him was very similar to a person he had read about in history books. Isn't this what Emperor Gaozu looked like in the rumors?
In front of him, Yuan Xi was still chattering, "Brother Gao, you see, I will be Marquis Wen's son-in-law soon. We are more or less close to each other."
"Brother Gao may not know yet, but my first wife's fourth sister is married to Gao Lan. Gao Lan, you know, is from the same Chenliu Gao family as Brother Gao, and is now a famous general in Jizhou."
"Brother Gao, look, isn't this a closer relationship, closer than a family?"
Gao Shun's head was about to explode, "Your Majesty, please let me go. What will Marquis Wen think of your friendship with me?"
"Although the two sides join forces, it will arouse suspicion."
Yuan Xi laughed and said, "Brother Gao, please don't talk to outsiders as a family."
"Brother Gao, have you ever thought about how Brother Gao will deal with himself if Marquis Wen really gets on good terms with the Yuan family again, especially if he reconciles with Lord Benchu?"
"With all due respect, Brother Gao's current situation is already very embarrassing. Will it be even more difficult then?"
Gao Shun said seriously: "I'm afraid you may have misunderstood. Marquis Wen is very kind to me, and I've always lived a good life."
Yuan Xi still refused to give up, "Brother Gao, don't deceive yourself. If Brother Gao surrenders to me, I will rely on him as my ally."
"With me as the mediator, the previous falling out between my brother and the Gao family will definitely be resolved, wouldn't it be good?"
Gao Shun said calmly: "Shun does not disappoint Marquis Wen."
Yuan Xi admired Gao Shun in his heart. He was really stubborn.
But he felt even more regretful in his heart. Lu Bu clearly had a loyal subordinate like Gao Shun, but he didn't know how he got into trouble in the end. Thinking that Gao Shun would be killed like this in later generations, Yuan Xi felt that it was not worth it.
Seeing that Gao Shun didn't say anything, he knew it was hard to say anything more, so he had to beat the snake and follow it with a stick, "Xi admires Brother Gao's behavior very much."
"I also hope that Brother Gao can be reused under Marquis Wen and show his talents."
"Well, I won't mention this matter for now. I just hope that Brother Gao will remember what I said today if he encounters any difficulties."
"My door to Youzhou will always be open for Brother Gao."
After hearing this, Gao Shun stood up and held his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you for your favor, Shun is extremely grateful."
Yuan Xi saw that Gao Shun was very tight-lipped from beginning to end. The more loyal a person is, the harder it is to dig, so it would be best to loosen the soil first.
He changed the subject and said, "I came here this time because I heard that Yuan Shu's army has approached Huaicheng and is only three or four days away."
"Brother, do you think Huaicheng can stop it?"
Gao Shun thought for a while and said, "If Yuan Shu's army attacks with all its strength, Shun will risk his life to escort the envoy and Marquis Wen's wife and daughter to break out of the encirclement."
Yuan Xi understood the meaning, Gao Shun had no confidence at all!
He said aloud: "What if we are trapped in the camp and are still in my brother's hands?"
Gao Shun thought for a long time, "It will only last half a month longer."
Yuan Xi thought that half a month was enough to wait for many changes, such as the return of reinforcements from Marquis Wen and Zhao Yun, or the dispatch of troops from Jizhou. Of course, there could also be a worse situation.
Yuan Xi thought about it and felt that he still couldn't sit still and wait for death. The situation in Anyi was very complicated. If it couldn't be solved in a month or two, just waiting would not be an option.
He spoke out: "Xi has something unclear. Why did Marquis Wen hand over the general power to General Wei Xu that day?"
Gao Shun heard the implication of Yuan Xi's words and his eyes flashed, "What you mean is that there is something wrong with General Wei Xu?"
Yuan Xi said: "In Xi's opinion, it is most appropriate for Mr. Gongtai to be in charge, but he has been pointed out and is constrained in his work."
"I'm not talking about Wei Xu, but as Brother Gao said, if his command falls into the camp, I'm afraid he will be much worse than Brother Gao."
"That's it. If he is happy to see the result, then the situation will be serious."
"Brother Gao must have put a lot of effort into cultivating himself into the camp, right?"
After hearing this, Gao Shun clenched his fists involuntarily. Yuan Xi saw that the time was ripe and took the opportunity to say, "I would like to ask Brother Gao to come with me to see Mr. Gongtai."
Gao Shun smelled a strange smell and said quickly: "Marquis Wen left me to guard the city, how could I..."
Yuan Xi interrupted him, "Brother Gao!"
"I am already going to be Marquis Wen's son-in-law, how can I have any objections to him?"
Gao Shun slandered, thinking that Marquis Wen had not made his position clear yet, so you just pretended to be Marquis Wen's son-in-law and pretended to be Marquis Wen's son-in-law. As a descendant of the Yuan family, don't you care about the family's face?
Yuan Xi asked again: "Brother Gao, what do you think of my soldiers?"
Gao Shun replied: "The peaceful camp is good at winning, but the trapped camp cannot."
He said this very skillfully, and he also praised himself from the side, which shows that he is very proud of the soldiers he has trained to fall into the camp.
After hearing this, Yuan Xi sighed: "Brother Gao is too modest, but just as Brother Gao values the enemy camp, I also cherish these soldiers under my command."
"They were trained by my general Qu Yi. He escaped from death that day and I saved him, so he has been training under me."
"But it is a pity that he died in the battle to protect Marquis Wen's daughter. When I think about it now, I feel heartache."
He turned sideways and looked directly at Gao Shun, "I have met with the trapped camp several times in the past few days."
"I discovered that quite a number of them were actually the first to die in Jizhou!"
"Brother Gao, does he know that these first-death warriors were first trained by Qu Yi?"
Gao Shun was silent for a long time after hearing this, and then slowly said: "Qu Yi and I have known each other for a long time."
"His first descendants were his family's private soldiers when he was in Liangzhou, and they have always been with him."
"Later, he joined Benchu Gong's army and made a lot of achievements, but he was always under suspicion."
"This is normal. A sword is sharp and useful for killing enemies, but it may also hurt its owner."
"He and I have known each other for several years and often discussed military training methods together, until that incident finally happened."
"I took over the remaining Xianden and organized Xianden into a trap camp."
"It wasn't until later that because there were people in the Gao clan who were valued more than me, Duke Benchu asked me to hand over the trapped camp to them."
"I was young and energetic at the time and couldn't hold my breath. In addition, the soldiers in the trap camp were quite dissatisfied with Qu Yi's ambush. With the instigation of several subordinates, I contacted Marquis Wen, who was in Bingzhou to avoid trouble, and took refuge with the trap camp.
Got him."
Yuan Xi thought that was the case and said: "If the general had known at that time that he still had to hand over the trapped camp, would he have left Jizhou?"
Gao Shun looked at his feet and finally said: "At least when fighting, you still need me to take command."
Yuan Xi saw that Gao Shun had loosened his tone and knew that Gao Shun already had some regrets in his heart.
In this chaotic world, the lord and his subordinates often just use each other. How many of them can truly understand each other?
Thinking of this, he said aloud: "Even if Brother Gao can trust Wen Hou, can he trust Wei Xu?"
"Brother Gao has also heard about the affair between Marquis Wen and Mrs. Wei Xu, right?"
Gao Shun hesitated, no one knew about this kind of thing in private, but the atmosphere in Bingliang has always been open, what could he, a subordinate who was born in Chenliu, say?
Yuan Xi saw Gao Shun's thoughts and said: "Brother Gao, there are not many men in the world who would willingly give their wives to others."
"Wei Xuruo was dissatisfied, defected to others, and surrendered to the camp to die before the battle. Brother Gao could not bear to have many years of hard work in vain?"
"When the time comes, Wei Xu slaps his butt and runs away, how will we explain to Marquis Wen?"
"And I'm afraid we may not be able to survive under Yuan Shujun's hands."
After hearing this, Gao Shun hesitated even more, "What do you mean by your Majesty?"
Yuan Xi made up his mind and said, "I would like to ask Brother Gao to go with me to see Mr. Gongtai."
As long as Chen Gong is persuaded, half of the matter is solved, and the rest is how to defend Huaicheng.
Outside Anyi City, Jushou said to Zhao Yun: "Li Jue and Guo Si are extraordinary in martial arts. General, be careful."
Zhao Yun nodded and said: "Thank you sir, sir. Wait for Yun to test the other party's reality first!"
He rode out of the battle, led hundreds of cavalry to the opponent's battle formation, and shouted: "Changshan Zhao Zilong, come to challenge the rebellion!"
Now, it is the thousands of flying bear troops led by Li Jue and Guo Si who are blocked outside Anyi City by Zhao Yunju.
The Flying Bear Army was Li Jue's most proud pro-army, claiming to be invincible. They had previously pursued the Emperor's convoy from Chang'an for thousands of miles, winning consecutive battles along the way and annihilating the Emperor's most elite Yulin Army.
If the Baibo Army and the Southern Huns hadn't joined forces to sneak attack Li Jue's army, which was attacking the Emperor's camp, and forced it to temporarily retreat, the Flying Bear Army would have wiped out almost all the enemies.
Even so, after the Flying Bear Army made a comeback, they defeated Yang Feng and Han Xian continuously, and the emperor's convoy was forced to flee into Anyi.
However, Li Jue and Guo Si did not give up and led troops to approach Anyi. At this time, they encountered Zhao Yun's army who was resisting outside.
Seeing Zhao Yun's expression, Li Jue turned to Guo Bang and said, "Who is this?"
Guo Bang didn't care and said: "It seems that they are not from Bingliang. Which of these Guandong people can stop us?"
"Just send someone to kill him!"
After hearing this, Li Jue looked around and saw a general beside him. His eyes lit up and he said, "Go up and take his head off!"
After hearing this, the general looked proud, cupped his hands and said, "I will obey the general's orders!"
No wonder he is proud, he is Li Jue's most capable subordinate, Hu Feng.
Hu Feng was Li Jue's nephew and served as the cavalry captain. This position showed that he was also the best in force among Li Jue's army, which was dominated by cavalry.
Moreover, Hu Feng had previously become famous for something he did, which was to kill the right general Fan Chou at a banquet.
"Book 72 of the Later Han Dynasty - Annotations to Dong Zhuo's Biography [1] Xiandi Ji": "Jue saw that Chongguo was brave and gained the heart of Chongguo. He became ill and got drunk. He secretly sent Hu Feng, the commander of the foreign cavalry, to kill Chou while he was sitting down.
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Fan Chou was a fierce general as famous as Li Jue and Guo Si in the Liangzhou army. Hu Feng was able to kill Fan Chou with his bare hands while surrounded by his subordinates, which shows that his martial arts skills were indeed extraordinary.
Hu Feng held up his spear, rode his horse and rushed to the front of the formation. He shouted, "Nobody, give Hu a life!"