"The whip is raised suddenly and white sweat flows, and the shadows are arrogant and the green hooves are broken." [Wei Jiedu Red Horse Horse Song]
It was dusk, the sky was as dark as ink, and only a bright autumn moon hung in the sky.
In the mountains to the north of Ji County, there were sudden bursts of rapid horse hooves.
Dozens of fast horses are galloping on the mountain road. This is an elite cavalry team, well-equipped, and everyone is on a white horse.
The white horse shimmered faintly under the moonlight. At the front, a man with a strong back and strong posture was riding on the horse, urging him non-stop.
"drive!"
Gongsun Zan clamped his legs under the horse's belly and said angrily to Gongsun Ji beside him: "I usually think that Liu Youzhou is a loyal man, but I didn't expect that he would lure me north and make me turn my back on the angels. He is cheating on me!"
This year, he and Yuan Shao fought in succession, with each winning or losing. Both sides exhausted countless supplies and exhausted their soldiers. Yuan Shao was so rich in Jizhou that he could easily regain his strength, but Gongsun Zan still had to rely on supplies from his immediate superior, Liu Yu.
Especially when Liu Yu was afraid of Gongsun Zan's rebelliousness, he took advantage of Gongsun Zan's defeat to reduce his authority and food supply, which made Gongsun Zan's situation even more difficult.
When he heard that Liu Yu would rather give winter grain and grass to the Wuhuan and other tribes outside the Great Wall than give more supplies to Gongsun Zan to restore his strength, Gongsun Zan was furious. When the angel was coming and the winter grain and grass were coming, Gongsun Zan paused for a moment.
After careful consideration, he quickly chose the latter. He personally led thousands of cavalry north to Juyong, intending to rob the food and grass for his own use.
Gongsun Zan originally thought that the meeting with the angel was just a routine matter, and he could just use the excuse of attacking Wuhuan in the north as an excuse afterwards. But he did not expect that Liu Yu, who had always been kind, would plot against him at this time. The so-called 160,000 hu of grain and grass were all used to lure him.
It was a pretense to go north; I never thought that Liu Yu would seize the opportunity and try to criticize him at this time for this reason!
Gongsun Ji was working under Liu Yu. Because he and Gongsun Zan had the same surname, they had a good relationship with each other in private. This time he accidentally learned that Liu Yu planned to attack Gongsun Zan when he met the angel, so he immediately faked illness and left the city, and hurriedly informed Gongsun Zan.
At that time, he rode his horse and followed closely beside Gongsun Zan. When he heard the voice, he responded: "Liu Shijun is not good at trickery. This should be the idea of not driving Zhao Gai."
"I don't care whose idea it was!" Gongsun Zan was furious at this moment. He showed no mercy to his beloved horse. He whipped his whip and said, "Liu Youzhou bullies people too much! Do you think you can punish me just because the angel is here? I'm dreaming.
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He said it was easy, but in fact he knew in his heart that Liu Yu had taken the upper hand this time. If he hadn't gone back earlier to confront him, things might have been even worse for him.
Baima Yi was always famous for his lightness, agility and speed when marching. Under the leadership of Gongsun Zan, everyone ran out of the mountain road in a short while, and under the bright moonlight, ran along the official road to the gate of Jixian City.
"Open the door! My Lord is going to the city to meet Angel and Lord Liu!"
The gatekeeper did not dare to neglect, and quickly called the city gate waiter. The gate waiter and the army commander lit up their weapons, burned pine branches high, and looked down from the battlements of the city wall to see what was going on.
Dozens of knights with extraordinary skills came to the door surrounded by a tall general. They were all riding white horses, and each of them exuded an intimidating aura.
When the military Sima on the city saw the famous and unique White Horse Yi Cong below the city, he couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and immediately shouted: "Open the city gate quickly!"
"Yes, but Zhao Biejia said that the city gate will be locked at night and no one is allowed to open the door..."
"Fuck you!" Army Sima kicked the murmuring soldier to the ground and cursed: "Don't even look at who is under the city! Is General Fenwu an ordinary person? Don't open the door for him.
, he will kill you first when he enters the city tomorrow. At that time, no words from Zhao Biejia or Zhang Biejia will work! Go down and open the door!"
"Here, here!" The little soldier hurriedly got up from the ground and ran down the city wall in disgrace.
The city gate slowly opened, and Gongsun Zan, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately jumped on his horse and ran in the doorway. He quickly picked up the speed of his horse and ran in the doorway. The army commander waited at the door carefully and respectfully. When Gongsun Zan passed by him, he stopped.
It didn't stop, blowing like a gust of wind.
It was just as if the riding crop in his hand was flicked carelessly, and with a loud 'pop' sound, it hit the army commander's face.
"If you delay business, be careful!"
The capital of Youzhou.
Pei Mao and Liu Yu sat at the top, one on the east and the other on the west, and below them sat Youzhou officials and local celebrities. The hall was brightly lit, the wine and food were exquisite, and the guests and hosts made polite remarks, drank and joked, and it was a great time.
Liu Yu looked at the happy scene in front of him with a smile, stroking his long beard with his hand, and was about to say something. At this moment, a man suddenly ran in from outside and knelt down in the hall: "Ming Ming
Gong, Gong, General Gongsun is here!"
"Didn't Gongsun Zan go to Juyong?" Xian Yuyin, not knowing the situation, turned to his clan relative Xian Yufu and asked in a low voice.
Xian Yufu pursed his lips and said nothing, looking at the two people sitting among them.
On the side, Zhao Gai of Youzhou Bijia was so shocked that he dropped his chopsticks on the table after hearing this. He didn't care that the soup splashed on his clothes, and looked at Liu Yu tremblingly.
Wei You, Qi Zhou and other close associates of Liu Yuzhou Mansion all had dark faces and stopped talking, waiting for the statements of the two of them.
Pei Mao's expression did not change, he still put the cup to his mouth and took a small sip.
Liu Yu, on the other hand, looked ashen as water, with a green face, and said displeasedly: "This officer has neglected the angel, and now he still has the nerve to come see him? Let him go back!"
Before the order was sent out, Gongsun Zan pushed aside the blue-headed servant who was blocking him and walked in with a high head.
He stared at Liu Yu very rudely, until Liu Yu was so angry that he trembled with anger from his contemptuous eyes. Gongsun Zan then looked away, looked at the calm Pei Mao, and said with a rather rough smile: "Liu Shi
You entertained the angels at a banquet and summoned all the princes of Youzhou, but I was not invited. How strange and strange it is!"
"Jihou." Pei Mao was not intimidated by the rampant momentum deliberately displayed by the other party. He gently placed the cup in his hand on the table and said calmly. Although his voice was soft and gentle, it was cadenced and his tone was clear.
, looking very impressive: "Do you still remember the ceremony?"
Seeing that Pei Mao turned a blind eye to the momentum he deliberately created, Gongsun Zan couldn't help but suffocated and his lips trembled. On this occasion, he did not dare to offend the angel. So Gongsun Zan had to hold back his anger and faced the center of the crowd in front of everyone.
Pei Mao and Liu Yu, who were sitting, fell to the ground and bowed their heads: "Fenwu General and Minister Zan pay homage to the angel!"
Although Gongsun Zan was worshiping Pei Mao, Pei Mao was sitting next to Liu Yu. When Gongsun Zan was worshiping Pei Mao, he was also worshiping Liu Yu. Seeing that Gongsun Zan did not dare to make a mistake and bowed down before him, Liu Yu
I felt my heart was very happy, and the tightness in my chest suddenly disappeared, and I couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"Get up." Pei Mao accepted the bow calmly and made his own decision: "Give Jihou another table, wine and food."