"The wind blows to replace the horse, and it supports Luyang Pass in the north. Wu soldiers shine on the sea and snow, when will they return to the west?" Yu Zhangxing
Outside Changping City.
Gongsun Zan hurried into the camp on horseback. He strode into the tent and sat on the main seat without hesitation.
After a while, his subordinates Gongsun Fan, Gongsun Ji, Zou Dan, Guan Jing, Wang Men and others arrived one after another. They sat on the left and right according to their relative status. They sat upright and neatly dressed. After they sat down, the atmosphere in the tent immediately changed.
Much more solemn.
As soon as Gongsun Zan coughed, everyone present looked at him.
"Xian Yufu is ready"
Gongsun Ji immediately said: "We have invited him to the rear camp and placed him separately from the other generals."
"Yes." Gongsun Zan nodded with satisfaction and said in a deep voice: "The Yuyang Xianyu clan is also a famous clan. In the future, we will also need to rely on them, so we must not neglect them."
"Sincerely."
"Guan Changshi." Gongsun Zan said: "I have done everything I asked you to do."
At this time, Chief Shi Guan Jing raised his hands and said: "My subordinates have followed the order of the Lord. Now everyone in the army knows that the Lord will succeed Liu Shijun and guard Youzhou."
"Okay." Gongsun Zan said proudly: "This matter must not only be told to the troops in Shanggu, but also to Yuyang and other places as soon as possible. We must let the entire Youzhou troops know that Liu Yu is no longer Youzhou, and I will be the one in the future.
The chief officer who commands them"
He asked again: "Is there anyone unconvinced?"
Without waiting for Guan Jing's reply, Gongsun Zan said to himself: "There must be some. Anyone who dares to express dissatisfaction will be dealt with by disturbing the morale of the army."
Guan Jing promised, and then said hesitantly: "Although it is certain that the prince has taken over as the pastor of Youzhou, the imperial edict has not yet been made public. Although we took advantage of Liu Shijun's subordinates' worries and temporarily captured their hearts, we can
After a long time, someone will ask for the imperial edict and seal ribbon."
Gongsun Zan glanced at the generals at this time, and he knew that everyone had the same concerns. Although he secretly sent people to advocate the worries of leaving home and garrison far away, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the tribesmen who had settled down and relocated, resulting in a mutiny. Then he took advantage of Liu
Before Yu could react, he announced that the imperial court was about to appoint him as Youzhou Mu, used false persuasion, and promised a vision, thus successfully calming the morale of the army.
But this is not a long-term solution. If Pei Mao does not publish the edict, he will not be able to fully grasp Liu Yu's story.
"Jixian County will send someone to talk to me." Gongsun Zan responded confidently: "Now these troops can be used by me, plus the original 20,000 elite troops under my command, a total of more than 40,000 people, enough to make anyone
Submit."
At this time, Liu Weitai, the sworn brother sitting at the bottom, said in a strange way: "Bogui now holds the military power, why bother to sit here? Waiting for Liu Shijun to send envoys for peace talks, it is better to support the people and go south to subdue the kings. What you will get then is not what you get from the peace talks now."
Comparatively, it’s several times more.”
Gongsun Zan dotes on arrogant and mediocre children, and loves to associate with the poor and humble. Among them, he has Liu Weitai, a fortune-teller, Li Yizi, a merchant of bamboo poles, and Le Hedang, a Jiaren. The three of them made an oath of brotherhood and promised each other's children in marriage. These three people
They were all billionaires, and they often used their wealth to support Gongsun Zan in training and raising the army. Gongsun Zan regarded them as his Qu Zhou and Guan Ying.
Liu Weitai specializes in divination, and is good at fortune-telling, wind horns, and stargazing. He was the first person around Gongsun Zan to see that the world was about to be in chaos, and he has been sparing no effort to encourage Gongsun Zan to attack Liu Yu early, and then separate his own power to gain hegemony.
When Gongsun Zan had several conflicts with Liu Yu, he was almost persuaded by him. Fortunately, he still had sense and knew the serious consequences of doing so, and there was also the long history Guan Jing beside him who was always reminding him.
"Yuan Benchu, a famous person at home, was despised for forcing the Han Dynasty to offer sacrifices to Jizhou. What's more, Liu Shijun's reputation for virtue is the greatest in the world." Guan Jing always looked down on these mediocre and lowly friends around Gongsun Zan, and every time they came up with bad ideas
, Guan Jing was always the first to object: "To quell the war and stabilize the morale of the army, this is a meritorious service to support the people in going south, and it is a mistake to use force to bully others. Please be careful when doing this, and do not fall into an unjust situation."
"Yes, if you can take advantage of fame and gain all the scholars from Youzhou, you don't have to take such dangerous measures to ruin your reputation and become a talking point for others." Although Gongsun Ji had taken refuge with Gongsun Zan, he was Liu Yu after all.
Zhengpi couldn't bear to see the two of them quarreling to such an extent, so he also said: "In the past, when kings and princes were promoted to official positions, it was all based on loyalty. How can it be reversed now?"
Gongsun Zan was serving under Liu Qi, the prefect, but Liu Qi broke the law and was conscripted. Gongsun Zan pretended to be a servant and served Liu Qi all the way to Luoyang. Everyone praised his generosity, and when he came back, he was praised by the local people for his filial piety and incorruptibility.
Entered into official career.
It can be said that the reputation Gongsun Zan initially accumulated was due to his sincerity and loyalty to Shangguan, which was a virtue highly praised by scholars nowadays. However, at this time, Liu Weitai encouraged Gongsun Zan to commit crimes, which was contrary to the reputation he had built.
It was precisely because Gongsun Zan was still worried about the crime of murdering his superiors that he tolerated Liu Yu in every possible way. The reason why he killed Liu Yu in history was because the two had already had a bad relationship and Liu Yu wanted his life first.
caused.
Liu Weitai claimed to be Gongsun Zan's confidant, looked at Guan Jing and others with disdain, and said: "So what? As long as you get the knot in the angel's hand, you can be conferred a noble title. At that time, you were afraid that you could not recruit local talents and win over them."
"The heart of not being able to follow the steps"
Everyone was immediately startled by Liu Weitai's thoughts and stared at each other in astonishment.
Although the imperial court is relocating and the world is in chaos, it is indeed the chaos of the late Qin Dynasty. Even so, no one dares to come forward. After all, if there is not enough strength, anyone who dares to do so will be attacked by a group, so this kind of thing
They can only tacitly invade each other, but they cannot do it openly.
Liu Weitai's words undoubtedly tore off the fig leaf and made everyone tremble. Guan Jing suddenly stood up and scolded him first: "It's ridiculous and treasonous. You want the king to attack the world."
"?"
"This, this," Liu Weitai's face was pale and green, and he still said to himself: "The prince now has a strong army. As long as he subdues Jixian and gets the imperial edict that should be given to the prince, he can command the entire Youzhou. Back then, the prince
The prince has 30,000 soldiers and horses, and Yuan Shao can barely fight. Now that the prince has gathered 100,000 soldiers and horses in Youzhou, who else in the world can resist the king's attack?"
"Shut up!" Gongsun Zan finally spoke, and he began to curse in the first sentence: "You don't know how to plan, but you are also unloyal. If you weren't my close friend, I would have to punish you and get out of the house. From now on,
No one is allowed inside to discuss matters.”
Liu Weitai said with a surprised look: "Bogui"
Gongsun Zan suddenly stood up and shouted: "Get out!"
When Liu Weitai saw that Gongsun Zan was really angry, he walked out dejectedly.
"Since I serve the imperial court and uphold my loyalty, I will never do such a treasonous thing." Gongsun Zan looked at everyone present, not only expressing his feelings, but also appeasing counselors such as Guan Jing, and said firmly: "No one will be allowed to do this in the future.
If you say things like this again, don't blame me for being unkind."
Gongsun Zan didn't know how great the rewards would be if he followed Liu Weitai's idea, but Liu Weitai overestimated Gongsun Zan's ability to control his troops. Now even though Gongsun Zan temporarily controls some of Liu Yu's troops, it does not mean that he will really control them.
can be driven with confidence.
Liu Yu had always been loyal and popular among the army. Gongsun Zan just used an excuse to arouse the anger of the people and was temporarily subdued. When the army calmed down, they would still worry about Liu Yu as their superior, and then only Liu Yu would be the one.
As soon as someone sends someone to tell him, the army will immediately turn against Gongsun Zan, not to mention that the other side has an angel who upholds integrity.
With the opponent's reputation and justice in hand, Gongsun Zan could only continue to be a loyal servant of the court and negotiate terms with Liu Yu and others by quelling the mutiny. He could only take advantage of the situation and raise his troops to plot rebellion.
But once he did this, he changed from a loyal man who put down the mutiny to a traitor plotting a rebellion. Even if he got Youzhou as he wished, the local powerful and nobles would not give him any support, and they would even hinder him.
Thinking of this, Gongsun Zan frowned slightly again, and suddenly remembered that Pei Mao had always held it in his hand and never left it. Although it was just a bamboo pole decorated with a yak tail, this bamboo pole was not only a symbol of
As an angel, he has the authority to mobilize troops and enshrine officials. Under special circumstances, he can even directly kill lawless local ministers.
It would be great if this festival was in his hands.