"Is it true that for those who are irritated, ridicule is enough to make a difference? They change their ways when the time comes and make great achievements with their words." Lian Mian Dictionary
Langye Kingdom, Kaiyang County.
"Xuan Gao, you have to think clearly, that ten million is not only money, but also wheat and grain that we urgently need!" In the military tent, Chang Xi glared at a dignified and burly man at the table, and said menacingly
He said: "Are you really willing to part with the money and silk brought to your door?"
The man was tall and strong, with a dense beard growing on his chin, which lay close around his chin like a shaggy weed.
This man was none other than Zang Ba, the Cavalry Commander under Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian. His voice was as rough and hoarse as his beard: "This is the money given to King Langxieshun by the imperial court."
"So what? Now Qingxu and other places are full of thieves, bandits are everywhere, and Langye country has no soldiers or generals. How can we take care of so much money and food!" After hearing this, Chang Xi shook his head and said disapprovingly: "As the saying goes.
The ordinary man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying the jade. Now that we have been ordered by the envoy to suppress Langxie, we are not only protecting the people here, but also the peace of the royal family. We will use this money and food as military supplies, and they will not dare to
say what!"
In addition to Zang Ba and Chang Xi, there were also Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li and others. They were all famous knights and brave men in Taishan County. Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zang Ba and Sun Guan had followed Tao Qian in conquests.
They were worshiped as Cavalry Captain. Since they were all old friends from the same hometown, they gathered their troops and listened to Tao Qian's orders this year. Taking advantage of the death of King Langye Shun and the chaos in the country, they led troops to attack the capital of Langye Kingdom.
Open Yang and drive away Langxie and Yin virtue.
Originally, they entered Langxie to open up the connection between Tao Qian and Gongsun Zan in Qingzhou. Now that Cao Cao is powerful and it is difficult for Tao Qian to enter Yanzhou, only by entering Qingzhou via Langxie can Tao Qian and his ally Gongsun Zan
Achieve a military echo between East and West in Qingzhou.
Later, with Cao Cao's rapid offensive in Xuzhou, Tao Qian's soldiers and horses were defeated one after another, causing turmoil among the people in the state. Especially Xiapi Prime Minister Zuo Rong was afraid of Cao Cao's military strength, and took the common people and military resources with him, so he retreated to Guangling.
He was greedy for the wealth of Guangling, so he held a banquet and murdered Zhao Yu, the prefect of Guangling, and then fled to Jiangdong. This caused a fire in the rear of Xuzhou, which was relatively stable, and the two most important counties in Xuzhou were in turmoil. Even at this time,
Cao Cao has withdrawn his troops, but Tao Qian is still exhausted and exhausted.
It was at this time that Chang Xi, Sun Guan and others saw that Tao Qian's situation seemed to be over. The powerful men who had no loyalty to Tao Qian couldn't help but have thoughts of self-reliance. Especially Chang Xi, who was originally a Taishan bandit.
He repeatedly attacked Pengcheng and other places, and was only temporarily attached to Tao Qian. At this time, he saw Xuzhou's weakness, and quickly made a bad idea: "With this money and food, plus the Langye Kingdom, our brothers can expand their troops."
, prepare and train elite soldiers. At that time, whether we go north to Qingzhou or south to Xuzhou, there will be a place for us."
"Not long after Cao Cao massacred Pengcheng, Zuo Rong defected, causing chaos in Xiapi, Guangling and other counties. Xuzhou suffered heavy losses. I heard that Tao Shijun became seriously ill because of this." Sun Guan glanced at Chang Xi, and the two of them looked at each other.
After a brief contact, he moved away and said with a malicious smile: "Tao Shijun is sixty-two this year, right? At such a young age, and having encountered so many setbacks in old age, who knows how long he can live?
"
Zang Ba couldn't help but frown. He had the most seniority and reputation among the people in the seat, and everyone regarded him as their commander. This time, Chang Xi and others said they were persuading him to rob the money worth tens of millions. In fact,
It was forcing him to choose to betray Tao Qian and separatize Qingxu. Chang Xi had no friendship with Tao Qian, but Zang Ba was different. When he started his career in the Yellow Turbans, he was under Tao Qian's command and was highly regarded, even if he felt it in his heart.
On the top of the mountain, the idea of dominating one party is not willing to add insult to injury to the old master at this moment.
Chang Xi knew that Zang Ba was not used to hearing this and did not want to push too hard, so he chose to explain the situation: "Xuan Gao, even if Tao Shijun is in good health, the civil strife in Xuzhou has not been settled and people are uneasy. To the west, Yanzhou has defeated Cao Cao, the general of the east.
He wanted to avenge his father's murder day and night, and Yuan Shu, the general in the south, was also said to be interested in Xuzhou. If Yangzhou and Jiujiang and other counties had not been decided, the general would not have missed the opportunity of civil strife in Xiapi and Guangling and marched from Huainan to Xuzhou."
"Weren't General Hou and Tao Shijun an ally?" Yin Li was the weakest among the people and dared not speak. At this time, he was talking about something he didn't understand, so he asked curiously.
"So what if the alliance is good? How can an alliance be good for a lifetime?" Chang Xi said immediately without thinking, but he didn't notice that Zang Ba's eyes changed slightly when he looked at him. He continued: "General Hou Chen said
After a defeat, Nanyang, Yuzhou and other places were lost one after another, and countless troops and horses were lost. Now we only have Huainan with an unsolid foundation. If we don't want to open up, we can only sit back and defend ourselves."
Zang Ba couldn't help but glance at Chang Xi, as if he didn't expect that the other party would have such a view of the current situation. Normally, Chang Xi's ability to judge the current situation was not as good as his.
"Like all the brothers, I want to find a foundation for self-reliance in these troubled times. Langye is indeed a good place. There is the sea in the east, Mount Tai in the north and west. It can be said that there are dangers on three sides, and Xuzhou in the south is rich and accessible. I
It goes without saying that if we can occupy the land of Qingxu, we can expect wealth and honor." Zang Ba thought for a while, first tried to stabilize the group of brothers, and then said: "It's just that this money was given to King Langxieshun by the imperial court.
The stolen money is part of a funeral ceremony, not to mention that it is inhumane for us to rob it without authorization, but it is said that angels are planning the funeral now in Langxie, how can we take such a risk?"
"The imperial court is currently in peace in Guanzhong. Even if it cheers up, it can't do anything to Xuzhou. So what if we take the bribes? Can the imperial court still send troops to attack me?" Chang Xi stopped Zang Ba's move to speak.
, fearlessly said: "Even if the imperial court issued an edict to attack, look around you, who is not attacking each other? Who will obey the imperial edict?"
"Yes." Wu Dun, who had always been friendly with Zang Ba, also echoed Chang Xi and said, "If the imperial court is really powerful, why isn't this money used to be money from the capital, water balance money?"
"Don't embarrass Xuan Gao." The honest Yin Li couldn't help but said, "Tao Shijun wrote a letter to Xuang Gao, saying that he asked Xuan Gao to control the division and brigade. He will thank you very much in the future. Tao Shijun will be waiting for Xuan Gao
No matter how tall or thin you are, how can you do something unjust at this time?"
Zang Ba nodded and said with a sullen face: "Everything must have a name. Nowadays, in addition to angels, there are many powerful people from Xuzhou and other places in Kaiyang City. The robbery is satisfying for a while, but it offends the local powerful people. In the future, I
How should we gain a foothold? You still have to think deeply."
"What does Xuan Gao mean?" Chang Xi smiled contemptuously and asked.
"After the memorial ceremony tomorrow, I will personally go to King Si and Prime Minister Langxie and tell them that we are in need of military resources. If they are sensible, the money will naturally be given to them." Zang Ba narrowed his eyes slightly and said thoughtfully.
: "If they don't want to, Tao Shijun will also uphold justice for us. Xiapi, the civil strife in Guangling has not been settled, and Tao Shijun must not want another trouble to happen to the north of Xuzhou."
This is a compromise method that does not really push Zang Ba and others to oppose Tao Qian. It is very different from the initial thoughts of Chang Xi and others. However, Zang Ba is determined not to bear the unjust consequences to Tao Qian.
Ming, Chang Xi, no matter how reluctant he was, had no choice but to give up.
After leaving the tent, Sun Guan naturally walked to Chang Xi and chatted with him: "Zang Nukou is unwilling to come forward, so this matter will be difficult to handle."
Chang Xi hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I didn't expect this person to value fame so much."
When Zang Ba's father was falsely accused and imprisoned, Zang Ba teamed up with the young man Yong Jian to rob the prison car. Sun Guan was on the train at the time and fled to the East China Sea with him. The two knew each other very well. At this time, hearing Chang Xi talk about it, Sun Guan thought of himself and Chang Xi.
Xi felt a little guilty about what he had planned, and couldn't help but said sadly: "Zang Nukou was originally a man of integrity." 17