The four hundred and fortieth chapters do not show face
"The bachelor resolves difficulties and resolves disputes, but makes Cuo Yan unable to do anything." [Jin Lian Ji·Release Anger]
Outside Yi Jing, Yuan Jun's big tent.
"As Ming Gong said, our army's scouts captured Gongsun Zan's spies on the northeast trail asking for help in Liaodong!" Guo Tu walked out of the tent excitedly and handed a document to Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao and the counselors in the tent were warming up around the charcoal stove. Although there were charcoal stoves placed everywhere in the tent, which was as warm as spring, Yuan Shao still likes a group of people to gather around him recently, with him as the center, and talk face to face. Once
If he sits too far away, he will feel alienated and a little uneasy.
He had never told anyone about this emotion. Yuan Shao was born to be good at concealing this. Even when he gathered people to stir up trouble, he did so under the banner of being 'elegant'. He sat in the middle and took the hand from Guo Tu with a calm expression.
He passed the document and motioned for the other party to sit on the empty seat beside him. He opened it and looked at it a few more times and said: "Gongsun Zan is very poor in skills. Gongsun Du and he have the same surname but different clans. They are distant but not close. They only think about it when they are in danger."
Asking for help from him shows that he has really no way out."
Tian Feng, who was burning on the fire, suddenly raised his head, his face reflecting the light of fire: "Ming Gongdan only arranged the scout crossing in the east, is he a little negligent?"
He was still speaking so straightforwardly. Yuan Shao rolled up the document and said: "Youzhou is located in the northeast, and there is no one around Gongsun Zan. The only one he can ask for is Gongsun Du. If Tian Jun wants to merge the state...hey, Gongsun Zan is really
If he bends down to beg Liu Boan, then he is not Gongsun Zan."
All the counselors were echoing or joking beside them. I don’t know since when, they no longer had the solemn look when facing the powerful enemy Gongsun Zan. Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, the old enemies, really combined each other’s personalities with each other.
He knows his characteristics deep down, knows himself and his enemy, and at the same time, he also prescribes the right medicine.
Tian Feng did not smile, he still had a straight face. Even the warm charcoal fire could not soften the edges of his face. He only heard him say: "Gongsun Zan is in a critical situation now, and he is not a stubborn person. Liu Yuzeng was also
Although his old master had conflicts, it was related to the situation in the world, and with Liu Yu's generosity, it is not impossible..."
He suddenly stopped in the middle of his words, and the smiles in the tent suddenly disappeared. Many people looked at Tian Feng with gloating, including Guo Tu, who had malicious intentions. However, Tian Feng didn't know what he thought of, and raised his head to look at
Yuan Shao saw the other party lowering his head slightly, with half of his face hidden in the shadows that could not be illuminated by the fire. He stretched out his hand and slowly pushed the scroll of Gongsun Zan's request for help from Liaodong onto the charcoal fire.
The fire snake immediately ignited from the red coals, licking the silk, and emitting wisps of white smoke. The already stuffy environment choked people again, Guo Tu and others coughed one after another, intending to move back a few steps, but
Yuan Shao did not move, and they did not dare to make any big moves. Fortunately, after a moment, the fire burned out, leaving only a few ashes lying quietly on the charcoal fire. Tian Feng was closest to Yuan Shao at this time, and there were many people around him.
There were a lot of whispers, everyone seemed to be discussing in a low voice why Yuan Shao suddenly played with fire. Only Tian Feng heard Yuan Shao's murmuring words with his own ears:
"He won't."
"If you are a coward without courage, why should I, Gongsun Zan, leave you to live in this world? It will ruin my reputation in vain. If you still have some courage, you might as well do it for me. Even if you can't, you
It can be regarded as one more way to survive..."
The words he said before leaving echoed in Gongsun Fan's mind, and he felt mixed emotions. He didn't know what his father Gongsun Zan was thinking. He only knew that he had to cross Taihang as soon as possible and rush to Jinyang! The only option was to go and beg.
Only that Liu Shijun can turn the situation in Youzhou around!
"Sir, Jinyang has arrived!" Everyone crossed the flat and vast fields, galloped on the broad road, and finally saw a majestic city in the distance.
A young man in his twenties was wearing Liang Guanxuan's robes and a black ribbon around his waist. He was tall and tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He looked at Gongsun Fan and the others as they slowed down from a distance.
The horse speeds up, and finally dismounts when approaching and walks.
Gongsun Fan walked up to him and saw that the young man was simply dressed. He looked like he had worn the official uniform for a long time and was not very impressive. Gongsun Fan didn't like this kind of dress. Liu Yu set an example when he was in charge of Youzhou.
He admires frugality and is inspired by many wealthy and powerful men who spend extravagantly. Now, as Liu Yu's subordinate, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, if he dresses more simply, he will be more favored by Liu Yu.
He bowed respectfully, not so much to the young man who was only a few years older than him, but to the group of bronze seals and black ribbons: "Youzhou Gongsun Fan pays his respects to the Jinyang Order!"
Sima Lang, the commander of Jinyang, accepted the gift calmly. He coughed slightly when the cold wind blew, and then stretched out his hand to help Gongsun Fan up. His voice was a little hoarse: "Which way did you come here?"
Gongsun Fan lowered his head and replied: "We walked through Zhongshan and Changshan, and then passed through Taihang, and then we arrived." After saying that, he remembered that he and his party had been delayed for an unknown amount of time on the road, and the situation in Yijing was unknown.
What kind of paper has it become? Thinking of his father's death, Gongsun Fan suddenly became anxious and opened his mouth to speak.
Sima Lang took over the conversation in time and analyzed it unhurriedly: "Oh, it seems that Daijun has indeed fallen into the hands of Karasuma." Bingzhou is also paying attention to the battle situation in Youzhou. Ever since Yuan Shao colluded with Xianbei,
Since Wuwan and other Hu tribe soldiers and horses, Shanggu, Daijun and other Youzhou border counties have been occupied by a large number of foreign soldiers and horses and their families. After investigation, it was found that Daijun at this time has been controlled by King Wuwan and his lords, each called Shanyu
. Now I know through Gongsun Fan’s direct interview that the situation in Daijun may be even worse than what the spies suspected.
"Your Excellency..." Gongsun Fan remembered that ever since he left the Taihang Mountains and entered Taiyuan County, all he had seen along the way were the black fields where farmers had burned wasteland and spread ashes, as well as the grain drying fields and barns of military and civilian villages along the way.
Among them, there are also Huns who work in the fields. What he saw and heard shocked Gongsun Fan. He did not expect that a barren Bingzhou would have such a scene. Even though Taiyuan County was the highlight of Bingzhou, it was enough to get a glimpse of the imperial court.
What a huge amount of strength Guanzhong has accumulated!
Thinking of this, Gongsun Fan couldn't wait to open his mouth to ask for help, but before he could say anything, he was intercepted by Sima Lang: "The Taihang Mountains are dangerous and difficult, and the journey is hard. I already know the purpose of Lang Jun's visit, and you can
Give me the general's documents, and then you can go to the posthouse to rest, and I will forward them to the envoy."
"This..." Gongsun Fan was a little reluctant, worried that the other party was prevaricating and perfunctory, so he hesitated and said: "Liu Gong is the old master of the family. I haven't seen him for many years. There are many things that cannot be said on a piece of silk...
I wonder if I can introduce him in person?"
Sima Lang smiled, but said nothing. He stretched out a hand to him, palm upward, his meaning self-evident.
Gongsun Fan had no choice but to take out the document from his arms and hand it over to Sima Lang helplessly.