Chapter four hundred and eighty seventh persuasion and punishment
"By nature, he is sincere and fearful. He does not care about power, power or reputation, but he is devoted to loyalty." [Book of the Later Han·Biography of Maliao]
This was originally Xu Huang's plan for Taishi Ci, but now that it's in Zhang Xiu's hands, he actually feels the joy of regaining what he lost: "I will obey the order!"
There was Li Feng in Qixian, and Le was waiting for 20,000 troops. However, Zhang Xiu boasted that his troops were strong and his generals were brave, and Yuan Shu had wiped out all the elite soldiers in Huainan, so he did not pay attention to that group of miscellaneous soldiers at all.
The overall plan was finalized, and Xu Huang sent Zhang Xiu and Taishi Ci together to first remove Yuan Shu's influence in the Pei Kingdom. Then he ordered all Fengyi Colonel Zhou Yu, Marching Commander Shi Liuye, Ruyin Commander Xu Ding, Xu Shang, and Lu Jian
, Lu Chang and other generals attacked with all their strength Chen Lan, Lei Bo and other generals stationed in Huaishang.
When the army set off, all the camps were busy, and no one had time to rush to Xu Huang. At this time when no one was paying attention to the movements of the big tent, the thin tent official Lu Gong, a seventeen-eighth-year-old general,
The young man was brought into the tent.
Lü Gong was a native of Nanyang, Jingzhou. He was related to Lü Jian and Lü Chang, and both were local powerful men recruited by Xu Huang when he was stationed in Nanyang. Lü Gong was older, calm and measured, and quite talented. He was attracted by Xu Huang
He was left as an official under the account.
Lu Gong didn't say a word after he came in. After bringing the people to him, he turned around and left, going outside to do his business.
Xu Huang was not worried about whether the conversation would reach other people's ears. Before Lu Gong could step out of the tent, he said to the young man in front of him: "I didn't want to see you originally, so be honest."
"Uncle." The young man was burly, with a rough face. He was still young and had a short beard on his chin. He bowed respectfully to Xu Huang and said, "I've heard about it in the camp.
Tian Guoxiang and Taishi Xiaowei will send aid to Xuzhou in the near future, and Aweng's entrustment has been responded to. Although I haven't done anything during this trip, I can still be considered worthy of Aweng and Liu Shijun."
"I have never said a word on this matter. Everything is ordered by the state. I have always been impartial and upright. If you look at me like this, you are deliberately belittling my reputation." Xu Huang's face was solemn and he warned coldly:
"Also, what does it mean to be worthy of 'Shijun Liu'? Although there are many people with the surname Liu in the world, there will always be only one who is worthy of respect. If you, Guan Yunchang, and that Shijun Liu are still watching at this point,
If they don't know, once this battle is over, there will be no place for them."
This young man was Guan Ping, the eldest son of Guan Yu. Because Liu Bei suffered a great defeat by Yuan Shu in Huaiyin, thousands of his remaining soldiers retreated to Xia Pi. Now that Yuan Shu had led 40,000 infantry and cavalry to march northward against the Surabaya River, Liu Bei was worried and could not resist.
, and was afraid that the court would regard him as useless because of his repeated defeats. In this way, even if he survived in the end and was rewarded based on his merits, no good person would be his turn.
Therefore, Liu Bei tried his best to mobilize people and ask Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others to organize civilians and soldiers to defend the city; through Chen Deng and Sun Qian, he persuaded Xuzhou's powerful people to donate generously. He also mobilized his accumulated contacts to contact nearby strong reinforcements, and even
Hoping to have someone by the emperor's side who could talk to him and ease his current predicament.
Among these people, Guan Ping is one of them.
Guan Yu and Xu Huang were both from Hedong Township, and they knew each other well when they were young. When Guan Yu committed a crime and killed people, Xu Huang was a county official, so he specially opened the door for him to escape. Now that I think about it, it was still ten years ago.
At that time, he also took care of Guan Ping for a while, and the two families were close, which is why Liu Bei persuaded Guan Yu to send his son to clear the joints.
Guan Ping's character is not as strong and arrogant as that of his father Guan Yu. He treats everyone politely and is happy to accept the teaching: "What my uncle said is that the boy must obey the teachings and do everything with the country in mind."
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"This is not advice." Xu Huang knew that the other party was gentle on the surface, but in fact he was a stubborn person. He sighed slightly, reached out and patted Guan Ping on the shoulder, and said: "Tell me the truth, except for you.
, Who else did Liu Xuande send? Tian Chou also sent someone, right? Who was it? But Tian Yu?"
"Only." Guan Ping hesitated for a moment, then answered truthfully, and then took the initiative to explain: "There is also the Prime Minister of the Mi Kingdom."
"Mi Fang?" Xu Huang was stunned, and then suddenly said: "He has gone to the emperor's palace?"
Guan Ping said in a disdainful tone: "After the fall of Guangling and other places, he was afraid of death and had already packed his bags. Liu Shijun was unwilling to force him to stay, and was worried that he would disturb the morale of the army, so he had to send someone away.
gone."
Mi Fang, Prime Minister of Xia Pi State, was the younger brother of Jun Shu Ling Mi Zhu, and because of his sister's relationship with the Wang family, Mi Zhu became the emperor's distant relative and brother-in-law. For the sake of his uncle, the emperor might actually treat him
Liu Bei was more tolerant. Thinking of this, Xu Huang took a high look at Liu Bei's methods.
"I will not hide this matter, and will tell the whole story to the country to show my honesty." Xu Huang said straightforwardly, and looked at Guan Ping a few more times. After not seeing each other for these years, he has grown into an outstanding adult.
. He nodded and said: "As for when you came here, did Guan Yunchang have anything else to explain to you?"
"Me?" Guan Ping hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.
"Then you can stay under my account. The military in Xuzhou is dangerous, and no one can protect you there." Xu Huang made the decision for Guan Ping unceremoniously. He had raised him for a period of time, and he was in love with his father.
This protection is of course a matter of course: "With the current situation, Hebei will not be ignored for the time being. Yuan Shu went to Xu with a heavy army and wanted to join forces with Yuan Tan. Cao and Liu both resisted in the East China Sea and Xiapi area. You are still young, so you went
If you don't use it, it's better to stay under my command and serve as the uncle. Huainan is empty, and it's the time for you to make achievements."
Even Liu Bei himself didn't know whether he could get out of the muddy water in Xuzhou, so he had better not drive Guan Ping into the mud anymore.
Guan Ping had no intention of objecting. Recalling his father's words when he came here, it seemed that he had no intention of asking him to go back. Instead, he had an attitude of letting Xu Huang handle it. He thought that the situation in Xuzhou might be urgent, just like when his father was alone and far away.
He fled to another place and couldn't take care of him, so he had to leave him in the care of Xu Huang.
After arrangements were made for Guan Ping, Xu Huang sat alone in the tent, wrote a memorial about the whole incident, put it into a bag, and prepared to submit it to the emperor for inspection. Then he thought quietly for a while, until Lu Gong couldn't help it.
After looking at the account several times, he ordered someone to invite Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu, still dressed in military uniform, walked in elegantly from outside the tent. When he saw Xu Huang, he bowed first: "I have met the general."
"Once a war breaks out, we are enemies rather than friends. It's rare for Zhou Lang to follow the army here, but don't forget important things." Xu Huang reminded him specially.
Zhou Yu smiled slightly, and unhurriedly took out a letter from his sleeve, unfolded it and handed it to Xu Huang: "I have already prepared it, and I would like to ask the general to take a look."
"Zhou Lang is quite straightforward." Xu Huang glanced over, quickly read the contents of the letter, folded it, and handed it back: "I didn't want to get involved in this matter, and I don't understand what the court's considerations were.
. But Sun Ce’s surrender and this battle will be of great benefit to the country, so I have to intervene. I hope this letter will pass, Sun Ce will be able to find his way back, and Xiangzan will revive his great cause."
When Xu Huangfan mentioned the above, he would always only use the words "country" and "emperor", which showed his loyalty to the emperor. Zhou Yu rarely heard the word "imperial court" from the other party this time, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and look at it more