"How come seeing Ning Sui relieves my worries and thoughts? The towering mountains and clouds meet each other without interruption." [Happy Rain]
In the mansion, Shen Pei was dealing with official documents. In fact, he was now trapped in the isolated city and there were no official documents to deal with, but he still habitually wanted to find something to do at hand. When he saw Jushou, he first said: "I suddenly remembered yesterday
Since then, I have been friends with Jujun for more than ten years."
When he wrote the last word, the pen tip made a long and sharp stroke on the bamboo slip, as sharp as a halberd, and the ink almost touched the table. This was one of the last official documents, and it was about a fight between poor people in the south of the city for food.
After reviewing the trivial matters of fighting, the examiner turned over the official document several times, put it away with unfinished thoughts, and then looked down.
The person sitting under him was none other than Ju Shou. When he saw Shen Pei turning his gaze towards him, he said softly: "Time flies so quickly. How could I have thought of now?"
"Now the situation is over." Shen Pei sighed deeply, straightened his sleeves and said, "If it weren't for the deep friendship between Mr. Yuan and us, and the sworn bond between the monarch and his ministers, and at this moment when troops are approaching the city, who wouldn't want to return to the orthodoxy of the imperial court?
After all, when we raised the army with Duke Yuan, what we wanted was not to assist the young master Bi and conquer his subordinates?"
"Don't say such things in Zhengnan." Jushou's expression was serious. He could clearly see the small thoughts in these words. He did not say anything at the moment and said sternly: "Times are getting easier. The orthodoxy in the world should be after Emperor Xiaohuan of Nanpi.
It is because Yuan Gong admires the destiny of the Han family and the country, and works hard to clear up the world's major events. The Chang'an court is just a temporary prosperity, and whether it will be prosperous in the future, he finally knows that the destiny has already been established and cannot be changed by human power."
After saying that, Jushou gave another serious lesson: "Zhengnan, don't be timid because of a temporary setback. We are the relatives of Mr. Yuan, and we have deep feelings of kindness to each other. How can we just abandon it?"
"Really?" Shen Pei stared deeply at Ju Shou and said as if admonishing, "It's best this is the case."
"Of course it is." Jushou looked directly at him openly, without any guilt: "Is it possible that Zhengnan still thinks that I, like Feng Li, have the intention to surrender to the enemy?"
The judge's stern face suddenly smiled, and he said with shame: "I was wrong." He sighed lightly, and then said: "It's just that the hearts of the people in the city are really mixed now. Feng Li is my general.
I promoted him with one hand, but even he... eh, I really don’t know what to do."
"The most urgent task is to know who is trustworthy and who is not trustworthy." Jushou said calmly: "When it comes to the most important responsibility, it should be my own children. Unfortunately, my son is far away in Nanpi and cannot serve. If there are young people in Zhengnan's family,
Jun Yan, why not let him lead the generals to guard the city gate? Although Jiang Qi, Zhang He and others are all good at fighting, in the end, it is his own family who deserves to be trusted... If you don't see it, even Yuan Gong will assign his disciples to lead the city.
Isn’t the same principle true for the military affairs of various states?”
Shen Pei lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, and agreed. Recently, the children in the family have been complaining a lot when they are trapped in the city. If they are given some power, they may not have time to criticize. He nodded and said: "What you said is exactly what I want."
, My late brother had a son Shenrong who had little training in military affairs, so he could be trained under Chunyu Zhongjian."
It seems that Shen Pei is still worried about the people of Yingchuan, or in other words, he is worried about anyone. Jushu thought to himself that he and Chunyu Qiong were both supervisors appointed by Yuan Shao. Although their positions were different, their powers were
They are all bigger than Shen Pei, the prefect of Wei County. Logically speaking, Yecheng's military should be commanded by Chunyu Qiong, but Shen Pei relied on Yuan Shang's trust in him and defeated Chunyu Qiong in disgrace as soon as he arrived.
There is no chance at all, and everything is almost overwhelming in Yecheng.
Chunyu Qiong had already been dissatisfied with Shen Pei in private, and Shen Pei still wanted to be wary of him at this time. Jushou was thinking about how to add fuel to the fire, and Shen Pei beside him suddenly sighed: "Speaking of my disciples, I
It would be great if those two sons are still here."
Shen Pei's two sons went to war with Yuan Shao and were captured by the court due to the defeat. Their lives are still uncertain. Although Shen Pei was determined to die for Yuan Shao, his love for licking the calf still made him express pain for his two sons.
Jushou regarded this as another temptation from the other party and did not answer the other party's question.
"Xun Youruo and you don't seem to have a close friendship, right?" Shen Pei asked unexpectedly.
Jushou lowered his gaze and said softly: "This man has a sharp tongue. I like people who are taciturn and talkative."
The judge nodded, as if it was just a casual question, and he made a decision: "I will eat less in prison. After all, I was a colleague in the past. I can't torture him anymore."
Jushou frowned and couldn't help but said: "If Xun You took the risk and imprisoned him, it would have been inappropriate. Now it would be too hasty to imprison him without trial."
The judge smiled disapprovingly: "How many of the Xun clan in Yingchuan are not standing on the opposite side now? Since Xun Chen talked about escaping from the battlefield, why didn't he go to Nanpi to follow Mr. Yuan? Instead, he came to Yecheng to report the news and disturb
Our military spirit? I see that his behavior is strange and he is definitely not a loyal person. It is better to eradicate the trouble now so that no one will have any thoughts about him."
Jushou frowned and was hesitating whether to rescue him, but this was not in line with his past stance and would more likely arouse the suspicion of the judge. At this time, the judge saw him and said, "Why don't we just leave this matter to you?"
Give it to the public?"
At this time, Shen Pei had already begun to roll out another piece of silk and issued an eviction order without any explanation. Ju Shou had long been accustomed to Shen Pei's capriciousness, so he had no choice but to stand up and leave. When he left Shen Pei's residence, Ju Shou cursed secretly.
A cry: "Asshole!"
Shen Pei's hand stroking the silk suddenly stopped. He stared deeply at Ju Sui's leaving back, with many thoughts in his mind. He remembered that no matter whether it was fame as a young man or talent and resourcefulness, he was not as good as Ju Sui, Tian Feng, etc.
Now that all major events in Yecheng are under his control, this obsession with suppressing and surpassing is getting deeper and deeper in his heart. Sometimes even he himself can't figure out whether he is so stubborn in defending Yecheng for Yuan Shao or just to prove it.
Be stronger than others.
However, Shenpei was only the prefect of Wei County after all. With the support of Yuan Shang, he could barely control those people with more power than him. However, under his strength, some people couldn't bear it after all. Shenpei soon planned to kill Xunchen.
After being spread, the few Yingchuan people in the city regarded it as Shen Pei seeking personal revenge. Especially after Chunyu Qiong was deliberately restrained by Shen Pei, he was furious. He immediately used the public anger to use the power of supervising the army given to him by Yuan Shao.
He brazenly led his troops into the mansion, surrounded Shenpei, and loudly questioned the other party's intentions. Because Shenpei had earlier killed his cronies who tried to rebel, which caused the tribe to be alienated, Jiang Qi and others were also quite impressed by Shenpei's strength.
They complained, so they all stood aside and successfully exchanged positions between Shen Pei and Xun Chen.
"Yecheng will no longer exist!" Shen Pei looked at the helpless Yuan Shang and shouted loudly.
Yuan Shang looked hesitant, as if he was about to say something, but Xun Chen on the side pulled Yuan Shang and said from a distance: "You can't save Yecheng even if you leave Mr. Shen behind!"
"Hey!" Yuan Shang sighed heavily, too timid to look at Chunyu Qiong and others, and just said: "What should we do now?"
"Strictly guard the city defense and wait for opportunities to break out. This is the way to attack and defend." Chunyu Qiong said confidently, as if he already had a perfect strategy in his mind.
However, in the eyes of Zhang He and others, this only showed the other party's arrogance and ignorance. When he went back, he spoke openly to Jiang Qi for the last time, worried about the future: "No matter how good the judge is, he is still a strong-willed person. After half a year
Since then, Ye City has not been broken down, thanks to its defense. Now at this time, Chun Yugong is still using his troops to cause chaos... Once Duke Ju is gone, the safety of Ye City may really be at stake."
"There is still Mr. Ju in the city, as well as you and me." Jiang Qi calmly walked on the road on horseback: "Even if Ye City is not defended, I can still escort the young master to break out of the encirclement."
"Ju Gong has become increasingly obscure in the past two years and rarely makes plans. I think he has also been discouraged for a long time." Zhang He slowly turned around, paying attention to Jiang Qi's expression, and said cautiously: "Although Duke Ju killed Feng Li,
But Feng Li is not the only one who has this idea. I think everyone in the city, except Chun Yuqiong, is stupid and ignorant, and everyone else is like this... Yiqu, what do you think?"
Jiang Qi didn't seem to hear the hint in Zhang He's words. He turned his head and glanced at Yuan Shang's mansion. He seemed to hesitate. Finally, he sighed and did not choose to make Zhang He's words known to everyone. Perhaps, as Zhang He said, killing
After one Feng Li, there will be another Feng Li. Once the army wants to surrender, no matter how many people are killed, there is no solution. He turned to look at Zhang He and said somewhat discouraged: "I am dull in intelligence, rough in bow and horse, and I have always been
Since then, I have been able to reach my current position only because of the persistence of Duke Yuan. Although I am not from Runan, I have always regarded myself as a general of the Yuan family. The oath I swore to serve Duke Yuan was by no means an empty promise! But Junyi, you are not
Likewise, you are better than me in every aspect, whether it is military planning or arraying to fight. Although we have only been together for less than half a year, I have already obeyed you. You did not treat me as an outsider today, so I will simply be honest with you."
"You shouldn't be here."
Zhang He couldn't tell for a moment how much of what the other person said was testing and how much was from the heart, so he responded with silence. The man in front of him seemed to have a death wish to be buried with the Yuan family, but he didn't want to drag him along.
After Xun Chen came out of the humiliating prison, he learned the whole story from Chunyu Qiong. He rushed to Jushu's house first and asked excitedly: "The person Gongyu said he was waiting for, could it be Chunyu Zhongjian?"
Although Chun Yuqiong was a close confidant of Yuan Shao, he was also one of the eight captains of Xiyuan at that time. Along with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others, he was a long-famous Yingchuan scholar. If he had led troops anyway, his contribution would be almost second to that of Cao Cao and Liu Biao.
After the world is settled, the Yingchuan scholars headed by the Xun family will inevitably become the backbone of the new dynasty like the powerful Nanyang people around Emperor Guangwu.
, flourished for at least two hundred years.
Jushou saw the unlimited expectations for the future in the other party's eyes. Since getting out of the crisis, Xunchen looked at everything with confidence and frivolity and arrogance. This seemed to be a common problem among all Yingchuan scholars. Jushuo
He sneered a few times in his heart, shook his head and said, "Chun Yuqiong cannot accomplish great things. The soldiers and horses under his command are all members of the Yuan family. They cannot be mobilized well. We have to rely on others."
"Who is it?" Xun Chen knew that he was not resourceful enough, but the other party rescued him. At least in Xun Chen's view, the other party was trustworthy and cooperative.
Jushou only said lightly: "Feng Li was killed and Shen Pei was imprisoned. This was all for him to see. Since he knows my intentions, he will no longer have any scruples in his actions. I don't think so."
You’ll be able to see the results in just two days.”
Xun Chen noticed the meaning of his words and couldn't help but remind him: "Gongyu, Chunyu Zhongjian expelled Shen Pei and was kind to us. This person is not an invincible person. What's more, this person has an old relationship with Cao Zhendong, and
He is indeed an old friend of mine in Yingchuan, if you... we can't abandon him lightly."
Jushou raised his eyebrows and glanced at him. Xun Chen was not good at strategy, but he was not stupid either. Knowing that he was out of crisis at this time, he should maximize his interests and surrender Chun Yuqiong, along with Pang Ji and the others who could surrender around Yuan Shao.
In this way, the momentum of the Yingchuan scholars was increasing, and the Jizhou scholars could only rely on them in the future. Jushou saw through it and did not say anything. At this time, the advantage seemed to be in Xun Chen's hands, and it was not convenient for him to cause a dispute now: "This
It’s natural.”
After Chunyu Qiong seized the command of the Yecheng garrison, although he placed Shen Pei under house arrest, the series of measures he implemented against Shen Pei did not bring order to the chaos. Instead, in order to raise food and fodder, he intensified his attacks on the Shen family and his party members.
The family continued to squeeze and press. Finally, turmoil broke out in Yecheng again. In the middle of the night, Shen Rong, who was transferred to guard the east gate, opened the east gate and launched a rebellion. This matter was just like Feng Li's uprising, and was soon discovered by Chun Yuqiong.
. He seemed to have known that this would happen, so he deliberately planned it. As soon as the incident happened, he immediately sent nearby Zhang He to mobilize troops to pacify it.
However, Zhang He had already had his intention to rebel. After he knew the intentions of Ju Shou and others, he always waited for the opportunity. Once he received the transfer order, he quickly joined forces with Shen Rong and turned around to kill the other Yuan troops who were at a loss.
Zhang Liao, who was outside the city, heard the commotion in the city and received a messenger from Zhang He. He immediately ordered his troops and horses to march into the city. Zhuge Xuan on the side stopped him in a hurry: "Feng Li's defeat was so quick the day before yesterday, and our army suffered even more losses."
There are hundreds of soldiers and horses. Yin Jian is not far away, so the general might as well wait and see what happens to avoid fraud."
However, Fazheng listened quietly for a long time and felt that the commotion in the city was even greater than when Feng Li made the rebellion that day. He was determined and made a completely different suggestion than Zhuge Xuan: "This matter is unusual. The general should lead the army personally.
The sparks are flying fast, once the city gate is captured, there is no reason to repeat it!"
Zhang Liao also knew that the matter would be completed in one battle, and he also had a deep sense of urgency. The siege of the city failed for half a year, and although the emperor did not blame him, it made him feel guilty. He wished that he could break Yecheng earlier and solve the emperor's back trouble. In addition,
After Fan Chou was defeated last year, he somehow quickly regained his strength. Seeing that it was difficult to capture Yecheng, he took advantage of the situation and successively attacked many counties and cities in Wei County except Yecheng. The month before last, he even led troops to Zhao
The country went to attack the remnants of Yuan's army. Zhang Liao knew that the opportunity could not be missed, so he made a decisive decision and personally led the army to attack the city.