Chapter five hundred and ninety seventh Ringo's first delivery
"The way to use military force is to attack the heart first and attack the city second." [Xiangyang Ji]
"With Gongsun Zan in charge, the people of Yan have longed for peace. If I come to Shanggu, I would like to rule with peace and tranquility." This is the answer Wang Duan came up with after thinking for a long time. He is not good at military strategy and is not good at customs.
In order to fulfill our duties, we simply have to display a modest and prudent style.
"I feel reassured that you can be so prudent." The emperor leaned on the bench, with his hands on his belly. He held a ringo in his hand, but he didn't eat it. He was just playing with it: "Beat the south."
After the skin is removed, the imperial court will not use swords and soldiers for a while, so it is quiet, and other border states and counties must take the word 'quiet' as the key."
Wang Duan sang solemnly, and then he sat motionless like a piece of wood. Wuhuan and Xianbei invaders always used to go to Shanggu, so this place was ruined and became a place where Hu and Han people lived together. The location was humble and not rich.
Moreover, being close to the Great Wall, there is always the risk of Wuhuan invaders. If others found this county, they would avoid it, but even though Wang Duan was timid, he just endured it silently under the emperor's assignment, without saying a word "no".
I didn’t use this opportunity to complain about my misery and pray for benefits.
This was the biggest difference between him and his younger brother Wang Fu, and it was this difference that gave Wang Duan, who looked like his father, a different impression in the emperor's mind.
The emperor slowly turned his palm around Lin Yu, as if he wanted to say something. He looked down, then raised his head again and said, "What have you been doing in Zhang Wenyuan's army since you joined the army?"
"I was just raising food and grass with Duke Zhuge and treating the wounded." Wang Duan simply stated what he had done in the army this year. Not only did he not deliberately express his merits for himself, but he also sincerely praised others: "Zhuge
He is elegant and upright, and he has given great advice in books such as "Shen" and "Han". I have benefited a lot from working with him."
The emperor chuckled lightly. He had always been fond of Confucian classics such as "Spring and Autumn" and "Zuo Zhuan". Now he was interested in Legalism for the first time, which showed that Wang Duan was not really stupid. He ignored the other party's intention.
If there is anything to point out, he tilts his upper body slightly and looks at Wang Duan who is sitting upright: "Zhang Wenyuan defeated Yecheng and captured Youzhou. Yuan's two sons were captured in consecutive battles. His contribution is extremely great, no less than Xu Gongming's pacification of Jianghuai."
"You are the governor of Hedong. I specially sent you to join Zhang Wenyuan's army. Not only will you gain more experience, but it is fundamental to make meritorious service in this battle." The emperor said with some confusion: "But why are you willing to go to the rear camp to be the governor?
Grain officer, but refused to participate in military strategy with Fa Xiaozhi? I remember Zhang Wenyuan, every time Fa Xiaozhi discussed military strategy, he asked you to accompany him to discuss the matter, right?"
"I don't know how to fight, so what I say will only make people laugh." Wang Duan said calmly.
"But the credit belongs to them. Who will remember you as a grain inspector? Besides, your achievements in grain supervision are not as good as those of Zhuge Xuan who presided over it..." The emperor frowned slightly and held Lin Yu's hand.
Unconsciously, he tightened up a little: "Yes, Zhang Wenyuan remembers you and has done a lot for you."
Wang Duan shook his head, but still looked calm: "I know how talented I am. It is not fair for General Zhang to be so affectionate."
"Then you..." The emperor seemed to have something else to say.
"It is a great honor for me to accompany you on the eastern expedition and recover Hebei."
The emperor was stunned for a moment and swallowed back his words. He looked at Wang Duan intently for a while, then suddenly smiled softly and sighed, and started playing with the Ringo again. He leaned against it again.
Ping Jishang asked in a leisurely tone, as if casually: "How much do you know about Chang'an?"
Wang Duan's eyes trembled, and his expression finally changed a bit, and he hesitated: "I... have heard a little bit about it."
"Just heard?" The emperor raised his eyebrows, seeming a little surprised by Wang Duan's behavior: "How much have you 'heard' about Wang Fu?"
"Wang Fu was confused for a moment! If I had expected this, I shouldn't have let him stay in Chang'an to take care of Aweng..." Wang Duan bowed his head and said with fear: "Aweng had just recovered from the typhoid fever at that time, and I really couldn't bear to take care of him.
He is taking care of his children, so... Wang Fu interfered in the government affairs in Beijing, which is against the system. If your Majesty wants to punish him, please..." At this point, he seemed so panicked that he couldn't even speak.
The calmness and indifference just now seemed to be just for this moment of hasty begging for mercy. The emperor saw it and didn't know how he felt. He smiled and said: "Looking at what you said, I don't think you are confused! Get up."
Wang Duan took a deep breath and stood up uneasily.
"I want you to sit down." The emperor said in a funny way, and this time there was a real smile on his lips: "Wang Fu is a boy who has a wild nature and is very ambitious, but his heart is not bad. At least he has me in his eyes.
.Look at Guanzhong, isn't everything stable now? He asked his uncle to take charge of the overall situation, which just eased the relationship between the ministers. From this point of view, this boy is not at fault."
Wang Duangang breathed a sigh of relief, but then he heard the emperor say: "But he is him, and you are you. If you are as bold as him, I will be the lintel of your Wang family, and I will be relieved."
Wang Duan really didn't know whether this was true or not. Although he was the emperor's cousin, he was not as close to the emperor as his father Wang Bin, nor was he as close as his younger brother Wang Fu was studying with the emperor in the secretary's supervision. Although they were close to each other,
Although he was related by blood, he behaved like an ordinary monarch and minister when getting along with him. He did not dare to say anything and only said nothing but words, until the emperor impatiently threw something into his arms.
Taking a closer look, it was the cyan Ringo that the emperor had been holding in his hand just now.
"This morning I picked it from the nearby forest. All the officers and soldiers in the army used it to quench their thirst." The emperor pointed to the fruit, which was the size of a baby's fist. Although it was not as big as the apples of later generations, as the ancestor of later generations of apples, its taste was outstanding.
It’s still sweet: “You can take it and eat it too.”
Wang Duan didn't know what the emperor meant, but at least he understood that he had passed the test. He happily held Lin Yu in both hands and thanked him before leaving. Outside the tent, he happened to meet his secretary Lang Zhuge Liang who was holding several documents in his arms. He was superior.
Wang Duan could easily identify him due to his height and appearance: "Are you Zhuge Kongming?"
After the two met each other, Zhuge Liang smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry that I have important things to do and it's inconvenient for me to salute."
"It doesn't matter." Wang Duan waved his hand and looked at him with interest: "When I was in Wei County, I often heard your name from Duke Zhuge. He said that among his nephews, Kong Ming is the most outstanding."
"I don't dare to take it seriously." Zhuge Liang smiled modestly, and then went to deal with official business. He gestured to Wang Duan with the document in his arms. Wang Duan understood and waved his hand to let him go.
After Youzhou was pacified, the emperor only took the time to meet with Wang Duan once. After a brief discussion, he put it behind him and began to deal with Nanpi at present: "It is useless to keep Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang and other children, since they are reunited.
At that moment, all of them will be beheaded in front of the army. In addition to offering sacrifices to the flag, they will also use this opportunity to order the Northern and Southern armies, Fan Chou, Taishi Ci and other troops to spare no effort to besiege Nanpi." After saying that, in order to express his determination, the emperor stood still.
He stood up and stepped on the couch with a pair of brocade socks on his feet: "Liu Shuo's reign title of 'Xingping' has been used for a year, how can I allow him to breathe again? In two days, Nanpi must be taken
, restore peace to the world!"
"I sincerely promise you!" Xun You, Jia Xu, Gao Shun and other civil and military officials said generously under the tent.
At this time, the emperor took the long brocade box held by Mu Shun from behind and ordered: "Give the heads of Yuan Xi and others, as well as this box, to Yuan Shu and have him deliver them to the city.
go."
Before Yuan Shu could breathe a sigh of relief, he was forced to have a brocade box and three heads of his nephew. When he heard that he was going to take these into the city to find Yuan Shao, he suddenly felt that he was not as good as him.
It would be better to die, but let him beg for mercy. Lai Min, the Huangmen servant who was responsible for urging him, only said: "The country has said that if you don't go, your head will be added and Yuan Yao will bring him in with you."
Go to the city."
Yuan Yao was Yuan Shu's only son. He was lucky to survive because he was still young. Seeing that the emperor still kept him alive, Yuan Shu couldn't help but have some hope in his heart. At this time, just leaving his bloodline was Yuan Shu's biggest wish.
So Yuan Shu had no choice but to appoint him. Carrying three heads on his back, holding a brocade box in his arms, and the emperor's orders without a single word, he trudged to the foot of the tall city wall. He roared several times at the top of his voice.
Only then did someone recognize him, exclaimed a few times, put down the hanging basket, and hoisted him up.
"Take me to see Yuan Benchu!" Once they reached the top of the city, the originally obedient prisoner in the emperor's army immediately turned into a son of the public minister under the command of Yi Qi. Yuan Shu kicked away the small school who tried to take the package from him, but failed.
He said angrily: "Why don't you bring a horse?"
Nanpi City, the original Bohai Palace, is now in front of the main hall of the ‘Imperial Palace’.
Yuan Shu looked at the plaque hanging high on the lintel of the main hall and sneered in his heart. Although he was defeated first, he still felt a perverted pleasure in his heart when he thought that Yuan Shao would make the same mistake as him. It seems that I am going to die, you
It won't be easy for you. If you return to Shao'an Palace, it seems that you won't be able to settle the world.
He thought coldly, and the corners of his mouth curled up when he thought about how Yuan Shao would react when he saw the three heads behind him.
The servants next to the palace were already panic-stricken because of the army siege. At this moment, they secretly saw Yuan Shu still laughing. They were frightened and whispered that Yuan Shu was driven crazy in the imperial military camp.
"Where are they?" Yuan Shao, who looked haggard, led Guo Tu, Pang Ji and others over in a hurry. When he saw Yuan Shu standing in the court, he first shouted in shock: "Highway!"
But then he saw blood dripping from Yuan Shu's back and the bulging baggage. Yuan Shao suddenly stopped and said, "What are you carrying?"
His tone suddenly trembled, he pointed at Yuan Shu and said sternly: "What did he ask you to do? What did you bring!"
"You'd better see it with your own eyes." Yuan Shu finished speaking loudly, and even he didn't notice that his voice was trembling a little.
Immediately, several strong old men came forward from the left and right, unwrapped his package, and brought the brocade box in his arms to Yuan Shao.
Guo Tu looked at the bloody package and took a step back in fear.
Yuan Shao looked at the three familiar heads placed in front of him. His hands were trembling and his face was pale. He touched Yuan Shang's lifeless face and tried to wipe away the blood drops on Yuan Shang's face with shaking hands, but he couldn't wipe it away no matter how hard he tried.
It fell off, but no matter how hard it was wiped, the familiar warmth could not be wiped away. Yuan Shao held Yuan Shang's head tightly, letting the blood stain his hands, and then he stared at Yuan Shang motionless as if stunned.
"Ming Gong..." Pang Ji tried to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he seemed to wake up the sluggish Yuan Shao, and he cried out in a shrill voice:
"My son!"
Yuan Shao knelt down on the ground without any manners, face to face with Yuan Shang's head, forehead touching, crying his son's nickname miserably. He put down Yuan Shang's head, and held Yuan Tan's head in his hands.
After a while, he went to hold Yuan Xi's head again, crying and laughing on the spot like crazy: "My son...my son..."
His tears were left in large drops, mixed with the blood on the ground, and flowed slowly, soaking Yuan Shao's knees.
Guo Tu didn't seem to dare to let the blood of the three young masters stay under his feet, so he took the initiative to take a few steps back.
Yuan Shu couldn't stand it anymore. He had imagined the scene where the other party collapsed after seeing the heads of his three sons. But once he saw it with his own eyes, he found that he couldn't be happy at all. Instead, he felt sad.
The next moment I felt desolate.
He walked up the steps and came to Yuan Shao. He was just about to say something to comfort this concubine. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao suddenly jumped up and reached out to draw his sword, but he did not draw it after a long time.
When he came out, he easily pulled out the sword from Pang Ji's waist.
The bright and cold sword pointed directly at Yuan Shu. Yuan Shao's eyes turned red and he said angrily: "You bitch! You have ruined the foundation of my Yuan family for many years. How dare you come to see me?"
"Didn't you see? I'm here to die." Yuan Shu's face didn't change, and he looked at Yuan Shao with courage.
The two brothers were confronting each other like this. In the end, Yuan Shao couldn't bear it anymore and spat out blood with a "wow" sound, and his body became limp and about to fall.
Guo Tu, Pang Ji and others hurriedly reached out to support him. The group of people finally helped Yuan Shao to rest in the palace. It took a long time for Yuan Shao to regain his breath.
A eunuch in the palace saw that the situation was not good, so he quietly ran to the back of the palace and reported the matter to the 'Emperor' Liu Shuo. Liu Shuo's fat body was crowded among a group of young girls. He drunkenly pushed away the concubine.
The wine lord asked anxiously: "Is there something wrong with Mr. Yuan's health?"
"How long has it been for you to care about this?" There was only a bead curtain between them, but the sound of silk and bamboo could not be stopped. The 'Queen Mother' Ma said in a cold and sarcastic voice: "You should just enjoy the peace and happiness of the moment."
Liu Shuo habitually wanted to nod in agreement, but he was already a little drunk and couldn't help complaining: "This emperor is very boring in front of him. He always has rich clothes and fine food, and he always has fun with beauties.
It was no different when I was the feudal king. I wish I had..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a bronze wine baron was thrown out from the bead curtain and was thrown hard at Liu Shuo's feet: "What did you know earlier?"
Empress Dowager Ma, who had a long face and thin eyebrows, was smeared with thick powder. She raised the bead curtain and walked out aggressively. She pointed at Liu Shuo and cursed: "Don't you think about it, how many people in the world don't want to be king and emperor? Now good things will teach you to catch up."
, but you are not happy? Back in Boling, you were the king of Pingyuan after all, but who looked at you seriously? "
Liu Shuo was frightened by Empress Dowager Ma. He was as frightened as a quail. He stood there obediently and did not dare to say a word back.
"Now you are complaining about me." Queen Mother Ma said, wiping away tears, her eyes wandering around every corner of the palace, as if to identify something: "My dear son, my brother who is the emperor has such a heart.
He was ruthless and refused to pass the throne to him even after his death... But now you live in his former palace, but you are still not satisfied..."
Liu Shuo's younger brother Liu Kui was the former King of Bohai and had lived in this palace for many years. It can be said that there are traces of his legacy everywhere. At this time, he was so frightened by what Queen Mother Ma said that his fat body shook and he rushed.
The eunuch who seemed to be watching the excitement waved his hand and said: