"What's the point of begging for life and death during a husband-to-wife meeting?" [Romance of the Three Kingdoms]
At first, Liu Biao went to Jingzhou to recruit famous people. Because Han Song was famous, he wanted to recruit Han Song as his special commander. However, Han Song saw the chaos in the world and wanted to be wise and protect himself, so he refused to recruit Han Song. Liu Biao was eager to gain fame and used various means, and finally forced him to
Han Song bowed his head and accepted the conquest.
When Liu Biao thought that he had forced Han Song to form a relationship with him through unethical means, Liu Biao felt anxious after saying his request. At the same time, he also felt a little unsure about Sun Song's strong recommendation.
Han Song did not affect his attitude towards working for Liu Biao because he was forced to serve as an official. He directly agreed to Liu Biao's request. This surprised Liu Biao and then said: "The so-called 'Shengda Festival, Second Shou Festival'
’, now that the status of you and your subordinates as kings and ministers has been determined, you will only obey the general’s orders and go through fire and water, even if you die without saying a word.”
Liu Biao was familiar with Han Song's character, so he knew that his words were credible. Before he could feel relieved, he heard Han Song say: "Before leaving, I have to make it clear to the envoy. Now that the country has settled down in the world, it will be prosperous again."
Han Dynasty. If I come to Xingzai and the state appoints you to a certain position, I will be a minister of the emperor, not an official of the emperor. If you are a king, you will abide by the emperor's orders and you will not serve the emperor again in the future.
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This is the truth, but Liu Biao still felt a little harsh when hearing these words. However, since Han Song said this, it can be seen that he will most likely complete the tasks assigned to Liu Biao sincerely, and will not be entrusted to others.
As for whether Han Song could get the emperor's homage as he said, Liu Biao said nothing about it: "In that case, taking Zhao Gong's legacy and bringing me to present the memorial before your Majesty, etc., all rely on virtue."
He thought for a while and then said: "When the imperial court marched eastwards, we in Jingzhou also sent a lot of soldiers, horses, food and grass, and all the sergeants in the state were happy to help. Now that the imperial court is awarding meritorious officials, how can we leave Jingzhou behind and make us feel chilled?"
Therefore, I am also asking for credit this time, and I also ask De Gao to pay attention and pay attention!"
Since this trip has common interests, those powerful people who are strangers to him will naturally contribute to this, and they will not cause any trouble to Liu Biao regarding Zhao Qi.
After selecting a suitable candidate for the mission, Liu Biao sighed feebly and walked back to the back room very tiredly. In the back room, his stepmother Mrs. Cai cooked a pot of hot tea and placed several exquisite dishes on the table.
He brought snacks and welcomed Liu Biao in with graceful steps.
"What's wrong?" Mrs. Cai's lips were half-smiling. She helped Liu Biao sit down, brought the hot tea to him, and then reached out to gently rub the corners of Liu Biao's eyes: "Are you still worried about Mr. Zhao's funeral?"
"I am worried about the future." As the last prince who is still separatist, Liu Biao has always been afraid. For many years, others have more or less guessed that he has ambitions, but fortunately Liu Biao did not have time to do it. For example
He also wanted to do what Liu Yan had done. Not only was he riding in the emperor's imperial carriage, Liu Biao even dreamed of one day being able to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth in the suburbs! Fortunately, before he could make a big mistake, reality had already poured cold water on him.
Although Liu Biao had tried his best to remedy the situation, the emperor's attitude was still the key to Han Song's next investigation. He sighed and said, "I'm afraid I won't be tolerated by the country."
Mrs. Cai raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she was a little surprised by Liu Biao's pessimism. She said in an unhurried tone: "I have been too busy and tired these past few days. Husband, please take a good rest."
In fact, it is no wonder that Mrs. Cai is cold. Her younger brother Cai Mao is now the governor of Qingzhou, and Cao Cao, who had known Cai Mao when they were young, is now also the general who conquered the west. Cai has left Jingzhou and does not need to look up to Liu Biao anymore, and Liu Biao obviously cannot.
Then provide the slightest help to Cai.
Liu Biao hummed softly, which was regarded as an agreement. His hand was rubbing the back of Mrs. Cai's hand, as if he was thinking about something. Finally, when Mrs. Cai couldn't help but want to take her hand out,
, Liu Biao suddenly said: "The emperor is kind enough to forgive Liu Bo'an for being persuaded by Yuan Shao to join the army in Hebei, let alone me? There are not many talented people in the clan nowadays, I have to try to make your majesty see the use... at least leave here first.
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Mrs. Cai seemed to have been reminded of something by Liu Biao, and her color became better. Although her heart was always towards her mother's family, her husband was powerful and she could benefit from both sides: "It's not difficult to leave here." After all, she was still the same.
He took out his hand and gently placed it on the back of Liu Biao's hand: "As long as my husband is willing."
Liu Biao didn't notice the change in Mrs. Cai's expression behind him, but he understood what she meant: "You mean... you want me to resign on my own initiative?"
"If you don't give it up in time, do you have to wait for someone to take it?" Mrs. Cai said matter-of-factly: "Only if your husband takes action, others will not say that your husband is greedy for power. If you take a step back first, you will stay away from the dispute."
"You're right..." Liu Biao murmured. He suddenly stood up and started to walk out: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Han Degao is leaving!"
After that, he hurriedly walked out, and while calling Han Song back, he wrote the memorial in his own hand. He was already very talented in literature, but in such an urgent situation, he was actually asked to write a memorial word for word.
Fei Ran's article came out. In this memorial, he deeply lamented Liu Yan's mistake in advocating the re-establishment of the governor of the state. He not only recommended the reinstatement of the governor, but also voluntarily resigned from the position of the governor of Jingzhou and requested to return to his fiefdom of Yangdi.
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After waiting anxiously for several days, news finally came from the emperor. On the one hand, Han Song had been appointed by the emperor as Huangmen Shilang as promised. On the other hand, the emperor had approved Liu Biao's memorial and abolished the state pastoral care.
system. As the last state shepherd, Liu Biao was ordered to take over as the imperial servant left by Zhao Qi and be responsible for escorting Zhao Qi's coffin back to Chang'an.
Liu Biao was very satisfied with this result. After more than a year of hard work, he not only escaped liquidation, but also got a Jiuqing, which was no loss at all. As for what kind of title Zhao Qi was given, what was it given?
Hundreds of thousands of people attended funerals, but these were not Liu Biao's concern at all. Even during this period, Sun Song, who was old and dying, also passed away. Liu Biao was only slightly sad, and returned to the house to happily clean up the things he had done over the years.
Books and articles, and prepare to pack up and rush to Chang'an.
Of course, what still made Liu Biao feel a little embarrassed was that Han Song not only recruited Liu Biao on behalf of the emperor, but also recruited Huang Chengyan, Pang Degong, Kuai Yue, Liu Ba, Xiang Lang, Huan Jie and many other Jingzhou celebrities. When Liu Biao thought
He felt very uncomfortable when he had to serve as an official in the same court as these people in the future. He knew that he would not be able to change from his former status as a Jingzhou shepherd for a while, so he had no choice but to gossip in private with his friend Yi Ji from the same hometown: "The imperial official's bus...
Come, Junyan from Jingzhou, and let’s do it for nothing!”
At this time, Yi Ji was also recruited by the imperial court to teach in the Ming Law Department of Taixue, second only to the doctor. He would soon go to Chang'an with Liu Biao. He touched his short beard under his chin, squinted and said: "I heard that the country
We also recruited all the famous scholars and talents from Jizhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou and other places to join the dynasty. Not to mention such secrets as Shizhong, Huangmen Shilang, and Shangshu, I heard that there are nearly a hundred people in the three bureaus. The world's heroes are like rivers flowing into the sea.
And how will the place be nourished? This is not a good thing.”
"Nowadays, counties and counties are in ruins, and many places have no governors. Perhaps the country wants to get in touch first before taking any foreign posts." Liu Biao thought to himself, and he smiled: "No matter where it is, there will be more people.
If the country wants to use this to weaken the local area, it will be even more troublesome if they are brought together."
Yiji doesn't like to quarrel with others. Although he has been a close friend of Liu Biao from the same hometown over the years, he has never accepted any official position from Liu Biao. If the position given to him by the imperial court was not in line with his original intention, Yiji might not have agreed to it.
So refreshing. He was always smart, and this time he seemed to have thought of something else from the itinerary conveyed by Han Song, and said: "Since Your Majesty has already arrived in Luoyang, why don't we go north to perform Hajj first, and then enter the customs together? Take Wuguan Road
Although it is a shortcut, it is not easy to walk, and it is not very polite to avoid the emperor."
"Mr. Zhao's coffin must return home for burial early." Liu Biao felt relaxed at this time. He just wanted to go to Chang'an as his Jiuqing as soon as possible. He said without thinking: "Although he is the emperor's master, after escorting him to Luoyang,
We can't let the coffin follow the army all the way, right? The victorious army should return joyfully, so it would be offensive to Duke Zhao; if it is sad all the way, how can we show off the military power? Therefore, it is most appropriate to go in separate ways."
Yi Ji also thought about this, and he immediately retorted: "But only Jing Sheng was ordered to escort Duke Zhao back to Chang'an. Duke Pang, Duke Huang and others have no such responsibility. If they don't go to Luoyang to pay homage to the emperor first,
It is a bit strange to follow the army into the pass and instead go westward, as if they deliberately prevented me from going to Luoyang."
"Why is this?" After Liu Biao asked subconsciously, a thought immediately flashed in his mind. He hurriedly waved his hand and said to Yi Ji: "Uncle Ji, Uncle Ji." His tone suddenly became a little excited, and even his breathing became rapid.
: "Quickly go and invite Han Degao. I want to ask him what disputes there are in Luoyang."
Yi Ji seemed to understand something, sighed softly, cupped his hands briefly, and then retreated as instructed.
During his last few days in Xiangyang, Liu Biao was excitedly inquiring about the news about Luoyang, but not long ago there was quite a turmoil in Runan County, which was just around the corner.
The reason was the liquidation edict issued by the emperor, which wanted to exile the Runan Yuan clan, as well as the disciples and guests suspected of rebellion to Jiaozhou. Runan had always been the Yuan family's home county, and the family members and relatives were spread across the counties. The liquidation edict hit all the people involved.
Guang, almost the entire Runan County was to be purged. Eradicating the local powerful forces in one fell swoop, especially in a large county like Runan, was a great test of Runan Governor Liu Ai's ability to govern.
Considering that Zhu Junzhao would no longer serve as the governor of Yuzhou after he worshiped the general of chariots and cavalry, Liu Ai, who had already regarded him as his own, naturally had to work harder. When the imperial army marched eastward against the two Yuans, the people in Runan County
Although the powerful people were not willing to cooperate, they did not heed Yuan's instigation and dared to come forward to cause trouble. This made Liu Ai underestimate the powerful people in Runan. As soon as the edict of liquidation was issued, the powerful powerful people in Runan County who were implicated took a preemptive strike and launched a massacre together.
Military chaos.
Liu Ai didn't know anything about military affairs. Fortunately, he was assisted by Wenpin, the general of Zhonglang who had been transferred from Jingzhou to assist in the battle before Zhao Qi's lifetime. He led his troops to capture more than 20 forts one after another and killed several commanders in a row, thus stabilizing the situation.
The rebellion in Runan vaguely echoes the sporadic rebellion in Jizhou, Hebei. They were all caused by resistance to the emperor's ruthless liquidation and implicated policies. However, the intensity and scope of the resistance were so great that the reasons behind it have to make people ponder. The emperor
Therefore, they stopped at Luoyang and chose to garrison troops in Henan to frighten the situation in the Central Plains. And out of caution, they issued an edict and ordered Xu Huang, the general of Zhennan, to personally take charge of the matter.
Yangzhou, Shouchun.
General Zhennan, during the holiday, Xu Huang, the Marquis of Jiangxiang, was convening the generals to discuss matters.
"You have all read the emperor's edict. I don't need to say more." Xu Huang glanced at the generals in the hall and said calmly: "Although the Yuan family has been peaceful, there are still mountains and rivers in the east of the Yangtze River, and thieves and bandits.
For disaster; there are also powerful people in Runan who are causing rebellion; as far as Jiaozhou, the rebel general Qu Jingshan kills the governor and blocks the road... These are all things the emperor has given me to "Zhennan". You are newly rewarded, don't think that the world
When there is peace, I will become more and more arrogant with my old merits."
Whether it is the Pingyue Zhonglang general Zhang Xiu who has been with Xu Huang for a long time, the Louchuan general Gan Ning who has just come into contact with Xu Huang, the rebel general Sun Ce, and others, they are all familiar with Xu Huang's rigorous style of military management.
Don't talk too much nonsense now, just keep your promise.
So Xu Huang began to arrange military deployment orders in the southeast area according to the imperial edict: first, General Gan Ning of Louchuan was sent to Liyang to control the water with ten thousand troops, responsible for the waterway from Chaisang to Dantu; then Pingyue Zhonglang General Zhang Xiu was stationed at Liyang.
Kuaiji will be responsible for the crusade against Shanyue; other generals such as Xu Shang and Xu Ding will follow Xu Huang to garrison Shouchun.
When announcing the transfer order, Xu Huang also transferred Huang Zhong, who had been detained from Cai Mao's command, to the central army. Not only Huang Zhong, but also Jiang Qin, Chen Wu and others who were originally Sun Ce's generals were also transferred by Xu Huang.
Sun Ce kept suppressing his temper and finally waited until Xu Huang read his name: "Sun Bofu."
"The end will be here!" Even though he had learned some inside information from Zhou Yu, Sun Ce still felt uneasy and answered with confidence.
Xu Huang couldn't help but look at him a few more times, and said slowly: "I will leave the military affairs of Runan to you. Tomorrow you will bring Huang Gai, Lu Fan, Zhu Zhi and other generals, with a total of seven thousand soldiers and horses.
, rush to Runan."
Sun Ce was shocked and couldn't help but ask: "May I ask where are the generals Junhou, Cheng and Han?"
"They are all from Youzhou and are familiar with Hu Qing. Naturally, they have to be transferred back to Yandai to be dispatched by General Zhenbei." Xu Huang said casually, as if this was a normal transfer order for him.
Although he was well prepared, Sun Ce still couldn't believe that the team that his father, Sun Jian, spent his whole life leaving for him, was actually split up like this.
"Mr. Zhou." Xu Huang ignored Sun Ce's absence and looked at the young man sitting quietly on his right.
Zhou Yu, who was already Fengyi Zhonglang General, hurriedly bowed and responded.
"I heard that your son is almost one year old, but you, the grandson, haven't gone back to take a look. This is not okay." Xu Huang looked at the other party's calm face and said softly: "His Majesty said that you should return to Chang'an immediately to reunite with your wife and children.