Four years have passed in the blink of an eye. Dong Zhuo's death did not happen according to the normal trajectory in history. Dong Zhuo is still alive and well, and Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty is still under Dong Zhuo's control. The Han Dynasty has entered the sixth century of Chuping.
Year.
In these four years, the Central Plains was still in constant war. Compared with the previous Yellow Turban Rebellion, it was even worse! Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei joined forces, and after rectifying Youzhou, they began to move southward to attack Yuan Shao's command.
Jizhou. Although Yuan Shao had many soldiers and generals, Gongsun Zan's white horse Yi Cong, coupled with the help of Liu Bei's three brothers, defeated Yuan Shao steadily and soon gave up most of the territory of Jizhou.
.Even the capital city of Jizhou had no choice but to give it up. In the end, Yuan Shao could only be trapped in the three counties of Qinghe, Guangfeng and Wei.
In order to resist Gongsun Zan's offensive, Yuan Shao had no choice but to put aside his former pride and appeal to his friend Cao Cao, the governor of Yanzhou, for help. But what Yuan Shao never expected was that just when he was full of hope and looking forward to Cao Cao's attack,
During the reinforcements, Cao Cao's soldiers and horses raided the three counties with lightning speed! Yuan Shao was not wary of Cao's army at all, and he let Cao's army succeed! Yuan Benchu, a famous descendant of the Yuan family, was defeated like this.
Cao Cao.
After Yuan Shao's death, most of his troops and subordinates were absorbed by Cao Cao, and the few who did not want to join Cao Cao simply turned to Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei. In this way, Yuan Shao's strength was divided among these three parties!
When it came to dealing with the territory of Jizhou, Cao Cao wisely withdrew from the territory of Jizhou and gave all the three counties of Jizhou that he captured to Gongsun Zan. Of course, Gongsun Zan would not be polite to the benefits that came to his door. Cao Cao had just withdrawn.
In Jizhou, Gongsun Zan immediately sent troops to occupy these three counties. For a time, Gongsun Zan controlled Youzhou and the two counties of Jizhou. Following Sun Jian, he also became the first-class prince in the world!
As for Cao Cao, although he retreated without a fight in the face of Gongsun Zan, no one dared to underestimate Cao Cao's strength. Cao Cao, who originally occupied Sizhou and Yanzhou, was already powerful, and he also forcibly swallowed what Yuan Shao left behind.
With his troops and horses, Cao Cao's strength is probably not much worse than Gongsun Zan!
Within the pass, Dong Zhuo seems to have been satisfied with the current situation. Although he has the most powerful Xiliang army in the world, he has no intention of leaving Hangu Pass and enjoys the fruits of his victory in Yongzhou and Liangzhou every day. Dong Zhuo, however,
The officers and soldiers of the Xiliang Army under their command also vented their excess energy on the innocent people! The two places that were originally sparsely populated became increasingly desolate after Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang Army made such a fuss. In this regard
However, Dong Zhuo remained indifferent and left all those matters to Li Ru and Xu Rong to deal with, while he enjoyed the desolate life of wine ponds and meat forests.
Compared with the wars in the north, the south is much calmer. The southern overlord Sun Jian had already unified Yuzhou and Yangzhou four years ago. After several years of consolidation, he has gradually truly controlled the two places in his hands.
. Those Jiangdong families who had betrayed Luo Yang slowly realized that this new master was actually not much better than Luo Yang. However, facing Sun Jian's strength, they had no choice but to let him go.
Sun Jian slaughtered it.
However, Sun Jian did not seem to take this lightly. Zhou Yu, the son of Sun Jian's sworn brother Zhou Yi, suggested that Sun Jian set up a water fortress at Chaohu Lake in Lujiang County and began to train the navy to deal with Luoyang's Jingzhou navy, which had gradually taken shape in Poyang Lake! Now
, it’s just a moment of calm, but it heralds that a bigger war is coming!
In Xiangyang, Jingzhou, it is obvious that the south has to feel the breath of spring earlier. It has just passed January, and most places in the north are still covered in snow, but in the suburbs of Xiangyang, it is already full of birds singing and the fragrance of flowers. Many literati
They began to come out of their homes, invite each other, and go outing on the outskirts of the city. Thanks to Luo Yang, Jingzhou has never suffered from war since it was taken over by Luo Yang. This is probably the only one in the world. The people can live and work in peace and contentment, which is the greatest
of happiness.
On a green mountain nearly eighty miles outside Xiangyang City, several young men wearing blue robes were walking together. Watching them talking and laughing all the way, it goes without saying that they must be taking advantage of the bright sunshine to go out for an outing.
's students.
"Brother Gongyuan! Where is the master you are talking about? We have been walking this way for two hours!" A white-faced man who looked to be in his early twenties stopped with a tired face.
While walking, he beat his knees and complained to his companions who were leading the way.
"Haha! Brother Boji! Just be patient for a little longer!" The young man at the front turned his head. He looked about the same age as the white-faced man before, but he had a goatee and looked much more mature. He smiled.
Then he said to his companions: "Speaking of which, this master is the son of a good friend of my father's generation. Although he is much younger than me, he is truly regarded as a genius in the world! This is a rare vacation from the academy.
I intend to bring you here to see him! It’s just that this person has a weird personality and doesn’t like to live in crowded places, so he deliberately lives in this remote place!”
"Hmph!" Another young man snorted with disdain after hearing the words of the previous brother Gongyuan. This man had a very strange appearance, short stature, inverted eyebrows, and a chin
He had a short beard and looked like he was crying, but his expression was very arrogant. He hummed: "Brother Gongyuan! What you said is too much! A genius in the world? Can he compare with it?"
Chengdu Opera Master and Guo Master? If everyone with a little ability can claim to be a genius in the world, then the word "genius" will be too worthless!"
"Hahahaha!" The last remaining young man looked very thin and ridiculous, but his voice was extremely loud. He touched his sad face with his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Yongnian! Let me see, you have another sentence.
The words haven't been spoken! I'm afraid in your heart, even if you want to be called a genius, you should be the one who is right. How can you take the turn of others? Am I right? "
After being revealed by his companion, the sad face did not feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he straightened his chest and raised his head and said, "So what! When I entered school, my lord personally met me and was very kind to me.
Appreciation! Just for this alone, am I not worthy of the word "genius"?" At the end of the sentence, the crying face turned red and proud, and even his appearance became a little more heroic because of it.
The white-faced man smiled and said to the thin man: "Brother Zhongxuan, don't talk to brother Yongnian! We have been classmates for so many years, and you still don't know him! The more you talk, the more he will get angry.
Proud!" The words of the white-faced man immediately caused the other two people to laugh, but the sad face still looked at his companions with an arrogant look on his face, an expression that was not the same as yours.
These four people are all students of Qingcheng College, and this Qingcheng College was established four years ago by Luo Yang, the governor of Yizhou, an institution comparable to Yingchuan College in Qingcheng Mountain of Yizhou! Like Yingchuan College, Qingcheng College
The subjects taught by City College are inclusive of hundreds of schools of thought, including the training of military commanders. In terms of the capacity of knowledge taught, it is even better than Yingchuan College! And these four
The scholar is the best among Qingcheng College!
The white-faced scholar who spoke first was a Yiji from Shanyang, who studied Legalism at Qingcheng College. The goatee scholar was Liao Li from Wuling, who specialized in officialdom. The thin man was Wang Jie from Shanyang.
They are Confucian students. Although these three people studied different things, they are both Jingzhou students, so they looked after each other when they were at Qingcheng College in the past, and they have a good relationship. The sad face is Zhang Song, a native of Shu County.
He is a descendant of the Yizhou family and the younger brother of Zhang Su who first took refuge in Luoyang's tent. Unlike others, Zhang Song is the only student in Qingcheng College who has studied the Hundred Schools of Theory. It can be said that among the subjects of Qingcheng College
, In addition to those fighting techniques that are specially practiced by military generals, Zhang Song has mastered other disciplines. The title of this wizard is indeed worthy of his name!
In terms of relationship, Zhang Song is a student from Yizhou and a descendant of an aristocratic family, while the other three are all descendants of poor families, and they are just acquaintances with Zhang Song. However, when they were in the academy, Liao Li proposed that he bring Yiji with him
He and Wang Jie went to meet an expert, and said that the expert was miraculous. This aroused Zhang Song's desire to win, and he had to come together for life and death. In desperation, Liao Li had no choice but to bring him with him again.
Zhang Song, the four of us went to Xiangyang together.
After laughing, Liao Li said to the other three people: "Everyone, whether I exaggerated or not, you will know later. But now I ask you to hold on for a while, and we will be there soon!" After that, Liao Li
He immediately turned around and continued walking along the mountain trail.
When Liao Li said this, the other three people would certainly not object. After all, they had already arrived here and it was impossible to turn back. These three people were young and energetic, and they were all arrogant people. How could they give up easily?
Immediately, the three of them took a deep breath and continued to move forward with all their strength. Fortunately, while Qingcheng College was teaching knowledge, it did not forget to let the students strengthen physical exercise, so although the four of Liao Li were
Scholars are not as frail as other scholars of this era. When they were joking just now, they also took the opportunity to rest for a while. Now they have recovered some physical strength, and no one is complaining about being tired.
After walking for nearly half an hour, Liao Li, who had been walking in front, raised his head and glanced at the small bamboo forest in front of him, suddenly grinned, and smiled at the three companions behind him: "Everyone! We are here!
Ahead is the place where the master cultivated his soul!"