There were quite a few people following Gongsun Du on this trip, but apart from Liu Yi, there was only one Liang Mao who was qualified to accompany Wang Yu.
People like Gongsun Du have put a lot of effort into recruiting talents, and they have indeed achieved some results, especially in Qingzhou. Even Guoyuan boarded his immigration ship for a time. However, the situation changed quickly, and Qingzhou was in a short period of time. Within half a year, chaos was miraculously restored and Qingzhou scholars naturally did not need to leave their hometowns and travel to Liaodong. Gongsun Du's plan to recruit people suffered a heavy setback.
In addition to his old friends Liu Yi and Yang Yi, Gongsun Du has only two most significant achievements in recruiting talents in recent years. One is Li Min, who once served as the prefect of Hanoi, and the other is sent by Yuan Shao to build relations. Liang Mao, a famous Yanzhou scholar who served as the governor of Lelang, was actually placed as an aide by Gongsun Du.
This time, Gongsun Du was already prepared for the worst before chasing him out. Of course, he would not bring all the heavyweight assistants with him. He left the mature and prudent Li Min at home to assist his two sons and guard his retreat. To prepare for unexpected events, I only took Liang Mao with me, who had just arrived in Liaodong and was relatively familiar with the Central Plains.
Yang Yi insisted on going his own way. After negotiating face to face with Tai Shi Ci, he still insisted on provoking a war. Now he is ready to be punished. At this moment, the only two people following Gongsun Du were Liu Yi and Liang Mao.
Liu Yi was Gongsun Du's confidant, and his thoughts were almost the same as those of Gongsun Du. The thoughts running through his mind were similar to those of Gongsun Du.
Liang Mao was far from being loyal to Gongsun Du. In fact, in addition to being Yuan Shao's envoy, he also had another identity, that is, Cao Cao's secret envoy.
Since Emperor Guangwu revitalized the Han Dynasty and made Luoyang the capital, Yanzhou and Yuzhou have become the most prosperous places in the Han Dynasty with the most concentrated talents, under the emperor's feet. The area of Yanzhou is actually not large, which is later known as the western part of Shandong That's it, with so many talents gathered together, of course they are familiar with each other.
Liang Mao was from Shanyang, a man of rare talent. He once studied in Yingchuan, and after Xun Yu returned to Cao Cao, he was on Cao Cao's list. However, his father was seriously ill at the time and could not serve as an official. After the incident was over, he was I received another letter from Yuan Shao.
At that time, Yuan Shaozheng was at loggerheads with Gongsun Zan and Wang Yu, and wanted to contact the major forces in northern Xinjiang to contain Gongsun Zan. He contacted Liu Yu, and through the latter, he hooked up with Xianbei and Wuhuan. But what he didn't expect was that Wang Yu Unexpectedly, they made a superior move and contacted Gongsun Du first. As a result, the Wuhuan people had just left their home, and their lair was taken away.
Yuan Shao was furious at that time and wanted to eat Gongsun Du alive, but Liaodong was too far away, and there was nothing he could do if Gongsun Du didn't buy his account. Later, through Liu Yu, he found out that Gongsun Du was very interested in recruiting talents. So I found some young handsome men nearby to fill in the numbers.
Liang Mao was ready to refuse, but he was afraid of destroying Yuan Shao's alliance, so he could only tell Xun Yu about the matter and wait for Cao Cao's decision. Cao Cao had such far-reaching vision. He didn't know that Gongsun Du was a figure before, but now he realized that Liaodong was in the north. Xinjiang is of great importance, how can he not pay attention to it?
Immediately, he wrote a letter in his own hand and sent it to Liangmao from Xun Yu. He clearly stated that he would care about distant lands and care for Xun, so that the people in the border areas would not forget the virtues of the Han Dynasty.
In this way, Liang Mao, who had multiple identities, was recommended by Yuan Shao as the prefect of Lelang and went to Liaodong, which was quite a bit like Infernal Affairs.
It went well when he first arrived in Liaodong. Gongsundu, who was eager for talents, had no intention of letting Liang Mao go to Lelang to take up his post. Instead, he kept him by his side, tried to win over him, and made him counselor of military aircraft. He paid almost as much attention to him as the three major military commanders.
Ministry will be the same.
But the good times did not last long. The Hebei War ended too quickly and suddenly. The arrogant Yuan Shao fell unexpectedly. Liang Mao, who was apparently Yuan Shao's envoy, naturally became a little embarrassed.
It is true that Liang Mao was quite talented, but after all, his time in Liaodong was too short and he did not have time to make any actual achievements. If Gongsun Du continued to reuse him, it would inevitably be seen as provoking Wang Yu.
Although Gongsun Du has a strong backbone, he is also a very practical person. Of course, he will not risk angering Qingzhou allies for a young Junyan like Liang Mao who only has a reputation and has no actual talent.
Therefore, less than two months after arriving in Liaodong, Liang Mingshi, a double agent, experienced the first ups and downs in his life. He was sent to the uninhabited Lelang County as the prefect, and was completely marginalized.
This neglect lasted for more than a year, and it was useless to leave or stay. Liang Mao even thought that he had been forgotten and was ready to follow Su Wu.
Fortunately, Cao Cao was not such a heartless person, and he sent people to contact him in private after all. Especially after Xu You went north to stir up trouble, a lot more letters were sent home from Youzhou.
Because of this, Liang Mao was able to endure the most difficult days. When Qingzhou and Liaodong were at war with each other due to maritime trade, and Wang Yu never proposed to pursue him, Liang Mingshi finally cleared the air and returned to Gongsun Du's general shogunate.
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Because of such ups and downs, his experience increased rapidly, and he acted much more cautiously. He rarely expressed his opinions in public. Even if Gongsun Du asked him in private, he would be vague and mostly use quotations from classics to suggest.
Express opinions.
Gongsun Du was used to seeing rude warriors who were straightforward in Liaodong. Leng Ding met Liang Mao, who had the demeanor of a legendary celebrity. He was quite fresh and liked his tricks. This time the Qingzhou Army launched a large-scale eastward expedition, and Gongsun Du finally decided to
Liang Mao also took a lot of credit for joining the battle on the opposite side of Wang Yu.
Liang Mao originally thought that he had achieved great success this time, and when both sides fought hard to the death, he would be able to return to Cao Ying with honor. Unexpectedly, the battle in Liaodong ended in an anticlimactic manner.
Gongsun Du, Liu Yi and others were certainly mourning for their heirs, but why didn't Liang Mao feel cold in his heart?
But at this point, he could not persuade Gongsun Du to turn back. Gongsun Du was only a strong point, not a fool. How could he fight Wang Yu to the death when there was such a huge disparity in strength?
Fortunately, the road is boundless. After arriving at Jixian, Wang Yu didn't know whether he was arrogant about his victory or deliberately wanted to kill Gongsun Du's majesty. He unwisely assumed an extremely contemptuous posture. Although Gongsun Du remained calm,
But Liang Mao could tell from the details that the Liaodong Marquis had been angered.
For Liang Mao, the later Wang Yu came, the happier he would be. He wished that Wang Yu had left Gongsun Du alone for several days.
When there is something on your mind, time passes very quickly, and you are relatively insensitive to the changes in your body. This is the case for the three masters and subordinates of Liaodong, so when Gongsun Du suddenly exclaimed, he spoke directly.
When they stared at something not far in front of them, Liang and Liu were also startled.
Quickly looking at the thing clearly, Liang Mao was even more confused and wondered: "What's so weird about this... copper furnace?"
Liu Yi didn't say anything, but he nodded and looked at Gongsun Du with a puzzled look on his face, wondering if the lord was in a state of wandering mind?
Just then Tian Yu ordered someone to serve tea, and soon someone came in with tea sets. In addition to cups and teapots, even the stove was brought.
Liu Yi didn't know what was going on. It was April in northern Xinjiang, when it was warm and then cold. Walking under the sun was very warm, but sitting in the huge hall for a long time also made him feel chilly.
Putting a tea stove here can keep the tea hot and keep warm, so there is no need for personal guards in the palace to wait on you. There are very few servants in Wang Yu's palace. People dressed as maids appear, and those who come and go are either scribes or scribes.
The generals all seemed to be in a hurry, and manpower was indeed scarce.
He couldn't understand it. The master was not a person who had never seen the world. Even if the production was a little more sophisticated, would he just make a fuss over a tea stove?
"Otherwise." Regarding the doubts of his subordinates, Gongsun Du just waved his hands solemnly and said in a deep voice: "Bo Fang grew up in the Central Plains and came to Liaodong not long ago. It's okay if you don't notice anything strange. Ziqiang, you have been in Liaodong for more than ten years."
How can you be so slow after five years? Look, if you look carefully, can't you see it at all?"
As he spoke, Gongsun Du stood up from his seat. Looking at his posture, he almost leaned over the stove and opened the door to take a look.
"..." Liu Yi felt dizzy for a while and was completely confused by Gongsun Du, but he had the advantage of being meticulous in executing orders. Since Gongsun Du didn't seem crazy and insisted on saying this, then be careful.
Let’s take a look again.
It's just a stove, made of copper, with a chimney on top and a cylindrical base on the bottom. The workmanship is very exquisite and tight. You have to get very close to see the firelight in the furnace through the gap. In addition... this
At first glance, he really saw the problem.
"Ah! Lord, this stove..." Liu Yi exclaimed, pointing at the copper stove, as if he had discovered that there were thousands of taels of gold buried inside, and shouted, with joy in his voice.
"Really?" Gongsun Du didn't turn his head, his eyes were fixed on the copper furnace for a moment, and he subconsciously touched the furnace door. If Liu Yi hadn't been alert and caught him in time, one of his hands might have
It's wasted.
Fortunately, although Qingzhou's reception was not good, they did not unlock the swords of Gongsun Du and his party. Liu Yi directly pulled out his sword and carefully pried open the furnace door. Gongsun Du looked on with a nervous and expectant look on his face.
Liang Mao was completely dumbfounded.
I couldn't understand the conversation between these two people, and I didn't know why they suddenly went crazy. Looking at their posture, either there was something really precious in the stove, or else, these two were just pretending to be crazy and pretending to be stupid. But then
How could there be treasure in the stove? No matter how rich the Qingzhou people were, they couldn't possibly burn the treasure, right?
There really is no treasure.
When Liang Mao was stunned, Liu Yi had already pried open the furnace door, used his sword as a furnace hook, and scratched in the furnace. What he pulled out was of course not some rare treasure, but just ordinary slag, still burning.
Sparks flew up and burned off a small piece of Gongsun Du's eyebrows as he leaned toward the hearth.
Liang Mao was already wondering whether these two people were really crazy and planned to set fire to the city guard's mansion in order to burn Wang Yu, his great enemy...
Gongsun Du wiped out the sparks on his eyebrows without caring. While putting out the fire, he stared at the slag and asked: "How is it? Do you see what this is?"
"It seems...it's charcoal?" Liu Yi's hands were also hot. He took a breath and answered uncertainly.
"Charcoal? Impossible. When coal is burned, the smoke is very strong. If it is in the room, it can make people faint." Gongsun Du shook his head in denial.
Liu Yi thought for a while and then said: "Maybe... it has been specially treated?"
"It should be." This time, the two reached an agreement. Gongsun Du knelt down and looked at it for a moment, then suddenly sighed and ordered: "Bo Fang, go find General Tian, ask him to come and meet, and say I have something I want to ask you in person." (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)