Three Kingdoms

The front line is miserable, but the rear is happy and carefree.

There are banquets in Jiuquan, and there are also banquets in Xu County.

 The cold wind howls, but it cannot blow away the fragrance of rouge.

  Rouge, even if it cannot be traced back to the Shang Dynasty, was already very common at least during the Qin and Han Dynasties.

 Especially among high-ranking officials and nobles.

Xuxian County prides itself on itself, oh, it’s not self-proclaiming, it is the capital of the Han Dynasty that actually exists, so naturally it cannot do without these rouge fragrances.

When the morning drums sounded and the market woke up from the darkness again, Xun Pei, smelling of rouge, rubbed her red eyes, got into the car and left Ankangfang.

The sky is not completely bright yet, and everything is gray, but the market is already open, and some people are walking around on the streets.

How could a gathering of Shandong gentry disciples be without reading companions, uh, reading companions, well, that’s what it means anyway, after all, adding fragrance to red sleeves is also a Chinese tradition...

Why do the children of Shandong gentry study?

 Isn’t that what it’s for?

 Isn’t it?

Anyway, the Shandong gentry are now accustomed to lying among flowers to discuss matters, and they suffer from a strange disease that makes them feel uncomfortable without the scent of rouge.

  In any case, Xun Pei thinks this is normal.

If there was no rouge, he felt that it would be abnormal.

 But in a normal banquet, there is also something a little abnormal...

 Last night’s party was initiated by Zhong Yao. He invited almost all the important officials in the surrounding areas of Xu County, the descendants of the gentry, and even the old officials who had become officials at home.

The entire Zuixian Tower in Ankangfang was covered from top to bottom. On the wooden platform in the middle of the lobby, Zhong Yao impassionedly recounted the thirty-six crimes of Qiusi Feiqian, all of which were serious crimes that could be beheaded. , when Zhong Yao talked about excitement, he burst into anger, and when he talked about sadness, he burst into tears.

That scene...

 Tsk tsk.

Xun Pei felt a little emotional.

 Sit down and talk, Shandong people have never lost!

Zhong Yao yelled on the stage, and all the scholars in the audience said something sad. They all knelt down and bowed to the location of the palace. It seemed that this would replenish the emperor's energy, and the next second he would explode. It seemed like the hussar was taken away with this big move...

 The entire Zuixian Tower is simply the place of conscience for the great man!

People at the top and bottom are the conscience of the big man!

Of course, if there weren’t those singing girls coming and going and pandering to her with their chirping oriole language, Xun Pi wouldn’t believe it.

 A messy night party.

 Everyone seemed to hate the hussars with a passion. Some gentry children from Guanzhong jumped on their feet and said that the laws of the Hussar were harming the country. They cried bitterly and said that their private property had been embezzled by the Hussar. They even took off their outer robes, then pointed to the scars on their backs and said, "Fei Hidden like a bandit, Fei Qian has harmed countless people. It is said that Fei Qian likes male sex, so it is difficult to have children. He has collected many poor children for his humiliation. It is also said that many people in Guanzhong fall under Fei Qian's lustful power and are driven like a walking corpse. , working day and night and so on.

Xun Pei looked at it and felt that although the man was skinny, he looked like he was suffering, but something seemed wrong. After thinking about it for a while, I realized that the thin man was probably the result of a lot of Wu Shi San, and his skin color was a little blue and red, which was very different from ordinary people. Moreover, those scars seemed to be new. If they really escaped from Guanzhong, they must be old wounds.

However, seeing the excited expressions of the gentry disciples around him, Xun Pi could only keep silent.

Moreover, Xun Pei found that there were not many people who looked as angry as him but actually had other ideas...

For example, a few guys not far away from him seemed to be focusing on how many prostitutes Fei Qian had raised. They especially wanted to hear some specific details, but they were mentioned by one word, so they stood aside He lamented in a low voice, saying that after the banquet was over, he must find a good brother to lend him a word or something.

I don’t know if I can borrow it directly on the bed at this step.

　　Xun Pei was very disappointed.

How could this be? !

 The enemy is at hand, but you still want to drink?

 While the front lines are bleeding and sweating, these people are still wondering whether the flowers in the backyard are fragrant?

 What a big man!

Xun Pei lamented.

He originally thought that Zhong Yao was really going to do something big, but after attending the party, he found out that Zhong Yao actually talked a lot of nonsense and didn't tell the truth at all. He came all night in vain...well, it wasn't in vain, at least yesterday The little girl's skin in my arms at night is still very soft and moist...

 Would you like to collect some money to redeem that little beauty?

In recent years, because Fei Qian opened the Western Region, there are also many Orchids in Shandong, which has led to price competition and increased a lot...

This is strange. Shouldn't the price be reduced after there are too many?

Xun Pei can’t figure it out.

Of course, this is not the only thing that Xun Pi can't figure out.

On the way back, Xun Pei suddenly understood something when the cold wind blew.

Zhong Yao clearly meant Hussar, but actually he was also talking about Cao Cao!

The thirty-six charges are appropriate for a hussar, but wouldn’t they be appropriate for a prime minister?

Moreover, doing this once with great fanfare also proves that Zhong Yao is doing it for the sake of the world and official affairs, and is not a secret conspiracy. Even if others can guess two or three times, they can't blame Zhong Yao.

 High!

 So **** high!

It turns out that Xun Pi was still secretly ridiculing Zhong Yao as a fool, but now he feels that he is the fool.

Zhong Yao will start to implement his so-called new laws next, right?

　　　"The punishment is not good enough for a doctor"?

 Haha, it really is "a doctor who cannot be punished"!

 Civil chaos and military disaster.

 Water damage, drought.

 Over the years, the Han Dynasty has suffered constant disasters, but what does these have to do with the children of the gentry?

 The Han Dynasty belongs to the Emperor.

 How a big man behaves has nothing to do with him.

 The victory or defeat belongs to Prime Minister Cao.

 Winning or losing also has nothing to do with you...

During the Han Dynasty, these people thought and did this. By the end of the Tang Dynasty, these people still thought and did this. Until the Ming Dynasty, they also thought and did this.

Everyone knows that it is wrong to do this, but when it comes to oneself, they should clean it up immediately.

 Don’t worry about anything else, since when did the children of the gentry lack the scent of rouge?

 Eating and drinking are not as important as rouge!

Food prices in Xu County are getting higher and higher. Regardless of whether they can survive the lean period, just how the people will survive in the spring is a problem!

 But no one mentioned it last night!

 The common people are suffering, just the common people are suffering. If the gentry children cannot suffer, then it’s okay.

Xun Pi knew these situations, Zhong Yao also knew them, and even the people who attended the banquet last night also knew them.

Shandong is a land of culture, and Yuzhou and Jizhou are proud of other states in the Han Dynasty.

 But Wenhua is just a tool. If used properly, it is of course very valuable. But if there is only Wenhua and nothing else, Wenhua is just a pile of useless things.

In the cold wind, Xun Pei let out a long sigh. It's not that he doesn't understand these things, and he also believes that it's not like no one among the Shandong gentry has thought about it, but...

 The gentry in Shandong are too big.

 It’s hard to get back.

Xun Pei shook his head. He originally hoped to see if he could find a few people at Zhong Yao's party, but now it is obvious that even if these people understand, they may not come forward...

etc.

Xun Pei suddenly thought that Zhong Yao held a banquet with such great fanfare because...just to talk nonsense?

 Cao Cao was on the front line. Although news of victory continued one after another, anyone who knew a little bit about military affairs would know how much gold there was behind the news. Therefore, Xun Pi felt that he could understand it, and Zhong Yao could definitely understand it as well.

So does Xun Yu know it clearly?

If Xun Yu knew it but didn't communicate with the people in the Xun family in advance, then...

This is interesting...

Xun Pei touched his beard and smiled slightly.

What he didn't expect was that before, he was still lamenting that the children of the Shandong gentry could not afford it, and was worrying about long-standing problems, but when he himself was in need, these problems were not problems, but could become bargaining chips for him to use. .

Xun Di selectively forgot whether there was any difference between what he did and the Shandong gentry children he despised last night who only indulged in rouge and made nonsense.

“If the prime minister wins, you should be happy...” Xun Pei looked at the morning light and said slowly, “If you don’t win, you should be happy...”

 …

 …

Beiqu, Cao Zhen was also preparing to launch an attack in the morning light.

He and Fan made an agreement that as long as Fan caused some disturbance in Beiqu City and attracted the attention of the defenders, then he would lead a raid on the Beiqu camp and agreed on a signal. If the attack could be successful, that would be You can take another route into the mountains immediately!

The reason why the sneak attack was scheduled in the early morning was because although the soldiers of Cao Zhen's army were not poor in nutrition and did not suffer from night blindness, they had to do damage in the dark at night. There was no problem, but they wanted to discover some useful information. , it is unlikely to be completed.

Cao Zhen and others were all wearing armor, and under the leadership of Fan's people, they headed towards the mountain.

After climbing for a while, everyone turned to the back mountain and followed a secret path to the cliff on the side of Beiqu Camp.

It is almost a cliff that goes straight up and down, about three to four feet high. Below it is Beiquyingzhai.

There are not many defenders in the camp.

There used to be a sentry post above the cliff, with soldiers stationed inside, but now there are only corpses scattered around inside.

Seeing Cao Zhen and others coming, someone came out with a bunch of ropes and tied them to rocks or trees on the edge of the cliff. Obviously, this is the offensive line for Cao Zhen.

As long as you hold on tight to get down, it's not too difficult at a height of three to four feet. Even if you fall down, you may not die. But if you want to come back up after going down, there will be some problems...

　　　This is the safe route? ! 』

Cao Zhen asked through gritted teeth. He originally thought he could cooperate inside and outside, but he didn't expect this?

"This is the safest..." Fan's wife nodded and said, "Other sentries are in the camp. Even if you want to take action, you can't find a loophole... General, if you want to take action, you have to hurry up. The camp will be very fast." He will come to take over and change the job..."

 There is no turning back when shooting the bow, so we can only move forward.

 Cao Zhen waved his hand.

 The rope was thrown off the cliff.

 Cao Zhen took a breath, then grabbed the rope and slid down the cliff.

The morning fog in Beiqu Camp has not completely dissipated, and everything is still hazy. However, as the sun gradually shows its light in the east, these morning fogs will disappear quickly.

　　　Over there! "As soon as Cao Zhen slid down, he immediately issued an order, "According to the plan, go and disrupt the workers' camp first..."

Immediately, several Cao Jun soldiers responded and headed towards the corner of Beiqu's camp.

After a while, there was a scream, which immediately caused chaos in the camp. Many figures were shaking in the mist, heading towards the place where the sound was heard. After a while, there was a warning. The sound sounded, and the entire Beiqu camp suddenly became chaotic.

Beiqu Gongfang Camp was originally just a few workshops, but later it became larger and larger, stretching along the river. Later, because there were too many craftsmen, the camp was difficult to manage, so all shops and various livelihood facilities were moved. Arrive in Beiqu New City.

 There are only manufacturing workshops and some related material warehouses left in the Gongfang camp. Even so, there are garrison troops on duty. However, if they are stationed for a long time, some slack will inevitably occur. The soldiers on duty did not feel that they were on the front line of the war, and they did not hear the fighting in Tongguan. Therefore, rather than being in a state of war defense, it is better to say that these people were clocking in to work.

 Be on duty at the appointed time and get off work at the appointed time.

 Eat, sleep, day after day.

 But today, this repetition is broken.

The sound of clashing weapons sounded dull. Cao Zhen shouted and rushed straight to the secret archive in the camp.

Cao Zhen and the Cao family guards had sharp armor and tacit cooperation. Every time they advanced, the defenders of the Beiqu camp were knocked down and chopped down. A defender soldier just slashed at Cao Zhen, but Cao Zhen blocked it with a shield. Before he could make the second stab, Cao Zhen's guards arrived and shot the defender in the chest and abdomen. place, and then push it away.

"quick! ” Cao Zhen shouted, “ Rush over! 』

 Cao Zhen led most of the people and rushed straight to the confidential warehouse in the camp.

It is said that there are various documents and secrets here, which are the secrets of all the siege equipment of Fei Qian. As long as a mortal gets a little bit of it, he can immediately ascend to the realm and become an immortal like a panacea!

 At first Cao Zhen didn’t believe it.

But after hearing more, I became dubious. In addition, most of the resistance encountered by Cao Jun's attack during this period did not come from manpower. It was not because of how ferocious the Qiushu soldiers were, but because they had not yet seen Qiushu. The cavalry soldiers were beaten by all kinds of fire, oil and thunder, and they were unable to take care of themselves, which naturally deepened Cao Zhen's resentment towards this place.

 Capture this place, collect the secrets, and then destroy this place!

Cao Zhen roared, and then crashed into the defense line of the secret warehouse.

Logically speaking, no matter what kind of army it is, when it is suddenly attacked by an unexpected attack, it should be in a period of command chaos. This kind of chaos is mainly caused by the sudden loss of contact between the upper and lower levels. The commander does not know what problems his troops are encountering, and the soldiers at the lower level do not receive orders and do not know what to do. For well-trained troops, the chaos will last for a short time, but for troops without much training, the chaos will last for a long time.

But the problem is that Cao Zhen's progress in other parts of the camp was relatively smooth, but when he got to the confidential warehouse of the camp, he was stuck...

Cao Zhen was not surprised but happy, because this proved that this place was very important, so it was heavily guarded!

Under Cao Zhen's two vigorous attacks, the defenders suffered more than ten casualties. However, the front line formed in the confidential warehouse still did not collapse!

The advance and retreat of two attacks only took a dozen breaths, but within these ten breaths, Cao Zhen was stuck outside the door of the confidential warehouse and couldn't get in. Every time he was delayed outside, the danger increased. One point added!

Although Cao Zhen was protected by guards, he also received two blows on his body. If it were not for the protection of his armor, he would have been seriously injured and fell to the ground. One hit was on his left hand. I don't know if the bones were broken, and he couldn't hold the weapon. He could only barely hang a shield as protection. The other wound was on the lower abdomen. A stray arrow shot from an unknown place pierced Cao Zhen's abdomen. Fortunately, the arrow was not very powerful. It only penetrated a small tip, scratched some skin, and some blood seeped out.

If Cao Zhen was injured in an ordinary battle formation, he would naturally retreat to the rear formation under the protection of his guards to receive bandaging and treatment from doctors. But now Cao Zhen could only stare at Bei Qu with blood-red eyes. The guards at the camp's secret warehouse gasped...

With the sound of weapons clashing fiercely, Cao Zhen once again charged into the small military formation in front of him.

Cao Zhen knew that he had to break through the array as soon as possible, get what he wanted, and then evacuate before the chaos had completely subsided, otherwise he would wait for the defenders in Beiqu County or elsewhere to react. He has no way to escape!

 Hushi came out of nowhere and drove Cao Cao and his father into despair again and again.

 If the battle is defeated this time...

 Cao Zhen didn’t even dare to think about it!

Even if most of the troops can be retained, the Cao family will be in a very difficult situation in the future! Cao Hong specially sent him here this time, didn't he expect him to do more meritorious deeds and help the Cao family achieve great things? !

The sound of weapons clashing continuously sounded, and screams and grunts also came and went. In this short moment, Cao Zhen didn't know how many more people he had chopped down, or how many times he had been hit. No more wounds!

With the last slash, Cao Zhen made a clean cut. Only then did he realize that he had penetrated the defenders in the confidential warehouse and penetrated the array!

"quick! quick…"

Cao Zhen supported himself with his sword, panting, and stared at the doors in the confidential warehouse with wide eyes. It seemed that behind these doors, there were countless treasures waiting for him to dig.

The remaining soldiers of Cao's army cheered and hurried inside.

Break open the door and rummage through the box.

At this moment, Cao Zhen was happy. He smiled happily.

What a pity!

 Many days of hard work finally paid off. At this moment, he is the hero of the Cao family and the hero of the Han Dynasty!