Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 968 Sigh

   "How is the situation in Jizhou now?"

After talking about the layout of the next stage in Guanzhong, Fei Qian and Xu Shu naturally turned to the east direction. Now the south of Feiqian's site is naturally the Guanzhong area, while the north is threatened by the Xianbei people. Bordering Yuan Shao's Jizhou, the changes in the situation in Jizhou Youzhou have become things that Feiqian needs to pay attention to at all times.

  Wang Yi from Hedong and Cui Jun from Xihe are also the objects of attention, but they are not the focus of attention. Although Cui Jun and Wang Yi have certain means, wisdom and EQ are not bad, but these two people do not have enough generals, nor strong troops, so they can not be regarded as a big threat. Put it, treat it as a buffer area.

  What Jizhou is facing is somewhat similar to Feiqian now. On the one hand, there are external threats from the Hu people, on the one hand, there are also internal struggles in the Han Dynasty, and at the same time, there are also people wandering around who don’t know whether they are allies or enemies...

  The nomads in the north have always been a wound of the Huaxia Dynasty. Although they may not be fatal every time, they will bleed from time to time, from the Zhou Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty.

Since Emperor Yingzheng of the First Emperor established the unification of the eternal foundation, the Qin Dynasty took the ultimate defensive measure of frantically building the Great Wall to resist the nomadic cavalry of the Xiongnu tribe; With brilliant results, the Southern Huns surrendered to the Central Plains Dynasty, while the Northern Huns fled westward, slowly disappearing into the vast dust of European history.

However, the problem of the northern nomads’ southward invasion has not been fundamentally resolved. Since the beginning of the Five Husbands, the northern nomads have suffered more and more disasters. In 1200 AD, the northern "protoss" Genghis Khan family led Mongolian cavalry to sweep Eurasia Mainland; In 1600 AD, the Jurchen tribe that tortured the brainless imperial court and killed the famous general Yue Fei rose again. With the help of the Ming Dynasty’s last Emperor Chongzhen, Li Chengliang, the famous general Li Chengliang, and Li Zicheng, the founding emperor of the Dashun Dynasty, they made repeated policy mistakes in one fell swoop. Successfully detaining customs, aspiring to the top of China, completely shutting down the world's top great powers, pulling from the peak success to a second-rate empire, and then quickly to a third-rate...

"After the battle between Yuan Cheqi and General Gongsun at the Jieqiao, there was another battle at Longcouu..." As a counselor, Xu Shu paid a lot of attention to the affairs of Jizhou, so when Fei Qian asked, he answered almost immediately, " ...However, there is something rather strange here..."

   "What's the matter?" Fei Qian asked.

  Xu Shu twirled his beard and said: "Yuan Cheqi and General Gongsun fought in Longguo, but Yecheng actually rebelled..."

"Yecheng rebellion?" Fei Qian repeated, really surprised. After all, in the impression of later generations, Yuan Shao didn't seem to have much description of Gongsun Zan's flattening. Thought there was such a thing.

  Yecheng is Yuan Shao's lair...

  This is really a great irony.

   "Exactly. Yuan Cheqi defeated General Gongsun first before receiving the news of Yecheng's rebellion. If..." Xu Shu nodded, then shook his head, obviously feeling a little bit emotional.

   Fei Qian also nodded.

  The Han Dynasty did not have real-time communication tools. If Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were fighting, no matter before or during the battle, they received news of the rebellion in Yecheng, no matter from which aspect, the loss of an important stronghold in the rear would definitely have a great impact on The morale of Yuan Shaojun...

  But it happened to be a little bit short. After Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan's troops, the news of Yecheng's rebellion did not spread.

   "Fighting in Longcou, um..." Fei Qian suddenly thought of something, and asked, "Yuan Zhi, which side initiated the battle of Longcou?"

  Xu Shu roughly gestured, and said: "...General Gongsun led 20,000 soldiers to the south, along the river to Anping Kingdom, and crossed the Qinghe River..."

  While listening to Xu Shu's narration, Fei Qian formed a rough road map in his mind...

   Jizhou at this time cannot be said to belong to Yuan Shao alone, because in fact, the northern part of Jizhou still belongs to Gongsun Zan, Yijing is in the northern part of Jizhou, and Beiping in later generations is still just a remote city in Youzhou.

"This route..." Fei Qian tapped lightly on the table, "...it's interesting, and it's a bit of a polar opposite..." Normally, in marching and fighting, although there may be a little bit of deviation in local actions, it's still overwhelming. Mostly because the march had to be restricted by mountains, rivers and other geography, and in the overall direction, the two sides should be heading towards each other. However, this time, Long Cou was on the connecting line between Yecheng and Yijing. A very large distance to the east...

What is the terrain of Henan and Hebei? I believe that those who have read a little bit of geography in later generations will probably have some impressions. It is basically impossible because the so-called mountains and rivers are skewed, so it must be deliberately chosen by Gongsun Zan who took the initiative to attack. battle site.

  Qinghe also has a lot of family names, have these gentry made bets? Could it be that the big clan in Qinghe made a bet on both sides? Naturally, Fei Qian does not know these things, and can only rely on some basic information passed on to carry out reverse deduction.

  If Gongsun Zan intended to fight Yuan Shao in Qinghe, then he would not just bring 20,000 troops, so it would be more or less like a feint attack, and the goal of the feint attack was Yecheng.

  Then the inexplicable rebellion in Yecheng makes sense.

   It's just a pity.

  If Gongsun Zan could hold on for another month, or more than ten days, I am afraid the result would be completely different.

   Overall, this battle of Longyuan is simply weird and inexplicable, a wrong battle that happened at the wrong time.

   Fei Qian suddenly thought, ah, Liu Daer will also participate in this battle, right?

   After all, Qinghe is only the next county to the plain...

So to say…

If Liu Daer really participated in the battle with Taoyuan Black and Red Shuangsha, then with the blessing of two ten thousand enemies, but still defeated by Yuan Shao's army, the significance of this is not just a simple one. A battle can be described.

  Once Gongsun Zan won a complete victory, it would not be of much benefit to Liu Daer. Because the fruits of victory belonged to Gongsun Zan, and Liu Bei was still directly facing Cao Cao in the east, and Yuan Shu in the south was still an eagle dog sent by Gongsun Zan to guard the gate. Naturally, they lost the space and time for continuous growth. Therefore, maintaining the confrontation between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao is the best choice for Liu Bei at this stage...

No wonder Liu Daer once took refuge in Yuan Shao when he was wandering around. At first, the difference in identity between Liu Daer and Yuan Shao was simply a world of difference. How did he welcome Liu Da'er? Even when Liu Da'er was talking nonsense, Yuan Shao still chose to believe in Liu Da'er. Is it just because Liu Bei and Cao Cao had a few drinks and dropped their chopsticks a few times?

  This, I'm afraid it's hard to say...

   "... this matter... I'm afraid Liu Daer has something to do with it..." Fei Qian thought about it, and accidentally said Liu Bei's nickname.

"...Liu Daer?" Xu Shu rolled his eyes, thought for a while, and asked, "Did Junhou mean the commander of the Black Mountain Army? Unexpectedly, the Junhou already knew... It turned out that the commander of Heishan who led the troops in the chaos in Yecheng was called Liu Daer..."

  Is there such a commander in the Black Mountain Army? Xu Shu really doesn't have much impression. In Montenegro, the leaders of each family are known by nicknames, so it is not surprising that they have some big names.

   "Ah...this..." Fei Qian froze for a moment.

  According to Xu Shu's words, Yecheng was caused by the Black Mountain Army?

  This Jizhou, what a mess, it seems that it is not much better than the Guanzhong area!

  Fortunately, I didn’t choose to hug Yuan Shao or Cao Cao’s thighs at the beginning. According to the current situation, I’m afraid I won’t be able to fake the unreliable information in the later generations. I have to face such a complicated situation...

   "How could the Black Mountain Army enter Yecheng?" Fei Qian immediately thought of another question, "Could it be..."

  Although there is no face recognition system in the Han Dynasty, there are still some things, there are seals and inspections, and there are defenses. How can it be so easy to sneak into the city? If it's a small county with loose defenses, then there is still some possibility, and Yecheng is Yuan Shao's stronghold anyway, how can people come and go freely without inspection?

Xu Shu nodded and said: "Although Yuan Cheqi won the position of Hanwen Festival with his momentum, after all, he is still not upright... Han Wenjie is somewhat indecisive. Youzu is also a good state herdsman, but being so persecuted by Yuan Cheqi is naturally indignant..."

Xu Shu sighed, and said: "The ones who covered the Heishan army's entry into the city were Geng Wenwei and Biejia Min Bodian, the chief ministers of Hanwenjie. Yuan Cheqi is a high-ranking official with a generous salary...it can be said to be a loyal minister...it's a pity..."

   It turned out to be like this.

   So it all makes sense.

   "...So, Hanwen Festival will not be long..." Fei Qian also sighed.

  Xu Shu was taken aback when he heard the words, then fell silent.

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  At this time, Han Fu had already left Jizhou and was going back to his hometown in Yingchuan. From Jizhou to the south, the road was relatively peaceful, and there were no bandits. After passing Chenliu, Yingchuan was further south.

  Han Fu sat on the carriage, looked back and lay down on the side, his legs bound and fixed in one place, the sleepy eldest son couldn't help but sighed softly. It's not that Han Fu doesn't understand, but that the world is changing fast...

   What about benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith?

  Forcing himself to surrender Jizhou Mu was not enough, he also sent someone to break his eldest son's legs...

  Is there such a thing as "benevolence"?

  Wen Wei persuaded him to get rid of Yuan Benchu ​​several times back then, thinking that he had been favored by Yuan Taifu, and couldn't bear to do so, but he didn't expect to be bitten now...

  What is the meaning of the "righteousness" that I insist on?

   Under the guise of the emperor's name to inherit the system, regardless of the laws of the family and the country, how can there be any "propriety" at all?

   And the so-called "letter", hehe...

  Perhaps now only "wisdom" remains.

  The "wisdom" of seeing the wind and steering the rudder.

  The "wisdom" that reverses right and wrong.

  The "wisdom" of taking advantage of others.

  …

  Han Fu let out a long sigh.

   Whatever, go home.

  The peach blossoms at home should have already bloomed, I don’t know if I can see some residual flowers when I get home...

   While Han Fu was thinking, suddenly behind his own convoy, smoke rose, and amidst the sound of horseshoes, a group of twenty or thirty cavalry rushed over!

A knight headed by    shouted loudly: "Stay ahead! A certain order by the prefect of Chenliu is here to invite Mr. Han to a banquet!"

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With a sound of "clang", the wine barter slid down on the table, and the yellow-brown wine splashed everywhere, staining the skirt of his clothes, but Han Fu didn't care about it at all, he just stared blankly at Zhang Miao, and said after a long time: "...Meng Zhuo, this matter... this matter, this matter has nothing to do with a certain... a certain has left Jizhou, how can...how can..."

  Zhang Miao looked at Han Fu expressionlessly, and said softly: "Well, Han Shijun Youyu..."

   "..." Han Fu opened his mouth wide, speechless.

  Zhang Miao stood up and said: "Mr. Han...someone has no choice but to do this...don't make things difficult for him...you might as well think twice..."

   "Meng Zhuo stay here!" Seeing that Zhang Miao was about to leave the hall, Han Fu suddenly said, "A certain wife is innocent!"

  Zhang Miao stopped without looking back. He was silent for a while, sighed, and said, "I will be reasonable, and I should send soldiers to protect her... So please be at ease..."

  Han Fu nodded, and then said: "Thank you Meng Zhuo...you can drink poison..."

"Oh..." Zhang Miao turned around, looked at Han Fu and shook his head, then shifted his gaze to the sharp knife on the table used to cut meat, and said faintly, "At this time, how can this matter be used?" Poisoned wine? Han Shijun has Uncle Yu's jade, and knows that he should have it..."

  Han Fu followed Zhang Miao's gaze and lowered his head, but couldn't help being stunned. When he looked up again, Zhang Miao had already walked out of the hall.

"Ha...haha..." Han Fu smiled wryly, and murmured, "...the moon shines brightly when you are pregnant with the jade, the crime is captured by Zhanfu Xian, the chasing after Jia Wuyan, and it is difficult to return home, only the dream returns... woo woo …Ha ha…"

  Han Fu grinned, not knowing whether he was crying or laughing, he stretched out his hand tremblingly, grasped the sharp dagger placed on the table, and slowly placed the dagger across his neck.

  The sharp blade stimulated the skin, and the hairs stood on end. Maybe this is the only way for me. Only death can make someone feel at ease.

  Do you hate it?

  Do you regret it?

  At this moment, Han Fu had thousands of thoughts in his heart, churning non-stop, and his breathing was very short. After a long time, Han Fu gasped for breath, and then gradually calmed down. Even though there are thousands of hatreds and regrets, so what can we do now?

  The prosperity of the first life is like a cloud of smoke, but now the only thing I care about is my wife and son...

   No matter if someone can’t go home, he must let his descendants go home!

  Son, father is incompetent. He can no longer hold your hand and lead you forward. In the future, you can only walk alone. But in the future, don’t take the road of being a father again!

  This road paved with human blood, human flesh and human bones!

   Hate!

   Regret!

Han Fu closed his eyes, and slashed across his neck fiercely with a short dagger. Blood gushed out along the trachea, making a soft whistle-like sound, just like when he left Yingchuan to rush to Jizhou to take office. At that time, the peach blossoms in the suburbs whirled, and the spring breeze blew over the peach blossom trees...

  (end of this chapter)