The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Gao Shun was taken aback, and hurriedly turned back to the hall, bowed down to the ground, and said, "Ming Duke wants to participate in the grand congratulations? In my humble opinion, this is absolutely impossible!"

Lü Bu looked at Gao Shun and said, "Zixiang, didn't I tell you to send someone to the warehouse to get grain and gold cakes, hurry up to catch up with Gongtai and Wenyuan, and send them to them? Why are you back?"

Gao Shun said: "Duke Ming, the last general heard outside the hall just now that Duke Ming ordered the master book to draft on his behalf, and returned a letter to Duke Zhao, Situ, saying that Duke Ming will participate in the grand congratulations on Zhengdan next year. Duke Ming, how can this be done? In my humble opinion, it is better for Duke Ming not to participate in this great congratulations!"

Lu Bu was unhappy, turned his face away, stroked his beard and said, "For a long time, Gongtai and Wenyuan were the two people who prevented me from entering the court and participating in the great congratulations. Now they have left for Yangzhou, ... Xiang, why are you blocking me again?"

Although it has been almost a month, Lv Bu has not met Chen Gong, but Chen Gong has repeatedly told Gao Shun and other generals in private that Lv Bu must not enter the DPRK and participate in the congratulations. Lord, since he has his source, he knows it, and as for Zhang Liao, although Zhang Liao did not explicitly dissuade Lü Bu, he still had the matter of "Sun Jian's death because of his advice" weighed in his heart. In fact, he was reluctant to enter the court to congratulate Lu Bu. Lu Bu knew it well, but as he said, Chen Gong and Zhang Liao were the two biggest obstacles for him to enter the court and congratulate him, but now Chen Gong and Zhang Liao are going east. Yangzhou, for Lu Bu, it was equivalent to missing two of the biggest obstacles that prevented him from entering the dynasty, so he just ordered the chief clerk.

However, Lü Bu forgot for a while that Gao Shun was also one of those who opposed his Chao He.

Seeing Gao Shun exhorting him at this moment, Lü Bu regretted that he had made the chief clerk draft a letter a little too early.

Chen Gong and Zhang Liao abandoned Lu Bu and went to Yangzhou. Lu Bu had no special reaction to this, but Gao Shun knew very well what kind of negative impact it would have on the army after the news spread. He blamed Lu Bu for not following Chen Gong's discussion. It was because Chen Gong and Zhang Liaodong went away today. He suddenly heard that at this time, Lu Bu actually mentioned entering the court to congratulate him again, and his mood was even worse. He said without saying anything. : "Ming Gong, why did Mr. Gongtai and Wen Yuan leave Pingchun and go to Yangzhou? Did they leave Ming Gong for no reason? Ming Gong, didn't you think about the reason?"

"Zixiang, what do you mean by that?"

Gao Shun's face blushed. He was always solemn, but he rarely showed an excited look, and said: "Ming Gong! The reason why Mr. Gongtai and Wen Yuan left without saying goodbye and went to Yangzhou was not because Ming Gong insisted on going his own way and insisted on entering the dynasty. In the middle of the year, to participate in the big court meeting on Zhengdan next year? Duke Ming! Mr. Gongtai and Wen Yuan have already left because of this, but why is Duke Ming still thinking about this? In the opinion of the last general, what Duke Ming should do now is not for Situ Zhao Wen went to the book, explaining that the Duke wants to enter the court to congratulate him, but should immediately chase Mr. Gongtai and Wenyuan in person! Duke Ming, Mr. Gongtai is wise, and Wenyuan knows that the soldiers dare to fight. If the two of them are let go, Ming The Duke will also have two arms broken!"

Some of the words can really be called "bitter remonstrance", and if you scrutinize the meaning of the words, they are full of the words "loyalty to Lu Bu".

But the more Gao Shun remonstrated, the more unhappy Lu Bu became.

Lü Bu said: "Zixiang, if Yang Hong came to visit me the day before yesterday, maybe I would obey you and Gongtai's dissuasion, but when Yang Hong came to visit me, you were sitting next to me. Didn't you hear what he said? Is it?"

Gao Shun didn't know what Lü Bu's words meant, and said, "Returning to Duke Ming's words, when Yang Hong came, the last commander was indeed there to accompany him, and the last commander listened to what he said, but I just don't know what happened to him and Duke Ming when he entered the dynasty. Relationship? If the last commander remembers correctly, he also suggested that Duke Ming must never enter the court!"

Lu Bu slapped his thigh abruptly and said, "Isn't that true? It was because he prevented me from entering the dynasty that I had to enter the dynasty even more!"

"Duke Ming..., I will not understand what Duke Ming meant at the end, dare to ask why Duke Ming said that?"

Lü Bu said: "Zixiang, what do you think Yuan Gonggong has done to us since we arrived in Nanyang? He is deducting food, and he is not giving us any additional troops, and at the same time forcing us to fight him. What does he think of us? Is he Yuan Shu's eagle dog? It was Dong Zhuo who I killed, and the great revenge I gave him to the Yuan family! He treats me like this now! Zixiang, what can he do to me?"

When it comes to Lu Bu, Yuan Shu gets angry; when it comes to Yuan Shu, Lu Bu is also extremely dissatisfied. Because Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu led an army to attack Dong, Dong Zhuo, regardless of age or weakness, killed all of Yuan's 50 or so people left in Luoyang, including Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu's concubine Yuan Wei, and his brother's first brother Yuan. Ji, from this point of view, it is indeed Lü Bu who avenged Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. Originally thought that Yuan Shu would respect him and respect him, but Yuan Shu's respect and respect were obviously not enough for Lu Bu's imagination. Now, when he talks about this, Lu Bu is full of grievances.

"What does Duke Ming mean?"

Lü Bu said, "If he doesn't let Yang Honglai dissuade me from entering the dynasty, maybe I won't enter the dynasty, but since he asked Yang Honglai to persuade me not to enter the dynasty, what does that mean?"

Gao Shun asked, "What does this mean?"

Lu Bu said: "This means that if I enter the dynasty, it will be bad for him and good for me! So, this dynasty, I must enter!"

Gao Shun did not think of Lu Bu's brain circuit.

But if you want to refute Lu Bu's words, it seems that there is nothing wrong with Lu Bu's words. What the enemy opposes is what he wants to insist on. This is very reasonable. Gao Shunyou was dumbfounded and didn't know how to answer.

Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "Zixiang, this is the final decision! You quickly send someone to fetch the grains and golden cakes, and deliver them to Gongtai and Wenyuan... so be it! , and tell them on my behalf that if they go to Yangzhou and have a bad day, they can come back at any time, and I still welcome them."

Gao Shun said, "Ming Gong!"

Lü Bu didn't have time to speak to him anymore, he instructed the master bookkeeper, saying: "Today, you can write the letter for Duke Zhao of Situ to me. After you have written it, show it to me. Xu County, present to Situ Gong!"

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Self-consciously, he has completed the task relatively satisfactorily. Yang Hong, who returned to Wanxian County, would have thought that the words Lu Bu, Chen Gong, Zhang Liao and others said to him were just perfunctory words in front of him? Where can I imagine it? It's fine if he doesn't come to Pingchun. If he doesn't come, although there are internal contradictions in Pingchun, at least the situation can be maintained. When he came, he actually made Pingchun a mess!

First, because of his arrival, Chen Gong and Zhang Liao stopped delaying and made the decision to switch to Yangzhou immediately, and they have already set off; then, Lu Bu thought that "what Yuan Shu does not let him do is in his favor". Thinking about it, and also decided to enter the DPRK to participate in the Great Chaoga!

——However, Lu Bu's Great Chao Congratulation was not able to participate after all.

Gao Shun thought of an excuse later, and he said to Lu Bu, "Even if Duke Ming is going to attend the Great Court meeting now, firstly, it will take time to get a letter for Duke Zhao, Situ, and secondly, the court will send an edict to summon Duke Ming The court also takes time. In this case, the time is too late. When the Duke of Ming arrives in the middle of the court, next year's Zhengdan celebration may be over, so why bother? If the Duke of Ming needs to enter the court, the last general will also I don’t do anything to discourage you, but I just thought that it would be better to ask the court for some benefits first, or wait until the benefits such as Duke Zhao’s promise of Duke Ming’s ‘General Pingnan’ have come true, and it’s not too late to enter the court!”

After listening to Lu Bu, he felt that Gao Shun's remarks sounded much better than the last remonstrance, and he felt that it was reasonable, so he listened to Gao Shun's persuasion and did not insist on going to the DPRK to participate in the upcoming Zhengdan meeting next year. The letter to Zhao Wen was still sent, so according to Gao Shun's suggestion, he told Zhao Wen in the letter his intention to enter the dynasty, asked Zhao Wen how the dynasty would reward him for his "fatal loyalty", and asked Zhao Wen again. , When will the edict of "General Pingnan" be issued.

But even if Lu Bu hadn't put his entry into the dynasty into action for the time being, the separation between Lu Bu and Yuan Shu was obviously irreversible.

None of this needs to be said.

Of course, Yang Hong didn't know anything about these things. He braved the wind and snow to travel back to Wan County. It was already late, it was almost evening.

He pondered, and waited until the next day to go to see Yuan Shu and report to Yuan Shu the results of his visit to Pingchun this time.

Yang Hong felt that the results of this trip were not bad. At least Lü Bu agreed with his persuasion on the surface and would no longer participate in the Chao He affair. After Chen Gong and Zhang Liao listened to his words of solicitation, he felt as if they were two Also quite excited.

But not long after he got home, a person came to see him, and this person was Shu Shao.

Yang Hong was taking a bath, and it was frozen on the road. The hot water was bubbling, and he felt comfortable. He heard the news that Shu Shao had arrived. He thought that he had left Wanxian for half a month, and he was worried that there might be something wrong with Shu Shao. After the big event, I stopped soaking. I divided two by three and five, and soon finished the bath. I put on some clothes and came out to meet Shu Shao.

The two met in the hall, saluted each other, and took their seats.

"Deye, did you just come back?"

Yang Hong nodded and said, "Yes, I just came back from Pingchun, and I plan to see General Zuo tomorrow."

"It's hard work on the road! I shouldn't bother you today, I should let you rest, but there is something I can't wait to tell you tomorrow!"

Yang Hong said: "What's the matter?" Noticing that Shu Shao's face was serious and his face changed slightly, he said, "But during these days in Pingchun, what news came from Xu County? Cheqiguo is going to use Nanyang?"

Shu Shao said: "It's not that the chariots and cavalry are going to use Nanyang, yes, yes..." He raised his right hand, tugged at the corner of his sleeve, and pointed his fingers forward again and again.

Yang Hong said: "What is it that makes you so anxious? Don't panic, speak slowly."

Shu Shao closed his eyes, took a deep breath, opened his eyes, and said, "It's General Zuo!"

Yang Hong asked, "What happened to General Zuo?"

Shu Shao said, "General Zuo wants to follow Li Ziwu's advice and use troops Chang'an!"

This news came too suddenly. Yang Hongcai passed through the freezing weather outside, and just took a hot bath. Under the shock of the heat and cold, he was in a trance, and he didn't react all of a sudden. The state he showed was quite impressive. at a loss.

He said, "Using troops Chang'an?...Chang'an? Why is General Zuo...?...Is this Li Ye?"

With the activation of his brain, Yang Hong's expression no longer dazed, but gradually turned to shock.

"Yes! Deye, this is exactly what Li Ye gave to General Zuo! General Zuo actually listened to it! Deye, I heard that General Zuo has summoned Guo Si and Li Ru to discuss this matter. I agree with this. Deye, General Zuo is afraid that he has made up his mind! You have to come back a few days later, maybe the troops and horses have already moved towards Chang'an!"

This is a bit exaggerated, but the urgency of this matter, the imminent urgency, is evident from this.

Yang Hong finally came back to his senses, his expression changed greatly, and he said, "Why did Li Ye have such an argument? How could General Zuo actually listen to this argument! This Chang'an is already in ruins, how can I get there?"

Shu Shao said: "Deye, I also think so! Li Jue and Guo Si have been in chaos for three or four years in Chang'an, especially last year's severe drought, when people in Chang'an ate each other, I heard that hundreds of thousands of people died! A few months ago , when the imperial court and the sage moved to Xu County, many of the remaining Chang'an people moved back to Luoyang, or moved to Yingchuan. Now, Chang'an is probably a hundred miles uninhabited! Chang'an, how will you stand in Chang'an in the future, and what will the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses rely on to support them? You can't drink the northwest wind, right?" He was heartbroken, and said, "De Ye, I really don't understand, how could Li Ye go to General Zuo? Why did General Zuo actually listen to this strategy?"

"Can General Zuo have a banquet tonight?"

Shu Shao said, "The day before yesterday and yesterday, I stayed up all night for two consecutive nights. Probably my body couldn't handle it, but tonight there was no wine."

Yang Hong stood up and said, "It's not too late, you and I will go to see General Zuo now!"

"Go to see General Zuo now?"

Yang Hong said: "I have gained a lot from going to Pingchun here. I will report the gains to General Zuo first, and then hope that I can dispel General Zuo's desire to use troops for Chang'an!"

Shu Shao was overjoyed and said, "Okay!"

The back cook just finished the meal, and the big slave in the family came to ask Yang Hong if he wanted to eat. How could Yang Hong care about eating? Going out with Shu Shao hungry, the two got into the car and went straight to Yuan Shu's mansion.

When they arrived at Yuan Shu's house, the two waited in the hall for a long time, and only saw Yuan Shu after nightfall.

With the help of Zhao **** and several charming and beautiful maids, Yuan Shu Shi Shiran entered the hall.

Yang Hong and Shu Shao bowed down to greet them.

Yuan Shu called the two of them to their seats, he sat down at the main seat, and said with a smile: "Deye, I have already heard that you only returned to the city at dusk, why didn't you rest at home, come to visit me after you came back? ?"

"In response to Duke Ming's words, this time the officials went to Pingchun, and the effect was not bad. Not only did they persuade Lü Bu to stop him from entering the court and participate in the grand meeting of Zhengdan next year, but he also met with Chen Gong and Zhang Liao successively. The two of them have also been persuaded, and both of them now have the intention to vote for Duke Ming."

Although Chen Gong is also a famous person, but because of the famous person, he would rather go to Lu Bu than to go to himself. Yuan Shu did not have much affection for him. As for Zhang Liao, Yang Hong said that he was young, promising and talented. It’s just a martial artist in the borderlands, Yuan Shu still despised him, because after hearing Yang Hong’s words, he actually didn’t have much joy, it was just a cold day, Yang Hong ran back and forth, without any credit, but also with suffering. Lao, you can't chill his heart, so he still showed a smile on his face and said: "Really? Okay, okay. Deye, your trip can be regarded as a rewarding experience. I will reward you. "

Yang Hong said: "It is the duty of a subordinate to serve Duke Ming. How dare you ask for a reward. But it was Duke Ming, and after the subordinate came back to Wanxian, he heard something and didn't know whether it was true or not?"

Yuan Shu asked, "What's the matter?"

Yang Hong said, "When the officials heard that, the Duke of Ming intends to use troops for Chang'an?"

Yuan Shu glanced at Shu Shao, who had come with Yang Hong, and guessed that the news must be from Shu Shao and Yang Hong. He smiled and said to Yang Hong: "The news of Changshi is really well-informed. I have also summoned Guo Si and Li Ru to Wan, and discussed with them, and they both agreed. I was about to wait for Chang Shi to come back, and then ask Chang Shi for his views, but he didn't realize that Chang Shi had already heard about it. Since Chang Shi asked about it, I I just want to ask Chang Shi's opinion, I wonder if Chang Shi thinks it's okay for Zi Wu to discuss this?"

Yang Hong asked, "How dare you ask Duke Ming what Li Ye thinks of Li Ye's strategy?"

"I thought, this strategy is available."

Yang Hong asked, "Why does Duke Ming think so if the officials dare to ask Duke Ming again?"

"Long history and great talent, is there any doubt about this?"

Yang Hong said, "Dare to ask Duke Ming to show you.

"Guanzhong has the spirit of a king, and it is the foundation of kingship. The reason why I didn't use the soldiers Chang'an before was because Li Jue and Guo Si were ravaging Chang'an. Now, Li Jue, Guo Si One was defeated, and the other was thrown into my account. Not only is Chang’an empty now, but I can get the help of Guo Si instead; and I also have the geographical advantage at hand, from Nanyang to Chang’an, it can be reached by Wuguan. So I think this is a good policy for my son! ... Why, does the Chief Minister have a different opinion?"

Yang Hong said: "What Duke Ming said is true, Chang'an is indeed the foundation of the king's hegemony, but Duke Ming, there are ten rooms and nine empty rooms in Chang'an, and the people are disabled, but they are already broken. I wonder if Duke Ming has thought of this? If you use troops Chang'an, when you arrive at Chang'an, the officials dare to ask, and if nothing else is mentioned, only the tens of thousands of cavalry under the Duke's command, why should you eat?"

Yuan Shu had a good mind, he stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Deye, this is worry-free!"

"Does Duke Ming have any countermeasures?"

Yuan Shu said, "Xun Zhenzhi can settle fields in Xu County, but can't I settle fields in Chang'an? There are many abandoned fields in Chang'an. Compared with Xu County, it is more beneficial to settle fields."

"Ming Gong, if the field is Chang'an, although there is no shortage of land, where will the labor come from?"

Yuan Shu said, "I have already discussed with Ziwu, Guo Si, and Li Ru. Li Ru said that there are many refugees in Chang'an and Sanfu, so he can recruit them and settle the fields for me; and around Chang'an, there are still some Guo Si scattered around. After occupying Chang'an, Guo Si will gather them all, and they can also settle fields for me."

When Li Jue and Guo Si fled from Chang'an, some of their generals and soldiers in other places could not escape with them, and they are still around Chang'an.

"But Duke Ming, only relying on the refugees he recruited, or some of Guo Si's old ministries, I'm afraid it's still not enough to carry out large-scale farming!"

Yuan Shu sat comfortably leaning on the two plump maids, played with Yu Ruyi, and smiled casually: "It's not enough to rely on these alone, but Nanyang has millions of people, virtue, isn't this ready-made labor? "

Yang Hong frowned and said, "What does Duke Ming mean?"

"Can't I take the people of Nanyang with me when I'm going to use Chang'an? Only Xun Zhenzhi is allowed to bring the people of Chang'an to Yin, Henan and Yingchuan. Can't I bring the people of Nanyang to Yingchuan? Are you going to Chang'an?"

Yang Hongru listened to the Arabian Nights, and said in surprise: "Ming Gong, even if you can pass through Wuguan from Nanyang to Chang'an, the distance is more than 500 miles, and you can take millions of people with you? It's hard to reach the sky!"

Yuan Shu smiled and said: "Deye, UU reading www.uukanshu.com You are confused! Old and weak, women and children, what do I need him for? I said that there are millions of people. When I leave for Chang'an in the future, I will only bring the strong and strong. And if there are too many strong men, and it is not easy to bring them, then I will select only 30,000 to 40,000 strong men and bring them along. It should be possible, right? With these 30,000 to 40,000 strong men, it is enough to drive them into the fields. Use it for me."

"Duke Ming! Now in Nanyang, there are chariots and horses in the north, and there are enemies of Liu Jingsheng and Duke Ming in the south. If Duke Ming leaves Nanyang for Chang'an at this time, the two of them will definitely send troops, put their tails behind them, and chase after them. Xun Zhen's garrison in the northern part of the county will surely go south to stop him. At that time, the enemy of Hongnong county will attack our army, and after the chariots and Liu Jingsheng pursue our army, not to mention bringing tens of thousands of strong men along, I am afraid Our army itself is still difficult to protect! Duke Ming, the subordinates secretly think that Li Zi’s policy is not a good policy and cannot be used!”

Yuan Shu said, "I have also considered this concern in the long history, so it is not the whole army and the strong men who will go to Chang'an at one time. I plan to do it in batches."

"Do it in batches?"

Yuan Shu's eyes gleamed with wisdom, he touched Yu Ruyi and smiled: "When the next year turns warm, I will first order Guo Si to cause the headquarters to return to Chang'an, until Guo Si occupies Chang'an and guards the main road from Nanyang to Chang'an. After that, I will send Zhang Xun and other ministries to guard the strong men, and they will go to Chang'an, and finally I will lead the main force out of Nanyang and go to Chang'an."

"But at that time, Che Qi and Liu Jingsheng would still send troops to chase!"

Yuan Shu looked at Yang Hong and said with a smile, "So it's up to you, Chang Shi."

Yang Hong was surprised, and said, "Is it a servant?"

Yuan Shu said, "I want to make Chang Shi the queen of my palace and sit in Nanyang!"