The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

But he said why Liu Yu was furious. It turned out that the letter that Guo Xun presented to Liu Yu was written to him by Liu Yu's son, Liu He.

——Then again, since Liu He was the son of Liu Yu, why did he write this letter to Yuan Shao? It was because Liu Yu and Yuan Shao wanted to form an alliance with Yuan Shao out of the same mind, so they sent Liu He before to send him. Did you go to Jizhou? Naturally not.

This has to start from the fact that Yuan Shao wanted to make Liu Yu the emperor two years ago.

Two years ago, that is, the second year of Chuping. At that time, today Zi had just ascended the throne and was still under the control of Dong Zhuo. At that time, the thorn in Jizhou was Han Fu, and Yuan Shao was still only the prefect of Bohai. , Because today's son's succession to the throne is not according to Yuan Shao's wishes, and under Dong Zhuo's control, Yuan Shaosui discussed with Han Fu and others, thinking that the emperor was taken to Chang'an by Dong Zhuo. All the princes did not know, and Liu Yu was the elder in the Han clan, and he was famous, so he wanted to make Liu Yu the emperor.

This is a koan case from the previous year. At its root, it was out of Yuan Shao's selfishness. He wanted to make Liu Yu the emperor, to fight against the court in Chang'an, and to realize his ambition to become a powerful minister through the merits of his support. , Xun Zhen said in a letter to Cao Cao that Yuan Shao had ulterior motives, and everyone knew that, in fact, he was referring to this story.

After Yuan Shao and others agreed at that time, he sent Zhang Qi and others, the former prefect of Lelang, to Youzhou with their suggestion, and asked Liu Yu to succeed him as emperor. In the end, after Zhang Qi and others saw Liu Yu and told their intentions, Liu Yu was furious and scolded him, saying: "Now the world is in chaos, and the Lord is dusty. As a state clan, and I am deeply favored by the court, how could it be? Is it possible to do such a disloyal and rebellious thing? Now that the heroes are uprising and attacking the Dong thief, we should work hard to unite and welcome the emperor’s return to the old capital. How could Yuan Benchu ​​make such a rebellion?”

Resolutely refused to accept Yuan Shao's suggestion.

Zhang Qi and others went back to Jizhou and told Yuan Shao, Han Fu and others about Liu Yu's answer, but Yuan Shao still did not give up. The Shangshutai is the administrative center of the imperial court, and any appointments to officials are usually made by the Shangshutai. Yuan Shao's suggestion was actually to facilitate the appointment of officials to all of them according to the country's established system. However, Liu Yu again sternly rejected Yuan Shao's request.

Not only did he refuse, but Liu Yu was very troubled when he saw Yuan Shao sending envoys over and over again. In order to express his determination and protect his reputation, he kept people from gossiping. This time, he simply sent the lobbyist sent by Yuan Shao. killed.

Fortunately, Yuan Shao didn't send Zhang Qi this time, so Zhang Qi was lucky enough to escape.

After killing the lobbyist, in order to further show his loyalty to the emperor, Liu Yu chose his prefectural government officials. Tian Chou, a native of Youbeiping, and the prefecture were engaged in the dangers of the silver and Mongolia, and went to Chang'an to meet the emperor. Say loyalty.

The emperor was very happy to see Tian Chou and Xian Yuyin. Speaking of which today, the son is also pitiful. I think he was suddenly established by Dong Zhuo as the emperor at the age of a teenager, and then he has been under Dong Zhuo's control. In fact, even the life of a rural child was not as good. He wanted to escape Dong Zhuo and go back to Luoyang for a long time. After Tian Chou and Xian Yuyin left, he was grateful for Liu Yu's loyalty. After thinking about it, he suddenly thought of Liu Yu's son, Liu He, is currently serving as a servant in the imperial court, but after a thought, he summoned Liu He and told Liu He secretly in private, telling him to go back to Youzhou and ask Liu Yu to lead his troops to Chang'an to pick him up. He returned to Luoyang.

However, he said that the emperor was too young and ignorant, Yuan Shao and others had their own heavy troops, and the combined troops of hundreds of thousands did not come to fight Chang'an. Yu, even if he is really loyal, is it possible for him to be able to rescue him from Chang'an and revive the big man again? This is obviously not possible.

But then again, to say that the Son of Heaven is young and ignorant is not entirely true. From the fact that he sent Liu He to find Liu Yu instead of asking Liu He to find Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others for help, it can be seen that he has no regard for Yuan Shao’s so-called so-called The high-ranking scholars of "World Shou Han En" were very disappointed and knew that they were unreliable.

There is no need to say more about this, only that Liu He took the imperial decree and came out of Chang'an City, and went to Youzhou quietly.

From Chang'an to Shandong, there are mainly two roads, one is to go out of Tongguan, the other is to go southeast first to Shangluo County, and then pass through Wuguan and go out of Guanzhong. Tongguan, Liu He is naturally unable to pass there. Tongguan is a major pass in the east of Chang'an and is guarded by strict soldiers, so he can only go through Wuguan, and Wuguan is adjacent to Nanyang County. After coming out of Wuguan. , The boundary of Nanyang County, which was first reached, needs to go north from Nanyang, pass through Jizhou and other counties such as Yingchuan and Hanoi, and finally reach Youzhou.

However, Liu He suffered a lot of hardships. Not only did he have to avoid Dong Zhuo's soldiers' investigation along the way, he also did not know how many thieves he encountered. Go see him. Originally, Liu He thought that he was in his own territory, and he could always rest for a few days to wash away the pain of the long journey, but he never expected that Yuan Shu would actually listen to his advisor after seeing him and knowing the news. The opinions of Li Ye and others detained Liu He! At the same time, according to Li Ye and others, Yuan Shu sent someone to Youzhou to see Liu Yu, and told Liu He that he had brought the imperial decree that the Son of Heaven had summoned him to King Qin to rescue him. He told Liu Yu that he would like to join forces with him. Go to Chang'an to rescue the emperor, and tell him to send troops to Nanyang County to join him.

At this point, I have to say the last sentence, why did Yuan Shu do this? The reason is also very simple. Yuan Shao, relying on the name of the Yuan family, is now famous at home and abroad. It is far higher than Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu is very jealous of this. So, if he wants his own fame to surpass Yuan Shao, the best way is to What? Of course, there is "righteousness" in hand. And the imperial decree of the emperor is the best and highest "righteousness". Now the emperor has issued an edict to call Liu Yu to rescue him. If Yuan Shu is involved and becomes the principal, then in his opinion, he can use this as a call to order Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao, Xun Zhen and other Shandong princes. They obeyed his orders and commands together.

This was indeed a good plan by Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu's messenger arrived in Youzhou. At that time, Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu were still in Jixian City, and the relationship was not as tense as it is now. Gongsun Zan heard the news, but he saw Yuan Shu's malicious intentions and knew that Yuan Shu He had absolutely no intention of being a diligent king, but just wanted to pull a tiger's skin into a banner, so he hurriedly stopped Liu Yu, did not listen to Yuan Shu's words, sent troops to Nanyang, and went with him to save the emperor.

How could Liu Yu not know what Gongsun Zan said? But the emperor has an edict, and Liu Yu can't disobey. If he doesn't obey and the news spreads, then he is disloyal to the court, and his image of a generous elder, loyal and patriotic in Youzhou will be destroyed. , was criticized, and it was not conducive to his rule in Youzhou, so he did not accept Gongsun Zan's advice and insisted on sending troops to Nanyang.

Gongsun Zanshi and Yuan Shao were already hostile, and he still wanted to use the discord between Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao to get Yuan Shu's help and form an alliance with Yuan Shu, but Liu Yu did not listen to his advice and insisted on sending troops to Yuan Shu. The soldiers and horses that went away told Yuan Shao that he had dissuaded Liu Yu from him, then Yuan Shu would definitely hate him and would not make an alliance with him.

Gongsun Zan was very remorseful, so he accepted the suggestion of his chief Shi Guanjing, and hurriedly sent people to go along the way, rushed to Nanyang before Liu Yu's troops arrived, and told Yuan Shao: "If Dong Zhuo's army is strong, there will be Liu Youzhou's soldiers. It is expected that it will be difficult to take the emperor back to Luoyang, but now the best policy is to detain the troops sent by Liu Youzhou, which can still enrich the public's military strength."

After hearing this, Yuan Shu felt that Gongsun Zan's suggestion was good, so he accepted it and detained all the troops sent by Liu Yu.

But it was Yuan Shu, Liu Yu, and Gongsun Zan's old story, which really made people laugh and cry. The three of them did everything they could, and none of them was a good strategy. Even the wise man in the middle of the world probably wouldn't act in this way, as the saying goes: make the people of the world laugh at it.

These are also needless to say.

It's just that Liu He was detained by Yuan Shu for a long time, and finally at the end of last year, he took the opportunity to escape from Yuan Shu. As mentioned above, from Nanyang to Youzhou, Jizhou is a must. Yuan Shu detained Liu He, which Liu He did not expect. He escaped from Nanyang and arrived in Jizhou. Once again, something unexpected happened to him, and he was detained by Yuan Shao again.

But why did Yuan Shao detain him too? This is because, firstly, Liu He is the son of Liu Yu, and secondly, Liu He carries the imperial edict on his body. Whether it is the first or the second, only one of them is a rare commodity. How can Liu He have both of them?

Therefore, Liu He was detained by Yuan Shao to this day.

This is the origin of the letter from Liu Hezhi that Guo Xun brought to Liu Yu this time.

What was written in the letter was not about anything else, but that Gongsun Zan sent people to Nanyang to persuade Yuan Shu to detain the troops and horses Liu Yu sent to Nanyang.

Liu Yu didn't know about this at first. After being detained by Yuan Shu in front of the soldiers and horses, he just thought it was because of Yuan Shu's selfishness. Youzhou and Nanyang were separated by Jizhou and Yuzhou, and the whip was out of reach, and the soldiers and horses were detained. When he questioned Yuan Shu, he had no choice but to let it go at that time. He just thought it was a dumb loss, but only now did he realize that there were such twists and turns. After reading it, how could he not be furious?

Liu Yu slapped the table and said angrily: "Gongsun Bogui is too deceiving, I didn't expect him to do such things behind my back! I said that after my troops went to Nanyang, how could Yuan Gonggong not be with me? The soldiers teamed up with the emperor to welcome the emperor, and they detained my soldiers and my son. The reason is here! But his Gongsun Bogui's tone is very strict. When he saw me in the past, he didn't mention the matter! He deceived me like this, Does he have no shame in his heart?"

Guo Xun glanced at Liu Yu's face. Hearing his angry words, he secretly rejoiced in his heart and thought optimistically, "It seems that the alliance between Duke Ming and Liu Youzhou is half done!" He said, "What Duke Ming said is very true! It is true that Gongsun Bogui deceived Duke Ming too much. Not to mention that the Duke was angry, even my general was filled with righteous indignation. Therefore, after my general learned about this, he immediately ordered him to come down. Youzhou, tell Duke Ming to prevent Duke Ming from doing anything else in the future and being deceived by that Gongsun Bogui!"

How could Wei You not hear the meaning of Guo Xun adding fuel to the fire? But he hadn't read the letter, didn't know the content of the letter, and didn't know the meaning of this conversation between Liu Yu and Guo Xun, so he held back and asked Liu Yu to ask for the letter and read it carefully. .

After reading it, Wei You knew something, returned the letter to Liu Yu, glanced at Guo Xun, and said slowly, "Dare to ask, can this letter really be written by your son?"

——Liu Yuzun is called Shang Gong, and this son Liu He is called "Young Master", which is just right.

Guo Xun said, "How could Duke Liu not know the handwriting of the young master of Guizhou? It's still fake!"

"Since my son wrote this letter, then my son is now in Jizhou?"

"I'm in Ye County, I'm serving as a guest for my general."

"If this is the case, then there is a doubt next."

"Please tell me, what's the doubt?"

Wei You looked directly at Guo Xun, twitched his beard, and asked, "Dare to ask your step, why did Duke Yuan not let my son come back to Youzhou, and tell my son Ming personally about this matter, but asked my son to write this letter and send it with a single step? "

When Wei You asked this question, Guo Xun had long expected it, he was calm and replied with a smile, "Young Master Liu He has suffered a lot in Nanyang, and he fell ill shortly after he arrived in Jizhou, and it was difficult for him to travel far. He wrote this letter and sent it to Duke Ming on his behalf."

"I'm afraid that Duke Yuan has sent his feet down to my Youzhou, and there are other purposes, right?"

Guo Xun replied: "Gongsun Bogui's self-improvement in the army is for disloyalty, deceiving Shangguan is for injustice, and on the way from Ji to You to Jixian, along the way, I see more of Gongsun Bo. Gui's works have harmed the people, burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. This is for the disabled people. People like Gongsun Bogui, who are disloyal and disloyal, can be called national thieves! Come to Guizhou today, just as you said. , there is indeed another reason, that is, my general hopes to reach an alliance with Liu Gong, join forces to attack Gongsun Zan, and eliminate harm for the people!"

After speaking, Guo Xun got up and bowed to Liu Yu who was sitting in the main seat of the hall, then he straightened up and said in a loud voice, "This is another reason for coming to Guizhou, but I dare to ask Duke Liu, I don't know what Duke Liu means. ?"

Before Liu Yu could answer, Wei You said, "It's absurd to say this with one step!"

Guo Xun asked, "What's wrong?"

"Ritual and music conquests are all from the Son of Heaven. To move troops into battle, there must be an edict. May I ask if there is an edict from the Son of Heaven?"

"This,...there is no edict."

"Since there is no edict, Duke Yuan and Duke Ming of my family are both important ministers of the imperial court, but how can they not abide by the rules of ministers and be good at fighting?"

Guo Xun said: "The Son of Heaven is now far away in Chang'an, and is blocked from Ji and You Road, and the news is difficult to get through, so there is no edict, but I have heard for a long time that Wei Jun's wise men have not heard the word 'right change'? Gongsun Bogui Disloyal and unrighteous, and harming the people, if Duke Liu is willing to fight with Duke Yuan, although there is no edict, this can be called a 'righteous soldier', and it can also be regarded as imitating the story of the past against Dong Zhuo."

Wei You laughed and said, "Dong Zhuo is the real thief of the state when he wrecked the court. It is only natural that Gongsun Zan can be compared with Dong Zhuo? It's a far-fetched comparison."

Guo Xun saw that Liu Yu had been silent, and it was mainly Wei You who answered himself. He thought to himself, "I saw Liu Youzhou's anger just now, and I thought that this alliance with him was probably quite certain. , from today's view, but it seems not. Listening to Wei You's words, he seems to be against the alliance between Liu Youzhou and Yuan Gong. I heard that Wei You is one of Liu Yu's most trusted advisors. Since he is against it, then the alliance should be It's hard to say whether it can be done or not....Forget it, I'll directly ask Liu Youzhou what he wants!"

After thinking about it, Guo Xun asked Liu Yu and said, "I dare to ask Duke Liu, what is the idea of ​​my general wanting to make an alliance with Duke Ming to discuss Gongsun Zan together?"

Liu Yu touched the gray beard under his chin, pondered for a while, and said, "This matter is very important, what you just said makes sense, and what Wei Jun just said makes sense, I have to think carefully before making a decision. Reply to you, can you?"

What else can Guo Xun say? I can only answer: "Okay, then I'll wait for Duke Ming's reply!"

After perfunctory Guo Xun, Wei You summoned the government officials and led Guo Xun and the entourage that Guo Xun brought to stay in the guest house for the time being.

After making arrangements for Guo Xun, Wei You returned to the hall. Liu Yu was no longer seated at the table at this time, and was walking around the hall with his fists clenched, looking angry at first glance. Wei You accompanied him carefully and said, "Ming Gong, are you worried about your son's safety?"

Liu Yu looked angry, clenched his fists and waved, vibrating his sleeves, making a rustling sound, he said, "Yuan Gonggong and Yuan Benchu ​​are really carved out of the same mold, they deserve to be brothers of the same father! First Yuan Gonggong detained my son, now Yuan Benchu ​​detains me In Chang'an, the bandits of Li Jue, Guo Si and other troops were rampant, and the den of tigers and wolves. They left Chang'an and entered Nanyang, and then entered Jizhou. There were many wars along the way, but now there are groups of bandits and bandits on the road. After going through hardships and risking danger, I finally left the wolf's den, but I was detained by the Yuan Gonggong brothers one after another! Thinking of this, my heart is sad and angry! I am not worried about my son's safety, but I think that Yuan Benchu ​​would definitely be wrong to my son. Dare to persecute, I am saddened that the Han family has been around for four hundred years, and now there is not a loyal minister and righteous person?"

Wei You sighed and didn't answer.

Liu Yu continued: "The fourth prince of the Yuan clan in Runan, has received the kindness of Han throughout the world, and so are the brothers Yuan Gonggong and Yuan Benchu! Gongsun Zan, whose family has been around for 2,000 stone, has also received the kindness of my Han family from generation to generation, and the court has also treated Gongsun Zan. Very kind, but this Gongsun Zan is not only against my discipline, I really did not expect that he would actually instigate Yuan Gonggong to detain my soldiers and horses and detain my son! ... Wei Jun, if it was not before meeting Guo Xun, You told me the plan of 'driving tigers and swallowing wolves', just now in the hall, I can't say it, I agreed on the spot to make an alliance with Yuan Benchu ​​to fight Gongsun Zan together!"

"Ming Gong held back his anger, put the overall situation first, and his subordinates admired him."

Liu Yu paced the hall, turned around a few times, stood down, and said to Wei You, "But I've been thinking about it, and I'm still very angry!"

"You dare, please be patient with Duke Ming for a while."

Liu Yu said: "But Gongsun Bogui also underestimated me! I instigated Yuan Gonggong to detain my soldiers and robbed the salt cloth that I had given to the Wuhuan. Tell me? If the news comes out, I'll probably laugh at the heroes of the state!"

"Ming Gong, if this is not the case, Ming Gong may wish to pass on the message to him again, count his faults, and call him to the state capital to meet."

"I have summoned him many times, but he refused to come to see me under the pretext of being ill. Even if I go to the office again, he still refuses to come to see me, right?"

Wei You had something to say, but he continued: "If he still doesn't come, when the next day comes when a good opportunity comes, when the army is raised to attack him, Duke Ming will make this statement clear to the world... There is a saying, 'If you don't teach it, you will be executed. It's called abuse. With this kind of scolding, it can be regarded as being taught first and then punished."

Wei You's remarks are reasonable, Liu Yu hesitated a little after hearing this, thought for a moment, and then said, "It's okay, just follow your opinion!"

So Liu Yu passed the book to Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Zan now lives in the small town outside Jixian that Guo Xun saw when he came, and the communication between the two sides is very convenient.

On the same day, Gongsun Zan received this biography from Liu Yu.

In the biography, Liu Yu did not mention the matter of Liu He, nor did he say that Gongsun Zan harassed the people, but only said that he stole the gift he gave to the Wuhuan people, and the Wuhuan people came to complain, and then asked him to ask him. Gongsun Zan went to the prefecture to discuss how to reply to the Wuhuan people.

After Gongsun Zan finished reading it, he threw the letter on the case, looked around, and said disdainfully, "What Hulu fears is majesty! It is useless to embrace the nature of beasts and benevolence. Liu Youzhou He treats Wuhuan and Hu Hu blindly with tolerance. His policy is really the opposite! Back then I was a long-historian in a vassal of Liaodong, guarding the border for the country. Every time the Wuhuan dared to attack, I would not beat them. I have to hug my head and run away? When I arrive, the Wuhuan people will run away when they hear my voice! The other generation of Hulu, they will be convinced only if they hurt them. Like Liu Youzhou, they even give them gifts in a low-key manner. Not only did I lose the face of my big man, and relying on his tricks, how can we keep the peace on the border? The Wuhuan Hus thought that if we were afraid of them, it would only intensify, intruding on my border and harming me even more. Common people! I asked the garrison of Shanggu and other counties to **** away Liu Youzhou's gift to Wuhuan, but I was actually helping him to establish his prestige. He didn't know how to thank me, but he came to ask me again and again, it was ridiculous!"

One of the people in the hall said, "What Duke Ming said is very true. I heard that the Wuhuan people in those days even told them, 'You should avoid the long history of the white horse'. During the battle, the portrait of Duke Ming was privately hung up so that he could ride and shoot. Anyone who could hit him would live forever. He was so afraid of Duke Ming that he did such ridiculous deeds! Wuhuan."

The person who spoke was about forty years old, with a clear face, long beard under his chin, and a celestial look.

This person's name is Liu Weitai, one of Gongsun Zan's cronies.

——As mentioned above, although the Gongsun clan is the surname of Youzhou, the family of hairpins, but because Gongsun Zan’s mother has a low status, she is only a servant of the Gongsun family. Gongsun Zan is equivalent to being the concubine of Gongsun clan. He is similar to Yuan Shao, but he does not have the luck of Yuan Shao, unlike Yuan Shao who was adopted from father to son, and thus changed from concubine to heir. At first, it was not very common, that is to say, although he was a child of a famous family, he was close to a child of a poor family, because later, when he gradually gained power in his hands, he would not have any respect for the children from a famous family. They are very close, but those who are close are poor families or tributaries of merchants. Among them, there are three people who are most trusted by him. Liu Weitai is one of them. The other two are Li Yizi and Le Hedang. Season" is the name of each other. Gongsun Zan called himself Bo, Liu Weitai was Zhong, Li Yizi was uncle, and Le Hedang was the youngest, Ji.

Among the three of Liu Weitai, Liu Weitai was a fortune teller, Li Yizi was a cloth dealer, and Le Hedang was also a businessman. All three of them were extremely rich, with billions of dollars. Gongsun Zan and the three of them became brothers. It was because he was close to the cold scholars and merchants, and liked their market spirit and chivalrous temperament. Furthermore, he actually valued the wealth of these three families, just as Xun Zhen had received financial support from the Mi family in Xuzhou, For example, when Cao Cao first started his army, Chenliu Dahao Weizi had given him similar help with food and salaries. Gongsun Zan also wanted to be able to get money and food help from the three of them, and he did get the help of these three people.

However, Gongsun Zan also knew that his three brothers were from humble backgrounds. In order to put gold on their faces, he used ancient people such as Guanying as an analogy to his three brothers. Guan Ying was a great hero who followed Liu Bang and established the former Han Dynasty. In his early years, he made a living by selling cloth, just like Li Yizi's business.

Among the three, Li Yizi and Le Hehe should be the only ones. Because Liu Weitai is a fortune teller, his education level is not low. It seemed that he was already a useful advisor to Gongsun Zan.

Hearing Liu Weitai's praise, Gongsun Zan smiled to himself, stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, then asked Liu Weitai, and said, "In this letter, Liu Youzhou invited me to the Jixian prefectural meeting again, virtuous brother, do you think I should go or not? "

Liu Weitai shook the feather fan and said, "In the opinion of the younger brother, it is not appropriate for the virtuous brother to meet."

Gongsun Zan frowned and said, "Liu Youzhou has asked me to meet at the prefecture many times. The first few times I refused him because of illness, but I thought, it's not good to refuse him every time, right? You know, I'm not happy to know that. Opinion on him, listen to his chattering, muttering endlessly; if you don't know, don't think that I'm afraid of him Liu Youzhou! ... Brother, how about I just go to the prefecture to meet him this time? Taking this opportunity, I told him face to face that his tenderness towards the Wuhuan people was of no use."

Liu Weitai said, "Brother Xian, don't you think about the Hongmen banquet?"

Gongsun Zan gave a "sneer", laughed out loud, and showed his pride, and said, "Just because he is Liu Youzhou, who can't lift chickens, what kind of Hongmen banquet can he do? Even if he has a Hongmen banquet, am I still afraid of him? "

At this time, one of them got up from the table and said, "Duke Ming, the officials in my humble opinion think that it is not appropriate for Duke Ming to visit Liu Youzhou in Zhongzhou Prefecture in the county."

The person who spoke was Guan Jing, the long history under Gongsun Zan's tent.

Gongsun asked, "Why?"

Guan Jing said: "Hongmen banquet Yunyun, Duke Ming will naturally not be afraid, and it is expected that Liu Youzhou will not have the courage, but Liu Youzhou is Youzhou shepherd after all, according to the regulations of the imperial court, Duke Ming must be controlled by him, if Duke Ming is In response to Liu Youzhou's request for this book, he went to the prefecture, and after seeing Liu Youzhou, if he ordered Ming Gong to do this or that, would Ming go or not? If you don’t obey, you will fall out with Liu Youzhou on the spot, and now our army’s great enemy is Yuan Benchu ​​of Jizhou! When we attack Jizhou again in the future, we will still need Liu Youzhou’s help in terms of food, salaries, and people’s husbands. Therefore, at this time, it is not appropriate for Duke Ming to have a conflict with Liu Youzhou. Because of this, according to the humble opinion of the officials, it is better not to see it than to see it before."

The meaning of Guan Jing's remarks is very clear. If you go to see him and he will give you an order in person, you are nominally his subordinate, will you listen? If you don't listen, the two of you will fall out on the spot, which will not be detrimental to the future attack or defense, and the battle against Yuan Shao. If so, it is better not to see. If you don't see it, no matter what order Liu Yu gives you, just like today's order, after reading it, you can throw it aside and just pretend that you didn't receive it. In this way, one is not yielding to your will, and two, the two of you will not make the scene stiff.

——This is actually the main reason why Liu Yu called Gongsun Zan several times before, but Gongsun Zan did not go to see him.

Guan Jing's meaning, if you taste it carefully, and use a metaphor, is like a child's thinking, it is purely to avoid problems, but after listening to Guan Jing's words, Gongsun Zan thought about it, but he recognized it and said: : "Your remark is very true." Then he decided not to see him.

Of course it is okay to disappear, but the contradictions are all there and will not disappear just because they are not seen.

If Gongsun Zan did not go to see him, the contradiction and estrangement between him and Liu Yu inevitably deepened.

After deciding on this matter, Liu Weitai changed the subject and talked about something else.

He said, "Brother Xian, there is a nursery rhyme in Jixian recently. I wonder if Brother Xian heard it?"

Gongsun Zan asked, "What nursery rhyme is it?"

Liu Weitai said: "This nursery rhyme sings: 'Yan Nanchui, Zhao Beiji, the difference between them is as big as a grind, and the only one that can escape the world.' Brother Xian, I don't know where and who this nursery rhyme originated from, but it is almost the same now. It has already been sung all over Ji County, and other counties of mine are also singing it."

Gongsun Zan recited the nursery rhyme twice in silence, not quite understanding its meaning, and asked, "What does this nursery rhyme mean?" Repeating the first two lines of the nursery rhyme, "Yan Nanchui, Zhao Beiji", asked Liu Weitai, "This is about a place. Is it?"

Liu Weitai replied: "Brother Xian, yes, this is exactly what we are talking about. 'Yan is in the south, Zhao is in the north', Yanzhe, Youzhou, Zhaozhe, Jizhou, south of Youzhou, north of Jizhou, This is exactly the border between You and Ji! The foolish brother thought it was referring to Yi County, the fief of Brother Xian."

"The border between You and Ji is hundreds of miles long. There are three counties and several counties. Why is it called Yi County?"

Liu Weitai replied: "This is the judgment from the third sentence of the nursery rhyme. 'The difference between them is as big as a sharp edge.'

Gongsun Zan thought for a moment, and felt that Liu Weitai's words were reasonable, and said: "So, this nursery rhyme was sung by Yixian. 'Only here can escape the world', worthy brother, this sentence..."

Liu Weitai shook the feather fan with his right hand, stroked his beard with his left hand, and continued, "Brother Xian, 'the only place where you can escape from the world' is very clear. Let’s start a troubled world and wait for peace to come.”

Gongsun Zan was attracted by Liu Weitai's words, he involuntarily leaned forward and said, "Only Yi County can avoid troubled times?"

"Yeah, Brother Xian. The foolish brother thought that this nursery rhyme might be a special revelation from Heaven to Brother Xian! It's exactly what Brother Xian used! - Brother Xian was named Marquis Yi by the imperial court, and the nursery rhyme was exactly Yi Yi. County, isn't this a match made in heaven? My foolish brother, my wise brother, may as well follow this nursery rhyme, build a fortress in Yi County, and store grain as a means of escape from the world."

As expected of a fortune teller, Gongsun Zan's heart throbbed when he heard these words, which were so mysterious.

Without much thought, Gongsun Zan accepted Liu Weitai's suggestion on the spot, ordered the troops to be stationed in Zhuo County, organized manpower, recruited the people, and prepared to start building a barrier in Yi County as a place of escape.

Barriers are easy to build, as long as the manpower is in place, and the food supply is not easy to store. Gongsun Zan does not care about the civil affairs, but many of his military rations are still allocated to him by Liu Yu. It is not easy to take care of the rations of the existing troops. Do stockpiling? Guan Jing offered a solution, suggesting that Gongsun Zan should wait in Zhuo County, where he had more troops stationed, bypass the county and ask for food directly from the people.

Hearing this method, Gongsun Zan "follows goodness like a stream" and immediately accepts it.

Everyone was planning, and another letter was sent.

This letter is not Liu Yu's, but Tian Kai's.

——Speaking of this, it is necessary to insert a sentence, Tian Kai's military report is actually the same as the one he sent to Xun Zhen, expressing his willingness to submit to Xun Zhen's letter and he was sent away at the same time, only because Youzhou slightly It was far away, so this letter to Gongsun Zan was only delivered at this time.

Gongsun Zan began to read Tian Kai's letter, and saw that the letter was about the general experience of Xun Zhen and Cao Cao's battle in Yanzhou, and also mentioned the death of Sun Jian in Yuzhou and the great success of Sun Ce with Xunzhen's help. Defeat Lu Bu and so on.

It was Gongsun Zan who had previously wanted to form an alliance with Xun Zhen to fight against Yuan Shao, but Xun Zhen, because of his disrespect to the scholars, had a very poor reputation among scholars, so he did not agree to his request. After reading Tian Kai's military newspaper, and seeing Xun Zhen's successive victories in Yanzhou and Yuzhou, Gongsun Zan couldn't help but think of his current situation. He fought Yuan Shao and lost twice, and now he has Yuan Shao as a powerful enemy. , there is Liu Yu, a Shangguan who opposes him everywhere. Compared with the Megatron Northland when he defeated the Yellow Turbans a few years ago, now he is simply transported and unhappy everywhere, Gongsun Zan threw Tian Kai unconsciously. With this letter, he suddenly sighed: "Xun Zhenzhi's child is successful!"

And needless to say.

I just said that Gongsun Zan refused to go to see Liu Yu, and Liu Yu couldn't take him, and because of Wei You and others' dissuasion, it was not good to use troops against Gongsun Zan now, so he had no choice but to be sullen and hated Gongsun Zan more and more~www.wuxiaspot .com~ As for Yuan Shao's request for an alliance with him, through Yuan Shao's attempt to make him the emperor and his attempt to ask him to take the ministerial affairs, Liu Yu already knew that Yuan Shao had the intention of not being a minister. , Although this time because of Gongsun Zan's threat, he didn't reject Yuan Shao outright like the previous two times, but he didn't spit out an agreement to form an alliance, so he was so vague, and finally sent Guo Xun back.

Guo Xun thought that he could complete his mission, but he returned without success.

Unhappy and unhappy to return to the original road, more than ten days later, he returned to Ye County, Wei County, saw Yuan Shao, and reported Liu Yu's reply in detail, as well as the various situations he saw along the way in Youzhou, and reported to Yuan Shao in detail.

Hearing that the soldiers of Gongsun Zan's department were burning, killing, looting and looting in Zhuo County and other places, and hearing that Liu Yu couldn't hide his anger when he saw Liu Hexin, Yuan Shao smiled and said, "Gongsun Bogui's remnants of the people have no way, and Liu Youzhou will see the letter. The anger shows that the discord between him and Gongsun Bogui is approaching the extreme. For Gongsun Bogui, this is the 'autumn of internal worries and foreign aggression', although his troops and horses are still numerous, he is not our enemy!"

The next day, Yuan Shao summoned the officials of the prefecture to formally discuss the next strategic plan, whether to attack Gongsun Zan first or attack the Black Mountain Army first.

When the officials came, there was a lot of discussion and debate.