The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Liu Shi, Qing Niujiao, Huang Long, Zuo Colonel, etc., are all the commanders of the Montenegrin Army.

As mentioned above, many of the commanders of the Montenegrin Army called themselves nicknames, such as Qingniujiao and Huanglong, all of which were nicknames. "Zuojiao" is also a nickname. Zuojiao is the name of an institution of the central government of this dynasty. There is also a right school. These two institutions are divided into left and right workers. In the early years, he worked as an apprentice in the left school, so he was named after it.

These need not be said.

However, it is said that Hanoi County is the origin of the Black Mountain Army. Therefore, although Zhang Feiyan, the nominal leader of the Black Mountain Army today, has his hometown in the Taihang Valley of Zhongshan, the Black Mountain Army located in the Luchang Mountain in Hanoi is in the hands of the Black Mountain Army. In the Ministry, relatively speaking, it is still a strong force. The Montenegrin Army of Luchang Mountain is not the opponent of Jizhou soldiers. In just four or five days, it was annihilated by Chunyu Qiong, Zhang He, Yan Liang, Han Meng, etc. The remaining units of the Montenegrin Army, one can imagine, are naturally not the opponents of Chunyu Qiong and others.

Of course, the reason why Chunyu Qiong was able to annihilate the Montenegrin Army in Luchang Mountain was so powerful that he went north along the Taihang Mountain, all the way to victory, annihilating Liu Shi and other troops one after another, and getting rid of the Jizhou soldiers who had experienced the number of battles with Gongsun Zan's troops. After the second fierce battle, the current combat power is stronger than that of the Montenegrin Army, and there is another reason.

That is: Yuan Shao chose the right time to attack the various units of the Montenegrin Army.

It is winter now.

It was freezing cold and snowing, and the roads in the valleys were difficult to navigate, which led to the fact that the various units of the Montenegrin Army distributed in the valleys of the hundreds of miles of Taihang Mountains, even if they wanted to help each other. , it is also difficult to gather quickly, and it is impossible to quickly support each other.

As a result, there was such a situation, which was defeated by Chunyu Qiong's department.

Through this brief military report sent by Xun You from Yanzhou, Xun Zhen saw two things.

The first thing is that Yuan Shao, or in other words, the hatred of the soldiers of Yuan Shao's army against the Montenegrin Army, really won't be shared for a day!

The Montenegrin Army of Luchang Mountain was slaughtered by Chunyu Qiong's clan, and Liu Shi and other troops were also slaughtered by Chunyu Qiong's clan!

Imagine that tens of thousands of tragically killed souls are now wandering on the long Taihang Mountains where the north wind is howling and the mountains are covered with snow. Xun Zhen can't help but feel sad, but out of political instinct, an idea arises.

He thought: "Yuan Benchu's attack is so heavy, the remaining Heishan army units, especially Zhang Feiyan's unit, must have no chance to ease up with him. But I don't know if Zhang Feiyan can withstand Yuan Benchu's attack? withstand?"

If Zhang Feiyan can withstand the offensive of the Jizhou soldiers under Yuan Shao, is it suitable for Xuzhou to turn Zhang Feiyan into an ally?

From a legal point of view, there is nothing inappropriate. Zhang Feiyan has already been appointed by the court, and now he is the general of the Han family. In other words, like Yuan Shao and Xun Zhen, he is also a Han minister. Since they are both Han ministers, it is inevitable to form an alliance with each other.

But in fact, everyone knows what happened to Zhang Feiyan's "general commander in peace and difficulty". It was entirely because the imperial court was unable to suppress him, so he had to make compromises and give him this and this edict. In the eyes of most scholars, Zhang Feiyan was still a rebel. If it is an anti-thief, then it seems inappropriate to form an alliance with the anti-thief.

Is this alliance suitable for knotting, or not suitable for knotting?

Xun Zhen hesitated for a while before thinking, "Let's wait and see if Zhang Feiyan can stand up to Chunyu Qiong, and then talk about it!"

According to the military newspaper

The names of the commanders of the Heishan Junqu can be judged that Chunyu Qiong has now passed through Wei County, and is fighting in the Taihang Valley in the territory of Zhao State to the north of Wei County.

Xun Zhen served as an official in Wei County and Zhao State, and was very familiar with the geography of the two counties.

The county of Zhao State is not large, and the Taihang Mountains in the west of the county are even smaller, and the north and south are only a hundred miles long. From this, it can be concluded that within ten days at most, Chunyu Qiongbu can continue to go north and enter the territory of Zhongshan. conclusion.

The Taihang Mountain Valley in Zhongshan Kingdom, as mentioned above, is Zhang Feiyan's old nest.

That is to say, in half a month at most, Chunyu Qiong’s clan will fight against Zhang Feiyan’s clan. This battle will also be the last battle of Jizhou soldiers to attack the Heishan army. It will be a decisive battle between Yuan Shao and Zhang Feiyan, then Anyway, the waiting time is not long, so it is better to wait until the war is over, and after the two sides have decided the outcome, then consider whether to form an alliance with Zhang Feiyan.

Thinking of this episode, Xun Zhen temporarily put aside the idea of ​​forming an alliance with Zhang Feiyan.

The second thing that can be seen from the military newspaper is that the combat effectiveness of the Jizhou soldiers is really not what it used to be!

You know, it's deep winter now, and it's been snowing heavily for several days. On the plains, the snow has accumulated several feet. It's not good for walking, and it's cold to the bone, not to mention the mountains? But in such severe cold weather and under the conditions of difficult mountain roads, Chunyu Qiongbu went north along the mountain from Hanoi County, and in one go, he has moved to a valley of nearly 300 miles, and everything has been broken.

This kind of combat power, Xun Zhen managed by himself, was almost on par with the average combat power of Xuzhou soldiers under his command.

"Yuan Benchu ​​took the four kings of his family and the three princes, and he was sitting on the best land in Jizhou. Today, the soldiers under his command are brave and brave. ... This person is really my enemy, and he will be my strong enemy!" Xun Zhen thought so.

Thinking like this, the intention to send Liu Ru to the court to gain the trust of the emperor and to gain a political first hand became even more urgent. Originally, she was thinking of telling Liu Ru to go to Chang'an after she had finished her tour of the state and prepared the tribute to the emperor. Xun Zhen thought of it and did it, but she immediately called Liu Ru and said to him, "Gongwen, You can't wait any longer for the envoy to Chang'an, when the five-color soil from Pengcheng County arrives, prepare some tributes yourself, and then set off for Chang'an!"

Liu Ru wondered why Xun Zhen suddenly became so eager, but did not ask the reason, and replied respectfully, "No." After hesitating, he said, "The tribute is dedicated to the emperor, if it were only prepared by the county, would it be possible? Simpler?"

"To go to Chang'an, the road is one thing, and there are many thieves on the way. The road is long, but the road is not peaceful. Even if the tribute is prepared by the prefecture, the problem is, you can, and you dare to carry it with you. How much? Fang Jin has been in civil war for many years, the royal family is declining day by day, Jin Qing pay tribute to the dynasty on my behalf, the emphasis is on showing my Xuzhou loyalty to the emperor, not in ritual."

That's right.

Liu Ru replied: "Yes, what Duke Ming said is that Confucianism thinks badly."

Xun Zhen called He Yi again, and ordered: "Select enough elites from the soldiers of Xiapi County to go to Chang'an together from Gongwen. You must protect the safety of Gongwen on the way."

He Yi replied, "Don't worry, Duke Ming! Yi will start picking today!"

Liu Ru said, "Duke Ming, after Ru leaves the county, who should be responsible for the government affairs of this Xiapi county?"

In Xiapi for many years, he first served as a deputy to Le Jin, then served as the chief of Xiapi, and then succeeded Le Jin and was promoted to chief officer. Liu Ru still has feelings for the people of Xiapi, for fear that after he leaves, there will be no good ministers to govern the situation. , causing the people to suffer.

Xun Zhen has long been chosen

, said: "I intend to use the state government's Xiapi to engage in Chen Ying, temporarily replace the minister, and guard Xiapi, how about it?"

Among the great officials of the prefecture, there is the position of "Department, Commandery and State Engagement", that is, "Subordinate Pi Engagement" and so on. Chen Ying is Chen Deng's middle brother, and he is a descendant of the Guan surname in Xuzhou. He has been responsible for the supervision of Xiapi County for a long time, and is familiar with the situation of Xiapi County. When Liu Ru was not in Xiapi, he was temporarily in charge of him. Pi is a good choice.

Liu Ru was under the supervision of Chen Ying all the year round. He was very familiar with Chen Ying and understood his abilities. Hearing Xun Zhen's words, he had no objection.

A few days later, Liu Ru, under the **** of more than 100 county soldiers, set off from Xiapi and headed west to Chang'an.

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On the day Liu Ru left the country, Xun Zhen also left Xiapi County.

Exit Xiapi and head east, entering the border of Guangling County.

Wang Lang, the prefect of Guangling, Li Bo, the prime minister of Guangling, and Xu Rong, the general who was stationed in Guangling, and other civil and military officials greeted him at the county boundary.

In addition to dozens of large and small officials, there are thousands of people, bowing to the side of the road in the cold wind.

Hearing the news, Xun Zhen hurriedly got out of the car and took Xi Zhicai to wait for the civil servants, followed by Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Xin Ai and others, and walked forward.

Passing through the clearing troops in front of the car, the line of sight suddenly became clear.

Xun Zhen saw that on the wide and straight official road, there were hundreds of people who bowed down and worshipped on the black and yellow fields on both sides of the official road in black and yellow fields. A group of Qianshou, dressed in blue and gray cloth, and more than ten elderly people were at the forefront of these Qianshou civilians.

Without going to talk to Wang Lang and others first, Xun Zhen quickly walked to the front of the people's bowing group, and quickly lifted up the old people who were bowing at the front, and said in her mouth, "What is this! What are you doing! Don't break me."

Looking down, Xun Zhen knew all these old people.

It was many years ago that he served as the prefect of Guangling County, and he met the elders and elders of the counties when he visited the counties.

Xun Zhen became more and more uneasy, and said to the two old men: "I remember that Er Weng was over seventy years old, and that dove rod was given to Er Weng by me on behalf of the Son of Heaven! Did Er Weng not know about state regulations? The three princes of the court are here, and Erweng does not need to worship! How dare I be the Erweng to kneel and worship? Does Erweng want Yanguan and the imperial censor to impeach me?"

Words with kindness, with complaints.

Among the two old men, the oldest one, with white hair, stood tremblingly, and said, "If you don't have a clear public morality, there will be no me in Guangling. Today, the common people are waiting for this worship, not for themselves, but for their own sake. One hundred thousand people in the county worship Duke Ming!”

Xun Zhen asked the nephews and nephews of the two old men who served next to them, and said, "Where is Erweng's dove stick?"

The sons and nephews of the two old men turned to the flatbed cart at the back and took the dove sticks of the two old men.

Xun Zhen took it, handed it over to the two old men, and said sternly, "If you are an official, if you can't be the master of the people and seek blessings for the people, I heard that, why should I go home and sell soybeans? I used to be in Guangling. The calendar and administration of the line are all my duty and the administration of the line. How dare Lao Weng praise this so much!... Er Weng, please take this stick and remember it, we will see you later, but don't give a big gift again. Erweng year is of high morality, and the people of Guangling are also the representative. On the contrary, it is right for me to salute Erweng!"

Saying that, Xun Zhen took two steps back, but she was upright and bowed to the two old men.

When the people on both sides of the road saw him, they all admired him very much and praised him.