The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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This imperial edict, to be honest, exceeded Yuan Shao's expectations.

Yuan Shao roughly guessed that after the fall of Li Jue and Guo Si, no matter who would be in charge of the imperial government, he would probably win over him, but for one thing, how long did it take for the imperial court to move to Xuxian? However, the imperial court's edict for his promotion had already arrived; both, he was actually appointed as a general. Yuan Shao did not expect these two points at all.

There are two reasons for the unexpected.

First, Yuan Shao's current position of Right General was granted to him at the beginning of this year, in the first month of the year, and it has only been more than half a year; However, in terms of status, it can be said that there is a difference between the cloud and the mud. The promotion from the right general to the general is only the word "super-movement", and it is not enough to describe. In the words of later generations, it is simply a rocket. The position of the general is on the third prince, which is even more honorable than that of the captain! It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the extreme of a man and a minister.

Since this dynasty, those who can serve as generals are basically foreign relatives in the ruling dynasty, such as He Jin in the reign of Emperor Ling.

Think about He Jin, who was a butcher, but only held this position. In front of him, the officials of the Manchu Dynasty are all filthy, and even the scholars from the You and Guan clan, just like Yuan Shao, all have to bow their heads and obey orders under his door. engage in. The honor of the generals can be seen from this.

When he listened to He Jinmen back then, Yuan Shao also thought that if he could resign one day, he would definitely do better and more majestic than He Jin, but it was not a long five or six years. , The position of general, when he had no expectations at all, suddenly fell on his head! Yuan Shao's mood at this time was really full of surprises and joy.

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It's just a little bit of a fly in the ointment. Now he is not in the court, but far away in Jizhou. If he is in the court now, and if he has obtained the "Recording of the Book of Records" at the same time, then it can be considered perfect, and it is the real comparable to He Jin, the real military and political grasp, and the power over the court and the opposition.

However, things in this world are not perfect. While receiving the congratulations from his subordinates, Yuan Shao sat on the throne with restraint, stroking his beard and raising a glass, trying his best to hide his inner joy.

Chunyu Qiong, Guo Tu, Xin Pi, Xin Ping, Ju Shou, Shen Pei, Tian Feng, Xu You, etc., these high-ranking officials under Yuan Shao's account, all attended the celebration dinner tonight. All the men came forward one by one and toasted Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao would not refuse anyone who came.

Chunyu Qiong and the others were all delighted, and their praises were always in Yuan Shao's ears.

There was a cheerful atmosphere in the hall.

One of the officials was probably drunk and said loudly: "Although the sage has moved to Xu County, and Xun Zhenzhi has won the General of Chariots and Cavalry, and the Book of Records, so what? This position of general should not be worshipped by Duke Ming? I think , Xun Zhenzhi wanted to take this position, but he didn't dare!"

A person next to him made fun and asked, "Why don't you dare?"

The drunk official stood staggeringly, put on a contemptuous gesture, and said, "Because Duke Ming is here! So he doesn't dare. In terms of fame, status, background, and ability, which point can he match with Ming? Gongbi? If it wasn't because Duke Ming was disdainful to greet that..."

At this point, the person sitting next to him hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and stopped him from talking any further.

But even though the drunk official's words were not finished, everyone who heard him knew what he wanted to say next. Naturally, what he wanted to say was: If Yuan Shao didn't disdain to welcome Liu Xie, then the people in the ruling court would not be able to. , where can there be Xun Zhen's share, it must be Yuan Shao.

It's okay to look down on Xun Zhen's words, and it's okay to say it in public, but Liu Xie is the emperor of today, and this kind of contempt for the emperor must not be said publicly, so the drunk official was stopped in time.

However, when Yuan Shao heard these words, Yuan Shao felt that what he said was very reasonable and suits his own mind. He slowly tasted the wine in the jade bowl and thought, "Isn't it true? If King Qin welcomes you It’s me, where is there anything about him, Xun Zhenzhi? Not only the generals, but also the records of the ministers will be in my pocket! Now, the ruler of the court, and the attention of the world, will also be me!”

Ju Shu and others, including when Cao Cao suggested that Yuan Shao welcome Liu Xie, Yuan Shao was unwilling to welcome Liu Xie, but now Liu Xie was welcomed by Xun Zhen to Xu County, and when he heard that Xun Zhen was now in power, he could not help feeling lost.

But there is no medicine for regret in the world, and things have turned into this. Liu Xie has already arrived in Xu County. Unless he sends troops to attack and grab Liu Xie to Ye County, he will have to accept the current established reality.—— And sending troops to attack is obviously impossible. Although the loss was inevitable, fortunately, the post of general was granted to him by the court, which could be regarded as a relief for Yuan Shao's loss.

...

Among the officials in the hall, there was a person on the left, who was also smiling, but his eyes occasionally glanced at the two people on the opposite side. When he was not noticed, his face showed a look of jealousy and ruthlessness.

This person is Guo Tu.

Come with the decree to worship Yuan Shao as the general

Yes, there are three other orders.

These three orders were given to Chunyu Qiong, Ju Shu and Shen Pei respectively.

The content of the decree was nothing else, but it was also an appointment of officials, and the three of them were assigned different official positions.

He worshipped Chunyu Qiong as the general of the miscellaneous number, worshiped Jushou as the general of the zhonglang, and worshipped Shenpei as the captain of the cavalry.

Whether it is generals with miscellaneous numbers, generals in the middle, or captains of the cavalry, the official positions appointed by the court are actually not important to Chunyu Qiong, Ju Shu, and Shen Pei. They are now Yuan Shao's arm, and Yuan Shao shares weal and woe. Yuan Shao treats them very kindly. They are neither short of money nor power, so the official positions assigned to them by the imperial court only give them the title of the imperial court. In fact, the rank is of no use, and they will not go to the court to become officials because of this, so Chunyu Qiong and the three are not particularly happy about this.

But it was different in Guo Tu's eyes.

Why did the court only give them three positions, but not Guo Tu? But it aroused Guo Tu's deep jealousy.

After all, the angel Yang Qi is still in Ye County, and Yuan Shao needs to be concerned about the influence, so tonight's celebration banquet did not last too long - if it takes too long to drink until dawn, then after Yang Qi returns to Xu County, it is impossible to say. Maybe they will tell the ministers in the court about this matter, then the ministers in the court may discuss Yuan Shao at a meeting, saying that he is thirsty for fame and wealth, has never seen the world, can't hold his breath, etc. Yuan Shao is a To be honest, such a thing cannot be allowed to happen, so before the third watch, the banquet was over.

Guo Tu came home and didn't sleep well all night.

Early in the morning the next day, he got up, washed briefly, and ran to Yuan Shao's mansion, asking to see Yuan Shao.

After the banquet last night, Yuan Shao didn't go to bed immediately, but had another family dinner with his wife, concubines, and all the sons, and then celebrated until the **** crowing. He just fell asleep now.

Therefore, after Guo Tu arrived, he could only wait in the hall. This time, he waited until noon.

Yuan Shao woke up, got up to eat some food, heard Guo Tu waiting in the hall, so he came to meet him in the hall.

Seeing Yuan Shao come in, Guo Tu hurriedly stood up and bowed in salute.

Yuan Shao pressed his hands and told him to sit down, stepped up to the throne, and asked Guo Tu by the way, "Gongze, how did I hear that you came so early in the morning?"

Guo Tu replied respectfully, "Tu has something important to report to Duke Ming, so he came early in the morning."

Yuan Shao went to the main seat and sat down, picked up the hot soup served by the pretty maid, sipped his mouth, and asked Guo Tu, "What's the important thing?"

Guo Tu said: "Before reporting this matter, Tu dare to congratulate Duke Ming of the court's generals."

A smile appeared on the corner of Yuan Shao's mouth, but he pretended not to care, and said, "Didn't we already celebrate last night? Why do we need to congratulate!"

Guo Tu said: "Ming Gong, the supervising army and others suggested that Ming Gong welcome the emperor. At that time, the plan was against the supervising army's proposal. Looking at it now, it is still the right picture, and the supervising army is wrong."

Yuan Shao let out an "oh" and said, "How do you say that the supervisor was wrong, and your Excellency was right?"

Guo Tu said: "Although Duke Ming did not welcome the Son of Heaven, Xun Zhen did not dare to assume the position of a great general, but in the end he could only worship Duke Ming. It can be seen from this that although Duke Ming was in Ye County, his prestige was still high. The imperial court has been shaken from afar, and the ministers and ministers who want to come to the court at this time must all wish to see Duke Ming as the head of the horse! Although this has not yet welcomed the emperor, it has already gained its benefits. Duke Ming, as suggested by the supervisors and others, welcome the emperor. , then the Duke of Ming is just like this at most. He has the honor of a great general, but with the Son of Heaven on his side, it is inevitable that everything will not go as planned, and everything must be asked for instructions. That's it. Comparing the two, wouldn't it mean that the supervisor was wrong and the picture was right?"

Yuan Shao stroked his beard and smiled, and said, "Gongze, if you say so, it's true."

Just now when Guo Tu congratulated Yuan Shao again, he got up from the table. Yuan Shao asked him to sit back on the table and asked him, "You said you have something important to report to me, what is it?"

Guo Tu Xie'en sat down and said, "Ming Gong, after the banquet last night, after Tu Wen's trial partner returned home, he drank Dadan at home again!"

Yuan Shao didn't know why Guo Tu said this. After the banquet was over last night, he also drank for a long time. What was there to be surprised about? He asked Guo Tu and said, "Maybe Zhengnan is also happy because I have to take the post of the Great General, because I couldn't sleep after I got home, so I drank a few more glasses, which is understandable."

Guo Tu said: "Duke Ming, if he drinks Dadan because he is happy to be honored by the general, that's fine, but Duke Ming, Tu is worried that he is not because of this!"

Yuan Shao was puzzled by what Guo Tu meant and said, "It's not because of this? Gongze, what do you want to say?"

Guo Tu said: "Duke Ming, Tu also heard that Yang Qi's return to Ye County has not only brought the imperial court's decree and the emperor's reward to Ming Gong, but also brought a lot to the trial match. Gifts! These gifts were sent by Xun Zhenzhi to Yang Qi to Shenbei."

Yuan Shao hesitated, then said, "Zhengnan and Che Qi are old acquaintances. Che Qi asked Yang Qi to send him some gifts. It seems like..., it seems to be understandable, nothing strange."

Guo Tusu Rong said: "Ming Gong is lenient and does not doubt that he is a subordinate. This is the luck of Tu and others! But Ming Gong, Xun Zhenzhi's gift to the trial through Yang Qi, I am afraid it is not as simple as Ming Gong thought. "

"What else could it be?"

Guo Tu said: "Ming Gong, if it's just a single gift, it's not suspicious, but if you put these things together, it's very suspicious!"

"Several things in one place, which ones?"

Guo Tu said: "Duke Ming, that is Shenbei who drank Dadan at home last night, Xun Zhen asked Yang Qi to send him a gift, and the court worshipped Shenbei as the captain of the cavalry. If these three things are looked at together, Duke Ming, isn't it suspicious?"

Yuan Shao thought for a moment, then said, "Is it suspicious?"

Guo Tu said: "Ming Gong, please adjust the order of these three things, and then ask Ming Gong to taste."

"How to adjust?"

Guo Tu changed the order of these three things, and told Yuan Shao about these three things again, saying: "Duke Ming, the court will be the captain of the court, and Xun Zhen will ask Yang Qi to give the court the gift and the court. I drank Dadan at home last night. Can Duke Ming see anything suspicious?"

The order of these three things was reversed by Guo Tu, and it seems that there is something strange to taste again. It seems that there is a causal relationship between these three things, and it seems that there are hidden secrets.

"... GongZhou, what you mean is that the imperial court worships and appoints the captain of the cavalry, this is the meaning of the chariot, and the chariot entrusts Yang Qi to send a gift to Zhengnan, in addition to being an official, it is a further win for Zhengnan. , and there may be some private words to tell Yang Qi to tell Zhengnan that Zhengnan was drinking Dadan after he went home last night because of this?"

Guo Tu said: "Ming Gong is wise, and the picture is exactly what it means!"

Yuan Shao pondered for a while, and said, "Government, if you follow your inference, do you think Che Qi will tell Yang Qi to say something to Zheng Nan?" Without waiting for Guo Tu to answer, he guessed, "It will be Yang Qi. Persuade Zhengnan to defect to the imperial court?"

Guo Tu said: "Ming Gong, you must be on guard! There is such a possibility."

Yuan Shao said with a smile: "Gong-Ze, if you have this concern, I don't think it is necessary at all. First, he is a man from Zhengnan, I quite understand that he is a straight-minded person, not a villain with two sides and three swords; second, he If he really wants to vote for the court, I won't stop him, he can vote!"

Guo Tu praised Yuan Shao's kindness a few times, and then said: "Duke Ming, because of Xun Zhenzhi's wooing, Shen Pei Ru has changed his mind to switch to Xun Zhenzhi and went to the imperial court. It's okay, but the question is, what if he doesn't go to the court?"

"If he doesn't go to the imperial court?" Yuan Shao understood what Guo Tu meant, his face changed slightly, and he couldn't help but stop his beard and said, "Gongze, you suspect that Zhengnan will be a spy of Xun Zhenzhi, stay behind. In Ye County, and tipped off to Xun Zhenzhi to sell me the truth of Jizhou?"

Guo Tu was unwilling to go on, instead, he seemed to be just discussing the matter, put on a fair appearance, and said, "Ming Gong, so far, these are just guesses by Tu~www.wuxiaspot.com~ There is no information yet. There is real evidence, and the picture does not dare to talk nonsense, but is there such a possibility? Everything has to be decided by the public."

Although he refused to speak any further, the words above him had already planted doubts in Yuan Shao's heart.

Yuan Shao stroked his beard, thinking silently.

Guo Tu quietly peeped at Yuan Shao's expression. He knew Yuan Shao very well and knew that Yuan Shao must have had doubts about the trial match.

——It turns out that Guo Tu asked to see Yuan Shao today, just to vent his jealousy and anger from last night. But he said, since it was to vent his jealousy, not only Shunpi, but also Chunyu Qiong and Ju Shou were appointed by the imperial court, so why did Guo Tu only slander him today and did not mention Chunyu Qiong and Ju Shou? This is because Chunyuqiong is from Yingchuan, and he is in the same party as Guo Tu. Of course, he can't take Chunyuqiong out. Although Ju Shou is more abhorrent than Shen Pei, after several previous fights, Ju Shou is still quite successful. Yuan Shao's trust is not easy to start, so Guo Tu chose to take the trial partner as a relief first.

Since the bad anger has already been released, there is nothing more to say about this matter. Guo Tuqiu knows the principle of hard-to-find, understands that haste is not enough, and you have to slow down when it is time to slow down. Quietly changed the subject.

He asked Yuan Shao, and said, "Duke Ming, Quyi has been defeated by Gongsun Zan for more than half a month. His defeat has had a considerable impact on the situation in our northern Hebei, and should not be taken lightly! I don't know how Duke Ming intends to deal with it. to him."

Yuan Shao came back to his senses and said, "Qi Yi..., Gong Zhe, what's your opinion?"

Guo Tu had a ruthless expression on his face. He grabbed the sleeve of his right hand with his left hand, lifted his right hand, pointed it into his palm, and slashed downward.