Three Kingdoms

Guanqiu Xing originally had no intention of attacking the academy in Taoshan, at least not before conquering Pingyang, because this meant that he would be enemies with the entire Bingbei, and even a large area of ​​gentry in Sanfu Hedong and Hanoi.

Throughout the Han Dynasty, there was considerable respect and admiration for facilities such as the Academy. At that time, Lin Zong opened the Academy in Bingbei. Jijiyangyang could be said to have led the fashion trend for a while, even if it got wet from the rain and became sticky. The sticky square scarf on the head also became the latest way of wearing it, and it was popular all over the country.

Especially after the rise and fall of the official Imperial College, private schools almost became the only place for gentry disciples to study in the Han Dynasty. Moreover, the Academy not only accepts the children of aristocratic families, but also accepts auditors who do not have much wealth or power. Even the sons of good families with certificates issued by the local government can attend lectures at the Academy at their own expense, which is quite similar to Confucius. Even the imperial court's orthodox imperial school accepted the Huns and Qiang people who came to study with such a similar attitude.

The Academy is not only for studying classics, but also for preparation for politics. This is a tradition that started in the Western Han Dynasty. What's more, after Dong Zhuo entered the capital, the original Taixue in Luoyang was burned to the ground, and many of the original disciples of Taixue began to admire him. In the name of Cai Yong, he came to the academy in Taoshan and resumed his studies. As a result, on Taoshan, there were not only students from Bingbei but also students from all over the country. If Guanqiu Xing was good at using weapons, he would be no less than Naked and directly poked a hornet's nest with a pole...

This is also the reason why most of the gentry children believe that the academy is not dangerous. Even the pre-Qin Dynasty, which had countless tyranny, did not send troops to directly encircle Jixia Academy, let alone the Yang family's army, which was originally the heir of the classics. How could this happen? To commit such atrocities?

Unexpectedly, Guanqiu Xing actually sent troops to surround Taoshan!

The action of surrounding the mountain naturally attracted the attention of the academy. The students immediately gathered in front of the academy on the mountainside, pointing and pointing. After a loud commotion, Linghu Shao came out of the crowd and meandered down to the Qumen. The soldiers who were guarding Guanqiu Xing shouted in a deep voice: "This is the Shoushan Academy. It only has scriptures but no gold or silver! You have surrounded the mountain with your troops and insulted the gentle sages. Why don't you retreat quickly!"

Since Linghu Shao served as the academy's priest, he has always been fair and strict, and encouraged study. However, when students asked, he would do his best and teach with all his money. Therefore, he was highly respected by the students. When he saw Linghu Shao scolding him The soldiers surrounding the mountain and the students following behind also criticized him.

Most of the soldiers in Guanqiu Xing were from Hongnong, and most of them could recognize the students blocking the mountain road. After all, their clothes and appearance were different from ordinary people. Therefore, although Qumen was surrounded, they were still He did not act rashly. Even after hearing the accusations from Linghu Shao and the students, they lowered their eyebrows and pretended not to have heard them.

A group of soldiers sent by Xun Chen to garrison the academy quickly gathered at Qumen Mountain Road and confronted Guanqiuxing's soldiers.

Soon after, Zheng Taishi rode on horseback and arrived at the foot of Peach Mountain. Looking at the situation in front of him, he couldn't help but smile. He knocked the riding crop in the palm of his hand, cleared his throat, and shouted loudly: Said: "Conquering the west brought chaos and brought chaos to the north. The land and houses exceeded the system. The masses tyrannized the few. They did not obey the imperial edicts and kept the interests of others. They invaded the common people. They gathered for traitors. They harassed and harsh people. They expropriated Li Yuan. Unjust, favoring the virtuous and pampering the stubborn, passing bribes, cutting off the current situation, all conditions are great treason! Now Yang Gong clearly understands the details, deeply understands the suffering of the people in the north, and seeks to suppress the treason. Anyone who dares to block the imperial army is considered disobedient?"

Guanqiu Xing did not come forward and asked Zheng Tai to come.

Although Zheng Tai knew that this was not a good job, after all, he had suffered a defeat in Shaanxi and Jin before. If he didn't get some merits to go back, I'm afraid that his original bright future would be in vain. On the other hand, some opportunities were found, so Zheng Tai did not refuse.

This time, Zheng Tai had made plans along the way and came prepared. When he saw that he was completely silent after drinking, he couldn't help but feel a little proud, stroking his beard in triumph.

Linghu Shao jumped up, pointed at Zheng Tai and shouted: "Who do you think is leading the army? It's you, a villain! Conquering the west to quell Baibo, where are you? Moving to the north, where are you? Cruising against Xianbei , where are you? Protecting Yinshan Mountain, where are you? The world is famous for talents, but you are proud of money! The bus of the Three Prefectures was marching, and the sound of horses was rising. Others thought you were taking your authority lightly, but they didn't know that you were wagging your tail. Why are you under the skirt of a great general! When you are powerful and cunning, you are forced to use money to support your friends. When you serve the emperor, you are unfaithful. When you serve as ministers, you are unjust. How can you have the face to bark like a dog and insult the gentleness of a saint?"

Others may not be very familiar with Zheng Tai, but although Linghu Shao has never entered the court, after all, the two county officials are not far apart, so they know something about Zheng Tai. There is also a practice similar to using money to buy reputation. , Linghu Shao was very disdainful, and had many discussions with Chang Lin and others, thinking that it completely insulted the reputation of the classics family.

Therefore, after Linghu Shao met Zheng Tai, there was no need to be polite to Zheng Tai in both public and private matters. Moreover, Linghu Shao was serving as the academy's priest in the academy, so he was used to training people on weekdays, so he immediately got into trouble. Zheng Tai was taught a lesson.

Zheng Tai's original manuscript was suddenly disrupted by Linghu Shao. Many words were blocked and he couldn't find any words to refute. After all, he knew his own affairs...

"Bold madman! How dare you make treasonous lies! Hand over Zheng Xi's posthumous son as soon as possible! Your lives will be spared, otherwise, you will become a fan!" Zheng Taijian said that he may not be able to speak against Linghu Shao. He simply revealed his trump card.

"Ah?" This time it was Linghu Shao's turn to be dumbfounded, "...General Zhengxi...the posthumous son?"

Linghu Shao's astonished expression fell in Zheng Tai's eyes, which confirmed his original guess, and he laughed and said: "It's ridiculous! It's ridiculous! You are studying the books of sages so hard, but you don't know that the boss has no shame to cultivate himself. Man It is shameful to marry a woman who is married exclusively to herself, and to marry a woman who is married exclusively to others. It is a disgrace to abandon one's basic principles!"

"Shameless talk!" Linghu Shao jumped up.

There are some ordinary servants and maids in this academy, but they are all rough-and-tumble servants. If Fei Qian, the general of Zhengxi, really likes these people, he would not believe it even if he killed Linghu Shao, but there is only one person …

Zheng Tai said disdainfully: "We marched to the west on the Peach Mountain, and everyone knows that the golden house hides the beauty! If you are not convinced, just call the Cai family to confront you! The matter has come to this, what's the use of covering it up?"

"You're such a mouthful!" Naturally, it was impossible for Linghu Shao to go up to the mountain to question him, let alone what Zheng Tai said and draw him into a confrontation. No matter what it was, it would definitely seriously affect Cai Yan's reputation.

"Hmph!" Zheng Tai waved his hand proudly and said, "Since you don't dare, I'll ask you on your own! If someone comes, attack up the mountain, but anyone who obstructs them will be killed without mercy!"

Guanqiu raised his troops and responded loudly, then formed a shield formation and began to approach the mountain road step by step. The swordsman and shieldman in the front row raised his shield, advanced three steps forward, then put down his shield, slapped the surface of the shield with his sword, and shouted at the same time: "Drink!" The following soldiers followed the rhythm of the shield soldiers, and every three He paused for a moment and slowly entered the Qumen.

When it comes to scriptures, the disciples studying in the academy have never been afraid of anyone. But seeing real swords and guns coming before their eyes, I don’t know who realized the danger was coming. Someone suddenly screamed and turned around and ran away, which immediately caused a stir. The students who had gathered together to watch suddenly made a loud noise and all fled up the mountain.

"Stop them!" How could Linghu Shao let Zheng Tai lead his troops to rush into the school palace like this? He also immediately ordered. Suddenly, the Zhengxi soldiers who stayed in Taoshan blocked the path of Guanqiu's soldiers. The two sides arrived at Qumen. Sakon fought hard...

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"Are you taking action? Good! Investigate again and report back!" Guanqiu Xing waved his hand and asked the scouts to retreat first. Then he sneered twice and ordered, "Come, gather the soldiers and leave them outside. If the city opens the door, send out troops to rescue." Taoshan, let's cover up and go in with someone!"

The ordering soldiers responded loudly, and soon the rumbling war drums sounded, and groups of soldiers began to line up in Pingyang City, with flags fluttering and a great momentum.

Guanqiu Xing didn't know whether what Zhao Shang said in the city was true or false, but after reading Zhao Shang's analysis, he felt that it was quite possible, so he might as well give it a try. If he really could hold the posthumous body of General Zhengxi in If it is in the hands, then it is equivalent to cutting off the last glimmer of hope for the Zhengxi group, and Pingyang City can naturally win without a fight.

The current battle at Taoshan made Guanqiu Xing confirm the possibility of what Zhao Shang said...

From Guanqiu Xing's point of view, if he had a clear conscience, why would he arrange troops in Taoshan? If there is no personal relationship, just come forward and confront her. If you are pregnant or not, you can find out at a glance, so why bother to fight with soldiers? Isn't it just asking for trouble?

So Guanqiu Xing immediately sent troops to Pingyang City, firstly to block the soldiers who might be sent from Pingyang City, and secondly, if Pingyang City opened the door for rescue, Guanqiu Xing would naturally have the opportunity to directly cover up and attack the city. Thirdly, if Zheng Tai's side really obtained the posthumous son of General Zhengxi, and they had to take it to the front of the battle line and threaten the city to open the door and surrender...

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There was chaos at the foot of Taoshan Mountain, which naturally alarmed Cai Yong.

Cai Yong is now older, and his body is naturally not as energetic as when he was revising the Xiping Stone Classic. Therefore, many matters in the academy are left to Linghu Shao to handle.

Although he knew that Yang Biao had sent soldiers to Pingyang, Cai Yong also did not think that Yang Biao would be so crazy that he sent troops to rob the academy. After all, as a Han Dynasty's top clan, he was originally a representative of Confucian classics, how could he let him Are your soldiers ruining your family's reputation?

Cai Yong even believed that the academy was safer than Pingyang City. Therefore, when the commotion started, Cai Yong did not think about it at all.

At the beginning, Cai Yong was in the courtyard and thought it was just the students arguing about something or some scriptures, so he didn't pay too much attention to it. However, as time went by, the noise did not stop. Afterwards, he clasped his hands behind his back a little unhappily and left the hospital to go to the academy to check it out.

As a result, he didn't go far when he bumped into several academy students.

The students from the academy hurriedly bowed to Cai Yong, then you looked at me and I looked at you, their expressions were extremely awkward. Several people were discussing Zheng Taizhi's words. They bumped into Cai Yong, but they didn't know how to speak. Naturally, they inevitably had some strange expressions.

Cai Yong frowned, pointed at one of them, and asked what happened at the foot of the mountain.

The student named by Cai Yong had no choice but to explain the matter hesitantly...

After the student finished speaking, there was silence all around.

Several students bent over, lowered their heads, and stared at each other from the corners of their eyes. Unaware of the situation, they secretly raised their heads to see Cai Yong's face, only to see that Cai Yong's face turned red, and he was so angry that he almost stopped breathing. He yelled: "Shameless person! Insult my son's reputation! I will never stand up to him!"

When it comes to Fei Qian and Cai Yan, Cai Yong actually has some thoughts, otherwise he would not turn a blind eye to the relationship between Fei Qian and Cai Yan. However, the world has its way with people. Before Fei Qian When he was in a low position, Cai Yong could not let Cai Yan give in. As a result, Fei Qian's status suddenly rose in the blink of an eye, but Cai Yan's status was not enough...

In the Han Dynasty, the wife was the same as the husband, from the emperor down to the common people, and the concubine was the one who received her at the right time. Therefore, if Cai Yan was allowed to be a concubine, it would be considered as killing Cai Yan. Yong is also unwilling.

Therefore, Cai Yong had no good way to deal with this matter, so it was postponed like this. However, Cai Yong believed that although there was some affection between Fei Qian and Cai Yan, they would never commit any adultery, not to mention that even if they were not Believing in Fei Qian, Cai Yong also believed that his daughter would not do anything unethical, so how could he not be angry after hearing what Zheng Tai said when he led his troops under Taoshan?

Cai Yong waved his robe sleeves and walked angrily down the mountain, ready to argue with Zheng Tai...

A fierce battle is going on on the mountain road, but the Zhengxi Soldiers are condescending and have some advantages. After all, one is beheading and the other is cutting off the feet. Even if they exchange injuries for injuries, the Zhengxi Soldiers will take advantage, not to mention that the Zhengxi Soldiers only need Once the shields were placed on the ground on the mountain road, it would be difficult for Guanqiuxing's soldiers to cut down the Zhengxi soldiers who were at the top of the mountain road. Therefore, during the fight, they saw that Guanqiu Xing's front row swordsmen, shieldmen and spearmen were constantly fighting. fell, but the Zhengxi soldiers' front line on the mountain road did not suffer many casualties.

"Come here! Call up the fire!" Zheng Tai was a little impatient, and he didn't care about the possibility of accidentally injuring his own people, and directly ordered, "Cover fire! Defeat them!"

"Buzz!"

The arrow flew into the air and immediately pierced the place where the two sides met!

The Zhengxi soldiers did not expect that Zheng Tai, regardless of his own casualties, was unprepared for a moment. He and Guanqiu Xing's soldiers were shot down many times and fell down along the mountain road...

"Master Cai! Don't move forward, swords and guns have no eyesight!" Linghu Shao was standing on the mountain road, but he saw Cai Yong coming angrily and moving straight forward, so he quickly stepped forward to stop him.

Old man Cai Yong was so angry that his gray beard trembled. He broke away from Linghu Shao's hand and walked forward, saying angrily: "If he wants to confront you, I will confront you! How can I do this if you insult my son's reputation?" Sit back and watch? Get out of the way! Get out of the way with me!"

Cai Yong shouted and pushed away the Zhengxi soldiers in front of him. Seeing that it was Cai Yong, the Zhengxi soldiers subconsciously moved to the side of the mountain road to make way for them. However, the soldiers led by Zheng Tai who were below Qiu Xing's soldiers failed to see the changes at the top of the mountain road. They continued to attack upwards and fired furiously...

"Buzz!"

Another wave of arrows fell from the sky. Cai Yong, who was in the Zhengxi soldiers' formation, froze for a moment, and then a flash of bright red suddenly appeared between his chest and abdomen. It was so dazzling!

Cai Yong only felt a pain in his chest, and then all the energy in his body was released. He shook a few times, then fell to the sky. His ears were buzzing as if there were many people supporting him and shouting in his ears, but I couldn't hear it at all.

When he was dying, Cai Yong raised his neck and tried his best to look up to the top of Taoshan Mountain and to the sparkling courtyard of his home. It seemed that the pain in his chest and abdomen had been completely forgotten. The only thing he was thinking about was his daughter. He murmured softly: "...Son... don't be sentimental... I can't see my son in his wedding dress... I'm so sorry, so..."

At this moment, the sky is blue.

The mountain roads are green.

His gray beard was stained with blood.

In the mountains, my sleeves are fluttering, but I can no longer ride the wind...