Three Kingdoms

In early spring, the weather began to slowly improve, but it was still not completely out of the cold winter. Liu He had actually been in Huguan County for two days before he asked to see Fei Qian. Whenever there is a big event, there is calmness. This is the basis for doing big things, and it is also where Fei Qian thinks Liu He is smarter than Liu Dan.

But at the same time, Fei Qian also received news about Gong Jun's defeat and death.

Although generals are inevitably killed in battle, Gong Jun's death really shocked Fei Qian for a long time. After all, Gong Jun was the first person to adapt to some of Fei Qian's special operations methods. Fei Qian had no idea that Gong Jun would be ambushed and killed soon after leaving the army.

Pain and regret, but no amount of pain and regret can save what has happened. The only way is to adjust the pace as soon as possible and adapt to the latest situation.

So, in the Huguan government office, Fei Qian ordered some tea to be served and invited Liu He to drink tea.

Drinking tea is secondary, the main thing is to deal with Liu He's matter as soon as possible, so that he can free up his hands to do other things...

"Things in the world can only be understood by those who have experienced them personally." , under Lushan Mountain, received the teaching from Pang Degong, and spent several months concentrating on it without talking to anyone. Only then did the world become so big, and the world's affairs were so complicated that it could not be recorded in books. It is like looking at the sky from the flat ground, or like standing on the top of a mountain, and then looking up from the mountain. Only then do you know how far it is. I wonder if Liu Shizhong thinks so?"

Liu He nodded slightly and looked at the tea soup on the table.

Because the technique of roasting green tea has not yet fully matured, most of the tea leaves produced by Feiqian today are completely fermented, so the tea soup has a slightly reddish color. Of course, such a light color is different from what the gentry of the Han Dynasty were used to drinking. The thick, ink-like tea soup is completely different.

This Zhengxi is indeed different from others in every aspect...

Of course, Liu He would not be so stupid as to think that Fei Qian was really just sharing his experience of studying and traveling with him, and he naturally meant something else in his words.

Liu He pondered for a moment and then said: "When my late father You was the shepherd of Youzhou, on a certain day, he would often hang out in teahouses and restaurants, where there were fireworks, calling friends, talking and drinking, thinking that he was a new noble, and visiting all the ministers. .However..."

Liu He sighed slightly and continued: "...But when my late father was suffering from illness in Youbei, I was so anxious that I couldn't help but to no avail... When I left Luoyang, I was stopped by the general behind me. I thought Yuan's loyalty has a reputation as a chivalrous person, so he tried to seek it out. He never thought... he never thought that he would end up losing his father's life! This is a lifelong hatred!"

Liu He spoke categorically, on the one hand to express his attitude, and on the other hand to give Fei Qian the answer to the topic just now.

Fei Qian nodded slightly and stretched out his hand to signal Liu He to drink tea.

It's easier to talk to smart people.

"Liu Shizhong's intention, I already know..." Fei Qian took a sip of tea soup, put down the tea bowl, and tapped the table twice, "If Liu Shizhong will not give up, I would like to express Liu Shizhong's loyalty to Youzhou." Governor!"

Liu He was a little surprised, obviously surprised by Fei Qian's decision so readily, but he quickly reacted, stood up, left the table, bowed down, and said loudly: "He, I am willing to serve the general!"

Fei Qian quickly stood up and helped Liu He up. The two held their arms and smiled at each other. They seemed to feel a lot closer.

However, Fei Qian knew that this was just an illusion.

Liu He is just interested here. Even if Fei Qian loses to Yuan Shao in the future, at least he has found someone willing to endorse Liu He himself at this moment, and he can use this name to recruit and develop. To regain those things that originally belonged to his father.

As for Fei Qian, Youzhou is not in his hands now anyway. To make an enclave the governor is just like Liu Dan. If he succeeds, he will naturally have the opportunity to reach out to Youzhou. If he fails, there will be no chance. What a loss.

Of course, it is also possible that there will be any conflicts with Liu He in the future because of Youzhou's interests, but that will happen later. Even though it is good to prepare for a rainy day, there is no need to stop eating because of choking.

After the two sides sat down again, their attitudes became much more harmonious, and some core issues began to be discussed. The main problem was resource rationing and corresponding cooperation. However, under the premise of being willing to cooperate, some minor differences were quickly put aside. Liu He agreed to immediately return to Wuhuan with Xian Yufu and recruit people who had been trained by Liu Some of Yu Enhui's barbarians fought and cooperated with Fei Qian's operations on the northern front, while Fei Qian provided sufficient support in terms of soldiers, supplies and equipment...

Victory will cover up all contradictions, while failure will explode all problems.

If it weren't for Gong Jun's failure, Fei Qian would definitely be more calm now, at least he would have more advantages in Liu He, and now he has to give Liu He enough freedom to get Liu He's side.

On the battlefield, the difference between victory and defeat is life and death. Outside the battlefield, although Gong Jun's failure did not immediately knock General Zhengxi's reputation to the bottom, it also cast a shadow.

Avoiding and covering up?

Impossible. In the Han Dynasty, when there was no sense of confidentiality, the transmission of information could only be done quickly or slowly. Covering up could only cover up for a while, but it would eventually be discovered. It would be better to simply admit it, and also show the open-mindedness that victory or defeat is a common occurrence in military affairs. and calmness.

Obviously, Liu He appreciated Fei Qian's attitude of not avoiding or covering up more, which also promoted Liu He to Fei Qian's side from another aspect.

One victory and one defeat in the vanguard battle is considered a draw, but the next battle is the focus...

What should be the next changes?

Fei Qian rubbed his forehead, feeling that his head hurt a little, and couldn't help but sigh softly.

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Taiyuan.

Yangqu County.

This place is also called Wuyuan County because it once accommodated a large number of the original Wuyuan population.

During the Western Han Dynasty, Wuyuan County had a population of more than 200,000. However, at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wuyuan County began to decline. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wuyuan County had experienced several major barbarian invasions. During this period, the population of Wuyuan County had dropped to more than 20,000 people. In the subsequent period, the remaining population was still shrinking. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had to relocate to Shuofang Wuyuan and other counties and counties many times, and repeatedly Gather Han people to settle in the interior.

Yangqu in Taiyuan was the largest resettlement site at that time.

Lu Bu came here to recruit soldiers. After all, this place is more or less Lu Bu's hometown. But unfortunately, Lu Bu's recruitment did not go smoothly. Although Wei Xu, Song Xian and others went to the county villages separately to set up recruitment positions, and the conditions promised were not bad, there were still not many people willing to join the army...

Seeing a dozen or even a few people joining Gao Shun's recruit training camp every day, Lu Bu was anxious, but he didn't know what the problem was.

"Report!" A soldier excitedly ran to the front of the camp and reported loudly, "Report to Marquis Wen! Captain Zhang has brought two thousand men and horses to surrender! We are already twenty miles away!"

"Who? Could it be Zhang Wenyuan?" Lu Bu was a little surprised, stood up, and kept asking.

After receiving the affirmative answer, Lu Bu was overjoyed, called his guards, mounted the red rabbit horse, and went to meet Zhang Liao with a puff of smoke.

The red rabbit horse is fast. For the red rabbit, the distance of twenty or thirty miles is just a warm-up. When it met Zhang Liao, the red rabbit horse was still not satisfied. It snorted and snored and ran forward...

"Greetings to Marquis Wen!" Zhang Liao dismounted and paid his respects.

Lu Bu also immediately dismounted from his saddle, helped Zhang Liao up, patted Zhang Liao's shoulder, laughed loudly, even showing his back molars, and looked extremely happy, and said: "Hahaha, Wen Yuan, why are you here... ...Ah, no, Wenyuan, why are you...No, alas! Wenyuan, I am very happy that you can come, really happy!"

"Marquis Wen!" Zhang Liao was also a little emotional. After all, they had fought side by side in Bingbei for many years and had many years of friendship.

The two of them remounted their horses and headed towards Lu Bu's camp, chatting and asking each other about the situation after they were separated all these years.

But after asking, Lu Bu fell silent. He just rode forward slowly and stopped talking.

From Zhang Liao's words, even if Lu Bu has a slow personality, one can hear Zhang Liao's admiration and respect for Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, and Lu Bu had never seen this kind of admiration and respect in him before.

Recovering the Yinshan Mountains, resettling the refugees, clearing out the barbarian rebels, and restoring people's livelihood, Zhang Liao talked about these various things with great excitement and an expression of pride.

Realizing Lu Bu's emotions, Zhang Liao also stopped talking. The atmosphere between the two suddenly dropped from the previous enthusiasm, and an unspeakable embarrassment seemed to begin to spread.

During the rest of the journey, the two of them didn't speak much. They seemed to be thinking about the problems in their own minds. When they arrived at the camp and received the news, Chen Gong, Gao Shun, Wei Xu and others also came together, and the whole atmosphere was restored again. Pick up.

Lu Bu laughed loudly and asked Wei Xu to prepare a banquet to cleanse Zhang Liao.

At the banquet, they were naturally laughing and joking with each other, telling each other about the past, and there was nothing unusual about the banquet. However, after the banquet was over, something not very harmonious came from Lu Bu's Chinese army tent. the sound of.

"Wen Yuan is my brother! We have known each other for many years, how can we have such affection for him!" Lu Bu frowned, with deep wrinkles on his brows, and said dissatisfied, "You don't know, Gongtai, back then, a certain person and Wen Yuan only led Thirty or forty people chased the invading Hu people, and they entered more than a hundred miles away from Shuo. They suddenly encountered a sandstorm, and the sky was filled with yellow dust. We were in an almost desperate situation. If Wen Yuan hadn't led us to find a huge stone, we would have struggled so hard. If I get through it, I'm afraid I'll die under the yellow sand long ago..."

Chen Gong was silent for a moment and said: "Marquis Wen, I don't want to be grateful, but I have to be on guard against others... Please note that it is very difficult for us to recruit troops at the moment. If we say that there is no expedition to the west, it will be a secret constraint..."

Lu Bu still frowned, but the texture between his brows was deeper. Under the light of the lights, it seemed that there was endless darkness hidden...

In fact, Lu Bu had always been suspicious, but he didn't say it out loud, because he had been in charge of recruitment when he was still under Ding Yuan, and he remembered that it was not as difficult to recruit as it is now. In fact, there were times when Lu Bu considered directly ordering the recruitment regardless, but after thinking about it later, he still gave up the temptation of killing the goose and laying the eggs. After all, now that he has the title of governor of Bingzhou, if he goes to the people of his hometown again, If you start, it will inevitably be somewhat unjustifiable, and it will also have a bad impact in the future.

Cui Jun's attitude is very sincere, but he always says the same thing. It's not that he won't give it to Lu Bu, but that last year's taxes have been paid. In addition, after experiencing military disasters and massacres, there is no money left in Taiyuan's warehouse. , so what you want to give to Lu Bu must wait until this year’s autumn harvest...

And now spring has just begun!

Of course, according to normal principles, Taiyuan Governor Cui Jun's reason is also appropriate. The tax for a year is fixed, and it is spring plowing now. You can't order the governor of Bingzhou to recruit troops, so he asked people to prepare for farming. Can you hand over the seeds too?

Lu Bu wanted to get angry, but he couldn't find a reason. After all, Cui Jun was polite every time. Not only did he hand over the tax registration book to Lu Bu, he even took Lu Bu to visit the warehouse in Taiyuan with his own eyes, saying that there was indeed no such thing. Hidden, there is no inventory...

Chen Gong was also helpless.

Although Chen Gong's ability to handle government affairs is not bad, he still cannot make something out of nothing. In addition, Chen Gong is not familiar with the nobles in Bingzhou, and there is no friendship for a while. Naturally, it is impossible to let these local nobles act arrogantly immediately. Spend a lot of money.

Similarly, if the compulsory search is ignored, I am afraid that these Taiyuan nobles will immediately stand on the side of General Zhengxi. Therefore, Chen Gong can only run around during this period, trying to Draw some big cakes, try to get rid of dependence on General Zhengxi, and get some food, grass and supplies to tide over the current difficulties.

But no matter which one you do, it takes time...

Therefore, regarding the two thousand soldiers brought by Zhang Liao, Chen Gong and Lu Bu did not have the same opinions. Chen Gong suggested dividing Zhang Liao's troops and horses and commanding them separately. On the one hand, it could also supplement the forces of Lu Bu and other generals, and on the other hand, it could also reduce possible threats. However, Lu Bu disagreed.

But Lu Bu also knows that now that Zhang Liao is here, although he is happy, for Lu Bu's current situation, it is basically a situation of strong branches and weak trunks. The number of soldiers commanded by Zhang Liao alone is greater than that of Lu Bu himself plus all the generals. It adds up to more. Even if Lu Bu doesn't say anything, his generals may not have any opinions, so now Lu Bu is still in a dilemma after being happy.

"Gongtai, it's late tonight..." Lu Bu closed his eyes and couldn't help the throbbing veins in his forehead and said, "Let me think about this for a while..."