Three Kingdoms

People's emotions are very strange. Sometimes they will be disturbed by some inexplicable things, and then they will go in completely different directions. When Fei Qian in Chang'an was waiting for the arrival of people with an inexplicable emotion, he never expected that an inexplicable wave would be set off in Xu County, sweeping the entire Han Dynasty and even changing some Han Dynasty. The direction of travel of the wheels.

This change is naturally related to Wang Can.

Wang Can, a person from a fairly good family, a person who grew up in a turbulent and chaotic county like Shanyang Kingdom, a person who embraces the lifelong philosophy of fighting for the Han Dynasty, under the intention of Liu Xie, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. During the unintentional interaction, the big man's progress suddenly trembled in March of the third year of Taixing...

Wang Can's situation is now very embarrassing. Cao Cao is increasingly rude in his orders, and even vaguely expresses that if Wang Can is unwilling to leave voluntarily, he will use force, and warns Wang Can not to toast or eat fine wine. Then everyone will look bad!

On the one hand, Wang Can encouraged himself, saying that Cao Cao did not dare to do this, but on the other hand, he had no confidence in his heart. After all, Cao Cao also had a criminal record. Dong Guozhang said he would kill him, not to mention that he was standing up to a famous scholar like this. Just a minister with the title.

Wang Can was undoubtedly unwilling to walk back to Chang'an in despair. He felt that he had a mission. Although General Hussar did not say it clearly, General Hussar sent him to Xu County just to rescue the Han people. Is the emperor out of trouble? Isn't he able to return to the Han Dynasty just to let His Majesty regain control of the world? If he fails to complete such a mission, what is the meaning of his existence? Just because he was driven away by Cao Cao, so he gave up? Say you encountered various problems and were unable to complete your goals? That he was afraid of being killed like Dong Guozhang?

What's more, Wang Can already had some thoughts of risking his life when he arrived in Xu County...

Therefore, Wang Can almost subconsciously grabbed every straw around him with a little bit of final madness, and the "new straw" he grabbed was Geng Ji...

Geng Ji, like Wang Can, rarely has a good reputation, and his family is considered good. The ancestor of Geng Ji was Geng Yan, who was originally from Fufeng Maoling. He was a famous general and strategist who founded the Eastern Han Dynasty. He ranked fourth among the twenty-eight generals in Yuntai, and he was considered to be the queen of a famous family. However, after Geng Xie, the title of Marquis Hao of the Geng family disappeared. The so-called reputation of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai was gradually remembered only by himself within the Geng family, and others had long forgotten it.

Therefore, when Geng Ji saw Wang Can in the court, scolding everyone and uttering wonderful words, while admiring him, he gradually had some special thoughts...

Geng Ji is from Fufeng and now lives in Xu County. Even in later generations, it is still unavoidable that for example, in a certain city, people still habitually speak the local dialect, intentionally or unintentionally, to express that you are like country bumpkins from other places. In Xu County, Yuzhou, where Geng Ji lives as a guest. According to the "Xu Piao" of later generations, Geng Ji is a "Xu Piao" through and through.

People who wander outside are always a little emotionally unstable, as if there are no roots and nothing underneath. Then in the dead of night, it is inevitable that some other kinds of nostalgia will suddenly arise, just like thinking of hometown when you are hungry. The oil splashed on the face, and the five internal organs were like a few small hands pulling at him, and there was a faint and inexplicable pain.

People who leave their hometown will inevitably think of the glory of returning home sometimes. There was no chance before. Geng Ji seemed to have gradually forgotten the customs and customs of his hometown, thinking that he might stay in Yuzhou like this all his life and settle down in Xu County.

But Wang Can's arrival seemed to suddenly pluck the hidden string in Geng Ji's heart. He didn't know whether it was for a bowl of fried noodles, for the glory of the tribe, or for something else. Under the introduction of Kong Rong, Geng Ji established some relations with Wang Can.

Kong Rong, apart from anything else, has a large circle of friends. From time to time, he will post articles in the circle of friends, and then hold gatherings and so on. For Kong Rong, if everything can't be shared in the circle of friends, then being a micro-business... er, wrong, what's the point of being a celebrity?

But this time the Hussar General's speech at Qinglong Temple on Longshou Plain undoubtedly scratched Kong Rong's skin. He suddenly felt that something was missing from his body, and he felt weak and uncomfortable there. Imagine if you arrived at Qinglong Temple, chatted in the main hall, reaped one after another envious and admiring glances, and then after stepping down from the stage, gathered people you knew or didn’t know, held a cultural gathering, and drank wine while the mood was high. You can also be wild, sing and dance, isn't it a life like a fairy?

In comparison, what kind of life is this in Xu County?

This comparison makes me even more annoyed.

And the things that Wang Can seemed to have brought up intentionally or unintentionally gradually reverberated between Kong Rong and Geng Ji...

At the beginning, Kong Rong and others felt that it was not too late to take it easy, but Cao Cao's sudden statement that he wanted to expel Wang Can made Kong Rong and Geng Ji even more aware that the opportunity might disappear at any time, and they had to speed up their pace.

At the same time, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty said "Wang Aiqing is good" on the left and "Wang Aiqing is very good" on the right, which also made Geng Ji and Kong Rong think that this was also an attitude expressed by Liu Xie. So sharing his worries for His Majesty would naturally make him a loyal minister. duty.

Under the combined effect of these factors, Wang Can's big plan in Xu County suddenly took a big step forward and entered the stage of discussing key links.

For Wang Can, if he could really accomplish the pioneering task of "welcoming the Han Emperor", he would have accomplished his mission, and he would definitely be remembered in history. When he thought about it, all the historians would definitely write about how hard he had gone through. , and then after many hardships, the Han Emperor was finally welcomed back to Chang'an. By then, even the hussar general Fei Qian would obediently bow his head in front of him and express his admiration. Impressive. How can this sourness be compared to Laotan pickled cabbage?

Similarly, for Geng Ji, although he did not expect to be able to show off his prestige in front of the cavalry general like Wang Can, a bowl of fried noodles in his hometown, uh, the thought of returning fallen leaves to their roots, made Geng Ji feel something. Shaken, after all, now I see that Guanzhong seems to be getting better and better under the jurisdiction of the Hussar General, while Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Jizhou are still in constant war and turmoil. In comparison, Guanzhong seems to be more peaceful. Of course, as a Fufeng person, he had always been vaguely excluded from the circle by the Yingchuan faction, which was also part of the reason for Geng Ji's determination.

For Kong Rong, it was just a matter of holding it in. After all, in Xu County, no one really wanted to listen to him talking about the scriptures. He was holding it in so much that he seemed to have accidentally jumped onto the shore. Although he opened his mouth to breathe, he just felt that Doing this will make you suffocate yourself to death in one day. If you can really go to Qinglong Temple to have a lecture, wouldn't it be like a fish in water?

Although the three people had different purely personal purposes, they had a common direction of action, which was how to lead the Han Emperor to, well, welcome him to Guanzhong.

On this day, I met Wang Can again at the secret place provided by Geng Ji. After a brief greeting, the two had an in-depth exchange...

"Your Majesty..." Geng Ji lowered his voice, "I wonder if you are willing..."

This is a very serious topic. If the parties involved agree, it is "welcoming". If the parties concerned do not agree, then what they do is meaningless.

Wang Can smiled, slowly took out a kit from his sleeve, and placed it in front of Geng Ji, "This is a gift from your Majesty...Brother Ji Xing, please take a look..."

Geng Ji nodded. He had vaguely heard about this, but this was the first time he saw the real thing.

The brocade bag is beautiful. Although it may not have many flashy and shiny decorations, judging from the stitching and decoration, it is clearly made by the hands of the female officials in the palace. There is no doubt that there are some tea leaves in the brocade bag, which is the so-called "Qiaoqi Tea".

This is easy to identify. Mainly during this stage, with the expansion of Fei Qian's influence and the improvement of this kind of tea, the nobles seemed to gradually tolerate and accept the more elegant way of making tea. Of course, this was mainly because of the hussar general Fei Qian. One's own reputation affects the bonus, and not just anyone can do this. Imagine if an ordinary merchant with no reputation publicly stated that the way the gentry children now cook tea soup is scum, and then wanted to use their own tea-making methods to change the customs, let's see if the gentry children would crush this merchant directly. Scumbag...

It's like the great commander-in-chief of later generations, ******, and then the audience was all black-rimmed, and after changing to gold-rimmed glasses, they were all gold-rimmed glasses again. If an ordinary person changes from a black frame to a gold frame, who will care?

"Tips... Qiusi Cha..." Geng Ji pondered.

Wang Can smiled but said nothing.

Geng Ji thought for a moment, handed the bag back to Wang Can, and then said: "Brother Wang, please clear up my doubts..."

"Brocade, satin, tea, tea..." Wang Can leaned forward slightly, stretched out two fingers, tapped lightly on the brocade bag, and said in a low voice, "Tea in the brocade bag. Among them, the "brocade" is embroidered on the "road"! This is what His Majesty means when he votes to "break"! Your Majesty also used this object to show that it cannot be taken directly, but it is "tied" to the body by a "rope", which makes it trapped..."

Wang Can deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of several words, and then pointed to the small rope used to seal the brocade.

Geng Ji thought about it for a while, suddenly felt enlightened, raised his hands and said: "Brother Wang is really smart and agile, he understands your Majesty's intention, I admire... I admire..."

Wang Can laughed. Although he was humble, he also showed some pride. That is to say, only a certain person can understand His Majesty's intention clearly. Who else can do it?

After confirming that His Majesty indeed had the idea of ​​moving the base camp, Geng Ji became obviously much more enthusiastic. But there are still many problems, and the biggest problem is still how to bring Han Emperor Liu Xie to Chang'an safely.

"I wonder if General Hussar...has any arrangements?" Geng Ji thought and asked smoothly.

Wang Can's smile seemed to be dull for a moment, as if nothing had changed, "This is natural..."

Geng Ji nodded, not having any doubts. After all, Wang Can came from the Hussar General Fei Qian, so he would naturally have received the instructions from the Hussar General. He just asked more questions just to feel more at ease. As for the details, Geng Ji did not ask, because Geng Ji believed that this must be a secret among secrets. Wang Can would never tell it, and it would be in vain to ask.

So now...

The most critical thing is how to allow the Han Emperor to come out of the palace smoothly, and then hide it from the guards of Xu County and join up with General Hussar's troops.

It was obviously impossible to storm the palace unless the hussar general came to the city with a large number of troops and horses. Of course, if that happens, it will definitely be useless if they help to do something, because Cao Cao definitely has arrangements. If that situation arises, the Han Emperor will definitely be closely guarded, and he will have no chance to escape. .

"If I have to escape, I wonder if Brother Wang has any arrangements?" Geng Ji said, "It's okay for us to suffer, but we must not suffer for your majesty..." The two people's discussion gradually entered into some practical issues. For example, on this road, if you want to escape, you can't still get what Cao Cao wants. With the support of the cities and counties under their control, they even had to hide and walk. Of course, food and drink along the way was also a problem that needed to be solved.

"There are many deserted villages in the land of Heluo..." Wang Can said slowly, obviously having thought about it many times, and said with some confidence, "There are grain and grass supplies hidden among them..." This is true. Yes, Wang Can traveled to and from Heluo. He had made two trips during the reign of Dong Zhuo, and later he represented Fei Qian to travel to Xu County. Naturally, he was quite familiar with the routes and terrain.

Moreover, the Heluo area has not recovered well after Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang, and many places have been deserted to this day. Therefore, it is normal to have some deserted villages, and they have become places where Wang Can hides supplies.

Geng Ji nodded and praised: "Brother Wang is indeed far-sighted and I admire you." 』

Wang Can waved his hand and said: "This is a small skill, not worth mentioning...Brother Ji Xing has a very heavy responsibility to connect internal and external parties and spread the news. If this can be accomplished, he should be the first to achieve success..." Geng Ji is the servant. He has the privilege of traveling inside and outside the palace, so the transmission of news depends on Geng Ji. After all, Wang Can knew that his goal was indeed too big and inconvenient.

"I don't dare to be greedy for merit, but I only want to relieve your majesty's worries..." Geng Ji waved his hand and said, "If your majesty can be released from prison and return to the right path of society, even if your body is broken into pieces, that will be enough..."

After a pause, Geng Ji asked in a low voice: "Brother Wang, does he have a complete plan?" 』

Wang Can chuckled and said, "The person Cao Sikong is worried about is a certain person... Therefore, if a certain person leaves Xu County first and pretends to be back, they will definitely relax. Explain that Brother Ji Xing might as well do this and this... …』