Three Kingdoms

The mansion of the Han hussar general.

Guo Tu and Feng said goodbye politely, and then the two of them left first.

Lower your head, bend over, hold your breasts, and stick your butt out.

Move your left foot back one step first, then your right foot.

The raised buttocks will swing a bit in the process.

This is the posture that is most in line with the etiquette standards of the Han Dynasty. Even the psychic body of the uncle and grandson who may remain in Changle Palace cannot find anything wrong with the two of them.

This is almost the highest etiquette standard for meeting the emperor.

This is currently in Chang'an Huqi Mansion.

But no one said anything was wrong.

Historically, it is said that Sima Yi showed his wolfish attitude when he was called by Cao Cao when he was halfway on the road. In fact, it is mostly a lie. After all, the proper etiquette is to go out backwards, and there will be no chance of turning back. Only when he turns around in the middle of the road or in some other situation, such as turning around in a corridor, can Sima Yi show off his owl-like skills.

Speaking of fat chickens with round faces, no one said that they are also careless and rebellious by nature?

After exiting the festival hall and feeling Fei Qian's gaze disappear on them, the two of them raised their heads in unison, straightened their waists, took a breath, and turned around to go out.

Both of them are smart people and know that they are not at the core of Fei Qian's political group, so they are very well-behaved.

Most of the rules in life are created by society. Money, goods, etc., when these goods are available, there must be rules. Of course, if a person lives alone in the mountains and forests, or on a deserted island, and never has contact or communication with other people, then he has his own rules.

Of course, this savage just doesn't have to abide by other people's rules. He still needs to abide by other rules, because not only people have rules, but all living creatures on the earth have rules.

Water freezes at zero degrees, boils at 100 degrees, and has additional changes under special circumstances.

Bacteria, fungi, viruses, organic matter, inorganic matter, etc., everything has its own rules. The person who knows how to use these rules is a gentleman, and those who don't understand often suffer.

Guo Tu and Feng Ji have been suffering for a long time. The result of sitting on the cold bench is that not only the skin and flesh on their buttocks are cold, but also their tailbone and heart.

Now that they have gained some warmth, Guo Tu and Feng Ji feel the breath of spring, as if something is gently soothing their broken petals... uh, body, um, anything will do...

The two sat in the car and left the Grand Cavalry Mansion.

Chang'an remains prosperous.

The wind from the Western Region seems to be unable to blow the streets of Chang'an.

Guo Tu looked at the involuntary smiles of the people on the side of the street, silent, and then turned to see Feng Ji's equally gloomy face.

Promotion is a good thing, but promotion does not necessarily mean happiness. At least at this moment, Guo Tu just wants to emphasize that his surname is Guo.

Happiness will be reflected intuitively on people's faces, and there is no need to ask at all.

Standing in the market and looking around, the faces of those buying vegetables, selling vegetables, those walking, those opening shops, those soldiers on duty, the hardworking laborers, etc., will indicate whether a certain area is happy or not. An intuitive reflection of the answer.

It does not exist in official notices or in the words of some officials.

"The power of the hussar is growing..." Feng Ji sighed slowly. He didn't dare to say this outside. Only after arriving at his home did Fengji relax. "Now Qiaoqi speaks frankly about the policies of the country... This world... Huh..."

Guo Tu often came to Fengji's house, so he seemed very at ease. He took the kettle and filled it with water himself, holding it in his hand. "The tactics of a hussar are beyond the reach of Shandong." In the past, Yuan Benchu ​​thought that the Four Generations and Three Dukes should be like this, but now that I think about it, it is no more than mediocre...Based on today's strategy of the Western Regions, Yuan Benchu ​​was very different..."

Both of them felt a little emotional, and felt quite regretful that they only knew how good their sister was and didn't understand how wonderful their sister was. However, both of them actually knew that if they were given another chance to choose, under the circumstances at that time, they would probably Still choose Yuan Shao.

Because Yuan Shao looked so powerful at that time.

With shiny fur and sharp claws, Yuan Shao at that time was indeed more attractive and dazzling than Fei Qian who was nesting in a poor ravine.

Unfortunately……

Feng Ji was silent for a while, "But there are hidden dangers here in Qiaoqi." 』

Guo Tuba smacked his lips and nodded, "That's right." Hidden danger. 』

The two of them drank from water glasses.

Then both of them fell silent...

……(*≧∪≦)ヽ(`З’)……

Western Region, Western Sea.

Although the Xihai Camp has been prepared to deal with all kinds of chaos since the day it was established, due to the negligence of the generals who unified the army, the actions of various departments were not unified. In addition, Lu Bu set out in a hurry. From the time he issued the order, There were only three days left before leaving the West China Sea. In such a short period of time, it was necessary to complete the mobilization, sequence formation, defense changes, military supplies, etc. of tens of thousands of troops. One can imagine the hardships involved.

Therefore, the ones that Lu Bu took away were basically the more elite ones, while those who stayed in the camp were naturally relatively slow to respond. This situation did not improve after Lu Bu left with the large army. The relative improvement is actually more prominent, as if everyone is bad, who can see who is worse.

Dusk.

The red sunset has half-sinked below the seemingly endless horizon, and the vast grassland wilderness is shrouded in this bloody color. The fragment-like sunset glow in the western sky seems to be holding back, and seems to be following the setting sun, just like the situation when Lu Bu set out before, and the army followed him.

On the increasingly dim sky, a few small black dots slowly circled and moved in the sky.

Those were several prairie eagles that came out to look for food in the evening. The flat-haired prairie eagle obviously cannot understand the thoughts of those flightless guys running wildly on the earth. For the prairie eagle, the world is simply divided into two parts, those that can fly and those that cannot fly. It is clear and simple. Therefore, for the battles between the two-legged or four-legged creatures on the earth, the prairie The eagle just looked on with cold eyes...

A war horse gasped and struggled to stand up. It took two wobbly steps with one front leg and fell down again. It opened a pair of big painful eyes and stared sadly at its owner a few steps away.

Its owner was lying in the weeds at this moment.

This was a horse thief who had just died.

One of the horse thief's arms, and half of his shoulder, seemed to have been eaten alive by some ferocious beast, showing a huge, horrific wound, and red and black muscles were exposed between the blood-soaked leather armor and rag robe. and white and yellow bones. The horse thief opened his mouth and seemed to be staring blankly at the bloody grass blades in front of him.

Life is like a weed, and death is like a weed.

In the Xihai camp, the roaring sound of war drums rolled across the earth like muffled thunder, passing over the grassland and wilderness. It shocked the eagles in the sky, shook their wings crookedly, stopped watching, and fled to distance……

Amidst the thunderous war drums, Zhang Liao slightly turned his head and glanced at Meng Hua on the wall of the camp, nodded slightly to each other, then raised his spear, and the shouts of killing around him suddenly became louder, like a strong wind. Usually they sweep towards the horse thieves in front of the camp!

Menghua stood on the wall of the military camp, raised his arms and shouted: "Kill all these damn horse thieves!" 』

"kill! kill……"

Menghua was originally in Xihai City. Because Lu Bu had transferred Gao Shun before, he transferred Menghua to Yumen Pass. This time Zhang Liao came to the Western Regions and brought Menghua with him.

Menghua looked at Zhang Liao's figure and sighed slightly in his heart. As of now, he has used the traitors in the Xihai camp to clear away his suspicions. Only then can Zhang Liao truly feel at ease with him, but only a little bit more at ease, just like those who remain in the camp are still those who are not very mature. As for the soldiers with weapons, Zhang Liao, the real elite, still took him with him.

Outside the camp, the roar of horse hooves and the roar of killing could be heard endlessly. Amidst the chaos, Menghua watched Zhang Liao rushing into the ranks of horse thieves like a ferocious beast, but he couldn't help but think of Lu Bu...

If Lu Bu could be as cautious as Zhang Liao, maybe... it would be a completely different situation.

It's a pity that Lu Bu didn't.

……╮(╯▽╰)╭……

Outside Qiu Ci City.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, Lu Bu stood on his horse in front of the second wave of soldiers.

Lu Bu still had a calm face, with no special expression on his face. He just stared with a pair of bloodshot eyes, unblinkingly staring at Qiziqiu Cicheng, which was already on fire everywhere.

Although his expression was calm, in fact, his aura was not as stable as it seemed on the surface.

Lu Bu began to be vaguely aware of the problems in the army after he went on the expedition. Even though Wei Xu repeatedly patted his chest, uh, his chest said it was okay for a man, Lu Bu was still able to detect some of these problems from every aspect. A change that embarrassed Lu Bu. This feeling was like his own torso, which was originally full of strength, speed and flexibility, now seemed dry.

Simply put, it's not smooth enough.

But Lu Bu didn't want to admit it, just like a man doesn't want to admit that he has become a Microsoft or Panasonic once he reaches his forties or fifty, and would rather use a small pill to support him...

For Lu Bu, going to the battlefield was just a simple joy at first. The exhilaration after strenuous exercise once brought him indescribable relief.

But I don’t know when it started. Simple happiness became not so simple and not so happy.

When did it start?

Lu Bu couldn't remember.

Behind him, groups of infantry and cavalry were still gathering, and phalanxes one after another were constantly expanding, taking shape, and advancing...

A military lord flew from the square formation, bowed his head in front of Lu Bu and reported: "Report to the Great Protector!" Two thousand cavalry have been assembled! Please give the order to the Protector! 』

Lu Bu was on his horse, looking up at Qiu Cicheng's battle situation, and said calmly, "Stand where you are." 』

"only! ” The military leader led the troops and rode back.

As soon as the front-foot military commander left, several more messengers followed like flowing water.

"Report to the Protector, the outer west gate has been captured!" 』

"Report to the Great Protector! The east outer gate has been defeated! Fake Sima Lu Silang died in battle! 』

"Daduhu, the enemy troops at the South Inner Gate are densely packed, please ask for reinforcements!" 』

The corners of Lu Bu's eyes twitched, and he stared at the messenger who had just arrived and asked, "How many enemy troops are there at the South Inner Gate?" 』

"Report to the Great Protector! There are at least three thousand more! They are all armored soldiers! We only have a little more than a thousand left. We rushed three times but failed..."

Before the order could be finished, Lu Bu shouted in a deep voice: "Gunpowder Camp!" Where is Wu Junhou! 』

Not far behind Lu Bu, a bald-headed military commander emerged from the crowd and ran over: "Did you call me to protect me?" 』

Lu Bu ignored Wu Junhou's silly questions, because it was said that this guy was a little stupid when playing with gunpowder, and the burn scars on his face and hands seemed to prove this. Lu Bu asked directly: "How much gunpowder is left?" Can you break open the south inner gate? 』

Wu Junhou grinned with one and a half of his front teeth missing and said, "Daduhu, we don't have much gunpowder left... the rest has not been sent up." It should be okay to open the south inner door, but next time..."

Lu Bu pondered for a moment, "Use it first and then talk about it!" Break open the south inner door! 』

Wu Junhou didn't waste any more words. He answered and turned back. After a while, he led his men forward...

Lu Bu stopped talking and just sat up straight on his horse, looking towards the south inner gate of Qiu Ci City.

At this time, the blood-red sunset has long faded, and the vast night has not completely enveloped the earth. The dark colors in the iron-blue sky are gradually settling, just like the blood that originally spurted out will gradually turn black. Some stars were twinkling in the sky, and some torches began to be lit outside the city and in the array, reflecting the chaotic outline of the entire Qiu Cicheng.

The east and west sides are not the most important, the south inner gate is the key! This is the last defensive node of Qiu Cicheng! If the South Inner Gate is broken, Qiu Cicheng's defense system will inevitably collapse completely. By then the streets on all sides of the city will be opened, and the cavalry can directly rush into the Kucha Palace!

Lu Bu's eyes turned to one side of the battlefield, where there was another group of Kucha people, a group led by Bai Shan.

It doesn't actually matter whether King Kucha was the one behind the assassination that day. What matters is such an excuse, an excellent excuse. If you want to boost your morale, re-lubricate the dry parts, and become harder, hotter and more eager, Qiu Cicheng is such a small pill.

If you eat it, you may be able to regain your glory!

A moment later, a huge explosion suddenly came from the South Inner Gate, and immediately a messenger rushed over, "Inform the Protector, the South Inner Gate has been knocked down!" 』

"good! "Lü Bu couldn't help but cheered, and was about to give the order to attack when he heard the messenger continue to say, "Wu Junhou died in battle..."

The corner of Lu Bu's mouth twitched, then he was silent for a few breaths, then raised his hand, "All the troops!" Attack! 』

……(`Д′*)9……

The sun sets.

Guo Tu and Feng Ji were both hungry.

In order to participate in the internal meeting of the festival, which the General Hussar finally got involved in, neither of them wanted to have to change clothes after a while due to some personal physiological reasons. Not only might they miss some important content , it is more likely to make the hussar unhappy, so the two of them did not eat or drink for most of the day. Now after returning home from the meeting, they are tired, hungry and thirsty.

The servants came up with snacks, two plates per person. One plate is rice cakes and the other is bean buns.

Before eating preserved meat, put it on first.

The two of them didn't care to talk and ate as soon as they took it. After eating a few pieces of pastries, they finally quelled the hunger in their abdomens.

For Guo Tu and Feng Ji, they have both served in Shandong political groups like Yuan Shao, and also served in Fei Qian's Guanzhong team, so they are very aware of the differences in current political tendencies in Shandong and Shanxi, and the consequences of these differences. the subsequent impact.

In the world, in Yuan Shao's eyes, there were only Jizhou and Yuzhou. Gongsun Zan attacked Youzhou just because Gongsun Zan always wanted to poke Yuan Shao's chrysanthemums. If Gongsun Zan stayed in Youzhou peacefully, Yuan Shao might not even pay attention to him.

At that time, Guo Tufengji and others did not think there was anything wrong with Yuan Shao's strategy. Because in their understanding, it is true that if Jizhou and Yuzhou are unified, then the world can be settled. Just like what Emperor Guangwu did back then, the two brothers of the Yuan family, one of whom took Jizhou and the other took Yuzhou, became enemies...

"You said that back then... Dong Zhongying killed Mr. Yuan..." Feng Ji Youyou said, "I have been thinking about this. Could it be..."

Feng Ji pointed in the direction of the Husband's office.

According to the inference that whoever gets the most benefit is most likely to be behind the scenes, after Yuan Wei's death, it seems that Fei Qian has become the biggest beneficiary of the turmoil in the court. So, was Fei Qian secretly behind Yuan Wei's death? , it seems very possible.

As soon as Yuan Wei died, the two brothers of the Yuan family completely split. In fact, now that I think about it, Yuan Wei is really ambitious and wants to accomplish something in one fell swoop. Previously, Feng Ji thought that Yuan Wei's murder was Li Ru's plan. Now it seems that Fei Qian was so good at long-term planning. Could it be that he had foreseen all this at the time and had some tricks mixed into it?

If so, that's really scary. Just thinking about it makes Fengji feel a little creepy.

Guo Tu's hands trembled a little, and then he rubbed his hands like flies, then rubbed his face again, shook his head and said: "This matter is no longer important... don't mention it again..."

The past cannot be pursued.

Even after Yuan Wei died, the two Yuans still had opportunities. It can even be said that Cao Cao once had a great opportunity, but he missed it.

If Cao Cao had focused on Fei Qian first.

If Cao Cao hadn't welcomed the emperor back then.

if……

That's another story.

"Let's talk about the Western Regions," Guo Tu said. "The things that the Hussar has told us must be settled before we can have a foothold." 』

This time in the Western Region, there are big problems.

However, Guo Tufengji is not afraid of big problems, because it is easy to make a fuss about big problems.

If there was only a small matter, a problem that only one or two people could solve, would there be anything going on between Guo Tu and Feng Ji?

If they cannot seize the opportunity presented to them now, how can they get a bigger stage in the future?

The past is over!

People have to look forward!

But what Guo Tu and Feng Ji didn't expect was that Fei Qian showed up in the Yamen of the Grand Cavalry Mansion and didn't regard the affairs of the Western Regions simply as a problem for the Western Regions. This was greatly unexpected. beyond their expectation.