Three Kingdoms

Huguan.

When Deng Li arrived at the main hall of the Yamen, he found that there was not only Jia Qu alone in the main hall, but also a relatively unfamiliar middle-aged man.

"Come, sit down." Jia Qu waved, then pointed at the middle-aged man beside him and said, "Hun family and Chen family." 』

He didn't say his name, but gave him a surname.

Deng Li understood and knew that Jia Qu didn't want him to get close to this "Chen", so Deng Li bowed normally and sat down.

In fact, Deng Li had met this person once or twice from a distance, and generally knew that he was a member of Youwen Si. However, because of Youwen Si's special nature, he had no contact with this person.

However, the Hyun family and the Chen family had some important figures in the early years...

I don’t know if they are his descendants.

Deng Li sat down.

Jia Qu didn't waste much time and said directly: "There was a thief at General Zhang's place. Before he could do it, he drew his sword and struck him. He was stopped by the guards. Fortunately, he was not injured." 』

After saying that, someone gave Deng Li a report, and then asked, "What do you think about this matter?" 』

Deng Li was slightly stunned because he didn't expect that a scholar like him could be involved in such a high-end matter. Is this... really something that a little scholar like me can participate in?

Before Deng Li could express his modesty or shirk something, he heard Jia Qu say again: "Ziming is well versed in affairs, can distinguish right from wrong, is quick-witted, and can take on big responsibilities." I have already reported to my lord, and after this battle, I will be promoted. Ziming does not need to stick to being an assistant at this time, but can speak out boldly. 』

"Ah...this..." What else could Deng Li say? He could only thank him and then look at the report seriously.

There was no difference between the content of the report and what Jia Qu said, and it was more detailed, which made Deng Li feel a little chilled down his back.

In this report, even what the lobbyist said and his behavior were described in such detail. If Zhang Ji didn't write it himself, wouldn't it mean...

"Ziming?" Jia Qu obviously had no intention of waiting for Deng Li for long. Seeing that he had almost seen it, he urged, "There is no need to worry, just speak frankly." In the face of a formidable enemy, we must pool our wisdom and learn from each other's strengths to offset our weaknesses. 』

"Your Majesty," Deng Li put down the report and pondered for a moment, "What is said in this letter... is indeed that General Zhang refused first and attacked the thieves later... or maybe..."

This order is very critical.

Just like the most common "successful battles and repeated defeats" and "repeated defeats and battles" in later generations.

Jia Qu glanced at the middle-aged man Chen beside him.

Mrs. Chen nodded and said: "First he refused, then the thief took a blade and tried to stab him, and he was immediately beheaded." 』

Deng Li said: "If this is the case, General Zhang must be loyal, but...why does this thief want to assassinate him when he can't say it?" 』

Jia Qu nodded and said, "This is why I called you here... Are all Shandong lobbyists like this?" 』

Are all Shandong lobbyists’ customs like this?

If words can’t convince, how about physical persuasion?

Deng Li was dumbfounded, thought for a while, and then said: "This...I rarely heard about this matter in Shandong. I can't say it, so I stabbed him...it's very strange...Maybe this lobbyist is actually an assassin?" Or something else..."

Normally, when Zhang Ji encounters such a lobbyist, even if he does not listen to the lobbyist's words but lets him go privately, he will be highly suspicious, and may make him smelly.

This is easy to understand, but what is hard to understand is that the lobbyist actually changed his job to an assassin on the spot!

Deng Li made a guess, saying that this kind of lobbyist-turned-assassin was not a specialty of Shandong, but that it was possible that he was originally intended to assassinate...

Jia Qu and Chen from Youwen Division looked at each other again, and then said, "Ziming seems to have some unfinished ideas?" 』

Deng Li frowned and said, "I'm sorry for my stupidity... This is really hard to understand... If it's not an assassin, it could be a dead soldier..."

"A dead soldier..." Jia Qu repeated, sighing slightly, "A dead soldier..."

If it is really a dead soldier, it will be troublesome.

First of all, whose dead soldier?

After the three of them were silent for a moment, Jia Qu coughed and said, "What would it be like if Zi Ming saw it?" 』

"How can I talk about such important matters? ” Deng Li seemed to feel the glare from Chen on the side, as bright as fire.

Jia Qu nodded, "It doesn't matter, I've also read the details." 』

"This..." Deng Li frowned slightly, pondered for a while and then said, "If I see it this way, I will comfort General Zhang." 』

caress.

Defend.

waived.

Prisoners.

The difference of one word is the difference of cloud and mud.

If Zhang Ji had not expressed his refusal first, then it might be another word now.

After hearing what Deng Li said, Jia Qu didn't ask any questions, but nodded slowly and said, "Besides, if Ziming has any other ideas, feel free to tell me." 』

"As the art of war goes, attacking the heart is the most important thing. Deng Li said slowly, "Now that the Cao thieves are coming in large numbers, they know that Hu Pass is dangerous and difficult to conquer quickly. Naturally, they focus on attacking the heart, disrupting the civil and military affairs, and alienating the place, so that the inside and outside cannot communicate, and the superiors and subordinates cannot trust each other, so that there is a gap." ...Before, Cao Jun's spies disturbed the people outside Huguan Pass, and now there are thieves talking about General Zhang, all for the purpose of attacking people's minds. 』

Jia Qu nodded, exchanged glances with Mr. Chen, the Youwen Secretary on the side, and then said, "What Ziming said is true." In this way... we can make General Zhang return to the pass and pretend to imprison him... What do you think? 』

"Your Majesty, this..." Deng Li suddenly raised his eyebrows, "Your Majesty, are there any spies among the people who entered the Pass the day before?" Seeing General Zhang...do you think you can get a plan...and lure thieves in? 』

Jia Qu did not deny it and nodded with a smile.

Le Jin entered the military stronghold, why not?

This kind of thinking really makes Le Jin a fool!

The reason why Le Jin was able to capture the military stronghold was firstly by intelligence and secondly by surprise attack.

This method of raiding will consume a lot of physical strength and endurance, and it will take no more than two or three days to recover. Yao Le immediately marched into the army after attacking the military stronghold. It was like staying up all night and playing all night. Without neurological drugs, he had to go to class for a whole day without dozing off...

If Le Jin dared to make such a suggestion while jumping on his feet, Le Jin would reach out with a knife, praise this person for being smart, and send him away with a knife.

On the other hand, Le Jin came in a surprise attack, so apart from spot removal, he was bound to be unable to do more reconnaissance on both sides of the valley.

Le Jin's most important task now is not to attack the Huguan Pass with just the few people who raided the army stronghold, but to get a clear view of both sides of the valley as much as possible to prevent Cao Jun from being suddenly followed by the follow-up troops. Use one or more powerful fireball techniques on the mountain...

Of course, if there was civil strife at Huguan Pass, Le Jin wouldn't mind taking advantage of it and fishing in troubled waters.

So what Jia Qu meant was to put out the fish and sheep.

Of course no one will believe it if you take the initiative to expose it, but what if it is the information sent by "one of your own"?

As long as Le Jin believed a little bit, he might not actually lead them to attack, but as long as he sent some soldiers to check, it might disturb some of his moods and make wrong judgments, causing him to search the surrounding areas of the valley. If you miss a little bit at this time, it may cause serious harm to Cao's army in the future.

Do you really think that Jia Qu has not made any arrangements for the mountain roads in recent years?

Of course, Deng Li had no reason to object to such a strategy. In addition to this strategy, Jia Qu also discussed with him some things about the people's livelihood supplies and the preparation of military equipment in Huguan Pass, and also consulted some about Shandong customs, and finally let him Deng Li went to compile a note on how to effectively communicate with Shandong villagers and turned it in, which made Deng Li quit.

After Deng Li left, Jia Qu turned around and asked Mr. Youwen Si Chen, who had been standing beside him, almost as a backdrop, "How is it?" 』

Chen's voice was low, "his eyes were clear, without any avoidance, and his expression was calm...it didn't look like it." 』

Jia Qu nodded and said, "Then try again." I am going to send out three pieces of news...each different...no injury, minor injury, serious injury..."

Chen smiled, but on his rigid face, the smile was more like the grin of a jackal preparing to hunt, "Everything has been arranged... There are people inside and outside the city, on the north and south roads, watching..."

Jia Qu nodded and said, "It has been really hard these days. After the war, I will definitely report the truth and reward you based on your merits." 』

I heard Si Chen cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, envoy." 』

What?

Can’t the human heart be tested?

Mencius said, Heaven will confer great responsibilities...

Do you really think that those who work hard and work hard are really sent down by "heaven"?

It's like Ma Su tried in Jieting, and if he passed, he would be the successor of the general who was specially trained. There was nothing wrong with Jiang Wei, so he didn't pass...

……(;￢＿￢)……

"I have to go to the wine shop again." 』

Yuan Yuan said to Zhang Xiong.

When Yuan Yuan spoke, he did not look at Zhang Xiong, but turned his head and looked around, his voice low.

Zhang Xiong was stunned, "Are you crazy?" That kid has been coming to Huguan for so many years, and he just collected these junk things. He also said that he didn't recruit people... Three years, three years. If he is really a loyal man, how many people can he recruit? As a result, there is not even a dog now..."

Yuan Yuan frowned, he didn't like Zhang Xiong. Because Zhang Xiong came from a humble background, he was originally a bandit in the Taihang Mountains. He has been robbing homes, killing people and stealing goods since he was a child, so he is familiar with the mountain roads and has no sense of shame.

For money, this guy would sell anything.

But the problem is, if you want to find people who are familiar with the mountains in Jizhou, you can only find these bandits.

Yuan Yuan and Zhang Xiong originally thought that with the support of Ye Chuan in Huguan, there would be a dozen, maybe twenty or thirty people, who could become a sharp knife at the critical moment, but they did not expect that they would use every possible means. I sneaked into Huguan and met Ye Chuan. Although I got some information, I was short of manpower.

Yuan Yuan, Zhang Xiong, plus two subordinates, four people are really too thin.

If it were Ye Chuan...

Sometimes things are just so helpless.

"I've been to the wine shop... I didn't tell him where we were staying..." Yuan Yuan whispered, "But there was no large-scale search in Huguan... What do you think this means?" 』

"What? Zhang Xiong glared, feeling that Yuan Yuan was trying to get away with it again, "If you have anything... just tell me!" What's the point of going around and around? 』

"No one searched us, which means he didn't betray us!" Yuan Yuan had no choice but to explain, "So, it's still worth going there again!" Even if there is no one, we still need to get some more money, otherwise..."

Even if you don’t have manpower, you still need to recruit some people. Money is the basis for recruitment. They pretended to be villagers and entered the city, so of course they couldn't put any money on them, otherwise they would be searched and found out when crossing the border, and it would be impossible to explain.

"money? good! Then I'll go! ” Zhang Xiong’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Yuan Yuan waved his hand, "I'd better go, you go...he doesn't know you, if...you just set fire, and then...with your ability, you can escape from Huguan..." Are you kidding, he I came to Huguan to perform meritorious deeds, so what’s the use of money? If Zhang Xiong is really allowed to mess around, who will be responsible for the bad things?

Zhang Xiong rolled his eyes and nodded, "Okay." Can you burn it anywhere? 』

Yuan Yuan nodded.

Setting fire is the simplest method of communication.

When Cao Jun is outside and sees a fire breaking out in Hu Pass, he will know that contact has failed and will turn to other methods. If they cannot cooperate during the siege, then setting fire is just a signal and will not pose any threat to the defense of Huguan.

"The matter is urgent..." Yuan Yuan said in a deep voice, as if he was telling Zhang Xiong, but also as if he was telling himself, "There is only one chance!" 』

Zhang Xiong said oh, no matter he is the first uncle or the second uncle, money cannot be less...

……┐(?1?9～?1?9)┌……

There is only one place that is closest to the Taihang Mountains and has easy access to Jizhou. It can hide the army and change the attack route at any time, and it is Longli.

Oh, now his name is Lin Li.

Because the previous title of Longli was the same as the name of an emperor in the Han Dynasty, it was changed.

The locals or the surrounding people prefer to call this place "Zhongmu".

This is an earlier name...

Because at that time, Zhongmou was still a good place.

Everyone loves a good place.

The mountains are clear and the water is beautiful, and the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming.

Unfortunately, Zhongmou has been in decline since the Warring States Period.

Because the terrain of this place is really weird.

Taihang Mountain is in the west, and there is a river, Zhanghe River, in the north. Then there are some hills to the east, which is generally a long and narrow basin running north to south.

Not all basins are cornucopias, just like Zhongmou Land, which is actually a broken dustpan. Because the west side is high and the east side is low, water flows eastward when there is water. The land itself is made of sand and gravel with strong water seepage, so water cannot be retained even if it is wanted. Therefore, after the Warring States Period, as generations of people destroyed the vegetation in the Zhongmou land, the water and soil became imbalanced, with fewer and fewer forests and more and more stones...

As a big man at the moment, Zhongmu is still okay, but he is already showing a slight fatigue. Especially now that many soldiers are gathering here. If Xiahou Dun hadn't hoarded some food and grass in Zhongmou early, it is impossible to say that just being stationed during this period of time would have sucked all the flesh and blood out of Zhongmou.

From Zhongmou, you can enter Fukou and go down to Yangchang. At the same time, you can continue to the north and go straight to Taiyuan Basin through Jingxing. It is naturally a very important place, but it is very important for Cao Jun and for the Ren family in Zhongmou. It's not that important anymore...

In the Ren family hall, Mr. Ren had a sad look on his face.

Zhao Da, the school minister, shook his sleeves, stroked a few stray hairs that sprouted from the edge of his crown, almost spat on his hands, and then smoothed them away.

The position of the school minister is not high, but his power is terrifying. When Mrs. Ren was celebrating his birthday, the school official colluded with Wang Hai, the captain of Zhongmou, and killed all the Pan family members in Zhongmou. This was still a lingering nightmare in Mr. Ren's heart, so this time Zhao Da came, even though Mr. Ren was a rare person. Even though he is 30 years old, he still dares not to rely on his old age and comes out to greet and entertain him obediently.

"Mr. Lang is really joking..." Mrs. Ren coughed twice, "Everyone in the Ren family is an innocent person. They are all loyal to the Han and the Prime Minister..."

"Uh-huh. Zhao Da nodded, "I didn't say you were disloyal, Mr. Ren." I just want you to call those people out. 』

Old Master Ren squinted his eyes. Under the wrinkles on his face, he seemed to be calculating and thinking, "Langjun, old man... I really don't understand what you said..."

"not understand? "Zhao Da's face darkened, "I'm saving you! I'm not begging you! Old... Mr. Ren! Do you think that by killing Pan, the smuggling incident from Taihang was treated as if it never happened? ! The Sima family in Hanoi is also a popular surname. It has been dominant in Wen County, Hanoi for decades. How is it now? ! The Xiuwu Zhang family was the founding hero of the Han Dynasty. What happened after Zhang Zifang? If he hadn't handed over the smugglers and horses in his hands, now he would have killed everyone! Mr. Ren, Mr. Ren can ruin Prime Minister Gu's great cause and deceive you? ! 』

Mr. Ren was silent.

Both Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun knew that powerful and noble families were smuggling in the areas around the Taihang Mountains. In fact, I don’t know how much this kind of thing has happened in the past and present. As long as the powerful in these places are not so arrogant that they want to build red houses or blue houses and threaten that the local government is just a lackey, most of them will turn a blind eye.

But now it's different. The war is about to begin. These pigs that are usually smuggled and fattened will be dragged out and killed.

How about keeping it for the New Year?

If the Ren family had not been somewhat related by marriage to the Cao family, they would have been exterminated long ago, just like the Pan family.

Those who were alert earlier and turned over the smuggling manpower and income could save their lives to some extent. If they persisted to the end, they were really seeking death.

Otherwise, do you really think that Cao Jun can do anything if he works carefully?

Wrong, it’s these smugglers who pass on from generation to generation!

Zhao Da snorted coldly, "General Xiahou is kind-hearted and doesn't want to see the Cao family and the Ren family being alienated, so he asked a certain person to come... He can persuade me with good words, but... Haha, it's hard to persuade someone who wants to die with good words!" If Mr. Ren is unwilling to hand it over...then I will go straight back to General Xiahou. Farewell! 』

Zhao Da rolled up his sleeves and was about to leave, but was stopped by Mr. Ren.

After thinking for a moment, Mr. Ren said: "There are indeed no such people in the Ren family who violate laws and disciplines... Don't worry, sir. I heard that there is a rocky mountain twenty-five miles northwest of here, and there are thieves among it." There are several bandits who are good at crossing mountains and ridges... If the king comes with the order of the season, summons them with great righteousness, temporarily exempts them from the crime, and sends them to the army to serve for their crimes, I think these bandits will definitely change their evil ways and serve bravely..."

"snort! "Seeing that Zhao Da had obtained the information, he was too lazy to continue to entangle with Mr. Ren. He turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Mr. Ren again. Just when he was a little impatient, he saw that Mr. Ren was asking someone to tell him something. He picked up a lacquer box, and a few strands of gold and silver treasures leaked out from the opening and closing. It was quite dazzling, and he suddenly smiled, "Haha, ah, hahaha, this... the Ren family is indeed a loyal, patriotic and loyal person!" I will definitely remember Ren's enthusiastic contribution, and after the Prime Minister's victory, I will definitely reward him! 』