Three Kingdoms

Today's morning in Chang'an is still peaceful.

As the birds on the treetops chirped in the morning in response to the rising sun, Zhong Shao, dressed in formal attire, sat in the hall, his eyebrows lowered and his face serious.

In life, good news is often like the black cat Sheriff, who pulls out his gun at every turn and types out four big words "See you next time" and then disappears forever, while bad news is like the Calabash Baby, here comes the boss. , and the second child, here comes the third child, and the fourth child...

Well, that's pretty much it anyway.

Except European chieftains.

Although Zhong Shao's face is quite white, fair and round, with a very attractive appearance, he still can't escape the fate of Calabash Baby. Well, the fate of bad news. Not long after he got the critical news of Meiyang, We also received news about the defeat of Huangfu Song in the east of Xinfeng City, and that's not all. The officials Zhong Shao sent to surrounding villages and counties to raise money and food for the soldiers again encountered a lot of overt and covert obstruction and delays this time. …

Because Li Jue and Ma Teng led their troops to the east before, the counties east of Chang'an were basically under the control of Li Jue and others. After the news that Zhong Shao and others took control of the court spread to these areas, such as Xinfeng, Yinban, etc. waited for the county seat before sending people to secretly spread the news about Li Jue and others' movements to Chang'an.

At this time, Zhong Shaofang felt a little scared.

what to do?

To the west, Xia Mou is defending Wugong County. Although there is a battle report that the Xiliang camp has been defeated, Meiyang on the flank is worried. Even if Xia Mou of Wugong is transferred to support Meiyang, it may not be able to save it... …

After thinking about it all night, Zhong Shao, who stayed up all night, finally came up with some ideas and asked someone to invite Liu Fan.

Liu Fan also came very quickly. After all, Chang'an City is quite big if you say it is big, but it is quite small if you say it is small. What's more, some things are even more worrying now, so naturally they are paying close attention to it.

"I've seen the breeder." Liu Fan looked at Zhongshao, and when he saw Zhongshao's calm expression, he felt somewhat settled.

"Please take a seat." Zhong Shao nodded and said, then ordered his servants to prepare tea. After chatting for a while, he entered the topic.

"Brother, why not ask Xia Tingwei to lead the troops back to the capital..." Liu Fan suggested after being silent for a while.

What Liu Fan actually wanted to say was to order Fei Qian to be recalled and ask Fei Qian to rush back from Su City to assist. After all, it only took three or four days to get from Su City to Chang'an by Kuai Ma, which was completely in time.

But after all, you can't say it directly. If you really do this, it will almost be like slapping Zhongshao in the face. After all, it was Zhongshao who decided not to grant Fei Qian the important task...

Zhong Shao's eyelids narrowed, he paused for a moment, shook his head and said: "We must first defeat the enemy in the west of the city before we can return to the east... Li Thief has many cavalrymen. If Xia Tingwei returns to the army, Li Thief will Gather together with Han Fan and other thieves..."

The current situation is that most of Xiliang's cavalry are to the east of Chang'an, while most of Xiliang's soldiers to the west are infantry. Now they can be separated to a certain extent. Once Xiliang's cavalry and infantry unite, then It’s not as simple as one plus one equals two.

"..." Liu Fan looked at Zhong Shao and said nothing further.

Zhong Shao said categorically: "Although Thief Li has cavalry, it is not good for the city. Therefore, he only needs to defeat the two thieves Han and Fan, and his army will be defeated!"

"The breeder...does he have a plan in mind?"

Zhong Shao nodded, and then said: "I want to go to court and make the Han thief Xin Fenghou..."

"Wonderful..." Liu Fan understood immediately. He first praised him and then said, "...But this is a straightforward plan, and Thief Fan may not be able to believe it easily..."

Zhong Shao smiled slightly, stared at Liu Fan, and said: "...what my nephew said is true. If this plan is to succeed, I need some help from my nephew..."

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Meiyang City was already in a mess.

After Fan Chou entered the city, he had no intention of managing and appeasing the people. He just carried the girl who was brought up by his subordinates and went into the government office. Of course, the Xiliang soldiers below him were also like Like wild horses that had loosened their reins, they scattered everywhere, plundering everywhere in Meiyang City.

Although Han Sui felt that something was a little inappropriate, seeing that the situation was already like this, not to mention seeing Fan Chou's soldiers eating and having a great time, it was unreasonable for him to restrict his men, so he waved his hand and let him go. Go ahead…

So the people in Meiyang were basically all disabled.

Not to mention Meiyang City, no matter how small a county, there are still two large households. Fan Chou stayed in the Meiyang Mansion Office, and Han Sui was too lazy to stay with this guy, so he went to the city to find a big family and lived there.

The wealthy family's surname was Luo, and it seemed that he had served as the commander of that county before, so he was also called Luo Lingjun. As for the name...

Han Sui didn't bother to ask, or even remember what this person looked like.

Han Sui actually looked down on people like Fan Chou, who used force for everything. What was the difference between them and the Qiang and Hu people?

Just tell me what you want to eat, and the Luo family will naturally bring it to you. If you want to play, just look at it, and the old Luo Tou, who has wrinkles on his face and smiles like a chrysanthemum, will of course rush to bring it to him. In front of you.

How can a group of warriors who only know how to use knives and rob know the beauty of what they are doing now?

In addition, in order to preserve his own food, Lao Luotou sold off some large households in the surrounding area that had relatively large savings. Even the land warehouses that Fan Chou's men could not find were excavated under the guidance of Lao Luotou. Quite a few...

Therefore, when Han Sui faced Lao Luo Tou, he smiled more and more cordially. Under Lao Luo Tou's flattery, he had a very comfortable life for two days.

However, happy time is always short-lived, and Han Sui's leisurely life was soon broken.

"hehe……"

Han Sui turned over the seal and ribbon of Marquis Xinfeng that was delivered to his hand. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, he still couldn't hide the joy in his heart.

Now he is also a Marquis!

Liehou!

In one fell swoop, we skipped Guanneihou and went directly to Liehou...

The Han family now also has a marquis! Han Sui really wanted to look up to the sky and laugh, but he still managed to control his excitement and not show too much excitement.

"General Fan is here!"

The sound of reporting from his own soldiers came from outside the courtyard, but before he could respond, Fan Chou had already strode in from the outside.

The faint smile on Han Sui's face suddenly faded, and then bloomed again. He gently placed the seal ribbon in his hand on the table, and then walked up to him: "Ah, General Fan, why are you here today?" Have you come to Brother Yu’s place?”

Fan Chou let out a hey, and then walked into the hall. He saw the seal on the table at a glance, grinned, stretched out his hand, grabbed the gold seal in his hand, tossed it up and down twice, and said: " Ha! It’s actually true! I didn’t expect General Han to actually become a Marquis... Will I have to call you Marquis Han from now on?"

"Haha, you're welcome, you're welcome..." When Han Sui heard the three words "Master Han", he couldn't help but subconsciously responded. Then he saw Fan Chou's face, and instantly put away the smile that had just climbed to the corner of his mouth, and straightened his face. Said, "...what kind of prince is not a prince? He is just a prince, and he doesn't take it seriously at all... and he calls him general..."

"Oh?" Fan Chou squinted at Han Sui, and then he dropped the gold seal of Marquis Xin Fengting on the table with a clang, then walked around and sat down.

Not long after Han Sui's eyes followed the new one, the still bright and shiny gold seal of Fengtinghou rolled on the table. He watched helplessly as the gold seal hit the table, as if the corner was slightly knocked. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch secretly, and then he looked away.

"I heard that the imperial court is also planning to make General Fan a marquis. Maybe an angel is on the way..." Han Sui chuckled, and then sat down with Fan Chou.

"Hmph!" Fan Chou said disdainfully, "Tch... I killed so many high-ranking officials in the imperial court, and why are you still conferring a title on me? Why, the more you kill, the higher the title will be? Then what if you kill that little emperor? Now, I can become the emperor?!"

"..." Han Sui was speechless.

Fan Chou rolled his eyelids and said with a half-smile: "What, Mr. Han Hou, do you want to go to Kyoto and take up the post? If you need me to prepare some Chengyi, just ask, I can't help Mr. Han make it up!"

The flesh on Han Sui's cheeks twitched, and he said with a smile: "How could it be! This is clearly a plan of people from Chang'an, how could someone be fooled!"

"Oh?!" Fan Chou sat up straighter, looked at Han Sui up and down, and then said, "What should I say?"

"To be honest, Brother Yu couldn't see it at first... He is a Hou after all, right? How many people want it but still can't get it. Brother Yu was naturally confused for a while, but..." Han Sui twirled his beard slightly. , paused, moved his eyes slightly left and right a few times, and then said, "...This is a tactic to alienate and delay the war. How can I hide it from someone?"

"...Is it a estrangement," Han Sui said with a serious face, "...it is naturally a matter of estrangement between you and my brothers. If the wise brother is suspicious, there will inevitably be some discord during the march, and naturally he will It gave the martial arts army on the side an opportunity to take advantage of... Think about it, my dear brother, if you and I really fell out over such a so-called false reputation, wouldn't those guys in Chang'an be extremely happy?"

Fan Chou smacked his mouth twice, tilted his head and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "What Brother Han said seems to be true..."

"...That's right...Brother, think about it again, where is Xinfeng? It's to the east of Chang'an, far away from here!" Han Sui clapped his hands and continued, "In this way, those guys in Chang'an Isn't the meaning very clear? If someone is tempted and really goes to Xinfeng to become a marquis, then wouldn't it mean that he has to be separated from his worthy brother? And once you and I are separated, the military strength will definitely be reduced a lot. In this way, Come on, you and I can only end up being defeated by each other! Dear brother! You must know that if you and I work together, we will win, and if we work together, we will lose! We must not easily fall into the cunning plot of the people in Chang'an! "

After hearing this, Fan Chou was suddenly enlightened. He slapped the table with his hand and said angrily: "These courageous guys only know how to play tricks!"

Han Sui smiled and nodded.

"By the way, Brother Han just said there was some delay..." Fan Chou looked at Han Sui, leaned forward slightly and said.

"Ah? Oh..." Han Sui nodded, "...Yes, there is still a delaying strategy... Dear brother, you see, if you and I are here to argue about this empty name, or it will make someone have some The laziness delayed the opportunity to advance, and then gave the people of Chang'an a chance to breathe, allowing them to raise more troops to surround you and me. In this way..."

The more Han Sui spoke, the more solemn his expression became.

Fan Chou suddenly stood up, turned around twice, and suddenly turned around and said, "Brother Han can see clearly! Maybe the people from Chang'an are attacking Brother Li, so they used this strategy to delay you and me!"

When Han Sui heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said solemnly: "...it is indeed possible..."

"Send troops now! March to Chang'an!" Fan Chou jumped up when he heard this, "Brother Han, what do you mean?"

Now that you have said this, ask me again what do you mean?

Although Han Sui was thinking this, he still nodded and said, "That's exactly what I mean."

"Okay!" Fan Chou responded, turned around and walked out, shouting as he walked, "Here comes someone! Blow the trumpet and tell those bastards that no matter what they are doing, I will be dressed up in an hour!" The troops are sent to Chang'an!"

Han Sui watched Fan Chou leave and stood silently for a while. Then he took the golden seal of Marquis Xinfengting and rubbed it in his hand. He wiped the bruised area with his thumb, and then slowly took it back to Shao. Inside the bag, he hung it on the side of his belt...

"Come here." Han Sui ordered calmly, "Go down with the order, pack up the food, grass and equipment, and prepare to set off."

A soldier outside the hall responded loudly, turned around and went out to deliver the order.

Han Sui walked slowly outside the courtyard with his hands behind his back. When he saw Lao Luotou beside him, he smiled slightly and waved to him.

Lao Luo nodded and walked over, his wrinkles turning into chrysanthemums in a smile: "General, ah, Lord Marquis, I don't know what you have ordered, I will do it for you immediately!"

Han Sui laughed and said: "I said, Old Luo Tou, well, I have been nagging you for the past two days and caused you a lot of trouble..."

"Master Marquis, you're welcome, you're welcome..." Old Luo Tou smiled, "...it's our Luo family's honor to have Master Hou come to our house. As long as Master Hou is happy, that's fine..."

"Hmm... I'm happy, I'm happy, and I'm a little reluctant to leave..." Han Sui twisted his neck and made a gurgling sound. Then he didn't look at Lao Luo's head anymore and walked forward slowly, walking as he did. He said, "You're welcome, you're welcome. I am a person who knows how to repay kindness and revenge. Otherwise, wouldn't I become a villain? Well, I have received the emperor's favor and been named Xin Fengting Marquis. We are short of manpower, right? So, Lao Luotou and your family, just come with me. To be honest, you also give me a chance to thank you, right?"

The chrysanthemums all over Lao Luo's face suddenly disappeared, his eyes widened and he hesitated: "...Ah! Mr. Marquis... Mr. Hou is kind, and the little old man understands it deeply... But it is hard to leave my homeland, little one. I'm used to it here in Meiyang..."

Han Sui stopped, turned around slowly, looked at Old Luo Tou and said, "Oh?! Luo Lingjun doesn't want to go with someone?"

Old Luo fell to his knees with a pop of his head and kowtowed: "Master Hou! For the sake of the little old man's hard work these days, let the little old man stay here. It is really hard to leave his homeland... Hou Master..."

"It's hard to leave your homeland... Yes, it's hard to leave your homeland..." Han Sui sighed slightly, then nodded and said, "...well, I am also a person who has left my homeland, so I can naturally understand. Since Luo Lingjun doesn't I hope, then... just stay here and be with the others..."

"Ah! Thank you, Lord Marquis! Thank you, Lord Marquis!" Old Luo Tou didn't hear clearly the pronoun that Han Sui dropped behind "others". He only heard that he could stay here, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He kowtowed to express his thanks. After a few times, when he raised his head again, he realized that Han Sui had gone away.

"Huh..." Lao Luotou just took a long breath. Just as he was about to stand up, he suddenly discovered that many Xiliang soldiers suddenly came outside the yard...

"You... what are you going to do?" Lao Luotou shouted loudly, "This... this is... this is the residence of General Han and Lord Han! What are you going to do?"

"General Han is here?" More than a dozen Xiliang soldiers laughed happily, "Then who did we meet just now? Can General Han still be separated? Hahaha..."

"Okay!" A long-looking Xiliang soldier shouted, "Move faster! If you are late, the whip will not recognize anyone!"

"You! You..." Before Lao Luotou could stop him, he was suddenly kicked to the ground by a Xiliang soldier, and then kicked to the ground again by a heavy kick. He was knocked to the bluestone on the ground. , amidst the sound of bone cracking, my head was immediately broken and blood flowed out, my air intake was less and my air was out more.

Blood flowed from the top of his head down along the wrinkles on Old Luo Tou's face. It seemed that every wrinkle was soaked with blood, and his eyes became blood red. Lao Luotou tried his best to raise his head, trembling, and wanted to get up weakly, but he couldn't turn over. In the end, he could only lie slumped on the ground. He only heard bursts of Xiliang soldiers' laughter coming from the yard. , mixed with the angry shouts and screams of his familiar family members...

"Oh my god..." Lao Luo raised his head and stared at the blood-red sky, spitting out a few blood bubbles, "Oh my god, please open your eyes..."