Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

in prison...

A few rays of the setting sun shone there, but they were swallowed by the boundless darkness, leaving no ripples on the dilapidated mud wall.

This place is like a coffin, full of depression everywhere.

Gongsun Zan felt that he was going to die.

He is very clear about how much damage and consequences have been caused because of his "solitary bravery", but he also knows that even if he is in Liaodong... can he send the information back?
The officials of the Liaodong vassal state... from the king to the state minister are all shady, and they have worn the same pants with Wuhuan for a long time, and it is only a dead end for him to stay!
It's just... How could the court let him go for such a thing?
To the common people... there must be an explanation!
Unfortunately, I became the one to blame, and what is even more unfortunate is that this jailer has an "unshakable" enmity with him.

It's over... It's over!
The soldering iron had been burnt red, and the color was inexplicably scary in the dark, and the jailer was laughing wildly... At this moment, Gongsun Zan knew that his life and death were no longer up to him.

"God has eyes, let's forget the hatred of the past together today! Hmph..." The jailer picked up the soldering iron and approached Gongsun Zan step by step.

Never thought, right now.

"stop!"

A sharp voice suddenly came out.

The one who shouted was a little Huangmen...

And when they saw the person coming, all the jailers took a step back and bowed their waists... for no other reason, the one who came was Zhao Zhong who was ranked second among the ten permanent attendants!

But Zhao Zhong was not polite at all. After striding in, he slapped... on the face of the jailer.

"Dog-like thing, who allowed you to use lynching?"

This…

The jailer laughed out loud. Back then... he was exonerated and even served in a prison in the capital. He found a way through Zhao Changshi.

Zhao Zhong has the grace of saving his life and supporting him...

After the slap, the jailer knelt on the ground, looking aggrieved.

"Back to Zhao Changshi, the little one... the little one is just a routine questioning!"

"Put your mother's stinky farts away! Get out... get out!" Zhao Zhong sneered coldly.

Now, the jailer didn't dare to stay any longer, and escaped from here by rolling and crawling.

On the contrary, Gongsun Zan looked confused...

What's the situation?He is a person who committed a capital crime... a person who was ordered to be executed by His Majesty?If you really want to talk about the big punishment, you will move, how could it be...

Could it be that it was his father-in-law, and his family found connections in the court.

Gongsun Zan didn't know that Zhao Zhong was in front of him...

But looking at the way the jailers saw him just now, they all looked like they saw their master, guess... except for the ten permanent attendants who have power over the government and the public?Who else?

My own family, father-in-law... When did I get on line with an internal official at the level of Shi Changshi?

impossible!Impossible!

Not to mention that the masters Lu Zhi, Liu Kuan and Shi Changshi are deadly enemies!

If the Gongsun family was related to the ten permanent attendants, how could he, Gongsun Zan, be the head of a county in Liaodong?

Oh... most likely it was the father and father-in-law who spent a lot of money on management, which made Shi Changshi find ways to spare his life!
Thinking about this...

Gongsun Zan breathed a sigh of relief, he was lucky to survive.

really…

After Zhao Zhong reported his name, he sent the guards behind him to loosen Gongsun Zan's shackles and read out His Majesty's edict.

Let him go to Yulin Temple in Luoyang to work!

Liaodong was too far away from Luoyang, so there was no news. Gongsun Zan only thought that Yulin Temple was an ordinary Taoist temple, maybe it was an imperial Taoist temple... Your Majesty punished him to stay in the Taoist temple for life.
Ugh…

This is life!
At this moment, Gongsun Zan accepted his fate.

and many more…

Gongsun Zan thought of something, and hurriedly cupped his hands in thanks, "Thank you, Chang Shi Zhao, for saving my life, Gongsun Zan. Although my Gongsun Zan family is not rich, I should send a generous gift to thank Chang Shi Zhao for his great kindness!"

This is out of the way...

Zhao Zhong's expression changed, "What do you mean? What do you, Gongsun Xiaoer, know?"

His tone became serious all of a sudden, "Who do you think our family is? Is our family the one who enriched himself? Is our ten and twelve servants the one who enriched himself? Take this back, what? Money or not... our family doesn’t want it!”

"..." Gongsun Zan was stunned.

He's not a smooth guy...

When he spoke, it was inevitable that he couldn't worry too much, but soon, he realized... It seems that these words should not be said in front of these guards.

Too ignorant of the rules.

Gongsun Zan hurriedly cupped his hands... and wanted to thank him again.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhong quickly waved his hands and smiled wryly, "Don't talk nonsense, our family is close to His Majesty, and we are here for business, not because of your Gongsun family's relationship, besides, your Gongsun family is number one in western Liaoning. Family, what is it in this capital? Our family has always been an official and enforced the law...that is allegiance to His Majesty!"

"Zhao Changshi is really a gentleman!" Gongsun Zan said with emotion.

Zhao Zhong, however, said "Baji" and said, "Come on, this is not a place to talk. If you leave, you should go out too. Wherever you should go, don't get lost!"

"Yulin Temple, write it down." Gongsun Zan softly groaned.

Zhao Zhong had already turned around and was about to leave, but the words stuck in his throat, but there was a taste of displeasure.

After calling his subordinates to leave first, he deliberately walked last, just to say something.

"Gongsun Bogui, your father-in-law actually came to our family and sent a lot of money, but our family didn't ask for a single penny, hehe... Besides, since you have been connected to Yulin Liulang, Is there still a need to ask for our family?"

"What?"

Yulin Liulang...

Although I have never heard of Yulin Temple, but Yulin Liulang...Gongsun Zan has heard of it.

Many merchants in the west of Liaoning always mentioned that there was a great Taoist in Luoyang, the capital... that is, "Yulin Liulang", and his legend was magical and mysterious.

This…

Own!catch up!His way?

what's going on…

What's the matter!

"Ha ha…"

Seeing Gongsun Zan's dull expression, Zhao Zhong didn't bother to delve into it, and smiled slightly, "Pretend, you're still pretending to be with our family!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhong strode out of the prison...

While walking, I thought of the letter that Zhang Rang sent back from Zhuojun recently.

——"Make good friends with Yulin Temple, even if you can't be friends, you must not be enemies!"

Zhang Rang is the head of the ten permanent attendants. This time in Zhuo County, he has made two outstanding achievements in defending against the Hulu and fighting the plague. Now... his letter is very important!

call…

Exhale shallowly.

Zhao Zhong didn't forget to turn his head and cast an extra glance at Gongsun Zan...

He pondered, pearls and jade are the first, and none of the people selected by Yulin Liulang are not easy... Liu Bei and Wei Yan made great achievements in the past, and now it is this Gongsun Zan of Liaoxi...

This Yulin Liulang... touch stone into gold!

This side...

Just as Zhao Zhong left, Gongsun Zan came out of the prison on the other side... Immediately there was a person waiting here facing him.

This man's appearance was not handsome, he was even a little dark, a little short... narrow-eyed, but he walked quickly when he saw Gongsun Zan.

"Your Excellency is Gongsun Zan, right?"

"Exactly!" Gongsun Zan prepared to salute.

"I'm Cao Cao, my name is Mengde..." It was Cao Cao who was waiting in front of the door. "Brother Yu said you were released from prison today and asked me to stay here, I don't want to come out as expected!"

"Brother Yu?"

"It's the Master Liu of Yulin Temple, known as Yulin Liulang!"

Cao Cao explained in detail...

Gongsun Zan had question marks all over his face. Now...he had so many questions about this "Yulin Liulang", that he didn't know how to speak for a while, and he froze.

Cao Cao punched him in the chest.

"I've heard about your deeds. More than a dozen horses are chasing more than a hundred Hu Qi. You are a man, and Brother Yu values ​​you so much. From now on, we will be brothers!"

This sudden punch surprised Gongsun Zan...

He found that the man named Cao Cao in front of him was very familiar.

Cao Cao continued: "Brother Yu is waiting for you at Yulin Temple. Your business is urgent, so I'm afraid I won't be able to stay with you for too long. After eating today and resting for the night, let's leave tomorrow!"

ah... ah...

There were more question marks on Gongsun Zan's forehead.

This...what's the situation?
His Majesty's imperial edict didn't assign him to Yulin Temple, so why... leave again?
Let's go... Where are we going?It can't be exile, right?

Gongsun Zan tried his best to squeeze out a little smile.

He followed Cao Cao into the carriage and went to Yulin Temple...and found that there were many people here, to be precise, there were many refugees. Their clothes were not gorgeous, but they were warm enough. They lined up in an orderly manner to get porridge...

There are also quite a few Taoist disciples, some even with knives, who seem to be in charge of the order here...

Not far away, there are refugees who are repairing the Taoist temple, and some refugees are raising some poultry... Even along the way, Cao Cao introduced that many refugees have already planted acres near Yulin Temple.

It's hard to imagine that in the outskirts of Luoyang... there is such a place like a paradise.

Walked through several pavilions...

Gongsun Zan finally met the legendary Yulin Liulang.

a little younger...

He is still a young son, but he acts in an orderly manner and arranges the affairs in the Taoist temple.

Gongsun Zan was about to ask a question, let me ask...why did Guanzhu Liu save himself?
Never thought, before he opened his mouth.

Liu Yu took the lead. "Your Excellency must be Brother Gongsun. Today... a wall of Yulin Temple collapsed. I'm a bit busy here...I'm afraid I can't entertain Brother Gongsun."

As he spoke, Liu Yu took out a thin paper wrapped in oil paper from his bosom, "This is the thin paper I recorded some of my views and understandings on border defense. Today, when I first met Brother Gongsun, I gave it to Big Brother Gongsun !"

"Let Brother Man lead Brother Gongsun to rest later...Let's leave early tomorrow morning! It's not too late..."

leave?

The second mention of this departure.

Gongsun Zan immediately asked, "I don't know, where does Guan Liu want me to go?"

"It's Youzhou!" Liu Yu replied without thinking. "Your Majesty ordered Liu Xuande and Wei Wenchang to return to the capital. The Han Ting Northern Army led by General Huangfusong will soon withdraw, but Youzhou cannot lack a general. After thinking about it, Brother Gongsun is from the west of Liaoning and is more familiar with Wuhuan. , and is good at commanding the army and being brave in battle, it is most suitable for Big Brother Gongsun to take over!"

ah... ah...

Gongsun Zan was stunned.

Liu Yu's words continued. "Of course, I have recommended the title of Taishou of Zhuojun County to His Majesty, and the edict will come down soon!"

Now, Gongsun Zan was completely stunned. Was he a blessing in disguise?
He is obviously a criminal minister, why did he not resign but was promoted, and...he also jumped from a Liaodong county governor to a Zhuojun prefect?

Of course, this was not the only thing that surprised Gongsun Zan the most...

One party prefect...

This is a prefect of one side, an official with two thousand shi, but in front of Guanzhu Liu, it is so calm and breezy, as if it was given to others casually.

This…

Gongsun Zan was completely confused, he even had a feeling... the feeling of happiness knocking on the door.

"Cough cough..."

Seeing that Gongsun Zan was still in a daze, Cao Cao hurriedly coughed to remind him. Gongsun Zan came back to his senses and took the note from Liu Yu!
Carefully put away...

Cao Cao asked, "Brother Yu, how did the wall of Yulin Temple collapse?"

"It's because it hasn't been repaired for a long time..." Liu Yu's eyebrows frowned, "I'm not afraid of it falling, but it's just suppressing a few old people. It's troublesome, and Wen Ruo is not here, so I have to deal with it."

"Oh…"

When it comes to suppressing people...

Cao Cao didn't chat any more, and immediately led Gongsun Zan to rest, without affecting or delaying Brother Yu.

stay well settled...

Cao Cao bowed his hands to Gongsun Zan, "Tonight, I will take Brother Gongsun to eat. It's still early, so I'll go and help Brother Yu."

"Brother Meng De can do as he pleases..." Gongsun Zan bowed back with his arms folded.

After talking, Cao Cao walked away.

Gongsun Zan looked at Cao Cao's leaving back, and took out the thick thin bag from his bosom...

In this day and age, paper is rare... Compiling such a thick book with paper is even more valuable.

With nothing else to do, Gongsun Zan unwrapped the greased paper and slowly scanned the contents of the paper.

Liu Guanzhu said just now that this is a notebook in which he recorded his views and understanding of border defense.

This is similar to the "On Frontier Defense" written by Cao Song in his early years...

But in fact, the core word in "On Frontier Defense" is "frontier defense", that is, the defense of the frontier. It seems... I just heard from Meng De that this Guanzhu Liu has never been to the frontier, nor has he been to Youzhou...neither However, where does the frontier defense come from?

Subconsciously, Gongsun Zan attributed the contents of this notebook to... similar to Confucian scholars commenting on the art of war!

only…

When his eyes swept over the boy, his expression changed.

People outside the border defense really cannot talk about the border defense...

But—Zhao Wuling Wang Hufu rides and shoots!
Impressively, what is recorded on the first page is what is recorded in "Warring States Policy". King Wuling of Zhao used Hufu to ride and shoot to teach the people. In the final analysis, he changed the Chinese soldiers and horses' wide-clothed and long-sleeved costumes to the Northwest Rongdi clothes. Short-sleeved, narrow clothing.

So convenient for riding and shooting...

It even mentioned that at the beginning of Zhao Wuling's accession to the throne, Zhao Guo was in a period of decline, and even small neighboring countries like Zhongshan often came to invade.In wars with some big countries, Zhao Guo often suffered defeats, generals were captured, and cities were occupied.

Zhao Guo was annexed by other countries.

Especially in terms of geographical location, the state of Zhao is adjacent to Donghu in the northeast, adjacent to the Xiongnu in the north, and bounded by Linhu and Loufan in the northwest.These tribes live as nomads and are good at horseback riding and archery. They often invade the border of Zhao State with cavalry.

In order to change...

King Zhao Wuling saw that the Hu people had some special advantages in military clothing.

——Wearing narrow-sleeved short jackets is more convenient for daily life and hunting;
——The use of cavalry, bows and arrows in combat has greater flexibility than the military vehicles and spears of the Central Plains.

He sighed with emotion, "The cavalry of the Fang nomads come like birds and leave like strings. They are today's rapid response troops. There is no reason not to win with such troops galloping on the battlefield."

Therefore, King Zhao Wuling decided to take the strengths of the Hu people to make up for the shortcomings of the Central Plains, so he promoted the idea of ​​"Hu Fu riding and shooting"!

This is…

Gongsun Zan's heart was touched when he saw this.

Liu Yu's idea, he had also thought about it...

The reason why the Han people are helpless in the face of the barbarians' looting is that, in the final analysis, it is not that the cavalry of the Han people is not good, but that the Chinese cavalry is not good enough!
The cavalry of the Han people are not good at riding and shooting, so they can be pulled repeatedly by the Hu people...

This is crucial in plain warfare.

But isn't the problem of barbarian plundering faced by today's big man the same as that faced by King Wuling of Zhao in the past?

"What a horse and shooter in Hu suit!"

Gongsun Zan sighed with emotion...

But then, some doubts arose in his mind.

This is not right, the premise of riding and shooting is not "shooting" but "riding". Being able to shoot steadily and accurately on horseback... This is an extremely difficult thing!
What's more, they are still facing the Wuhuan people who grew up on horseback since childhood!
The ideal of Hu Fu's riding and shooting is good, but the reality...is still a bit weak.

With such doubts, Gongsun Zan continued to look down.

But it's the following paragraph...

What is expounded is how to solve the "persistent" problem that Han people are not good at "riding skills"!

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