Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 301 Gao Shun in the battle, respecting the heroes and denouncing bandits

Liu Xie had lost trust in Zhang Miao now, and he kept in mind Liu Bei's entrustment before his departure, "Cao Zhengdong's tiger and wolves are not weaker than Dong Zhuo. If your majesty comes to Yingchuan, restrain if you can, and endure if you can't."

During the two months when Cao Cao pretended to be a loyal minister and rectified the administration of officials, Liu Xie felt that Liu Bei was a little alarmist.

No matter how you look at it, Cao Cao is clearing the country of moths.

However, Lu Bu's temptation directly made Cao Cao show his fox's tail, and he stopped pretending.

I thought that Lu Bu would not betray him after he became an enemy of Cao Cao, but Lu Bu married his daughter to Cao Cao's son backhandedly, which made Liu Xie feel a great humiliation!
The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, except for a few relatives of the emperor, were all selfish.

At this time, Liu Xie began to understand why Liu Bei had to ask himself before leaving.

It not only revealed that Cao Cao was as ruthless as Dong Ni, but also told Liu Xie how to protect himself.

If you can control it, you can control it, if you can't, you can endure it!
These eight words are the only countermeasure Liu Xie can trust now.

Therefore, when Zhang Miao proposed to move the capital to Chenliu, Liu Xie did not object, but he did not support it without thinking.

They only give verbal orders but not secret orders. If they succeed, they will go to Chenliu. If they fail, they will be held hostage by Zhang Miao.

Zhang Miao was stunned for a long time by Liu Xie's indifferent words.

However, Zhang Miao now has no way out.

Either give up the power in your hands and ask to resign Chenliu, or you have to take a gamble and move Liu Xie to Chenliu!
Obviously.

Zhang Miao was unwilling to give up the power in his hands and become a little Chenliu prefect again.

Gritting his teeth, Zhang Miao condensedly said, "Please give me your word, Your Majesty!"

Liu Xie nodded: "Say it, I read it!"

Sikong House.

Cao Cao got the information about Zhang Miao's entry into the palace, and he couldn't help laughing: "Zhang Mengzhuo can't bear it anymore, as long as you dare to move, this Yanzhou will be in charge of Cao."

Cao Cao had expected Zhang Miao and Chen Gong's reaction.

Lu Bu agreed to marry his daughter, and the military power belonged to Cao Cao. If Zhang Miao and Chen Gong wanted to fight back, they could only rely on Yanzhou's soldiers and horses.

However, once Zang Hong lent soldiers and horses to Zhang Miao and Chen Gong, Cao Cao would be able to punish Zang Hong for the crime of raising troops for no reason, and change Yanzhou's ownership in an instant.

Zang Hong doesn't have as many titles as Liu Bei!
If Zang Hong refused to obey the edict, Cao Cao could directly convict Zang Hong of having liaison with Yuan Shao.

As long as Zang Hong responds to Zhang Miao and Chen Gong, he will die anyway!

"Order Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan to station soldiers and horses in Changshe and Yanling respectively."

"With the removal of Zhang Miao and Chen Gong, Ma Rizun, Yang Biao and the others will be nothing to worry about, and one-third of Feng Xiao's plan will be achieved."

Cao Cao was full of vigor, his eyes full of conviction.

Dongping Kingdom, Shouzhang City.

Zhang Chao followed Zhang Miao's order to convey Liu Xie's oral instructions: "Ziyuan, Your Majesty has an order to command you to immediately command the troops of Yanzhou to station in Fugou City in the south of Chenliu, and welcome Your Majesty to move the capital to Chenliu City."

"There is only oral order, no imperial decree?" Yanzhou Mu Zanghong was puzzled, obviously distrusting Liu Xie's oral order that was conveyed by Chao.

Zhang Chao pretended to sigh: "Ziyuan, now Xu County is under the control of Cao Cao, any imperial decree needs to be reviewed by Cao Cao. When I go out of the Xu capital, I will be strictly inspected three times. It is impossible for me to take the imperial decree or secret edict out of the city."

"Could it be that Ziyuan doesn't even trust me?"

Zang Hong shook his head: "Meng Gao misunderstood, you and I have known each other for many years, how could I not believe it? But there is no imperial decree, and it is difficult for me to convince the public just by word of mouth."

Hao Meng who was on the side couldn't help it anymore: "Your Majesty, Cao thief insulted the emperor, and the emperor intends to move Chen Liu, how can we not go to meet him as ministers?"

"The final general, Hao Meng, is willing to go!"

Behind Hao Meng, several generals who were close to Hao Meng also echoed.

Zang Hong couldn't help frowning.

Hao Meng is from Dongping, and was also recommended by Zhang Miao.

Zang Hong is devoted to the people's livelihood in Yanzhou, and is mainly responsible for government affairs on weekdays, and doesn't care much about military power.

As a result, most of the state soldiers in Yanzhou, except Gao Shun, have become Hao Meng's confidantes.

Zang Hong looked at Gao Shun again.

Gao Shun was also recommended by Zhang Miao, but unlike Hao Meng, Gao Shun had a dull personality, and he would only ask Zang Hong for money, food and armor on weekdays except for military training.

There are [-] fighters under his command, and nearly half of the fighters are wearing heavy armor.

If Zang Hong hadn't used most of the money and food for people's livelihood and rejected Gao Shun's petitions for money, food and armor many times, it is estimated that all the [-] trapped soldiers would have put on heavy armor.

"General Gao, do you have a different opinion?" Zang Hong's words sounded like an inductive answer.

However, Gao Shun was not a man who was good at making money. Facing Zang Hong's inquiry, Gao Shun just said truthfully: "If the emperor orders, the general will go."

Zang Hong's face suddenly turned ugly.

What I'm asking is if you have any disagreement, can't you understand this?
Zhang Chao was overjoyed when he saw this: "Since both General Hao and General Gao have agreed, please Ziyuan send troops quickly!"

While Zang Hong was hesitating, someone reported Taishang Taishou Ying Shao to see him.

"Ying Shao, why is he here?" Zang Hong was a little surprised.

Zhang Chao's face became unswerving, as soon as Ying Shao came, Zang Hong took advantage of the situation and put aside the matter of sending troops to meet him.

"Don't come early, don't come late, why come at this time, this Ying Shao has always been very close to Liu Bei, could it be that Liu Bei sent him here?" Zhang Chao muttered secretly, winking at Hao Meng.

Hao Meng nodded knowingly.

Not long after, Ying Shao arrived with small square steps, bowed his hands and bowed: "My subordinate Taishan Taishou Ying Shao, see the envoy!"

Zang Hong was also very enthusiastic: "If the prefect is coming, why don't you let me know in advance, so I can go out of the city to meet him."

Ying Shao laughed loudly: "How dare you bother me to greet you in person? Shao came this time because he was entrusted by someone, and I asked you to go to Taishan County for a banquet."

Zang Hong was slightly surprised: "I don't know who hosted the banquet in Taishan County?"

Ying Shao glanced at Zhang Chao and the others, and said loudly, "It's Zheng Ping, Zheng Xianmou, the son of General Zuo's army division and Duke Kang Cheng's son, who hosted a banquet for the envoy."

Zhang Chao's face changed suddenly, and he said hastily: "Ziyuan, you can go to Zheng Ping's banquet at any time, but you can't delay the emperor's oral order."

Ying Shao was surprised: "As expected by Master Zheng, there really is an order from the emperor."

"Emissary, Mr. Zheng said that he received a secret report, and there may have been changes. Except for the imperial decree, the envoy should not trust any secret edicts or oral orders."

"Mr. Zheng was worried that the envoy would not believe him, so he asked Shao to find the envoy himself."

Zhang Chao's face changed suddenly: "Ying Shao, what do you mean, I am passing on His Majesty's oral instructions?"

Ying Shao laughed and said, "Whether it was a fake oral order or not, we can't make a conclusion yet. But Shao thinks that after meeting Zheng Junshi, the envoy may have a clear answer."

"If General Zhang feels wronged, how about going to Taishan County with the envoy?"

Zhang Chao turned to look at Zang Hong: "Zang Ziyuan, are you really going to Taishan County to meet Zheng Ping instead of following His Majesty's orders?"

If at the beginning, Zhang Chao was trying to break up the old friendship with Zang Hong, then this sentence became a questioning of Zang Hong.

Just when Zang Hong was in trouble, Ying Shao said again: "Emissary, the soldiers and horses will go ahead before the food and grass are moved. Taishan County is not far away. When the envoy returns, the food and grass are almost ready."

"When the time comes, whether to welcome the driver or not, there will be no delay."

"If General Zhang is in a hurry, he can send the vanguard first."

Zang Hong jumped up against the case: "Ying Taishou is right, I will go to Taishan County!"

"General Hao, you can be the vanguard, go to Chenliu first, and I will arrange people to prepare food and grass."

"The rest of the matter will be discussed after I return from Taishan County."

"Zhang Menggao, are you satisfied with this arrangement?"

Zang Hong no longer called Zhang Chao Biaozi directly, but added a surname before the Biaozi.

Although Zang Hong's Yanzhou shepherd was recommended by Zhang Miao and Chen Gong, but Zang Hong has been the Yanzhou shepherd for so long, and he still wants to save face!

Zhang Chao clenched his fists angrily: "General Hao and I will go first, Zang Ziyuan, I hope you don't make mistakes!"

Zang Hong closed his eyes, let out a long sigh, and said, "General Gao, you should stay in Dongping and wait for orders."

Before Gao Shun could reply, Ying Shao said again: "My lord, Mr. Zheng said that he hopes that General Gao can also attend the banquet together."

"Master Zheng has long admired General Yanzhou Gao's reputation as a good soldier, and he also asked me to send an invitation."

"I didn't say it just now, because I was afraid of offending General Hao Meng."

Gao Shun's tone remained unchanged, still low and solemn: "The final general only obeys the orders of the envoy."

Seeing Gao Shun's blunt answer, Zang Hong hurriedly said, "Since Army Division Zheng invites you, General Gao will go with you."

"Last year, if Army Master Zheng hadn't asked You Zhengping to offer a strategy to eliminate locusts, the locust plague in Dongjun and Chenliu would have caused many people to be displaced."

"This time I went to the banquet, just to thank Junshi Zheng."

Gao Shun's eyes became a little brighter, but soon returned to the silence like an abyss.

the other side.

Zhang Chao couldn't hide his anger: "Zang Ziyuan is in a high position now, so he has forgotten his roots. If there is no brother and I, he is now a Guangling meritorious service."

"What good does it do him to be close to Liu Bei?"

"Brother is Situ!"

Hao Meng comforted: "General Zhang, don't need to get angry because of Emissary Zang. It's not that the last general is bragging. All the generals in Yanzhou, except for Gao Shun's hard rock, all the other generals listen to the orders of the last general."

"If Emissary Zang does not want to send troops when he comes back from Taishan County, the last general will order the rest of the generals to follow His Majesty's orders to go to Chenliu."

"Emissary Zang, I can't control it!"

Zhang Chao suddenly said happily: "General Hao, are you serious? This is a big matter, don't lie to me!"

Hao Meng laughed loudly: "How can the last general joke about his own future? General Zhang, don't worry, if there is Zang envoy in Yanzhou, the soldiers and horses can arrive at Chenliu as scheduled!"

The depression in Zhang Chao's heart gradually disappeared, and he immediately promised: "After the matter is completed, General Hao will be the former general of the big man!"

Hao Meng is also happy in his heart.

A few days later, Ying Shao, Zang Hong and Gao Shun arrived at Fenggao City, the seat of Taishan County.

Zheng Ping and Ying Xun waited quietly at the gate of the city.

Seeing Zang Hong's arrival, Zheng Ping rode his horse forward and bowed his hands to salute: "I have heard for a long time that Yanzhou Muziyuan is diligent in government and loves the people, so that the people of Yanzhou have enough food and clothing. It is really a blessing to see you today!"

Zang Hong hurriedly replied, "Master Zheng is overrated! Hong's qualifications are dull, unlike Master Zheng, who is a genius. He can only teach farming and mulberry in Yanzhou and concentrate on farming."

The two looked at each other and laughed.

Zang Hong also introduced Gao Shun to Zheng Ping.

Because of Zheng Ping's intervention, Lu Bu never really set foot in Yanzhou, and naturally he couldn't bring Gao Shun under his command in Yanzhou.

It is also a wonderful fate that Gao Shun came to Taishan County to meet Zheng Ping as a general under Zang Hong's command.

Zheng Ping greeted him warmly, and saluted: "I have heard the name of General Gao for a long time, and Zheng Ping is going down to Beihai, so please be polite."

Gao Shun just bowed his hands in return, and asked bluntly: "Gao is in Yanzhou, and he rarely makes friends with others, and his reputation is not obvious. How did Master Zheng know Gao's name?"

Zang Hong on the side was a little embarrassed.

"Long time hearing" and "good news" are all polite gifts, and Gao Shun asked too directly.

When Zang Hong was about to explain, Zheng Ping shook his fan and smiled: "When I traveled to Zhuzhou counties in the past, I also stayed in Chenliu for a while, and I knew a lot about General Gao's deeds."

"General Gao was originally an offshoot of the Gao clan of Chenliu's famous family, but he was alienated by the main family because of his status as a concubine."

"However, although General Gao suffered a lot when he was young, he did not lose his eagerness to learn. He specialized in military training. He recommended himself to the county and was appreciated by the county officials."

"Such a hero, naturally makes me admire."

"I am also very pleased to hear that General Gao has become a general under the command of the envoy of Yanzhou Mu Zang."

"It's not a shame to be born in a humble family. If you can bend and stretch, you can be your husband."

"General Gao, with a humble body, finally became a general. Such a hero, wouldn't it be a pity if he couldn't drink with him?"

Gao Shun's eyes changed slightly, and he clasped his fists and said, "Shun is just a martial artist, and he can't be called Zheng Junshi's reputation! Shun is not good at drinking, and he might spoil Zheng Junshi's interest. Can we not attend this banquet?"

Zheng Ping laughed loudly: "Who says you have to drink when you go to a banquet? General Gao doesn't know Qingzhou's traditions, and he wouldn't hold a banquet with wine when he entertains such heroes as Zang Shijun and General Gao."

Gao Shun was taken aback: "If you don't need wine, what should you drink?"

Zheng Ping waved his fan and pointed to the sky: "Heroes cherish each other, and what they drink is naturally the purest white water in the world."

Have a banquet with white water?
Not only Gao Shun was puzzled, but Zang Hong was also puzzled.

"Junshi Zheng, Shun, you can drink less." Gao Shun thought that Zheng Ping was deliberately taking care of his own face, and suddenly felt a little bit sorry.

Zheng Ping shook his head lightly: "General Gao, don't misunderstand. It has long been a tradition in Qingzhou to hold a banquet in white water."

"General Zuo once said: The white water is clear, even if it is disturbed by the outside world and ripples, you can still see the bottom of the bowl. Cleared."

"There are many outstanding people in the world, but most of them value private fame more than state affairs."

"To the extent that there are great men of glory, ministers, ministers, and those fighting for power and profit, everywhere."

"Even if it is an outstanding person who is touted, it is just a dirty person like wine!"

"There is no ambition to save the country and the people, only a cloud of greed and selfish desire!"

"Although white water has no alcohol taste, it is more real than alcohol!"

"Heroes in this world may not drink the turbid wine, but they must drink clean white water without impurities!"

"A banquet in white water is the highest hospitality ceremony in Qingzhou!"

"Only respect heroes, not bandits!"

(End of this chapter)