At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 179

Zhang Liao hugged Lu Kang's body, looked at the weeping maid who was kneeling beside him, and couldn't help sighing softly.

"Your husband usually has something he likes, so let's go find it and bury it in the tomb together. Let's treat it as a funeral object."

The maid sobbed and said, "Apart from the piece of jade you wear, sir, your only hobby is reading."

Zhang Liao pondered for a long time, and finally tore off the jade pendant and asked someone to help Lu Kang tidy up his appearance and change his clothes. Finally, he chose a geomantic treasure place for his burial.

What Zhang Liao didn't expect was that on the day of the burial, almost all the people in the city came to mourn Lu Kang spontaneously, and all those who could afford it were dressed in white.

Those poorer families, even if they don't have white clothes at home, still use white cloth to tie their foreheads.

The people all had sad faces, and there was no trace of hatred in their eyes when they looked at Zhang Liao and others.

The funeral procession of tens of thousands of people was orderly and eerily quiet without anyone directing it. No one made any noise at all.

Seeing this, Zhang Liao's heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and he thought to himself: "Mr. Lu has won the hearts of the people so much, but Marquis Wen hastily killed him. This is the way to die."

"Even if the general of chariots and cavalry does not lead troops to attack, he may not be able to last long if he does something that goes against the will of the people."

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Yangzhou, Jiujiang County, Shouchun, General Cheqi.

On this day, Zhou Qi was dealing with government affairs in the mansion, but he saw Xiang Hong and Chen Wen coming hand in hand, with eager expressions on their faces.

Seeing this, Zhou Qi couldn't help but smile and asked: "What happened? Why are you two so panicked?"

Xiang Hong said in a low voice: "Lü Bu sent troops to raid Lujiang River. Huang Shao died in the battle. Lu Kang was captured and killed by Lü Bu."

"Clap!"

Hearing such terrible news suddenly, Zhou Qi felt his heart tighten, and he couldn't hold the brush in his hand, and the brush fell to the ground.

He stopped smiling, his face became terrifyingly gloomy, and he asked, "Is the news true?"

Chen Wen replied: "It has been confirmed, and there will be no mistakes."

"Oh!"

Zhou Qi suddenly slapped the table and said angrily: "Lu Bu, how dare you invade our border and kill my beloved general!"

Chen Wen said: "According to various inquiries, Lu Bu was probably instigated by Yuan Shu and thought that Lujiang was not under the rule of Duke Ming, so he led troops to attack."

Zhou Qi couldn't help but feel upset when he heard this.

He put Yuan Shu together, but he relied on his strength and thought that the other party would not dare to fight with Yangzhou.

I never thought that although Yuan Shu didn't do anything, he sent Lu Bu, a small tiger.

Zhou Qi also made an empiricist error.

According to the original historical trajectory, Yuan Shu did not want to take Lu Bu in because he felt that Lu Bu was arrogant and domineering and looting everywhere.

Lu Bu was helpless, so he went north to join Yuan Shao, but made the same mistake again, and was expelled and hunted down by Yuan Shao again.

Lü Bu was desperate, so he went to Yanzhou and made friends with Zhang Miao.

When Cao Cao killed Bian Rang and attacked Xuzhou, Zhang Miao and Chen Gong jointly promoted Lu Bu as the shepherd of Yanzhou, stole Cao Cao's hometown, and once forced Cao Cao to plan to go north to join Yuan Shao.

It is precisely because of making a mistake in historical experience that Zhou Qi never thought of guarding against Lu Bu.

Because according to historical development, this kind of plot should not have happened.

Unexpectedly, due to the butterfly effect, Zheng Tai failed to serve as the governor of Yangzhou and stayed with Yuan Shu, giving him such a plan to drive away wolves and swallow tigers.

Looking at the angry Zhou Qi, Xiang Hong and Chen Wen glanced at each other, knelt down on the ground, and said, "We are willing to lead the army to attack Lujiang, kill Lu Bu, and avenge Huang Shao!"

Huang Shao has surrendered and followed since Zhou Qi asked for the yellow scarf.

At that time, Zhou Qi had been idle in Anfeng County for several years, and Huang Shao never left him. Instead, he deliberately made friends with Xiang Hong, Chen Wen and others.

After so many years, a deep friendship has been formed between the few people.

They may not care about Lu Kang's death, but they all wanted to avenge Huang Shao, so they came together to challenge Zhou Qi.

Zhou Qi waved his hand and said: "If Yuan Shu is involved, things will be a little troublesome. First call everyone to come to the cavalry general to discuss the countermeasures together."

It didn't take long for Yangzhou civil and military officials to gather together.

Of course, generals like Xu Huang and Xu Chu, who were leading the army outside, could not rush back, nor could they get away at all.

Zhou Qi looked around at the crowd and told the whole story, and everyone was in an uproar.

Almost no one thought that Lu Bu, a bereaved dog, would dare to attack Lujiang and take it down so easily.

After everyone quieted down, Zhou Qi said in a deep voice, "I want to attack Lu Bu and avenge Lu Kang and Huang Shao. What do you think?"

"General Chariot and Cavalry, please calm down, this is not a good time to start a war!"

Xiang Hong was furious when he heard the words, and turned his head to find out who stopped the troops, but he saw Du Ji who was highly regarded by Zhou Qi. Lieutenant of Lujiang County, why can't you send troops?"

Speaking of this, Xiang Hong pressed his sword with his right hand and glared at Du Ji.

Although Du Ji was not afraid, he also knew that Xiang Hong was Zhou Qi's confidant and could influence Zhou Qi's thoughts to a large extent, but he did not dare to neglect.

"Lü Bu's actions are naturally a heinous crime. Humans and gods are all angry, and we should send troops to punish them."

"But General Chen Wen just said that after Lu Bu captured Lujiang, he recruited soldiers on a large scale and already had [-] soldiers under his command."

"If Lu Bu was alone, he would naturally not be afraid, but with Yuan Shu as his back, if Duke Ming and Lu Bu were in a stalemate in Lujiang, Yuan Shu would definitely send troops to help."

"Lü Bu is not to be feared, but Yuan Shu is not to be underestimated. If you want to fight him, you must recruit troops from all counties to fight him."

"Today in Yangzhou, there are refugees in various places who need to be resettled, and the siege strategy for Shanyue has also begun."

"At this critical juncture, if a major war is triggered rashly, all previous efforts will be in vain."

Du Ji's words were recognized by many people.

Almost all civil servants, including Lu Su, Zhang Yun, and Gu Yong, opposed sending troops at this time.

It's not that they are afraid of Yuan Shu, it's just that the current situation in Yangzhou is too small, and it has reached a very critical time.

If a war breaks out at this time and the logistics cannot keep up, it will affect the overall development of Yangzhou.

Today's Yangzhou, as long as it survives for three to five years, and after the internal troubles are completely eliminated, it will surely become the foundation of the king's hegemony. At that time, if you retreat, you can separate one side, and if you advance, you can compete for the world.

Compared with the overall situation of Yangzhou, the mere Lujiang County is not that important.

Zhou Qi saw that everyone expressed their opinions one after another, and finally put his eyes on Tian Feng, and asked, "What's your opinion, sir?"

If it was before the change, Tian Feng would definitely wish that Zhou Qi and Yuan Shu would go to war, so as to buy time for Yuan Shao.

But now, he has been abandoned by Yuan Shao, and even his family members stay in Shouchun, so naturally he doesn't want to plan for Yuan Shao anymore.

However, Tian Feng's heart knot has not been resolved yet, and he does not want to plan for Zhou Qi. He just wants to earn some salary to support his family. He immediately said perfunctorily: "I think what you all said makes sense, but whether to send troops or not, we still need generals." Make your own decision.”

Hearing Tian Feng's perfunctory words, Zhou Qi couldn't help but frowned slightly, but didn't say anything more, and focused on Xi Zhicai.

"Great talents are full of tricks, why don't you say a word today?"

Xi Zhicai looked at Zhou Qi and said, "I'm waiting for Lu Bu's letter."

When everyone heard the words, they were all stunned.

Zhang Yundao: "Lv Bu just captured the Lujiang River, and then killed the governor of the Lujiang River and the captain of the county. How dare you write to Duke Ming?"

Everyone looked puzzled, but Tian Feng looked at Xi Zhicai in surprise.

Xi Zhicai explained: "Since Lu Bu was deceived by Yuan Shu, he may not have sincerely enmity with Duke Ming before. He is afraid of Duke Ming's prestige, but also does not want to give up the land of the Lujiang River. Good alliance."

"Report, Lu Bu's envoy has arrived!"

Sure enough, as soon as Xi Zhicai finished speaking, he learned that Lu Bu's envoy had arrived in Shouchun.

Zhou Qi suspended the discussion and ordered someone to summon Lu Bu's envoy.

The envoy came forward to receive the gift, and then presented Lu Bu's letter.

After Zhou Qi read the letter, he became furious. He crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it on the ground, cursing: "Lü Bu, a common man, killed my favorite general and took my city, but he still dares to use his clever words here."

"Come here, push Lu Bu's envoy down and kill him!"

Seeing this, the envoy couldn't help being frightened, and hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.

The soldiers at the door ignored the emissary and dragged him outside directly.

Xi Zhicai picked up the letter that had been thrown on the ground, and after reading the contents, he didn't say until the envoy had been dragged to the door, "Minggong, wait a minute!"

Zhou Qi spoke after seeing Xi Zhi, and then signaled the soldiers to let go of Lu Bu's envoy.

He asked: "What does Zhicai mean?"

Xi Zhicai said solemnly: "The two armies are fighting, and the envoys will not be beheaded."

"Furthermore, what Lu Bu said in his letter is probably not eloquent, and perhaps he has a real reason for it."

When the envoy heard this, he hurriedly said: "What this gentleman said is true. My general was indeed deceived by Yuan Shu's servant. Otherwise, if he had known that Lujiang was under the rule of the chariot and cavalry general, how could he have dared to raise troops to invade?"

"The general Cheqi didn't know something. Yuan Shu was petty and stingy. Marquis Wen killed Dong Zhuo to avenge the Yuan family. Not only was Yuan Shu ungrateful, he didn't even give money and food to Marquis Wen, and even lied to Marquis Wen and Cheqi. It’s really not a son of man to have a grudge against the general.”

When Xi Zhicai heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said, "In this way, this Yuan Shu is really abominable, even his talents and virtues are not worthy of being a shepherd of Yuzhou."

The messenger hurriedly nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and said, "What you said is very true."

Xi Zhicai turned his head and bowed to Zhou Qi, and said seriously: "Although Lu Bu made a mistake first, he was deceived after all, and he did not intend to be an enemy of Duke Ming."

"In the final analysis, the misunderstanding here is all because of Yuan Shu."

"Moreover, Marquis Wen's execution of Dong Zhuo was a great service to the country, and Duke Ming is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. How can he be in trouble with Wen because of this trivial matter?"

"Since Yuan Shu has no talent or virtue, why didn't the Duke of Ming declare Wenhou to be the governor of Yuzhou, and use all the soldiers in Yangzhou to help Wenhou take Yuzhou?"

"After the matter is completed, Marquis Wen will return to Lujiang County to guard Yuzhou for Duke Ming. The two sides will form an alliance forever and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty. Wouldn't it be beautiful?"

After Xi Zhicai finished speaking, everyone was dumbfounded, only Tian Feng took a deep look at Xi Zhicai, with a look of amazement on his face.

Zhou Qi also frowned, but seeing that Xi Zhicai's expression did not seem to be fake, out of trust in him, he asked tentatively: "How could Yuan Shu agree to the fact that Lu Bu is the governor of Yuzhou?"

Xi Zhicai sneered and said, "If he doesn't agree, so what?"

"With the money and food of Yangzhou soldiers, Marquis Wen is brave and good at fighting, but Yuan Shu is just a fool, how can he be so righteous?"

Only then did many people realize that Xi Zhicai was just talking nonsense.

Today's Yangzhou, although it is true that there is no shortage of soldiers and armors, but there is not much food and grass at all. Apart from maintaining the development of various places, there is almost not much that can be used for foreign wars.

Zhou Qi seemed to have realized something, turned his head to look at Lu Bu's envoy, and asked: "If I declare that Marquis Wen is the governor of Yuzhou and send troops to help him capture Yuzhou, would he return to Lujiang County and guard Yuzhou for me?"

The envoy sent by Lu Bu thought that he would escape death for this trip.

Unexpectedly, instead of killing him, Zhou Qi gave Tianda a piece of pie, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

He thought to himself: "Wen Hou didn't want to be an enemy of General Cheqi. If Lujiang County is abandoned, the whole of Yuzhou can be gained for nothing. I think Wen Hou will not refuse such a beautiful thing."

Thinking of this, the envoy hurriedly patted his chest and said: "If this is the case, Marquis Wen will definitely not disobey the general's wishes."

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "If my lord raises an army to attack Yuzhou, would Marquis Wen be willing to be the vanguard?"

Although the envoy wanted to agree, he still retained a little reason and said, "This is a big matter, I'll go back to Lujiang and report to Marquis Wen first."

Xi Zhicai turned his head to look at Zhou Qi, and said, "To show sincerity, the Duke of Ming can grant Wen Hou the seal and ribbon of governor of Yuzhou first."

Zhou Qi looked at Xi Zhicai and thought to himself: "How can I have the seal and ribbon of the governor of Yuzhou?"

Although he thought so in his heart, Zhou Qi replied in his mouth: "Extremely!"

This discussion ended in the bewilderment of everyone.Zhou Qi summoned Xi Zhicai alone, and the two conspired for a long time, and then ordered someone to create a Yuzhou governor's seal and asked the envoy to bring it to Lu Bu.

Zhou Qi personally sent the envoy away. Before leaving, he held the other person's hands and said, "Marquis Wen has done great service to the country by killing the Dong thief. You can return to Lujiang first with your seal and ribbon. I will send an envoy to express my gratitude to the Emperor and Marquis Wen." He is the governor of Yuzhou."

"As the saying goes, the name is right and the words are right. Once the emperor agrees to play, I and Wen Hou can lead troops to attack Yuan Shu."

As soon as Lu Bu's envoy left, Zhou Qi began to recruit troops and horses in various counties and counties with great fanfare, assuming a stance to fight Yuan Shu to the death.

But it was said that after the envoy returned to Lujiang, he hurriedly took Yinshou, the governor of Yuzhou, to see Lu Bu and told him everything that happened in Shouchun.

When Lu Bu learned that Zhou Qi would not send troops to question the crime, but instead declared himself the governor of Yuzhou, he couldn't help being overjoyed.

The envoy hurriedly said: "Before my subordinate left, General Cheqi asked again and again, if he led troops to attack Yuzhou, would the general be willing to be the vanguard?"

Without any hesitation, Lu Bu directly patted his chest and said, "That guy Yuan Shu is mean and unkind. Not only did he not care about me trying to avenge his family, but he deceived me and almost caused me to have a grudge against the cavalry general."

"I can't wait to eat the flesh of such a villain. If the chariot general leads his troops to attack him, I will be the vanguard."

The governor of Yuzhou is such a big piece of pie, not to mention a greedy person like Lu Bu, almost everyone can't resist this temptation.

"No general!"

At this moment, there was a stern voice, everyone raised their heads to look at it, but saw that the person who spoke was none other than Cavalry Captain Zhang Liao.

Lu Bu frowned slightly, and before he could speak, he heard Wei Xu who was next to him yell, "Marquis Wen was proclaimed the governor of Yuzhou, what a joyful event this is, the military, Chinese and military are all happy, but you, Zhang Liao, objected, what is your intention?"

Zhang Liao didn't bother to talk to Wei Xu at all, and said to Lv Bu: "Mr. Wen Rongzhi, this matter is quite strange, please think twice before acting."

Lu Bu's face was gloomy, and he asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhang Liao said sternly, "Marquis Wen seized the Lujiang River where Zhou rode, and killed Huang Shao and Lu Kang."

"How can he let go of such a great feud?"

"Zhou Cheqi is not only refusing to avenge his revenge, but instead proclaims that Marquis Wen is the governor of Yuzhou and wants to form an alliance with Marquis Wen. This matter is quite strange and must be deceitful."

Wei Xu couldn't help but sneer and said: "Everyone knows that the chariot general is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. Marquis Wen has contributed to Sheji by killing Dong Zhuo. He admires Marquis Wen's reputation and ignores previous suspicions and declares Marquis Wen as the governor of Yuzhou. Why not?"

"Lu Kang is just a rotten scholar, and Huang Shao is just a yellow turban general. How can these two be compared with Wen Hou, who is brave enough to conquer the entire army and is so powerful in the world?"

"If we can abandon these two people and get the help of Marquis Wen, wouldn't it be more beneficial to the chariot and cavalry generals?"

After hearing Zhang Liao's words, Lu Bu was still a little hesitant, but after Wei Xu's analysis, he immediately felt that it made sense, and immediately reprimanded Zhang Liao: "My original intention was not to be an enemy of the general of chariots and cavalry. A cavalry general will not be angry with me because of this."

"And the cause of everything lies with Yuan Shu. It is reasonable for the chariot and cavalry generals to raise troops to retaliate."

"I have made up my mind, don't say anything more!"

But after Lu Bu's envoy left, Zhou Qi really kept his promise, wrote a letter of apology, and then sent the envoy to Chang'an.

He himself conscripted soldiers and horses, took out all his wealth, and finally gathered three thousand cavalry.

However, it is said that the envoy sent by Zhou Qi was traveling from Lujiang to the northwest, and when he passed Ruyang, he was caught by Yuan Shu's general Ji Ling.

"Ming Gong, I saw that this person was in a hurry, and I was quite suspicious, so I deliberately caught him, only to find out that the person is an envoy sent by Yangzhou."

The envoy broke free from the restraints and shouted: "I am here under the orders of the General Chariot and Cavalry. I have something to report to the Emperor. Why am I waiting to intercept him halfway and want to make an enemy of the General Chariot and Cavalry?"

Yuan Shu became interested when he heard the words: "General Cheqi sent you to Chang'an, why?"

The messenger's face showed panic, but he quickly suppressed it, and then said falteringly: "What does this matter have to do with you?"

Yuan Shu didn't care much at first, but after seeing the other party's performance, he couldn't help but become suspicious and asked sternly: "What's going on? Tell me quickly!"

Although the messenger was terrified in his heart, he still tightly covered the expression on his chest, refusing to tell the truth.

Yuan Shu said to Ji Ling: "Search and see what there is."

Ji Ling asked someone to hold the messenger down, but he found a document from the messenger's arms.

After Yuan Shu read the contents, he couldn't help but became furious and cursed: "Lv Bu, I sent troops and food to help him capture Lujiang, but I never thought that you would collude with Zhou Qi to plot against Yuzhou!"

"Report, according to the report from the scouts, General Chariots and Cavalry has recruited troops throughout Yangzhou and is preparing to attack Yuzhou."

"Lü Bu also sent his subordinate Cheng Lian to station troops at the Runan border, ready to make a move."

Yuan Shu turned pale with shock when he heard this.

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