Ji Han Liu Zhang

Xun You looked at Gao Rou, the magistrate of the Prefecture and Mufu House in front of him. Gao Rou could be said to be young. The childishness on his face had not yet completely taken off, and the beard at the corner of his mouth was sparse. From Xun You's first impression, Gao Rou was probably It is the age between youth and teenager.

'too young. ’ Xun You sighed with emotion.

But just at a glance, Gao Rou felt that she was young and could not shoulder heavy responsibilities. After entering Shu and meeting Liu Zhang, the shepherd of Yizhou, she was appointed to the post of Fa Cao and became one of the Cao officials in the Prefecture Mufu.

Facts have proved that Yizhou Shepherd Liu Zhang was not wrong. Gao Rou was young and mature, proficient in laws and regulations. In addition, Gao Rou was not afraid of the soldiers and the long journey. He ventured from Zhongzhou to Shu to attend the funeral for his father Gao Jing. It can be said as a pure filial piety. people.

Therefore, Gao Rou is first-class in terms of character and ability. Xun You considers himself older and has seen many talented young people in the past years, such as his uncle Xun Yu, but Gao Rou Among these young people, he can also be said to be one of the best.

At this time, Gao Rou's interest was a little high. He was from Chenliu County in Yanzhou. He brought a few companions to Shu. The people he met and met were basically Shu people, and there were also some people from other states, but basically they were Sanfu. , Nanyang, and Xun You is from Yingchuan, Yuzhou. Yanzhou and Yuzhou are close together, and together they can be said to be from Zhongzhou. The two are fellow Zhongzhou fellows. When fellow fellows see fellow fellows, they will naturally get close and happy.

Gao Rou brought up a recent case he had executed as a source of discussion: "Do you know, Duke Xun, that the children of the Li family in Shu County clearly know that Duke Ming has issued a law and they are not allowed to kill slaves without reason? Even if the slaves are guilty, they must be handed over." The government must not impose lynchings as in the past when sentencing to the government... But the Li family violated the Ming Gong's order and killed the slaves in their own fort. She also hid the criminals and refused to hand them over to the government. It was really an unforgivable crime. So I led people to eliminate them... My Lord, how can I allow this generation to act recklessly?"

Xun You nodded, Mr. Li deserved to die for violating the law. There were too many sly and treacherous powerful men like Mr. Li in Shu. It would be impossible not to crack down. Among the crimes committed by these powerful men, the crime of abuse of lynching was light, like Hiding people, sheltering criminals, and even resisting the government and going to war with the government are serious crimes.

However, Xun You felt that one or two things were wrong. He asked with a teasing smile: "Wen Hui (characterized by Gao Rou), there is nothing wrong with you enforcing the law like this, but you don't show mercy at all. You are not afraid of Li's guests or Li's family." Are there one or two outlaws among your in-laws who want to assassinate you because of your murder of the Li family?"

As Xun You said, local tycoons relied on their clan power in the area, and no officials dared to come to check on them. Therefore, the tycoons were accustomed to recruiting retainers, sheltering lawless elements, and even trained dead soldiers to assassinate disobedient people. Their local officials, as a result, local officials are even more afraid of local powerful people. The cycle goes on and on, and powerful powerful people continue to gain power in the local area.

But Gao Rou didn't care, no matter what powerful people in Shu violated the law, he would come to the door with his soldiers to enforce the law strictly, and even break the house and destroy the family. Although this can be called fair law enforcement and does not avoid powerful people, Xun You was a little worried. Gao Rou was like this. His behavior can easily bring disaster to Gao Rou.

Gao Rou's eyebrows were as straight as a sharp sword, and his tone of voice was the same as his work style. He said righteously: "Rou is entrusted by Ming Gong and takes up the post of law cao. She should do her best and enforce the law strictly... If you are worried If you don’t take part in enforcing the law if you take your own life, then how can you serve as a legal advisor and how can you make decisions for the people?”

Speaking of this, Gao Rou smiled and lowered her voice and said: "Of course, Rou will not care about her life, and Ming Gong has already considered it for me and sent me twenty more Qingqiang guards. Don’t worry too much.”

"It's just that I worry too much." A relaxed smile appeared on Xun You's face. He looked at Gao Rou as if he were looking at his nephew. He didn't want an outstanding young man like Gao Rou to die before he could fully grow up. Fallen.

Chatting back and forth, the two of them couldn't help but talk about the ongoing Battle of Hanzhong. Gao Rou couldn't help but sigh when he mentioned the Battle of Hanzhong. According to the news he had received so far, Liu Zhang was still attacking Yangping Pass: "It's almost seven It's the end of the month, and Ming Gong is still marching in front of Yangping Pass. This rice thief really has two tricks up his sleeve."

"The rice thief has been in Hanzhong for a long time, winning people's hearts with his ghost ways. In addition, Hanzhong is a country with four fortresses. It is really not easy to win it without years of effort. I'm afraid it will be delayed until next year." Xun You's eyes showed. The unique light of a wise man expresses his judgment on the situation.

But Gao Rou didn’t think so. He had great confidence in Liu Zhang: “Mr. Conquer Soyi and Dongping Bajun, and they will be invincible... The rice thieves will not survive until the end of the year."

At the end of his words, Gao Rou set a deadline for the demise of the rice thief Zhang Lu.

"It's not that easy." Xun You shook his head. Attacking a city usually takes a long time, half a year or a year. Although he has heard about Liu Zhang's heroic deeds, Xun You doesn't think Liu Zhang can be that good. Get rid of the rice thieves quickly.
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North entrance of Mi Cang Road.

Du Yi, the commander of Zhang Lu's army, was leaning on a big stone. He was panting heavily. From time to time, he poured a large mouthful of wine into his mouth while he was breathing. At the same time, he urged the doctor to bandage it as quickly as possible. Good the stab wound on his arm.

"What a bunch of scoundrels." Du Yi couldn't help but cursed as he thought about the Shu soldiers launching a tidal wave of offensives towards the fortress where he stood as usual. In Du Yi's opinion, the Shu soldiers commanded by Zhonglang General Wu Yi, Colonel Xu Meng, and Xi Su are all a bunch of lunatics. Well, the word "Shu" in the Shu soldiers here refers to the soldiers who attacked from Chengdu. , it does not mean that those who came to attack his camp were all Shu people.

Because according to Du Yi's interrogation of Shu soldiers and prisoners during this period, he learned that many of the soldiers under Wu Yi's account were Dongzhou people, that is, people from the three auxiliary areas in Guanzhong. This group of people just lived in Shu and had the word "soldier". There is no word "Shu" on the front.

But perhaps it is precisely because this group of people are from Guanzhong. They miss their hometown too much when they are displaced. Now they meet a Yizhou pastor who is willing to lead them out of Shu and return to their hometown. Although they don’t know that the promise Liu Zhang made to them is true. False, but enough to drive them crazy. Not to mention, they are indeed opening the way back to Guanzhong - attacking Hanzhong.

Therefore, during this period of time, Du Yi has suffered from old sins. He considers that as a Taoist, being brave and not afraid of death is the sign of their Taoist people traveling abroad. But when he met this group of Dongzhou people who wanted to return home, Du Yi I just want to sigh: "You Dongzhou soldiers are truly brave and fearless of death, and you are the real barbarians." ’

Take today as an example. Under the crazy offensive of the Dongzhou soldiers for days, a small gap was inevitably opened in Du Yi's camp. If Du Yi hadn't been quick with his eyesight and quick hands, he immediately led his guards to block it, and he was almost blocked by the Dongzhou soldiers. After rushing into the camp, the knife wound on his arm was caused when he was slashing with the enemy's school captain Xu Meng.

Thinking of Xu Meng, the captain of the enemy school, Du Yi sighed softly, why bother? We all joined the army just to make a living, but Xu Meng actually used the sword technique of exchanging injuries for injuries when fighting him. If Xu Meng hadn't rushed into the gap and was attacked from three sides by his men, he would have been killed by Xu Meng's formation out of fear.

‘I can’t live this life. ’ Du Yi then took a big sip of wine. After this sip, he shook the wine bag and found that there was very little wine left, so he threw the wine bag aside.

Du Yi has been fighting the Dongzhou soldiers' fearless offensive for almost a month. Not long ago, he had no choice but to lose face as a civilian and ask for help from his master Zhang Lu. His master Zhang Lu also agreed to send Pu Hu, who is also a commander in the army, to assist. After he and Pu Hu reached halfway, they actually withdrew their troops and returned.

Du Yi didn't know the specific reason why Pu Hu withdrew his troops. He only knew that he had lost his reinforcements and could only stand alone at the north entrance of Micang Road to block the Dongzhou soldiers who were crazy about breaking into Hanzhong. And if Dongzhou soldiers attack like today a few more times, he won't be able to sustain it.

What happened in Hanzhong? Du Yi didn't understand why Pu Hu, the reinforcements who were doing well, withdrew halfway. This was not like a decision that Master Zhang Lu would make under normal circumstances.

Could it be that Yang Ping Pass was lost?

Du Yi shook his head and dismissed this guess. If Yangping Pass was lost, there would be no need to hold on to the north entrance of Micang Road. Master Zhang Lu would definitely call him back to consolidate his troops and fight the Shu soldiers for a life-or-death showdown.

What went wrong? Du Yi couldn't figure it out.

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"Ziyu, as a captain, you are not allowed to take risks yourself. Just leave the charge to the soldiers..." Wu Yi, the lieutenant general, said reproachful words to the captain Xu Meng, but his tone revealed concern. .

‘It’s too dangerous! ! ! Wu Yi sighed with emotion from the bottom of his heart. Today, Xu Meng led his soldiers to open a gap in Du Yi's camp and rushed in first. However, Du Yi's fellow was very cunning and kept a fresh army in his hands. After waiting for Xu Meng to rush in, the team was separated from the front and back and surrounded them. Although Xu Meng waved the sword without fear of death, it was difficult for him to fight with his four fists. If it weren't for the strength of Xu Meng's personal guards, Xu Meng almost collapsed. In that gap.

"General Zhonglang, as a school captain, if you don't lead by example and stride forward, the soldiers will not work hard." Xu Meng shook his head and sighed: "It's a shame that today's great opportunity did not work out in one go. Enter Du Yi's camp, otherwise, I can enter Hanzhong in the future."

"We have been fighting for days. Although the soldiers forget their fatigue in order to return home, they are still tired. Today, they broke into the enemy camp and opened a gap... But Du Yi held a fresh army and had been recharging his strength for a long time. He was waiting At this time." Xi Su analyzed with a serious expression, and at the same time he said with relief: "If there is a chance today, there should be a chance tomorrow."

Wu Yi, like Xu Meng, also felt it was a pity. Otherwise, according to the information he knew so far, Liu Zhang and his party were still attacking Yangping Pass. If there was a breakthrough on his side, he would be able to take the lead and break the current difficult situation. Clear away the clouds and see the sunny sky. (End of chapter)