The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 799 Chapter 798
798 The Lonely Guest in Liangzhou
It snowed heavily for three days and three nights. The thick snow was as deep as a person. The entire northwest land was covered in this thick layer of snow. The land was vast, and all the roads in and out were covered by this The vast expanse of snow was sealed, and on this snowfield, Guzang City was like a child without clothes, shivering in the bitter cold wind.

Xu Shu, who has lived in the south for a long time, will not be able to adapt to such extreme weather for a while.In order to resist the severe cold, Xu Shu wrapped himself up tightly, looking very clumsy.

Even so, Xu Shu still felt cold, a bone-piercing cold, his hands and feet were icy cold, and he couldn't feel any warmth on his body.Moreover, the wind blowing head-on was also mixed with crushed snow, which made people's faces painful.

At this moment, Xu Shu was standing on the tower of Guzang City. He was looking at everything outside the city, but the places he touched were all white and covered in thick snow. under.

This sudden blizzard exceeded everyone's expectations. Xu Shu also asked the locals about it. It can be said that it was a once-in-a-ten-year snowstorm.

Even though the cold wind was biting, Xu Shu still gritted his teeth and insisted on standing here for a while. In the past few days, his gaze has always been looking in one direction, which is the southwest.At this moment, when the northern country is immersed in the atmosphere of the New Year, the southwest is still full of gunpowder and wars.

It has been almost three months since Ma Chao led an army of [-] left Liangzhou to attack Yizhou last year, and from that moment on, the burden on Xu Shu's shoulders became heavier, and the entire Liangzhou belonged to him alone As for management, although he had some experience in politics before, he was still overwhelmed by the tedious government affairs when he suddenly accepted such an important position.

Moreover, what depresses him the most is that almost all the officials in Liangzhou, big and small, are under Ma Chao's subordinates. When Ma Chao was around, these people were polite to him. After Ma Chao left, although he left a message Let them obey Xu Shu's jurisdiction, but in fact, these people don't pay attention to Xu Shu, a thin scholar at all.

It can be said that for the past three months, Xu Shu has been suffering every moment in Liangzhou, and most of those people are obedient and obedient.

"Ugh!"

Xu Shu sighed heavily, a layer of frost had already formed on his eyebrows, but he still stood there unwilling to leave, this moment was the peace he could only wish for.

"When Ma Chao was around, I was under pressure. I thought that after Ma Chao left, I would be able to show my strengths, but what I never dreamed was that Ma Chao was so powerful that he controlled the entire Liangzhou to death. , I don’t have any room for me to do anything, if this continues, I’m afraid I will fail the regent’s great trust!”

Xu Shu thought silently in his heart, his brows furrowed even tighter, and his heart felt even more melancholy.

Nominally, he was sent by the Regent to monitor Ma Chao's every move, but in fact, Ma Chao kept him under surveillance. Everyone he came into contact with was Ma Chao's people, and his every move was under the watchful eye of Ma Chao. Under the eyes of the person appointed by Ma Chao, to put it bluntly, he is just a puppet.

Under such extreme conditions, how could Xu Shu replace Ma Chao and control the entire Liangzhou!There is no one who needs people, no one who needs soldiers, and he is probably the only one who can call and move.

Ma Chao had been gone for so long, and Xu Shu couldn't do anything. Every decree he issued received the same answer: all decisions will be made after General Ma returns!

Here, he is like a walking dead, no matter where he goes, there are people following him.The story of Yizhou being pacified had already been passed on years ago, and the regent asked Ma Chao to join the Nanzhong counter-insurgency army. Only Xu Shu knew that this was the regent buying himself more time.

I thought back to when I was strongly recommended by Pang Tong, I had made great promises to the regent, but after such a long time, Xu Shu had achieved nothing, which made him have no face to face his friends and the regent in the future. ?
It is precisely because of this that even though Xu Shu was suffering in pain, he never had the idea of ​​leaving here. If he did not accomplish this, then his life would only be fixed here in the future.

Therefore, after Xu Shu realized the harsh environment he was in, he had already settled down. His eyes saw some places that others could not see. In his opinion, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Enemies also have weaknesses, so he calmed down and showed those who watched him step by step every day, but secretly, he was observing, observing everyone around him, and waiting for the opportunity.After several months of careful observation, Xu Shu finally found a key person who could serve as a breakthrough.

And Xu Shu also thought of a way to meet this key person, that is the annual spring hunting!

Spring hunting is a hunting activity set by Ma Chao. It is held once a year and has been held for three consecutive years. Year after year, day after day, it has never stopped in three years. No matter what the reason is, it cannot be interrupted. activities of the day.

The day of spring hunting is the first day of March, but one month before the first day of March, all Liangzhou officials must go to Guzang for a collective meeting to discuss the scope of the hunting area, hunting methods, and specific rewards.

This year's spring hunting, because Ma Chao was not there, Pang De and Ma Dai also went to the southwest with Ma Chao, so Xu Shu hosted it. Therefore, Xu Shu attached great importance to this event, and he also hoped to see him in this event. to the person he most wanted to see.For this reason, Xu Shu sent an invitation letter half a month ago, hoping that all of them could arrive in Guzang today to discuss matters related to spring hunting.

The original plan was perfect, but no one would have thought that a sudden snowstorm disrupted Xu Shu's entire deployment and made all his plans come to naught. Up to now, no general has come to Guzang, and the sky It is still snowing heavily.

"God will not help me!" Xu Shu suddenly looked up to the sky and let out a hysterical cry, to show his great dissatisfaction and anger in his heart, and also shouted out his injustice to the sky.

The entourages who followed Xu Shu to the city wall were frightened by Xu Shu's cry in this life. In their memory, Xu Shu was a weak, gentle and refined literati image, and he was also very polite and gentle in his dealings with others. He has a gentle personality, never drinks alcohol, and has no bad habits. He is an impeccable person.

But today's cry made them see another Xu Shu. They didn't know what happened to Xu Shu, whether he was crazy or what, and even the soldiers standing guard beside Xu Shu cast strange glances.

"My lord, are you alright?" Xu Shu's entourage walked over cautiously and asked also cautiously.

Xu Shu sneered, didn't say anything, just waved his hands, turned around and prepared to go down the tower.

Xu Shu dragged his cold body and walked slowly to the steps of the tower. Just as he was about to lift his legs and walk down the tower, he suddenly heard the soldiers behind him shouting: "My lord, look quickly, there are people in the snowstorm!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Shu stopped in his tracks and turned his head. He could clearly see the scene outside the city from the top of the city tower. Snowflakes blocked part of his vision, he couldn't see very clearly, he could only vaguely see a person standing on a large wooden board, and a large white cloth was erected on the wooden board, and the white cloth was blown out by the strong wind It was far away, like a sail, pushing the board to slide forward continuously, and the speed was extremely fast.

In just a moment, that person was getting closer and closer to Guzang City in that unknown vehicle, and soon clearly entered the sight of everyone.

But at this time, everyone still couldn't see who this person was, because this person was fully armed, with a white cloth wrapped around his face, only a slightly opened eye was exposed, and no face could be seen at all.

Before everyone could react, the man used the force of the wind to push the wooden planks under his feet, and rushed to the gate of the city, but because the wind was too strong, he couldn't control it at all, so he slammed into the gate abruptly, making a loud noise. There was a huge impact, and before that, the person had already jumped off the board, but because the snow was too deep, the whole person fell into the snow nest at once, only the head above the neck was exposed.

Since Ma Chao left, Liangzhou has not been very peaceful, and it is not known whether he is deliberately opposing Xu Shu. Horse bandits often appear near Guzang. Xu Shu sent troops to encircle and suppress them several times, but failed to wipe them all out.Therefore, the soldiers in Guzang City were very nervous at this moment, for fear that the horse bandits would attack.

On Guzang City, the soldiers guarding the city were all at war, and someone rushed down and shouted: "Who is so bold, dare to approach the city! Get back quickly, or you will be shot!"

The man in the city calmly took off the white cloth covering his face, revealing a resolute face. When everyone saw this face, they all heaved a sigh of relief, because they all knew this person. This person is the number one counselor under Ma Chao's account, Yang Fu!
When Xu Shu saw Yang Fu, he felt an inexplicable excitement in his heart, because this person was the one he wanted to meet. He thought that the snowstorm blocked the road and Yang Fu would not come. Next, I can still come as promised, which is really gratifying!

"Quick! Open the city gate quickly and let Yang Changshi enter!" Xu Shuxi smiled and shouted to the soldiers guarding the city.

(End of this chapter)