Back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 278

"Let's talk about this later!" Feng Yao said in the end, and he didn't refuse outright, so as not to embarrass Liu Kai.

Liu Kai felt embarrassed, and after chatting casually for a while, he stood up and said goodbye. Feng Yao sent him to the gate of the house, comforted Liu Kai, and Liu Kai led the guards away.

After a while, Xu Shu came over and asked, "My lord, are the troops outside the city going to move into the city?"

Feng Yaodao: "Let's stay outside the city for the time being. Dongping Kingdom is of little strategic significance to us, but it is very important to my father-in-law, Marquis Wen. If we want to fight Yuan Shao in the future, this place will definitely become the most important for his rear. Its importance is second only to Juancheng! So I will leave it to Marquis Wen! I can’t stay in this city for two or three days, and the army is coming in and out, and I can’t do anything!”

Xu Shu nodded and said: "My lord is wise. The main reason why Marquis Wen is currently at a disadvantage under Yuan Shao's attack is because he has too few troops to recruit enough troops! If the entire Yanzhou is occupied, I believe that Marquis Wen's bravery will be enough. The army is much smaller than Yuan Shao, and it is enough to compete with Yuan Shao! In this way, the Lord can completely attack Jingzhou without worrying about the threat from the north!"

"Well, Yuanzhi, you can understand that my strategy is really good, but the current situation is not optimistic. According to the intelligence, after Cao Cao attacked Qingzhou, instead of decreasing, his troops increased. It has reached more than [-], and Zang Ba's army strength is much smaller than Cao Cao's, only [-] troops. If it is not for the advantage of Taishan soldiers, Zang Ba may have been defeated long ago. We must end here as soon as possible. Everything, quickly attack Cao Cao!"

After Feng Yao finished speaking, he paused for a moment, turned around, and faced the southwest, raised his head slightly, his eyes were deep, as if he saw the raging battle in Runan County, and said slowly.

"However, the good news is that Zhou Cang, Chen Dao, etc. on the Yingchuan battlefield can attack with confidence because of General Gong Du's return of troops. In the battle with Huang Zu in the southern part of Runan, there were still winners and losers, and because Huang Zu relied on the Dabie Mountains and took advantage of the geographical advantage, even if our army defeated Huang Zu, we could not pursue and completely defeat Huang Zu in one fell swoop!"

Xu Shu said: "I don't know how Zhiyue is doing now? Have you received the lord's seal letter? Will Lujiang prefect Liu Xun support Zhiyue's plan? It would be great if Zhiyue can attack Jiangxia from behind!"

"Yes! Speaking of which, I'm really looking forward to it now!" Feng Yao nodded.

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Lujiang County, Wan County
After Zhiyue resigned, she returned to her home in Wanxian County, and tried to persuade her father Zhiheng many times to join the army, but her father and the elders of the family all denied it.

On this day, Zhiyue suddenly received a seal letter from Sima from another department sent by Feng Yao, and knew the good news that Feng Yao had obtained Xuzhou. My father, I think I will succeed this time!"

"Yes, young master!" Zhi Yong replied respectfully.

Zhiyue's father's name is Zhiheng, and he is the patriarch of nearly a hundred families with the Zhi surname in Wan County, and he is also the master of the population of the hundred Zhi surnames.

In Wan County, the Zhi family is not a local, but came here from the Yuezhi Kingdom, which was once far away in the Western Regions, and settled here. The sale of silk and pottery to the Western Regions has made a lot of profits. Over the past few decades, they have accumulated huge wealth unimaginable to outsiders.

But the Zhi family is very low-key. For decades, in order to gain the approval of the local people, they have often intermarried with the Han people. When they have disputes with the Han people, they often adopt a tolerant approach.

The main reason why nearly a hundred families of the Zhi Clan in Wanxian County are united is because of Zhiyue's grandfather. His identity was not simple back then, but a nobleman of Yuezhi Kingdom! !
The Yuezhi Kingdom is a branch of the Great Yuezhi. After being destroyed by the Huns, most of the Yuezhi people of the Yuezhi Kingdom moved westward to more western places, where there were a large number of Yuezhi people, and there was also a Yuezhi established by the Yuezhi. A huge empire called Guishuang Empire.

The Guishuang Empire and the Han Dynasty are next to each other, and to the west, there is the Roman Empire in the north and the Parthia Empire in the south. These four dynasties are the four most powerful forces today! !
A small number of Yuezhi people in Yuezhi Kingdom moved eastward because they had been in contact with the big Han for many years and liked the culture of the big Han. Zhiyue’s grandfather was one of them, and he moved the farthest. More than a hundred of his most loyal entourage, they walked eastward and came to the hinterland of the Central Plains of the Han Dynasty. When they reached Wan County, they were attracted by the beautiful Dabie Mountains and the rolling Yangtze River. It is rare, and it is close to the Yangtze River, which is convenient for doing business, so it obtained a piece of land in Wan County and settled down.

From then on, Zhiyue's grandfather became a member of the Zhi Clan in Wan County, and everyone secretly called him the master!After Zhiyue's grandfather died, Zhiheng became the new patriarch and master, and Zhiyue, as the eldest son, possessed the identity of the young master!

Zhi Heng basically dealt with clan affairs in the hall every day. As soon as Zhi Yue crossed the threshold of the hall excitedly holding the seal, Zhi Heng frowned and said displeasedly: "Yue'er, don't you There is a new argument today? But no matter what, you know that I will never agree to this matter! So you should go back and study how to do business is the right way!"

"Uncle!" Zhi Yue looked at the elder Zhi En who was sitting beside her father Zhi Heng.

Elder Zhi En smiled kindly, and said to Zhi Heng: "Zhi Heng, it's rare for Yue'er to be so happy today, just listen to it, if what he said doesn't make sense, it's not too late to punish him!"

Zhi Heng didn't dare to be disrespectful to Zhi En, so he nodded, and nodded at Zhi Yue with a stern expression.

Zhiyue was overjoyed, hurriedly approached, and first poured a cup of tea for her father and uncle.

"Father, you must still be angry because of my resignation?" Zhi Yue said with a smile.

"Hmph! It's good to know!" Although Zhi Heng snorted, his tone obviously softened, and a loving look appeared in his eyes.

Zhi Yue reached out and took out the seal of Sima Biebu, respectfully held it in front of Zhi Heng, and said, "Father, please take a look at this first!"

"Isn't it just a copper seal..." Zhi Heng stretched out his hand to take the copper seal disapprovingly, looked at it, recognized the printed words, and unconsciously read aloud.

"Bie Bu... Sima... Yin? Bie Bu Sima Yin!!" Zhi Heng's expression was shocked, his eyes widened, and he looked at it again.

"That's right! It's another Sima seal! Yue'er, where did you get this seal?" Zhi Heng asked excitedly.

Zhi En on the side also trembled slightly at this time, his eyes glistened, his hunched back suddenly straightened, and he seemed to be a completely different person, vaguely returning to the kingdom of wisdom and courage back then. The identity of the first fierce general.

(End of this chapter)