Chapter 11 The Long River Sunset Section 29 Xu Jing's reputation is too great, and he and Xu Shao presided over it together

"Yuedan Commentary" is famous all over the world, and Emperor Xiaoling worships Zeng Guan in the imperial history. After Dong Zhuo's rebellion, he fled south to Yuzhou, and attached himself to Yuzhou Mu Kongling and Chen Guotongzong Xu Ling to participate in Yuan Shao's alliance against Dong.

Soon after Yuan Shao entered Luoyang, Xu Ling was defeated, and Xu Jing immediately fled south to Yangzhou, and successively attached himself to Chen Yi, the assassin of Yangzhou, Xu Gong, the Taishou of Wujun, and Wang Lang, the Taishou of Huiji.

Sun Ce entered Jiangdong, Xu Gong and Wang Lang were defeated one by one, and Xu Jing had nowhere to live, so he had to take refuge in Jiaozhou and attach himself to Jiaozhou to assassinate Shi Xie.

Since Yuan Shao occupied Luoyang, the people of Northern Xinjiang lost the news of Xu Jing. Although Xu Shao and Xu Jing have always been at odds, they are brothers after all, and they are very concerned about him, and they have been asking people to inquire about Xu Jing's news over the years, but Xu Jing is like a stone sinking into the sea, and there is no news.

At this moment, he suddenly appeared in Xuchang, which couldn't help but surprise Peng Lie and Lei Chong. Regardless of the faction of the generals in Northern Xinjiang, there are five real nominal teachers, that is, the first to rush to Northern Xinjiang Confucian Zhao Qi and Wang Jian, followed by Xu Shao and Cai Yong, after Master Zheng Xuan arrived in Hebei, he also once taught the generals and generals in the army.

Therefore, after returning to Beijing, generals in the army generally have to visit these teachers, no matter how busy they are. When Xu Shao saw these people, he inevitably wanted to mention his brothers who had no news of him, and entrusted these generals who were on expedition to search for them on his behalf.

Now Peng Lie and Lei Chong suddenly heard that the person in front of them was their teacher's brother, and they were extremely excited, and their first thought was to rush to Chang'an and tell Xu Shao the good news.

Xu Jing was admired everywhere he went, and he was used to seeing people's respect and worship for him, and when he saw the two generals bowing respectfully, he just smiled and nodded politely.

The beautiful girl beside him looked at Lei Zhong very carefully. Lei Zhong is in his thirties, tall and strong, although his appearance is ordinary, but because he has been on the battlefield for a long time, he naturally has a powerful temperament up and down.

And Peng Lie is nearly fifty years old, although he is burly and majestic, his neck is thick and short, his head is big, his eyes are clear, and his appearance is vicious.

The two stood together, and Peng Lie was more like Lei Chong's personal guard. When Zhong Xuan introduced Lei Chong, he deliberately pointed out his age and the first meritorious Bo Luogu battle.

The Xianbei people who invaded the war were defeated, and the Xianbei King and Lian fled in embarrassment, and soon died at the hands of two hunters in the north, so they were famous all over the world.

Xu Jing and the beautiful girl's eyes suddenly lit up, and they couldn't help but feel a little more admiration in their eyes when they looked at Lei Chong.

With Lei Chong's background, how many merits do you have to build to achieve the position of general? It can be seen that for more than ten years, Lei Chong has been born and died, and I don't know how many sinister battles he has fought.

In the Northern Xinjiang Army, the experience of the general is almost exactly the same, that is, this Lei Chong, and it is not surprising that he is particularly favored and valued by the general.

After a few people exchanged pleasantries, the beautiful girl stood beside Zhong Xuan and said a few words softly, and then walked away with the two maids with the piano and flute.

"Old, old......" Xu Jing looked at the girl's back, stroked his beard and sighed,

"I remember that when she was just born, it was the year when the general led the army to the desert, that is, the year when Emperor Xiaoling died and Dong Zhuo entered Beijing to disrupt the government. In the blink of an eye, fifteen years have passed, and she has grown into an adult and is about to get married......"

"She should have gotten married a long time ago......," Zhong Xuan said with a smile as he led everyone up to the pavilion,

"My daughter has a high vision, and if she is not a hero in the world, she will not marry......" Zhong Xuan turned his head and glanced at Lei Chong meaningfully, and continued,

"So, this matter will be delayed, but I must marry her off this year, otherwise I will become a laughing stock." Peng Lie walked at the back, and when he heard Zhong Xuan's words, he suddenly had an epiphany.

In order to win this battle, Lord Zhong really did not hesitate to spend his blood, and even such a beautiful daughter was willing to give it away.

Okay, since you dare to send it, I dare to ask for it.

"Lord Zhong, isn't there a hero in front of you?" Peng Lie pointed at Lei and smiled,

"Lord Lei has been in the barracks all year round in addition to fighting wars, reading and reciting scriptures, and he can't care about marrying a wife and having children at all." Lei Chong's face turned red and hurriedly stopped Peng Lie, but Peng Lie quietly glanced at him and continued,

"Today, Mr. Xu is here, why don't you let Mr. Xu be a matchmaker and marry your daughter to Lord Lei." Xu Jing's face sank, and he was about to have a seizure at that time.

This Lord Peng Lie is really a bandit, when he saw that his daughter was beautiful, he immediately came to rob it, and there was no courtesy, righteousness and shame at all.

The smile on Zhong Xuan's face froze immediately, but he still held back his anger, shook his hand at Xu Jing, and turned his gaze to Lei Chong,

"Lord Lei still hasn't married a wife?" Lei Chong's face was red, and he hurriedly bowed down and said, "Lord Zhong, Mr. Xu, Lord Peng likes to joke, don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously." Peng Lie sneered,

"What? Our General Lei is not worthy of your daughter? Dislike our General Lei's low background? When Peng Lie said this, Xu Jing and Zhong Xuan's faces became even more ugly.

"Okay, don't look down on General Lei." Peng Lie laughed,

"Your Zhong family has a high threshold, and we can't climb it. I remember that when Lord Cui Lie was alive, he planned to marry his niece to General Lei, but unfortunately she died of illness before she married into the Lei family. If it weren't for General Lei's deep affection and righteousness, and he still can't forget it, how would he have waited until now to marry a wife? Lei glared at Peng Lie and motioned him to stop talking, but Peng Lie was very interested, still chattering and talking,

"When we returned to Beijing last year, the general and his wife asked about it with concern, saying that many high-ranking families in Beijing were interested in marrying General Lei, but General Lei politely declined. It's not that General Lei can't get married, but he doesn't want to marry a wife, don't misunderstand this. Peng Lie pointed at Zhong Xuan and teased,

"Lord Zhong, compared to the Cui family in Jizhou, your family seems to be a little shorter, right? Boss Cui Lie took a fancy to General Lei, but Lord Zhong didn't look down on him, which shows that Lord Zhong's vision is indeed problematic, no wonder the Cui family in Jizhou is a little higher. Xu Jing and Zhong Xuan looked at each other coldly and said nothing.

Peng Lie laughed. If you want to pretend and refuse to welcome, I'll play with you. I'd like to see how you get out of power.

"Okay, since Lord Zhong is unwilling, then even if I didn't say it, even if I didn't say it......" Peng Lie took a few steps to the small pavilion, stretched out his robe sleeves and dusted the dust on the stone bench,

"Mr. Xu, please take a seat......" Xu Jing and Zhong Xuan looked at each other, their faces were frosty, and they sat down one after another. Lei Zhong looked embarrassed and sat on one side.

Peng Lie sat down opposite Xu Jing with a big grin, and asked, "When did Mr. come to Yingchuan?" ”

"Last night." Xu Jing said,

"I only arrived in Yingchuan last night." After the end of the Luoyang War, Liu Biao sent people to Jiaozhou to announce the decree, hoping to get the full help of Jiaozhou Assassin Shi Xie.

The people of Jiaozhou were shocked when they heard this, and hurriedly sent an envoy to Xiangyang to meet the Son of Heaven, and this messenger was Xu Jing.

Xu Jing was left behind by Liu Biao, but what happened next made it difficult for Xu Jing to accept, that is, to divide the princes.

Xu Jing and some of the ministers of Xiangyang were resolutely opposed. However, the Son of Heaven of Xiangyang did not have any authority, and the officials of various states and counties repeatedly coerced, and in the case of necessity, the Son of Heaven of Xiangyang had no choice but to issue an order to divide the seal.

Xu Jing was disheartened and resigned to go home. Yuzhou was originally a state and county of the Han Dynasty, but now it has become Yuan Tan's fiefdom, and the officials of each county have also become Yuan Tan's retainers, which is unacceptable to the Ying Rushi people who regard saving the Han Dynasty as their own responsibility.

Although many of them were Yuan Valve's protégés, in the face of this major right and wrong, many still chose to betray without hesitation.

Now Yuan Tan is the head of the Yuan Valve family, and Yuan Yao of Chang'an is also the head of the Yuan Valve family. From the perspective of inheritance etiquette, Yuan Shu and Yuan Yao's father and son are the real heirs of the Yuan lord's family.

Defecting to Chang'an and attaching himself to Yuan Yao is also an assistant to Yuan Valve, which is not considered a betrayal of Yuan Valve. In addition, although Li Hong of the Chang'an court held the little emperor hostage to hold power, but over the years, Hebei has developed rapidly, northern Xinjiang is also very stable, and the imperial power and the prestige of the imperial court are gradually recovering, which is a fact for all to see.

What is particularly important is that Li Hong has resolutely opposed the division of feuds so far, even when the Xiangyang Imperial Court has already implemented the division of feuds and began to carve up the Han Dynasty, he still does not change his original intention and firmly guards the last bottom line of maintaining the Han Dynasty and consolidating the imperial power, which is the most commendable.

From this point, it can be fully confirmed that Li Hong is only a powerful minister so far, not a minister with usurpatory ambitions.

On the contrary, those ministers of the Xiangyang Imperial Court, although they shouted in their mouths to revitalize Sheji, what they did was contrary to the revitalization of Sheji.

In the eyes of some Ying Rushi people who are loyal to the Han Dynasty and are determined to revive the society, their former friends have become enemies, and those in Xiangyang are the real calamities to the country.

Some of the Yingru people were heartbroken and began to secretly plan a countermeasure. The strength of the Chang'an court is extremely strong, and Yuzhou is at the forefront of the confrontation between the north and the south, as long as Chang'an's army roars down, Yuzhou will bear the brunt, and all the officials will become the souls of the sword, and none of them can escape.

The top priority at the moment is to contact Chang'an immediately to discuss the surrender of the city. Xu Jing, who had just returned to his hometown of Pingyu in Runan, immediately became the main planner of the secret plot and planned to secretly send an envoy to Chang'an.

The news that some of the Ying Rushi people were going to betray soon leaked, and Yuan Tan was furious and led people to hunt and kill. But there were betrayers among the cronies and officials around Yuan Tan, and they quickly informed Xu Jing of the leakage of the conspiracy.

Xu Jing fled overnight. Xu Jing's luck was very good, and Zhong Xuan just arrived in Yingchuan. After the two met, they heard that many officials in Yuzhou were going to sacrifice the city and return to Shun, Zhong Miao was surprised and delighted, and secretly sent people to Yuzhou overnight to visit Chen Guoxiang He Kui to discuss specific strategies.

He Kui is a native of Chen Guo, Yuzhou, his grandfather He Xi is the general of the Xiao'an Emperor's Dynasty, and his uncle He Heng is the Shangshu of the Xiaohuan Emperor's Dynasty.

After the chaos in the world, it avoided the chaos in the south of the Huai River and was famous between the Jianghuai River. After Yuan Shu arrived in Yangzhou, he repeatedly conquered, but he refused to go out, and later simply fled to the mountains.

Yuan Shu was furious. He Kui's aunt is Yuan Shu's cousin, the mother of the former Shanyang Taishou Yuan's widow, the two families have an in-law relationship, Yuan Shu is not good at doing too much, so he had to give up and go with him.

After Yuan Shao died in the Battle of Luoyang, the world was shocked and the society was in danger. At this time, under the expedition of Yuan Tan, He Kui came out to Chen Guoxiang to help Yuan Tan defend Yuzhou.

Who knew that only a year later, the Xiangyang Imperial Court braved the condemnation of the world, divided the princes, openly trampled on the imperial power, and split the Han Dynasty.

He Kui couldn't tolerate it. He, like Xu Jing, belongs to the kind of people who don't have an open mind, although they have experienced the disaster of the party and experienced more than ten years of turbulent times, but in their hearts, the imperial power is inviolable, and it is the foundation for ensuring the long-term stability of the Han Dynasty.

The Xiangyang court and a group of ministers

"Advanced ideas" they can't accept. The system of partition will not only lead to the division of the society, but also bring terrible war disasters to the society.

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The strategy of "revitalizing the community" is actually the policy of destroying the country, which is far more than the actions of the first eunuchs and Dong Zhuo to bring disaster to the country.

For a long time, Li Hong, who was called a chaotic minister and thief, clinged to the imperial power, and even the proposal to restore the fifth-class title system in name was resolutely rejected by him.

Comparing the two, it is self-evident who is maintaining the community and who is in Zhongxing. He Kui categorically decided to dedicate the city to Shun.

But it was Wang Dang who was stationed in Yingzhou, and it was impossible for him to trust this group of scholars in Yuzhou, so He Kui turned to Xu Jing for help.

But Xu Jing's name is too big, and there has always been a deep grudge between Xu Valve and Yuan Valve, and Yuan Tan has been staring at him.

Xu Jing was soon exposed and had to flee to Yingchuan for refuge. Fortunately, Zhong Xuan arrived in Yingchuan in time and gave him and his co-conspirators all their trust.

"I went to Chen Guo this time to secretly visit He Kui, which is to agree on the final plan to start the incident." Xu Jing said,

"He Kui has already arranged everything, just waiting for us to send troops. However, due to the fact that this matter was leaked too early, Yuan Tan had already noticed it, so this plan must be implemented as soon as possible, so as not to have many dreams at night and be discovered by Yuan Tan, and the success will fall short. Peng Lie pondered for a long time, suddenly raised his head and laughed wildly, then pointed at Xu Jing, and asked breathlessly: "Mr. Xu, why should I believe you?" Xu Jing smiled bitterly, he really had no way to win Peng Lie's trust.

And the reason why Zhong Miao believes in him is largely because they are both Ying Rushi people, and they are both old friends for decades, and they can be trusted without any reason.

However, it is useless for Zhong Miao to trust them, even if Zhong Miao now holds the military and political power of Yingchuan and can mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops by order, but if Zhong Miao cannot get the support and trust of the generals in the army, this battle will not be fought.

Once this battle is defeated, He Kui and all the Ying Rushi people who participated in this secret uprising will fall to the ground.

Zhong Xuan is in a difficult situation. Judging from the current situation, the general strongly recommended Zhong Xuan to command the Jing and Henan battlefields, and the decision was correct, and Zhong Xuan could get the help of Ying Rushi and achieve an unexpected victory.

And if Wang Dang is allowed to stay in Yingchuan, it is obviously impossible to get such a fighter. But the biggest problem with Zhong Xuan's command of the army is that he can't get the trust of the generals in the army, and even if he gets the fighter plane, it is difficult to grasp the fighter plane, and it is difficult to quickly transform the fighter plane into victory after victory.

Zhong Xuan can use the power in his hands to force the order, but in this way, he is taking too much risk.

Rather than carrying his head in his hands and entrusting his fate to others, he would rather stand still and let the fighter pass quietly.

Lei Chong didn't speak, he was carefully considering Xu Jing's strategy to seize Yuzhou, and carefully weighing the pros and cons.

"Master Peng, then you say, what do you say we can do to gain your trust?" Xu Jing asked.

"If I agree to Master Peng's suggestion just now, will I be able to gain your trust?" Zhong Xuan asked, Peng Lie shook his head with a smile, and his heart was extremely contemptuous.

When they proposed marriage just now, Zhong Xuan and Xu Jing looked angry, as if they had been insulted, and now they seem to be pretending to be idiots.

You look down on Lao Tzu, and Lao Tzu still looks down on you? In exchange for his own daughter for military exploits, even if I agree, Lei Zhong will not agree.

You want me to risk the lives of tens of thousands of brothers, and dream about it.

"Lord Zhong, are you insulting me, or are you insulting Master Peng?" Thunder stood up abruptly and said in a forgiven voice,

"This matter is a joke, and it will not be mentioned from now on. We fought this battle. Xu Jing and Zhong Xuan were pleasantly surprised, and their eyes looked at Peng Lie at the same time.

Peng Lie hesitated slightly, then stared at Zhong Xuan fiercely, and sneered: "Give me the command of the battlefield." ”

"Don't say this, Master Peng." Zhong Xuan stood up excitedly, grabbed Peng Lie's hand, and shook it again and again,

"I haven't fought before, so I can only give you advice in the rear, and the things on the battlefield will be completely entrusted to you." Peng Lie and Lei Chongzong rushed out of Xuchang City.

"Why did you promise him?" Peng Lie's thick eyebrows furrowed, angry and angry,

"This may be Yuan Tan's ** plan, don't be gullible."

"It's credible." Ray waved the whip in his hand,

Zhong Jian would never dare to joke with his net worth, and Xu Jing would not ignore Chang'an Xu Valve's profit. In addition, we have an army of 80,000, which is more than twice the strength of Yuan Tan, and even if we are in the middle of the plan, we can retreat with our whole body. ”

"No, you never agreed to Zhong Xuan for these reasons." Lei Zhong sighed,

"Zhong Xuan despises us, he despises us and treats us as thieves. His contempt angered me. Lei Zhong suddenly cried out hoarsely,

"For more than 20 years, since we started to follow the great sages and good teachers, why are we fighting? For whom do we fight? Is it for Zhong Xuan? For the sake of these self-righteous scholars? No, we are for ourselves, for not starving to death, for not letting our relatives starve to death, and for not starving the poor people of the world. We are fighting for ourselves, for our loved ones, for the poor people of the world. What is Zhong Xuan? He's a fart, he's just a piece of shit, Lao Tzu turns a blind eye, and he can fight as much as he wants. Peng Lie smiled helplessly,

"Boy, you've been tricked. These old dogs are extremely cunning, he just wants to make us feel that we are thieves, and then provoke us to make us willing to die. ”

"Even if Lao Tzu is a thief all his life, he is also an upright thief." Thunder looked at the sky and roared,

"Lao Tzu is dead, and he will die on the battlefield, and he will never die on this pile of shit." At the end of March, Zhong Xuan, the general of Zhengxi, commanded an army of 20,000 and suddenly entered the Chen State in Yuzhou.

At the beginning of April, the army conquered Changping and quickly surrounded Chen County. Chen Guoxiang He Kui defended the city and frequently made emergencies.

Yuan Tan was unmoved and adhered to Suiyang, Liang State. At the same time, Chen Lin and Liu Xun, who were stationed in Runan, urgently told Chen Lin and Liu Xun to stick to Pingyu and not support He Kui, which was just a containment strategy for the Northern Xinjiang Army, and there was nothing to worry about.

In early April, Lü Bu conquered Pei County, and the army directly killed Pengcheng. Cao Cao urgently told Yuan Tan. The armies of Peng Lie, Song Xian, and Sun Luan of the Northern Xinjiang Army appeared outside Pengcheng and asked him to hurry north to attack Chen Liu.

At the same time, Yuan Xi of Wancheng in Nanyang also urgently told Yuan Tan that Li Yun and Zi Sui of the Northern Xinjiang Army had led their troops to Xi'e and would soon join the Wancheng battlefield, and Wang Dang and Xiao Lei's army also went out of Wuguan and was fighting fiercely with Xu Xuan on the front line of Danshui, and Wancheng was in danger.

Please make sure that the eldest brother goes north as soon as possible, threatens the periphery of Luoyang, and forces the northern Xinjiang army to come back to help relieve the danger of Wancheng.

Yuan Tan hesitated. Zhang Yan and others in Zhizhong urged him to send troops, but Liu Xian, the chief historian, repeatedly dissuaded him, believing that going north to attack Yanzhou might lead out the army of Luoyang Wu Xiong and Lei Chong, and then Yuzhou would be over, and it would be better to support Chen Guo as soon as possible.

The targets of the Northern Xinjiang Army's current attack are Jingzhou and Xuzhou, and they have not formed an absolute superiority in strength on the two battlefields, but it is just a retaliatory attack, and they will naturally withdraw after fighting for a while.

On the contrary, the security of the state of Chen is very important to Yuzhou, if the state of Chen is lost, Runan will not be able to be saved, and if Runan is lost, almost the entire territory of Yuzhou will be lost.

Yuan Tan accepted Liu Xian's suggestion and wrote to Cao Cao that he was worried about attacking the northern army from Luoyang, and asked Cao Cao to quickly requisition Liu Xun's army north from Lujiang to support him.

Cao Cao was so angry that he scolded. At this time, the armies of Gao Shun and Zang Ba conquered Langya County to govern Kaiyang City, and were advancing to Donghai County, and the situation in Xuzhou was very critical.

Cao Cao planned to send troops back from the Jianghuai front, but Guo Jia strongly advised him. In order to prevent Jiangdong from taking advantage of the fire to rob, half of Cao Cao's troops were on the Jianghuai line, if Pengcheng was lost, Jianghuai was also lost, then Cao Cao would be cornered, so Guo Jia advised Cao Cao to ensure the safety of Jianghuai no matter what.

In mid-April, Chen Guoxiang He Kui told Yuan Tan again that if the general did not come to the rescue, Chen County would fall.

Yuan Tan ignored the dissuasion of Zhang Yan and others and led his army to support Chen Guo. A day after Yuan Tan left Suiyang, Peng Lie and Lei Chong, who were lurking in the Xiangyi area, led their troops south and surrounded Suiyang.

That night, Liu Xian sent someone to open the city gate. The Northern Xinjiang Army roared in, and the 5,000 defenders in the city surrendered.

Yuan Tan received the news that Suiyang was besieged, and at this moment he was still more than a hundred miles away from Chen Cheng. Yuan Tan decided to give up rescuing He Kui and turned around to save Suiyang.

Zhang Yan dissuaded, thinking that this was the Northern Xinjiang Army

The plan of "encircling Wei to save Zhao", Zhong Xuan's main force must be in Chen County, and resolutely rescue Chen County. Yuan Tan followed his plan and continued to advance, but when he arrived at Chen County, he found that the city had fallen.

Yuan Tan was shocked, and while commanding the army to attack the city, he urgently wrote to Chen Lin and Liu Xun of Runan Pingyu to come to support and recover Chen County as soon as possible.

Two days later, Chen Lin and Liu Xun arrived with their troops. The two armies joined forces to attack the city. Three days later, Peng Lie and Lei Zhong led their troops to kill from Suiyang, Li Yun and Zi led their troops from Changping, and the two support armies marched rapidly from the east and west, intending to encircle Yuan Tan.

Yuan Tan knew that he was planning and quickly withdrew his troops. At this time, Zhong Xuan in the city led the army out and dragged Yuan Tan's army to death.

Chen Lin advised Yuan Tan to go first, and he led the army to break off. Yuan Tan took nearly 10,000 horses, panicked, and rushed to Runan Pingyu City.

Chen Lin, Liu Xun and more than 10,000 soldiers were surrounded by the Han army. Three days later, Chen Lin led his army to surrender under the persuasion of Zhong Xuan, Xu Jing, He Kui and others.

At the end of April, Zhong Xuan led his army to advance to Runan and stormed Pingyu. At this moment, an astonishing news came from the battlefield of Nanyang, the Han army was defeated, the generals Liu Pi and Bao Man were killed, Zhang Xiu led the army to withdraw from Luyang urgently, and asked Zhong Miao to quickly divide troops to support.

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