Chapter 20: An Eventful Season
Yanbei was noncommittal to Guo Jia's rhetoric, whether Chang'an could keep him from thinking lazily, but the northwest would not be at peace because of Dong Zhuo's death, and would even be even more chaotic...... He is a firm believer in this.
They are all in a stage of change, from the beginning to the present, those who rely on the might of the army to occupy various places, have been changing. Yanbei is his own people, and his three counties in Youdong are now like a small court and a vassal state of the pre-Qin dynasty, and the various departments are closely connected.
In all fairness, even if he Yan Zhongqing is assassinated now, people will assist Yan Dong, or start anew, and all departments will deviate from morality, such as Lu Yi and others, this is an inevitable thing.
But it does not mean that after the death of Yan Zhongqing, the three counties of Youdong will collapse, when they have the same enemy, these generals who once served the Yan clan together will still fight side by side, this is also a certain thing.
Dong Zhuo is much stronger than Yanbei.
"So Yan someone looks down on his prince, and the idea that he wants to kill all the people of Liangzhou is enough to push him and the court to the point of no return!" Yan Bei let out a long breath, so that he was not so angry, Dong Zhongying would die sooner or later, it was nothing more than a question of who died at his hands, he raised his arm to make an appreciative gesture to Guo Jia, the Central Plains will definitely be more chaotic because of Dong Zhuo's death, Yan Bei then asked Frustrated: "Is there any other news in the Central Plains?" ”
"The great drought in Kansai, the locust plague in Sanfu, and the Central Plains could not escape the military disaster. In the same April, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban entered Yanzhou, the assassin Liu Dai led the crowd to kill the enemy in the battle, the dragons were leaderless, Bao Xin and others welcomed Cao Cao, the Taishou of Dongjun County, as the Yanzhou pastor, and hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans fought in Shouzhang. Fu Zhu informed Yanbei of the news sent back from the Central Plains during this time, and said: "Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan gathered troops to fight in the river and bowed, each with more than 10,000 soldiers, and Gongsun Zhan's general Guan Jing was attacked by Yan Liang and defeated. ”
"Yuan Benchu has so many soldiers?" Yanbei was happy that Cao Cao had been the Yanzhou Mu, but at the same time, he was also a little worried that Cao Cao would be difficult to win against the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, after all, he felt that Cao Mengde still had more scholarly spirit than the generals' courage to attack, but when he heard that Yuan Shao could also gather troops to fight against Gongsun Zan and even win for a while, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Gong and thought that the two tigers were fighting, who could win?" ”
Gongli County is in the middle of Jizhou, southwest of Hejian. Yuan Shao actually did not retreat but advanced, and gnawed a city from Gongsun Zhan's mouth in the years of war.
He originally thought that Gongsun Chan would be able to defeat Yuan Shao at the end of this year, and then he would just integrate the forces of the three counties to attack Gongsun Chan, who had been tired for a long time, but he didn't want the current situation to be quite evenly matched!
"Nanpi has the ability to fish, salt, and forge iron, and there are many people in Jizhou, so it is not ...... to recruit soldiers" Before he finished speaking, he saw a cavalry soldier carrying a command flag and white armor running in from outside the mansion, and he was embarrassed to run into the mansion and was stopped by the warriors under the court, and bowed to the ground and said loudly: "Where is General Du Liaoyan?" Jixian urgent! ”
"Let him in!"
The posture of this cavalry made Yan Bei suddenly feel that his heart was pinched fiercely, Liu Yu had never sent someone to report to him so anxiously, let alone never sent an ordinary cavalry to convey a message to him.
Almost as soon as he spoke, Yan Bei had already gotten up from his couch, and he had an ominous premonition in his heart...... Something happened!
Especially when Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao were evenly matched, Yanbei never thought that Yuan Shao had the strength to be able to compete with Gongsun Chan, unless Gongsun Chan did not show all his skills...... Could it be that the news of the slaughter of the Gongsun clan in Liaoxi has reached the Central Plains, and Gongsun Zan led the army north?
Since Yanbei dared to kill Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Fan, he was not afraid that Gongsun Chan would know that the two of them would fight sooner or later, but this time would come earlier than he imagined, and it would delay the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo.
"What's going on in the state capital?"
The cavalry of the state capital ran for several days, and even the horses ran to death, and the heavy black circles under their eyes were difficult to lift, and it was difficult to stabilize their legs when they entered the hall, and they almost knelt on the ground, and bowed their heads and wailed: "General Yan, the state pastor Liu Gong, was assassinated." ”
"You say...... What the? ”
Yan Bei only felt dizzy for a while, gritted his teeth and sat back on the couch, as if he had been struck by lightning for a long time, his slow ears were all the buzzing of the generals under his command, but he couldn't really hear a word.
Yan Bei thought that one day he might be assassinated, so he stopped traveling alone a long time ago, especially after finding Dian Wei in the Central Plains, he took the general's subordinate guards with him wherever he went. People always have to die, sooner or later, and he understands what life and death are.
But Liu Yu?
Yan Bei has never been a soft-hearted person, but he is ...... to Youzhou Mu Liu Yu Even if the old man sometimes disagreed with him and even seemed unreasonable, he sincerely hoped that Liu Yu would live a long life.
People who taste Taoist priests die as confidants, Yanbei is not a high-ranking scholar, but he is also willing to follow the example of the ancient sages. Moreover, even beasts of prey can be tamed by men, let alone outlaws.
Yanbei has followed many people, but only Liu Yu made him heartbroken, and he was willing to be a minions and eagle dogs, even after he was appointed as the general of Duliao, he still sent a message to inform the state capital of any of his movements...... is as unruly as Yanbei, if it weren't for Liu Yu, he wouldn't have looked at the state capital.
In his heart, Liu Yu can be the emperor. It's just that Liu Yu is still grateful for the support of the first emperor Liu Hong, otherwise there is no need for Yuan Shao and everyone to inform Liu Yu of the abolition, let alone be a less well-behaved general, Yanbei will arch Liu Yu to the throne with both hands.
Right now...... It's all gone.
"What's going on, you, you tell me in detail."
Yan Bei reluctantly sat on the couch, holding his knees with his left hand and clutching the armrest of the couch with his right hand, his whole arm trembling slightly due to the exertion, and his eyes showed a huge sadness that Frustration and others had never seen.
There are thousands of people in this world who deserve to die, including him, and Liu Yu is the one who deserves to die.
In addition to being tired, the horsemen who delivered the message also had great awe when facing Yanbei. This young general Du Liao had no achievements, but he rarely appeared in Jixian County, especially after Liu Yu's death, and it was rumored in the countryside that he was the assassin he sent to seize the entire Youzhou.
Therefore, when the state government sent him to Liaodong to deliver the news, although he was quick along the way, he still couldn't stop worrying in his heart, but at the moment, it seemed that General Duliao's grief did not seem to be fake.
But who knows? The messenger's head hung down, and then no one could see his expression, and he pouted slightly.
Which of these people who can sit in the current position is a simple person.
"Back to the general, Gongsun Chan persuaded Gongsun Ji to ask the Youzhou army to help in the war; Yuan Shao's subordinate Xun Chen lobbied the people to send troops to Jizhou, but Liu Gong was hindered by the fact that the troops did not enter Linzhou...... Later, Liu Gong was assassinated, and he was killed by several knives in his body, and Hou Gongsun Ji killed the envoy sent by Gongsun Zan to clear up the relationship, and engaged in Qi Zhou to gather the county soldiers to burn Gongsun Ji's mansion and kill a cadre. In a few words, the cavalry informed the current chaos in Jixian County, and then arched his hand and said: "Xianyu Cavalry Captain invites the general to enter Jixian County." ”
Xian Yuyin, please go to Jixian by yourself?
Yan Bei was noncommittal about this, but nodded with a perfunctory meaning: "I know, you go down to rest first." ”
Although it was said to be a discussion, but when such a big thing happened, Zhao Yun and the others couldn't interject, and in fact, they were left with frustration and Guo Jia looking at each other.
After the messenger retreated, Yan Bei's body sitting on the couch slowly lowered, and finally said with a sense of helplessness: "Liu Gong is no longer alive, what should Yan do in the future?" ”
He really felt confused, Liu Yu was alive, and the relationship between him and the imperial court in Yanbei would not be bad, not to mention holding the actual ruling power of the three counties in Youdong, no matter who was in charge of the imperial court, he needed to appease him...... As long as the two great enemies of Goguryeo and Gongsun Chan are not there, Yanbei will have soldiers and generals, and grain and money will be rich, not to mention that there is a wife who is pregnant.
What more could you ask for?
"Lord, don't go to Jixian County!" Just as Yanbei was considering whether to go to Jixian County at the invitation of Xia Xian Yuyin, Fu Zhu took the first step and said: "At the moment, I also ask the Lord to send a cronie to Chang'an with gifts to express respect to Your Majesty......"
The frustration was blazing, but it made Yan Bei puzzled for a moment, and then he understood the meaning of the frustration, and he had both admiration and anger in his heart.
The words of frustration were to ask him to keep an eye on the position of Youzhou Mu. This is good, Liu Yu's death has made the position of Youzhou pastor vacant, if you teach others to go, it will inevitably add another expedition in Youzhou, not to mention that Yanbei's prestige and military strength are the best in Youzhou, no matter who controls the imperial court, for the sake of stability, he will not fight with him.
At this time, Dong Zhuo died newly, and there were no enemies in Yanbei in the imperial court, which was a good time.
It's just that Yan Bei's heart is a little uncomfortable, so will he become a vested interest in Liu Yu after his death?
"Gonghe, what you said is good, but in this way, Yan Mou will not be a villain, let alone ......" Yan Bei hesitated a little, "Now that the murderer of Liu Gong does not know who it is, wouldn't it be too unconscionable for me to do this kind of thing?" ”
"General, the murderer is easy to find, and you can estimate it by guessing alone." Guo Jia on the side arched his hand, and said lightly: "What Fu Fujun said is right, you should send someone to Chang'an now, as for Jixian County, you really can't go now." ”
"Since you can't go, then Dian Jun will go and tell the cavalry later, saying that Yan is waiting for the state government to find out the murderer of Liu Gong and take revenge. Feng Xiao you and Shuo Shuo, you speculate who is so brazen and killed Liu Gong! ”
Speaking of this murderer, Yan Bei didn't have the slightest mercy in his heart, he knew that Liu Yu would not have any enemies even in the whole world, how could anyone assassinate Liu Yu!
"If Liu Yuanjun has no feud, there are only three people in the world who will be the general, Gongsun Zhan, and Yuan Shao, don't be angry, you know that the general has not done this, it is Gongsun Chan or Yuan Shao." Guo Jia saw that Yan Bei's face was uneasy and hurriedly said: "Everyone in the world knows that Gongsun Zan is strong, and killing Liu Yu at this time will definitely make the Youzhou army go south, which is meaningless to him; Yuan Shao is different, if he kills Liu Envoy, and then his envoy instigates the state to engage in the murder of Gongsun Ji, there is no proof of death...... The Youzhou army will not go south, and everything will make sense. ”
"The general can send people to put Yuan Shao's envoy under house arrest for torture, most of them can be known, and it may also be a personal vendetta, but this result is the most beneficial to the general." The smile on Guo Jia's face flashed away, and he immediately said seriously: "The eastward attack must be slow." ”