Fangxian City is located on the west bank of the Great Liaoshui, 50 miles away from the estuary, and more than 200 miles away from Xiangping City. On the other side of the river is the territory of Liaodong County.

Although Gongsun Zhang's injuries were under control, his life was still uncontrollably draining from his emaciated body. Pain tormented Bian Gongsun Zhang all day long, making him miserable.

Gongsun Han slowly walked into the courtyard where Gongsun Zhang lived.

Gongsun Zhang on the sickbed has lost his weight, but because of the careful and thoughtful caretakers, he still looks clean, refreshing, and in good spirits.

"Didn't you bring a flute today?" Gongsun Zhang asked in a low voice.

Every day when Gongsun Han came to see him, he had to play a song for him.

Gongsun Han gently gave Gongsun Zhang a thin quilt, and he took great care of this younger brother of his own mother.

Gongsun Han whispered: "The fifth child is here." ”

Gongsun Zhang was silent.

Gongsun Han smiled and said, "Third child, this is your wish." ”

Gongsun Zhang sighed lightly and asked, "Why didn't the fifth child come to see me?" ”

"There are some things we have to talk about first." Gongsun Han said, "The fifth came too suddenly, and we didn't have any preparations. How do we talk to the old five? Surrender or surrender? Is it to appease or appease? We always have to leave a way back for ourselves, just in case. ”

Gongsun Zhang smiled bitterly and said, "Is the fifth child talking to us?" ”

Gongsun Han shook his head and said, "It's Li Yi." ”

Gongsun Zhang was taken aback. He and Gongsun Han glanced at each other, and a few traces of surprise, admiration, resentment, and helplessness flashed on their faces.

Eventually, he shook his head and closed his eyes.

"Third ......," Gongsun Han shouted softly.

"Li Yi brazenly sent troops to Liaodong, and did not show the court. Now, although he used force to force the three counties of Liaodong to submit to him, his eastern expeditionary army was due to lack of military resources. Already facing extreme difficulties. At this time, Li Yi suddenly came to appease us in person, which must have been a helpless move. We can use this opportunity to take the initiative and force him to back down. Gongsun Han talked eloquently, with a bamboo in his chest, "The third child, what do you see?" The point is that we can't leave the dangerous and fang counties, and we can't give up the army, what do you say? ”

Gongsun Zhang bowed his head slightly and said, "You can make your own decisions about these things." ”

Then he opened his eyes. Looking at Gongsun Han, he continued: "For decades, although Liaodong nominally belongs to the Han Dynasty, it is actually a country within a country, and every powerful family is its own soil emperor. He brazenly sent troops to Liaodong, forced all forces that ostensibly submitted to the imperial court to submit to him, realized real control of Liaodong, and did what we always wanted to do but didn't do, speaking of which. He is also a bloody man, which is admirable. ”

Gongsun Han nodded admiringly and said, "This person is so bold and his methods are bloody. The momentum is very rare. ”

"If he dares to come, he will have something to rely on." Gongsun Zhang said, "Big brother." Be on your guard. In addition, you have to greet Gongsun Qiu and them, and don't try to murder him. Although we were defeated by Li Yi. More than 100,000 troops were destroyed by him, but it was an honest confrontation between the two sides on the battlefield, and there was no personal grudge to speak of. ”

Now he has not only offended all forces in Liaodong, but also offended all factions in the imperial court, and his future is bleak. If he dies with us, we will not only lose the opportunity to appease us, but also lose the hearts of the people in Liaodong. He now has a high reputation among the people of Youzhou and even the entire Han Dynasty, and at this time, we must not let him die with us, you know? ”

"I know." Gongsun Han said cautiously, "Lao Wu said that before he came, Li Yi was stabbed twice in a row by a group of assassins in Xiangping City and was injured. There are too many people who want to kill him now. I'll take care of it. ”

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July 28 of the second year of the first peace of the Great Han Kingdom (185 AD).

When no one expected it, Li Yi took 500 guards and 5,000 Youzhou iron horsemen with open jaws overnight, and quickly went south to the subject country of Liaodong.

On the afternoon of the next day, Li Yi led his troops to stop at the Liaoxun City, which was located in the southern part of Liaodong County, at the confluence of the Great Liaoshui and the Xiaoliaoshui.

From here, the cross-border Liaoshui entered the boundary of the subject country of Liaodong.

At this time, the rebel generals Gongsun Qiu and Gongsun Kai had already rushed to the Liaoshui to wait. Hearing that Li Yi had arrived, they immediately led people across Liaoshui to meet them.

Li Yi ordered Zhang Jaw to lead 5,000 iron cavalry to stay in Liaohuan City, and he only took Dian Wei and 500 personal guards to cross the river with Gongsun Qiu.

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After Li Yi left the Xiangping camp, all important military and political affairs were under the control of Zhao Yun, the general of Nanzhonglang, and the rest of Xu Maogong, Jia Xu, Xun Yu, Xun You, Tian Feng, Cheng Pu and Han Dang were assisted.

After Li Yi arrived in Fang County, he was directly sent to the county government by Gongsun Qiu and Gongsun Kai. The county government was heavily guarded and heavily protected, and even the rooftops were guarded by soldiers.

Gongsun Han was surprised to see that the world-famous former general was a young and ordinary soldier.

Li Yi was accustomed to the gaze of others looking at him, so he was calm and took the initiative to greet Gongsun Han.

Gongsun Han hurriedly invited him in.

After a little greeting between the two sides, Li Yi immediately cut to the chase.

"It is really a blessing for me for the two generals to think of the people of Liaodong and the people of the world, take the initiative to give up resistance and return to the imperial court." Li Yi said with a smile, "I have received the holy decree from Your Majesty, and Your Majesty has already said that as long as you are loyal to the Han and Your Majesty, you will be able to agree to all the conditions." ”

Gongsun Han was overjoyed, and a group of subordinates standing behind him suddenly smiled. They had always worried that if they couldn't get along with the court, things would be more troublesome.

Although it was reported that Li Yi's Eastern Expeditionary Army was short of money and food, and it was difficult to continue, as long as it waited until autumn, Youzhou had income and grain and grass was abundant, and the Youzhou army would immediately go south. With their current strength, there is no way to resist the attack of the Youzhou army. There was no way for them to escape, because they were surrounded on three sides, and the rest was an endless ocean. In other words, if you don't surrender, in addition to being annihilated by the Youzhou army, you will jump into the sea.

Li Yi looked at Gongsun Han and said in a rather demagogic tone: "As long as we negotiate, you and the captives in the Xiangping camp can go back to their hometowns and live a peaceful life again." ”

The generals behind Gongsun Han were even happier, and everyone whispered excitedly.

Gongsun Han stabilized his mood and said with a smile: "I am grateful to Your Majesty for your holy grace, and thank the general for bringing us such good news." ”

After he said a lot of words of gratitude, he immediately stood up and said, "The general is tired all the way, so let's rest early." ”

Li Yi stood up and asked while saluting back, "I heard from your subordinates on the way that Mr. Gongsun Zhang is ill, and I want to visit him now, is it okay?" ”

Gongsun Han groaned slightly, and politely refused: "The general has traveled a long distance and is very hard, so I think it's better to rest early." The general will stay in Fang County for a while, so I don't think there is a need to rush at this time. ”

Li Yi smiled: "It's okay." I have one request, though. ”

Gongsun Han said: "General, please speak." ”

"Wen Fang has been discussing with you on my behalf for a while, and I think you should also have some specific requirements. We'll start talking tonight. ”

Gongsun Han was stunned, and Gongsun Qiu and the others looked at Li Yi in confusion, not knowing why he was so anxious.

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Gongsun Han and a group of generals happily walked out of the palace and were about to get on their horses and leave, when they suddenly heard a loud noise from the southeast of the county government, and then heard the shouts of killing rising to the sky.

Gongsun Han was shocked, turned around and rushed to the county office. Gongsun Qiu and the others roared all the way, beckoning the guards along the way to support in the direction of the sound. Li Yi and his guards lived in the cross-courtyard to the southeast.

Gongsun Han was so anxious that he couldn't wait to fly with his wings.

This is a big shame. Even if you can't beat people in a war, you can't even guarantee the safety of people who come to live for a few days, so what qualifications do you have to negotiate with others?

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Li Yi slowly walked out of the door, looked at the collapsed courtyard wall outside, looked at the guards guarding the courtyard in formation, looked at the crowd fighting hard around the collapsed courtyard wall, and said to Gongsun Yu beside him with a smile: "Wen Fang, guess what, who wants to kill me so much, even the wall collapsed, isn't it too bad to give your eldest brother and third brother their face." ”

Gongsun Yu sighed and said, "It's the Wuhuan people and the Xianbei people, their own soldiers. ”

Li Yi suddenly couldn't laugh. In the first battle of Fuli River, tens of thousands of Wuhuan and Xianbei people died on the battlefield, how can it be said that there is no hatred?

Dian Wei held an iron halberd in his hand, followed behind Li Yi, and said angrily: "This is also a bit too much. ”

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The guards guarding the county government swarmed and soon surrounded the group of Hu soldiers who had committed the assassination.

Gongsun Han's handsome face was flushed with anger, he was furious, pointed at Gongsun Yi and scolded loudly: "How did you do it, you can't even look down on a small county office, what's the use, my face has been lost to you." ”

Gongsun Yi knelt on the ground and didn't dare to make a sound.

Gongsun Han restrained his temper and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?" ”

"Back to the eldest prince, the soldiers guarding the county government and the soldiers guarding the city colluded with each other to assassinate General Li and avenge the dead soldiers." Gongsun Yi raised his head and said in frustration, "I didn't find out about this matter early, please punish the eldest prince." ”

"We have been strictly blocking the news of General Li's arrival in Fang County, and we are the only ones who know that General Li has arrived in Fang County, how come they all know?" Gongsun Qiu glanced at Gongsun Han and said in a low voice, "Eldest prince, it seems that someone must want to kill General Li in Fang County, this county government doesn't seem to be safe." ”

Gongsun Han looked at Gongsun Yi and asked, "Have you asked them, where did this news come from?" ”

"Back to the eldest prince, the soldiers and people of the entire Fang county town know about General Li's arrival in Fang County today, and they also know that General Li lives in the county office." Gongsun Yi said with a panicked expression, "It seems that we don't know the whole city." ”

Gongsun Han was shocked. (To be continued.) )