Chen Deng had been standing in front of Yuan Shang's mansion for two hours.
He came to hand over his assassination every day, but it was like nothing happened, and the other party's closed door seemed to be a silent mockery of him.
He turned his head sideways and looked at the baggage convoy behind him, heading towards the north gate of Yecheng.
This was Yuan Xi's motorcade, and it looked like it was heading towards Youzhou. When Yuan Xi's carriage passed by, Chen Deng deliberately turned his head away, but now that he was watching Yuan Xi go away, he still felt a little disappointed.
Although he knew that Yuan Xi had no say in the Yuan family after his adoption, Chen Deng still had some hope.
It wasn't until just now that he completely gave up on this idea.
He felt a little cold in his body and his feet began to feel numb. Now he was really in a dilemma.
If he went on a mission to Jizhou for Liu Bei but returned without success, what would the Xuzhou officials think of him?
He was the one who encouraged Liu Bei to take over Xuzhou. Now that Xuzhou is like this, everyone is laughing at him, right?
Chen Deng took another look at the closed door, finally made up his mind, turned around and left.
There is no need to stay in Jizhou any longer.
Just go back to Xuzhou, ask Liu Bei for a troop of troops, and go fight Sun Ce yourself!
The worst case scenario is death!
Hanoi County, Zhang Yang's mansion.
Lu Bu and Zhang Yang were seated on the host and guest sides, drinking happily. The two people in the first two rows were their capable subordinates.
Lü Bu was followed by Chen Gong, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and others, while brothers Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao stayed behind in Chenliu County and did not come.
On Zhang Yang's side were Dong Zhao, Yang Chou, Sui Gu and others.
The one who is speaking now is named Sui Gu.
Sui Gu, courtesy name Baitu, was born in Jixian County, Youzhou. He was originally a Black Mountain bandit. He was as famous as Yu Du Bairao and was also known as the three major thieves.
On that day, Sui Gu and Yuan Shu conspired with Dongjun. After being defeated by Cao Cao, they defected to Zhang Yang.
Sui Gu drank a lot of wine and said drunkenly: "Mr. Yuan is so hateful!"
"He just killed Jihou, and now he is plotting against Youzhou. I heard that the fierce tiger of the Yuan family has already led his troops to attack Yuyang!"
The news that Yuan Xi went out to Yecheng to attack Youzhou was not deliberately concealed and had already reached Hanoi.
Ji County, where Gongsun Zan was granted a fief, was Sui Gu's hometown, at the junction of Guangyang County and Yuyang County in Youzhou. Sui Gu was born a Black Mountain bandit, so he naturally hated the Yuan family very much.
Yang Chou heard this and sneered: "Bai Rabbit, if you hate the Yuan family so much, you can lead troops to attack Zhuojun."
"Then the Yuan family's fierce Zhuojun government office, North New City, can be passed through Heishan from here. How about raiding his hometown?"
"But Bai Rao seems to think so too, hahaha."
Sui Gu was furious. Yang Chou was usually at odds with him, but now he was openly mocking him.
Everyone knows that when he and Yu Du Bairao were at their peak, they were collectively known as the Three Great Thieves of Heishan. As a result, Yu Du followed Zhang Yan to attack Yecheng more than two years ago and killed the prefect Li Cheng. Then Yuan Shao returned to the army and took over Heishan. The thieves were repulsed and chased to Cangyan Valley in Luchang Mountain, Chaoge, where they killed him with poison.
Then Bai Rao, on the orders of Zhang Yan, led tens of thousands of troops to attack Beixin City a few days ago. He suffered a disastrous defeat and was killed by Yuan Xi's general Zhao Yun.
When Yang Chou mentioned the incident in Beixin City, he was obviously insinuating that the two thieves who were as famous as Sui Gu were killed by the Yuan family. What good could Sui Gu gain?
Sui Gu was furious and said to Zhang Yang, "Prefect, I would like to lead an army of horses to pacify Zhuojun!"
Dong Zhao spoke up and said: "White Rabbit, please be patient. Now Hanoi is close to the Yuan family. If we rashly become enemies with them, where will the prefect be put?"
Sui Gu reluctantly closed his mouth after hearing this.
At this time, Chen Gong said: "Then according to what Mr. Gongren sees, we are both close neighbors of the Black Mountain Army and the Yuan family. What should we do?"
When everyone saw that he was talking about the main topic, they all listened attentively.
Because since Lu Bu led his troops to Hanoi, Hanoi County, which was originally able to support itself, suddenly became stretched due to the sudden increase of tens of thousands of mouths to eat.
Lu Bu and Cao Cao fought against each other in Yanzhou, and they were already at the end of their battles. Cao's army ate human flesh, and they only managed to survive with Yuan Shao's food and grass, but Lu Bu had no choice.
He couldn't bear to eat people, so he had to follow Yinhu's plan and go northwest into Sili to look for food, and reconnected with Zhang Yang, who was good friends with him.
Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi, named Zhishu, was from Bingzhou and was quite brave. He once served under Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, and was later sent by him to serve as a military commander under Jian Shuo.
In the sixth year of Zhongping, after the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Jian Shuo was killed by He Jin, so Zhang Yang took refuge in He Jin and was sent by He Jin to Shangdang to suppress the bandits.
Soon after, He Jin was killed and Dong Zhuo entered the capital. Zhang Yang once again lost his backer and later defected to the coalition forces led by Yuan Shao to challenge Dong.
After Zhang Yang led his troops to join Yuan Shao in Hanoi, he and the Southern Xiongnu Chan Yu Fuluo stationed troops in Zhangshui. However, Yu Fulo rebelled and secretly defected to Dong Zhuo, kidnapping Zhang Yang.
Yuan Shao sent Qu Yi to pursue Yu Fuluo and defeated him in Yecheng. Yu Fulo took Zhang Yang hostage and fled.
Zhang Yang had no choice but to seek refuge with Yu Fuluo. After Dong Zhuo learned of this, he decreed that Zhang Yang be made General Jianyi and Prefect of Hanoi. From then on, Zhang Yang became an independent vassal.
After he became the governor of Hanoi, he farmed with peace of mind, and Hanoi began to gradually recover from the disasters caused by war and banditry.
Later, Dong Zhuo died, and then Yufuluo also died.
Zhang Yang had the unscrupulous side of a Bingzhou military man, and had committed plunder and banditry. He also had a loyal side, and his subordinates were very generous, so many people, both good and bad, came to seek refuge with him.
"Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty": "The servants plotted rebellion. When they found out, they cried over it and Yu Yuan didn't ask."
It was said that someone under Zhang Yang was plotting rebellion, and after crying to Zhang Yang, he was pardoned.
From this point of view, his words are not wrong, so like Yuan Shao, he has fierce internal fighting among his subordinates, laying great hidden dangers.
However, in the eyes of superstitious people, he and Lu Bu have an extremely terrifying similarity.
Almost all of the people who Zhang Yang had taken refuge in were high-ranking and powerful people. They had all stood at the pinnacle of power in the Han court, lower than the emperor alone, or even higher.
From Ding Yuan to Jian Shuo, from He Jin to Dong Zhuo, the weakest Yu Fuluo also commanded nearly a million Southern Huns. It can be said that they are all figures who stirred up the situation of the Han Dynasty.
But these people burped early, and they all died badly.
The similarity between Zhang Yang and Lu Bu is that all the leaders were killed or even wiped out. The only difference is that Lu Bu took the initiative, while Zhang Yang sat at home and did nothing.
Zhang Yang and Lu Bu, who were both princes from Bingzhou today and also had the attributes of being a master, had always been very close to each other. It can be said that there was some subtle connection between them.
When Dong Zhao saw Chen Gong asking questions, he began to think deeply.
He knew that the counselor opposite him, who first surrendered to Cao Cao and then to Lu Bu, had a lot of ideas in his mind, and his position was erratic. Even with Dong Zhao's ability, he couldn't figure out what Chen Gong was thinking.
Moreover, Dong Zhao also had many things hidden in his heart, and he didn't want Chen Gong to see through his true identity.
Dong Zhao thought for a while and said: "Before answering this question, I would like to ask everyone here, what do you think of the Han Court today?"
After hearing this, Lu Bu had a look of hesitation on his face. As soon as Dong Zhao saw it, he knew that Lu Bu was still undecided on the issue of whether to rely on the Han Emperor.
He said: "Marquis Wen can only make up his mind and we can make the next step."
His words seemed to have no position, but they spoke to Lu Bu's heart.
Now Lu Bu neither wants to break with the Han court, nor does he want to get involved in the muddy waters that are holding the Han emperor hostage.
He had suffered great losses and knew that the world was in chaos and the Han Dynasty was out of order. Whoever was by the emperor's side would not end well.
But he could not openly oppose the Han court. After all, Bingzhou warriors had always been ostracized by the gentry in the world. Without the backing of the Han emperor, the end would have been even more tragic.
After hearing this, Chen Gong said, "Mr. Gongren, do you think it was unwise for Gong to propose a marriage between Marquis Wen and Yuan Gongli?"
Dong Zhao chuckled and said, "I didn't say anything, but I want to remind you that if you rashly stand on one side, you will be at odds with the other side."
"Hanoi is at the center of several forces. Whoever it is friendly with will force the other party to break up or even attack each other."
"I just want to ask the prefect and Marquis Wen, are they sure who is the enemy?"
Everyone listened and fell silent.
This is the problem that all the princes in the world are facing at this time.
Everyone wants to use the allies around them to deal with the enemy instead of blocking the enemy for the allies, and everyone is not stupid.
The princes who are in border areas have a natural advantage. No matter how difficult it is, they can segregate one side, as long as they hold on to one side.
But for those who are in the territory of multiple forces, you need to think carefully about who to join forces with and who to make enemies.
Zhangyang Lu Bu who is now located in Hanoi, like Yuan Shao in Jizhou, Liu Bei in Xuzhou, Cao Cao in Yanzhou, and Yuan Shu in Yuzhou, has to face several forces around him at the same time.
In contrast, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Liu Zhang in Yizhou, and Zhang Lu in Hanzhong could live well behind closed doors.
The same is true now in Hanoi. Befriending Yuan Shu will anger Yuan Shao. Hanoi and Jizhou border, even with the help of the Black Mountain Army, it is unknown whether they can stop Yuan Shao.
The Black Mountain Army seems to be powerful. Bai Rao's tens of thousands of troops were defeated by the Yuan family's fierce tigers with thousands of soldiers and horses, and were completely annihilated.
Seeing that everyone was speechless for a moment, Dong Zhao was secretly proud. He didn't need to express his position clearly, he just needed to ask questions.
If the relationship between him and Yuan Xi is exposed, he will also be suspected, so now he just needs to pretend to be neutral.
Chen Gong spoke first and gave some reasons. On Zhang Yang's side, Yang Chou Suigu also responded tit for tat.
Later, even the taciturn Gao Shun made an exception and said a few words,
If Yuan Xi were present, he would understand that what these people are currently discussing and the decisions that will be made will affect the general trend of the world. Only Yuan Xi, who is familiar with the history of later generations, will know that in the next year, Sili, where Hanoi County is located, is the focus of the world.
The emperor returned east to Luoyang.
At present, many people in Hanoi secretly defected to different forces. Yang Chou secretly defected to Cao Cao, Dong Zhao was half of Yuan Xi's people, Sui Gu had many connections with Zhang Yan, and Chen Gong turned to Yuan Shu.
Although Lu Bu had previously attacked Cao Cao, if he marries Yuan Shu, he may not unite with Cao Cao in the future. This is what Yuan Xi does not want to see.
Because at this time Yuan Xi knew for sure that Cao Cao had secretly betrayed Yuan Shao.
"Xiandi Chunqiu": "(Cao Cao) made excuses to help Shao, but actually planned to attack Ye, thinking that Zan would help."
This shows that when Yuan Shao attacked Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao was ready to break with Yuan Shao and side with Gongsun Zan.
However, whether in later generations or in this life, Yuan Shao quickly attacked and destroyed Gongsun Zan, preventing Cao Cao from taking action.
However, the direction of history did not deviate much. Cao Cao's next plan was Xuzhou and Hanoi.
In Lu Bu's inner house in the city, Lu Lingqi danced her halberds listlessly, feeling that she couldn't get enough energy.
The Hidden Tiger has not appeared again for such a long time. Could it be that he died somewhere?
The mysterious power requires four updates tomorrow and the next day =_=
(End of chapter)
