Let’s talk about the recent changes in Youzhou and grassland in the North! Let us say that Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, was stationed in Shanggu County. He and Gongsun Zan, the governor of Daijun, jointly sent troops to destroy the three forces of Zhang Ju, Zhang Chun and the foreign Qiu Liju (as mentioned above). After that, Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu joined forces with The Tuobagui forces in the grassland have good relations and trade with each other, which promotes the vigorous development of economy, security, military and other aspects in Youzhou and the border areas of the grassland.
The leader of the grassland tribe, Tuoba Gui, was ambitious and had coveted the fertile Central Plains for a long time. However, due to the strong overall strength of the Youzhou army, he had to give up the idea of leading his army south to attack Youzhou and instead turned his attention to other nearby areas. The tribe wanted to take this opportunity to unify the eastern grasslands.
After that, Tuoba Gui sent his subordinates Yuan Shanjian and Yuan Jing'an down south to lobby Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu, hoping that their forces could send troops north into the grassland to help him integrate other tribes!
Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, the Tuoba tribe will treat the two generals as guests and get close to the good friends of generations; if it succeeds, the Tuoba tribe will bring out ten thousand cattle and sheep and thousands of exotic beauties as gifts to Youyou. The state army repays the kindness of sending troops.
Seeing that Tuoba Gui understood the general situation, Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu readily agreed, and then each sent their armies into the grassland to assist the Tuoba tribe in fighting and destroy other nearby forces.
During the period when Emperor Ling died and Dong Zhuo entered the capital, fighting was raging in the northern grasslands of Youzhou. Tuoba Gui, together with Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu, forcibly attacked the tribes of Yao Gezhong and Shiluo Shibi Khan. After the war was about to break out, Gongsun Zan The White Horse Yi Cong under his command repeatedly performed extraordinary feats. Among them, Gongsun Shu, known as the "Golden Sword of Standing on the Ground", rode alone into the midst of thousands of troops and killed dozens of enemy generals one after another. His bravery made him The enemies on the opposite side were frightened and did not dare to continue to resist. They all discarded their weapons and chose to surrender.
After gathering the two tribes one after another, Tuoba Gui's territory expanded greatly. Later, he and Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan were seen marching westward, directly attacking the tribes of Yanxia and Tang Lianji!
As expected, after the two tribes suffered a massive attack from the coalition forces of Tuoba Gui, Liu Yu, and Gongsun Zan, they were directly defeated and then surrendered. All the areas under their control were merged into the Tuoba tribe. From then on, Tuoba Gui occupied the entire eastern part. Grassland, it even wanted to launch an attack on Shile's army that unified the central grassland, but it was defeated by his subordinates. It would not be too late to consider continuing to expand the army when people's hearts stabilized in the future.
Tuoba Gui retreated, and Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu returned to Youzhou. It didn't take long for them to receive gifts from Tuoba's forces. At this time, Youzhou was considered stable for the time being, even if Gongsun Zan, Liu Yu and Tuoba Gui The tribes are close friends, but if they are not from our tribe, they will have different intentions. The Youzhou Army is more or less wary.
With the news of Sili Dong's thief, Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan, who were far away in Youzhou, once again began to expand their forces and prepare for war, and joined the coalition to defeat Dong, waiting for the opportunity!
The general direction of Youzhou and the princes from the Central Plains and the south are in the same direction. They are all acting to support the Han Dynasty and attack the Dong thieves. At the same time, Liu Bang's forces in Yizhou, far in the southwest, wanted to participate in the struggle against Dong from Yizhou, but they were faced with many difficulties!
Putting aside the fact that the road is rugged, Fu Jian and various Nanman and Di forces in southern Yizhou are watching with eager eyes, silently licking their wounds, hoping to lead their army northward to destroy Liu Yan's forces in Yizhou next time.
In order to prevent the enemy from moving north, Liu Bang had to let his generals Kuafu, Zhou Bo, Shen Shiqi, Fu Kuan, and Jin She, all civil and military officials, lead the army to stay at the border between the enemy and ourselves, and asked Li Dingguo to abandon Yongchang County and lead his army back to defend. Come here and intercept the enemy's attack.
After that, Liu Bang's army in Yizhou temporarily entered a period of calm, and the Hanzhong rebel Zhang Lu was still fighting with Liu Zhang's troops. Zhang Lu was assisted by general Zhang Churang, who defeated Liu Zhang's troops several times and caused Liu Zhang to lose his troops and generals. , you can't get any benefits in Hanzhong at all!
There was a sharp contrast between the achievements of Liu Zhang and Liu Bang, which made Liu Yan, the shepherd of Yizhou, whose physical condition was deteriorating, a little distressed. If he handed over the huge Yizhou to Liu Zhang and waited for him to drive west, Can he maintain such a large family fortune? Rather than ruining Yizhou in Liu Zhang's hands, it would be better to simply let his second son Liu Bang inherit his legacy.
With his thoughts at this point, Liu Yan raised his withered and trembling hand and began to write his will: "If Liu Zhang fails to maintain the standard and most of Yizhou falls, then the position of Zhou Mu can be inherited by Liu Bang; the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so there is no need to pay too much attention to Sili. For the imperial court
It was ordered that if a new official came to take office, he could be assassinated secretly in the Xiefang Valley, which was the only way to pass. Yizhou was still the Yizhou of the Liu family (referring to the Liu Yan family) at that time. "
After writing the will, Liu Yan hid the will in a safe place, and then ordered his confidants to secretly go to Liu Bang's mansion to observe Liu Bang's movements after returning to Chengdu with his army, who he met recently, and what he did in the mansion!
The confidant retreated and hid outside Liu Bang's house to spy on the situation. He saw that after Liu Bang returned to Chengdu with his army, he had been staying with his beloved wife Lu Fei and had no contact with other suspicious people.
Let’s take a look at Liu Bang’s leisure life after his return:
When Liu Bang returned with his army and arrived outside the city gate of Chengdu, the Lu Pheasants sisters came to greet them in person, and then everyone went into Liu Bang's mansion to celebrate the victory with a grand banquet.
After that, Liu Bang did not receive the transfer order, but he continued to work tirelessly. Every morning, Liu Bang would get up early to cook meals himself, and feed his pregnant wife Lu Fei with a small spoon. At noon, the couple would sit in the center of the mansion. Playing the piano, dancing and playing swords in the open space, and in the evening, taking advantage of the refreshing breeze, they would sit and hug each other in the pavilion and watch the sunset. During this period, they would imagine the birth of their children in the future, and the scenes of husbands and children!
Under the starry sky and the moon like a hook, the couple had a late-night meal with their beloved wife Lu Zhi. They called it "pregnancy requires a lot of nutrition". The two of them ate until they were slightly full before falling asleep in each other's arms.
Just like this day after day, when Lu Zhi's sister Lu Huan came to visit her, her beautiful eyes were shy, her red lips were slightly opened and she said in surprise: "Brother-in-law, why do you love your wife so much?"
Lu Fei scolded, then waved his jade arm and joked: "Brother Ji is not doting on me, he is just doting on the fetus in my belly." Then the jade palm gently caressed his slightly bulging belly, A few red clouds floated slightly on the smiling face, and the smile became even bigger!
It happened that Liu Bang heard what Lu Fei said at this time, and saw him striding forward with his sword eyebrows slightly relaxed. In front of his sister Lu Huan, he domineeringly took Lu Fei into his arms, and then looked at her with tenderness in his eyes for a long time. , Lu Zhi was so ashamed that his pink face was full of spring, and he buried his head in Liu Bang's arms like a bird clinging to a human.
Liu Bang gently caressed her like a waterfall of green silk, then gently lifted Lu Zhi's beautiful face with two fingers, and responded affectionately: "My wife is my favorite, how can I make you suffer even the slightest injustice and disturb my sorrow? Wait for me." When my children are born and become adults, I am willing to go to the fairy mountain with my beautiful woman, escape from the world and spend the rest of my life together!"
Afterwards, the loving couple returned to the inner room hand in hand, leaving Lu Yan alone in a daze, silently recalling his complicated emotions when he was caught off guard and being fed dog food. It was just asking for trouble, so he said goodbye to Liu Bang and Lu Pheasant and then returned. Home.
It's interesting to say that on the way home, this little girl kept thinking of that silly figure of Fan Kuai, but her shy look made people fall in love with her!
Just as Liu Bang and his wife were sleeping in each other's arms, and the sun was rising up the slope in the early morning, an urgent message came from outside the mansion. When they inquired clearly, it was the Secretary who sent back the news. The princes want to attack the Dong thief together, Yuzhou Yuan Shu writes!
"Husband, there is going to be a war?"
"The traitor Dong is cruel and unkind, causing harm to the country and the people. As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, I should relieve your worries. If this happens, I will have to go to Luoyang!"
"I hope you will return soon and may you triumph!"
