Qin Ge woke up from his sleep, feeling a splitting headache and a burning throat. He sat up from the bed and saw Wei Sanniang waiting beside him, bringing the warm water that had been prepared. Qin Ge took the sea bowl and drank it all in one gulp. Showing a look of ease.
"You finally woke up! Big brother has done great things and is now famous all over the world!" Wei Sanniang said with a stern face and a mocking tone.
Qin Ge pressed his head, which was still a little groggy. He only remembered that Zhu Jun rewarded the three armies, and then he had a drink with the generals. Afterwards, he could not remember anything clearly and drank to pieces.
Seeing Qin Ge's confused expression, Wei Sanniang told Qin Ge everything that happened at the banquet. Qin Ge himself was shocked when he heard that he insulted Zhu Jun in public and threw wine in his face. , slapping his forehead and saying, “Drinking really makes things worse!”
Wei Sanniang hesitated for a while and said: "Brother! Now in the battle in Qingzhou, you have greatly offended the Yanzhou nobles. These people don't know what kind of evil they are holding back secretly. At this time, they all rely on Master Zhu Jun to see if they can be in court. I’ll give you a word, why don’t you take the initiative to plead guilty?”
Qin Ge was silent for a while and said: "Although I was drunk and making trouble, I feel that I am right and there is no need to apologize to anyone!" Qin Ge got up from the bed and said: "Life and death are destiny, wealth is in heaven, he can do whatever he likes how!"
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"You are all trash!" A roar like a ferocious beast came from the tent. Dong Zhuo sat in the large tent of the Chinese army and kept roaring. At this time, the tent was full of generals. The one on the left was wearing a golden battle armor. He is about fifty years old and sitting upright. This person is Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou. He is wearing yellow clothes because he is the head of the Han Dynasty. On the other side was an imposing figure, none other than Yuan Shao, the Cavalry Commander. Next to him stood a general in white armor and a white helmet, carrying a spear. This man had a beard and a face as white as jade, and he stared at Dong Zhuo with very uneasy eyes. The tent was full of other generals who dared not show their arrogance, but there were three people standing at the end of the tent. Who were the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang if they weren't?
"Hey! Who are you scolding! Brothers fought bloody battles. Half a month ago, my second brother beheaded Zhang Bao. We are useless, and so are you Xiliang soldiers!" A voice like a thunderous roar came, and Zhang Fei was seen He broke free from Liu Bei's pull and jumped out, pointed at Dong Zhuo and cursed, and was glaring at Dong Zhuo angrily.
"Bold! Ring-eyed thief!" The generals of Xiliang were furious. Hua Xiong shouted angrily while holding the elephant trunk sword. The generals of Xiliang drew their swords and prepared to execute Zhang Fei!
Suddenly a murderous aura came out, and he saw Guan Yu stepping out with the Qinglong Yanyue Sword. A pair of red and phoenix eyes suddenly opened, staring directly at Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo felt a chill on his neck, and he quickly stood up and took out the dragon prison stick.
The two brothers Guan and Zhang joined forces and their fighting spirit was soaring to the sky. The generals of Xiliang were so overwhelmed by their momentum that they did not dare to take action for a while! Liu Bei stood aside and cast an expectant look at Liu Yu, who was sitting in the first hall.
"General Dong Zhonglang! The soldiers of the three armies have been fighting bloody battles for days. Now the war is in a stalemate. We should make plans based on the situation instead of blaming others, sowing trouble and disrupting the morale of the army! Liu Guanzhang is a captain under my command. He has been standing since he joined the army. He has made great achievements in battle, and now he is facing the enemy and needs the help of such heroes. General Dong, think twice!" Liu Yu's voice was gentle and upright, but it had a commanding tone. As the governor of Youzhou, although he is now being coerced by Dong Zhuo to obey him However, he was the Zongzheng of the Liu family and the uncle of the current emperor. His status was so respected that Dong Zhuo really didn't take him seriously. However, the people in the world who hate the Yellow Turban Rebellion the most must be the Liu family, because the Yellow Turban Rebellion has shaken the foundation of the Liu family for hundreds of years. So at this time, Liu Yu was obsessed with eradicating the Yellow Turban bandits. Although Dong Zhuo was cruel and cruel and regarded human life as trivial, He was an expert in fighting. After taking over as Lu Zhi, he destroyed Zhang Bao and now besieged the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Guangzong City. Therefore, after Dong Zhuo came to power, Liu Yu did his best to cooperate with him. Even in the big tent, Dong Zhuo treated him with humiliation. He also pretended to be deaf to the sexual abuse, but today Dong Zhuo went too far.
As soon as Liu Yu spoke, Dong Zhuo immediately changed his face. He left his seat and bowed to Liu Yu. He said with a smile on his face: "Uncle, please forgive me. Dong is just a reckless man from Xiliang. His vulgar words made the emperor laugh! But in This is how the army is run in the military camp. It is no better than the literati gatherings of the adults. Dong is also dedicated to serving the country! If you feel that Dong has failed, please take charge of the army on Dong's behalf!" Liu Yu saw Dong Zhuo's attitude, and Dong Zhuo also He only wanted to exterminate the Yellow Turban bandits, but it was hard to say whether he wanted to be promoted and make a fortune for the country. However, Dong Zhuo at this time really made Liu Yu unable to get angry. Moreover, when it came to marching and fighting, he was really far inferior to Dong Zhuo. He left his seat to help Dong Zhuo. He stood up and said: "General Dong, I am not criticizing you harshly, but I am afraid of causing unnecessary disputes!" Dong Zhuo lowered his head and a light flashed in his eyes. He had the means to deal with these literati, especially those who were for the overall interests of the country. of literati.
Dong Zhuo stood up and turned around and said to the Xiliang generals: "It's up to the owner to beat a dog. Since he is the emperor's subordinate, you must be polite when you see him in the future!" Hua Xiong and other generals clasped their fists and stepped back to stand on either side.
Hearing Dong Zhuo's insulting words, Zhang Fei almost jumped, but Liu Bei pulled him back. Liu Bei cupped his fists towards Dong Zhuo and said, "Thank you so much, general!"
Dong Zhuo ignored Liu Bei, but looked at Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan beside him and said, "I wonder if you two have any strategy to defeat the enemy!" Liu Bei stood in the center of the tent, suddenly looking a little embarrassed, but he stepped back with a normal expression, looking at show any expression.
Dong Zhuo glanced at Liu Bei. Dong Zhuo was born with a kind of disgust towards Liu Bei. It was undeniable that Liu Bei was a character, but although he had a gentlemanly and elegant style, he was completely a speculator with no bottom line in his bones. In Dong Zhuo's words, he was a hypocrite. Dong Zhuo is a real villain, and what he hates most is hypocrites.
Although Gongsun Zan was dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo's arrogance and domineering, as a descendant of the powerful Gongsun family in Youzhou, the Gongsun family had stationed in Youzhou for generations for the Han Dynasty. Their family was brave and good at fighting, and Emperor Guangwu was indispensable for his ability to conquer the world. The soldiers of Youzhou were indispensable. Gongsun was good at martial arts. Every year, the Han Dynasty would select a large number of his descendants from the Gongsun family to serve as Langguan. In addition, Gongsun Zan was well-known among the Han Dynasty at a young age. He formed a gold-grade exclusive cavalry and a white-horse Yi Cong. He didn't take Liu Yu seriously, let alone Dong Zhuo, but his official position was not as high as Dong Zhuo's, and Dong Zhuo was overbearing. Gongsun Zan had to bow his head under the low eaves.
Gongsun Zan frowned deeply and said: "We have taken advantage of the Xiliang cavalry and the white horse Yicon cavalry to clean up the Yellow Turban forces outside Julu. However, now the remnants of the Yellow Turbans have retreated to Julu City. Julu City is strong and the Yellow Turban soldiers are good at using Dao." Our elite troops are mostly cavalry and are not good at attacking the city. At this time, it is best to stand still and trap the Yellow Turban bandits in Julu, waiting for the reinforcements from Lord Zhu and Lord Huangfu!"
Yuan Shao quickly agreed: "Yes, Master Zhu and Master Huangfu have joined forces. After repairs, they will set off from Anqiu today and will arrive at Julu in half a month. By then, we will join forces to defeat Julu!" "
Although Dong Zhuo was very unhappy, he actually wanted to defeat Julu in one fell swoop. When the time came, he would be solely responsible for wiping out the Yellow Turbans. When Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song arrived, they would definitely take the credit. However, they fought bloody battles over the city for several days. Not only was the damage heavy, but there was no result, and it would be really pointless to continue fighting!
Dong Zhuo looked back and saw Liu Yu's expression of interest, and knew that Liu Yu also agreed with Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao's suggestions, and sighed helplessly: "In that case! Then you all, please rest assured and prepare for war. When the two armies gather together, we can make one move." Defeat the giant deer!”
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In Mou County, the army marched northward in a mighty manner, leaving an empty camp. Qin Ge and Cao Cao walked side by side. Cao Cao looked at the complete camp behind him and said: "I didn't expect Master Zhu to really leave this camp behind." You! You must know that the Yin-Yang Hundred-Refining Furnace in the forge in the military workshop of the Logistics Camp is a yellow-grade sacred object dedicated to the Han Palace Foundry. This furnace can be used to forge gold objects. The Yang Furnace can generate high temperatures and melt gold-grade iron ore. The Yin Furnace is filled with thousands of years of cold ice water, which can quench the impurities in the iron ore! This time, in order to eliminate the bandits, His Majesty specially equipped this furnace for the Imperial Forest Army of the Han Dynasty, specifically to build and repair the weapons and equipment of the Imperial Forest Army! However, this furnace is heavy Tens of thousands of kilograms, all parts are shipped in a single batch. Once assembled, they cannot be disassembled, which is a benefit to Brother Qin!" A smile appeared on Qin Ge's lips. Currently, he has three master-level blacksmiths freely. Qin Fu Huo, Zhu Yanzi (after Zhu Yongzi, a famous forger in Qidi, was captured by the Yellow Turban soldiers because of his immense strength, he was later recruited into the Free Territory by Sanniang of Beiwei in Qingzhou. He had the unique forging skills inherited from his family, and his casting level was even higher than that of Qin Fuhuo. above), Cao Zheng (one of the three blacksmiths of the Mi family in Qingzhou, two of whom were recalled to Xuzhou), as well as a large number of blacksmiths recruited from Qingzhou, have now begun to invest. There are Yin and Yang Hundred Refining Furnaces, which can not only quickly Refined iron is quenched in the ore, and higher-end forging can be performed. I believe that the Free Territory will soon become a forging holy land. Of course, weapons cannot be forged openly. The Han Dynasty has a ban. Except for the imperial court, privately making weapons is tantamount to rebellion. Of course, nowadays Who cares about this when Gang Chang collapsed, and Wei Sanniang also left the Yin and Yang Hundred Refining Furnaces from Zhu Jun to serve the people's livelihood. The Yin and Yang Hundred Refining Furnaces were only three feet tall when built. From a distance, they looked like a steel mill. After being demolished, very Unfortunately, using a hundred-refining furnace to make farm tools and equipment sounded suspicious, but Zhu Jun actually agreed not to destroy the furnace and left it to Qin Ge, which was beyond Qin Ge's expectation.
Of course, in addition to the Yin Yang Hundred Refining Furnace, there is also a large carpentry workshop in the camp, which is specially used to assemble and produce siege machinery. This is a standard military woodworking workshop, and it is also a rare gold woodworking workshop. The wood that can be used to process silver products is not as scary as the Yin Yang Hundred Refining Furnace, but this woodworking workshop is a hundred times better than the ordinary woodworking workshop that I received freely. Since the location of the military camp was chosen near Zuzuan Town, Wei Sanniang suggested building a military industry town on the original site of the military camp, and together with Zuzuan Town, become an important town specializing in the military industry.
Qin Ge was lost in thought when Sun Jian came riding a blood-red flaming lion and carrying an ancient sword. Huang Gai and Zu Mao were followed by him. Huang Gai was like an iron tower, his muscles were as strong as steel, he was wearing heavy armor, and he was carrying a huge weapon like an anchor. When fighting, he could swing the anchor and sweep away thousands of armies. ! And Zu Mao was carrying two slender Miao knives on his back, and he looked like a spiritual ape. The Sun family was a big family in Jiangdong, and the two were Sun Jian's retainers. Huang Gai's name needs no further elaboration, and Zu Mao was also a loyal and brave person. History In order to cover Sun Jian's retreat, he wore Sun Jian's tasseled helmet and protected Sun Jian from death. However, Cheng Pu and Han Dang have not yet joined Sun Jian's command.
"Brother Wentai!" Cao Cao and Sun Jian greeted each other.
Qin Ge has been busy handing over military camp affairs these days, so he has no contact with Sun Jian. Sun Jian frowned and said, "Do you two know the whereabouts of Lord Huangfu and Lord Zhu?"
Cao Cao and Qin Ge looked at each other. Cao Cao smiled and said, "Mr. Zhu temporarily handed over the army to me and Boxi. He said he was going to visit an old friend and would return to the army soon. Why isn't Mr. Huangfu here?"
Sun Jian smiled bitterly and said: "Of course! These two adults don't stop even before marching. They are so willful!"
However, Cao Cao looked at Qin Ge and said with a normal expression: "Bo Xi! Do you know anything?"
Qin Ge shrugged and said: "Three hundred miles east of here, there is a mountain range called Fulong Ridge. The great scholar Zheng Xuan lived in seclusion here. Qin also visited it, but the great scholar used his spiritual energy to create a barrier in the mountain range. We ordinary people have no chance to meet him, but a few days ago, Lord Zhu Jun invited Mao Jie to lead the way to visit Zheng Daru!"
Cao Cao lost his voice and said: "Could it be Master Zheng who once taught the late emperor, but was exiled from the capital for offending Zhang Rang! Master Zheng is good at studying classics, especially the new reading of ancient books. I didn't expect that he would live in seclusion here. If he could It's a great honor to seek advice from him! What a pity to miss such a great sage!"
Qin Ge drove the broken army, but he didn't take it seriously. He got Zheng Xuan's location from Sun Qian that day, and he was happy for a while. However, he organized people to search for Zheng Xuan several times, but Zheng Xuan used his spiritual energy to form a barrier seal. Qin Ge couldn't break into Fulong Ridge where he lived, and his enthusiasm for Zheng Xuan also faded.
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In Fulong Ridge, there are small bridges, streams, and bamboo houses. On them, a person is playing the guzheng against the empty mountain. Mountain birds and animals are flying around listening to the music. It is really a strange sight. Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song walked out of the clouds and mist together with Mao Jie.
Mao Jie was surprised when he saw this scene. Confucianism and Taoism are good at cultivating humanity and governing, while Taoism is good at communicating with all the spirits of nature and cultivating immortality. Of course, this is not fixed. Hundreds of schools of thought compete for supremacy, and various schools interact with each other and evolve into many things. The method of cultivating Taoism. And this Zheng Xuan keeps the spiritual energy in the mountains, hiding traces in the clouds and mist, to the extent that it is like the Taoist method, and now he uses music to communicate with all spirits, like the animistic way of the farmers, which is evident from Zheng Xuan's erudition.
Mao Jie followed Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song to the front of Zhuju. In front of the door, he saw a Confucian scholar in his forties or fifties, sitting upright and playing the guzheng selflessly. The three of them stood quietly and listened.
After a long time, the song "High Mountains and Flowing Waters" ended, and the beasts flew away. "It's such a pity that there is such elegant music but no music, and the valley is empty!" Huangfu Song said sadly.
"How come I don't have any close friends? All the animals and beasts in this mountain are all my close friends!" Zheng Xuan stood up and smiled. When he saw Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song, he was filled with emotions. The three of them worshiped Da Ru Ma together when they were young. However, more than ten years ago, due to the danger of eunuchs, Zhu Jun, Zheng Xuan and Cai Yong wrote a letter to speak out. As a result, Zhu Jun was demoted to Jiaozhou, Cai Yong was demoted to Merge Prefecture, and Zheng Xuan was expelled from Beijing. Zheng Xuan was disheartened and lived in seclusion here. Not long ago, Cai Yong returned to his hometown and stopped by to visit his old friend. The temple recruited Cai Yong to serve as an official again. Cai Yong also persuaded Zheng Xuan to come out. However, Zheng Xuan had already been discouraged and politely rejected Cai Yong. Yong. Now seeing his old friend Zhu Juan looking very old, Zheng Xuan's eyes turned red.
"Brother Zhu! You...hey! Why are you so persistent in life?" Zheng Xuan came over, took Zhu Jun's hand, and sighed for a long time.
When Zhu Jun saw his old friend, he also showed rare excitement and smiled: "It's you indeed! Zhu has been wandering all his life, and what he has done is worthy of heaven and earth. This was the original intention given to me by Brother Zheng that day. Zhu will not be forgotten in this life." Dare you forget!"
