The three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang followed Lin Ze into the Beihai City. The city had been taken over under the auspices of Guo Jia. The combat troops did not enter the city, but the 50,000 logistics troops did. Instead of looting, they were pacifying the people. , Guo Jia had already controlled the subordinate officials under Kong Rong, and transferred all the population, land, water conservancy, agriculture, etc. of Beihai Kingdom, and the army was taken over by Huang Zhong.
It seems that this city already bears the surname Lin.
The three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang did not dare to ask. Although they were friends, firstly, Lin Ze was the consort, a serious relative of the emperor, and a great hero in killing Dong Zhuo. Secondly, Lin Ze had the ability to lead troops to annex land. Looking at the world, only Cao Cao can compare with him. He has many soldiers and generals, and he has the posture of a king. For a man like this, he still remembers the kindness of his three brothers and rides over to worship him from afar. That is the great man. kindness.
Liu Xuande was famous for his benevolence and righteousness. How dare he ask others if he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to occupy Beihai?
Even if Lin Ze doesn't occupy it, who can defend Beihai?
Liu Bei was very smart and said: "Fortunately, the prince-in-law came quickly. Although Kong Rong died, the millions of people in Beihai were saved. It's really God's foresight."
Lin Ze said: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's eat and drink today. I haven't seen you for such a long time. I miss you so much."
Zhang Fei laughed loudly and said, "Okay, I'm going to have a good drink with Brother Lin today."
Liu Bei said: "To be honest, Prince Consort, we came here to help Xuzhou. Cao Cao said he wanted to avenge his father, but in fact he was just greedy for the land of Xuzhou. He killed people and dug up graves along the way. People and gods were angry. We are here." I am going to help Xuzhou, my consort, I don’t know what you think, whether you are on Cao Cao’s side or Tao Qian’s side.”
How to explain this to Liu Bei?
Guo Jia was extremely alert. As soon as Liu Bei finished asking, he said: "My lords are not helping each other. They are here just to persuade them to make peace, because the person who killed Cao Song was not Tao Qian. He killed Cao Song to repay his debt and pay his money." The murderer is enough. Suddenly there was news about the Yellow Turban Army, so we had to move to Beihai. Now, we have sent a letter to Cao Cao, advising him not to imitate Dong Zhuo and his likes in killing people. If we hear that he kills civilians again, I will The Lord will destroy his Yanzhou in one fell swoop.”
Guo Jia said well. Lin Ze quickly made up for it and said: "To be honest with you, uncle, although Cao Cao is entangled with me, he has some kindness towards me. When he was chasing Dong Zhuo in Luoyang, if he hadn't He summoned three brothers. I am afraid that I have already been the target of Dong Zhuo's sword. Besides, my sworn brother Dian Wei is still under his command. This battle will not be easy to fight."
Liu Bei originally wanted to rush to Xuzhou quickly, but since he hadn't seen Lin Ze for a long time, he also wanted to have a drink and have a good time.
When they got to the wine table, Lin Ze didn't look like a lord at all. He started to fight with Zhang Fei over wine. The alcohol content of the Eastern Han Dynasty's sake was too low. For Lin Ze's physique, which was tempered by high alcohol, it was fruit beer. I can't even stand still after drinking. He lay down under the table and fell asleep.
Xu Ziwu and Ma Wu had never seen Lin Ze drinking heavily before, and this was the first time they had seen him. They really didn't know that their master had such a drinking capacity, and they drank Zhang Fei down. He didn't even mean to be tipsy.
Compared to Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun are much more stable.
Lin Zedao: "The world only knows that Lu Bu is invincible, but they don't know that Changshan Zhao Zilong is unparalleled. I have heard of your name a long time ago, and it is such a blessing to see you today!"
Zhao Yun was very handsome, with a resolute face and a blazing gaze. He was very majestic and said: "The prince consort is so complimentary. When my lord fought to kill Lu Bu, that fight is still a good story. Many people in the world say that the Lin family's gun is the best." The best in the world, especially that one move to turn back the carbine, Zilong really wants to see it."
Lin Zedao: "Brother Zilong's marksmanship is called the Hundred Birds Chaotic Phoenix Spear?"
Zhao Yun said: "Yes, I studied under Tong Yuan and learned from the Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix, and then I created my own Seven Detection Snake Coil Gun. If you have the opportunity, please give me some advice."
Lin Ze waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Don't you dare to take it seriously? The tip of a knife and a spear can never be pointed at your own brother, right? Come on, let me give Brother Zilong a drink."
Lin Ze has always been curious about who Zhao Yun learned his skills from, and now it has finally been confirmed. This is exactly the same as what was mentioned in the Ming and Qing Dynasty novels. Sometimes, the official history wears colored glasses, but it is passed down by word of mouth among the people. , although it is a bit exaggerated, it is also well-founded.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Liu Bei said: "The prince-in-law, regardless of the dangers, sneaked into Chang'an with a mere two hundred people to kill Dong Zhuo. When I heard the news, I was really sweating, for fear of being intercepted and killed by the arrogant Wang Yun. Chang'an."
Lin Ze's face was gloomy and he said: "I got angry when I talked about Wang Yun. What crime did Cai Yong have? I killed him on the spot. I am in Chang'an and I don't even have a chance to see the emperor. You are just like guarding against thieves." "
Liu Bei let out a long sigh and began to cry silently, saying, "I still don't know how much suffering the emperor suffered at the hands of Li Jue."
Lin Zedao: "I have wanted to lead troops to attack Chang'an more than once and rescue the Emperor, but there are strong enemies all around. If I move, everyone in the world will cause trouble in my one-third of an acre. Now, I can only control the world." , Don’t let the mercenaries of the princes in the world stand on their own.”
Liu Bei's eyes were filled with tears and he said: "The root of the great chaos in the world is that people's hearts are in chaos. People in the world no longer follow the way of heaven, practice benevolence and righteousness, and uphold loyalty and filial piety. How can the world be at peace?"
Guo Jia said softly: "Xia, five hundred years ended with Shang; Shang, five hundred years ended with Zhou; Zhou, three hundred years before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the world was in chaos, leading to the emergence of heroes in large numbers. It can be seen from this that the fate of the country has changed The success or failure depends on God's will. It only takes a true hero to clean up the old mountains and rivers."
What Guo Jia said was exactly what Lin Ze was thinking. He said: "From the time when the First Emperor unified the world to the Emperor Gaozu, I have been a great man for four hundred years. I think that as long as China is unified, the whole world will be ruled by the king." , who will be the king..."
Having said this, Guo Jia picked up the wine glass and said, "Uncle, don't be sad. The matter has come to this. We can only work hard to drink this glass."
Guo Jia stopped Lin Ze from continuing. Lin Ze also realized that he had said the wrong thing. The big man in the world was named Liu. If he said who should be the king, he would drive Liu Bei away.
Lin Ze keenly discovered that Liu Bei would work hard to restore the Liu surname throughout his life, and he could not accept the change of dynasty at all.
But Liu Bei was also extremely sensitive and asked: "The Prince Consort just said, who should be the king? What do you think?"
Lin Zedao: "There is no king in the world. No matter who is the king, he must abide by the laws of heaven, practice benevolence and righteousness, and be loyal and filial. But the biggest problem now is that the emperor is in the hands of thieves, and has changed hands several times, and has lost credibility. It’s quite uncomfortable.”
Guo Jia praised Lin Ze's quick thinking and said, "My lord, the emperor's uncle was originally sad. What you said like this hurts the emperor's heart even more."
A sentence that almost forced Liu Guan and Zhang to be on the opposite side was reconciled by Lin Ze and Guo Jia with a few words, without even a trace.
Lin Ze said: "Not only the emperor's uncle, but also my wife is crying every day. She will be better off if we kill Dong Zhuo. If we find a chance, we must fight Chang'an again and see Li Jue's dog head."
In the evening, Liu, Guan, and Zhang went to rest. Lin Ze and Guo Jia returned to their tents. Xu Ziwu immediately pulled Yi Cong's troops over and surrounded the tents. He was also at the dinner today, knowing that his master and military advisor had something to do with each other. Very important things to talk about.
Under the dim light, Guo Jiadao said: "Taishan collapsed in front of him without changing his expression. Liu Xuande is a rare hero in this world. He will not be willing to submit to anyone. Moreover, this man is benevolent and righteous, and is very popular. Yun Changhe Yi." De is such a heroic figure and will never leave him. I am afraid he will be my lord’s biggest enemy in the future.”
Lin Ze nodded solemnly and said: "Yes, the problem in this world now is that all the princes are too powerful and no one will obey anyone. If there is someone who can order the world to integrate, the big man will still be strong. Now with me, there are Cao Cao, if we can't control this world, I really don't know how many people will call themselves emperors and serve as filial piety. Now it's too far to say these things. I think we'd better be more pragmatic, and we still need to annex land, increase the army, and enhance our strength."
Guo Jia nodded and said: "Yes, and we can't expand too fast. We must pay attention to a reputation and win the hearts of the people. We are taking Xuzhou now, like searching for something in a bag, but we can't take it yet. There is no use staying here, but After leaving, I am worried that Cao Cao will take Xuzhou. Lord, we are in a dilemma now."
Lin Ze smiled and said: "Don't worry, Cao Cao can't take Xuzhou now. Let's leave as soon as we should. That's what I think. Let General Huang garrison Beihai, and let's leave the logistics troops to him. I want to defeat Yangzhou, Yangzhou It’s a good place, a land of plenty.”
Guo Jiadao: "My lord, do you really think that Cao Cao can't take Xuzhou? Tao Qian has no ability, and Liu Guan and Zhang Zhao only have 50,000 or 60,000 troops."
"Don't worry, we will wait and see, we will take Yangzhou now!"
"Since my lord is confident, I won't say any more. It will be too easy to capture Yangzhou." Guo Jiadao: "The governor of Yangzhou, Chen Wen, is a sick man and can't stand it. But my lord, look at the map. Now we have Nanyang. You Yang, Huainan, and Beihai are just a line drawn across the land of China. If we take Yangzhou, it will be like a pair of chopsticks sandwiching Xuzhou. The land has no strategic depth, so why don't we think of ways to take Jingchu?"
Lin Ze raised the corner of his mouth and said: "Jingzhou, Liu Biao is in charge now. After all, he is a relative of Jin'er. We will wait until he recruits me."
After talking to Guo Jia, Lin Ze went to find Huang Zhong. It is not easy to garrison a city alone. Beihai is close to the Bohai Sea, and there is Chenliu in the middle, which is Cao Cao's territory. It is the closest to Huang Zhong. It was the Eagle Regiment in Bowang, but it only had 40,000 troops.
Not to mention Cao Cao, there is Yuan Shao in the north. The pressure on Huang Zhong is overwhelming. Therefore, Lin Ze delegates power to him and can expand the Chinese army to 100,000. No more. No more, it will affect people's livelihood... …
