Unparalleled Huaxiong of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 417 Abandoned State Shepherd

Tao Qian closed his eyes slightly: "Yuan Long already has an idea?"

Chen Deng smiled wryly and said: "Master, in the final analysis, this is actually a matter of the emperor's edict."

Tao Qian said displeased: "What is an edict? With this edict, everyone in the world knows that I, Tao Qian, remained loyal to the Han until the end of my life. In the history books of later generations, Tao Qian was still a loyal minister. Without this edict, I It’s no different from Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, but they are people from Qin and Chu.”

Chen Deng quickly raised his hand to show that he understood, and then said, "My lord, don't worry, Yuanlong knows how to deal with it."

"Ah."

Tao Qian nodded, and Chen Deng retreated slowly.

Soon, a fast horse from Xiapi galloped towards Yecheng, carrying with it Chen Yuanlong's handwriting written by the great general Hua Xiong.

At this time in Langya territory, Cao Bao had already been beaten by Zhang Yun, and at first Cao Bao was able to lead troops out of the city and Zhang Yun's style, but after being defeated by Zhang Yun for three consecutive battles, Cao Bao never dared to go out of the city again, and stayed in the city all day long. Kaiyang City is waiting for news of the next batch.

Cao Bao knew that the next batch of gentlemen would not expect him to be able to withstand Zhang He's attack at all, and they might already be thinking about how to surrender right now.

Zhang Yun outside the city was not in a hurry. He had just won the Qingzhou food and supplies, and the large number of Qingzhou cities also needed Huaxiong to send people from the rear to hand over.

Four or five days passed like this, and it seemed that everyone had lived a life of guarding against arrogance and impetuosity.

On this day, the convoy escorting Guan Yu arrived in Yecheng.

Hua Xiong was a headache for Guan Yu. First of all, Hua Xiong knew that Guan Yu would never surrender, and he had cut off Guan Yu's beard. Hua Xiong thought that Guan Yu should hate Guan Yu for this.

And if you use the same method as Zhao Yun, Lu Bu, and Cao Cao to deal with Guan Yu, it will probably not work, but it is possible if Liu Bei dies.

Thinking about it, Hua Xiong decided to find someone who was familiar with Guan Yu to meet him. The first thing Hua Xiong thought of was Zhang Liao, but just when Hua Xiong was about to let someone call Zhang Liao, he suddenly remembered that it was Zhang Liao and Guan Yu have never seen what happened in the Three Kingdoms in the previous life.

As a last resort, Hua Xiong personally greeted Guan Yu at the city gate.

"Yun Chang, long time no see."

There was no grand welcome ceremony, only Hua Xiong brought Li Yuanba, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and a group of hundred iron eagle guards. Hua Xiong knew that for someone as proud and arrogant as Guan Yu, if he really gave him a The grand reception ceremony, that is his torture.

Guan Yu had a serious expression on his face, but he just bowed his hands to Hua Xiong without saying a word.

Hua Xiong smiled slightly, but he didn't care, everyone knows that Guan Yunchang respects little people and despises dukes, this is the opposite of his brother Zhang Fei.

Hua Xiong led Guan Yu to a secluded courtyard in Ye City, and said to him:

"Yun Chang, you will live here from now on. The daily expenses will be borne by the General's Mansion, and the salary will be the same as that of Jiuqing."

Guan Yu bowed slightly: "There is no need for a salary. It is an honor for a defeated general to have a place to stay. How dare you accept salary for nothing?"

Hua Xiong smiled and said, "Okay." After speaking, he led the crowd away.

Back at the temporary General’s Mansion in Yecheng, as soon as they entered, several scribes surrounded them, Li Ru, Jia Xu, Tian Feng, and Ju Shou, and two people behind them were drinking in front of each other, Xun You and Guo Jia , although these two people do not participate in the governance of political affairs, they have become frequent visitors to Hua Xiong's place.

After the little emperor launched the Chang'an incident, Xun You's attitude towards Hua Xiong changed drastically, and he was gradually accepted by Li Ru and others.

When Hua Xiong saw it, his head suddenly grew dizzy:

"Gentlemen, didn't I tell you that you should discuss any political matters, and if you still cannot make a decision, come and find me again."

Li Ru said: "My lord, we can't be the masters of big things."

As he spoke, he handed Tao Qian's letter to Hua Xiong. Hua Xiong finished reading it and said with a smile:
"This Tao Qian is really funny. He is so pedantic. He thinks that if the emperor gives him an edict to announce to the world, Tao Qian will be able to keep his reputation as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty?"

Jushou said:

"My lord, this is a good thing."

"what for?"

"My lord, this Tao Shijun set a precedent for others. He Tao Qian wanted to surrender and be a loyal minister, but Zhang Lu didn't want to? In the future, the general's army will go south, and the princes from all over the world will submit to the emperor in the name of surrendering to the emperor. General, isn't that justified?"

Tian Feng stepped forward and said: "Yes, I am afraid that the happiest person at this time is General Zhengnan."

"Hahaha!"

Several people burst into laughter, and when Cao Cao was mentioned, Hua Xiong asked Li Ru and Jia Xu, "Is there any news from Liangzhou Mengde recently?"

Li Ru stepped forward and said: "Yes, it's no wonder that the Lord has his eyes on someone. After Meng De arrived in Liangzhou, he immediately rectified military affairs, resettled refugees, and opened up fields. According to reports from General Su Lie and Jin Yiwei, Liangzhou is now a It is a sign of prosperity, and General Su Lie even praised Meng Dehao in his letter!"

Li Ru's last sentence is obviously different from it, it seems to be implying that Hua Xiong should be careful about such things. sounded.

Hua Xiong found out that Li Ru seemed to be particularly concerned about monitoring his colleagues.

Hua Xiong knew in his heart that Su Lie would definitely not have two minds, but at this time he could not disobey Li Ru's kindness, he smiled at Li Ru: "There will be peace between Lao and Wen, and there will be another war in Liangzhou, please invite Wen again in the future." And pay more attention to the movements over there."

Li Ru bowed and said, "I will not disgrace my life."

At this time, Jia Xu stepped forward and said to Hua Xiong: "My lord, we can still make some articles about Tao Shijun. The world has suffered from the state pastoral system for a long time. Why don't we take this opportunity and just..."

Jia Xu didn't finish his sentence, but Hua Xiong looked at him with brilliant eyes, what is an old fox?This is it!

At that moment, Hua Xiong immediately ordered Jia Xu to start to deal with this matter. After Hua Xiong left, the four of them went to deal with their own affairs. Only Guo Jia and Xun You were left. After a while, the two had a few more drinks. Guo Jia said to Xun You:
"Gongda, go back to your uncle."

Xun You smiled and said, "What? I'm afraid I'll miss your future by staying with you by the General's side?"

Guo Jia laughed and said, "I'm afraid you'll miss your own future, Gongda, you have to persuade Wen Ruo, otherwise."

The smile on Xun You's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a strong one.

A few days later, Xuzhou Tao Qian announced to the world that the state pastoral system was not beneficial to the national economy and the people's livelihood. He wrote a letter to resign from the post of state pastoral.

As soon as Tao Qian's article came out, Liu Yan of Yizhou and Liu Biao of Jingzhou turned pale with shock.

(End of this chapter)