Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 424
Yan Liang is known as the head of the four court pillars in Hebei, and he is Yuan Shao's most reliable general, and Yuan Xi is Yuan Shao's second son. The two men brought troops to Bingzhou, and it must not be as simple as it appears on the surface.

It’s just that the covenant was first, and the black mountain bandits had not yet been eliminated. Cao Cao could not refuse Yan Liang and Yuan Xi’s kindness, so he agreed that their soldiers and horses should stay in the border of Taiyuan. Be on the lookout.

After Yuan Xi and Yan Liang's two troops were stationed in Taiyuan County, they only practiced around the camp every day and never left, but in fact they were all active at night.

About a thousand well-trained spy scouts would dress up as ordinary people and sneak around Taiyuan County every night. They came to Bingzhou not to help Cao Cao suppress the bandits, but to secretly search for Liu Yu's whereabouts.

More than half a month later, Cao Cao still did not wait for the Black Mountain Bandit, and Yuan Xi and Yan Liang never found Liu Yu.

On this day, Cao Cao brought people to Yuan Xi's camp in person, and the two sides were temporarily allies talking about the official business of encircling and suppressing the Black Mountain bandits.

Cao Cao asked whether the Jizhou side drove the Heishan bandits to Yangquan Pass according to the agreement. Yuan Xi answered in the affirmative, and the Jizhou army was indeed doing things according to the agreement, so they speculated that the Heishan bandits might still be avoiding disaster on the mountain.

There is no food stored on the mountain, and the Black Mountain bandits will go down the mountain sooner or later, so before leaving, Cao Cao hoped that Jizhou would continue to step up the offensive, and Yuan Xi took the opportunity to ask to send a branch to the south of Taiyuan County to help search for the Black Mountain bandits.

Cao Cao didn't hesitate too much, and directly refused. Taiyuan County is his territory, so how can he allow others to lead troops in at will? At the same time, after some testing, he basically confirmed that Yuan Xi and Yan Liang must have secrets when they led troops here. Task.

When Cao Cao returned to Yangquan Pass, he immediately issued strict orders to the Xiahou brothers, and kept an eye on the Jizhou barracks day and night.

In this way, Yuan Xi and Yan Liang could no longer send more scouts to search and arrest. Before they came, Yuan Shao had told them that if Cao Cao became suspicious, they would stop their mission immediately.

So the two discussed to wait a few more days and if there was still no news, they would withdraw to Jizhou.

At that time, Liu Yu was leading people to attack Hu Jiashan's Hu army, so Yuan Xi and the others must not be able to find any clues in Taiyuan.

After a few more days, there was still no news about Liu Yu. Yuan Xi and Yan Liang could only conclude that they were one step too late. Perhaps Liu Yu had already passed Bingzhou and returned to Luoyang City.

But in fact, Liu Yu is currently in Jinyang City in Taiyuan County.

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In a post house in Jinyang City, Liu Yu chatted with Zhang Xiu for a while, and when it was getting dark, he knocked on the door of the next room with the prepared wine and dishes.

They knocked on the doors of three rooms in a row, and finally, with Liu Yu's help, the four of them sat together.

"It's a lot of fate to be recruited at the same time. It's a pleasure to know the three of you. Let's raise our glasses together."

"... After drinking this bowl of wine, we are friends, and forget all the unpleasantness in the morning."

As the promoter, Liu Yu was the first to drink up the wine in the bowl.

Young people are already easy to communicate with, coupled with the blessing of Erguotou, Jiang Ji and Man Chong soon stopped complaining about Jia Kui.

"The taste of this wine is really delicious! It must be worth a lot!"

"Brother Wen is generous, the three of us are in his favor."

Seeing Man Chong and Jiang Ji having a good time drinking, Jia Kui borrowed flowers to offer Buddha and then paid the two of them three bowls of wine. Gradually, the three of them became a little drunk.

"Jia is to blame for what happened today, but Mao Jie is too... Forget about it, I will definitely apply again when I get the chance."

Jia Kui was still annoyed at being rejected by Mao Jie today. After hearing this, the other two also expressed their willingness to send greeting cards with him, to meet him and hope to get Mao Jie's understanding.

At this time Liu Yu chuckled, and asked in a puzzled tone: "Then Mao Jie obviously has bad eyesight and can't see the talents of you, why did the three insist on hanging from a tree?"

"Brother Wen...you want me to spare Mr. Gongcao directly?"

Jiang Ji's mind turned quickly, but he misunderstood Liu Yu's meaning.

"No!"

Liu Yu smiled and switched the dish in front of him with the one in front of Jiang Ji.

The three of Jiang Ji are all smart people, and they understood Liu Yu's deep meaning at that time.

"It turns out that Brother Wen didn't tell me to go directly to Guo Junshi, but said to switch to other princes! It's just that the princes in the world are the same, who cares about the children of poor families, that is, Caozhou Mu of Bingzhou is still a real virtuous corporal."

Among the three, Man Chong was the oldest, and there was endless melancholy in his words at this time.

"There is something in Bo Ning's words!" Liu Yu was not in a hurry to recommend places for them, but wanted to take this opportunity to learn more about the temperament and experience of the three of them.

"Well, back then I was considered young and promising, and I was recommended as a county magistrate just after I reached the crown. It was only because I offended people that I used too many punishments in adjudicating a case, and I have never been able to be reused in my hometown since then..."

"...It was in vain for me to study hard for more than ten years and only want to display my ambitions, alas..."

Man Chong gulped down a gulp, with an indescribable frustration on his face.

He is from Yanzhou, and he went to Jizhou on the way from Yanzhou to Yuzhou. It was only because of his low background and no recommendation from a famous family that he bumped into a wall all the way. In desperation, he came to Bingzhou to try his luck.

Jiang Ji was also deeply touched after hearing this. His experience was similar to that of Man Chong. It was also because of his poor family that he could not gain a foothold in Yangzhou. Later, he heard that Cao Cao had used Guo Jia, a son of a poor family, as a military commander to sacrifice wine, so he came here to apply for the recruitment.

"Brother Boda and I think the same, and I also want to find a wise master to work with, so that I can show what I have learned."

After Jiang Ji finished talking about his experience, he also drank a full bowl, and then turned to look at Jia Kui.

"Brother Liang Dao, don't just drink, why don't you tell me about your experience, is it because you didn't meet your talents that you came to Taiyuan to try your luck?"

After hearing this, Jia Kui put down the wine bowl in his hand and sighed heavily.

"My hometown is in Xiangling County, Hedong County. I used to be considered a big local family. It was only because I offended the Han family in Anyi that I moved my family to Shangdang County. I'm not afraid of your jokes if I say it. If I can make a name for myself in Bingzhou , the first thing is to destroy that Han family!"

The three of them were talking about the distressing things in their hearts. During this time, Liu Yu didn't interject a word, but kept their wishes firmly in mind.

"By the way, I don't know where brother Yigu's hometown is, and why he came to Bingzhou to apply for a job?" Jiang Ji asked.

"I'm from Luoyang. Recently, I came to Bingzhou to do some business. I happened to be recruiting talents at the military division's office. Out of curiosity, I went in and took a look. Who knows..."

Speaking of this, Liu Yu smiled and took out Guo Jia's personal recommendation letter from his arms.

"Who knew that I accidentally entered the backyard and got Guo Fengxiao's approval."

As soon as this remark came out, the three of Jia Kui were shocked on the spot. The three of them had also been to Guo Jia's mansion, so they knew what it meant to be able to enter the backyard mansion of Guo's mansion.

(End of this chapter)