Xiaoqi

Li Li shook his head lightly, and said with a smile: "Brother Bogui, you don't need to blame yourself. In troubled times, there are many people who are unpredictable, greedy, and people who want to make progress. I can't blame Brother Bogui. Now that winter is coming and spring is coming, we in Youzhou will face a severe test again. , a big battle is in full swing, and it will come as scheduled in the near future. At that time, brother Bogui will be needed to help. We will fight side by side, and we will be invincible. We will strive to wipe out Wuhuan in one fell swoop. Barbarians!"

Gongsun Zan's expression changed, and he said anxiously, "How did my lord know that the battle is approaching? I wonder if it's true?"

Li Li nodded slightly, and said with an inscrutable smile: "There is nothing wrong with this matter. It is said that in the cold winter of last year, Yuan Shao in Jizhou sent two envoys, one to the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes, and the other to Jingzhou. Thinking about Yuan Shao's move There must be a plan, and as for what the conspiracy is, it is still unknown. But it is spring now, and all the plans will be revealed in the next few months, and I can wait and see."

Before the words finished, Li Zhi, who had just left, walked into the big tent again, holding a stack of letters in both hands, and said respectfully: "This is the news just came from Xi Zuo, and the Huainan battlefield has changed dramatically.

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Time flows relentlessly, and it is already winter and spring in a blink of an eye.

In late February 198 AD, Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, joined forces with the prefects of Lingling and Guiyang to rebel against Liu Biao, and led the rebel army to quickly capture the counties and counties in southern Jing.By the end of March, Zhang Xian led the rebels from the three counties to segregate Jingnan. They had tens of thousands of troops, recruited troops aggressively, and actively expanded their forces.

Liu Biao, who was going to Huainan, was shocked when he heard the news. He immediately led the army to withdraw from the Huainan battlefield, and rushed back to Jingzhou without stopping to lead the army to suppress the rebellion.At the same time, the Jingzhou navy also quickly returned to attack the Jingnan rebels by water.In this way, advancing both land and water, the Jingnan rebels were attacked from two sides, and the situation was stabilized in just half a month, and the offensive momentum of Zhang Xian's rebels was curbed.

However, the ensuing battle fell into a stalemate. Zhang Xian's rebels were very tenacious and resisted steadily, making Liu Biao's army unable to attack for a long time.Subsequently, the counter-insurgency army's offensive was frustrated, and the war was stalemate and stalemate.At this point, Liu Biao's army was restrained in Jingzhou, unable to go to the Huainan battlefield, which brought the raging Huainan battle to a standstill, allowing Yuan Shu, who was in a desperate situation, to have a respite, adding variables to the entire battle against Yuan, and the situation became more and more chaotic. Obscure.

In mid-March, General Li Li ordered Liu Biao to send troops to Huainan to conquer Yuan Shu, but Liu Biao politely refused on the grounds that the rebellion in Jingnan had not yet been resolved.Afterwards, Li Li became furious and issued a decree to challenge the leader of the Yuan League, openly accusing Liu Biao of prevarication, disregarding the danger of the Han Dynasty, breaking his promise, forgetting his family, and vainly being a clan member of the Han Dynasty.While denouncing Liu Biao, Li Li sent Zhendong General Bocai to lead an army of [-] to raid Nanyang County in Jingzhou;

As the general's orders spread throughout the world, the Xiliang Army officially intervened in the two major battlefields of Huainan and Youzhou.On the Youzhou battlefield, the Xiliang army claimed to have dispatched 20 troops; on the Huainan battlefield, it dispatched 35 troops, and another [-] infantry quietly approached Nanyang.So far, the Xiliang Army has successively dispatched [-] troops to the Central Plains battlefield, which opened the prelude to the Xiliang Army's eastward advance to the Central Plains.

Chapter 950

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The weak willows support the wind, and the green grass is like a rug.When spring returns to the earth again, Nanyang County is full of vitality.

Wancheng is still prosperous, with people coming and going on the streets, shops everywhere, and caravans in the inns. The people live and work in peace and contentment. Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

Two years ago, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty and his officials came to Wancheng and attracted an army of seven princes. More than 20 soldiers and horses from the princes, together with the [-] troops of Liu Biao in Jingzhou, a total of more than [-] troops gathered inside and outside Wancheng. There were thousands of young women who left, and they caused disasters when they left.As a result, after the armies of the princes withdrew from Wancheng, there was a mess inside and outside the city. Thousands of people in the city moved with their families to the territory of Sili, and the area outside the city was deserted for dozens of miles.

Zhuge Xuan, who was the governor of Nanyang at the time, was heartbroken by this, his eyes were soaked in blood, and he even wanted to die.Fortunately, Liu Biao of Jingzhou left some food and supplies when he left with his army, and he encouraged him a lot. In addition, the people in the city supported him very much and believed in him, which made him calm down again and determined to serve as an official for the benefit of others. Otherwise, you will die with peace.

Hard work pays off, and if you pay, you will be rewarded.

Two years later, Wancheng regained its former prosperity. The people in the city returned to the original [-] households, the shops were reopened, and the number of caravans was increasing.Wancheng, the emperor's hometown, is full of vitality again.

When Wancheng came back to life, Zhuge Xuan, the prefect who was nearly seventy years old, came to the end of his life.The lamp ran out of fuel and was dying.For the past two years, he has been struggling to support himself. Every winter, he has to lie on the sickbed for more than two months. When the spring is warm and the flowers bloom next year, he will support the county's government affairs with his sick body.Day after day, year after year.Last winter he fell ill again.I thought that after spring came, I could get up again, continue to preside over the government affairs of Nanyang, and teach farming and mulberry.Govern counties.Unexpectedly, less than a month and a half after he got up from the sick bed after the beginning of spring, he passed out in the lobby of the government office at noon five days ago, and then fell ill.Life is at stake.

He survived two cold winters abruptly.Just after the third cold winter, Zhuge Xuan fell ill again, this time he really couldn't survive.He was in a coma for three whole days, until the fourth day when Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang rushed back after hearing the news, he just opened his eyes leisurely, but he was still awake sometimes and comatose, and was in danger.

At noon on the fifth day, Zhuge Xuan woke up again.This time he was really sober.Radiant and hale and hearty.Struggling to sit on the couch, he called Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang brothers to the bed, mumbling about many past events, and laughing heartily from time to time.The two Zhugejin brothers sitting on the edge of the bed and listening to each other before the sickbed, echoed each other from time to time, forced a smile on their faces; Being noticed by my uncle, I couldn't bear to interrupt his elegant mood.

Many years ago, when the father of the five brothers and sisters Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang died of illness, it was the same situation at this moment.That day, their father suddenly recovered, and the family was still sitting and eating together at noon, and their father left in the afternoon.The scene many years ago is still in front of my eyes, and Zhuge Xuan is like this at this moment, how can the two brothers not be sad, how can they not shed tears?

Looking back on the past ten years, Zhuge Xuan took his brother and sister to wander from Langya County to sojourn under Liu Biao's tent in Jingzhou, where they were stared at and bullied.And Zhuge Xuan was in front of all this, and the livelihood of a large family fell on his shoulders, but at that time he was already close to sixty years old, and he was dying.

Among the aristocratic families, the old people of such an old age are enjoying their happiness in peace, and their children are in love with each other, spending their old age in peace.But Zhuge Xuan did not have this blessing. He was still responsible for the livelihood of the two families and was the only pillar of the family. He wanted to support the four children under his brother's knees, create better conditions for them, and raise them up. , start a family and start a business.

With the hope of the whole family on his shoulders, Zhuge Xuannian was approaching his sixtieth year and was still seeking a way to become an official, so he humbly asked Liu Biao for recommendation time and time again.Among the sufferings, although Zhuge Xuan kept silent and didn't mention a word, the five brothers and sisters of Zhuge Jin saw everything in their eyes and kept it in their hearts.

Because of this, when Zhuge Liang met Li Li two years ago, he could actually leave with him, but he insisted on staying in Nanyang County and staying with Zhuge Xuan to fulfill his filial piety, adhering to the ancient saying of "parents are not far away".Even when he traveled to Jiangdong and Jingnan, he would regularly send letters back to report that he was safe, so that Zhuge Xuan would not worry about it.

Last fall, Li Li held a wedding for Zhuge Liang at the Luoyang County Guard's Mansion before leading the army.Although there were not many people attending the wedding, and only a dozen or so senior generals of the Xiliang Army were eligible to attend, the wedding was particularly grand.Zhuge Xuan went to Luoyang in person, all members of the Zhuge family were present, Li Li presided over the wedding in person, and Mi Zhu and Zhuge Xuan took the seat to witness the union of the couple.Kong Ming's new wife, Mi Huan, was two years older than him, but she was beautiful, beautiful and pure, which made Zhuge Xuan very satisfied. He thanked Li Liyu for this marriage, and his gratitude was beyond words.And Kongming is also very fond of Mi Huan, and Mi Huan fell in love with him at first sight. Such a concubine-loving couple is really envious of others.After marriage, Zhuge Liang only lived in Luoyang for three days, and then returned to Wancheng with Mi Huan and Zhuge Xuan; if Zhuge Ling hadn't been pregnant at that time, he might have gone to Wancheng to take care of Zhuge Xuan for a period of time. It's a catastrophe.

After spending the winter in fear, Zhuge Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief, but unexpectedly, the last year's farewell turned out to be a forever farewell.Now Zhuge Xuan fell ill again

Before the sick bed, brothers Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang sat by the bed and talked with Zhuge Xuan.In the inner hall outside the bedroom, Zhuge Hui, Mi Huan and younger brother Zhuge Jun were sitting in the hall, Zhuge Jun was very anxious.Restless, she walked outside the closed door from time to time and looked into the bedroom through the crack of the door.Zhuge Hui wanted to go forward to check, but it was inconvenient for her body.He also had to take care of his second sister-in-law, Mi Huan, for fear that she, like him, would get pregnant inadvertently.

Indeed, the two daughters Zhuge Hui and Mi Huan were pregnant at the moment, and they should not be emotional, so they were blocked by Zhuge Jin and Kong Ming brothers, and left their younger brother Zhuge Jun to take care of them and not let them move around.Mi Huan's pregnancy was naturally the result of Kong Ming's hard work.After they got married, the two of them fell in love with each other like glue, and after a hard winter of farming, they finally took root.nowadays.Mi Huan has been pregnant for three months, her lower abdomen is slightly swollen, and she is beginning to show her pregnancy, which is also the most dangerous period of time.A little carelessness will move the tire gas.

And Zhuge Hui had a secret relationship with Chen Daozhu, the deputy commander of Jin Yiwei in midsummer last year.Immediately under Zhuge Xuan's arrangements, the two got married quickly.When Chen Dao took the initiative to ask Ying to stay in Longzhong to protect Kong Ming, Li Li could see that Zhuge Hui and Chen Dao were secretly in love, and they often flirted with each other very warmly.So Li Li agreed to Chen Daosuo's invitation because of his adult beauty, and privately beckoned to Kong Ming, asking him to facilitate the marriage.did not expect.Chen Dao was unambiguous, maybe he had followed Li Li for some years.Finally got the hang of it, and even took Zhuge Hui ahead of time, and cooked raw rice into mature rice.

This is really like a master, there must be a servant.Li Li killed Zhuge Ling first and then took down Zhuge Ling, making Zhuge Ling unable to get out of bed for three days; while Chen Dao followed suit and made Zhuge Hui's belly bigger before they got married.For this reason, Kong Ming was so angry that his teeth itched, he reprimanded Chen Dao severely, and then reported to Zhuge Xuan, trying his best to facilitate the good things between the two.

When Zhuge Xuan learned that his niece Zhuge Hui was pregnant, everything came naturally, and they got married quickly, which made Chen Dao and Zhuge Hui, the mandarin ducks, finally achieve the right result.

At present, Zhuge Hui is six months pregnant, sitting in the hall with her big belly upright, not daring to move.Her husband, Chen Dao, had just been here, and after being called outside the door by Kong Ming to whisper, Chen Dao told Zhuge Hui a few words, and left in a hurry.

In the dormitory, Zhuge Xuan talked a lot, while Zhuge Jin and his brothers nodded in agreement, and secretly turned their heads to wipe away the tears from the corners of their eyes.

Suddenly, Zhuge Xuan's voice paused, and he sighed softly: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are caused by the number of days, which cannot be changed by human power. The sage said: Knowing the destiny at fifty, being a father is already a man of nearly seventy years, and he has already put life and death aside Therefore, you brothers don’t need to be sad. Seventy years have passed since ancient times. Living this age for your father is already blessed by God and your heart is satisfied. The most important thing is that you can watch your brothers and sisters grow up, get married and start a business, and your father’s wish has been fulfilled , die without regret.” After speaking, Zhuge Xuan had a kind and gratified smile on his face, as if he was very satisfied with Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang.

"Father (uncle)" Zhuge Jin burst into tears before speaking, choked up and unable to speak, all the words in his heart were in the two lines of tears at the corners of his eyes.Zhuge Liang, who was sitting next to him, also had red eyes, with crystal tears swirling in his pupils, but he resisted the tears from falling out.

Seeing the filial piety of the two nephews, Zhuge Xuan was relieved, he raised his arm and patted Zhuge Jin's arm with difficulty, then grabbed Zhuge Liang's left hand and never let go.After calming down, he looked at Zhuge Jin kindly, and said softly: "At the beginning when Liu Jingsheng invited you to become an official, the reason why my father blocked it was because my father knew Liu Biao's nature very well. He likes to recruit young talents but can't entrust them with important responsibilities. He has the name of loving and cherishing talents but has no truth. In the final analysis, he is just someone who is trying to gain fame and reputation, and it is not worth my son to join him.

On the contrary, a letter from general Li Li came, asking you to serve under his command as a father.Of course there is Kong Ming's recommendation, but also because my father is very optimistic about this young and promising general, you will not make a mistake following him, and you will definitely do something in the future. "

Speaking of this, Zhuge Xuan changed the subject and said to Kong Ming: "The general thinks highly of you, and is willing to become a brother of a different surname with you. This alone will save you from many detours, and your achievements in the future will definitely be higher than Ziyu's." , the future is limitless. However, there are many talented people under the command of the general, and there are many wise men. Kong Ming must guard against arrogance and impetuosity.

Zhuge Liang nodded happily, and said in a respectful voice: "What the father said is very true, the child must keep it in his heart, and dare not forget it for the rest of his life."

"That's good, I'm relieved to be a father." Zhuge nodded with a smile on his face, and said with a feeling in his heart: "Now that Emperor Han has passed away, the world is in complete chaos. In the future, the battles and fights among the princes in various towns will definitely intensify. This is also good , the world will be divided for a long time, and it will be united for a long time. Only after great chaos can there be great order. Since ancient times, the change of dynasties has never been better."

Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed, and he admired sincerely: "Father's high-speaking words are to the point. A child is hard to look up to his father, and I admire him so much!"

Zhuge Xuan shook his head slightly, and said in a low voice: "For the first half of my father's life, I was preaching and teaching (teaching and educating people), and the second half of my life was wandering and wandering. I am used to seeing the vicissitudes of the world and experiencing the warmth and coldness of the world. This insight is still there, and it is not enough. In all fairness, a dragon among men like Li Wenchang from Xiliang is something I have only seen in my life, and compared to Kong Ming, it is even worse. So in the future, my son still needs to be loyal to help, don't be negligent, and you must know that the changes of dragons are profound. Measuring, changing, and not allowing the slightest carelessness."

While breathing slowly, Zhuge Xuan's expression changed slightly, and his voice stopped suddenly, so that Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang's hearts tightened, and they watched him nervously, fearing that he might make a mistake.Fortunately, after Zhuge Xuan paused for a while, the look on his face returned to normal, and he said with a smile: "Uncle Zhi (Chen Dao) hasn't arrived today, so he must have been sent by Kong Ming to take over the city, right?"

"Father, it is true." Zhuge Liang replied.

Zhuge Xuan nodded lightly, and pondered: "That's fine. I worked hard to govern Nanyang for my father, and now it has finally achieved some results. Instead of falling into Liu Biao's hands and being devastated by the flames of war, it is better to hand it over to Li Wenchang as soon as possible. It is so safe. The people of Nanyang are not suffering from the war. And this is precisely what Weifu admires him the most. So far, no prince has been able to snatch the city from him. This is rare in troubled times. Wancheng was handed over to He, rest assured for the father."

Half an hour later, Zhuge Xuan, the prefect of Nanyang, passed away with a smile at the age of 70.In the afternoon of the same day, Bocai led an army of [-] to raid Nanyang County, and stationed in Wancheng the next day, and then the counties under Nanyang County announced the news.In just three days, Nanyang County changed hands and was formally brought under Li Li's rule. Zhuge Jin then succeeded his father Zhuge Xuan as the prefect of Nanyang.

Just half a month after the Xiliang army successfully took over Nanyang County, Zhuge Xuan was buried, and then a group of cars drove slowly out of the north gate and headed straight for Sili.

Chapter 951 Lu Longsai, the Feather Fan Towel

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Spring is warm and flowers are blooming, and the ice and snow are melting.On the land of Youzhou covered by ice and snow for a whole winter, everything wakes up and revives again, with luxuriant foliage and lush greenery.

You Beiping County City, the abandoned city in the past has now been renovated. Tens of thousands of Han troops stationed in the city, and with this city as the center, they quickly recovered the counties, expelled the barbarians and resettled the refugees.

Like Youbeiping County, counties and counties such as Yuyang, Guangyang, and Shanggu County also successively stationed the Han army, repaired the city, accepted refugees, repaired houses, and actively restored people's livelihood.

By April, when the flowers were blooming, the entire Youzhou had not been recovered except Liaoxi County and Liaodong County.As for the Liaodong vassal state, Lelang County, and Xuantu County, the three counties are currently out of reach, and they are temporarily under the rule of Liaodong Gongsun Du.Even so, the people in the border county are still rejoicing and admiring from the bottom of their hearts: the Youzhou army, which has been sluggish all the time, has finally risen once again. real man!

In mid-April, Li Li led the army all the way northward, and arrived at Lulongsai (now Xifengkou, Hebei), the frontier pass guarding the hinterland of Youzhou.The soldiers who followed him out of the city this time were the reorganized Youzhou Battalion cavalry and Wu Rui Battalion, plus Zhao Yun's [-] former army and [-] Jinyiwei cavalry, a total of [-] troops.Coincidentally, the [-] troops happened to be [-] cavalry and [-] infantry.In addition, there are more than [-] defenders at the Lulongsai pass, but these defenders are already frightened by the barbarian cavalry.can be ignored.

Today, the Eastern Expeditionary Army under Li Li's command is really 20 troops.There are 13 soldiers and horses in the headquarters, and 20 cavalry of the Youzhou Army are integrated.It adds up to a full 3.As for the more than [-] rebels under Yan Rou's command, only [-] soldiers remained after excluding the old, weak, sick and disabled; and Gongsun Zan's original army of more than [-] troops was screened to leave more than [-] soldiers.The remaining [-] horses were drilled again and reorganized into Youzhou prefectural soldiers, controlled by Guo Jia, the governor of Youzhou.

Since then, the army under Li Li's command has increased by another [-] troops, and has more than [-] troops, which is far stronger than other princes.It is really thriving, far ahead of all the heroes in the world.

However, the news of the change of ownership in Youzhou has not yet been made public.This is not Li Li's intentional mystification.He intended to keep a hand with the princes of the towns, but received a secret report a month ago that the leaders of Wuhuan's various tribes and the eastern Xianbei leader Suli were colluding in an attempt to jointly send troops to attack Youbeiping.He and Yuan Shao's army in Jizhou attacked Gongsun Zan back and forth.Captured Youzhou in one fell swoop.