At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Guo Peng was already used to it, so when he came back, he let Guo Mu and Guo Shui cook and entered the house by himself.

"Little Yi, where have you been today? I went to Dongguan to find you, and the people there said you left early."

Seeing Guo Peng coming back, Zang Hong put down the book in his hand.

"Cai Gong took me to meet Lu Gong."

Guo Peng took off his coat and put on comfortable home clothes.

"Lu Gong? Which Lu Gong?"

Zang Hong looked puzzled.

"Lu Zhi, Lu Ziqian."

"Lu Zhi?"

Zang Hong was surprised: "Lu Zhi, a disciple of Duke Ma? Lu Zhi, a colleague of Mr. Zheng Xuan?"

"Yes, it's him. Duke Cai and Duke Lu have an old relationship, so they took me to see him, hoping that Duke Lu would accept me as a disciple."

"what?"

Zang Hong didn't react for a while: "Cai Gong asked Lu Gong to accept you as a disciple? What's the situation? Lu Gong agreed?"

"Well, yes, so I'm now Duke Lu's student. Oh, by the way, I shouldn't call Duke Lu, I should change my words and call me teacher."

"........."

Zang Hong blinked, and the expression on his face gradually changed from doubt to consternation: "Ah?!! Duke Lu has accepted you as a disciple?!! That Duke Lu?!"

Seeing Zang Hong's extremely shocked expression, Guo Peng no longer concealed it, and smiled smugly.

"Yes, the teacher promised to accept me as a student! From now on, I can follow the teacher to study, and the teacher has just come to Luoyang as an official, and I am the only student beside me, and it seems that I don't plan to continue to accept other disciples. , I am the only one!"

Guo Peng kept showing off, and Zang Hong's envious eyes turned red.

Lu Zhi was a student of Ma Rong, and he and Zheng Xuan were the same brothers. Studying by his side can make a lot of money!

It took a long time for Zang Hong, who was jealous of plasmolysis, to return to normal.

"Little Yi, I really don't know how to say it, but I'm really lucky to be able to study with Duke Lu. If we become colleagues in the officialdom in the future, we will help you a lot."

"Where is it, I have to say this. In the future, we will support each other and take care of each other."

This is how the two completed the extremely dirty PY deal.

After the transaction, Zang Hong and Guo Peng talked about a somewhat unexpected thing.

"Ah? Your father is going to march north to attack Xianbei?"

When Zang Hong mentioned this, Guo Peng felt a little surprised.

Zang Hong's father, Zang Min, was a general of the Xiongnu and commanded the troops in the northern frontier. In May of this year, Guo Peng heard from Cai Yong that the Xianbei attacked the frontier in April.

At this moment, the border troubles in the north of the Eastern Han Empire were not too serious.

Generally speaking, as long as a large unifier cannot appear on the grasslands, it will never pose a substantial threat to the Han Empire, but once a slightly larger unifier appears, there will be a threat.

This person is called Tan Shi Huai.

From the time of Emperor Huan, he had been harassing the northern border of the Han Empire year after year. Emperor Huan was very disturbed, and because the war in the northwest was difficult to dispatch troops and horses to crusade, he wanted to use the method of harmony to appease him. This is also the consistent method of the rulers of the Han Empire.

In the end, this Tan Shihuai was really a figure. Facing the Huairou policy of the Han Empire, he refused to accept it. He didn't want to be a nobleman or a woman, he just wanted to loot.

He not only rejected the Huairou of the Han Empire, but also insisted on going south to invade the frontiers of the Han Empire every year.

At this time, Tian Yan, the general of the Xianbei Zhonglang, committed a little crime and was about to be convicted. In order to avoid the guilt, he bribed Wang Fu, the middle servant, and persuaded Emperor Ling to send troops to attack Xianbei in the north, thinking that he would give up his merits. .

It also happened that the Han Empire in the northwest was generally calmed down and had a chance to breathe. Xianbei was really too much, so Emperor Ling estimated that there was no problem, and ordered an army to send troops to the northern expedition to give a hard lesson to this ignorant northern prisoner.

Zang Hong's father, Zang Min, served as a general of the Xiongnu, leading troops in the northern Xinjiang. To fight a war, he was naturally responsible, and was counted among the generals who sent troops to the northern expedition.

Needless to say, since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty won a great victory in the northern expedition against the Huns, the Han Empire has become tough on the northern captives, and the northern captives have never been able to pose any effective threat to the Han Empire, whether it was the New Mang period or the Eastern Han Dynasty, so The Han Empire's contempt for the northern captives is also justified.

However, at this time, the Han Empire had just ended the century-old war against the Qiang, the treasury was exhausted, and the people's strength was exhausted.

Moreover, the enemy of Tan Shihuai is not simple. The unified Xianbei has developed vigorously, and has a large number of cavalry, and its combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.

The Han Empire didn't know much about him and did not collect much intelligence, so it was as simple as that.

But is war so simple?

Obviously not.

The court's voice against this war was very loud, and the reasons were nothing more than the fact that the army was retired to support the people and the treasury was empty. However, Emperor Ling didn't care, especially after seeing that the opponents were all nobles, he was even more disgusted and felt that it was necessary to use it. "Martial arts" to restore imperial power.

The dissuasion of the ministers was ineffective, and Cai Yong was still worried about it. Not a single person in the entire Dongguan school book team supported the war.

Even Cai Yong talked about this issue when he took him to see Lu Zhi. From a professional point of view, Lu Zhi also felt that the war was launched too hastily and was not the way to win.

Lu Zhi can be regarded as giving Ling Emperor a little face, feeling that this is not the "way to win", in fact, this is indeed not the way to win.

From Tanshihuai’s looting in the south in April, the dispatch of troops in July, and the dispatch of troops to the northern expedition in August, it took less than three months to prepare for the time required for both sides to report the situation and the court to discuss military aircraft.

Preparing for a war in less than three months is really not fully prepared in this era.

It takes time to recruit civilians, time to raise food and grass, time to prepare and mobilize the army, time to cooperate with the border government, time to search for intelligence, and time to plan routes.

Lu Zhi thought that their preparations were too hasty, but Tian Yan held that he had once defeated the Xianbei people, and had considerable contempt for the Xianbei people.

This is fast, it is easy to make mistakes, and once you make a mistake, everything will stop.

In these days, there is no information-based assistance for marching and fighting, and it all depends on the temporary maneuvering of the commander. Once an emergency occurs, it is very challenging.

Lu Zhi was very worried about whether their preparations in such a hurry would be able to cope with the unexpected situation, and even more worried about how Tan Shihuai would respond to the attack of the Han army. All in all, he was not optimistic.

Guo Peng is naturally not optimistic. Although he does not remember that the Eastern Han Dynasty actually launched an active war against Xianbei at this time, he is not a fool. He has received military education since he was a child and has his own views and understandings of the military. He is also not optimistic. this war.

"The preparations for this war seem to be too hasty. In April, Tan Shihuai went south, and now the imperial court has already sent troops to attack in August. This is not a simple counterattack, but the goal of destroying Tan Shihuai. This goal is to Isn't it too big?"

Guo Peng said this to Zang Hong.

Zang Hong frowned and thought for a while.

"My father wrote me a letter saying that this war can be won in all probability, because Tan Shihuai was not looted before, and there was rumors that he was injured and unable to act. Now is the best time to crusade against Tan Shihuai. Annihilate, and never end troubles."

Guo Peng frowned.

"The Xianbei tribes are able to maintain the system, all rely on the personal prestige of the leader, so, if the leader is injured or even seriously injured due to the war, it must be strictly confidential, and cannot be known to outsiders or even ordinary members of the tribe. , how is it possible to let us know? Do we have a reliable internal response?"

Zang Hong was stunned for a moment.

"It makes sense... This kind of thing is clearly a sign of weakness, how could it be easy for us to know? Internal response... I don't know."

Guo Peng thought for a while, looked at Zang Hong's worried expression again, shook his head, and patted Zang Hong's shoulder.

"Don't worry, don't think too much, we can think of it, and Ling Zun and the others can certainly think of it. They have a lot of experience in battles, so it's not our turn to worry."

"That's right, my father has been through hundreds of battles, so he must have figured it out a long time ago. I was overthinking it."

Zang Hong put away his worries and smiled again.

I hope things can really go in the right direction!

Chapter 32 I Want It All

Guo Peng no longer thought about this matter.

It's pointless to think about it at this time.

It took him a year to gain the appreciation and trust of Cai Yong, and finally he was able to take Lu Zhi as his teacher, but this was not a victory, it was just a prelude.

He wants to become Lu Zhi's apprentice, the kind that is famous all over the world.

So on the third day, he came to Lu Mansion early, and Lu Zhi told him to arrive earlier, and he really arrived earlier.

It was just dawn, and the Fangmen officer just opened the Fangmen's door, and he went to the door of Lu Zhi's house to wait. After the doorman of Lu Zhi's house opened the door, he saw Guo Peng standing outside the door with a reverent face, and he was immediately scared. One hop.

"My teacher told you to come early, you don't have to wait outside the door so early, what do you think?"

Lu Zhi looked at Guo Peng with an expression he didn't know what to say.

Guo Peng had no similar feeling at all.

"The teacher's order, the students will do it. The teacher tells the students to come early, and the students will come early."

Guo Peng's appearance as a good student made Lu Zhi angry and want to laugh.

"Have you had breakfast? Let's have some together?"

"it is good."

Guo Peng immediately followed.

"........."

Lu Zhi blinked, then took a deep breath, suppressed the depression in his heart, and took Guo Peng to breakfast.

This season is when Lu Zhi just came to Luoyang to clean up his house. His family has not come with him, and he has not officially gone to work in the imperial court. It is estimated that he will meet some friends during the seven-day vacation.

In addition, it was Lu Zhi's first assignment as a teacher and Guo Peng.

"You worship me as your teacher, you should know that I originally had disciples, but that was when I was teaching in my hometown many years ago. When I came to Luoyang to become an official, I didn't accept any apprentices, you were the first."

Guo Peng nodded to show his understanding.

The most famous of Lu Zhi's disciples are Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan.

Liu Bei didn't talk about it, he established Shu Han, cut off the emperor, and had one third of the world.

Gongsun Zan, known as the White Horse General, was a powerful warlord who competed with Yuan Shao for hegemony in Hebei.

In this way, Guo Peng actually has a relationship with Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan, even though Guo Peng and they do not know each other.

At this time, both Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan were still seventeen or eighteen-year-old teenagers. Both of them were still carrying all kinds of dreams and yearnings, thinking about seeking great wealth and honor, but they had no idea what their future situation would be like.

The first lesson Lu Zhi gave Guo Peng was called respect for teachers and respect for Tao, which was about how to respect teachers and abide by the "Tao" between teachers and students.

Lu Zhi did not shy away from the disciples he had accepted.

He bluntly said that Guo Peng's identity as Cao's son-in-law brought him convenience and also brought him huge hidden dangers. As his Lu Zhi's disciple, he could reduce this hidden danger to a certain extent, but how to weaken it depends on the Look at Guo Peng himself.

Lu Zhi put his words up front, don't use him as a tool to whitewash yourself.

If Lu Zhi found out that Guo Peng was just using him as a tool to cleanse himself, instead of studying in earnest, he would "beat up" Guo Peng and expel him from his teacher's door.

Guo Peng looked at Lu Zhi's strong muscles, then at his small arms and legs, and swallowed.

"Students study, not only for themselves, but also to help the world."

He immediately showed his heart and his attitude.

Lu Zhi didn't say whether he understood or not, but only said that the standard of judgment was in his heart, and he would make judgments in the years to come. He, Lu, did not care about Guo Peng's identity as Cao's son-in-law, so Guo Peng didn't need to worry about Lu. Someone will not teach with all their heart.

But as for whether or not to teach Guo Peng his true skills, it mainly depends on Guo Peng himself.

So it was the second class. The content of the second class was to ask Guo Peng to attack Lu Zhi.

That's right, attack Lu Zhi.

"Teacher, did I hear it right?"

"You heard it right, come here, and the teacher sees it. You are a person who has practiced martial arts all the year round. Come, let the teacher see how far your boxing skills are."

Guo Peng hesitated for a while.

"Teacher, students are not very good at boxing and kicking, and what students are best at is swordsmanship."

"Okay, there are wooden knives there, you can use them."

In the yard where Lu Zhi taught, there were not only desks, but also many weapons, some real ones, and some made of wood. Guo Peng took a wooden ring-head knife, held it in his hand, and looked at the same weapon. Lu Zhi with a wooden ring head knife.

"Teacher, is this really okay?"

"It's just a pass, don't think about learning any real skills from being a teacher! If you want to learn real skills, you must first show real skills."

Guo Peng understood.

"The teacher's meaning, the student understands, the teacher, the student offended."

"Come."