Treacherous ministers have deep routines

Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou, unfortunately died in battle, and the Yuzhou army belonged to Wei Man's adopted son Wei Xiu.

Wei Man, Zhang Rang and others defeated Hu Zhen with less, and they blinded Hu Zhen and captured many prisoners, which caused an uproar for a while.

Bao Xin, Prime Minister of Jinbei, was even more certain that Wei Man was an unborn leader, and only Wei Man could lead them to defeat Tong Gao and regain Luoyang.

And Sun Jian also looked at Wei Man differently.

Now there is a major event in the camp, and that is to prepare for the burial of Kong Ni.

Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou, was the first person to be killed in the alliance's rebel army. Although Kong Ni was mostly self-defeating, Wei Man, as the leader of the alliance, must appease the morale of the army and use this to boost morale. confrontation.

Wei Man started to prepare for the funeral and memorial service for Kong Ni, but there were a few restless people in the camp.

Although Yuan Shao is restless, he will also assess the situation.

The most restless and incapable of judging the situation is Wang Rui, governor of Jingzhou.

A few days ago Wang Rui threatened two conditions, unless Wei Man agreed to his two conditions, he would never send troops or supplies.

Wang Rui was sure that Wei Man was too young to hold the first class. Moreover, he was born as a governor. You must know that the governor's rank is very high, which is basically the same as that of the state herdsmen. He exists in the same place as the three central government officials, and the governor has the right to decide the scope of jurisdiction. The life and death of internal officials can be described as huge power.

But at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, after the Yellow Turban Uprising, the emperor devolved the military power to the lower levels. Although the county guards in various places were not as high as the governors and state herdsmen, they held the military power in their hands and were often powerful.

As a governor and not a military general, Wang Rui couldn't see through these things, and was still immersed in the illusion that his rank was superior to the top.

Moreover, Wang Rui, a literati, has a problem, that is, he looks down on military generals, and feels that military generals are reckless, all of them are reckless, and they can't help the world at all.

Because of these, Wang Rui was very dissatisfied with Wei Man, and he didn't want to fight, and he didn't want to send troops and food at all to weaken his own strength as a governor.

In this way, Wang Rui wanted to take advantage of the death of Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou, to make some articles.

Wang Rui wanted to use Kong Ni's death to shake the morale of the army.

Logically speaking, Zhang Rang led his troops to ambush Hu Zhen and defeated Hu Zhen.

At that time Zhang Rang asked Xia Yuanyun to bring the military flags of all the troops in the camp, Hu Zhen saw the military flags unfurling, and thought that the allied forces were coming to kill him, so Hu Zhen will definitely report to Tong Gao when he escapes this time.

Tong Gao will naturally have the illusion that the Rebel Alliance is united against the enemy.

Tong Gao will weigh it up, if the rebel army is united with the enemy and encircles them from three sides, what are his chances of winning?

Therefore, Zhang Rang's battle was not only a scene, but also morale, which boosted the morale of the rebel army and defeated Tong Gao's morale, which can be described as brilliant.

Wang Rui wanted to turn black and white, and use this to make a fuss.

Jingzhou Inspector Wang Rui walked around the camp and fell in love with Zhang Chao.

Wang Rui had always heard that Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, used to be in Chenliu and had some feuds with Wei Man. It seemed that he fought for some kind of favor, and Wei Man broke Zhang Chao's arms.

In this way, Wang Rui wanted to be the first to shake Zhang Chao and let him stand on his side.

Zhang Chao was with Zang Hong at this time, watching the soldiers performing martial arts training, Wang Rui walked over there, smiled very courteously and said, "Mr. Zhang, are you busy? I have a few words, I don't know." Can I have a story with Mr. Zhang?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chao said, "What are you talking about?"

Wang Rui was a little embarrassed, so he glanced at Zang Hong, and then said to Zhang Chao: "This... can I take a step to speak?"

Zang Hong frowned, but Zhang Chao did not refuse, saying, "All right, prince, please go ahead!"

Zhang Chao readily agreed, and walked out of the martial field with Wang Rui to a corner on one side.

Wang Rui said to Zhang Chao in a low voice: "Mr. Zhang, you don't know something. You saw the dead body of Mr. Kong. Oh...it's too miserable to go here!"

Zhang Chao raised his eyebrows, no one had anything to do to see Kong Ni's corpse, Wei Man was in charge of the burial, to be honest, Zhang Chao didn't feel sorry for Kong Ni.

Kong Ni's eyesight is high, he looks down on others, he is simply cynical, he doesn't like anyone, he is right to scold Er Yuan, but he also has fatal flaws.

At that time, Wei Man didn't tell Kong Ni, anyone could see that Wei Man was thinking about the overall situation, but Kong Ni, seeing that Wei Man couldn't afford it, so he wholeheartedly felt that Wei Man was trying to harm him.

Walking out of Suanzao swaggeringly like this, knowing that Hu Zhen's army is nearby, wouldn't it be rushing to die.

It's going to rain, mother is going to get married, who can stop such things as sending her to death?

Zhang Chao is a person who pursues strength, so he is unwilling to pay homage to Kong Ni's body because he thinks that Kong Ni can't afford it.

Wang Rui said again: "Mr. Zhang, think about it. Before we started fighting Dong Bandit, a governor died first. The governor! It's all Wei Man who can't lead well. I think if this is the case If we go down, we don’t need to fight any more, we are just going to die one after another, aren’t we?”

Hearing this, Zhang Chao already understood what Wang Rui meant, didn't he just rush him to leave?

If he left by himself, Wang Rui would be able to leave, otherwise he would act alone, maybe he would be kicked back by Wei Man.

Zhang Chao sneered in his heart, this governor is indeed very poor, what an old boy, he actually used himself to block the gun and wanted to stand out for him?

Pooh!

Zhang Chao sneered in his heart, his face remained calm, and he didn't answer him.

Wang Rui talked to himself alone, without seeming embarrassed, and said: "Wei Man is the leader of the alliance now, doesn't he just want us to send troops and food, so that he can reap the benefits of being a fisherman? How can there be such a good man in this world?" The truth? Mr. Zhang, don’t you think so?”

Zhang Chao smiled, but still didn't speak.

Seeing that he was silent all this time, Wang Rui felt embarrassed, so he said: "How about...Mr. Zhang, you can think about it again. If it's interesting, let's..."

Zhang Chao said perfunctorily, "That's fine, I'll think about it again, little brother."

Zhang Chao didn't agree, nor did he not agree, Wang Rui left happily after hearing that it made sense.

Zhang Chao looked at Wang Rui's back and sneered, thinking he thought I was a fool?There is something for you to see.

Just when he was feeling angry in his heart, he suddenly felt an itching in his ear, and someone whispered next to his ear.

"My lord, this Wang Rui has a cunning mind and is definitely unbelievable."

Zhang Chao was startled, and when he looked back, he saw that it was Zang Hong who had come quietly.

Although Zang Hong is a military official, he can be regarded as a half-civilian, but his martial arts are outstanding, and his lightness kungfu is superb. He quietly came behind Zhang Chao, and listening to him speak, it seems that he heard Wang Rui's words clearly just now.

Zhang Chao hurriedly covered his ears, took a step back, and said, "Well, Zang Hong, you actually overheard my discussion with the prince?"

Zang Hong cupped his hands and said: "It's a death penalty for a lowly job. I'm afraid that Wang Rui will take advantage of my lord, so..."

Zhang Chao sneered and said, "Are you worried? I'm not stupid. How could I be used by that little Wang Rui?"

As he spoke, he waved to Zang Hong and said, "Let's go."

Zang Hong said: "I dare to ask my lord, where is this going?"

Zhang Chao sneered, with a hint of ferocity on his face, and said, "This boy Wang Rui tricked me and wanted me to be the first bird, okay, I'll tell him to see who is better."

As he spoke, he walked forward, and Zang Hong hurriedly followed behind.

Unexpectedly, Zang Hong came to the camp of Wei Man's leader.

Wei Man sat in the tent, because of the cold weather these few days, there was even a snowfall, it was cold and clammy, and Wei Man was always playing tricks, the wound didn't heal, but he suffered from the wind and cold.

Wei Man was reading the paperwork with one hand, and covered his cough with the other hand to his lips.

As soon as he coughed, the wound was stretched again, and he wanted to ask Zhang Rang to take a look at the wound, but he didn't know where Zhang Rang had gone so early in the morning, and there was no one in the morning. trace.

Wei Man was not in the mood to read, so someone informed him that Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, was asking to see him.

Wei Man put down the paperwork, not knowing what Zhang Chaochao was doing, so he said, "Please."

Zhang Chao and Zang Hong came in quickly.

What is Zhang Chao here for?

Of course it was to inform.

As soon as Zhang Chao came in, he flattered and flattered the Jingzhou Governor Wang Rui's remarks just now.

When Wei Man heard this, he said suspiciously: "Why did Mr. Zhang tell me these things?"

Zhang Chao smiled and said: "It is because Wei Gong is now the general leader of our rebel army, and he has defeated Hu Zhen, and the use of troops is amazing. He can be called a role model for us. My younger brother is convinced, and I ask the leader to learn from him."

What Zhang Chao said was so sweet, Wei Man sneered in his heart, but also admired Zhang Chao's temperament of knowing current affairs, and said: "Then thank you, Mr. Zhang, for letting me know."

"No no no..."

Zhang Chao cupped his hands and said, "It's my brother's good fortune to be able to share the worries of the leader."

They were talking, when they heard a "wow!", the curtains of the tent suddenly opened, and it was Zhang Rang who came back.

Zhang Rang disappeared all morning, Wei Man was so anxious that he wanted to turn around, seeing Zhang Rang coming back, he was quite happy.

only……

It wasn't just Wei Man who saw Zhang Rang happy, but also Zhang Chao.

Zhang Chao suddenly saw Zhang Rang, his eyes lit up instantly.

Today Zhang Rang was wearing a lavender shirt, which was quite different from the usual plain white shirt and the elegant moon white shirt.

The purple color set off Zhang Rang's fair skin, outstanding temperament, interweaving indifference and nobility, which was indescribably stunning.

Zhang Chao's sharp eyes stared at Zhang Rang closely, Wei Man looked at it, and immediately all happy thoughts disappeared, and he just wanted to send Zhang Chao away quickly, and don't let him take another look.

Zhang Rang didn't realize it, and walked over with the things in his hands.

Wei Man said angrily, "Where did you go?"

Zhang Rang didn't read the sourness and anger in his mouth, put the utensils in his hands on the table, lifted the lid, and a gust of hot air rose up.

Wei Man looked down and saw that it was pheasant soup.

Wei Man was surprised and said, "Is this pheasant soup?"

Zhang Rang said very calmly: "Exactly, my lord has suffered from wind and cold for the past two days, so it's good to drink some pheasant soup."

Wei Man was even more surprised, and asked tentatively, "You cooked it?"

Zhang Rang nodded calmly.

For a moment, Wei Man was surprised and Nahan, while Zhang Chao was jealous.

You must know that a gentleman is far away from the kitchen, and few men are willing to cook in the kitchen, Zhang Rang actually cooks pheasant soup for Wei Man!

Wei Man's heart was warm for a while, and he felt very moved, and then caught a glimpse of Zhang Chao's envious eyes, and couldn't help but feel proud.

Dang even laughed "haha" and said, "Hey, I've said it all, you don't have to."

He said, and said to Zhang Chao very ostentatiously: "I made Zhang Gong laugh, Zhang Rang is like this, always caring about me, telling him that there is nothing to do, so he has to do these things by himself. "

As Wei Man spoke, Zhang Chao's gaze was indeed even more envious, both envious and jealous, and Wei Man was really sour physically and mentally looking at it.

While Wei Man was proud, he scooped a spoonful of pheasant soup into his mouth, and the "ha ha" laughter stopped immediately.

After a mouthful of pheasant soup, Wei Man's face was almost the same color as a bronze tableware.

I don't know what it tastes like, it's obviously pheasant soup, it should be very delicious, but it turned out to be bitter and smoky, and there is an indescribable smell of medicinal soup!

Wei Man's throat rolled with difficulty, and he nearly spit it out.

Zhang Rang watched Wei Man drink the pheasant soup indifferently, and said, "How does it taste?"

not really...

Although Wei Man thought so in his heart, Zhang Rang made the soup for himself, lest he would discourage him, and wanted to gain enough face in front of Zhang Chao.

Then he forced a smile and said, "Very...very delicious."

That's all, I added another sentence, enduring the taste of the Chinese medicine soup in my mouth, and said: "Sweet as a king."

The author has something to say:

【small theater】

Boss Wei: The pheasant soup made by my daughter-in-law, I have to drink it even on my knees!

Rang Po: ▼_▼