Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 364
This is Xiapi!

All the way to the east, Chen Gong always looked relaxed and casual, as if he was on an outing with Zhang Zhao, but when he finally arrived at the destination of this trip, he was so excited that he showed a little majesty.

After defeating Cao Cao, the reason why Lu Bu led the remnant troops to Xuzhou was because of Chen Gong's advice. Although he was from Yanzhou, he had little ambition, and he had already learned about the neighboring hometown of the overlord. , I even think that at this time, when Xuzhou's people's hearts are fluctuating and Liu Bei's foundation is unstable, there is no small chance for Lu Bu and him to participate in this meeting.

Unfortunately.
Looking at the tall and solid city wall ahead and the wide moat outside the city, Chen Gong imagined everything that happened some time ago in his mind.

There are countless cities scattered in this vast land, and each city is the center of a battle. The three huge military groups of Liu Bei, Yuan Shu, and Wang Zheng are inside and outside of each stronghold, focusing on breaking and defending the city. Fighting fiercely for the goal, stirring up the wind and clouds.

The preservation or fall of each city is not a sign of one party's gain or loss, but the fortune and success or failure of the three parties. In the end, this battle for hegemony, which mainly focuses on urban offensive and defensive battles, is the youngest player. at last.

Whether it's Chen Gong or Lu Bu, they know that Wang Zheng has a chance to win, but they never thought it would be so easy.
The victory and defeat will be divided so quickly!
This makes them completely lost the chance to get chestnuts out of the fire.

While Chen Gong was thinking about it, Zhang Zhao had already led the group of them across the moat by the suspension bridge. At this time, Wang Zheng, who was in charge of welcoming guests, lined up at the city gate to welcome them grandly, and then another person rode over. .

Seeing that the person coming was quite young, Chen Gong subconsciously thought it was Wang Zheng, so he gathered his energy and took a closer look. Seeing that the young man was handsome, tall, and dressed in ordinary clothes, he had a chic and coquettish demeanor, so he couldn't help nodding secretly. nodded.

"Brother Zibu." He turned his head to look at Zhang Zhao, and said with sincere emotion, "I never thought that Wang Zhoumu's appearance is so outstanding."

Zhang Zhao was startled when he heard the words, but immediately realized that he had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained in a low voice: "This is Xu Fang and Xu Yaoshi, the tiger generals under the Naizhou pastoral tent."

"Cough" Chen Gong realized that there was an oolong, he couldn't help laughing dryly, seeing that Xu Fang had come in front of him at this moment, although he had a friendly smile, but his eyes were shining brightly, looking forward with power, his heart couldn't help but move.

To be able to become an important minister at such an age, he must be someone close to Wang Zheng, right?
He took the initiative to bow first and said, "I have seen the general."

"Mr. Gongtai is polite." Xu Fang hurriedly returned the courtesy. He already respected scholars very much, but now that the other party is a foreign envoy, he did not dare to belittle him at all, and said politely: "Everyone has worked hard on the road."

While speaking, his gaze involuntarily glanced behind Chen Gong.

However, seeing a few war horses, they looked very handsome, and they were driven by general instinct, so they couldn't help but look at them more.

Chen Gong knew the elegant meaning after hearing the string song, and without waiting for him to ask questions, he smiled and said: "These batches of good horses were born in Bingzhou, and they are gifts from Marquis Wen to Wang Zhoumu."

Xu Fang looked calm on the surface when he heard the words, but just nodded, but he was amazed in his heart.

Lu Bu's move is very generous.

In the Han Dynasty, Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Jizhou were known as the three major horse herding bases. Among them, Liangzhou horses were as fast as thunder and could carry heavy loads. "Iron Rider" reputation.

Bingzhou horses are just the opposite. The most outstanding horses here are their endurance, coupled with their tenacity, they can adapt to various harsh environments, and are most suitable for long-distance raids and combat on various terrains. Troops armed with Bingzhou horses are called For "Wolf Riding".

The biggest problem with Bingzhou horses is that they are slightly inferior in size, not as outstanding as Jizhou horses and Liangzhou horses.

But in Xu Fang's view, the appearance of the horses behind Chen Gong was completely different from what he had seen in his impression, so it could be seen that they must be excellent breeds of Bingzhou horses.

"Marquis Wen's kindness, thank you on my behalf, my lord." As he spoke, he motioned with his hands in suspense: "Mr. Gongtai, Mr. Zhang Guoxiang, this way please."

Everyone got on their horses and continued to march in the city of Xiapi.

Chen Gong secretly paid attention to what he saw in his mind, and saw that the surrounding moats were wide and irregularly rectangular, winding along the terrain and rivers, and the gates around the city had protruding gates and moats, which showed that the new construction was not long ago. It is obvious that it was built after Wang Zheng came to power, only to strengthen the defense of the city gate.

The streets in the city are also composed of eight parallel avenues running north-south and four main streets running east-west.Twelve streets can accommodate more than a dozen horses walking side by side, which is extremely large.Other small streets and alleys are arranged in a staggered manner according to the main street, in an orderly manner.

The more Chen Gong looked at it, the more surprised he became, and couldn't help but compare it with Puyang.

The Yanzhou government is located in Puyang in the eastern county. When Cao Cao was the shepherd of Yanzhou, he also carried out large-scale construction projects, which made Puyang a little more beautiful and delicate.The decoration is even more colorful. In contrast, this Xiapi City is simple and magnificent, and even seems a bit too monotonous.

Looking at the city, you can know its owner. Before seeing the king's government, Chen Gong already had some inferences in his mind.

Apart from other things, just in terms of temperament, this "General Tiangong" seems a little too calm?

There is no vigor that a young man should have.

Thinking of this, Chen Gong looked around again, and saw that although the street they were walking on was empty, it was obvious that the street had been cleared ahead of time, but there were still many pedestrians gathered on both sides of the road, and when they saw Xu Fang's flag, they even Many people showed expressions of respect, and even knelt down to worship, which showed that the young man's prestige in the hearts of Xiapi people was not low, and they became more and more surprised, and secretly raised the importance of Xu Fang again.

Seeing the high walls of the inner city looming in front of him, Chen Gong suddenly said casually, "Speaking of which, when Marquis Wen was preparing the ceremony that day, I felt something was wrong."

"Oh?" Xu Fang looked at him sideways, "Why did Mr. Gongtai say that?"

"Before I came here, I heard that there are already over ten thousand cavalrymen under Zhou Mu's command, and they are extremely brave, and there are also many good horses." Chen Gong said with a smile: "These horses may not be considered rare. , although courtesy is light and affection is heavy, but if you make such a move, you may be laughed at by the state shepherd."

This is when Chen Gong sees that Xu Fang is young, and wants to make a sound in advance.

Generally speaking, there are two kinds of responses to this topic, either they just follow along and start bragging about their military strength, or they reply with a few words in a humble manner.

But no matter what, since the topic has started, no matter whether the other party is boasting or belittling himself, if you say too much, you will inevitably lose the truth, which will inevitably reveal the real situation.

In Chen Gong's view, someone like Xu Fang who is in a high position at a young age will probably be arrogant and frivolous, with unstable temperament. The former is naturally more likely, and it is easier for him to spy on something.

But to his surprise, Xu Fang neither agreed nor objected. He just smiled and said, "Don't worry too much." He didn't say any more.

Naturally, Chen Gong didn't know, not to mention other things, but in terms of calmness of mind, even Wang Zheng, the second generation, might not be as good as Xu Fang.

Afterwards, Chen Gong made several probing remarks, Xu Fangquan was always concise and to the point, with a look of cherishing his words like gold, but Zhang Zhao, who had been watching coldly, nodded secretly, quite approving of Xu Fang's response.

After entering the inner city, just as Chen Gong was about to speak, when he looked up, his face was startled.

Between the inside and outside, the weather has changed drastically.

The first thing that jumped into the eyes was no longer the bright sunshine at noon, but a vast expanse of cold flames!
Chen Gong squinted his eyes before he could see clearly, there were thousands of brave armored soldiers lined up in front of them at this moment, and everyone stood up straight without squinting.

There are also many red flags, waving rustlingly, towering towers, and fierce battles.

The swords and halberds were sharp, the military spirit was strict, and the killing intent brought about by the soldiers who had experienced hundreds of battles was even more real at this time. Chen Gong, who had always boasted of his eloquence, was startled and suddenly stopped. speechless.

Let's talk about it, when we arrived at the post house, Xu Fang politely asked Chen Gong to rest for a while, invited him to a banquet in the evening, and left a few literati to accompany him, and then left with Zhang Zhao.

The post house is very large, with several courtyards in front and back, enough to accommodate hundreds of people. The people cheered and the horses neighed, and asked the guards in the house to arrange the accompanying soldiers properly. Chen Gong walked into the hall with his hands behind his back, seeing how deep the hall was, Tall and spacious, although there are not many decorative furniture, let alone decoration, but it is very simple when you look at it.

When Chen Gong saw it, he felt that it was quite consistent with the layout of Xiapi City, so he couldn't help laughing and said, "The layout here is not like the southerners' handwriting, but has the style of Yanzhao."

One of the scribes left by Xu Fang hurriedly said: "Chen Gonghui's eyes are like a torch, this post house has been built for a long time, but the state pastor ordered someone to renovate it before, so it is specially used to receive envoys from all over the place , The relationship is very important, and Zhou Mu attaches great importance to it, among which the construction of the house and the decoration of the furniture are designed by himself."

His own guess was verified, Chen Gong nodded slightly, and praised: "No wonder you are so grand." The image of Wang Zheng in his heart became clearer and more specific.

A calm, pragmatic monarch.

After chatting for a while, Chen Gong stretched his waist with a sleepy look on his face, and those scribes knew what to do, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Chen, please rest for a while and wait for the evening banquet. I will invite you again."

Immediately said goodbye and went out.

Chen Gong was indeed a little tired after the long journey, secretly recalled what he had seen and heard on the road for a while, and reminded himself to keep in mind a few things that need attention, and after a while, he went to the wing room to rest for a while.

After sleeping until evening, the sun was setting and the afterglow was pouring into the window, a knock on the door woke him up, but it was Xu Fang who had come outside the hall and invited him to the banquet.

Finally going to meet Wang Zheng?

Chen Gong was immediately refreshed, and quickly cleaned up. Before leaving the door, he took a selfie in the mirror, rearranged his clothes again, took a deep breath, pushed the door and left.

When I came to the courtyard, I saw Xu Fang standing quietly in the distance under the twilight, without moving, showing no sign of impatience.

Seeing Chen Gong coming out, Xu Fang made a bow and said: "The banquet has been prepared in a restaurant, Mr. Zhang, please come with me."

Isn't it the county government?
Chen Gong was startled when he heard the words, and first replied: "Thank you, General Xu." After taking a few steps forward, he couldn't help asking: "I wonder who are the famous people from Xuzhou attending the banquet?"

"Will Wangzhou Mu attend?"

"Mr. Gongtai is famous far and wide. When Mr. Wen came, many people wanted to ask for advice in person. You will know when you see him." While leading the way in front, Xu Fang said: "As for whether the state pastor will attend, I will Right now, I don’t know.”

Hearing this, Chen Gong was very disappointed, and thanks to his efforts to raise energy, he couldn't see any clues on his face. While talking, the two rode their horses towards a certain place in the city. When the sky was dark, they had already arrived at a place. It was a tall building, and there were already many people standing at the door, all of them in ordinary clothes, Zhang Zhao was among them.

"Thank you for the long wait." Chen Gong said as he got off his horse and cupped his hands: "I'm really terrified."

At this time, Zhang Zhao first led several scribes to come forward, and introduced them one by one: "Gongtai, let me introduce you. This one is Xiapi Chen Gong, this one is Langya Prince, and this one is Pingyuan Your Lord." .”

They are all the patriarchs of several big families in Xuzhou, and they are also elders. Naturally, Chen Gong couldn't neglect and bowed repeatedly.

Although the last person was young and not too famous, Chen Gong cheered up even more.

"Your Majesty?" Chen Gong hurriedly said, "But Mister Zhengping?"

You Heng and You Zhengping are the first scribes known to the world to know gold and take the initiative to take refuge in the king's government.

"Mr. Gongtai is polite." Mi Heng smiled back, with a cold face that rarely showed a smile: "Please come in quickly, please come in quickly." As he walked, he introduced the people attending the banquet, and most of them are Wang Zheng at present. Most of the civil servants under his command, such as Chen Yu, Wang Rong and so on.

Everyone stepped up the stairs and came to the second floor where the banquet was arranged, where the guests and the host took their seats.

After drinking for three rounds, Chen Gong looked at the situation and estimated that Wang Zheng would not come today, so he couldn't help but feel even more disappointed, and thought that except for Xu Fang, none of his generals were present at today's banquet, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. I feel that the other party doesn't pay much attention to it.

Seeing that the people on the side were just trying to persuade the wine to drink without mentioning anything else, they finally couldn't hold back, looked at Xu Fang and asked: "I have passed the letter of Marquis Wen to General Wang Zhoumu in the afternoon, I don't know."

Before Xu Fang could answer, Mi Heng on the side smiled lightly and said, "Mr. Gongtai, drink up!"

Chen Gong had no choice but to press down, drank another cup and said: "I've never been good at drinking, so I don't dare to drink after this cup."

Mi Heng pretended to be complacent: "Mr. Chen is a well-known scholar in Yanzhou. He has only heard that the southerners are light-hearted, but he has never heard that the northerners are not good at drinking. Why should you be so modest?"

"But I can't drink anymore." Chen Gong glanced at Mi Heng, and said seriously: "I take this as a business, how can I waste my time by drinking?"

"Gongtai's words are different." At this time, Zhang Zhao also smiled and said: "In the past, the son-in-law of Qi had a famous saying that before giving wine to the king, the law enforcement was at the side, and the censor was behind, and he fell down and drank in fear. Dou Jing is drunk, but if Luo Ru is untied and smells Xiang Ze, at this moment, he can drink a stone!"

"Although there is no fragrance of orchids tonight, everyone here is here because of the name of Gongtai. Apart from old friends, they are new friends, and they can also talk freely about love and sorrow. You can only talk about private things, not public ones. How can friends make friends? Such a small amount, at least five buckets!"

"And drink this cup again."

The son-in-law of Qi refers to Chunyu Kun, the "son-in-law" of the state of Qi. He is less than seven feet tall, but he is eloquent and eloquent. attention.

In the eighth year of King Wei of Qi, Chu State aggressively attacked Qi State.The King of Qi sent Chunyu Kun to the State of Zhao to ask for reinforcements, and Chunyu Kun persuaded the King of Zhao to send out [-] elite soldiers and [-] chariots, and directly ordered the State of Chu to withdraw its troops overnight.

King Qi Wei was very happy, held a high-level wine meeting in the harem, set up a banquet, and invited Chunyu Kun to drink together. During the question and answer, he left a famous saying through the ages, which is the source of the idiom "Extreme joy begets sorrow".

Naturally, Zhang Zhao's face had to be sold, Chen Gong frowned, and immediately waved his hand after drinking, looked at Mi Heng and said, "I have heard the name of Zhengping for a long time before I entered Xuzhou, and now I have been traveling all the way. , Seeing that all parts of Xuzhou are in a state of prosperity, Your Excellency has contributed a lot."

Hearing this, Mi Heng looked at Chen Gong, smiled lightly and said: "Yi Heng's talent is a car in Xuzhou, what's the point?"

"Mr. Gongtai is absurd!"

Although his words were so humble, perhaps because he drank too much, he reverted to his old ways when he was drunk, and once again showed a proud and arrogant look on his face.

Zhang Zhao is mature, Xu Fang is calm, Chen Gong has not found any useful information from them several times, but seeing Mi Heng's appearance at this time, his eyes light up.

A proud person naturally tends to underestimate the enemy, be careless, and give others an opportunity to take advantage of.

But for Chen Gong, this person is cooperating as a breakthrough point!

Excited in his heart, Chen Gong rallied and was about to speak again when there was a sudden noise of people downstairs, the sound of armor, and the sound of footsteps.

what's the situation?
Chen Gong looked around with some doubts, but saw that everyone at the table looked serious at the same time. Amidst the bang, everyone got up without saying a word, and dozens of gazes all focused on the stairs.

In the silence where you could hear the drop of a needle, there was a clanging sound of footsteps, and immediately, a tall figure slowly climbed up to the second floor.

Seeing his shadow but not meeting his face, Chen Gong was already shocked.

It is understood in an instant.

Wang Zheng is here!

　PS: Luo Ru Jin Jie, I heard about Xiang Ze, at this moment, I was able to drink a stone, this allusion is very interesting, because there are hundreds of words, it will not be published in the main text.

　　King Wei of Qi set up a banquet, invited Chunyu Kun to drink with him, and asked, "How much can you drink before you get drunk?"

　　Chunyu Kun replied: "Your servant will get drunk after drinking a bucket, and you will get drunk even after drinking a stone."

　　Wang was surprised: "Sir, you get drunk after drinking a bucket. How can you drink a stone? Can you listen to the mystery?"

　　Chunyu Kun: "Drinking in front of the king, the law enforcement officer is beside me, and the censor is behind. I want to drink on my knees. I am afraid that I will be drunk at most by one bucket."

　　"If the elders of the family come to have friends, I will tie up my long sleeves with sleeves and bend down to drink with them. Under restraint, I will be drunk at most two fights."

　　"If there are old friends who haven't seen each other for a long time, and everyone talks about the past and expresses their feelings to each other, I can drink five or six Dou if I feel comfortable."

　　"If it's a festival, men and women sit together, stop drinking halfway, and play Liubo and throw pots. On such occasions, shaking hands of the opposite sex is not punished, and staring at them is not prohibited. The earrings dropped by the girl, followed by the hairpin lost by the woman, I like this kind of scene the most, at least it takes eight fights to get two or three points drunk."

　　"If the banquet is about to end, it will be late at this time, men and women are seated together, shoes are piled up, cups and plates are scattered, everyone is disheveled, and it happens that the candles in the hall are also extinguished."

　　"In addition to the smell of alcohol, I can also smell the aroma of the woman's thin Luo shirt unbuttoned, which really makes me very happy, so indulged"
　　"I won't get drunk even if I drink a stone of wine!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)