The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 166

Half an hour later, Wang Mengshi left the prefect's mansion and walked away.

After a while, the soldiers guarding outside the mansion went in to check and found that Liu He was nowhere to be found.

The soldiers and horses on this route were led by Yan Rou's cronies. Seeing Liu He disappear out of thin air, he was panicked. During this period, there were already soldiers, and the Pegasus rushed to report to Yan Rou.

When Yan Rou heard the news, she was shocked and turned pale. She pushed away the two concubines on her left and right legs, immediately mobilized her men and horses, and divided them into five groups, one to search inside the city and four to go out of the city to chase.

Yan Rou led the way south by herself.

He felt that if Liu He ran away, it was most likely Xiangnan.

Because Jizhou is prosperous and there are many people, it is difficult to search for people when they enter the sea.

On the official road to Jizhou, there was a lot of smoke and dust, and more than a thousand soldiers and horses came galloping, and soon they caught up with a group of people going south twenty miles away from Gaoliu City.

Yan Rou saw that there were only two people in this line, both of whom were women, and their looks were average, so she didn't bother to look closely.Come roaring, roaring away.

After chasing him for a hundred miles, Liu He was still nowhere to be seen.

Seeing that the Zhongshan boundary was ahead, Yan Rou reined in her horse and stopped in the middle of the road, and flicked her whip angrily.

The personal guard said hesitantly: "General, after thinking about it carefully, I always feel that among the two women just now, the tallest one seems familiar..."

"Oops, it's a man disguised as a woman!" Yan Rou shouted, turned her horse's head and ran back.They rushed all the way to Gaoliu City, but how could there be any trace of the woman?

At the gate of the city, Yan Rou looked up to the sky and sighed deeply, regretting beyond measure.

Now that Liu He is lost, he no longer has amulets. How can more than [-] people stop Jizhou's million-strong army?
Moreover, these more than ten thousand people are actually composed of four or five forces, and they all push Liu He to be the leader, and they don't accept him, Yan Rou.

At this moment, more than ten thousand people are already facing the possibility of falling apart at any time.

After thinking about it, Yan Rou felt that Daijun could not stay for long, and if he stayed, he would die.He led thousands of cronies, abandoned Daijun, and went to Liaodong.

The rest of the ministries also fell or dispersed, and disappeared in an instant.

When the news reached the Wuhuan Camp, which was at war with Kebi Neng, Wu Ting and Su Puyan were both taken aback, and hurriedly got together to discuss countermeasures.

Since Bingzhou Wuhuan was hit by Cheng Yuanzhi several times, it has rapidly declined, and it is no longer as beautiful as it was ten years ago. It can be said that it has completely withdrawn from Bingzhou, lingering on its last days.

Wuhuan in Youzhou is also caught between the Xianbei and the Han, struggling to survive, and is no longer as strong as it used to be.

Now, the combined forces of the two departments are somewhat inferior to the Kirby Neng and the Xianbei cavalry, and even the Yinshan Fertile Ranch where they have lived for generations has been occupied by the Kirby Neng Department.

Wuhuan and Xianbei had had a lot of conflicts in recent years, with a lot of old and new grudges. Even without the imperial decree of Han Emperor Liu Xie and the persecution of Cheng Yuanzhi, the two sides would have a battle sooner or later to decide the new king of the grassland.

But at this moment, both Wu Ting and Su Puyan realized that it was time to stop fighting.If there is no truce, Wuhuan in Youzhou will surely face annihilation.

The situation facing the two of them at this moment is like this: to the north is Kebineng's [-] Xianbei cavalry; to the west is Budugen's more than [-] Xianbei cavalry; to the south is Cheng Yuanzhi's million Jizhou army.

All of them stared at each other and waited for an opportunity to move.

Only to the east is the friendly army, and Tadun led a million Wuhuan tribes gathered in Yuyang, Liaoxi, and Youbeiping.

The two are thinking about each other.

Wu Ting suggested: "Master Su Puyan, I intend to withdraw from Shanggu and Dai Commanderies and go to Yuyang. I don't know what your intention is?"

Su Puyan shook his head: "Many of our tribes, women and children were taken away by the Xianbei people. Now the two tribes add up to only 20 people, not as many as the Tadun tribe."

"If we get there, the tribe will be swallowed up by Tadun, you and I can only succumb to Tadun, with only one or two wives and concubines, and no more than a few rides, how can you be reconciled?"

Wu Ting frowned: "Then what should I do?"

Su Puyan looked at Wu Ting and asked, "Does Master Wu Ting still have great ambitions?"

Wu Ting shook his head: "The six prefectures of Hebei have all belonged to Yuan, and he is a well-respected member of the Yuan family. The target must be me, Wuhuan. No matter whether you have great ambitions or not, you can't stay here for long..."

"Why don't you retreat to the east so that he and Kirby can fight each other."

Su Puyan hesitated and said: "There is no way to retreat. I intend to temporarily descend to Hebei to protect the people of the clan. I don't know what you want?"

Wu Ting shook his head again and again: "If you surrender, the consequences will be disastrous. Wu Huan will be assimilated and exterminated. After a hundred years, no one will remember our family."

Su Puyan nodded: "There is still a chance of surrender. If you don't surrender, you will die. Hebei is so powerful. I really can't bear to take the lives of hundreds of thousands of people."

Wu Ting gritted his teeth and said: "I am still unwilling to give in. I have decided to go east to Tadun, and I also ask you to go with me. The world is still uncertain, and the outcome is still unknown!"

Su Puyan sighed: "Oh, that's fine."

The two made up their minds, immediately rectified their troops and horses, gave up Kebineng, and led the tribe to the east.

The news that Wang Meng captured Liu He alive, scared Yan Rou away, and regained the rest reached Wuji County. Cheng Yuanzhi was overjoyed, and immediately appointed Wang Meng as the governor of Youzhou, and the commander of Shanggu and Daijun's military.

The chaos in Youzhou has temporarily settled down.

Cheng Yuanzhi hosted a banquet at Zhen's house to celebrate his promotion to the general of chariots and riders, and secretly to celebrate the settlement of Liu He and Yan Rou.

After hearing the news, many aristocratic families in Hebei came to celebrate with heavy gifts.

For a time, there was an endless stream of horses and horses inside and outside Wuji County.
Hundreds of people came, all representatives of various big and small families.

The banquet was arranged from the hall of Zhen's house to outside the gate of Zhen's house.

Everyone presented congratulatory gifts and congratulatory speeches one by one, sat in the table in turn according to the size of the coffee table, exchanged cups with each other, and made a familiar face in front of the new chariot general.

Cheng Yuanzhi sat on the high platform in the front hall, accompanied by representatives of the six great families of Shen, Zhang, Lu, Cui, Yang, and Zhen.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Cui Jun, the prefect of Changshan, got up and said, "My lord is rare to have such an elegant spirit, today's grand event should be famous!"

Cheng Yuanzhi waved his hands again and again: "It's over, it's over, it's just a normal dinner party, there's no need to be so serious about it."

Cui Jun insisted: "As the so-called Wuji is born, there is a limit, and the potential dragon rises in the wind, how about calling it the Wuji Grand Fair!"

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately caused an uproar in all directions, and everyone looked sideways and thought secretly.

"Cui Jun's words are clearly alluding to the lord's intention of proclaiming himself emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty. At present, the prestige of the court is still there, and Liu Xie's car is parked in Luoyang. Isn't it a little too arrogant to say this at this time?"

"If the lord has such thoughts, the lord will be greatly disappointed by the people; if the lord does not have such thoughts, then Cui Jun will be in danger!"

Many people of insight think so.

Cheng Yuanzhi was taken aback, stood up in horror, and reprimanded: "Why did Zhouping say that there is no father and no king?"

Cui Jun repeated his guilt and said: "Jun made a slip of the tongue after drinking, my lord, forgive me, forgive me."

Cheng Yuanzhi looked around and saw the expressions of understanding on the faces of hundreds of guests. He knew that if he didn't make a public relations emergency at this time, his reputation would be ruined!
Thinking of this, his face darkened instantly, and he said in a deep voice:

"Come here, Cui Jun loses his morals after drinking, and speaks nonsense. First, he will be resigned from the post of Changshan County Sheriff, and then he will be sent to prison to wait for his punishment."

As soon as the words fell, soldiers had already stepped forward to grab Cui Jun and took him down.

Cheng Yuanzhi continued to speak loudly: "From now on, all my scholars in Hebei will be honored by the imperial court and put down the common people, and those who talk nonsense will be exempted from officials and sent to prison, and those without officials will be imprisoned for three thousand miles."

After all, he left the table with a flick of his sleeves.

Zhen's backyard.

Cheng Yuanzhi kept walking with his hands behind his back, frowning and thinking about the dinner.

Zhao Yunjin said: "Cui Jun wants to trap the lord in injustice today, so don't let him lightly!"

Su Gai looked sideways at Zhao Yun, nodded, and rarely agreed with him: "That's right, this is what the commander-in-chief often said about killing people, and we have to deal with that kid Cui Jun."

After finishing speaking, he squeezed his fist and made a crisp and violent joint sound, "Marshal, let me go, my big stick is already hungry and thirsty!"

Cheng Yuanzhi glared at him: "Don't be reckless."

Then he said to himself: "I treat the Cui family well. The Cui family is one of the six great families in Hebei. Cui Jun is not a mediocre person. Today he said such shocking words for no reason. It must have a deep meaning."

"Stand back, and let me think carefully."


(End of this chapter)