On the twenty-seventh day of the first lunar month, Gongsun, who was stationed in Jiexiu, received the message from Xi Zhong. He couldn't help but be overjoyed. He was obviously excited that such a simple strategy of driving away tigers and devouring wolves could easily capture a county... However, it turned out that

The simplest pros and cons and the most direct distinction between strengths and weaknesses are the easiest to convince the opponent, and the simplest strategies are the most impeccable.

As a result, Gongsun no longer hesitated and immediately sent troops.

Among them, Wei Yue led four thousand cavalry, immediately turned around, turned back to Qixian, and then headed towards Niexian along the main channel of Taiyuan Basin and Shangdang Basin under the banner of welcoming Lu Zhi; at the same time, Gao Shun led the infantry

With three thousand soldiers, we set off from Jiexiu and climbed directly over Beiyangtou Mountain, which was withdrawn by Zhang Yang, and then easily sneaked behind Nie County.

Gongsun was not prepared to personally intervene in the remaining matters... It was nothing more than how the eldest son in the south, Huguan, and Bo County, how did Qianzhao exchange territory with Zhang Yang; and here in Nie County, Yu Fu was blocked from both ends.

Luo can either fight or surrender.

However, Gongsun still did not leave for Hedong.

There are three reasons:

First, although the Fen River has thawed, it is now spring plowing. The plan for the year lies in spring. At this time, delaying it for more than ten days will waste a lot of military supplies, but it may save Taiyuan and the two counties of Hedong from famine for a year.

, the accounts here need to be settled from a higher place... In fact, Gongsun was resting in the border area, and even asked his soldiers to assist in the farming, and sent military officials throughout the process to supervise the spring plowing in Taiyuan;

Secondly, Hedong is the largest county in the world. On the surface, there are 20 counties and a population of 600,000 to 700,000 people. In fact, there may be a large number of checkpoints, small towns, ancient cities, and mountains and rivers. It is by no means false, but now there is not only Baibo.

The thieves have hundreds of thousands of troops, and there are even more powerful families supporting Hedong Governor Wang Yi and Anshu City, and Dong Zhuo's troops are facing each other across the river in Hongnong... The military situation is unclear and the political situation is complicated. He needs a coordinated military, political, and strategic strategy.

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Thirdly, Gongsun Yue's group was beyond Gongsun's imagination. The latter was shocked to discover that his clan brother not only brought Lu Zhi with him, but also according to the reward of the opera loyalist, he could join them together this time.

There should also be Leyin, a famous scholar from Hebei, who was involved in the Jin movement, Tian Chou, the leader of Baima Yicong, who also had no news before, Cheng Lian, the former Hanoi garrison, and even He Jin's family members...

Regarding the arrival of these people, not to mention anything else, just the three generals Qian Zhao, Tian Chou, and Cheng Lian were enough to make Gongsun, who had been somewhat stretched before, breathe a sigh of relief... He urgently needed these three generals and Gongsun Yue to work together for him.

Complete the personnel structure in the army and at the local level.

Besides, there is another Lu Zhi!

There are also 5,000 Huns royal cavalry from brothers Yufuluo and Huchuquan!

These were enough for him to stop and wait for a while.

However, Gongsun did not wait too long. Starting from the end of the first year, good news came one after another. First, the sentries reported that Gao Shun and Wei Yue had successfully surrounded Yu Fuluo in Nie County! Then, Zhang Yang abided by the agreement.

Wu Zi led his troops south, while Cheng Lianze and the people who stayed in Bo County, Tian Chou and others led two thousand people to go north to Shang Dang. Shang Dang actually had the overall situation decided... As for the Taihang bandits who had seriously intruded on Shang Dang, on the contrary,

You can figure it out slowly.

It is worth mentioning that, probably because of the unclear situation in Hanoi, it is said that a large number of people from Bo County followed the invitation and moved northward. They would rather open up wasteland in mountain nests like Shangdang than stay in their hometown.

And finally, on the first day of February, because he was summoned, Gongsun Yue himself took the lead and came to Jiexiu to see his brother.

"Wenchao (Gongsun Yue's character)!" Gongsun led the crowd out of the city to welcome him. When he saw his arrival, he was really sincerely touched and beamed with joy. "Half a year ago, you were in Luoyang and I was in Changping, facing each other.

Okay, who would have thought that we would meet in Taiyuan?"

Gongsun Yue rode alone and bowed respectfully outside the city gate: "My brother used his troops to show his strength, but the other princes stopped moving forward, leading to repeated defeats. Only my brother used his troops thousands of miles away, and now he has come to Sili.

After this incident, I’m afraid everyone in the world will know who is the one who truly brings peace to the world!”

These words scratched Gongsun's itch, and they were indeed true, so he couldn't help but raise his head and laugh proudly.

Of course, after laughing, Gongsun did not forget to help the other party up, and said to him solemnly and sincerely: "A person who travels a hundred miles is only half a mile, let alone two thousand miles but only travels more than a thousand miles? Wen Chao will be needed for the future."

Come and support me along the way...My mother taught us when we were young, saying that if brothers work together, they can cut off gold...We brothers, we must not imitate Yuan Shao, for it is better to be like Yuan Shu, who can't get along with each other."

Gongsun Yue did not dare to neglect, regardless of his arms being supported by the other party, and bowed down again: "The future is long, the more I am willing to work hard for my brother!"

Gongsun couldn't help but be overjoyed, and regardless of the situation, he stayed outside the city. After helping him up again, he directly asked: "In that case, can Ah Yue sit in Jinyang for me and appease Taiyuan?"

Gongsun Yue was silent for a moment, but he still nodded heavily: "It's all based on my brother's instructions. I'm just a little worried about my lack of talent, so I asked my brother to make more arrangements."

"This is natural." Gongsun didn't take it seriously.

Hearing the straightforward words of these two brothers, many people around him, from the Taiyuan family to the Youzhou officers, almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief, at least no one expressed any objection or doubt.

There is no way, this is the special role of clan brothers or blood relations in the Jiatianxia era. As long as Gongsun expresses his trust in Gongsun Yue, then Gongsun Yue will immediately obtain part of the authority from Gongsun that originally belonged to General Wei... In other words, everyone's trust in Gongsun Yue...

The recognition that Gongsun Yue sat in Jinyang and appeased Taiyuan did not come from the fact that he had been a student of Lu Zhi or that he had served as Huangmen's minister for many years, but that his surname was Gongsun and he was Gongsun's younger brother.

This is similar to how Gongsun put his wife and eldest son in Changping, so that Lu Fan could control the overall situation there; how Gongsun's wife prepared her Amway account behind Gongsun without any hindrance; and even how He Jin was able to control the real power of the world before... The essence is the same.

It's all the same.

The difference is that the former relies on the concept of clan to share, extend, and protect power, while the latter relies on blood.

And it is conceivable that until the concept of clan is eliminated, this kind of thing will always be taken for granted, and until the concept of family is eliminated, the latter will not be easily eliminated from history.

Back in front of us, after all, the two brothers were together when they were young and had not seen each other for many years, so they returned hand in hand from outside Jiexiu City and held a banquet to introduce Gongsun Yue to Tian Feng, Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, and many empresses from the Taiyuan family.

In the evening, Gongsun simply took his brother to the place where he stayed and asked carefully about what happened after the separation.

Naturally, Gongsun Yue also explained everything in detail, from beginning to end.

"So, after reading my letter, you actually reminded me and He Jin?" Gongsun lay on his back on the couch with a hint of drunkenness, half-smiling. "But he still died an unexpected death?"

"Yes." Gongsun Yue, who was sitting on the collapsed horse, bowed his head and responded. "He died in front of the forbidden banquet in Jiade Hall of Nangong."

"Then I left Tian Chou and the hundreds of Yi Cong who were recovering in Luoyang in my name, and relied on them to aid Master Lu, force Zhao Zhong to be killed, rescue the Queen Mother, and take away He Jin's family.

?" The smile on Gongsun's face became even weirder.

"That's right!" Gongsun Yue replied with his head still lowered.

"But is there anything else I don't know about?"

Gongsun Yue just lowered his head this time, but did not dare to make a sound.

"Raise your head!" Gongsun scolded impatiently. "Do you dare to do it or not?"

"Brother, please punish me!" Gongsun Yue finally raised his head and spoke.

"Why should I punish you?" Gongsun, who was lying on his side on the couch, seemed a little bored. "Although everything you did was done without authorization, are any of them harmful to me? And which of them violated the law and morality?

? Which one is for your own personal use? If you really want to talk about it, it is you who tried to cover up my wrongdoing for me, so that I don’t feel too bad... I am not a loner who cannot tolerate others, nor am I a confused person who can’t tell the difference between good and evil.

"

Gongsun Yue lowered his head and said nothing.

"You said before that He Jin's son was killed by Dong Zhuo? At that time, only his wife and pregnant daughter-in-law were still alive?" Gongsun saw that it was difficult to force him, so he casually turned to another trivial matter. "And Mrs. He was uneasy along the way.

She has always wanted to marry her daughter-in-law Yin to me as my concubine to preserve the He family’s heirs?"

"Exactly." Gongsun Yue replied quickly.

"How can I marry He Jin's daughter-in-law if I am a brother of He Jin?" Gongsun shook his head repeatedly. "And I also have to handle military affairs on the front line. The war is about to happen. What's the point of suddenly taking a concubine?"

"It's just in name only." Gongsun Yue couldn't help but persuade. "Just like when I married the Zhen family... didn't she and her children live a good life in Zhongshan? We don't get in the way."

"That's not good." Gongsun still felt awkward. "How old is Yin this year? How many months into her pregnancy?"

"Seventeen...the child has been born in Bo County."

"It's pitiful. No wonder Mrs. He is so uneasy." Gongsun sighed, and then casually ordered. "That's good, why don't you get married! Anyway, it's just Mrs. He's heart... you have your own favorite concubine and concubine."

Bar?"

Gongsun Yuedeng immediately shut up and the room was silent for a while.

After a long time, Gongsun continued to lean on the couch and suddenly laughed: "Actually, Ah Yue, I am grateful for the things you have done for me... But you were right for one, two, three, every one of them, how could you?

Wouldn’t it make me appear less benevolent and righteous than you?”

"No one else knows about these things. I made the decision privately. They all thought it was my brother!" Gongsun Yue cautiously stood up and faced each other.

"Sit down! I have no intention of pursuing you for this." Gongsun said indifferently. "It's just you and me, brothers. If I still hide my discomfort in my heart, wouldn't it be worse? And since you have done this, you will always

You should have expected my reaction, right?"

Gongsun Yue had no choice but to lower his head and sit back.

"As for saying that no one knows?" Gongsun continued to disagree. "It's just the rest of the people, how can they hide it from Teacher Lu? In his eyes, I am afraid that I will end up with another deliberate evaluation... But that's not the case.

wrong."

"..."

"Why don't you speak?"

"I really don't know what to say." Gongsun Yue responded in a low voice. "I just feel that Master Lu may not be so harsh now that he has abandoned his post and left."

"Maybe." Gongsun sighed as he leaned on the couch, but instead felt a little desolate. "Actually, I don't think he's harsh, just like I don't really dislike you for making decisions... In recent years, there have been more and more children in the family.

The older ones were all enlightened and entered school, and then they gradually realized that if he hadn't regarded me as the future and placed hope and responsibility on me, why would he be so harsh? When he strictly restrained me, would he have been so harsh?

Did he know that the situation would reach this point? In the final analysis, he had a desire to help, so he drifted away from me. But now that he has left the court, it means that he has completely awakened to the situation. In this case...

…”

"It was Master Lu's idea to go to Bingzhou." Gongsun Yue suddenly interjected. "Originally, I was planning to go to Chaoge, Yecheng, Handan... But Master Lu said that Yuan Benchu ​​might have evil thoughts and make things difficult for you, and

In Handan, Chaoge, Guan Yunchang and Shen Zhengnan are both brothers' trusted figures, so they should have other arrangements."

"Our teacher, if he was born twenty years earlier, he would definitely be a famous Confucian official in the world. If he was born twenty years later, he would be heroic and heroic, and he would be my formidable enemy." Gongsun laughed in relief. "Fortunately, neither early nor late, nothing can be accomplished..."
To be continued...