Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1351
When a person reaches middle age, every day is a struggle. Maybe he can fight with fate, but he can't fight with time.When a person reaches middle age, it is a time to sell jokes. Firstly, he needs to please the big boss, secondly, he needs to be a role model for his children. He also needs to pay attention to his wife's face and be aware of the dynamics of colleagues around him.When people reach middle age, they are in the rivers and lakes. For the sake of family, face, power, and money, they always have to go both ways.

Liu Biao looked at himself in the bronze mirror, and felt that if he was an actor, he must be the most handsome one, but an actor is an actor, no matter how handsome he is, he can't be on stage.

Those who can be on stage must not be just an actor.

Originally, Liu Biao didn't have many cards in his hands, so he was always involved by the Jingxiang nobles, but he didn't expect that the set of Gan Ning and Gan Xingba that was sent to him by accident was so big!

It is so big that it can kill the Quartet!

At least around Jingxiang.This gave Liu Biao more confidence.

If the big boss doesn't have many double-rolled safflowers under his command, can he be called a qualified big boss?
After Liu Biao inspected Gan Ning's quality, he distributed the rewards without any money, and forcibly promoted Gan Ning from an ordinary military lord to General Weinan.

"Wei Nan", of course the meaning couldn't be clearer.

Liu Biao looked at his own figure in satisfaction, and then tried his best to shrink his increasingly protruding abdomen. Shi Shiran walked forward and reached the front hall.

In the front hall, Yi Ji and Fu Xun were sitting. When they saw Liu Biao approaching, they quickly stood up and saluted.

Not to mention Yiji, Liu Biao was the first to follow Liu Biao, and Liu Biao was also his confidant.Fu Xun was majestic in appearance and well-informed. He used to worship Shang Shulang in the imperial court. Later, because of the turmoil in Guanzhong, he came to Jingzhou and became the guest of Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou.Yiji is one of his own, Fu Xun has no roots in Jingxiang and can only be attached to Liu Biao, so he was able to enter the front hall today.

Liu Biao sat down, then waved his hand to make the attendants retreat far away, then exhaled slowly, and said, "A certain received the news that General Yuan has left Yijing! General Gongsun committed suicide!"

Both Yi Ji and Fu Xun were surprised.

Liu Biao can't hold back this news for long. After all, even though he has got the news now, it doesn't mean that other people have no additional channels for news. Thinking about such an important matter, it will be known to others sooner or later, and Liu Biao can What to do is to see if you can stand in a more favorable position and obtain more benefits before the news spreads.

"So far, I have not known how much the battle of Yijing has suffered..." Liu Biao said slowly, as if to give Yiji and Fu Xun some buffering time to think, "However, after this battle, Ji You One body, Yanqing with wings..."

Fu Xun is more than 40 years old, thin and thin, with high cheekbones, bright eyes, dignified demeanor, looks unsmiling, a bit daunting.He is from Niyang in the north and from Liangzhou. He is good at writing official script and is famous for studying "Zuo Zhuan Chunqiu". But he refused to give up, and was eventually recruited into the general's mansion by General He Jin, and later became Shang Shulang.

After the death of the great general, Fu Xun lost his foundation, and Dong Zhuo's life was very difficult when he went to Beijing, so he escaped while moving the capital, and came to Jingxiang after Liu Biao's suggestion in Feiqian Fu Xun stood out from the rest of the Jingxiang Taixue's affairs. First, he served as a doctor of Xuegong, then became Liu Biao's guest of honor, and now holds the post of Dongcao.

"The power of the great general is now as high as the sky..." Fu Xun stroked his beard, and said slowly, "Jingxiang is in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and the four battles happened. The Lord has the world in mind, and he also has the ambition to help the Han Dynasty. It is time to judge the situation and proceed with caution. Only then can a great cause be achieved.”

Liu Biao glanced at Fu Xun, but said nothing.

As an old man who has followed Liu Biao for many years, Yi Ji naturally understood what Liu Biao was thinking, so he followed up directly, saying: "The words of public brotherhood are very true, but the situation is like this, how should we deal with it?" Everyone understands the truth. It seems that no one is worse than anyone else, but the question is whether it can be done well in the actual operation, or what is the correct way to do it?

Fu Xun nodded and said, "Duke Ming has contacted General Pingdong?"

"General Pingdong?" Liu Biao frowned.Perhaps because General Yuan Zhuyu was in front, after Cao Cao received Han Emperor Liu Xie, there was no change in his general position.

Liu Biao didn't quite agree with Cao Cao's privately sending troops to welcome Han Emperor Liu Xie, so he didn't approve of Cao Cao either, but Cao Cao had always appeared as a lackey of Yuan Shao's family, so when Fu Xun said contact When he was General Pingdong, Liu Biao naturally had some pimples in his heart.

Fu Xun looked at Liu Biao's expression, and roughly guessed Liu Biao's thoughts in his heart.As the relationship with Liu Biao gradually deepened, Fu Xun also gradually realized the nature of Liu Biao.

It can be said that Liu Biao's identity as a clan member of the Han family can still confuse people, but when the Han Emperor Liu Xie was in Luoyang, Fu Xun repeatedly persuaded Liu Biao to go north to support the Han Emperor, but Liu Biao shirked it with various excuses. Even though these excuses and reasons do exist, for Fu Xun, it is natural to know that Liu Biao's respect for the Han Dynasty is actually just obeying his own Han Dynasty.

Perhaps it was because Liu Biao had been stimulated by General Zhengxi’s holding a Zen ceremony in Yinshan. In the winter of last year, Liu Biao took Wenwu with him, and under the guise of auspiciousness, he sacrificed to heaven and earth in the outskirts of Xiangyang.

As for the auspiciousness, it is nothing but three-headed ears of wheat growing from the heaven and the earth.

Regardless of whether the three-headed ears of wheat are real or not, the sacrifice to heaven and earth alone was dissuaded by Fu Xun and others, among whom Han Song was the most violent.

But Liu Biao still persisted, even a bit indisputable.

Ordinary people might not care about anything, but for those who pay attention to etiquette, such as Fu Xun and Han Song, Liu Biao's behavior revealed his true ambition.

Sacrifice may have gradually faded in modern society, but in the Han Dynasty, this kind of thing was not sloppy at all...

Sheji, "She" refers to the god of earth, and "Ji" refers to the god of grain. The ancient monarchs all sacrificed to Sheji, and later "Sheji" was used to represent the country, which shows the importance of sacrifice in ancient times.Since ancient times, China has had the belief of "respecting the heaven and the ancestors". In the eyes of the ancient ancestors, the heaven and the earth nourish all living beings and are the highest gods.Therefore, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth is a form of communication between man and heaven and earth. In all dynasties, the emperor personally presided over the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.
It is clearly written in "Gongyang Biography", "Why is Lujiao so indecent? The emperor sacrifices to the sky, and the princes sacrifice to the earth."

If you are sincerely loyal to the Han Dynasty, why sacrifice to heaven?

So from that time on, although Fu Xun was still normal on the surface, in fact, he had already discounted Liu Biao greatly in his heart.

Of course, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are not good things. This has been shown from the beginning, so Fu Xun nodded and said: "Now that the Han Dynasty has collapsed, it is only Minggong and General Pingdong who care about the court...but the court It is all because of the rivalry between the Yuan brothers that they have come to today, if the two of them fight for a long time, their lives will be destroyed, there will be no one left, and the Han Dynasty will also be in danger!"

Speaking of this, Fu Xun's meaning is very clear.

Is it difficult for a younger brother in the world to be willing to be a younger brother for the rest of his life?If you want to stand out, you want to stand alone and set up a name to sit in the restaurant to collect money, but the two big bosses are tightly sandwiched between you and you can't move, what should you do?And the key point is that these two big guys stared at the bowl on the table after eating the meat around their mouths...

If you kill one, won't there be space, will there be a place?And under such circumstances, even if Liu Biao doesn't make trouble, how can he be alone?
Yiji thought for a while, and said, "The words of the public brother are the most pertinent way."

Must do something!

You may not be able to live if you make troubles, but you will definitely not be able to live if you don't make troubles!
Liu Biao raised his head and stroked his proud long beard, feeling a little sad in his heart.I am obviously a handsome man, I originally hoped to be reasonable, but the reality forced me to become a slut...

The mistress wants to be in the top position, but she doesn't know how to fight!
Liu Biao said in a deep voice: "In the sense of public fraternity, who will be the envoy?"

"Degao is a humble man, knows the etiquette and observes the rules, knows the past and the present, and thinks it is the best." Fu Xun gave the answer without hesitation.

Yi Ji glanced at Fu Xun, blinked his eyes, and seemed to want to say something, but saw Liu Biao's expression in a blink of an eye, and swallowed what he was about to say...

Bystanders can tell, with Gan Ning, does it mean that they can have the strength to contend with the Jingxiang gentry?Yi Ji thinks not necessarily, the retreat of the Jingxiang gentry may not be a good thing, but Liu Biao is now full of ambition, even if he says it, he may not be able to listen to it...

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Cao Cao rubbed his old waist, grinning a little uncomfortable. Last night, he and Mrs. Huan developed some new postures, but the result was that he had more energy than he wanted, and he slipped to his waist.

Don't blame Comrade Cao for being a little boyish. It is indeed because the time since he received Han Emperor Liu Xie has indeed been smooth sailing. It's just relaxed and happy, just like Madam Huan, who can manipulate her however she wants, which is completely different from before.

In the past, Cao Cao asked for money and food, but now it is different, it is to pay the imperial food!

Do not pay?
Could it be that they want to plot rebellion?
Long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, China since ancient times, is not for nothing.

So the gentry here in Yanzhou quickly gave up, and lowered their heads obediently like a little daughter-in-law, which made Cao Cao so happy...

But the happy time is always short, and the unhappy time always comes inadvertently.

In the Battle of Youzhou in Northern Hebei, the outcome of Gongsun Zan's final defeat was expected by everyone, but they did not expect it to be so fast, and Gongsun Zan's defeat was so complete...

Compared with Liu Biao, Cao Cao, as the person standing in front of Yuan Shao, naturally obtained more news.After Yuan Shao captured Yi Jing, he immediately took advantage of the momentum of victory and did not stop at all. He attacked Liaodong and Qingzhou all the way...

According to Cao Cao's analysis, which way to attack Liaodong is mostly oppressive and restraining. After all, the cold winter is coming. Everyone knows the place in Liaodong, so the battle in Liaodong will not be too long, and it may be soon. will end.It is very likely that Yuan Shao and Gongsun Du will tacitly create a no-man's land in the Liaodong area, and then go back to their respective homes.

As for Qingzhou, it was the focus of Yuan Shao's next step to suppress, and Gongsun Zan's branch, which had lost its foundation in Qingzhou, and Qingzhou Governor Tian Kai, how long could they last under a single tree?

So after Qingzhou, who will Yuan Shao's next target be?

Although Cao Cao really wanted Yuan Shao to turn his gaze to the west, don't embarrass himself, but the question is, who can guarantee that Yuan Shao will be willing to be a striker?Overcoming obstacles to clear the way for the younger brother?
On the contrary, Cao Cao believes that it is more likely that Yuan Shao will instruct him to be the pioneer in turn!
Isn't that what Yuan Shao does now?

Could it be that when Yuan Shao gains momentum, he will become more hands-on, thinking of everything for his younger brother?

Therefore, when there is no guarantee that Yuan Shao will definitely attack westward, how to avoid becoming Yuan Shao's pawn crossing the river in the next step has become a matter that Cao Cao must carefully consider at the moment.

Yuan Shao's next attitude determines Cao Cao's future fate, whether there will be a war in the Central Plains, and even whether the Han Dynasty can continue to exist...

Putting all his wealth and life on one person's thoughts, this extreme sense of uncertainty made Cao Cao feel as if there was a sword hanging above his head every day. If he was not careful, this sword would strike like a thunderbolt. Down!
Therefore, when Liu Biao's envoy came, Cao Cao saw a glimmer of hope in the dark groping.

What Cao Cao was afraid of, Liu Biao was also afraid of.If Cao Cao succumbed to Yuan Shao's big stick, how long could Liu Biao last alone?

So from a certain point of view, Liu Biao didn't want Yuan Shao to become an unshakable behemoth. If Yuan Shao's power really expanded to that extent, then no matter what Liu Biao did before, it would eventually become Yuan Shao's meal.Therefore, Liu Biao had no choice but to wink at Cao Cao, hoping to get together and keep warm...

Facing the asshole that Liu Biao sent in front of him, oh, winking eyes, Cao Cao is naturally in a happy mood, and naturally agrees in principle, but it’s like everything needs a memorial archway, pretending to be pure can always sell for a good price, Cao Zhiran was already very willing in his heart, but he still didn't immediately reply to Liu Biao's emissary, Han Song. Instead, he pretended to be aggrieved and reluctant, and secretly summoned Xun Yu and Guo Jia to discuss what to do next. How to do it.

"Union but not alliance..." Xun Yu said slowly, slamming each word, "This matter is also..."

While rubbing his old waist, Cao Cao glanced at Xun Yu, pondered, feeling a little dissatisfied in his heart, thinking that Xun Yu was talking nonsense.He and Liu Biao must join forces, and Yuan Shao must not be allowed to know about it. Just think about it and it becomes clear that if Yuan Shao knew that his little lover Hong Xing was cheating, and started flirting with outsiders, and even publicly declared that he would be united with others forever, Can Yuan Shao bear this?

So it must be a secret collusion, just like the envoys sent by Liu Biao did not dare to claim that they came to find Cao Cao, but said that they came to pay tribute to Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty...

However, Xun Yu's next words almost made Cao Cao jump up!

(End of this chapter)