Great Military Division

Chapter 336 Yuan Zhong!Runan Yuan's betrayer?
"Brother Gonghua, why is it you?"

Outside Pengcheng, Tao Qian went out to meet Guo Xiang, and recognized Xu Rong from a long distance away, so he hurried up to meet him.

Xu Rong also smiled all over his face, and took the initiative to meet Tao Qian, holding Tao Qian's hand tightly, and said with emotion: "Brother Gongzu, you have been away for many years, don't come here without any problems!"

(PS: "Erya · Interpretation of Grass": wood is called Hua, grass is called Rong! I didn't find Xu Rong's table name, so I took the table name as Gonghua, which is consistent with Rong's general meaning and conforms to the standard of the times.)
"Has it been five or six years?"

Tao Qian couldn't hide the smile on his face, he held Xu Rong's hand and did not let go, two lines of hot tears welled up in his eyes: "Gonghua, why don't you come to Xuzhou to find me?"

"I"

Xu Rong sighed, and said helplessly: "I have been fighting all these years, where am I free? If His Majesty hadn't ordered me to garrison in Xuzhou and help Meng De defend Liu Dai, forming horns with each other, I would never have known that you were in Xuzhou what."

Hearing this, Tao Qian turned to the direction of Nanyang without hesitation, and bowed deeply to the sky: "Old minister Tao Qian, thank you Your Majesty, thank you Your Majesty for sending my old friend here!"

"Brother Gong Zu."

Xu Rong was also very moved, and he hurriedly helped Tao Qian up: "Don't be like this, all the officials in Xuzhou are still watching, it's not proper for me to be like this!"

"Let's go!"

Tao Qian turned around and grabbed Xu Rong with another hand, as if he was afraid that he would slip away from him: "Brother, I ordered someone to prepare a banquet for you to clean up the dust. Today we will not return if we are not drunk."

Xu Rong kept nodding his head: "I wish for it, that's great!"

"Demou—!"

"exist."

"Brother, if I indulge once today, the team will be handed over to you, okay?"

"Don't worry about drinking, with me here, it's fine."

"it is good."

Tao Qian also nodded to Cheng Pu: "Thank you, General."

Cheng Pu hastily returned the salute: "Don't dare, this is the job of the last general, why bother to say thank you?"

At that moment, Xu Rong and Tao Qian held hands and entered the city.

Xuzhou Wenwu followed closely behind.

Governor's House.

Tao Qian sits at the head, and the next one is civil and military, sitting on both sides.

He personally raised the wine bar and invited everyone: "Come, come, everyone hold up the wine bar, and serve the wine bar for the two generals Xu Rong, Cheng Pu, and Lu Su Shangshu who stayed in Xuzhou."

All Xuzhou civil and military officials raised their wine cups and said, "Do it!"

Throwing back his neck, the wine was dry.

So happy!

After three and five nobles were eaten, the atmosphere of the banquet became more joyful.

The whole advancement process was even smoother than Xu Rong imagined.

Xu Rong is from Xuantu County, Youzhou. In this bitter cold environment, drinking alcohol is like drinking water. Facing the toasts of the crowd, he never refuses anyone who comes, drinking heavily one after another.

After a while, the atmosphere of the banquet was pushed to a climax.

Tao Qian drank another cup, his old face glowed red, as if he was already drunk.

Afraid of making a mistake, Xu Rongsheng took advantage of Tao Qian's ability to speak, and hurriedly said: "Brother Gongzu, brother, I am going to be stationed in Xuzhou, and I will inevitably cooperate with Xuzhou soldiers in the future, why don't you take this opportunity to introduce one or two to me. "

"Ugh-"

Sighing, Tao Qian hurriedly said: "Thanks to brother Gonghua for reminding me, otherwise brother almost missed the job."

"Come!"

At that moment, Tao Qian put down the wine bar, waved his hand, and pointed to a man with a strong figure below: "Brother Gonghua, let me introduce you, this man is called Cao Bao, and he is the captain of Xuzhou."

"The last general, Cao Bao, met General Xu."

"Long time, long time!"

Xu Rong cupped his hands at Cao Bao, looking very respectful on the surface, but complaining in his heart: "This man is Captain Cao Bao? Although he is not as thin as a stick, it is difficult to be linked with a fierce general. There are not even many calluses on his hands, which proves that he is very rare. Xiuwu."

"Brother Gong Zu is also a veteran in the battlefield, how could he promote this man to be a captain? Could it be that this man is a Confucian general who relies on unparalleled wisdom rather than bravery?"

"kindness!"

Xu Rong secretly gave a judgment: "Maybe it is."

Then, Tao Qian continued to introduce, but none of the lieutenant generals missed it.

"This one is called Zhang Kai!"

Tao Qian pointed at the man in front of him, and said proudly with his beard: "He is a famous ranger in Qingxu, with superb martial arts. When I was conquering the Yellow Turbans in Xuzhou, this man broke into the Yellow Turban camp at night and killed the commander of the Yellow Turbans. He became famous in one battle. .”

Zhang Kai hurriedly cupped his hands and cupped his fists: "The last general, Zhang Kai, has met General Xu."

"Oh?"

Xu Rong couldn't help being surprised, his eyeballs rolled up and down, looking at the other party.

But seeing this person, he has a strong figure, a resolute face, eyes like cold stars, and an obvious callus on the tiger's mouth on his right hand.

"kindness."

Xu Rong nodded: "It's interesting."

Tao Qian smiled lightly: "This person is definitely a fierce general."

Xu Rong deeply agreed: "It must be extraordinary to be appreciated by Brother Gongzu."

"Ha ha!"

Tao Qian twisted his beard and smiled lightly: "That's natural."

Xu Rong glanced at Wenwu below: "Brother Gongzu, I heard that you have a cavalry captain named Zang Ba under your tent. This person is good at fighting and has a strong army under his command. Why don't you see this person coming?"

"this."

Tao Qian's expression was a little displeased, but he still breathed out, and explained: "Since it was brother Gonghua who asked, I told you bluntly. Zang Ba is now stationed in Langya. Although he belongs to Xuzhou, he is independent existence."

"Brother, I am only responsible for providing some food and grass. If there is a war in Xuzhou, Zang Ba will participate in it. If there is no war, we will have such a relationship and will not interfere with each other."

hiss-!
Xu Rong was surprised.

He couldn't believe that under Tao Qian's governance, such a situation would happen.

You know, Tao Qian was notoriously violent when he was conquering Beigong Boyu, and he was even comparable to Jiangdong Tigers. How could a person like him tolerate such a thing?

Before Xu Rong could ask, Tao Qian himself began to explain: "Brother Gonghua, I have been fighting for many years, and I am no longer as brave as I used to be. When I crusade against the Yellow Turbans, my old illnesses often relapsed, but the imperial military order is still there, and I have to implement it. "

"It's rare to have such a tiger general conquer the Yellow Turban for me, so I indulged a little bit, but who would have thought that when he was conquering the Yellow Turban, his strength would expand rapidly, and it was beyond my control."

"At the time of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Fang Ping, brother, I really didn't want to have any more troubles, so I reached an agreement with Zang Ba. He would still be stationed in Langya, and I would provide food and grass. The two sides would not interfere with each other and protect the people of Xuzhou together."

"Simply!"

Tao Qian added a sentence, emphasizing: "For so many years, we have been living in peace, which proves that Zang Ba should only think about self-protection and not have too much ambition."

"So it is."

Xu Rong nodded with interest.

really!

As His Majesty said, Zang Ba and Cao Bao are indeed two factors of instability.

Cao Bao let himself go, at least under Tao Qian's control, but Zang Ba, who obviously had an aura of keeping strangers away, might not be as easy as he imagined if he wanted to incorporate this group of soldiers and horses.

Xu Rong didn't continue to inquire further. Even if Tao Qian didn't doubt it, he was afraid that Xuzhou's civil and military people would be dissatisfied. The future is long, so he is not in a hurry.

"Come on, let's continue drinking."

"Yes! Drink!"

*****
Peiguo, Xiang County.

The side hall of the county government.

Yuan Zhong knelt on the futon, picked up a handful of millet stalks, and threw them into the charcoal brazier.

Although he was from the Yuan family in Runan, fortunately, he was not in Yuan Yin's three clans, so he was spared.

but
As a member of the Yuan clan in Runan, it is still very heartbreaking to suffer this catastrophe.

During the recent period, Yuan Zhong has not recovered, and spent the whole day in the side hall, washing his face with tears.

Recalling the family's cultivation of him back then, he always felt sorry for the old patriarch Yuan Kai.

Especially now, I was made a county magistrate by His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang, with fewer resources and less influence.

Originally, Yuan Zhong thought about resigning, and then used the identity of the Yuan family to stir up a storm and force His Majesty the Emperor to return the Yuan family in Runan to a clean slate.

But before he started implementing it, a letter from Chang'an completely made him give up this idea.

That's right!

This letter is from Yuan Ji, the imperial servant.

Yuan Zhong held the silk cloth in his hand. Although he didn't understand the old patriarch Yuan Kai's decision to endure humiliation, as his benefactor, he would still unswervingly implement it.

Squeak-!
At this moment, the door of the palace opened, and a gust of cool wind blew in.

Yuan Zhong took the opportunity to stuff the silk letter into his bosom, then picked up a stalk of millet millet, and threw it into the charcoal brazier: "Madam, I'm fine, don't worry, I'll go back to rest later."

The graceful woman came forward, bowed to the spirit tablet, knelt down and threw a handful of millet stalks into the brazier: "Husband, a person who claims to be a former official of the Yuan family is asking to see you."

"kindness?"

Yuan Zhong frowned, turned his head and glanced at the woman: "An old student of the Yuan family?"

The graceful woman nodded and nodded: "Well, I'm currently in the front hall."

"What's his name, do you know?"

"I don't know about myself."

The graceful lady shook her head, and said softly: "The man only said that he is a conscientious and former official of the Yuan family, and he didn't know his name. If your husband doesn't want to see him, I can just let him go."

"No need."

Yuan Zhong let out a breath and pondered for a long time: "The other party must have come for my Yuan family. As a descendant of the Yuan family, there is no reason why I should not see him. I must see him!"

Say it.

Yuan Zhong stood up, saluted the spirit tablet, and left with a bow.

Immediately, went straight to the front hall.

as predicted.

A man was waiting in the front hall. The man was wearing a black shawl, plain onyx overlay, a thin hemp rope around his waist, and a soap towel for his hair. He was obviously wearing hemp and mourning for the Yuan family in Runan.

"Brother Zhengfu—!"

Seeing Yuan Zhong came to the front hall, the man hurried up to greet him, with two lines of hot tears streaming out of his eyes: "The Yuan family in Runan has suffered such a catastrophe, as a descendant of the Yuan family, you can't just let it go!"

"You are."

Yuan Zhong looked at the other party.

He was sure and sure that the person in front of him was someone he didn't know.

However, the Yuan family in Runan, four generations and three princes, had disciples and former officials all over the world.

It is quite normal to have former students and old officials who Yuan Zhong doesn't know!

"I'm just a very inconspicuous member of Yuan's disciples and old officials."

"but."

As soon as the subject changed, the man wiped away the tears from his eyes with his sleeves, patted his chest, and said sonorously: "I believe that Yuan's disciples and old officials will certainly not accept such a fact."

"The Yuan family in Runan has been loyal and good for generations, how could they commit such an act of treason and crime? His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang deliberately fabricated the facts to frame the Yuan family for the purpose of suppressing the Yuan family!"

"Zhengfu!"

The man bowed his body and cupped his hands, and said very solemnly: "As a conscientious student and former official, I would like to invite you to come forward and call on Ru Ying, the Yuan family's children in Qingxu area, and former students and officials to ask His Majesty the Nanyang Emperor for a favor." justice."

hiss-!
Yuan Zhong gasped, subconsciously tensed up.

Sure enough, as the eunuch Yuan Jixin said, someone will definitely persuade him to resist.

No matter what the other party's reasons are, for the Runan Yuan family, this will definitely be a disaster.

Yuan Zhong didn't agree, but helped him up with his own hands: "Get up first, we have to think about this matter long-term, and we must not act recklessly, otherwise it will be a disaster."

"Brother Zhengfu!"

The man was unwilling to let go, frowning: "It has been ten months since this matter, I have been contacting all parties, and now many people have agreed, only the direct descendants of the Yuan family in Runan."

"You must believe that I will never act recklessly. If His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang dares to attack me, he will surely anger all the disciples and old officials in the world!"

Yuan Zhong remained calm, and helped the other party to sit aside: "But Yuan doesn't know your name yet."

The man had no choice but to bow his body and clasp his hands: "My servant, Qin Hao, is named Zihan!"

Yuan Zhong frowned: "Qin Hao?"

"kindness."

Qin Hao nodded: "Yes, exactly."

Yuan Zhong looked at the other party, his age was about the same as his own, but he had never heard of such a name: "I wonder which uncle of my Yuan family, your Excellency?"

Qin Hao didn't hesitate to think: "It's Yuan Taifu from Chang'an. It's just that I'm not up to date, and I haven't been able to make progress in my life. But no matter what, I'm also a former student of the Yuan family."

"Brother Zihan can do this, Yuan is very moved."

"but."

Yuan Zhong let out a long breath, and turned to say: "Where did you come from? How many people have been summoned now? Is the recent rumor in the Ruying area related to you? You have to tell me clearly."

"it is good!"

Qin Hao nodded affirmatively: "I came from Yanzhou, and now I have gathered at least a hundred people, some of whom came from Yanzhou, and some of them developed in the direction of Ruying."

"As for the recent rumors, it does have something to do with us, and even the common people believe that the Yuan family is loyal to the imperial court. If we can be led by the Yuan family's children, we will be able to go to the heavens and ask His Majesty to return the Yuan family. A justice."

Yuan Zhong kept calm all the time, and continued to ask: "Tell me, what are your plans?"

Qin Hao was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "That's it, I'll wait for preparations"

It took about a quarter of an hour before Qin Hao described the whole plan.

I have to admit that the opponent's thinking is meticulous, well organized, and highly operable.

But
The more this happened, the more suspicious Yuan Zhong was.

How could such an organized person be unknown?
Yuan Zhong even felt that the opponent's ability was still higher than his, at least he would not lose to him.

If this person is really a protégé of the Yuan family, how could the Yuan family not focus on training him?

Now, the other party jumped out at such an opportunity. On the surface, he did look like an old student of the Yuan family, but the more he emphasized on leading the children of the Yuan family, the more disturbed Yuan Zhong was.

"Your plan is very detailed."

Yuan Zhong pinched a strand of beard under his chin, nodded slowly, and said softly: "But please give me a little time to think, this matter is not a trivial matter after all, once a decision is made, life and death will follow."

"can!"

Qin Hao did not hesitate, and cupped his fists at Yuan Zhong: "I believe that every member of the Yuan family will not accept this kind of slander, and it is our duty to fight for the innocence of the Yuan family at all costs. "

Say it.

Qin Hao got up and left the table, sighing: "In that case, I will take my leave for the time being, and it will not be too late to come back in a few days."

Yuan Zhong hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt: "Wait a minute!"

Qin Hao stopped in his tracks: "What? Brother Zhengfu, do you have any other orders?"

"How do I contact you?"

"this."

Qin Hao pondered for a moment, and finally said: "I will come again in five days."

Knowing that the other party had scruples, Yuan Zhong nodded, "Okay, I'll wait for you."

Send it out of the house in person.

Yuan Zhong returned to the side hall, knelt down in front of the spirit tablet, and took out Yuan Ji's letter from his arms: "Clan brother, you really guessed it, Dong Zhuo sent people to stir up trouble, and wanted to use this to cause trouble."

"what should I do?"

Holding Yuan Ji's letter, Yuan Zhong felt mixed emotions in his heart.

That's right!

Yuan Zhong has already seen through the other party's identity.

It was Dong Zhuo'an's assassin in the direction of Yuzhou, deliberately fanning the flames, trying to use the Yuan family's affairs to set off a huge storm, thereby hindering the development of the Nanyang Emperor.

Although the other party was dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, on the surface they were heartbroken, but in their hearts, they had never really cared about the life and death of the Yuan family, otherwise how could they have made such a dangerous plan.

"Damn!"

Yuan Zhong gritted his teeth and prayed secretly in his heart: "The ancestors of the Yuan family, who of you can tell me what to do if you are not filial?"

The next morning.

The rooster announces the dawn, and the sky is full of dawn.

Yuan Zhong handed the written letter to his servants, and said: "You hurry to Nanyang, and you must hand this letter to Jiyang Commander Yuan Huan with your own hands, do you understand?"

The servant put the letter into his pocket and nodded affirmatively: "Patriarch, don't worry, leave it to the villain."

Yuan Zhongen said: "Go!"

The servant cupped his hands: "Here."

*****
Nanyang, Wancheng.

The Emperor's Palace.

Snapper.

Liu Bianduan sat at the head, holding the letterhead, and couldn't help being surprised: "You mean, this letter was handed to Yuan Huan, the magistrate of Jiyang, by Yuan Zhong, the magistrate of Xiangxian County, and then sent to your school from Yuan Huan, the magistrate of Jiyang. Office?"

"That's right!"

Guo Jia nodded affirmatively, with a look of incredulity on his face: "And Your Majesty, Yuan Zhong's silk script is divided into two layers. The top layer is for Dong Zhuo's assassins, and the bottom layer is for Yuan Huan."

"Dong Zhuo's assassins confirmed that Yuan Zhong was contacting Yuan Huan after reading the contents of the upper-level letter, and only then did they fully believe that Yuan Zhong would agree to their plan, so they did not stop them."

"It is also because of this that Yuan Huan was able to successfully deliver the letterhead to the school office when he saw the contents of the lower-level letterhead, giving us enough time to prepare."

"His Majesty!"

Guo Jiayi bowed, and said with great interest: "This Yuan Zhong is not simple! He would rather bear the name of a traitor to the Yuan family, but also to keep the Yuan family, and to show his loyalty to His Majesty. He must want to go further."

seriously.

Even Liu Bian himself did not think of it.

Yuan Zhong would actually betray Dong Zhuo, expressing his sincerity to himself, the emperor who killed nearly half of the Yuan clan.

Such an abnormal behavior really shocked Liu Bian.

Although this letter contained some truth, it was really scary!
Liu Bian took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and tried to ask: "What does Fengxiao mean?"

Guo Jia didn't hide it, and immediately gave the answer: "Eliminate Dong Zhuo's assassination, and then treat it as if it never happened."

"Oh?"

Liu Bian frowned: "What about Yuan Zhong? Do you want to be promoted?"

Guo Jia shook his head: "No promotion, this is the protection of Yuan Zhong, and it is the most beneficial measure for Your Majesty."

"kindness!"

If you think about it carefully, it really is.

If Liu Bian promoted Yuan Zhong, it would be equivalent to telling Dong Zhuo that Yuan Zhong had leaked the secret.

Although doing so may anger Dong Zhuo, it still won't hurt Yuan Kai. At best, it just makes Yuan Zhong bear the infamy of a traitor, which doesn't make much sense.

But on the other hand, because Liu Bian promoted Yuan Zhong, it was equivalent to substantially strengthening Yuan's power in Nanyang Hanting. I am afraid this is Yuan Kai's real purpose.

And if Yuan Zhong is not promoted, the right is to be the assassin of the school affairs office, who discovers the traces of the thieves, and then follows the vine to eliminate them all, so that Yuan Zhong can be protected.

Even, because Yuan Zhong was not promoted, the development of the Yuan family in Nanyang Hanting was temporarily curbed in some way. At such a juncture, it was more beneficial to the emperor.

Awesome!
Guo Jia is really awesome!
Liu Bian handed the letter paper to Guo Jia, and said decisively: "Since that's the case, I will leave this matter to you to handle. Remember to catch all of them and don't show your feet."

Guo Jiayi bowed, and said loudly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will leave this matter to the minister, and I promise not to implicate Yuan Zhong, let alone let Dong Zhuo's assassination notice any abnormalities."

"very good!"

Liu Bian nodded affirmatively.

For Guo Jia's ability to handle affairs, Liu Bian still has great trust: "Taking this opportunity, we can expand the assassination of the school affairs office to Yuzhou and Xuzhou."

Guo Jia paused, and finally said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best."

Liu Bian said softly: "I know what concerns you have. If you find a good person, just report it. I will consider it as appropriate and include it in the school affairs office."

Guo Jia was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

In the past, Liu Bian was a little unimpressed with this mysterious organization.

However, after experiencing the contact during this period of time, I suddenly found that it is very beneficial and it is a very important institution.

Therefore, even though there are currently insufficient officials, Liu Bian still will not give up on the development of the school affairs office, and will even pay more attention to it.

After all, the enemy is cunning, they are all-pervasive and hard to defend.

"Oh, right."

Just when Guo Jia was about to leave, Liu Bian suddenly remembered something, and took a book from the desk: "This is the information system I wrote, as well as the commonly used methods of information transmission, etc. Take it back, maybe it will be of some help to you. .”

Guo Jia took the scroll with both hands: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me the book. I will study it well."

Liu Bian waved his hand: "Go down!"

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