I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 485 Although it is not good for me, I will go too

Liu Jian didn't know why, his teacher and other members of the Lu family always confused him with the second child of the Niyang Wang family.

Because in terms of appearance, the second son of Niyang Wang's family doesn't look like him at all.

It can even be said that there is a world of difference.

Moreover, in terms of family status in Confucian classics, his own family was far inferior to Niyang Wang's family.

When we met in Luoyang this time, the appearance of the second son of Niyang Wang's family has not changed much from before.

Still the big fat man with a silly smile on his face.

Wang Ai has no skills, but he is very honest, with a simple smile on his face, which makes people feel very kind.

Lu Zhi is indeed old, he has lost the vigorous style of the past, and he is more nostalgic.

After seeing Wang Ai, Lu Zhi, who had resigned from the position of Luoyang prefect and became white, kept holding Wang Ai's hand, asking questions, and seemed very caring.

Wang Ai was not perfunctory either, as long as it was something Lu Zhi asked, he would answer everything seriously.

"Where did Junior Brother Wang get a job all these years?" Liu Jian made tea by himself while ordering someone to deliver the hot tea soup to Wang Ai.

"It smells good, it smells so good...Thank you, brother. I don't have any specific job right now. I just got recruited into the government by my brother, and I can help him. I just need to run errands."

Even in such a cold weather, the big fat man Wang Ai can drink tea and sweat profusely. It can be seen that his body is a little weak.

"Junior brother has been so many years, and he is still the same as when he was a child, sweating profusely and rushing to the toilet."

Wang Ai was criticized by Liu Jian, but his demeanor did not change at all.

He said with a smile: "What brother said is that I have been in poor health since I was young, weak and sick, and I live in the bitter cold of Liangzhou all the year round. My parents thought it was difficult for me to survive, so it is really unfair to use the whole family's resources on my brother. I never thought that I would survive and look like this..."

After a pause, Wang Ai smiled and continued: "You are so fat."

Hearing what Wang Ai said was interesting, Lu Zhi couldn't help stroking his beard and laughing.

This student is still so interesting. I remember that when he was studying classics when he was a child, he was in this naive state. Although he was not good at studying classics, he was very likable.

"Hey, junior brother is also a member of the Niyang Wang family, and he is not a concubine. Your brother studied under Liu Wenrao and was famous all over the world. Now you are in the two thousand stones and are in charge of Hedong County... But you are just now. A white body..."

Wang Ai laughed and said, "Then what should I do? I can't bear it."

Liu Jian couldn't help laughing when he heard the words.

"Junior brother, you came to Luoyang this time, apart from paying a visit to Master and me, you are also here for the things of Hedong, right? Is it because the Baibo army is harassing in Hedong, so you come here specifically to ask for reinforcements?"

Wang Ai said: "I really can't hide anything from my brother...My brother specially asked me to see my brother, I hope my brother can send troops to help Hedong County."

After finishing speaking, Wang Ai turned his head to look at Lu Zhi who was beside him.

"Teacher, look..."

Lu Zhi stretched out his hand, blocking Wang Ai's words.

"Don't drag this old man into this. The old man is white now. I don't want to take care of the military and political matters. If you have any arrangements, you brothers can discuss them yourself."

Wang Ai smiled and said: "In this case, I don't bother the teacher to give instructions."

Liu Jian sighed: "To be honest, although my soldiers and horses are stationed in Luoyang, they are only temporary residences. After the New Year, all the soldiers and horses will be withdrawn to Hebei. Hedong is not under my jurisdiction. The imperial court There is also no order for me to go to Hedong to suppress the rebellion, if I casually lead troops into Hedong...it doesn't make sense."

Wang Ai pondered for a while and said, "That's true."

What Wang Ai said made Liu Jian somewhat at a loss as to how to answer.

My classmate and junior brother are too real, I said I can't get away, are you really serious?

Even a little persuasion, even trying to redeem it, but not redeeming it?

It's really free and easy.

If his elder brother Wang Yi knew his attitude and came to ask for help, the street would be covered with a mouthful of old blood.

"How is the current situation in Hedong?" Liu Jian frowned at Wang Ai.

Although Wang Ai's attitude is very free and easy, but after all, Hedong is the important town of the Han Dynasty, and there is a mutiny there now, so Liu Jian needs to understand the situation to some extent.

Wang Ai faltered and talked for a long time, but couldn't understand anything.

In the end, he said to Liu Jian: "I don't know the specific military situation, but I brought a Qu Junhou from Hedong on this trip. He knows about the war, so why don't you ask him to come and see the senior brother?" Brother, if you want to ask anything, just ask."

"Okay, please invite that Xu Junhou to come and see me."

It seemed that Lu Zhi no longer wanted to get involved in the political and military affairs of the Han Dynasty. Hearing that Liu Jian wanted to ask Xu Huang for questioning, he immediately got up and left.

Wang Ai also followed closely, saying that he hadn't seen the teacher for a long time and wanted to catch up with the teacher.

As the envoy sent by Wang Yi, Wang Ai's attitude was extremely casual, and he didn't seem to care much about the task assigned to him by Wang Yi's group, which was somewhat untrue.

And judging from Wang Ai's performance and attitude, there is really nothing outstanding about this person.

However, Liu Jian somewhat felt that this junior was a bit wise and foolish.

Many people can't just look at the surface.

After Wang Ai and Lu Zhi left, Liu Jian's guards led Xu Huang to him.

Xu Huang is relatively young, with a Chinese character face, a majestic expression on his face, a tall and straight body, very majestic, and his maturity is quite inconsistent with his age.

There is an old-fashioned vigor all over his body, and he also has an upright look, which is quite upright.

In the history books of later generations, the description of Xu Huang before he surrendered to Cao Cao is very vague. It is only known that he was a small official in Hedong at first, and then he surrendered to Yang Feng's command.

Yang Feng was a Baibo thief, but later when Li Jue was in power, Yang Feng once belonged to Li Jue, and he had a legitimate official status, and Xu Huang, who was an official of Hedong County, probably belonged to Yang Feng at that time .

Even though Yang Feng followed Li Jue to have a formal official status, he was born as a Baibo thief. Hedong County was originally a place where high-ranking families gathered. If he was a nobleman with a high background, he would still disdain to be with Yang Feng.

Therefore, Xu Huang's background should not be very good. Although he is a county official in Hedong, it may be extremely difficult to become a position, and he must seize every opportunity.

In order to confirm his deduction, Liu Jian probably asked about Xu Huang's life experience.

As a Shangguan, especially a famous general in the world, it is not a big deal to inquire about Xu Huang's background, and Xu Huang is also obliged to report his background to Liu Jian.

But obviously, Xu Huang was a little ashamed of his background, he just gave a rough introduction to Liu Jian without elaborating.

Although the introduction was very rough, Liu Jian could somewhat hear the general idea.

Sure enough, Xu Huang's background was not high, let alone from a noble family, not even from a poor family.

It belongs to the kind of poor family who can only rely on joining the army to become a position.

Xu Huang is very young and has no background, but he was appreciated by Wang Yi after joining the army and promoted to Qu Junhou, which shows that his ability is very good.

After all, the land of three rivers is full of rich and powerful people, and to be valued by a prefect of a county without going through the back door, one must have great ability.

Of course, this also has something to do with Wang Yi's origin. Although Wang Yi, the governor of Hedong, is a noble family, he is a scholar from the border county, and he was born in the border county of Liangzhou.

A person from a place like Wang Yi can more or less understand the difficulties and hardships of a talent like Xu Huang, so he is willing to promote a real talent like Xu Huang.

Let Xu Huang invite Liu Jian's soldiers and horses on his behalf this time, which also shows that he attaches great importance to Xu Huang.

"Gongming, let me briefly introduce the current situation of the Baibo Army in Hedong."

"promise!"

After Xu Huang saw that he had reported his life experience, Liu Jian did not despise him, so he was relieved immediately, and told him about Liu Jian's current situation in Hedong.

The original local elite garrisons in Hedong were basically incorporated into the regular army of the imperial court by Dong Zhuo. After Wang Yi went to Hedong as the prefect, the military strength in Hedong was almost zero, so Wang Yi could only organize a new army to deal with the troubled times. And boldly use the low-level heroes and warriors in Hedong, and Xu Huang is one of them.

But even if Wang Yi worked very hard to organize the Hedong Army, compared with the Baibo Army, the combat power is too different. The Baibo Army has a great influence in the land of three rivers. In history, the Baibo Army can compete with the Xiliang Army There are comings and goings, even Niu Fu's defeat, which shows the power and influence of the Baibo army in the land of Sanhe.

But in the past, the Baibo army robbed the Hedong area only to supplement military supplies, but this time, they attacked the county town in Hedong, occupied the city, transferred the base area, and continued to gather troops, and it was possible to include the Hedong area under their command in one fell swoop. trend.

According to the slogan of "Chenliu Wang Dang Li" played by the Baibo army, the ultimate goal of the Baibo army is to break into Guanzhong and oppose the main force in the court.

And responding to the other two Yellow Turban regiments of the Baibo Army, one is Zhang Yan from Montenegro, and the other is Zhang Baiqi from Hongnong.

According to Wang Yi's judgment, these three Yellow Turban bandits started rioting at the same time, and they had the potential to shake up the whole world. Compared with Zhang Jiao back then, the power of these three Yellow Turban thieves is not much better now.

Wang Yi knew that he couldn't defend the east of the river with his own weak strength.

So he can only make two preparations, one is to ask the Guanzhong court for help, and the other is to hope that Liu Jian will send troops to wipe out the bandits.

But Wang Yi also knew that Liu Jian now stationed in Luoyang seemed to be negotiating conditions with the imperial court in secret.

That's why he sent his younger brother, Wang Ai, who had a classmate with Liu Jian.

However, Wang Ai didn't seem to care about being able to invite Liu Jian to destroy the Baibo army.

After listening to Xu Huang finished speaking, Liu Jian pointed to the seat next to him, motioning Xu Huang to sit down.

Xu Huang thanked him, then knelt and sat on the side of Liu Jian.

"Gongming is Qu Junhou of Hedong County, who is good at military affairs, but Liu doesn't know if Gongming is good at current affairs... I want to ask you, do you know any rumors about me, Liu Jian, in Guanzhong?"

A bit of hesitation and helplessness appeared on Xu Huang's face.

Afterwards, he still said: "Although Huang is a member of the army, but Lai Wangfu respects him, and he teaches a lot on weekdays. He knows something about the relationship between the general and the court..."

Liu Jian smiled and said, "What do you know?"

"Huang knows that there is someone in the court who guarantees that the general is the general of Fuyuan, who has the right to lead the country. It's just that the court has been discussing for a long time. The general is stationed in Luoyang, and the court is in a stalemate."

Liu Jian nodded, and said: "It seems that Wang Fujun has a heart to teach you."

"It's all thanks to the Lord's perseverance..."

"Since that's the case, do you think it's appropriate for me to send troops to the east of the river at this juncture?"

"This..." Xu Huang hesitated when he heard this.

"You just say it's okay, it comes out of your mouth and into my ears, no third person will know."

Xu Huang cupped his hands and said: "Actually...according to the king's residence, even though we are here today to invite the general to send troops, [-]% of the general will not send troops to help..."

"Why?"

"The imperial court did not grant the general the title of Fuyuan General, because he was afraid that the general would have too much power, and his meritorious service would shock the Lord. If the general wins the Baibo army, he will be famous all over the world, and the gap between him and the imperial court will be even greater. ..."

"In one, the general is a fake festival, the land of seclusion, the governor of Hebei, and the war in the land of three rivers, so it has nothing to do with the general in name."

"The three generals are exhausted in boats and vehicles. After several battles, the soldiers and horses are exhausted. I am afraid that it is not suitable for further conquests."

Liu Jian said with a smile: "Since you can tell so many reasons why I shouldn't send troops, why did you come to ask me to send troops on behalf of Wang Fujun?"

Xu Huang hesitated for a moment, and said: "Actually, the lord of the palace and the last official are just gambling... I heard that the general's virtue is spread all over the country, he is unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness, and loves the people like a son... Now that the river is in danger, we can only hold on to this point. Ji, come to see the general, I hope the general can... take care of the overall situation."

"Snapped!"

After Xu Huang finished speaking, Liu Jian suddenly reached out and slapped the table heavily.

Xu Huang was taken aback, and hurriedly bowed to silence.

When he was young, Fang heard Liu Jian speak slowly:

"Gongming, you really dare to say it, but what I want to tell you is...you bet right."

Seeing Liu Jian slapping the table suddenly, Xu Huang didn't expect Liu Jian to send troops to help him.

But when things turned around, Xu Huang couldn't help being surprised when he heard Liu Jian say this suddenly.

He raised his head in surprise and looked at Liu Jian who was sitting on the main seat and smiling at him.

"General, you..."

Liu Jian stood up slowly and said: "As you said, if it is based on politics, the current situation, and the strength I have recently shown to alert the court, I should not send troops to Hedong to suppress the rebellion."

"However, the Baibo army is causing chaos in the world, attacking states and counties, oppressing goodness, destroying my big man's fields, and putting all people in danger... Let me stand by and watch, this is absolutely impossible!"

"I, Liu, would rather be persecuted by the court and die unjustly, but I can't let the thieves disturb the people and ignore it!"

"For the court to quell the rebellion, Liu is duty-bound!"

"Ning the court betrayed me, I will never fail the court."

"Although this matter is not beneficial to me, but for the sake of the world and the people, I will go!"

Xu Huang was shocked when he heard Liu Jian's words.

He stood up, came to Liu Jian, knelt down on one knee, and said: "I have admired the name of general benevolence and righteousness for a long time, and seeing you today, it really is a well-deserved reputation, and I admire it!"

(End of this chapter)