The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 99 Wen Yang
Shouchun.

Followed by dozens of armored soldiers, a strong man in armor walked quickly into the mansion.

The man had a rough appearance, a thick beard, and a fierce look in his eyes. The servants along the way hurriedly bowed to him when they saw him, not daring to look him in the eye.

Unlike the elegant and wise ministers in the temple, he looked more like a crude and brutal butcher, without any of the demeanor of a gentleman.

And there was a young boy following behind him.

This young man looked to be about the same age as Anshi, and he had no beard and looked very young.

However, he was too tall, even a head taller than the mighty general walking in front of him. He looked very heroic and resolute, and his eyes were even more defiant. At this moment, he was also wearing armor, with his hand on the hilt of the sword, and followed the general in a swagger.

The group walked towards the palace. The soldiers guarding the road saluted and no one dared to stop them.

After passing through a long corridor, we finally arrived in front of a house.

The general stopped and said to the people behind him, "Wait here! Ah Yang, come in with me!"

The young man following behind him nodded, and the other soldiers lined up on both sides.

The general took the young man and rushed straight into the house.

"General!!!"

This person spoke, and his voice was very loud and deafening.

There was a man in the room. He was quite old, with gray in his beard. He was wearing a long robe and dressed like a scholar. He had a dignified appearance, and looked similar to the wise ministers in the temple.

He was kneeling in front of the desk, holding a pen, and writing something.

The rough general shouted, causing the tip of his pen to tilt and make a long horizontal line on the white paper in front of him.

Guanqiu Jian put away his pen helplessly, raised his head and looked at General Wen Qin in front of him.

Wen Qin was not shy at all. He walked over to Guanqiu Jian with a carefree attitude, lowered his head, looked at the long horizontal line, and couldn't help but sneered, "It seems that the general is still not calm enough!!"

Guanqiu Jian was not angry either. He stroked his beard and laughed heartily.

"If Governor Wen yells a few more times, I'll become calmer."

Wen Qin then smiled and sat in front of him.

No one could have guessed that the man in armor with a fierce look on his face was the Governor of Yangzhou, while the other one holding a pen and writing with an elegant and gentle demeanor was the General Zhendong.
I always feel like their positions are reversed.

"The general is writing poetry again?!"

"No, this is a poem by Your Majesty, titled Empty City Bird."

"Oh, Your Majesty can also write poetry?"

Wen Qin asked curiously.

Speaking of this, Guanqiu Jian is no longer sleepy.

He raised his head, his eyes twinkling, "You can do more than just write!"

"Your Majesty, you are a man of great talent and military strategy, a master of both civil and military affairs. You are a rare and remarkable ruler. Even Emperor Wen probably couldn't write such poetry. Perhaps only Prince Chen Si can rival you."

Wen Qin scratched his head and said suspiciously, "That's not what you said at the beginning. Ah Yang! What did the general say at the beginning?"

The young man standing at the door said without hesitation: "The general once said that the current emperor is not orthodox, but a plaything supported by the Sima family."

Guanqiu Jian quickly cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, let's not talk about this matter again!"

Guanqiu Jian grew up with Cao Rui, and the two had a very close relationship. Guanqiu Jian was extremely loyal to Cao Rui.

How did Cao Mao become emperor?
He was pushed to the throne by the Sima family after Cao Rui's stepson Cao Fang was deposed.

Therefore, Guanqiu Jian did not recognize the new emperor Cao Mao at all. In his eyes, the person who truly had the right to rule was the deposed King of Qi Cao Fang. It was impossible for you, a guy pushed out by the Sima family, to become emperor!

Therefore, in history, when Guanqiu Jian started his army, he read out the empress dowager's edict to the crowd, which clearly stated that Sima Shi had deposed Cao Fang and was guilty of a heinous crime.

But this time things were different.

In fact, after Cao Fang was deposed, Guanqiu Jian began to prepare for an uprising.

Cao Mao refused to ascend the throne several times in Yuancheng, which won the favor of Guanqiu Jian, who felt that this member of the royal family was not too bad and knew that he was not worthy of that position.

Immediately afterwards, he received a letter from his son.

This letter was actually sent by the person from Yuancheng.

Guanqiu Jian was extremely surprised, and when he heard that the warriors under his command had delivered the letter for thousands of miles, he felt even more respect for them.

Then he read the letter carefully.

In his letter, Cao Mao advised him not to rush into rebellion. He analyzed in detail Sima Shi's situation, the attitudes of Zhuge Dan and others, as well as some of his own ideas, and said that he would prove his own position.

Before Guanqiu Jian could react, he heard that Cao Mao had vindicated Xiahou Xuan.

What else is there to say? Guanqiu Jian immediately began to think of ways to protect this young and promising member of the royal family!

Although Guanqiu Jian slowed down the preparations for the uprising, he did not want to completely obey Cao Mao.

However, in the following days, the emperor gave him a huge surprise.

The promotion controversy in the court, the news of Zhuge Dan's private meeting with Sima Shi, and the panic among the people in the court today.

All this is related to Your Majesty.

At this moment, Guanqiu Jian seemed to think that this boy was capable of inheriting the great achievements of his ancestor. As for the King of Qi, you should take a rest for now.

Wen Qin didn't ask any further questions and said seriously, "General, I'm ready. I can take action at any time."

Guanqiu Jian frowned and looked solemn.

"it is good"

"Then when will we start our army?!"

"Don't worry."

Guanqiu Jian said calmly, "Your Majesty is right. It is the Sima family, not us, who are caught in a dilemma. Sima Shi will not be able to hold out for long. Once we start the war, the families of the soldiers are all in the north. If we don't achieve results in the early stages, their morale will collapse. Therefore, we must fight quickly and decisively. When the time comes, Sima Shi only needs to hold his ground and not come out to defeat us."

Wen Qin's face darkened, and he cursed, "It's all Zhuge Dan's fault! That bastard actually made peace with Sima Shi!"

Guanqiu Jian shook his head, with some sadness in his eyes.

At the beginning, Guanqiu Jian, Xiahou Xuan, Zhuge Dan, Li Feng and others all had a good relationship and were friends with each other.

Guanqiu Jian couldn't understand why Zhuge Dan could turn against him so easily. They were all ministers who had benefited from Wei Lu, so how could he help the rebels?
Although he didn't understand, Guanqiu Jian didn't dare to trust his old friend anymore.

"No problem. Zhuge Dan is always very concerned about his reputation. The previous rumors made him very nervous. He was afraid to get too close to Sima Shi. Moreover, these rumors have already appeared in his jurisdiction."

"Huh? How did the rumor appear in his territory?"

Wenqin was a little confused.

"I sent someone to do it."

Guanqiu Jian replied.

He added, "It's impossible to win over Zhuge Dan right now, but we can find a way to keep him neutral. Zhuge Dan only cares about preserving himself. He doesn't want to help me, and he doesn't necessarily want to help Sima Shi either. I plan to meet with him and have a good talk with him to make him understand the principle of "the lips and the teeth are cold."

"If it really doesn't work, let me lead the troops to kill him!"

Wen Qin said this with disdain, pointing at the young man in the distance, "I don't even need to show up. Ah Yang can chop off his head and present it to the general!"

Guanqiu Jian looked at the young man with admiration in his eyes.

The young man was called Wen Chu, with the courtesy name Ci Qian. He was the son of Wen Qin. He was only seventeen years old this year, so Wen Qin and others liked to call him by his nickname, Ayang.

In later generations, he was called Wen Yang.

The Zizhi Tongjian records that during a battle between Guanqiu Jian and Sima Shi, he, determined to dampen the morale of Sima Shi's army, charged into the enemy's ranks with a dozen men, unstoppable and unstoppable. Sima Shi dispatched Sima Ban, the Left Chief Clerk, with 8,000 soldiers to pursue the enemy. Wen Yang then single-handedly charged into the ranks of several thousand cavalrymen, killing and wounding over a hundred in a flash, making six or seven incursions, and the pursuing cavalry dared not approach.

This person's greatest achievement was "scaring Sima Shi to death".

Historically, Sima Shi had a tumor removed and went to war despite being ill. Wen Yang attacked him at night and startled Sima Shi's eyeballs. Sima Shi died of illness on the way back to the army. Wen Yang was 18 years old that year.
Wen Yang was only seventeen years old at the time, but he was very famous in Shouchun.

He has been a very arrogant person since he was young, just like his father, unruly and unyielding. When he was young, he fought all over the city, and no one dared to provoke him. When he grew up, he started fighting with his father's old generals.

By now, no one under Wen Qin's command could defeat this Tiger. It was not that they were showing mercy on purpose, but they really could not defeat him. Even if they all attacked together, they were no match for him.

He had previously had a conflict with a general under Guanqiu Jian, and then threw the general far away.

Guanqiu Jian was almost frightened by him, and from then on he valued him even more, believing that he could serve as the vanguard to defeat Sima Shi.

Wenqin was extremely proud of his son. He always kept him by his side and showed him off to others.

"If Ah Yang attacks, he will definitely chop off his head. But how can Zhuge Dan's head truly demonstrate Ah Yang's martial arts prowess? Only Sima Shi's head will do."

Guanqiu Jian started talking, and his words made both the father and son of the Wen family extremely happy.

Guanqiu Jian then said, "Next, we must continue to win over the generals, prepare ourselves, and wait for the opportunity. We must not be impatient."

"General!! This is bad!! General!!"

Then an official rushed into the house in a panic.

"What happened?!"

"Heyin Magistrate Guo Ze sent someone to say they were ordered by the Emperor to raise an army to attack the traitors and kill Sima Shi. They wanted us to respond!"

"what???"

(End of this chapter)