Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 495 Who Should Be Tough?

Among Lv Bu's Eight Great Generals, Zhang Liao is the one who has been passed down through the ages.Of course, because of his powerful battle in Xiaoyaojin, Jiangdong's children stopped crying, but after Zhang Liao, he must be Zang Ba.

In history, Zang Ba has made outstanding military exploits. After being attached to Cao Cao, he fought in all directions and often won every battle.And after his death, he was also extremely mournful and honored, and he deserved to share in Cao Cao's court temple, which shows the importance Wei State attached to Zang Ba.

The most glorious time of his life almost started from this period, and then Zang Ba became a local snake in the Qing and Xu land boundaries, and his influence in the local area was deeply intertwined and extremely deep.Even Cao Cao had to look at it differently and handed over all the military forces of the two states to him.Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought for hegemony, relying on Zang Ba to withstand the pressure in the east, so that he could go northward with all his strength.At that time, Zang Ba still maintained a semi-independent state, only listening to the tune, not to the announcement.

Not everyone possesses the ability to sit in charge and take charge of one's own affairs.And the smooth transition from this semi-independent state to the hero of Wei State is not the wisdom that an ordinary warrior can possess.

There is no record in history of the relationship between Chen Gong and Zang Ba, but when Chen Gong had no intention of revealing that relationship, Liu Xie immediately changed his mind about sending Sima Yi to Mount Tai and replaced him with Chen Gong.

In fact, Chen Gong and Zang Ba did not have much connection.The reason why the two have a relationship is Zang Ba's father Zang Jie.Zang Jie is an official in Taishan County. Back then, the court was corrupt and corrupt officials were rampant. Liu Xie's cheap father was always buying and selling official positions for money.However, Zang Jie was honest and self-sustaining, and refused to join forces with corrupt officials, so he was tabooed and was taken into custody by the Taishou prefect back then.

At that time, Chen Gong was only an official under Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, but Chen Gong was a famous scholar in Yanzhou. When he was young, he associated with famous scholars at home and abroad, and he and Zang Jie also knew each other.After hearing about Zang Jie, he felt sympathetic, and reported the news to Zang Ba at that time.The young Zang Ba actually took all the diners to do it, rescued his father from prison, and fled to the East China Sea.

Later, Zang Ba became the Commander-in-Chief of Taishan Kou, and got acquainted with Lu Bu for some reason, and thus became one of the eight strong generals under Lu Bu's account.However, strictly speaking, this statement is actually wrong.In history, Zang Ba was allied with Lu Bu rather than serving him. In fact, he never fought under the command of Lu Bu.Perhaps it's because Chinese people always like to come up with rankings like "eight or eight big hair, nine or nine into one", which makes the world mistakenly think that Zang Ba is Lu Bu's younger brother.

When Zang Ba saw Chen Gong, Chen Gong and Luo Lin were talking and laughing, seeming to be evaluating the character of Mount Tai.Zang Ba strode out, but hesitated for a moment when he saw Chen Gong.But Chen Gong didn't let the atmosphere become cold, instead he bowed to Zang Ba first and said: "Chen Gong sees the prefect Zang."

Zang Ba fell short for a moment, after all, Chen Gong could be regarded as his benefactor, he was worried that Chen Gong would be out of character if he came to lobby and didn't take the initiative to salute.At this moment, he hurriedly returned the salute, and said with a sincere but distant look: "I don't know that my benefactor came from a long way, and Zang Ba failed to meet him from afar. I hope my benefactor will forgive me. This is not a place to talk, please come into the city."

Chen Gong nodded slowly, without saying much: "Thank you."

When a group of people entered the city, Chen Gong and Luo Lin nodded inwardly when they saw the scene in the city. Although the city suffered from many wars and faced the situation of Cao Jun's pressure, the situation in the city seemed to be very stable, and the people were very happy. There was no sign of panic. Obviously, the prefect Zang did not disturb the people much in his rule of the city, and he was quite popular.

Entering the sheriff's hall, the banquet was already set up, and Zang Ba immediately asked his two sons, Zang Shun and Zang Ai, to visit Chen Gong to show that the Zang family would not forget Chen Gong's old love.But before the banquet started, Zang Ba said with some ulterior motives: "Gong Gong, you are the benefactor of my Zang family. Zang Ba has nothing to repay, and he is willing to die in obedience. However, the trend of the world affects thousands of people. Ba can't cause tens of thousands of people in Mount Tai to die because of one person, and I hope that benefactor will not blame Zang Ba for his speechless words."

Although Zang Ba said it very implicitly, how could Chen Gong fail to realize that Zang Ba was taking precautions before they happened, and directly cut off the possibility of himself lobbying Zang Ba.

However, Chen Gong didn't take it seriously, and replied with a smile: "The prefect is an extraordinary person. This time, Chen Gong came here to ask the prefect to send troops to fight Cao's bandits. However, your majesty also said something first. If the prefect Zang only wanted to stabilize one side, It's also because he cares about the common people, so Chen can't force it. Now that the prefect has spoken today, Chen Gong will definitely not bring up this matter again."

"Oh...Your Majesty really said that?" Zang Ba's expression became a little puzzled, not only him, but also the three generals, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, and Yin Li, all of whom had expressions of disbelief: Let's go all the way with you From Puyang, risking your life, cheating Cao Jun's numerous checkpoints, and coming to Taishan just to have such a meal?

Chen Gong's statement made the atmosphere of the banquet a little awkward.After all, in the face of Cao Cao's army, Zang Ba, a rebellious warlord, did not want to sit still.Although he told Sun Guan that the court was a fart, in fact, the Han Dynasty was Zang Ba's best choice.

Take refuge in Cao Cao?Zang Ba's power will inevitably be uprooted, thrown into the rolling war with the Han Dynasty, and become poor cannon fodder.Liu Bei in Xuzhou has more than enough self-preservation, but Zang Ba thinks it is impossible to fight Cao Cao to the death in order to accept Mount Tai.Not to mention Kong Rong in Qingzhou, who had already been defeated by Yuan Tan, and couldn't protect himself, so it was impossible for him to be afraid of Zang Ba.

The rest is Yuan Shao in the north, this is Cao Cao's boss, and it is better to take refuge in Yuan Shao than Cao Cao.Then there was Yuan Shu from Yangzhou, Zang Ba didn't like him at all, and he knew that Yuan Shu's claws couldn't reach Yanzhou now.

The strength of the Han Dynasty has been witnessed by the world over the years.More importantly, the Han Dynasty is now at war with Cao Cao, and Zang Ba's refuge at this moment is no less than sending charcoal in a timely manner.Moreover, in terms of geographical location, the Han Dynasty had not yet bordered on Zang Ba, so Zang Ba had a lot of autonomy, and it was very possible to obtain an amulet without having to pay actual losses.

Of course, Zang Ba still had another choice, that is, if anyone refused to accept it, he would support the wall and fight Cao Cao shirtless to the end.However, that kind of thinking is something that Sun Guan, Wu Dun, and Yin Li can only have. Zang Ba is not a fool, and he will not be so naive as this.

The reason why Zang Ba gave Chen Gong a bad impression as soon as he came up was naturally a custom.After all, even though he was very willing in his heart, he couldn't show that he couldn't wait.Properly arrogant, naturally in order to seek more and better privileges.But Chen Gong was so dumb from the beginning that Zang Ba didn't even have the right to be arrogant.

As a result, the banquet that followed became very strange. Chen Gong, who had traveled thousands of miles, was seated proudly, chatting, and even talking about military power with Sun Guan, Wu Dun, and Yin Li.Zang Ba here, from time to time, brought the topic to the Han Dynasty and the emperor, like a gossip reporter desperately trying to dig out some serious information, but was repeatedly dismissed by Chen Gong to change the topic.

An hour later, the banquet was full of guests, and Zang Ba personally supported Chen Gong and sent him to the side room of the Sheriff's Mansion.After the drunk-eyed Chen Gong lay down contentedly, Zang Ba left again, hesitating a little, he couldn't help but finally asked Chen Gong: "Gongong, did your Majesty really not mention that you must persuade me?"

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty said," Chen Gong replied vaguely, seeming to be a little impatient, and waved his hands again and again: "But Your Majesty also said that it is not easy for the prefect Zang. It is love to help the Han Dynasty, and it is not willing to help." Duty. In the ritual system of the Han Dynasty, there has never been a precedent for the county guard to lead the army..."

Hearing this sentence, Zang Ba's face was very ugly.Although the words of the emperor seem to be aimed at him, it also reveals the pedantry of the emperor who follows the old system and does not know how to adapt.Think about the boy who is only 15 years old, so he has no intention of forging ahead, but he brought the Han Dynasty back to life step by step.Zang Ba could only sigh with emotion that the blessings of the Han Dynasty were really not shallow.

However, just when Zang Ba was about to close the door, Chen Gong suddenly turned over and muttered in a daze: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether you send the prefect Zang or not. Your Majesty still can't trust me, Chen Gong, or me." I was sent here because of Lv Bu's former troops... Guanzhong has been dormant for a year, and the reinforcements will soon arrive in Puyang, so what else can Cao Jun do? That's where I, Chen Gong, should come to the fore..."

Zang Ba was stunned for a moment, this news was like thunder to him: So, there is such a layer behind the matter!
Because of this, Zang Ba narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had made up his mind, he slowly closed the door and left quietly.But, he never knew, just after the sound of his footsteps gradually disappeared, Luo Lin's figure slowly appeared in Chen Gong's room, and asked Chen Gong who was on the couch, "Have you taken the bait?"

"It should be the bait." Chen Gong straightened up suddenly and sat up, the drunkenness just now disappeared in an instant.He looked at Luo Lin in the black shadow, and suddenly smiled: "However, although the golden scale is biting the bait, there is still a lack of wind and cloud. We need to muddy the water here on Mount Tai."

Luo Lin nodded indifferently, and resumed the demeanor of the murderous Jin Yiwei: "I have found out the place, dare I ask if I will do it tonight?"

"It's not too late, let's go..." Chen Gong replied without much thought, and after seeing Luo Lin, he said to himself: "I hope you Jin Yiwei will act slowly, and the old man will After a while, it will become lively in the second half of the night, and I think there will still be trouble..."

(End of this chapter)