The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

The governor's first reaction when he saw Liu Zhaoqing was to turn around and leave immediately.

His performance was seen by generals Zhang He, Gao Lan and others beside him, and they didn't know what expression to make.

Chapter 252 The Real Protagonist4.6K

"What's going on? Why can't Han Fu recognize the road?"

Gongsun Zan saw from afar that Han Fu turned around as if he was lost, and she was confused.

Xun Yu, who was standing by, looked at Liu Zhaoqing for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "Congratulations, Zhaoqing."

"Congratulations?" Liu Zhaoqing was puzzled. "What does Wen Ruo mean by this?"

Xun Yu put his hands behind his back and said calmly: "The soldiers should attack the enemy instead of us, and defeat the enemy without fighting. This is the best strategy in the art of war."

Liu Zhaoqing did nothing. He just appeared in front of Han Fu, which not only made Han Fu, the leader, panic, but also made his soldiers lose their composure.

This is not something that one or two extraordinary people can accomplish. Liu Zhaoqing already has at least a 30% chance of winning against Han Fu.

Then, if we fight with them in the future, won’t it be easier to win than with a whirlwind of success?

This is certainly a good thing that needs to be congratulated.

When Liu Zhaoqing heard this and understood the meaning, he also laughed, but he still shook his head calmly and said.

"Sister Wenruo and Sister Bogui should not think that Han Fu is like this, and all his soldiers are like this."

"Although Han Fu did not have much loyalty to the court, he had many 'loyal' men under his command. They were loyal ministers who would serve their lord with all their heart and soul as long as he did not commit any act that would anger heaven or people."

Although the physical fitness and living habits of the people in this era were different from those in the previous dynasty, they still had the ideas of loyalty and filial piety, and at this time, this was not a backward idea.

The people around Liu Zhaoqing and even his own people are all loyal, so even Han Fu, who was made timid by Liu Zhaoqing, still has people willing to follow him.

"That's true." Gongsun Zan nodded slightly and looked at the people around Han Fu: "For example, the guy wearing the golden phoenix mask is still next to him. The one on the other side is Tian Feng, right? Xuande is not here, otherwise he should be able to recognize him."

"It's Tian Feng." Liu Zhaoqing nodded.

"Tsk." Gongsun Zan sighed. "How could Han Fu not only have such a good land in Jizhou, but also have so many loyal generals and counselors?"

The fact that one's virtue is not worthy of one's position can easily occur at any period of a dynasty, but this was already the beginning of a chaotic era. If one's virtue is still not worthy of one's position, then naturally someone who is worthy of it will take the position.

Liu Zhaoqing smiled and nodded at the soldiers under Han Fu who recognized him, and then said to the two people beside him: "Let's go."

"Ah? You're leaving now?" Gongsun Zan was surprised, and even felt a little unsatisfied.

"Otherwise, Sister Bogui is going to let me scold him?" Liu Zhaoqing said with a smile.

Xun Yu on the side also smiled and said: "After Zhao Qing appeared, Han Fu's soldiers already knew about it. Han Fu can no longer issue a gag order to his subordinates. The soldiers in other states and counties in the garrison will also know about Zhao Qing's deeds. Our goal has been achieved."

"As for humiliating Han Fu..." Xun Yu shook his head, "It would be meaningless if it doesn't bring us any benefit."

"Wen Ruoye is the one who understands me. Let's go, the real fun is yet to come."

Liu Zhaoqing smiled and headed towards the back, and Xun Yu turned around and followed.

Gongsun Zan looked at the lively scene on Han Fu's side, and then looked at Liu Zhaoqing who left indifferently. He was a little confused about what Liu Zhaoqing and Xun Yu were thinking.

She is not stupid, but when facing truly smart people, she seems like a country girl.

Liu Zhaoqing's thinking was clearly reflected when he defeated the Hu Lu in the north: either don't fight, or fight them directly to submission.

Gongsun Zan also felt that perhaps this was the gap between her and Liu Zhaoqing.

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Half a day later, when Liu Zhaoqing was chatting with Xun Yu and Gongsun Zan in the tent, Liu Bei walked in with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

When Liu Bei first came in, he didn't say anything, but Zhang Fei laughed twice, then walked up to Liu Zhaoqing, patted him on the shoulder and gave him a thumbs up.

"I heard that Zhao Qing, you played dumb again and stepped on Han Fu? Well done!"

Even though Liu Zhaoqing was in good physical condition, he almost staggered after being hit twice by Zhang Fei.

"Third sister, please be polite." Guan Yu reminded her at this time.

Zhang Fei suddenly realized and withdrew his hand and took a step back. It was not because of his second sister's reminder, but mainly because he almost forgot that his eldest sister was right next to him.

"Are you okay?" As expected, Liu Bei asked hurriedly at this time.

"It's okay, it's okay." Liu Zhaoqing shook his head, then looked at Zhang Fei helplessly: "Where did General Fei learn this?"

"What are you learning?" Zhang Fei wondered.

Guan Yu answered for her at this time: "If I'm not mistaken, he should have learned it from Zhou Cang, and Zhou Cang said that he learned it from Baoer, the maid of Zhaoqing's family, and Baoer, I think, should have learned it from Zhaoqing."

"Oh? You are talking about gestures." Zhang Fei suddenly realized again that Liu Zhaoqing was asking about his thumb.

As Guan Yu expected, Zhang Fei did learn it from Zhou Cang, and he thought it was quite useful, so he used it.

Then Zhang Fei asked about Guan Yu and Han Fu with great interest, and Liu Zhaoqing had to say that he did not do anything and just went out to take a look.

Of course Zhang Fei didn't believe it. It was not until Gongsun Zan and Xun Yu nodded that she realized that Liu Zhaoqing was telling the truth.

Guan Yu also approved of Liu Zhaoqing's move. According to her, Liu Zhaoqing's story should be spread throughout the world, the more people who know about it the better.

Han Fu's attempt to block the fire was like trying to wrap it with paper; it couldn't be covered in the end.

Only Liu Bei frowned, worried that asking Liu Zhaoqing would cause Han Fu to become concerned.

Liu Zhaoqing also told Liu Bei not to worry. This was the base of the allied forces. Even if Han Fu couldn't save face and changed his nature, if he did something that crossed the line, Yuan Shao would be the first to disagree.

In the next two days, just as Liu Zhaoqing had expected, Han Fu did not cause any trouble for Liu Zhaoqing.

Liu Zhaoqing's deeds in Hebei and outside the Great Wall had spread throughout the camp, Chenliu, and even most of the Central Plains.

Within two days, people from the coalition forces and outstanding people from surrounding counties and counties who heard the news came to want to see Liu Zhaoqing.

In addition to meeting those relatively friendly prefects and provincial governors, Liu Zhaoqing discussed the situation with Xun Yu, Liu Bei, and Gongsun Zan.

Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun have been training the army, while my daughter has been adhering to her duty of protecting Liu Zhaoqing and still speaks very little.

On the third day, Liu Zhaoqing was still a little confused after getting up.

Xun Yu also noticed it when he came to see him, and asked him what was on his mind.

"It's been almost three days, how come... Cao Cao didn't come to see me?" Liu Zhaoqing asked puzzledly.

Then, I don’t know if it was because he was afraid that Xun Yu would misunderstand or what, but Liu Zhaoqing subconsciously explained: "It’s about the five gold coins from before. I didn’t have time to return them to her."

"Then why doesn't Zhao Qing take the gold coins and go to Cao's camp to find her?" Xun Yu smiled.

Liu Zhaoqing hesitated for a long time, still a little unsure.

He now knew the reason why Cao Ren had come looking for him before, and thinking back, Cao Ren seemed to be somewhat displeased with him.

Cao Cao had not only Cao Ren under his command, but also Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, Le Jin and other generals. Although Liu Zhaoqing had not met most of them, he felt that given his relationship with Cao Cao, he would be in big trouble if they found out.

"Let's talk about it after a while. Meng De should be busy." Liu Zhaoqing coughed and then asked.

"By the way, did Wen Ruo write a letter to the clan members in Changping?"

"Yes." Xun Yu nodded: "I have reported that everything is safe. Youzhou should be the most peaceful place in the world at present. I am relieved."

"That's good. I also wrote a letter yesterday. Jiao'er, Hong'er, and Guo Jia should be able to see it." Liu Zhaoqing sighed after he finished speaking.

"It's a pity that Fengxiao is not in good health, and the bird's feather is still recovering. Otherwise, if the anti-Dong had brought her here this time, I would be more relieved with you and her."

"Is Zhao Qing still worried that the coalition forces cannot defeat Dong Zhuo?" Xun Yu asked.

"Ah."

Liu Zhaoqing nodded and continued, "In the past few days, there has been no attack from Dong Zhuo or government troops in the camp or Chenliu."

"If I were Dong Zhuo, knowing that a large number of people who oppose me have gathered here, I would definitely do something."

"If I do nothing, it's either because there's a problem internally and I can't do anything, or I want to wait for the ants to gather together and then use a pot of hot water to kill them all at once."

"And now, all the aspiring righteous people in the court have already left Luoyang, so it is impossible for there to be any problems within the court," said Liu Zhaoqing.

Then there is only the latter possibility. If Dong Zhuo does not take action, he will just wait for the anti-Dong people to unite and then take them down together.

Xun Yu also understood this truth. After thinking for a moment, he said, "But if these outstanding people who left Luoyang had not risen up, the anti-Dong coalition would not have been organized."

"Yeah, so there's nothing we can do." Liu Zhaoqing shook his head.

"I just hope that this coalition army, which appears to be around 300,000 strong, can have 20 of them capable of fighting."

Just as Liu Zhaoqing was sighing, a gate guard suddenly came in to report.

"My Lord, Chen Lin wants to see you."

"Chen Lin?" Liu Zhaoqing was surprised.

Not only was he familiar with the name, he had also seen the man in person before.

When he first entered Luoyang and met General He Jin for the first time, he met Chen Lin. Could it be that they had the same name?

After Liu Zhaoqing asked the soldiers to let him in, he was surprised to see the young Chen Lin enter the tent and bow to Liu Zhaoqing.

"It's really Chen Lin, haha, long time no see." Liu Zhaoqing said enthusiastically.

Chen Lin lowered his head and said respectfully, "It has been a while."

"Come, Mr. Chen, take a seat first. Where is your current position?"

"After leaving Luoyang, I rested at home for a while. Then I heard that Governor Yuan was raising an army to fight against Dong, so I followed him," said Chen Lin.

"Oh? Does that mean you are following Yuan Shao now?"

"That's right." Chen Lin said with his head down.

"This is really interesting." Liu Zhaoqing laughed. He didn't expect that after many twists and turns, Chen Lin finally came under Yuan Shao's command.

If he hadn't interfered in the future, Chen Lin might have once again become the "miracle doctor of the late Han Dynasty" and cured Cao Cao's headache with a piece of paper.

Then Liu Zhaoqing noticed that Chen Lin was not sitting down, so he asked in confusion.

Chen Lin also said again: "Now the Marquis of Changping is the guest of honor of my lord. Lin is just a clerk of the lord. I came here to convey the lord's words."

After a moment's silence, Liu Zhaoqing looked at Chen Lin, who was very respectful to him, and felt a little emotional.

Only four months have passed, but major changes have taken place in the lives of Liu Zhaoqing and Chen Lin.

"Sir, can you please tell us what Governor Yuan wants to say to Yu Zhaoqing?" At this time, Xun Yu on the side also spoke up.

Chen Lin nodded slightly, and then told Liu Zhaoqing that Yuan Shao asked Chen Lin to come here specifically to tell him that the princes who were going to the alliance had basically arrived, and that a dinner would be held in the camp later tonight, and he hoped that he would be sure to attend then.

After saying this, Chen Lin nodded slightly to Liu Zhaoqing and Xun Yu, bowed, and then said goodbye.

"It seems that Yuan Shao's four generations of three officials are still very useful. Someone like Chen Lin who can be a counselor to He Jin can only be a minor official beside Yuan Shao." Liu Zhaoqing said.

"While being the first person to oppose Dong has its disadvantages, there are naturally more advantages. Yuan Shao also knows this." Xun Yu said.

After nodding, Liu Zhaoqing asked Xun Yu: "Wenruo, what do you think Yuan Shao is going to say at the dinner tonight?"

After thinking for a moment, Xun Yu said, "Plan a route for attacking Dong Zhuo, and... nominate a leader."

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In the afternoon, Liu Zhaoqing also met Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan. After asking, the two told Liu Zhaoqing that they had also received a notice from Yuan Shao's subordinates that they would attend a banquet in the evening.

As expected, all the princes, big and small, who were to attend the alliance were invited by Yuan Shao.

Then Xun Yu’s speculation must be almost correct.

Time passed quickly and the sky soon darkened.

But the camp was brightly lit, with various lamps and torches illuminating it, making most places as bright as day.

The total number of soldiers from various vassal states who have arrived at the alliance is close to 200,000. Although most of them are stationed in outer camps, in order to feed such a large army, the long supply train on the roads to Chenliu and the counties behind Chenliu cannot stop.

It can be clearly felt that the base is noisier and more prone to conflict than in the previous few days.

It is urgent to select a "boss" who can lead the entire coalition.

In the center of the camp, outside the big tent, a banquet hall consisting of tables, seats and blankets was built with the sky as the roof and the ground as the mat.

There were too many princes attending the meeting, so they had to hold the banquet outside the camp.

However, the princes who came here did not have much objection to this. They also knew that this dinner was not just for eating, but also for discussing important matters.

Yuan Shao sat at the highest point and looked at the seats on both sides. Some princes had already arrived, but most of them were still on the way.

At this time, Liu Zhaoqing and Xun Yu came from afar with Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei's three sisters.

Their appearance also attracted the attention of some princes at the banquet. Some who were friendly to Liu Zhaoqing, such as Yuzhou Governor Kong Rong, Yanzhou Governor Liu Dai, Beihai Prefect Kong Rong, etc., all smiled and bowed to Liu Zhaoqing.