Chapter 175: Phoenix Twins spread their wings

When the news of the Beiyuan victory reached Xiangyang, it was already the last few days of the twelfth month of the sixth year of Jian'an. Although this victory happened thousands of miles away, it also added a little joy to Gao Chong, who was in the joy.

In the past six months, Jingzhou has had a rare good weather. The first ripe thing in September has suffered heavy losses due to the war. However, after the Jiangdong officials who were familiar with farming and sericulture matters were in place, the second ripe thing was well implemented. Now, the people of Jingzhou no longer have to worry about the famine next year.

Under this circumstance, the people of Jingzhou gradually stabilized, and the gentry and powerful men who were originally unsure of waiting and watching also began to change their attitudes and expressed their intention to serve the high pets.

"The city on the border must defend Yingcheng, all of which are Jincheng Tangchi and cannot be attacked." When Han Sui lamented his failure in Jincheng, another wise man, thousands of miles away, also took advantage of the opportunity to advise Gao Chong on the northwest strategy.

This person has a very special identity. He was once the first-class strategist under Liu Biao. He was the prefect of Zhangling and Hou Fan Ting. He has a prominent position. Now he has taken a step further. Under Gao Chong's command, he has become the Prime Minister of Jing and the General of the Western Central Army.

After Liu Biao died, as an important official highly valued by Liu Biao, he always maintained a neutral attitude, Kuai Yue was not willing to follow Cai Mao to join Cao Cao, nor did he want to follow his uncle Liu Bei to run west to Bashu. Because most of the troops in his army were taken away by Wei Yan, the rest were scattered. When Gao Chong first occupied Jingxiang, Kuai Yue wisely removed his armor and returned to the fields and became a hermit.

During this period, the rebel forces of counties and counties were still loyal to Liu Biao, who repeatedly asked Kuai Yue to take charge of the overall situation, but he politely declined. Kuai Yue, who knew the gains and losses of advances and retreats, understood that in this chaotic world where the strong prey on the weak, everything had to be decided by strength. He, Kuai Yue, was just a counselor and could not be the overlord of the area.

However, he, a hermit, did not grow up. When Gao Chong gradually stabilized the foundation of Jingzhou, it was only a matter of time before Kuai Yue came out again.

Finally, under the introduction of Feng Chu Pang Tong, Gao Chong personally visited Kuai Yue's residence in Yicheng and invited this famous scholar named Jingxiang. This not only represented that Gao Chong had won the support of the upper class gentry of Jingzhou, but also greatly helped the governance of the nine counties of Jingzhou. With Kuai Yue, Pang Tong could be liberated from Jingzhou affairs.

At first, Kuai Yue had to take care of his reputation, and he refused the first two times. When Supreme Pet came to ask for advice for the third time, Kuai Yue finally agreed to re-enter the officialdom. After all, as the leader of the Kuai family, living in seclusion in the village can only be a means, not the ultimate goal.

Although Jing Xiang was a civil servant and mainly governed the local area, Kuai Yue's influence was everywhere. Wen Pin and Xiang Lang were all old subordinates of Kuai Yue. Under his inspiration, the Xiang family, who did not follow Liu Bei's westward among the six prominent families of Kuai, Cai, Yang, Xi, Xiang, and Ma, did not follow Liu Bei to the west. Xi finally gave up resistance and surrendered to Gao Chong.

What Kuai Yue said before was the original words of his ancestor Kuai Che, a famous strategist in the Chu and Han dynasties. Later, because he wanted to avoid the name of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, he changed it to Tong. During the reign of Emperor Hui, Kuai Tong was a guest of Prime Minister Cao Shen and wrote 81 articles of "Juneong", which mainly discussed the conservative techniques of strategists during the Warring States Period.

"In the view of Kuai Gong, why did the Northwest strategy do it?" Gao Chong had experienced Kuai Yue's wisdom and power in Changsha. At that time, the opponent who trapped Gao Chong in the city and was almost defeated was Kuai Yue.

Kuai Yue thought for a while and said, "With the unique position of Xiliang, we are not only in this corner to help the Ma family, but the focus is to compete for the world. We can see this. Cao Cao of Xu Du believes that he can also notice that now, Zhao Yun and Du Ji have gained a firm foothold in Liangzhou. It is time to send capable talents to enrich their strength!"

Kuai Yue's thoughts coincided with Zhou Yu and Xu Shu, which also made Gao Chong feel sincerely relieved. Since Kuai Yue could advise such a thing, it means that he had completely integrated himself into the realm of planning for Gao Chong.

"I can't hide it from the fact that Mr. Kuai thinks like this. I'm just trying to let Shi Yuan be the main force in the second batch of Liang, so the affairs of Jingzhou have to be troubled." Gao Chong said sincerely.

Shiyuan refers to Pang Tong. After more than half a year of recovery, Pang Tong was much silent than before. Gao Chong knew that this was the defeat of Jiaozhou Dayi left a shadow in his heart. To clear this shadow, the only way was to let Pang Tong prove himself on the battlefield again.

The Jing and Yang prefectures now have few big battles, and the only one who can make Pang Tong do something is Xiliang.

Just when Gao Chong was about to invest more energy to Liangzhou, Jia Xu, the counselor of the Jinwu Yongzhou, had already taken the lead and arrived at Chang'an, the former capital symbolizing the once infinite glory of the Han Dynasty.

Although Jia Xu's official position is Yongzhou counselor, it is clearly written in another secret letter from Cao Cao to the Sili School Commander Zhong Yao that Jia Xu's mission this time was to be responsible for dealing with all decisions in Liangzhou. The reason for the fact that Jia Xu's identity was so concealed was Jia Xu's idea. The less his identity was known to others, the greater the possibility of success in the plan. At this point, even the authentic Liangzhou Mu Wei Duan did not know the details.

"Yuan Chang, are you okay?" When Jia Xu stepped into Zhong Yao's mansion, Zhong Yao, who received the report from the sect official, welcomed him out in three steps and two steps.

Zhong Yao and Jia Xu were old acquaintances. As early as when Li Kui and Guo Si occupied Chang'an, Zhong Yao served as Yantingzheng and Huangmen Minister. At that time, Jia Xu was the Minister of the Shangshu. These two scholars who were well-read in poetry and books hit it off and had a great time talking to each other.

It is quite a shame to be a high-ranking official who is ignorant and corrupt, based on the tyranny of the gangsters of Li Guo and other soldiers. They often choose to rather die than surrender and use their so-called righteousness to preserve their reputation. Zhong Yao and Jia Xu are different. Their ways of doing things are relatively smooth. If there is an official, they are fools. Even if this official has no real power, at least they can gain fame and reputation.

What made them even more good is that although Li Kuang Guo Si and the other two were cruel and unkind and murderous, they had no brains at all. When Zhong Yao and Jia Xu were playing with the two-sided and three-sword technique, they didn't notice it at all.

In the winter of the second year of Xingping, the emperor successfully escaped from Chang'an with the secret help of Zhong Yao, Jia Xu, Shangshu Lang Han Bin and other ministers. He was then taken in by the General Zhang Yang of the Central Army in Hongnong, and was then welcomed by Cao Cao to Xudu.

Because of this relationship, after Li urged Guo Si to be defeated, Zhong Yao not only did not be demoted because he was committed to the thief, but was promoted repeatedly. When Cao Cao had no time to take care of Guanzhong affairs, Zhong Yao, the Sili Captain, could be said to be in power.

"Wenhe, it has been three years since we parted in Chang'an. We will be happy to go to the same destination!" Zhong Yao smiled and asked Jia Xu to enter the mansion.

As the age of the two, Jia Xu is four years older than Zhong Yao, but from the outside, Jia Xu doesn't look younger. Perhaps because of his love for calligraphy, Zhong Yao, with a wide robe and long beard, gives people a master style, while Jia Xu is thin and weak, and speaks in a delicate voice, looking like an ordinary Confucian scholar.

Like Dong Zhuo treated the great scholar Cai Yong, Li Kui Guo Si from the Western Liang army also had a contradictory and complex mentality towards scholars. They were both proud and inferior, and driven by a strong perverted mentality, their approach was almost the same. If you are willing to surrender to me, then you should use it. If you are not pedantic, you will kill them without any hesitation.

Two people who were in harmony and were in troubled by the world gathered in Chang'an, which was the stage for them to show their strategies.

After the guest and the guest were seated, Jia Xu was not polite and asked straight to the point: "I heard that the Han Sui army of the Western Qiang League was defeated in Beiyuan. I wonder if the news is true!"

Zhong Yao nodded and said, "This is indeed the fact. An Ding Ling Yang Qiu has been sent to Chang'an by the envoy. If Han Sui had not been defeated, Yang Qiu would never have shown goodwill so blatantly!"

"It seems that Han Sui's envoy is coming soon!" Jia Xu and Huimo smiled deeply, thinking in his heart.

As Jia Xu expected, Han Sui's envoy Wei Kang arrived three days later. Wei Kang was about 30 years old and was more than eight feet tall. He could be said to be quite tall and thin. His square national character face was dark. He was the younger brother of Wei Duan, the Mu Mu of Liangzhou, and Chen Cangling.

Wei Duan, the governor of Liangzhou, actually came a little unlucky. As a famous scholar in Liangzhou, Wei Duan had no soldiers and horses, so naturally no one regarded him as a character.

In the second year of Jian'an, when Zhong Yao first served as the Sili School Captain, Wei Duan, who had been watching and waiting in Huaili, Fufeng County, finally waited for the opportunity. He tried his best to start to curry favor with Zhong Yao. Although Li Kuang Guo Si had declined at that time, the Western Liang forces in Yongzhou were still worth enough. Although Zhong Yao had been in power in the Western Liang army, as Cao Cao's newly appointed official position fell on Zhong Yao, the Western Liang forces were quite cautious about Zhong Yao.

At this time, Wei Duan's open statement made Zhong Yao feel happy. Both sides made plans and reacted enthusiastically. The two of them fought fiercely. As a famous Qingliu master in Liangzhou, Wei Duan vigorously praised Zhong Yao during the gathering of Qingliu in Xiliang, which made Zhong Yao's situation in Chang'an gradually improve. Zhong Yao reciprocates and promoted several relatives of Wei Duan, one of them.

Speaking of Wei Kang, he is not an entirely unknown person. When he was fifteen years old, Wei Kang served as the official position of Princess Fufeng Bo. At that time, the Grand Marshal Yang Biao once praised: Although Wei Zhuan was young, he had the spirit of becoming a mature person and was thriving for thousands of miles.

Therefore, after seeing Wei Kang, Jia Xu, who knew that he would rely on Wei's efforts in the future, said politely: "Wei Yuan is so arrogant and he should be the best among the people. No wonder Taiwei Yang praised him!"

Wei Kang bowed respectfully and said, "That's because Taiwei Yang is too famous, Kang is just a little bit of a false reputation." The Qingliu famous scholars pay attention to this set of false and polite things. Jia Xu and Wei Kang are both familiar with these.

After a while, Wei Kang finally explained his purpose. He said, "Kang is here just to bring a letter to the leader of the Western Qiang and South Korea. Please ask the captain and the military to take a look!" After that, Wei Kang took out a letter from his cuff.

Jia Xu and Zhong Yao looked at each other and Wei Kang said the purpose of his arrival was extremely simple, as if he was completely neutral. However, if it was just to send a letter, Wei Kang only had to send a servant, and there was no need to go to Chang'an in person.

Take advantage of the situation - For the Wei family, who lacks the strength to be a backer, the Sili-level captain Zhong Yao and Cao Cao behind Zhong Yao are the guarantee of their family's prosperity and the opportunity to be close to serve. Wei Duan and Wei Kang did not work hard, wouldn't he missed the opportunity!

Jia Xu took the letter and was not busy opening it up to watch it. He smiled at Wei Kang and asked, "When Xu Lin came from Xu Du, he also heard that the leader of the Western Qiang and South Korea's alliance surrounded Tianshui County, and Ma Teng was defeated in a row. How could the situation change suddenly in less than two months? The leader of the Korean alliance asked to save us!"

Wei Kang, who was determined to serve the court, naturally did not hide this. He said: "That's right. Last month, Han Sui unexpectedly suffered a big defeat in Beiyuan City. The 30,000 elite soldiers under his jurisdiction were killed or injured. Other forces participating in the Mazda League then returned to protect themselves. Now Ma Teng's troops have quickly attacked Jincheng. Even if Han Sui is smart, he cannot save the defeat."

"Can you tell me how the specific situation of Beiyuan's war develops?" Jia Xu asked.

Wei Kang shook his head and said, "Because we have a good relationship with Han Sui, Ma Teng is quite alert to Chen Cang's side. Now the area of ​​Tianshui County is controlled by the Ma family, and it is difficult for the scout to penetrate it. However, we heard news that an army from the south participated in the Beiyuan War."

Hearing this, a sharp light flashed in Jia Xu's eyes. With Han Sui's scheming, he was more than enough to deal with Ma Teng. Could it be that something unexpected happened? When Xu Du set out, Cao Cao warned Gao Chong, the thief in the south, sent a group of troops to Liangzhou. Could it be that they were--.

Unexpectedly, after chasing hard, he still fell behind, so Jia Xu had to smile helplessly.

That night, the lights in Jia Xu's room were not turned off almost all night. Early in the morning, he called Wei Kang and said, "General Yuan, go back and tell Xiu Fu first, and I will arrive in Chen Cang in five days. At that time, we will issue an imperial edict to summon forces from all over Liangzhou to participate in this meeting and jointly plan the alliance!"
Chapter completed!