Chapter 116 Xun Shuang died of illness
At this point, Xun Yu sighed and said, "If it was really Jia Xu's plan, Jia Xu could be said to be a 'knowing people'!" He sighed again, "The Grand Historian said, 'The world is bustling, all for profit, and the world is bustling, all for profit'. Yuan Benchu, Yuan Gaolu, Han Jizhou, Liu Jingzhou, and the Elixirs are all heroes in the world, and heroes from all over the world, but they all ignore justice for their own interests, which leads to internal struggles and no time to fight against Dong and cherish the sea.
Dong Zhuo's solemn presence in the court and controls the Han Dynasty, which indeed caused public indignation from scholars all over the world, but this "public indignation" was not for the safety of the Han Dynasty, but for the political interests of the scholars themselves. It was precisely because the scholars came up to ask Dong to support the Han Dynasty for personal gain, which was actually for personal gain that Dong Zhuo was given the opportunity to attack him to facilitate the provocation.
If the scholars were selfless, all for justice, for the Han Dynasty, they were all selfless and sacrificed their lives, then Han Fu would cooperate closely with Yuan Shao, and Liu Biao would not regard Yuan Shu as a disaster for Jingzhou. As for the Sour Jujube Alliance, they would not sit idly by Cao Cao, Zhang Miao, and Bao Xin would not send troops alone without caring about it. If Jizhou, Jingzhou, Yuzhou, and Yanzhou were really able to join forces and advance together, attack Luoyang together, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were on the way, and Dong Zhuo would definitely be unable to resist.
It’s just a pity that it is obviously impossible to let the two Yuan, Han Fu, Liu ≠Biao and others give up their personal interests and make great contributions together. Taking a step back, Cao Cao, Zhang Miao and Bao Xin are willing to take the initiative to send troops, which can be regarded as a "loyal to the Han Dynasty", but at the same time, it can also be regarded as their "seeking fame" move. In other words, their troops are actually self-interest.
Wen Chou and Sun Jian are the same. However, the difference is that some people seek for the present, the strong army and the population, and the people in the territory. Some people seek for the future, the reputation of the world.
After hearing Xun Yu's praise, Wen Chou's face had long been thick, and he didn't look very ashamed. He smiled slightly and said, "Now Liu Jing has entered Yicheng. It seems to me that it is a good thing to compete with Yuan Highway in Jingzhou."
Guo Jia didn't understand the meaning and asked, "What do you say about lord?"
Wen Chouyan said: "It seems that with Liu Jingsheng in Jingzhou, Yuan Gaolu must be even more unintentional to attack Dong, which seems to be a bad thing. But Yuan Gaolu had no intention of attacking Dong, so no matter whether Liu Jingsheng was not in Jingzhou, it actually had no effect on our call for Dong."
Guo Jia still said with doubts: "That's true. But at most it has no effect. How can we say 'good things'?"
Wen Chou smiled and said, "Fengxiao, let me ask you, if you are a soldier of Dong Jun, what would you think after hearing the incident of 'Liu Jingsheng entering Yicheng and Yuan Shu and Jingzhou'?"
Guo Jia suddenly realized and said, "I must have thought: Yuan Shu has no need to worry about the troops all the way!"
Wen Chou said, "That's right. First, the Sour Jujube soldiers dispersed, and then Wang Kuang was defeated. Now Liu Jingsheng and Yuan Gonglu competed for Jingzhou and challenged several troops from Dong. Now it can be said that they had lost two and a half of them. Only Yuan Benchu and I, Yingchuan, have the only ones. Dong Jun already had the intention of getting tired of war and thinking about returning home, but now the pressure has been greatly reduced... Fengxiao, what will happen to Dong Jun next?"
Guo Jia clapped and laughed, saying, "Since there is little external pressure, I will be lazy inside. In addition, Dong Jun is already tired of war and want to go home... Congratulations to the lord, the day to send troops to destroy Dong is not far away!"
Wen Chou smiled and said, "So I said that Liu Jingsheng and Yuan Gaolu competed for Jingzhou, but it can be regarded as a good thing."
Speaking of this, Wen Chou waved to Yan Liang, who was sitting under the tent, and asked, "How about the soldiers of each battalion?"
The two stood up and bowed, and Yan Liang replied, "Train day and night, the soldiers and soldiers are fierce."
Zhao Yun replied: "Eat all day long, and think about fighting day and night."
Wen Chou asked again: "Each military morale and morale can be used?"
Zhao Yun replied: "The infantry and cavalry battalions have a steady morale and a high morale!"
Wen Chou said, "The soldiers in the army can only close the camp and train. The weather is very good these two days. Tomorrow, you can select troops from the army to go out of the camp and fight against the soldiers under Sun Hou's tent, and perform in actual combat."
Zhao Yun, Yan Liang replied: "No."
Xun Yu said, "Why not ask the Mausoleum of Sun to send an edict to the county, ask the scholars and the heads of Guizhou to observe it together?"
Wen Chou suddenly realized and said happily: "Wen Ruo's discussion is very good, so let's go! I'll go to Mr. Sun to discuss this matter with him."
In the foreseeable future, for a long time, Yingchuan will be Wen Chou. Sun Jian will be the rear of Dong. Dong Zhuo defeated two Yuan in a row. The strong army is well known to everyone. In fact, there are many scholars and people in Yingchuan County who are afraid of Dong Zhuo and do not support Wen Chou and Sun Jian. It is just because Wen and Sun were in the territory, and Sun Jian became the prefect of Yingchuan again. They dare not object. Therefore, at this time, some scholars and people will come to "act the actual combat" to let them know how capable Wen and Sun's subordinates can fight. Through this, they can probably reverse the concept of some people and gain more support, which will be beneficial to the future fight against Dong.
When Wen Chou saw Sun Jian, he talked about these two things, Sun Jian had no disagreement.
The two quickly agreed: each of them would send out 5,000 troops tomorrow to conduct a practical exercise on the open field outside Yangdi County. At the same time, Sun Jian immediately sent a letter to the county to welcome the county people to come and send people to invite some scholars from Yangdi and neighboring counties to watch the battle.
The next morning, Wen Chou finished dressing and was about to get out the bill, but a man hurried over and said as soon as he saw Wen Chou, "Ming Gong, letter from Chang'an is coming!"
The so-called letter from Chang'an was about the news that Sikong Xunshuang passed away, which gave Wen Chou a big blow. Of course, he was mentally prepared enough. After all, in his impression, Xun Shuang passed away while he was challenging Dong.
Although Wen Chou knew, the Yingchuan scholars under his tent, including Xun Yu, Xun Yan, Guo Jia, Zhou Lu, etc., were not prepared, which made them feel depressed for a moment. Xun Yu, Xun Yan and other Xun clan members were even more crying. Such a determined military training event would definitely not be carried out.
At the same time, there is another problem in front of Wen Chou, that is, the problem of Xun Shuang's body. When he is far away in Chang'an, his coffin must be approved by Dong Zhuo if he wants to reach Yingchuan Township! But now Dong Zhuo is in a battle with Wen Chou and Sun Jian. Can he agree to Xun Shuang's coffin return to Yingchuan? It is obviously impossible.
Although I already knew this result, Wen Chou made some efforts for various reasons and sent a letter to a group of figures including Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, Jia Xu, Wang Yun, etc., hoping that Xun Shuang's coffin could reach Yingchuan, and even had the idea of raising an army to raid the pass. However, he finally persuaded everyone to stop it, but the result was futile. (To be continued.)
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Chapter completed!