The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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Wei County has a county called Neihuang.

This county was the hometown of Wei during the Warring States Period. The Wei people called the Yellow River to the north and the Yellow River to the south. The county was north of the Yellow River, hence the name Neihuang. Neihuang is a place with outstanding people and many famous people in history, such as Shang Yang in the Spring and Autumn Period, such as Ran Min, the King of Wu Miao in the Sixteen Kingdoms, and Shen Qiqi, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, and Wei Zheng, a famous minister, - Wei Zheng's ancestral home Julu, and his family later moved to Neihuang.

Whether Shang Yang or Ran Min were people before or after the Han Dynasty, there was no particularly famous person from Neihuang during the Han Dynasty. It's not a particularly famous county, but right now, it's the focus of the county's attention.

The reason is very simple, - Xunzhen designated this county as a place to be connected with Yudutong City.

Not long ago, Yu Duqiu and Xun Zhen Tong City, Xun Zhen agreed, but Yu Du originally asked to be in Tong City, Ye County, but Xun Zhen changed the location to Neihuang.

The reason is also very simple.

First of all, Neihuang is not too far from Ye County. If Ye County needs it, you can buy it in Neihuang and transport it back to the city quickly.

Secondly, Neihuang is now Yudu's territory, and Xun Zhen is now in the county. As Xun You and Liu Bei said, the county is not yet stable. The land of the city was placed in the county seat of Ye County.

Secondly, it can be said to be the most important point. About half of the fifteen cities in Wei County are now occupied by Yu Du, and the most important strategic position among them is Neihuang.

The overall shape of Wei County is similar to an inverted "convex" character. In this part protruding to the south, the strategic position of Neihuang is very important. Its west is Hanoi County, which is under the command of Sili School, and its east is Dong County, Yanzhou. , that is to say, with Neihuang in hand, Yudu can join forces with Suigu in Hanoi County to the west, and can advance to Yanzhou in the east.

At the same time, Neihuang is also a bridgehead for Yudu to threaten Ye County.

Neihuang is located in the southeast of Ye County, about a hundred miles away from Ye County. Apart from two rivers, there is no other barrier between the two counties. With this county in hand, and the west side of Ye County has long been poisoned by poisons. Occupying Sheguo and Wu'an counties, Yu Du could form a semi-encirclement of Ye County. It was as if a sword was hanging over Ye County's head, and it might fall at any moment.

Although Yu Du accepted the surrender of the Han family, his essence is still "anti-thief". Whether Yu Du or Xun Zhen are well aware of this, everyone understands that the current situation is only an expedient measure, sooner or later. One day, the two sides will have a decisive battle to decide the winner, so when Xun Zhen arrived in the county, Yu Du sent two messengers to test Xun Zhen, and Xun Zhen also beheaded his messenger twice without mercy. With such a background of mutual distrust, the matter of Tongshi was slow, especially after Xun Zhen selected a place with such a strategic position as Neihuang as the site of Tongshi.

First, Yu Du wrote a letter and did not agree to designate this county as a city-wide land.

Xun Zhen ignored him, and after receiving the letter, she released rumors that day, saying that he was going to sacrifice to Chiyou three days later.

Chi You is brave and good at fighting, and it is said that the "Five Soldiers" were made by him, and he is the "Master of Soldiers" in the world.

The "Master of Soldiers" is the God of War.

Since the pre-Qin period, the official and private sacrifices to Chiyou have continued. The first emperor of the former Qin traveled east to the sea, salutes the famous mountains, rivers and the eight gods. Among the eight gods, the third is Chiyou, the "lord of the soldiers". There is also a "Chiyou's Temple" among the ancestral temples. Generally speaking, offering sacrifices to Chiyou often occurs in two situations, one is when the official sacrifice is made, and the other is before the army of the army goes out, especially the latter, it has already become a kind of tradition. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bangchu raised his army and marched to the sacrificial ceremony, and sacrificed two people at the same time, one was the Yellow Emperor, and the other was Chiyou.

Xun Zhen let out the wind and said that he planned to sacrifice to Chi You. Obviously, he was telling Yu Du: If you don’t agree to set the location of Tongshi in Neihuang, then you can wait to meet me with swordsmen.

Although Yu Du now occupies half of Wei County's counties, he has suffered a lot of losses. Earlier, he besieged Ye County, and he was besieged for a long time and could not be defeated. It was not enough to roll over a county, and for this reason, he really did not want to go to war with Xun Zhen right away. If he wanted to go to war with Xun Zhen, he would not have sent two messengers to test Xun Zhen’s intentions. After Zhen planned to sacrifice to Chiyou, he hesitated for two days, and finally softened his attitude on the third day, the day before Xun Zhen prepared to sacrifice to Chiyou, and sent a messenger to Ye County, agreeing to put the land of the city within Yellow.

He agreed not to finish, Xun Zhen then put forward a request, asking him to withdraw troops from Neihuang and turn Neihuang into a "neutral zone" where neither side was stationed.

Inner Huang's strategic position was so important, Yu Du firmly opposed Xun Zhen's request.

In fact, not only will Yu Du not give up Neihuang now, but what he wants most is to bring down Liangqi County as well.

Liang Qi was located in the north of Ye County, on the border of Wei and Zhao counties. It was very close to Handan County in Zhao County. The two counties were only thirty or forty miles apart. The communication between the county and Handan was completely cut off, and Ye County became the object of the poison. It's a pity that because Liang Qi was too close to Handan in Zhao County, Yu Du never dared to attack the county. You must know that Xun Zhen was a Lieutenant of Zhao County before, and he had a great reputation. He was unwilling to take this risk.

Having said that, if Xun Zhen had known earlier that Xun Zhen would be relocated to the prefect of Wei County, Yu Du would have taken Liangqi County down with all his hard work at that time.

"If Liang Qi is in hand..." Yu Dugui was annoyed.

If Liang Qi was in hand now, firstly, Xunzhen might not be able to come to Weijun to take office because the road was blocked, and secondly, even if Xunzhen could come to Weijun to take office, Ye County would not be able to communicate with Handan, north, west, and south. It is Yudu's territory on three sides, and it must be difficult for Xunzhen to even defend Ye County.

It's a pity that there is no "what if" and no "regret medicine" in this world. Even if Yu Du is remorseful and annoyed, he can only face the reality of today. However, he could take a step back and was forced to agree to designate Neihuang as the land of the city, but he could not take a step back and accept Xunzhen's request to withdraw his troops from Neihuang.

"First of all, the servant asked to pass the city to Ye, and if it was not fair, it was changed to Neihuang. The servant was unwilling, only thinking about the suffering of the people of the county, and Ya didn't want to meet the public soldiers, and then the disaster of the war caused the servant country to suffer. Therefore, it is the wish of the Duke. Now that the Neihuang has been set, the Duke has transferred the book and ordered the servants to withdraw the Neihuang. The Nangxi Emperor Guangwu returned from Longdong and left a letter to Cen Peng, saying: 'People are suffering and not satisfied. Looking at Shu again, the servant is not talented, has no arrogance, and is brave. Therefore, when the public arrives in the county, the servant does not dare to take the lead, and he does not dare to advance an inch. However, he is not willing to retreat. Huang, I ordered the servants to withdraw their troops, and they forced each other again and again. The servants and soldiers in the camp were all angry when they heard this.

After reading Yu Du's reply, Xun Zhen showed it to Xun You, Liu Bei, Xuan Kang and others, and said with a smile, "I don't think there are people in the Yu Du army who are well-versed in literature and ink."

Yu Du's letter quoted an allusion, a famous saying of the ancient sages.

"Both the Long, and the Shu" is a sentence said by Emperor Guangwu to pacify Kuai and Gongsun Shushi.

"Don't dare to be a guest for the master, dare not advance an inch and retreat a foot" is similar to "resisting soldiers, those who mourn are victorious" are from the same sentence, which is said by Lao Tzu, and the meaning of this sentence is: I Do not dare to take the initiative to attack and take the defensive, do not dare to advance an inch but prefer to retreat a foot. When the strength of the two armies is equal, the underdog can win. "

Yu Du's letter was written "tactfully but with grief and anger". He lowered his body and said, "With Xun Zhen in the county, he did not dare to be the master", but also expressed his position. If Xun Zhen refused to give in, If he insists on "repressing three more times", if he must withdraw his troops from Neihuang, then he will have to fight against each other.

Liu Bei sighed: "Since the rebellion, there have not been many scholars and officials who have followed the bandits, but there are quite a few. When Zhang Jiao was in chaos, there were scholars and literati in his army. Lu and Xia Quyang, the thieves in the city would sometimes write oaths and shoot them outside the city for a taste and observation. Among them, there are quite a few people who are quite impressive, and there are also a number of chaotic county officials and officials in various prefectures and counties. It's not surprising that there are people who are knowledgeable in literature and ink in the army, ... alas, what a sigh!"

There is a saying in later generations: a scholar who rebels will not succeed in three years. It is difficult for mere scholars to rebel, but without the participation of scholars, it is extremely difficult for villagers who do not know a single big character to rebel. Once they are together, once they are combined, there is a political program, a means of governance, thousands of brave warriors, and fierce generals who are in front of the battle and pull their flags.

Xun You Nianxu said: "Yu Du refuses to withdraw troops from Neihuang, and with the current situation, You secretly thinks that it is not appropriate to invade and force him again, lest he take the risk and do not know what the public will do?"

"Neihuang, for me, it is the fence of Ye County, and for Du, it is the front line of attacking me. I didn't think he would agree to my request." Yu Du's letter was in the hands of everyone It was passed around, and it was passed back to Xun Zhen, who held the bamboo slip, pointed at the end of the letter, and said with a smile, "Even the 'resisting soldiers are similar, the mourners are victorious' have come out, Gongda, really like a gentleman. Saying that, it's not appropriate to intrude on each other any more... well, since he doesn't want to, he doesn't want to."

"How is Duke Ming going to reply to him?"

"It is not necessary to withdraw troops from Neihuang, but the city must be dispatched by me."

Xun You laughed and said, "I'm afraid this is Duke Ming's original intention."

"Haha, the one who knows me is Gongda."

The so-called shijue, namely the shiqiangfu, is the chief official in the "city", such as the manager of the market in later generations, whose responsibilities are to urge the rent of the merchants, the price of the main commodity, and the public security in the city. This position does not seem to be high, but it is very important, and it is a fat vacancy in the counties and counties. Since the former Qin Dynasty, many famous officials and celebrities have held this position, such as Tian Dan, Fei Changfang, Yin Wenggui, etc.

Of course, Xun Zhen competed for this position not because he valued this position as a fat vacancy~www.wuxiaspot.com~ but wanted to take this opportunity to extend his tentacles to the inner yellow.

As mentioned above, the strategic position of Neihuang is very important. If Xun Zhen rashly proposed that he appoint Shijue, Yu Du would definitely not agree, but he could make a step back and agree that Yu Du could not withdraw troops from Neihuang. In all likelihood, Yu Du would agree to this proposal.

If he expected, Yu Du wrote back shortly after the letter was sent to Yu Du, expressing his agreement to Xunzhen's appointment of Shi Yu, but at the same time he suggested that there must be his people in the city officials. Xun Zhen agreed to his request.

Xun Zhen already had a draft for Shi Ye's candidate. On the day he received Yu Du's reply, he summoned Cheng Jia and Chen Wu, and appointed Cheng Jia as Neihuang Shi Ye and Chen Wu as Cheng Jia's boss. The deputy, Cheng Jia has the courage and can make unexpected plans, Chen Wu is calm and courageous, and the two of them are from Zhaojun, they have been to Neihuang before, and they are familiar with the geography and people. They are the most suitable candidates.

Xun Zhen summoned Cheng and Chen separately, and had a secret conversation with them in the room for a long time.

Early the next morning, Cheng Jia and Chen Wu rode out of Ye County with fifty paces and went to Neihuang to take office.

In the same night, Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin, Xin Ai, and Xun Cheng selected more than 100 warriors from righteousness. They were led by Liu Deng, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Li Xiang to quietly leave the barracks outside the county. Dress up and sneak at night, its target direction is Neihuang.

In the prefect's mansion, after receiving the news that Liu Deng and others had left the camp, Xun You and Liu Bei, who were drinking tea with Xun Zhen in the hall, looked at each other and smiled.

Xun You smiled and said to Xun Zhen: "Ming Gong's plan has already become three points." (To be continued)