Chapter 1236: A Rift Between Allies
Gongsun Fan happily accepted Huang Xu's proposal. After the two discussed it, Huang Xu left Youbeiping and returned directly to Yanbei County. However, Huang Xu's whereabouts were soon discovered by spies from the Eagle's Nest, and then spread to the ears of Gongsun Zan, which made Gongsun Zan even more dissatisfied with his younger brother.
However, Gongsun Fan had no idea about this. After Huang Xu left, he wrote a memorial and sent someone to Jicheng quickly, explaining to Gongsun Zan that he had purchased 10,000 sets of high-end equipment on credit from the Tang Army. However, Gongsun Zan, who had received the secret report from the Eagle's Nest in advance, was already very suspicious that Gongsun Fan had reached some hidden agreement with the Tang army behind his back, and he became increasingly cold and defensive towards Gongsun Fan.
Gongsun Zan's reaction was exactly what Guo Jia and others wanted. Gongsun Zan trusted several brothers with different surnames and alienated the generals who followed him. This has made Shan Jing and other old subordinates very dissatisfied. If he does it again Some outrageous things happened, which made the relationship between their monarch and his ministers even worse.
What Huangfu Chaobo has to do is to add some fire and oil to it from time to time, and then slowly wait to pick peaches later.
Regarding the conflict between the brothers Gongsun Zan of the Yan Kingdom, Huangfu Chaobo did not pay much attention to it for the time being. He was only making some preparations for the future. No matter what Gongsun Zan said, he still had 90,000 of the most elite soldiers. Yuan Shao wanted to destroy them. If the Yan State was conquered, it would definitely not be possible within a few years. Moreover, after several battles, Gongsun Zan probably gave up his intention of going south to attack Hebei. Therefore, after Gongsun Zan's power was destroyed, Gongsun Fan and others Being included under his command is still a matter of no concern for the time being.
It was mid-November, and now he was in the palace in Luoyang receiving Zhang Yan from Montenegro who had quietly rushed to Luoyang to pay his respects.
Above the main hall of the palace, Huangfu Chaobo was sitting in the middle. The three princes and nine ministers of the Tang Dynasty and all the important ministers in the Shangshutai were there. Apart from them, there was no one else. Even the soldiers and chamberlains who guarded the palace were regarded by Huangfu Chaobo. Far away.
Zhang Yan walked slowly to the palace, took off the mask on his head, kowtowed to Huangfu Chaobo and said: "The humble minister Ping Nan General Zhang Yan kowtows to my king!"
"General Zhang, please get up!" Huangfu Chaobo stretched out his hand to signal;
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Yan kowtowed once more before standing up.
"General, when you come this time, the Black Mountain Army has already made arrangements, right?"
"Back to the king, everything has been arranged. All the soldiers from the five schools of the Black Mountain Army have been recruited and now they are all organized. The rest of the troops have also been arranged. It has started to snow in Changshan Kingdom. It is certain that Wei's soldiers and horses will not have any problems for the time being. There was a sudden movement, so Wei Chen got up and went south. "
"Well, how is the situation with the migration of people?"
"Back to your Majesty, before Wei Chen set out, about 5,000 households and a total of 30,000 people had been arranged to move to Shangdang from several villages and towns around Shang Ai. Wei Chen had ordered the Black Mountain Army Shang Ai to guard Pinghan's external affairs. It was announced that these people were fleeing to Shangdang privately, so the migration would be temporarily suspended this year.”
"That's right, it's freezing cold. To prevent accidents on the road, we can stop moving now. It won't be too late to move again after spring!"
"There is one more thing to report to the king. A few days ago, Prince Yan Gongsun Zan sent people to Zhending to form an alliance with the Black Mountain Army to jointly deal with the Wei State. Wei Chen had already agreed to this matter in advance, but he did not send Wei Chen to Zhending. Tell the envoy of King Yan that I have surrendered."
Huangfu Chaobo was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that Gongsun Zan would go to the Montenegrin Army to form an alliance as in history, but he did not inform this ally of this matter. The amount of information in this was a bit large.
Thinking of this, Huangfu Chaobo turned to look at Guo Jia and others, who were also thoughtful.
"Your Majesty," Guo Jia said, "it seems that King Yan has indeed some concerns about our country, the Tang Dynasty. It should be due to the consequences of joining forces with Gongsun Fan and other prefects to send troops."
Huangfu Chaobo nodded, then shook his head: "More than that,
Gongsun Zan is arrogant and arrogant, has no sympathy for the people, forgets his faults and forgets his good deeds, and must retaliate. He has suffered losses at the hands of Yuan Shao time and time again, and every time he needs our troops to help, he must be unhappy. In addition, he came here to seek retribution from Yuan Shao. A little bit of face, but in the end, instead of stealing the chicken, you lost a handful of rice. so……"
Having said this, he looked at Zhang Yan again and said: "General Zhang did the right thing in this matter. When Gongsun Zan sends envoys to form an alliance, just follow the general's actions. If there are other matters in the future, the general can also decide on his own first."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, but Wei Chen has one more thing to do. Because Zhending is too far away from Luoyang, if something happens on weekdays, the communication between them is inconvenient. Wei Chen heard that everyone in the country uses Feilu to transmit information, so Wei Chen wants to invite The king sent people to Zhending so that when the ministers are in doubt, they can summon the king as quickly as possible."
Huangfu Chaobo was stunned after hearing this, and thought to himself that Zhang Yan was indeed a very thoughtful person. He had originally planned to talk to Zhang Yan about the Shadow Guards settling in Zhending, but he didn't expect that he would directly bring it up himself. It also saves Huangfu Chaobo from thinking about how to say this.
"In this matter, I will arrange for General Shi to prepare Feilu and personnel. When the general returns, we should be able to return to Zhending together."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Yan thanked him again;
Afterwards, Huangfu Chaobo asked about the Black Mountain Army again, and Zhang Yan answered carefully one by one. Then Huangfu Chaobo held a banquet in the palace to entertain Zhang Yan. After that, Zhang Yan did not stay in Luoyang for long. The next day, he led the Shadow Guards and pigeons arranged by Shi A and hurried back to Zhending. Although he said that the Wei Army did not make any unusual movements, he was also afraid that they would suddenly attack the Black Mountain Army. After all, in previous years, the Wei Army had winter troops, but they were usually small-scale. If they really found out that Zhang Yan was not there, it would not be impossible for them to launch a large-scale attack.
After Zhang Yan left Luoyang, there were basically no other major events in the Tang Kingdom. However, because of the Shangdang War, the losses of soldiers and horses of several combat camps such as the Guards and Huben Camp were not small, so each camp was stepping up to replenish soldiers and horses.
In the entire game, apart from the major battles between the three princes in Guanzhong, only the battles between the three princes in Xuzhou were relatively large, and the rest were basically small fights. So during this year, the entire game was basically relatively stable. However, beneath this stable appearance, undercurrents were surging, and the princes of the world were making preparations and looking for their next target.