Chapter 319: Alliance of Princes

Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan have been classmates for many years, and they happened to meet on the way of King Qin entering Luo, and they simply joined forces and counted them as a town.

When the two were looking at the river, another group of men and horses came from the west side. The leader was wearing bright armor and showing off his power. Even though they were far apart, they could still clearly feel that it was Sun Jian, Marquis of Wucheng.

"General, the person here is Sun Wentai, the prefect of Changsha." A young general in white armor first came to report: "I want to cross the river with us at an agreed time."

Hearing this, Gongsun Zan nodded to show he knew, but Liu Bei was overjoyed and said directly, "Please."

As the saying goes, a hero is born in a young age. At the age of seventeen, Sun Jian was famous for his bravery in the village. He was confiscated by the county guard as a false lieutenant. He was a thief in Xuchang, and then went south to fight in the north. Because of his military exploits, he was named Marquis of Wucheng. Heroes all over the world know him for his bravery and bravery.

Not long after, Sun Jian, who had settled down his troops, came to meet Gongsun Zan on horseback, surrounded by four famous generals, and the former white horse righteous followers all bowed their hands and saluted, saying: Your Majesty.

Xi law.

Following a few horse crows, Sun Jian reined in the green-maned steed under his crotch, jumped off the horse's back with one leg, looked at the left and right, and said with a smile: "I have heard about the name of General White Horse for a long time, and he is a talented and romantic man. Seeing him today, he really deserves his reputation." .”

Even though he led his army on a starry night and traveled thousands of miles in one night, Sun Jian was still full of energy and spoke with great vigor.

In terms of naming titles, Sun Jian was able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Dong Zhuo, both of whom were named marquises with military merits. Now hearing him praise himself so much, Gongsun Zan was overjoyed: "The words of a gentleman are serious, and Bogui dare not say 'highly talented and romantic', but he is a prince. Now Seeing the true face, the heroic force is far better than the rumors."

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zu Mao, the four of them stood aside, silently listening to the greetings of the princes of this family.

From Sun Jian's dismounting to the present, Liu Bei has never had the opportunity to talk to him, but Gongsun Zan did not forget his classmate, and recommended him on his behalf: "I have been a brother since childhood, and Liu Bei, the commander of Pingyuan, is the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan and the Han Dynasty. His Excellency Emperor Jing's great-great-grandson, a member of the imperial family."

"Xuande has met the lord." Liu Bei saluted politely.

Sun Jian saw that his appearance was extraordinary, his face was like a crown of jade, and his lips were like rouge, so he naturally wouldn't look down on him. He held up his hands and said with a smile: "Since it is a sect of the Han Dynasty, there is no need to be too polite."

Slightly shifting his gaze, Sun Jian looked at the big man Ang Zang standing behind Liu Bei. One had a leopard head and eyes around him, a swallow jaw and a tiger beard, and the other held his head proud and majestic.

"Who are these two gentlemen?"

Liu Bei handed over his hands, neither humble nor overbearing: "This Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are sworn brothers."

Then he asked about their official positions, and when he heard that both of them had no official titles, one was a horse archer and the other was an infantry archer, Sun Jian sighed and said, "Buying the hero! When all the evildoers are punished, I will definitely ask for credit for the lords."

After several conversations, the relationship between the three improved greatly, and they agreed to build a bridge to cross the river together after half an hour.

In the meantime, there was an episode.

While discussing the matter, a young general jumped over the crowd and said he wanted to see his father, but it turned out to be Sun Ce, the son of Wucheng Marquis Sun Jian.

Although he is only 14 or 15 years old, he is still a young boy, but he is already very eye-catching.

Not to mention his handsome appearance, he showed no signs of timidity in front of Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei and others, and one could tell at a glance that this son was by no means a treasure.

And Sun Ce's later words made everyone look sideways. It turned out that he was in a hurry to serve the king this time. He failed to order the army and horses. He only had two thousand elite cavalry and four generals around him. , when questioned, this son said eloquently: "The troubled times have come, and men should fight for supremacy in the world, and fight bloody battles, instead of staying behind."

Nearly 30 years old, Liu Bei and Sun Ce fell in love with him after only talking a few words, praising him again and again:

Having a child should be like Sun Bofu.

at the same time.

Inside Hangu Pass, in the camp of the Han Army.

The Xiahou and Cao brothers are all present.

Lu Li frowned, raised his eyes and looked into the distance.

As time went by, local heroes arrived one after another, and each of them found a place to set up camp. For more than two hundred miles in a row, the smoke kept rising. It was obvious that after a long-distance raid, they urgently needed to rest and rectify their morale.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun said to Lu Li: "Brother, the righteous army has arrived at Guanxia, ​​and you should send an envoy with the Queen Mother's order to inform the three armies, lest they go astray and form an alliance with Dong Zhuo."

Zhang Yang also advised in the same way.

Even though he knew that the effect would not be great, Lu Li decided to give it a try and ordered his lieutenant Zhang Jing to go out and deliver the edict.

It's a pity that the heroes are all here now, but Zhang Jing has never seen this kind of formation before, and he shirks it many times, for fear that he will be cut off by the local princes who are inclined to Dong Zhuo and Yuan Kai.

In desperation, Zhang Yang decided to leave the customs in person without bringing a single soldier.

[Fifteenth town, adapt to the situation, act bravely when things happen, Shangdang prefect Zhang Yang is childish]

According to the original process, Zhang Yang should not have appeared here, but as the prince of the fifteenth town, it can only be said that the arrival of the traverser changed many things beyond recognition.

"General Lu, my brother ordered us to follow orders, please give me the order." Xia Houyuan was impatient, and before Zhang Yang came back, he wanted to go out and attack Dong.

Since the other party came to vote for the face of his clan brother Cao Cao, Lu Li could not treat him as a subordinate. He gently persuaded him a few words, saying: Before you have a clear understanding of the situation, you should not act in a hurry. You need to wait and see the changes to avoid being caught. People flanked and cut off the back.

Xiahou Dun took this very seriously, and together with Cao Ren and Cao Hong, followed to dissuade his clan brothers.

At this moment, nothing happened yet. Xiahoudun had both eyes. He only did one thing that became famous all over the world. Someone insulted his teacher. As a young man, he pulled out his sword brazenly and beheaded him.

Thinking about it this way, it is understandable that none of the four of them have military merits, and they are anxious to go out to fight and express themselves now.

Of course, understanding belongs to understanding, Lu Li will never fight lightly.

Because the situation in the world has changed drastically, and the water is unpredictable.

You know, as King Qin’s imperial edict was reported to various sources, the prefectures of Jing, Xu, Yu, Yan, Qing, and Ji were shaken, and all the heroes with their own thoughts rushed to Hangu Pass. The Qing Xia between the wild and the wild has also gathered the crowd to choose a Ming Lord to take refuge in.

But the fact is exactly as Lu Li expected.

There was a Pingyang Weiguo man, surnamed Le and named Jin, who wanted to join Cao Cao, but Meng Degong was far away in Luoyang, so he had to come to Guanxia.

After hearing his name, Lu Li was overjoyed and went out to greet him in person.

Le Jin, among the five good generals, is famous for his achievements. He must be the first in every battle, and he will be strong and solid.

Perhaps it was historical inertia, or something else. As soon as they left the customs, another fierce general came to join him. He said that his surname was Li Mingdian, and that he was from Shanyang Julu. We had a good time talking.

Where are Lu Bu and Ding Gong?

Such a camp can fight the world!

At this moment, Lu Li, who was as fierce as a cloud by his side, aroused a sense of pride in his heart, wishing he could lead his army to the camp immediately, to block people from killing people, and gods from gods to kill gods.

However, Dong Zhuo, who was trapped, was also in a good mood. This was because he had just received the news that the 20,000 soldiers from the county he had left in Xiliang were already on their way, and they would cross the Yellow River at the latest in the afternoon to join the army.

As for where the news came from, it was naturally passed by the rebel leader Ma Teng——

At the beginning, Ma Teng and Han Sui formed an alliance and rebelled together, but they were suppressed by Dong Zhuo and Huang Fusong together and returned to the Han Dynasty.

Ma Teng is closer to Dong Zhuo than Huang Fusong, a pure minister who has a heart for the Han Dynasty, because they are the same kind of people.

Inside Dong Ying's big tent, Ma Teng, who was the first to lead the troops to help, cupped his hands and said: "The Yuan family in Runan is famous in the world, and its disciples and old officials are all over the thirteen prefectures. Therefore, people from all walks of life are willing to help the king."

"Haha, Benhou really didn't expect that the first person to come to support would be you, Shoucheng!"

Satisfied, Dong Zhuo sat cross-legged on the mat, as if he was in control of the overall situation.

On the side, Duke frequently looked at the heroic young man behind Ma Teng, and thought: This must be Ma Chao, parachute general Jin Ma Chao.

In the future, Tongguan won consecutive victories against the twelve fierce generals of Cao Ying, and Jiameng Guan battled Zhang Fei, Zhang Bao, Huang Zhong, and Yan Yan in a row.

Xu Shi felt that someone was looking at him. Ma Chao looked sideways, and the two eyes met. Duke smiled friendly and praised directly: "A hero is born in a young age. I think the son of a general is quite extraordinary. Can you have a word?"

Generally speaking, only men can learn characters after they reach adulthood, but there are always exceptions to everything.

Sun Jian's eldest son, named Bofu.

To write words at such a young age shows that Sun Jian has high hopes for him. Policy, policy, refers to the imperial court appointing officials, talismans, and tiger talismans to be carried by the generals.

Ma Teng didn't know about this, but he firmly believed that his eldest son, Ma Chao, was no weaker than others. The reason why he never asked someone to pick up his characters was because he couldn't find a suitable person.

Seeing Duke's questioning, he already had a guess in his heart, and said bluntly, "Not yet."

"So, let me take a word for him, okay?"

Speaking of this, Duke walked up to Ma Chao with a sincere smile on his face, but he felt uneasy in his heart: the selection of characters is no small matter, and most of them are taken by the elders. His move is undoubtedly taking advantage of Ma Chao.

"At the age of Qing Ruoguan, he was already a high-ranking official of Qianshi, famous in Xiliang. If you can bestow a letter for my son, I would be very grateful."

What Ma Teng said is true. Duke became an official in the army when he was weak. Compared with the champion of the former Han Dynasty, he is naturally qualified to give Ma Chao the name. The most important thing is that he is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law. With this relationship, Why worry about your own future?

Hearing this, Dong Zhuo clapped his palms and laughed, he was not a fool, so he naturally saw that Ma Chao was extraordinary, and that he had comprehended the spirit of war before he had passed the age of general leader, which cannot be described in a single sentence.

But right now it is a critical moment, and it is of course a good thing to be able to get closer to Ma Teng, who has just returned to Ma Teng.

Duke patted Ma Chao on the shoulder and said kindly, "Would you like it?"

"I've heard of the general's name a long time ago, just as A Weng said, I can't ask for it."

For Ma Chao, he could become an official and fight on the battlefield with his writing skills. In addition, Duke is indeed a household name in Xiliang, so there is no contradiction in his heart.

"This son is the eldest son of General Hezhong, whose name is Mengqi."

Meng and Bo have the same meaning, indicating that the ranking in the family is the boss, and "Qi" is a supplement to Chao.

Moderate.

Historically, Ma Chao was originally named Mengqi, and Duke did not carry out any magic reforms. In fact, he just wanted to get closer.

"Meng Qi, Meng Qi..."

Ma Teng read a few words in a low voice, and then said with a smile: "Okay, okay, get up, be able to stand up, stand up to the sky, and reappear the name of the ancestor General Fubo Ma Yuan."

Hearing his father talk about his ancestors, Ma Chao also smiled, and said in response: "Super determined to live up to my uncle's encouragement today!"

Seeing Ma Chao's affection and calling himself uncle, Duke couldn't help laughing again.

This trip to the end of the Han Dynasty, being able to make so many heroes, being the elder of Ma Chao, and experiencing the happiness of starting a family and starting a business, is really a worthwhile trip!

For the generals in Dong Ying's big tent, this episode dilutes the dignified atmosphere before the war.

Only Jia Xu, still frowning, reminded: "My lord, the most urgent task is to recruit princes from all walks of life in the name of Tai Fu Yuan Kai."

"That's right, the eunuch party passed on the edict and guarded it according to the pass. In order to prevent the heroes of the towns from being bewitched, the princes should send envoys to plead for righteousness and blood as an alliance. The big man is a bright and clear universe." Li Ru echoed.

Hearing this, Dong Zhuo restrained his smile and looked up outside the tent.

It was just after noon.

So, he ordered: "Shuying, you go for my brother to meet the leaders of various people and horses, and remember to bring the Taifu's handwriting."

Dong Zhuo didn't ask too much, because he knew that his younger brother Dong Min knew what to do.

Hearing this, Dong Min hurried out to agree, and then led more than ten riders out of the gate.

If you want to sum up the current situation in the most succinct words, it is one word:

chaos!

Zhang Yang, who had left the customs alone for two hours, returned smoothly, but Lu Li noticed that there was a smear of blood on the saber at his waist, which was obviously not going well.

But Zhang Yang didn't care about other things, and directly told Lu Li and the others that there were 18 towns stationed outside the pass.

The first town, penetrating the philosophers, reading the Nine Classics, Jizhou governor Han Fu's writing festival.

In the second town, he talked extensively, knew the present and the past, and the governor of Yuzhou, Kong Ni, was named Gongxu.

The third town is filial, fraternal and kind, and treats scholars with respect. Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, is named Gongshan.

In the fourth town, Wang Kuangzi, the prefect of Hanoi County, is a public festival.

In the fifth town, Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, was named Meng Zhuo with great ambition to help the poor and rescue the emergency.

In the sixth town, kind and generous, intelligent and educated, Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, is named Yuanwei.

In the seventh town, Yuan Liang is loyal, elegant, and elegant, and the prefect of Sanyang Yuan left his name as Boye.

The eighth town is resourceful, resourceful, skilled in martial arts and literature, and the prime minister of Jinbei, Bao Xin, is styled Yuncheng.

The Ninth Town, the sage sect, hospitable and respectful, the Beihai prefect Kong Rong's calligraphy and writing.

In the tenth town, Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, was named Meng Gao with superb martial arts and outstanding majesty.

In the eleventh town, a benevolent gentleman, virtuous and gentle, Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, was named Gongzu.

The twelfth town, the famous towns Qiang and Hu, is known as Yixia, and Ma Teng, the prefect of Xiliang, is named Shoucheng.

The thirteenth town, with a sound like a giant bell, is majestic and majestic. The prefect of Beiping, Gongsun Zan, is styled Bogui.

In the fourteenth town, the hero is the world's best, brave and brave, Wu Chenghou, Changsha prefect Sun Jian is named Wentai.

Lu Li had heard about the princes of the above fourteen towns, they were originally in the army to challenge Dong, but now Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Zhang Yang, and Cao Cao were missing.

[Make friends with heroes, make friends with heroes, later generals, Nanyang prefect Yuan Shu Zilu]

[Four generations and three princes, many old officials, Qi Xianghou, Bohai prefect Yuan Shao's original script]

In fact, speaking of it, they were not absent. Although the Yuan brothers were in Luoyang, the situation outside the pass was caused by them, and Meng Degong would definitely not be so grand.

As for Zhang Yang, it's close at hand.

However, in order to fill the vacancy, or to create a big scene, four local princes who had never heard of their names appeared outside the pass.

Langya Prime Minister, Chen Yuan.

Chen Guoxiang, Zhao Bo.

Dongyang Cheng, Cai Yutao.

Ying Chuan Cheng, Li Qi Nian.

Subconsciously, Lu Li looked at Xun Yu. The Xun family was from the Yingchuan family, and the other three didn't know each other. They should know this Yingchuan Prime Minister, Li Qinian, right?

It's a pity that Xun Yu looked blank, apparently he didn't know any of them.

Think about it, too, the imposing heir of the Xun family can directly discuss friendship with the county magistrate, how could he remember a small county magistrate of six hundred shi?

Even Zhao Yun was speechless for a while: Now that the princes are in the alliance, the tigers and dragons are under the Hangu Pass, and three little people have mixed in——

Usually you can run across a county, if you don't come here, you can barely see it, but looking at the world, you can't really call it an inflow, especially the princes of the other fourteen towns, if you send out a partial division at will, you can defeat them.

In other words.

Loyalty can be learned, but it is a bit overwhelmed.

The only exception is Zhao Bo, Prime Minister of Chen Guo. The king of Chen Guo is a clan member of the Han family. The current king of Chen Liu Chong is the great-great-grandson of Emperor Han Ming. The Yellow Turban Rebellion in 1999 not only did not cause damage to the Chen State, but instead made its population soar——

People from neighboring counties and counties rushed to seek asylum with their families.

Now that the prime minister of the country is going to fight on his behalf, I am afraid that he has recruited many strong men under his command.

"Dare to ask the general, which princes are interested in righteousness?"

By now, the situation has become more and more clear, Xiahou Dun no longer hides his edge, and asked directly:

"Which rats are willing to degenerate and don't want to advance and retreat with us?"

"Han Fu, Han Jizhou, this person is worthy of the name of a famous person in the country. Although he is a student of the Yuan family, he understands the righteousness and has decided to come and join us in the future."

"Liu Dai, Liu Yanzhou, after Qi mourned King Hui, heard that the young emperor was in trouble, and would like to help the Han family. After rectifying the army and horses, they came to close the Huimeng."

"Kong Rong, Kong Beihai, the blood of the sages, their hearts are for the Han Dynasty, and they are willing to form an alliance with us."

"Tao Qian, he was hesitant at first, but after seeing me show the Empress Dowager's edict and Lu Shangshu's handwritten letter, he immediately agreed to the alliance."

"Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Beiping, and Sun Jian, Marquis of Wucheng, after knowing what was going on, their attitudes were passionate. If the subordinates under their command hadn't stopped them, they would have mobilized their troops to attack Dong Zhuo's camp."

Han Fu, Liu Dai, Kong Rong, etc., or the sons of Gongqing, or the clan of the Han family, or the great Confucians of the time, Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian are also famous heroes for a long time, and Lu Li is very honored to be able to form an alliance with them, and immediately ordered someone to slaughter the cow Kill the horse and prepare the things needed for the alliance.

Not long after, Ma Qiqi from ten groups arrived at Hangu Pass, and Cao Cao hurried over with Pan Ming, ignoring the three unknown people who came to make up the crowd, Lu Li, Zhao Yun and others went out to greet them in person.

During the whole process, Dong Zhuo and his henchmen were surprisingly quiet and did not send troops to harass them, because they were also busy meeting alliances and discussing strategies to break through.

In the future, yin and yang will unite, and all things will be born.

"Today, in order to uphold the righteousness, we must establish a leader, listen to the restraint, and then enter the army."

The great Confucian Kong Rong gave pears at the age of four, and was famous far and wide. He is also the direct descendant of the sage Kong Rong. Only by presiding over the ceremony can he demonstrate righteousness.

After he finished speaking, all eleven people including Lu Li bowed their hands.

"Someone is only the chancellor of a county, and he came to help the Han family under the order of King Chen, so he is not worthy of the position of leader."

Chen Guoxiang Zhao Bo took three steps back to show his determination, while Langya Prime Minister Chen Yuan, Dongyang Prime Minister Cai Yutao, and Yingchuan Prime Minister Li Qinian also had self-knowledge and retreated humbly.

Seeing this, Cao Cao, Captain Dianjun, looked around and said, "Marquis Wu Cheng is a powerful general in this world, and he can be the leader of the alliance."

Han Fu, Liu Dai, and Tao Qian are all governors, with humble positions and powerful positions. If one of them is elected as the leader of the alliance, the other two will definitely not accept it. Gongsun Zan and Kong Rong are both prefects, and they are not qualified to be the leader of the alliance.

But among the people present, only Sun Jian had a detached status. Although he was the prefect of one place, he was in the position of lord.

However, Sun Jian evaded, saying: "Wenzhiwugong is only one of the best for this Marquis, how dare you take the position of leader."

Emperor Guangwu loved Confucianism and valued Confucianism, and the country has always selected scholars based on Confucianism, but he was born in a humble background, not a Confucian scholar, and he was under the pressure of Kong Rong, a disciple of a sage, so it was really difficult to say yes, even if he really wanted to.