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Chapter 371 The Past Reappears
In "Yueling 72 Hou Jijie", there is such a passage: In October, when it rains, it is thinned by the cold air, so it condenses and turns into snow.The words of the little ones are not prosperous.

This is a book on meteorology compiled by Liu Hong when he was in the Western Regions.

There are not many views of Dong Bi from later generations... Yes, Dong Bi does not understand astronomical phenomena, but the old people in this mountain have told many proverbs that have been handed down since ancient times.And these proverbs are all the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients.

In mid-October, Xiaoxue.

At this time, the weather is gradually getting colder, and the Guanzhong area has begun to snow. Although the amount of snow is not large, the phenomenon of night freezing and day turning has already appeared.For example, in the northern part of Shuofang Liangzhou, there has been a heavy snowstorm.

However, the weather in Xiapi at this time is not bad.

Tao Qian set up Lu Zhi's mourning hall in the government office, waiting for Liu Bei to come to mourn.

He knew that Liu Bei was Lu Zhi's student.He also knew more or less what Liu Bei did back then.

The longer the time, the more scruples Tao Qian had towards Liu Bei.

This guy is really good at winning people's hearts. He was easy to control when he was penniless before, but he didn't expect to become Liu Xuan's son-in-law.In this way, Liu Bei became a real relative of the emperor, and Tao Qian began to worry.

This Liu Xuande is by no means a master who is willing to live under others.

At this time, Guangling Chen Gui sent someone to deliver a letter, and also faintly expressed his concern for Liu Bei.

In history, this Xuzhou celebrity who was close to Liu Bei seems to be a different person now.

For no other reason, no matter what method Liu Bei used in history, he always had the status of an emperor's uncle.But now, perhaps because of Dong Bi's arrival, Liu Bei's identity as a clan member of the Han family did not appear at all.On the contrary, Chen Gui didn't like this person very much because he was known as a traitor first, and later participated in the attack and murder of Emperor Han.

The Chen family of Guangling is a decent and powerful family, and it is said that it can still be related to Chen Ping in the early Han Dynasty.

(As for whether it is true? Who knows! Anyway, one is in Yangwu and the other is in Guangling, which is thousands of miles away.)
Alright, back to the book.

Chen Gui's reminder, to some extent, caused Tao Qian to have an illusion, and made him more determined.

Regardless of whether Chen Gui is loyal to him or not, one thing is clear, that is, Chen Gui supports him in killing Liu Bei.

This is enough for Tao Qian.

"Xianxian, are you all ready?"

Tao Qian asked softly without turning his head.Xianxian is the character of Cao Bao, and it also represents many families in Xuzhou.

"Don't worry, my lord, everything is ready... As long as the lord throws a cup as a sign, five hundred knives and axes will rush forward. Like Liu Bei, even if he has three heads and six arms, he can't survive. My lord, look at the marriage between the youngest daughter and the eldest son... "

Cao Bao has a daughter named Cao Ying, who is sixteen years old and has a pretty face.

And Tao Qian's eldest son, a potter, is already in his early twenties.Cao Bao wanted to take this opportunity to form a family with Tao Qian. In the future, his Cao family's position in Xuzhou City would become more stable, even unmatched.

Tao Qian couldn't help frowning, feeling slightly displeased.

This Cao Xianxian is really annoying.When is this, and you are still rambling about such boring things?
"Xianxian, wait until Liu Bei settles this matter."

"Here!"

Cao Bao was not talking, but he knew in his heart that Tao Qian had actually agreed to the marriage.Ha, in this way, who can compete with my Cao family in Xiapi?Well, that Mizhu has disgraced me many times, I must make him look good... If he is willing to give me his beautiful girl, maybe I can spare his life?
While thinking wildly, someone shouted outside the door: "King Pei's son-in-law, Liu Bei, a student of Lu Gong's family, came to express condolences to his teacher."

Just this one sentence made Tao Qian's face change drastically.

The sect must have yelled according to the name assassin Liu Bei handed over. In the past, Liu Xuande was not so high-profile.

What does it mean?Could it be that he saw something?
Tao Qian turned his head and glanced at Cao Bao, but saw Cao Bao's face was blank.

At this time, Liu Bei was wearing snow-white filial piety clothes and had already entered the Yimen Gate.There were still more than ten zhang away from the mourning hall, Liu Bei knelt down with a plop, walked forward on his knees, and cried loudly at the same time, the tears flowed like a spring.

"Men, teacher... the student kowtows to you!"

Liu Bei looked at Lu Zhi's memorial tablet and cried like a tearful person, making those who saw it sad and those who heard it cry.

Tao Qian went to help Liu Bei up, "Xuande please hurry up, the death of Duke Lu is a great loss to our Han family. Unfortunately, the coffin of Duke Lu is not here, Qian can only prepare this mourning hall to mourn Lu My lord, I also ask Xuande to express my condolences."

Looking behind Liu Bei, Tao Qian breathed a sigh of relief.

Behind Liu Bei, apart from Guan Yu who was also dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, there were only [-] personal followers, and none of them were armed.

Tao Qian pulled Liu Bei to exchange some pleasantries, then turned his head to look at Cao Bao, only to see Cao Bao nodded slightly.

It looks almost the same!
Tao Qian ordered someone to take the water and wine, and took two steps back, "Xuande, thanks to you all these years, Xuzhou has been able to be at peace. Tao offered a glass of wine to Xuande, and asked Xuande to look after him after drinking this glass of wine." For Lu Gong's face, take more care."

Liu Bei also raised his wine glass and invited Tao Qian.

Tao Qian drank it down in one gulp calmly, took advantage of the situation and took a few steps back, raised his glass suddenly and threw it to the ground hard.

With a snap, the wine glass shattered.

But at the same time Tao Qian threw the cup, Liu Bei suddenly stepped forward and rushed to Tao Qian's side.In his hand appeared a Jieniu Jiandao, an authentic product from the Western Regions, the blade was cold and very sharp.He grabbed Tao Qian's arm.

Cao Bao's reaction was fairly quick, and he drew his sword out loudly.

His reaction is fast, but how can it compare to Guan Gong's speed?The sword under the ribs clangs out of its sheath, three steps in parallel, and steps forward to chop Cao Bao over with a sword.At the same time, twenty white-eared elite soldiers took out their weapons from among the sacrifices they carried.

The moment the knife and ax hand rushed out, he was dumbfounded to see Liu Bei holding Tao Qian.

Liu Bei sternly shouted: "Tao Xuzhou, if you want to kill me, just say so. Why did you do such a thing at my teacher's memorial ceremony? Since Liu Bei came to your Xuzhou, he felt that he was terrified and never had any derailment. , you do this, where do you put it? Where do you put my mentor? Where do you put His Royal Highness King Pei? Do you want to rebel?"

The so-called head start, no matter what your situation is, the big hat will be put on you first.

This trick was learned from Dong Pi.Wasn't that what Dong Bi was like back then, when he gave Liu Bei the name of a rebel?

Many people have heard Liu Bei's registration with their own ears!
I even saw with my own eyes that the five hundred swordsmen rushed out of the inner hall, holding up their swords and guns, looking at a loss.

They all looked at Tao Qian, but Tao Qian's face was flushed red, and he didn't know how to answer.It's no wonder, it's not that Tao Qian didn't want to answer, but that he really couldn't answer... Liu Bei was born in the army, and he practiced hard for many years. Although his martial arts skills are not as good as Guan Gong's, his strength is not that of Tao Qian, who is in his seventies and eighties. can bear.

"Prepare today, under the order of His Royal Highness King Pei, to kill the treacherous. The old thief Tao Qian, plotting rebellion, should be killed for the crime!"

As he was speaking, Xie Niu stabbed Tao Qian's chest with a sharp knife, and he twisted it, only to hear a scream, and Tao Qian was killed on the spot.Liu Bei cut out Tao Qian's heart, strode into the mourning hall, knelt down in front of Lu Zhi's spiritual tablet and cried loudly.

"Teacher, the students have failed to live up to your expectations, but their patriotism has always been the same. Today, to kill the traitors, I would like to ask King Pei to take charge of Xuzhou, to plead for the Han Dynasty, for the people of the world, and to revive the great man Sheji. If there is any violation of today's oath, the sky can punish it, the earth can punish it, and the people of the world can be punished by everyone!"

This oath can be taken seriously, and it is so heavy that people can't help but feel excited.

At this time, Milong was covered in blood and strode into the gate of the government office.

"Under the order of Lord Xuande, my master has killed the remnants of the Tao thief, and specially ordered the villain to come to protect Lord Xuande."

A series of exclamations came, and Liu Bei walked out of the mourning hall.

With tears still on his face, he yelled sharply: "Under the order of King Pei, the Tao family will be executed from all over the family, and only the head of the crime will be remembered, and no one will be held accountable."

Hearing this, the knives and axes in the government office threw away the weapons in their hands.

At this time, Mi Zhu had already opened the city gate, and let Liu Bei's soldiers and horses enter Xiapi City.According to the earlier instructions, Liu Bei's army was cleaned up and disciplined.Quickly controlled the gates of Xiapi, although it made people nervous, it was methodical.

To put it bluntly, Liu Bei's actions were to use Liu Xuan's name to take charge of Xuzhou.

Liu Xuan's temperament is very tired.It is indeed impossible for him to run out to work and worry all day long.

And to be in charge of Xuzhou in the name of Liu Xuan is precisely in the name of righteousness.

After Liu Bei arranged all kinds of things, he said to Mi Zhu, "Zi Zhong, I have something important to ask, so please go to Luoyang."

Mi Zhu immediately left as ordered, and Liu Bei let out a sigh of relief.

"Yun Chang, I plan to let you lead the army, send troops to Guangling, and then seize Jiujiang. I am short of manpower now, and Gongqi wants to stay in Peiguo to guard against Cao Cao's troops. So I can only ask you to work hard... You are arrogant and not good at dealing with Cao Cao. People deal with each other. Therefore, we must become more and more calm, pay more respect to the corporal, and think more about the suffering we have suffered in these years."

If another person uttered these words, Guan Yu would definitely be the boss's slap in the face and passed away.

But for Liu Bei, Guan Yu absolutely obeyed.Respectfully took the handsome seal, "Don't worry, brother, I will never let you down."

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It's snowing heavily in Guanzhong!
After a heavy snowfall, Babaili Qinchuan was covered in silver and was extraordinarily enchanting.

The ancient capital Chang'an, taken from the meaning of "Changzhi Jiuan", was established on the basis of the ruins of Xianyang in Qin Dynasty.

There are records in "Historical Records": Han Chang'an, Qin Xianyang also.

Since King Qin Huiwen, Xianyang continued to expand southward, and Zhangtai, Xingle Palace, Ganquan Palace, Xin Palace, Afang Palace and other buildings were built south of the Weihe River.After Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang conquered the world, he established his capital in Chang'an.The Xingle Palace of Qin Dynasty was changed to Changle Palace, and the Weiyang Palace was established on the basis of Qin Zhangtai, which can be regarded as a kind of system inherited from Qin Dynasty.

The Chang'an city wall is 62 miles long, and each wall has three gates, a total of twelve gates.

Ever since Wang Mang usurped the throne, Han Guangwu prospered Han, Chang'an, as the western capital, has long been submerged in the prosperity of the eastern capital Luoyang.

Li Jue and Guo Si were not good at governing, so they made an ancient city in Nuoda even more dilapidated.

Heavy snow fell on the head of Chang'an city, and the battles in various places in Guanzhong have also ended one after another, leaving only an isolated city.

Dong Bi was not in a hurry to attack Chang'an.

Although Chang'an is dilapidated, it was once the capital of the Han Dynasty after all, and its walls are so strong that it is not easy to break through.

Therefore, Dong Bi chose the strategy of besieging but not attacking.

Just such a city, just such a few soldiers.Every day that passes, Guo Si will be sad in Chang'an.

Revenge is not necessarily as simple as killing immediately.

To torture a person, let him live in fear every day, without enough food and clothing, and everyone around him may kill him, that feeling is worse than death.Presumably, Guo Bang is feeling like this now.

Therefore, Dong Bi did not attack immediately, but set up Shuaifu in Wugong County.

A dignified Martial Arts Marquis, he has never seen his own fiefdom, it would be a joke to say it.Wugong is adjacent to Chang'an, which can be used as a place to supervise the war.Grain and grass supplies from the Western Regions were continuously sent to Guanzhong, which not only alleviated the food and grass problem of the Han'an army, but also largely solved the problem of refugees in Guanzhong caused by successive years of war.

Similarly, Dong Bi is waiting for someone!

He hoped to witness Lu Zhi's defeat of Chang'an with his own eyes.

Whether it is comfort or ideal, in any case, being able to return to Chang'an is also a sign of the revival of the Han Dynasty.

Marquis of Wugong Mansion is located in the northwest of Wugong County.

This was originally the house of a local family, but when he seized martial arts, Dong Bi directly ordered people to wipe out that family.In fact, traveling eastward from Wuwei, the strategy implemented by the Han'an army was to destroy the Guanzhong family.

Anyway, none of the aristocratic families in Guanzhong is pro-Dong.

The bigger the Yimen, the closer they are to Li Guo, they are the enemies of the Dong family, so why not keep it for a fart?

student?keep...

Someone will naturally come to deal with them in the future.In Jia Xu's plan, the cleansing of the Guanzhong family occupies a very large part.

In the hall, the charcoal fire in the firepit was extremely warm.

Dong Bi sat on the handsome chair in the middle, frowned and read the letter in his hand, then looked up to both sides.

There were many people in the hall.

Generals on the left, headed by Dian Wei, followed by Huang Zhong, Qu Yi, and Wenpin Wang Wei.

Those on the right are mainly counselors, Xu Shu Jia Mu, Yan Pu Jiang Gan, Shi Tao Fazheng and others.

Li Rujiaxu and others did not come because they had to deal with the affairs of the Western Regions, and in the hall, most of them were second-generation counselors.

Dong Bi put down the letter and raised his head with a confused look on his face.

"My lords, who is Ma Lang? Why have I never heard of such a name?"

Everyone showed a look of confusion, this is indeed a very strange name, and no one has ever heard of it.

Xu Shu said: "Looking at this person's methods, he is not an ordinary counselor. Logically speaking, he should be well-known."

"That's right, the person who can easily come up with such a plan for Liu Bei will definitely not be an unknown person. Gao Ming, let Liu Bei come forward in the name of Liu Xuan, and a letter persuaded Liu Biao to send troops to Jiangxia, restraining Sun Ce's troops. .At the same time, he also seized Jiujiang...However, this Liu Bei was ruthless enough to give up Donghai County."

Dong Bi couldn't help frowning, and muttered to himself: "Ma Lang, Ma Boda?"

Jiang Gan suddenly said, "My lord, I know a person who is also named Boda, but this person's surname is not Ma, but Sima. He is from Hongnong County. He is the eldest son of Hongnong Sima Fang. His name is Sima Lang. People, it's possible."

Ma Lang... Sima Lang!

Dong Bi hurriedly took the letter and found a life on it.

"Shuijing Villa, is there a Ma Yi?"

"Ma Yi?"

Neither Xu Shu nor Shi Tao had ever studied in Shuijing Villa, so naturally they don't know the names of the students there.

It was still Jiang Gan, who shook his head slightly, "As far as I know, there is no such person... But Sima Yi did, he is Sima Lang's younger brother, this year should be...! Well, this year is just right, I remember very clearly. Pang Tong was at that time He also told me that there are several outstanding students in Shuijing Villa, and Sima Yi is one of them."

Ma Lang is Sima Lang, and Ma Yi is Sima Yi!
now it's right……

Dong Bi didn't know Sima Lang well, but he was very familiar with Sima Yi.

In Romance, the only character who can restrain Zhuge Liang in the later stage is Sima Yi, who can be said to be a great man.

However, this Sima Yi, or this Sima Yi?
Dong Bi didn't quite believe it.In memory, Sima Yi was unknown in the early days, which made him hide his strength and bide his time.

But the Sima Yi Jiang Gan was talking about was a bit sharp.

Dong Bi threw the letter into the fire pond, pondered for a moment and said, "What do you think Liu Bei will do next?"

This sentence is obviously asking the adviser.

The people on Dian Wei's side automatically filtered Dong Bi's question, and they held wine, and you drank one glass after another.

Xu Shu thought for a while, "In my opinion, Liu Bei and Cao Cao and Sun Ce will finally make peace."

"how do I say this?"

"My lord, what do you think, now that we occupy Guanzhong, what will the princes of the Guandong think about our sending troops to the Western Regions?"

Dian Wei took a sip of wine, laughed loudly and said, "Those boys will be so scared that they can't even sleep well!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help laughing.

"Brother, drink your wine, don't interrupt...Yuanzhi, go ahead."

Xu Shu laughed and said: "Kandong princes, there are four families in the north, Lu Bu of Youzhou, Yuan Shao of Jizhou, Cao Cao of Yanqingyu, and Liu Bei who just won Xuzhou. No matter who they are, they will not want to see us in Guanzhong grow."

And Jia Mu suddenly said: "If you add Jiangdong Sun Ce, Jingxiang Liu Biao, and Bashu Liu Zhang, it is exactly the pattern of the Warring States Period. The Lord is now like the strong Qin of the past, and the seven ugly people in the Kanto will definitely form a siege against us."

After thinking about it carefully, everyone was stunned.

What Jia Mu said seems to be correct. What is the difference between this situation and the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period 400 years ago?
The difference is that everyone occupies the territory, there is a slight error, but generally it is relatively similar.

Xu Shu said: "In the current situation, Guo Si in Chang'an is nothing to worry about. What my lord should consider is the possibility of the encirclement of the seven heroes in the coming year. To be honest, when we dispatched troops this time, the military division took the word 'clever', and it was a suspicious strategy. All the armies were injured after a bitter battle, especially General Qu's Beiwei Army, which was almost wiped out with Cao's army in Jiaocheng."

Qu Yi's face twitched, he lowered his head and did not speak.

Indeed, the biggest loss in this battle is probably his Beiwei army.

Of the [-] Beiwei army, at the end of the war, less than [-] people were intact, and most of the rest were killed.

For Qu Yi, this is not only painful, but also a shame.

I think that eight hundred soldiers are enough to withstand thousands of troops.It's not easy to think about Tai Shici's soldiers and horses.

Dong Bi got up, took a glass of water and wine, and walked up to Qu Yi.

"Old Qu, in this set-off, you should take the lead. Don't say anything hypocritical, let's drink this cup together."

Qu Yi held the wine glass, resisting the urge to cry bitterly.

At the end of the war, he had already cried once, and swore that he would not cry again.

Dong Pi drank it all in one gulp, then filled another glass of wine, and said softly, "This glass of wine, on behalf of the king of the Western Han Dynasty, pays homage to the spirits of the fallen soldiers."

After speaking, it was sprinkled on the ground.

Qu Yi cried...

Dong Yu hugged Qu Yi forcefully, "Old Qu, I promise, I will let you build another Beiwei army. Not only the Beiwei army of 800 people, but the Beiwei army of 3000 people... all the troops are brave Jian, it’s up to you to choose, and pull back the Beiwei army for me. I will want my Beiwei army to fly the banner of the Kanto in the future, so don’t let me down.”

"Righteousness...will not disgrace fate."

Qu Yi prostrated himself on the ground, choked up and said loudly.

Seeing that Qu Yi's mood had been stabilized, Dong Bi felt more or less relieved of something in his heart.

That's right, although I occupy Guanzhong, in fact, my strength is by no means as strong as others imagined.

Attacking from all directions has actually exhausted all the power...

Well, the Battle of Chang'an, it's time to end!

Thinking of this, Dong Bi returned to his seat and said softly: "Bashu Liuyan, nothing to worry about. Su Gu has just surrendered and ordered him to continue to guard Wudu, but the military affairs of Wudu must be handled by someone else. Su Gu is not very reliable!"

After finishing speaking, he said to Huang Zhong: "I want Wenpin to be the general of Wudu, can my brother give up his love?"

Huang Zhong said with a smile: "This is a good thing, I naturally agree."

Dong Bi looked at Wenpin, "Brother Zhongye, we are old acquaintances, I won't talk nonsense anymore, I just want to talk about Guanzhong Southwest Road, and I will entrust it to Brother Zhongye... Su Gu withdraws, and you will be the prefect."

"The last general... is terrified!"

Entrust, this is not a word that can be used casually.

Wenpin didn't show any loyalty, but judging from his attitude, Dong Bi knew that Southwest Road would be safe from now on.

"Old Qu, I just said that you should reorganize the Beiwei Army, but the top priority is to defend the Hangu Pass. I will order people to station troops in the Strider (mian) pool, from Xin'an to Hangu Pass, and I will pass the Dongdong South Road, please Old Qu, you take a lot of trouble."

"Humble and swear to die!"

Dong Bi thought for a while, "In two days, Master Lu's coffin will be delivered. I have already ordered Gongming to turn back to Shuofang, so the road to the north will be fine. Only the last step of this operation was not implemented...Mr. Lu left Yes, but the Battle of Danhan Mountain, I will definitely carry it through to the end. However, the selection of the front is not suitable for staying in the Surrendered City, so I have ordered them to go to Guanzhong... He Qi will take over the Surrendered City, 18 begging troops I will continue to put pressure on Xianbei, and when the time is right, I will personally preside over the Battle of Tanhan Mountain...you must make proper preparations and seize Chang'an within ten days."

Everyone stood up at the same time, and Hong Sheng responded.

Dong Bi was about to talk about other things, when Wu Anguo came in from outside the door to report, "My lord, the troops of the three generals Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Tian Yu have arrived [-] miles away from Wugong County... According to the lord's order, I am here to tell you report."

I suddenly felt a burst of excitement in my heart!
Dong Yihu stood up, and said with a smile on his face, "I will give you an order that the troll warriors go out of the city for ten miles, and come with me to meet them."

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Two updates today, [-] words, no update, continue tomorrow.

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