Chapter 463: Wen Hou (I)

Since the first year of Zhongping, Liu Bei and Guan Yu have been in a petition in Taoyuan, but twenty years have passed in a flash.

For twenty years, Guan Gong followed Liu Bei, but it can be said that he had gone through countless hardships and never rebelled. His third brother Zhang Fei was captured to cover Liu Bei on the bank of the Yongshui River and finally died at the hands of Dong Qi. The two brothers depended on each other for life, and although they were not brothers, they were better than brothers.

Liu Bei never gave an order in such a stern tone!

Guan Yu is now over 40 years old. How could he not hear the endless anxiety hidden in Liu Bei's order?

At this point, the situation is already unchanging. If Cao Ren's defense line cannot be broken, then Liu Bei's future destiny can be imagined.

Guan Yu knew Liu Bei's thoughts very well. It was Liu Bei's real intention to capture Xuchang and capture Emperor Liu Xie of Han.

What is Liu Bei now?

There is a lack of a legitimate identity. Regardless of whether the Han Emperor in Chang'an is orthodox, Liu Bei is unlikely to have room for rebellion with Dong Qi. And Liu Xie, the Han Emperor in Xuchang, did not ask whether he was a pseudo-emperor. If he could get Liu Xie, Liu Bei would have room to show his strength.

This is also the reason why Liu Bei insisted on joining forces with Yuan Shao to attack Cao Cao even though he knew that everything that happened in Guandong might be Dong Qi's arrangement. As long as Yuan Shao restrained Cao Cao's troops, Liu Bei would have the opportunity to break through the Runan defense line, approach the city of Xuchang, and regain Liu Xie. For Liu Bei, whether Liu Xie was orthodox or not, it was always a banner.

With this banner of Liu Xie, Liu Bei could gain a firm foothold in Jingxiang and Xuzhou.

Is it not a big deal to hold the emperor to command the princes? In fact, it is not a big deal. In fact, since Dong Zhuo's death, isn't this emperor just used to hold him hostage?

Dong Zhuo did this; Li Jue and Guo Si did this; Cao Cao did this!

Since everyone can do this, then Liu Bei can do this too. The success of the king and the defeat of the enemy has been like this since ancient times.

Therefore, Guan Yu launched another extremely fierce offensive in Runan...

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In the middle of the spring of the fifth year of Taiping, the land of Guanzhong was full of vitality.

The plan for the year lies in spring! After several years of rest and recuperation, the ruined appearance of the Sanqin land has long been no longer seen on the land of Sanqin.

At the same time, since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the first imperial examination in Chinese history has finally begun.

From the Western Regions to Youzhou; from the Xichuan to the northern part of the Mo.

According to the imperial examination decree issued by Chengming Hall, all prefectures and counties launched the spring boudoir exam. For the first spring boudoir, there were more than 32,200 students from three schools, and together with scholars from all over the country, about 50,000 people entered the examination room and conducted a three-day exam.

"What? Xiping was captured?"

Dong Qi sat upright in the hall, looking at the battle report in his hand, and couldn't help but talk to himself.

Chen Gong said: "On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Guan Yu stored water in Heilujian for three days, and the water flooded Baiting. After Hou Cheng, the commander of Xiping, was trapped for more than ten days, he saw that reinforcements could not be able to respond, so he had to open the city to surrender. Your Highness, once Xiping was lost, Cao Cao's defense line in Runan was over!"

The joy of the spring boudoir's opening of a school was driven away by this sudden news.

Dong Qi said to himself, "I didn't expect...I thought Cao Ren could hold on until March. I didn't expect that he could not hold on so quickly... No, Guan Yu was storing water in Heilu Jian, how could Cao Ren not notice it? Also, Liu Ye is not an ordinary person."

Chen Gong said: "It is said that there is a bit of entanglement between Liu Ye and Cao Ren. At the end of last year, when Guan Yu attacked the Qiang, Cao Ren sent someone to ask for help from Liu Ye. Liu Ye was not without action. It was just on the way to rescue, when he learned that Guan Yu suddenly attacked Dingying. Liu Ye was worried about being trapped and led the army back halfway. Later, he sent someone to explain to Cao Ren, but according to detailed instructions, Cao Ren was very unhappy about this."

Dong Qi stared at Chen Gong, "What do you think the official station thinks?"

"Haha, in my opinion, it's just a plan of alienation... I guess whether it's the Conquest of Qiang or Dingying, it's just a guise of Guan Yu. The real purpose is to alienate Cao Ren and Liu Ye. So in the danger of Xiping and Dingying was trapped, Cao Ren did not send troops to assist. On the contrary, after Baiting broke, Cao Ren blamed Liu Ye and blamed Liu Ye for all the blame."

Cao Ren…

Dong Qi frowned. In the Romance of the Romance, Cao Ren was a famous general, but he gave Dong Qi an impression that he was a defeated general. However, in the confrontation between Cao Cao and Dong Qi, Cao Ren did not perform too badly. At least during the battle of Luoyang, he was able to withstand the attack of Huang Zhong's army for more than ten days with a small number of troops, which was enough to show that this guy was definitely not a person with a reputation.

Unexpectedly, he was a little cautious?

Dong Qi thought about it, "Baiting was defeated, Xiping surrendered. Cao Cao's defense line in Runan has been in name only. I guess Cao Ren's next move must be to protect his troops and retreat to Linying to Changping. If I guess it is good, he will most likely abandon Liu Ye."

"The subordinates think so."

"Then what do you think Cao Cao will react?"

"Cao Cao, now he is fighting with Yuan Shao in Puyang and can't get rid of it for a while. Moreover, if Runan is defeated, Xuchang will inevitably have some turmoil... With Cao Cao's character, he might be able to take dangerous moves and have a decisive battle with Yuan Shao."

decisive battle!

Dong Qi nodded slightly, agreeing with Chen Gong's view.

Over the past six months, by selling baggage and horses, Dong Qi has taken away more than 50% of the stored grain in Jizhou. At the same time, he has also made considerable profits in the transactions against Liu Bei and Cao Cao and other princes. As for the current situation in Guanzhong, the time is ripe.

Moreover, the Chunbo has already started a school, and everything goes well.

The rest is to wait for the autumn examination to come. Once this first subject is successful, it will take less than a few years for all students in the world to return to Chang'an.

Is it possible...

After pondering for a while, Dong Qi stood up and said, "Public Terrace, you immediately return to Chengming Palace and, in my name, entrust Huang Zhongwen, Zhang He, Zhang Liao, He Qi, Tian Yu, Chen Dao Zhuge Jin, Xu Rong and Yan Pu in Xichuan, said that they would order the troops to be prepared and attack at any time.

In addition, he ordered Pang De to join the Weinan camp, and to leave Luhun Pass, and station troops in Xuanyuan, Yique and Dagu San."

When Chen Gong heard this, he hurriedly bowed his hand and answered: "My subordinates understand!"

After seeing Chen Gong away, Dong Qi found Dong Tie again and handed a troll order to Dong Tie. After giving a few instructions, Dong Tie took the order and left.

Almost done!

Dong Qi gently rubbed his temples. Guanzhong has been silent for four years so far, so it should be almost over...

Thinking of this, Dong Qi stood up again and prepared to walk to Duyou Castle.

As soon as I left the door, I saw Dong Ji walking hurriedly, "Father, are you going to go out?"

When Dong Ji spoke, he seemed a little evasive. This was something that had never happened before, and Dong Qi was shocked.

"Bowei, is there anything?"

The two characters Bo Wei are the characters of Dong Ji. Originally, Dong Ji was only eighteen years old and was less than the age of twenty-six. But considering that he had already become an official and Dong Qi himself had the characters when he was fifteen years old, he didn't care much about age. So, he gave Dong Ji a name after the New Year.

Dong Ji's fair face turned slightly red.

"Father, I have something to ask you for. I wonder if you have time?"

Dong Qi nodded with a smile, "There is time, but... forget it, follow me into the study and talk."

The father and son walked into the study. Dong Qi sat down and said to Xiao Mutou who was sorting out the study: "Go, take the Wuling tea sent by the third master and cook two cups of tea."

This Wuling tea is a specialty of Hutou Mountain Cexi.

Hu Zhao also discovered it by chance, and after cooking, the taste was very good. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, tea was not popular, and many people even regarded this tea as a medicine. After Hu Zhao discovered another function of tea, he sent part of it to Dong Qi.

As for Dong Qi, he doesn’t like tea very much, but he just changes his taste occasionally, which is not bad.

In contrast, Huang Yueying and Cai Yan liked it very much. They tinkered with it themselves and cooked it on fire, which was a good effect.

"Okay, what's the point? Tell me quickly!"

Dong Ji scratched his head and said softly: "That's right... Yesterday I went to visit Hou Wen's house, and my aunt asked me if I could invite Hou to Chang'an?"

As early as last year, Lu Bu's family arrived in Chang'an.

Dong Qi was quite entertaining with the family and specially assigned a mansion, the Mansion of General Guard, for Lu Bu's family to live. During this period, Lai Ying'er brought her daughter Lu Xin to visit Dong Qi. Originally, the visit should have been done by Yan, but it was because Yan found out that he was pregnant after he arrived in Chang'an. Calculate the days, it should have happened before leaving Runan.

Dong Qi and Lai Ying'er are also old acquaintances. They sighed a lot when talking about the events back then.

But Dong Ji and Lu Xin were very called. Lu Xin was fourteen years old, but she was graceful and graceful. She not only had the charm of Ying'er, but also inherited the heroic spirit of Lu Bu. Dong Ji and Lu Xin were a little embarrassed when they saw him, and they always went to the Lu family to be guests every few days.

Whether it is Yan or Lai Ying'er, they all saw Dong Ji's thoughts.

If you think about it carefully, it seems good. If you can get involved with the Dong family, then their family will be much better.

Dong Qi vaguely heard some news, but he didn't take it seriously.

Just like his attitude towards his daughter Wen Ji, Dong Qi hopes that his son can find his beloved woman and spend his whole life together. The Lu family... is a bit bad, but on the other hand, Dong Qilu Bu and Lu Bu are also called the two tigers in the world, which is also good.

Therefore, I turned a blind eye to one eye...

Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. As long as Dong Ji feels happy and feels happy, then what's wrong with marrying Lu Xin?

Of course, I seem to be a little younger.

Dong Qi said: "I have never said that I would not let Junhou come to Chang'an. If Junhou is willing, I would be very happy. I remember that Junhou and Junhou got along well in Luoyang back then. Although there were some minor misunderstandings later, they were nothing. If he was willing, he could come."

Speaking of this, Dong Qi looked at it in detail.

"Bowei, your aunt is a proud person. She will never ask you something like this... Haha, who asked you to ask?"

"this……"

Dong Ji's face suddenly turned red.

"Okay, I know if you don't say it. That girl Lu Xin is not bad, and your mother likes her very much. If you like her, just go after her and don't be sneaky. My Dong Qi's son, if you like women, you should be open and honest, what's the point of dodging?

You can tell the little girl what I just said... Also, there is a general in Wen Hou's family named Gao Shun, right?"

Dong Ji was stunned, "There is such a person. But he doesn't seem to talk much... Father, why did he mention this person?"

"That's an amazing person!"

Dong Qi smiled, "Talk to him well. Gao Shun, who only talks about training troops, is afraid he will not be defeated by Lao Qu and his uncle."
Chapter completed!