108, until the cut (5K)(1/2)
In the spring of the first year of Jian'an, there was surprisingly abundant rain. It rained every three days, as if it was midsummer.
Heavy black clouds gathered over Beihai and Xuzhou at the same time, and even Mount Tai was in the same situation.
In the early morning of this day, Chang Xi took a walk in the garden in the drizzle, with thoughts on his face.
He originally wanted to participate in the Beihai attack this time, and even took the initiative to ask for help, but Wang Zheng did not agree.
However, he was also concerned about Chang Xi's arrogant nature. Although he declined politely, he also repeatedly comforted him in his letters. "Fenggao is a strategic location and cannot be compromised. It must be guarded by generals."
The implication is that Chang Xi is such a general.
After stroking his hair, Chang Xi was naturally not unhappy, but he still felt a little regretful. When he had nothing to do, he just pondered the situation in the north in his mind.
While I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard a noise coming from outside the garden, which completely disrupted my thoughts.
what's the situation?
He frowned and turned around to look, just as two soldiers were trotting over at this moment, with strange looks on their faces, and they came forward to report:
"Qu Shuai, that scholar is here again. He is making a lot of noise outside the courtyard. He insists on seeing Qu Shuai. Do you want to see him?"
"That guy again?" A look of dissatisfaction flashed across Chang Xi's face, and he snorted: "What a noisy guy. If he wasn't an official sent by Zhou Mu, I really want to kill him with a knife..."
"That's all, let him come in."
Not long after, a young scribe in Confucian robes walked in. He probably had a push with Chang Xi's soldiers at the gate of the garden. There were a few mud stains on his robe. He had just seen Chang Xi, regardless of the dirt on the ground.
Shui immediately bowed his hands and fell to the ground.
"General Chang, I have something important to report!"
Chang Xi glanced sideways at the young man and ignored him.
When Gu Jian was still here, he had complained privately that this guy was like a fly and always liked to make alarmist remarks. At that time, Chang Xi also pretended to be a senior and taught him that he should be open-minded and accept advice humbly. It was not until Gu Jian went to Xiapi that the young man harassed him.
Only when his target became him, Chang Xi finally understood how Gu Jian felt.
I understand deeply.
Counting from the day after Gu Jian led his troops to the expedition, this guy must come every day. Every time he speaks, the first sentence will always be these ten words, which makes Chang Xi's ears almost go numb. Since he is helpless,
Feel bored.
It's just that although the other party is a mere petty official with no real power, he is still an official appointed by Wang Zheng, so Chang Xi has no choice but to suppress his anger as much as possible.
Seeing that he ignored him, the young man laughed dryly, but still had no sense and continued: "I watched the sky last night..."
"Okay, okay." Chang Xi waved his hand to cut him off before he could speak: "Master Mistress, you have watched the sky every night, and your predictions are indeed accurate."
"When you talk about wind, it blows up, when you talk about rain, it rains, when you talk about fog, it fogs up. You already know your capabilities, but why do you need to look at the sky for such things?"
Chang Xi pointed to the sky and said, "Look up and see that the clouds are so dense. Anyone with eyes would guess that it's going to wind and rain, right?"
"I'm here today and you have to predict tomorrow's weather for me?" He snorted coldly: "I'm going to tell you that it will still be rainy, right?"
Hearing this, Master Miao shook his head: "I came to see the general today, but it was not for any reason."
"Then what do you want to say?"
"I watched the sky at night and saw a red shooting star coming from the north and stopping at the end of the attack. This incoming army will seriously hinder our army."
"What nonsense?" Chang Xi was confused when he heard this, and then he rolled his eyes strangely and shouted: "Talk like a human being!"
"Forehead..."
Being stared at by him, Master Miao was greatly frightened. A layer of sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead, and he quickly explained: "The Lord has military affairs."
Upon hearing this, Chang Xi was startled.
The theory of gods and ghosts was very popular during the Han Dynasty, and the regular army had many taboos when marching and fighting. The theory of observing the qi and celestial phenomena has always been very popular, not to mention Chang Xi and his group of bandits?
Licking blood from the knife edge all day long naturally pays more attention to the so-called good and bad luck.
When the young man said this, most of Chang Xi's anger disappeared immediately. He pondered for a moment, then raised his head and asked: "Zhou Mu is about to attack Beihai. Is Mr. Miao the one in charge of this war?"
"Otherwise." Master Miao shook his head and said, "The following is the starry sky observed here. The north indicated may not be the North Sea..."
North of Fenggao...
Isn't that Qingzhou?
Chang Xi's expression suddenly changed, he stared at the young man for a while, and then said coldly: "That's ridiculous!"
"To the north of Fenggao, there are nothing more than plains, Jinan, and the three counties of Qi. In these three places, the people's livelihood is in ruins, and the soldiers and horses are in ruins. Who has such courage to dare to attack our Taishan Mountain without risking life or death?"
"Master Miao, the post you were appointed by Zhou Mu to hold a high post has nothing to do with military matters. You overstepped your authority and interfered without mentioning it. Instead, you dared to make alarmist remarks and disturb the morale of the army. Do you know that you have violated military law?"
When he said the last sentence, Chang Xi's tone was extremely cold, which immediately shocked Miao Lin. When he looked up, he saw Chang Xi's eyes were fierce, as if he wanted to bite people, and he was even more frightened and sweating like blood.
"Everything Lin said is true, and I dare not make any lies. When I watched the celestial phenomenon last night, that was indeed what I meant, General Chang..."
It turned out that this young man was the former Linyi chief secretary, Miao Lin.
On that day, Wang Zheng chose to capture Linyi first in order to encircle the point and mobilize reinforcements. He deliberately let go of the Linyi envoys who asked for help, leading the Kaiyang defenders to leave the city on their own initiative. Later, Kaiyang County Wei Wang Ling led his troops to help. After a fierce battle between the two sides, Wang Ling died. Not to mention, he also exploded a magic sword.
After capturing Linyi, Wang Zheng not only beheaded Linyi's meritorious officials alive on the spot, but also forced Miao Lin to recruit other county officials in the county government.
Miao Lin was originally a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he obeyed and acted as a perfect leader, allowing Wang Zheng to quickly take control of Linyi.
After this, although Miao Lin had formed a rift with the local gentry and officials in Linyi, he thought that by embracing Wang Zheng's thigh, he would naturally flourish and prosper, and he had no regrets. But who would have expected...
Wang Zheng didn't quite like Miao Lin's temperament, and since he was not a famous person like Guo Jia, he didn't know what his talents were, and Wang Zheng was not prepared to give him a chance.
If you don't kill such a villain, it's just for the sake of the overall situation, let alone promoting him to an official position?
Later, Miao Lin was directly assigned to Mount Tai. His official position remained intact and he was still the chief registrar.
How could Mullin be so willing now?
For the same official position, how can being an official in one’s hometown be the same as being an official in a different place?
The most important thing is that Wang Zheng not only did not treat him differently, but also seemed to look down upon him.
It’s just that the time is short now, but if time goes by and those Linyi nobles and colleagues who were offended to death that day see the clues, the consequences will be...
Mu Lin simply couldn't imagine it anymore.
Not to mention that he may not be able to sit back and relax in Taishan, but the Miao family is still in Linyi!
As for the only way to save himself and his family, Miao Lin thought for a long time, and there was still only one way to go to Huashan.
Let Wang Zheng pay attention to him!
And how to get this attention is to make meritorious deeds!
Keep making meritorious deeds!
Therefore, from the moment Chang Xi and Gu Jian came to Fenggao, Miao Lin wanted to show off his abilities.
The first choice was naturally the ancient sword. After all, Miao Lin could clearly see which of the two had a greater future.
Speaking of which, he was well-read in poetry and books, and he had a lot of knowledge in his mind. It was a pity that he met two military men who didn't know a few Chinese characters, and most of them were useless. After hitting the wall several times, Miao Lin changed his approach.
I took turns taking out what I learned from some miscellaneous books about astronomical phenomena, geography, and Feng Shui, but Gu Jian just left.
Chang Xi was also afraid of being interested in this. He listened too much, his face became darker day by day, and he became impatient.
In desperation, Mu Lin changed his mind again.
He also had a brief knowledge of the art of war and analyzed in private that at this time Xuzhou was at war with Beihai, and the surrounding forces would not remain indifferent. And if anyone was said to be capable of fighting, apart from Cao Cao in Xudu, only Yuan Shao's army in Linzi was left.
Both of them have the possibility of taking advantage of the opportunity to send troops. In contrast, if Xu Du sends troops, he is more likely to attack Pengcheng, and if Linzi sends troops, Fenggao will be in danger.
Mu Lin was also unsure about this. He was not sure whether the two would send troops at this time, nor was he sure which side was more likely.
It happened that at midnight last night, he saw a shooting star coming from the north. He simply used it as an excuse to make a desperate move and use vague words to test Chang Xi's reaction.
Unexpectedly, this guy was completely offended!
Seeing Chang Xi with murderous intent on his face without saying a word, and pressing his hand directly to the handle of the knife, Miao Lin was immediately distracted. He couldn't care about it anymore, so he changed his words to the second set of words: "General Chang, I'm going to see that person."
meteor..."
At this moment, a rush of footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door.
The next moment, a person hurriedly rushed in, rushed forward with a dusty face, and shouted: "Urgent report!"
"General, the sentries outside Ying County have discovered that a large group of unfamiliar military horses have entered our territory. Judging from their flags and armor, they belong to the Yuan family of Jizhou!"
"What?"
Hearing this, Chang Xi took a breath of air. Not only was he shocked by the sudden attack of the Jizhou Army, but he looked at Miao Lin again in surprise, his eyes full of disbelief.
At the same time, Miao Lin was ecstatic.
He forced himself to suppress the excitement in his heart and looked up at Chang Xi again, with a determined look on his face.
"I see that shooting star below, coming from the north. I can tell that there will be a war in the day, and it will happen in my hometown!"
He really said it word for word and to the point!
...
It was unexpected that Yuan Tan would participate in the battle.
To be continued...