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Chapter 214: The Crown Prince
Chapter 214: The Crown Prince
At this time, on a small hill not far away, Huangfu Jianchang and Shi A were watching.
Shi A held the sword and shook his head, saying, "These are indeed bandits."
Bandits are also divided into different levels. Like the Black Mountain Army, they are strategic, large-scale, and have certain strategies and tactics. But the one in front of us only cares about money and food, and they are just ordinary bandits.
Huangfu Jian rubbed his chin and said to himself, "This Cheng Yu is really amazing. He dares to come back to fight. The people on the list given by the Grand Chamberlain are indeed extraordinary."
"What should we do now? Should we help him defend the city?" Shi A looked at him.
Huangfu Jian shook his head and said, "Two thousand bandits cannot take us down."
Shi Adao said, "Then what are you going to do with those 1,000 soldiers?"
Huangfu Jian smacked his lips and said, "I'm afraid of being blocked. I plan to take these 1,000 soldiers with me wherever I go."
Shi Aqing knew that Huangfu Jianchang was talking nonsense again, and said, "Your Majesty has handed over the military affairs of Yanzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Yuzhou to the Grand Marshal's Mansion. The benefactor has also written to you. What are your plans?"
Huangfu Jianchang was about to speak when he suddenly said, "The bandits have retreated."
Shi A turned his head and saw that the two thousand bandits who had been attacking the city aggressively were leaving behind a pile of corpses and hurriedly preparing to withdraw.
"Have we been exposed?" Shi A was a little surprised. They gave up after fighting for such a short time?
Huangfu Jianchang looked back and said, "It shouldn't be. They probably know they can't take it down."
Before Shi A could say anything, the gate of Dong'a city suddenly opened, and dozens of cavalrymen rushed out, followed by hundreds of people, and actually chased after the retreating bandits.
The group of bandits was very disorganized and had no organization at all. When they saw Cheng Yu leaving the city, instead of fighting back or covering their retreat, they fled in all directions.
It didn't take long before, under the watchful eyes of Huangfu Jianchang, Shi A and a group of imperial city officers, the more than 2,000 bandits were killed, some were defeated, some were killed, some escaped, and some surrendered.
A predictable chaos ended in a thrilling and dramatic way.
Huangfu Jian looked at Cheng Yu who was cleaning up the mess in an orderly manner, and suddenly said, "I want to take this person away."
Shi A was startled and asked, "Take him away? Back to Beijing?"
Huangfu Jian shook his head and said, "I feel like my brain is not working well lately, and you guys can't help me. Cheng Yu can help me."
Shi A paused, tightened his grip on the sword in his hand, and said, "I want to go back to Beijing."
Huangfu Jian looked at him and said with a smile: "Thinking about women?"
Shi A said expressionlessly, "If I stay any longer, I'm afraid I'll become your murderer and it will be difficult for me to explain to Brother En."
Huangfu Jian smacked his lips, hugged him, walked downstairs, and said, "Without you, if I die outside, you won't be able to explain it."
Shi A ignored him.
The people from the Imperial City Palace came down the mountain and walked leisurely towards Dong'a County.
The appearance of such a group of people just when the banditry had just been quelled caused great tension in Dong'a County.
After hearing the news, Cheng Yu went out to greet them personally. He carefully looked at Huangfu Jianchang and the others and confirmed that they were not bandits. He stepped forward and raised his hand and said, "I am the Cavalry Commandant Cheng Yu. May I ask..."
A guard stepped forward and shouted, "Captain of the Imperial City, Captain Huangfu Jian."
Cheng Yu was stunned. He didn't know the Imperial City Palace, nor did he know Huangfu Jianchang.
To be honest, Huangfu Jianchang did do a lot of things, but they were basically shady and few people knew about them. Cheng Yu was in Dong'e County, Dongjun, Yanzhou. It was normal for a small cavalry commander not to know about it.
Huangfu Jian rode on his horse with a normal expression, staring at Cheng Yu with his eyes flickering constantly.
Seeing Cheng Yu in a daze, the guard took out an official document from his arms and handed it to him.
Cheng Yu took it and suddenly realized after reading it, and said, "Is it the Second Master Huangfu?"
Huangfu Jianchang hated this the most, and said indifferently: "I am the captain of the Imperial City Palace, you can call me Captain Huangfu."
After saying this, Huangfu Jian frowned and said, "This is an official document from the Grand Marshal's Mansion. Did you guess who I am just because my last name is Huangfu?"
Cheng Yu returned the document and raised his hand, saying, "Last year, the Second Young Master was escorting a lot of goods through Yanzhou, and I was also ordered to escort him, but my position was low, so the Second Young Master didn't recognize me."
Huangfu Jianchang really didn't recognize Cheng Yu, so he nodded and said, "I want to recruit you. How long will it take you to take care of things here?"
Cheng Yu raised his hand and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Second Master wants to recruit me? I wonder what it is for?"
Huangfu Jian sat on his horse, raised his head and chest, and said: "I am ordered to go to Xu and Yu. There are many things that need assistance. I will contact the Grand Marshal's Mansion and the Shangshutai. I just want to ask you, do you agree or not?"
Cheng Yu looked at Huangfu Jianchang, pondered for a moment, and said, "I will obey. Please give me three days."
"One day at most."
Huangfu Jian looked at him and said, "It's urgent. I don't have time to wait for you."
Cheng Yu frowned slightly, looked back, and said, "I obey your command."
Huangfu Jianchang laughed immediately, jumped off his horse, came to Cheng Yu, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, follow me, I guarantee you will be promoted one rank every year, and in two years at most, I guarantee you will be a county magistrate."
Cheng Yu glanced at the hand on his shoulder, feeling a little surprised, but his expression remained unchanged as he raised his hand and said, "Thank you, Second Young Master."
Huangfu Jian tilted his head. Cheng Yu was a little too calm.
However, he likes it!
"Old Shi, pass the order and order them to wipe out the bandits in the surrounding areas. We will set out for Pingyuan County at this time tomorrow." Huangfu Jianchang turned around and said to Shi Adao.
Shi A nodded and ordered a guard to pass on the message.
Cheng Yu led Huangfu Jianchang into the city and introduced the situation of Dong'e County.
Huangfu Jian was very curious about his tactics in this battle. Without waiting for Cheng Yu to say a few words, he linked arms with him and went into the city together.
Cheng Yu was not used to Huangfu Jian's familiarity, but his identity was too special, so he could only endure it.
The next day, Cheng Yu made all the arrangements and set out with Huangfu Jianchang, heading straight for Pingyuan County in Qingzhou.
At this time, Dong Zhuo, who was in Xiang County of Pei State in Yuzhou, had already received the imperial edict.
The back hall of the government office.
Dong Zhuo's face was covered in sweat. He wiped it as he came out of the backyard. Not only did his old face have more wrinkles, but he also said, "Yuzhou is not as good as Liangzhou. It's still so hot in October."
Niu Fu, Jia Xu, Hua Xiong, Guo Si and others sat on both sides, all their eyes were on him.
Dong Zhuo had gained a lot of weight. After he sat down, he threw away his towel and looked at the crowd and said, "Isn't he just a general? What does it matter if I want him or not?"
Jia Xu felt relieved when he saw that Dong Zhuo was no longer angry.
Niu Fu chewed on the mutton and said loudly: "Father, the Black Mountain Army has a million men besieging Julu, and the imperial court can't send any men to support it. It is likely to fall now. Why don't we take this opportunity to swallow Xuzhou and sit back and watch Yuan Shu fight with the imperial court, and we will reap the benefits!"
Dong Zhuo took a sip of wine, looked at Jia Xu with a smile, and said, "Wenhe, what do you think?"
Jia Xu, dressed in white, glanced at Niu Fu, who was covered in stains, and said calmly: "Mr. Dong, the chaos has already appeared, and the Han Dynasty will end. It is beyond human power to change. Now many heroes have risen up and are fighting for the world. Mr. Dong cannot sit idly by. You should seize the opportunity to strengthen yourself and plan for the future!"
Dong Zhuo's eyes flickered, he touched his red lips, and said with a gloomy expression: "I intend to go north, occupy Yanzhou, and then swallow Qingzhou and Jizhou. What do you think?"
Niu Fu, Guo Si and others were startled and looked at each other.
Yanzhou is not an ordinary place. It is connected to Sili. Once they enter Yanzhou, it will be an open rebellion!
The imperial court will never tolerate this and will definitely send troops to suppress it!
Seeing that they were silent, Dong Zhuo's eyes fell on Jia Xu again, his smile faded a little, and he asked, "What do you think, Wenhe?"
Jia Xu did not expect Dong Zhuo to suddenly have such great ambitions. He thought, "Mr. Dong, if we go north, Ding Yuan, Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan and others in the south may turn around. Then, we will be attacked from all sides and even surrounded."
Dong Zhuo opened his eyes and said quickly: "Yuan Shu is powerful in the south, and the imperial court can do nothing about it. The Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou has a million soldiers and has been besieging the city for half a year. The imperial court is unable to support it. Isn't this the best time for me to take Yanzhou?"
Jia Xu said, "Lord Dong, winter is coming soon. Xu Rong in Yanzhou has nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses. If we fail to win quickly, the consequences will be disastrous."
Dong Zhuo frowned, looking unhappy.
This was a strategy he had been thinking about for many days, but Jia Xu rejected it with just a few words.
Jia Xu could see that Dong Zhuo was angry, so he pretended to hesitate and said, "Mr. Dong, if you take Xuzhou first, then go north to Qingzhou and Yanzhou, it will be easy. Lu Bu admires Mr. Dong very much. If you take him back, Mr. Dong will not only get a fierce general, but also 10,000 soldiers and two counties. With this fierce general leading the way, everything will go smoothly and unimpeded!"
Thinking of Lü Bu, Dong Zhuo said with a smile: "Fengxian is indeed a great general. If he can come to me, why should I worry about going north and south?"
Seeing Dong Zhuo's intention, Jia Xu's eyes turned cold and he said, "Mr. Dong, you have to work harder to win him over. Lü Bu is Xuzhou. Lü Bu's surrender is equivalent to Xuzhou's surrender."
In Xuzhou today, after last year's chaos, except for Guangling County in the hands of Ding Yuan and Langya County in the hands of Tao Qian, other places are either occupied by the Yellow Turban Army or in the hands of Lu Bu.
Liu Bei, the Prime Minister of Pengcheng who was highly regarded, was defeated and killed by Lu Bu, and fled. He has been transferred to be the prefect of Hanzhong.
Dong Zhuo sat up and said in a deep voice: "Wenhe, I am willing to come here. Everything in my house is at your disposal. No matter how high the price is, I will pay for it!"
Jia Xu remained calm and said, "Mr. Dong, I only need two things."
"Which two?" Dong Zhuo felt relieved when he heard that and asked quickly.
Jia Xu said: "Mr. Dong's BMW and Mr. Dong's adopted daughter."
Dong Zhuo's face changed immediately and he became obviously hesitant.
Niu Fu, Guo Si and others pretended not to see anything.
Dong Zhuo had two hobbies in his life, one was BMW and the other was beautiful women. Jia Xu's two demands almost killed him!
Jia Xu also knew this, but this was also Lu Bu's fatal weakness.
He looked at Dong Zhuo solemnly and said, "Mr. Dong, Lü Bu is Xuzhou!"
Dong Zhuo kept blinking, feeling a little uneasy.
Seeing this, Jia Xu said, "Mr. Dong, there is no time to lose. If we wait until next year and the court has recovered, there will be no chance again!"
Dong Zhuo struggled again and again, but finally said, "Then, let's follow Wenhe."
Jia Xu raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Dong, this matter is 90% certain!"
Dong Zhuo forced a smile and said, "Okay, okay."
With Dong Zhuo's permission, Jia Xu immediately took his horse and Dong Zhuo's adopted daughter and headed straight for Xia Pi.
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Xia Pi, Xu County.
Lü Bu has been in high spirits lately, whether he was conquering Yuan Shu, suppressing a rebellion, or dealing with Liu Bei, he always won great victories.
Not only did he have territory, but he also had more than 20,000 soldiers under his command. He occupied more than 30 counties including Xia Pi and Pengcheng, and instantly became an important figure.
Not only did the imperial court try to appease him, but Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo, and even Han Fu, Yuan Shu and others all secretly sent generous gifts in an attempt to win him over.
Gao Shun, Hao Meng, Cao Xing, Cheng Lian and others sat together, raised their glasses to Lü Bu and said, "We toast to the Captain!"
Lu Bu laughed loudly, raised his glass and drank it all.
As the wine went down his throat, Lu Bu felt extremely happy and said, "Since I joined the army, I have never been so happy! I will share my wealth and honor with you all!"