Xiaoqi

On this day, Li Li and Guo Jia talked endlessly while drinking to their heart's content. There was no master, no respect, and no restrictions on etiquette.Guo Jia no longer calls himself a humble official, nor does he honor Li Li as the lord. The two of them are called you and me, relaxed and free, without any scruples, so that after getting drunk, Guo Jia fell asleep on Li Li's lap .

After hearing the news, Zhen's Zhang Ai, who rushed to the lobby, was stunned, and ordered the maids to use their strength to separate the two, and then carried them to the backyard to rest.This is the first time Guo Jia and Li Li got drunk in the lobby, and the next time they get drunk will be 30 years later

(I wanted to split this chapter into two, but Huben couldn't bear it, so there was a chapter of 30 characters. Huben is very good at drinking, and he has rarely been drunk for [-] years. A brother who had been in the same class for four years was very drunk. After being drunk, the five brothers crossed their shoulders and crossed the road, staggering and showing pride. That night, they encountered three groups of traffic police. When they returned to school, the gate was closed. It was locked, the door was smashed and slammed, and then the guard called to preach. It was an absurd experience, but now it is very warm in retrospect, a permanent memory of youth.)

Chapter 931 Playing the tide, mixed joys and sorrows

Yecheng, Sikong Mansion.

Another wave of envoys from the princes left the main hall, and Chang Shi Guo Tu sent them outside the gate of the mansion. He watched the visitors leave in a carriage with a smile, and then invited another wave of envoys into the main hall to meet Sikong Yuan Shao.

In the evening, the last mission of the princes left the Sikong Mansion, and the two-day interview was coming to an end.

"Gongze, is the Xiliang envoy still in the post, is there any change?"

Going up the steps of the main hall, Yuan Shao, who was dressed in a dark red and purple robe, picked up a teacup and took a sip of fragrant tea to clear his throat.

Guo Tu walked to the upper steps lightly, took the freshly brewed tea from the maid, put another cup of tea for Yuan Shao, and respectfully said with a smile on his face: "According to the report from the handyman in the posthouse, the past few days have passed. Messenger Liang was very anxious and full of complaints, but there was nothing he could do about it. Other than that, there was no other change, let’s be honest.”

"Oh?" Yuan Shao frowned slightly when he heard the sound, and murmured with a half-smile: "Be honest, just be honest, otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless. Li Wenchang also has today, I'm afraid he never dreamed of it. Hahaha!" After saying that, Yuan Shao couldn't help laughing loudly, swept away the haze in his heart, raised his eyebrows, and overflowed with arrogance.

"What the lord said is very true." Guo Tu echoed with a smile, and seeing Yuan Shao smiling and in a good mood, he laughed in a low voice: "The lord has left them alone for three days, do you want to find time to meet them, so that they can let them go?" Go back and report to Li Wenchang."

Yuan Shao gradually restrained his laughter, nodded slightly, and thoughtfully said: "Well, the missions of the princes in all towns have met, and sooner or later they will meet the Xiliang envoys. However, this is not urgent, let's talk about it in a few days .”

After a pause, Yuan Shao frowned slightly.Shen Sheng said: "Did the Son of Heaven still not eat yesterday? Has his condition improved?"

Guo Tu frowned, observed Yuan Shao's expression cautiously, shook his head lightly and said, "The Son of Heaven has not eaten for half a month, and is drowsy all day long, relying on ginseng soup to maintain his life."

Yuan Shao frowned when he heard this, his eyelids couldn't help but twitched a few times.He didn't speak for a long time, looking very anxious.After a long while, he said in a sullen voice, "What did the imperial doctors say. What disease does the Son of Heaven have?"

Guo Tudao: "My lord has summoned more than 20 imperial doctors to treat the emperor, but none of them knew what disease he was suffering from. According to Dong Hong, the servant of the palace, the emperor suffered from a serious illness once in Chang'an, and his condition is as it is now. Weakness of limbs, confusion of consciousness, lack of food, drowsiness all day long, and dying. For this reason, Li Li also rushed back to Chang'an from the front line of Chencang, and invited more than ten prestigious doctors from Chang'an Taixue into the palace During the diagnosis and treatment, all the doctors worked day and night in front of the dragon couch without sleep. In the end, the genius doctors Hua Tuo and Zhang Ji arrived in time, and it took five days to rescue the emperor, and he recovered as before."

Yuan Shao's expression suddenly changed.He asked urgently, "What does Gongze mean by this? Could it be that there is no hope?" After saying that, his face turned dark.The eyelids fluttered up and down, his expression was flustered, and his eyebrows were knit together, showing a worried expression.

Guo Tu stood at the lower left side of the table with his bow, lowered his eyebrows and observed Yuan Shao's complexion changing again and again, looking distracted and distracted.Seeing this, he whispered: "My lord, there is no need to worry too much. According to the imperial doctors, the emperor will be fine for a while, as long as there is enough ginseng soup, he can continue his life, and his life is not in danger."

"Is that so?" Yuan Shao murmured, took a long breath, his expression could not help but relax, and his face quickly returned to normal.Immediately, he said with relief: "If that's the case, it's okay. I don't have anything else in Jizhou, except that there is no shortage of ginseng. It is not a problem to continue life with ginseng soup." While speaking, Yuan Shao's face showed an undisguised profoundness Unfathomable smile.

Seeing that Yuan Shao's gloomy face finally calmed down, Guo Tu also heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a flattering smile: "Since the emperor came to Yecheng, he has been restless and tried to regain power. Now that he is seriously ill, it is a good thing. Finally An Sheng. In fact, he is at best a decoration, a puppet; if he is not needed right now to deter the princes of the towns, whether he lives or dies has nothing to do with the overall situation, and it is not worth mentioning."

After Yuan Shao heard the words, instead of being angry, he nodded slightly, and said with a light smile, "Although that's the case, nothing can happen to him right now. At least he must be alive before I eradicate Gongsun Zan of Youzhou. With him, the princes of the towns will not be afraid." Dare to act rashly, let alone aid Gongsun Zan. Otherwise, he would openly become an enemy of the entire Han family and ignore the orthodoxy of the royal family. He would be cast aside by everyone in the world. If he died suddenly, it would be a different situation. The whole situation will be extremely unfavorable to us.”

"My lord is thoughtful and considerate, I admire you very much." Guo Tu continued to compliment him.

Yuan Shao nodded appreciatively, and said with a smile: "It's not surprising that Li Thief is so good at the front. How is the progress of Ju Yi's army now? Is there any change in the princes of the towns?" Complacent again, and shifted his mind to the battle in front of him again.

Guo Tudao: "This time our army has a strong front. General Ju Yi led an army of 20 to march. Xu You was the military adviser, Zhang He was the vanguard general, Gao Lan was the deputy general, and General Qianzhao was the rear army commander. The army marched mightily. Youzhou. At present, the vanguard of our army has invaded Youzhou, and the battle is going well. Gongsun Zan of Youzhou knows that he is invincible, so he is shrinking his troops and defending the city, trying to use the advantage of the city to resist our army's strong offensive. Overall, The situation of our army is very good, my lord, there is no need to worry." Yuan Shao nodded slightly when he heard this, and fell silent.

Guo Tu understood immediately, and continued: "Three days ago, Cao Cao in Yanzhou sent visitors to see the lord, and I received them. The intention is that Cao Cao wants to attack Xuzhou, so he came here to ask the lord for instructions." In fact, it was to inform Yuan Shao to avoid misunderstanding.

Yuan Shao laughed dumbly and said, "After so many years, Cao Mengde still misses Xuzhou. That's fine, he can fight whenever he wants, as long as he doesn't get involved in our battle with Gongsun Zan, he can do whatever he wants."

Guo Tu readily agreed, and then said: "Lv Bu from Xuzhou, Yuan Shu from Huainan, Liu Biao from Jingzhou and other princes have not moved, and everything is as usual. However, according to detailed reports, Li Li from Xiliang has arrived in Luoyang recently and held a grand banquet to celebrate The reconstruction of Luoyang City has been completed."

"Huh? Bandit Li came to Luoyang again?" Yuan Shao's expression was startled, and his slightly squinted eyes suddenly widened.He said in amazement, "Bie Li is extraordinary. In less than a year, Luoyang City, which had already been reduced to ruins, was completely rebuilt by him. I don't know if he really has the financial resources. Or is it a bluff, deliberately showing off? Did thief Li lead an army here this time?"

Guo Tu shook his head when he heard the sound, and said: "Li Bandit's soldiers and horses have not changed, and the original deployment of troops has not changed at all."

Yuan Shao looked slightly surprised, and sighed, "So, the old man really underestimated him before, and mistakenly thought that the Xiliang prefectures were at the end of their ropes. I didn't expect him to have such courage to rebuild Luoyang City. What a formidable young man!"

While sighing, Yuan Shaogu nodded to himself.He smiled and said: "That's fine. It's still the same sentence as before. As long as the princes of the towns don't get involved in my Jizhou war, you can let him go and do whatever you want. It has nothing to do with us. However. Since the emperor and the officials left After Chang'an, Xiliang was unusually quiet for two years, Li Bandit used to be domineering and high-profile, but in the past year or so, he has been quite peaceful."

"My lord's words are very true." Guo Tu readily agreed, and continued: "In the past, Li thief took the emperor to command the princes, and he was so powerful. Today, the emperor is in the hands of the lord. Li thief stopped his flag and drums, and no longer has the right to be arrogant. Speaking of it, Li Thief is definitely considered smart. I was confused for a while, and if he made a wrong move, he would lose everything. Letting the emperor and all the officials escape from Chang'an was his biggest failure. Because of this, Li Thief is no longer good now. It won't take long to be arrogant."

Yuan Shao nodded again and again with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Gongze's words are right, and every sentence makes sense. Thief Li is no longer famous, and now it's my turn, Yuan Shao, to lead the pack. But right now, my top priority is to get rid of Mr. Gongsun as soon as possible." Thief. I have been fighting with Youzhou for many years, winning and losing each other. I have never been able to take down Gongsun Zan. But this time is different from the past. The right time, place and people are all up to me. This battle will definitely eradicate the old thief Gongsun in one fell swoop, so that there will be no future troubles! "

After a pause, Yuan Shao looked excited and high-spirited, and said in a loud voice: "Two days later, I will meet with the Xiliang mission, and then I, Sikong, will go to the front line in person, beheading the old thief Gongsun with my own hands, and pacify Hebei with a complete shame!" At this moment, Yuan Shao felt as if Seeing that Jizhou, Youzhou, and Qingzhou are all in the palm of his hand, he swept the Central Plains with the force of wind and thunder, and came from behind to become the number one hegemon in the world. world.

Seeing Yuan Shao's beaming eyebrows, Guo Tu bowed respectfully at the right time: "My lord is wise and mighty!"

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Yecheng Guanyi, the second entrance courtyard of Xikuayuan is the foothold of Xiliang Mission.

It has been six days since he entered Yecheng, Huangfu Li, the head of the Xiliang Mission, asked to see Yuan Shao many times, but was refused to see Yuan Shao with various excuses. As a result, more than [-] members of the mission were detained in the post house, and their entry and exit were restricted. , was ordered not to move around at will.

At first, Huangfu Li was quite anxious. After all, this was the first time he accepted the task independently. If he couldn't complete the task smoothly, he might be left on the bench in the future, and the lord Li Li would never use him again.

With the death of his father Huangfu Song, his brother Huangfu Jianshou also died young, which made the prosperous Huangfu family no longer good and gradually declined.Now, Huangfu Li is the only one left in the Huangfu family, and the fate of the entire family rests on him alone.Fortunately, for more than a year, Li Li has treated him very kindly. At the beginning of his official career, he was the general's mansion, and now he is serving in the army. This time, he was ordered to go to Jizhou to meet the emperor.

But after entering Yecheng, after six days, the tribute gift brought by Huangfu Li was accepted by the small official of Sikong Mansion, but he never arranged for him to meet the emperor, forcing him to retreat and ask to see Sikong Yuan Shao first.However, Yuan Shao repeatedly shied away, which made Huangfu Li have mixed feelings, worrying that he would not be able to complete the mission entrusted by the lord Li Li, and that he would fail Li Li's high hopes.However, last night, he suddenly saw a familiar figure, and then he was ordered to wait patiently, no matter whether Yuan Shao received him or not, and led the mission to leave Jizhou five days later.

This order made Huangfu Li mixed with joy and sorrow, and vaguely guessed the real intention of the master Li Li sending him to Jizhou: meeting the emperor was just a pretense, but in fact he had other plans.Because the familiar figure he saw was Li Zhi and Li Zicheng, the commander of the Golden Guard who had been with the lord Li Li all the year round.

Chapter 932 Longevity lock, extreme cold

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He stayed in Yecheng Guanyi for eight days, and on the ninth day, Emperor Fu Li was taken to Sikong's mansion and had an audience with Sikong and Yuan Shao.

At this moment, in the inner courtyard of the imperial palace less than a hundred steps away from the Sikong Mansion, in a room on the west side hall, Li Zhi wearing a black cloak was sitting on the floor, enjoying a drink by himself.

Not long after, half of the jar of wine was drunk, and with the soft "creak" of the door, a white-faced, beardless man walked into the room, poked his head out to look outside, and quickly closed the door after making sure no one had noticed.

Immediately, he leaned against the door and patted his chest lightly and let out a long breath: "Phew! It's too dangerous, the commander should leave earlier, otherwise he will be discovered by the guards sooner or later!"

"Leave?" Li Zhi pondered, and casually lifted the black veil at the front of the cloak, revealing a cold face full of disdain, half a smile.

Raising his hand to signal the man to sit down, Li Zhi said indifferently: "When everything is settled, I will leave without your urging, and I don't want to stay here for a while. But right now, it's not up to me to decide whether to stay or not. , but it depends on when you get things done, and then I will take you out of here. It's as simple as that, and this is also the purpose of my trip."

The man's face changed when he heard the sound, and his white cheeks, like a woman's, showed struggling and melancholy. Treating me like a father, but still a child who has not yet reached the crown, how can this old slave kill his own child with his own hands?" Finished the sentence.Li Zhi's expression was dull and composed, as if he was indifferent.

The white-faced man's face turned bitter.His eyes were extremely lonely, and he continued to plead: "The old slave knows that the commander also came from a poor background. The slave brought him up by himself, and now it is more than a dozen winters and summers. It is hard to look forward to him growing up, but the commander wants the old slave to kill him with his own hands. The old slave can't bear it. How can he do it? "

Li Zhi raised his eyes to look at the man with a distressed face, and said softly: "It seems that what the lord said is right, you really have a conscience, it is worth visiting Li personally."

"Eh? What does the Commander mean by this? The old slave doesn't understand?" The man was stunned.asked in a low voice.

Li Zhi said without hesitation: "Before coming, my lord said that you are honest and conscientious, and you are not a villain, so he ordered me to come to Yecheng to pick you up, otherwise your life will be in danger, and there will be no place for you to die. But there is a prerequisite for all of this, that is, you must handle this matter well. Otherwise, Mr. Li is not here to save you, but to send you on the road with him." While talking.As Li Zhi poured a glass of wine, he drank it in one gulp without even spilling a drop, and there was not even a single stain on the corner of his mouth.

"This..." the unnecessary man's face turned pale when he saw this, his whole body was trembling, his two trembling limbs trembled differently, if he hadn't grasped the table with both hands, he would have almost collapsed to the ground.

It took him a long while before he came back to his senses, looked anxiously at the expressionless Li Zhi, took a deep breath, and tried his best to calm down.After a while, he said with luck: "The old slave is not afraid of death. If the commander wants to take the old slave's life, he can do it. I just ask the commander to let him go. He is still a child, and he is seriously ill at the moment. I beg the commander to let you go." Be merciful and spare his life, okay? The old slave knelt down to the commander, and begged the commander to show his respect and let him go!" Shortened, the man plopped down on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly to Li Zhi in front of him, begging for mercy.

Li Zhi squinted his eyes and looked down at the man on the ground without changing his expression. A trace of unbearableness flashed in his eyes, but it disappeared. The expression on his face remained unchanged, as cold as ice, and calm.

"You should know that this matter is irreversible. No matter how much you beg me, it's useless, because I can't be the master. But, I want to remind you that the mission entrusted by the master must be completed, and no one can violate it. You and me People are no exception."