Zhao Yun sat silently on the grass slope.

The grass is yellow withered.

Severe winter is coming.

Not far behind him were soldiers guards.

Since he became the Northern Region Protector, Zhao Yun has basically no time alone. Most of the time, he has guards around him, witnessing his growth and watching his joys, sorrows, and joys.

The influence of the Western Expedition of the Cavalry is still continuing.

The subsequent changes of Lu Bu, the Western Region Protectorate, have evolved one round after another in people's mouths, and then slowly faded away. After all, the distance is too far, and the future of Zhao Yun, the Northern Region Protectorate, naturally became a problem in front of him. Thinking too much, Zhao Yun couldn't help but feel a little worried, so he went out to find such a slightly "quieter" place.

There are many such places in the desert.

The land is vast and sparsely populated, and sometimes different effects will occur due to different moods.

Sometimes it is lonely, sometimes it is comforting, sometimes it is broad...

But, interestingly, this land is still this land.

Spring, summer, autumn and winter, still motionless.

But there were waves of people in the desert coming one after another.

The desert is much larger than Zhao Yun originally imagined, and the people are much more complicated. Originally, Zhao Yun believed that there were three families in the desert, the Xiongnu Xianbei Wuhuan, but in fact, the Huns' centipede insects died but were not dead. The remaining part was not only the Southern Xiongnu, but also Jiankun, Rouran, etc. The Xianbei had three parts, the east and west, and Budugen was only the part representing the Xianbei royal court. The Wuhuan also had mountains and outside the mountains, and Loubannanlou was the Wuhuan people outside the mountains and white waters. Even in the corners of Liaodong, they were looted and violated by Gongsun, Wuhuan, Dingling and others one after another, and there was still Buyu Baekje Goguryeo...

Killing and conquest are the lasting themes in the desert, but it seems that in the end, no one can really own this desert. Moreover, these are still very roughly divided. Each name has its own tribes, and sometimes there are double or multiple identities to meet the needs of the stage at any time. You can finish your performance.

Closing the Jiankunpo Shihe is equivalent to regaining all Jiankuns?

All the branches in Rouran will listen to the words of the big leader of Rouran?

If the Xianbei leader in the central region dies, does it mean that the Xianbei perishes?

The more he understood, the more he felt that he did not understand the desert.

So Zhao Yun was like a pitiful undercover in the Infernal Affairs, feeling like he was going to be in the Northern Region for three years and three years and then three years...

Zhao Yun sighed slightly.

Through the armor, Zhao Yun touched the thing in his arms, as if he could still use his armor.

Zhao Yun habitually pulled some dry grass from the ground, and then woven it. Soon, he woven into a small grass ring. The yellow grass is easy to break, but in Zhao Yun's hands, it seems to be particularly obedient, and Yingying lingers around his fingers.

No one is a human in troubled times.

Zhao Yun is more clear than ordinary gentry children. Once a person loses order, he will become a wild beast. Without exception, when there is no order, when Zhao Yun followed the refugees south, he watched with his own eyes group of people and eventually turned into wild beasts. This is also the reason why many refugees finally chose to join the Black Mountain Army.

Including Zhao Yun himself.

In the absence of normal order, the only order is the best order.

Although it is difficult among the Montenegro Army, people see hope again.

Living is like a person's hope.

Zhao Yun felt that the biggest difference between humans and wild animals is that humans have a future. People will think about the future and do things for the future, while wild animals will not.

Spring plowing and autumn harvesting is the shallowest future.

The beast is hungry now, eat it now, and if you want to have fun now, you will have fun. The future? What is the future? At most, only the instinct for building a nest is left. Even this instinct may be produced by desire at a certain moment, not obtained by thinking.

Zhao Yun felt that he could not be a beast, so what about his own future? What about Zhao Yun’s guards, what about the future of these people? What about the future of the Northern Region Protectorate Mansion ruled by Zhao Yun and the future of Xinchangshan City?

Are these futures what Zhao Yun wants, what they want, or...

Zhao Yun took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.

He should be calm, decisive, resolute, brave in front of others in the Northern Region Protectorate, but are these calm, decisive, resolute, brave and brave in nature?

While Zhao Yun was thinking, a sudden messenger rushed over and rushed to the ground. When he arrived at the grass slope, he threw his saddle and dismounted. He came to Zhao Yun and bowed, "Protector! The Cao army will surrender!"

...

"This thief Cao Chun! He bullies me too much!"

When Xiahou Shang talked about Cao Chun, he was really emotional, bringing a bit of true feelings.

This is true. If Cao Chun hadn't been used as the comparison group, would he be okay with Xiahou Shang...

"Why didn't the general go back to Qiao County?" Xinpi sat on one side and asked, "Even if Cao Zihe had a little dispute..."

Xiahou Shang said: "This... is to be honest, I... this, haha, well, I made some money and was caught... Even if I want to go back, I can't go back..."

Xin Pi was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Xiahou Shang's answer to be this. "General and Prime Minister Cao are somewhat related. Prime Minister Cao... How could he make things difficult for the general? Could it be that the general was not right?"

Xiahou Shang waved his hand and said, "This is Cao Chun's traitor's detriment! In order to hegemony, this thief was determined to frame Yu. Not only did he make things difficult for military affairs, but he even sent people to collect evidence of his crimes everywhere..."

Speaking of this, Xiahou Shang seemed to be a little excited. He waved his hand, then seemed to be a little scared, or annoyed, or something else mixed in. "Some... I was really angry... I just killed... Cao Chun, the thief clan brother...

"Ah?" Xinpi thought Xiahou Shang had killed Cao Chun, and was startled, and then he realized, "It's just a clan brother, general... why should the general mind?"

Nowadays, who doesn’t kill people? He is not a real brother, he is just a clan brother.

It’s not that Xin Bi is so cold-blooded, but in the Three Kingdoms in history, well, not only in the Three Kingdoms, there are not many brothers who are slaughtering each other, but there are more brothers, and even brothers who are not even considered brothers...

It's really not a big deal.

『Ah…』 Xiahou Shang sighed, 『This thief Cao Chun wanted to punish someone for defeating the army, and then impose him as his relatives as his clan's relatives... How can I bear this?

Xinpi suddenly realized, nodded, and then asked again: "The defeated army? Is this a crime to be added, and the general admits it?"

Xiahou Shang smacked his lips a little embarrassedly, "This...this...to put it, haha, I had a slight defeat, but just a small defeat! How could the commander of the soldiers be sure to win every battle?! Just like Bai Qi, there was also a siege under the forest... This was just a slight defeat, a small defeat...'

Xin Pi also tsk, nodding on the surface, as if he was agreeing with Xiahou Shang's words, but in fact, he couldn't help but feel sad. Bai Qi's siege under the forest is true, but Bai Qi fought three times and was defeated, and Xiahou Shang was just facing the Hu people who were weaker and worse than him, so he deserved to say something that was comparable to Bai Qi...

Forget it, I won’t tear this face.

However, in this way, the causes and consequences are generally acceptable.

So Xinpi had no other problems for the time being, so he asked Xiahou Shang to go down and rest first.

Xiahou Shang stood up and said goodbye. After walking a few steps, he asked inadvertently: "This... I haven't paid a visit to the Northern Region Protector... I don't know if the Protector is..."

Xinpi said, "The Protector is out patrolling the place, not in Changshan City. Wait until the Protector goes back and talks with the general."

Xiahou Shang nodded and walked out, as if it was a proper person, but his eyes kept turning.

After Xiahou Shang walked away, Zhao Yun turned out from the back hall and frowned and thought.

Xinpi walked back and bowed to the ceremony.

Zhao Yun nodded and asked Xinpi to sit down, "George, how do you see it?"

Xinpi thought for a while, then said: "I heard that there was a little dirty between the Xiahou family and Cao family in Youbei Cao army... I didn't expect that it would become so chaotic now... If I had a certain opinion, there would still be some strange things..."

"That's right." Zhao Yun said.

'Speak very carefully...' Xinpi thought and said, 'If you talk about glory, many people may not be exhaustive, and there is nothing else. I just want to praise it... However, if you talk about sin, you will avoid it and talk about other things... However, Xiahou is outspoken and does not embarrass him... Of course, he can also show it as sincerity...'

Zhao Yun nodded.

There are many aspects of a matter. How to look at it specifically naturally requires careful consideration.

『There is another point…』 Xinpi whispered, 『In the war, why not make meritorious service? Or... this is the merit of being guilty?』

Zhao Yun pondered for a moment and said, "In this way... this boy is mostly a false surrender?"

Xinpi nodded, "I'm afraid that's the case. However, we can also know the movements of the Youbei Cao army through the person..."

...

Xiahou Shang spread himself into a pancake.

Flip over and flip over.

Didn't say anything wrong?

Of course, Xiahou Shang also knew that it was not out of danger at the moment, because in the early stage, everyone was still polite. After the news was confirmed, the key to finally confirming whether it was safe or not.

Xiahou Shang didn't go anywhere, just closed the door and stayed in his temporary residence, not only him, but also his men. He looked very calm now, but in fact he was not at all calm. Xiahou Shang also knew that there might be countless eyes staring here around him. This silent contest is sometimes more dangerous than a fierce frontal conflict.

There are naturally anxiety, and uneasiness is inevitable, but sometimes Xiahou Shang can only comfort himself. After all, planning is about getting things done, and success is about getting things done. If God blesses the Han Dynasty and the Prime Minister, it will naturally be invincible.

As for God's blessing...

God is not blessed, so what else can I do?

So Xiahou Shang could eat and sleep soundly, which in some respects was indeed in line with the state of sincere surrender.

Abbreviated as "showing bad".

This may be the reason why Cao Chun thinks Xiahou Shang is indeed suitable for such a role.

What exactly Zhao Yun is like in the Northern Region Protectorate Palace, and whether he is still the core will be an important information for Cao's army's next strategy. However, you should not be too anxious to obtain this information. If you are eager to inquire about something, you may expose yourself.

Xiahou Shang knew that his reason for deceiving surrender was not very sufficient, but just as Cao Chun discussed with him, even if it was not sufficient, what if it was?

As long as he is a politically normal person, he will treat Xiahou Shang well. At least he will not make things difficult for food and drink, or something. Even if he speculates that Xiahou Shang is a fraudulent surrender, he will not expose it directly. Even if he wants to kill, he will have to wait until the General of the Cavalry returns from the Western Regions or sends instructions from the Western Regions. Otherwise, he will deal with the surrendered general without authorization and kill him at will, and he will really think that he is "Bai Qi" alive?

Xiahou Shang deliberately mentioned Bai Qi in front of Xinpi, and there was only this meaning.

But soon things changed.

After two days of boredom, on the evening of the third day, outside the yard where Xiahou Shang lived, there was suddenly some noise. Two gangs of soldiers from unknown places cursing each other, causing quarrels, and then they were just looking at what you were doing, and they were fighting together in a ball.

Xiahou Shang and others were so tired that they all came to the wall and listened...

Watch the fun, even if you can't see it, you can listen.

Just like in later generations, the male and female pigeons next door quarreled, and the pigeons in other pigeon cages suddenly became quiet and listened with their necks tilted.

Pancake man Xiahou Shang also walked out of the house and listened with his neck tilted.

The sounds of scolding and beatings from outside the courtyard were mixed with people and separated by walls, coupled with some differences in accents, and the sound was somewhat distorted, which made Xiahou Shang and others not very clear, but a few words made Xiahou Shang's heart jump!

"The Protector was demoted?"

"It will take a few days to be rampant..."

『Winter…』

"Can't come back..."

『Chang'an report on his work?』

『…』

Xiahou Shang suddenly felt a little up and down.

I was worried that there was no source of information and didn’t know where to get the information, but it was sent directly to my ears?

The yelling and fighting outside the wall did not last long, and soon attracted the attention of the governor. He came with a whistle and another whistle.

Xiahou Shang immediately made a gesture to his subordinates, and then a group of people tiptoed away from the wall and pretended to be nothing.

Sure enough, after a moment, someone knocked on Xiahou Shang's courtyard gate.

The visitor pretended to be asking Xiahou Shang and others if they had any needs, but Xiahou Shang knew that this was here to check the movement...

As the man left, Xiahou Shang also fell into deep thought.

Normally, three days is already the biggest limit. Logically speaking, he should have met Zhao Yun, the main person in charge of the Northern Region Protectorate, unless Zhao Yun is really not in the Northern Region!

In this way, are the corners that Xiahou Shang heard just now true?

If you think about it carefully, it seems that there is some truth. After all, winter is not conducive to the battle, so it is not easy to have any problems when adjusting personnel and affairs while taking advantage of this time window. If Xiahou Shang chooses it himself, he will probably choose this time point, so this is very reasonable.

Secondly, something happened to the Western Regions Protector. The authority of the Protector was too great, which was not conducive to checks and balances. Therefore, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Protector became the Chief Secretary, and later there was no Chief Secretary. In addition to the failure of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Protector also had some concerns. The Cavalry was rebelling in the Western Regions and had to personally conquer the situation. It seemed reasonable to impose certain restrictions on the Northern Regions under the severance of the sheep.

Again, Xiahou Shang judged based on his experience in Youbei that Zhao Yun would definitely be interested in Zhao Yun in the Northern Region, and of course there would be a cold-hearted attitude towards Zhao Yun. This is inevitable. So when Zhao Yun had some problems, wouldn’t it be very reasonable to fall into the tree and scatter or gloat about it?

Based on the above situation, coupled with the cautious look of the person who came to check Xiahou Shang's courtyard, Xiahou Shang had already believed in 70% or 80% of the news...

The question now is how to determine whether the people who have just now leaked it without intention or came to fight outside the wall. In addition, there is another more important question: Will Cao Chun find a chance to deliver messages at the agreed time as planned...

...

Yuyang City.

Cao Chun stood murderously on the city gate tower, and where the battlements, Xiahou's family members who were still in Yuyang were pressed to the ground and cried.

Xin Ping looked at him nervously, "Zi and General, so... these people...

Xin Ping felt that Cao Chun was doing something unauthorized. This was clearly discussed by Cao Chun and Xiahou Shang, which made Xiahou Shang pretend to surrender. As a result, after Cao Chun returned to Yuyang, after the news of Xiahou Shang's escape and surrender to the Northern Region came back, he immediately ordered someone to arrest all the family members and servants of Xiahou Shang in Yuyang.

Just arresting is actually nothing. After all, acting is something. Everyone knows how much you need to pretend and have a snack. Otherwise, just standing there and chanting one, two, three, four, and five would be better than putting the portrait there, which would be easier.

Therefore, at the beginning, Xin Ping didn't say anything, but what happened next made Xin Ping feel that it was not very appropriate. Cao Chun actually wanted to kill these Xiahou Shang's family and servants!

Of course, most of Xiahou Shang's family members were not in Yuyang. Xiahou Shang's hometown was not in Yuyang, so the ones in Yuyang were just concubines and some servants who served were not considered very important people, but no matter what, people could not be resurrected after death. If Xiahou Shang really defected, then killing these people would not be considered a big deal.

As for the surrender, one must forgive his family to demonstrate benevolence, etc., it is only a preferential clause for those who fight hard but do not win. It is also reasonable for ordinary defectors, such as Xiahou Shang, to "defect" directly to the Northern Region, to kill their family members to serve as a warning.

only……

It’s reasonable, Cao Chun is a bit unkind to do this!

Although Xin Ping didn't know how Cao Chun discussed with Xiahou Shang, he could guess one or two points, such as brothers, relatives, righteousness, society, etc., but Cao Chun said that he had brotherhood, and everyone made merit together, and then turned around and let his brothers and concubines lose their heads. Well, it's not impossible, it's just a little bit of character.

Cao Chun obviously felt that it was okay to do this.

Facing Xin Ping's doubts, Cao Chun just nodded slightly and said softly, "If you don't act like this, how can you make the Northern Region Protectorate believe it? I believe Boren can also know that something is difficult... If you don't kill Boren's family today, you may die tomorrow... The difference between this severity, someone can only be this evil person..."

Xin Ping looked at Cao Chun for a few times, was silent for a moment, and did not persuade him.

Cao Chun said this, but it would be even better if he could cover up the smile at the corner of his mouth.

Xin Ping wondered if this was whether Cao Chun and Xiahou Shang were originally a little inconsistent, but now he took the opportunity to make Xiahou Shang suffer a loss?

However, Cao Chun is not worried about it...

Xin Ping turned his head and looked at the battlements of the city walls and thought to himself, for nothing, these people are not considered serious families, at most they are concubines...

It is also very reasonable to lose a concubine in exchange for fame and fortune.

Xiahou Shang should be understandable?

The drums rumbling, and with the command of the prison officer, the sword flashed, the head was thrown away, and it was spinning and falling under the Yuyang City. Blood sprayed on the city wall, and a large piece of marks appeared, which seemed to indicate some ominous signs...
Chapter completed!