Chapter 149 General Pan, please(1/2)
In Gongsun Zan's camp.
Bing Su was talking bad things about Pan Feng in front of Gongsun Zan.
"General Gongsun, I think you have been away from the border for many years before you have achieved such achievements. And then Pan Feng just pacified the little yellow turban and was about to be ranked above the general."
Speaking of this, Bing Su sighed and seemed to feel worthless for Gongsun Zan: "I have always admired the style of a general, so I went to the general's camp to inform you in private."
"Now there are many traitors in the court. The Han Dynasty needs people like generals to protect the country and the people. Unfortunately, they are just yellow gates, and even if they try their best, they can't help the general."
In the tent, Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Fan, Gongsun Yue and others looked very good.
If Bing Su hadn come to inform him, they would not know when they would have known that Gongsun Zan was stripped of his title.
Although Gongsun Zan and others knew that this was just a decision made by Lu Bu’s court, the whole world is still the world of the Han Dynasty in name. No matter who the court is in, as long as it is an edict issued from the court, it is the orthodox order of the Han Dynasty. As long as it does not want to bear the reputation of rebellion, it must obey the edict on the surface!
This made Gongsun Zan very uncomfortable, as if he had eaten a fly.
"Hmph! I will tear them out of corpses like Lu Bu and Li Ru sooner or later!" Gongsun Zan said coldly.
Gongsun Yue, who was standing beside him, reminded: "Brother, the most important thing now is Pan Feng. Once he accepts the imperial edict from the court, then his brother's Ji Hou will probably not be able to take it back."
These words made Gongsun Zan's face look a little ugly again.
To be honest, Gongsun Zan does not think anyone could refuse such a reward.
That is the real name left in history!
Gongsun Zan looked at Bing Su. Bing Su said before that he would come to his camp to notify him first, which means that Pan Feng doesn't know about this matter yet. If Pan Feng could reject the imperial court's reward, then everything would be solved?
Thinking of this, Gongsun Zan spoke to Bing Su, "Don't worry, the angel is resting in the camp for a day or two. After I discuss with Pan Feng, he may not accept the reward from the court."
Bing Su was shocked when he heard this.
In his impression, shouldn’t Pan Feng and Gongsun Zan be in a hostile relationship? How can we still discuss with each other?
Besides, Gongsun Zan didn't know that Pan Feng had refused, but Bing Su knew! He originally wanted to fight a message and let Gongsun Zan fight with Pan Feng first, but it turned out to be fine. It seemed that he was going to trap himself in!
"General Gongsun, no, I still want it..."
At this point, the voices of soldiers suddenly came from outside the tent.
"General, Pan Feng sent someone to send letters."
Gongsun Zan was worried about his title, and when he heard this, he raised his eyebrows: "Send it in."
When the soldiers handed Pan Feng's letter to Gongsun Zan, the face next to him immediately became ugly, and he felt that his death was not far away.
Gongsun Zan opened the letter and looked at it. When he saw the key content, he couldn't help but glance at Bing Su. Although the latter was guilty, he was still pretending to be calm.
When Gongsun Zan read the content of the letter, the gloom on his face had disappeared, but there was a little more joking.
"There is so much trouble for the angels to come from afar, so go down and rest." Gongsun Zan raised his hand, and asked his personal guard to take him down regardless of whether Bing Su was willing or not.
After Bing Su was taken out of the tent, Gongsun Fan next to him couldn't help but persuade: "Brother, it's probably wrong for you to treat angels like this."
To detain angels privately is a serious crime!
"Hmph, what's wrong? You can see the letters that Pan Feng sent me by yourself." As he said that, he handed the letter in his hand to Gongsun Fan.
Gongsun Yue next to Gongsun Fan also stretched his head over.
The two of them looked at it and soon there was an angry look on their faces.
"What a good thing, Bing Su, who actually wanted to use this method to separate his brother and General Pan Feng. If General Pan Feng had not sent a letter in time, we would have almost believed the traitor's slander!" Gongsun Fan scolded angrily.
I always heard people say that there were not many good eunuchs around the emperor. I had never encountered them before and didn’t know how bad it was. Now I know that a small yellow-sect minister actually dared to incite a war between the two armies!
If he was really instigated successfully, Gongsun Zan and Pan Feng might have a mortal enemy, which would definitely not be a good thing for Gongsun Zan.
What Gongsun Zan now needs to do is to create few foreign enemies and to wholeheartedly eliminate unstable factors in Youzhou and surrounding areas. This is the correct way to control Youzhou for a long time.
"Wing Su's heart is sinister. Should I take him back..." Gongsun Yue made a move to wipe his neck.
"No!" Gongsun Zan immediately rejected, "Bing Su was also an envoy of the court. With the current situation in Youzhou, it is not suitable to confront the court head-on, but Bing Su's words also reminded me."
"What we do now seems to be contrary to the right path in the court's opinion, but this court is not the other court, so it is not difficult to establish a good relationship with it. Just... show your sincerity!"
Gongsun Fan and Gongsun Yue were both confused, but as long as Gongsun Zan made a decision, they would follow it unconditionally.
"How should I do it? If I can use the place where I am waiting, I will just speak!" Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Fan said.
Gongsun Zan pondered for a long time before nodding slowly: "I do need someone to go to Chang'an."
"Brother Yue, please take Ji'er to Chang'an to meet Li Ru, and ask him to help me take Ji'er for a while, and then you can come back on your own."
Gongsun Ji was one of Gongsun Zan's sons, but he was just a concubine.
At this moment, Gongsun Zan sent one of his concubines to Chang'an, which was very obvious. Once Li Ru learned the news, he would definitely not ask about Gongsun Zan's actions in Youzhou. At that time, Gongsun Zan would at least not have to bear huge pressure on the ground, and might get other unexpected surprises.
Gongsun Zan had never expected this move, but the appearance of Bing Su made him realize that the current court is still very useful. Now he has no relatives in Youzhou and is surrounded by enemies. If he wants to gain a foothold in this situation, Dayi's support is indispensable, and Dayi is still in the hands of the court!
How could Gongsun Zan not know the benefits and interests of Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Xu?
The two of them were somewhat hesitant, not because of the concubine's son Gongsun Ji, but because Gongsun Zan's actions were undoubtedly closer to the Lu Bu court. If this approach is not careful, it will become the target of public criticism, and then it may make their situation even more dangerous!
"Brother..." Gongsun Yue wanted to persuade Gongsun Zan to consider it again, but Gongsun Zan's eyes made him swallow the words behind him.
"Since my brother insists on it, I'll go to Chang'an." Gongsun Yue bowed and bowed.
Gongsun Zan nodded: "No further ado, you can leave for Chang'an now, and take Bing Su away with you by the way. Give him some money on the way and ask him to shut up after returning to Chang'an."
"promise!"
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After sending the letter to Gongsun Zan's camp, Pan Feng felt relieved.
Unexpectedly, Li Ru was far away in Chang'an and wanted to plot against the situation in Youzhou. If Pan Feng had not been a time traveler, he would have fallen into Li Ru's plan of disagreement.
However, this incident also gave Pan Feng a signal that Lu Bu and Li Ru and Jia Xu were not easy to deal with. At present, Lu Bu is still fighting in Xiliang, so Li Ru could only do some small moves behind it, but if Lu Bu was already in Chang'an, it might not be that simple.
Now what Pan Feng wants to do most is to quickly go to Jizhou. Only when he arrives at the base camp of Jizhou can he completely let go of his vigilance from the outside world and find ways to prevent sneak attacks from Chang'an.
"Gong Yao, how are the soldiers preparing?" Pan Feng asked.
"Everything is ready. As long as the general gives the order, the army can go south to Jizhou." Xu Rong replied.
Pan Feng nodded. This time he came out and only fought one battle. There were not many opportunities for Xu Rong and Zhao Yun to train, so they could only wait for other things to let them practice.
"You let the soldiers be ready at any time. When General Gongsun writes back to me, our army will set off immediately."
"promise!"
Xu Rong and Zhao Yun took the order to leave.
Although Pan Feng had sent a letter to Gongsun Zan to explain the situation, people's hearts were unpredictable. Pan Feng was afraid that Gongsun Zan would suddenly get thrust into the brain and would fight with him to the death. At that time, he could only be forced to defend the city.
Even if Gongsun Zan agreed not to make things difficult for Pan Feng, when he really retreated, someone still needed to guard against Gongsun Zan's surprise attack. Pan Feng had already handed over this task to Zhao Yun. With Zhao Yun's ability, even if Gongsun Zan could not be defeated, at least he could hold it back. As long as the army left a certain range, it would not be so easy for Gongsun Zan to attack unexpectedly.
Half a day later.
Gongsun Zan's reply was delivered to Pan Feng.
After reading the letter, Pan Feng felt a little more at ease, and then the army slowly retreated according to the plan, with Zhao Yun preparing for the defense.
What made Pan Feng happy was that they were not attacked by Gongsun Zan until the Jizhou army withdrew from the scope of Youbeiping. It was obvious that Gongsun Zan was sincere and did not want to have another conflict with Pan Feng.
In front of the army, Liu Yu and Pan Feng ran side by side.
Originally, Pan Feng planned to arrange a carriage for Liu Yu, but Liu Yu refused on the grounds that the carriage was inconvenient. Unfortunately, Pan Feng could only let him ride a horse like other generals.
Liu Yu, who was riding on the horse, had already changed tremendously a few days ago. At least at this moment, he could no longer see the despair and silence of the previous few days. Now what appeared on Liu Yu's face was more of the look of hope.
All of this is thanks to Pan Feng’s previous suggestions to Liu Yu.
"General Pan, I will never forget the kindness of my guidance that day!" Liu Yu said to Pan Feng.
"Haha, why should Mr. Liu be so polite? My husband and I have a close relationship with my lord. As a minister of the lord, I am helping my lord in disguise, so Mr. Liu doesn't have to take it too seriously." Pan Feng said with a smile.
The instructions from that day seemed to be finding a way out for Liu Yu, but Jizhou can earn much more benefits than Liu Yu. The reason why Liu Yu is so grateful can only say that he is like a gambler who loses nothing now, and Pan Feng gave him a chance to make a comeback. How can he not be grateful to Pan Feng?
As for how much benefit Pan Feng can get in this wave of operation, it is no longer within the scope of Liu Yu's thinking. He just wants to make a profit now!
"Mr. Liu's messenger should have been sent out, right?" Pan Feng asked.
Liu Yu nodded: "I've been sent out yesterday, but Xing Ju thinks that he is timid and bullying the Wuhuan people too much. I'm afraid that he won't succeed in the end."
Liu Yu's words were still a bit conservative. Although Xing Ju was known as a lieutenant of protecting the Wuhuan school, it was more appropriate to describe Xing Ju as the King of Mountains, because for the Wuhuan tribe, Xing Ju was an absolute bandit bully. It was Xing Ju's daily behavior, and sometimes he even committed the business of killing and robbing people.
If it weren't for Liu Yu's policy to appease the Wuhuan people, they would probably have killed Xing Ju, the bully.
Now Liu Yu followed Pan Feng back to Jizhou, and Xing Ju did not have the prestige in the entire Youzhou like Gongsun Zan, so Liu Yu was worried that Xing Ju might not accomplish anything.
Pan Feng had already thought of this, so he had already made other preparations.
The person sent to deliver the letter this time was a personal guard selected by Pan Feng, and the letter sent by Liu Yu was written by Pan Feng on the grounds that Liu Yu was not in good health and was not suitable to go to the field in person. Liu Yu just made the final signature. The letter did not directly mention Xing Ju's name, but only mentioned the position of Wuhuan Captain!
This gave Pan Feng a certain amount of room for operation. He remembered that in history, a man named Yan Rou gathered the Wuhuan people and Yuan Shao to fight against Gongsun Zan. Xing Ju obviously did not have that prestige among the Wuhuan people, so Pan Feng directly asked his personal guard to find the man named Yan Rou. I believe that Yan Rou's prestige among the Wuhuan people should be found soon.
At that time, as long as you give Liu Yu's letter to him and kill Xing Ju, Yan Rou will naturally lead troops to compete with Gongsun Zan. Even if Liu Yu is confused, he will not be able to testify with the dead person Xing Ju.
Of course, in addition to assembling the Wuhuan people, Pan Feng also sent letters to the Xianbei people, which were still in the name of Liu Yu, with the purpose of allowing the Xianbei people and the Wuhuan people to unite against Gongsun Zan. As long as the army in Yanzhou arrived, they could crush Gongsun Zan and his troops with the general trend of siege on three sides.
I believe that the Xianbei people who were already afraid of being killed by Gongsun Zan will definitely consider this choice after touching Gongsun Zan's tiger's butt.
To be continued...