"Perhapsperhaps the Sima family also has some unspeakable drinks." Zhang Wang sighed.
Zhang Chunhua's almond-shaped eyes widened and he snorted coldly: "The emperor sent Changshui captain Zhongji to lead his army into Hanoi. This kind of editor has a close relationship with the Sima family. As soon as he entered Hanoi, the first thing he did was to visit the Sima family in Wen County. Sima If I want to save my father, I only need to open my mouth with Zhongji and put pressure on Xinpi through Zhongji to save my father, but they just refuse to save him, which is really annoying. "
Zhang Wang listened to his daughter's analysis, and his face gradually showed anger.
After pondering for a long time, Zhang Wang slapped the case and said in a deep voice: "Hua'er, you are right. The Sima family only cares about themselves and will not save them. How can I, the Zhang family, marry them again? I will send people to Wen County right now to push back I¡¯ll give you this engagement.¡±
Zhang Wang immediately wrote a letter and sent his trusted steward to Wen County to break off the marriage to the Sima family.
And just before his Guan Jun left the city, a rider quietly emerged from Chaoge and flew towards Wen County.
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To the east of Wen County, beside hundreds of acres of fertile farmland, sits a huge manor.
That garden is where the manor of the Sima family, a wealthy family in Wen County and a prominent family in Hanoi, is located.
Within the manor, in the slightly dim lobby, a man in his thirties was playing chess with a young man in his twenties.
The older man is Sima Lang, the eldest son of Sima, and the young man is his younger brother Sima Yi.
"Zhongda, Mr. Zhang was imprisoned for Xinpi, and the Zhang family was ransacked. You were engaged to that Miss Zhang family, but we didn't help you. Is this really good?" Sima Lang held the chess pieces in his hands, but he was full of emotions. Face worried.
"My marriage contract with Miss Zhang's family is just a marriage between families, and it is only for the benefit of the family. Now that the Zhang family has been confiscated, it is in decline. It has no use for our Sima family, so why should we take action again."
When Sima Yi spoke, his face was expressionless, his tone was as calm as ice, and his depth was somewhat inconsistent with his age.
Sima Lang paused for a moment. Sighing: "That being said. But if we can rescue them, the Zhang family may not necessarily fall."
Sima Yi did not raise his head, only stared at the chessboard, and said: "In order to avenge his brother, Xinpi has killed many county officials who wanted to surrender to Yuan Fang. This person will probably not let Zhang Wang go. Now he surrenders to the imperial court. In order to win over people, the emperor will definitely appoint him as the governor of Hanoi. If we use Zhongji to put pressure on Xinpi, even if we can rescue Zhang Wang, we will offend Xinpi. My brother felt that my Sima family was in Hanoi at that time. Will there still be good times?"
Sima Lang suddenly realized what he said, and couldn't help but admired: "Zhongda, you are still thinking far, but I was negligent."
A hint of pride flashed across the corner of Sima Yi's mouth, and it disappeared in a flash.
Then, he lowered his voice and said, "Moreover, I also heard that when Xinpi was raiding the Zhang family, the Zhang family girl forcibly fled. In anger, Xinpi sent troops to chase her out of the city. As a weak woman, she would have died long ago. Among the rebels, Zhang Wang only has this daughter. If she dies, how can the Zhang family marry my Sima family?"
Sima Lang suddenly realized. He was stunned for a while and then sighed: "So that's it. In this case, it is indeed right not to save Zhang Wang. It's just that Zhongda, how can you be so well-informed about the news?"
"The situation is in chaos today. How can we plan strategies without sufficient intelligence? To be honest, brother, I had eyes all over Hanoi a few years ago. Every move in the county cannot escape my eyes." Sima Yi's words The corner of his mouth raised a bit of a strange look.
At this moment, servants outside the hall came in a hurry and presented the latest information from Chaoge.
Sima Yi remained expressionless. He took it and took a look at it. After a few glances, his expression suddenly changed.
"Chaoge City was captured so quickly. How is this possible?" Sima Yi blurted out, looking very surprised.
He then looked down again, his face in surprise became increasingly gloomy and livid, and he secretly gritted his teeth, showing jealousy.
According to the intelligence, Miss Zhang successfully escaped from Chaoge and was rescued by Yuan Fang when she was hit by an arrow and fell into the river. She even gave Yuan Fang advice to defeat Chaoge and kill Xinbi.
The intelligence also stated that Yuan Fang, in order to commend Zhang Wang for his service, even made Zhang Wang the governor of Hanoi on the spot.
All of this was beyond Sima Yi¡¯s expectations.
Sima Lang took a look at the information and was shocked. He immediately frowned and said: "I didn't expect that Miss Zhang was rescued by Yuan Fang. Yuan Fang defeated Chaoge so quickly. If Zhang Wang becomes the governor of Hanoi, I'm afraid that He will be jealous of our Sima family for not helping us. By then, our Sima family¡¯s position in Hanoi will be even more dangerous. Zhongda, it seems that your decision was wrong.¡±
Sima Yi¡¯s face was as gloomy as iron, his fists were secretly clenched, and there was a cold look on his brows.??
After pondering for a long time, he struck the chess case with his fist and said coldly: "Yuan Fang, I will never let you threaten the interests of my Sima family, never~~"
While muttering to himself, Sima Yi's eyes already flashed a cold and strange look.
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To the east of Qinshui is Wude City.
One day ago, Yuan Fang's cavalry captured the city. Huai County, where Hanoi was governed, faced Wude City across the Qinshui River.
Yuan Fang's cavalry stopped advancing westward.
Because, on the other side of Qinshui River, Zhongji, a general sent by the emperor, had occupied Huai County before him and planted the emperor's flag on the city head.
If Yuan Fang launches an attack on Huai County, it will be tantamount to launching a war against the emperor.
Of course, he could defeat the emperor's imperial army and take Huai County by force, but doing so would be tantamount to falling out with the emperor and personally interrupting his strategy of respecting the king and repelling the barbarians.
With Yuan Fang's strength, of course he can do this. He can even lead his army to Luoyang and directly destroy Liu Xie.
"But Jinyou and the two states have not yet been captured, and the fruits of victory have not yet been fully digested. The strategy of respecting the king and repelling the barbarians still has its uses. At this time, Yuan Fang does not intend to fall out with the emperor.
Unless the emperor insists on confronting him and stealing the fruits of his victory.
Therefore, Yuan Fang did not launch an attack on Huai County, but stationed troops in Wude. While waiting for the follow-up army to arrive, he sent an envoy to Luoyang to ask the emperor to withdraw the army from Huai County in a way that was honorable to everyone. Come and collect Hanoi County.
A few days later, Dong Zhao¡¯s secret envoy sent the latest information from Luoyang to Wude.
Overall, just five words:
The emperor was very angry.
Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, felt that the whole world belonged to his Han family. It was only natural and right for him to send the Royal Forest Army to recapture Hanoi. As a minister, why did you, Yuan Fang, stop me?
?According to Dong Zhao. When Liu Xie received the above form from Yuan Fang. He got furious in the court and threw Yuan Fang's watch on the ground.
??Even, Liu Xie almost did it in front of all the ministers. He denounced Yuan Fang as a traitor.
Look at the various contents in the secret report. Yuan Fang's eyebrows became darker and darker. A trace of disgust gradually appeared between his eyebrows.
"Damn, this emperor is really shameless. What time has it been like in this era? He really thinks he is the destined emperor. In the whole world, there is no one who belongs to his Han family."
Zhang Fei, who was impatient, could not sit still for the first time and vented his dissatisfaction by swearing.
Zhuge Liang was also dissatisfied and said: "I think that when the emperor fled to Luoyang in despair, he was manipulated by the princes like a puppet. It was the master who contributed food and grass to him every year to support him and all the civil and military officials. It was also the master who respected the king and warded off the barbarians, and allowed him to live in Luoyang. He has established a firm foothold, has his own imperial army, and regains the dignity of an emperor. Now he is not satisfied and wants to steal the fruits of our victory. He dares to accuse the master of being a traitor. This emperor is really ungrateful. "
The words of the two of them resonated with everyone, and everyone was extremely angry.
In a fit of indignation, Yuan Fang threw away the information and snorted: "Some people are always dissatisfied. The nicer you are to them, over time, instead of being grateful to you, they will think that it is natural for you to be nice to them." . When one day, he takes advantage of things and you are not as good as he wants, he will fly into a rage and be filled with resentment, as if you have done something terrible and he has suffered great injustice. It seems that our emperor is also the same. That kind of people."
One word revealed the true nature of the emperor.
The generals nodded one after another, and their anger became even stronger.
"Master, what should we do now?" Zhuge Liang said.
Yuan Fang slapped the case and said in a deep voice: "Since the emperor thinks that it is natural for me, Yuan Fang, to treat him well, then I will teach him a lesson."
At the moment, Yuan Convenient ordered to mobilize the follow-up infantry and cavalry troops to rush to the Wude front line as soon as possible.
Yuan Fang wants to use his mighty military force to give the greedy emperor in Luoyang a severe deterrent and make him sober.
A few days later, the subsequent 70,000-strong army reached the Wude front line.
Yuan Fang sent his 70,000 infantry and cavalry troops to the village along the east bank of Qinshui River for more than ten miles, forming a threatening force against the Huai County Planting and Collection Department on the west bank.
Yuan Fang's dazzling troops quickly had an effect.
Within a few days, Luoyang Dong Zhao sent another secret report, saying that after the emperor got the news that Yuan Fang's army was approaching the border, his arrogance suddenly wilted, and under their insinuations, he began to feel guilty.
Two days after receiving the secret report, several ships arrived on the other side of the river, sailing to the east coast under the banner of the Emperor's Talisman Festival.
The scout came to report, saying that it was a kind ofOn the order of the emperor, he brought more than a hundred bottles of royal wine to express his condolences to Yuan Fang and commend Yuan Fang for his great contribution in wiping out Yuan Shao's rebels.
"It seems that the emperor is submissive and wants to reconcile with the master in the name of giving him wine to comfort him." Zhuge Liang said with a smile.
Yuan Fang smiled and asked for the seed collection to be brought in.
Not long after, that kind of editor came in, holding a bottle of royal wine in his hand, and walked into the big tent with a smile on his face.
"General Sima wiped out Yuan Shao and pacified Hebei. He was truly a hero of the country. The emperor was grateful for the extraordinary achievements of the general and gave him special wine as a reward."
Zhong Ji respectfully served the royal wine and showed all kinds of respect and compliments to Yuan Fang.
Since the emperor had given in, Yuan Fang decided to give the emperor some face, so he asked his attendants to accept the imperial wine and poured a glass in front of the case.
"Then I would like to thank the emperor for the reward." Yuan Fang picked up the cup and planned to drink together.
At this moment, Yuan Fang inadvertently noticed that the anxious expression suddenly became nervous when he picked up the cup.
¡° Moreover, his eyes were staring at the wine glass in his hand.
This slight change could not escape Yuan Fang's eyes.
Yuan Fang suddenly became suspicious. With a thought, he suddenly opened his mind-reading pupils, and in an instant, he quietly invaded Zhong Ji's mind.
"I see!"
After a moment, Yuan Fang's eyebrows narrowed, and an imperceptible murderous intention flashed through his eyes. (To be continued)