Being ordered by the fair and impartial Lu Bu, who is strict in reward and punishment, to beat the whole 20 "military clubs", Yan Qing, who was carried into the mansion "dying", naturally, could not appear in front of everyone the next day, alive and well.
In the heart of the onlookers, he must be conscious of the face of a great loss, only nearly a month are closed, but not focus on recuperating from injuries, but also thinking about the merits of the crime, so that the Lord Jia Master of the guards of an endless stream of escorting the book to his residence, with injuries to deal with, and can not help but have to feel that he is deeply understanding of the righteousness of the.
Yan Qing, although he knew that Jia Dang had long been waiting for this day to come, can reasonably throw a large pile of affairs to him to do, but also did not expect to be so much, where it seems like others thought of leisure, he was actually blackout in January's recuperation period, no one day is not busy dizziness.
When he finally had a chance to step out of the door to catch his breath, Yan Qing realized that he had forgotten all about Xu Shu, who was living in the side yard and soaking into the sea of knowledge of the mountain of books.
"How careless I have been!"
Yan Qing slapped his head in annoyance and hurriedly rode to the Council Hall, looking for Lu Bu to discuss with Jia Dan. On the way, he was inevitably looked at with various colors of eyes, but he thought nothing of it because of his thick skin, and only dealt with it indifferently, and then he bumped into Zhang Liao, who was heading to his residence.
Lu Bu's generals are smart, know that Yan Qing although he was beaten, on the surface to see more or less some face damage, but half does not mean that Lu Bu does not trust the love of him, on the contrary, to appease his heart of treasures books, damask gold and jade such as water sent to his house, a day non-pro to visit a two times can not be described as the means of grace and power to make the stove burns.
Therefore, during the days he was recuperating in the mansion, all the generals did not come to bring gifts to visit him.
The ones who came the hardest, besides Jia Yan and Lu Bu who knew the truth, were none other than the duo of Zhang Liao and Gao Shun.
Yan Qing laughed, "It's really a coincidence, what does Wen Yuan have to do to find Qing?"
Zhang Liao was caught off guard when he saw him riding his own horse, and was taken aback. After greeting him with a flabbergasted hello, his face immediately sank, and with an aura of Lv Bu's majesty, he drew the ebony whip in his hand and angrily pointed it at the guards beside Yan Qing, scolding, "How dare you neglect your duties and slacken off so much! Knowing that sir's body has not yet recovered from his injuries, he should have prepared a carriage before traveling, how could he be allowed to ride the horse by himself?"
Yan Qing did not want this tigerish young man usually warm to him and gas, a launch temper is also quite powerful, busy blocked: "Wenyuan Huo anger, Qing thought that has already been unhindered, Fang insisted on it, they have also been dissuaded, do not blame them."
Zhang Liao's face cleared up a bit, but he still glared at the several trembling guards, steered his horse to Yan Qing's side, and said in a low voice: "Liao came here precisely on the Lord's orders, to ask Mr. Liao to come to the Council Hall, and it is rumored that Yanzhou has come with an emissary, and the Lord will not be able to do without Mr. Liao's presence."
Upon hearing that it was someone from Yanzhou, Yan Qing was instantly jolted, and in a flash, he put the matter of recommending Xu Shu behind him.
That was the man sent by their good neighbor, Cao Mengde, the founder of Cao Wei, who was renowned in the annals of history and posthumously named Emperor Wei Wu!
On his way to the Council Hall, Yan Qing chatted with Zhang Liao, who was concerned about his health, while trying to recall the records in the Acts and the Three Kingdoms Journal, and the more he thought about it, the more odd he realized.
A lot of things happened in April of the third year of Chuping. There was their conspiracy to kill Dong Zhuo in Chang'an; there was the Yellow Turban Army, which had developed a great deal of momentum in Qingzhou, killing Yanzhou and beheading Liu Dai, the assassin; there was also Yuan Shao, who fought with Gongsun Zan, and there was Cao Cao, who had made a good living in Dongxian County, and who, although centrifuged against Yuan Shao long ago, continued to act as if he was the only one to look to him for guidance.
Cao Cao, who was appointed as the governor of East County by Yuan Shao last year, should be busy combining forces with his good friend Bao Xin to fight against the Yellow Turbans in Yanzhou, so where would he find the time to communicate with Lu Bu, the newly appointed governor of Yu Prefecture?
It is assumed that either you want to borrow food or you desire to borrow troops.
Regardless of the intention, let the messenger he had sent talk nonsense, Yan Qing would never tell him to do as he wished.
Although Cao Cao's good friend Bao Xin was killed in battle, he still managed to quell the Yellow Turbans at the beginning of the winter, and was able to secure Yanzhou as a place to develop, which was a huge success. If it wasn't for the fact that Lu Bu was new to the Yuzhou region, he wouldn't have been able to find the right reason to take on the famous Cao Cao, who had personally assassinated Dong and then recruited the righteous soldiers, especially when the other side was bravely marching out to quell the Yellow Turbans and make a mark for the imperial court.
Stabbing in the back, can be accomplished, but in this way, only for such a small profit, Lu Bu's sinister villain's bad name can not be washed away, destined to be despised by the world, and how to get the world?
However, Yan Qing, who was deeply jealous of him, would be lucky if he didn't go and secretly add some trouble to this arguably the greatest enemy of the future, so how could he possibly come to his aid?
After sending Yan Qing to the door, Zhang Liao left first, and Yan Qing, who stepped into the outer hall, also saw the true face of Cao Cao's emissary, who was sitting at the guest seat, courteously chatting with Jia Dang and Lu Bu-an elegant and gentle young scholar dressed as a military general.
Yan Qing's eyes were poisonous and his memory was excellent, and in the instant the other party turned around to look at him, he put on a smile and scanned him from head to tail without a trace, quickly guessing his identity from his temperament, age and dress.
Mostly, it was Li Dian Li Man Cheng who was praised as "young but with the style of an elder".
The visitor is not Xun Yu Xun Wenruo, who is the most eloquent and skilled in ghost strategy, nor is it Chen Gong Chen Gongtai, who should be worshipped under Lu Bu's tent according to the historical trajectory, so Yan Qing doesn't know whether to feel regret or to breathe a sigh of relief.
Think about it, this is only the first time to negotiate, to explore the truth is mainly, Cao Cao how can he be willing to send out his love called Zifang to the beloved think tank out, with the Confucian general Li Dian's talent, should also be able to win.
But when it comes to the history of the reputation "know people know palm to watch the text, use people if the hair is not bad" Xun Yu, Yan Qing always feel that he seems to be a growing potato seedling, a pull up to bring up a large number of talents.
After assisting Cao Cao to welcome the Son of Heaven into Xuchang, he was sure that this man had a great future, so he recommended a group of talented friends to him, including his nephew Xun You Xun Gongda, who is currently serving as the governor of Shu County in order to observe the situation; Chen Qun Chen Changwen, who has not yet taken up any official position in Yingchuan; Guo Jia Guo Fengxiao, who has been eyeing the ten victories and ten defeats of Yan Qing for a long time; Zhong Carey, who is the creator of the well-known Regular Script; the planner The brilliant play Zhicai, and so on.
Even if you can only get one of them, it's still a great benefit.
Far away in Yanzhou under the tent of Cao Cao as the Secretary of the post, accompanied by the army of Xun Yu how did not expect, he clearly did not even show his face, from nephews to a cadre of good friends have been a brazen person to think on.
"Shigemitsu is here."
Lu Bu was the quickest to notice Yan Qing's arrival, and raised his jaw at him from the main seat, signaling him to sit until he waited for the empty seat closest to his own, with Jia Yan sitting on the other side.
As soon as Yan Qing took his seat, Lu Bu's complexion seemed to change slightly, his aura snapped up, and he asked in a deep voice: "You have traveled a long way from Yanzhou, what is the reason for your visit?"
The other party smiled gently, got up and bowed deeply to Lu Bu in the main seat, and said, "I have long admired your names, my name is Li Dian, my watchword is Mancheng, I am a person from Julu, Shanyang, and I am thankful to Mr. Lv Yuzhou for his acceptance, and I have come here on the order of my master, Mr. Cao Yanzhou, to send a gift of neighboring to celebrate, and I hope that we can be more cordial in the future."
After saying that, Li Dianli bowed weekly and presented a weapon wrapped in a delicate red silk with an exquisite and luxurious sheath, which was received by his soldiers and sent to Lu Bu in the main seat for him to have a look at it.
Although it is not a great distance, a trip is not easy, especially Cao Cao's army at this time the war is urgent, sent a close general who can write and military, but only goodwill messenger?
Yan Qing gave a slight nod, expressing his complete disbelief.
Lu Bu was just casually glancing at it, but as a result, he vaguely felt some familiarity, and couldn't help but ask with considerable interest, "Oh? This knife is ......"
Knowing his unfinished words, Li Dian smiled and praised: "Your honor's discerning eyes are like a torch, it's the precious sword Seven Stars which was gifted by Lord Wang Situ that day, and it's out of the same meteorite iron as Dry General and Mo Qi."
This is the short sword that Cao Cao held on that day when he went alone to assassinate Dong Zhuo at his residence, and since then, his loyalty and valor have become famous throughout the world. Not to say that this short sword is a weapon that cuts iron like mud, but the significance of it can also be described as extraordinary.
Yan Qing also could not help but look at it a few more times, but in his heart he was surprised. Shouldn't this have been given to Dong Zhuo by Cao Cao as an excuse to escape when the assassination attempt failed? How could it have returned to Cao Cao's hands?
In any case, Cao Cao conveyed sincere goodwill, and Lu Bu would not fail to give face to it, and at that moment he graciously entertained Li Dian.
When he went back to the post, Lu Bu turned around and asked the two military advisors, "I still ask you gentlemen to teach Bu, what is this son really here for?"
Jia Daan glanced at Yan Qing and saw that he was still in deep thought and had no intention of answering first, so he said, "Cao is afraid that General will act erratically and take advantage of the weakness to attack his rear camp, so he has come to make friends as well."
It had to be said that this sentence of Jia Dang's called for Yan Qing to be enlightened and get out of one of the misconceptions of his mind.
He had forgotten that Cao Cao did not have as many soldiers as Lu Bu. After all, he was in the midst of a bitter war and had not yet pacified Yanzhou. After all, he was in the middle of a bitter war, had not yet pacified Yanzhou, and had not yet harvested those young men, nor had he had the time to recruit; in contrast, Lu Bu was not forced to leave by the remnants of Dong Zhuo, but rather, he took up his post with his clothes on his back, which made him a strong soldier and a strong horse, and took advantage of the loyalty of protecting the son of heaven. There is nowhere else to go.
"What Wenhe said is very true." Yan Qing thought for a moment and added: "Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover the earth, since he sends a gift, the general will return the gift, so what is there to be afraid of?"
So Lu Bu listened to the advice of the two military advisors, and politely prepared a return gift, to be handed over to Li Dian to take with him when he voluntarily resigned a few days later, to show his willingness to befriend Cao's army.
Yan Qing in these days, are prudent to people secretly observe Li Dian's every move, especially pay attention to whether he has and bystanders to talk to each other, plotting mischief, but Li Dian has always been regular, and no suspicious behavior, before leaving also did not put forward any request involving money and food, as if it really came for goodwill.
The doubts in Yan Qing's mind increased rather than diminished, and he felt more and more that Cao Cao was brewing some unimaginable plot and scheme.
Until the last day, Li Dian in the packing good bag, ready to leave before, called Yan Qing never expected is, but suddenly came to his residence.