Chapter 289: The Jade Seal of the State (Additional update!)
Historically, when Cao Cao went south to attack Yuan Shu, he mobilized 70,000 to 80,000 civilians, and they fought for several months before capturing Qiyang. However, Qiyang was far inferior to Shouchun City in terms of its strong city defense and abundant treasury.
That is to say, there was a severe drought in the Jianghuai River. Yuan Shu had all his land and could no longer support his men. Then he died of illness in despair, leaving Cao Cao and Sun Ce to pick up a peach.
"Okay!"
Yuan Shu was captured, which almost declared the victory of the southern expedition.
Previously, Liu Feng was worried about how Yuan Shu would deal with it later if he escaped.
After all, Yuan Shu's personal prestige is not low. Although he has little talent and poor morals, the Yuan family's signature determines that his disciples and old officials are all over the world.
Most of these people will not betray Yuan Shu because of his bad moral character, and will still work for him.
At the same time, Yuan Shu has been operating in the Jianghuai area for three or four years. The county magistrates and county magistrates in various places are all promoted by him.
Although these people may not fight for Yuan Shu, as long as Yuan Shu escapes, they will still obey Yuan Shu in name.
These situations undoubtedly prove one thing, that is, Yuan Shu's personal value is quite high.
Now that Zhang Liao, Xu Chu and Zhou Yu have successfully captured Yuan Shu, it also means that the entire Jianghuai area is likely to be decided by word of mouth, and there will be no major recurrence.
"General Wenyuan has done such a special service and should be rewarded heavily!"
Liu Feng immediately promised: "Feng Ding will report to the court and ask for credit for General Wenyuan."
< br>Zhang Liao's face showed joy. What is the purpose of all this hard work? Isn't it to make great achievements and gain the title of wife and son?
Immediately afterwards, Liu Feng said to Zhou Yu: "The successful entry into the city this time is all thanks to Gong Jin. Feng will report to the court later and ask for credit for Gong Jin."
Zhou Yu's face Shang also showed a smile. He didn't really care about this achievement, but he wanted to preserve the family's sincere smile.
Zhou Yu actually once thought that if he had accepted Liu Bei's invitation and went to Xuzhou as early as last year, I am afraid he would have become the core civil and military force in Xuzhou by now, right?
This is not Zhou Yu’s random imagination, but a very clear practical example.
For example, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were just local rangers, and even became river thieves for a time.
Xu Sheng was a local powerful man, and Pan Zhang was simply a knight-errant who went south.
Liu Ye and Lu Su are both local powerful people and natives of Jianghuai.
That’s it for Liu Ye. Even at its peak, the Lu family was not worthy of being a disciple or official of the Zhou family.
But now, the two have become close confidants of Liu Bei and his son.
Each of these people have bloomed their own brilliance and established achievements in Xuzhou, and Liu Bei is indeed meritorious and boldly appoints new people without regional bias.
What else can Zhou Yu say besides regretting that he failed to defect to Liu Bei as soon as possible.
Fortunately, we finally managed to jump off the ship before Yuan Shu's ship sank.
Zhou Yu couldn't imagine how much of a blow the Zhou family would suffer if it were later.
As a wealthy family with two generations and three princes, the Zhou family is very aware of how sharp the struggle between noble families is.
Although the noble clans seemed to be very united to the outside world, in fact the internal fighting was extremely brutal.
Yuan Shao's Henan and Hebei factions were able to fight to the point of breaking a dog's brain, not only because Yuan Shao's ability to hold water was so bad, but also because of their high fighting spirit among themselves.
Any gentry in the Jianghuai area who have reached a certain level of strength are willing to promote the Zhou family as county commanders on the surface, but secretly they want to replace them at any time.
Originally Zhou Yu placed his hope on Sun Ce, but now it seems that even if he abandons his family and career and jumps on Sun Ce's boat, the aftermath is likely to be violent.
Judging from the current situation, it is inevitable for Liu Bei to continue going south.
Once the Jianghuai River is stabilized, it is time for Liu Bei's army to cross the Yangtze River and head south to Jiangdong.
Liu Feng praised Zhang Liao and Zhou Yu for a while, but Xu Chu stood beside Liu Feng silently, standing beside him in a protective posture.
When Liu Feng praised Zhou Yu, Yuan Shu seemed to have recovered a little.
Perhaps stimulated by Liu Feng's verbal praise, he stared at Zhou Yu with malicious eyes, gritted his teeth and said: "Those who betray the Lord will not die well. Do you think Liu Bei will trust a traitor like you?"< br>
“Bold!”
Xu Chu, who was beside Liu Feng, saw Liu Feng frown slightly, so he opened his mouth and reprimanded loudly: “In front of General Zhengnan, you are just a commoner, how dare you make a loud noise and curse the capital of Zhou? Wei.”
When Yuan Shu was shouted at by Xu Chu, he became a little frightened, and Liu Feng shook his head repeatedly.
After all, Jianghuai has been the dominant player in recent years, but it is just a show-off.
Looking from a distance, it seems that he can still hold up his frame, but when he looks closer, he realizes that this is really a skeleton king who cannot be lifted up.
At this moment, someone from outside the palace came to Zhang Qian to ask for an audience.
Zhang Qian is Zhang Xun's clan brother and played a big role in disarming Zhang Xun's tribe.
It was obvious that something was urgent when he suddenly came to see me at this time.
So Liu Feng summoned the other party immediately.
After Zhang Qian came in, he saw his clan brother and even Yuan Shu who was in a terrible state.
He was startled, lowered his head and expressed his intention.
It turns out that Xu Sheng had already taken over Xiangguo City at this time, and Zhang Xun's two thousand men had already been disarmed.
It's just that Zhang Xun has always been good to his subordinates and has a good reputation among the soldiers. His soldiers have repeatedly requested to confirm Zhang Xun's safety.
When the number of people increased, Xu Sheng became really worried, so he asked Zhang Qian to come over to confirm Zhang Xun's life and death.
If Zhang Xun is still alive, then ask Liu Feng to let Zhang Xun show up in the past, so as to calm people's hearts and allow Zhang Xun's tribe to completely settle down.
Although the person who came over was Zhang Qian, the people following Zhang Qian were all Xu Sheng's subordinates. It was obvious that Xu Sheng was doing everything right and did not give Zhang Qian the slightest chance to regret.
Therefore, Liu Feng immediately agreed and asked someone to hand over Zhang Xun to the other party.
At this time, Zhang Xun was in a very embarrassed state. Just like Yuan Shu, his clothes were stained everywhere, his hair was scattered, and he was in an extremely miserable state.
When he saw Zhang Qian, he almost shed tears, and he breathed a sigh of relief, secretly feeling that his life should be saved.
No wonder Zhang Xun would think so. Yuan Shu is the direct descendant of the Yuan family in Runan, and his disciples are all over the world.
They are the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers in the imperial court. Even though they publicly criticized Yuan Shu verbally and writtenly, if he was really sent to the imperial court by Liu Feng, maybe someone would stand up to intercede for him.
And Zhang Xun, a powerful warrior from the local area, is not the best candidate to scare the monkeys.
Killing Zhang Xun and hanging his head on the tower is undoubtedly one of the fastest ways to shock Shouchun City.
Therefore, until now, Zhang Xun is trembling with fear in his heart. He is restless and dare not even breathe, for fear that Liu Feng will suddenly remember his existence and have someone pull him down and chop him down. .
"Brother, are you okay?"
Zhang Qian received Zhang Xun and couldn't help but express some concern.
Zhang Xun felt uneasy and did not dare to stay on the spot and talk to him. Instead, he signaled the other party to leave quickly with his eyes.
Although Zhang Qian didn't understand Zhang Xun's worries, he still obeyed Zhang Xun's wishes and quickly left the palace with him.
After Zhang Qian took Zhang Xun away, Liu Feng ignored Yuan Shu and others. Instead, he asked Zhou Yu and Zhang Liao to go down to rest, and decided to reward the entire army in three days, and at the same time entertain all the generals to commemorate their merits.
After that, various prisoners were sent here, including Yuan Shu's future son-in-law Huang Yi and his younger brother Yuan Yin, as well as Yuan Shu's son Yuan Yao and his two daughters.
Yuan Yao was only twelve or thirteen years old at this time, while one of Yuan Shu's two daughters was older, seventeen or eighteen years old, and the other was only ten years old.
Looking at the age, the older daughter should be Huang Yi's wife, and the younger one should be the concubine of King Wu of Wei in the future.
Yuan Shu looked at his son and daughter crying, and his heart ached like a knife.
After a moment of silence, Yuan Shu suddenly said to Liu Feng: "Little son of the Liu family, how do you want to treat me?"
As soon as the words "little son of the Liu family" came out, the people around Liu Feng The Xuzhou Army officers and soldiers immediately became unhappy.
The so-called master humiliates his ministers to death, and Yuan Shu dares to call Liu Feng the son of the Liu family to his face, so how can they, the soldiers, not be angry. Xu Chu, in particular, glared at Yuan Shu fiercely, wishing he could kill him with a slap.
Yuan Shu looked calm on the surface, but he was panicking inside.
Xu Chu's gaze was really like a blade, which made him tremble.
However, for the sake of his own life and the safety of his children, Yuan Shu had a rare moment of strength and refused to apologize to Liu Feng.
Liu Feng was curious. Yuan Shu, a man who is tough on the outside but tough on the inside, strong on the outside and hard on the inside, was caught at this time and could not protect himself. How could he suddenly have the courage to provoke him?
Liu Feng deliberately showed surprise and said in amazement: "Feng thought Mr. Yuan didn't know the boy, but he guessed wrong."
Yuan Shu is a bad person and a madman. But he is not a fool.
Therefore, Yuan Shu understood the hint in Liu Feng's words, and his face suddenly turned red. Liu Feng's words were almost like slapping him in the face. The irony was obviously Yuan Shu's words that he had threatened Liu Bei before.
"Now, does Mr. Yuan know who Liu Bei is?" Yuan Shu blushed and stood there, silent for a while.
After a while, he finally said: "Liu Zhengnan, I want to make a deal with you."
Liu Fengxin said that indeed, Yuan Shu It was obvious that he wanted to deal with himself because of something, so he was so forbearing.
But Liu Feng didn't care, and listened to what the other party wanted to say.
So, Liu Feng nodded and asked: "What kind of deal?"
"I want to use something in exchange for the lives of everyone in my house."
Yuan Shu immediately He said: "This thing is a rare treasure. You will definitely think it is worth the money."
When Yuan Shu said this, Liu Feng could immediately guess what the other party relied on.
This was naturally obtained by Sun Jian, who was forced by Yuan Shu to take away the imperial seal.
If Sun Jian still concealed the Jade Seal after he obtained it, there is a certain possibility that he wanted to hand it over directly to the emperor in order to obtain rewards and rewards. Yuan Shu had the intention of hiding the Jade Seal of the Kingdom, That was really what Sima Zhao wanted, and everyone on the street knew it.
After all, it was impossible for Sun Jian to think about becoming the emperor. His background and experiences along the way determined that it was impossible for the nobles to support Sun Jian as the emperor at that time.
No matter how crazy Sun Jian is, he will never think that he can be the emperor. If he really had such thoughts, after losing the battle of Liangdong, he would have turned to fighting for territory and expanding his strength like other warlords.
But Sun Jian begged his grandfather, sued his grandma, reorganized his troops, and served the king again. Finally, he defeated Li Jue and Guo Si in the Battle of Yangren, and then defeated Dong Zhuo and regained Luoyang.
Liu Feng pondered for a moment, raised his head to look at Yuan Shu, and uttered four words: "Jade Seal of the State?"
"How could you guess it?"
Yuan Shu had a look on his face. Full of doubts, he kept a tight seal on the matter of passing on the imperial seal.
But Liu Bei added this point in his petition against Yuan Shu. He obviously knew that the imperial seal was at Yuan Shu's place.
This also puzzled Yuan Shu. Seeing Liu Feng's reaction at this moment, he couldn't help but ask.
Liu Feng avoided talking about this, but returned to the topic and said: "If you are willing to hand over the imperial seal, I can promise to treat Duke Yuan and your family well. However, it is the emperor who ultimately decides the outcome of Duke Yuan. "
This is also a helpless move. He had already ordered the generals to give priority to searching for the imperial seal, but so far, a lot of prisoners of all kinds have been escorted, and even Yuan Shu was captured alive, but Unfortunately, there is no news about the national jade seal.
It can be seen that Yuan Shu's hiding place is quite clever.
Liu Feng didn't want to go through any trouble. Since Yuan Shu was willing to trade with the imperial seal, giving him some sweetness would save him a lot of trouble.
Otherwise, if Yuan Shu's children are threatened, Yuan Shu will have no reason not to explain.
When Yuan Shu heard this, he couldn't help but fight for it again: "Can't Liu Zhengnan let my family go?"
Liu Feng sneered and said: "What Mr. Yuan said is self-conscious?"
Old Yuan Shu blushed, lowered his head, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "There is a secret pavilion behind the throne, and a secret box is stored in it."
"The Jade Seal of the Kingdom... is in the secret box." "
Liu Feng was surprised. He didn't expect that the Imperial Seal was hidden behind the seat where he had been sitting.
No wonder it can't be found. He has been sitting on it. Who would come and look at this seat?
This is pure darkness under the lamp.
Liu Feng immediately turned around and looked at Xu Chu.
After Xu Chu received the order, he strode behind the throne and lowered his body.
After a moment, a long box appeared in his hand.
Xu Chu did not dare to open it without authorization and sent him to Liu Feng.
At this moment, Yuan Shu obediently took out a key from his waist and handed it to Liu Feng.
"This key is the key to opening the box."
Liu Feng nodded, Yuan Shu was becoming more and more well-behaved.
Liu Feng took the key and opened the secret box.
The moment he opened the box, Liu Feng seemed to see a burst of brilliant colors.
After the box was completely opened, a jade seal with one corner missing and replaced with gold appeared in front of him.
Liu Feng felt that his heart was beating a little fiercely in his chest. No wonder he was dazzled just now and felt that there was a stream of light in the box.
In fact, the meaning of this jade seal to all Chinese people is so extraordinary.
Liu Feng gently pinched the jade seal, and as expected, eight big characters were revealed.
"Ordered by God, he will live long and prosperous."
This is the unique jade seal inherited from the country.
After Liu Feng played with it for a while, he put the jade seal back into the secret box and told Xu Chu to keep it safely.
Xu Chu responded in a deep voice.
Liu Feng's eyes turned to Yuan Shu, and he saw that he was trembling, with fear in his eyes, worried that Liu Feng would go back on his word.
"Mr. Yuan, my father Liu Xuande is a Miao descendant of the Han family. He is the descendant of Prince Jing of Zhongshan and belongs to the imperial family."
Liu Feng said to Yuan Shu: "Come here, send Mr. Yuan and his family down to rest. It's a good time." Don't be disrespectful when it comes to resettlement."
After saying this, Liu Feng paused and added: "If there is a need, it can be satisfied within the scope of reason."
This is true. It's not that Liu Feng is stingy, but that Yuan Shu is a weakling.
If this sentence were not added, Yuan Shu would inevitably make many extravagant demands. Liu Feng had this money and food, so he might as well keep it for disaster relief next year. How could he let Yuan Shu, a prisoner of his rank, waste it.
"Thank you Zhengnan!"
After Liu Feng issued the order, the big stone in Yuan Shu's heart finally fell to the ground, and he was sure that his life was saved for the time being.
His words of gratitude really came from the bottom of his heart.
Liu Feng waved back, and after Yuan Shu and his family retreated, he sent Han Yin and others away as well.
This thrilling night has finally come to an end.
After he relaxed, Liu Feng suddenly remembered what Zhou Tai said before.
Before leaving, Zhou Tai quietly told Liu Feng the location of the woman, which made Liu Feng feel a little itchy.
If you have nothing to do now, why not go and have a look? A woman who can be admired so highly by Zhou Tai and Xu is a beautiful and beautiful woman will not let you down, right?
Liu Feng finally couldn't bear it any longer. He gave instructions to the soldiers in the palace and led Xu Chu towards the back hall.
Liu Feng went to see a beautiful woman this time, and he was traveling in a light carriage. Apart from Xu Chu, he only had twenty armored soldiers with him.
However, these armored warriors are all the best among the best, and every one of them is a brave man. I dare not say that one can fight against ten, but one can fight against five with ease.
When we arrived outside the apse, there were still 20 soldiers from Zhou Tai's army to look after us.
Seeing Liu Fenghou, these soldiers all knelt on the ground.
Liu Feng would never look down on his soldiers, so he smiled and waved his hand to let them get up.
Afterwards, Liu Feng and Xu Chu stood outside the door without moving, while ten men from the armored soldiers behind them went into the back hall to inspect.
After confirming that there were no problems, nine of them took over important positions to ensure Liu Feng's safety, while the remaining one walked out of the back hall to report that everything was normal to Liu Feng.
At this time, Liu Feng took Xu Chu and walked towards the palace.
In fact, this apse is not so much a palace as a larger group of houses.
The entire apse is surrounded by a wall. Inside the wall, there are three rows of long houses. The row of houses facing the gate is the apse.
The armored soldiers accompanying Liu Feng have stood at various key points to ensure that Liu Feng will not be threatened in the slightest.
At the same time, the apse has been searched and no one is hiding.
So, Liu Feng took Xu Chu directly into the back hall.
The target was not found in the main hall of the back hall, but the armored soldier in the main hall quietly made a gesture to indicate Liu Feng's location.
Liu Feng followed the other party's directions and entered the side room. As soon as he entered, he saw a slim figure sitting sideways on the bed.
(End of this chapter)