Chapter 502

Gongsun Du is having a hard time these days!

He is not like the second Yuan, who has the Yuan family of the fourth generation and third father as his backer, nor is he like Dong Zhuo who has the chance to defy the sky, nor is he as powerful as Sun Jian.

With the increasingly rampant "cross-border suppression of bandits" by the Pingzhou Army, the undercurrents surged in Lelang County, and many officials obeyed Gongsundu's orders. Another fatal blow.

Many areas have blatantly launched slogans to welcome the Pingzhou pastoralist government.

It can be said that Gongsun Du's rule over Le Lang has reached a precarious point. And when it was overthrown did not depend on Gongsundu's persistence, but on when Shang Ji made up his mind to send troops.

He is powerless against Pingzhou, Gongsun Du still has this self-knowledge!

However, it is clear and clear, but the determination to surrender is not so easy to make!

It is the opinion of many people that it is better to be a chicken head than a phoenix tail. In addition, according to Yiren, he will dominate Liaodong, and finally the Gongsun family even established the Yan Kingdom in Liaodong.

Everyone has luck, and Gongsundu is no exception. He wants to delay for a while, and wait to see if things will turn around.

This Shang Ji wedding, of course, also sent invitations to Gongsun Du, but Gongsun Du sent his subordinates to congratulate him because of his illness. But he disguised himself and came to Xiangping secretly as a commoner, intending to take the opportunity to get to know Pingzhou better and prepare for a more lasting confrontation.

What Gongsun Du didn't expect was that Shang Ji's big wedding actually triggered a series of auspiciousness, and finally even the vision of the heavenly general blessed the entire Xiangping City.

This became the last straw that broke Gongsundu's psychological defense line. After several struggles, Gongsundu chose to surrender!

"Prefect Gongsun has recovered? This is really gratifying!"

After verifying his identity, the guard immediately went to report to Shang Ji. Although a little surprised that Gongsun Du was in Xiangping City, Shang Ji still ordered him to come.

"I ask you to forgive your sins, you are too old to be stupid, your morals are weak and your talents are contemptible, and you are not enough to shoulder the important task of shepherding the side. For the sake of the people of Lelang, please choose another talented person to be the prefect of Lelang!"

Gongsun Du did not make a sound, but when he made a sound, a lot of people were stunned!

"How dare!"

among the crowd,

Zhang Xiu suddenly yelled and glared at Gongsun Du, "Official positions are granted by the imperial court, how can you allow me to accept them privately?"

Broadly speaking, Gongsun Du is a member of Dong Zhuo, and now, in front of the princes of the world, he has clearly surrendered to Shang Ji. Where does this make Dong Zhuo lose face?

"Presumptuous, how can you yell in Xiangping city!"

Tai Shici took a step forward and stared at Zhang Xiu with a murderous look. Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, Guo Biao and other Xiangping generals also stared at Zhang Xiu with unkind expressions.

"Back off!"

Shang Ji let out a soft drink, glanced at Zhang Xiu, then at Jia Xu, and said sullenly, "Is this how Mr. Wen He controls his subordinates?"

"you……"

"Okay, General Youwei, we are guests, how can we be rude to our master? Hurry up and apologize to General Shang!" Jia Xu said with a smile without changing his face.

Obviously, Jia Xu had a high prestige in Zhang Xiu's heart. Although he was not angry at Shang Ji's contempt, he still suppressed his anger and bowed down to apologize to Shang Ji!

Taking two steps forward, Shang Ji helped Gongsun Du up, flicked the dust off his clothes, and said gently, "Sheng Ji Gongsun Du's word) Serious words, I would have understood Sheng Ji's talent, and I have always been eager to see Sheng Ji It’s just a pity that Shengji had been ill before and couldn’t get what he wanted. Now that Shengji has recovered, he should flex his muscles and open up Le Lang. How can he give up easily? Le Lang still needs to rely on Shengji a lot, Don't say too much about your official career!"

Gongsun Du took the initiative to come and surrender in front of the princes of the world, which really made Shang Ji very happy, and at the same time greatly increased Shang Ji's prestige. However, it is impossible for Shang Ji to re-appoint a prefect directly according to Gongsun Du's request!

As Zhang Ji said just now, the official position of the county guard is no small matter. If Shang Ji dared to appoint and remove him, he would have to tear himself apart with Dong Zhuo, and at the same time he would become the one who broke the unspoken rules and be hated by the princes of the world!

Before Shang Ji rectified Xuantu, Liaoxi and other counties, he only reduced the power of some county guards, and did not replace them!

In addition, I don't know if it's a coincidence or on purpose, the timing of Gongsun Du's election is really a coincidence.

In the past, nearly tens of millions of Xianbei collectively returned to justice, and later, Gongsundu surrendered, which made Shang Ji somewhat at a loss. Shang Ji had to put Lelang County aside and concentrate on dealing with the Xianbei issue.

Finally, as the first power leader who surrendered in front of the princes of the world, Shang Ji could not be too harsh on Gongsun Du, and even had to wait for Gongsun Du to buy a horse bone for a thousand dollars!

Hearing what Shang Ji said, Gongsun Du's hanging heart was relieved. Although he made up his mind to join him, he didn't intend to just leave his job and go back to seclusion!

Gongsun Du was just forty years old, he was in the prime of life, even if he surrendered to Shang Ji, he planned to do a great job under Shang Ji's command. If Shang Ji really took advantage of the situation to dismiss him from office and drive him home to retire, he would be dumbfounded.

"The envoy has a destiny, and I dare not disobey!" Gongsun Du took advantage of the opportunity to get down the donkey, paused and said, "I will tell you that the envoy is adjacent to Goguryeo, Fuyu, and Han Yi. There are many unpredictable people in the county, and Du is old. Weak and unbearable to be conquered, please send a good general and lead an elite army to station in Lelang to frighten Xiaoxiao!"

Gongsun Du is very courageous, surrendering is surrendering, and he doesn't engage in any half-hearted tricks of sitting on the wall to watch the show, so as not to attract merchants to be bored, he directly asks Shangji to send troops to Lelang.

Without waiting for Shang Ji to speak, Gongsun Du said again, "Du has a son named Kang, who admires the prestige of the envoy, and is willing to serve as a knife-wielding minion under the envoy's command to protect the general!"

Shang Ji glanced at Gongsun Du in surprise, he didn't expect that this man was so courageous, he asked Shang Ji to garrison in Lelang, and even sent Gongsun Kang to be a hostage.

"Your son's prestige has long been heard. Wouldn't it be overkill to be a guard? How about this? The eastern Xianbei returns to righteousness, and the front is short of manpower. Let your son go to General Zhao Yun to be a school lieutenant to practice experience! As for sending troops to assist in the promotion of the economy Shock Xiaoxiao, let's talk later!"

Shang Ji's words are not polite, this Gongsun Kang can barely be called a hero. In history, after the death of Gongsun Du, Gongsun Kang succeeded as the prefect of Liaodong. With the accumulation of Gongsun Du and his hard work, he built Liaodong into a paradise.

At the same time, he also led an expedition to defeat Goguryeo, trapped its capital, and crusade against Han Yan, restoring Daifang County set up during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty. Such a person can barely be called a hero of the last generation, at least stronger than most of the so-called eighteen princes!

As for the garrison in Le Lang, this is necessary, not only that, but when Shang Ji frees up his hands, Le Lang will have to be comprehensively reformed and rectified. The situation in Lelang County is very complicated, and the relationship between foreign races and powerful people is intricate, and it will not be clear in a while. This is also one of the reasons why Shang Ji allowed Gongsundu to temporarily continue as the governor of Lelang County.

However, for a while, Shang Ji really couldn't find a suitable leader candidate, so he could only wait to discuss with his subordinates.

Gongsun Du was very happy to hear this. Being a bodyguard for Shang Ji and being a lieutenant under Zhao Yun's command are theoretically protons, but the meanings are completely different. The latter shows that Shang Ji does not intend to treat the Gongsun family specially, and they can make great achievements in the Shang Ji army by virtue of their ability.

Although the former will definitely have a more respectable status, the upper limit has been fixed, and it is almost impossible to hold real power again! This is completely unacceptable to the ambitious Gongsun family.

Shang Ji took Gongsun Du's hand and walked into the banquet hall under the bitter eyes of the princes of the world!

After tossing and tossing for so long, it's finally the banquet!

Facing the fragrant pearl rice and the dazzling array of delicacies, many princes seemed to be chewing wax, obviously not thinking about the delicacies.

It can be predicted that the grand occasion of Shang Ji's marriage will definitely spread throughout the world in a very short period of time, and Shang Ji's personal reputation will also rise steadily, even surpassing Dong Zhuo, the number one powerful minister in the sky, in one fell swoop!

This is not good news for the princes of the world, and Ding Yuan's representative Zhang Yang's face is almost blackened! There was a little gap between Ding Yuan and Shang Ji before, and just now he was the first to open his mouth to mock Shang Ji. Now that Gongsundu is attached, Xianbei is attached to Yi, and the rear of Pingzhou is completely stable, the next target of Shangji's expansion is Youzhou. Ding Yuan, governor of Youzhou, was the first to bear the brunt of the Pingzhou army!

To be honest, Zhang Yang really didn't have the confidence to withstand the attack of the Pingzhou Army. He has a good friendship with Lu Bu, and he knows the combat power of Lu Bu and his Bingzhou Wolf Riders. As far as Zhang Yang knew, Lu Bu admired Shang Ji very much and publicly expressed his praise on different occasions.

The other princes were not in a good mood to go there, especially Yuan Shao, Kong Rong, Gongsun Zan and other forces that were relatively close to Shang Ji. On the contrary, Yuan Shu, Sun Jian and other southern princes who were relatively far away didn't feel much, and kept praising the delicious taste of the pearl rice.

Gongsundu, as the leader of the faction that has just joined, of course has to exceed the standard hospitality. He was assigned to be under Shang Ji, and Rong Luoluo and Jia Xu were on the opposite side!

Rong Luoluo ate the most delicious food among all the people present. He ate the food he had prepared. This energy even affected Jia Xu who was next to him, and his appetite improved a lot unconsciously.

Shang Ji's eyes slid over the generals in Pingzhou, and finally stopped on Liu Yi. Whispering in the ear of Liu Shi next to her, a look of surprise appeared in Liu Shi's eyes. She looked at Gongsun Du, then at Liu Yi, and finally nodded slowly.

"Cough, Shengji!"

"The subordinate is here!" Gongsun Du had just joined him, how could he be in the mood for a meal? All his mind was on Shang Ji, and when he heard Shang Ji's call, he immediately got up and answered.

"Sit down, sit down, Shengji sit down and talk!" Shang Ji waved his hand, motioning for Gongsun Du to sit down.

"Does Jisheng know my righteous brother?" Shang Ji quietly pointed to Liu Yi and asked Gongsun Du.

"General Liu's reputation shocks the world, who doesn't know who doesn't know?"

Gongsun Du is obviously flattering. Although Liu Yi is undoubtedly the second person in the Pingzhou Army, his popularity in the outside world is far less than that of Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and others, let alone shocking the world!

But Shang Ji didn't care, and said with a slight smile, "I plan to send my brother-in-law to lead the army to Le Lang to help Sheng Ji deter Le Lang Xiaoxiao, what does Sheng Ji think?"

"Excellent, excellent, with General Liu here, Le Lang will be as stable as Mount Tai!" Gongsun Du replied respectfully without even hesitating.

Shang Ji nodded, and then asked, "Shengji, what do you think of my righteous brother?"

Gongsun Du was taken aback for a moment, looked at Liu Yi, who was sitting in danger and didn't know it, and organized the words, "General Liu is a hero with a heroic appearance, literary and martial arts, and he was a hero at that time!"

"Yu Wen Shengji still has a daughter, who is as beautiful as a flower, virtuous and virtuous, and is still waiting in her boudoir, why don't you marry her to my brother-in-law?"

"what?!"

Gongsun Du was taken aback for a moment, then ecstatically, blushing and nodding frantically!