Chapter 953: Good Intentions and Bad Intentions

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty, perhaps because Liu Bang's inheritance was too strong, the emperors of the Han Dynasty paid special attention to the matter of cheap, well, swords.

So basically, the Han Dynasty, whether it was the Western Han Dynasty or the Eastern Han Dynasty, or even the Shu Han Dynasty under Liu Bei, were very keen on making swords, and they also connected it with the so-called induction of heaven and man.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, adhering to the inheritance of the Qin Dynasty, the sword was an important weapon on the battlefield. Whether it was a one-handed sword or a two-handed horse-cutting sword, they were commonly seen on the battlefield. However, with the development of metal smelting technology, the strengthening of armor Later, after the direct stabbing ability was restricted, in order to enhance the killing ability of soldiers on the battlefield, the Huanshou Dao replaced the long sword and became the main combat weapon of the soldiers, while the long sword became more of a ceremonial item and decorative utensils.

But even so, the long sword was still a very important weapon in the Han Dynasty. Even many nobles and nobles liked to wear swords, as did princes and ministers. Therefore, when the Emperor of the Han Dynasty presented a sword to a minister, he would be rewarded. It means, but it does not have the additional effect of being able to go around and slash and kill with the emperor's sword like in later generations.

After leaving the sword behind, Xun You didn't say anything more. He just told Fei Qian that Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty had high expectations for him, etc., and then left.

If Fei Qian hadn't walked so fast, Xun You would have been caught off guard. Xun You would not take the initiative to find Liu Xie. He hoped that Liu Xie could coordinate the relationship between Zhong Shao and others and Fei Qian. Unfortunately, although Liu Xie made measures, they were not what Xun You hoped. .

In fact, Xun You didn't quite agree with Liu Xie giving this long sword to Fei Qian, but since Liu Xie had decided to do so, Xun You couldn't object categorically...

Xun You didn't know the origin of this long sword. If he knew it, he would find a way to refuse if he really couldn't tell. Although it is not in line with Xun You's character to speak out and give advice. Xun You is more often the kind of person who doesn't tell without asking. If asked, he may not tell immediately. It's like swallowing lukewarm water, which will definitely make an impatient person faint on the spot.

Therefore, although Xun You felt that something was wrong, it was still Liu Xie's way of showing that he valued Fei Qian. The most important thing was that the Shangshu Desk was now in the hands of Zhong Shao. If he wanted to be granted an official title, he would have to issue a formal Making books naturally aroused the idea of ​​Zhong Shao and others. On the contrary, giving away items like this was simpler and easier to operate, so Xun You finally followed Liu Xie's order and brought this long sword to Fei. latent.

The sword came into Fei Qian's hand, and then the question also came into Fei Qian's heart...

The swords are pretty good. It can be said that Han swords are pretty good and extremely beautiful.

It is different from most of the so-called ancient long swords in later generations. The hilt of this sword is not long, that is, less than twenty centimeters in length. Therefore, it is a one-handed sword. When held in the hand, the entire The center of gravity of the long sword is just right. It is neither too far forward, making it too heavy when swinging, nor does the whole long sword appear to be completely light at the handle.

The most distinctive thing is that the blade of this long sword is full of a streamlined sharpness. How can I put it, in most movies and TV shows in later generations, the props used are actually wrong.

The tips of most Han swords are very sharp. If the sharpest edge of the ancient long sword imitated by later generations can be seen as an equilateral triangle with an approximate vertex angle of 60 degrees, then the one currently in Fei Qian's hands This Han sword presented by Liu Xie is a long and narrow isosceles triangle with a maximum angle of 30 degrees. The blade is long and narrow and sharp, and it is full of a stinging feeling.

The handle of the sword is made of nanmu, and the silk tape mixed with gold and silver threads is wrapped flatly. The middle of the handle is waisted, and the silk rope is repeatedly flattened to form a hoop to prevent the hand from slipping during battle.

The sword grid is small, and the tail of the sword seems to be riveted, and the patterns are made of gold and silver, which is very gorgeous. On the sword body close to the sword grid, the word "Zhongxing" is engraved.

There are quite a few marks of cutting on the sword body, and there are also faint dark brown lines on the silk hilt. It is obvious that this sword was once used in actual combat...

Zhongxing sword?

Fei Qian slowly sheathed the long sword, then removed the original long sword and hung the Zhongxing Sword on his belt.

What does Liu Xie mean?

Do you want me to be a minister of ZTE?

Or should I continue to use my sword to defeat Buchen?

Or is it just a reward for the merits of fighting against the barbarians or for the results of the battle against the Xiliang thieves?

But no matter what, Liu Xie did not issue a formal edict, which shows that Liu Xie still does not have any control over the current Chang'an, or the current Han Dynasty...

Although Liu Xie was the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

This time when they arrived in Chang'an, Liu Xie and Fei Qian's original expectations were not much different.

There is nothing wrong with Liu Xie being the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, but he is still just a teenager. The aura of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty is not omnipotent, and it cannot have the effect of automatically adding ten or twenty to the four dimensions in the game, so …

That's it.

After experiencing Xu Huang's recklessness and Zhao Yun's knot, Fei Qian already knew that it was basically unrealistic to expect Liu Xie to be outstanding and intelligent, to turn the tide, etc. Without experience, there would be no experience. In this period of time, It is naturally impossible for Liu Xie to know how to handle the current situation, and even less likely to handle the chaotic situation of the entire Han Dynasty.

Therefore, if he stays in Chang'an, he will have to fight with Zhong Shao and others to bring Liu Xie to Bingzhou. Let alone whether others are willing or not, he just wants to teach Liu Xie various concepts and methods step by step. , is enough to give Fei Qian a headache.

Haha, I don’t have the friendship to sleep on the same bed with Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, so why should I?

If you raise Liu Xie like a pig, hey, there are still many royalists in Bingzhou. At least your master, Cai Yong, old man Cai, will definitely be the first to jump out...

Therefore, Fei Qian's way of dealing with the current Liu Xie is to simply not understand it. Anyway, the subsequent development of the situation will naturally force Liu Xie to mature faster and learn to think about problems at a deeper level. But even so, in history, Liu Xie didn't really realize that the Han Dynasty was heading for a road of no return until near the later stages of history...

Fei Qian really didn't want to cause more trouble for himself. After cooperating with the Anti-Xiliang Alliance to capture Chang'an, he evacuated as quickly as possible. Anyway, now his banner of righteousness on the side of Qingjun can be regarded as in place. , as for whether Chang'an City can be defended later, it depends on the ability of Zhong Shao and others, but now it seems that, hehe, it will be enough.

Now Liu Xie asked Xun You to send this ZTE sword, which is actually quite interesting. But is Liu Xie's true meaning, or is it something Xun You came up with for Liu Xie?

After all, if the current Xun You is really as deep as the city in history, he will definitely be able to see the unstable current situation of Chang'an. However, now that he is just a minister, Xun You may not have enough influence to shake the situation. The decision made by Shao and others was used to allow Liu Xie to send out this signal of goodwill?

However, even if such a gift represents a signal of goodwill, Fei Qian will not be too entangled in Chang'an in the short term. He is afraid that some blood will still be seen to sort out this mess in Guanzhong.

In Xinfeng County, Li Jue expressed in an extremely fierce manner that he wanted to stain his weapons with someone's blood, and sent an extremely warm greeting to someone...

Although Guo Bang sometimes doesn't do much, he will snatch things from himself, and sometimes he will get into troubles, and there will be friction between them, but now that Guo Bang is dead, all the so-called annoying things before are gone. Erased, all that remains in the memory is the friendship with Guo Si that has gone through many years of ups and downs.

"Shuzi!" Li Jue slapped the table and roared, "I swear to kill him!"

Ma Teng had no friendship with Guo Si, and certainly not much with Li Jue. He and Han Sui only had some contacts with Fan Chou before they became rivals. So Ma Teng was so sad about Guo Si's death. There is no feeling at all, and there is even some small joy...

But Li Jue showed such anger and grief. As a current ally, he couldn't say nothing, so he had to accompany Li Jue and offer some words of comfort.

For Ma Teng, the relationship between Guo Si and Guo Bang is not important. What is important is that Chang'an actually betrayed him! It actually slipped out of the hands of the Xiliang Alliance! More importantly, this means that he and Han Sui will lose contact. Another extremely difficult thing is that they may run out of food and grass...

After a while, Ma Teng said thoughtfully: "Brother Zhiran, why don't you wait until we meet up with Wen Yue before making plans?"

Li Jue panted heavily and sat down with a groan, but did not answer directly.

Despite Li Jue's furious appearance on the surface, at least half of it is actually an act. Without getting angry, how can he show that he attaches great importance to Yu Guo Si's death, and how can he make Ma Teng obey his orders?

Guo Si's death not only handed over Chang'an to others, but more importantly, it caused a change in the balance of power...

Originally, Li Jue, Guo Si and others had a certain advantage compared with Ma Teng and Han Sui, both in terms of soldiers and generals, but now Hu Zhen was seriously injured in Tongguan and has not recovered since escaping back to Xinfeng, and Li Jue also knew that it was extremely difficult to recover from such injuries on the battlefield. Even if he could recover, it would take a long time to rest. Therefore, Hu Zhen was basically a useless person.

Li Meng died and Wang Fang fled. Although Li Li was not seriously injured, he was defeated after all and could not hold his head up in front of Ma Teng and Han Sui. So now Li Jue's side is the only Xiliang general. A Fan Chou...

In addition, some of the Xiliang soldiers in Chang'an City escaped, some surrendered, some were imprisoned, and some were killed. Basically, all the grassroots officers of Xiliang were killed, so they were equivalent to being useless. It also needs to be carefully organized before it can be used when it is gathered back into the hand.

Therefore, in comparison, it is like Ma Teng and Han Sui, who have inadvertently gained the upper hand...

Ma Teng probably hasn't noticed it yet, or hasn't considered this aspect yet, but as soon as he joins Han Sui and others' troops, this gap will inevitably be exposed to Ma Teng and Han Sui's low eyelids, so Li Jue was unwilling to rush back to Chang'an immediately.

"Report..." While Li Jue was thinking about how to explain to Ma Teng, a scout suddenly rushed from outside and went to the tent to report, "... to report to the general, cavalry traces were found north of Gaolu. There were about five or six hundred of them, and the banner was 'General Fei of the Conquest of the West'..."

Gaolu is a small county in the northwest of Xinfeng, on the north bank of the Weishui River, far opposite Xinfeng on the south bank of the Weishui River. A little further east and north of Gaolu is Pinyang.

"General Fei of the Expedition to the West?" Li Jue stood up quickly, repeated something, and then angrily slapped the table and said, "It must be that damn guy! Besides this person, who else has the surname Fei?"

At this time, Li Jue finally knew that Fei Qian had actually played a golden cicada to escape from his shell. Although the scouts at Baishuigou Camp had been reporting that the flag had not changed, the ironclad facts before him now proved the reality. Fei Qian fooled Li Jue...

Li Jue turned to Ma Teng and said, "Shoucheng, please lend a helping hand to kill this beast!"

Ma Teng was a little hesitant. After all, this was different from the battle he had with Huangfu Song.

The place is different.

In the Xinfeng area, the cavalry is king. They can fight when they want, retreat when they want, or retreat while fighting. But in Gaolu, that is, on the north bank of the Weishui River, it is close to mountains, especially Pinyang. The Zhisu City area is basically dominated by hills and mountains, so it is not easy for the cavalry to deploy, and it is not easy to implement tactics such as insertion and outflanking.

Li Jue also saw Ma Teng's hesitation, but without Ma Teng's cooperation, he would go to find trouble for Fei Qian alone, and his rear was not stable enough, so Li Jue said in a deep voice: "Shou Cheng, this beast will kill him! Ruo Shi Everyone can kill our soldiers and generals and can come and go freely, so how can we have any prestige? This is the chief evil! The Hongnong army has been defeated, but if this thief can be punished, Kyoto can be determined!"

Ma Teng frowned, thinking.

What Li Jue said is not completely unreasonable.

There are many tribes in Xiliang, and they all follow this simple principle. If they are not strong enough to scare everyone, then they must follow the simple law of tooth for tooth and blood for blood. Otherwise, the tribe will definitely suffer from other tribes. Bullying.

But the question is, help is not impossible, but whether you can get corresponding returns and whether the loss is within the range you can bear. This is the core key...

Xiliang friendship, of course it exists, but can the friendship between Xiliang people be used as food?

Seeing Ma Teng's hesitation, Li Jue added some more chips and continued: "After killing this beast, Kyoto will definitely be shaken. After we gather together, we can easily recover it. By then, all the rebels will be captured." Behead! Half of the wealth obtained can be used for military purposes if the life is over!"

This is somewhat interesting. After Ma Teng nodded, he said: "That's okay... I wonder how Brother Zhiran will advance?"

Li Jue stood up, walked a few steps back and forth in the tent, and then said: "This beast... is leading the cavalry out, so the Baishuigou camp must be a little empty... if it returns, it will definitely pass through Pinyang..."

Li Jue suddenly stopped and gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Someone has some ideas and can kill this beast north of the Weishui River!"