Chapter 511 General Wei knows that there is an evil Kong Rong in the world
Plain.

Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi were guarding Yuan Shao's bedside as usual, and the two brothers were talking to each other about the major events that had happened in recent days.

"Most of the counties in Qingzhou have been recovered by us."

"We brothers will remember your instructions and ask Ju Biejia for everything."

"We will defend the city, rest with the people, and accumulate strength."

"Given time, we will be able to retake Jizhou. Father, I heard that Cao Mengde and Jia Wenhe have different political views. Under the instigation of Sun Hui, the two are like water and fire. I think there will be a war. Then we can take advantage of the fight between Cao and Jia to gain benefits."

What the two said was true, but they just picked out things that benefited their own side and spoke slowly.

For example, he recovered most of the counties and prefectures in Qingzhou, but was unable to do anything about the Beihai Kingdom.

The Prime Minister of Beihai State was named Kong Rong. He came from a prominent family and once served as the General of the Tiger Guards.

However, he offended Dong Zhuo and was sent to Beihai Kingdom where the Yellow Turbans were more rampant.

At that time, the Beihai Kingdom was already in ruins. Fortunately, Kong Rong was not a mediocre person. He gathered troops and gave military lectures, issued proclamations, and wrote letters himself to communicate with various states and counties and make plans together.

Gradually, the sounds of chickens and dogs could be heard in Beihai Kingdom, and wisps of smoke rose above the village houses.

Because Kong Rong had a good reputation in politics, people at that time called him "Kong Beihai".

If it were just this, Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi would not have looked up to Kong Rong.

It's not like they haven't seen people who make vivid descriptions of their political achievements.

What troubled them was not Kong Rong, but the Beihai Kingdom, or to be more precise, the Beihai Kingdom after Kong Rong's report on his work.

Previously, the bandit Guan Hai led his people to besiege Duchang County and was about to surround the county. Zheng Yien was anxious to send troops to help, but Kong Rong was not worried at all. Even when the generals in the city said, "Prime Minister, why don't we lead the army to attack the bandits before they surround Duchang County and catch them off guard? Maybe we can break the siege of Duchang!", Kong Rong was unmoved.

It was not until Guan Hai blocked Duchang that Kong Rong started to panic.

Logically speaking, Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi should not be afraid of Kong Rong, a foolish man who is good at war, but the course of events is often beyond expectations.

A surprise force of 3,000 men suddenly appeared out of nowhere and defeated Guan Hai, lifting the siege of Duchang County.

Therefore, when they were conquering and recovering Beihai County, Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi were always on guard against this special force.

At first, Kong Rong seemed to have inexplicable confidence and did not show the slightest fear of their military attack.

Not only did they not refuse to defend, they even dared to attack them!

Their soldiers are the best of the best and the strongest of the strong.

They don't take people like Kong Rong seriously at all!

The result was just as they expected. Yuan's army advanced rapidly and forced Kong Rong to flee in panic.

It's a pity that everything is dense and sparse.

When he was only one step away from victory, he never expected that this time the reinforcements would number 6,000 people!

The leader actually called himself Zhang Qichi, and was actually a general during Liu Bei's Liangzhou period!

Once these words were spoken, it caused a huge uproar. Even Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan's faces changed immediately, not to mention the other soldiers!
The fear of Huang Zhong and Guan Yu was deeply engraved in the hearts of Yuan army soldiers. You should know that a Sima under Huang Zhong and Guan Yu beat Zhu Ling so hard that he fled in panic!

Not to mention the generals during Liu Bei's Liangzhou period!
Those were the elite soldiers and generals who suppressed the Qiang and Hu Rebellion!
The result is predictable. The morale of Yuan's army fell to the bottom. Even before the battle started, some people dropped their weapons and armor and ran away.

In contrast, Zhang Qichi's troops were extremely powerful, and as expected, they were defeated.

After returning to Pingyuan in disgrace, Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi still couldn't understand why Liu Bei wanted to help Kong Rong.

Fortunately, there are always times like these when there is always something good that can soothe the hearts of the two brothers, and that is the letter from Sun Hui.

According to the doctor, it would be best to say something happy to Yuan Shao every day.

It's always good news that Jia Wenhe and Cao Mengde are fighting each other, right?

Just when Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi were lost in thought, a servant beside them suddenly exclaimed, "General, General, the General is awake!"

"!"

Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi were startled, and it was like a thunderclap sounding in their minds.

They looked at each other, and saw disbelief on each other's faces.

Father is awake?!
After the initial surprise, a touch of ecstasy arose spontaneously, and excited smiles appeared on their similar faces.

"Tan'er, Xi'er."

Yuan Shao slowly opened his eyes, slowly opened his pale lips, uttered low words, and at the same time raised his hands towards Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi.

Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi looked at each other and immediately understood.

Yuan Tan held Yuan Shao's hand, and Yuan Xi supported Yuan Shao's back.

With the joint efforts of the two brothers, Yuan Shao was finally able to lean against the head of the bed.

Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi wanted to report the happy event to Yuan Shao, but the second thing Yuan Shao blurted out was, "Tan'er, Xi'er, why don't you see Shang'er?"

The two brothers' faces sank. As the eldest brother, Yuan Tan was the first to control his expression. He pretended to be calm and said, "Third brother, I have official business to attend to and don't have time to see father."

"." Yuan Shao glanced at Yuan Tan, and seeing that Yuan Tan showed no strange expression, he did not delve into the issue. He raised his somewhat languid spirit and asked with a smile: "Tan'er, Xi'er, what happy event were you two talking about just now?"

Talking about this, smiles appeared on Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi's gloomy faces, and they recounted what had just happened with great excitement.

Hearing this, Yuan Shao nodded repeatedly and smiled, and even his pale face became a lot rosier.

Jia Xu and Cao Cao, two tigers fighting each other, was something he had never thought of!
Well done, Sun Hui! Well done, Sun Hui!
Just as Yuan Shao was about to ask for details, Yuan Tan's personal guards rushed in. When the personal guards saw Yuan Shao waking up, their faces changed slightly. They were full of words to say, but stopped talking. "Sir, I..."

Yuan Tan raised his eyebrows and said unhappily, "Is there anything that my father cannot hear? Speak!"

"Yes." The guard took out a letter from his arms.

Yuan Tan said in a tough tone: "Read it!"

However, his heart was different from the seriousness on his face. If Yuan Shao and Yuan Xi had not been present, the corners of his mouth would probably have been raised to the sky.

Even with just a glance, he recognized the words on the cover of the letter. It was undoubtedly the handwriting of his spy Sun Hui.

I think this is another good news from Sun Hui. If I read the letter in front of my father, he will definitely know that my talent is far superior to Yuan Shang. I wonder how Yuan Shang can defeat me this time!

It was a pity that neither Yuan Tan nor Yuan Xi noticed that the guard turned pale after opening the letter. "Sir, do you want it... or not..."

"No! Read!" Yuan Tan was unwilling to listen to even the words finished by his personal guards.

The guards gritted their teeth and decided to fight back. "Yuan Benchu"

Ok?
Yuan Xi's expression changed slightly, and he felt something was wrong.

He glanced at Yuan Tan and saw that Yuan Tan's expression remained the same, with the corners of his mouth even slightly raised. He immediately dispelled his suspicions and thought that this might be the case.

However, as the guards read the letter, Yuan Shao, Yuan Tan, and Yuan Xi looked uglier and uglier, because the insults in the letter to Yuan Shao were too nasty, such as "old thief with gray beard" and "white-haired man", "living in vain at the age of forty-seven", "cherishing one's body when doing big things but forgetting one's life when doing small things", it was like pointing at Yuan Shao's nose and scolding him. Yuan Tan's face turned blue and purple, and he said angrily, "Shut up!"

Yuan Shao, with a pale face, growled through his teeth, "Read it!"

The guard looked at Yuan Tan and then at Yuan Shao, and finally gritted his teeth and continued reading.

As the last word of the letter was read, the room fell into silence, a deathly silence.

Even the personal guard standing here felt a cold wind blowing behind him, making his legs tremble with cold.

Apart from his personal guards, Yuan Tan's heart was in his throat and beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead.

Insulting Yuan Shao would have been better than the current situation. Simply insulting Yuan Shao would at most expose Sun Hui. However, the personal guards later said a series of names, most of which were spies they left behind, and now most of them were killed in a flash, and even the nobles who had a good impression of them were not spared.

This time, I'm in big trouble!

Yuan Tan's heart was pounding, thoughts in his mind were colliding vigorously, and he racked his brains to think of a way to make up for it.

But surprisingly, Yuan Shao did not pursue the matter, "Jia Wen and Su Lai have always been cruel, so this matter is not Tan'er's fault."

Yuan Tan raised his head in disbelief and saw Yuan Shao, whose face was pale, his expression was tired, and his breath was weak.

Even Yuan Xi who was standing by was a little surprised.

Yuan Tan's Adam's apple rolled and he wanted to say something, but unexpectedly Yuan Xi's personal guards walked in.

Yuan Xi's expression suddenly changed. Oh no, is it his turn?

Yuan Xi wanted to drive away his personal guards.

Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Yuan Shao, who forced out a tired smile, "Unless the rebels capture Qingzhou, is there any worse news than this? Xi'er, I'm fine."

Seeing that Yuan Shao said this, Yuan Xi had no reason to drive out the guards.

He sighed deeply, like a prisoner on his way to execution, with a look of despair on his face, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Replying to the envoy, the two young masters, Ju Beijia asks the two young masters to move to the meeting room to discuss how to resist Cao Mengde!"

"Resist Cao Mengde?" Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi looked at each other in bewilderment. "What do you mean? Could it be that Cao Mengde is leading his troops to attack?"

The guard nodded, "Jia Wenhe ordered Cao Mengde to take over Bohai County. Now Cao Mengde has deployed troops at the border of Bohai County and is about to attack!"

"Huh." Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. They thought it was some bad news, but it was just Cao Cao coming to attack. It shouldn't have any impact on their father.
As soon as this thought came to their mind, they saw the guards' expressions suddenly change, and they immediately realized something.

It’s bad, Father!
Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi's pupils shrank slightly, and they quickly looked at Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao's face turned ugly, his eyes were bloodshot, and his chest was heaving violently. Neither of the two brothers reacted. Yuan Shao spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wow" sound, cursing: "Cao thief, Cao thief, give me back my Bohai County, wow!"

Then his head tilted and he fainted!
"Father/Envoy!" Everyone present was shocked and immediately became panic-stricken.

Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi shouted anxiously: "Quick, quick, quick, call a doctor!"

"Mr. Zhang, the Yuan army came to attack this time. Thanks to Mr. Zhang for helping me. Rong is deeply grateful!"

At the banquet, Kong Rong stood up and toasted Zhang Qichi.

He did not neglect Zhang Qichi because of his humble background, and was very polite in his words and actions.

Even though Zhang Qichi had been around most of the men, he didn't see any falsehood on Kong Rong's face.

"Prime Minister Kong, there is no need to thank you. I came here because someone asked me to do something for you."

"Oh? Entrusted by someone?" Kong Rong became interested. "May I ask the name of the person Mr. Zhang mentioned?"

Zhang Qichi drank the wine in the cup and smiled calmly, "General Wei."

"General Wei? He is really General Wei?!"

Everyone present was shocked, as Liu Bei's name was well-known.

Whenever Liu Bei's experience was mentioned, the scholars present felt a surge of excitement in their hearts.

He came from a humble background but had great ambitions. After years of hard work, he finally soared to the sky!
It's really fascinating!

However, such a person actually sent troops to rescue Kong Rong?

You should know that although Kong Rong has a good reputation, there are many people who have a better reputation than Kong Rong.

Take Zheng Xuan for example. He was so famous that scholars all over the world respected him.

The results of it?
All of Zheng Xuan's outstanding disciples were recruited by Liu Bei and now have become governors of Liang Province.

I heard that the Governor of Liangzhou wrote a letter asking Zheng Xuan to help Liu Bei.

As a result, Zheng Xuan actually agreed.

In terms of talent, let alone Zheng Xuan, even Kong Rong is probably not as good as Zheng Xuan's disciple.

In terms of background, Kong Rong was far ahead of Liu Bei. Since taking over the Beihai Kingdom, he has managed to achieve some political achievements.

But compared with the hidden dangers of the North Sea Kingdom, it is still far from enough.

What is also disheartening is that Kong Rong was a complete mess when it came to employing talented people. Even ten Kong Rongs tied together would not be as good as one Liu Bei.

According to common sense, there was no need for Liu Bei to come specifically for Kong Rong.

Is it for Zheng Xuan?
That’s not right. Didn’t Zheng Xuan go to Beijing?
After hearing Zhang Qichi's answer, even Kong Rong, who had always been ambitious, became skeptical. He really found it hard to believe what Zhang Qichi said.

In terms of background, official position and knowledge, he was far superior to Liu Bei.

Even when it comes to his ambitions, he is confident that he is no less than anyone else.

But the problem is that while he was still on the road to realizing his ambitions, Liu Bei had already left him far behind.

No.

If he were Liu Bei, I think he would have started to enjoy the joy that came with success.

In his opinion, Liu Bei has realized his ambitions, but what about him? It is still a long way off.

However, Kong Rong had no complaints in his heart. Coming from a humble background, his achievements in both military operations and governance were down-to-earth.

Even someone as extreme as Kong Rong could not feel the slightest bit of jealousy towards Liu Bei.

"What have I done to deserve General Wei's doing this?" Kong Rong, who had been thinking for a long time, no longer had the vigor and vitality of a famous scholar, and even his voice sounded dry.

Zhang Qichi smiled and said, "General Wei once said that any Han official who is dedicated to serving the people must not be ignored."

"This..." Kong Rong fell silent. It's not that he hadn't thought that Zhang Qichi was just saying polite words, but when he looked up and saw Zhang Qichi's sincere expression, the dark thoughts in his heart were immediately swept away. He sighed and said with emotion: "General Wei, do you know that there is Kong Rong in the world?"

(End of this chapter)