Chapter 292 Nothing to worry about
In Luoyang City, Yang Biao traveled through the streets in a ox cart.

Seeing the ruins everywhere, I couldn't help but wet my clothes with tears.

She felt so aggrieved but didn't know who to tell, so she cried even louder.

Sima Fang was traveling in the same carriage. As a representative invited by the Yingchuan people, he had already concluded that Hei Xiong had no intention of reconciling with the Ruying scholars.

As for the scholars of Chen State and Liang Pei, they probably don't have a good image in Black Bear's eyes.

Although he had never heard the nine-word mantra of "build high walls and store up grain to slowly become king", Sima Fang, whose family had been studying Han Shu for generations, keenly sensed Black Bear's intention.

They would rather take the risk of long-distance expeditions to the various Hu tribes to replenish manpower, which shows that the enemy is determined to gather all its strength and wipe out all the warriors in Guandong.

There is a high probability that the other party will blame the death of King Chen on the various scholars in Guandong.

Prince Chen was truly a unique person in the late Han Dynasty. Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Prince Chen took the prime minister to privately offer sacrifices to heaven and train his troops.

Even though Emperor Ling knew about Prince Chen's behavior, he only severely punished Prince Chen's prime minister and never deprived Prince Chen of his minions.

When the Yellow Turban Rebellion rose up, countless kingdoms and marquisates in Hebei and the Central Plains were destroyed, countless men and women of the royal family were killed, and a huge amount of wealth disappeared.

King Chen stood in the State of Chen in a unique posture, watching the Han army and the Yellow Turban army fighting against each other.

Then, the heroes came to fight against Dong Zhuo, and King Chen also raised an army, but found that no one responded to him. So he stopped his troops and focused on managing the State of Chen.

Even though the whole country was covered in blood, the State of Chen remained as prosperous as before.

In the end, Yuan Shu, who was like a stray dog, killed the King of Chen and the Prime Minister at the same time with ridiculous assassination methods, and the State of Chen was successfully swallowed up by Yuan Shu.

What did the scholars and officials of the State of Chen do?
It’s not important to find out the truth of that year. What’s important is that Black Bear made his name in the world with such a name… Will the brave and domineering Black Bear talk to you?
In the future, Hei Xiong may change his name to Liu Hei Xiong, or Chen Hei Xiong, or use his mother's surname, or choose a new surname of his own.

In short, after today's meeting, Sima Fang has concluded that if he cannot kill Black Bear, Black Bear will definitely kill the well-dressed people in Guandong in the future.

While thinking about his own things, Sima Fang looked at Yang Biao with a sidelong glance.

Yang Biao came from a very noble family and his family tradition was famously strong, so Yang Biao had a straightforward side to his character.

But what can I say... From Sima Fang's point of view, the fact that Yang Biao can still live until now actually shows that Yang Biao's talent is seriously insufficient.

Not to mention the conspiracy of Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and Guo Si, Yang Biao had too many chances to die accidentally in the prison in Xudu that year.

Killing Yang Biao was not cost-effective for Cao Cao, so he did not kill him.

The threats from Kong Rong and others only gave Cao Cao a way out. The reason why Cao Cao decided to let him go was most likely because Cao Cao determined that Yang Biao would not pose a fatal threat.

It is reasonable for someone like Yang Biao to be rejected by Black Bear.

Sima Fang thought about it, frowned again, and thought about his own retreat.

We are from Hanoi and Sizhou. On the surface, we are under the rule of the Sili Xiaowei Yamen, but in reality we are ruled by the Grand Marshal's Bakufu.

As for the selection of filial and honest officials in Hanoi County next year, Hanoi County will not dare to submit the list unilaterally without Black Bear's approval.

The eldest son Sima Lang has already served in Xudu; the second son Sima Yi served in this county two years ago and was the chief adviser of Henei.

Because Cao Cao's forces withdrew from Hanoi, Hanoi was now divided into two parts, and Sima Yi also resigned and returned home without staying in office.

If Sima Yi were to rashly seek to take up a government post, it would most likely lead to revenge from Cao Cao.

Sima Fang thought for a moment and felt distressed again. His second son was famous and knew many people, so it was impossible for him to hide his identity and go to Guanzhong.

After thinking again and again, he thought of a middleman, and his mental state began to stabilize.

But Yang Biao was choking with tears, he was really hurt by the black bear's scolding.

The scholars of Xizhou are about to rise, but he, the leader of the scholars of Xizhou, lives such a depressed life.

The more he thought about it, the harder it was for Yang Biao to wake up from his sadness.

Outside the city, in the White Horse Temple, Black Bear and Liu Ai drank and ate meat, just listening to Liu Ai telling about the old days in Chang'an. It was impossible for Liu Ai to go back, and if Liu Ai went back, it would be a dead end.

Only by staying here with Black Bear can we play the greatest role, including indirectly protecting the life of the Han emperor.

As long as the Minister Liu Ai is with Hei Xiong, Hei Xiong can take out a handwritten edict from the emperor at any time according to the changes in the situation!
Liu Ai is equivalent to an empty edict with the emperor's private seal.

Listening to Liu Ai begin to describe the hardships and bloodshed during the emperor's eastward migration, Black Bear couldn't help but sigh and say: "If you don't govern the country properly, there will be retribution. Not only will the people be in trouble, but the emperor will also be unable to escape."

"The Yuan family murdered the brothers He Jin and He Miao and brought in Dong Zhuo. Huang Wan, Cui Lie and others instigated Dong Zhuo to seize power, making the Yuan family's decades-long plan come to nothing."

Black Bear took a sip of tea and said, "From Yuan Wei onwards, no one had a good ending. So, we should be cautious when governing a country. A flood sweeping across the land does not distinguish between nobles and servants."

Liu Ai also sighed, holding his wine cup and drinking by himself. As he got drunk, he said, "Why doesn't the Grand Marshal just flirt with Guo Jia, Yang Biao and others?"

"Playing tricks is their strength. Why should I use my weaknesses to compare with their strengths?"

Black Bear looked at Liu Ai in surprise: "Guo Jia's life is in my hands, so why don't I kill him? Let him see through my true intentions and plot a vicious plan against me, and then I will kill him?"

Liu Ai said: "Guo Jia is a rare talent in the country. If he dies like this, how can the people of Ruying let it go with the Grand Marshal? In my opinion, it is better to detain him in Guanzhong. This will cut off Cao Gong's arm and divide the people of Ruying and carry out the plan of sowing discord."

Seeing that Liu Ai was very aggressive towards the Ruying scholars, Black Bear said, "There is a rotten peach in front of me now. I just want to take a bite of the edible part and throw away the rest. But from what you mean, I should dig out the rotten flesh and eat the rest of the flesh?"

Liu Ai agreed and looked at Black Bear in surprise. He also couldn't understand Black Bear's thinking.

According to normal thinking, you can eat the other party into your stomach and turn him into a subordinate. Within the rule system, can't you do whatever you want to him?

Black Bear felt that this person was just so-so, he could be used but not in a big way, so he explained: "Eating too many rotten peaches, rotten apricots and rotten plums will cause diarrhea in the stomach and intestines. Look at Yuan Cao, the two Lius in Jing and Yi states, and the Sun family in Jiangdong. They ate too many rotten peaches and had diarrhea. They could only squat there."

Liu Ai was completely speechless, but when he thought of the many princes and lords who had their families destroyed during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he felt that Black Bear's attitude was not very extreme.

But Liu Ai felt instinctively uncomfortable when he saw so many well-read and well-educated men falling into depravity, losing their families and even exterminating their clans.

Black Bear turned his head to look at the sky, and then said to Liu Ai: "The Minister and I hit it off right away. Please move aside and allow me to entertain you for a few more days so that I can ask you about the old days."

"I dare not, you are overpraising me, Grand Sima."

Liu Ai also stood up as he spoke, and Yang Fu also came forward to lead the way.

Black Bear just smiled and nodded to Liu Ai, then watched the two of them leave.

Thinking of the metaphor of the rotten peach, the black bear summoned this year's birthday peach, feeling that it would be a waste to eat it himself.

He summoned another blood peach, held the peach with both hands and gently squeezed the surface until the peach flesh softened and separated from the peach skin.

He took a small bite and sucked the sweet peach juice.

Finally, he sucked the peach pit into his mouth, stirring the peach pit wrapped in pulp in his mouth. After a while, he spat out a brown-yellow peach pit with only a few white threads left.

After weighing the peach pit in his hand, Black Bear considered using it as a carrier of "authority".

The use of black magic and white magic requires a carrier.

Magic berries and other things will disappear after leaving a certain range of oneself; only peaches and white geese can exist far away from oneself.

These include peach pits, as well as goose eggs and goose down produced by white geese.

While thinking, Yang Fu, who had left and returned, stood seven or eight steps away waiting with a business card in his hand.

Seeing Black Bear come to his senses and look up, Yang Fu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Yang Jun, a famous scholar from Henei, has come to surrender."

"If he wants to go to Guanzhong, you can make the arrangements. He can withdraw with the army first. I have to inspect the settlements on the Yishui River, so it is inconvenient for me to see him today."

After Black Bear finished speaking, he stood up, picked up the helmet on the corner of the table, and put it on as he walked. Lu Bu followed behind him with a halberd in his hand.

Yang Fu could only smile bitterly, his excitement was in vain, because that was Yang Jun, the direct disciple of the famous scholar.

(End of this chapter)