Yizhou Prefecture.

"Ziyuan, look at this." Liu Yan asked his servant to hand a few letters to Wu Yi.

Wu Yi took it, opened it and took a look, his expression suddenly became solemn.

"Zhu Cheqi, Yuan Jizhou and Gongsun Bogui actually revised the book again one after another and tried their best to endorse Zhulu. It's really strange." A black line appeared on Wu Yi's forehead. The three important ministers and princes wrote to Yizhou Prefecture at the same time,

It was clear that someone was pushing behind the scenes to resolve the Bajun dispute as soon as possible, and Wu Yi secretly complained in his heart.

Wu Yi is the representative of Yizhou Prefecture and is responsible for negotiating with Kong Lin on Bajun matters.

Recently, the Yizhou government has shown unprecedented sincerity in negotiations, hoping to solve the problem as soon as possible. Wu Yi was the first to bear the brunt, and successively proposed plans such as making Zhao Bu the county guard in another place and dividing Ba County into three parts. On the surface, Wu Yi wanted to solve the problem of Ba County.

A lot of work and efforts were made, but these efforts were actually realized under the promotion of Liu Yan and were the embodiment of Liu Yan's will. Wu Yi just did what the executor should do. If any Yizhou official took over the matter,

The Berkshire dispute will move forward, it's just a matter of how fast it progresses.

Shortly after Zhao refused to serve as county guard in another place, Wu Yi proposed the idea of ​​dividing Ba County, and used this as an opportunity to loosen the deadlock in negotiations. Wu Yi made an important contribution to breaking the situation, and now the negotiations are stuck in Sanba.

Regarding the specific distribution link, the outside world generally believed that Liu Yan was unwilling to compromise on the side of Yizhou Prefecture, but in fact, the person who was really secretly blocking the agreement from passing as soon as possible was not Liu Yan, but Wu Yi himself.

As the top person in charge of negotiations in Ba County, it was too easy for Wu Yi to influence the negotiation process. When reporting to Liu Yan, he said a few tendentious words, which was enough to make Liu Yan think "it is not appropriate to compromise easily."

, the idea that "the other party will admit defeat first if they wait" allowed Liu Yan to say what Wu Yi wanted him to say. The more Liu Yan trusted his subordinates, the easier it was to do this.

No one would have thought that Wu Yi, who was actively promoting the negotiation process, was secretly stirring up trouble.

Wu Yi did this entirely out of selfish motives.

Someone contacted Wu Yi and used a bargaining chip that was enough to tempt him in exchange for the Wu family taking action against Zhulu Ling. The Wu family was born as a wealthy businessman. In the long history of the family, they have long been accustomed to using strategy to solve problems instead of violence. With Wu Yi's benefit

With the status and influence of the state capital, there are many ways to deal with a player's territory. Even if it is a famous and powerful vassal like Zhulu Ling, Wu Yi is sure to suffocate the opponent quietly.

The biggest obstacle is that the battle leader is in Bajun.

Bajun and Yizhou Prefecture had long been at odds with each other, and it was difficult for Wu Yi to exert influence in Bajun. What made him even more troubled was that the relationship between Bajun Prefecture and Zhulu Leader was unusually close. The Wu family assessed that Zhao

It is basically impossible for the Ministry to accept dirty private transactions and secretly sell out the interests of Zhululing.

Some things cannot be bought with money.

The Zhao tribe can enjoy the protection of the state capital for one day in Bajun.

Zhao Bu must be allowed to leave!

It happened that Liu Yan had felt external pressure some time ago and realized that it was necessary to resolve the Bajun dispute as soon as possible. The interests of the Wu family and the interests of Yizhou Prefecture were highly consistent, so Wu Yi became very active and full of brain power.

Relocating to become a governor, not interfering in the military affairs of the jurisdiction, plus a five-year guarantee period, what a sincere condition!

Not satisfied?

Want to stay in Berkshire...

It doesn’t matter, let’s split up at the Sanbus head office!

Wu Yi's goal was to get Zhao Bu to leave Ba County and cut off the protective umbrella provided by the local government for Zhulu Leader. His proposal successfully impressed Zhao Bu. According to the division plan he proposed, Zhao Bu would not choose Zhulu Leader no matter what. In the area where he was, Wu Yi vaguely saw the dawn of victory.

Until Zhao Bu proposed that Ba County should be divided into three parts, and Yu Buzhi would occupy one share.

When he learned the news, Wu Yi almost vomited blood and died.

He has done so many things conscientiously, and tried every means to transfer the Zhao Department, just to remove the Zhulu Leader and strengthen reinforcements. After all, the forces looking for cooperation with him have already sharpened their knives, and the wolves are waiting around the Zhulu Leader. As soon as the Zhao Department leaves, the wolves will He could rush forward and strive to destroy the world's largest capital in one battle. Although Wu Yi was unwilling to let his family's private soldiers participate in the war, he was still very dedicated to clearing obstacles for his collaborators.

But Zhao Bu's condition for leaving was to let Yu Buzhi become a prince, which made Wu Yi crazy.

Can you agree?

Of course not!

Agreeing would be tantamount to endorsing the enemy, and Wu Yi would not do such stupid things.

Yuan Shao, Zhu Jun and Gongsun Zan spoke for Zhao, urging the settlement of the Bajun dispute as soon as possible. Moreover, Yu Buzhi had a connection with Liu Yan. Wu Yi resisted Yu Wuzhi’s nomination and did not dare to suppress the matter privately. Leaving a clue. Wu Yi did not refuse to report what he knew. Instead, he informed Liu Yan as soon as possible and skillfully used techniques to make Liu Yan make the decision to wait and see, thus delaying the resolution of the Bajun problem.

At first he actively promoted it, but now he is secretly obstructing it. Thinking about it carefully, Wu Yi himself is a little bit dumbfounded.

"What do you think Ziyuan should do when so many important ministers speak for Yu Wuzhi?" Liu Yan asked.

"Those adults stretched their hands too far, this is Yizhou." Wu Yi had a deadpan expression, pretending not to understand what Liu Yan meant, and steered the topic towards jurisdiction, hoping to arouse Liu Yan's resentment.

He knew very well that Liu Yan was dissatisfied with the interference of external forces in Ba County. Interfering in internal affairs was a taboo. The power and status of the intervener was far superior to that of the governor of the state and county. There was no reason to use power to suppress others, but the situation in Yizhou That's obviously not the case. Liu Yan is the powerful state shepherd from the clan, and his birth status is higher than that of Zhu Jun, Yuan Shao and others. If the Han Dynasty had not declined in recent years and the clan's power has been relatively restrained, Liu Yan could have ignored Yuan Shao and others under normal circumstances. If someone's persuasion makes you impatient, it's not surprising to just slap the person in the face.

Liu Yan frowned slightly.

The Bajun issue has been fermenting for so long. One after another, important officials and princes expressed their opposition clearly, which greatly exceeded Liu Yan's expectation. At first, he was very disgusted, but as time went by, he adjusted his mentality and even began to reflect on the state capital's role. Errors and deficiencies in handling the Berkshire problem.

Liu Yan's biggest insight was that the Han Dynasty had been suffering for many years, the country was in ruins, and the clan was in turmoil. The clan could no longer be as unscrupulous as it was in its heyday. The Bajun problem that had reached this point was a lesson. To control Yizhou, the methods were too harsh and left no room for action. Using it as a meritorious official of the state finally aroused Zhao's desire to resist to the death, allowing external forces to find an excuse to interfere in Yizhou affairs. The lesson was a painful one.

Liu Yan is worthy of being a mature politician. After realizing his own problems, he decisively decided to calm down the incident as soon as possible to avoid giving space for external forces to get their hands on him. Bajun, Zhaobu, Yizhou Prefecture and Zhulu Ling each got one, and Liu Yan Although he was somewhat dissatisfied, the Zhao tribe only accounted for one-third, and its power was seriously weakened. There was a possibility of fighting for the Zhulu lord. This result was not unacceptable to Liu Yan. If Wu Yi had not vowed to do so, the Zhao tribe would have been able to wait for a while. Maybe if he gave in, Liu Yan would have already decided to end this troublesome matter.

For Yizhou Prefecture, the most important thing to do now is not to get angry at the intervention of external forces, but to end it quickly. However, Wu Yi is still entangled in the fact that outsiders "stretch their hands too far", which obviously misses the point. However, Liu Yan's response to Wu Yi

He is very trustworthy. After all, he is a representative figure of Dongzhou scholars who entered Yizhou with him. He is dissatisfied with outsiders' interference in Yizhou. It can be regarded as loyal to him. A slight deviation in vision is not unacceptable.

When he thought of this, Liu Yan didn't care much about Wu Yi's vision, and reminded him calmly: "Let's not mention whether the hand is stretched long or not, but I am afraid of long nights and dreams, so hurry up."

"No." Wu Yi bowed his head in agreement.

He didn't really understand Liu Yan's intentions. Even if he didn't understand before, he should have understood after hearing this sentence. Since Liu Yan no longer wanted to delay, there was not much time left for him. Thinking that not only had he failed to achieve his goal,

Working for so long seemed like he was assisting others in a competition for the top position, which made Wu Yi feel very uncomfortable.

"By the way, you are dealing with the merchants who helped Bajun and put a large amount of silk cloth in the treasury into the market. The price of silk cloth in Yizhou dropped sharply. How is the progress? Have the target merchants been defeated?" Liu Yan asked again.

Wu Yi felt excited.

The so-called attack on Bajun merchants is just an excuse to deal with Zhulu Ling. Suppressing prices and restricting a foreign caravan in the silk cloth production area will make people laugh. Wu Yi completely took advantage of Liu Yan's lack of business knowledge and the Wu family's

The halo acted cheaply, and there were only a few families that could compare with the Chenliu and Wu families in business. Even if a layman found it strange, they would probably think it was because they were ignorant. As long as Liu Yan didn't care, it didn't matter what Wu Yi did.

At this time, Liu Yan suddenly asked about the progress of the commercial suppression. What did he mean?

"The target merchant suffered heavy losses, which reduced the scale of Bajun's trade in silk cloth." Wu Yi said bravely. The ant caravan brought the silk cloth to the north to take action. The statement of "reducing the scale of Bajun's trade" was barely true.

"Then just accept it when you're ready."

Liu Yan said calmly: "The envoy I sent to Chang'an has already met with Wang Situ. Wang Situ is very interested in re-opening the silk cloth trade. The Hanzhong trade route in the north of Yizhou is blocked. You can also leave Jingzhou in the east and then go north to the Central Plains, Bajun

It won’t take long for the problem to be resolved peacefully, and the flow of materials will no longer be blocked. Continuing to sell silk cloth will certainly discourage merchants who do not know how to promote it, but it will also increase Yizhou’s losses, which is not cost-effective.”

Wu Yi broke out in a cold sweat.

"Reopening the Shibu trading channel? That's a good idea! I will stop the Shibu market operations when I get back."

After coming out of the Prefecture Mufu, Wu Yi was still frightened.

It's gone too far.

Liu Yan wanted to separate Yizhou and needed a lot of money to develop the area. Suppressing the price of silk cloth in Yizhou was not in the long-term interest of the Yizhou governor. Liu Yan may not be suspicious of him, but it may just be out of economic considerations. The suppression of silk cloth is unreasonable.

There are only small flaws at most, but if there are too many small problems, they can become big problems.

Dealing with the Zhulu leader is a transaction, and you can gain profits, but the Wu family's greatest interest lies with Liu Yan. From the moment the family moved westward from Chenliu, the Wu family was firmly tied to Liu Yan, and they both prospered and suffered losses.

This is the fundamental reason why Liu Yan trusted Wu Yi.

The benefits gained from dealing with Zhulu Ling are nothing compared to the benefits brought to the family by holding on to Liu Yan.

There is no comparison between sesame seeds and watermelon.

Because of Zhima Da's interests, he inadvertently harmed Liu Yan's interests, that is, the long-term interests of the Wu family. This kind of mistake is simply unforgivable. This situation made Wu Yi horrified. This was not the result he wanted.

Absolutely not.

"Divide into three buses, don't delay for too long..."

But Wu Yi was not willing to make an immediate 180-degree turn and change his course, because that would mean giving up the benefits he was about to get. From a business perspective, it would be a complete failure of investment. You can stop it, but you still have to get what you deserve.

Take it, otherwise all the work ahead will be in vain, and the price you pay must be rewarded.

"It seems impossible to transfer the Zhao department before taking action. For the current plan, we can only inform them to take action in advance. I have suppressed business and weakened the capital income of the competition, so there is no reason to complain."

After making the decision, Wu Yi felt relaxed all over.

"Yuan Jizhou, Zhu Chaqi, and Grand Administrator Gongsun have repeatedly spoken out for Zhulu Leader. It is really difficult to understand..."

Yecheng.

Xun Chen walked out of the gate of the Zhou Mu Mansion and his thoughts suddenly dawned.

Because Xun Yu, who was known as the "talent of Wang Zuo", did not accept Yuan Shao's recruitment and returned to Henan to join Cao Cao, which made Yuan Shao extremely dissatisfied.

, surrendered and dispersed. Later, the Jizhou Army fought against the Peiping Army, and the Jizhou Army won the Battle of Guandu. The situation was very good for a time. Yuan Shao also suspected that Yu Wuzhi secretly leaned towards Gongsun Zan because Feiyu Navy went to Peiping to fight the Japanese, and he became estranged.

Yu Wuzhi, Xun Yan, who was in charge of Feiyu Leader, was also Xun Chen's brother, so Yuan Shao had another reason to ignore Xun Chen.

For several months, he had not been summoned by Yuan Shao for a long time.

Xun Chen didn't complain, even though he personally persuaded Han Fu to give up Jizhou to Yuan Shao.

Xun Chen, who comes from a famous family, can understand Yuan Shao's approach. The Xun family's children have invested in various princes to buy insurance. No matter who wins in the future, the glory of the Xun family will continue. The Xun family has the right to make their own choices. It is understandable. However, Yuan Shao

He also had the right to keep a distance from the Xun family. From the day Xun Yu decided to go south again, Xun Chen knew what kind of risks he would have to face. He was well prepared and remained calm.

It's just that he was left out, but it doesn't mean he has no chance to come back.
To be continued...