After Yuan Tan's death, the battle in Jixian came to an end. The three sons of the Yuan family all died at the hands of Yang Fan, and Yuan Shao's power was also defeated by Yang Fan.

At this time, only the Liaodong counties in the northern part of Youzhou were not controlled by Yang Fan. As a hero of his generation, Yang Fan had a strong possessive desire. He firmly believed that all unrestrained forces would eventually be his enemy, and in the end they would either be destroyed or subjugated, and there would be no third way to go.

After learning that Jixian was destroyed and Yuan Tan died in battle, Yang Fan immediately recruited Guo Jia to discuss how to recover several counties in Liaodong. At first, they had formulated strategies, but as the number of battles ended, Yang Fan realized that he had taken it for granted, but after a few battles, he lost his troops and generals. In addition, Jizhou and Youzhou counties were newly established. It was the time to rest and recuperate that Yang Fan was more inclined to negotiate and unify Youzhou.

After learning about Yang Fan's idea, Guo Jia volunteered to go to Liaodong to negotiate with Gongsun Kang.

Yang Fan immediately asked Dian Wei to personally take the three thousand Dragon and Tiger Guards to escort Guo Jia along the way and go to Liaodong.

Half a month later, Guo Jia rushed to Liaodong County and Xiangping City as scheduled.

Gongsun Du, who had already received the news, went out of the city to greet him in person.

Gongsun was over 40 years old and was in his prime. He was recommended by Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rong to become the prefect of Liaodong. This happened several years. Due to the war, several counties in Liaodong have also developed steadily in recent years. Dong Zhuo was in trouble and chaos. When the princes sent troops to attack Dong, Gongsun Du arbitrarily merged Xuantu County, Liaodong County, Lelang County and Liaodong vassal states into Pingzhou. He himself also called himself the governor of Pingzhou and the Marquis of Liaodong.

Gongsun Du's two sons seem to be just twenty years old, and they are not much different from Guo Jia. Perhaps because of their different regions, the brother has grown tall at a young age and Kong Wu is powerful.

Gongsun Du had the generousness of a strong man from the north and the shrewdness of a man from the south. He saw his eyes flashing, and it was obvious that he was brewing something. After seeing Guo Jia get off the carriage, he quickly stepped forward and complimented: "Your Excellency Mr. Guo is in front of him?"

Guo Jia smiled and said, "It's Guo Jia below. The general must be General Gongsun, who is intimidating Liaodong, right?"

A hint of unnatural flashed in Gongsun Du's eyes and replied: "It was the most general, the angel was exhausted by the boat and car. The most general had prepared a banquet in Xiangping City to welcome the angels! I also asked the angels to give them a thin face!"

After some greetings, everyone came to Xiangping City and entered Gongsun Du's mansion. After drinking for three rounds, they had five flavors.

Gongsun Du then asked, "What's the matter with the angel coming to my bitter and cold place in Liaodong?"

Guo Jia's face turned slightly red. He took out an imperial edict from his arms. He was about to speak, but Gongsun Du snatched it first. He quickly stood up and replied: "It turns out that the angel has an imperial edict. When I go to take a shower and change clothes, put three animals on it, and the angel will read it again, okay?"

Guo Jia shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Now that wars in the Han area continue to occur, the people are living in poverty. If these red tapes can be avoided, there is no need to prepare!"

Gongsun Du immediately sorted out his clothes and knelt down and said, "Since that's the case, please ask the angel to read the emperor's will!"

Guo Jia's face turned upright, opened the imperial edict and said loudly: "Gongsun Du, the prefect of Liaodong, made great contributions to governing Liaodong. He was promoted to Jinwu, led the Northern Army of the capital, and was in charge of the capital's imperial edict, with a salary of 2,000 stones. After receiving the imperial edict, Gongsun Du ordered him to rush to Jinyang to be appointed within one month, and he should not be neglected."

"Huh?" Gongsun Du was stunned when he heard this and thought to himself that this was Yang Fan's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. However, as soon as he said that, Gongsun Du didn't know how to shirk it. He could only grit his teeth and replied: "The Lord is thanking Lord Long's kindness, but now that Goguryeo is eyeing the counties in Liaodong. If the Lord left, who should be stationed in Liaodong?"

Guo Jia replied: "Yang Piaoqiqi will send a group of soldiers from Dongdaying to station in Liaodong County. Please rest assured General Gongsun!

Gongsun Du still did not give up and asked again: "Then what should the soldiers under his command do?"

"How many people are there?"

"Thirty-five thousand people!"

"This is easy to deal with. If they want to continue to stay in the army, they will all be included in the security army. After that, they will be assigned to various battle camps! What do General Gongsun think?" Guo Jia said slowly. Before coming, he asked Gongsun Du's temperament. This person has great talent, can be a clerk from literature, can be a powerful general from martial arts, can be ambitious but also understands the truth. He ruled in a clear and clear manner, does not fear power, but only respects the law. He can be regarded as a model of a generation of wise ministers.

Therefore, famous scholars Wang Lie, Guan Ning and Bing Yuan all avoided the disaster to Liaodong. Even Taishi Ci had come to Liaodong for a while. It can be seen that Liaodong is not like the bitter and cold border areas that the people call, but more like a paradise that hides from war.

These are inseparable from Gongsun Du's Qingming politics, and it also shows in disguise that Gongsun Du was a capable minister and official. It was precisely because of this that Yang Fan asked Guo Jia to go to Liaodong to persuade Gongsun Du to avoid further attacks. Guo Jia also took a detour and issued an imperial edict of the emperor, forcing Gongsun Du to a place where he could not retreat. If he did not take the command, he would face each other. If he received the order, he would have to hand over the military power in his hand.

After repeated responsibilities, Gongsun Du said in embarrassment: "It's not that the last general is unwilling to go to Jinyang to take office, but that Liaodong County is located in a remote area, and the Goguryeo people often invade border areas, and the people live a hard life. If they suddenly change the prefect, he will not be familiar with the environment here!"

Guo Jia frowned slightly and asked, "Are General Gongsun still thinking about whether you are the governor of Pingzhou and the Marquis of Liaodong? I would like to remind General Gongsun that this arbitrarily divides the territory of the court and establishes himself as a king, but it is a serious crime to rebel. Now Yang Cavalry does not care about past grudges and only rewards General Gongsun for his merits. This is a blessing from outside the law. Please consider this yourself!"

Gongsun Kang was angry and shouted: "My father is the dignified governor of Pingzhou and the Marquis of Liaodong. He is in charge of the three counties of Xuantu, Lelang and Liaodong. He has tens of thousands of soldiers under his command. He has been guarding the border for the court over the years and expanding the territory. But it is the truth that the people under his rule are rich and healthy. Now that you come, you will ask my father to hand over the military power in his hands and travel thousands of miles to Jinyang to serve as a free job. How can such a good thing happen in the world?"

Guo Jia asked back, "It seems that the young master is a little dissatisfied with the imperial rewards? As the saying goes, 'All the king's land is the king's land; the shores of the earth are the king's ministers!' Even the world is the court, what does General Gongsun think?"

Gongsun Du was sweating coldly and thought to himself that the Yang family army was too powerful and it was really hard to resist just by relying on his place in three counties. He immediately gritted his teeth, took over the imperial edict from Guo Jia, and replied loudly: "I am grateful to the emperor, but I still remember the old minister. The old minister was really frightened. After the old minister handed over, he followed the angel to return to Jinyang. How about it?"

Guo Jia nodded and smiled, "Just that's what it should be. The 20,000 troops from our army Bairao have passed Youbeiping and will soon arrive at Liaodong County. When they arrive, it's not too late for us to go back. Take this opportunity to enjoy the scenery of the coast!"

Gongsun Du pointed at Gongsun Gong and said, "This is the second son of the old minister, called Gongsun Gong. He can lead the angels to play. You can go wherever the angels want!"

"Okay, then I'll be disrespectful! However, I heard that Guan Ning, Bing Yuan and Wang Lie were in Xiangping City at this time. General Gongsun is willing to recommend it to me?" Guo Jia said with some reference.

Gongsun Du quickly responded: "The three great talents are now in the city. The old minister will order people to call them!"

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "No, the three of them are famous talents in the world. How can they treat this? I will go to the meeting early tomorrow morning!"

"Okay, then the old minister will personally lead the angels to the next day!" In desperation, in order to avoid the misfortune of the lives under his rule, Gongsun Du had to admit Yang Fan's rule and chose to hand over the military power.

The next day, when Guo Jia went to visit Guan Ning and three other talents, the progress was also very smooth. With Hua Xin's handwritten letter, Guan Ning and Bing Yuan agreed to follow Guo Jia to Jinyang to meet old friends, and Wang Lie was also on the way here.

After Bai Luo led his troops to Liaodong County, Gongsun Du readily handed over the military power and took the family to Jinyang with his family.
Chapter completed!