The bright midsummer shines on the land of Youzhou, the sky is so clear and the sun is so brilliant.
At about ten o'clock, the entire Jicheng City was deserted. All the officials, troops, and people gathered near a high platform at the southern end of Jicheng. Youzhou Mu Gaofei worshiped heaven and earth, comforted the gods, and officially conferred the title of the great Han Dynasty on him.
The title of Marquis of Yan was established and the country was founded.
After all the ceremonies were completed, Gao Fei held a grand banquet in Jicheng, invited all the people of Jicheng to attend, and designated Jicheng as the capital of Yan State, and worshiped Jia Xu as military advisor and general, and his position was
Above all the generals, Tian Feng was appointed as the Prime Minister. The other civil and military positions remained unchanged, but their salaries were raised to a higher level.
The Yan Kingdom was immediately established, and Gao Fei and all his subordinates jointly submitted a petition to the emperor in Chang'an, and he was officially registered in the Han Dynasty as a prince of the Yan Kingdom.
On this day, the entire Jicheng City was covered with large flags with the character "Yan" in its name. All the people celebrated Gao Fei's founding of the Yan Kingdom. Gao Fei also celebrated with the people on this day.
Half a month later, the news spread throughout the Yan Kingdom. Everyone in this emerging Hou Kingdom felt like they had a destination, and they had more cohesion towards Gao Fei, who was the Marquis of Yan.
The Xianbei tribes in the north sent envoys to Jicheng to express their congratulations and expressed their willingness to live in friendship with the Yan State. As a result, a trade frenzy arose on the northern border, and Yunzhou outside the Great Wall also became relatively active and became a
An important trading place.
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Jizhou, Yecheng, Zhaohou Mansion.
"My lord, Gao Fei established the Yan Kingdom with great momentum. In addition, he pacified the Dongyi and eased the conflicts with the Xianbei people in the north. As a result, Youzhou became increasingly stable. My subordinates thought that if they did not send troops to attack Youzhou at this time,
When Gao Fei has established a firm foothold in Youzhou in the future, it will be too late for my lord to regret it."
Yuan Shao, the Marquis of Zhao, was sitting in the hall of the Marquis Mansion. Hearing Shen Piao's words, he nodded: "I have long wanted to seize Youzhou. I shouldn't have reconciled with Gao Fei in the first place. It's my fault for listening to him."
Guo Jian's rhetoric led to missed opportunities."
Shen Pei hurriedly said: "My lord, it is not too late to send troops at this time, not to mention that at the invitation of Cao Cao, we marched eastward to Qingzhou, and now we own the land of two states. If we capture Youzhou, then the whole of Hebei will belong to the lord."
In the world, when the time comes, the hero of Hebei will march westward to Bingzhou and sit in the land of Qing, Bing, You, and Jizhou. Who in the world will dare not to follow?"
Yuan Shao admired Shen Pei's character very much and sounded more comfortable with Shen Pei's words than others. He immediately asked: "Gao Fei established Fan Yang at the junction of Jizhou and Youzhou. Both Tianjin and Tianjin are important towns. A few days ago,
Taishi Ci, Guan Hai, Zhou Cang and others led troops to reinforce two important towns. If we want to attack Youzhou, we must capture these two important towns first. Do you have any suggestions?"
Shen Pei said: "Bohai Governor Gongsun Zan has always been worried about Gao Fei's occupation of Youzhou. Although he is now attached to the lord, he always wants to capture Youzhou in his heart, and he is also an obstacle to the lord. Subordinates
I think it is better to let Gongsun Zan send troops to attack Tianjin. On the one hand, it will consume Gao Fei's troops, and on the other hand, the lord can also use Gao Fei's hand to eradicate Gongsun Zan and take Bohai County back into his arms."
"Haha, what a good person to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. I have tolerated Gongsun Bogui for a long time. I thought he was pitiful and took him in and made him the governor of the Bohai Sea. I didn't expect that he actually claimed that the Bohai Sea was his own, and it was nominally mine.
General, in fact, he rarely listens to my orders. The last attack
When we were in Qingzhou, he got more benefits than I did, which was really unbearable for me. If this thorn in my side is not removed, there will never be peace in our Kingdom of Zhao. I will do as you wish and write a letter to Gongsun Zan immediately and tell him
Gongsun Zan, let him attack Tianjin."
"No! This subordinate will..."
"My lord, no!" Jushu, who had just walked in from outside, heard Yuan Shao's last words and shouted loudly as soon as he entered the door, "My lord, you must not do anything that harms your own strength."
When Yuan Shao saw Jushu coming, he asked, "Oh, it's you. What do you mean by saying that I am sacrificing my own strength?"
Jushou was originally Jizhou's best friend. When Han Fu was in power, many of his suggestions were rejected by Han Fu, and he was always unhappy. Later, Yuan Shao persuaded Han Fu to give Jizhou to him, and took the initiative to ask Jushou for advice, asking how
Jushou was deeply moved by He's strategy in governing Jizhou, so he decided to serve Yuan Shao, and helped Yuan Shao convince the Jizhou officials who were still hostile to Yuan Shao. Now he is the Prime Minister of Zhao State, and his official position is above all Yuan Shao's counselors.
"My lord, although Gongsun Zan stole Bohai County, he is still dependent on the lord in name. Although he disobeys the lord's orders, Gongsun Zan has an army of 30,000, and his white-horse followers are brave and good at fighting. He can be relied on by the lord.
It is a military force. If the lord cannot bear the momentary displeasure and uses the strategy of judging and matching, it will invisibly break off one of the lord's arms.
The newly arrived Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan are good friends. This man came to seek refuge because he was poor, but he was not sincere. Although he served as the commander of the capital, he had constant contacts with Gongsun Zan. If the lord let Gongsun Zan die at this time, then Liu Bei would definitely do something else.
Looking for other places, Liu Bei's two generals, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, are brave enough to be worthy of any man, and they will definitely become the two sharp swords of the lord in the future."
After hearing this, Yuan Shao felt that it was very reasonable, so he said directly: "The Prime Minister's words are reasonable..."
"But my lord, if we don't take advantage of this moment to send troops to attack Youzhou, it will be difficult to deal with Gao Fei when he gets stronger." Shen Pei hurriedly advised again.
Yuan Shao then pointed at Shen Pei and said, "Shen Pei also makes sense..."
Jushu said: "My lord, I now have 200,000 soldiers in the Zhao Kingdom, and my military strength is the highest among all countries. My lord has more than a thousand generals who are good at fighting. If I focus on military affairs for one year and train my soldiers rigorously, after one year,
His strength will inevitably increase greatly. I beg my lord to put the overall situation first, temporarily maintain a balance of power with Gao Fei, and constantly show weakness to Gao Fei in order to confuse Gao Fei."
"My lord, Jushou and Gao Fei once had a personal relationship. He is trying his best to delay time to buy time for Gao Fei. My subordinates think that we should send troops as soon as possible." The judge was also anxious. Since Yuan Shao got Jushou, most of them
They all adopted Jushou's strategy and put his strategy aside, which made him feel deeply hurt.
"My Jushou's feelings for the lord can be seen every day. If I have any selfish intentions, I, Jushou, will strike with five thunderbolts from the sky!" Jushou viciously swore a poisonous oath.
Yuan Shao's head was pounding as he listened to Ju Shou's words, "You say what you say, and I say what I say." He only felt that what both people said was reasonable, but for a moment he didn't know which person's strategy to choose, and he was stunned.
There it is.
At this time, Guo Tu walked in from the outside and immediately felt that the atmosphere in the hall was abnormal, so he hurriedly said: "See you, my lord!"
When Yuan Shao saw Guo Tu coming, he was like grabbing a life-saving straw, and said loudly: "You came at the right time. Please tell me quickly whose advice I should use. Shen Pei persuaded me to send troops to Youzhou, and Ju Shou persuaded me to send troops to Youzhou."
I’ll defer for a year, what suggestions do you have?”
Guo Tu was an old yandere with a lot of bad intentions. He first looked at his rival Shen Pei, then at Ju Shou, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and immediately said: "My lord, the plan of the Prime Minister is a long-term plan.
, is a grand strategy that puts the overall situation first, and my subordinates believe that the Lord should follow the advice of the Prime Minister and postpone sending troops for one year."
The judge knew that his strategy would not be adopted the moment Guo Tu came in. He was very friendly with Yuan Shao's youngest son Yuan Shang, while Guo Tu was closely related to Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan. Both of them were Yuan Shao.
Although they did not say anything openly about the candidates for the future heir selection, they secretly competed with each other in private. One served as Yuan Shang's teacher, and the other gave Yuan Tan spooky ideas. Over time, the two became mortal enemies.
After Yuan Shao listened to Guo Tu's words, he patted his thigh and said: "Okay, very good, then we will do as the Prime Minister said and postpone sending troops for one year."
Jushou hurriedly added: "My lord, my subordinates also hope to send an envoy to Jicheng to congratulate Gao Fei on the founding of the country. On the one hand, he will show his goodwill to Gao Fei, and on the other hand, he will secretly inquire about the specific situation of Youzhou."
Yuan Shao nodded and asked: "Then who do you think would be a good idea to send an envoy?"
Jushou said: "Shen Zhengnan, the judge of the trial, is the right candidate. He has a lot of secrets in his mind and a sharp eye. He also has a close relationship with Guo Jia, Gao Fei's adviser. By using this relationship, it should be easy to gain trust.
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Shen Pei said: "Guo Jia and I are just casual acquaintances, and there is no friendship at all. I think Master Guo Tu is the most suitable candidate. Guo Tu's eloquence is very good. My lord, why don't you just send Guo Tu?"
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Guo Tu glared at Shen Pei fiercely. He was about to open his mouth to speak when he heard Yuan Shao say: "Okay, Guo Tu, go to Youzhou for me and find out Gao Fei's strength."
"No!" Guo Tu replied helplessly.
A few days later, Youzhou, Yanhou Mansion.
In the hall, Gao Fei looked at Guo Tu carefully. Apart from seeing a little cleverness in Guo Tu, he couldn't see any great wisdom. Besides, he didn't know much about Yuan Shao's counselors.
The one who caught his eye said sarcastically: "Mr. Guo has been working hard all the way. I wonder why Marquis Zhao sent you to Jicheng?"
Guo Tu made a show of it and said, "The Marquis of Zhao sent me to celebrate with the Marquis, and also asked me to express my goodwill to the Marquis to express the sincerity of the Marquis of Zhao to the Marquis."
Gao Fei smiled and said: "I understand, you want to stop fighting with me, right? OK, I accept it. But..."
"My lord, you must not accept this. Our Youzhou cavalry is invincible, and my lord has defeated Dongyi. Now is the time to go south. We should lead all the cavalry to sweep them down."
After hearing this, Guo Tu took a deep breath, looked at the young son in front of him, and asked, "I haven't asked for your name?"