"Has the other party started to adopt an attitude of avoiding fighting? It seems that although it has not been able to achieve the most ideal effect, judging from the current situation, even if the other party can still stir up some waves, it will not have a decisive impact on our plan.
"
"What my lord said is true. It's just that I'm worried that Duke Ju and his wisdom will allow such a force to lurk in a corner where we don't pay attention. If we suddenly use force when we are not paying attention or are weak, it may cause harm."
It’s quite a trouble. So please don’t relax too much just because you think everything will be fine at this time.”
"Yuan Hao's words are indeed mature words for seeking the country, and he has learned from this."
However, even though he said this, Tian Feng could also see that Yuan Shao did not take his proposal to heart at all.
However, Tian Feng was not too annoyed by Yuan Shao's attitude at this time. After all, the situation in Jizhou can be said to be very good now. Just like Yuan Shao said, even with such a small number of troops, even if it can cause a certain disturbance, but
It did not have the slightest impact on Yuan Shaojun's entire strategy. Therefore, even Tian Feng himself was more of fulfilling his duty of reminder as a loyal minister.
With a clear conscience, as long as you have a clear conscience, the results don't seem to be that important, right?
"My Lord, Wei Zhong, the Prime Minister of Ganling King Liu Zhong, and Lieutenant Prime Minister Zhang came here and said that King Ganling Zhong is seriously ill. As long as the Lord is willing to permanently inherit the throne with his son, everyone in Ganling is willing to act on the Lord's orders."
At this moment, Xu You walked in quickly with a happy face. Although he did not announce when he came in, because the news he brought attracted the attention of Yuan Shao and Tian Feng, even if Tian Feng frowned,
Didn't say much.
"Has Ziyuan confirmed this? The Ganling lineage has been inherited from Xiao Wang Liu Qing for more than a hundred years. It is so popular among the local people that even we cannot easily force it, so before making a decision
We have to be extremely cautious to avoid unnecessary accidents and troubles, let alone affect the reputation of our Yuan family."
"Please rest assured, my lord, according to the investigation of General Zhu from Qinghe, Wang Zhong of Ganling had suffered from two serious illnesses as early as last year. Although he was saved by medicinal stones, he did not have much time left. But it is for this reason
, Ganling Wang Zhong has always wanted to permanently depose his current legitimate son and crown prince, and choose his favorite concubine.
However, because the crown prince Yong has never behaved inappropriately, this decision of Ganling Wang Zhong has been opposed by everyone in Ganling. If we can help the crown prince Yong ascend the throne at this time, not only can we gain Qinghe-
We are favored by the whole Ganling family, and everyone in Ganling will welcome us."
Although Xu You was a little anxious when he came in, he calmed down completely when he spoke. He then told Yuan Shao the whole thing and relevant information to Yuan Shao, who was thinking attentively.
However, Yuan Shao didn't show any excitement when he heard the news. He just couldn't help but frowned slightly when he heard the name from General Zhu, and there was a faint expression on his face.
A look of disgust.
Of course, both Tian Feng and Xu You treated Yuan Shao's expression as if they hadn't seen it. After all, the relationship between Yuan Shao and Zhu Ling was a private matter between the two of them, and it was also the result of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
When Yuan Shao came to Hebei Station to follow Lu Zhi to encircle and exterminate the main force of the Yellow Turban Army under Zhang Jiao and Zhang Niujiao, this was not only a great opportunity for Yuan Shao to earn military glory, but also a good opportunity for Yuan Shao to make friends with heroes and warriors from various aristocratic families in Hebei. As a
Zhu Ling, a well-known young disciple of Ganling Kingdom, was naturally among Yuan Shao's friends.
However, facing Yuan Shao, who was already famous at that time and had a good family background, Zhu Ling did not show enthusiasm. Of course, if it was just like this, then the relationship between the two people would not be close even if it was not close.
To this extent, after all, in the social environment at that time, many scholars showed disdain for many celebrities in the court in order to show their nobility, and this approach would also bring considerable fame gains to these people.
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Regardless of whether such behavior has other purposes, as long as it has the ability to match it, its cold or even slightly weird behavior will not be criticized by the world, but will only make the world more respected.
Therefore, Yuan Shao did not pay too much attention to Zhu Ling's cold attitude at first, who was quite capable, especially in leading troops. He was not annoyed by it, but he did not become more attentive. He still used the more enthusiastic attitude before.
Attitude to interact with it.
But before Zhu Ling could be smitten by Yuan Shao's personal charm, a series of things happened that caused the relationship between the two to take a turn for the worse.
\As an outstanding figure among the new generation of the Han Dynasty, although Lu Zhi, the coach of the Northern Route Army, is not a follower, he still maintains considerable tolerance for some of Yuan Shao's actions, no, even to some extent.
Give him a certain degree of mobility so that he can more easily obtain military exploits and connections.
Firstly, Yuan Shao was capable enough to bear Lu Zhi's "preference", and secondly, Lu Zhi also used this method to find an opportunity and platform for his apprentice and fellow villager, who seemed to have a lot of future, to communicate with the children of the aristocratic family.
Therefore, with Lu Zhi's acquiescence, Yuan Shao also had the opportunity to independently lead troops to eliminate some small targets.
However, unlike Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang Zhi, Gao Lan and others who actively cooperated with Yuan Shao's orders, whenever it was Zhu Ling's turn to partner with Yuan Shao or follow Yuan Shao's orders to carry out the tasks ordered by Lu Zhi, he would not
Like Yan Liang and others, they obeyed or secretly corrected some of Yuan Shao's unreasonable orders, but instead often argued with reason to make Yuan Shao unable to stand up.
Of course, if it were just like this, with Yuan Shao's wealth and self-cultivation, he would not really show his dissatisfaction. After all, Tian Feng often does more to make Yuan Shao helpless than Zhu Ling did in the past. But he doesn't know that it is Zhu Ling.
Not very bright-minded
Or the two people were born with incompatible horoscopes. In short, it didn't take long for rumors such as "Yuan Shao is just a young man relying on his family background" and "Yuan Shao doesn't know how to pretend to understand and has a bad attitude" to spread among the army.
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Of course, these may just be some slightly exaggerated words made by Zhu Ling after drinking, but Yuan Shao, who was participating in such a huge battle for the first time, did behave a bit like a rookie at the beginning.
So even though everyone usually doesn't say much out of concern for his face, and even some people secretly do extra work to make up for it, it is precisely because of this that rumors like this can be said to spread quickly among Hebei officials like a prairie fire.
It spread among the army.
Guo Jia teaches us not to spread or believe rumors. Even if you really think the news you see is correct, please think twice before forwarding it. If you don’t want to give up treatment or something, it’s better to be cautious.
otherwise?
Just like Zhu Ling, although his ability is not bad, due to the deliberate efforts of Yuan Shao, who was still young and energetic and could not bear it, not only was he unable to achieve achievements commensurate with his abilities, but his interpersonal relationships also became a bit subtle.
The most disappointing thing is that even so. When the princes challenged Dong, Zhu Ling looked around and found that compared to others, Yuan Shao seemed to be the most reliable candidate. Although the opponent's ability to command operations was really
It makes people dare not compliment (saucy)
Year. Your thoughts seem to be stuck in the past). And you seem to prefer making friends with various people than fighting. But if Zhu Ling is given a choice, as a direct descendant of the Yuan family, he should still be the one more than anyone else.
The leader of the country.
So this is really the power of public opinion. Although the relationship between the two people is still quite bad. But after Zhu Ling thought "rationally", he still felt that the other party was the better choice. After all, everyone seemed to say so, which should be good.
Yes.
Although Yuan Shao was still full of all kinds of negative feelings for this person with whom he had been unhappy, at least on the surface it did not appear too obvious. He even treated Zhu with the advice of Xu You and others.
Ling maintained a fairly normal attitude. Because many scholars from Jizhou were very aware of the conflict between the two, Yuan Shao not only gained the reputation of being "tolerant", but also attracted more talents.
He came to Yuan Shao with good wishes.
It sounds like Liu Bang first enfeoffed the general Yong Chi who had a grudge against him in order to appease the hearts of the generals who had not yet been enfeoffed. He was also the ancestor of Yong Kai, the leader of the southwest big clan who likes rebellion in the interpretation. Because Liu Bang
After enfeoffing Yong Chi, who had a great hatred against him, the other generals felt that "if Yong Chi can get a reward, then no matter how bad I am, I can't be worse than him." Therefore, the heroes who were originally talking about it and were impetuous seemed to have changed overnight.
They all calmed down.
By the way, from this story you can see how well Zhang Liang, the marquis who had this idea, grasped people's hearts. Compared with this, a certain person was praised as comparable to "Jiang Ziya, Wang Han, the Eight Hundred Years of the Zhou Dynasty"
The existence of "Zhang Zifang" for four hundred years, tsk tsk...
Of course, although they did not make many military achievements, they were no less than a dead ant in internal fighting. Speaking of which, the two of them were truly in love for a while, so it was said that Emperor Xuan really benefited from this.
A lot.
Ahem, accidentally the topic seems to have gone a bit far, so I brought it back and brought it back.
Therefore, even if Tian Feng is upright and meets Zhu Ling, who seems to be even more brainless, he will not say anything in front of Yuan Shao. After all, although the relationship between Yuan Shao and Zhu Ling is clear to everyone, at least in front of Yuan Shao,
On the surface, Yuan Shao still showed a business-like attitude, and no one could find any reason to criticize him.
However, although Tian Feng ignored Yuan Shao's expression and continued to think about the issues he wanted to think about, for Xu You, he still needed to take into account Yuan Shao's mood and the expression on his face because of his mood——
Even if it seems very small.
So Xu You found that when he told about Zhu Ling, Yuan Shao just frowned and immediately relaxed. But when he said the next thing, the man who was about to become the highest chief executive of Jizhou once again He frowned, and the attentive Xu You found that the depth and duration of Yuan Shao's frown were much longer this time than the last time - even if in the eyes of ordinary people, Yuan Shao's two expression changes were not very different, or even whether they had appeared before. Such expressions seem to be an illusion.
"broken……"
Xu You quickly realized what kind of mistake he had just made.
By the way, the story of Prince Ganling's family seems to be 50 or 60% similar to the story that happened between the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. So as a concubine, or after inheriting the Yuan family's second wife Yuan Cheng, they are still often criticized. Yuan Shu used the excuse of "concubine" to attack Yuan Shao. Xu You wouldn't believe it if he said he didn't have any trouble in his heart about similar things.
Therefore, Xu You, who had just looked so proud and even dared to go straight to Yuan Shao's camp, was now covered in cold sweat and trembling with fear.
"Is there any news from Zhengnan? Nowadays, only Wei County is a little unsafe. After all, if Zhengnan doesn't take the lead to express his position, the role that a few outsiders can play will be too limited after all. "
Regarding Xu You's worries, Yuan Shao did not continue to pursue them. Instead, he took the initiative to change the subject after a few minutes and gave Xu You a step to get down. Xu You was also a wonderful person, and his expression immediately changed to one of thinking. appearance.
Of course, although he didn't make a sound or make Xu You look bad, those few minutes of silence still put heavy pressure on Xu You. This guy who always gets carried away easily noticed his dissatisfaction again. Some time in the future I believe he will be more restrained again. But after all, he is a friend from Nanyang, and he is also one of the important chess pieces that Yuan Shao will rely on to deal with the local aristocratic families in Jizhou in the future, so Yuan Shao cannot really be too harsh on him, as long as he keeps hammering and beating. good.
"That Shen Zhengnan... is also an upright person. Although he is not Han Wenjie's confidant. But if we want him to say something publicly that is beneficial to us, it is not easy at such a time. What's more, now Wei Most of the county's troops and horses are in the hands of Min Chun, Geng Wu and others. It seems that if they cannot win the battle, I'm afraid the opponent will not give up easily."
When it comes to Wei Jun's problem, Xu You's original mania is completely gone. Instead, he is calm and wise. After all, this close friend of Yuan Shao from Nanyang obviously does not rely solely on the relationship between the two people. His position in Yuan Shaojun's army in just a few days, and more importantly, if he didn't have real talents and learning, his easily arrogant character would have been dealt with long ago.
"This kind of thing is not a big deal, it's just a small trouble. Speaking of which, since the lord has swept the entire Jizhou, and everyone in Jizhou has shown enough obedience to the lord, it's time for them to contribute their own strength. Firstly, it allows them to show their loyalty, and secondly, it can also deepen the relationship and tacit understanding between each other."
Seeing that his lord and Xu You had already finished discussing the affairs that Xu You was in charge of, Tian Feng immediately interjected without losing the opportunity, making Yuan Shao's eyes light up, and at the same time, a cold flash flashed in the eyes of Xu You who was thinking about countermeasures. meaning.
Although Yuan Shao has not yet fully settled in Jizhou, it seems that the battle between the local forces in Jizhou and the aristocratic families brought by Yuan Shao from Nanyang and Yuzhou has begun to take shape. After all, Yuan Shao is a very promising target for both, so he naturally has to work hard.
Strive for the position of this force beside Yuan Shao, and such a position may have the opportunity to be transformed into a power that changes the world in the future.
"I'm afraid what Yuan Hao said is inappropriate..."
It was precisely for this reason that when Xu You saw Yuan Shao who was already agitated, he raised objections without thinking.
Yuan Shao is very clear about Xu You's attitude, and Tian Feng is also very clear about it, but the former doesn't care about it, and the latter even less cares about it. After all, for the latter, he has enough confidence and basis for his proposal.
, and for the former, if Xu You wants to refute Tian Feng's words, he must present arguments that are convincing enough for Yuan Shao, so being able to hear different analyzes from different angles seems to be more helpful in understanding the direction of the situation -
—At least in Yuan Shao’s opinion, this is correct.
As for whether he has forgotten what He Jin encountered back then, Yuan Shao at least hasn't encountered such a problem yet, right?
"I heard that Gongsun Zan not only sent people over to condemn our army for no reason because his brother was killed, but also stated in front of his men that he would teach our army an 'unforgettable lesson'. If we deploy troops from various places to attack Wei County at this time,
It's okay to be able to resolve the battle quickly, but if you are dragged behind Wei Jun,
If you are on the other side, you may be attacked by the enemy from both sides. When Emperor Gaozu defended Guanzhong and Guangwu resisted Hanoi, he only had a solid foundation to be able to compete with the heroes of the world. Now, my lord, the Bohai Sea is to you like the Guanzhong.
Like Emperor Gaozu, Hanoi is like Guangwu, you must not be careless."
Although he was a little hasty, Xu You was not without quick wit. He just turned his eyes a few times and already said something that made Yuan Shao couldn't help but think deeply.
"Gongsun Bogui is just a scabies disease. As long as there is a general guarding the frontier, he can keep it out of the border. On the contrary, it is Han Wenjie, the governor of Jizhou. If it cannot be eliminated early, it will not only make the powerful people of the aristocratic families who have surrendered have distracting thoughts."
, it will also damage the reputation of the lord who sends troops in the name of subjugation. I'm afraid that the longer time goes by, the greater the variables will be!"
"Mr. Tian, could it be that he underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Gongsun Army? You should know that its strength as a frontier soldier in Youzhou cannot be underestimated."
"Guanzi, after several battles in Henan, Gongsun's army has been severely weakened. As long as we choose a stable general, we don't have to win in battle. As long as we hold back Gongsun's army and attack Wei County with all our strength, by then we will not only gain Jizhou, but also win the battle."
And it’s possible to take advantage of the situation to gain more benefits.”
"Mr. Tian, doesn't he always strive for safety through military force? Why are you so impatient this time?"
"When Duan continues to rebel against him, Han Wenjie is our lord's close enemy, and Jizhou is the land of our lord Longxing. If we have to exchange Bohai for Wei Commandery, I, Tian Yuanhao, don't think it's worth it!"
(Yuan Shao: Shouldn’t this chapter be about my enemies being wiped out while I was chatting and laughing in high spirits? Why am I falling into a choice syndrome? Kouhu!) (To be continued...)