5. Warning princes, I have made a difficult decision
"Zhicai, please come and tell us about the situation in the north first. It seems that we must come up with a charter as soon as possible, otherwise our Majesty may not be able to wait any longer. However, that proposal is indeed interesting."
"Yes, lord." Xi Zhicai always has a cold face no matter who he treats. Even Xun Yu, who once recommended him, rarely sees a sunny face from him - of course, this is Xi Zhicai's face.
What happened after he became a counselor that Cao Cao relied on.
"Yuan Benchu and Gongsun Bogui were originally evenly matched, with Yuan Benchu slightly having the upper hand. However, since the Wuwan people accepted the Shan Yu's golden seal as a private gift from Yuan Shao, and at the same time a large number of Xianbei followers joined their ranks, their strength has greatly increased. And Gongsun Bogui has greatly increased his strength.
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Mu Liu Bo'an, Liu Bo'an's old subordinates Xian Yufu and Xian Yuyin, Qi Zhou and others publicly recommended Liu Bo'an's son Liu He as the governor, and joined forces with Yuan Benchu. Many officials under Gongsun Bogui betrayed Gongsun and defected to Liu He or the Yuan family.
, greatly reducing the strength of Gongsun Fang.
Nowadays, Gongsun Bogui has a deep ditch and a high wall by the Yishui River, and soldiers and horses loyal to him are scattered around. Although Yuan Benchu organized several troops to attack, it was because Gongsun's army had abundant food and grass and only defended but did not attack, so he was unable to gain too much ground.
Big effect.
Therefore, Yuan Benchu's current strategy against Gongsun Bogui is to encircle rather than fight. Yuan Benchu himself has returned to Xindu to take charge of various tasks in Ji, Qing, You and other places, leaving the war in the north to the three.
His sons Yuan Shang, Yuan Shang, Yuan Xianfu and his generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou, as well as the marching staff Feng Ji Feng Yuan Tu, Su You and Xun Rui were in charge. It is worth mentioning that it is said that Yuan Benchu's concubine Yuan Fang is also in the army."
"Okay, I've heard everything in general. Now everyone in his family can express their thoughts."
"My lord, why do Bingzhou want to pardon Gongsun Zan? What are their plans and whether it is beneficial to us? Ren thinks that if these two issues are not clear, no matter how we discuss it, we will not get the most beneficial result."
"Zi Xiao is right. It is indeed the right thing to temporarily recall you from Xuzhou. Come on, who will explain Zi Xiao's doubts?"
"Then let me, Dong Zhao, try to explain it."
Dong Zhao recently had a fierce fight with a group of Cao Xiahou who came from Qiao County. Although he did not have a close relationship with Cao Ren, who was the leader of the Cao Xiahou people, he still took the initiative to stand up at this time.
He also bowed respectfully to Cao Ren.
"Gongsun Zan was trapped in Yijing. Although he had enough food and grass for three years, it was difficult to maintain his morale. As long as Yuan Xianfu did not rush to fight because of his youth and vigour, Gongsun Zan would be defeated within two years with his advantages in all aspects.
Now that Gongsun Zan's defeat is a foregone conclusion, what needs to be done now is how to make Gongsun Zan defeat in a way that makes us welcome. And this is probably the basis of the Bingzhou people's ideas. Starting from this, everything will become
Easy to explain."
After a short pause, as if he was organizing his words, and as if he was just giving everyone a space to accept, Dong Zhao continued:
"If Gongsun Zan is trapped in Yijing like this, then the situation will continue to develop as it is now. Then Zhao believes that Yuan Shao can have enough time to integrate the two states of Hebei and Qing, and even the western area of Youzhou should not be a problem.
There may even be room for Yuan Shao to look further afield and do things that would make other princes less happy."
Although he did not specify which prince would be unhappy, everyone present basically believed that it would be Cao Cao. After all, Yuan Shao remembered the great rivers and mountains in Xuzhou very much. In comparison, Sizhou in the west may be equally rich, but Li
Shu Shi has been operating there for a long time. Generally speaking, it has not been included in the Bingzhou Army.
In the system, it is too dilapidated and not worthy of Yuan Shao's action. Only Ye County may be easily penetrated by Yuan Shao, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that Li Shushi has always asked Xiaoqiang to focus on the name of the prefect of Wei County and let Shen match
Managing Ye County actually used Wei County as a bait to tease Yuan Shao's nerves.
Unless Yuan Shao is sure of breaking free from the fishing line, he will never bite the hook and put himself in danger.
"But what if there is no Gongsun Zan guarding Yijing? Even if he becomes a rogue bandit that gives Yuan Shao a headache. But compared to Gongsun Zan, who is a general, Yuan Shao is just a scabies disease in his heart. He can safely unify the country and accumulate strength.
"
"It sounds like this will be more beneficial to Yuan Shao." Xiahou Dun was a little confused.
"General Yuan Rang's words are not unreasonable. It's just that Zhao believes that Bingzhou will never simply let his biggest competitor have a longer breathing time than before. So after thinking about it carefully, Zhao didn't know whether he should say something
It’s a very bold idea.”
Noticing that everyone's eyes were full of inquiry, Dong Zhao suddenly felt a little smug. After all, he was a newcomer, and he had defected from Yuan Shao. If he couldn't be innovative, how could he win over those people?
Where is the old minister?
"At first glance, it seems that the move of merging the states will definitely give Yuan Shao more opportunities to integrate the two states of Ji and Qing. But if you think about it carefully, it is completely different. Zhao came from Jizhou and has always known that Yuan Shao's local forces and foreign forces
The forces have been fighting for a long time, and no one can conquer the other. Yuan Shao has both sides but is also wavering. He has a great enemy, Gongsun Zan, by his side. Even if he is at the end of his rope, as long as Gongsun Zan
If the day is not forgotten, this serious problem will not be put away. Even if there is much turmoil between the two parties in private, they will cooperate sincerely on the surface to jointly defend against the enemy. But if Gongsun Zan flees and becomes a bandit, then even if
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Sun Bu died, but there was no chance for him to make a comeback. Although Yuan Benchu seemed to have gained more breathing space, it would also cause the accumulated conflicts to explode instantly. I'm afraid Yuan Shao would have a headache by then~
This is one of them.
The second one is roughly the same as the first one. At first, because they were worried about Gongsun's strength, Xianbei and Wuwan were willing to listen to Yuan Shao's grant and worked together. But even so, the alien wolves did not change their nature and repeatedly invaded the prefectures and counties, which not only made many originally defect to
Yuan Shao's powerful Youzhou family once again became unstable due to the damage to the family.
, especially because Yijing is located at the junction of Youji and Hebei. In every war, Yuan Shao's base in Jizhou is frequently harassed by aliens. For the sake of the great enemy Gongsun, the two sides can still tolerate each other. If there is no such formidable enemy, Yuan Shao is partial to the aliens.
If you favor the wealthy and powerful families under your command, it will be difficult for the foreigners and Yuan Shao to get along harmoniously.
With these two points, it can be concluded that Yuan Benzhu cannot sit down and deal with things quietly no matter what."
Well, Dong Zhao's current appearance is somewhat bad. In fact, others are not much better than him, especially Cao Cao. Whenever he thinks of his good friend's face when he needs to make a difficult choice, He looked like he was constipated. He felt refreshed, and this time he was afraid that Yuan Shao would not only have to make that difficult choice once, but many, many, many times. In this case, Yuan Shao would not Be annoyed to death by your own phobia of choice.
Haf haf haha. As expected, I feel more comfortable. I just want to support Li Shushi’s proposal just to be able to have sex.
And it should be said that he is indeed a bastard like Li Shushi. Such an idea is really... too much for my taste~
I have to say, just by looking at the joyful atmosphere in the room now, I know that the close relationship between Cao Cao's forces and Yuan Shao's forces is no longer the same as before. Both sides have regarded each other as enemies that need to be eradicated on their way forward. .
This may be the cruelty of politics. If you want to achieve your goals, sometimes you have to put your conscience aside.
However, in this "ocean" of joy, there are a few people who don't seem to be very happy.
Originally, it was said that it was just a few people, and it would not be able to affect everyone's emotions, but it happened that one of these people was named Xun Yu, another was named Xi Zhicai, and the other was Puyang Ling, who was also the future Xu Ling's Man. Pamper Boning.
If everyone is used to Xi Zhicai not laughing, it is understandable that Man Chong, a character with the same strength, does not laugh. But if Xun Yu, a handsome man who usually presents himself as a modest gentleman, has a solemn face at this time, then Cao Cao couldn't help but regain his serious appearance, and then projected to Xun Yu an appearance of humbly asking for advice.
Of course, Dong Zhao on the side almost bit his handkerchief and burst into tears.
Well, Dong Gongren talked there for a long time, but in terms of effect, it was not as good as Xun Wenruo's cold face.
Sure enough, the road is long and far away, and I, Dong Gongren, still have to search up and down.
"Yu thinks that what Gongren said just now is very true. Based on what he saw under Yuan Shao's command, the general development should be like this. But has your lord ever thought about whether Bingzhou's plan is really that simple? Could it be that Bingzhou is just for the sake of peace? Does Yuan Shao have a headache?"
Honest people usually don't get angry, but once they get angry, it will definitely turn the world upside down. For the same reason, Xun Yu usually won't get angry, especially with the frosty expression on his face now, but when he shows such an expression , everyone had to tremble, even Cao Cao immediately adjusted his thinking and took the initiative to start thinking in line with Xun Yu's thinking.
Then...Cao Cao's face suddenly changed drastically, and even Dong Zhao, who was still reluctant at first, showed an annoyed look.
Why?
"Since Yuan Shao once used Gongsun as his enemy to resolve internal disputes and the greed of foreign barbarians, then since Yuan Shao couldn't calm down to resolve these disputes after Gongsun was gone, why not set up an order for these people? What about the great enemy they have to work together to deal with?”
Yes, when internal conflicts can no longer be reconciled, if you want to ensure that internal conflicts will not break out, the only way is to divert the trouble eastward and lead the internal conflicts to the outside. At this point, the grassland peoples are the best - Once they cannot reach an agreement due to the allocation of internal resources, there are only two solutions. One is to fight a war to resolve the conflict and make the conflict disappear fundamentally. The other is to go south to plunder, as long as Once enough supplies are snatched, the original conflicts will be reconciled, or at least temporarily shelved, until the next conflict accumulates to a certain weight again.
Although it seems that the latter method treats the symptoms rather than the root cause, the former method has the ability to cure the root cause, but it will hurt yourself. After all, two tigers are fighting, one will die and the other will be injured. Of course, the one who dies will gain a lot of benefits.
But the injured one is real
Can you swallow all these benefits? Don't forget that there are more than two tigers on this mountain. There are also a group of hungry wolves watching beside the tiger. It's just because of the usual deterrence of the two tigers.
If you are too strong, you will not dare to take action.
A tiger will be bullied by a dog, let alone a pack of hungry wolves, so the result of a fight between two tigers is often the fisherman's gain.
Since completely eradicating internal contradictions may lead to death, while internal contradictions among experts have a great chance of survival, even those in power with a far-sighted vision will often choose the latter after careful consideration. Perhaps the only difference is that,
Those with foresight can slowly resolve internal conflicts while diverting trouble to the east, while those who are not smart enough... are actually not smart no matter what they do.
"We have now suddenly gained the land of three states, but the internal unification is far from comparable to that of Yuan Shao. It is also difficult for the Bingzhou Army to digest the newly acquired areas in a short period of time. This is another problem for Yuan Shao.
The great temptation makes him forget about the risks he may encounter and head south with all his strength. After all, as long as he captures us,
He now has the capital to compete with the Bingzhou Army. In other words, only by defeating us can he truly have a chance to dominate the world. After all, even if he does not compete with Bingzhou for the time being, Yuan Shao's room for maneuver is huge.
Even then Yuan Shao will have enough space and time to solve internal problems."
"Then what benefit does this have to the Bingzhou Army?"
"We want to resist Yuan Shao's attack alone. To be honest, it is difficult. Then there are only two ways left in front of us. One is to surrender to Yuan Shao. Considering the relationship between the lord and Yuan Shao, we should still be able to get a
County positions. And if we perform well, maybe in more than ten years we will be officials at the state and county level and enjoy a salary of two thousand dan."
"The other way is to unite and merge the state army..." Even if he didn't look in the mirror, Cao Cao knew that his face was very dark now.
"Yes, although Bingzhou cannot digest the newly acquired areas, but with the Bingshuo and Lianghe areas that it has operated for many years, even without integration, they still have strong strength and can cope with most emergencies.
.It’s just that if we unite and merge with the state, even if we can finally defeat Yuan Shao, and the Bingzhou army will not take the opportunity to annex us, we will definitely not be able to prevent the Bingzhou army from forming a situation where we cannot lose. How to deal with it at that time also needs to be carefully considered.
However, this is only from our point of view. If His Majesty’s influence is added to it, I am afraid that we have only the option of uniting with Bingzhou. With His Majesty’s attitude, I am afraid that he cannot tolerate the Yuan family becoming bigger no matter what.”
"But Wen Ruo, do you really think that the Bingzhou Army will not take the opportunity to annex us? Don't you think this idea is a bit naive?"
"...I..." He wanted to explain, but couldn't utter a word at all. Xun Yu couldn't help but reveal a self-deprecating smile on his face.
"I understand Benchu. He was not like this at first. But when he saw that the position was very close to him, he changed. Even I find it difficult to believe that he is different from what he was before.
It's a person. For the same reason, I don't agree.
I believe that in the face of such an opportunity, some people will restrain their greed. Or even if the man in Bingzhou is the reincarnation of a saint, what do you think of his subordinates? Can they really restrain the temptation? Just say
You, Xun Wenruo, can you do it?"
"...Then, according to my lord, there is no guarantee that you will not be swayed by that temptation in the future."
"Although I really want to shout that I am absolutely loyal to His Majesty, even I feel that those are just bold words that can be uttered by young people."
"But let's not say that Bingzhou will definitely find a way to achieve their goals. Even without their participation, my lord, do you think that with our strength, we have the ability to complete the integration of the rule earlier than Yuan Shao? The most unfavorable time now is,
In fact, it’s still us.”
"Wen Ruo, if you have anything else to say, just say it. No matter how hard it is to accept, it doesn't matter. If there are problems, they should be exposed. It's better to expose them earlier than to have problems at critical moments in the future. Anyway, no matter how big the problem is, it can still be solved.
Compared to the previous period?"
"In fact, if we think about it in another way, this matter has become an extremely beneficial help for us."
"How do you say this?"
"If Yuan Shao's main target is not us, but Bingzhou, then there will be casualties in the fight between the two tigers, and we will gain the most precious and most lacking thing if we want to develop-time."
"Benchu is not stupid. He ignored the great Central Plains and insisted on going head-to-head with Bingzhou. Even if Benchu wanted to fight with Li Shushi, Xu Ziyuan, Tian Yuanhao, and Feng Yuantu stopped him. Benchu would definitely calm down."
"Although Yuan Shao can calm down, what if the situation forces him to take action with Bingzhou? What will he do?"
"If such a situation really happens, even though I know it will be a tough fight, Ben Chu will not back down, and maybe he will try his best. Although he has been sitting on it for a long time, I think his unwillingness to admit defeat should be
It will be lost."
"Actually, the second meaning of Bingzhou's intention to pardon Gongsun this time is that it is a great opportunity that we can take advantage of!"
"Huh? The second meaning, wait, if this is really Bingzhou's idea... But it still feels a little impossible."
"Perhaps you don't know much about this aspect yet. So I'm afraid it will take some trouble."
As for the question of whether Xun Yu and his talent for drama can be considered together, Xun Yu would not consider it. He believed in the ability of the friend he recommended to Cao Cao, and after many years of ups and downs, his vision even surpassed what he had originally
Guo Fengxiao.
But before Xi Zhicai spoke, he took out a small bamboo tube from his arms. He poured out three black pills about the size of wheat grains from the small bamboo tube. He swallowed them with a drink of water, and then wiped his mouth to prepare.
speak.
Everyone is used to Xi Zhicai's behavior. Ever since the Bingzhou Army left Puyang, Xi Zhicai has developed this habit, and it remains unbreakable every day, no matter how hard the work is or where he is.
I will remember to take my medicine on time to ensure that I don't become cute. Oh no, I am panting and coughing all day long, looking like I am about to die.
Seeing this scene, Cao Cao wondered if he would have the opportunity to ask the "miraculous doctor" to take a look at his head syndrome.
It's just that someone cured his important adviser in the first step, but he had to plot against him in the second step. Think about it...it doesn't really matter.
I didn’t see Cao Zixiao and Li Shushi chatting happily when they were together. Looking back, they still tried their best to make plans for Cao Caojun’s future. Although this cannot be said to be a kind of professional ethics, it can be regarded as a quite elegant spirit.
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Well, with the black-skinned dwarf's long-blackened heart, he probably wouldn't think there was anything wrong with this behavior.
"I believe you have noticed the changes in my body recently. If you and your relatives also have incurable diseases that are difficult to cure, or are naturally weak and weak, you can go to Bingzhou to seek medical advice. The price is fair and reasonable, and the curative effect is guaranteed to be satisfactory.
I heard they will also launch a 20% off discount in the near future
Promotional event, a rare opportunity, hurry up if you want to buy, free shipping is included, dear... Well, it probably means to let everyone go to Bingzhou quickly. Anyway, this is the advertisement I got. Although I don't understand the free shipping, it probably means
Maybe it means that their inn also runs some other businesses."
"Pfft..." by a certain black-skinned dwarf.
"Pfft..." by a certain Liuxiang Xunling.
"Pfft..." by a certain battlefield ghost.
"Puff..." by other innocent onlookers present.
"Huh? Why did you suddenly perform a spray show? Lord, I was definitely not distracted just now, so there is no need to wake me up in this way. I heard everything just now. Mr. Zhicai should take medicine.
"
"Pfft..." by Xia Zhicai's heartfelt words from Xiahou Dun who looked like "I'm innocent".
Because of this sudden change, this originally extremely serious meeting turned into a water-splashing festival for the Dai people in Yunnan. Anyway, everyone's body was more or less stained with water stains, and everyone looked very embarrassed.
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You know, these guys are trying to show their anger at a sudden product placement. If you don’t know, you would think that these guys are playing some kind of sex in a secret room exclusively run by a black-skinned dwarf.
What kind of game.
Anyway, as far as the sexual habit of a certain black-skinned dwarf is concerned, it is not taboo on meat and fish, raw and cold food, and his appetite has always been very good.
As for the content of the meeting...it doesn't take more than a day or two anyway, so let's go home and calm down first.
The only one left was Xiahou Dai, who started wandering around in the sky again at some point. Oh no, it was Xiahou Dun.
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