At this time, Yuan Shu stationed troops in Puyang and called all the governors and ministers of Yanzhou to come and meet him.
Originally, these people came here mainly to discuss how to help Yuan Shu in wiping out the Zhang Niujiao rebellion in Heishan.
But no one expected that at this moment, Sun Qi and Zhang Yi from Jizhou came to meet Yuan Shu on behalf of local prominent families in Jizhou who were dissatisfied with Liu Jian's rule.
In the eyes of these wealthy Jizhou families, the Yuan family of Runan, the fourth generation and the third Duke, have the same fundamental interests as them.
Indeed, Liu Jian's power in Jizhou was too concentrated.
Both the military and the local pillar industry economy were firmly controlled by the Animal Husbandry Department led by Liu Jian.
This is almost unacceptable to local prominent families.
On the other hand, Yuan Shao in Jingzhou adopted a local political strategy of cooperating with major families.
Although Yuan Shao was the highest military officer in Jingzhou, he adopted a private military system, that is to say, the general power was distributed among the major families. Each major family had the power to recruit their own troops and then uniformly obeyed Yuan Shao's dispatch.
It was precisely because Yuan Shao adopted this family-based military system that the major families in the south were very willing to use their entire clan's strength for Yuan Shao's use and deployment.
This model is truly the envy of some wealthy households in Hebei.
You see, this is the ambition that a local pastor should have, and it is also the strategy that Liu Jian should follow.
Take a look at how Liu Jian treats us?
He is willing to lead the major families to make money, but the problem is that everyone has to look at his face to earn this money!
If he is unhappy, no one will make money.
All military power is concentrated in the hands of government agencies, and your father is not devolved at all!
Now, another outstanding figure of the Yuan clan in Runan, Yuan Shu, has arrived in the Central Plains.
Therefore, those powerful people in Jizhou who previously thought they had been wronged felt that they had finally found the light.
Yuan Shu's reputation among scholars may be much worse than Liu Jian's now, but his status in the hearts of prominent families still far surpasses Liu Jian's.
It's not because Yuan Shu is so good, but because their interests are more consistent in some aspects.
Wouldn't it be great if Yuan Shu could be introduced to Jizhou and replaced Liu Jian with him?
In fact, ever since Liu Jian entered Jizhou, he knew that such a day would come sooner or later.
This does not mean that he can change it with some political means or policies. Those who stick to the old interests will have to fight with him sooner or later, especially those like Ji and You who joined the officials of the two places after the implementation of the Three Mutual Laws.
You can't choose a place, and you can imagine how entangled local interests are.
I beat a master to death with a random punch in Hebei. Even if these people can endure it till today, it is not easy.
These people were originally lurking in Hebei and pretending to be stupid, and Liu Jian also pretended to be stupid.
These people did not show up in Hebei, and Liu Jian did not use a big stick.
Occasionally, one or two families would jump out and stir up moths, but Liu Jian pretended not to notice.
Because he knows that it is useless to suppress one or two companies in this way.
We beat one or two families today and hid the rest, then we shot one or two more tomorrow, and then the day after tomorrow... over and over again, endlessly.
Either don't take action, or if you do, just beat the rabbits in the grass and kill them all in one go. No one will bother you here.
…
"Then Liu Deran was so domineering, oppressing all the tribes and blocking the livelihood of the scholars. This was to break the roots of the Han Dynasty and dig up the graves of his ancestors in the Han Dynasty!"
Zhang Yi and Sun Qi's envoys cried bitterly in front of Yuan Shu and kept talking about Liu Jian's fault. They continued talking for more than half an hour, and the spitting stars kept flying. It was obvious that Liu Jian had offended them.
I am really overwhelmed with words.
Yuan Shu's face was gloomy. He frowned and stroked his beautiful beard. He listened carefully to the two envoys scolding Liu Jian, and occasionally opened his mouth to join in a few sentences.
The two envoys finally finished scolding, and Yuan Shu slammed the table and said angrily: "I don't want Liu Deran to do such atrocious things in Hebei despite his empty reputation. He is really in vain to be a famous scholar and a minister of the emperor."
The envoy of the Sun family gritted his teeth and said: "Liu Deran is called a clan member, but he is actually a traitor to the clan. He is the fourth and third Duke of Ming Dynasty. He is from the Zhong family. He is a loyal and good minister of the Han Dynasty. You must not sit back and watch this beast do evil!"
Zhang Yi's envoy said: "Ming Gong, please petition for the people to attack Liu Jian and restore stability to Hebei!"
"Yes, Ming Gong, if Ming Gong can go to Jizhou, how can the people of Jizhou not eat pots of pulp to welcome the envoy?"
"Yes, Jizhou is rich and densely populated. This is a God-given opportunity. If you get Jizhou, you can achieve hegemony!"
It is said without intention, but the listener has intention.
The sentence "The hegemony can be achieved" reached Yuan Shu's ears at this moment, and it was like a curse that could not be dispelled no matter what.
Yes, in terms of the prosperous population, abundant industry, sufficient grain and grass, and the power of armor in the world, which place can compare with Jizhou?
Jizhou's foundation was originally very strong, but after many years of rectification and management by Liu Jian, it was even different from before. How could Yuan Shu not be greedy?
But greed is greed, and Yuan Shu is somewhat rational.
He also knew that Liu Jian was very powerful and should not be easily provoked.
If you want to take Jizhou, you must be absolutely sure.
"Alas, although I have the intention to save the people of Jizhou from suffering, I am afraid that Yuan is not strong enough after all."
"Although Liu Deran is a cruel person, I have to say that his strength is still amazing!"
After hearing Yuan Shu's words, the two envoys immediately responded.
"The Ming Dynasty Highway is willing to enter Hebei, and my father-in-law is willing to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty Kilometer Yingwai."
Yuan Shu sighed: "It's just your two families in the land of Wei County...it might be difficult to accomplish anything."
Zhang Yi's envoy hurriedly said: "It has been five years since Liu Deran entered Jizhou. During these years, we and the family heads have been working hard to bear the humiliation and bear the burden. We have secretly contacted the righteous people and the famous family members in various counties who are dissatisfied with the Liu thief in order to punish him.
This animal."
"To be honest, Duke Ming, there are seven powerful clans in Wei County, five in Julu, seven in Qinghe, three in Zhao, and seven in Zhongshan.
, there are two tribes in Hejian, and there are six tribes in Xin!"
When Yuan Shu heard this, he couldn't help but feel shocked.
"Is this true?"
"It's a matter of life and death for our family. How dare we deceive Mr. Yuan?"
Yuan Shu clenched his fists tightly and said excitedly: "If there are really so many powerful families acting as internal collaborators, once I raise troops to go north, and these forty or so prominent families start uprising in various counties and counties, Liu Jian's retreat will be cut off.
No matter how powerful Liu Deran is, Jizhou will definitely be in my pocket."
"That's why we and other tribes all hope that Mr. Yuan can settle in Jizhou and save thousands of Li people from the fire and water!"
"Okay, I agree to this matter, but you guys need to show your sincerity and give me the list of more than 40 clan heads! Can you?"
The matter raised by Yuan Shu was naturally beyond the control of these two envoys.
So they bid farewell to Yuan Shu and returned to Hebei to report to their father-in-law.
However, although the specific details have not been finalized, it can be roughly seen that the matter is basically a done deal.
Later, Yuan Shu summoned the prefects and ministers of various counties in the Central Plains to the meeting hall.
He told everyone about this matter in a righteous manner.
"Liu Deran acted recklessly in Jizhou, causing anger and resentment, and everyone hates it. Today, Zhang and Sun, on behalf of tens of thousands of people in Hebei, come to ask Yuan to send troops to relieve the suffering in the north. The Yuan family has lived in Han Dynasty for generations, and has been an important minister for five generations.
In this critical time, we need to share the worries of the great man!"
"Now I ask all the princes to help me and accompany me to attack Jizhou. If this can be done, Yuan is willing to share the wealth and honor with all the princes. When the time comes, all the princes can be stationed with me in Hebei. Wouldn't it be better than the ruined land of the Central Plains?"
Yuan Shu's words did not have the effect he expected.
It is true that Jizhou under Liu Jian's administration is indeed the richest place in the world.
But the problem is, Jizhou is rich and Liu Jian is also strong!
If you mess with him at this time, wouldn't you be courting death?
Not to mention anything else, Niu Fu, Hua Xiong, and Hu Zhen in the Xiliang army were defeated by Liu Jian one after another. With this ability alone, no one here can match them.
Among the people here, Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, and Wang Fen, the prefect of Shanyang, were both members of the party's prison. These two people were also Yuan Shao's running friends in the past. During the party's imprisonment, they had close contacts with Yuan Shao.
At that time, they shared hardships and became good friends.
However, with the passage of time, especially after Yuan Shao became the Northern Shepherd of Jingzhou, the relationship between these friends who used to be brothers and advance and retreat together has changed.
Yuan Shao's identity and status improved, and he began to pretend to be a big-tailed wolf with his former friends.
He is no longer as polite to his former friends as before.
It means to be somewhat superior to them.
Others may be okay, such as a capable hero like Cao Cao, or a flattering minion like Xu You, but they don't care much.
But people like Zhang Miao were not good enough. He gradually began to have a gap with Yuan Shao, and the relationship was no longer as strong as before.
Although on the surface, they are still dominated by the Yuan family, in fact, they have already separated.
It's no wonder that as a member of the party, he is always proud, especially since Zhang Miao and Wang Fen are both one of the "Eight Chefs" (Wang Kao is Wang Fen)
The Eighth Chef refers to those who use their wealth to help others.
That is the kind of person who is generous with money and likes to use money to make friends.
It is similar to the titles of Hu Baoyi and Timely Rain.
Just think about it, who are the people who are generally willing to give up their family and career, use their money to save money, and use money to buy reputation?
Naturally, they are all people with a certain degree of pride and ambition.
It is okay for Yuan Shao to treat such people as friends.
But naturally the people in the Eighth Kitchen would not want to treat him as a servant.
This is true for Yuan Shao, let alone Yuan Shu?
Zhang Miao asked Yuan Shu: "Liu Deran is a clan relative and a brother recognized by the late emperor. He also has King Chenliu in his hands. Not to mention his strength, even in name, we can't take advantage of him!"
"What Meng Zhuo said is wrong!"
Yuan Shu said seriously: "More than forty tribesmen, representing the people of Hebei, invited us to attack Jizhou. Doesn't this mean that Liu Jian's crimes are huge?"
Yuan Shu's words completely shocked everyone present, and at the same time made their hearts come alive.
More than forty powerful clans?
If you can really cooperate inside and outside, you can really win Jizhou!