Chapter 399: Ying Shao takes the bait, Yuan Shao argues
Chen Gong, however, didn't want to talk nonsense to Ying Shao, so he opened his mouth with anger.
"What does Gongtai mean?"
After hearing Chen Gong's words, Ying Shao also suppressed the smile on his face.
"Without him, since Brother Zhongyuan has decided to disband his troops and return home to live in retirement, what's the point of me still here? Are you waiting for Cao Cao to send someone to arrest me?"
What Chen Gong said did not save Ying Shao any face.
"Gongtai, what are you talking about? As you said, I, Ying Shao, am also the governor of one side. How can I be allowed to be controlled by others? Please reply to Duke Xuande and say that I, Ying Shao, will definitely support him in becoming the governor of Yanzhou.
At the same time, I, Taishan County, will respond with troops and horses, and we are also willing to cooperate with Xuande Gong's arrangements to attack Cao Cao together."
Ying Shao's face was cold at first and then smiled. Since you, Cao Cao, don't like me, Ying Shao, don't blame me for being ruthless.
It wasn't until this moment that Ying Shao really made his choice. In three days, if Cao Cao had been willing, he would have come long ago. Now he can only choose Liu Bei.
"Well, please ask Brother Zhongyuan to write a letter of recommendation in person, and I will bring it to my lord."
After hearing Ying Shao's words, Chen Gong was completely relieved. As expected, Ying Shao was thinking of selling at a price. Fortunately, he took down Yu Jin sent by Cao Cao before him. Otherwise, it would be hard to say who would win.
Already.
"That's natural, I'll write it in handwriting."
Ying Shao nodded. Now that he has decided, there is nothing to be afraid of. Isn't he just Cao Cao? Ying Shao has nothing to fear.
"Brother Zhongyuan, in order to prevent Cao Cao's sneak attack, you'd better place your troops in Juping and Bo County. If necessary, my lord can also send troops to support you."
Finally got Ying Shao's recommendation letter, and Chen Gong's career was finally complete.
"Well, I still have 30,000 elite soldiers on hand, which can be divided into two places. Don't worry about the public platform."
Ying Shao shook his head and rejected Chen Gong's kindness.
"With that, I'll take my leave. Brother Zhongyuan, take care."
"Take care of yourself."
After some pleasantries, Chen Gong took Guan Yu and left the prefect's mansion. After putting Yu Jin on Chen Gong's carriage, he went out of the city to return to his troops under the protection of Guan Yu.
"General, he was incompetent and was run away by the enemy."
The two of them arrived outside the city, and the cavalry team waiting there came over.
"No problem, return to Dongping Country immediately."
"promise."
Compared to Cao Cao's cavalry, the most important thing was to capture Taishan County.
Chen Gong was successful, and Cheng Yu was not bad either. Yuan Yi was known to be greedy and timid. When he heard Cheng Yu said that as long as Liu Bei could become the governor of Yanzhou, he would give him the county of Rencheng, he was completely dismayed.
Moving forward, although Rencheng County is not big, who wouldn't want to control a little more land?
At Cheng Yu's suggestion, Yuan Yi not only wrote a recommendation letter recommending Liu Bei to become the governor of Yanzhou, but also wrote a letter to Yuan Shao representing Liu Bei's intention to co-governor Yanzhou, which was sent to Nanyang by fast horse.
Soon, all the letters from Cao Cao and Yuan Yi appeared on Yuan Shao's desk, and he frowned as he stared at the two letters.
"Lord, why are you so worried?"
As Yuan Shao's number one counselor, Xu You naturally stood up and asked Yuan Shao questions.
"Without him, this is not a letter from both Cao Cao and Yuan Yi. Cao Cao means that I support him to become Yanzhou Mu, and then he supports me to become Yuzhou Mu or Yangzhou Mu, while Yuan Yi means that I support Liu Bei's position
Liu Bei, the governor of Yanzhou, also agreed that as long as he can take this position, he is willing to co-shepherd Yanzhou with me."
Yuan Shao told the contents of the two letters very simply.
"Lord, what's the point of worrying about this?"
Before Xu You could say anything, Yan Xiang stood up and spoke to Yuan Shao with his fists clasped.
"Yan Xiang, if you have something to say, tell me quickly."
Yuan Shao immediately set his sights on Yan Xiang.
"My lord, the changes in Yanzhou are known to the world. There are now two forces in Yanzhou. One is Cao Mengde, Bao Yuncheng and Zhang Mengzhuo. The other force is Liu Xuande, Ying Zhongyuan, Yuan Boye, Wu Yehe and the other four.
people,
Cao, Bao, and Zhang had already done well in the war against Dong, and now they will definitely support Cao Cao and become the governor of Yanzhou.
In addition, Liu Bei and the other four have nothing to do with each other. If I were him, I would definitely contact Taishan Taishou and Jiyin Taishou, and be polite first and then attack with force. If you capture them, you will have Yanzhou in your hands.
And our next actions really need a name that is recognized by others. If it is true that Cao Cao said that he will be the shepherd of Yanzhou and support the lord to be the shepherd of Yuzhou or Yangzhou, then this deal is done."
Yan Xiang's analysis made Yuan Shao nod his head. To be honest, he was also optimistic about his former friend. He had no idea what role Liu Bei was and what his power was.
Seeing that Yan Xiang had actually stolen his limelight, Xu You couldn't help but frowned after saying what he wanted to say. A thought came to his mind as he rolled his eyes.
Since you want to take credit, then I have to be the one standing in the way.
"Lord, I have something to say."
When Yuan Shao heard Xu You's words, he couldn't help but turn his eyes and looked at his first counselor.
"Ziyuan, if you have anything to say, just tell me."
Seeing Xu You standing up, Yan Xiang said nothing.
"Xu Ziyuan, Xu Ziyuan, I want to see if you have any other panacea."
"Lord, I think there is something wrong with what Master Yan said."
Xu You paused for a moment, and then started his performance.
"What's the explanation?"
Yuan Shao also cheered up, after all, he felt that Yan Xiang's words were okay.
"May I ask, my lord, how do you think Cao Mengde compares to my lord?"
Xu You directly asked a puzzling question.
"Compared to Cao Mengde and me, we are among the best."
Yuan Shao thought for a moment and gave a very pertinent answer.
"My lord is humbled. Although Cao Mengde is powerful, he is still a little behind compared to my lord, but why do I ask?
Cao Mengde was a heroic man who lived in a corner of Dongjun and was still able to educate generals and raise troops to conquer Yanzhou. If the lord really supported him to become the governor of Yanzhou, how strong would Cao Mengde, who was sitting in a single state, become?
How can one allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the bed? If Cao Mengde captured Yanzhou, would he really allow his lord to attack Yuzhou?
So my opinion is to suppress the strong Cao Cao and support the weak Liu Bei."
After Xu You finished speaking, he lightly stroked his beard and looked proud. Although he did this just to suppress Yan Xiang, after saying it, he felt that this was what he should do.
"My lord, Zi Yuan said that Cao Cao is a tycoon, but who knows what kind of person Liu Bei is?
What if he, like Cao Cao, goes back on his word after taking Yanzhou?
What's more, who knows how powerful Liu Bei is?
If the lord supports Liu Bei and is defeated by Cao Cao, it will be tantamount to completely offending Cao Mengde. When we really want to take Yuzhou, how can Cao Cao give up?
Adding a powerful enemy for nothing, is it a loss or a gain?"
