After Yuan Shao's death, Nanyang had no room for resistance. Each county town directly hung up the white flag and surrendered. Among them, Chen Gong marched the fastest, fighting all the way to Wan County.
The Wan county town had no resistance at all, and Kaicheng surrendered under the leadership of Yan Xiang. Chen Gong did not start any more killings, and did not make any move against Yuan Shao's family, waiting for the arrival of Yuan Shu's army.
It took three days for Yuan Shu to finally arrive in Wan County.
"Lord, Nanyang has been captured, what should we do with Yuan Shao's family?"
Chen Gong looked at Yuan Shu in front of him. To be honest, he really didn't know what Yuan Shu was thinking about how to deal with Yuan Shao's family. After all, it was considered an enemy and it would be fine if they were killed later, but they were Yuanmen's children, so these were still
Let Yuan Shu handle it.
"Yuan Shao's family has sent someone to arrange for them to go to their hometown in Runan."
Yuan Shu thought for a while, Yuan Shao was already dead, so there was no need for him to kill Yuan Shao's family. After all, they were all members of the Yuan family, so he could let them go if he could.
"My lord, you have finished your duty of eradicating evil."
Hearing Yuan Shu's words, Jia Xu frowned. Yuan Shao was also from the Yuan clan. If his descendants were still there, it would definitely cause trouble for Yuan Shu to unify the Yuan clan.
"No need, the general trend is with me, the will of heaven is with me, no one has a chance to let them return to Runan."
Yuan Shu shook his head. As Jia Xu said, Yuan Shao's heirs may have some troubles, but those are not problems.
"Understood."
In fact, Chen Gong also supported Jia Xu's view, but since Yuan Shu said this, what could he say?
"Well, is there anything else?"
After confirming the problem of Yuan Shao's family, Yuan Shu had nothing to say.
"My lord, there is one more thing, how should Liu Biao arrange it."
Tian Feng glanced at Yuan Shu and directly mentioned Liu Biao's arrangements.
"Liu Biao, what do you think?"
When it comes to Liu Biao and Yuan Shu, I also have a headache. He is a clan member of the Han Dynasty and a prince. If his arrangements are unreasonable, problems may arise.
"My lord, Liu Jingsheng is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. It is not appropriate to arrange a state pastor rashly. You might as well make him Zongzheng or Taichang. The position of Jiuqing is similar to that of a state pastor, so it is worthy of Liu Jingsheng."
Tian Feng glanced at Yuan Shu. Liu Biao surrendered as a Zhou Mu. If he wanted to be appointed an official, he could not be lower than the Zhou Mu, but he could not be transferred to other places, so he could only be entrusted with the title of Jiu Qing or San Gong.
Although Sangong has no power now, it would be troublesome to entrust Liu Biao to it. It can only be the official position of Jiuqing.
Among the Jiuqings, the most suitable ones are Taichang or Zongzheng. These two positions are sinecures. One is in charge of the royal members and the other is in charge of the ancestral temple sacrifices. They are also worthy of the salary of the state pastor.
"What do you think?"
Yuan Shu glanced at Chen Gong and Jia Xu.
"I think Yuan Hao said it very well. Both Tai Chang and Zong Zheng can do it."
Chen Gong clasped his fists and agreed with Tian Feng.
"Lord, Liu Biao cannot be given official positions casually. You must know that we will attack Yizhou later. Yizhou is still in Liu Yan's hands. If we want Liu Yan to surrender, we must let him see our sincerity and treat Liu Biao's
The reward is our sincerity, we might as well give Liu Biao a position as one of the three princes to show our intention, so that it can also be somewhat attractive to Liu Yan of Yizhou."
But Jia Xu shook his head. If he wanted to show it to the world, he would have to make a big bet and give Liu Biao the position of one of the Three Dukes. It would be considered a thousand gold to buy a horse bone.
"Sangong, what do you think?"
Yuan Shu hesitated for a while after hearing Jia Xu's words. Originally, he felt that Jiu Qing was about the same, but now that Jia Xu said this, he really had to think about it.
"What Wen He said makes sense. If it were to be shown to Liu Yan, Jiu Qing would indeed be interested, but what should he be given as the Third Duke?"
Tian Feng was stunned by Jia Xu's words. He just wanted to give Liu Biao an explanation, but he didn't expect the situation in Yizhou.
"You might as well give him the position of Sikong, it would be worthy of Liu Biao."
Chen Gong also nodded silently beside him. Indeed, as Jia Xu said, if you really want to show it to Yizhou Liu Yan, Jiu Qing is indeed a bit low, and among the three princes, the Taiwei is obviously not suitable, and Situ is also very important. This
Among them, only Sikong, the Minister of Construction, is the most suitable.
"Well, let's do this. Let Liu Biao and his family go to Xindu, and order Jushou to prepare an imperial edict to confer Liu Biao Wei Sikong on him. He will also grant him a mansion in Xindu, a thousand taels of gold, and a hundred servants."
Seeing that the three of them agreed with Jia Xu's intention, Yuan Shu had no objection. Anyway, this was all a temporary measure. If he really got to that point, everything would fall apart.
"promise."
The three of them clasped fists together.
"My lord, when will you decide to see Cao Cao?"
After Liu Biao solved it, Chen Gong clasped his fists again and mentioned Cao Cao and Cao Mengde.
"Where is Cao Mengde now?"
Yuan Shu also scratched his head when he heard that Cao Cao was still missing.
"I have arranged for him to be in Jiyang. If the lord wants to see him, he can be there in two days."
When Chen Gong came to Wan County, he did not bring Cao Cao over. After all, Yuan Shu had to decide everything, so he was placed in Jiyang.
"Then arrange for him to come to Wan County to meet him."
Yuan Shu thought for a moment and nodded to Chen Gong.
"My lord, how do you plan to arrange for Cao Cao?"
Jia Xu glanced at Yuan Shu, Cao Cao was no better than Liu Biao, Liu Biao could only be regarded as a goat compared to Cao Cao, Cao Cao was the real tiger, and if Cao Cao was not placed well, he would eat people.
"Cao Cao needs to be carefully arranged. This person is better than me in both civil and military skills."
After hearing Jia Xu's words, Yuan Shu's face tightened. If Cao Cao really refused to surrender like Yuan Shao, it would be okay to die in the rebel army. But now that he has surrendered, it is indeed a bit difficult.
"My lord, if you are worried about Cao Cao, you might as well."
A flash of light flashed in Jia Xu's eyes as he spoke. Since it was difficult to arrange, he might as well kill him directly to avoid future troubles.
"Cao Cao is a prince who surrendered to us. If we really want to kill him, I'm afraid it won't be possible to hide it from the world. I hope my lord will think twice."
"Well, you can't kill Cao Cao, otherwise I, Yuan Shu, will be a lot more stingy."
Yuan Shu also nodded. To put it bluntly, Cao Cao was useless and it was a pity to kill him. He was really a headache.
"My lord, you can't kill Cao Cao, but you can't use him either. He will always be a trouble."
Although Yuan Shu also said that Cao Cao cannot be killed, how to use it is another problem, and he cannot be left alone.
"Let him be Da Honglu."
Yuan Shu thought about it and decided that it was impossible to let Cao Cao go outside. The best thing was to take up a sinecure position. He was originally a prefect, but it would be bad if he became a junior official. The prefect was also a local official with two thousand people, so he could only be Jiuqing.
Already.
"Well, I think it's feasible."
Chen Gong thought for a moment and realized that what Yuan Shu said was fair. Da Honglu was in charge of ceremonies, music, etiquette, and was awarded two thousand, so he could be regarded as a non-powerful department in Jiuqing.
"Where is Zilong now?"
After deciding on Cao Cao's ownership, Yuan Shu thought of Zhao Yun in Deng County.
"I believe it will arrive soon. After all, the news of Yuan Shao's death has spread throughout Nanyang. Lei Bo and Chen Lan are not dead ministers. They will definitely not accompany Yuan Shao until his death. Besides, Gao Shun should have arrived in Deng County by now.
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Chen Gong thought for a while and directly talked about the situation in Deng County.
"Well, prepare your troops and horses. When Zilong arrives, let him lead his army to the west. It's time to capture Yuzhou. After all, it has been in chaos for so long."
Yuan Shu nodded.
"promise."
Another day later, Zhao Yun led 50,000 cavalrymen and rushed outside Wan County with rumbling horse hooves.
"My lord, Zhao Yun came late. I hope he will be punished."
Zhao Yun knelt down and clasped his fists directly towards Yuan Shu.
"Okay, don't talk so much, thank you for your hard work."
Yuan Shu directly helped Zhao Yun up.
"It's not hard."
Zhao Yun nodded.
"If it's not hard, then don't rest. Immediately lead the Ying Yang army to defeat the bandit army. There are still 50,000 Jingzhou soldiers and 50,000 Sizhou soldiers. The total force is 150,000 people heading to Yuzhou. At the same time, Liang's 50,000 Bingzhou soldiers
The militia is also under your control, and we must end the unrest in Yuzhou as quickly as possible, do you understand?"
Yuan Shu's start was a natural one. 50,000 cavalry and 150,000 infantry, a total of 200,000 troops, marched towards Yuzhou. It was really inhumane.
"Zhao Yun takes the order."
Upon hearing Yuan Shu's new order, Zhao Yun directly received the order without hesitation.
"Well, when the Jingzhou soldiers arrive, you can set off."
"clear."
"Lord, do you want to capture Jiaozhou?"
I heard that Yuan Shu had arranged for Chen Gong to ask Yuan Shu directly.
"Don't worry about Jiaozhou for the time being. Our main target now is Yizhou. After taking Yizhou, Jiaozhou will naturally surrender."
Yuan Shu has no intention of going to Jiaozhou now. It is just a barren land now, and sending a large army there would be a waste of more than the gain. Now his main focus is on Yuzhou and Yizhou.
"Then Lord Yizhou has decided how to fight?"
Jia Xu looked at Yuan Shu. Since he wanted to attack Yizhou, he needed to have a specific marching strategy.
"Not yet, let's capture Yuzhou first and then talk about it."
Yuan Shu shook his head. To be honest, Jingzhou has just been captured. Attacking Yizhou is just the next strategic step. Yizhou has high mountains and dangerous waters, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is not as good as the plains. It will be difficult to win, so we need to consider the long term.
"My lord, I think that if we want to attack Yizhou, we should build up a naval force first. We can learn from Emperor Guangwu's invasion of Shu. It is best to send troops from Hanzhong and Jingzhou at the same time and advance by land and water at the same time."
Although Yuan Shu didn't think about it, Jia Xu had already started to help him plan.
