"It's as Zhongzhi said!" It was midwinter in Dongpingling City, Jinan, Qingzhou. After Yuan Shao saw the imperial edict to change the Yuan Dynasty sent from Chang'an, he couldn't help but be overjoyed after asking for a moment. Then when the envoy left, he looked around and sighed repeatedly. "
Before next year's autumn harvest, Gongsun Wenqi will be powerless!"
"Congratulations, lord, congratulations, lord!" Guo Tu was the first to lean over and congratulate. "In this way, Qing, Yan, and Ji can all be under the control of the lord, and maybe they can strike first!"
Yuan Shao nodded slightly with a smile, but then slowly shook his head, and his expression became serious.
"Gongze's words are right, but they are too optimistic." Xin Ping and Xin Zhongzhi could not help but lower their heads and smile when they saw this, as if they understood what Yuan Shao was thinking. "The reason why General Wei is so weak is not because he ate too much in the previous year."
Are you full and making too much? The fertile fields in Guanzhong are thousands of miles away, and the foundation of the king's hegemony is controlled by the central court. He carries the great righteousness of the Han Dynasty and orders the princes. Therefore, as long as he can appease the people and the government smoothly, then after next autumn,
The most important food has caught up, and the people's hearts are ready. It's time for General Wei to conquer three thousand miles like a tiger and wolf again."
"That's right." Yuan Shao answered sternly, holding the sword in his waist. "Zhongzhi's words hit the point again. The reason why Gongsun Wenqi is weak at this time is not because he is incompetent, but because he has gained too much before. If it weren't for the central government, there would still be
Power, why did he need to change the Yuan Dynasty to put things in perspective? If it weren't for the vast area of Sanfu, Hedong, and Bingzhou counties, why would he need to cultivate land to clarify his rule? If he hadn't gained countless soldiers and civilians in Henan, why would he need to ban alcohol due to lack of food? Just now we just said
I talked carefully with the envoy and learned a lot of details. In my opinion, when Gongsun Wenqi expelled Yang Wenxian and others by the Wei River, he said something far better than what he said before the Weiyang Palace... That is, the world is in chaos, and we must fight for nothing
Day and night!"
Everyone in the hall, from Feng Ji to Xin Ping to Guo Tu, bowed their heads in solemn expression and said yes.
However, when he straightened up, Feng Jifu asked about another matter: "Ming Gong, Gongsun Wenqi's accusation against the Xianling Emperor in Weiyang Palace was really shocking. Should we do the opposite and write a letter to Chang'an to refute it?"
What about doing this as a form of protest?"
"No need." Yuan Shao couldn't help but sneer when he heard this. "To be honest with Yuan Tu, I haven't been Emperor Ling for a long time, and I can probably understand Gongsun Wenqi's move... Based on this matter alone, he and I
On the contrary, we are considered comrades."
Feng Ji and the others in the hall were so smart that they woke up almost instantly.
In other words, in the series of complex political events that have occurred from the death of Emperor Ling to the present day, in terms of Yuan Shao's political stance, there is actually only one young emperor Liu Bian in the entire Han Dynasty who can be regarded as the political banner of him and his family, and now
Now that Liu Bian is dead and the Yuan family's central power has been completely wiped out, the reigning little emperor established by Dong Zhuo is just a particularly embarrassing place for Yuan Shao... Admit it.
, it’s a slap in the face, and it’s also a trap for yourself; don’t admit it, but this is the only descendant of the Xianling Emperor, so it seems that it is really justified.
In other words, Gongsun's direct attack on the young emperor's father, Emperor Ling, was very helpful for Yuan Shao to establish his own political authority in Guandong.
Or to be more explicit, when it comes to suppressing the authority of the Han Dynasty, the interests of General Wei, who holds the throne of the emperor, and General Chariot and Cavalry, who represent themselves in Guandong, are completely consistent... because for this man who quickly stood out during the Chuping period
For the two powerful men, the authority of the Han Dynasty was not a necessity. Even if Gongsun went to challenge Dong, it was just to ensure that this authority that could threaten him was not grasped by others.
"But..." After the matter was discussed, Xin Ping continued to clasp his hands and smile. "Although General Wei captured Guanzhong, his reputation and power increased greatly, so that he was vaguely known as the strongest in the world, but he also revealed a
A huge flaw.”
"What brother Zhongzhi said is absolutely true." Guo Tu followed immediately.
"Come on!" Yuan Shao also became more and more serious.
"This matter is simple. Please think about the fundamentals that General Wei relies on. Has it become two pieces?"
Tun is the foundation, occupying seven counties in Youzhou Senei, and is connected with Zhongshan and Changshan... This place is the foundation of his operation for several years. Although the place is barren, it is where the strong troops of Youzhou are located, and
The territory is vast and the people’s hearts are attached to it.”
"That's right." Yuan Shao nodded slowly. "And the other piece of land is naturally Sanfu, the land east of Hedong. The land is rich and the people are rich, and it has geographical advantages... Therefore, the meaning of Zhongzhi and Gongze, could it be that the Bingzhou Sanfu connects the two places?
Is the county really Gongsun Wenqi’s weakness?”
"Actually, I think so too," Feng Ji interjected. "Just like when a person clenches his fists, his chest will open by itself. But now General Wei's territory extends from Liaoxi all the way to Sanfu, like a word with two heads.
The snake is long and winding... If you want to break this formation, the first step is to cut off its waist, so the three counties of Bingzhou are indeed the key points."
"Having said that," Yuan Shao couldn't help but sigh. "But how can the three counties of Bingzhou be captured easily? I have seen the dangers of Taihang with my own eyes. Although I have not seen the majesty of Jinyang City, I have heard about it for a long time.
Daimyo..."
"Does Duke Ming still want to attack Jinyang before the autumn harvest next year?"
The power must indeed be cut off from Bingzhou; if you want to cut off Bingzhou, you should first seize Taihang; if you want to hold Taihang, you should try your best to attack Jizhou; as for if you want to go down to Jizhou, you should attack Handan first; if you want to attack Handan, you should first use Yecheng as a base!"
"If you want to use Ye City as a base, don't you have to take Qingzhou first and then defeat Gongsun Bogui?" At this moment, someone suddenly spoke from a distance outside the hall, interrupting Xin Zhongzhi's explanation. "The overall situation must be planned step by step.
Only then can we do our best.”
When Xin Ping heard this, he immediately stopped smiling and said no more, while Guo Tu simply turned his face away.
"Zi Yuan is right!" Yuan Shao didn't pay any attention to the sudden voice from outside the hall. He just stood up slightly and took a few steps forward with his sword in hand, and then sighed. "Things must be done within one's ability... If Qingzhou doesn't take it, why?"
Defeat Gongsun Zan? If you don’t defeat Gongsun Zan, how can you subdue Han Fu? If you don’t subdue Han Fu, how can you confront Gongsun?"
"I thought that before next year's autumn harvest, no matter how fast we are, we can only defeat Handan." Feng Ji also analyzed sincerely. "But Handan will not be defeated so easily, because at that point, the two sides will officially fight.
When two powerful forces fight against each other, the whole body will be affected by one move. By then, it is likely that the battle will continue for thousands of miles."
"That's the truth." The voice from outside the hall came again, but it had already arrived, and then a scribe with a high crown, brocade clothes and a luxurious white fur came straight in with a long sword, and it was Xu You and Xu Ziyuan. "However,
If we can capture Handan before Gongsun Wenqi regains his strength, we can call it the first city, because the most important thing about Handan and Ye city is the power of Jizhou, and the most important thing about Jizhou is the power of Hebei...
...No matter how far away things are, there is no need to think too much about them.”
Yuan Shao nodded again, put the word Handan in his heart, and then turned to ask Xu You: "Ziyuan, didn't you go to Yuling to receive it? Why did you come back in such a hurry?"
"Ben Chu." Xu You shook his head helplessly. "I received information about the Beihai Navy from Yu Ling and came back specifically to see you."
"Is there a recurrence of the Beihai War?" Yuan Shao was stunned when he saw the other party's expression. "The remnants of the Yellow Turbans are just to scare Kong Wenju, a nerd, so they won't cause any trouble, right?"
"The war went well, and Kong Wenju was so frightened that he wrote a letter." Xu You sighed more and more. "It can be said that the overall situation in Qingzhou has been decided..."
"That……"
"Bao Yuncheng died in the battle." Xu You finally told the reason, and as soon as he said this, Yuan Benchu and his inner circle were stunned on the spot.
In other words, Yuan Shao really had no intention of killing Bao Xin.
In fact, according to the results of planning and deliberation between Yuan Cheqi and a group of confidants, the two remaining princes in Yanzhou, Liu Dai and Bao Xin, should give priority to getting rid of Liu Dai and then preserving Bao Xin.
This is because Liu Dai is the governor of Yanzhou, so he will naturally have political influence on the entire Yanzhou, thus posing a threat to Yuan Shao. Moreover, Liu Dai is not a good person, and he has lost his support after the Qiao Mao incident, so it is very convenient to deal with it.
As for Bao Xin, he can fight and dares to fight. Plus, he is just the Prime Minister of Jibei, so he will not cause any waves. And the most important point is that if you include Liu Dai who is going to be removed, plus the actual situation before
With the Zhang brothers under house arrest and the dead Qiao Mao, Yuan Shao conquered Yanzhou. Qingzhou's methods seemed too rough, which would lose people's hearts.
Therefore, according to the original strategy, neither Bao Xin nor Beihai Kong Rong, as well as several other state ministers, prefects and Yuan Shao in Qingzhou had any idea.
However, now Xu You came over and suddenly told Yuan Shao and others that Bao Xin was dead, not Liu Dai, who originally deserved to die. How could this shock people but not make them worry?
"How did you die?" After being stunned for a long time, Yuan Shaofang had no choice but to ask.
"The overall situation will be hit by a stray arrow." Xu You said helplessly, spreading his hands. "Actually, according to the original arrangement, Liu Dai was supposed to be hit by a stray arrow and die while chasing the remaining soldiers, but unexpectedly Bao Xin died first."
"How are the reactions on the front lines?" Yuan Shao was stunned again for a moment before continuing to ask.
"Liu Dai was so scared that he didn't dare to leave the tent. The reason why Kong Wenju wrote in a hurry was because he was a little frightened after hearing the news of Bao Yuncheng's death." Xu You smiled bitterly and twisted his beard. "The most troublesome thing is Zang Hong from Le'an.
, he sent another letter, not only requesting the release of Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao, but also advising Ben Chu that you should send an envoy to the emperor to comfort and question the emperor, and explain the previous incident of Qiao Mao."
"Zang Hong is just a hot-blooded young man. He thought that the Han Dynasty could be expected."
Liu Dai..."
"That's right." Feng Ji also hurriedly added. "Since Bao Xin is dead, it's useless to think too much. We can only say that those who are vindicated will be clarified. But after this incident, should Liu Dai's matter be slowed down? Or should we just let it go?
Better than others?"
Yuan Shao did not answer directly, but turned around on the spot and looked around at his confidants in the hall, hoping not to make it too obvious that he wanted to listen to their opinions.
"I think we should let Liu Gongshan go, and we should try to appease Kong Wenju." Xu Ziyuan did his best to make it clear. "This is the purpose of returning in a hurry. You have to be concerned about people's hearts to prevent haste and waste."
"I thought I could give him a break, but there is no need to let him go." Feng Ji thought for a moment and quickly put forward his own suggestion. "The position of governor of Yanzhou is too important. Unless he is willing to resign and return home,
Otherwise, we cannot let it go easily, but the sudden death of Prime Minister Ji Bei has caused people's hearts to be shaken, so we have to be on guard."
Yuan Shaofu looked at Xin Ping again.
"I think that those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters."
In this way, since the Prime Minister of Jibei is dead, we should quickly annex his troops...Ming Gong, his troops Yu Jin and his Taishan soldiers are recognized as elites, and they cannot take advantage of others!"
Yuan Shao nodded slowly.
When Guo Tu saw this, he quickly raised his hands and said: "Lord, I also think that we should not be in trouble because of this matter. On the contrary, since this has been the case, we should deal with Liu Dai as soon as possible. Even Kong Rong, he also simply sent him to
Go to Chang'an and ask him to act as an empty minister with General Wei to avoid being an eyesore. In fact, with the lord's reputation and martial prowess, he has already dealt with everything, so how can anyone dare to object?"
Yuan Shaogang was about to speak, but Xu You couldn't help but became furious: "You Yingchuan people, don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. I just want Benchu to speed up everything and capture Jizhou quickly so that you can
For family members in Yecheng, can clan members seize fields, houses, and offices? I only ask you, speaking from selfish motives, if chaos occurs and the overall situation is ruined, can you bear the responsibility?"
Xin Ping was slightly older and silently responded to this.
On the other hand, Duke Guo Tuguo couldn't help but glared at him when he heard this: "So what if you say this, have we ever abolished the public service for personal reasons? But it's your Xu Ziyuan, because your family followed the lord from the beginning and settled in Yanzhou and Qingzhou early.
, so unscrupulously... Don’t think that I don’t know that this time you came back in such a hurry to persuade the lord to slow down, maybe you were bribed by Liu Dai and Kong Rong, and you are here to eat and drink and speak for others! "
Xu You sneered and continued to scold.
However, at this moment, Yuan Benchu suddenly pulled out half of the sword from his waist and stuffed it back tightly. The sound of gold and iron and the cold light of the white blade immediately silenced the hall, and the temperature seemed to drop a lot.
Amidst the silence, Yuan Shao sat back down in the hall with a straight face, then glanced left and right, and said something surprising.
"Ziyuan." Yuan Shao fixed his gaze on Xu You and looked at him seriously. "I actually know the selfish intentions of Zhongzhi and Gongze... Isn't it because Han Fu can't satisfy them, so he desperately wants me to replace them?
"
Xin Ping and Guo Tu couldn't help but change their expressions slightly, and then they leaned over to apologize.
"You two don't need to apologize, and I have to tell you." Yuan Shaofu looked at Xin and Guo again. "Ziyuan's family has acquired property in Dongjun, and they were in Qingzhou to take over and supervise the army.
He took a lot of bribes, and I know it all too well... It's not your turn to criticize."
Xu You twitched his beard and sneered.
"Why should I tolerate you?" Yuan Benchu looked around and continued to speak sternly. "It's not Gongsun who is ahead. I want to catch up, so I want to ask all of you, wise and resourceful people, to come and help me sincerely? And gentlemen, I have something to do.
I have always kept it in my heart and have not made it clear to you... Have you never thought that the decisive battle in Jizhou was actually an open and honest invitation from Gongsun Wenqi?"
Now, even Fengji couldn't keep calm.
"There is no need to doubt Yuan Tu." Yuan Benchu said with a sneer. "Not to mention anything else, because he wanted to take over the state and challenge Dong, I can understand why he ignored Han Fu before. But now Gongsun Zan is his brother, and his power is far weaker.
Why didn't you interfere with him a little, but let him do whatever he wanted, so that he fell into my strategy of driving the tiger to devour the wolf in a hurry, set foot in Qingzhou, and exposed his own flaws? To put it bluntly, it wasn't his Gongsun who wanted to lure me into the game and let me fight with him.
He fought a decisive battle in Hebei, so much so that he disregarded the righteousness of brothers, and this is what happened in the house?! And no matter how smart you people are, you may not be able to understand or even believe this overall situation. Only I, Yuan Shao, have already been determined in my heart, and I have come to do it openly.
Accept the challenge! Because among the people in the world, the one who understands his Gongsun Wenqi the best is me, Yuan Shao! The person who understands me, Yuan Shao, the best is his Gongsun! When two strong men are fighting, how can they care about your little thoughts?
?How can we care about temporary fame and popularity? If we defeat Gongsun, everything is under control. If we fail to win, you can only die with me on the bank of the Yellow River!"
At this point, Yuan Shao ignored the pale faces of everyone in the hall and immediately ordered: "I have made up my mind. I will immediately lead troops to Beihai Ju County, annex Bao Yuncheng's tribe, force Liu Gongshan to retreat, and promote Kong Wenju to the court...
After a brief sweep of Qingzhou, I raised my troops and marched north, driving Gongsun Zan all the way back to his hometown in Youzhou! Then, I must drive out Han Fu next summer, and besiege Handan before the autumn harvest, so that the power of the world can be slightly tilted towards me.
!”
Just when Xu You was about to speak again, Yuan Shao drew his sword again, and this time the whole sword was drawn out, cutting the cases in front of him in two: "Gentlemen, what Gongsun Wenqi can do, I can also do! What Gongsun Wenqi cannot do
, I can still do it! Gongsun is the only hero in the world, and I don’t want to lose!"
So far, no one dared to say anything more, but all bowed their heads.
I am the dividing line that bows one after another
"Since I heard about Emperor Xi, there have been affairs between the emperor and his ministers. They have made arrangements to guide the people, and punishments have been used to prohibit violence. Now the chariot and cavalry general Yuan Shao, entrusted with his lead, steals people's nobles, is sexually violent, and behaves obscenely...
When he was in Qingzhou, his reputation was slanderous and his killings were meritorious. The prefect Qiao Mao was lynched and beheaded; the governor Liu Dai was dismissed for no reason; the prime minister Bao Xin died without a certificate. This is seven crimes." "Table of Yuan Shao's Charges".
