Cao Cao won the Battle of Xuzhou in one fell swoop. He not only annexed Xuzhou, but also gathered tens of thousands of Lu Bu's remaining soldiers. He also had Zang Ba as his arm, which greatly increased his strength. Yuan Shu of Yangzhou felt faintly the pressure from Cao Cao, but he had already proclaimed himself emperor, and all the princes in the world were unwilling to do so.
Yang Hong, Zhang Xun and others suggested that Yuan Shu join forces with Yuan Shao to resist Cao Cao.
Yuan Shu pondered for a long time and shook his head slightly: "He doesn't care about my life or death. He only has Hebei in his eyes!"
Yuan Shu was right. Yuan Shao laughed loudly when he heard that Yuan Shu had proclaimed himself emperor. He was even more happy when he saw Cao Cao raiding Xuzhou. The more chaotic the Central Plains, the happier he was. In this way, no one would interfere with the affairs of Hebei, and he could rectify his troops with peace of mind.
Ma. As long as he captures Bingzhou, Youzhou, and Hebei, and all the land belongs to him, who else in the world will dare to compete with him? Then he will send his troops south, seize the Central Plains in one fell swoop, and then conquer the south of the Yangtze River to unify the world.
It's a good idea, but it's still a bit difficult to implement in practice. Although Zhang Yan of Bingzhou was not given a title by the court, he actually controlled Bingzhou and had more than 100,000 Black Mountain troops. Liu Yu of Youzhou was incompetent, but his general Gongsun Zan should not be underestimated. He once
He wanted Liu Yu to become emperor and get rid of the control of the imperial court, but Liu Yu refused to obey. To break the deadlock in Hebei, he must first break through Youzhou. If Youzhou is in chaos, he can take advantage of the opportunity and seize it.
Youzhou and Bingzhou Zhang Yan naturally came to surrender. This was the idea given to him by the counselor Tian Feng.
Yuan Shao nodded: "What Tian Feng said is true! Zhang Yan's Black Mountain bandits are nothing to worry about. He sent a general to guard Huguan. The main road of Maocheng will not pose a threat to our Jizhou. We can deal with Liu Yu wholeheartedly!"
Ju said: "Liu Yu treated Gongsun Zan very well and won the trust of the people in Youzhou. Gongsun Zan is brave and brave. If these two people join forces, it will not be easy to defeat Youzhou! My subordinates thought that they could separate these two people first and then attack Youzhou."
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"Mr. Ju's brilliant idea!" Guo Tu stood up quickly: "I heard the merchants from the north often say that some tribes in Wuhuan and Xianbei hate Gongsun Zan for killing innocent people indiscriminately, and have sent people to Fanyang. With Liu Yu's temper, he will
It is certain that Gongsun Zan will give him a scolding, my lord! We can absolutely make a big fuss out of this matter!"
Guo Tu had a flattering smile on his face and rolled his eyelids to look at Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao looked happy: "You are all my humerus, so why worry about succeeding in your hegemony!"
Xu You sat still without making any comment. Yuan Shao glanced at him: "Brother Ziyuan, why are you so quiet today?"
Xu You glanced at Yuan Shao: "Have you ever thought about it this time? Liu Yu is from the royal family of the Han Dynasty. He is an honest man and has not done anything wrong. What's more, Liu Yu, the Youzhou Mu Nai, was granted the title of His Majesty. Originally, your great minister
The general is Cao Mengde who came here with an imperial edict, and the governor of Jizhou is just a self-proclaimed governor. It is inappropriate for us to attack! Everyone in the world will definitely accuse Benchu of not respecting etiquette and law!"
Xu You's words caused some waves in everyone's hearts. Although the princes did not rely on the imperial court at all in terms of strength and did not obey the imperial court's assignments, their official positions were all granted by the imperial court. Logically speaking, they were still big men.
Officials in the imperial court must all respect Liu Xie as "Your Majesty." Although the Han Dynasty declined, it was not despised by everyone. For four hundred years, the Han Dynasty was the imperial court in people's hearts, and many knowledgeable people hoped to prosper the Han Dynasty.
Mengcai voluntarily followed the princes to conquer the east and west. If Yuan Shao ignored the imperial decree and attacked the royal family Liu Yu privately, there would be no big difference from Yuan Shu.
Seeing that the scene was deserted, Wen Chou clapped his hands on the table with "Pah!" and said, "What's so difficult about this? Let the emperor issue the decree and it will be over soon?"
Tian Feng shook his head: "Your Majesty is now in the hands of Long Fei. I heard that this person is a cunning and insidious person. I will never let him go without benefit. Besides, we have never had any contact with this Long Fei, so he may not be willing to agree!"
"Then lead the troops to kill Wancheng! I don't believe there is anyone who is not afraid of death!" Wen Chou shouted, not taking Long Fei seriously at all.
Ju said: "The princes of the Central Plains, Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao and others, all of them have no way to deal with Long Fei. We are in Hebei and are beyond our reach."
Guo Tu smiled: "Don't make such rash comments. I think Long Fei is a very good person. He is open and honest. He never hides who he is. He can be treacherous or insidious. In short, he will help anyone who is beneficial to him."
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Yuan Shao nodded: "What good ideas do you have?"
Guo Tudao said: "Although I have never seen Long Fei, I have heard such a saying, the prosperity in the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit. If Long Fei wants the emperor to issue an edict, as long as we can give it to him
If Long Fei is satisfied with the conditions, this matter will definitely come true!"
The judge nodded, stood up and bowed to Yuan Shao: "My lord, I am willing to go to Wancheng to test Long Fei's tone first. If the time is right, I will ask for the imperial edict and edict from my lord!"
The judge was originally under Han Fu, but Yuan Shao rebelled against Han Fu and captured Han Fu's Jizhou. The judge made a lot of efforts in this matter. After Yuan Shao became the shepherd of Jizhou, he appointed the judge to serve as his confidant, thinking that he would rule the country and take charge of the shogunate. This human nature
Zhi, today he offered to go to Wancheng, which surprised Yuan Shao: "Zhengnan doesn't like to associate with insidious people like Long Fei. Why is that today?"
"For the sake of my lord, I will bear this tone!"
Everyone except Yuan Shao and the confused Wen Chou saw clearly that things were not what Shen Pei said. Yuan Shao had three sons. The eldest son Yuan Tan was in Qingzhou and had become a small prince under Yuan Shao's tent. The second son Yuan Tan
Xi and his third son Yuan Shang were all by Yuan Shao's side. Yuan Shao had always liked his third son Yuan Shang, but his subordinates kept trying to thwart Yuan Shao's attempts to make Yuan Shang succeed him on the pretext of establishing a eldest son. As a result, Yuan Shao's subordinates were divided into three factions.
One faction supports Yuan Tan, headed by Xin Ping and Guo Tu, one faction supports Yuan Shang, headed by Feng Ji and Shen Pei, and the other faction is just watching the changes. Those who support Yuan Tan and those who support Yuan Shang often fight with each other openly or secretly.
Guo Tu proposed a deal with Long Fei because he wanted Yuan Shao to send him there. On the one hand, he could get some benefits from it, and on the other hand, he could improve his status in Yuan Shao's heart and prepare for Yuan Tan's succession in the future. Check the matching.
Having figured out the key, he made a decisive decision and volunteered. If it had been anyone else, the matchmaker could have ignored it, but it couldn't have been Guo Tu. Guo Tu was well-intentioned and followed Yuan Shao, but he repeatedly slandered him.
When Yuan Tan succeeds to the throne, what will happen to those who support Yuan Shang?
Guo Tu smiled and said, "Lord Shen, why are you doing this? God's rules don't matter, I'm afraid your uprightness is inappropriate when dealing with people like Long Fei." Guo Tu also bowed to Yuan Shao: "Lord, I am willing to go.
Wancheng, for my lord, get back the imperial edict to be granted the title of General and the edict to attack Liu Yu!"
"Okay, okay!" Yuan Shao felt gratified: "Everyone has done your best for me, let me see this! How about Guo Tu and Shen Pei going together?"
The subordinate government office in Wancheng was not too big, with a dozen or so houses in the small front yard. Xun Yu led the political affairs in a row of rooms on the left, Jia Xu led the military affairs in a row of rooms on the right, and Li Ru and Xu Shu led the other direct subordinates.
The agency and Long Fei were in a row of rooms facing the door. This was built by Long Fei in imitation of a modern office building. Officials in the Han Dynasty never had a formal office location. Even their homes were also owned by government offices. Except for those government officials,
Officials at all levels do not have formal offices. Long Fei did this to improve efficiency. After a month of implementation, he felt pretty good. As long as it was office hours, he could definitely find someone, and many unresolved matters could be discussed with each other at any time. Xun
Yu, Jia Xu and others also felt good.
Guo Jia didn't want to be an official, so he naturally had nothing to do all day long. Long Fei was also relatively free. His request was to contact Xun Yu for political affairs and Jia Xu for military affairs. The two of them were uncertain about paying attention.
People discussed that only those big things that would cause the sky to fall are allowed to come to him. This does not mean that Long Fei is completely indifferent. He has his own secret army. Wang Wei is completely independent from all departments and is not subject to any restrictions.
, only responsible to Long Fei, the power is great as you can imagine, but the official position is just a small official. This move, Long Fei learned from the Dongxi Factory in the Ming Dynasty.
At noon that day, the sun was good. After making tea, Long Fei was learning Go from Guo Jia. It is said that Go evolved from the art of war formations. The higher the chess skills, the more powerful the art of war. Long Fei had never been exposed to it, so he listened to Guo Jia's explanation.
After getting a rough idea, the two began to play chess. Just after they fell less than fifty points, Guo Jia smiled and said: "My lord, the situation is over for you, just admit defeat!"
Long Fei looked at the chessboard and saw that there were so many blank spaces: "You haven't even finished half of it, and you're going to lose? I don't believe in evil!" He still looked down at the chessboard, planning his next move.
Where to go? Guo Jia shook his head, untied the wine gourd, and shook his head with a fan.
Wang Wei jumped into the door in two steps, his face covered with sweat, and ran very fast: "Brother-in-law! Here he comes, here he comes! Yuan Shao's envoy is here! Just as Brother Guo said, he brought many gifts, haha..." Wang Wei
Wei was happy and giggled.
Long Fei rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, let's go take a look!" He put down the chess piece and pointed at the chessboard and said to Guo Jiada: "Tie! We are a tie! No tie!" As he spoke, Guo ran out with Wang Wei.
Jia looked at the messed up chess game, sneered, and resumed the game after a few moves: "You still want to blackmail me! Humph!"
Guo Tu and Shen Pei were riding in luxurious carriages, escorted by hundreds of soldiers. Behind them were more than a dozen carts, all filled with various gifts. Some were given to officials in the court who were leaning towards Yuan Shao, and some were given to officials in the court who were leaning towards Yuan Shao.
The best thing for the emperor, of course, is to be given to Long Fei, the actual ruler of Wancheng. The people of Wancheng rarely see officials walking through the city in such a ostentatious manner, and everyone crowds on the roadside to watch.
Guo Tu had a smile on his face and kept waving to the people on both sides. Shen Pei frowned. He felt that these people in Wancheng didn't understand the rules. After all, he was not driving in Jizhou, so he didn't avoid it, but he still refused.
Point and point.
Wang Wei and Long Fei squeezed through the crowd. Wang Wei pointed and said: "The one with the smiling face is called Guo Tu, and the one with the bitter face is called Shen Pei. They are both senior officials under Yuan Shao!" Long Fei looked at the two people without saying a word.