Yuan Xi took the letter and walked around the room. He wanted to meet with Guo Jiaju now, because Liu Xie's appointment was full of extremely complicated thoughts, which was really not something he could do at his age.
Yuan Xi thought to himself that Liu Xie had finally grown up after all these things, and began to try to jump out of the chessboard, from a chess piece to a chess player. Although there must be other people making suggestions, it was already obvious that there was a lot of government in him.
Overall, this appointment has mixed benefits for Yuan Xi. It may do more good than harm, but it puts Yuan Xi in a very embarrassing position.
Regarding Lu Bu's appointment, Yuan Xi saw it as extremely dangerous. It could be said that if he was not careful, big problems would occur.
Regarding Cao Cao's appointment, Yuan Xi smelled a bad omen.
He could see that in this tripartite struggle, Cao Cao overpowered himself and Lu Bu and combined their efforts to get the biggest piece of cake.
Although this was expected by Yuan Xi, he still felt a sense of frustration and understood that the power Cao Cao had placed around Liu Xie had become a climate that he could not shake in a short time.
However, the only two things that satisfied Yuan Xi about this matter were Zhao Yun's appointment, which was almost better than he had previously expected.
But this result is beyond most people's expectations.
It is clearly written in the edict that Zhao Yun's formation killed Li Jue, Li Siam and Hu Feng, which was the first victory in this battle.
Zhao Yun was granted the title of General of the Northern Expedition, Marquis of Guangyang, with a settlement of thousands of households, and the leadership of Youzhou as a pastoralist!
General Zhengbei and Youzhou Mu were originally the official positions of Li Le of the Baibo Army, but he left the emperor's motorcade inexplicably and returned the seal at the same time.
So Li Le's official position was replaced by Zhao Yun. To be fair, this appointment was still a bit low for Zhao Yun's credit. After all, Li Le only helped him in the first place.
Therefore, on the basis of official titles, Liu Xie added the title of marquis. The Marquis of Guangyang is a rural marquis and has a food town!
This means that Zhao Yun has stepped into the ranks of superior nobles, and it is not low. After all, the highest title is Liehou, and there are three levels of county, township and pavilion. Zhao Yun suddenly became a township prince!
There are very few county princes with the highest rank. Except for Lu Bu's Wenhou and Gongsun Zan's Jihou, there are very few in the world.
The title that Yuan Xi inherited from Yuan Ji was only the lowest among the princes, and he was not officially appointed by the court.
This highlights the brilliance of this appointment. As a general under Yuan Xi, Zhao Yun's rank is actually higher than that of Yuan Xi, who is the lord!
It is difficult for ordinary princes to deal with this situation, and they will definitely be jealous and guard against their subordinates. At this time, the best choice is to drive away the subordinates and let them establish their own business, or simply ignore them.
As a result, the psychological gap between the subordinates is huge, and they will almost certainly become dissatisfied. Both sides will be at odds with each other, and sooner or later they will turn against each other.
Not to mention that Zhao Yun was granted the title of Mu of Youzhou. This edict directly hinted that Yuan Xi's name as the governor of Youzhou was illegitimate, and the fiefdom of Guangyang was located to the west of Jicheng, so the food town was naturally also in Guangyang.
Yang, this is not considered poaching in person, but a naked attempt to sow discord!
This reward directly forced Zhao Yun to oppose the Yuan family in Jizhou. You must know that although Yuan Xi is in charge of Youzhou, Yuan Shao is behind it. Once this appointment comes out, even if Yuan Xi doesn't care, Yuan Shao will not be able to sit still.
Jushou said in the letter that Zhao Yun had not accepted the imperial edict after seeing the appointment, and Jushou could not make up his mind, so he sent a letter to Yuan Xi.
Although this appointment seems a bit childish, it has to be said that Liu Xie placed an extremely difficult choice in front of Yuan Xi.
Yuan Xi wanted to laugh out loud.
He thought Liu Xie was too cute. Yuan Xi had gone to all the trouble to let Zhao Yun lead the army to rescue him just for one day like this!
Zhao Yun was both loyal and loyal, and had high martial arts skills. In Liu Xie's opinion, he actually had more prospects than Lu Bu, so Liu Xie did not hesitate to use this kind of alienation strategy to turn Yuan Xi and Zhao Yun against each other, hoping that Zhao Yun would be suspected and defect to the Han court.
However, this was exactly what Yuan Xi wanted, and this situation was exactly what he expected most.
He can use this appointment to negotiate terms with Yuan Shao!
Yuan Xi guessed that with such an appointment, Cao Cao might have tampered with it, but he probably didn't know Yuan Xi's true purpose. It could be said that he had done Yuan Xi a big favor.
As for Dong Zhao, he must have guessed something, and maybe he played a role in it. As for what purpose, it's hard to say.
Yuan Xi immediately wrote an urgent letter asking Zhao Yun to accept the appointment immediately.
The second result that satisfied him was that Liu Xie personally awarded Qu Yi a posthumous title and the title of Marquis.
Although if Qu Yi were alive, he would probably sneer at these vain names, but now for Yuan Xi, there is only this much that he can do for Qu Yi.
The title of Emperor is still very useful. With this title, Yuan Xi can give Qu Yi a glorious funeral after returning to Beixin City.
Qu Yi is a lively person, so he shouldn't blame himself for being nosy, right?
At this point, Yuan Xi is still very grateful to Liu Xie. No matter how he says it, Liu Xie is still very polite when dealing with people who are kind to him. It is a pity that he encountered troubled times, otherwise he would have become a good monarch.
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However, in comparison, the reward Liu Xie gave to Yuan Xi was a malicious test.
Yuan Xi was very certain that this must be the result of the secret operation of Cao Cao and his forces.
Yuan Xi, the governor of Youzhou, sent people to rescue him for his merits. He was granted the title of General of Zhengdong, attacked the Tinghou of Anguo, and led Xuzhou as a pastoralist.
When Yuan Xi saw this appointment just now, he was simply shocked. This was like putting himself on the fire!
Xuzhou originally worked hard to achieve a balance of power between itself, Liu Bei and Yuan Tan. Once this appointment came out, what did the other two think?
I'm afraid Xuzhou will fall into chaos again!
Yuan Xi hesitated. The hot potato in Xuzhou was beyond his control at the moment. This appointment was made with this in mind and put him in a dilemma!
To answer or not to answer?
Yuan Xi started to think about it, but after a long time, he found it difficult to decide.
The fat meat in Xuzhou is so delicious that whoever gets the status will immediately become greedy.
He knew that this piece of fat would probably choke him to death, but the temptation was so great that Yuan Xi's subconscious kept urging him to accept it!
no!
He slapped his face hard and woke up slightly.
Accepting the appointment directly would be a trap for yourself. If you really want to get this status, you have to do some things!
Yuan Xi really wanted to transfer Guo Jia over for discussion, but at this time he was still guarding Heishan, so he suppressed his anxiety, copied a copy of Jushou's letter, ordered someone to send it to Guo Jia immediately, and asked him how to deal with it.
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Yuan Xi thought to himself that he originally didn't want to meet Liu Xie, but now it seems that he has to have a good talk with Liu Xie.
If Guo Jia couldn't reply in time, Yuan Xi could only ask Jushou, but Jushou was good at military formations and political strategies, and was not as good at dealing with people's evil spirits as Guo Jia.
Improper handling of this edict will lead to big trouble!
Yuan Xi was very anxious, hoping that Guo Jia could reply in time, otherwise by the time Liu Xie arrived at Huaicheng, he would not have made up his mind and would be easily confused.
That's right, Liu Xie is coming to Huaicheng.
He did not choose Xuchang, but Lu Bu's Huaicheng!
But Yuan Xi was not happy at all.
Because the reward given to Cao Cao in this edict is very thought-provoking.
Cao Cao led the Sili Xiaowei and recorded the affairs of the Shangshu.
Hanoi is within the territory of Sili, and Huaicheng is the administrative seat of Hanoi. This shows that Lu Bu's hometown is actually under the jurisdiction of Cao Cao!
Although Lu Bu has a transcendent status and Huaicheng is controlled by Lu Bu as the temporary new capital, Cao Cao's identity allows him to blatantly garrison troops anywhere in Sili, including anywhere outside Huaicheng!
What the hell is this?
Yuan Xi understood that Liu Xie wanted Cao Cao and Lu Bu to check and balance each other, but wasn't this tendency too obvious?
However, if he were Liu Xie, he would probably have doubts about the ability of Lu Bu, whose subordinates have rebelled several times. Especially when there may be Yuan Shu's spies in Huai City, Liu Xie's appointment is also a clever move.
chess.
Yuan Shu's intention to proclaim himself emperor is now very obvious, and his relationship with Liu Xie is irreparable, making him completely unwinnable.
So Liu Xie simply gave up the idea of reconciling with Yuan Shu and planned how to fight against the super powerful Yuan Shu.
Lu Bu may not be able to stop Yuan Shu's army with his own strength, but with Cao Cao able, allowing Cao Cao to station troops in the south of Huaicheng will undoubtedly ensure Liu Xie's safety.
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi couldn't help but admire Liu Xie. Although he did not say that his work was impeccable or comprehensive, he had tried his best to take all factors into consideration.
But another piece of news revealed in Ju's letter made Yuan Xi's face darken again.
Liu Xie wanted to mediate the attack between Yuan Shao and the Black Mountain Army, and wanted to give the Black Mountain Army a new title.
From Liu Xie's point of view, this idea is very normal, and even extremely correct, because the South Pass of Heishan Mountain is a hundred miles to the north. If the Heishan Army can be recruited, it will be like adding an extra layer of barrier and protection to Huaicheng.
But this is unacceptable to Yuan Xi.
Because he wanted to kill Yang Feng.
What Liu Xie did was completely contrary to his own ideas.
Yuan Xi clenched his fists. Liu Xie wanted to mediate the relationship between the Black Mountain Army and the Yuan family. In fact, the Yuan family was not referring to himself, but to Yuan Shao.
If the price proposed by Liu Xie is high enough, Yuan Shao may not agree to it, but at present, Yuan Shao is afraid that he will be extremely angry. This depends on the reward given to him by the Han court.
The emperor decreed that Yuan Shao be granted the title of Taiwei and the title of Marquis of Ye.
Although the Taiwei is respected, under Lu Bu's general, Yuan Shao is not very ambitious. How can he tolerate Lu Bu, who was born in poverty and was his subordinate, to suppress him?
Therefore, there is a high probability that Yuan Shao will refuse.
The trend of later generations was that Cao Cao appointed himself general, which made Yuan Shao angry and refused to accept it. However, in this life, it was Lu Bu who bore the brunt and became the target of Yuan Shao.
Yuan Xi had a headache. Cao Cao pushed Lu Bu in front to block the arrow. Why did he feel that this form was worse than later generations?
But the top priority is to solve the problem of the Black Mountain Army. If the problem of the Black Mountain Pass is not solved, Youzhou will always face threats.
If so, he would rather Yuan Shang destroy the Black Mountain Army. Black Mountain is better in Yuan's hands than in the hands of outsiders.
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi sighed. It seemed that meeting Liu Xie was inevitable.
And he must remind Lu Bu that this general is not so easy to be.
If virtue is not matched, there will be fatal disaster!