"Let's take care of ourselves and be prepared for our interactions. We have deep feelings and profound meanings and keep them in people's mouths."
After the thaw, there was a rare spring rain in the North. The rain came and went quickly. It started to fall in the middle of the night, but it cleared up early in the morning. The weather was not yet warm, the grass and trees were still bare, and the migratory birds were also there. Before flying back, the huge Yecheng still had a gloomy and lifeless atmosphere.
The decadent atmosphere brought by the rain made people feel depressed, but Yuan Shao felt refreshed. Like everyone else, he liked sunny, warm days. It seemed that only such days were suitable for his age, which was like the sun at that time. ; A group of like-minded children of aristocratic families, dressed in bright clothes and angry horses, rushed out of the city gate with whips whipped wantonly, followed by a group of slaves Cangtou who were also dressed in gorgeous clothes, leading dogs and raising eagles, showing off their pleasure for a while.
But as he grew older and his status improved, Yuan Shao found that he was becoming more and more blurred and out of reach from the past. He didn't know when he started to think that the sunny day was very boring, and he didn't know since. When did I start to fall in love with such gloomy and melancholy weather?
Sooner or later, the carefree young men will grow up one day and put down the fighting cocks and lackeys for fun, the handsome servants and maids at home, and even their heroic spirit. They will mature overnight and take the initiative to shoulder the responsibility. He takes up the burden of his family and tries to become the person he dreamed of when he was a boy.
Now he is the shepherd of Jizhou, holding Jizhou, Yanzhou, and even part of Qingzhou counties. Yuan Shao is already the master of half of Hebei. There are only a few people in Guandong who can stand side by side with him. He once drank and talked with his old friends. , now only Cao Mengde is still with him.
Of course, if you don't count Zhang Miao.
"Who is under my brother in Chenliu?"
Yuan Shao was dressed in splendid clothes, but did not wear a crown. Instead, he wrapped his hair with a turban made of double silk. This is the most popular dress among the children of princes and nobles nowadays. He was sitting on the observation deck on the second floor of the pavilion. , a black inkstone held ink that had not yet melted. Yuan Shao held the ink block in his right hand and circled it vertically on the inkstone, grinding it slowly.
When Tian Feng, Guo Tu, Ju Shou and others came in, they saw Yuan Shao's face calmly polishing ink, and the paper on the table was blank. They looked at each other, and it was Tian Feng who took the initiative to reply: "General Hou personally led the army. Ten thousand people from the tribe entered Chenliu and garrisoned at Fengqiu. The remaining troops of the Black Mountain Army and the Xiongnu went south to seek refuge with Yufuluoyu. The general later ordered him and his general Liu Xiang to garrison at Kuangting."
"Well..." Yuan Shao kept moving his hands. He closed his eyes and seemed to enjoy listening to the sound of Su Yu falling from the eaves and dripping into a puddle of water. When he looked back, his expression was still there. He carries the grace and peace with him every day: "Where is Zhang Mengzhuo? He doesn't understand military affairs. I'm afraid he has fled to Mengden... We are also old friends. He doesn't come to me because he is afraid of me."
Tian Feng and everyone couldn't help looking at each other. Zhang Miao, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao were once close friends. After Yuan Shao became the leader of the alliance, he was a little arrogant and couldn't listen to the blunt words of others. As a good friend, Zhang Miao, If he could persuade Yuan Shao politely, he might be able to react. But Zhang Miao scolded Yuan Shao in front of everyone, which made Yuan Shao unable to step down and felt that he had lost all face.
You must know that when Cao Cao disliked the Kwantung Allied Forces for being greedy and fearful of death and doing nothing, he was just complaining behind his back. How could he be so disrespectful as Zhang Miao?
Yuan Shao was so angry that if Cao Cao hadn't been there to dissuade him, Zhang Miao would have died.
However, the relationship between the two gradually developed a gap after this incident. They were no longer as close as before, but were on guard against each other. Just like this time, Chen Liu under Zhang Miao was invaded by Yuan Shu, and he knew that he could not resist it.
The first choice was to run to Cao Cao in the east instead of crossing the river nearby to join the more powerful Yuan Shao.
This was a private matter between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao and several old friends. Guo Tu wisely chose to remain silent, while Tian Feng looked disapproving and said bluntly: "As Ming Gong expected, Zhang Fujun has now entered Dongjun.
, General Pingdong has moved his army to Juancheng, and submitted a letter to the governor of Yanzhou, asking the Ming Dynasty to send generals to join forces with him, and together they can drive the rear general to Chenliu."
Yuan Shao did not answer, but instead mentioned his experience of grinding ink in an irrelevant manner: "There are many things to pay attention to when grinding ink. It should be light and slow, so as to keep the shade moderate and the color of the ink smooth. Also, you have to use clear water to grind the ink.
, Never use hot water..."
"Ming Gong!" Tian Feng's round face was filled with solemnity, and he said eagerly: "General Hou has captured Chenliu, which is only one east county away from Yecheng! If he is allowed to gain a foothold in Chenliu, he can then take advantage of the opportunity to go north to meet Gongsun Zan.
If the north and the south correspond, then Jizhou will be in danger!"
Yuan Shao's gentle and calm ink-sharpening movements paused for a moment, and then he started to rub it again as if nothing had happened. He turned around and looked at the sky where the clouds were gradually opening outside the eaves, the rows of houses, and the towering doors.
Que, and the city wall in the farthest distance is like a mountain and a crouching dragon.
Guo Tu was leisurely watching Tian Feng's blunt remonstrances again and again, waiting for the day when he would touch Yuan Shao's back and seek his own death. At this moment, Yuan Shaoyou spoke leisurely, seemingly not because of Tian Feng.
Feng's words were not aggrieved, but Guo Tu seemed to hear a hint of sadness from Yuan Shao's calm tone: "Tian Fen, Cao Cao asked me to send troops, but what about Zhang Miao? Chen Liu is under his rule.
, it’s already this time, and he still doesn’t say a word?”
Tian Feng suddenly showed an angry look, and was about to say more, but Ju Shou reached out to hold him back. He looked sideways, and saw Ju Shou secretly made a silencing gesture to Tian Feng while Yuan Shao's back was turned to them, and opened his mouth.
He closed his mouth and said two words "Tian Fen" silently.
Yes, Tian Fen, Tian Fen, the governor of Yanzhou, is a relative of Tian Feng, and Chenliu County belongs to Yanzhou. In addition to Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao and others who are most eager to take it back, Tian Fen, who wants to exert influence outside Dongjun, is also one of them.
.Yuan Shao has always been wary of the local nobles in Jizhou, so he even borrowed foreign Yingchuan scholars to fight with the Jizhou scholars to check and balance each other.
At this time, Tian Feng was still asking for troops. It is hard not to think of Tian Fen and the Jizhou scholars.
Fortunately, Yuan Shao did not show any intention of thinking deeply at this time. He collected his emotions, looked down at the moderately thick ink in the inkstone, put the ink aside, and finally turned around and said: "Whether it's a gentleman or a man,
It’s private, but it’s for the big plan that was discussed earlier. Chen Liu must be rescued, and we can’t turn a blind eye just because Zhang Miao, the county guard, didn’t express his views.”
It was obvious that Yuan Shao had already planned this matter, but because of his past friendship with Zhang Miao, he was still resentful because Zhang Miao refused to bow his head and ask for help from him.
Thinking of this, Tian Feng felt a little more at ease: "Ming Gong Ruijian, as for who to send and how many troops to lead, please let me know clearly."
Yuan Shao nodded and began to issue orders: "Cao Cao's men just finished defeating the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou at the end of last year, and the soldiers were exhausted. This time, he was asked to assist, with Zhu Ling as the main general, leading three battalions of elite soldiers, a total of 6,000
Man, join forces with Cao Cao to attack. You must teach my incompetent brother a lesson, otherwise he really thinks he can take advantage of me."
Years ago, Yuan Shu ignored his brotherhood and helped the court to fight against Yuan Shao. If he publicly announced that there was a scandal of brotherly feud within the Yuan family, almost the whole world would be watching his joke about the Yuan family in Runan. This made the leader of the Yuan family feel uncomfortable.
Xu, how can Yuan Shao, who loves face so much, endure it?
Therefore, before spring began, Yuan Shao sent people south to Jingzhou to contact Liu Biao. Yuan Shao wanted to teach Yuan Shu a lesson and suppress his arrogance, while Liu Biao wanted to take Nanyang back to relieve the pressure on Xiangyang from Yuan Shu's entrenched presence in the northern part of Jingzhou. So the two
The people reached an agreement on expelling Yuan Shu. After Yuan Shu moved his troops into Chenliu, Liu Biao immediately cut off the supply of food and grass to Nanyang, and even began to send troops north to attack Nanyang, which was empty of troops and had no generals to guard it.
Yuan Shao is now joining forces with Cao Cao to attack Chen Liu, precisely to put Yuan Shu into a dilemma before he can establish a foothold and attack Yuan Shao from the north and south with Gongsun Zan.
Guo Tu spoke at the right moment and said: "The Chenliu County where the general is located now has Zhu Jun in the west, Cao Cao in the east, Ming Gong in the north, and Liu Biao in the south. It can be said that it is surrounded by enemies on all sides. Chenliu has become a dead place. I think it must have passed through this battle.
General Hou should never cause trouble to Duke Ming again."