"In vertical and horizontal directions, raise your troops to attack the city and kill them indiscriminately, thus overturning the safety of the people." Huainanzi Lan Mingxun
Regarding Yuan Shao's next actions, the emperor had already deduced with Xun You and others. From now on, he just swallowed his anger and concentrated on fighting Gongsun Zan to the death. After Hebei was in hand, he would then arm-wrestle with the emperor. In addition, as the imperial court regained its glory,
The Yuan brothers, who were originally at odds with each other, may temporarily unite to fight against the enemy together.
You must know that at the beginning, Yuan Shao controlled Jizhou and Yuan Shu controlled Nanyang. They were both the most prosperous states and counties in the world. They were very powerful. If it were not for the two brothers' feud in history, the world would have been named Yuan. At this time, the imperial court cheered up and
To liquidate local unruly ministers and face a common foreign enemy, Yuan Shao may make concessions in exchange for Yuan Shu's understanding and cooperation.
If the two get back together, then what the imperial court will face is the political and military alliance from Jizhou, Yanzhou, to Yuzhou, and Yangzhou, which runs from north to south. Even if the emperor is confident and wants to weaken the strength of the gentry through war, he will not
Sit back and watch the birth of such a powerful enemy. Therefore, the best way to break the situation is to join forces vertically and horizontally, and to engage in distant and close attacks.
"Now that Yuan Shao is frustrated, Yuan Shu's reputation is bound to rise. The two fall together, and the situation changes. Yuan Shu has a rift with Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao, Zhu Ling and others who were ordered by Yuan Shao a few months ago defeated Yu Fengqiu.
Flee Yangzhou. If we really want to resolve the grudges and help each other, it may not be that easy." Xun You maintained an optimistic attitude towards the situation and said: "Yuan Shao will at least have to make a huge setback, and he cannot bear this setback.
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"Just in case." The emperor thought about it and said thoughtfully: "What do you think, how about giving Yuan Shu an official position? Since the two are at odds, we might as well use fame and fortune to stabilize Yuan Shu first, and then make plans for the south after Jizhou is dealt with.
Of the policy."
"Yuan Shu has become the general of the rear, and he has become the Marquis of Wu. He is sitting in Huainan and the counties in southern Henan. He has tens of thousands of troops and horses, and he has great power." Xun You explained the matter and expressed his agreement with the emperor's opinion euphemistically: "Jue
If it is thin, then he will not think that the salary is large, and he is afraid of the danger of raising tigers. According to my humble opinion, it is better to order him to be the pastor of Yangzhou. There are many water thieves and land bandits in the counties east of the Yangtze River. His troops will turn south and they should not be able to peek north for a while.
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This is actually a bit of an underestimate of Yuan Shu's strength. Historically, Yuan Shu only sent Sun Ce to lead Sun Jian's old troops to pacify Jiangdong. He spent the rest of his time focusing on the battle for Xuzhou and did not put much energy into Jiangdong at all. He kept his eyes on Jiangdong.
north.
However, after thinking about it, it is feasible. In the future, Sun Ce can rebel and become independent, and he can also act as a force to contain Yuan Shu from behind. Moreover, the emperor really can't come up with anything that can impress Yuan Shu at the moment. There is no use in adding more food. He has already
If he is a rear general, he will not be directly given a chariot general, right? If he is a chariot general on the front foot, and he goes with Yuan Shao on the back foot, or develops and expands in the south under the banner of a chariot general, then what will happen to the emperor?
It's not a loss.
The emperor nodded and said: "Proceed step by step. First, let him lead the Yangzhou shepherd as a general. We will see the results later. If he is not close to Yuan Shao, it will not be too late to increase the title."
"Your Majesty is wise, I also have this intention." Xun You said with cupped hands. He knew that the emperor did not trust Yuan Shu, so he followed his wishes and added more thorns behind Yuan Shu: "After all, Liu Biao, the pastor of Jingzhou, is also a clan member of the Han Dynasty.
, had fought with Yuan Shao to attack Yuan Shu, and the two had been at odds with each other for a long time. I thought that I should send an envoy south to Jingzhou to persuade them to act righteously as a monarch and minister. He should set an example both emotionally and rationally in front of the court and the Yuan family."
"Last time, he sent Lou Gui to Chang'an to congratulate him on New Year's Day. I only promoted him to Jingzhou Mu and General Zhennan. Compared with others, he was a bit weak. Now that Yuan Shu has integrity, Hou, I also
We can't let him lose his limelight." The emperor thought about it and quickly replied: "This time, let's send an envoy to confer him the title of Marquis of Yangdi, which is also a good name."
Winning over Liu Biao and making plans for Sun Ce in advance made them two thorns in Yuan Shu's rear, preventing him from having enough energy to go north to join forces with Yuan Shao. This was the emperor's restraint on Yuan Shu, and it was a manifestation of uniting the weak to attack one strong one.
Regarding the future structure of the world, according to Xun You and Jia Xu's ideas, Yuan Shu would not be willing to hand over power no matter what and let the imperial court dictate it. It is very likely that he would join forces with Yuan Shao and jointly resist the central government on the premise of a substantial concession of profits to Yuan Shao.
In this way, the imperial court will face the military pressure of the Yuan Group, which owns Ji, Yan, Yu, and Yangzhou. In response to the worst possible outcome, Xun You continued to adhere to the cultivation Guanzhong originally set for the emperor, and conquered
Under the premise that the strategy of annexing the three states of Liangyi and then slowly sending out troops remains unchanged, it is proposed that small forces such as Cao Cao and Liu Biao can be used behind the Yuan family to attack the strong with the weak, and to control the big with the small.
Liu Biao was a thorn in Yuan Shu's side, and Gongsun Zan was a thorn in Yuan Shao's back.
If another three-state military group of You, Qing, and Xu, headed by Gongsun Zan, can be formed in the north to confront the Yuan family, then the court will have a lot of room for maneuver and time to respond. When the court takes over Yizhou, it will completely conquer Yongliang.
, it can become a political and military group spanning the four states of Bing, Si, Yi and Liang.
Three military groups running across the north and south will form a Sichuan-shaped pattern that divides the world into three parts. This is the situation that may develop in the future. Of course, the emperor's power will inevitably be in a high position and watch the other two parties fight.
"According to reports, Beihai Prime Minister Lu Bu has been defeated by Gongsun Zan and fled to Donglai. If it were not for Yuan Shao's return to Jizhou, Gongsun Zan must have completely conquered Lu Bu and captured Qingzhou." Xun You still said about the three-point situation he proposed.
Showing an extremely cautious attitude, he twirled his beard and said: "Lü Bu's chief secretary, Dong Zhao, is quite wise. Otherwise, he would not have helped Lü Bu pacify the Yellow Turbans in Beihai within a month, and even take over Donglai. Therefore, the previous defeat of Gongsun was not a mistake."
, in fact, the soldiers under his command are inferior to others. When Gongsun Zan returns with elite troops, relying solely on Tian Kai's wisdom, the soldiers left behind are no match for Lu Bu, and the situation in Qingzhou may repeat itself again."
The emperor said disapprovingly: "Even so, Lu Bu suffered this defeat and his troops were greatly damaged. If we want to capture Qingzhou again in a short period of time, it is impossible to rely solely on Dong Zhao's wisdom."
"If I were like Tian Feng and Ju Shu, I would send troops to the north of Hebei to resist Gongsun Zan, and then send partial troops to Qingzhou. This would not only expand my power, but also cut off the connection between Gongsun Zan and Qingxu." Xun You said: "Gongsun Zan looks like a soldier.
Against all odds, this power is all due to the merits of one person, and he has no capable generals who can lead the army alone, and no talented generals to strategize for him, so his power cannot last long. On the other hand, this is not the case with Yuan Shao. He has Qu Yi and Zhang He.
Since all the generals are able to take charge of their own affairs, he can personally lead his troops to keep an eye on Gongsun Zan to prevent him from making any rash moves, and prevent other good generals from invading him."
"When two tigers fight, one of them will be injured. What Mr. Xun said the two should do is a matter between them. It's not our turn to worry about it." The emperor felt that the topic had been taken too far, so he tried to save it.
He said: "If Yuan Shao enters Qingzhou, or Lu Bu takes Qingzhou, it will naturally be a different situation in the future, and there is no need to worry about it now."
"Let's talk about Cao Cao and Tao Qian." The emperor suddenly said angrily: "Cao Cao is wrong to massacre the city, but it was Tao Qian who ordered his men to kill first, and he is also not a good person."
"Cao Cao impeached Tao Qian and the bandit Quexuan for raising troops and plotting rebellion. Quexuan claimed to be the emperor, and it was Tao Qian who secretly instigated it."
: "After Que Xuan's rebellion, his military behavior was also very strange. Instead of marching to the prosperous Xuzhou, he wanted to attack the dilapidated Yanzhou. It is impossible that there was no instruction from Tao Qian. If this is the case, Tao Qian ordered Que Xuan, and
The crime of sending generals to intercept and kill Cao Cao's family is true and not a small crime."
Mentioning this, the emperor also felt helpless: "Both of these two people should be punished. If the crimes they committed are ignored, how will the prestige that the court has finally re-established exist? If they are to be held accountable, the two of them are implicated together."
Yes, then we have to ask together, there is no reason to be partial. But right now, we can’t ask!”