After leaving the tent, Tian Feng touched his palms and sighed. "My lord, this plan of yours is a good one."
Jushou smiled but said nothing. He lowered his head and walked forward without knowing what he was thinking.
Tian Feng felt surprised and turned to look at Ju Shou. "Gong Yu, do you have other worries?"
Jushou said softly: "Brother Yuan Hao, don't you know what my lord is like? If you were willing to become a minister, you would have done so a long time ago. I only agree now because I have no choice. I'm afraid I will have a grudge against you if I regain my momentum in the future.
One plan will lead to endless troubles."
Tian Feng sneered. "If that's the case, then you don't have to worry. As long as he follows this plan, even if he is dissatisfied with you, what will happen? After all, Jizhou will still belong to Jizhou people."
Jushou shook his head and smiled bitterly.
He knew what Tian Feng was thinking, but he did not agree with Tian Feng's ideas. Tian Feng's obsession was too deep, and the Jizhou people's ambitions were too great. What they brought may not be wealth, but more likely to be serious disasters.
If it weren't for the insatiable greed of the people of Jizhou, why would Emperor Guangwu depose the queen and the prince, causing people to panic.
He couldn't say these words. He could only create opportunities as much as possible to ease conflicts and prevent the situation from getting out of hand.
Taking the opportunity to force Yuan Shao to make concessions and declare his vassalage to the imperial court was a plan for both Yuan Shao and the imperial court. It depends on whether the imperial court is willing to accept it.
Yuan Shao quickly summoned Guo Tu and expressed his plan to surrender to the imperial court.
Guo Tu did not object. Although he had a very bad impression of the emperor, Yuan Shao was in a difficult situation and it was necessary to take a step back. As long as the court recognized the reality, Yuan Shao's difficulties could be greatly alleviated and he could regroup his strength. Even if the court did not agree,
, the edicts went back and forth for several months, Yuan Shao had defeated Yi Jing and captured Gongsun Zan alive.
Guo Tu immediately came forward to discuss with Liu He.
As long as Liu He is willing to support Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao can go to the court and recommend Liu He to be the shepherd of Youzhou. Liu He can inherit the connections and reputation Liu Yu has accumulated in Youzhou.
Of course, the most direct benefit is that he can kill Gongsun Zan and avenge Liu Yu.
Liu He agreed without any hesitation.
Liu He immediately met with Xian Yufu, Yan Rou and several Wuhuan tribe leaders, and conveyed Yuan Shao's plan to surrender to the court, hoping that they could cooperate and not mess up their position.
Faced with the request of the son of their late master, Xian Yufu, Yan Rou and others could not refuse. As long as Liu He did not rebel and did not oppose the imperial court, they were still willing to accept Liu He as the lord of Youzhou.
The Wuhuan people strongly supported Liu He. They even stated that they would not accept anyone except Liu He, especially those sent by the imperial court. They received news that the emperor was not only extremely harsh on the Xianbei people, but also frequently exterminated the people.
He was also unfriendly to the Huns who had surrendered for a long time, and forced the Huns back to the grasslands to live a hard life.
Compared with the emperor, they were more willing to support Liu Yu who implemented a policy of appeasing the barbarians. Even if they had to settle for second best, they were more inclined to support Yuan Shao who was willing to marry Xianbei and Wuhuan. They were very disgusted with the aggressive Xun You.
On this point, Xian Yufu and Yan Rou also agreed. They immediately wrote a letter and sent people to Danhan Mountain to inform Tian Chou, who was already on the way, of the situation and asked him to advise Xun You not to rush to attack Wuhuan.
, so as not to affect their attack on Yi Jing.
The main force of the Xianbei people is still on the grassland. Whether the Wuhuan people support Xian Yufu, Yan Rou, or Yuan Shao, the main force is around Yixian. If Xun You launches an attack on the Wuhuan people at this time, their losses will be very heavy.
Naturally, he could not attack Yi Jing with peace of mind.
Unlike the Xianbei people, whose advantage mainly lies in their cavalry, the Wuhuan people are more sinicized and are not only good at cavalry combat, but also not weak on foot and cavalry.
When Tian Chou received Xian Yufu's letter, he had just arrived at Baishan to meet Xun You.
Tian Chou expressed his support for Liu He's appointment as Youzhou Shepherd. He was indescribably grateful to Liu Yu for his kindness and was willing to pay this kindness back to Liu He.
But he also knew that if Liu He wanted to establish himself in Youzhou, he would not be able to cut off his contact with Yuan Shao.
Without the support of Jizhou, Youzhou cannot stand on its own.
Youzhou has limited household registration and limited arable land, so it is impossible to achieve self-sufficiency. This is a cruel fact.
After meeting Xun You, he expressed this view frankly.
Xun You only said one thing to Tian Chou: "I am willing to give you a chance and give the people of Youzhou a chance to prove that you are wrong."
Tian Chou laughed loudly and said, "I can't get it."
After the two separated, Tian Chou traveled day and night to Xingzai.
In the third year of Jian'an, at the end of March, Xiu Tuze was killed.
It is already spring in the Central Plains, but it is still cold in Xiutuze.
Ke Bi Neng, wearing a single-skin coat, stood beside Xiutuze, looking at the emperor chopping through the waves in the middle of the river, holding his hands in a respectful manner.
He has been standing here for half a month, seeing the emperor swimming in the water every day, and has long been accustomed to this scene. Xianbei people also swim in winter, but there are very few Han people, and the nobles have never heard of it. This is the first time I heard Xun Yun say that the emperor is swimming in the water.
When Xiu Tu Zeli was swimming, he couldn't believe it at all and decided that Xun Yun was lying to him.
Until he saw it with his own eyes, and it lasted half a month.
The Han people are really strange and unpredictable. They are proud of their clothes and etiquette, but they have such an emperor who openly exposes his body in public, while a group of ministers just watch. Some people follow him into the water, but no one enters.
admonish.
Just when Ke Bi Neng was lost in thought, a fast horse galloped from a distance. Ke Bi Neng looked up and saw that it was Xun Yun. He immediately felt hopeful and quickly stepped forward to catch Xun Yun's horse rein.
"Servant, is the emperor willing to see me?"
"Come with me." Xun Yun raised his chin and turned his horse's head. "The emperor is in a good mood today. You should deal with it well."
"Definitely, definitely." Ke Bi Neng nodded repeatedly.
Xun Yun rode a horse, and Ke Bi Neng diligently held the reins and trotted all the way to the edge of the river. The emperor had just wiped his body, put on his clothes, and was sitting on the bed, while the Qiang girl He Shan dried his hair.
Seeing Ke Bi Neng approaching with his horse, the emperor frowned. "Chang Qian, how can you be rude to the commander-in-chief?"
Xun Yun quickly rolled off his saddle and dismounted, and apologized solemnly.
Ke Bineng raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Ziyun: If something happens, I will accept your help. Although I am older, I studied with the servant and learned a lot. I regard the servant as a teacher, so I should hold the bridle for him.
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Liu Xie raised his eyebrows slightly. "The handsome man is a good reader. It is not easy to apply what he has learned."
"Thank you for your compliments, Your Majesty." Ke Bineng saluted. "It's all because of the good teachings from the servants."
"It's a pity that you, sir, are not very reliable."
"Uh...please give me your Majesty's advice."
"The master educates people by words and deeds. But he only teaches by words, and his words and deeds are not consistent. Isn't this misleading? Commander, are you right?"
Ke Bineng looked at Xun Yun in embarrassment, not knowing how to deal with it.
Xun Yun said with a smile: "What your Majesty said is that a gentleman should have three fears, fear of destiny, fear of great people, and fear of the words of saints. If I have fear in my heart, but I can't follow it, my words and deeds are indeed inconsistent, and I should be punished."
"Then tell me, what should be the punishment?"
"Your Majesty traveled three thousand miles to temper his body and mind. I should imitate Your Majesty and travel ten thousand miles. Why don't you let me follow the general to the west of the Western Regions?"