The land of Qilu is full of outstanding people, and heroes have emerged in large numbers since ancient times.
Qi County was named after the State of Qi. During the Warring States Period, the State of Qi established five capitals, five townships, and five tributaries in its territory to manage Linzi and 72 counties, which had a large population due to the prosperity of commerce. Linzi became the capital of the State of Qi, and "City Linzi"
Water, hence the name Linzi."
In the twenty-sixth year of the Qin Dynasty (221 BC), Qin destroyed Qi and divided the country into thirty-six counties. Qi County was one of them and governed Linzi. Linzi was one of the six capitals of the Han Dynasty. It can be said that it has always been
They are all prosperous centers and county capitals in Shandong.
But strangely enough, no matter in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period, the Han Dynasty, or the subsequent Three Kingdoms period, Qi County rarely produced anyone who could influence the general trend of the world. The last person who was qualified to leave a name in history dates back to the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Lord father Yan.
The Eastern Han Dynasty was even more lonely. Taking the period from the end of the Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms as an example, in the original history, there were Taishi Ci and Liu Yao in Donglai County, Ren Xi and Guoyuan in Le'an, and even small countries like Pingyuan appeared one after another.
Apart from Hua Xin, Mi Heng and Guan Ren, only Qijun and Jinan were embarrassed, as there was no one with a name.
There are no talents and no heroes. After Linzi, the fifth capital of the Han Dynasty, was desolate due to the war, Qijun's sense of existence became even lower.
Of course, the world is different.
Because of the sudden emergence of Wang Zheng, not to mention the origin of Yuan Shao from a famous family, he was just an illiterate trafficker. Now everyone knows that there is a place in Qingzhou called Qijun, and there is a county in Qijun called Zhaoxian.
It is precisely because of this that even though Qi County does not currently belong to Wang Zheng's sphere of influence, his reputation and even influence in the local area are very high. Even though the gentry and gentry in Linzi have been assisting, Yuan Tan has not yet completely
Take control of Qi County.
It is precisely for this reason that when he learned that the steward who was afraid of absconding was from Qijun, Yuan Shao, who originally thought Wang Zheng was not suspicious, could not help but become dubious.
Of course, although the information collected so far almost all points to Wang Zheng, it is not irrefutable evidence after all. Does the fellow villager must have received Wang Zheng's instruction?
Is it possible that someone bribed him and deliberately used his identity as a Qijun person to frame him?
It turned out that Liu Daer's charm was too amazing, but after just one meal, the assassin gave up on his own initiative and betrayed Liu Ping who was instigating him.
As for Xu's behind-the-scenes instigator, later generations of scholars basically believe that Yuan Shao is the most likely.
He was silent for a long time and then suddenly asked: "Yuan Tu, you said that Wang Zheng is more suspect than Liu Biao, so who do you think is more suspicious, Cao A'ao or Wang Yukou?"
So as time continued to pass, it didn't take long for all the princes in the world to learn about it.
Finally, Xu Ta found an opportunity, which was when Xu Chu changed his shift. Xu Chu and others brought their sharp blades to see Cao Cao. Xu Chu was ready to rest when he returned to the camp, but somehow he suddenly returned to Cao Cao.
Xu Ta, who was beside Cao Cao, had not yet taken action. When he saw Xu Chu turning back, his expression changed drastically. Xu Chu realized that something was wrong and immediately killed Xu Ta and others, saving Cao Cao's life.
"promise!"
Pang Ji and Yuan Shao have known each other for many years, so they naturally know each other's character.
In addition, Liu Chong, the vassal king of Chen State, and Luo Jun, the Prime Minister of the State, were also killed by assassins sent by Yuan Shu;
In addition, Liu Bei was also assassinated. When he was the Prime Minister of Pingyuan, a man named Liu Ping from the same county was dissatisfied with Liu Bei, so he sent an assassin to assassinate Liu Bei.
"Shit!"
Yuan Shao's voice suddenly became serious, and he said every word: "After this little emperor welcomed the little emperor, he actually made himself a general and made me a Taiwei. He wanted to put himself above me. What kind of behavior is this?
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It is not that Yuan Shao did not expect this. By extension, if Wang Zheng was really splashed with dirty water, who would benefit?
In other words, who is the person who most hopes that he and Wang Zheng will get along right now?
Almost subconsciously, Yuan Shao thought of another name. Thinking of the other person, he stood up, walked to the window, stared at the spring scene outside the window with his hands behind his hands, and two cold rays shot out from his tiger eyes.
Of course, another point is that Guo Jia's prediction is so amazing.
Good guy, you said he would die at the hands of villains one day, but he was actually killed by an assassin?
"Not long ago, this animal must not have left Jizhou yet. Do you want to issue an official arrest warrant and arrest it all over the country?"
After all, Wang Zheng's Shouchun and Cao Cao's Xu County can have spies from all over the place. Yuan Shao's Yecheng will naturally receive the same treatment. And since all the forces have their own intelligence channels, it is impossible to hide it if they want to.
of.
"I grew up with him, and I don't know what his evil thoughts are! If you respect this general, why did I write to the court and ask the young emperor to move the capital to Juancheng? Not only did I not get permission, but I was also reprimanded."
As for the more in-depth inside information, such as the origin of the assassin suspected of Guanrimen, and the fact that the complicit steward is from Qijun, Qingzhou, these information have not been spread yet. After all, not many people know about it. If the secret is leaked, it will be easily investigated by Yuan Shao.
Source.
Wang Zheng nodded slightly. He came to this conclusion immediately after reading the information. After all, after Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan, if he wanted to continue to expand his power, he would either go south or west. From this point of view, both he and Cao Cao were suspected of taking action.
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Yuan Shao looked back at Pang Ji, half-smiling but not smiling, and said: "If he hadn't been the general, how could Cao Ahao have become the shepherd of Yanzhou back then? If he hadn't been the general, how could he have defeated Lu Bu?"
Having said this, Yuan Shao sneered again and again, "Hey, with the emperor in hand, he dares to shout at me. Wow, that's great."
It is also true that Wang Zheng's mentality at this time was more like that of a crowd watching the excitement. The moment he received the information, the immediate focus of other princes and even civil and military officials was probably "Is Yuan Shao dead?"
?", but a series of question marks popped up in Wang Zheng's mind.
What?
Yuan Shao was assassinated?
Maybe other people will be surprised, but their surprise is fundamentally different from Wang Zheng's.
Is the Lord unwell?
To commemorate this, it has been almost two days since the assassination. I was fine at the time. How could I feel unwell now?
Tomorrow is just after the wedding period. According to etiquette, Yuan Xi should bring his bride Zhen Mi to visit Yuan Shao and the eldest lady, right? I don’t want to see him anymore?
It seems that this assassination made the lord very dissatisfied with Yuan Xi.
Thinking of this, Pang Ji's heart moved, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
"Is this the emperor's intention, or is it Cao Ah Ma's idea? Can't he, the general, see it?"
If he really found any clues, it shouldn't be like this. It's more like he hated Cao Cao more than Wang Zheng in his heart at this time, so he subconsciously hoped that the real culprit behind the assassination was the former rather than the latter.
It is precisely because of understanding Yuan Shao that Pang Ji knows that the best response now is not to ask Cao Cao to explain, but to immediately change the subject, "Who is the mastermind behind the scenes? My lord, in my opinion, if you can capture that person
When you are in charge, you can let the truth come to light!"
Cao Cao was also assassinated.
Everything has changed now
After the initial surprise, Wang Zheng, like everyone else, immediately thought of a more critical question, who had the murderous intention to kill Yuan Shao?
Of course what he cares about is not who the assassin is, but who the mastermind behind the scenes is!
Mi Fang, who had read the letter before, could imagine that Wang Zhenghui would ask this question. She had thought about it for a long time on the way here. After hearing the words, she immediately replied: "My lord, judging from the information obtained so far, if the assassin was sent by a foreign enemy, it would be natural.
Cao Cao is the most suspect!"
Yuan Shao couldn't help but swore, "He is still in his infancy, so he is afraid that I will launch an army to attack him now, so he made a temporary concession!"
However, what Pang Ji was talking about was business, so he didn't know what to say, so he waved his hand in low spirits: "Well, let's go and do this. It would be best if we could catch this manager."
But on the one hand, Wang Zheng has shown his goodwill many times and even gave up the imperial seal. On the other hand, Lu Su had analyzed before that, considering Jizhou's geographical location and his own interests, Yuan Shao was more likely to advance westward first and seize the throne.
He has territories such as Yanzhou and Guannei, so Cao Cao's suspicion is naturally greater than his.
Yuan Shao glanced at Pang Ji with some dissatisfaction, "Why do you, the older you get, the less discerning you are, and you neither agree with me nor let me scold you?"
So when Wang Zheng, who was far away in Shouchun, received this information, he didn't even know that if Cao Cao hadn't drawn too much hatred and Yuan Shao was too narrow-minded, then he might have become the "No.
A suspect".
"ungrateful!"
Even though Yuan Shao himself felt that this incident was a loss of face and strictly prohibited the spread of news on the day of the assassination, since it caused an uproar in Yecheng, it naturally could not be concealed from the rest of the world.
At that time, Yuan Shu's power developed greatly in Huainan, which was not far from Chen State. Yuan Shu was short of food once, so he borrowed it from Chen State because Chen State was relatively wealthy at the time. However, the ruling Chen State Prime Minister Luo Jun was unwilling to borrow, so Yuan Shu
Although Yuan Shu held a grudge, he was still a Han official at that time, so naturally he could not openly attack the vassal states of the Han clan clan, so he could only choose insidious means of assassination.
"Hey, it's more than just an acquaintance."
Was it originally designed by you and Cao Ah Man?
For example, Dong Zhuo, who was the first to take the lead, was assassinated by Cao Cao (the novel). As for the official history, Wu Fu, the Yueqi captain, also assassinated him, but they were unsuccessful.
These are all cases of failed assassinations, and there are also many successful ones.
The former was surprised that who would dare to take such a big risk to stroke the tiger's beard, but Wang Zheng was surprised that this incident seemed to have never happened before in history or novels?
In the last years of a dynasty, heroes are vying for the throne. For the supreme authority, everyone will do whatever it takes. In addition to fighting for supremacy on the battlefield, there are also endless assassinations and murders behind the scenes. The end of the Eastern Han Dynasty is no exception. Basically, famous people
Most of the princes with this surname were assassinated by others, and they also sent assassins to assassinate their opponents.
Pang Ji was shocked when he heard this. Why did the Lord suddenly mention Cao Cao? Could it be that besides Jian Junsi, there was someone else who was searching for information for him and what had been discovered?
Although he was thinking secretly like this, it showed that Shang Pangji remained calm. He only glanced at Yuan Shao's back cautiously, and said as objectively as possible without any subjective emotions: "Cao Cao and my lord are close friends.
However, Wang Zheng and his lord have never met. Cao Cao and his lord are both Han ministers and allies of each other, but Wang Zheng is a Yellow Turban bandit. In terms of emotion and reason, the latter seems to be more suspicious."
"I helped him over and over again, but what did I get in exchange?"
However, most of the forces and local officials only know the parts disclosed by the Military Department and Jizhou Official Office: for example, the female assassin was caught after the assassination failed, but she committed suicide by taking poison in advance, Yuan Shao was safe and sound, etc.
But whether it was a failed assassination or a successful assassination, I don't know whether it was because Yuan Shao was too popular or because he was too powerful. Anyway, in the original history, he and Yuan Shu brothers had never encountered such a thing.
For example, the most famous death of Sun Ce, although it is said that the assassin was Xu Gong's three disciples, it was really a coincidence. It happened that Sun Ce was preparing to take advantage of Cao Cao's northward confrontation with Yuan Shao in Guandu to send troops to sneak attack Xu Du and steal the time of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
Point.
"If you don't have enough manpower, go directly to Tian Feng to help recruit some good soldiers from the army."
Based on the principle that whoever benefits the most has the greatest motive, many people believe that Cao Cao should have been involved in Sun Ce's death, even if he was not the mastermind.
"Well, in the end, Cao Cao still gave up the title of general to the lord. This shows that he still respects the lord."
The more he talked, the more angry he became, but Pang Ji, who was listening to it, felt relieved and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This man's name is Xu Ta, and he is Cao Cao's subordinate. History books do not record who he is. We only know that during the Battle of Guandu, Xu Ta united with several people to assassinate Cao Cao. At that time, Xu Chu was Cao Cao's guard general and was responsible for security.
When it came to security work, Xu Chu would not dare to take action while Xu Chu was by Cao Cao's side.
The assassin was from the Guanri Clan, and Wang Zheng’s wife was also a disciple of the Guanri Clan.
The person who recruited the assassin into the Zhen Mansion was also a fellow countryman of Wang Zheng
Still surnamed Wu?
By the way, Wu is the common surname in Qi County. I heard that there are quite a few people named Wu in the Qingzhou Army. Isn’t even the commander-in-chief of the Zhuzi named Wu?
However, he also heard the connotation of Mi Fang's words. Since there are foreign enemies, there will naturally be "internal thieves", and he immediately asked: "According to what you said, what if it is not an external enemy?"
Seeing Yuan Shao's languorous expression, Pang Ji was very sensible, so he bowed and bowed, and took the initiative to retreat. Before he could go too far, he faintly heard Yuan Shao instructing his attendants: "If the second young master asks to see you tomorrow, please let me know your body."
Discomfort."
"Then the eldest son Yuan Tan and the third son Yuan Shang of the Yuan family are also suspected."
Mi Fang paused and then said: "It's also possible that Yuan Fang came to pay homage to the Lord last time!"
Wang Zheng tapped the table gently and said thoughtfully: "What Zi Fang means is that this is the Yuan family's fight for the heir, and Yuan Shao's other sons intend to frame Yuan Xi?"
This kind of fight is the easiest to shake the foundation. If it weren't for the internal division of the Yuan family in the previous life, even if the battle of Guandu was defeated, the Yuan family would still have a chance to make a comeback. It was precisely because the three sons were working on their own, and even became enemies of each other, that gave Cao Cao the opportunity to defeat them one by one.