Guan Jing mobilized another thousand fine cavalry and handed them over to Lu Xuan outside the city. He said nervously: "King Wu, all four thousand cavalry have been delivered. Please arrange for someone to inspect them."
Lu Xuan said: "I trust Guan Changshi in his work. Although Gongsun Zan is unreliable in many ways, Guan Changshi is diligent and down-to-earth and meticulous in his work. He can be called a good minister."
Guan Jing said humbly: "The King of Wu has given me the reward."
Lu Xuan looked at Guan Jing in front of him and continued: "According to the agreement between Gongsun Zan and I, when I unify the north, Gongsun Zan will be arranged to be the king of Yan and sit in Youzhou. According to this arrangement, Gongsun Zan is equivalent to my subordinate, so,
Guan Changshi is also equivalent to my subordinate."
Guan Jing's heart skipped a beat.
Lu Xuan's words were very direct, as if he wanted to poach him?
Guan Jing's expression remained unchanged and he said: "The King of Wu was joking, that will happen in the future."
Lu Xuan further said: "Even things in the future must be considered. If you don't consider the long term, what is the future? Especially as a counselor, you must focus on long-term arrangements."
Guan Jing's heart beat violently.
Lu Xuan is no ordinary person, he is the King of Wu, the overlord who dominates the south.
Lu Xuan had planned his layout in Liaodong early. According to this trend, although Yuan Shao is powerful, he may not be Lu Xuan's opponent. Following Lu Xuan now means that his future is guaranteed.
Lu Xuan continued: "Guan Changshi serves me. In fact, there is no conflict with serving Gongsun Zan. Because Gongsun Zan and I have the same purpose, both to resist Yuan Shao and to destroy Yuan Shao. In the future, Gongsun Zan will submit to me.
, Guan Changshi is also my person."
Having said this, he said bewilderedly: "Guan Changshi, I will keep my promise to Gongsun Zan, but as a monarch, I cannot let Gongsun Zan dominate the north. He is the king of Yan, so he must be of an honorary nature. Guan Changshi is
Talent, I say these things sincerely. If it were other people, I wouldn't say more."
As a counselor, Guan Jing knew that Lu Xuan's words were correct. In other words, it was impossible for any monarch to allow Gongsun Zan to become powerful.
This is obvious.
After Guan Jing thought about it, he became even more moved.
Gongsun Zan was a big tree that had long since rotted and its roots were broken, making it unable to protect him from wind and rain. But Lu Xuan in front of him relied heavily on him and admired him very much. This was his chance.
Guan Jing made a decision instantly and lowered his voice: "Guan Jing, I am willing to serve the King of Wu."
A smile appeared on Lu Xuan's face and he praised: "What I admire the most is a man like Guan Changshi who knows the current affairs. Guan Changshi, when I unify the north in the future, I will definitely give him a generous reward."
Guan Jing said humbly: "Guan Jing's talent is average, he can barely do some practical work, and he doesn't dare to ask for a big reward from King Wu. King Wu is willing to accept it, which is Guan Jing's greatest blessing. After all, he can't do much with General Gongsun.
I can't help King Wu."
Lu Xuan shook his head and said, "You are wrong."
Guan Jing said: "Please give me your instructions, King Wu."
Lu Xuan looked serious and said slowly: "When Gongsun Zan faced Yuan Shao, he was fearful from the bottom of his heart. He gave in from the bottom of his heart and had no intention of confrontation. As a result, the hearts of the people below were scattered."
"Gongsun Zan now supports me and is on my side. Therefore, you should use this matter to contact Gongsun Zan's subordinates and keep in touch with them so that they know that Gongsun Zan has submitted to me and let them also serve me."
"Use my identity to integrate people's hearts and let everyone fight with all their strength."
"After you integrate the army, block Yuan Shao's attack and buy me time to unify Liaodong. Otherwise, when I attack Gongsun Du, Gongsun Zan cannot stop Yuan Shao and we will not be able to achieve our goal."
Lu Xuan looked at Guan Jing, as if he belonged to you, and said: "Guan Changshi, no one else can complete this matter except you."
Guan Jing suddenly became excited.
Unexpectedly, King Wu valued him so much.
Guan Jing solemnly said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely complete my mission and completely integrate the hearts and minds of General Gongsun."
Lu Xuandao: "I believe you."
Guan Jing said: "Your Majesty, some of these cavalrymen are familiar with the geographical environment of Youzhou, and the soldiers have fought against Wuhuan several times and have rich experience. In fact, Zhao Yun is also familiar with it, so there will be no problem with him. Your Majesty will go north this time.
Even though I am in a humble position, I only hope that your Majesty will achieve success immediately."
Lu Xuandao: "Shi Jiyan, the chief official of Chengguan."
Guan Jing stopped lingering and said, "I have to go and make arrangements for my humble duty. I'll take my leave."
Lu Xuandao: "Go."
Guan Jing bowed again, stood up and left.
Zhao Yun saw this scene and sighed in his heart, would an ordinary person think of winning over Guan Jing? Guan Jing's talents are average, but he is more diligent and practical. However, under Gongsun Zan, Guan Jing has considerable influence.
Gongsun Zan is now hiding in the house like a resentful woman in his boudoir, and does not come out all day long. Guan Jing is responsible for government affairs. Therefore, by taking Guan Jing, Gongsun Zan can be sidelined, which is of great benefit and no harm.
Without Lu Xuan's support, Guan Jing could just get by, but now that he has Guan Jing as his backbone, things are completely different.
The king is very clever.
Zhao Yun couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and admired Lu Xuan's methods from the bottom of his heart.
Jia Xu stroked his beard, glanced at Guan Jing, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it is a wonderful move to win over Guan Jing. Next, Gongsun Zan's subordinates, even without Gongsun Zan in charge, will still have a certain fighting capacity, and we can go north safely.
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Having said this, Jia Xu paused for a moment and said, "But before going to Wuhuan, the king has one more thing to arrange."
Lu Xuan asked: "What happened?"
Jia Xu replied: "I have some understanding of the situation in Youzhou. Back then, Gongsun Zan succeeded in overthrowing Liu Yu, but most of Liu Yu's subordinates escaped."
"Among them, there was a man named Tian Chou who was in charge of Liu Yu and was very capable."
"The reason why Beizhi knew about it was because Liu Yu sent Tian Chou to Chang'an to pay homage to the emperor. Later, Liu Yu was attacked by Gongsun Zan, and Tian Chou returned in a hurry. Afterwards, Beizhi heard the news that Tian Chou had returned to Youzhou and Liu Yu had been killed.
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"At that time, Gongsun Zan's family was the only one in power. Although many people missed Liu Yu, they did not dare to pay homage to him."
"Only Tian Chou went directly to worship and was arrested by Gongsun Zan. Because Tian Chou was well-known and came from a wealthy family in Youbeiping and was very influential, Gongsun Zan did not dare to kill Tian Chou and finally released Tian Chou."
"In the future, I don't know about my humble position."
Jia Xu talked eloquently and said: "The key to such a famous person in Youzhou is that Tian Chou has a relationship with Liu Yu and can perfectly inherit Liu Yu's connections. Such a person is naturally suitable to take charge of Youzhou."
After Lu Xuan heard this, his eyes lit up.
Tian Chou is indeed capable.
Historically, after Tian Chou went into seclusion, many people defected to him. In just a few years, tens of thousands of people lived around him. Even the tribes of Wuhuan and Xianbei sent envoys to send gifts to express their respect for Tian Chou.
After Tian Chou became famous abroad, Yuan Shao specially arranged for people to conquer it, but Tian Chou directly refused. Later, Yuan Shang also conquered Tian Chou, but Tian Chou still refused. When Cao Cao conquered the territory, Tian Chou directly surrendered.
Tian Chou was highly valued by Cao Cao and was entrusted with important responsibilities. Unfortunately, Tian Chou only lived forty years old and died within a few years of surrendering to Cao Cao, so he was unable to become a marquis or general.
"My lord, I am humble enough to know Tian Chou."
Zhao Yun's voice came, and he spoke: "When Tian Chou's incident happened, I was still in Youzhou. Tian Chou's righteous deed to pay homage to Liu Yu was admired by countless people, including us. After he was released by Gongsun Zan, he returned to Youbeiping Wu
Xu Wushan of Zhong County lives in seclusion. Because there are many people following him, he can be found easily."
Lu Xuan praised: "Zilong's news is very timely. Just in time, we are going to enter Youbeiping, so we must first visit Tian Chou and ask Tian Chou to come out."
Zhao Yun said: "My lord is wise."
Lu Xuan said: "Time is tight, let's hurry up and hurry up. After all, the time to go north is limited, and as we start fighting, the news will gradually be exposed, so we must hurry up."
Lu Xuan asked Zhao Yun to command four thousand cavalry, brought some food and grass, and quickly set off northward.
