In the golden autumn of August, the fourth year of Zhongping is about to come to an end. The great changes in Jianghuai caused by Tao Qian's death are coming to an end.
For Wang Yu, Liu Bei and other people involved in the situation, this period of time was very long, but for many bystanders, this series of changes happened too fast and too suddenly, leaving them with a feeling of being overwhelmed.
Several powerful parties in Xuzhou launched a sniper attack on Qingzhou, which ended in a complete defeat.
Liu Bei and Cao Bao were defeated one after another. Not only the entire army was destroyed, but even the whereabouts of themselves were unknown. If nothing else, these two men were in despair.
Que Xuanze fully demonstrated the characteristics of an ignorant and shameless upstart. In a sense, his surrender to Wang Yu was the biggest turning point in the dramatic changes in Jianghuai. Because of his surrender to the enemy, Wang Yu not only easily defeated an enemy, but also
They have taken the lead in the attack on Xiaxie. The local powerful faction only has half of Guangling as their final stronghold. Although it cannot be concluded, it will be difficult for them to regain their previous momentum.
On the other hand, Wang Yu and Bie Ce fought hard. As a prince, they started a one-on-one duel. In the end, they even used fists and kicks, which attracted a lot of ridicule. After all, it was too disgraceful.
In the end, although Wang Yu's reputation for bravery was once again achieved, brushing Ce was lost, but it was harvested in the east. Zhou Yu's performance in Jiangdong easily shocked the world. The threat of brushing was thus separated from the local small
The category of petty quarrels has been officially included in the category that the princes must consider.
However, none of this is as great as the impact of Wang Kai and Yuan Shu's renewed alliance.
After the agreement was reached, the risk of being invaded by troops in both the north and south directions of Qingzhou was temporarily eliminated. Most of the forces could be concentrated on marching westward to compete for the Central Plains.
However, Cao Cao, who could stop him in the east, was in full swing with Dong Zhuo. Although there were no arrangements on the east front, the remaining troops may be considered powerful compared to Yuan Shu, but they were completely insufficient in front of the main force of the Sixth Army of Guqi.
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If it weren't for the hope of Xu You and Liu Yu, even Cao Cao would have no choice but to lament that he wanted to fight for supremacy, but the time was running out.
Of course, given Yuan Shu's erratic character, this alliance was not very stable, but Wang Yu had made preparations in advance, and the newly released Diao'an County undoubtedly eliminated the unstable factors to the greatest extent.
In addition to Sui'an County, Wang Yu also revised the administrative division of Xuzhou.
Due to the establishment of Sui'an County, half of the territory of the lower suburbs has been divided. Therefore, Wang Yu simply abolished the lower suburbs and merged the area east of the original lower suburbs with the area north of the Huaihe River in Guangling County and established it as Linhuai
County. Linhuai County still uses Huaiyin as its administrative seat and has become a military buffer zone between Guangling and the East China Sea.
With this buffer zone, Guangling Haoqiang was certainly relieved, and Qingzhou was also relieved of a considerable burden.
The Qingzhou Army did not station troops in Diao'an and Linhuai counties, and only a small number of troops were stationed in the border areas. Their main duty was to be on guard rather than defense.
The strategic location of Lower Suburb City was merged into the East China Sea. Zhangzha divided his troops into two places, stationed in Lower Suburb and Pengcheng. The main force was in Pengcheng and the Lower Suburb was the auxiliary. The military center of gravity shifted westward.
In response to the two armies of Wei County and Lu State, more than half of Qingzhou's military strength was invested in the western front, and the Central Plains strategy was about to begin.
Of course the princes will not be happy to see this, but no one can come up with effective countermeasures. In the Jianghuai area, the only ones who have the strength to contain the Qingzhou Army are Yuan Shu and Yu Ce. The former is already on the same level as Wang Yu.
He was angry, and the other one was pointing the finger at Jingzhou.
Not long after Zhou Yu defeated the powerful princes in Jiangdong, some strange remarks began to circulate. The topics were different, but the core content was quite the same. Without exception, old events were mentioned again, and the Battle of Xiangyang was mentioned as an issue.
This undoubtedly caused some irritation to Sun Ce. Although he is currently busy stabilizing the place and has no intention of mobilizing troops to march westward, there is news from Jingzhou that Liu Biao has received Yu Ce's representation.
According to Yu Ce's request, Liu Biao must hand over the murderers who participated in the planning and execution of the crime, and perform filial piety on Yu Jian's behalf in order to pay homage to the heroic spirit in order to obtain his forgiveness. If not, just wait until he sees the real chapter on the battlefield.
This was a negotiation that was very characteristic of Sun Ce, and it was almost the same as a letter of war. Although Liu Biao was not an irritable person, it can be seen that after writing the letter, he was still furious and immediately ordered around to beat the person who delivered the letter with a stick.
Right now, the relationship between the two families is on the verge of breakdown.
Liu Biao reported that Huang Zu was the governor of Jiangxia and the general who conquered the east. He sent 30,000 elite troops to reinforce Jiangxia. The latter and Huang Chengyan were brothers from the same clan. The Huang family was a prominent family in Jingxiang. The family itself was very powerful. Coupled with Liu Biao's full strength
Support and strength should not be underestimated. It was also Huang Zu who proposed Liu Biao's plan to shoot Sun Jian to death and relieve the siege of Xiangyang.
Liu Biao's move undoubtedly gave the strongest response.
How could Sun Ce's temper tolerate this? He immediately mobilized his troops, with Zhou Yu as the vanguard general, and Zhu Huan and Deng as the two deputy generals. He led 10,000 elite troops and stationed in Chaisang. He himself led the main force to Wancheng.
Thinking of their stamina, Jiangdong only left his younger brother Sun Quan, a group of civil servants, and a few veteran generals such as Cheng Pu to stay behind.
A large-scale military conflict is about to break out.
The only one who has the ability to interfere is Yuan Shu, but this guy is afraid of chaos in the world. Seeing that Sun Ce is about to go to war with Liu Biao, he is too late to add fuel to the flames. How can he stop it?
In fact, long before the relationship between the two parties completely deteriorated, Yuan Shu was always jumping up and down. He talked about the Battle of Xiangyang many times at celebrity gatherings. He talked about how brave Sun Jian was and how Liu Biao was despicable and plotting, and his influence on public opinion.
The promotion played a considerable role.
Yuan Shu didn't just want to do volunteer work for Wang Yu, he also did it for himself.
After Qingzhou was temporarily eliminated, Sun Ce, who had taken over Jiangdong, became his biggest worry. After seeing Sun Ce's bravery and Jiangdong's generals who were only slightly faster than Qingzhou, Yuan Shu was also frightened.
Raising tigers was his deepest experience at the time, but it was already too late to regret, and he could only find a way to solve this problem. The wave of public opinion set off by Pang Tong was undoubtedly due to Doze giving him a pillow, and after a little help from his staff,
After being reminded, Yuan Shu suddenly became enlightened.
While closely cooperating with public opinion, Yuan Shu also provided many conveniences to Bie Ce.
Not only did he acquiesce in Jiangdong's army's occupation of Wancheng and its surroundings, he also ordered General Zhang Xun, who was stationed in Runan, to lead his troops south to threaten Jiangxia from the north, which to a certain extent contained Liu Biao's army in Jiangxia. Obviously, he was not only prepared to
The idea was to bring disaster to the east, and he also wanted to get a share of the pie in Jiangxia.
Because of this, the threat in the Jianghuai area no longer exists for Qingzhou. As long as Sun Ce and Huang Zu are at war, Zhan Feng cannot be calmed down in a few months.
However, Wang Yu was not able to take any time off because of this. He was busy enough just to meet with the powerful people who came to visit and to confirm the candidates for officials in Diao'an and Linhuai counties.
After many twists and turns, Wang Lang, the governor of Sui'an, and Lu Kang, the governor of Linhuai, were finally decided. This was relatively easy to solve. The former lost his territory and was helpless. He could only shed tears of gratitude for Wang Yu's appointment. Lu Kang
His temper was somewhat stubborn, but with Zanghong's persuasion, he finally nodded.
Of course, in the name of being in an unexpected place and fearing safety risks, Wang Yu kidnapped his son and Brush by the way, saying that they were going to send him to Taishan Academy in Gaotang to study. Lu Kang's youngest son, Lu Ji, was also
Wang Yu had an impression of famous officials from Soochow, but his uncle was a few years younger than Lu Xun. When he grew up, the world might have returned to peace.
Even if there are talented people in front of him, Wang Yu can't let them go easily. Without asking them to play a big role, just collecting these shining names in the pocket will give him a sense of accomplishment.
What really gives Hua a headache is the crowds of people from aristocratic families.
These days, there are not only a lot of aristocratic families, but also a lot of people who can provide useful information. In the traditional concept, the one who can make them surrender to each other and reach a unanimous exchange of interests is to become an official. Wang Yu took out two counties
, there was already a lot of self-consciousness, but when the real thing came, he realized that this was far from enough.
"The Pang family in Yangquan is obviously good at casting, but this Pang Bei wants to be the postal supervisor. It's really unreasonable. Even if he doesn't want to work as a general supervisor in Qingzhou, he can still be a Jincao..." Wang Yu frowned and wrote in a letter.
I wrote and drew pictures on the list, and Hai muttered a few times from time to time.
"Jin Cao is responsible for the production of salt, iron and coins, but in the general direction you have drawn up, my lord, Sui'an is not focused on production. Salt is distributed uniformly by the Qingzhou Commerce Department, while iron is mainly mined, and production is all done in
After entering the East China Sea, what power does Jin Cao have? On the contrary, he supervises postal services and supervises all directions. In a county that mainly focuses on circulation, there is a lot of oil and water to be harvested. Even if he is not greedy for this small profit, he can use the money in his hands to
There are also many conveniences that come with power.”
Zhuge Liang performed his duties as a secretary meticulously and put forward very targeted suggestions and reminders from time to time.
"I have to say that each of these people is smarter than the last, but they don't use their thoughts in the right place." Wang Yu put down his pen, shook his head and sighed: "Let's just talk about overseas development. What a piece of cake, but no one is tempted.
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"No matter how great the benefits are, it's useless to be too far away.
It’s not that no one is interested, it’s just that the wisdom of the family requires them to put risk control first at all times. It’s still in the development stage, so they will just wait and see, and when the progress reaches a certain level, they will flock here.”
As soon as Jing paused, Zhuge Liang suddenly changed the subject: "Actually, my lord, you don't have to worry about meeting their demands. These are nothing more than bargaining, and no one will care too much."
"How do you say this?" Wang Yu was slightly stunned.
"My lord, do you really think that these aristocratic families would be so excited about a small official like Zhu Cao Shi of a county?" Zhuge Liang asked rhetorically without answering.
"Isn't it?" Wang Yu became more and more curious.
"Of course not, they just figured out your lord's wishes and followed your wishes." Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and revealed the key point: "They know that there may be huge interests overseas, and they also know who joins first.
They can enjoy greater benefits, but for the sake of risk control, they cannot place bets in a hurry...
"My lord, you established Diao'an and Linhuai counties to give them a chance to see what's going on. Since you have made a concession, they will naturally reciprocate and be more active, so as to lay a good foundation for future follow-up.
If you don’t even have this bit of wisdom, how can you survive to this day?”
"According to what you said, here..." Wang Yu shook the list in his hand and asked in disbelief: "Most of the people are just acting?"
"My lord is wise."
"This is really..." Wang Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head. He felt that everything related to the aristocratic family was very unpredictable. It was much more difficult than fighting for supremacy on the battlefield. Fortunately, he was open-minded by nature and didn't have many entanglements. He threw the list away casually.
, ordered: "In that case, Kong Ming, I will leave the job of arranging these people to you. After the arrangements are made, just show me the list."
"Follow your orders." If it were Jia Xu, he would definitely have a frown on his face, but Zhuge Liang is a workaholic and he doesn't care how much extra burden is placed on him. He calmly accepted this extremely tedious and easily offending job.
"Things have happened here. It's time to go home." Looking at the bright moon outside the window, Wang Yu sighed leisurely.