[Who is the envoy from the imperial court? 】
[It is the servant Zhao Qi! 】
【turn out to be. 】
[Wang Ke and Yuan Shao are fighting fiercely. 】
[Chang'an Dong Zhuo learned about this and was about to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. 】
[Li Ru, the counselor next to him, advised: "Now that the heroes of Guandong have gathered together, Yuan Shao and Wang Ke are both leaders for a while! Now that Yecheng is fighting, it is better to fake the emperor's edict and send people to reconcile. The two of them are virtuous and must obey the emperor. Master."]
[Dong Zhuo heard this, and based on his plan, he ordered Tai Fu Ma Rixi and Tai Servant Zhao Qi to go to the camps of Yuan Shao and Wang Ke inside and outside Ye City to persuade peace. 】
[Let’s talk about the imperial servant Zhao Qi, whose courtesy name is Bingqing. He was born in Changling, Jingzhao. He became famous at a young age and was quite skilled in eloquence. He was one of the leading scholars in the Qing Dynasty at that time. 】
【actually. 】
[Zhao Qi enters Wang Ke's camp. 】
[With this person's status in the scholarly community, Wang Ke naturally treats him as a teacher. 】
[Come to the Chinese army tent. 】
[The two of them sat down separately as guest and host. 】
[Zhao Qi got straight to the point with his first sentence: "Yanzhong, your attack on Jizhou this time is really an act of will and impulsiveness!"]
[Wang Ke heard this and asked why. 】
[Zhao Qi said: "I have always been on good terms with your uncle, son, and master. These words are spoken from the bottom of my heart... Nowadays, the greatest enemy of the world is the thief Dong Zhuo, and you and Yuan Benchu are both leaders of heroes from other counties. How can we attack each other? Wouldn't this make the world laugh at us and make relatives and enemies happy?"]
[Hearing what Zhao Qi said, Wang Ke couldn't help but sneer in his heart, but there was an expression of shame on his face. He quickly stood up and left his seat, clasped his hands in his fists and said: "Oh! If it hadn't been for Mr. Zhao to remind me, I would have almost forgotten this important matter! Now it's time What should I do? Please ask Mr. Zhao to teach me!"]
[Zhao Qi stroked his long beard with his hand, which seemed to be very useful, and said: "At this moment, Grand Tutor Ma Rixi has also arrived at Yuan Benchu's camp. With Ma Gong's high hopes, Yuan Benchu is willing to make peace with you. Wait for me early tomorrow morning." I will write a letter and go to ask the truth."]
[Wang Ke heard this and bowed to Zhao Qi again, saying: "Thank you, Mr. Zhao for reminding me!"]
【really. 】
【Arrived the next day. 】
[Zhao Qi wrote a letter and sent it to Yuan Shao's camp. After a while, Yuan Shao's camp also sent a reply, saying that he wanted to make peace. 】
[Wang Ke was very happy when he saw the letter sent by Yuan Shao, and immediately sent an envoy to write to Yuan Shao. 】
[Yuan Shao saw Wang Ke relenting and was eager to make peace, so he immediately replied to the letter. 】
[Wang Ke immediately led his troops to retreat and left the border of Jizhou. 】
[Teacher Ma Rixi and servant Zhao Qi both retreated when they saw Wang Ke and Yuan Shao and returned to the capital to resume their duties. 】
【after. 】
[Five or six days passed. 】
[Under the imperial decree, Yuan Shao was appointed as the prefect of Jizhou and had an overview of the military and political affairs of Jizhou; Wang Ke was promoted to the prefect of Yanzhou East County; Han Fu entered the court and served as Guangluxun, ranking one of the nine ministers, which was considered as compensation for him. 】
[As for the many positions in Hejian Kingdom. 】
[Wang Ke took the opportunity to go to the table and recommended Jushou, a famous scholar, to be the Prime Minister of Hejian. Cao Cao's compatriots Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, and Xia Houyuan were all officials in the Hejian Kingdom. 】
[This move is quite successful. 】
[Jushou was resourceful and had good political strategies, and he also had a grudge against Yuan Shao, so Wang Ke placed him here as a nail to restrain Yuan Shao. 】
[And Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, and Xia Houyuan were all relatives of Cao Cao, and they were treated favorably by the king. They always wanted to make contributions to them, so they worked hard and came under the rule of Jushou. 】
[Since then, Wang Ke has completed his arrangements and rested in Hejian Kingdom for a few days, then led his generals, led five thousand soldiers and horses, and went straight to Yanzhou East County. 】
[The words are divided into two parts. 】
[Let’s talk about Yuan Shao. 】
[After being formally appointed by the emperor and worshiped as the shepherd of Jizhou, the satisfied Yuan Shao also began to make arrangements for the various places in Jizhou. 】
【first. 】
[He appointed his eldest son Yuan Tan as the governor of Wei County. 】
[Wei County is located in the south of Jizhou, adjacent to Yuzhou and close to Hejian Kingdom. Yuan Shao placed Yuan Tan here to prevent the Hejian Kingdom from sending troops to harass the Jizhou territory. 】
[Secondly, Yuan Shao led a force of troops to take control of Nanpi. 】
[Nanpi City is located in the north of Jizhou and adjacent to Youzhou. It is an extremely important military town. 】
[Yuan Shao stationed his troops here, and his purpose was obvious, precisely to guard against the remnants of Gongsun Zan's troops in the north who could more easily attack Jizhou. 】
[Although the remnants of Gongsun Zan at this time lost their leader Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Zan's younger brother Gongsun Fan was not a mediocre person. In addition, Gongsun Zan's classmate and friend Liu Bei was supporting him, and the situation in Youzhou gradually stabilized. 】
【It is worth mentioning that. 】
[Liu Bei was a courteous and virtuous corporal who was very good at winning people over. With his own charm, he even summoned Liu Yu's former subordinates to his subordinates. At the same time, he also won the admiration of the surrounding Wuhuan, Xianbei and other subordinates. 】
[Therefore, in order to win over many foreign leaders and select their elite warriors, Liu Bei reorganized a light cavalry force and a heavy cavalry force. The light cavalry force was led by Zhang Fei, and the heavy cavalry force was led by Guan Yu. The two cavalry forces totaled three thousand people. Gradually, it became powerful in the land of Youyan. 】
【That's why. 】
[Yuan Shao did not dare to underestimate Youzhou, so he could only sit in Nanpi to guard against the enemy's invasion from the direction of Youzhou. 】
【In short. 】
[Under Dong Zhuo's efforts to mediate. 】
[The dispute between Yuan Shao and Wang Ke finally subsided. 】
[The princes from all over the country who were originally waiting and watching gradually withdrew their gaze and began to develop on their own. 】
【on the other hand. 】
[Yuan Shu was stationed in Shouchun. When he heard that Yuan Shao had captured Jizhou, he sent an envoy, hoping that Yuan Shao could present a thousand horses from the north. 】
[When Yuan Shao heard about this, he naturally would not agree to this younger brother who he had always disliked. 】
[After Yuan Shu found out, he became furious and became more and more at odds with Yuan Shao from then on. 】
【then. 】
【For this reason. 】
[Yuan Shu secretly wrote a letter to help Sun Jian attack Liu Biao, the herdsman of Jingzhou who was allied with Yuan Shao. 】
[After Sun Jian got the book, he was overjoyed and said to everyone: "What a shame, Liu Biao! In the past, I was cut off from my return. If I don't take advantage of it now, I will regret it. How much longer will it be!"]
[Then. 】
[He then summoned his subordinates Huang Gai, Zu Mao, Han Dang, and Ling Cao, as well as the newly defected young generals Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Dong Xi, Chen Wu, etc., to discuss the matter together. 】
[Huang Gai was able to be prudent and said to Sun Jian: "Yuan Shu is so deceitful that he cannot be trusted."]
[Sun Jian smiled and said: "I want to take revenge, how can I hope for Yuan Shu's help?"]
【then. 】
[He made up his mind and ordered Huang Gai to come to the river first to arrange warships, load more weapons and food and fodder, and load the ships with warhorses to build up the army. 】
[Above the Yangtze River, Jingzhou's scouts saw Sun Jian's large-scale use of troops, and immediately went back to report to Liu Biao. 】
[Liu Biao was shocked when he heard this and summoned the civil and military ministers of Jingzhou to discuss countermeasures. 】
[Counselor Kuai Liang said: "Don't worry. We can order Huang Zu's troops to lead Jiangxia's troops as the vanguard, and the lord to lead Jingxiang's troops as reinforcements. Sun Jian came across rivers and lakes, how can he use force?"]
[Liu Biao felt calm after hearing this, so he ordered Huang Zu to set up fortifications along the Yangtze River. Then he personally led an army to the bank of the Yangtze River, preparing to confront Sun Jian. 】
