Jizhou, Weijun, Yecheng Palace.
"What a little emperor who pretends to be a fool and sells his official position. He has learned bad things at such a young age. He is worse than his father and even worse than his brother. He is truly worthy of being the emperor supported by Dong Zhuo!"
The man who was furious in a main hall and speaking treasonous words was a middle-aged man with a tall build, majestic appearance and a thick beard. He was not wearing the official uniform of the Han Dynasty, but was wearing a white brocade robe and a turban on his head, giving him a bit of celebrity style.
And in the Yecheng Palace, which was built as magnificently as a royal palace, those who dared to speak ill of the little emperor so loudly without worrying about being punished were, of course, the right general of the Han Dynasty, Jizhou Mu (self-reigned), and Yuan Shao, the Marquis of Zhongxiang. Yuan Benchu.
His thunderous anger certainly made all his advisers and staff feel inexplicably surprised - the right general, Jizhou Mu, went out of the city for ten or twenty miles early this morning to solemnly greet the " Angel "Chun Yujia!" Why did you start talking bad about the emperor as soon as you came back? They even talked about "Dong Zhuo's support"! What does it mean? Is it because he is reluctant to spend money to buy an official position, so he is angry and rebels?
"What Mr. Ming said is absolutely true!"
Immediately, Yuan Shao's "treacherous" man stood up and agreed. The traitor was an old man, carrying a cane, with gray beard and hair, and an upright old face with Chinese characters full of excitement.
Yuan Shao glanced at the old man: "Yuan Hao, do you also think that the emperor is unclear?"
This Tian Yuanhao's last name has the character "Feng" in his name! Yes, it is Tian Feng, the Jizhou Biejia who Yuan Shao relied on very much.
Tian Feng leaned on a crutch with one hand and clenched his fist with the other and said: "Ming Gong, I think the emperor is an unprincipled and ignorant emperor! Ming Gong should take advantage of the emperor's car to return to Luo, bring soldiers into Luo, take control of the emperor and the court, and then I will no longer be afraid of the emperor’s incompetence!”
"Ming Gong, what Tian Biejia said makes sense!"
As soon as Tian Feng finished speaking, a middle-aged man with a black face and a cruel heart suddenly jumped out and spoke loudly: "If the emperor's chariot is lucky, it will be difficult for Ming Gong to raise troops to welcome him. Fortunately, this foolish emperor does not know what tricks he has used to coax him. After leaving Cao Mengde, he returned to Luoyang. Ming Gong can lead more troops and horses, attack Luoyang at lightning speed, and take the emperor and the court into his hands in one fell swoop. In this way, the big thing can be settled!"
This dark-faced man’s name is Jushou, and he is a supervisor under Yuan Shao’s command!
"Ming Gong! The ministers in charge also agree with the suggestions of Tian Biejia and Ju Jianjun! Now that Gongsun is in decline, he is only trapped in Yi County. All the counties in Youzhou are rushing to join Ming Gong, and Qingzhou is determined. Jizhou soldiers have nothing to do, so they just follow the Ming Dynasty. Lord Luo! With our soldiers from Jizhou, let me ask the world, who dares to take the lead!"
The judge who spoke was the official in charge of governance under Yuan Shao's Jizhou Mufu, and was the general right general of the shogunate! He, Tian Feng, Shen Pei, and the governor were engaged in recruitment, and they were all the backbone of the Jizhou faction under Yuan Shao.
And the Jizhou faction... is of course the main fighting faction! Of course this is not brainless bravery, but the Jizhou faction has this strength!
Although the world has been in chaos for 89 years, Jizhou, as the second most populous state in the Eastern Han Dynasty, has not suffered too many ravages of war in the past few years, and its agricultural production has also been maintained well, even if it encounters a two-year war. The drought did not cause much damage. Today's Jizhou still has a large population and prosperous agriculture and business. The Jizhou faction under Yuan Shao are all leaders of the Jizhou gentry and control a large amount of land and population... If Yuan Shao wants to send troops south to fight for the emperor, he will inevitably conflict with Cao Cao!
At that time, Yuan Shao will have to rely on their Jizhou faction to raise troops and food!
And there is no problem with Jizhou's strength to defeat Cao Cao, who has not yet recovered from the Yanzhou Rebellion! Once Yuan Shao defeats Cao Cao, won't the world be in his hands? Then isn't the Jizhou faction the greatest contributor to Yuan Shao's success in the world?
Therefore, Jizhou’s political proposition is to coerce the emperor, command the princes, and destroy Cao Cao... Don’t hesitate, the sooner the better, just do it!
If Jizhou sends Cao Cao, who is currently assisting him, then even if Liu Xie really has some magic, he may not be able to survive. It's a pity that their wise father-in-law always hesitates when he wants to go out and do big things...
After hearing the opinions of the Jizhou faction, Yuan Shao turned his attention to Xun Chen, the leader of the Yingchuan faction. There were also Nanyang people Feng Ji and Xu You who formed a group and became a faction against the Jizhou faction.
Unlike the local Jizhou faction, which holds population, money, food, and land, these scholars from Yingchuan County and Nanyang County have no roots in Jizhou. However, they and their master Yuan Shao are generally from the same hometown - Yuan Shao is from Runan. I am from Ruyang County, and my hometown is very close to Yingchuan County. Therefore, they can be regarded as Yuan Shao's "township faction", and Yuan Shao has to rely on them to check and balance the Jizhou faction.
Unlike those who are strong and like to shout and kill, these people of the Yingchuan faction do not have hard power, so of course they like to use strategies to solve problems.
"Ming Gong," Xun Chen was the first to stand up, "I think now is not the time to send troops to Luo. Once the imperial court has just returned to the old capital, it is the time when the people of the world are yearning for it. Cao Mengde and Liu Jingsheng both sent troops. Qian helped the court stabilize and was praised by scholars all over the world. However, Yang Feng and Han Xian dared to send troops to force the court. As a result, more than 10,000 people under their command collapsed at the first touch. This is the result of popular support!
Secondly, Hebei has not yet been completely pacified. Gongsun Bogui built a city in Yijing and stationed troops, but his strength still remained. If Ming Gong raises troops to march into Luo and is misunderstood by Youyan scholars as a rebellion, Gongsun's power may be revived with their support! When the time comes, everyone in Henan will be enemies of Ming Gong, and all the strong men of Youyan will rely on Gongsun, and Ming Gong's good situation will no longer exist! "
"This..." Yuan Shao really hesitated!
Seeing Yuan Shao's hesitation, Guo Jia's clan brother Guo Tu immediately stood up and came up with a bad idea: "Ming Gong, I have a plan, which can prevent the emperor from gaining a foothold in Luoyang without spending a single soldier, and let Ming Gong get to Luoyang." King Qin’s excuse!”
"Oh?" Yuan Shao liked to use tricks, and he didn't want his Jizhou faction to expand too much, so he immediately showed interest.
As for Shen Pei, Tian Feng, Ju Shu and Qian Zhao from the Jizhou faction, their eyes were filled with anger when they looked at Guo Tu - when will the plan of these Henanese people be effective? By the way, except for the time when Han Fu, a fellow Henan man who cheated them, was okay, he was not very bright at other times.
In the current situation, what kind of plan can we use? If a hundred thousand Jizhou army pushes past, won't we win? There is no such thing as unpopularity among the people. As long as he strikes quickly and the people of the world don't react, Yuan Benchu has already threatened the emperor and conquered the world!
"Ming Gong," but Guo Tu ignored the looks from the Jizhou faction and just offered his own plan, "The plan I proposed is called driving the tiger and swallowing the dragon!"
"Driving the tiger and swallowing the dragon?" Yuan Shao's eyes lit up. Although he didn't understand what this strategy meant, it was both a "tiger" and a "dragon". When he heard it, it sounded very high-end, worthy of the fourth and third sons of his family. Family status.
Guo Tu explained: "Ming Gong, the so-called tigers are the two Xiliang tigers Li Jue and Guo Fan! And the dragon is the emperor who is about to return to Luoyang. The emperor has already cursed Zhang Ji to death, and also cursed Guo Fan to die this year. Li Jue will die next year. Li Jue and Guo Fan must be extremely angry now. If it weren't for the severe drought in Guanzhong and the lack of military rations for the Xiliang army, Li Jue and Guo Fan would have sent troops to Luoyang long ago!
If Ming Gong could secretly fund Li and Guo with a batch of military rations, and then tell Li and Guo that the emperor would earn huge billions by selling his officials and conferring titles... I dare to guarantee that Li Jue and Guo Fan will definitely send troops to Luoyang! When the time comes, it will be justifiable for Ming Gong to supervise the army to Luo in the name of King Qin. "
Chun Yuqiong, Yuan Shao's old associate in the Xiyuan New Army, was the best at seeing Yuan Shao's face. Seeing Yuan Shao's face beaming with joy, Chun Yuqiong immediately said: "Ming Gong, Guo Gong, this plan is very clever! Even if the emperor does not fall into the hands of Ming Gong in the end, In his hands, Ming Gong can also take over Hanoi, Hedong, and Henan Yin in the name of King Shangluo Qin, and block Cao Mengde's westward advance."
These words touched Yuan Shao's heart! Yuan Shao refused to listen to the advice of the Jizhou faction and went south in a big way. In addition to not wanting to see the Jizhou faction becoming dominant and worrying about Gongsun Zan's resurgence, he was also afraid of risking his life with Cao Cao.
Cao Cao... is really capable of fighting! If the showdown starts now, Yuan Shao really has no confidence. If the fight with Cao Cao lasts for a long time and Gongsun Zan makes a comeback in Youzhou, his reputation as the fourth prince, three princes and the first hero will be in vain.
It would be ideal if Cao Cao's expansion could be curbed in a way that didn't lead to quarrels.
Yuan Shao nodded: "It is indeed Gongzhen's policy that is sound! Zhengnan, Yuanhao, Gongyu, and Zijing, what do you think?"
You have already said "safe", what can Shen Pei, Tian Feng, Ju Sue and Qianzhao say? Of course I can only agree.
Seeing that the people below had finally unified their thoughts under his wise leadership, Yuan Shao finally nodded with satisfaction and asked: "I wonder who can go through Guanzhong?"
Guo Tu's clan brother Guo Yuan immediately came out and said: "Ming Gong, my minister Guo Yuan has an old relationship with the governor of Hedong. He can march from Shangdang to Hedong in the name of attacking the Baibo bandits. After arriving in Hedong, he will not use the name of Ming Gong. I want to ask Governor Wang to come forward and send an envoy to Guanzhong to contact Li and Guo. Governor Wang of Hedong is from the Beidi County of Liangzhou. He is a fellow from the same state as Li Jue, Guo Fan and others. We have always had some friendship, so this matter will definitely succeed."
Yuan Shao nodded: "Okay, if I have a son to lead the horse, this will definitely happen!" He thought for a while and then asked: "Then Cao Mengde wants to send troops to Luoyang, and the two thieves Li and Guo are not enough for him to kill!"
"Ming Gong," Xin Ping suggested, "Liu Jingzhou recently recruited Zhang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiu as a vassal and stationed him in Wancheng. Ming Gong can report to the court to impeach Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu, and then order Cao Mengde to send troops to conquer."
Yuan Shao nodded: "Then how should Chunyu Situ deal with it?"
Chunyu Qiong took the topic and said: "At first, Chunyu Situ and I were from the same clan. I could go and talk to him... It means that you are Cao Mengde's boss, and Cao Mengde's prefect of Dongjun was all represented by Ming Gong. , now Cao Mengde pays homage to the general, but the court only intends to make you a lieutenant. This really looks down on you! How can you live under Cao Mengde?"
"That's right!" Yuan Shao nodded, "Zhong Jian, go and tell Chunyu Situ that the Fourth and Third Dukes of Gu are about to take control of the four prefectures of Ji, Bing, You, and Qing. They have millions of soldiers under their command. How can they live in Cao Mengde?" Under this? If the court wants to sell an official, it should at least be a prince!
All that is left is money! If you want to buy it, buy the biggest and most expensive one! "
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