After Xun Chen accidentally contracted the disease in Beixin City, he spent half a year recuperating and finally recovered to his original health.
He saw Yuan Shao holding the silk book and nodded to him, then took it and started reading.
The first paragraph is an analysis of the current general trend of the world, which is very precise and clear. After listening to it, Yuan Tan's counselors praised him one after another: "It is really rare for Mr. Xian Yi to be able to control the affairs of the world while sitting in Youzhou. "
Several of Yuan Shang's counselors thought to themselves, "Why are you pretending to be the one who tipped off the news and built momentum for him?"
Xun Chen looked strange when he saw the next paragraph, but he still read it out.
Next is Yuan Xi's personal opinion, which is very different from that of many advisers.
Yuan Xi believes that the Yuan family's life and death has now come to an end. If Yijing cannot be captured in a short time, Jizhou will be in danger of overthrowing!
When all the counselors heard this, they shook their heads. Isn't this too exaggerated?
Then Yuan Xi described the worst possible scenario to everyone.
Cao Cao, Lu Bu and Yuan Shu secretly colluded.
Lu Bu marched westward to Sili Hanoi, and he was already on good terms with Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi. If he occupied Hanoi, planned to annex the state, and joined forces with the Baibo thieves and the Black Mountain Army, the western part of Jizhou would become an undefended sieve.
The western part of Youzhou will be threatened by the eastward passage of the Southern Huns and Black Mountain Army.
If Cao Cao marches eastward and defeats Liu Bei in Xuzhou, he will block the road south from Qingzhou and will be completely unable to get involved in Xuzhou.
If Yuan Shu mobilizes support, the Yuan family's forces in Jizhou and Qingzhou will be completely blocked north of the Yellow River.
The only chance now is to capture Yi Jing as soon as possible, annihilate all Gongsun Zan's forces, and open the passage north to Youzhou.
If Gongsun Zan is destroyed, the Yuan family can enter Youzhou in a large scale, integrate the anti-Gongsun Zan forces, and use the power of the Xianbei Wuhuan tribe.
In this way, even if Jizhou is attacked from both sides in the future, these forces can be used to counterattack.
However, the time to attack Yijing was also the most dangerous time for Ye City. Cao Cao was likely to cross the Yellow River north to attack in a sneak attack and had to guard against it.
After Xun Chen finished reading, Pang Ji couldn't help but shake his head, "Master Xian Yi's speculation is too outrageous. He is relying entirely on rumors to regard Cao Mengde as his enemy."
Shen Pei also wondered: "Indeed, in the past few years, apart from being obsessed with Xuzhou, has Cao Mengde ever done anything to apologize to the Yuan family?"
"There is no evidence to support Mr. Xian Yi's idea."
Xu You said coldly: "Master Xian Yi may have been prejudiced against Meng Degong for a long time. The fact that he brought Meng Degong's concubine into the palace the day before yesterday shows that his ideas are quite extreme."
"Fart!" Tian Feng slammed the table, "What Cao Cao's concubine? She is Wenli (Bian Rang)'s widow. The second young master is obviously trying to save her from the fire pit!"
"Ziyuan, don't think that I don't know that you and Cao Cao grew up wearing the same pants. What's your intention in saying this to alienate father and son?"
Xu You blushed, "Yuan Hao, you are slandering someone!"
"I did have a good relationship with Meng De when I was young, but at the same time I also had a good relationship with the lord. The three of us often talked and drank at night. Do you want to say that the lord also favored Meng De?"
Tian Feng wanted to scold him again, but Yuan Shao shouted: "Don't say anything anymore!"
When everyone saw it, they all fell silent.
Yuan Shao sighed: "I started the army, and all the close friends I had before left or died. Now there are not many left, only Meng Dezi is far away."
After hearing this, Xu You was moved to tears and said, "You will never forget my lord's letter!"
Tian Feng listened and sighed in his heart. He actually had similar thoughts to Yuan Xi. Cao Cao would never be inferior to others.
Tian Feng understood very clearly that this was a common problem among people at the bottom of the gentry clan. They were looked down upon when they were young, but once they gained power, they would get double the psychological compensation.
Gongsun Zan was despised because of his lowly mother. Later, after occupying the northern land, he despised the nobles, sent troops to plunder the people, and vented his anger on others.
Yuan Shao was born as a concubine, and his behavior was arrogant and absurd. He only restrained himself after being adopted. However, he ignored the head of the Yuan family and did not consider his situation in Luoyang when he raised troops, which led Dong Zhuo to go on a killing spree.
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao had similar experiences, and he was short in stature, so after he gained power, he took in many concubines. He didn't like others criticizing him, so he often found an excuse to easily kill scholars.
Therefore, in Tian Feng's view, people like Cao Cao who have turned around are far more dangerous than pampered people like Yuan Shu and Kong Rong!
This is also the reason why he opposes Yuan Shang's group's suppression of Yuan Xi. The more miserable a person is suppressed, the more ferocious the revenge will be when he stands up!
However, what makes Tian Feng helpless is that Yuan Shang is now completely in power. Not to mention Yuan Xi, even the eldest son Yuan Tan is excluded and cannot return to Yecheng.
What can he change about the internal affairs of the Yuan family?
Thinking of this, Tian Feng felt a little unmotivated.
Although everyone has their own thoughts on the debate about Cao Cao, everyone has to admit that if what Yuan Xi said in the letter happens, Yecheng will be extremely passive!
Although Jizhou is rich, it has been fighting for years, and the battles with Gongsun Zan, the Black Mountain Army, and even the Southern Xiongnu have never stopped. If it continues to be consumed, it will be dragged down sooner or later.
Later, when Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan and prepared to go to war with Cao Cao, Tian Feng Jushou's objection was that the conquests in Jizhou for many years were too wasteful and the troops were exhausted. They should first station troops to calm the people and plan for it slowly, but Yuan Shao did not listen.
In the end, the facts did prove that although Yuan Shao had more troops, his combat power was not as good as Cao Cao's elite troops. He spent several times the money and food in vain, but he was unable to establish a victory.
Yuan Xi's letter is indeed correct. Cao Cao seems to be in a difficult situation now, but he occupies most of Yanzhou and Yuzhou. If he captures Xuzhou again and connects Sili, he will become a force that can compete with Yuan Shao!
Lu Bu, who had been driven away by Yuan Shao, once again gained power, coveted Sili Hanoi, and planned to go north to merge with the state, which surprised everyone.
When Lu Bu started fighting with Cao Cao a few years ago, Yuan Shao's advisers were still gloating over their misfortune, happy to see the two sides fighting and reaping the rewards. Unexpectedly, even after the fight, Lu Bu and Cao Cao made peace!
Now, it's Jizhou's turn to face pressure from three parties.
As for Liu Bei in Xuzhou, everyone automatically ignored him. Liu Bei had been defeated several times in the past. How could he be expected to help?
Yuan Shang saw everyone's thoughts and thought that the second brother was still too immature. He wanted to change everyone's opinions with just a letter?
Just when he thought the overall situation was decided, Xun Chen flipped through it and found that there were a few more sentences at the end.
Xun Chen's expression changed as soon as he glanced at it.
Yuan Xi went on to say that he had obtained a confession from a spy in the Black Mountain Army.
These people are all remnants of the original Yellow Turban Army. They confessed that they were in the Black Mountain Army, the Taishan Bandits, and the Taiping Taoists within the Qingzhou Army all identified Cao Cao as a real person related to the Zhonghuang Taiyi God!
Although this location is a little different from Zhangjiao, it is not far away.
Through Taoism, Cao Cao controlled these remnants of the Yellow Turbans and infiltrated them into major cities in various counties, including Yecheng!
Yuan Xi's words are not unfounded.
During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the "Orthodox Dao Zang Tai Xuan Bu Zhen Gao" believed that Cao Cao played the role of the teacher of Ji Fa, King Wu of Zhou Dynasty.
The "True Spirit Position and Karma Map" ranks him in the middle of the seventh level, which doesn't seem too high at first glance. However, the first level is Yuanshi Tianzun, Taihang Laojun is ranked fourth, and the seventh level main god is Fengdu Bei. Emperor Yin, Cao Cao ranks in this level, and is already regarded as a god who receives incense.
Of course, this cannot be regarded as ironclad proof. After all, Taoism will suffocate as long as there is an emperor. But what Yuan Xi wants is just to arouse the fear of everyone in Yecheng.
After all, in the past ten years, the Yellow Turban Army has done the most harm to the nobles!
The ten years of the Yellow Turbans have caused great harm not only to the world, but also to the noble clans. Many noble clans have become extinct. Therefore, when the people of Yecheng heard about the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, they immediately became vigilant.
And everyone knows that the Cao family has believed in Huang Laojiao for generations. Now that Cao Cao controls Taiping Road, which has a wide audience, who knows if the people around him are spies?
Thinking of the recent rumors that have broken out in Yecheng, the shadow of the Yecheng Rebellion has risen again in everyone's mind.
Yuan Xizhen just got it wrong. These rumors in Yecheng are really related to Cao Cao. The purpose is to delay Yuan's attack on Yi Jing. However, he naturally does not know the inside story, and his original intention is to blame Cao Cao.
Yuan Xi's last words completely made everyone uneasy.
There are rumors within Taiping Road that Cao Cao is the one who should be the one to succeed Tu Gao in the Han Dynasty!
According to the rumors Yuan Xi received, Cao Cao would definitely get Yecheng if the prophecy came true.
Because Yecheng is the seat of Wei County.
"Zuo Zhuan" says: Wei is a famous person.
"Huainanzi Chu Zhenxun" says: "Because I am above the rivers and seas, my mind wanders under Wei Que". Gao Yuan of the Eastern Han Dynasty annotated "Wei Que" and said: "It is towering and tall, so it is called Wei Que."
This rumor created by Yuan Xi is a typical example of reverse effects and causes, in which the results of future generations are used to infer the motives of this life.
Ordinary reasons cannot convince the noble counselors in Yecheng at all, so to make them feel threatened, strong medicine must be administered.
Finally, it turned around and returned to the most superstitious prophecy of this era.
However, what Yuan Xi did not expect was that Yuan Shang and his advisers had actually studied the derivation of the word Wei in Yecheng in private, and they were convinced!
So before Yuan Shao expressed his stance, Yuan Shang became anxious.
The reason why he firmly occupied Jizhou and expelled the two brothers was because he believed the Wei Que rumors in Yecheng!
Thinking of this, he blurted out: "What the second brother said is not completely unreasonable."
"If someone covets Ye City when the Yuan family attacks Yijing, they are still willing to stay and fight to the death, and will never let anyone take advantage of it!"
All the counselors looked at each other in confusion, but since Yuan Shang had already expressed his stance, the trial partner Pang Ji and others who supported him could only agree.
Yuan Tan's counselors also realized that since Yuan Shang is willing to stay in Yecheng, attacking Yi Jing is a great opportunity for Yuan Tan. If he makes a great contribution, he may not be unable to win the battle!
When Yuan Xi wrote this true and false letter, he and Guo Jia spent a lot of thought, taking advantage of everyone's hearts and lack of information, and created some rumors.
Such as Lu Bu's real thoughts, such as Cao Cao's position in Taoism, such as the rumors in Yecheng, such as Cao Cao's prophecy that came true.
But he didn't expect that Yuan Shang was the first to express his stance, and it was Yuan Xi who made up the least promising prophecy and rumors to convince Yuan Shang.
This can be said to be quite ironic.
Therefore, no matter how outrageous a rumor is, it is not important. What is important is that there are people who are willing to believe it.
When Yuan Xi got the news that Jizhou had begun to mobilize troops, horses, food and grass to attack Yi Jing, it was already half a month after sending the letter.
He calculated the time it took to get back and forth from the inn, and wondered if his letter really worked.
He smiled and said to Guo Jia in front of him: "Mr. Fengxiao is indeed a clever man."
"Come on," Guo Jia rolled his eyes, "most of this letter is your idea, don't put these sneaky things on my head."
Yuan Xi smiled: "After all, it is Mr.'s Midas touch that turns stone into gold. It's time to prepare early for coming here."
"But recently, some Black Mountain bandits have been defecting to us. How to deal with them? Sir, do you have any advice?"
(End of chapter)
