The administrative seat of Jizhou, the provincial capital city, is in Gaoyi County, Anping State.
On this day, all the civil and military officers of Jizhou in Gaoyi, including officers, captains, captains, etc., all gathered at Han Fu's residence.
Looking at the civil and military forces below, Han Fu secretly sighed in his heart, but he still asked Wang Yan to be forwarded here. Yuan Shao invited Wang Yan to go south and plot together in Jizhou. The order was circulated to everyone present.
He asked: "Now Yuan Shao wants to invite the king's thieves to conspire with Jizhou. The king's thieves have sent a letter here. How do you think I should respond?"
The civil servants and generals below looked at me and I looked at you. It was the general who spoke first. This man's surname was Zhang, his given name was He, and his courtesy name was Junyi. He was the Sima of Han Fu's army.
"My lord, Yuan Shao must not have known that the king's thief has forwarded the letter to us. Now that his ambition has emerged and he wants to plot in Jizhou, he cannot stay for a long time. Someone thought that it would be better to find a reason, send an envoy to invite him to Gaoyi, and kill him with swords and axes. "
"No." As soon as Zhang He finished speaking, a scribe retorted. This person was Shen Pei, whose courtesy name was Zhengnan. Although they jointly discussed matters, they were not reused by Han Fu. He said, "The fourth generation and the third Duke of the Yuan family have disciples and old friends all over the world. There are many gentlemen in the field who have received favors from the Yuan family. Now that the plot has been revealed, it will be known to Yuan Shao and the plan will not be successful."
When he said these words, he was yelled at. It was obvious that someone was secretly communicating with Yuan Shao, so it would be strange not to scold him.
It is precisely for this reason that Han Fu was not reused. It was too straightforward. His original fate was that he would be killed by Lao Cao if he refused to join Cao Cao after Guandu. This is a single-minded person with perseverance and backbone.
But to think more of the people is to think too much. At most, like Liu Yu, he would not bully the people and restrain himself from persecuting the people. That would be good. No one in this era would think that the common people and they are equal beings who can talk to each other.
It seems that the same is true for some people in power two thousand years later, even though their slogans are very loud...
Someone hummed: "Zhengnan must have a good plan when he speaks like this, why not speak freely."
Shen Pei was scolded for a long time. Not to mention his skinny face, even his sparse eyebrows didn't even move. Now he was asked to talk about good plans, and he bowed his hands to Han Fu very calmly: "I think that although my lord is the shepherd of Jizhou, his foundation is still shallow, and it is difficult for his subordinates to unite. There are many local powerful officials and officials who have different intentions, and he has lost his geographical advantage. People and.
Although Yuan Shao was the governor of the Bohai Sea, his family was noble, Tie Dong was the leader of the alliance, and he was widely known as a virtuous man. He was admired by all powerful officials in Jizhou and won the hearts of the people. Although the geographical advantages are insufficient, the people and people are even more abundant. The two families are fighting, and the Lord has little chance of winning.
Moreover, there is a king thief in the north who is watching. If two families are fighting, the one who wants to profit will be the king thief. He is a big Han rebel and cannot be allowed to profit. The Lord can sit here peacefully, because the king and the bandits have just arrived in Youzhou. The people are in dire straits, so they must show support to the people, otherwise the king and the bandits would have already raised their troops and gone south. It has been cultivating in Liaodong for many years, with abundant resources and abundant people, and well-equipped soldiers and armor. Going forward to the confrontation in Xushui and Baxian, we have seen that the troops under his command behave in a controlled manner and have strict military discipline. If there is a real fight, the lord will definitely not be the enemy of the king and the thief.
Therefore, I think it is better for my lord to send Jizhou and Yuan Shao away, so as not to harm their harmony, and to prevent the swordsmen from meeting each other and damaging their own strength, and not to take advantage of the opportunity with the king's thieves. Yuan Shao is in charge of Jizhou, so the lord can still live. If the king's bandits go to Jizhou, the lord will undoubtedly die. Gongsun Zan's end is a warning to others, so please be careful..."
If you don't say that Shen Pei is not reused, what he said means only three things. Han Fu is not good. He does not win the hearts and fans of Yuan Shao. He cannot defeat Wang Yan with physical strength. He has to be killed by Wang Yan and made into bones. The rack allows people to plate the batter.
Han Fu's face turned green when he heard this. Indeed, he knew that he was indeed incompetent and did not have enough control over Jizhou.
In the past, the soldiers who occupied the king's thief were all thanks to the fierceness of the king's thief. The wealthy families and officials in Jizhou were also afraid that Wang Yan would kill them, so they could pull out an army of 50,000. But if he were to fight Yuan Shao, he would only have 20,000 troops, and there might even be someone who could lead the troops to surrender.
On the other hand, he, the Jizhou Mu, was arranged by Dong Zhuo. If he had not led troops to fight Dong Zhuo earlier, his performance as the Jizhou Mu would not have been safe. Even if he goes now, it will be of no use against Yuan Shao, as it will be equally unstable. If he really did it, someone might take his head and surrender.
So he didn't dare to kill Yuan Shao, he didn't have the confidence to fight with Yuan Shao, but he wouldn't be willing to give up Jizhou to Yuan Shao.
The situation is like this, but it would be wrong for Shen Pei to tell it. He is also a Jizhou shepherd, doesn't he want to lose face?
However, compared to watching the show before, Han Fu, who was now green-faced, Guo Tu, Sui Ji and others who had just been furiously complaining about the matchmaking were silent. They looked at each other, and the group of people turned to the green-faced Han Fu. Fu cupped his hands and said, "What Zhengnan said is true. I hope my lord will think carefully about it."
In such a situation, one could tell at a glance who loved Yuan Shao, and Han Fu's face turned even greener.
"Let's discuss it later!"
He couldn't help but snorted and walked away...
The judge's words were correct. The matters they discussed today reached Yuan Shao's desk within a few days.
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After reading what was written in the letter, Yuan Shao snorted coldly and slapped the table in front of him hard: "The king is a thief and a traitor to the people. He really has no faith. He opened the letter and said that he could make peace and stop the troops. He said that he could pretend to attack Han Fu. Help me seize control of Jizhou. Now I wrote to this thief, and he actually forwarded the letter to Han Fu. He really deserves to be killed."
He cursed, passed the letter to his subordinates, read it again, and asked, "Han Fu was already on guard. Now that my plan has been revealed, he must be even more guarded. What should I do?"
After a moment of silence, someone said: "The king should not be thief. We had expected it before he wrote. His real estate has a tax of 10%, and there are no other taxes. The food and fodder are not enough. We also heard that he built warships extensively and sent elite soldiers out to sea to find them. God has given us good seeds, but we have wasted a lot of money. Therefore, within three or four years, we must not move our troops, otherwise they will collapse on their own, so there is no need to worry about it now.
Now that my plan is obvious, there is nothing to worry about. Not to mention Jizhou's powerful people, it means the powerful people in the world, and all of them have their hearts set on the Yuan family. The Lord can raise a majestic righteous army and go directly to Gaoyi. Since Han Fu was hesitant, the Lord helped him make a decision. Today, people's hearts are toward me, and the general trend is with me. Wherever I pass, I will look to the wind to cast my vote, and Han Fu will definitely sacrifice to Jizhou. Even if they don't sacrifice, with the two generals Yan and Wen, they can win every battle and conquer every attack, and Jizhou can be established. "
As soon as these words came out, they were unanimously recognized by everyone in the arena, especially Yan Liang, Wen Chou and the two men who shouted for a fight. They were already proud of their invincible bravery and had merit in fighting, so of course they screamed. The only thing that can show the value of a military commander is fighting, and fighting big battles.
After some quarreling, Yuan Shao hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and made a decision: "Pass my military order to assemble the army immediately. Yan Liang will lead the front army... Tomorrow, we will make food at three o'clock, and the troops will march into Gaoyi."
Yuan Shao was very resourceful, so it was not difficult for him to make this decision. Unbreakable is at the time of major decisions. Although it is very important now, relatively speaking, he has no more choices.
There are two reasons. One is that his subordinates are unified in their thinking. Now there is no other choice but to send troops. Secondly, he doesn't like Han Fu either, so this decision is not difficult.
Another point is that there are not so many counselors under him now, unlike later, when he took over Jizhou, recruited some more, and came to vote for some. With more capable people under his command, chaos also came, and everyone has a reason. , only then will the flaws in his character be revealed...
Following Yuan Shao's order, except for the five thousand troops defending Quanzhou, troops from other places gathered. It is impossible for 20,000 people to be stationed in Fuyang all the time. If they are exhausted, there will be thousands of standing troops. Yan Liang leads these troops to set off first, and then recruits troops to slowly follow them, becoming the central army and the rear army. military.
Of course, this was a case of beating Han Fu, and since it was taking advantage of Renhe, Yuan Shao still had confidence in his heart. Otherwise, the army must be gathered first and then sent out to fight.
The progress of the matter was as expected. Yuan Shao's army encountered no decent resistance at all, and it was almost an uneventful journey. Later, Yan Liang met Zhang He and led his army to block the attack. The two men fought against each other for dozens of times, but Yan Liang failed to defeat him. They led the army to retreat and defend each other.
Zhang He is still very interesting. His fighting ability is not weak and he can be regarded as a member of the first-class team, but he is not at the top and belongs to the position of goalkeeper. In the battle with Liu Bei's group, he was repeatedly beaten. And he has the same problem as Lao Cao, that is, he is very suspicious and runs away at the slightest sign of trouble.
Those who are capable of doing it will fight until death, while those who are of similar skill level will fight hard and do not flinch easily. When encountering those who cannot do it, they will turn around and run away without hesitation at all. It is precisely because of his clear situation that he runs decisively, is known as a wise general, and lives a long life.
At the beginning, he joined Lao Cao. For a long time, he was a partial general, the second or third in command. Little by little, there was almost nothing Lao Cao could fight. He rose to power and became the general who led the army alone in combat. This is the benefit of being alive.
At the same time, Gaoyi knew that Zhang He had never beaten Yan Liang, so he could only refuse to defend. The troops stationed in Xushui and Baxian could not move. For a while, they all persuaded Han Fu to surrender to Jizhou.
By this time, Han Fu also understood that the situation was over. The majestic Jizhou shepherd had no ability to resist at all in front of Yuan Shao. However, he did not surrender and waited for Yuan Shao's fate. It was already embarrassing, and he did not want to be even more embarrassed. So he took his family and dozens of his own soldiers and ran south to seek refuge in Zhang Miao, just like before.
This is actually not a good choice. A better choice is that since you are afraid of death and already shameless, you might as well be even more shameless and directly offer Jizhou to Yuan Shao just for the sake of reputation. Yuan Shao will never embarrass Han Fu. , working for an idle official position is much better than taking refuge with Zhang Miao.
Han Fu's failure was certainly not due to his incompetence. When it comes to his job, there is no such thing as a fool. Of course, his ability is definitely insufficient and he cannot integrate power. And this power is the wealthy families, officials, wealthy households, and landlords of Jizhou, which is the actual ruling class of Jizhou. He has no effective means to check and balance them and control them.
His failure was precisely due to the abandonment of the Jizhou wealthy family. At this point, Yuan Shao, a commoner of the Yuan family, was more popular among the wealthy people than Han Fu. After all, the fourth and third sons of the Yuan family were almost the heads of the wealthy families of the Eastern Han Dynasty. This kind of influence The power is very terrifying.
Of course, the main reason is because his opponent is Yuan Shao. If it were Wang Yan, it would definitely be a different matter. There must be civil and military forces working together, top and bottom working together, looking for people and food, and working with one heart and one mind to defeat the king thief.
It's because Wang Yan is really trying to destroy them. This is an absolute fight for survival. That is to say, Wang Yan chose the opportunity well. He stood up during the Yellow Turban Uprising, ran to Liaodong to avoid the attack, and spent money in time to eliminate the disaster. In addition, in the intervening years, peasant uprisings continued and rebellions occurred in various places. Only then could we save the fruits of the early stages of entrepreneurship, seize the opportunity of fighting in the chaos in the Central Plains, and send troops south to capture Youzhou.
But ten or eight years earlier, when he had taken the banner of annihilating the wealthy clan, he would have encountered a powerful blow from the big man and had to kill him. Of course, if it had been that time, he wouldn't have done this. He would definitely have to pursue an official career first.
In any case, Yuan Shao took all the land of Jizhou and began to realize what he and Cao Cao said, annexing Jizhou in Hebei and merging Youzhou with the state. Then he occupied the Yellow River in the south, swallowed Wuwan and Xianbei's elite cavalry in the north, and then went south to compete for the world.
Of course, that was before, and he had never been in contact with the king thief. Now he saw the appearance of the king's elite soldiers. Although he also had this idea, he would definitely not be able to use it in a short period of time, but the strategy was definitely still this strategy.
At the original time, what he said was realized by Cao Cao. It was after Guandu that Liaodong was pacified. Although Ma Teng and Han Sui were undecided, he controlled all the Central Plains. The Battle of Chibi was a war going south to fight for the world. , but he didn’t win. If he wins, he will basically decide the world in one battle.
Yuan Shao captured Jizhou, which of course shocked the world. Because this is not the original situation. When Gongsun Zan attacked Han Fu, Han Fu took the initiative to find Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shaoxing sent his troops to fight. The difference was huge, and it could be regarded as the beginning of the war between the princes.
Although Yuan Shu had already sent Sun Jian to fight Liu Biao, or because of the transfer of the imperial seal, Yuan Shu sent Liu Biao a message to ask him to fight Sun Jian, but the impact was local in the end and could not reach the level of Yuan Shao.
When the news came out, Cao Cao, who was fighting the Yellow Turban, immediately contacted his former boss to renew their friendship. Liu Bei, who was studying how to make a big deal in Xuzhou and temporarily working for Tao Qian, couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency, but there was nothing he could do. I can only suppress the anxiety in my heart and continue to make friends with Xuzhou wealthy people...
When the news reached Wang Yan, he was not surprised at all. Because Han Fu is not strong, not as good as Lao Cao, and not as famous as Yuan Shao, it is normal for the wealthy family not to support him.
"This must be the fault of the wealthy family in Jizhou. Yuan Shao took over Jizhou and it was all his fault." Guo Jia said with certainty. He was not stupid. He could understand this kind of thing at a glance.
"It's not surprising that Yuan Shao was a powerful leader when he was young. He had a chivalrous spirit and rescued people from danger. He had a reputation." Wang Yan shook his head with a smile. "That's good. We haven't seen a big battle and have retained a lot of people's power. Now I have the advantage. He must concentrate on development, plan for our secluded and distant lands, stabilize the rear, and move south slowly. We also need time to develop, which is very good."
"Now is the time of the autumn harvest. Doctors in agriculture have promoted farming methods and improved seeds. The Liao land is ripe again, and the grain production in Youzhou is also a little more abundant than in previous years. After the autumn harvest, will the general use troops to annex the state?"
Wang Yan looked at him with a smile: "What does it mean to be filial?"
"Jia Zi invites you to Pingcheng to capture Bingzhou." Guo Jia raised his hand and volunteered to fight.
The value of generals lies in fighting, and the value of counselors also lies in fighting, or a higher-level term is called struggle. Guo Jia still likes to make suggestions, plan cities and seize land, and is not as rigid as he is now. Many times he feels that his hands are tied.
Because General Wang has established a sound system and has a complete work schedule, there is too little room for free expression. His nature is still biased toward romance, and he yearns for freedom to display his dragon-slaying skills...
I would like to express my daily gratitude to the good brothers who vote monthly for their support.
Thank you to all the brothers who recommended me for your support,
Thanks to the big brothers who read silently for their support.
(End of chapter)
