After sending him off and reviewing the match, Gongsun Zan asked Gongsun Yue to notify everyone to gather at the prefect's mansion, and he would go after gathering the army.
Gongsun Yue took the order and left. After a while, Yan Gang, Tian Kai, Shan Jing, Zou Dan, Guan Jing and others were waiting in the meeting hall.
Gongsun Zan arrived later, and before he reached his seat, he smiled and said, "There is a big event today, I want to inform everyone."
Seeing their lord like this, everyone knew that he had already made a decision, and now he was just informing everyone and following the order.
General Yan Gang asked for everyone, "I don't know what kind of happy event it is. Please tell me, Lord, and we will all obey."
Gongsun Zan smiled and said, "It's nothing. Yuan Shao asked me to take Jizhou together. After the event is completed, the land will be divided equally."
Yan Gang was very excited when he heard this and said, "Congratulations, my lord, Jizhou is just a piece of cake for us."
"Congratulations, lord"
"Congratulations, Lord"
The generals also responded and complimented in unison.
Gongsun Zan was very happy and a little elated when he saw everyone congratulating him.
But at this moment, a voice pulled him back from his joy, and he heard a discordant sound.
"Lord, I think something is wrong."
Gongsun Zan didn't need to look to know that it was Tian Kai. Ever since he defected to him, he had never made things go smoothly for him and always caused trouble for him.
Last time I advised myself to have a good relationship with Liu Yu and not to offend him easily. It's really hateful to say such unfavorable words now. But there is nothing he can do about him, and he cannot get angry easily. Who knows that he is a civil servant under his command and one of the few counselors.
Gongsun Zan could only suppress his anger and calm down, saying, "I wonder what you have to say, sir?".
Tian Kai knew that his lord was angry, so he didn't take it seriously and said, "Yuan Shao has 30,000 troops and many ministers and generals. Han Fu in Jizhou is just a guest. With his strength, he can take Jizhou by himself, so why bother?" We were invited together. Besides, I think the issue of dividing Jizhou equally is even more untrustworthy. It is better to be careful and not to take Jizhou."
The implication is that he just doesn't move and just sits and watches Yuan Shao take Jizhou.
Gongsun Yue was not happy at that time and said angrily, "Sir, you are just alarmist. Don't take such a good opportunity. It is very stupid to give Jizhou to Yuan Shao for nothing. Don't listen to him."
Gongsun Zan also agreed with his brother's opinion and said, "I have ordered the army to assemble. Now I am just informing you. You can carry out the order."
Tian Kai advised again, "My lord, if you don't listen to loyal advice, you may end up working in vain, making wedding clothes for others."
Gongsun Zan couldn't bear it anymore and shouted, "I have 50,000 powerful soldiers. Why should I be afraid of Yuan Shao? If he dares to break his promise, I will kill him by the way."
After saying that, he ignored Tian Kai and asked him to stay at home. He took the generals and an army of 40,000 and went straight to Jizhou.
When the news reached Jizhou, Han Fu panicked and hurriedly gathered two advisers, Xun Chen and Xin Ping, for discussion.
After a while, the two arrived, and they had already known about Gongsun Zan's invasion of Jizhou. Presumably the lord's summons this time must be about Gongsun Zan.
As expected, as soon as the two arrived, Han Fu became a little confused and said anxiously, "Something bad has happened. I just got the news that Gongsun Zan has launched an army to attack Jizhou. What do you think we should do?"
Xin Ping knew that the opportunity had come, and quickly persuaded him, "Gongsun Zan is driving the people of Yan and Dai at a long distance, and their front is unstoppable. With the help of white horses and righteous followers, it is difficult to defeat the enemy. Now Yuan Benchu is very wise and brave, and his generals are extremely famous." Guang, my lord, you can ask him to co-manage the affairs of the state, and he will treat the general favorably, and there will be no trouble for Gongsun Zan."
Xun Chen also agreed very much and said, "Yuan Benzhu is a hero of the world and will treat the general favorably. My lord can rest assured."
The two men had long wanted to surrender to Yuan Shao, and they talked and discussed it on the road. Seeing Han Fu asking, he naturally said this, singing and harmonizing. Of course Han Fu didn't know this.
So Han Fu decided to send people to ask Yuan Shao from Bohai to come over to discuss the transfer of Jizhou.
After the chief historian Geng Wu and Bie Jia Guan Chun found out, they came together to admonish Han Fu, saying, "Yuan Shao is a hero, why do you want to entrust him with state affairs? This is to lure tigers into the flock of sheep."
Han Fu still didn't believe him, "I am an old official of the Yuan family, but my talents are not as good as those of the original. In ancient times, the virtuous ones were selected and given up. Why are you jealous?"
Geng Wu sighed, "Jizhou is in danger!" So there were many people who abandoned their posts and went to join Yuan Shao. Du Gengwu and Guan Chun lay in wait outside the city, preparing to assassinate Yuan Shao to repay Han Fu for his kindness.
A few days later, Yuan Shao led an army of 70,000 men and arrived at Yecheng with Zhao Yun, Ju Shou and other civil servants and generals.
Han Fu had already led everyone to greet him at the city gate, and they had been waiting for a long time.
When Yuan Shao saw that Han Fu was already waiting, he dismounted. Zhao Yun and Yan Liang followed closely to prevent any unexpected events. The army slowly entered the city under the leadership of Zhang Liao and other generals.
Yuan Shao stepped forward, took Han Fu's hand, and said cordially, "I haven't seen the general for a long time since Luoyang. Shao is very happy to meet him now."
Seeing that Yuan Shao was very approachable, Han Fu was very happy and said, "I also miss Benchu very much. The banquet has been prepared a long time ago. Please ask Brother Benchu to move over and we can talk while eating."
Seeing this, Yuan Shao smiled and said, "It's better to obey orders than to be respectful. I'd like to thank the general like this."
Han Fu also laughed, and they walked into Yecheng side by side, with everyone following behind.
As he was walking, two figures suddenly appeared from the city gate, holding knives.
Han Fu was so frightened that he quickly hid behind Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao looked at them calmly and motioned Zhao Yun and Yan Liang to come forward with his eyes.
The two men took the order and as soon as they stepped forward, they saw Geng Wu and Guan Chun drawing their swords and trying to assassinate Yuan Shao. Unfortunately, his martial arts skills were so poor that Zhao Yun beheaded Geng Wu before even one move could be made, and Yan Liang hacked and killed Guan Chun.
Seeing that his men were killed, Han Fu was so frightened that he fainted. Yuan Shao asked his guards to escort him down to rest.
After the bloody incident, the banquet was naturally no longer available. Yuan Shao ordered the governor's office to discuss matters tomorrow and led his army into the city.
After entering the city, Yuan Shao asked Yan Liang to lead people to take over the defense of the four gates of Ye City, while Yuan Fang took over everything in the Governor's Mansion. He also asked Jushou to appease the people, and Xu You to appease the people of Jizhou.
Then according to Jushou's suggestion, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Zhang He were divided into three groups to take over the counties of Jizhou, including Anping, Changshan, Zhongshan, Hejian, Qinghe, Zhaoguo, Julu, and Wei, so Jizhou was pacified.
After Yuan Shao took control of Jizhou, he made Han Fu his powerful general, and Jushou, Tian Feng, Guo Jia and others were in charge of state affairs. Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Zhang He and others were in charge of the Jizhou army and took away Han Fu's power. Han Fu regretted it so much that he abandoned his family and went to join Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu. This will be discussed later and will not be mentioned for now.
