After conquering Yecheng, Jizhou was established.
Cao Cao went to Yuan Shao's tomb to offer sacrifices, worshiped again and cried, feeling very sad.
Cao Cao had two thoughts about paying homage to Yuan Shao. One was that he and Yuan Shao had grown up together since childhood and had a very good relationship, but he did not expect that they would later meet in war. However, from beginning to end, Cao Cao never thought about killing Yuan Shao. If Yuan Shao had surrendered earlier, he would have been able to protect his life of glory and wealth. The second was to show it to the people of Jizhou, and at the same time, he also took the opportunity to order: "The residents of Hebei suffered from military revolution. Avoid paying taxes this year. '
Although it is superficial, it is also recognized by many Jizhou people.
Cao Cao struck while the iron was hot and began to visit Jizhou's wise men and reuse Jizhou's talents, thereby achieving the goal of firmly controlling Hebei.
Xu You, on the other hand, maintained his high level of merit, which was also the case with Cao Cao, and he did not take others seriously.
After Yuan Shang was defeated and fled to Zhongshan, he learned that the city of Jizhou had been destroyed, so he went to Youzhou to join Yuan Xi. After Xu Chu learned the news, he prepared to enter the city to inform Cao Cao. He entered the east gate on horseback, just in time to welcome Xu You out.
When Xu You saw Xu Chu, he shouted: "Hey! Why don't you say hello to me?"
Xu Chu turned his horse and gave Xu You a cold look, ignoring him.
Xu You said angrily: "How can you go in and out of this door without me?"
Xu Chu said coldly: "We have fought bloody battles for thousands of lives, and our military advisors have made suggestions, so we won this city. How dare you brag about it!"
Xu You pointed at Xu Chu and cursed angrily: "You are all just like me, so what's the point?"
Xu Chu was so angry that he drew his sword and attacked Xu You angrily. However, considering that Xu You had contributed to defeating Jin, he endured it and warned with cold eyes: "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will behead you!"
Xu You, however, sneered indifferently: "Dare you behead me? Huh! Come on!" Xu You stretched out his neck, "I'm sorry you are so bold as a common man, but you dare to..."
Xu Chu was furious. Before he could finish his words, he raised the knife in his hand and Xu You's round head rolled all over the floor.
After beheading Xu You, Xu Chu came to see Cao Cao.
Cao Cao sighed and said: "Gu and Ziyuan are old friends, so we made a joke, why should we kill him!"
So he ordered Xu You to be buried generously.
At the same time, after learning that Yuan Shang had left for Youzhou, Cao Cao ordered people to call Guo Jia, Xun You and others to discuss the matter of marching into Youzhou.
At this moment, Xun You hurried in and happened to see Xu You's bloody head. He was startled, looked at Xu Chu and said, "Why did Zhong Kang kill Ziyuan?"
Xu Chu then told what happened at the entrance of the city.
Xun You sneered and said: "This is self-destruction, and getting a good burial is already a generous favor from the king."
Cao Cao asked: "What's going on with Gongda?"
Xun You said: "Your Majesty, there is news from the hidden guards that the high officials of Bingzhou are preparing to surrender to Zhang Jing. They sent Qianzhao to Chang'an to discuss the surrender."
Cao Cao suddenly became alarmed.
He was so horrified that he stood up unconsciously, his eyes widened to the point of blindness, and he stared at Xun You.
Xun You immediately lowered his head.
If you think about it carefully, from last year to now, Zhang Xiu has taken Yizhou in the south and Bingzhou in the east, and the territory of Jingguo has almost doubled. But he spent a year and countless soldiers, horses, money and food, and only got the land of Jizhou. Although Jizhou is the first of the nine states, it is not as big as Bingzhou and Jiayizhou.
After a long time, Cao Cao sat down and asked Xun You: "Gongda, I went to war with King Jing, why was the result not as good as that of him?"
Xun You thought about it carefully and said thoughtfully: "Your Majesty, this is not our great Wei Dynasty, but it is worse than Jingguo. Liu Zhang of Yizhou is cowardly and mediocre, and he is an incompetent person. Even if he has a state and is surrounded by heaven, it will be difficult for him to achieve anything." Yuan Shao is the fourth generation of the Three Dukes, with strong soldiers and strong horses. Our army is strong with a small number, and the weak overcomes the strong. There is no doubt about the strength of our army. Jingguo's ability to merge with the state is all due to our army defeating the main force of Jin. Zhang Xiu is just a thief who stole our victory. Ear."
After hearing Xun You's analysis, Cao Cao became more relaxed.
He took a breath and said: "Gongda, now Yuan Shang is fleeing to Youzhou in the north to join forces with Yuan Xi. This harm is serious and must be eliminated. Gu wanted to mobilize his troops to attack it, but Bingzhou was defeated by Zhang Xiu, and his army went north. I'm afraid I'll be intercepted by Jing's army, what can I do?"
Xun You said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Zhang Xiu has newly acquired the land of Yizhou and Bingzhou. He has not yet fully controlled the two places. How dare he send out a large army to come to Jizhou? Our army can rest assured and go north to attack Youzhou. Now that Youzhou has been won, we, the Wei Dynasty, will also The land of Deji and Youzhou is evenly divided compared to Zhangxiu."
Cao Cao was delighted when he heard this: "This is great! Zhang Xiu got the land of Yizhou and Bingzhou, but Bingzhou has been invaded by the barbarians for a long time and has a weak economy. Although Yizhou is rich in the land of abundance, the gentry are intertwined and the situation is complicated. Short-term It may be difficult to recover within a short period of time. As the people of Jizhou are rich and powerful, and Youzhou can provide cavalry, by then, our army will be no less powerful than Jingguo."
Xu Chu said: "Your Majesty, since Zhang Xiu raised his army, he has never dared to confront our army. I guess he is a conspiracy and weak person! The last general asked for orders, willing to lead five thousand cavalry, march into Fukou Xing, break Huguan and Take and merge the states."
Fukou Xing is one of the Eight Xings in Taihang. Xing (xing) is the place where the mountains are interrupted. There are eight such places in the Taihang Mountains, which were called "Taihang Bajing" in ancient times. They are the locations of important military passes in Bingzhou and Jizhou.
Xun You said: "We might as well let General Xu give it a try! Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi are still in Youzhou, and the Jing army must have expected that our army will concentrate its forces to attack Youzhou. If you let General Xu give it a try unexpectedly, there may be unexpected gains."
Cao Cao also nodded: "Okay, since Zhongkang wants to go there, he will lead five thousand elite cavalry to Huguan. If the Jing army is not prepared, they can take the opportunity to enter Jinyang. If the Jing army is prepared, then Don't be too lazy to fight, just defend and keep talking."
"Here!"
Xu Chu took the order and went.
Later, Cao Cao led the army and marched towards Youzhou.
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Guanzhong, Chang'an.
Almost all the nobles in Yizhou were conquered under Zhang Xiu's iron-blooded hand. Some of them were still dissatisfied and could only hide in the darkness and did not dare to stand up.
But Zhang Xiu only offended the gentry class, but benefited the general public.
People who were originally slaves and tribesmen of the gentry returned home one after another and divided their fields, and the common people worked at home and farmed. It only took a few years for the people of Yizhou to lead a self-sufficient life. Zhang Xiu also won the support of the people of Yizhou.
In order to better govern Yizhou, Zhang Xiu ordered Bu Zhi to be the governor of Yizhou and manage the affairs of Yizhou.
Since there were many nobles suppressed, a lot of money and food were obtained from the Yizhou nobles, and the birds of prey were escorted to Chang'an by fast cars, which greatly eased the economic pressure on Chang'an.
Jia Xu was grinning from ear to ear.
"It's better now. Bingzhou is full of waste and waiting for prosperity. I'm worried about having no money or food. Zishan sent me a pillow." Jia Xu looked at the two-finger-thick account book and smiled broadly, "This I have to thank him properly for the first time and send him a few jars of good wine that I have secretly collected."
Li Ru said with a smile: "Even if it is the gain from suppressing the Yizhou gentry, there is still a lot of pressure on Zishan in Yizhou. No, the problem has already arisen." With that, he took the memorial from the money and food book. The book was handed to Jia Xu.
Jia Xu took it and read it carefully, frowning: "It seems that Zishan is also having a hard time in Yizhou!"
