"Sir, the situation in Qingzhou has changed."
Liu Hong frowned when he heard this and looked at the contents of the secret message in his hand.
When Cao Cao took control of Qingzhou, the governor Kong Rong escaped and was rescued by Huang Zhong, who is now being escorted back to Yanzhou.
"It's these nobles again!"
Liu Hong's eyes flashed coldly, and his face instantly turned cold.
He wiped out the Yellow Turban rebels in Qingzhou, and the Qingzhou nobles invited Cao Cao to take over Qingzhou. This was obviously aimed at Liu.
These nobles are really troublemakers, Pei Yuanshao still killed too few!
Liu Hong rubbed his chin.
The Yanzhou gentry have become more active recently, otherwise the Zhang family would not dare to make small moves behind their backs.
Previously, Cao Cao raised an army to attack Dong, and the Wei family of Chenliu supported it.
This time, the Qingzhou nobles invited Cao Cao to take over.
This Cao Cao is truly the son of destiny, and he is a favorite wherever he goes.
"act recklessly."
Liu Hong sneered, did he really think that inviting Cao Cao could stop him.
He has been setting up Qingzhou for many years, and he is determined!
Moreover, this is not necessarily a good thing. Cao Cao's entry into Qingzhou is unreasonable and unreasonable.
What's more, he was accused of killing the governor.
Kong Rong is now on his way sent by Huang Zhong.
Cao Cao used the emperor to command the princes, and he could follow suit and use the governor to conquer Qingzhou.
This time, the righteousness is with him. It's strange that Cao Cao took Qingzhou and wanted to kill people, if he hadn't been in front of him.
He wanted to pat Cao Cao on the shoulder and say something.
You are so confused!
At this time, of course, the best way is to put Kong Rong under house arrest and imprison him.
And Cao Cao chose the worst choice.
A few days later.
Kong Rong was escorted to Yanzhou without incident.
"Ming De Gong, Cao Cao's thieves have gone too far to deceive others and have united with the nobles to plot against me."
When they first met, Kong Rong immediately cried and complained about Cao Cao's atrocities.
Liu Hong was stunned. Huang Zhong had been tripped up before. He thought Kong Rong was a brave, resourceful and ambitious man.
Now when he saw it, he felt that those nobles were secretly doing something.
This guy doesn't look like a scheming person.
"Don't panic, Wenju. Now that you've arrived in Yanzhou, no one will dare to kill you."
Liu Hong spoke to comfort him.
"Thank you Mr. Mingde!"
Kong Rong saluted and thanked him with a grateful look on his face.
"Thieves like Cao Cao imitated Dong and killed loyal officials of the Han Dynasty. Their crime is unpardonable!"
"I will send troops to quell the chaos in Qingzhou and help Wenju retake Qingzhou!"
The words fell.
Kong Rong quickly shook his head and waved his hands, with a look of panic on his face.
"Mingde Gong, I have no ambition to be the governor of Qingzhou."
He was really scared. If someone hadn't snitched this time, he would have almost died in Qingzhou.
After serving as the governor of Qingzhou for so many years, he had long known that he was not the material to be the governor.
Nowadays, chaos is spreading in the Han Dynasty. Dong Zhuo takes the emperor and establishes a capital in Chang'an.
If he continues to serve as the governor of Qingzhou, his body may be separated one day.
What's more, he is not interested in this position at all. Rather than being a governor, he prefers to invite celebrities from all over the country to drink, write poems and chat together.
Therefore, rather than being bound by the position of governor, it is better to abdicate and make way for talents.
He immediately raised his hands to Liu Hong and said.
"I have always heard of Mingde Gong's name of benevolence and righteousness. If I take back Qingzhou, I would like to entrust everything to Mingde Gong."
Liu Hong raised his eyebrows.
This old boy is pretty good.
However, he couldn't be so direct and immediately declined again and again.
Kong Rong was also really scared. He was determined not to be the governor of Qingzhou, so he simply spoke directly.
"If Mr. Mingde really doesn't want to, then choose a capable person to take over the position of governor!"
Liu Hong sighed regretfully and reluctantly agreed.
The more I look at Kong Rong, the more I find him pleasing to the eye.
An idea couldn't help but arise in my mind.
Kong Rong was quite famous among the nobles and celebrities.
It would be a good idea to make him his mouthpiece, to help him improve his reputation among nobles and celebrities, and to clear his name.
After all, he killed nobles, and his reputation among nobles and celebrities was not very good.
But with Kong Rong it was different.
The reputation of celebrities is not just based on other people's reputation.
Playing by ordinary people and playing by top celebrities like Kong Rong are definitely not the same concept.
Even those celebrities who originally had a bad impression of him may have to reflect on whether they have misunderstood this Yanzhou shepherd after hearing Kong Rong's praise.
Rumors are hurtful, and they may be spread by some people with evil intentions, and they may be used to smear the Yanzhou shepherd.
Thinking of this, Liu Hong suddenly had an idea.
Looking at Kong Rong in front of him, he directly swiped the entry.
A gray entry was replaced by a blue light.
Liu Hong looked satisfied. As expected, the brush was successful.
At the moment when the entries were replaced, Kong Rong's attitude towards Liu Hong also changed subtly.
"Wenju, since you don't have this ambition, I won't force you to do it, but there is one thing I must do for you."
Liu Hong said slowly.
Kong Rong nodded in agreement.
"Wen Ju must do his best."
"I will give you money to hang out among celebrities and help celebrities from all over the world, but there is one requirement, and that is to make me more famous."
Liu Hong said directly.
Kong Rong nodded immediately.
Didn't feel anything was wrong.
After the entry is refreshed, loyalty is directly filled up, which will subtly change a person's thinking and make unreasonable things reasonable.
Now if he asked Kong Rong to kill people, the other party would think that he must have a reason.
He is not short of money and can exchange money for fame, which is quite a bargain in Liu Hong's opinion.
Quan should have made a casual move.
Qingzhou, in the governor's office of Beihai County.
With the support of the Qingzhou nobles, Cao Cao has become the governor of Qingzhou.
At this time, a counselor walked in with a hurried look.
"Sir, the Qingzhou nobles secretly sent troops to kill Kong Rong, but they failed and were run away instead."
Cao Cao was furious and overturned the table.
"These losers!!"
It was already unreasonable for him to seize the land of Qingzhou, and these idiots secretly killed Kong Rong behind his back.
It's okay to kill him, but he didn't kill him yet and let the other party run away.
Isn't this putting the handle into someone else's arms?
Cao Cao was filled with hatred and anger.
If he didn't have to rely on these Qingzhou nobles now, he would have killed all these brainless idiots.
Yanzhou, Changyi County.
Liu Hong asked Qiao Mao to write a discussion.
With great righteousness, he asked Cao Mengde for Qingzhou.
If he refuses, he is a rebellious minister and a traitor, and he will send troops to Qingzhou that day.
A few days later.
Yanzhou Mu issued a petition, advertising several states in the world.
The nobles of Qingzhou united with Cao Cao to cause rebellion and plotted to kill Kong Rong, the governor of Qingzhou.
Rebellious ministers and traitors should be found and punished by everyone.
"really."
Looking at Liu Hong's petition, Cao Cao was helpless.
The current plan is to contact various noble clans and gather all the troops that can be gathered to resist Liu Hong.
Regarding Liu Hong, although he was afraid of the opponent's strength, Cao Cao was still somewhat confident.
There are many generals under his command, and now there are elite soldiers, Qingzhou soldiers and horses, and private soldiers of the nobles.
With the land of Qingzhou in hand, he may not be afraid of Liu Hong.
Although Yanzhou has strong soldiers and horses, the difficulty of attacking and defending the city is different.
He only needed one-third of his troops to keep Yanzhou's army away from the city.
"Everyone, is there any way to expand the army?"
Cao Cao looked at the many advisers in the hall and asked.
"Sir, the current situation in Qingzhou is in chaos, and the Yellow Turbans are raging everywhere. There is a group of soldiers and horses headed by Pei Yuanshao. Why don't you surrender him in the name of the governor, recruit him under your command, and absolve him of his crime? If the surrender can be successful, Do you still need to be afraid of the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Yanzhou?"
A counselor came forward to make a plan.
Hearing this, Cao Cao was overjoyed.
"Okay, okay, this plan is very good. If you succeed in recruiting and surrendering, I will definitely give you a heavy reward!"
"Don't worry, Governor, I have a good plan in mind, and I will definitely make Pei Yuanshao surrender!"
The counselor patted his chest confidently.
