"Come here, pass on my instructions, gather the troops and send them to Ji County!"
Gongsun Zan was in Youzhou and led his troops to fight with the barbarians every day. However, Youzhou raised horses and there was no shortage of war horses.
Naturally, all the elite men under his command are cavalry.
In just a few days, before Liu Yu could react, Gongsun Zan's troops had already arrived at the city gate.
In Youzhou, Liu Yu was originally in charge of governance, and Gongsun Zan was in charge of the troops.
All the soldiers and horses are under Gongsun Zan.
After Gongsun Zan's attack, Liu Yu was finally defeated and was captured by the soldiers and sent to the angry Gongsun Zan.
He was killed by the angry Gongsun Zan with a single blow.
When Liu Yu died, Youzhou was in turmoil for a while.
Gongsun Zan also listened to the advice of his advisers and replaced Youzhou Mu.
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Changyi County, Yanzhou.
When Liu Hong got the news, Liu Yu was already dead.
Look at the details of the reasons in the letter.
His intuition told him that there was a big problem with this matter.
After all, Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan suddenly turned against each other and even directly fought to the death. It was unreasonable no matter how you looked at it.
Soon, he discovered traces of Yuan Shao's advisers.
At this critical period, Yuan Shao's advisers suddenly appeared in Youzhou.
Although there was no definite evidence that it was Yuan Shao who did it, his intuition told him that this was Yuan Shao's handiwork.
Liu Hong rubbed his teeth.
"This is troublesome."
There are Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, and they can still resist Yuan Shao.
Although the two have always had a gap and different political opinions, they also know how to control each other.
Gongsun Zan was brave, Liu Yu was resourceful, and Liu Yu had good relations with many barbarians. When necessary, he could mobilize the barbarians near Youzhou to fight against Yuan Shao.
With the strength of two people, it would be extremely troublesome for Yuan Shao to take Youzhou away.
Now that Liu Yu is dead, Gongsun Zan is left alone. With this guy's character, he will definitely become the enemy of Zhu Hu.
Behind the scenes, they have to face the invasion of Yuan Shao, a powerful enemy.
With enemies on both sides, it would be difficult for Gongsun Zan to defend Youzhou.
After all, historically, this guy was no match for Yuan Shao. He was defeated by Yuan Shao several times, lost Youzhou, and committed suicide.
There is no reason that if there is more of him, history will change.
Although Youzhou has strong soldiers and horses, civil servants and generals are extremely scarce.
Compared with Yuan Shao's numerous ministers and generals, why should Gongsun Zan fight against him?
"Yuan Shao is really good at finding opportunities."
Liu Hongmo stroked his chin. He was plotting against Xuzhou. Even if he knew that Yuan Shao was restless, he still couldn't spare his hands to deal with it for the time being.
Otherwise, he would not let Yuan Shao take Youzhou so easily.
Although he couldn't use his hands to deal with Yuan Shao, it was still okay to cause some trouble and stumbling blocks for the opponent.
Immediately, Liu Hong sent several letters.
A letter allows the White Robe Army to sneak into Jizhou.
A letter asked Jin Yiwei to hand over to Wang Yue several places where Jizhou soldiers and horses gathered food that they had already investigated, and asked Wang Yue to lead the soldiers to burn the food and grass.
The other letter was given to Liu Bei, asking him to lead his troops and horses to wander around the border of Yuan Shao's power without taking action, just to distract Yuan Shao.
If this move is successful, Yuan Shao will definitely be on guard against Wei County and send a large number of soldiers and horses to defend the city.
Otherwise, if the outside is empty, he would not mind taking the opportunity to capture a few cities and make Yuan Shao heartbroken.
Once Yuan Shao defends the border, he will have fewer troops and horses at his disposal. If he wants to capture Youzhou, which has strong troops and horses, he will have to pay a higher price.
By then, no matter whether they can capture Youzhou or not, they will suffer heavy losses.
He would not miss anything that could cause trouble for Yuan Shao.
After the matter was settled, Liu Hong was preparing to return home.
A counselor hurriedly walked over, his face solemn.
"Sir, something bad has happened. Dian Wei is in trouble."
Liu Hong was stunned when he heard this.
"Dian Wei? What trouble can he cause?"
Although Dian Wei is a bit rough, he still behaves well.
The counselor explained the matter in detail.
Liu Hong's face turned cold instantly. These nobles were really a bunch of troublemakers!
The reason why Dian Wei got into trouble was also very simple. It was related to the descendants of the Qingzhou noble clan.
The general situation is that a group of Qingzhou nobles were drinking in a restaurant. They drank too much and knocked down some five stones, and then started talking nonsense on the street.
Why Liu Hong was able to capture Qi County was all due to the merits of his Qingzhou gentry.
If it weren't for the Qingzhou nobles, Liu Hong would have thought of taking over Qi County.
Dian Wei happened to be passing by at this time, and when he heard these ungrateful guys calling him by his first name, he became furious.
He stepped forward to warn him, but was ridiculed by the Qingzhou gentry disciples, saying that Dian Wei was just a dog under Liu Hong.
It's just a knife in Liu Hong's hand, an executioner who offended the nobles on his behalf. It is still of some use. When he is no longer useful, it will naturally be done.
Not only that, they also shouted in the street, attracting countless onlookers.
He said that this world belongs to their noble clan, and Dian Wei would not dare to kill them even if he had ten courages.
What happens next is simple.
Dian Wei didn't have any brains at all. In a fit of rage, he directly beheaded several drunken noble disciples and is now kneeling outside to plead guilty.
In the courtyard of the mansion, Dian Wei saw Liu Hong walking out and immediately kowtowed and confessed.
Liu Hong looked at Dian Wei and stepped forward to help him up.
"My lord, Dian Wei knew that he had caused a great disaster, so he came here to plead guilty to the lord, and also asked the lord to kill me to make amends to those Qingzhou nobles."
Dian Wei was helped up and ready to kneel down, but Liu Hong stopped him.
"Ziman, you are my confidant, and you are doing this to protect my reputation. Why am I wrong? How can I punish you for that noble clan?"
Dian Wei was filled with gratitude and loyalty.
Even if Liu Hong asked him to die now, he would not even frown.
at this time.
On the street, there was a burst of noise.
Liu Hong frowned and looked at the two attendants who walked in.
"Who is making noise outside the door?"
"Sir, it's the heads of the Qingzhou noble families who have gathered many people on the street to ask for an explanation."
The attendant reported truthfully.
Liu Hong sneered, how could the Qingzhou nobles want to speak out?
This is obviously forcing the palace to kill Dian Wei.
"Lord, this matter started with me..."
Dian Wei was standing aside, feeling uncomfortable in his heart. If it weren't for him, how could this happen.
"This matter has nothing to do with you. It's all about me. It seems that I have ignored these Qingzhou nobles recently and made them feel like they are nothing."
Liu Hong waved his hand to stop what Dian Wei wanted to say.
"Ziman, go to the military camp and mobilize troops."
Dian Wei was startled when he heard this, but he quickly reacted and immediately accepted the order.
"Yes, my lord!"
After watching Dian Wei take the order and leave, Liu Hong directly asked the group of troubled Qingzhou nobles to be brought into the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion.
He wants to see what these Qingzhou nobles want to do. If they are interested, then that's it. If they are not, then don't blame him for being rude.
He doesn't have a good impression of the nobles.
A group of Qingzhou nobles came to the Prefecture Mufu. After seeing Liu Hong, they all cried bitterly and cried out in grief.
"Sir, my son died so miserably!"
"My son was just drunk and babbled a few nonsense words. His words while drunk are definitely not believable, but he was beheaded by Dianwei's fellow in the street."
"My son died so unjustly."
