After entering Wei County, he first passed through Shexian County, and the officials in the city greeted him on the road.

Bai Xiaowen asked the county magistrate, what is the situation in Jizhou?

The county commander replied: "After the death of the great Sima, the third prince Yuan Shang and the military advisor arrived in Liyang, and orally passed on the great Sima's will, and set up the third prince as the heir and inherited the throne. The officials of all the cities in Jizhou have been given orders, but most of them hesitate and do not know whether it is true or false. ”

Bai Xiaowen showed a slight ridicule on his face, and said: "My third brother, do you really think that you are deeply respected? ”

The current situation is different from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Originally, Yuan Shang relied on a good skin and the strength of a second-rate general, and he could inherit Yuan Shao's foundation in the name of "Lixian".

But now, with Yuan Xi out of the air, Lixian can't take Yuan Shang's turn at all.

The officials in the cities of Jizhou hesitated to obey the order, mainly because they doubted the authenticity of this order.

Dong Zhao, who was beside him, scolded the county order: "The second son has received the edict of the Son of Heaven, and he has been named the Great Sima and Jizhou Mu, inheriting the great cause! ”

The county order hurriedly bowed down again.

Bai Xiaowen said gently: "No courtesy." My third brother, do you have any other actions?"

The county ordered: "The third prince didn't know how, he said that he moved General Jiang Yiqu, the defender of Liyang, and collected a lot of defeated troops in the battle of Guandu, claiming to have 100,000 people, and they were marching towards Yecheng. ”

Dong Zhao on the side immediately said: "Lord, Yuan Shang is not famous enough, make up for it by force." Everywhere he went, the officials of Jizhou City were afraid of the might of the army and could only obey his orders. I don't know who is in charge of Yecheng at this time?"

The county order of Shexian said: "Don't drive in the middle of the game." ”

Bai Xiaowen nodded and said, "I know about this person." He and Feng Ji have always assisted the third Yuan Shang, and there are two strategists by my father's side, one Xin Ping and one Guo Tu, assisting my brother Yuan Tan. ”

Dong Zhao said: "From this point of view, Yecheng is almost an undefended place for Yuan Shang. The Lord should make a decision as soon as possible!"

Bai Xiaowen said: "I have my own opinions. ”

While they were talking, suddenly a group of ten horsemen, all dressed in fine iron armor, galloped on horseback.

Bai Xiaowen recognized that this was the hussar he had sent, and said with a smile: "There is a messenger in Yecheng." ”

The sound of horses' hooves suddenly stopped, and ten hussars dismounted and bowed down, presenting a secret letter.

Bai Xiaowen read it directly, and said with a smile after reading the letter:

"When I first arrived in Bingzhou, I sent my generals Qiao Rui, Han Yang, and Bai Sanniang to lead the winged cavalry to Yecheng, with the purpose of reporting to my father and vacating the house for the Son of Heaven.

"Although Qiao Rui is a female general, she has the style of a general when she makes a decision on the spot. After receiving the bad news of her father's death, she immediately led the hussars to the Jizhou prison and rescued Tian Feng. Tian Feng ascended to the top and shouted, and the soldiers and civilians of Yecheng all fell into it. Even if the trial was intentionally deployed, no one responded, and he is currently under house arrest. Yecheng is already in the palm of my hand. ”

Tian Feng's reputation is much higher than that of the trial.

The military generals beside him were all surprised and delighted.

Some people praised General Qiao's decision on the spot, and some people congratulated "Yuan Xi" on Hong Fu Qitian.

But only Xun squinted at Bai Xiaowen for a while, thoughtful.

Bai Xiaowen knew that he couldn't hide it from Xun, and all these plans and calculations, including entering Yecheng in the name of the Son of Heaven's station, and after the news of Yuan Shao's death came, he immediately released Tian Feng and put him under house arrest for trial...... It was all arranged by him in advance.

But there's nothing surprising about that. From the time when the Sizhou army desperately intercepted it, a wise person could guess the battle of Guandu, which was unfavorable to the Yuan army.

If Yuan's army is defeated, will Yuan Shao survive? No one can say.

Therefore, from Xun's point of view, Bai Xiaowen sent winged cavalry into Yecheng and laid out in advance just in case.

If Yuan Shao is still there, then the task of the winged cavalry is really to garrison the Son of Heaven and make room for it.

If Yuan Shao died, then the task of the hussars would naturally change with it.

No matter what, it was difficult for Xun to guess that Bai Xiaowen had already foreseen the end of Yuan Shao's death, because he didn't know the existence of the Awakened and the existence of the Divine Court. This is a limitation of vision caused by information asymmetry, not Xun's lack of wisdom.

But...... In Xun's eyes, it seems that "Yuan Xigongzi" is slightly more intelligent, and he can simply understand ghosts and gods. Is this person really only in his twenties?

Not to mention Xun's shock, there is another news in Qiao Rui's letter, that is, the eldest son Yuan Tan.

After the defeat of Guandu, Guo Tu originally wanted to join Yuan Shao, but who expected Yuan Shao to be defeated, after thinking about it, he still decided to go east to Qingzhou and continue to assist Yuan Tan.

Yuan Tan, with the support of Xin Ping and Guo Tu, called himself a general, raised 30,000 soldiers from Qingzhou, and entered Qinghe County (or Qinghe State) in eastern Jizhou.

Yuan Tan also marched in a hurry, and did not stop at Qinghe County, but went all the way to the west. According to Qiao Rui's calculations, at most tomorrow, the Qingzhou army led by Yuan Tan will enter Julu County, and the next target is naturally Yecheng in Wei County.

"The three sons are separated, ......" recalled the romance paragraph, Bai Xiaowen felt a trace of emotion. In fact, after the defeat of Guandu, the foundation of Hebei was not damaged, after all, Jizhou was too rich and the population was full.

In addition, about 100,000 Yuan troops were killed and wounded in Guandu, and the rest followed the generals of various departments and fled.

According to what was written in the romance, the news that Yuan Shao was still alive came out, and the rout troops of various departments "gathered again", plus the reinforcements from Youzhou, Qingzhou, and Bingzhou, there were still two or three hundred thousand. In terms of military strength, it is enough to compete with Cao Cao.

Moreover, Cao Cao needed to go back to stabilize the situation, and he could not take advantage of the victory to pursue and expand the results.

Of course, in Cao Cao's view, Yuan Shao was dead, and the three sons would inevitably compete for the family business.

After the sons of the Yuan clan competed and their strength was depleted, Cao Cao just stabilized Henan, and then crossed the Yellow River to the north to attack, which would inevitably save effort, which was a plan to watch the fire from the other side.

Bai Xiaowen knows that now is the time when you need to be in a hurry, not the time to be stingy with props. He once again used Meng De's new book - the strategy of the speed of the soldiers, so that the whole army accelerated, and rushed to Yecheng, until the sun was west, and then rushed to the gate of Yecheng.

Qiao Rui commanded the troops to guard Yecheng, and after inspecting it, he opened the city gate.

Tian Feng led the civil and military officials of Yecheng to kneel beside the road to greet them. In fact, this time kneeling to greet him, it was not simply for Bai Xiaowen, but to welcome the Son of Heaven Luan.

Emperor Liu Xie met him in the car, and he was also quite useful.

The envoy of the Son of Heaven read out the edict and named Yuan Xi as the Great Sima and Jizhou Mu, inheriting his father's position.

Jizhou civil and military officials have been rewarded. The adverse impact of Yuan Shao's new funeral on people's hearts was suddenly reduced by half, and he was added to the rank of knight, all of whom were happy.

After the edict was announced, Bai Xiaowen saw Tian Feng and said with emotion: "If it were not for the great help of Mr., how could I take Xu Du lightly and welcome back the Son of Heaven? If Xu Du is not broken, Cao Cao's rear is stable, and he will inevitably take advantage of the victory to force Jizhou, and it will be difficult for me to save my life." ”

Tian Feng did not take credit, and said: "This is the genius of the son, and the old decay is just a little bit of strength." ”

Bai Xiaowen immediately invited the Son of Heaven to tell that Tian Feng was in prison that day, and he gave up his family and business, helped him secretly raise troops to attack Xudu, and asked the Son of Heaven to reward Tian Feng with food.

Tian Feng resolutely refused: "At this time, Jizhou has not yet been pacified, and the lord should not urgently reward the old decay, so as not to make the ministers outside jealous." ”

Bai Xiaowen said: "Mr. has a noble character, but those who have meritorious deeds must not be rewarded, and they should be punished. So he ordered Qiao Rui to check the treasury, give Julu Tian's gold hundred yi (two thousand four hundred taels), and wait until Hebei is stable, and then discuss the matter of marquis Jinjue.