Although Liu Yu did not come to the front line in person, the frequent good news from the army and the continuous secrets of the Xinghua Society allowed him to understand all kinds of information inside and outside the battlefield in a timely manner. Things were as Liu Yu expected: first, Yuan Jun in various places collectively surrendered to Liu Yujun under the instigation of the soldiers of the original escort army, which made Liu Yujun fight a lot less unjust battles; Then Zhang He, with the support of Guo Jia, broke through Nanpi City and captured Feng Ji and Wen Chou alive, but Lu Bu and Wei Zhongdao and the "three wolf generals" in front of Lu Bu broke through with nearly a thousand relatives and disappeared; In the end, the four-way army besieged Anping, which became a lonely city.

To say that this peace is indeed strong, nearly a thousand 'thunderbolt cars' have been bombarded day and night for more than ten days, but not even a section of the city wall has been smashed. I really don't know who built this city, but I didn't cut corners at all! However, although the city has not been broken, the confidence of the residents of the city has basically disappeared, and their emotions are a little out of control. Under the instigation and leadership of Meng Dai and other internal responses arranged by Liu Yu, the soldiers and civilians in the city launched an armed uprising together, defeated the part of the army that was loyal to Yuan Shao, and surrendered the city.

Of course, Liu Yu did not know the news of the destruction of Anping City from the army's success, but Tang Zhou used the "Thousand Miles Transmission Technique" to report the good news to Liu Yu as soon as the city was broken. Although Liu Yu knew that the destruction of Anping City was inevitable, after receiving the news, he still felt a burst of joy for no reason, and laughed for a while before asking, "Did Yuan Shao catch it?" ”

There was some regret in Tang Zhou's voice: "Back to the master, according to the spy who was planted in Yuan Shao's mansion by the slave, Yuan Shao didn't have much emotion when he learned that he was at the end of his rope, and only ordered his subordinates to make him a sumptuous dinner. When our army rushed into Yuan's mansion and wanted to capture him alive. But he had already committed suicide by drinking poisoned wine. ”

Yuan Shao should be such a proud person, he would rather die than fall into the hands of the enemy! Alas, speaking of which, his luck was too bad. In history, he lost to Cao Cao, who was far inferior to him regardless of his family background and strength. In this world, there is nothing outstanding under my oppression, and I really feel a little sorry for this outstanding person who can be called "a generation of heroes...... Liu Yu sighed and asked, "How is Yuan Shao's family?" ”

"Yuan Shao's family and all the clansmen of the Yuan family in Anping collectively surrendered to our army under the leadership of Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan."

"Yuan Tan? But the one who is listed as the 'Four Princes' on the 'Talent List'? ”

"If you go back to the master, it's this person!"

Although Yuan Tan also has a certain degree of reputation for bravery in history, his evaluation in any aspect is far inferior to "Jinma Chao" and "Little Overlord". But in this world, he can be as famous as the latter two, which naturally makes Liu Yu feel strange, it seems that he should find a time to meet this world-famous "white horse boy"! With this intention in mind. Liu Yu asked again: "Did Yuan Shao's second son Yuan Xi also surrender?" ”

"No, Yuan Xi has not returned to Anping since he lost to his master in Yecheng, he has always been with Lu Bu and Wei Zhongdao!"

Tang Zhou reminded Liu Yu when he said this: "It is said that Lu Bu and Wei Zhongdao broke through with nearly a thousand relatives and guards after Nanpi City was broken. Nowhere to be found. Do you know where they go? ”

"The slave knows. Lu Bu, Wei Zhongdao, Yuan Xi and others crossed the river into Qingzhou with nearly a thousand relatives. Because they were all cavalry, the minions had no way of knowing exactly where they were. However, according to the analysis of their route, they should be heading towards Xuzhou! ”

Xuzhou? They can't be trying to take refuge in Tao Qian, right? Hum. I hope Tao Qian, you don't give me an excuse to attack Xuzhou! Liu Yu snorted. Instead, he asked, "How much do you know about the current situation of the Gongsun family?" ”

"Back to the master, the current strength of the Gongsun family is basically concentrated in Obifang County, and even Gongsun Zhan of Qingzhou has brought his direct army to Mu-Ping-County in Donglai, preparing to cross the sea to Obifang by boat from there. It was precisely because of the departure of Gongsun Zhan and the self-defense of the wealthy family of Qingzhou that Wei Zhongdao and they were able to take advantage of the gap between the master to send people to receive Qingzhou and calmly cross the border. ”

I wonder if Wei Zhongdao has already calculated this point? While marveling at their good fortune, Liu Yu asked the question he was most concerned about: "Gongsun Du and Gongsun Zhan didn't take the opportunity to loot the local area when they left the place, right?" ”

"Not really. However, when Gongsun Chan left Qingzhou, he ordered the army to empty the treasury and granaries of all the counties under his control, although the exact number is not known, but so far. Eleven ships have been transported, and about a third of the remaining supplies remain. As for the Gongsun Du and the Gongsun clansmen who were in power elsewhere, it was slightly better. They basically left a tenth of the supplies for their masters! ”

Damn Gongsun's family, not only did they not give me a dowry, but they also desperately tried to get money out of my pocket, do they think this is a dowry?! Although he was already scolded in his heart, Liu Yu still asked in a light tone: "How many soldiers and civilians are there who followed the Gongsun family to fight in Sanhan?" ”

"The children of the Gongsun family, including Gongsun Du and Gongsun Zhan, took a total of 80,000 or 90,000 soldiers, plus their family's 10,000 private soldiers, and the controllable strength of the Gongsun family's conquest of Sanhan this time is about 100,000. As for the people who are willing to settle in Samhan, it is estimated that there will be more than 200,000 people. ”

"There are so many ordinary people who are willing to go with the Gongsun family?" This really surprised Liu Yu! The ordinary people everywhere should have known about the happy life of the people under Liu Yu's rule through the propaganda team, how could they follow the Gongsun family to Sanhan, who was unfamiliar with life?

"Master, in fact, the reason why those people are willing to follow the Gongsun family is because of a policy they promulgated."

"What kind of policy?" Liu Yu was a little curious.

"That policy is actually your own child! The Gongsun family said that anyone who joined their army would receive twenty acres of arable land and two Samhan slaves after the occupation of Samhan. Even if a soldier is killed, these rewards go to his loved ones. And the greater the merit, the more land and slaves can be shared after the war! The vast majority of those people are military dependents, and the rest are basically the related households of the Gongsun family and individual fools who are not satisfied with the rule of the master! ”

The Gongsun family used this trick well. It not only calmed the morale of the army, but also boosted morale. It is also a good idea for them to let their military dependents accompany them, and they will live in one place when they occupy one place. This can not only stabilize the occupied area well, but also make the soldiers have a belief that they can only attack and cannot retreat for the sake of their relatives. High, it's really high, it seems that the Gongsun family still has capable people!

While admiring the master who planned all this for the Gongsun family behind the scenes, Liu Yu asked casually, "Is there anything else?" ”

Tang Zhou was silent for a moment, and then said in an extremely ashamed voice: "The master forgives the sin, and the slave lost the 'daughter and a post'!" ”

Liu Yu was slightly stunned. frowned and asked, "What the hell is going on, you tell me in detail!" ”

"Back to the master's words, since the slave found out that Xuanyuan Mountain may be the headquarters of the 'Thousand Gold'. A large number of elites were sent to investigate. A few days later, the minions' people found a lot of caves and stone houses in a valley covering an area of dozens of acres in the mountains, and after analysis, the minions' people came to the conclusion that 'there were still more than 100 people living here ten days ago', but the people who were arranged by the minions around Xuanyuan Mountain have not found anything abnormal. Now the minions don't even know if those suspects are still in Xuanyuan Mountain, please punish the master! ”

Liu Yu sighed softly. said: "If those suspects are really 'a daughter'." Then you can't be blamed. After all, people are killer organizations that have been mysterious in the rivers and lakes for decades, and they naturally have their own unique set of concealment, and it is reasonable that you, the emerging intelligence network, cannot find them, so you don't have to blame yourself! ”

"Thank you for the grace of the master!"

"Okay, let's put the matter of 'a thousand daughters and a post' first, and then settle accounts with them later, now your focus is to investigate the three counties of Jizhou, Qingzhou and Youbei. We will soon take over those places, and you need to pay more attention to the local officialdom and the situation in the rivers and lakes. See if anyone is hostile to us, and I don't want any disobedient voices under my rule! ”

"Please rest assured, master. The minion will not let the master down again! ”

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On July 28, 396 in the Han calendar, Liu Yu met with Yuan Tan, the representative of the Jizhou general, and Kong Zhou, the representative of the Qingzhou gate valve, in Yecheng. Kong Zhou is the father of Guangluxun Kong Rong, the nineteenth grandson of Confucius, the leader of the Qingzhou Gate Lords, and the patriarch of the most powerful family in Qingzhou, the "Kong Family".

For such a character, Liu Yu naturally will not be lazy, first simply and enthusiastically expressed Liu Yu's joy at Qingzhou's annexation to the imperial court, and then took the initiative to signal that he would never infringe on the legitimate interests of the Qingzhou gates, and finally Liu Yu also hinted that Kong Zhou should go back and warn the Qingzhou gates not to disobey Liu Yu's orders.

And Yuan Tan and Liu Yu are not so kind, firstly, the historical evaluation of him for "stubbornness and self-use" has affected Liu Yu, and secondly, Liu Yu does not have so much time to grind drums with him. Considering the Yuan family's power in Jizhou, Liu Yu directly took down the new head of the Yuan family's Jizhou branch with a single charm technique.

At the same time, Liu Yu was entertained by the art of charm Guo Tu, Feng Ji, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who were captured after the defeat. These four people are the iconic figures of Jizhou's civil and military affairs, and with their absolute allegiance, I believe that it will be of great help to stabilize Jizhou in a short period of time.

After leaving Guo Jia and Zhong Xuan to take full authority to deal with the affairs of Hebei and Qingzhou, Liu Yu quietly took Ren Hongchang and them back to Luoyang. Of course, Liu Yu left in such a hurry not because he wanted to be lazy, but because Liu Yu sent a message to Liu Yu three days ago, asking him to return to Luoyang as soon as possible. didn't expect Liu Yu to be entangled in those trivial matters for three days, so as soon as he finished explaining the matter, he took his own woman back first.

As for Luan Fengwei and Beiwei Jun, firstly, the teleportation magic array was not big enough to teleport thousands of people back to Luoyang, and secondly, Xu Chu and Luo Li'er also had to escort the loot and gifts that Liu Yu received, so they had to use them. Of course, Liu Yu's whereabouts are to be hidden, and he doesn't want outsiders to know that he has the ability to travel thousands of miles in an instant!

"Yu'er, if you have anything, just say it, I've been thinking about it for the past three days." As soon as he came out of the teleportation array, Liu Yu immediately asked.

Liu Xuan said the point very simply: "Husband, there is a change in Xuzhou...... Xuzhou Tao Qian is now suffering from internal and external troubles. The situation is very bad. Outside, Sun Jian's army had already occupied Danyang and Guangling, and was now stationed in the area of Baima Lake. Prepare for an attack on Huai'an and Yandu. Internally, Tao Qian was seriously ill, and his physical condition deteriorated day by day, and his two sons, Tao Shang and Tao Ying, not only did not share their father's worries, but fought for power and profit in the face of foreign enemies, and the internal struggle was fierce. ”

Yes, in history, Tao Qian seems to have died within two or three years. Am I going to enter Xuzhou at this time? Is this the right time? Liu Yu frowned slightly. "What do those officials in Xuzhou say?" ”

"The important Wenchen generals under Tao Qian and the three major families of Chen, Mi and Zhao in Xuzhou did not intervene in the struggle for power, and those who followed Tao Shang and Tao Ying were just small officials and small families!"

Liu Yu thought for a while before saying, "Forget it." It has nothing to do with us, let them make trouble! ”

"But," Liu Yu glanced at Liu Yu and said, "Three days ago." Tao Qian on the table. said that he wanted to tell the old man to return to his hometown, and asked the imperial court to send another capable minister to Xuzhou to take office. ”

What a Tao Qian, he sent Xuzhou to Liu Bei in history, and dedicated Xuzhou to me in this time and space, what is his purpose? …… Hey, no matter what his plans are, there's no reason not to accept gifts from others!

Liu Yu pondered for a while, and said to Liu Yu, who had been watching him quietly, "Yu'er." You gave an order on my behalf and ordered Yangzhou General Zhang Liao and Gan Ning, who was training the 'Jinfan Battalion' in Yangzhou, to send troops to Xuzhou to suppress Sun Jian. Remember. You have to tell them not to fight Sun Jianjun head-on, just fight a few battles and threaten Sun Jian. Now is not a good time to fight with Sun Jian! ”

Liu Yu nodded and said softly: "The concubine knows!" Husband, do you have anything else to explain? ”

"We still need a lot of trouble for you to take over Jizhou, Qingzhou and Youbei, and the ability of the officials sent to various places is secondary, and our first priority should be loyalty. Guo Jia and those people let them stay in Jizhou and Qingzhou first, and then transfer them back to Luoyang after I come back from Xuzhou. ”

"Okay." Liu Xuan paused when he said this, and then asked with a slight sadness: "Husband, are you going to go to Xuzhou alone?" ”

Liu Yu was slightly stunned, looked at Liu Yu and said, "Yu'er, you really deserve to be my bosom baby, you actually guessed your husband's plan at once." Seeing Liu Yu's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Liu Yu hurriedly explained: "The sooner the problem in Xuzhou is solved, the better, so I want to go alone." On my feet, I could be there in five days at most. In order to reduce some trouble for our army, and to let the people of Xuzhou return to a peaceful life as soon as possible, I can only do this. What's more, with my martial arts, I won't encounter any danger, so don't worry! ”

The insistence implied in Liu Yu's tone not only made Liu Yu dispel the idea of continuing to persuade him, but also made her take the initiative to stop Liu Yu from other wives and concubines who wanted to speak up.

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On August 5, 396 in the Han calendar, while the people of the world were shocked that Liu Yu had taken Jizhou and Qingzhou in only five months, Liu Yu arrived at Pengcheng, the seat of Xuzhou.

Taking advantage of the cover of night, Liu Yu sneaked into Tao Qian's mansion non-stop. After learning Tao Qian's exact address from a servant, Liu Yu avoided the guards and smoothly entered the unpretentious-looking house where Tao Qian lived alone. Although Liu Yu's vision was not blinded by the night, he still lit the candles in the house. Of course, Liu Yu had already stood in place in advance, and he would never let his image be printed on the window.

Maybe it was the sick old man who couldn't sleep peacefully, as soon as the candlelight flashed, Tao Qian woke up and asked in a hoarse and weak voice, "Who is it?" ”

Looking at the once high-spirited heroic man who was now looking like a withered old man, Liu Yu couldn't help but feel an inexplicable feeling of vicissitudes, and replied casually: "It's me." ”

Tao Qian, who had a relationship with Liu Yu, saw his appearance clearly by candlelight, and couldn't help but say with a look of surprise: "Liu Xiangye, it's you!" ”

At this time, the night guard, who heard the sound, came to the window and asked softly, "Lord, are you okay?" ”

Tao Qian glanced at Liu Yu with a complicated expression, and said in a loud voice: "You guys stand down, the old man wants to be quiet." Perhaps it was because he had been sleepless lately, and the guards outside the window had left without hesitation.

Liu Yu had been standing there quietly watching him, waiting until silence had returned to the surroundings. Tao Qiancai said with a cough: "Xiangye, please take a seat, I really didn't expect you to come in person." ”

Liu Yu smiled. After Yi Yan sat down, he asked straight to the point: "Why do you want to return Xuzhou to the imperial court?" ”

Tao Qian's face changed slightly: "What did Xiangye say?" Xuzhou has always been the territory of the Han Dynasty, so how can you use the word 'yet'? Seeing that Liu Yu's expression had not changed, Tao Qian couldn't help but say with a straight face: "Whether you believe it or not, Weichen has always regarded himself as a Han courtier. Although Weichen has never obeyed the Luoyang court, it is also because the state has two lords, so Weichen can't make up his mind and is at a loss. Weichen has never thought of betraying my big man, look at the prime minister! ”

Raising his eyebrows, Liu Yu looked at Tao Qian and asked lightly, "So to speak." You have now made up your mind between the Luoyang Imperial Court and the Chang'an Imperial Court? ”

"Yes. As long as you have eyes, you can see that with your military strength, sooner or later, the world will have to serve Luoyang as the capital! Tao Qian's sick voice revealed a strong confidence. It seems that he is very optimistic about Liu Yu!

"Hehe, you also want to protect your Tao family with a wealth by doing this, right?" Liu Yu asked with a chuckle.

"Not bad." Tao Qian said unabashedly: "Wechen's two sons are not angry guys, the only thing Wechen can do now is to help them arrange a rich and comfortable life, and there is nothing else to ask for!" ”

Liu Yu squinted at him. With some ridicule, he asked, "I heard that your two sons are very dishonest now?" ”

Tao Qian said with some embarrassment: "These two unangry guys still want to take charge of Xuzhou. If Xuzhou is really handed over to them, it will be a disaster for the people of Xuzhou! ”

"Hehe, they're just making a little noise now, so you don't have to worry too much!"

Tao Qian said with a wry smile: "Those two evil obstacles seem to have noticed this now, and they are pestering Weichen to ask for their marriage. One is the pearl of General Cao Bao's palm, while the other is the sister of Sima Mizhu in Xuzhou. ”

Liu Yu smiled knowingly: Tao Qian's two sons haven't been stupid yet! One wants to gain the support of the army through Cao Bao, the first person in the Xuzhou military, while the other wants to control Xuzhou's economic lifeline by monopolizing the economic power of Xuzhou......

In order to nationalize Xuzhou smoothly, Liu Yu used the technique of charm on Tao Qian. Of course. In order to prevent his loyal dog from disappearing within two or three years, Liu Yu generously let him take the Nine Flowers Jade Dew Pill and Gu Yuan Dan. Although it may not cure the root cause. But it can definitely cure the symptoms and ensure that Tao Qian will be alive within ten years. After Xuzhou was completely mastered by Liu Yu, he transferred Tao Qian back to Luoyang for treatment. I believe that with the medical skills of Hua Tuo, Wu Yuan and others, there is no problem in letting him live for Liu Yu for another twenty or thirty years.

"Thanks to the magic medicine given by the master, the slave feels that he has become better!" Tao Qian, who was using the power of the medicine, said with a happy face.

"Well, call your two sons here!"

"Yes, master."

After Tao Qian gave the order to summon his son to the guards outside the house, Liu Yu asked again: "Can you still fully grasp the situation in Xuzhou now?" ”

"No problem, master." Tao Qian first assured Liu Yu, and then explained: "Xuzhou's most elite troops, the 'Danyang Soldiers', have always been controlled by the minions, and without the authorization of the minions, absolutely no one can command them. And Cao Bao was also brought out by the minions, and he was absolutely loyal to the minions. Although he lost Danyang and Guangling in Sun Jian's attack, his strength did not suffer much loss because of his timely retreat. It is believed that with Huai'an and Yandu, the two fortified cities that are rugged at each other's corners, Sun Jian will not be able to take a step beyond the thunder pool. ”

Liu Yu nodded slightly, and asked: "There is really no need to consider external troubles, with the containment of Zhang Liao and Gan Ning, Cao Bao can definitely block Sun Jian's attack!" What about internal worries? ”

Tao Qian said confidently: "Master, it's not that the slave boasts, the slave still has some prestige in Xuzhou." As long as the slave comes out of the council, those officials and wealthy families who follow the two unangry sons of the slave will naturally die down. As for the three wealthy families in Xuzhou, they are all people who know the times, and the slaves have gotten their hints this time! (To be continued.) )