"Smack!"

A big hand slapped heavily on the bookcase,

"How can it be!"

Yuan Shao stood up angrily,

Walking back and forth several times with his hands behind his back,

Suddenly stopped and looked at the middle-aged scribe standing in front of him.

The name of the scribe was Simbi,

The word George, is Yingchuan Yang Zhai people,

His brother is Xin Ping,

Both brothers worked under Yuan Shao's account.

But Simbi, in terms of strategy,

far beyond his brother,

Yuan Shao's instrument is quite important.

"George, have you investigated this matter?"

Simbi hurriedly replied:

"Back to my lord, the matter has basically been investigated."

After a pause, he continued:

"This batch of illicit salt departed from Xuzhou, and the owner of the caravan is the Mi family in Xuzhou, and it is the same caravan as the one investigated and dealt with before."

Yuan Shao slowly sat back in his position,

Expressionlessly, he waited for Simbi to continue.

"In addition, the horses seized a few days ago seem to have some connection with them."

Secretly looked at Yuan Shao's face,

It's still that moody look,

Simbi knew that the more this time,

The more fierce the anger in Yuan Shao's heart,

But this matter is too serious,

I had to continue to explain:

"This trade route is supposed to be from Xuzhou, leading to the grassland in the north, and it seems to be directly traded to the alien ...... on the grassland."

Hearing this, Yuan Shao's face finally changed his path:

"Prairie aliens? You mean Lu Bu? ”

Simbi shook his head and said:

"No, this matter has nothing to do with Lu Bu."

"Oh? Why are you so sure? ”

Yuan Shao looked at Xin Bi suspiciously,

Spoken:

"That grassland has long been Lu Bu's territory, and the alien race has almost become his Lu Bu's lackeys now."

Xin Bi smiled bitterly and said:

"If only it were that simple. The reason why Xia Guan is so sure that this matter has nothing to do with Lu Bu is to start with these two things. ”

Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows and said:

"Could it be that Lu Bu's people gave you the news?"

Simbi nodded and said:

"The lord is wise."

Yuan Shao narrowed his eyes,

After thinking for a long time,

He asked:

"Who has anything to do with this?"

Although the tone sounded very calm,

But Simbi could feel a biting chill.

After all, Yuan Shao was born in the Yuan family of the fourth and third dukes,

And with the identity of a concubine,

inherited the family business of the Yuan family,

At the same time, in the original history, it once became the overlord of the north,

Naturally, he has his own merits.

From the words of Simbi alone,

and analyzed,

In the midst of this,

There must be an inner being,

Otherwise such a long caravan route,

It is impossible to build it up.

Mi family to business home,

It's impossible not to understand the truth of this,

Therefore, here in Yuan Shao,

Finding a partner is a natural thing to do.

It wasn't a fuss in the first place.

After all, there are too many things like that,

Yuan Shao also mostly turned a blind eye,

He needs to survive and develop,

These people under his command are also dragging their families,

They all need to earn money, too.

Feed a large family.

But what he couldn't bear was that

There are people who have fornication with the aliens of the steppe,

If it is under the cover of a steppe alien race,

Trade with Lu Bu,

Yuan Shao can also accept it,

But trade contraband with those aliens,

This is absolutely unacceptable to Yuan Shao.

Since the founding of the Han Dynasty,

First fought with the Huns,

And then there are the mighty Xianbei people,

Then the Qiang people, Wu Huan,

The people of the Han Dynasty were always at war with the alien races in the north.

Therefore, the vast majority of Han Chinese,

Especially the Han people who are close to the frontier,

I don't have a good impression of these steppe aliens,

More precisely,

Almost all of them have a bitter hatred.

"A man should be like a hussar, holding a halberd and breaking 30,000 miles."

"The murderous slave has not been destroyed, why is it a family?"

"A man should die in the border field for the country, and return with a horse leather shroud"

This deafening cry of rage,

It's been hundreds of years,

The shouts of the sons and daughters of the Han family.

Yuan Shao was a ranger when he was a teenager,

The most yearning for the champion Hou Feng wolf Juxu,

Ban Dingyuan pacified the Western Regions and other stories,

It is also the most hateful for those aliens.

The reason why he has always had a great impression of Lu Bu is that

Although because of the development of power,

There is a lot of friction with Lu Bu,

But because of Lu Bu's conquest of the alien side,

Not only is it the idol of many young people,

At the same time, it is also highly appreciated and even admired by Yuan Shao.

So, it is for this reason that

When Yuan Shao knew,

When someone under his command fornicates with those aliens in the grassland,

The anger in my heart is hard to suppress,

On the verge of an outbreak.

Simbi couldn't help but shudder,

He replied:

"The subordinates have been probing for a long time. This matter has a great relationship with Liu Bei and Liu Xuande. According to the investigation, Liu Bei never contacted them personally, and the person who threaded the needle in them was Liu Bei's advisor named Jian Yong. ”

"Jian Yong?"

Yuan Shao groaned and said:

"I know this person, Liu Bei's fellow countryman."

Yuan Shao said this,

Not continuing this topic,

Then he asked:

"You said that these two times were all messages from Lu Bu's people? Where is that man now? ”

Simbi then opened his mouth and replied:

"The man's name is Liu Ba. But after the news was passed back, it disappeared. ”

"Liuba?"

Yuan Shao is not very familiar with this name.

Simbi explains:

"Liu Ba and Liu Zichu, who studied at Yingchuan Academy, thought that Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao were classmates, and after graduating from Yingchuan Academy, the two joined Lu Bu's command together. It was quite valued by Lu Bu, and began to show its prominence in the past two years. ”

Yuan Shao nodded,

The right hand gently rubs the beard under the chin,

No more talking.

Xin Bi glanced at Yuan Shao,

Knowing that at this moment he was contemplating and thinking,

Sit on your knees and wait quietly.

After a while,

Yuan Shao probably had a plan in his heart,

He asked Simbi:

"According to George Zhi's opinion, what should I do with Liu Bei?"

Before Simbi came,

Considering that Yuan Shao might ask about this,

I already have a draft in my heart,

At this moment he opened his mouth and replied:

"My lord, according to the opinion of the lower officials, Liu Xuande is quite ambitious, and he is martial arts, Zhang Zhi and others, and he also recruited several strategists a while ago. At the same time, according to investigation, Han Sui's son-in-law, Yan Xing, one of the main envoys of the Liangzhou Dangdangqiang rebellion, also led the remnants yesterday and threw himself under Liu Bei's command. ”

"What?"

Yuan Shao heard this,

Finally couldn't help but be surprised,

Breaking the indistinguishable appearance of joy and anger.

The brow furrowed tightly,

He asked again:

"This smuggling is indeed related to Liu Bei?"

"Absolutely."

Xin Bi hurriedly bowed down and replied:

"The witnesses are now in the hands of the lower officials, and the lord can interrogate them at any time. In addition, in the previous horse smuggling case, the leader of the caravan at that time, named Su Lu, was the younger brother of the Zhongshan Dajia Su Ze. This Su Ze was the first person to fund Liu Bei's army. The smuggled horses were actually transported to Liu Bei for war horses. ”

"Five hundred war horses, it's not a small hand."

Yuan Shao said with a sneer.

A few days ago, a case of smuggling horses was detected.

That's what Xin Bi just mentioned,

Although there are only five hundred horses,

But these five hundred are all war horses,

And it is a good horse in the northern steppes,

In the Central Plains, it is hard to find a thousand gold,

Yuan Shao's army,

A war horse of this level,

are all scarce colors,

That's why he said that Liu Bei's handwriting is not small.

Yuan Shao pondered for a long time and said:

"George, can this person be killed?"

Xin Bi raised his eyebrows,

looked at Yuan Shao,

reacted immediately,

Yuan Shao lost his troops during this time,

And Liu Bei's men,

It just so happened that there were a few brave warriors,

Just talking about Guan Yu and Zhang Fei,

is famous all over the world,

even surpassed Yan Liangwen and Chou.

Although at that time under the Tiger Prison,

But the three of their brothers fought together against Lu Bu,

But everyone knows that

Liu Bei is just a drag in it,

What Lu Bu relied on to really tie the war,

It's still Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Although Liu Bei smuggled contraband to the alien races of the grassland,

And in addition, Liu Bei privately prepared war horses,

This is already a violation of Yuan Shao's taboo.

But this question,

The difficulty is that Liu Bei is not an easy person,

Although he served Yuan Shao,

But Liu Bei's position under Yuan Shao is extremely special.

Nominally he was Yuan Shao's subordinate,

But in fact, it's almost independent.

Moreover, Yuan Shao's attitude towards Liu Bei has always been ambiguous.

Take the previous failed sneak attack on Lu Bu as an example,

The commander-in-chief of several other troops,

have been punished to varying degrees,

But only for Liu Bei,

Yuan Shao thought about it again and again,

Just a rage and a reprimand,

The thunder and rain are so small,

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that

Liu Bei's independent special act in Yuan Shao's camp.

After Simpi bowed his head and muttered for a long time,

Hesitantly, he said:

"My lord, the lower officials think it's inappropriate."

"Why?"

Yuan Shao frowned slightly.

Simbi opened his mouth and explained:

"Lord, although Liu Bei is now attached to the lord, his ambition is not small, and everyone can see it. This time, if the lord wants to kill Liu Bei on the grounds of smuggling contraband. Then it is necessary to confirm Liu Bei's crime, although we can conclude this matter now, and there is some evidence, but it is difficult to convince the public. But once this matter is thoroughly investigated, I am afraid that it will be widely implicated. Please think twice! ”

Yuan Shao's heart sank,

When he heard this, he immediately stopped speaking,

Just now he only thought about killing Liu Bei and occupying the generals under his command,

But this layer is overlooked.

Opening up trade routes is definitely not opening up one county and one county.

From Xuzhou to the northern grasslands,

In the middle, you need to pass through Qingzhou and Jizhou,

These two states are under Yuan Shao's command,

Although Liu Bei has a special status,

But it's just a small corner of the place,

How can he unblock joints and cover for the caravan,

Therefore, it can only be stated that

There are many people under his command who are involved in this matter.

Although it may not be in the same league as Liu Bei,

But he was also involved in this smuggling thing.

If you want to deal with Liu Bei strictly,

So this string of people,

It's all going to be involved.

People at this time,

All pay attention to the right name,

Especially the superiors,

Paying great attention to everything you say and do,

Yuan Shao is a person who pays attention to fame,

If Qiangang arbitrarily forcibly killed Liu Bei,

too much damage to his reputation,

After all, Liu Bei is a virtuous person,

But if you care about your reputation,

Confirm the evidence of Liu Bei's crime,

will involve more subordinates,

Thinking of this,

Yuan Shao couldn't help but make the old mistake again,

Dilemma.

Seeing this, Xin Bi immediately knew that Yuan Shao was hesitating again,

I couldn't help but persuade:

"Lord, our army is newly defeated. Although it has not broken its muscles and bones, it has also made people's hearts unstable. If you make a big move at this moment......"

Simbi said this,

did not go on,

But Yuan Shao could understand what he meant.

Although Yuan Shao is strong,

His subordinates are like clouds and warriors are like rain,

But at the same time,

The subordinates are also divided into several factions,

The relationship between each other is intricate,

These things, Yuan Shao is naturally clear.

He can't change it.

I didn't want to change it at all.

This time Liu Bei's smuggling matter,

There are definitely not a few people involved,

If you really check it out,

It is very likely to be within the scope of Jizhou,

caused a very strong vibration,

The consequences of this are far more serious than getting a few generals.

Hearing the exhortation of Simbi,

Yuan Shao was already a little biased towards expelling Liu Bei in his heart,

instead of killing him,

But there was still some hesitation in my heart.

Seeing this, Simbi

It was decided to go ahead and add another fire:

"My lord, there is one more thing that must be guarded against."

Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows,

Impatiently looked at Simbidao:

"What else? Let's make it clear. ”

Xin Bi saw that Yuan Shao was angry,

Hurriedly explained:

"Lord, don't forget Lu Bu."

Yuan Shao's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard this.

Xin Bi didn't dare to sell Guan Zi anymore and continued:

"Since Lu Bu revealed this matter to our army, then Lu Bu must have a lot of information. If our side hesitates in this matter, or directly lets it go, Lu Bu probably won't give up. If our army loses the initiative, not only will its reputation be damaged, but the foundation of the lord may also be shaken. ”