Guo Tu looked left and right at Feng Ji and Yuan Shao's faces,

Seeing Yuan Shao, he seemed to be quite moved at the moment,

It seems to be a bit biased towards the discipline.

Guo Tu rolled his eyes and spoke again:

"My lord, Brother Yuantu. But there is a word below. ”

The two turned their eyes to Guo Tu,

He groaned for a moment, and then spoke:

"My lord, what Brother Yuantu has just done has really made the lower officials feel like an initiation. Brother Yuantu really deserves to be the wise man of the world, and his thoughtfulness really makes Tu admire. ”

Feng Ji heard Guo Tu's praise,

An ominous premonition suddenly rose in my heart,

Yuan Shao's face showed impatience,

He didn't understand why Guo Tu began to praise Feng Jilai at this time.

I only heard Guo Tu continue:

"However, Brother Yuantu has always praised the Lu family, which is nothing more than his martial arts, and the wise men under his command are like clouds and fierce generals, which I can't understand. The lord has now recovered Youzhou, his power has risen sharply, the morale of the whole army is like a rainbow, and we are also working hard for the lord, and the soldiers of the three armies are also desperate to serve their lives, but they can't compare to the three surnamed slaves in the wild land of the state? ”

Yuan Shao's heart was shocked when he heard this,

Yes, he Lu Bu is powerful,

However, he was born in the fourth world and the third prince of the Han Dynasty.

How can you be afraid that he will not succeed?

Under the Tiger Prison, Liu Xuande's third brother scolded Lu Bu for being a "slave with three surnames".

This matter is known to all,

Although no one dared to mention this matter in front of Lu Bu since then,

And later they all understood,

Lu Bu was coerced to help Dong Zhuo at that time,

But in the dark,

The infamy of the "three family slaves" has spread.

Yuan Shao thought deeper,

That Feng Ji boasted about Lu Bu's benefits in front of him several times,

What the hell is the reason?

Don't......

The heart is like this,

Yuan Shao's eyes were slightly closed,

There is a dangerous light in his eyes,

Slowly glanced at Feng Ji on the side.

Feng Ji's heart is cold,

Guo Tu's move is really vicious,

First of all, he praised him for a while,

Then he began to praise Jizhou again,

Although they are all soldiers of the three armies in Jizhou,

and his advisers and generals,

did not praise Yuan Shao,

But even fools can understand,

This is simply a round of praising that Yuan Benchu.

His subordinates are all elite soldiers,

How could the leader be a straw bale?

Guo Tu's sycophant shot was not traced,

It's just right,

Let Yuan Shao be extremely useful,

At the same time, in this way,

Set off his words of praising Lu Bu,

has become a demagogic language that grows the morale of others,

If Yuan Shao investigates it,

Punish him for the crime of shaking the hearts of the army,

It's not impossible.

In a blink of an eye, Feng Ji also thought of this,

Although he didn't notice the cold glint in Fang Cai Yuan Shao's eyes,

But he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Guo Tu saw it at a glance,

His words have already had an effect,

Now it will no longer continue to fall into the ground,

Instead, he changed the subject:

"My lord, there is another important reason why the lower officials suggested sending troops and annexing the state."

"Oh?"

Yuan Shao came to be interested,

Turning his head to look at Guo Tu,

Waiting for his explanation.

After Guo Tu sorted out his thoughts,

Only then did he slowly speak:

"My lord, although our army now has Si, Jing, Ji, You, and other places, and its power has risen greatly, there is also an important problem."

"What's the problem?"

Yuan Shao asked eagerly.

"Money."

"Money?"

"That's right." Guo Tu is categorical,

"Under the wise leadership of the lord, although our army has conquered everything, in the past few years, we have fought and fought with all kinds of military force, although our strength has increased greatly, but on the other hand, our financial expenditure is like a river flowing into the sea. Although the lord has a strong family background and can't see it in a short time, he will definitely not be able to catch it in the long run. There is no need for the bitter cold land of Youzhou, and Gongsun Chan has been in turmoil there for many years, making Youzhou even more desolate. The four counties of Sizhou and most of Qingzhou, although rich in the past, there was the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and then the war for many years, and now it is also a waste to be rebuilt, and now self-sufficiency has become a luxury, and only rely on Jizhou relief. Although Jizhou is rich, the conquest in recent years has also made the treasury greatly depressed. The beginning of spring is approaching, and now our army does not have much food in stock, but it is fine to survive this winter, but if it is a disaster year next year, I am afraid that it will ......"

Yuan Shao's heart tightened,

But he really didn't pay attention to money and food.

He himself came from a wealthy family,

Yuan not only has abundant political resources,

The industries under its name are also as numerous as cows.

Therefore, in Yuan Shao's impression,

There has never been a time when there was a shortage of money and food,

But in the past few years, it has been fought year after year,

And he knows very well,

Fighting a certain aspect of the war,

Fighting is resources and wealth.

I didn't care about this before.

It's not that he doesn't understand the importance of money and food.

At this moment, I heard Guo Tuming's own situation,

He immediately realized the gravity of the problem.

Pondering for a moment,

Yuan Shao opened his mouth and asked:

"It's a matter of urgency. But what does it have to do with sending troops to join states? ”

Guo Tu stroked his beard and said:

"Lord, do you remember Ding Yuan and Ding Jianyang?"

Although Yuan Shao is a little inexplicable,

Still nodding to the point:

"Naturally, I remember that Lu Bu's father-in-law later died at the hands of Dong Zhuo."

"Then the lord should remember, when Ding Yuan was alive, what policy was implemented in the state?"

Yuan Shao thought for a moment and said:

"What does the public rule mean, but you want me to implement the law of the tuntian?"

Then he shook his head,

Yuan Shao objected again:

"But this method of tuntian cannot be implemented in Jizhou and even other states and counties under my rule."

Are you kidding

The first step in the implementation of the law of Tuntian,

That is, to take the land into the possession of the government,

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the wind of the Shi clan annexing land was very strong.

His Yuan family is second to none,

If the implementation of Tuntian,

Not the rest of the nobles,

But those in their own family,

One person can drown him Yuan Benchu with a mouthful of foam.

Guo Tu shook his head,

Shi Shiran said:

"No, no, no."

Yuan Shao looked at Guo Tu suspiciously and asked:

"Isn't it?"

Guo Tu is afraid that it will be self-defeating to continue to sell Guanzi,

Without waiting for Yuan Shao to ask,

Hurriedly said to himself:

Ding Jianyang implemented Tuntian during his lifetime, which also made the originally barren Bingzhou gradually regain its vitality. In the following time, although Ding Yuan passed away, Lu Bu followed Ding Yuan's example and vigorously developed the people's livelihood of Bingzhou, and even some whimsical ideas appeared repeatedly, making Bingzhou gradually prosperous. Later, after Lu Bu surrendered to the grassland Xianbei and opened up the trade route to the grassland, he colluded with the Zhen family in Zhongshan and used this trade route to make a lot of money. This is what makes him able to fight for years, but his treasury is always full. Nowadays, Bingzhou is no longer the barren and bitter cold land of the past, and has even faintly become one of the richest areas in the Central Plains......"

Yuan Shao heard this,

A pair of eyes shrank suddenly,

Raised his head and looked at Guo Tu.

Seeing this, Guo Tu,

He closed his mouth and nodded towards Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao let out a long breath,

Lowered his eyes and fell into contemplation,

With his right hand on the desk in front of him,

Unconsciously, gently tapping on the tabletop,

Make an 'aggressive' sound.

Guo Tu and Feng Ji held their breath at this time,

Don't dare to disturb Yuan Shao's train of thought.

Feng Ji glanced at Guo Tu with some surprise,

I didn't expect this guy to be in addition to flattery,

But there are also two brushes.

The economic aspect of what he said,

Now it is indeed a major concern for Yuan Shao,

And the nearby state is now a big treasure trove,

If you can take the merged state,

Then don't be able to meet the development of Yuan Shao's various places,

Even if we continue to expand,

The money and food are enough to support a while,

After all, the wealth of the state is obvious to all.

After thinking for a while,

There is nearly half a pillar of incense,

Yuan Shao was still there.

Guo Tu had the courage to speak softly:

"My lord, when the Marquis of Dingyuan went on an expedition to the Western Regions in the past, there was a saying."

Yuan Shaoxun looked at Guo Tu,

Wait to hear what he has to say.

swallowed and foamed,

Guo Tulang said:

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger."

Yuan Shao was stunned when he heard this,

Then there was a look of determination in his eyes.

In the middle of Yecheng,

Liu Bei's residence.

An oil lamp burns slowly,

There are two braziers lit in the room,

The burning coals and flickering candles within,

The small study is as bright as daylight.

In the study, two young scribes sat in the study.

Neither of them said a word,

Sit upright and close your eyes,

Outside the study, Guan Yu Guan Erye stood with a knife,

Like a door god.

A middle-aged man hurried to this study,

Guan Yu's half-closed Danfeng eyes suddenly opened,

A sharp light swept towards the comer like a sharp blade.

The visitor said in a deep voice: "Second brother." ”

When I got closer, I saw the face of Rao clearly,

It turned out to be Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, who had just left Yuan Shao's Mansion.

walked in front of Guan Yu,

Liu Bei asked:

"Two gentlemen?"

Guan Yu turned sideways,

Leaving the door out, he replied softly:

"The two gentlemen didn't move, as if they were resting."

Liu Bei nodded,

tiptoeing towards the door,

Behind him, Guan Yu took a step across,

Again in front of the door.

Quietly pushed open the door,

The two young scribes in the room opened their eyes suddenly,

The two of them are extremely handsome,

One is a little square, a little older,

about twenty-five or so;

The other one looked younger,

Probably no more than twenty years old.

The two turned their heads and saw Liu Bei coming into the house,

Hurriedly got up and greeted:

"My lord."

"Mr. Shan Fu, Mr. Sima, let the two of you wait for a long time."

Liu Bei bowed,

motioned for the two to sit down,

After he himself went to the main seat and sat down, he continued:

"Mr. Sima really has no last resort, so I listened to those words with Yuan Shao according to Mr.'s office, and Yuan Shao's reaction turned out to be the same as Mr.'s."

The younger young scribe heard Liu Bei's praise,

But there is no smug color revealed,

Instead, he smiled a little shyly and said:

The lord praised it. Fu just knows a little about Yuan Shao. ”

This young man turned out to be Sima Fu,

That is, Sima Yi's younger brother,

Sima Fu, the word Shuda.

The third son of Jingzhao Yin Sima Fang of the Eastern Han Dynasty,

Sima Yi's brother.

In the original history,

Since the time of Cao Cao,

Sima Fu was inaugurated as a literary scholar,

Then the five emperors of the Wei Kingdom,

Tired of moving to Taifu.

At the time of the "Gaopingling Change",

Sima Fu assisted Sima Yi in controlling the Jingshi,

Kill Cao Shuang's party.

Later, he supervised the army to successfully defend against the attacks of Wu and Shu.

He has contributed a lot to the stability of the Sima regime.

But he was very cautious.

Since Sima Yi took power,

and gradually retreated,

He did not participate in the deposition of Emperor Wei several times by the Sima clan.

After the Wei Dynasty of the Western Jin Dynasty,

Sima Fu worships Dazai,

King Anping.

Emperor Sima Yan of the Jin Dynasty respected him very much,

But he wasn't proud of it,

Until his death, he still called himself Wei Chen.

On April 3, 272 A.D.,

Sima Fu died,

Year ninety-three.

Emperor Wu of Jin mourned for three days,

The funeral specifications are compared with the Eastern Han Dynasty Dongping to offer Wang Liu Cang,

Offering to the king.

But because of the appearance of Lu Bu's butterfly,

Not only was Sima Fu born nearly ten years earlier than the real history,

and did not surrender to Cao Cao's command,

Instead, he defected to the now down-and-out Liu Bei.

As for the one beside him,

The young scribe who was called Shan Fu by Liu Bei,

But he is also a famous figure,

Mention his real name,

I believe that almost everyone knows,

Xu Shu Xu Yuanzhi.

Xu Shu's real name is Xu Fu,

A native of Changshe County, Yingchuan County (now Changgedong, Xuchang, Henan),

For the children of the poor.

The wayward ranger of his early years,

Later, he was arrested for avenging his friend,

After being rescued, he changed his name to Xu Shu,

Seek the Tao from a teacher.

Later, he took refuge in Jingzhou with Shi Guangyuan of the same county,

and Sima Hui, Zhuge Liang, Cui Zhou and other people in close contacts

and Shi Guangyuan, Cui Zhouping (Mingjun), Meng Gongwei (Mingjian) and others are called "Zhuge Four Friends"

When Liu Bei was stationed in Xinye,

Xu Shu went to defect,

And recommended Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei.

When Xu Shu went south, his mother was captured by Cao Cao,

Xu Shu had no choice but to say goodbye to Liu Bei and enter Cao Ying.

Later, this matter was artistically processed into "Xu Shu entered Cao Ying, without saying a word" and other afterwords,

It was widely circulated.

And Xu Shu also became a model of filial piety and was praised.

During the reign of Emperor Wen of Wei,

Xu Shuguan to the right middle Lang general, Yu Shi Zhongcheng.

I didn't expect these two people,

now

actually defected to Liu Bei at the same time.

Liu Bei looked at Sima Fu and asked humbly:

"Sir, will Yuan Shao really send troops?"

Sima Fu stood up,

Smiled confidently:

"Yuan Shao is a generous person who is suspicious on the outside and suspicious on the inside, and he is so happy, and his ears are soft and his heart is lively. If the lord knows that he is moved by reason, then Yuan Shao will inevitably be suspicious, and the matter of sending troops will come to naught. But the lord bluntly confessed his selfish intention of suggesting to send troops, which would make Yuan Shao convinced. ”

Liu Bei couldn't stop nodding when he heard this,

Thinking about it carefully,

That Yuan Shao's mood was just as Sima Fu said at this moment,

Not even the slightest mistake.

Sima Fu then spoke:

"After the lord leaves immediately, Yuan Shao's mind will definitely be shaken, and if we reveal the changes in Hexi, he will definitely find someone to discuss."

"And Guo Tu, who he trusts the most, also got in touch with us early because of Shuda's earlier advice, and he will definitely try to wait for us at this time. In this way, Yuan Shao's dispatch of troops was decided. ”

Liu Bei said convincingly:

"Shuda is really a god and a man."