In December at the end of the Middle Plains, in the middle of winter, Yuan Benchu personally led more than 10,000 elite soldiers to the city of Zhiju County, Beihai County, facing Yuan Cheqi, who was becoming more and more powerful and his style was becoming more and more powerful...... He was originally from Donglai, so it was convenient to leave the army and staff and go east.

And this move almost instantly announced Yuan Shao's complete victory in the Qingyan region.

In fact, after his people annexed the troops of Liu Dai, Bao Xin and others, and appeased them (Yu Ban was directly listed as a general of 2,000 stone Zhonglang), he immediately drove the army into the city of Juxian, and directly came to occupy the magpie's nest and occupied Kong Wenju's official temple.

In this regard, Kong Rong, a famous man in the world, chose a strange attitude of not speaking, ignoring it, not objecting, and not acting, and when Yuan Shao wrote a letter two or three days later, asking him to go to Chang'an on behalf of Qingzhou to 'pay tribute gifts', he didn't say a word, and took his family directly on the road.

In fact, it can't be said that Kong Rong is strange, because after the Yellow Turban Army was driven into Qingzhou by the Kwantung Coalition Army, so that after the chaos in Qingzhou, the descendants of Confucius have always done this...... Whether the Yellow Turban Army came to the city, or Gongsun Zhan in the north took the plain, or Yuan Shao in the west took Jinan, Le'an, and Qi, anyway, Kong Wenju just didn't do anything, the so-called 'but sit high and do nothing'!

However, fortunately, there is also a lieutenant named Wu Anguo in Beihai, who can work hard to arrange the city defense, and Kong Rong is a descendant of Confucius, and he still has the vision to recommend and select talents.

These three people have one literature, one martial arts and one finance, and they have stubbornly supported the overall situation in Beihai.

In this regard, Yuan Benchu was very hot-eyed, so as soon as Kong Rong left, he immediately saluted Corporal Xian and visited him in person, giving these three people enough face, and the identity and status of the three people were there, how could they take Qiao as big in front of Yuan Shao, and they were also like Yu Ban, bowing their heads and calling Ming Gong.

Not only that, since Yuan Shao took over Beihai, Gaomi, where the world's famous Confucian Zheng Xuan is located, was also included in the bag, and his person Fu personally visited the door and asked to see Zheng Kangcheng...... Zheng Kangcheng excused himself because he was ill and did not see the other party, but he did not prevent dozens of his disciples from being recruited by Yuan Shao one after another.

In this way, Cui Yan, Guoyuan, Xi Wei and other Zhengmen disciples who were originally scattered in the second year because of the Yellow Turban's invasion of Qingzhou have been put into Yuan Shao's command...... There was only one Gongsun Fang, because he was the son of the Gongsun clan, and he chose to go north to the plains, but he saw his distant nephew Sun Zan gone.

However, up to this point, Yuan Benchu, who had opened the mode of wisdom and martial arts, was still not satisfied, he ordered the troops to prepare for public security in Qingzhou, and on the other hand, he learned from Gongsun Xun to issue a merit-seeking order, openly recruited talents in the local area, prepared to establish a shogunate, and completely incorporated the two states of Qingyan into his personal bag.

However, this is not counting, after Yuan Shao issued the order to seek talents, Junran sent another messenger, with countless gold, white jade, and money, and drove dozens of buses to Yanzhou to try to recruit three people.

Which three?

two Dongjun celebrities, one Donga Chengyu, and one Dongwuyang Chen Gong; A Jiyin Li Jin.

Cheng Yu and Chen Gongju are celebrities, among which Chen Gong has a good background and has been associated with domestic celebrities very early, so he was a person in the circle from the beginning; As for Cheng Yu, he may have a poor background and became famous relatively late, but in the early years, Gongsun Xun held Cheng Yu's hand at the Cangting of the Yellow River and was reluctant, and even persuaded him to change his name has already been rumored to be a good talk.

And Li Jin, the reason is even simpler...... After a series of battles in Hanoi and Tiger Pass, Yuan Benchu was convinced by Gongsun Xun's vision of military generals, and heard that there was still a top powerful Li clan under the rule of Yanzhou, and one of them, Li Jinnai, was the old department of Gongsun Xun, the general of Wei, so he immediately took it to heart.

And now, taking advantage of the fact that the war has subsided and the young and the young are holding together, he naturally wants to touch this person in his hands.

"Yuan Benchu promoted me as a Zhonglang general, do you think I should go?" Cheng Yu, who has now reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, sat in the hall, looking at the full house of gifts, but he didn't seem to care.

As soon as these words came out, the few people sitting in the hall, including their sons Cheng Wu and Cheng Yan, as well as Xue Fang, who bribed Xu You to become the commander of Dong'e County after the Taishou Qiaomao of Dongjun County was killed, each looked at each other a few times, but they were speechless.

After a while, Cheng Wu got up and bowed honestly: "The villain doesn't know, please make it clear to the adult." ”

Cheng Yu immediately laughed, and Fu sat on the captain's chair again and continued to ask: "Then do you say that Li Huizhi and Chen Gongtai will accept the expedition?" ”

"Li Huizhi should be able to, right?" Since there is no need to talk about Cheng Yu, everyone in the hall immediately let go, and Cheng Wu immediately expressed his opinion. "Although the Li family is the first powerful in Yanzhou and even in the Central Plains, and the power spans the county, but after all, his generation is a lowly family, and he has always been despised. However, Chen Gongtai, known as a famous man in the sea, now Yuan Che rides as a merge and Qing, Yan, imprisons Erzhang, disposes of Qiao Mao, and drives out Liu Dai, maybe it will arouse his dissatisfaction, so that he takes three for four, and there are many delays. ”

"I don't think so." Hearing this, Xue Fang coldly objected to it. "I thought that Li Jin should not be drafted, but Chen Gongtai would be ordered...... Ah Wumo forgot the current situation, in the troubled times, how to generalize to the family? In the ordinary world, of course, it is as you said, but if there is chaos today, the family is inevitably ridiculous, the power of the Li family of Jiyin spans the county, and even has a faint posture of separating Jiyin and Shanyang, how can a school captain be bought? As for Chen Gong, no matter how famous he is, he can't go the usual way to become a big official, right? Yuan Benchu gave him such a chance, how could he be willing to let it go? ”

"Brother Xue, don't forget the temperament of these two." Cheng Wu argued. Chen Gongtai has a strong personality, and Li Huizhi acted calmly and modestly after being subdued by General Wei, and after returning to the township, he only maintained himself at home every day, and was not tough as before...... It's no longer a joke to retreat. ”

Xue Fang was about to argue again, but seeing that Cheng Yu above was sipping ginger soup without smiling, he didn't say anything more, just waiting for Cheng Yu to make a judgment...... In other words, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Cheng Yu has actually become the backbone of Dong'a, and a powerful family like Xue Fang can only be attached to it.

The so-called obedience.

And Cheng Wu noticed his father's expression, so he naturally stopped immediately.

"You're right." Cheng Yu put down the ginger soup and folded his hands and said in the seat above. "Being able to consider from the background, the current situation, and personal temperament is actually good......"

Cheng Wu and Xue Fang shook together.

"But you all miss one thing, that is, who is Yuan Benchu?" Cheng Yu was not in a hurry. "In today's world, it is true that the monarch chooses the ministers and the ministers, but let me ask you, in terms of our Yanzhou, Liu Gongshan resigned, Qiao Taishou was killed, Erzhang was imprisoned, and Bao Guoxiang died in battle, but if you want to choose a monarch, who else can there be besides Yuan Benchu?"

"What's the difference between that and Dong Zhuo?" Cheng Yu's second son, Cheng Yan, who had never spoken, couldn't help frowning. "Reckless behavior, lose people's hearts."

"If he really learns from Dong Zhuo, he will inevitably fail, but it will be a matter for the future." Cheng Yu said with a smile. "Because there is a weight in everything. For example, in this matter, there is always one that should be highlighted, such as origin, current situation, personal temperament, and monarch, as the weight of decision-making, but at this time alone, it is precisely the situation that dictates it, and the decision of the superior is secondary, and the personal character and even the idea of birth must be further ranked behind. ”

The young Cheng Yan was still puzzled, but Cheng Wu and Xue Fang followed with solemnity.

"Let me be clear, I think both of them should be drafted." Cheng Yu put down the ginger soup, got up and paced the gifts in the hall, came to the threshold of the lobby, and looked at the snowflakes flying in the wind outside the door, and the messy hair on the white sideburns seemed to be dancing with the snowflakes. This has nothing to do with their temperament and origin, but because Yuan Benchu's strength has been unshakable in Yanzhou, and Chen Gongtai's reputation and Li Huizhi's family strength are not enough for them and Yuan Benchu to pretend to be three or four. But more importantly, there may be repetitions and dissatisfaction in the future, but at this time, Dong Zhuo's chaotic government caused the world to suddenly collapse, so that the Han family was suddenly completely powerless, and people's hearts were panicking...... What do you think General Wei relied on when Long Xing Taihang annexed Sanfu, and Yuan Che rode a tiger on the river and swept Qingyan? Of course, they are heroes, but more than that, they are not scattered in the world, and they need heroes! It is Liu Jingsheng who rises to Jingxiang, and Tao Gongzu covers Xuzhou, why not Jingzhou people and Xuzhou people want to ask for a copy of Antai? ”

Cheng Wu, Xue Fang and the others all woke up slightly.

In other words, in fact, He Cheng Zhongde's words are the fundamental reason for the rise of the heroes during the first year of Chuping, up to Gongsun Xun and Yuan Shao, to Yuan Shu, down to Tao Qian and Liu Biao, the reason why they can be annexed in a short period of time is very wide, there are enough reasons.

The first is that there are not enough qualified opponents.

This opponent not only refers to political figures of the same level and weight, but also means that ambition also needs to be cultivated, even if some people do have strength and fame, they may not have that political ambition, and are willing to oppose these strong and ambitious first-mover heroes.

For example, Bao Xin, such as Kong Rong, such as Liu Dai, the former one has force, the middle one is popular, and the last one is both justified and powerful, but they all chose to obey in the face of Yuan Shao's large-scale annexation...... Why? Because they really don't have the kind of political desire to fight for the country in troubled times, let alone the courage and ambition of Yuan Benchu and Gongsun Xun to gamble their lives to complete their political ideals and become the supreme in the world.

In fact, even if someone resists, and the resistance is fierce, they are not necessarily the real opponents.

This is just like the group of warlords in Xiliang, their soldiers and horses are famous all over the world, but they just want to divide the place, keep the territory, and live in peace. Even Han Sui, a person who had some political ideals in the past, completely lost his ambition of 'doing things for the world' after the wars in Meiyang and Weishui, let alone others?

This kind of person is nothing more than a so-called stumbling block, not an opponent or a competitor.

Secondly, in this era, there is really a need for such heroes to come out to protect the territory and the people, or simply clean up the world.

You must know that, on the one hand, after Emperor Ling, there are deep-seated reasons for the collapse of the situation, and it is irreversible, so the loss of order in the world is all-round and complete. On the other hand, however, a normal person knows it...... Even if I didn't know it before, I know it now...... That is, no matter how unbearable the 'ordinary world' is, it is more popular than the chaotic times.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the hinterland of the Han dynasty in Hebei and the Central Plains became battlefields, resulting in countless casualties, ruined cities, withering farmers and merchants, and then a large-scale thief disaster caused by the endowment, then heavy rains, floods, and then the epidemic of course.

However, the Yellow Turban Rebellion was still not as good as the just-concluded war against Dong, because this war that lasted for a year not only caused a chain reaction throughout the empire, resulting in chaos everywhere and everyone killing each other, but more importantly, it completely reduced the authority of the Han family, and made people see no hope of restoring Han rule in the short term...... The so-called 'Han family cannot be revived' in the eyes of some smart people!

In particular, it is worth mentioning that the fierce battles in Henan, Hongnong and their surrounding areas, as well as Dong Zhuo's eagerness to move the capital, not only caused a large number of casualties and war disasters, but also reduced the former empire's most heartfelt capital to Zuojin, a white land with almost no man's land.

Otherwise, why did Gongsun Xun let Li Meng and Duan Xuan be the generals of Henan and Hongnong? It's not because there are no ordinary people in the local area at all, and the so-called empty heads are too defensive and forced to be controlled by the military.

And Cao Mengde failed to ask Dong and fled back to the Shi family, and when he was about to leave Yangzhou, he and Sun Liu entrusted each other with each other on the Wei Mountain before reciting the sentence "There is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles, and the white bones are exposed in the wild", which is not exaggerated by the poet at all, but is it good to describe it?

The entire Henan region is uninhabited for thousands of miles, and there are wars, looting, and killing people everywhere in the world, who can stand it?

Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, a powerless scholar like Wang Xiu could ride a thin horse, carry a futon on his back, and rely on the pavilion post system to travel through Zhouyue County and travel thousands of miles to study...... Which scholar do you want to try it out now?

Therefore, at this time, from the princess family, to the wealthy and powerful families, to the poor people, almost everyone longs for a big man to help the crisis and chaos.

For most people with ideals, if they don't have the ability to stop the troubled times, they will instinctively hope to find a capable hero to assist the other party in doing this kind of thing; For those who have no political ideals and just want to preserve the family and let the family continue to maintain their previous rich life or political privileges, if they can't protect themselves, it is natural to choose a powerful person to take refuge; As for the people at the bottom, their ideas are simpler...... Just stay alive!

That's why Gongsun Xun was so domineering in front of Weiyang Palace and on the bank of Weishui, but few people stood up to oppose it, because the ministers were really afraid, because Gongsun Wenqi was there, and when General Wei stood up and said that the world was up to me, they really had a certain sense of security.

This is also why, when Yuan Benchu annexed the Kwantung princes, he did whatever it took to annex the Kwantung princes, but few people really fought against him, because the people of Yanzhou and Qingzhou really needed a figure to help them unify the order, so that they would not be frightened and suffer from military disasters from time to time.

"So, Zhong Degong is going to apply?" Xue Fang woke up slightly, and then sighed, and then stood behind Cheng Yu with his sleeves folded.

"What if you don't levy it?" Cheng Yu was expressionless and continued to stare at the snowflakes outside the door. "Who should not be called upon to cover you? It's just that the old man is over fifty years old, and he may be able to cope with not going to Hebei, but only guarding Dong'e here...... Anyway, we are an important node connecting Yanzhou to Hebei, so someone has to guard it, right? ”

"So...... Just right. Xue Fang sighed again and again.

"The messenger is waiting at the inn." Cheng Yu continued to look still. "You go as a county magistrate, pretend to be a middleman, and help me...... I won't teach you how to speak. ”

"Don't worry!" Xue Fang bowed and left in the snow.

"Father." Seeing Xue Fang leave, Cheng Wu spoke. "Is the Xue County Order reliable? I always feel that since he became a county magistrate, he has been a little confused. ”

"What if it's unreliable?" Cheng Yu's face still did not change, looking at the snow. "Am I wrong? And is it any harm to him that I stay in Dong'a? ”

"It's just an adult," Cheng Yan also stepped forward. "What if Yuan Benchu is really not enough?"

"You're arrogant." Outsiders are not there, and Cheng Wu is naturally more casual. "The situation in the Kanto region is the first in Eryuan, if he is not enough, who is enough? General Wei is full of confidence, we can't reach it? ”

Cheng Yan was speechless for a while.

"Don't worry!" Cheng Yu finally turned around and walked back, and sighed as he walked. "I am neither a loyal and filial son, nor a thorn in the side of General Wei...... Take the gifts to the Xue family, exchange them all for grain, cloth, firewood and grass, and then distribute them to the people in the city, don't keep any of them! ”

Ercheng hurriedly bowed his head and said yes.

The snow was falling, and at the same time, in Beihai Opera County, Yuan Shao, who claimed to be a general of the Che Cavalry, had an unbearable headache, and it was not only the snowfall that made him suddenly sick, but also from several letters.

In other words, after Liu Dai retired alone, there was a villain among his subordinates who took the initiative to search for some private messages from Liu Gongshan in the past in order to advance to the ranks, but after Guo Tu's scrutiny, he found that several of the letters were really amazing!

It turned out that Bao Xin's death before attracted countless people to die and the fox to grief, among which Yuan Shao's henchman Liu Xun, the lieutenant of Huya, actually took the initiative to contact Liu Dai to vent his dissatisfaction. Not only that, Liu Xun actually mentioned in the letter that he had contacted Zang Hong, another Yuan Shao henchman who was controlling Le'an at this time, and was preparing to rebel against Yuan Shao in order to set the record straight.

These letters were like a bucket of winter ice water poured directly on Yuan Shao's head, how could he not have a headache?

"My lord, please make a decision!" Guo Tu held the letter, and it was rare to force the couch to the front.

Yuan Shao held his forehead and sat on the couch, his eyes were bloodshot, and he should not be for a while.

"Ming Gong, if you keep making decisions, you will bring disaster." Feng Ji also gritted his teeth and persuaded. "Liu Xun has been in the army for a long time, and he knows the truth and reality of us, Zang Hong is in Le'an, and the original intention was to let him clamp Gongsun Zan on the flank in the coming year, but now if he is ...... again"

"Even if the two of them oppose me, they won't take refuge in Gongsun Zhan!" Yuan Shao was impatient for half a sentence.

"Originally, I really have to make a decision." Even Xu Yu had no choice but to lean over and persuade at this time. "I know that you are afraid of the slaughter and the unrest, so that the people of the young people will mistakenly think that you are acting brutally...... But is this the kind of thing that can be hesitated now? ”

"That's it!" Yuan Shao also knew that he couldn't hide from this matter. "Do you have a plan to keep this matter from being too involved?"

"Take down Liu Xun directly in the army, and then lure Zang Hong here in the name of releasing Erzhang, make the crime public, and punish him in the Ming Dynasty!" Xin Ping leaned over to offer advice. "In this way, we can not make unnecessary implications."

"Then let's do it!" Yuan Shao turned his head to look at the snowflakes outside the window and sighed faintly. "But don't forget the villain who told the news...... Executed together! ”

"Ming Gong Shenwu is wise!" Xin Ping bowed and praised.

"If the true gods are martial, why would they let such a henchman deviate?" Yuan Shao looked up to the sky and sighed.

"In troubled times, why should the lord blame himself?" Guo Tu disagreed. "Every time the heroes of the world go to the general trend, there are always people who do not know the time of the day and disobey themselves...... It's not worth it! ”

Yuan Shao was speechless.

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