Chen Zhi and Xiahou Lan both joined Yuan Shu's command, which greatly increased the strength of Yuan Shu's generals, and now Yuan Shu's own power is not known to be much stronger than at the same time in history.

Xu Chu, Xu Ding, Pan Feng, Chen Zhi, Xiahou Lan, Xun Yue, Xun Yan, Chen Zhong and others are all subordinates who were not in Yuan Shu's original trajectory, and none of them are weak, plus Wei Yan, Liao Hua and others who have not grown up now, compared with Yuan Shu in the same period in history, it is estimated that one dozen and two are not a problem.

And because Yuan Shu built a library pavilion in Pingyu, so that many scholars flocked to Runan, and because this library pavilion has Hu Zhao in charge, no one has dared to make trouble in it. This library has now almost become a sacred place for the hearts of readers all over the world.

The other princes may have the intention to do such an act as Yuan Shu, but they don't have so many collections, even if Yuan Shu hadn't gotten a large collection of books in Luoyang City, otherwise it would have been impossible to build such a library pavilion. Although there are a lot of books in the Runan Yuan family, they are the Runan Yuan family's, not Yuan Shu's own, and Yuan Shu, as the concubine of the Runan Yuan family, can refer to those collections, but cannot use them.

It is precisely because this library has almost become a holy place in the hearts of the world's readers, so Yuan Shu is also very concerned about the protection of the library, and Yuan Shu has an elite army to guard the library near the library to avoid people making trouble in the library.

As for the scholars in the library pavilion, there is Hu Zhao in charge, and the scholars who can enter the library to borrow books have all been investigated, but if there is a trace of innocence, even if Yuan Shu allows it, other scholars will not allow it. Moreover, among the scholars who read books in the library pavilion, there are many people who have profound attainments in cultivating souls, and as soon as these people enter the library pavilion, they will spontaneously maintain order.

The scholars of this era also want to be embarrassed, and the status of the library pavilion among the scholars in the world is needless to say, if anyone dares to make trouble in it, it is estimated that there will be no way to mix in this circle in the future.

The existence of the library pavilion has gathered a large number of scholars in Pingyu City, and these scholars gather together in twos and threes to talk about learning and study scriptures when they are not in the library pavilion, so that Pingyu City is dyed with an elegant atmosphere. Although the scholars gathered in Pingyu City were not Yuan Shu's subordinates, and Yuan Shu's several solicitations were fruitless. But two or three out of a hundred people came under Yuan Shu's command, which was already a lucrative deal. The other princes' subordinates would not have so many scholars available like Yuan Shu, and with these almost endless scholars, no matter how big Yuan Shu's territory was in the future, as long as he did not lose public opinion, he would not be troubled by the problem of insufficient officials.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't find a famous and powerful Confucian, Yuan Yao would have already started to build an academy outside Pingyu City, but it is a pity that none of the famous Confucians in this era, such as Cai Yong, Wang Lie, Zheng Xuan, etc., were in Runan. Although Yingchuan Academy is good, it is a private school of the family and does not meet Yuan Yao's expectations.

Only great Confucians like Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan in Jingzhou Lumenshan Academy are in line with Yuan Yao's expectations, but it's a pity that such characters have not been met by Yuan Yao yet, and even if Yuan Yao, a few great Confucians in Lumenshan Academy, has the heart to dig the foot of the wall, people may not come.

In the second half of the second year of the first peace, the situation in Jizhou became more and more chaotic. Gongsun Zhan, who originally had the advantage, had already led a large army to Wei County, but was vigorously resisted by Yuan Shaojun, making it difficult for Gongsun Zhan to advance. And in a critical battle, Yuan Shao personally went into battle to wield his sword to kill the enemy, inspiring the army, and at the same time, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Chun Yuqiong, Jiang Qi, Han Meng and others desperately used sharp knives to cut through the array of Gongsun Zhan's army, and successfully opened a situation for Yuan Shao's army.

This battle also allowed Koji Yi to establish his position as the first commander under Yuan Shao, and other generals under Yuan Shao, such as Yan Liangwen Chou and others, may be stronger than Koji Yi in terms of personal force, but if you talk about the ability to lead the army alone, Koi Yi can definitely be said to be the first person under Yuan Shao.

Moreover, in the battle with Gongsun Zhan, many outstanding people also emerged under Yuan Shao, such as Gao Lan, Zhang He and others, all of whom began to emerge, and other Zhu Ling, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang and others also showed their talents. In contrast, the lineup on Gongsun Zhan's side is a little weak, except for Gongsun Zhan, Yan Gang, Guan Jing, and Tian Kai, there are almost no people who can be named.

However, although Gongsun Chan is inferior to Yuan Shao in this aspect, in terms of soldiers, Gongsun Chan is better than Yuan Shao. The soldiers of the Gongsun Army were either veterans who followed Gongsun Zhan in the northern Xinjiang to fight Xianbei and Wuhuan for a long time, or they were selected from the yellow scarves, and none of them were weak. Compared with the Jizhou Army under Yuan Shao, the strength is much stronger, and Gongsun Zhan also has a second-level war army under the White Horse Yicong, and it is also a cavalry army, which completely crushed the war army under Yuan Shao's Euphorbia, both in terms of quantity and quality.

Gongsun Zhan's soldiers were strong, Yuan Shao's generals were strong, and the two sides launched a series of big battles in the border area of Wei County and Julu County, and the battle was fierce.

Gongsun Zhan had Liu Bei, who occupied the plains and the Bohai Sea, as his aid, but Yuan Shao was not weak, and Cao Cao of Yanzhou and the Yellow Turban of Montenegro had a good relationship with him. However, although both sides have foreign aid, the final competition is still hard power. Although Yuan Shao opened up the situation more than once with the strong combat power of his fierce generals, Gongsun Chan also relied on his elite soldiers to beat Yuan Shao's counterattacks back again and again, and at the same time relied on the three thousand white horses under his command to make Yuan Shao suffer heavy losses. also made Yuan Shao hate the white horse in Gongsun Zhan's hand from the bottom of his heart.

Although Gongsun Chan now occupies some advantages, due to Yuan Shao's calculations, Liu Yu, the pastor of Youzhou, wrote more than once to condemn Gongsun Chan, and asked Gongsun Chan to withdraw and return to Youzhou, and as Gongsun Chan stayed in Jizhou for longer and longer, the disadvantages of Gongsun Jun's unpopularity were also revealed.

In short, the current situation in Jizhou can be described in one word, that is, chaos. It was mainly a rivalry between Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao, but Liu Yu, Liu Bei and others were all involved, making the situation a mess.

(End of chapter)