Yuan Shao was so angry that he paced back and forth, and he couldn't even take care of his son, and almost knocked him down. Mrs. Liu rushed out from inside, just in time to see Guo Tu hugging Yuan Shang, so she breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward to take Yuan Shang, glared at Yuan Shao again, and said angrily: "It's you who don't know people, misuse incompetents, and lose Yangzhou, don't hurt my child." ”

Yuan Shao was even more angry, snorted, and turned his back.

Guo Tu persuaded: "Madam, I can't complain about this matter. Yangzhou is a remote place, not as talented as the Central Plains, handsome and handsome, the three Zhou brothers are already the best in Yangzhou, and they are forced to use them. For the sake of the world, it is necessary to balance the forces of various places to avoid bias. Who would have thought that the three brothers of the Zhou clan would be so incompetent that they would miss one after another and let down the lord. If Yangzhou loses, it will have an impact on the grand cause of the lord, and the lord will be angry because of this, not against the young lord. ”

Knowing that Yangzhou's gains and losses were so important, Mrs. Liu didn't dare to be careless, and when she heard Guo Tu call Yuan Shang the young master, she was overjoyed in her heart, and immediately eased her color. "Isn't this Yangzhou a remote place, why is it so important?"

"Mrs. doesn't know, although Yangzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River, Wu Yuemin is fierce, where the world's elite soldiers are, and it is the state of Sun's father and son. If it is occupied by the father and son of the Sun family, it can stand up to 100,000 elites. And Jiaozhou has many treasures, and most of the Central Plains have to pass through Yangzhou, the Sun family father and son are greedy, they occupy Yangzhou, and the tortoiseshell, green feathers, pearls and other things will rise in price in the future. ”

Mrs. Liu's heart was pounding. It turns out that Yangzhou is so important, occupying Yangzhou can not only contribute to Yuan Shao's hegemony, but also bring rolling wealth to the family, how can this kind of good thing not be intervened. She glanced at Yuan Shao, took the initiative to walk to Yuan Shao's side, and said in a harmonious voice: "It turns out that Yangzhou is so important, no wonder the husband is angry, but the concubine doesn't know the severity, and asks the husband to forgive the sin." ”

Yuan Shao nodded and sighed lightly: "Those who don't know are not to blame." Madam, the times are difficult, it is difficult to start a business, in order to give the children a peaceful and prosperous world, I am very anxious. It's a pity that Shang'er is too young, if she is more than ten years older, she can share some things for me, how good it would be. ”

Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "Growing up sometimes, Shang'er can't become an adult overnight, but I have someone I can recommend to my husband, maybe I can share my husband's worries." ”

"That's great, who is Madame talking about?"

"I'm from my brother Liu Xuan."

"Liu Xuan." Yuan Shao groaned, noncommittal.

Mrs. Liu looked at Guo Tu, Guo Tu understood, and immediately echoed: "Madame is talking about the brother of Gongshan, Liu Xiang and Liu Zhengli?" ”

"Guo Jun has also heard of him."

"Of course I did." Guo Tuha laughed. "Lord, this Liu Miao is a talent, his character is equal to Gongshan, and Wu Strategy is even better, he is indeed a suitable candidate." said that, he told Liu Xuan's deeds again, and highly praised Mrs. Liu's good recommendation.

Yuan Shao knew it. Liu Miao is Liu Dai's younger brother and Mrs. Liu's clansman, and he has long been in his attention. Guo Tu came at this time, naturally to give Mrs. Liu this opportunity, otherwise he would not have mentioned this matter in front of Mrs. Liu. As Guo Tu said, Liu Miao is indeed a suitable candidate. The Liu brothers are all his supporters, Liu Dai died in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and he should give Liu Miao a little compensation. Compared with Liu Dai, Liu Miao is now in his thirties, in the prime of life, and in the prime of life. Compared with Liu Dai, he is more chivalrous, and once went deep into the thief's nest in order to save his uncle, and he is a warrior. Let him go to Yangzhou, maybe there is a chance to save the unfavorable situation.

"Thank you, ma'am."

Mrs. Liu reached her mind, smiled, said a few gossips, and took Yuan Shang to the inner room. Yuan Shao and Guo Tutang took their seats. "Liu Miao can be the assassin of Yangzhou, so what about the four counties of Lujiang, Danyang, Jiujiang and Danyang? Also, I heard that Zhou Shu is not in good health, will Yuzhou not be guaranteed? The six counties of Yangzhou have lost four counties, and Yuzhang is the largest county, if it falls into the hands of Sun Ce, the situation in Yangzhou will be irreparable. ”

"What the lord said is very true. However, the mountains and rivers of Yangzhou are restored, and the mountains and stars are scattered, and it is not so easy for Sun Ce to control Yangzhou, and he has not thought of success for ten years. Chang'an asked him to go to Huiji, presumably with the intention of trapping the tiger in a cage. The minister thought that in the matter of the candidates for the Taishou of Yangzhou counties, they should cooperate with Chang'an to act as a discordant. ”

Yuan Shao weighed it for a long time and did not say anything. He understood what Guo Tu meant. Xun Yu changed the law in Chang'an, Wang Yun lost his authority, and he was no longer able to directly control the imperial court. Sun Ce accepted the appointment of the imperial court and went to Huiji, obviously to retreat and show sincerity to the imperial court. He has always refused to recognize the Son of Heaven, and it is likely that he will become the next target of the imperial court and become the object of siege. At that time, there will be Gongsun Zan in the north, Jia Xu and other Xiliang people in the west, Sun family father and son in the south, and Tao Qian in the east, and the situation will be very unfavorable.

To break the encirclement laid by the imperial court, the only way to do it is to retreat as an advance, recognize the Son of Heaven, and recognize the imperial court in exchange for time. Tian Feng, Xian Pei and others have clearly admonished him, but he has not let go. All along, he said that Liu Xie was not the blood of the first emperor, and used this as a reason to carry out the order of the Son of Heaven, and the documents sent to the prefectures and counties all claimed to be edicts.

Guo Tu knew his intentions very well, so he never said it explicitly. Now the situation in Yangzhou is very bad, and they can't afford to hesitate anymore, so Guo Tu also changed his mind, hoping that he can take a step back, make peace with Chang'an, and alleviate the crisis. It's just that Guo Tu said it tactfully, not as directly as Tian Feng, Juan Pei and others.

The situation is not up to anyone. Yuan Shao regretted it a little. Xun Yu shouldn't have been let go in the first place, who would have thought that he would go to Chang'an to make such a come, the already majestic imperial court actually occupied Guanzhong, stood firm, and was connected with the Sun family's father and son. Although this is tantamount to playing with fire and self-immolation, it has caused him a lot of trouble. If you don't bow your head, you will be the target of public criticism. Two fists are hard to beat four hands, and the tiger does not fight the wolves, even if he has the heart of the world, in the face of this four-sided encirclement, he also feels tricky.

It is indeed a way to cooperate with the imperial court to trap Sun Ce in Yangzhou. Today, apart from him, the strongest is the father and son of the Sun family, although Sun Jian is his father, his scheming is not as far as Sun Ce. If Sun Ce can be trapped in Yangzhou and not involved in the affairs of the Central Plains, his pressure will be reduced a lot.

It's just that...... It's really uncomfortable.

The more Yuan Shao thought about it, the more angry he became, and sometimes he inevitably felt a little regretful. Why didn't he have a son like Sun Ce, but let Yuan Shu take advantage of him and have an extra opponent. He has two adult sons and a nephew, which is also a good talent, but compared with Sun Ce, except for Yuan Tan and Sun Ce who are among the best, the second son Yuan Xi and his nephew Gao Gan are much inferior.

If only Shang'er could grow up sooner. Yuan Shao groaned, sighed secretly, and slowly let go of his clenched fists.

"Liu Zhengli is also a clan, Liu Zhengli is the pastor of Yangzhou, if the court knows each other, he will give them Lujiang, Jiujiang, and Danyang Taishou to see if they have the ability to take it back from Sun Ce's hands. As for Yuzhang, let Yuancai (Gao Gan) go. I heard that Xu Zi would be there, so I wrote to him and asked him to take care of Gao Gan. ”

"The lord is wise."