From the breakthrough of the city to the capture of Zheng Qi alive, it seems to be very short, but in fact, two or three days have passed. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoAfter all, Linzi is the seat of Qi and the capital of Qi in the past. The structure is intricate, and the entire city is not just a wall on the periphery, but also a heavily defended city in the interior.

However, in the case of the outer city wall being breached, the fall of the entire city is only a matter of time, and the people in the city are hiding in their rooms, for fear of being drawn into the war. It wasn't until Zheng Qi was captured by Yan Shaosheng and the war in the city came to an end that he walked out of his home.

Looking at the flags hanging from the city walls and the sergeants strolling through the streets, it was clear to everyone that the sky had changed here...

The only thing that made them feel fortunate was that the soldiers stationed in the city did not commit any offense against them, and occasionally met their eyes, and only smiled kindly, and did not take any cruel measures, so that they were relieved and had a good impression of that Yan Shao.

Just when the State of Qi had just fallen, Dong Zhao, as an envoy, also arrived at his destination early, located in the Kingdom of Jinan, in the south of Qingzhou.

Jinan was originally Jinan County, and in the sixteenth year of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty (164 years ago), Jinan County was relocated to govern Pingling County in the east (now west of Zhangqiu City, Shandong). The territory under the jurisdiction of Jinan is about Jinan City, the capital of present-day Shandong Province, and Zhangqiu, Jiyang, and Zouping cities and counties. During the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, Jinan was one of the seven kingdoms that participated in the rebellion. In addition to the chaos of the country, it is still a county. In the fifteenth year of the Eastern Han Dynasty (39 years), it was restored to the country, and when it reached the Western Jin Dynasty, it was changed to a county.

No matter from which point of view, Jinan is a very small country―――――― of course, it is still relatively large compared to Qi State. Of the six counties in Qingzhou, Qi is the smallest and richest in area, and the largest is Beihai and Donglai.

The chaos in the world may be exactly what describes the present. Since the alliance of sour dates, the princes of various towns have attacked each other, not only Qingzhou, but also Youzhou, Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yangzhou and other places have been in constant war, coupled with years of natural disasters, at this time many areas of the Han Dynasty have become no different from hell. A large number of people fled to Jingzhou, Jiangdong and other places in order to escape the war and seek a chance to survive in the troubled times.

However, for Jinan, a small country in Qingzhou, it is as if nothing had happened outside, and the residents of the country are still living and working in peace and contentment, and young children are running in the streets and alleys. If it weren't for the large number of soldiers and horses in charge of patrolling, and the number of caravans becoming more and more scarce, I am afraid that no one would have seen that the war disaster was approaching...

The wheels of the carriage whirled on the bluestone-paved road, making a gurgling sound. The strong vibration was difficult for later generations to get used to, but it was accustomed to the people of this era. Riding on the carriage, Dong Zhao, who was dressed in fancy clothes, looked at the scenery on the street and sighed slightly.

"Envoy, I don't know why you sigh?"

The official sitting next to Dong Zhao was introducing the scenery in the city, and was shocked when he saw this scene, so he hurriedly asked.

It's no wonder that they will be so cautious, who told the current Jinan Kingdom to face Yan Shao's soldiers? Jinan is a very ordinary small country in Qingzhou, there is no strength, in the past, Jiao He's orders did not dare to disobey the slightest, and later Yan Shao broke with Jiaohe, Jinan has always adhered to neutrality, for fear of offending either of the two, it can be said that it is a wall grass, both sides down.

Naturally, it's not really smart to do that, because neutrality usually means that both sides are offended. Just like between friends, if there is a conflict between two friends, the person standing in the middle can only choose one of them to help, if you want to please both sides, you can only end up being resented by both sides at the same time. In other words, there is nothing in normal times, both sides need him, and there will be no risk for the time being, but when the two sides decide the winner, they will need to pay the price for their past positions...

It's just that...

What can be done for Zhou Feng, who is the prime minister of Jinan?

At that time, Yan Shao was certainly powerful, and Jiao He also occupied the title of Qingzhou Thorn History, and he was Zhou Feng's superior. Even if Jiao He is stupid and incompetent, causing complaints from all over Qingzhou, it is Zhou Feng's superior after all. Moreover, the strength of the Qi State is strong, and there is Donglai Cai Qi by the side, coupled with the name of the assassin history, it is difficult to say who wins and who loses on both sides.

As the prime minister of Jinan, Zhou Feng can be said to be walking on thin ice, and he can't be more cautious when acting.

Fortunately, at that time, it was difficult for Yan Shao and Jiao He to say who was stronger than whom, and Jiao He had a reputation for assassination, Yan Shao did not dare to act rashly, and Zhou Feng's life was still relatively good. With the ability to be left and right, he also got a lot of benefits from Jiao He and Yan Shao.

However, if you want to say that he really supports it, I am afraid that Jiao He is the majority.

Although Jiao He is incompetent, he has no ambition. will not endanger Zhou Feng's status, Yan Shao is different, for this famous young man, Zhou Feng's heart is full of jealousy. Fortunately, Monk Jiao was still there at that time, so there was no need to worry too much, but what people didn't expect was that not long after Jiao He died of illness at home, and the situation began to take a sharp turn for the worse.

Without Jiao He's checks and balances, Yan Shao's first attack was Donglai Cai Qi, who was not dealing with him. However, in a month, Yan Shao had already captured Donglai County, and even took off Cai Qi's head. Then under the pretext of Qingzhou Yellow Turbans to attack, he sent troops to Le'an, first defeated Xu He and more than 100,000 Yellow Turbans under his command, and then led a large army to besiege Le'an...

In this way, three of the six counties of Qingzhou have been owned by Yan Shao, and the state of Qi, which is the governing land of Qingzhou, is under siege, and I am afraid that it will not last long. Such strength is not something that a mere Jinan country can offend, not to mention that Dong Zhao's current identity is Yan Shao's envoy, even if he is just an ordinary domestic slave, it is not something that the whole Jinan country is willing to offend.

"It's nothing..."Glancing at the lively scene on the street, Dong Zhao sighed and said. I just can't bear to see this scene in front of me being destroyed by the flames of war..."

"Why do you say that, my lord!" At this moment, the accompanying officials were completely shocked.

They will always stay by Dong Zhao's side, in order to appease the envoy and wait until the people above have made a decision. Now that Dong Zhao said this, does it mean something? Or maybe when I settled in the post house during this time, I received some news.

Dong Zhao sneered. "Since the death of the predecessor assassin Shi, Qingzhou has no owner for a long time, my lord can't bear Qingzhou to suffer from chaos, with the army to try to unify Qingzhou, conspire for peace, during the period or there are puppets trying to resist the general trend, such as Cai Qi, Wang Xuan, etc. have already died and perished, Zheng Qi and others are even more mantis arms as a car. However, the lord of my family is benevolent and virtuous in the world, and he can't bear to suffer this great calamity for the people of Jinan, so he sent Zhao to Jinan, just to persuade Zhou Jinan, who knows that he has been perfunctory for many days, but it has been perfunctory, it is really sad and lamentable, but I don't know how many Jinan children will die in the war when the army attacks the city in the coming day..."

At these words, the faces of the accompanying officials turned pale, and they did not dare to answer the stubble at all.

Looking at the faces of the people around him, Dong Zhuo sneered.

In fact, he was not very angry, even if he had been placed in the pavilion recently, during which he only met Jinan Xiangxiang, and he was left out in the cold until today. And with his city, he will not be ridiculed out of anger.

He would say this just to put some pressure on the group so that the group would not waste their time.

Linzi is certainly a strong city, but judging from the situation when he left, it was only a few days of hard work. If we really continue to grind like this, won't we wait until the army breaks through the city and still have no results?

If you are an ordinary official, you may not care about this, but you can't ―――――― Dong Zhao, because it means that he is incompetent...

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Dong Zhao's anger quickly spread to Zhou Feng along the mouths of those officials, and when he learned of Dong Zhao's threat, there was a panic in the mansion, and Jinan Xiang himself was even more worried.

"How can this be..."

"Why should the lord be alarmed, although Jinan is a small country, but there are no less than 2,000 soldiers and horses in the country, since the lord arrived, he has widely implemented benevolent government, and the whole country is grateful, Yan Shao oppresses the lord so much, how can the people in the country not be indignant..."

No matter where it is, the generals are usually the so-called main battle faction, when Cao Cao went south in history, almost all the civil officials of Eastern Wu became the surrender faction and the leading party, only a group of military generals fought the main battle, and finally Zhou Yu strengthened Sun Quan's belief in the main battle.

The same is true of today's Jinan country, to say that this Jinan minister is also a good person. Although there are no amazing political achievements during this period of government, it can be regarded as the safety of the guard, and even the yellow scarf in the county is the least one in Qingzhou.

Over the years, the reputation in Jinan can be said to be quite good, not Wang Xuan, Zheng Qi and others can be compared―――――― the former is just the acting county guard, the latter is simply competing for the post by himself, and even the position is recognized by himself, how can he be recognized by others?

For example, Zheng Qi, Wang Xuan and others still have a few cronies and even dead soldiers, let alone him?

At least among the generals under his command, most of them showed indignation, and they were very planning to burn Yan Shao's jade.

When the civil officials next to them heard this, they panicked one by one, and one of the old men was the first to stand up and persuade. "The general's words are wrong, Yan Shao is powerful, and he is invincible, and since the death of the predecessor assassin, Qingzhou has been ownerless for a long time, and the princes have become ambitious, and civil strife is numerous, and the people of Li are panicked, how can the general endure the suffering of the people in war?"

After saying that, the old man turned to look at Jinan again.

"Lord, since the first year of the early peace, the world has been in turmoil, the princes have attacked each other, Qingzhou is even more so, Yan Shao's subordinates have also heard that in the early years, he started with the killing of the yellow scarf, followed by the account of General Huangfu, and made countless meritorious contributions. The lord is benevolent, Jinan has been grateful for a long time, but Jinan has few major generals, how can he be Yan Shao's opponent. Please also ask the lord to think of the people of Jinan, and temporarily descend to it, so that Qingzhou is safe, Jinan is safe..."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's color changed, especially Zhou Feng, who was sitting on it.

There is no other reason, but the old man's words are too naked. If you want to talk about what to do next, in fact, Jinan has already made its own conclusions―――――― fighting will definitely not be able to win, even if it is a strong wall, there may not be any chance of winning. What's more, if you do this, if you can hurt Yan Shao, you will definitely lose a lot.

Just like Qi or Le'an, there are also many families in Jinan. If they really play to the point of being clear of the wall, they will not support it anyway. So now, except for a few generals, the vast majority of people are inclined to surrender and then get a better treatment.

Even Jinan Xiang himself thought so, but he couldn't make up his mind for a long time, which led to Dong Zhao coming to Jinan for several days, but there was no conclusion. But I didn't want to say it so bluntly in front of everyone, which surprised people very much.

Looking at this old man who had helped him many times in government affairs, Jinan Xiang took a deep breath.

"Yan Shao's power is great, and it is difficult for the major generals of Jinan to resist, but a certain has been hesitating, and now Zhong Lao is so outspoken, how can he bear to ignore the safety of Jinan for his own selfishness?" Speaking of this, Jinan Xiang took a deep breath. "Come down..."

After saying this, many people in the hall, including Jinan Xiang himself, had a sense of relief, but...

Looking at the people below, there was a layer of loss in Jinan Xiang's eyes.

Even if he is not very greedy for power, just giving away everything he has is always a big blow to him. What's more, he has been in politics for many years, and he asked himself the right one up and down Jinan, thinking that these people would definitely support him, but he didn't expect...

It's just that he knows the identity of the old man very well, and he knows that he is the representative of the Jinan family, and he opened his mouth this time, which means that the Jinan family has reached a conclusion on this matter.

Just as the rulers of several other counties did not dare to offend these families at all, so did Zhou Feng. What's more, just like the old man said, Jinan has few major generals, and it is impossible to be Yan Shao's opponent. Even if they forcibly raise troops to resist, they are just self-inflicted humiliation like Cai Qi, Wang Xuan and others. What's more, even the State of Qi is now in danger under Yan Shao's troops, and except for a plain, Jinan has no assistance.

That Liu Bei did create a lot of fame when he was in the sour jujube alliance, especially his two sworn brothers were famous because they had been against Lu Bu...

But to say that Liu Bei is Yan Shao's opponent, he himself doesn't believe it.

Since it is not an opponent at all, why drag it to Jinan to accompany the funeral?

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It seems that he was afraid that he would wait for a long time and provoke Dong Zhao's anger, and soon someone passed Zhou Feng's words to Dong Zhao.

Knowing that Jinan finally decided to fall, Dong Zhao was also happy in his heart.

To say that Jinan is not easy to defend and difficult to attack, it does not take too much time to capture. Considering the domestic soldiers, horses, money, and food, at best, it can last for about a month, which is already a judgment made under the condition of overestimating the strength of Jinan.

The crux of the question is whether Yan Shao's grain and grass can last for a month? That's the worst thing...

It didn't take much time to fight all the way from Le'an to Qi State. Considering the affluence of Beihai and the strategy of feeding the war by war, there should have been more than enough food and grass, and the problem was the remnants of the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou.

100,000 yellow scarves, this is not a small number, and it is not easy to feed so many people. Even for Yan Shao, it was extremely difficult, but fortunately, he placed people in batches in the counties along the way, relieving himself of a lot of pressure, but the problem of grain and grass is still serious―――――― for those counties, it is not easy to feed so many people, and in the end it is still necessary to rely on Yan Shao to get through the difficulties, and the so-called batch resettlement is just to reduce the loss of grain and grass along the way.

If he continues to follow the original plan, first Jinan and then the plain, then when Jinan is captured, it may be difficult to save much grain and grass in Yan Shao's army.

Attack the plains with little grain and grass? Although it is not a difficult task, with the caution of Dong Zhao and Cheng Yu, they are not willing to take this risk no matter what. Now it is different, saying that Jinan has been surrendered, which means that Yan Shao can skip Jinan and attack the plains directly, so that the problem of grain and grass is no longer tight.

On the surface, it may seem like nothing, but in fact it can bring great advantages.

"So that you can have such a heart, Zhao admires it very much, and please accept Zhao's worship..."Maybe it means that he descended to Jinan, so that Dong Zhao was in a good mood, and he bowed to Jinan.

People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads, not to mention that Dong Zhao is still an important strategist under Yan Shao's account, how dare Zhou Feng accept such a salute from Dong Zhao, and hurriedly took two steps back. "How dare you, I will hand over the letter to Mr. here, and I hope that Mr. and Yan Qingzhou can treat the people of Qingzhou well..."

After saying that, he asked an official next to him to bring up the seal letter, and the official held the plate with the seal letter, and seemed to hesitate, but still walked up. When many Jinan civil and military officers saw this scene, their faces were unbearable.

It is not surprising that Zhou Feng has also served as the minister of state in Jinan for many years, and he has a lot of benevolence, and he has some prestige in Jinan, and many of the following civil and military are his henchmen. From a certain point of view, this is even a harder bone to gnaw than Le'an and Qi State―――――― maybe Jinan has few major generals, but there is one thing that Wang Xuan and Zheng Qi do not have, that is, determination.

Hearing the title of Yan Qingzhou, Dong Zhao was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted.

It stands to reason that this kind of title can only be possessed by the lord of a state, which is regarded as an honorific title, and Liu Bei is often called Liu Yuzhou in history, because Liu Bei once served as the pastor of Yuzhou.

At present, Yan Shaozhi is not the history of Qingzhou Thorn, but he won four counties in six counties, and there is also a Qingkui Ang who is also at his fingertips, so it doesn't seem to be a big deal to call it so in advance...

"Why do you have to be like this...", making a gesture to the official, signaling him to wait for a while, Dong Zhao smiled at Zhou Feng. Since the death of Jiao Thorn Shi, Qingzhou has no leader, and the counties are constantly attacking each other, which is not a good thing for Qingzhou, and my lord is not for power, but as a last resort. Before leaving, I also asked the envoy to stay in Jinan, so how could you bear to abandon the people of Jinan..."

Hearing this, everyone in the hall was stunned for a moment, and then showed joy.

Especially those who were loyal to Zhou Feng, they were even more ecstatic, and hurriedly said to Zhou Feng. "Yes, how can the prime minister abandon the people of Jinan..."

"Yes, since Yan Qingzhou wants the minister to stay in Jinan, why should the minister of state refuse..."

A group of people persuaded below, and during the period, they either looked at Dong Zhao, and their faces were much more friendly.

Noticing this scene, Dong Zhao laughed secretly in his heart. In fact, this is what Yan Shao and they have already discussed, among the six counties of Qingzhou, Jinan is actually the weakest one, and it is also the one with the least sense of existence. At present, Yan Shao has annexed three of the six counties at one time, which is not only a great expansion of strength for Yan Shao, but also involves a lot of energy.

After all, if you want to control these places, you need to put enough people in them. Yan Shao has a lot of soldiers and horses, but there are not many officials who can be used to govern the place. In the past, Zhou Feng was of course a grass on the wall, both sides fell, and Yan Shaozhi had no conflict of interest―――――― of course, the most important thing is that Zhou Feng's prestige in Jinan is good, and several years of benevolent government have made Jinan grateful.

It's better to sell one, and let Zhou Feng continue to be his minister of state in Jinan, so that Yan Shao can temporarily stabilize the situation in Jinan. When Yan Shao calms down the plain and settles the situation in Qingzhou, he can let Zhou Feng 'retire with peace of mind'.

Of course, I won't say all this to Zhou Feng and the others, and there is no need to tell them...

With Dong Zhao's words, the faces of the civil and military officials who were originally hostile to him relaxed, and the atmosphere in the hall became harmonious.

In fact, the people of Jinan didn't know that they were not Yan Shao's opponents at all, but they just let them willingly give up everything in their hands, after all, they still couldn't be reconciled, and now Yan Shao is so generous, but it has attracted their favor.

Many people are heartbroken by Yan Shao's bearing, and feel that such characters are really worthy of being heroes in the world.

And just as everyone in the hall began to drink and feast, they saw a person suddenly running in from outside the hall, but he was covered with sweat, and even his face was covered with beads of sweat.

"What?" Zhou Feng frowned slightly, the atmosphere in the palace was good at the moment, and he didn't feel a little unhappy.

"Report to the lord, Yan Shao's army has captured Linzi and captured Zheng Qi alive, and now the Qi country is owned by Yan Shao..."

Not wanting to hear the news, instead of panicking, Zhou Feng and the others looked at Dong Zhao in the right position, and after being silent for a while, Zhou Feng raised his wine glass. "Congratulations to my lord!"

"Congratulations to my lord!"