Jizhou, Yecheng, Prefecture Pastoral Mansion.

Jizhou Mu Yuan Shao convened a group of staff to prepare for the discussion, Tian Feng, Feng Ji, Xu You, Guo Tu, Xin Ping, Xun Chen all rushed over, and everyone was surprised to see that Gao Gan was also there after entering the hall.

Gao Gan has always had a good relationship with everyone, and his identity is special, he is deeply loved by Yuan Shu, and his status is no less than that of Yuan Tan's sons.

Yuan Shao saw that everyone had arrived, and asked Gao Gan to hand over a document to the strategists for circulation, and then spoke: "Yesterday, Guo Jia sent a document from Zhongshan County, and wanted to give me the two counties of Zhongshan and Changshan, and change the three counties of Yuyang, Guangyang, and Youbeiping in Youzhou, what do you think?" ”

Previously, when Sun Zan was killed, Guo Jia and Zhao Yun took the opportunity to go to the three counties of Daijun, Zhuo and Shanggu in the west of Youzhou, while Yuan Shao took the three counties of Guangyang, Yuyang and Youbeiping in the central part of Youzhou.

Xin Ping said angrily: "Who is Guo Jia? The erector has a good ear, and he dares to talk to my lord about it! Zhongshan and Changshan should be taken, and the land of Youzhou cannot be replaced! ”

Tian Feng said in a deep voice: "Lord, Zhongshan, Changshan, control the well and connect the state, these two counties are outside, and finally controlled by people, if you get two counties, you can merge the state in the west, take the party in a roundabout way, and then attack Hanoi, it is because the two counties are more important than Youzhou, but Guo Jia has always been cunning and wise, and Zhao Yun is a minion, not to be despised , he exchanged Zhongshan and Changshan for several counties in Youzhou, which is harmful to him, why do you do it? I am afraid of fraud, and I should act cautiously! ”

Yuan Shao smiled at first, but when he heard that Tian Feng suspected fraud, he couldn't help frowning.

"Don't doubt it, my lord!" Xu Yu on the side hurriedly said: "Zhang Liao is dead, Guo Jia has no roots, no name, how dare he occupy Zhongshan and Changshan alone!" In this trouble-inducing move, he had to draw a secret plan with the lord, and he should retreat knowing the opportunity. Even if he is deceitful, we can also plan it, the lord can respond to it first, and send Youzhou to him, quickly occupy Zhongshan and Changshan with heavy troops, and then take advantage of Guo Jia's foothold in Youzhou when it is not stable, unite Wuhuan and Xianbei, and attack Guo Jia, even if he has the courage of Zhao Yun, how can he deserve it? ”

Yuan Shao nodded again and again when he heard this.

Tian Feng asked rhetorically: "What if Zhang Liao is not dead?" ”

Xu You sneered: "Zhang Liao's death, the world knows about it, not to mention the great change in Luoyang, if Zhang Liao is still here, how can he sit back and watch Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Yu Poison take away the Son of Heaven?" ”

Tian Feng said in a deep voice: "I have seen Zhang Liao, this person is meticulous and thoughtful, the matter of killing Lujiang in battle may not be credible, the changes in the court of Luoyang, the inside story is not fully known, and it must be investigated." ”

"Yuan Hao." Yuan Shao smiled: "Yuan Cai returned last night and brought a message confirming that Zhang Liao is dead. ”

Before Tian Feng could speak, Xu You hurriedly said: "Such good news, please come quickly." ”

Yuan Shao glanced at Gao Gan, who was about to explain in detail the causes and consequences of his release in Chaoge, and then said: "Judging from the situation in Hanoi, Zhang Liao is dead, his subordinates are divided and infighting, Xu Huang and Qiao Mao should be incompatible, Xu Huang has the intention of taking refuge in the lord, the lord can first send a messenger to Hanoi to recruit Xu Huang, in order to show his sincerity, if Hanoi is decided, he can follow Mr. Xu's plan to seek Zhongshan and Changshan." ”

Feng Ji nodded and said: "If you get Hanoi, you can peek at Luoyang, and then take Zhongshan and Changshan and seize the party, and then attack Hedong, seek to merge the state, and enter the pass, then half of the world can be obtained, and the beginning of this lord's hegemony is also!" ”

Tian Feng still retorted: "I'm afraid that Hanoi is also a scheme." ”

Gao Gan was stunned for a moment, his face showed dissatisfaction, but he did not refute.

Xu You, Feng Ji and the others all frowned.

Yuan Shao said suddenly: "Yesterday, I also received news from the Shangdang, my brother was driven away, and the Montenegrin thief Zhang Yan seized the Shangdang. ”

Xu You couldn't help but smile and said: "Shangdang, Hanoi, and Zhongshan are all in chaos, the Luoyang court has changed greatly, and the same is true for Jiujiang and Lujiang, Zhang Liao will not be born!" ”

Guo Tu's eyes flickered, and he suddenly spoke: "Although Zhang Liao is wise, he attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and he is credible in order to take risks from his younger brother." Although he was unstoppable, he was hit by a poisoned arrow, and he must not be able to save himself. ”

Guo Tu usually doesn't say much, but others are even more jealous of him, as soon as he said this, Yuan Shao couldn't help but nod: "The words of the public rule are extremely true." ”

Yuan Shao's words set the tone, and the next thing Yuan Shao and the strategists discussed was to take Hanoi or Zhongshan Changshan first, and they had no doubt about whether Zhang Liao was dead.

In fact, Xu You and others did not have much doubt about the news of Zhang Liao's death in battle, after all, it is normal to die on the battlefield, and there have been too many powerful ministers who have died in the past few years, He Jin is dead, Ding Yuan is dead, Dong Zhuo is dead, Wang Yun is dead, Li Dao Guo Yan is dead, most of the court ministers are dead, Gongsun Zan is dead, and Yuan Shu has also died recently, why won't Zhang Liao die?

Only Tian Feng was keenly aware that something seemed to be wrong, but he couldn't say what was wrong, and the suspicion that Guo Jia would take the rubble by giving up the pearl and jade was also refuted by Xu You and others, because it was not risky to take Zhongshan and Zhongshan with Xu You's strategy, and Tian Feng couldn't figure out what Guo Jia's intentions were.

He suggested that Yuan Shao wait and see for a while, but was vetoed, Yuan Shao did not listen to him at all this time, and finally decided to take Xu Huang first, take Hanoi, and at the same time send Yan Liang and Feng Ji to lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to Zhongshan and Changshan to Guo Jia to take over the two counties.

It's not that Yuan Shao is anxious, but under Guo Tu's reminder, he is also afraid that Guo Jia will regret it and have long nights and dreams. Now he has sent 20,000 soldiers and horses to go, with the courage of Yan Liang and the strategy of discipline, it is enough to protect himself, even if Guo Jia sneaks up on them, there will be too much loss.

Compared to the harvest, this risk is completely acceptable.

Xu You, Feng Ji and other strategists have the same psychology as Yuan Shao, they and Yuan Shao are both prosperous and lossy, Yuan Shao dominates the world, they are the ministers of the dragon, now there is such a good opportunity, how can they let it go? Blocking people's future is like killing their parents, and they are all a little dissatisfied with Tian Feng, who has raised objections several times.

Yuan Shao immediately gave an order, sent Yan Liang and Feng Ji to Zhongshan with 20,000 soldiers and horses, and Wen Chou, Xu You, and Gao Gan led troops to Hanoi.

Tian Feng couldn't dissuade Yuan Shao, and when he returned to the mansion, he was still frowning, as a strategist under Yuan Shao who was still sober, he faintly felt a sense of crisis, but he didn't know where it came from, so he could only twist his eyebrows and think hard.

Guo Tu returned to the mansion, but his expression was a little dazed.

Yuan Shao's subordinates, as far as he and Tian Feng had contact with Zhang Liao, Tian Feng suspected that Zhang Liao was not dead, and Guo Tu was also suspicious, and very suspicious.

Today, he made an analysis, just to cater to Yuan Shao's thoughts, not because of anything else, because Yuan Shao wants to hear this, he is good at pondering people, he knows Yuan Shao too well, Yuan Shao wants to send troops at the same time, if he opposes it, it will cause Yuan Shao to be displeased.

Strange to say, Yuan Shao is good to him, but his loyalty to Yuan Shao is not always so strong. He had thought carefully about the reason, but it turned out to be because of Zhang Liao. He was afraid of Zhang Liao from the bottom of his heart at that time, and later came to Yuan Shao, thinking that the sky would be wide from now on, but to his surprise, the result was not like this.

Yuan Shao was indeed good to these strategists, but after staying under Zhang Liao, when he came to Yuan Shao, there was always a strange feeling that Yuan Shao seemed to be a little unworthy of his name.

is not afraid of comparing goods, but afraid of people compared to people, compared with Zhang Liao, Yuan Shao's love is more close to a face, as if it is for others to see, so that he has the name of love, but the real use of talent is far behind.

Yuan Shao is very angry on his face, but he is stingy in his bones, if you accuse him of his mistakes without hesitation, he will be very unhappy in his heart, and he will write it down.

And Zhang Liao is different, although his experience under Zhang Liao was not pleasant, but I have to admit that Zhang Liao is atmospheric in his bones! He can use everyone in the most appropriate place, and let you display your talents, and he is not afraid of mistakes, and he is not afraid to correct them, accusing him of his mistakes, he will sincerely admit his mistakes, without caring about his own face, and will reuse you more, this is the real atmosphere.

If Yuan Shao is a scholar with grace, then Zhang Liao is a scholar with talent, even if he attaches importance to it, he inevitably has a sense of superiority of grace, and he attaches importance to it from the heart.

Yuan Shao's recruitment of celebrities is like raising deer and cranes, and the treatment is good, but most of them are used for ornamentation, and they can also win a good reputation. Zhang Liao's employment is like raising horses and dogs, the treatment is also good, and more importantly, it allows you to show your strengths, you can drive, you can go to the battlefield, and you can bite to watch the door.

Under the same treatment, as for whether it is better to be a deer and crane or a dog and a horse, you can only know the taste when you are in it.

It is this contrast that makes it difficult for Guo Tu to enter the role of a strategist under Yuan Shao, he has been very low-key in the past two years, he is a person who likes to plan, but coldly watching Feng Ji, Xu You and others fighting openly and secretly, there is always a feeling of excitement.

This time Yuan Shao sought to take Zhongshan, Changshan and Hedong, Guo Tu was not optimistic in his heart, because he knew that Zhang Liao was powerful, especially in terms of controlling his subordinates, he was lenient and strict, and won the support of his subordinates, even if Zhang Liao really died in an accident, his subordinates would never have infighting so soon, and most of them would support Zhang Liao's son together.

Because Zhang Liao had been released to his family two years ago, he saw his son, but his son was unwilling to stay in Jizhou and insisted on returning to Hedong, which shocked him at the time, but after listening to the treatment and environment of his wife and children in Hedong, he lived a rich life, and his son also went to school, with Cai Yong, Sima Hui, Le Xiang and other Confucian teachings, he couldn't help but be silent.

His family was just hostages taken by Jia Xu at the beginning, but now they are living so well in Hedong and receiving a good education, which shows that Zhang Liao is kind to people.

So Guo Tu is very suspicious of Guo Jia and Xu Huang's behavior, as for what these people are going to do? Guo Tu had a terrible thought in his heart, if Zhang Liao really didn't die, then what was his goal?

Yuan Shu was destroyed, Zhang Liao obtained the land of Jianghuai, shouldn't it be Hebei now?