Chapter 1848: The Battle of Shouchun (129)
Wen Chou is most afraid of the kind of person who can't listen to people's persuasion, but fortunately, Yang Hong is not this kind of person, under his own persuasion, his attitude has obviously changed, this is undoubtedly the result he wants to see the most, of course, he doesn't know what the attitude of the lord will be on the side of the lord who woos Yang Hong, even if the lord is dissatisfied, he can't care so much.
Compared with the arrogant masterminds in Jizhou, it is obvious that he and Yang Hong get along quite well, and the most important point is that he does not feel discrimination, some people may say that it is because of the disparity in status and status, Yang Hong is now asking for others, but the innate arrogance of the literati is not something that can be hidden if he wants to, and in Yang Hong, he did not see it, this may be the key point that Wen Chou has a good impression of him, no matter what his background is, at least mutual respect is the most basic, but over the years, He only felt this respect in Yang Hong, but never in Jizhou.
For this kind of politician, it is not easy to have such a performance, at least it is much better than the literati plotters in Jizhou, anyway, Wen Chou likes it, and even eats down a few glasses of wine, because he is happy, he has begun to put his heart into Yang Hong: Although Yang Hong has always said yes, but what he is thinking in his heart, I am afraid only he knows.
After waiting for Wen Chou to get completely drunk, Yang Hong asked his personal soldiers to take him back, for his solicitation, don't say that he was drunk, even if he was not drunk, Yang Hong could not give him any substantive guarantees, and all his previous performances, to put it bluntly, are just to deal with, of course, he can also see that Wen Chou really has this heart, otherwise he would not be like this, put on a posture of attaching great importance to him, but these are actually not of much significance to Yang Hong, Ma Yan just left, he talked about this to himself, Regardless of whether he agrees or refuses, how should he face Yuan Shu when the time comes, and how should Yuan Shu face Wen Chou?
Isn't this a disgusting general, he can't do such a thing, no matter how disappointed he is in Yuan Shu, but he can't do this kind of downhill thing.
What's more, there is another reason, that is, he doesn't understand Wen Chou's intentions very well, why did he suddenly say this to himself, what is his intention, doesn't he know the relationship between General Hou and the general, that is a brother, although their direct relationship is very unharmonious, but since Yuan Shao can take the general to Yecheng, then once the general goes to Jizhou, who can know how the general will treat his brother Yuan Shu?
Reuse or idle? If he is idle, then he will naturally have a way to get a position, if it is reused, then his current statement may make it difficult for him to move an inch in Jizhou, no matter how he is ugly and ugly in Jizhou, he will not be able to move an inch, can he not consider such a thing?
But Wen Chou didn't seem to have any other concerns at all, which made Yang Hong gasp, because this might mean that Yuan Shu could not have any hope of turning over even if he went to Jizhou, or Wen Chou's wishful thinking, but with his background and his political vision, it was impossible for him to see through what the children of a big family like Yuan Shao's brothers were thinking.
Therefore, under the circumstances at that time, the first thing that can be completely determined is that Wen Chou's words to him are completely in his personal capacity, not from Jizhou and Yuan Shao, if it is Yuan Shao's intention, then he is very passive, and it can even be said that he must reply as soon as possible, but if it is Wen Chou, then there is nothing to worry about, this matter can be delayed, and there will be no problem if it is dragged to Jizhou, Yang Hong has this ability, and he also has this method to get by.
To deal with a reckless man like Wen Chou, as long as he refuses to refuse, but to change the rhetoric, it will definitely work, he is confident, and in this way, he can not only explain to Yuan Shu, but also make Wen Chou settle down, as for what kind of position he will mix in Jizhou in the future, in fact, he has not considered it, or don't even think about such a high-powered position as Changshi, of course, if he can have a choice, he is unwilling to go to the General's Mansion, and the subordinate officials are not very attractive to him, And the magistrate sitting in Jizhou, it is unlikely that he will assassinate the history and the county guard, at most it is just a county order, and he is even less interested, so it is the best choice for him not to do any position like this now.
This choice will give him more choices, which can be described as invincible, especially if he can win a loyal name and be able to choose according to the situation, which is more meaningful than making a direct decision to switch to Jizhou now.
When Wen Chou left, Yang Hong was left alone in the house, he couldn't sit still and walked out of the house, maybe it was the reason for drinking, he thought of some people, Zhang Xun, the two formed a deep friendship during this time, for his death, Yang Hong didn't mention how regretful, but also sincerely admired him for his unyielding death, if he was faced with the entrance examination of life and death, he couldn't be sure if he could be like him, and this may be that he doesn't know how loyal he is to Yuan Shu now, but because of Zhang Xun, But it made him firm in one point, that is, he must not be easily betrayed, this is the bottom line.
And now for many people, their eyes are on Shouchun, which will determine the final trend of the world, but for Jizhou, the battle for the prince is an eternal topic, and since the end of the battle of Xuzhou, Yuan Shao, who seized the rich Qingzhou, is the first person today, and his sons-in-law have sat on the history of Youzhou and Qingzhou early in the morning, and this also means that the two have the qualifications to open the government at the same time.
The two began to recruit a lot of their respective subordinate officials, whether it was Yuan Tan or Yuan Xi, of course, including Yuan Shang, but in addition to the subordinate officials on the surface, there were also Jizhou officials and subordinate officials of the General's Mansion who secretly served in secret, it can be said that the influence of the three sons has penetrated into every inch of Jizhou, and at the same time, it also means that the battle between the open and the dark has changed from dark to bright, and it is more intense.
At this time, the situation in Jizhou is far from the struggle between Nanyang, Yingchuan and Jizhou, involving the issue of heirs, and the gambling component is very large, because once the choice and side of the team are wrong, there will never be a good result in the end, and this is very different from the original Han Court, although the Han Court has today, the heir is the key reason, but the situation at that time was a game between the eunuch party and the clan of foreign relatives, and in the end it ended with the failure of the hands of the eunuch party and foreign relatives.
With the collapse of the eunuch party and relatives, only the clan group left became the backbone of the Han Dynasty, and the power was overwhelming, and the clan group could not replace the two parties, resulting in the Han family to the point where it is today, on the contrary, the clan group began to absorb interests, and Yuan Shao can be said to be the biggest representative.
But he didn't expect that the problem of the prince of the world also appeared in the Han family, and compared with the competition between the three major forces at the beginning, the only clan groups left now have also begun to differentiate, and this differentiation is no longer like Yuan Shao's initial division by region, clans in different regions can share the same hatred, in the matter of the son, they are more from their own interests, which completely transcends regions and factions.
For most clans, they must follow an eternal principle, that is, to establish a successor, so Yuan Tan has become their first choice for support, and the Jizhou officials and families loyal to Yuan Shao will undoubtedly fully support Yuan Shang, and the last remaining part, some people who can't please both ends and even have a hot face and a cold ass will naturally support Yuan Xi, and only when Yuan Xi is on the throne can they have a chance to turn over.
It can be said that all this is definitely beyond Yuan Shao's expectations, because from the time he thought that the three sons were each based on a state, all he thought was that he hoped that his three sons could be exercised through this opportunity, but he didn't know that the three sons had not only been trained, but also plumped up their wings.
Now the three sons can be said to be equal, and they have the potential to fight against each other, which is also the result that Liu Lan did not expect at first, Yuan Tan is mainly a family, Yuan Xi is mainly a local official, and Yuan Shang is his favorite, with his support, then it is equivalent to having the right to support the army, and the military power is in hand, in fact, there is nothing to worry about, but the three of them all understand a truth, now the father likes the third child, but if one day the father does not support the third child but chooses to support any of them, Then who has an overwhelming advantage, on the other hand, Yuan Shang also understands this truth, he now has the support of his father is the most reliable and the least reliable, so he has put a lot of effort into the recruitment of soldiers, and the support of the trial is the result of his efforts.
And Yuan Tan, who is in Qingzhou at the moment, is also worried, although it is true that the family supports him to succeed to the throne, but far away from Jizhou, the family's support for him is very limited, especially only the support of civil and official forces, which really does not play a big role in his succession, and it is very easy to be shaken.
For this reason, he has been worried about the future after the battle of Xuzhou, especially after the third brother was named the Marquis of Ye, many people think that this is the Son of Heaven to sow discord, after all, his father resigned from the Taiwei and the Marquis of Ye at the same time, but this matter is undoubtedly a recognition of the younger son by the Han Court for the father, with such an appointment, Yuan Shao can do smoothly in many things, which makes Yuan Tan scared, and even feels an unprecedented crisis, but how can he reverse such an unfavorable situation, There is no way, because it is impossible for him to return to Yecheng now, without his father's order, even if he dies, he can only die in Qingzhou.
In the room, Yuan Tan sat in front of the low table and frowned, there must be a change, of course, the change he said was not to seize power, but to learn from the third child to increase his chances of winning by winning over the family, to put it mildly, what he wanted to do was Liu Wei instead of Liu Xie.
Of course, it was Liu Bian at the time of the palace change, and Liu Xie at that time didn't have the support of the army, but in the end, it was not defeated by Liu Bian, who had the support of the family, and with the support of the general, Liu Bian succeeded to the throne, and his current situation is exactly the same as the situation back then, but if he continues to stay in Qingzhou, he is very afraid, so his change is more of a change in the status quo, that is to say, he can return to Yecheng from Qingzhou, only in Yecheng, he has the confidence to finally defeat Yuan Shang.
However, under the analysis of his subordinate officials, the current general is in the prime of life, and he is obviously not in a hurry for the prince, although this arrangement seems to be the reuse of Yuan Shanggongzi, but in terms of the general's series of arrangements, it is more of a test for the three princes, and it is not even ruled out that the general uses another form to do a big restriction on internal forces, so as to achieve internal balance.
Now that the family is overwhelmingly supporting the history of the assassination, the general doesn't say anything, but will he not worry? In such a situation, even if the general looks at the prince, he will definitely not easily express his position, the reason is obvious, before the general has not determined the final candidate for the prince, the general will never make any statement, otherwise at that time, Jizhou will support you, does the general have any other choice?
This statement is very novel, it is something that Yuan Tan has never thought of before, but it must be said that these words also made Yuan Tan calm down, what he said made some sense, and now the first thing he has to do is to calm down, and he must not be too anxious and mess with himself, after all, the dust has not settled yet, and there will be any possibility.
Yuan Tan slowly calmed down, now that he had figured it out, he didn't dwell on this problem, looked at his attempt, and asked, "By the way, is there any news from Jizhou, and how is the situation in Shouchun?" ”
Changshi replied: "There is news, but it's not good news, Shouchun estimates that it is difficult to protect, Zhang Xun's 50,000 Shouchun army was defeated and killed, and Wen Chou has been holding his troops still, obviously the situation of Shouchun's army has reached a very bad point, even if he passes, he can't clean up the mess."
"Alas, I really didn't expect that my uncle would be defeated like this?" When Yuan Tan heard such news, he couldn't help but sigh.
I tried to sigh and said: "The plan is in the people, the success is in the sky, we have tried our best, how did we expect that Zhang Xun still failed to rush to Xiao County, but fell for Cao Cao's tricks and was ambushed to death, this is the number of days, non-human can change." ”
Yuan Tan's face softened a little, this result was not what he wanted to see, but in the matter of his uncle Yuan Shu, he undoubtedly contributed the most, of course, this was entirely because of Yuan Yin's assurance to him, the support of the Yuan family was of great importance to him and even to his father, if it weren't for this, he wouldn't be so concerned, and even Yuan Yin couldn't go to Yecheng to see his father so easily, but the efforts he made were such a result in the end, he didn't know whether to be happy or worried.