The Kwantung Coalition Army was disbanded, the alliance failed, and Dong Zhuo and the Kwantung princes all retained their strength, which caught Gao Shun a little off guard, and the gap with history was too big, and he couldn't see the next development trend clearly, and his heart was full of contradictions.

If he took advantage of the situation to wave his troops south, it would not only make Dong Zhuo and all the princes feel threatened, but would even make them join forces to deal with Gao Shun together; If the princes are allowed to fight and dominate, it will bring endless disasters to the people of the Central Plains.

In the absence of a way, Gao Shun decided to stabilize the interior first and unify the thoughts of the insiders, so he sent people to invite Cheng Li, Tian Feng, Fu Zhu and others to prepare to negotiate future development goals, and see what their attitude is, whether they support Gao Shun to fight for hegemony in the Central Plains, or hope that Gao Shun will help the Han court?

As a military advisor's sacrificial wine, Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia also thought behind closed doors, preparing to come up with an overall plan before the meeting.

At the beginning of May, the personnel arrived and gathered in the study of Gaoshun, the general's mansion.

Also attending the meeting were Li Qiang, Ma Gui, Guo Tu and Judge.

Everyone had already prepared, this was the time to show their wit, and they all wanted to show themselves in front of Gao Shun.

This is also the first time that the strategists have gathered, and several of them have met for the first time.

On the left side of Gao Shun, the first is the military advisor sacrificial wine drama Zhicai, the second is Cheng Li, the third is Tian Feng, the fourth is Fu Zhu, and the fifth is Guo Tu; The first place on the right is Li Qiang, the second is Ma Gui, the third is Jia Xu, the fourth is Xu Rong, and the fifth is the trial; Directly opposite is Guo Jia, the military sacrificial wine, who is responsible for recording.

The difference in the position of the people shows the importance of each person in Gao Shun's mind.

Looking at all the wise men seated, Gao Shun was smiling, his heart was full of pride, this lineup is too luxurious, if they are allowed to give full play to their talents, why worry about big things? Now he is worried about your infighting and internal friction; Second, they were worried that they would be loyal to the Han court, rather than to him Gao Shun.

Xi Zhicai is young, but the position he sits in is very important; He saw very clearly that now that the power of the lord was so huge, it would be a matter of time before he replaced the Han court, otherwise, even if Gao Shun agreed, his subordinates would not agree.

Cheng Li, Tian Feng and others saw the military division for the first time, and they didn't expect it to be so young, but they had long known the master's ability to see people, and they didn't question the ability of the drama Zhicai.

Because Cheng Wu was too far away, and the Yongzhou site had not yet been fully accepted, the task was heavy, so he was not recalled to the meeting.

Summoning Xu Rong back to attend the meeting, the first is to let everyone know each other, the second is that Gao Shun wants to hear about his situation and plans in the counties of Liaodong, and third, it shows that Gao Shun attaches great importance to him.

After asking for Jia Xu from Dong Zhuo, he was appointed as the military adviser of the General's Mansion, that is, a senior staff member, and enjoyed the treatment of 2,000 stones, which was specially approved by Gao Shun, and at the same time sent someone to notify Yongzhou Mu Chengwu to escort Jia Xu's family to Jizhou safely as soon as possible.

Gao Shun first spoke: "Shun starts from the grass, and it is an honor for Shun to get your help; On the day of the army, he made a bold statement to protect the peace of the border county of the Han Dynasty and avoid the suffering of the people of the border county from being plundered by the barbarians; After so many years of hard work, under the desperate efforts of all the soldiers, the Wuhuan people were basically exterminated, the Xianbei people were expelled, the Huns were relocated, the homeland was recovered, the border counties were stabilized, and the original promise of Shun was fulfilled; Now Dong Zhuo is in charge of the imperial court, the local Shangzhou County is independent, the Central Plains is shrouded in the clouds of war, the warlord melee is about to break out, and the people are displaced; Shun is very confused now, I can't see the future clearly, I don't know how to do it, I invite you to come to discuss, I hope you will express your opinions, for Shun to solve the doubts. ”

Xi Zhicai said: "Previously, the lord promised the court not to meddle in the affairs of the Central Plains, based on the border county, and the lord has always kept his promise, so the court has always been very relieved to the lord; But now the situation has changed, the imperial court is controlled by the minister of state, Dong Zhongying, and the local Yizhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Yangzhou have all stopped paying taxes to the imperial court, forming an independent state; Liangzhou was controlled by the rebels and could not pay taxes; Only the territory controlled by the lord and Jingzhou are still paid normally; If he continued to pay taxes to the imperial court, he would fund Dong Xiangguo in disguise and strengthen his strength, which would be detrimental to the country; If you stop paying taxes to the imperial court, you will have a bad reputation; Next, I will first inform you of the latest information by the military strategy sacrificial wine, and then you will analyze and speak. ”

Since the Gaoshun forces continued to pay taxes to the imperial court, and acknowledging the existence of the imperial court was tantamount to recognizing Dong Zhuo's legitimacy in disguise, the officials and people in the jurisdiction were commensurate with their positions, and did not call him a Dong thief or a national thief.

Guo Jia was prepared, so he said: "In general, the Kwantung Coalition Army crusaded against Dong Xiangguo, and Dong Xiangguo adopted the strategy of drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle, so that the allies would not attack themselves; Now Liu Biao is based in Jingzhou, Yuan Shu is based in Yangzhou, Tao Qian is based in Xuzhou, and Yizhou has long been privately cut off from the imperial court, recruiting troops and horses to strengthen their strength; There are many self-respecting people in Yuzhou and Yanzhou, some of them are for self-protection, some are ambitious, and each has selfish interests; Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, wanted to unify Yanzhou, but all counties had strong soldiers, and Shanyang County still had the remains of Taishou Yuan, which made it difficult; Yuzhou Mu Han Fu soldiers are strong and strong, and the general Pan Feng is strong in martial arts and resourceful, so that although Yuan Shao, the Taishou of Runan County, is eyeing the position of the state pastor, he does not dare to act rashly, but a war between the two sides is inevitable; Dong Xiangguo monopolized the power of the imperial court, which made the Son of Heaven dusty, the ministers were humiliated, and the prestige of the imperial court was lost. Let me talk about the situation in detail below, first of all, Tao Qian of Xuzhou stopped paying taxes to the imperial court, recruited troops and horses, and was strong, and had controlled Donghai County, Pengcheng State and Xiapi State in Xuzhou, only Guangling County Taishou Zhang Chao supported the army and was not controlled, and Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei were stationed in Xiaopei and became the guardians of Xuzhou, but Tao Qian did not fully trust him; Yuan Shu of Yangzhou is very strong, has occupied the five counties of Yangzhou, the northern part of Huiji County is also under its control, and Changsha County of Jingzhou is also under its control, but his rule is not stable, it is with the help of local scholars to achieve superficial unity, Yangzhou also faces the threat of Shanyue people,......"

Guo Jia spent half an hour reporting on the situation in each prefecture and county, and on the situation of each warlord, and everyone listened very carefully.

After Guo Jia's report was completed, Xi Zhicai said: "Now for the first issue, whether to continue to pay taxes to the imperial court." ”

He was the first to speak: "It is the duty of the magistrate to continue to pay taxes to the imperial court, and it is the duty of the magistrate to do his duty. ”

Gao Shun was very dissatisfied with the performance of the frustrated professor, not to mention the content of his speech, just his behavior could not get along with his colleagues.

Cheng Li was very dissatisfied with the frustration of giving the first speech, he was the first military advisor recruited by the lord, and he was ranked before the frustration, and more importantly, the content of his speech was contrary to Cheng Li's opinion, so he had a cold face and asked seriously: "Is Mr. loyal to Dong Xiangguo or loyal to the lord?" Anyone with a discerning eye in the world can see that if you continue to pay taxes to the imperial court now, you will subsidize Dong Xiangguo, which will make him more arrogant. For the Lord? ”

Gao Shun thought to himself, according to historical records, Cheng Yu was rigid by nature and had many discords with others, and it was true.

He was very embarrassed to be asked, and immediately defended loudly: "Captain Cheng's words are wrong! If Dong Xiangguo is a national thief, he can raise troops to go south to the side of the Qing monarch to relieve the danger of the Son of Heaven, and to fulfill the righteousness of the ministers, and continue to pay taxes is not contradictory. ”

Dong Zhuo's promotion of Gao Shun to the general of the chariot cavalry was to befriend Gao Shun, and to use this to drive a wedge between Gao Shun and the Kwantung Alliance, making Yuan Shao's self-proclaimed chariot general unjustifiable.

The general of the chariot cavalry, with the golden seal and purple ribbon, is second to the general and the hussar general, and above the general Wei and the generals, the front, rear, left and right generals, the rank is Shangqing, or than the third duke, in charge of conquest and betrayal, and has become a permanent general in the late Han Dynasty.

From the words of Fu Zhu, Gao Shun felt his position, Fu Zhu was loyal to the Han court, no wonder he was not trusted by Yuan Shao in history, it should be this reason.

Before Cheng Li could refute, Tian Feng was afraid that they would continue to quarrel, so he preemptively said: "Now we have to figure out a few questions first, first, do you want to characterize Dong Xiangguo as a national thief?" Second, if Dong Xiangguo is designated as a national thief, will he continue to pay taxes? Third, even if Dong Xiangguo is determined to be a national thief, without the imperial court's holy decree, can the foreign minister bring troops into Beijing? Fourth, if Dong Xiangguo is determined to be a national thief, then should Dong Xiangguo be accepted for his promotion of the lord to the general of the chariot in the name of the imperial court? Is it legal? ”

Xi Zhicai said: "Since this is the case, do you want to characterize Dong Xiangguo as a national thief?" ”