On the afternoon of the fifth day of December, Cheng Li arrived in Jixian County.

Gao Shun immediately invited Tian Feng and Cheng Li to his residence, and the three of them discussed secretly.

First of all, Gao Shun told the two about their affairs in Beijing, hoping to hear their opinions.

Tian Feng and Gao Shun have a somewhat similar point of view, they must refuse His Majesty's marriage, so as to gain everyone's trust in Gao Shun and strengthen cohesion, otherwise, Xu Lin and Xu Fu will leave and have a great impact on others.

Cheng Li did not speak.

Subsequently, Gao Shun told his Majesty's decree and his plans for the aliens, hoping to plunder the wealth of the Xianbei people as much as possible without exterminating them in order to protect himself.

As for the establishment of the Yellow Turban Force in order to protect himself, it was temporarily concealed by Gao Shun, and even Tian Feng and Cheng Li were inconvenient to say it clearly.

Both of them are smart people, and as soon as Gao Shun said that, Cheng Li and Tian Feng understood Gao Shun's intentions.

Gao Shun asked them to think about the strategy and tactics of Xianbei first, and then discuss and determine.

That night, Cheng Li found Gao Shun alone and expressed his views to Gao Shun in advance.

Although he and Tian Feng both worked for Gao Shun, he felt that it was difficult to say many things to guard Tian Feng, so he interviewed Gao Shun alone.

Cheng Li said: "Lord, I feel that the refusal to marry is a bit hasty, and now I can't stiffen the relationship with the court, if we accept the emperor's marriage and stabilize the court, when our strength grows, when we get into trouble, we can take the princess sacrifice flag; At that time, if Xu Lin's sister is corrected, this will not affect the stability of our internal relations. ”

The first sentence shocked Gao Shun almost bit his tongue, even if a woman is a dress, then there is a day of husband and wife hundred days of grace, how can you take your wife to sacrifice the flag? How do you treat your children if you have them? If so, what qualifications does he have to unify the world and educate all the people in the future?

And Cheng Li is a wise man, how could he make such a decision? Such a statement would provoke strong resistance from all Han loyalists and, for him, make it more difficult to unify the Central Plains.

Gao Shun thought about it carefully, Cheng Li didn't understand the future development trend, and thought that Gao Shun would overthrow the Han court by force, so he made such a decision, but it can also be seen from Cheng Li's ruthlessness, which Gao Shun can't compare.

Think about the fate of Yuan Shu as the emperor in history, all the princes rose up to attack him, Gao Shun didn't want to be an enemy of the world, besieged by the people of the world, he must grasp the righteousness, successfully seize power, and minimize the harm.

Some things couldn't be explained to Cheng Li, so Gao changed the topic by the way and said: "Captain Cheng, the matter has come to this point, it's useless to talk about it, it's better to talk about how to treat Xianbei." ”

Cheng Li had already thought of a way to deal with it, and immediately replied: "My lord, I have different views on the issue of Xianbei, and I hope that we will spare no effort to attack the Xianbei people, and it is best to eliminate them; The dignified champion of the Han Dynasty and the general of the Han Dynasty's expedition to the north, if they reach the point where they can survive by relying on foreign races to contain the imperial court, what future is there left? If the imperial court wants to use a knife against us, it is hoped that it will be able to concentrate all its forces against the imperial court at that time, and does not want to fight on two fronts, otherwise it will definitely be defeated; My lord, there is no way back, otherwise, it will mean death. ”

Cheng Li's words woke up Gao Shun, there is no possibility of compromise with the imperial court, if someone replaces him as the general of the expedition to the north, even if the Xianbei people go south to plunder wildly, even if the Han can't resist it, the imperial court will not let him go.

Now there has been no such thing as a mess, the Han has arrogance in the bones of the alien race, and looks down on the alien race at all, even if the alien race is strong, it is still an uncivilized barbarian, and it will not cause much harm to the imperial court, and even if there is harm, it is temporary; And they will think that a strong person like Gao Shun who leads troops is fatal to the imperial court.

Concession to the imperial court meant death.

Gao Shun got up and saluted Cheng Li: "Thank you Mr. for your heartfelt words, Shun has been taught." ”

Cheng Li was very pleased that Gao Shun could figure it out so quickly and adopt his opinions in time, and said with a smile: "Haha, it is Li's responsibility to give advice to the lord." ”

Gao Shun immediately asked, "If it is coerced by the imperial court, how can we deal with it?" ”

"Haha, this matter is easy, if it is coerced by the court, we just need to deal with it strongly; Xu Rong, as the army of the Eastern Front, quickly strategized Liaodong County, Liaodong Dependent States, Lelang and other counties to stabilize the East; The Youzhou army moved south and occupied Jizhou and the Qingzhou and Yanzhou territories north of the Yellow River; Wen Chou was the army of the northern front, taking over the armies of Yunzhong County, Dingxiang County, Pingcheng, Ningcheng and other places to ensure that the north was not threatened by foreign races, and the Bingzhou army could move south to occupy the entire Bingzhou and Hanoi County north of the Yellow River; If Zhou Fei, the Taishou of Hedong County, was still loyal to the lord, he was sent as the Guanzhong Army, leading the army south to occupy Guanzhong and the area west of Tongguan, and quickly developed to Liangzhou and Yizhou; In the same vein, Fang Liang, the prime minister of Jinan, if he remained loyal to the lord, quickly occupied the area south of the Yellow River in Qingzhou and developed to Xuzhou and Yanzhou; If this is the case, threatening Luoyang from three sides, how can the imperial court continue to exist? ”

Gao Shun was very happy, Cheng Li's goal coincided with him, and he asked rhetorically: "Why don't you go straight to Luoyang?" If Luoyang is occupied, won't it be easier? ”

"Haha, my lord, if we eliminate the imperial court, and we are unable to occupy the whole country, we will form a large number of local princes, conquest against each other, which is not good for us, if we let the Han court continue to exist and maintain the status quo, anyway, his appeal is very weak, and it will not pose a threat to us, as long as we develop steadily and digest the territory we occupy, we can occupy the area north of the Yangtze River in one go, and establish the advantage of the lord in the Central Plains, then the world is within reach."

Gao Shun's impression of Cheng Li strengthened a little more, and he really had the demeanor of a wise man, so he said: "Then with Mr.'s words, first hit the Xianbei people fiercely, stabilize our rear, and leave this matter to Mr. and Yuan Hao, you come up with opinions as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, my lord!" Cheng Li responded cheerfully, and then went to Tian Feng to discuss.

After Cheng Li stepped back, Gao Shun thought to himself, Cheng Li is really a ruthless person, no wonder he has left stains on human flesh as military food in history, his resolute and decisive style is much stronger than him, even if his intelligence is very high, compared with these professional strategists, the gap is still very large, and his mind is not as mature and ruthless as Cheng Li; For the sake of the great cause, everything can be abandoned, Gao Shun can't do it for the time being.

A day later, Tian Feng and Cheng Li came up with their opinions, and the Youzhou army led by Cheng Li, focusing on stability, gradually encroached on the territory of the Xianbei people, adopted the strategy of fighting steadily and steadily, and gradually pushed the front forward, gradually building passages and establishing fortresses.

After the Spring Festival, Tian Feng launched a surprise attack when the Xianbei people's defense was the most lax, striving to annihilate the central Xianbei and occupy their territory.

After reading the planning of the two, Gao Shun asked rhetorically: "In the first month, the weather is freezing and cold, and the water is dripping into ice, why did you choose this time to attack?" ”

Cheng Li said with a smile: "Haha, lord, God is fair, it is not good for us, and it is also unfavorable for Xianbei people. ”

Gao Shun only had the word "ruthless enough" left in his heart.

Tian Feng said: "Lord, Feng didn't agree with Zhongde's opinion at first, but after thinking about it carefully, it would also be of great benefit to do so, so he agreed with what Zhongde said; First of all, outside Ningcheng is the prairie, the Xianbei people are all within 800 miles, the road is relatively close, our logistics pressure is not great, and we can eat the enemy; Secondly, Xianbei people would never have imagined that we would attack in this season, let alone that we would suddenly attack during the New Year, I believe the effect is better. ”

Since Gao Shun had authorized it, he didn't want to interfere with their plans and actions, so he said: "Okay, everything will be subject to the decision of the two gentlemen, and Shun will fully support it." ”

"Thank you, Lord!" The two were overjoyed, and at the same time got up and saluted Gao Shun. They like this kind of lord who is good at taking opinions and delegating power without interfering too much in their actions.