First, the first to respond to Gongsun Zhan's suggestion was Jiyin County's Taishou Chenglian.

Since Niu Fudu has established a good relationship with Gongsun Chan and handed over the northern counties of Peiguo to Gongsun Zhan, then he has established a good relationship with Gongsun Zhan, and he can also give several counties of Liang to Gongsun Zhan, as long as Gongsun Chan does not attack his territory, otherwise, he is powerless to defend it at all.

And the king and prime minister of Liang, under the military pressure of Yuan Yi and Yuan Shao, did not dare to respond to Gongsun Zhan's request, for fear of being betrayed by Gongsun Zhan or the news leaked, in that case, it would be difficult for them to have a chance of survival, and the Yuan family would not forgive them.

The increasingly severe situation in Yuzhou, Gongsun Zhan's aggressiveness, made Han Fu and Yuan Shao very sad.

At this time, Yuan Shao's military advisor Feng Ji saw an opportunity, opposing Yuan Shao's implementation of the agreement with Han Fu when he formed an alliance, and opposing supporting Han Fu, he hoped to use Gongsun Zhan's military pressure to force Han Fu to give up the position of state pastor to Yuan Shao.

Yuzhou, originally under the jurisdiction of two counties and four countries, Lu was occupied by Qingzhou forces, now only Runan, Yingchuan two counties and three kingdoms remain; Yuan Shao controlled the entire territory of Runan County, part of the territory of Chen and Liang, occupied two-thirds of the territory of Yuzhou, and was the strongest among the princes of several routes.

At this time, Yuan Shao was only the Taishou of Runan County, controlling one county and two countries, with a wrong name and a bad word, so Feng Ji planned to win the post of Yuzhou pastor for Yuan Shao.

This was a key part of the Yuan family's grand plan, so as soon as Feng Ji proposed it, it was valued by Yuan Shao; He believes that if he does not obtain the position of state pastor, he will not be righteous when he fights against Gongsun Zhan, and he will be extremely passive, and even seriously affect the prestige of the Yuan family.

In fact, the long-term plan of the Yuan family, several protégés and former officials of the Yuan family, including Han Fu and others, all know it, but no one says it clearly, otherwise in history, Yuan Shao will not kill them all after Han Fu relinquishes the position of state pastor, and cut down the roots of those who know.

What Yuan Shao thought was that only when he was fully in control of the situation in Yuzhou could he get greater support from the family, more support from the Yuan family's protégés, and the full support of the Yuan family; It is not so much that he and Gongsun Chan are competing for control of Yuzhou, but that he is competing with Yuan Shu; Yuan Shu nominally controls Yangzhou, and after he controls Yuzhou, his importance will greatly exceed that of Yuan Shu, and he will inevitably be valued by the family.

At this time, Yuan Shao's advisers were Feng Ji and Xu You, and Yuan Shao had a careful consultation, if he could win Han Fu's position as the pastor of Yuzhou and incorporate Han Fu's officers and soldiers, Yuan Shao's strength would be greatly increased.

The other generals also hoped that Yuan Shao would get the position of state pastor, unify Yuzhou, and then counterattack Yanzhou and concentrate on fighting Dong Zhuo.

Chun Yuqiong had a close relationship with Yuan Shao, and first suggested: "My lord, Gongsun Zhan's soldiers are strong and strong, good at field warfare, and his tactics are similar to Lu Bu's, if Han Fu's army and territory are occupied by him, it will be a big enemy for us, so we must take Han Fu's army in front of him and prevent Gongsun Chan from continuing to expand." ”

Wang Kuang said: "My lord, Gongsun Zhan has the support of Xuzhou, the soldiers are strong, the money and food are sufficient, and he has won the support of more than a dozen county clans, and he is recruiting troops and horses to expand his strength. ”

Yuan Shao cherished his reputation very much, and he didn't want to have a war with Han Fu, and he was reaped by Gongsun Zhan; Then he asked Feng Jidao: "What is the best strategy for Yuantu?" ”

Feng Ji had already made a total, so he suggested: "My lord, now that Han Fu's military advisor Pan Feng has been newly defeated, and he is under great military pressure from Gongsun Zhan, he can let Xin Ping lobby in advance, divide Han Fu's trust in Pan Feng, and state the powerful relationship, only relying on a few counties in Peiguo will never stop Gongsun Zhan, and at the same time send a famous and wise man to persuade Han Fu, Han Fu is a protégé of the Yuan family, and he will definitely present the position of Yuzhou pastor with both hands." ”

Xin Ping is one of Han Fu's advisors, and he has long taken refuge in Yuan Shao, but he is still lurking by Han Fu's side, which is not a secret to Yuan Shao's high-level personnel.

Xu Yu said: "My lord, Han Zhou's pastoral character is weak, in this chaotic period, it is not enough to control the military and political power of a state, if it separates its relationship with Pan Feng and loses Pan Feng's support, it will be six gods and no master; At the same time, persuading the Peiguo clan to come forward to persuade Han Zhou Mu to hand over the position of state pastor will inevitably come to fruition. ”

If it weren't for Dong Zhuo's invasion of Yanzhou and disrupted the arrangements of the Yuan family, otherwise, Yuan Shao would have gotten rid of Pan Feng and forced Han Fu to give up the position of state pastor.

Yuan Shao very much agreed with the strategy of Feng Ji and Xu You, and now that Han Fu was unable to control the situation in Peiguo, let alone control Yuzhou, he asked rhetorically: "Who should come forward to persuade you?" ”

Xu You said: "My lord, at this time, many counties in Peiguo are occupied by Gongsun Zhan, and the Cao family is the only one who governs the county, why not let the Cao family come forward to persuade Han Fu?" ”

Yuan Shao and Feng Ji both knew that Xu Yu had a good relationship with Cao Cao, and now that Cao Cao monopolized Yingchuan County, his strength developed rapidly, and he was still able to resist the attacks of Yingchuan Taishou Wei Xu and Jingzhou Nanyang County alone, becoming a strong competitor for Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao didn't want the Cao family to come forward, he was worried that the Cao family would help him win the position of state pastor, how should he face Cao Cao's competition in the future? He didn't want to use the people of Yuzhou to persuade him, otherwise, he would also leave disadvantages in the future.

When Feng Ji saw Yuan Shao's face, he knew that he didn't want the Cao family to come forward, and Feng Ji didn't want Xu You's suggestion to be adopted by Yuan Shao and steal the limelight of his military advisor, so he suggested: "My lord, if you ask Gongye to come forward to advise Han Fu, Gongye once served as a servant of the imperial history, and was a subordinate of Han Fu, and the relationship has always been very close, and he is famous for assassinating Dong Zhuo, and the effect of his persuasion will be significant." ”

Zheng Tai, born in 151, was a native of Chenliu County, Yanzhou (now Kaifeng South, Henan); There are few talents, good friends, filial piety and honesty for the first time, three mansions, and bus levies, all of which are not enough; At the end of Emperor Ling, the general He Jin assisted the government, recruited as a scholar and servant, and moved to serve the imperial history; Dong Zhuo's dictatorship, Bai Yilang; Later, he conspired with He Hao and Xun Yu to punish Zhuo, leaked the incident, fled, and returned to Yuan Shao.

Han Fu served as Yushi Zhongcheng before serving as Yuzhou Mu, and was Zheng Tai's direct superior.

Yuan Shao was very satisfied with Feng Ji's suggestion, Zheng Tai was famous, and he had an old relationship with Han Fu, and more importantly, he was from Yanzhou, and now he was his subordinate, which was easy to control, even if he made meritorious service, there would be no drawbacks, so he smiled and said: "Can I go to Gongye?" ”

Zheng Tai hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Lord, Tai is willing to go and persuade Wenjie, this is also a chance for him to get out, I believe he will make the right choice." ”

Han Fu used to be Zheng Tai's superior, so he respectfully called Han Fu's character, unlike others, who called Han Fu by his name, which can also be seen from Feng Ji, Wang Kuang and others' contempt for Han Fu.

Zheng Tai did not make a contribution after defecting to Yuan Shao, and he regarded this errand as Yuan Shao's attention to him.

Yuan Shao was very satisfied with Zheng Tai's attitude, and asked the military generals present: "Who is willing to escort Gongye to Qian County?" ”

Gao Gan preemptively said: "Lord, I am willing to go!" ”

Yuan Shao attached great importance to and trusted this nephew, and he still had a secret mission to explain, so he nodded and agreed to Gao Gan's application.

Then, in order to cooperate with the implementation of this plan, Yuan Shao redeployed the army, which was not only convenient to resist Gongsun Zhan's attack, but also to exert pressure on Han Fu.

Subsequently, Yuan Shao ordered Feng Ji and Xu You to assist Zheng Tai in coming up with a plan to persuade Han Fu, and he must think it through; He also asked Feng Ji to send someone to inform Xin Ping that while dividing the relationship between Han Fu and Pan Feng, he persuaded Han Fu to give up his position as state pastor, as well as the land of the six counties he now occupied and the army under his jurisdiction.

After everyone retreated, Yuan Shao specially summoned Gao Gan and explained to him in detail, if Han Fu could be handed over peacefully, he would appoint Gao Gan as the Minister of Pei Guo and be responsible for the compilation of Han Fu's troops; Moreover, he ordered Gao Gan to never let Han Fu go, and he could kill him if necessary, he didn't want the Yuan family's plan to be leaked, so that it would affect the Yuan family's prestige among the scholars; and closely monitored the Cao family and the Xiahou family, hoping to coerce Cao Cao into obeying his orders and achieving the goal of controlling the entire Yuzhou.

Gao Gan was taken aback by Yuan Shao's insidious plan, but he still faithfully carried out Yuan Shao's orders.