The weather outside was very good, the sun was shining, but the house was dark, Yuan Shao and the strategists sat here early in the morning, sitting in a strict posture, by this time, their legs were already a little sore. However, this Yuan Shang was like a drug, repeatedly interrupting the process of deliberations. Originally, two or three small things in Yuan Shao's mouth took up a lot of time.

Yuan Shao asked impatiently, "Xianfu, what else do you have to do?" ”

Yuan Shang straightened his clothes, gritted his teeth and glanced at Yuan Xi, who had not yet reached his seat, and said, "Tell my father, someone abused military salaries and set up a private army for himself. ”

Yuan Xi was stunned and thought, this guy is really in trouble with me.

In fact, many of Yuan Shao's generals had private soldiers, either as transport teams or as pro-soldiers, which was a very important part of Yuan's army. The Yuan army would not pay these private soldiers, but would provide supplies to these troops, although this required each general to report the size of his private troops upwards, and there was a cap for each of them, to prevent empty pay. If they did not report the number of their private soldiers, they were not allowed to receive supplies.

Therefore, Yuan Shao was a little disapproving, and said, "What kind of thing is this?" He waved his hand and said to Yuan Shang: "Isn't your second brother the grain supervisor for these things?" You just have to let him deal with it. Now let's get down to business......"

Yuan Shangcha nodded and smoked, and hurriedly said, "Dad, it's the second brother who ......."

Yuan Shao said: "Okay, you go back first, we have more important things today." ”

Yuan Shang was so angry that he had to come back and make a lip gesture towards Yuan Xi, as if to say, "Count yourself lucky." ”

Yuan Xi gave him a middle finger, Yuan still didn't know why, but he knew that it was not a good gesture, and his lips trembled with anger. Today, I almost lost my wife and broke my soldiers, and put this henchman chess piece into it.

Yuan Shao also ignored the intrigue between the two brothers, just cleared his throat and said loudly: "There are two issues today, one is the problem of the imperial court, and the other is the problem of Youzhou. ”

"Now I, as the general of the dynasty, cannot meet the Son of Heaven. After Dong Zhuo's rebellion, Luoyang was in ruins and could no longer be used as the capital. And now Xudu is a long way away. A few days ago, I have sent someone to present a recital, and I respectfully ask that the capital be moved to Zhencheng today......"

Zhencheng is a small city in the east of Puyang, but the city is complete and densely populated, so it is a good place. Although it still belongs to Cao Cao's territory, it is on the south bank of the Great River. Yuan Shao's calculation was to let the emperor be closer to him and weaken Cao Cao's influence. But it was clear that Cao Cao would not give in. There's room for fuss.

Guo Tu twisted his beard, he already knew what Yuan Shao meant, and hurriedly suggested: "The lord's plan is very good, since the imperial court moved eastward, it has been displaced among the princes, and it is difficult to return, and the government is controlled by Cao Cao, so what is the difference between Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo?" Now, we propose to move the capital, which not only allows many courtiers to recognize Cao Cao's true colors, but also shows our loyalty. It's just Cao Cao's wolf ambition, and he may not be able to meet the kindness of the lord. ”

Other people also bowed their heads and said yes, Cao Cao welcomed the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials to Xu Du at the beginning, built a large number of buildings, built a palace and mansion, and for a time the whole world praised his virtue, even Kong Rong This kind of celebrity would rather leave his territory than go to Xu Du to face the saint, not to mention some other so-called hermits who sell their reputations. But as the days went by, there were many contradictions between the two sides. Cao Cao himself named himself one of the Three Princes, but in fact, he had the final say in everything. The emperor's order could not even get out of the palace door. Not only that, Cao Cao also arbitrarily tampered with the holy decree and issued orders to various princes in the name of the emperor. He also has to review the performance of the hundred officials first, and there is no problem before everyone can get it to the court for discussion.

Gradually, some of the tone of the court and the central government changed, and Yuan Shao also smelled the smell of it, and proposed to move the capital in a timely manner, which was equivalent to handing over a match next to a pile of gunpowder magazines that were about to explode, and the time was just right.

This idea was given by Feng Ji, so he was secretly smug on his face, changed his gloomy tone, and said loudly to everyone: "If Cao Cao disagrees, it is the most exciting part of this plan." When the time comes, the ministers in the court who are loyal to His Majesty will inevitably attack him, and the other princes in the world will also know about his wolf ambitions. Let's take the opportunity to release an article calling on the heroes to crusade against Cao Cao, so that we don't have to face the criticism of the world. ”

Xu You also said: "Now Hebei is fixed, and last year was another bumper harvest, and the situation is very good." And Yanzhou has a poor harvest every year, and there are still remnants of yellow turbans in the territory, Cao Cao also ordered his soldiers to be stationed in the fields in order to supplement the military rations. Let the soldiers who fought in the war go to farming, what kind of combat effectiveness can such an army have? It's just that he has the court in his hands, and he is afraid of provoking criticism if he starts a war lightly. First fry it with a simmer, let it be chaotic inside, and then go south with the army of the dignified and diligent king, I am afraid that the hundred officials in Xu Du will welcome each other by then. ”

Yuan Shao laughed and said, "That's exactly the truth. ”

Everyone praised this strategy, and for a while there was a flood of words, and Yuan Shao kept nodding his head, with a look on his face. Only Tian Feng had a calm face and didn't say a word.

Yuan Shao said: "Yuan Hao, what do you think?" ”

Tian Feng heard this: "The two armies are fighting, and the winner is the king." Moral judgment is a matter after victory or defeat. Now that Xuzhou is determined, Cao Cao is full of internal troubles, if he can take advantage of his internal instability and the army is pressing, he will be able to get twice the result with half the effort. Cao Cao ruled the people harshly, as long as we won the first battle, the land of Yanzhou and Xuzhou will inevitably rebel. At that time, Liu Biao Sun Ce in the south will also take advantage of the situation, and Cao Cao will inevitably face a situation of fragmentation. ”

Yuan Shao groaned: "What you said is also very reasonable, but now Gongsun Chan is still here." Our Hebei army still needs to rest, and if we go out to battle in a hurry, I am afraid that we will not be able to please it, and we will miss the spring ploughing. ”

Tian Feng said: "Gongsun Chan is no longer a problem. Now that I am strong and weak, Cao Cao's situation will only be worse than ours, and it will depend on who can take the lead. If the lord was hesitant, his subordinates suggested that he could send a partial army to cross the river to the south and harass him everywhere, first, to find out his truth and reality, and secondly, to make Cao Cao not specialize in farming, and his soldiers had to run around. By the time the army set out next year, Cao's army was already physically and mentally exhausted. ”

This Tian Feng's strategy is still very vicious. Cao Cao's foundation is weak, and he has been swordsmen for many years, so he finally settled down. If you harass like this again, you can't let your family live.

Yuan Xi silently thought in his heart that if he decided to lead the generals later, he would have to actively fight for it, so that he could take the army to Cao Cao's territory and explore the situation for the future battle of Guandu.

It's just that he didn't expect that Tian Feng's strategy was vetoed by Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao's reason is also very simple, I am a dignified teacher, and I can't do this little trick. In short, if you want to win, you must win openly, and in this way, you will not only offend the people in the south, but also let the people of the world see the joke. Yuan Shao felt that his army was strong enough to take Cao Cao without having to go to the sidelines.

"Xianyi, what are you doing with your hands?"

Yuan Shao couldn't help but ask strangely when he saw Yuan Xi holding one hand high.

Yuan Xi was greatly embarrassed, and thought that the candidates for generals would be discussed immediately, so he raised his hand and was the first to speak. Unexpectedly, Tian Feng's suggestion was refuted like this, so he had to say: "The child felt that his father's statement was very right, so he couldn't help but raise his hand in agreement." ”

Yuan Shao nodded and said, "Well, then let's discuss the candidates for the Youzhou Assassin History, Xianyi, if you raise your hand high, you will talk about it first." ”

"What?"