A few days later, a letter from Yecheng relieved Yuan Xi, who was in Nanpi. Yuan Shao, who had just cheered up from the sickbed, surprisingly did not blame him, but asked him to manage Nanpi well and temporarily take the post of Taishou of Bohai County. In this way, among the three brothers, Yuan Xi became the most powerful one.

The best thing is that neither Yuan Tan nor Yuan Shang can blame him for anything, after all, Yuan Xi is the hero of quelling the chaos. Without his timely appearance, Nanpi would probably have become Cao Cao's vassal. Once Nanpi falls, this rebellion will rise like a plague, and a spark can start a prairie fire. And Yuan Xi quickly extinguished this flame, making all those who were ready to rebel weigh in their hearts.

Subsequently, Yuan Xi issued a highly controversial decree to move the local wealthy clans in the south to the north and move them to the territory of Youzhou, while the wealthy clans in the south of Youzhou continued to move north to the north of Youzhou.

Several advisors and scribes gathered together, but they did not understand the decree.

After Tian Feng came back from the south, he did not return to Liucheng, and directly became Yuan Xi's military advisor, and he was not in Youzhou. Han Yan was still the county magistrate of Ji County, but he entrusted all the government affairs to the county Cheng, and he came to Nanpi with Yuan Xi. Tian Chou is the chief of the general staff, responsible for military and political affairs. Wen Hui helped several adults, but the work he was responsible for was also very important and closely related to people's livelihood.

Yuan Xi said: "I decided to put the headquarters in Nanpi to facilitate the observation of the changes in Hebei. The main force of the people's army must be transferred. Youzhou should set up a militia organization to maintain law and order. After the wealthy families of Nanpi moved north, the government gave an additional 20 percent of the land. ”

Wen Hui said: "The land in the south is all anointed land, and the output is also high in climate, and no matter how much land there is in the north, the total output is still slightly inferior." Even if you have 20 percent more land, you will still lose it in the end. ”

Yuan Xi said: "There is always a loss, if you still make it, the government will lose." This contribution still needs to be done. Communication should be done in place to allow them to overcome difficulties. ”

Han Yan said: "Such a large-scale migration hurts the muscles and bones. Although these wealthy families usually fish and meat in the township, they contribute most of the tax revenue. If we do this, the people's will will be greatly lost, and I am afraid that the foundation will be shaken. ”

Yuan Xi said: "In the short term, this is true, but in the long run, it is beneficial. I proposed it before, and you all objected to it. But this time, there was going to be a war. I had to do it. Cao Cao is about to go north, and we don't have much time. When the time comes, there will be chaos here, chaos there, a fire in the backyard, and no matter how good the front is, it will be useless. When these wealthy families arrived in the north, they were unfamiliar with the place, and they could not put any ideas into action. ”

Tian Chou said: "Having said that, I left my hometown and didn't agree with people." I'm afraid these people will hold a grudge in the future. It's not a good thing to deviate from morality. ”

Yuan Xi said: "This is one thing. But on the other hand, when they make room for it, the common people will be able to benefit, and these people will support us. Cao Cao called, and we have a battle to rely on. ”

Naturally, there are grievances among the people, and when others are forced to leave their homeland, others are naturally reluctant. On the first day of migration, conflict erupted. However, under the supervision of the people's army, it did not make waves. And Yuan Xi's team has also made other arrangements for this. The old, weak, sick and disabled can be arranged extraordinarily, and those with special reasons can also stay. In short, let the dissatisfaction be minimized.

Nanpi's matter soon reached Yuan Shao's ears, and some families with close ties interceded for them, and after Yuan Shao heard about it, he didn't speak for a long time.

When the news reached Cao Cao's side, another few months passed. Previously, Cao Cao deliberately retreated from Yecheng, in addition to being afraid of excessive casualties, it was an opportunity to create friction between the Yuan brothers. However, what he didn't expect was that Yuan Shao recovered quickly, and the biggest winner was actually the inconspicuous second child.

When Guo Jia heard the news, he dropped his pen and muttered, "There is a master behind this Yuan Xi. ”

But no matter how Yuan Xi profited from it, for Cao Cao, he was always happy to see it. As long as Yuan Shao's sons fight each other, whether it is the eldest and the third boss fighting or the second and the eldest fighting, the ultimate beneficiary will naturally not be Yuan Shao. Originally, Yuan Shao relied on the entire Hebei to fight against Cao Cao, but now, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Hebei is no longer under Yuan Shao's control.

The new year passed bleakly, and there were rebellions in all counties of Jizhou, but they were suppressed by Yuan Shao with an iron fist. However, the Yuan clan could only protect themselves and had lost the ability to go south. And Yuan Shao's health has also deteriorated, and many political affairs have been taken over by his youngest son Yuan Shang.

It's spring again, and Cao Cao has moved the camp south. Previously, Liu Biao and Yuan Shao of Jingzhou joined forces and sent troops to approach Wancheng and contain the battle. Thanks to Cao Ren's Qianli battle, he not only extinguished the rebellion in Runan, but also held Wancheng. Now Liu Bei has entered Xinye and has become Liu Biao's external attachment. Cao Cao prepared to go south to fight in order to avenge his revenge.

In the camp set up in Wancheng, a black horse drove in quickly, and a message from the north came.

Cao Cao received the secret report, suddenly laughed, and said left and right: "Yuan Shangxiao'er finally couldn't help it, and now that he has saved enough strength, he is finally ready to move to the plains." ”

The camp was full of people, all of whom were strategists that Cao Cao relied on, but there were few generals. Cao Cao's attack on Liu Biao was just an illusion, and everyone knew this. This year has passed, Cao Cao has saved up his energy to clean up Hebei, and there is no need to waste his strength on Liu Biao. It's just that there is a lack of time now.

Cheng Yu said: "Congratulations, the opportunity has come." We might as well send an envoy to hook up with Yuan Tan in the plains, and as long as one of the two brothers falls to us, we can send troops. ”

Cheng Yu is very tall, his face is very thin, and his four locks of black beard hang down on his chest, and he has the temperament of a fairy. He is an old strategist, very good at calculation, and every time he participates in decision-making, he is very important to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao said: "We were just trying to lead to a fight between his two brothers. It's a pity that Yuan Shao's body recovered, which stopped the brother's wall. Now I'm afraid that my primordial brother is sick again, and Yuan Shang will be so unscrupulous. If you want to send an emissary, who do you think you should send? ”

Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are brothers after all, and if they want to provoke one of the two, this person's verbal skills must be good.

Several strategists discussed softly with each other, each with their own recommended talents.

Cao Cao frowned slightly, knowing that these people under his command also had their own factions, and this messenger was an opportunity to promote the people in his own faction. So he looked at the silent Jia Xu on the side, this man known as a poisoner, just by virtue of his tongue, he completely stirred up a big mess in Kansai, and took refuge with Zhang Xiu a few years ago. But since he came to Cao Ying, Jia Xu has cherished words like gold, unless Cao Cao inquired, he will never participate in the discussion, he heard in private, and he has never formed a gang, and he is very peaceful.

Seeing Cao Cao looking at him, Jia Xu bowed slightly and said, "Why does the lord send people?" Just wait for Yuan Tan to come and ask the lord. ”

The left and right strategists snorted one after another: "Brother Jia is overconfident, how could Yuan Tan send someone by himself?" ”

Before he could say anything, he heard a messenger from outside, and Yuan Tan, the representative of Qingzhou Xinbi, came to ask for a meeting. As we all know, the Xin brothers worked hard for Yuan Tan. Now that he has come to Cao Ying, his meaning is clear. The person who had laughed at Jia Xu just now immediately closed his mouth.

Cao Cao laughed and said: "Jia Wenhe, Jia Wenhe, your luck is really good, you actually guessed correctly." ”

It's simply a matter of luck, which is a bit mean, but it also makes the face of the embarrassed person a little better. Jia Xu smiled slightly, but did not refute anything.

So they saw the people who had gone into the camp. As soon as Xin Bi came in, he bowed to Cao Cao's position and performed the courtesy of a monarch and a minister.