Yuan Shao took care of his small family and ignored the overall situation, and remembered personal hatred and ignored national hatred, which made Cui Yan extremely disappointed.

failed to convince Yuan Shao, and Cui Yan also blamed himself.

failed to complete the mission, felt shameless to see Chen Jiao and Chen Qun, and left Yecheng gloomily, hanging his head and believing in the horse, aimless.

Disheartened, before he knew it, he went all the way east and embarked on the road back to his hometown Qinghe Country Dongwu City.

Studying abroad and in the midst of war, Cui Yan has not returned to his hometown for nearly ten years. The homeland is the closest, Cui Yan looked around, infinitely emotional.

Entering Qinghe County, returning to his hometown Dongwu City should have been to the northeast, but Cui Yan continued to go east, he wanted to go to Ganling first.

Ganling is the seat of Qinghe County, named after the Ganling Tomb.

Ganling is the sixth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the father of Emperor Liu Hu of the Han Dynasty, and the mausoleum of Liu Qing, the king of Qinghe.

Emperor An of the Han Dynasty was not the Holy Lord of the Ming Dynasty, and during his reign, he was also the Empress Dowager and his relatives were in power.

But fortunately, the Empress Dowager Deng at that time, and the general Deng Zhi of her relatives, were the descendants of Deng Yu, the founder of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

And the eunuch favored by the Empress Dowager Deng is also very famous, that is, the inventor of papermaking, Cai Lun.

Relying on the talents of Deng Zhi and other powerful ministers, during the nineteen years of the reign of Emperor An of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty pacified the Western Regions, defeated the Northern Xiongnu, subdued the Cheshi, and Goguryeo also surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and the Eastern Han Dynasty, which had been declining, also showed a brilliant atmosphere.

The country is prosperous, and the mausoleum built by Emperor An of Han for his father is also quite large-scale.

Not only was Liu Qing, the king of Qinghe, buried, but also the biological mother of Emperor An of the Han Dynasty, Zuo Xiao'e, who was nicknamed Empress Xiaode, formed a large-scale tomb group. Because of the large number of mausoleums, Ganling is also known as the nine mounds.

Cui Yan turned to Ganling, just to pay a respect.

It was getting late, Cui Yan looked around, and saw that not far away, there was a farmer's family, ready to spend the night, and then go to Ganling tomorrow morning to pay respects.

Unexpectedly, the old farmer heard that Cui Yan was going to spend the night, but his face was embarrassed.

"This son, it's not that he is old and sluggish, but because the place is not peaceful, the son should hurry up and leave......"

In the old man's words, there was a lot of helplessness.

Cui Yan was puzzled, begged for good words, and offered a lot of money, so the old man agreed to stay overnight.

After asking in detail, Cui Yan found out the reason.

Ganling is an important place for Cao Cao in Yanzhou, southern defense. At the end of last year, after Yuan Shao was defeated by Cao Cao in Yanzhou, when he retreated, he left a heavy army in Ganling.

Yuan Shao was defeated by the combined forces of Liu Mang and Cao Cao, and the morale of the Jizhou army was low and the morale of the army was fluctuating.

Among the teams stationed in Ganling, a large part is the remnants of the former Jizhou Yellow Turban.

These teams are already sloppy in military discipline. After the defeat, the generals were sluggish, and the soldiers were arbitrary. The garrison of Ganling violated discipline and disturbed the people from time to time.

There was no war, the income of officers and soldiers was small, and some bold and reckless people started the idea of robbing tombs.

Because the nine mounds are the mausoleum of the king and princess of Qinghe, it has caused all the Jizhou troops to covet it.

Tomb robbery is a major crime, and digging up the tombs of the Han clan is a capital crime. But these Jizhou troops are extremely vicious and fearless. Once discovered, they will kill people and kill them.

When Cui Yan heard this, he was extremely resentful.

Early the next morning, I came to Ganling. Sure enough, I saw that many small graves had been excavated, the corpses were exposed, and the burial belongings were looted.

Even on the tomb of King Qinghe, there are robbery holes.

Cui Yan was completely disappointed with Yuan Shao and his Jizhou army.

He was already disheartened, and he had an idea. Yuan Shao has the intention of using troops against Luoyang, which will affect the plan to conquer Yuan. Since Yuan Shao didn't listen to the advice, he had to try to make him not dare to use troops easily!

Cui Yan has made up his mind, no longer going home, but turning his horse south, going to Yanzhou, and lobbying Cao Cao!

……

Cao Cao survived the locust plague crisis, thwarted Yuan Shao, and consolidated his control over the Qingyan area.

Recently, Cao Cao listened to the advice of his staff, temporarily put aside the idea of recovering Puyang Chenliu, devoted himself to development, and recruited talents everywhere.

At that time, Cao Cao's servant, that is, his nephew Cao Zhen, became an adult and served in the army.

A group of celebrities who went to Liaodong to escape the war returned and were recruited by Cao Cao. Among them, the most famous person is the Gaotang people of the Plains, Huaxin Huaziyu.

Xun Yu returned from Luoyang and brought back Liu Mang's letter.

Liu Mang hoped that Cao Cao would try to contain Yuan Shao, but Cao Cao scoffed.

Cao Cao had just settled down, and of course he didn't want to offend Yuan Shao again. However, Liu Mang's promise to exempt the grain borrowed for disaster relief last year was quite heartfelt.

At this time, it was reported that Cui Yan had come to visit, and Cao Cao was overjoyed and personally went out to greet him.

Although Cui Yan is not good at words, he is very smart. Although there is no three-inch tongue, along the way, I have already thought of words. pondered repeatedly, only picked the most important ones, and sorted out several charges against Yuan Shao.

As soon as he saw Cao Cao, Cui Yan listed Yuan Shao's crimes in a hurry.

In addition to accusing Yuan Shao of only remembering personal grudges and ignoring national hatred, it naturally also includes the evil deeds of the Jizhou army who brutalized the people and even dug up and robbed the tombs of their ancestors.

Since he wants to discredit Yuan Shao, what Cui Yan said will inevitably be exaggerated.

Cui Yan typed the draft several times, and most of what he said was true, although it was exaggerated, it was also true.

Before, Chen Qun rushed to Yanzhou to lobby, and Cao Cao was already a little moved. Now, Cui Yan is adding fuel to the fire again, and Cao Cao attaches more importance to it.

Cao Cao, the traitor of the world.

Smart, slick and strategic.

Cao Cao was moved, not only had the grand desire to maintain the Han family, but also had selfish intentions.

Yuan Shao's Jizhou was rich and prolific, and the population was dense.

Against Yuan Shao, although it is necessary to take a certain risk, the fat of Jizhou is really tempting.

Cao Cao discussed with all the staff members and decided to send a letter to Yuan Shao first, knowing that he was righteous.

In this way, if Yuan Shao can be convinced, he can not use the sword and win fame.

According to the analysis of Xun You, Guo Jia and others, even if Yuan Shao did not listen to dissuasion, he did not dare to rashly use troops against Yanzhou again.

And if Yuan Shao insists on going his own way, insists on meddling in the affairs of Yuzhou, and even uses troops against Liu Mang again, Yanzhou can also move. As long as you see the right time, you can even take advantage of the situation to send troops to Jizhou, and take advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to seek greater benefits in Jizhou or Yuzhou.

Cao Cao's strategy has been decided, and he treats Chen Qun and Cui Yan well, and leaves him with important tasks. and sent Chen Qun to Xuzhou to persuade Liu Bei to use troops against Yuan Shu.

Send Xun Yu to Luoyang to coordinate everything.

……

At this time, Liu Mang's envoy Li Yan had also rushed to Xuzhou.

Liu Bei has long had the heart to use troops against Yuan Shu. It's just that the difference between strength and Yuan Shu is too big, and Liu Bei is weak.

Liu Bei wanted to ask Yuan Shu, mainly for self-preservation.

Yuan Shu's strategic focus shifted south, and Liu Bei felt a huge threat.

Between Xuzhou and Yuzhou, there is no natural barrier, and Yuan Shu can enter Xuzhou at any time.

For Liu Bei, the puppet Han court that did not devote himself to Yuan Shu would be attacked by Yuan Shu sooner or later.

Instead of waiting for Yuan Shu to attack, it is better to take the initiative.

And the arrival of Li Yan and Chen Qun is exactly what Liu Bei wants. Liu Bei immediately expressed his position, resolutely supported the Luoyang Han court, and agreed to work with Liu Mang to send troops to recruit Yuan Shu! (To be continued.) )