Han Fu has been very depressed recently.

The power of Yuan Shao, the Taishou of Bohai, became more and more prosperous in Jizhou, which had seriously threatened his position as the pastor of Jizhou.

At the beginning, Liu Wei worshiped Han Fu as the pastor of Jizhou, thinking that Han Fu would contain Yuan Shao's development in Jizhou, although he did not expect Han Fu to completely suppress Yuan Shao, but at least hoped that he could buy a little more time for the imperial court.

In fact, Han Fu played no role in Jizhou at all. On the contrary, after obtaining the right to guard the pastor, his ambition also swelled, not only did he have a heart of separation, but he also worked with Yuan Shao to persuade Liu Yu to be the emperor, but Liu Yu sternly refused.

If Han Fu had ambitions in Jizhou, things would be simple, but Yuan Shao also had ambitions to annex Jizhou, and a great power conflict would inevitably break out between the two.

If it is to rely on the imperial court, it should be no problem for Han Fu to suppress Yuan Shao in Jizhou, but Han Fu has the idea of independence in his heart and does not want to be controlled by the imperial court, but he is not Yuan Shao's opponent in Jizhou, and gradually Yuan Shao has become more and more fledgling, and he already has the momentum of leading Jizhou. The only thing missing now is just a chance to get Jizhou.

Soon, this opportunity also appeared.

From Gongsun Zhan.

All along, Liu Wei has been guarding against the intensification of the contradiction between Gongsun Zhan and Liu Yu, which will give Yuan Shao a chance. Because the contradiction between Liu Yu and Gongsun Chan in history was too famous, Liu Wei fell into a misunderstanding and ignored the original ambition of Gongsun Zhan.

In fact, if Liu Wei pays close attention to history, he will find that in history, Gongsun Zhan also coerced the imperial court envoys to give him the right to control the four states of You, Ji, and Qing, and before Cao Cao, he and Yuan Shao had always competed for the world in the north, but in the end he was defeated and died because of his lack of personal ability, but his ambition to dominate the world did exist.

Yuan Shao just wanted to take advantage of Gongsun Zhan's ambition to succeed, and his advisor Feng Ji told him: "Han Fu is a mediocre person, we can make an appointment with Gongsun Zhan, the general of Youzhou, and let him invade Jizhou in the south." At that time, as soon as the army is launched, Han Fu will be afraid, and we will send another lobbyist who can speak well to Han Fuchen to tell him about the benefits and disadvantages, and then we are not afraid that Han Fu will not let him out of Jizhou. ”

Feng Ji's words were exactly what Yuan Shao thought, and he immediately wrote a letter and sent a messenger to Youzhou to contact Gongsun Zan to go south. However, unexpectedly, Gongsun Chan showed hesitation in Yuan Shao's proposal.

History has a slight deviation at this moment.

The reason for this is that Dong Zhuo's chaotic government did not appear, so that the prestige of the imperial court did not decline, but flourished with Liu Wei's efforts. Gongsun Chan had to be afraid of this, and coupled with the relationship of his teacher Lu Zhi, his ambition was suppressed.

Gongsun Zhan's hesitation made Yuan Shao also undecided, and he sat bored at home all day long. On this day, a servant came in and told him that he would see him.

Xu You became friends with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others when he was young, and after participating in Wang Fen's rebellion, he was wanted by the imperial court and hid in Tibet. It wasn't until Yuan Shao entered Jizhou that he defected to him and became an important adviser under his account.

Yuan Shao ordered the servant to invite Xu You to the lobby to speak. As soon as Xu You came in, Yuan Shao saw Xu You's haggard face and loose crown and hat, as if he hadn't slept all night.

Yuan Shao is the most important etiquette, and Xu You's sloppy statue obviously disrespectful to himself, and asked with a displeased face: "Why is Ziyuan (Xu Youzi) so untidy?" ”

Xu You replied: "You had a conversation with a friend yesterday and stayed up all night planning the main foundation. This morning, after a lot of eyebrows, I rushed to report to the lord urgently. ”

Yuan Shao saw that Xu You had planned for his career development for a night, and his heart was moved, so he didn't pay attention to Xu You's faux pas, but asked eagerly: "What does Ziyuan have to teach me?" ”

Xu You didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "The lord sits on the land of the Bohai Sea, the army is strong and strong, and Han Fu in Jizhou is cowardly and incompetent, the lord justice should replace him, why do you keep hesitating?" ”

Yuan Shao sighed and said, "A few days ago, Yuan Tu (Feng Jizi) also persuaded me, and offered me a plan to lure Gongsun Zan to invade Jizhou in the south and coerce Han Fu to give way to me. It's just that after sending someone to contact Gongsun Zhan, he didn't give a reply for a long time, which made people annoying. ”

Xu You said: "Gongsun Zhan is a martial artist, brave and unscrupulous. This hesitation is because he is afraid of the power of the imperial court and does not dare to act rashly. The lord can pretend that Han Fu wants to establish Liu Yu as the emperor and rebel against the imperial court, so that he has a righteous reputation and is famous. In this way, Gongsun Zhan will be moved and lead the army to come, and the lord can take advantage of the situation to force Han Fu to give up Jizhou. Next, after the lord mastered Jizhou, he then instructed Gongsun Zan to use swords and soldiers without the order of the imperial court, and united with Liu Yu to expel Jizhou, so that Jizhou can be determined. And Youzhou Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu are already at odds, after this incident, they will inevitably be in the same situation, and the lord is provoking it, so that the two of them will fight against each other, and the lord will take advantage of the situation to seize Youzhou. ”

After listening to Xu You's words, Yuan Shao let out a long breath. Xu You's plan is really despicable and shameless, but Yuan Shao doesn't care about anyone, but his plan has always been to seize Jizhou, although he also has the ambition to dominate the world, but he still wants to come step by step, and Xu You's plan is to take the direction of Youzhou and Hebei at once, which makes Yuan Shao a little unconfident, afraid that it will be difficult to eat so much territory for a while, and asked hesitantly: "Ziyuan's plan is very big, right?" ”

Xu You smiled confidently and said: "What you are planning is not only to make the two places of Youji, but to make the lord sit on the four states of Youji and Hebei and dominate the north."

Looking at Xu You's confident look, Yuan Shao asked suspiciously, "What does Ziyuan have to teach me?" ”

Xu You said: "When I introduced a friend to the lord, the lord talked with him in detail. ”

Yuan Shao asked Xu You to bring his friend to meet him, and Xu Yu left Yuan Shao's mansion and returned with a scribe after a while.

Yuan Shao sat in the lobby and saw the scribe in the courtyard following behind Xu Yu from a distance, wearing a cyan shirt and a cyan crown hat, and his pace was steady, until Yuan Shao was in front of him, he saw the appearance of the scribe clearly: round face and sword eyebrows, a square nose and a wide mouth, a short beard under the chin, and a pair of big eyes with bright eyes.

"Your Excellency is the friend Ziyuan said?" Yuan Shao asked.

The scribe bowed deeply and replied, "Dongjun Chen Palace, meet Yuan Bohai." ”

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At the end of December of the third year of Guangxi, Yuan Shao's envoy went to Youzhou again.

This time, Yuan Shao sent his own confidant and adviser Guo Tu to lobby, coupled with his own letter of personally citing Han Fu as Liu Yu as emperor with the intention of rebellion, Gongsun Chan was finally moved.

Gongsun Chan gathered his army and raised troops to the south, Han Fu sent troops to meet the enemy, and was defeated by Gongsun Zhan's elite army Bai Ma Yicong in just one battle.

Han Fu panicked suddenly, and at this time, Yuan Shao sent his nephew Gao Gan, and Xun Chen, who had a good relationship with Han Fu from the Xun family, as lobbyists, to Yecheng, the seat of Jizhou governance.

They pretended to be completely good for Han Fu and said to Han Fu: "Gongsun Zhan invaded the south, and the counties fell in the wind, and the army arrived in an instant. And Yuan Bohai's army has also arrived in Yanjin, his intentions are unpredictable, and we are all worried about the prince. ”

Han Fu's heart couldn't help but sink when he heard this, and he asked anxiously: "In this case, what should I do?" ”

Xun Chen did not answer Han Fu directly, but asked rhetorically: "Think about it, in terms of generosity and benevolence, Fu Jun can compare to Yuan Bohai?" ”

Han Fu shook his head and said, "It's better to do it." ”

Xun Chen asked again: "In terms of decision-making in times of crisis, how does Fujun compare with Yuan Bohai in terms of wisdom and bravery?" ”

Han Fu shook his head again and said, "It's better to do it." ”

Xun Chen asked again: "Then how are you better than Yuan Bohai by showing kindness and making everyone return to their hearts?" ”

Han Fu hung his head and said, "It's still better." ”

After a few questions, Xun Chen said: "The prince of the mansion is not as good as Yuan Bohai with these three things, but Yuan Bohai is a hero in the world, and it is impossible to live under the monarch of the mansion for a long time." Gongsun Zhan invaded Jizhou in the south, and his troops were unstoppable. Jizhou is an important place for the survival of the country, if Gongsun Zan and Yuan Bohai unite, and the prince of the city under the army, the king of the palace is in danger of death. Yuan Bohai is an old friend of the government and has formed an alliance, and now the plan is that the government might as well give Jizhou to Yuan Bohai. After Yuan Bohai gets Jizhou, he will definitely treat the prince well. Gongsun Chan couldn't fight him. At that time, the prince will not only be able to get the reputation of making sages, but you will also be more stable than Mount Tai. I hope you don't worry about it anymore! ”

Han Fu's advisor Xin Ping also persuaded Han Fu to cede Jizhou to Yuan Shao. Han Fu was cowardly by nature and lacked assertiveness, so he agreed when he saw what everyone said.

Although Han Fu agreed to let Jizhou, his subordinates were quite dissatisfied with this, and Changshi Gengwu, Don't Drive Min Chun, and Zhizhong Li Li advised: "Although Jizhou is remote, it is also a million soldiers, and there is plenty of grain and grass. And Yuan Shao is a lonely guest and a poor army, looking up to me and snorting, like a baby in me, once he is weaned, he will starve to death immediately, why should we give Jizhou to him? ”

Han Fu said helplessly: "I am the former official of the Yuan family, and my talent is not as good as the original, and it is a virtue respected by the ancients to make virtue virtuous, why do you blindly blame it?" ”

When Zhao Fu and Cheng Lian, the governors of Heyang, heard the news, they hurriedly galloped east from Mengjin, with 100 ships and more than 10,000 soldiers, and saw Han Fu and asked to send troops to fight against Yuan Shao.

However, Han Fu did not comply, and was determined to give Jizhou to Yuan Shao. sent his son to hand over the seal of Jizhou Mu to Yuan Shao, and he moved out of the official office and opened the city gate to welcome Yuan Shao into Yecheng.

Seeing that Han Fu was bent on going his own way, the people in Jizhou were cowardly, so they had no choice but to retreat. After returning to the house, Changshi Gengwu sat down, and at this time the servant came in to report, and Wei Gen, a merchant from Hongnong, asked to see him.

Wei Gen is a young man who claims to be originally from Zhao County, and later went to Hongnong due to the rebellion of the Black Mountain Bandits, and was adopted by a large merchant family, regarded as a righteous brother, and was also responsible for selling Luoyang paper to Jizhou.

Wei Gen often came to Yecheng in the past two years, he was bold, generous, and had good friends with many officials in Jizhou, and Geng Wu had a good relationship with him. Although he was in a depressed mood at the moment, he still asked the servant to lead Wei Gen to meet him in the lobby.

When Wei Gen came to the hall to see Geng Wu, the first thing he did was to ask, "I heard that Han Fujun wants to give Jizhou to Yuan Shao?" ”

Geng Wu nodded. "There is such a thing."

Wei Gen's face was shocked, and he said in a panic: "Jizhou has changed hands, Geng Changshi and other former subordinates of Han Fujun will not be tolerated by Yuan Shao, and I am afraid that the merchants in Jizhou will also be affected." ”

Geng Wu glanced at him with disdain, and said in his heart: Businessmen are pursuing profits, what you are most worried about is the damage to your own interests, right?

However, Wei Gen's words are not completely wrong, he is Han Fu's old subordinate, and not long ago he advised Han Fu to get rid of Yuan Shao, how could Yuan Shao let himself go if he was in charge of Jizhou?

At this time, Wei Gen suddenly whispered on the side: "The flag was erected on the Fujun City, and the merchants and grass people learned that tens of thousands of soldiers would unload their armor, and none of them were men!" ”

Quatrains appeared as early as the Han Dynasty, and at this time under the impetus of Liu Wei and Cao Cao, they were already widely circulated in the north and south of the country, and although few good works have been produced, this form of poetry has been widely accepted.

Although Wei Gen's poems are not masterpieces, and some of them are uneven, a bit close to limerick poems, but the meaning of them has already shocked Geng Wu.

"None of them are men." Geng Wu gritted his teeth and whispered the last sentence, and suddenly roared: "Is there no boy in Jizhou? A few days later, Yuan Shao entered the city, and I ambushed under the city, in addition to this Jizhou disaster! ”

Geng Wu had long planned to assassinate Yuan Shao, but now he was provoked by Wei Gen and blurted out the thoughts in his heart, and suddenly woke up for a while, if Wei Gen told Yuan Shao, wouldn't he be in danger?

Just when Geng Wu was in shock, Wei Gen bowed down and said to him: "Geng Changshi Gaoyi, for the people of Jizhou to remove this catastrophe. In the strength of the thin, I am also willing to help Shi Yijian! ”

Geng Wu was stunned.

Wei Gen then said: "Although Geng Changshi is strong in martial arts, Yuan Shao has a large number of people and horses, and he is very well guarded, so it may be difficult to succeed. Even if he succeeds in the end, I'm afraid Geng Changshi will not be able to escape death. This matter should be considered in the long run. ”

Geng Wu saw that Wei Gen was thinking about himself, and his doubts about him had decreased a lot, and when he heard him say this, he asked, "What should I do according to your words?" ”

"There are many loyal and righteous people in Jizhou, and there must be people who also want to get rid of Yuan Shao, Geng Changshi can contact them and work together to make things happen."

Geng Wu nodded. That's a good statement. Min Chun and Li Li are all like-minded people, and Zhao Fu and Cheng Lian have a large army there, so I will contact them to act together. ”

Wei Gen was overjoyed and said: "We wait for the grass people to be blessed and miserable, thanks to the long history. ”

Geng Wu went to contact Min Chun and them, and Wei Gen also left and returned to the post house where he was temporarily staying. As soon as he came back, Song Xin and others surrounded him.

"Director Wei, what's the situation?" Song Xin asked.

"Yuan Shao is about to enter the city in seven days."

"Geng Wu can agree to ambush Yuan Shao?"

"Sure enough, as Your Majesty expected, Geng Wu originally had the intention of assassinating Yuan Shao, and according to the method that His Majesty taught us, Geng Wu has already begun to contact others to prepare for the move." Wegen said.

"That's good, in seven days, we will work together to eradicate Yuan Shao." Song Xin said excitedly.

The others also shouted in unison, and Wei Gen was the only one who couldn't get excited. Song Xin saw that his face was sad, and asked with concern, "What else is Director Wei worried about?" ”

Suddenly thinking of Wei Gen's ability to predict danger, Song Xin asked in surprise, "Isn't Director Wei thinking that there is any danger in this matter?" ”

Wei Gen shook his head and said, "Between the fierce and the dangerous, how can there be no danger. It's just that I have a hunch that this is not going to be easy. Our unified investigation agency has always focused on Liangzhou and Sili, and the power of Jizhou is still completely spread, and we have no choice but to rely on the strength of Jizhou officials to act under the weak force. If these people are not deployed by us and are in the way of cooperation, I am afraid that it will be difficult for them to succeed tomorrow. ”

"In that case, let's not do it. After all, for the assassination of Yuan Shao, His Majesty only instructed us to act at the opportune time, and did not require us to complete it. Our main task is to establish an intelligence network in Jizhou. Someone suggested.

Wei Gen shook his head and vetoed, and said with a resolute face: "Yuan Shao's wolf ambition, this time he annexes Jizhou, he will bring disaster to the world one day." At this time, there is an opportunity to get rid of it, if we are afraid of danger and do not do it, how can we live up to the expectations of the Son of Heaven and the people. Eat the king's luck, and be loyal to the king. We are waiting for Your Majesty's grace to die for Your Majesty! ”

Wei Gen's words aroused everyone's blood, and even aroused their loyalty to Liu Wei, and they shouted in unison: "I am willing to die for Your Majesty!" ”

Wei Gen said to Song Xin again: "The action after seven days, the safety is unknown, and Brother Song does not have to participate." ”

Song Xin was about to object, but Wei Gen motioned for him to let himself finish. Then he said: "If our action fails, Brother Song must not act rashly and expose his identity. You should lurk here, endure the humiliation, build an intelligence network for Your Majesty, and wait for the time for the army to recover! ”

Wei Gen paused here as he spoke, bowed to him, and said, "Gen is here, please!" ”

Bidding farewell to his comrades who were about to die for the sake of the task, Song Xin had already burst into tears at this time. He also bowed deeply to the crowd and said, "The faith will live up to the trust of you and Your Majesty." ”

And they all made up their own plans. On the other hand, Geng Wu also contacted Min Chun, Li Li and others. Although the preparations were a bit hasty, everyone was like-minded and determined to die, and finally came up with a set of plans to be implemented.

Yuan Shao's army could not all enter the city together, so they could only enter in batches. They planned to seal the city gate after Yuan Shao entered the city, so that he was separated from the outside army, Geng Wu and others launched an attack at the same time, and Zhao Fu, Cheng Jian and others also took advantage of the situation to attack Yuan Shao's army outside the city, so as to get rid of Yuan Shao.

All forces are ready, just waiting for the day when Yuan Shao enters the city. To be continued, stay tuned for the next chapter.