Qingzhou Linzi, Zhendong General's Mansion.

Liu Cun, Gongsun Pei, Guoyuan and others once again ushered in Yuan Shao's envoy Xu You, after listening to Xu You's analysis of the general trend of the world, Liu Cun very politely invited Xu You to sit down for tea, and asked a sentence that made it difficult for Xu You to answer:

"If General Benchu hadn't secretly instigated General Lu Yi and 20,000 Jizhou soldiers to rebel, I'm afraid the battle situation in Jizhou would not have fallen to this point today, right?"

Xiao is Xu You is thick-skinned enough, and he can't help but have hot cheeks, and he also has a share of Xu You's credit for rebelling against Lu Yi and betraying Jizhou Mu Han Fu, obviously, all this can't be hidden from Liu Cun and Gongsun Pei and other masters in the world, Xu You can only nod silently, and he can't find any reason to justify it for a while.

Liu Cun smiled slightly, and asked Xu You another question: "The edict of the appointment of the Che Cavalry General that the Venerable Driver sent to me is probably from the hand of the original general, right?" ”

Xu You hurriedly explained: "My lord is the leader of the alliance recommended by the princes of the world, and he commands all states and counties under the secret order of the three dukes, and takes it as his responsibility to crusade against Dong Zhuo Kuang to help the Han family. ”

Gongsun Pei, Guo Yuan and the others smiled, Liu Cun admired Xu You's brazenness very much, smiled and asked again: "Mr. Ziyuan, now that Dong Zhuo's generals Li Dao and Guo Yan have led a large army to Chenliu, within a few days, the two counties of Chenliu and Yingchuan, which are empty of troops, will definitely be occupied by Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army." ”

"At this juncture, General Ben Chu did not go south to expel Dong Zhuo's army, but instead wantonly recruited soldiers and soldiers to go north, and fought a decisive battle with General Gongsun Zan on the front line of the boundary bridge.

Xu You was speechless for a moment, he never expected it. Liu Cun and his henchmen and strategists did not give Yuan Shao face so much.

Liu Cun put away his smile and told Xu You very solemnly: "Mr. Ziyuan." I can understand your distress, but I don't approve of what General Benchu did. There is also no ability to send troops to Yanzhou to fight against the 150,000 Yellow Turban Army and Dong Zhuo's 30,000 Xiliang Army! What's more, the Yellow Turban Army, which occupies the entire county of Mount Tai, is on the edge of our Qingzhou, and it may break out of the mountains at any time and launch attacks on Zhu'a, Licheng, Banxian, Linqu, Dongguan, and Dong'an in Qingzhou. ”

"Secondly, I am very grateful for the trust of General Benchu, but I cannot accept any appointment from General Benchu, the Han court is still there, and the emperor is still there. I Qingzhou must be respected, and I can only undertake the edicts of the court and the saints, and I ask Mr. Ziyuan to forgive me! ”

"Finally, I would like to ask Mr. Ziyuan to convey to General Benchu that Jizhou Mu Han Wenjie is a state pastor appointed by the imperial court, and I have great respect for Mr. Wenjie in Qingzhou...... Since Mr. Wenjie took office, the two states of Qingdao and Hebei have been living in harmony and have frequent contacts. Before the imperial court has not dismissed Mr. Han Wenjie's Jizhou pastor, my Qingzhou will not recognize anyone to replace him, including General Benchu. ”

Xu You's face changed several times, and he sighed and slowly stood up. Give a salute to Liu Cunshen: "The general's words must be brought below, and I implore the general to allow him to say goodbye." ”

Liu Cun walked to Xu You's side. Hold Xu You's hand and graciously retaine: "Sir, don't worry, the morning after tomorrow." Our tributary fleet in Qingzhou will set off for Chang'an. Wouldn't it be more convenient for Mr. to go all the way at that time? I beg my husband to stay for two days, every time he comes, he comes and goes in a hurry, and I have never had the opportunity to listen to his teachings, which is a deep regret! ”

Xu You thought about it, and finally agreed: "May I ask the general, which sage will be sent to Chang'an to lead the tribute this time?" ”

"Let's go to Mr. Zini in Qingzhou, Mr. Guan You'an, the Minister of Jinan, Mr. Yanfang in Beihai, and General Ji Wei in Bing Cao went to Chang'an to meet the saint, because the monarch of Langya also has a lot of gifts for the saint and the emperor of the court, so General Wang Qi, the lieutenant of Langya State, and Mr. Xu Ci of Neishi will also go with him." Liu Cun replied kindly.

Xu You sighed quietly: "It is really lucky to be a subordinate to have a lord like a general!" ”

Liu Cun whispered to Xu You and said, "If you can work with Mr. Ziyuan, Liu Cun will also feel very lucky!" ”

Xu You stared blankly at Liu Cun's sincere face and eyes full of warm smiles, and was stunned for a while.

In the evening, Gongsun Pei, Guo Yuan, Ji Wei, Lu Pei and Xu Yan gathered at Liu Cun's mansion.

Gongsun Pei took the fragrant tea offered by the guards, looked around and shook his head slightly: "Lord, when will the two masters come to serve the lord?" ”

"Mihuan will have a child in more than two months, so she can only stay in Zhushan, Sun Wan will bring the children together in a few days, and it will be lively at that time." Liu Cun said with a smile.

Guoyuan admired Liu Cun, who was single-minded, but he did not approve of Liu Cun's ascetic and ascetic lifestyle, so he also persuaded in a low voice:

"We all know that the lord is clean and self-conscious, but how can there be a few servant girls to take care of him, right? If it weren't for the group of sons and daughters of the lord, maybe the outside would still think that the lord has Longyang. ”

Everyone laughed, and Liu Cun shook his head again and again: "Don't talk about this, let's talk about Xu You, do you think Xu You will join our camp?" ”

Guo Yuan put away his smile: "It is estimated that it will be difficult...... Xu You and Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and others have been together since childhood, although the Yuan family is not as good as before, but the protégés are still all over the world, so Xu You will not leave Yuan Shao, at least not until Yuan Shao is completely defeated. ”

"Zi Ni is reasonable, it is true, the appeal of the Yuan family is still very strong." Ji Wei expressed the same opinion.

Gongsun Pei said with a smile: "It's not impossible, Xu You has a deep affection for the lord, and his respect for the lord is not perfunctory on the face, but from the heart." ”

"The subordinates have the same opinion as the lord, Xu You is a rare talent, able to write and martial arts, full of strategy, and his ability is far above Feng Ji, Cheng Yu and others, he assisted Yuan Shao in the two years, whether it is the ability to govern, or the counselor military aircraft, he has performed very well, the reason why he is not valued by the world is because of Xu Yu's humble background, and then the qi is slightly insufficient, and the others are impeccable."

Liu Cunshen thought so, talked to everyone about daily affairs, and turned the topic to tonight's formal topic.

Lu Pei and Xu Yan reported the intelligence and public opinion dynamics of the past half a month, and everyone had an in-depth discussion on the follow-up impact of the Battle of Taishan.

Based on the fact that the Yellow Turbans have poured out of the nest and are attacking Dongping County, Shanyang County and other rich areas, Liu Cun and his advisers unanimously decided:

Zhang Rao, who was stationed at the horse station, led the Fifth Division of the Qingzhou Army to the west into Mu County (now 20 miles east of Laiwu City, Shandong), which the Yellow Turban Army could not take care of, completely occupied this strategic place connecting Qingzhou and Yanzhou, which was rich in high-quality iron ore, and pushed Qingzhou's strategic defense line 150 miles to the west in order to win a wider strategic depth.

Liu Cun finally made a decisive decision: after occupying Mu County, he immediately mobilized five private craftsman battalions in Chengyang County, recruited 20,000 people on the spot, and built 300 miles of traffic arteries from Laiwu (now southeast of Zichuan, Shandong) to Mu County, Boshan to Mu County, and Mazhan to Mu County, and built a barrage embankment at the eastern foot of Jiulong Mountain in the south of Mu County, and built the Jiulongshan Reservoir, striving to complete it in one year, and then building a large-scale smelting workshop.

Everyone agreed in unison that once the Laiwu smelting plant, which contains a huge amount of iron ore, is completed and put into operation, Qingzhou's steel output will soar by more than five times, and it will completely get rid of the predicament of being controlled by others.

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