Tian Feng's talent can be called a national soldier. But his temper has always been evaluated as "just and wrong", as long as he thinks it is right, no matter what the lord Yuan Tan's idea is, he must implement it. And because Yuan Tan is young, [?] ], in the army and the people, he seems to have insufficient prestige, and he can't be like his son Yuan Shao, who can successfully suppress Tian Feng, only use his talents, and not show his shortcomings.

As for the rest of the courtiers in Qingzhou, under the situation that Tian Feng monopolized power, of course, they couldn't please anything. Even Chun Yuqiong, the first general under Yuan Shao, who held military power, was excluded by Tian Feng and did not return to Qingzhou for two years. And Xu You, Guo Tu, Feng Ji and other old people around Yuan Shao, because they are not Tian Feng's Jizhou faction, they have to be careful to restrain themselves and live with Tian Feng's snort. Otherwise, they will face direct repression.

For example, this talent, who was also born in Jizhou and has a straightforward temperament, because he had repeatedly disputed with Tian Feng in political affairs before, has now been sent by Tian Feng to the remote corner of Donglai to guard Haiphong.

It can be said that there has been a huge rift in the relationship between the nominal leader and the actual ruler of Qingzhou. And this rift is extremely difficult to heal unless one of the parties relinquishes its claim to Qingzhou's authority. And this is clearly unlikely.

Fortunately, in addition to Tian Feng's hard temperament, he also has the characteristic of "loyalty and integrity". After suppressing several of his colleagues who were vying for power, he had no intention of killing them all. In addition to losing a lot of authority, the superficial status of Xu You, Guo Tu, Feng Ji and others has not decreased much.

In addition, Tian Feng has always been fair and does not show favoritism, and the officials of Qingzhou County respect and fear him, but they have no resentment. This made Tian Feng's position in Qingzhou seem quite consolidated, unless Yuan Tan wanted to get rid of him......

Because of this hidden danger, Qingzhou's defense seems to be solid. If you can't say it, you may be exploited by cunning insolence. Cao Cao and Xun Yu could see this possibility, but they couldn't remind the Qingzhou side to take precautions.

Zhang Qi is now already the strongest military force in the world and the largest prince force in the territory. If he further annexes Yuan Tan's Qingzhou, he will become a super power with the four states of Merge, Hebei, You, and Qingzhou, plus half of the division.

That's it. If nearly half of the population and wealth of the Han are reached, they will be controlled by the remnants of the Yellow Turban. At that time, who else will be able to contend with this overlord from the north?

"If there is a trick in arrogance, Yuan Xiansi will definitely be difficult to resist. It seems that we must return to the division as soon as possible to see if we can help Yuan Xiansi in time! ”

Cao Cao, based on his jealousy of insolence, took the initiative to propose a strategy to aid Qingzhou. And Xun Yu also agreed with this, saying:

"The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. If Qingzhou is lost, Yanzhou is in danger. However, with my Yanzhou military strength. If you want to rescue Qingzhou, it is not enough to keep more soldiers, and it is difficult to protect Yanzhou if you leave fewer soldiers. It just so happens that Sun Yuzhou [Sun Jian] has a strong army, and we can state to Sun Yuzhou that it is powerful, and we can get thousands of reinforcements. ”

"That's a good idea. But with Yuan Highway [Yuan Shu] coveted by his side, Sun Yuzhou would definitely refuse to send more reinforcements. ”

Cao Cao did not have much hope for the reinforcements that Sun Jian might send. The relationship between the Cao and Sun families is not very good, and the previous one belonged to Yuan Shao's forces. One belongs to the Yuan Shu forces, and they have fought several battles with each other. Alliances between the two sides. It was also established in the last year. If Sun Jian could support him with three or five thousand elite soldiers, it would already be very interesting.

However, even if Sun Jian did not send troops, Cao Cao would ask him for some other support. After all, the pressure brought by the arrogance to the southern princes was too great, and Cao Cao was never willing to fight the insolent army by himself.

Sun Jian was when the Son of Heaven was about to arrive at Wanling. Only then did he set out from Yuzhou to meet the Son of Heaven. When Cao Cao met with Sun Jian and asked him for help to fight against the arrogance, to Cao Cao's surprise, Sun Jian was quite active in sending troops north to resist the arrogance. Cao Cao opened his mouth to ask for help. Sun Jian happily agreed, and sent his eldest son, Sun Ce, to command 8,000 elite soldiers of Danyang, and accompanied Cao Cao to the north to fight against the arrogant invasion.

Of course, Sun Jian also has a condition. He proposed that Sun Ce's troops could only help Cao Cao resist arrogance in Yanzhou, and demanded that Cao Cao not enter Qingzhou with the Sun family's army. The reason for this is related to the fact that Sun Jian and Yuan Tan have always had a bad relationship. Sun Jian was worried that Sun Ce's troops would enter Qingzhou and would be used as cannon fodder by Yuan Tan.

As for Cao Cao's side, Sun Jian was quite relieved of him. Anyway, Yanzhou is close to Yuzhou, and if necessary, Sun Jian can take the army directly north to rescue. And Cao Cao, under the pressure of Hebei's arrogance, would never want to have a situation of being attacked on his back. Therefore, Sun Jian was very relieved about the part of the Yuzhou army that was handed over to Cao Cao's command.

Just when Cao Cao asked Sun Jian for reinforcements and was about to return to Yanzhou, put together a main force that was enough to fight with the arrogant army, and entered Qingzhou to rescue Yuan Tan, the situation in Yuan Tan's Qingzhou had changed dramatically.

The accident originated in a small county town.

Jia Laosan was a city gate official in Leling County, Pingyuan County, responsible for guarding the east gate of Leling City, as well as guarding against the enemy's sneak attack on the city gate. Because Leling is close to the boundary of Jizhou and belongs to the first line of insolence against Jizhou, the gate of Leling City is closed for many more days than when it is open. This situation makes it difficult for the city gatekeepers who are in charge of guarding the gate to get much oil and water. Moreover, as an important part of the city's defense, the city gate officials were assigned to the military ranks. Therefore, all the small officials who have some connections in the county are not interested in the position of city gate officials.

However, due to the direct impact on the safety of Leling City, the relationship between the city gate officials is very important, and the county magistrate cannot send a person to watch the gate indiscriminately. What if the official guarding the door is a spy of Taiping Road, and as soon as the Jizhou army arrives, he will open the door and dedicate the city?

Therefore, those who can serve as city gate officials are all reliable old men who are considered loyal to Yuan Qingzhou [Yuan Tan]. Jia Laosan is such a reliable person in everyone's eyes.

To say that Jia Laosan's qualifications are actually not short. As early as when Yuan Qingzhou's father, Yuan Jizhou [Yuan Shao], had not yet entered Jizhou, the state pastor at that time was still Han Fu, and Jia Laosan had already joined the state division of Jizhou and became a pawn. Later, when welcoming Yuan Jizhou to take office, Jia Laosan won the praise of Xu Zhubo [Xu You] because of his positive performance and good luck, and he became a small official of 200 stones.

Of course, everyone is secretly saying that it is because Jia Laosan gave a heavy gift. Xu Zhubo's greed for money is also well-known in Qingzhou.

It's just that now Qingzhou is up to Tian Changshi [Tian Feng] to have the final say, and Xu Zhubo has no choice but to drink and take care of things. In this way, Jia Laosan, who was picked up by Xu Zhubo, of course, has no future. No, now, Jia Laosan, who has been promoted to the "Three Hundred Stones" for many years, was actually directly assigned to the position of the city gate official from the county temple, and he also said that "the responsibility is heavy, and the king must be", is it not the rhythm that has lost power or what?

Regarding Jia Laosan's situation, many officials in the county have a lot of discussions, some praise and some depreciation. Jia Laosan is quite diligent in his work on weekdays, and he is quite generous, with a chivalrous style, and he is still very popular among the officials. It's just a matter of officialdom, and their little minions can only wait and see. The characters who really have the right to decide on personnel appointments and dismissals are not very familiar with Jia Laosan. The task assigned to Jia Laosan by the county order was assigned, and everyone had to discuss it in private, sighing "It's a pity".

On the contrary, Jia Laosan took over the goalkeeping task, but he looked peaceful. Not only that, but he also brought several of his henchmen to the city gate garrison. Such an act will of course make many people feel a little puzzled.

There are also officials who are closer to Jia Laosan, and they ask him why he did this in private. Jia Laosan replied that the boss was fighting too hard now, and he hid at the city gate to avoid the limelight. When the fight is over, it's not too late for him to move to a good position.

Although this answer seems a little timid, it is also decent. Especially for the side that loses from the backer, there is no way to keep Taoguang obscure. As a result, no one doubted whether Jia Laosan acted like this, whether there was something hidden.

However, Jia Laosan obediently obeyed the words of the county order and went to the city gate to guard and take office, which actually has a huge hidden secret!

Even, this result is actually the result of Jia Laosan's secret efforts......

Because Leling needs to guard against the evil neighbors in the north, the city gate has always been opened at two o'clock in the morning, and it will be closed until about three o'clock in the hour, but it will be closed after opening for about half a day. Only has to do half a day's work every day, so easy, so that Jia Laosan also shows a happy look, and only hangs around the county officials all day. Some of the officials who secretly did not deal with Jia Laosan also secretly gave him the nickname "Nothing to do".

Around noon one day, the gates of the city were still crowded as usual. As is customary, in a few moments, the gates will be closed, and the gatekeepers, who have worked hard all morning, can go with ease. But at this moment, smoke and dust rose from the east, and a large cavalry team suddenly appeared.

"Close the door!"

The sudden arrival of the cavalry surprised the officials defending the city. Jia Laosan, as a city gate official, of course, must first ensure the safety of the city gate. When the guards of the city had closed the gates, the cavalry from the east had already arrived, and they were only about a hundred paces away from the city.

Looking at the attire and banners of these cavalrymen, it belongs to Yuan Qingzhou. But the sudden arrival of such a large group of thousands of cavalry, and the fact that no notice had been issued in advance, could not make the defenders of the city nervous? (To be continued......)