When Zhang Qi returned to Jinyang, Dong Zhuo's envoy had been gone for a while. However, when Zhang Qi happened to hear the name of this messenger, it was actually the famous "poisoner" Jia Xu in later generations, he was really a little surprised, and even regretted a little, and felt that he should return earlier.

Fortunately, today's arrogance can be regarded as having seen too many celebrities of the Three Kingdoms. After a little sigh of emotion, his mentality quickly adjusted.

- Even the famous "Emperor Guan" has to work under Lao Tzu, that Jia Xu or something, can't you see it......

After sighing about missing the meeting with Jia Xu, his arrogant thinking returned to the current chaos in the world.

In recent months, the political situation in Dahan has continued to change.

The new wave of the Yellow Turban Uprising in the Han Dynasty, which began the year before last, slowly brewed in two years, and now there has been a new development.

Guan Hai, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, reappeared, captured the county seat in Qingzhou, gathered the displaced people, and gathered tens of thousands of people. The Yellow Turban marshals who escaped with their lives in the turmoil in the first year of Zhongping also rose up to respond. Like Yu Poison, Zhang Rao, Lou Yi and others, they each raised incidents in the border areas of Qingzhou, Yanzhou and Xuzhou, with thousands to tens of thousands of people.

Huang Shao, Liu Pi, Gong Du and others, who originally belonged to the Gepi Yellow Turban Army, fled to the Runan area of Yuzhou for refuge after being defeated by the elite Han army led by the former cavalry general He Miao last year. After more than half a year of rest, they also became active again, leading thousands of new recruits to attack and plunder the Yellow Turban Army everywhere, which made Yuan Shu, the general of the later division of the area, quite irritable.

These Yellow Turban Army, because they did not accept the constraints of the Taiping Dao system established by Zhang Madness, actually had little to do with the Crazy Department for a long time. When Zhang Jiao had just crossed over, he also thought of using Zhang Jiao's name to replace Cao Xiaozi to compile the famous "Million Qingxu Yellow Turbans". Leap to become the first-class force of the Han Dynasty. But looking back now, he only feels that he was quite naïve back then.

Without the appeal of the "great sage and good teacher" Zhang Jiao, no one would be able to integrate the Yellow Turbans of Zhuzhou that had become a plate of scattered sand - in fact, even if Zhang Jiao was reborn, it would be impossible to integrate the Yellow Turban Army in the world. The world has changed.

The resurgence of the Yellow Turban Army, in a sense, accelerated the disintegration of the Sour Zao Kwantung Coalition Army. Due to the frequent activity of the Yellow Turban Army. It poses a considerable threat to many Kanto prefectures. The problem of the rear foundation undoubtedly gave the state and county officials who were already tired of drinking and writing poems in sour dates a reasonable reason to go home.

In addition, more than 100,000 people were stationed in one place, wanting to eat and drink, which brought huge pressure on military food to Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou. Liu Dai, who could not continue to guarantee the supply of military food, could only put aside his brother-in-law's major events in the world first, and half-coaxed and half-sent the princes of sour dates to leave one after another.

However, there is a prince who has never left the sour date. That's the East County Taishou Bridge Mao.

Bridgemar a few years ago. He also served as the assassin of Yanzhou, and was quite prestigious among Yanzhou officials. The East County where he now serves is a key area in the battle against Dong. Relying on his old qualifications and familiarity, Qiao Mao acted extremely arbitrarily after losing the control pressure of the central court, and obviously did not take Liu Dai, the theoretical boss, in his eyes.

As the nephew of the late Taifu Qiaoxuan. Qiao Mao can also be regarded as a famous disciple of a famous family. He has a good relationship with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, but he is not a member of the Yuan family. Rely on force against Dong Zhuo. Threatening the Son of Heaven and holding the authority of the court, Qiao Mao was naturally very dissatisfied. However, Yuan Shao's actions to proclaim himself "General Che Cai" and appoint Cao Cao as "General Xingfenwu" inadvertently angered Qiao Mao.

If you talk about Dong Zhuo's behavior. is for "tyranny", then Yuan Shao's actions are "chaotic government". Dong Zhuo nominally resisted the posture of authorization from the Son of Heaven, but Yuan Shao called himself a "chariot general" and appointed a "general" of the Han Dynasty at will. That's a typical rebellious thief!

——The court is a heavy lord, how can it be allowed to be given to each other privately!

With such a thought, Qiao Mao was very dissatisfied with Yuan Shao in her heart. Along with it, Liu Dai, Yuan Shao's brother-in-law, also became hateful in his eyes. Of course, Cao Cao, who was very close to Yuan Shao, was also secretly slandered by Qiao Mao. However, for the sake of the two generations of the Suiyang Qiao clan and the Cao clan of Qiaoxian County, they are political allies, and he will not break with Cao Cao.

When the sour jujube alliance, Liu Dai was busy in order to supply tens of thousands of people with grain and grass. Out of the idea of sharing the pressure, he repeatedly asked Qiao Mao in the name of Yanzhou Assassin History, wanting Dongjun to transfer some grain and grass to supply the needs of the army. Since Liu Dai and Yuan Shao are not pleasing to the eye, of course Qiao Mao will not agree to Liu Dai's request. He sternly rejected Liu Dai on the grounds that Dongjun was directly facing Si Li, belonged to the frontline area, and needed sufficient grain and grass reserves.

Rejecting Liu Dai is undoubtedly equivalent to not giving Yuan Shao face. However, Qiao Mao didn't care about it. Although the Runan Yuan clan is famous all over the world and has an incomparably strong foundation, it does not mean that Yuan Shao can manipulate this force at will. In the whole world, there is another person who can mobilize the power of the Yuan clan more than Yuan Shao. This person is:

Later General Yuan Shu.

Under Yuan Shu's account, there is a general Qiao Rui who is deeply trusted by him, who is also from the Suiyang Bridge clan. Although the relationship between Qiao Mao and Qiao Rui is a little estranged from each other, after all, they are people of the same race, and their relationship is naturally closer than ordinary people. In order to divide the local forces in Yanzhou and weaken Yuan Shao's potential strength, when the meeting of the Sour Jujube Alliance was held, Yuan Shu secretly expressed his friendship to Qiao Mao through Qiao Rui's connection.

Since Qiao Mao was dissatisfied with Yuan Shao, of course he was also happy to contact Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu's post-general, who came with a legitimate name, can be described as genuine, but it is much stronger than Yuan Shao's self-proclaimed. Due to their common goals, the two sides soon reached a gentleman's agreement to carry out limited cooperation and secretly suppress Yuan Shao's forces together.

After contacting the general Yuan Shu, Qiao Mao's refusal was emboldened. And Sun Jian, under Yuan Shu, relied on his troops to force and kill Nanyang Taishou Zhang Shi and Jingzhou Assassin Shi Wang Rong's behavior, which undoubtedly gave Qiao Mao a great inspiration.

As the first to forge the letters of the Three Princes and overpower the world, Qiao Mao must be very bold. The reason why he was willing to take risks and oppose Dong Zhuo was that on the one hand, he didn't like Dong Zhuo, and on the other hand, he also wanted to gain a greater reputation for himself.

It's a pity that Yuan's influence is far greater than Qiao Mao's imagination. Qiao Mao thought that if he ascended to the heights, he would be able to settle the big event, and naturally become the leader of the anti-Dong Alliance. However, who would have expected that Yuan Shao just made a statement, and actually set off a greater momentum than Qiao Mao, and with this momentum, he became the long-awaited leader of the anti-Dong Alliance?

What's even more odious is that later, Yuan Shu suddenly appeared, stepped sideways, and became the deputy leader of the anti-Dong Alliance. And Qiao Mao, the initiator of anti-Dong, is unknown to everyone.

For such a result, of course, Qiao Mao is unwilling, very unwilling. He understands that he is powerless to stand up to Han political giants like Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, but that does not mean that he cannot take advantage of the hidden dirt between the Yuan brothers to his own advantage.

Although Liu Dai is the current Yanzhou assassin, his reputation is average, and his time in Yanzhou is not long. Except for having a good brother-in-law, Qiao Mao couldn't see how much ability Liu Dai had. If you really want to talk about the influence on Yanzhou, Qiao Mao is far stronger than this person!

With such a favorable foundation and the example of Yuan Shu first, Qiao Mao suddenly became extremely eager to plot the important task of assassinating Yanzhou. And his influence in Yanzhou is really extraordinary, and with the help of the lobbyists sent by Yuan Shu, it is enough to make the Taishou who are afraid of Yuan Shao's attitude change their minds.

Just a little shot, the Taishou of the two counties of Chen Liu and Jiyin immediately semi-openly agreed to support Qiao Mao as the assassin of Yanzhou. And Zheng Sui, the minister of Ren Chengguo, was simply one of Qiao Xuan's protégés and former officials. In terms of the balance of power in the counties of Yanzhou, Qiao Mao easily had a clear upper hand.

Liu Dai's conspiracy against Qiao Mao was obviously underprepared. When he finally understood Qiao Mao's intention to seize power from the attitude of the county officials, he was horrified to find that among the eight counties in Yanzhou, four actually supported Qiao Mao's ascension, and two had a neutral attitude, and there was only one county that really stood firmly on Liu Dai's side!

For a time, Liu Dai's ability to control Yanzhou fell into an unprecedented crisis!

However, Liu Dai did not panic because of this. If it is said that with the support of Yuan Shu, Qiao Mao was able to have an advantage over Liu Dai in Yanzhou. Then, if Yuan Shao makes a move, he will definitely be able to change Liu Dai's current dangerous situation.

This is Liu Dai's confidence in Yuan Shao.

After Yuan Shao received Liu Dai's letter, he immediately asked Xu You to come to discuss.

Looking at the somewhat empty study, Yuan Shao was also full of emotion.

Yuan Shao has made countless friends throughout his life. But there are only three people who really trust him the most and have the closest relationship.

He Boqiu, Xu Yu Xu Ziyuan, and Chun Yu Qiong Chun Yu Zhong Jian.

Now, He Yan is far away in Chang'an, in the confidant of the traitor Dong Zhuo, under the strict monitoring of Dong thief, he secretly communicates with Yuan Shao, and there is always a disaster of overturning. Chun Yuqiong is also in Bohai County, thousands of miles away, presiding over the affairs of the county, and working hard to reserve a place for Yuan Shao to live in. has always been by Yuan Shao's side and advised him, and there is only one Xu Yu left.

Originally, Chen Liutai guarded Zhang Miao and Zhang Mengzhuo, and was also one of Yuan Shao's close friends. It's a pity that the world has changed, and there are many wonders. Since the disaster of the party was lifted and Zhang Miao was able to go out smoothly, the bold and righteous Zhang Mengzhuo gradually distanced himself from Yuan Shao. Up to now, in the Yanzhou changes faced by Liu Dai, Zhang Miao actually abandoned Yuan Shao's camp and supported Qiao Mao.

If it weren't for Zhang Miao's accident, Qiao Mao would not have stirred up such a huge action.

So, when did Zhang Miao change his attitude?

Yuan Shao shook his head, he couldn't remember it clearly. Perhaps, it was from the beginning of the discussion of Dong? (To be continued......)