Huai County, Hanoi County (now south of Wuzhi County, Yangcheng Township) is located on the Huaichuan Plain on the north bank of the Yellow River, less than 200 miles away from Luoyang City in the west.

Yuan Shao's base camp is located in Huai County, a unique land of fish and rice, compared to the sparsely populated and desolate Central Plains land that has been devastated by the war, Yuan Shao prefers to be entrenched in Huai County, which has been stable and peaceful for many years, only here, can he afford to raise 50,000 soldiers under his command, and only here, can he continue to recruit soldiers.

Yuan Shao, who got up early in the morning to inspect the barracks, received two urgent reports at the same time, Yuan Shao glanced at the urgent payment, and immediately returned to the lobby of the Chinese army.

Yuan Shao finished reading the situation in Xuzhou reported by Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, pondered for a long time, and shook his head again and again. He also didn't expect Liu Cun to visit Xuzhou in such a high-profile manner, which meant that Qingzhou was aware of his Yuan Shao's scheme.

Yuan Shao was very helpless about this, and he didn't have any countermeasures for a while, so he had to open the second urgent report and read it.

After a few breaths, Yuan Shao's face changed abruptly, he forcibly held back the shock and annoyance in his heart and hurriedly read it, raised his head, and reported to the public civil and military forces with great annoyance:

"Jibei Prime Minister Bao Yuncheng (Bao Xinzi) urgently reported that four days ago, Zhu A's 5,000 Qingzhou infantry cavalry suddenly went south, openly announcing that all areas north of the Yushui River in Lu County would be under Zhu A's jurisdiction."

The county commander of Lu County led 500 guards to negotiate, but was disarmed by the Qingzhou Army and forcibly expelled. The Qingzhou army then savagely occupied the two major ferry ports on the north bank of the Yushui River, and built camps and wharves day and night. Build a tower, entrenched. ”

Subsequently. Zhu'a county commander, county Cheng, and county governor personally led dozens of officials to wander around the north bank of the Yushui River, beating gongs and drums and repeatedly announcing that the north bank of the Yushui River had been under the jurisdiction of Zhu'a since ancient times, and announced that more than 50 villages in the three townships on the north bank of the Yushui River would be exempted from taxes for three years, and that they would collect labor to expand the official roads and dredge the ditches with a daily remuneration of 20 yuan. ”

"Thirty thousand foolish people cheered and rushed to sign up, it seems. Half of Bao Yuncheng's Lu County is gone. ”

Everyone was taken aback, especially Xu You's reaction was the strongest, he didn't care what others thought, he quickly stood up, strode forward, and bowed his hand to Yuan Shaoshen:

"I implore the lord to immediately stop any action aimed at weakening Qingzhou, and quickly send an envoy to Linzi for friendly consultation with the envoy of the Jibei Minister, even if he can't get back half of Lu County. It must not arouse Qingzhou's suspicion or even anger towards the lord! ”

The strategists Feng Ji, Chen Lin, Yuan Shao's nephew Gao Gan, and the generals Yan Liang and Zhu Han looked at each other, and they did not know Yuan Shao's series of plans to weaken Qingzhou before. Hearing this, he was shocked and inexplicable, and he didn't know why what happened in Jibei Country made his lord so angry. Why is Xu You, who has always been chic and calm, so anxious.

But soon Feng Ji guessed that Gao Gan had heard Yuan Shao talk about the threat of Qingzhou intermittently. couldn't help but look at Yuan Shao, who was on the throne.

Yuan Shao suddenly realized that he had lost his words, and waved his hand to let everyone retreat. Leaving only Xu You, Feng Ji and Gao Gan, after they sat down again, they told the three henchmen about their uneasiness about the growing strength of Qingzhou with Liu Dai, Bao Xin and others, as well as the rejection of Qingzhou Mu Liu Cun after two temptations.

In the end, Yuan Shao sighed helplessly: "I instructed Liu Dai to put pressure on Xuzhou before, firstly, urgently need to obtain food and materials from Xuzhou, and secondly, to test Xuzhou's confidence and how Qingzhou reacted to this. ”

"I didn't expect that Qingzhou's reaction would be so strong, Liu Zijian went to Xuzhou in the south to visit Tao Gongzu in a high-profile manner, and announced the close relationship between Qingzhou and Xuzhou to the people of the world, and at the same time made a tough response on the Qingyan border in the north, and the five thousand Qingzhou infantry cavalry suddenly seized a large area of land on the north bank of the Yushui River, and occupied it, without the slightest room for negotiation."

"This response from the south and the north to the soft and the hard caught us off guard, Liu Dai and Bao Xin must have been frightened, I dare to conclude that they will never dare to take Qingzhou again, and there is no place to redress their grievances......."

"Alas! If we can't get the money and grain support from Xuzhou, and we can't shake the powerful Qingzhou adjacent to Hebei, Yan, and Xuzhou, how can we expand this small land of Hanoi? The outlook is really worrying! ”

Feng Ji didn't understand the overall situation until this time, Xu You didn't speak expressionlessly, Gao Gan was already in a deep thought, and Yuan Shao was still waiting for the three of them to get an idea for him.

In the silence, Feng Ji Lang offered a plan: "Lord, hasn't the imperial court already enshrined the lord as the Bohai Taishou?" Why not take the opportunity to announce that you will accept the appointment of the imperial court and take over the eight counties and one city of Bohai in one fell swoop? ”

"The Bohai Sea is located on the shore of the sea, connecting the two states of Qingyou, just stand firm, you can peep at Youyan to the north, and overlook Qilu to the south, you are blessed with a unique lord!"

"Even if the lord is not ashamed of the national thief Dong Zhuo and is unwilling to accept Dong Zhuo's character, he can send the eldest prince to lead a team of people to go! As long as you manage it well for a year and a half, with the vast and fertile land of the Bohai Sea, it will definitely become a big granary for the lord, and Pingyuan County under the rule of Liu Zijian is not exactly how it has come over? ”

Xu You stepped forward and echoed: "Lord, this plan is wonderful!" Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if you can't turn the eight counties and one city in Bohai into a granary in a year and a half, it can become a solid nail wedged into the belly of the three states of Qingdao, Hebei and Youzhou, which is definitely a great help to the great cause of the lord! ”

"That's true, my subordinates seconded it!"

Gao Gan also realized the far-reaching significance of this strategy.

Seeing that the three henchmen and strategists were so unanimous, Yuan Shao, who had previously sneered at Dong Zhuo's appointment of the Bohai Taishou, nodded heavily:

"Good! Since you all have such a consistent opinion, let Yuan Tan lead 10,000 horses to station, recruit displaced people to reclaim with all their might, and see how Han Fu in Jizhou reacts, not bad! Ha ha! Ladies and gentlemen, how should we deal with the tough Qingzhou next? ”

Xu You still insisted on his opinion: "Lord, at present, you can only ease relations with Qingzhou, not exacerbate the conflict, at least for a year or two, you can't provoke Qingzhou, just try it slowly, otherwise the powerful Qingzhou will definitely become a fierce rival of the lord......"

"Gongsun Pei, Zhao Rong, Guo Yuan, Guan Ning, Han Rou and others in the Qingzhou shogunate are all talented people, they will inevitably try to hit the lord and restrain the rise and growth of the lord, the lord can't be careless!"

Yuan Shao sighed faintly, looked out of the gate, and whispered his feelings:

"As early as many years ago, my father praised Gongsun Botao's wisdom and tenacity many times, and later at several literary meetings in Luoyang, I heard Lord Cai Yong and the late Taiwei Yang Ci and other predecessors express their regret for Gongsun Botao, but for more than ten years, I only heard his name and did not see him!"

"At the beginning of the month, I finally saw Mr. Botao who went to mourn at the funeral of Lord Xunshuang in Yingchuan, and was immediately shocked by Mr. Botao's extraordinary bearing and unfathomable eyes!"

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