The tenth day of the fourth month of the sixth year of stability [198].

The city of Linzi has been completely in a panic. Although the streets were full of patrol soldiers with halberds, the people in Linzi City were still full of fear and despair.

The owner of the city, Qingzhou Mu Yuan Tan, has completely lost the graceful demeanor of the son of the family in the past, and he didn't even bother to comb his hair, so he stayed in the room in a daze. Guo Tu, who was beside him, restrained his voice and didn't dare to make a sound. Otherwise, he will inevitably provoke the lord Yuan Tan to scold his head and face.

- Why is this happening?!

Yuan Tan was annoyed, and he couldn't help but lament that his luck was really bad.

――How did things get to this point?

Guo Tu's heart is also infinitely regretful.

In addition to the construction and use of mobile cavalry, Zhang Mad adopted a novel combat method, in fact, the ongoing high-level power dumping within the Qingzhou forces was also a great help.

As we all know, in Qingzhou, due to the last words of the old lord Yuan Cheqi [Yuan Shao], Tian Feng, a famous minister in Jizhou who was valued by Yuan Cheqi, became the chief assistant of the new lord Yuan Tan. Tian Feng's loyalty is undoubted, but he acts too uprightly and never takes into account the thoughts of his lord Yuan Tan. This point made Yuan Tan disgruntled for a long time.

For example, Yuan Tan wanted to appoint Wang Xiu, a famous scholar in Qingzhou, as the county guard of a county, but Tian Feng thought that Wang Xiu was a scholar in Qingzhou, and should avoid suspicion in accordance with the "Three Mutual Law", and finally only let Wang Xiu take up one position in the state.

For another example, Yuan Tan wanted to requisition the people of Linzi and repair his residence, and Tian Feng said "The world is in turmoil." can't easily disturb the people", Yuan Tan's behavior was stopped.

Then, Yuan Tan wanted to increase the tax on Qingzhou Haoqiang in order to recruit more troops directly under the central government, but Tian Feng was even more resolutely opposed. In order to stop Yuan Tan, Tian Feng said to Yuan Tan very straightforwardly. The reason why the Yuan family was able to gain a foothold in Qingzhou was because of the strong support of the state. If Yuan Tan increases the taxes on the powerful people, it may directly lead to strong dissatisfaction with the powerful in the state, and finally cause huge turmoil.

All in all, there is Tian Feng, everything Yuan Tan does is wrong, and everything is preachy. However, Tian Feng's ability is outstanding, and the state and county officials are quite convinced of him. Yuan Tan was hindered by his father's training and could not confront Tian Feng strongly. Otherwise, there is a suspicion of "unfilial piety". In this way, Tian Feng took the authority that originally belonged to Yuan Tan to a large extent.

Over the past few years, many officials in Qingzhou have appeared the phenomenon of "knowing that there is a field of abundance, but not knowing that there is a lord". This extremely dangerous situation, how can Yuan Tanqing be embarrassed?

That's it, back two years ago. Yuan Tan had the idea of getting rid of Tian Feng in his heart. This is not only a backlash from Yuan Tan's long-term restriction by Tian Feng, but also the inevitable result of the demand for authority control.

But. With Yuan Tan's own prestige and strength alone, he can't resist the forces that Tian Feng has cultivated over the years. Although Yuan Tan has many shortcomings, at least he can still look at the style. And every time Tian Feng meets him, he is well-behaved, extremely polite, and never crosses the boundaries of monarchs and ministers. He rejected Yuan Tan's opinion. It has always relied on the means of strong arguments and coerced the colleagues around him to oppose it. In addition, Tian Feng himself is an honest official, and if he finds that he has made a mistake, he can decisively correct it, which makes the state officials more and more respectful.

From this point of view. Yuan Tan wants to find out Tian Feng's mistakes, it's really not a simple matter!

Fortunately, although Tian Feng is strong, not no one can compete. In other words, if several important people in the states join forces, they can still compete with him. Among them, one of Yuan Tan's most trusted dignitaries is the old minister Guo Tu.

Guo Tu's qualifications and status by Yuan Shao's side were actually above Tian Feng. However, since Guo Tu's clansman Guo Jia was dismissed by Yuan Shao because of personnel crushing, Guo Tu's status in Yuan Shao's heart has not been as good as before. Later, news came out that Guo Jia was actually favored by the thief and became a military advisor who was extremely trusted by Zhang Mad, which inevitably made everyone have some doubts about the identity of the Guo family.

In addition, Tian Feng is very unaccustomed to Guo Tu, a talented guy who always likes to flatter the lord. Therefore, Guo Tu has been marginalized in the political situation in Qingzhou over the years.

In fact, not only Guo Tu, but even Xu You, Xun Chen, Feng Ji and others were more or less excluded by Tian Feng's strong style. However, Xu Yu is greedy for money but does not like to manage government, Xun Chen is well versed in the way of self-preservation and preservation, and Feng Ji decisively throws himself to Tian Feng, but his horse is the first to look forward to maintain his own power. In this way, apart from Guo Tu, Yuan Tan really couldn't find other helpers who could be used to deal with Tian Feng.

As for Guo Tu himself, he is also an ambitious and capable minister. Although his temperament is a little feminine, he is not as admired as Tian Feng, but he is definitely enough to take charge of a county, or even a state. He was originally at odds with Tian Feng, and when he saw that Yuan Tan inadvertently revealed his dissatisfaction with Tian Feng, he would naturally take it as a good opportunity to turn around, and vigorously persuaded Yuan Tan to get rid of Tian Feng and regain the authority of Qingzhou.

Although Tian Feng is strong, he is a courtier after all. Yuan Tan is weak, but he is the king. When Yuan Tan, under Guo Tu's repeated persuasion, finally decided to get rid of Tian Feng and personally grasp the power of the state and county, the end of Tian Feng came.

The process of dealing with Tian Feng is actually very simple. With just ten samurai and a single order from the governor, he could take down this important minister who would come to the governor's mansion every few days to greet him.

The reason why Yuan Tan had not done this before was because he was worried that after getting rid of Tian Feng, there would be chaos in the state. However, after Guo Tu's participation, Yuan Tan, who believed in Guo Tu's ability, felt that as long as he gave himself a month, he would be able to successfully sort out the affairs that were originally controlled by Tian Feng in the state with Guo Tu's assistance. In this way, even if Tian Feng falls, it will not plunge Qingzhou into great turmoil.

In order to smoothly take over the authority left by Tian Feng, Guo Tu secretly prepared for a long time, and also secretly infiltrated the front line of Qinghe to contact Chun Yuqiong, the first general under Yuan Tan. In order to win over Chun Yuqiong, Guo Tu reluctantly relinquished part of his authority, and promised that after the matter was completed, Chun Yuqiong would be immediately mobilized to return to Linzi and take charge of Qingzhou's military affairs. to suppress the situation in the state.

Chun Yuqiong has always been very dissatisfied with Tian Feng's repeated meddling in the military. If Tian Feng falls, Chun Yuqiong, as the highest-ranking general in the army, will definitely be able to further expand his influence. After receiving Chun Yuqiong's promise to participate in the "dumping of the field", Guo Tu immediately returned to Linzi, and only then did he have the courage to discuss with Yuan Tan. Really take down Tian Feng.

So, on the sixth day of the fourth month, Tian Feng, who went to the Qingzhou Prefecture Governor's Mansion to greet him according to the custom, did not see Yuan Tan's figure when he entered Yuan Tan's meeting hall alone. He looked around and saw that none of the guards who had gathered around him knew him. If you are smart, you can immediately understand what is happening in front of you.

However, Tian Feng still couldn't believe the facts in front of him. He didn't believe that he Tian Feng was for the Yuan family every day. For the future of Qingzhou, he tried his best and did his best, but in the end, he would end up like this.

- Is the young master already crazy?

However, it doesn't matter what Tian Feng thinks. Since Yuan Tan had made up his mind to get rid of Tian Feng, Tian Feng, as a courtier, found that he was powerless to resist. can only accept it obediently.

After Tian Feng was imprisoned, Yuan Tan immediately summoned the state officials. It was announced that Tian Feng had been removed from office and imprisoned because of his repeated contempt for the Lord, his contempt for his face, and his rejection of the sages. The vacant post of Changshi was taken over by the old minister Guo Tu.

This shocking news immediately made the whole Linzi sensational!

Cui Yan, who served as a soldier. On the spot, he was crowned in front of Yuan Tan and asked Yuan Tan to withdraw his order to express his strong dissatisfaction with the incident. And Cao Cao, a thief who has always been known for his loyalty and fortitude in Qingzhou, also loudly offended Yan Jin's admonition, and clearly expressed his dissatisfaction with Yuan Tan's decision. asked Yuan Tan to release Tian Feng immediately and restore Tian Feng's original position, thinking that this would allow Qingzhou to settle down.

Otherwise, Wang Xiu said very unceremoniously that the entire Qingzhou will fall into turmoil because of Tian Feng's imprisonment, and the arrogance in the north will inevitably take the opportunity to go south, and Qingzhou will fall into extreme danger.

Cui Yan's reaction was expected by Yuan Tan and Guo Tu. As Tian Feng's valued henchman, Cui Yan, who is known as a "natural upright person", would be strange if he didn't do this. However, Wang Xiu's strong opposition surprised Yuan Tan.

Wang Xiu can be said to be Yuan Tan's descendant, if it weren't for Tian Feng's blocking, Yuan Tan would inevitably promote him to the position of a county guard. However, after Tian Feng was imprisoned, this Wang Xiu had no intention of taking the opportunity to come out, but asked Yuan Tan to release Tian Feng with great fanfare. This undoubtedly disappointed Yuan Tan.

Of course, compared to the opposition of Cui Yan and Wang Xiu, the officials in the rest of the states seemed much calmer. It's just that with Guo Tu's shrewdness, how can he not see the panic and dissatisfaction in the hearts of these state and county officials?

In any case, Tian Feng has been imprisoned, and everyone who sees that the demeanor is not right, because they are not psychologically prepared in advance, except for Cui Yan and Wang Xiu, the two upright guys, do not dare to confront the lord Yuan Tan head-on. So, after Yuan Tan rarely and forcefully removed Cui Yan from his post and asked Wang Xiu to go home and think about it behind closed doors, a group of state and county officials reluctantly withdrew from the state pastoral mansion.

Seeing that the development of the situation was finally developing in the direction he expected, Yuan Tan breathed a sigh of relief. However, Guo Tu reminded Yuan Tan that at this time, people's hearts are turbulent, and they must be cautious. Although Yuan Tan was a little unimpressed in his heart, he still quietly mobilized five hundred people under his heart to enter the Assassin Mansion according to Guo Tu's intentions, just in case.

Then, on the night of the seventh day of the fourth month, these five hundred people came in handy. A team of soldiers loyal to Tian Feng believed that Tian Feng's imprisonment was completely framed by traitors, and blatantly launched a prison robbery activity that night, wanting to rescue Tian Feng. If it weren't for the team of henchmen and soldiers that Yuan Tan transferred to the State Pastoral Mansion in advance, I was afraid that the State Pastoral Mansion, which was temporarily holding Tian Feng, would have been broken on the spot!

Yuan Tan, who was frightened in the night attack, was rarely out of anger. Ignoring Guo Tu's dissuasion, he brazenly ordered Tian Feng to "die of illness" in prison as soon as possible. comprehended Yuan Tan's personal entourage, and quickly prepared a cup of poisonous wine and sent it to Tian Feng's detention center.

Seeing the poisoned wine sent, Tian Feng's expression was calm. He sighed at the sky:

"Why destroy the Great Wall!" (To be continued......)

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