Chapter 17: Driving the Tiger and Eating the Wolf

Although the Han Dynasty presents a picture of a candle in the wind, and there is not much time to say, the political value of Liu Xie, the son of the Han Dynasty, is difficult to fight.

Yuan Shao did not welcome the Son of Heaven, but Cao Ying rushed to grab the Son of Heaven.

Cao Ying, who rushed to Luoyang with soldiers and horses, saw the Son of Heaven and made a loyal posture, respecting the Son of Heaven, and was bound to prosper the Han.

Cao Ying assassinated Dong Zhuo alone, called on the heroes to join the alliance to crusade against Dong Zhuo, and was the first prince of the court after Liu Xie ascended the throne, and now, he came to Liu Xie's face, his loyalty, in Liu Xie's eyes, is definitely more reliable than Yuan Shao, who appointed officials without authorization and ignored the Son of Heaven.

The Son of Heaven didn't want to leave Luoyang, hoping to recreate the glory of Luoyang, but Luoyang was already in ruins, even if it was a hundred ruins, it was not an overnight effort, and Cao Ying's reason for persuading the Son of Heaven was the same as Guo Jia's.

There is no grain production in the Sili area, and even if the army is engaged in farming, it is impossible to go to the field today to cultivate and harvest tomorrow.

Greeting the Son of Heaven to move Xuchang's words, Liu Xie agreed to Cao Ying's suggestion after contemplation.

He didn't go to Chengdu with Guo Jia, because of the geographical location of Chengdu, it was impossible to achieve the influence of commanding the world, but Xuchang could.

After welcoming the Son of Heaven to Xuchang, Cao Ying ordered Xuchang to be changed to Xudu and Yuan Jian'an.

After the Son of Heaven moved to Xudu, he rewarded the ministers, including Dong Cheng, thirteen liehous, Cao Ying was first named a general, and then Cao Ying resigned, gave the post of general to Yuan Shao, and led the general of the chariot and cavalry.

Cao Ying gave Yuan Shao, the highest military position of the general, who commanded the soldiers and horses of the whole country, and it was he who found out Yuan Shao's spleen surname.

In today's situation, Cao Ying in the eyes of the people of the world is loyal and fearless, but Yuan Shao is a villain who only cares about expanding his territory and ignoring his father.

In the event of welcoming the Son of Heaven, Yuan Shao's prestige began to decline, and Cao Ying's popularity rose again after rising to the Central Plains like a comet.

Cao Ying's military position is lower than Yuan Shao's, but Cao Ying's has more real power than Yuan Shao, because what Cao Ying's official position is, it doesn't matter, the key is that there is a "record of Shangshushi" in his official position, which means that Cao Ying is not subordinate to the order of the Son of Heaven, and his name is justified!

Chang'an has been renovated after more than a month of governance, and it is deserted and depressed because of the sparse population, but the chaos has been eliminated, the streets are clean, the air is fresh, and everything is in order.

Starting from the ownership of the land of Chang'an Sanfu, Guo Jia does not have a formal official position to govern here, even if he actually occupies here, he can't just take an official position, and now the imperial court is already in Xudu, if he puts on an official hat for himself indiscriminately, he will also be criticized by others, and even use the topic to play.

The law of doing things without revealing is cleaning up a spacious mansion in Chang'an, and the mansion does not use official positions to make plaques, so it simply uses the word "Guo Mansion".

This is low-key, it is the most appropriate at this time, although Guo Jia did not praise Fa Zheng on his lips, but when he came to the door of the house, the smile on his face made Fa Zheng on the side understand that Guo Jia was very satisfied.

The imperial palace in Chang'an was left idle there after a little cleaning, Guo Jia did not live, and no one was allowed to approach, let alone raze, so he put it there as a landscape.

Ma Teng and Han Sui, who returned to Chang'an with Guo Jia, returned to their hearts like arrows, and they went out of Liangzhou this time, stealing chickens and rice, and they didn't complain that the Son of Heaven didn't reward them.

After all, Guo Jia didn't get any benefits from the Son of Heaven.

But there is a very important problem in front of us, the division of forces in Kansai!

Aside from the fact that Guo Jia had already occupied Guanzhong, it could not be changed, before sending troops, Guo Jia personally promised that the west of Fufeng County would be handed over to Han Sui and Ma Teng.

Ma Teng and Han Sui sat down one after another in Guo Jia's new house, Guo Jia was wearing a white brocade robe and was chic and dignified, and when he saw Ma Teng, Han Sui greeted each other with a smile on his face.

As guests, the two couldn't tell what it was like in their hearts, and it was very complicated.

Guo Jia occupied the land of Sanfu, and after the Son of Heaven moved to Xudu, he let Zhang Liao lead the army into Hangu Pass, and the land in the pass was already in Guo Jia's bag.

However, Ma Teng was named the former general, Han Sui was named the general of Zhengxi, Guo Jia, and there was nothing.

Emotionally, the two have some sympathy for Guo Jia, but Guo Jia doesn't care, even expected.

Cao Ying sealed Ma Teng and Han Sui, but not Guo Jia, obviously wanting to make Guo Jia occupy Guanzhong and make Han Sui and Ma Teng immortal to Guanzhong's thief.

But Cao Ying couldn't directly seal Guanzhong to Ma Teng Han Sui, because it would anger Guo Jia, Guo Jia was now worried that the Kwantung princes would suppress him, and similarly, Cao Ying was also afraid that Guo Jia would go out of Guandong and enter the country.

This hand is played beautifully, and when Han Suima relaxes his breath, he will naturally turn his attention to Guanzhong again, Guo Jia said that he can't occupy Guanzhong justifiably, and the two of them have a reason to attack Guanzhong.

The coercion of the Son of Heaven ordered the princes not to directly order the enemy to submit through political edicts, but more to provoke conquest between the princes, and Cao Ying sat back to reap the benefits.

For example, at the same time, Cao Ying sealed Liu Bei Zhendong, the Marquis of Yiting, and issued an edict in the name of the Son of Heaven to let Liu Bei crusade against Yuan Shu.

There is not only Liu Bei in Xuzhou, but also a vicious wolf Lu Bu who is guarding the door in the west of Xuzhou.

It's just that Cao Ying didn't expect that when Liu Bei and Yuan Shu confronted each other, Lu Bu did attack Xuzhou as he expected, but Liu Bei was able to endure this shame and turn to Lu Bu again.

Cao Ying can't let Guo Jia develop smoothly in Kansai, so he has to lay the groundwork, Guo Jia sees these in his eyes and has a clear insight.

You come and go, chess opponents will meet good talents, and they play games with each other, which is too normal.

"The Son of Heaven has promoted the two generals, congratulations."

Guo Jia doesn't need to be jealous of the two, no matter how high the official position is, the foothold is strength, and how much strength there is in order to have equal territory and status.

After Ma Teng and Han Sui humbly answered a few words, the scene fell silent.

In the past, the two were in Liangzhou, there were occasional frictions, in the final analysis, they were still territorially uneven, the boundaries were unclear, and there was a conflict of interest between the tribes that took refuge in them, but now, Guo Jia is in charge of Guanzhong, and the three are ostensibly allies with friendly relations, and if they want to avoid conflict, they must draw a clear sphere of influence.

There is a feeling of sitting on the ground and sharing the spoils, Ma Teng is not easy to speak, his mind is still with the Son of Heaven, racking his brains to think about how to get the Ma family out of the identity of a local warlord.

The reason why Han Sui was unspeakable was that he was afraid of angering Guo Jia, the situation was stronger than others, and here in Guo Jia, he had to bow his head.

Guo Jia wants to repent now, they have nothing to say, and as far as official positions are concerned, they can't rule the territory in the name of justice.

"The two generals, if the son is out of trouble today, the court is in Xudu, we and other Hanchen should also share the worries for the Son of Heaven, Guanxi has been in chaos for a long time, the people are determined, it is time for the people to return to peace. The two generals are loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, and they work together to govern the place, so let's do our part for the peace and security of the country and the people. ”

Guo Jia knows the thoughts of the two, and if some things are not said now, they will cause disputes in the future, and they will not be able to say clearly.

After picking a topic, Guo Jia stopped talking and waited for Han Sui and Ma Teng to discuss the conditions.

Ma Teng didn't want to fight on this, he trusted Guo Jia, and it was impossible for Guo Jia to cross the river and tear down the bridge and do something treacherous.

Han Sui saw that since Guo Jia mentioned this, he also had the courage to say: "What the envoy said is very true, if we wait for Han Chen to have a vegetarian meal, won't we have a negative Son of Heaven?" But I don't know how many people the envoy plans to send to govern how many counties? ”

With a slight smile, Guo Jia said lightly: "To the west, Sanguan and Fufeng County, where the old road is located, are bounded, and to the north, Xiaoguan is located in the Guyuan area. To the west, please ask the two generals to govern well. ”

This result was expected for Ma Teng, before sending troops, Guo Jia said that as long as Guanzhong, the west would be theirs, and now he did not break his promise.

Han Sui was quite surprised, he didn't expect Guo Jia to keep his promise in such a dominant situation, and if he was replaced, I am afraid that even Liangzhou would swallow it together.

Guo Jia also wants Liangzhou, but it's not time yet.

Gongsun Chan expanded faster than anyone else, when Youzhou was not taken, he went to fight Jizhou, and continued to expand southward in the Bohai Sea area, and won Qingzhou, which can be expanded quickly and defeated quickly.

In layman's terms, it is "a big step with an egg." ”

"Guanzhong is in ruins, in the past, there were trade contacts between me and the two generals, in case there is a business trip in the future, I also ask the two generals to inform you of the scope of your respective territories, and I can also give an explanation to the merchants of Yizhou, they went to the west, you must know whose rule it is, right? If you want to ask someone for help when you encounter difficulties, you must also know who to turn to, right? ”

After Guo Jia finished speaking with a smile, Ma Teng and Han Sui looked at each other, pondered for a while, and nodded at the same time.

They used to be in Liangzhou, and their spheres of influence were confused with each other, and now Guo Jia asked them to divide the territorial boundaries, in fact, to divide the two, as long as they read each other and did not form a joint force, there was no threat to Guo Jia.

Dealing with Han Sui and Ma Teng, Guo Jia still has a series of strategies, in the face of Li Dao and Guo Yan's humiliation, Guo Jia can use the power of thunder to destroy them, but Han Sui and Ma Teng still have to gradually weaken and differentiate themselves like peeling off the cocoon.

Han Sui was a general of the expedition to the west, and his territory was naturally centered on the west of Liangzhou.

Now it is Ma Teng and Han Sui who are going to divide the territory by themselves, and Guo Jia can't control it, so Han Sui opened his mouth and wanted to take the entire Liangzhou into his pocket.

How could Ma Teng let him get his wish? Anyway, Ma Teng is also the target of many Qianghu tribes, if he goes out of Liangzhou, most of the soldiers will turn to Han Sui in a blink of an eye.

The two argued for a long time, and finally let Han Sui divide most of Liangzhou, except for Xiping and Jincheng Counties, which were returned to Ma Teng, Han Sui's sphere of influence included other Liangzhou counties.

Ma Teng's territory included the west of Fufeng County, including Guangwei, Nan'an, Tianshui, Longxi, and Xiping and Jincheng in Liangzhou, the land of the six counties.

In the Kansai land north of Yizhou, Guo Jia, Ma Teng, and Han Sui were balanced in terms of territory, and the three families were at peace and entered a period of peace for the time being.

(To be continued)