After Gongsun Zhan retreated to Jixian County, he planned to mobilize troops and horses to continue to use troops against Jizhou. Liu Yu dissuaded Gongsun Zhan, believing that the Son of Heaven should be welcomed back to Luoyang first, and then talk about Yuan Shao's culpability, and the Son of Heaven issued an edict to punish him.

Gongsun Zan thought that Yuan Shaoqi was very selfish, and he could have joined forces with everyone to welcome the Son of Heaven back to Luoyang, but he suddenly sent troops to attack Sun Jian's station, making a betrayal of the alliance; The intentions are well known; Only by destroying him first, and then can the Son of Heaven be safely welcomed back to Luoyang.

At this time, Yuan Shao sent his subordinate Zhonglang general Cui Juye to lead tens of thousands of troops to invade Youzhou, first capturing Fanyang City, and then besieging Gu'an City. Gongsun Chan led 30,000 soldiers and horses to the rescue, and after a period of fighting, repelled the attacking enemy army. Cui Juye led the troops to retreat, and Gongsun Zhan led the army in pursuit. Then, when Cui Juye led the army to cross the river at Juma Water, he broke his army and killed seven or eight thousand enemies. After a little rectification, Gongsun Chan continued to march. At that time, the counties under the rule of Jizhou were looking down on the wind, and the situation on his side was very good.

Subsequently, Gongsun Chan led the army to the plain country. At the right time, Zang Hong led his troops to attack from Qingzhou. Gongsun Zhan sent Tian Kai and Liu Bei to meet him, but Zang Hong's troops were defeated and retreated. Liu Bei had meritorious service in this battle, and Gongsun Zan therefore listed Liu Yu and recommended Liu Bei as the minister of the plains.

At that time, the Yellow Turban general Guan Hai led the crowd to attack the Beihai Kingdom, and the state minister Kong Rong was besieged in Duchang City, and sent Tai Shici, a native of Donglai, to the plains for help. So, Gongsun Zhan sent Tian Kai and Liu Bei to lead troops to rescue, but before the two arrived, Guan Hai learned the news and led the crowd to retreat.

Subsequently, Gongsun Zhan sent his subordinate general Fan Fang to lead thousands of cavalry to Yanzhou, wanting to plot against Liu Dai to attack Yuan Shao from behind. In this regard, Liu Dai seemed very hesitant, saying that he wanted to think about it.

Immediately, Yuan Shao learned of this, so he hurriedly sent someone to Zhang Miao, hoping that Zhang Miao could persuade him. Let Liu Dai not defect. At that time, the messenger whispered the matter in Zhang Miao's ear. Han Fu was also present, and when he saw this, he thought he was discussing persecution of himself, so he found an excuse to leave, and then committed suicide without thinking about it for a while.

Zhang Miao then learned of Han Fu's suicide, and was both shocked and sighed. Then he thought that Yuan Shao had usurped Han Fu's Jizhou, so he found an excuse to politely refuse the envoy's request.

Subsequently, Yuan Shao learned that Zhang Miao was unwilling to help him, and sighed in his heart. I had to send someone to Cao Cao to discuss. At this time, Chen Gong recommended to Cao Cao Cheng Yu, a fellow villager from Dong'a in his county, saying that this person was talented and could persuade Liu Dai.

So, Cheng Yu was ordered to persuade Liu Dai. Cheng Yu believes that Liu Dai should not turn his back on Yuan Shao at this time, just because although Gongsun Zhan's army is strong, he is a lone expedition, and his morale will inevitably decline after a long time; Second, Liu Yu's eldest son, Monk Liu, was held hostage in the hands of Yuan Shao. Liu Yu will inevitably be intolerable to Gongsun Zan because of Liu He; Moreover, it is unrighteous to defect in the face of battle. If it spreads out and has a bad reputation, it will inevitably be criticized by future generations.

Liu Dai listened to Cheng Yu's persuasion and rejected Gongsun Zhan's proposal. So, Fan Yi led his troops and left Yanzhou.

Then. Yuan Shao wrote another letter to Liu Yu, using Liu He as a threat, asking him to order Gongsun Zan to withdraw immediately. After Liu Yu received Yuan Shao's letter. I had no choice but to order Gongsun Chan to withdraw his troops for the time being. But Gongsun Zhan thought that it was only an overnight matter to exterminate Yuan Shao, how could he fall short because of one person? Therefore, he resolutely refused to obey Liu Yu's orders. When Liu Yu learned about it, he was immediately furious, so he ordered Gongsun Zhan's supply of grain and grass to be cut off.

Gongsun Zhan, who lacked food and grass supplies, had no choice but to forcibly levy the rations of the people of Jizhou as military rations, but the people fled from the area under his control. In this regard, Liu Bei advised Gongsun Zan to temporarily withdraw from the army, so as not to fall into the notoriety of rampant expropriation, and it would be bad if he lost the hearts of the people. Gongsun Zhan felt that what Liu Bei said also made some sense, so he had to withdraw from the army for the time being.

However, it was said that Dong Zhuo asked Feng Xian to be responsible for investigating and dealing with the assassin's assassination. Because he had to be in charge of Dong Zhuo's guards, he couldn't leave for a long time, so Feng Xian entrusted the investigation to Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao gradually explored the investigation department, and through some of the evidence found, he finally set the target characters on Shangshu Zheng Tai, Changshi He Hao, Huangmen Shilang Xun You and others. In addition, Zhang Liao also has certain evidence to prove that this matter is also directly related to Zhang Wen, who was executed before.

Later, He Hao and Xun You were arrested and imprisoned. Zheng Tai got the news in advance and sought an opportunity to escape from Chang'an and went to Nanyang to join Yuan Shu.

Feng Xian learned that Xun You was also involved in this matter, so he couldn't help but visit him in prison and asked him: "Your Xun family is quite famous in the world and is highly valued by Master Dong, but why did you do such a thing to assassinate the master?" ”

Xun You looked at Feng Xian, but said: "I am a courtier of the Han family, and I eat Han Lu, how can I do what I say about assassinating the lord?" ”

Bong Xian said, "Even so, how can you assassinate your own commander?" ”

Xun You said: "There are many Taoist ideals that Your Excellency can still understand; From Dong Zhuo's actions, it can be seen that he is not a Ming duke; greedy for pleasure, not to mention, but also rewards and punishments are unknown, and treat people very cruelly; Such a person is not worthy of my Xun Gongda's follow, and he can't assist the Han family at all. ”

Feng Xian listened to Xun You's words, and pondered a little in his heart. Then he asked: "The assassins who came to assassinate this time are all people with strong martial arts, and I don't think they are dead soldiers that ordinary officials can cultivate; Behind you, I think there must be more powerful people in the background, right? If you are willing to say it, I can intercede with Master Dong on your behalf and avoid death. ”

Xun You smiled slightly, but said: "Gongda has heard that Lu Fengxian has always been kind to people, and when I saw it today, the rumors were true; Thanks to Your kindness, there is no other person related to this assassination, and I hope that you will not wronged a good person. ”

Feng Xian said: "It's okay, you can think about it again; It's never too late to make a decision when you've thought about it. ”

With that, Bong Xian turned around and was about to leave. At this time, Xun You suddenly said: "Lu Fengxian, Gongda advises you, don't act for the tiger anymore; Otherwise, it will eventually cause endless misfortune and harm to others and oneself. ”

Feng Xian groaned, and then said: "You don't have to worry about Feng Xian's affairs, Your Excellency should think about what decision you should make." Then he departed.

Suddenly, He Hao on the side suddenly said: "This person has a good conscience, and he can still be educated." ”

Xun You shook his head and said, "I think this person is too kind-hearted and can't achieve great things." ”

He Hao said: "How can you see it? ”

Xun You smiled slightly and said, "People who are too kind-hearted have always been more emotional than emotional, and it is difficult to distinguish between right and wrong; If people have difficulty distinguishing between right and wrong, it will naturally be difficult to achieve great things. ”

He Hao nodded and said, "That's right, although there is no fault in kindness, if it is used in the wrong place, it is also wrong; It seems that Gongda's skills have made great progress. ”

Xun You couldn't help but smile and said: "Anyway, they are all dying people, no matter how clever the art of matchmaking is, it is useless at the moment." ”

He Hao sighed: "Yes, although you and I can't be born on the same day, it's good if we can die on the same day; At least there is a companion on the Huangquan Road, so that you will not be lonely. ”

Xun You smiled: "Hehe, it makes sense. ”

Subsequently, Dong Zhuo learned that there was another person behind the assassination, so he ordered He Hao and Xun You to be tortured in order to force them to confess. But Xun You tried his best to endure it, and refused to confess to other comrades no matter what. And He Hao couldn't bear the pain of flesh and skin, so he simply bit his tongue and committed suicide.

Feng Xian was worried that pressing too hard would backfire, so he suggested that Dong Zhuo slow down first, and then take a long-term view. Dong Zhuo was also worried that once Xun You was forced to die, the party behind him would "get away with it", and then he looked for an opportunity to send someone to assassinate him, so he agreed to Feng Xian's suggestion. (To be continued......)