Just as Yuan Shao was pondering, footsteps sounded, and a black, short and thin scribe came to Yuan Shao, arched his hand slightly, and sat down on the straw mat unceremoniously.

"In the beginning, what did you do?"

Yuan Shao handed over the letter from his brother-in-law Liu Dai, and his face was as usual:

"Yanzhou is unstable."

Xu You read the letter at a glance, and a wisp of anger appeared on his face.

"This Zhang Mengzhuo! How can that! ”

Hearing Xu You's loud complaint, Yuan Shao could only sigh.

Zhang Miao's Chen Liutaishou was strongly recommended by Yuan Shao in front of the late general He Jin for the development of the party's lineage, which helped him choose. However, I don't know when it started, after Zhang Miao realized the huge latent power of the Yuan family in the officialdom, he slowly and spontaneously moved closer to the circle of Yuan's former officials. And because of his uncle Yuan Kui's intentional suppression, compared to the influence of Yuan's former officials, Yuan Shao's is indeed not as good as Yuan Shu.

"If you complain, you don't have to say much. How to deal with it now? ”

The competition between the two brothers, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, existed more than ten years ago. Since Yuan Shao was able to relieve the pressure of the party and successfully appeared again, Yuan Shu has been extremely concerned about Yuan Shao's every move, and wants to say goodbye to Yuan Shao everywhere.

Yuan Shao and Xu You are both far-reaching people, of course, it can be seen at a glance that behind Qiao Mao, Yuan Shu must be secretly supporting.

Today, there are only a handful of people who are qualified to recommend the status of a state's assassination, and there are only three: Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

Dong Zhuo's appointment was based on the authentic edict of the Son of Heaven; Yuan Shao's recommendation is based on the approval of the party members in the world; Yuan Shu's recommendation was based on the response of Yuan's former officials. If others do the same, they will only become the laughing stock of the county officials, and no one will admit it. For example, the title of Assassin of Insolence. Without Dong Zhuo's appointment, it would be impossible to get it.

Without Yuan Shu's backing, even if Qiao Mao successfully drove Liu Dai out of Yanzhou, Yuan Shao would be able to appoint a Yanzhou assassin again, so that Qiao Mao's plans would be all in vain.

"Qiao Yuanwei [Qiao Mao] Since he is so ignorant, he is primordial. At such a critical moment, can you not be merciful! ”

Xu You thought about it, raised his hand at Yuan Shao, and made a downward cutting action.

"This ...... Isn't it too ruthless? ”

Yuan Shao saw Xu You's murderous intent revealed, and his face showed a hesitant expression.

Xu You has been in a relationship with Yuan Shao for so many years, where do you still not know Yuan Shao's thoughts?

As a tyrant who dared to plot the assassination of the general He Jin, thus triggering a bloody purge that destroyed the entire family of eunuchs, was Yuan Shao a soft-hearted person?

Qiao Mao and Yuan Shao belonged to different political factions. And there is no deep friendship. What Yuan Shao scruples about is just the fame that he has built up with great difficulty in decades. In order to get rid of Qiao Mao and gamble on his fame, Yuan Shao didn't think it was a good deal.

"Why bother? If you can't bear to do it at the beginning, you can let Liu Gongshan [Liu Dai] do it yourself. If you are worried that Liu Gongshan will not be able to do it, why not repair a letter to Meng De and ask him to help? ”

Since Xu You knew Yuan Shao's estimate, of course he had to come up with a good idea for Yuan Shao to be safe.

Meng De is Cao Cao. Xu Yu is greedy for money. Cao Cao is rich in wealth and doesn't care much about things outside his body. When the two of them were in Luoyang. Xu You was greedy for Cao Cao's many banquets and cheapness.

Of course, although Xu You is greedy for money, he is by no means a person who does not know how to reciprocate. Since Cao Cao was defeated by Xu Rong and his strength was greatly damaged, and he had to openly take refuge in Yuan Shao, Xu You helped Cao Cao take away a lot of benefits in front of Yuan Shao. Even the "general of Xingfenwu" on Cao Cao's head. They were all appointed by Xu Yu to persuade Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao was also Yuan Shao's admirer. Although Yuan Shao felt that Cao Cao's scheming was too deep and he was good at falsification, he also admitted that Cao Cao's ability was not vulgar, and he was actually a first-class and useful talent under his account. Compared with. Even Chun Yuqiong and Wang Kuang are far less capable than Cao Cao.

"With Meng De's action, this matter should be fine. Ziyuan was really quick-witted, and in just a few words, he eliminated a worry in my heart. However, in the end, it is necessary to bother Lao Ziyuan to run in person. ”

This is what it means. Hurry up and write a letter, and I'm ready to go. ”

Xu You's planning is extremely ingenious.

If you transfer manpower from Hanoi and go to Yanzhou to help Liu Dai, such a long-distance dispatch will inevitably be discovered by Qiaomao, who has deep roots in Yanzhou; Second, the war situation in Hanoi has been in a state of stalemate, and recently the state has been arrogant and has increased troops in the party, which has made Yuan Shao's coping more and more difficult. Therefore, Yuan Shao's descendants in Hanoi could not be easily moved.

However, if Cao Cao entered Yanzhou, he would not have these problems.

As we all know, Cao Cao suffered a heavy loss of troops after his defeat at Xu Rong in Xingyang. Therefore, Yuan Shao funded Cao Cao's military salary, and asked him to take Zhu Cao and Zhu Xiahou and a group of brothers to Danyang, Yangzhou to recruit troops. A few days ago, Cao Cao wrote a letter to report that he had recruited thousands of elite soldiers and was on his way back to Hanoi.

From Yangzhou to Hanoi, it is natural to pass through Yanzhou. Due to the good reason, most of them will not be wary of the arrival of this army, whether it is Yuan Shu or Qiao Mao. If Cao Cao suddenly launched an attack on Qiao Mao when he passed near the sour jujube, Qiao Mao would definitely not be able to react. And with Cao Cao's talent, it is not too difficult to think that this matter will leave no traces.

"By the way, I heard that Meng De and Qiao Yuanwei's [Qiao Mao]'s uncle, the old Qiao Taiwei [Qiao Xuan], have an old relationship, and Meng De won't stop because of this, right?"

Yuan Shao is well-informed and has a strong memory, and he knows all kinds of interrelationships in Shilin today, and he knows everything about them. His uncle Yuan Kui once said with emotion that if Yuan Shao had such attainments in the family tradition of "Meng's Yi", he would have become a well-known Confucian in the world.

After receiving Yuan Shao's reminder, Xu You frowned, thought about it, and then replied with some hesitation:

"Uncle to uncle, nephew to nephew, Meng Dedang will not be shaken by this. Xun Wenruo [Xun Yu] and Xun Gongda [Xun Yu] are also uncles and nephews, but they don't see each of them acting? ”

Xun Yu and Xun Yu are both famous people in the world. After Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, Xun Yu couldn't get used to Dong Zhuo's personality, abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown, and was learned by Jizhou Mu Hanfu. Take him to Jizhou. And Xun Yu is under Dong Zhuo, he is still his Huangmen waiter, he is rigorous in his work every day, and he does not maintain the same attitude as his uncle Xun Yu.

Seeing Xu You's affirmative answer, Yuan Shao was no longer worried, but chose to believe Xu You.

"This matter is fully entrusted to Ziyuan."

Let's talk about it. Yuan Shao saluted to show his trust, and Xu You accepted it calmly.

The next day, Xu You took a few elite guards assigned by Yuan Shao and embarked on a journey south to find Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's recruitment of troops to the south did not go well.

Yangzhou Thorn Shi Chen Wen Danyang Taishou Zhou Xin are both Yuan's former officials, and getting Yuan Shao's letter is very face-saving for Cao Cao. Easily, Cao Cao recruited more than 1,000 elite Danyang soldiers.

The accident happened on the way north with Cao Cao's troops.

Cao Cao at the time of recruitment. In order to recruit more elite soldiers, he played a cautious eye and deliberately did not reveal the territory of his own forces, but only vaguely said that the recruitment was to defend the state and county.

However, after the recruitment was over and Cao Cao led the troops on the road back to the north, he naturally could no longer conceal the destination of this trip. Danyang people are martial, but it doesn't mean that they are not afraid of death. When they learned that Cao Cao was going to take them north to Hanoi. After participating in the desperate fight with Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army, the army's heart immediately floated.

Although Cao Cao was quite military. After all, inexperience. The troops he originally led were either the elite of the Northern Army and the Western Garden Army, or the heroes from his hometown. For those recruits who are not native to their hometowns and are not elite soldiers of the imperial court, this is the first time he has commanded.

Knowing that the morale of the army was shaken by the departure from his homeland, Cao Cao unceremoniously punished several of the most obvious soldiers. They were to be flogged to intimidate the hearts of the people.

However, the bravery of the Danyang soldiers, that is not covered. Cao Cao's punishment not only did not shock the Danyang soldiers. On the contrary, it intensified the hatred of the soldiers against Cao Cao. Under the pressure of leaving his hometown and going to a distant place to participate in an inexplicable bloody battle, Cao Cao's army had just walked to Longkang County, and at night, a large-scale mutiny suddenly occurred!

The mutinous soldiers not only wanted to return to their hometowns, but also wanted to seek revenge from Cao Cao at the instigation of those soldiers who were punished by Cao Cao. If it weren't for Cao Cao's skill, and there were Xiahoudun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and other "thousand-person-broken" fierce generals next to him, he would almost die on the spot!

Fortunately, the mutinous soldiers were not very familiar with each other because they had not received enough military training, and they were a complete rabble. With the help of several "Thousand Broken People", and even with the help of Xiahoudun, a quasi-"10,000 enemies", the siege of the rebellious army was successfully defeated. In the end, Cao Cao relied on his own force and killed dozens of people with his own hands, winning the victory of this mutiny.

Of course, according to hindsight, more than 1,000 recruits became 500 overnight. Cao Cao felt that this little soldier could not be handed over in front of Yuan Shao, so he had to take the letter of introduction given by Yuan Shao again, and visited the county commanders and county guards along the way, recruiting a little here, recruiting a little there, and barely replenishing the number of troops to 1,000 people.

As a result, Cao Cao's army, which was slowed down in marching, ushered in Xu You and his party as soon as they entered the boundary of Yanzhou.

Cao Cao was worried that the results of this recruitment trip were too poor, and he was embarrassed to meet Yuan Shao. After he understood what Yuan Shao asked to do, it only took him a moment to think about it, and he didn't shirk it, and agreed to it in one bite. Because Cao Cao agreed too quickly, Xu You, who was familiar with his temperament, was taken aback, and he was very suspicious, thinking that Cao Cao was secretly going to do something.

However, after learning about the soldiers' rebellion experienced by Cao Cao's army, Xu You immediately put his mind at ease. He promised that as long as Cao Cao could successfully eliminate Qiao Mao as required, and the recruitment of troops did not go well, he would not have to worry about Yuan Shao's blame. On the contrary, with Cao Cao's ability, Yuan Shao would inevitably be reused in him.

After agreeing with Cao Cao to send troops, Xu You did not stay in Cao Cao's military camp, but returned to Changyi, the seat of Yanzhou non-stop, to discuss with Liu Dai how to cooperate with Cao Cao's actions, so as to control the situation as soon as possible and obtain the greatest benefits after Qiao Mao's death.

Of course, this also has the advantage of shifting the world's attention to Liu Dai, so that Cao Cao can get out safely. This is not only Yuan Shao's expectation, but also Xu You's little help to Cao Cao. (To be continued......)