Meiji, Pingxi General's Mansion.

Ma Yuezheng and Fu Zhu secretly discussed, both of them were wearing heavy filial piety, that is, the hall was also full of plain cloth, and the horse butcher even ordered the entire Meiji City to be filial piety regardless of men, women and children.

Frustrated and arched his hand at Ma Yue, and said: "My lord, yesterday Mi Zhu, Su Shuang, and Zhang Shiping came to the Xiaguan Mansion, saying that they were interested in getting involved in matters such as iron making, charcoal mining, horse and salt trafficking. ”

Ma Yue could only smile bitterly, originally he told Frustrated to only pay a bonus of 30%, but he didn't expect Frustrated to insist on 50%.

Fu Zhu said: "And the lower officials are worried that Mi Zhu and others will do tricks on the accounts, so they must send someone to supervise." ”

"Supervision is certain, but I am afraid that it will not work by sending a few people." Ma Yue said thoughtfully, "General Ben decided to transfer several large-scale iron mills, salt mills, charcoal mining yards and horse farms under the control of the government to the wealthy families, the purpose is not to expect these workshops to increase the tax on the national treasury. ”

"Huh?" Frustrated, he said, "Don't you expect these workshops to increase the tax on money to the treasury?" So what to expect? ”

Ma Yue said: "There are huge profits in the operation of salt-making, iron-making, charcoal mining, horse trafficking and other industries, once the government lets go, Su Shuang, Zhang Shiping, Mi Zhu and others are bound to make a lot of money, so that the wealthy families who forcibly moved into Guanzhong from the Kanto region will inevitably follow suit when they see that it is profitable, and at that time, large and small iron mills, salt mills, charcoal mining fields, horse farms, textile farms, cloaking fields, weapons shops, armor shops will appear one after another, or in a few years, these large and small shops and workshops will be all over the Guanzhong, Large-scale industry and commerce have been formed. ”

Frustrated, he said: "Large-scale industry and commerce? ”

"Yes, a huge scale of industry and commerce!" Ma Yue nodded solemnly and said in a deep voice, "When the industry and commerce in Guanzhong become the climate, just the money and taxes they pay will be enough to support the needs of the army's foreign warfare!" Moreover, the foreign war of the army is linked to the interests of these merchants, the wider the territory conquered by the army, the more people under the rule of the general, the more profitable these merchants are, only in this way, the merchants in Guanzhong will spare no effort to support the general in the foreign war! ”

Fu Zhu stroked his forehead with his hand, frowned, and said: "Lord, I still don't understand a little. ”

Ma Yue said: "For example, Su Shuang is running an iron factory, right? ”

"That's good. ”

Ma Yue said: "If Su Shuang's ironmaking workshop wants to make a profit, it must cast the poured pig iron into weapons and armor and sell it, and the war consumes weapons and armor is huge, so in order to make money, Su Shuang of course hopes that this general will fight abroad every year and consume a large number of weapons and armor every year, right?" ”

Frustrated nodded and said, "It seems to be this reason." ”

Ma Yue said: "There is also a horse farm operated by Zhang Shiping, although some military horses can be sold to the south for profit, but after all, it is only a small business, the territory under the rule of this general is thousands of miles, and the cavalry is 100,000, and it may even be millions in the future, so this general is Zhang Shiping's biggest buyer!" Zhang Shiping will also spare no effort to support the general's foreign war operations in order to sell the war horses produced by his horse farm for a profit. ”

Seeing that Fu Zhu was still a little confused, Ma Yue further explained: "For another example, General Ben's army (military machine) is like a chariot, and these merchant nobles are the war horses dragging the chariot forward, the fatter and stronger the war horse, the faster the chariot can rush, and the stronger the lethality!" ”

In the 21st century, it can be said that military expansion with commercial expansion is a simple truth, but it is really difficult to make the frustration of the late Han Dynasty understand this truth.

There is also an advantage of establishing a country with commerce, that is, it can always maintain the expansion and aggression of the Han nation, so as to completely change the history of the Chinese nation to establish a country with agriculture, and eliminate the possibility of closing the country to the outside, only in this way can the Han nation always stand on top of the world.

"Understood." Fu Zhu finally nodded and said, "What the lord means is that the stronger the power of the merchants in Guanzhong, the stronger the combat effectiveness of the Liangzhou army!" In other words, in the future, the combat effectiveness of the Liangzhou Legion is closely related to the power of these merchants, right? ”

Ma Yuejie said: "That's it. ”

Frustrated, he said without worry: "However, after the merchants in Guanzhong are powerful, will they threaten the government in turn?" You must know that these merchants control a large number of war horses, weapons, and armor in their hands, and as their power increases, they will inevitably raise a large number of diners and household soldiers. ”

"Of course it's possible." Ma Yue said in a condensed voice, "That's why we have to draw up a set of systems to supervise merchants in Guanzhong!" This general will first draw up a clause, all families, wealthy families, and no more than 100 diners and family soldiers shall be raised, otherwise it will be regarded as a rebellion! Without a large number of well-trained diners and domestic soldiers, these merchants would not be able to turn the sky with thousands of family fortunes. ”

"Well, this one is very important. ”

"And." Ma Yue said in a deep voice, "You have to hold the assets of the family and the wealthy family firmly in your hands!" ”

"Hold the assets of the family and the wealthy family firmly in your hands?" "It's unlikely. ”

"Of course it is." Ma Yue said, "But that has to be done with the help of money." ”

"Money?" Frustrated, he said, "Lord, what is Qianzhuang?" ”

Ma Yue scratched his head when he heard this, how should he explain it to Fu Zhu? You must know that the money village appeared in the Tang Dynasty at the earliest, and the Song Dynasty only formed a scale (the issuance of Jiaozi must have a regular money village), but now it is the end of the Han Dynasty, and the scale of industry and commerce at that time is far from enough to promote the emergence of the money village.

Ma Yue sorted out the wording and said: "To put it simply, this is the case, a large amount of copper coins earned by merchants in Guanzhong needs to have a place to store them, and the government also needs to have a place where a large number of copper coins can be withdrawn at any time to buy weapons, armor and other strategic materials!" And Qian Zhuang is such a place. ”

"Deposit copper coins?" Fu Zhu said disapprovingly, "The so-called wealth is not revealed, and the money made by the merchant will only be hidden in his own house, how can it be hidden in the money bank set up by the lord?" ”

"That's not quite true." Ma Yuejian said with a smile, "This money is dead at home, and it will not make money, but if it is deposited in the money bank set up by General Ben, this money will make money, and General Ben will pay the merchant a certain amount of interest according to the time, so that the merchant is willing to deposit the copper money he earns into the bank." ”

Frustrated, he said: "Then the money bank is not to keep sticking money, what is the point of setting up a money bank?" ”

"Sticking money?" Ma Yue shook his head and said, "Of course not, the money bank is the most profitable business like the mint!" Merchants deposit coins in the bank, although the general has to pay them a certain amount of money, but sometimes the merchant also needs a large amount of money turnover, and when the urgency can not be raised, you can borrow from the general's bank, the general collects higher interest from it, this comes and goes, and it makes money. ”

Frustrated, he suddenly said: "So that's the case, so it is really a good business to make money." ”

"Of course!" Ma Yue smiled, "With these two, the lifeblood of the merchant is completely pinched in the hands of the government!" Once the situation is not right, the government can immediately freeze the funds of the merchant in the bank, so that the merchant has no one and no money, how can he rebel? ”

Frustration couldn't help but smack: "Good plan! ”

Ma Yue said: "However, the industry and commerce under the rule have just been liberalized, and they are far from forming a scale, so the establishment of a money bank can be postponed, but the construction of a mint must be hurried!" The iron yard, the armor shop, the charcoal quarry, the horse farm, and the forage yard in the Hetao were about to be taken over by Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, and it would not be long before the general would have to buy a large sum of money to buy fodder and weapons, and the money would have to come out of the mint. ”

Frustrated, he said, "Another war?" ”

"Hmm." Ma Yue nodded solemnly, and said in a deep voice, "In return, the Ding Ling people in the north have gone south to occupy the Xianbei grassland in the west, and the countries in the Western Regions are gradually showing signs of instability, and now they are unable to mobilize a large army to carry out the western expedition, so they can only kill chickens and monkeys and deter Ding Ling and the countries of the Western Regions by conquering Gongsun Zhan!" ”

Fu Zhu frowned and said: "If you want to eliminate Gongsun Chan in one fell swoop, you will need at least 50,000 troops, and considering the alliance between Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao, you will need to mobilize at least 100,000 troops to ensure victory!" At present, all the troops under the command of the lord add up to only 100,000, how can 100,000 troops be mobilized? ”

"An army of 100,000!?" A cold smile suddenly bloomed at the corner of Ma Yue's mouth, and he shook his head and said, "No, you don't need an army of 100,000, only 3,000 iron cavalry is enough!" ”

"What? Three thousand iron riders! "How is this possible?" ”

"Why can't it be?" Ma Yue said in a deep voice, "I thought that Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao were allied, but General Ben thought that Yuan Shao was going to make a move on Gongsun Chan soon!" When Yuan Shaojun and Gongsun Zhan's army fought fiercely, General Ben and Ma Chao personally led 3,000 elite iron cavalry to enter the customs from Gubeikou, and took Jixian County with lightning speed, and captured Gongsun Zhan in one fell swoop! ”

Since the horse butcher said so, he didn't persuade him more, but just arched his hand and said: "Understood, I will go to prepare for the construction of a mint yard here, and strive to mint the first batch of coins in the shortest possible time, so as to meet the needs of the lord's three thousand iron horsemen to go on the expedition." ”

Ma Yue stood up, stepped forward and patted Frustrated on the shoulder, and said in a harmonious voice: "Hard work is worth it." ”

……

In February of the sixth year of Emperor Jian'an of the Han Dynasty (193 years), Ma Yue and Ma Chao helped Ma Teng's coffin to Linrong and was buried in the west of the Hetao.

In March, Ma Yue, Ma Chao, Pei Yuanshao, Zhou Cang, and Dian Wei got married at the same time.

According to Guo Tu's legacy, the horse butcher is transforming the Kwantung clan who forcibly moved inward step by step, and on the basis of this group of Kwantung clans, a new Kanto clan is being raised!

In fact, the horse butcher is also forced to do this, the horse butcher wants to implement universal education for the people of Guanzhong, and then carry out the imperial examination system on the basis of national education, so as to achieve fair selection of talents, but the problem is that there is a serious shortage of scholars in Guanzhong, and it is far from enough to rely on Guan Ning's hundreds of Confucian children to set up private acquaintances, so the horse butcher can only retreat to the second best thing to implement elite education, and spend this difficult time by supporting the Guanzhong clan.

But in the future, with the continuous growth of the Confucian children, with the gradual increase of scholars, and with the gradual prosperity of the people in Guanzhong, the private acquaintance of teaching and educating people will eventually appear in large numbers.

When the imperial examination system comes into being, the scholar gate valve system should come to an end.

……

Spring goes and autumn comes.

Time came in the autumn of the sixth year of Jian'an (193) in a blink of an eye, the Hetao camp and the mint yard were built successively, Ma Zhan, Ma Yang, and Ma Qi were all sent to the camp.

However, the horse butcher still followed Liu Yan's advice and changed his initial decision, no longer gathering pregnant women in Mobei to the Hetao camp to give birth, but waiting for the child to be born and growing up with his parents until he was five years old, and then took him to the Hetao camp for training. From the professional perspective of doctors, Liu Yan believes that a pregnant woman who travels thousands of miles, or even thousands of miles, to Hetao to give birth, this bumpy pain is enough to kill the fetus in the womb.

The horse butcher felt that it made sense, so he adopted it from the good stream.

At the same time, the mint, which he was in charge of, was built.

Xu Chu's iron cavalry battalion has been replaced with brand new iron armor, although the iron armor is thinner than the bronze armor, but it is tougher and slightly lighter, and the more than 1,000 bronze armors that have been replaced have all been sent back to the furnace and cast into the first batch of "five baht coins" from the river set.

Su Shuang, Zhang Shiping, and Mi Zhu have taken over the operation of the Hetao's iron-making, salt-making, horse-selling and other industries, and immediately after the three, several wealthy families who have been doing business for generations have taken over the management of weapons, armor, forage and other industries, and handicraft workshops such as pottery workshops, porcelain workshops, and weaving workshops have also begun to spring up in Guanzhong, Liangzhou, and Hetao.

The horse butcher spared no effort to support industry and commerce, or to these families and wealthy families.

The horse butcher does not think that the families and wealthy families who have moved inward can pose a threat to themselves, these families are like wanderers on the water in Guanzhong, with no foundation at all, and what kind of conspiracy can a hundred and ten families without roots play under their rule? And when these families and wealthy families have taken root in Guanzhong and have influence, their interests have long been integrated with the interests of the horse butcher military group, and at that time they have not been able to protect the interests of the horse butcher, how can they rebel?

After all, the horse butcher still has the titles of Liangzhou Mu and Pingxi General of the Great Han Dynasty on his head, and he has not openly usurped the Han.

As for the Luoyang bloody case, although Cai Yong has never publicly cleared the grievances of the horse butcher, but people with a little brain have already believed the words of the horse butcher, a butcher who dares to frantically slaughter and poke hundreds of officials in the court, after repelling the crusade of the 23rd Kwantung Coalition Army alone (no one in the world can help him), I am afraid that he will already ascend the throne and claim the emperor, how can he still claim to be a vassal in the south and be subject to the small court of Xuchang?

It all started back two months.

Two months ago, the Son of Heaven ordered Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou to sacrifice horses, saying that the Son of Heaven could not even get together a few royal horses with the same coat color when he went on patrol, which was very detrimental to the royal majesty.

After receiving the edict, the horse butcher didn't say a word, and immediately sent the five sweaty and bloody horses that King Dawan had just dedicated to himself to Xuchang.

……

Xuchang, Xiangfu.

Cao Ying is convening Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye and other strategists to discuss.

Cao Ying threw the book slip in his hand on the case, a wisp of coldness flashed in his slightly narrowed eyes, and he said in a condensed voice: "This is the seal that Yuan Shao just played, saying that Sun Zhan, the assassin of Youzhou, colluded with Xianbei and Sanhan, and had the heart of a chaotic man, Yuan Shao intended to raise troops to attack, and implored the imperial court to transfer money, food, military horses, what do you think of this?" ”

Xun You said: "Looking down, Yuan Shao didn't really ask for money and food, but he was just testing the prime minister." ”

Cao Ying said: "Oh, try your true appearance? ”

Xun You said: "Youzhou Assassin Shi Gongsun Zan is backed by Xianbei and Sanhan, and his strength is not weak, if Yuan Shao wants to destroy Gongsun Zan is bound to mobilize a large army to fight, in this way, Jizhou's defense will inevitably become empty, Yuan Shao must be worried that the lord will take the opportunity to sneak attack to do this, and his purpose is nothing more than to obtain the lord's acquiescence." ”

Cao Ying said: "Gongda thinks, what are the chances of Yuan Shao's Northern Expedition to Gongsun Zhan?" ”

Xun You said: "After the defeat of Zeguo, Gongsun Zan has been greatly injured, and Yuan Shao originally had 80,000 Jizhou elites, and recently Zhang Yan has newly obtained 100,000 Black Mountain thieves. However, the people of Youzhou are fierce, and Gongsun Chan has been in the north for many years, and his roots are deep, and Yuan Shao is eager to eliminate Gongsun Chan, but it is not so easy. ”

Cao Ying said: "What does Gongda mean? ”

Xun You said: "I think that this battle will not end without three years and five years, and even if Yuan Shao can win the final victory, his vitality will be greatly damaged." ”

"I don't think so." Xun You's voice fell, and Guo Jia said unhurriedly, "Has Gongda forgotten that there is still a fierce and bloodthirsty wolf entrenched in the northwest of Youzhou?" And this evil wolf has a grudge against Sun Zhan, the assassin of Youzhou, and his uncle, how can he stand idly by? ”

"Bonghyo means horse butcher?" Xun You retorted with a smile, "I think that the horse butcher will not fall into the well. ”

Guo Jia said: "How can you see it? ”

Xun You said: "The reason is very simple, the horse butcher's fall into the well will only make Gongsun Chan quickly defeated, and Yuan Shao will be able to get Youzhou at a very small price, so that the Mobei grassland and the old nest of Hetao under the rule of the horse butcher will directly face the threat of Yuan Shaojun, and Yuan Shao's strength is far stronger than Gongsun Zhan, how can the horse butcher ask for trouble?" ”

Cao Ying listened to it and bowed slightly, it is undeniable that Xun You's analysis is very reasonable, whether it is the prestige of the family, or the ability of the individual, or the quantity and quality of the officials and generals under his command, Yuan Shao is far superior to Gongsun Chan ten times, and the threat to the horse butcher is also greater, if the horse butcher is smart enough, he should put aside the revenge of killing his uncle for the time being, and support Gongsun Chan to fight against Yuan Shao.

Only by letting Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao lose both, can the horse butcher profit from it.

Guo Jia was silent, and only after a moment did he say quietly: "The horse butcher always acts unexpectedly, and when we think he will definitely do it, he is likely to do the opposite!" It is undeniable that Gongda's analysis is very reasonable, but there is a hunch in his heart that this time he ...... There's a good chance that the horse butcher will fall into the ground! ”

Cao Ying said: "Can Feng Xiao tell me the reason?" ”

Guo Jia said: "I can't say the reason for it, it's just an intuition. ”

Cao Ying pondered for a moment, and muttered: "Okay, for the time being, regardless of whether the horse butcher will fall into the ground, do you think that the prime minister should acquiesce to Yuan Shao's attack on Gongsun Zhan?" ”

Cheng Yu said: "In the long run, Yuan Shao's elimination of Gongsun Zan to unify the north will not do any good to the prime minister, because after Yuan Shao unifies the north, he will inevitably set his sights on Yanzhou!" But as far as the current situation is concerned, the biggest threat to the prime minister should be the horse butcher, and it is really not appropriate to make a strong enemy at this time, so he should make a good alliance with Yuan Shao! ”

Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and Xun You bowed their heads at the same time, obviously in this matter, the views of the four strategists under Cao Ying are highly consistent, and they all think that the horse butcher is Cao Ying's biggest threat, and before the horse butcher is solved, it is really not appropriate to turn against Yuan Shao, a strong neighbor.

"Understood." Cao Ying nodded and said to Liu Ye, "Ziyang." ”

Liu Ye hurriedly left the table and got up, and arched his hand: "What does the prime minister command?" ”

Cao Ying said: "I'm sorry for you to go to Yecheng, and by the way, bring ten carts of grain and rice to serve as the military rations for the Jizhou army to crusade against Gongsun Zhan." ”

"Ten carts of grain and rice for military rations?" Liu Ye was stunned and said, "Prime Minister, this is too little, right?" ”

"Not a lot." Cao Ying's eyes showed a cunning look, and he smiled, "Zi Yang doesn't know, Yuan Benchu has a very good face but his surname is suspicious, and if he doesn't give his face, he will lose his face, if he gives too much military food, he is afraid that it will cause him to be suspicious, but he will not be suspicious if he gives him ten carts of grain and rice symbolically." ”

Liu Ye hesitated: "But ......"

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Mr. Ziyang doesn't have to hesitate, don't worry about going to Yecheng." ”

Liu Ye said helplessly: "In this way, Ye receives the order." ”

……

Meiji, Pingxi General's Mansion.

Jia Xu arched his hand to Ma Yue, and said respectfully: "Lord, the Hetao camp has begun to get on the right track, a total of more than 8,000 little wolf cubs (over five years old) have been adopted, and 2,000 female soldiers from the female barracks have been sent to take care of the lives of these little wolf cubs, and there are also 200 veterans to teach them various military skills, and when they are a little older, they will also arrange for Mr. Guan Ning's Confucian children to go to the camp to teach them to read and write." ”

"Hmm." Ma Yue nodded and said in a harmonious voice, "Wen He has worked hard. ”

"That's what Xu should do." Jia Xu smiled, "If the lord has no other instructions, Xu will retire first." ”

"Wait." Ma Yue waved his hand to signal Jia Xu to return to the table, and said, "General Ben still has important matters to discuss with Wen He. ”

"Oh?" Jia Xu's expression froze, sat back on the table, and said, "My lord, please speak." ”

Ma Yue said: "Ban Shan, the commander of the Western Regions (Ban Chao's great-grandson, the grandson of Ban Yong), sent an envoy to send eight hundred miles to expedite, because the 30,000 army was wiped out, and the countries in the Western Regions made a lot of trouble, especially the Cheshi Kingdom and the Dayue Clan have begun to openly rebel against the decree of the Changshi Mansion!" In the letter, Ban Shan said that the situation was critical, and asked General Ben to quickly send the army to the Western Regions to suppress it. ”

Jia Xu was silent for a moment, and then sighed: "But right now, Guanzhong, Liangzhou, and Hetao have just begun to recuperate, and they have to use money everywhere and send grain everywhere, so how can they get money and grain to support the army?" Alas~~ are all blamed for the misstep, and if the plan failed, the surname of 30,000 soldiers in the Western Regions was buried in vain, resulting in today's disaster. ”

"Hey, how can you blame Wen He." Ma Yue said, "Although the plague plan has caused great casualties to the Liangzhou army, isn't the Kwantung Army suffering more serious damage?" If not, how easy would it be to repel the Kwantung Army's advance? If General Ben had been present at the time, he would have agreed with Wen He's strategy. ”

Jia Xu looked grateful, and said astringently: "Thank you for your understanding." ”

Ma Yue said: "General Ben didn't say this to comfort Wen He, it's all the truth." ”

Jia Xu took a deep breath, sorted out his thoughts, and then said: "Lord, it is absolutely impossible to send a large army to the Western Regions, and for today's plan, I can only send a cadre to the Western Regions to suppress the situation!" Although Che Shiguo and the Dayue clan have a lot of trouble, Shanshan and Dawan still maintain a good relationship with the lord, as long as they are handled properly. ”

Ma Yue said: "This is what General Ben also means, who does Wen He think should be sent?" ”

Jia Xu said without thinking: "Illegal filial piety is not allowed. ”

"Fa Xiaozhi?" Ma Yue said in a condensed voice, "Fazheng? ”

"Exactly."

"Will it be a little younger?"

"Fa Zheng is a little younger, but this son is quick-witted, bold and decisive, and has the ability to stand alone."

"Well, General Ben believes in Wen He's eyesight." Ma Yue nodded and said, "In addition, you can let Hu Chi'er, the fierce general of Liangzhou, lead eight hundred iron horsemen to the Western Regions." ”

"The lord is wise." Jia Xu hugged his fists, and suddenly said, "There is another thing, I don't know if I should say it?" ”

Ma Yue said: "But it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Jia Xu said: "Is it too hasty for the lord to demote all the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions to third-class slaves?" ”

Ma Yue said: "What about Yiwen and his opinion? ”

Jia Xu said: "The Xianbei people in Mobei have been almost killed by the lord's army, even if they are demoted to third-class slaves, the Xianbei people will not be able to turn the sky upside down!" However, the Western Regions are not as good as Mobei, and the population of the 36 countries in the Western Regions together is nearly one million, but the Han people who remain in the Western Regions are only a few thousand Liao Liao, and it is a little unrealistic to want to rule nearly a million slaves with thousands of Han people. ”

"Smack!"

Ma Yue slapped his forehead and said awe-inspiringly: "General Ben is indeed a little too hasty. ”

Jia Xu said: "I think that the situation in the Western Regions is somewhat special, and the various ethnic groups should be divided into four classes. Han Chinese are special and enjoy privileges; The people of Shanshan, Dawan, Qiuzi (who had a good relationship with the horse butcher) and other countries were classified as first-class civilians and enjoyed the same rights as the Han people in the Central Plains; The rest of the countries in the Western Regions are all second-class, enjoying the rights of vassal peoples such as the Wuhuan, Yue, and Qiang; Only the people of the Otsuki clan and the Cheshi Kingdom (who tried to rebel against the rule of the horse butcher) should be demoted to the rank of fourth-class slaves. ”

"Good." Ma Yue struck the knot, "As far as Wen He said." ”

Jia Xu said: "The lord is wise. ”

Ma Yue said: "Wenhe, there is one more matter, General Ben wants to hear your opinion. ”

Jia Xu said: "My lord, please speak." ”

Ma Yue said: "Not long ago, Xizuo sent back a secret report from Jizhou, Gongsun Zhan sent someone to sneak into Yecheng and secretly snatched back the proton Gongsun Xu, Yuan Shao was annoyed and angry, and was mobilizing grain and grass from various counties in Jizhou to transport it to Hejian and Nanpi, Zhang Yan's 100,000 black mountain thieves have also been stationed at the border of Youzhou, and Yuan Shao also sent the general Zhang He to lead 30,000 troops to Zhongshan Kingdom, his intention is nothing more than to guard against Zhang Ji and this general, all signs show that Yuan Shao is ready to do it to Gongsun Chan in the near future. ”

Jia Xu said: "This is also expected, but if Yuan Shao wants to annex Youzhou, he is afraid that he will not be able to do it in three and five years, after all, Gongsun Chan has been operating in Youzhou for many years, and his power can be described as deep-rooted." ”

On this point, Jia Xu and Xun You's views can be described as surprisingly consistent.

Ma Yue smiled gloomily and said, "What if General Ben makes a surprise attack on Jixian County?" The result? ”

"The lord is going to surprise the army to raid Jixian!?" Jia Xu was obviously taken aback, and lost his voice, "Why is this?" Just to avenge General Shoucheng? ”

Ma Yue was silent.

Jia Xu hurriedly said: "Lord, have you thought about the consequences of doing this?" If the raid on Jixian County is successful, he will capture Gongsun Zan in one fell swoop, although he will avenge the blood revenge of General Shoucheng, but it will also indirectly help Yuan Shao! In this way, Yuan Shao will be able to annex the entire Youzhou in the shortest possible time and at the lowest cost, and after the annexation of Youzhou, Yuan Shao's strength will increase exponentially, thus posing a great threat to the Mobei grassland and the old camp of Hetao! ”

"Of course this General Ben knows!" Ma Yue said coldly, "However, if Yuan Shao can become the trouble of this general's henchman, he is looking down on him, looking at the world of all candidates, only Cao Mengde is worthy of becoming the general's henchman!" General Ben's surprise attack on Jixian County seemed to help Yuan Shao, but in fact, it was to contain Cao Ying. ”

"Contain Cao Ying?" Jia Xu frowned and said, "Don't you think that Cao Ying's strength is far from being comparable to Yuan Shao now?" Moreover, Yanzhou is located in the Central Plains, surrounded by strong enemies, in fact, it is difficult to pose a threat to the lord, and it is thought that only Yuan Shao of Hebei is the henchman of the lord. ”

"No!" Ma Yue said categorically, "Only Cao Ying is the trouble of this general's henchman!" ”

That's the advantage of the traverser!

Ma Yue knew the battle of Guandu, and knew that Cao Ying would become the final winner of the battle for Hebei, so he insisted that Cao Ying was the biggest threat, in order to weaken and contain Cao Ying, Ma Yue did not hesitate to help Yuan Shao secretly, because Ma Yue knew that after Yuan Shao unified Hebei, he would inevitably set his sights on the fertile Central Plains.

Jia Xu hurriedly said: "The lord thinks twice! ”

Jia Xu is not a traverser, of course he doesn't know these historical facts, and at least so far, Cao Ying is far from showing signs of being stronger than Yuan Shao!

……

Yecheng, the General's Mansion.

As soon as he sent away Cao Ying's envoy Liu Ye, Yuan Shao laughed loudly, and Chun Yuqiong on the side was angry, and said angrily: "Cao Apu is really stingy, he only sent ten carts of grain, he is really embarrassed to take out his hand, really." ”

"Hahaha~~" Yuan Shao laughed loudly, "This is Meng De's style of acting, General Ben knows him too well!" ”

The judge's expression moved, and he asked, "Listen to the lord's meaning, did Prime Minister Cao acquiesce?" ”

"Well, Meng De acquiesced." Yuan Shao said happily, "Jiang Qi and Han Meng, the two elite soldiers guarding southern Hebei, can go north to Youzhou to assist Zhang Yan and Jiang Yiqu in the battle!" ”

"My lord." Yuan Shao's voice fell, and Tian Feng suddenly came out and said, "Please listen to Feng's words, it is really not appropriate to start a war with Gongsun Zan at this time." ”

"Yuan Hao!" Yuan Shao shouted, "General Ben has ordered Zhang He to lead 30,000 elite soldiers to defend Zhongshan Kingdom to resist the enemy who may come to attack Bingzhou and Hetao, you must not tell General Ben that Ma Butcher and Zhang Ji may join forces to attack, and Zhang He's 30,000 elite soldiers are difficult to resist." ”

Tian Feng smiled bitterly: "Of course Ma Butcher and Zhang Ji will not join forces, and it can be said that General Zhang He is as stable as a rock to guard Zhongshan Kingdom." ”

Yuan Shao said angrily: "Then what are you worried about?" Why do you still oppose General Benda's army to attack Gongsun Zhan? ”

Tian Feng said: "Although Gongsun Chan has suffered the defeat of Zeguo, its foundation is still there, and it is absolutely impossible for the lord to capture Youzhou urgently!" If the war drags on for a long time, I am afraid that the loss will be huge and the vitality will be ruined! Hearing that the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou has risen again, why didn't the lord ask the court for an order to levy it, and take the opportunity to annex Qingzhou, so as to wait for Gongsun Chan and the horse butcher to fight, and when they are both defeated, the lord will coerce the elite division of the Northern Expedition again, and will be able to eliminate Gongsun Chan in one fell swoop, wouldn't it be happy? ”

After all, Tian Feng didn't know that the horse butcher was crossing the crowd, and he didn't know that the horse butcher would choose to secretly help Yuan Shao in order to contain Cao Ying! In this case, Tian Feng's strategy is undoubtedly the most secure and suitable for Yuan Shao, the contradiction between Gongsun Chan and the horse butcher is irreconcilable, as long as Yuan Shao does not move, the horse butcher and Gongsun Chan will fight first in less than two years.

Yuan Shao listened to it, but his face was gloomy, and he was silent.

Feng Ji Chayan knew that Yuan Shao had become disgusted with Tian Feng, so he came out and shouted: "Tian Feng, the lord's army is about to go on the march, but you are here to make a big statement and disturb the morale of the army, what is your intention?" ”

Tian Feng fell to the ground and said to Yuan Shao: "Think twice, lord." ”

Yuan Shao glanced at Tian Feng coldly, snorted from his nostrils and brushed his sleeves away, leaving Tian Feng standing on the hall in despair, and there were judges and Feng Ji gloating on the side, these two people were jealous of Tian Feng for a day or two, and they had already intended to replace him.

……

Meiji, Pingxi General's Mansion.

Fa Zheng walked straight into the hall proudly, gave a long wave to Ma Yue behind the case, and said loudly: "See the lord." ”

Ma Yuesu said: "Filial piety, please get up." ”

"Thank you, Lord."

Fa Zheng stood up again and stood on the side of the seat.

Ma Yue's gaze fell on Fa Zheng's face like a knife, Fa Zheng's expression was calm, and he looked directly at Ma Yue's cold eyes, without the slightest flicker, Ma Yue couldn't help but bow slightly, slightly showing appreciation.

"Fazheng, you fought beautifully in the battle of Meiji! Although in the end, the enemy ventured into the ambush of the Jizhou army, it was also because you were still young, and it was understandable to fall for the trick of Tian Feng, the old fox. Ma Yue smiled, "The military advisor has a lot of respect for you, and he has recommended you in front of the general several times." ”

Fa Zheng said solemnly: "That's the love of the military teacher." ”

"Hmm." Ma Yue nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Now that the countries in the Western Regions are gradually showing signs of instability, do you dare to take the order to go to the bomb pressure?" ”

Fa Zheng said: "But according to the orders of the lord." ”

……

(To be continued)