On September 9, Chongyang Day, the Xindu League was held on Longyan Mountain as scheduled.

According to the agreement, Yuan Shao brought 3,000 soldiers and horses, and the generals Yan Liang and Zhang Xu escorted the left and right, and the strategists accompanied him; Gongsun Zhan brought 3,000 white horses to the court, and the generals Yan Gang and Zou Dan guarded the left and right, and the strategist Guan Jing accompanied him; Liu He brought 3,000 cavalry to come, and the cavalry captain was not on the left and right of the auxiliary guards, and the strategists were ...... Well, not yet!

On behalf of Han Fu's side, he was even more single, and he didn't bring anything, so he brought a mouth, which can be used to quarrel and scold people, but also to drink wine and eat meat!

Yuan Shao stationed his soldiers and horses on the southwest corner of Longyan Mountain, and he did not climb the mountain, but asked Feng Ji to negotiate on behalf of him. Because the distance is very close, the news up and down the mountain can be delivered quickly, so there is no difference from him going directly up the mountain.

Gongsun Zhan stationed his soldiers and horses in the northeast corner of Longyan Mountain, and he did not go up the mountain, and Guan Jing went up the mountain to participate in the negotiations on his behalf. If there is any result on the mountain, he can send it down directly, he thinks it can, so he nods and agrees, and if he thinks it can't work, he will shoot the horse and leave.

In advance, all parties sent a large number of scouts and spies to reconnoiter the territory of Xindu, and determined that there were no other troops in the entire Xindu except for the few men and horses brought by all parties, so Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were not worried about being besieged or plotting.

Trying to assassinate an opposing commander in the midst of thousands of well-disciplined and well-defended armies is just a matter of thinking, there is no such awesome assassin in the world. Wang Yue can't either!

A hexagonal wooden pavilion was temporarily erected on Longyan Mountain, and in the pavilion there was a round "Several Cases" with a diameter of about six feet, and four chairs with backrests were placed around the "Several Cases".

The reason why it is called "several cases" instead of round tables is because the scholars and doctors of this era still sat separately when they gathered, and the kind of large round tables that came from later generations for eating did not appear until a long, long time later.

In this era, there were no simple wooden beds, tables and chairs similar to those of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the style of furniture was clumsy and uncomfortable, so this large round table was naturally instructed by some grotesque guy.

In Liu He's words, this time we are here to solve problems, not to fight, everyone is around a big round table, regardless of dignity and inferiority, and harmony, how good!

At noon, personnel from all parties arrived as scheduled. According to the current distribution of the forces of all parties in Jizhou, Guan Jing sat on the chair in the east, Feng Ji sat on the chair in the south, Fu Zhu made the seat in the west, and Liu He sat on the chair in the north with his back to the south.

With such a seating arrangement, all parties have nothing to say. Gongsun Zan now accounts for one-third of the east of Jizhou, Yuan Shao accounts for one-third of the south of Jizhou, Han Fu only has one-third of the northwest of Jizhou, and Liu He has a territory in Jizhou, that is, Anping, where he is currently settled, but everyone knows that his real backer is in Youzhou, north of Jizhou.

It's just that in this way, Liu He sat with his back to the south, and he felt a little high-minded......

Except for Feng Ji, who saw it for the first time, the rest of the people were acquaintances who had met, and everyone was polite to each other and sat down separately.

Liu He spoke first: "Everyone is very busy, I won't say more nonsense without nutrition." We are here for a meeting today, claiming that we are discussing Dong Da's plan together, but in fact everyone knows what is going on in the Dao. Because last year, when discussing the Dong Hui League, Han Zhou Mu had some deductions in the supply of grain and grass in the later period, so Yuan Gong and General Gongsun had opinions, and this year General Gongsun and Yuan Gong joined forces to deal with Han Zhou Mu. ”

"Today, we won't talk about who is right and who is wrong in this matter, everyone knows in their hearts what happened in the first place. Now if you want someone to spit out the benefits of eating in your mouth, I'm afraid that it won't work, unless you use a knife and a gun to separate a winner or loser. However, once one party takes the initiative to provoke an incident, the other two parties may unite to resist, so the use of force is undoubtedly stupid! ”

Speaking of this, Liu He stopped, and then turned his head to look at Guan Jing and Feng Ji, meaning that if anyone has something to say, they can express it at this time.

Guan Jing nodded and said, "General Gongsun said when he came that he had no thoughts about other places in Jizhou for the time being. ”

Feng Ji also nodded and said: "Yuan Gongzhi is in the annexation of the state, and the land occupied by Jizhou will be returned to Han Zhou sooner or later." ”

He didn't speak, just nodded with a gloomy face. If it weren't for the last resort, he really didn't want to see the two annoying guys in front of him, saying in front of him, "I don't have any thoughts about the rest of Jizhou for the time being", "The land occupied in Jizhou will be returned to Hanzhou Mu sooner or later", how exciting it is!

Liu He compared Guan Jing and Feng Ji in his heart, and found that although what the two said meant the same thing, Feng Ji obviously had more crowns than Guan Jing said, what 'the land occupied in Jizhou will be returned sooner or later', coaxing ghosts? From this, it can also be seen that the two are high and low.

There are things you can do, but you can't say them; There are some things that you can't do for you to do, but you must shout so loudly that everyone thinks that you did it. Only in this way is a qualified politician!

"Okay, it seems that everyone still agrees with what I just said. So, I'm going to make three suggestions, and we'll discuss them one by one. If you think it's feasible, make a decision today, and if you don't think it's feasible, send someone down the mountain to ask people who can call the shots to see what their opinions are. ”

"Article 1, an agreement on a complete cessation of fighting is reached in Jizhou, based on the territory currently actually controlled by all parties, and demarcated by the inherent boundaries of each county and county, without the consent of one party, the remaining two parties must not send troops into each other's territory, otherwise it will be regarded as taking the initiative to provoke an incident, and the rest of the parties can attack it en masse!"

"No objections."

"Agreed."

"As it should be."

"Okay, the first agreement forms a consensus and can be documented. This brings us to the second piece of advice. ”

"Han Zhou Mu and my father have the intention to write to the imperial court, cousin Yuan Gong is the general of Bingzhou and Pingxi, and General Gongsun is the general of Qingzhou and Pingdong, I don't know what the two of them think?"

"What? Is there such a good thing? Guan Jing seemed to be a little incredulous in his ears.

I robbed other people's territory, and now people want to help you get promoted, this kind of good thing has never been heard of before.

Feng Ji was quite calm, and asked with a flat expression: "Presumably there are still conditions behind Liu Gongzi, right?" ”

"Mr. Yuantu is really wise! Yes, it is not without conditions to want such benefits! It is necessary for General Gongsun, Duke Yuan and my father to jointly submit a letter to the imperial court, stating Han Zhoumu as General Anbei; It is also necessary for General Gongsun, Yuan Gong and Hanzhou Mu to jointly write to the court to express my father as a hussar general! ”

The military system of the Han Dynasty stipulates that the hussar general is under the general, and the rank is the same as that of the general, sometimes above the three dukes, sometimes under the three dukes. Under the hussar generals, there are also general chariot cavalry, general Wei, four generals in the front and back, left and right, and then there are four generals, four town generals, four security generals, and four ping generals.

These generals are titled "heavy generals" within the establishment. Among them, the hussar generals, the chariot generals, the Wei generals, the four generals before and after, the left and right generals, the four marches, and the four town generals are not often placed, and they are only used in wartime, and the soldiers must be withdrawn after the battle.

Now that Liu He has proposed such a plan, it is equivalent to everyone forming a group to ask the court for the official seal, and the key thing is that Liu Yu is also involved, and the weight has become full. As the official crown prince of the imperial court, in terms of level alone, Liu Yu is on the same level as Taishi Dong Zhuo, but he is only one behind him when sorted.

According to Zhou Li, Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao were the three dukes, ranking above the Chinese military ministers of the dynasty, and the official rank was Wanshi. Originally, the three dukes were mostly the titles of senior officials, and they had no actual powers. But this situation was completely changed when Dong Fatzi arrived, he forced the emperor to make him a prince, and then actually took control of the central court, and played the young emperor Liu Xie as a puppet.

Liu He suddenly threw such an attractive piece of big fat meat, Guan Jing and Feng Ji couldn't decide, so they said one after another: "The matter is big, and we need to send someone down the mountain immediately to discuss with the general (lord)." ”

Liu He nodded, and waited in the pavilion for Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao to reply at the foot of the mountain.

After a while, the two sides sent people to convey their meaning, and Gongsun Zhan said that he basically agreed, but why did Han Fu be one level higher than him and Yuan Shao? Yuan Shao's statement is even more interesting, he said that his younger brother Yuan Shu was named a general by the imperial court, how can he be worse than him as a brother, right?

In other words, Gongsun Zhan's request is to want the title of General Anton, but Yuan Shao wants the title above the four generals before and after!

However, although there were big differences, everyone seemed to have no objection to Liu Yu as a hussar general. Or do you think that Liu Yu is already in the second place of the Three Dukes, even if he leads the military position of a hussar general, isn't there a big general empty above this hussar general?

Liu He was too lazy to argue with them, and directly told Feng Ji that since he couldn't reach a consensus, then get out of the calf! When he turned around, he asked his father Liu Yu to write alone, showing Han Fu as General Anbei, anyway, he had someone in Chang'an, and if he could help talk, he would definitely be able to get this title from Dong Zhuo.

When Guan Jing heard this, he was anxious, and hurriedly said, "Don't mind, General Pingdong is General Pingdong, we follow!" ”

In this way, Yuan Shao's party couldn't sit still, and saw that the other three parties were going to leave him, so he hurriedly went down the mountain to report again. After a while, the person who came up said that if you don't give a general Anxi, you can't be lower than Han Fu.

Liu He slapped the table and said, "Cheng, it's decided, everyone will be promoted and make a fortune together!" ”

Guan Jing asked, "What is the third suggestion?" ”

Liu He said: "This third article is also a good thing for mutual benefit and win-win cooperation!" ”

"What's the matter?" Feng Ji asked curiously.

"Dong thief began to issue inferior five-baht money in the world last year, and the people of the government and the opposition called it 'unwritten' money, which caused the people's resentment to boil, and everyone stayed away. Now that Youzhou and Jizhou have reached a consensus, we might as well discuss and introduce good money that can be passed in Hebei, which is extremely beneficial to stabilizing prices, and can also stabilize the people's hearts and make the people's livelihood in Jizhou and Youzhou recover. ”

After Liu He said this, he was the first to speak: "Gongzi's proposal is very good, if the coin standard can be unified in Hebei, it can greatly benefit farmers and merchants and promote people's livelihood." ”

For such a major matter, Guan Jing and Feng Ji still couldn't make the decision, so they hurriedly sent people down the mountain to discuss with Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao.