But said that Yuan Shao in Hebei in the past few months has not been idle, busy with Gongsun Chan in the fierce battle, the two sides have had many frictions before, this year this situation has become more and more intense, Yuan Shao wants to personally recruit Gongsun Zhan, but his ministers, especially the Taiwei Yang Biao, Situ Huangwan and others who fled to Jizhou, tried their best to persuade Yuan Shao to send troops to attack Luoyang to save the society Ji in the danger of exhaustion, to save the Son of Heaven in the fire and water, some of Yuan Shao's advisers also persuaded him to go south to attack Luoyang, but there are still some people who advocate rest and recuperate and do not move, There are also some people who advocate the Northern Expedition Gongsun Zan to build a stable rear, the ministers argue endlessly, several major forces continue to compete under the ranks, Yuan Shao is a master who is scheming and decisive, and in the face of this situation, he has countless ideas in his heart.

In this way, Hebei fell into a new round of controversy, Yang Biao, Huang Wan, Chongji, Wang Zifu and others soon formed a force in Hebei, with the respect of important ministers of the imperial court, and the name of the staff, these people have increasing power to speak in Yuan Shao's camp, and the power should not be underestimated, for these veteran figures, Yuan Shao is respected, although they have no real power, but their opinions Yuan Shao must also be adopted, but the words of other strategists and former ministers Yuan Shao must also be adopted, so that Yuan Shao is even more confused.

Yang Biao, Huang Wan and others gradually gained a firm foothold in Yuan Shao, and began to jump up and down continuously, and gradually mingled with a group of strategists under Yuan Shao to form a camp, there is no doubt that this camp is becoming stronger and stronger and increasing the right to speak, and gradually gained the upper hand in Yuan Shao, and began to influence Yuan Shao's decision-making, these people's ideas point directly to one point, that is, to Yuan Shao to attack Luoyang and regain his homeland, this kind of appeal is getting stronger and stronger in Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao has always coveted Luoyang, but given that Guan Yu's strength is too strong to attack, the chances of winning if he attacks alone are very limited. However, after gaining a firm foothold in Hebei, Yuan Shao continued to expand his troops to replenish the source of troops, Hebei has a vast land, a large population, and rich products, which provided reliable resources for Yuan Shao to send troops, and now Guan Yu is busy reforming in Luoyang. This is undoubtedly a good time to send troops, but at this time, Gongsun Chan came to add chaos again, and Yuan Shao had to consider the serious consequences of once Gongsun Chan attacked from behind, in order to create a stable rear, Yuan Shao finally decided to send troops to clean up Gongsun Chan first.

In this way, the two sides launched a fierce battle in the Beiping area, and the consequence of the fierce battle was that Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zhan, and Gongsun Zhan was forced to retreat for hundreds of miles. The time to send troops to attack Luoyang was also becoming more and more ripe, and Yuan Shao also thought that the time had come, and began to discuss the matter of raising troops with everyone, and at this time, a document from Luoyang to collect money and grain was sent to Jizhou

The text of the imperial court came again, Yuan Shao took the text and read it carefully, and after reading it, Yuan Shao couldn't help but be furious, and the ministers stepped forward to inquire about the situation. Yuan Shao said to everyone: "He also said that he was going to attack Luoyang, and the court said that Cao Cao had delayed paying the money and grain and disobeyed the imperial court's instructions. The text asks us to send troops to fight against the disobedient ministers! ”

When the ministers heard this, they immediately exploded, and Situ Huangwan and others admonished: "How can Guan Yu ask us to crusade against Cao Cao, we don't have to listen to his orders at the beginning, our goal is to attack Luoyang, we must not listen to him!" ”

The strategist Guo Tu asked, "Did the text mention that we paid money and food?" ”

"Not mentioned!" Yuan Shao replied.

The strategist then said, "Could it be that the imperial court has exempted our money and food?" As a condition for sending troops? ”

"No, no! It's hard to say what kind of medicine Guan Yu sells in this gourd! Strategist Xu Yu said.

The strategist Feng Ji said: "The lord must not forget the revenge of our attack on Bishui Pass before!" ”

Guan Yu's plan is nothing more than a plan to kill people with a knife and delay the army, at this time, he is bent on planning reform and has no time to look east. I am also worried that we will take the opportunity to make a mistake and affect his reform plan, this is true, the lord must not be deceived! The strategist admonished.

Taiwei Yang Biao agreed: "Frustration is reasonable! At the beginning, we must not listen to Guan Yu's nonsense, we have only one goal, that is, to attack Luoyang, and we must not let Guan Yu, this kid, become the climate, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

Yilang Zhao Yan also persuaded: "Guan Yu's reform is undoubtedly just Taoguang's obscurity, this kid's ambition is big." If we wait for him to become the climate this time, then he will be the Qin State back then and begin to encroach on various places, and it will be even more difficult to clean him up at that time! ”

After Zhao Yan finished speaking, Yuan Shao was really surprised, and immediately shouted: "Instead of waiting for him to make a move, let's do it first!" ”

Strategist Tian Feng persuaded: "The lord wants to raise troops again, Hebei has been tired of war over the years, and the army and people have many complaints. The lord might as well take the opportunity to recuperate and wait for the opportunity, learn from Guan Yu and slow down, so that the rule has a chance to breathe, and don't fight again! ”

"Not so! Guan Yu must not be allowed to develop strength, and when will he not move at this time? The strategist Xu Yu rejected.

The strategist said again: "If we raise an army to attack Guan Yu, what should we do if Cao Cao comes to invade the realm?" ”

Uncle Dong Chengdao: "This is easy to do, if the original Xingyi soldiers, our old antiques, how can we also help the field, a few of us have been decided, if the original army, we should also travel around Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and other princes to persuade them to fight against Guan Yu with the original Xingyi army, try to ask if there is still such a thing as attacking each other?" ”

"If Uncle Guo can really do this, then the matter will be half the success, if we unite several people to crusade against Guan Yu, even if Guan Yu is a powerful hero, he can't stand a lot of people! That's enough for him to drink a pot! Without further ado, you will set out to do this, and our army will be ready to stop! Yuan Shao said excitedly.

Uncle Dong Cheng, Situ Huangwan, Taiwei Yang Biao, Yilang Zhao Yan, Chongji, Wang Zifu and others came out one after another to give their hands, and then the group packed their bags at Yuan Shao and went to Yanzhou

However, it was said that Cao Cao had also received a message from Guan Yu in Yanzhou, and Cao Cao couldn't help but sneer after reading the text: "Sure enough, it is not as expected by Fengxiao!" He immediately found Guo Jia to discuss the matter.

Cao Cao made a report to Guo Jia in the future, and Guo Jia's eyes lit up after hearing this: "This is Guan Yu's plan to divide the world, asking us to raise troops to fight against Yuan Shao, who is disrespectful, and we have not paid money and food, how can this be explained?" There is only one reason, that is, Guan Yu also sent the same letter to the other princes, and there is only one purpose, that is, to provoke disputes among the princes. Fight for a peaceful space for his great cause of reform! ”

After hearing this, Cao Cao nodded and asked, "What is Fengxiao's good strategy?" ”

"It depends on what the lord thinks about this matter, the lord can also ignore this matter and recuperate like Guan Yu, and the lord can also disdain this matter and ignore the strong soldiers and horses, and suddenly attack Luoyang with lightning speed, and attack it unprepared, but I think Guan Yu is a fine person who must be prepared. The surprise attack is not very sure, but the lord can pretend to attack it, diverting Guan Yu's attention so that he can't reform with peace of mind, I think this is what the lord should do, but what the lord must not do is to attack Yuan Shao according to what the text said, in that case, he will fall into Guan Yu's trap! Guo Jia analyzed Cao Cao.

After hearing this, Cao Cao stroked his beard and said, "Those who know me are filial piety!" Looking at today, although it is said that there are many princes, but the most powerful ones are Yuan Shao, Guan Yu and Wu Er, and the most powerful of the three is Guan Yu. Yuan Shao is not a matter of worry, my heart is actually only Guan Yu alone, I have been dealing with Guan Yu for so many years, this person is far-sighted, resourceful, and has great ambitions and strength, and he has gathered talents to be a corporal, everything he does is a king's style, this person is our opponent in the future, if Guan Yu succeeds in this reform, it is tantamount to adding wings to the tiger. It is bound to sweep the Quartet, so it will not be easy to prevent him from succeeding in reform. If we attack Guan Yu with one of our forces, we will not be able to take advantage of it at all, and we will suffer heavy losses, and Guan Yu will not stop the pace of reform because of this, after all, Luoyang is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Guan Yu can resist us by dividing his troops. With the advantage of Luoyang Pass, it is enough to resist our edge, so now my only way out is what you said, rather than doing useless things, it is better to develop agricultural production in a down-to-earth manner, and I will also prepare to develop Tuntian in Xuzhou this year, and other areas will also be launched one after another. ”

"The lord's analysis is reasonable. Guan Yu is not in a hurry to expand but chooses to reform to do internal strength, it seems to be low-key in a short period of time, but it is not, he is preparing for the future, if the lord wants to fight a protracted war with Guan Yu in the future, it is better to do the same, now we have jurisdiction over Yanzhou, Dongjun, Qingzhou, Xuzhou The vast prefectures and counties, the territory is not vast, this is the capital of the lord and Guan Yu to compete for hegemony! The lord should make good use of it! Guo Jia then persuaded.

Cao Cao sighed and said, "Originally, I wanted to take advantage of Guan Yu's lack of time to look east to eliminate Yuan Shu in Huainan, but it seems that I have to let it go!" ”

"The lord must not do this, Yuan Shu also has considerable strength in Huainan, the lord wants to destroy Yuan Shu It is impossible to do it in a short time, as the saying goes, 10,000 shovel soldiers will lose 3,000, even if the lord uses a year to win Yuan Shu, he will lose a lot of money, and at that time, Guan Yu will inevitably eat away at the surrounding area with the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, and he will easily take away the fruits of victory from the lord, and even the lord's base will be affected, if so, the lord is not in danger!" Guo Jia then analyzed.

Cao Cao nodded: "Feng Xiao's analysis is reasonable, Yuan Shu will be left to Guan Yu, let's get strong first!" ”

Cao Cao's plan had been decided, so he gave up attacking Yuan Shao and continued to develop his Tuntian career

Besides, Yuan Shu actually received a letter from the imperial court, and the text asked him to send troops to attack Cao Cao, and the text said that the court would give him that part of the money and grain that needed to be paid, and if he acted according to the will, Yuan Shu read the edict and couldn't help but think that it seemed that the deal was worth it! Cao Cao's boy is a lot of fat meat, and the last time he said he wanted to give it has been in arrears, and this time the court has supported me to ask him, it seems that I can't send troops anymore, Yuan Shu immediately convened the civil and military ministers to discuss the matter.

Yuan Shu first reported the situation to his subordinates, and the strategist Yang Hong recommended after hearing this: "The lord should think twice before acting!" Cao Cao is not an ordinary prince after all, if there are many soldiers and generals, how much can he grasp the decisive calculation? ”

"Thou art to grow others' ambition and destroy thy own prestige! Now that I am sitting on such a vast land in Huainan, am I still afraid that he will not succeed? Yuan Shu said angrily.

Yang Hong's eyes rolled when he heard this: "If the lord wants to do this, he can salute first and then soldier!" ”

"How do you salute before you soldier?" Yuan Shu asked.

Yang Hong continued: "The lord can first write a letter to Cao Cao to explain the ins and outs of the matter, if Cao Cao does not honor this, we will send troops to ask for it!" ”

Yuan Shu's eyes released a hideous gaze after hearing this: "Just act according to your strategy!" ”

Yuan Shu immediately confirmed the action, immediately drafted a letter, and sent an envoy to Cao Cao's place.

However, it was said that Sun Ce of Jiangdong also received an edict from the imperial court again, and the edict was very clear that Cao Cao, who was currently refusing to pay money and grain, hoped that Sun Ce could respond to the call of the imperial court to crusade against Cao Cao, and if Sun Ce sent troops, the imperial court would exempt the taxes attached to the head as the capital for sending troops.

Sun Ce immediately received the edict and was very displeased. The previous imperial court issued an edict to him to collect money and grain, he ignored this stubble and thought that the matter would be over, but he didn't expect the imperial court to still remember this matter and actually sent an edict again, this time asking him to send troops to attack Cao Cao, but he and Cao Cao Yuanri have no grudges and no enmity in recent days, is it so rash to fight? I want to create today's foundation by myself. The court didn't help at all, but now that he has made a fortune, the court remembered that he was here, and actually stretched out his hand to himself, and the more Sun Ce thought about it, the more angry he became.

He refused the will of the court before, and the court seemed to forgive him, if he still didn't obey the call this time, then the court would definitely remember him, in fact, he didn't need to offend the court, to be precise, he offended Guan Yu, but Guan Yu's condition was strong enough. Cao Cao is not an ordinary opponent, he has a large number of soldiers, and he is a very powerful faction with vast and rich land, once he engages the army, what benefits can he get?

Sun Ce also fell into confusion, he summoned his subordinates to discuss with the military, and now Sun Ce had two important advisers, one Zhang Zhao and the other Zhang Hong, who were born in 156, and the word Zibu. A native of Pengcheng, Xuzhou (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu). The end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Zhang Zhao crossed south to Yangzhou to avoid the war. When Sun Ce started his business, he appointed him as a general in the long history and the army of Fu. Entrust all civil and military affairs to Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao is good at Lishu, Zhang Zhao was studious when he was young, good at Lishu, and studied "Zuo's Spring and Autumn" with Baihou Zi'an, and Zhao Yu of Langya and Wang Lang of the East China Sea are famous and friendly to each other.

Zhang Zhao was recommended as filial piety when he became an adult, but he did not accept his resignation. discussed with Wang Lang the things that the king avoided in the past, and Chen Lin, a talented man in the state, praised him quite a lot. Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian admired him as Maocai, but was rejected by Zhang Zhao. Tao Qian thought that Zhang Zhao despised him, so he imprisoned Zhang Zhao. was later rescued by his friend Zhao Yu before he was released. Even so, after Tao Qian's death. Zhang Zhao still wrote it for him

In the turmoil of the Central Plains at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhao fled to Jiangnan with other refugees, and was reused by Sun Ce. Almost all important affairs in Sun Ce's territory were handled by Zhang Zhao, and he made a great contribution to Sun Ce's pacification of Jiangdong. Therefore, he was deeply respected by the northern scholars, and there were many words of praise for Zhang Zhao in their letters. In this regard, Sun Ce not only did not suspect it, but said chicly: "Back then, Guan Zhong was the prime minister of Qi State, Qi Huan openly spoke of his father and closed his mouth, and he dominated the princes and was respected by the world. Now that Zibu is virtuous, I can reuse it, doesn't his fame be mine? This is enough to see that Zhang Zhao's status in Sun Ce's heart is as important as Guan Zhong's position in Qi Huan's heart.

At that time, Liu Biao wanted to write a letter to Sun Ce in person, and after writing it, he showed it to You Heng first, and You Heng laughed at Liu Biao after reading it, and said: "Do you want the children under Sun Ce's account to read it like this, or do you want Zhang Zibu to see it?" It can be seen that even You Heng, who has always been arrogant, agrees with Zhang Zhao's talent. Zhang Zhao has a dignified appearance and a shocking momentum.

This Zhang 篮 (hóng) was born in 153 A.D., the character Zigang, a native of Guangling. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he was a writer and strategist, and together with Zhang Zhao, he was called "Erzhang". When Sun Ce pacified Jiangdong, he personally came to invite him, and Zhang Hong became an official. Zhang Hong traveled to Kyoto when he was young, and had studied the Book of Changes and Ouyang Shangshu with Dr. Han Zong, and went to Waihuang to study Han poems, Liji and Zuo's Spring and Autumn with Puyang Min, and then returned to the county, and was recommended as Maocai. When Sun Ce founded the foundation, Zhang Hong took refuge in Sun Ce.

Sun Ce appointed him as the captain of the Zhengyi School, and later followed Sun Ce to conquer Danyang. Sun Ce personally came to the front line of the battle, and Zhang Hong advised: "The main general is the role of planning, and the fate of the three armies depends on him. I hope that you will cherish the talents bestowed upon you by God, conform to the wishes of the world, and do not let the whole country worry about your safety. After hearing this, Sun Ce ignored it and still went his own way, but Zhang Hong was still a rare strategist under Sun Ce's account.

At the moment, Sun Ce recruited the two to the account and reported the situation to the two, Zhang Zhao said to Sun Ce: "The lord has been tired of fighting for so many years, and now he has won a large piece of land in Jiangdong, and the success has come to an end, the lord has land and subjects, but now he lacks a name, and the court urgently needs to give a name, so that the lord can be majestic and prestigious, and the people under his rule can be recognized. ”

"Having said that, if we want to send troops to attack Cao Cao, we have no grudge with Cao Cao in the long run, and there is no enmity in the near future, if we rashly raise troops, wouldn't we want to make enemies with Cao Cao, then wouldn't the contradictions between us be difficult to resolve in the future?" Sun Ce said. (To be continued......)