Sending troops to Youzhou and completely annihilating the Yuan clan is the established policy of the Cao group - but except for Xun, no one expected Yuan Shao to hang up so quickly, and the Yuan brothers would fight each other in an instant; And even Xun, after all, history has been changed by a certain amount of time, and he doesn't dare to pack tickets for other people's lifespans, so he simply keeps silent.

The Cao family has indeed focused on internal affairs, and it has been practical for a long time, and it is time to mobilize the army.

Of course, for more than a year, there have been no big battles, but small battles have continued, and even Cao Cao, he has just returned from the expedition to Xu Du. Cao Mengde is a character who can't sit still, especially in the army, he is absolutely free, but he will inevitably be constrained in the court, and he can't really act wantonly, so he has to leave Beijing for a round or two when he has the opportunity. This mobilization began after the autumn of last year, and Cao Cao did something that was very inconsistent with his own identity - he personally led a large army to the east to fight a small pirate.

The leader of the pirates, surnamed Guan Mingcheng, was a native of Changguang County, Buqi County, Dengzhou, and gathered more than 3,000 outlaws to rob the coast. Cao Cao, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, personally led the troops to fight a group of pirates, if Kong Rong was still there, he would definitely spray his saliva on the court.

Of course, Cao Cao didn't just think quietly, he just took advantage of this opportunity to inspect and pacify the Qing and Deng territories from the Yuan family. Therefore, tens of thousands of troops drove to Chunyu County, Beihai State, Cao Cao did not leave, and only sent Li Dian to lead the army to crusade, Li Dian defeated the enemy, and Guan Cheng fled to the island with the remnants.

Li Dian didn't have a navy, and he couldn't collect too many ships on the beach, so he had to return to Chunyu County to resume his life. Cao Cao said that there was no way, so he had to wait for the magistrate to slowly search and arrest. Annihilate it gradually. It is Xun who is just enlisted. took the opportunity to mention yì and said: "Why not set up a boat division." Cruising on the sea, the robbers will rest on their own. ”

Chen Qun felt that Hongfu was really looking for trouble, and I heard that he had recently made a lot of money by opening workshops and reselling Xianbei horses, so he became more and more extravagant—do you think that the imperial court's treasury is so full? Afraid that Cao Cao would be bewitched by him, he quickly stood up and objected: "Sailing on the sea, if it is small, it will not be enough, and if it is large, it will cost more than 10,000 yuan, plus sailors and soldiers. Hongfu said that 'set up a boat division', how lightweight? For more than 1,000 thieves, and spend so much, isn't it too much? ”

It was Xunxin who said that it was your vote of corruption that would cause China to lag behind the world in more than a thousand years. Although China is a continental country and cannot be compared with island countries, with such a long coastline, it has only known how many years to close the country, and does not know how to rely on the sea to earn profits and enrich national strength. It's sad to think about. When China's navy was strong, it was two hundred years from the Southern Song Dynasty to the early Ming Dynasty. It's not enough to cultivate a truly oceanic, cosmopolitan character.

Of course, back in the Three Kingdoms era of the late Han Dynasty, commerce was not well developed, let alone overseas trade - and the surrounding area was full of uncivilized savages, and there was almost no place worth sailing to develop except for the Kyushu region of Japan - and it was reasonable not to pay attention to sea routes. If I talk to you about the benefits of trade, you won't understand it, no matter how reasonable it is.

Therefore, it was Xun who talked to Chen Qun about other aspects - "From Dengzhou to the south to the sea, Xu, and Yangzhou, the coast is tortuous and long, there are many islands, the people are good at the benefits of fish and salt, and the tax books are heavy, if the officials are not good at controlling the envoys, they will escape into the island." It seems that there are more than one or two thieves who are in charge of their generations? If he invades, rides by boat and wind, and travels hundreds of miles, how can the shepherd guard guard against it? "It's like the Japanese invaded the coast later, such a long coastline, you just rely on blocking it, you don't know how to attack, can you really prevent it?

"Regardless of Jiangnan, when I was a teenager, I lived in the waves, that is, I returned to Beihai by boat. If you get a boat division, carry troops, protect food, from Dengzhou, you can arrive in Liaodong, Lelang in a few days, although the Bohai Sea is wide, except Peng Li...... "Do you think the Bohai Sea is big?" If there is really a fleet running rampant in it, it will be no different from an inland lake - "From the right Beiping to the west of Liaoning, between the mountains and the sea, the road is absolutely narrow, and there is Karasuma to cover the road, and people do not think that the road is dangerous." If there is a boatman, where is it not allowed to go ashore? What's at stake? If the imperial court does not intend to Liaodong, if it intends to care about the northeast, or even restore the four Korean counties of Emperor Wu, then the boat division is indispensable! ”

In fact, China's coastal navigation ability is definitely not bad in these years, not only Xun once crossed the Bohai Strait in person, but he also knew that decades later, the ships of Soochow could sail north from Yangzhou to Liaodong! Moreover, Sun Quan also sent a boat division to land in Yizhou, which was later the island of Taiwan. I didn't want to go on an expedition to Japan like Kublai Khan, but it shouldn't be difficult for you to build some ships to go to the Korean Peninsula, right? Back then, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty attacked by land and set up four counties in the north of the peninsula, but now there is only one Lelang left, and it has shrunk by more than seventy percent, isn't it a pity?

It's Hongfu's mouth, and he has to stir up three points if he doesn't pay attention to it, not to mention that he still has a certain reason, when it comes to navigation, although he is not an expert, he is much clearer than Chen Qun and others who have never thought about it at all. At the moment, not only Chen Qun was speechless, but even Cao Cao was a little tempted - of course, the heart is moving, the imperial court really does not have the strength to build a navy at the moment, and the Yangtze River Naval Division in Huainan has already cost countless money, and it has not been completely built. So Cao Cao finally waved his hand: "What Hongfu said is reasonable, and then discuss." "This proposal is too big, so let's put it on hold for now.

Cao Cao spent the New Year in Dengzhou, and then he returned triumphantly. It has been less than two months since he came back, and suddenly news came: Yuan Shao hung up. So he hurriedly convened the ministers to discuss, saying that the two sons of the Yuan family both played a request to inherit Yuan Shao's title and the position of Youzhou pastor, and asked the court to send troops to help fight the rebellion - who are we helping?

Wang Cang first stood up to express his opinion, saying: "Zhou Li, pass on the heirs but not the concubines, and establish the elders but not the young. Today, Yuan Tan is the original heir, and he should inherit the ...... "Although Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are not born to the same mother, but Yuan Shang's mother is a stepfamily, not a concubine, both of them are considered concubines, and the sons are divided into elder and younger, of course, Yuan Tan is the most qualified to inherit - "However, according to the law of the country, the successor is also a lord, not an industry." Yuan Shangyun's original biography was located there, and he did not know the authenticity, so he could send an envoy to Jixian County for interrogation and then make a decision. ”

According to the Han law. The title and title of the head of the family. and the position of lord. Naturally, it will be passed on to the legitimate heirs, and as for the property, it will first be based on the last words of the deceased, and if there is no last word, it will be left to the elder. So Wang Cang said that Yuan Shao's title was naturally given to Yuan Tan, as for the industry...... I don't know if Yuan Shang's so-called last words are true or false. We should first clarify this issue before we can talk about who to help and who not to help.

Cao Cao waved his hand, which means: Zhong Xuan, you should step down, you are not very good at military affairs, then just listen to the side with peace of mind, there is no need to stand up and declare your own savings. Also sent an advance envoy from the imperial court to interrogate Yuan Shang? The two of them are about to fight, and if they toss back and forth like this again, maybe one of them will win, and it is logical to inherit Yuan Shao's business, and the court will definitely have nothing to gain - and even an excuse to use troops. will be automatically lost.

The new Xu Ling Changlin stood up and said: "In ancient times, there was a theory of distant friendship and close attack, and the minister thought that he should help Yuan Shang. to hit Yuan Tan. Tan is close and still far away, and the soldiers are not tired when they hit Tan. And after the destruction of Tan, Shangshi cannot exist alone, and the imperial court can be dying of Youzhou. ”

Liu Ye objected, and Yun: "No." Today, Zhu Shang is attacking Tan, Tan is attacked, and the speed of destruction is also unharmed, although the court has Zhuo County, He Yun has all the Youye? When helping Tan and attacking Shang, the false way is in Tan, and Tan does not follow, then he will attack it, if Tan follows, after the destruction of Shang, a horse can be captured. If his brother is defeated, the land of Youzhou will be in my hands, and Yuan Xi and Gao Gan can be passed on. ”

Some people stood up and agreed with Chang Lin's opinion, that is, to help Yuan Shang to fight Yuan Tan, because Yuan Tan is close, it is more convenient to march, and the material consumption will not be much. Some people agree with Liu Ye's opinion, advocating helping Yuan Tan to attack Yuan Shang and carrying out the plan of "destroying Yuan Shang by false means". However, Dong Zhao objected to Liu Ye and said: "Set up an army to destroy Shang, and after Tan attacks, what can I do?" "You just want to borrow the road, what if the other party suddenly turns his face after lending you the road?

Liu Ye hadn't opened his mouth yet, and Xu Yi replied on his behalf: "Our army is numerous and Yuan's army is outnumbered, and the situation is divided. Now that one will guard the back road, and the army will follow the front, why should Tan scratch it? "With the strength of the imperial court, it is enough to protect the back road, and I am not afraid that Yuan Tan will suddenly turn his face.

Mao Jue helped Dong Zhao speak: "Otherwise, Youzhou is far away, he is the master and I am the guest, if you set up a pass in a dangerous and narrow place to prevent me from advancing and retreating, who will be safe?" "People have been operating in Youzhou for many years, and we are not familiar with the place, even if there are many soldiers, it is easy to fall into the trap - put Yuan Tan behind you? It's not right, it's not right.

The two sides insisted on their own opinions, and finally set their eyes on the three people. Which three? It is the first echelon of the Cao Family Strategist Group: Xun Gongda, Guo Fengxiao and Hongfu.

In fact, Xun Wenruo, Cheng Zhongde and Jia Wenhe should be counted in this echelon. Question: The former has been working on state affairs recently, and accidentally fell ill and failed to come to the meeting; the second happened to have something to do on business; As for the latter, because it was Xun Heng on this timeline, he was reluctant to surrender to Cao, and Cao Cao's trust in him was not enough, so he was not called to open a small meeting within the Prime Minister's Mansion.

When everyone was discussing, Shi Xun was also pondering, how to speak? If you want to say that his real strategic talent, compared to Xun You and Guo Jialai, it is really the distance of heaven and earth. The problem is that the Yuan brothers are currently fighting, although it seems to be a copy of the original history, but if you think about it carefully, it is actually completely different.

In the original history, although Yuan Shao was defeated by Guandu, his strength still existed, the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and the land of Sizhou was almost undamaged, so he was still in a state of hostility with Cao Cao. So after Yuan Shao's death, who to pass the throne to is not the Cao family's business at all, nor is it the court's business - why did Cao Cao unite with Yuan Tan to fight Yuan Shang? Just because Yuan Shang is the heir of Yuan Shao, so he is an enemy country, Yuan Tan took the initiative to surrender and became a friend, who to gang and fight, there is no need to think about it at all.

But on this timeline, there was Lin Xi after Yuan Shaoguandu, and after Lin Shi, there was Xiuren, who was defeated again and again, and lost all the four states and left half of Youzhou, so he was forced to admit his cowardice and surrender to the imperial court. Therefore, the Yuan brothers fought with each other, so they all came to the court to ask for an explanation. But the multiple-choice question is here, how to answer it?

Liu Ye's words make sense, if he helps Tan attack Shang, then after beating Yuan Tan, the court will have no excuse to fight Yuan Shang again, it is better to fight Yuan Shang first, and then Yuan Tan will be in the palm of his hand, is it not easy to find an excuse for him? But Dong Zhao's concerns are not without reason, in the original history, Yuan Tan took advantage of Cao Cao's attack on Yecheng to stab a knife on the flank - fortunately, it was on the flank, and it was easy for the Cao family to turn the tables, but now that Yuan Shang is under the pretense of the road, Yuan Tan is not on the flank, the whole is behind the army, this knife goes down, and it is nine out of nine.

There are pros and cons, but how to choose? (To be continued......)