"Ming Gong ......" was lying on the cover, one hand was tightly held by Cao Cao, who was in tears in his eye sockets, Xi Zhicai turned his head sideways, and just called Cao Cao, two lines of turbid tears had already slid down his cheeks. Tears slid down her face, wetting a small piece of the mattress next to her pillow.

"Don't be like this!" Seeing that Xi Zhicai was in tears, Cao Cao's throat moved a few times, and he said with a little choked comfort: "A good student will raise his body, and he will wait for Zhicai to ......."

"It's not a big deal!" Xi Zhicai shook his head, sighed lightly, slowly closed his eyes, and let the tears flow down his cheeks, and after a long time, he said to Cao Cao very weakly: "Sending troops to Chang'an cannot be delayed, and the Ming Duke should make a decision as soon as possible." Earlier, Xun Wenruo promoted his subordinates to the Ming Duke...... Fortunately, Ming Gong is heavy, and his subordinates are thinking about repaying him, but he doesn't want to be seriously ill...... Seeing that time is running out......"

Having said this, Xi Zhicai slowly opened his eyes again, and a pair of eyes that had already darkened stared at Cao Cao, and said to Cao Cao: "If Wen makes friends with famous people in the world, Ming Gong should be ...... When looking for Wenruo, then ...... Elect virtuous ......"

"Please...... I implore the Duke of Ming to ......" After saying so many words, Xi Zhicai had exhausted all his strength, and said to Cao Cao: "Bury the tomb of your subordinates facing west, and your subordinates will watch Ming Duke attack Chang'an...... Saving the Han Society from fire and water...... Looking at Ming Gong...... Worship the king ......"

mentioned Cao Cao's worship of the king, Xi Zhicai's eyes suddenly released a hint of expectation, and his mouth opened, as if he wanted to say something more, but in the end he didn't say a word.

Three days later, there was a mournful voice in Puyang City, and the Yanzhou army and the three armies were all clothed. Since Cao Cao Chen Liu's army, he has been following him, and the drama Zhicai who gave him advice was hard to heal and died in the palace, and since then, this strategist who had played a key role in Cao Cao's early conquests withdrew from the historical stage where he should have displayed his talents.

Xi Zhicai died, Cao Cao was very sad in his heart, although before Xi Zhicai died, Yu did not forget to emphasize that he should take the opportunity to send troops to Chang'an and take Liu Xie away, so as to correct the Han court. But at this time, Cao Cao had no intention of looking west, and the matter of Yanzhou sending troops had to be put on hold for the time being.

At the same time, in the city of Xindu in Jizhou, Jia Xu, who had been detained by Yuan Shao in the city, became Yuan Shao's guest since Yuan Shao saw Liu Wei and returned to Xindu.

The battle ahead was already stable, and the Jizhou army, which still had an absolute advantage in the autumn of the previous year, now had to fight against Yuan Shao's Jizhou army, and also had to divide troops to defend against the Luoyang army led by Liu Wei and the Liaodong army that had sent troops from Liaodong and was almost about to advance to Yuyang.

As the war had tended to be favorable, Yuan Shao handed over the responsibility of leading the army to his three sons, and returned to Xindu himself to coordinate and command the overall war. And Jia Xu, who is a strategist under Liu Wei, seems to be the first strategist in front of Yuan Shao's account at this time.

In the city of Xindu, the front hall of Yuan Shao's mansion.

Yuan Shao sat in the first seat, and under him, it was divided into two rows, and a cadre of Jizhou sat down.

Most of the generals in Jizhou have been ordered by Yuan Shao, rushed to the battlefield to follow the three Yuan brothers, and stepped up the attack on Gongsun Zhan.

Kneeling behind the low table, Yuan Shao looked around the people in the hall and asked everyone: "Everyone is virtuous in Jizhou, and Wen He is even more of a minister in front of His Majesty's account. Everyone thinks that if you break through Gongsun Zhan, what should I do in Jizhou? ”

After saying the most words, Yuan Shao's eyes subconsciously turned to Jia Xu's face, and he looked at Jia Xu with a bit of playfulness.

Everyone in the hall knew that the "Your Majesty" that Yuan Shao said was the current Luoyang King Liu Wei, not Liu Xie, who was in Chang'an.

It's just that Yuan Shao always calls him like this in front of the Jizhou ministers on weekdays, and everyone knows that in his heart, the orthodoxy of the current Han Dynasty should be Liu Wei, not Liu Xie, who was supported by Dong Zhuo. As a minister of Jizhou, no one will remind Yuan Shao that his title is wrong.

Seeing Yuan Shao looking at him, Jia Xu hurriedly stood up, bowed with his fists, and said to Yuan Shao: "Qi Ming Gong, His Royal Highness has already made it clear that if Gongsun Chan is defeated, this Jizhou will be incorporated into the rule of Ming Gong. Just ......"

Jia Xu stopped talking halfway, clasped his hands into fists, lowered his head, and peeked at Yuan Shao.

Just as he heard the critical point, Jia Xu suddenly stopped talking, Yuan Shao's heart was as uncomfortable as if he had been scratched by a cat, he pressed his hands on the table top of the low table, got up slightly, and asked Jia Xu: "Why did Wen He only say half of what he said?" But what? Hurry up! ”

"It's just that I got Jizhou, and I'm afraid that Ming Gong won't be stable......" Yuan Shao asked, Jia Xu hugged his fists and bowed down, and said to Yuan Shao: "Jizhou and Youzhou, although there is a lot of land and things, but every winter, it is unbearable. The harvest of grain and grass is quite limited, and Gongsun Chan resists the male soldiers here, and the consumption of wealth and grain and grass must be huge. If the Ming Duke gets here, I am afraid that within two or three years, not only will he not get half of the benefits, but he will have to transfer grain and grass from Jizhou to stabilize the people's ......."

Jia Xu's words stunned Yuan Shao for a moment, he frowned slightly, and pondered for a moment before asking Jia Xu: "Mo Feiwenhe thinks that it is not appropriate to take off the thistle and Youerzhou?" ”

"Definitely!" Jia Xu shook his head, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said to Yuan Shao: "Ming Gong occupies Hebei, has strong soldiers and strong horses, and now he is extremely prestigious in the world. Ji, Youerzhou not only want to take, but also occupy it for a long time! It's just that earlier the Ming Duke had handed over Bohai to Gongsun Zhan, and he thought it was inappropriate to steal it......"

mentioned that in order to avoid the disaster of war, he ceded the Bohai Sea to Gongsun Zhan, Yuan Shao's face turned blue and red for a while. In his opinion, that incident has always been an unforgettable humiliation in his heart.

Seeing that Yuan Shao had a bored look on his face, Jia Xu hurriedly clasped his fists and bowed down and continued: "On that day, Gongsun Zhan's soldiers were strong and strong, and Ming Gong was like this, which was also a helpless move to avoid the misery of the soldiers and civilians in Jizhou!" At that time, the soldiers and horses under the command of the Duke of Ming were not as good as Gongsun Zhan, and they still defended Jizhou and defeated Gongsun Zhan. Now that the three-way army, supplemented by the plain army, our army has an absolute advantage, why didn't Ming Gong take advantage of the situation to recover the Bohai Sea, and then advance into Qingzhou ......? ”

Jia Xu's words made Yuan Shao's eyes light up suddenly, raised his head to look at Jia Xu, and after a while, a smile appeared on his face, raised a slap, slapped the table in front of him, and said to Jia Xu: "Wen He's words are exactly what he wants......

"Never!" Before Yuan Shao's words were finished, a voice came from among the dozen or so people kneeling on the left, and then a middle-aged man in a crimson costume stood up, walked quickly to the middle of the main hall, hugged his fists and bowed to Yuan Shao and said, "The last general thinks that Qingzhou cannot be captured now!" ”

"Why?" Yuan Shao, who was bewitched by Jia Xu, who had already moved his thoughts about Qingzhou, heard that this person said that Qingzhou could not be captured, his brows furrowed slightly, and he asked the person who was standing in the hall and spoke: "Zhong Jian's words must have a deep meaning, and he would like to hear it in detail!" ”

It was none other than Chun Yuqiong, who had been canonized by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty as one of the eight captains of Xiyuan in his early years with Yuan Shao and others.

Since Yuan Shao raised an army against Dong, Chun Yuqiong threw himself into Yuan Shao's account and became a general under Yuan Shao. Surrendered to Yuan Shao's account, because Yuan Shao's Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, Gao Lan were brave and martial, and there were people who were strategic, compared with these people, Chun Yuqiong's talent was not outstanding and had not been reused.

However, because this person was also one of the eight captains of Xiyuan in his early years, Yuan Shao was also courteous to him, and he could be regarded as raising an idler.

Yuan Shao asked why he couldn't seize Qingzhou, Chun Yuqiong hugged his fists and said to Yuan Shao: "Qingzhou and Yanzhou border, Cao Cao previously broke through the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, and the Qingzhou army under his command has a large number of people, if our army attacks Qingzhou, I am afraid that Cao Cao will interfere from it......"

"The general's words are false!" Before Chun Yuqiong's words were finished, Jia Xu stood up, strode to the middle of the hall, and said to Yuan Shao with his fists: "Although Qingzhou is adjacent to Yanzhou, it is even closer to Bohai and Jizhou. Qingzhou, east of the sea, west of Yanzhou, four seasons, abundant grain and grass. If the Ming Duke occupies Qingzhou, he can support Jizhou and Youzhou there, and then try to merge the state and dominate the north just around the corner! ”

"Hegemony?" As soon as Jia Xu's words were finished, Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, and asked Jia Xu: "A certain is a minister of the Han Dynasty, how can he be a hegemon lightly?" ”

"Could it be that Duke Ming has not yet understood His Highness's intentions?" A faint smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, Jia Xu looked up at Yuan Shao, and said to him: "His Royal Highness just wants Ming Gong to dominate Hebei, and then chase the Central Plains to support the Han Temple!" ”

"This ......" Jia Xu's words not only stunned everyone sitting in the hall, but even Yuan Shao was stunned, looking at Jia Xu with a stunned face, his mouth opened, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

"Ming Gong!" Yuan Shao was in a daze, and one of the strategists kneeling on the side stood up, clasped his fists and said to Yuan Shao: "What Jia Zhonglang said is true, His Majesty personally led the army to crusade against Gongsun Zhan, and it was for Ming Gong to clear Hebei!" If it weren't for the fact that His Majesty didn't want Ming Gong to dominate the north, how could he be so vigorous and mobilize the people and launch a large-scale northern expedition? If His Majesty's guess is correct, His Majesty wants Ming Gong to guard Hebei and suppress the heroes in Guanzhong, but His Majesty will wave his troops south to pacify Jiangnan! In this way, it will not take much time for the world to be decided! ”

This person stood up, and Yuan Shao and everyone in the hall turned their eyes to him.

The man who spoke was about forty years old, short and thin. But his slightly wrinkled face was set with two brilliant eyes.

The one who stood in the hall and spoke was Yuan Shao's adviser. When he first surrendered to Yuan Shao's account, he proposed to Yuan Shao, asking him to find Liu Wei or support Liu Xie, and use the name of the Han family to order the princes of the world, and then occupy the four states of Qing, Ji, You, and You.

Yuan Shao agreed with the strategy he offered back then, but due to the obstruction of Chun Yuqiong and others, it never came to fruition.

Now that Jia Xu openly said that Liu Wei hoped that Yuan Shao would dominate Hebei, he would give up the opportunity to get up and offer advice to Yuan Shao again.

"The public talks about it, but it coincides with Wenhe!" Looking at Fu Zhu and Jia Xu standing in the hall, Yuan Shao nodded slowly, pondered for a moment, and said to everyone in the hall: "A certain mind has been decided, after defeating Gongsun Zhan, seize Qingzhou, and then occupy the state, and help His Majesty ascend the throne and become the emperor!" ”

"Ming Gong is wise!" Yuan Shao's words fell, and everyone in the hall stood up except for Chun Yuqiong, bowed with fists, and congratulated Yuan Shao.

Hearing that Yuan Shao had decided to occupy Qingzhou, the corners of Jia Xu's mouth pulled out a smile that no one else could detect, and he also congratulated everyone with their fists and bowed.