14. The strife of the world
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"You said that Li Xue has returned to Bingzhou?"
"Back to the lord, according to the information report from Bingzhou, it seems that Li Xueren is still in Xihe, but the troops under his command have already entered Hanoi County, and the distance from Xihe to Taiyuan, Hanoi and other places, Li Xue's horse can reach it at most about ten ri."
"Is that so? That's a shame. Forget it, I didn't expect much from it, and now is not the time. โ
Yuan Shao was originally reluctant to return to Nanpi, although this was once a place of seclusion and fishing in front of the 800-year-old Jiang Taigong traces of the Xingzhou Dynasty, although this was an important grain production base of the Han Dynasty, although this was the main transportation route to Youzhou and Qingzhou.
But Yuan Shao still didn't like it very much.
Because staying here, he always reminds him of the wolf bรจi when he escaped from Luoyang.
He likes Luoyang, the prosperity of Luoyang, the scenery of Luoyang, and the situation in Luoyang, which always seems a little chaotic.
However, with Dong Zhuo's series of actions, Luoyang and its surroundings have become a blank field. No matter how rich Yuan Shao's net worth is, he definitely has no ability to rebuild Luoyang, because even he can't take out so much wealth and more important manpower.
So, in desperation, he had to return to Nanpi again, to the place where he had sworn to be a soldier.
As a result, the leader of the alliance of princes who once made the land of the Han Dynasty tremble with a single stomp of his feet has become a small prince who can only toss back and forth in this county, even if Yuan Shao still holds the title of alliance leader in name.
The hearts of the people are scattered, and the team is not easy to lead.
"What about the other princes? Especially my brother who is always very good and strong. Junior? โ
Although the voice did not fluctuate too much, those who were familiar with Yuan Shao were not in a good mood at this moment. After all, Yuan Shu's gang succeeded in abducting a certain Jiangdong Menghu, but his good friend of Yuan Shao went to the south. Although Yuan Shao has always attacked the world, a certain black-skinned dwarf has a rather unique position in Yuan Shao's mind.
Well, even a strong general attack can sometimes turn into a shaky or tsundere-like storage in front of a specific person.
"Yes, my lord. If you want to say that the most disturbing movement between the princes recently should be the battle between the Highway Lord and Liu Biao, the assassin of Jingzhou, and Liu Jingsheng. The highway lord contacted Sun Wentai, the assassin of Yuzhou, and the momentum was very strong. However, Liu Jingsheng is not a master to mess with, although Dong Thief is now discredited, but there are rumors that the two parties still have some contact in private, so that the army of the highway master is still contained by Ma Shoucheng of Wuguan. Therefore, only Sun Wentai's soldiers and horses can really be put into the attack, but no matter how powerful Sun Wentai is, with the Yuzhou soldiers under his command, it is not easy to break through the Hanshui natural danger. โ
"I will choose a person who can speak, go to Jingzhou to meet Liu Biao, and tell him that I am willing to provide him with some 'help', so that he can rest assured that he will fight against my younger brother and that Sun Wentai. In addition, Sun Wentai was brave and brave, but he was unprepared, and if necessary, he could choose a few assassins and bring a few strong crossbows. Even if you can't kill that Sun Wentai, you can make Sun Jun mess up! โ
"Lord, this Sun Wentai is not simple. Not only is he a great martial artist, but his men are loyal, and he is ...... assassin."
"Hmph, Sun Wentai is indeed a tiger general, but from the revolving door to Hongnong, Sun Wentai has taken the lead every time, no matter whether the situation is in an advantage or a disadvantage. When the situation is in crisis, he may be more cautious, but once the situation is in his favor, he will become reckless, otherwise how could he think of running to compete with Wang Yue, the ranger of the rivers and lakes, and in the end, Meng De will lose the general, not to mention the heavy losses of the troops under his command. Hum! If it weren't for the troublesome Sun Wentai, maybe Meng De would bring his troops to help me, as long as the two of us join forces, let alone Jizhou, even if Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei are located, and Li Xue's Youzhou, it is completely impossible for the two of us to be opponents! โ
Although he had the intention to say something, the words of exhortation finally stopped in his mouth, after all, this kind of thing is no longer possible, even if Cao Mengde is not a figure who has lived under the people for a long time, but in the face of the general trend, it is not without the opportunity to use it for himself.
So......
"The lord said that Feng wrote it down. It's just that I don't know if our army should send a small force to Yuzhou to support Liu Biao, otherwise it should be impossible to believe us with Liu Biao's Jing Ming. โ
"We don't need it for the time being, we need to concentrate on the problems at hand, and wait until we have spare strength in the future. Moreover, Runan is the foundation of my Yuan family, although very reluctant, but the support I can get there is far less than that of the younger brother who occupies the name of the in-law. If there are more people going, it may affect our plans, but if there are fewer people who go, we are afraid that those local bandits who have been bribed will make our people suffer a big loss, and those who are not familiar with the place are too passive. โ
"The Lord is wise. In addition, some big princes are from Shuozhou Mu Lu Zhi and Lu Zigan. โ
"Hmph, Dong thieves have burned Luoyang City, how can Lu Zigan, who claims to be loyal and patriotic, still be able to sit still, at this time, I am afraid that Dong Thief is holding the emperor's edict, and it is impossible for him to give up with the temper of that Shuozhou pastor."
"The lord has thought a little wrong this time, and the methods used by Dong Thief Lao'er this time are interesting."
"Oh~ I am really a little curious to make Yuan Hao so admirable to you, and even ignore the plan of Dong Thief to be our great enemy."
"Dong Thief ordered Lu Zigan to enter Beijing with the emperor's order, and it is said that he was going to appoint him as Sikong, but at the same time, he did not appoint a new Shuozhou pastor."
"Dong Thief's order is really interesting, he knew that Lu Zigan was going to play with him, but he invited him to Chang'an......"
"Maybe this is the genius of Dong Thief and Li Wenyou."
"What do you say?"
"Lu Zigan, who left Shuozhou, is just an old and frail minister, and how many soldiers and generals can he bring with him to Chang'an, otherwise Dong Thief will blame Lu Zigan for the crime of not being a minister by the emperor's order, then Lu Zigan's reputation will be completely lost. The combat effectiveness of the Shuozhou soldiers may not be as good as that of Bingzhou, but whether it is the remnants of the Yellow Turban Thieves in Montenegro or the Hu Cavalry under the command of Liangzhou Liyi, it is not easy to be a person, Dong Thief has just killed Han Wen and stabilized the rear, and at the same time, he also needs to face the threat from Liu Yan in Yizhou, so it is always good to have a little less pressure. The most important thing is that if Dong Thief and Lu Zi have a conflict, the lord thinks that Na and Zhou Li will be on whose side. โ
Therefore, Dong Thief not only wanted to let Lu Zi leave Shuozhou cleanly, but also suspended Shuozhou Mukong to his internal strife, completely cutting off Lu Zigan's back road. Hmph, those yellow turban thieves are not very good, but their ambitions are not small, without Lu Zigan's suppression, they will inevitably be in chaos! โ
"At this point, Feng thinks that the lord may have guessed wrong this time."
"Oh? Does Yuan Hao think that Dong Thief will appoint his henchmen to Shuozhou? I'm afraid it will backfire. โ
"No, Your Majesty thinks that maybe Dong Thief's vacant position in Shuozhou is just a favor. After all, Xihe, an important town in Shuozhou, is the place where Li Xue started, and his family is also a subordinate that Lu Zigan relied on when he governed Shuozhou. Even if Dong Thief sent a new state pastor or assassin, Li Xue could find an excuse to enter Shuozhou and regain power. In this way, it is better to be a favor, even if Li Shushi can't be reverted to Dong Thief, he must set Li Xue's eyes on the East. โ
"Xihe is indeed the place where Li Xue started, but the Li family in Xihe is not Li Xue's backing. That Li Xue is just an outsider who Tong Yuan took advantage of the internal turmoil in the Li family, and even the children of the family will be excluded, not to mention how those families who claim to be famous in Xihe will take a fancy to Li Xue, a poor boy of unknown origin. Before, it was just because Li Xueren was in Xihe, with heavy troops in hand, and Tong Yuan strongly suppressed those opponents, and the Li family at that time was just surviving. Now that the Li family has prospered again, Yuan Hao, what do you think they will do? Did you know that I've already received several secret letters? โ
"Guys who can't tell the difference between the good guys will only end up being a stepping stone for others."
"As long as Li Xue has no time to look around, as long as he doesn't look like the group of wastes in Hedong. What's more, in addition to the Li family, the Huns are also our help, and the Zuo Xian Wang family still firmly remembers the 'favor' that Li Xue gave them at the beginning. How could Uvro really give up the pride that the Huns inherited from the Maudun era, there are so many of our abandoned children. โ
"My lord, please don't be happy too soon. At the beginning, we thought that the matter in Hedong could at least expose the flaws in Bingzhou, but who would have thought that Li Xue would solve the problem in Hedong without too much effort. And I heard that Li Xue also dealt a heavy blow to the Xianbei people in the Western Regions, and there are wise and resourceful people like Cheng Yu, Yan Zhong, and Jia Xu around him, so the lord must not take it lightly. โ
"You also reminded me that there are still Xianbei people. Yes, there are also Xianbei people. But we don't need to do much yet, and it just so happens that we feel that our plan is short of manpower, and letting Xianbei do something righteous can reduce our battle losses. โ
"Please think twice about this matter, the Xianbei people have an arrogant and cunning attitude, although their combat power is stronger than that of the Karasuma people, but they are far from being as safe as the Karasuma people. Moreover, we have shown favors to the Karasuma people, and if we have a grudge with Gongsun of Youzhou in the future, we can let the Karasuma people attack the rear of Gongsun Chan, which is a matter of killing two birds with one stone. โ
"You're right, I'm taking this for granted. But don't leave the Xianbei people behind, and contact to see if you can cause some trouble to Li Xue, I don't want our plan to involve Li Xue's variable before it is completed. โ
"Feng will definitely not disappoint the lord."
"Then let's talk about any other movements on the other princes' side."
"Yes. In addition to the above princes, another thing that needs to be paid attention to is from the junction of Qing, Yan, Xu, Yu and other states. I heard that because of natural disasters over there, coupled with repeated conflicts between local heroes and ordinary people, some of the remnants of the Yellow Turban thieves seem to have begun to move stupidly again, and even a large number of troops have appeared in the mountainous areas of western Qingzhou, known as millions of Yellow Turbans. โ
"Oh? What's going on, what exactly are they trying to do, and will it have an impact on our plans? โ
"The exact leader is unknown, but the impact is certain to be significant. At the beginning, the Yellow Turban Thieves were able to sweep almost all the states and counties of Dahan, and most of the counties, in addition to relying on the propaganda of Taiping Dao for many years, the behavior of 'fighting local tyrants and dividing the land' was also an important reason. They distributed the land they could grab to those people, and the people would support the Yellow Turban Thieves in order to protect the land they obtained, and at that time, because the natural disasters of the Han Dynasty were very frequent, and there were many people, these people became the most staunch supporters of the Yellow Turban Thieves. Even now, they still miss and are grateful to the thief. Hmph, these fools are really stupid, what they should be most grateful for is not those yellow turban thieves, but their mediocre emperor! Hmph, pacifying the Yellow Turban thieves did not allow those fleeing or killed powerful descendants or side branches to obtain the land that originally belonged to them, but let those foolish people continue to grasp what did not belong to them, and now they are just returning the land to their original owners, but those foolish people are naturally not willing to give up the foundation of their lives, so it is not surprising that there are contradictions and frictions between the two sides. โ
"Okay Yuan Hao, I know that your family has also suffered a lot, but there is no need for this, don't let your feelings affect your thinking, you are my most relied on right-hand man, if you are not calm, then our army will not be in a mess."
"Let the lord laugh, Tian Feng is deeply ashamed."
"But according to what you say, if the 'million yellow scarves' in Qingzhou are allowed to continue, there will be a yellow turban rebellion?"
"The lord is right, Feng thinks so. And whether it is Yanzhou Liu Dai or Beihai Kong Rong, they are not good at military affairs. Although Tao Qian in Xuzhou can rely on the terrain to resist the Yellow Turban thieves, he still has collusion with the thieves in Xuzhou, and if the situation changes, it is difficult to guarantee that Tao Qian will not do any shameless transactions with those Yellow Turban thieves. And the land of Jizhou is fertile, if those people master the hinterland of the Central Plains, it is difficult to guarantee that their next target will not be us, and even if our plan is implemented smoothly, they may also take advantage of our lack of troops to stab us in the back, after all, the lord was also the main force fighting against that horn. โ
"Hmm...... It's not enough to count the troops! Yuan Hao, do you think those yellow turban thieves can be used by us? โ
โโฆโฆ OK! After thinking for a while, Tian Feng nodded and said affirmatively.
"That's good. Try to let them target Qingzhou and Xuzhou. These two are very important for our future plans. Whether it's making a wish or asking for property, as long as you can make them attack according to our ideas, you can call the shots, Yuan Hao! โ
"Although the difficulties are not small, the minister will definitely do his best to ensure that the lord's plan will not be disturbed."
"Yuan Hao, do you think that if we do this, Qingxu Erzhou will become a blank land. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, this land of Jizhou has not been able to recover until now, so it is not easy for us to expand the size of the army now. If we get a green land with only empty shelves, will it drag down our Yuan family's great cause? โ
"In this regard, the lord does not need to worry too much. Qingxu Erzhou not only has abundant land, but also has the benefits of sea salt, the convenience of trade, and also has the foundation to achieve hegemony. Moreover, now that we have made friends with the 'million yellow turbans', and then we can use our soldiers, our land, and our emotions to lure them, we can naturally include them in our army. At that time, even if Qingxu Erzhou really becomes a white land, it will be able to become a rich land again in three or five years. Not to mention that with Tao Qian's ability, we might be able to push a group of farmers with farming tools into a corner not so much thieves as they were farmers, but we could also get another arm to make our plans a little easier. At that time, the lord will not have to calculate the matter of more soldiers and fewer soldiers. โ
"Okay, you Tian Yuanhao, have you also learned from Meng De to make fun of me. However, even if such a group of Diao people are incorporated into the army, they are just a group of chaotic soldiers, and they are afraid that they will not hurt the enemy, but we will hurt ourselves first. What's even more worrying is that this group of people relies on military merits, and there may not be a second Dong thief, and the blood of our family has been shed enough, and it can't be attributed at will. โ
"The lord doesn't have to worry, no matter how unscrupulous people are, they can be educated. Moreover, these soldiers are also more to make up for the shortcomings of our sufficient soldiers but insufficient soldiers that can be consumed. At the same time, Xu Zhibiao Xiร n excellent people can form a Jing Rui Division, although the training discipline is more stringent, but the salary will also be doubled, in order to be able to have a better life for their families, they will naturally accept those strict military orders, I believe that in ten years the lord will have a force enough to sweep the world. โ
"Forget it, we'll talk about it later. Tell us about our neighbors to the north and what they've been doing lately. โ
Although Tian Feng's mention and the beautiful scene depicted made Yuan Shao a little moved, Yuan Shao finally rejected Tian Feng's mention euphemistically, because he really didn't like those who were insatiable in his eyes, and if he was a little dissatisfied, he would use force to confront the "Diao Min" who consumed the property of the Han government at all levels, even if he knew that some of the powerful practices were really illegal and undisciplined, but he just felt that it was just an individual phenomenon, and it was the practice of some families that did not enter the stream and did not inherit it.
In fact, in his cognition, the Yuan family, as a high-ranking lord, treats the tenants who cultivate the land under their name very well, even better than those who own their own fields, so every year someone will take the initiative to find the Yuan family's housekeeper and hope to sell the land to the Yuan family, and become the tenant of the Yuan family.
Therefore, for Yuan Shao, he hopes that the family can not only grasp the power of the country, but also control the ownership of the land, and only in this way can those people live better, let the displaced people disappear, let those careerists have no soil for rebellion, and let the country enter an environment of long-term peace and stability.
"Our neighbors to the north...... Hehe, it seems to be a lot of excitement between them lately......"
As soon as he mentioned this, Rao Yitian Feng's accustomed calm face also brought a slight smile. (To be continued.)