When Guangxi was in the second year. The ten counties and one subject country to which Youzhou belongs are actually controlled by the three forces. Among them, Liu Dai was in charge of Guangyang County, Zhuo County, Shanggu County and Dai County, which were adjacent to the Jin Kingdom and Jizhou, and were located in the western part of Youzhou; Gongsun Zan was in charge of Yuyang, Youbeiping and Liaoxi counties, which were located in the middle of Youzhou; and Gongsun Du controlled a large area in the eastern part of Youzhou, such as Liaodong, Lelang, Xuansu, and Liaodong Vassals.

In terms of products and population, it is naturally the best area controlled by Liu Dai, not only close to the Jin State and Jizhou, but also bordering Liaodong Xianbei and Liaoxi Xianbei in the north, there are a large number of important resources such as iron ore, copper ore and salt ponds in the region, and also occupy some very important passes and crossings, such as Ningxian and Guangning (Zhangjiakou area), which controls the entry and exit channels between the Han Dynasty and Liaoxi Xianbei and Liaodong Xianbei.

After Gongsun Zan was appointed General of Pingbei, he moved the Captain of Huwuhuan from Ning County in Shanggu County to Yuyang, and since then he has been stuck between Liu Dai and Gongsun Du, and has gradually become a force.

In fact, Gongsun Zhan originally didn't want to move his nest, and he has always been jealous of the territory controlled by Liu Dai. There were only two reasons why he had to move his nest. One is the will of the imperial court, and he does not dare to disobey it openly. Liu Bei stationed Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, the purpose of which was to control the Gongsun Du family in the Liaodong region and prevent Liaodong from becoming independent from the Han Dynasty. The other is Zhao Xing's threat, which makes him dare not stay in the western part of Youzhou, which is close to the Jin Kingdom.

Last time, Gongsun Zhan did not listen to the persuasion of the strategist Tian Yu, and had to respond to the call of the imperial court, and took 10,000 white horses to fight Zhao Xing's autumn wind from the south, but lost one eye and the lives of most of the soldiers, and returned to Yuyang in disgrace.

Gongsun Zhan, who has suffered a loss, must have a belly fire in his heart, and he has to find an outlet to vent. After thinking about it, he found that Liu Dai did not listen to the court's greetings, refused to attack Zhao Xing, and had already committed a very serious position problem, and sooner or later he would be removed and replaced by the imperial court. Not long ago, Yuan Shao of Jizhou also sent an envoy over, hinting that he could join forces with Gongsun Chan to squeeze Liu Dai and assist Gongsun Chan to take the territory controlled by Liu Dai, and the two families would fight against Zhao Xing together in the future.

Regarding the conditions offered by Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan was very warm. He knew very well that he couldn't obey Zhao Xingyan like Liu Dai, and he had completely put himself on the opposite side of the Jin State by attacking Bingzhou before, once Zhao Xing made a move, sooner or later he would find trouble, so joining forces with Yuan Shao became an inevitable choice. Moreover, annexing the territory controlled by Liu Dai can not only enhance the power, but also occupy the dangerous terrain, and also have a few more chances of winning against Zhao Xing.

So, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao jointly sent a letter to the imperial court, asking to quickly remove Liu Dai, who had an ambiguous position and was getting closer and closer to Zhao Xing. After Emperor Liu Wei received the transcript of the two local tycoons, he immediately discussed the matter in court, which was approved by the vast majority of courtiers. Everyone thinks that although Liu Dai is a relative of the Han family, he has also worked as a pastor in Yanzhou before, and he almost took up the post of Liangzhou pastor, but during his political performance in Youzhou, he did not show his political achievements and did nothing, especially did not respond to the call of the imperial court and sent troops and horses to besiege Zhao Xing.

Since everyone has agreed to remove Liu Dai, let's do it! But the problem arises again, if Liu Dai is removed, who will be the pastor of Youzhou? Anyone with a discerning eye knows that wherever the Jin Kingdom is now relied on, there will be many dangers in the future, and maybe one day Zhao Xing will look unpleasant, and he will come over under the banner of the King of Jin, and if he does not do it well, he will lose his life.

Seeing that everyone was divided and no one was willing to delegate Youzhou as an official, Liu Bei had no choice but to suggest that the emperor simply let Gongsun Zan serve as the pastor of Youzhou. Although this arrangement doubled Gongsun Zhan's strength, because of the existence of the Jin State, he still had to obediently obey the orders of the imperial court in the future, and did not dare to engage in secession in Youzhou.

Liu Wei, who had always been obedient to the emperor's uncle, approved Liu Bei's suggestion, so he ordered Liu Dai to be removed from his post as pastor of Youzhou and let him return to Donglai Muping for retirement. At the same time, Gongsun Zhan, the general of Fengpingbei, was the general of Zhenbei, leading the post of Youzhou pastor, guarding the northeast gate for the Han Dynasty, curbing the expansion of the Jin Kingdom, resisting the invasion of the Xianbei people in Liaodong and Liaoxi, and deterring Gongsun Du of Liaodong from daring to become independent.

Gongsun Zhan, who was blessed by misfortune, once again picked up a wallet, and actually succeeded Zhao Xing to take over the title of General Zhenbei again, which is very similar to the last time he replaced General Pingbei.

Although the imperial court had already made new appointments, because Youzhou was far away from Luoyang, it would take a long time for the envoy to go to Youzhou with the emperor's will. Therefore, in the period before Gongsun Chan officially took up the post of Youzhou Mu, many things were still full of variables. In particular, the fact that Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju intended to rebel in Yuyang County and were seizing the time to carry out a series of connections was likely to become a fuse for the conflict between Liu Dai and Gongsun Zhan.

After talking about Gongsun Zhan, let's take a look at what Liu Dai, who is about to lose his position, is busy with.

Liu Dai, the word Gongshan, is a native of Donglai Muping (now northwest of Fushan, Shandong). A relative of the Han family, the son of Liu Yu and the brother of Liu Xuan, he once served as the assassin of Yanzhou, the pastor of Liangzhou (for fear of Dong Zhuo's arrogance, he did not take office), and later succeeded Liu Yu as the pastor of Youzhou. "The Book of the Continuation of the Han Dynasty" commented on Liu Dai and said: "Dai has talents. "Heroes" commented on Liu Dai and said: "Dai is filial piety and forgiveness, and accepts others with self-emptiness." Jun, through "Jun", the so-called Juncai, that is, the meaning of Juncai, shows that Liu Dai has outstanding intelligence.

In fact, the bigwigs of the DPRK and China attacked Liu Dai, saying that after he took over Liu Yu as the pastor of Youzhou, "his political achievements were not obvious and he did nothing", which was to wronged Liu Dai. During Liu Dai's eight years in Youzhou, he well implemented some of the policies set by his predecessor Liu Yu, continued to pay light dividends, vigorously developed farming, and actively promoted the mutual market between Han and Xianbei people, so that Youzhou, which had been injured by the great plague, gradually recovered its vitality.

Since Zhao Xing hinted at Liu Dai and was ready to recruit him to the important position of state minister in the Jin Kingdom, it means that Zhao Xing had conducted a comprehensive investigation of Liu Dai's ability. Although Zhao Xing made such a decision in order to win over Liu Dai, Zhao Xing would never appoint a wine bag and rice bag to be the "general manager" of the "listed company" he controlled.

Liu Dai, who received a clear answer from Zhao Xing, is now seizing the time to transfer wealth. Of course, the wealth here mainly refers to the public wealth in the treasury of Youzhou, not the little money that Liu Dai saved by himself. Since he wants to take refuge in the Jin Kingdom and run to the black with Zhao Xing in the future, Liu Dai has to make a statement, and the wealth of Youzhou that has accumulated for eight years is the best way to vote.

In addition to giving a large fortune to the Jin State as a meeting gift, Liu Dai also sent Zhao Xing an army of 20,000 people.

Although Liu Dai did nothing in the military, in order to guard against Gongsun Zan in these years, he also raised and retained a force of 20,000 people. Although the combat effectiveness of this army is far from being comparable to that of the Protector Army, fortunately, the soldiers are all locals of Youzhou and are familiar with the local environment and public opinion.

Gongsun Zhan, who is still dreaming of being promoted to an official and making a fortune, would never have imagined that Liu Dai, who has always pretended to be a grandson, could have such a big hand. It was this little old man who Gongsun Zhan and many people looked down on that finally got the entire Youzhou, and then rushed to Jinyang to take up his post in a chic and calm manner......