The major events that occurred in the first half of the first half of the first half of the Siping period in the early peace were in addition to the rebellion in the land of Youzhou and the relocation of Dong Zhuo in Luoyang...... On the Kanto side, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others finally turned against each other and began to fight.

First of all, Yuan Shao united his forces in Yanzhou and Yuzhou and launched an attack on Yuan Shu in Huainan.

And Yuan Shu took the initiative to unite with Tao Qian in Xuzhou to fight back against Yuan Shao.

It stands to reason that Yuan Benchu was the leader of the alliance against Dong Zhuo and a model in the world, and among the princes of Kwantung, there should be more people on his side.

And Yuan Shu's reputation in Luoyang in the past was not good, and he had the notorious reputation of "Yuan Highway, a ghost in the land", compared with his two elder brothers, his reputation was really average, so most people should rely on Yuan Shao's side.

However, there will always be a gap between reality and speculation.

This time Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu clashed, except for Yuan Shao's hardcore Cao Cao and Zhou Angken who sent troops to help, the other little brothers who were friendly with Yuan Shao on weekdays and looked forward to Yuan Shao's horse were all gone.

Especially those people who Yuan Shao used to lay out in Yanzhou, such as Zhang Miao, Bao Xin, Liu Dai, Qiao Mao, etc., were all unmoved, or rather, their soldiers and horses were busy with their own affairs.

And Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian simply stood directly on Yuan Shu's side and opposed Yuan Shao.

As for the reason, it's very simple, because of this war, everyone is not too supportive of Yuan Shao.

Even Yuan Yi, who confronted Liu Yan in Yizhou, pretended to be stupid and did not respond to Yuan Shao.

You must know that if Yuan Yi wants to gain a foothold in Yizhou, he must need Yuan Shao's foreign aid.

Even he didn't support Yuan Shao, which shows that the letter that Yuan Shu took out to target Yuan Shao played some subtle role.

Although Yuan Shao is still the same Yuan Shao, and his reputation is still the same, everyone has more or less remembered the fact that he secretly hurt Yuan Ji by raising troops.

Although it was not shown on the surface, the respect that people in the world have for Yuan Shao has changed somewhat.

Sure enough, as Liu Jian expected, although the performance was not very obvious, the golden body of Yuan Shao's model in the world was broken.

But even so, Yuan Shao still has the hardcore to support him.

For example, Cao Cao, such as Zhou Ang, such as Sun Jian.

These people all directly stood up to fight against Yuan Shu for Yuan Shao.

However, although there was a conflict between the two Yuans, they somewhat saved face for each other and did not kill each other.

Because at the moment they have no reason to kill them.

The key to the current dispute between Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao is that Yuan Shu wants to compete for his own resources in Yuzhou.

After all, Yuzhou is the hometown of the Yuan family, and its geographical location is important, which plays a decisive role in the development of any Yuan family.

Judging from the current situation, Yuan Shao's proportion in Yuzhou's own family resources far exceeds that of Yuan Shu.

This is something that Yuan Shu resolutely cannot allow.

He also wanted to take this opportunity to have a hard time with Yuan Shao and insert his hand into the territory of Yuzhou.

Since the two sides are not a life-and-death grudge, they still have to care about that brotherhood with each other, so in this war, the two sides also have more forms of testing each other.

Yuan Shao has always had a careful thought in his heart, he does not want Yuan Shu to continue to stay in Yangzhou, but hopes to replace Yuan Shu with Cao Cao...... But Yuan Shao currently doesn't have a particularly good way to exercise this.

At present, he just doesn't want to get too stiff with Yuan Shu and make his side fall into a quagmire.

At present, Yuan Shao's main strategic goal is still on the side of the imperial court.

In addition, the situation in the northern Central Plains also made Yuan Shao more worried.

Because recently, the little brothers he had previously laid out in Yanzhou have begun to secretly accumulate strength with each other.

On the surface, they seemed to listen to Yuan Shao's words, but in fact, they no longer acted according to Yuan Shao's orders.

According to Yuan Shao's plan, he wanted Liu Dai, Bao Xin, Qiao Mao, and Cao Cao to form a tight line of defense in the Central Plains - blocking Liu Jian in the north and Dong Zhuo in the west.

Originally, Yuan Shao's design was very good, but the problem is that these people are beginning to have their own ambitions.

In the Central Plains, they no longer just stuck to the territory that Yuan Shao had assigned to them, and they also began to conflict with each other.

Especially between Qiao Mao and Liu Dai, the relationship between the two people is getting worse and worse, if there is no accident, it is likely that there will be a rush in a short time.

Yuan Shao now has to deal with Yuan Shu, and at the same time, he has to take care of the situation in the Central Plains.

To be honest, he was very unhappy.

His losses in the past six months are all meaningless.

But there is no way, whether it is pro or dry, these little brothers are really disobedient and uneasy.

Yuan Shao was really exhausted.

At this time, the little brother that Yuan Shao can trust is Cao Cao.

In this battle with Yuan Shu, Cao Cao once again sent troops from Shanyang County to help Yuan Shao, and did his best to be a buddy.

So, Yuan Shao personally went to the east front line, met Cao Cao, and told the pain in his heart.

In the barracks, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao sat opposite each other and drank freely.

Yuan Shao raised his head and swallowed all the bitter wine in the wine jue.

Then I saw him put down the wine jue, and his face was dull.

"Since Yuan Highway took out that letter and slandered me last year, Yuan hasn't had a good time for most of the year, and everything is really not going well."

Cao Cao sighed: "The situation is different, everyone's hearts are wild, and they are no longer all those who respected you at the beginning, and everyone has begun to think about their own ideas." ”

Yuan Shao sighed and said: "Meng De, I can't hide it, in fact, I have the intention to let you go to Jiangdong to replace Yuan Highway, but now the time has not come, and I can only let you be in the company of these insects in this Yanzhou land!" I really can't get away with it. ”

Cao Cao said indifferently: "It's all for the country, it's harmless, but you need to change your strategy next." ”

Yuan Shao scratched his head in annoyance.

"I also want to change my strategy, but Yuan Highway is not giving an inch now, and I have to stretch out my hand to Yuzhou, but I can't stop him."

Cao Cao poured wine for Yuan Shao and himself at the same time.

"In today's situation, it is better to take a step back, give up half of Yuzhou, and let Yuan Highway station, at the beginning, you can put down your body and make peace with it."

"What?!"

After Yuan Shao heard this, he was shocked and angry.

"Mengde, what are you talking about? The foundation I created in Jing and Yu is not easy, why should I give it to Yuan Highway? Besides, I also know that Yuan Shu's mind is that if I give in, he will definitely press forward step by step and will never leave his hand, so if I do this, won't I rest on my laurels and cut off my future? ”

Cao Cao smiled and comforted him: "Originally, if you really knew about the highway, you would know that what you gave him today will not take long to completely take it back." ”

Yuan Shao was stunned when he heard this.

"What do you mean?"

Cao Cao said with a smile: "After all, you are all members of the Yuan family, you have broken your bones, and you are still connected to the tendons, and the family is fighting to the death, and the face is dull, and the people of the world also follow the jokes, this truth, Yuan Highway He understands." ”

"What I mean is to ask the elders of the Yuan clan in Runan to come forward to testify, turn this land of Yuzhou into east and west, so that Yuan Highway can enter the east of Yuzhou, and share the resources of the Yuan family in Yuzhou with you.

Yuan Shao narrowed his eyes when he heard this.

"And then?"

Cao Cao smiled: "Then? In the beginning, based on your knowledge of the highway, what do you think will become of him then? ”

Yuan Shao was silent for a while, and then said: "Ambitious, reckless. ”

Cao Cao nodded: "Yes, even you took the initiative to give way to Yuan Highway for him, how can he not be complacent?" ”

"If he is still the same Yuan Highway, after winning half of Yuzhou, he will take care of the face of the clan and will not march to the west of Yuzhou, but he will definitely continue to expand his power to the Central Plains."

Yuan Shao gritted his teeth when he heard this: "In the Central Plains, I have been laying out for a long time, why do you want Yuan Highway to be stationed?" ”

Cao Cao shook his head: "Original, have you forgotten?" Didn't you just say that the friends of the Central Plains are now separated from you - they no longer obey your orders, they are all taking care of their own affairs, and letting Yuan Highway's forces enter the Central Plains just happens to teach them a lesson. ”

"And don't forget, the north of the Central Plains is Liu Jian, Yang Biao came from the capital to write a letter a few days ago, although Liu Jian did not hand over King Chen Liu, but he is also willing to unite and abolish the establishment, we can take this opportunity to reach a short-term alliance with Liu Jian, as for Yuan Highway, when he arrived in the Central Plains, with his temperament and temper, it is not difficult for him to compete with Liu Jian."

"And Cao, who is willing to help the beginning, take advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains, and collect benefits for Jingzhou, how to stir up the storm in the middle, you can leave it to me."

Yuan Shao nodded suddenly: "In this way, it can be done!" If Yuan Highway can really compete with Liu Jian, if Highway wins, we will take the opportunity to enter the Central Plains and crush Liu Jian to death. ”

"If the road loses, the land of Yangzhou can also be taken back from him on this opportunity."

Cao Cao said: "This matter is easy to say, but it is difficult to do, but Cao is willing to give it a try." ”

Yuan Shao said: "It's just that Liu Jian has a deep opinion of me, if you want to reach a reconciliation with him, I'm afraid it won't be easy?" ”

Cao Cao said: "Although Liu Jian is a hero, I remember that in the past, Yuan Shiji gave him seven daughters, and he accepted them, and then accepted the most beautiful of them as concubines, which shows that this person is a womanizer, we may be able to start from this aspect." ”

Yuan Shaoqi said: "Liu Jian is lustful? When I was in Luoyang, I didn't see it. ”

Cao Cao laughed when he heard this.

"Liu Jian's favorite female color is different from ordinary people, not just the good color can move his heart, what kind of woman this woman to send over, Cao has to carefully select."

Yuan Shao looked at Cao Cao in a daze.

"Is it possible...... So Liu Jian's vision is similar to yours? ”

"Haha, almost, almost."

(End of chapter)