Liu Dai's surrender without a fight brought a great shock to Yanzhou Haoqiang, and its greatest impact was Baoxin, the prime minister of Jibei.

Mount Tai behind Jibei country, facing the Yellow River, the terrain is long from north to south, narrow from east to west, it is the traffic artery connecting Qingzhou and Yanzhou, and it has always been a place where soldiers must fight. Its territory is mountainous, the land is relatively barren, and the food is not abundant, so the population is not much, whether it is inferior to the Jinan country in the east or the Dongping country in the west, and the population under the rule is only more than 100,000.

The shortage of population and food has restricted the development of Jibei, and Bao Xin's military training has always been rather than indiscriminate, and he has taken the line of elite soldiers. So after three years of accumulation, Bao Xin still only has 8,000 elite soldiers. In terms of quantity, there is no difference between ordinary local heroes, but in terms of quality, it is naturally not the same.

Now Liu Dai surrendered in the west, and Zhuang Shaoyou occupied the entire territory of Dongping Kingdom; The Jinan Kingdom in the east also fell, and the entire area south of the lower reaches of the Yellow River became Zhuang Shaoyou's territory, and Jibei was stuck at the intersection of Qingyan and Yanzhou, and Bao Xin couldn't be safe even if he wanted to!

Fight or surrender?

On this day, Bao Xin ushered in Liu Dai, Zhuang Shaoyou's envoy, in Lu County.

Liu Dai and Bao Xin are friends, and they are half of Bao Xin's bosses, and now Zhuang Shaoyou sent Liu Dai with very obvious intentions, playing the friendship card and persuading him to surrender!

If it was an ordinary hero, Zhuang Shaoyou would have pushed it over, Jibei was surrounded by three legions, Jinan in the east had the fourth army of Guanhai, Taishan in the south was hired, and Dongping in the west had a division of the cavalry corps.

But Zhuang Shaoyou knew that Bao Xin was a rare talent, and his subordinates Yu Ban and Chen Gong also made Zhuang Shaoyou's heart move, and Bao Xin's elite route was very much to Zhuang Shaoyou's appetite, and if the eight thousand elite divisions were included in his command, they could directly go into battle to kill the enemy!

In addition, when Taishan suppressed bandits, he still had some friendship with Bao Xin, all of which added up to Zhuang Shaoyou's decision to persuade him to surrender, if he started a war of life and death as soon as he came up, it would be difficult to get the allegiance of these three talents after victory.

Lu County Meeting Room.

Liu Dai has been here many times, so he is also familiar with the way, and after the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Liu Dai began to talk endlessly.

"Brother Xian, for my brother, I passed by Jibei this time, so I came to see you, Brother Xian! It won't be easy to meet again in the future! ”

When Bao Xin heard this, he asked strangely, "Brother, why is this?" Where does Zhuang Shaoyou want to drop his brother's hair? Isn't he afraid of losing people's hearts? ”

Liu Dai smiled when he heard this: "For my brother, this is going to Qingzhou to take office!" ”

Bao Xin frowned and asked, "It won't be the kind of place in Donglai, right?" ”

Liu Dai laughed: "No, no, Donglai is Kong Rong's territory, and it is Luxi who goes to Luxi for my brother, yes, it is called Luxi County!" ”

"County Russy? Does Qingzhou County have this place? How come the little brother has never heard of it! ”

Liu Dai said solemnly: "Brother Xian doesn't know, this Luxi County was named by my general!" Brother Xian, you also know that the whole territory of Qingzhou is under the command of my general, and the general divides Qingzhou into two counties, Luxi and Ludong, Ludong County belongs to that Kongrong, and Luxi County is the original Jinan, Qiguo, and Le'an three counties, and it will be my brother's territory in the future! We two brothers are still neighbors! ”

When Bao Xin heard this, he pondered for a long time before he came to his senses, and immediately praised: "One state is divided into two counties, which is really a big deal!" Moreover, the three counties of Luxi are rich lands, with a population of more than one million! In this way, the little brother will congratulate the elder brother first! ”

Liu Dai laughed, but then said with a sad face: "It's good, it's a pity that I can't see Brother Xian often in the future!" ”

Bao Xin naturally heard this off-string sound, and immediately looked at Chen Gong and Yu Ban, Yu Ban didn't react much, and Chen Gong bowed slightly at Bao Xin.

Bao Xin closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and opened his eyes for a long time before he spoke: "The younger brother wants to renew the old friendship with the elder brother, what advice does the elder brother have?" ”

When Liu Dai heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, his face was solemn, and he took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Bao Xin: "The virtuous brother understands the righteousness and is very happy for his brother!" This is a letter from the Shogun to Brother Xian! ”

Bao Xin was stunned, and quickly took the letter respectfully, opened it and looked at it, but couldn't help but say in surprise: "Letter of appointment? ”

Bao Xin is hereby appointed commander of the Fifth Infantry Corps with the rank of Major General; Yu Ban was appointed as the deputy commander of the corps and was awarded the rank of brigadier general; Chen Gong is the chief of staff of the corps, and the rank is from the fourth grade, and all the people and horses belonging to Jibei are incorporated into the fifth corps. The rest of the generals at all levels were ordered by the corps commander Bao to report to the Ministry of Military Affairs for the record.

Order: Bao Xin, commander of the Fifth Army Corps, must complete the corps establishment within three months and prepare for battle.

From now on, the territory of Jibei is under the rule of Taishan County.

Zhuang Shaoyou

Seeing Bao Xin there in a daze, Liu Dai smiled: "Brother Xian, are you still satisfied with this condition?" ”

Chen Gong opened his mouth and asked, "Lord Liu, what is this major general and brigadier general?" What is this from the four products? ”

Liu Dai pondered for a moment and said, "That's a good question about the public station!" Actually, I didn't understand it too much, I only knew that the military and civil affairs of the general's place were separated, which was exactly the same as the fourth rank and the brigadier general, and the fourth rank was the same as the major general. But don't think about it too much, the fourth rank is already very high, the highest-ranking official under the command of the general is the third grade, and the highest military rank among the generals is the general! So, the price is not low! ”

When Chen Gong heard this, he immediately nodded and replied: "General Zhuang is really smart!" It is indeed a good way to separate the military and the government from being busy and self-contained, which can well avoid the local tail and the military interfering in politics! From this appointment, it can be seen that General Zhuang has also put in a lot of effort, everyone's grades are set low, and his subordinates will naturally work harder. ”

At this time, Bao Xin had calmed down, and said with a solemn expression: "This kind of system is indeed good, but it also has a lot of drawbacks!" ”

When Liu Dai heard this, he immediately asked curiously, "What's the drawback?" ”

"Brother, have you ever thought that those noble families would accept such conditions? Since the Han Dynasty, local forces have been intertwined, and they have become a great trend for 400 years! For example, the Hedong Wei family will definitely not accept such conditions! What they want is to make the land king! ”

When Liu Dai heard this, he nodded and said, "What the virtuous brother said is reasonable!" But that's not our business! The general is wise and powerful, so he can naturally settle down! ”

Bao Xin thought for a while and said, "Brother, the general ordered me to make up the establishment within three months, but the general didn't say where to let me recruit troops?" ”

Liu Dai laughed when he heard this: "Qingyanzhou, as long as it is a territory under the rule of adults, it can be!" If the virtuous brother does not dislike it, there are 20,000 horses in Yanzhou, although it is not as elite as the virtuous brother, but the emphasis is on reliability, the virtuous brother can choose some of them, and the rest must be incorporated into the local garrison! In addition, you can come to Luxi to find a brother, and the most important thing there is for a brother is people! ”

Bao Xin was overjoyed when he heard this: "So you will disturb my brother!" ”

On November 15, Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin surrendered.

When the news came out, the world shook, and the heroes of the world could no longer sit still, and began to act frequently.

On November 18, Yuan Shu spread the word to the world, announced that he would raise an army to attack Zhuang Shaoyou, and proclaimed himself the leader of the alliance.

It is worth mentioning that this seal is stamped: Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity!

Obviously, this is the heirloom jade seal.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves, what does Yuan Shu mean by using this thing at this time? What does he want to do? And unashamedly proclaimed himself the leader of the alliance?

On November 20, Yuan Shao announced the start of the army and recognized Yuan Shu as the leader of the alliance.

Yuan Shao's actions caused an uproar among the world's heroes, and even the previous alliance leader recognized Yuan Shu, what does this mean? Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are both members of the Yuan family no matter what, and some contradictions back then were also family affairs, if there is chaos today, the Yuan family naturally wants to unite and plot the world.

In Puyang City, Zhuang Shaoyou convened everyone to discuss the matter.

Tian Feng thought about it carefully before he said: "Yuan Shao's move is mainly to speed up the formation of the coalition army!" And no matter whether he wins or loses, Yuan Shaoduo can get the benefits of a fisherman! If the coalition is defeated, it is the alliance leader Yuan Shu's incompetence, and if the coalition army wins, Yuan Shao will definitely take the opportunity to unite the princes to suppress Yuan Shu, and that jade seal alone is enough for the heroes of the world to go forward and succeed! ”

Tian Feng's judgment is basically true, and Yuan Shao did plan to do so, but Yuan Shao's plan is more than that.

Yuan Shu, who was in Huainan, was overjoyed when he learned that Yuan Shao supported him, and immediately waved his pen and named Yuan Shao as the deputy leader of the alliance and the commander-in-chief of the Hebei crusade army.

When Yuan Shao received the appointment, he couldn't cry or laugh, and he recognized it as a needle when he gave a mallet, and he really regarded himself as the founding emperor?

Under the leadership of Yuan Shu, under the vigorous promotion of Yuan Shao and some people, Zhuang Shaoyou, who had been silent for three years, once again became a hot topic in the world, and the incidents related to Zhuang Shaoyou became the information collected by princes everywhere.

And a few people found something strange after reading this intricate information.

That is, the merchants of southern Liaoning!

According to the Puyang contract, the princes could not have any misdeeds, and they were just merchants, so at first the princes didn't care too much, but just sent people to keep an eye on them.

As a result, after this group of merchants came, they were really serious business, and they were very sleek, although the peace treaty stipulated that all merchants in southern Liaoning were exempt from taxes, but these merchants were all elites, and every time they came, they would go up and down to make a profit, and the business reputation was excellent!

The princes were a little puzzled at first, but most of their subordinates were bribed by the merchants and said good things for the merchants, and the princes had more important things to do, so they ignored the merchants.

But as time passed, the arrival of these merchants brought great changes to the territory, that is, life became better and better!

These merchants can do anything, and if you can think of it, they will always have a way to do it for you, especially the two things that are very important: food and weapons.

The small princes who have received the support of the merchants of southern Liaoning are often able to burst out with strong combat effectiveness in an instant, and the old opponents around them are looking for teeth all over the place, and in the past three years, dark horses have appeared frequently in the world.

However, while the princes tasted the sweetness, they also found a problem.

There is not enough money to spend!

No matter how you scavenge, mine, or sell specialties, it's always not enough to spend!

The reason is very simple, gold and copper coins have flowed into southern Liaoning through the hands of merchants.