For Yuan Shao, who is now powerful and monstrous, the flamboyant defection is just an appetizer for the icing on the cake, and there is no need for too in-depth discussion.

Yuan Shao took one last look at Yi Jingcheng, which had become a sea of fire, and said goodbye to his former allies and old rivals, and then turned around and left in great strides.

The military general of Wenchen made a way out of the way, but he stopped halfway through the line and looked at a handsome young man in the crowd.

The young man was about sixteen or seventeen years old, dressed in armor, with a sword at his waist, clear eyebrows, and eyes like stars.

Yuan Shao beckoned to him and motioned for his companions, "Come, Shang'er, come to my father." ”

Yuan Shang nodded and followed, Yuan Shao put his arm on his shoulder, and the doting in his eyes naturally revealed.

"Shang'er, don't you always say that you envy your eldest brother for the history of Yizhou and share the worries of his father, now that Gongsun Chan is dead, how about it, are you willing to stay and serve as the history of Youzhou?"

Hearing this, Yuan Shang's eyes lit up, and the history of a state assassin means that he can hold heavy troops, which is too attractive for him at this age.

When he was about to blurt out his promise, he saw the two people behind Yuan Shao, Xiao Ji and the trial shook their heads again and again, their brows were frowning, and their eyes were about to take off.

It's strange, didn't the two gentlemen always ask me to ask my father to divide the army, why did they refuse at this point?

As Yuan Shao's strategist on the surface and the two great families who secretly support Yuan Shang's ascendancy, Yuan Shang is puzzled and thinks that he is still unable to decipher the inner mystery, and the two gentlemen cannot be wrong.

So, he took two steps back, clasped his fists and said: "Of course the child is willing to share his father's worries, however, now that the northern country is stable, his father's next step is to drink the Yellow River and win the Central Plains, thinking that Cao Cao and Lu Bu, one is extremely cunning, the other is good at fighting and brave, the child is willing to follow his father to the south, and listen to orders in front of the tent!" ”

After speaking, the corners of his eyes were on the two of them, and when he saw the two of them smiling with satisfaction, he knew that he had used this trick in the right direction.

Then I suddenly understood, Youzhou Assassin History, although he is a feudal official, but now his father's strength is strong, that is, Cao Cao and Lu Bu are tied together, and the strength is not enough for half of his own family, how can he be the enemy?

At this time, the credit of a Youzhou assassin must be heavier than not following the battle.

When Yuan Shao heard this, Lao Huai was pleased.

Among his sons, he likes Yuan Shang the most, he is good-looking and filial, and he actually wants to make him the son of the world in his heart.

In fact, the degree of the ancients' love for beauty is far beyond the imagination of modern people, and Yuan Shao's natural love for Yuan Shang is largely due to his good looks, and the type that people love.

Not only him, Liu Biao likes Liu Cong, and he has little to do with the Cai family, but also because he looks better than Liu Qi.

Even Liu Bei's contempt for Pang Tong at the beginning was because he was really undignified.

Therefore, as soon as Yuan Shang said this, Yuan Shao immediately dispelled this thought, and turned to look at the second son who was in his early twenties and looked mediocre, "Xi'er, Shang'er is still young, it is indeed difficult to take on this big responsibility, as a brother, you should set an example, are you willing to serve as the assassin of Youzhou?" ”

"The child shall share the sorrow of his father!" The ordinary Yuan Xi took a step forward, clenching his fists, and the sound was like a bell.

"Good! Worthy of me! ”

Yuan Shao nodded with satisfaction, and asked: "This governance of the state and county is not as good as leading troops in the military camp, facing all kinds of thorny problems, not only to be calm, but also to deal with it in a good way, you say, how to take office after taking office?" ”

Yuan Xi's face sank, and his eyes turned, "Father, after the child takes office, he will start from two aspects, the first is to patrol Juyongguan and Qianping County, because these two places are the most common places for Xianbei, Xiongnu and even Wuhuan to plunder in the south, in addition to increasing troops is to strengthen the city defense."

Second, order the county guards to report the harvest, taxes, acres, people, soldiers and other situations to Zhuo County, I read it myself, if you don't follow, and then consider sending people to lobby at your discretion, and the soldiers are powerful, and as a last resort, you can only lead the army in person! ”

"That's a good wow!"

Yuan Xi's answer can be said to be in line with Yuan Shao's mind every word, and the second son, who has been ignored by himself for many years, has really grown a lot.

Even Tian Feng and Fu Zhu couldn't help but nod in appreciation.

Youzhou is different from the other three states, and it can be said to be the most tricky of the four northern states.

Not to mention the perennial invasion and plundering of foreign tribes, among the ten counties of Youzhou, in addition to Dai County, Shanggu, Zhuo County, Yuyang and Youbeiping, the five counties east of Liaoxi are all not subject to the orders of the imperial court and are not subject to the control of the assassin history.

If you want to govern this place well, I am afraid that the difficulty is greater than that of the two counties of Bingzhou and Qingzhou combined, which is why Xiao Ji and Xianbei resolutely oppose Yuan Shang's stay here.

"Xi'er, the rear will be handed over to you to stabilize, and when I break the two thieves of Cao and Lu, the country will be strong, and when the time comes, you can go wherever you want to go."

Today's Yuan Shao has long regarded the world as his own bag, there is no way, the strength is there, the military generals, soldiers, horses, money, food, and ordnance are all crushed by these two people.

It has been ten years since he left Luoyang, and in ten years, he has become the lord of the four states in the north from the Taishou of Bohai, and he is no longer the radical young man who took out the sword on his waist and scolded Dong Zhuo in front of Lu Bu: My sword is not a disadvantage.

In fact, the background of the fourth world and the third prince is not good, in terms of education since childhood, what has been instilled is the idea of loyalty and patriotism, and Yuan Shao really restrains himself in this way, so he dares to face the powerful minister Dong Zhuo regardless of life and death.

Open the history books and see how many people can only share weal and woe, not wealth and prosperity.

Is it really that these lords don't have enough energy, and it's really not, because in the process, when you have more and more things and more power, you will lose yourself.

Just like Yuan Shao at this time, he has long lost the words loyalty to the Han family in his heart, and he is dedicated to creating the Yuan family's world.

It's just that he is much smarter than Yuan Shu, and he knows that blindly calling himself emperor doesn't make any sense at all, and in this regard, he is also a pragmatic and non-pragmatic person.

When he came to the carriage, Yuan Shaocai turned to look at Yuan Xi, patted him on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Xi'er, one year, at most, my father will pacify the Central Plains and eliminate the two thieves, and you can choose another place immediately." ”

Youzhou is the same as Xiliang, a bitter cold place, full of yellow sand, in the end, it is his own son, and he will still feel distressed.

"The child wishes his father success and takes off the head of the second thief as soon as possible and hangs it under the gate!" Yuan Xi is also looking forward to that day, which is the consciousness of being the son of the Yuan family.

As far as the general trend is concerned, he actually understands that staying in Youzhou may not be the worst outcome.

Clear-eyed people know that as early as Yuan Shaoti's claim to the land of Sanzhou, the battle between the eldest son and the youngest son was quietly starting.

Taking over the matter of the son, as the eldest son, Yuan Tan should have no resistance, but unfortunately, Yuan Tan has a straightforward personality and attaches great importance to discipline and law, and will speak out against many things that are not in the past.

Not to mention anything else, just said that the two of them were unintentionally intervening in the battle for succession, but the two of them lived extravagantly, which would inevitably involve the problem of greedy ink, thinking of the influence of the two families, Yuan Shao insisted that as long as he was not out of line, he would turn a blind eye.

But Yuan Tan was not used to them, and accused the two of them in public many times, causing them to worry that the two families would lose their status after Yuan Tan took the throne.

Coupled with Yuan Shao's extreme doting on Yuan Shang, many flattering people seized this opportunity and began to secretly support Yuan Shang.

These things, Yuan Xike, who was in the center of the storm, was very clear, he thought that his favor was not as good as Yuan Shang, his strength was not as good as Yuan Tan, and it was a fool's dream to compete for the position, since this is the case, there is no need to wade into this troubled water, and it is not bad to be an honest feudal official.

Originally, this conversation should have ended here, but Yuan Shao's words of comfort to Yuan Xi made Tian Feng on the side feel deeply uneasy, and immediately stood up and said:

"My lord, I will listen to the meaning of the lord's words, but I am ready to go south to attack Cao and Lu two thieves in the near future."

Yuan Shao looked at the south with a solemn expression, "The Son of Heaven is still suffering in Xuchang, and as a courtier, he can't care about it." ”

"Saving people from fire and water is what people should do, but they also need to judge the situation and act at the opportunity." Tian Feng bowed his body and lowered his posture very low, but there was always a feeling of mentioning his face between his words, which made Yuan Shao very unhappy.

He gave up his plan to get into the carriage immediately, turned around and looked at Tian Feng, raised his forehead and said, "How to judge the situation and act at the opportunity?" ”

People with a little eyesight can hear that Yuan Shao's tone is unhappy at this time, and his eyes are a little cold, of course, Tian Feng may not be unaware, but he is this character, and continued:

"As the young prince said, Cao Thief is cunning and good at fighting, Lu Bu is extremely brave, although their soldiers and horses are not as good as the lord, but if they join forces in times of crisis, the victory or defeat is still unknown."

The outcome of that sentence was still unknown, the corners of Yuan Shao's eyes twitched, and he still didn't interrupt him, "I suggest that the lord will work hard for a year, let the soldiers rest and recuperate, and at the same time accumulate grain and grass."

To form an alliance with the outside world, you can send envoys to Xiliang, Jingzhou and Jiangdong, unite Ma Teng, Liu Biao and Sun Ce, and attack Cao Lu and the two, so that great things can be expected! ”

"Hahaha, Tian Feng's words misled the Lord and harmed the people."

Without waiting for Yuan Shao to attack, Guo Tu stood up, condensed Tian Feng and sneered: "We are recuperating, isn't Cao Cao and Lu Bu recuperating, you must know that the two of them have fought in Anfeng and Xiaoguan successively, and people are sleepy and lacking, this is a God-given opportunity, but you want to persuade the lord to miss it in vain?"

Moreover, if Ma Teng, Liu Biao and Sun Ce were afraid of Cao Lu and the others, they were unwilling to send troops, could it be that the lord would not go south in his life? ”

Yuan Shao looked at the rich and bloated Guo Tu and cast an appreciative look.

When Tian Feng was about to refute, the upright frustration stood up and said to Yuan Shaozuo: "Lord, Cao Lu and the two have fought one after another, and they already have old hatreds, if we go south at this time, we will force their alliance to protect themselves."

On the contrary, if the lord watches the fire from the other side, the two families will definitely fight again, and if the lord is full of energy, the great cause can be accomplished.

My lord, although the two families are less than half of the lord's strength together, they should not be underestimated. ”

It was Guo Tu again, he sneered again, and raised his head and said, "Is it frustrated that you don't know the soldiers?" Sun Tzu's Art of War clouds, ten are to surround it, five to attack it, and the times are divided, the enemy can fight, and if it is less, it can escape, and if it is not, it can be avoided.

Now that the lord has 500,000 armor, on the other hand, Cao Lujia is only a hundred thousand people, and he is waiting to persuade the lord to postpone, is it secretly with Cao Cao, or secretly with Lu Bu, or secretly with Cao Cao and Lu Bu at the same time? ”

Cao Cao in history admired both of them, and praised Tian Fengdao: If Yuan Shao uses it, will An be defeated?

bowed even more to the frustration, claiming that whoever gets the frustration can win the world.

Naturally, both of them are at the ceiling level in terms of strategy alone, and they can crush Guo Tu if they take one out at will.

But if you have to observe words and emotions and ponder the thoughts of the lord, the two of them tied together can't compare to him as Guo Gongzhi.

"What the public rule says is very much in line with my wishes, you don't need to say much, I have made up my mind, after the autumn harvest, that is, I will wave my army to the south, as for how to deploy and use troops, the right will be discussed later." Yuan Shao waved his hand, turned around and was about to get into the carriage.

The corners of Guo Tu's mouth sketched and smiled, going to the soup to fight the fire, the lord.

He sighed and shook his head silently, but Tian Feng was a man who would rather die bluntly than flatter and seek glory, so he actually blocked in front of Yuan Shao's carriage, and he bowed down in a hurry and almost knelt down for Yuan Shao, "Lord, don't be so hasty!"

That Cao Cao and Lu Bu"

"Shut up!"

Yuan Shao, who had been suppressing his anger, finally broke out, he had to open his halberd, glared at Tian Feng angrily, and said with a dumbfounded eye: "If you dare to disrupt the army's heart again, you will be able to correct the law before the army!" ”

If ordinary people listen to the attitude of the master, even if they don't beg for mercy, they have to shut up, but Tian Fenggang is very strong, gritted his teeth and said: "Lord, the four states of the northern country have been in war for many years, and the people's livelihood has long withered, plus the soldiers."

"Left and right, take Tian Feng and put him in prison!"

Before he could finish speaking, Yuan Shao broke his mouth and roared, and the two sergeants dragged Tian Feng away, letting him shout and cut his throat to no avail.

"Lord, Tian Feng has made many contributions, and he has made great contributions to pacifying Youzhou, and I hope that the lord will remember the old Xun and forgive him for the crime of colliding."

"Please think twice!"

Frustrated and persuaded each other, plus Xu You and the others also opened their mouths, Yuan Shaocai turned his back and said coldly: "That's it, let him go to Qingzhou, I don't want to see him again." ”

After speaking, he got into the carriage without a trace of hesitation, and Yuan Shang also followed.

As the carriage rolled up dust, a strategist could only sigh for a long time, not thinking that Yuan Shao was stupid, but that he was too eager for quick success.

"Shang'er, do you know why my father is in a hurry to go south?" In the carriage, facing his favorite young son, Yuan Shao finally regained some smiles.

"Mr. Guo has already explained the situation, and the child guesses, there is one more point, that is, the soldiers are fast, right?" Yuan Shang is an embroidered pillow, without judging and teaching by the side, what insight can a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy have.

Yuan Shao smiled, but finally shook his head.

He lifted the curtain and looked outside the car, and then sighed, "Shang'er, in fact, what Tian Feng and Fu Zhu said makes sense, it is much better to recuperate than to go to war immediately, according to their words, after three or five years of recuperation, and then go south, maybe you can really fight without blood." ”

"Then why" Yuan Shang was shocked, since he felt that what they said made sense, how could he still be put in prison.

"Shang'er, my father is forty-eight years old, and I can't wait for three or five years."

He leaned back against the carriage frame, his eyes were a little cloudy, "Life is like a white horse, who knows what I will become in three or five years, I must take advantage of my ability to fight and dominate the world." ”

Then, he showed a wry smile, "As for sending him to prison, it is also a last resort, only in this way, no one will dare to advocate a truce in the future, and now, the three armies must be united, so we can only take Tian Feng to open the knife." ”

Yuan Shang nodded suddenly, "The father is wise, and the child has benefited a lot."

Yuan Shao's eyes showed relief, took Yuan Shang's hand, and said seriously: "Child, you have to remember that you can listen to the words of your subordinates, but you must have your own ideas.

In the future, you will use all these in the future, and you must keep them in mind. ”

"The child understands, father rest assured."

(End of chapter)