Yuan Shao's subordinates are roughly three factions, one is a famous family in Jizhou, which is the most important faction, headed by Fu Zhu and Cui Yan, with a respected status and deep reliance.

The second is a henchman who has followed the left and right since Runan, and he has a deep relationship with Yuan Shao in the early days, and has known each other for many years, headed by Xu You, who joined the army.

The third is the faction of celebrities and scholars outside Qinghe, headed by Guo Tu, Tian Feng and others.

In addition, there are also Xin Bi, Xin Ping, Judge and others, Wenchen is like a vast star, all of them are like a river, and they are all wise and resourceful.

Fu Zhu, Tian Feng and others have good policies, good governance of internal affairs, advice can make the people healthy, broadcast Yuan Shaorende's reputation in the realm, soldiers and horses gather to follow.

When he was still at the end of his life, Yuan Shao knew their talents, and after obtaining Jizhou, he tried his best to obtain Qingzhou, and defeated Gongsun Zan to obtain Youzhou.

In a few months, the merger of states can be planned in hand, and it has been smooth and smooth in the past few years, like a wheel down the mountain, out of control.

Today, the army is in its prime, and he has realized that he has no opponent.

What's more, the letter sent by Yuan Shu said that Yangzhou led 500,000 people, 100 people, civil and military harmony, can take care of their own affairs, and do not obey the orders of Cao thief and pseudo-Han.

Yuan Shao was itchy and wanted to follow suit, but the hundreds of Confucian officials of the Qinghe faction under his command were all from the Confucian clan, and once he did this, it would cause chaos in his own territory.

However, he did not call all his advisers to consult this time.

In order to prevent them from quarreling with each other, Yuan Shao came up with a way, among the three factions, each summoned a figure into the hall, and the two talked to each other, so that the ministers would not be suspicious of each other if they didn't know what the other party said.

The first one to come in was the frustration.

He was not tall, lean, with a decent face, white skin, and thin and ruddy lips, with an elegant and handsome appearance.

Not only is the appearance and appearance good, but even the voice of the frustrated professor is also pleasant to the ear, soft and melodious.

These are all deeply in line with Yuan Shao's heart.

If Xun Yu is Cao Cao's ovary.

That frustration is equivalent to Yuan Shao's ovary, and the talents and minds of the ministers are rare in the world, the only difference is to look at his lord, who can have the posture of a high ancestor.

"What do you think?" Yuan Shao sat upright on the main seat, looking great and grandiose, and asked softly and with a smile.

Frustrated first gave up his hand, then got up, his face was expressionless, and he stood still for a long time and said: "The heart of the people is towards the Han, you can't follow it, the lord should announce it to the world by letter, sever the kinship of the Yuan family with it, and reprimand it fiercely in the name of the Son of Heaven, so as to attract the scholars to their hearts and respect the lord, so that the soldiers and horses of the world can surrender to the general's camp." ”

"Well, what the prison guard said is very true, I will definitely follow your advice and refuse my brother." Yuan Shao nodded with satisfaction and let Fu Zhi go out.

Not long after, he summoned the advisor Guo Tu to come in and asked the same thing, but Guo Tu was thoughtful, and his expression seemed to be smiling rather than smiling.

He quickly arched his hand and said: "This is a God-given opportunity, the general should know that the royal family of the Han Dynasty has been declining for a long time." Wouldn't it be difficult to revitalize the royal family at this time?

Moreover, now that the heroes are rising at the same time, they occupy the states and counties, and they jointly gather the disciples, and there are tens of thousands of people at every turn. ”

"This, one can smash Cao Cao's treacherous actions and try to follow Dong Zhuo's example; Second, when the Han Dynasty reached the end, it was informed to the world, so that the people had to accept it, after all, I have always believed that the reason why the people's hearts are to the Han is that this last breath has not been broken, but fundamentally, the Han has long since died. ”

Yuan Shao's eyes lit up, his face was angry, he stared at Guo Tu seriously several times, and then arched his hand and said: "I already know the words of the public rule, I will keep these words in my heart, and I will never reveal the slightest bit of it, and I hope you are relieved." ”

"Thank you, General."

Guo Tu smiled indifferently, turned around and walked out of the lobby, and after a while, someone entered, it was Xu You, a strategist who had followed Yuan Shao very early.

This person's appearance is not dignified and elegant, he has a bit of a marketplace appearance, his beard hangs down from the sides of his lips, and his chin and beard are thick and soft, reaching his neck, like a drunkard.

He has a pair of round eyes, and he always doesn't touch people's eyes, so he looks a little arrogant, and only when Yuan Shao asks questions, Xu You's eyes will look over.

And this habit, as Yuan Shao gathers more celebrities and talents, it becomes deeper and deeper.

Yuan Shao sometimes feels when his mind is extremely sober that Xu You may not be arrogant, but he has an inferiority complex in his heart.

I feel that my background is not as good as others, so I cover up my inner uneasiness with arrogance and no one in my eyes.

After some words, Yuan Shao chuckled and asked, "Ziyuan, what do you think?" ”

"I don't know," Xu You shook his head directly, not answering Yuan Shao's question at all.

But then, when Yuan Shao had not yet reproached, he immediately said: "But I only know that once Cao Cao and Yuan Shu go to war, Xu Du's defenses will definitely be empty, and this is the best time to raise troops to cross the river and welcome the Son of Heaven to Wei County again." ”

"I believe that Che Qi also understands the importance of the Son of Heaven at this moment, he should not have listened to Guo Tu's words, Guo Tu mistook the lord and frustrated the monarch with a long-term vision, he should listen to his words and welcome the Han Emperor as soon as possible."

Xu You was quite dissatisfied with Yuan Shao because of his welcome to Emperor Han, and he was even more contemptuous of Guo Tu's faction.

He still remembers the fierce controversy at that time, and the various advisers cited scriptures and classics, gave examples, and laid out almost all the pros and cons in court.

After several disputes, they even scolded each other with suspicion, Yuan Shao, as the master of the people, actually did not mediate in the hall and suppressed it with authority.

There are only two reasons for this, one is that Yuan Shao is incompetent, he is a mediocre master, and he does not understand the truth that the ministers follow the initiative and even the ministers follow the master's desires.

The second is that Yuan Shao has begun to enjoy the fun of this kind of "checks and balances".

This fun is not simple, this is a scene that can only be enjoyed by the Son of Heaven, the Grand Duke of a country, and the prince of a country.

Because only with the privilege of "placing hundreds of officials" can gather so many courtiers to discuss, as if it were a court.

Of course, Xu You can see that it is the latter, Yuan Shao is not a stupid person, he is just starting to get lost, because now he is starting to enjoy the "checks and balances", which should be the beginning of the chaos.

In his opinion, this "disaster" may have started from not welcoming the Son of Heaven.

What made Xu You even more dumbfounded was that Yuan Shao later enjoyed the grand occasion of the Baimou controversy, and in order to settle the dispute, he came up with another method that he thought was extremely wise.

Welcome to the Son of Heaven! But the slow march ......

Xu You said on the spot, it is better not to welcome it.

This law will only make the Son of Heaven and the courtiers more disgusted, and even believe that they harbor evil intentions, but they dare not punish the crime because of the great power of Hebei.

However, there will be a grudge.

After Yuan Shao heard his words, he secretly groaned for a long time, and said with a smile: "Ziyuan, that's all in the past, you see that now, Yuan Shu wants to serve the Son of Heaven in Huainan, if I am also in Wei County, wouldn't I be able to get rid of the difficulty of serving the edict?" ”

"Categorically not," Xu You bowed his hand and called softly: "The car rides, ......"

The entire Jizhou ministers have changed their names to generals, and only Xu You has always called Yuan Shao a chariot.

This was Yuan Shao's self-proclaimed official position at the beginning, and it was also the first time he chased after him.

As for the generals...... That was Cao Cao's claim in the name of the Son of Heaven to appease Jizhou's anger, which was insignificant.

Xu Yu disdains to follow the crowd and call it.

"You should reprimand Yuan Shu and scold him for his disobedience, and then immediately prepare soldiers and horses, at least to seize the Yellow River crossing, take Yanjin, Baimajin, and Guandu in your palm, and seize the opportunity first."

"Or, you can take advantage of Cao Cao's army to conquer Yuan Shu, and immediately march to Xudu to welcome back the Son of Heaven."

"As for the name of the teacher, I heard that within a year, Cao Cao, in addition to Han Xian and Yang Feng, Zhang Yang in Hanoi, and Zhang Xiu in Wancheng, he deposed Dong Cheng, Fu Wan and others, and firmly controlled the Son of Heaven in his hands, so it is worrying."

"However, Fu Wan and Dong Cheng have written to the north of Hebei, and many courtiers in the court have a great relationship with the chariot and cavalry, in the name of this, it can be explained that Cao Cao's name is Fengtianzi, but he is actually coercing the Son of Heaven, and the chariot reprimands Yuan Shu, and then goes south to clear the obstacles in front of the king, which is the right way."

Xu You is not a faction vying for fame, he feels that the current fighter is very good, and it should be the time to take advantage of Yanzhou's weakness and advance violently.

"Hmph, no, Gongsun Chan has been trapped in Yijing, and in the spring of the next year, he should speed up the capture of Gongsun Chan, and he must not be allowed to turn over and breathe, otherwise there may be changes, you must know that there are people in the remnants of Montenegro who belong to Gongsun Zhan, and there are still more than 100,000 thieves and thousands of war horses, if he is ambitious again, he will endanger Youyan."

"That being the case, the rider just scolds Brother Ling, this kind of non-subordinate usurpation is different, even if it is in Jizhou to watch the success or failure, there is only benefit and no harm." Xu You sighed slightly, and said another thought.

He now understands that the rider is really in the mind of checks and balances, and he will not use the words of one family, but must think of a strategy that does not lose any one of them after brainstorming.

And all their advisers can do is to tell him all his thoughts and let him think about them.

After hearing this, Yuan Shao nodded secretly, and invited Tian Feng to come in, and also asked about the situation, Tian Feng scolded Yuan Shu unceremoniously, scolding Yuan Shao until he was a little confused, and then quickly drove him out.

Otherwise, for a moment, it sounded as if I had been scolded.

In the end, it seems that except for Guo Tu, almost all the advisers denounced Yuan Shu.

The ministers under his command have their own temperaments, and Yuan Shao knows very well in his heart that now he must take into account the overall situation, and he must not let his subordinates be dissatisfied and secretly suspicious.

A moment later, Yuan Shao summoned the civil and military forces to come and inform him of the resolution, to denounce Yuan Shu's usurpation, and let his subordinates crusade against him with a text, and pay tribute to Xu Du this year to support the rebellion.

Directly in the name of Yuan, he cut it cleanly with Yuan Shu, and watched it on the wall by himself.

There are two advantages to this, one is that if Cao Cao wins, he will inevitably be greatly injured, and it will be easier to take it from the north; Second, if Yuan Shu wins, just after cleaning up Youyan River and Mountain, he will take advantage of the situation to cross the river in the name of Yuan Shu's rebellion.

Still, not to serve the Son of Heaven.

Let the Son of Heaven fold in the hands of Yuan Shu, and his own side is to destroy his relatives and break Yuan Shu to avenge the Han family, and justifiably get the unification.

No matter what the result, Jizhou will only be invincible.

It's just that Yuan Shao listened to Xu You's suggestion slightly, made some changes, and when he sent tribute, he secretly took the official ferry to the three ferries.

Presumably, even if Cao Cao knew, he would secretly swallow his anger, and even give it away.

won the applause of the house, and the rest of the civil and military forces were helpless even if they felt that they were happy.

That is, even the talents who are adopted are not happy, and they always feel that there is something missing in this balanced rights and interests situation.

……

Winter passed, spring approached the earth, when all things recovered, Yuan Shu sacrificed to the sky and sacrificed to the ancestors, announcing "Zhong's" to the world.

In the same month, all its borders were raided, and before Xu Du's letter came, less than ten days after Shouchun announced the usurpation, the war had begun.

Within 15 years, Cao's army descended from the sky, seized the borders of Lujiang and Guangling, broke through more than 30 passes, and occupied many important roads.

The army thundered quickly, until it threatened several cities around Shouchun, and the waterways were about to be lost, and the people fled and scattered in the Cao family, Yuan Shu was shocked, and just finished worshipping the heavens and ancestors, announcing to the world.

Still waiting for the princes to write a letter and see their attitude. As a result, those letters did not wait, and the war reports were circulated one after another, which simply stunned others.

The Shouchun Palace was not built in time, and the war was about to break out.

"How could this be, why did Cao Jun come so quickly! Who the hell leaked the news before! ”

"I, I have just escaped from the clamps of Cao Thief and Han Ting, and now I am going to fight with the Cao family!"

"Where did Cao Cao get the soldiers and horses, aren't they too old!? Who led these vanguards? ”

"There is no military newspaper, rubbish! Rubbish!! ”

Yuan Shu scolded and smashed almost the hall, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty bowed their heads and did not dare to say more.

Only Yan Xiang was still behind the strategists, straightened his waist, looked arrogant, and said loudly: "My lord, I said it a long time ago——"

"Your Majesty!" Yuan Shu drank like a jumper, bloodshot all over his eyelids, glaring at Yan Xiang, the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, only you still refuse to call Your Majesty.

"My lord, I am only a shallow learner, but I have already said that these situations are deliberately done by Cao Cao, Xu Du," Yan Xiang was loud, very arrogant, and relieved his grievances, which can be said to have swept away the depression in his heart, "Otherwise, these Cao troops will secretly march in spite of the severe winter cold to strictly prevent and control the leakage of news!" ”

"In order to have today, it suddenly rose, broke the border, and approached my Shouchun City!"

"Presumptuous!!" Yuan Shu was so angry that his entire chest was swollen, and he couldn't breathe out, and he trembled and stared at Yan Xiang below, "Fork out, fork out immediately!" ”

He asked the court guards to fork Yan Xiang out of the main hall, and in the process, Yan Xiang was still laughing loudly.

"Rude fanatics, self-esteem is very high, when expelled from the mansion, never hired!"

"When Sun Ce comes back with his troops, he will immediately raise a large army to attack and attack, and he will definitely be able to break Cao!"

"Alas! Your Majesty!! After hearing this, someone immediately stood up and reported it, and said shamefully: "Sun Ce, Sun Ce is making a fortune in Jiangdong!" Encourage the Jiangdong clan to fight and rebel against ......"

"Ahh Licentious!! Traitor! Thief! Sun Ce'er also wants to oppose me!! ”

"Your Majesty, and Liu Bei has taken advantage of the road of Qianjun to attack the border of Jiujiang and capture three passes and two cities."

Another official stood up and shouted a report, and he was also trembling.

"Lujiang, many officials in Lujiang also have different intentions, either to Sun Ce, or to have dealings with Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, Your Majesty...... Now, the situation cannot wait, and troops should be sent immediately......"

"It's all reversed, it's all reversed! They are all incompetent and useless! Such a good opportunity must be reversed! What is there to serve in Hanting, and what is there to be afraid of Cao Cao! ”

"Hit! Ordered Ji Ling to lead the army and use his elite to repel Cao Cao's army, why am I afraid of him Cao Cao! ”

"Your military intelligence department can find out how many soldiers and horses Cao Cao Xing has come to conquest!"

"100,000, said to be 100,000 elite soldiers, and there are no other princes to come to the rescue."

"It's only 100,000, I have an army of 500,000, five times as much as him, why does Cao Cao dare to bully my border!!" Yuan Shu screamed as if he was angry.

However, the hundred officials still knew that there were probably no more than 500,000 now, and Sun Ce was in Jiangdong, with 40,000 or 50,000 people, and he had the support of the Jiangdong scholars.

Sun Ce reversed, and immediately lost 50,000 elite soldiers, although there were still many troops that could be mobilized, but they were not as brave and fierce as Sun Ce.

The loss is not small, in short, it was invaded by Cao Jun in many ways, and once this matter spreads to the world, people's hearts are even more panicked.

The general situation is at stake.

(End of chapter)