Han Dao world

Chapter 627 Conspiracy
Zhang Ji accepted Ding Chong's suggestion, and Zong Cheng, Lou Gui and others led [-] Jingzhou soldiers into Runan to reinforce Cao Cao, while he himself led the main force of Liangzhou to advance to Xiangyang and confront Liu Biao.

Compared with reinforcing Suiyang, it is obviously easier to go to Xiangyang, and the credit is not bad.

The emperor has no shortage of elites, but he is extremely short of food and grass.Rang County, Xinye, and Huyang have a lot of fertile land, known as Jinhuyang and Yinxinye, and are famous granaries in Jingzhou.The autumn harvest is approaching, if the grains can be returned to the warehouse, even if he does not send out any soldiers, as long as these grains are sent to the line, it will also increase the food for hundreds of households.

As Dong Zhuo's former subordinate, he dared not have too many ambitions.In addition, he is getting older, and he has no room for advancement from the rank of Hussar General. He just wants to keep his title and add some food, so that he can leave it to his son in the future.

After arriving in Nanyang, Ding Chong invited the famous doctor Zhang Zhongjing to recuperate his body. After two years of hard work, Zou finally became pregnant.If he can give birth to a son, he will be consummated.

So he knew that Ding Chong was an opportunity for Zong Cheng and others to make contributions, so he was willing to turn a blind eye and sell favors to Ding Chong and others.In case something happens in the future, it is good to have someone to help.

Once the world is peaceful, this court will still belong to scholars after all.

In order to show his sincerity, Zhang Ji also took the initiative to allocate a thousand fine riders from Xiliang to Zong Cheng.

Nanyang was mobilized, and Zong Cheng and Lou Gui quickly gathered [-] horsemen and rushed to Runan.

At the same time, Zhang Ji led [-] cavalry, known as [-] cavalry, with [-] Liangzhou soldiers as the main force, and rushed to Xiangyang.

Ding Chong, as a military adviser, went out with Zhang Ji.

He issued an announcement in the name of the Hussar General's Mansion, asking Liu Biao and the people of Nanjun to recognize the situation and immediately submit a letter to the court to profess their ministers, so as to avoid the disaster of swordsmen.

At the same time, he wrote another private letter to Liu Biao, saying that he did this only to cooperate with Liu Biao, perfunctory Yuan Shao, and force the Nanjun clan to submit, and he did not really want to use troops.

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After receiving Ding Chong's letter, Liu Biao was secretly happy.

He didn't fully believe Ding Chong's words, but it didn't affect him taking advantage of the situation.

On the one hand, he convened Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others to discuss and prepare for the war, and on the other hand, he invited Yin Kui.

You see, Zhang Ji's main force has been attracted by me, I have fulfilled my promise to Yuan Benchu, you can go back and return.

Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others did not object to professing ministers to the court, but they were also unwilling to be forced to surrender by Zhang Ji.In their view, although the Xiliang soldiers under Zhang Ji's command are good at fighting, they are not good at water warfare. It is not easy to cross the Han River and capture Xiangyang.

Regardless of whether Zhang Ji is true or false, the alliance under the city cannot agree.

So they were very active and assembled tens of thousands of horses, including Jiangxia prefect Huang Zu, preparing to fight Zhang Ji and defend Xiangyang.

Zhang Ji and Ding Chong led their troops to Deng County, and the rangers rushed all the way to Fancheng on the north bank of the Han River.A small-scale conflict occurred between the two sides, with more than a dozen casualties, and the situation suddenly became tense.

Seeing this situation, Yin Kui did not doubt that he was there, and went back contentedly.

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Liu Xie stayed in Hanyang for more than half a month, and visited several counties near Ji County.

He is satisfied with Yang Xiu's achievements.Although it's not perfect, Yang Xiu's attitude and ability are obvious to all to be able to achieve this level in less than two years.

It's just that he didn't praise Yang Xiu a word, he just watched and didn't express his opinion.

After watching Shangyu, standing in the golden wheat field outside the city, he asked the accompanying Zhuge Liang, Pei Jun, Wei Ke and others, what do you think of the situation in Hanyang, and whether it meets the basic requirements of the kingly way?
Zhuge Liang and others were very cautious and did not hastily answer Liu Xie's question.

Yang Xiu's political achievements must be there, but whether this can be regarded as a king is a question that needs to be considered and should not be hasty.

Liu Xie was not in a hurry, and gave them enough time to think and discuss.

He originally meant to wait until after August, when the autumn harvest is over, and the results of the counties' calculations will be sent to the county government. If there are specific figures, they will be quantitatively analyzed.But he failed to fulfill his wish, and the memorials of Zhou Zhong, Zhang Ji, Han Sui, and Cao Cao were sent to Hanyang successively.

Zhou Zhong was half successful in persuading Liu Biao to surrender.

Liu Biao was willing to become a vassal, but he was unwilling to give up Jingzhou easily. He wanted to lead Jingzhou soldiers to attack and consider returning to the court after making military exploits.

Zhou Zhong carefully gave his opinion on the playlist.

He suggested that the emperor accept Liu Biao's request and let Liu Biao lead his troops to send troops.Zhou Zhong took himself as an example, saying that he was extremely unfavorable to Liu Biao's use of troops, and believed that Liu Biao would be defeated.When he hits a wall and knows his level, he won't be so confident.

But Liu Xie saw Zhou Zhong's implication. Zhou Zhong actually hoped that Liu Biao could make contributions.

Yuan Shao's main force was in Pengcheng, and the main force of trial and match was confronting Cao Cao in Suiyang. Liu Biao actually only had to deal with Yan Liang's tribe in Lujiang.And Liu Biao is not fighting alone. If Zhou Zhong's trip goes well, he can gather Liu Yao, Sun Ce, and Yuan Shu to deal with Yan Liang together with Liu Biao.

In this way, the ministers of Shandong can make further demands, and they will undertake the task of driving Yuan Shao back to Hebei.

Ding Chong obviously had the same idea, so he persuaded Zhang Ji to send troops to Xiangyang to protect the autumn grain in Rang County, Xinye, and Huyang, but asked Zong Cheng, Lou Gui and other Jingzhou people to send troops to Runan, expressing that Zong Cheng was the prefect of Runan.

Liu Xie can almost conclude that Zhou Zhong and Ding Chong had negotiated, and their goal was the same, which was to win opportunities for Shandong people to make meritorious deeds, so as to fight against Bingliang people, and prepare for future court battles.

Han Sui obviously also saw this, and strongly advocated sending troops to Luoyang immediately, as if to reinforce Suiyang.

His reason is that Zong Cheng and others may not be able to reinforce Suiyang in time through Runan, and Cao Cao may be defeated by the judge.If Qingqi is sent to help, Cao Cao's pressure can be relieved.

Cao Cao, in addition to expressing that he would swear to the death to fight against the thieves and live up to the trust of the emperor, also asked the imperial court to send Dong Zhao, the prefect of Hanoi, as reinforcements, threatening Yuan Shao to retreat.It is best to arrange for the Hedong Army to attack, just like Guan Yu attacked Yecheng last time, forcing Yuan Shao to retreat.

Everyone has good reasons, but everyone has selfish motives.

Although he was mentally prepared, Liu Xie still felt a little emotional.

There are more and more people, and the situation in the court is becoming more and more complicated.As a large number of Shandong people enter the court, there will be more and more intrigues.In comparison, Liangzhou is quieter.

However, this is just a beautiful dream, sooner or later he will step into the muddy waters of the court.

Liu Xie asked the ministers around him for advice.

Jia Xu expressed his opinion clearly: follow the trend.

Say yes to everyone's requests and let them perform to their heart's content.Judging from public opinion, Shandong people are willing to confront Yuan Shao with swords, which is in itself beneficial to the court.As for whether they can achieve their goals, it is secondary.

Of course, it is best to be able to achieve it.

Compared with Liangzhou people who have to fight to protect their homeland, if Shandong scholars can abandon their prejudices of advocating elegance and despising martial arts, and revive the style of martial arts, it will do more good to the court than harm.

Generals with both civil and military skills are more suitable for pursuing the kingly way, and at the same time can encourage and cool generals to pay attention to reading, so as not to fall behind in the competition.

The emperor's suggestion is certainly effective, but the necessary pressure is also indispensable.Threats and lures, both soft and hard, have the best effect.

After repeated discussions, Liu Xie accepted Jia Xu's suggestion and issued an imperial edict to implement it.

(End of this chapter)