Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1340 Targeting
At the Bingzhou frontier, the ambitious Sun Quan and others were given a chilling feeling by a letter from Kobinen.

After Yan Jun finished reading the letter, Sun Shao looked grim. "How could Kobe refuse Lord Sun's proposal to meet us and ask us to take the head of the Jin Emperor as a token of our loyalty?"

"Fuck him, what a cautious bastard!"

"If we really can get the head of the Jin emperor, why do we need to bow to this bastard? Even if we surrender to Wei, isn't it better than surrendering to Xianbei?"

Sun Quan stroked his chin and said, "What Changxu said does make some sense."

Yan Junsun Shao was shocked when he heard this, and thought to himself, no way, when Cao Cao was alive, you were privately called the King of Wu of the Great Wei. Now that Cao Pi is in power, do you still want to be his dog?

Fortunately, Sun Quan only mentioned it casually. He said aloud: "I still underestimated Kobe's ability."

"Obviously, he is very cautious about his own safety and doesn't think highly of us. After all, we are defeated by the fierce tiger and are naturally useless to him."

At this time, a voice sounded from outside, "There is something wrong with what Lord Sun said. Kobe is very familiar with the affairs of the Central Plains. He suspects Lord Sun, probably because of the relationship between Lord Sun and His Majesty."

Yan Jun stood up suddenly and asked, "Who is it?"

An old man with white hair and beard walked slowly outside. He looked like an immortal, but when he grinned, the black holes in his mouth made him look a bit funny.

The old man said, "My name is Jia Xu, and my courtesy name is Wenhe."

More than a year ago, Yuan Xi granted Jia Xu an idle position as the Protector-General and asked him to work for Sun Quan.

After hearing this, Jia Xu was not happy about leaving the barren land of the Korean Peninsula. Instead, he felt more depressed. First, the Hetao Plain was not much better than the Korean Peninsula, and second, Sun Quan had a very bad experience and was not as easy to deal with as Cao Ang. Jia Xu even suspected that Yuan Xi was taking the opportunity to trick him.

Although he did not dare to disobey Yuan Xi's order, he was reluctant to set off. So he thought of a way. He only took a few bodyguards with him on the road and did not take the water route. Instead, he walked along the Yanshan and Yinshan Mountains. Anyway, there were post stations and villages along the way, so he would not starve to death. It took him more than a year to reach the Hetao Plain.

Jia Xu's guess about Yuan Xi's psychology was quite accurate. He knew that this business must not be very urgent, otherwise Yuan Xi would have emphasized it in the letter and found someone to escort him.

Facts have proved that Yuan Xi really didn't take it seriously. He was engaged in production in Jianghuai during this period and didn't care at all what Sun Quan was doing. So Jia Xu arrived late at this time, and it was unknown how he managed to quietly reach the door of the room where Sun Quan was.

Sun Quan's face looked very ugly. He had boasted that he was going to assassinate Kobe Neng, but Kobe Neng refused to see him. This was embarrassing enough, and he ended up letting Jia Xu get to his door. If the other party was here to assassinate him, wouldn't he have died?
Sun Shao stood up upon hearing this and asked, "Are you Jia Wenhe, who caused chaos in the world and overthrew the Han Dynasty with his own strength?"

Jia Xu looked embarrassed, "Let's not talk about those things, they are all things of the past."

Unexpectedly, Yan Jun also stood up excitedly, "So you are Mr. Wenhe!"

"Your deeds are widely known in Jiangdong, and many people admire you."

Jia Xu was stunned. "Worship me?"

Sun Shaoyanjun stepped forward, held Jia Xu's hand, and sighed, "I have long heard of Mr. Wenhe's reputation for causing chaos. He has overturned the world with his own strength. It really makes people like us who are planning to do this yearn for him!"

"If you were here, Wu would not have been defeated so easily. I have no regrets in my life now that I have met you!"

After hearing this, Sun Quan nodded in agreement.

Jia Xu was stunned, thinking what the hell is this? Is this worthy of praise?

Did Xionghu send himself here because he thought he was the same as them?

I just wanted to protect myself at that time. I also wanted to help the Han Dynasty, but I just did things in a mess. But these people in front of me were probably born traitors. I have walked into a den of thieves!
Damn it, what on earth was that ferocious tiger thinking of letting me come here?
Sun Quan then asked, "Sir, you were able to find me right in front of my door. Did you get any information from me, or did you come here on your own?"

"How long did you listen outside the window, sir? How much did you guess about me?"

Jia Xu laughed and said, "Regarding the first question, I guessed it based on my many years of experience living in the North."

"Although many parts of this city are underground, the king came from Jiangdong, so the layout and orientation of the place where he lives are naturally slightly different."

"At a glance, I can see that the layout here is different from that of the border residents in the north. One obvious point is that the border residents are more tolerant of cold than moisture, so in order to prevent water accumulation, the ground is slightly higher. However, the ground here at Sun Hou's place is more than a foot deep, with only two small windows exposed to the outside, which is obviously to prevent the cold wind first."

"Of course, there are some joints in the layout of the positions, so I guessed it by chance."

Sun Quan and the other two were shocked. Yan Jun couldn't help but said, "There are three sentries around here, but none of them gave any warning. Sir, what are you doing?"

Jia Xu laughed and said, "Of course I came here on purpose."

"And there are not three, but five. Although the two hidden stakes are well hidden, they can still be seen to some extent."

Yan Jun said in disbelief: "The two hidden stakes are extremely well hidden, how can they be seen in such a short time?"

Jia Xu said calmly: "No matter how secret the secret stakes are, they are still used for surveillance." "The direction of the window and the direction of the person's sight will reveal the intention of the surveillance. Forgive me for being frank, this kind of secret agent will be recognized at a glance in Liangzhou."

"I have seen the spies of the Procuratorate under the Emperor Jin at work. It is said that their ability to conceal their tracks is enough to fill dozens of bamboo slips. Those spies learned from each other and became experts."

After hearing this, Sun Quan and others felt red in the face. This clearly showed that they were not good enough, but it was difficult to refute it because the fact was that Wu was beaten so badly by Jin both on the battlefield and in terms of intelligence!
Sun Quan couldn't help but stand up and asked, "Then what is the second question, sir?"

Jia Xu chuckled, "I have come a long way, Lord Sun, won't you invite me in for a drink?"

After hearing this, the three men quickly led Jia Xu in and sat him down. Upon seeing this, Jia Xu already understood 70% of what was going on. He thought to himself that his guess was correct. These three fools really wanted to make something big. Xionghu had guessed this in advance and sent him over to help.

But these people are too clueless. How could Kobe be so easy to kill? He is the lord of the north. If they were a little naive, they would have died countless times.

Thinking of this, Jia Xu sighed inwardly. This time it was even more difficult than the time with Cao Ang. He was afraid that if he was not careful, he would die on the spot.

Wait, this kind of thing is so difficult to do, wouldn't the King of Jin let these guys go to die and then find an excuse to go to war with the Xianbei?
Thinking about the relationship between the biological mother of this Lord Sun and the ferocious tiger, it seems that this guess is actually possible!

Never mind. It’s hard to persuade those damned ghosts with kind words. If these people really want to do something big, I won’t stop them. But the key issue is that they must not take me with them. I don’t want to wade into such muddy water.

The next step is to teach them how to act, so that they can build up the confidence to succeed without me.

Just when Jia Xu and Sun Quan met, Yuan Xi had already returned through Yecheng and returned to Jicheng.

He did not stay in Yecheng for long. He and Zhuge Liang decided the direction of political and military strategies for the next year. Then, after accompanying Zhen Mi and Yuan Rui for a few days, he set off for Jicheng.

He traveled by water, and by the time he arrived in Jicheng from Piaoyuyi, it was already autumn.

Ju Shou, who came to greet Yuan Xi at the city gate, greeted him. After the two entered the official residence, Ju Shou said, "This year, Ke Bi has been restrained by the Eastern and Western Xianbei, and has not made any move south. Does your majesty think that he will make any unusual moves?"

Yuan Xi said: "That's not the case."

"It's not that I don't trust you, but I want to do something next. If I don't take charge personally, there are some things I can't understand."

Ju Shou thought about it, understood, and asked, "Liangzhou?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Sir, you are smart."

Ju Su couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Your Majesty's ideas are becoming more and more unrealistic."

"I'm afraid no one could have expected that His Majesty would return to Jicheng to defend Kobineng, but he would extend his hand beyond Bingzhou to Liangzhou, thousands of miles away."

Yuan Xi replied: "To conquer Sili first and then Liangzhou is really a bit too far-fetched."

"Besides, there is Chang'an blocking the way, and it is backed by Liangzhou and Yizhou, so it is not easy to attack. Jin has not yet recovered its strength before the Battle of Yecheng. In this case, it is better to find another way, which may produce unexpected results."

"Although there are risks in sending troops from Bingzhou, Budugen is still very honest at the moment. With him blocking the way, Bingzhou can enter the eastern part of Liangzhou and build a fortified battle line on the border of Xiliang occupied by Han Sui."

"If you try to instigate internal strife among the Xiliang forces such as Ma Chao and Han Sui, Liang Province will inevitably be in chaos. As long as Liang Province is lost, it will be useless no matter how well Cao Wei defends Chang'an."

After hearing this, Ju Su was skeptical and asked, "Can Liangzhou really start fighting among itself?"

Yuan Xi said, "I have already made arrangements in Yecheng and Jinyang. Let's wait for a few months to see if changes can happen as expected. If so, it's time for us to take action."

"Before that, we should first open up the Daijun passage west of Jicheng and keep the spare capacity to react at any time."

"As for Kobinen, I will have Dongxianbei Suli and Goguryeo deploy troops on the border to put some pressure on him."

Yuan Xi told Ju Shou about some of his ideas, and Ju Shou wrote them down one by one. Then he prepared to convene officials to discuss the matter.

When he stood up to escort Yuan Xi out, he thought for a moment and said, "There is one more thing I would like to report to Your Majesty."

"In the past two years, I have been ill several times. I am getting old and I am afraid that my body will not be able to support me one day. I will fail your majesty's expectations. I hope that the king can find a suitable successor as soon as possible."

Yuan Xi sighed and said, "Sir, do you have any candidates to recommend?"

Ju Su replied: "No."

Yuan Xi was in a complicated mood and said, "I understand."

(End of this chapter)