Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 305 Weighing the Interests
Yan opened another box, which was full of gold, silver and jewels. She looked left and right, and the more she liked it, she said happily to Lu Lingqi: "At first, my mother was worried about how to get the dowry when you got married, but now it saves a lot of money." matter."

Lu Lingqi shook her head helplessly, "Aunt, don't you think it's strange?"

"These two Yuans are enemies. Why did this fierce tiger of the Yuan family give us these things?"

Yan said disapprovingly: "It's not because of your father's face, the world-renowned Marquis Wen, who won't come to curry favor with us?"

Lu Lingqi was speechless, she was good at everything, but her mind was a little unclear.

She said: "Mother, the biological father of this vicious tiger is Yuan Shao!"

"That's the enemy who wants to kill Father!"

"Father won't just forget about this because of some gifts?"

When Yan heard this, she suddenly realized, clapped her hands and said: "Ling'er is right, if your father doesn't agree with the flowers, will people ask for these gifts from us?"

"Hey, everything has been delivered to our house, can he force it?"

"No, I don't worry, just wait, I'll go out and have a look first!"

When Lu Lingqi saw Yan's hurrying out, she couldn't help but stomped her feet and followed her. Her mother, she really doesn't know what to do!
In the front hall, Chen Gui saw that Lu Bu had already been persuaded by him, while Chen Gong still kept a straight face and did not speak, appearing to be unfathomable, so he hesitated at the moment.

Chen Gong just gave up?

This doesn't seem to be the same as the rumors, does it?

But now he can only strike while the iron is hot and continue talking.

"Marquis Wen wants to lay down his own territory, so he will naturally leave Hanoi."

"Today, Marquis Wen can attack from all directions, but the priorities are different."

"Yuan Shu wants to take advantage of Marquis Wen, and his power is huge. Marquis Wen can act vainly and wait and see what happens."

"Cao Cao is vicious, Marquis Wen can guard Chen Liu and refuse to stop him from going west."

"The Guanzhong area to the west is barren for thousands of miles because of Li Jue and Guo Si, and it is no longer worth occupying."

"Going north to Bingzhou and occupying the Hetao area is the only choice for Marquis Wen to develop his foundation in the future, and he and Mr. Xianyi can help each other and fight against foreign enemies together."

Lu Bu sat down and listened to all the generals, they all started to think about it, what Chen Gui said seemed very reasonable!

Chen Gong said at this time: "In the final analysis, isn't Mr. Xianyi just wanting to use Marquis Wen to annex Bingzhou and get a share of it?"

"The road to the north is blocked by the Black Mountain Army. I'm afraid that Mr. Xian Yi has a wishful thinking, and let Marquis Wen attack the Black Mountain Army for him?"

After hearing this, Lu Bu came to his senses, stared at Chen Gui and said, "So Yuan Xi wanted to use me?"

Chen Gui laughed out loud after hearing this.

Lu Bu said angrily, "What are you laughing at?"

Chen Gui showed a mocking look, "I laugh at Marquis Wen for not seeing the situation clearly!"

"Yuan Benchu ​​has already set out to exterminate the Black Mountain bandits. Marquis Wen thought that after leaving Hanoi, Mr. Xianyi would have nothing to do with the Black Mountain Army?"

"My son can definitely ask Jizhou for help, and together we will wipe out the Black Mountain Army and carve up Bingzhou. How will Marquis Wen deal with himself then?"

Chen Gong said: "Since this is the case, why does Mr. Xianyi give up Jizhou and make friends with Wenhou?"

"Isn't he a member of the Yuan clan?"

After hearing this, everyone nodded their heads. This was also their question. Since Yuan Xi was relying on the Yuan family and wanted to wipe out the Heishan bandits, he could just go to Jizhou and invite Yuan Shao to send troops. Why should he join forces with Lu Bu?
Chen Gui smiled slightly, "Because Young Master wants to cooperate with Marquis Wen for a long time."

"With Youzhou's location, you can only go to the bitter cold land of Liaodong, where the Gongsundu family is entrenched and there are hundreds of thousands of Wuhuan people. It can be said that there is no benefit."

"Only when two of them occupy Bingzhou can we look at Liangzhou and even Guanzhong!"

After hearing this, Chen Gong said, "I'm afraid it's not easy to conquer Bingzhou, right?"

"It not only has hundreds of thousands of Black Mountain Army, but also hundreds of thousands of Southern Huns, can Mr. Xianyi eat it?"

Chen Gui smiled, "It is precisely because I can't eat, that's why I want to join forces with Marquis Wen."

"If you ask Jizhou to conquer Bingzhou, Jizhou will send the governor to take charge of Bingzhou, and your son will not get any benefits."

"Wenhou and Benchu ​​are vicious. If the territories of the two sides touch each other, sooner or later there will be conflicts."

"However, if Young Master and Marquis Wen join forces to occupy Bingzhou, Young Master Xianyi takes the Taihang Mountains bordering Jizhou, and Marquis Wen occupies the Hetao area to the west, then there will be Young Master as a buffer between Marquis Wen and Jizhou. "

"At that time, the young master can be said to be the mediator of the Marquis Wen, and it is unknown if he will turn the war into a jade silk with the original prince."

When Chen Gui said this, all the generals, including Lu Bu, were moved.

Everyone knows that Yuan Shao is very powerful, unless he has nowhere to go, who wants to be an enemy of Yuan Shao?

Lu Bu can't even beat Cao Cao now, let alone the more powerful Yuan Shao?

And Yuan Xi's suggestion just gave Lu Bu a step down. If Lu Bu and Yuan Xi cooperate to capture Bingzhou, it will build a bridge to communicate with Jizhou again.

And another reason is that most of the generals are from Bingzhou. Occupying Bingzhou is firstly in line with living habits, and secondly, fighting back to their hometown is a matter of elation and pride. Therefore, the generals began to be persuaded by Chen Gui.

Chen Gong said: "There is one more question."

"If the two sides join forces to send troops, I'm afraid they will attack Black Mountain first, right?"

"Wen Hou helped Mr. Xianyi to fight against Hei Shan, the outcome is still unknown, even if we take him down, Wen Hou will waste lives and food in vain, but get no benefit at all?"

"Even if Mr. Xianyi promises to help Marquis Wen fight the Southern Huns, who knows if he will go back on his word?"

Chen Gui smiled and said: "Mr. Gongtai should have heard of the young master's behavior, is he the kind of person who doesn't believe what he says?"

"Young Master promises that if Marquis Wen is not at ease, he can send a general to lead troops to jointly manage the Black Mountain Passage with Young Master."

After everyone heard this, they thought that Yuan Xi had considered all the possibilities in advance. It seems that he has capable people under his command!

Chen Gong asked: "Who is the mastermind under Mr. Xianyi's command?"

Chen Gui replied: "Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao, from Yingchuan."

Chen Gong bowed his head and remained silent, he was from Yingchuan again!

He pondered for a while, and said: "Hanoi lacks food, and the soldiers are exhausted. If they enter Montenegro, the soldiers will need a lot of food and grass, and they cannot be recruited in a short while."

Chen Gui knew that Chen Gong was bargaining, and said with a smile: "Young Master said, although Youzhou is not rich, it can still afford money and food for a big battle."

"Youzhou will fully bear the cost of dispatching troops from Marquis Wen's side."

"As for other conditions, they can also be discussed."

Lu Bu had already been convinced by seven or eight points. He really became famous when he led dozens of cavalry to assault the Black Mountain Army for more than ten days in a row under Yuan Shao's command, which severely damaged the morale of the Black Mountain Army. At that time, he had already completely torn face with Zhang Yan.

And Lu Bu is not without the desire to expand, he also wants to occupy the most affluent Jingzhou, but unfortunately his strength does not allow it, and there is still Yuzhou where Yuan Shu is located to the north of Jingzhou.

If you occupy Bingzhou by yourself, recruit the cavalry of the Southern Huns, and strengthen your own strength, you will have the capital to fight for world hegemony!
When the time comes, going south to deal with Yuan Shu and Liu Biao, and even turning around and attacking Youzhou, isn't it all in one's own mind?
After being reminded by Chen Gui, Lu Bu was thinking of marrying Yuan Shu, so why isn't Yuan Shu using himself as a thug to deal with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao?
And if he joined forces with Yuan Xi, there would be a possibility of reconciliation with Yuan Shao in the future, and Cao Cao would naturally not attack him again.

A balance between the two, no matter how you look at it, it is better to abandon Yuan Shu and use Yuan Shao, right?
Chen Gui said leisurely: "This matter should be decided early."

"Because according to the news from Jizhou, money, food and soldiers have already been mobilized there, and it is estimated that they will attack the Black Mountain Army in the near future."

"If Jizhou's army invades Taihang Mountain, the passage between Youzhou and Hanoi County will be cut off, and there will be no way to talk about the joint efforts of the two sides."

"Without Mr. Xianyi's help, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for Marquis Wen to deal with Yuan Shu and Cao Cao at the same time, right?"

Seeing that Chen Gong didn't speak anymore, Lu Bu knew that Chen Gong couldn't think of a reason to refuse for the time being, so he said: "Although I intend to, Hanoi County is the territory of Uncle Zhi (Zhang Yang) after all, so I don't want to make a fuss."

"In this case, please stay for a few more days, sir. What do you think, sir, when I send a letter to Uncle Zhi to discuss?"

After hearing this, Chen Gui knew that Lv Bu hadn't made up his mind yet, but since the fire was coming, he couldn't push him any further, so he complied immediately.

Lu Bu had a big heart, laughed and persuaded the guests to drink, and the guests and hosts had a good time.

Yan Shi was in the back hall, pulling Lu Lingqi, with a troubled look on her face.

She said, "What are you talking about!"

"Then Yuan Xi sent someone here to persuade your husband to break up his marriage with Yuan Gonglu!"

"In this case, what is the use of the dowry he gave?"

"You said this Yuan family son, why is he doing things so awkwardly!"

She was so angry that she walked back and forth from the back hall, "No, this marriage with Yuan Gongtong is broken, where will Linger go to find such a suitable person?"

"I have to talk to my husband, I can't be fooled by that Yuan Xi!"

Lu Lingqi hurriedly said: "Mum, this matter is extremely important to my father, how can I ruin my father's plan for my daughter's matter?"

After hearing this, Yan Shi also hesitated, and said, "That's right, but if this is the case, where can I find a suitable husband's family for you?"

Lu Lingqi was secretly happy, she was quite resistant to marrying far away, but now she can stay with her parents for one more day, who cares about the future?
Walking around in the room, Yan suddenly thought of something again, and said, "As long as the opposite side doesn't go back, let's keep this dowry first, and it will come in handy sooner or later."

"However, I see that there are quite a lot of things in it. Ling'er may not be able to get all of them. I will ask someone to take out some of them and use them as Madam Du's dowry."

"It just so happened that Yang Chou came over to propose marriage. I paid for this dowry for Mrs. Du. Hurry up and marry her off."

"Otherwise, it's not a solution for her to stay in our house all the time."

Lu Lingqi was anxious when she heard this, and said softly: "Madam Du is also quite pitiful, why does my mother force her to marry?"

Yan's eyes widened: "What do children know, you didn't see the way your father looked at that foxy son!"

"Maybe the two of them have already had something to do, and they have been keeping it from our mothers!"

Lu Lingqi bit her lip and said, "If my father is interested in her, wouldn't it be fine if my father accepts her?"

Yan said decisively: "Don't even think about it."

"No room for maneuver!"

(End of this chapter)