Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 331 Lack of ambition
"The young master asked me to bring a sentence."

"Does Marquis Wen want to do something according to his own ideas?"

After hearing this, Lu Bu was about to refute, but suddenly found that he had nothing to say.

He was born in a farming family in Bingzhou, and he was lucky to survive. Fortunately, he was very talented. After joining the frontier army, he slowly climbed up.

After becoming a general, he found himself at a loss and didn't know what to do in the future.

Moreover, as a general of Bingzhou, he has always followed the trend in the Bingliang side army where the generals of Liangzhou gathered together. He did what everyone did.

Someone asked him for help, but he couldn't distinguish between the glory of sweat and the future of a warrior, so he killed one leader after another in a chaotic manner, only to find in the end that there was no turning back.

Even though he was later supported by the Yanzhou gentry, a large part of the reason was that in the eyes of the Yanzhou gentry, he was far easier to control than Cao Cao.

As for his real thoughts, no one seemed to care, and it seemed that Lu Bu himself had never thought about this issue.

Lu Bu fell into deep thought for a rare moment.

Yuan Xi stood on the hillside, carefully observing the distant scene with a telescope.

Montenegro, the Taihang mountainous area of ​​later generations, is extremely difficult to walk. Crossing mountains and ridges is a great test for the physical strength of soldiers, but the most worrying thing among them is the enemy who does not know when they will appear.

Most of the black bandits are locals, and the terrain is extremely familiar. The Youzhou army naturally lacks confidence in fighting away.

Although Yuan Xi also used a large number of soldiers who escaped from Montenegro as scouts, no one can guarantee that there are no spies sent by the other party.

As long as you point the way in some places that are not easy to detect, it can cause considerable trouble.

But it is already the best approach at present. When Wei Qinghuo went deep into the hinterland of the Huns, not only did he not get lost, but he was able to go straight to the king's tent, relying on a large number of Huns sentry to lead the way.

Professional things are left to professional people, otherwise, they will use their own weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths.

Right now, what Yuan Xi was observing was the places that the defectors in Montenegro said were difficult to walk and easy to ambush.

Although Yuan Xi saw through the binoculars that there was nothing unusual about the hills, but what he took away at this time was only nearly a thousand infantry. If the enemy brought thousands of people to ambush, he might not even be able to escape.

After hesitating again and again, he still said to Sun Li: "Send an order to go down those mountains and go northeast."

After the soldiers got the order, they started to get up sparsely, dragged the weeds and trees on the hillside with difficulty, and turned north.

Half an hour after Yuan Xijun left, in the dense forest on the hilltop in the distance, Yang Feng stood up from the grass depressingly, and cursed a few words in a low voice.

After lying in ambush for most of the day, dozens of mosquitoes were fed in vain, but the other party was not fooled.

She has been secretly following Yuan Xi for a few days, and the other party is too cautious!

Yang Feng turned around and said to the hundreds of soldiers in the grass behind him, "Follow them."

Not thousands of people, but hundreds of people, just to hide their whereabouts as much as possible.

And in Yang Feng's opinion, these people are enough.

These hundreds of soldiers are her most elite personal guards, they have followed her almost since she was a child, and now in order to intercept and kill Yuan Xi, Yang Feng used this hole card, just to make meritorious deeds with one blow.

As long as Yuan Xi is killed, the Youzhou Army will inevitably fall into chaos, thus opening up a passage to Youzhou for the main force of the Black Mountain Army!

When she got the news that Yuan Xi left the barracks and went over the mountains to Jizhou, Yang Feng immediately gathered his men and chased after Yuan Xi.

Yang Feng decided to kill Yuan Xi at all costs. As long as the fierce tiger of the Yuan family dies and the Youzhou Army has no leader, they will no longer be able to stop the Black Mountain Army's offensive!
The last time she failed, it was because she underestimated the cunning of this fierce tiger. After suffering a loss, Yang Feng suffocated and vowed to avenge her previous revenge.

Thinking of this, she sighed. Zhang Yan was still too conservative. If he had listened to his strategy and marched at full speed with all his strength, he might have already rushed out of the northern pass of Heishan and even defeated Beixincheng.

Once Beixincheng is conquered and the situation in Zhuo County is opened, the whole Youzhou will be a fat sheep without defense. I heard that Youzhou has been doing very well in recent years. It has built water conservancy roads, plentiful food, and the people are happy to work. It is better than Montenegro. There are many.

If the other party wants Montenegro, just give it to the other party. Isn't it good to exchange Montenegro for Youzhou?
It's a pity that this proposal was not accepted by Zhang Yan, and Yang Feng didn't know whether Zhang Yan was nostalgic for his hometown, or had other ideas?
Maybe it was because of being defeated by the Yuan family several times, and those who were beaten lost their aggressiveness and vigor?

Zhang Yan's strategy was conservative. He learned through spies that the Youzhou army was divided into three groups, so he did not deploy heavy troops at several passes to prevent the enemy from attacking.

Yang Feng disdains this kind of arrangement, what's the use of putting tens of thousands of people in each place?

What if the other party doesn't come?
For Montenegro, which adopts the trilogy system, if this kind of consumption comes several times, I am afraid that I will be dragged down!

Yang Feng's premonition was accurate. The most elite branch of the Youzhou Army went to the South Pass, but it was not to fight Montenegro, but to go south again.

Under the command of Jushou and Zhao Yun, this army passed through the border of Bingzhou and Jizhou Weijun, and was about to enter Hanoi.

No one expected that the Youzhou army's massive attack on Montenegro was actually mostly just a cover, and going to Hanoi was the real purpose of using troops this time!

Build plank roads in the open, keep Chen Cang in secret, go to Anyi to welcome the emperor in advance, instead of waiting until the emperor's motorcade returns to Luoyang!

When Zhao Yun heard that Jushou was also involved in this plan, he rarely raised an objection.

He understands that Yuan Xi's plan cannot be missed, but Ju Shou has only been in Youzhou for a short time, and he is not even considered Yuan Xi's person. Is it reliable to let him participate in this matter?
He said to Yuan Xi: "Although Mr. Gong and proposed the strategy of welcoming the emperor to order the princes, in case he has other ideas..."

Yuan Xi said: "What brother said is indeed reasonable."

"But in this matter, I think he should still be reliable."

"Does Zilong know that Li Jue attacked the emperor's chariot and killed Jujuan, the captain of Shesheng, years ago?"

Zhao Yun recalled it, and then suddenly said: "Master, you mean that Ju Juan has a relationship with Mr. Gong and Mr.?"

The emperor Liu Xie really controlled very few armed forces.

If there are any, it is the Huben Army and the Yulin Army. These people directly obey Liu Xie and are the most loyal to Liu Xie.

When the Son of Heaven drove away from Chang'an, there were probably hundreds of people in this group, and the leader of them was Jujuan, the captain of Shesheng.

Under the leadership of Ju Jun, these people have been trying their best to protect Liu Xie. However, around the Chinese New Year, Tianzi's car drove to Dongjian, Hongnong County, Hongnong County, and was overtaken by the coalition forces of Li Jue, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji.

Yang Feng had betrayed Li Jue and Guo Si one after another, and he had no way out, so he and Ju Jun tried their best to stop them, but they were defeated in the end. Yang Feng fled, but Ju Jun was seriously injured and captured.

Li Jue and Guo Si wanted him to beg for mercy, but Ju Jun yelled at him. Li Jue and Guo Si were furious, so they killed Ju Juan and Sun Rui, who had previously reprimanded Guo Si, and others.

"Book of the Later Han Dynasty Dong Zhuo Biography" said: Jujun, the captain of Shesheng, was injured and fell off the horse. Li Jue said to the left and right: "Is it still alive?" There is no one like you!" Jue sent to kill him. "

Yuan Xi said to Zhao Yun: "The emperor's chariot was attacked, and the news that Ju Jun and others were killed quickly spread all over the world. At that time, it happened that Ju Shou sent three urgent forms in Youzhou to Yecheng, admonishing Jizhou to send troops to welcome the emperor. when."

"After I learned about it, I always felt that there was something related to it, so I wrote to ask Mr. Gong and Mr."

"Mr. Gongyu is very frank. He admitted that Jujuan is the nephew of the Ju family, so from the very beginning, Jushou leaned towards the emperor."

After Yuan Xi finished explaining the cause and effect, Zhao Yun suddenly realized that there is no such thing as giving for no reason in the world, and behind Ju Shou, there is also his own motivation for behavior.

At that time, in order to continue the family, the gentry masters placed their children under the various princes, just like the Xun family.

Judging from Jujuan's position, Jushou obviously had his own ideas, and his goal was probably to bind the Son of Heaven and the Yuan family together.

Not to mention whether his idea is feasible, but Yuan Shao's other counselors are not fools, they know the details of the major families, and naturally know the relationship between Jushou and Jujun.

The Yuan family is about to stand on their own, so what does the useless emperor do?

Isn't this asking for trouble?

Therefore, their opposition to flattering the emperor is not just out of selfishness, but their respective positions are different.

After all, the ultimate goal of most of Yuan Shao's counselors is to put the Yuan family in power, so that they can obtain the greatest benefit.

But Jushou's behavior, in their view, obviously ran counter to everyone.

Zhao Yun sighed: "The young master convinced the gentleman and Mr., is it because the current position of the young master is consistent with the gentleman and the gentleman?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "That's true."

"My father doesn't need to rely on the emperor's reputation, but for me now, if I can get the emperor's endorsement for my work, it will be much more legitimate."

Zhao Yun's mouth twitched slightly when he heard Yuan Xi unconsciously calling Yuan Shao his father.

Yuan Xi didn't realize it, and said: "Although the Black Mountain Army has been drawn out by us, there will inevitably be a famine in the past two years, but the best time to deal with them is two years later, not now."

"But the reason why I am so urgent is that in a few months, the emperor will return to Luoyang. At that time, there will be a melee among the warlords around him. In the end, some people will lose, and some people will become the final winner."

"If that's the case, why don't we act first and join forces with Lu Bu to take the emperor back."

"Under the protection of the emperor, life should be better than in the hands of others."

Zhao Yun said: "Your Majesty's battle strategy is far superior to mine. Since you are at ease with him, Yun should follow his orders."

"But there is still one thing that Yun doesn't know. Why did he join forces with Lu Bu?"

"Is it because Hanoi is the closest to Hedong?"

"However, Lu Bu is a lesson learned from several times of betrayal. What if he betrays us at a critical moment?"

Seeing Zhao Yun's question in such detail, Yuan Xi felt a little relieved. This meant that Zhao Yun was not perfunctory, but was trying to understand the relationship between everyone and try to get things done.

In all fairness, Zhao Yun is not the top among the people in the world, no matter in terms of force or strategy, but he has a characteristic that is beyond the reach of others.

When Zhao Yun wants to do something, he will definitely go all out. In this regard, he is the most reliable and trustworthy.

This is why Yuan Xi entrusted Zhao Yun with the most important matter concerning his future.

He said to Zhao Yun: "Lv Bu is in Hanoi now, so it was naturally planned by me in advance."

"As for why he was chosen, there is only one reason."

"He is the least ambitious among the princes in the world today."

Yuan Xi has a basis for saying this.

Everyone has ambitions, the higher the position, the greater the ambition.

But if it was placed on Lu Bu, it seemed to be invalid.

From the perspective of later generations, he did not have the ambition to help the Han family or unify the world. After seizing Xuzhou, he drank and had fun with his wives and concubines all day long, so that he abandoned his martial arts.

The fact that he killed Juzhu several times can only show that his mind is not clear and the lower limit of morality is low, but it does not mean that he has great ambitions.

His so-called ambition is more like revenge after he consciously suffered unfair treatment. After killing the host several times, he did not stand on his own, but willingly served as a deputy for others.

A person who keeps saying that he will not submit to others, but has always chosen to submit to others, even unwilling to be the master, can he be said to be ambitious?
Yuan Xi felt that if Lu Bu had half his own ambitions, he would not have fallen to where he is today.

(End of this chapter)