Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 297 Three points with three feet, Yuan Shao seeks to fight Liaodong

Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and Xi Zhicai, who were summoned overnight, were all surprised when they heard that Cao Cao had been tricked into the trap.

"Using the way of the other, but also giving it to the other body, His Majesty actually has such a plan?"

"How could it be His Majesty's scheming, there must be someone secretly instigating it."

"Is it Chen Gong or Ma Rixun?"

Neither Xun Yu nor Guo Jia nor Xi Zhicai believed that Liu Huihui had such schemes.

Guo Jia thought for a while, and said, "Ming Gong, who is on duty at the gate of the palace tonight?"

Cao Cao said with a gloomy face, "The new Captain of the Huben Army, Zhang Liao."

"Zhang Liao? Lu Bu's general?" Guo Jia was slightly taken aback.

Cao Cao's tone was also a little more surprised: "Lv Bu's general? How is this possible? Can Lu Bu have such a brain?"

Guo Jia paced and said, "The only general in Xu County named Zhang Liao who is qualified to appear in the Huben Army is Zhang Liao under Lu Bu's command."

"Lü Bu may not have such scheming, but there may be an expert behind him."

A murderous intent flashed in Cao Cao's eyes: "The expert behind Lu Bu, besides Zhang Miao, is Chen Gong. Wen Ruo, how is Chen Gongtai's investigation going? When will he be dismissed as a minister?"

Xun Yu is now a servant of Shangshu. In addition to decentralizing power, he is also collecting information about Chen Gong, looking for opportunities to depose Chen Gong as Shangshu.

Xun Yu shook his head: "Chen Gongtai is quite cautious, and he didn't even go to Goulanfang. Some officials who were unfavorable to Chen Gongtai were directly sent to Yanzhou by Chen Gongtai."

Xi Zhicai was puzzled and said, "Duke Ming, since Lu Bu proposed to move the capital to Yingchuan, he has been in harmony with Zhang Miao and Chen Gong. I don't think it will be Zhang Miao and Chen Gong who are behind the tricks for Lu Bu."

Cao Cao frowned: "If it's not Zhang Miao and Chen Gong, could it be Ma Rike and Yang Biao?"

Guo Jia had already understood Xi Zhicai's meaning, and asserted: "Ming Gong, the one who can give Lu Bu advice may not be in the court."

Cao Cao's tone was slightly urgent: "Is it Liu Bei who is not in court?"

Soon, Cao Cao thought of Liu Bei's visit to Lv Bu and the past when he prevented Lv Bu from drawing his sword in the court.

Gradually, Cao Cao's face became gloomy again: "It must be Liu Bei! This fellow Lu Bu was deliberately placed in Yingchuan by Liu Bei to check and balance the court officials."

"This kind of shady trick of using the other's way to return to the other's body must be Zheng Xianmou's suggestion."

"Let Lu Bu use tricks, which makes me hard to guard against. He is really an insidious guy."

Xun Yu pondered for a moment, and said, "Duke Ming, the most urgent task is to gain His Majesty's trust again."

Cao Cao said with a gloomy face, "Wen Ruo, Your Majesty's saber is on my neck! If the king doubts his subject, he will surely die."

"Instead of pleasing His Majesty, it is better to advise His Majesty not to listen to slander."

"I intend to replace the Huben Army!"

As soon as the words fell, Xun Yu's face changed drastically.

The replacement of the Huben army means that Cao Cao is no longer going to pretend to be a loyal minister.

Xun Yu urgently advised: "Duke Ming, if you change the Huben Army, the court officials will think that Duke Ming has Dong Ni's heart, so don't lose the big because of small things."

Cao Cao snorted coldly: "Wen Ruo, haven't you seen it clearly? Our opponent is not Lu Bu, nor Zhang Miao, Chen Gong, nor Ma Rixun and Yang Biao."

"Our opponent is Liu Bei!"

"No wonder, Liu Bei suggested that His Majesty enter Yingchuan. He wanted me to fall into internal strife in the court and not be able to take into account the general situation of the world."

"I am under control everywhere in the court, but Liu Bei can sit in Qingzhou as General Zuo, Qingzhou Mu, Linzihou, and Emperor's Uncle, and also enjoys the right to fake festivals."

"In time, when Liu Bei completely controls the three states of Qingxuyang, even if I have the emperor in hand, it will be difficult for me to order Liu Bei!"

"Liu Bei, this is going the way of Liu Yu!"

Even if Dong Zhuo usurps power, Liu Yu must be sealed to gain support.

Even if Yuan Shao wanted to fight against Dong, he would invite Liu Yu to fight with him.

A prestigious clan member of the Han family cannot be ignored by anyone in power in the court.

The four characters of the clan of the Han Dynasty mean that Liu Bei is qualified to succeed the throne.

The two emperors, Huanling, both ascended the throne as emperors as clan relatives.

Cao Cao saw the infinite possibilities of Liu Bei's future, and also saw the changes in the general trend of the world.

Having the emperor in hand does not mean that Cao Cao can really serve the emperor to order him not to be a minister.

As far as Liu Bei is the left general, Qingzhou Mu, Linzihou, emperor uncle, and fake festival, how can Cao Cao give orders?
Xun Yu wanted to speak but stopped.

Xun Yu, who is also able to draw the general trend, can naturally understand what Cao Cao is thinking.

Although Xun Yu wanted to help Cao Cao take charge of the court in a more clever way than Zhang Miao and Chen Gong, and set up a loyal minister for Cao Cao, but now Cao Cao has fallen into the trap, and the two-month effort was ruined.

Want to establish this loyal minister again, not to mention that Liu Huihui will not believe it, Cao Cao has lost his patience!
Guo Jia glanced at Xun Yu, and offered advice: "In the current situation, Yuan Shao is eyeing the tigers in the north, and there is a possibility of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, but Liu Bei needs time to rectify the three states of Qingxuyang and Yangzhou."

"If Duke Ming doesn't want to be restrained, he needs to connect Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Luoyang, and Guanzhong as soon as possible."

"Cai Mao from Jingzhou has made good friends with Duke Ming many times, and Duke Ming can send someone to repair it with Cai Mao."

"As for Lu Bu, Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others, if they can't be found guilty, they can directly frame them."

Xun Yu was taken aback: "Feng Xiao, if you directly frame him, I'm afraid it will give Liu Bei a reason to send troops."

Guo Jia's tone became a little harsher: "Liu Bei dare not send troops against Duke Ming at this time! If Liu Bei really has the ability to swallow the world, there is no need to persuade His Majesty to move the capital to Yingchuan."

"Liu Bei needs to win over Duke Ming to resist Yuan Shao, but he doesn't want Duke Ming to become powerful, so he will check and balance Duke Ming with court ministers."

"However, Liu Bei can use Gongqing to check and balance Duke Ming, and Duke Ming can also use Yuan Shao to check and balance Liu Bei!"

"The power of the world lies in Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, and Ming Gong. The rest, such as Lu Bu, Zhang Miao, Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, etc., are mediocre."

"Yuan Shao is strong while Liu Bei and Duke Ming are weak. Liu Bei can only unite with Duke Ming to resist Yuan Shao. Unless Liu Bei can quickly destroy Duke Ming before Yuan Shao goes south, Liu Bei will have to maintain this three-legged situation."

Guo Jia's analysis immediately made Cao Cao's doubts a lot less, and his idea of ​​replacing the Huben army became stronger.

"Following Xiao's words are reasonable, Liu Bei can use Gongqing to check and balance me, and I can use Yuan Shao to check and balance Liu Bei."

"If you don't fight for the general trend, even if you have the emperor in your hand, it is difficult to order no ministers. Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun, Li Jue, Zhang Miao, the lessons from the past, we must not ignore it."

"This is Xu County. I, Cao Mengde's Xu County, can let Lu Bu, Zhang Miao and others show off their power in Xu County?"

Cao Cao's tone became more arrogant, and his eyes became fiercer.

The strong dragon does not suppress the local snake.

In Xu County, Cao Cao is the king of the land!

If it's a dragon, you have to lie down too!

Zhuocheng.

Yuan Shao found a young man who was about the same age as Liu Kai and pretended to be the emperor to appease people's hearts.

Liu Kai was killed and Yuxi was seized. Although Yuan Shao was very angry, no matter how angry he was, he could not change the established facts.

The news of Gongsun Zan's death and Liu Xie's move to Yingchuan made Yuan Shao feel at ease.

In particular, Liu Xie moved his capital to Yingchuan instead of Qingzhou, which made Yuan Shao heave a long sigh of relief.

Qingzhou has Liu Bei and Liu Yu. If there is another Liu Xie, Yuan Shao will have to send soldiers from the three states to fight Qingzhou.

But after listening to Liu Ye's analysis of the general situation, Yuan Shao felt that being a fisherman was more beneficial than directly attacking Qingzhou.

In Yuan Shao's heart, he didn't actually have the confidence to win Liu Bei steadily.

If this fights with Liu Bei and hurts both sides, wouldn't Cao Cao and others take advantage of it?
When two tigers are fighting, it is most taboo to have jackals looking around.

To decide the outcome, the wolves must be eliminated first.

"Father."

Three young men with handsome looks and military spirit rushed to come, even the one who stepped on the threshold first had to be the first.

These three were the three sons of Yuan Shao, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang.

Among them, Yuan Tan was born to Yuan Shao's original wife, Li Shi, and Yuan Shang was born to Yuan Shao's continuation wife, Liu Shi.

But because Yuan Shao himself is a concubine, he didn't despise Yuan Xi's son like other wealthy families.

Yuan Shao treated his three sons equally.

"Now that Gongsun Zan is gone, all the counselors advised me to take advantage of the dangers of the Yellow River to ward off Liu Bei, Cao Cao and others. I deeply agree."

"The three of you are all descendants of the Yuan family, so they should shoulder the heavy responsibility and work hard for the prestige of the Yuan family."

"I want you and others to occupy a state, depending on their ability."

"Youzhou, Jizhou, and Bingzhou, you can choose these three states by yourself."

Yuan Shao quietly revealed the purpose of summoning Yuan Tan and the others.

Yuan Shang said first: "Father, my son would like to occupy Jizhou, please allow father."

In terms of population and food, Youzhou and Bingzhou combined cannot compare with Jizhou.

Anyone else would definitely feel that Yuan Shang is playing tricks, but to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shang is his favorite son, so why play tricks?This is alertness!

"Good! Good! Good!" Yuan Shao clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "According to Shang'er's words, you will be the governor of Jizhou from now on."

Yuan Shang raised his eyes triumphantly, and looked at Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi provocatively.

Yuan Xi glanced at the silent Yuan Tan, and said, "Father, my son, please go to Youzhou."

Yuan Xi had considerations for choosing Youzhou.

Now that the three kings of Wuhuan have surrendered, and Youzhou has no foreign troubles, it only needs to work hard to govern the counties of Youzhou.

Yuan Shao was in Zhuo County again, so he would often come back to ask for advice if he didn't understand.

Doesn't the father-son relationship have to get along often to get along well?
If he went to Bingzhou, he would have to fight for power with senior officials, and Yuan Xi didn't want to offend senior officials.

Yuan Shao also agreed to Yuan Xi's entreaty, and then looked at his eldest son Yuan Tan: "Then, Tan'er will be the governor of Bingzhou."

However, Yuan Tan rejected Yuan Shao's arrangement, and asked for orders: "Father, there is a cousin in Bingzhou, if the child goes away, it will be incompetent."

Yuan Shao suddenly wondered: "If you don't want to go to Bingzhou, where can you show your skills?"

Yuan Tan said with emotion: "Father, please give me a soldier, and my boy will take Liaodong for my father!"

Yuan Shao's pupils shrank instantly.

Liaodong, that is Gongsundu's territory.

"Tan Er, Gongsun Du has ruled Liaodong for many years. He attacked Goguryeo in the east and Wuhuan in the west. Gongsun Zan's power has not diminished."

"Are you really going to fight Liaodong?"

"If you are defeated, even if you are my eldest son, you will have to be dealt with by military law, otherwise it will be difficult for a father to convince everyone."

Yuan Shao's tone was a bit complicated.

Yuan Tan was the eldest son, and he was also Yuan Shao's candidate to adopt his deceased brother Yuan Ji as his stepson.

Let Yuan Tan go to Bingzhou, and he can earn some fame with the help of high-ranking cadres, so it is logical to adopt him to his dead brother Yuan Ji.

However, Yuan Tan's spirit was higher than that of Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, and he even offered to pacify Liaodong!

Yuan Tan glanced at Yuan Shang contemptuously: "If you only want to be at ease and retreat when you face difficulties, how can you raise the prestige of my Yuan family? No one in the Yuan family is afraid of difficulties!"

"Father has decided to merge Youji with the three prefectures, and appease the three kings of Wuhuan and the royal court of the Xiongnu, only Gongsun Du of Liaodong refused to accept it."

"Liu Bei from Qingzhou is my father's great enemy."

"If Liu Bei colludes with Gongsundu to invade Youzhou, my father will face the dilemma of being attacked by the enemy."

"If the boy has pacified Liaodong, he can take Lelang in the south, cross the sea and then take the counties of Qingzhou and Donglai, and my father will lead the troops to the south and advance with the boy. How can Liu Bei stop it?"

Yuan Tan accused Sang of scolding Huai, which made Yuan Shang quite uncomfortable, and immediately retorted:
"Brother, you have never commanded an army. If you go to fight Gongsun Du at this time, if you lose your army and lose your general, won't it ruin your father's prestige?"

"Gongsun Du has no enmity with his father. If you beat Gongsun Du, wouldn't that give Liu Bei a chance to recruit Gongsun Du?"

Yuan Tan snorted coldly: "Third Brother, Big Brother is different from you!"

"When you were still crawling all over the ground, the elder brother had already asked famous teachers to learn the art of war and martial arts."

"Gongsun Du knew that the three kings of Wuhuan obeyed his father, but he wanted to take Wuhuan to the west. This is already a provocation to his father."

"If you fight against the outside world, you must first settle down inside. If you don't put down Liaodong before your father decides against Liu Bei, you will be planting the root of disaster."

"If you don't know the general situation, don't say such stupid words."

Yuan Shang was choked with anger.

He wanted to argue with Yuan Tan, but he knew he couldn't argue with Yuan Tan, so he could only sneer: "Then I wish you success, brother."

Yuan Shao carefully considered Yuan Tan's plea.

After a long time, Yuan Shao asked: "Tan'er is going to Liaodong, who needs to go with him?"

Yuan Tan said: "Father, please dispatch Guo Tu, Xin Ping, Chen Lin, Wang Zhao, Cen Bi, and Peng An. With these six civil and military personnel, and another [-] soldiers and horses, it is enough to pacify Liaodong."

Yuan Shao narrowed his eyes slightly: "Yan Liangwen Chou, don't you want one?"

Yuan Tan smiled lightly and said, "If two generals go together, how can it appear that you are a child?"

Seeing Yuan Tan's conviction, Yuan Shao stopped persuading him, and said boldly, "Tan'er is so courageous, and I am very pleased for my father. According to Tan'er's wishes, he dispatched Guo Tu, Xin Ping, Chen Lin, Wang Zhao, Six people, Cen Bi and Peng An, and [-] soldiers and horses are with you."

"When Liaodong is pacified, I will show my merits for my father and you!"

Yuan Tan was overjoyed and bowed: "Thank you father for trusting, the child will definitely live up to father's expectations, and will definitely arrest Gongsun Du and his son and come to Zhuocheng to see the crime."

Yuan Shang secretly clenched his fists.

Yuan Xi's eyes lit up, and he approached Yuan Tan and said, "Brother wants to conquer Liaodong, if you can help me, feel free to mention it."

Yuan Tan glanced at Yuan Shang contemptuously, and said with a smile: "If the second brother is to help, it will not show the elder brother's ability. The second brother sits in Youzhou and waits to see how the elder brother decides Liaodong!"

(End of this chapter)