Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

152 Chapter 151 I Can't Wait

For Yuan Shao, who is now so powerful, Zhang Yang's defection is just an appetizer for the icing on the cake, and there is no need for an in-depth discussion, everyone can just say what they want.

Yuan Shao took one last look at Yi Jingcheng, which was already in flames, as a farewell to his former allies and rivals, then turned and left in great strides.

The civil servant and military general moved out of the way, but he stopped in the middle of the journey and looked at a handsome young man in the crowd.

The young man was about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing armor, with a sword on his waist, with delicate features and bright eyes.

Yuan Shao beckoned to him to go with him, "Come on, Shang'er, come to father."

Yuan Shang nodded and followed him, Yuan Shao put his shoulders on his shoulders, the love in his eyes naturally revealed.

"Shang'er, don't you always say that you envy your elder brother who can serve as governor of Yizhou and share the worries of his father? Now that Gongsun Zan is dead, how about it? Are you willing to stay and serve as governor of Youzhou?"

Hearing this, Yuan Shang's eyes lit up, a prefect of a state means that he can hold a heavy army, for him at this age, the attraction is too strong.

Just when he was about to blurt out his promise, he saw two people behind Yuan Shao, Pang Ji and Shen Pei shook their heads repeatedly, their brows were furrowed, and their eyeballs were about to take off.

It's strange, didn't the two gentlemen always ask me to ask my father for the right to divide the army, why did they refuse at this point.

As Yuan Shao's counselor on the surface, and the two great families who secretly supported Yuan Shang's superiority, even if Yuan Shang was puzzled, he would think that he was unable to understand the inner mystery, and the two gentlemen could not be wrong.

So he took two steps back, cupped his fists and said, "Of course my son is willing to share father's worries, but now that the northern kingdom is stable, father's next step is to drink horses from the Yellow River and aspire to the Central Plains. Thinking about Cao Cao and Lu Bu, they are extremely cunning, One who is good at fighting and brave, the child is willing to go south with his father and listen to orders in front of the tent!"

After finishing speaking, the corner of his eyes was on Shen Pei and Pang Ji, and seeing the two people smiling in relief, he knew that he had used this move in the right direction.

Afterwards, I suddenly understood that the governor of Youzhou was indeed a great official in the frontier, but now that his father is so powerful, Cao Cao and Lu Bu's combined force is not half of his own. How can he be against him?

At this time, the credit of a governor of Youzhou must be more important than not being able to follow the battle.

When Yuan Shao heard this, Lao Huai felt relieved.

Among the several sons, he loves Yuan Shang the most. He is good-looking and filial. In his heart, he actually wants to make him his son.

In fact, the degree to which the ancients loved beauty was far beyond the imagination of modern people. Yuan Shao's natural love for Yuan Shang is largely because he is really good-looking, the type that everyone loves.

It's not just him, Liu Biao likes Liu Cong, and has little to do with the Cai family, and it's simply because he looks better than Liu Qi.

Even Liu Bei's contempt for Pang Tong at the beginning was because he was too tall to stand on the stage.

Therefore, when Yuan Shang said this, Yuan Shao immediately dismissed the idea, and turned to look at the second son who was in his early twenties and looked ordinary, "Xi'er, Shang'er is still young, it is indeed difficult to take on such a big job, as the elder brother , I should set an example, would you like to be the governor of Youzhou?"

"The child must share the worries of the father!" Yuan Xi, who was ordinary, took a step forward, clasped his fists and bowed, and his voice was like a bell.

"Okay! As worthy of my son!"

After Yuan Shao nodded in satisfaction, he asked, "Governing states and counties is no different than leading troops in a military camp. Faced with all kinds of difficult problems, you not only need to be calm and calm, but also need to deal with them carefully. Tell me, how do you plan to take office after taking office? "

Yuan Xi's face was sinking, and his eyes turned, "Father, after taking office, my son will start from two aspects first. The first is to patrol Juyongguan and Luping County, because these two places are the places where Xianbei, Xiongnu and even Wuhuan went south to plunder. The most frequent places to go, in addition to increasing troops, is to strengthen the city defense.

Second, order the prefects of each county to make a record of last year's harvest, taxes, land acres, population, soldiers and bravery, etc., and submit it to Zhuo County. I will read it myself. The prestige of the soldiers, as a last resort, I can only lead the army to go there! "

"Well said!"

Yuan Xi's answer can be said to be in line with Yuan Shao's wishes. This second son who has been neglected by him for many years has really grown a lot.

Even Tian Feng and Ju Shou couldn't help but nod in appreciation.

Youzhou is different from the other three states, and it can be said to be the most difficult one among the four northern states.

Not to mention the invasion and plunder of foreigners all the year round, among the ten counties in Youzhou, except Daijun, Shanggu, Zhuojun, Yuyang and Youbeiping, the five counties to the east of Liaoxi are not subject to the order of the imperial court and the control of the governor. of.

It would be more difficult to manage this place well than Bingzhou and Qingzhou counties combined, which is why Pang Ji and Shenpei firmly opposed Yuan Shang staying here.

"Xi'er, I will leave the rear to you to stabilize. When I defeat the two thieves Cao and Lu, and the country is strong, then the Central Plains prefectures and counties can go wherever you want."

Today's Yuan Shao has long regarded the world as his own, there is no way, the strength lies there, the civil servants and generals, soldiers, horses, money, and military equipment are all crushed by these two people.

It has been ten years since he left Luoyang. In ten years, he has become the lord of the four northern states from the prefect of Bohai. He is no longer the radical young man who pulled out the sword at his waist and scolded Dong Zhuo in front of Lu Bu: My sword is not bad. up.

In fact, the background of the Four Generations and Three Dukes is not a pleasant one. In terms of education since childhood, he has always been instilled with the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. Yuan Shao did restrain himself in this way, so he dared to face the power minister Dong Zhuo regardless of life and death.

Turn over the history books to see how many people can only share weal and woe, but cannot share wealth.

Is it true that these people are not powerful enough, really not, because in the process, when you have more and more things and more and more power, you will lose yourself.

Just like Yuan Shao at this time, the word loyalty to the Han family has long been lost in his heart, and he is focused on creating the world of the Yuan family.

It's just that he is much smarter than Yuan Shu, and he knows that it is meaningless to call himself emperor blindly. In this respect, he is also a pragmatic person.

When he came to the carriage, Yuan Shao turned around and looked at Yuan Xi, patted him on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Xier, within one year, at most one year, father will pacify the Central Plains and wipe out the two thieves. Choose another place."

Youzhou is the same as Xiliang, a place of bitter cold and yellow sand all over the sky, I still feel distressed if it is my son.

"Boy, I wish my father great success, and take down the heads of the two thieves as soon as possible and hang them under the gate!" Yuan Xi is also looking forward to that day, this is the realization of being the son of the Yuan family.

As far as the general situation is concerned, he actually understands that staying in Youzhou may not be the worst outcome.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that as early as Yuan Shao took over the land of the three states, the battle for the heir apparent between the eldest son and the youngest son started quietly.

Yuan Tan, as the eldest son, should have no resistance to take over as the eldest son. Unfortunately, Yuan Tan has a straightforward personality, respects discipline and law, and will bluntly criticize many things that he can't see past.

Among other things, I just said that Pang Ji and Shen Pei had no intention of intervening in the battle for the heir apparent, but the two lived extravagantly, so it would inevitably involve corruption of ink. Considering the influence of the two families, Yuan Shao upholds that as long as it is not too out of line, just turn a blind eye and close one eye.

But Yuan Tan was not used to them, and he accused the two in public many times, causing them to worry that the two would lose their status after Yuan Tan came to power.

Coupled with Yuan Shao's doting on Yuan Shang, many flatterers seized this opportunity and began to secretly support Yuan Shang.

Yuan Xi, who is in the center of the storm, knows these things very well. He thinks that he is not as good as Yuan Shang in love, and not as strong as Yuan Tan. It is a fool's dream to fight for the position. If this is the case, there is no need to go into this muddy water. It's not bad to be a feudal official.

Originally, this conversation should have ended here, but Yuan Shao's words of comfort to Yuan Xi made Tian Feng on the side deeply disturbed, and immediately stood up and bowed:
"My lord, I will listen to what my lord has said, but I plan to go south to attack the two thieves Cao and Lu soon."

Yuan Shao looked to the south with a solemn expression, "The emperor is still suffering in Xuchang, how can he ignore it as a subject."

"Saving someone out of the water and fire is what a minister should do, but you also need to judge the situation and act according to circumstances." Tian Feng bowed his body and bowed, his posture was very low, but there was always a sense of eloquence in his words, which made Yuan Shao Very unhappy.

He gave up the plan to get into the carriage immediately, turned around and looked at Tian Feng, raised his forehead and said: "How to judge the situation and act according to circumstances?"

Anyone with a little discernment could tell that Yuan Shao's tone was displeased at this time, and his eyes were a little cold. Of course, Tian Feng might not be ignorant, but he has this temperament, and continued:

"Just as the young master said, Cao thief is cunning and good at fighting, and Lu Bu is extremely brave. Although their soldiers and horses are not as good as the Lord's, but if they join forces in times of crisis, the outcome is still uncertain."

Yuan Shao's eyes twitched, but he still didn't interrupt him, "My lord, I suggest that the lord should work hard for a year, so that the soldiers can rest and recuperate while accumulating food and grass.

Form an alliance with the outside world, send envoys to Xiliang, Jingzhou and Jiangdong, unite with Ma Teng, Liu Biao and Sun Ce, and attack Cao and Lu. In this way, great things can be expected! "

"Hahaha, Tian Feng's words are misleading and harming the people."

Before Yuan Shao had an attack, Guo Tu stood up, condensed Tian Feng and said with a sneer: "We are recuperating, isn't Cao Cao and Lu Bu recuperating? We must know that the two of them fought successively in Anfeng and Xiaoguan, and they were exhausted. God-given opportunity, but you want to persuade the lord to miss it for nothing?
Furthermore, if Ma Teng, Liu Biao, and Sun Ce were afraid of Cao Lu and they were unwilling to send troops, could it be that the lord will never go south in his life? "

Yuan Shao looked at the rich and bloated Guo Tu, and cast admiring glances.

When Tian Feng was about to refute, the upright Jushou stood up, bowed to Yuan Shao and said, "My lord, Cao and Lu have fought successively, and there is an old hatred in their hearts. If we go south at this time, we will force them to form an alliance to protect themselves.

On the contrary, if the lord watches the fire from the other side, the two families will definitely fight again, and even if the lord works hard again, the great cause can be achieved.

My lord, although the combined forces of the two families are less than half of my lord, they should not be underestimated. "

It was Guo Tu again, he sneered again, and raised his head and said: "Is it possible that Jushou doesn't know how to fight?" Sun Tzu said in the law of war, if ten is surrounded, five is attacked, double is divided, the enemy can be fought, and the number can be escaped , if not, you can avoid it.

Now the lord has 50 armor, but Cao Lu and Jia together only have tens of thousands of people. If you persuade the lord to delay, do you secretly inform Cao Cao, secretly inform Lu Bu, or secretly inform Cao Cao and Lu Bu at the same time? "

Cao Cao in history admired both of them, and praised Tian Fengdao: If Yuan Shao used it, would he be defeated like this?
He even bowed to Jushou, claiming that whoever gets Jushou can win the world.

Naturally, both of them are at the ceiling level in terms of strategy alone, and they can crush Guo Tu if they just pick one up.

But if you want to observe words and demeanor, and ponder the master's mind, the two of them tied together are no match for him alone, Guo Gongze.

"What Gong Ze said is quite in line with my wishes. You don't need to say too much. I have made up my mind. After the autumn harvest, I will send troops to the south. As for how to deploy and deploy troops, I will discuss later." Yuan Shao waved his hand, turned around and was about to get into the carriage.

The corner of Guo Tu's mouth curved into a smile, going through fire and water, my lord.

Ju Shou sighed long and shook his head, but Tian Feng was a man who would rather die in admonition than flattery for glory, so he stood in front of Yuan Shao's carriage, bowed so anxiously that he almost knelt down for Yuan Shao , "My lord, you must not be so hasty!

Then Cao Cao and Lu Bu"

"To shut up!"

Yuan Shao, who had been suppressing his anger, finally erupted, his beard and hair twitched, he glared at Tian Feng, and stared at Tian Feng, saying: "If you dare to speak out to disturb the army's morale, the army will be punished!"

Ordinary people would shut up even if they didn't beg for mercy if they heard the owner's attitude, but Tian Fenggang was very rigid, gnashing his teeth and said: "My lord, the four states of the Northern Kingdom have been fighting for many years, and the people's livelihood has long been in decline, plus the soldiers"

"Left and right, take Tian Feng and put him in jail!"

Before he finished speaking, Yuan Shao yelled, and the two soldiers dragged Tian Feng away, even though he shouted his throat, it was useless.

"My lord, Tian Feng has made great achievements many times, and his contribution to the pacification of Youzhou is indispensable. I hope the lord will remember the old honor, and forgive him for the crime of collision."

"My lord, please think twice!"

After Jushou tried to persuade him, and Xu You and others also opened their mouths, Yuan Shao turned his back and said coldly: "Forget it, let him go to Qingzhou, I don't want to see him again."

After finishing speaking, he got into the carriage without any hesitation, and Yuan Shang also followed.

As the carriage rolled up the dust, all the counselors could only sigh. They didn't think Yuan Shao was stupid, but thought he was too eager for quick success.

"Shang'er, do you know why you are in such a hurry to go south as a father?" On the carriage, facing his favorite young son, Yuan Shao finally recovered some smiles.

"Just now, Mr. Guo has explained the situation clearly, my child guesses, there is one more thing, that is the speed of soldiers, right?" What insight can I have?

Yuan Shao laughed loudly, but finally shook his head.

He lifted the curtain to look outside the car, and then heaved a long sigh, "Shanger, in fact, what Tian Feng and Jushou said makes sense, recuperating is much better than going to war immediately, according to their saying, recuperate for three to five years before going south , maybe it is really possible to fight without bloodshed."

"Then why?" Yuan Shang was shocked, since he felt that what they said was reasonable, why did they still put him in jail.

"Shang'er, as a father, he is 48 years old and can't wait three to five years."

He leaned back and leaned against the frame of the carriage, his eyes were a little cloudy, "Life is like a fleeting moment, and who knows what I will become in three to five years. I must take advantage of my ability to fight and rule the world."

Afterwards, he showed a wry smile, "As for putting him in prison, it was a last resort. Only in this way, no one would dare to advocate a truce in the future. Now, the three armies must be united, so we can only use Tian Feng."

Yuan Shang suddenly realized and nodded, "The father is wise, and the child has benefited a lot."

Rejoiced in Yuan Shao's eyes, he took Yuan Shang's hand and said earnestly, "Son, you have to remember that you can listen to what your ministers say, but you must have your own ideas. If there are many disagreements, you should consider killing chickens to scare monkeys. That's the only way. In order to suppress the different voices from all directions.

You will use these in the future, so keep them in mind. "

"The child understands, father, don't worry."

(End of this chapter)