Three Kingdoms: I don’t want to fall in love in troubled times

Chapter 188 The person picking the peaches

If Yuan Benchu ​​didn't take action, it would be fine. If he did, it would be an ambush from all sides.

Although Ju Yi is just a character similar to a mercenary leader, his rebellion is undoubtedly the trigger of everything, completely destroying Jizhou's seemingly powerful appearance.

Even a mere [-] rebels could not be defeated, and Han Fu's weakness was fully exposed.

The surrounding princes were like sharks that smelled blood and were ready to move. Yuan Shao only needed a little encouragement to weave a huge web that covered the sky and the earth.

Gongsun Zan in the north also received Yuan Shao's instigation to go south to Jizhou, and Gongsun Bogui was naturally very willing to do so - Liu Yu wanted to use him to work for his life, but he was always on guard against his expansion, and the supply of military supplies was always very tight. Take action without restraint.

If you want to dominate the world, you must have your own foundation.

In order to get a share of the feast of the carving up of Jizhou, Gongsun Zan did not hesitate to withdraw from the front line with Baima Yijun without permission, but he had to pass through the entire Youzhou before heading south, so his appearance was slightly later.

Jizhou, the center of Hebei Province, was surrounded by the surrounding princes at this time, except for Qingzhou in the east, which had no time to look west due to the raging Yellow Turbans in the territory. It seemed that defeat was an inevitable fate.

Such a arrogant act was naturally seen by all the heroes in the world, and they were all shocked that Yuan Benchu ​​had planned this far. Even though he was still a lone army, he firmly held the initiative in his hands - unless Han Fu wanted to sit back and watch Jizhou be carved up and become a prisoner, otherwise he could only approach Yuan Shao to negotiate for mercy.

Changan.

The big move in the north could not be hidden from anyone, and urgent military information was sent to General Dong Min's house and Li Ru's case with the highest standards.

"Yuan Benchu."

Li Ru stared at the information on the bamboo slips with his eyes and whispered Yuan Shao's name softly.

The courage to arouse the general trend of the world, the unfathomable backhand, and the means of attracting foreign troops to exert pressure, all of these reveal Yuan Shao's unique strong style, which makes him feel familiar - speaking of it, Dong Zhuo was not Are you just playing the role of Gongsun Zan at this moment?
  If we use the analogy of playing chess, Yuan Benchu ​​is the kind of top chess player who always pays attention to the overall situation. He has profound calculation skills and vigorous chess style. The moment his murderous intentions are revealed, the whole world is shocked.

Li Ru couldn't help but read through the battle report from Jizhou again. It is no exaggeration to say that it was refreshing to read it.

This is the real master!

Dong Bai, who was not far away, was amusing himself by puffing out a cloud of white mist. Seeing Li Ru's brows relaxed as if he had taken sheep placenta supplements, he asked curiously: "Uncle Wenyou seems to be in a good mood. Is there any good news?" ?"

Since Dong Min successfully ascended to the position of a relative, as a response to the goodwill of the scholars, Li Ru has begun to relax the supervision of the scholars, especially those who are not a big threat, which leaves Dong Bai somewhat idle.

"Come", Li Ru handed over the battle report in his hand, "take a look at this."

Under Uncle Wenyou's explanation, Dong Bai quickly understood the beauty of Yuan Shao's plan.

"This Yuan Benchu ​​is indeed a formidable opponent." She put down the battle report in her hand and asked, "But if Jizhou is really captured by him, won't he become a thorn in the side of the imperial court?"

Not to mention Yuan Shao's experience as the leader of the anti-Dong coalition, just his attempt to establish a new king has shown that this person is definitely not someone to win over.

Whether it is for the Dong family or the Chang'an court, Yuan Benchu ​​is the number one enemy. His expansion of power is a bad thing no matter how you look at it. There is no reason to be happy about it.
  "It's natural." Li Ru waved his hands in embarrassment, "It's just that I couldn't help myself when I met my opponent."

He has overpowered the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty and poisoned the emperor. Very few people can make him feel that they are equally matched, but Yuan Benchu ​​is an exception. He is one of the few people who has fought against Dong Zhuo and Li Ru several times without falling behind. His political skills can be called A must.

"." Dong Bai raised his head and glanced at Uncle Wenyou speechlessly, "But we are far away in Chang'an and can't do much. The most we can do is send a Jizhou shepherd over to see if we can pick peaches, and make Yuan Benchu ​​sick by the way."

"That's how it should be." Li Ru nodded with satisfaction, with an expression on his face that said, "What a teachable kid." "Not only that, this person had better be highly respected and respected, so that Yuan Benchu ​​would not worry about his reputation and would be afraid of the enemy."

As he spoke, his voice slowly weakened.

Originally, such a candidate was not difficult to find - if Yuan Wei and Yuan Ji were still alive, they would be excellent candidates. After all, they were the official head of the family and the eldest son, so they would naturally suppress Yuan Shao's status.

It's a pity that all the Yuan family members have died long ago, and even the grass on the graves is probably withered.

Sending someone else there is probably just what Dong Bai said, it will only make Yuan Shao sick, and there is a high probability that they will never come back.

"Let the outer court decide on the choice of the new Jizhou Shepherd." Li Ru suddenly lost interest, "He is just an unlucky guy who wants to die."

What a great opportunity, what a shame.

Xu Jiashu was sitting in Situ's Mansion, waiting for Wang Yun to receive him. He had been waiting for a long time.

It's not that Wang Situ is narrow-minded because Diao Chan's incident gave him trouble, but since the scholar and the Dong family entered the honeymoon period, the Shangshutai has reopened, and along with it, the entire outer court system has revived.

As Shangshu Ling, Wang Yun had to handle all kinds of things. He was really busy during this period.

"Here comes Zi Mao." He had not yet taken off his court clothes. When he heard the news of Xu Jiashu's visit, he came to the main hall to receive guests. Although Lao Deng was polite, his eyes couldn't help but look up and down at this audacious guy - he has stolen people into my house, you kid is really...
  "What's important? Just say it." Wang Yun sat on the main seat, frowned, and drank a cup of warm tea in one gulp. "I still have important things to deal with."

Although it was also true, it was more about forcing Xu Jiashu to take the initiative to mention that he kept Diao Chan overnight so that he could manipulate this protégé - she was a peerless beauty that he had worked hard to cultivate, and she was targeted by this kid before she could even show her effect. Yeah, that's really annoying!
  "Oh?" Xu Jiashu leaned over and filled him with warm water and asked calmly: "I wonder what made Situ so worried that he even forgot to change into casual clothes?"

This Lao Deng showed up in such a hurry, it was obvious that he had some use for him.

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Wang Yun lowered his head and saw that he was a little unfamiliar since he hadn't worked at the Chancellor's desk for a long time. But now that the boy put the words to his mouth, he stopped beating around the bush. "The Yellow Turbans are rampant in Qingzhou, and the Southern Huns are also ready to take action. The court is considering replacing someone as the shepherd of Jizhou." Wang Yun glanced at Xu Jiashu, "I wonder who Zi Mao thinks is suitable to succeed Han Wenjie?"

Regarding the candidate for the new Jizhou Shepherd, everyone in the court held different opinions, and no one could convince anyone.

It’s not a fight to go, but a fight not to go.

Those who have managed to get into this position are all human beings. How can you not see that the threats from the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans and the Xiongnu are just pretexts. The real danger is Yuan Benchu ​​stationed in Hanoi?
  This man is eyeing the enemy with eager eyes, and it seems that he is bound to win Jizhou.

Although the position of Zhou Mu is good, he still has to have a life to enjoy it. Not everyone has Liu Jingsheng's fame and skills, which can transform him from a mere commander to a veritable official of the frontier!

Wang Yun had just come back from arguing in the court. He was so dizzy from the noise that he still had no idea about the matter, so he asked this question. After all, Xu Jiashu gave him the impression that he was well-informed and had unique insights into the situation in Guandong, and he might be able to give a suitable suggestion.

It turns out that the plot of Yuan Shao's capture of Jizhou has arrived. Xu Jiashu secretly thought that he didn't remember that the people sent by Chang'an caused any splash in this matter, so there was a high probability that they were used as cannon fodder in history.

"Since Wang Situ has asked a question, I will give you some ideas." He reasoned and said, "Jizhou is located in Hebei and is a place of four battles. The successor must be someone who can lead the army in battle and protect the country and the people."

"What you said makes sense." Wang Yun nodded, "Zimao continued."

Veteran generals on the battlefield, the first three heroes of the late Han Dynasty to pacify the Yellow Turbans, namely Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, and Lu Zhi.

Huangfu Song was serving as the imperial censor Zhongcheng, Zhu Jun was stationed in Zhongmu County, and Lu Zhi had long since resigned and returned to his hometown and lived in seclusion in Shanggu. They were all available candidates. However, these three people had issues with the Dong family and might not necessarily be appointed. , let’s make an alternative for now.

"In addition, he must be well-known throughout the country." Xu Jiashu thought for a while and continued: "He is here to compete with Yuan Benchu ​​for the position of Jizhou Shepherd. If he is a nobody, it may be difficult to convince Han Wenjie."

"Yeah." Wang Yun motioned for him to continue.

"Finally, this person must act decisively and be both wise and brave, otherwise he will not be able to snatch food from the crowd." Xu Jiashu shook his head and sighed: "Fame, wisdom, bravery, and military management are all indispensable. There are very few such people in the world, and Situ must have already had one." Once you have chosen the candidate, there is no need for me to say anything."

Just thinking about the difficulty of the task makes people crazy: they have to travel day and night to get to Yecheng before Han Fu surrenders Jizhou to Yuan Shao, and they also have to convince Han Fu to hand over the seal of the state pastor, and then integrate the people of Jizhou as soon as possible. Defeat enemies coming from all directions.
  Not only is it difficult, but the error tolerance rate is extremely low, and no mistakes can be made in any aspect.

It's too late to go, Jizhou is Yuan Shao's bag, and it's useless to talk to Han Fu - even if the first two can be done, who can convince everyone in Jizhou as an airborne leader, and defeat Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan and others in this world? Defeat all the heroes?

You can't even pull Cao Cao over at this moment, right?
  "Huangfu Yizhen, Zhu Gongwei, and Lu Ziqian." Wang Yun opened his mouth and said three names. "What do Zimao think of these three people?"

"Great!"

Xu Jiashu's spirit was lifted up - how could he forget these three big guys.

At this point in time when Dong Zhuo came to power, heroes emerged in large numbers in the world. Compared with rising stars such as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, the three heroes of the late Han Dynasty gradually faded away from the center of the stage and seemed a bit mediocre.

So much so that in the novel, Lu Zhi is like a background figure for Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan, and Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun have very few roles, almost to the point where they can't be found. In most Three Kingdoms games, the three of them are only in the background. The early stage script showed up, and if the historical life span was turned on, they would all die one after another not long after.

Because of these reasons, I don’t know whether it is a kind of inertia of thinking among time travellers. When talking about the heroes of the world, it is always easy to overlook these famous generals from the Three Kingdoms era.

"Among the three, Huangfu Yizhen is a serious Liangzhou warrior, and I am afraid he will not be able to get the support of the Jizhou clan." With ready candidates, Xu Jiashu's thinking became smoother. He first eliminated Huangfu Song and then said: "The other two, Zhu Gongwei He was born in Jiangdong and has soldiers. Lu Ziqian is from Hebei and is a great scholar at home, so he is a good choice."

"Zhu Gongwei may not obey the imperial edict," Wang Yun interjected, "When Dong Zhuo was still in Luoyang, he was a member of the coalition. Now that Dong Min has ascended to the position of general, he may even ignore the imperial court."

After a brief analysis, the two found that Lu Zhi had become the only candidate.

Lu Zhi is a man who is good at everything, capable of both literary and military skills, and has high prestige. He even lives close by, right in Hebei. But the only problem is that he had already retired and returned to his hometown when Dong Zhuo was abolished. Now, It is said that he lived in seclusion in Shanggu County and stopped taking part in worldly affairs.

How to invite this old man out of the mountain is a big problem.

Wang Yun is too lazy to think about this - he has to figure everything out by himself, so why do he need subordinates?

"Is Zimao willing to serve as an envoy to Youzhou to ask Lu Ziqian to come out and take over the position of Jizhou Mu?" Lao Deng asked slowly: "Zimao has many connections in Guandong, shouldn't it be difficult to do it?"

I don’t have any connections. These things were all told to me by a man named Luo Guanzhong. Xu Jiashu cursed secretly, but always remembered the purpose of his visit.

"I suddenly remembered something," he pretended to suddenly realize it. "On the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, I felt that the courtyard was too deserted, so I invited some relatives and friends from when I was a minister. Among them was Miss Diao Chan's family. I heard that she You went back a little late, I wonder how you are doing now?"

"If Zi Mao agrees to go to Youzhou, why not give Diao Chan to you?" Wang Yun was not surprised at all. "It's just that the matter of Jizhou Mu is related to the ownership of Hebei, so nothing can go wrong."

This is very clear. Lu Zhi’s affairs can only be given to him by Diao Chan. Otherwise, he should just go to bed. Moreover, Wang Yun’s words are quite ambiguous. He did not clearly say whether it is enough to persuade Lu Zhi to come out, or whether he should Lu Zhi can only succeed in occupying Jizhou.

"It's settled," Xu Jiashu replied, "I would like to be sent as an envoy to Youzhou, please ask Mr. Lu to come out!"

The expansion of power is like a snowball. After Yuan Shao gets Jizhou, it will no longer be able to suppress his development. For himself, this opportunity cannot be missed, and he must take action personally, otherwise it will be difficult to complete.

Historically, the Chang'an court under the control of Li Jue and Guo Si also sent a shepherd from Jizhou. The unlucky man was named Hu Shou. However, when he set off, Yuan Shao had already occupied Jizhou for half a year. He ended up with Yu Du, the leader of the Black Mountain bandits. He died in the hands of Yuan Shao.

But things are different now. Yuan Shao has not yet captured Jizhou, and the court is not disgraced after the Li Guo Rebellion. Regardless of whether he can successfully pick the peach, Yuan Benchu ​​cannot be allowed to sit comfortably as the Lord of Hebei!

(End of this chapter)