Ji Han Liu Zhang

In the fifth year of Jian'an, October was almost over.

Yecheng, General's Mansion, meeting hall.

Yuan Shao, who was sitting in the main seat, kept his eyes on the table in front of him for a long time. However, there was only a spread out silk cloth on the table with only a few words on it.

But just these few words on this piece of silk cloth made Yuan Shao, the great general, stare at it for a long time. He was silent for a while, and his mind was so absorbed in it that he couldn't extricate himself.

Yuan Shao was not the only one in the meeting room. On the left and right of Yuan Shao's seat, a group of Jizhou civil and military officials sat in a row. When Yuan Shao seemed to be in deep thought, all the Jizhou civil and military officials kept silent and did not speak, just waiting for Yuan Shao to speak.

After a long while, while all the civil and military officials of Jizhou waited in silence, Yuan Shao, who was at the head of the group, finally shifted his gaze away from the silk cloth on the table, and at the same time, Yuan Shao uttered a mellow and upright voice.

"The King of Qin swept across the world, looking like a tiger."

"Swords are swung to cut through the floating clouds, and all the princes come to the west."

"Heh." After reciting the words on the silk cloth on the desk, Yuan Shao let out a meaningful laugh. He had a smiling face, as if he had encountered something happy.

"Grand Sima... no... This poem by Qin Wang Liu Jiyu is magnificent and profound, and can be called a masterpiece... But I don't know if Liu Jiyu is talking about Qin Wang Ying Zheng or himself?"

Yuan Shao commented on the poem Liu Zhang wrote when he was conferred the title of King of Qin and entertained the angel Cheng Yu. This poem was widely circulated in Chang'an City, so it was handed to Yuan Shao's desk.

As soon as General Yuan Shao asked, someone immediately interrupted. Guo Tu, who was present, sneered, "Liu Jiyu was conferred the title of King of Qin. He wrote such a poem. He boasted of the achievements of the First Emperor Ying Zheng, thinking that he could sweep across the world and ascend to the supreme throne like the First Emperor."

"You are right." Feng Ji said loudly, "I, your humble opinion, agree with you. When Liu Jiyu was conferred the title of King of Qin, he wrote a poem to praise the First Emperor, but in fact, it was written for him."

Tian Feng, who was taken out of prison by Yuan Shao himself and rejoined the meeting, came out with a cane, clasped his hands and said, "My lord, Liu Jiyu wrote such a poem, which shows that he has great ambitions. He not only wants to be a king, but also wants to be an emperor."

There were many discussions in the hall, but most of the civil and military officials in Jizhou held the same view as Guo Tu, Feng Ji and Tian Feng. When Yuan Shao, who was at the top, heard this, his expression was calm and he nodded from time to time.

When everyone had finished their discussion, Yuan Shao said loudly: "When Liu Jiyu was first conferred the title of King of Qin, he wrote such a poem, claiming to sweep across the world and drive all the princes westward... Haha... He was young and frivolous after all, and lost his steadiness."

"You are right, sir." Guo Tu responded, "Liu Jiyu's boastful remarks show that he is extremely arrogant, just like Xiang Yu, the former Overlord of Western Chu. When he first achieved success, he took advantage of his power and wealth and treated all the heroes in the world as if they were ordinary people, but he was eventually defeated by Emperor Gao."

Guo Tu compared Liu Zhang to Xiang Yu, and Yuan Shao to Emperor Gaozu. Yuan Shao, who intended to usurp the Han Dynasty and establish himself as emperor, was not unhappy at all. Instead, he was moved and happy to hear it.

Liu Bang, the Emperor Gao, who held a three-foot-long sword and conquered the world with a long bow, and founded the Han Dynasty for 400 years, was a role model worthy of respect and learning for Yuan Shao, who was determined to create the Yuan Dynasty. Feng Ji looked at Yuan Shao's expression and followed Guo Tu's words: "Liu Jiyu was young and successful. He started his career in Yizhou, took over Hanzhong, and annexed Guanlong. He conquered everything he attacked along the way. It is no wonder that he would be arrogant and look down on the heroes of the world. It is not surprising that he wrote such arrogant poems."

"And Lüshi Chunqiu says: A sudden battle will make the people tired, a sudden victory will make the ruler arrogant. An arrogant ruler will make the people tired, but there are few countries in the world that have not perished... Now Liu Jiyu has won all the way, which means he is an arrogant ruler, and he will be defeated and destroyed."

When Tian Feng heard what Guo Tu and Feng Ji said, his brows slightly frowned. It was just a poem, but Guo Tu and Feng Ji regarded it as a sign of the defeat of Qin King Liu Zhang in order to flatter the emperor. This was really going too far.

Holding the cane tightly in his hand, Tian Feng was about to go out and refute something, but he suddenly relaxed the strength in his hand and just sat at the table. He did not go out to refute Guo Tu and Feng Ji, and at the same time disturbed Yuan Shao's interest.

This is not in line with Tian Feng's previous style of doing things. If it were in the past, he would stand up and refute Guo Tu and Feng Ji at this point, and offer good advice to Yuan Shao.

But after being imprisoned for a period of time and being personally taken out of prison by Yuan Shao, Tian Feng's character had been tempered. Even if Guo Tu and Feng Ji's advice was only flattering and harmless to the overall situation, he would tolerate it for the time being so as not to destroy the relationship between him and Yuan Shao that had been hard to reconcile.

After Guo Tu and Feng Ji finished their speeches, they returned to their seats. Tian Feng saw this and attended the meeting. He expressed his concerns: "Mingsir, the emperor is in Xu and is controlled by Cao Mengde. This time, Liu Jiyu was conferred the title of King of Qin by Cao Mengde... Cao Mengde may be trying to show goodwill to Liu Jiyu."

"Of course." Yuan Shao nodded. Without Tian Feng's explanation, he knew that Liu Zhang's enthronement as King of Qin was due to the efforts of his childhood friend Cao Cao.

When he thought of this, Yuan Shao's heart was shaken by thunder, and the waves were surging, with boundless anger rising and falling.

The reason why Yuan Shao was angry was that Cao Cao could be what he was today entirely due to his support. He had been extremely kind to Cao Cao and his kindness was deeper than the sea and higher than the mountains.

But how did Cao Cao repay him? He first stole the position of general, and then frequently showed his favor to Liu Zhang in Guanzhong, intending to join forces with Liu Zhang to deal with him.

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Even if it were a dog, having received so many benefits from Yuan Shao, it would wag its tail and show an obedient and loyal attitude when it saw him.

However, Cao Cao was worse than a dog. He actually repaid kindness with enmity. The reward given by Cao Cao really made Yuan Shao resentful and depressed.

"Your Excellency's greatest enemies today are Cao Cao and Liu Zhang. If they join forces, the harm will be severe." Tian Feng issued a warning. He pointed out the seriousness of the problem, that is, the possibility of Cao Cao and Liu Zhang joining forces. If Cao and Liu attack from both sides, the situation in Hebei will turn from prosperity to decline, and it will no longer be the powerful situation it is today.

Then, Tian Feng said in a relaxed tone, "It's just that we need to find out the truth by a capable spy. After all, it's possible that Liu Jiyu's appointment as the King of Qin was a plot by Cao Mengde to divert the trouble to the west."

"Since Liu Jiyu is given the title of a king, people all over the world will pay attention to Guanzhong and think more about it than the Central Plains. Cao Mengde, who is in the Central Plains surrounded by enemies, can take a break."

"What the deputy driver said makes sense, and it agrees with my opinion." Yuan Shao nodded affirmatively. Tian Feng's analysis was insightful and gave him a lot of inspiration in analyzing people and things. (End of this chapter)