Lord Yuan

Chapter 177 Gongsun Du’s Attitude
Before the man could rest for a while and rejoice secretly, Gongsun Du, who was sitting closest to Yuan Shao, stood up first and saluted Yuan Shao. Then he walked straight to the man, looking like an eagle. Staring at each other with eyes fixed on each other.

"We have all sat down and haven't said much, so why are you talking so much? Do you think this is your home? You can do whatever you want? Just as Yan Sima said, Chang Shi has never spoken a word or moved his chopsticks. You But I am not ashamed to say it. If it weren’t for Chang Shi, I must make it clear to you today that this Liaodong is not your home. If you want to go wild and change places as soon as possible, don’t stain Chang Shi’s eyes."

The sharp sarcasm made his face suddenly turn pale, and the smile he had just put on became stiff.

He didn't understand that he had just spoken out against Na Changshi, which could be a big or small matter. What's more, Na Changshi had specially invited people like him today and would give him face no matter what.

He obviously has nothing to do with the head of the Gongsun family, how can he be bullied like this?

But in the face of Gongsun Du's aggressiveness, he did not dare to refute.

Whose fist is much bigger than his own? His family's power has spread all over Liaodong. He has a total of 5000 servants, farmers and long-term workers, which almost accounts for the entire population of Liaodong. There are thousands of soldiers, far beyond his own comparison.

He could only swallow, clenched his fists with trembling hands, lowered his head and confessed again and again.

In this way, Gongsun Du's face became a little better, and then he turned around and saluted Yuan Shao from afar: "This man does not understand the current affairs and has offended the chief minister. I can't see it. Acting impulsively has disturbed the chief minister Yaxing. I hope you’ll forgive me.”

Gongsun Du's attitude instantly shocked everyone, and they all stared blankly at Gongsun Du with a fawning expression in front of them.

This was completely unexpected. If Yan Liang was like this, it would be excusable. As a long-term follower, it is common. This Gongsun Du is the most powerful among the powerful. Even the less powerful families may not have the Gongsun family. Such a powerful person turned his head to show his favor to Chang Shi.

Could it be that Chang Shi had a handle on it?

After thinking about it, everyone can only blame it on this possibility.

After experiencing such a farce, everyone sat quietly in their seats and said nothing.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and Yuan Shao suddenly asked: "Do you know why these three families did not attend the banquet?"

Hearing this, the people in the audience had different expressions. Perhaps because they had been waiting for a long time, some people couldn't sit still, so they spoke bluntly: "There are two families that are still a hundred miles away from the Duwei Mansion. Maybe they are delayed by something. A few people." It’s due to some circumstances.”

Some people followed and echoed: "Exactly, we and others, thanks to the skillful operation of the groom at home, will be able to arrive."

Gongsun Du snorted coldly and looked at the empty seat with disdain. He didn't understand what those people were thinking. He just felt that his family was powerful, and the new chief had never said hello, so he just sent one person there. He was dissatisfied with the invitation, so he planned to kill Chang Shi's majesty at this time, so that he could understand that Liaodong was not decided by Yuan Shao.

But he didn't care so much. He had already made up his mind to stay close to Yuan Shao. Naturally, he stood up immediately and shouted angrily: "The distance is far? Humph, my Gongsun family is still more than two hundred miles away. , Even so, they came non-stop after being invited by Chang Shi, and almost came in person as the first person. They? Humph, they are just short-sighted fools. "

His attitude was very bad, and he directly described it as some idiots who were greedy for small profits and did not understand the overall situation. Li Xun, who was the first to come, was praised by Gongsun Du. Without such a great reputation, I waved my hands in shame.

The remaining families were silent for a moment. Faced with Gongsundu's covering firepower that ignored the difference between friend and foe, they could only sit quietly without making a sound. Anyway, their own interests were not involved, so these families just Destruction would be beneficial to them, so why bother to talk too much and provoke Gongsun Du to divert the artillery fire.

Yuan Shao also nodded with satisfaction. He didn't know much about Gongsun Du who stood up and would be the future separatist regime outside the Great Wall. He only knew that he came from the Gongsun family in Liaodong. Although his family fortune was somewhat modest, fortunately he was still in good health. With the support of the prefect of Xuantu County from the same clan, he started a life that can be called cheating.

He first served as a minor official in Xuantu County, and then became an official in Liaodong after some operations. Under the edict of the Luoyang court, he was appointed as the governor of Jizhou. Although he did not last long, he also accumulated some experience as a superior.

Later, after being named the governor of Liaodong by Dong Zhuo, he saw the fire inside the fortress and the people's livelihood, so he simply separatized the outside of the fortress. Based on the advantages of the fortress walls, he occupied Liaodong and other places. On one hand, he attacked Xianbei Wuhuan, and on the other hand, he expeditioned against small countries such as Goguryeo. It seemed that he had already He became the local emperor of Liaodong.

Even when the Central Plains was divided into three parts of the world, Gongsun Du was still able to rely on the fortress to establish the Yan Kingdom, and the regime existed for more than forty years.

But now, the still young Gongsun Du has not had such experience. He is just the head of the Gongsun family. Even so, his power is considered to be the top in Liaodong, but now he has made some unexpected moves one after another.

Yuan Shao could only put his plan to deal with him aside for the time being. At least he had such a good attitude, so how could he deal with him in tears under such circumstances.

After taking a look at the sky, he felt a little hungry from early morning to now, so he simply didn't wait any longer.

Wine and food were served.

Everyone was already extremely hungry, and when they saw the food and wine being presented to them, they were about to feast, but they suddenly noticed a pair of extremely cold eyes, and immediately stopped what they were doing.

"What's the matter? Please help yourself."

After getting Yuan Shao's approval, everyone relaxed and gnawed on these lamb legs.

Everyone who was munching until their mouths were full of oil suddenly saw Yuan Shao standing up abruptly, with a smile on his face, no longer in the same devouring posture as they did, and then he said: "I know that you are in a hurry, so we are inviting you to a banquet today. I’m afraid I’ll miss your plan to make money.”

After hearing this, everyone stopped immediately and shook their heads with a smile: "No, no, Chang Shi is busy with affairs, but I am the one who bothers you."

Yuan Shao suddenly said quickly: "Now that you all know it, the long history will get straight to the point."

"Today's banquet for you all is not for anything else, but for the future development of Liaodong. The Xianbei and other foreign tribes often go south, burning, killing and looting. They have long been deeply hated by the Han people."

Immediately afterwards, Yuan Shao sighed in disappointment: "Although the Han army is united, there are only a few soldiers. The defense of the fortress is already stretched thin. There are no more manpower to defend other areas, let alone fight back against the foreign tribes. "

Everyone looked at each other in shock when they heard this. Didn't they just have a great battle a few days ago? Thousands of Han troops fought a Liaodong battle with tens of thousands of Xianbei troops. In the end, they not only lost face, but also gained victory. A lot of war reparations.

Is this called being stretched thin?Everyone's minds were full of doubts, and for a while they couldn't figure out what this long history meant.

Yuan Shao continued to sigh and said: "I have been thinking about it for a long time, and I finally realized after painstaking experience that those Xianbei people dared to go south wantonly, not because of the vast territory of our Han territory, and there were loopholes in the division of troops to guard, which allowed them to take advantage of the loopholes. "Then if we send all the officers and soldiers of the Han army to expand thousands of miles along the Han border, and kill any foreigners who resist on the spot to avoid future troubles, this will not be enough to eliminate the scourge of foreigners." "

"What do you guys think?"

Gongsun Du didn't care, he raised his hands and feet in support of all the opinions and suggestions put forward by Yuan Changshi. He was seen holding the leg of mutton in one hand, cheering and dancing.

"I agree with Chang Shi's plan. A thousand miles of land is enough. It can not only enrich our territory in the Han Dynasty, but also frighten those foreign races. Chang Shi's plan is really brilliant, brilliant!" Gongsun Du praised repeatedly.

As for the degree of difficulty involved, it is even more difficult.

Not to mention that the Xianbei foreigners are nomadic and stay in one area for a short time. As Chang Shi said, there are only a few soldiers. Relying on the fortress walls, they can still resist foreign invasion with a small number of soldiers. If they take the initiative to attack, Throwing so many people outside the Great Wall is not like a wolf entering a tiger's mouth, asking for trouble.

In plain battles with the foreigners outside the Great Wall, the Han army lost nine times out of ten. The only time it achieved a major victory was hundreds of years ago, during the period of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty relied on the support of the whole country behind him, and was able to gain victory only in a state of aggressive military force. Such a great victory.

Nowadays, if you just want to rely on the power of a vassal country, you dare to speak arrogantly. Do you really think that winning the Liaodong battle means that Xianbei is easy to deal with.

Gongsun Du repeatedly agreed. The remaining people were not like him and regarded it as a joke. Such an idea was tantamount to whimsical.

"Chang Shi, the Xianbei wolf is wild and has lived outside the Great Wall for a long time. He knows the terrain and environment there very well. If he rashly leads his army to attack outside the Great Wall, if he encounters stubborn resistance from the alien race and because the logistics cannot keep up, he may be attacked. Return in vain.”

Someone tactfully warned that for such an action of mobilizing troops, they sincerely do not want to start a war. In this way, the two tribes will win or lose each other, and they can also sell some contraband to make huge profits. If it is really promoted Whether they marched southward or the Han army marched northward, no matter who failed, it would be an irreparable loss for them.

"Our Han army can still make Xianbei fear three points by relying on the fortress. If we abandon our strengths and compare with them, we will be using our own shortcomings to match the enemy's strong points. It will be difficult to win. I hope Chang Shi will think twice before acting."

Yuan Shao also thought deeply after listening to these pertinent suggestions.

Then, he opened his mouth and said: "So, the reason why I came to entertain you all today is to ask for your help."

"Each family will send three hundred troops, and they will provide their own food and salary. The Duwei Mansion will provide them with salaries and wages. All they need is that they can obey the orders of the Duwei Mansion, that's all."

"Furthermore, I know that you all have some horse business. No matter how you trade or who you trade with, I will explain it to you today. Every household must contribute one hundred horses. Come on, I will send someone to check it out soon."

"Of course, these are not for nothing. When these horses give birth to horses, no matter how many or few, they will be recorded in the book. The horses from whichever family the horses are from will belong to that family. The Duwei Mansion will never take advantage of them by chance."

"As for the remaining ordnance supplies, I also remember that many of you are doing this business. I will not pursue the crime of selling contraband privately for the time being, but this is because you can supply the Duwei Palace equipment for free. Under the premise of ordnance.”

Yuan Shao thought for a while and nodded to himself: "That's all I can think of at the moment. You all need to help us with the development of Liaodong. The Duwei Mansion will not forget your contribution. In the future, we will stop outside the Great Wall." Your share is here."

Gongsun Du said happily: "Chang Shi is really a benevolent and righteous man. Our Gongsun family is really unwilling to make such a small contribution."

"The Gongsun family dispatched thousands of people, and all the food and wages they brought were provided by the Gongsun family, and the salaries and wages were also provided by the Gongsun family."

"The Gongsun family will provide another five hundred horses, and the chief historian will arrange it himself."

"The Gongsun family has never been involved in ordnance and supplies, but if Chang Shi needs it, the Gongsun family will either sell it or spend huge sums of money to buy it from other families for armaments."

"Everything Chang Shi needs, the Gongsun family will provide for free. I hope Chang Shi will be victorious and the hateful foreigners he killed will be frightened by the news and dare not go south to invade our Han territory again."

His impassioned speech was like a thunderbolt in the ears of all the powerful men. They looked at Gongsun Du in stunned silence as he had given away almost half of his family fortune, thinking that he had lost his mind and gone crazy.

Gongsun Du's family was well off, and even if he gave everything to Yuan Shao as he said, he still still had half of his strength.

They are different. Even what Yuan Shao said before is enough to break their muscles and bones. The good name may compensate for it, but no one will take it seriously.

Those are the private soldiers of the tribe, who are all supported by salaries and wages. During this period, some difficult things committed by the family can often be solved by sending these people. This is also the original intention of recruiting the tribe in the first place.

If they are attached to the Duwei Mansion, the food and salary will still come from their own families, and the Duwei Mansion will only provide a salary. As time goes by, these tribes will become sergeants of the Duwei Mansion sooner or later.

As for the crimes of various arms businesses and private horse trading that Yuan Shao revealed euphemistically, they looked like dead pigs who were not afraid of boiling water.

Before doing these things, they had already picked themselves clean, just so that someone would settle the score.

If there is no evidence and they can convict just by talking, they will submit a pleading to the Liaodong governor. If it fails, it will be sent to the governor of Youzhou for him to make a decision.

"What the head of the Gongsun family said is different. Although Chang Shi has great ambitions and dares to go far outside the fortress to attack the Xianbei foreigners, it is someone else's territory after all. The Han army has not left the fortress for a long time. How can it compete with them? Not to mention the 300 soldiers sent by each family. People, even 3000 people, fighting against the elusive Xianbei people are like sheep entering the tiger's mouth, and their efforts are all in vain."

"Yes, I hope Chang Shi will think twice. If this happens, our Han army will have no one to guard the fortress. If the Xianbei moves south from the side, how will we be able to resist it? It's not because we are unwilling to obey Chang Shi's order. It’s really a bit too reckless to act like this.”

"Right now, the Chief Minister wants to ask each of my families to send troops, money, horses, and military supplies. There are still three families who have not come in person. In this case, wouldn't we have favored one and lost the other? If I had known what happened today, I would have I will never come to this Hongmen Banquet to say goodbye to you all and say goodbye to Chang Shi!"

One person was so angry that he even stood up and resigned with fists filled with indignation.

(End of this chapter)