When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 261: Alliance in Xuzhou?

"Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang deceived heaven and earth and murdered loyal officials!"

"Cholera in the palace, oppression of party members, cruelty and inhumanity, and the crime is rife!"

"Today, I receive the secret decree from the Emperor and gather a large army of righteous men, vowing to wipe out China and exterminate all the evildoers. I hope you will raise an army of righteous men to vent the public anger; support the royal family and save the people! When the manifesto arrives, please act immediately!"

A manifesto spread throughout the Han Dynasty along with the battle between Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang, causing Yuan Shao to laugh and stroke his beard.

Han Fu even clasped his fists and congratulated him, "Brother Benchu, Cao Mengde's writing is brilliant. Once this manifesto is published, I believe that capable people all over the world will respond to it and will surely correct the mistakes and help the Han Dynasty."

Feng Fang speaks more directly.

"Brother Benchu, I didn't expect Cao Mengde to agree to your request. I remember that he was very close to Liu Xuande. After all, Liu Xuande didn't care about He Jin, no, he didn't care about Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang who persecuted the loyal officials."

"General Feng, you don't know something." Without waiting for Yuan Shao to answer, Han Fu took the initiative to explain: "Cao Mengde and Brother Benchu ​​have been close friends since they were young, and he treats Brother Benchu ​​with respect like a brother. Moreover, Brother Benchu ​​is so talented and ambitious that he is rarely seen in the world. Moreover, this matter concerns the great families of the world. How can Cao Mengde refuse?"

Feng Fang suddenly realized, "So that's it!"

Hearing Han Fu's flattery, Yuan Shao couldn't help but smile. What Han Fu said was true. He was older than Cao Cao, and Cao Cao naturally treated him like an elder brother.

Yuan Shao cleared his throat and said, "Governor Han, General Feng, let's discuss the matter of the alliance."

When you are really sleepy, someone will give you a pillow.

A soldier came hurriedly to report.

"Reporting to the envoy, Xia Pi County Magistrate Chen Yuanlong was the first to respond to the call to action. He sent people to invite heroes from all over the world to gather in Xuzhou to discuss the matter of the bandits!"

"As for food and fodder, Chen will be responsible for them all!"

"Good! Great good!"

The first person to speak was Feng Fang, who was in the army. Even the most confused generals knew the importance of food and fodder, let alone him who had commanded the eight schools of Xiyuan.

However, someone soon disagreed with Feng Fang.

"inappropriate!"

This voice attracted everyone's attention, and one of the officials of the provincial government stood up.

This man has a handsome appearance and a majestic figure.

Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, immediately revealed the man's identity.

"Gong Yu, what do you think?"

Gong Yu, whose surname was Ju and whose name was Shou, was from Guangping.

Ju Shou clasped his fists towards everyone present

"Sir, General, the situation is urgent. Dong Zhuo has always been decisive and has many talented people under his command. We should send troops immediately to seize Luoyang. We cannot ignore the important matter for the sake of the petty profits of Chen Yuanlong's food and grass!"

Yuan Shao was shocked by this remark. He stood up quickly and exclaimed, "Sir, your words have enlightened me!"

Since Yuan Shao had spoken, Feng Fang had no choice but to give up.

Just as Han Fu was about to speak, two or three Confucian scholars stood up and put forward completely opposite views.

It was Xin Ping and Xin Pi from Yingchuan. They bowed to Han Fu and said:

"Not right! My Lord, Dong Zhuo is a former official of the Yuan family. Even if Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang are fighting, there is also He Miao who controls a large number of troops in Luoyang. It is difficult for Dong Zhuo to fight him. We should agree to Chen Yuanlong. It is well known that Xuzhou is rich. Not only will we not have to worry about food and grass, but we can also rely on alliances to earn reputation and fight against the rebels together with the heroes of the world. This is a victory of the Tao!"

Hearing what these two people said, Yuan Shao was shocked again. Yes, he knew the fighting effectiveness of He Jin's army. If it was really as Ju Shou said, if Dong Zhuo was not strong enough, wouldn't they be going to die?
Gathering the strength of all the heroes in the world is better than him and Han Fu sending out troops.

"good."

However, the people of Jizhou, led by Shen Pei, stood up and expressed the opposite opinion.

They said to Han Fu, "How can you, as the governor of Jizhou, be controlled by a mere county governor?"

"Jizhou has always been rich, not inferior to Xuzhou. The Yuan family has three officials in four generations, far superior to the Chen family. We should decide the location of the alliance!" It makes sense.
Yuan Shao lamented that Han Fu had many talented people under his command, but his advisers had long been imprisoned by He Jin.
However, Han Fu frowned. Although he respected Yuan Shao very much because of Yuan Shao's former official, he was the governor of Jizhou after all and held the military and political power of Jizhou. Why were you bringing up the Yuan family?

So he simply ignored Shen Pei.

"I think Nakaji and Saji's plan is better."

Feng Fang already liked the suggestions of Xin Ping and Xin Pi, and with Han Fu's highly positive comments, his originally dormant thoughts immediately became active, and he looked at Yuan Shao.

Because there were too many choices and they were already the advantageous party, Yuan Shao could not make up his mind for a while.

He saw that Feng Fang and Han Fu both agreed with the Xin brothers' suggestions. After a few breaths of silence, he finally nodded to show his agreement.

Seeing that his advice had gone to waste, Shen Pei did not say a word, and even his expression did not change. He just bowed and led the scholars of Jizhou to sit down.

Ju Su sighed and had no choice but to sit down.

Xuzhou
Xiapi
Chen Deng looked very relaxed, even humming a little tune, and leisurely writing on jute paper.

However, Mi Zhu was anxious and he grabbed Chen Deng's arm.

"Yuanlong, what time is it?! Do you still have time to practice calligraphy here?"

This stunned the new guard. How dare this man speak to the county magistrate in such a tone?
He had no choice but to cast a questioning look at the senior who had arrived some time earlier than him.

The guard looked normal. He muttered to himself, "What's so surprising about this? He really has never seen the world. Can you and I guess the relationship between the county governor and this gentleman?"

"Zi Zhong, why are you so anxious?" Chen Deng was not angry at all. He seemed to not understand what Mi Zhu said. He smiled and even asked back, "What do you think of my handwriting?!"

“No time to read the words!”

Mi Zhu stamped his feet anxiously.

"Luoyang is in danger!"

"Ugh."

Chen Deng waved to his attendants.

The senior attendant immediately understood that this was an order for them to leave as they were about to discuss a private matter, so he pulled the new guard out of the two men's sight.

Seeing that there was no one around except himself and Chen Deng, Mi Zhu opened the door and asked

"Yuanlong, why did you ask the princes to come to Xuzhou?"

"Why did you respond to Cao Aman's call for justice?"

"Isn't Xu Wenxiu by He Jin's side helping us?"

Chen Deng put away his smile and put on a serious face. He answered the questions one by one.

"First of all, Li Wenyou under Dong Zhuo is not a fool, but a genius. However, Xu Wenxiu is just an average person. Even if I can help him from a distance, the Han Dynasty is not like the fairyland of the future. Even if we don't consider the robbers on the road, it will take several days to communicate with each other at full speed. What's more, we have already been exposed to Li Wenyou."

"Combined with the news sent back by the death warriors who stayed in Luoyang City, He Jin's attitude towards Brother Xuande has long changed."

"He Jin has offended the scholars of the world. The only three people who are capable of lending a helping hand to He Jin in times of crisis are Brother Xuande, Liu Junlang, and Liu Bo'an."

"However, Liu Bo'an is in constant conflict with Gongsun Zan, so how can he have the energy to help He Jin?"

"Liu Junlang is guarding Yizhou, and he has ordered Zhang Lu and Wu Yi to cut off the road from the Central Plains to Yizhou, so it is impossible for him to rush to help He Jin."

"The only option is Brother Xuande."

"How can I let Yuan Shao and others enter Luoyang before Brother Xuande?"

"That's why I resorted to this desperate measure!"

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