The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 203 House Arrest Jushou
"A soldier can be killed but not humiliated. If you want to kill me, I have no ability to resist. If you want me to surrender, it is impossible!"

Jushou stared at Wei Tao with piercing eyes, and said without hesitation, without waiting for Wei Tao's words to persuade him to surrender.

Faced with Jushou's situation, Wei Tao was also helpless, but before he could speak, the other party had already blocked his words.

However, Wei Tao also understood that in history, even if Yuan Shao was defeated, this Ju Shou had no intention of surrendering to Cao Cao, and now it is equally impossible for him to surrender himself.

"Take Mr. Jushou down, treat him well, and don't neglect him."

Finally, Wei Tao looked at Jushou and could only wave his hands helplessly.

After Jushou was taken away, Wei Tao turned his head to look at Zhuge Jin and shook his head slightly and said.

"Ziyu, if Jushou is like this, should I kill him? This time, the plan is to capture him at one stroke. If he is released, it is still better than letting the tiger go back to the mountain. I am afraid that he will not know how much he will pay next time."

Wei Tao is also a little helpless, but also Wei Tao does not want to kill Jushou.

Not only because Ju Shou is a rare talent, but also because he has a bad reputation for killing celebrities. If Wei Tao kills him today, it may be difficult to get other talents to take refuge in him in the future.

You can't kill, you can't let go, although you can also use divisive tactics, but if there is an emergency, if you give such a top strategist a trick to reverse the victory or defeat, Wei Tao must not let it go.

Don't be afraid of [-], just be afraid of what happens.

"My lord, let him be strong. If he is strong, then he can't do it. If you don't use softness, put him under house arrest in Bingzhou, Yanmen Pass."

After Zhuge Jin thought for a while, he finally spoke.

"If one day the Huns attack, if they still don't plan, then they are disloyal and unjust people. Such disloyal and unjust people, the more talented they are, the less they can stay. If they plan, the lord will gain their power , why cherish it?"

After some words, Wei Tao found out that top counselors like Ru Jushou and Zhuge Jin had the idea of ​​not taking human life seriously, at least Wei Tao could hear it from Zhuge Jin's words. , Zhuge Jin is already completely calculating Jushou.

But this is a conspiracy, just as Zhuge Jin said, when it comes to right and wrong, Ju Shou still holds that point of view, even if Wei Tao will be executed, he will not regret it.

"This matter depends on Ziyu."

Wei Tao smiled slightly, but didn't say any more.

"My lord, I don't know how to deal with Yuan Shang. Although Yuan Shang himself is incompetent, he is the son of Yuan Shao. If he is killed rashly, Yuan Shao will abandon Cao Cao and attack the lord!"

But Wei Tao didn't speak, but Zhuge Jin asked.

"So my lord should be careful."

"Hehe... Ziyu don't have to worry, I don't have the slightest intention of beheading Yuan Shang."

Wei Tao smiled slightly, and then said clearly.

"However, if you let it go for nothing, wouldn't it be a waste of effort? If he wants to return it, let him exchange it with Bohai County! As long as Yuan Shao agrees with me, Changshan, Zhongshan, Hejian and Bohai The position of prefect of the four counties should be returned by Yuan Shang, if not, hehe..."

Although Wei Tao is not easy to kill Yuan Shang, it is not impossible to put him under house arrest.

The reason why Yuan Shang was able to compete with Yuan Tan for the position of heir was not only because his mother was favored by Yuan Shao, but also because he was the most similar to Yuan Shao.

So he has an unusual place in Yuan Shao's heart.

Even though such an exchange would damage Yuan Shao's prestige, Wei Tao can do it if he wants to.

"Hehe... My lord can cut off half of the entire Jizhou at once, and my lord can still take this opportunity to form an alliance with Yuan Shao, so that the war will not start in a short time."

Zhuge Jin also said with a slight smile.

"Yuan Shao has the best face. Unless it is a last resort, he will not easily bear the reputation of betraying the alliance, not to mention that he is now fighting with Cao Cao. Speaking of this time, the lord sent troops has a lot to do with Cao Cao, but in the end it was the lord I am afraid that even if Cao Mengde heard about it, he would sigh endlessly!"

Hearing Zhuge Jin's words, Wei Tao also smiled slightly, and after a while, Wei Tao sighed slightly again.

"I don't know what's going on with Gongjin now? Although Yuan Tan didn't have such a brilliant person as Jushou, he got the support of the Liu brothers. The Liu brothers are very capable. Although several generals of our army stayed in Hejian, I don’t know if I can fight the enemy.”

"Hehe... My lord, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are indeed enemies of ten thousand people. Even General Zhang Liao, with his martial arts, can only sustain dozens of moves in the opponent's hands without defeat. Only Zhao Yun and Dian Wei The two of them can fight against each other, and Yuan Tan's army is more organized than Yuan Shang's, and he has the upper hand in numbers, so even with the help of generals, we are still hard to beat with the Bingzhou Army."

Hearing Wei Tao's sigh, Zhuge Jin spoke directly like a treasure.

"However, Gongjin was cautious in deploying troops, and he had a city to rely on. In addition, Yuan Tan cherished his own troops and was unwilling to take back Jizhou for Yuan Shang, so there was a stalemate for a while."

"Could it be that there is a letter from Gongjin?"

Zhuge Jin has been following her family for a while, and it is absolutely impossible to know such details. The only possibility is that there is news from Hejian.

"Hehe, my lord's eyes are like torches!"

Zhuge Jin said with a slight smile.

"My lord has made remarkable achievements, and so has Gong Jin. This time, Gong Jin made a great contribution. Just as the lord captured Yuan Shang, Gong Jin also captured Yuan Tan."

"what!"

Even Wei Tao, after hearing the news, couldn't believe it. Although Yuan Tan is also an idiot, he is still much stronger than Yuan Shang in this battle.

But this is not Wei Tao's surprise. What really surprised Wei Tao is that since Yuan Tan is surrounded by Guan Zhang who is an enemy of ten thousand people, how could he be easily captured by Zhou Yu?
Even if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have Zhao Yun and Dian Wei to fight against the enemy, it should not be difficult to escape just to protect Yuan Tan.

Unless that Liu Bei didn't have this thought.

But no matter how heroic Liu Bei is, now that he has voted under Yuan Tan's command, there is absolutely no reason to let Yuan Tan be captured.

"Ziyu, what's going on?"

"Hehe... My lord, one of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei has an arrogant temperament and the other has a bad temper. Even though they have the courage of all men, they inevitably fell into Zhou Yu's method of provoking the general to lure the enemy. In addition, Gong Jin was first To show the enemy his weakness, to arrogate his heart, then to lure his troops to divide by defeat, and finally to break in with an army and directly attack Yuan Tan's army, is to capture him in one fell swoop."

Although what Zhuge Jin said was very simple, it is not difficult to imagine the danger with Wei Tao's wisdom. This is Zhou Yu.

"Why is Yuan Jun in Hejian hosted by who? Yuan Tan is captured, and Yuan Jun must be in chaos. Is it possible for Gong Jin to wipe out Yuan Jun?"

Wei Tao quickly calmed down, and said after a little thought.

But hearing Wei Tao's question, Zhuge Jin's expression was a bit weird, and after hesitating for a while, he spoke slowly.

"My lord, now Yuan Jun in Hejian is presided over by Liu Bei. Although Gong Jin also wants to defeat Yuan Jun in one fell swoop to win the victory. But Liu Bei is not only concerned with Zhang Zhiyong, but also extremely cautious, making Gong Jin unable to do anything. .”

"How can Liu Bei and an outsider hold the power of Yuan Jun?"

Even Wei Tao didn't dare to believe it at this time, even if he was in a different place, Wei Tao was not sure that as an outsider, he would convince the entire army to obey his orders.

"What's more, Guo Tu, Xin Ping and others also have resourcefulness. If they are all captured, that's all. If they are all there, how can they control Yuan Jun as Liu Bei?"

"My lord, Jin doesn't know about this..."

Not only Wei Tao couldn't believe it, even Zhuge Jin couldn't believe it, he couldn't figure out why, so he could only smile wryly.

It's just that both Wei Tao and Zhuge Jin knew that Zhou Yu was a cautious person. If this matter was not true, Zhou Yu would never say so.

"What a Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, he really is extraordinary!"

In the end, Wei Tao could only sigh secretly in his heart, Liu Bei is indeed worthy of a generation of outstanding people and a hero in the world.

After a while, Zhuge Jin also recovered, bowed slightly to Wei Tao and said.

"Congratulations, my lord, congratulations to my lord! No matter what the situation is, now Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are both in my lord's hands. As a result, unless Yuan Shao really has the heart to give up his son, I'm afraid he will have to compromise with my lord!"

Indeed, although Yuan Shao had three sons and Yuan Xi was still around, Yuan Shao had never been favored by Yuan Shao as the successor, and there were no civil servants or generals to support Yuan Xi.

Now that Yuan Tan and Yuan Shangju are in the hands of Wei Tao, in order not to let his support in the past go to waste, he would naturally ask Yuan Shao to exchange them back.

What's more, the current situation has already shown that if Yuan Shao, Wei Tao, and Cao Cao go to war at the same time, Yuan Shao's power is not enough. It is impossible for Yuan Shao's advisers to fail to see this.

Although Yuan Shao is still the most powerful vassal along the way, compared with the history of sitting on four continents and millions of soldiers, Yuan Shao's strength today is really not that strong.

"That's what Ziyu said, so how about leaving this matter to Ziyu to negotiate with him? Now Gongjin's side may only have the ability to defend, and there is no need to stop it quickly after there is no more battle."

"promise!"

Zhuge Jin bowed his hands to Wei Tao and left.

After Zhuge Jin left, Wei Tao didn't get up immediately, but closed his eyes and meditated. After thinking for a while, Wei Tao had another thought in his mind.

"If you put the Yuan brothers back in this way, it would be too simple. At least one thing can be used, maybe it can be..."

After thinking for a while, Wei Tao felt that this plan was feasible, and after thinking about it for a while, he got up slowly, and then went straight to Yuan Shang's prison.

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