Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 102 Birds and Beasts After the Birds and Beasts Scatter (3)

Yuan Shao was overjoyed, and immediately sent Xu You to Jizhou to win over many of Han Fu's subordinates by means of large sums of money, appointment of officials and making wishes, and statements of interests.Yuan Shao wrote to Gongsun Zan again, asking him to jointly seize and divide Jizhou equally.

Gongsun Zan won many battles against foreigners in the north, and had many troops under him. He was no longer satisfied with being under Liu Yu. After receiving Yuan Shao's letter, he immediately led his troops under the banner of King Qin, and many counties in Jizhou surrendered.Han Fu was troubled internally and externally, and was in a state of desperation.

Yuan Shao forced Han Fu into a dead end with a clever strategy, and the time has come for him to make a move.He first sent generals Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Gao Lan, and Han Meng to lead [-] soldiers each, and Chunyu Qiong responded by putting on a posture to move closer to Jizhou. Fu.

Xun Kan met Han Fu in the name of a fellow from Yingchuan, and said: "Gongsun Zan came from the south, and all the counties responded to Gongsun Zan. Jizhou is at stake. General Yuan led the army to the east, and his intentions are unpredictable. What are you going to do?"

Han Fu was in a dilemma, fearful in his heart, and asked, "What do you think if I invite Yuan Shao to deal with Gongsun Zan?"

Xun Chen chuckled, and asked back: "Assess yourself, how is it compared with Yuan Shao in terms of generosity, benevolence, and attachment of people's hearts?"

Han Fu replied: "I am not as good as him."

Xun Chen asked again: "In the face of danger, you managed to win by surprise. In terms of resourcefulness and courage, how do you compare with Yuan Shao?"

Han Fu said, "I'm still not as good as him."

Xun Chen asked again: "You have been favored from generation to generation, in terms of background, qualifications and fame, how do you compare with Yuan Shao?"

Han Fu replied: "I am even worse than him."

Xun Chen said: "Hehehe, the general is very aware of the gap between you and Yuan Shao. You are not as good as Yuan Shao in three aspects. What else can you say? You have been above Yuan Shao for a long time, and people are not convinced, so you are uneasy."

Han Fu's face was flushed, yes, he was really inferior to Yuan Shao in every way, and Han Fu began to feel inferior.

"Yuan Shao is a contemporary hero and the leader of the feudal lords against Dong Zhuo. He will definitely not be subordinate to you. It is for this reason that many of your former subordinates left you to join Yuan Shao. There will be more in a while The people who are not here will leave you." After talking about the gap, Xun Chen began to talk about pros and cons to scare Han Fu. "Now Gongsun Zan leads the soldiers of Yan and Dai, and his troops are irresistible. Jizhou is an important city in the world. If the two armies join forces to attack and meet at the city, Jizhou's peril will come immediately."

The more Han Fu listened, the more miserable his complexion became, the more sweaty his head became, and besides his low self-esteem, he was even more frightened. "What should I do, sir, please teach me."

Xun Chen said: "At present, it is better to give the virtuous to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao must be very grateful to you, and Gongsun Zan will no longer be able to fight with you. You are a student of the Yuan family, so the general has the reputation of being a virtuous person, and his status is higher than that of Mount Tai. Be firm. Don't worry any more, and invite Yuan Shao here as early as possible."

Han Fu pondered for a while: "Mr. Xie taught me, if it wasn't for Mr., I would have almost mistaken myself."

When Han Fu's subordinates Shi Gengwu, Biejia Minchun, and Qidu Wei Jushou learned about it, they came to dissuade Han Fu and said: "Although Jizhou is small, there are 10 people who can wear armor and go into battle, and the food can last ten years. People and the poor army look up to me, like a baby in the palm of an adult, if you don’t feed him, you can starve to death immediately. Why do you want to give him Jizhou?”

Han Fu shook his head straight: "I used to be a subordinate of the Yuan family, and my talent is not as good as Yuan Shao. Since ancient times, I have been modest in evaluating my own virtues, and I should follow the example of the ancients. Besides, I joined the princes in an alliance to attack Dong Zhuo, and jointly elected Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance. How can there be any reason why my status is higher than that of the leader? How can this convince the princes and eliminate Dong Zhuo?"

The local gentry in Jizhou became anxious when they heard this, "Now the princes have already dispersed, and the original covenant exists in name only. How can the king accept the emperor's order to guard Jizhou, how can he accept it privately? Who says you are not as good as Yuan Shao, just because you are better than him More food, more food than him, what is worse than Yuan Shao?"

Han Fu said: "It is precisely because the princes are not united and cannot obey the orders of the leader that the crusade against Dong Zhuo has not been completed. I should set an example and respect the leader. Otherwise, helping the Han Dynasty and destroying Dong Zhuo is just empty talk. I was appointed as Jizhou Mu. The late Master Yuan Kui recommended that Master Yuan was killed by Dong Zhuo. I cannot avenge him. Now that his nephew has come to Jizhou, I should give it to Yuan Shao for both public and private purposes. Don’t worry, Yuan Shao’s talents are superior to mine. Jizhou will be better governed. You are also talented and learned people, I will recommend it to Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao will definitely use you again."

Han Fu in turn persuaded his subordinates earnestly. "Now that the princes of the world are divided into one side and look around the world, who can turn the tide and save the court? I think only Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu ​​have this ability. Are you willing to see my Han Dynasty fall apart? Can I stay out of Jizhou?"

No matter how everyone persuaded, Han Fu insisted on his own opinion and did not listen. He sent his son to Yuan Shao to send Yinshou to give up Jizhou.Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, led Jizhou to herdsmen himself, and received Han Fu's soldiers and horses and countless grains and grass that Han Fu had painstakingly accumulated.

What Han Fu didn't expect was that all the civil servants and military generals in Jizhou had defected to Yuan Shao. Hebei famous scholars Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Shen Pei, and Wang Xiu, and military generals included Ju Yi, Chu Jiao, Zhang Nan, Lu Kuang, and Lu Xiang. Brothers, etc., Yuan Shao will all be promoted.Only Xun Yu from Yingchuan, who lived in Jizhou, was unwilling to be attached to Yuan Shao, so he moved his family to Yanzhou to join Cao Cao, and Cao Cao gave him a lot of attention.

Only Han Fu was left alone, attached to Yuan Shao, and was watched everywhere, even when he went to the bathroom, he was followed by others, and he was afraid of Yuan Shao's harm, so he lived in fear every day.Endless mental torture forced Han Fu to hang himself after a banquet.

At this time, Yuan Shao had a strong army and horses. While solving internal problems and stabilizing his rule in Jizhou, he began to disintegrate and win over princes from all walks of life.Although Cao Cao was not very obedient, Yuan Shao always thought that Cao Cao was still afraid of himself and attached himself to him, so he played Cao Cao as the shepherd of Yanzhou, guarding the south and southeast for himself, and as the vanguard against Yuan Shu and Tao Qian, he sent his general Zhu Ling He led the troops to assist Cao Cao, and got closer to Liu Biao, asking him to contain Yuan Shu in the south.

When Gongsun Zan heard that Yuan Shao had acquired Jizhou, he naively sent someone to ask Yuan Shao for half of the land, but Yuan Shao was not willing to spit out the food he ate, and played Tai Chi push hands, pretending to be stupid and ignoring this.

Gongsun Zan's labor expedition was arranged by Yuan Shao. He wanted to advance but was worried about the instability in the rear. He was hesitating. Yuan Shu sent people to form an alliance and leaked Yuan Shao's idea of ​​supporting Liu Yu as emperor to Gongsun Zan.Gongsun Zan was overjoyed, and immediately sent people to declare that Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, wanted to establish himself as emperor, and heaven and earth would not allow Liu Yu to take care of himself.

(End of this chapter)