Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 151 Yuan Shu's Conspiracy

"Duke Ming, Li Jue and Guo Si are already isolated. All the state capitals in Guanzhong can mobilize and attack with just a message from the emperor. Among them, Duan Yan who is stationed in Hongnong is the most powerful. Duke Ming only needs to appease him. He will go to Ming Gong and be the pawn of the Ming stallion, and Ming Gong will send another general to guard Chang'an, and Guanzhong can be settled."

Cao Cao nodded frequently, he is worthy of being a wise man, almost agreeing with Guo Jia's opinion.

"At present, stability is the top priority in Guanzhong, and there will be no further wars for the time being. Therefore, Duke Ming still needs an important minister to appease the people, resume production, and mediate the powers of Xiliang. I recommend the servants of the Huangmen Zhong Yao and Zhong Yuanchang to you."

Cao Cao was taken aback?Can Zhong Yao take on this great job?

Jia Xu went on to say: "Zhong Yuanchang is from Yingchuan, he is familiar with the situation in Guanzhong, and he is witty and decisive, good at government affairs and courageous, so he can take on this great task." After Jia Xu finished speaking, he made up his mind to speak less .

Cao Cao was overjoyed, and after returning to Xuchang, he issued three edicts in the name of the emperor. The first one was to crusade against Li Jue and Guo Si, calling on the county guards in various places in Guanzhong to attack them; General Zhenyuan, who led the prefect of the North, asked him to send troops to attack Li Jue; the third was Zhong Yao, the servant of the Huangmen, who was promoted to be a servant, and led the captain of Sili to supervise the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong.Cao Cao sent Xia Houyuan to lead [-] troops out of Guanzhong.

When Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu arrived in Xuchang, they did not make friends with the courtiers or with Cao Cao's subordinates. They were removed from Cao Cao's mansion to discuss matters, and they closed their doors at home to see guests, even though they rarely saw each other.

Cao Cao sent two generals and 2 troops at once, and it was a bit stretched to have only 3 to [-] people on hand.Fortunately, Cao Ren was in the south and Xia Houyuan was in the west. The battle line was temporarily stable. Cao Cao stopped expanding rapidly and began to focus on vigorously developing production and training troops.

The busiest person right now is Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu is very busy, really busy.The cause of founding a country and proclaiming the emperor is in full swing, and everything has entered the countdown, but he always feels that there is something missing.

On this day, he was thinking about what else he needed to prepare to become emperor, and Zhang Jiong came to see him.Yuan Shu immediately summoned Zhang Jiong: "Zhang Jiong, how are you getting ready?"

Zhang Jiong replied: "The official came to see the lord for this matter, and there was still a little problem, but I didn't expect the lord to be blessed, and before the official could figure out a way, someone came to the door to congratulate the lord. "

Yuan Shu was confused when he heard this: "Don't be in a hurry to congratulate, tell me what's going on? What's wrong?"

"The lower officials are sent by the lord, and they don't think about eating and drinking every day. They just think about how to do this errand well, and dare not miss a little bit. Two days ago, I suddenly discovered that we still lack a little support and important weapon of the royal family. Lack of court congratulations from princes..."

Yuan Shu slapped his thigh, that's right!I said that I always feel that something is missing. "Go on, why did someone send it?"

"My lord, do you still remember Zhou Cang and Zhou Weiguo? He was recommended by the lord to be the prefect of Guangling. He has already gone to his post. He sent someone to thank him and sent him a heavy gift. I checked carefully and found that there are many important weapons that the royal family can only have. To make up for our deficiencies, isn’t this the lord’s great blessing? Whatever is lacking, it’s just in line with God’s will for the lord to proclaim himself emperor!”

Zhang Jiong's words made Yuan Shule's fart, he didn't care about Zhou Cang at all. "Yeah, yes, he is grateful and sensible. Where is the gift? Show me quickly."

Zhang Jiong clapped his hands, while several servants brought in several boxes of different sizes, and opened them to see: what kind of gold-threaded jade clothes, what kind of umbrella cover, what kind of jade pendant, what kind of golden crown and jade belt, what kind of bronze tripod and bronze mirror Classes packed with boxes.Yuan Shu couldn't help blurting out: "Whose ancestral grave did he dig, or which imperial tomb?"

Zhang Jiong was very surprised. It was obvious that these were the prohibited objects excavated by Liu Li, but Zhou Cang carefully removed all the artifacts that could indicate the identity of the owner.

Zhang Jiong hurriedly said: "I heard that Zhou Weiguo guarded the emperor's return to the east and received a lot of rewards, and that the emperor lost all the artifacts after he arrived in Luoyang. It is said that they were taken by Li Jue and Guo Si, and many of them must have been taken away by others... "

"Huh, let me just say it. Zhou Cang must have made a fortune, no wonder there are royal things, so he dared to give it to me." Yuan Shu accepted Zhang Jiong's explanation on the surface, despite his background. It's not right, it's better than funeral objects.

Zhang Jiong didn't dare to dwell on this issue any longer, so he changed the subject and said, "If my lord proclaims himself emperor, these things will come in handy. Zhou Cang can be regarded as a vassal now, so he can be called to watch the ceremony."

"Yeah, okay, you can arrange it."

"My lord, there is one more thing, that is, Zhou Cang has just arrived in Guangling, and he is short of soldiers and food..." Zhang Jiong continued, but was interrupted by Yuan Shu.

"Why does he need so many soldiers and food? Just tell him, as long as you are sincere to me, I will take care of him. Don't worry about others being unfavorable to him." Yuan Shu said with a frown.

"My lord, Zhou Cang was the first to join us. He has a request, and we can't easily refuse it, so as not to chill people's hearts. Besides, he must have had a lot of difficulties when he first arrived in Guangling. We also want him to restrain Liu Bei. By the way, he Instead of borrowing food from the lord, you are buying food from us with money."

Hearing that it was a purchase, Yuan Shu suddenly turned into a smiling face. "Yeah, you're right, you can't be cold-hearted. We have enough food and grass now, so we'll sell some to him, but the money and food must be checked clearly. Hehehe, Zhou Cang really made a fortune."

Zhang Jiong cursed secretly in his heart, and said on the face: "My lord, Shengming, I will handle it right away, and I ask the supervisor to appoint a supervisor."

"Alright." Yuan Shu agreed, and then appointed a confidant as supervisor.But he forgot one big thing, that is, he didn't explain exactly how much grain he could sell, but only said that the money and grain should be checked clearly, so he could sell as much grain as he had, and Zhou Cang bought back 20 shi from Yuan Shu all at once. Grain and grass accounted for almost [-]% of Yuan Shu's inventory.

Yuan Shu's mind was not on this, and he was still planning his great cause of becoming emperor. "Is it a little less to have only one prince?"

"Your official has a plan, my lord should also show your strength and frighten these princes."

Zhang Jiong's words brightened Yuan Shu's eyes, "These words are reasonable, and I have the same intention. These princes are too shameful. What kind of virtue does Yuan Shao have? They are just Yuan's family slaves. They all ran to him and circled around him. It's just who should we take?" Where do we start?"

"My lord, Tao Qian and Tao Gongzu were always friendly with the lord before, but after his death, Xuzhou was taken away by Liu Bei. I suspect that Tao Qian's death was not clear, and Liu Bei is very suspicious. The whereabouts of Tao Qian's two sons are unknown, and Liu Bei cannot escape. " Zhang Jiong immediately sold Liu Bei. "At the beginning, when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, Tao Qian went to Kong Rong and Tian Kai for help. Why didn't he send someone to find the lord? I'm afraid Tao Qian was already under Liu Bei's control at that time, and he couldn't help himself."

(End of this chapter)