King of Liao at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 569 The Rise of Yuan Shang
If Cao Cao is still the overlord of the Central Plains, one of the best princes in the world, and the emperor has not died in Cao Cao's hands in a daze, but attracted the princes of the world to attack, Xun Chen would directly let Yuan Shang lead a group of old Yuan family members to follow Cao Cao Yes, but now Cao Cao is not what it used to be. Although his strength is still there, his reputation has reached the lower limit. Xun Chen does not dare to predict what the next step will be, so he has to use a conservative method to keep Yuan Shang for so long Xun Chen had no choice but to do some calculations, and Xun Chen had to do some calculations, which was to tell Cao Cao that Yuan Shang was the son of Yuan Shao, the old master of Hebei. If Cao Cao went north to Jizhou and brought Yuan Shang with him, although he would get Many of Yuan Shao's elders strongly supported him, but this is the face of the Yuan family, and has nothing to do with Cao Cao. If Jizhou is captured, everyone will elect Yuan Shang as the lord of the north. At that time, what should Cao Cao do?Wasn't it a place where he led his troops to take it down with great difficulty, and Yuan Shao was taken advantage of in vain?
Xun Chen was also afraid that Cao Cao would suspect why he, as Yuan Shang's disciple, really helped Cao Cao, pretending to have been in Yuan's house for a long time, and since he came to Xuchang, he has been greatly favored by Cao Cao, and he has the relationship between Xun Yu and Xun You , Xun Chen's heart has already followed Cao Cao, not Yuan Shang who is completely incompetent and even robbed of his wife by Li Lin.

Cao Cao was originally suspicious by nature, and he was suspicious of his old ministers, not to mention that this was the former overlord of the north. Regardless of whether Xun Chen was right or not, whether to bring Yuan Shang or not, Cao Cao thought he was right. He didn't have any influence on himself, so this Yuan Shang really got his life back. He didn't follow Cao Cao to the north, and he didn't stay in the Central Plains. Instead, he was sent to Chang'an under Xun Chen's secret suggestion, and belonged to Zhong Yao command.

Xun Chen chose Chang'an and Zhong Yao for no reason. Cao Cao is surrounded by mountains, mountains in the east, rivers in the west, ditches in the south, pits in the north, Liu He, Ma Teng, Liu Biao, Sun Quan, etc. The princes are all thinking about Cao Cao, but Xun Chen has to choose a prince who is not so powerful, and someone who is not so powerful and wise internally will discover his intentions. From the face of Sun Quan, the strength is naturally needless to say, but internally Chen Deng , Liu Ye is a wise man, difficult to deal with, and in the south, although Liu Biao in Jingzhou is not very good, his subordinate Kuai Yue is a difficult character to deal with. In addition, Liu Bei also took refuge in the past. Human enemies are the most difficult to deal with, and there is Mao Jie from Nanyang, who is a first-class wise general under Cao Cao, and it is even more difficult to deal with. As a result, the rest is Ma Teng and Han Sui from Xiliang. Although Liang soldiers are brave, they are on horseback. As long as they defend the city, these Xiliang soldiers will have nothing to do. In addition, Xiliang is barren, and they will not fight for a long time. It can be seen that as long as they can hold on, Cao Jun will win sooner or later. Guard Zhong Yao, Xun Chen is really not very familiar with you. He is not very alive in Xuchang. It is probably covered up by the relatives of the Cao family, Le Jin, Li Dian and others, so Xun Chen finally chose to go. Chang'an, under Zhong Yao's command.

When he was stationed in Guanzhong with Zhong Yao, Zhong Yao won more than [-] battles, and Yuan Shang fought bravely. With the help of a group of former Yuan family members behind him, he also made a lot of military exploits. Later, Zhong Yao used Luoyang to garrison to guard against the Youliao army, and this Chang'an was handed over to Yuan Shang, which also shows that Yuan Shang is not an ordinary simple person.

To the west of Tongguan, to the north of the Wei River, and to the west of Qinchuan, is Guanzhong. This was once the most affluent place in the world, the birthplace of the Qin State, and the earliest place in China known as "a golden city thousands of miles away, a land of abundance". There are natural terrain barriers, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Since the Warring States Period, there has been a saying of "a country with four fortresses". Therefore, Zhang Liang in the Han Dynasty used "a golden city thousands of miles" to summarize the advantages of Guanzhong to persuade Liu Bang to make Guanzhong his capital.During the Warring States Period, Su Qin told King Hui of Qin the strategy of "Lian Heng", and praised Guanzhong for "the fields are fertile, the people are rich, the chariots are thousands of rides, the trade is vigorously fought, the fields are fertile for thousands of miles, and the accumulation is abundant." The so-called Tianfu is the most powerful country in the world", which was more than half a century earlier than the Chengdu Plain was awarded the title of "Land of Abundance".

This is because Guanzhong has become a geomantic treasure land rich in products and the capital of emperors since the Zhengguo Canal was built in the Warring States Period, and the Chang'an generation, that is, the land of Sanfu, went through the riots of Li Jue and Guo Si, and then Cao Cao and Guo Si. Xiliang people competed for Guanzhong, and the people here had already been massacred, and there were only a few 10,000+ people left, which was about the same as a larger county. It is still desolate, full of loess, and when the spring breeze blows, a lot of sand is rolled up. The glory of the year has long since disappeared, leaving only a dark sky and barren land.

Inside the Great Wall, Yuan Shang'an was sitting in the original palace that Dong Zhuo asked someone to build. I have to say that the conditions of this palace are better than the one in Luoyang. Both Zhong Yao and Yuan Shang are too lazy to spend money on repairs, so they will use it. Yuan Shang , sitting on the main seat, with the subordinates in the east and the west in the west, the civil servants thought it was Xun Chen, and after that, there were many famous descendants of the Yuan family, such as Shen Rong, the younger brother of Shen Pei, and Shen Rong, the younger brother of Ju Shou, Ju Zong, only Zhang Sheng, Peng An, and Feng Li Gaofan were left as generals, and they were all old generals of the Yuan family. It was given by Cao Cao intentionally, and it is purely accidental that he can guard Chang'an now.

Since Yuan Shang voted for Cao Cao in the south, there were not many scribes and generals around him, but such a big brand as the Yuan family was there, and Li Lin was in Jizhou, that is to say, the Yuan family was broken up, not completely defeated, so he was defeated by Li Lin Afterwards, many old officials of the Yuan family went into hiding, either preparing to seek refuge with Li Lin or elsewhere. As soon as Yuan Shang arrived at Cao Cao's place, he played Cao Cao's brand, of course, to show that Cao Cao thought of his old relationship with Yuan Shao and took him in. The name of Yuan Shao's legacy son can not only put gold on Cao Cao's face, but also show the Yuan family's hope to the whole world. In this way, the old officials of the Yuan family immediately came to look out for the wind, and came to join Yuan Shang's command. But Yuan Shang couldn't be appointed as an official, and they all treated each other as diners, and among them, the biggest name is also the most important, and it should be the one where everyone's eyes are gathering now...

Yuan Shang looked at Wenwu and saw a person standing in front of him, his face was very excited, and he asked anxiously: "Ziyuan! This time I will be an envoy to Ma Teng in Xiliang, and I will gain something!" Yes, this person is Xu You Xu Ziyuan, you are one of Yuan Shao's eight great advisors. Most of Yuan Shao's eight advisors were killed by Li Lin, and only Guo Tu surrendered to Li Lin, while Xun Chen and Xu You were still under Yuan Shang's command.

Xu You originally planned to attack Li Lin's camp with Gao Lan. He planned to reverse the situation with a narrow escape plan. He didn't want to fail, but Gao Lan was captured by Li Lin and eventually became a general under Li Lin's command. Xu You is so smart, depending on the momentum No, he ran away immediately and hid in a place. Just when Xu You was planning what he should do next, Yuan Shang's sign appeared, and Xu You seemed to see the light.

However, Xu You is an important adviser under Yuan Shao's command. After conquering Hebei, Liu Yu, who was still alive at the time, of course wanted to eliminate some of Yuan Shao's participating forces in Hebei. Xu You was among them. Xu You didn't dare to return to his home in Yecheng, so Xu You had to hide his name. After several twists and turns, relying on his own wisdom, he finally found Yuan Shang and was immediately named a guest of honor by Yuan Shang.

And now, Xu You is also the second only to Xun Chen under Yuan Shang's command. Without the secret fight in Yuan Shao, Yuan Shang's strength has developed rapidly under the promotion of Xun Chen and Xu You, but he is afraid It was discovered by Cao Cao that it was very good to contain Yuan Shang and hide it. Now that Cao Cao is dead, Yuan Shangyou sits in Chang'an and finally has his own territory. Now, Yuan Shang knows that his chance to make a comeback has come, and he dare not stand up against the Cao family , but Yuan Shang must first ensure his own safety.

Xun Chen once said: "In the land of Guanzhong, there are Qianghu, Xiongnu, etc. Hu troops in the north, Qinzhou and Liangzhou in the west, Ma Teng and Han Sui's sphere of influence, and south. There is no need to worry about Hanzhong. Zhang Lu’s juniors in Hanzhong are still difficult to stick to, and there are mountains separated from Chang’an, so they will not pose any threat to Chang’an. However, if Yuan Shang wants to make a comeback and revive the reputation of the Yuan family, he must first win over the Hu people and make friends with horses. Teng, Han Sui, can have time to develop, wait for the great changes in the Central Plains, sweep through Guanzhong, take the guards in the bag, and collect Hongnong and Luoyang in the east, then enter the Central Plains, and take Yizhou in the south, and they will definitely be able to dominate the world In front of everyone, it was Xu You who had just returned from his mission to Ma Teng in Xiliang, how could Yuan Shang not be excited, and hurriedly asked about the situation of Xu You's mission.

Xu You still had that self-proclaimed high-minded look, and now that he was the No. 2 person under Yuan Shang's command, it was even more difficult to hide his arrogance. Seeing that Ma Shoucheng has reached an agreement with Ma Shoucheng, he, Ma Shoucheng, will definitely not attack the lord for a while!"

"Oh?" Yuan Shang immediately laughed and said, "Hehe, I didn't expect that Ziyuan and Ma Shoucheng would agree so quickly. I thought it would take some time!"

Xu You said with a smile: "Haha, my lord, Ma Shoucheng, a common man, would have been destroyed by Han Sui long ago if he hadn't had his prestige among the Liangzhou and Qianghu people. The lord made a request, and a certain person agreed on behalf of the lord!"

(End of this chapter)