Back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 519
Amidst the laughter, the three clasped each other's fists again.

"Brother Fengxian!" Yuan Shu cupped his fists.

"Brother Gonglu!" Lu Bu returned the salute with clasped fists.

"Marquis Wen, my in-laws!" Gong Du cupped his fists, Lu Bu and Yuan Shu each bowed.

Yuan Yao saw that the three elders were courteous to each other here, and couldn't get in the way, so he made a plan, deliberately knocked a bamboo plaque onto the table, and hurriedly pretended to be nervous, and took a peek at the three of them , and then leaned over to pick it up.

Although the sound of the bamboo tablet falling to the ground was extremely soft, it immediately attracted the attention of Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, and Gong Du.

Seeing Yuan Shu's expression froze, his smile suddenly froze, his eyes swept away, and he found the bamboo tablet that Yuan Yao had knocked down, and said in his heart: "No, my son is the great general and prime minister of the current dynasty, why are you standing on both sides of him? I lost face in front of my father-in-law! I have to pick it up for him, which can not only highlight his identity, but also bring the relationship between my father and son closer!"

Thinking of this, Yuan Shu nodded and smiled, reaching out to pick it up.

No, at this time Gong Du also had the same thoughts as Yuan Shu, and at the same time Yuan Shu just stretched out his hand, he also bent down to pick up the bamboo token.

Lu Bu, who was sitting between the two, was originally looking at Yuan Yao following the sound of the bamboo card falling to the ground. Seeing Yuan Shu and Gong Du scrambling to pick up the bamboo card at the same time, he immediately took a deep breath. Thinking: "As Yuan Yao's first father-in-law, how can I move slower than others!"

Lv Bu was tall and had even longer arms. Although he was the last to make the move, he stretched out his long arms with a whimper, grabbing the bamboo tablet before Yuan Shu and Gongdu.

But just when Lu Bu was about to pick up the bamboo card, the big hands of Yuan Shu and Gong Du pressed on Lu Bu's hand almost at the same time.

Clap!There were two soft beeps, and three big hands clasped together.

The three of them were also startled at the same time, and after looking at each other, they immediately understood that they had fallen into Yuan Yao's trick.

"Good boy! How dare you tease my father!! I...!" Yuan Shu couldn't laugh or cry, and wanted to teach Yuan Yao a lesson.

"Scared!!!...!" Lu Bu's eyes flashed.

"Hahaha...!!" Gong Du laughed heartily.

Yuan Yao put on an innocent look, shrugged his shoulders, then smiled and cupped his fists to accompany him and said, "Father, two father-in-laws, Yao has something to say!!"

Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, and Gong Du immediately looked serious and withdrew their hands.

Lu Bu put the bamboo plaque on the proposal, and said, "Zimou, although we are elders, we are based on you, why don't you tell us your opinion first, and we can discuss it later!"

"Brother Feng Xian's words are reasonable, I agree!" Yuan Shu said.

"I also agree!" Gong Du said.

Yuan Yao took a breath, his expression lifted, he stopped being polite, and said loudly: "The meaning of today is an extraordinary day for us. The future cooperation between us will be closely related to our rise and fall. Success or failure!"

"Although the Han Dynasty is weak, it is dead but not dead. It is not the time for us to exert all our strength, but to endure it and develop rapidly while actively attacking the enemy!"

"In the north, I have laid out two chess pieces, one is the Southern Huns, and the other is the Baekje country overseas. Once these two places are truly fully controlled, the north will be surrounded by us on three sides. It's as easy as picking something out of a urn!"

"But before that, we'd better relieve the worries in the south! It's a last resort to fight the enemy. I don't want to wait until we pacify the world and get a dilapidated world with thousands of miles of barren land!! In that case, It is already impossible to conquer overseas!"

"As for breaking the south, the key point is to control Jiaozhou. The current governor of Jiaozhou is emotional and cannot take on important responsibilities. He will soon be defeated. Therefore, we must find a suitable candidate for the governor of Jiaozhou before Liu Biao reacts!"

"Jiaozhou's terrain is complicated, and the counties are separated by mountains and seas. It is very difficult to manage. Rinan County, the southernmost tip, has now rebelled and gone out independently. Even the Shi clan, which has a greater influence in Jiaozhou, can only control The counties in the south with Cochin as the center!"

"The northern focus of Jiaozhou is Guangxin City, the prefecture of Cangwu County. Yushui flows through Yulin County, Cangwu County, and Nanhai County. Guangxin City is close to the downstream of Yushui and not far from the sea, which is very good for food supply. As well as the transportation of troops, it is convenient for warships to go to sea to fight, so I plan to find a suitable opportunity to move the state capital of Jiaozhou from Longbian City in Jiaozhi County in the south to Guangxin City in Cangwu County in the north!"

"I also plan to recall the current Cangwu prefect, Shi Huang, and send Gan Ning to lead the army to replace him. First lay the groundwork, and later send Wei Yan as Jiaozhou shepherd to replace Zhu Fu!"

After Yuan Yao finished speaking, he stopped and looked at the three elders quietly, expecting their opinions.

After a long time, Yuan Shu nodded, "Yao'er, I have also heard about Gan Ning's ability in the navy, and now going to Jiaozhou, do you plan to let Gan Ning go by water or by land?"

"Jiaozhou will soon be in chaos. It is too dangerous to go by land, and it is not easy to transport food. If the army is too small, it is easy to be attacked by bandits along the way, and it will go through Liu Biao's territory in a straight line. Therefore, I plan to let Gan Ning passed along the coastline, which not only solved the difficulty of transporting troops, but also solved the difficulty of transporting food!" Yuan Yao replied.

"Yeah! That's not bad! I support your decision for my father!" Yuan Shu said.

Lu Bu also nodded and said: "Zimou, your plan is very good. First change to a prefect, the movement will be small, and it will not easily attract the attention of Liu Biao and other forces in Jiaozhou. After Fu Nai is from the family, if he is directly replaced, he will be dissatisfied. If he is promoted and transferred back to the court, there is no suitable position at present! How to implement this next step?"

"Father-in-law, don't worry, there will be good news within ten days!" Yuan Yao said.

Lu Bu nodded suspiciously, and said, "Zimou, Liu Bei is now joining Cao Cao, which has greatly increased Cao Cao's strength. I am worried that Chen Dao will be independent! How about ordering Cao Cao to lead the army to Xiliang in the name of the imperial court!"

Yuan Yao thought for a while, if Cao Cao is released, it may increase Cao Cao's power, if not, Cao Cao will not be able to develop in the end, and he may completely serve Yuan Shao, neither of these two possibilities is Yuan Shao. Yao wants to see.

"Father-in-law, if Cao Cao joins forces with Xiliang soldiers instead of fighting with Xiliang soldiers after arriving in Xiliang, it will be extremely bad for us!" Yuan Yao said.

"It's okay, I still have a certain understanding of Xiliang's soldiers. Cao Cao will never easily make Xiliang surrender! Moreover, Liu Bei is in Cao Cao's camp. After arriving in Xiliang, he will not be willing to live under Cao Cao, and he will definitely turn against him in the future. Cao Cao! Rather than staying with Yuan Shao and strengthening Jizhou's strength, it is better to separate them! In the long run, it will benefit us!" Lu Bu said.

At this time, Yuan Shu also nodded and said: "Yaoer, your father-in-law is right. If you are worried, you can increase Chen Dao's power and make Chen Dao governor of the four western states' military affairs!"

Gong Du didn't speak, but he looked at Yuan Yao and nodded, expressing his approval of Lu Bu's strategy.

(End of this chapter)