Chapter 389 Conquest of Yang Xiu
Liu Feng was analyzing the situation with Zhuge brothers, Pang Tong and others in his study.
If the death of Zhu Hao and the rebellion in Jiangdong were arranged by Liu Feng to enter Luo, then the changes in Jiaozhou and Jingzhou were completely unexpected, and also greatly exceeded Liu Feng's expectations.
While Liu Feng and others were discussing, Lu Meng's announcement suddenly came from outside.
"General, Shizhong Dong is here and is asking for an audience in the living room."
Liu Feng immediately sent an order: "Please quickly invite Dong Shizhong to come here for discussion."
Soon, Lu Meng brought Dong Zhao into the study and then exited.
Dong Zhao came late at night, obviously there was something important going on.
After seeing Liu Feng, he immediately looked around with his eyes.
"Don't worry too much about Gongren. Ziyu, Kongming, and Shiyuan are all like Gongren. They are the people I love and respect. There is nothing I can't say."
Liu Feng immediately waved his hand and invited Dong Zhao to take a seat.
Brother Zhuge and Pang Tong looked at each other, feeling warm in their hearts.
For noble nobles like them, there is nothing more heart-warming than receiving the trust, love and care of their lord.
Dong Zhao was also warm in his heart. Although he and Liu Feng were together less and more apart, and it had been another year since Liu Feng went south to Pingyang, Liu Feng's words were undoubtedly to express his condolences to Dong Gongren.
No matter how far apart we are or how long we have been apart, you, Dong Gongren, are still one of the people I trust most.
"My lord, I have received trust from the palace. Taiwei Yang has advised the emperor that he wants to appoint a famous scholar from Guanzhong as the governor of Yangzhou, and Lai Gong, a famous scholar from Jingzhou, to succeed the vacancy of the governor of Yuzhang."
As soon as Dong Zhao said these words, Liu Feng's face darkened, and brother Zhuge Jin and Pang Tong also changed their expressions slightly.
This is not because Liu Feng, Zhuge brothers, Pang Tong and others are not deep in the city, but because Liu Feng's confidants are all in the study, so there is no need to hide anything.
While Zhuge Jin was still thinking about it, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong spoke first.
"My lord, the policy just discussed should be implemented quickly."
"My lord, the planned strategy will be implemented tomorrow."
Dong Zhao sat in the banquet, slowly sipping the tea, and looked at the Zhuge brothers and Pang Tong with his small eyes.
From this scene alone, Fatty Hei could see that Zhuge Jin's talents were obviously inferior to those of his younger brother and Pang Tongyi, at least in terms of alertness and adaptability.
Although I don't know what this established strategy is, it is definitely not an ordinary strategy for the two of them to suggest it at the same time, and what Liu Feng decided just now.
Zhuge Jin, however, failed to react in time and lost his sensitivity.
Liu Feng did not make a decision in a hurry, but explained to Dong Zhao who was curious: "When I pacified Yuan Shu, I found several letters from the Shouchun Palace, which were letters connecting Taiwei Yang with him."
Dong Zhao suddenly realized and understood.
Liu Feng wanted to drain the firepower and directly kill the leader of Yang Biao's party.
Yuan Shu is a staunch rebel and traitor, and now he is in prison and is already a dead dog.
Speaking of it, Yuan Shu was really Yang Biao's brother-in-law.
Yang Biao's wife and Yang Xiu's mother are the legitimate daughters of the Yuan family, and they have a serious cousin relationship with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.
Dong Zhao immediately spoke in agreement and said: "My lord, this is a great plan! Yang Wenxian targeted my lord many times, just after my lord killed Yuan Jiujiu. What he did was unmistakable because he sympathized with Yuan Shu and wanted to avenge my lord for being a traitor."
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Liu Feng nodded slowly: "What Gongren said is true."
Immediately, the study became quiet again.
Although Liu Feng praised Dong Zhao, he did not make a decision immediately. Instead, he got up and walked slowly in the study. When the other people saw Liu Feng's actions, they immediately became quiet and stopped talking so as not to disturb Liu Feng's thoughts.
The reason why Liu Feng hesitated was certainly not out of sympathy and concession for Yang Biao.
He was thinking of the two great princes of Hebei, Yuan Shao and Sili Cao Cao.
Although Yang Biao was not a popular figure, he was still one of the three princes. He was also a trusted official of Emperor Liu Xie. He was also a famous figure in the world and the commander of Guanzhong County.
This series of identities made Yang Biao a powerful chess piece even though he was unable to take charge of the government. The most troublesome part is that the energy of this chess piece on the chessboard is far less than the energy after it is removed.
If he follows the established plan just now, Liu Feng is 80 to 90% sure that he can take down Yang Biao. At most, he will have to pay some price to persuade Cao Cao to join him.
But Liu Feng had to consider that if Yang Biao was removed, Cao Cao's family would be the dominant one in both the government and the public.
Even though Yang Biao and Yang Dang had no actual power, with the help of Yang Dang, the emperor would not be completely ignored.
The Yang Party itself was not strong, but once they joined forces with the Emperor, they became a political force that could contain Cao Cao.
The reason why the Yang Party has been able to exist until now, instead of being killed by Cao Cao like in the original time and space, is precisely because of the existence of Liu Bei and his son, and their support for the emperor.
The political spectrum of Liu Bei and his son has always been to be loyal to the emperor, but close to Cao Cao.
In terms of interests in Yuan Shao, Liu Feng has always been firmly on Cao Cao's side, while Liu Bei is neutral and favors the court.
Although Yuan Shao was quite dissatisfied, he had nothing to do, and his focus was still on Gongsun Zan, and he had no time to distract from other affairs in Henan.
In this way, the entire upper echelon of power in the Eastern Han Dynasty reached an extremely delicate balance.
The emperor Liu Xie had the support of Yang Dang and Liu Bei's father and son, so Cao Cao could not solve Yang Dang as he pleased. If Cao Cao did not solve Yang Dang, he would not be able to monopolize the government and ignore Liu Xie.
Yuan Shao did not unify Hebei and eliminate Gongsun Zan. Without Liu Bei's support, it would be difficult for him to go south to destroy Cao Cao and take control of Luoyang. The existence of Cao Cao also bought Liu Bei a lot of time for expansion. Yuan Shao would never be able to go south unless he could deal with Cao Cao.
In this balanced structure, once Yang Biao and Yang Dang are removed, will the entire balanced situation collapse?
Liu Feng dared to guarantee with his life that as long as Yang Biao lost power, Cao Cao would definitely seize this opportunity to dominate the government.
What troubles Liu Feng is that no one in the government or the public can replace Yang Biao.
Although Situ Zhao Wen was talented and prestigious, he had no courage and could not be expected to come out to compete with Cao Cao.
Guo Gong is courageous. Liu Feng believes that as long as he supports the other party, there is a high probability that he will stand up and fight for power with Cao Cao. But the problem is that Guo Gong's talent and reputation are not enough.
In terms of reputation, although Guo Gong is a famous person in Yuzhou, let alone the world level, even in Yuzhou itself, he is not the most famous one.
In terms of talent, how many kilograms Guo Gong has, can Liu Feng not know it?
"Gongren, what is the emperor's attitude?"
Liu Feng's eyes were fixed on Dong Zhao, who blinked his eyes and replied: "The emperor is quite hesitant. He has already rejected the proposal to grant Lai Gong the governor of Yuzhang, and he is very dissatisfied with Liu Biao's unauthorized invasion of Yuzhang." For dissatisfaction.”
"Wait a minute!"
After listening to Dong Zhao's answer, Liu Feng finally made a decision: "It's too early to take action now."
"Lord!?" Everyone's eyes focused on him, with a trace of doubt in them.
In the hearts of Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Dong Zhao, Zhuge Jin and others, Liu Feng is definitely not the kind of indecisive character.
Sure enough, Liu Feng slowly shook his head and said: "The matter belongs to the emperor, not Yang Biao. Yang Biao cannot move until the last moment."
Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Dong Zhao heard this and nodded slowly. After a moment, Zhuge Jin also realized.
"Gongren!"
Liu Feng suddenly called Dong Zhao, and then asked: "Has Yang Xiu, the son of Yang Biao, ever been an official? Is he in Luozhong now?"
Yang Xiu should be twenty-four years old this year, but as the eldest son of the Yang family, he most likely did not serve as an official and stayed at home to raise his family.
Liu Feng remembered that Yang Xiu was conquered by Cao Cao in history, and hoped that it had not happened yet.
After Dong Zhao heard this, he immediately replied: "Yang Dezu was in Luozhong and had never served as an official. He was left at home by Yang Wenxian to support him. Nowadays, Hongnong is not peaceful. There is a shortage of food in Guanzhong. Li Jue and Guo Si invaded Hongnong many times and served as Duan Xuan. blocked.”
The Yang family is from Hongnong, but it is a pity that Hongnong has been beaten to death by the warlords. Not to mention providing support to Yang Biao in Luozhong, even his son does not dare to leave his son in his hometown.
Although Luozhong is poor, it is much safer than Hongnong.
"Tzuyu!"
After hearing Dong Zhao's words, Liu Feng immediately recalled Zhuge Jin's words.
Zhuge Jin stood up respectfully, bowed to Liu Feng and said, "I am here to wait for my lord's orders."
Liu Feng sat back at the table and arranged: "Early tomorrow morning, you will bring a gift to the Taiwei Mansion to recruit Yang Xiu, Yang Biao's son, for me."
Everyone in the field was stunned, and then Dong Zhao cheered loudly: "My lord, this plan is brilliant!"
Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were also impressed.
Only Zhuge Jin respectfully obeyed the order and waited for Liu Feng's other instructions.
The reason why Dong Zhao, Zhuge Liang, and Pang Tong all felt that Liu Feng made a good move was precisely because conquering Yang Xiu could achieve the effect of killing three birds with one stone.
If Yang Xiu applies, then from then on, the eldest son of the Yang family will become Liu Feng's subordinate, and will also be an old official in the future, which is equivalent to a master-slave relationship.
Liu Feng formed a double moral and unspoken suppression of the Yang family.
If Yang Xiu should not be dismissed, given Liu Feng's current honor as a general in the southern expedition and his return with great achievements, the Yang family must give a suitable reason.
No matter what the reason is, it will be evidence that Liu Feng mobilized and accused Yang Biao of colluding with Yuan Shu.
As for whether this evidence is solid enough, at least if Liu Feng and Cao Cao join forces to make a plan, it must be solid even if Yang Biao jumped into the Yellow River.
Liu Feng warned: "Tzuyu, go to the treasury to choose gifts. You must go to conquer with the highest etiquette."
Zhuge Jin respectfully obeyed the order. Seeing that Liu Feng had no other instructions, he immediately resigned and went to the treasury of Husband's Mansion to select gifts.
"Gongren, what is Yuan Chang's attitude now?"
After Zhuge Jin left, Liu Feng immediately asked about Zhong Yao's situation.
Zhong Yao's relationship with Liu Feng is now relatively complicated. He is half Liu Feng, but he still retains a certain degree of independence. Although Liu Feng was very attracted to Zhong Yao, it was obvious that Zhong Yao had not yet made up his mind to completely side with Liu Feng.
Dong Zhao blinked and replied: "The inside story of Zhao was all passed down by Yuan Chang."
Liu Feng nodded, feeling a little happy in his heart.
Zhong Yao is now in charge of Sili Xiaowei and is a confidant of Emperor Liu Xie. If the other party can secretly stand on his side, then his side will have a three-point chance of winning. Especially for the position of Captain Sili, as long as Zhong Yao is willing to assist him, he doesn't even need to join forces with Cao Cao to capture Yang Biao.
The reason why Lieutenant Sili was nicknamed Crouching Tiger was not just because of the prestige he gained among middle and low-level officials.
The title of Crouching Tiger is more likely to come from the heads of the Three Gongs and Nine Qings.
Thinking of this, Liu Feng said: "Gongren, I have something to ask you to do. If you think of a way, please ask Yuan Chang to find an opportunity to come to my house to discuss it in detail. If you need me to go there in person, that's fine."
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Dong Zhao was startled, but then he thought of Zhong Yao's importance and nodded heavily: "Please rest assured, my lord, Zhao knows how to do it."
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Early the next morning, Zhuge Jin set off with gifts and headed to the Taiwei's mansion.
At this time, in the Taiwei Mansion, Yang Biao had already gone to the palace to handle government affairs. Now Taiwei Yang Biao was in charge of the affairs of the Shangshu, and was the head of the Shangshu. In theory, he was the prime minister of all affairs.
But with General Cao Cao here, after Yang Biao finished handling the matter, he had to send the decision to the General's Mansion for approval.
Nowadays, although there are many princes and the world is divided, there are fewer and fewer things that the court can control. But Yang Biao and other ministers still went out early and came back late every day, doing official business and discussing world affairs in the minister's desk.
Today is no exception.
Although Yang Xiu was beheaded by Cao Cao at the age of forty-five, his parents both lived long lives.
Yang Biao lived to be over eighty years old. After Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty, Yang Biao was elected as the Third Duke, but Yang Biao himself declined. Yang Biao's wife, Yang Xiu's mother, Yuan Shi, was also in good health. Although there is no record of when she died, when Yang Xiu died, Cao Cao's first wife, Bian Shi, wrote a letter to comfort Yuan Shi and gave her a generous gift.
Yuan is worthy of the name of a talented woman. She wrote a book and thanked her for the gift. It can be seen that Yuan was still in good health and thinking clearly at that time.
At this time, Yang Xiu was at home. After greeting his mother, he returned to the study to study.
I just have something on my mind. The classic books I used to like in the past are now unreadable at all.
The thing that troubled Yang Xiu so much was naturally the conflict with Liu Feng. Although Yang Xiu claims to be the most talented person in the world, he still can't figure out the solution to this problem.
"Master."
Suddenly, a slightly hurried shout from the boy he was accompanying was heard outside the study room.
Yang Xiu frowned slightly. He didn't like to be disturbed when he was studying. The reading companion should be very clear about this. But the other party has come to bother me now. Could it be that something big happened in the house?
Yang Xiu put down the book in his hand, stood up, walked to the door, and opened the door.
Suddenly, the anxious face of the companion Yang Ming came into view.
Yang Xiu asked calmly: "Why are you so panicked?"
Yang Ming hurriedly replied: "My lord, Cao Zhugejin, a subordinate of General Zhengnan, has arrived at the door. He said that he came to conquer the young master to join the shogunate of General Zhengnan."
Yang Xiu's expression changed, and his brows knitted together: "General Zhengnan's shogunate? Is he Liu Zhengnan's official Cao Tu?"
"Young Master Hui is none other than Liu Zhengnan's shogunate, General Zhengnan."
Yang Ming doesn't quite understand. Isn't Liu Zhengnan the only general in the Han Dynasty who can open a mansion?
Yang Xiu ignored Yang Ming's strange eyes and quickly thought about the pros and cons of this matter.
(End of chapter)