Chapter 110 Shocking Everyone
Guo Tu thinks that he is from a wealthy family and a famous scholar in Yingchuan. With such a distinguished status, he can still only work as an ordinary employee under Yuan Shao, and he does not like Liu Bei at all. The ruffian of the frontier army turned out to be the pastor of a state.
It would be fine if it were someone else. Even if he was jealous in his heart, he would not show it publicly. After all, Liu Bei was already the shepherd of a state.
But Guo Tu is a man who is a weapon of war, with a arrogant personality, jealous of talents, and has no long-term plan, and can only succeed in a short period of time.
Just because of the jealousy and contempt in his heart, he actually belittled Liu Bei in front of Yuan Shao. This in itself was quite outrageous, considering that Liu Bei was still Yuan Shao's ally at this time.
Yuan Shao looked at Guo Tu in surprise. Although his face showed no expression, he felt like a mirror in his heart.
This Guo Gongze is jealous again.
No matter what, Liu Bei is now our ally, and Zang Ba is just a Taishan bandit. Guo Tu's words are incorrect no matter how you look at them.
Yuan Shao wanted to soften his words, but unexpectedly another person suddenly stood up and scolded Guo Tu.
“Guo Gongze’s remarks are ridiculous and extremely ridiculous.”
Everyone looked up and saw that the person speaking was Tian Feng, the leader of the Hebei faction and the number two figure.
I saw him getting up and walking to the center of the hall, glaring at Guo Tu angrily: "You said Liu Bei was a ruffian in the border army, but as far as Feng knows, Liu Bei is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. After Prince Jing of Zhongshan, you It is also said that Tao Qian's succession to the Prefecture was privately accepted, but it was also Han Gong who abdicated the throne in favor of a worthy minister, and Biao Zuo was able to take over as Jizhou Prefect. From your perspective, could it be that Minggong also secretly accepted the position and stole the state position? "
Tian Feng has a general impression of Liu Bei. Since he doesn’t admire him, he doesn’t dislike him either.
The reason why he stood up to defend Liu Bei and denounced Guo Tu was simply because what Guo Tu said was too arrogant and disgusted him.
Who do you think you are, Zhou Mu is something you can criticize?
Not to mention that there was a big thunder in Guo Tu's words. Naturally, he didn't mind detonating the thunder to see Guo Tu deflated.
Sure enough, as soon as Tian Feng finished speaking, the expressions of everyone in the hall changed.
It is true that as Tian Feng said, when Guo Tu angrily criticized Liu Bei, he really touched Yuan Shao's face.
Everyone in the hall went to see Yuan Shao, but they saw that Yuan Shao didn't seem to mind at all, with a warm face.
Guo Tu hated Tian Feng so much in his heart that he had to get up and leave the table. He knelt down and apologized to Yuan Shao: "Tu was talking nonsense for a while, so please forgive me, my lord."
"Why is Gongzhi like this?"
Yuan Shao felt the spring breeze blowing on his face. He didn't seem to be angry at all. He even raised his hand to help Guo Tu: "It was just a slip of the tongue. Above the state hall, You can express your opinions as much as possible. If you hear it, you will be happy. How can you accuse the sinner? "Guo Tu breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly flattered him before getting up from the ground. Get up.
In fact, no one could see that Yuan Shao was already very angry.
It’s just that the object of his anger is not Guo Tu or Liu Bei, but Tian Feng.
In his opinion, although Guo Tu did make a mistake, it was an unintentional mistake after all, and none of the officials in the hall noticed it. But Tian Feng was the only one who exposed the problem. If he made such a fuss, wouldn't everyone know about it and he would become a laughing stock?
These Hebei people are so domineering and have no master.
But it is really a headache to think that Gongsun Zan is still entrenched in Jizhou, powerful, and Qu Yi is unruly.
Fortunately, Gongsun Zan was stupid and cruel, and actually killed Liu Yu, pushing the hearts of the barbarians and the people of Youzhou to his side.
God knows how worried I was when I heard that Liu Yu’s crusade against Gongsun Zan failed miserably and he himself was captured by Gongsun Zan.
Once Gongsun Zan supports Liu Yu and commands the north, he will be at a disadvantage again.
But that idiot actually killed Liu Yu, which was a waste of resources.
I repeatedly begged Liu Yu to go south and come to Jizhou, but he failed.
Yuan Shao firmly believes that God is with me, otherwise how could Gongsun Zan be so crazy and stupid?
But for now, we have to rely on these Hebei people to provide money, food and people. When Hebei becomes stable, sooner or later we have to deal with them and let these Hebei people know who is the master.
"Lord, there is something we must guard against."
Just when Yuan Shao was slandering in his heart, another famous Yingchuan man came out.
This man is a famous scholar of the Xun family, a leader of the Henan faction, Xun Yu's brother, Xun You's uncle, and the most important schemer around Yuan Shao, Xun Chen.
Although Xun Chen hardly appeared in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he was a very important figure and extremely smart.
He stood up at this time to add points to the Henan faction and make up for the points that Guo Tu had lost just now.
"The eldest son defeated Tian Kai repeatedly in Qingzhou, swept through the three Qi Dynasties, and was on the verge of annexing Qingzhou." There are more than 10,000 remnant soldiers, but they have been defeated and retreated into the state of Qi. They support each other and serve as horns with Kong Rong. "
"The eldest son has obtained two of the six counties of Qingzhou. Even in the state of Qi, there are cities for me. All. Although Tian Kai and Kong Rong are in the same league, they are by no means a match for our army. "
At this point, the smart people have already realized what Xun Chen wants to say.
Sure enough, Xun Chen continued: "The only one we can worry about is Liu Xuzhou. Although Liu Xuzhou has made good friends with Ming Gong and made an alliance with me, Gongsun and Tian Kai are his old benefactors, and Kong Rong became friends with him and helped each other. ”
"If it had been before, even if the eldest son wanted to continue to advance eastward, there would have been no difficulty. Even if Liang Tiankai and Kong Rong joined forces, it would be just a mantis mantis."
"But now Langya is back under the control of Xuzhou, and Xuzhou is heading north to Qingzhou. The road is unobstructed, and there are Yishui and Shushui to rely on. If Xuzhou is willing, the army can reach Beihai within ten days. "
Speaking of this, Xun Chen made a sincere plea to Yuan Shao. Said: "Ming Gong, Liu Xuzhou and Kong Beihai, Tian Kai has also become a corner, this must be observed."
Yuan Shao's always peaceful face finally showed fluctuations, and his two eyebrows were lying like silkworms. Wrinkling slightly towards the heart, what Xun Chen said is indeed reasonable.
After thinking for a while, Yuan Shao asked: "In your opinion, Mr. Yi, what should we do?"
Xun Chen had already thought about it, and immediately replied: "You can condemn an envoy to go to Xuzhou and give you gifts. In any case, Langya belongs to Xuzhou, and Liu Xuzhou's move is to suppress rebellion. It is reasonable and reasonable. My lord, please don't say anything more. But It is necessary to test Liu Xuzhou's attitude towards Kong Beihai, so that the Lord can prepare early."
Yuan Shao nodded in approval and asked, "Mr. Nayi, who should be the envoy?"
Xun Chen felt several eyes falling on him for a moment, but he did not turn around to look. Instead, he thought to himself: "Xin Ping Xin Zhongzhi is good."
Yuan Shao thought for a while, then turned towards Looking at another tall scribe, he smiled and said: "Good, then I have to trouble Zhongzhi once."
Xin Ping stood up and returned the greeting: "My lord has a destiny, and I will comment without hesitation."
On the other hand, Cao Cao, who was under Dingtao City, was shocked after receiving the information.
"Have you recovered Langya in just ten days?"
Cao Cao's face was full of surprise and he couldn't believe it for a moment.
At this time, it was quite difficult to attack a city. Kaiyang was a famous fortified city, and the Yishui and Wushui rivers intersected and surrounded it. It could be said that it was easy to defend but difficult to attack.
From Cao Cao's point of view, if he led the army, he would have raised 50,000 troops and suffered at least 10,000 casualties. It would take a year and a half to capture Kaiyang.
But according to the intelligence, Liu Bei conquered the city in only ten days.
Cao Cao turned around and looked at Cheng Yu: "Zhongde, who is this Chen Yuanlong? Is he really so good at fighting?"
Cao Cao and Liu Bei have been friends for many years. How much does the other party have? Can it be unclear?
Liu Da'er's ability to lead troops is not as good as mine, and it is impossible for him to do what Cao Cao cannot do.
"Chen Yuanlong is the Chen family of Xiapi, the nephew of Chen Yu, and the son of Chen Gui. He used to be Tao Qidian's agricultural school captain. He is known for his resourcefulness. But I have never heard that he is good at generals."
Cheng Yu was also confused. Judging from the available intelligence, Chen Deng was probably commanding troops for the first time. It was quite amazing that an army of tens of thousands could march smoothly and set up a formation, let alone ten days. It's sunny.
However, seeing the anxiety on his lord's face, Cheng Yu had to comfort him: "But if Zang Ba can't hold on, Chen Deng may not be able to succeed so easily."
Cao Cao sneered and said: "Why do you Zhongde make such mediocre remarks? Am I such a self-deceiving fool?" Just surrendered, isn't this Chen Yuanlong's contribution?"
Cao Cao looked at the Dingtao City Wall in the distance, thinking that he had been here for half a month, but he couldn't even break through the outer wall, and he wanted to be anxious. Angry: "Even if it's just pure luck, it's Chen Yuanlong's luck, and it's not what others can ask for."
Cao Cao had besieged Dingtao for two weeks, leaving thousands of corpses behind.
Ke Dingtao is still as stable as a mountain, and he has no intention of surrendering.
Lü Bu has also completed mobilization and is on his way to Jiyin, and is expected to arrive in the next few days.
In addition to being anxious, Cao Cao felt regretful. He did not regret not continuing to attack Xuzhou, but regretted not listening to the advice of Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, and Xi Zhicai and attacking Juye first. But now Cao Cao was not only anxious, but also scared.
It turned out that Zang Ba was hanging on Liu Bei's forehead, and Kaiyang was too close to Tancheng. As long as Zang Ba did not submit to Liu Bei, Liu Bei would not be able to move at all in Tancheng, and would even have to turn a blind eye when sleeping.
But after taking Langya, Liu Bei was completely different. He no longer had any worries. He could mobilize Xuzhou soldiers and horses to stab Cao Cao in the back at any time, and it would be a hard and fast fatal blow.
Judging from Liu Bei's mobilization power to attack Langya, the current opponent is at least capable of organizing an army of more than 30,000 people to leave Pengcheng and drive directly to Juancheng.
If this really happens, then Cao Cao really has no choice but to go north and join his good brother Yuan Shao.
"Zhongde, you must send someone to Tancheng to have a chat with my good brother. In any case, before I pacify Yanzhou, I can't let him have the desire to go west."
Cheng Yu also agreed deeply and recommended himself: "Master, why don't you go there in person?"
"No!"
Cao Cao shook his head directly: "I can't live without you, Zhongde. , let Man Boning go! Boning is resolute, courageous and resourceful, and he will definitely fulfill his mission."
Cheng Yu thought about it and felt that Man Chong was indeed suitable, so he stood up to arrange the matter. .
After Cheng Yu left, Cao Cao's face showed his true emotions, which could be described as a sad look.
He couldn't help but sigh. His good brother Yuan Shao was already giving him a headache. The other party was about to pacify Hebei, but he actually lost his foothold in Yanzhou.
As a result, even the original little brother Liu Bei has suddenly emerged.
There are five counties in Xuzhou. Donghai and Xiapi originally supported Liu Bei. Now that Langya has surrendered, Guangling will definitely be unable to support it alone, and it is likely to surrender within these few months.
As for Pengcheng, it is already a piece of white land and is of no importance.
Without making any noise, Liu Bei actually took over all of Xuzhou, and his foundation was even better than that of Tao Qian, who had been in business for six or seven years.
He has just taken charge of Xuzhou for less than half a year.
If he really continues to develop like this, not to mention whether he can continue to expand, even Yanzhou may not be able to stand.
Cao Cao secretly thought that he had to come up with a strategy. It would be best if Liu Xuande went south to fight Yuan Shu to the death.
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“Damn big-eared thief, damned big-eared thief!”
In the Shouchun Mansion Yamen, Yuan Shu completely lost the arrogance and arrogance of Liu Bei. Instead, his eyes were blood red with anger, and he slashed hysterically with the sword in his hand.
He had just received news from Qiao Rui that Liu Bei went north to attack Zang Ba. Zang Ba was defeated and trapped in Kaiyang for ten days before Kaicheng surrendered.
Others don’t know, how can Yuan Shu himself not know?
Zang Ba is the only one in Xuzhou who can be regarded as his ally and supports him in taking over Xuzhou.
Now it's all gone.
The remaining Chen family, Xu family, Mi family, Wang family, Tian family, and Liao family all regarded Yuan Shu as an enemy bandit. Especially the Chen family, Xu family and Mi family are life and death enemies.
After Yuan Shu got Zang Ba's letter, he immediately agreed if he found a treasure. As long as Zang Ba was willing to welcome him to Xu, he could make Zang Ba the prefect of Langya. If he performed meritorious services again in the future, he could even be granted the title He is the governor of Xuzhou, and the other generals can also command the counties.
This condition is quite generous, and it is also in line with Yuan Shu's consistent style of pursuing appearance rather than reality.
He was the only one in the world to give such conditions. Therefore, bandits, water thieves, remnants of the Yellow Turbans, and powerful rebels were all happy to serve Yuan Shu when the world was just beginning to be in chaos.
After receiving Zang Ba's allegiance, Yuan Shu only felt that the opportunity to take control of Xuzhou was close at hand.
As long as I can send troops from the south to Guangling, lure Liu Bei out of Tancheng and go south, and Zang Ba can strike with thunder from behind, will this country man not be able to play with me?
When the time comes, we must capture this big ear alive and humiliate him.
If he is more knowledgeable, it is not that I cannot accept him. After all, these big ears are quite capable of beating.
If you don’t know what’s interesting, don’t blame yourself for not talking about past friendships.
Yuan Shu, who was still dreaming about the bright future of taking over Xuzhou and conquering Liu Bei and others, was shocked to hear the bad news today. How could he endure it despite his already bad temper?
As a result, everything was shattered now, and Yuan Shu could even imagine Big Ears laughing at himself.
"Come here!"
Yuan Shu roared and shouted at the servants who rushed in and knelt on the ground: "Invite the chief historian, the chief secretary, and all the generals. , I want to attack Xuzhou, hold the big ears in front of the horse, whip its back, and ask for his crime."
After shouting, he shouted to the beautiful maid beside him: "Bring honey water, it's your father. I'm thirsty."
On an official road, a group of carriages and horses were walking slowly, and there were actually two groups of soldiers guarding them.
Suddenly, the driver in front of the car saw the smoke rising from the kitchen in the distance. He immediately turned back and shouted into the car: "Master Fu, there is smoke in front of you."
"Smoke?"
< br>The car curtain was opened, and a thin face peeked out from inside, with a pair of bright eyes that made him calm and confident.
"It's really smoke from cooking. It should be dozens of households."
The old man was slightly surprised, then showed a slight look of surprise and nodded: "Let's go over and take a look. Look!”
"Yes, Mr. Fu!"
A crowd of bystanders responded in unison, and the title they gave the old man also revealed his identity.
This person is Xu Qiu, the current Prime Minister of Donghai Kingdom.
Xu Qiu was a native of Haixi in Guangling, Xuzhou, named Meng Yu. He was the son of Xu Shu, a general of the Liao Dynasty in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He was also a descendant of a famous family and a descendant of a noble family.
He became famous as a young man, had a voice of erudition, established the Sangong Mansion, was promoted to a high position, and his official career was extremely smooth.
When he became an adult, he became an official and had a very good official reputation. He liked to praise the underachievers and support the younger generations.
When he later served as the governor of Jingzhou, he ignored his own safety and impeached Zhang Zhong, the cousin of Emperor Ling, for looting the place, taking bribes, and amassing hundreds of millions of money.
During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he also made many achievements and made considerable military exploits. However, in the end, he was forced to transfer Zhang Zhong back to the capital because of his previous exposure of corruption and bribery when he was the governor of Nanyang, and he sternly refused to release him. By passing Zhang Zhong, he offended the mother of the Ling Emperor. Zhang Zhong's aunt, the Empress Dowager Dong, was instead reduced to a lower sentence and punished. In the end, the result was that the merits were equal to the fault, and she was dismissed from office and returned home.
Not long after, he was re-recruited to important positions such as the Prime Minister of the City and the Prefect of Runan.
Especially when he was the governor of Runan, he suppressed Runan and did not obey Yuan Shu's orders, so Yuan Shu was never able to control Runan.
Later, Yuan Shu tried his best to depose Xu Qiu by order of the court, even colluding with Li Jue and Guo Si.
On his way back home, Xu Qiu was retained by Tao Qian, the then Mud of Xuzhou, and became the Prime Minister of the Donghai Kingdom. During this period, he was honest and upright, and managed well, which changed the customs of Donghai County officials and people.
When Liu Bei took over Xuzhou Mu, Xu Xuan neither supported nor opposed it, but just sat back and ignored it.
After Liu Bei took over and took over Tancheng, Xu Qiu went out to the county and happened to come to Xiangbi.
The so-called xianxian refers to the activities of state and county officials inspecting the counties, with the task of persuading farmers and providing pensions. Xingxian County originated in the Pre-Qin Dynasty and evolved into a fixed system in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Every year, from Fang Bo to Fu Jun, they would go out on tour to encourage scholars and people to cultivate and cultivate farmers. At the same time, they would care for the elderly and orphans, and give wine and meat to the elderly over seventy years old.
Xu Qiu has inspected the areas east and south of Tancheng, leaving only the western area.
The military disasters in the past two years have been almost concentrated in the western region, and almost all the counties in the west have become a wasteland.
Therefore, many of his subordinates persuaded Xu Qiu not to go any further and to return to Tancheng.
I don’t know if it is because of Liu Bei, but this year’s trip to the county is particularly early. In the past, it was after the beginning of spring, but this year we set off when the weather was freezing.
After all, there are many counties in the east that can accommodate people and rest, but the west is really deserted.
But Xu Qiu insisted not to allow it and wanted to continue traveling to the county.
(End of this chapter)