Gongsun Zan was naturally overjoyed to receive the imperial edict from the imperial court.
He was worthy of his reputation as General of Zhenbei and Governor of Youzhou.
But another appointment made him the governor of Hejian, which made him feel a little confused.
Hejian County belongs to Jizhou and is Yuan Shao's territory.
It doesn't matter that he doesn't understand what the imperial court means by asking him to be the governor of Hejian.
There are people under him who understand.
Gongsun Zan has just dealt with the remaining forces left behind after Liu Yu's death.
He still needs time to digest the entire Youzhou area.
He also needs to deal with the Wuwan people and prevent them from causing trouble.
Only in this way can he safely go south to seize Yuan Shao's territory.
Yuan Shao had just suffered a big loss and suffered heavy losses.
He was also facing pressure from both sides of the court and Gongsun Zan.
He was quite panicked for a while, worried that he would be attacked by both Gongsun Zan and the court at the same time.
If the court and Gongsun Zan united to attack him, Yuan Shao would suffer.
It will definitely be finished.
When Yuan Shao learned that Gongsun Zan had eradicated Liu Yu's remaining forces and was appointed by the court, he was extremely anxious and immediately summoned his staff and confidants to discuss countermeasures.
At this time, he must do everything possible to resolve the crisis.
Bohai County, Nanpi.
Since Yuan Shao withdrew from Yecheng, the administrative office moved twice in a row, and finally moved to Nanpi.
Yuan Shao believed that it was safer only here.
Meeting hall.
Yuan Shao asked worriedly: "My lords, now Gongsun Zan has completely occupied Youzhou, and has been rewarded and appointed by the court.
He has justifiably become the governor of Youzhou, and has been named General Zhenbei.
The key is that he has also been named Hejian."
Prefect The army of the imperial court captured Changshan, Wei County, and Zhao Kingdom in Jizhou, and is eyeing us from the west.
Gongsun Zan wishes he could go south to devour Jizhou.
At this time of life and death, I would like to invite you to offer your suggestions and suggestions to resolve this crisis."
Lord Bo Chen Lin stood up and said with cupped hands: "My lord, I believe that in this critical situation, Jizhou should form an alliance with Cao Cao to gain Cao Cao's support.
If the imperial army and Gongsun Zan send troops to attack Jizhou at the same time, please Cao Cao send troops into Jizhou to fight together." enemy" "No!"
Tian Feng stood up and objected loudly.
He cupped his hands to Yuan Shao and said: "My lord, you must not ask Cao Cao to send troops into Jizhou.
Cao Cao is very ambitious and has a big appetite.
If he introduces his troops into Jizhou, even if We have repelled the imperial army and the Youzhou army.
Will Cao Cao leave Jizhou obediently?
I am afraid that he will not leave until he gnaws a piece of meat, or he will directly swallow me Jizhou.
Borrowing Cao Cao's power is tantamount to Seeking skin from a tiger" "Don't you know that Cao Cao has always been on good terms with brothers Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao, but he teamed up with Liu Bei to attack Zhang Chao, occupied Shanyang County, and even wrote to Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao under false pretenses, saying that he was bewitched by Liu Bei.
People who laugh in front of others but stab them in the back are definitely not easy to deal with."
Yuan Shao frowned and said: "Tian Feng, since you think you can't rely on Cao Cao's power, how do you think Jizhou should respond?"
Tian Feng cupped his hands and said: "My lord, I am aware that my subordinates are not saying that Cao Cao's power cannot be used.
I just think that Cao Cao's army cannot be allowed to enter our Jizhou territory.
If we want to use Cao Cao's power, we can only let him use his power from outside.
Only then can I An envoy was sent to Puyang to see Cao Cao and ask him to come out.
The troops attack Zhang Miao.
As long as Cao Cao captures Chenliu, his power will threaten Luoyang.
If the court wants to send troops to attack Jizhou, Cao Cao can contain it from the flanks.
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In this way, the court will be wary and dare not rush to send troops to attack Jizhou. , and we can only deal with Gongsun Zan."
Feng Ji stood up and said to Yuan Shao: "My lord, I think it is not safe to let Cao Cao send troops to attack Zhang Miao.
Even if Cao Cao takes Chenliu County, the imperial court can still rush to increase troops.
The Luoyang imperial court has pacified Xiliang, Xiqiang and the Western Regions." , after taking back Yizhou, Liu Biao of Jingzhou would definitely not dare to confront the imperial court, so the imperial court now has no If you have any worries, you can transfer all your troops to the Eastern Front.
I suggest that your lord should send an envoy to Chang'an to pay tribute to the emperor, express allegiance to the emperor and the court, pay some taxes, promise never to be an enemy of the court, respect the emperor, and also Send the protons, so that the emperor and the court will feel at ease, and there will no longer be an excuse to send troops to attack Jizhou."
"My lord, I think this matter is inappropriate."
Xu You came out and said with his hands, "As we all know, although the emperor is still the emperor, the person in charge of the court is not the emperor, but Liu Cheng.
He is called the emperor's uncle by the emperor.
The emperor listens to everything.
Liu Cheng's , he is completely a puppet.
Is it useful for me, Jizhou, to send a proton to plead guilty, pay tribute, and pay taxes to satisfy the emperor?
I have to satisfy Liu Cheng.
Liu Cheng has always regarded the lord as his enemy, and he will let me go easily.
Jizhou?”
Yuan Shao looked at Jushou and asked: "Jushou, what do you think?"
Ju Shou pondered for a moment, then stood up and cupped his hands and said: "My lord, first of all, I think I can send someone to Puyang to contact Cao Cao and ask him to send troops to attack Zhang Miao and occupy Chenliu, so as to contain some of the imperial troops.
At the same time, I, Jizhou, can also send The proton went to Chang'an to plead guilty to the emperor, Paying tribute and paying taxes is not to please Liu Cheng, but to make a gesture to express our respect for the emperor and respect the court.
Even if the court represented by Liu Cheng wants to send troops to attack us, there is no excuse.
The purpose of this is Give the imperial court no excuse to attack us."
"Secondly, we have to find something for the court to do, otherwise the court will want to eradicate us.
My subordinates suggested sending two groups of envoys: one carrying heavy money to the Taihang Mountains to meet Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army, and ask him to do something in Bingzhou Make some noise and come to the second envoy He also carried a large amount of money to the Zhongshan Kingdom and crossed the Yinshan Mountains to the north to meet Tuoba Jiefen, the leader of the Xianbei tribe.
The leader persuaded him to lead his army south to attack Bingzhou.
His subordinates believed that due to the intrusion of the Black Mountain Army and the Xianbei cavalry, the imperial court would be too busy to take care of itself and would not send troops to attack. us" "Third, reuse Qu Yi and increase the number of troops in Yi Jing.
Last time we were attacked by the imperial army and suffered heavy losses.
We must restore our power as soon as possible, so we should take a defensive position against Gongsun Zan in the north.
According to the estimation of my subordinates, even if Gongsun Zan wants to send troops Now is probably not the time to attack Jizhou.
He needs time to digest Youzhou, and he will not do it until autumn at the earliest.
If his control over Youzhou is not significantly strengthened, this time will be greatly extended."
Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he heard this.
He banged the table and shouted, "Okay, Ju Shou's words are exactly what I want.
Let's do it accordingly."
"My lord, which young master should be sent as an envoy to Chang'an as a hostage and who should be sent to the Taihang Mountains to meet with Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army, and the leader of the Xianbei Army?"
Feng Ji asked.
Yuan Shao asked: "Who is willing to go to lobby Zhang Yan, and who is willing to lobby the Xianbei leader?"
Jushou came out and cupped his hands and said: "My lord, my subordinates recommend Chen Lin to lobby Zhang Yan, and Tian Feng to lobby the Xianbei leader.
If these two people take action, they will definitely succeed."
Yuan Shao looked at Chen Lin and Tian Feng and asked: "Two gentlemen, are you willing to go?"
You definitely can't say you don't want to at this time.
Even if you don't want to, you can only agree to it.
The two of them came out and saluted and said: "I am willing to do my best."
"Very good, very good."
Yuan Shao nodded with satisfaction, thought for a while and then said: "As for the hostage going to Chang'an, let the eldest son Yuan Tan go.
Guo Tu, you will go and accompany Tan'er to Chang'an."
Guo Tu stood up and clasped his fists and agreed: "I obey."
On March 16, Guo Tu escorted Yuan Tan to Chang'an, carrying only five carts of gold, silver and jewelry.
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These items were all intended to be used to bribe ministers in the DPRK, not counting the tribute paid to the emperor and the gifts given to Liu Cheng.
Among them, taxes paid to the court are not counted.
Da Sima Mansion.
Guo Jia reported to Liu Cheng: "My lord, you didn't see that among the troops sent by Yuan Shao to pay tribute, there were fifteen carts to pay the imperial tax."
Liu Chengdao: "The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family really have fifteen carts and five baht.
This is not something that ordinary princes can get at once.
Look at Yuan Shao.
You can imagine that he didn't even blink." , How serious has the Yuan family exploited the people over the years?"
Guo Jia bent down and cupped his hands and said: "What the lord said is that Yuan Tan, Guo Tu and his party have already settled in the post house, and have sent people to request an audience with the lord and His Majesty the Emperor.
I don't know what the lord plans to do.
Is it better to let Yuan Tan go first?"
When you and Guo Tu meet the emperor, you should meet them first."
"There's no rush.
Let's wait for them for a few days and then tell them how many people they have to escort them this time."
"Go back to my lord, there are two hundred soldiers."
Liu Cheng ordered: "Okay, I already know that the secret camp will send people to keep an eye on Yuan Tan and Guo Tu to see what they do.
If there is any suspicious behavior, report it immediately."
"Yes, my lord" After five days in a row, Liu Cheng neither met Yuan Tan nor Guo Tu, nor sent anyone to arrange for them to meet the emperor.
He just left them alone.
But Yuan Tan and Guo Tu were not honest people.
They brought gold, silver and jewelry to visit the court ministers every day.
They visited almost every one of Liu Cheng's confidants.
Some of the people who were visited just blocked them out of the door, and some met them and accepted their gifts, but nothing happened, and all the bribes they received were turned over to the treasury.
Even if some people were greedy, the whole situation at this time There are countless pairs of eyes in Chang'an City staring at Yuan Tan and Guo Tu, so they dare not accept them.
On this day, Wang Yuelai reported to Liu Cheng: "My lord, the Shadow Guards has just received news that in addition to sending Yuan Tan and Guo Tu to Chang'an, Yuan Shao also sent Chen Lin to Taihang Mountain to lobby Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army, At the same time, Tian Feng was sent to Tuo Ba Xianbei, the purpose of these two people is to persuade Zhang Yan and Tuoba Xianbei to send troops to cause trouble to the court respectively, so that we have no time to deal with him.
In this way, he only needs to face the pressure of Gongsun Zan, and with his strength, Yuan Shao is not Afraid of Gongsun Zan" Liu Cheng's face gradually turned gloomy after hearing this, and he snorted coldly: "Huh, this is definitely not what Yuan Shao could have imagined.
The king must find a way to intercept the two envoys sent by Yuan Shao and prevent them from reaching their destination, or in They successfully persuaded Zhang Yan and Tuoba Xianbei to carry out sabotage beforehand, can they do it?"
"Two groups of assassins have already set off.
Whether they can arrive in time depends on God's will.
Yuan Shao kept it secret this time very well.
He didn't receive the news until half a month later
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