The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

It is said that Xun Zhen's proposal to capture Qingzhou was not something that Xun Cheng came up with himself, but that Qin Xiang, the elder of his account, who was the son of Qin Qian, an old acquaintance of Xun Zhen when he was in Yingchuan, suggested to Xun Cheng. The reason why Qin Xiang made this suggestion to Xun Cheng, for no other reason, was still to "help" Xun Cheng's success, so that Xun Cheng's credit would lag behind Le Jin, Xu Xian and other generals. Xun Cheng knew what he meant, but after listening to Qin Xiang's suggestion, he felt that what Qin Xiang said was very reasonable. In terms of the objective situation, now is indeed a good time to attack Qingzhou. According to Qin Xiang's suggestion, Xun Cheng wrote such a letter to Xun Zhen.

Xun Zhen stopped Xun to write this book, and called Xi Zhicai, Xun Yu, Zhang Zhao, Cheng Jia and others to discuss it.

Xi Zhicai and others read Xun Cheng's book one by one, Xun Yu and others thought about it for a while, but Xi Zhicai said bluntly, "It's not the time when Qingzhou is being attacked, and Zhongren's proposal cannot be used. Of!"

Xun Zhen stroked his beard and said: "Zhicai, the day before yesterday, there was also an official in the mansion who advised me to choose generals and soldiers, but I could take this opportunity to take Qingzhou, but the military and government affairs are too busy, so I have a few days ago. Tian did not invite Qing and others to discuss, but today I just received this letter from Zhongren, so I simply invited Qing and others to discuss together, thinking of listening to Qing and others' opinions. Time?"

Xi Zhicai said: "It's not the time when Qingzhou was attacked, and there are three reasons for this."

"Want to hear one of them."

Xi Zhicai said: "Duke Ming, Qingzhou is adjacent to Jizhou in the west and Youzhou in the north. Yuan Benchu ​​and Gongsun Zan want to get it, and use it as the wings of their own state. If Yuan Benchu ​​can get it, then he will be worry-free and can attack You with all his strength. If Gongsun Zan obtained it, he would be able to attack the hinterland of Jizhou, so Yuan Benchu ​​named his son Yuan Tan as the prefect of Qingzhou, Gongsun Zan named Tian Kai as the prefect of Qingzhou, and Yuan Tan attacked Tian Kai in Pingyuan County.

"It is Qingzhou that is the place where Yuan Benchu ​​and Gongsun Zan fought.

"Today Gongsun Zan is defeated and returned to Youzhou, but his strength still remains, Yuan Benchu ​​and him can be said to win or lose. When Duke Ming is on this occasion, he should be watching from the wall, watching the two tigers fight fiercely. But suddenly when the troops enter Qingzhou at this time, it is bound to attract the attention of both of them at the same time. It is not to sit and watch the tiger fight, but to set fire to the flames. -- I can't say, whether Yuan Benchu ​​or Gongsun Zan will send troops. After entering Qingzhou, the battle for Qingzhou was once again launched. In this way, both of them were originally far away from the battlefields of Ji and You in Xuzhou. Maybe they will be transferred to Qingzhou. Not only will Xuzhou be forced to directly access the battlefield on both sides of him, it has not yet ended. In the war between Xu and Yan, the land adjacent to Qingzhou may also be subject to war, so why bother? It is not appropriate to take Qingzhou now."

"What about the second?"

Xi Zhicai said: "Pingyuan County on the west side of Qingzhou is now under Tian Kai's jurisdiction. Although Tian Kai sent envoys to Tan several times, expressing his willingness to follow Duke Ming, but when he sent the envoys, it was usually because there were troubles outside Pingyuan County. For example, when Yuan Tan attacked Qingzhou last time, and when Yuan Tan withdrew his army, his envoy never came back. This shows that this man just wanted to use the help of Duke Ming to protect his county, which is not credible. Since it is not credible, then if our army is attacking Qingzhou now, what should we do with this Tian Kai?

"If you don't hit him, you may turn into elbows and armpits. If you hit him, it's still like the first one, because it's not suitable to take Qingzhou, and it will definitely attract Gongsun Zan or Yuan Benchu's troops. The two are not suitable to take Qingzhou now."

In fact, it is precisely because of the first two reasons that Xi Zhi mentioned, so until now, Xun Zhen has not officially used troops against Qingzhou. Xun Zhen nodded and said, "Zhicai, what you said is good. What about the third?"

Xi Zhicai went on to say: "Duke Ming and Cao Dongjun fought in Yanzhou twice, now, although Caodongjun was defeated by Ming Gong again, and the mouse fled back to Dongjun, but because he did not want to border with Jizhou, which is currently under the control of Yuan Benchu, so Ming is the After the Duke defeated Cao Dongjun, he did not pursue the victory and attacked Dongjun as well. In this way, we have Dongjun as an isolation between us and Jizhou, which can temporarily avoid the direct battle between Ming and Yuan Benchu, but It also means leaving a

The enemy is in our Yanxi border.

"Although Cao Dongjun has been defeated several times, this duke is good at military use, and Chen Gong is stubborn. The last time when Cao Dongjun, Zhang Miao and Lü Bu joined forces, it was Chen Gong who joined forces. It cannot be ruled out that Chen Gong may join Zhang Miao again. , Caodong County, invade our Yanzhou. If the Duke of Ming does not attack Qingzhou, our army will be stationed in Yan and Xu. It is expected that Caodong County will not dare to cause chaos, but once the Duke of Ming sends troops to attack Qingzhou, he thinks that our state is empty, maybe he will He will blatantly commit another crime against me! Mingming's ability as a soldier can beat him ten times. Of course, I am not afraid that he will commit another offense, but I have been in constant battles in Xuzhou for the past two years, and the soldiers are in urgent need of rest. For good? Of these three, it is not appropriate to take Qingzhou now."

Hearing that "Ming Gong's military ability is ten times better than him", Xun Zhen felt quite ashamed and said, "Meng De is skilled in the art of warfare, and today's famous general, Zhicai, can't say that I can beat him ten times, at most I can Just fight against him."

"Why does Duke Ming need to be humble!" Xi Zhicai couldn't understand Xun Zhen's "ashamed", so he didn't say more on this topic. After the "perfunctory" sentence, he went on to say, "Yanzhou went through the Yellow Turban Rebellion first, and then went through Ming Gong. In the two fierce battles with Duke Cao, the people of Yandi have suffered from the war for a long time, and the people have been suffering from the war for a long time! The main point of the moment, Zhong thinks it is to follow the policy of the Duke of Ming and the plan of the Ming Dynasty, and rectify the tyrants of Yandi first. To be obedient, to appease the people, and to stabilize and consolidate Yanzhou is the most important task! At the same time, in Yuzhou, Sun Yuzhou was killed in battle, and although Sun Bofu defeated Lu Bu with the help of Duke Ming, the current situation within Yuzhou is In other words, it is not very stable and needs to be appeased. In other words, in my humble opinion, the focus of my administration should now be in Yanzhou and Henan, and after the two prefectures have been completely appeased, then It's not too late to discuss Qingzhou."

Xi Zhicai's remarks, in a nutshell, mean that what Xun Zhen needs to do now is to completely incorporate Yanzhou into his own rule, at the same time to appease Yuzhou, and to really eat and digest Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou. , and then make expansion plans.

This is not only a strategy of using military force, but also a strategy to seek the country steadily and steadily.

Xun Zhen took it seriously.

Xi Zhicai paused for a while, and then said, "Although Qingzhou is not suitable for taking it now, if you look at it with loyalty, Qingzhou is already in Duke Ming's pocket!"

"Oh?"

Xi Zhicai raised a finger and said, "Licheng is already owned by me, which is equivalent to strangling Qingzhou by the throat. Qingzhou is already one of the things in Duke Ming's pocket." He raised his second finger and said , "Looking at Qingzhou today, Chen Mai was first captured by Duke Ming, and then Jinan soldiers were defeated in Licheng. Qingzhou now not only lacks major generals, but also has no prestigious people in the state. The only one is Kong Wenju, and Kong Beihai Fangzheng is also a famous person, the decisive battle is not his leader, and he is definitely not the enemy of Duke Ming, so Qingzhou is the second thing in Duke Ming's pocket." He shook the two raised fingers together, and said with a smile, " With these two advantages, when the two states of Yan and Henan settle down, when the time comes, Duke Ming will free up his hands and divide his troops into two routes. The northwest will come from Licheng, and the north will come from the two counties of Taishan and Langya. The east and west will be combined to take Qingzhou , there is a comparison between loyalty and goodness, like Mount Tai pressing the top, wouldn’t it be as easy as the palm of your hand? If so, why take Qingzhou now!”

Xun Zhengu said to Xun Yu, Zhang Zhao, Cheng Jia and others in the tent: "Those who know me are talented! The words of Zhicai won my heart."

He ordered Xuncheng to return to the book immediately and forbid him to attack Qingzhou.

Cheng Jia pondered and said: "Ming Gong, when it comes to Qingzhou, Jia has a bad opinion, I don't know if it should be."

"Jun Chang, what is your opinion?"

Cheng Jia said: "Ming Gong, although it is just as the military supervisor said, now is not the right time to take Qingzhou, but after Chen Mai was captured, he was sent to Tanxian County, the current Qingzhou, where Yuan Benchu's office was located. The prefects listed, there are those expressed by Gongsun Zan, but there is no such thing as the one expressed by Duke Ming, so Jia secretly thought, is it possible to list one person as the prefect of Qingzhou now? It is also a preparation for the future acquisition of Qingzhou. Just right."

"Listen to one person as the governor of Qingzhou?"

Cheng Jia said: "Jia thinks that the general is just right for his job!"

Those who are partial to generals, Xun Cheng is also.

Xun Zhen thought for a while, and asked Xi Zhicai, Xun Yu, Zhang Zhao and others, and said, "Why do you think it is like this?"

Zhang Zhao disapproved and said, "This military plan is absurd!"

In the previous meeting, Cheng Jia refuted Zhang Zhao; this time Cheng Jia spoke out, but Zhang Zhao refuted him.

Cheng Jia glanced at him and asked, "Mr. Zhang, how can I be wrong?"

Zhang Zhao and Xun Zhen said: "The name of the governor is just a false name. There are three governors in Qingzhou and one state. Chen Mai was written by Ming Gong, Tian Kai was written by Gongsun Zan, Yuan Tan was written by Yuan Benchu. And among these three governors, who can really control Qingzhou? No one! So Zhao thinks that even if Duke Ming is now a partial general as the governor of Qingzhou, it is actually just a false name!

"Since this is the case, why not temporarily make Chen Mai the prefect of Qingzhou? There are two advantages to doing this. First, although Chen Mai betrayed Duke Ming, Duke Ming still uses him as the prefect of Qingzhou, which is enough to show the magistrate's generosity and righteousness; Second, Chen Maigu was the prime minister of Qi and was originally an official of Qingzhou. He used to be in the prefecture and had quite a reputation, so Zhaoyu thought it was slightly better than calling him a general."

When Xun Zhen heard this, she looked around at the people in the hall again, and said with a smile, "The one who knows me is Duke Zhang."

Thinking about it carefully, Zhang Zhao's suggestion is indeed stronger than Cheng Jia's suggestion.

Just as Zhang Zhao said, he only indicated that Chen Mai was the prefect of Qingzhou, and when he turned his head, he would make another person to be the prefect of Qingzhou, and the other person was still a descendant of Xunzhen like Xun Cheng. It will not look good, and it may generate a bad reputation. If that's the case, then it's better to just use Chen Mai as the prefect of Qingzhou. Anyway, Chen Mai has been captured, and now in Xun Zhen's hands, what should Xun Zhen ask him to do, what should he do? This is the same effect as when Biao Xun became the prefect of Qingzhou.

The effect is the same, but the public opinion is better~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Of course, I choose the latter.

But this Xun Zhen first said that he knew about Xi Zhi, and now he said that "the one who knew the other" was Zhang Zhao. Then, who of these two people knew him? It is also easy to explain, whoever has a good idea will know him. But just like that, the matter of Qingzhou was discussed.

And not long after Xuncheng went to the book, another book came from Qingzhou on this day.

This book was not sent by Xun Cheng, but sent by Tian Kai, the prefect of Pingyuan County.

When Xun Zhen and Cao Cao fought in Yanzhou again, Tian Kai was watching in Pingyuan County. At first, he had a different idea, but he did not expect that in just a few months of work, not only Cao Cao was defeated, but Lu Bu was defeated. The army was defeated, and the Prime Minister of Jinan was also defeated by Zhao Yun outside Licheng City. Xun Zhen actually won three battles in succession, and his prestige did not fall, but he was better than the past. Under such a situation, in order to protect himself, he sent an envoy again to Tanxian to write to Xunzhen and reiterated the matter of obedience.

The tone of Tian Kaishu was very respectful, and he wrote: "Ming Gong is a big shock to the southeast, and Kai is willing to serve Ming Gong with the power of dogs and horses."

Xun Zhen read the book, threw it aside, smiled and said to the officials, "Does Tian Kai think I am an elder like Zhang Mengzhuo?"

He didn't say this clearly, but the officials on the left and right knew what he meant, and he was obviously saying: Zhang Miao was bewitched by Chen Gong and engaged in such a counterattack against Yanzhou, but in the end he was defeated and returned. Did Kai think that Xun Zhen was as easily deceived as Zhang Miao?

These need not be said.

It is only said that after Cao Cao's defeat and returning to Dongjun, he was deeply worried that Xunzhen would take advantage of the victory to pursue and attack his Dongjun, relying only on the danger of the Yellow River. Zhang Miao, who lived in the attack of Xunzhen's great victory, and Zhang Miao in the south, was absolutely unreliable. After thinking about it, there was no other way, so he had to send officials to Jizhou again to ask Yuan Shao for help.