The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Soon after the soldiers rushed into the village, in the "li" surrounded by yellow and black low walls, the "li" outside the county is much the same as the "li" in the county. The wall outside is already broken and incomplete, obviously it was destroyed in the battle, or it was looted by the soldiers before, and the wall was destroyed. The screams, the frightened cries of the children, and the loud shouts of the men were heard carefully. Although they were far away, Guo Xun could only hear them vaguely. The cry must be for help, begging for mercy, and so on.

What are the soldiers going to do? Obviously needless to say, of course, it is a matter of looting.

Guo Xun was ordered by Yuan Shao to come to see Liu Yu, and he was tasked with being an envoy. First, he had an "important task" on his shoulders. Second, he came to Zhuo County, which was Gongsun Zan's base camp. , to capture them. Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao are now enemies. In the past few years, the two sides have fought several battles. Gongsun Zan lost more and won less. It is impossible to say that some torture will be used when killing them. Furthermore, this Guo Xun is not someone who does justice for the heavens. The people of Zhuo County have no relationship with him and no reason, so what does life and death have to do with him? Therefore, when he saw the soldiers under Gongsun Zan's tent burning, killing, and looting, of course he was afraid to avoid it, and he had no mood to act bravely. The few cars carrying the goods avoided far away, went down the official road, hid in the deserted pasture next to them, and hid in the grass more than half a person high. Shut the horse's mouth.

A group of people crouched in the damp grass, quietly looking at the village. After waiting for a long time, they suddenly saw billowing black smoke billowing from the "li". Which soldier knocked down the stove while looting the homes of the people in Lizhong, and then the fire in the stove ignited the fire.

Under the blue sky, surrounded by meadows and fields, the cries of the village that was soon filled with black smoke gradually diminished. "Going out, some were carrying the looted coarse grains, some had looted men's and women's clothes and other items on their arms, and some people were carrying weak chickens, talking and laughing, and all of them happily walked away, along the way. They returned on the way they came, but said that after Guo Xun entered Zhuo County, what he saw along the way, only felt that Zhuo County was like a ghost, and the people were already poor, so what good things could the people and private households have in this situation? Besides, the people in that village are just villagers, not the gentry in the county, and certainly have nothing of value, but these soldiers still loot like this, it is really a sigh.

But then again, after Gongsun Zan's repeated defeats, in order to make up for his losses and replenish his strength, he aggressively recruited many villainous youths and young chivalrous men from the villages of Youzhou to join the army. That is to say, in terms of the origin of those soldiers, they are also considered by the villagers of Honda, and they are all from the villages, so their eyelids are not very high, so they can grab whatever they can, even that The women's tattered undergarments, they also **** it right, it's better than getting nothing at all.

When the soldiers left, Guo Xun and the others came out of the pasture and patted the buns and the weeds and dirt on his body. Guo Xun summoned two entourages, went to the nearby village, and found them. In the place where the wall is broken, look inward.

Into the narrow dirt road in the "li", there were several corpses lying on the side, most of them were men. Women and children are weeping while caressing corpses. On both sides of the road are dilapidated earthen huts and thatched huts. The villagers, men and women, young and old, with no clothes to cover their bodies, were cleaning up the messy yards that had been looted, or in the past were comforting the women and children who had lost their husbands or fathers, or carrying water to put out the fire, and some had gray hair. The old man with numb eyes sat on the side of the road in front of the door, it was really a miserable scene in the world.

Guo Xun glanced inward from a distance outside the wall, but without entering, he left with his entourage.

After walking a distance, he stopped, looked back at the village, and thought to himself: "Just look at the situation in this 'li', it's not just this time, it must have been robbed many times before. When I was in Jizhou, I heard that after Gongsun Zan was defeated and fled back to You, in order to win the hearts of the army, his military discipline was lax, and he condoned the soldiers to harass and loot the civilians. , Guo Xun still knew the principle of loving the people, and thought again, "Such a thief who brutally abuses the people should really be punished by everyone."

Just as Guo Xun thought, after Gongsun Zan was defeated several times by Yuan Shao, his power was not as strong as before. In order to rally the soldiers' hearts and to supplement his lost troops, Gongsun Zan appeared in various counties in Youzhou, especially Zhuozhou. County, Shanggu County, Guangyang County and other areas adjacent to Jizhou, not only widely recruited the country ranger and the tyrants among the refugees to join his army, but also let the soldiers loot the people and do what they do. ——The so-called light chivalrous, almost agreeing with the villainous youth, is equivalent to the gangsters, gangsters, bullies and the like in later generations, and the so-called tyrants are mostly arrogant and domineering. And know.

In fact, having said that, Yuan Shao didn't necessarily treat the people very leniently and favorably in Jizhou.

In the eyes of ordinary scholars and officials, the people of Qianshou are already first-class pariahs. How about Yuan Shao's "lofty ambitions", and how can he be compared with ordinary scholars and officials? The joys and sorrows of the people under his rule were naturally not in Yuan Shao's consideration.

As far as Yuan Shao was concerned, the people of Jizhou were only the main source of food for him and the supply of his soldiers, that's all.

Up to now, Yuan Shao has been in power in Jizhou. First, Yuan Shao has done little to love the people. Second, on the contrary, he has allowed Ju Shou, Shen Pei, Guo Tu and other advisers under his account to occupy the land and take the poor and displaced people into custody. For their own followers, oppressing the people, amassing wealth.

——On this point, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are quite similar. The two are quite similar, but the difference is that Yuan Shao at least still knows that the people of Jizhou are the source of his soldiers and food, and he will urge farming when he treats the people. The soldiers disturbed the people too much, and they would not go fishing when the ponds dried up, but Gongsun Zan ignored the people, treating them as sheep and wanting to get what they wanted.

In addition, there is another big difference between the two, that is, their attitude towards the gentry is completely different. Because Gongsun Zan is the concubine of the Gongsun clan, and his mother comes from a humble background, he despises and oppresses the gentry class very much. However, Yuan Shao attached great importance to the scholars. This difference was put into the treatment of the common people. As mentioned above, on Gongsun Zan’s side, the Han scholars, merchants, and Qing Xia entrenched high above the common people, while on Yuan Shao’s side, Shen Pei, Guo Tu, etc. hope that scholars from all over Henan will make a fortune in the heads of the common people.

All in all, whether it is the people of Youzhou or the people of Jizhou, the degree of suffering may vary, but they are all suffering.

But it is said that Liu Yu, the current Youzhou Shepherd, is a well-known clan and minister in China today, with a high reputation. He was worshipped as Taiwei by the court many years ago. Later, at the end of Dong Zhuo's dictatorship, Dong Zhuo also worshipped him as Taifu and recruited him to serve in the court. However, due to road obstructions, the appointment did not arrive, so he did not take office, but it can also be seen that Liu Yu. The fame in Youzhou must be much higher than that of Gongsun Zan, and Liu Yu is not "the governor of Youzhou", but "the shepherd of Youzhou". He is a "fighting general", that is, from a regulatory point of view, Gongsun Zan is actually controlled by Liu Yu, so does Liu Yu just sit back and watch Gongsun Zan's aggression against the common people?

Of course Liu Yu would take care of it.

But the problem is that in the past, Gongsun Zan still heard a little or two about Liu Yu's restraint. Only in the second year of Chuping, Gongsun Zan led his troops to defeat the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army in Dongguangnan, beheading more than 30,000 people, taking countless prisoners, and capturing and accumulating luggage. As a mountain, his strength is so powerful, and his prestige is greatly enhanced, he has enough soldiers and enough money in his hands, and he is no longer willing to obey Liu Yu's restraint.

Because of this, there have been many conflicts between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan. This is also one of the main reasons why Yuan Shao sent Guo Xun to contact Liu Yu, hoping to join forces with Liu Yu to attack Gongsun Zan.

But Guo Xun spent the night in a pavilion he met on the way.

The pavilion was dilapidated, and there was no pavilion chief and other officials to take care of it, and there was only an empty courtyard overgrown with weeds, rats, and spider webs. Cross-examination, Guo Xun and the others were also very happy.

Stayed for one night, left the next day, and continued north.

Jixian County, the prefecture of Youzhou, which is later known as Beijing, is located in the middle of Guangyang County. Guangyang County is in the northeast of Zhuo County and borders Zhuo County. After passing Beixincheng and Yixian County, go northeast for about 200 li, which is the border of Guangyang County.

From entering Zhuo County to Guangyang County, Guo Xun could see Gongsun Zan's soldiers and horses burning, killing, looting, harassing and abusing the people almost every day along the way. Gongsun Zan did not control the administration of Zhuo County. Zhuo County had its own prefect, but Yizhai County was his fief, and this was his old nest. Secondly, Zhuo County bordered on the south of Jizhou. At present, it was Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao is on the front line, so his troops and horses are gathered in this county, and there are a lot of garrisoned troops. Even if a civil official in the prefecture district of Zhuo County has some soldiers in his hand, compared to Gongsun Zan's troops, it is a drop in the bucket. Therefore, Regarding the actions of Gongsun Zan's subordinate in Zhuo County, the prefect of Zhuo County dared not speak out. Except to complain to Liu Yu, he just tolerated it and tolerated it again, that's all.

——Although Gongsun Zan's old nest is in Zhuo County, he himself is not in Zhuo County now. Like Liu Yu, he is in the prefecture of Youzhou to govern Ji County. Before, his general's mansion was in the county seat of Jixian County, but after the two major defeats of Jieqiao and Longcuo, Liu Yu's attitude towards him gradually changed and he became unwilling to do so because his power was not as good as before. To accommodate him again, as soon as the two met, Liu Yu either scolded him justly and sternly for "repeating the military", or ordered him to do this or that. Therefore, he simply moved out of Jixian City, and used his soldiers and civilians to build a small town outside the city as a place to live, which means that he is now separated from Liu Yu.

Entering the territory of Guangyang, going up northeast, about 30 to 40 li, first to Guangyang County, passing through Guangyang County, then going northeast, after another 30 to 40 li, in front is Ji County.

Guo Xun and his party were about to go outside Jixian County, but they saw a small town rising from the ground a few miles west of the county.

It is said to be a small town, but it is actually a dock wall. It does not occupy a large area, but the fort wall is very high, and the trees near the wall have been cut down. Watching the flags fluttering on the wall, there are not only guards and soldiers. And there are constantly patrolling soldiers patrolling, and on the road outside the dock, a checkpoint has been set up, which can be called a strict fight, and the voices of people and horses can be heard from the dock from a distance.

This is the small town where Gongsun Zan is now. It is more like a military fortress than a small town or a dock wall. The people stationed in this small town are all elite soldiers of Gongsun Zan's cronies.

Guo Xun's mission to Youzhou this time, he also took another mission, that is, to check Gongsun Zan's current military strength and his popularity in Youzhou. People's hearts and popularity, just from the looting he saw in Zhuo County, Guo Xun can conclude that Gongsun Zan must be lost in the hearts of the people in Youzhou. Observing from a distance, at most, it can only be seen from a distance. From the clothes and armor worn by the soldiers of Gongsun Zan’s army and the armaments they have seen on the road, Guo Xun has probably already judged that Gongsun Zan’s army is under his command. It was incomparable to his military appearance when his troops were at their peak. Now that he saw this small city, he knew that all the elites in the city were under Gongsun Zan's tent.

Based on the size of the city, Guo Xun calculated that the garrison in the city was no more than 2,000 or 3,000 people.

While looking at the small town, he pondered and said: "Gongsun Bogui's department is now stationed in various counties of Youzhou. He has the most troops in Zhuo County and other counties of Youzhou bordering Jizhou. In addition, in order to cooperate with Liu Youzhou In the struggle for power, in Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbei Pingping and the residences of Wuhuan and Xianbei Hu, he also has troops stationed, but his troops are scattered. If I can represent the Duke of Ming and reach an alliance with Liu Youzhou this time In the future, when the two armies are unexpected and attack Gongsun Zan together, the dispersion of his troops will be a great advantage for our army.  …Looking at the city where he lives, the garrison is at most three or two thousand. It is said that his White Horse Yicong and other elite cavalry have suffered a lot from the previous defeats, and I don’t know how many soldiers around him and in this city are the original White Horse Yicong?”

Gongsun Zan's attitude towards the Hu people has always been that instead of transforming them with virtue, it is better to fight against each other and kill them quickly. In fact, his garrisoned troops in Shanggu and other places were not all for the purpose of fighting against Liu Yu, but also to coerce the local people. Wuhuan and other Hu tribes, to prevent them from causing chaos.

At that time in the afternoon, the sun in the early summer was already relatively blazing in the north, and after looking at the dark town for a long time, Bai Mayi recalled the two battles between Jieqiao and Longcuo. The killing aura seemed to hover over the small town. The body that was sweating originally was actually cold.

Stimulated by the coolness, Guo Xun stopped looking at the small town, called his entourage to follow him, and continued on his way to Jixian.

After walking for four or five miles, we arrived at the city of Jixian.

Before entering the county seat, what he saw outside the county gave him a different impression than what he saw along the way before.

The fields on both sides of the road are lush and lush, full of wheat that is about to mature. From time to time, farmers in simple clothes such as trousers will appear in the fields, holding agricultural tools and sweating all kinds of farm work. On the Tanabe Road, you can occasionally see cattle resting on the ground. Seeing Guo Xun and the other group, the farmers may stand up to watch, but most of them are immersed in their heads and are still busy. However, it is actually a state of busy farming in the countryside that is similar to the Taiping years.

When I entered the city again, I saw that the street was bustling and crowded with pedestrians.

Some pedestrians have high-crown Confucian clothes, some coarse cloth robes, some are similar to Guo Xun's dress, they are obviously businessmen and the like, and there are twos and threes of people with small pigtails, these people with small pigtails, needless to say , Naturally, they are all Hu people, most of them are Wuhuan people, and there are also Xianbei people with white skin and high nose. On the streets of the entire city, it cannot be said that sweat is pouring into rain, but it is also a lively scene.

Guo Xun was amazed and said in his heart, "Youzhou is connected to Hu Yi in the north. The fees are very wide and the expenses are very high. The lack of spending, the chaos of the Yellow Turbans, and now the chaos at home and abroad, the taxes of Qingzhou and Jizhou will naturally not be lent to Youzhou. Originally, Youzhou was very short on money, and now the foreign aid of Qingzhou and Jizhou has been cut off. Said, it should be more tense and barren, but I didn't expect that Jixian City would be so lively!"

At the moment when the Qing and Hebei foreign aid was cut off and the chaos at home and abroad, Jixian not only was not poor and dilapidated, but it was more lively than before. The reason is very simple. This is all due to Liu Yu.

Guo Xun has also heard about this.

After Liu Yu arrived in Youzhou, he was responsible for easing the government, persuading and supervising farming, and developing agriculture. In order to expand the source of money, he also opened a Hu market in Shanggu County and traded with Hu people to collect profits. Yuyang County produces iron and salt. At the same time, he sells salt and iron, organizes caravans, and sells salt and iron to Hu people or to neighboring states such as Jizhou. To make Jixian and other places where his decrees can be implemented and accessible are more abundant and fertile than before. In a good year, one stone of grain is only 30 yuan.

——I think after Dong Zhuo's disaster in Luoyang, not to mention money thirty, it is gold thirty. Back then, in Yindijie, Henan, you couldn't buy a stone valley, and it was as expensive as a prince, and he had to eat weeds and wild vegetables to satisfy his hunger. Even now The price of a stone valley in Jizhou far exceeds the price of 30 yuan. Not to mention Jizhou, Xuzhou can’t buy a stone valley for 30 yuan at the moment. This price is simply unbelievable in today’s chaotic world.

When Guo Xun heard this earlier, he didn't quite believe it, but when he saw the situation outside the county and in the city today, it was indeed the case.

Youzhou prefecture is located in the south of Jixian County, not far from entering the city, you can see the wall of the prefecture.

Guo Xun did not hesitate and went straight to the prefecture.

On the way to the prefecture, Guo Xun heard that the accents of the pedestrians passing by were not all Youzhou accents, but there were clearly accents from Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Jizhou and other places.

Guo Xun couldn't help but think of another thing he had heard, the Yellow Turban uprising, Qing, Ji and other prefectures were the most affected by soldiers. There were countless scholars and civilians from these prefectures who went out to flee. Among them, those who took refuge in Youzhou in the north were said to be some. With hundreds of thousands of people, Liu Yu was already the shepherd of Youzhou at that time, and he would not refuse anyone who came. They looked for other businesses to make a living, and they dealt with them immediately. It was remarkable, and the arrangements were very thoughtful. After arriving, Guo Xun heard that those people from other prefectures who had taken refuge in Ji even forgot that they were refugees from their hometowns. Live and work in peace and contentment in Youzhou.

Today, when I hear the accents of the people in the town of Jixian, there are indeed many Qing, Ji, and Xu Zhiyin. It seems that this is indeed true.

"Ming Gong asked me to come to Youzhou on the way, and take a look at the popularity of Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu in Youzhou. From today's point of view, Gongsun Zan is far inferior to Liu Yu! There are many helpers who have gained the right way, and few people who have lost the way. I follow my father. It is suggested that Duke Ming and Liu Yu have a good alliance, it is the best policy!"

Guo Xun thought so, and led the horse to the gate of the state.

Jixian was Liu Yu's territory. When he got here, he no longer had to pretend to be a businessman. Guo Xun threw the reins of his horses to his entourage and told them to tie their horses to the tie-stones under the table in front of the door. Then they all stopped by the wall of the mansion and ordered them to wait here. Then he went to the door, climbed the steps, bowed down, handed Yuan Shao's "Ye", and said to the doorman, "I am Yuan Shao. The envoy of Jizhou has been ordered to see Liu Youzhou, please step down and inform me."

"Ye" and "thorn" are the tools that scholars must use to introduce themselves in interpersonal communication since ancient times. They are similar to the business cards of later generations. "Thorn" is more popular because it is easy to use, but in serious and serious occasions, "Ye" is still used.

Hearing Guo Xun's words, the doorman took the name letter, which was about one foot and two inches long, and saw that the word "see you" was written in the center of the top of the letter. The general Jizhou prefect of Ji Township, Hou Runan, Yuan Shao pays homage again."

——The traditional format of "Ye" has no local origin, but nowadays "Ye" has basically replaced "Ye", so the content written on "Ye" has actually gradually converged to "Ye".

The clerk looked at it, did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly said: "Please go to the side school and wait for a while, and the clerk will come in and inform you."

Guo Xun went to the side school by the door to wait.

The clerk came out soon, went to the side school, and said to Guo Xun, "Please wait a little longer, my family is now discussing important matters with the lords of my state. After the discussion, I will invite you to meet."

Guo Xun nodded, then sat down and waited.

State capital, in the hall.

Liu Yuzheng was furious at the officials in his prefecture: "Gongsun Bogui is really outrageous, since he was defeated by Jieqiao and defeated by Longcuo, he seems to be insane, and he has become more and more cruel to the people of Youzhou! They plundered the people, robbed the people of food, and used them as food for the army, and they wanted to recruit young chivalrous men and wicked youths to spread the crowd! Zhuo County, in particular, suffered the most!

"Zhuojun Prefecture has repeatedly written to me and told him about it, but I went to the book several times to invite him Gongsun Bogui to come to the prefecture, and wanted to warn him face to face, but he refused to come, and every time he came with a mess of excuses. Refuse me; I changed the order to the order, ordering him to transfer the troops and horses of Zhuo County to another place, or at least to take his military discipline seriously, but he violated my restraint and refused to follow it! How unreasonable!

"That's all, I use virtue to convince people, I can tolerate it for the time being, but now there is a civil turmoil in the sea, Jizhou Yuan Benchu, Xuzhou Xun Zhenzhi, Yuzhou Sun Bofu, Nanyang Yuan Road, Xiangyang Liu Jingsheng, etc. If we want to maintain peace, we must stabilize the interior, and to stabilize the interior, the Wuhuan and other Hus in the north are the top priority. We must not cause chaos. We must appease them, but Gongsun Zan can’t beat them. Yuan Benchu ​​took the Wuhuan and other Hus out of his anger, and often harassed the Wuhuan and other tribes, causing all the Wuhuan tribes to complain, ... and even the things I gave to the Wuhuan tribes, he took it over and over again and again!" Liu Yu Pointing to the complaint from the Wuhuan people just received in the case, he continued, "Look, the salt, cloth and other items I gave to the Wuhuan people a few days ago were robbed by his troops in Shanggu and Yuyang. Let’s go! The Wuhuan people who went to receive my reward were killed by his soldiers!” After speaking, he slapped the table a few times and said angrily, “This is really tolerable, how can it be unbearable! "

Although Liu Yu is an important official of the clan and the Han family, and has a high prestige in the northern region, he holds the power of a state with the respect of the superior, but he advocates frugality, but he sees the clothes he wears now, just like the clothes worn by ordinary people. In the same way, not only the burlap, but also the patches on it. When people entered the hall, they all entered the hall with socks on, and their shoes were placed outside the hall. Now there are a lot of shoes outside the hall. There are also cloth shoes, and only one pair of shoes is made of straw rope. These shoes are Liu Yu's shoes.

The clothes are frugal, and in terms of food, as long as Liu Yu eats in the prefecture, he is usually very simple. There is only one meat dish for a meal, and the second meat dish is never allowed—but even so, the main seat in the hall is The old Liu Yu didn't look thin at this time, and he couldn't be called white fat, but he also looked good and his cheeks were rosy. Maybe it was because of proper maintenance?

Liu Yu was furious.

After he finished speaking, one person in the hall got up from the table and said loudly: "Ming Gong, the servant has a stupid opinion!"

"you say."

The official said: "Gongsun Zan was defeated by Yuan Benchu, and his elite soldiers and strong generals, like Baima Yicong, suffered heavy losses. This is one of them. After Gongsun Zan's defeat, as the Duke of Ming said, he did the opposite, ruining my Youzhou and harming the people. Now There is a lot of resentment among the people, and this is the second one. Since the scholars and people of Youzhou have returned to Minggong, the refugees from Qingzhou, Jizhou, and Xuzhou are also grateful to Minggong. Among them, there are many strong and brave warriors. The army is the third one; Wuhuan and other Hus have hated Gongsun Zan deeply, and now Gongsun Zan has repeatedly robbed Ming Gong of salt, cloth, gold and silver and other things that Wuhuan and other Hus had given him, and Wuhuan and other Hus have even more It is anger, and the Wuhuan cavalry is known to be capable of fighting, and these are the four of them; because of this, why should the Duke of Ming not recruit loyal and righteous soldiers first, train them into an army, and then order the Wuhuan to send cavalry to help each other? Then, go to attack Gongsun Zan in this way, and use Duke Ming to rely on the public opinion of Quanyou to attack the remnants of the defeated soldiers, why worry about not winning?"

However, this person was also unable to bear Gongsun Zan, and actually suggested that Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan go to war.

When everyone in the hall heard this, they all turned to look at this man. The person who spoke was a member of Liu Yuzhou's mansion, whose name was Xian Yuyin.

Youzhou has two surnames, both of which are compound surnames, one is Gongsun and the other is Xianyu.

"Gongsun" also comes from a variety of sources. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the princes of various countries liked to be called princes regardless of their titles. According to the Zhou system, the monarchs were generally succeeded by their eldest sons. Before he succeeded to the throne, they were called princes, and their sons were called "gongzi", and the sons of the sons were called "gongsun". Therefore, many of the descendants of the lords of the Spring and Autumn princes took Gongsun as the surname, which is one of the Gongsun clan. The source; there is another source, a younger brother from the same mother of Shennong, whose family background is a prince, and later took the name of Gongsun; another source, from the Huang Di Xuanyuan, Xuanyuan was first named Gongsun, so he was a descendant of Xuanyuan Huangdi. There are also some surnamed Gongsun.

Who is the ancestor of Gongsun Zan? He was in Youzhou, and it was inferred that he might be the descendant of the monarchs of the vassal states in Youzhou during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Not to mention, the surname "Xianyu" originated from the descendants of Jizi in the Yin and Shang periods.

In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou destroyed Shang and sealed Jizi in North Korea. One of Jizi's sons had a fief in "Yuyi", which was later Qingzhou in Qingzhou County, North Chungcheong Province, North Korea. Combined with the "Yu" of the fief Yuyi, it became the compound surname of "Xianyu", which means the descendant of this Jizi of Yuyi in North Korea. Lelang County, one of the counties under the jurisdiction of Youzhou, is the land of Korea in later generations, so the Xianyu clan is an aboriginal surname in Youzhou.

The Xianyu Yin family had a great influence in Youzhou, on a par with Gongsun Zan's family, the Gongsun clan.

After hearing Xian Yuyin's comments, Liu Yu was slightly moved.

Although Liu Yu said he was benevolent and righteous, and was a loyal elder, the mud bodhisattva also had a three-part nature. Gongsun Zan was so cruel to the people, and he despised his authority and disobeyed his orders. Liu Yushi had long been unable to bear him. As he said, "nothing can be tolerated"

However, Yu Yin's remarks fell to the ground. Before Liu Yu spoke, another person in the hall stood up and said, "Ming Gong, no!"

The speaker was about fifty years old, with gray beard and gray hair. It was Dong Cao Ye of Liu Yu Prefecture, whose name was Wei You.

The officials directly under the jurisdiction of the state government, in addition to being engaged in, there are Dong Cao and Xi Cao. Xi Cao is mainly in charge of the interior of the prefecture, that is, the administration of officials directly under the jurisdiction of the state, and Dong Cao is mainly in charge of the administration of officials outside the prefecture and within the state. Class, the power is very great, Wei You can get this position, firstly because of his fame, and secondly because he has won Liu Yu's trust.

Seeing Wei You coming out against Xian Yuyin's opinion, Liu Yu asked, "Why not? What is your opinion?"

Wei You said: "Nowadays there is chaos at home and the Duke of Ming is highly respected and respected, and most scholars in the north and the south regard Duke Ming as the Beidou of Mount Tai, and they all want to return to Duke Ming, but despite this, when the princes are fighting in chaos, just like Duke Ming. As I said just now, Yuan Benchu ​​and others are fighting with each other, nothing else, especially Yuan Benchu, he is eyeing the world, always wanting to invade my secluded place. In addition to appease Wuhuan and other Hus, in order to resist Yuan Benchu, counselors and minions are indispensable. Gongsun Zan's civil and military talents can be used by Ming Gong, because although he has small evils, Yau's ignorance is still for the time being. Forgiveness is good.”

Liu Yu's expression changed, and he said after a while: "Your words are not wrong, but Gongsun Bogui is rampant and domineering and does not obey me. Although he has civil and military talents, I am afraid that he will not be able to use it for me."

Wei You said, "Although Gongsun Zan violates the rules of the Ming Dynasty, how does he compare to Yuan Benchu?"

His words were a little vague, but everyone in the hall understood what he meant.

How did Yuan Shao get the prefect of Jizhou? It was the dove occupying the magpie's nest, and through Gongsun Zan, Han Fu was so frightened that he took the initiative to give way to him. It can only be seen from this that this person is very ambitious, and later, he also tried to abolish the establishment, and sent someone to ask Liu Yu if he wanted to be the emperor, and it was more obvious that he was by no means a loyal minister. From this, it can be inferred that after he owns Jizhou, the next step he wants is Youzhou.

In other words, Yuan Shao, not Gongsun Zan, was the biggest threat to Youzhou right now.

Then, although Gongsun Zan does not obey Liu Yu's mobilization and restraint, at least Gongsun Zan will not join Yuan Shao. In other words, the discord between Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu is only a discord within Youzhou. In terms of resisting Yuan Shao, a foreign enemy, invading Youzhou, Gongsun Zan can be used by Liu Yu, and the two of them are completely able to join forces to fight against Yuan. To use the words of later generations, it is now that Youzhou is first of all external contradictions, and internal contradictions are not the most important, and for the sake of the overall situation, internal compromise and unanimous externality are the best policies.

This is very reasonable.

Although Liu Yu is not underestimated, Yuan Shao's reputation is also very high. The most important thing is that Yuan Shao has many good soldiers and good generals. Liu Yu makes a trade-off. He is not skilled in military affairs. If Yuan Shao comes to invade Youzhou, he will not see him You have to be sure of winning, so, at this time, Gongsun Zan's existence is quite necessary, after all, he is brave and good at fighting.

Liu Yu thought again and again, and although he was unwilling, he reluctantly accepted Wei You's opinion and said, "Although Gongsun Bogui can be tolerated for the time being, he robbed me of the salt cloth that I had given to the Wuhuan, and the Wuhuan tribes sent a letter to him. Complaining, how should I answer the Wuhuan tribes?"

Wei You said: "The Duke of Ming can send some salt and cloth to him. Gongsun Zan had beaten the Wuhuan tribes to pieces before, and the Wuhuan tribes hated Gongsun Zan very much. Now, Gongsun Zan's tribe has robbed many of the rewards of Duke Ming. If we go, they will definitely resent Gongsun Zan more and more, under this situation, as long as Duke Ming can comfort him and show it with kindness and virtue, he will be able to accept it even more and serve Duke Ming."

Liu Yu had no choice but to accept Wei You's suggestion.

When the discussion came to an end, Wei You took two steps forward and whispered to Liu Yu, "Ming Gong, please step back, you have something important to play on."

Liu Yu asked Xian Yuyin and others to retreat.

Only Wei You and Liu Yu were left in the hall.

Wei You then said: "Duke Ming, the doorman said that he had something to report. Did Duke Ming ask You to listen to the reason? You heard the doorman say it, and at that time, he told Duke Ming that it was a trivial matter in the prefecture. actually not."

Liu Yu asked, "Oh? What's the matter?"

Wei You said, "Yuan Shao sent someone to ask to see Duke Ming."

Liu Yu's hand touching the beard stopped, he was stunned, and said, "Yuan Benchu ​​sent someone to ask me to see you?"

Wei You said, "Exactly."

Liu Yu said suspiciously, "Why did he send someone to see me?"

Wei You said, "You foolishly see that he sent someone to see Duke Ming, and it must be for Gongsun Zan."

That's true~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Besides joining forces with Liu Yu to fight Gongsun Zan, what else can Yuan Shao send to see Liu Yu? Could it be that Yuan Shao wanted to make Liu Yu emperor again?

Liu Yu pondered for a while, put down his beard-stroking hand on his knee, and said, "So, how should I reply?"

Wei You said, "You might as well see it first, hear what the envoy has to say, and then make a plan."

"And then make plans?"

Wei You said: "Duke Ming, if you compare Gongsun Zan to a wolf, Yuan Benchu ​​is a tiger. Both of them are both Duke Ming and I Youzhou's troubles. Because of You's ignorance, if Duke Ming can drive away the tiger and swallow the wolf, he will urge you to Yuan Benchu ​​and Gongsun Zan fought with two tigers, Duke Ming sat and watched, waiting for the two to lose, it would be of great benefit to Duke Ming. Therefore, You said, let's listen to Yuan Envoy first and see what he will say. Then make plans.”

Liu Yu understood what Wei You meant, nodded and said, "Okay, just follow your words and invite him to see me."

Wei You went out in person, went to the school beside the prefecture gate, and led Guo Xun into the hall.

After Guo Xun entered the hall, he presented a letter to Liu Yu.

Liu Yu was furious after watching it.