The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Yuan Shao heard that not long after Xun Zhen had captured Qingzhou, several days of information were sent to him.

First, it was reported that Kong Rong, the prime minister of Beihai, had died. It was rumored that he was killed by Qin Xiang, the chief of Xun Cheng’s account, and Qin Xiang was also said to be under Xun Cheng’s instructions. As for why Xun Cheng poisoned Kong Rong? It is not difficult to guess that Xun Zhen must be behind him.

Then it was reported that Xun Zhen had divided Qingzhou Jiangzu into two large and small parts.

The large part, about 300,000 to 400,000 people, is now being relocated by Xun Zhen to the counties of Xuzhou and to the counties of Yanzhou for resettlement; Qingzhou was settled in each county of Qingzhou.

Regardless of whether they moved into Xuzhou, Yanzhou, or stayed in Qingzhou, Xunzhen would give them cattle, grain seeds, fields, etc.

It is obvious that they intend to use them as part of the Tuntian tribe.

Qu Shuai Guan Hai, the most famous Huangjin Jiang in Qingzhou, was called to Tan County by Xun Zhen, who represented him as a general of Anmin Zhonglang. Wang Xiu, a famous scholar in Beihai County, Qingzhou, was taken by Xun Zhenbiao in order to settle Tianzhong Lang, and took charge of the matters concerning the surrender of the Yellow Turbans who remained in Qingzhou.

Then it was reported that Xun Cheng, in the name of the prefect of Qingzhou, passed a book to the state, saying that in the first lunar month of this year, the imperial court had issued an edict to amnesty the world, but at that time Qingzhou had no lord, and the Yellow Turbans were in chaos, so the imperial decree was not intended. If it can be implemented, it will be added now, and it is ordered that all counties and counties, except the prisoners who have committed unforgivable crimes, must immediately obey the imperial decree and forgive the local prisoners; and those who have fled because of their crimes may also return home. Go, the official temple will no longer pursue the various crimes they committed in the past.

——The matter of amnesty in the world should not be done often. If it is done often, then the law will have no deterrent effect. The front foot was only caught, and the back foot was amnesty and released from prison. Just imagine, who else would fear the law? But in the past ten years, the imperial court has granted amnesty almost every year, and it has almost become a practice to conduct an amnesty once a year in the first lunar month. The reason why this happens is, in the final analysis, because of the war. On the one hand, those in power rely on amnesty to buy the hearts and minds of the people. On the other hand, they also hope that through the amnesty, the troubles of thieves in various places can be alleviated, so that those who have violated the law and fled abroad can return to their hometowns, thereby reducing the number of thieves and bandits who gather to rebel.

Having said that, those in power in the imperial court offered amnesty in the hope of bribing the hearts and minds of the people and reducing thieves, so Xun Cheng is now offering amnesty in Qingzhou under this name. Needless to say, the purpose is of course for these two, especially the first indivual.

Afterwards, Yuan Shao had to report that after Xun Cheng issued the amnesty order in the prefecture, he passed the book to the prefecture, saying that Qingzhou had been in chaos for a long time by the Yellow Turban thieves, the fields were desolate, and the people's livelihood was difficult, so he decided to exempt the people in the prefecture this year. , next two years of taxes.

——This letter of arraignment has truly bought the hearts and minds of the people.

The last piece of information received was that Xun Zhenbiao Tian Kai, Taishi Ci, Xun Pu, etc. were either school captains or cavalry captains, and they stayed in Qingzhou.

One piece of information after another, it can be said that Yuan Shao was dazzled.

On this day, Guo Tu, Xin Ping, Xin Pi and others joined together to seek an audience.

When they entered the hall, everyone gave Yuan Shao a salutation and then sat down.

Guo Tu didn't sit, he stood in the hall and said loudly: "Ming Gong, Xun Zhen first invaded Qingzhou, and now he has created so many battles, and he has resettled the Qingzhou Yellow Turban thieves, and he is amnesty. Tax reduction or exemption... Ming Gong, you can't ignore it! If you sit back and ignore it, Tu dares to assert that Qingzhou will really be owned by Xunzhen, and he will have a firm foothold in Qingzhou. Now! Until then, if you want to think about Qingzhou again, I'm afraid it will be difficult!"

Why use Guo Tu to say these words?

Yuan Shao said, "Gongze, your words are good. I've been thinking about this for the past two days. What do you think is the best way to deal with it?"

Guo Tu said: "Ming Gong, the best way to deal with it is to send troops to attack the Qing Dynasty immediately! While Xun Zhenzhi's foothold has not yet stabilized, and then take advantage of the popular sentiments of Qingzhou scholars who have been boiling over because of Kong Rong's murder, take advantage of Qingzhou Take it from him!"

Yuan Shao showed embarrassment on his face and said, "Gongze, let me tell you the truth, I have considered this, but at present, I'm afraid I don't have the power to attack Qingzhou in a big way."

Guo Tu raised his eyebrows and said, "Dare to ask Duke Ming, is it because of Youzhou?"

Yuan Shao nodded and said, "Not only because of Youzhou, but also because of Bingzhou. Gao Gan, Meng De and the others just arrived in Bingzhou not long ago, and they are about to attack Zhuhu in the north and Baibo Yellow Turban in the west. I have already distributed thousands of elite soldiers to them. Not to mention Gao Gan, there are tens of thousands of people in Baibo and Yellow Turbans, and they are fighting together on the other side. It is impossible to say that I have to send reinforcements to them; the other one is Youzhou.

"It is true that Xun Zhenzhi's foothold in Qingzhou was not stable. Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu, and he has not yet established a foothold in Youzhou. Guo Xun should have arrived at the Wuhuan tribes by now, and he is only waiting for him and Wuhuan officials. The ministry has agreed to attack Gongsun Zan together, so we have to send troops to attack You! At this time, I really don't have the spare strength to stand by Gu Qingzhou!"

Guo Tu said sullenly: "Ming Gong, with all due respect, Tu secretly thinks that Gongsun Zan's enemy is no longer Gongsun Zan, but Xun Zhenzhi! Gongsun Zan is nothing more than a husband, and he brutally murdered Liu Youzhou. He is now Youzhou. The people won’t like it at all, and sooner or later, Duke Ming will be captured! But Xun Zhenzhi is not the case. This person and Tu are from the same hometown. In the past, Tu and he were ministers in Yingchuan Prefecture. At that time, Tu knew that this thief was very human. This person can be forbearance, deep in the city, hypocritical, but can coax people, can deceive people to give his life to him, and this thief is cunning and has a little knowledge of military affairs, ... Ming Gong, he has already Xu and Yanzhou, if they don't attack them urgently now, once he swallows Qingzhou again, it will be the land in the southeast, and they will all be in their hands! Sitting on the three states, with Sun Bofu as his wings in the north, the population is tens of millions. , millions of soldiers, east to the sea, no worries behind, south of Huaisi, imperial control of Jingyang, west of the big river, peeping at our Ji, retreating is worthy of the hegemony of one side, advancing with Sun Bofu and attacking both ways, Threatening the city of Ye, Duke Ming, can this be compared to the Kou Gongsun Zan who is waiting to be executed?"

Yuan Shao was terrified, with a dignified look on his face like Guanyu, he stroked his long beard and said, "It's very true!"

"I want to boldly advise Duke Ming, don't sit idly by and ignore Xun Zhenzhi, but should send troops and rush to win the youth!"

Yuan Shao's expression changed again, he felt his beard, and hesitantly said, "Destroy the black mountain bandits first, then take you and merge with you. This is the established policy after many discussions with Qing and others. Now, the black mountain bandits are basically broken. Bingzhou is in the process of planning, just as I said just now, I am just waiting to get in touch with the Wuhuan tribes and the old officials of Liu Youzhou, and then I will attack Gongsun Zan to take Youzhou, I really have a little lack of troops!"

Guo Tu raised his voice and said impassively: "Ming Gong, Tu's humble opinion, the situation is changing, and the strategy should change accordingly! When Ju Jianjun decided to set this strategy, no one expected Xun How could Zhenzhi conquer Qingzhou so easily. Duke Ming, the current situation is already changing, and it is a major change, so how can the previous strategy remain unchanged?"

"Your remarks are reasonable." Yuan Shao pondered for a long time, and then said, "After all, this matter is very important, so it is not good to make a hasty decision. Let's go, Gongze, please allow me to think about it, I will give you an answer in two days, how about it?"

Guo Tumu transferred Xin Ping and Xin Pi brothers.

Xin Ping got up, bowed at Yuan Shao, bowed his head, and said, "Ming Gong, I dare to offer a comment."

"Zhongzhi, please speak."

Xin Ping said: "Duke Ming, now the stalls in Bingzhou have just opened, and Gongsun Zan is doing the opposite of what Duke Ming said in Youzhou. He is indeed like Xun Zhenzhi in Qingzhou in Youzhou, and his foothold is not stable. Sincerely, I hope to take this opportunity to attack it, so as to completely eliminate the great opportunity of Gongsun Zan, the Ming Gong. Under such circumstances, if we attack Qingzhou on a large scale, I hope that the troops and horses will indeed appear somewhat insufficient. ... In this case, Judging from my humble opinion, is it okay to not attack for the time being, and send an army to harass and attack it?"

Yuan Shao stopped stroking his beard, looked at Xin Ping, and asked, "Send an army to harass and attack him?"

Xin Ping said, "Exactly, Duke Ming."

Guo Tu coughed, but Xin Ping ignored him.

Yuan Shao asked, "Zhongzhi, what do you mean by this?"

Xin Ping said: "Ming Gong, the comment means that what Gongze said just now is not wrong to criticize my humble opinion. Xun Zhenzhi invaded Qingzhou and killed Kong Rong, and the officers and officials of Qingzhou wanted to come and oppose it. He must have a lot of them. For Duke Ming, this is indeed an excellent opportunity to plan for Qingzhou, and his teacher is famous.

It would be a pity to miss it like this; therefore, I think that even if it is limited by a temporary shortage of troops and horses, the Duke of Ming cannot make a large-scale entry into Tuqing Prefecture, and it is always possible to send an army to attack and harass it. "

Yuan Shao fell into thought again and said, "Tell me carefully."

Xin Ping responded with a "yes" and then said: "Ming Gong, this army does not need to be large, four or five thousand people are enough, if it is less, three or four thousand people will do, choose one. The appropriate generals will lead him to liaise with the soldiers and officials of Qingzhou Prefecture who oppose Xun Zhenzhi, and provoke them to respond. In this way, the situation is favorable, and Qingzhou is not impossible; if the battle is unfavorable, it can also make Xun Zhenzhi unable to quickly gain a firm foothold in Qingzhou; after the Duke of Ming annihilates Gongsun Zan, he will be able to win a big victory. Wei, when Duke Ming's troops advance eastward, Qingzhou can get it!"

Yuan Shao's eyes lit up, and he said, "Zhongzhi, this strategy is very good!" He asked, "Who do you think can be the general of this army?"

Xin Ping said: "Young Master Tan, who has long been known as the governor of Qingzhou, and once commanded the army to attack Qing, is most suitable for him as a general."

Yuan Shao said, "Okay! Just follow your advice. I'll send troops to Tan today and let him attack Qingzhou!"

Yuan Shao's order was issued on the same day, and Yuan Tan got the order, so he made preparations for the battle, and there is no need to say more for the time being.

It is only said that Guo Tu, Xin Ping, Xin Pi and others have left the house.

Guo Tu was complaining again, and said to Xin Ping: "Zhongzhi, I have to persuade Duke Ming to change the strategy that Ju Shou had previously made to take the merger first, and take Qingzhou first. Why don't you help me? Said that if the troops are insufficient, can they not attack?"

Xin Ping said: "I'm taking the next step, I have no choice but to do it."

Guo Tu didn't understand, and asked, "How do you say this? Why should you take the next step?"

Xin Ping said: "Ming Gong said that he should think twice, this shows that your strategy, Ming Gong is afraid that it is difficult to adopt!"

Guo Tu was stunned, opened his eyes wide, and asked, "Why?"

Xin Ping sighed, "Gong Zhe, don't you understand Duke Ming's temperament yet?"

Guo Tu said, "What?"

Xin Ping pulled Guo Tu and Xin Pi into the car~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and got into the car, waiting for the car to start, then he lowered his voice and continued: "Although Duke Ming is wise, he is good at listening to good words, but his nature is not good. Resolute. Today, I am waiting for the matter of seeing Duke Ming, and it will not take long. Maybe it has already reached the ears of Ju Shou, Shen Pei, and Tian Feng. After understanding that Duke Ming has relayed our words, Ju Shou and others will definitely object; After their objections are over, will they still decide to adopt your offer?"

Guo Tu raised his face in thought.

Xin Ping said: "Ming Gong will definitely not take your advice! Therefore, I took the second place and said that it would be fine if I didn't make an aggressive attack. I finally persuaded Ming Gong, even though I only allocated more than 4,000 people to the son. Tan, at any rate, you have entrusted your son with the responsibility of Qingzhou. ... Gongzhuo, thanks to me, your suggestion was only half accepted by Duke Ming. Both, the son received it smoothly. It's always better than getting nothing, right? You don't thank me, but you still blame me?"

"So, it's all your fault?"

Xin Ping smiled and said, "What is the difference between you and me? When things are done well, we don't talk about credit."

Guo Tu snorted and said, "Let's go to see the young master together tonight."

"This is what it should be. How to fight this Qingzhou battle, we have to plan well with the son."

Under the bright sunshine of spring, the gorgeous carriages drove slowly along the street in the middle of dozens of well-dressed Kennu guards. Wherever he passed by, the people in the county of the road were many-faced, yellow and skinny, and ragged beggars passed by the roadside from time to time.

...

Xuzhou and Tanxian.

When Guo Tu and others came to talk to Yuan Shao to attack Qingzhou, Xun Zhen was meeting someone.