The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

"Now Bogui is fighting with the chariots and cavalry in Hebei, and although the chariots and cavalry retreated to Wei and Zhao, there are still tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and the grain is abundant, and the success or failure is unknown. At the time of Chipu, Bogui would take advantage of his victories and give up his chips even if he lost. He is not a perseverant. If there is a big setback, Jizhou will still be in possession of the chariots and riders. I secretly thought that General Ming should not be on this occasion but just sit and watch. It is better to take Mount Tai first, and then follow the plans of Qing and Yan, so as to compete with You and Ji. Be prepared to invite you to be the vanguard."

This is another letter of invitation from Liu Bei to Xun Zhen.

"Hydopenia" is a game popular among nobles and scholars nowadays. When Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan were classmates, the two became friends and often got together. Through some of Gongsun Zan's performance when he played the game, Liu Bei judged that he was not a" Therefore, Liu Bei believes that Jizhou will still be occupied by Yuan Shao, regardless of whether Yuan Shao or Gongsun Zan wins or loses, since the two have already met each other, they will definitely fight to the death, that is, He said that Youzhou and Jizhou would become one sooner or later. In this way, in order to fight against the tyranny of You and Ji, he made further suggestions: Xun Zhen should seize the opportunity to invade Taishan County in time, and then attack Qingyan.

After reading Liu Bei's letter of invitation, Xun Zhen's first thought was: Who leaked my strategic plan?

Consolidate and strengthen the political influence in Yangzhou, concentrate military forces to advance westward and northward, first seek Mount Tai, and then plan Qingyan. This is a strategic plan that Xun Zhengang made shortly. Only a few people such as Xun You know about Liu Bei. He is in Hexiang, far from the center, but he is unaware of it. Xun Zhen thought again, Xun You and the others were all loyal and reliable, all of them were good ministers, and they all knew the truth of "If a few things are not kept secret, they will be harmed", and no one would leak the matter, let alone tell Liu Bei. Xun Zhen sighed because he didn't realize it, and said to himself, "Heroes see the same thing!" Needless to say, this must have been figured out by Liu Bei himself.

Gongsun Zan did not use Tian Yu's advice, but in the end he sent a letter to Sun Jian, offering to express Wu Jing as the prefect of Hanoi in exchange for Sun Jian's help.

At the same time, Zhao Qi failed to persuade Gongsun Zan to quit his army. He passed a letter to Yanzhou, summoned Liu Dai, Zhang Miao, Cao Cao, etc. to help Yuan Shao. He also sent a letter to Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, hoping that he could cooperate with Yuan Shao. Then he attacked Gongsun Zan. Compared with Ma Riju's "order of the dynasty" to worship Yuan Shu as the left general, Zhao Qi's actions are actually contrary to the plans of Li Jue and others. Li Jue, Guo Si and others are afraid of Yuan Shao, because of their talents Yuan Shu formed an alliance, but Zhao Qi helped Yuan Shao so vigorously. His original intention was to go against Li Jue and others. He hoped that the Guandong generals could once again form an alliance and go west together to sweep away the "thieves" in Liangzhou. Soldiers", welcoming the Son of Heaven and returning to the old capital.

Liu Daiqian had received a letter from Yuan Shao asking him to send troops to help, but he did not send troops immediately under the pretext of attacking the Yellow Turbans in Yanbei. , just like two tigers fighting each other, fighting will cause two injuries, which is beneficial to him. He can take this opportunity to wipe out Yuan Shao's power in Yanzhou, and although he has cut off diplomatic relations with Gongsun Zan, he can honestly say whether Yuan Shao can win. He still lacked confidence, so he was still reluctant to send troops to help, and still used the reason that the Yanbei Yellow Turbans were undecided.

He refused to send troops, so Cao Cao had no choice but to send troops.

Cao Cao and Bao Xin originally discussed, but also wanted to take advantage of the conflict between You and Ji to seek more benefits for themselves. Therefore, when Liu Dai was unfavorable to discuss the Yellow Turbans in Yanbei, Bao Xin wrote a letter, suggesting that Liu Dai could withdraw his troops and return to Shanyang. Instead, Cao Cao stayed behind in Yanbei, but Liu Dai did not agree. Liu Dai disagreed, and Cao and Bao's plan to bring Yanbei into their hands could not be realized.

Since this is the case, Dongjun is Cao Cao's only territory at present, and Yuan Shao is Cao Cao's biggest backer. These two are still as important to Cao Cao as before. Cao Cao must return to help Yuan Shao, otherwise, once Yuan Shao falls, If he loses, Yanbei will not be able to gain it. If Dongjun loses again, he will have nowhere to go.

Therefore, after receiving Zhao Qi's biography, Cao Cao and Liu Dai soon divided their army, bringing together more than a thousand soldiers and horses from the headquarters and Bao Xin's department, plus thousands of works by Yuan Yi, the prefect of Shanyang, etc., to join forces. Turning back to Dongjun, just before Liu Bei sent another letter of war request to Xun Zhen's case, he had already fought several battles with Tian Kai, who was stationed in Pingyuan and Qinghe, and won a complete victory.

Cao Cao's division of troops took away many county soldiers from the Yanzhou counties, which directly led to the fact that all Yanzhou counties were relatively empty at present. Although Liu Dai was difficult to overcome the Yellow Turbans in Yanbei, he was reluctant to retreat. Being pinned down on the battlefield of Yanbei, to be honest, for Xun Zhen, this time was indeed a rare opportunity to invade Yanzhou and capture Mount Tai.

It's just that the opportunity is rare, and the excuse is not easy to find.

Taishan County and Xuzhou have no grievances or enmity, and there has never been any friction between the two sides. Taishan Prefecture Ying Shao is also a high-ranking scholar today, who chases thieves and calms the people. The elders of the Ying and Xun families have had contacts, and there is no good excuse for sending troops to attack for no reason. Not to mention, only the Qingyan prefectures and states will surely attract them to the same enemy, and even speaking, they will also Give Yangzhou prefect Chen Wen a handle, and he will use this as a call to unite the Yangzhou counties to reject Xuzhou forces.

Xun Zhen opened Liu Bei's letter and read it again.

Looking at it, he thought: "Xuande and Gongsun Bogui can send him in the name of helping their classmates and use the Taishan Mountain to advance westward. If Ying Zhongyuan refuses, he will take it, and if he does not refuse, he will be destroyed by false Taoism. Guo." Thinking about it, he shook his head again, and said to himself, "Everyone in the world knows that Xuande is my subordinate, and sending him to take Mount Tai is no different from taking it myself, and it makes people honest, and it seems that I am not upright. This is the last resort. "

Putting Liu Bei's letter aside, Xun Zhen thought about it for a while, and caught a glimpse of another letter on the case, which was written by Sun Jian.

Gongsun Zan exchanged his representation of Wu Jing, hoping to get Sun Jian to send troops to help. Sun Jian couldn't make up his mind, so he sent a letter to ask Xun Zhen. Xun Zhen planned to discuss with Xun You, Xi Zhicai, etc. before replying to him. Seeing Sun Jian's letter at this moment, Xun Zhen's heart suddenly moved.

"Haha, I've got a plan!" Xun Zhen smiled while touching the case, and ordered the outside officials, "Please come to Zhicai and Gongda."

Not long after, Xi Zhicai and Xun You arrived.

Xun Zhen asked them to sit down and laughed: "Li Jue and Guo Si's thieves and soldiers are in chaos in Chang'an, holding the emperor hostage, while the generals in Guandong are still in civil war, benefiting traitors and making loyal ministers bite! Every time I think of this, I often I wish I could settle down. I would like to work with Wentai to elect Zhu Gong, the former general of the right chariot and cavalry, as the leader of the alliance, to persuade You and Ji to make peace, to march westward together, to settle the thieves, and to welcome the Son of Heaven and return to the old capital. ?"

Xi Zhicai and Xun You glanced at each other, both saw smiles on each other's faces, they left the table and bowed, saying, "This is the best policy for the general!"

It is said that it is "the best policy~www.wuxiaspot.com~" without boasting of Xunzhen's "loyalty" to the court, but it is because Xun and Xi listened to Xiange and knew the elegant meaning, and immediately understood what Xunzhen said "to vote for the right with Wentai." Zhu Gong, the general of the chariot and cavalry, was the leader of the alliance, and he persuaded You and Ji" to make peace.

Zhu Jun is currently stationed in Zhongmu, not far from Yuzhou. Xun Zhen, Sun Jian, especially Sun Jian and Zhu Jun have a deep relationship. Their hometowns are Fuchun in Wujun and Shangyu in Kuaiji, less than two hundred miles apart. It was because of Zhu Jun's performance that Sun Jian had to be transferred from Xiapicheng to Sima of the Army, and later moved to another Sima for his military merits. It can be said that Sun Jian's fortune started from Zhu Jun's campaign, and Xun Zhen also served under Zhu Jun's account. Both of them are Zhu Jun's "old officials", and it is reasonable and reasonable to recommend Zhu Jun as the leader of the alliance.

To elect Zhu Jun as the leader of the alliance, of course, Xun Zhen did not really want to welcome the emperor to return to the old capital, but just wanted to use this as an excuse to give himself a chance to intervene in You and Ji, in other words, an excuse to get involved in Qing and Yan.

Zhao Qi can't persuade Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan to make peace, can Xun Zhen do it? Can Sun Jian and Zhu Jun do it? Certainly not. Since they couldn't, in order to settle the overall situation of the rebels in Liangzhou and the return of the emperor to the old capital, Xun Zhen and Sun Jian had no choice but to intervene in the conflict between You and Ji by military means, forcing Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan to truce. That is, they can only invade Qingyan, or add another Hanoi.

In addition, there is another benefit to making Zhu Jun the leader of the alliance.

Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song are both famous officials and veterans. They have great achievements in defeating the Yellow Turbans, and they have high prestige. If he is the leader of the alliance, he is enough to compete with Yuan Shao in politics, that is, he can stand on his own as a party. It's just a pity that Huangfu Song is far away in Chang'an. Otherwise, if Huangfu Song is named the leader of the alliance, the effect will be better. Of course, with Huangfu Song's shrewdness to protect himself, even if he is really named as the leader of the alliance, he will not necessarily agree.

Xun Zhen and the three looked at each other and smiled.