After Xu You said that, the senior officials next to him, Tian Feng, Shen Pei and others all knelt down, either talking about how brave the other party was, or trying to take the blame on themselves, but it was the chief general Yuan Tan.

Lots of good excuses...

"Okay, okay, you all get up first..." Yuan Shao sighed softly and raised his hand to signal everyone to get up. "You don't need to explain this much. When we first heard that Zhang Yang was sending troops, Jushu and I discussed it. We both

I am afraid that if I return to defense halfway, I may be double-teamed by Zhang Yang and Gongsun Zan, so I can only choose one way to go to the dark side. Although I hope in my heart that you can defend Jizhou before I defeat Gongsun Zan, but

Now that you have been kicked out, what's the use of me punishing you again? Is it possible that Zhang Yang can still be made to spit out Jizhou?"

Yuan Shao's words made the civil servants and generals who returned from the defeat kowtow and thank each other, but in the end they focused on the eldest son Yuan Tan. "But then again, merit should be rewarded, and mistakes should be punished.

I may not be able to convince the public if I am punished indiscriminately. Yuan Tan, as the master, you lost Jizhou first and then the emperor. I should not forgive you easily for the two crimes combined, but because you are outnumbered and you encounter internal rebellion,

Although we lost the battle, at least we held on to the end, so you can first lead the army and downgrade it to the position of protecting the army."

After hearing what his father said, Yuan Tan sniffed and said with gratitude, "Thank you, Lord, for your tolerance! The guilty general must do his best to atone for his sins in the future!"

Others nodded in agreement as they listened. The central leader is a third-rank official, and the central guard is a fourth-rank official. Although his rights are slightly weakened, he is still in charge of the position of the imperial guards. Yuan Shao's doing this not only did a lot for his subordinates Wanjun.

Depending on the relationship, the image of a wise ruler with clear rewards and punishments would not hurt the eldest son's mood too much. In the final analysis, he was still willing to cultivate Yuan Tan as his heir.

"By the way, where are your second and third brothers? Why didn't they come with you?"

"Back to my lord, the last general came here with his second brother, but they encountered Cao Cao's men when passing through Qingzhou. In order to ensure that the road was smooth, the second brother pretended to be me and followed them back. As for the third brother, the last general

I have been guarding Hejian and have never been to the Bohai Sea, so I have not been able to see my third brother. I don’t know whether his condition will be true..."

At the end of the sermon, Yuan Tan looked a little more ashamed. He said that he had some disagreements with Yuan Shang on weekdays, but it had not reached the point of bitterness and hatred. After all, Yuan Shao was still in good health and was far away.

It's not until the two of them fight for the throne.

After listening to Yuan Tan's report, Yuan Shao banged his head and replied: "Cao Cao and I have known each other since childhood. Although we are not as close as before, we can still be called friends for the time being. Yuan Xi should be on his side

No harm will be suffered, as for Yuan Shang...Tian Feng."

Tian Feng, who was called, immediately stepped out of the queue and obeyed the order: "My lord, please give me your orders."

"Immediately send people to search for information about him. If you want to see him alive, you must bring his body back to me if he is dead."

"I obey..."

After arranging his private affairs, Yuan Shao took a sip of wine and looked at everyone and asked: "This time we exchanged Jizhou for Youzhou. Generally speaking, it is a loss-making transaction. Please tell us how we can get back the money."

Going to the Central Plains?”

"My lord, in my humble opinion, the first step is to control Liu Yu." Jushou, who was standing at the forefront of the advisers, explained: "The reason is bright. One of them has fled, so I will definitely tell the world in the future.

Whatever the lord does, the lord will inevitably become the target of public criticism and encounter an unprecedented crisis. Secondly, Liu Yu has been operating in Youzhou for many years, and he often uses gentle methods to convince the barbarians and Han people to listen to his orders. If the lord can be on good terms with him,

, not only can it reduce one enemy, but it can also slowly infiltrate and encroach on his Han and Hu armies. After regrouping, the lord will naturally have the capital to attack the Central Plains again."

After Ju Shou said this, the judges behind him immediately came out and added: "In addition, the lord should learn the strategy of distant relations and close attacks proposed by Fan Ju to King Qin Zhaoxiang. The lord can take advantage of the opportunity of the second prince to be in Cao's camp to reconnect with Cao Cao.

, agreed to attack Zhang Yang and Lu Bu with him, and promised to divide and merge the two states with him equally after the event was completed, and then follow the same pattern and send people south by water to Jiangdong to befriend Sun Jian, and agreed with him to attack Cao Cao and chart Xuzhou together.

In this way, the situation of confrontation between the north and the south will be realized. After the lord has defeated the remaining resistance forces in the north, he can then go south in one go. Such a big thing can be accomplished! But in the meantime, I hope that the lord can lower his posture and show humility to everyone.

I tried my best to please him and expressed my willingness to be a little brother and stick to the frontier, so as to reduce their suspicion."

"Hmm..." Yuan Shao was a little hesitant about the request for trial matchmaking. After all, he came from a really big family, but he wanted to show weakness to the eunuchs and melon farmers. He felt that there was a hurdle in his heart that he couldn't overcome.

"My lord, when you became the governor of Bohai, didn't you put aside your reputation and start from scratch? Now you just want to be wronged for a while. Those who have achieved big things cannot stick to trivial matters. Please make a clear decision, my lord!"

Following the review and persuasion by Ju and Shou, Yuan Shaocai finally nodded and agreed to the request. "I have another question. The population and economic level of Youzhou are far inferior to those of Jizhou, and there are not many wealthy businessmen in the local area. What should I do?

Where can I prepare food and wages?”

"I have an idea about this." Xu You once again made plans and said: "My lord, the political situation in Lu Bu's new Jizhou is not stable now. We can take this opportunity to contact the Zhen family, the Han family and the Wei family who just arrived.

Let’s see if we can get support from them again and make detailed plans based on the results.”

"In your opinion, what should I write to them?"

"My lord, this is absolutely unacceptable! We are going to ask for help, so we must lower our posture. If my lord is willing to believe it, I am willing to rush to Jizhou in person to meet the heads of these three families!"

Yuan Shao, who heard Xu You's plan, looked quite surprised and said calmly: "I didn't expect that Xu Ziyuan would have the courage to go deep into the enemy's cave."

"It is the duty of a minister to perform one's duties for the lord. How can one talk about courage?" Xu You said this. After all, he had been hanging out with Yuan Shao since he was a child and was often taken out to eat, drink and have fun by him. Now that he is

Of course, when the advisors under his command should do something, they should not be too vague.

"Okay!" Yuan Shao shouted, very satisfied with Xu You's loyalty. "But would it be too dangerous for you to go alone? Otherwise, I'd better find a hundred officers to turn into followers and follow you there."

"My lord, too many people will attract attention easily. Of course you can arrange some manpower for me, but they can only wait outside the city to provide support and must not follow me into the city."

Yuan Shao nodded in agreement, and then shouted: "Chun Yuqiong, Jiang Yiqu, you two will each take your own troops to Jizhou with Xu You. All matters on the way will be arranged by him."

"General, I obey!" The two generals responded one after another, and then followed Xu You and left the house.

"Is Chen Lin here?"

Following Yuan Shao's call, Chen Lin and Chen Kongzhang, the elegant bachelors and one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an" who stood in the back row voluntarily, came out and paid homage: "My lord."

"Mr. Chen has excellent literary talent and a fluent pen, so I would like to ask you to write three letters for me. Can you agree?"

"My lord, please tell me which three people need to be sent away?"

"The first person is Cao Cao; the second person is the Yuan family of Runan; and the third person is Sun Jian of Jiangdong."

"I understand." Although Yuan Shao only mentioned three people/families and had no other requirements, combined with the series of conversations just now, Chen Lin has gradually begun to write articles in her mind.

After arranging some trivial matters, Yuan Shao sent everyone back to rest, and he ran to talk to Liu Yu. After all, the situation was not very optimistic now, and he wanted to get in touch with the people around him as soon as possible, but he also had the best idea in his heart.

Bad plan, if Liu Yu disobeys, he will also use the same methods he used on Liu Xie on Liu Yu.

Just as the situation in the north was about to change, there was also movement in the west. In the lobby, Zhang Lu, the teacher of Wu Dou Rice in the separatist Hanzhong, was listening to music and watching a play, enjoying himself when a scout hurried in and crossed the dance floor.

Ji came to him in the gap and reported: "I am reporting to my lord, something bad has happened... it has not happened..."

"What are you doing in such a hurry? It disturbs my mood..." Zhang Lu, who was very dissatisfied with his subordinate's behavior, showed a bored expression and waved his sleeves and said loudly.

"My Lord, there are foreign troops attacking Hanzhong!"

"What?!" After receiving the latest news, Zhang Lu jumped up from his chair like a rabbit and quickly asked: "Who is it? Where did it come from?"

"Coming from the direction of Xiangyang, Jingzhou, they flew the Sun-character banner and the Gan-character banner. They are currently divided into water. The army and the army marched hand in hand. Due to the terrain, the marching speed was not too fast, but when I received the news, the enemy was already approaching.

Fangling City is under attack, and the defender Chang Qi is outnumbered, so I came here to ask my lord to send troops for support!"

"Quick! Go and call Yang Song and Zhang Wei!" The frightened Zhang Lu immediately dispersed the dancers and singers, vacating the hall, and waited for the arrival of his most trusted adviser and brother...

"Zhang Wei pays homage to the lord!"

"Yang Song pays homage to the lord."

Seeing the two men arriving, Zhang Lu immediately became like a backbone and explained to them the situation in eastern Hanzhong.

"My lord, in my opinion, since the enemy army came from Xiangyang, I guess that Sun Ziqi should be Sun Jian, the Mu of Yangzhou. This person was originally the prefect of Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and now he is in cahoots with Liu Qi. It must be a conspiracy between them.

My lord is in trouble."

"?!" After hearing Yang Song's analysis, Zhang Lu said with a face ashen as death: "I heard that Sun Jian's men are all generals who are good at conquering and fighting, and they are resourceful counselors. If he comes, what should I do..."

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