"Zhicai, please tell us about the situation in the north first. It seems that we must come up with a charter as soon as possible, otherwise our Majesty may not be able to wait any longer. However, that proposal is indeed interesting."
"Yes, lord." Xi Zhicai always had a cold face no matter who he treated. Even Xun Yu, who had recommended him, rarely saw many sunny faces from him - of course, this was Xi Zhicai's face. What happened after he became a counselor that Cao Cao relied on.
"Yuan Benchu ??and Gongsun Bogui were originally evenly matched, with Yuan Benchu ??slightly having the upper hand. But since the Wuwan people accepted the golden seal of Shanyu privately given by Yuan Shao, and at the same time a large number of Xianbei followers joined their ranks, their strength has greatly increased. And Gongsun Bogui has greatly increased his strength. Gui killed Liu Bo'an, the shepherd of Youzhou. Liu Bo'an's old subordinates Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin, Qi Zhou and others recommended Liu Bo'an's son Liu He as the governor and joined forces with Yuan Benchu. Many of the officials under Gongsun Bogui betrayed Gongsun and defected to Liu He or others. Yuan's actions greatly reduced Gongsun's strength.
Nowadays, Gongsun Bogui is in a deep ditch and high wall by the Yishui River, and soldiers and horses loyal to him are scattered around. Although Yuan Benchu ??organized several troops to attack, it was because Gongsun's army had abundant food and grass and only defended but did not attack, so he was unable to gain too much ground. Big effect.
Therefore, now Yuan Benchu's strategy against Gongsun Bogui is to surround Gongsun Bogui without attacking. He himself has returned to Xindu to take charge of various tasks in Ji, Qing, You and other places, and handed over the war in the north to his third son Yuan Shang, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xianfu His generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou, as well as the marching staff Feng Ji Fengyuan Tu, Su You and Xun Rui, were in charge. It is worth mentioning that Yuan Benchu's concubine Yuan Fang was also in the army. "
"Okay, I've heard everything in general. Now everyone in his family can express their thoughts."
"My lord, why do Bingzhou want to pardon Gongsun Zan? What are their plans and whether it is beneficial to us. Ren believes that if these two issues are not clear, no matter how we discuss it, we will not get the most favorable result."
"Zi Xiao is right. It is indeed the right thing to temporarily recall you from Xuzhou. Come on, who will explain Zi Xiao's doubts?"
"Then let me, Dong Zhao, try to explain it."
Dong Zhao had recently been having a fierce fight with a group of Cao Xiahou who came from Qiao County. Although he did not have a close relationship with Cao Ren, who was the leader of Cao Xiahou, he still took the initiative to stand up at this time. He also bowed respectfully to Cao Ren.
"Gongsun Zan was trapped in Yi Jing. Although he had enough food and grass for three years, it was difficult to maintain his morale. As long as Yuan Xianfu did not rush to fight because of his youth and vigour, his advantages in all aspects would be enough to defeat Gongsun Zan within two years.
Since Gongsun Zan¡¯s defeat is a foregone conclusion. So what needs to be done now. This is how Gongsun Zan was defeated in a way that we welcome. And this is probably the basis of the Bingzhou people¡¯s thinking. Starting from this, everything becomes easier to explain. "
??????? Pause for a moment. As if he was organizing the language, and as if he was just giving everyone a space to accept it, Dong Zhao continued:
"If Gongsun Zan is trapped in Yi Jing like this, then the situation will develop as it is now. Then Zhao believes that Yuan Shao can have enough time to integrate the two states of Ji and Qing, and even the western part of Youzhou should not be a problem. There may even be room for Yuan Shao to look further afield and do things that would make other princes less happy."
Although he did not specify which prince would be unhappy, everyone present basically believed that it would be Cao Cao. After all, Yuan Shao remembered the great rivers and mountains in Xuzhou very much. In comparison, Sizhou in the west may be equally rich, but Li Shu Shi has been operating there for a long time, and generally speaking, it has either been integrated into the Bingzhou Army system, or it is too dilapidated to be worthy of Yuan Shao's action. Only Ye County may be easily penetrated by Yuan Shao, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that Li Shushi has always let Xiao Qiang focus on the name of the prefect of Wei County and let Shen Pei manage Ye County. He is actually using Wei County as a bait. , to tease Yuan Shao's nerves.
Unless Yuan Shao is sure of breaking free from the fishing line, he will never bite the hook and put himself in danger.
"But what if Gongsun Zan is no longer guarding Yijing? Even if he becomes a bandit that gives Yuan Shao a headache. But compared to Gongsun Zan, who is a general, he is just a scabies disease in Yuan Shao's heart. He can safely unify the country and accumulate strength. "
"It sounds like this will be more beneficial to Yuan Shao." Xiahou Dun was a little confused.
"General Yuan Rang's words are not unreasonable. It's just that Zhao believes that Bingzhou will never simply let his biggest competitor have a longer breathing time than before. So after thinking about it carefully, Zhao didn't know whether he should say It¡¯s a very bold idea.¡±
Noting that everyone¡¯s eyes were full of inquiry, Dong Zhao suddenly felt a little smug. After all, he was a newcomer.The people who came, and they defected from Yuan Shao, how could they possibly win over those old ministers if they couldn't do something new and different.
"At first glance, it seems that the move of merging the states will definitely give Yuan Shao more opportunities to integrate the two states of Ji and Qing, but if you think about it carefully, it is completely different. Zhao comes from Jizhou and has always known the local and foreign forces under Yuan Shao's command. The battle between them lasted for a long time, and no one could subdue the other, while Yuan Shao was wavering between the two. He also had his great enemy Gongsun Zan by his side. Even if he was at the end of his rope, as long as Gongsun did not If he forgets, then this serious problem for his confidants will not be put away in one day. Even if there is much turmoil between the two parties in private, they will cooperate sincerely on the surface to jointly defend against the enemy. But if Gongsun Zan flees and becomes a bandit, then even if Gongsun survives, , but there is no chance for a comeback. Although Yuan Benchu ??seems to have gained more breathing space, it will also cause the accumulated conflicts to explode instantly. I am afraid that Yuan Shao will have a headache by then~
This is one of them.
The second one is roughly the same as the first one. At first, because they were worried about Gongsun's strength, Xianbei and Wuwan were both willing to accept Yuan Shao's title and worked together. But even so, the alien wolves did not change their nature and repeatedly invaded the prefectures and counties. Not only did many powerful Youzhou families who had originally taken refuge in Yuan Shao become wavering again because of the damage to their families, but also because Yijing was at the border of Youzhou and Hebei. . During every war, Yuan Shao's home base in Jizhou was frequently harassed by aliens. For the sake of their great enemy Gongsun, the two sides could still tolerate each other. If there was no such great enemy, would Yuan Shao favor the foreign race? Do you favor the wealthy and powerful families under your command? Then it will be difficult for the foreigners and Yuan Shao to get along harmoniously.
With these two points, it can be concluded that Yuan Benchu ??could not sit down and deal with things quietly no matter what. "
??Well, Dong Zhao's current situation is somewhat bad. In fact, others are not much better than him, especially Cao Cao. Just think of the constipated face of your good friend when he needs to make a difficult choice. He felt refreshed, and this time he was afraid that Yuan Shao would not only have to make that difficult choice once, but many, many, many times. In this case, Yuan Shao should not be annoyed to death by his phobia of choice.
Hafnium hafnium haha. Sure enough, I feel more comfortable. By the way, I have to support Li Shushi¡¯s proposal just to be able to have sex.
And it should be said that he is indeed a bastard like Li Shushi. Such an idea is really too much for my taste~
I have to say, just look at the joyful atmosphere in the room now. We know that now the close relationship between Cao Cao's forces and Yuan Shao's forces is no longer the same. Both sides have regarded each other as enemies that need to be eradicated on their way forward.
This may be the cruelty of politics. If you want to achieve your goals, sometimes you have to put your conscience aside.
However, in this "ocean" of joy, there are a few people who don't seem to be very happy.
Originally, as usual, it was said that there were only a few people, and it would not be able to affect everyone's emotions, but it happened that one of these people was named Xun Yu, another was named Xi Zhicai, and the other was Puyang Ling, who was also the future Xu Ling's Man. Pamper Bonin.
If everyone is used to Xi Zhicai not laughing, it is understandable that Man Chong, a character with the same strength, does not laugh. But if Xun Yu, a handsome man who usually presents himself as a modest gentleman, has a solemn face at this time, then Cao Cao couldn't help but regain his serious appearance, and then projected to Xun Yu an appearance of humbly asking for advice.
Of course, Dong Zhao on the side almost bit his handkerchief and burst into tears.
Well, Dong Gongren talked there for a long time, but in terms of effect, it was not as good as Xun Wenruo's cold face.
Sure enough, the road is long and long, and I, Dong Gongren, still have to search up and down.
"Yu thinks that what Gongren said just now is very true. Based on what he saw under Yuan Shao's command, the general development should be like this. But has your lord ever thought about whether Bingzhou's plan is really that simple? Could it be that Bingzhou is just for the sake of peace? Does Yuan Shao have a headache?"
Honest people generally don¡¯t get angry, but once they do, it will definitely cause the world to collapse and water to flow back. By the same token, Xun Yu usually doesn't get angry, especially with the frosty expression on his face now. But when he shows such an expression, everyone will tremble, even Cao Cao. He immediately adjusted his thinking and took the initiative to start thinking in line with Xun Yu's thinking.
¡°Then¡Cao Cao¡¯s expression suddenly changed drastically, and even Dong Zhao, who had been reluctant at first, showed an annoyed look.
why?
"Since Yuan Shao once used Gongsun as his enemy to resolve internal disputes and the greed of foreign barbarians, then now that Gongsun is no longer his great enemy, Yuan Shao cannot calm down and resolve these disputes.If so, why not set up a big enemy for these people that they have to work together to deal with? "
Yes, when internal conflicts can no longer be reconciled, if you want to ensure that internal conflicts will not break out, the only way is to divert the trouble eastward and lead the internal conflicts to the outside. The grassland peoples are the best at this - once they cannot reach an agreement due to internal resource allocation issues, there are only two solutions. One is to fight a war to resolve the conflict and make the conflict disappear fundamentally. The other one is going south to plunder. As long as enough supplies are looted, the original conflicts will be reconciled, or at least temporarily shelved until the next conflicts accumulate to a certain weight.
Although it seems that the latter method treats the symptoms rather than the root cause, the former method has the ability to cure the root cause, but it will hurt itself. After all, two tigers are fighting, one will die and the other will be injured. Of course, the one who dies will gain a lot of benefits. But can the injured one really swallow all the benefits? Don't forget that there are more than two tigers on this mountain. There are also a group of hungry wolves watching beside the tigers. It's just that the two tigers are usually too intimidating, so they don't dare to attack.
A tiger is bullied by a dog, let alone a pack of hungry wolves. Therefore, the result of a fight between two tigers is often the fisherman¡¯s gain.
Since completely eradicating internal contradictions may lead to death, while internal contradictions among experts have a high possibility of survival, even those in power with a far-sighted vision will often choose the latter after careful consideration. Perhaps the only difference is that those with foresight can slowly resolve internal conflicts while diverting trouble to the east, while those who are not smart enough are actually not smart no matter what they do.
"We have now suddenly gained the land of three states, but the internal unification is far from comparable to that of Yuan Shao. It is also difficult for the Bingzhou Army to digest the newly acquired areas in a short period of time. This is another problem for Yuan Shao The great temptation made him forget about the risks he might encounter and head south with all his strength. After all, as long as he captured us, he would have the capital to compete with the Bingzhou Army. In other words, only by capturing us would he really have the There may be a chance to conquer the world. After all, even if we don't compete with Bingzhou for the time being, Yuan Shao's room for maneuver is huge, and even then Yuan Shao will have enough space and time to solve internal problems."
"Then what benefit does this have to the Bingzhou Army?"
"We want to resist Yuan Shao's attack alone. To be honest, it is difficult. Then there are only two ways left in front of us. One is to surrender to Yuan Shao. Considering the relationship between the lord and Yuan Shao, we should still be able to get a County positions. And if we perform well, maybe in more than ten years we will be officials at the state and county level and enjoy a salary of two thousand dan."
"The other way is to unite and merge the state army" Even if he didn't look in the mirror, Cao Cao knew that his face was very dark now.
"Yes, although Bingzhou is also unable to digest the newly acquired areas, but with the Bingshuo and Lianghe areas that it has operated for many years, even without integration, they still have strong strength and can cope with most emergencies. . It¡¯s just that if we unite with the Bingzhou army, even if we can finally defeat Yuan Shao, and the Bingzhou army will not take the opportunity to annex us, we will certainly not be able to prevent the Bingzhou army from forming a situation where we cannot lose. How to deal with it at that time also needs to be carefully considered.
? ? However, this is only from our point of view. If coupled with His Majesty's influence, I'm afraid we have only the option of uniting with Bingzhou. With His Majesty's attitude, I am afraid that he cannot tolerate the Yuan family becoming bigger no matter what. "
"But Wen Ruo, do you really think that the Bingzhou Army will not take the opportunity to annex us? Don't you think this idea is a bit naive?"
"I" He wanted to explain, but couldn't utter a word at all. Xun Yu couldn't help but reveal a self-deprecating smile on his face.
"I understand Ben Chu. He was not like this at first. But when he saw that the position was very close to him, he changed. Even I find it difficult to believe that he is different from what he was before. It's a person. By the same token, I don't believe that anyone would restrain their greed in the face of such an opportunity. In other words, even if the person in Bingzhou is the reincarnation of a saint, what do you think of his subordinates? Really? Can you resist that temptation? Let¡¯s talk about you, Xun Wenruo, can you do it?¡±
¡°¡Then, according to what the lord said, lord, you can¡¯t guarantee that you won¡¯t be swayed by that temptation in the future.¡±
"Although I really want to shout that I am absolutely loyal to His Majesty, even I feel that those are only bold words that can be uttered by young people."
¡°But let¡¯s not say that Bingzhou will definitely find a way to achieve their goals. Even without their participation, Lord, do you think that with our strength, we have the ability to complete the integration under the rule earlier than Yuan Shao? Now?The ones who are most disadvantaged in terms of time are actually us. "
"Wen Ruo, if you have anything else to say, say it. No matter how difficult it is to accept, it doesn't matter. If there are problems, they must be exposed. It is better to expose them earlier than to have problems at critical moments in the future. Anyway, no matter how big the problem is, it can still be solved. Compared to the previous period?"
"Actually, if we think about it in another way, this matter has become an extremely beneficial help for us."
"how do I say this?"
"If Yuan Shao's main target is not us, but Bingzhou, then there will be casualties in the fight between the two tigers, and we will gain the most precious and most lacking thing if we want to develop-time."
"Benchu ??is not stupid. He ignored the great Central Plains and insisted on going head-to-head with Bingzhou. Even if Benchu ??wanted to fight with Li Shushi, Xu Ziyuan, Tian Yuanhao, and Feng Yuantu blocked it together. Benchu ??will definitely calm down."
"Although Yuan Shao can calm down, what if the situation forces him to take action with Bingzhou? What will he do?"
"If such a situation really happens, even though I know it will be a tough fight, Ben Chu will not back down, and maybe he will try his best. Although he has been sitting on it for a long time, I think his unwillingness to admit defeat should be It will be lost.¡±
"Actually, the second meaning of Bingzhou's intention to pardon Gongsun this time is that it is a great opportunity that we can take advantage of!"
"Huh? The second meaning, wait, if this is really Bingzhou's ideabut it always feels a little impossible."
"Perhaps you don't know much about this aspect yet. So I'm afraid it will take some trouble."
As for the question of whether Xun Yu and his talent for drama can be considered together. Xun Yu would not consider it. He believed in the ability of the friend he recommended to Cao Cao, and after years of ups and downs, his vision even surpassed that of Guo Fengxiao.
But before Xi Zhicai spoke. But first he took out a small bamboo tube from his arms. Three black pills, about the size of wheat grains, were poured out of the small bamboo tube. He drank water and swallowed it, then wiped his mouth and prepared to speak.
Everyone is used to Xi Zhicai¡¯s behavior. Ever since Bingzhou Army left Puyang, Xi Zhicai has developed this habit, and it is unbreakable every day. No matter how hard the work is, or where he is, he will remember to take medicine on time to ensure that he will not be cute. Oh no, he was panting and coughing, looking like he was about to die.
Seeing this scene, Cao Cao wondered if he would have the opportunity to ask the "miraculous doctor" to take a look at his head disease.
"It's just that the other person cured his important adviser, and then he had to plot against him. Think about itit doesn't really matter.
I didn¡¯t see Cao Zixiao and Li Shushi chatting happily when they were together. Looking back, they still tried their best to make plans for Cao Caojun¡¯s future. Although this cannot be said to be a kind of professional ethics, it can be regarded as a quite elegant spirit. .
¡°Well, with the black-skinned dwarf¡¯s heart that has been blackened for a long time, he probably would never think there is anything wrong with this behavior.
"I believe you have noticed the changes in my body recently. If you and your relatives also have incurable diseases that are difficult to cure, or are naturally weak and weak, you can go to Bingzhou to seek medical advice. The price is fair and reasonable, and the curative effect is guaranteed to be satisfactory. I heard that they will also launch a 20% off discount event recently. It¡¯s a rare opportunity. If you want to buy it, hurry up and free shipping. Dear Well, it should be to let everyone go to Bingzhou quickly. Anyway, the slogan I got is In this way, although I don¡¯t quite understand the free shipping, it probably means that their inn also operates some other businesses.¡±
"Pfft" by a certain black-skinned dwarf.
"Pfft" by a certain Liuxiang Xunling.
"Pfft" by a certain battlefield ghost.
¡°Puff puff¡¡± by other innocent onlookers present.
"Huh? Why did you suddenly perform a spray show? My lord, I was definitely not distracted just now, so there is no need to wake me up in this way. I heard everything just now. Mr. Zhicai should take medicine. "
"Pfft" by Xia Houdun, who said "I'm very innocent" on his face, made a heartfelt comment to Zhicai.
Because of this sudden change, this originally extremely serious meeting turned into the Water Splashing Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan. Anyway, everyone's body was more or less stained with water stains, and everyone looked very embarrassed. .
You know, these guys are angry at a sudden product placement to express their anger. If you didn't know better, you would have thought that these guys were playing some kind of sexy game in a secret room run exclusively by a black-skinned dwarf.
??Anyway, in terms of the sexual habits of a certain black-skinned dwarf, it is not taboo on meat and fish, raw and cold food, and his appetite has always been very good.
As for the content of the meetingit doesn't take more than a day or two anyway, so let's go home and calm down first.
Only after leaving, I did n¡¯t know when Xia Hou was dumb, who started to swim in the sky, oh no, it was Xia Houyi.
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