Dong Zhao is right, Liu Xie is indeed not a fuel-efficient lamp.
Historically, since Cao Cao welcomed Liu Xie to Xudu, this ambitious emperor has been causing trouble for Cao Cao.
Cao Cao led his troops outside to attack the separatists such as Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Liu Xie was in the rear, constantly inciting ministers like Dong Cheng and plotting coups from time to time to hold back Cao Cao.
"If Liu Xie hadn't stabbed him in the back, and if Cao Cao could devote himself to fighting Liu Sun, I'm afraid Liu and Sun might not be Cao Cao's opponents, and the world would have been unified decades earlier.
It was precisely because of Liu Xie's ability that Yuan Fang did not choose to welcome him into his territory, making him a drag.
Facts over the years have proven that Yuan Fang was right to do so.
But now, Yuan Fang did not mess with the emperor, but the emperor was afraid of him and took the initiative to cause trouble for him, which made Yuan Fang very unhappy.
"If you have any suggestions, Gongren, please speak directly." Yuan Fang said with a smile.
Dong Zhao then said: "The most important thing for the Duke now is to unite You and the two states as soon as possible, unify the north, and at the same time establish the State of Qi, ennoble the heroes, and win the hearts of the people. As long as the Duke holds the entire north in his hands, he will be We have the initiative in our hands. As for the emperor, I predict that he will cause trouble sooner or later. Then the Duke will use this as an excuse to send troops into Luoyang and truly control the emperor, and then"
Dong Zhao didn't finish his words, he just smiled slightly, hiding his secret.
Yuan Fang naturally understood it, but he didn't say it clearly. He just laughed and said everything without saying anything.
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On that day, a grand banquet was held in the camp, with good wine and good meat, and all the soldiers of the three armies were entertained. To celebrate Yuan Fang's advancement into the title of Duke.
Three days later, Yuan Fang retained 20,000 troops and continued to station troops on the north bank of the Yellow River, posing a threat to Luoyang.
He personally led the army and returned to Yecheng.
The first thing to do when returning to Yecheng. Yuan Fang issued an edict to all the states under his jurisdiction, announced the establishment of the State of Qi, granted the title of Duke of Qi, and made Yecheng the capital of the state.
An edict is issued and the world is shaken.
However, Yuan Fang¡¯s rule in the Central Plains. It has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Now that he has been granted the title of Duke of Qi, he has hardly encountered any opposition from public opinion. All the states in the two rivers are supporting him.
The second thing Yuan Fang did. In his capacity as the State of Qi, he issued an edict to those who had meritorious service in civil and military affairs.
Yan Liang, Tai Shi Ci, Ju Yi, Gao Shun, Zhao Yun, Wen Chou, Zhang Liao, Ji Ling, Xu Huang, Zhang Jia, Zhang Fei, Zhu Ling, Hao Zhao, Guo Huai, Xu Sheng and other generals were ranked as high as the fourth due to their merits. The rewards vary from the generals of Zhenzhen to the generals of miscellaneous titles.
Civil officials such as Guo Jia, Ju Shou, Tian Feng, Man Chong, Sun Qian, Zhuge Jin, etc. also all held the positions of chief history officer, sacrificial wine and other overlord civil servants.
As for Yuan Fang¡¯s beloved disciple Zhuge Liang. Then he was appointed as the Central Protector and Suwei Central Army, while Zhao Yun also served as the Central Leader.
After enfeoffing the ministers, Yuan Fang made readjustments to his military system.
After destroying Yuan Shao and capturing Jizhou, Yuan Fang's strength has increased dramatically. Together with the troops being reorganized, Yuan Fang has more troops at his disposal. It has exceeded 250,000.
Furthermore, this number will continue to increase explosively in the future with the inclusion of Bingzhou and Youzhou.
Among the 250,000 troops, Yuan Fang personally controlled the Chinese army. Then there are 70,000 people, divided into five camps.
These five battalions are the trapped camp, the first camp, the tiger cavalry, the leopard cavalry, and the white horse Yi Cong, all of whom are the elite of Yuan Fang's army.
It is easy to establish a country and declare it a dukedom, and it is also easy to appoint civil and military officers and soldiers, but it takes a lot of time.
Yuan Fang first wanted to move his military headquarters from Dingtao City to the newly established capital of Yecheng. The relocation of various officials and agencies, as well as his family members, took several months.
In the past few months, Yan Liang, Gao Shun and other generals played triumphant songs all the way, and successively defeated the stubborn resisters such as Guo Yuan and Yin Kai, and merged You into the two prefectures and counties, basically bringing them into the territory.
Young and the two states recovered, and they had to soothe people's hearts. This took Yuan Fang for several months.
From the Hanoi incident to the founding of the country and to appeasing the hearts of the people, it took Yuan Fang nearly half a year.
In just this half year, the situation in Guanzhong in the west and Jingzhou in the south has changed dramatically.
Yecheng, the Duke¡¯s Mansion.
In the bright lobby, Yuan Fang, the Duke of Qi, sat high up, listening to the latest information from his ministers.
"Jingzhou sent back an urgent report that Cao Cao had conquered Jiangling a month ago and Liu Biao hanged himself. The armies of Cao and Sun used the Xiang River as the boundary to divide the four counties in Jingnan. Wuling and Lingling to the west of the Xiang River belonged to Cao Cao. The Xiang River The two counties of Changsha and Guiyang to the east belong to Sun Ce."
Sun Qian stood in the hall and read out the latest information about Jingzhou loudly.
"I didn't expect that in just half a year, Cao Sun defeated Liu Biao and carved up Jingzhou. It's a pity that we didn't send troops south as early as possible to let Cao Sun take advantage of the opportunity." Zhuge Liang sighed.
"If we don't secure the three states of Hebei, there will be troubles in hastily going south. This is to be expected, and there is nothing to regret."
Cao and Sun joined forces to carve up Jingzhou, which indeed made Yuan Fang a little scared, but Yuan Fang's mentality was very calm.
??Cao Cao and Sun Ce are the heroes of the world and are extremely difficult to deal with. If he can not only destroy Yuan Shao in a short period of time, but also send his troops south to destroy Sun and Cao, that will be truly impossible.
"What's the situation in Guanzhong?" Yuan Fang asked again.
"Your Majesty, in the past six months, Ma Teng has annexed several Xiliang princes and has become the strongest force in Xiliang. Not long ago, he formed an alliance with Zhang Xiu and Han Sui and was regarded as the leader of the alliance. The entire Guanzhong and even Liangzhou have become the Ma family's world," Sun Qian continued.
This piece of information caused a lot of discussion in the hall, and even Yuan Fang was somewhat surprised.
Cao Cao had strategists like Xun Yu and tactical masters such as Cheng Yu and Xun You. There were also many outstanding people in the Xiangyang Xinye area. With such strength, it is not surprising that Cao Cao has regained his momentum.
As for Sun Ce, with a strategic general like Zhou Yu, there is nothing suspicious about unifying Jiangdong and dividing Jingzhou equally.
As for Ma Teng and his son, although they dominated Xiliang in Guanzhong in history, they have never been able to defeat Han Sui and have never become a great prince who dominates one side.
Now, Ma Teng and his son were able to overwhelm Han Sui and were regarded as alliance leaders by the Xiliang princes. How could Yuan Fang not be surprised that his strength had exploded to such an extent.
"Ma Teng and his son are brave but not resourceful. Could it be that there are some wise men under their command to assist them?" Yuan Fang asked doubtfully.
Xiliang is rich in cavalry generals, but there are few powerful counselors, except for one Jia Xu. It is almost impossible to find any decent counselors, and Yuan Fang knows this very well.
Now that Jia Xu is under Zhang Xiu's command, with the abilities of Ma Teng and his son, how can they become the leaders of the Western princes without the help of powerful counselors.
Sun Qian cupped his hands and said: "My lord, let me find out the details. After Chen Gong betrayed Yuan Shao, he fled to Guanzhong. It seems that he fled to Ma Teng's command. It is said that he became Ma Teng's mastermind."
Chen Gong!
Yuan Fang understood it now, and all the ministers in the hall also suddenly realized it.
Who is Chen Gong? That was a counselor whose ingenuity was comparable to that of Ju Shu. Ma Teng chose this man as his mastermind. No wonder his strength soared and he became the leader of the Xiliang Army.
"Ma Teng is different from Lu Bu who is headstrong and self-willed. If this person can obey Chen Gongyan's advice, he really shouldn't be underestimated." Guo Jiadao.
Yuan Fang nodded slightly, but then said: "Ma Teng has Chen Gong. Zhang Xiu has Jia Xu. This poisonous man is not a fuel-efficient lamp. His intelligence is higher than that of Chen Gong, but Zhang Xiu regards Ma Teng as his mastermind." , Ma Teng should have other advisers besides Chen Gong, right?"
Sun Qian hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's judgment is very correct. According to detailed reports, in addition to Chen Gong, Ma Teng has also recruited a young counselor named Zuo Fazheng under his command in recent years. Compared with Chen Gong, this Fazheng He is better at military planning. It is said that Ma Teng relied on this person to plan and defeated Han Sui one after another, forcing Han Sui to surrender and accept Ma Teng as the leader of the alliance. "
The law is correct? Fa Xiaozhi?
Yuan Fang heard that Chen Gong had taken refuge with Ma Teng. He was not surprised, but when he heard the name of Fa Zheng, his heart was slightly shocked.
Historically, Liu Bei was defeated by Cao Cao one after another. It was not until he conquered Fazheng that he relied on Fazheng's military strategy to defeat Cao Cao in a row and captured Hanzhong in the battle for Hanzhong.
If it were purely about marching and deploying troops, the power of Fa Zheng would be even higher than that of Ju Shu!
However, shouldn¡¯t the Fa Zheng in history be in Yizhou? How could it appear in Guanzhong?
After being confused for a moment, Yuan Fang soon understood.
Fa Zheng was originally from Fufeng in Guanzhong. He fled to Yizhou to avoid war because his hometown was poisoned by the Xiliang princes.
Now that Ma Teng has suddenly emerged, he has integrated the Xiliang army and ended the war in Guanzhong many years ahead of schedule. It is reasonable for Fazheng not to flee to Yizhou.
Besides, Ma Teng is also from Fufeng, so it is more reasonable for Fazheng to seek refuge with this fellow countryman and provide him with advice.
"It seems that my appearance has not only changed the history of Guandong, but also changed the history of Guanzhong invisibly" Yuan Fang sighed secretly.
The current situation is that Cao Cao and Sun Quan join forces in the south, Ma Teng leads the Xiliang army in the west, and Gongsun Du and Lu Bu are in the east of Liaoning.
Yuan Fang suddenlyNow, although he had pacified Hebei, controlled the land of six states, and enfeoffed the Duke of Qi, he was still surrounded by enemies and could not let his guard down.
"The order is passed down to gather food and fodder as soon as possible and repair ordnance. The officers and soldiers of the three armies are also stepping up their training and reorganization. I have a hunch that an unprecedented war that will sweep the world is likely to come soon."
Yuan Fang¡¯s eyebrows were as sharp as razors, his tone was solemn, and he stared at the huge map hanging in the hall, which was profound.
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Luoyang, Imperial Palace.
In a side hall in the southwest, Liu Xie was pacing in the hall, his brows furrowed and worried.
Not long after, there was a creaking sound, and a pale young man in a wheelchair was pushed in.
"I, Sima Yi, pay homage to Your Majesty. I apologize that my lower body is paralyzed and I am unable to salute His Majesty." The young man in the wheelchair said with cupped hands.
Liu Xie glanced at him and asked suspiciously: "Are you the Sima Yi who claims to have a plan to help me kill Yuan Fang and bring peace to the world?"
"That's right, I am." Sima Yi nodded.
Liu Xie's spirit suddenly perked up and he hurriedly said: "If you have any good ideas, please tell me quickly."
Sima Yi took a deep breath and said slowly: "Your Majesty can issue three secret edicts, summon Ma Teng from Xiliang, Sun Ce from Jiangdong, and Cao Cao from Yujing to lead an army to King Qin in Beijing to attack the traitor Yuan Fang together. The three armies will work together to defeat him. Destroy Yuan Fang!"