Chapter 906 "Perfect" Agreement In the temporary military tent, Yuan Shao sat upright and looked at the steps with interest. Zang Hong had his hands cut behind his back and was tied up like a big rice dumpling. Two stout Jizhou sergeants were pushing him to the ground unceremoniously, leaving Zang Hong no face. Even as a prisoner, Zang Hong still maintained his fierce spirit. He stood there without saying a word, his eyes blazing with anger. No matter how hard the two sergeants kicked and pressed them, they could not force him to kneel down to Yuan Shao. "After all, he is the governor of Qingzhou, and I am a minister of the Han Dynasty. That's all. Don't humiliate him again." Yuan Shao's words were filled with emotion and compassion. He is the winner, and the winner sometimes needs to show off. show a certain degree of tolerance. The sergeants stopped, Zang Hong snorted coldly, and his eyes towards Yuan Shao were still full of hostility. It was obvious that he did not accept Yuan Shao's kindness, but Yuan Shao's next words made Zang Hong unable to remain silent any longer. "The defeated general is still unruly, why should he ask for trouble" "Spit!" Zang Hong spit on the ground, with some red blood streaks in the spit, and said angrily: "More than ten days ago, you and I Together they forced Fengxiang City to raise huge sums of money, and then promised to join forces with me to deal with Zheng Aniu, but unexpectedly, they secretly fired cold arrows and caused my success to fail. How can a perfidious and capricious villain like you have the right to teach me a lesson? " Yuan Shao His face turned red and he said angrily: "Humph, you have been the governor for so long, but you still don't understand the principle of vertical and horizontal alliances and intrigues. Rotten wood cannot be carved. As for the four words 'treachery' and 'capriciousness', I'm afraid it's more appropriate to use it on yourself. When I was the governor of Bohai, I tried my best to promote you to be the governor of Qingzhou. Unexpectedly, Zang governor later turned his face and refused to recognize me. He repeatedly disrespected my orders and embarrassed me many times. You probably didn't expect that I would soon take over the entire Jizhou from Han Fu, right? If it fell into my hands today, wouldn't it be true of the saying, "The cycle of heaven will not bring retribution?" Looking at Zang Hong's pale face! , Yuan Shao felt a burst of joy in his heart, gritted his teeth and sneered: "Back then, I was able to send you to the throne of Qingzhou governor, and now I can personally pull you down! If you don't make you pay the price, where is the majesty of the Yuan family? Wouldn't I be killed? The world is laughing at you?" Only then did Zang Hong realize how deeply Yuan Shao resented him! This exceeded his initial expectations. Taking a deep breath, Zang Hong tried to calm himself down and said in as gentle a tone as possible: "I understand. I am in charge of a state, and Zheng Aniu only rules a county in Qi. If you defeat me, Zang Hong, it will look better than It is more important to defeat Zheng A Niu. Since you supported Zheng A Niu as the Prime Minister of Qi, have you ever thought about who will be the biggest gainer after my defeat? Don¡¯t worry, you spent a lot of effort to defeat me, Zang Hong, but in the end, you succeeded Zheng A Niu. Not only did Jizhou not get much benefit, but it will have to face a more terrifying opponent in the future?¡± ¡°At this time, Ziyuan did not forget to sow discord between me and Zheng Aniu. He has really good intentions." Yuan Shao smiled lightly, with a bit of disdain in his eyes, and said: "Don't even think about it, I signed an armistice agreement with Zheng Aniu. , even if I am dissatisfied with him, I can only endure it now. It is impossible to meet him in arms during the truce. Since Jizhou and Fengxiang are destined to live in peace for a while, why should I take such a big risk to overthrow Fengxiang City? , Destroying Fengxiang City is not an easy task. There have been many examples of failure. For such a major matter, I will not place all my hopes on others - especially you. Your time in charge of Qingzhou is too short, and there are too many talents. Compared with Fengxiang City, you don¡¯t have any outstanding talents. The only one who can stand alone, Chen Rong, also died in Jiuli Mountain." Seeing Zang Hong move his lips as if to refute, Yuan Shao waved his hand and stood up. : "Do you want to tell me that after this battle, Zheng Aniu is likely to replace you as the governor of Qingzhou, and Jizhou has established a strong enemy for himself? Hey, how could I, Yuan Shao, make such a low-level mistake! Zheng Aniu promised me "After you leave, Fengxiang will never seek or accept the position of governor of Qingzhou in any way. This is a prerequisite for Jizhou to send troops. There is an agreement as evidence and he cannot be denied." "Qingzhou has been in war for many years and the people have been displaced. Someone should come out." The mess has been sorted out." The proud Jizhou Mu had a smile on his face. ¡°Obviously, the person who stood up to clean up the mess and save the people of Qingzhou was Yuan Shao himself. Zang Hong's eyes darkened. Speaking of this, he no longer took any chances. Yuan Shao had been plotting Qingzhou for more than a day or two. If he wanted to take control of Qingzhou, he would not be able to survive. As soon as he died, Qingzhou became a lordless land, and the most powerful Qi State made a clear commitment to give up seeking the position of governor. At that time, Yuan Shao only had to announce that he would be the leader of the Guandong princes, a descendant of the Yuan family, and the Mu of Jizhou.If he "temporarily takes charge of the overall situation", "acts as the governor of Qingzhou", or recommends his heirs or close associates to take over Qingzhou, no one will be able to compete with him. Sitting on the two states of Ji and Qing, Yuan Shao's power will grow rapidly and he will definitely become a very important prince! Zang Hong even thought that Yuan Shao could gather the strength of the two states to recuperate, and as the governor of Qingzhou, he could overtly and covertly restrict the development of Qi. When the armistice agreement expired and Jizhou and Fengxiang started fighting again, Yuan Shao would have an unparalleled advantage. . In fact, this is exactly what Yuan Shao planned. Knowing that he would not be spared, Zang Hong calmed down and asked: "With Zheng A'niu's character, I am afraid that if I help you win Qingzhou, you will not only bring down me, Zang Hong, to relieve the danger of overthrowing the nest, but also take the opportunity to seek some additional benefits." "Of course, Linzi." "It's that simple." Yuan Shao smiled proudly, this deal is a good deal. Linzi City is the largest in Qingzhou in terms of size and population. After Fengxiang obtains Linzi City, its overall strength will be greatly improved. It seems that it will not be conducive to Yuan Shao's future dealing with Fengxiang, but in fact it is not. Fengxiang is determined to win this city, and Aniu is just getting back what originally belongs to him. Bargaining or setting up obstacles on this issue will only arouse the anger of Fengxiang City. Moreover, Linzi is already within the territory of Qi. If Yuan Shao insists on remaining strong on this issue, Fengxiang only needs to completely blockade the outside of Linzi without tearing up the armistice agreement, and Yuan Shao will have to give up Linzi in despair. Yuan Shao naturally accepted Linzi City in exchange for the entire Qingzhou without hesitation. "I'm afraid you still don't know that most of the assets of Qingzhou Mansion are in Linzi City, including the 10 million gold that was previously obtained from Fengxiang City. What Zheng Aniu got from Linzi is far more than just a state city! "Zang Hong sneered. "So I asked Zheng Aniu to sign this, a perfect agreement." Yuan Shao took out a mouthful of white cloth from his arms, with dense black squares on it, which was the supplementary agreement he signed with Aniu. One of the items in the agreement clearly stated: "After Fengxiang's army captures Linzi City occupied by Zang Hong, all the assets and craftsman talents in the city will be divided equally between Zheng Aniu and Yuan Shao." The agreement did not require an equal division of the population of Linzi City. Yuan Shao had a rare opportunity. Be kind for once. No one can unilaterally tear up an agreement that has been notarized by the system! Zang Hong took a breath. Judging from the content of the agreement, A Niu made a huge concession to Yuan Shao in order to let the territory tide over the current difficulties and gain the necessary survival time. For the Jizhou government, this is an almost perfect agreement and absolutely beneficial. Even if Yuan Shao had no feelings for Zang Hong, he would probably not be able to resist the temptation and happily send troops when faced with such favorable conditions. The organs are exhausted, and in the end they make wedding dresses for others. When the hero meets his end, Zang Hong is inevitably disheartened. Zang Hong smiled miserably and said calmly: "The remaining assets in Linzi City are about 60 million gold, plus the 50 million gold previously obtained from Zheng Aniu. Before and after this battle, the assets obtained by you were close to those of Qingzhou Prefecture. Qingji is rich in products, has a large population, and is full of heroes. Now that it has enough money and grain, Hebei will be in your hands in at least three to five years. " Zang Hong did not notice Yuan Shao's expression. Suddenly it became weird. "Are you sure that there are only 60 million gold left in Linzi City?" "Fengxiang City is so difficult to conquer. There is almost non-stop recruitment in Qingzhou, and the consumption of money, food and equipment is huge. It is not easy to have 60 million gold left. According to your Excellency and Zheng Under A Niu's agreement, the Jizhou government will get about 30 million gold. If you don't like it, you might as well try to get Zheng A Niu to spit out the other half." Zang Hong looked at Yuan Shao coldly, with a clear look in his eyes. . Yuan Shao was a little disappointed and muttered to himself. "Thirty million gold, including the five million deposit paid by Yehuo in advance, the total is 35 million. But if I had not accepted Fengxiang City's proposal to act in that scene and pocketed the 50 million that Zheng Aniu had to pay for being the Prime Minister of Qi, If I earnestly complete the task of restraining Cao Cao at Ye Huo's request, I can get a total of about 60 million, which seems to be a bit of a loss. "But, having said that, Zheng Aniu's 10 million gold is the limit. If I didn't agree at that time. I gave in and insisted on paying the 50 million gold. He had no choice but to completely give up on Ren Qi Guoxiang. I got nothing. I just bought Qingzhou for 25 million and took back Zang Hong's head, no matter what. No matter what, I made a profit." Zang Hong's eyes froze and he lost his voice: "On the day of the transaction, Fengxiang didn't pay you the 50 million?" As soon as the words came out, Zang Hong immediately recalled a detail on the day of the transaction: Qingzhou Prefecture and Although the Jizhou Prefecture completed the transactions outside Linzi City and each counted the funds on the spot, from the beginning to the end, the Qingzhou Prefecture did not see the entire process of the Jizhou Prefecture counting the funds! "Hehe, of course it's just a show." "How can I put it, you and Cao Cao were in ChangguoCould it be that the several confrontations outside the country were also fake? " "Not entirely. In order for you to believe, something has to be paid. "Yuan Shao sighed. When the battle was over and everything settled, at a gathering among close allies, Zhao Long once said to A Niu with emotion: "In the beginning, the core players of Zilonghui¡ª¡ª Including Lin and I, we didn¡¯t expect that you could really get so much money. I had to bite the bullet and help you. To some extent, I also had the idea of ????¡®doing my best and obeying fate¡¯. I guess it won¡¯t be long before you raise the white flag until Donghai Mi After the Fengxiang City openly expressed its support for Fengxiang City, we truly gained confidence. " A certain city lord nodded in agreement and said with a faint smile: "The Mi family really helped me a lot last time. Without them, I couldn't even get the necessary 100 million gold. Naturally, I wouldn't be able to be the prime minister of Qi. " "One hundred million is necessary. . . Wait, isn¡¯t it 150 million? " A Niu curled his lips and said angrily: "Please, Brother Long, don't think too highly of me. You don't even think about it. Whether Fengxiang could even survive at that time was a problem. Why did you convince Mi to help regardless of the risk? They are businessmen, and businessmen have business principles. Mi Zhu's father is very shrewd. If Mi Zhu hadn't pushed the family to list Fengxiang as the 'most potential investment target' and expressed his hope to seek employment in Fengxiang City, his father would have paid the most. I was sent away with a few million. Even if Mi Zhu urges, Mi will not provide unreserved support. You can borrow money, but the maximum amount you can borrow is not up to me. " "That. . . How much did you borrow? " "Thirty million is already an exception according to their standards, not even a penny more. " "Including Mi's money, we only raised a total of about 106 million. It is impossible to satisfy Zang Hong and Yuan Shao at the same time. Otherwise, we would not have gone out of our way to win over Yuan Shao and take advantage of the situation. , repeated deliberation before formulating the final plan. In fact, the original idea was to capture the Prime Minister of Qi, but he was forced out! "A Niu smiled bitterly. Zhao Long kept rolling his eyes and muttered: "The confident look you had at the beginning was all just an act. . . " While speaking, Yuan Shao had carefully folded the white cloth with the agreement written on it, looked at the sky outside the tent, called his nephew Gao Gan in, and said in a deep voice: "Go down and tell the army to stop resting and prepare to march to Linzi City. After such a long time, Zheng Aniu should have captured Linzi City soon. We should have our share in our hands as soon as possible and feel at ease. " "yes. "The high official promised loudly, and when he turned around and prepared to leave the tent, the announcement of the fall of Linzi sounded. However, Yuan Shao couldn't laugh because it was not Zheng Aniu of Qi who captured Linzi in the announcement. "Cao Cao? He should obviously be outside Fengxiang City, and when Fengxiang's elite troops attack Linzi, he and the defenders should attack Qingzhou Prefecture's siege troops in front and back. The Yanzhou Army should not appear in Linzi! Moreover, the news previously received showed that the first one to attack Linzi was Fengxiang martial artist, and Li Qi personally led the team. How could it be Cao Cao who captured Linzi? " Yuan Shao didn't know that after Cao Cao left Changguo County, he didn't go to Fengxiang City at all! Li Qi and Anhua martial artist sneaked into Linzi first, opened the city gates and set fire everywhere, creating opportunities for the regular army to capture Linzi, but that was all. See the siege. The troops gradually gained the upper hand, and Li Qi immediately broke away from the battle as planned and led Anhua to sneak into the Jizhou Army to ambush Zang Hong. Their new mission was: to take Zang Hong's life personally if necessary, and they must not let Zang Hong leave alive! This is related to the subsequent series of plans. Zang Hong must die. When he saw the huge "Cao" flag on the top of Linzi City, Yuan Shao almost couldn't hold his breath. "Open the door!" " At first no one paid any attention to him. The Yanzhou army on the city was well prepared and was obviously on the verge of war. After a while, Xia Houyuan showed his face on the city, and Yuan Shao barely recognized him. " General Xiahou, where is Meng De? See you soon! " "There are still some defeated troops in Linzi City. My master will lead his troops to clear them out. I'm afraid they won't be able to escape for a while." This city was captured by us, and according to the custom, it belongs to our army. Now that Mr. Yuan wants to enter the city, could he deliberately rob Linzi? In order to capture this city, many young men from Yanzhou died in foreign lands. If Mr. Yuan robs him unreasonably, we will never agree! " Finally, Xia Houyuan added: "Unless my lord nods, the door will never be opened. " Yuan Shao is about to faint. He doesn't care about the ownership of Linzi City. A Niu and Cao Cao can negotiate privately. The huge wealth in Linzi City is what Yuan Shao really cares about. " What? Lord Aniu promised to give you half of Linzi City's property? " Xiahou Yuan seemed to have heard the most ridiculous thing in the world, and he looked up to the sky and laughed: "Mr. Yuan is so unreasonable. Even if he wants to seize our army's loot, there is no need to make up such a clumsy lie.It was our Yanzhou Army that captured Linzi City, not Fengxiang City. Why does the Lord of Aniu City want us to hand over half of the loot? " "I have an agreement. . . " "Even if there is one, it is only an agreement between Mr. Yuan and Lord Aniu. Our Lord has not participated in it, so you can ignore it. " Yuan Shao's face turned green. His agreement with A Niu was clear. If he wanted to share the spoils, the premise was that "Fengxiang's army captured Linzi City occupied by Zang Hong." The agreement was obviously not binding on Cao Cao. Even if Cao Cao subsequently captured Linzi City It was returned to A Niu intact. Since Fengxiang did not take it from Zang Hong, A Niu still had sufficient reasons to refuse Yuan Shao's request to share the spoils. A few days ago, when the Jizhou Army and the Yanzhou Army faced off in Changguo, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Chun of Cao Camp! , they had many battles with Yan Liang and Wen Chou under Yuan Shao's tent, and they both disliked each other. Seeing that Xia Houyuan's tone gradually became tougher, Yan Liang and Wen Chou were furious, and they both rode out and pointed their weapons at Xia Houyuan. He shouted curses and started fighting in front of the battle; Xia Houyuan was not a man of fuel, and knew that he would never be able to defeat Yan Liang and Wen Chou together, so he simply ordered arrows to be fired on the city. The two fierce generals in Jizhou had to retreat in despair. In addition to scolding Xia Houyuan Seeing the deadlock, Jushou, the counselor of the Jizhou army, drove his horse closer to Yuan Shao and said: "My lord, Cao Cao is clearly conspiring with Zheng Aniu to deprive our army of its share. The walls of Linzi city are high and thick, and our army has no siege equipment. Moreover, Cao's army's combat power is comparable to that of our army, so it will be useless to stay for a long time. " "Cao Cao is mainly attacking Linzi. I predict that Zheng Aniu's elite troops must be in the territory. Otherwise, how can we repel Zhang Chao and break the siege of Fengxiang? Although Zheng Aniu worked hard to monopolize the spoils of Linzi City, his promise of "not seeking to be the governor of Qingzhou" could not be broken no matter what. Why should the lord be so angry? If we don't go to Fengxiang immediately and ask Zheng Aniu for an explanation, maybe there will be a turn for the better. " "Is this the so-called 'perfect agreement'? It seems that I am not the only one being plotted against, haha! "Zang Hong, who was tied behind his back on the horse, laughed wildly. Yuan Shao gritted his teeth and said, "Kill him! " A moment later, a human head fell to the ground. Perhaps it was already determined, but Zang Hong still did not escape the fate of dying at the hands of Yuan Shao after all. " Let's go! "