Chapter 405: A Person Who Knows the Times
However, before convicting Yuan Shao, they should first come to an end of the current situation.
Yuan Shao had this thing, which he didn't know whether to call it the desire to survive or good luck, that supported him to escape from here, but other people didn't have this ability.
Especially those Yanzhou families who participated in the operation to aid Chenliu, they suffered heavy losses in the confrontation between the two, or three, armies under Pingqiu City.
Not to mention those who died, Guo Jia looked around at those who had survived by chance, and saw that these people, despite the fear of defeat, still had some reluctance to admit defeat to Cao Cao, and could not help but sigh: "It seems that General Cao's control over Yanzhou is still a little lacking."
It is a tragedy for any person in power to allow so many people to join forces under his nose.
But Cao Cao had already gotten over the emotions he felt when he first discovered Chen Gong's betrayal. He had a very clear understanding of the irreconcilable interests between the aristocratic families and himself, and was not so irritated by Guo Jia's remarks.
He calmly replied: "Is it me or His Majesty in Chang'an that they are against? Can't Guo Yanzhou see it?"
"Of course I can see that," Guo Jia smiled, "So General Cao shouldn't mind if I intervene in the internal affairs of Yanzhou as soon as possible and follow the orders of His Majesty to uproot all those involved, right?"
Cao Cao: “…”
OK, so I was waiting for him here.
When it comes to grabbing credit, although Guo Jia may be lazy at times, it is a skill he acquired through competing with his more motivated colleagues, so his rhetoric skills are still superior.
But Cao Cao thought about the arrangements for himself and his fellow clan members, and finally did not make any further efforts.
He just said to Guo Jia: "May I ask, what does Your Majesty think about Yuzhou?"
Guo Jia replied: "Based on the current situation, General Cao should cooperate and temporarily transfer the government affairs in Yuzhou to Yuan Yaoqing. After the people involved in the case are sent to Chang'an, Your Majesty will redeploy the situation in Yanzhou and Yuzhou."
Yuan Huan was from Yuzhou, so it was OK for him to be the prefect of Yingchuan, but he obviously did not meet the native place requirement to be the governor of Yuzhou.
The specific decision on how to select officials here must indeed be made by Qiao Yan.
What Cao Cao needs to do now is to make an explanation to Xiahou Dun, Cao Chun and others stationed in Yuzhou, and to Li Gan, Yu Jin and others stationed in Taishan County, and convey the whole story of what is happening to all parts of Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and let them cooperate with Guo Jia's actions.
According to the news Yuan Shao received, Cao Cao intended to surrender to Dayong, so he raised his sword and took the lead in attacking Zhang Miao and others. But in fact, according to Cao Cao's experience, he really struggled back from the brink of death.
Chen Gong took the lead in contacting various forces, and planned to join forces to get rid of the Yanzhou governor before he decided to surrender to the enemy. If Cao Cao had not escaped first, Man Chong in Puyang had not made a sufficiently qualified response, and Guo Jia had not sent troops from Hulao Pass to Chenliu and cooperated with him after persuading Cao Cao to surrender, the one who would be a prisoner at this moment, or even have been beheaded, must be Cao Cao.
This can be proved by the soldiers under Cao Cao, the soldiers "borrowed" by Cao Cao from Henei County, or the soldiers under the command of Chen Gong, Zhang Miao and others.
Even Yuan Shao intervened in this operation and became the leader in contacting various parties to target Cao Cao's forces. So Cao Cao's defection under such circumstances was really because he was a victim forced by the current situation and had to surrender to Dayong in order to survive. How could he have intended to rebel against the Han Dynasty?
Although Cao Cao's ability to become the governor of Yanzhou was closely related to the support of the Yanzhou aristocratic families headed by Chen Gong and Zhang Miao's letter to the emperor as the prefect of Chenliu, the actions he and Zao Zhi and others took in the past few years to cultivate land and benefit the people were not achieved by empty words.
In the face of this tangible political achievement, the origin of the Yanzhou Mu has become less important.
When Cao Cao finished writing this truly convincing statement, Guo Jia took it and read it. He became more confident that he could take control of Yanzhou.
He ordered the manuscript to be quickly sent to Luoyang for printing, and then turned to Huang Zhong and Xu Huang and said, "General Xu and General Huang, when you go to Dongping to arrest people, learn from your majesty's approach and make sure to arrest people according to the family tree. Don't let anyone involved in the case go."
Cao Ren, who had a good impression of Guo Jia because he didn't have to apologize, was stunned when he heard these words.
No...are all of you in Dayong so straightforward in your style?
Guo Jia's next sentence was even more straightforward, "Officials who accepted Yuan Benchu and his companions in Changyi, Juye and other places that they passed through on their way will also be cleared out. If there is not enough room in Yanzhou, all those who can still breathe will be taken to Chang'an in prison carts. The prison in Chang'an was only renovated once after Your Majesty ascended the throne, so there will definitely be room for them."
Cao Ren: “…”
Although he knew logically that this was obviously a move by the Emperor of Dayong to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, and it had little to do with the Cao family, but was a good thing for them, but Guo Jia expressed it in this way -
He felt that he might need to worry about how he should act in the future.
And it was not just these officials who had committed dereliction of duty who were brought into Chang'an in prison carts this time.
The noble families who participated in this matter thought that they would receive the news of Cao Cao's death in the near future, and that Yuan Shao would take over the affairs of Yanzhou. They should also be able to rise in status and power because they took the right stance. However, they never expected that they would be hit by such a swift and severe blow.
Those who were still able to breathe were all packed into prison vans and escorted towards Chang'an.
According to Guo Jia, these people could not be regarded as the "defenders" mentioned in His Majesty's order, but they should also be regarded as the "trophies" obtained in the battle to attack Yanzhou. How to deal with them should be witnessed by the officials in Chang'an and decided by His Majesty.
Regardless of how the people of Yanzhou reacted, the people of Luoyang were the first to see a grand scene.
It was a scene of... a huge procession of prisoner carriages coming from the direction of Hulao Pass, passing through Luoyang and continuing westwards, and then entering the Qiaohan Road towards Chang'an.
Since Qiao Yan ascended the throne, the people of Luoyang no longer have to worry about her meeting with any misfortune due to the harm done by Wang Yun and others. With the garrison troops gradually replenished in Luoyang and Xun Yu having more freedom in mobilizing troops, they no longer have to continue to devote themselves to the defense of the eight passes of Luoyang, and they are more willing to wait and see this unexpected situation.
"What's going on?" Those who arrived later asked the people in the front row.
Perhaps because of the common hatred of the people of Luoyang, the first one to arrive patiently explained: "The Yanzhou family is dissatisfied with the decision of General Cao and Your Majesty to promote books. They think that the two are conspiring, so they took the initiative to take down General Cao."
"Who would have thought that they would not succeed, but General Cao and Governor Guo teamed up to capture them all and sent them to Chang'an to be dealt with by Your Majesty. I heard that these children of noble families rarely go to the battlefield in person, hoping to show their skills, but many of them died in the battle."
The person who was speaking shook his head with some emotion, "Tell me what they are trying to achieve. They have forced General Cao, who was originally on their side, to come to Your Majesty."
The latecomer replied: "If that's the case, General Cao has turned from evil to good. It's always a good thing that he can submit to your majesty without having to fight fiercely with him."
The territory outside the eight passes of Luoyang, such as part of Yinzhong in Henan, was previously under the rule of Cao Cao because Qiao Yan could not access it. Due to the reconstruction of Luoyang and the recruitment of residents, a part of the population in this area flocked to Luoyang.
Many of these people had once received favors from Cao Cao, so naturally they did not want to see the two sides officially fight each other.
Now the situation is developing in a direction that everyone likes to see.
Looking at it this way, who would have the spare mood to care about the feelings of these children of noble families who were escorted to Chang'an?
"Wait!" The man suddenly thought of something and asked, "According to this statement, our Great Yong has one more state in its territory?"
"Not only that," someone replied, "Don't forget that General Cao originally had Yuzhou in his hands."
Then Cao Cao’s surrender meant that the territory of Kyushu would have two more states.
There was already a huge gap between nine states and four states, and now because of the farce of the Yanzhou family, it became eleven states against two states.
Anyone who sees this can’t help but say:
"The unification of the world is in sight!"
Even if the afterglow of the Han Dynasty had not completely disappeared from the land beneath their feet, and even if the Yecheng court could make a desperate counterattack with the two states and one county they occupied, the trend of dynasty change had already appeared before the world in an unstoppable manner.
"I don't know what General Yuan thinks." The latecomer couldn't help but mutter.
He must be extremely depressed after losing his last reliable ally due to such a farce.
As soon as he said this, he saw the people around him looking at him, and he quickly said, "Don't worry, I don't mean to pity him, nor do I want to defect to Yecheng. I just feel a little emotional."
"You see, this is the disadvantage of coming late," one of the people who arrived earlier replied, "We are not saying that there is something wrong with your attitude when you said this, but that you missed some inside information. It is said that General Yuan intervened a lot in the incident in Yanzhou this time, and he even came here in person."
"It's hard to say whether the latter is true or not, but the former..." The nosy man pointed forward, "Do you see that prison van?"
The man stood on tiptoe and looked in the direction of the other person's finger, but because there were too many onlookers around, he could not see clearly where the other person was pointing. He could only vaguely say that he saw it.
At such a long distance, the person who was speaking did not think that people could see the situation on the other side clearly. Seeing that he responded, he continued, "That is Xu You, Xu Ziyuan, the counselor of General Yuan of Yecheng. I heard that he was present when Your Majesty was evaluated by General Xu."
"Think about it, what kind of situation would make him imprisoned here?"
Those who can talk about these things here have more or less some understanding of the situation in the world.
Yecheng is not too far from Luoyang, so it is inevitable that some news will be passed on to their ears.
If we consider Xu You's status in the court of Yecheng, he may not be as good as Ju Su, and he is even more incomparable in terms of actual power. But if someone asks who among Yuan Shao's advisers is the most trusted by Yuan Shao, it must be Xu You!
Yuan Shao's attempt to win over Qiao Yan by returning grain was implemented by Xu You in Chang'an.
During these years, Xu You rarely left Yecheng and always served as Yuan Shao's trusted adviser.
Unless Yuan Shao personally made some appointment to him, there was no need for him to go to Yanzhou.
I'm afraid that Yuan Shao is really behind this situation in Yanzhou.
However, this instruction did not allow him to take control of Yan and Yu states at all. Instead, it dealt a heavy blow to the already bleak situation!
What did Yuan Shao think?
Besides being depressed, there must be more regret!
Xu You listened to the various speculations made by the people along the way. A hint of sneer flashed across his gloomy eyes, and he shrank into the corner of the prison cart, hugging his knees.
In his opinion, Yuan Shao would not have any regrets at all. He was probably just angry at the moment.
He was angry at why the plan of Chen Gong, Zhang Miao and others was leaked to Cao Cao one step ahead of time, giving Cao Cao and Guo Jia the opportunity to join forces to trap him; he was angry at the incompetence of those Yanzhou aristocratic families who could not launch an effective enough attack on Cao Cao's troops when they joined forces with Zhang Chao and Zang Hong; he was even more angry at why Cao Cao could not just not fight back or retaliate, and when he found out that Yuan Shao had personally come to Yanzhou, he chose to hand over the power of Yanzhou, but instead launched such an effective counterattack.
He hoped that everyone would obey his arrangements and swear allegiance to him until death. He also showed him some preferential treatment because he was the only heir of the Runan Yuan family who was active on the political stage. However, he never thought that the prerequisite for a gentleman to die for his confidant is that the lord truly regards his subordinates as his confidants!
How could there be such a wise man in this world? When his subordinates have tried their best to plan a way of escape for him, not only does he not even bother to share life and death with him, but he actually tramples on his subordinates as his stepping stones!
At one point, Xu You felt that he actually understood Yuan Shao very well, which was why he was able to thrive so well under Yuan Shao's command.
But when Yuan Shao pulled him off the horse and fled on his own horse, Xu You was certain that he did not understand Yuan Shao at all.
What I don't understand the most is that he can be so cold and mean.
When he compared the mutual achievements between Cao Cao and his subordinates in the real battle of Yanzhou that he heard later, compared the action of Liu Bei who never gave up rescuing Zhang Fei in the Battle of Xuzhou that he had heard before, and compared the tolerant and receptive character of the deceased Sun Ce, he felt that Yuan Shao's current status was inseparable from his support for the children of famous families in this era!
Not to mention comparing him with Qiao Yan.
She was now the emperor of Dayong, so how could she be on the same level as Yuan Shao?
When Xu You thought of this, he couldn't help feeling a little dazed.
He seemed to vaguely understand why Qiao Yan wanted to enlighten the people and take potential actions to suppress the aristocratic families.
That was definitely not just because she wanted to make sure that some of the still outdated voices among the aristocratic families that "women cannot be emperors" would no longer appear in front of her in a justified manner.
It was not because she wanted to respond to the subordinates who had followed her in her campaigns so that they could surpass the aristocratic families and occupy a higher position.
Rather, it was because she wanted to try to put an end to the current situation where the three highest officials were passed down from generation to generation and the court was filled with aristocratic families, so that an arrogant and heartless person like Yuan Shao would no longer be able to reach such a high position as was the case in the late Han Dynasty.
The sunlight above had become somewhat warmer due to the gradual warming of spring. Xu You, sitting in the uncovered carriage, even found it a bit dazzling.
But when he realized his previous mistakes, he suddenly felt that the sunlight was more pleasing to the eye, and even dispelled some of the disappointment that he had felt for having fallen to his current state as a celebrity.
It was at this moment that he suddenly heard some noise coming from the prison van not too far behind him.
Xu You turned around and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw that the prisoners in the prison car seemed unable to bear that they had fallen to this point and went crazy.
After hearing clearly what the other party was saying, even though Xu You didn't know the other party before, he was now able to identify the other party.
It was because that man grabbed the railing of the prison cart and asked sternly: "Do you know who I am? According to seniority, your Majesty should call me uncle. I am the uncle of the Emperor of Dayong! How dare you treat me like this!"
Xu You: “…”
This person is really good at flattering himself!
I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless!
If it’s not someone from the Qiao family of Liang State, then who could it be?
Under the city of Pingqiu, some of the Liang State Qiao family's descendants were killed. The rest, who had difficulty walking and could not easily participate in the battle, followed Guo Jia to conduct a personnel liquidation in Yanzhou and were also detained.
When everyone gathered in Shouzhang, Dongping, the ignorance of the Qiao family of Liang State was not so obvious, but now when they were singled out, their actions could be described as extremely stupid.
How could there be such a person? When trying to curry favor with Yuan Shao, he seemed to have forgotten at all that they had such a reliable and powerful relative. When the plan failed, he shamelessly brought up this relationship again, intending to get an imperial edict to save his life.
The repetition is extremely stupid.
If Xu You were Qiao Yan, he would probably wish these people would completely disappear from his sight.
How could some of them still shout here: "Don't you understand what I said? I am your Majesty's relative. To insult me in this way is to insult your Majesty..."
"Shut up!" A piece of vegetable leaf came from nowhere, and because the Liangguo Qiao family was threatening, it just happened to fit into his mouth. "Everyone knows that your Majesty had already separated from his family and established his own household several years ago, so how could there be such an ugly relative as you?"
"That's right," someone responded immediately, "Since you are being detained in this way, you have violated the law and should be dealt with according to the law. Why are you dragging His Majesty into this?"
"Who says they don't? If they really have the intention, since they are already in Yanzhou, they should help your majesty solve the problems and try to recover this place as soon as possible. Instead, they seem to be participating in the action of the Yecheng court to regain the dominance of Yanzhou."
Why did they bring Qiao Yan out only when their lives were at stake?
If Qiao Yan had not kicked these cheap relatives out, I'm afraid that everyone present would have turned into Cheng Yu and taken some violent action to save the emperor's face.
"…Hey, give that vegetable leaf back to us. If you die on the way, you will have to say that we poisoned you at the behest of His Majesty."
The last sentence was so destructive that the Liang State Qiao clan elder, who had just been trying to find a life-saving talisman for himself, fainted on the spot.
"Hurry, hurry, go find a doctor to take a look... There's no need to ask Section Chief Qiao to come over. If that happens, they'll have another relative to cling to, which won't work!"
"I don't know what the people of Liangguo Qiao's are thinking. The capable ones are pushed out one by one, while the incompetent ones have no vision..."
"Who said it wasn't? Forget it, forget it, don't delay it. If you really get angry to death, it will be bad for your reputation if it gets out."
“…”
Xu You was originally in a very low mood, but now he felt better after seeing a control group that was more miserable than him.
He slowly turned his gaze back and saw Chen Gong in the car in front also looking back.
However, Xu You did not see any sign of change of attitude on the other party's face, only disappointment that some people were not of the same mind.
But is the "Tao" that Chen Gong intended to use to be buried alive really an inevitable truth formed through changes over thousands of years?
With this heavy heart, Xu You was summoned to meet the emperor shortly after arriving in Chang'an.
He didn't know if it was because of what he saw and heard in Luoyang, or maybe it was because of Yuan Shao's betrayal, but his mood had changed drastically. When he looked at Qiao Yan, he felt a little dazed for no reason.
Qiao Yan spoke first, "We haven't seen each other for several years. Mr. Ziyuan is a forgetful person. Have you forgotten me?"
Xu You quickly calmed himself down and replied, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? I just..."
He just didn't expect that Qiao Yan would show such respect for him.
Qiao Yan has no shortage of advisers under his command.
At least compared to Yuan Shao's current situation, the number of counselors with discernment under Qiao Yan has reached a point where Yuan Shao is far behind.
The difference in power meant that she didn't need to get any information from Xu You. She could just rely on her hard power to swallow up the power of the Yecheng court step by step.
Xu You really couldn't think of what use he could be to Qiao Yan.
Under such circumstances, even if Qiao Yan captured and killed him, it would still be a great achievement to dampen the fighting spirit of Yecheng. Not to mention that at this moment, he still addressed him as "Mr. Ziyuan".
This is what he thought, so he asked.
Qiao Yan shook his head and replied, "If I were to evaluate you objectively, I would say that you, Xu Ziyuan, are greedy and unwise. Greed is about making money from fraud, and unwise is about trusting the wrong people. But a counselor is a counselor, and the first thing is to plan. Since you, Xu Ziyuan, have been loyal to Yuan Benchu, you have made wise decisions many times. This time, the battle of Yanzhou helped Yuan Benchu escape. Why do you make such a self-deprecating evaluation?"
If her words of first criticizing and then praising had relaxed Xu You's tense mind, then her next sentence gave Xu You a special hope, "Besides, I have two good stories that I need your help to realize, so there is no need to feel useless."
"As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a good minister chooses a master to serve. It is never too late to make this decision. However, I want the difference between a wise ruler and a mediocre ruler to be more obvious, and to achieve this goal, it must be you, Xu Ziyuan."
Xu You had a vague guess in his mind, and nodded and replied: "Xu You is willing to serve your majesty."
Most of the thirteen states in the world have been pacified. If he switches sides now, he still has a chance to make achievements. If he waits until the world is pacified before appearing in front of Qiao Yan as a surrendered minister or defeated general, he will never be able to make a name for himself!
Xu You was not afraid of being labeled as "greedy and unwise", but he was afraid that he would be lost among the common people like those mediocre people.
Since Qiao Yan was willing to give him a chance to test his swordsmanship, Xu You should just take it!
"The other one is called, Never Forget the Favor."
The four words "never forget an old favor" did not convey much gratitude from Qiao Yan's mouth.
But at this moment Xu You would never care about this matter.
When he looked up at Qiao Yan, he saw that the emperor, who had just ascended the throne, had an imperial demeanor in his expression. Although he had heard what Qiao Yan was talking about, he did not dare to accept this favor seriously.
It is indeed as Qiao Yan said, he just wants to use his existence to complete a beautiful story with a beginning and an end.
She went on to say, "Among those who witnessed Mr. Xu Zijiang's comment about me as a young phoenix with a clear voice at the Dingzhongguan meeting in the past, Mr. Zijiang himself and Han Yuanchang have both passed away in the past two years and will never see the grand scenes of Luoyang and Chang'an again. Chen Yuanfang has taken up the position of Grand Herald, one of the Nine Ministers. Wang Zhongxuan has taken his father's place in the court and has written documents for me. Bian Wenli died in Yanzhou, and I have sent people to Junyi to bury him with honor. There are only three people left—"
"Wang Gongjie, the governor of Henei County, Chen Kongzhang, the military officer of the General's Office, and you, Xu Ziyuan."
Wang Kuang, Chen Lin, and Xu You.
These were the people who had participated in the Dingzhongguan meeting that year and who should be considered to be standing on the opposite side of her.
"Please Mr. Ziyuan set an example for these two."
Qiao Yan suddenly paused, "I forgot, I probably don't need to consider Wang Gongjie."
Xu You was stunned.
What does it mean that there is no need to consider the King’s Day?
Was this saying to mean that Wang Kuang had repeatedly provoked Qiao Yan, and even if they really wanted to remember the old favor, they would not do it to such a person. Or was this saying to mean that after the war in Yanzhou and Yuzhou was over, Henei County where Wang Kuang was located would be taken down by Qiao Yan's troops?
Qiao Yan did not give Xu You a clear explanation.
She just asked someone to find a place for Xu You to settle down, and then asked someone to provide him with paper and pen.
Thinking of Qiao Yan's past action of having Tian Feng's family replaced by his subordinates, Xu You did not think much about it and immediately picked up his pen to write, in an attempt to seize this only opportunity to change camp and preserve his wealth in the next few decades.
And just as he was writing furiously, Qiao Yan dropped a thunderbolt in the court in Chang'an City.
"Why do you have such expressions?" Qiao Yan's eyes swept across the faces of the people in the hall. The calmness of her face made it impossible to connect it with what she had just said. "I have already explained the situation of the Yanzhou incident to you all. The Yanzhou noble family did not obey the law and tried to use private soldiers to oppress the governor. In this way, they seized power. If we don't kill them, it will be difficult for the world to learn from it!"
"In the past, those among the four surnames of Liangzhou who did not violate the law and bully the people could live, and those among the four surnames of Yangzhou who did not participate in the assassination could live, and the same was true for the Yanzhou noble families. However, the main culprit must be eliminated, this is the bottom line, or should I say-"
"Is there anyone among you who has the same idea as him?"
Any ideas? Of course, we must never allow Qiao Yan to further promote the idea of books and teachings to the world!
Of course there are such people in the states that are already controlled by Qiao Yan. They didn't dare to say it out before, so she will make them dare not say it out after she completes her actions today!
"I will leave the interrogation to the Ministry of Justice. In addition, Huang Sikong."
Huang Wan was suddenly called by Qiao Yan's name. She looked up in surprise and heard Qiao Yan say, "The Court of Justice is under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Justice, but Minister Cheng is from Yanzhou and should not interfere in this case. I will trouble Minister Huang to supervise it on his behalf."
Huang Wan really wanted to say that if that was the case, then Qiao Ting, who served as the Chief Justice, was also from Yanzhou.
But he suddenly realized that because of changes in clan relations, Qiao Ting was registered under the name of Leping Qiao, so he was considered a native of Bingzhou.
When the Chief Justice was affiliated with the royal family, the trial of the Yanzhou family further demonstrated the emperor's will.
Does Qiao Yan really have to have a senior official sitting here to keep watch over Qiao Ting from behind?
No...it's not!
It was obvious that she wanted to use Huang Wan as an example to see the attitude of the world's aristocratic families!
The Yanzhou noble families have already suffered heavy losses, proving that Qiao Yan has no room for maneuver in the implementation of his policies.
The move of taking the two states back into the pocket makes it even more impossible for people to have any basis to question His Majesty.
If he wants to go upstream, he will probably die!
Huang Wan struggled for a moment, but still bowed and said, "I will obey your majesty's order."
On the other side, Yuan Shao had just finished a difficult journey.
Although he managed to escape through the Jishui River by relying on his swimming ability, he had no subordinates by his side and no mount at that time, so it was not easy for him to successfully return to Jizhou!
He didn't have the habit of carrying five-zhu coins with him on a daily basis, and it was even more impossible for him to carry such a thing when he was still wearing armor and preparing for battle.
The only valuable thing was the jade pendant hanging around his neck.
But if he took out such a thing to exchange for money, he would be recognized the next moment and then caught by Cao Cao's pursuers.
How could he dare to do such a risky thing?
So he had no way to buy himself a mount and could only walk back.
He took his clothes from the clothes hung out to dry by farmers, and he picked and caught his food in the wild.
Fortunately, it was not the dry season, otherwise he would have died of thirst on the road.
What made Yuan Shao feel even more fortunate was that when he started this journey, Dingtao, where he was located, spanned half of Jiyin County to the north, which was Dongjun. Probably no one would have thought that he would pass through Puyang in such a situation, and then cross the river to the north to enter Weijun.
When he saw the Liyang city gate, Yuan Shao's spirit, which had been tense for more than ten days, suddenly relaxed. If he had not tightly pinched his arm, he would have almost fainted on the spot.
Fortunately, he still stood in front of the chief of Liyang County with his will to survive.
Since this place was not far from Yecheng, the other party had met Yuan Shao when he went to Yecheng to report on his work. But even so, when he saw this dusty middle-aged man, he almost did not dare to confirm Yuan Shao's identity.
How could the pampered general look like the man in front of him, who looked more than ten years older than before?
Yuan Shao should be stationed in Yecheng at this moment instead of appearing here in this image.
But no matter the voice or the tone, it was clear that it was an existence that could not be easily impersonated!
The Liyang County Magistrate asked Yuan Shao to go inside while he asked in confusion and caution, "General, I heard that Lü Bu attacked the border areas of Youzhou and Jizhou again three days ago. Shouldn't you be in Yecheng now?"
Upon hearing the news, Yuan Shao's already pale face suddenly turned blue and red.
The defeat in the war of Yanzhou, the loss of Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and this unprecedented embarrassing journey have almost brought Yuan Shao's spirit to the brink of collapse. But at this time, there are still people who are aggressive here and launched an attack from the northern part of Jizhou.
He threw the hot tea in his hand away and shouted angrily: "How dare the thief Lu Bu invade Jizhou again!"
Was he scolding Lu Bu? Of course not.
It was clear that the person he hated was Qiao Yan.
Qiao Yeshu is really going too far!
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