Imperial Power Of Han Dynasty

Yuzhou, Runan County.

"Lord, after I heard that Cao Cao served as the governor of Qingzhou, he chose the elite of the million Yellow Turban thieves, named Qingzhou Soldier. Now he is very powerful in Qingzhou. It is Yuan Benchu's help. I have to guard against it."

Hearing what Yan Xiang said, Yuan Shu, who was sitting on the main seat, said impatiently: "Book of the Lord, Qingzhou is separated from Yuzhou by Xuzhou. How can I be able to do nothing but Cao Cao? Cross Xuzhou and go north to attack Cao Cao, right? Although Mr. Tao Qian is attached to me, but let him send troops to provoke Cao Cao, I'm afraid he might not dare yet."

In fact, the initial situation at the end of the Han Dynasty was very simple. It was mainly about the battle between the two Yuans. Yuan Shu was the prostitute, while Yuan Shao was the eldest son but the bastard. Both of them had the reputation of the fourth generation and the third generation. Cohesion soon gained a large number of iron supporters.

Yuan Shu called his friends and friends, used Sun Jian as the pioneer to attack the city, and at the same time made friends with Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, who was Cao Cao's opponent before hegemony in the Central Plains. On the other hand, Yuan Shao occupies Jizhou and is back to back with Cao Cao in Yanzhou. In fact, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have a very good relationship, and they have peeped at the bride together, and the relationship is very stable.

As the successors trained by the aristocratic family, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu both knew the importance of distant and close attacks, so they made friends with the distant princes as supporters. Yuan Shu chose Gongsun Zan who was far away in Youzhou, and Yuan Shao chose Jingzhou's strength. Send Liu Biao.

Therefore, Yuan Shucai used Sun Jian as the vanguard to conquer Jingzhou, and between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, large-scale battles such as the Battle of Jieqiao, the Battle of Long Cou, and the Battle of Juma Water erupted. In fact, the early struggle for hegemony in the Three Kingdoms was entirely due to the internal struggle between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. Yuan Shao also hoped that Cao Cao could be his younger brother to contain Yuan Shu's development. As a result, he did not expect Cao Cao to annex Yuan Shu and become the hero of the Central Plains... So the battle of Guandu broke out.

Yan Xiang shook his head: "It is naturally impossible for a certain person to invite Tao Qian to send a heavy soldier to settle a grudge with Cao Cao. Then Tao Qian must be dissatisfied in his heart. However, certain person recently received a message."

Yuan Shu was puzzled: "Huh? What news."

Yan Xiang showed a sly smile: "Cao Cao secretly transported his father, Cao Song and others in Taishan County, to Qingzhou via the Xuzhou boundary. The lord could order Tao Gongzu to send troops to capture Cao Cao’s family, and then threaten Yuan Shu with Cao Song’s life. At that time, the life of Cao Cao's father was in my hands. Can Cao Cao still beg for a bowl of broth like Gao Zu?"

Yuan Shu was overjoyed after hearing this: "The Lord's Book of Hades is really a clever plan. He can control Cao Cao without fighting. This is equivalent to breaking Yuan Shao's arm. Although Gongsun Zan is defeated, he is in a stalemate with Yuan Shaoshang. Being able to sit on Yuzhou and Yangzhou, and indirectly control Xuzhou and Qingzhou, it is not impossible to fight Liu Ye!"

Yan Xiang looked stiff, and said with a smile: "Haha, Liu Yuqing has been very powerful recently. I don't have to worry about it. Let Sun Bofu and Liu Zhengli compete for Yangzhou first, and then it will not be too late to plot the Central Plains." Although Yan Xiang is not as good as Xun Yu. Jia Xu is generally smart, but he also has a strategic vision, so it is not recommended that Yuan Shu and Liu Ye fight prematurely.

Yuan Shu snorted: "Forget it, write a letter to Tao Gongzu first, and I'll talk about the rest."

Xuzhou, Xiapi County.

"Shijun Tao, can you come in here?" a voice said cautiously.

"It turned out to be Zizhong, come in." Tao Qian smiled.

I saw a scribe dressed as a wealthy businessman walked into Tao Qian’s mansion with a beautiful face and a hint of worry between his eyebrows: "Tao Shijun, Cao Cao occupies Qingzhou, and the army is strong. Why should Tao Shijun obey Yuan Gonglu’s words. , Provoke Cao Cao?"

Tao Qian chuckled, "What should Zi Zhongyi do as the governor?"

Mi Zhu bluntly said: "Zang Ba is independent of Xuzhou. Although it belongs to Xuzhou in name, it is in its own right. Why should you order your subordinates for this thankless thing, instead of letting Zang Xuangao do it?"

Tao Qian shook his head: "Zang Ba has always been arrogant, and he is not a minister. If you leave this to him, who knows what he will do? Taishan has always been between Xuzhou Yanzhou and Qingzhou. If Zang Ba gets Cao Song, I'm afraid Will be more independent, then..."

Mi Zhu suddenly realized: "It turns out that it is because Zhu was not thinking about it."

"But..." Mi Zhu frowned, "A certain always feels that Duwei Zhang might be a little unexpected."

Tao Qian laughed: "It's just to pick up people. Although Zhang Duwei was born as a yellow turban thief, this little thing will naturally not surprise you."

"Since Tao Shijun is confident, he will resign first." Mi Zhu had no choice but to say.

"Well, Zizhong go down first, haha."

After Mi Zhu left, there was a trace of disdain on Tao Qian's kind face: "The rich kid really doesn't know anything. Someone hired Mi Zhu as a driver, and I don't know if it was right or wrong."

However, he did not expect that Mi Zhu's prediction would soon come true.

Originally, Tao Qian sent Dewey Zhang Kai to follow Yuan Shu's order to control Cao Song and threaten Cao Cao. In this case, he must ensure the safety of Cao Song's life.

But... Zhang Kai was originally born as a Yellow Turban thief, because he heard that Tao Qian is kind, so he came to join him. Tao Qian first came to strengthen Xuzhou's military power, and secondly, to control this bandit under his command, he agreed to Zhang Kai.

However, although Zhang Kai was attached to Xuzhou, his experience of rebellion from thieves caused dissatisfaction among the officials in Xuzhou. Many people looked down on Zhang Kai. This made Zhang Kai quite resentful and even thought that Tao Qian was deliberately conniving.

After seeing Cao Song's family with the resentment Zhang Kai led his troops, he originally wanted to take it back to Xuzhou. However, because Cao Song went to Qingzhou to join his son to enjoy the prosperity and wealth, almost all of his family properties are carried by him, which is quite precious.

Zhang Kai, who had been a thief in his early years, did not change his thief's temperament. He thought that he was still alive under Tao Qian's command. After discussing with several small bosses under Zhang Kai, he decided to start at night. Cao Song's family had no one alive and all of them were killed, while Zhang Kai escaped with hundreds of people with belongings. In the deep mountains, no trace.

After Tao Qian heard the news, his face was pale.

"I regret not listening to Mi Zizhong's words!"

Damn, I knew I had sent Zang Ba over. Even Zang Ba has always disobeyed management, but at least the Taishan bandits under his command would not kill Cao Song's family.

Tao Qian had to write a letter to Cao Cao, willing to donate a lot of grain, grass, gold and silver, but one can imagine how Cao Cao's father would react after his death...