There are millions of bandits, and there are only twenty or thirty named leaders. Don't think that you can force one or two leaders to surrender, and don't think that you can be stable by seizing a few passes. But if you want to truly clean up the Taihang Mountains,

Only by occupying three counties in Bingzhou, two counties in Jizhou, one county in Youzhou, plus Hanoi around the Taihang Mountains, and attacking from all sides, can we truly deal with it!"

Like everyone else, Gongsun Xun nodded sincerely... Tian Feng's words really hit the point. Zhang Yan and Yu Du immediately led the crowd to surrender. If they could not take down these seven counties, they would be completely destroyed.

If we clean up, then in this troubled world, Taihang Mountain is destined to attract people’s residence like a depression.

When Zhang Yan surrendered, Wang Yan was there, when Yu Du surrendered, Yu Tang was there, the purple mountain bandits and black mountain bandits were all gone, and there must still be Xibaipo bandits and Yuntai bandits. This has nothing to do with who is the leader, or the name of the leader.

It only has something to do with whether there are wars, plagues, or natural disasters around.

Of course, what Gongsun Xun didn't know was that in another time and space, Zhang Yan, as the co-leader of the Taihang Mountains, was wiped out by Yuan Shao several times on a large scale, but he actually survived until the fifth year after the Battle of Guandu, when Cao Cao almost unified the north.

Only then did he formally surrender.

"It's still inappropriate." Even as Lu Fan, Wang Xiu, and even Chang Lin, Du Ji and others nodded, someone suddenly spoke up and expressed their greetings to Tian Feng, and this time, it was Shen Pei.

"What do you mean by Zhengnan?" Tian Feng turned around and asked. "I think the benefits of going to Bingzhou to challenge Dong are already obvious. It can not only challenge Dong, but also expand, restrain the Taihang bandits, and avoid fighting with Yuan Shao and others at this time.

To engage in war and fall into injustice.”

"I didn't say it was not good to go to Bingzhou." Shen Pei frowned. "The problem is that although we must fight for Dong Dayi and Luoyang cannot fall behind others, Youji is the foundation of my family... If we go to Bingzhou,

Of course, there is no need to attack Wei County, but what if the other party betrays his promise and attacks Youji?"

"I know what Zhengnan means." Tian Feng was not in a hurry at this time, but he had a bit of a celebrity demeanor. "Aren't you just worried that the general will lead his troops to merge with the state to attack Dong, and the journey will be difficult, and you hope that the situation in Youji will change?

"

"That's exactly what I mean." Shen Pei said sternly. "Yuan Hao, you must know that even when Emperor Gaozu raised an army, there were also rebellions in Fengyi, Yongchi, and Liu Xin's disasters..."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present changed their expressions. Even Gongsun Fan, who had been silent until now, became extremely serious... The so-called Fengyi Mutiny refers to the first major crisis encountered by Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty after he raised his army.

After leading the troops to go on an expedition, Fengyi, which they relied on as a base, suddenly changed its banner. History books say that Yong Chi took the lead in this matter. In fact, it may also have something to do with Liu Xin, the nephew of Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty... but it's hard to say.

, and Shenpei is used here, as if it has a specific meaning.

"Who is Yong Chi and who is Liu Xin?" Tian Feng was still calm. "Are they Yuan Shao, Han Fu and Gongsun Zan?"

"I didn't say Han Fu." Shen Pei stood up and came to the scene and said. "I was in Handan and I also knew about this person. He is cowardly and incompetent and has absolutely no ability to make progress. Only Yuan Benchu ​​and the one from Bohai...

…”

"Don't worry about my eldest brother." This time, it was Gongsun Xun who answered directly. "No matter how mischievous he is, he won't attack me in turn, right? Besides, the Bohai Sea coming here is Zhuojun.

, Zhuojun, Guangyang, and Yuyang are my foundation and will not be shaken easily. I really can’t let Wen Dian (Gongsun Fan) stand up to Fan Yang, what else can he do?"

Gongsun Fan did not dare to be negligent, so he immediately stepped out of the queue and bowed to respond.

"Be lenient when expecting the enemy." Tian Feng glanced at Gongsun Fan, then shook his head and said. "I asked the general to move to Bingzhou and Shangluo, but I didn't ask him to abandon Jizhou... It was meant to defend on the left and attack on the right. In fact,

Now there are four generals in Jizhou's nine counties, and the rest may have formed an alliance with Yuan Shao with Han Wenjie, or have been occupied by the same clan. It is not easy to take them, and it is time to temporarily defend and digest them... In fact, have you ever thought about it?

If we can hold Handan, which is close to and opposite Yecheng, Yingtao can be shielded by Juluze, and Fanyang City can shield Youzhou, then the general's foundation in Hebei will not be shaken at all. Only..."

"Only these three cities are different from north to south." At this moment, Lou Gui from the opposite side suddenly said. "Among them, Fan Yang is the best to defend. Mr. Fan suppresses him as the eldest son, and the three counties are behind him. Naturally, there is no

Yu; followed by Ying Tao, it has natural dangers and does not need to deal with too many military conflicts, but it connects the north and south and faces both sides, and it requires resourceful people to deal with it; as for Handan of Zhao State, although this city has been famous throughout the ages, it has

Standing alone in front of Wei Jun, if anything happens, you will be the first to bear the brunt, and it will be the most difficult... There must be national warriors and generals here! Only then can we have no worries!"

Shen Pei was startled, but he bowed to Gongsun Xun: "I don't dare to call myself a national scholar, but since you have entrusted Zhao State to me, how can I not dare to live and die with Handan?!"

"What's life and death?" Gongsun Xun laughed for a moment, but he stood up and helped him up. "If you really want me to choose between Zhao and Zhengnan, then I will only choose Zhengnan... Don't listen to Yuan Hao, Handan can be defended.

We will defend, but if we cannot defend, we will retreat to Xiangguo City and form a battle line with Ying Tao."

Shen Pei nodded slowly and did not say much about the matter. Instead, he took the initiative to ask: "In that case, who will take over the role of Ying Tao?"

Gongsun Xun turned to look at someone.

Dong Zhao was silent for a moment, then stood up and asked, "What should Prefect Li do?"

"Just let him come and follow me to Bingzhou." Gongsun Xun responded softly.

"That's the case." Dong Zhao spread his hands in response. "My subordinates have no objections."

"In that case!" Gongsun Xun, who was still supporting the judge, suddenly looked solemn, but he looked around and asked seriously. "I want to follow Tian Yuanhao's words, send troops to merge with the state, and take advantage of Tian Yuanhao's unpreparedness to go all the way south to the party to ask for help.

Dong...Is there anyone still dissatisfied?!"

From Lu Fan on down, everyone came to the field together and stood up to worship each other.

Even when Shen Pei was standing in front of Gongsun Xun, Tian Feng bowed to face him.

"Then let's have a banquet!" Gongsun Xun saw that everyone had unanimously agreed, but he suddenly smiled. "The autumn air is crisp, the yellow flowers are ancient, and the wine and food are good. Don't miss the beauty of this beautiful time!"

No one dared to neglect, but Tian Feng was no longer arrogant and took his seat calmly.

This banquet did not end until the evening. Under the setting sun, everyone left a mess behind, followed Gongsun Xun and staggered down the mountain, and left in groups.

After turning around the foot of the mountain and arriving in front of his own bike, the dealer was about to drag Tian Feng onto the bike to ask, but unexpectedly Lu Ziheng followed him in a hurry, then bowed respectfully to Tian Feng and turned around without saying a word.

What's even more interesting is that Tian Yuanhao didn't know if he had drunk too much, but he calmly accepted the man's greeting in front of the car.

The judge became more and more confused, and then hurriedly dragged Tian Feng into the car: "What happened to Yuan Hao today? Why is he so crazy? Since he is here, he must surrender to the Lord and use it.

I mean, you are right, so why not argue based on it? Why do you have to put on such a posture and offend your colleagues and even the princes like this?"

"Who have I offended?" Tian Feng, who was lying on his side in the car, couldn't help but laugh and asked. "The only people I offended today are a few stupid and selfish people! As for the monarch you mentioned, there is also such an important Lu.

Chang Shi should be grateful to me instead."

After all, Shen Pei is a wise man. Hearing these words, he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart: "You mean, sending troops to unite states is the intention of the king."

"Of course." Tian Feng lay down drunkenly and said. "Otherwise, why didn't we see those famous generals and lieutenants? It's obvious that he has already made a decision and has secretly organized military establishment and plans. Nothing more than that.

He wants to be a good person and a wise man, and sometimes it is not easy to go against the will of everyone. If I do this for him according to his wishes, how can I offend him? If you think he will be angry because of this, you can only say

I have underestimated the prince of your family. As for Lu Changshi, it is as I expected. If it hadn’t been for what I did today, he would have offended others tomorrow.”

Shen Pei suddenly realized: "I think Lou Zibo and Wang Shuzhi also understand this truth. One of them is in charge of military division, and the other is in charge of logistics..."

"Dong Gongren also knows it, but he is good at hiding his clumsiness." Tian Feng sighed. "How many wise and resourceful people are there in the world? When your princes and princes exchanged letters with me, they praised him a lot. I thought it was just flattery, but today I saw it.

I underestimated everyone in the world."

"What's the matter with your prince? My prince, since he has offered this kind of strategy and has been adopted by the prince, do you still want to abandon him and leave?" Shen Pei shook his head helplessly.

"I wasn't invited out by him again and again, nor was I favored by him... Why can't I leave?" Tian Feng raised his head and asked. "Do you really think that your monarch's power has brought great power to the world? Let's see whether he can succeed in challenging Dong.

That’s it.”

Shen Pei shook his head more and more.

It was dark, but Gongsun Xun, who had been drinking all afternoon, did not rush to return to Zhending City by car. Instead, he walked westward and stood at the foot of Mount Chang to watch the sunset.

"Actually, if the prince can speak frankly and convince others with reason, everyone will still agree." Among the few people who followed, Wang Xiu hesitated for a moment and finally spoke.

"I'm afraid that I will be convinced too quickly. No one can be pointed at the nose and scolded by Tian Yuanhao in public like today." Gongsun Xun sighed quietly. "The two sentences Tian Yuanhao scolded are so right... One day

Abandoning public service for private purposes is arrogant and rude! Some people, following me, suddenly rise to a high position, worth two thousand stones to a county, so they can't help but be top-heavy and regard the world's heroes as nothing. Some people, seeing their former colleagues, leap to their feet.

They became ambitious and red-eyed, and they only wanted to let me expand the territory so that they could also bear the green ribbon and silver seal. But these people were more shocked than anyone else when they heard that the Han Dynasty could not be revived...

…One or two of them are actually blinded by utilitarianism and have lost their composure. However, they are all old officials who have worked tirelessly with me in Changping for many years, and they are not even easy to blame."

Wang Xiu remained silent.

"However, is the world so easy to win?" Gongsun Xun continued to sigh. "Tian Yuanhao said that fighting is difficult, but in fact it would be easier if we really only need to fight to win the world... Gaozu took the world in seven years, and spent several more years in mopping up

Are the princes with different surnames trying to clean up the nobles of the six countries? You haven't done it until your death, right? The ancestor came out of Hebei and unified the world for twelve years, and then spent several years fighting against the powerful? And the matter of conferring land, was it considered a success or not?

Success? When things have come to this point, it’s no big deal for others. I’m telling you what I say... If you can’t suppress the tyrants and powerful lands, divide the clans into officialdom, and once again promote the weak and the strong, the world will be in trouble, and you are born with it.

If it's not enough, it's better to use half of Hebei as bait, Zhang Qiang's troops will counter it, and he will clean it up from a high position, so that it will be clean and easy to paint!"

Wang Xiu's Adam's apple trembled, but he nodded slowly.

"How many years will the prince prepare to take over the world?" Lou Gui's attention was focused elsewhere.

"Gaozu can't compete with him. Even with the strength of ten counties, he can't lose to Shizu, right?" Gongsun Xun smiled and replied.

"Since we still have to raise a large number of troops and attack everywhere, then why do the princes go to Luoyang to challenge Dong and support the emperor?" The person who asked the question this time was Lu Fan, who had met Tian Feng before. He frowned and said

"Go directly to the three counties of Bingzhou, then clean up Taihang, and then turn to the east... The emperor is in charge, I'm afraid it will be troublesome, right?"

"You must ask for Dong. Even though the emperor is troublesome, he must still get it." Gongsun Xunxiao looked at Lu Fan and continued. "Just like that Julu Li Shao Li Taishou, I am not blind or deaf.

He is a man of great ambition and talent, but has no moral character. He is also unpopular in Julu. He only wants to seek personal fame by following me. Don’t I know? He came from the whole county, and I can’t ignore him. Moreover,

Not only do I need to accept his service, but I also need to be a high-ranking official, rich and wealthy, and let the world know that I will not betray such a person..."

Dong Zhao, the shortest, finally showed some helpless expression.

"There is also the prefect of Daijun Wang. This one is of great talent and virtue, but he is famous in his family. As Tian Yuanhao said, he cares more about the Han Dynasty in his heart and has nothing to say to me. If you don't want to forgive me,

If Dong goes to Luoyang, he will definitely be disloyal. With his prestige, Daijun may be in trouble. Not to mention, there is also a great Sima Liu Youzhou beside him, who is as difficult to deal with as a hot stone!" Gongsun Xun continued.

Said. "And if the Han court is in control, it can easily support and dispatch these people in the name of the central government. At the same time, it can also use the central talents for its own use... You think, how can it not be against Dong? How can it be lost?

What about righteousness?"

"I also agree to challenge Dong." Xi Zhong suddenly interjected. "But what Lu Changshi said is also on the point. Is it really so easy to control the central government? Dong Zhuo was good at exerting power in the central government, and as a result, the whole world turned against him... In the end
To be continued...