Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2468: Assassination of Lian Po, Wang Meng on Ji
The two generals Lian Po and Cao Ren led 6,000 cavalry and directly controlled all important places in the city.

Early in the morning, at Yuan Xi's summons, the most important civil and military ministers under Yuan Xi, most of whom were still in a daze, arrived at Yuan Xi's mansion one after another.

However, when they arrived at Yuan Xi's mansion, they found that even here, a large number of Jin troops had appeared.

Everyone had mixed feelings and was at a loss as to what to do. Most of them still hadn't figured out what was going on.

Moreover, when Yuan Xi personally said that he would surrender to the Jin army, many people became disheartened or extremely sad and angry, as if their breath was stuck there, unable to go up or down.

The look he gave Yuan Xi was as if to say, "We are ready to fight to the death, why did Your Majesty surrender so early?"
Many people also have regrets and remorse for having supported Yuan Xi. How can a monarch surrender before his subjects surrender?

Those with a more strong character, such as Shen Pei, were even more likely to plan to kill Cao Ren or Lian Po.

Until this time, Jia Xu still did not show up from behind the scenes, and was still manipulating things from behind to let Lian Po, the deputy governor of Liangzhou, stand on the stage.

Shen Pei was quite loyal to Yuan Shao. He could help Yuan Shao's son and his other brothers fight, but that didn't mean he would surrender with him.

In history, Yuan Shao was defeated in the Battle of Guandu, and Shen Pei's two sons were captured. Shen Pei was therefore slandered and suspected, but fortunately he was protected by Feng Ji. Yuan Shao died of illness, and Shen Pei and others forged an imperial edict to establish Yuan Shang as his successor, which led to a fight between the brothers, and they were defeated one by one by Cao Cao. Cao Cao besieged Ye, and Shen Pei held out for several months. Finally, the city was broken and he was captured. He refused to surrender and died bravely.

Even when his relationship with Yuan Shao was cracking, he still managed to do so, which shows his character.

In this life, there was not even a crack in his relationship with Yuan Shao, and it was even more impossible for him to betray Yuan Shao, even though Yuan Shao was already dead at this time.

At this time, the Jin cavalry had just entered the city. Although they had begun to receive their troops, this was not something that could be accomplished in a few days.

After all, Yuan Xi surrendered voluntarily. If he could not wait to take over all the troops of the other party after entering the city, it would be a bit embarrassing. The troops of the other party must be taken over bit by bit, but it must not be rushed.

At least, everyone should be able to get by.

It was precisely because of this that Shen Pei decided to plan this assassination.

After all, there were only 6,000 Jin cavalry in Hebei at that time. If he could kill Lian Po or Cao Ren, he could force the people in Jizhou to join him in resisting the Jin army.

Since he has not yet taken over all their troops in recent months, it is not impossible for him to turn the tide.

However, with the old fox Jia Xu behind the scenes, his plan naturally failed!
Yuan Xi, thinking of Shen Pei's help to him over the years, rarely asked Lian Po for mercy.

Lian Po himself admired Shen Pei's loyalty and integrity, and Yuan Xi would be of use next. Moreover, although Shen Pei planned to assassinate them, he did not cause any trouble. So Lian Po said a few words to Jia Xu, did him a favor, and let Shen Pei go.

For Jia Xu, killing Shen Pei or not did not matter much to him. What he wanted to ensure was to perfectly receive the two counties and completely control them in their hands.

At this time, there was no need to cause conflict between Yuan Xi and the Jin army because of Shen Pei.

Furthermore, Shen Pei was Yuan Shang's man at the beginning, and he specifically opposed Yuan Tan. After Yuan Shang died, Shen Pei, because of the suppression by Yuan Tan, began to help Yuan Xi and oppose Yuan Tan.

Even if he was let go, Jizhou would no longer be able to accommodate him.

Shen Pei was lucky enough to escape with his life, but Su You, Yin Kui and others who rebelled with Shen Pei were not so lucky and were executed in public by Lian Po.

……………………“Jia Wen and this old guy still have some abilities!”

"Now, Changshan and Zhongshan have been taken over by our Great Jin. However, it would be appropriate to select a capable minister and a great general to take charge!"

In Luoyang, Li Xiang, who received the message from Fushuifang, immediately summoned six ministers including Guan Zhong, Wang Meng, and Li Jing.

"Zhongshan and Changshan are adjacent to Bingzhou in the north and Youzhou on the other side. Now, Youzhou and Jizhou can't sit still!" Li Jing said with a smile.

Several people present looked down upon Jia Xu.

It’s not that I look down on the other person’s abilities, it’s just that I look down on the other person’s attitude that has no bottom line.

Guan Zhong, Wang Meng, Li Jing, or the other six ministers, are they kindhearted people? That is not certain!

Although the number of people who died at their hands was not many, the number of people who died indirectly because of them was countless.

How many people died when Li Jing fought on the battlefield a few years ago?
And how many people died as a result of the plans made by these counselors?
But, at least, these people all have a bottom line.

They wouldn't even think of using similar strategies, let alone using them.

However, Jia Xu not only thought about it, but also used it. Although he did not use it directly, he was also the mastermind behind all this, but he pushed all the blame onto Li Mi.

After this incident, people like Guan Zhong, Wang Meng and Li Jing obviously began to have a rift with Jia Xu.

His plan resulted in the death of tens of millions of people!

All the people present here combined cannot compare to him.

Although Jia Xu was a capable old fellow, many of the people present were unwilling to associate with him.

"Even if Youzhou and Jizhou can't sit still, what can they do?"

"With Tang and Qing enemies in Youzhou, it's a problem to protect ourselves!"

"As for Jizhou, it's just strong on the outside but weak on the inside! It's no longer what it used to be!" Wang Meng shook his head, and it was clear from his words that he didn't take these two places seriously.

If it weren't for the plague caused by Jia Xu, Youzhou might have fallen into the hands of Li Tang and the Qing Dynasty by now.

As for Jizhou, due to internal reasons, their recovery speed in the five years since the end of the epidemic has been the slowest among all forces in the world.

The current Jizhou is nothing to worry about!
Moreover, Yuan Tan today is not as good as Yuan Shao was back then. If it weren't for Yuan Xi standing firmly behind him, he might not even be able to figure out his own internal affairs!

In Wang Meng's view, Jizhou is just a piece of meat in the mouth of their Great Jin. It just depends on when they go to eat it!

(End of this chapter)