Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

After Ju Shou left, Chen Deng sighed a few times. Ju Shou's move was too risky.

Chen Deng felt that he should report the matter to Yuan Tan as soon as possible.

In addition, Chen Deng thought to himself: The lord is becoming more and more timid, and he actually wants to use others to eliminate dissidents. Alas, I really don't know what he is thinking.

Chen Deng didn't know what Yuan Shao was thinking, but this matter was extremely risky, so he would not rashly intervene.

Ju Shou returned to his residence and handed a note to a spy hiding in the dark.

"Go and pass this message to Gong Yan." Ju Su ordered.

"Yes." The spy took the order and left.

Ju Su's plan was very comprehensive. When he left Xuchang, he arranged for a spy to lurk in various aristocratic families to spread rumors to Yuan Shao.

Now this spy has finally come in handy, but I don’t know if he can keep it secret from the world.

"My lord, old man Chen Gui has agreed. Our army can enter Yanzhou at any time." Cao Cao happily came to the palace to meet Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao had just woken up. He drank a little too much last night and his head was feeling dizzy.

When Yuan Shao heard that Chen Gui agreed, he was overjoyed and his whole spirit was rejuvenated.

"Good, good!" Yuan Shao shouted "good" twice in a row.

"Fengxiao, do you think this plan is feasible?" Yuan Shao asked Guo Jia for his advice.

Guo Jia thought about it carefully and said: "Under normal circumstances, I think it is not advisable. But now the Yanzhou noble families are leaderless, and the lord has sent troops to attack, so they can only surrender to the lord."

After hearing this, Yuan Shao smiled and said, "Gongyou, Wenyuan, summon all the ministers to discuss this matter immediately."

When Xun You and Xiahou Yuan heard that Yuan Shao had summoned them, they immediately went to the palace to meet Yuan Shao without saying a word.

Xiahou Dun stayed in Xu County. After all, his troops had just arrived in Xu County and needed to consolidate their position.

Xun Chen, Shen Pei and Tian Feng were all present, and they knew what the focus of today was.

"I invite you all here today because of an important matter." Yuan Shao said lightly.

Xun Chen and others looked serious. Yuan Shao was taking it so seriously, it must be a big deal.

"Yanzhou Mu Chen Yuanlong has agreed to my condition. As long as the people of Yanzhou do not resist, my army will occupy Yanzhou.

Then he will not care about our army's actions in Yanzhou." Yuan Shao said calmly.

This sentence shocked Xun Chen and the others. Was Chen Gui crazy? He actually agreed to Yuan Shao's conditions?

No wonder the people from the Jizhou family didn't react. It turned out that Chen Gui had already compromised.

"My lord, Chen Yuanlong is not threatened by you, is he?" Xun Chen couldn't help but question.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Yuan Shao's face: "I did not threaten Chen Yuanlong, but he is a smart man who knows how to weigh the pros and cons."

Xun Chen and Xun You looked at each other in bewilderment. Even they did not believe this statement. Could Chen Gui be so easily fooled?
Yuan Shao continued, "I also know your loyalty to Yanzhou, so I decided to lead the expedition myself and join you in this great cause."

Xun Chen and others were shocked. They didn't expect Yuan Shao to go to the battlefield in person.

Yuan Shao looked at the expressions of the crowd and knew that they were worried about his safety, so he spoke.

"My dear ministers, rest assured that I will protect myself. I will lead the army to conquer Yanzhou in one fell swoop and seize it."

Yuan Shao's words made everyone feel relieved. Yuan Shao was the emperor, and as long as he was alive, nothing would happen. Even if they failed, they could still run away with Yuan Shao.

"Congratulations, my lord, congratulations, my lord." Everyone knelt down and said. "Let's work together!" Yuan Shao said, "I am ready and will lead the army to the battle tomorrow morning. My goal is the Yanzhou Governor's Mansion!"

Yuan Shao made no secret of his ambition. Everyone knew what Yuan Shao wanted to do. He wanted to control Yanzhou and then take it into his possession.

Everyone also supported Yuan Shao's idea. After all, Yanzhou was a piece of fat meat.

But they didn't know that all their actions had fallen into Ju Shou's eyes.

A sneer appeared on Ju Su's lips. It seemed that Yuan Shao was really going to be in trouble.

The negotiations between Yuan Shao and the Yanzhou family ended and were successful.

Yuan Shao sent Ju Su to secretly go to Chen Gui in Yanzhou to persuade the Yanzhou aristocratic families to submit to him and promised them many preferential policies.

Chen Gui finally agreed. This was his best option. If he didn't agree, Yuan Shao's army might invade Yanzhou.

At that time, his family would be implicated. Although Chen Gui had a loyal heart, he still chose his family over the interests of his family.

If Chen Gui agreed, Yuan Shao could then officially launch an offensive against Yanzhou.

Yuan Shao ordered Cao Cao, Xiahou Yuan and Dian Wei to speed up and try to capture Yanzhou as soon as possible.

Cao Cao's three generals set out immediately and led their soldiers to attack Yanzhou.

As for Cao Ang, he is very busy now.

The issues in Xuzhou have basically been resolved, and Lu Bu's actual ruling foundation in Xuzhou has been established.

What Cao Ang has been busy with during this period is to conquer the counties and prefectures of Xuzhou.

Under Cao Ang's tough attitude, Cao Ang's sphere of influence expanded several times, from northern Qingzhou to southern Yuzhou.

It extended all the way to the eastern part of Xuzhou, and all of these were Cao Ang's territories.

The lands that Cao Ang conquered during this year included not only Yanzhou, but also the territories of Xuzhou, Yuzhou and Jingzhou.

Moreover, the lands of these three states and counties are relatively vast, and the grain output is not low, making them good granaries.

In Xuzhou, Cao Ang's reputation and power had reached their peak, and all officials in Xuzhou knew that Cao Ang was a benevolent monarch.

In addition, Cao Ang had more than 10,000 cavalry under his command, and the people of Xuzhou did not dare to resist Cao Ang's orders at all.

Cao Ang's influence in Xuzhou was extraordinarily great.

All of Cao Ang's deeds in Xuzhou spread to Qingzhou, and the generals under his command also admired him very much.

Cao Ang's action made the people of Xuzhou feel safe and gave the people of Qingzhou hope.

He held so much land in his hands, enough to make Qingzhou rich. As long as they were willing to follow Cao Ang, they could enjoy a good life.

So, under the coercion of Cao Ang, the people of Qingzhou responded to Cao Ang's call and joined his army.

Almost all the people in Qingzhou participated in Cao Ang's campaign against Yuan Shao, and they were willing to fight for their hometown.

Under Cao Ang's intimidation, the civil servants under Cao Ang also obediently followed his orders.

There was a large-scale migration of refugees in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and Cao Ang's strength grew a lot.

This made Zhang Liao envious. If Cao Ang continued like this, he would soon be able to return to his heyday. Why should he waste so much time in this remote little place?

Zhang Liao was also actively recruiting refugees in Qingzhou, organizing them to flee to Youzhou or other places, and at the same time encouraging those refugees in Qingzhou to develop in other areas. (End of this chapter)