Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 467 Jizhou Yuan Shao

Jizhou Governor's Office.

Han Fu, Han Wenjie, a dignified provincial governor, was in a very miserable state at this time.

The entire governor's mansion had been surrounded by a large army, and Han Fu was left with only a few dozen personal soldiers.

Han Fu looked at the general in front of him, his eyes seemed to be able to spit fire.

"Ju Yi, I have always treated you well. I have entrusted more than half of the tens of thousands of troops in the governor's mansion to you. But you secretly colluded with Yuan Shao and plotted to harm me!"

Ju Yi had thick eyebrows, big eyes and a beard, and seemed to be very steady and reliable, but at this moment his face showed a hint of arrogance in his pride.

"Han Fu, you are a disciple of the Yuan family. You are where you are today because of the grace of the court and the Yuan family. But at Hulao Pass, you did not think about getting rid of the harm for the country and avenging the Yuan family. You fled from the battle against the traitor Liu He. Your crime is so heinous that you deserve to be killed by everyone in the world. I, Ju Yi, am rebelling against you today out of justice."

"I bother!"

Han Fu was so angry that he spat at Ju Yi.

"Liu He is kind to the people, has made contributions to the country, and has captured Luoyang with wisdom. He will surely go down in history in the future. People like Yuan Shao are greedy for profit and forget righteousness. They come from a famous family, but they have thrown loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness behind their backs. They want to kill me today just to seize the land of Jizhou, rebel against the court, and seek to establish themselves. Don't even think about deceiving the world!"

"Hmph, no matter how much you talk, you're going to die today. Why should I waste my breath on you? Either surrender, or wait for me to attack you. It's your choice."

Ju Yi was not in a hurry at all.

Han Fu looked at the enemy troops around him that were like an iron barrel, and felt inexplicably sad.

"Yuan Shao is a coward who defies Heaven and is even worse than Dong Zhuo. It is a pity that our great Han Empire will never have peace again!"

After saying that, he picked up the sword and slashed it across his neck with hatred.

"puff……"

A stream of blood spurted out, leaving Ju Yi covered in blood.

"Lord Governor!"

The dozens of guards around him were extremely sad to see their master dead, and then they raised their swords and committed suicide.

"Humph, there are still a few people who are loyal to this old man."

Ju Yi didn't care about the blood on his body at all. He walked forward and chopped off Han Fu's head.

"Take this head and report to Lord Yuan."

That day, after Liu He left court, he was on his way back home when a soldier hurried towards him.

"Report to the General, urgent news from Jizhou..."

"Ok?"

Liu He seemed to be vaguely aware of the contents of this urgent report.

I took it and looked, and it was true.

"Han Fu's trusted general Ju Yi secretly colluded with Yuan Shao, betrayed Han Fu, and surrounded the governor's mansion. Han Fu committed suicide, and Yuan Shao moved into Jizhou, proclaimed himself governor of Jizhou, and commanded the general."

This is not much different from the original history, the main difference is that Gongsun Zan's participation is missing. The original history is that Gongsun Zan attacked Jizhou, and Yuan Shao bribed Han Fu's civil and military officials to persuade him to give Jizhou to him for nothing.

Liu He had anticipated this outcome, but his power was unable to reach Jizhou, otherwise Yuan Shao would have been killed in the bud. Now that things had really developed to this point, Liu He did not panic, but returned to the mansion and informed Xun Yu and Cui Jun.

"Jizhou is the heart of the Central Plains, with fertile fields stretching for thousands of miles and abundant resources and a prosperous population. The entire state has more than one million households, totaling five to six million people. Moreover, most of them are powerful families, all of whom have been won over by Yuan Shao. In less than half a year, he can form an army of no less than 100,000 people."

"That's right. In my opinion, it is better to attack them immediately after the spring when their wings are not fully grown. Otherwise, if the war is stalemated and drags on for a long time, the other princes may become disloyal."

"Hmm..." Liu He nodded slightly but did not express his opinion directly.

"I wonder what Wen Ruo thinks?"

Xun Yu thought for a moment and said, "I think that no matter how powerful Yuan Shao is, he is still just a vassal. Regardless of the fact that your army is stronger than his, even if your army is weaker, you still have an important advantage, which is the distinction between monarch and subject."

"Now that you have established the emperor, you can follow the emperor to punish the disloyal, and Yuan Shao is naturally a disloyal person. You can issue an imperial edict to order the princes of various places to punish him. This way, they will fight each other, and you will benefit."

Only then did Liu He smile.

"This is exactly what I want."

Cui Jun raised doubts: "But the princes of various places have their own ulterior motives. They will most likely pretend to obey but secretly disobey. What should we do?"

Xun Yu smiled and said, "This strategy is not to order them to attack, but to prevent them from helping Yuan Shao."

Liu He became interested and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"With your power, although you can only mobilize 150,000 or 60,000 soldiers, most of them are elite troops who have fought in many battles, and they are the legitimate and righteous troops of the court. It is not difficult for Yuan Shao to organize an army of 200,000, but most of them must be new soldiers, and I am afraid that they may not be fully equipped. The generals of Jizhou are even more difficult to compare with Yunchang and other generals. As long as you send 50,000 troops from Yanmen and Shangdang, Jizhou will definitely not be able to resist."

"At this time, if we ask the princes to send troops to attack Yuan Shao, they will certainly pretend to obey but secretly disobey. Although Kong Rong and others are willing, they are powerless. However, once this edict is issued, the princes will weigh it. The chances of helping Yuan Shao are not high. Even if they win, they can only defend the foundation of Jizhou. The lord has been in Bingzhou for many years, and it is not easy for them to capture it. This way, at least the majority of the princes can be kept neutral. As long as no one helps Yuan Shao, he will definitely fail."

"Not only that, Yuan Shao will definitely look down on us if he sees that no one responds to our order and that our army does not take the initiative to attack. He will then try to seize Qingzhou and Youzhou, and may even take the initiative to attack Bingzhou. That will be the time for our lord to take action."

"Yes, Wen Ruo's words are very good!"

Liu He clapped his hands and echoed, "Pass the order down, the armies of Sili and Bingzhou must not act rashly. When the time comes, strike with thunder and sweep Jizhou!"

After he finished speaking, he secretly laughed in his heart.

"Yuan Shao, oh Yuan Shao, you would never have guessed that I had laid a trap for Jizhou several years ago. Hey, today I will use it on you. I don't believe you can resist jumping into this trap."

"Liu He is so hateful that he actually summoned all the princes in the world to rebel against me!"

Yuan Shao slammed the table in anger.

A Confucian scholar with a mustache walked forward and picked up the urgent letter that Yuan Shao had thrown on the ground.

"My lord, don't worry. This is just a minor illness and not a big deal."

Yuan Shao glanced at the man and said, "It's Xu Ziyuan. You all know Liu He's military appearance. Even if we use all the strength of Jizhou to fight him, we may not have a 100% chance of winning. We need the help of other princes to succeed. But now he has promised other princes with the emperor's edict that as long as they capture a city in Jizhou, they will be granted a real title by the court. If they capture a county in Jizhou, they can also be granted an additional title of nobility. In this way, the princes of the world will come to attack us. How can this not be a big problem?"

Xu You twirled his beard.

"My lord, if the princes of the world want to capture the city of Jizhou and control it, they must border Jizhou. People like Ma Teng of Xiliang, Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Liu Yan of Yizhou, and Liu Biao of Jingzhou will not come here in vain. In this way, among the princes around, there are only those who have certain strength, such as Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, Gongsun Zan, the governor of Beiping, Jiao He, the governor of Qingzhou, Kong Rong, the governor of Beihai, Cao Cao, the governor of Yanzhou, and Liu Bei, the governor of Shangdang."

As soon as he finished speaking, another voice full of sarcasm came.

"Xu You's words are not true. When Dong Zhuo was in Luoyang, our Bohai Sea was thousands of miles away, but didn't the lord go to attack him?"

When Xu You saw that the person who spoke was none other than Feng Ji, he felt a little unhappy.

"Yuan Tu, please don't make a mistake for the lord. When Dong Zhuo threatened the emperor, everyone in the world could be killed. This was a matter of justice, not comparable to today. The lord did not do this. The princes came to attack Jizhou, and after losing soldiers and generals, they did not benefit from fame and fortune. Only the neighboring princes could take advantage of this to occupy the land of Jizhou, so they might come. Feng Ji, what is your intention to compare the lord with Dong Zhuo!"

"You... hum!"

Seeing such a huge accusation put on him, Feng Ji couldn't say anything more, so he just flicked his sleeves and stood back.

"Okay, Yuantu is loyal and has no ulterior motives. Ziyuan doesn't need to blame him."

(End of this chapter)