Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 187 The King's Concubine Has No Name
In the house, one monarch and one minister sit according to the table.

After listening to Yan Xiang's statement, Yuan Shu was not in a hurry to speak, but closed his eyes slightly, as if he was lost in thought, as the other party was chewing and digesting what he had just heard.

Yan Xiang on the other side felt ashamed at this time, so naturally he didn't dare to disturb him, and while sitting upright, he calmly glanced at the table, first startled, then looked again as if confirming, and suddenly looked shock!
The Han Dynasty.
Lord this is
He was thinking about it, but he saw Yuan Shu's eyelids reopened at this time, and he had already looked over, his face was quite calm, showing no joy or anger.

"Yellow Turban thieves are basically unfaithful and unrighteous, so it's normal to break promises." Yuan Shu said lightly:
"A little property loss, I never took it to heart, and you don't need to worry too much."

"And remember this, next time you need to know people with your eyes." With a joking tone, Yuan Shu reminded with a smile.

"promise!"

Yan Xiang's expression was serious, and he said yes again and again.

The two of them agreed by coincidence, and they never mentioned that it was Yuan Shu who proposed Japan to aid Qingzhou Yellow Turban in order to disrupt Cao Cao's defense in Qingzhou.

Courtiers sometimes have to bear the fault for the lord, Yan Xiang has long been aware of this.

Besides, he was the one who finalized the decision after meeting with Wang Zheng that day, so it was his duty to do so.

"However, this Wangzheng is an odd number." Looking at the document in his hand again, Yuan's terminology was a little surprised: "As a Yellow Turban bandit, a very humble position, but now occupies Langya Kaiyang."

"It's rare to be able to rise at such a speed from a very young age."

"More than that." Yan Xiang added: "After pulling out of Linzi last year, this son dispatched troops at the end of the year and divided them into four places. Before Kaiyang, he actually went to the four cities of Xuzhou in a row."

"That's it." Yuan Shu glanced at the document again and nodded, "I didn't read it carefully just now. Doesn't that mean that most of Langya County has fallen into the hands of thieves?"

Having said that, Yuan Shu paused, "It's a pity that such a beautiful place fell into the hands of thieves."

He looked at Yan Xiang with a puzzled tone, but eager eyes: "Are Qing and Xu states so empty now?"

But Yan Xiang, who was listening, sighed secretly in his heart.

He has been following Yuan Shu for a long time, and he already knows the other party's habits. Everything else is fine, but his character is too arrogant.

After I received the news, I came to inform him as soon as possible, but I didn't want him to have a finger for Xuzhou first.

Although the other party's words to Wang Zheng were affirmative, they were only superficial.

This is not right.
Big mistake!
"My lord, I met Wang Zheng once when I was in Linzi." Yan Xiang decided to make it clear: "This son should not be underestimated!"

"A shovel is even more of a bandit. It's nothing more than a long-term plan and he took advantage of the situation." Yuan Shu smiled: "Don't say that most of Langya, even if the whole county is involved, what's the point?"

"My lord!" Yan Xiang said anxiously: "Thieves are used to coercion, the size of their power is not the point, the key is the leader!"

"After Zhang Jiao, all the thieves are either ignorant, greedy, or unscheming, but they are all minor diseases of mustard moss, which is nothing to worry about."

"But this one is different!"

"Just because this son took Linzi and went eastward to Xuzhou non-stop, we can already see that he is by no means comparable to ordinary thieves. He is not only far-sighted, but also ambitious!"

"You speak so loudly." Yuan Shu laughed loudly, disapprovingly:

"It went east to Xuzhou. I guess it was an act of greed after looting all the wealth in Linzi. This is the nature of bandits."

"Where is the ambition?"

"If that's the case, why did the thief choose the time of winter and the end of the year?"

Yan Xiang asked: "If it comes from greed, then you must indulge in pleasure. It's not too late to make plans when the spring is warm and the ice melts?"

"This..." Yuan Shu was stunned. He was about to speak, but Yan Xiang had already given an explanation:

"In the place of the Four Wars in Qingzhou, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Gongsun Zan are intertwined and intertwined."

"Even if Cao Cao had no time to look around because Lv Bu attacked Yanzhou, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan would not just sit back and watch Linzi fall into the hands of the Yellow Turbans."

"It is precisely because of this that this son urgently disregards the loss of the army's travel in the cold winter, and he has no nostalgia for the prosperity of Linzi!"

"When the ancestor Gaozu entered Xianyang in the past, there were three chapters in the agreement. There was nothing to take from property and nothing to women. When Fan Zeng heard about it, he asserted that his ambition was not small!"

"Don't talk about the Yellow Turban bandits, they are the heroes of the world. How many people can make a decision after capturing the five capitals of the Han Dynasty like Linzi, and abandon it as soon as they say?"

Hearing Yan Xiang's eloquent and eloquent talk, which was well-founded, Yuan Shu's expression finally became serious.

He is not a stupid and incompetent person.

On the contrary, even in terms of the princes at the end of Han Dynasty at this time, Yuan Shu was one of the best in terms of military ability and political ability.

In the eyes of later generations, a coquettish operation proclaiming the emperor is enough to conclude the Skeleton King's resourcefulness and ability.

In fact, this is nothing more than success or failure of heroes.

To put it simply, in the second year of Jian'an when Yuan Shuxun was called the emperor, he had actually replaced his older brother Yuan Shao and became the number one prince in the world at that time!

This year, Cao Aman could no longer bear to be Yuan Shao's younger brother, the two completely turned their faces and separated, and then fell into trouble again.

Zang Hongju rebelled in Dongjun County, Yuan Shao was devastated; Zhang Xiu first surrendered and then rebelled against Wancheng, and Cao Cao suffered from the loss of his son.

As for Yuan Shu, the situation is very good.

Not only sits in the six counties of Yangzhou, but also expands its sphere of influence to Yuzhou (Peiguo, Chenguo, Runan), Xuzhou (Guangling, Xiapi)
It has become a behemoth with eleven counties and a population of 800 million under its jurisdiction.

Its territory extends to Chen Guo and Pei Guo in Yuzhou in the north, Xiapi and Guangling in Xuzhou in the east; Dongye in Kuaiji in the south; and Jingzhou in Liubiao in the west.

Even those like Lu Bu who had had trouble with Yuan Shu still had to rely on Yuan Shu after occupying Xuzhou.

How could Yuan Gonglu, who was able to achieve such a level, be truly incompetent and strategyless?

Even when he seized Yangzhou back then, strategically it can be said to be a miracle of "traveling to the poor water, sitting and watching the clouds rise".

At the beginning of the fourth year of Chuping (193).

Yuan Shu took Jingbei and Nanyang as the base, went north to Yanzhou, and oppressed Yuan Shao's group, but was defeated by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in Kuangting.

Naturally, losing a battle does not explain his ability, but the subsequent transfer is impressive.

After the defeat, Yuan Shu not only never retreated to Nanyang, but even gave up completely. Instead, he turned to the southeast and raided Yangzhou!

This has to make people sigh: wonderful!
At that time, Yangzhou was the place where the Yuan Shao Group's influence was weakest, and the existing forces were not considered strong, except for people like Zhou Xin, Liu Yao, and Wang Lang.

As a result, it became a good situation for the soldiers to advance, Kuaiji to be overthrown, Jingxing to lose its power, and the three rivers and five lakes to be captured.

(End of this chapter)