Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 320 Persuading Liu Yu to surrender, Zhang Liao is in danger

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Liu Yu was really taken aback by these two words. He walked to this position step by step and knew a thing or two about military and political affairs.

Dahan's external development can basically be carried out when he is really the strongest, but today's Dahan has been struggling to protect himself every step of the way since the Yellow Turban, so he still has the ability to develop.

Of course Liu Qing also understood this truth. In the early Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu conquered the Xiongnu in the north. Although he made great achievements, he almost squandered all the wealth created by Wenjing Zhizhi. Soldiers, food, armor, supply lines...

However, compared with the northern attack on the Xiongnu, what Liu Qing wants is not a battle to annihilate the enemy, but to expand the territory. The war to annihilate the enemy is a unilateral investment, but to expand the territory, Liu Qing is based on rewards to go.

For example, the Sanjiang Plain outside Youzhou has dense water networks, swamps, and countless barren mountains and hills. Even in the next thousand years, this place will always be called "The Great Northern Wilderness".

Only Liu Qing can truly recognize the value of this place, and now he can imagine that in a few years, there will be a grain-producing area that is more abundant than Jizhou.

And now they are still competing for survival in Youzhou for a little bit of resources. After they have enough survival resources, there will be nothing left.

"Brother Bo'an, stopping war with foreigners is just a stopgap measure. If there is another drought this year, the Wuhuan people who can't eat will still go down the old road of looting. At that time, there will still be only one way to go to war, and wait for people to die. It’s enough, the food is enough, and the side is peaceful again, and this cycle goes on and on, is this the rule of Youzhou you want?”

Liu Yu was speechless when asked by Liu Qing, because what he said was the truth, let alone when there was not enough food, even in peacetime, there are still small-scale conflicts happening all the time.

"What your majesty said is true and reasonable, but it's a pity that Yu Tian was born stupid and couldn't think of a better way to govern."

Liu Qing saw that Liu Yu's mind was wavering, so he added fuel and jealousy: "Brother Bo'an, do you know the current situation in the world?"

"Know a thing or two!" Liu Yu sighed, obviously very disappointed with the current court and the situation in the Central Plains.

"Liu Bian's death, the Ruyang court has survived in name only, the four prefectures of Qing, Xu, Yan and Yu will inevitably continue to be in turmoil, and the death of Yuan Kai will cause the Yuan family to suffer setbacks, resulting in the leaderlessness of the world's gentry, and the forces of all parties are likely to reshuffle. The Central Plains Chaos is not far away."

Liu Yu frowned. What Liu Qing said was true. If the Central Plains were in chaos in the future, Youzhou would not be self-sufficient anyway.

"The four states in the Central Plains are in constant turmoil, and even Jingzhou is not at peace. So, my lord, what should I do?"

At this time, Gongsun Zan, who had been acting as a guest, also asked, "That's right, Your Majesty, what should we do? My Gongsun family has lived in Youzhou for generations, how can Zan sit back and watch Youzhou come to an end!"

Just in time!Gongsun Zan, you are amazing!

Liu Qing looked at the table, there was a plate of winter dates on it, Liu Qing grabbed a few and held them in his hand.

"Bo'an, produced in Youzhou, is like the jujube in the palm of this king. No matter how you divide it, everyone present can't hold one. The only way..."

Liu Qing put the dates back on the plate, picked up the whole plate, and said, "The only way is to get more dates!"

As soon as Liu Qing finished speaking, Gongsun Zan followed closely behind, saying, "Your Majesty is a civil servant with martial virtues, and he is well-governed. If Your Majesty can point out a way out for Youzhou, Gongsun is willing to follow His Majesty!"

Liu Yu was startled by Gongsun Zan's sudden statement, and he scolded Gongsun Zan for being a reckless idiot. The Gongsun family has a deep foundation in the land of Liaodong and Liaoxi. Gongsun Zan's statement can be said to have handed over half of Youzhou to Liu Yu. in hand.

Now, Liu Yu was completely passive.

"Great Sima, what Gongsun Zan did may be a little selfish, but it is for the sake of Youzhou. From now on, the Gongsun family will look forward to the king of Bohai. I believe that the king will definitely make Youzhou become like Jizhou!"

Liu Yu rolled his eyes at Gongsun Zan: Do you think I will believe your nonsense?

If it's the other way around, some of it is for Youzhou, but it's more for your own selfishness and the development of the Gongsun family. This is the purpose of your Gongsun Zan.

But when Gongsun Zan mentioned Jizhou, Liu Yu was aware of the changes in Jizhou over the past year, and he also knew that Xun Yu, governor of Jizhou, was also a member of the King of Bohai.

That is to say, the King of Bohai already owns the two prefectures of Hebei and Hebei. If... Liu Yu's heart was suddenly touched, a map appeared in his mind. State, to the north, it has a wider picture...

Is this... is it the pioneering scene described by King Bohai?
Taking advantage of Liu Yu's hesitation, Liu Qing spoke again.

"At this time, Youzhou is enjoying a rare peace. Take advantage of this time to expand outward. If the Central Plains is in chaos, the border counties will not be safe. Bo'an, this king cares about the people of the big man, and wants to protect the people beyond his limits. , Whether it is Bingzhou, Jizhou, Youzhou, Qingzhou, of course, the lord of Youzhou is Brother Bo'an. If Brother Bo'an thinks something is wrong, I will not say more. I believe that Bo'an can do the same. Protect every citizen from the torment of wars and disasters, stop here, Bo Anxie likes to do it himself, leave!"

After speaking, Liu Qing cupped his hands and planned to leave.

The pressure came to Liu Yu.

The asylum, peace, war, and disaster in Liu Qing's words passed through Liu Yu's ears one by one. Peace and war, maybe he can barely handle it, but disasters...

Last year, the drought in Youzhou was severe, and the autumn harvest was terrible. Many people might not be able to survive this winter at all. Even if they survived, so what?How to survive the coming year?He has asked the court for food and grass several times, but Dong Zhuoguang promoted him, but he didn't see any food and grass.

After all, Dong Zhuo himself was also worrying about food and grass.

Even when the king of Bohai came to help with troops and horses, it was Cui Yan who supplied food and grass from Hejian.

Thinking of this, the tight bottom line in Liu Yu's heart seemed to loosen all of a sudden.

"Wait! Your Majesty wait a minute!"

Liu Qing stopped in his tracks, but did not turn his head, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"Yu County has no way to govern, and it has a false name. As the king said, Youzhou's soldiers and horses are weak, but it is difficult to maintain peace for a while. Last year, a large area of ​​grain was in short supply. Many people have a problem in winter. If the imperial court does not send food again, The army rations are also difficult to sustain, so..."

Liu Yu paused, Liu Qing couldn't help but feel his heart tighten,
"If the King of Bohai can save the people from hunger and cold, Yu is willing to let the virtuous!" Liu Yu finally gritted his teeth and said the words. He was not in love with power, but he didn't believe that anyone could do better than him.

Except for the King of Bohai, because the King of Bohai has already proved this point.

Upon hearing this, Liu Qing immediately turned around and walked back.

"Brother Bo An, what did you say? I hope you don't mention Rang Xian's words in the future!"

Liu Yu thought that Liu Qing was being modest, so he insisted: "Yu's words are true. I have thought a lot about the battle with Gongsun Zan. Compared with King Bohai, Youzhou's soldiers and horses are weak, and there is a shortage of food and grass, let alone Youzhou who is suffering from hunger and cold." The common people of the state, if the king of Bohai can solve this problem, Liu Yu is willing to let the virtuous!"

Either kill him or not, and make up your mind when you say it. Liu Qing stared at Liu Yu for a long time, and Liu Yu also looked back at Liu Qing, feeling that Liu Qing seemed to exude some kind of charm.

"Alas! The great Han is precarious. You and I are all relatives of the Han family. We should do our best for the community. How can Bo'an shirk his responsibility? The people of Youzhou are the people of the Liu family. How can this king just ignore it!"

Liu Qing raised the profile all of a sudden, and Liu Yu had already understood the implication from the words.

The Lord of Youzhou is still Liu Yu, but the soldiers and civilians of Youzhou have since become Liu Qing's subjects, including him.

Looking at Liu Qing who was standing upright, Liu Yu bumped his knee and let himself kneel down on one knee.

"The king of Bohai, Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, is willing to lead all the soldiers and civilians of Youzhou to serve you sincerely. I implore the king to protect Youzhou! Show the way for Youzhou!"

Congratulations to the lord for conquering Youzhou Shepherd [Liu Yu].

Name: Liu Yu, courtesy name Bo'an

Grade: outstanding

Stamina: 42
Force: 46
Command: 55
Intelligence: 70
Politics: 76
Charisma: 92
Features: [Reputation] Liu Yu has an outstanding reputation, and when interacting with friendly forces, Charisma +2.

[Benevolent Governance] Make good use of benevolent government, politics +2, increase the favorability of the region, and increase the recovery speed of people's livelihood.

[Rejuvenation] When focusing on developing a certain field, it can achieve faster development. When formulating policies in a specific field, politics +3.

[Pro-Wu] Be friendly with Wuhuan, when interacting with Wuhuan, charm +5.

Loyalty: 70%
Benefit: Charisma +0.92, current charm 76.54.

Alas, there is still a long way to go in the growth of charm, when will I be able to rely on my face to make a living!

If the charm reaches the extreme value, and then use the characteristic of [Great Ancestor Miaozi], the charm will be +20. At that time, will it be possible for both men and women to take advantage of it?

Liu Qing waved away his unrealistic thoughts, immediately helped Liu Yu up, just grabbed his forearm, and walked a few steps together.

"Brother Bo'an can't do it! You and my clan are united and work together to help the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Yu nodded, and replied: "Work together to help the Han Dynasty!"

It seems that the actions of the two aroused Gongsun Zan's dissatisfaction. He was the one who pledged allegiance first, but Liu Yu took the lead instead.

Gongsun Zan said anxiously, "Your Majesty, the Gongsun Clan in Western Liaoxi is willing to serve you!"

"Okay! Bogui, please get up!"

Congratulations to the lord for subduing the general 【Gongsun Zan】

Name: Gongsun Zan, courtesy name Bogui
Grade: Outstanding.

Stamina: 78
Force: 83
Command: 85
Intelligence: 71
Politics: 46
Charisma: 77
Features: [Rapid Attack] Command +2 when rushing to fight.

[White Horse Yi Cong] Train a fine cavalry who is good at riding and shooting.

【Sturdy】Sturdy and reliable, command +2 when garrisoned.

【Depression】When you are at a disadvantage, you will be easily depressed and your morale will drop.

Loyalty: 70%
Income: command rate +0.85, current command rate is 66.44.

Liu Qing was overjoyed, the trip to Youzhou lived up to expectations, not only perfectly resolved the dispute between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan, but also nominally took Youzhou into his pocket.

Of course, in reality, it's far from it.

There is a premise for Liu Yu's dedication, that is to help the people of Youzhou tide over the difficulties, which is not difficult for Liu Qing.

To solve the problem of hunger and cold, food can be directly deployed. As for the problem of heating, this can just be combined with the pioneering of the next spring. After the reclamation area is determined, fuel can be cut on a large scale and used as heating.

"My lord, if I have time, I would like to visit Lingzhi," Gongsun Zan said.

Seeing Gongsun Zan who was in a hurry to pledge his allegiance, for fear of being one step behind, Liu Yu still didn't like it, and slandered in his heart: Even so, our blood relatives in the Han family are not on the same level as you. Please."

Of course Liu Qing asked politely what it was.

"Yu has a son who is already at the peak of his age, but his ability is mediocre. When the king returns, he still hopes to take Ahe with him. There are many talents around the king. I hope that Ahe can also be infected with one or two." Liu Yu said.

Liu Yu's words made Liu Qing look at him with admiration, and Gongsun Zan frowned.

you are vicious!
It is called learning, but it is actually quality. This is a way of expressing loyalty.

Liu Qing naturally understands Liu Yu's intentions. Youzhou Mu, Da Sima, Han family clan, Liu Yu's position and weight, although not as high as Liu Qing, is second only to him, at least the most prominent among the several clan clan prefects of.

Therefore, in order to reassure King Bohai, he asked Liu He to take the initiative as a hostage, which was both loyalty and sincerity.

Gongsun Zan gritted his teeth, and followed closely: "What the great Sima said is even true, the border counties are bitterly cold, Zan also hopes that the dog can learn a thing or two from the gentlemen, and I hope the King of Bohai will allow it."

Liu Qing couldn't figure it out for a while, but he was greatly shocked.

Can this also be rolled up?

Liu Yu did it to reassure himself, it's understandable, Gongsun Zan, you really don't need to work so hard!
Of course, Liu Qing fulfilled their small wishes and readily agreed.

Then he introduced to Liu Yu: "This is Chen Gongtai, Chen Gongtai. I will leave him here to assist you in the matter of Youzhou."

Liu Yuxin understood, and greeted Chen Gong, saying: "From now on, Gongtai will be Youzhou Biejia, how about it?"

"Yes!" Liu Qing agreed.

After the discussion, Liu Qing talked with Chen Gong alone for a long time, mainly about the future direction of work.

One is to provide relief to the victims for the winter, the other is to reorganize the army and horses, and the other is to build momentum for the large-scale land reclamation in the spring of the coming year, the details of which are not discussed in detail.

"Zhu Ling is currently at war, and there may be changes in Yanzhou again. Tomorrow, I will leave for Wei County. I will hand over this Youzhou to Gongtai."

"Don't worry, my lord, I swear that I will not disgrace my life!"

"For politics, if you have any problems, you can discuss with Hejian Cui Yan and make a decision. As for Gongsun Zan, let him be stationed in Liaodong. Maybe next spring, he will have a role to play. Today's discussion will stop here."

Chen Gong resigned, and Zhao Yun came again, bringing the latest news.

First he saluted to Liu Qing, and then nodded to Guo Jia.

"My lord, there is an urgent report from Ye County that the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou are moving westward, and the intention is unknown."

Liu Qing's brows were tightly furrowed. This was another move after the Yellow Turban went berserk.

"Feng Xiao, what do you think of this matter?"

Guo Jia lowered his head and stroked his smooth chin. Suddenly, he raised his head and said to Liu Qing: "My lord, imagine the sequence of these events. The Yellow Turbans rioted and then marched westward, just imagine, what is their purpose?"

Guo Jia put the matter together, and Liu Qing seemed to have a feeling. He just felt that the Qingzhou Yellow Turban was definitely not looking for death, so the only clue that can connect these things is——

forage!

"Yuan Kai raised the Yellow Turban, and when Yuan Wei died, the supply to the Yellow Turban was naturally cut off. That's why the Yellow Turban went berserk and looted the food supplies again. It is very likely that Feng Ji agreed to deliver the food so readily. , It was originally supplied to the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans! After the transaction between Fengji and the lord, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans moved westward, and someone must have deliberately revealed the secret, so that the anger of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans for losing food was passed on to the lord!"

Liu Qing frowned, "Could it be that Feng Ji did it on purpose? But he came to exchange Yuan Shao, and such behavior might put Yuan Shao in danger as well, right?"

Guo Jia's eyes flashed brightly, and he said: "This matter must be after handing over the food and grass, my lord, Wenyuan's food and grass are in danger!"

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