At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Before the war, Guo Peng strictly prohibited the killing of prisoners of war, including the family members of the Yellow Turban Army in the city.

The rules of the Qingzhou Army, there is no order not to plunder privately and leave the battle line. After the battle, there will be rewards. If there is any violation during the war, it will be beheaded directly.

After the city was breached, Guo Peng immediately ordered Cao Chun and Xu Chu to bring the personal guard cavalry into the city to maintain order. Indeed, when they met a red-eyed man who ignored the looting, he killed dozens of people on the spot and brought the situation under control.

After that, Guo Peng ordered to count the spoils of war and battle losses, and also ordered to search out the officers who surrendered to the Yellow Turban Army, and put them all together and execute them.

When the main force of the Yellow Turban Army in Fan County was defeated, the threat of the Yellow Turban Army in Rencheng State would no longer exist, and only a Yellow Turban Army in Ningyang County, Dongping State would be left.

They are alone and helpless, about to be attacked by two sides, have no hope of survival, and their destruction is inevitable.

The ending is also certain.

After taking Fan County, Guo Peng sent Guan Yu to lead an army north to cooperate with Cao Ren to take Ningyang County and wipe out the Yellow Turban Army.

Under the coordination of Xi Zhong, Cao Ren, Yu Jin, and Le Jin each used their own abilities to defeat the Yellow Turban Army in Ningyang County, wipe them out, capture more than [-] men and women, and complete the task assigned to them by Guo Peng.

Then, everything settled.

So far, the Qingxu Yellow Turban Army, which originated in Xuzhou in the fifth year of Zhongping and set off the second peak of the Yellow Turban Uprising in Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and Yanzhou, was completely destroyed and ceased to exist. The leaders were wiped out by Guo Peng.

However, this does not mean that the Yellow Turban Army has failed.

The remnants of the Yellow Turban Army in the world still have a large scale. At present, there are still three remaining groups: the Baibo Yellow Turbans in Guanzhong, the Heishan Yellow Turbans in Hebei, and the Yuzhou Yellow Turbans.

Their power and scale can be compared with the Qingxu Yellow Turban Army, and they have lasted for a long time, becoming a thorn in the side of the local separatist warlords.

And there are not many bandits in the world who wear the banner of yellow scarves and are actually robbing houses.

Guo Peng wiped out the Qingxu Yellow Turban Army with the best development momentum, obtained a large number of people and supplies, and captured nearly 30 people. Guo Peng chose to digest them on the spot and began to occupy and build his own Yanzhou.

The policy is still the same as before, garrisoning fields and joining the army, taking unowned lands back to the government and turning them into garrison fields.

The captured population was broken up into families, reclassified as civilian households, randomly sent to various counties for resettlement, and land was granted for farming, and the civilian households were resettled on the land, thereby stabilizing the local situation.

In a short period of time, the chaotic Yanzhou counties and counties after the war restored stability.

At the same time, Guo Peng successfully joined Bao Xin and Ying Shao's Yanzhou soldiers, officially solving the Yellow Turban problem in Yanzhou.

Then they were ecstatically welcomed to Puyang County in Dongjun respectfully, which is also the seat of Yanzhou's state capital.

Some upper-level people in Yanzhou collectively thanked Guo Peng for his help, held a banquet to entertain Guo Peng, and invited Guo Peng to sit down, which was a joy.

After drinking for three rounds, Bao Xin, on behalf of the people attending the banquet, brought out the tray with the seal and ribbon of the governor of Yanzhou, and presented it to Guo Peng.

"Thanks to the general who sent troops to help, the fathers and elders of Yanzhou were able to be preserved. If the general did not send troops, Yanzhou might be destroyed by the Yellow Turbans. The general has the grace of rebuilding Yanzhou. We would like to regard the general as the master of Yanzhou. May the general protect the fathers and elders of Yanzhou and not let them Suffering from war."

Guo Peng pretended to be taken aback, not knowing why.

"This...why is this?"

"The general is good at fighting, and the world is in turmoil. Liu Yanzhou died, and Yanzhou has no owner. We have suffered from the disaster of the Yellow Turban. If the general did not lead the army to help, we would have nowhere to go. The general knows his kindness, and we will keep it in mind. May the general be the master of Yanzhou, and Yanzhou will be safe."

Ying Shao took a step forward and saluted Guo Peng.

"Impossible, the Lord of Yanzhou should be appointed by the imperial court, but Peng is only at the request of everyone, leading the army to help, and the matter must be returned immediately, and returned to Qingzhou, how dare you be the Lord of Yanzhou?"

Guo Peng shook his head again and again.

"General's words are bad."

Bao Xin took a step forward and said eagerly: "The imperial court has long been occupied by Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo's name is Han Xiangguo, but he is actually a Han traitor. He is called Emperor's Edict, but it is actually Dong Zhuo's selfish desire. How can we accept the governor appointed by Dong Zhuo to govern Yanzhou? "

"This...it's not unreasonable, but, after all, it's the court, it's His Majesty the Emperor, I..."

Guo Peng hesitated slightly.

"General, Dong Zhuo controls the court, and the emperor is just a puppet who obeys orders. The general resists Dong Zhuo, and the hero is unrivaled. Could it be that at this time, he has no distinction between right and wrong, and is at the mercy of Dong Zhuo?"

Ying Shao persuaded Guo Peng further.

"Of course Peng will not be manipulated by Dong Zhuo, but is there something wrong with this matter?"

There was still some hesitation on Guo Peng's face.

"What's wrong? The general is helping Yanzhou to quell the chaos. The elders of Yanzhou regard the general as the master. It is only right and proper to ask the general to protect Yanzhou. Now the court is occupied by Dong Zhuo. We have nothing to do. In the future, if Dong Zhuo succeeds, the general will go to the court." Isn't it the best way to decide this matter?"

Bao Xin persuaded again.

This time, Guo Peng hesitated and did not refuse.

"Since that's the case, Peng is willing to protect the elders of Yanzhou until the crusade against Dong Zhuo is successful and the world is restored to stability."

Bao Xin and Ying Shao were overjoyed, and Bao Xin immediately stepped forward to present the governor's seal to Guo Peng. Guo Peng endured the joy in his heart, took the seal, took a deep look, and then returned the governor's seal to Bao Xin.

"Mr. Bao has a heart for the country, is loyal, brave and pure. Isn't he the best candidate for the governor of Yanzhou? Peng is willing to submit a letter and declare Mr. Bao as the governor of Yanzhou."

Guo Peng's unexpected behavior surprised everyone present. After Bao Xin was briefly surprised, he admired Guo Peng even more in his heart.

"Believe in Numa's capital, how dare you be the governor?"

"If Mr. Bao is a numa, are there still horses in the world?"

Guo Peng smiled and handed the governor's seal to Bao Xin.

Bao Xin opened his mouth, leaned slightly, and took the governor's seal with his hand.

"The letter will live up to the general's expectations."

Ying Shao, who was on the side, saw him, and his thoughts turned a thousand times. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration, and he bowed to Guo Peng: "General Gao Yi, he is actually the lord of Yanzhou! I would like to join the table to represent the general in charge of Qing and Yanzhou. Military, I hope the general will not refuse."

When Bao Xin heard this, he immediately followed up with his advice.

"May the general not refuse!"

A group of people behind him worshiped together: "May the general not refuse!"

Guo Peng made up his mind, feeling that this group of people really know how to behave, so he looked touched and said, "How can Peng be so trusted by the lords? Well, Peng promises to you, he will protect the elders of Yanzhou from all ages." Suffer the disaster of war!"

Guo Peng straightened his appearance and bowed to the people facing him, who all returned the salute one after another.

Between Gongchoujiaojiao, the division of power between the Lord of Yanzhou and Yanzhou was determined.

Chapter 261 .260 Yuan Shao is in Danger

Guo Peng was represented by everyone in Yanzhou as the left general who supervised the military affairs of Qingyan and Yanzhou.

Bao Xin was the governor of Yanzhou, advocating the administrative power of Yanzhou and governing Yanzhou.

Having said that, Bao Xin is the governor of the state, not the governor of the state, and nominally has no direct leadership over the prefects of the counties. All of this must be realized through the authority of Guo Peng.

Because Guo Peng holds the military power of the two states, he has great prestige and the highest voice, so the power to appoint officials is also controlled by Guo Peng.

Guo Peng then Biao Yingshao took over as the prefect of Jiyin County, transferred Zaoyi as the governor of Taishan County, transferred Xin Ping as the Minister of Jibei, and transferred Chen Ji, the Minister of Pingyuan, as the Minister of Dongping.

And because of the special position of Dongjun, Guo Peng transferred Cao Cao from the post of Jinan Prime Minister to Dongjun as the prefect.

Cao Cao did a good job in the position of Prime Minister of Jinan. With Guo Peng's support, Cao Cao showed his talents to the fullest.

He vigorously promoted the policy of farming and rural construction, went to the countryside in person, and led his subordinates to supervise the construction of water conservancy. He would personally go to the grassroots to participate in the promotion of each policy and personally check the implementation of the policy.

Then I wrote a lot of reports and sent them to the State Shepherd's Mansion to Guo Peng, so that Guo Peng could understand the actual situation in the area and so on.

Cao Cao felt very humiliated when something happened to Zhao Neng in Jinan, and he was reported and criticized, so he paid more attention to the local situation.

Running around, researching everywhere, and personally catching up with the violations of laws and disciplines by the township chiefs and village chiefs, the atmosphere in Jinan is austere.

In this assessment, Cao Cao's political achievements were rated as top-notch. After occupying Yanzhou, he found that there was a vacancy in the position of the prefect of Dongjun. Guo Peng immediately transferred Cao Cao to be the prefect of Dongjun.

In addition, he also transferred Zang Hong, who had the same outstanding achievements in the state of Le'an, to be the prime minister of Pingyuan, and let them, together with the garrison, guard against Yuan Shao's Jizhou.

Guo Peng let Cao Cao and Zang Hong, two of his most trusted people, stand on the front line against Yuan, and managed Dongjun and Pingyuan Kingdom into war fortresses that can be attacked, retreated and defended, and prepared to launch a devastating blow to Yuan Shao's Jizhou , into Hebei.

Before Cao Cao and Zang Hong took office, they came to Guo Peng to talk with Guo Peng. Guo Peng expressed his hope that they would turn Pingyuan and Dongjun into war fortresses.

"Yuan Shao has deceived me many times. I have decided to fight Yuan Shao. Now is not the time, but I am ready to start. Brother, Ziyuan, you are the people I trust the most. I will entrust Dongjun and Pingyuan to you. You must We must be prepared to attack Yuan Shao in the future, and we must send troops to the north from these two places."

Guo Peng held the hands of the two and instructed them earnestly.

Zang Hong agreed without hesitation.

Cao Cao sighed, "It's really unexpected that Benchu ​​would do such a thing, Zifeng, you are right."

So Cao Cao also agreed, and decided to break with Yuan Shao completely, and never talk about the past friendship again.

When Yuan Shao invaded Qingzhou, Cao Cao still couldn't believe that Yuan Shao would do such a thing, and he personally destroyed the Dongdong alliance, which made him very sad.

Now that he thinks about it, his family is becoming more and more powerful, so why should he consider Yuan Shao?

Yuan Shao didn't think about his past friendship.

At first, meeting again should mean meeting each other on the battlefield.

Cao Cao murmured silently in his heart.

So Dongjun's problem came to an end.

Of course, as a newcomer, you can't transfer all your original team to occupy Yanzhou, that would not look good.

So Guo Peng, relying on the reputation of celebrities, invited Bian Rang and Xu Si, local celebrities in Yanzhou, to serve as governors of Shanyang County and ministers of Chengguo.

Although Guo Peng has some taints on his in-laws, they have long since been cleared.

He has a reputation of pure filial piety, is a disciple of Lu Zhi, is friendly with Cai Yong, and also friendly with the famous Confucian master Zheng Xuan. Zheng Xuan's son became an official under Guo Peng, and Guo Peng has long been famous all over the world.

Bian Rang and Xu Si are also celebrities, but their reputations are not as good as Guo Peng's, and they are even more intimidated by the reputations of Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and Zheng Xuan, so they dare not slack off in the slightest.

Now I am very happy to see Guo Peng come to invite him in person. He laughed with Guo Peng and agreed to be an official.

As for the remaining Chenliu County, Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, did not attend the meeting and did not come to Puyang on the grounds of illness.

Guo Peng speculated that Zhang Miao still had some grievances in his heart because of the past, and he might be worried that he would be bad for him.

So in order to show his tolerance, Guo Peng asked a famous doctor to treat Zhang Miao, and then let Zhang Miao be the prefect of Chenliu, not interfering with his rule, and sent him a lot of money and silk cloth as condolences.

Zhang Miao then sent a thank-you letter, thanking Guo Peng for his condolences, and a sense of relief from the heavy burden can be seen between the lines.

As a result, Yanzhou initially stabilized, and the power structure was determined, basically maintaining the harmony and stability between the locals and Guo Peng, the foreign ruler.

The counties and states that were smashed by the Yellow Turban Army and contained Yuan Shao were brought under Guo Peng's direct control, while the relatively well-preserved ones were still entrusted to the Yanzhou scholars.

Guo Peng used the land he seized from the Yellow Turbans to garrison his own fields, and swiftly incorporated it into the land directly under the government, while the well-preserved manor land owned by the surviving powerful gentry did not invade, which to a certain extent maintained their Interests.

This situation, under the deterrence of Guo Peng's absolutely strong military power, was accepted by everyone, and Yanzhou was in peace.

The title of celebrity is really easy to use.

At this time, it was the end of December of the second year of Chuping.

After experiencing the defeat at Jieqiao, Gongsun Zan lay dormant and licked his wounds. After three months, he defeated Yuan Shao's general Cui Juye's army in the Battle of Jumashui, and beheaded seven or eight thousand people. Invaded Jizhou.

But then, he was defeated by Yuan Shao again in the battle of Longcou.

So the two sides returned to the same starting line again and entered the stage of confrontation. At this moment, Yuan Shao learned from Yuan Yi, who had escaped from Yanzhou, that Yanzhou was about to fall into Guo Peng's control.

"Bao Xin and Ying Shao are going to welcome Guo Peng into Yanzhou?"

Yuan Shao, who was clearing up the situation on the front line, turned pale with shock: "Guo Peng entered Yanzhou, so Yanzhou must be occupied by Guo Peng! Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and the two states are all occupied by Guo Peng?"

Yuan Shao's counselors turned pale and were very surprised by this.

When Liu Dai was in charge of Yanzhou, he could contain Guo Peng. In the previous battle, Liu Dai sent troops to contain Guo Peng, and Guo Peng was forced to retreat.

With Liu Dai here, Yuan Shao can rest assured of the Northern Expedition and deal with Gongsun Zan, but after Liu Dai is over and Yanzhou falls under the control of Guo Peng, Yuan Shao will face a situation where the north and the south will be attacked.

Qingzhou and Yanzhou were occupied by Guo Peng, so there was no possibility for Yuan Shao to go south from Hebei, and the road along the Yellow River would be cut off by Guo Peng. It is now occupied by Dong Zhuo.

Yuan Shao had no way to go south, and the entire Central Plains would fall under the control of Yuan Shu and Guo Peng's alliance, and once they controlled the Central Plains, they could unite with Gongsun Zan to attack Yuan Shao.

Once Yuan Shao is attacked by the north and the south, he will be in danger!

Yuan Shao looked at the counselors he had hired with a lot of money, and asked them for advice.

Chapter 262 .260 One Yuan Shao can't be Song Xianggong

In the face of Yuan Shao's crisis, the counselors have an unshirkable obligation to resolve Yuan Shao's crisis.