At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

That is of course impossible.

With two big military victories in a row, the situation in the north and south of the Yuan Shu Group has greatly improved. In addition, Liu Yao was also suppressed and beaten, and the anti-Yuan forces in Jiangdong were not in the air. super-large military power group.

There is no doubt that the leader is Yuan Gonglu!

No. [-] in the world!The real number one in the world!

I, Yuan Gonglu, am already number one in the world!

I have already occupied the land of eight states in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty!Who can compete with me! !

Yuan Shu is super happy!

But Yan Xiang beside him felt very worried.

With Yuan Shao eliminated, Guo Peng's power has grown.

After defeating and killing Lu Kang, Sun Ce's reputation rose.

Then the enmity between the Jiangdong gentry and Yuan Shu was completely settled.

Now is far from the time to relax our vigilance...

Out of worry and for Yuan Shu's consideration, Yan Xiang seriously raised his doubts to Yuan Shu.

"General, the three sons are your blood relatives after all, isn't it too harsh for you to treat them like this? Although Yuan Benchu ​​was wrong, he wouldn't let his wife, concubine and son do such a thing, would he?

As members of the Yuan clan, even if punishment is required, it should not be known to outsiders, as long as it is limited to the family. But now that this matter has been spread, how will people in the world discuss it? "

Yuan Shu frowned and looked at Yan Xiang.

"People in the world? Who are the people in the world? The thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, and the eight states are already under my control. Most of the people in the world are my own people! Is it important to me what the remaining half think?

And Yuan Shao is just a bastard, he dared to point fingers at me several times, telling me what to do and what not to do, what is he?What right does he have to tell me what to do?

The father's debt is paid by the son!What I asked the three of them to do today is to make them pay for their father's sins!This is the most correct move!Who can talk about me?Who dares to talk about me?am I wrong? "

Yuan Shu stared at Yan Xiang angrily, making Yan Xiang very embarrassed.

Yuan Shu swelled up too fast, right?

Hebei was brought down by Guo Peng, and Lujiang was brought down by Sun Ce. Will it really be yours?

and……

Yan Xiang couldn't help but said again: "Sun Bofu has the style of being a father, regardless of this for the time being, Guo Zifeng originally controlled the two states of Qingyan and Yanzhou. Now that he has captured Jizhou, he can control the remote control of the two states and control the land of the five states. In the past, wouldn't the general feel worried?"

"Worried?"

Yuan Shu looked at Yan Xiang with a strange expression: "What are you worried about? I have known Zifeng since he was eight years old, and I know who he is for 20 years now! He is loyal to me and has no second thoughts. Now you What do you mean by that?"

"People's hearts will change. General, Guo Zifeng controls the five states, how many soldiers and household registrations can he have? Will he continue to obey your orders?"

Yan Xiang earnestly persuaded him.

"Zifeng loves me, so he offered it to me with Yuan Shao's family!"

Yuan Shu stared at Yan Xiang with a full face: "Yuan Shao's body, his family members, and the spoils of war are all offered to me by Zifeng. Doesn't this show that Zifeng is sincere to me? Lord Yan, why don't you take care of me when the battle is not going well?" Speaking of these, you only say that when the war is going well? What is your intention?"

Chapter 359 .350 Eight Small Questions

Seeing that Yuan Shu actually became suspicious of him, Yan Xiang turned pale with shock.

"No, no, general, don't get me wrong, I'm just worried..."

"What are you worried about? Before the situation was unfavorable, you didn't worry about me, and you didn't make suggestions for me. Now that the situation is good, you are worried. Do you not think I am good?"

Yuan Shu stared angrily, very angry.

Yan Xiang repeatedly begged for forgiveness, but he didn't dare to say another word, which made Yuan Shu let Yan Xiang go.

Yuan Shu was still angry, and fined Yan Xiang with three months' salary, and then calmed down.

Yan Xiang escaped, and he didn't dare to say anything, but the worries in his heart grew day by day, he was keenly aware that something was about to happen, but he didn't dare to think about that.

After that, Yuan Shu sent envoys to appease Guo Peng and Sun Ce, hoping to give his two right-hand men some spiritual encouragement.

Then he encouraged Guo Peng to make persistent efforts and wipe out all those who supported Yuan Shao and helped Yuan Shao.

Then he ordered Sun Ce to lead the original army and the troops of Wu Jing and Sun Ben to attack Liu Yao. When Liu Yao was defeated, Yuan Shu would give Sun Ce a greater official position.

After arranging his right and left men, Yuan Shu sent people to the Chang'an area to inquire about the news.

I heard that a war broke out in Chang'an area before. What was the result of the war?

Yuan Shu was looking forward to hearing bad news that would be unfavorable to the Chang'an court, so that it would help his future actions.

Even Yuan Shu knew very well that he had a big task to do, and he needed to be very cautious. Although the current situation was very good, if the Chang'an court was stable, he was still worried.

The result made Yuan Shu not very satisfied.

Two pieces of news came from the Chang'an court.

The first news was that Li Jue won a big victory. Ma Teng and Han Sui were defeated by Li Jue and fled back to Liangzhou. So Li Jue was promoted to General Hussars, Guo Si, who had made great contributions, was promoted to General Chariots, and Fan Chou was promoted to General Right. The power of Li, Guo, and Fan is unprecedentedly large, and they almost overwhelm the imperial court.

The second news is about the year name. The Chang'an court announced to the world that next year's year name will be Xingping.

After passing this year, next year will be the first year of Xingping.

Yuan Shu was a little disappointed, because what he wanted to hear was another kind of news, although he knew very well in his heart that it was even more difficult to hear another voice.

In order to protect their own interests, Li Jue and Guo Si would never relax their protection of Liu Xie as long as their brains were not cramped, and they would never let Liu Xie fly freely as long as their brains were not cramped.

Yes, as long as they don't have a cramp in their head.

So Yuan Shu was waiting, waiting for when these muscular men would have their brains cramp, and he would be able to do things in a legitimate way.

He's anxious, he can't wait to do something big.

Holding the Chuanguo Yuxi all day long, I really can't bear the throbbing in my heart.

Similarly, Guo Peng was also waiting, waiting for when the news he wanted to hear would come.

The time is almost ripe, and the things that should be done should be prepared. As long as the time is ripe, Guo Peng will make a decisive move without hesitation.

However, before the time was right, the fourth year of Chuping had just passed, and the first year of Xingping had just passed, and Guo Peng had some small internal problems.

It's really small, but this small problem made Guo Peng seriously vigilant.

It is different from the problem of corruption of village chiefs at the grassroots level.

Those people were directly appointed by Guo Peng, and the power of life and death is in Guo Peng's hands. Guo Peng has countless ways to deal with them, and he can legislate and suppress them at any time.

However, when the commander-in-chief is still a relative who has made meritorious service, Guo Peng is a bit difficult to deal with if he commits crimes and does something that violates the law.

This kind of thing is very difficult for anyone to do.

Yes, the perpetrator is Cao Hong.

With the expansion of the sphere of influence and the increase of his own prestige and power, Guo Peng's majesty has become more and more serious, and in contrast, the status and power of his subordinates have also increased.

Especially after Yuan Shao was overthrown, many people were even more inflated. They felt that they were awesome and could start to enjoy themselves, so they began to indulge themselves and ignored Guo Peng's orders.

After the war, Cao Hong was appointed by Guo Peng as the garrison of Bohai County, commanding the garrison of Bohai County, and stabilizing the place in Bohai County.

Guo Peng also intends to build Bohai County into a sub-base for sending troops to occupy Youzhou in the future, and the status is the same as that of the Pingyuan Kingdom before.

Cao Hong led troops in the Pingyuan country before, and he did a good job. This time, he fought in Bohai County again, defeating Chunyu Qiong and made great achievements. He was the first among the generals of Guo Peng's family, including Cao, Xiahou, and Guo, to be promoted to Zhonglang. Yes, there will be no second glory.

So Cao Hong suddenly felt very happy and swelled up.

Cao Hong was brave and dared to charge and fight. He was the most ferocious of the generals of the Cao family, the Xiahou family and the Guo family.

But he is not perfect, his biggest shortcoming is greed.

When the Kwantung Allied Forces attacked Dong Zhuo and there was chaos in Yuzhou, Guo Peng summoned the Xiahou and Guo clans of the Cao family to move with him to Qingzhou for refuge and accept his protection. Many of the three families were very sensible and put their entire family on Guo Peng. It gave Guo Peng great help.

Brothers Cao Ren and Cao Chun even donated Cao Chi's share of the family property to Guo Peng for him to build an army. Cao Song and Xiahou also gave all their land to Guo Peng for him to sell.

Of course, Guo Peng would not treat them badly. After becoming Qingzhou Mu and expanding his power, Guo Peng also gave some land in Qingzhou to the Cao family and Xiahou family to build manors for them to protect their interests.

All in all, Guo Peng does not let those who have helped him suffer.

The Cao family, the Xiahou family and the Guo family are very satisfied.

However, Cao Hong seemed very stingy, so he got a box of gold to help Guo Peng, about a hundred catties.

In fact, the branch of his family is relatively rich among the branches of the Cao family. After moving to Qingzhou and starting all over again, it became the richest one.

Cao Chun, Cao Ren, and Cao Xiu all complained about Cao Hong's stinginess in private, saying that they used to ask Cao Hong to borrow money when they were short of money, but Cao Hong often refused to borrow money, and would chase after him for debts.

Cao Cao also complained to Guo Peng that Cao Hong's family is good at management and likes to make money, and also likes to enjoy themselves. The servants, singers and retainers are the most in the entire Cao family.

Xia Houyuan is very conscientious, he takes what Guo Peng gives him, and does not take too much, that is to say, he is very concerned about the education of his children, spending more money on education than eating and drinking himself.

Xiahoudun never bought any property. Guo Peng often refused to give him things.

These two people are also very uncomfortable with some of Cao Hong's actions. When communicating with Guo Peng in private, they often complain that Cao Hong is the one who values ​​wealth and enjoys the most among the family.

However, Cao Hong was relatively restrained at the beginning. He wanted what Guo Peng rewarded him, and he didn’t take much from others.

Then start to indulge yourself in pursuit of enjoyment.

Probably because he felt that there were no enemies in the north, so he wanted to relax.

So Cao Hong, instigated by his relatives and guests, indulged them to seize a large piece of land near Puyang County.

These lands were originally settled with the Li Shu who were members of the large collective of the farms, but they were seized by Cao Hong's guests and relatives.

They seized the land, and forced the Li Shu who had cultivated the land to build manors for them for their enjoyment, and wantonly abused them.

When Cao Hong learned about it, he felt indifferent, and felt that Guo Peng would not do anything to him.

Chapter 360 .350 Nine When did I ever say I wanted to get Zilian off the hook?

Guo Peng originally gave his subordinates a lot of rewards every time he won a battle.

It is customary to give land, houses, and servants money. Guo Peng never treats his subordinates badly for him.

Everyone obeyed honestly, but Cao Hong took the lead in making troubles.

Guo Peng moved his residence to Puyang, and used Puyang County as his base to execute government orders.

Man Chong, who used to be the magistrate of Lu County in the base area and did a good job, admired him very much and was reluctant to leave Man Chong, so Guo Peng made an exception and was promoted to Man Chong as the governor of Dongjun County, taking over Cao Cao's position. He was stationed in Puyang and continued to serve him. Govern the base camp and control the overall situation of Dongjun.

Everything in Dongjun was originally prepared for war, and the arrangements for Li Shu and other aspects were very strict. Guo Peng was transferred to Cao Cao as the governor of Jizhou in a hurry. When Cao Cao left, everything had not returned to the original state. .

Man Chong is grateful for Guo Peng's kindness, and is about to flex his muscles to resume normal production in Dongjun, so that the common people, Li Shu, can live and work in peace and contentment, but he finds out about it.

Man Chong rushed to the field to investigate the matter, and found that it was indeed as he had heard, that many Li Shu were driven by Cao Hong's guests to work as cows and horses, and the land that should belong to the government was seized, and all the output belonged to Cao Hong's guests. This made Man Chong furious.

There are officials around him admonishing him.

"Cao Zilian is the general's relative, a relative of the Cao family. He violated some laws a little. General Guo will not convict him. The government strictly enforces the law. Offending Cao Zilian is against the Cao family. How can the Cao family let the government go?"

Man Chong was unmoved at all.

"The laws laid down by Mr. Ming are clear. If I do not act in accordance with these laws, I will be dereliction of duty, and then I will be guilty! Now I am acting in accordance with the laws, what is the crime?"

The officials continued to persuade.

"The Cao family is powerful, Cao Mengde is the governor of Jizhou, Cao Zixiao, Cao Zihe and Cao Wenlie are all generals who are trusted by the general, and the general's wife is also the Cao family. With such power, the governor still wants to fight against them and rule them. Sin, isn’t this just asking for trouble?”

Man Chong shook his head resolutely.

"I act in accordance with the law. If Minggong thinks I am guilty, then I will be removed from my post or executed directly. But before that, I am still the prefect of Dongjun. In the post of prefect, no matter what, I must follow the law. Can't do it!"

Like Guo Peng, Man Chong's family is a legal family that studies legal classics. Man Chong has studied law since he was a child, is proficient in law, and is as strict as the law.

He has already decided that no matter who he is, he can't stop his determination to enforce the law.

So Man Chong directly ordered to mobilize 300 county soldiers from Dongjun County to rush to the local area, personally commanded, beat up a large number of Cao Hong's guests and relatives, then seized them all, took back the land to the government, handed it back to Li Shu, and restored their production.

Cao Hong's guests and relatives were caught and thrown into prison. Man Chong tried the case overnight, and it took a while to convict them of death. They were executed according to the law when they were reported to Guo Peng.

Several people in this group escaped by chance and fled to Bohai County overnight to report the matter to Cao Hong, begging for Cao Hong's help, Cao Hong was furious, and immediately wrote to Guo Peng. After some preparations, he hurried south overnight, Rushed to Dongjun to save people.