Meng Yi had underestimated Gongsun Zan's ambition. He had never thought that Gongsun Zan would risk the world to seize Jizhou. It seemed that the conflict between Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu had already begun.
In history, Gongsun Zan was cruel and bloodthirsty. He was especially known for his toughness when dealing with outsiders. His white horse followers were the elites of the world. However, Meng Yi was no longer worried about Gongsun Zan because Ju Yi, the nemesis of the light cavalry, was here. Thinking of this, Meng Yi already had a plan in his heart, but he really couldn't bear to let go of this elite army. In history, Bai Ma Yi was taken care of by Ju Yi a long time ago, but even so, it still left an important mark in the history books. It could be seen how powerful this army was.
At this point, perhaps someone would ask, since Gongsun Zan's white horse was so powerful, why was it defeated by Ju Yi's first death warrior?
In reality, this was an inevitable result of the suppression of different armies. Just like when Cao Cao unified the Central Plains and sent his 830,000-strong army south, they were defeated by Sun Quan. The root cause was the suppression of different armies. If Cao Cao had an elite navy, he wouldn't have to wait at Red Cliff for a year for someone like Cai Mao to help him train his navy. He could directly fight Sun Quan on the water. As long as he created a gap and defended it, his 830,000-strong army would cross the Yangtze River, and the world would be settled in one fell swoop. There wouldn't have been the Battle of Red Cliff that later generations talked about.
It was the same for the White Horse Righteous Soldiers. They were all light cavalrymen, and they were all experts, but they lacked self-defense. Ju Yi's death warriors were strong crossbowmen. They might not be able to tell from a distance, but if they fought at close range, especially within 50 steps, they would undoubtedly be the nightmare of the light cavalrymen.
Liu Bei had been very proud of himself recently. He was embarrassed to receive such news because the imperial court had appointed Liu Bei as the prefect of Hejian. Liu Bei had originally planned to take up his post in a few days, but he did not expect Gongsun Zan to interfere.
Hejian happened to be located at the junction of Ji and You. If Gongsun Zan went south, he would definitely be the first to bear the brunt.
Meng Yi understood the same logic, but he was a little puzzled. Why would the imperial court give Hejian County to Liu Bei? Why would Gongsun Zan risk the world to attack Jizhou? Now that Zhang Yan had been defeated, the Anping Kingdom had returned to Liu Bei's hands. Liu Bei was still a citizen of Jizhou and a subordinate of the governor of Jizhou, Han Fu.
This was a family matter. What right did outsiders have to interfere? Moreover, Gongsun Zan was still Liu Yu's subordinate. Even if Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu in history, it was only after the conflict worsened. It was obvious that that time had not come yet.
Recently, there had been a continuous stream of good news, causing Meng Yi to lower his guard. Thinking of this, Meng Yi felt a chill in his heart. It seemed that he had seen the world.
"Fourth brother, what's wrong?" Liu Bei looked at Meng Yi's face and asked with concern.
"Big brother, we can't go to Hejian to take up our posts."
Meng Yi gritted his teeth as he said this. Clearly, he was also very angry.
"Why? How could a county like Pingyuan compare to Hejian County?”Zhang Fei obviously did not want to do it. He had been so frustrated staying in the plains all these years. How could he let go of such a good opportunity that he had waited so long for?
" Sir, I'm afraid you don't want to face Gongsun Zan's army," Jian Yong explained from the side.
Liu Bei and Guan Yu remained silent, obviously waiting for Meng Yi to make a decision.
"Big brother, we've been too complacent recently. There are so many experts in the world. "We've seen the world." Meng Yi sighed faintly, which made Liu Bei feel ashamed. How many experts were there? There are a lot of Prefecture Overseers and Prefectures, so why are you, Liu Bei, a mere Prefecture Governor, so smug?
There was still a huge gap between Liu Bei and the Emperor Zhaolie in history. At that time, Liu Bei had been looked down upon for half his life and was chased around like a rabbit. He only started his hegemony after he got Zhuge Liang. But at that time, Liu Bei was already over 40 years old. What about now? Liu Bei was only twenty-nine years old, but he already had twenty thousand elite soldiers in his hands. He could be considered young and successful.
Time was a merciless carving knife. It was obvious that Liu Bei had not been carved yet, but he was still not someone ordinary.
The reason Meng Yi did not completely control Liu Bei was because he wanted to see how much Liu Bei could grow.
After realizing it, he immediately apologized sincerely," Fourth brother, big brother has been a little arrogant recently. Liu Bei swore on the same day that he would never do it again."
His voice was extremely sincere, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became cold.
This made Third Master Zhang confused.
" Everything was fine just now. Why did it turn out like this?" Zhang San muttered. Everyone laughed and the heavy atmosphere was lightened up.
"Big brother, I'm afraid we've been schemed against."
"Scheming? Who would plot against us?" Jian Yong obviously didn't believe it.
"Fourth Brother, where did you start?" Guan Yu had been silent all this while, but now he was slightly moved.
The four of them stared at Meng Yi.
"Big brother, your Jizhou is so big. Why is the imperial court making big brother the prefect of Hejian?”
Liu Bei also felt that something was wrong. But he had not offended anyone at all. Now that he was controlled by Dong Zhuo in the Imperial Court, not only did he not have any enmity with Dong Zhuo, he had even saved Dong Zhuo's life. But who else?
"Fourth brother, could it be a coincidence?" Liu Bei asked cautiously. He was not sure yet.
" I think it's just a coincidence. My lord has never offended anyone in the Imperial Court. It shouldn't be." Jian Yong also didn't believe it.
Meng Yi had a guess in his heart, but he couldn't be sure. However, when he saw the few of them staring at him, Meng Yi still came out.
"Big brother doesn't have one, but Han Fu does. Big brother, have you forgotten that Han Fu is the disciple of the current Grand Tutor Yuan Kui? The Yuan family has four generations and three dukes, and their name is known throughout the world. Even Dong Zhuo has to give some face to Yuan Kui.”
Meng Yi's words were like a spring thunder that jolted everyone awake. However, he immediately said,"Big brother, this is just my guess." Meng Yi was still telling the truth, but everyone had a look of 'I see' on their faces. Clearly, they were all convinced.
Actually, Meng Yi's guess was right. This was Yuan Kui's handiwork.
As the Grand Tutor of the dynasty, Yuan Kui could be said to be below one person and above tens of thousands of people. It was not an exaggeration to say that he had power over the world."Four generations of three dukes, many old officials, half of the world came from his door."
The first two sentences might not be anything special, but the third sentence was scary. Half of the world came from the Yuan family, which meant that half of the officials in the world were trained by the Yuan family. Although this sentence was suspected of exaggeration, it vividly reflected the horror of the Yuan family.
However, Han Fu had sent a letter to Yuan Kui last time. However, Yuan Kui was a civil official after all. Things like private recruitment of soldiers were under the control of the Great General He Jin at that time. Since He Jin and Yuan Kui were fighting against the Ten Attendants of the Imperial Court, they were very close. He Jin was very relieved to let He Jin handle it.
He Jin had originally wanted to teach Liu Bei a lesson, but he did not need to personally handle this matter. He had left it to Cao Cao, and thus, Cao Cao's diplomatic mission to Pingyuan.
When Han Fu's second letter reached Yuan Kui's hands, the situation in the imperial court had changed drastically. When Dong Zhuo entered the capital, Yuan Kui also began to behave himself with his tail between his legs. However, this also allowed Yuan Kui to experience the benefits of having a large army in his hands. He thought that the Yuan family had worked hard for several generations to obtain today's achievements, but what about Dong Zhuo? He led his troops into Luoyang and proclaimed himself prime minister.
No matter how high the position was, it was still given by the emperor. However, Dong Zhuo was given by himself. This made Yuan Kui start to value Han Fu.
First, Jizhou was the largest province in the world. The so-called largest province in the world did not refer to the area, but the degree of prosperity and population. The prosperity of Jizhou was known to the world. It had a population of nearly seven million. If the world was in chaos, Jizhou could become the foundation of hegemony.
Secondly, Han Fu had always been extremely loyal to Yuan Kui.
With these two reasons, it was impossible for Yuan Kui not to help Han Fu.
Ever since Dong Zhuo entered the capital, he had always been extremely arrogant, but he also knew the importance of these clans and great scholars. Otherwise, he wouldn't have used Cai Yi to curry favor with these people. Since he was a great scholar and a representative of the clan, his words carried a lot of weight in front of Dong Zhuo.
Yuan Kui's nephew, Yuan Shao, suggested that Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei fight, so he wrote a letter to the emperor. It was the emperor, but in fact, it was Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo saw that it was a trivial matter, so he did not care and directly allowed it.
After Meng Yi and Liu Bei discussed it, they did not agree to go to Hejian County. However, Liu Bei would have to stay in Pingyuan, and he would not be able to develop. This was not in line with Meng Yi's personality.
If they were to give up, then after half a day of planning, Meng Yi would only get 10,000 troops, some rations, and weapons, and not even an inch of land. If they were to suffer silently, not even Guan Yu or Zhang Fei would agree.
The four of them discussed for a long time before they came to an agreement. They would exchange Hejian County for two counties with Han Fu. Although they would suffer a loss, at least they would not have to face Gongsun Zan's army.
But could Han Fu be so stupid? This gave Great Military Advisor Meng Yi a headache.
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