How could Han Fu not know Gongsun Zan's ambition?
He could not understand why his respected teacher would make such a stupid decision.
"What's wrong, Provincial Governor?" The messenger asked with concern when he saw Han Fu's pale face.
"Who came up with this plan?" Han Fu asked absent-mindedly.
"Young Master Yuan Shao!"
"Yuan Shao?" Han Fu felt helpless again. Things had already happened, what else could she do?
"Provincial Governor, Young Master also said that you don't have to worry too much. Although Liu Bei has few soldiers, he can defeat Zhang Yan and the 100,000 Black Mountain bandits. Gongsun Zan is a person who is blinded by greed. When Liu Bei becomes the Governor of Hejian, he will be the first to bear the brunt.”The messenger seemed to have noticed Han Fu's troubled expression and explained.
"Haha." Han Fu was like a fool, her face dull. She just smiled foolishly and said,""Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei are from the same sect. Liu Bei sent 3,000 soldiers to suppress the bandits. I'm afraid that not only will the two not fight, but they might even unite to divide Jizhou."
The emissary's expression changed when he heard that. He immediately said,"It can't be, Lord Provincial Governor. This Gongsun Zan is blinded by greed and doesn't care about his family. How could he give up such a good opportunity for a mere Liu Bei?”
"Back then, Gongsun Zan recommended Liu Bei as the Pingyuan Order. The two of them were from the same sect, but Liu Bei was placed in my territory. Do you think this is a coincidence?”
This was something that Meng Yi did not expect. It turned out that Gongsun Zan had told the court about Liu Bei's achievements in defeating the Yellow Turbans, so the court had arranged for Liu Bei to be given a Plain Plains Order. However, Gongsun Zan had never thought so much. At that time, he was only Liu Yu's subordinate and only wanted to find a way for his junior brother to live. Who knew that Provincial Governor Han would link the two matters together.
Actually, this was not the fault of Provincial Governor Han. It turned out that Provincial Governor Han had ordered people to investigate Meng Yi's background, but Great Military Advisor Meng Yi had transmigrated here, so how could he investigate? As for Gongsun Zan, his strength had increased greatly in recent years. Especially since he was known for his toughness against the Hu Krupp, and the people of Youzhou had suffered greatly from him, they all had a good impression of him. For a time, countless people joined Gongsun Zan. Now Gongsun Zan had more than 100,000 troops, almost the same as his superior Liu Yu. However, Gongsun Zan only had one county in Beiping. Provincial Governor Han would never believe that Gongsun Zan did not have any thoughts about Jizhou.
Previously, Liu Bei had borrowed 3,000 cavalry from Gongsun Zan. After all, this was cavalry. If it was 3,000 infantrymen, Provincial Governor Han would not have taken it to heart. But this was 3,000 cavalry? Furthermore, they were all riding white horses. This made Provincial Governor Han Da think of the white horses. Otherwise, no matter how capable Liu Bei was, he would not have been able to chase Zhang Yan and the hundreds of thousands of Black Mountain Bandits everywhere. Provincial Governor Han pretended to be smart and pondered.
He came to the conclusion that these 3,000 cavalrymen were the White Horse Servants, and Gongsun Zan had actually lent the White Horse Servants to Liu Bei? That Meng Yi seemed to have fallen from the sky, and his background could not be found. Provincial Governor Han thought of a possibility, and that was that this Meng Yi was sent by Gongsun Zan. It seemed that this was the only explanation. If he really gave Hejian County to Liu Bei, wouldn't that mean that he had personally led Gongsun Zan here and brought about his own destruction?
Thinking of this, Provincial Governor Han 'suddenly understood' how he would know that Meng Yi really fell from the sky. Gongsun Zan was indeed drooling over Jizhou every day. Liu Bei came to borrow troops to exterminate the bandits. Gongsun Zan thought that Jizhou would be in chaos, so he lent Liu Bei 3,000 cavalry. Only when Liu Bei had the strength could he make things big with the Black Mountain Bandits. Gongsun Zan had no doubt about his junior brother's ability, but Gongsun Zan did not believe that Liu Bei could really exterminate the Black Mountain Bandits. However, he could also hurt Zhang Yan. When Zhang Yan was angry, how could he not start a war with Han Fu? In that case, wouldn't Gongsun Zan be able to take Jizhou with half the effort?
They had to admit that these people weren't fools. Each of them had a better plan than the other, but they never expected Meng Yi to be so skilled that he would cooperate with Zhang Yan and even perform a double act with Provincial Governor Han and Gongsun Zan.
In Provincial Governor Han's opinion, Gongsun Zan had long wanted to use troops against Jizhou, but he lacked an excuse. Therefore, he had been winking at Gongsun Zan many times in the past few years. He had given Gongsun Zan some food and grass and money. Jizhou was rich anyway, as long as Gongsun Zan did not come to attack him.
As for Gongsun Zan? He also wanted to take Jizhou, but this world was still the Great Han Dynasty's world. No matter how powerful Gongsun Zan was, he was still a citizen of the Great Han Dynasty.
Secondly, Han Fu had a teacher who had been a duke for four generations. This teacher had a very good relationship with General He Jin at that time.
Thirdly, there was no reason for him to do so. Although Han Fu was not good at using troops to fight, she had been in the officialdom for so many years. She was really picky when it came to doing things, so Gongsun Zan really could not find a reason.
Provincial Governor Han thought that as long as this was the case, everything would be fine. However, he did not expect that his teacher would give Gongsun Zan aboveboard reason at this time. It was his teacher who invited Gongsun Zan to beat him.
Such a ridiculous thing had happened just like that. Provincial Governor Han felt like he was being played like a monkey.
However, even though it was embarrassing, he still had to live. The Great Provincial Governor Han had no choice but to tidy up his clothes and forcefully raise his spirits to say to the envoy,"Quickly return to the capital and tell my teacher that Liu Bei is Gongsun Zan's spy in Jizhou. Tell my teacher to send someone to help me as soon as possible."
Provincial Governor Han had matured a lot in the past two days. He knew that Jizhou was now a big fat piece of meat. Many people were drooling over this fat piece of meat. If he asked people to lead troops to help him, he would probably be inviting a wolf into his house. Therefore, he wanted his teacher to help him recruit a few capable generals and advisors. This way, he would still be in control and could increase his strength in a short period of time. Jizhou was rich. As long as he had the city, money, and food, he could have 100,000 soldiers. This was not an exaggeration.
Provincial Governor Han finally realized that the times had changed. If it was during the peaceful times, he could have been a provincial governor with the help of the Yuan family. However, the world had changed greatly. Even his teacher was struggling to survive under Dong Zhuo's power, not to mention him. Han Fu believed in nothing but strength.
After sending off the emissary, Han Fu quickly calculated in his heart. Liu Bei could not fight now because he only had about 40,000 troops other than Ye City. Liu Bei could drive Zhang Yan's 100,000 Black Mountain bandits away like dogs. Han Fu did not dare to touch Liu Bei, but he could not let Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan work together from the inside and outside. Moreover, Han Fu did not dare to disobey the imperial court's will. Therefore, he could only find another county for Liu Bei to take office. In this way, the Imperial Court would still be able to pass. Great Military Advisor Meng Yi would never have thought that the Great Provincial Governor Han would help him solve the problem that made him unable to sleep well.
Luck was also a part of one's strength. Sometimes, it was the same in life!
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