Two days later.
Hundreds of horses rushed out of Ye City.
There were people heading to Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou, and other places, and there were also fast horses heading directly to Chang 'an in Guanzhong.
Without exception, they were all escorting a brocade box to their destination.
December 28th.
In Weiyang Palace, all the officials were shocked and furious.
The news of Jizhou's six departments had spread throughout the entire country.
The true meaning that Xun You and the others could see naturally could not be hidden from the eyes of these old foxes.
"Traitor!"
"They're all traitors!"
Liu Xie was so angry that his body trembled. He threw the secret report into the hall and said sternly,"What does Gongsun Changping want to do? He wants to build six departments to rule over four provinces.”
"This…!"
The officials didn't know what to say.
Gongsun Jing's ambition was obvious, but so what?
When they occupied the two prefectures, Chang 'an had 300,000 soldiers, but now Youzhou was in their hands, and even Bingzhou had been recovered. Marquis Ye's Mansion had even defeated 200,000 Donghu soldiers with 50,000 troops outside Ping City.
Which vassal in the world would dare to touch Gongsun Changping's army?
Furthermore, Gongsun Jing was still ruling the four prefectures with the Ye Marquis Manor. On the surface, it was the imperial court who had requested the title of Ye Marquis.
"Bang!"
Liu Xie slammed the table and stood up. He shouted angrily," Li Qing, dispatch your troops to Jizhou today and kill this traitor. If this traitor doesn't die, the vassals of the world will be uneasy. It will be even more difficult for the Darkhan Dynasty to revive!"”
"I can't!"
Li Jue rolled his eyes.
Putting aside whether he could defeat Gongsun Jing.
Once he led his army out of the city, Chang 'an would certainly fall into Guo Si's hands.
"Can't fight?"
Liu Xie said with an ugly expression.
Li Jue nodded and said in a low voice,"This year, the tax revenue of the Guanzhong region has been reduced by 70%. The entire Guanzhong region is filled with starving people. The army is also running out of food. How can the army fight without food?"”
Liu Xie was slightly startled. He looked down and said,""Zhong Qing, what do you think?"
"Stabilize him!"
Zhong Yao's eyes narrowed.
After Dong Zhuo's death, he was promoted to assistant minister of the Yellow Sect.
Naturally, he had to think for the Great Han Imperial Court. Stabilizing Jizhou was the right thing to do.
"How?"
Liu Xie, Li Jue, and Guo Si looked at Zhong Yao.
"Your Majesty!"
Zhong Yao bowed and said," Gongsun Changping has expelled the aristocrats in the four prefectures and established the Six Ministries to replace the nine ministers in the four prefectures. However, he has yet to become king. We just need to stabilize him. He has no officials to govern the people. In the future, his power will gradually decline. When we get through the drought, we can naturally send troops!”
Liu Xie's eyes darkened." He's a marquis. How can he be rewarded?"”
"Da Sima!"
Zhong Yao took a deep breath and said resolutely,""He will be conferred the title of Grand Sima and will be in charge of the four prefectures to uphold the dignity of the Imperial Court!”
"How can that do?"
Li Jue refuted.
Da Sima was an official position that he had coveted for a long time.
Could it be that just because the Ye Marquis Mansion was building six departments, they were going to seal it off?
"General Li!"
Zhong Yao warned," If we don't stop the development of Lord Ye's Mansion, in less than two years, no one in the four prefectures will recognize the Great Han Dynasty. At that time, even if Gongsun Jing becomes the king, he will be the king in the hearts of the people. He will definitely swallow the world!"”
"Hiss!"
Li Jue and Guo Si felt their hearts turn cold.
Once Lord Ye Manor's power was established, the first to perish would definitely be them.
The construction of one royal power would inevitably lead to the destruction of the other royal power. At that time, could they really stop it?
"I agree!"
Dong Cheng, Fu Wan, and the others bowed.
Li Jue's eyes flashed with unwillingness."Your Majesty, I believe that this edict should be read out by Assistant Minister Zhong in Jizhou!”
"What?"
Instantly, the court was shocked.
Gongsun Jing had a rebellious heart, so he only issued the edict for the people of the four states to see.
But now, Li Jue had sent Zhong Yao to Jizhou to deliver the edict. Wasn't this sending him to his death?
"Li Qing!"
Liu Xie's eyes darkened.
Li Jue gripped the hilt of his sword and said in a deep voice," Your Majesty, we've sacrificed a lot for the Darkhan Dynasty. As the Assistant Minister of the Yellow Clan, Zhong Yao's duty is to pass down the imperial edict. If he doesn't go, how can he face the Emperor's grace?"”
"Correct!"
Liu Xie shivered.
Li Jue was threatening him, and in front of everyone.
However, no one dared to say anything. Had Li Jue become the second Dong Zhuo?
"Here!"
Zhong Yao's heart was ashen.
A few days ago, Li Jue and Guo Si, who had praised him greatly, wanted to kill him today.
And the reason was very simple. It was just because of the position of Great Sima, and Liu Xie had even approved it. It was really the heavens that did not favor big men!
The next day.
The day before New Year's Eve.
Zhong Yao stepped out of Chang 'an City in the wind and snow and headed for Jizhou.
Two hours after he left, three horses from Jizhou rushed into the city.
Regarding the construction of the six departments.
Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and the others could see Gongsun Jing's ambition.
However, he eventually restrained his desire to send troops to Jizhou and prepared to deal with Yuzhou.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
A denunciation of Yuan Shu was sent out from Yanzhou.
Three days later, Liu Bei also issued a denunciation to attack Yuan Shu as a descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan and the governor of Xuzhou.
Xiapi.
In the prefect's mansion.
Lu Bu's subordinates gathered together.
Chen Gong's gaze was deep as he said," My Lord, Liu Bei has already led his army to attack Yuan Shu. This time, he and Cao Mengde have joined forces to send troops. It is no different from asking a tiger for its skin. However, due to righteousness, they can only send troops to Yuzhou. Now, the garrison general of Xuzhou is Zhang Fei. He likes to drink and whip his soldiers after drinking. We just have to wait for an opportunity!”
"Not bad!"
Zhang Liao and the others nodded.
Suddenly, Hao Meng stepped into the hall and said respectfully,""Yuan Shu's envoy, Yan Xiang, requests an audience with my lord!”
"Yes!"
Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong.
Now, Cao Cao and Liu Bei were preparing to attack Yuzhou, yet they dared to send an envoy to Xiapi?
"Let's meet!"
Chen Gong's eyes flickered.
If he guessed correctly, Yuan Shu was here to form an alliance.
"Wen Hou!"
Yan Xiang used his title as soon as he entered the hall.
Marquis Wen was the title that Lu Bu and Wang Yun had obtained after killing Dong Zhuo. It was the highlight of their lives.
This time, he represented Yuan Shu to form an alliance with Xiapi. Naturally, he had to compliment Lu Bu, the number one general in the world who loved power.
"What is it?"
Lu Bu said indifferently.
Yan Xiang took a deep breath and bowed,""This time, Cao Cao and Liu Bei are attacking Yuzhou. My Lord knows that Marquis Wen is temporarily staying in Xiapi and wants to gain a foothold in a state. If Marquis Wen can ally with Yuzhou and attack Cao and Liu together, my Lord is willing to cede Xuzhou to Marquis Wen and offer 200,000 stones of grain. If we can take Yanzhou, my Lord is willing to divide the eight prefectures with Marquis Wen!”
"Really?"
Lu Bu's eyes lit up.
Seeing this, Chen Gong shook his head and said in a deep voice,""General Hao, take him to rest. We still need to discuss this matter!”
"Here!"
Hao Meng shouted.
" Gongtai," Lu Bu said unhappily," we were going to take Xuzhou anyway. Now that Yuan Gonglu is willing to offer us 200,000 dans of grain, won't we be able to get it without any effort?"”
" The grain is small, but Xuzhou is big," Chen Gong said helplessly." We can't easily agree!"”
"Why?"
Lu Bu asked in confusion.
Chen Gong's expression was grave as he said," Yuan Shu wants us to send troops to attack the Cao and Liu armies. However, once our army is deployed, it will definitely alert Zhang Yide. Therefore, we cannot march into Yuzhou. We will first take down Xuzhou, then send troops to Yuzhou. At that time, whether Yuan Shu admits it or not, we will still be able to help him defeat the enemy. We will transport 200,000 stones of grain over!”
"Gongtai is a great talent!"
Lu Bu laughed.
"In that case, call Yan Xiang in!" Zhang Liao said.”
"No!"
Chen Gong shook his head and smiled faintly." Let him be for a few days. If he agrees so readily, Yuan Gonglu will definitely not fulfill his promise. When the 18th vassal attacked Dong, he was unwilling to even give a stone of grain to Marquis Wu Cheng. This person is simply greedy to the extreme. You must not make a decision so easily!”
"Yes!"
Lu Bu nodded.
At this moment.
Ye Marquis Manor was also preparing for battle.
They were preparing to issue a campaign against Liaodong in early March.
Lord Ye Manor.
In the hall.
Civil and military officials gathered in the residence.
The map of Youzhou was hung on a wooden shelf.
Guo Jia held a small wooden stick and said in a deep voice,"My lord, this is the most detailed map that the Ministry of War has gathered from Youzhou. Ever since our victory in Ping City, Gongsun Du has withdrawn from Liaoxi and stationed his troops at Daling River in Liaoxi's vassal state. Tian Kai and Zou Dan have also recovered Liaoxi and set up the Prefecture Overseer's Office in Feiru!”
Gongsun Jing sipped his wine and said lightly,""How are Gongsun Du's troops?"
"Liaodong is a remote area. With 80,000 citizens, 50,000 Liaodong vassal states, and 40,000 Liaoxi vassal states, he can only mobilize 50,000 soldiers, including quite a few regular soldiers. However, this person has allied with Goguryeo, and Goguryeo has mobilized 10,000 cavalry!"”
"Sixty thousand!"
Gongsun Jing muttered as he leaned against the chair.
Jia Xu stood up and said," My lord, Youzhou sent back a document at the beginning of the year. There are 30,000 main forces in Youzhou's northern border, 50,000 regular troops, and 300,000 stones of grain stored in the city. The various armies are ready to quell the rebellion!”
"This general requests to fight!"
Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Zhang Yan, and the others all had burning gazes.
"Da!"
"Da!"
"Da!"
Gongsun Jing knocked on the table.
Last year, he had not been able to go on an expedition to the Frontier. This year, he wanted to clean up Liaodong.
As for how many troops he could move and how many he would defend in Jizhou, he needed enough time to figure it out.
"My lord!"
Du Xijin said," Cao Cao and Liu Bei have formed an alliance. The two of them have mobilized their armies to attack Yuan Shu. I think the three prefectures will have a clear winner this time. Therefore, we have to leave at least two armies in Jizhou. We have to send troops to guard Bingzhou Shangjun to prevent the Southern Xiongnu from invading!”
"Second!"
Xu Shou, Tian Feng, and Xun Chen immediately echoed.
Gongsun Jing swept his gaze across the civil and military officials and said in a deep voice,""Cao Cao allied with Liu Bei to attack Yuzhou. He has ulterior motives. He wants to use Liu Bei to cripple Yuan Shu so that he can swallow him whole.”
"Me?"
Jia Xu was slightly stunned.
Gongsun Jing raised his eyebrows and said lightly,""You've been in the Ye Marquis Manor for so long, but I didn't let you go out with the army.”
"Here!"
Jia Xu stood up and walked to the side of the map.
Gongsun Jing, Guo Jia, and the others all had mocking looks in their eyes.
Jia Xu stroked his beard and said with a faint smile,"I thought we could send seven armies!”
"No!"
Cheng Yu shook his head.
Jia Xu smiled faintly and said," You are too narrow-minded. I am very familiar with Lu Bu. He will never be willing to be under someone else. He is temporarily staying in Xiapi and will definitely plot against Xu Prefecture. Don't forget that he has killed two foster fathers, let alone Liu Bei!”
"Continue!"
Gongsun Jing said calmly.
"The battle of the three prefectures is destined to never end!"
"I believe that in less than two months, Xu Prefecture will fall into the hands of Lu Bu. At that time, Liu Bei will have no choice but to retreat to Xu Prefecture and fight with Lu Bu. Cao Cao will not be able to fight alone and will definitely lose to Yuan Gonglu.”
"Therefore, we can send out the main force of the seventh battalion. As for Shangjun, there is no need to go. The Southern Xiongnu will not dare to invade the territory within two years!”Jia Xu's words were filled with confidence.
"What do you think?"
Gongsun Jing turned to look at Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, and the others.
"That makes sense!"
"There's evidence!"
Guo Jia and Cheng Yu nodded.
Xun You shook his head and said in a deep voice," The Battle of Ping City was a miscalculation on our part. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. If only one army was left, I thought that we would leave the Breaking Ranks Camp in the province. If the enemy invaded, we could defend or fight!”
Gao Shun stood up and said," In the expedition beyond the Great Wall, the Breaking Ranks Camp is not enough to gallop across the grasslands. I think what you gentlemen said is reasonable!”
"Gao Shun!"
Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci frowned.
Gao Shun nodded." Zilong, it's time for you to give your heavy cavalry a try. The ten thousand cavalry of Goguryeo are the best whetstones. I believe that the transformation of the Valiant Cavalry Battalion will make it an invincible army!”
Gongsun Jing stood up and said,"Then let the Breaking Ranks camp stay in Jizhou!"”
"Here!"
Gao Shun said respectfully.
"Infantry, go first!"
Gongsun Jing glanced at the commanders and said in a deep voice,""Tianxing, Shenji, Divine Guards, Qingzhou, and Xiaosheng will set off for the northern border of Youzhou in ten days. They will reach Liaoxi Prefecture and recover the three prefectures of Youzhou when the cavalry arrives!”
"Here!"
Yan Gang, Gao Lan, Zhang He and Zhang Yan replied.
Gongsun Jing looked at Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci said,""Xiaoqi, the two White Robe Battalions will follow my Tiger Guards in fifteen days!”
"Here!"
The two of them said respectfully.
Gongsun Jing looked at the crowd and said,"Wenhe, Zhongde, Fengxiao will be the military advisor!"”
"My lord!"
Jia Xu's expression changed slightly.
He didn't come to Jizhou to participate in the battle, but to save his life!
Gongsun Jing's face darkened and he reprimanded,""If I die, I will die before you. At that time, I will definitely let Zhongkang escort you back!”
"Here!"
Jia Xu smiled awkwardly.
Gongsun Jing looked at the civil officials and said in a deep voice,""We need to pay attention to Bingzhou. Send 5,000 regular troops to guard Shangjun!”
"Here!"
Xun You said respectfully.
"We'll set off in half a month!"
"Although I can't see the construction of Daye Academy, I hope that when we return from the expedition, there will be 30,000 students holding books by the bank of Zhang River, looking forward to becoming officials of the four provinces in the future!”Gongsun Jing said in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, my lord!"
Zhen Yan bowed.
Gongsun Jing took a deep breath and said solemnly,""In three days, we will issue a declaration of war to pacify Liaodong and attack Donghu!”
"Here!"
Cheng Yu said respectfully.
"My lord!"
Xu Chu stepped into the lobby.
"What's the matter, Zhongkang?" Gongsun Jing asked doubtfully.”
Xu Chu scratched his head and said with a strange expression,"There is a man from the east of the river outside the manor. He carries a broad axe on his back and is said to be the commandant under Yang Feng!”
"Broadaxe?"
"A man?"
Gongsun Jing was slightly stunned.
It seemed that he had seen such a person in the Yin Mansion.
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