Cao Cao and Sun Tong's private conversation did not affect the others in the tent.
The table that had been knocked over by Ji Ling and Sun Tong's battle had been rearranged. Yuan Shao, who was sitting at the head of the table, saw that order had been restored in the tent.
He immediately stood up with his hands on the table and pressed on the private room at his waist. His expression was serious and his gaze was stern. After sweeping his gaze over everyone, he shouted,"Where is Sun Jian, Marquis of Wu Cheng?"
"Sun Jian is here!"
Sun Jian stood up from his seat, clad in armor.
"I order you to be the vanguard of the alliance army.”
"Sun Jian, accept the order!"
What was the most important thing in defeating Dong Zhuo? Is it to revive the Han Dynasty? Was it to save the little Emperor?
Neither. The most important thing was to show his face.
Other than the invitation, everything else was supplementary.
Being the vanguard general of the alliance army was one of the most prominent positions.
As long as this matter was done beautifully, Sun Jian's prestige and interest wouldn't be any less than Yuan Shao's.
"General Yuan Shu!"
"Yes!"
No matter what, now that Yuan Shao had obtained the position of Alliance Master, even if Yuan Shu was unwilling, he still had to give him some face.
"I order you to be in charge of the alliance army's rations. You are to control the rations and not slack off at all.”
"Yes, Yuan Shu!"
"The rest of you will be leading the central army. After you return, you must make early preparations. I plan to cook at the third watch and set off at the fifth watch. We will head straight for Luoyang so that we can put His Majesty in danger as soon as possible.”
"Receive the alliance leader's order!"
Yuan Shao's operation seemed simple and crude, but it was the best for the group of scattered soldiers in the big tent who had their own thoughts. After all, everyone was treated the same, and no one could find fault with it.
"Big brother, that Yuan Shu is only a grain officer. What's there to laugh about? I'll see where that bastard is laughing for half a day.”
After everyone dispersed, Sun Tong followed Cao Cao back to his own camp. However, he had some questions regarding Yuan Shao's arrangements for Yuan Shu.
The position of grain manager seemed important, but as mentioned before, everyone came to the alliance meeting to show their faces. The position of grain manager was the one with the least chance of showing their faces.
"Didn't you hear clearly, Second Brother? Unifying the distribution and supervising the rations of the alliance army. In other words, from today onwards, Yuan Gonglu would be in charge of the distribution of rations. This was equivalent to strangling the necks of the various dukes. After all, no soldier could go to war on an empty stomach, right?”
"That's not right. Didn't they say that they didn't have a good relationship? Why did Yuan Shao still have to take care of Yuan Gonglu?”
"Second Brother is too shallow. Yuan Shao is lenient on the outside but cautious on the inside. Don't tell me you really think he will give power to Yuan Gonglu?”
"Aiya, big brother, don't speak in riddles. Tell me, why did Yuan Benchu make such an appointment?”
"Yuan Shu is domineering and jealous. Not only did he not sit on the position of the alliance leader in this alliance meeting, but he was also humiliated by you and my brother. Do you think Yuan Gonglu will let it go just like that?”
Cao Cao said calmly.
"Yuan Shao has you to create a conflict between Yuan Gonglu and us?”
"You can say that, but it's not entirely correct. I'm the initiator of this alliance meeting, so Yuan Gonglu doesn't dare to go too far. At most, he'll just deduct 10% or 20% of the military rations. It won't affect us too much.”
"Aiya, big brother, can you finish speaking in one breath?”
"Second brother, don't be impatient. I just said that Yuan Shu is domineering and easily jealous. Second brother, you should think about it. With his personality, if someone had the opportunity to make a great contribution, what would Yuan Shu do?”
"Running out of food?"
Sun Tong almost blurted out the words 'food cut'. After all, the vassals' crusade against Dong was considered a big plot in the Three Kingdoms. In this plot, Yuan Shu cut off Sun Jian's food supplies, causing Sun Jian to suffer a great defeat.
"Second brother is right. With Yuan Shu's personality, he would definitely do such a thing. If such a thing happens, Yuan Shao's goals will be achieved.”
"How many goals?"
"Firstly, it will prevent others from stealing Yuan Benchu's limelight. Secondly, it will sow discord between Yuan Shu and the other vassals. After all, the grain was cut off by Yuan Gong, so it naturally has nothing to do with him as the alliance leader. At that time, not only will we have the opportunity to deal with Yuan Shu, but we can also rope in the other vassals.”
"What else?"
"The last and most important point is that he has already obtained the position of the Alliance Master. It would be unreasonable for him to directly manage the money and food. However, after Yuan Shu's incident, is it reasonable for him to take over the management of the money and food? Sigh! Everything was as Zhicai had expected. Saving the Han Dynasty was just a joke in the eyes of these people.”
Cao Cao sighed again. The performance of the dukes had truly made him feel disheartened.
After listening to Cao Cao's explanation, Sun Tong finally understood what politics was. There was so much to say about this job arrangement. If it wasn't for Cao Cao explaining it to him, he probably wouldn't know how long it would take him to understand the twists and turns.
As expected, those who play politics have dirty hearts!
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