"Were the Yellow Turban thieves sent by Yuan Shu?" Cao Bin asked in disbelief.
However, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was reasonable.
The common people of the present age might not know about the Han Dynasty, but which one of them did not know about the Yuan family of Runan, which had four generations and three dukes?
Runan could be said to be the country of the Yuan Family. If Liu Pi, Gong Du, and the other Yellow Turban soldiers were not Yuan Shu's men, how could they still be alive after occupying Runan?
Sun Jian would not continue to deal with Dong Zhuo, but would instead eliminate the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou.
Liu Pi and Gong Du were probably from the Yellow Turban family, and Yuan Shu had always thought highly of himself. Although he accepted them, he did not publicize them.
"In that case, these Yellow Turban bandits attacked Pei County for the provincial governor's seal and to destroy my Cao family?”
Cao Bin felt that he had found the answer and broke out in a cold sweat.
When Liu Pi and Gong Du agreed to withdraw their troops after getting the money and rations, he heaved a huge sigh of relief. He never thought that they would actually be walking on the brink of death.
Zhang Mu thought to himself that Liu Pi and Gong Du Lai were purely on bad terms with Huang Shao and He Yi, and were secretly betting on breaking Qiao County's prestige.
Perhaps he also wanted to prove himself in front of Yuan Shu.
However, how could Yuan Shu tell them something as important as the seal of the governor of Yuzhou?
However, he definitely could not say these things. In fact, he had to say the opposite.
"Not bad!" Zhang Mu nodded." After I defeated Liu Pi, I was puzzled as to why he attacked Qiao County with such fanfare. That's why I interrogated Gong Du for several days before I learned of this top-secret information."”
"It was precisely because I knew that the General was colluding with the Yellow Turban bandits that I hesitated to follow him, so I didn't attack you, Minister.”
"Gong Du is still here.”
Gong Du was now Zhang Mu's man, so naturally, he would do whatever he said.
Cao Bin heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that.
Looking at Zhang Mu's meaning, he did not intend to rely on Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu's two-pronged approach had backfired. If he only sent one side over, his Cao Family would be in danger.
In that case, Zhang Mu still owed the Cao family a life.
He finally understood why Zhang Mu had killed Li Ye the moment he saw him, but not Cao Liu and the other aristocratic families.
Why was he being so polite now?
Everything made sense now.
"What a cruel Yuan Gonglu. He actually wants to destroy my Cao Family. I must write a letter to my eldest brother (Cao Cao).”Cao Bin felt hatred in his heart.
The Cao family was originally on the same side as Yuan Shao, and now they were even more firm in their stance.
"Ziyu, thank you!" Cao Bin bowed and thanked him solemnly.
"Don't, don't thank me yet!" "I might not let the Cao family off and give up the seal of the governor of Yuzhou."”
After acting for so long, this was the most crucial moment.
On Yuan Shu's side, it was impossible for anyone to question and verify it. It was a fact that the Yellow Turban had sided with Yuan Shu, but Gong Du was now listening to Zhang Mu.
Therefore, this was a very solid accusation.
Zhang Mu had just bared his fangs.
"Ziyu, what do you mean? Could it be that you've decided to choose Yuan Gonglu?”Cao Bin asked nervously.
Zhou Ang and Zhou Yu also became nervous.
If Zhang Mu turned to Yuan Shu, they would be walking into a trap.
"Minister, I have no choice." Zhang Mu smiled bitterly and said," Although I am not ashamed of Yuan Shu colluding with the Yellow Turbans, I promised him first. If I betray him now, he will definitely bear a grudge."”
"Originally, I wanted to give up all the benefits and ask you to give the Provincial Governor's Seal to Yuan Shu. I wanted to protect the Cao Clan and my life, and I didn't want to get involved in this matter.”
"But now, it's obvious that you're working for General Che Ji. If I don't completely side with Yuan Shu, he will definitely attack me.”
"And the general of the chariot is far beyond his reach."
Zhang Mu sighed again.
The meaning of these words was very simple.
Originally, he could remain neutral, but now he had to choose between the two.
Yuan Shu would seek revenge for the smallest grievance. If he joined Yuan Shao, he would be targeted. Yuan Shao was far away in Jizhou, but Yuan Shu was right in front of him.
How to choose?
Cao Bin and Zhou Ang were speechless.
All of this was within Zhang Mu's expectations.
These three people did not have any soldiers on hand. In history, Zhou Ang and Zhou Yu only led troops to capture Sun Jian's Yang City at the end of the year. It was still several months away from now. Now that they had appeared in Qiao County, it was obvious that they had come to recruit troops in advance.
They couldn't persuade Zhang Mu.
"Ziyu, Yuan Gonglu is definitely not a wise ruler!”
Cao Bin couldn't help but open his mouth since it concerned the fate of the Cao family.
"I know, but I don't seem to have a choice.”Zhang Mu sighed.
"I can write a letter. Is Ziyu willing to go to Jizhou?”Zhou Ang asked.
"General Che Ji has countless advisors and generals under him, I'm afraid he won't be able to use them.”Zhang Mu shook his head.
He was a "fence-sitter". If he went under Yuan Shao, could he be put in an important position?
"Then what should we do?" Zhou Ang and the other two kept exchanging glances.
"My lord, I have a plan."
At this moment, Guo Jia, who had been silent all this while, suddenly spoke,""It's the best of both worlds."
These words immediately attracted the attention of the four people.
"What plan is it?" Cao Bin asked impatiently.
No one looked down on Guo Jia, at least not on the surface.
"My lord, you can go to Jiujiang County." "Governor Zhou has been promoted to the governor of Yuzhou. Doesn't that mean that Jiujiang County has no one in charge?" Guo Jia said with a straight face.”
"Jiujiang Prefecture is adjacent to Pei Country. Yuan Shu has set up his forces in Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and Jingzhou. In the future, he will definitely set his sights on Yangzhou.”
"My lord, you will be in charge of Jiujiang for Governor Zhou. You can support General Cheji. You don't have to be afraid that you won't be able to use your skills. You can also avoid Yuan Shu's responsibility and act as the rear for Governor Zhou and the others.”
Guo Jia's plan perfectly resolved all of Zhang Mu's worries.
He didn't need to be afraid of being 'misunderstood' by Yuan Shao as a fence-sitter and not being put in an important position. He also didn't need to be afraid of Yuan Shu holding him accountable. He could still work for Yuan Shao.
"This plan…Sounds good!"
Zhang Mu thought about it seriously and asked Cao Bin and the others,""The position of Jiujiang Prefecture's prefect."
"Minister, Mayor Zhou, what do you think?”
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