Chapter 4 Breaking the Cauldron and Sinking the Boat Section 22 Xun You's words suddenly set off a strong opposition in the big tent.

The arguments for opposition are mainly focused on two aspects. One is the issue of financial endowment, according to Xun You's method, the Northern Xinjiang Army will simultaneously launch a major war in Youzhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and Guanxi, and all the armies of the Northern Xinjiang Army will be put into battle, this scale is too large, and Hebei cannot afford such a heavy financial burden.

Youzhou is the main battlefield, and there will be a war in the early winter of this year and next spring, but the terrain of Youzhou is complex, and the east and west are thousands of miles apart, and the war will definitely not end in the short term.

The second is the Yanzhou and Qingzhou battlefields, the Northern Xinjiang Army took advantage of the opportunity of the Yellow River to freeze and take the northern part of Qingzhou Plain County and Yanzhou East County, but who can guarantee that Tian Kai and Cao Cao will not counterattack tomorrow spring?

Then there was the Kansai battlefield. In order to ensure that the Northern Xinjiang Army could take Youzhou, it was necessary to use Xu Rong's army to contain Yuan Shao's army in Guanxi, but at the same time it increased the burden of Hebei's financial endowment.

The people of Youzhou, the people living on the north bank of the Yellow River in Yan and Qing Prefectures, and the people in Guanxi, many of them will become homeless and homeless.

The governments of Hebei cannot turn a blind eye and must invest huge sums of money to provide relief and resettlement. However, at present, more than half of the displaced people in Jizhou have not been resettled, and next year there will be hundreds of thousands of people in the border counties of northern Xinjiang who will move south, and so many people will be concentrated in Jizhou at once, and the pressure on the Hebei prefectures can be imagined.

Although Jizhou is very wealthy, it has been overwhelmed by Han Fu, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan in recent years.

After the general entered Jizhou this year, he increased his relief efforts and expanded the scale of Tuntian, and even if Jizhou had a sea of gold and grain, it was spent and eaten up.

What Jizhou needs most now is recuperation, two to three years of recuperation, otherwise, it will be completely destroyed by a huge population and endless wars.

Northern Xinjiang still can't be counted on now. Although it has been five years south of the Great Wall and three years north of the Great Wall, the population of the border counties is gradually moving south, and the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army has also been stationed in Jizhou, and the financial crisis and the crisis of displaced people in the north have been greatly alleviated, but the northern Xinjiang can only achieve self-sufficiency at most.

The desert in northern Xinjiang and the Hedong and Kansai regions around Gyeonggi are two places where war may break out at any time, and these two places are very important to northern Xinjiang and require continuous investment.

This investment is not a small amount, and it is obviously unrealistic to expect Northern Xinjiang to support itself. Xie Ming, Yu Peng, Tang Yun, Liu Fan, Sima Lang and others from the Great Sima Mansion listed a series of figures and a series of peasants, workers, soldiers, and businessmen who were in urgent need of money, and finally came to the conclusion that the war should be fought, but it could not be fought like this.

If this kind of war continues, Hebei's financial endowment will collapse, and the scale of the war must be reduced. Comparatively speaking, sticking to the north bank of the Yellow River and discussing peace with Youzhou is the best policy, which can not only ensure the stability of Jizhou, but also accumulate strength, and wait until next year's autumn harvest, the battle of Youzhou can be fought.

The second question is the question of the reason for fighting Youzhou. Youzhou is now in charge of military affairs and politics is Taifu Liu Yu.

Taifu is the secretary above the three dukes, and Li Hong, the great Sima and general, is only in the same column as the three dukes, compared to Liu Yu, it is still a little worse.

Lord Taifu is not a rebel now, and he has not committed any heinous crimes, so why should he be beaten?

Just because he is unwilling to obey Li Hong's dispatch? Liu Yu is a Taifu. Youzhou Mu is just a position he holds, of course he can not listen to Li Hong's dispatch.

In addition, Liu Yu is the most prominent minister in the clan, famous all over the world, he is also the former master of Li Hong, and he has the grace to support Li Hong.

Based on these points, if Li Hong didn't have a convincing reason, he wouldn't dare to fight Youzhou at all. Defeated Youzhou, offended a large area, and became infamous, what prestige will he have to command the army in the future?

To put it mildly, as long as Li Hong said that I would beat Liu Yu, several of the officials in the three mansions in this big tent would run away on the spot.

Several of the former Youzhou Mansion are definitely leaving. It is estimated that Lu Zhi is angry and will leave Handan, and as soon as Lu Zhi leaves, a large number of celebrities and scholars who were invited by him are estimated to have also swarmed away.

And Xian Yufu, Yan Rou, Yushi, and Xian Yuyin, the former Youzhou generals, even if they do not leave the Northern Xinjiang Army, it is estimated that they will not be as loyal to Li Hong as they were in the past.

What loyalty does a person who can kill even his own old master have? The most serious is the eldest princess.

The eldest princess was very concerned about Liu Yu, and after she knew about it, she would have to stop Li Hong from attacking Liu Yu. If Li Hong resolutely refuses to comply, she takes people to Youzhou to follow Liu Yu, then the matter will not be troublesome, but out of control.

Li Hong's reason for beating Gongsun Zan at the earliest was insufficient, so none of the generals he brought to Jizhou were from Youzhou, not even lower-level officers.

But even so, he still offended Liu Yu, and the relationship between the two is still in a state of rupture.

This is actually not good for Li Hong. Therefore, Li Hong will definitely not take the initiative to attack Youzhou now, he will continue to follow the methods he envisioned in the past, and force Gongsun Chan to a dead end step by step, he must let Gongsun Chan give him a reason to attack Youzhou.

Sure enough, Gongsun Chan fought Long Cuo again, giving Li Hong a reason to reluctantly attack Youzhou. Gongsun Zhan, a general, was controlled by Taifu Liu Yu, and he had to obey Liu Yu's military orders.

This time, Gongsun Zhan suddenly attacked Long Cuo again, and ordinary people would naturally think that it was Liu Yu's meaning. Liu Yu had already negotiated peace with Li Hong, and Li Hong had no intention of attacking Youzhou again, but Liu Yu had to fight, and Li Hong had no choice but to meet the enemy.

This reason is too reluctant and unconvincing, so many officials in the three prefectures have expressed their opposition, especially Liu Fang, Liu Fan and other former Youzhou Mansion Peng's subordinates, who insist that Gongsun Zhan's re-beating of Long Miao is Gongsun Zhan's own opinion.

However, Xun You's speculation made everyone stunned. Xun You said that in Youzhou, it was Lord Taifu who had the final say, and it was impossible for Gongsun Zan to do whatever he wanted like in Jizhou.

If Gongsun Chan wants to fight Jizhou, there are only two ways, one is to get the consent of Lord Liu Yu, and the other is to send troops without authorization, but Gongsun Chan sent troops without authorization, where did his grain and grass come from?

With Master Taifu's personality, since he negotiated peace with the general, he will not go back on his word again. Therefore, there is only one possibility for Gongsun Chan to fight Jizhou again, that is, Gongsun Chan has taken Master Taifu hostage.

We immediately told the Hebei Prefectures, counted the sins of Gongsun Zhan, and let everyone in the world know that Lord Taifu has been held hostage by Gongsun Chan at the moment, and his life is in danger.

There was silence in the big tent for a moment. If Xun Yu's speculation is correct, then Master Taifu is indeed dangerous.

How dare Gongsun Chan do such a thing? Li Hong didn't believe it, and neither did many officials in the three prefectures. Liu Fang's face was red, and he said uneasily: "If Gongsun Chan didn't hold Master Taifu hostage, wouldn't we do this tantamount to reminding Gongsun Chan, then Lord Taifu's safety ......" Xun You smiled faintly,

"There is no reason why we can make up reasons, and it is the purpose of our reasons to make things true, to make them true. Whether Gongsun Chan is holding Master Taifu hostage or not, it doesn't really matter to us, the important thing is that we have the most sufficient reason to immediately enter Youzhou, occupy Youzhou, and kill Gongsun Zhan. We just need a reason. ”

"You ......" Liu Fang suddenly understood Xun You's original intention, he stood up angrily, pointed at Xun You and scolded loudly,

"Lord Xun, you're going too far. If you do this, you will put Master Taifu to death. Sima Lang clapped his hands again and again, laughing,

"The soldier is treacherous, Lord Xun really deserves to be a master of this way. If everyone is as upright as Lord Liu, then how could Dong Zhuo die? I think Master Liu is behind Master Taifu, and his knowledge has increased a lot, but he is also the same as Master Taifu, which is too pedantic. Then he pointed at Xun You and teased,

"After Lord Xun failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo in Luoyang, he was imprisoned by Dong Zhuo in the prison of Yiwu, and he reflected all day long, and this knowledge is really getting deeper and deeper." Xun You smiled modestly and calmly.

Sima Lang is too young, and his words are very flamboyant, this sentence is a bit heavy, but he is too lazy to worry about this kind of person, after all, he and his father Sima Fang were ministers in the same palace, and they still have to give a little face.

Li Hong was restless. He didn't think there was anything wrong with Xun Yu's idea, but he was really worried about Liu Yu's safety.

How to deal with Liu Yu's problem has always been a problem for him, but he can't let Liu Yu die no matter what.

The moment when Liu Yu held high the banner and brought reinforcements to Lu Longsai is still deeply engraved in his mind, so that he will never forget it until he dies.

This father-like old man, brave and upright, must not let him die.

"We immediately drafted the document, whether there is evidence or not, we must put all the blame on Gongsun Zhan, and push Taifu Liu Yu to an isolated position. We must not only make the people of Jizhou and Northern Xinjiang hate Gongsun Zhan, but also let the people of Youzhou hate Gongsun Zhan, so that we can get the resolute support from all levels and bottoms. In this way, when we enter Youzhou, we can get the support of Youzhou people and occupy Youzhou at the minimum cost. Li Hong looked at Xun You, who looked calm, and felt a chill in his heart.

His move not only pushed Gongsun Zhan and Liu Yu to a desperate situation, but also pushed the Northern Xinjiang Army to the Youzhou battlefield, and pushed himself to the difficult road of pacifying the world.

Li Hong remembered the trial. Xun You, like the judge, are people with rich experience and profound knowledge, and their vision and their opinions are all admired to the extreme.

Compared with them, Li Wei, Zhu Mu, and Xie Ming are not only inferior in knowledge, but also in experience.

Li Hong is now very glad that he can get the help of Zhang Wen and Lu Zhi, who are old ministers, without their help, it is impossible for Northern Xinjiang to get out of the crisis so quickly, and it is difficult for him to shoulder the responsibility of revitalizing the society.

Looking at the documents piled up like a hill on the side of the case, Li Hong was very emotional. These are the restructuring suggestions of the old ministers, and they are also the cornerstone of the future revitalization of the Han Dynasty.

Without these things, without these ministers who are loyal to the Han, what can they do? At most, it is just to guard a piece of territory, settle a few fields, and feed a million people, which is a world of difference compared with the great cause of Zhongxing Society.

The controversy became more and more intense, but the views of Xun You, Zhang Fan, Cui Jun, Sima Lang, Chen Qun, Yuan Lian, Xing Hao, Sun Zi and others gradually gained the absolute upper hand.

If you want to prosper Sheji and enter the king of Qinwang in the west, you must have strength, and if you want strength, you must have a solid foundation. If the three states of Hebei cannot be stabilized for a long time, and if their own strength cannot be developed for a long time, when will we be able to cross the Yellow River south to calm the world?

When will I be able to go west to Guanzhong to save the Son of Heaven? Jizhou's current difficulties are indeed many, and the crisis of displaced people and the crisis of wealth are very serious, but compared with the crises in northern Xinjiang in the past few years, what is this?

Northern Xinjiang can hold on, can we not hold on after occupying Jizhou? Zhu Mu, Xie Ming, Tian Chou, Yu Peng, Zheng Yan, Tang Yun and others were cautious.

In the past few years, the officials of northern Xinjiang have been walking on thin ice, like facing the abyss, trembling, lest they make a mistake and fall into a place of no return.

They have to make sure that every step they take, and they have overcome unimaginable difficulties to get to where they are today, so none of them want to take any more risks, and none of them want to go back to the days of fear and fear in the past.

After the argument ended, the two sides began to point fingers at each other. Zhang Fan accused the officials of Northern Xinjiang of being conformist and cowardly, and in the past few years, they have been ignoring the danger of the Son of Heaven suffering and the imminent overthrow of Sheji, and single-mindedly running their own Northern Xinjiang, and have long forgotten the Son of Heaven and Sheji.

"In your eyes, the Son of Heaven is a burden, and the society is even more insignificant, you only need your own northern Xinjiang, as long as you are rich and noble." Zhu Mu, Xie Ming and the others were very aggrieved, and they were all so angry that their faces were red.

Who doesn't want social peace? Who doesn't want people to live and work in peace? However, the revitalization of social security is not a matter of paper talk, it requires strength, and it takes time to develop strength, and it cannot be achieved overnight.

In the past few years, if Northern Xinjiang had not endured everywhere and recuperated, could it have today's scale? If you do this, the northern frontier will be finished long ago.

Xun You said that it is precisely because the northern Xinjiang already has such a scale that we must change our strategy, and we can no longer continue this passive strategy of forbearance, but must launch an active attack, take offense as defense, and use attack to gain time for our sustainable development.

Otherwise, we will be strong, and the enemy will be strong, and the revitalization of the community will become an unattainable thing.

Northern Xinjiang has come to this day step by step, and Li Hong is clear about the ups and downs of all kinds of hardships. Like the officials in northern Xinjiang, he did not have great confidence in pacifying the world in the face of the tide of displaced people.

With such a large-scale use of troops, Jizhou's financial endowment is difficult to bear. Is it the first to rescue the displaced people, or to lay down Youzhou first to stabilize the three states of Hebei?

Li Hong did not make a decision immediately, he ordered Fu Gan to rush to Handan City with his letter, and asked the eldest princess and many old lords to return to Xingyuan immediately to discuss the dispatch of troops.

The stakes are very high, and even if we want to send troops, we must get as much support as possible from all levels and from top to bottom. The more people you support, the more likely you are to succeed.

Now it is the officials of northern Xinjiang who are raising objections, and if the attitude of these people cannot be changed, it is conceivable what this battle will become.

The opinions of the old ministers were not very unanimous, especially Zhao Qi, Wang Man, and Wang Rou, who were the great officials of Northern Xinjiang, who resolutely opposed the hasty use of troops, especially this large-scale use of troops.

The eldest princess spoke, and she supported the dispatch of troops. The reason is very simple, she wants to rescue Liu Yu, she wants to quickly stabilize the three prefectures of Hebei, and she wants to go west to the pass as soon as possible to rescue the Son of Heaven and calm the world.

The voice of the eldest princess overpowered the voices of all opponents, the eldest princess insisted on sending troops, and these officials of northern Xinjiang could only comply, and no one wanted to be the one who hindered the great cause of revitalizing the society.

Li Hong hurriedly summoned Li Wei to Handan with an 800-mile fast horse, presided over the affairs of the Great Sima Mansion, and raised grain and grass for the army.

Li Hong urgently ordered Zhu Mu to convene the officials of the General's Mansion to discuss the specific strategy of sending troops, and at the same time ordered the eleven generals of the unified army, including Lu Yi, Zhang Yan, Yan Liang, Zhao Yun, Wen Chou, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Wang Dang, Sun Qin, Xu Huang, and Gao Shun, to immediately return to Xingyuan for discussion.

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