Sili, Pusaka Castle, in the General's Mansion.

Li Ru slowly reported the battle situation in the east: "Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Sun Ce have carved up all the territory of Yuan Highway. ”

"The three of them were afraid of each other, and they ordered the generals under their command to act cautiously, and conflicts have not yet broken out."

However, the three of them were already aware of the large-scale migration of people to Guanzhong. They invariably sent heavy troops to block the road for the people to move to Guanzhong. ”

"It's been a long time since there have been no people in the customs."

When Chen Xu heard this, he immediately became furious and scolded: "I have worked hard to finally destroy Yuan Shu. Without much effort, these three people carved up the territory of Yuan Highway. ”

"Not only are the three of them not grateful, but they intercept those people who want to move to Guanzhong, which is really hateful!"

At this time, Chen Xu saw that Yuan Shao had seized most of the territory of Yanzhou and Yuzhou in a row, and his strength had increased greatly, and he regretted it somewhat.

In his opinion, whether it is the land of Yanzhou, or the land of Yuzhou and Yangzhou, the three of them will have a violent conflict in order to seize the territory.

Surprisingly, the three of them were able to restrain their desires and subordinates as much as possible. To this day, there has been no conflict between them.

Seeing that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's strength had increased greatly, Chen Xu had already felt a huge pressure.

After complaining, Chen Xu said to everyone: "Now Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have crossed the land of four states under the rule, and there are many generals under their command. ”

"These two people are not easy to match. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have always been good friends, if these two form an alliance and come to Guanzhong together, it will be a problem for the henchmen, you can plan it? ”

Lu Bu immediately said: "I am willing to borrow 50,000 elite soldiers to behead Yuan Shao first, and then capture Cao Cao." ”

Tian Feng shook his head and said: "Although the general is brave, he doesn't know how to use it. Moreover, these two people all have a large number of soldiers and generals, and it is not easy to deal with. ”

"If you want to take two people, you can't use force, you can only use strategy. I have a plan to make the Kwantung princes attack each other and hate each other, so that they can take care of themselves. ”

Chen Xu was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly asked: "Please also ask the military teacher to teach me!" ”

Tian Feng stroked his beard and said, "There is a certain plan, which is called a group of wolves devouring tigers." ”

Yuan Benchu was like a bamboo splitting all the way, connecting most of the counties in the two states. Cao Mengde, Sun Bofu, and Liu Xuande, even if they did not have a conflict with them, they still had some resentment in their hearts. ”

"Sun Bofu occupied the land of Yangzhou and did not receive an edict. The Duke of Ming can play an edict, and the actual policy is the pastor of Yangzhou, and Zhou Yu is the Taishou of Runan, and secretly orders him to lead the troops to seize Runan County, Yuzhou. ”

"Sun Ce has received the edict, and he must be overjoyed."

In addition, Runan borders Yangzhou, which is the largest county in Yuzhou. Cedeshu will definitely raise a large army and seize Runan County, which Yuan Benchu occupied, and this wolf is also. ”

"Liu Xuande is an orthodox Yuzhou pastor appointed by the imperial court, and he has great ambitions, and he has more to say that Yu and Zhang Fei are his minions, and he cannot be taken lightly."

"Xuande occupies the name of righteousness and is the nominal master of Yuzhou. The lord can give him money, food, and armor, so that Liu Xuande can attack, and Yuan Shao obtained the Chen State and Lu State. ”

"Bei claims to be a clan member of the Han family, a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, since he has received the edict of the Son of Heaven, he is bound to act according to the plan and send troops to attack Yuan, these two wolves are also."

"Although Yuan Benchu occupied Yanzhou, he was really unknown. Taishan County, a large county in the eastern part of Yanzhou, is still occupied by Cao Mengde. ”

"The lord can show Cao Mengde as the pastor of Yanzhou and let him capture Yanzhou. If it happens, Yuan Benchu will definitely lose Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and there will be no worries. ”

Even if it doesn't work, Yuan Benchu must be jealous of Cao Mengde. No matter how much the two want to be an alliance, it will be far away, and these three wolves are also. ”

When Chen Xu heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, so he acted according to the plan and played the Son of Heaven.

However, it was said that Liu Bei was in Yingchuan County, opened a warehouse to release grain, appeased the people, and recruited soldiers. Although the time is still short, it has also won the hearts of the people.

In addition, with the help of Chen Qun, a person who is good at internal affairs, even if Liu Bei only occupies one county, he is also very prosperous.

On this day, Liu Xuande was having a long talk with Chen Qun when he suddenly heard an angel. Xuande immediately went out to greet Guo, bowed to the end of the order, and set up a banquet to entertain the angels.

The angel said Xuande: "The reason why Liu Yuzhou was able to get so much grain, grass, weapons, and armor is due to the general's great recommendation before the Son of Heaven. ”

When Xuande heard this, he thanked him.

The angel continued: "Since the prince is the Yuzhou pastor appointed by the Son of Heaven, it can be seen how much the Son of Heaven trusts the prince. The prince should also be the shepherd of the Son of Heaven and seek benefits for the people of Yuzhou. ”

Where did Xuande dare to refute, and he kept saying yes.

"And yet ......"

Suddenly, the angel raised his voice.

"The traitor Yuan Shu claimed to be the emperor in vain, and although he committed a serious crime, he was ambushed. However, his brother Yuan Shao divided one side and also had a heart of disobedience. ”

"Although Yuan Shu is now gone, most of the territory under his rule has been included in Yuan Shao's bag. Yuan Benchu occupied the land of the four states, and did not pay tribute to the Son of Heaven, his heart can be punished. ”

"Even if the prince is a small soldier, he is also the Yuzhou pastor of the Son of Heaven. The Son of Heaven hoped that the prince could expel Yuan Benchu from Yuzhou and become a veritable Yuzhou pastor. ”

Xuande didn't dare to be stubborn, and said: "This matter needs to be considered in the long run." ”

After the banquet was dispersed, Xuande convened everyone overnight to discuss the matter.

Zhang Fei immediately said: "Since my brother is an authentic Yuzhou pastor, it is natural to expel Yuan Shao from the country and occupy the entire Jizhou. ”

"What else is there to discuss about this matter? My brother directly gave me 5,000 soldiers and horses, and I went to see Yuan Shao in person. If he refuses to withdraw from Yuzhou, I will take his head and come and present it to my brother. ”

Guan Yu immediately rebuked Zhang Fei and said: "Then Yuan Benchu sat in the land of Sizhou, and his troops were many and wide, how could he be so easy to deal with?" ”

"My brother only occupies one county, and it's been so short. Now under my brother's command, there will be no more than you and me, and there are less than 10,000 soldiers. Rashly raising troops to attack Yuan Shao, isn't it the way to die? ”

was reprimanded by Guan Yu, Zhang Fei's head shrank and retreated sullenly.

Liu Bei also frowned, looked at Chen Qun, and asked, "What is Changwen's opinion on this matter?" ”

Chen Qun lowered his head and thought for a long time, and then said: "This must be because the general saw that Yuan Benchu's power was expanding and felt the crisis, so he wanted to use the lord to deal with Yuan Benchu." ”

"It is foolish to think that the angels should be rejected under the pretext of being outnumbered."

Hearing Chen Qun's analysis, Liu Bei said: "The words of the long article coincide with me. However, after all, this is the edict of the Son of Heaven, if I refuse, how will the people of the world view me? ”

Chen Qun still advised: "If the lord insists on being an enemy of Yuan Benchu, he will be defeated, please think twice before acting." ”

Liu Bei still insisted: "My mind has been decided, and Changwen Xiu will persuade again."

said that after Chen Qun returned home, he was still lamenting about the matter. He secretly thought in his heart: "Although Liu Xuande is benevolent, he is also too foolish and loyal, and he does not have the posture of a hero." ”

"This time he attacked Yuan Benchu, and he will definitely be defeated. At that time, it may be difficult to preserve even the only Yeongcheon County. Since this person is not the master, I should abandon him. ”

Thinking of this, Chen Qun hung up the seal overnight and left. When Xuande learned the news of Chen Qun's departure, he immediately cried bitterly and shouted loudly: "Changwen abandoned me, and I broke one of my arms!" ”

Guan Yu hesitated for a moment, but finally said: "Brother, although Chen Changwen is a corrupt Confucian, there is some truth in this analysis. If you insist on fighting with Yuan Shao, I am afraid that you will be defeated and invincible. ”

Guan Yu was from a bad background, he was oppressed by the local wealthy clan when he was young, and he was somewhat estranged from the Shi clan, which was not because Guan Yu was arrogant.

Chen Qun is a standard scholar, after he defected to Liu Bei, he was deeply valued by Liu Bei, and Guan Yu had no good impression of Chen Qun.

However, Guan Yu is not the kind of person who is small and jealous of his ability. Chen Qun's analysis this time was very reasonable, and it also made Guan Yu impressed with him.

Liu Bei wiped a handful of tears, sighed slightly and said: "The words of the long text are good, but since I am a member of the Han family, I should be loyal and righteous first. The general asked the Son of Heaven to issue an edict, and even though I knew that I was invincible to Yuan Shao, I could not refuse. ”

Guan Yu is a person of unparalleled loyalty, after hearing Liu Bei's remarks, he immediately bowed to him and said firmly: "No matter what my brother does, Guan Yu will definitely follow him to death!" ”

Zhang Fei on the side was a little unhappy. He shouted loudly: "Why do the two brothers grow up with other people's ambition and destroy their own prestige? ”

"The general can use tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to break Yuan Shu's army of 300,000. Now that Yuan Shao's forces are scattered, we have gathered thousands of soldiers and horses, and we may not be able to defeat Yuan Shao. ”

Liu Bei was immediately shocked, and said excitedly: "The words of the third brother are good, my three brothers work together, and it may not be impossible to drive Yuan Benchu out of Yuzhou." ”

"Hahahaha!"

Eventually, the three brothers put their arms around each other and burst out laughing.

There are two flowers, one on each branch.

However, it was said that Chen Xu sent three envoys, and the second envoy arrived in Jiangdong to meet Sun Ce.

When Sun Ce learned that the Son of Heaven had canonized him as the general of Zhennan, the pastor of Yangzhou, and the marquis of Wu, and had named Zhou Yu as the Taishou of Runan, he was immediately overjoyed and received the angel ceremoniously.

During the banquet, the angel said to Sun Ce: "Yuan Shu is rebellious and claims to be the emperor in vain." Marquis Wu was able to quickly dissociate himself from him, and he also sent troops to contain a large number of Yuan Shu's troops, which was really a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. ”

However, although Yuan Shu is gone, Yuan Shao is still there. Now Yuan Shao sits in the land of Sizhou, has a large number of soldiers, and looks at the world, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not become the second Yuan Shu. ”

"Before I left, His Majesty repeatedly praised the general Huwei, and Zhou Gongjin had both talent and virtue. It was for this reason that Zhou Lang was appointed as the Taishou of Runan. ”

"Your Majesty hopes that Marquis Wu can send troops to Runan and expel Yuan Benchu, so that Zhou Lang can shepherd one side for Your Majesty."

The angel had already made it very clear, Sun Ce was young and vigorous, and he was thinking about expanding his territory. Now that the attack on Runan is justified, he will readily agree immediately.

But he didn't want to, Zhou Yu said in advance: "It's a big matter, and I'll discuss it." ”