Guo Tu received the letter from the frustrated teacher, and immediately became furious, and said in a reply: "It is the lord's intention to let me give up Pinggao City, he wants me to choose the opportunity to retreat, and does not ask me to withdraw after the main army crosses the river to the north, you have no right to accuse me, let alone have no reason to accuse me." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoNow that the Northern Xinjiang Army suddenly crossed the river and went south, it broke your established strategy, making you very passive, and you want to shirk your responsibility, so you point the contradiction at me, which is also too much. ”

Guo Tu is in Heyang City, on the north bank of the Yellow River, only sixty miles away from Luoyang City, and the letter can be delivered in a few hours.

After reading Guo Tu's letter, he was furious. is a matter of the fate of the society, how dare Guo Tu be such a child's play?

He replied to Guo Tu and said, "In whose hands did Hanoi lose it? Who was killed by Tai Shici and lost his armor and was embarrassed? If I hadn't tried my best to intercede for you, you would have been thrown into prison by your lord. Attack Pinggao City for me immediately, or I will personally rush to Heyang and arrest you and send you to prison. ”

Guo Tu was so angry that he smashed the bamboo slips of the letter to pieces on the spot, scolding and nagging: "Shameless, it was you who killed me in front of the lord, do you think I don't know?" Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust. ”

Guo Tu then wrote a letter to Yuan Shao, urging Chen to stick to the importance of guarding Heyang and Wen County to ensure the safety of Luoyang, explaining the reason for his refusal to send troops to attack Pinggao City under the order of Fu Zhi, and then the conversation changed to point the spearhead directly at Fu Zhu, and counted the mistakes and many crimes of Fu Zhu, the most important of which was that Fu Zhu used Yuan Shao's trust and power to vigorously cultivate Jizhou forces on both the military and political sides, which had seriously threatened Yuan Shao's status and power.

This accusation hit the nail on the head of Yuan Shao and hit Yuan Shao's sore spot.

The reason why Yuan Shao reused Fu Zhi at the beginning was not only because of his own prestige, but more importantly, after he drove away Han Fu, he needed such a person to stabilize the army and scholars in Jizhou. Yuan Shao's own foundation is in the area of Runan and Yingchuan, and if he wants to gain a quick foothold in Jizhou, he must be frustrated and judged by such people to support him in the overall situation.

Fu Zhu lived up to his expectations and helped Yuan Shao stabilize Jizhou in a very short period of time. At that time, most of Yuan Shao's subordinates were civil and military officials from Jizhou, and they were inextricably linked with Fu Zhu, which made Yuan Shao have to face the reality that Fu Zhu's power grew rapidly, and it was enough to threaten his position.

At that time, the situation in Jizhou was chaotic, Gongsun Zhan, Yellow Turban Army, and Li Yi successively entered Jizhou, Yuan Shao and Fu Zhu had to join hands to fight the enemy, and the relationship between the two was very close.

After arriving in Luoyang, Yuan Shao returned to his foundation, and his strength swelled suddenly, but the frustrated Jizhou forces were everywhere, Tian Feng, Xianbei, Han Qiong, Zhang Nan, these civil and military officials were all Yuan Shao's right-hand men, Yuan Shao was indispensable to these people, and at the same time, the cautious humility of Frustration also made Yuan Shao very relieved, and the intimate relationship between the two was thus maintained.

During this time, the officials of the two major factions of Yingchuan and Runan kept attacking, slandering and even framing the frustrated Jizhou faction, but Yuan Shao put the overall situation first, and tried his best to protect the vested interests of the officials of the Jizhou faction such as the frustrated one, and still trusted and reused them.

However, when the words of "Yuan Dai Han" and "Five Virtues Always Said" spread throughout the prefectures and counties, and when Geng Bao wrote to Yuan Shao to stand on his own feet on behalf of Han, Fu Zhu and his Jizhou forces became a huge obstacle.

The Jizhou forces not only have an absolute advantage in the civilian officials, but also have a strong strength in the army, and the combination of the two is extremely powerful, which forced Yuan Shao to finally give up the idea of self-reliance on behalf of the Han Dynasty and kill Geng Bao to calm the turmoil.

This incident deeply stimulated Yuan Shao. The relationship between him and Fu Zhu gradually became intimate, and the officials from Jizhou were gradually put aside and no longer participated in decision-making.

There was a time when he wanted to send Fu Zhu and many civil and military officials from Jizhou out of Luoyang, but before he could do anything, the situation in the world changed. The Battle of Jizhou forced Yuan Shao to use Jizhou's civil and military officials again, but at the same time, it also gave him an excellent opportunity to weaken Jizhou's power. Han Qiong, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, and Zhao Fu, the Jizhou generals, died one after another, and the Jizhou forces suffered a major blow.

After the defeat of the Jizhou War, Hebei's forces became stronger, and all forces south of the Yellow River felt this huge threat, and used the time for Hebei to recover to seek development. Yuan Shao saw that the power of Jizhou had weakened, and the constraints on himself were getting smaller and smaller, and it was not appropriate for him to cause turmoil in Luoyang at this critical moment, so he immediately dispelled the idea of suppressing the forces in Jizhou, and continued to reuse the big officials such as Fu Zhu and Zhang Nan.

Soon, as time passed, Yuan Shao's thought not only reappeared, but also made him a little impatient.

In the past year or so, the Jizhou forces headed by Fu Zhu, the Yingchuan forces headed by Xu You and Guo Tu, and the Yuan lord clan forces headed by Yuan Wei and Yuan Zhong have been fighting each other, fighting openly and covertly, and all aspects involving military and political affairs have become a battlefield for everyone, from the revision to the implementation of various systems, from the collection of financial endowments to the use of financial endowments.

The final result of the game was unexpected by everyone, that is, everyone was dragged into the dangerous whirlpool of the heir to the title, and this dangerous whirlpool led to a question that had to be faced, is the great cause that Yuan Shao wants to establish a hegemony or a royal industry?

If Yuan Shao has basically achieved hegemony now, then, after Yuan Shao conquers the Central Plains and confronts Hebei across the river, should he go one step further and establish his own powerful royal industry? Is it time for the prophecy of "Yuan Dynasty Han" and "Five Virtues Always Say", which are still spreading in various places?

When the Central Plains was about to succeed, the significance of the struggle between the royal industry and the hegemony was self-evident, which made Yuan Shao once again strongly aware of the huge obstacles that hindered his progress.

Guo Tu's letter, Yuan Shao read it again and again, and it was difficult to make up his mind.

Xu You's words today gave him an ominous premonition, if Li Yi had the same idea as himself, he would also take advantage of the current chaos in the Central Plains to go south to attack the Central Plains, then the next few months would be a real life-and-death battle. Whoever loses will lose the opportunity to dominate the world.

Yuan Shao sent someone to invite Feng Ji.

Yuan Shao has many friends who can be called irreversible, but he clearly knows that Yuan Shao's mind and Yuan Shao are like-minded, but only Feng Ji, Feng Ji has always encouraged Yuan Shao to take advantage of this troubled era to establish a royal industry and create a new dynasty. After the defeat of Guanzhong, Luoyang took the lead in spreading the words of "Yuan Dynasty Han" and "the five virtues always say", and then this rumor spread all over the world, and its initiator was this scheming master.

In addition, on the issue of establishing the heir of the Yuan family, only Feng Ji and Yuan Shao are of the same mind, and they both hope to establish Yuan Shao's favorite youngest son Yuan Shang as the heir of the Yuan family. The strategists led by Fang Zhu adhered to the principle of establishing the elders rather than the young, and resolutely opposed Yuan Shao's establishment of Yuan Shang as the heir of the Yuan family.

As a result, the relationship between the two became more and more intimate.

After reading Guo Tu's letter, Feng Ji immediately understood Yuan Shao's thoughts. He did not hesitate at all, resolutely supported Guo Tu's opinion, and drove Fu Zhi out of Luoyang first.

"The threat to the lord is too great, so it is better to solve it as soon as possible, so as not to cause endless troubles in the future." Feng Ji said, "Although Guo Tu is also on Yuan Tan's side and helps Yuan Tan speak, the main purpose now is to drive away the Jizhou forces, and there is no need for us to take the opportunity to attack him." Instead, we should use his and Yuan Tan's power to condone and acquiesce in their attacks. When they got out of control, the lord came forward again, and each played fifty boards impartially. In this way, the lord can justifiably deprive the power of the frustrated authority, and then drive Guo Tu to Chang'an by the way. ”

Yuan Shao frowned, and said with a lot of guilt: "There is no merit in frustration, if you drive him out of Luoyang just because of this matter, I am so sorry for him." ”

"If he is too upright, it will be a great obstacle to the great cause of the lord in the future, and it is a good thing for him to remove him from power sooner." Feng Ji said with a smile, "He can't even command Guo Tu now, how can he still sit in Luoyang?" The lord still put him by his side, let him escort the grain and grass, and exert a little residual heat. When the lord occupies the Central Plains, let him do an idle job and support the elderly. ”

Yuan Shao pondered for a while, and asked in a low voice: "How are Zhang Nan and Jiang Qi settled?" ”

"The lord didn't kill the frustrated master, what are you worried about? Although he is no longer in Luoyang, he goes to the front line to help the lord kill the enemy, is there anything wrong with this? Zhang Nan and Jiang Qi are just simple-minded martial artists, as long as the lord treats them well and reuses them, these people will naturally be loyal to the lord. Feng Ji said lightly, "Frustrated and honest, I haven't given them any benefits over the years, how deep can the relationship between them be?" Don't worry. ”

Then he approached Yuan Shao's side, lowered his voice and said, "What the lord should really worry about is Xu Yu and the trial. ”

Yuan Shao smiled bitterly and let out a long sigh.

Fu Zhu, Xu You, Judge, Guo Tu are the most outstanding strategists under Yuan Shao's command, and they are his right-hand men, it can be said that Yuan Shao was single when he entered Jizhou, he was able to quickly gain a firm foothold, and he has today's status, and the credit of these four people is the greatest. However, now, because of each other's concepts, these four people have become the most resolute people who oppose Yuan Shao's establishment of the royal industry.

Yuan Shao was also very entangled in his heart, if he won these four people, it would not only chill the hearts of the soldiers under his command, but also greatly damage his strength. Although there has been a saying since ancient times that the birds are good and the bows are hidden, and the cunning rabbits are dead and the lackeys are cooked, now there is no peacetime when the horses put the Nanshan swords and guns into the warehouse, and they still need these people to give advice for their own hegemony.

However, these people do not have the same heart as themselves, and they stick to their loyalty to the Han family and oppose themselves.

"Take out Fu Zhu and Guo Tu, Xu You and the trial will be well solved." Feng Ji smiled faintly, lightly made a gesture of turning his hand, and said softly to Yuan Shao, "It's as easy as a palm." (To be continued.) )