Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2503 Take a step back

   I have to say that the timing of Cao Cao's action this time is considered to be relatively good.

  The situation that the children of Jizhou gentry are now facing is whether to choose to support Cao Cao or to betray Cao Cao.

  Especially after Cao Cao had just greatly promoted a group of Jizhou children headed by Cui Yan, this situation was quite subtle.

  On the one hand, the children of Jizhou gentry gained certain benefits from Cao Cao’s promotion to the prime minister. On the other hand, these people also felt fear during the process of Yingchuan officials being investigated and executed. This made the Jizhou children start to hesitate a little, not knowing what they should do is the most correct.

  Actually, Jizhou is not peaceful at the moment.

The war in Youzhou in the north has not been completely subsided, and there are still many people who have migrated to the south. In the east, there are also refugees in Qingzhou and Xuzhou. On the one hand, they are also busy with the autumn harvest, and at the same time they have to organize the land to prevent the plague. Officials at all levels are actually very busy.

For these officials in Jizhou, they do not have various types of instruction manuals on hand, and often rely on personal experience and family inheritance to do things, so the slow progress of things and occasional collisions have become The current situation faced by officials in Jizhou.

   For them, what Jizhou needs most now is stability, not rekindling the flames of war, let alone stepping into the quagmire of Yingchuan easily.

  So most Jizhou officials tend to watch the fire from the other side. As long as Cao Cao's fire does not spread to Jizhou, then everyone will still be good comrades and good friends, and there will be no extra "sense of justice" just because they are all members of the gentry.

  Cao Cao chose this time to launch, obviously after deliberation. With his current strength, it is obvious that he cannot completely defeat the Yingchuan system. His real purpose may still be for money and power.

   In other words, this is one of the important purposes.

  Cao Cao and Fei Qian have temporarily ceased fighting, but everyone knows that the situation in Shandong and Shanxi cannot be permanently stalemate. Although it is a stage of confrontation, the gap between Shandong and Shanxi is evolving with the passage of time.

  Obviously, for Cao Cao, only the centralization of power, a high degree of centralization, can he fight against Fei Qian.

   This point is recognized by everyone.

  And if he was replaced by Cao Cao, he would probably do the same thing.

  A real man, don’t lose power for a day.

  So it is not uncommon for Cao Cao to turn his face.

In the past few years, although the Yingchuan faction has had significant support for Cao Cao, Cao Cao has also been limited within the framework of Yingchuan. No matter what he wants to do, he is always short of money and food. Even to resist the attack of Jiangdong soldiers, one needs to consider the influence of Yingchuan and other powerful forces. For the ambitious Cao Cao, it is not easy to endure until today.

In Jizhou, the people headed by Cui Yan can clearly see this. Although they also face the risk of being suppressed by Cao Cao after Yingchuan is ruled, but after all, this risk is in the future. After the Yingchuan faction was suppressed, the benefits that were freed up were immediate.

What's more, it is obviously impossible for Cao Cao to continue such high pressure for a long time, otherwise the spring plowing in the coming year will be harmed, and he will be short of money, food, and people. There is Jiangdong in the south, just relying on the little money accumulated before, how many days can it last?

If Cao Cao still wants to engage in Jizhou again, then it will obviously be more difficult and dangerous for Cao Cao at the moment, so Cao Cao obviously has only one choice, which is to rely on the Jizhou people to suppress Yuzhou, and then wait for the Yingchuan people to obey, then it is possible to move towards Jizhou People bared their claws. Therefore, for people in Jizhou, since they know Cao Cao's strategy, they can respond and prepare early.

   At that time, what advantage can Cao Cao take advantage of?

   You must know that when Yuan Shao wanted to engage in Jizhou, a single Zang Hong made Yuan Shao feel ashamed, and in the end he could only let it go...

   And the last time Cao Cao didn't want to act like the Jizhou people?

   How was the result? Didn’t it be pushed back?

  This can only show that Jizhou has more bones, while those in Yingchuan, Yuzhou are soft eggs...

  Under such guiding ideology, even some Jizhou people think that Cao Cao's move this time is a good thing for the purge of officials in Yingchuan, Yuzhou. And I am very eager for the vacant positions, and I think it is a good time to take up the positions.

   But in the same way, some people expressed a certain degree of vigilance, saying that other people don't understand Cao Cao, and it is simply a dream to hope that Cao Cao will stop.

  Cao Cao will definitely deal with Yingchuan and turn around to deal with Jizhou after dealing with Yingchuan!

  Therefore, there is no way to take a step back, and we must join hands with the people from Yingchuan to fight against Cao Cao!

   But there are always a few people who are vigilant. Most people are more than happy to lie flat.

   The reason why the opinions cannot be unified is that the personnel cannot be unified.

  Because the people in Jizhou have dispersed...

  As Cui Yan was stranded in Yuzhou, Li Pan and others arrived in Yanzhou, and the people in Jizhou were naturally different from the previous close state.

  『Prime Minister Cao will never do such a bad thing! 』Someone seemed to be defending Cao Cao, and seemed to be reassuring himself, 『"Youzhou has suffered a lot in the past few years, and now it is not self-sufficient. It must be supported by money and food from Jizhou. If there is a slight change in Jizhou, Youzhou will definitely be shaken! If the state is lost, there will be no barriers in Jizhou!"

  『Taking a step back, even if Prime Minister Cao rectifies the administration of officials, it is nothing more than a mere formality! The world is uncertain, if Yingchuan is lost, how can it compete against Guanzhong? 』

  In the eyes of these people, they are relatively optimistic. Moreover, these people think that if they speak up for Yingchuan at this time, or do some actions, they may fall into Cao Cao's "trick".

   Or the "trickster" of Yingchuan people.

  Yingchuan itself has caught enough in the past few years, and a little blood is not a big deal.

  If the people of Jizhou went to support Yingchuan, Yuzhou, Cao Cao might have no choice but to stop, and this would be of no benefit to Jizhou, and would only make Cao Cao hate Jizhou even more. So the best way at the moment is to let Cao Cao and the Yingchuan people fight, it is best to fight almost, and then the Jizhou people can take the opportunity to rise to the top.

  Different from these people who feel that the matter has nothing to do with themselves, Xing Yong and Tian Chou are undoubtedly relatively calm people...

  『If there is no further action, it will be too late...』Xing Yong said.

   Tian Chou shook his head and said with emotion: "I'm afraid it's already too late!" In order to rectify the administration of officials in Yuzhou, Prime Minister Cao must increase the number of soldiers to prevent chaos, but these additional soldiers also need to eat food and grass! The autumn harvest in Yingchuan, Yuzhou has been damaged, and the number of soldiers has increased. Where did the money and food come from? It must be obtained from Jizhou! Now, although Prime Minister Cao has ordered the transfer of grain and grass in Jizhou, Yingchuan has stabilized...』

  『Prime Minister Cao must be clear in his heart that if he wants to obtain money and food in Jizhou, he will not be able to rely on words alone. The recruitment of soldiers for Yingchuan is also for the future increase of Jizhou! The matter of money and food is the most important weapon of the country, how can it be left in the hands of others? 』

   Xing Yong pondered for a while, then nodded and said: "It is true, I want to use money and food as a means to blackmail the court... Hehe, now the backlash is coming... here it is..."

  『Prime Minister Cao is angry now, I’m afraid it’s…』

  The two looked at each other, then sighed together.

  『If you want to avoid the loss of Jizhou now, I’m afraid you have to make a peace with Prime Minister Cao first... 』Xing Yong said, then his eyes slanted to the side, "Or..."

  Tian Chou was silent for a while, "Something is wrong. 』

  Slightly, not right.

  This is a little bit, that is, the new Tianzheng is implemented in Guanzhong, so even if you vote in Guanzhong, is it possible to escape the knife on the other side?

   Tian Chou and Xing Yong looked at each other and sighed.

   Today's predicament is not the same as that of Yuan Shao back then, but it has something to do with it.

  Because of the Northern Expedition to Youzhou, repeated repeated failures, repeated collection of money and food, caused complaints from people in Jizhou, so that there was inevitably a lot of gaps with Yuan Shao in the later period. You know, when Yuan Shao first arrived in Jizhou, the city was almost full of greetings!

  If you talk about it carefully, you can write an eloquent poem about why you love each other at first, and then hate each other and kill each other...

  So, there are still two words, interest.

  The reason why Cao Cao is more bullish now, or the reason why he is more ruthless than Yuan Shao, is because Cao Cao has more soldiers in the field than Yuan Shao at that time.

  Tuntian soldiers are not a rare thing. Before the hussar generals came out on a large scale, some sages had already taken the first step in the early Han Dynasty. It's just that most of the field soldiers were concentrated on the border at that time.

It is precisely because of this difference that Cao Cao had the courage to turn against the children of the Yingchuan gentry and rectify the administration of officials. However, Yuan Shao could only endure it, because at that time Yuan Shao had to rely on a single, traditional source of money and food. It is provided by the Jizhou gentry system.

  Tuntian soldiers dispersed the authority as the traditional farming manor owner...

  And the dispersion of authority is the same as the current dispersion of Jizhou people, so it will not be able to have such a quick gathering effect on Yingchuan.

Now Xing Yong and Tian Chou feel that not only Jizhou, but also the whole Shandong, including Yuzhou, has reached a point where there is no way to retreat. Whoever takes a step back will fall off the cliff, and the best way is to work together. Moving forward under the pressure of Guanzhong, but...

   Can't close again!

  From a certain point of view, perhaps Cao Cao also saw this, so he tried to integrate and eliminate those guys who only think about themselves in the queue.

   Tian Chou thought of this, and suddenly trembled, "If...if... all the current things are all calculated by Prime Minister Cao? ! 』

   Xing Yong was taken aback for a moment, "What do you mean by that?" 』

  ...(⊙o⊙)(O_O)?...

  On the other side, Chen Qun in Ye City also said to his younger brother Chen Guang: "This is the lord's Ceer..."

  What most people think of, Chen Qun can think of, but what Chen Qun thinks of, most people may not be able to think of.

  There are some differences in people's visual angles.

  Maybe some people just saw those corrupt officials in Yingchuan, and then they thought they should be killed, so they shouted hello and applauded.

  However, some people saw Yuzhou from Yingchuan, and then saw Jizhou, and felt that Yingchuan was not only Yingchuan, but also the future of Jizhou.

  However, Chen Qun saw something more profound.

   Just like this time, he didn't take action against Lu Hong himself, but used Xia Houyuan.

   That wandering Taoist priest is actually not a real Taoist priest, but Xia Houyuan's concubine.

  After all, Xia Houyuan has been in the military camp for a long time, and he has some needs. It is better to solve it in this way than to let Xia Houyuan take a bath with military expenses... er, go to a brothel to drink flower wine, right?

  At least the concubine belongs to Xia Houyuan himself, no matter what, he paid for it with his own money... Well, it is entertainment, although such entertainment is not very suitable in the military camp.

  So Xia Houyuan was naturally very annoyed at Lu Hong's investigation of the "Wandering Taoist".

  Unfortunately, after Lu Hong left, the problem still hasn't been completely resolved.

  The leaves wither, hover, and then rise and fall.

   Like the current situation.

   "The house pork is getting fat..." Chen Qun sighed.

  Chen Guang tilted his head, he heard Chen Qun's sigh, but he couldn't connect what Chen Qun said with the scene in front of him, so he felt a little disconnected, somewhat unclear.

   "It's a little early..." Chen Qun sighed again.

  『…』Chen Guang became more and more confused.

Chen Qun was silent for a while, then got up, took out a wrapped watch stamp, put it on the desk case, pressed it lightly with his hand, remained silent for a while, then pushed in Chen Guang's direction .

   Chen Guang widened his eyes, "Brother, this is..."

   "This is the badge..." Chen Qun said slowly.

  Normally speaking, from Yecheng to Xu County, there is a direct delivery station.

  But this time, Chen Qun wanted Chen Guang to send him off in person.

  Because Chen Qun was worried, the post station had no qualifications, bah, there was no way to deliver it...

  Especially after seeing Lu Hong sniffing around like a mad dog, Chen Qun became more and more worried. If he couldn't restrain the mad dog properly, something would happen sooner or later.

  Chen Guang's eyes fell on the seal, "Brother, this is impeachment... Lu school affairs?" 』

   These days, Lu Hong is around Yecheng, and everyone is annoyed by dangling chicken feathers. It seems reasonable for Chen Qun to impeach Lu Hong.

  Chen Qun smiled, but shook his head, "School Lu has done his duty, what is wrong with him?" Why impeach him? 』

  『…』Although Chen Guang didn't speak, there was some suspicion in his eyes. Although I'm not as smart as your brother, you can't fool me either.

  Chen Qun said warmly: "It's really not the impeachment of Principal Lu..."

   "That's..." Chen Guang became curious.

  Chen Qun stroked his beard, his face a little dignified.

   Others felt that Fei Qian was a major threat to Cao Cao. Could it be that Cao Cao didn't know it? In order to compete with Fei Qian, Cao Cao's side must overcome various difficulties, join hands to fight against Guanzhong, and reduce internal noise to a minimum.

  So Yingchuan is an important pillar supporting Cao Cao, but in this pillar, is it so pure?

  Obviously not, in Yingchuan, there are conscientious people, and there are porcupine dogs who are corrupt and pervert the law.

Generally speaking, although Cao Cao is very suspicious, he is still very tolerant towards ordinary guys. If it is a talent, he is willing to use it. Can pretend not to hear.

   Just like Xu You back then, Cao Cao laughed it off for countless times, until Xu You really touched the core of the powerful relationship.

   And now, it's time for these poodles in Yingchuan to touch the red line...

   There are threats in the customs, and there is a lot of pressure. When facing a major external threat, if the internal pigs and dogs are allowed to run around, what will happen?

Of course, there are many ways to control Yingchuan, Yuzhou, and even the wider Shandong area, such as using alienation, division, bribery, and temptation, etc., which can actually cause the power of various counties to collapse. Mutual suspicion, mutual conquest, and after weakening the strength of the local tyrants in counties and counties as much as possible, they can be easily cleaned up...

   But to achieve such a goal, it will take time.

   Xun Yu thinks there is still time, but Cao Cao thinks there is no time...

   This is the biggest contradiction between Cao Cao and Xun Yu.

  Chen Qun, as the youth version of Xun Yu, can certainly see this. Xun Yu hoped that Cao Cao could take a step back, wait and endure, but Cao Cao expressed that he couldn't bear it anymore and had no way to retreat, so he took out his knife and sharpened it at the guinea pig.

   Do you keep the disobedient dolphin dog for the Chinese New Year?

   It’s hard to pass the New Year’s Eve, will you still treat these guinea pigs kindly?

   Just right, Cao Cao is also poor!

   It just happens to kill and eat meat, and it can also eliminate some public anger by the way, and at the same time subsidize the military expenditure.

  So Chen Qun thinks that Cao Cao is planning a lot of things...

   Now, for Chen Qun, he had to do one thing.

  Impeach Xun Yu.

  『This memorial, you need to send it to Xu County in person for impeachment! 』Chen Qun looked at Chen Guang and said solemnly.

  Chen Guang couldn't believe it, "Why? 』

  Chen Qun smiled and said, "Yingchuan...too fat..."

  Chen Guang couldn't understand, "But the accumulation of Yingchuan is also the result of Yingchuan people's hard work, how can it be like this..."

  Chen Qun was still very calm, "Have you ever heard of the four characters, "wealth can rival a country"?" 』

  『Small wealth means peace, if "wealth can rival the country"... then it is the enemy of the country. "Chen Qun said meaningfully, "now that Yingchuan is so rich, and he is boasting so much, it must be a certain Yingchuan... Haha, really..."

  『Now the only way to save his life is to impeach Lord Xun Ling... 』 Chen Qun sighed, 『If you want to win, you must first seek defeat; if you want to live, you must first seek death...』

  Chen Guang still didn't quite understand what Chen Qun meant, and found it incredible, because as we all know, Chen Qun was recommended by Xun Yu, but now Chen Qun not only failed to defend Xun Yu, but also impeached Xun Yu!

  Chen Qun smiled, "Let's do it." Start today, don't delay. 』

  『…』Chen Guang could only nod his head in yes, then carefully put away Chen Qun's form of impeachment against Xun Yu, then bid farewell to Chen Qun and left.

  (end of this chapter)