"Kang'er, what do you think of these two families?" Gongsundu stood in his mansion in Liaodong and asked a young man who looked very similar to Gongsundu. △ Vertex Fiction,
The governor of Liaodong has long been changed to Pingzhou by Gongsundu himself, and Gongsundu himself led the state shepherd of Pingzhou.
"Father, I think Prime Minister Cao is better!" Gongsun Kang is Gongsun Du's eldest son, and also Gongsun Du's future successor, so Gongsun Du will not shy away from Gongsun Kang.
"Cao Cao?" Gongsun Du asked with a smile. "Why?" Gongsun Du had the idea of testing his son.
"Father, no matter what, we are all officials of the Han Dynasty. This Prime Minister Cao represents the Han Emperor and is the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty. We should submit to him!" Gongsun Kang said respectfully to his father.
Behind Gongsundu, there are Pingzhou Mu and Liaodonghou, these titles, but these titles are awarded by Gongsundu himself, not from the court. There are unconvinced people.
But now Cao Cao represents the court and the Emperor of Han, and it is not without benefits to coerce the emperor to order the princes.
Gongsun Kang is different from people like Gongsun Du who started from the smallest things. Gongsun Du came from the smallest things, so he is a struggler. He is not interested in the emperor Lao Tzu at all. It's not the emperor's destiny.
As early as decades ago, Gongsundu learned that the Central Plains was in turmoil, so he said to his trusted subordinates Liu Yi and Yang Yi: "The Han royal family is about to be destroyed. It is time for me to discuss with you about the throne." [
But Gongsun Kang is different, precisely because he has no culture. So Gongsun Du was right after he made his fortune. Let your son go to read the book. After learning the etiquette of poetry and calligraphy, since Dong Zhongshu deposed Confucianism, unless there are some who are born with inheritance, such as Zhuge Liang's master Mr. Shui Jing, or a political strategist like Yang Hong, others are learning. Confucianism, one of the key points of Confucianism is to respect the emperor and his ministers.
Therefore, Gongsun Kang still has a little worship for Emperor Han, and he is also interested in the court's rewards.
"Orthodoxy? Hehe. Orthodoxy can be eaten! General Wuwei, Marquis of Yongning Township." Gongsun Du sneered, "Kang'er saw the Dongzhu on my chest!" Gongsun Du pointed to the Nine Pearls on his chest. beads.
"I saw my father, this is Dongzhu!" Gongsun Kang nodded.
"Do you think your father still needs those Wuwei generals, Yongning Xianghou?" Gongsun Du taught his son.
"This!" Gongsun Kang really couldn't argue anymore, because this is the Nine Kings Bead, the limit of the number nine represents, and the so-called Nine Five Lords take the number among them, and those who can carry the Nine Kings Bead , then only the princes and kings, this thing is almost the same as the so-called Jiuding in ancient times.
If he, Gongsun Du, accepted this General Wuwei, the Marquis of Yongning Township. This Dongzhu is dazzling.
"Kang'er, you need to know why I chose Yangzhou Liu Mang. First, you have seen the deal with Yangzhou over the years!" Gongsun Du said to his son.
Gongsun Kang nodded. It was precisely because the warship of Liu Mang, King of Shu in Yangzhou, arrived at the border of Liaodong that the commercial route between Liaodong and Yangzhou was completely opened up. What is there in Liaodong? War horses, there are countless war horses, a herd of wild horses can have tens of thousands of war horses, and there are more domestic horse farms. These war horses are really worthless in Liaodong. Apart from being used as military horses, they can It is said that the wild horses of the people outside the Great Wall are even used as meat horses.
Eating horse meat is definitely a luxury in the Central Plains. A good war horse is worth hundreds of gold. It sold for a dozen or so gold.
If you let them kill war horses and eat horse meat, this is not a luxury.
But here in Liaodong, it is really a common thing, there are so many war horses,
War horse is also a kind of animal. It grows every year, and it will always die of illness or old age. Even in order to control the scale of the horse farm and prevent the grassland from being eaten up by horses, it is even necessary to control the growth of horses. It can be seen that there are many war horses.
This is why the nomads in the north are born to ride horses. If they spend their whole lives on horses, they can not ride horses.
Originally, the sea route was blocked, and there were Yuan brothers on the land, blocking it. Even if there were no Yuan brothers, Cao Cao would not let the war horses of Liaodong flow to areas outside the Central Plains, especially the Jiangnan area. Isn't this self-inflicted
To the ancients, war horses were chariots, and cavalry were always the kings of the battlefield.
So the war horses in Liaodong can only be killed by themselves and used as cooking horses, thanks to that.
But now it is different. Liu Mang, king of Shu in Yangzhou, used war horses to cross the sea to open up sea transportation, turning these eaten war horses into pieces of gold, into a boatload of grain, and even those who This is the most lacking steel weapon armor in Liaodong. (Don't say anything, those iron mines in Liaodong are all underground and cannot be mined!)
And they only need to pay for the horses, which is simply turning waste into treasure.
That is, the current Gongsun Kang is wearing the best armor exchanged from Yangzhou.
"If we accept Cao Cao's official position and title, then we will hate the Shu king Liu Mang. Will these salt, iron, steel and armor gold come back?" Gongsun Du said to his son. teach way.
"A mere township lord, a general of Wuwei, with so many weapons and armor, Cao Cao Cao Mengde thinks I'm Gongsundu stupid!" Gongsundu snorted coldly.
"But father, if we agree to the request of the king of Shu, Liu Mang, we will send troops to directly fight against Cao Cao and Cao Mengde. I heard that Cao Cao's subordinates are all veterans, otherwise Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu would not It will fail." Gongsun Kang is still a little worried, Cao Cao's 300,000 army Chen Bing is in Hebei, and hearing this number is very uncomfortable.
There are only less than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Liaodong. Even Yuan Benchu was no match for Cao Cao, how could he fight in Liaodong alone
"Hehe. Don't worry. Kang'er. Even if the sky falls, there is still a tall man staring in front of him. Then Cao Cao won't attack us after the Yuan brothers die. Even if the Yuan brothers die, I will wait." There is no need to worry. Although Liu Mang, the King of Shu, said to send out troops, how much and how to send out. That is our plan. The Yuan family brothers have reached this level. What we need more is not soldiers and horses, but food and grass. "Gongsun Du said to his son with a smile.
Gongsun Du wished that Cao Cao and the Yuan family brothers would fight to death. The longer the fight, the more beneficial he would be for Gongsun Du. . Who is he, Gongsun Du, to cry to? The transaction with Shu Wang Liu Mang is different, the two sides are separated by the sea. Liu Mang can't fight, no matter how powerful he is, he has to deal with Cao Cao first, so what Liu Mang in Yangzhou needs is time, and he, Gongsun Du, also needs time, but he is just making war money.
The Yuan family brothers want food, but they are running out of food and grass, what should they do if they only have money in their hands! I can only buy it, where to buy it from, of course I bought it from the nearest Liaodong. It is impossible for Cao Cao to sell him. The northern nomads themselves can't get enough to eat, so how could it be possible to give him to the Yuan brothers. Selling grain in Liaodong is the end of a monopoly.
This monopoly, the price will naturally be high. The grain and grass here are originally worth one yuan. I can sell you three or five yuan.
And Liu Mang, King of Shu in Yangzhou, also wanted the Yuan brothers to hold Cao Cao back, so they would naturally lower the price of grain and grass and sell it to Liaodong. Originally, it cost one yuan, but Liu Mang, King of Shu in Yangzhou, might have sold it for fifty cents.
In this way, 50 cents of grain and grass can be sold for 10 yuan, 20 times the profit. This is a complete stealing of money. Who wouldn't want it? On the one hand, this food is also weapons, armor, which is also a profitable business.
The Liaodong army replaced a lot of armor from Yangzhou, so those old armor can only have two functions, the first is to put it in the warehouse to get moldy, and the second is to expand the army. Don't wait until now, the key issue is that the army can't be expanded. Liaodong is a place of severe cold, and the original distribution will be sent here. It is conceivable how many people can have.
The 80,000 army is already the limit of his Gongsun Du. So those armors can only be moldy.
It's all right now, your Yuan family brothers have fought their last battle, if you lose, you will die together, if you win, you will have a brighter future.
The Liaodong army didn't like these worn-out armors, but the Yuan family brothers wanted them, bought them back, and put them on for the ordinary people.
After going back and forth, Liaodong can't make money if it wants to.
"Father is still talented, the child has been educated!" Gongsun Kang couldn't help but looked at his father in admiration, who doesn't like the worship of his son, Gongsundu couldn't help laughing when he saw his son's expression.
"Report! Report to Lord Hou, Cao Cao, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, is here!" A messenger entered the hall and reported to Gongsun Du
"Cao Cao's envoy? Didn't he just leave?" Gongsun Du was a little puzzled but still received the Cao Cao's envoy.
"The chief envoy of Prime Minister Cao of the Han Dynasty has seen His Highness the King of Liaodong." The words of Cao Cao's envoy immediately made Gongsun Du stunned.
"King of Liaodong?"
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"Brother, a few days ago, it was all my younger brother's fault. My younger brother hereby apologizes to my elder brother for doing your best!" In Yuyang of Youzhou, the former capital of the Great Yan Kingdom has now become the capital of the Yuan Dynasty. A safe haven for family brothers.
Cao Cao's army was divided into three groups, attacking Bingzhou all the way, marching into Jizhou all the way, and sweeping Youzhou all the way.
The Yuan family brothers not only had to resist Cao Cao, but also resisted the war between their own brothers, so the bigger and smaller the territory, the smaller and smaller the strength.
Now the two brothers are dumbfounded. Originally, Jizhou and Bingzhou were in the hands of Yuan Shang, and Yuan Tan owned Youzhou and half of Qingzhou.
The territory of the two is not too small. It may be a prince of one side, but Liu Biao is only a Jingzhou.
But, looking at it now, the entire territory of Jizhou has fallen, and Bingzhou is almost the same. Qingzhou directly belongs to Cao Cao, and there is only Youzhou left. The two occupy half of it to resist Cao Cao's army.
How much the current Yuan family brothers look like Gongsun Zan, the governor of Youzhou who was forced to commit suicide by Yuan Shao at that time.
It was precisely because the two brothers realized that if this continued, Youzhou might be finished, and they would end up half as well as that Gongsun Zan. So with the help of their respective brother Yuan Xi. They did it together and joined forces to prepare to fight against Cao Cao.
"Where is that. Brother, it was just being deceived by the villain. It was just that Cao Cao used a trick. The friendship between you and me is deeper than the water in the East China Sea. How can I hate you as a brother!" Yuan Tan also picked it up with a smile and was drank by his half-brother.
"It's the best, it's the best! Haha! Make it clear!" Yuan Shang gulped it down.
"Hehe!" There is another person next to the two brothers, that is Yuan Xi, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang are born with one mother, Yuan Xi is Yuan Shang's older brother, and the mother loves the youngest son. But it's not too bad for the eldest son, and the relationship between the two brothers is still good.
And when Yuan Shao's wife Liu Shi gave birth to Yuan Xi, Yuan Tan's mother was still alive at that time, Liu Shi also treated Yuan Tan well for a while, so Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi also walked around very frequently, which can be regarded as brotherhood .
It was only after Yuan Tan's mother died that the Liu family changed his face. Coupled with Yuan Shang's birth, the two of them broke up, but Yuan Xi never competed with his elder brother Yuan Tan for anything. Because he knew that the younger brother his mother liked, even if he fought for it, he would not get that position. If you fight, it's just against your mother and brother.
There is no entanglement of interests, and the relationship between Yuan Xi, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang is good.
It was precisely because of this that under Yuan Xi's steps, the two brothers managed to get together and the scene before them appeared.
Who would have thought that just before this month, the two would have wanted to kill each other and take off the other's head as a flagon.
I feel that it is Cao Cao's good fortune that the three brothers can be together.
"Okay, brother, third brother! You and I were born from the same father, and we should support each other. Now that the enemy is facing us, we should unite as one to reflect the demeanor of my Yuan family." Yuan Xi turned to his third brother. Said to my elder brother. The four generations and three princes of the Yuan family are not joking. It can be said that most of the officials and noble families in the world are related to the Yuan family. Either a student of the Yuan family, or a member of the Yuan family. This is a calling.
"It's natural, no matter what the grievances between you and my brother are, it's a brother's struggle. Then Cao Cao is definitely not a son of man, and he used the battle between you and me to fulfill his ambitions. This time, my Yuan family will definitely destroy its army. Steal his foundation, Brother Shang, after defeating Cao Cao, this big man's Sikong will be yours!" Yuan Tan is very bold, if you win against Cao Cao, you will be the big man's Sikong.
"Haha, big brother, I'm afraid this father's general will be the favorite of the big brother by then!" Yuan Shang also patted Yuan Tan's horse.
"When the time comes, brother and I, you rule the government and we rule the world. This big man should also change his surname to Yuan!" Yuan Tan's whole horse patted each other comfortably. It is difficult to say whether you, Yuan Tan or Yuan Shang will be the emperor when the Han changed to Yuan.
Yuan Xi looked at these two daydreaming brothers and didn't know what to say. If they talk too much, it will hurt them, and if they talk too little, it will make them proud.
This Cao Cao has not been broken yet, it is the emperor's dream, and now Cao Cao's army is going to destroy their Yuan family brothers, and their Yuan family brothers are the ones who are struggling, not Cao Cao.
But now it seems that the two are thinking about how to carve up Cao Cao after defeating Cao Cao. Here, you take Jizhou, I want Yanzhou, and the other side says that the elder brother gave you Bingzhou, and I just want Zhili.
Yuan Xi smiled wryly and shook his head, Father, father, what kind of son did you give birth to, but the only thing that made Yuan Xi gratified was that the two finally stopped fighting each other.
"Brother and third brother, we are already short of food and grass. If we are besieged by Cao Cao's army, it will only be enough for three months." Yuan Xi said to the two, this is a small cold water, for the purpose of refreshing them.
Sure enough, when the problem of food and grass came up, both of them frowned, and they no longer had that kind of pride and ambition. A penny is hard to kill a good man, and if they have achieved their level of food and grass for a day, they may be entangled to death.
"Food and grass? There is not enough food in the army. We can go to the people to get it! Those ordinary people, it is time to contribute. You and I will protect them from the wind and rain. If it weren't for us, they would have been poisoned by Cao Cao long ago. Every family Each household will send one stone of rations, which is enough for our army for the first half year!" Yuan Tan opened his mouth to make a plan. Yuan Xi was so frightened that his face turned pale.
Nima go to the food on the spot? For one stone, ordinary people can have so much food in their homes. Even if there is. You took these grains. Then people's hearts are basically finished. You still expect the common people to help you build the city wall. If you take the people's rations and force the people to die, you just wait for the people to open the city gate for you to welcome Cao Cao.
"My lord, don't do it!" Fortunately, what Yuan Xi was worried about didn't happen. A counselor who was sitting beside Yuan Tan stepped forward and hurriedly stopped Yuan Tan. There is not much more, if I wait to take it, then my lord, the hearts of the people in Youzhou may turn to Cao Cao!" This middle-aged counselor is called Guo Tu.
Don't underestimate Guo Tu. When it comes to Guo Tu, everyone thinks that he is a villain, but in fact he is not. Cao Cao coerced the emperor to make the princes. Apart from Xi Zhicai and others, there is another person who also thought of this strategy. Yes, this person is Guo Tu.
After that, Guo Tu set up Yuan Shao to kill Liu Bei, united with Sun Ce, and ordered Cao Cao. Yuan Shao was able to have the capital to come out, it was Guo Tu who gave advice.
It's just that Guo Tuzhi's policy was completely rejected. It's not that Guo Tu is useless, but that there are too many checks and balances.
If you, Guo Tu, don't know how to play tricks. If you play tricks, you will be like Na Tianfeng and others, and you will not end well in the end.
So Guo Tu can only follow the trend, not to mention that Guo Tu was based on Yuan Tan. It is also necessary to contribute to the master's benefit, and this is how to frame Zhongliang, such as Gao Lan Zhang Yun and others.
Guo Tu saw at a glance that if his master Yuan Tan's plan was implemented, it might be the end of everyone. Originally, Guo Tu planned to speak later, but now is the time, and he can't delay any longer, so he had no choice but to stand up without losing face.
"What does the people's heart care about!" Retorted by his advisers, Yuan Tan was a little ashamed and about to make a fool of himself.
At Yuan Shang's lower position over there, a middle-aged counselor was also signaling to Yuan Shang, and this person was the chief counselor who tried and matched Yuan Shang.
The purpose of approving eyes is to ask Yuan Shang to give Yuan Tan a step down.
Although Yuan Shang really wanted to embarrass Yuan Tan, he knew when it was now, "Why are you angry, brother?" Yuan Shang raised his glass and said, "Those untouchables are dead, but we still need these gangs now, brother." The dead people help us fight the world, they are ants, why should you get angry with them!" Yuan Shang's words finally made Yuan Tan feel better.
Although it didn't sound good, the counselors and civil servants on the side also nodded, thinking that the third son seemed to be more reliable than the eldest son, but this thought hadn't been in his mind for three minutes, and his whole image changed immediately.
"How much food can those untouchables have in their hands, but if they can't get it, then I will let the soldiers under my hand eat less, anyway, I won't starve to death. Three buckets of rice a day will become two buckets, so I can hold on for another months."
"Pfft!" Yuan Xi almost choked to death without taking a sip of wine.
You are paralyzed, Yuan Tan’s strategy over there is to destroy the hearts of the people, and you are here to promote the morale of the army. Are you two rescuers invited by monkeys, or is it something about Cao Cao on the opposite side.
This is not a plan, this is completely self-destructing the city wall.
The hearts of the people and the army are indispensable. The two brothers play one game. If you listen to them, don't fight. Everyone can surrender with a raise of their hands.
"Ahem!" The judge next to him also blushed, "My lord, the food and grass of this army cannot be reduced. These days, the soldiers consume a lot, so it should be enough to feed them." The idea of the judge is not only Don't reduce food and grass, but also increase the cost of food and grass.
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, how should we deal with it?" Yuan Shang was also annoyed.
Shenpei and Guo Tu both looked at the second son Yuan Xi over there, and now they realize how unreliable their master is. If they knew it, they would have gone to find the second son, but now they don't regret taking the medicine. .
"Big brother, third brother! Don't worry, I already have a clue about the issue of food and grass!" Yuan Xi waved his hands and said to the two brothers.
"Big brother, third brother, how much money do you have in your hands!?" Yuan Xi looked at the two and asked.
Yuan Xi also had no choice. Although he brought these two brothers together, Yuan Xi's strength was indeed the smallest, because Yuan Xi was determined to fight Cao Cao to the end from the very beginning, and the tens of thousands of soldiers in his hand had long been defeated by Cao Cao. If they are destroyed, all they can bring is 2,000 cavalry, and the two brothers must provide money, food, and grass. So I can only ask two people. (To be continued..)