Yuan Shao died, the great general Yuan Shao really died, Cao Cao made the world mourn, and even Cao Cao personally collected Yuan Shao's body, supported Yuan Shao's coffin, and buried him with the etiquette of princes and kings.
Yuan Shao was given the posthumous title of loyal King of Bohai. Yuan Shao's Lady Liu also followed Yuan Shao after he jumped off the city wall. Cao Cao buried them together and found a place in Bohai County. , this place was found by Yuan Shao in the past, in order to prepare for a hundred years later, Yuan Shao even thought about moving the capital to Bohai County after the world was settled.
The relocation was not completed, but it was finally buried in the Bohai Sea.
Cao Cao went up to the high platform in person and commented on Yuan Shao's life. When talking about the two getting along, Cao Cao sometimes rejoiced and sometimes was heartbroken. The whole Hebei people spontaneously dressed Yuan Shao in mourning, and shed tears in the streets and alleys of the city. , like losing a loved one.
"My lord's condolences!" Xu Huang Lejin and the others beside him didn't understand why Cao Cao mourned Yuan Shao so much. Only Cheng Yu knew that Cao Cao's mourning was not only because of Yuan Shao, the former childhood friend. The grief is more because Cao Cao is buying people's hearts.
When Yuan Shao was in Hebei, he always had a virtuous government. It was he who saved Hebei from the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and he made Hebei rich in food and clothing. The people practiced his goodness, but Yuan Shao died in the hands of Cao Cao. I would hate Cao Cao, but Cao Cao won a lot of hearts after Cao Cao came out like this. Burying the enemy with such a generous ceremony is enough to see that Cao Cao has a broad mind, not only the hearts of the people, but also the hearts of those gentry. Many scholars began to defect to Cao Cao.
Fan Yangcheng is broken. Yuan Shao died. It can be said that the whole of Hebei has been wiped out by Cao Cao.
All the princes of the world began to worry, because once Cao Cao sacked Hebei, this giant finally pulled out his body, showing his eyes staring like a tiger, and his bloody mouth seemed to be thinking about who he was going to swallow.
So everyone was terrified, for fear of offending Cao Cao and being the first to plot against Cao Cao.
Among them, the most worried person is not Yangzhou Shu Wang Liu Mang but our Liaodong Wang Gongsun Du.
Gongsun Du had already walked back and forth dozens of times in the main hall of the mansion, but the frown on his face never let Su loosen. This is because of fear and worry.
The original Gongsun Du dared to do business with Liu Mang, the king of Shu in Yangzhou, because the sky was high and the emperor was far away. You Cao Cao is a bird, no matter how powerful you are, I am the emperor of Liaodong, you can't do anything if you want to beat me, not to mention the high terrain, but the Yuan family brothers are blocking the front, at least the Yuan family brothers are in front of him Gongsundu is not afraid. How can this Yuan family brother be able to stop him when Gongsun Du dies
But I didn't expect this Yuan family brother to be so dishonest, even Gongsun Du wanted to replace Yuan Shao's several unfilial sons to death, and it took two years for the huge Hebei to be handed over to others. A prodigal loses almost one state a year. That can also last for four years, now it’s good. Half and half.
When the Yuan family brothers were finished, he, Gongsun Du, panicked.
"Father, father, let's ask for help from His Royal Highness Shu Wang of Yangzhou!" Gongsun Kang, the future heir of Liaodong, also suggested to Gongsun Du.
"Let King Liu Mang of Shu send troops to Liaodong." Gongsun Du's eyes lit up. That's fine.
However, Gongsun Du immediately shook his head. Not to mention that the situation is urgent now, and the distant water cannot save the near fire. He said that the Yangzhou army should come to help Liaodong defend against Cao Cao. What should I do if I stay in Liaodong and don't leave? Then he, Gongsundu, will cry,
"Father, let's seek refuge with Prime Minister Cao!" Gongsun Kang deserves to be educated. The king of Shu, Liu Mang, can't do it. Let's change his family and join Cao Cao. You are afraid of Cao Cao, that's because you and Cao Cao are in a hostile relationship. , If you take refuge in Cao Cao, it will be fine.
"No!" Gongsun Du also shook his head. If he could take refuge in Cao Cao, he would have done it long ago. It was okay before. Cao Cao even gave him the title of King of Liaodong in order to comfort him. It was for Gongsun Du and him Let's fight against the Yuan family brothers together. But it's different now, Cao Cao defeated the Yuan brothers, and you, Gongsun Du, are no longer useful.
What's more, Cao Cao was blocked in Fanyang City by the Yuan brothers some time ago, and half of the credit for this is his Gongsun Du.
It was he, Gongsun Du, who became the second-hand dealer who bought weapons and armor from Yangzhou and sold them to the Yuan brothers. It was precisely because of these armors and weapons that Cao Cao's army suffered heavy losses. It can be said that many people in Cao Cao's army over there can't wait Swallow him, Gongsundu, if he takes refuge in Cao Cao, isn't this the bone that comes to his door
"Father, if we go to seek refuge directly, it is very likely that as you said, father, we will be beaten aside by Prime Minister Cao, and even people will directly disagree with our refuge, but if we are sincere, it will be different Already!" Gongsun Kang said to his father, Gongsun Du.
"Sincerity?" Gongsun Du was stunned for a moment, "You said we gave gifts?" Gongsun Du shook his head with a wry smile, so could Cao Cao's army be short of money
"Father, why did Prime Minister Cao stop at Fanyang City?" Gongsun Kang asked Gongsun Du beside him.
"Firstly, Fan Yangcheng is tall, secondly, this Yuan Xi is considered a talented person, and thirdly, I am afraid it is those weapons and armor made in Yangzhou!" Gongsun Du had to say that the weapons of Yangzhou are really easy to use. He, Gongsun Du, now looks at the original heavy armors and is completely disgusted. If those Yangzhou armors and weapons were not too expensive, I am afraid that Gongsun Du would have all his subordinates replace them with them.
"Prime Minister Cao must really want those Yangzhou-made weapons. Father, what if we give those Yangzhou weapons and armor as gifts to Prime Minister Cao?" Gongsun Kang said to Gongsun Du with a smile.
"Give these Yangzhou weapons and armor to Cao Cao?" Gongsun Du thought for a while, and it's not impossible, but it still hurts Gongsun Du. You must know that those in his army were all bought with money, then Yangzhou Liu Mang, no matter whether you sell it to the Yuan family brothers or buy it yourself, the price is so high.
"Are these enough?" Gongsun Du was still worried. He only had 3,000 sets of armor and 5,000 new-style swords in his army. Would Cao Cao like these things? You must know that Cao Cao has 300,000 troops under his command. When Hebei is pacified, he will inevitably expand his army. These three or four thousand armors and swords are simply drizzle.
"Father, although we have few armors and knives, there is one place where we have many!" Gongsun Kang said to Gongsun Du with a smile.
"You mean?" Gongsun Du stared at his son with wide eyes. (to be continued..)
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