Mr. Yuan needs to be serious.

With just a few words, Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai understood it.

Liu Dai's killing of Qiao Mao had angered the Yuan family, and Yuan Shao's alliance had failed. Now, the Yuan family was in desperate need of a victory.

Now that the Yellow Turbans are rioting in Qingzhou and attacking Yanzhou, it indicates that the Yuan family has begun to take action against Liu Dai.

Liu Dai may have died on the battlefield, on the street, in bed, or even in the toilet.

It's not like this kind of thing has never happened before.

"According to the intelligence reports, Cao Cao and Liu Bei are already in Yanzhou, and may have fought with the Yellow Turbans. Fengxiao, are we just going to watch like this? This is not in line with my title of Yellow Turbans Nemesis!"

"My lord is not idle, my lord is pacifying the Black Mountain Army!"

Guo Jia said to Xi Zhicai that Xi Zhicai now knew about Liu Qing's victory in Hanoi, and the defeat of the Black Mountain Army had become a joke.

What is King Bohai busy with?

Don't ask, asking is just to defeat the Black Mountain Army.

Xi Zhicai covered his mouth and nose, coughed twice, lowered his head and cupped his hands at Liu Qing, expressing his presumption.

"My lord, Liu Dai is dead, and Yanzhou has become a land without one. I will look at it below. Both Dong Zhuo and the Yuan family will appoint new state pastors. The counties in Yanzhou will also be divided into several factions. Once a war breaks out,

It will be difficult to calm down for a while, so the Lord can use this to strengthen his troops and intervene forcefully when all parties are exhausted. In this way, it will be easy to conquer Yanzhou."

Xi Zhicai made a relatively long-term suggestion. It may take several months until the various factions in Yanzhou fight to the death.

This is also in line with Liu Qing's general policy of merging prefectures first. With the powerful campaign of Anping County coming to an end, the whole prefecture of Jizhou has been completely included. The next work is to cultivate the land, calm the people, and train troops.

In addition to ensuring full grain production, Liu Qing also vigorously encourages the development of handicrafts, industry and commerce. Liu Qing does not understand any farming schools, nor is he a technical geek. He only knows one rule -

Improvements in tools and innovations in technology are basically in the field of handicrafts.

Liu Qing thought for a while and then said: "There is one more thing that needs to be guarded against. Cui Yan wrote a letter saying that Gongsun Zan of Youzhou has the potential to mutiny. The army under his command has actually controlled the territory of three counties. But in terms of military front, Liu Yu

Compared with being too poor, being a filial piety and pursuing talents, what do you think?"

"My lord, you still need your lord's attitude towards the matter in Youzhou," Guo Jiadao.

Liu Qing had already thought about Youzhou. Except for the three counties of Zhuo County, Guangyang and Yuyang, other places were not very attractive to Liu Qing, at least not a high priority.

"I have no intention of Youzhou, but I am happy to see Liu Yu govern it. If Youzhou is taken over by Gongsun Zan, then Jizhou will be in danger!"

Liu Qing did not want Youzhou to fall into the hands of Gongsun Zan. From a public perspective, Liu Yu was a rare loyal minister of the Han Dynasty in the late Han Dynasty, and he won the hearts of Wuhuan people. In his hands, Youzhou could ensure the stability of the north and northeast, and privately

Generally speaking, although Gongsun Zan has good strength, he is greedy for profit and too aggressive.

Most of Youzhou is connected to Jizhou. If Gongsun Zan controls Youzhou, he will definitely attack Jizhou next. What Liu Qing has to do is to nip it in the cradle.

Gongsun Zan participated in the alliance, and then returned to Liaodong, ready to make a move, saying that he and the Yuan family had nothing to do with each other, but he himself did not believe it.

Because of Dong Zhuo's recommendation, the imperial court appointed Liu Yu as Grand Sima, who was obviously from the Luoyang faction.

The Yuan family probably won over Gongsun Zan and promised him the position of Youzhou Mu, which made Gongsun Zan rush back to Youzhou in a hurry.

In today's history, because Liu Qing occupied Jizhou, the dispute between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao was out of the question. Even if there was a fight, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao would unite to deal with Jizhou.

"Zhao Yun has completed his Anping mission. You can order Zhao Yun to station troops in Hejian to prevent any unexpected events." Guo Jia suggested.

"Send a letter to Youzhou Mu again. If you need help, you can order Zhao Yun to help." Xi Zhicai added.

"That's all we have to do now! We'll be here first for today's discussion. Zhicai, stay indoors less and go out for a breath of fresh air." Liu Qing said.

Xi Zhicai thanked him and left with Guo Jia.

Liu Qing looked at the two people who retreated and enjoyed a private moment of silence.

Qian Ying has almost returned to the grassland, and it won't be long before news of the Xianbei army gathering will reach Luoyang.

Then Dong Zhuo might be able to recommend himself as Bingzhou Mu again.

In the second half of the day, Liu Qing went to the center of the city to observe the construction progress for a while. Now the outer buildings have reached the stage of laying solid foundations. Later, Liu Qing went to the camp outside the city. Dian Wei was personally waiting to return to Ye County.

It's near dusk.

After returning to the mansion, Liu Qing was surprised to find that Guo Jiaxizhicai and Li Wen were both there, and Liu Qing suddenly felt that something had happened.

"But what happened?" Liu Qing asked.

The three of them paid tribute to King Bohai together, but Liu Qing gave up and motioned to the others to omit them.

Guo Jia stepped forward and said: "My lord, Ruyang has reported secretly that the emperor has issued an edict and ordered Yuan Shao to be the shepherd of Yanzhou and be responsible for the expedition against the Yellow Turbans."

Forget the second half of the sentence, Liu Qing thought to himself.

"My lord, the news of Liu Dai's death has just arrived, and Yuan Shao's appointments have followed one after another. This matter is just as my lord expected, and it was Yuan's plan for a long time!" Xi Zhicai said.

Originally, Xi Zhicai didn't know about it and was still surprised. Guo Jia, who knew the details of the Yuan family, didn't even bother to mention it.

However, Liu Qing did not expect that the Yuan family would be so decisive in taking action and directly appointed Yuan Shao as the shepherd of Yanzhou. In this way, Shanyang County and Jiyin County would definitely join Yuan Shao, and Chen Liu and Zhang Miao would probably join him as well, and the rest would be insignificant.

At that time, Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin was recuperating from his injuries. However, Zhang Ju, the former Taishan County Governor, and his younger brother Zhang Chun rebelled and were punished by Gongsun Zan.

In this way, Yuan Shao will conquer Yanzhou without any effort. Those so-called Yellow Turbans may help Yuan Shao capture Dongjun first, and then stage a drama of Yuan Shao "defeating the Yellow Turbans and regaining Yanzhou" to block those

Because of the doubts about Yuan Shao's qualifications, Yuan Shao's reputation became even greater.

Seconds! Who came up with this!

Yuan's decisiveness greatly exceeded Liu Qing's expectations. You must know that appointing a state pastor is no small matter. Even if he was as high as Dong Zhuo, who single-handedly controlled Luoyang and recommended Liu Qing to be the Bingzhou pastor, he didn't feel anything. Yuan Wei fell.

Directly conferring the title of Yanzhou Mu to the Yuan family's children can be said to be a direct fast-forward to the post-Chang'an era in which the emperor was a puppet.

Liu Qing stood at the door of the house and fell into deep thought.

"My lord, Yuan's move is just for quick success. Although he can control Yanzhou temporarily, if Dong Zhuo learns of this news, he will send troops to conquer. In fact, Yuan's move will undoubtedly drag Dong Zhuo into the battlefield early. If he had not

If you face the Xiliang army head-on, you will lose more than you gain!"

After hearing Guo Jia's words, Liu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now I was thinking that I had not yet become the Bingzhou Shepherd, but Yuan Benchu ​​took a step ahead of me and became the Yanzhou Mu.

The situation in Yanzhou was originally complicated, but Yuan Dali did a miracle and put the final word on it. However, Dali sometimes ended up with a lonely hole in the floor.

Whether it is a miracle or loneliness depends on Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo's second round.

"What Fengxiao said is true. Now that the situation in Yanzhou has changed, how should I respond?"

"Jiasi thinks that Yuan's move will also be beneficial to the Lord!"

What? I won again?

Liu Qing didn't understand. Seeing that Yanzhou was in Yuan Shao's hands, how could it be beneficial to me?

"How do you understand the words Fengxiao?"

"My lord, how do you think Dong Zhuo will feel when he hears the news that Yuan Shao is the shepherd of Yanzhou?"

"Of course I'm angry!" Liu Qing replied.

"Yes! Such a Dong Zhuo, who has a heavy army, is in charge of the capital, and is extremely angry. When he puts forward his suggestions, will there be any opponents? If Dong Zhuo recommends his lord as Bingzhou Mu again, who will dare to stop him!

"

Liu Qing realized, is this okay?

Guo Jia, you are doing reading comprehension here!

Anyway, it’s a win!

"The words of filial piety are not unreasonable. If the news of the Xianbei army approaching the border is added to the news, the position of Binzhou Mu will belong to none other than the Lord!" Xi Zhicai agreed.

"Yes, yes, you two are singing in harmony, and those who don't know would think that I am the manipulator behind the scenes!"

Liu Qing's words made everyone laugh. What was originally bad news turned out to be good news for Liu Qing after a while of analysis.

I have to admit that the theory of winning hemp is very high level.

…

Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo learned the news about Yuan Shao being named Yanzhou Mu the next time. The reason why it happened the second time was because it was not the news that Dong Zhuo had found out by himself, but the news that Yang Biao had found out. He had been operating in Yingchuan for several years.

He knew everything that happened there.

Things in Ruyang will first be fermented in Yuzhou and then spread abroad.

"How dare you, Shuzi!"

Dong Zhuo was really furious, "Young Yuan Shaoxiao, our defeated general dares to act as a state herdsman, how can it be unreasonable!"

Dong Min also added fuel to the fire: "Brother, this must be Yuan Wei's trick. Setting up a new court is tantamount to treason. Now he dares to meddle with other states. It is simply lawless!"

"I want to send troops to stop the attack. Is there anything Wen He can do?" Dong Zhuo asked Jia Xu.

After listening to Dong Zhuo talking noisily for a while, Jia Xu was finally asked.

"Dong Gong should think carefully. Yanzhou is not Hanoi. Yuan Shao may be in trouble in Hanoi. However, the land of Yanzhou, especially Dongjun, is still unknown. When Yuan Shao came out, he was the head of Puyang County, the seat of Dongjun. His influence on Yanzhou

The familiar situation is no worse than Liu Dai's."
To be continued...