Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 234 Yuan Shao had no other choice.

Before Liu Bei could say anything, Xun Yu and Xun You, who were closest to the main case in the hall, could not help but cough dryly.

Even if Dian Wei was whispering, with his rough voice, anyone who was close enough could hear it.

They were originally discussing how to deal with Yuan Shao, but were interrupted by Dian Wei. Even Xun Yu bowed and advised: "Sir, the elders say that women who raise children more often are more likely to give birth to children. This woman can really raise three sons and they are very strong. It is better to follow the advice of Dian Junhou and take her into the government. If the lady is unwilling, Yu can persuade her in a letter to keep the family peaceful."

It is no wonder that Xun Yu said so. He has always been busy with government affairs, getting up early and going to bed late almost every day. He does not have a comprehensive understanding of the affairs of the envoy's family. He only knows that Madam Yin is the most loved by the envoy, and she is also a virtuous person and frugal in managing the household.

However, Xun Yu was not sure whether Yin would be surprised at the idea of ​​taking a concubine based on her personality. After all, such matters were extremely secretive and were often unknown to outsiders.

In the Han Dynasty, there were many women who had a strong possessiveness and tried every means to monopolize their husbands. During these decades, the woman who left the most impression on the world was Sun, the wife of the powerful official Liang Ji.

Therefore, in order to prevent the envoy from taking too many concubines and causing family discord, they, the subordinates, fulfilled their duties as the emperor and his subjects and wrote letters to advise Madam Yin that the prosperity of the Han Dynasty would only begin when Prince Xuande had many sons.

Liu Bei laughed dumbly, waved his hands and said, "Okay, okay, let's stop here and pretend you didn't hear anything. Bian was Cao Mengde's concubine and raised three sons for him, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi. The reason why I wrote a letter to Zhang Mengzhuo to invite her here is not because I was attracted by her beauty and wanted to sleep with her, but because I saw that Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi were young and could be playmates for my son."

"That's why I happened to know the beautiful woman's surname."

Liu Bei glared back at Dian Wei and explained with a wry smile.

"So that's how it is." Xun Yu and Xun You nodded after hearing this.

Only Dian Wei looked disappointed. He thought he could make another contribution, but he didn't expect that he was wrong.

However, the envoy openly invited Bian to stay in Pingyuan. According to the opinions of the common people, it was obvious that the man was in love with the woman. Cao Mengde abandoned his concubine and joined Yuan's rebellion and ran away to Yangzhou. He also carved his own seal and declared himself the governor of Yangzhou.

Lord Xuande was able to take care of Cao's son without holding grudges, and he was still grateful for raising him.

In the future, when Cao's son grows up, shouldn't he serve the governor with the feeling of "respecting the elders" and repaying his parents?
Since the envoy has become the respected lord of Cao's family, then wouldn't it be reasonable to take his mother, Bian, as a concubine in advance? It would also be normal for him to have several more sons. I don't know why Lord Xuande is opposed to this.

People all over the world prefer such women who have successfully raised children as concubines, as they are better than the Huan and Gan women who were taken in at Xuzhou, and there is no need to worry about the risk of children dying during childbirth.

Dian Wei touched his head and muttered to himself.

Xun Yu and Xun You wanted to persuade him again. After all, although their lord had many wives and concubines, he only had one son and one daughter at the moment. But after hearing what Liu Bei said, they temporarily gave up the idea of ​​persuading him and continued to talk about how to deal with Yuan Shao.

To be honest, in their minds, Yuan Shao's invasion was not as important as persuading the envoy to have more children.

Liu Bei said to the crowd, "Yuan Benchu ​​has sent Qu Yi to march to Du County. I believe Gao Lan, Zhang He and others from Bohai County will lead their troops south. Their intention is just to disrupt the autumn farming in Pingyuan, Jinan and Le'an."

"Even if Yuan's army is approaching Qingzhou, I have no worries. I am only worried about Yunchang in Dongjun. In order to prevent Yuan's army from evading the strong and attacking the weak and forcing Yanzhou, Gongda, Zijing, and Jigui will immediately take the official ship to Puyang tomorrow to help Yunchang guard against the enemies in Ganling and Weijun. After the military equipment and food are fully prepared, we will immediately attack Yecheng and bring Wen Chou's head to me."

"Bao Yuncheng has been transferred from the Gongcao of Jibei County to the Gongcao of Dong County, and is responsible for recruiting the local powerful families to defend the city. By then, I will personally write letters to the clan leaders and ask them to cooperate." "Yes, I will follow your orders." Xun You, Lu Su, and Cui Yan immediately stood up and bowed in response.

"Wen Ruo will stay in Pingyuan and Feng Xiao...Feng Xiao will follow the army."

After Liu Bei gave Xun Yu's instructions, he saw Guo Jia shaking his noodle vigorously, trying to attract his attention. Thinking that Guo Jia was obsessed with joining the army to fight, it was useless to persuade him, so he had to agree.

Worried, he asked, "I have used a large sum of money to invite Hua Yuanhua, a famous doctor from Yuzhou, to Qingzhou to treat patients. He has the ability of Bian Que. Is Fengxiao willing to go and see him?"

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "It is urgent to return to Qingzhou. I have heard that Hua Yuanrang is an excellent doctor, but I have not been there yet."

"In that case, then you should take care of yourself first. Once your complexion looks rosy, you can go out with the army. Otherwise, with little food and many things to do, how can you last long?" Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh.

After thinking for a while, he turned to Xun Yu and asked, "Wen Ruo, Liu Yao of Yuzhang County may not be a match for Cao Mengde. Cao Cao has been conquering Yuzhang for half a year. If he is defeated, after Mengde reorganizes his troops, he will either attack Yuan Shu in Huainan or Xuzhou. The best strategy is to attack their plans, the next best is to attack their alliances, and the worst is to attack their cities."

"We sent an envoy to Jingzhou to explain the benefits and disadvantages, and persuade the nobles and powerful families to join Liu Biao in attacking Jiangdong. What do you think?"

Xun Yu thought for a moment, then bowed and replied, "You can give it a try, but don't hold out too much hope. Although Liu Jingsheng is a member of the royal family, he is already over fifty-four years old and has no ambition to make progress. Unless Cao Mengde leads his army to attack Jiangxia and Nanjun in Jingzhou to consolidate the natural barrier of the Yangtze River."

“Otherwise, Liu Jingsheng would never have taken the initiative to send troops to help the envoy to contain Cao Cao, but he would not have been won over by Yuan Benchu ​​and marched into Yingchuan, Henan Yin, and Henei County.”

"Now Yuan Shao has sent troops to Jizhou to engage in battle with you. It may seem that he is full of vigor, but in fact he is just relying on his high morale and courage. He retreated to defend the city after several unsuccessful field battles. This time he will not dare to decide the outcome of the battle.

It must be to defend the city with great fanfare, and then send out elite cavalry to sweep the borders of Qingzhou and Yanzhou with the Wuhuan and Xianbei people to burn farmland. In the past, when the Xiongnu heard that the Han army was coming, they buried sheep and cattle on the roads and on the water to curse the Han army. In fact, they buried corpses in the water to cause a great epidemic. If Yuan Shao follows suit, he can wait for our army to tire out and then recruit the Hu cavalry to defeat it. "

"In Yu's opinion, Yuan Benchu ​​will not rush into battle, but should gradually nibble away at Qing and Yan, so that Yuan Shu and Cao Cao can reorganize their troops, and then surround them from three sides."

When these words were spoken, the other clerks were all a little surprised.

Liu Bei, Xun You, Guo Jia, Lu Su and others had long guessed that Yuan Benchu ​​might use the epidemic to defeat the enemy. After all, there are only so many ways to win.

If they learned from the Hu people and used all means necessary, they would first gather in the city and defend it, and then wait for the enemy to get sick and become weak after drinking the water, and then break out of the city, they could indeed deal a heavy blow to the Qingzhou army.

However, once a major epidemic occurs, Yuan Shao will not be able to control it. Does he dare to risk the wrath of the world?

Xun Yu’s answer was: “I dare.”

The Yuan family of Runan, who had three generations of high officials, were able to quickly become three high officials after the Factions and Factions Persecution because they were good at judging the situation, did not confront the eunuchs, and even made friends with eunuchs' children like Cao Mengde, and accepted people like Dong Zhuo of Liangzhou as their former officials. They were definitely people with flexible moral bottom lines, and they dared to do anything as long as they were not discovered.

(End of this chapter)