Chapter 402

"Father, you rewarded Mr. Gonghe with two hundred pieces of silk, but why did you only give Mr. Yuan Tu and Mr. Ziyuan only a hundred pieces? I heard that the two gentlemen are not very happy, especially Mr. Ziyuan."

In the Governor's Mansion in Yecheng, Yuan Shao's second son, Yuan Xi, said to Yuan Shao in bewilderment. Yuan Shao has three sons in total. The eldest son, Yuan Tanjiu, has been trained in the army. As he gets older, he is able to take charge of his own affairs. Therefore, he sits in Nanpi, the old nest for Yuan Shao, while the second son, Yuan Xi, has been trained in the army. The most beloved youngest son, Yuan Shang, is still young and still studying. .

"Haha, Xianyi, you are fair." Yuan Shao laughed: "The Jizhou government treasury has a lot of treasures, two hundred pieces of silk is nothing, but I can't give it to my father."

Yuan Xi looked confused: "My child is stupid, please ask my father to clarify."

Yuan Shao said patiently: "Yuantu and Ziyuan are old ministers of the father. They have followed a certain person since Luoyang. Now that a certain person has acquired Jizhou, he has given Xun Chen and Jushou the honor of being a part-timer. If you are Yuantu or Ziyuan, how would you feel?" think?"

Yuan Xi thought thoughtfully: "The two gentlemen have made great achievements through hard work, but the reason why my father was able to get Jizhou was all due to Xun Chen's dealings in it, contacting the officials of Jizhou to force Han Fu, and Jushou's status among the scholars of Jizhou. Quite high, my father used high-ranking officials and generous salaries to win them over in exchange for the support of Jizhou faction officials, if someone is the two gentlemen, I must understand."

Yuan Shao smiled gratifiedly, grabbed Yuan Xi's hand, and sighed: "Xianyi, you are gentle and courteous, and you are a gentleman, but now that all the heroes in the world are fighting together, and the princes are fighting, only the capable can gain a foothold."

"Yuantu, Ziyuan is dissatisfied, because they are all sharp-edged people, full of talents, and have high self-esteem. It is normal to be dissatisfied with father's valuing and teaching. If Yuantu and Ziyuan have the same personality as you, Somebody wants to reward each of them with two hundred bolts of silk."

Yuan Shao explained to Yuan Xi with a serious expression: "Ziyuan, Yuantu, Gongze and others are old ministers of Nanyang. They are connected with each other and form a school of their own. But Xun Chen, Jushou and others are from Jizhou and belong to the same school. Although Jushou did not criticize Ziyuan and Yuantu today, he has actually refuted their remarks, and they must be dissatisfied."

"The reason why my father's specifications were different last time is to make the two factions attack each other. In this way, they will naturally try their best to do things for me. The way of being a king is to pay attention to a balance."

After Yuan Shao became the fourth generation and the third prince, he received formal education since he was a child, which included the way of imperial servants, which was balance and moderation.

Yuan Xi suddenly realized: "So that's the case, the child has been educated."

Yuan Shao nodded in satisfaction, and Yuan Xi continued: "However, as the so-called ruler regards his ministers as brothers and feet, the ministers regard the emperor as his heart, and the emperor regards his ministers as dirt, and then he regards him as a bandit and enemy. My child regards benevolence and righteousness as the most important thing." This, then the ministers will naturally reciprocate."

Yuan Shao's face darkened: "Xianyi is saying that he is not kind to his father?"

Yuan Xi panicked and said: "That's not the case, it's just a child."

Yuan Shao snorted: "Okay, you are good everywhere, but your personality is too weak, and your elder brother is too strong."

The way of imperial servants is naturally balance, what kind of benevolence and righteousness? How do you know that others will be kind to you?

Seeing Yuan Xi's expression of sincerity and fear, Yuan Shao couldn't bear it again: "Forget it, you go down and think about what Wei father said today, you know?"

"Here, it's late at night, father goes to bed early." Yuan Xi bowed his head slightly and retreated.

In this way, the first collision between the Nanyang camp headed by Fengji, Guo Tu, and Xu You and the Jizhou camp headed by Jushou and Xun Chen within the Yuan Shao camp ended without a problem, while Yuan Shao consciously or unintentionally guided and controlled the internal friction in the camp. However, Yuan Shao didn't go too far, after all, now that Gongsun Zan's army is overwhelming, dealing with Gongsun Zan is the top priority.

Since Yuan Shao had just obtained Jizhou not long ago, people's hearts did not belong to Yuan Shao, and the black bandit Yububu never retreated, tens of thousands of troops have been staying at the border of Jizhou and Bingzhou, so the people in Jizhou can be described as panic.

Gongsun Zan took his cousin Gongsun Yue as the vanguard general and led five thousand cavalry to the south. The northern part of Jizhou is at stake.

However, at this critical juncture, Gongsun Yue did something that greatly upset the hearts of the people. Youzhou was originally a place of bitter cold, with a cold climate and sparsely populated land, so there was not much food produced. Although Gongsun Zan defeated a million Yellow Turban bandits and took away the food and supplies, he got very little.

Therefore, after Gongsun Yue surrendered to Zhongshan Kingdom without a fight, he immediately dispatched cavalry to collect food. For a while, Zhongshan Kingdom was run into chaos by Gongsun's army, and the atmosphere was smoky.

Although Han Fu has a weak personality, he also has one advantage, that is, he seldom invades other states and counties on his own initiative, so there are not many taxes distributed to the common people. Therefore, after hearing that Yuan Shao put Han Fu under house arrest, the people of Jizhou generally had some feelings for Yuan Shao. Dissatisfied, and this is why Gongsun Yue easily won the Zhongshan Kingdom.

The people of Jizhou have no preference for Gongsun Zan or Yuan Shao to rule Jizhou, and because Yuan Shao put Han Fu under house arrest, the people of Jizhou even hope that Gongsun Zan will defeat Yuan Shao. But Gongsun Yue shot himself in the foot and sent troops to collect food. The people of Jizhou were disappointed, and instead had expectations for Yuan Shao.

But when he heard that the Zhongshan Kingdom surrendered without a fight, Yuan Shao was taken aback, and hurriedly led his troops northward, and arrived in the northern part of Julu County, where Yuan Shao led the troops himself.

Gongsun Zan launched an attack on Yuan Shao's army impatiently, and won the first battle. Relying on the reputation of the white horse general who has won every battle and his superb light cavalry command skills, the Jizhou army was defeated and lost thousands of people.

Although Yuan Shao has a strong army, only half of them are direct descendants, and the remaining half of the Jizhou army is newly attached to Yuan Shao, and their morale is low.

Gongsun Zan won consecutive battles, and Baima Yicong's morale was high. General Yan Gang even led Baima Yicong's elite to attack Yuan Shao's headquarters. Fortunately, Gao Lan led the euphorbia soldiers to protect them, so they were saved from disaster.

Yuan Shao followed Jushou's advice and withdrew his troops to the Jieqiao line, which was convenient for defense. Although Gongsun's army followed, the offensive was intercepted.

Qu Yi, a general from Xiliang, asked for orders to fight, and ambushed the crossbowmen behind the infantry. When Gongsun's Baima Yicong made an assault, all of a sudden, thousands of arrows were fired. Baima Yicong was severely injured immediately, and the Jizhou army cheered.

Yuan Shao beat the drums himself, and the Jizhou army came out in full force, but Gongsun's army was demoralized because of Baima Yicong's heavy damage. After resisting for a while, they were defeated.