Pingyang.

The residence of General Zhengxi.

"Xianbei sent troops and attacked Youzhou..." Fei Qian handed the latest information to Xun Chen, "It seems that General Yuan has too much to take care of himself, so we can relax a little bit..."

Xianbei went south to attack Youzhou. Naturally, Fei could not hide this from the intelligence agency lurking in Jizhou. Although it was difficult to travel in winter and snowy weather, they still passed on the information.

I have to say that even in the Three Kingdoms era, even though various places were divided, they basically did not back down or compromise with the surrounding nomadic peoples. If you don't accept it, just do it!

For a piece of land in Youzhou, Gongsun Zan did this in history, Yuan Shao did the same, and Cao Cao did the same. Nomads who are willing to obey can be recruited for use, or they can be rewarded with official positions and benefits, but if they are disobedient and dare to rebel

, he was not merciless when it came to cleaning things up, he sent out troops when they needed to, and he used all possible means to attack, assassinate, and sow discord.

In the Han Dynasty, even though it had begun to decay in front of the surrounding nomadic peoples, it was still very strong. This psychological advantage lasted until the Five Husties period...

"Xianbei invades the south?" Xun Chen's eyebrows moved slightly, he took the information and looked it up and down, nodded, shook his head again, and said: "My lord just said it would be easy, this... it may not be..."

Fei Qian turned his head, looked at Xun Chen and asked, "You Ruo means..."

Xun Chen closed his eyes, and his lowered eyeballs seemed to move a few times quickly, as if he was recalling the content of the intelligence, or thinking of something else, and said slowly: "The Xianbei invasion is probably

He won’t stay in Youji for long, and will still return to Youbei... General Yuan will certainly suffer heavy losses if Xianbei retreats..."

Fei Qian nodded, of course what Xun Chen said is certain. Even if Yuan Shao can defeat the Xianbei people in the end, it is a war on his own territory after all, so the losses must be inevitable, and there may be a lot of infrastructure

It will also be damaged and produce a large number of refugees...

By the way, refugees!

Fei Qian twitched the corner of his mouth, frowned and said, "Youruo means that the general will divert trouble to the west?"

Xun Chen sighed and said, "That's right. I'm also worried about this problem."

Fei Qian lightly patted the table, a little angry, but also a little helpless. After Xun Chen's reminder, Fei Qian originally thought it was a stone that could be put down, but unexpectedly it turned into more, bigger, and heavy stones.

The pressure in my heart is heavy. In some ways, the Xianbei people did help Fei Qian, but it is also very likely that they took Fei Qian into the trap.

This is just a very simple logic, but if you don’t think about it carefully, you may overlook it...

The Xianbei people plundered Youzhou, and Yuan Shao sent troops to drive away the Xianbei people. A large number of townships and manors would definitely be destroyed, which meant that there would be a large number of refugees, and these refugees had to be digested. A plan like that made by Fei Qian and Cao Cao

In that case, it is naturally best to induce them to work in the fields, which can not only gradually restore production, but also win over the people.

But in this way, a large amount of material investment and permanent guidance of soldiers will be needed in the early stage. If Youzhou is in chaos, Youzhou will definitely be greatly damaged, and the nobles in Jizhou will not carry forward the spirit of international proletariat and provide a large amount of free support.

Qianliang asked Youzhou to resume production, so even if Yuan Shao wanted to use this plan, he might not be able to implement it.

Then there is another way left, which is to recruit a large number of refugees as soldiers to replenish the supply of soldiers. In this way, on the one hand, it can relieve the worries of the refugees, on the other hand, it can replenish the troops lost in the previous war, and at the same time, it can maintain Yuan Shao's military strength.

Be in a strong position.

But such a way also has the same problem. Recruiting refugees as soldiers also requires a lot of food and grass, and these nobles in Jizhou may not be willing to give it...

Therefore, if Yuan Shao does this, he will either continue to reach out internally, or seek external transformation. Therefore, for Fei Qian, Xianbei's march south to sack Youzhou will actually further promote Yuan Shao's possible attack at the beginning of spring.

The possibility of joining the Party in Taiyuan.

For Yuan Shao, it is naturally the best to capture Shangdang Taiyuan. Even if he cannot capture it, he can streamline his troops and train his soldiers. He can also solve a large number of refugee problems and pass on internal conflicts. Why not do it?

Of?

Damn it, I originally thought I wouldn’t need to fight, but I didn’t expect that the chance of being beaten is even greater!

Where can we reason with this?

"No, it seems I still have to go to Taiyuan..." Fei Qian said with a frown.

Perhaps it is because Taiyuan has always been far away from Pingyang, or because several heirs of the Wang family have died unexpectedly, which has caused the Wang family in Taiyuan to fail, so it did not receive much attention from Fei Qian at first, but now Yuan Shao is very

It is possible that Taiyuan Shangdang will be attacked after the beginning of spring, so as a forward position, naturally there will be no room for any instability.

How many of these wealthy nobles in Taiyuan are willing to play both sides, and how likely they are to secretly communicate with Yuan Shao, these are all issues that Fei Qian should consider.

Xun Chen looked at Fei Qian, thought for a moment, and nodded. For the entire Zhengxi political group, currently only Fei Qian's personal visit to Taiyuan can show absolute importance and make immediate adjustments according to the situation.

Otherwise, the day lilies would get cold while asking for instructions and approvals over and over again.

It would be fine if there were more capable people in the Fei family, but Fei and his two brothers could still be scribes, but things like this would be of little use.

"Lord..." Xun Chen hesitated for a moment, but still felt that he needed to remind him, and said, "You might as well leave in a few days..."

"Why?" Fei Qian was a little confused. After all, the military situation was urgent, and it was always better to make preparations a day earlier.

Xun Chen raised his hands and said: "My lord, in a few days it will be the month of the young master's full moon..." It happened that Fei Qian's child was one month old, which was almost the New Year, so although Xun Chen was talking about Fei Zhen's

In name, but in fact, he also expressed to Fei Qian that there is not much time left now.

There is heavy snow everywhere and the mountain roads are closed. Even if Yuan Shao wants to take any action, he will have to wait until the beginning of spring. In addition, the soldiers have been fighting outside for a year. There is still a lot to look forward to in the New Year. It is certainly a good idea to leave now.

We can seize some opportunities, but for the people under Feiqian, whether they are officials or soldiers, they all hope to be able to breathe a little in these days of the New Year...

It's human nature and inevitable.

This is not because Xun Chen suggested that Fei Qian indulge in the government office, but for Fei Qian, his family affairs now actually have the flavor of world affairs. The children at home are not yet one month old after birth, and they have to set off on their journey.

It is also a very difficult thing for ordinary family members, let alone someone like Fei Qian, whose every move has a profound impact.

Because the sanitary conditions in ancient times were not very good, many babies died young. Therefore, the first month a baby survived in the human world was regarded as the first gate of hell for babies to escape from in ancient customs. It was a very festive thing.

Things need to be celebrated...

And this is Fei Qian's first child. If Fei Qian doesn't even show up for the wedding banquet, people will inevitably have some bad associations.

"What Youruo said is true!" Fei Qian also understood, nodded and said, "Then wait until the moon is over before setting out. Youruo might as well prepare some things first... As soon as the New Year is over, we will gather and go to Taiyuan..."

"Wei!" Xun Chen nodded in agreement and walked out. However, he hesitated a little at the entrance of the lobby. He looked back slightly at Fei Qian, but in the end he did not continue to say anything to Fei Qian, so he left to make some preparations.

Already.

Fei Qian sat silently behind the desk, lowered his head in thought, and did not notice Xun Chen's expression.

Some people say that Pingyang is like a fairyland on earth. It was Fei Qian who created all this. Fei Qian is also a rare virtuous minister since the Second Emperor Heng Ling of the Han Dynasty. He is a good man with countless living people...

But in fact, Fei Qian knew very well that his hands were dripping with blood.

Among the superiors, which one has clean hands?

Take the ordinary people under Pingyang who praised Fei Qian. In fact, Fei Qian was the biggest exploiter. These people worked day and night. In addition to getting part of the reward, most of the rest

All the value fell into Fei Qian's hands.

Not to mention the Xianbei slaves who worked in various workshops and mines...

Although it is not as exaggerated as Qin Shihuang's Great Wall being based on white bones, if you dig in the valleys around the Luliang Mine, you will inevitably see some dense white bones.

Aren’t Xianbei slaves rebellious?

Those who are not rebellious, at least not yet.

These people at the bottom have exhausted most of their energy in order to eat and survive every day. As long as there is an illusory pie hanging in front of them, they will not rebel.

Just like those worker ants and bees in 996, they are exhausted every day. As long as they work hard, they can have unlimited room for promotion. Until the dream of unlimited salary increase is shattered, they will not have any rebellious thoughts.

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What's more, Fei Qian also arranged for some Xianbei people who had quit working in the mines. Those guys who had been brainwashed went on a lecture tour every six months or so, and then commended one or two Xianbei slaves who had performed well to make these slaves feel

Hope is right in front of you...

As for the nobles who benefited from Fei Qian's surroundings, take the Pei family in Hedong as an example, they are all praised. The reason is also very simple. Fei Qian gave up part of the benefits and led these people to benefit together, so

These nobles obeyed and praised Fei Qian.

Fei Qian also understood that the friendship between these nobles was based on interests. If they oppressed the nobles again and again like Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, these nobles would fall out sooner or later...

Yuan Shu is about to collapse.

The information passed from Jingzhou indicated that Yuan Shu's general Zhang Xun Ji Ling and others were defeated one after another by the coalition forces of Cao Cao and Liu Biao. They retreated again and again on the ground of Yuzhou. Even Runan, the original home base, was destroyed by Cao Cao.

After receiving it, they have basically withdrawn to the Yangzhou area.

Either Sun Ce moves out to kill Cao Cao and Liu Biao, or Sun Ce adds insult to injury and eats Yuan Shu's corpse together with Cao Cao and Liu Biao...

But various signs indicate that Sun Ce seems to have chosen to be a ghoul.

Because this choice is the most beneficial to Sun Ce.

Whether Yuan Shu is good to Sun Ce is actually a matter of confusion. Yuan Shu cheated Sun Jian and Sun Ce, but he also helped Sun Jian and Sun Ce. To a certain extent, without Yuan Shu, Sun Jian and Sun Ce would still be farming in Changsha.

Niba, Yuan Shu provided a stage, and the Sun family came to the stage.

What’s interesting is that almost everyone who formed an alliance with Yuan Shu in the early stage perished in the end, and rebelled. Yuan Shu, who originally controlled the north and south of the Yangtze River, is now in danger and is about to break.

The main reason is what Yuan Shu himself did, and he went further and further on the road of seeking death.

Originally, the nobles in Yuzhou who supported Yuan Shu were mostly because Yuan Shu colluded with the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Runan and bribed people like Liu Pi and He Yi, which made the nobles in Yuzhou very dissatisfied.

When the people of Xuzhou's generation were attacked by Cao Cao, Yuan Shu stood aside and did nothing, which also caused the nobles in Xuzhou to lose confidence and hope in Yuan Shu.

As for Yangzhou, Yuan Shu is simply seeking death and cannot take it back after he releases it...

From this point of view, Yuan Shu's control over authority is extremely loose, just like in Yuan Shu's heart, all the nobles in the world should bow their heads and obey orders without rebelling.

But unfortunately, it may be because of the environment in which Yuan Shu grew up that Yuan Shu had such a wrong understanding. In comparison, Yuan Shao held all the power tightly in his own hands, which was much safer.
To be continued...