Chapter 66

After the Guandong Alliance disbanded, Yuan Shao led his troops back to Nanpi, the capital of Bohai County.

In the prefecture, Yuan Shao said angrily: "Even though I am the alliance leader in this war against Dong Zhuo, all the limelight has been robbed by that brat Han Yu in several wars, not to mention that even the Emperor's Jade Seal was taken away.

It could be said that in this war against Dong Zhuo, Shao gained nothing, but instead had the entire uncle's family killed in vain, this made me very vengeful. I swear, if I can't get this revenge, then I'm not a human!"

On the side, Guo Tu's adviser said: "Why should Master Yuan be angry, even though the Guandong Alliance is disbanded, the reputation of the alliance leader Master Yuan has spread all over the world, and now throughout the world, who still dares to blaspheme Master Yuan?

Now we can just wait in Bohai and be under the control of the mediocre Han Fu temporarily. Now that the various warlords have revealed their true faces, and Liu Dai, the prefect of Yanzhou, has even killed Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dong'e, I think the most urgent plan is to take over Jizhou."

Feng Ji echoed: "What the advisor said is very true, as long as we occupy Jizhou, we don't need to care about those people's faces."

Yuan Shao nodded and said: "Previously Jizhou had Pan Feng, which had given us a headache, but now there are Han Yu, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and the others. Han Yu himself has no less ability than Lü Bu in martial arts, so I'm afraid this will be more difficult to plan. Do you have any good ideas?"

"You can listen to me first!"

Guo Tu said with a smile: "Previously Gongsun Zan had conspired with us to take Jizhou together, now Master Yuan can write him a kind letter, asking him to attack Jizhou to suppress Han Fu.

In addition, Master Yuan could secretly send people to contact the Heishan bandits under Zhang Yan, a mid-level general, he could order six of his army commanders to attack Jizhou, and each side of the bandit army had tens of thousands of commanders, totaling over a million people. And this can give us advantages.

As long as the Heishan bandits are willing to send troops, they will shake Jizhou. At that time, Han Fu would send his army and cavalry to defend against those Heishan bandits. At that time, Duke Yuan can sit calmly on the mountain and watch the tigers fight each other and we can take advantage of this."

Xu You who was known for his wisdom, and added his second strategy:

"You're both right! Besides, the loyalty of the people in Jizhou now belongs to Master Yuan. Apart from Bohai County, the governors of Hejian County, Anping County, and Qinghe County have all had lingering loyalty to Master Yuan.

At that time, Lord Yuan would be able to convince the governors of the three counties and at the same time revolted against Han Fu. Even if Han Fu had three heads and six arms, he would not be able to turn this around. At that time, Duke Yuan could take advantage of this situation and take Jizhou. "

Yuan Shao was overjoyed and said, "I have all of you, so why should I worry about not achieving great things!"

Then Yuan Shao immediately wrote letters and sent men to Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan, the leader of the Heishan bandits.

Gongsun Zan was very ambitious, but he was under Liu Yu, the Governor of Youzhou, which left him unable to do anything.

Moreover, at Sishui Pass, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao had already colluded, and after receiving the letter, they immediately agreed to start preparing the army a month later.

In addition, Heishan bandit Zhang Yan receives some money from Yuan Shao, and he agreed to send troops a month later.

After that, Guo Tu, Feng Ji, and the others decided for Yuan Shao to take advantage of Han Fu's character weakness and his identity as a former official of the Yuan family to psychologically attack Han Fu.

Feng Ji also bribed Han Fu's advisors and asked them to persuade Han Fu to surrender Jizhou.

The soft-hearted, mediocre, and incompetent Han Fu, would fall into this trap.

Under Yuan Shao's conspiracy, Jizhou was shaken in an instant.

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Two days later, Han Yu and his entourage arrived at Yecheng.

After returning to Yecheng, Han Yu found a place for Diao Chan and Cai Yan, and at the same time placed Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, and others well.

Then he went to Jizhou Governor Han Fu to return to the meeting.

"Ziyu, whether beheading Hua Xiong in Sishui Pass or defeating Lü Bu in Hulao Pass, you have contributed greatly to this war against Dong Zhuo, and I am very happy as a father!"

Han Fu praised Han Yu's accomplishments in the battle against Dong Zhuo in front of everyone.

Han Fu's subordinates, such as Min Chun, Chang Shi, Geng Wu, Xun Chen, Xin Ping, and others, praised Han Yu who was young and very promising.

Han Yu answered one after another.

Among these people, Min Chun and Chang Shi were ministers who were extremely loyal to Han Fu.

Historically, after Han Fu surrendered Jizhou, they desperately tried to kill Yuan Shao, but unfortunately, they failed and in the end, both were killed.

For these two people, Han Yu had great respect for them.

As for Xun Chen, Xin Ping, and the others, all came from noble families, they only cared about the interests of their own families, and even though they were talented, they could only be slapped in the face by anyone stronger.

Han Yu did not value them, nor would they be able to attract Han Yu's attention, but he also would not deliberately alienate them.

He will just act as usual.

"My son has made a great contribution this time, what rewards do you want, you can tell your father this!"

Han Fu was in the limelight this time, and his heart was still a little high at this time.

Because of that, Han Yu was getting more pleasing to the eye.

Han Yu lowered his head and said, "This son wants nothing but the post as the Prefect of Changshan."

"Prefect of Changshan?"

Han Fu was slightly surprised.

Honestly, Han Yu could satisfy Han Fu if he asked for something else.

But as a prefect, Han Fu was slightly embarrassed.

The rank of a prefect is more than 2,000 stones, and generally speaking, this should be appointed by the Emperor himself.

As soon as Han Yu spoke, he asked for the official position as prefect of a region, which was not what Han Fu expected.

Not to mention that Changshan Prefect is still around, and Han Yu alone is still too young.

If Han Yu became the prefect of a county, it might be difficult to convince the public.

Even though Han Yu displayed great skill in this war against Dong Zhuo, the prefect of a county was not as simple as leading an army to war.

Although Han Fu had the power to appoint, he also still had to consult other people's opinions.

Ju Shou, the captain of the cavalry, stood up and said: "Lord, in this war against Dong Zhuo, the Young Master had taken Zhao Yun, subdued Dian Wei, beheaded Hua Xiong, and defeated Lü Bu, which succeeded in forcing Dong Zhuo to retreat to Chang'an.

Now that you and Young Master's reputation has soared with much praise, let alone the prefect of a region, even that higher official position is not an exaggeration. "

Ju Shou stood up and spoke, not only because he had promised to help Han Yu seek the post of Prefect of Changshan, but also because Ju Shou had acknowledged Han Yu as his master.

"Gongyu, do you think Ziyu can become the prefect of a county?"

Han Fu was a little puzzled.

Ju Shou was quite gifted. Even though he had been very close to Han Yu recently, he had not expected that Ju Shou would value Han Yu so much.

Ju Shou nodded and said: "You don't have to worry about that, he has extraordinary talent as a Young Master, and this is more than enough for him to become the prefect of a county."

"Does anybody else have an opinion?

Han Fu nodded and asked the others.

"Your Majesty, the young master has demonstrated his extraordinary abilities and become famous in one battle, this is a blessing for us in Jizhou. We both have no opinion."

Min Chun, Chang Shi, and Geng Wu stood up and said.

Min Chun and Geng Wu were extremely loyal to Han Fu, but they also knew that Han Fu was not talented enough.

But if Han Fu's son deserves to be helped, then it's okay for them to help Han Fu's son!

Han Yu glanced gratefully at Min Chun.

Even though this Han Fu was incompetent, there were still many benefits to having such a cheap father.

At least there is no shortage of official positions, talents, and prestige.

Min Chun was the chief official of Jizhou, he had no opinion, and naturally, the others would not have any opinion either.

"Since none of you have an opinion, then this matter..."

Before Han Fu finished speaking, the soldiers came to deliver the news, saying that the envoy of the Son of Heaven had arrived.

The crowd did not dare to ignore this and hurriedly went to see the eunuch.

The eunuch read the decree:

"Han Yu, the son of the Jizhou Governor Han Fu, Han Ziyu, while still young has an outstanding talent at his age. From now on, you will be named as General Yangwu (In Chinese mythology, a three-legged sun crow) and serve as the prefect of Changshan County. You can recruit local officials and your subordinates."

Everyone took over the order, and their faces were dumbfounded.

Only Han Yu knew the reason.

This must be Wang Yun speaking for him in front of Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo is also afraid of Han Yu's strength and wants to use his official position to win over Han Yu and divide the other Warlords.

It was just that Han Yu did not expect this edict to come so quickly.

Although it had been more than two months since he had met Wang Yun.

But now that the world is in chaos and traffic is blocked, this edict comes to Jizhou at the right time. Which is to say this is not easy.

And this decree not only made Han Yu the prefect of Changshan but also the post of General Yangwu.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, although there were many generals with other names, it was after the death of Dong Zhuo.

You have to know that the current Gongsun Zan is nothing more than a military general.

In this way, Han Yu's status had arguably increased.

A Prefect who is also a general can make those who follow him will be more motivated.

After sending the Emperor's envoy away, Han Fu couldn't help but laugh and said:

"Just now, we were still discussing whether Ziyu was qualified to serve as the prefect of Changshan, and now that the court has directly ordered Ziyu to become the prefect of Changshan County, and the official veneration as General Yangwu, it seems that we have just done something excessive."

"Congratulations to my son... oh, no, it should be congrats to General Han!

Ju Shou and the others stepped up to congratulate Han Yu.

Han Yu was also excited; having an official position could be considered having the capital to rise in difficult times.

Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and the others were also overjoyed to hear that Han Yu was appointed the prefect of Changshan.

Even Cai Yan and Diao Chan were secretly excited for Han Yu.

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