Wang Yun was worried, and so was Yuan Wei, but what he was worried about was not the return of the Warring States Period, but that the Yuan family should continue in such a chaotic situation.

As a Taifu, he was second only to the emperor in the court. Standing so high, he could naturally see further. In addition, although Liu Xuan was not lacking in courtesy to Yuan Wei after he ascended the throne, he never used him in the slightest.

The purpose of letting him sit in the position of Taifu now is just to calm the Yuan family's mind.

Yuan Shao served as the shepherd of Qingzhou, occupying the Bohai Sea and eyeing Jizhou; Yuan Shu served as the rear general, led the governor of Nanyang, occupied the northeast of Jingzhou, and even controlled Yuzhou from afar. These were all forces of a separatist regime.

What's more, Yuan Yi is nominally the governor of Yangzhou and can seize the southeast at any time.

How many states did the Han Dynasty have in total? The Yuan family occupied three of them or even more. What emperor could ignore such a family?

Although Yuan Wei always has a feeling that "the emperor is very unfavorable to the Yuan family!", but he also regards it as something that a powerful family will inevitably encounter. At least now the emperor has not touched him, and has put him in the right place.

He was enshrined in Fu's position, which shows that the emperor does not dare to do anything to his Yuan family now.

However, the current situation changed so quickly that Yuan Wei was a little unable to react.

First look at the Yellow Turban Thieves. It is not a secret that the Yellow Turban Thief Army hates wealthy families. When the Yellow Turban Thieves broke out previously, most of the Yingchuan wealthy families suffered, and only some vigilant ones escaped. However, although the Yuan family is now powerful,

But he will inevitably become a thorn in the side of the Yellow Turban bandits.

This is nothing, the key point is: "If Your Majesty wants to use this opportunity to weaken the Yuan family's power..." After thinking about it, I always feel that something is wrong. The Yuan family is too popular now, maybe it is better to restrain it appropriately?

He had always kept a low profile in the court. The emperor didn't ask, and he didn't make any comments, so as not to get too much limelight - being so strong outside and being so strong in the court was a recipe for death.

"It's better to give up the post of governor of Yangzhou!"

After much deliberation, the position of governor of Yangzhou is indeed useless and too eye-catching. As long as Yuan Shu can hold Nanyang and Yuan Shaohu is in Qingzhou, the Yuan family will not fall. There is no need to be too greedy.

But Yuan Wei was particularly worried that the ambitions of these two brothers would expand and they would not be satisfied with occupying such a small area. In that case, sooner or later they would be completely opposed to the imperial court. What would he do then?

"Resign?"

This is obviously not in the interest of his Yuan family, but if he doesn't resign, seeing that things like rebellion are so taboo in today's world, he may not be able to make any difference even if he stays in the court.

"An appropriate show of loyalty?"

After much thought, it seems that this approach is the most reliable. As long as the emperor feels that he is a loyal minister, then even if Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu really embark on the road of no return, or even end up defeated by the imperial army, then Yuan Shao

The family can continue to pass on.

Of course, if he succeeded, not to mention, even if he was killed by the emperor to vent his anger, the rise of the Yuan family would be unstoppable.

Yuan Wei was not young, and he was relatively indifferent to life and death. After thinking about it from his own perspective, he immediately knew what he should do.

"Now that the Yellow Turbans have resurrected in Yuzhou, there are generals Yuan Shu and Yuan Gongdao to the west. With strong troops and horses, there must be no big problem! What's more, Liu Jingsheng, the herdsman of Jingzhou, can provide support at any time, so there is no danger to the west!"

Then I closed my eyes and thought about the map - I am older and my brain is not as good as young people after all. Although I still remember the new division of states and counties in my heart, I still have to think hard: "Even if Tao Gongzu can't resist in the east, he can come if he wants to."

Rather than collapse in one battle, it is enough to hold on for a while to hold back the Yellow Turbans! The Yellow Turbans are short of food and weapons, and the longer they fight, the more disadvantageous it will be to them."

"As long as we buy time, when the time comes and we are surrounded from all sides, the Yellow Turban Army will definitely be defeated!"

"Oh? Besieged on all sides? Which four sides?" Liu Xuan was quite curious. Yuan Wei, who usually sat in the court and pretended to be a statue like the old KFC man, actually took the initiative to speak today. This is quite a rare thing.

What's more, it is such an important military and national event.

Out of curiosity, he asked, especially the siege from all sides... He was a bit doubtful whether Yuan Yi should be directly promoted from the governor of Yangzhou to the governor of Yangzhou? Then Yuan Shu is in the west, Yuan Yi is in the south, and Yuan Shao is being transferred to the north to help in the battle... Okay

Guys, how come the Yuan family wants to be in the limelight?

If this is true, the Yuan family brothers can take the opportunity to extend their power to Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou and other places, and they can divide them up. If it is successful, it is estimated that the entire east of Hulao Pass will belong to the Yuan family.

It is enough to directly establish a country and proclaim himself emperor.

However, to Liu Xuan's surprise, Yuan Wei did not put forward such an opinion. Instead, he suggested that Liu Xuan remove Yuan Yi from his position as governor and appoint another capable official as Yangzhou Mu, so that he and Tao Qian could compete with each other.

Rely on to avoid the fall of Xuzhou.

"Huh? It's interesting!"

At the same time, in the north, Kong Rong was asked to help Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, and Yuan Shao sent troops to prevent the Yellow Turbans from Taishan County and Langya County from joining forces.

"According to your Majesty's latest division of prefectures and counties, there is Dongguan County between Taishan and Langya. Since Langya was occupied, it blocked Tao Gongzu's way north, so it is most appropriate for Yuan Shao to attack with Qingzhou soldiers."

Yuan Wei originally didn't want Yuan Shao to get involved, fearing that Yuan Shao would fail to control his ambitions and go south to occupy Xuzhou, but now that the situation is here, he really can only rely on Yuan Shao.

The strategic position of Dongguan County (not present-day Dongguan, but located in the north of Xuzhou, present-day Shandong) is very important. It cannot be occupied by the Yellow Turban thieves under any circumstances. After much deliberation, only Yuan Shao's army is the closest, and its combat power is also very important.

enough.

Liu Xuan thought about the distribution of the princes in Guandong and found that it was really like this, so he didn't say anything and motioned to Yuan Wei to continue.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Wei cupped his hands and said, "That's about it!" He actually finished speaking...

Liu Xuan was stunned for a moment, thinking that although Yuan Wei also knew some military matters, he only knew the 'big picture'. If he was asked to talk about the details, he probably wouldn't be able to tell much.

Turning to look at Lu Bu and Cao Cao, these two are the ones who really know how to fight. Lu Bu is not very good at strategy, but Cao Cao is a master of it. Besides Cao Cao, the other one who is good at strategy is Xun Yu, but this

Both of them actually remained silent, just sitting there looking thoughtful.

Liu Xuan thought for a while and immediately understood why the two of them were like this.

Because this time to deal with the Yellow Turban War, the imperial court will not send troops at all - if the imperial court does not send troops, no matter how well they plan here, it will be useless. It depends on whether the princes with troops are willing to listen to you?

Yuan Wei made a lot of remarks, but the really meaningful sentence is: choose a man who is good at fighting to be the shepherd of Yangzhou! Apart from this, the court cannot make the final decision on other matters. At most, it can only issue an edict.

Liu Xuan turned his head and looked at Yuan Wei again. The old man only gave a general idea, and he probably took this into consideration. As expected, this old ghost who had been in the court for decades could not get a glimpse of him.

"In this case, can you recommend a suitable person?"

This is what needs to be decided today. Whether or not to fight, how to fight, the court has no say in it. At most, it is about who can fight, and at the same time, it still has the initiative in appointments.

Several people thought for a while and suddenly saw Zongzheng Liu Ai saying: "Liu Yao, the younger brother of Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, is quite talented and well-known. It would be better if he was appointed as the governor of Yangzhou!"

Liu Ai's proposal was obviously based on people from the royal family. Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, was a lineage of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Yao was his younger brother, so naturally he was also a lineage of the Han Dynasty.

In Zong Zhengqing's eyes, the world was in chaos and only the clan members of the Han Dynasty could trust him. Asking outsiders to serve as state pastors would just create another future enemy.

Of course Liu Xuan would not be so naive. There are many Han clan members serving in various places in the world, but the imperial court's control over local areas is not that much better.

Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, is outside Hulao Pass. Can the imperial decree be implemented in Yanzhou? The imperial court mobilized Yanzhou soldiers and horses to Beijing for reorganization, and then sent the imperial army to station in Yanzhou. Do you think Liu Dai will agree or not?

Therefore, the Han clan clan and the like are of no use at all. They are not necessarily any better than those with foreign surnames. Therefore, sending Han clan clan members is not as good as sending a capable person, which can at least prevent the expansion of the Yellow Turban Army.

Did he know that the terrain in the east of the Yangtze River was complicated and there were natural dangers along the Yangtze River? If Nanhua saw that Xuzhou and Yuzhou could not be occupied, and went directly south to confront him across the river, it would be really troublesome to deal with it.

In addition, his reorganization of the army during this period was all aimed at the north. If he really escaped to the south, Liu Xuan would still have to worry about the problem of the navy - not only the navy, but he also didn't have any generals who were good at naval warfare.

Therefore, the Yellow Turban bandit army cannot be allowed to occupy the area south of the Yangtze River under any circumstances. Then Liu Yao, a man who is not very outstanding in military affairs, cannot be used.

"We have heard that Sun Ce, the son of the late Yuzhou governor Sun Jian, is brave and good at fighting. He is also assisted by his father's old generals. He must be able to take on this important task!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. None of them expected that the emperor would suddenly mention Sun Jian's son.

How old is Sun Jian's son? It seems that he hasn't given the crowning ceremony yet? But after thinking about it carefully, the emperor's proposal is not really unreliable - maybe Sun Jian's son is still young, but Sun Jian's generals are real people.

He has real abilities. If the emperor uses Sun Jian's son as a general to deal with the Yellow Turbans, those generals will naturally do their best.

“It’s a good choice!”

What's more important is that the Sun family is quite prestigious in Jiangdong. If the Sun family goes there, they can immediately unite the major wealthy families in Jiangdong, and they will definitely be able to block the Yellow Turban bandits north of the Yangtze River.

"However, it would be too young to serve as a shepherd in Yangzhou..."

Liu Xuan didn't care, and waved his hand directly: "If he can deal with the Yellow Turban, what if he is younger? If he can't deal with it, how many more days will he be able to sit in Yangzhou Mu?"

When everyone thought that this was the case, they agreed to the emperor's proposal, drafted an edict, and conferred the title of Marquis of Wucheng on the late Sun Ce, the son of Sun Jian, the governor of Yuzhou, as the shepherd of Yangzhou, and inherited the title of Marquis of Wucheng from his father.

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p.s: It’s more than ten minutes late. This chapter is an update on debt repayment, which is also the last chapter! After posting this chapter, I let out a sigh of relief. It’s really hard to live with debt.

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