Return to the Three Kingdoms with the Empire System

Chapter 158 Xiliang Adviser
Wei Zhongdao persuaded Yuan Shao to send troops to Hangu Pass, but he himself did not go with the army and went to Yangzhou alone.

Wei Zhongdao understood very well that Yuan Shao sent troops now only because he saw that it was profitable, but once Yuan Shao lost the battle, he would immediately withdraw his troops and defend Tongguan to the death.Judging from the previous confrontation between the two sides, Wei Zhongdao is really not optimistic that Yuan Shao will win.

But Wei Zhongdao still persuaded Yuan Shao to send troops, because he knew that his goals were different from Yuan Shao's.The four generations and three princes of Yuan Shao's family gathered troops in Xiliang at this time, aiming to dominate the world.If he wanted to conquer the world, what Yuan Shao had to do was to recuperate.

What's more, Ma Chao was still staring at Shuchuan. When using troops at this time, not only did the soldiers not get a rest, but there was no tacit understanding between the recruits and the veterans.More importantly, it is very likely to be attacked by Ma Chao and the court on both sides.

However, Wei Zhongdao's goal is different. When Wei Zhongdao voted for Dong Zhuo at the beginning, it was to defeat the Ye family and let the Wei family win the battle.But what Wei Zhongdao didn't expect was that the Ye family actually wiped out the entire Wei family. If this revenge is not avenged, how can Wei Zhongdao swallow the sigh in his heart?

Therefore, Wei Zhongdao bet everything on Yuan Shao just to avenge the Wei family.Worried that Yuan Shao would not go all out, Wei Zhongdao volunteered to persuade Yuan Shu in Yangzhou to send troops together.

After Yuan Shao listened to Wei Zhongdao's persuasion, it was impossible for him to directly agree to Wei Zhongdao's proposal to send troops. He pretended to agree only to save Wei Zhongdao's face.But as soon as he turned around, Yuan Shu went to ask Li Ru for his opinion.

Yuan Shao didn't trust Wei Zhongdao, there was a reason for this.Outside Hulao Pass, after the defeat of the coalition forces, Xu You proposed a strategy to Yuan Shao, hoping that Yuan Shao would approve his strategy, and that strategy was that Xu You would pretend that he did not want to escape, and thus be captured by Ye Mo, and then serve Yuan Shao by Ye Mo's side. Pass the message.

At that time, Yuan Shao considered that Xu You was his No. 1 counselor and had made many achievements. For Xu You's safety, Yuan Shao did not agree to Xu You's plan.At that time, Wei Zhongdao happened to be nearby and heard Xu You's plan. He believed that Xu You's plan would not be seen through by Lu Bu at Hulao Pass, so he persuaded Yuan Shao to agree to Xu You's plan.

After that, things are much simpler.Before Dong Zhuo died, before Yuan Shao and the others withdrew to Xiliang, Yuan Shi heard about Xu You's death.From then on, Yuan Shao believed that Wei Zhongdao killed his No.1 counselor, and from then on, Yuan Shao no longer trusted Wei Zhongdao.

The reason why Yuan Shao still retains Wei Zhongdao is because Dong Zhuo took Yuan Shao's hand and said in Yuan Shao's ear: Wei Zhongdao has a great talent and must be reused.Therefore, Yuan Shaocai did not directly cut Wei Zhongdao into pieces and feed it to the dogs, but he never used any of Wei Zhongdao's tactics. Yuan Shao had to discuss with Li Ru before making a decision.

"Mr. Wen You, what do you think of this plan?" Yuan Shao first told Li Ru what Wei Zhongdao said to him, and then asked.

After listening to Yuan Shao's words, Li Ru thought for a while.To be honest, Li Ru does not agree to use troops now. Even if the people at Hangu Pass are not on strict guard, but considering the current weather, even if Hangu Pass is captured, their own losses must be huge .

But if you think about it from another angle, if you don't seize the opportunity now, you may have no chance to retake Hangu Pass after the beginning of spring.He has seen the combat effectiveness of the imperial army before, and he still doesn't know who the adviser from the imperial court is, but it is said that someone has seen Xi Zhicai at Hulao Pass.

Xi Zhicai is an outstanding talent of the Yingchuan school, but because of his background, he has not been reused by others, so he has been unknown.And those friends of Xi Zhicai only went to join him when Cao Cao entered Qingzhou this year.In other words, Xi Zhicai was most likely the counselor at Hulao Pass at that time.

Now Dong Zhuo's original intelligence network has not found Xi Zhicai in Luoyang, that is to say, as long as Yuan Shao is fast enough, he can capture Hangu Pass before Xi Zhicai brings reinforcements to Hangu Pass.

"This strategy is feasible, but we must ensure that the whereabouts of the army are not discovered by the guards at Hangu Pass." After careful consideration, Li Ru still felt that this strategy was feasible.After all, this kind of weather is not without its benefits, that is, the transmission of military information from Hangu Pass to Luoyang will definitely be much slower, and if Luoyang wants to send reinforcements, it will also be affected by this bad weather.

"Since Mr. Wen You thinks it is feasible, the general will go down and make arrangements." When Yuan Shao heard that Li Ru thought this strategy was feasible, he could safely implement it.

"General, please wait a moment. Since Mr. Wei Zhongdao went to Yangzhou to persuade Yuan Gonglu to send troops together, why don't we send another person to Jizhou to invite Han and Jizhou to join us?" Just as Yuan Shao turned to leave, Li Ru stopped Yuan Shao , said.

When Yuan Shao heard this, if Han Fu sent troops and Wei Zhongdao persuaded Yuan Shu, wouldn't it mean that there would be three armies attacking Luoyang, and he would be able to rule the world by then. "That's a good remark, but I don't know who is the first student Wen?"

"My subordinates are not talented. I went to Jizhou in person to persuade Han Jizhou to send troops." Li Ru breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Yuan Shao accepted his suggestion. He was afraid that Yuan Shao would not accept this suggestion after thinking about the unpleasant experience at Hulao Pass. .

Yuan Shao did accept Li Ru's suggestion, but when he heard that Li Ru was going to visit Jizhou in person, Yuan Shao frowned tightly. "If you go, sir, who can advise me at Hangu Pass?"

"The law is upright, the law is filial, and this person is quite resourceful even though he is young. Moreover, this person has stayed in Hangu Pass for a while and knows the topography of Hangu Pass. He will definitely be able to take Hangu Pass with him." Li Ru lowered his head, but he didn't see Yuan Shao's frown, he thought it was Yuan Shao who really asked him who he could use, and recommended Fazheng.

Hearing that Li Ru recommended Fazheng, Yuan Shao frowned even tighter.Earlier, Duan Yan said that Zheng had colluded with other places, which led to the fall of Hangu Pass. Although it was finally found out that Fazheng had not colluded with foreign enemies, but Fazheng's friend Meng Da had voted for the court, Yuan Shao still did not trust Fazheng.If it weren't for the lack of talents in Yuan Shao's hands, how could Yuan Shao keep Fazheng?

"My son Fazheng lost Hangu Pass earlier, how could he be regaining Hangu Pass now. Let Fazheng go to Jizhou to persuade Han Fu, and Wen Xiansheng will stay here to help the general." Yuan Shao dismissed it unceremoniously. He accepted Li Ru's suggestion and immediately made a decision to let Fazheng go to Jizhou.

Li Ru raised his head to look at Yuan Shao in surprise, the Hangu Pass was lost because of Duan Yan, but Yuan Shao pushed the matter on Fazheng regardless of black and white.A lord can't treat his subordinates fairly, but only treats them according to his likes and dislikes. How can this make his subordinates give up on the lord?

"General, do you want to discuss this matter again?" Li Ru looked at Yuan Shao and said cautiously.

"I've made up my mind, there's no need to discuss this matter, let's just do it like this!" Yuan Shao's expression turned a little ugly when he heard that Li Ru dared to disagree with him.Staring at Li Ru, Yuan Shao's tone was filled with anger, and he almost roared at Li Ru.

"Yes, this subordinate obeys orders." Li Ru secretly sighed in his heart, and retreated.

It is true that Fazheng is resourceful, but at this time Fazheng is at a young age, if he is humiliated in Jizhou, how could he swallow that breath?In Li Ru's mind, as long as Fazheng studied for another two or three years, he would be confident that Fazheng would become a first-class counselor. However, seeing Yuan Shao like this... Li Ru could only sigh helplessly.

After finding Fazheng, Li Ru said to Fazheng: "Fa Xiaozhi, the general entrusts you with an important task, do you dare to do it?"

Fazheng was bored staying in Xiliang at this time, and when he heard Li Ru say that Yuan Shao had important matters for him to do, he suddenly became alive. "The words of the master are true? What important things does the lord entrust to me?"

Seeing Fa Zheng behaving like this, Li Ru felt even more dissatisfied for Fa Zheng.Fazheng devoted himself to helping Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao treated Fazheng that way.It's just that although Li Ru complained about the righteousness of the law in his heart, he said on his mouth: "The general wants to use troops against Hangu Pass, so Xiaozhi needs you to go to Jizhou and persuade Han Jizhou to send troops together."

Hearing Li Ru's words, Fazheng laughed immediately, and said, "I don't know what is difficult, but it's just to persuade Han Fu to send troops, it's a trivial matter."

Seeing that Fazheng didn't take this matter to heart, Li Ru frowned and said, "Xiaozhi, don't think this matter is simple. You must know that whether Han Fu sends troops or not is related to the master's plan, you can't careless."

Fazheng also knew the importance of this matter. He said it lightly just to let Li Ru know that he would definitely handle this matter properly.But seeing Li Ru so nervous, Fazheng felt that Yuan Shao valued him, so he entrusted him with such an important matter. "Don't worry, sir, Fa Zheng will definitely handle this matter."

Looking at Fazheng with a serious face, Li Ru suddenly thought of Jia Xu.

Once under Dong Zhuo's command, only Jia Xu was the most suitable for Li Ru, and only Li Ru and Jia Xu were considered counselors, even if Jia Xu would not easily come up with any schemes.However, Li Ru was able to chat with Jia Xu, even though Jia Xu never considered Dong Zhuo to be his lord.

But now, Fazheng is too young and has too little experience. Although he is quite resourceful, he doesn't understand the ways of the world and is too immature.As for Wei Zhongdao, this person is too sinister to be close friends with.Although Jia Xu is called a "poison man", at least Jia Xu is open-minded.

At this time, Li Ru felt somewhat desolate.Looking at Xiliang, there is no one who can talk to each other.

(End of this chapter)