Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

Yuan Shao was very pleased with Guo Tu's flattery. To establish his rule over the world and hold the reins of power had always been Yuan Shao's ideal, or more accurately, the ideal of the Yuan family.

All of the Yuan family’s plans in Luoyang City are for this goal.

Although the plan was destroyed by Dong Zhuo, the Yuan family still did not lose their pursuit of supreme power.

They placed the two most promising sons of the Yuan family in the two richest places in the Han Dynasty in order to continue this goal.

Yuan Shu's declaration of emperorship was the concentrated embodiment of this goal.

Unfortunately, he failed.

Yuan Shao did not have much sympathy for Yuan Shu's failure. Instead, it was more of a warning to him that if one rashly declared himself emperor when one was not strong enough, he would inevitably be condemned by the whole world.

So he had been forbearing. Even though he had occupied four states and had become the most powerful prince in the Han Dynasty, he still did not put the issue of becoming emperor on the agenda.

Past experience guide for the future.

Yuan Shao believed that he would not be as stupid as Yuan Shu. He would first concentrate his forces to defeat Liu Yu, his biggest enemy. Once he was defeated, he would have no rivals in the world. Wouldn't it be natural for him to become emperor at that time?

Just as Yuan Shao was immersed in his plans for the future, an abrupt voice rang out again.

"My lord, Guo Tu has changed the concept and deceived you. He deserves death. My lord, you own four states, which are strategically located. Even if Emperor Liu wants to attack you, he will not succeed.

Furthermore, Uncle Liu serves the emperor, which is a righteous cause. If you attack rashly, it is an unjust act. How can you win by attacking the righteous with an unjust act?"

Tian Feng's words made Yuan Shao very unhappy. The topic of righteousness and unrighteousness had already been discussed just now. Tian Feng brought it up again at this time, which was clearly embarrassing for him.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shao's expression changed slightly, and his voice became a little colder.

"Yuan Hao, I have already said that Liu Yu is holding the emperor hostage to control the princes. Where is the righteousness?"

"Uncle Liu is the uncle recognized by the emperor, which is righteousness."

Yuan Shao's anger level instantly reached its maximum. Tian Feng relied on his seniority to contradict him time and again, making him lose face. Normally, Yuan Shao could tolerate it, but at this critical moment, how could he allow him to be so presumptuous?

"Yuan Hao, how dare you be so rude? Do you really think I'm just a decoration? Come on, take him away and put him in jail."

The soldiers outside the door heard Yuan Shao's shout, walked in quickly, and dragged Tian Feng out.

Tian Feng was dragged away but still refused to give up. He shouted loudly: "Loyalty is unpleasant to the ear. My lord, if you don't listen to loyal advice, how can you win?

Will definitely lose..., will definitely lose..."

The person had gone far away, but the voice was still drifting in from outside.

Watching Tian Feng being imprisoned by Yuan Shao, Guo Tu revealed a barely perceptible smile.

As a representative of the Jizhou faction, Tian Feng had a bad temper and spoke bluntly, which often embarrassed Guo Tu, who had long been dissatisfied with him.

If Tian Feng's temper made Guo Tu angry, the power in Tian Feng's hands made Guo Tu jealous.

Guo Tu was also a famous scholar in Yingchuan. In his early years, he served as an official under Yingchuan prefect Yin Xiu.

Guo Tu was very proud of his talent and knowledge. In order to show what he had learned, he came to Jizhou from Yingchuan. He initially worked under Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou. Later, he felt that Yuan Shao was more like a big tree, so a group of people encouraged Han Fu to give Jizhou to Yuan Shao.

After Yuan Shao entered Jizhou, he trusted Guo Tu very much. However, the status of the local people in Jizhou was very stable. They occupied key positions in Jizhou. Guo Tu was conceited and talented, but he did not have much real power, which made him very unwilling.

Tian Feng's imprisonment indicated that the Jizhou faction had temporarily lost the upper hand in this struggle, but Guo Tu was not satisfied, because there was another more important figure in the Jizhou faction, and that person was Ju Su.

Only when Ju Shou was brought down would Guo Tu be able to completely relax.

Guo Tu was clear in his mind as to whether Yuan Shao should send troops to attack Luoyang. As representatives of the Jizhou faction, they would definitely not agree to send out all their troops.

The reason is simple. They are all locals and they led their young men to travel far away to fight in Yuzhou.

If they win, they will not gain any benefits from this war, and it is possible that Yuan Shao's political center will move south, and the people of Jizhou will lose their rightful status.

But if it fails, the people of Jizhou may find it difficult to escape responsibility.

Only a fool would do something like this where there is no benefit from the effort.

This is also the main reason why Ju Su and Tian Feng have been advocating harassment.

Guo Tu's interests were exactly the opposite of theirs. He had no profit in Jizhou, but once Yuan Shao occupied Luoyang and Yuzhou and the political center moved south, he would inevitably gain greater power with his family background in Yingchuan.

Only if he can succeed can his family gain greater benefits in future development.

At this time, he did not take the opportunity to speak, but turned his gaze to Xu You who remained silent.

He had just spoken and had Tian Feng imprisoned. According to common sense, he should have made a concerted effort to completely defeat the Jizhou faction.

But Guo Tu did not do so, but wisely chose to keep his mouth shut.

He knew clearly that a big part of the reason why Yuan Shao allowed him to gain such a great victory was because Tian Feng had no respect for his elders. If he added insult to injury at this time, it would instantly arouse Yuan Shao's vigilance and would be counterproductive.

He remained silent, and looked at Xu You intentionally or unintentionally.

Although the relationship between the two was not harmonious, as members of the Yuzhou faction, they had common interests. Guo Tu believed that at this critical moment, Xu You would definitely take action.

Xu You was also a wise man. Although he didn't say anything, he was observing the situation on the scene.

Yuan Shao's decision to attack Luoyang made him very happy.

Seeing the look in Guo Tu's eyes at this moment, he naturally understood what he wanted to express.

What he had to do now was to strengthen Yuan Shao's determination to attack.

He walked out slowly and saluted Yuan Shao.

"My lord, the Emperor Liu has few soldiers. Once the war starts, he will definitely concentrate all his efforts to resist our army. Once he gathers his men, Luoyang will be empty. My lord, you can send all the troops to hold off the Emperor Liu, and then send a light cavalry to advance lightly and launch a surprise attack overnight. You will definitely be able to capture Luoyang and welcome the emperor.

After occupying Luoyang, you can use the emperor's edict to attack Liu Huangshu.

In this way, even if he cannot capture Emperor Liu, he will certainly be unable to take care of both ends and run around, so how can he not be defeated? "

Ju Su's face was a little gloomy. He did not expect that Yuan Shao suddenly got angry and put Tian Feng in jail. Although he sometimes did not like Tian Feng's honesty, their common interests made him feel sorry for Tian Feng.

"My lord, Uncle Liu is good at using troops. Luoyang City is his base, so how could he not leave a strong army? Although Ziyuan's plan is good, it cannot be implemented on Uncle Liu."