BSI Chapter 111 Who can refuse a benefit?
Chapter 111 Who can refuse a benefit?
News of the occupation of Ji Province spread at an extremely rapid pace.
Cao Cao, who was organizing the withdrawal of his troops at Guandu, burst into laughter upon receiving the news.
There was mockery of Yuan Shao's incompetence, but also relief after the pressure subsided.
He made a very risky move!
If Li Zhao is unreliable, or if he doesn't do what he wants.
That would make it easy for Yuan Shao to seize the opportunity, and the subsequent situation would be difficult to predict.
"My lord, the threat from Yuan Shao has been largely eliminated, but this Li Zhao..." Cheng Yu stepped forward first, his expression full of worry.
"If we let it continue like this, it will inevitably get out of control."
"Judging from his current performance, once he completely controls Ji and Qing provinces, or next, after eliminating Yuan Shao and annexing Bing province!"
"Then his threat is probably even greater than Yuan Shao's!"
in fact.
This is also what many people think, but it's a fact that Li Zhao has grown up, and it can't be resolved in a short time!
Everyone looked at Cao Cao. After a brief silence, he waved his hand and said, "This person is not someone we can target for the time being. We can't find any fault with any of the things he does."
"For now, we can only try our best to prevent him from becoming our enemy, in the name of the imperial court!"
"Secondly, we cannot allow Yuan Shao to weaken so much. From the moment he was defeated, he was no longer our enemy!"
Guo Jia, deeply agreeing, cupped his hands and said, "What my lord says is absolutely right!"
"Currently, in the north, only Yuan Shao can rival Li Zhao!"
"Although Li Zhao has now occupied Ye City, it's only a matter of time before he takes over Ji Province!"
"During this time, we can abandon the pursuit of Yuan Shao and let him catch his breath. Given his character, he will surely try every means to seek revenge against Li Zhao!"
"Let them fight it out, then we can reap the benefits!"
At this point, Guo Jia coughed twice, "Li Zhao's move was absolutely brilliant."
"He used the entire army and civilians of Ye City to forcefully drive Yuan Shao out!"
"In this way, even the imperial court, or even any regional warlord in the land, cannot use this as a pretext to target us!"
"Such a person, once he controls the two provinces of Qing and Ji, his power will surely continue to expand."
"My lord... please reconsider!"
His meaning was very clear: Li Zhao was now their enemy, but they could not make a move against him.
They needed to use Yuan Shao to restrain him, and to prevent Yuan Shao from being too weak, they also needed to provide support in secret.
These words cannot be said too explicitly, but I believe Cao Cao will understand.
Actually.
Cao Cao was making the same decision, so upon hearing these words...
Cao Ren was immediately summoned to bring an important figure, namely Yuan Shang, whom they had captured earlier.
Since the operation was successful, this guy has been kept in the military camp.
The reason why it has not been dealt with is that it is believed that it will come in handy sooner or later.
Yuan Shang knelt before Cao Cao and the others, his body trembling violently.
He thought his time was up, his throat tightened, and he couldn't say a word.
"Yuan Shang, what...do you have to say?" Cao Cao was in a relaxed state and gave him a cold glance.
Yuan Shang swallowed hard, and after struggling for a long time, he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence, "Please...please, Lord Cao, spare my life..."
The advisors around him couldn't help but shake their heads when they saw him like this.
With such a son, Yuan Shao's later life was practically secure.
"Yuan Shao is going too far!" Cao Cao slammed his hand on the table in front of him and raised his voice sharply.
"We were all living peacefully, minding our own business, but he insisted on taking advantage of his superior numbers to try and wipe us out. What do you think we should do about someone like that?"
Yuan Shang's voice trembled violently, "Lord Cao, please calm down, I...I..."
Seeing that the young man was about to break down, Cao Cao sighed inwardly.
Even if you want to use him to put on a show, you have to be careful not to be too ruthless!
After a brief silence, he changed the subject, "However, what Yuan Shao did has little to do with you!"
"The grudges of the previous generation should not involve the next!"
"Yes, yes, yes..." Yuan Shang nodded vigorously, "Lord Cao is wise!"
"How about this!"
"Now you can leave. Go back and tell Yuan Shao that if he does this again, don't blame me for being ruthless. I will make him pay the most painful price!" Cao Cao waved his hand.
immediately.
Yuan Shang was dragged out by the two men, and soon his heart-wrenching cries could be heard from outside.
"Thank you, Lord Cao!"
"Thank you... Lord Cao!"
The group looked at each other in silence and began to prepare for their retreat.
Cao Cao remained seated in the main seat, his brow furrowed, seemingly lost in thought...
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As Yuan Shao fled with his men and Cao Cao withdrew his troops from Guandu, Baima City was silently surrounded.
Tian Feng was dismayed to find that he seemed to have been forgotten here.
Cao Ren personally brought him out of the prison. Looking at the fully armed Cao army outside, Tian Feng couldn't help but sigh to the heavens, "This is the will of Heaven..."
There's no need to ask what happened; Cao Ren's presence here is enough to explain everything.
He was politely asked to leave and was taken very good care of.
Before long, he will be taken to Yanzhou to see Cao Cao.
at the same time.
The news that Li Zhao entered Ye City and Yuan Shao was driven out by his soldiers and civilians spread even faster.
The reactions of the various warlords differed; some were simply watching the spectacle and enjoyed seeing the Yuan family make a fool of themselves.
Some people are worried that if Li Zhao, this rising star, grows stronger, he might threaten their existence.
More often than not, they simply stay out of it, since it won't affect them anyway.
It doesn't matter who wins, Yuan Shao or Li Zhao, or Cao Cao.
Yuan Shu, far away in Nanyang, burst into laughter upon receiving the news.
In front of all his subordinates, he publicly declared that his son was utterly useless and that failure was only a matter of time.
At this time, Li Zhao was not in a hurry to annex other counties.
If we were to use up all the reserves in Ye City...
It was used not only by the military and civilians, but also, more often, by recruiting displaced people.
He even publicly declared that anyone who came to Yecheng, regardless of their status, would be guaranteed a meal.
If you want to leave at any time, you will never be forced to!
Even bandits and outlaws who have become outlaws are treated equally as long as they are forced to take this path for a living!
This news, once it was sent out, instantly shook most of northern China!
For many people in this era, having enough to eat is a huge luxury!
In addition, Qingzhou had taken in refugees on more than one occasion before.
The fact that Li Zhao kept his word and actually had food to eat also spread.
that's it.
Large numbers of refugees, including bandits and even small, lone-wolf units, all flocked to Ye City.
As more and more people arrived and discovered that there really was food, news praising Li Zhao spread like wildfire throughout the land...
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