Gongsun Du, courtesy name Shengji, was a native of Xiangping, Liaodong. He was an orthodox man of Xiaolian origin who had experienced the experience of being a minister. He once served as the governor of Jizhou and was later dismissed. Now he is a doctor in the court.

When Gongsun Du saw Li Ru, he immediately said, "Du has met Li Shizhong!"

"Gongsun Du, General Xu has recommended you many times. You are from Liaodong, right?"

"I am from Xiangping, Liaodong!"

"Well, if you were asked to be the governor of Liaodong, what would you do?"

Gongsun Du was excited at first. Now he also knew what was going on in Guandong. Being a prefect was not like being a governor. This was simply becoming a local emperor. This was much better than pretending to be a grandson in Luoyang.

"Of course I want to serve the imperial court, serve the Grand Master, and serve Li Shizhong!"

Li Ru glanced at him and said, "Now the troops and horses in Liaodong and other places are in Gongsun Zan's hands. Are you confident that you can defeat him?"

Although they both have the surname Gongsun, Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Du have nothing to do with each other. At most... they may have been the same family five hundred years ago.

"This... if it's just the next person, I'm afraid it will be difficult to compete with him." Gongsun Du said and looked at Li Ru, hoping that Li Ru could give him more support.

"It's just you, but with this edict, it's enough."

With that said, Li Ru took out an unsealed edict and handed it to Gongsun Du.

"General Anbei?"

"I will persuade the Grand Master to grant Gongsun Zan the title of General Anbei. You can exchange this with him for Liaodong. The seat of General Anbei will be Changping County in Guangyang County!"

After Li Ru finished speaking, he smiled and asked again, "Are you confident that you can win Liaodong this time?"

Gongsun Du hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you so much, Li Shizhong. After I have taken a humble position in Youzhou, I will definitely be loyal to the court! Loyal to the Grand Master! Loyal to the Shizhong!!"

Li Ru waved his hand to ask him to retreat, and thought to himself, "In this case, Ma Qiang must not be interested in this place. As for Yanzhou, the governor and the prefect are at odds with each other, and there will be chaos in the long run. I don't need to worry about it. The only thing I have to worry about is Yuan Shao."

Already..."

Li Ru continued to look at the map, gritted his teeth and left after a long time, shouting to the door, "Come, prepare your carriages and horses to enter the palace!"

Yuan Shao...don't blame me, Li Wenyou, for plotting poison!

——Chatang the next day

"Now the traitors from Guandong have gathered in Suanzao. This is because there is an internal response in the court, and the person who is the internal response is the Taifu!" Li Ru looked at Yuan Wei coldly, ignoring the noise of the officials around him and Yuan Wei's disbelief.

The sergeant who had been waiting for a long time stepped forward and pulled Yuan Wei out. Yuan Wei dropped his hat and fell to the ground.

Yuan Wei never expected that Dong Zhuo would actually dare to touch him.

You, Dong Zhuo, were just my Yuan family’s dog back then!

Dong Zhuo sat on the edge of the dragon chair and looked at Yuan Wei lying on the ground in a miserable state, but he felt surprisingly happy in his heart.

"Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Yi are all rebelling against each other. How can you, the Yuan family, get away with it?" Dong Zhuo shouted, "Your Majesty has told you that the Yuan family colluded with the princes to rebel against the imperial court. The crime is unpardonable and the whole family will be killed to show their imitation!!"

Kill the whole family??

Yuan Wei looked at the faces of Dong Zhuo and Li Ru, knowing that there was no room for redemption. He said angrily, "Dong Zhuo! After you forced the emperor to humiliate him, all my Han ministers want to kill you! I'm waiting for you below! Wait below.

you!!!"

Dong Zhuo waved his hand and asked people to pull him down, and then looked at the ministers who lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.

"I know that many of you are thinking about the bandits from Guandong coming in, but think about it, after they come in, your position will be higher or lower.

As long as I am here, your position will be preserved for one day. If I lose, the Han Dynasty will be over!"

With that said, Dong Zhuo stood up, waved his sleeves and said, "Retreat from the court!"

——Outside Luoyang City

Li Ru looked at the big seal held in front of him and snorted.

This big seal is none other than Yuan Wei's seal of Marquis Kang, and beside it are Yuan's family tree and a large number of artifacts representing the Yuan family that were copied from Yuan Wei's home.

At this time of the Yuan family, Yuan Wei was the head of the family. There were two San Gongs in Yuan Wei's generation, one was him and the other was Yuan Feng. Yuan Feng was the elder brother. Yuan Ji was the eldest son of Yuan Feng and the heir to the head of the Yuan family. This time Yuan Ji

Ji was killed, and Yuan Wei's whole family was also killed. It can be said that the heir of the Yuan family is now in a state of uncertainty, and among Yuan Feng's remaining children, there are only two, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. Among them, Yuan Shao was adopted into Yuan Cheng's room, so

According to the patriarchal tradition, the next successor should be Yuan Shu.

"Send all these things to Yuan Shao of Jujube. Remember, nothing should be lost!" Li Ru threw the big seal into the box and said to the sergeant.

"promise!"

Li Ru looked at a scribe on the other side and said with a smile, "As for you, go to Nanyang and tell Yuan Shu everything that happened here. If you dare to say more or less, your whole family will become Qiang."

A person’s dinner, understand?”

"The villain understands! The villain understands!!"

"Go for it!"

Li Ru waved his hand for the two people to leave. Li Ru looked at the sky. Now, the Yuan family in Guandong would have to fight.

Okay, the next step is to block the Kanto attack and make them retreat. Otherwise, they can only retreat in order to advance...

——

Not to mention Li Ru's plan to divide the princes of Guandong, Ma Qiang here let Yan Rou be the vanguard and take Aocang all the way.

Yan Rou led two thousand cavalry all the way through Yuanwu and several cities in Juan County. These cities were all in the plains and there was no danger to defend them. Dong Zhuo did not set up defenses here, so most of them surrendered in anticipation of the wind, and Yan Rou did not leave any troops.

Ma just asked the local officials to report to Jujube on their own and went straight to Aocang.

Aocang is a major grain and grass land built since the Qin Dynasty. Since the water power of the Yellow River begins to become shallow in the middle and upper reaches, ships from the lower reaches cannot go directly to the upper reaches. Therefore, they often unload grain and grass here, change land or use small boats to go to Chang'an.

, Luoyang is the most important place for grain transportation in the world. Whether it was Xiang Yu who destroyed Qin or the conflict between Chu and Han, they all fought for years around this small Aocang.

"Look, battalion commander, starting from here, the terrain rises suddenly, from plains to mountains. Aocang has the Yellow River as a natural barrier to the north, a chasm to the east as a barrier, and Xingyang as a support to the west. It is still in the Sanhuang Mountains.

The fortress is high and there is plenty of food and grass. There is also Guangwu City less than five miles below Sanhuang Mountain. We can support each other. It will not be easy to break through this place!"

The person who acted as Yan Rou's deputy was Xian Yuyin. He handed the map to Yan Rou. Yan Rou looked at the surrounding terrain and couldn't help but marvel at how dangerous this place was.

"In the past, King Xiang made an agreement with the Han Dynasty to divide the world. Those to the west of the divide were called Han, and those to the east of the divide were Chu. This is where we are. Who are the generals guarding here?"

Xian Yuyin pointed in the direction of Aocang and said, "The defender of Aocang is Hua Xiong, the commander under Hu Zhen, who has three thousand soldiers and horses. Yang Ding of Xingyang has five thousand soldiers and horses. Guangwucheng is the captain Ye Hua, who has two thousand soldiers and horses."

Further back at Hulao Pass, it is said that there are more than 20,000 soldiers and horses."
Chapter completed!