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Even if someone like Yuan Shao is defeated, the winner will treat him very politely for the sake of the Yuan family and will not treat Yuan Shao as a prisoner.
However, people really didn¡¯t expect that Liu Zhe would directly kill Yuan Shao, without even giving him a decent way, and just take him to the streets and behead him like an ordinary prisoner.
"How cruel!"
After hearing the news, many people could only evaluate Liu Zhe in this way, and at the same time they were afraid of Liu Zhe. A man who had already controlled the four states of Hebei, had strong soldiers and horses, and acted decisively and ruthlessly, had no influence on this world. You don¡¯t need to think about what the impact will be.
At least after Yuan Shu heard the news, he once again recruited 100,000 troops from his territory to protect himself, and he did not even dare to clamor for revenge.
In Youzhou, along with Yuan Shao, the entire Yuan family was executed. In this era, this is the price of fighting for hegemony. This is an era of continuous sitting.
Feng Ji also followed Yuan Shao to death. He refused Liu Zhe's solicitation and decided to follow Yuan Shao to death, which made Liu Zhe very regretful.
Feng Ji is one of the few people under Yuan Shao who he likes. His figure appears in all of Yuan Shao's decisions, and several decisions were made by him.
Many of Yuan Shao's strategic decisions, such as sneak attacks on Liu Yu and taking the opportunity to occupy Qingzhou, etc., had his suggestions. Unfortunately, he met Liu Zhe and Liu Zhe's group of staff who had a better overall strategy and vision than him, making him fall short and helpless. Assist Yuan Shao to achieve hegemony.
"Compared with the generous death, Yuan Shao's three sons looked disgraceful. They went to the execution ground crying and full of ugliness. It is said that Yuan Shao was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted to death.
As for Xin Pi, Liu Zhe handed it over to Liu He to deal with, because he was one of the direct murderers who killed Liu Yu. After Xin Pi's brother Xin Ping learned about his brother's death, he remained silent, silently bowed to Liu Zhe, refused Liu Zhe's solicitation, left Youzhou, and went south to live in seclusion. However, in the end he was recruited by Cao Cao to serve him.
In addition, most of Yuan Shao's officials surrendered to Liu Zhe. Internal affairs talents like Cui Yan greatly alleviated the talent shortage of Liu Zhe's men and greatly enhanced the strength of Liu Zhe's men.
Xun Yu's brother Xun Chen also surrendered. He was unhappy under Yuan Shao and was always suspected by Yuan Shao, which made him feel discouraged. Under Xun Yu's persuasion, he defected to Liu Zhe.
Yuan Shao died and Qingzhou was captured. Liu Zhe's territory already included four of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, making him the largest and most powerful prince in the world.
Logically speaking, Liu Zhe should continue to attack, capture other places in one go, and unify the country at once.
However, Liu Zhe had no intention of doing this, and his top advisers such as Xun You and Guo Jia also suggested that Liu Zhe should temporarily recuperate, stabilize the existing territory and accumulate strength.
Liu Zhe agreed with his subordinates¡¯ suggestions. This time, we captured Qingzhou in just over a month and executed Yuan Shao. This must have frightened a large number of people. If we continue to attack, it will inevitably arouse opposition from all over the world, and there may even be another coalition. Although Liu Zhe is not afraid, this is not necessary for Liu Zhe. Liu Zhe can clearly distinguish whether it is easier to fight an alliance or to fight an independent prince.
The princes in the world are all self-respecting, and the momentum of attacking each other has begun to emerge. Liu Zhe can temporarily shrink and watch them fight, so as to reap the benefits of the fisherman in the future.
And there is news from Yongzhou that Guan Yu has led his army into Fengyi County and the north of Bingzhou. Both of these places need a lot of material support. It is meaningless for Liu Zhe to continue fighting.
"It's easy to shrink, but it's difficult to make people in the world relax their guard against oneself." Liu Zhe's shrinkage is more likely to scare a large number of people. Everyone in the world knows that Liu Zhe likes to make sneak attacks. Your uncle is shrinking, do you want to hide nearby and take advantage of the opportunity to make a sneak attack?
"My lord, this matter is simple." Xun Yu smiled slightly and said, "Let's send someone to Yanzhou."
After Xun Yu finished speaking, Liu Zhe's eyes lit up, and the others next to him also looked enlightened. The emperor is in Yanzhou, so he sent people to Yanzhou to express his gratitude to the court, so that people in the world know that Youzhou takes the emperor into consideration and respects the court. This will reassure many people.
Liu Zhe nodded, glanced at his men, and considered who to send.
Cai Yong stood up and recommended himself: "Xian son-in-law, let me go."
Liu Zhe nodded slightly. Cai Yong was really the most suitable candidate. He was a great scholar in the world and was Liu Zhe's father-in-law. He was very sincere in sending him to see the emperor.
Liu Zhe then appointed Cai Yong as his special envoy to go to Yanzhou to meet with the emperor on his behalf.
As Liu Zhe's father-in-law, Cai Yong was sent as an envoy to Yanzhou, so he naturally had to provide adequate protection. He had three thousand troops and dozens of generals. He also sent someone to Qingzhou to order Zhang Fei to serve as the chief bodyguard to meet up with Cai Yong's team. Zhang Fei protected Cai Yong's safety throughout the whole process.
After arranging Cai Yong¡¯s mission, Liu Zhe began to adjust his personnel and reward meritorious officers.
Ordered Jia Xu to lead his army back to Youzhou, Xu Shu was appointed governor of Qingzhou, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun were stationed in Qingzhou. Xun You was the governor of Jizhou, and Zhang He was stationed in Jizhou. Xi Zhicai was the governor of Bingzhou, Huang Zhong was stationed in Bingzhou, and other generals and counselors were also promoted.
For example, although Tian Yu was said to be under Liu Xin, the promotion decision was still made by Liu Zhe. Because he had contributed to the defeat of Linzi, he was promoted to captain.
After Liu Zhe finished handling these matters, Sun Qian sent by Tao Qian finally arrived in Youzhou. At the same time, Jia Xu's report also came to Liu Zhe, allowing Liu Zhe to understand what happened.
"This little girl is really capable of causing trouble." After reading Jia Xu's report, Liu Zhe felt dumbfounded by Liu Xin's actions.
He wanted to shrink back and keep a low profile, but before he started, this happened over there.
Guo Jia smiled at Liu Zhe and said, "My lord, you might as well take this opportunity to show off to the world."
Liu Zhe understood what Guo Jia meant, which was to let this matter be resolved peacefully and let the world see Youzhou's attitude.
Liu Zhe said to Guo Jia: "Of course I know this, but I have to satisfy that little girl Xiaoxin."
Liu Xin has made it clear that she wants to cause trouble for Mi Fang. If she doesn't satisfy her, I wonder what trouble she will cause. After all, this girl still has some abilities.
Guo Jia smiled and accepted the order: "Lord, don't worry, leave this matter to me."
¡°Okay, I¡¯ll leave this matter entirely to you!¡±