Jiyin County, Dingtao County.

The Han Shi (pronounced "Li") Jia had just bought a volume of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" from the Western Market and was passing by the gate of the county magistrate's official office.

His eyes fell on a notice in front of the door, and he could no longer turn his gaze away.

This notice has been posted for some time, and the paper has changed color, but the words can be vaguely seen:

"The right general, the commander of the military and political affairs of Yan and Henan Province and Henan Province, held the rituals, and the Marquis of Wugong (the official position of Chen Fei at that time) had an order saying:

The Central Plains were chaotic, and the people were separated. The dragon scattered in the grassland, and the tiger scattered in the mountains and forests. There were no wise men in the prefectures and counties. The heads of Guizhou looked up to the wise men. I was moved by this idea, so I planned to gather the original students on the tenth day of the eighth month. Whether it is wealthy or noble men in the grassland, all those who have the strengths and aspirations to become officials can go to the Yangxia of the Chen Kingdom to enroll in the imperial examination. Those who passed the imperial examination will be appointed to be engaged within a few days, including county chiefs, county magistrates, and commanders. During the imperial examination, they will have accommodation and food. I hope that all the virtuous and virtuous people in the world will know that they are thirsty and are eager to seek talent!"

He looked at it three times and finally realized that he was not dazzled. He quickly took two steps at once and rushed to his house.

It is said to be a house, but it is actually just a very small house. He has not yet won the title and has no wife. After his father died early, he only relied on his mother for life and lived a poor and simple life.

Before he could approach, he saw someone waiting outside the door, and was surprised:

"But Brother Ji Chong?"

The man heard the shout and turned his head slightly, his face full of joy:

"Where has my brother been here? I have been waiting here for half an hour!"

While opening the yard gate, Ke Jia looked at the gifts piled up at the other party’s feet:

"I have always asked my brother to help me, but I really don't know how to repay me..."

The other party smiled and said:

"Isn't it natural for you and I to help each other?"

His friend, named Wu Zhi, was not from a prominent family, but his family was far more prosperous, so he often gave him some supplies for life.

Quejia asked him to sit down first, then put the food and cloth brought by the other party into the house and handed it to his mother. Then he sorted out his clothes and explained to the other party:

"I just went to the West Market to buy books, and then read a notice in front of the county government, which made my brother wait for a long time."

Wu Zhi slapped his thigh:

"Brother also saw that notice? I'm here to discuss with me!"

Que Jia was stunned for a moment, then thought:

"What, do you want to go to the enlistment?"

Wu Zhi nodded with a smile:

"Brother, you and I are both poor families and have always been despised by the aristocratic clans. It is almost impossible for them to recommend them to be officials. Yangxia is only more than two hundred miles away from Dingtao. Why don't you go with me to gain fame and fortune? If you are lucky enough to pass the imperial examination, you will never have to live in poverty in the future. What do you think of brother? "

Que Jia obviously had already moved, but hesitated:

"It's just... my mother is alone in the hall, how can I go far away from Yuzhou?"

I heard the sound of a middle-aged woman's voice coming from the inner room:

"My son, my mother is less than forty years old this year. Are you old enough to need your indifference to serve you?"

Wu Zhi quickly stood up and bowed to the inner room:

"Aunt here, please advise brother Ji Chong. If he continues like this, when will he get married and have children and continue the incense for the Que family?"

As soon as he heard about a sensitive topic, Que Jia pulled him:

"Okay, okay, I'll make some preparations now. I'll go to the government office with you tomorrow morning!"

Wu Zhi smiled and patted his shoulder, then whispered to remind him:

"I heard that when Zi just passed away today, it was just for the time being that the elder brother would prepare two filial piety clothes to avoid being accused of lack of etiquette."

But Jia was shocked.

-

Yuan Shao, who was originally advancing in Hebei, suddenly fell into an unprecedented dilemma during this period.

First of all, he became a traitor who everyone called for to beat on public opinion. Driven by Kong Rong, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Chen Ji and others, he surpassed Bo Zhu, Qingfu, Zhao Gao, Wang Mang, Liang Ji, and Dong Zhuo, and became the most vicious traitor who was in Chinese history.

Although he tried his best to block the news in Hebei, how could such explosive news be completely concealed?

In Yuan Shao's control, two county magistrates even emerged and openly resisted Yuan Shao's rule!

Ying Shao, who had served as the governor of Taishan County, defected directly from Jizhou. He crossed Henan and went south to meet with his son Ying Yan, the clerk of General Cheqi's Mansion, and his whole family became Chen Fei's subordinates.

It can be imagined that as Yuan Shao's power weakened, the scholars who defected to Hebei and crossed the Central Plains south were definitely not Ying Shao.

Gongsun Zan, who had been dormant in Yijing for a long time, joined forces with Zhang Yan, a bandit in Changshan County to send all the elite cavalry to launch a surprise attack, not only defeating Yuan Shao's troops set up in Zhongshan and Zhuo County, but also directly killed Yuan Shao's nephew, the prefect of Zhuo County, and expelled Yuan Shao's sphere of influence from Youzhou again.

——It is worth mentioning that Yi Jing, where Gongsun Zan is located, is actually located in Hejian Kingdom in Jizhou. There is no strict fixed border line between him and Yuan Shao’s forces. Both sides are always in a state of moving forward and retreating, and tug-of-war between each other.

Qingzhou Governor Cao Cao also suddenly attacked and transferred the elite troops who were originally planning to attack Kong Rong, the Beihai prime minister, back to the west. Taking advantage of Yuan Tan's lack of experience in his youth, he directly swept the eldest nephew out of Pingyuan County!

This is not all. Zang Hong, the prefect of Dongjun appointed by Yuan Shao, also chose to change the flag at this time!

As the host of the first Sour Jujube Alliance, Zang Hong still has a certain influence in the Central Plains region, and has always given people the image of a heroic and upright person. The fame he earned throughout his life gave Yuan Shao a heavy blow!

Starting from late June, in just half a month, Yuan Shao, who was originally dominated by Hebei and known as the second warlord of the Central Plains, suddenly discovered that his power, like his brother Yuan Shu, instantly evaporated more than half of his power!

His orders could no longer be spread to Youzhou, and Zhongshan was also occupied by Gongsun, Changshan was occupied by Zhang Yan, Qingzhou plains were seized by Cao Cao, and Dongjun, which had never paid taxes, did not fly away...

Nowadays, Yuan Shao only has six counties and states: Wei County, Zhao State, Julu, Anping, Qinghe, and Bohai State!

Compared to Chen Fei, he is at least...less than ten counties!

What war does this need to be fought?!

-

On the tenth day of July, Chen Fei, who was handling official duties in Luoyang City, shook his head.

He pointed to Zang Hong's public document on changing flags and changing flags, and was a little unsatisfied:

"Zang Ziyuan was exposed too early! If he could wait until Yuan Shao and I were facing each other head-on, he would definitely be able to cause huge damage to Yuan Shao!"

Jia Xu laughed in silence:

"Zang Ziyuan has always been a heroic righteous man who hates evil. He will not pretend to be a spy for you!"

Chen Fei curled his lips, but thought it was indeed the case:

"After all, there is no perfect plan in the world!"

Xu Shu, who was sitting by the side listening, was breathing carefully.

Based on the words he just heard, he easily got an inference:

[Zang Hong, who was known as the heroic righteous man, defected to Chen Fei a long time ago?!]

Guo Jia, who was finally able to get out of bed, walked into the hall staggeringly, holding a document in his hand:

"I am obviously a serious ill patient, why do such military information be sent to my bedside?"

Guo Shou hurriedly picked it up and handed it to Chen Fei.

Chen Fei opened it and saw that it was from the Prime Minister of Lu, Zhang Liao, the captain of Yao.

After watching it, he actually laughed out loud:

"Destiny is with me!"

Jia Xu couldn't help but cough:

"General Chen, please respect yourself."

Chen Fei did not restrain himself, but instead handed the document to him:

"Before, Liu Bei invited me to fight against Zang Ba and Lu Bu who were entrenched in Mount Tai. I sent Zhang Liao to lead the army to send troops. Unexpectedly, more than a month later, Zhang Liao successfully recovered Mount Tai, but... Liu Bei was blocked by Zang Ba and Lu Bu!"

Liu Bei, who possessed three powerful generals, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Cao Bao, as well as Jian Yong, Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, Chen Gui, Chen Deng, Cao Hong and other subordinates, could not defeat Zang Ba, Sun Guan and Lu Bu's mob!

After absorbing Dongjun and Mount Tai, Chen Fei's rule has reached eighteen counties and states, three times that of Yuan Shao!

Yuan Benchu, who only has six counties and states...what else can he use to bully the Han Dynasty and do evil?!

Jia Xu stroked his beard and gently rubbed his temples, and couldn't help laughing:

"Although Liu Bei had soldiers from Xuzhou, he did not understand the true essence of military strategy. If Guo Fengxiao could serve as his military advisor, Zang Ba, Lu Bu and others would have long been imprisoned!"

Guo Jia, who had just sat down, raised his eyebrows:

"Guo is just a seriously ill patient. Why should Wen Hegong make fun of me?"

Jia Xu smiled and shook his head:

"This is not a joke. When Fengxiao was in Hongnong, he commanded Li Jue's rebels to defeat the court many times. I know your talents very well. Liu Bei had only Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, two powerful generals, but unfortunately there were no talented people planning military for him!"

Guo Jia waved his hand slightly reservedly:

"Mr. Wenhe Gong is over-reputable. If the court could have allowed Mr. Wenhe Gong to control the troops at that time, how could I have won so easily?"

Xu Shu finally had the opportunity to speak:

"Two gentlemen, can Xu ask for advice? If two men and two counselors Liu Bei's military, how can they win over Zang Ba and Lu Bu?"

Jia Xu raised his chin and signaled Guo Jia to say first.

Guo Jia smiled and said:

"Zang Ba, Sun Guan, is a bandit in Mount Tai; Lu Bu, a dog in the family. These three thieves occupy Langya. If there are strong enemies, they can still fight against the enemy together. If there are no foreign enemies, they will inevitably have a rift between them and cannot last long."

Jia Xu's wording is much simpler and clearer:
Chapter completed!