After moving the capital to Chang'an, Taishi Dong began to build a fuwu, and he sang every day, was drunk and dreamed of death. The powerful dictator did not come to the court to discuss matters. Any political affairs that required him to make decisions will be summoned to the Grand Tutor's mansion.

Dong Zhuo, who was addicted to it, moved the capital in a panic, but he still had a little ambition to win the world. It is well known to everyone in his heart that he wanted to get the emperor, but the princes of Guandong had just retired, so he did not dare to cause trouble again, for fear that the Kwantung Army would come to attack him again.

But why don’t he do something that is beneficial to himself?

Lying in the main seat in the Grand Tutor's Mansion, Dong Zhuo squinted his eyes and looked as if he had not yet woken up, and asked listlessly: "Li Ru, have all the eighteen princes retreated?"

Li Ru, who looked at his eyes and nose, stood in the hall and replied calmly: "Except for Sun Jian, who also had occasional wars with Li Jue and Guo Si in Sizhou, all the other princes have returned to their territory."

With his eyes like a bronze bell opened, Dong Zhuo snorted coldly and scolded: "Luoyang is already ruined and ruins. Sun Wentai actually wants to rebuild Luoyang? Can it be built in less than ten or eight years? This Grand Master loves his talent and wants to marry him. He dares to humiliate and slander this Grand Master. He is really ungrateful. If he wants to stay in Luoyang, stay in Luoyang, and ask Li Jue Guo Si to ignore him. However, there is no state governor in Jingzhou yet. Do you think who is the right person to go to Jingzhou?"

Li Ru, who was ashamed, did not want to attack Dong Zhuo. Now the situation is that people in the world are disagreeable with Dong Zhuo, and it is futile to send anyone there, but Li Ru still said a name.

"Liu Biao."

Dong Zhuo closed his eyes and thought for a while. Although Liu Biao was a royal family member, he was affected by the party and corruption in his early years. Later, the party and corruption in his ban was lifted. In order to win over the gentry, the general promoted some scholars who were demoted in his early years. Liu Biao was one of them. After Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, the eunuch party of foreign relatives no longer existed. The gentry headed by the Yuan family did not join him, so he could only win over the unsuccessful scholars in the gentry group. Cai Yong was one, and Liu Biao was also one.

Let Liu Biao be the governor of Jingzhou? Dong Zhuosi couldn't figure it out after thinking about it. Why did he let Liu Biao go?

How can one party’s appointment be a joke? Of course, it is a decision after careful consideration.

Knowing that Dong Zhuo was doubting, Li Ru said lightly: "Although Liu Biao was a clan member of the Han Dynasty in his early years, he was extremely famous. Liu Jingsheng, one of the eight horses in the world, went to Jingzhou, which is now chaotic, to shock the situation. As long as Liu Biao gained a foothold in Jingzhou, he could restrain Guo Jia from Yizhou. At the same time, if Yuan Shu, who was entrenched in Nanyang, Jingzhou, attacked Liu Biao, was equivalent to committing rebellion, and the Yuan family would definitely give him a handle. Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, controlled Guo Jia in the west, and blocked the princes in the north."

Dong Zhuoyue's face became more and more happy. When Li Ru finished speaking, he suddenly applauded.

He ordered someone to summon Liu Biao immediately. Soon, the gentle and elegant Liu Biao came calmly.

After telling Liu Biao about appointing Liu Biao to Jingzhou as the governor of Jingzhou, Liu Biao's expression did not fluctuate and he could not nod and agreed, because Dong Zhuo was a clan of the Han Dynasty, Liu Biao was unable to follow him and was also in trouble.

Who will take over the governor of Jingzhou? It is indeed what Dong Zhuo said now, but the emperor must be sent by the emperor. If Liu Biao took his life from Dong Zhuo, wouldn’t it be like ignoring the emperor and surrendering to Dong Zhuo?

Dong Zhuo didn't care about that much. After saying the matter, he began to win over Liu Biao with verbal words, hoping that Liu Biao would be loyal to him...

In order to express his sincerity, Dong Zhuo personally sent three thousand soldiers to Jingzhou with Liu Biao to take office. As a result, Liu Biao took these soldiers out of Sizhou and found that Yuan Shu stationed troops in Luyang at the northern end of Jingzhou. He obviously had to intercept those who went to Jingzhou to take office. Therefore, Liu Biao had to abandon the soldiers, sneak into Jingzhou alone, and enter Yicheng.

On this side, Dong Zhuo appointed Liu Biao to take office in Jingzhou, and Guo Jia, who was in Yizhou, also turned his attention to Jingzhou.

Since he talked with Qin Mi in Guanghan, Guo Jia has not contacted Qin Mi again, and there are some things that need not be made clear. Guo Jia hopes that Qin Mi will serve him, not to use favors to impress Qin Mi, but to ambitions and ambitions, for public and private purposes, and it depends on how Qin Mi chooses, and Guo Jia cannot force him.

In a month, Guo Jia nominally made all counties in Yizhou surrender. After receiving taxes, he had enough food and supplies, and had strong soldiers and horses.

Guo Jia, who has been discussing with his counselors about abolishing the filial piety and integrity, suddenly threw out another issue.

This topic is to attack Jingzhou.

The counselors did not agree with each other.

Two distinct factions.

The main war faction is Xi Zhicai and Zhen Yao.

The opposition parties were Xu Shu, Zhen Yan and Xiu Qi Zhiping.

Guo Jia was walking in the meeting hall with his hands behind his back, listening to the opinions of the two factions.

"Now Jingzhou is in a turbulent period, with sects thieves everywhere in chaos and fighting each other. Their combat power is obviously vulnerable. If the lord raises his troops to attack, it can be said to be the time."

Xi Zhicai's words made Guo Jia nod. Who wouldn't be jealous of Jingzhou? Yuan Shu of Nanyang must also want Jingzhou, but he lacked enough troops. The most powerful Sun Jian's troops were still fighting with two generals under Dong Zhuo in Sizhou.

When will you not take Jingzhou at this time?

However, Xu Shu stepped out without expression and opposed: "Lord, the situation has been analyzed clearly before. Although the fourteen counties of Yizhou nominally surrendered to the lord, the gentry did not eliminate them, which is a hidden danger. Now Yizhou is stable on the surface, but in fact it is undercurrent. If the lord sends troops to Jingzhou at this time, he will not only face the gentry of Yizhou, but also the Jingxiang clan. What is even more worrying is that there are Yuan Shu in Nanyang County in the northern part of Jingzhou. The lord takes Jingzhou and it seems that he has expanded his territory, but in fact he is in a head-on position with the princes in the world. At that time, there will be joint attacks outside, and there will be prominent gentry and prominent families in the inner response, and the situation will be out of control. I hope the lord will think twice."

This is exactly the reason why Guo Jia hesitated. Based on Yizhou, the geographical advantage is second, and the external environment is the most fundamental reason. Dong Zhuo in the north is too busy to take care of himself, and Jingzhou in the east is in turmoil. He has enough time to stabilize Yizhou and does not need to be wary of foreign enemies. At least in a few years, there will be no big war that will affect Yizhou. If Jingzhou is captured, three parts of the world will fall into the palm of your hand. Will the princes sit still? If Yuan Shu accumulates momentum and succeed, he will definitely go south to attack Jingzhou. The victory or defeat will be unpredictable.

It’s not that Guo Jia is afraid of Yuan Shu, but that he is a real thief. Yuan Shu attacks Guo Jia, and Dayi is with Yuan Shu, and the nobles of the gentry will definitely respond. Even if the other princes do not help Yuan Shu, they will definitely not take the opportunity to drag Yuan Shu down.

But the current God-given opportunity is like a waste of resources if you don’t attack Jingzhou.

Guo Jia did not make any statement, but Zhen Yao stood up to support Xi Zhicai's proposal.

"Lord, it is difficult to find a good opportunity to attack Jingzhou at this time. The lord and the gentry in Yizhou have not violated the rivers. Even if the Jingxiang aristocratic tribe does not surrender, it is unlikely that they will share the same hatred with the gentry. As long as the lord takes Jingzhou, they will also be indifferent to the gentry after taking Jingzhou, so that they will not know what the lord treats the gentry. In the future, they will definitely be able to take Jingzhou into their pockets. Lord Chang'an has announced that Liu Biao will go to serve as the governor of Jingzhou. At this moment, the lord's only chance to attack Jingzhou. If you take Jingzhou, the lord's hegemony will be shortened by at least ten years."

Looking at Zhen Yao and Xi Zhicai thoughtfully, Guo Jia also knew that after taking Jingzhou, he almost unified the south. Although most of the Yangzhou gentry supported Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu was in Nanyang. Before taking Yuzhou, Yangzhou and Yuan Shu could only be in a relationship. In form, Yangzhou was not Yuan Shu's sphere of influence at all.

It is difficult to make a decision. Xu Shu and Chen Ming sounded a wake-up call for Guo Jia, but the temptation and interests of Jingzhou were too great.

If you have worked hard for ten years or even twenty years, how many decades and twenty years did Guo Jia have?

Everyone saw that Guo Jia was slightly moved to attack Jingzhou, and he must have had a fierce struggle in his heart at this time.

Zhen Yan, frowning, moved out and said in a deep voice: "If the lord attacks Jingzhou, it is not impossible, but he cannot take down all Jingzhou in one go."

Looking at Zhen Yan in surprise, Guo Jia walked to him and said, "Oh? Let's continue."

Zhen Yan said tepidly: "The lord has taken over the fourteen northern counties of Yizhou. If Jingzhou is taken into account, the princes in the world will definitely be afraid of the lord. Think about the leader Yuan Shao, the princes, is just the prefect of a county, and the princes with the widest lords are just the governor of a state. The lord is not tolerated by the princes, but has two states, and Jingzhou and Yizhou with extremely wide territories in the world. The princes are unwilling to accept it, and they are the second ones who are worried about the lord's strength and prosperity, and the third ones to Xingyi's army attack the lord's strength and strengthen themselves. Therefore, the lord cannot hold Jingzhou in his palm."

The strength and weakness are rising and falling, the rise and fall of the other. Whether it is the alliance and alliance in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period or the mutual checks and balances during the Three Kingdoms, the fundamental reason is that the enemy cannot sit idly by. Is Guo Jia strong now? In the eyes of the princes, Guo Jia has more than 100,000 troops and the largest Yizhou in the world. Although they are strong, even if they want to attack Guo Jia, they can only be discouraged. However, if Guo Jia takes Jingzhou, his territory will be wider, which means that the faster the troops, horses, money and grain will accumulate, and I am afraid that few princes will be able to sit still.

Guo Jia chewed this piece of fat meat in Jingzhou, perhaps before he swallowed it, he was beaten to the point of being nauseous and vomited out by the princes.

Zhen Yan continued: "The lord urgently wants Jingzhou because he is worried that a hero will take over Jingzhou. At this time, there is no large army in Jingzhou to resist the lord. As long as the lord sends generals to capture Xiangyang and Jiangxia and occupy these two strategic areas, the reactions of the lords may not be too fierce. In addition to Yuan Shu in Nanyang, the lords will be taken down by the lord at most. With these two places, Liu Biao, who wants to take over Jingzhou, can be rejected for thousands of miles. If the lords launch a large army and retreat from the two counties to Yizhou, the lords will not suffer too much loss. If the lords cannot capture these two counties, they may not attack at all. After the lords eliminate internal troubles in Yizhou, they will sweep over Jingzhou."

This is a method that can be tried. It captures Xiangyang and Jiangxia. If you can't defend, you will retreat. If you can defend, you will wait for Guo Jia to stabilize the rear and then take down Jingzhou in one fell swoop.

The counselors said in unison: "Good."
Chapter completed!