Chapter 53

"Linzhi, the appointment of Sun Jian as Yuzhou Governor was just right."

"Look at me, should I appoint a few more, so as to create more intense conflicts among those rebels in Guandong?"

Old Dong licked his upper lip slightly.

To be fair, this feeling of watching the fire from the other side of the river is really damn refreshing!

Especially after receiving the news that those Guandong noble families were being slaughtered, Old Dong felt very spirited!

"My Lord, if you appoint a few more, I fear the effect will definitely not be as good as Sun Jian."

"However, we can change the way of appointment."

Gu Yi smiled, and a big conspiracy had already taken shape in his mind.

"Oh?"

"Linzhi, speak quickly, let me be happy too!"

Old Dong’s biggest hobby now is to pit those Guandong warlords.

Once he heard Gu Yi had a strategy, Old Dong felt like ants were crawling in his heart, itching unbearably, and he couldn't wait to know the answer.

"My Lord, we can do the opposite."

"For example, Yuan Shao wants to take Jizhou right now."

"Then we just won't appoint him as Jizhou Governor!"

"And we will also remove his original nominal position as Bohai Administrator."

"And change his appointment to Youzhou Inspector!"

Being given this example by Gu Yi, Old Dong soon understood the murderous intent hidden within!

Bohai belongs to Jizhou and can be considered the core hinterland under Jizhou’s jurisdiction.

Yuan Shao’s next expansion target, one could know with their toes, must be Jizhou.

The place of Bohai is quite special.

Although it is the hinterland of Jizhou, it is also adjacent to Youzhou.

And the largest separatist force in Youzhou is Gongsun Zan.

Appointing Yuan Shao as Youzhou Inspector is clearly provoking Gongsun Zan’s nerves.

Although this is an open plot, it is easy to see through.

But so what if it is seen through?

Gongsun Zan already wanted to expand his own power from Youzhou to Jizhou.

Appointing Yuan Shao as Youzhou Inspector instead gave Gongsun Zan a reasonable excuse to attack Yuan Shao!

For the sake of protecting the home and defending the country, for the sake of defending one’s own territory.

As long as Gongsun Zan is not a fool, he will definitely accept this invisible generous gift from Dong Zhuo!

And Yuan Shao?

In order not to be eliminated by Gongsun Zan, he can only rise up and resist.

But his strength suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Hulao Pass.

In the short term, he will definitely be in a situation of being unilaterally beaten by Gongsun Zan!

However, in the long run.

Because Yuan Shao has a large number of wet nurses from the Hebei noble family group standing behind him, I fear the winning percentage is still very high.

Besides the pair of enemies Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan.

Among the Central Plains warlords such as Cao Cao, Tao Qian, Bao Xin, Zhang Miao, etc., the same set can also be applied.

For example, appointing Cao Cao as Xuzhou Inspector and Tao Qian as Yanzhou Inspector.

Although these two will likely not fight immediately.

But the diplomatic relationship between them.

Will still be affected by this to some extent.

Gu Yi’s strategy is not poisonous.

But Old Dong likes it quite a bit.

Thinking to himself, his own precious granddaughter’s husband is still the best.

Those motley crews in Guandong are all played in the palm of his hand!

After discussing the strategy against the Guandong warlords, Old Dong kept Gu Yi in the Prime Minister’s Mansion to have a meal together.

For Gu Yi, entering and leaving the Prime Minister’s Mansion is now a familiar path.

The relationship with Dong Bai has also gradually deepened.

In other words.

Dong Bai’s eyes are full of Gu Yi.

As for whether Gu Yi’s eyes are full of Dong Bai, that can only be said, those who understand, understand.

……

After finishing lunch, Gu Yi intended to say goodbye.

But Li Ru suddenly came here in a hurry.

And he was holding an urgent piece of intelligence in his hand.

Seeing Li Ru’s face, Dong Zhuo and Gu Yi instantly realized that things were not simple.

Sure enough, after Li Ru handed over the intelligence in his hand, the expression on Dong Zhuo’s face changed suddenly!

Yizhou Governor Liu Yan has been recruiting troops on a large scale in the Shu region recently, and is actively recruiting refugees fleeing from the north.

Besides this.

He also organized many soldiers who were good at climbing mountains and crossing ridges to cross the Hanzhong Basin and come to the vicinity of Xiegu Road and Baoxie Road to survey the terrain.

What he intends to do is self-evident.

"Unreasonable!"

"It’s fine if those rebels in Guandong want to cause chaos, but now even this fellow Liu Yan wants to launch a Northern Expedition?"

Dong Zhuo’s chest heaved violently with anger.

Speaking of which, he and Liu Yan were old acquaintances.

Twenty years ago, when neither of them were high-ranking officials, they had once fought against the Southern Xiongnu together in Bingzhou.

At that time, Old Dong was the typical representative of the Xiliang warriors!

With muscles all over his body, plus superb martial arts, no one in the army could be called his opponent.

And Liu Yan?

He was not a weak person either!

As a member of the Han imperial clan, he was also relatively close to the Emperor Liu Hong, who had just ascended the throne at that time.

Liu Yan could have been a stable, useless Marquis, but he insisted on visiting the battlefield many times.

In that battle against the Southern Xiongnu.

Liu Yan held a snake-spear and personally killed seven Southern Xiongnu armored cavalrymen, which could be called extremely brave.

And this was also the first time Old Dong had seen such a brave member of the Han imperial clan with his own eyes!

After the battle, Old Dong and Liu Yan became friends.

At that time, the world was not yet in chaos, and Old Dong and Liu Yan were still relatively young.

But Liu Yan had once said the bold words, "If you are not a hero, you will not be plotted against!"

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