Yuan Ji looked calm. Although he was kind-hearted, he was a man who had been a servant after all and was once among the nine ministers. Facing these officials who were only in the order of hundreds of stones, they would not be frightened.

He didn't speak, he knew someone would speak.

Sure enough, Zhang Liao, who was dressed as a scholar, saw this and immediately said in a deep voice: "Envoy Yuan took over as the governor of Jizhou, which is a great act. If you want to oppose it, you really don't know what to do!"

The officials were confused by Zhang Liao's words and looked at him. Yuan Ji, who had originally looked calm, twitched, and his eyes drooped slightly.

He regretted why he was persuaded by Zhang Liao to be the governor of Jizhou.

"Who is you? How dare you make such a big statement!" The Chief Geng Wu's eyes were as if they were breathing fire.

Don’t let the horsemen of Jizhou shouted, “The governor of Jizhou is a great man, and I don’t know how many people with ulterior motives are coveting them! I am a little crazy man, why dare to say such rude words!”

Other officials also glared at Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao sneered and said, "You are still dreaming of spring and autumn! Is this a peaceful world? Now that chaos is on the whole world, Jizhou is even more fat, Gongsun Zan is the north, Ganlang is the south, Yuan Shao is the evil tiger, Zhang Yan is the west, Zhang Yan is the evil leopard, Qingxu is the yellow turban in the south, and a group of jackals. Now Jizhou is surrounded by ferocious beasts, but the war is not repaired, and it is as dangerous as eggs. Whoever is the governor of Jizhou will have to bear the spying of tigers, wolves, jackals and leopards! Do you agree?"

Geng Wu and other officials' aura could not help but decrease. As Zhang Liao said, the current situation in Jizhou is indeed not good.

Zhang Liao's words were not stopped, and his tone was aggressive: "I dare to say that no matter whether Yuan Shao or Gongsun Zan entered Jizhou, you and other officials could still be officials and seek a future of wealth and prosperity. No matter who is the governor of Jizhou, it will inevitably be in danger! Do you agree? Yuan envoy did not have the ambition to plan for the world, but now he is willing to replace Han envoy as the governor of Jizhou and pass the crisis on himself. This is a great act of kindness and righteousness! Do you agree?"

Yuan Ji was a little confused while sitting there. He began to admire this lord. He really turned his hand around and turned his hands into rain. He could tell the black ones to white ones, and even he felt that it made sense if he heard it.

Yuan Ji, who knew the inside story, was so lost that Zhang Liao said that he had no way to argue. Not to mention the officials below, he had no way to argue for a while. Indeed, if Yuan Shao or Gongsun Zan really took over Jizhou, the officials would just change their masters, and only the governors of Jizhou would be the most dangerous.

Xun Chen said below: "Yuan Cheqi has always been tolerant of his beloved soldiers, how could he harm the Han envoy?"

Zhang Liao sneered: "Tolerant love? He even turned his brother Yuan Shu against each other. He fought hard and ignored the Luoyang family. He made the Yuan family look like a disaster. For the sake of power, there is no loyalty, filial piety, friendship and love, so how can there be benevolence and righteousness? When you need it, you should be polite and ruthless. If you don't need it, you should turn your back on your face. If you don't need it, you should be ruthless. If you don't love your love, you should be tolerant love."

Xun Chen was defeated and it was difficult to argue for a while.

Xinpi spoke, "This is the great righteousness!"

Zhang Liao sneered: "The small family is still not governed, so how can we talk about great righteousness? Great righteousness has never seen him attack Chang'an and welcome the emperor."

Xinpi was defeated and his face turned pale.

At this time, the cavalry commander Ju Su said, "However, there must be a reason for Yuan Taifu to serve as the governor of Jizhou?"

Zhang Liao glanced at Han Fu next to him and sold him without hesitation: "Envoy Yuan was the prefect of Shangdang. Because the people in the county were starving and cold, they came to borrow grain from the envoy Han. The envoy Han was worried that Yuan Shao would harm him, so he wanted to hand over the governor of Jizhou to Yuan. The envoy Yuan could not delay him and could only temporarily take it."

Ju Su frowned and said nothing.

Tian Feng, the lower leader, said: "But I don't know how Yuan envoys deal with Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan?"

Zhang Liao said: "Envoy Yuan is not convenient to come. I will say that Yuan is the elder brother of Yuan Shao and is now the governor of Jizhou. I believe Yuan Shao must have some concerns. On the southern front, he can order the governor to work in Zhao Fu and Cheng Huan to lead 10,000 crossbow soldiers to block Yuan Shao. Just in case, we will concentrate our troops north to deal with Gongsun Zan's iron cavalry. Gongsun Zan made great contributions to the attack on foreign races, but he acted viciously and often acted as a plundering of the people. He was all martial artists and did not understand the way of governance. If he entered Jizhou, he would be more harmful than Yuan Shao!"

When Geng Wu and other officials heard Zhang Liao's words, their faces were slightly relaxed. In any case, the new envoy was considering Jizhou, which was much better than Han Fu.

At this time, Tian Feng asked again: "What should I do if Yuan Shao advances his troops on the southern front and is unable to resist Gongsun Zan in the north?"

Zhang Liao glanced at him and said, "Envoy Yuan was just trying his best. If this is true, he simply retreated and transferred to the party and gave the governor of Jizhou to Yuan Shao, so that he could unite the princes and resist Gongsun Zan."

He said it very loosely because he would retreat sooner or later. When it came to the front, it would be natural to retreat at that time and would not be criticized by Yuan Ji.

Li Li, the governor of the Ministry of Justice, said again: "In this way, what is the difference between Han envoy directly transferred the governor of Jizhou to Yuan Shao?"

Zhang Liao said lightly: "One, you are considered as an envoy, and you do your part to protect Jizhou. On the other hand, Han envoy transferred Jizhou's governor to Yuan Shao, most of them were harmed. If Yuan envoy transferred Jizhou's governor to Yuan Shao, how dare he harm him? At least he can protect Han envoy. If you think about Han envoy, you should not object."

Now, even Geng Wu, Min Chun and Li Li, who were loyal to Han Fu, had nothing to say. Zhang Liao really understood what he said. Yuan Ji took over the Jizhou Governor and organized them to resist Yuan Shao. If it succeeds, it would be in line with their wishes. If it fails, what else could they say? Whether they refute or agree with Yuan Shao's entry into Jizhou, there was nothing to say.

As for Yuan Ji and Han Fu, he admired Zhang Liao very much at this time, especially Yuan Ji, who knew the inside story, but even he felt that his lord was thinking about Han Fu, rather than planning the food and talents.

Zhang Liao's remarks resolved the resistance of the officials in Jizhou, making them temporarily accept Yuan Ji, the governor of Jizhou. Naturally, they would not have thought that what Zhang Liao and Yuan Ji wanted to plan was not the governor of Jizhou, but food and talents.

On the same day, the new Jizhou Governor Yuan Ji ordered Zhao Fu and Cheng Huan stationed in Henoi to return quickly to guard the southern line of Yecheng. He also ordered Sima Zhu Han to lead three thousand troops south to work with Zhao Fu and Cheng Huan to quell the Quyi rebellion and block Yuan Shao's entry into Jizhou.

Zhang Nan, Jiao Chu, Meng Dai, Ma Yan, Zhang Yan and others were also ordered to tie 15,000 troops to resist Gongsun Zan's southward direction.

At the same time, Sima Gaolan was ordered to lead the soldiers to transport food and grass to the north for the soldiers to fight for a long time. The military situation was urgent, and as for the food and grass to be lent to Shangdang County, it was transported by the Hao Shang of Jizhou.

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Chapter completed!