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Taishi Ci won Liu Feng's consent and entered Beihai alone to seek an audience with Kong Rong.

When Kong Rong learned that Taishi Ci had arrived, he was naturally very happy. He invited him to the reception room and prepared wine and food for him, ready to have a good chat.

Taishi Ci knew that as a descendant of Confucius, Kong Rong had deep-rooted loyalty to the emperor. His Beihai Prime Minister was appointed by the former Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong, so he would naturally only be loyal to the orthodox king of the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, even though Cao Cao proclaimed himself the Shepherd of Qingzhou, Kong Rong did not give in and still regarded himself as a Han minister.

Cao Cao was also very angry about this and wanted to get rid of Kong Rong several times, but he had to give up because Kong Rong's reputation was too great and he was worried that if he killed him, he would be reviled and criticized by the world.

So before coming, Taishi Ci was quite uneasy. After all, Lord Liu Feng's attack on Qingzhou at this time had not been approved by the court in a strict sense.

Therefore, he was afraid that Kong Rong would be too pedantic and would not submit to Liu Feng. He would not even see him and would not give him a chance to defend himself.

In this way, Liu Feng could only use force to attack Beihai. According to Kong Rong's character, he would definitely not obey Liu Feng and might even conflict with Liu Feng face to face.

In this case, I can only stand by Liu Feng's side, and it is difficult to have both loyalty and justice.

However, Kong Rong did not let Tai Shici's worries come true, and still received him very warmly.

Taishi Ci knew that he should not be too abrupt if he wanted to persuade Kong Rong, so he accepted his invitation, sat opposite Kong Rong, drank and chatted.

After three rounds of drinking, the conversation between the two became more and more enthusiastic, so Taishi Ci saw that the time was ripe and took the initiative to say:"Kong Beihai, Ci has now devoted himself to the service of King Bingjian. Do you know?"

Kong Rong listened to Taishi Ci's words. , said with a smile:"I knew that the king of King Bingjian was attacking Qingzhou. You must have something to do when you come to me now. You can't help it anymore, right?"

Taishi Ci saw that Kong Rong had already guessed the purpose of his visit and was so enthusiastic about him, Knowing that there was something going on, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He continued:"Since Kong Beihai knows that King Bingjian is planning to take Qingzhou into his pocket, I wonder if you are willing to submit to King Bingjian?"

Kong Rong said:"Now that Emperor Xian was killed by Li Ru, the world was in chaos, and the princes were separatist. King Bingjian It can be said that he is the most promising prince to unify the world today.

I heard that after Taiwei Lu Zhi and the two generals Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun returned to Liaodong with King Bingjian, they suggested that King Bingjian inherit the mantle of the Han Dynasty and ascend the throne as emperor, but he was The king refused.

I don't know why King Bingjian refused. Could it be that the emperor of Han Dynasty is not worthy of him?"

Taishi Ci was shocked when he heard this, but he quickly reacted and said:"Kong Beihai's words are wrong.

King Bingjian The reason why he did not take over the position of emperor of the Han Dynasty was because he felt guilty.

In the past, Emperor Ling personally consulted the Han Dynasty genealogy, returned King Bingjian to the Han clan, and promoted him to a higher rank many times. King Bingjian was very grateful for this.

However, after Emperor Ling passed away, he failed to protect the young emperors Bian and Xiandi. As a result, the emperor no longer exists, the Han Dynasty is about to fall, and the world is divided by the princes.

And King Bingjing is unable to stop all this. How can he have the face to inherit the throne and enjoy the support of the people?

So King Bingjian rejected the proposal of Captain Lu Zhi and others, but if one day King Bingjian can unify the world and reunite the fragmented Han Dynasty, he will definitely ascend the throne."

After listening to Tai Shici's words, Kong Rong lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said:"So, King Bingjian doesn't want to usurp the Han Dynasty and establish itself?"

Tai Shici had to say:"Exactly."

Kong Rong said:"In fact, I The reason why I don't want to submit to King Bingjian is because I, the Prime Minister of Beihai, were granted the official position by Emperor Ling. I cannot take the official position of a big man and join other princes."

Taishi Ci saw that Kong Rong's attitude was no longer as firm as before, so he He continued:"Kong Beihai, Ci has something to say. Although it may make you unhappy, Ci still has to say it. The reason why the world is in chaos is precisely because since the days of Huan and Ling, the court has become more and more decadent, with eunuchs in power and foreign relatives When they were in power, they even sold their official positions with the emperor's acquiescence. In this way, officials were not only the virtuous, but whoever had the money could become a high official.

Therefore, after becoming an official, it is natural to intensify the exploitation of the people in order to recover the cost. , causing the people's life to become more and more difficult.

Therefore, the stubborn diseases of the Han Dynasty can be said to have penetrated deep into the bone marrow.

As the saying goes, the world is in chaos now, which is not a bad thing. Only those who win the hearts of the people will eventually win and return the world to the people..

As for your sincere desire to be loyal to the Han Dynasty, the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty has long since disappeared, and my lord Liu Feng is not only a clan member of the Han Dynasty, but also the title of the King of Side by Side personally conferred by the late emperor.

This throne can be said to be The clone of Emperor Ling has the same power as Emperor Ling.

So in the absence of orthodoxy, isn't King Bingjian the best substitute for the Emperor of Han?"

Kong Rong felt very reasonable after hearing Taishi Ci's words.

Moreover, Liu Feng's reputation among the people was indeed very good. Under his governance in Liaodong County, the people's lives in these troubled times were even better than in the prosperous times of Emperor Wu of the previous Han Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Kong Rong finally gave up his obsession and said to Taishi Ci:"Ziyi, you are right. I have figured it out. You go back and tell King Bingjian that I am willing to submit."

Taishi Ci was overjoyed and hurried back. He went to Donglai to tell Liu Feng the news of Kong Rong's surrender.

At this point, Liu Feng effortlessly won another victory.

Because Kong Rong surrendered the entire county, both sides did not suffer any losses. In addition to Kong Rong's reputation, Liu Feng still appointed Kong Rong as Beihai Prime Minister to guard Beihai.

Subsequently, Liu Feng ordered the army to make slight adjustments in Beihai. Two days later, he went west again to attack Qi.

At the same time, the battle between Yuan Shao and Liu Feng in Jizhou was also in full swing.

It's just that compared to Beihai Kong Rong's easy surrender to Liu Feng, Zhao Yun and Yuan Shao had a deep hatred before, and they were definitely in a fight to the death.

Because of this, Zhao Yun worked very hard in the battle, and he and Dian Wei, the two top super generals, also crushed Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others to death.

Coupled with the two seventh-level troops of Baima Yicong and Longwu soldiers, Yuan Shao's army retreated all the way, with almost no victory.

Faced with such a passive situation, Jushu approached Yuan Shao and suggested to Yuan Shao:"My lord, the defeat of the war in Jizhou is inevitable.

Therefore, my subordinates suggested strategically abandoning Jizhou, shifting the future development center to the south, and capturing Sili at the same time. area, use the danger of Hulao Pass to resist Liu Feng and develop our own power."