Ding Chong, whose courtesy name is Youyang, was born in the state of Pei, a fellow countryman of Cao Cao, and is now the minister of Huangmen. He felt that Yuan Xi was looking at him with a threat, and his first reaction was to stare back.
We are here in front of the emperor, with hundreds of officials and generals present. What can a mere general with a false title do to him?
But when he raised his head and looked around, he found that the officials had different expressions. Many of them looked at Lu Bu involuntarily, but Lu Bu glanced at him lightly.
Ding Chong suddenly woke up, sweating profusely, and that's all. Yuan Xi was rumored to marry Lu Bu's daughter, and Lu Bu was a fool who killed Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo!
But now he was riding a tiger and couldn't get off, so he gritted his teeth and insisted: "Yuan Gongli threatened the emperor Luan Jia, and his general's crimes cannot be punished, so why not?"
At this time, Kong Rong spoke up and said: "Not to mention anything else, Yuan Jiujiao originally attacked Wenhou City, what does it have to do with the emperor?"
Ding Chong choked and cursed in his heart, Kong Rong was really a stone in the pit, and now he came out to interfere again!
He knew full well that Bian Rang and Kong Rong were both famous figures in the world, and Bian Rang was killed by Cao Cao. Kong Rong and Cao Cao were at odds with each other. Since he defected to Liu Xie, he had to rebel against Cao Cao in everything.
Ding Chong rolled his eyes and snorted coldly: "Yuan Jiujiu sent troops to command, obviously to spy on Luoyang. Now the Marquis of An Guoting is secretly hiding his generals, is he trying to hook up with Yuan Shu?"
Yuan Xi thought to himself: Where did Cao Cao find such a fool? This was not considered a test, but a clear provocation.
Ding Chong is obviously confident and feels that Cao Cao is protecting him, but he also doesn't think about it. If he can't deal with Cao Cao, he can't deal with you?
Ding Chong had sons Ding Yi and Ding Zhi, and Cao Cao thought highly of Ding and his son. However, Ding Chong's family obviously did not end well because Ding Yi and Ding Zhi supported Cao Zhi, so they were eventually killed by Cao Pi.
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi admired Cao Pi very much and killed all the people belonging to the Cao family. As a result, when the Sima family usurped the throne, almost no one stood up to support the Cao family.
However, now each has his own master. With Yuan Xi's current status, he is equal to Cao Cao, and there is no need to explain this issue to Ding Chong face to face.
In principle, officials on Yuan Xi's side should have stood up to defend Yuan Xi at this time, but Yuan Xi did not place his own forces around Liu Xie. Even if there was a secret move, he would not be exposed now.
As for Ding Chong and Zhong Yao, the open chess piece belonging to Cao Cao has long been exposed. Cao Cao must have other hidden chess pieces. Yuan Xi thought to himself, is Cao Cao testing me, or is he deliberately provoking me?
He didn't seem to hear Ding Chong's words, but raised his head slightly and faced Liu Xie with a calm expression.
The officials had different expressions when they saw him. They had heard about the reputation of the Yuan family on the fierce tiger battlefield, and thought that this person must have a bad temper. But now it seems that apart from showing a little anger at first, he immediately calmed down and maintained his Qi cultivation skills calmly.
, which is extremely inconsistent with his age.
Liu Xie said: "What does Anguo Tinghou think of what Yuan Gongdao did?"
He said this very tactfully, and did not mention Qiao Rui's matter at all, but directly asked Yuan Shu's situation, which was regarded as giving Yuan Xi a step down.
After hearing this, Yuan Xi bowed his hands and said, "Yuan Jiu has evil intentions, which is really a disaster for the Han Dynasty."
Liu Xie said: "Then what do you think I should do?"
Yuan Xi replied: "Yuan Gongdao is powerful and has 300,000 soldiers and horses under his command. If he mobilizes all his troops, the Sili area may be in danger."
Zhong Yao hummed: "There is Marquis Wen in Huaicheng, and there is Captain Cao in Yanzhou, Yuan Shu'an dares to step even half a step into the thunder pond?"
His words were clearly praising Lu Bu, but secretly he was building momentum for Cao Cao. After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said: "I heard that Chenliu County has been fighting for a year, and Yanzhou cannot be stabilized, let alone Sili."
Everyone's faces froze. Wasn't this a secret disparagement of Cao? It was ironic that he could not even recover a county under his rule. How could he resist Yuan Shu, as Zhong Yao said?
Zhong Yao's face turned red. When he saw Cao Cao looking at him, he quickly opened his mouth to defend himself, but Yuan Xi immediately said: "Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao are stubborn and intend to become enemies of Cao Shijun. Chen Liu is very close to Hanoi. If
If there is no peace, it will also affect the emperor Luanjia."
"I also ask the emperor to issue an order to let brothers Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao surrender to the Han court, so as to relieve Cao Shijun from worrying and let him concentrate on protecting Sili."
The officials were startled, and then several of them secretly cheered. Originally, Ding Chong wanted to divert troubled waters to Yuan Xi, but for some reason, it became Cao Cao's problem!
As for the incident involving the Zhang Miao brothers in Chenliu County, it may not be a big deal or a small matter, but the entangled relationships hidden in it are like a mess that is difficult to unravel.
Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao were also famous people in the world, and were the initiators of the Jujube Alliance. They were regarded as meritorious officials against Dong, and the Han court still wanted to defend them on the surface. However, his rebellion against Cao Cao became a personal grudge between him and Cao Cao, and the Han court also
It's hard to have an excuse to intervene.
However, Yuan Xi's proposal cleverly turned it into a threat to the emperor's safety, giving the Han court an honest reason to intervene!
However, this is also risky for Liu Xie. If the mediation is successful, the Han court's prestige will be greatly increased, but if Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao turn a blind eye, the Han court's prestige will be damaged.
As for Cao Cao, he is currently cultivating the strength of his party members around the emperor and is still in the dormant period. Now it is difficult to openly oppose Yuan Xi's proposal.
Yuan Xi's idea was a counterattack against Ding Chong's provocation just now. Everyone looked at Ding Chong at this time, with a hint of joking on their faces, thinking that this ferocious tiger of the Yuan family would not even speak in the court.
There is something wonderful about the art of war.
Liu Xie turned to Cao Cao: "What do you think?"
To Yuan Xi's expectation, Cao Cao replied without hesitation: "The plan of Marquis Anguo Ting is very clever. If there is any order from the Heavenly Family, Cao Cao must follow it."
There was a solemn look on Yuan Xi's face. Cao Cao was a man who could afford to let go. In the face of interests, he could give up all face. It was really difficult to predict.
Cao Cao said again: "Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao are really talented, but it's a pity that they were deceived for a while. If they can bow their heads to the Han court, I recommend them to be officials in the same court."
Yuan Xi looked at Lu Bu and found that he had no response. He thought that Lu Bu really lacked a counselor.
At that time, Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao supported Lu Bu in rebelling against Cao Cao. If you don't come out and say something to get more benefits for others, who in the court will dare to join you in the future?
From this alone, it was obvious that Lu Bu would definitely not be able to defeat Cao Cao in the future. Yuan Xi sighed inwardly and wondered, was he a little wishful thinking by letting Lu Bu compete with Cao Cao?
When Cao Cao spoke, many ministers immediately echoed his words. Even Kong Rong, who had no dealings with Cao Cao, also agreed.
After all, Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao were surrounded by Chen Liu, and it was already a dead end. If Chen Liu could be released, it would be better to take a false position in the Han court than to lose his life.
For Cao Cao, being able to capture Chenliu without any bloodshed and stabilize the hinterland of his hometown would be considered a sure profit without loss.
Upon seeing this, Liu Xie said: "In that case, I will send an envoy to Chenliu to mediate between the two parties and stop the fighting."
For him, this was a good opportunity to demonstrate the majesty of the Han court and test the world's attitude. Not only was he repaying Cao Cao's efforts, but he could also subtly suppress Cao Cao's momentum by recruiting the Zhang Miao brothers.
After everyone heard this, they all worshiped and said, "The Tian family is wise!"
Several ministers became more active. The Yuan family's vicious behavior was unexpected. This proposal seemed to be wild and unconstrained, but in fact, it was extremely accurate to understand the thoughts of all parties. How did Yuan Shao teach this son?
Yang Biao spoke up: "Marquis An Guoting is extremely resourceful, but I remember that your Majesty just asked about Yuan Gongliu, right?"
After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Shang Shuling is right, Chen Liu is just a small matter, Yuan Highway is the big problem."
"But Xi believes that although Yuan Jiujiao claims to have an army of 300,000, his people's hearts are not unified, and since the news of his establishment has spread, people's hearts have been even more volatile."
"That day Qiao Rui attacked the city and was besieged by me and surrendered. Afterwards, I talked with him and learned that there were still many people under Yuan Jiujiao who supported the Han Dynasty."
"Especially his subordinate Sun Ce and his father Sun Jian were loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty. If they were alive, Yuan Shu would not be allowed to stand on his own."
"Sun Ce is like his father, so Xi thought that he should send envoys to Sun Ce to persuade Sun Ce to turn his back on Yuan Shu. In this way, Yuan Shu would be attacked from both sides, and would no longer dare to spy on Sili."
"I occupy Guangling City, which is only across the river from Sun Ce's headquarters. The surrendered general Qiao Rui has a close relationship with Sun Ce. If he is released to persuade Sun Ce, great things can be accomplished."
As soon as these words came out, Cao Cao's face showed a solemn look for the first time, and there was even a hint of anxiety.
Yuan Xi keenly grasped this point and thought that Cao Cao had indeed made plans for Sun Ce in advance!
Because according to later records, when Yuan Shu established himself as emperor, Sun Ce immediately rebelled against Yuan Shu and married Cao Cao to attack Yuan Shu together. This shows that Cao Cao had already had a private deal with Sun Ce.
Now Yuan Xi's proposal is tantamount to a cross-border intervention. Before Sun Ce and Cao Cao have even formed an alliance, the forces of the Han Dynasty and Yuan Xi have been inserted in advance.
This was a naked cut-off. Cao Cao felt as if he had eaten a fly, and an idea suddenly occurred to him.
How come this fierce tiger of the Yuan family seems to know what he is thinking?
Does he have spies under his command, or is he really proficient in the ethereal stargazing technique as rumored?
If it's the latter, I'm afraid he can guess people's thoughts and predict the future. Can he really plot against him?
Cao Cao found that he still underestimated Yuan Xi!
Although the current development of the situation in Hechaotang today has not exceeded his and Xun You's previous plans and expectations, the scary thing about Fierce Tiger is that every time he acts, he coincides with himself!
Whether it is to welcome the emperor, suppress Yuan Shu, or keep the Zhang Miao brothers, Yuan Xi has very similar ideas to his own, or they are tit for tat. Now, I still have the strength to deal with him, but what about the future?
When Cao Cao thought of this, he suddenly had a murderous intention. He tolerated Yuan Xi everywhere. On the one hand, he could still control the situation, but his actions were all to paralyze the other party. On the other hand, he had to make a humble gesture in front of Liu Xie in order to gain trust.
, the story should not be too extreme.
However, Yuan Xi was always at odds with himself, fearing that if he didn't understand his psychology correctly, he would be led by the other party, which would be extremely disadvantageous.