Wang Lang traveled westward. Although he suffered a little hardship and lost weight, he could not be said to be unacceptable to the local environment.
He didn't understand why Yang Biao had such an impression, but looking at Yang Biao and Zhang Wu who was powerful on the side, he understood it again.
Yang Biao was used to seeing a strong martial artist, so he naturally seemed to be sick.
"I'm not sick, I'm just a little tired." Wang Lang didn't bother to say much, and immediately grabbed the topic Yang Biao had just said. "What kind of imperial edict will Sikong pass on?"
"Didn't meet?"
"Sikong's itinerary was very tight. When I heard the news, he had already left." Wang Lang explained.
Zhang Xi's brother Zhang Ji and Yang Biao's father Yang Ci were colleagues. Wang Lang knew Zhang Xi when he was studying under Yang Ci's disciple. When he heard that Zhang Xi was passing by in the post house, he rushed to see him and wanted to ask some court officials.
Current situation. But when he arrived, Zhang Xi had already set off and had never met him, so he didn't know that Zhang Xi was going to preach the imperial edict.
Going to Shandong to preach the imperial edict is likely to be related to Pengcheng, so Wang Lang naturally cares about it.
"Speak in the house." Yang Biao waved and took Wang Lang to the hall, ordered people to drink and eat, and let Wang Lang eat something first.
Wang Lang is more than 10 years younger than Yang Biao. When Wang Lang entered the school, Yang Biao had been in office for many years and was known for his shrewdness and ability. He saw at a glance that Wang Lang's talent was very important to Wang Lang, and often discussed knowledge with Wang Lang, and was very close to him.
After receiving Wang Lang's letter, he waited for Wang Lang to come.
While Wang Lang was eating, he roughly explained the content of the edict, but ignored the process of his persuasion of Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi. In terms of the situation, this is of course a wise move. In terms of reason, this is not very good.
In line with the Confucian theory that conquers people with virtue.
He is pragmatic, but Wang Lang is a little sloppy.
When Wang Lang heard that the emperor insisted on Yuan Shao to surrender as the prefect of Bohai, he frowned slightly and looked a little uneasy.
"Brother Wenxian, if Yuan Benchu refuses, the edict will be delayed for several months, I am afraid that Pengcheng will be in danger."
"No." Yang Biao was very sure. "Han Yin and Huang Yi led the elite cavalry to Suiyang and returned to the rescue. The troops outside Pengcheng were insufficient. As long as Liu Bei did not surrender, the possibility of conquering Pengcheng was almost the first time was almost the possibility of conquering Pengcheng.
No. If it weren't for this, Benchu wouldn't have written a letter to request peace talks."
"Yuan Benchu wrote a letter to request peace, which was a good opportunity for peace in the world. The emperor forced him to surrender as the prefect of Bohai. Could it be that he had no intention of peace and was determined to pacify Shandong with force?"
Yang Biao looked at Wang Lang and couldn't help laughing. "Jingxing, would Shandong people like to negotiate peace?"
Wang Lang didn't say anything.
He understood what Yang Biao meant. Zhang Xi was going to Shandong to preach the imperial edict, not Pengcheng, which itself showed that Zhang Xi had already supported the imperial edict and wanted to unite with Shandong gentry and force Yuan Shao to bow his head.
Whether Yuan Shao agreed or not is actually not important.
"Brother Wenxian is determined to win."
Yang Biao nodded. "For the plan of the millions of people in Shandong, I have to do this. Although the Xiliang army has been educated, it is still a long way from the king's army. Once it goes east, it will be a great disaster. Jingxing, you can come.
It just so happened that it was the most suitable to be a sacrificial tribute to the army and educate the army."
Wang Lang was a little disappointed.
He came from afar, not thinking of serving as a sacrificial tribute in the army and educating soldiers.
Yang Biao saw Wang Lang's disappointment, but said nothing.
Zhang Xi traveled day and night, rushed to Suiyang, and met Cao Cao and others first.
First, he conveyed the emperor's edict to Cao Cao, Han Yin and others.
The emperor expressed satisfaction with their courage to fight and good at fighting, and commended Cao Ren and other soldiers, expressed gratitude for Han Yin to help thousands of miles away and restrain the soldiers.
Then, Zhang Xi and Cao Cao had a private chat.
He told Cao Cao that the consequences of Cao Cao's slaughter of Pengcheng were very serious and caused considerable trouble for the emperor to go east. However, the emperor accepted Liu Ye's suggestion and determined that Cao Cao had made contributions and could defeat his merits and demerits, so he insisted that Cao Cao continued
Presided over the war in Suiyang.
After this battle, the emperor made other arrangements for Cao Cao. Although it has not been confirmed yet, it will definitely give Cao Cao a place to use his skills, so you are not in a hurry to make contributions, and there will be opportunities in the future.
Cao Cao was so grateful that a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
Then, Zhang Xi announced the conditions for the court to accept peace talks.
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other, a little confused about the emperor's true intention.
Does the emperor really want to discuss peace?
Yuan Shao has a good face, which is well known. He has been controlling Jizhou for so long, and can he be willing to suffer this humiliation?
Faced with everyone's doubts, Zhang Xi couldn't say anything about it.
The emperor did not want to negotiate peace, and he wanted to take this opportunity to kill all those who supported Yuan Shao, so as not to repeat the mistakes he had in Hedong. What he was concerned about was that the atrocities of the Xiliang soldiers would have adverse effects and bear the bad reputation of a tyrant.
Yuan Shao refused to surrender, which hit his mind.
He couldn't say these words, so he could only tell everyone about the process of issuing an edict and focused on Chen Gong.
Chen Gong's opinion played a key role in issuing the edict. In other words, although this edict was suspected of humiliating Yuan Shao, it was the opinion of Shandong scholars and officials, not the will of the emperor himself.
Cao Cao was a little embarrassed when he heard Chen Gong's name.
Others did not feel embarrassed, but realized a problem: they should not regard the court as the court controlled by the people of Xiliang. The emperor had already escaped the hostage of the people of Xiliang, and Shandong scholars and officials also entered the court in large numbers and began to play a role.
Old ministers like Zhang Xi and Zhou Zhong, Xun Yu, Xun You, Zang Hong and Chen Gong were all from Shandong.
The greatest significance of this edict is to prevent Shandong from becoming a battlefield.
As long as Yuan Shao is willing to surrender, Shandong will immediately restore peace.
For Shandong, which has been in chaos for more than ten years, Taiping is so within reach for the first time.
Compared with this, what is Yuan Shao’s personal honor and disgrace?
Zhang Xi had no money to talk, and almost everyone accepted the reality.
Cao Cao immediately sent someone to escort Zhang Xi to Runan to meet Zong Cheng.
Runan is Yuan Shao's county. If the Runan people can change their positions and support the court, even if Yuan Shao refuses to surrender, the court will have enough strength to force him to surrender.
Before Zhang Xi left, Cao Cao asked Zhang Xi a question: If Yuan Shao was willing to surrender, the court would choose between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu?
Yuan Shu had already driven Yuan Shao out of the Yuan family in Runan. After Yuan Shao claimed his resignation, would Yuan Shu withdraw the notice and re-recognize Yuan Shao? If Yuan Shu refused, would the court force Yuan Shu to admit it?
Zhang Xi frowned. "Why is the road still so ignorant? Isn't he adding fuel to the fire?"
Cao Cao smiled slightly and took out a manifesto. "This time he was not complaining about the highway, because he was too much. He not only did his best to insult the road, but also humiliated the emperor's reputation. Mr. Zhang, you must uphold justice.
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After reading the manifesto, Zhang Xi was so angry that his face turned pale, but he didn't dare to say a word.
It doesn't matter if Yuan Shao scolded Yuan Shu, but it would be serious for the emperor to insult the emperor's reputation. If this is heard by the emperor, even if Yuan Shao is willing to bow his head, the emperor may not be able to spare him.
"I hope the news won't spread so quickly." Zhang Xi sighed. "Otherwise, Chen Linwan's death will be blamed."