As expected by Guo Tu, Xun Chen, Mrs. Yuan and Shi Sun Rui quickly received the news from their respective channels.
Mrs. Yuan was very depressed.
The man was not rescued, and her husband Yang Biao was defeated by the emperor, and the loss was huge.
Although the emperor has his own opinions, he has always respected the ministers, especially Yang Biao. Even if he has different opinions or even opposed Yang Biao's opinions, the emperor will patiently explain that he has never been directly pushed back like this time, and he has a little face.
Don't leave.
But she is also a sensible person, and it is no wonder that the emperor knows this. She brought humiliation to Yang Biao.
At the same time, how to solve the safety of Yuan Shao’s family has become a problem that she must face.
Even if she knew that things could not be done, she could not stand by death. Seeing Yuan Shao's wife, concubines, and children die at the hands of Shen Pei, she was like annihilation.
If a public instrument is not available, you can only use your personal power.
The Yuan family has four generations and three masters, and their disciples are all over the world. Even in Yecheng, they have many fans. Now it is time to use them.
Mrs. Yuan discussed with Guo Tu and Xun Chen and asked them to find a way to contact Xun Yan and others, and also discussed with Ju Su, hoping that he could come forward and find a way to convince Shen Pei and not resist stubbornly.
Although the soldiers in Jizhou were strong, they were not the opponent of the court.
The Bianliang Jingrui in the hands of the emperor is three points stronger than you think. The Seifu will definitely lose. If you persist until the end, there will be no other possibility except for the jade and stone burning.
Ju Su did not doubt Mrs. Yuan’s inference, but he did not feel that he had a way to convince Shen Pei.
He had already written a letter to Tian Feng, but it is hard to say what the result is.
Shi Sun Rui also felt sorry for Yuan Shao, but he valued this opportunity more.
Yang Biao and Zhou Zhong had long heard news that the emperor intended to return to the capital and handed over the expanded Northern Army to him to command to prepare for his future succession as the Grand Marshal. This expedition to Jizhou was the best for him to make contributions.
Opportunities must not be missed.
Being the Grand Marshal is actually not important to him, but it has unimaginable significance for the ministers and ministers and cannot be taken lightly.
Jia Xu is actually very suitable, if he was not from Xiliang, and he was an old subordinate of Dong Zhuo.
He is the only candidate for the Grand Marshal who can meet the requirements of the emperor and meet the standards of ministers. The others either do not understand military affairs, or have experience and have insufficient credit.
In order to achieve the grand goal of literati and emperor rule the world together, he had to do whatever he wanted.
After discussing with Ju Jun, Wei Jie and others, he decided to recruit troops on the spot, expand his troops, and prepare to leave Jingxing and enter Changshan Kingdom in the northern part of Jizhou.
In recent years, his mission has been mainly defense. In order to reduce the burden on the local area, he has not recruited too many troops. Now he has to take the initiative to attack Jizhou, and the existing troops are far from enough.
Fortunately, he has been stationed in Taiyuan for several years, with good connections and Wang Yun's children's support, the recruitment work goes smoothly. Not only did he quickly recruit nearly 10,000 young and strong men, but many young generals also took the initiative to apply.
Among them is Wang Ling's brother-in-law Guo Huai.
Guo Huai's courtesy name is Boji, and was from Yangqu, Taiyuan County. His father Guo Yun was once the prefect of Yanmen and was both civil and military. Guo Huai was not yet weak. Not long ago, after getting married with Wang Lingmei, he followed Wang Ling to and from the camp to stay for Shi Sun Rui.
Having a good impression, I can also talk to Shi Sun Meng, the son of Shi Sun Rui.
In addition to Guo Huai, there is Sun Zi.
Sun Zi's courtesy name is Yanlong, and he was from Zhongdu, Taiyuan. He was considered Wang Yun's son. He studied in the Taixue School and was appreciated by Wang Yun. He was a filial and honest man and recommended him to be a county magistrate. Later, because his brother was harmed by others, he abandoned his official position.
Return to his hometown, assassinate his enemies, and stay in seclusion without leaving.
This time, when he learned that Shi Sun Rui had recruited soldiers to fight, he also rushed to serve.
In addition, there is Wang Chang, a native of Jinyang.
Wang Chang came from the Wang family in Taiyuan. He was originally of the same clan as the Wang family in Qixian, and his strength was even slightly better. Wang Chang and Wang Ling were close friends. He was recommended by Wang Ling and entered the army of Shi Sun Rui and was trained as an intern in the military.
These people have one thing in common: they all have something to do with Wang Ling.
Their arrival allowed Shi Sun Rui to quickly expand his troops, with more than 15,000 infantry and two thousand cavalry.
In fact, many of the cavalry were Huns, Xianbeis, and Qiang people. Some were newly naturalized, while others were tribes of local tribes. In addition to their appearance, others were no different from those of the Han people.
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Everyone has something to do, but only Yuan Shao is silent and forgotten by others intentionally or unintentionally.
He was the last person to know the news.
He was stuck in the tent every day and did not care about the world. It was not until the size of the military camp suddenly expanded a lot and the training became denser that he realized that the situation outside the tent had changed.
After sending someone to ask, Guo Tucai helplessly told him that the emperor was going to personally conquer Jizhou, and Shi Sun Rui and others were mobilizing and rectifying the war.
Yuan Shao was stunned for a while before reacting and asked Guo Tu, "Why don't you tell me about such a big thing?"
Guo Tu smiled bitterly. "Benchu, you are not in good health, so you should rest with peace of mind and don't worry too much. We will find a way to save the people in Yecheng."
Yuan Shao understood what Guo Tu meant.
What's the use of telling you?
He was very depressed and stared at Guo Tu and looked again and again, wanting to curse.
But he didn't say a word in the end.
Regardless of whether he was willing to accept it or not, he had become an outsider and a powerless outsider. The court's actions did not mention him in a single word, and he was not even qualified to let the emperor look at him.
So what if you tell him?
Bargaining with the emperor?
Yuan Shaoku sat down, not even knowing when Guo Tu left. When the waiter came to deliver the meal and lit the lights, he realized that the sky was dark outside and the moon was in the sky.
He thought of getting up, but found that his legs had lost consciousness and could not move at all.
He suddenly became panicked and called the waiter to help him. The waiter helped him up, and he pushed the waiter away, standing staggeringly, exerting all his strength, trying to take a step, but failed.
In shock and fear, Yuan Shao's throat turned sweet and he spitted out a mouthful of blood, and he fell to the ground.
Mrs. Yuan rushed over after hearing the news. Looking at Yuan Shao, who was lying on the bed, looking like ashes, she couldn't help but sigh.
She could imagine Yuan Shao’s mood at this moment, but she didn’t know how to persuade him.
Since childhood, he was trained as a master and was regarded as a leader by the party members. Yuan Shao has undertaken too many honors and hopes that he should not bear, as well as the important tasks that must be borne by it.
The prouder he was in the past, the more lost he is now.
But this is what he deserves.
He was not the son of destiny and could not bear the true destiny.
Mrs. Yuan put down a book and sighed.
"Benchu, this is fate. I have been reading this book recently and have a lot of experience. You may need this book more. If you have time to read it, maybe you won't feel so uncomfortable."
She stood up and left, told the waiter to take care of Yuan Shao carefully, and read a few scriptures for Yuan Shao when she had time.
The waiter nodded and sent Mrs. Yuan out. When he returned to the tent, he picked up the book, looked at it in the light, and read it word by word.
"It is like a dream and an illusion, like dew and an electric lightning. All conditioned phenomena should be viewed in this way."