When Cao Zhi sat down helplessly, he turned his head and glanced around for the reactions of Yuan Shao's subordinates. The others were fine. Yan Liang and Wen Chou sneered at the special treatment given to Cao Zhi by Yuan Shao, and poured wine and food into their mouths, eyes wide.
He glared fiercely at Cao Zhi, his dissatisfaction and jealousy clearly revealed. Even Tian Feng, who usually didn't like to fight for power, saw Yuan Shao letting Cao Zhi take the main position on his left, and the nose on his face twitched unnaturally.
He cast a blank look at Cao Zhi who was sitting down, and his dissatisfaction with Cao Zhi was clearly written on his face.
At first, Cao Zhi didn't understand why Tian Feng was dissatisfied with him. Later, when he recalled it, he remembered that Tian Feng had also asked him for help when he was chasing Yuan Shao, but Cao Zhi had no time to pay attention to him at that time. Besides, Tian Feng, you
A military division has no threat value to the enemy, and everyone they encounter will focus on the main character Yuan Shao.
Cao Zhi thought that Tian Feng might be dissatisfied because he ignored his existence and only thought about saving Yuan Shao. Cao Zhi laughed it off. He didn't care about this kind of thing at all. With Gongsun Zan's defeat, Cao Zhi had foreseen leaving.
Jizhou, the timetable for leaving Youzhou, he doesn't care about the relationship with Yuan Shao's subordinates.
At this time, Cao Zhi had more important matters to prepare and suggested to Yuan Shao. He followed Yuan Shao's arrangement to return the tent so late mainly because of Liu Bei's affairs. He didn't want to just let it go. He wanted to try his best to persuade Yuan Shao to deal with it as soon as possible.
Even to deal with Liu Bei. Cao Zhi had a strong feeling that Liu Bei would pose an infinite threat to him.
So as soon as Cao Zhi got down from the table, he directly brought up the past and asked Yuan Shao: "What are you going to do with Liu Bei and others, brother?"
"Liu Bei, is that Liu Bei from Pingyuan County?"
Yuan Shao poured a glass of wine for Cao Zhi and was about to answer Cao Zhi's question when Liu He suddenly interrupted and confirmed.
Cao Zhi and Yuan Shaojun were stunned, and then realized that Liu He was an old landowner who was born and raised in Youzhou. Liu He's father, Liu Yu, had been running the business here for half his life. To put it bluntly, Liu Bei was an official under his father's rule before, but he was just a member of the Liu Bei clan, Gongsun Zan.
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Cao Zhi rolled his eyes at Liu He's question and suddenly said smoothly: "Yes, he was captured by my brother!"
"Oh!" Liu He immediately said with great joy: "Then I would like to congratulate Mr. Yuan for capturing an enemy general. I know Liu Bei. Although his official position is not high, he is very good at inspiring others. This
This guy is very good at strategizing and maneuvering around. It is very gratifying for Mr. Yuan to get this guy. Without this guy in Gongsun Zan's tent, it means he is missing his wings. I wonder if his two sworn brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei can kill him.
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Cao Zhi confirmed the suspicion in his heart and once again got ahead of Yuan Shao and said: "Capture them all together!"
"Okay, that's great!" Liu He looked shocked and said with joy as he looked at his first counselor, Xian Yufu. It seemed that they had already included Liu Bei and others in the plan to actually control Youzhou in the future.
A blacklisted character.
When Cao Zhi saw that Liu He, who was not deep enough in the city, had taken away Liu Bei and others, he was overjoyed and knew that he might have made the right bet.
Yuan Shao may have noticed something was wrong at this time. He glanced at Cao Zhi, who was secretly happy, and quickly corrected him: "Liu Xuande is not our prisoner, he is here to surrender!"
"surrender?"
Liu He, Youzhou official Xian Yufu and others were all stunned by Yuan Shao's characterization of Liu Bei. Liu He, who had just raised his wine bowl to rejoice at cutting off a nail on the political road, could not drink the wine in the bowl and quickly drank it.
He turned sideways and wanted to say something. Suddenly Xian Yufu, who was sitting next to Liu He, stood up in time and cupped his hands towards Yuan Shao and said, "Xian Yufu dares to ask, is Mr. Yuan ready to accept Liu Bei's surrender?"
Yuan Shao said "Oh!" and said carelessly: "This, this, it's hard to say now... To tell you the truth, Benchu and Zhidi were able to escape death this time, not only their subordinates
The soldiers came to rescue in time, and more importantly, Liu Xuande surrendered, otherwise Zhidi and I would have been seriously injured and bedridden even if we were not dead, so this person still treats me..."
When Xian Yufu heard that Yuan Shao wanted to accept Liu Bei, he hurriedly interrupted: "Mr. Yuan, please listen to me. Although Xian Yufu doesn't know why Liu Bei is like this, Xian Yufu has worked with him for a while and has some understanding of him.
Understood. This person's ability to act in both positive and negative ways and to adapt to the situation is unimaginable to ordinary people. If Yuan Gong wants to use this person, he should think twice. Such a duplicitous person can be judged by Gongsun Zan today, and he may be able to do so in the future.
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Xian Yufu was good at strategy when he served under Liu Yu. His goal was to assist Liu Yu's son Liu He to ascend to the throne of Youzhou. However, he had a long-term vision and had already thought about the influence Liu Bei would have on Yuan Shao's affairs in Youzhou in the future.
What is greatly disadvantageous is that Liu Bei has been an official in Youzhou for many years under Gongsun Zan and is very familiar with things in Youzhou. If Liu Bei is allowed to stay with Yuan Shao, he is likely to make suggestions for Yuan Shao in the future. This will greatly facilitate Yuan Shao to point out things in Youzhou. This is any
What a thoughtful politician doesn't want to see.
Although Xian Yufu was not a person with absolutely outstanding political talents, he was still easily aware of the pros and cons. At this time, he immediately determined the direction of his intentions and asked Yuan Shao not to retain Liu Bei and others, even if they could save Yuan Shao's life.
Well, Xian Yufu still dared to speak out on major issues of right and wrong. Only by letting Liu Bei leave Yuan Shao's protection could he have the opportunity to clear the political obstacles for Liu He.
"Bold Xian Yufu, you need to tell me whether my lord wants to hire someone or not." Tian Feng stood up from his seat with a "Ouch!" and shouted angrily at Xian Yufu who tried to interfere in Yuan Shao's internal affairs.
Tian Feng must have been a bit angry today. I wonder if it was caused by Cao Zhi. He drank like this and made the atmosphere very awkward. Yuan Shao, who was originally smiling, could only look at Tian Feng, Liu He and Xianyu blankly.
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A group of military generals who were afraid of the chaos in the world also glared at Liu He and the people on his side. Yan Liang, Wen Chou and other Yuan Shao's trusted military generals even stood up after Tian Feng and challenged him on the spot: "Xian Yufu, what do you want?"
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"Xian Yufu, do you want to teach our lord how to do things?"
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Xian Yufu was very angry at the arrogant attitude of Yan Liang and others, but their power was too weak now. If Liu He wanted to regain control of Youzhou, there were still many places where he could rely on Yuan Shao.
Xian Yufu has been an official for more than ten years, but he can still control his emotions.
Xian Yufu not only did not refute the angry shouts and provocations of Tian Feng and others, but also said with a smile: "Everyone, my lords, Xian Yufu didn't mean this, that's not what he meant..."
Liu He also helped Xian Yufu to say good things to Yuan Shao. When Yuan Shao nodded pretendingly, one of Liu He's elders named Tian Yu jumped up because he couldn't stand Tian Fengsheng's aura.
He scolded back: "What did Military Master Tian say? Liu Bei's ambitions are so arrogant as those rarely mentioned. It's also for the good of Yuan Gong and for the good of Jizhou if you advise Mr. Yuan not to retain him..."
Today, Tian Feng suffered from Cao Zhi's disregard for him. Secondly, he also received rare support from military commanders from different factions.
At this time, after hearing Tian Yu's rebuttal, he became angry on the spot, "Tian Yu, what did you say? Do you good for our Jizhou? Who wants you to do good for our Jizhou? When will it be your turn to dictate our state affairs?"
?Oh... Before Gongsun Zan has been driven away, and Youzhou has not yet been pacified, we have been divided between you and us. In the future, it will be you and me. This is probably called burning the bridge across the river, right?
Today, Tian Feng seemed to have really fired up his fighting spirit, and even put on the table all the precautionary measures that Yuan Shao usually communicated with them in private.
"Tian Feng, what do you mean by that?"
"It's not interesting, everyone understands it and doesn't make any fuss!"
"Shut up!" Two shouts with different anger sounded from the main seat almost at the same time.
Yuan Shao and Liu He stopped their subordinates at the same time. It is indeed unintentional to continue the quarrel like this, and it will soon make the hidden rift between the two parties emerge.
Yuan Shao and Liu He respectively suppressed what they shouldn't say anymore. Liu He moved to the case in fear. When they came to the opposite side of Yuan Shao, they suddenly knelt down and said in fear: "Mr. Yuan is a clear example. Liu He's loyalty to Mr. Yuan is evidenced by the sun and the moon.
Heaven and earth serve as a guide. In the future, the people of Youzhou will surely gather under Yuan Gong’s orders. There will be no second thoughts, and everything will be as discussed previously..."
"Alas! Mr. Liu, why are you doing this? Is there any distrust between us? Get up quickly, get up quickly!" Yuan Shao also immediately stopped Liu He from continuing, "This Liu He is also a heartless guy.
, while talking, he actually wants to reveal the entire agreement between them. After all, are there Cao Zhi and other third parties at the scene?"
Cao Zhi also saw and heard the quarrel between the two masters from Tian Feng's madness. He didn't expect that such an incitement by him would trigger so many hidden conflicts between the two sides. But just when he heard something,
It turned out that when there was a private agreement between Yuan Shao and Liu He's alliance, Yuan Shao stopped the inexperienced Liu He in time.
Cao Zhi suppressed his curiosity. When Yuan Shao brought Liu He back to Liu He to persuade him, Cao Zhi stood up and expressed his position at an inappropriate time: "Back to the topic, brother, you haven't answered me how to deal with Liu Bei's matter?"
"Cao Zhi, don't you think the control is too lenient?" Tian Feng, who saw Cao Zhi's speech, was as excited as a chicken blood. As soon as he sat down, he suddenly jumped up again.
"Tian Feng, who the hell are you? My lord can do whatever he wants, and you can be nagging me." Li Hei, who had always been angry because of Li Hu's murder, just wanted to end the war here that had nothing to do with them as soon as possible.
Returning to Danyang to avenge Li Hu. Unexpectedly, Cao Zhi and his group were not very expressive. Today, Tian Feng repeatedly took advantage of Yuan Shao's power to speak arrogantly and domineeringly, which had long made Li Hei dislike him. At this time, they were actually fighting for the lead.
When Cao Zhi was offended, he immediately jumped up, pointed at Tian Feng and cursed.
"Li Hei, what's your attitude?" Wen Chou asked Tian Feng for help.
"What's your attitude like?" Li Hei picked up his shovel and moved a few steps into the tent. Li Ru held him back and told him not to be impulsive.
At this time, Tian Yu, who had found an ally, stood up again and wanted to help Cao Zhi's subordinate Li Hei. However, Xian Yufu, who was quick-sighted and quick-witted, grabbed him and asked him in a low voice what he wanted to do?
Cao Zhi either doesn't speak now, and when he does speak, it either causes a gap between the two parties, or stirs up a group of people and turns them into a pot of rotten porridge.
Yuan Shao saw that the originally harmonious tripartite coalition was about to split into three factions, and even Wen Chou and Li Hei had signs of taking action.
When Yan Liang joined the team to fight Li Hei, he just finished saying, "Li Hei, don't think that you are Cao's personal guard, because we don't dare to do anything to you."
"Okay, you two come together."
"Shut up!" Yuan Shao and Cao Zhi shouted at the same time, shocking Yan Liang, Wen Chou and Li Hei who all ran out of their seats.
"Go back to your seats and prepare for me. No matter how you look at it, your strength should be used to fight against the enemy. If you spread the word by yourself, you will only make others laugh." Yuan Shao's face was no longer good-looking, and all the pleasant expressions he had just now were gone. At the same time, he was just because of
Cao Zhi sacrificed his life to save him, and the two had a brief heart-to-heart talk, but the goodwill they had built up was gone in an instant. He thought to himself: "You can't tolerate that Liu Bei so much?"
People often have a rebellious mentality. Yuan Shao's attitude towards Liu Bei was originally wavering. He felt that his plan could succeed with or without Liu Bei. However, Liu He and Cao Zhi were eager to get rid of Liu Bei, which made Yuan Shao, who was already suspicious,
After Liu He was killed, Cao Zhi and the others also had hidden secrets from him. Under Cao Zhi's repeated pressure, Yuan Shao suddenly made up his mind at this moment and decided to accept Liu Bei and make him a part of his grand hegemony.
It may also be good to have one more bargaining chip when dealing with the Cao brothers in the future.
Yan Liang saw that Yuan Shao looked unkind and pulled Wen Chou to sit down again. Li Hei was also pulled back to the last seat by Li Ru at Cao Zhi's wave.
Yuan Shao saw that the tent was calm again. After coughing twice, he turned his head and asked Cao Zhi: "Brother Zhi, what do you think we should do with Liu Bei and his subordinates?"
Cao Zhi's face was as bright as a mirror. He leaned slightly towards Yuan Shao and spoke in a low and clear voice: "Liu Bei can't stay, kill him! Please leave his two sworn brothers and Zhao Yun to my disposal."
What Cao Zhi said was very simple, but extremely shocking. When Liu He and Xian Yufu persuaded Yuan Shao about Liu Bei, they just said that Liu Bei was not available. Maybe the best intention was to kill Liu Bei, but they were not as straightforward as Cao Zhi.
He directly said that he could not stay and wanted to kill him. It seemed that he was quite anxious and wanted to kill Yuan Shao in front of him immediately.
Xian Yufu felt a knot in his heart. While he was doubting Cao Zhi's intentions, he suddenly felt as if Cao Zhi had been used as a gun.
Liu He, Xian Yufu and others didn't know what the deep hatred between Cao Zhi and Liu Bei, who was in Pingyuan County, Youzhou, was actually more anxious to kill Liu Bei than they were. But Cao Zhi's wish was what they also wanted, and Liu He and others were shocked.
Yu, as soon as Cao Zhi finished speaking, he turned his eyes to Yuan Shao, waiting for Yuan Shao's reply.
Although Tian Feng and others had just stood on the opposite side of Cao Zhi and Liu He, the situation is now obvious. The two families are unexpectedly unanimous on the issue of Liu Bei. Yan Liang, Wen Chou and other generals have a relatively shallow view of the issue, and they all
He murmured in his heart: "My lord, you won't offend the two current alliances for the sake of the unknown Liu Bei, right? This seems to be a bit outweighing the gains. How powerful can Liu Bei be? For him, it is not worthwhile to offend this Cao Zhi. The two brothers also have
There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in one state and one county. If the two sides fall out over such a person, there is another Gongsun Zan who has the same strength and is not so easy to fight!"
When Tian Feng and Xun Chen, who had always been reluctant to express opinions, immediately had this thought, they immediately further thought about why Cao Zhi cares so much about Liu Bei?
Just as the big tent returned to calm and the three forces were reconsidering their next words in an awkward atmosphere, the sergeant outside the tent shouted: Xu Chu, Li Dian, Yan Rou, Xian Yuyin and other frontline combat generals are back.
Xu Chu, holding a Persian scimitar across his waist, was the first to enter the tent. Xu Chu was now an old official. Even though his clothes and armor were stained with blood, he felt a strange atmosphere as soon as he entered the tent.
Xu Chu rolled his eyes and looked at all the people in the tent with fierce eyes. He winked at Yan Liang and Wen Chou all the way. After entering the tent, he first saluted Cao Zhi, Yuan Shao and Liu He together with other generals, and gave a brief report.
Good news from the front line.
As soon as Yuan Shao heard the news of the victory, he immediately regained his mood, ordered his attendants to serve wine and food to the generals, and began to change the subject and ask about the battle situation on the front line.
Everyone else reported some substantive topics about the war, such as how many enemies were killed, how many prisoners were captured, where the battle line was advanced, etc. When Xu Chu came, this kid smiled at Yuan Shao nonchalantly, imitating Mi Heng's behavior.
The official saluted Yuan Shao again and said, "Is Yuan Zhoumu okay?"
Yuan Shao was stunned by Xu Chu's sudden closeness and caring attitude. Not to mention everyone in his tent was stunned. Everyone on the front line and behind the scenes about Yuan Shao's attack probably knew about it now. But Xu Chu was a well-known direct descendant of Cao Zhi.
He has a low military position, but he has a lot of military power under Cao Zhi. He has never been nice to others. Even for high-ranking officials like Yuan Shao, Xu Chu usually doesn't want to fart. What happened today? Has he changed his gender?
He was actually concerned about Yuan Shao's well-being during the afternoon attack!
"Haha, thank you for your concern, General Xu. Benzhou Mu is fine!" Yuan Shao answered carefully before he could not agree with Chu's attitude.
After Xu Chu laughed dryly "Haha" twice, he suddenly