"In order to protect the country, Yuan Shang is really willing to send his sister-in-law here. It seems that the 'traitor of the Yuan family' is not the only one who is unscrupulous."
When Yan Liang laughed at himself, he did not hide his sarcasm towards Yuan Shang.
Xu You sneered, "Both the Yuan family and his son are like this, but You is not surprised at all."
Xu You's resentment towards the Yuan family was quite deep. Now that Yuan Shao is dead, he still harbors a grudge against him.
"Now that Yuan Shang has fulfilled his promise, it is time for us to send troops. If Yuan Tan breaks through Ye City, it will be too late." Xu Shu also said with a smile.
Yan Liang nodded slightly, murderous intent quietly filling his eyes like blades.
At this moment, Jia Xu, who had been silent, coughed a few times.
"This old fox is secretive and likes to hide his bad habits, but he still can't change it..."
Yan Liang frowned secretly and said loudly: "Wen He, everyone suggested that I send troops, what do you think?"
"Ahem, attacking the Central Plains from the north is an established strategy, and I have no objections to it. There is just one thing that makes me a little confused."
Jia Xu said unhurriedly, obviously there was something mysterious behind the words.
"What's suspicious about Wen He?" Yan Liang suddenly became interested.
"If the lord wants to march north to the Central Plains, he must first capture the land of Xu Luo. If Cao Mengde wants to march east to the Central Plains, the land he must capture first must be Xu Luo. From this look, it seems that Cao Mengde and the lord are at odds with each other and are going to fight each other."
You must do it. Since a falling out is imminent, why would Cao Mengde give him the title of Gongzhou Mu in order to win over him? Isn't this an unnecessary move? This is where my subordinates are confused."
After Jia Xu spoke eloquently, all the counselors present seemed to be reminded, and their faces suddenly showed doubts.
Yan Liang's thoughts were racing and suspicion suddenly arose. He couldn't help but nodded slightly: "In this way, Cao Cao's move is really suspicious. Could it be that he wanted to attack Nanyang by pretending to be heading east to the Central Plains, but in fact he was just making a false shot?"
Before Jia Xu could speak, Xu Shu had already shaken his head and said: "If Cao Cao attacks Nanyang, he will have an all-out war with his lord. Cao Cao leaves the Central Plains unprofitable and is entangled with his lord in Nanyang. The cost is far greater than the benefit. Such a loss."
With Cao Cao's treachery, he will definitely not do it."
Xu Shu's decision suited Yan Liang's thoughts and made him even more suspicious.
Jia Xu, on the other hand, stroked his beard and smiled, as if he had already anticipated the dangers involved.
Yan Liang then waved his hands and said: "Wen He, since you have seen through Cao Cao's intentions, there is no need to hide it, just speak it out quickly."
Jia Xu coughed a few times, then expressed his views unhurriedly and calmly with a smile.
As soon as the high opinion came out, all the other counselors suddenly understood.
Even Yan Liang couldn't help but feel a slight tremor in his heart. He sighed: "I'm just saying, I can't afford to be early if there is no profit. Prime Minister Cao is so attentive when he has nothing to do, and he is either raping or stealing. He is afraid that I will poke him in the butt when he is in love."
"Since Cao Cao has such a plan, he obviously doesn't want to conflict with the lord. However, in the current situation, it is really not appropriate for us to get too entangled with Cao Cao." Xu Shu, who understood, added.
"Prime Minister Cao has tripped me up again and again. How can I give him an advantage? It's time for me to trip him up and make him feel uncomfortable..."
A mysterious sneer appeared at the corner of Yan Liang's mouth.
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Two days later, Fengji's delegation arrived in Xiangyang from Xinye.
The route taken this time was to cross the Yellow River from Hanoi County to the south, then take a small road through Luoyang and sneak into Nanyang.
Although the Luoyang area was called Yuan Tan's territory, because Yuan Tan concentrated his forces to attack Yecheng at this time, there were not many troops stationed near Luoyang. Only Feng Ji and his party could successfully cross here and enter Yan Liang's territory.
As soon as the anniversary came, Yan Liang held a banquet in the state capital and warmly welcomed him.
Compared with the cold attitude last time, Yan Liang's attitude this time became much more hospitable.
Fengji was naturally flattered by Yan Liang's warm hospitality. After a few drinks, Fengji's nervous mood gradually relaxed.
The time is almost here.
Yan Liang then smiled and said: "I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Yuantu for this cup. Thank you for your traveling back and forth and for your hard work in establishing the alliance between me and the King of Wei."
Feng Ji's spirit was lifted again, and he didn't expect Yan Liang to change his name to "Yuan Shang" as King of Wei instead of Mr. Yuan San.
Feng Ji, who was pleased with Yan Liang's change of attitude, raised his glass and said with a smile: "Yan Zhou Mu's words are serious, this is all within Ji's scope."
Yan Liang laughed loudly, and drank it all with Feng Ji.
A glass of wine went down his throat, and Yan Liang's expression suddenly became mysterious.
"Yuan Tu, do you know why the imperial court appointed me as the shepherd of Jingzhou?" Yan Liang suddenly asked.
Feng Ji was startled.
With his intelligence, he certainly knew that this was Cao Cao trying to win over Yan Liang, but he knew this kind of thing very well, so how could he bring it to the table on such an occasion.
Feng Ji rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "General Yan You has done great service to the country by pacifying Jingzhou. It is natural for the imperial court to reward him like this."
Faced with Feng Ji's compliment, Yan Liang sneered.
"I'll tell you the truth. In fact, the reason why Cao Cao gave me the official title was because he wanted to make a good relationship with me and begged me not to attack Guanzhong, so that he could free up his hands and use his troops."
"Using troops, could it be that Cao Cao also wants to march eastward to the Central Plains?" Feng Ji became curious, and it seemed that he had already made a guess about this.
Yan Liang shook his head, "You guessed it wrong. Cao Cao does not want to attack the Central Plains, but wants to cross the Yellow River eastward, capture Bingzhou, and swallow up Hebei."
Capture Bingzhou and engulf Hebei!
Feng Ji's expression changed drastically, and he couldn't help but be shocked by Yan Liang's words.
At present, Yuan Shang is facing the joint attack of Yuan Tan and Liu Bei, and he is already at a loss to cope. If a strong Cao Cao is added at this time, it will really kill him.
All along, Yuan Shang and their advisers had also speculated that Cao Cao would most likely take the opportunity to attack Xu Luo, but Yan Liang's words surprised Feng Ji. He did not expect that Cao Cao actually wanted to attack Yuan Shang's territory.
"Cao Cao did not attack the Central Plains, but went to attack Bingzhou. This seems to be putting the cart before the horse."
Despite being shocked, Fengji remained calm and seemed to have some disbelief in his words.
Yan Liang sneered, "I am going to march into Xu Luo. If Cao Cao also wants to attack Xu Luo eastward, then why would he bother to appoint an official to please me. I kindly remind King Wei that you can decide for yourself whether you believe it or not.
, but if you suffer a lot when you fall, don’t blame me, my ally, for not warning you.”
As soon as these words came out, Feng Ji thought about it carefully and immediately believed it eight or nine times.
Feng Ji, suddenly enlightened, quickly raised his hands and said, "I didn't expect Cao Cao to be so sinister. Thank you Yan Zhou Mu for reminding me. Ji would like to thank Zhou Mu on behalf of His Highness the King of Wei."
"Easy to say, since King Wei and I are allies, we should support each other. This is what generals should do."
Yan Liang looked polite and humble on the surface, but he was smiling secretly in his heart.
Cao Cao wanted to raid Bingzhou, but Yan Liang decided to wake up Yuan Shang and ask him to strengthen Bingzhou's defense.
Bingzhou is surrounded by dangerous mountains and rivers. As long as Yuan Shang slightly increases his troops and defends the dangerous strategic points, even if Cao Cao can finally capture Bingzhou, it will still be a huge effort.
As long as it can delay Cao Cao's expansion of strength, it will be another harvest for Yan Liang. Why wouldn't Yan Liang enjoy the benefits he can get by just talking.
However, when he got the chance to wake up, he was extremely grateful and thanked Yan Liang again and again.
In order to reply to Yuan Shang as soon as possible and remind him to strengthen the military strength of Bingzhou, he hurriedly left after the banquet held in due course, leaving Mrs. Zhen behind, and hurried back to Yecheng.
Yan Liang did not hold back, and rewarded Feng Ji generously, and personally sent him out of the city to show his loyalty to the landlord.
After seeing off Fengji, it was almost dusk.
Yan Liang was very interested and immediately returned to Xiangyang.
However, Yan Liang did not return home, but went to another courtyard to visit his special guest.
Step into the door of the mansion and go straight to the backyard.
When Fang was about to go to the hospital, several maids blocked Yan Liang's path.
"Madam is resting and there are no outsiders. General, please come back." A maidservant said sharply.
Yan Liang glared at them and said coldly: "You dare to block me on my territory, are you tired of living?"
As soon as he drank, Xunxun's murderous aura burst out, and the frightening power only made the maids almost suffocate, and they were so frightened that they quickly backed away.
Yan Liang snorted coldly and strode in.
Turning around the half-opened red door, Yan Liang saw a woman standing in the courtyard, looking at the clouds in the sky in a daze.
But he saw her long black hair pouring down like a waterfall, all the way down to her unbearable slender waist. Her delicate skin was as crystal clear as jade, about to be broken by the blow, as if it were carved out of jade and covered with frost and snow.
She just looked up at the sky, her delicate hands clasped in front of her waist, and her high chest rose and fell with her breathing.
What caught Yan Liang's eyes was a kind of beauty that shocked the soul. That kind of beauty can simply be described as breathtaking.
Yan Liang, who had read countless beauties, was actually amazed at this moment, shocked that there was such a beautiful woman in this world.
As graceful as a startling giant, as graceful as a swimming dragon. The autumn chrysanthemums are shining brightly, the spring pines are luxuriant...
In Yan Liang's mind, the poems from "Luo Shen Fu" could not help but resound.
Now that he saw it with his own eyes, Yan Liang finally knew that the beauty of the legendary Luo Shen was something that even Cao Zijian's luxurious words could not describe.
The country is in my hands, all the heroes in the world are under my command, all the beauties in the world are in my arms, this is what a true man should do.
Looking at the beauty in front of her, Yan Liang felt so happy that she couldn't help but have a proud smile on her lips.
That laugh alarmed the beauties in the courtyard.
Zhen Mi's delicate body trembled and she turned around hurriedly. In her watery eyes, she was shocked to see a heroic, strong and mighty man standing at the door, with his arms folded across his chest, staring at her wantonly.
"Who are you? How dare you spy on my wife here?" Zhen Mi scolded her with resentment.
Yan Liang let go of his hands and walked forward slowly, "This general is Yan Liang."
Zhen Mi was startled and said in a trembling voice: "You...are you the traitor general?"
"It's Yan."
Yan Liang accepted it calmly, and with a smile on his face, he stepped forward step by step.
Zhen Mi's breathing suddenly became rapid, panic gradually appeared in her face, and she instinctively stepped back.
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