Yuan Shao walked back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, and was happy and worried. What was happy was that as Han Fu said, Xu You set out from Guangling, although he was still hundreds of miles away from Pingyu, it had an immeasurable impact on the entire battle situation. The army not only lost its worries and fear, but its morale was greatly boosted. According to Yuan Wei's letter, the people in Pingyu City are now stable, and everyone is ready to wait for Xu You to come to the city to defeat the emperor's imperial camp with him, reorganize the troops, and drive the imperial army out of Runan. Therefore, Yuan Wei told Yuan Shao that he must not give up at this time, no matter how difficult it is, he must hold on for a few more days. If Yuan Shao does not move, Liu Xiu dared not act rashly. After he defeated the emperor's imperial camp, he would lead his troops north and attack Liu Xiu with Yuan Shao to completely open up Yanzhou.

The situation suddenly became very good, and Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel unhappy.

Unfortunately, there is also bad news. Shen Pei survived the death of a sudden heavy rain in Heze. However, he is sick now, his fever does not subside, and his mind is unclear. At present, the front army is led by Wen Chou, and Wen Chou dares not be self-dedicated, so he asked Yuan Shao to arrange someone to take over immediately.

Yuan Shao relied on Shen Pei, but he didn't like Shen Pei very much because Shen Pei's temper was too tough and had too much power in his hands, which made Yuan Shao a little afraid and always took some caution when using it. This time, Liu Xiu was forced to go to nowhere, so he had to use Shen Pei as his front army. Shen Pei did not disappoint him, and was unstoppable. He was about to lead the army out of Cao Cao's encirclement, but he fell ill at this time, which really made Yuan Shao a little nervous.

People's psychology is always very strange. When Shen Pei was alive, Yuan Shao was on guard against him. Now Shen Pei was sick, but Yuan Shao remembered his good intentions. Not to mention anything else, Yuan Shao couldn't decide whether to retreat or advance in the current situation. He really wanted Shen Pei to help him make an idea. But if Shen Pei had been in front of him, Yuan Shao would not have such thoughts.

Advance or retreat. Guo Tu and others have a very consistent view, that is, they must firmly seize this opportunity and truly fight with Liu Xiu once, instead of retreating back to Jizhou in shame. Otherwise, even if they return to Jizhou safely, Yuan Shao's prestige will be greatly reduced, and it will be difficult for him to control Jizhou stably, and there will be no such good opportunity in the future.

Guo Tu and the others were excited, and Yuan Shao was also excited. Judging from the current situation, the two sides had the upper hand, and he had the upper hand in the total force and had the strength to fight. However, he was a little nervous when he was excited. He had been in a row for many years. He had never fought with Liu Xiu head-on, but Liu Xiu's indirect influence on the battlefield was everywhere. In the fourth year of Guanghe, when the Yuan family had just started, Liu Xiu was still on vacation on the grassland. The Yuan family flag was raised and Guandong responded, occupying half of the land in just a short time, waiting to enter Luoyang. But later Liu Xiu wrote a few letters. Their good situation collapsed and he fell into a five-year tug-of-war and had not made any substantial progress.

Now, Liu Xiu personally arrived on the battlefield, and the surprises came out one after another, pacifying Jiangnan in one fell swoop, and then quickly rushed to Pingyu City. He thought this was a good opportunity, but he came from Jizhou thousands of miles away, and his momentum was extremely powerful, but he was resolved by several false moves that Liu Xiu had underestimated, wasting precious fighter in vain. This was like a warrior who had enough strength and wanted to knock down his opponent, and encountered an extremely cunning opponent, with only one strength but nowhere to use it. Instead, he suffered a few unclear losses. Although he did not hurt his muscles, the momentum of moving forward was already weakened without realizing it.

Yuan Shao was very worried that this was another trap for Liu Xiu. With his understanding of Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu should not leave such a big flaw. What bothered him was that he could not think of what Liu Xiu's trap might be.

Because I don’t know, I am nervous. If Liu Xiuzhen arranged an army of 180,000 to wait for him, perhaps Yuan Shao’s pressure would be less.

What if it is really a trap? It will be a catastrophe. What if it is Liu Xiuzhen considers a mistake? He will lose the best opportunity.

Yuan Shao was anxious. At this time, he received the news that Shen Pei fell ill, which made him even more upset and added an ominous premonition.

"Lord, there is an urgent report." Guo Tu walked in quickly, with a nervous expression and sweat on his head. When Yuan Shao saw it, his brows frowned and his heart couldn't help but raise it. There are few times when Guo Tu's secret matters are so out of control. Could it be that he had heard of Liu Xiu's real conspiracy?

"What news?" Yuan Shao went up and blurted out.

"Yecheng urgent report." Guo Tu handed a secret report to Yuan Shao, raised his sleeve and wiped the sweat beads on his forehead.

"Yecheng?" Yuan Shao was shocked. Yecheng was his foundation. All the families of his important generals were in Yecheng. If there was any mistake, it would be amazing. He quickly took it over and cursed while demolishing it, "What's going on in Xiansi? Such a small thing can't be done well..." After he quickly finished reading the urgent report, he was stunned: "Yingzi? Who is Yingzi?"

Guo Tu hurriedly said, "Lord, do you still remember a little girl next to Liu Xiu at that time?"

Yuan Shao thought about it and shook his head confused. He didn't know what little girl was around Liu Xiu. At that time, he had no attention to Liu Xiu at all.

Guo Tu scratched his head, thought for a while, and said, "Lord, do you know why Liu Xiu had such a good relationship with Tang Zhen?"

"It's not a secret that he has a good relationship with Yu Shu. What are you talking about?" Yuan Shao said unhappily: "Talk the matter quickly."

"Lord, this Tang Yingzi is Tang Zhen's daughter. It is said that she disappeared when she was very young. Somehow, she later became the saint of Taiping Road. When Liu Xiu arrived in Luoyang, the little girl also ran out of Taiping Road and followed Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu loved him very much and often took her to the palace, so she became a playmate with the emperor's eldest son."

"The Saint of Taiping Road?" Yuan Shao suddenly realized: "No wonder Liu Xiu and Taiping Road are so close. It turns out that there is such a relationship in it."

"That's right." Guo Tu nodded, swallowed, and then continued, "Lord, do you still remember how Zhang Jiao had an accident in Runan?"

"This is also related to this Tang...Tang Yingzi?"

"Related." Guo Tu smiled and said, "Later, this Tang Yingzi suddenly disappeared. Liu Xiu thought it was Zhang Jiao's fault, so he turned his face with Taiping Dao and sued Zhang Jiao in front of the late emperor. In order to show his loyalty, Zhang Jiao attacked the Runan clan in a lack of preparation and forced Wu Qiong and others to rebel. Only then did Yuan seize the opportunity and lead the situation in Runan in a favorable direction. After Runan's mistake, Zhang Jiao rebelled in anger, and the world was almost out of control. Lord, if it weren't for this little girl, I'd have to wait a few years before I had a chance."

Yuan Shao was stunned and laughed for a while: "There are so many twists and turns in it. This is the first time I have heard of it. Gong Ze, you are worthy of being a secret military plan, and there is nothing you don't know about the world."

"The lord is too rewarded, and it's not surprising that it's occasionally known." Guo Tu was happy, said modestly for a few words, then quickly put away his smile and said worriedly: "Lord, this Tang Yingzi is Liu Xiu's confidant. She suddenly appeared in Yecheng, for fear that the visitor was not good. She is a Taoist sect with skills that are difficult for ordinary people to reach. She is difficult to guard against. If the eldest son of the emperor is kidnapped by her or simply killed, this matter... is inappropriate."

Yuan Shao's face darkened, his eyes rolled twice, and he didn't say anything, but his worry could not be concealed. The eldest son of the emperor took a lot of effort to get it out of the palace and hid in Yecheng. He was right opposite his chariot and cavalry general's mansion and sent heavy troops to guard him and prevent him from contacting any outsiders. He just wanted strange goods to be accustomed to be useful at critical moments. He had always been the dominant before, thinking that he could easily defeat Liu Xiu, and did not regard Liu Bian as the only means. Two days ago, when he had not received good news from Xu You, he had already thought of using Liu Bian as the last resort. At this time, he heard that Liu Xiu's confidant went to Yecheng and saw Liu Bian, and he was shocked in his heart.

Thinking of the rumors that Emperor Liu Xie might be Liu Xiu’s bloodline, and thinking of Liu Xiu’s always insidious style of conduct, Yuan Shao couldn’t help but sneer: “This is a bit strange. How did he know that the emperor’s eldest son is in Yecheng?”

Guo Tu pondered: "Liu Xiu's subordinates also have a secret spy, who is responsible for investigating various information, but this matter is very confidential and there are very limited people who know it. With those secret spies alone, they cannot get close to that yard. How could Liu Xiu know about this? Unless..."

"Unless someone leaked the secret." Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows and felt evil: "Is it the He family?"

Guo Tu frowned and remained silent. In order to keep it secret, He Jin's family was not in Yecheng, and most of them were in their hometown in Nanyang, and only He Guiren was in Yecheng. In a few months, she and Liu Bian met. Could it be that the He family was desperate and did not want to rely on the Yuan family to ascend the throne, so they simply asked Liu Xiu for help?

However, Yuan Shao’s victory and defeat are not yet determined, and Liu Bian’s role has not completely disappeared, and it is not time to turn against the He family. The one who set this plan was Guo Tu, and he did not want to throw this opportunity away in vain. He thought for a moment and shook his head: "The He Jin brothers and sisters do not have such courage, especially He Guiren. She is just a woman, and only her son is in our hands. How dare she take risks with the life of the emperor and the eldest son? In my opinion, there is someone else who leaked the news."

Yuan Shao asked back sternly: "Who else can you?"

Guo Tu said carefully: "If I think about it carefully, I will naturally be the one who can make a profit after leaking the secret."

Yuan Shao felt something, and his evil spirit flashed from his eyes. His breath became heavy, his nose wings opened twice, and his voice became bone-black: "Mr., this matter is too big, you can't make random guesses. You can immediately send someone back to Yecheng to investigate and see who is so brave that he dares to do such small actions while I am not in Yecheng."

Guo Tu hurriedly bowed to take the order, turned around and was about to leave, but Yuan Shao called him again. "Remember, I want exact evidence, and there is no way to make any mistakes, otherwise I will regret it."

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