Yecheng, Yuan Shang Mansion.

"Xinpi, are you back?" Yuan Shang saw Xinpi, and his face showed joy. Now he hoped Xinpi would do the job.

"See lord! lord, how are you busy?"

Yuan Shang waved his hand casually: "Just just play a game, there is no need to be too polite. How about it? What are you going to Xu Du this time to get something?"

Xinpi looked guilty: "The subordinates disappointed the lord, and Cao Zhi did not allow the title of Grand Sima and General..."

Yuan Shang frowned when he heard this: "Sure enough, things were not so easy. What did the emperor say on the other hand?"

Xinpi replied: "I agreed on the emperor's side, but unfortunately I was frightened by Cao Zhi's power, so I didn't dare to make a decision... But the father-in-law Fu Wan sent someone to ask his subordinates to send a message to the lord."

Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows: "The father-in-law asked you... to send me a message? What did you say?"

"The father-in-law Fu Wan said that His Majesty was trapped in Xudu by Cao Zhi, and everything was involuntary. I hope that the lord can quickly send troops to the south to serve the king and rescue the emperor. He will start a crime in the rear of Xudu and attack inside and outside. Then the major events can be settled at that time, and the title of Grand Marshal and General can be satisfied."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shang turned to look at Sima Yi: "What do you think?"

Sima Yi thought for a while and said, "Ruyi expected that it was right. Cao Zhi was usurped as prime minister. The emperor was dissatisfied and wanted to have some storms in Xudu."

Yuan Shang agreed: "What he said is that it seems that the emperor is a little unable to sit still now and wants to give up. But he is worried that there is no chance, but we are rushing to join Xudu to pay homage to the officials! He is trying to use us... You said that if we send troops, the emperor will fight against Cao Zhi in Xuchang and play in Xuzhi, how much will the winner?"

Sima Yi smiled and said, "How capable is the emperor? Guo Jia, Jia Xu and Xun Yu, who are under Cao Zhi's command, can kill him if he is drawn. There are also Chen Qun, Wang Lang, Gui Zhao, Xi Lu, Liu Ye, Jiang Ji, Hua Xin, Man Chong, Mao Jie, and Zao Zhi who hold important positions in the court. The ban on scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are all controlled by their forces. In this situation, what will the emperor use to establish his authority? Want **? Hey, kidding!"

Xinpi hurriedly said, "Even if our troops are in a hurry, if our troops are in a dilemma, the emperor and we will have some chance of winning against Xu Du!"

Sima Yi shook his head and said, "Don't think it's easy to take down Zhongzhou. Cao's family has a deep root in Zhongtu. Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Huainan are all subjects to the people's hearts. It is not possible to establish a stadium just by conquering Xuchang. After Xuchang captured, Cao Zhi would not move the capital? He refused to defend the land as big as several states in Zhongtu. We have just formulated the construction of a naval army to drive Tuoba Liwei and Tadun's western expedition, and recruiting Xianbei and Xiongnu into the country. How can we have spare time to pacify the land of several states in the Central Plains? Even if it is pacified, how much inventory will be consumed for the subsequent work of the people's maintenance, pensions, and how much inventory will be consumed in Hebei? It's not a matter of dividing the arable land, rebuilding the city walls, and winning over the gentry and gentry? It's too much involved, and it's not the time!"

Yuan Shang thought for a while and asked Xin Pi: "If Cao Zhi doesn't grant me the title of General Sima, what can he grant me?"

Xinpi said: "Cao Zhi didn't let go of this. His subordinates spent money to inquire before leaving. It was estimated that the general was his bottom line, but he seemed to want to take the opportunity to discuss some conditions with his lord."

Yuan Shang thought for a while and said, "Forget it, I won't send troops anymore. Let's be the general. It's all right. People can't eat a fat man in one bite. First, determine the entry and settlement of the Xianbei and the Huns, and then strive for progress in the future. Besides, the emperor cannot beat Cao Zhi, so why bother with him?"

Sima Yi advised: "If you don't send troops, you won't send troops, but the negotiations are still necessary. The lord must act like this."

Yuan Shang turned his head and said, "What does it mean?"

Sima Yi said seriously: "The emperor's secret order to help the king. If he is disrespectful, he will be suspicious of resisting the emperor! Yi thought that the lord might as well draw tens of thousands of troops to Liyang, practice martial arts, pretending to be like going south, but in fact he would not fight! This is the emperor's heart, the second is the profit of Cao Zhi to go north, and ask him to talk about the conditions for the enthronement, and the third is the case. If the emperor takes the opportunity to make some noise in Xuchang, although it is not enough to subvert Cao Zhi's foundation, it is okay to be disgusted with him."

Yuan Shang was so happy when he heard this: "Your move was a yin loss, and it was indeed a life of being killed! As you said, let Zhang Yan, Ma Dai, Pang De, Jiang Qi, Zhao Rui, and Guan Yuanjin lead 5,000 troops each, first stationed in Liyang, practice martial arts and move southward, and then ask Wang Xiu to write a book for me to Cao Zhi, and then I asked him to ask him to hunt and drink five hundred miles north of the White Horse, and discuss the major events in the world."

"promise!"

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"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Today, Fu Wan entered the palace again to meet the saint under the pretext of visiting his daughter, Queen Fu.

Liu Xie lay on the soft couch, turned his head when he heard this, and said, "Bestie, has everything done?"

Fu Wan nodded with a smile and said, "It's done, everything is done! The old minister first communicated with Xin Pi, and then sent someone to Xiangyang to issue a secret order to Liu Bei to prepare his troops and wait for the troops to take over at any time! Now that Yecheng is moving, Yuan Shang dispatched troops and generals to practice martial arts in Liyang, and Liu Bei also replied, saying that the troops and horses are ready, and he will wait for His Majesty to go to Xiangyang!"

Liu Xie smiled slightly and said, "Let him wait. When Yuan Shang and Cao Zhi meet, they will ask Liu Bei to send troops to Runan, Yingchuan, to disrupt the defenses in the south of Zhongzhou. At that time, I will use the name of an Eastern Tour to go to Luoyang."

Fu Wan sighed after hearing this: "Your Majesty falsely told Liu Bei to go to Xiangyang, but he ran to Luoyang instead, so that Liu Bei could send troops to attract attention for His Majesty. Wouldn't he tear his face up to the future?"

Liu Xie snorted after hearing this: "It's a matter of time to tear apart, it's better to have one day later than a day later!"

Fu Wan hesitated for a moment and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I have something to ask for? I wonder if Your Majesty can tell me?"

Liu Xie said lightly: "What's wrong with the father-in-law?"

Fu Wan coughed awkwardly and said, "Your Majesty, since Cao Zhi was named Prime Minister, every time Your Majesty summoned me recently, he has always spoken amazingly and has made many plans. This time, he even made Yuan Shang, Cao Zhi, and Liu Bei in a few words... Your Majesty, the old Majesty dared to ask Your Majesty, "Last of the Year, is there any expert help?"

When Liu Xie heard this, his eyes flashed.

"What? Can't these words be said by me?"

Fu Wan smiled guiltily and said, "Of course, it's just..."

"Just something, don't guess it randomly! Go do what you should do!"

Seeing that Liu Xie was angry, Fu Wan hurriedly bowed: "Yes, the old minister will go now, go now."

After saying that, he saw Fu Wan retreating respectfully.

After Fu Wan left, Liu Xie sighed and said to himself: "This Fu Wan! Do I look so unbearable? But this old man's eyes are quite thief. He had experts behind me to tell him... But this is good, it proves that he is not a mediocre person! When he arrives in Luoyang in the future, if Fu Wan and that person assist me, I will definitely be able to do something big!"

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Xu Du, Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Look!" Cao Zhi shook a letter in his hand and said helplessly: "This Yuan Shang is really domineering. If I don't sign him as General of the Grand Sima, he actually increased his troops to Liyang and sent me a letter to invite me to hunt together and discuss major issues in the world! Isn't this a demonstration?"

Xun Yu took the letter from Cao Zhi, looked carefully for a while, and said, "Then according to the lord's wishes, Yuan Shang asked you to meet this time, or not?"

"What are you going?" Cao Zhang, who was already sent back to Beijing and was appointed as the general of the cavalry, stood up and said angrily: "Yuan Shang, you should fight if you want to fight! Why do you have to do this? Are we still afraid that he will not succeed! Prime Minister, please don't worry, Zhang invites 50,000 elite troops to cross the river north and take down Liyang to resolve this danger."

Cao Zhi smiled and said, "Third brother, don't worry first, let's see what the gentlemen said."

Liu Ye also sat down at the lower head today and said, "Prime Minister, according to his opinion, Yuan Shang's actions seemed to be without malice, or he did not have too much malice. He stationed his troops in Liyang to practice military and practice martial arts, but just pretended to invite the lord to meet and save his intentions. The lord might as well go over there without showing weakness or showing strength. He also put the enthronement with him on the surface to discuss it, and exchange it for Xun You and others, how about it?"

Cao Zhang hurriedly said, "It's too dangerous. Yuan Shang is full of tricks and has no morality."

Cao Zhi thought for a while and said, "It's okay, I'll go! I haven't seen each other for several years. I also want to see if he is still the same as before..."

Cao Zhang hurriedly said, "Since that's the case, I'll go with you. I'll bring Jianzhang Cavalry and Tiger Guards to protect you! Other foreign vassals such as Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Li Tong, Zang Ba, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Liang Xi will lead troops to the north and respond at any time to prevent accidents."

Cao Zhi couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this: "Third brother, I just saw Yuan Shang, right?"

"Why isn't it? Do you know how dangerous he is? My brother's arrow is still injured yet!"

Jia Xu didn't say anything, and stood up and said, "This is the first time that the lord has seen Yuan Shang after he ascended the throne. I am not talented and want to go north with my lord to see this hero of the world. To be honest, I really want to meet him for a while."

Guo Jia laughed and said, "Why can Guo not go when he meets old friends? Please follow your lord to go this time!"

Xun Yu sighed helplessly: "I want to go too. After all, the negotiations are related to the safety of my nephew, but you all ask for your life. What can I do? Let's take care of the Prime Minister."

Cao Zhi nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then Xu Du's affairs will be troubled by Xu Lingjun. I will go north in person to meet Yuan Shang!"
Chapter completed!