Wang Xun's face was full of hesitation and struggle, and what Yuan Chang said made him feel very moved. However, the means he had been pursuing had to change for a while, and it was difficult for him to choose. Of course, in terms of the likelihood of success, Yuan Chang's proposal seems to be better. After all, there are too many Confucian people, and there is one Cai Yong, maybe Wang Yong, Li Yong, and so on. It's just that using Cai Yong's head to pay tribute to Wang Yun has always been his obsession, and it is not so easy to let go of it immediately.

Of course, Yuan Chang was not in a hurry, and looked at the surrounding scenery with Cao Cao, and the picture was quite harmonious. After a long time, Wang Xun finally reacted.

"Whew!"

Wang Xun let out a long breath, and his tangled face calmed down, as if he had already made a decision. Subsequently, seeing that he looked at Yuan Chang with straight eyes, he said: "Since Youzhou Mu has said this, then I believe that Youzhou Mu can practice what he says." ”

"Naturally, after all, it doesn't do me much to deceive you. ”

Yuan Chang responded lightly, and then said, "Since you have already made a decision, then, you can tell me what you know." ”

"This..."

Wang Xun looked at Cao Cao hesitantly, as if he didn't want Cao Cao to know. Yuan Chang waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay for Yanzhou Mu to know about these things." After all, Yanzhou Mu and I are now teammates on the same front, and it may not be bad for him to know these things. ”

"Since Youzhou Mu said so, I have nothing to do. ”

Seeing that Yuan Chang did not object to letting Cao Cao observe, Wang Xun did not insist, paused, and after sorting it out, he said: "According to the records of my ancestors, the Shuntian Alliance and the Rebel were originally companions, but later for some reason they had disagreements, but in the end they became enemies. And the headquarters of the Shuntian Alliance is in the Kunlun Mountains, and the specific location may only be known if you want to use those five treasures to open another place. At the beginning, some of the people in the Shuntian Alliance followed the rebels, but after the conflict broke out between the two sides, because the Shuntian Alliance was a surprise raid, so that the rebels and their followers were severely injured and had to flee from Kunlun Mountain. During this period, a small number of people went into hiding and buried some things in a hidden place in Kunlun Mountain, and if they wanted to obtain these things, they had to use these five treasures to open them. It is estimated that the people of the Shuntian Alliance could not have imagined that the rebels and their followers would dig a hidden treasure place under their noses. Now that Youzhou Mu has obtained these five treasures, he can go to Kunlun Mountain to open the treasure place, so as to know the root cause of all this. ”

"I see, I didn't expect that the Shuntian Alliance and the Rebel were still all the way. ”

Yuan Chang and Cao Cao listened to Wang Xun's explanation and were amazed. thought that the two were feuds, who would have thought that the two sides were teammates at the beginning. However, what is the reason why the two turn against each other and eventually become undying enemies? I'm afraid that all this will only be known if you use five keys to open the treasure place.

Yuan Chang frowned slightly, and said with some embarrassment: "Kunlun Mountain is in the land of the Western Regions, and I am afraid it will take a lot of time to come and go this time. Now, the Son of Heaven is also imminent to move the capital to Youzhou, and I am afraid that he will not be able to go to Kunlun Mountain in a short time. ”

"Not really!"

Cao Cao had a confident smile on his face and said: "Youzhou Mu is not the force of Yuan Benchu who joined forces with a certain unit, and Youzhou Mu first has to take the annexation of the state. In this case, when Youzhou Mu sent troops to merge with the state, he could leave a stand-in, and then go to the Western Regions, and the matter of capturing the state and Jizhou could be handed over to the people under his command to deal with, and it was not difficult to think about it. In this way, the people of the Shuntian Alliance will not find out that Youzhou Mu has gone to Kunlun Mountain in the Western Regions, and they will be able to take out the secret. ”

"Seems to make sense!"

Yuan Chang pinched his chin, his eyes showing a thoughtful look. Now he has top strategists such as Guo Jia, Xu Shu, and Pang Tong, as well as Xun Chen, Dong Zhao and other talents who deal with political affairs, in this regard, compared with today's Cao Cao, it is not inferior; in terms of military generals, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Han Sui, Tai Shi Ci and Yu Ban are not bad, plus Ye Gucheng and others are in secret, if he goes to Kunlun Mountain alone to take out the buried secrets, it seems that there is really no big problem.

"Seems doable!"

After pondering for a moment, Yuan Chang made a decision and said, "Since this is the case, then I will go to the land of Kunlun Mountain in the Western Regions when I capture the state. There is not much of a problem under my command, but the strength under Yanzhou Mu is a little unsatisfactory, and he does not even have a master with the strength of the sixth sense, which is a problem. ”

After thinking for a moment, Yuan Chang looked at Wang Xun and said, "Wang Changshi's appearance is timely, so you will temporarily follow Yanzhou Mu and be the right to be a guard, how about it?"

"What, let me guard him?"

Wang Xun's eyes widened, and his face was dissatisfied. Yuan Chang, a rebel against the sky, is strong, and promised to help him build a complex family in the future, so he naturally doesn't feel anything when he joins his command. However, Cao Cao is such a rookie, he can pinch dozens of guys to death in minutes, and let him guard this kind of guy, which makes him feel very uncomfortable when he thinks about it.

"Humph!"

Cao Cao snorted coldly with disdain and said, "Boy, don't be too rampant. I have agreed with Youzhou Mu, who will be in charge of this world in the future, and you can't wait for me to rule the world, and you still have to come to ask me for help. ”

Mockery is ridicule, with such a powerful person as Wang Xun to protect himself, Cao Cao is still looking forward to it in his heart.

"Ridiculous!"

Wang Xun glanced at Cao Cao with disdain, and said disdainfully: "You guy, a guy who knows the slightest bit of secrecy, dare to say that you want to compete with the rebels, I'm afraid you don't know whether you live or die." As far as I know, the records of the ancestors have always been a battle between the rebels and the Shuntian Alliance, and no one else has ever been able to intervene. With your strength, I'm afraid you don't even have the qualifications to be cannon fodder. ”

"You..."

Cao Cao was ridiculed by Wang Xun for a while, and his face was blue and white for a while. It's just that without waiting for him to speak, Yuan Chang interrupted the quarrel between the two and said, "Okay, let's stop arguing for the time being." Wang Changshi, I agreed with Yanzhou Mu that you also know that in the case of excluding the Shuntian Alliance, who in the world can obtain it, completely depends on the lives of the soldiers and the strategies of the literati. Although I am a rebel, I am only strong in personal strength, but not necessarily in other aspects. Moreover, as I said, I will not use my personal strength to affect the competition for the world. Therefore, it is not impossible for Yanzhou Mu to win the world. Now you go to his side to guard for some time, if he wins the world in the future, it is not just right to help you prosper the way of the family. Of course, if Yanzhou Mu fails, he should be regarded as owing you a favor, he is also the lord of a state, and it is not a loss to get a favor from him. Moreover, you only need to make a move when the people of the Shuntian Alliance appear, and you don't need to do anything at other times, you should go to Yanzhou to relax for a while, how about it?"

"That's it!"

Wang Xun sighed and said, "Since Youzhou Mu is so insistent, then I will take over this task." As Youzhou Mu said, it is not bad to go to Yanzhou to see the customs and customs, and it is good to stay in the land of Sili for a long time, and it is good to change places. ”

Of course, Wang Xun heard Yuan Chang say that he would not use his own strength to fight for the world, but he was a little unconfident. Those who rebel against the sky are strong in their personal strength, and as for relying on their brains to compete for the world, it is not necessarily. Therefore, he changed his insistence decision and went to Cao Cao's side to protect him. Of course, in his heart, he still felt that Yuan Chang was more likely to win. However, Yuan Chang won't lose if he wins, and now that he is guarding Cao Cao, if Cao Cao wins by luck, he will also have no loss. That's why he agreed. As for saying that it was because of Yuan Chang's insistence and persuasion that he changed his decision, he was obviously pulling the calf.

Cao Cao secretly sneered in his heart, Wang Xun was obviously duplicitous. However, with such a powerful figure to serve as his guard, he is even more comfortable in the face of the Shuntian Alliance.

After solving Wang Xun's matter, Yuan Chang looked at Cao Cao again and said: "Yanzhou Mu, Yuan Ben was my brother at the beginning, you and I jointly seized his power, and we should explain it to him." When the Son of Heaven moved the capital to Youzhou this time, you and I went to Jizhou together, and it would be best if we could persuade the clan brothers to disperse by themselves. If not, then send troops to take it by force. ”

"Youzhou Mu is too worried, with my understanding of Yuan Benchu, he will naturally not be willing to leave the power in his hands. However, since Youzhou Mu asked for this, I obeyed, and besides, I hadn't seen this friend for a long time, so it didn't hurt to meet him before the war. ”

Cao Cao also did not refuse Yuan Chang's request, although he was well aware of Yuan Shao's choice.

After the discussion was settled, the three of them went their separate ways. Wang Xun went back to get the key and handed it to Yuan Chang, and when Yuan Chang returned to his place to stay, Wang Xun brought the box containing the key.

"This is Situ Changshi Wang Xun, and he will also be his own person in the future, everyone knows each other. ”

When Yuan Chang returned to his residence, he summoned Guo Jia and several others, first, to inform him of the alliance with Cao Cao, and secondly, to arrange his going to Kunlun Mountain in the Western Regions. As for Ye Gucheng and the others in the shadows, he didn't summon them, after all, they were hiding in the dark, and maybe they could come in handy at a critical moment.

"Youzhou Mu, this is the thing that the ancestors kept in their custody!"

Wang Xun didn't have any extra words, and simply handed the box to Yuan Chang. Yuan Chang and Guo Jia had already experienced the experience of four boxes, so there were not many mood swings. After taking the box, Yuan Chang opened it casually, and there was a golden key lying inside, which was a metal key. Now that the Five Elements Keys are gathered, he can summon the Divine Dragon when he goes to Kunlun Mountain... Ahh Yuan Chang's expression didn't change much, but Guo Jia and the others looked a little excited. After all, what a miraculous thing they participated in, if they hadn't followed Yuan Chang, I am afraid that they might not have seen such a thing in their lifetime.

Putting the key away, Yuan Chang looked at Guo Jia and said, "Fengxiao, there are two things I want to tell you about when I recruit you, one is that I have decided to unite with Cao Cao and jointly capture Yuan Benchu's forces. Among them, we occupy the state and Cao Cao occupies the land of Qingzhou. As for Jizhou, it depends on our respective strengths, who can take the lead in capturing Yecheng, the seat of Jizhou, will occupy Jizhou. ”

"My lord, this method is feasible!"

Guo Jia agreed: "Now that the lord plans to implement the new law, in addition to Jilin Province, the officials in Youzhou have just begun to familiarize themselves with and understand the new law. If he unites with Cao Cao and divides up Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Bingzhou, the lord will have enough time to cultivate manpower, and then slowly spread the manpower, and finally be able to completely cover it. Therefore, I thought that it was feasible to unite with Cao Cao. ”

"The opinion of the military advisor is also recognized by his subordinates!"

Xu Shu also did not object, if there was no reform and the implementation of the new law, there would be no vacancy in manpower. It's just that if you want to use the new method, that person will not be achieved overnight, but will have to be cultivated slowly. If it weren't for the geographical location of Jizhou, Guo Jia and Xu Shu would have persuaded Yuan Chang to directly cede Jizhou to Cao Cao.

Yuan Chang's base camp is Youzhou, if Jizhou is captured, then there is a barrier ahead, and any force that wants to enter Youzhou must pass through Jizhou. The merge states to the west of Jizhou are either entered through Huguan or crossed the Great Wall. Once Jizhou is captured, the forces in the west will be able to ensure that they have no worries, while Yanzhou and Qingzhou in the south have the existence of the Yellow River, a natural barrier, and as long as they send people to keep an eye on it, it will be difficult for any force to invade on a large scale. As for the east, facing the Bohai Sea, it is also a natural barrier. Therefore, based on the importance of Jizhou to Youzhou, in the current shortage of manpower, Guo Jia and the others will not prevent Yuan Chang from seizing.

"The second thing, after entering the state, I will leave a stand-in, and I will personally go to the Kunlun Mountain in the Western Regions to open the mystery of the Shuntian Alliance. The rest of the matter will be left to you Fengxiao to solve. ”

"Don't worry, my lord, we will not live up to my lord's trust!"

The superfluous words were not said, and Guo Jia did not have too many guarantees, everything can be expressed by actions. Similarly, Yuan Chang was also extremely relieved of Guo Jia and them, besides, no matter how far they go, Yuan Chang knew that their dedication was enough. Besides, it won't be as if Yuan Chang ran to Kunlun Mountain, Guo Jia and they lost all of Youzhou, in that case, they would be sorry for Guo Jia's own talents.

seemed to think of something, Yuan Chang said again: "Previously, because of strategic problems, I asked Lu Bu to go to Xuzhou to make trouble, but now that the strategy has changed, then Lu Bu doesn't have to continue to stay in Xuzhou, let Sikong pick up the stars and send a message to him, let him return to Youzhou." In addition, Mi Zhu and they didn't have to continue to go undercover under Liu Bei, but also let him take his family and return to Youzhou with Lu Bu and them. ”

The affairs of Lu Bu and Mi Zhu were handed over to Guo Jia to deal with, after all, this kind of thing should not go through too many people. So, he just had to talk to Guo Jia. And Xu Shu didn't know that Yuan Chang had already buried a secret pile in Xuzhou, and he was also amazed in his heart. If Yuan Chang hadn't changed his strategy, I am afraid that Liu Bei would have suffered a lot of losses.