Yuan Shao didn't know that he had become the No. 1 suspect in Tianzi. In fact, as the king of a country, what he thinks about most at this time is how to destroy Cao Cao on the other side and dominate the world as soon as possible. After all, as long as the Han Tianzi behind Cao Cao is respected for one day, he Yuan Benchu will have to bear the infamy of being a chaotic minister and thief for one more day. Therefore, while Cao Cao was busy preparing for the war, Yuan Shao was also intensively planning the first battle of Jian'an in five years.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, a taut cooked cowhide carries the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains, and at the same time attracts the attention of Yuan Shao and his military ministers. The hunched back stood beside the cowhide map, his whitened temples making him look old and haggard. But even so, Fu Yu still adhered to the dignity of a strategist and gave advice to Yuan Shao with all his heart. But he stretched out his right hand like a withered branch and pointed to the location of the dragon's mouth on the map, and reported the latest information to Yuan Shao, "Your Majesty, according to the report from the spies, Cai Anzhen was engaged to Cao Cao's second son three days ago. That night, an assassin set fire to the house and assassinated him, but Cai Anzhen and Cao Pi were unharmed. ”

"Cai Anzhen and Cao Pi are both okay?" Guo Tu twisted his beard and shook his head regretfully, "It's a pity, it's a pity." Anyone who dies can make Cao Cai turn against him. ”

"What about not dying. I'm still afraid that Cao Cao and Cai Ji won't be able to join forces. Yuan Shao snorted disdainfully.

After hearing this, he frowned and asked suspiciously, "The assassin was not sent by His Majesty?" ”

Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows and shouted, "How could I, as the Son of Heaven, do such a thing!" ”

"Who could that be?" Frustrated, he said to himself.

"I don't care who the assassin is. Cai Ji's must be taken care of by me personally! Yuan Shao clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. In fact, it is no wonder that Yuan Shao is so resentful. In the eyes of many people, Cai Ji's status today is due to the promotion and protection of the Yuan family. It is not an exaggeration to even say that Cai Ji is Yuan Shao's retainer. And for a long time, Cai Ji has indeed looked forward to Yuan's horse, asking for money for money, and grain for food. Soldiers for soldiers. No one expected that Cai Ji would openly betray Yuan after Yuan Shao became emperor. If it weren't for Yuan Shao's claim that the emperor rebelled against the Han Dynasty first, Cai Ji's move to break away from the Yuan clan would definitely be criticized for seeking glory as a traitor. However, these are not as good as these, and the Cao Cai Alliance has made Yuan Shao angry and ashamed. In Yuan Shao's view, if it weren't for Cai Ji sending grain and grass to Cao Ying last winter. Cao Cao had already been taken down by himself.

Yuan Shao's words resonated with his son Yuan Tan. Yuan Tan's identity is Qingzhou Mu, but when the world mentions Qingzhou, the person who comes to mind is Cai Ji. There are even people who regard Cai Ji as a Qingzhou pastor. Coupled with the deflated food outside the plain city in the early years, Yuan Tan regarded Cai Ji as a thorn in his side. A thorn in one's flesh. Following Yuan Shao's words, Yuan Tan suddenly got up and asked: "Son, let's order all the soldiers and horses and bring Cai Ji for my father!" ”

Arrest Cai Ji? Thou shalt be able to do so. At that time, it would not be blocked by Donglai's men and horses to the west of Weishui. Frustrated gave Yuan Tan a slanted glance. Secretly shook his head in his heart. Over the years, Yuan Tan's prestige has grown a lot, but his ability has not improved at all. How can such a mediocre person be qualified for the position of prince.

Before he could speak, Yuan Shao poured a basin of cold water on his eldest son and said: "I am about to attack Cao Cao, so you will let me stay in Guandu honestly for the time being." As for Cai Anzhen, I will send someone to clean her up. ”

Seeing that Yuan Shao vetoed Yuan Tan's suggestion, Yuan Shu, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help but recommend himself, "My brother is willing to share his worries for the emperor." It's better to hand over Cai Anzhen to his younger brother to solve it. ”

As soon as Yuan Shu said this, he said. Fu Zhu, Guo Tu and other strategists all showed a hint of discoloration. You must know that the most special person in Yuan Shao's camp today is none other than Yuan Shu, who claims to be his younger brother in front of him. Yuan Shu set up his own door in his early years, and fought with Yuan Shao for the position of the head of Yuan Shao's family. even formed an alliance with Yuan Shao's nemesis, Gongsun Zhan. One south and one north tried in vain to attack Yuan Shao. However, it was Yuan Shu who brought Yuan Shao the jade seal he had long-cherished, and eventually prompted Yuan Shao to ascend the throne as emperor. Yuan Shu also rose to the top and was named King An. It's just that Yuan Shao has always been wary of this half-brother. This can be seen from the fact that Yuan Shao has never entrusted Yuan Shu with important tasks since the Southern Expedition.

Of course, Yuan Shu himself also knew the embarrassment of his identity. But after all, he refused to be a rich and idle king with no real power. In Yuan Shu's opinion. Although Cai Ji's reputation is famous, she is a woman after all. It is longer than auxiliary government and people, and shorter than marching and fighting. Otherwise, Yuan Cao has fought against the official so far, how could Cai Ji not send a single soldier. Therefore, the Yuan army has always regarded Cai Ji as a self-protecting prince who relies on the defense of the navy. And Yuan Shao has always taken defeating Cao Cao and stepping on Xu as his first goal. If it weren't for Cai Ji's provision of grain and grass to Cao Cao this time. Yuan Shao may not think of crusading against Donglai until after the food and grass are scarce. Is there anything more important than dealing with a soft persimmon with money and food, and can achieve fame and fortune? That's why Yuan Shu at this time took the initiative to ask for Ying and asked to lead the troops to recruit Cai Ji.

Yuan Shu's little Jiujiu naturally couldn't escape Yuan Shao's eyes. And Yuan Shao would not be willing to give such a great credit to Yuan Shu, who had been at odds with him. So he pretended to be silent for a while, then shook his head and said, "Cai Ji'er is just a disease of ringworm, and Cao Cao is my confidant." The highway is a little quiet, and when I destroy Cao Cao, Cai Ji will definitely be captured. ”

"Your Majesty has a point." Fu Zhi hurriedly put on a high hat for Yuan Shao, and said to him in a timely manner, "However, the battle between His Majesty and Cao Cao is imminent, and letting Cai Ji be on his side is a hidden danger after all." The minister thought that General Yan Liang should be sent to guard Qingzhou to prevent Cai Ji from sending troops to disturb His Majesty in the decisive battle. ”

On the one hand, he said that Cai Ji was suffering from ringworm and scabies, but on the other hand, he sent the general Yan Liang to guard Qingzhou, which made it clear that he didn't want to take the credit. Thinking of this, Yuan Shu cast a resentful glance at Fu Zhi. However, what made Yuan Shu quite depressed was that Yuan Shao agreed to the frustrated words without even thinking about it, "Yan Qing rushed to Qingzhou to take up his post on the same day. ”

Yan Liang stepped out of the queue and said, "Huh." ”

Yuan Shu saw that the cooked duck flew like this, and although he was a little unwilling in his heart, he was helpless. However, this incident made Yuan Shu soberly realize that Yuan Shao has not regarded him as a brother so far. It is conceivable that once Yuan Shao dominates the world in the future, most of them will either be left out in the cold or simply disappear. Yuan Shu, who once dominated one side, could not sit still. Suddenly, his mind flashed through the fact that his strategist Yuan Jian had mentioned a Jianyi. Yuan Shu, who was deeply inspired, immediately asked Yuan Shao again: "Your Majesty is wise. The subordinate brother Wu Yong is not as good as General Yan Liang, and it seems that he still makes Xian good. However, as a child of the Yuan family, the younger brother sincerely hopes to contribute a little bit to the Yuan family. He also asked His Majesty to fulfill his brother and let him lead the army to conquer the remnants of Montenegro. Clear the grain road for the king. ”

Yuan Shao saw that Yuan Shu was sincere, and then thought about Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army, which was indeed a trouble. Since the Battle of Yijing, this group of men and horses has fled into the mountains and wandered around, and from time to time they went down the mountains to threaten the baggage of Yuan's army. Because of the elusiveness of the Montenegrin army, most of the generals of the Yuan army were reluctant to lead troops to conscript. Since Yuan Shu has this thought, it is not a good thing to play it away. With that in mind. Yuan Shao immediately agreed, "This matter will be handled by the highway." ”

As soon as Yuan Shao's words came out, Frustrated Zhu and Guo Tu once again showed a look of consternation. Frustrated, he almost blurted out the words "never". In the eyes of the two, Yuan Shu has always had the heart to compete for hegemony. It is undoubtedly dangerous to let such ill-intentioned people out of the camp and act alone. But because of Yuan Shao's stubborn temper, Fu Zhu and Guo Tu still swallowed what they wanted to say back into their stomachs. I plan to find an opportunity to analyze the pros and cons with Yuan Shao separately after a while.

Yuan Shu saw that Yuan Shao promised to let him leave Guandu. Naturally, he immediately clenched his fists and led the way with satisfaction. "The younger brother will live up to His Majesty's expectations."

Yuan Shao did not perceive the joy in Yuan Shu's heart. After dealing with Cai Ji and Yuan Shu, he felt in a good mood, so he took the opportunity to turn the topic back to the matter of attacking Cao, "Guangping, what has been the movement of Cao Ying in the past few days?" ”

Frustrated to put away the uneasy feelings in his heart, he replied, "Back to Your Majesty, according to the report of the spy." Cao Ying had just received 50,000 pieces of grain and grass 10 days ago, and Cao Jun was also stepping up their training. The minister thought that Cao Cao was afraid that he wanted to counterattack. ”

"Mengde wants to counterattack?" A smile hung on the corner of Yuan Shao's mouth, "Lone has been waiting for a long time." Quang Binh. Can the eagle be sprinkled? ”

Frustrated with a bow, Zhengse replied. "Back to Your Majesty, the eagle has been sprinkled!"

Let's say that Yuan Shao's side is planning a big battle violently, and Cao Ying on the opposite side is also practicing and killing every day. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Cao Cao did not make the assassination public, but sent someone to secretly investigate the assassination. But this matter could not be concealed from Cao Ying's upper-level figures and some intelligent and resourceful people.

Xu You is undoubtedly one of the many people in the know. Therefore, looking at the uninvited guest in front of him, Xu You couldn't help but cast a gloomy face, "Zisu, if you don't work under Yuan Shao's account, what do you have to do in Cao Ying?" ”

The man called Zisu by Xu You, named Yin Kui, was a strategist under Yuan Shao. This person was also a close friend of Xu Yu when he was in Yecheng. It's a pity that in such a sensitive period now, Xu You really doesn't welcome anyone related to Yuan Shao to come to him. But the stupid servant brought Yin Kui in, so that Xu You didn't even have time to shirk.

Just as Xu Yu was thinking in his heart about how to explain this to Cao Cao later, Yin Kui rushed straight in front of him without warning, and wailed with tears in his eyes, "Ziyuan, save me, save me!" ”

Xu Yu was suddenly made by Yin Kui, which made some monks confused. But he still hurriedly made a reassuring appearance, picked up Yin Kui and asked, "Zisu, why is this?" Something to say slowly,"

"Ziyuan, save me!" Yin Kui wiped a handful of tears and cried, "Guo Tu Na framed Kui for colluding with Tian Feng and intended to rebel. Fortunately, Guangping reported the news, and Kui escaped from Yuan's camp overnight. In a panic, Kui didn't know where to flee, so he had to come to Cao Ying to take refuge in Ziyuanye. ”

Was framed by Guo Tu and escaped from Yuan's camp? Xu Youhu glanced at Yin Kui suspiciously. Although Yin Kui has also been friends with Tian Feng on weekdays, it would be a bit too much to say that he is Tian Feng's comrade. Thinking about this, Xu Yu replied nonchalantly, "Zisu tried his best to support Yuan Shao's accession to the throne back then. How could he be Yuan Hao's comrade? ”

Xu You's point-to-point words made a layer of embarrassment rise on Yin Kui's face. I saw him sigh and wave his hand, "Ziyuan doesn't know." Since Dazi returned to Cao Ying, Yuan Shao's civil and military forces around him have been wary. And that Guo Tu was afraid of Kui's friendship with Shang Gongzi, and repeatedly framed Kui. This time, he actually framed Kui for rebellion, and Kui couldn't tell even if he had a thousand mouths. What's more, Yuan Hao died unexplained before, how dare Kui stay in Yuan Ying for one more day? ”

Xu You also knew that the two brothers, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, had been fighting openly and secretly for many years in order to compete for the position of heir. After Yuan Shao's rank, this kind of battle rose to a white-hot Cheng dù. Yin Kui is indeed close to Yuan Shang, and the Yin family is a famous family in Hebei. It is indeed possible that Guo Tu framed Yin Kui in order to defend the position of Yuan Tan's heir. As for the news of Tian Feng's death, Xu You naturally had heard about it a long time ago. At that time, in addition to being afraid, Xu You also lamented that Tian Feng was too dead-eyed. Judging from the few words provided by Yin Kui, this seems to be true. But even so, Xu You is not willing to wade into this troubled water. Especially when Cao Cao had just been assassinated, what Xu You was more willing to do was to clear up his relationship with Yin Kui. So he immediately put on a look of staying out of the matter and said, "Zisu has escaped from the demon cave, but the sky is high and the birds can fly, and the sea is wide and the fish can swim." Why bother? ”

Yin Kui saw that Xu You was clearly trying to drive himself away, and couldn't help but secretly scold Xu You in his heart for being slippery and mean, and not being emotional. But on the surface, he still lowered his posture and begged Xu You: "Yuan Shao's guests are all over the world, how can he let Kui go?" And today, only Cao Sikong can compete with Yuan Shao. He also asked Ziyuan to save the Yin family, and he was willing to offer money and goods to thank him. ”

Hearing that Yin Kui was willing to give his possessions, Xu You's eyelids couldn't help jumping slightly. As a famous family in Hebei, the Yin family still has some family background. If he introduced Yin Kui to Cao Cao, Yin Kui would inevitably give himself benefits. After weighing the pros and cons, Xu You turned to say with an embarrassed face: "It's not that you're greedy for money, it's just that it's just a matter of time, and it's not easy to get his summons."

Xu You's face of "wanting to welcome and refuse" is quite greedy in the eyes of Yin Kui. It's a pity that it is himself who has a request for help at the moment, and Yin Kui has to endure the dissatisfaction in his heart, and smiled at Xu You, "There is Lao Ziyuan, after the matter is completed, Kui will thank you again." ”

"I'm just recommending Zisu, as for whether Sikong will reuse it, it still depends on Zisu's table." Xu You continued to pose.

Yin Kui listened, added Tian Tian's dry lips, stepped forward and said, "Please Ziyuan inform Cao Sikong and know where Yuan Shao's weakness is." ”

Yuan Shao's weakness? A glimmer of greed flashed in Xu You's eyes again. Since the last time he provided Cao Cao with the weakness of the Landslide and Earth Splitting Technique, Xu Yu has not had any merits worth writing about in Cao's camp. In addition, Cao Cao was suppressed by Yuan Shao in Guandu for more than half a year, and if it weren't for Cai Ji to provide food and grass, Cao Cao's army would have collapsed without a fight. Therefore, Xu You himself also hoped from the bottom of his heart that Cao Cao could turn the tide of the war. If Yin Kui really had the information to win the decisive battle, and he presented it before the decisive battle, wouldn't he be able to make a great achievement. Thinking of this, Xu You suddenly made a decision in his heart, but saw him grab Yin Kui's wrist and asked, "What is the weakness?" ”

Yin Kui's expression changed, and he said unhappily, "This matter is very important, and Kui wants to inform Cao Sikong in person." ”

Xu You shook Yin Kui's hand and snorted proudly: "Then Cao Sikong is willing to see you." ”

Notice: This Saturday will make up for the chapters that fell last week, and please cheer you on. (To be continued)