Zhang Chao didn't want to fight? Yes, but a military order is required!

If you win the battle or the fight is not so ugly, then everything is easy to say, if you deliberately lose, or collapse at the touch of a button, then Zhang Chao also needs to be responsible for this war.

Of course, Zhang Chao can't make a military order, of course, it's nothing if he really makes it, anyway, in the face of powerful military power, these things that can only bully a gentleman have no effect on him. At most, the reputation will be more difficult to hear later.

He is mainly dissatisfied now, dissatisfied that Liu Yao actually talked to him like this. Don't look at who it was before that promoted him from King Pei to the position of emperor.

Without him guarding Xiapi and Guangling, Yuan Shu and Liu Miao would have called over a long time ago!

Since the statement will be damaged, Zhang Chao will no longer take over, and the matter will be over, at least there is still a day or so before Guan Yu's reply is given. The only one who will be embarrassed by this is His Majesty the Great Emperor.

Zhang Chao could wave his sleeves away, and he could sell Xiapi and Guangling to any force with a higher price, such as Yuan Shu, such as Liu Xuan, or maybe even Liu Tao, provided that the price they gave was right.

Liu Yao couldn't be easy, he had to face Liu Taobu, who was about to fight. Judging from the information gathered, these 5,000 people can at least carry tens of thousands of people head-on in the wild.

The fortified wall is the best choice to clear the field and defend the city, from the information that can be gathered so far, the army of the Northern Han Dynasty is not very good in terms of siege.

Obviously, the 'well-wishers' who spread these still have reservations. The army of the imperial court was not weak in siege ability, but in order to pay attention to mobility, many times it marched so quickly that there was no siege equipment with the army as cover and assistance.

Relying only on shooting and long ladders to siege the city, the difficulty of the siege will naturally increase a lot. With everything in place, with the help of the ladder cart and the soldiers with additional spells, they can easily capture any city, but it costs a bit of a scroll.

"How's Situ doing?" Liu Yao had to go to Tao Qian's mansion in person, and when he saw Tao Qian's two sons coming to greet him, he stepped forward to ask.

"Your Majesty, my father has recovered a little, but the situation is not very good......," the potter, as the eldest son, came out and replied.

Tao Shang and Tao Ying are both around twenty years old, and the two did not inherit Tao Qian's talents, but instead learned Tao Qian's profligacy when he was young. Probably because Tao Qian is away all the year round, his wife is too doting, and the two are not good at martial arts, and they are not willing to study hard.

Liu Yao once planned to appoint the two of them as Lang officials and work in the imperial court for a period of time, maybe he could sharpen his temperament.

Tao Qian said at the time that even if these two people were gone, they had no intention of pursuing a career at all, and if they were put in the court, they would just add to the chaos.

The cubs in their twenties have not inherited their own connections, have not had outstanding talents, and have not learned to be black-hearted and thick-faced...... Tao Qian didn't want them to enter the official career, especially Xu Han was a puddle of troubled water.

Not to mention that when he was away, he was still in the court, and his two sons could easily become his weakness. If not, it may be the best arrangement for them. Anyway, the family has a lot of land and other industries, which is enough for them to live a free life.

"The eldest son, the second son, the lord commanded, please let your majesty in." At this time, the little servant who was waiting for Tao Qian ran out and came to the three of them.

"Your Majesty, my father has invited ......" When the potter heard this, he immediately invited Liu Yao into the house to talk in detail. In retrospect, it was indeed a bit rude not to invite His Majesty into the house in the first place.

Liu Yao was in a hurry to find Tao Qian, and he didn't care whether the pottery merchant's behavior was rude, and entered the house under his guidance.

Tao Qian recovered slightly, but in the end, he suddenly fell into a coma, so his expression was still very sluggish. It's a bit like fighting your spirits, and it's not very good.

"The old minister saw His Majesty with a sick face, and asked His Majesty to forgive his sins......" Tao Qian thought about it very much, but unfortunately he found that he had no strength, at this time, he had to sigh that he was indeed old.

"This is my presumptuous visit, not Situ's sin." Liu Yao hurriedly held him up, and then motioned for him to lie down.

Tao Qian also knew that he didn't have much strength, so he confessed his guilt and lay down.

"What do you think of this ultimatum of the Northern Han Dynasty?" Liu Yao was very anxious, so he immediately got to the point, he was also worried about Tao Qian's body, and he couldn't hold on until he finished speaking.

"The conditions of the Northern Han Dynasty are good...... Tao Qian said slowly, "When the minister was in a coma just now, he saw Ju Gao (Cao Song's cousin) in a daze, and he asked me why I hurt him...... Regardless of the process, the minister did harm him.

The minister is old, and it is nothing to guard his grave. The two sons, if the Northern Han wants, they will be sent over, so as not to stay here and be harmed by the traitors......"

Realizing that he was old and couldn't take this court with him, Tao Qian's mind began to change.

At first, he may have been like Wang Yun, thinking that as long as he and Zhang Chao cooperate well, then he can govern the court well. Waiting for the soldiers to be strong and strong, you can naturally recover the mountains and rivers.

It's just very strange why they have worked so hard, Que Xuan wants to rebel, and Zang Ba also wants to rebel. Just these two people have consumed almost most of the materials of the imperial court, and it is said that within this year, there is no possibility of a diplomatic war at all.

Cao Song had an accident, and someone else was going to call him, of course he knew that this was a pretext, but what could he do now?

"Situ is free and easy, but what should I do?" Tao Qian is gone, how will he face Zhang Chao?

"The best way is to learn from Han, Wei and Liang, and go to the country to surrender to the Northern Han." Tao Qian glanced at Liu Yao, "Otherwise, Cao Bao has a daughter, who has reached the age of marriage, and His Majesty can be included in the palace."

Chen's father and son are both civil and military, and they can guard one side and govern one side. Zhenrong is no more despicable villain, whoever offers good conditions will take refuge in whomever he wants, and he doesn't need to actually offer conditions, he just needs to make Zhang Chao suspicious.

Since the founding of the country, Ju Guo's national strength has deteriorated, and he should also know that he has no talent for governance. As long as His Majesty crowns him as the King of Ju and marries the eldest princess to him, he can be used as a helper. ”

The premise is that Cao Bao is willing to marry his daughter, and Zang Ba is willing to accept Liu Yao's marriage.

"The Northern Han Dynasty attacked us, Yuan Shao will not sit still, his army is in Qingzhou, and he can ask for help. pretended to deal with the Northern Han, but in fact it was against Zhang Chao...... Minister...... The minister ...... "Tao Qian almost didn't catch his breath.

"Situ, it's okay, it's okay!" Liu Yao didn't dare to continue to delay Tao Qian's rest, and hurriedly comforted him.

Tao Qian raised his hand with difficulty, arched towards Liu Yao, and then fainted, but fortunately he was not dead.

"Situ Lao has become a country, I am ashamed...... Liu Yao was very uncomfortable, "Without Situ, what will I do in the future?" ”

Until Liu Yao left in despair, Tao Qian suddenly got up on the bed, looked out the window, and sighed silently.

Tao Qian was in a coma in the court, it was really dizzy, the person was not in good spirits when he was old, and he lost consciousness when he was a little excited.

However, after resting for two hours, the spirit came up. If you think about it, the fact that you haven't slept well these days may be directly related. At this time, Liu Yao came to visit, and it was not good to look like a person who had nothing to do, so he could only pretend to be haggard.

During this time on the bed, he was also thinking about what the future of the imperial court should be......

There is no danger around Xuzhou, and it is also surrounded by Ju State, Wu Han, Zhong and Northern Han in the middle. After the Que Xuan Rebellion and Zang Ba's independence, the current situation of the imperial court is even worse than the puppet dynasty established by Yuan Shu.

At the same time, Zang Ba's behavior also seemed to give Zhang Chao a reminder to work hard for power. He is still there, and he is just trying his best to fight for power. If he is not there, then he may become the second Yuan Shao.

He can see it, Cao Bao and Chen's father and son can also see it, and Zang Ba can certainly see it better.

As long as he leaves Xuzhou to guard Cao Song's tomb in accordance with the meaning of the Northern Han Dynasty, then the seizure of power will inevitably begin. At this time, only a fool will continue to be loyal to Liu Yao.

The attack of the Northern Han Dynasty was the fuse, and for this reason, he woke up from Kuang Fu Sheji's sweet dream. In the end, he realized that the court he maintained had reached a precarious point.

So after meeting Liu Yao, his first proposal was actually his real idea. Let's not talk about whether he can repel the army of the Northern Han, even if he can repel it, Zhang Chao will take the opportunity to expand his power.

Zen is still a trivial matter, who knows if Zhang Chao will kill Liu Yao's entire clan for insurance......

Learn from Han Wei, surrender to the Northern Han Dynasty, and exchange for an official and a half position, even if he is an idle prince, at least he can maintain his dignity. No matter what, they are all relatives of the Han family, and they will not treat him badly.

Then he saw the desire for power in Liu Yao's eyes. Even when listening to his advice, his eyes revealed not contemplation, but surprise, and even dissatisfaction.

At this time, Tao Qian realized that the young man who was once just an idle prince was suddenly promoted by him and Zhang Chao to become King Xu, and then ascended the throne as emperor, and had ambitions that were not worthy of him.

He didn't realize at all whether his abilities could harness his ambitions......

This court is over, even if you try to maintain it, you can only maintain it in your lifetime. But the question now is, how many years do he have left to live? This time he fainted, and he realized for the first time that his time might be running out.

So across the identity of a courtier, he needed to start planning for himself and his two unfilial sons.

That night, Mi Zhu received an invitation and secretly came over to visit Tao Qian and chatted with Tao Qian for a long time......

The next day, the imperial court officially replied, ceding Peijun to the Northern Han Dynasty, and at the same time, Tao Qian relieved himself of his official position and went to guard Cao Song's tomb. The two sons were sent to Jinyang as hostages. At the same time, according to Cao Song's looted wealth, compensation was given to the Northern Han Dynasty.

At the same time, Mi Zhu resigned, saying that in order to repay Tao Qian's kindness, he was willing to personally escort the two sons to Jinyang. Liu Yao didn't attach much importance to this businessman-turned-official, so he agreed.

In the court, Cao Bao and Chen's father and son made a look, and after the two sides exchanged some ideas, they silently watched everything happen. In my heart, I was obviously disappointed in this emperor.

"Have you ever thought that in this way, the collapse of the imperial court will only accelerate further?" On the way, Mi Zhu asked Tao Qian.

"Long pain is better than short pain...... Tao Qian replied quietly.