As long as the two sides have not really met each other, there is still the possibility of union; But if the two sides meet each other directly, it will be tantamount to really turning their faces, and it will be difficult to reunite after that.

Guo Tu came to Anhui County on Yuan Shao's order to befriend Yuan Yao, but if he did not complete this seemingly simple task, but also met with Yuan Yao's soldiers, then even if he escaped tonight, after returning to Hebei, Yuan Shao would definitely punish him severely, and his opponents in Yecheng would not let him go easily.

Guo Tu knew this very well, and after hearing about this, his heart was instantly in turmoil, and he hurriedly went out of the city overnight and went straight to Xuzhou according to Yuan Yin's suggestion.

Man Chong has completed the task given to him by Cao Cao, he naturally can't draw enough snakes to attack and kill Guo Tu, all this is just Yuan Yao's strategy to force Guo Tu away, Guo Tu before leaving, he couldn't say that Yuan Shao wanted to unite with Yuan Yao, and Yuan Yao did not directly refuse this matter, which also left the possibility for Yuan Yao to unite Hebei again in the future.

Man Chong originally planned to leave Anhui County on the second day, but Yuan Yao had to prepare a dowry and select the personnel who would follow Yuan Yin to Xudu, and Man Chong had to delay another day in Anhui County.

Early in the morning of the third day, after Yuan Yao was ready, Yuan Yin and his entourage escorted a large number of dowries and followed Man Zhong straight to Yuzhou.

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After returning to Xudu, he hurriedly came to see Cao Cao: "Lord, Yuan Yao has accepted the reward from the lord and promised to marry the lord, as for the attack on Liu Bei in Xuzhou, Yuan Yao has also agreed, but he still has one condition." ”

Cao Cao snorted lightly and said, "Hmph, Yuan Yao'er!" I know that he won't do it so easily, let's talk about it, what other conditions does he have? ”

Man Zhong replied: "Back to the lord, Yuan Yao used the excuse that Liu Bei had a state, and he only had three counties under his rule, so he had more than enough strength to attack Liu Bei, so he asked the lord to canonize him as the pastor of Yangzhou." As long as the lord should make this matter, after inviting the edict of the Son of Heaven to order him to send troops to attack Xuzhou, he will personally lead the army to attack Liu Bei! ”

Yang Zhou's pastor's position, this child's tone is really big, is he going to swallow the land of Yangzhou in one breath?

Cao Cao looked at Man Chong and said, "What do you think of this matter?" ”

This condition is the result of his own negotiations, and Man Zhong will naturally not refute it, and then replied: "The land of Yangzhou is rich in money and grain, densely populated, and occupies the advantage of the terrain, if Yuan Yao really gets the land of Yangzhou, he will definitely become a big trouble for the lord!" ”

However, among the six counties of Yangzhou now, the four major counties of Danyang County, Wu County, Yuzhang County and Huiji County are in the hands of Sun Ce in Jiangdong, while Yuan Yao only has two small counties, Lujiang County and Jiujiang County. The current situation in Yangzhou is that Sun Ce is strong and Yuan Yao is weak, Sun Ce is brave and promising, and the terrain of Jiangdong is dangerous, even if he gives Yuan Yao the position of Yangzhou pastor, Yuan Yao will not be able to defeat Sun Ce to take the land of Yangzhou. ”

Therefore, the minister thinks that even if he gives Yuan Yao the position of Yangzhou pastor, it will be okay, and in this way, it will allow Yuan Yao to occupy the righteousness, and he can better balance with Sun Ce! Yuan Yao and Sun Ce are both tiger-like figures, although the land of Yangzhou is vast, but it is also categorically difficult to exist two tigers at the same time, the two of them will have another dispute, the lord does not need to meddle in the land of Yangzhou for the time being, only need to balance Yuan Yao and Sun Ce in the middle, you can ensure that the land of Yangzhou is peaceful and will not become our trouble! ”

Since Jiangdong Sun Ce broke away from Yuan Shu, he fought all the way to the south and the north, and within three or four years, he started from scratch to pacify the four counties of Yangzhou, occupying the geographical advantages of Jiangdong, which can be called a hero!

Since Yuan Yao of Huainan took power, he has been conquering all the way to the east and west, and in just a few months, he has swept away the decline, not only subduing the old lands of Lujiang County and Jiujiang County, but also seizing the land of Jiangxia to the west, which can be called a hero!

If it was an ordinary day, he would definitely lead the army to destroy these two people first, but now is the critical period of the decisive battle between himself and Yuan Shao, and he no longer has the energy to deal with the two of them, so now he can only let the two of them contain each other first.

However, both of them are heroes, and if there is a dispute, it will be difficult to defeat each other in the short term, now it depends on whether they defeat Yuan Shao first or the two of them solve each other first!

When it comes to using troops to fight, why am I, Cao Mengde, afraid of others!!

Now the situation in Yangzhou is as full of favor said, Sun Ce is strong and Yuan Yao is weak, if he adds Sun Ce as Yangzhou Mu, Sun Ce may really be able to defeat Yuan Yao in a short period of time; And Yuan Yao is different, even if he canonizes him as Yangzhou Mu, it only gives him a righteous name, and without strength, it will be difficult for him to defeat Sun Ce in a short period of time!

Moreover, the canonization of him as the pastor of Yangzhou was a condition put forward by Yuan Yao for the attack on Liu Bei.

Now Liu Bei is his own confidant, so he naturally has to take this matter seriously, it seems that he has to agree to Yuan Yao'er's conditions if he doesn't agree!

Cao Cao pondered for a moment in his heart, and said: "Tomorrow, I will ask the Son of Heaven for an order, and he will be crowned as the pastor of Yangzhou, and let him lead the army to attack Liu Bei in Xuzhou!" ”

When Man Chong heard that Cao Cao should make this condition, he was immediately overjoyed, and the lord recognized this matter, which was equivalent to recognizing the credit of his trip, Man Chong smiled slightly, and bowed his hand and said: "The lord is wise!" ”

Cao Cao raised his hand to order Man Chong to get up, and then said, "Have you met Yuan Shao's envoy in Anhui County?" ”

Full Favor replied: "Back to the lord, the minister did meet Yuan Shao's envoy in Anhui County, Yuan Shao came to Anhui County with Guo Tu as an envoy, and the minister used a little trick, so that he did not choose his words for Yuan Yao's hatred, before the minister left, Guo Tu had been driven out of Anhui County by Yuan Yao. ”

"Yuan Yao'er is really treacherous!" Cao Cao snorted lightly and continued: "Yuan Shao actually took Guo Tu as his envoy, which shows that his loyalty and treachery have been exhausted, and our army will definitely win a complete victory in this battle!" ”

Man Zhong replied with his hand: "The lord is prosperous!" ”

Cao Cao then asked, "Who did Yuan Yao send to marry Guanyin?" ”

Man Zhong replied: "Back to the lord, Yuan Yao used the military and political affairs of the three counties as an excuse, and sent his uncle Yuan Yin to Xudu to marry the lord and noblewoman!" ”

Yuan Yin, I didn't expect it to be him!

Cao Cao chuckled lightly and said: "Yuan Yin is also my old friend, send someone to send him a message, and tonight I will set up a banquet in the Prime Minister's Mansion to wash the dust for him, and discuss the marriage between our two families!" ”

"No! The minister received the order, and later sent someone to deliver a message to Yuan Gong. ”。

"In addition, secretly inform Jiangdong of the Son of Heaven's canonization of Yuan Yao as the pastor of Yangzhou, and be careful, so that Yuan Yao canonizes Yuan Yao to know that it is our side that passed the news over."

"No, the minister is commanded!"