In the Han Palace, Liu Xie's face was gloomy, pacing back and forth in his living room, and he didn't know what he was thinking at all.

"Your Majesty, this is a great opportunity to break away from the control of the Cao thief, don't hesitate, let alone miss it." Fu Wan on the side saw that Emperor Han's face was cloudy, and he didn't say a word, but he still hesitated in his heart, so he whispered in a deep voice.

"Stupid!" When Liu Xie heard this, he secretly scolded the other party in his heart.

Earlier, Xun Yu had come to him, hoping that he could make an edict to declare Sun Jian a traitor, but he was refused.

It's ridiculous that these guys Fu Wan and Dong Cheng actually understood that they wanted to use Sun Jian's power to get rid of Cao Cao's control, so they rushed to "offer advice" to themselves one by one, how to get in touch with Sun Jian's army outside the city, and lead them into the city.

In their eyes, Sun Jian was the savior who came to save himself, the emperor, from the sea of suffering.

Savior? Wasn't Cao Cao regarded as a savior in the first place? What is the situation now?

I have experienced so many changes, and I have long seen through it in my heart, what Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Sun Jian are all all the way, all of them are chaotic ministers and thieves who have no king.

Sun Jian's attack on Xuchang was really for what righteousness? In order to revive the Han dynasty? It's not for his own selfish desires, it's for more and more power!

What is the difference between being controlled by Sun Jian and being controlled by Cao Cao, it is just the difference between staying in the wolf's den and staying in the tiger's den.

Could it be that after experiencing the rebellion of Dong Zhuo and Li Dao, and being dominated by Cao Cao for so many years, these "loyal and good ministers" can't even see this kind of truth, and they even come to persuade themselves to firmly win over Sun Jian's confidence in fighting Cao Cao.

Stop laughing at the dead!

He refused Xun Yu and was unwilling to issue an order to declare Sun Jian a rebel, just to leave a way back, in case Xuchang was attacked, his position in front of Sun Jian was too embarrassing. But these courtiers actually understood that they wanted to rely on Sun Jian's strength to fight against Cao Cao, and they were also grateful to them for serving by my side for so many years, and they didn't grow at all!

Stupid to this field, no wonder no matter how they fight, they can't fight Cao Cao!

It was also thanks to Xun Yu who came to ask for an order, so he dared to be tough once for the first time, and resolutely refused to give an order. Although Xun Yu is Cao Cao's number one adviser, he is humble and courteous, and he is a true benevolent gentleman. And Xun Yu is devoted to the Han family and will not be too persecutive to himself. If Cao Cao himself came to ask him to write an edict denouncing Sun Jian as a traitor, I am afraid that he really would not have the courage to refuse.

But in any case, not writing an edict does not mean that he will be involved in the war between Sun and Cao.

"I have made up my mind, let Cao and Sun fight, I only remain neutral, and you must not cause more trouble." Liu Xie's voice sounded, and he firmly expressed his thoughts, leaving only Fu Wan and Dong Cheng looking at each other empty.

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What to do? What to do! In this situation, what should I do?

In Cao Ying's tent, I saw Cao Cao gather all his subordinates and martial arts together to discuss countermeasures.

Sun Jian raised troops to attack, and the troops approached Xuchang, and Xuchang was in danger! What should we do in this critical situation?

The current situation is really the biggest crisis that Cao Cao has faced since he joined the army, and one wrong step will be a catastrophe. And the worst thing is that I really don't know how to take this step to be the right one.

Or is there really a place for me to take the right step in the current situation?

The former wolf and then the tiger, no matter how you look at it, are infinitely close to death.

Prior to this, the biggest crisis faced by Cao Cao was that Lü Bu took advantage of his expedition to Xuzhou to attack his base Yanzhou, but the situation at that time was really insignificant compared to the current situation.

At that time, he returned from Xuzhou to help, Tao Qian never had the courage and strength to pursue him, but now it is different, if he dares to lead the army south to rescue Xuchang, Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of troops will immediately follow behind his buttocks, and take advantage of the situation to eat his tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

What's more, Sun Jian's army is not comparable to the Lu Bu army in the past, except for the personal bravery of the commander, Sun Jian is inferior to Lu Bu, and Sun Jian's army can be said to be completely superior to Lu Bu's army in all other aspects.

Difficult! The current situation is so difficult!

"Lord......" Cheng Yu wanted to speak, but he seemed very hesitant, as if there was something unspeakable.

"Say!" Cao Cao opened his mouth and ordered. Cheng Yu is upright, and he will speak at this time, and Cao Cao knows that the strategy he wants to offer will not be any better. However, in the form of the present, no matter what the strategy, it is necessary to listen to it.

"Xuchang is now the foundation of the lord, and there must be no loss, and today's plan can only ask Yuan Shao for peace, and then the whole army will return to Xuchang." Cheng Yu said his suggestion in a heavy tone.

"Summation? Will he Yuan Shao be willing? "Cao Cao couldn't be clearer about Yuan Shao's character, and he still wants to reconcile when he hits this point? It's simply wishful thinking!

"If you go to sue for peace in the vernacular, of course Yuan Shao refuses, and the lord can ask the emperor to recognize his position as the Duke of Ye, and then cede it to Xuzhou...... With Yuan Shao's temperament, if he can get Xuzhou for nothing, he will be overjoyed. Under the great joy, he will definitely agree to the request for peace......" Cheng Yu's voice became softer and softer, and it was almost inaudible when he said it. However, now the big tent is extremely quiet, so although Cheng Yu's voice is soft, others can hear it quite clearly.

It's no wonder that Cheng Yu is getting lighter and lighter the more he talks, the price of this peace is too great, and he is really embarrassed to say it.

Although Xuzhou is not as important to Cao Cao as Yanzhou, it is also a very important stronghold. If it is said that it is nothing to let the Son of Heaven recognize Yuan Shao's position as the Duke of Ye, but to cede Xuzhou to him, the price is not ordinarily heavy.

"If you don't cede Xuzhou, can you hope for peace?" Cao Cao asked helplessly. There's no way, I really don't want to lose the territory of Xuzhou, if I lose Xuzhou and Yuan Shao gets it, not to mention anything else, just from the perspective of the power gap between the two sides, it will be further widened, and Yuan Shao's strength will far exceed his own several times. At that time, if you want to turn over again, it is almost hopeless!

"If the lord is unwilling to cede Xuzhou, Jia still has a law, maybe it will work." Just when everyone was silent, Guo Jia's voice suddenly remembered.

"I knew that Fengxiao must have a good plan, come quickly!" Hearing Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao's face suddenly swelled with joy.

"Send the Son of Heaven to Yecheng, and Yuan Shao will agree to negotiate peace." Guo Jia's voice was also very soft......

"......" Cao Cao heard this, and the joy on his face just appeared almost within 0.1 seconds, and it faded completely.