"Second brother, please take a seat." Yuan Shang looked hateful, but he spoke very politely.

"Young Master Hee, please."

The trial also waved his hand.

"Well, sit down too." Yuan Xi sat down and said, "I'm curious, Jinyang City is broken, why don't you escape?" Do you have something to say to me? ”

"Xi Gongzi Mingjian. Both the minister and the Shang Gongzi thought that they were not the opponents of the Xi Gongzi. Even if he escaped from Jinyang, he couldn't escape the pursuers. What's more, Shang Gongzi is the son of the first lord, how can he escape to the mountains to be a thief? The judge said.

"What the gentleman said is very true..." Yuan Xi didn't know that Yuan Shang and the trial had already wanted to escape, but Taiyuan was surrounded like an iron bucket. Outside Jinyang City, there were tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and they couldn't escape at all.

Under the persuasion of the trial, Yuan Shang decided to stay and make final negotiations with Yuan Xi.

Of course, Yuan Shang was definitely unwilling.

Before that, he also personally went to the city tower and commanded the soldiers to fight, wanting to fight.

But in the end he failed.

"Dare to ask Young Master Xi, what are you going to do with us?" The judge asked suddenly.

Yuan Shang looked at Yuan Xi without squinting.

Yuan Xi was a little hesitant...

It stands to reason that Yuan Shang should be recruited and treated favorably, because after all, he is a family and a half-brother. Yuan Xi also had the intention of sparing him. But the premise is that Yuan Shanghe is a sincere surrender, don't play tricks. Otherwise, to spare them is to ask for trouble.

Now that Yuan Shanghe is judging and taking the initiative to surrender, Yuan Xi is worried that they are not sincere.

Maybe there's something you don't know?

"I hope that the second brother will be merciful..." Yuan Shang finally said a soft word.

"I'll need to think about it again." Yuan Xi got up and said, "I am very happy that you can take the initiative to surrender." This shows that you are remorseful. When my father passed on the inheritance to me, it was my duty to take care of it. He is also the rightful lord of Hebei, and the imperial court also gave me the title of Jizhou Assassin History, Hussar General, and Yecheng Hou. It is not reasonable for you to occupy and annex states. Now that Hebei is reunited, I don't want to implicate innocents anymore. You should go back to Yecheng first, and then arrange for you after I have thought it through. ”

"Yes..." Yuan Shang was extremely unhappy.

He glanced at the match, as if to blame him.

"Yes." The judge also frowned deeply, and it was estimated that Yuan Xi's answer was a little different from what he thought in his heart.

"Stand down."

"No..."

After Yuan Xi waved his hand, Yuan Shang and the trial match looked at each other and withdrew from the Assassin's Mansion.

.............

The guards searched inside and outside the Assassin's Mansion and came to report: "My lord, general, there are no ambushes in the mansion, and there is nothing suspicious. ”

"Got it." Yuan Xi motioned for him to step aside.

"Is there something wrong with these two people?" Wen Chou said speechlessly: "Jinyang City is broken, they don't run for their lives quickly, and they still sit here and wait for death?" If it weren't for the lord's forgiveness, the two of them would already be ghosts under my sword. ”

"You don't understand...." Yuan Xi sat down and said: "They want to move them with emotion, retreat to the second, and seek an official position." For example, the history of the state assassination? History of North Korean Thorns? No matter how bad they are, they should be rewarded with a Hedong County guard. Then, they start all over again. ”

"It's a pity..."

"They're too confident, aren't they? Why do they think that the Lord Guild gave them the positions of Assassin and Taishou? Wen Chou snorted: "According to me, Yuan Shang and the trial match are both thieves who go against the ancestors, and not killing them is not enough to anger the people and calm the hearts of the army." They should be beheaded! ”

Yuan Xi said: "What you think is too simple. Yuan Shang is, after all, my half-brother. Can I kill him? Wouldn't it be for the people of the world to scold me, unkind, unjust, unfilial and disloyal? ”

"Oh..."

Wen Chou just thought of this layer.

"There are pros and cons to everything. If I don't kill Yuan Shang, Yuan Tan will have a sense of luck, and it will be easier for him to attack Qingzhou in the future. Of course, Yuan Shang will be cautious, but in my opinion, there is no need to be afraid. He even has occupied the territory by me, what else can he do? Yuan Xi said: "After returning to Yecheng, I will reward him with a vacant position and a mansion, which is enough." ”

Wen Chou didn't bother to think too much, raised his head and smiled: "What the lord says is what he says..." ”

The troops of Gao Lan, Zhang Jaw, and Li Dian soon occupied the entire city of Jinyang.

They rushed to the Assassin's Mansion and replied to Yuan Xi.

"All parts of the city have been accepted by us, and 34,000 troops have been disarmed and seized, waiting for the lord to dispose of them." In the hall, Gao Lanyu reported.

"Yuan Shang collected a large amount of money and grain, all of which were stored in the treasury, and now it is ours. The last general looked through the account books, and there were 140,000,000 yuan, 2,000 gold, and 150,000 stone of grain. Zhang Jaw said.

"It's a big gain..."

Yuan Xi smiled and looked at Li Dian: "Man Cheng, I asked you to contact Ma Teng, how did you go?" ”

"Back to the lord, the last general is trying to report it." Li Dian hugged his fists and said: "The envoy sent to Xiliang by the last general has returned, and he said that Ma Teng has promised to send troops to attack Chang'an together with General Yan Liang. Moreover, he will contact the Qiang people and Han Sui together, no less than 200,000 iron horsemen. ”

"Good!"

Yuan Xi said excitedly: "This is enough for Cao Cao to drink a pot." See if he still dares to fight Jingzhou? ”

"200,000 iron cavalry, plus General Yan Liang's 40,000 iron cavalry, there are 240,000. The cavalry was fast and could reach Chang'an in a few days. Cao Cao is afraid that he will have to do his best to deal with it, right? Gao Ran said.

"Chang'an will definitely lose!"

"I don't think so..." Zhang Jaw shook his head: "The iron cavalry can't attack the city, Chang'an is strong, there are 20,000 elite infantry troops, and it is garrisoned by the general Cao Ren." Ma Teng and Yan Liang wanted to attack and break the city, but it was absolutely impossible. Cao Ren was able to at least hold out until Cao Cao's reinforcements arrived. As for whether Cao Cao will do his best, it depends on what he thinks. Cao Cao's work has always been unexpected. He may rescue Chang'an, but he will not send a large army to it, because Chang'an is facing hundreds of thousands of iron cavalry, and he can no longer save it, and no matter how many troops he goes, he can't match Ma Teng and Yan Liang's iron cavalry. If I were him, I would transfer 20,000 troops from Luoyang and Sili to garrison Wuguan, Tongguan, and Hangu Pass. At the same time, they attacked Jingzhou. The sooner Jingzhou is taken, the safer Chang'an will be. ”

"General Zhang's vision is extraordinary." Yuan Xi smiled.

"The lord praises it."

Yuan Xi said: "This is also what worries me. In the past, Cao Cao occupied Chang'an and only recovered the land east of the Wei River, which was less than fifty miles away from Chang'an. This makes Chang'an a border. After the army of Ma Teng and Yan Liang arrived, it was easy to besiege the city, but it was very difficult to conquer Chang'an. Take 10,000 steps back and say that even if Chang'an is lost, Cao Ren can still retreat to Tongguan, Wuguan, and Hangu Pass. There is no problem in fighting again and again, delaying for half a year to a year. Ma Teng and Yan Liang's iron cavalry could not reach Luoyang. Cao Cao has always been treacherous, and there is no shortage of resourceful men under his command, and he may really go to Chang'an to continue to attack Jingzhou despite the danger. In this way, it is very worrying. ”