(Recommended reading: After a grand festival, military parade, and hunting activities, the New Year is getting closer and closer, and the people who have been busy for a year will change into their clothes at the bottom of the box, bring their wives and children, and then mention some gifts, and begin to visit relatives and friends.

The common people are still like this, and the princes of all towns in the world are naturally no exception, and they have sent envoys to Xuchang with heavy gifts, called worshipping the Son of Heaven, in order to fulfill the courtesy, but in fact, it is to spy on the truth and the next move of the imperial court, and then secretly pull a few allies to prepare for the upcoming war of princes!

Those who can be sent to Xuchang as envoys are naturally important figures in various groups, at least they can enter the decision-making circle, and some power groups have even sent their second-in-command, which shows that diplomatic warfare is not much inferior to the decisive battle of real swords and guns on the battlefield!

The real target of the envoys is Cao Cao, who has real power, but they also know that this prime minister is not easy to deal with, so they all chose roundabout tactics, starting from those civil and military generals, understanding the inside situation, and passing on the news, so as to achieve the final goal.

For a time, the envoys of the eight immortals crossed the sea, each showed their magical powers, entrusted the relationship, pulled favors, looked for the old, daily wine banquets, tea banquets, flower banquets continued, the business of the Qinglou Chu Pavilion in Xuchang City was particularly hot, the civil and military officials came in groups, and after getting drunk, they were pulled away by a car, and a brothel bustard once patted his chest and said proudly~~ "If these adults gather in a hall to have fun, it is enough to have a court meeting!" ”

Although these words are absolute, it also shows the great energy, the length of their hands and feet, and the depth of their relationship!

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On Baihu Street, in the Marquis Mansion, Xiao Yi was listening to Xiaobin, the chief of the guard, and reporting the information he had collected!

"Qiyu Metropolitan Governor, among the princes from all walks of life, Hebei Yuan Shao sent the eldest son Yuan Tan, Xuzhou Lu Bu sent the strategist Chen Deng, Jiangdong Sun Ce sent the Minister of Internal Affairs Zhang Zhao, Jingzhou Liu Biao sent the famous scholar Kuaitong, and the rest of Yizhou Liu Zhang, Hanzhong Zhang Lu, Xiliang Ma Teng, Han Sui and others also sent envoys ~~~

In addition, it is said that even Yuan Shu, who was hiding in Lujiang County and was struggling to survive, also sent people to Xuchang with heavy gifts to try to open up the joints, in exchange for the reconciliation of the imperial court on the condition of canceling the emperor's title, so as to save his life! ”

"Hehe, it's interesting, so many predators gathered together, stirring up the waves of the pool of Xuchang, as for the undercurrents hidden in the depths, I'm afraid there are countless of them!" Xiao Yi's eyes are like electricity, his fighting spirit is high, and he can make moves with masters from all walks of life in the world, and he can't ask for it!

"Pass the order, open the door of the mansion, and prepare to welcome guests!"

"No!"

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Xiao Yi, as the chief general of Cao Ying, has a heavy army, and has a very high prestige, so the people who came to give gifts were naturally endless, and even the threshold was almost kicked off, as for the gifts received, they were almost piled up into a hill in the backyard, and his sister Xiao Jingle smiled.

The favorite thing of this 'little wealth fan' is to lie down in the pile of gifts to hunt for treasures, gold and silver are directly ignored, antique calligraphy and paintings are reserved for Cai Wenji, she is only interested in what she thinks is valuable, such as a sword, a collar of armor, a pair of bows and arrows......

Of course, she didn't forget to choose a fox fur for her brother, the weather is cold, and heat preservation is very important.

Countless gifts have been received, but Xiao Yat's attitude towards the giver is completely different~~

The subordinate generals came, without saying a word, they were treated with wine and hospitality, they all crawled out of the pile of dead people together, and the friendship of cutting off their heads for their lives, when they arrived at the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, it was no different from going to their own home, the wine and meat were enough to eat, and they had to bring some more things before leaving, and they were definitely much more precious than the gifts they gave, and Xiao Yi never treated his subordinates badly!

The officials of the DPRK and China are here, respectfully and respectfully, treat each other with courtesy, everyone is in the same hall as ministers, bow their heads and don't look up to see, they always have to get by on their faces, and besides, Xiao Yi and those old ministers have no selfish grudges, people respect me a foot, I also treat people a foot, make more friends, and make fewer enemies, this is a good way to settle down!

If it was the envoys of the princes, it would be much more exciting, they wanted to find out the dynamics of the imperial court, and in turn, the imperial court didn't want to touch their hole cards, so Xiao Yi, Cao Cao and several major strategists had already set up countermeasures, which were summed up in sixteen words, "Distant and close attacks, western and eastern battles, one hand official hat, one hand steel knife!" ”

Treat the envoys of the princes who come from afar, all of them are cold and warm, warmly entertained, put on a posture of hating each other, and want to 'cut off the head of the chicken and burn the yellow paper', and then all the officials will be knighted, and a lot of official hats will be thrown out, be sure to win these people together, so that they can stand on the side of the court in the future princes' wars, at least to maintain neutrality, such as Jingzhou, Jiangdong, Hanzhong, and Xiliang, all of which are treated like this!

The treatment of the nearby princes is diametrically opposed, as soon as these messengers come to the door, they immediately greet the guests with swords, and the bright big blades are lined up from the door to the living room, and there is a boiling oil pot in the courtyard, and a few vicious-looking soldiers are sent to guard, the messenger comes, first look at the fat and thin, and then 'quack' sharpen the knife, and don't scare him out of the body ~~~

The envoys from Hebei and Xuzhou were fortunate to enjoy this kind of treatment, as for the envoy of Huainan Yuanshu, he had not shown his head, otherwise he could really throw him into the oil pot, forgive anyone, and he would not be able to spare this traitor who claimed to be the emperor without authorization!

"Metropolitan Governor, the guards of Yanmen Gate will ask Zhang Zhuan and Yang He to see you!" Xiao Yi had just sent away a few senior officials of the DPRK and China, and he didn't even catch his breath, and immediately a personal soldier ran in to report it.

"Well, please!"

"No!"

Soon, Zhang Zhuan, Yang and the two old subordinates entered the mansion with a large number of gifts, and they were still far away from the lobby, so they hurriedly knelt down to worship, with tears in their eyes, "Humble worship to the commander!" ”

"Get up, get up!" Xiao Yi hurriedly stretched out his hand to help, and led the lord, that was still his old name when he was stationed at Yanmen Pass, and now he has been away for three years!

"How is Yanmen Pass now? Are the brethren who are guarding the gates all right? ”

"Blessed by the Commander, all is well with the brothers!"

Zhang and Yang looked at the handsome Xiao Yi, and their hearts were also full of emotion, "I knew that the commander was extraordinary, but I didn't expect it to be so powerful, in just three years, from a small commander who commanded thousands of people, to a metropolitan governor who commanded an army of more than 100,000 people, and was named a marquis, and his reputation was far and wide!"

Even those colleagues in the Xuanjia Army back then, there were many people who became high-grade generals, and their futures were immeasurable, I knew that this was the case, it would have been good if the two of them had followed all the way~~~"

Xiao Yi ordered a banquet in the lobby of the Hou Mansion, and recruited those generals from the Xuanjia Army to accompany them.

Since the Battle of Luoyang, Xiao Yi was forced to lead the troops out, and there were no more generals available under the command of Shi Zhangyang, and stimulated by this incident, his subordinates separated from him again, and the army's combat strength plummeted, and his intestines were all repentant.

In addition to internal worries, there are also external troubles, after Yuan Shao pacified the three states of Hebei, Qing and Youzhou, now he has started the idea of merging the state, relying on the strong soldiers and horses under his command, repeatedly coerced, and has the intention of annexation, in addition, after several years of melee between the Huns in Mobei, the situation has slowly stabilized, and there are signs of imminent movement.

Only then did Zhang Zhuan, Yang and the two of them specially appoint to come to Xuchang with heavy gifts to carry out activities and deal with the court officials, the most important of which was Xiao Yi, and now this 'ghost-faced Xiao Lang', in a high position, holding heavy troops, has great energy in the imperial court;

Saying that, the two took out a letter from their arms, and a gift list, the letter was written by Zhang Yang himself, the tone was humble, the words were sincere, and there were a lot of apologies at first, "I said that I had no eyes and misheard slander, which caused Xiao Yi to run away helplessly, and he also regretted it ~~~."

Then I hope that Governor Xiao will be magnanimous, don't remember the evil of the past, stretch out the hand of friendship, and pull the state to merge it, and there will be heavy thanks! “

As for the gift list, it is even more abundant, gold, silver and jewelry, antique jade, good horses and famous dogs, ......, everything, it is said that Zhang Yang in order to raise these gifts, gritted his molars, almost used half of the family property, it can be seen that he is really desperate!

"Hehe, I knew this was the case, why bother in the first place!"

Xiao Yi read the letter, just smiled faintly, he didn't have a good impression of Zhang Yang, but he didn't hold a grudge, after all, when Yanmen joined the army, this old man appreciated it, and gave himself armor and official positions, and took them with him for reuse, although he was persecuted several times, it was also his mind and pattern were too small, and someone secretly provoked it, and finally the two sides broke up.

Receive the grace of dripping water, and repay it as a spring! Xiao Yi is not the kind of person who doesn't let go if he grasps a little mistake, not to mention that the geographical location of Bingzhou is important, the Xiongnu in the north, the Western Regions in the west, and the upper reaches of the Yellow River, overlooking Hebei, such a strategic place cannot fall into the hands of Yuan Shao in any case, so in public and private, he should reach out and pull a hand!

"Lord Commander, the Xiongnu tribes have stabilized, and it is said that they have also sent envoys to the imperial court, one is intended to show goodwill, and the other is that they all hope to be canonized, and the seat of Da Shan Yu is still vacant after all?" During the banquet, the two said another important piece of news.

"Oh, the Huns have stopped fighting for the time being?" Xiao Yi was slightly surprised, this is not good news, once this group of steppe wolves settles down, the border of the Great Wall will not be stable!

"Also, Zhao Lang, the second king of the Huns, also sent a messenger, it is said that he is a woman, very beautiful, and a county lord, known as a bright light on the Mobei grassland~~"

"Poof! …… Female? …… Princess? ”

Xiao Yi's face suddenly turned black, "Oops, ~~ Zhao Yanran's little she-wolf is coming, ...... herself"

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