Yuan Shaoxiong is located in Hebei, looking at the world, and the heart of disobedience has been clearly revealed, and he did not take the land of the three rivers, all because he was worried that Gongsun Zhan would attack his back and ears. If you wait for Yuan Shao to destroy Gongsun Zhan, then I am afraid that the next time the Hebei army comes, it will be Luoyang and Anyi! ”

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The matter of forming an alliance to attack Hebei is a matter of great importance, and naturally it is not something that a single king can say.

But every word that the king said before he left shook the hearts of all the people in the hall.

"Preemptively, then reprimanded, now Yuan Shao is outside, besieging Yijing and can't, and the state is winning, taking it to control Hebei, I don't know if the general can be interested?"

From the righteous and awe-inspiring crusade against the name of the national thief at the beginning, and then to the trick of knowing the interests and seducing each other with profit, where is this the appearance of the ministers of the court and the commonplace, this is clearly the period of division of the princes and the strife of the warring states, those vertical and horizontal lobbyists who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

Therefore, after the king must retreat, he could not help but sigh.

"Han Feizi once said that in ancient times, the Middle Ages competed for wisdom, and today they are fighting for strength, and now they are fighting for strength, and now they are deceitful, fighting for land, killing people, fighting for cities, and killing people, just like the pre-Qin Warring States disputes!"

It's just that this sigh pales in the face of naked interests, and the other advisers under Yan Xing's command have already smelled the opportunity to strengthen the foundation and trace the Ming Gong, and immediately launched a big debate about uniting Cao Cao and crusading against Yuan Shao.

Zhou Liang arched his hand and said:

"Ming Gong, Yuan Shao's conspiracy to attack Xu Du, although it is unknown whether it is true or false. However, Cao Cao sent an envoy to Hebei before, forcing Yuan Shao to appear on his own table, and then Yuan Shao resigned from his official position, forcing Cao Cao to give up the position of general. ”

"And Yuan Shao is located in Hebei, supporting the people of Yan and Zhao, looking at the world, in addition to the land of the three rivers is forced by the trend of Hebei, Cao Cao of Yanzhou is also the same, the river is thousands of miles, everywhere can be crossed, Cao Cao's mouth is Tianwei, arrogant and prosperous, and how can he be subject to Yuan Shao's people."

Therefore, this time Cao Cao won Xuzhou, the soldiers were in full swing, and there were no worries, while Yuan Shao was stunned to change the army, and the old people were tired. Since they invited our army to take Yuan Shao together, they may take the opportunity to join forces and divide the land of Hebei equally! ”

Pei Hui immediately shook his head when he heard this, and analyzed:

Having said that, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have always been closely aligned, although there was a dispute because of the matter of the Son of Heaven, but the Yuan and Cao families never tore their faces after all. At this time, it is necessary to think from a long-term perspective and act at the opportunity, and you must not rashly listen to Wang Bi's words, so as not to fall for Cao Cao's treacherous scheme! ”

Yang Jun also nodded and said:

"What Xi Cao Peng said is very true, today Cao Cao can not only conquest Yuan Shao in the name of a national thief, but also in the future under the pretense of the Son of Heaven's edict to come to Sanhe, and he has heard Cao Cao's cunning and changeable for a long time, so that he can not be trusted, and conspire to attack Yuan Shao, Jun also thinks that he should think about it in the long run!"

The chief bookkeeper, Sun Zi, also chimed in:

"In this case, it is better to sit and watch the Cao army fight with the soldiers and horses of Hebei first, and when the situation is clear, our army will go out again, or——"

Seeing that the officials in the hall were arguing about this matter, Yan Zhi immediately stopped everyone with a voice, and he said solemnly:

"All the kings have their own interests, and if they are indecisive for a long time, it is better to listen to the meaning of the Ming Gong first. Dare to ask Ming Gong, does Cao Cao's secret letter contain other information? ”

Facing Yan Zhi's inquiring gaze, Yan Xing bowed slightly, and had no choice but to say:

Indeed, Cao Mengde said in the letter that Yuan Shaodi is widely owned and cannot be achieved alone. If Lone agrees to join forces, he will recruit the generals of Mount Tai and make them go north to attack Qingzhou to disturb the north side of the river. The army of Guanzhong and Sanhe attacked and merged with the state and Chaoge, and divided the power of Yuan Shao, and he will personally lead the elite soldiers, cross the river, drive directly to Yecheng, smash the enemy's henchmen, and the three armies will work together to destroy Yuan in a battle! ”

In addition, he also mentioned that the Central Plains and Guanzhong are thousands of miles apart, and the contact is inconvenient, if you intend to take Yuan Shao together and divide the land of Hebei equally, you only need to send back Wang Bi, that is, the heart of Ming Zhongjun to protect the country. This is a once-in-a-lifetime time, but be cautious! ”

Yan Zhu's eyes narrowed when he heard this, and he asked again:

"What about the public will?"

Yan Xing's stubbornness and disobedience in military affairs had happened many times before, and most of the time it did achieve unexpected miraculous results, but there were also times when there were frightening mistakes and omissions.

What Yan Zhi is most worried about is whether Yan Xing will still choose to bypass a cadre of the General's Mansion in the face of such major events related to the success or failure of the foundation, and since he has agreed with a few people such as Xi Zhicai and Zhou Liang, he will privately order the generals under his command to bet on the foundation that has been laid with great difficulty over the years, and resolutely gamble the lives of thousands of soldiers.

Yan Xing's eyes flashed, and he didn't speak for a long time, and after a while, he smiled and said slowly:

Lone didn't make up his mind for the time being. What does the long history think? ”

As soon as the voice fell, Yan Zhi Huo Ran got up, his gray hair immediately trembled with the voice, and he said loudly:

"Since the beginning of the peace years, the world is in turmoil, the heroes are divided, but in recent years, the forces of all parties have embezzled each other, and the situation in the north tends to be clear, and I think that at this time, it is the momentum of the three families, Hebei, the Central Plains, and Guanzhong will compete for power, and the rest such as Gongsun Zhan, Zhang Yan, and Yuan Shu's disciples are not far away!"

"The six countries are the ones who are weak and weak, not to mention the wrestling of the three families. The princes are all interested in enterprising, and they know that they are not praying mantises, not yellow birds. Therefore, it was given that the Ming Duke should restrain the soldiers and raise the peasants, cultivate Wende internally, and never go out of the customs again to invite the battle, and put himself in danger. Guanzhong fertile field, if you are old, you can become a rich country, at that time, the soldiers are good enough to enter the world, what can not be done. This move is the way of the king! ”

Yan Zhi's voice was loud, he pointed out that the situation in the north has become clear, the weak eat the strong, the stronger the stronger, in the end only Yuan, Cao, Yan will only be left to compete for power in the north, and these three decisive victories will involve the fate of the whole world.

Therefore, at this time, Yan Xing should no longer be disturbed by the disturbances of the outside world, but should take advantage of this rare period of peace to vigorously develop his own strength in Guanxi.

After Yan Xing listened to Yan Zhu's words, he didn't say anything again, and the others also fell silent when they saw this, seeing that the atmosphere in the hall had changed, Yan Xing had no choice but to turn his gaze to Xi Zhicai on the side.

Xi Zhicai also noticed Yan Xing's vision, the monarch and the minister for many years, of course he could understand the deep meaning of Yan Xing's vision, so although he was unwilling to refute Yan Zhi at this time, he had to say out loud:

"Ahem, Yan Changshi is the words of the old Cheng to seek the country, but when I think about it, it is inevitable that he is too conservative. In today's world, competing for power and strength, the difference can be compared to the dispute between the Warring States, the so-called world of great contention, only seize the day, at this time of enterprising, how can you close yourself off, if Yuan Shao easily destroys Gongsun Zhan, then Hebei Bingfeng, then can point to the land of my three rivers at any time. ”

"At that time, our side alone and the Hebei army to compete for power, and before that, self-isolation from Cao Mengde, that I am afraid that the Cao army will also take advantage of the hatred to attack, the target of the public, how can it last for a long time, the army is tired of running, defending the east of the river will lose Henan, guarding Henan will lose the east of the river, taking care of this and losing the other, the left and the right are weak, the mountains and rivers are in danger of overturning, I am afraid that when it really comes, it will be really difficult to recover, and regret will be late!"

At this time, Yan Xing also spoke out at the right time, took over the conversation, and without giving others a chance, he continued loudly:

"All the gentlemen are discussing, it is difficult to decide for a while, this matter involves a lot of things, and it is not easy to make a decision, or after thinking about it, let's make suggestions, and let Gu meditate on the balance of gains and losses, today's discussion, for the time being, I will come here first!"

After everyone looked at each other, they also knew the depth, and they didn't say much, and hurriedly saluted Yan Xing and said goodbye, and then walked out of the hall in twos and threes.

Xun You originally wanted to leave, but Yan Xing still stopped him.

Jia Xu is not around now, and the most objective opinion he can listen to is Xun Yu first.

Xun You's expression was as usual, he knew that the battle in the hall just now was very fierce, and it was only because of his special identity that he was able to stay out of the matter and not get involved in the deep strife.

And this is also the reason why Yan Xing left him alone.

"Gongda, do you think it is better to join forces with Cao Cao and take Yuan Shao together?"

"Ming Gong, this matter involves a lot of things, and you have mediocre learning, so I'm afraid that you won't be able to answer immediately."

Faced with Yan Xing's straightforward question, Xun You thought about it, but still did not give a clear answer.

Yan Xing was not angry, he touched the short mustache under his chin, and asked again:

"Then do you think there is a good way to make the Yuan Cao family break up, so that Sanhe can stay out of the war?"

Xun You thought about it and shook his head.

"Ming Gong should know that the three games, unless they are in trouble, how can one of them stay out of the matter."

"So, Gongda, that Gu understands!"

Yan Xing thought for a long time, suddenly smiled, and stopped asking, as if he had made up his mind in his heart.

Seeing this, Xun You didn't say anything, and immediately retired and left. After he hurried out of the hall, he was combing through the arguments of the people in the hall before, and at the same time thinking about the many pros and cons involved.

There is no doubt that in the case that the three forces are all on the table and the forces are so close, no matter which side is missing, it is difficult to really fight this battle, even if there are two forces to fight first, before the third one joins, it is bound to not be able to do their best, but to keep a hand at the right time, and tacitly watch out for the third one that may join at any time.

In this case, as the most unfavorable side of Yan Xing, it was bound to not be able to sit idly by and wait for the possibility of the worst Yuan Cao joining forces to attack.

Therefore, Yan Zhu's advice seems to be safe, but in fact, it is the most unlikely to be accepted by Yan Xing, who is bent on controlling the initiative.

The Sanhe and Guanzhong sides must firmly grasp this opportunity and seize the opportunity to break the situation, even if it still contains many uncertain and dangerous factors.

And their lord Yan Xing has never been a hunter who will give up hunting because of the danger of his prey.

"Lian Cao to attack Yuan, it is imperative!"

Xun You finished combing through all this and sighed silently.

For this troubled world, he is a sober person, but also a foolish person!