After everyone left, only Zhang Jaw and Sima Yi were left, Yuan Xi had calmed down and asked the two to get up and talk, but the two didn't dare to say anything, saying that they had made a big mistake and were willing to be punished. Yuan Xi was not reluctant, and asked: "In order to confuse Cao Cao, you two actually ignored my orders and led the war to Yecheng, what if Yecheng misses?" ”

It turned out that Sima Yi learned that Cao Cao had returned to Xuchang, and he might not support Xuzhou, but would take Yecheng directly. Puyang was empty, and Zhang Jaw took the opportunity to divide his troops to take Puyang, leaving Sima Yi to resist Cao Cao's army. Sima Yi led the troops alone for the first time, was defeated repeatedly, lost several large camps in a row, and was finally forced to retreat into Yecheng. Cao Jun thought that the elite soldiers of Hebei would not be able to return to help in a short time, and Yecheng had no generals available, so he besieged it with confidence and tried to capture Yecheng within a few days.

On the first day of the trial with a bluff, claiming that there were still 100,000 elite soldiers in Yecheng, Cao Cao thought it was a bluff, for ten consecutive days, did not see the Yuan army out of the city to counterattack, but also affirmed that Yecheng was already the end of the strong crossbow, but I did not expect Sima Yi to use Cao Cao's full strength to attack, loose in defense, and use fire bulls to rush to disrupt the Cao army's formation, lead the army to chase and kill, and won a complete victory. Sima Yi's plan can be hidden from others, but he can't hide it from Yuan Xi, Yuan Xi is very jealous of Sima Yi, and he will never believe that Sima Yi will lose several large camps so easily.

Sima Yi knew that he had violated Yuan Xi's bottom line, so he knelt on the ground uneasily and pleaded guilty to Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi also wanted to take the opportunity to remind Sima Yi not to cross the line, and his orders could not be violated. Both of them are his cronies and right-hand men, since he knew that he was wrong, Yuan Xi didn't care too much, and taught him a serious lesson: "I know the ability of the two of you, and I don't need to prove it!" I'll give you a chance to prove it, all of you. ”

Zhang Jaw and Sima Yi were shocked into a cold sweat, they no longer dared to be smart, they couldn't escape Yuan Xi's shrewd eyes at all, seeing that Yuan Xi had pardoned himself, he also got up to ask for guilt, thanked Dade, swore to follow Yuan Xi to the death, and did not dare to violate the military order. After the two got up, Yuan Xi returned to normalcy and appointed Sima Yi as the Taishan Taishou and Zhang Jaw as the Taishou of the East China Sea.

The two were puzzled, thinking that it was Yuan Xi's punishment for themselves, but they didn't dare to disobey it, and they were ready to take office. Yuan Xi continued to instruct: "This is not to play in the mountains and rivers, but to give you an opportunity to perform, one is to restore the production of the two counties and govern the thieves in the two counties; The second thing is the most important, there is a Yamatai Kingdom on the other side of the East China Sea, and I sent troops to exterminate it, two years later, I will send troops from Yamatai, and directly attack Sanhan and Fuyu on both sides, how to do it yourself! “

It turned out that the general still trusted us, and the two of them regained some self-confidence, no longer had a bitter face, and asked some more information about the Yamatai Kingdom. Although Sima Yi didn't know when Yamataiguo offended Yuan Xi, he also knew what to do from Yuan Xi's unfriendly attitude towards the country. The two good partners led 50,000 horses and set off towards Mount Tai and the East China Sea.

Shortly after Zhang Jaw and Sima Yi led their troops away, Yuan Xi appointed Jiang Qi as the chief general and Hao Zhao as the deputy general to guard Puyang. Yuan Xi appointed Yuan Tan as the governor of Qingxu to restore the strength of Xuzhou, Xuzhou is currently at its peak, Zhang Jaw and Sima Yi 50,000 soldiers and horses are stationed in the north, Zhang Yan and Zangba 50,000 horses are stationed in the west, Gan Ning, Chen Deng 50,000 sailors and Danyang soldiers are stationed in the south, Xuzhou is the place of the four battles, and it is also a strategic place for Yuan Xi, and the 150,000 army is stationed, which is definitely a strength that cannot be underestimated. When the people of Xuzhou saw that the general valued their hometown so much, they were naturally proud and actively promoted the general's good name.

For Yuan Xi, the real enemy is not Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Liu Bei, but how to consolidate his power and do a good job in the appointment of subordinates. Yuan Xi is not in a hurry to unify the world, if he wants to hurry, he will not be able to achieve it, and that kind of reluctant reunification cannot be exchanged for long-term peace and stability. Yuan Xi first inspected Qingzhou, met with his brother, chatted about family life, and talked freely about how to stabilize Qingzhou and Xuzhou and suppress Jiangdong. Yuan Tan saw that Yuan Xi trusted him so much, and appointed himself as the governor of Qingxu, which was also a true expression of his feelings, and he would definitely live up to Yuan Xi's trust.

Yuan Xi then continued his tour of Xuzhou and summoned Chen Deng and Gan Ning. Gan Ning was the most excited, Yuan Xi did not forget the original promise, and sure enough, he appointed himself as the governor of the navy, and he also had the opportunity to play and introduce the navy and warships to Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi visited the Guangling Navy and asked, "If my army goes to war with Jiangdong, what do you think of the odds of victory?" ”

Gan Ning touched his head, thought for a while, and said: "At present, it is not as good as the Jiangdong Naval Army, our army is mostly from the north, the training has not been long, and there is not much combat experience, and it will take another year or two to compete with the Jiangdong Naval Army." Yuan Xi nodded with satisfaction, Gan Ning still has an accurate view of his own navy, if he directly said that he could defeat the Jiangdong navy, he was really a little worried, as for the training of the troops, Yuan Xi decided to let Gan Ning cooperate with Sima Yi and fight directly in the East China Sea.

As soon as Zhou Yu led the Jiangdong naval army to attack Jiangxia, Sun Quan received the news that Yuan Xi had come to Guangling, and nervously summoned his subordinates to discuss countermeasures. Guangling is not far from Jianye, and Yuan Xi is very likely to take advantage of Zhou Yu's expedition to send troops to attack Jiangdong. Lu Su didn't think that Yuan Xi would attack Jiangdong, and analyzed for Sun Quan: "Lord Qiqi, in the humble opinion of his subordinates, Yuan Xi will not attack Jiangdong for no reason, first, Yuan's army lacks a naval army, and second, Yuan Xi's number one enemy is still Cao Cao." ”

Sun Quan has a lot of trust in Lu Su, this person is loyal and sincere, quite far-sighted, and immediately relieved. Zhang Zhao was worried: "Lord, Yuan Xi doesn't do things according to common sense, it's better to be careful!" Seeing Zhang Zhao say this, Lu Su was not easy to refute, so he asked Sun Quan to prepare for battle first, and he himself sent an envoy to Xuzhou to explore the reality of Yuan Jun.

Yuan Xi also did not expect that there would be an envoy from Jiangdong, and when he heard that it was Lu Su, a famous diplomat during the Three Kingdoms period, he immediately gave him a warm reception and asked about his intentions. Lu Su said that Jiangdong intended to make friends with Hebei, and sent troops to fight against Cao Cao during the Battle of Guandu. However, the Bohai Sea Army was stationed in Guangling, and my lord was worried that the general would use troops against Jiangdong, so he sent Lu Su to hand over and inquire.

Although it was a matter of time before the army was used against Koto, the time was not yet ripe. Sun Quan was frightened, it seemed that he was scared by the Danyang soldiers, Yuan Xi whispered: "Zijing is an honest man, I also told the truth, your lord is the same age as me, and I can sit firmly in the position of the lord of Jiangdong, I admire it very much, and I don't want to fight with him." I just heard that Jiangdong Daqiao can sing and dance, smart and virtuous, and people are looking for it, if your lord can do a favor, I will start the emperor to crown Sun Quan as the Marquis of Wu. ”

Unexpectedly, Lu Su stood up and said with a straight face: "Please also ask the general to be cautious, if it is an ordinary woman, Da Qiao is the widow of the late General Sun Ce and my lord's sister-in-law, this matter must not be!" Yuan Xi pretended not to know and did not mention the matter again. Yuan Xi had a long talk with Lu Su and found that Lu Su was not only good at diplomacy, but also had a military vision. Lu Su also benefited a lot from the conversation with Yuan Xi, and he understood that Yuan Xi preferred to restore the prosperity of the Han Dynasty and submit to the four seas, rather than the internal fighting of the Han Dynasty, giving foreigners an opportunity to take advantage of.

After Yuan Xi left Lu Su, he also stayed for a few days, let Gan Ning train the navy well, assist Chen Deng in defending Guangling, and then left Guangling and returned to Yecheng. After Lu Su returned from his envoy, he met with Sun Quan and said that Yuan Xi had no intention of invading Jiangdong. As for Da Qiao's matter, it was also a passing touch, but this attracted Sun Quan's attention and asked: "Yuan Xi really said that, as long as Da Qiao is found, he can give me the position of Marquis of Wu?" ”

Lu Su nodded, he was also afraid that Sun Quan would really give Da Qiao to Yuan Xi for the position of Marquis Wu, and was about to advise, but he saw Sun Quan and said with a smile: "Zijing is too worried, I heard that Yuan Xi likes beauty, and I just want to verify it, and today it seems that the rumors are true." Sun Quan was thinking about how to exchange Da Qiao's mother and son for wealth, and he could remove Sun Shao's threat to himself.

After Yuan Xi comforted Yuan Tan, he returned to Yecheng to rest for a few days, and personally inspected Bingzhou, and by the way, he visited his third brother to see if he had grown. Yuan Shang also thought that his second brother Yuan Xi was leaving himself to fend for himself in Bingzhou, but he didn't expect to come to visit him in person, and also brought military supplies to support Bingzhou, it seems that Yuan Xi still cares about brotherhood. Yuan Shang experienced the last defeat, and worked hard in Bingzhou, and has grown a lot, and he is a corporal of Lixian, selecting talents, and governing the state in an orderly manner. Yuan Xi was very pleased, and talked to Yuan Shang about the eldest brother Yuan Tan who also made a special contribution in Qingzhou, and hoped that Yuan Shang could continue to work hard, and in the future, the three brothers would work together to calm the world in three ways.

Yuan Shang understood Yuan Shao's decision at this time, and only by choosing the second brother Yuan Xi could the Yuan brothers truly live in harmony and work together to deal with Cao Cao. Whether it is himself or the eldest brother, I am afraid that he does not have the same tolerant heart as the second brother Yuan Xi, and he will not let his brother grow bigger. Yuan Shang hugged Yuan Xi affectionately and cried: "Second brother, I know that I am wrong, I used to be young and ignorant, and I almost lost Hebei. ”

Yuan Xi comforted: "Third brother, you have grown up, and you have lived up to your father's hard work, after I go back this time, I will send my aunt to Bingzhou to reunite with your mother and son." Yuan Shang was immediately grateful, recovered with Yuan Xi, talked about everything, and introduced Ma Chao, Cheng Yin, and Yang Qiu to Yuan Xi. Ma Chao and Yuan Xi originally knew each other, but they were a lot haggard compared to last time, so they comforted Ma Chao and assisted Yuan Shang in developing and merging states, and he would support him to recapture Xiliang in the future. Ma Chao was overjoyed to get Yuan Xi's promise and was willing to assist Yuan Shang in developing and merging the state.