After listening to Ma Teng's words, Yao Chong couldn't help but sigh, before Ma Teng heard that the Son of Heaven was humiliated a little, he would grit his teeth and want to kill the thief to avenge the Son of Heaven; But now, when he was about to save the Son of Heaven, Ma Teng played a trick. Yao Chong already understood that Ma Teng at this time was no longer the original Ma Teng. It's just that he wants to dominate the world, Yao Chong feels that he can't do it.

After Zhang He and Gao Ran successively took the cities of Fengqiu and Pingqiu in Chenliu County, they also temporarily stopped the offensive under Yuan Shao's order and waited for further changes in the situation. The so-called further changes are also with the same thoughts as Ma Teng - wait until Cao Cao's last strength is finished fighting with Wu Liren, and even wait until something changes have happened in Xu Du before sending troops. It's just that Yuan Shang, Liu Bei and others continued to attack the counties and counties of Qingzhou, and successively captured Jinan and Le'an, and directly approached Qi.

And Cao Cao's generals stationed in Qi State, Qin Ming, who was stationed in Qi State, saw that the general trend was gone, so he directly led the only 2,000 soldiers and horses to rush back to Xuchang overnight.

After occupying the Qi State, Yuan Shang wrote a good performance and returned to Yecheng to invite merit, and at the same time feasted the civil and military forces and rewarded the three armies. At the banquet, Yuan Shang picked up the wine glass and thanked Liu Bei who was under him: "Thanks to the help of Xuande Gong, the enemy fled in despair, and the soldiers won the Three Kingdoms of Qingzhou without blood. ”

After listening to this, Liu Bei smiled and replied: "Why should the son be so polite!" Ming Gong regards me as a confidant, and he reuses his son so much, he must entrust him with a big position in the future, and I hope that his son can carry me more when the time comes! ”

Yuan Shao's reuse of Liu Guanzhang, Yuan Shang naturally knew, so he treated Liu Bei so politely as a corporal at this time, naturally in order to win over Liu Bei and have more bargaining chips for the future battle for the storage position. Seeing that Liu Bei was so knowledgeable about current affairs, Yuan Shang was very happy, and raised his glass to have a drink with Liu Bei again.

After the banquet, Yuan Shao gave Yuan Shang's advisor Xun Chen a private meeting with Yuan Shang, and said very worriedly: "Son, that Liu Bei is not an idle person, he deliberately flattered him at the banquet today, and he has ill intentions, and I hope that the son will not be careless." If he really gets the throne one day, he must get rid of this person first. ”

Xun Chen's words made Yuan Shang a little unhappy, Liu Bei was the person he deliberately wooed, but not long after he was wooed, Xun Chen asked Yuan Shang to get rid of Liu Bei, naturally Yuan Shang was very unhappy.

"Mr. Xun, I have my own plan for this matter. My father once said that there is no suspicion in employing people, and there is no need to suspect people. With his father's wisdom, he will definitely not mistake Liu Bei. Since my father can let Liu Bei help me, it means that Liu Bei is already a person who can be used, and if he dares to rebel in the future, I will definitely not spare him. Mr. Xun doesn't have to worry too much. ”

Yuan Shang naturally didn't want to offend Xun Chen at this time, so he said these words to him so carefully. Obviously, Xun Chen was not satisfied with Yuan Shang's attitude, and continued: "Childe! The lord was deceived by Liu Bei and mistakenly believed him, how could the prince make a mistake? If Liu Bei is not removed, it will be difficult to achieve the great cause of the son! ”

Listening to Xun Chen's repeated words to get rid of Liu Bei, Yuan Shang finally couldn't help but be a little angry, and shouted: "Now that the great cause has not been accomplished, it is the time to employ people, what is the purpose of you want me to go out Liu Bei, a hero?" Could it be that it is because I occupy your brother's Qingzhou that is loyal to Cao Cao, that you will take revenge like this? Mr. Xun, I see that you are the advisor of your father's side, so I have repeatedly tolerated you, if you don't know how to advance or retreat, even if I can't move you, I will send you back to Yecheng and let my father cure you! It's okay, you can learn from Tian Yu Tian Guorang, just do your own thing, he won't be as attentive as you! ”

Xun Chen was almost speechless by Yuan Shang's words, but he still tried his best to suppress his anger and said slowly: "Childe, you know, that Tian Yu and Liu Bei are fellow villagers, and they have old friends, how can he say that Liu Bei's is not?" ”

Yuan Shang laughed and said: "If it is because of fellow villagers who are fornicating, then you and Xun Yu are brothers, wouldn't I be beheaded by you?" If you dare to say more, I will kill you! ”

Xun Chen's face was flushed, he was ashamed, and he brushed his sleeves away, but Yuan Shang didn't leave him and let him go.

At this time, in Liu Bei's mansion, there was someone chatting with him, and this person was Tian Yu as Yuan Shang said.

Tian Yu had previously decided that Liu Bei was the lord of Ming, but later because of something at home, he couldn't make a big deal with Liu Bei, until he was later obtained by Gongsun Zhan. But seeing that Gongsun Zhan did not listen to his advice and died and the clan was wiped out, he voted for Yuan Shao and reunited with Liu Bei again. This time, Yuan Shao asked Tian Yu and Liu Bei to help Yuan Shang capture Qingzhou, and the two had more opportunities to catch up together.

There are only Liu Bei and Tian Yu in the house now, Tian Yu looked around, and whispered: "Yuan Shao'er is scheming and indecisive, if he is not the master, if Xuande is under him again, I am afraid that there will be no good results, why not take the opportunity to stand on his own and become a big thing?" ”

Liu Bei raised his hand and made a silent gesture, and then whispered: "I am not willing to live under the people for a long time, but now I have no soldiers, horses, money and food, and no local talents, how difficult it is to succeed!" ”

Tian Yu shook his head and said with a smile: "Why did Xuande hide it from me? Now all the 10,000 troops under Xuande's command obey the orders of the public, and they send people to secretly recruit troops; And Wu has tens of thousands of enemies such as Zhang and Zhou Zhen, and Xu Shu is planning for it, what does no one care? If Xuande is willing to do something, Yu is willing to help the public, and he can persuade the Xue family to work for the public together, and at the same time, Yuan Shang also has a certain best friend under his command to call for help, and he can also take things from it and help Xuande Gonggong to do great things, what else does Xuande Gong hesitate about? ”

Hearing this, Liu Bei immediately got up, bowed to Tian Yu with a solemn face, and said: "If you have a country to let my brother say this, if you dare to refrain again, wouldn't it be a joke!" It's just that the time is not yet ripe, and when the opportunity comes, Bei will definitely not let the country down! ”

The defeat of Xiangyang not only made the other princes act separately, but when Zhu Wen heard about it, he also took Zhang Han and his 5,000 troops to make a long-distance attack, and rushed back to Xudu day and night.

After Zhu Wen arrived in Xudu, the full pet stationed in Xudu didn't care about whether Zhu Wen had Cao Cao's order, at this time, he was disturbed by the snowflake-like battle report and had a headache, he was very happy to hear that Zhu Wen was back, and wanted Zhu Wen to lead his troops to temporarily rectify and go to Chenliu to resist Zhang He's army. After all, if Zhang He broke through Chen Liu, it would directly threaten Xu Du, although it was already surrounded everywhere, but the most threatening was Yuan Shao's troops and horses.

Zhu Wen ostensibly agreed to Man's request and asked for a lot of money at the same time, but he found an opportunity and secretly came to the palace and met Emperor Liu Xie alone.

"Son of Heaven, now Cao Cao is perverse and deceitful to the king, which has attracted the princes of the Quartet to compete for conquest, and the world is in chaos. Please ask Your Majesty to issue an order to kill the Cao thief's family, take the head of the Cao thief, and comfort the princes of the world, so that this war can be quelled and the world will be peaceful! ”