Yuan Shao is sick, and he is not lightly ill. After reading it, Sui Junlang said that the main reason why Yuan Shao would get sick was that his heart was too hot, and he became ill with worry, and after prescribing a few pairs of calming decoctions, there was no way out.

As the saying goes, heart disease also requires heart medicine, and the failure of this expedition was already a little unacceptable to the arrogant Yuan Shao, plus Cao Cao also sent someone to plot himself at this time, although Lu Bu did not admit that he was instructed by Cao Cao, but Yuan Shao had already decided in his heart that the mastermind behind this matter was Cao Cao. Sadness, disappointment, sadness, anger...... All kinds of negative emotions led to Yuan Shao's final collapse.

Yuan Shao's illness immediately made Yan Liang and others panic, some thought that Yuan Shao should be allowed to stay in Luoyang to recuperate, some thought that they should find a way to send Yuan Shao back to Yecheng first, and some were considering their own way out after Yuan Shaoruo's death. Guo Tu belongs to the last category of people.

He is a fan of Yuan Tan, which is not a secret within the Yuan family. In order to create momentum for Yuan Tan, Guo Tu usually offended Yuan Shang. Yuan Shao's six strategists, Guo Tu and Xin Ping supported Yuan Tan, while Xu You and Feng Ji supported Yuan Shang, and as for Fu Zhu, Tian Feng, and Ju Pei, they remained neutral and only loyal to the lord.

While this choice doesn't do the trio any good, it doesn't do them any harm. With the intelligence of these three people, whether it is Yuan Tan or Yuan Shang, they will continue to be reused after succeeding to the throne. At present, he was captured by the imperial court, and one of the six strategists was gone, Tian Feng, one of the original six strategists, was stubborn, and he was not worried about it in a short time, and the only thing that made Guo Tu feel troublesome was to be responsible for the trial of staying in Yecheng.

The trial is a dead eye, only obeying Yuan Shao's orders, it can be said that as long as Yuan Shao establishes Yuan Shang as the heir, it means that the trial will be loyal to Yuan Shang. But in this way, plus Tian Feng, one of the original six plotters who has been driven to Yuyang, in terms of strategists alone, the comparison between Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan is four against two.

Guo Tu is not afraid of fighting wits with Xu Yu and Feng Ji, but is worried that behind every strategist represents a force, Yuan Tan is already weak, if Yuan Shang is asked to continue to grow bigger, the odds of winning will be even lower.

Taking advantage of the endless discussion of everyone, Guo Tu quietly walked out of the room and called his servant to whisper: "You quickly go to Qingzhou to meet the eldest prince and inform you of what happened here." ”

When the servant took the order, Guo Tu returned to the room, only to see Feng Ji coming over and asking, "Guo Tu, the lord is sick, what did you just do?" ”

"It is precisely because the lord is sick that many things need to be shared by you and me, do you still have to let the trivial matters make the lord work at this time?" Guo Tu glared at Feng Ji and asked dissatisfiedly.

"Then what are you doing out there?"

"Some trivia."

"What's the trifle?"

"Funki! Has the lord appointed you to take the throne temporarily? If not, who are you to ask me about it? Guo Tu angrily questioned Feng Jidao, who was entangled with him. Feng Ji was furious when he heard this, and immediately stepped forward to have a "friendly exchange" with Guo Tu.

However, Yan Liang on the side couldn't stand it, the lord was sick, why did this Feng Ji have nothing to do at this time? immediately pulled away the conflicting Guo Tu and Feng Ji together with Wen Chou.

"Two, when it is not a quarrel at this time, the lord is sick, but it is not impossible to hurry. Yuan Tu, I have already asked the lord what he wants, this Luoyang is not a place to stay for a long time, and it is appropriate to rush back to Yecheng as soon as possible. However, the lord is sick at this time, which inevitably gives people a chance to take advantage of it, this Luoyang needs to have a general in charge, at least until my Hebei people and horses cross the Yellow River before they can withdraw their troops. ”

“…… Can the lord decide who to keep here? Guo Tu asked.

"Feng Ji recommended you to the lord, and you were not with the lord at the time......"

Hearing Yan Liang say this, Guo Tu couldn't help but secretly scold Feng Ji in his heart for being shameless and taking advantage of his absence. Luoyang was not a safe place at this time, the imperial court was now regaining lost territory, and the army would arrive here sooner or later. And Cao Cao is probably not an ally at the moment, maybe before the arrival of the imperial court, Cao Cao will stab him first.

"Can the lord say that which general will be left to assist Guo?" Guo Tu asked Yan Liangdao again.

"Don't worry, the lord has decided to let Zhang He and Gao Ran's 50,000 horses stay in Luoyang to wait for your dispatch."

Guo Tu saw that Yuan Shao had made a decision, even if he wanted to ask Yuan Shao to take back his life, it would be impossible, but seeing Feng Ji on the side showing a gloating smile, Guo Tu was angry in his heart. When everyone went to do their own things, Guo Tu found Xin Ping.

Originally, Xin Ping was Yuan Shao's mastermind who stayed in Luoyang, but now that Guo Tu was left in Luoyang, there was no need to leave Xin Ping again.

"Zhongzhi, the foolish brother was careless for a while, and he was calculated by Feng Ji, so he could only stay in Luoyang temporarily, and the burden on your body will be heavier." Guo Tu said earnestly to Xin Ping.

The two are on the same front, and they are both people who support the succession of the eldest prince Yuan Tan, so they naturally need to take care of each other. After listening to Guo Tu's words, Xin Ping immediately patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, the little brother promises not to make that Feng Ji proud." ”

"That villain, we have to clean up sooner or later, and the most important thing at the moment is to help the eldest prince succeed. The gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late, now the lord is in poor health, it is the time for the eldest prince to show filial piety, you must remember to send someone to remind the eldest prince, don't hesitate. ”

"The younger brother wrote down, after the Yellow River, if the lord's health is still not improving, he will send his cronies to remind the eldest prince." Xin Ping thought about it and said to Guo Tu.

"You have always been cautious in handling things, and the foolish brother is very relieved." Guo Tu nodded with satisfaction after hearing this.

……

Tiger Prison Pass

Cao Cao, who had been waiting for news from Lu Bu, immediately announced that Lu Bu had led his troops to defect and was no longer his subordinate. In order to prove his innocence, Cao Cao sent people to Luoyang to visit Yuan Shao, and on the other hand, he asked people to go to Xudu to take Lu Bu's wife and children to the tiger prison.

It's just that what Cao Cao didn't expect was that Lu Bu's wife and children didn't pick it up, but instead received a letter of guilt from Xiahoudun. It is said that Lu Bu's wife and children are missing, and their whereabouts are currently unknown.

Cao Cao was shocked and frightened when he learned about this. Since Lü Bu's surrender, in order to prevent Lü Bu from giving birth to any moths, after Lü Bu left Xudu, Cao Cao put Lü Bu's wife Yan and his youngest son Lü Sheng under house arrest in his own mansion in the name of taking care of him. And Lu Bu's concubines, Diao Chan and Cao Ling, continued to live in the Wenhou Mansion.

It's not that Cao Cao doesn't want to take Diao Chan and Cao Ling into Cao's mansion together, but Lao Cao has a reputation as a good wife, and he took Yan and Lu Sheng into the mansion to prevent Lu Bu from betraying him, not to force Lu Bu to rebel against him.

Strictly speaking, if Lu Bu is seen from the perspective of later generations, he is a qualified husband, but in the eyes of those who want to do great things, he seems to be a bit of a woman's kindness. Cao Cao believed that as long as Yan and Lu Sheng were in hand, he would not be afraid of Lu Bu turning his back on him.

Since Lü Bu surrendered to Cao Cao, Lü Bu has become peaceful. Lu Bu knew that he had fought with Cao Cao many times, and almost none of the generals under Cao Cao had not suffered losses at his own hands. Now that his own people are under the low eaves, they will inevitably be retaliated against by those people, and Lu Bu almost never goes out when he is in Xu Du. It is precisely because of this that Xiahou Xuan, who was not a careful person, did not find that the Lu Bu family members of Wenhou Mansion were no longer in the mansion.

It wasn't until Cao Cao ordered him to send someone to send Yan and Lü Sheng, who were under house arrest in Cao's mansion, to the Tiger Prison, and after Xiahoudun went to fetch people but found that the people had disappeared, the disappearance of Lü Bu's family members in Wenhou Mansion was known to Xiahoudun.

Cao Cao didn't feel sorry for the disappearance of Lu Bu's family, anyway, Lu Bu had already been declared defective by him, and he had no subordinate relationship with him. Cao Cao was afraid that no one was aware of the disappearance of Lu Bu's family before the incident. The loss of someone in his own house, and he will not be discovered until he needs to use this person, which in itself makes people more and more afraid the more they think about it.

It's my own home, and I lost people for no reason. That Yan is just a woman's family, and that Lu Sheng is just a child less than a year old, if there is no outsider to help, how can he leave Cao Mansion quietly. Is it really impossible to be the guard of Cao Mansion?

But the more this happens, the more it shows the horror of this hidden man. Silently picking up Yan's mother and son from Cao's mansion, can it also assassinate himself without anyone noticing?

What makes Cao Cao even more uneasy is the suspicion of everyone in his own mansion, without the internal ghost to respond, I am afraid that it will not be easy for outsiders to pick people up from Cao's mansion.

Cao Cao was originally a suspicious character, and after this incident, his suspicion became more and more serious, and he began to show symptoms of paranoia of victimization. In addition to the brothers and confidants of his own family, like those generals with foreign surnames, such as Yu Ban, Zang Ba, Li Tong and others, Cao Cao's precautions are higher than trust.

Guo Jia, as Cao Cao's most trusted strategist, knew in his heart that Cao Cao's actions at this time were not appropriate, but he was also not a person who was used to being outspoken, he was more accustomed to knocking on the side and making Cao Cao realize his mistake. But in this way, it will take a long time.

Yuan Shao may not believe the explanation given by Cao Cao, and once he turns his face with Hebei, with Cao Cao's current strength, the odds of winning are not great. The disappearance of Lu Bu's family members is not a big deal in Guo Jia's opinion, if it is gone, it will be gone, and he did not intend to threaten Lu Bu with these two people. But the pressure from Hebei must be solved and come up with a safe way.

Lu Bu missed, although it was already expected by Guo Jia, but when he really failed, Guo Jia couldn't help but be a little disappointed in his heart.

Yuan Shao must die!

From the moment Cao Cao decided to make a move against Yuan Shao, Guo Jia knew that there was no room for Yuan Cao to turn around, even if he did not spare any cost, he must not let Yuan Shao return to Hebei safely, otherwise the next year would be the time of Yuan Cao's war.

But it's not easy to solve Yuan Shao. Lu Bu's failure will inevitably lead to Yuan Shao strengthening his own security defense, and this Yuan Shao is not Sun Ce's self-sustaining and brave puppet, if he wants to successfully assassinate, without a careful plan, it is extremely difficult to succeed. So when he heard that Yuan Shao was sick at this time, Guo Jia was in a happy mood, and he wished that Yuan Shao would be sick and die. However, Guo Jia also understands in his heart that this kind of good thing is just a matter of thinking about it, and cannot be counted on.

As early as after returning from Chang'an that year, Guo Jia began to form an intelligence organization under Cao Cao, and named it Luowang. Similar to the Tianyan under Liu Xie's hands, there is also a special assassination force within Luowang, and it directly obeys Guo Jia's orders.

These rangers are all outlaws, and I don't know what method Guo Jia used to make these outlaws bow down to their orders. Originally, Guo Jia's original intention in forming this outlaw army was to assassinate Liu Xie, the son of heaven, as a last resort, but now, it seems that he can only take Yuan Shao first.

There is no turning back from the bow!

Cao Cao was a little hesitant at first about Guo Jia's intention to use this assassination force to assassinate Yuan Shao, but under Guo Jia's persuasion, especially after the messenger he sent to visit Yuan Shao's illness came back with a swollen nose and a swollen face, Cao Cao knew that there was no possibility of easing between himself and Yuan Shao, either you die or I live.

"Bonghyo, are you really going?" Cao Cao had the heart to persuade Guo Jia not to take risks in person, but Guo Jia was also a stubborn person, and shook his head when he heard this: "Duke Ming, although Yuan Shao is not worried, there are many capable people around him, if Jia does not go in person, it may be difficult to achieve his goal." Speaking of this, Guo Jia paused before continuing: "Ming Gong, Jia's success, it is still unknown whether it will succeed or not, so Ming Gong must remember to prepare for war in case the Yuan army attacks." ”

"Feng Xiao rest assured, this matter has been written down." Cao Cao nodded in agreement when he heard this, and said uneasily: "Fengxiao also remember to be careful, even if you don't have a chance, don't take risks." ”

"Jia has always been afraid of death, and he won't come nonsense. Ming Gong, Jia is going. ”

With Guo Jia's departure, Cao Cao has no one around him who can be fully trusted. Cheng Yu and Lu Su are currently in Xuzhou and Shouchun respectively to reorganize their armies, and it seems that these people are full of favors and Liang Xi, who do not see the overall situation as Guo Jia, and are not suitable candidates to discuss major matters.

Fortunately, Cao Cao himself is not a straw bag, and without Guo Jia to advise him, he will figure out his own way. Lu Bu's family is gone, but the Cao Mansion and even Xu Du must conduct a thorough investigation, and it is best to eliminate all the spies hidden inside at once.

And this is just a small matter, the big thing in front of Cao Cao is the opposition with Yuan Shao of Hebei, and the second is how to deal with the relationship with the imperial court. Judging from the refusal of the imperial court to join forces with him, the fact that he and Yuan Shao joined forces to attack the imperial court has already left a bad impression on the imperial court, and once the imperial court withdraws its hand, who knows if it will raise troops to retaliate.

Maybe the imperial court will postpone its revenge on itself in order to thoroughly digest the newly acquired Yizhou, but after a big battle with Yuan Shao, if he finally asks the imperial court to pick up the cheap and eat a ready-made meal, then he will not be a bamboo basket for water.

You have to find something to do for the court, and you can't call him too peaceful. At present, in addition to himself, the foreign enemies of the imperial court are Liu Biao and Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang doesn't have to hope, it is still unknown whether he can survive this year, as for Liu Biao, he is busy fighting with Sun Ce for territory, how can he have time to find trouble with the imperial court.

But Liu Biao and Liu Zhang are not useful, and the rest of them can cause trouble for the imperial court, so they can't go into battle shirtless and fight on both sides. Cao Cao was a little distressed, and he suddenly found that the imperial court, which was not looked down upon by him at the beginning, had grown up after several years of development.

first stabilized the situation, did not let the last fig leaf of the Han family be torn off, and then the pit was abducted and deceived, and gradually became stronger, first leveling Li Guo, then determining Han Ma, fighting Xiqiang, and conquering the Western Regions, Cao Cao suddenly found that when he wanted to find a weighty opponent for the imperial court, he couldn't find a suitable candidate. Belch...... can't say that, there are still candidates, such as the Huns bordering the imperial court, that is a good candidate, but Cao Cao is a person with a noble national complex, to put it mildly, that is, only the Han people are counted as people in Cao Cao's eyes, and those nomads such as Xianbei and Xiongnu cannot be regarded as perfect. Let him collude with foreigners for personal gain, and he can't do it if he is killed, so at the beginning of the fight, Cao Cao did not consider using the Huns.

……

Changan

This time, the imperial court smashed Yuan Shao's conspiracy, and the people living under the rule of the imperial court naturally cheered. The victory of the imperial court means that there will be no change in their current lives, and the simple requirements of food and clothing will not be artificially deprived. Therefore, the support for the imperial court is also more enthusiastic than in the past.

Liu Xie got married and married in one go, which was not in line with the etiquette system, but the rules were all set by people, Liu Xie, the emperor, insisted on doing this, and the officials in charge of this matter in the court could only grit their teeth and admit it.

"Marry it, if you don't have any heirs today, marry a few more, and the chances will be greater." Officials can only console themselves with this. Even the big Confucians like Zheng Xuan and Kong Rong don't squeak about this matter, and these petty officials shouldn't be uninteresting. When today's son is not a good stubble, if he really annoys him, although it will not kill people, but give people two pairs of small shoes to wear, it will be unbearable.

After returning to Chang'an and getting married, Liu Xie gave himself a long vacation, and took his three daughters-in-law to play in the mountains and rivers all day long, which was called a honeymoon. Although Zhen Mi and the three of them didn't know what a honeymoon meant, they were still very happy to have Liu Xie by their side.

However, it is said to be a tour of the mountains and rivers, but in fact, it is to go around Chang'an, Liu Xie does not want to come out to play and move the people, nor does he want to waste money because of his own private affairs.

On this day, Liu Xie returned to Chang'an with his three daughters-in-law, and it has been almost a month since he came out to play, and it is almost time to get busy. Liu Xie has two homes in Chang'an, one is the imperial palace, and the other is a private house purchased in Chang'an after changing his name and surname. Liu Xie usually does not live in the palace, since the time of the early dynasty, Liu Xie is like an office worker, going to the palace in the morning to see if there is any government affairs that need to be decided by himself, and going home to rest in the evening.

Liu Xie didn't like to live in the palace, he always felt that there was no popularity there, and it was uncomfortable to live. This time when he returned to Chang'an, Liu Xie was the same as before, after changing into the people's clothes, he returned to his private house with his three daughters-in-law.

"Lord, are you back, someone is asking to see you?" As soon as Liu Xie entered the house, the housekeeper who greeted him reported to Liu Xieyu.

"Who?" Liu Xie asked curiously.

"The person who came called himself Liu Xun."

"Liu Xun?"

"According to himself, he is Liu Zhang's eldest son." Seeing that Liu Xie didn't understand, the housekeeper hurriedly reminded.