The attendants of the Yuan Mansion brought up the plates one by one, and the smell of meat filled the air for a while.

When everyone heard someone speaking for Cao Cao, they couldn't help but look at Yuan Xi, and it was him who spoke.

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and said with a pleasant face: "Why did the second son say this?" Do you suspect that my edict is false? It is clearly stated above that I hope that people with lofty ideals in the world will raise troops to work hard and eradicate national thieves. With the situation of Xu Du, who is a national thief and who is powerful can be seen clearly at a glance. ”

Yuan Xi usually likes to remove his beard and shave it cleanly, if it weren't for his parents who thought that the body was affected by the skin in ancient times, he would even want to cut his hair short. At this time he had no beard and looked very young. The old man surnamed Shi shook his crutches and said in a deep voice: "Hmph! Yuan Ergongzi has to be cautious when he speaks. ”

Yuan Xi said: "I heard that when Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, Cao Cao used the name of offering a knife to assassinate Dong Zhuo? ”

Old man Shi said: "The erector is famous." ”

Yuan Xi said: "I heard that the Dong coalition army was disbanded, and only Cao Cao chased after him, and he was killed and defeated?" ”

Old man Shi said: "You can't judge the situation." ”

Yuan Xi said: "Later, Dong Zhuo received it, was Cao Cao welcoming the Son of Heaven to Xu Du?" ”

Yuan Shao's face changed, and he said, "Xianyi, what do you want to say?" ”

Liu Bei immediately continued: "Cao Cao did have the merit of Yingli, but he gained power and ambition, and it was a pity that he lost his duty as a courtier. ”

Yuan Xi smiled: "It's just to discuss." Later, Yuan Shu, oh, also my uncle, was proclaimed emperor in Huainan, and the first one to send troops to encircle and suppress was also Cao Cao? ”

Liu Bei was immediately silent, while Old Man Shi stomped his feet again and again: "Ridiculous! Both of them are traitors! However, it is not the same. ”

Yuan Xi smiled: "It's really not the same. One openly proclaimed the emperor, the other still respected the Son of Heaven, and was still nominally a courtier of the Han Dynasty. ”

He said to Liu Bei: "Confucius said: 'Look at his words and observe his deeds, there is no escape from his feelings.'" Cao Cao may have been a traitor who usurped the Han Dynasty, but his words and deeds have always been shown to be loyal and filial. If you want to send troops to fight, I think it's not time yet. Sun Tzu said: 'Taoist, let the people agree with the superiors. Therefore, you can die with it, you can live with it, and you can live with it, and you are not afraid of danger. 'Cao Cao supports the Son of Heaven, if he rashly sends troops, I am afraid that it is just what he wants, and he can resist the enemy with righteous soldiers. ”

Old man Shi shouted and said, "I'm angry with me, I'm angry with me, the little doll really doesn't know how thick the sky is." ”

Liu Bei arched his hand towards Yuan Xi and said, "But when is the time to send troops?" His Majesty has been bullied in the palace, and his days are like years, and we who are courtiers are like sitting on pins and needles, and we can't stay for a moment. ”

Yuan Xi said: "When the time comes, it's time." ”

He made a sharp move, Old Man Shi was about to scold, Yuan Shao spoke: "Xianyi is also reasonable. This matter should be discussed in the long run, and today the emperor's uncle came from Henan, just to explain the situation in Xudu to everyone. ”

Liu Bei sighed, knowing that this matter was not yet hot, so he cleaned up his mood and talked and laughed with everyone. And the old bark surnamed Shi kept staring at Yuan Xi, which made him not very comfortable.

After the dinner, Yuan Shao asked several team members to stay and discuss something. Yuan Xi stayed, but Zhao Yun was pulled away by Liu Bei.

"I am really overjoyed to meet the deceased, and I must catch up with Zilong."

Zhao Yun secretly asked what Yuan Xi meant, and Yuan Xi nodded. It's going to rain, and if you want to get married, there's no way to do it. If Zhao Yun was really poached by Liu Bei, he would have nothing to say.

Everyone sat down again, and Yuan Shao said: "I was forced by Liu Bei to express my position just now, and I was in a dilemma, but fortunately, Xianyi helped to break the siege." Very well said, this matter really has to be considered in the long run. I would like to sit down tonight to discuss whether or not to send troops now. ”

When the counsellors heard him say this, they all bowed their heads and speculated on what he meant.

Tian Feng got up and said, "Now is not a good time to send troops. ”

Yuan Shaoqi said: "Yuan Hao, I remember at the beginning of this year, when Gongsun Zhan had not yet surrendered. You have advised you to send troops south as soon as possible. Why now, after more than half a year, you don't advocate sending troops? ”

Tian Feng said: "My subordinates think that whether to send troops or not depends on the word strength. At the beginning of the year, our army was in Jieqiao to beat Gongsun, and the morale was booming. Cao Cao's side fought fiercely in Xuzhou, the soldiers were tired, there was a rebellion of the wealthy clan inside, and there were a group of heroes outside, and the situation was quite bad. If he had sent troops at that time, he would have been caught by surprise. Even if it's dragging, it can drag him down. ”

Yuan Shao's face sank and asked, "What about now?" ”

Tian Feng said: "Today, Cao Cao is quelling rebellions everywhere, and Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places are becoming more and more stable. And our soldiers have been recuperating for a long time and have lost their sharpness. Once you come and go, there is no advantage at all. ”

Feng Ji squinted his eyes and said: "It's not so serious, in terms of food and grass, and in terms of military armor, he can't compare with us." With a dignified and upright teacher, does he still have room to fight back? ”

Tian Feng said: "I still say that, send a cavalry south to attack and harass, so that they can't take care of each other, and they are getting weaker and weaker, and then they can take it." ”

Guo Tu snorted: "When will it be?" ”

As soon as Feng Ji and Guo Tu heard Yuan Shao's words, they had already guessed his mind. This time, Liu Bei went north, and Yuan Shao received him beyond the specifications. I just feel that the time has come, and the opportunity cannot be missed. Cao Cao has long occupied the righteousness of supporting the Son of Heaven, and now that Liu Bei is here, he can burst this beautiful bubble. Why not.

Chen Lin has been found by Yuan Shao, a well-known pen man known for his gorgeous rhetoric, presumably to write a shocking essay against Cao Cao.

It's ridiculous that Tian Feng, an old stubborn, is still opposing the dispatch of troops at this juncture, he really can't recognize the situation.

The most important thing is that Yuan Shao is in his fifties, and his eldest son is also in his thirties. It took him four or five years to get the whole territory of Hebei, and then he had to go south to the Central Plains, and then to the land of Jingyang. Therefore, on Yuan Shao's side, it should be time for me to wait.

Sure enough, Yuan Shao was a little unhappy and said: "The world is changeable, and there is no absolute superiority or inferiority. To achieve great things, we cannot rely solely on the current situation. Have the courage to go against the trend. Now I am still strong and the enemy is weak, if I am in Cao Cao's position, the enemy is strong and I am weak, should I throw away my armor? ”

In the end, the meeting ended unhappily. Tian Feng is not a tough person, but he is very persistent in this matter. Others think that Cao Cao's southern expedition is not a problem even if the time and place are not in place, but Tian Feng feels that this matter is a matter of life and death, and it cannot be decided casually. Yuan Shao still has a lot of leeway in treating his subordinates, and he doesn't say death when he speaks.

Yuan Xi came out of the house, took two steps outside, suddenly stopped again, turned around and went back. As soon as he stepped into the door, Yuan Shao asked, "Xianyi, what else do you have to do?" ”

Yuan Xi said: "It's about Mr. Tian Toyota...... Father, the words of the advisors are at best suggestions. In the end, it was my father himself who made the decision. ”

Yuan Shao nodded slightly, waiting for the following.

Only then did Yuan Xi know why Tian Feng was imprisoned by Yuan Shao back then. After Cao Cao conquered Hebei, he once said that if Yuan Shao listened to Tian Feng's advice, the victory or defeat might be reversed. This is actually a bit exaggerated, and there are some derogatory elements in it. Fu Zhi is in charge of military and political affairs, and Tian Feng is in charge of decision-making, and he is not a person who makes decisions, if it is Boss Cao in this position, I am afraid he will not be defeated easily. Moreover, strategically, Yuan Shao did not make too many mistakes.

Since my father didn't want to listen to Tian Feng's advice, and Mr. Tian himself insisted, it was not appropriate to keep Mr. Tian by his side. I heard that my father and Mr. Tian have known each other for many years, and their affection is deep, and if everyone gets stiff in the end, it will not be good. ”

"What do you mean......"

"Youzhou just lacks a county order."