To the east of Yecheng, a carriage galloped out. The wheels of the carriage were covered with a layer of iron sheets, which creaked when rubbed against the ground and made a cooing sound when the axles turned. The car was moving fast, raising the dust behind it.

On the two wheels of the carriage, the curtain was lifted, and the oncoming wind blew, and the hair of the people on the carriage fluttered to the side. Yuan Xi sat on the seat laid out on the carriage, holding the sword in his arms, closing his eyes and recuperating. Zhao Yun sat beside him, his eyes wide. And sitting opposite was a henchman sent by Yuan Shang, named Gao Yi.

II-VI looks like a smiling face, he can smile at anyone, the two muscles near the cheekbones on his face bulge high, pulling the corners of his mouth very open, and a pair of eyes squinting, looking at Yuan Xi.

"Second son, you said that we can convince the eldest prince on this trip?"

Yuan Xi opened his eyes suddenly, looked at the person in front of him, and said, "No." ”

Gao Yi pretended to be shocked, and hurriedly asked, "Why did the second son still agree to go over?" ”

Whether you can convince or not is naturally something that has nothing to do with people like II-VI. But since he is also here, he naturally needs to ask.

Gao Yi said: "The eldest prince is the son-in-law, how to say"

Yuan Xi said: "This is a prisoner's dilemma, people will always go to a place with higher interests, and it cannot be reversed. ”

"Hehe......" II-VI smiled, glanced at Zhao Yun, and saw that Zhao Yun's expression was indifferent, and he felt that the second son's subordinates were unfathomable, so he had to laugh and say: "The second son reads a lot, forgive the villain for his shallow knowledge, what kind of situation is this prisoner ......?"

Yuan Xi said: "Oh, it's a thing in game theory. There were two prisoners, who were caught by the officials and interrogated separately. If they all confess, then each will be sentenced to eight years in prison, if one confesses and the other lies, then the one who confesses will be acquitted, and the one who lies will be sentenced to ten years in prison. If they don't confess, the officials can't convict them, so they have to be locked up for a few days. If you were one of the prisoners, what were you going to do? ”

Gao Yi thought for a long time and said: "Of course it's not a confession, as long as you don't confess, it's a few days if it's closed." ”

"Beautiful!" Yuan Xi said: "I like to be an accomplice with people like you, if you don't confess, then I will confess, and I can be acquitted." ”

"Wait!" Gao Yi lowered his head and thought about it again, and hurriedly said: "In this way, it seems that it is not easy to choose." ”

Yuan Xi said: "So this is a prisoner's dilemma, because I don't know how the other party chooses, which will cause more and more fear in human nature." Just like my eldest brother and third brother at this time. If they don't surrender to Cao Cao and cooperate sincerely, then they can hold out for a long time, and it is not impossible to even drag Cao Cao to death. But if one side surrenders and the other side does not, it will be like the previous prisoner's dilemma, the surrendering side will be preserved, and together with Cao Cao, the side that will not surrender will gain the greatest benefits. So, now my eldest brother has made a choice. ”

II-VI's head is not bad after all, and there is still a little cleverness, after quickly thinking about it, this time I was really shocked, and said: "Then let's go back, if the eldest prince takes a small sacrificial flag, what can I do?" ”

Yuan Xi said: "Don't worry, he won't target a little person like you." I have a headache right now. My third brother took my wife Zhen and a few guards hostage and forced me to be a lobbyist, how could I rescue them? ”

II-VI pursed his lips. Before leaving, the despicable Yuan Shang had put Zhen Ji under house arrest to Mrs. Liu, and several members of the special combat team who climbed the wall together were imprisoned in Yecheng. Otherwise, even if Yuan Xi was killed, Yuan Xi would not have gone to the plains. People are not as good as heaven, it would have been good to rescue Zhen Ji, but the ghost envoy saw Yuan Shao for the last time, although he was approved by his father, he was still a little excited in his heart. But Zhen Ji was placed under house arrest, and this posture developed, and it felt that Zhen Ji might really go to the throne of Empress Cao Wei.

Yuan Xi shook his head and forced himself not to think about it first. has left a signal to Gao Mian in the city before, as long as something happens on his side, the people's army will be led by Gao Shun first, and quickly divide a part to go south. The plan has been decided, but I didn't expect to go to the plains.

Pingyuan City is just a small city, and Liu Bei also served here in the past, similar to the chief official of the governance of the princely feudal territory surnamed Liu. Although the plain is closer to the border of Jizhou, it does belong to Qingzhou. Since being driven to the north bank of the Yellow River by Cao Cao, Yuan Tan still has the official position of Qingzhou Assassin on his body, which is a bit ironic.

Yuan Tan kept pacing back and forth in his mansion, looking restless.

The people around him were not quiet, don't drive Kong Shun, the henchman Xin Ping Xinbi, and Guo Tu, all of them all looked sad. After all, surrendering to the feud Cao Cao is actually a very stressful choice for their camp. It is by no means that Yuan Xi said that only interests are driven, and there will be moral and honorary whipping.

"Liu Biao from Jingzhou also wrote today, persuading me to reconcile with Yecheng and not to fall to Cao Cao. The 1,800 words of the Xiongwen were written through the back of the paper, which made me break out in a cold sweat. ”

Yuan Tan walked for a while, stopped and said, and then looked at Guo Tu.

Guo Tu said: "Lord, this is just a delaying tactic, and the world will eventually understand your hardship." ”

Yuan Tan said: "He doesn't understand. Seventy-two civil servants have come to resign from me this morning, of whom 31 are complaining of illness, 24 of whom are mourning, and a few of whom have no reason to say it bluntly, despising me as a person. Tell me, before we can slow down Cao Cao's soldiers, we will collapse ourselves. ”

On the other side, Xin Ping and Xin Bi tried to wink, and Xin Bi said: "Lord, now that the eldest lady has also been sent out, it is too late to break the contract." ”

Yuan Tan listened, exhaled a breath, and said, "It's too late, but now that my second brother is coming, the person is still halfway through, and the messenger has already arrived." Think about it, what is he going to say? If my second brother were on that side, he would have arrived on the plain as soon as he sent his troops, and then we would have been in danger of not caring for each other. What I'm most afraid of is that I will be burdened with infamy, but I will never be able to turn over. ”

Guo Tu said: "The second son must be here to be a lobbyist." Lord, just ignore it. Dragged with him, received with kind words, and when he left, we still ...... according to the original plan."

Xin Bi said: "It's not proper, the second son is not a fool. I've heard that he is resolute in the North Land, and several big families have been beaten under him, and he is not afraid of our little tricks. According to me, simply ambush the knife and axeman, as long as the second son arrives, he will be killed with a knife, and he will be killed directly. At that time, the dragons of Youzhou will be leaderless, and they will immediately be in chaos, and we can still take advantage of the fire to rob and take the opportunity to occupy Youzhou. ”

Yuan Tan scolded: "Are you stupid? I have now taken refuge in Cao Cao, and I have already carried a great infamy, if I kill my brother again, what will history say about me? Shang Xuan Xia Ji is nothing more than that. ”

At this time, the next person came to report: "The second prince has entered the plain city post house, and he wants the lord to go to meet him." ”

Kong Shun said: "What a big shelf!" ”

"The second son also sent something."

"What's that?"

"A sword?"