After receiving Liu Xiu's news, Yuan Tan was very angry. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Liu Xiu's tone did not have any meaning of negotiation at all, but it was full of inevitability. Yuan Tan wanted to ignore him, but looking at the siege fortifications that were being built outside the city, Yuan Tan knew that Liu Xiu was probably not talking about it, and three days later, he would probably really start attacking the city.

"What should we do?" Yuan Tan asked Feng Jidao, and his hands subconsciously picked slowly on the city wall, and his face was a little pale.

Feng Ji looked at the soldiers of the Han army who were busy outside the city, and his heart was also tense. They didn't build a tall weir of earth, which was unconventional. To attack a majestic city like Yecheng, the best way is to besiege it, and then divert the water to flood the city, so that the casualties will be minimized, and the long weirs built can very effectively suppress the morale of the defenders. Liu Xiu didn't build a weir, did he want to storm Yecheng?

If it was someone else outside the city, even if it was Cao Cāo, Feng Ji would feel that this was simply whimsical, but now it was Liu Xiu, even if only Liu Xiu arrived alone, it would be enough for Feng Ji to mention the twelve-point jingti, not to mention that there were fifty or sixty thousand troops with Liu Xiu.

Feng Ji knew that this was not all Liu Xiu. Cao Cāo, as a general of Wei, led an army of more than 40,000, Liu Xiu as a general, the generals he can bring will naturally surpass Cao Cāo, in northern Xinjiang, there are 50,000 or 60,000 Yellow Turban Army alone, these Yellow Turban Army has not yet accepted the official position of the imperial court, it is not so much that they are Han troops, but that they are Liu Xiu's private army.

Liu Xiu only brought fifty or sixty thousand people, not that he didn't have a large army, on the contrary, he felt that having these people was enough. There is no need to mobilize the people. In other words, Yecheng is not so difficult in his eyes, and it is not much different from ordinary cities.

From the heart. Liu Xiu didn't take them seriously, and launched an attack three days later, which was by no means a lie of intimidation.

"There's no hurry." Feng Ji forced the tension in his heart. Said calmly: "Isn't it three days? We'll send someone to see him the day after tomorrow. ”

Yuan Tan glanced at Feng Ji, and when he saw Feng Ji's calm expression, he felt a little relieved. Going to see Liu Xiu on the third day will not let Liu Xiu grab the handle, but also show his confidence.

"General, the most important thing now is to protect the safety of the emperor's eldest son, Liu Xiu has a lot of secret spies, if they are allowed to sneak into Yecheng. Assassinated the emperor's eldest son, then we ......" Feng Ji paused, and when he thought of the consequences, he was a little frightened. He believed his guess was entirely possible. Liu Xiu's intention to stand on his own feet is already very obvious, and the eldest son of the emperor is undoubtedly another obstacle for him, even if this obstacle is far less than that of the Son of Heaven in Luoyang, it is also an obstacle after all. Let him die in Yecheng. It was the best result for Liu Xiu. But for the people in Yecheng, if the eldest son of the emperor dies in Yecheng, it will definitely be a disaster.

"He's safe." Yuan Tan nodded vigorously, as if otherwise, it would not be enough to convince Feng Ji.

"That couldn't be better."

Feng Ji and Yuan Tan in the city are giving themselves a shot in the arm. However, in the face of the attack positions that were gradually forming outside the city, they still felt great pressure. The atmosphere in the city was becoming more and more tense day by day, and the sound of war drums outside from time to time was like bursts of thunder hitting their hearts, making them unable to eat and sleep.

Yuan Tan couldn't sleep well for two nights in a row, even if he closed his eyes, he could hear the sounds outside the city, and occasionally squinted for a while, and would wake up in the nightmare of the city. After Yuan Shao's defeat, he didn't know where to go, and he was trapped in the city for two months, he didn't even know whether his father Yuan Shao was alive or dead, but in his own body, the danger of death was approaching step by step.

He never thought that he could defend Yecheng and defeat Liu Xiu, all he hoped was to save Xing's life, and if possible, it was best to keep his existing property, at least not to be deprived by Liu Xiu like those big clans attached to the Yuan family in Runan. He has been well-fed since he was a child, and he can't imagine living like a commoner.

But judging from the current scene, it seems that it is not an easy task to do this.

Early in the morning of the third day, Yuan Tan, who was described as haggard, found Feng Ji: "On the third day, we should send someone to see Liu Xiu." ”

Feng Ji glanced at him and said lightly: "Don't worry, there is still a whole day, and I will go again in the afternoon." ”

"Afternoon?" Yuan Tan screamed nervously and pointed to the outside of the city: "In another day, Liu Xiuke will be ready to attack the city, what if he doesn't want to talk about it?" ”

Feng Ji sighed secretly, but had to explain patiently: "No, he may not want to talk, but he has to talk." Otherwise, how can he explain to the world? ”

Yuan Tan licked his chapped lips, looked at Feng Ji, whose face was also pale, opened his mouth, and didn't say anything more. At this point, he can only rely on Feng Ji.

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Outside the city, in Liu Xiu's big tent, the military strategists gathered together and were discussing nervously. Their expressions were no more relaxed than Yuan Tan's, because they believed that the emperor's eldest son might really be in Yecheng. If Yuan Tan refuses to accept Liu Xiu's conditions, the next battle will be difficult to arrange, what if Yuan Tan pushes the emperor's eldest son to the front line?

"You disperse first." Liu Xiu waved his hand a little tiredly, and the military planners looked at each other and retreated one by one. Outside the tent, they covered their mouths, yawned, rubbed their red eyes, and sighed.

Guo Jia didn't go out, he sat next to Liu Xiu, and said softly: "Your Highness, you haven't found the location of the emperor's eldest son, in my opinion, the emperor's eldest son may not be in Yecheng." ”

"If it's not in Yecheng, where else can it be?" Liu Xiu rubbed his face, unable to hide the tiredness on his face.

"Jizhou is so big, isn't it a trivial matter to hide a person?" Guo Jia said: "Yecheng is not far from Taihang Mountain, there are many hidden places in Taihang Mountain, if they hide the emperor's eldest son in the mountain, then we have ten times more manpower, and we will not be able to find him." ”

"But what if you want to?"

"In case ......" Guo Jia gritted his teeth, and his voice revealed a bit of ruthlessness: "Your Highness, you have read the Book of Han, you should know that after Emperor Xiaozhao ascended the throne, someone once claimed to be the crown prince. ”

Liu Xiu's eyes flashed, and he didn't say anything. He knew what Guo Jia said. The crown prince Liu rebelled. Defeated and fled. After Emperor Xiaozhao ascended the throne, a man claimed to be the eldest son, and the result was a sensation in the capital. There were tens of thousands of onlookers. After Jing Zhao Yin Jun arrived, he ordered the man to be arrested. Someone said to him that it was still unclear whether this was Prince Wei. You can't just deal with it. Jun Budo said that not to mention that he may not be Prince Wei, even if he offended the first emperor and fled abroad, it is also a capital crime.

Guo Jia said that the meaning of this matter is very clear, even if the eldest son of the emperor is really in Yecheng, he will be pushed to the front line by Yuan Tan as a shield when the time comes. The party can also ignore it and attack directly, because he is attached to Yuan Shao, he is a traitor, even if he is a prince, it is a dead end.

Guo Jia's reasoning is correct, and the method he suggested is also the best way. But Liu Xiu couldn't bear it. The eldest son of the emperor is not a talented person. It can even be said to be very mediocre, the difference between him and ordinary people is only that he is the son of the first emperor. The first emperor is dead, and Liu Xie, whom he loves, is not his son at all, he only has one son left, Liu Di, the eldest son of the emperor, and Liu Xiu doesn't want the first emperor to be the queen.

He certainly won't let Liu Ban be an obstacle to his progress. But he couldn't watch Liu Ban die. He believed that it was definitely not his own idea for Liu Bian to come to Yecheng, and that somewhat cowardly child did not have such courage. He's just an innocent tool.

"There's no hurry." Liu Xiu didn't know if he was comforting himself or Guo Jia: "Isn't there another day, I believe Yuan Tan will send someone to see me." ”

Before Guo Jia could say more, Liu Xiu waved his hand: "Fengxiao, you are also tired, I am also a little tired, go and rest first." If my guess is correct, Yuan Tan's envoy will definitely come in the afternoon. We have to be godly, and we can't let them see through it. ”

Guo Jia smiled, bowed down to receive the order, and retreated.

It turned out that Liu Xiu's decision was justified, and in the afternoon, Yuan Tan's envoy came to Liu Xiu's camp, and it was none other than Yuan Tan's younger brother Yuan Xi.

Liu Xiu, who had rested for half a day, was full of energy, and he couldn't see the fatigue of not closing his eyes for two nights, on the contrary, in Yuan Xi's eyes, he was full of red face, calm and calm, and his body was full of the confidence of a strong man, as if tomorrow's victory was within reach.

Yuan Xi didn't see the worry that Feng Ji had guessed on Liu Xiu's face, but he himself became a little nervous.

"Your father is dead, dead under my halberd, and died a glorious death." Liu Xiu didn't wait for Yuan Xi to speak, and said lightly: "He exchanged the lives of more than 10,000 soldiers under his command for a promise to me." ”

Yuan Xi heard the exact death of his father Yuan Shao from Liu Xiu's mouth, tears came out of his eyes, and he fell to the ground crying involuntarily. Liu Xiu didn't say a word, and looked at him quietly. The reason why he told Yuan Xi about this as soon as he opened his mouth was because he wanted this effect. If you want to negotiate, you must have enough momentum, without momentum, what qualifications does Yuan Xi have to bargain with him?

When Yuan Xi stopped crying, Liu Xiu gave a look, and Tai Shici brought a basin of water and asked Yuan Xi to wash his face.

"I don't know what His Highness's promise is." Yuan Xiqiang said calmly.

"Save the lives of your brother and others." Liu Xiu said lightly.

Yuan Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and was a little unwilling: "That's all? ”

"What more do you want?" Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows slightly, and his displeasure was revealed: "Do you still want to keep the glory and wealth of your Yuan family?" ”

Yuan Xi was stunned for a while, and said in a hurry: "I, the fourth generation and third prince of the Yuan family, can Your Highness bear to let my ancestors of the Yuan family not eat blood?" ”

Liu Xiu snorted and dismissed. Guo Jia sneered from the side: "The Fourth World and the Third Duke? I'm afraid that the sages of the Yuan family are now so angry with your father and son that they want to crawl out of the grave. If it weren't for your rebellion and the world, how could the Yuan family be where it is today? Your Highness, for your father's sake, to spare your brother from death, it is already the best of righteousness. You are still thinking about the fourth world and the third prince, and you are not afraid of cold teeth. ”

Yuan Xi's face was red and white for a while, but he stiffened his neck and refused to bow his head, and he also sneered: "If the emperor's eldest son is buried with my brother, then we will be dead, and we must not be too lonely." It's just that after a hundred years of His Royal Highness, he doesn't know how to face the first emperor. ”

"The eldest son of the emperor?" The corners of Liu Xiu's mouth twitched: "The eldest son of the emperor has been missing for many years, do you think that if you find someone to come, you can pretend to be the eldest son of the emperor?" ”

Yuan Xi was taken aback and blurted out: "How can Your Highness be credible, the eldest son of the emperor is indeed in Yecheng." ”

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