The shape of the four years of Jian'an can be described as a thousand miles in one day. Yuan Shao obviously couldn't hold his breath anymore, sitting on Ji Qingyou and Sizhou, looking at the world, Yuan Shao had already regretted that he did not obey Tian Feng's plan to welcome the Son of Heaven in Yecheng and command the world, looking at Cao Cao, who held the power of the court, was itchy, and Cao Cao undoubtedly became the biggest stepping stone for him to dominate the world, so after Yuan Shao killed Gongsun Zhan, he did not take a break at all, turned the spearhead, and aimed directly at the land of Henan.

In order to create momentum, and at the same time to make his teacher famous, Yuan Shao listened to Guo Tu's Jianyì, and ordered the secretary Chen Lin to draft a crusade against Cao Cao. Chen Linzi Kong Zhang, one of the seven sons of Jian'an, is the most prestigious originator of the abusive faction in history, this article, starting from Cao Cao's grandfather who was a eunuch, scolded Cao Cao's ancestors and grandchildren for three generations. Don't say how well others listened, but said that Cao Cao suffered from a head disease in Xudu, lying on the couch, and read this to Cao Cao left and right, Cao Cao only listened to half of it, and felt creepy, and a cold sweat came out, even the headache was cured, and an article can also have the effect of curing diseases, this Chen Lin is also unprecedented.

Cao Cao didn't take the article seriously, no matter how beautifully the article was written, it had nothing to do with the war. However, Yuan Shao's soldiers are many and wide, Cao Cao does not dare to take it lightly, and now Yuan Shao's Chen soldiers on the north bank of the Yellow River always have the intention of crossing the south to attack. Although the Yellow River is called the moat, but the embankment of thousands of miles, it can be crossed everywhere, it is impossible to prevent it, Cao Cao's troops are stretched, and the whole line defense does not have that strength at all, so he can only make the generals hold the dangerous pass, and Liu Yan guards the white horse, and the original martial arts are forbidden. Lejin guards Yanjin.

But Cao Cao is most worried about Liu Ze in Xuzhou, he and Yuan Shao are about to go to war, the rear garrison is extremely empty, once Liu Ze takes advantage of the void and attacks Xudu, Cao's army will collapse without a fight, so having a good relationship with Liu Ze is undoubtedly Cao Cao's top priority.

Liu Ze didn't buy the edict of the Son of Heaven twice, and Cao Cao was also a little worried, and if he issued another edict, there might not be any results. But time waits for no one. Yuan Shao's offensive posture was aggressive, Cao Cao couldn't calm Liu Ze, the rear couldn't settle down, and Cao Cao couldn't go all out to devote himself to the decisive battle with Yuan Shao. Cao Cao thought about it. I wrote a letter by hand. Strongly invite Liu Ze to come to Xuchang for the meeting. In the Epistles. Cao Cao's words were earnest, detailing the fighting friendship when the Yellow Turban was fighting Dong Zhuo, and at the same time expressing his attitude and position. Liu Ze was welcome to escort Yuxi back to the capital, and repeatedly said that there was nothing missing in Xu Du's security work, and there was no problem with Liu Ze's safety during this trip.

When Liu Ze received Cao Cao's letter, the messenger sent by Yuan Shao had just left.

Yuan Shao's letters are beautifully written, and at first glance they are processed by literati like Chen Lin, and they are far less sincere than those written by Cao Cao himself. Yuan Shao said in the letter, some of the previous festivals between the two sides are some misunderstandings, he is already remorseful at this time, this time he wants to repair the old good, the current Cao Cao arbitrarily dictatorship, bullying the king, more hateful than Dong Zhuo back then, he is in accordance with the secret edict of the Son of Heaven, to kill the traitorous male, and also asked Liu Ze to take the righteous deeds and help the Han family. After the deed was completed, Yuan Shao was willing to reward him with the land of Qingzhou.

Liu Ze smiled, passed Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's letter to everyone to read, and said: "I didn't expect that I, Liu Ze, have become a sweet and sweet today, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, these two predators are all co-opted, Cao Cao asked me to go to Xudu to discuss the plan, Yuan Shao cut the ground and teared the soil with a smiling face, which is really flattering." ”

Jia Xu smiled slightly and said: "The situation in the Central Plains has gradually become clearer, a battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is inevitable, the lord helps Cao Cao Sheng, and the lord helps Yuan Yuan and Yuan wins, such a pivotal position, how dare Cao Yuan and Yuan dare to ignore it." ”

Chen Deng doubted: "Yuan Shao has always been evil with the lord, this time the book is repaired, just to rely on the lord to deal with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao is the most trustworthy, but I am afraid that after breaking Cao Cao, he may not be willing to hand over Qingzhou and the lord." ”

Liu Ze said with a smile: "There are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies in this world, and there are only eternal interests." Yuan Shao wanted to break Cao Cao, so he naturally did whatever it took to cede Qingzhou to us, and let us send troops to help him destroy Cao. What Yuan Long said is not wrong at all, Yuan Shao has ill intentions, and after breaking Cao Cao, he is afraid that not only will he not give us Qingzhou, but he is also very likely to take Xuzhou by breaking Cao's momentum. "Liu Ze has seen a lot of this kind of empty check, how can such a little trick be hidden from him, the birds are hidden, the rabbits are dead and the dogs are cooked, Cao Cao is destroyed, and the next target Yuan Shao will definitely not let go of Xuzhou.

Chen Deng said: "Is the lord determined to help Cao Poyuan?" ”

Liu Ze shook his head and said: "Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are competing with Henan, flawless Nangu, it is our opportunity to attack, only when we are strong, can we have the possibility of being with others for a long time." ”

"Then the meaning of the lord is not to help each other, wait and see what happens?"

Liu Ze said with a smile: "Cao Gong is so sincere in inviting him, wouldn't it be very bad for Cao Gong to give face if I don't go to Xu Du again?" What's more, the hot potato of the jade seal of the country has been in Xuzhou for some days, so I took this opportunity to send it to Xudu. "The trip to Xu Du has always been Liu Ze's planned itinerary, and the two edicts of the Son of Heaven were dismissed by Liu Ze due to illness, and this time when the conditions are ripe, Liu Ze has already set off with the seal.

Jia Xu asked, "Why did the lord conclude that Cao Cao would win?" Since Liu Ze is willing to go to Xudu, he is sure that Cao Cao will win the Yuan Cao War, otherwise Liu Ze will not need to go to Xu Du to meet Cao Cao, and now Yuan Shaoxiong is far away from the land of Hebei Four Prefectures, the soldiers are strong and strong, the world is optimistic about Yuan Shao without exception, but Liu Ze is sure that Cao Cao will win this war, so Jia Xu has some questions.

Liu Ze said with a smile: "Yuan Shao is indecisive, indecisive, has many soldiers and is not organized, his wise and resourceful people are suspicious of each other, water and fire are incompatible, Tian Feng is just guilty, Xu Yu is greedy but not wise, he is specialized in trial and matching, and he is useless in every time, and the rest of the generations are mediocre and mediocre, even if there are millions, what is the way?" On the other hand, Cao Cao, far-sighted, decisive killing, although there are few soldiers but fine, there are Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Man Chong, Liu Ye, Wu Lejin, Xu Huang, Yu Ban, Cao's generals, civil and military concentric, up and down together, why can Yuan Shao be undefeated? In Wenhe's opinion, who can win among Yuan Cao? ”

Jia Xu smiled and said: "What the lord said is very true, and what the lord sees is slightly the same. ”

Chen Deng said worriedly: "Since the lord has decided not to help each other and stay out of the matter, why do you have to go to Xuchang in person?" Cao Cao is a person, cunning and cunning, turning his hands into clouds and covering his hands for rain, in case he has evil intentions, the lord is in danger, isn't it dangerous? ”

Liu Zedao: "The current Xuchang is indeed on the cusp, but the more dangerous the place, it is often the safest, Cao Cao is now facing life and death, which is more important, this he can naturally weigh out, this trip to Xudu, is absolutely safe, if I really have something, Xuzhou's anger, it is definitely Cao Cao's unbearable weight." And I also have a reason to go to Xudu, this time with Cao Cao, will directly determine the trend of our side in the next few years, the general trend of the world, together for a long time must be divided, divided for a long time, the period of the world falling apart is about to pass, how to go further in this last annexation of princes, this trip to Xudu will have the answer. ”

Chen Deng was silent, since the lord had decided to go to Xudu in person, there was nothing to say, although everyone was still a little worried, but Liu Ze's attitude was resolute, and they all acquiesced.

Xuzhou, on the other hand, began to prepare for Liu Ze's trip in full swing, this time it was not a war, but it was far more like a great enemy than a war. Since Cao Cao said that he would protect his absolute safety, I believe that what he said would not be empty words, and secondly, he only brought a small number of people to Xudu, which was also a friendly sincerity to Cao Cao. Therefore, Liu Ze decided to only bring 500 archers as an escort team, and there were also 100 of Liu Ze's personal guards, which were the most elite forces in the Jinying Guard.

Although Liu Ze said that he didn't take safety to heart, he was not afraid of 10,000, just listened in case, and any leakage was unbearable. Pan Feng, who was in charge of Liu Ze's guard protection, felt a lot of pressure at the moment. As early as a few months ago, Pan Feng had already done Liu Ze's security work to Xuchang, and the Xuchang Jinying Health Branch had entered a state of first-level alert, and Pan Feng successively dispatched a large number of spies from the Jinying Health Administration to infiltrate Xuchang City and made foolproof arrangements. Pan Feng had secretly ordered the various sub-offices of the Jinying Guard to protect the lord's safety at this time at all costs, and once something happened to Xu Du, even if the Jinyingwei was all sacrificed, he would definitely try to keep the lord's safety.

At the same time, Xuzhou's major corps received orders to cancel the rest and enter the first level of combat readiness, in addition to the Fifth Army Corps to Runan, the Fourth and Fifth Infantry Divisions of the Second Army Corps, and the Second Cavalry Division were also transferred to Xiaopei, and the two divisions of the First Army led by Zhao Yun, who were stationed here, maintained a high degree of vigilance, and could be put into battle at any time. The Xuzhou army formed a pincer attack on Cao Cao's Yanyu from the east and south, and once there was any disturbance on the Xudu side, the two sides could respond in the shortest possible time. At the same time, the existence of such a deterrent force is also a threat to Cao Cao, and if he has any ill-intentioned intentions, the consequences will naturally be indescribable.

After careful deployment and preparation, by the end of March, everything was ready, Liu Ze ordered 500 bows, resigned from everyone, escorted the jade seal, went out of Xiapi City, and embarked on the journey of returning the seal to the capital. (To be continued......)