Xun Chen saw Xin Ping shaking his head and refusing to allow it, so he carefully said all the plans. Xin Ping was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately invited Yuan Shu to come to the banquet alone.

Yuan Shu knew that Yuan Shao was dead, and Liu Bei and Xun Chen had to be reused, so they waited for Xin to invite him. In Yuan Shu's opinion, the opportunity for him to ascend the throne as emperor again has come, and this time he can take charge of the land of Sizhou, which is more majestic than the previous emperor. After receiving Xin Ping's invitation to the banquet, Yuan Shu ignored Yang Hong's persuasion and went to the banquet happily.

Xin Ping couldn't help sneering when he saw Yuan Shu coming, and kept persuading him to drink during the banquet, saying all the good things, as if the safety of Yecheng was on Yuan Shu alone. Yuan Shu couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and he kept raising his glass, and was soon drunk. Xin Ping greeted the sword and axe men who had already ambushed Haode and rushed up, beheaded Yuan Shu, and then carried Yuan Shu's head to find Yang Hong and Zhang Xun, and persuaded the two to work for Yuan Mai.

Yang Hong and Zhang Xun both knew in their hearts that Yuan Shu was not the master of the Ming Dynasty, or they would not have proclaimed themselves emperor in vain, and they would have been defeated and turned to Yuan Shao. It's just that the ancients didn't change jobs as simple as modern times, and as an official or general, they couldn't easily switch to others. There is a way that loyal ministers do not matter to the two masters, and if they change jobs at will, they will not only not be trusted by the new master, but will also be despised. Therefore, despite the bleak situation and the difficulty of rewarding their ambitions, the two did not leave Yuan Shu.

At this time, Yuan Shu was already dead, and Xin Ping promised to reuse the two, so Yang Hong and Zhang Xun decided to work for Yuan Mai and promised Xin Ping to defend the city together. In this way, the Chinese of Yecheng include Xun Chen and Yang Hong, and the martial arts have Liu Bei and Zhang Xun, although there are no fierce generals who can break Cao, but it is more than enough to lead troops to defend the city. What's more, the camel that starved to death was bigger than the horse, even if Yuan Shao buried hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Guandu, the defenders in Yecheng were still close to 100,000 people, and the grain was enough for a year, not Cao Cao could capture it for a while.

Cao Cao learned that Yecheng was heavily garrisoned and there was no hope of attacking it, so he summoned the civil and military forces to discuss. Xiahoudun followed Cao Cao to fight and win successes, so he said: "Yuan Mai is a young child, Yang Hong, Zhang Xun, and Liu Bei are all defeated under the lord. As long as we besiege the city and storm it, why should we not take it? ”

Xun You said: "Yecheng has a lot of food and soldiers, so it is not desirable for a while. If it is attacked, it will be taken and the troops will be lost. I have a plan to take this city without a single soldier. ”

Cao Cao likes to use tricks the most, and hurriedly asks for advice. Xun You continued: "The main public soldiers besieged Ye City, and the generals in the city were forced to join forces due to the situation. If the lord withdraws his troops for the time being, the people in the city will surely be in civil strife. Not to mention others, only Liu Bei is not a person who has lived under people for a long time. The lord can wait for the chaos and attack again. ”

Cao Ren said on the side: "What if it's not messy? ”

Xun You smiled: "If it's not messy, it's divided!" The lord can divide his troops to take the state, Qingzhou, and Youzhou. If Yuan Mai defends Yecheng in Jizhou, the three states will be lost. Wouldn't it be better if the troops were divided and defended, and the lords would be defeated by each one? ”

Cao Cao asked Ji Daxi and said: "Gongda is really a clever plan!" Yecheng can't be pulled out in a hurry, and we will withdraw the army for the time being. Now that the crops are in the field, I am afraid that the people's industry will be wasted, and it is not too late to come and take them after the autumn harvest. After that, he ordered all the troops to return to Xuchang.

Nan Ye and Guan Yu arrived in Xuchang before Cao Cao, and Xun Yu, who guarded Xuchang for Cao Cao, did not dare to slack off after receiving the two, and they ate and drank well and entertained. However, there is one point, that is, they are not allowed to leave Xuchang, and they are asked to wait for Cao Cao to return and reward them before leaving.

Guo Jia secretly said to Nan Ye: "Guan Yunchang is Cao Mengde's general, and he is ordered not to leave Xuchang." The mage only sent troops to resist Yuan, and was not under Cao Mengde. Now that Yuan Shao has been destroyed, if Xun Wen wants to force the mage to stay here, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to the mage, and he will ask the mage to go early. ”

Nan Yeqi said: "I helped Meng De eradicate Yuan Shao and get the land of the four states, why is Xun Wenruo unfavorable to me?" ”

Guo Jia smiled: "How can the mage be smart and confused for a while? If Xun Wen wants to be unfavorable to the mage, I am afraid that Cao Mengde will be unfavorable to the mage. Didn't the mage ever say to the lower officials and the others: There are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. ”

Nan Ye said thoughtfully: "Feng Xiao means that after Meng De defeats Yuan Shao, the next target is me?" ”

Guo Jia said: "That's exactly what it means! Cao Mengde already has Sili, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou four states, if you get Hebei, Qing, You, and four states, most of the world into his hands. Who else can compete with it, but the mage? ”

Nan Ye also thought that one day he would turn his face with Cao Cao, but he didn't expect Cao Cao to start so quickly, it is said that the two have just joined forces to fight against Yuan Shao, and the relationship should still be in the honeymoon period. So he hesitated a little and said, "Are you sure that Meng De will kill me at this time?" ”

Guo Jia shook his head, nodded again, and said, "Cao Mengde won't kill the mage, and he won't dare to kill the mage." But when it comes to dealing with mages, this is the perfect opportunity. Xun Yu, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, and Li Ru are all resourceful people, and they will not let the mage leave easily. This is because they don't know the master's skills and intentions, if they know the great ambition of the mage, they will be cursed by the world and bear the name of harming the virtuous and betraying righteousness, and they will also take the opportunity to kill the mage. ”

Nan Ye couldn't help but sigh after listening to Guo Jia's words. When he killed Yuan Shao's generals, he was already calculating Cao Cao, how could Cao Cao, who was known as the traitor in the world, not count himself? Maybe when there was a common enemy of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao didn't have any ideas, but as soon as Yuan Shao died, Cao Cao's next target would definitely be himself. This has nothing to do with friendship, but the position is different, if it comes to friendship, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are still iron buddies.

After thinking for a while, Nan Ye said: "Since Meng De will not kill me in the name of benevolence and righteousness, if I don't say goodbye, won't I be honest, but let Cao Mengde know my heart." Feng Xiao can have a plan to help me hide from the world? ”

Guo Jia thought for a while and said: "Jiaguan Cao Mengde attaches great importance to Guan Yunchang, and he is also a person who cherishes talents. Presumably, he will not kill the mage immediately, most of them will first take the mage for their own use, and if the mage is not afraid of taking risks, he can do this......"

Nan Ye nodded again and again after listening to Guo Jia's plan, and he was not in a hurry to leave Xuchang, he should eat and drink, and wait for Cao Cao to come back. What Nan Ye didn't expect was that Cao Cao really didn't let him wait for a long time, and basically returned to Xuchang on the front and back feet. This made Nan Ye feel very puzzled, could it be that Yuan Shao's death did not speed up the process of Cao Cao's unification of the north?

Soon there was an answer to the question in Nan Ye's heart, Yuan Mai succeeded to the throne, and Yuan Shujiu would be activated, which Nan Ye did not expect. According to the original history, with Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, it is not Yuan Mai's turn to succeed Yuan Shao. Yuan Shu died in front of Yuan Shao. But at this time, Yuan Mai, Zhang Xun, Yang Hong and others replaced Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang, and Gao Gan on the stage of history. It seems that although the process of the Battle of Guandu was accelerated by Nan Ye, it will take some time for Cao Cao to unify the north.

After Cao Cao returned to Xuchang, he naturally rewarded and punished the ministers for his merits, not only did he reward all the martial arts under his command, but even the ten generals and Guo Jia brought by Nan Ye had their own rewards, but Nan Ye did not have an official. Others only said that Nan Ye's official residence was the best and could not be sealed, only Cao Cao was still struggling with whether to give Nan Ye an official or kill him.