The tent was quiet, there were only two people in total, neither of them made a sound, and even the guards guarding the tent door involuntarily held their breath for fear of disturbing the two people in the tent.

"Okay, Ziyuan, you're right, let's fight for peace."

Xu You twisted his goatee and said slightly proudly: "Drive Zhang Niujiao out of the river, and then send envoys to make peace, and at the same time, send envoys to Han Fu, Zhang Bao, and Tao Qian, but don't make peace with Liu Dai." ”

Yuan Shao was silent thoughtfully, looked down at the map, and unconsciously pointed his finger at the location of Rencheng County and Shanyang County, Liu Dai This guy is really a very boring person.

"Okay, it's all up to Ziyuan, and in addition, what about the affairs of Jixian County?"

Yuan Shao gritted his teeth and made up his mind, although he has lost a lot of territory in the past month, but in general, this is also a rebound from the early expansion, Yuan Shao can still correctly understand this, and if he continues to fight now, it will not only cost the people and money, but will even be opposed internally, on the contrary, it is right to consolidate the existing territory and enhance the strength.

Therefore, Yuan Shao accepted Xu You's suggestion in its entirety, and of course, he also had the intention of wearing a high hat for Xu You in his heart.

And the other thing that Yuan Shaoxia decided was not Zhang Jiao's demon art, how could Xu Yu not see through this kind of skill, as long as Zhang Jiao's skill had a strong general and a commander of the high commander, it could be broken, this was a trivial matter. And the young emperor's move of the capital to Jixian County is a big deal, the little emperor ran next door to him, no matter how calm Yuan Shao is, he has some scruples and uneasiness in his heart, so Yuan Shao now wants to settle down as soon as possible. Realign and remediate policies.

Xu You was stunned for a moment, mainly because Xu You did not think about a series of changes after the Son of Heaven moved to Jixian County. The most important of these is, of course, the reaction of Lu Bu and Fang Zhiwen.

Lu Bu's territory is actually bordering Liu Yu, but when it comes to combat power, Liu Yu is definitely not enough, and the reason why Lu Bu didn't care about Liu Yu's territory before was entirely because Lu Bu couldn't take care of so many places, but now, the Son of Heaven who was supposed to be in Lu Bu's hands was abducted by Zhang Miao, can Lu Bu swallow this breath? Can Liu Yu still be his Youzhou pastor in peace?

Then there is Fang Zhiwen. The situation in Youzhou can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, Fang Zhiwen is definitely the real king of Youzhou, but why didn't Fang Zhiwen defeat Liu Yu and unify Youzhou? There are probably all kinds of careful thinking in this, the most important one is the problem of control, one is the problem of the local people in Youzhou, and the other is the scruple of the surrounding princes.

But now that Liu Yu has grasped the great god of the Son of Heaven, he has the capital to build a big temple. If Fang Zhiwen still maintains the original policy, will he be disintegrated, squeezed and eaten away by Liu Yu's division? Although this is unlikely, it is still a possibility after all.

In addition, after Liu Yu has the Son of Heaven in his hands, it is difficult to say whether he will change his neutrality policy towards Yuan Shao, under so many unknowns. It is also difficult for Xu You to judge the impact of the Son of Heaven after he arrives in Youzhou, and since he can't judge, there is no way to talk about the so-called countermeasures.

"Originally, it was hard to say about this now, if you must let me say a countermeasure. Then I suggest that you wait and see what happens1

Xu You thought about it, but still gave an answer that was not an answer. Yuan Shao was obviously not satisfied with this answer, this answer was basically not answered, but after thinking about it carefully, this answer seemed to have a deep meaning, Yuan Shao groaned and realized, and said after a long time: "Ziyuan thinks there are too many variables?" ”

"Yes, moreover, it shouldn't be us who is in a hurry, Lu Bu and Fang Zhiwen should be more anxious, and Liu Yu's own strength is limited, even if he wants to do something, he can't do it for a while, if Lu Bu and Fang Zhiwen are making trouble from it, Liu Yu can be said to be unable to do anything."

Xu Yu's words simply showed Liu Yu to death, and it is estimated that Liu Yu will be very unconvinced when he hears it, but Yuan Shao smiled when he heard it, and he agreed with Xu Yu's opinion.

Xu Yu paused and continued: "Instead of worrying about what Liu Yu does, in fact, we should worry more about what Lu Bu or Fang Zhiwen will do, among them, Fang Zhiwen's threat is even greater, if Fang Zhiwen swallows Liu Yu in one bite without doing anything, then we have to be careful." Fang Zhiwen's strength is very strong now, and the only one who can limit Fang Zhiwen is himself, judging from the past wars, Fang Zhiwen attaches great importance to the cost of war, in other words, that is, Fang Zhiwen is subject to his war cost. If Fang Zhiwen annexes Youzhou and holds the Son of Heaven hostage to grasp the righteousness, then its threat will definitely be a hundred times greater than that of Liu Yu, and we will bear the brunt of it at that time1

When Yuan Shao heard this, he couldn't help frowning: "Fang Zhiwen is really a little helpless, we are trying to divide the local clan, it has almost no effect, if we fight directly, it seems that we have never taken advantage, if he can really unify Youzhou and integrate it, soon Youzhou will become our henchman." ”

Xu You nodded: "At first, there was no need to worry too much, at least now I can't see that Fang Zhiwen has this ambition, it seems that he is more willing to set his eyes on the east and the north and the sea, maybe General Zhenbei is a loyal minister of a big man1."

Yuan Shao shook his head: "No, he is definitely not, even if he is, his subordinates, the merchant clans under his jurisdiction will encourage him to expand." ”

"You can expand to the north, to the east, to the sea! Originally, to be honest, you and I were not as broad as Fang Zhiwen's, so when we stared at the land in front of us, Fang Zhiwen had so much land that no one cultivated, so he was so keen on buying the population, so he was very careful to control the war, everything was for the sake of the population! Because he has too much land, I think he is right not to be in a hurry to annex Youzhou, and the land at home has not yet been regularized, so he thinks about the land outside, which is foolish1

If Xu You's words were pointed, Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, obviously, Xu You was saying that Yuan Shao didn't know the expansion policy of moderation some time ago, and now it seems that uncontrolled expansion is definitely wrong, so Fang Zhiwen, who has always been cautious, shouldn't make this kind of mistake.

"If so, it would be a blessing.1

Yuan Shao replied, as if he didn't want to continue to discuss this matter, Xu You pursed the corners of his lips disapprovingly, in fact, it is not easy to say whether this is a fortunate thing, if Fang Zhiwen's policy can continue for a generation, you can hardly imagine how strong Miyun will be at that time, and what about Jizhou, which has been fighting repeatedly? What about the princes of the Central Plains who are calling around?

This kind of thing sends chills down my spine when I think about it, how can it be said to be a blessing? However, since Yuan Shao doesn't want to say it, there is no need for Xu You to say these disappointing things again, after all, this is just speculation, maybe things will change tomorrow?

"Hehe, so, let's wait and see, the important thing is that we are fully prepared, so the current truce is even more necessary, and then step up the adjustment of the administrative system, speed up the construction of the territory, and accumulate strength to cope with the changes that may come is the king."

"What Ziyuan said is very true."

"Father-in-law, are you all right?" Zhang Yan was a little worried about Zhang Jiao's body, now Zhang Jiao's role is still huge, and Zhang Yan can't replace Zhang Jiao's position at all.

"It's okay, although this skill is very strenuous, just take a little rest. Apprentice, after taking the Xindu, how will Yuan Shao respond? ”

Liu Yan pondered slightly: "It is estimated that the intensity of encircling and annihilating the Zhang Niujiao brothers will be increased, and the war between the rivers will be ended in the shortest possible time, and then they will make peace with us, no, make peace comprehensively?" ”

Zhang Yan frowned and asked puzzledly, "Senior sister, why is this?" ”

"Because of the Son of Heaven, because the Son of Heaven has arrived in Jixian County1 Liu Yan smoothed the broken hair next to his ear and said with a smile.

"Son of Heaven?" Zhang Yan's brows furrowed more and more, and she still couldn't understand the trick.

"Hehe, what would you do if you were fighting with your neighbor over the vegetable patch, and suddenly a new neighbor moved behind the house, and it was a neighbor with a big background?"

"Of course I understand, Yuan Shao is worried about Liu Yu, no, does Liu Yu have this ability? A little genius, how can he threaten Yuan Shao? ”

"Hehe, what if Lu Bu waved his army south to attack Liu Yu? What if Fang Zhiwen swallowed Youzhou in one gulp? Is Yuan Shao afraid? ”

"I'm afraid I'm going to be very scared 1 Zhang Yan has to admit that this possibility is not impossible, if this situation really happens, Yuan Shao will definitely be scared to death, Liu Yu may not be able to take Yuan Shao how, the Yellow Turban Army will also gnaw off a piece of meat from Yuan Shao at most, and Lu Bu and Fang Zhiwen have the ability to price Yuan Shao to be completely driven out of Jizhou, this is the catastrophe!

"That's right, it is precisely because of fear that Yuan Shao will end the surrounding wars as soon as possible, and these wars will not actually bring benefits to Yuan Shao, the truce is a matter of killing multiple birds with one stone, if Yuan Shao is not stupid, he will definitely choose this. And our army's fighting style in the river is obviously containment, so Yuan Shao should be able to see this, exert force in the river, and even attack Anguo and Anping, forcing our army to return to defense, thus ending the war. ”

As soon as Liu Yan said this, Zhang Jiao and Zhang Yan clearly saw the context of the entire war, and they were able to accurately grasp Yuan Shao's mentality.

"Then Rao Yang, Gao Yang, and Wu Qiang are all going to give up?"

"Let's look at the actual situation, if you can keep it, you can keep it, and if you can't keep it, give up, after all, let's not go too far if we get cheap, which is also easier for Yuan Shao to accept."

"Since Yuan Shao wants to stop the war, shouldn't we take the opportunity to take advantage of him and force him to make greater concessions?"

"No, on the contrary, if Yuan Shao is forced at this time, and he attacks with all his might, our army's territory is new, and there is basically no complete defense system, and in the end, it is still us who suffers under both defeats."

Zhang Yan looked at the map and nodded, then looked at Zhang Jiao, waiting for his decision.

Zhang Jiao stroked his beard and thought for a while: "Just do it according to the wishes of the apprentices, Zhang Yan is in charge of the war, Liu Yan is in charge of the negotiations, and the master will return to Julu tomorrow, and here it will be handed over to the two apprentices1."

"Master, please rest assured! Now that the major event has arrived, the rest is only a matter of face, so the master can return to Julu to recuperate with peace of mind. ”

Liu Yan said with a confident smile, and Zhang Jiao nodded with satisfaction.