"That Yuan Tan was defeated by his brother Yuan Shang and had no choice but to flee into the land of Nanpi, if it weren't for his subordinate Wang Xiu to lead the officials and people from Qingzhou to rescue Yuan Tan, I'm afraid that he Yuan Tan would have died in the hands of Yuan Shang in that battle. However, even if he has such a great achievement, and that Wang Xiu is a loyal confidant by his side Yuan Tan, it is still difficult to change his heart! At the beginning, Wang Xiu said it sincerely, and the brotherhood was undoubtedly revealed. But Yuan Tan refused to listen to this at all, and even alienated this person intentionally or unintentionally. At the same time, Liu Biao also wrote to Yuan Tan to persuade him to reconcile with Yuan Shang, but Yuan Tan still did not accept it. He Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang have been stubborn to such an extent that they can no longer trust each other, even if Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are barely together. I am afraid that it is difficult to guarantee the minimum trust, and the two sides will still have a bit of discord. When the time comes, it may be a good thing for us and others..."Guo Jia, as the most trusted strategist by Cao Cao's side, in addition to giving advice to Cao Mengde, of course, there are some things that only he can do.

That is to deal with the secret agents in the hands of Cao Cao with Xiahou Lian and others, to find out the news of all parties. Obviously, this Guo Jia did a really good job, and Cao Mengde was also very satisfied with him, and nodded again and again after hearing this.

"It seems that Bonghyo has been paying attention to that kid for a long time..."

"Please forgive me Gong Cao, it's just that this Yuan Tan boy... It is indeed a bit of Yuan Benchu's appearance and character. Although it is rumored that Yuan Benchu loved the third son Yuan Shang and severely punished the eldest son Yuan Tan, in Jia's opinion, that Yuan Tan seems to be quite important. But...."

"But he Yuan Tan just has a trick!" Cao Mengde sneered at this time,

"That Yuan Tan is indeed the most useful of the original sons. Over the years, he has been in Qingzhou for the beginning, in the name of the overseer, in the north of Tiankai, east of Kong Rong, Yao soldiers in the sea! At that time, the people of Qingzhou had no owner, and when they heard that he Yuan Tan came, they heard that he was benevolent, so he was happy... It's a pity that he is also a useless person, with a small credit group, easy to talk about, wanton and extravagant, and does not know the difficulties of crops. The generals under his command, Hua Yan and Kong Shun, are just traitors and villains who can only flatter. He has great trust in him, and although he has Wang Xiu under his command, he is loyal and resolute and has outstanding ability. However, it is a pity that he is not able to appoint him, and in the end, it is nothing more than that. It's just a pity that such loyal people, such usable people, hum! Cao Mengde couldn't help but snort coldly when he said this, and it could be seen that he still had a lot of opinions about that Yuan Tan.

After all, this Yuan Tan's ability is indeed the kind that is neither up nor down, and compared to Yuan Shang, he really has a lot of loyal people.

Over the years, the three sons of the Yuan family have been able to support them until now, mostly because of the few people left by their father Yuan Benchu.

Among them, Yuan Shang's trial and Feng Ji and others helped him stabilize his strength, while Yuan Tan had Guo Tu and Xin Ping and others.

But compared to Yuan Shang, in addition to relying on the trial and matching of the discipline, other people used it is a mess. That Yuan Tan was a little interesting when he arrived.

He has made a mess in Qingzhou over the years, and has greatly lost the support of the people because of improper employment, plundering everywhere, and unfair rewards and punishments.

But Wang Xiu, Guan Tong, Liu Xian, Hua Yan, Kong Shun and others showed their loyalty. It can be regarded as quite a good person, which is much better than Yuan Shang, who surrendered with whom.

But his ability doesn't stop there, no more... Then it has nothing to do with him. After determining Yuan Tan's idea, Cao Mengde finally decided to add a layer of insurance to himself.

"This time, Zihe and Wen Yuan have won a big victory in attacking Qingzhou, and Liu Xun, who surrendered to Yuan Shang and caused the counties of Qingzhou to defect, has been killed by Wen Yuan. Then Yuan Tan's wife, son, and daughter seem to have been captured by Wen Yuan? ”

"Exactly, his wife is also the Wen clan of this Hebei wealthy family..."

"It's okay, the old man still understands the truth that his wife and children can't be harmed." Cao Mengde directly raised his hand to interrupt Guo Jia's words, and then continued after a slight groan.

"I heard that this Yuan Tan has a daughter?"

"Exactly..."

"My son Cao Cheng is just at the age when he should get married, come on! Go and find Xin Bi immediately...."With Cao Mengde's order, the former Yuan Shao's subordinates who took advantage of the opportunity to surrender to Cao Mengde directly came to Cao Mengde's side.

Then with a little surprise, he took over Cao Mengde's order... Then he led the people in the direction of the plains.

This time, Na Xinbi wanted to find Yuan Tan as an envoy under Cao Mengde, and expressed Cao Mengde's goodwill to Yuan Tan.

"Gong Cao is willing to marry Tan as a good friend of Qin and Jin?" When Yuan Tan heard Xin Bi's words, the whole person was stunned in place, and he didn't speak for a long time, just like that Xin Bi.

At this time, Xin Bi, who was the messenger, was also helpless, he knew that he had to say something as a messenger, but he really didn't know what he should say after thinking about it for a long time.

Like what... He didn't know how to explain it. The task given to him by Cao Mengde is very simple, that is, let him come and propose marriage to Yuan Tan... It should be said that it is to inform Yuan Tan!

Now Cao Mengde doesn't need to ask Yuan Tan's opinion, he directly married Yuan Tan's daughter to his son Cao Quan, and then informed Yuan Tan that the two of them have formed a good in-law family of Qin and Jin.

This thing... He didn't know what to say about it. In addition to this kind of strange thing of notifying the other party to be the father-in-law, even the relationship between the two parties is very weird.

Who in the world doesn't know that Yuan Benchu and Cao Mengde are best friends who have known each other since they were teenagers, and the relationship between the two sides has been maintained for a long time.

Cao Mengde's rise back then was not without Yuan Benchu's help. It can be said that the two of them are peers.

But now Cao Mengde's words... Yuan Tan, the nephew, became Cao Mengde's in-laws, so in other words, when Cao Mengde came to Jiuquan in the future, he still had to call Lao Yuan uncle?

This thing.... Simbi also thinks it's very weird! But what's even more weird is that after hearing the news, Yuan Tan hesitated for a short time, but after hesitation, he immediately recognized the matter with a big wave of his hand.

even gave this matter with great fanfare, if it weren't for the fact that his Qingzhou had been lost now, I am afraid that the entire Qingzhou would have to be happy now.

And although Na Xinbi didn't understand what was going on, seeing that Na Yuan Tan agreed to this matter, he didn't want to say anything else.

took the marriage letter that Yuan Tan gave him and his daughter's birthday, etc., and then turned back to Cao Mengde's side.

After he left, Guo Tu, the strategist next to Yuan Tan, and Wang Xiu, who was not driving, also stood up at the same time, and then they both announced this matter... Completely different opinions!

"The general also asked to think twice, although Cao Mengde was invited to come, but he did not return Qingzhou to the general after capturing Qingzhou. On the contrary, he asked the imperial court to order the general to assassinate the history of Qingzhou, but he stationed his henchman Sima Lang in Qingzhou. Such an act has already shown that he wants to occupy Qingzhou and even the whole of Hebei in his hands, and the general can no longer have the slightest faith in it. Since ancient times, it has been said that brothers, left and right hands. For example, a man will fight and cut off his right hand, saying, 'I will prevail', if so, what can I do? Please also ask the general not to listen to the villain's slander, kill the traitor, and regain control of the brotherhood, so that there is a glimmer of life! "That Qingzhou don't drive Wang Xiu is worthy of being a rare wise man in Qingzhou, and what he said is indeed quite reasonable, but it is obvious that Yuan Tan can't listen to his reasoning now.

After Wang Xiu finished speaking, Yuan Tan directly looked at Guo Tu on the side.

"Sir, do you have any strategies to teach me?" When Wang Xiu heard this, his heart was a little sad at that moment, and even a little uncomfortable.

Of course, he is heart-to-heart to Yuan Tan, and his loyalty to Yuan Tan does not need anyone to guess, and desperately coming to the rescue has explained everything.

But....

"You still don't need me after all..."The moment Wang Xiu saw Yuan Tan looking at Guo Tu with those hopeful eyes, he understood everything.

He also saw everything clearly. Silently retracted his steps, and then closed his mouth, the person who is not needed does not need to say anything more, it will only increase the trouble.

On the contrary, at this time, Guo Tu had lost the opportunity to prove that he could help Yuan Tan unify Hebei and even the world.

But today's Guo Tu still hasn't given up on Yuan Tan, nor has he given up on continuing to give advice to him. This man, who once almost single-handedly destroyed the entire Yuan family's Hebei lineage, showed his skills here.

"Cao Mengde's move is nothing more than trying to stabilize the general, so as not to let the general and Yuan Shang merge together. But Cao Mengde was a little worried about this. It's not that the villain doesn't want the general and Yuan Shang to unite here, it's just that the figure has already said before that even the general can put down his face and continue to cooperate with Yuan Shang. So does Yuan Shang still have the same minimum trust in the general as before? Can the general rest assured that he will hand over his flank to Yuan Shang? As the saying goes, today is different from the past, today's general and Yuan Shang have already reached a situation of endless death, and now continuing to unite will only lead to a quick defeat. Can... Although we still have a place to stand, if we can make good use of today's things, we may not be able to continue to start over! It just depends on whether the general has the courage to do so...."