At the junction of Xuzhou and Yuzhou, the three Taishan brothers with more than 1,000 soldiers are at a loss and worried about where to go tomorrow. At this moment, a message that was not much different from the battle report received by Ugong Terulie was delivered to Taishan.www.biquge.info

"Is this news true?" Tarzan asked Sun Qian in astonishment. Sun Qian was one of only two advisors under Taishan's command, responsible for collecting information from various places. The other, named Jian Yong, because Jian Yong is slightly familiar with yin and yang mathematics, and can occasionally achieve good fortune and avoid evil, Taishan appointed him as a marching staff officer.

Sun Qian replied: "I have already checked it, it should be true." ”

Tarzan frowned, a wave of annoyance in his heart for no apparent reason. How could this Yuan Qi be so hard, the princes of the Twelve Roads, nearly 200,000 allied troops, could not kill him? If Yuan Qi died, although Taishan could not get any tangible benefits, he could at least let out a bad breath in his chest, who let Yuan Qi steal his limelight everywhere.

Of course, Taishan's thoughts were completely guessed by himself, Yuan Qi didn't have the intention of stealing the limelight from him at all, it was Taishan's jealousy that made his psychology a little distorted.

"This Yuan Ding, who killed a thousand knives, is so vicious! He bumped into him one day, and my old Zhang stabbed him to death with a spear, so as to avenge Yuan Qi's brother!" Zhang Wu widened his eyes and roared angrily.

Guan Wei was angry in his heart, and his red face was about to turn purple: "Fortunately, Yuanjun Hou Fu has a great life, if something really happens, the country will suddenly lose a giant pillar." ”

Guan and Zhang. You said it word by word, and Tarzan almost vomited when he was irritable. If someone else had said such a thing now, perhaps Tarzan would have drawn his sword and beheaded him immediately. When he was full of resentment, Sun Gan's words made the resentment in Taishan's heart disappear.

"My lord, I heard that it was a letter from Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian and Beihai Taishou Kong Rong to Yuanjun Hou Bao. Sun Qian said unintentionally.

Taishan immediately grasped the key information in this sentence: "How do you know?" Sun Qian said with some hesitation: "Actually, I'm not sure. I heard that at that time on the battlefield, there was a person who reported to Yuan Junhou, this person, I know. It is Meng Kui, the deputy general under the Tao Envoy Jun's account, but there are many people in the world who have the same name and surname, so I can't say for sure. ”

Taishan lowered his head and thought in his heart: "Among the princes' coalition, only Tao Yuanjun, Kong Beihai and a certain did not participate in the encirclement and suppression of Yuanqi, and a certain did not tell them about it, and even the second and third brothers did not tell them. Then the person who leaked the news. There are only Tao Qian and Kong Rong. ”

Thinking of this, Taishan suddenly felt that there was a great opportunity in front of him, got up and walked away for more than ten steps, and beckoned Jian Yong. Taishan whispered to him: "Xianhe, you arrange for a few veterans of Zhuo County to go to Jizhou to spread the news, and say that they will be sent to the person who reported the news to Yuan Qi." It is Xuzhou Mu Taoqian. Remember, don't let them reveal their identity, just spread it secretly. Other than that. This matter must not be known to the second and third brothers. ”

Jian Yong asked in a surprised low voice: "Lord, what do you mean by this?" Taishan smiled mysteriously and said softly: "Xuzhou, but it is a good place, you said that if we can take Xuzhou as the foundation, why worry about the great cause?" Jian Yong reached out and touched the back of his head, and asked inexplicably: "But what does this have to do with going to Jizhou to spread the news?"

Taishan turned his head, looked at Jian Yong, and said in a low voice: "Xianhe, you are a person of learning. You don't have to learn this way of power. "As a generation of heroes, Taishan naturally has its own unique perspective on problems. Jian Yong couldn't see it, but Taishan could see it very clearly. In order to block the mouth of everyone in the world, or in order to be able to have enough power to protect himself in a condemnation, Yuan Ding will definitely take Jizhou as a foundation, and then use Tao Qian's message to Yuan Qi as an excuse to send troops to attack Tao Qian, so as to hold Xuzhou in his hands. After Jizhou and Xuzhou are in hand, Qingzhou has become a situation of being trapped, and it is within reach. When Yuan Ding sat on the land of Sanzhou, who in the world would dare to talk about today's affairs?

Therefore, Taishan asked Jian Yong to send people to Jizhou to spread the news, so that Yuan Ding knew that the person who reported to Yuan Qi was Tao Qian. Taishan planned a grand plan for Yuan Ding, and Yuan Ding couldn't help but be unmoved, when Yuan Ding took Jizhou, he would definitely attack Xuzhou according to Taishan's vision at the moment. What Taishan has to do now is to rush to Xuzhou before Yuan Ding raises troops, rely on his own benevolence and righteousness, take the first step to gain Tao Qian's trust, and then sit back and wait for Yuan Ding to lead the army to come, and he is taking the opportunity to profit from it and holding Xuzhou's military power in his own hands.

Thinking that in the future, he will own the whole of Xuzhou, and the bright prospect of tens of thousands of people with armor and string control under his command, Taishan's face couldn't help but show a smug smile. At that time, he will be able to justifiably proclaim himself Xuzhou Mu, and he will be a hero of the world.

The capital, in the Deyang Palace. The ground in the main hall was scattered with fragments of various precious jade.

Bang-The sound of collision sounded, and another precious jade was thrown to the ground by Yuan Xie, and it fell to pieces. "Dog thief, this is the so-called Fourth World and Three Dukes? This is the so-called Fierce Loyalty?" Yuan Xie gasped and roared angrily at the civil and military officials.

Even Unomiya Terulie and Taishan got the news, and Yuan Xie had no reason not to know. After Yuan Qi's rectification of the capital, Yuan Xie directly controlled more than 10,000 sergeants in his hands, and his confidence in speaking became much stronger.

Wang Nuo, who secretly colluded with Yuan Ding, was already in a cold sweat on his back at this moment, and he was wet with his court clothes. He never expected that Yuan Ding and the other princes of the Twelve Roads would not be able to win a single yuan when they joined forces! Fortunately, the end of the matter was not bad, otherwise, once the news of his internal response spread. I'm afraid that Yuan Xie, who is in anger, will not hesitate to cut off his white head. Secretly made a color to the henchmen, Wang Nuo motioned for them to go out and persuade Yuan Xie to calm down his anger.

At that moment, the two ministers stood up and told Yuan Xie that Yuan Ding and others were from famous families and were the cornerstone of the imperial court, and they occasionally did wrong things, but they were not guilty to death, and asked Yuan Xie to spare Yuan Ding and others. Their words made the anger in Yuan Xie's heart burn even more intensely. As the Son of Heaven, does he even have the power to punish a person? However, Yuan Xie is not stupid, although he is angry in his heart, angry that Yuan Ding and others are so bold that they dare to ambush Yuan Qi halfway, but Yuan Xie also understands that although he has regained control of the government with the help of Yuan Qi. He even personally mastered an army of 10,000 people, but these could not completely change the weak side of his own emperor.

For a long time, the majesty of the royal family has almost been lost, if it weren't for Yuan Qi's timely appearance, I am afraid that Yuan Xie, the son of heaven, would have been the king of the dead country long ago. In getting along with Yuanqi. Yuan Xie's thinking and character have been imperceptibly changed, and the way and angle of looking at problems have become more mature. Yuan Xie knew that freezing three feet was not a day's cold, and this kind of disadvantage was not so easy to eliminate, and he could not and did not have the ability to easily decide the life and death of some people. It will not be easy to take back the military power from the hands of those princes who have been divided for a long time.

However, Yuan Xie regarded Yuan Qi as his own brother, and Yuan Qi repeatedly saved Yuan Xie in danger, if he couldn't protect Yuan Qi's interests on this matter, Yuan Xie's heart was really difficult to settle. When he was in a dilemma, Yuan Xie looked at Yuan Ying for help. Because of the relationship between Yuan Qi, Yuan Xie also has great trust in Yuan Ying, and when he encounters difficult things, he always has to ask Yuan Ying.

Yuan Ying understood Yuan Xie's thoughts, so he went out and played: "Start playing the saint." Yuan Ding and others openly raised troops to besiege the champion Hou who was personally proclaimed by the imperial court, and should have been executed by Ling Chi. However, Yuan Ding and others were first-time offenders, and they had previously made efforts to ask Dong and save the driver, so they could be exempted from the death penalty. But the death penalty can be forgiven, but the living sin is unforgivable, and the Holy One may punish them with a year's worth of money as an example. ”

Zhong Xuan came out and added: "Shengshang, Yuan Ding and others are bold and reckless, angering Tianwei, they should be stripped of their titles and demoted to one level to show the majesty of the saints." ”

Listening to Yuan Ying and Zhong Xuan's words, Wang Nuo finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Yuan Xie and Yuan Ying are willing to let go, this matter will be easy to do. Anything that punishes or cuts off a knighthood is not a matter. Even after the war, the imperial court has long been unable to pay its money, and if it weren't for Yuan Qi, Wang Kuang, and other princes who still paid taxes to the court on time, Yuan Xie, the son of heaven, probably wouldn't even be able to eat meat. As for the demotion of officials, it was only a nominal punishment, could it be that after Yuan Ding was demoted by one rank, he would not be able to control the soldiers and horses in his hands?

To put it bluntly, Yuan Ying and Zhong Xuan's words seem to be very harsh, but they are all looking for steps for Yuan Xie, in order to preserve the majesty of Yuan Xie's Son of Heaven in terms of face, Yuan Ding and the others have no actual loss at all. In front of the huge family of scholars, Yuan Ying, Zhong Xuan and other ministers who were willing to Han had to make compromises in order to maintain the dignity of Yuan Xie.

Yuan Xie let out a long sigh in his heart, and a deep helplessness swept through his heart. This is the sadness of the power in the hands of the family, which is greater than the power of the Son of Heaven. The son of heaven of Yuan Xie is almost going to be set aside. Taking a deep breath, Yuan Xie made the final decision: "Pass the decree and demote Yuan Ding and others to a higher level and fine them for one year." They were ordered to return to the county immediately, without mistake. The heirs of the dead princes such as Shi Yuandai, the former assassin of Yuzhou, were sent to the frontier, and they were not allowed to return if they were not recruited.