Three Kingdoms: Stealing the Tiger Talisman and forcing Yuan Shao to become a monk

Chapter 98 Please Reconcile and Beg for Reconciliation (Please Subscribe)
At the head of Xuchang City, Cao Cao stands on a railing.

Looking at the thousands of corpses on the ground, he frowned and his face was very ugly.

After a long silence, he murmured to himself: "The Yuan family's attack looks like a ghost, it's really unpredictable."

"My lord..." Guo Jia bowed slightly, and said, "In my humble opinion, the surprise attack on Xu Chang may not have come from Yuan Shao."

Cao Cao was startled, and asked in surprise, "Where did Feng Xiao say that?"

Guo Jia sighed, and said in a low voice: "Yuan Shao is always scheming, even if he knew that Xuchang was empty, he never dared to act rashly. However, those who use schemes are bold and careful, and after they captured Xuchang, they were able to retreat completely. It is not Yuan Shao. Comparable to older generations."

"In your opinion, what should we do?"

"After my lord withdraws his troops, Yanzhou will inevitably fall into the hands of Yuan Shao. As a result, the Yuan family has the land of Ji, Qing, Bing, You, and Yanzhou. Since our army's food and grass are lost, it will be difficult to compete with the Yuan family. For now The only way to regain Yanzhou is to rest and recuperate in order to prevent the Yuan family from civil strife."

Cao Cao squeezed out a wry smile, and said helplessly: "If I had known this, I would not have sent troops to cross the border. To be honest, I have already sent Jia Wenhe to see Yuan Shao."

"What do you want?"

"Please make peace...or beg for peace."

"My lord," Guo Jia pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "I have a plan to make Yuan Shao exhausted and unable to covet Xu Chang."

Cao Cao couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly asked, "What's the best way to honor filial piety?"

Guo Jia smiled and did not answer, pointing first to the northeast and then to the northwest, with a hint of a smile in his eyes.

"Northeast and...northwest," Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he asked, "You mean Xianbei and Xiliang?"

Guo Jia nodded and said with a smile, "That's right, Xianbei and Xiliang are capricious, as long as they promise a lot of profit, they will attack Yuan Shao and buy us more time."

Cao Cao was overjoyed, and said repeatedly: "The words of filial piety are very reasonable. In your opinion, who should be sent to Xianbei and Xiliang?"

Guo Jia smiled slightly, and said lightly: "I would like to send an envoy to Xianbei to persuade Xianbei to attack Youzhou with a three-inch tongue. As for Xiliang...my lord can order Cheng Yu to meet Ma Teng and persuade him to attack Hanoi."

Cao Cao was moved, took Guo Jia's hand, and said seriously: "Fengxiao, I leave this matter to you."

"Don't worry, my lord, I will never disgrace my life."

Guo Jia smiled unabated and bowed.

……

In Yanzhou City, Yuan Shao was sitting in the hall of the office.He turned his eyes and looked at the civil servants and generals in turn, with an extremely solemn expression.

After a while, he said, "Gentlemen, there are too many nobles in Yanzhou, and they don't obey the rules. If things go on like this, I'm afraid something is wrong."

"My lord's words are very true," the judge took a half step forward, and said respectfully, "The gentry in the city are huddled together, and they neither obey Cao Cao nor us. It's really tricky."

"Zhengnan, how do you think I should deal with them?"

"If you want to deal with the gentry in the city, the lord must be patient and get rid of them step by step."

Hearing this, Yuan Shao's eyes lit up, and he urged: "I would like to hear the details."

The judge looked at Yuan Shao, and said loudly: "The Yuan family is the head of the noble clan in the world. As long as the lord orders to call the clan leaders into the mansion to meet them, and then comfort them with kind words, the noble clan in the city will definitely be conquered."

"What if they don't want to come?"

"It doesn't matter, the lord can let the wind go, whoever comes to the banquet, the lord will appoint whoever is Yanzhou pastor."

After hearing this, Yuan Shao couldn't help but slapped the table and said: "This plan is great, I will send someone to inform the patriarchs of the noble clans in the city and ask them to come to the banquet."

In terms of official position, Yuan Shao is only a Jizhou shepherd, and there is no way to appoint a Yanzhou shepherd of the same level.

But it is different now. Since Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty fled to Yanzhou, more and more people came to get close to Yuan Shao and beg for an official position, which made him miserable.

If he had known it would be such trouble, he would not have attacked Xuchang.

Before he could finish his thoughts, he saw a guard walking in, bowing and saying: "My lord, there is a man named Jia Xu outside who wants to see you."

Yuan Shao was taken aback, and asked with a puzzled face, "Jia Xu?"

"My lord," he said respectfully when he came out at the right time: "As far as I know, Jia Xu is Cao Cao's man."

"I see……"

Yuan Shao frowned, and subconsciously asked: "You mean, Cao Cao sent someone to make peace?"

Feng Ji shook his head, and said in a low voice: "I haven't seen Jia Xu, so I dare not say anything about it. However, Jia Wenhe is eloquent, and he must have a very strong purpose in coming to see the lord at this moment."

Yuan Shao rubbed his temples, waved his hands and said, "Forget it, let him in."

"Subordinates obey!"

The guard agreed, turned and walked out.

Not long after, a middle-aged man in his thirties came in from the outside.He came to the center of the hall, his eyes fell on Yuan Shao, and he said with a smile: "I have heard about General Yuan's name for a long time, and it is like a thunderbolt, and I am very lucky to see you today."

Thousands of wears, no flattery.

Yuan Shao smiled slightly, and said calmly, "Your envoy is being polite."

Jia Xu's eyes flickered, and he said tentatively: "The villain came to Yanzhou to meet General Yuan at the order of Prime Minister Cao, and I only asked General Yuan to stop fighting temporarily for the sake of the people's suffering. When the spring of the next year comes, we will come to Yanzhou to meet General Yuan. How about raising the battle?"

Yuan Shao smiled and asked casually: "That is to say, Cao Cao wants to beg for peace?"

There is a difference between please and begging, but the meanings are completely different.

If it is a peace begging, the weaker party must send away his children in exchange for the trust of the stronger party, but there is no need to do this when asking for peace.

Jia Xu reacted very quickly and said quickly: "Return to General Yuan, I am here to ask for peace. After all, a truce will be beneficial to both sides."

Yuan Shao's complexion was gloomy, and he sneered, "I have millions of troops, if a single blow with all my strength is enough to break mountains and rivers, and reverse the flow of rivers, why should we call for a truce?"

"When the general sends out troops, he must always pay attention to the righteousness and integrity," Jia Xu was not discouraged, and continued to persuade: "As the Han Prime Minister, Cao Gong tried his best to support the Han family. There is nothing wrong with it. Why did the general send troops to crusade?"

"This..." Yuan Shao's eloquence was not as good as Jia Xu's, and he was dumbfounded when asked.

At this moment, the examiner smiled coldly, and said loudly: "Wen He's words are not worth laughing at."

Without waiting for Jia Xu to refute, he continued: "Hao Jiaowenhe learned that the emperor has appointed my lord as the Great General to Protect the Country, that is, the Great General to Protect the Country. He should clear up the world and wipe out the Han thieves!"

Jia Xu watched the judge, and asked neither humble nor overbearing: "Dare to ask Zhengnan, who is the traitor?"

The corner of the judge's mouth raised, and he said unceremoniously: "After the emperor escaped from Xuchang, he trekked for more than a thousand miles just to see my lord. The emperor said that Cao Cao was a Han traitor under the name of a Han minister. He ordered my lord Send troops as soon as possible to avenge Empress Dong and other Zhongliang!"

After hearing these words, Jia Xu applauded secretly, and asked casually: "So, General Yuan is determined to continue fighting?"

(End of this chapter)