Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

This time, Yuan Shao's Wu Zhongchen, except for Gao Gan and Guo Tu, were basically present.

Among them, the senior cadres were in Bingzhou, while Guo Tu was temporarily expelled from Yecheng by Yuan Shao because of something wrong.

Apart from these subordinates, there is another slightly special presence present, that is Cao Cao who returned from Yuzhou's defeat.

Yuan Shao summoned so many people today, although there was a lot of noise, the discussion was still on the previous topic, what should Qingzhou do, whether to stick to it or give up.

It's just that the result of the discussion was similar to the previous days. Everyone had different opinions, which made Yuan Shao in a dilemma and unable to make a decision.

Xin Ping, Xu You, and Guo Tu, who left Yecheng for the time being, all believed that they should stick to Qingzhou at all costs.

Their reason is very clear. Most of Qingzhou is located on the south bank of the Yellow River. Although it is necessary to send more troops to defend Qingzhou, the position is backed by Jizhou. As long as Yuan Shao spends seven points of strength, he can defend Qingzhou. After two or three years of operation in Qingzhou, it will be very difficult to regain Qingzhou. Even if Yuan Shao exhausts all of Hebei's strength, he is still not absolutely sure.

In order to persuade Yuan Shao earlier, Guo Tu even did not hesitate to offend Yuan Shao, bluntly saying that Li Yi's soldiers and horses have strict military orders.

Yuan Shao was naturally very angry when he heard this, and almost scolded others, but Guo Tu burst into tears, with a look of remonstrance, and immediately got more favor from Yuan Shao.

However, Shenpei and Fengji are opposed. They think that if they send troops to Qingzhou now, they will jump into the quagmire. If Li Yi cannot be defeated in the first battle and the war in Qingzhou will fall into a stalemate, Gongsun Zan and Heishan Yellow Turban will inevitably change. At that time, Yuan Shao will Facing enemies from both sides, Jizhou's great foundation may be destroyed in one fell swoop.

When Yuan Shao heard this, he felt that the result was dangerous and he couldn't bear it, but Xin Ping immediately refuted it, saying that although Li Yi looked very prestigious this time when he went north, he won Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou one after another. It's a harvest, but it's also a huge burden before Li Yi can really digest it.

Therefore, Xin Ping swears that if Yuan Shao and Li Yi fight in Qingzhou, it may be difficult at the beginning, and they may even be attacked by enemies, but if they persist for three months, Li Yi must not be able to hold on first, which can greatly defeat Li Yi's spirit.

Li Yi has never encountered any defeat since he became an official, and his journey has been smooth. If Yuan Shao can defeat Li Yi in Qingzhou this time, it will be of great significance. It is not impossible to even directly shake Li Yi's foundation and cause internal turmoil in Li Yi.

After Li Yi's defeat, under Yuan Shao's great victory, Gongsun Zan and Heishan Huangjin were nothing to worry about. It was the best time to unify Hebei, and then Yuan Shao could use Qingzhou as a pedal to occupy the Central Plains.

Yuan Shao was greatly moved by these words, but immediately the judge and Fengji objected again, thinking that Xin Ping and Xu You were risking Yuan Shao's foundation, which was irresponsible. Years of business will be ruined.

Then Xu You began to scold, saying that those two people were short-sighted, Shen Pei and Feng Ji were not to be outdone, and directly scolded back, if Yuan Shao was not there, these two people would definitely fight.

So Yuan Shao had a headache, and chose to consult Tian Feng and Jushou, who have both ability and political integrity. As a national thief, he seized righteousness, and then called on talented and insightful people to punish him.

Yuan Shao is not very interested in this idea. Now is not the time for Dong Zhuo. There are very few people in the Central Plains who can pull up an army. Moreover, although Yuan Shao wants to kill Li Yi, he does not want Li Yi to turn against the court. He is afraid that Li Yi will directly call God, it would put him in a passive position.

Therefore, the two suggested that Yuan Shao temporarily shake hands with Gongsun Zan to make peace, using the excuse that Li Yi was powerful and they had to join forces to protect themselves, and then jointly sent troops to deal with Li Yi.

However, this time, without waiting for Yuan Shao to express his position, Qu Yi, the number one general, expressed his opposition first.

Qu Yi said that Gongsun Zan was already at the end of his strength and could be destroyed with a snap of his fingers. If he made peace at this time, wouldn't he be ridiculed by the world?

Tian Feng wanted to take advantage of Qu Yixiao, but Qu Yi snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, and turned around and left the meeting hall directly on the grounds of physical discomfort. Then everyone was silent and looked at Yuan Shao together.

Yuan Shao's face turned blue and black, how could he not see that Qu Yi seemed to be arguing with Tian Feng, but in fact he was expressing his dissatisfaction with him.

The battles in Youzhou, tough battles, and victories were basically all fought by Qu Yi, and Qu Yi's credit is well-deserved.

This made Yuan Shao very happy, but also a headache.

Because Yuan Shao had promised that Qu Yi would build Youzhou for him, and he would entrust Youzhou to Qu Yi in the future.

That was when Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were evenly matched, and Yuan Shao needed such a huge profit to make Qu Yi work for him, but as Yuan Shao's advantage gradually expanded, he could handle Gongsun Zan by himself, so Yuan Shao didn't want to accept the previous promise.

If Qu Yi knew something was going on, he should have taken the initiative to reject this promise that made Yuan Shao embarrassed, but the fact is just the opposite.

Qu Yi said in private more than once that he brought down Youzhou, and he will also own Youzhou in the future, which made Yuan Shao very unhappy, but because of his previous promise, he couldn't say anything wrong with Qu Yi, so he could only sulk .

Until some time ago, when Li Yi went north, Yuan Shao had an idea and decided to use Li Yi's hand to solve the problem Qu Yi gave him.

Yuan Shao took two moves. First, he decided to use his position as the governor of Youzhou as a bait to let Cao Cao resist Li Yi with all his strength, and use this to test Qu Yi's attitude.

Qu Yi was very angry about this, but he didn't expressly object, because Qu Yi felt that after Cao Cao's mere eunuch, he would definitely not be Li Yi's opponent. He dared to let Cao Cao see what a real elite soldier is.

However, Yuan Shao thought that Qu Yi was intimidated, so he took a second move, suggesting that Qu Yi take his troops to Qingzhou and appoint Qu Yi as the governor of Qingzhou to guard against Li Yi.

Yuan Shao thought very well, as long as Qu Yi agrees, then the remaining battles in Youzhou will have little to do with Qu Yi, and Qu Yi himself is a strong fighter, and Li Yi is not easy to mess with. Qingzhou kills both sides, Yuan Shao can reap the benefits of the fisherman, and withdraw Qu Yi's governor of Qingzhou by the way, anyway, Qu Yi's strength at that time will inevitably be greatly damaged, Yuan Shao is not afraid of any disturbances that Qu Yi will cause.

This time, Yuan Shao met Qu Yi's bottom line.

Qu Yi is a fierce general, but he is not a completely brainless reckless man. Although he is not afraid of Li Yi, he also knows that Li Yi has many generals and is difficult to deal with. In this case, he will not give up Youzhou, which he is about to acquire, unless his brain is flooded. , and turned to fight Li Yi desperately.

Qu Yi resolutely rejected Yuan Shao's proposal to send troops to Qingzhou, and Yuan Shao had no choice but to send troops to Qingzhou by Yuan Tan and Yan Liang.

After that, Qu Yi fully understood that Yuan Shao would definitely not give Youzhou to him, so the relationship between the two quickly deteriorated, and today's lack of face was just one of countless times.

After all, Yuan Shao is a superior person. Although he wished to strangle Qu Yi to death, he knew that he could not do that now, especially when there were strong enemies outside. Looking at Cao Cao, who had been silent on his left, as if he had no sense of presence at all, he asked, "What does Meng De think about this?"

After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he saw that Cao Cao just lowered his head slightly, as if he was in a daze. Yuan Shao secretly sighed in his heart, gently pushed Cao Cao's arm, and called out again: "Meng De? Meng De?"

This time, Cao Cao finally had a reaction. His body trembled, and he quickly looked at Yuan Shao and asked, "What's your order, my lord?"

Yuan Shao pursed his lips, seeing Cao Cao's appearance, he was not only angry, but also regretful.

As good friends, although their careers are getting bigger and bigger, the two have different opinions on many things. Even after Cao Cao won Yanzhou, Yuan Shao began to be wary of Cao Cao. The idea of ​​deliberately consuming Cao Cao's strength is part of it.

Later, after hearing the news of Cao Cao's disastrous defeat, Yuan Shao was first furious, turned the table directly, and even said that he wanted to kill Cao Cao. However, when he learned the specific battle report and saw the miserable Cao Cao appearing in front of him , Yuan Shao's heart softened at once, he felt that he was sorry for his friend, Cao Cao was like this, and he still plotted against him, it was really unmeaning.

Therefore, Yuan Shao decided to treat Cao Cao kindly. At first, Yuan Shao's officials were quite critical, but after hearing that Cao Cao's last army was also wiped out on the way to Yuan Tan, most of them lost their voices, because Cao Cao was too Crap.

Among all the people, only Guo Tu stood up and questioned Cao Cao in public, saying how wrong Cao Cao was, and how he was sorry for Yuan Shao's trust.

That time Yuan Shao really felt sorry for his old friend, he yelled at Guo Tu and threw him out of Ye City.

But within two days, Yuan Shao gave Guo Tu a errand, asking him to inspect the fields outside the city, and everything went back to normal after the tour.

Because Guo Tu's attack on Cao Cao was what Yuan Shao wanted to say but failed to say. It was a way of venting his anger for Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao scolded Guo Tu because of his friendship, but it really made him feel caring. Or Guo Tu.

Chapter 703 Where is Meng De's knife now?

He secretly sighed for his old friend, and then Yuan Shao talked about the problem again. His attitude was always gentle and patient. He didn't mean to treat Cao Cao as a subordinate just because Cao Cao called him lord, at least on the surface. Is such that.

After Cao Cao understood the problem, he clenched his fists hard, and the veins on the back of his hand were bulging. Seeing this, Yuan Shao patted the back of Cao Cao's hand lightly. Then Cao Cao seemed to be discouraged, and his body collapsed, becoming Some rickets.

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Slowly exhaling turbid air, Cao Cao said: "Cao thinks that although Li Yi's character is shameless, he is indeed talented, and he is the enemy of the emperor. If Gongsun Zan and Li Yi choose one of the two, he will be punished first. Kill Li Yi."

Hearing what Cao Cao said, Xin Ping and Xu You immediately cast kind eyes on Cao Cao, while Shen Pei and Feng Ji frowned slightly, obviously dissatisfied with Cao Cao.

Although the advisers under Yuan Shao's account now have their own camps and self-interests, they are far from fighting as hard as they used to be in history, let alone the situation of leaving foreign enemies alone and fighting against their own family members like in the end.

After all, people often have the energy to fight to death after they are full and warm. Now Yuan Shao has Li Yi in front, Gongsun Zan in the back, and Heishan Yellow Turban jumping around from time to time. It can be said that there are many crises. Therefore, the people under Yuan Shao Although each has its own camp, the whole is still harmonious. Even if there are some disputes from time to time, they are basically discussing the matter as it stands, and there is no intention to push the other party into the fire pit on purpose.

However, Cao Cao was an exception. To Shenpei Fengji and the others, Cao Cao was still an outsider. It was understandable for Xu You and the others to suggest sticking to Qingzhou, but when this came from Cao Cao's mouth, they felt that Cao Cao wanted to avenge Li Yi.

The examiner shook his head and said: "Meng De's words are tantamount to asking the lord to give Li Yi a go. Forgive me, Li Yi is indeed powerful, but it is far from that point, and no matter whether this battle is won or lost , the lord will inevitably hurt his vitality, how to deal with Gongsun Zan in the future? This method is definitely not advisable!"

After all, the judge looked at Cao Cao, and waited for Cao Cao's rebuttal, and Yuan Shao did the same. However, Cao Cao kept his head down and did not make a sound, and had no intention of arguing with the judge.