Han Dao world

Although Zhang Xi refused to help, he couldn't watch Chen Deng die in the camp.He came to the prison camp to visit Chen Deng, and said to Chen Deng, after the war, you will enter the Sikong Mansion as an official, and follow me into the court.

Chen Deng heard the strings and knew the elegance, so he readily agreed, looking forward to the day when he would be free.

Looking forward, looking forward to, the imperial edict came.

But it is not the edict to pardon Yuan Shao, but also to restore Liu Bei's clan.

Yuan Shao besieged the city, and the envoys could not enter the city directly, so they found Sikong Zhang Xi and asked Zhang Xi to come forward to accommodate him and let him enter the city.

When Zhang Xi heard the content of the edict, he frowned.

The imperial edict pardoning Yuan Shao did not come, and the war was not over, but Liu Bei's clan status was restored first, which would be putting the cart before the horse.You pardoned Yuan Shao, you first broke the siege of Pengcheng, wait for Liu Bei to report his military merits, and then reward him for his merits, wouldn't it be good?

Based on his many years of experience in politics, coupled with his understanding of the emperor, he realized that there was a lot to it.

The envoy who sent the imperial edict expressed that he was not clear. I was the one who sent the imperial edict. I don't know why the emperor did this.

Zhang Xi had no choice but to explain the situation to Yuan Shao, hoping that Yuan Shao would let the envoy pass through the camp and enter the city to pass the edict.

The more Yuan Shao thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, so he invited Fengji to discuss it.

The last time Fengji was sent to Shouchun as an envoy, he was imprisoned by Yuan Shu, and he used his name to defraud Yan Liang's trust, so that Lujiang fell and Yan Liang died in battle.Knowing that responsibility is unavoidable, Feng Ji almost ran away. After being persuaded by Zhang Xi to return to the Pengcheng camp, he has been shutting himself up and introspecting himself, not daring to cause trouble.

Seeing Yuan Shao's sudden recruitment, Feng Ji was overjoyed and realized that the opportunity had come.

Yuan Shao didn't discuss with Tian Feng and Jushou when he had something to do, but found him a person who had made a big mistake, which shows that Yuan Shao was extremely dissatisfied with the people of Jizhou, and even had a crisis of trust.

After getting a general understanding of the situation, Feng Ji immediately came to a conclusion.

The emperor was not in a hurry to issue an edict, it should be to give Cao Cao and Zong Cheng time to attack Suiyang.

Yuan Shao is about to withdraw to Jizhou, and Suiyang will definitely give up, but whether the Jizhou soldiers in Suiyang city can retreat safely is uncertain.

The reason why Cao Cao failed to storm Suiyang was because of insufficient troops.He came out with all his strength, and he could have taken Suiyang originally, but he had to divide his forces to block the attack because he was sent back to aid, and the strength to attack Suiyang was not enough.

Even so, Cao Cao did not withdraw his troops, but risked being attacked by the enemy, and refused to break through the siege.He made it clear that he wanted to wipe out all the Jizhou soldiers in Suiyang City, and he was not satisfied with recovering Suiyang.

As time goes by, Zong Cheng will bring Nanyang soldiers to reinforce, Cao Cao's chances of winning are getting bigger and bigger, and the possibility of the [-] Jizhou soldiers in the city retreating unscathed no longer exists.

If the delay is long enough and the situation develops further, Cao Cao may even launch a counterattack, take the initiative to attack, and cut off Yuan Shao's way back to Jizhou.Or come directly to Pengcheng and join forces with Liu Bei.

It is impossible for the judge to not understand this, but he has not retreated so long because it is his subordinate Shen Rong who is guarding Suiyang City.Among the [-] Jizhou soldiers, many of them are his trilogy.If these people are wiped out by Cao Cao, he will lose his vitality, and his position in the army will be affected in the future.

After hearing this, Yuan Shao woke up like a dream, and then flew into a rage.

For his own self-interest, the judge will not hesitate to drag everyone into a dangerous place.

Seeing this, Feng Ji poured another ladle of oil on it.

The emperor can give up Liu Bei and Pengcheng in exchange for time to mobilize people, money and food, but the trial match cannot give up the trial of honor, because the difference in knowledge is too far.If he didn't just focus on preserving his strength, let alone Cao Cao can be defeated, Liu Bei would not be able to defend until today.

Yuan Shao's mentality exploded completely.

He finally found the reason why he failed to conquer Pengcheng.

It's not that Liu Bei is good at fighting—everyone knows Liu Bei's strength, which is about the same as Yuan Shu's, and he can't even beat Cao Cao—but that the judges are unwilling to contribute.Shen Pei remembered that he had listened to Tian Feng's suggestion and took Tan County first, but he didn't listen to him and surrounded Pengcheng first, so he didn't work hard, which made Pengcheng fail.

It all makes sense.

Yuan Shao immediately summoned Tian Feng and Ju Shou, and suggested that the siege of Suiyang should be relieved first, and the dispatcher should be moved to Dingtao to protect the way out.

His reasons are good.

Now that the letter has been submitted, it is only a matter of time before Jizhou is withdrawn.In order to prevent the imperial court from delaying the plan and using negotiations as an excuse to transfer Hannei troops eastward and cut off the retreat route, it is necessary to let the trial and military personnel go north to Dingtao first.

Anyway, after fighting for so long, they failed to defeat Cao Cao, and it was useless to stay here to break the siege of Suiyang.

Tian Feng became anxious when he heard this, and directly accused Yuan Shao of acting recklessly.

Even if we want to withdraw, our lord should break the siege of Pengcheng first, send troops to the west, defeat Cao Cao, and meet the soldiers in the city to break through. How can we withdraw the judges first and abandon the soldiers in the city?

That's five thousand Jizhou athletes.

Yuan Shao was furious, and shouted sharply: "When the two armies are fighting, injuries are inevitable. How can a man only care about Jizhou when his ambition is in the world? Since the two armies fought, there have been more than [-] casualties. I haven't seen you waiting for pity. Why do you mention Jizhou athletes? Do you have a completely different attitude? Jizhou athletes are human, but soldiers from other states are not human?"

Tian Feng was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to argue, but he was grabbed by Ju Shou, half hugged and half dragged, and led him out of the big tent.

Yuan Shao immediately ordered the trial and distribution department to move to Dingtao, and those who violated the order would be handled according to military law.

Chapter 658 Some people are happy and some are sad

Standing outside the tent, Tian Feng was stunned when he heard Yuan Shao's roar.

After a while, he turned his head and looked at Ju Shou, whose face was flushed from exertion. "Gongyu, my lord, are you... crazy?"

Taking advantage of Tian Feng not struggling, Ju Shou dragged Tian Feng away from the big tent, and said in a begging tone: "Brother Yuan Hao, don't talk about it. The situation is like this, how can you force it? While there is still time, Hurry up and send a letter to Shen Zhengnan, let him accept the order, and don't engage in unnecessary disputes. As long as Shen Rong is willing to surrender, Cao Cao has no need to take his life."

"My lord... are you crazy?" Tian Feng muttered to himself.

Ju Shou was startled, and stretched out his hand in front of Tian Feng.Tian Feng remained motionless.Jushou was frightened, and hurriedly ordered someone to invite a doctor.

Whether Yuan Shao is crazy or not, he doesn't know, Tian Feng is obviously going crazy.

He understood Tian Feng's mood.

Tian Feng's plan seems risky, but it is one of Yuan Shao's few chances to win.

Once the news that the emperor is going to spend his land in Shandong is confirmed, the attitude of Shandong scholar-bureaucrats will inevitably change, and even half-hearted Xuzhou people will become firm.If he adjusted his strategy at this time, gave up some of his power, and integrated the forces of Yan Yu Qing and Xu Sizhou, Yuan Shao still had a chance to turn defeat into victory.

The delay in withdrawing is not only waiting for the imperial edict, but also waiting for an opportunity.

To retreat at the cost of abandoning Suiyang is not only to abandon the five thousand Jizhou soldiers in the city, but also to give up the turning point and Tian Feng's painstakingly planned plan.

How could Tian Feng not be in a hurry?

After a while, the doctor came and checked Tian Feng's pulse, saying that he was short of breath and needed to rest more.

Jushou was relieved, and asked Tian Feng to take the medicine, and went to inquire about the situation himself.

Yuan Shao's order has been issued and is irreversible.Ju Shou didn't have time to think about it, so he called a personal attendant and told him to rush to Suiyang to inform the judge, don't disobey the order, and further anger Yuan Shao.

Let Shen Rong surrender, and he should be able to save his life.

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The envoys entered the city and delivered the imperial edict to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei has been very anxious these days.

He was trapped in the city without any communication, and he didn't know what was going on outside.If Yuan Shao hadn't stopped attacking, perhaps he would have collapsed.Seeing the envoy, he knew that the reinforcements had arrived, and Yuan Shao had already submitted a letter to admit his minister. He was relieved, his legs softened, and he almost sat on the ground.

After receiving the edict, Liu Bei was ecstatic when he learned that the emperor had decided to fulfill his promise ahead of schedule and restore his clan.

Although Pengcheng was defended, Xuzhou was actually lost, and he did not complete the task assigned by the emperor.If the emperor does not restore his clan, he has nothing to say.It's just that I missed this opportunity, and I don't know when the next opportunity will come.

Not even in this lifetime.

Now that the emperor not only recognized his contribution, but also fulfilled his promise in advance, how could he not be happy.

Liu Bei came to the court, facing the west, knelt down on the ground, kowtowed three times, and said loudly: "Xuzhou Shepherd Bei, thank you for your majesty's grace. I am willing to go through fire and water for your majesty, and I will die."

Then, he got up again and kowtowed three times in the direction of Youzhou.

"The ancestors of the Liu family in Zhuojun, who were not filial to their descendants, have returned to their clan."

Before he finished speaking, he fell on the ground and cried bitterly.

The envoy was at a loss, even Jian Yong, Sun Qian and others didn't expect Liu Bei to be so excited, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

Until Kong Rong heard the news and came, seeing this scene, he stepped forward to help Liu Bei and handed over the handkerchief. "Xuande, a gentleman is not rude when he is happy or angry. No matter how happy you are, you can't mess up the etiquette. The envoy of the emperor is here, so let's complete the etiquette as soon as possible."

"Duke Kong taught you the lesson, and you taught him the lesson." Liu Bei felt ashamed, wiped the tears off his face, and invited the envoy to his seat again.

The envoy conveyed the meaning that the emperor had not stated in the imperial edict.

The overall situation has been decided, although Yuan Shao has not yet withdrawn his troops, but his letter to proclaim his minister has been sent to Chang'an.The imperial court was discussing related matters, and worried that Liu Bei would have doubts, so he restored his clan status first to show sincerity and boost morale.

After Yuan Shao withdrew his troops, the ministers had different opinions on where Liu Bei should go.But one thing is for sure, the imperial court believes in Liu Bei's loyalty, and even more in Liu Bei's ability, and hopes to give him room to develop further and allow him to realize greater ambitions, instead of stopping at restoring his clan status.

Now there are two plans, one is that Liu Bei will continue to serve as Xuzhou Mu, and choose an opportunity to try Dutian; the other is that Liu Bei will move to Liaodong to pacify Gongsun Du and his son.If it is possible in the future, it can be sealed in North Korea and become a Han Dynasty.

These two plans were proposed, but the emperor did not make a decision, and conveyed Liu Bei in a private message to ask his opinion.

Of course, if Liu Bei has other ideas, he can also write a letter.

All in all, the imperial court is willing to discuss with Liu Bei and achieve a result that both parties can agree on.

After listening to the envoy's words, Liu Bei's heart was surging.

Although he has not made a decision yet, he feels the sincerity of the court.

Kong Rong was also surprised.It is said that although the emperor is young, he is very powerful. In order to monopolize the power, he even drives the three princes far away.It seems that this is not the case now, he is still willing to listen to the minister's opinion.

Could it be that someone deliberately spread rumors and slandered the emperor?

There are too many such things, and Kong Rong has heard many of them, and the main suspect among them is Yuan Shao.Yuan Shao once claimed that the son of heaven was not of the blood of the first emperor, and wanted to make Liu Yu emperor, which aroused opposition from countless people, even Liu Yu himself refused to accept it, so he gave up.

It's nothing to slander the emperor and refuse to accept advice.

As soon as Kong Rong inquired, and heard that Sikong and Zhang Xi were in Yuan Shao's camp outside the city, he felt very dissatisfied.

Zhang Xi is a minister sent by the imperial court to appease Shandong, what's the matter with you going outside the city but not entering the city, hanging out in Yuan Shao's camp all day?Are you Yuan Shao's Sikong?

But think about it, Zhang Xi is from Runan, and Yuan Shao is in the same county, so it is normal for the two to collude.

The more Kong Rong thought about it, the more complicated it became, and he decided to go out of the city to meet Zhang Xi and scold him well.

In order to enhance his combat effectiveness, he brought Mi Heng with him.

Liu Bei didn't know about it.

He was excited when he restored his clan status, and talked about the future with Jian Yong, Sun Qian and others, discussing several plans proposed by the emperor.

Jian Yong and the others didn't want to fight anymore.

From the first year of Zhongping, they followed Liu Bei through life and death, and fell into desperation countless times.This time they finally made a great contribution, Liu Bei restored his family status, even if they couldn't become the highest ministers, it would not be a problem to get two thousand stones.

That being the case, why bother to fight again?

They want to live a peaceful life for a few days.

Zhang Fei has a different opinion.After playing for more than ten years, only this time defending Pengcheng was the most enjoyable, which made him realize how to be a general.He hadn't fought enough, and he strongly suggested that Liu Bei move to Liaodong and become king in North Korea in the future.

How can a man die on a bed grate when he is shrouded in horse leather, by the hands of his children?

Everyone was arguing, but Liu Bei listened with great interest, so he ordered people to serve wine and chat while drinking.

Excited, although he sent someone to invite Kong Rong, he didn't notice that Kong Rong didn't show up for a long time.

Chapter 659 A Rare Opportunity

Although Kong Rong is from Liu Bei's camp, he is even more famous. With the light of the descendants of saints, everyone knows that he became famous at a young age.

He also had close contacts with party members and rescued Zhang Jian.

He went out of the city to Yuan Shao's camp, yelling to see Zhang Xi.Not only did Zhang Xi immediately come out to meet him, but he was welcomed into the big tent in person, and there was an endless stream of soldiers and officials who came to see Kong Rong's demeanor, forming a circle around Zhang Xi's tent.

"Wenju, why do you..."

Looking at Kong Rong with his head held high, Zhang Xi felt inexplicably guilty.He waved his hand and ordered his attendants to cover the tent door so that no one could spy on him.

"I'll come and see you." Kong Rong turned around in the tent with his hands behind his back. "If you don't come again, I'm afraid I won't see you."

Zhang Xi couldn't help laughing. "Wen Ju, the new year is approaching, how can you say such unlucky words. Although I am not young anymore, I am in good health..."

"Although your body is good, your brain is bad." Kong Rong shouted angrily, "You were ordered to go to Kanto, why did you stay in Yuan Shao's camp? You have nothing to worry about, and you think the emperor dare not cut off your head, or you don't want to do this Sikong, are you ready to let Xian go?"

Zhang Xi's face changed slightly, and he immediately explained: "Wen Ju, you have misunderstood. Persuading Ben Chu to submit a letter to surrender is the most important task of my trip."

"Then did he submit a letter to admit his minister?"

"of course."

"How long has the plea form been sent out?"

"Uh..." Zhang Xi was a little embarrassed.It has been more than half a month since Yuan Shao sent out the plea form for professing his minister, and his task has been completed long ago. "I stay here to prevent him from repeating."

"The soldiers and civilians in the city don't know the news, and they look forward to the edict like rain, but you stay here for nearly a month without entering the city. If Pengcheng falls, what should you do?"

Kong Rong's eyes widened angrily, his voice was stern, and his fists were clenched tightly, wishing he could punch Zhang Xi in the face.

He was in the city, sharing weal and woe with Liu Bei.Although Liu Bei couldn't express his anger or emotion, he knew that Liu Bei was on the verge of collapse at any moment.If Zhang Xi could enter the city when he arrived in Pengcheng, even if he was only afraid of someone entering the city to inform him, the situation would not be so tense.

What is Zhang Xi thinking?Did he want Yuan Shao to take Pengcheng?