Han Dao world

Chapter 838
The lesser of two evils.

Between the annihilation of the entire army and the infamy of Yuan Shao alone, Shi Sunrui chose to let Yuan Shao bear all the responsibilities.

As the chief culprit, Yuan Shao could hardly absolve himself of the blame.

Everyone knows this.

Taking advantage of the emperor's good mood, Shi Sunrui tactfully asked Yuan Tan to fight with him. The reason was that Yuan Tan had led his troops in Jizhou and was familiar with the terrain.

Liu Xie readily agreed, and at the same time expressed his regret for Yuan Tan.

Originally thought that he could be selected as a casual rider, but unfortunately he was not selected.

Sun Rui was very helpless.This face was slapped and cracked.

After talking for a while, Shi Sun Rui left.

Liu Xie sat alone in the tent, sizing up the apology on the case, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Compared to chopping off Yuan Shao's head and hanging it in Beique for public display, this apology is more lethal.

Killing is very simple, let the opponent kneel on the ground and sing conquest, that is the sense of accomplishment.

"Cai Lingshi, please come." Liu Xie said.

Shangshu got up, and after a while, Cai Yan hurried over.She was dressed in casual clothes, her fingers and cuffs were stained with ink, but she was in high spirits.

"Your Majesty summoned his ministers, what orders do you have?"

Liu Xie handed the letter of guilt to Cai Yan and motioned her to take a look.

Cai Yan took it, glanced at the beginning, and was taken aback.She looked up at Liu Xie, wanted to say something, swallowed it, and buried herself in the reading.

Liu Xie sat quietly, thinking that Yuan Shao's matter was almost finished.

I heard that Yuan Shao was seriously ill, and he probably wouldn't last for a few days.Once this plea is published, Yuan Shao may hang up immediately.That being the case, he cannot be allowed to die in Luoyang.

He just wanted to beat the fox, and he didn't want to make a fuss.

Cai Yan finished reading the letter of guilt, put it lightly on the case, and clasped his hands together, a little cautiously.

Liu Xie turned to look at her with puzzled eyes.

Cai Yan was silent for a moment, then sighed. "What is His Majesty's order?"

"If you're writing a biography for Yuan Shao, what else do you need to add?" Liu Xie picked up the apology book and glanced at it again. "Do you think it's better to pass it alone or together? If it's a joint pass, with whom should you pass it together?"

Cai Yan smiled wryly. "Let's pass it on alone. Although there are many princes in one side, he is the only one who has such a great influence and is so bad."

Liu Xie smiled.

He understood what Cai Yan meant.It is enough to have Yuan Shao alone as an example, don't get involved too much.People are shameless, Yuan Shao has already lost his reputation, and no one wants to get involved with him.

"No way? In any case, Yuan Shao was once a leader who was well-received by everyone, but now there is no one to join him?" Liu Xie shook his head and said regretfully: "I don't believe it."

Cai Yan felt a little pain in the head.

Your Majesty is not enjoying himself, how should I persuade him?

Fortunately, Liu Xie did not embarrass Cai Yan.He ordered Cai Yan to quickly prepare a draft of Yuan Shao's biography, and then ordered someone to copy several copies of this apology.

One copy was sent to Youzhou and handed over to Yuan Shu.

A copy was sent to Suiyang and handed over to Yuan Quan, who ordered her to engrave and print a special issue to announce it to the world.

In the end, he sent someone to copy another copy and gave it to Liu Biao for appreciation.

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Liu Biao was recuperating from illness, so he was surprised to learn that the emperor sent someone to see him.

After receiving the food and medicine from the emperor, Liu Biao saw the copy of the confession, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and sat up from the hospital bed.

"This is..." Liu Biao's hands trembled, and the bamboo paper rattled in his hands.

The envoy explained the situation with a smile, then bowed and withdrew.

Liu Qi sent the envoy out, and when he came back, he found that Liu Biao had already landed on the ground, and was walking back and forth in the house with difficulty with his legs crossed.Liu Qi was taken aback, and quickly stepped forward to support him.

"Ah Weng, your leg injury is still not healed, how can you get out of bed?"

"Can I still lie down?" Liu Biao was a little annoyed, and slapped Liu Qi's face on the confession book he had just read halfway through. "Prepare the car, I'm going to see Shi Sun Rui."

Liu Qi didn't dare to be negligent, and he didn't care to read the booklet, so he hurriedly sent someone to prepare the car.

Although Liu Biao was bedridden, he was not idle. He kept sending people to watch out for Sun Rui and Yuan Shao.Sun Rui went to visit Yuan Shao, he was very clear about it.Judging from the time, this plea is most likely related to Shi Sun Rui.

In the car, Liu Biao finished reading the apology, feeling very complicated.

On the one hand, he knew that Yuan Shao's reputation would be ruined once the pleadings were made, and he would have no chance to stand up.

Yuan Shao persisted for so long, he was only willing to concede a minister, he refused to plead guilty, and in the end he still couldn't escape.Under the emperor's soft and hard actions, he finally pleaded guilty.

Yuan Shao, who was once famous all over the world, has fallen to such a point, even Liu Biao, who has always been dissatisfied with him, can't help but feel sad.

On the other hand, he was uneasy about himself.

What does it mean that the emperor sent this apology to himself?
Do you want me to plead guilty like Yuan Shao?

Although he was not as arrogant as Yuan Shao, and he publicly claimed authority, but he was sacrificed in the suburbs of Jingzhou, and there was no essential difference from Yuan Shao in terms of etiquette.

They are all traitors.

And judging from the situation, the emperor's attitude towards him is exactly the same as towards Yuan Shao.

It made him very nervous.

The Son of Heaven sent me this plea, does it imply that I will also plead guilty, or does he want me to condemn Yuan Shao together?
When Liu Biao rushed to Shisun Rui's camp, Shisun Rui was training soldiers.

After two days of rest, he resumed training.In the big camp, the drums were rumbling, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.Even standing outside the camp, you can feel the high morale of the soldiers in the formation.

Sitting on the carriage, Liu Biao watched the soldiers in the camp practice through the fence, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

"It would be very difficult for Kuai Yidu to win the championship."

Liu Qi stood outside the car and added lightly. "Although Shisun Junrong's subordinates are skilled, I am afraid that they are still a little far from the emperor's requirements for the Northern Army. As for the leader, they are not what they could have expected."

Liu Biao was taken aback. "Is there anyone who is better at training soldiers than soldier Sun Junrong?"

Liu Qi turned to look at Liu Biao. "Not only there are, but there are many. As far as I know, Liu Xuzhou is stronger than Shi Sun Junrong."

Liu Biao looked at Liu Qi, wondering if Liu Qi was exaggerating.

He still knows what kind of person Liu Bei is.Even if he has improved over the years, can his military training level surpass that of Sun Rui?
Although Shi Sunrui is also a scholar-bureaucrat, he is not a scholar-bureaucrat who can only sit and talk about Taoism.More than ten years ago, when Liu Bei was just a brave man, Shi Sun Rui was one of the five captains under Gai Xun's command.I haven't been idle in Taiyuan these years, and my ability has improved visible to the naked eye.

Just as he was thinking, the gate of the camp opened, someone came out and invited Liu Biao and his son into the camp.

Liu Biao entered the camp, and the carriage went under the general platform of the Chinese army, and he saw the fully armed soldier Sun Rui on the platform.Shi Sun Rui leaned out and waved.

"Jing Sheng, how is the injury? Can you come up?"

Liu Biao's legs were injured, so he was unable to move, but when he got here, he really wanted to see Sun Rui's military training level, so he gritted his teeth and nodded, and asked Liu Qi to help him to the general platform.

Shi Sun Rui stood on the general platform, watching Liu Biao gritted his teeth, moved up the general platform step by step, and nodded slightly.

"In this way, he looks like someone who went out from the Northern Army."

He took Liu Biao's hand, came to the edge of the platform, raised his hand, and pressed down.

With the sound of a few drums, the soldiers who were practicing immediately stopped, and there was no sound in the huge training ground.

(End of this chapter)