Robbers in the martial arts world

Chapter 327 Yuan Shu Proclaims Emperor
Inside the State Shepherd's Mansion.

Huo Qingtong, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, and Xu Shu looked solemn, they never thought that someone would dare to proclaim themselves emperor despite the greatness of the world.

The person who proclaimed himself the emperor was Yuan Shu. He had just proclaimed himself emperor in Shouchun. Yuan Shu occupied the Jianghuai land. Almost all the six counties of Yangzhou were in the hands of Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu's influence is also present in the two counties of Xi'an and Xiapi, occupying the most affluent grain-producing areas in the country. It can be said that Yuan Shu at this time is the most powerful and richest vassal in the world.

Huo Qingtong knew the direction of the Three Kingdoms and was not surprised, but Guo Jia and Jia Xu didn't know, so of course they would be surprised!
Because of Xiao Yun's arrival, the Jade Seal of Chuanguo did not fall into Yuan Shu's hands. It stands to reason that Yuan Shu is not a reckless person, how could he do such a thing?After all, everyone knows the truth of shooting the first bird!

They didn't know that the real Yuan Shu was dead, and the current Yuan Shu was transformed from the Chijiri Horse Monkey. As an ancient monster, the Chijiri Horse Monkey hated humans very much. He wished that humans would become more chaotic as possible!
"Second brother, now that all the heroes in the world are furious, and the emperor is furious, and they are condemning Yuan Shu, what do you think we should do?" Huo Qingtong looked at his second brother Guo Jia and asked.

"Naturally, we have to follow suit. As for sending troops to attack Yuan Shu, that's unnecessary! After all, we are too far away from Yangzhou." Guo Jia said with a slight smile.

"That's right, when Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, the most anxious people should be Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Cao Cao in Yanzhou, Lu Bu in Xuzhou, and Yuan Shao. They have little to do with us." Xu Shu also said slowly.

After all, Jingzhou, Yanzhou and Xuzhou are next to Yangzhou, and after Yuan Shu becomes emperor, he will definitely expand his territory. These three states are his best targets. As for Yuan Shao, although he and Yuan Shu are his own brothers, but now the two have great ambitions. Bobo wants to dominate the world, brotherhood has long since ceased to exist!

Moreover, after Yuan Shao took Luoyang, the emperor Liu Xie and the officials also fell into his hands. Under the suggestion of the counselor Tian Feng, he was preparing to coerce the emperor to order the princes!Now that Yuan Shu is blatantly proclaiming himself emperor, isn't that a challenge to him!

"Okay, then let's wait and see what happens and wait for the right time!" Huo Qingtong thought for a while and said to Guo Jia and the others.

At this moment, Dian Wei walked in with a letter, saying that it was sent by someone from Cao Cao. Huo Qingtong and Guo Jia looked at each other and smiled, probably guessing what it was about!

Huo Qingtong opened the letter, and after reading the contents, he couldn't help but smile slightly, and said to several people:
"Cao Cao wants us to send troops to help. Not only is he willing to provide all the food and grass, but Liu Biao in Jingzhou will also give way to our army!"

"He thinks pretty well, don't pay attention to him!" Guo Jia said lightly.

"I guess Cao Cao must have other rewards, and he also knows that it is impossible for us to send troops to help him with these alone!" Jia Xu said leisurely at this time.

"That's right, Cao Cao said in the letter that something is wrong with Yuan Shu, and his martial arts cultivation is unfathomable. Many experts he sent to investigate Yuan Shu's situation never returned! He suspects that something may have happened to Yuan Shu!" Huo Qingtong said seriously. Several people said.

"Oh, it seems that this Cao Cao must have discovered something! Let's just wait quietly. If Cao Cao really wants our help, he will definitely give us enough benefits. I guess he has already sent an envoy on the way!" Jia Xu smiled slightly.

"That's right, let's just wait and see what happens. It just so happens that Xiao Yun hasn't come out of retreat yet. I feel that if he really needs to go to help this matter, he still needs to go in person!" Guo Jia said with a solemn expression.

Sure enough, three days later, the mission sent by Cao Cao finally arrived, and the person in charge turned out to be Huo Qingtong's sworn brother Xi Zhicai.

In a pavilion in the backyard of the State Shepherd's Mansion, Huo Qingtong, Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai sat quietly, the atmosphere was very dull.

Xi Zhicai looked at the two people who were silent, and felt a trace of guilt deep in his heart. When Huo Qingtong came to Yingzhou Academy, he hit it off with the two of them at first sight. He and Guo Jia suddenly became enlightened and admired them very much. In the end, the three of them married Jinlan.

Now that several years have passed, he never came to Bingzhou to visit his third sister Huo Qingtong. Instead, he took refuge in Cao Cao and became Cao Cao's number one counselor. Guo Jia has been helping Huo Qingtong all these years. Don't you feel guilty?
"Third Sister, you have suffered a lot these past few years. I have also heard about the major events that have happened in Bingzhou in the past few years. It is the elder brother who is sorry for you, and I have not come to visit you these years!" Xi Zhicai looked at Huo Qingtong Said with a guilty face.

"I remember that elder brother said that he was going to travel around the world, why did he suddenly choose Cao Cao?" Guo Jia looked at Xi Zhicai and asked slowly.

He hoped that Xi Zhicai would come to Bingzhou with him, but Xi Zhicai said that he would travel around to gain knowledge, and then come to Bingzhou again, but he did not expect that he would join Cao Cao after this wandering!
"Hey, not long after you left Fengxiao, Cao Cao came to the door on his own initiative. The other party was eager for talents, and he had a good talk with me about his ambitions, his ideals, and I was moved by his lofty ambitions. , I agreed to help him as soon as my brain got hot at that time!" Xi Zhicai sighed in shame.

"Brother, I have heard of this Cao Cao. It is said that he can speak well and is a real hero. Even Xiao Yun attaches great importance to this man, so I can't blame you!" Huo Qingtong smiled slightly.

She said that she didn't care, but she felt extremely uncomfortable in her heart. She knew the history well, but she knew that Cao Cao was very powerful. He would definitely be Xiao Yun's strongest competitor in the future. Now that the eldest brother Xi Zhi had assisted Cao Cao, they would inevitably have to do their own thing in the future. The master wants to have a showdown and meet on the battlefield, how can this not make Huo Qingtong heartbroken?
"A hero! That's right! My lord, he cares about the world, has great ambitions, is broad-minded, talented, and is good at poetry. I believe he will be able to rule the world and build a brand new empire." Xi Zhicai thought for a while, leisurely Said.

After hearing Xi Zhicai's words, Huo Qingtong's expression darkened, she knew that her elder brother Xi Zhicai had completely fallen in love with Cao Cao!
Seeing Huo Qingtong's expression was wrong, Guo Jia couldn't guess what she was thinking, so he quickly looked at Xi Zhicai and asked:
"Brother, we have all read Cao Cao's letter. You seem to know Yuan Shu's situation relatively well, but you didn't need to go into details in the letter. I think it's mainly for this matter that you came here this time!"

"It's about the same. In fact, the most important thing for me this time is to come and see you and Third Sister!" Xi Zhicai said with a smile.

"You can pull it down! Tell me, if we don't arouse our interest, we won't help!" Guo Jia said angrily.

He is very familiar with Xi Zhicai, now that the other party has taken refuge in Cao Cao, there is no special important matter, how could he come to Bingzhou!
"Well, based on our repeated investigations, we found that Yuan Shu is no longer the original Yuan Shu. He seems to have been possessed or taken away by an ancient monster! This ancient monster has trained a powerful dead team. He is a warrior, whose combat strength is extremely heaven-defying, and he has also summoned many monsters to form a large army, so the current Yuan Shu is far from being something that any of our vassals can compete with alone!" Xi Zhicai said solemnly.

These are all situations that they have sacrificed countless hidden guards to detect, and even the creator of the Seventh Level Thunder Tribulation Realm is not Yuan Shu's opponent, Xi Zhi was afraid of scaring Xiao Yun, so naturally he would not tell Guo Jia and Huo Qingtong about these things of.

The reason why Cao Cao wanted Xiao Yun to send troops to help was because Xiao Yun possessed the Xuanyuan Sword, an ancient artifact, which could restrain Yuan Shu. Moreover, Xiao Yun's strength was not weak, he had a lot of treasures in his hands, and his generals were like clouds, so he was very worth wooing ally.

(End of this chapter)