Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 332 The Cat and the Mouse
Yuan Xi always felt that Lu Bu had no brains and no ambitions, so he did the thing of killing Juzhu twice.

As long as Lu Bu is a bit ambitious, he will only cherish his reputation and feathers even more. Even if he wants to kill the master, he will not do it himself, so as not to be criticized by the world.

Just like when the Sima family compiled Wei, they also asked Cheng Ji to be a substitute for the dead. How could there be any reason for Sima Zhao to go to battle and kill the emperor himself?
And the reason why the Sima family was criticized in the later generations was not because of killing the emperor, but because he put the matter of killing the emperor on the surface. .

There were a lot of things about killing emperors in the Han Dynasty. Empress Lu killed Liu Gong, Li Song killed Liu Ying, Liang Ji poisoned the quality emperor Liu Yan, Dong Zhuo poisoned the young emperor Liu Bian, who was ordered to do it?

If the person who obeys orders is killed, who will serve the master wholeheartedly in the future?

It is said that Cheng Ji killed the emperor, but the main cause of his death was stupidity.

It is okay to kill the emperor, but they are all locked up in the deep palace and finished with a glass of poisoned wine. There is no proof of death.

However, Cheng Ji, as a member of the crown prince, the person who should be most loyal to the emperor, risked the disgrace of the world, killed the emperor as a student in the street, and completely exposed the intentions of the Sima family behind him. The emperor and the only person who was recognized as a typical person will be left with a bad reputation for thousands of years.

Of course, the consequence of this incident is that people in the world no longer believe Sima's words, so that the imperial authority of the Jin Dynasty is the weakest.

Still the same sentence, there are many people who do bad things, but at least they must be concealed, and they cannot be done in public.

The problem with Lu Bu is that he, like Cheng Ji, is the worst thing to do by himself, but he acts in full view and is seen by the whole world.

Lu Bu is in an extremely embarrassing situation now, his reputation has been adjusted to the bottom, and few people are willing to join forces with him, so there are actually very few paths he can choose.

Therefore, the reason why Yuan Xi took the risk to directly send troops to Hanoi was to bet that Lu Bu could only put his treasure on the emperor Liu Xie in the end.

Only Liu Xie, who is the emperor, can help Lu Bu rectify his name. As long as Liu Xie regains his power, he can order the world to say that Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo are all traitors, and that Lu Bu acted according to the order of the emperor. Only in this way, can Lu Bu Wash away the stigma.

In addition, all the princes in the world can't do it. Even if Yuan Shu proclaims himself emperor and wins the world, Lu Bu still bears the reputation of killing the lord.

So Yuan Xi bet that Lu Bu could use his brain, recognize the reality, and make the best choice for himself.

Of course, there are also variables, and that is Chen Gong.

Chen Gong had his own ideas. He assisted Lu Bu from another standpoint. He didn't really care about Lu Bu's reputation.

From Chen Gong's point of view, Lu Bu betrayed his master twice, and he shouldn't have any psychological pressure to hang out with the rebel Yuan Shu.

But Chen Gong ignored one point, Lu Bu also has face, especially those who have done wrong things, they will care more about their reputation.

After Yuan Xi and Zhao Yun talked about Lu Bu's psychology, Zhao Yun thought about the cause and background of the whole incident. He pondered for a while, and then said: "I roughly understand Lu Bu's mind, but there is still another force, which may cause serious problems. variable."

"Cao Cao of Yanzhou should have similar thoughts. Will he join forces with Lu Bu to squeeze us out?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Brother, that's a good question."

"This is actually the most troublesome."

"But Cao Cao will assume power sooner or later, and Lu Bu will be a thorn in his side."

"Before this, our power was the weakest, we could only compromise, and we couldn't fight Cao Cao head-on. After all, we are too far away from Hanoi, and Cao Cao is only one Chenliu County away from Hanoi."

"We have to flatter the emperor before Cao Cao captures Chenliu, and then use the emperor's edict to stop Cao Cao. This is the best way I can think of."

"In this way, there is a buffer between Cao Cao and Lu Bu's territory, and it is not convenient for Cao Cao to directly control the emperor."

After hearing this, Zhao Yun said, "There is another question. Why did you welcome the emperor to Hanoi instead of Youzhou?"

Yuan Xi replied: "Because we can't eat it, just like Xuzhou."

"The thing that the world must fight for, whoever gets it will have to face other people's covetousness. With our current strength, we can only share it with others and check and balance each other."

"Besides, we are backed by the Yuan family, so we are not born with the full trust of the emperor, so we can only do it in another way."

"It would be best if Lu Bu could protect the emperor alone in Hanoi, and we can also get a share of it, but nine times out of ten, Cao Cao will not let Lu Bu do what he wants."

"So the situation I can accept is that Lu Bu Cao Cao and we will work together to check and balance and please the emperor within a few years. As for what everyone can get from it, it depends on their own abilities."

"This matter is beneficial to everyone. The emperor can get a stable court situation. Several parties rely on the emperor's edict to obtain territory in a legitimate manner and achieve their goals."

"Of course, this situation will definitely not be achieved through negotiation. I can be sure that Zilong and Gongyu will face several extremely difficult battles. Only those who survive will be eligible to sit down and negotiate."

"The Baibo Army monopolizes the Son of Heaven and has become a target of public criticism. The bargaining chips each party gets depends on how much these parties can snatch from the Baibo Army."

After hearing this, Zhao Yun stared at Yuan Xi with a strange expression: "Yun still underestimated the young master."

"My lord's plan is as good as most of the counselors in the world."

"I'm afraid that when Yun and Young Master met for the first time, Young Master was plotting against Yun, right?"

Yuan Xi said embarrassingly: "Brother's words are too much, brother knows my intentions."

Zhao Yun couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

The two talked about dressing up for the night, and then they made a rough prediction of the movements of the various forces that wanted to please the emperor. Finally, Zhao Yun felt relieved, and clasped his fists and said: "No matter what the outcome of the matter, Yun will do things right for you, your conscience, and your conscience." People of the world."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi patted Zhao Yun's shoulder and said with a smile, "Brother Zilong is doing things, I don't worry."

"I'm waiting for my brother to come back in victory, and then he will be my brother-in-law."

Zhao Yun didn't expect Yuan Xi to mention Yuan Xing's matter, so he couldn't help being startled, he just thought Yuan Xi said it casually, and didn't take it to heart.

For this reason, Beixincheng soldiers divided into three groups. On the top road, Yuan Xi and Tian Yu led troops to feint to lure the enemy.

On the way down, Zhao Yunjushou brought the most elite soldiers and horses, seemingly attacking Montenegro from the south, but actually went straight to Hanoi, and joined forces with Lu Bu to deal with the Baibo army to please the emperor.

As for Lu Bu's thoughts, it depends on Qu Yi's performance.

This is a big gamble, Yuan Xi has not gambled for a long time.

But the situation in front of him no longer allowed him to make a better choice. The Black Mountain Army could last for a few months. At that time, Cao Cao might have captured Chenliu long ago and captured the emperor's chariot without even a little leftovers. Leave it to Yuan Xi.

Before a war comes, all parties may not be ready, not because they don’t want to prepare, but because everyone in the world is planning from time to time, and the general trend of the world is changing all the time. How can there be time for people to be fully prepared?
This is the case at the moment, it is safe for Yuan Xi to destroy the Black Mountain Army before going to Hanoi, but none of the parties who covet the emperor will leave this window of opportunity for Yuan Xi, so Yuan Xi can only take risks.

Since it was a risky operation, it was naturally risky, not to mention Zhao Yun's side, Yuan Xi, who personally seduced the Black Mountain Army, encountered an unexpected full-scale counterattack by the Black Mountain Army in the first battle.

He didn't expect the entire Black Mountain army to come so quickly, with so many people, and there was a master Yang Feng who wanted to kill him!

Her marksmanship is extremely tricky, and Tian Yu commented that he himself was not as good. If Sun Li and Tian Yu hadn't tried his best to intercept that encounter, Yuan Xi might have died!
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi sneered in his heart, you want me to die, and I want you to die!
You give me one shot, and I'll pay you back ten shots, it depends on who can survive in the end!
He called Sun Li and whispered a few words, Sun Li was surprised and said, "Young Master, are you crazy?"

"I can't protect Young Master alone!"

Yuan Xi shook his head and said, "Although we are the bait, if the opponent doesn't take the bait for a long time, the pressure on the middle and bottom lanes will increase greatly, which is tantamount to harming them."

"So if we have a chance, we still have to try to break into the hinterland of the Black Mountain Army, so as to attract its main force and lure Yuan Shang to make a move. Only then can I have spare energy to do other things."

He pointed to the forest in the distance, where there was faint smoke rising from the kitchen, "And the prerequisite for us to act with peace of mind is to get rid of this dog skin plaster that is eyeing me!"

Sun Li looked into the distance, feeling quite helpless.

The enemy has nothing to fear.

It has been several days, and the Montenegrin army on the opposite side seems to be fighting with this side. At first, they followed secretly, but now they don't pretend to be at all.

The leading female general in red would often come out and point a gun at this side, provoking without fear.

Sun Li knew that this was to put psychological pressure on the soldiers on his side, so that they would collapse without a fight.

In the first encounter, the female general in red fought in and out of her own army, and finally retreated completely. Afterwards, the soldiers who surrendered from the Black Mountain Army identified this as Yang Feng, one of the most powerful soldiers in the Black Mountain Army!
This put a lot of psychological pressure on Yuan Xi's soldiers, and the opponent was taking advantage of this to slowly wear down Yuan Xi's fighting spirit!
After a few more days like this, I'm afraid the soldiers will lose their morale!

So Yuan Xi made a decisive decision and told Sun Li not to leave!
Right here, I had a match with the other party!
Yang Feng was sitting in the forest with his eyes closed to rest his mind, but a spy came to report: "Boss, the opposite side has started to cut trees and build a village!"

When Yang Feng heard this, surprise flashed in his eyes, so why don't you run away?
Her original intention was to play with the cat and the mouse, chasing the enemy around, waiting for the exhaustion of playing with the opponent and the loss of fighting spirit, and then killing the opponent with one blow.

In the past two days, the situation has been developing as she expected. Both sides have climbed several hills in the Taihang Mountains, and they are already a little tired, but Yang Feng is leading elite soldiers who are from the local area and familiar with the surrounding terrain. They are obviously in better condition than the other side.

The opposite party saw that he would be dragged to death by himself, so he wanted to fight to the death with himself?

Thinking of this, Yang Feng's eyes flickered with fighting spirit. Is he being looked down upon?

She had already learned that Tian Yu, the best martial artist in the Youzhou Army, did not follow, leaving only a family member with a three-legged cat kung fu, who could stop her?
That being the case, then don't blame me for being rude, watch me leave your life in this black mountain!

(End of this chapter)