Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 411 No chance
Cao Cao looked at Yuan Xi with murderous intentions in his heart, but after much deliberation, he temporarily gave up the idea. After all, the other party had Yuan's back, and if he attacked rashly, it would probably alert Yuan Shao in advance, so the gain outweighed the loss.

This fierce tiger is probably sure that the Cao family will not turn against Yuan Shao at the moment, so it is so confident?
Cao Cao felt a headache coming on. He suppressed the irritability in his heart. What he had to do now was to cut off the opponents around the emperor step by step, such as Dong Cheng, Lu Bu, Kong Rong, and Bai Bo's remnants.

After killing all these people and completely controlling the emperor, it is better to deal with Yuan Xi in the end, and the key to everything lies in Yuan Shao.

After he and Yuan Shao decide the outcome, Yuan Xi will have nothing to worry about!
Before that, I will act in a low-key manner, endure and grow stronger, first defeat Yuan Shu and annex Yuzhou, and then defeat Liu Biao and annex Jingzhou. Sooner or later, my strength will completely overwhelm Yuan Shao!
Thinking of this, Cao Cao closed his eyes slightly to hide his murderous gaze, ignoring the quarrel in the court.

It's just a battle of words, the real victory or defeat lies on the battlefield, let these people play around for a few more days, anyway, sooner or later they will die in their own hands!
Yuan Xi had been secretly observing Cao Cao's expression, and found that he was indeed a little anxious at first, but he regained his composure after a while, and his heart was indeed unusual.

I can only take advantage of Yuan Shao's prosperity in the past few years to make a face-off. Sooner or later there will be a big battle between Yuan and Cao. Although I will try my best to intervene, Yuan Xi has no idea what the final result will be.

After all, this top-notch dispute in the world is full of infinite variables. Dozens or hundreds of heroes of this era are wrestling in it. Yuan Xi really doesn't think that if he kills Xu You or keeps Wuchao, he can definitely change the final outcome.

Maybe the best way is to do it directly?
In fact, Cao Cao didn't know that Yuan Xi also had murderous intentions, and until this moment, he was also unwilling.

Ever since Cao Cao entered the city, Yuan Xi wanted to turn over the table, but Cao Cao stayed in the barracks at night and was protected by the Cao family's personal guards above the court, so there was no chance to do so.Yuan Xi had no choice but to temporarily dismiss this idea.

As a result, the killing intent between the two of them hid once again under the surface of the water and hid in dormancy.

In the court hall, the ministers were arguing endlessly about Yuan Xi's suggestion. The reason for this was because Sun Jian's reputation among the gentry was not very good. Although he made great achievements several times during his lifetime, he also killed many officials of the gentry, so he offended many people, and even Sun Ce was implicated.

In addition, in the past few years when Sun Ce took refuge with Yuan Shu, he conquered a large area of ​​land in Yangzhou, Yuzhou, many of which were guarded by the clan of the Liu surname. Liu Yao, who is being attacked by him now, has a very good reputation among the clan.

To alienate Yuan Shu and Sun Ce, but also to mediate Sun Ce to stop attacking Liu Yao, Sun Ce is not stupid, without favorable conditions, how could he easily turn against Yuan Shu?
Yuan Xi saw that the ministers were still arguing about what conditions to offer, so he came forward and said: "Sun Ce Jiangdong Tiger General, if he belongs to Yuan Shu, he will pose a serious threat to the Han court. I heard that there are several women in the clan who are waiting to be married. The best ones should be betrothed to Sun Ce, so that they can make peace with the Han court."

As soon as this remark came out, Liu Xie looked strange, and unconsciously glanced at Zhao Yun, as did the few servants around him.

Yuan Xi was a little puzzled, what happened?

Liu Xie listened to the ministers' debate for a while, and finally said: "According to An Guotinghou's words, if Sun Ce can accept the imperial conferment of the Han court, I will marry the daughter of the clan to marry him."

Seeing that Liu Xie had made up his mind, everyone began to express other matters. Finally, after arguing for a long time, Liu Xie made a decision one by one.

Yuan Shao sent an edict to Yecheng, persuaded Yuan Shao and the Heishan army to stop, and sent them back to Qiaorui, ordering him to take the edict to send Sun Ce as an envoy.

Kong Rong went to Chen Liu with an edict, and asked Zhang Miao and his brothers to leave the city to surrender and defect to the Han court.

Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, took the edict to go to Montenegro, ordering Yuan Shang's Black Mountain army to stop fighting temporarily.

Yuan Xi thought to himself that Wang Kuang's errand was not to please both parties, probably because he was bullying him and there was no one behind him, but it's good that he wasn't someone from Cao Cao.

Everything has been decided, and it is time to leave.

It has been less than half a year since the troops left Beixincheng, and the plan to eliminate the Black Mountain Army was shelved because of Cao Cao's advance action, but the final result, with his own efforts to save it, seemed to be a good result.

The only regret is that Qu Yi died, and when the matter in Ye City was over, he would go back to Beixin City to hold his funeral.

He looked at Lu Bu, who was silent the whole time, and thought that his father-in-law was really worrying. He didn't know how to put a few more advisers and confidantes in the court if he became a general. If it involved a complicated situation, wouldn't he be caught blind?
It seems that before I leave, I have to talk to Lu Bu, otherwise how can I beat Cao Cao?
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi felt tired for a while. With Cao Cao as an enemy, he had to cheer up 12 points from time to time, which really made people sleep badly.

When Kong Rong returned home, he began to pack his bags. When Mrs. Kong Rong saw her, she wondered, "My husband is going out again?"

Kong Rong said: "This time I am going to Chen Liu on behalf of the emperor, and I am afraid it will take several months."

"Huaicheng may not be safe, so don't show your face unless you have to."

After hearing this, Mrs. Kong Rong said, "If something really happens, we girls, how can we escape?"

"We can only resign ourselves to fate."

Kong Rong knew that what Madam said was true, Huaicheng was really going to fight, and even the ministers and ministers could hardly keep safe, let alone the female relatives, just like the last time he escaped from Beihai, his wife and daughter could not take care of him.

Thinking of this, Kong Rong also sighed, "The world is in chaos, human life is worthless, the emperor can't protect the people around him, let alone us?"

"How difficult it is for Gou to survive in troubled times."

Mrs. Kong Rong heard this and said, "Your husband understands this truth, but why do you offend Cao Mengde so often?"

"A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is difficult. What if he takes revenge on his husband?"

When Kong Rong heard this, he was so angry that he said angrily, "Young man Cao Cao, he and I are at odds with each other!"

Mrs. Kong Rong shook her head and sighed: "It's up to you, anyway, I have a baby in my stomach, and if something happens, it will be a big deal."

"What!" Kong Rong was surprised and delighted, "Madam is happy?"

"How many months? Can you be sure?"

Mrs. Kong Rong showed a trace of embarrassment on her face, "It's been less than two months. I feel quite tired recently, so I want to find someone to see. Originally, ordinary doctors can't tell the number of months, but there is a famous doctor in Huaicheng, so I can diagnose it just now."

Kong Rong still didn't believe it, "Is there any famous doctor in Huaicheng, I'm afraid he is not a liar?"

Mrs. Kong Rong smiled and said, "It's Hua Tuo, Mr. Yuanhua, the famous doctor who treated our daughter last time."

"It's a coincidence that he defected to Young Master Xian Yi, and just followed him to Huaicheng, so I invited him to see a doctor, it was definitely Ximai."

Kong Rong was very happy when he heard this, and Madam Kong Rong said mysteriously: "I have heard a lot about Mr. Xianyi from Yuanhua."

"I heard that he made great achievements in catering to the emperor, and was named a general of the four directions. It can be said that he is famous all over the world."

"I heard that even Marquis Wen wants to marry his daughter to him as a concubine."

Kong Rong was inexplicably irritable when he heard this, and said, "I admit that I underestimate that kid!"

"That kid is really powerful, no matter in military formation or political strategy!"

"But don't think about your daughter being his concubine. What is Lu Bu's background, and what is Kong's background?"

"The Kong family wants face!"

"Besides, our daughter is terminally ill, and she won't live well for a few years. Who wants to marry her?"

Mrs. Kong Rong heard this, and sighed quietly, "Of course I know."

"But our daughter's life is too hard."

Kong Rong was even more irritable, "Let's go all the way, if there are too many people dying on the side of the road, will our lives be miserable?"

"Who knows how many years we can live in this world?"

"Maybe I will die before my daughter!"

"You can rest assured that you will have a baby, life and death are all up to you!"

Mrs. Kong Rong stared at Kong Rong's leaving back, and muttered: "It's really bad luck to speak, curse yourself like that."

Yuan Xi took Zhao Yun to visit Qiao Rui who was imprisoned in the mansion, and smiled at him, "Mr. Qiao, congratulations."

He talked about what happened in the court hall, and said: "Tomorrow, Lord Qiao can meet the emperor to receive the secret edict. After that, I will arrange someone to take Lord Qiao to Guangling and cross the river to meet Sun Bofu."

After hearing this, Qiao Rui was both surprised and delighted, he never thought that he could get his life back!

Although Yuan Xi had promised him before, Qiao Rui did not repay him much. After all, Yuan Xi and Sun Ce had a bad relationship, and as Yuan Shu's general, it was not up to Yuan Xi alone to decide how to deal with him.

But now Yuan Xi really managed to get things done!
He hurriedly bowed to Yuan Xi: "Thank you, General, for your kindness. After Rue returns, I will try my best to mediate and reconcile the relationship between the two parties. No matter what the result is, I will never be an enemy of the General again!"

Yuan Xi also felt at ease, and said with a smile: "With Mr. Qiao's words, I feel relieved. Let's rest well today. Tomorrow, I will ask General Zilong to bring Mr. Qiao to meet the emperor."

Qiao Rui hurriedly thanked him again, seeing Yuan Xi was about to turn around and leave, he couldn't help but said: "The general gave Rui a way out twice, but Rui doesn't understand, my ability is low, why does the general appreciate me so much?"

Yuan Xi thought for a moment, then smiled, "Maybe it's because Mr. Qiao has two good daughters?"

Watching Yuan Xi leave, Qiao Rui thought to himself that Yuan Xi has never seen his daughter, isn't this just to amuse me?

Thinking of some rumors, Qiao Rui wondered, could it be that the other party really knows astrology?
Yuan Xi and Zhao Yun were riding on the road, seeing Zhao Yun hesitated to speak, he asked in surprise, "Brother Zilong, what do you want to say?"

Zhao Yun sighed: "Young Master, I don't want to know, what did the Son of Heaven say to Yun last night?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "So it's about this matter."

"If Zilong doesn't tell, why should I ask?"

After Zhao Yun heard this, he couldn't help shaking his head and said, "My lord has a big heart."

"But it's meaningless to say it, the young master won't blame me, will he?"

Yuan Xi laughed and said, "If Zilong doesn't say anything, it must be an irrelevant matter."

Zhao Yun said helplessly: "Young master is big-hearted."

The two went back to the mansion all the way, but saw the guards at the gate come out and said: "Marquis Wen is here, I have been waiting for the young master."

Yuan Xi thought to himself that this is strange, maybe it wasn't because the sun came out from the west, and with Lu Bu's temperament, could he still wait for him?

Yuan Xi went into the house alone, saw Lu Bu was already sitting inside, and immediately bowed down, "I have seen Marquis Wen before, but I don't know why I came here late at night, why?"

Lu Bu said bluntly, "When are you leaving?"

Yuan Xi replied honestly: "The whole army will leave in these two days."

Seeing that Lu Bu swallowed his words a few times, he seemed to be extremely conflicted in his heart, so he said: "If Marquis Wen has an order, I will definitely do my best to do it."

Lu Bu said slowly, "I trusted so many people wrongly that now I don't dare to trust anyone completely."

"I don't know if I should trust you or not."

Yuan Xi didn't speak quietly, what he said at this time was superfluous.

Lu Bu sighed, "I want to gamble once."

"You take her away."

(End of this chapter)