In the Wancheng County Magistrate's Mansion, seven princes walked out of the mansion together, and after a little greeting, they rode their horses away.

It has been three days since the melee in Wancheng. This is the first time that the seven princes have discussed the matter after the war, and it ended half an hour ago.

On the Dongmen Street, Yuan Shao rode his horse with a gloomy expression. General Zhang He and Gao Lan, two generals, led more than 300 personal soldiers to protect the left and right, and went straight out of the east gate to return to the camp.

"Don Ze, Your Majesty has just granted Liu Bei as the governor of Xuzhou, Yuan Shu as the governor of Yangzhou, Cao Cao as the general of the Northern Expedition, Sun Ce as the general of Pingnan. I was granted the title of Sikong and Liu Biao as the Grand Marshal, but I refused." Turning over and dismounted, Yuan Shao walked into the central army's tent with great strides, and said to Guo Tu who was following behind without looking back. At this time, Xu You and Guo Tu walked side by side. After hearing Yuan Shao's words, Xu You's expression changed suddenly, subconsciously fell behind, let Guo Tu go first and follow him into the military tent.

Noticing that Xu You deliberately lags behind him half a position, Guo Tu smiled slightly, turned his title and bowed slightly to show his gratitude. Xu You was slightly stunned when he saw it, and quickly bowed back to his salute. He was surprised and was a little confused about Guo Tu's words and deeds in recent times, completely different from before, as if he had become a different person.

After the lord's minister sat down, Guo Tu said with a smile: "The princes who came to welcome him this time have all rewards, why didn't Lu Bu receive any reward?"

"Lu Bu? Hahaha!" Yuan Shao laughed silently when he heard this, his laughter was a little cold. After restraining his laughter, he said disdainfully: "Now, Lu Fengxian is just a dog who is stranded. He lives under Liu Bei's tent, resting on his nose and breathing. The reason why he regards him as a prince this time is simply because the Li thief army is approaching. It is the time to use people; if Li thief leads his army to attack Nanyang County so that he can lead his troops to resist the Xiliang army. That's all. Otherwise, Lu Bu has no foundation and no city, what qualifications are there to discuss matters with me?"

Guo Tushen nodded with consent, and was not in a hurry to reply, but turned his head to look at Xu You who was in the lower head. Xu You immediately understood and said, "The melee between the princes has just ended. At this time, the emperor rewarded the princes in various places, which was nothing more than to resolve the conflicts between the princes and avoid another war."

Before Xu You finished speaking, Yuan Shao raised his hand and signaled that he didn't need to say anything more, shook his head and interrupted, "Zi Yuan's words are wrong. This time, rewarding the princes of the towns is not as simple as resolving disputes. In fact, Your Majesty does not care about the melee between the princes. The reason why he is so generous is to order the princes of the towns to raise troops to attack Li Li of the Western Liang. At the discussion in front of the hall just now, Your Majesty has brought up this matter in public and drafted an edict to fight against the bandits. The prefect, governors, and county magistrates of the states and counties in the world, raised troops to fight against the bandits.

It’s a pity that no one of the seven princes came forward to receive the imperial edict, and even Liu Biao became a turtle with a head-shrinking turtle. The other princes were still unable to avoid it. Who would take over this hot potato? Therefore, the fight against Li thieves ended without any problems, so they could only be temporarily put on hold and discuss it later."

Seeing that he had not understood Yuan Shao's true intention, Xu You's cheeks were slightly hot. He smiled embarrassedly. After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he continued: "The emperor was young after all. He would not change things. He thought it was too simple to attack the Li thief. Today, there are chaos, and the princes in the towns are in their own affairs. Unless he had to force him, who would be willing to provoke the Li thief easily? It's ridiculous that our emperor thought that the princes in the towns would obey his edicts. Don't you know that the era when the heroes responded to him with a command has long gone?"

Yuan Shao nodded deeply and sighed: "The reason why the eighteen princes in the past were able to win in the end was not the result of the efforts of the princes in the towns and the internal disagreement of the Xiliang army, and the old ministers in the court were in trouble, which forced him to retreat to the western capital Chang'an in order to protect himself. However, the current Western Liang army is no longer the same as before. Li thieves held military and political power alone, and worked hard to manage Xiliang for several years, and built the Western Liang army like an iron barrel and was unbreakable. It is precisely because of this that we were defeated in the battle between the Central Plains princes in the battle against the thieves, which damaged the soldiers and generals, and greatly damaged the vitality.

Such a painful lesson is still vivid in my mind. The lessons of the past are right in front of me. Who will repeat the same mistakes and do it even though I know it is impossible? However, the emperor has so urgently launched an army to fight against the Li thief, which reminded us that the matter of welcoming Jizhou must be completed as soon as possible and cannot be delayed anymore, so as not to be long and dreaming too many times, and others will be able to get ahead of you."

Guo Tu understood and continued, "What the lord said is very true. In the past half month, four of the seven princes have shown the intention of stealing the emperor and all officials. One is Cao Cao, Yanzhou. This man is openly following the lord's head, but in fact he has secretly ulterior motives and ambitiousness. He is the first prince to lead his troops to Luoyang to take over.

The second is Liu Bei, Xuzhou. He originally planned to send troops to show his loyalty while the emperor and all officials were in trouble, so as to recognize his ancestors and confirm his identity as the descendant of the Han emperor. However, he did not expect that all the royal family genealogies remained in Chang'an, so that his identity could not be confirmed at all. So Liu Bei retreated and even wanted to use the emperor to order the princes to compete with the lord for the belongings of the emperor and all officials.

The last person was Lu Bu, who was living under someone else's roof. This time he was simply pulled away by Liu Bei to help, trying to shock all the princes. Little did he know that although Lu Bu was a martial artist, Chen Gong, a military advisor under Lu Bu, was extremely wise and would not willingly work for Liu Bei, and he might not have no other ideas."

Speaking of this, Guo Tu paused and then said confidently: "The last princes are us. Yesterday afternoon, I learned that Xun Yu, under Cao Cao's tent, secretly made an appointment with Dong Cheng, and then made an appointment with Zhongchang Shishang Dong Hong. In addition, our army also found out that Xun Yu had frequently contacted all officials during this period, and his purpose was very obvious. It was nothing more than to persuade all officials and the favorite ministers around the emperor, and thus encourage the emperor to move to Yanzhou."

"Oh, is there such a thing?" Yuan Shao's expression changed, his expression was very surprised, and a strong look of sorrow appeared in his eyes. He said in surprise: "It seems that Cao Mengde has walked in front of us, and he is determined to win the emperor and all officials, so he takes the lead. Gong Ze, we can't wait any longer, we must act as soon as possible, and we must persuade the emperor to go to Jizhou before Cao Cao, otherwise we will run for nothing and take the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers."

Guo Tu nodded happily with a calm expression and smiled mysteriously: "Lord, don't worry, you have good plans, and it is currently underway. Whether success or not will be decided tonight. If everything goes well, Cao Mengde will definitely be asked to marry us, and the bamboo basket will be filled with water and the empty joy will be gone."

"Well? It turns out that the Duke had already planned, but the plans he had offered before?" Yuan Shao asked in surprise.

Guo Tu said: "As the lord expected, I had contacted Dong Hong, the Central Constable, and presented him with the lord's gifts prepared by him last night. This made him overjoyed, so I revealed to the lord that the emperor had intended to go to Jizhou and had high hopes for the lord. At the same time, Cao Cao in Yanzhou was also actively planning and trying to secretly rob the emperor, and then take the officials back to Yanzhou after the fait accompliment. Cao Cao's move coincided with the strategy of offering to the lord, so we can use our strength to take the emperor away in the same way."

"Hahaha! OK, OK, so good." Yuan Shao laughed happily, his eyes narrowed into a slit, as if he had already seen Cao Cao's shocked and disappointed look. He felt extremely relieved for this and kept applauding.

Taking advantage of Yuan Shao's mood, Guo Tu said respectfully: "To ensure that there is no accident, I would like to ask the lord to discuss with Liu Biao in advance, ask him to help escort the officials to Jizhou, and inform the city gate guards that there is no trouble. If this is possible, I will be 100% sure that I will dare to take the emperor away in front of Cao Cao and help the lord achieve his great fortune for thousands of years."

Yuan Shao nodded and smiled, "This matter is easy. I have known Liu Biao for many years and have a close relationship with others. I believe he will not refuse this little thing. After all, he did not compete for the emperor and all officials, so everything was easy and it was just a matter of raising hands. Let me rest for a moment and go to Liu Biao's military camp to discuss this matter with him. Hahaha."

"Lord is wise!" Guo Tu and Xu You looked at each other and bowed to worship.

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Just as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were actively planning, Liu Xie sat in the main seat in the inner hall of the backyard of the county magistrate's mansion and watched Dong Cheng go further and further away until his back disappeared.

"Father Zhong, in the past few days, hundreds of officials in the court have advised me to move to Yanzhou and go to Cao Cao to establish an imperial capital and reorganize the court. I wonder what Zhong Father wanted?" After Dong Cheng left, Liu Xie waved to Dong Hong, who was standing beside him, and asked softly with concern.

Hearing Liu Xie called himself "Zhongfu", Dong Hong waved his hand quickly, indicating that he would not dare to overthrow and could not bear it. So he lowered his head humbly, his eyes were very melancholy, as if he was hiding unspeakable sadness. But Liu Xie had no way to discover this scene. On the contrary, every time he saw Dong Hong bowing his head and refusing, Liu Xie was inexplicably lost, but he trusted Dong Hong more and more in his heart, and regarded him as his only trustworthy confidant.

From the moment Liu Xie remembered, Dong Hong has been by his side, taking good care of him, never talking about hardships, never bothering, and taking care of him meticulously for more than ten years. Until now, although the two have been named monarch, minister, master and servant, they are actually like father and son, sharing joys and sorrows, sharing hardships, never leaving and talking about everything. Therefore, in private, Liu Xie often calls Dong Hong "Zhongfu", but Dong Hong never agrees, always abides by his duties and never acts of usurpation.

And this is precisely the most valuable quality that Liu Xie values ​​the most and is at ease, so he relies more and more on Dong Hong, just like a child dependent on his parents, never leaving him for a moment.

At this time, facing Liu Xie's inquiry, Dong Hong whispered timidly: "I only know how to serve Your Majesty. How can I understand such military and national affairs? I dare not talk too much. Please forgive me."

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