Yecheng, Sikong Mansion.

Another wave of princes sent him to the main hall. The Chief Gu Tu sent him outside the door of the mansion and watched the envoy leave in a carriage. Then he invited another envoy into the main hall and met Sikong Yuan Shao.

By the evening, the last vassal missions left Sikong's Mansion, and the two-day reception was approaching.

"Pubze, is the envoy of Xiliang still in the inn? Is there any abnormal movement?"

On the way up the hall, Yuan Shao, wearing a dark red and purple robe, picked up the teacup and sipped the fragrant tea and cleared his throat. A cunning look flashed between his eyebrows, and he asked in a low voice as if he was distracted.

Guo Tu walked to the upper stairs lightly, took the freshly cooked tea from the maid, changed a cup of Yuan Shao, and said respectfully with a smile on his face: "According to the inn's servants, the envoy of Xiliang has been very anxious and complaining these days, but he has no choice but to do anything. Apart from this, there was no abnormal movement, and I'm honest."

"Oh?" Yuan Shao's brows moved slightly when he heard the sound, and he pondered with a smile: "Be honest, just be honest, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless. Li Wenchang has today, I'm afraid he never thought of it in his dream. Hahaha!" After that, Yuan Shao couldn't help laughing loudly, sweep away the haze in his heart, proudly raised his head, and overflowed with domineering spirit.

"What the lord said is very true." Guo Tu responded with a smile, and saw Yuan Shao smile and was in a good mood. He laughed in a low voice: "The lord has left them for three days. Should I take time to see them, so that they can go back and report to Li Wenchang."

Yuan Shao gradually calmed down his laughter, nodded slightly, and said thoughtfully: "Well, I have seen all the princes and missions in the town. Sooner or later, I will meet the envoys of Xiliang. However, there is no hurry to do this, let's talk about it in a few days."

After a brief pause, Yuan Shao frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Did the emperor still have no meal yesterday? Has the condition improved?"

Guo Tu jumped, carefully observed Yuan Shao's expression, shook his head gently and said, "The emperor has not had a meal for half a month. He is drowsy all day long, and he relies on ginseng soup to maintain his life."

Yuan Shao frowned when he heard this, and his eyelids couldn't help but thump. He didn't speak for a while, and seemed very anxious. After a while, he said in a deep voice with a sinister face: "What do the imperial doctors say? What are the diseases of the emperor?"

Guo Tu said: "The lord summoned more than 20 imperial doctors to treat the emperor, but no one knew what he was suffering from. According to Dong Hong, the eunuch in the palace, the emperor suffered from a serious illness when he was in Chang'an, and his condition was as good as he was now. His limbs were weak and confused. He did not eat, so he was drowsy all day long, and his life was in danger. For this reason, Li Li also rushed back to Chang'an from the Chencang front line and invited more than ten prestigious doctors from the Chang'an Imperial College to the palace for treatment. All the doctors served in front of the dragon bed day and night, and did not sleep. In the end, the miracle doctors Hua Tuo and Zhang Ji arrived in time. It took five days to wake up the emperor and recover as before."

Yuan Shao's expression suddenly changed. He said anxiously: "What does this mean by Gong Ze? Is it helpless?" After speaking, his face was dark. His eyelids moved up and down, his expression was flustered, his eyebrows frowned together, and he looked worried.

Guo Tu bowed and stood at the bottom left of the desk, lowered his eyebrows and observed Yuan Shao's face changing again and again, looking like he was in powerless and unscrupulous. Seeing this, he whispered: "Lord, don't worry too much. According to the imperial doctors, the emperor will not have any trouble for a while. As long as there is enough ginseng soup, he can prosper his life, and there is no danger of life."

"Is that so?" Yuan Shao pondered, let out a long breath, his expression couldn't help but relax, and his face quickly returned to normal. Then he said with relief: "If this is the case, it will be fine. I don't have anything else in Jizhou, but there is no shortage of ginseng. Ginseng soup will not be a problem to extend my life." As he spoke, an unpredictable smile appeared on Yuan Shao's face.

Seeing that Yuan Shao's gloomy face finally calmed down, Guo Tu also breathed a sigh of relief and said flatteringly: "Since the emperor came to Yecheng, he has been uneasy and tried to regain power again and again. Now he is seriously ill, which is a good thing, and he is finally peaceful. In fact, he is just a decoration and a puppet at best. If he is not needed to shock the princes in various towns, whether he is dead or alive or alive is not related to the overall situation, it is not worth doing it."

After hearing this, Yuan Shao not only was not angry, but nodded slightly and chuckled: "Although that said, he cannot have any trouble at the moment. At least before I eradicate Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, he must be alive. With him, the princes in each town dare not act rashly, nor dare to help Gongsun Zan. Otherwise, they would openly be enemies of the entire Han Dynasty and ignore the orthodox royal family. The point of the ten thousand men will be despised by the people of the world. If he suddenly dies, it will be another situation, and the whole situation will be extremely unfavorable to us."

"The lord is thoughtful and admires him very much." Guo Tu continued to compliment.

Yuan Shao nodded with great interest and said with a smile: "It's not surprising that Li thief is only beautiful in front of him. How is Ju Yi's army progressing now? Are there any abnormal movements in the princes in each town?" The topic of the conversation suddenly changed, Yuan Shao calmed down and finally stopped being complacent, and turned his mind to the current war.

Guo Tu said: "This time our army's military front is strong. General Ju Yi led an army of 200,000 to fight. Xu You was the military advisor, Zhang He was the vanguard and Gao Lan was the deputy general. He led the general as the commander of the rear army. The army advanced into Youzhou. At present, the vanguard of our army's front army has attacked Youzhou and the battle is going smoothly. Gongsun Zan of Youzhou knew he was defeated and was shrinking his troops and defending the city to the death, trying to resist the strong offensive of our army with the benefits of the city. Overall, the situation of our army is very good, and lord does not need to worry." Yuan Shao nodded slightly when he heard this, pondering silently.

Guo Tu immediately understood and continued: "Three days ago, Cao Cao in Yanzhou sent an envoy to see his lord, and he received them. The purpose of the lord was Cao Cao who wanted to attack Xuzhou, so he came to ask for advice." In fact, he just told him to avoid Yuan Shao's misunderstanding.

Yuan Shao laughed in silence and said, "After so many years, Cao Mengde still misses Xuzhou. It's good that he fights as long as he doesn't get involved in the battle with Gongsun Zan, he can do whatever he wants."

Guo Tu readily agreed and continued: "The princes such as Lu Bu in Xuzhou, Yuan Shu in Huainan, Liu Biao in Jingzhou and others were all moving and as usual. However, according to detailed investigations, Li Li of Xiliang has arrived in Luoyang recently and held a grand banquet to celebrate the completion of the reconstruction of Luoyang City."

"Well? Li Zhe is coming to Luoyang again?" Yuan Shao's expression was shocked, and his slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened and rolled around. He said in surprise: "Li Zhe took action, but in less than a year, Luoyang City, which had already become a ruin, was renovated by him. I wonder if he really has this financial power, or was he bluffing and deliberately showing off? Did Li Zhe lead the army this time?"

Guo Tu shook his head when he heard the sound and said, "The troops under Li's thief did not move, and the original deployment of troops did not move at all."

Yuan Shao looked a little surprised and sighed: "In this way, I did underestimate him before, mistakenly thinking that the states of Xiliang are at their end. I didn't expect that he had such courage to rebuild Luoyang City. It's really awesome for the younger generation!"

While sighing, Yuan Shao nodded and smiled and said, "That's good. It's the same thing as before. As long as the princes in each town do not get involved in the war in Jizhou, let him go and do whatever he wants. It has nothing to do with us. However, since the emperor and the officials left Chang'an, Xiliang has been extremely quiet for two years. In the past, Li thief was domineering and acted extremely high-profile, but he has been much more peaceful in the past year."

"What the lord said is very much." Guo Tu happily agreed and continued: "In the past, Li thief used the emperor to command the princes, and was powerful. Just like today, the thief fell into the hands of the lord. Li thief stopped and no longer had the right to be arrogant. Speaking of which, Li thief was definitely smart and confused for a lifetime. One mistake made him lose all his life. Letting the emperor and all officials escape from Chang'an was his biggest failure. Because of this, Li thief is no longer in glory and will not be arrogant for long."

Yuan Shao nodded with a smile and said with a smile: "The Gongze hits the point, every sentence is reasonable. Li Zhe is no longer in glory. Now it is my turn to lead the heroes. But now our top priority is to eliminate the Gongsun Old Thief as soon as possible. My Jizhou and Youzhou have been fighting each other for many years, and they have always won and lost each other. They have never been able to defeat Gongsun Zan. But this time is different from the past. The right time, place and people are all in my mind. This battle will definitely eliminate Gongsun Old Thief in one fell swoop and eliminate future troubles forever!"

With a pause, Yuan Shao looked excited and was full of energy. He said loudly: "Two days later, we met the Xiliang mission, and then we went to the front line to kill the old thief Gongsun with our own hands, and pacified Hebei!" At this moment, Yuan Shao seemed to see the three states of Jizhou, Youzhou and Qingzhou in his palm, and then swept across the Central Plains with the momentum of the strong wind and thunder, and later came to the top and became the world's number one overlord, and then competed with Li Li of Xiliang to determine the world.

Seeing Yuan Shao’s eyebrows dancing, Guo Tu bowed respectfully at the right time: “The lord is wise and powerful”

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Yecheng Pavilion and the second courtyard to enter the West Crossing Courtyard is the destination of the Western Liang Mission.

After entering Yecheng for six days, Huangfu Li, the head of the Xiliang mission, asked to see Yuan Shao many times, but was ruling out with various excuses, resulting in more than 200 people from all over the delegation staying in the inn, with restrictions on entry and exit, and were ordered not to move around at will.

At first, Huangfu Li was quite anxious. After all, this was his first time to accept a task independently. If he could not complete the mission smoothly, he would probably be on the bench in the future. His lord Li Li would not reuse him again.

With the death of his father Huang Fu Song, his brother Huang Fu Jianshou also died young, causing the good times of the Huangfu family, which was originally crowded with people, to fade away. Now, the only one Huangfu family is left, Huangfu Li, and the fate of the entire family is entrusted to him. Fortunately, Li Li has treated him very well for more than a year and was a clerk in the General's Mansion at the beginning of his official career. He is now engaged in the army. This time he was ordered to go to Jizhou to meet the emperor.

But after entering Yecheng, after six days, the tribute gifts brought by Huangfu Li were taken over by the minor officials of the Sikong Mansion, but he did not arrange for him to meet the emperor, forcing him to settle for the second best and ask for the meeting of Sikong Yuan Shao first. However, Yuan Shao repeatedly shirked his responsibilities, which made Huangfu Li feel mixed with emotion, worried that he would not be able to complete the mission assigned by his lord Li Li, and would be disappointed with Li Li's high hopes. However, last night, he suddenly saw a familiar figure, and then received an order, ordering him to wait patiently. Regardless of whether Yuan Shao met or not, he would lead the delegation to leave Jizhou five days later.

This order made Huangfu Li mixed joys and sorrows, and he vaguely guessed that the real intention of his lord Li Li sent him to Jizhou: meeting the emperor was just a cover, but actually had other plans. Because the familiar figure he saw was Li Zhi and Li Zicheng, the commander of the Jinqiwei who had been with his lord Li Li all year round.

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