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"Bang~"

The exquisitely carved table was kicked to the ground by Yuan Shu. During this period, the furniture on Yuan Shu's mansion was in trouble. Every time there was a war report on the front line, Yuan Shu would smash the furniture.

The porcelain in the mansion has been replaced several times, and even the tables and chairs have not been spared.

Yan Xiang and Li Feng stood aside silently, not daring to speak.

"Gou General, haha, how many more than 100,000 troops are still there now? Who can tell Yu Gu?" Holding the bamboo paper in his hand, Yuan Shu's wolf-like eyes swept across everyone's faces, his voice with a creepy and sinister voice.

Yan Xiang and Li Feng did not dare to speak, and stood aside silently.

This time, Zhang Xun was defeated, but even the last bit of luck in Nanyang was defeated. In a short period of time, unless Yuan Shu could completely defeat the imperial army, it would be impossible to take back Nanyang.

Although Yuan Shu could mobilize 300,000 troops, his surroundings were not stable. Liu Bei and Cao Cao were eyeing him, and Sun Ce from Jiangdong, although he was still under Yuan Shu's command, he was basically out of control. Tao Qian in the east did not have to worry too much. It was in the alliance state before. When Yuan Shu started a war with the court, Cao Cao took the opportunity to invade Xuzhou based on the reasons for the Yuan Shu alliance. They don't know the situation now. However, with Tao Qian's cowardly appearance, even if he occupied a larger area than Cao Cao, he might not be able to withstand Cao Cao's troubles.

Yuan Shu had troops, but after this defeat, the surrounding princes were ready to move. He had to be on guard against these princes. It was no longer possible to mobilize too many troops and horses to be sent to the Nanyang line. It was a bottomless pit. The court's troops were fighting more and more. On Yuan Shu's side, let alone the more 100,000 troops, even if there were ten thousand, Yuan Shu could not take it out if he had to guard against the princes of all sides.

"Lord, for the sake of this plan, let's make peace with the court first." Yan Xiang sighed, and saw that Yuan Shu's anger dissipated a little, and said with a bitter smile.

"Make peace? How to say it? What to say?" Yuan Shu suppressed his anger. Although he was irritable, he was not stupid. This time the court was useless to even the title of righteousness. He defeated him with only 30,000 troops. The generals sent to him died and fled. Now only Ji Ling was left to drag Lu Bu in the Fenqiu area.

But it was said that it was dragging, but Lu Bu was surrounded by 50,000 troops, but Lu Bu was surrounded by 8,000 cavalry. Who was dragging who? Everyone knew it in their hearts.

At the beginning, he was clamoring to give the court a good look, and forced Ma Riyan to death. Now he was beaten by the court and abandoned his armor. He licked his face and said peace. If he didn't say whether the little emperor would agree, where would he let Yuan Shu have his face be?

"Lord, I think..." Li Feng took a step forward, hesitated for a moment, and said respectfully: "The court may not be willing to take over the Jianghuai River at the moment."

"What do you mean?" Yuan Shu frowned. Why do you think this is so harsh?

Oh? It’s not that others can’t fight, but they just don’t want to fight?

Yuan Shu's expression was a little ugly again, but he still suppressed the anger in his heart and did not burst out. Now he was really scared of the court. Thirty thousand people beat half of the more than 100,000 troops he had invested in, and now he was even more beaten to hide in the mountains and valleys and dared not come out.

Although he was angry with Zhang Xun's incompetence, Yuan Shu was still very clear about the ability of this general, otherwise he would not have been allowed to conquer Nanyang alone. Now he was beaten by the imperial army and was hiding in Zhongyang Mountain and dared not come out. Except for Ji Ling, the other armies were almost wiped out. In addition to Ji Ling, he couldn't help but feel a little scared of the power accumulated by the imperial court in the past two years.

"Return to the lord." Li Feng thought about it and said carefully: "Now the court has newly established Nanyang. When Zi intends to reduce the rights of the aristocratic families today, he has always adopted a step-by-step strategy. Now Nanyang is determined, internal integration will take time, and the Nanyang family may not be willing to hand over the rights. If the emperor insists on attacking Runan, the rear will cause instability. If an inadvertent person is not careful, he may even cut off his way back, let alone, the surrounding princes are eyeing him. Although he cannot blatantly deal with the court, if he robs the food road in the name of a bandit, the court will definitely return in vain?"

"So that... why bother to make peace with him?" Yuan Shu frowned and snorted coldly.

"Lord, no!" Yan Xiang hurriedly bowed: "This time the imperial court went to the expedition to establish its authority. In this battle, 30,000 troops defeated our army more than 100,000 troops and established its prestige. If the lord still wants to be an enemy of the court at this time, the imperial court does not need to continue to conquer. Just a single edict, the princes of the world will inevitably rise up and attack them. At that time, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Tao Qian and even Sun Ce will attack together. No matter how many troops our army has, it will not be able to stop the four princes from attacking."

Yuan Shu couldn't help but feel cold when he heard this. He had been defeated by Cao Cao earlier, and the two generals of Guan and Zhang under Liu Bei were brave enough to take it. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Sun Ce? He dares?"

Yan Xiang and Li Feng looked at each other helplessly, why didn't they dare? Now Sun Ce is equivalent to establishing a self-employed family. Runan is a wealthy county. If he had the opportunity to occupy it, Sun Ce's character would probably not fall behind. As for the past, it would not exist since Sun Ce exchanged the imperial seal for the army.

Yuan Shu probably thought of this and said a little angrily: "How should we seek peace? Could it be that we should bear the thorns and apologize for guilt?"

If that's the case, it's better to die.

Yan Xiang hesitated for a moment and said, "Although this dispute arose because of Ma Rifa, it is actually because the imperial seal is in the hands of the lord. If the lord is willing to hand over the seal and admit his mistake to the court, it will be considered a step for the court. With His Majesty as a person, he should not force each other too much."

"Steal the jade seal of the country?" Yuan Shu couldn't help but glared at him, "No!"

This is what he was preparing to establish a country. It was finally squeezed out from Sun Ce. How could he be willing to hand it over?

After thinking for a while, he said, "Why would you like to submit a petition to the court and send Ma Rihuan's coffin back, and then ced the Nanyang to the court?"

When Yan Xiang and Li Feng heard this, they couldn't help but smile bitterly. Nanyang is now the territory of the court. Zhang Xun was beaten and thrown away his armor. Could it be that he still hoped that the court would return Nanyang after retreating his troops? That was not the princes, but the court. He held great justice in his hands. No matter where he occupied, he would be legitimate. How could he use you to give in?

As for Ma Riyi's coffin... Haha, will the court be interested even if it is not returned? Or will Yuan Shu dare not let anyone go? There is no sincerity at all, how can the court forgive him?

"Lord, this matter is related to our army's ambition." Yan Xiang smiled bitterly: "The jade seal of the country is a powerful weapon of the country. If the princes hold it, it will be attacked by heroes. If the lord hold it, it will not only have no benefits for our army, but will cause disaster. Instead of taking it for yourself, it is better to give in to the court's pardon. At that time, the lord will still be the lord of the Jianghuai River, and you can continue your strength secretly to make a comeback in the future."

When Yuan Shu heard this, he felt a little upset and asked him to give up the imperial seal that he had finally obtained. He felt really distressed, but if he didn't give in, as the counselor said, he might be in danger of overthrow and the princes would fight together.

"Why..." Yuan Shu hesitated for a moment and looked at the two of them: "Send someone to the court to see the little...the emperor's words before making a conclusion?"

After all, I still can't bear to leave this imperial seal.

Yan Xiang and Li Feng looked at each other, thought for a while, nodded and said, "It's good to do this. See what the court means, and you can also make plans."

The imperial seal must be handed over. The two of them knew this very well. Although the emperor was becoming more and more authoritative, he did not have the imperial seal in his hand. The princes had enough reason to say that the emperor's imperial edict was a false edict and refused to respond. With the power of today, the imperial edict must be held in his hand.

"I wonder who the lord is going to send to the envoy?" Yan Xiang asked.

Yuan Shu walked back and forth when he heard this. He was from a great family and could not care about anything else, but he still paid attention to etiquette. If the emperor was just a small puppet as before, he could just send someone to him casually. But if Zi regained his command on the court today, he would not be so hasty. Those who were on the mission must have enough fame and status, neither Yan Xiang nor Li Feng were qualified.

After thinking about it, Yuan Shu's eyes lit up and said, "You two think, what about Yaoqing?"

Yaoqing, even Yuan Huan, has not come to discuss matters for several months since he confronted Yuan Shu that day, and Yuan Shu was quite uncomfortable when he looked at Yuan Huan.

Yan Xiang and Li Feng looked at each other and sighed in their hearts. This lord is really not worthy of tolerance, but thinking about Yuan Shu's command, it seems that no one is more suitable than Yuan Huan. After thinking for a while, the two nodded and said, "Brother Yaoqing is indeed a good job."

"You and the other two went to tell him about this matter, and they were lonely and didn't want to see him." Yuan Shu leaned on the chair and said calmly.

"Here." The two of them smiled bitterly, bowed to Yuan Shu, and said goodbye and left.

Looking at the two of them leaving, Yuan Shu felt a little bored. How could the good things fall to this point now?

"Lord, General Han Xian is asking for a meeting." He was so arrogant that a general came in and bowed.

Han Siam?

Yuan Shu couldn't help but snorted coldly when he heard this. Han Xian was also one of the main generals after his failure. Now Yuan Shu really doesn't like these defeated generals.

"Let him come in." After pondering for a long time, Yuan Shu nodded.

After a while, Han Xian came in with a dusty look on his face. When he saw Yuan Shu, he quickly kowtowed and said, "See the lord."

"You are not staying in Zhongyang Mountain Camp, what are you going to do when you come back?" Yuan Shu snorted coldly.

"Master..." Han Xian calculated with a nose and kowtowed, "Zhang Xun changed his generals in the battle and seized the military power of the last general, which led to our defeat. Xu Chu even secretly surrendered to the court, but Zhang Xun ignored it. The last general went to hold him accountable, but was ridiculed by Zhang Xun. In the Zhongyang Mountain Camp, how could the last general be in the place? Please make the decision for the last general!"

"What happened?" Yuan Shu heard this, Huo stood up and shouted sternly: "Tell me in detail!"

"Here!" Han Xian's eyes flashed with pride, and he did not dare to look up. He told the story all the time. It was roughly the same, but he concealed some things. For example, under his leadership, he delayed the fighter plane, and then was plotted by Liu Xie for his bombing skills, and the army was almost disintegrated. These were naturally followed in one word, and focused on defeating Zhang Xun, and Xu Chu was captured and then suddenly came back.
Chapter completed!