Shortly after Fa Zheng received the message, Liu Beijun's blockade on Cao Jun and the Yuan family was also terminated. One day later, Xia Houyuan received an urgent secret message from 800 miles away. Yuan Tan sent the secret message to Guo Yuan, so that He withdrew to Zhaojun. ,
This secret report was written by Cui Yan who was retreating. Only this secret report could be delivered here at this time. The others were basically intercepted by Liu Beijun.
Naturally, Xia Houyuan also got this information. Yuan Shao actually died. Xia Houyuan immediately didn't know what to do. After all, according to Cao Cao's order, after getting the information about Liu Bei's army's victory, he should change into the armor of the emperor's guards and become a mediator. Go to mediate Liu Beijun.
According to Cao Cao's estimation, in the situation where Liu Bei's army was victorious, the mediation order would have an average effect, but all Cao Cao needed was for Liu Bei to be held back so that Yuan Shao could take a breather. In Cao Cao's view, Yuan Shao had such a strong background. The two disastrous defeats will not break his muscles and bones, but will actually make him more enlightened.
It can be said that the person who knows Yuan Shao best in the world must be Cao Cao. Cao Cao needs Yuan Shao to buy time, so he needs a stalemate between Yuan Shao and Liu Bei. The stalemate should be long enough for him to make all preparations.
In Cao Cao's estimation, Yuan Shao must lose once before he can compete with Liu Bei. Yuan Shao's current grasp of Liu Bei's strength alone will definitely not reach Yuan Shao's peak posture!
Yuan Shao, who bucked the trend and became a model in the world, is no joke. As long as Liu Bei is not killed the first time, Yuan Shao's combat effectiveness will definitely increase by half the second time!
Therefore, Xiahou Yuan waited patiently in Puyang, just to get the result, and it was best for Yuan Shao to lose miserably. Then they pounced and used the mediation order to buy Yuan Shao some time, so that they could gain a lot of favor from Yuan Shao. It can also deplete Liu Bei's morale and suppress Liu Bei's reputation.
To be honest, Cao Cao didn't have any intention of using the mediation order to prevent Liu Bei from taking action. The princes with a little discernment know that even if Liu Bei is a royal relative who respects the emperor's orders, he will not stop at that time, whether it is because his subordinates disobey the general's orders, or the emperor is coerced by national thieves.
But these are nothing. Cao Cao can guarantee that no matter how many reasons Liu Bei has, he will think about it. This kind of thing will basically pass in a few days. According to Cao Cao's estimation, Yuan Shao only needs a few days of buffer. Solved a lot of problems!
As for the future, Liu Bei will continue to fight Yuan Shao. It doesn't matter whether he suppressed the anger in his chest, suppressed the impulse, and stopped fighting. With Yuan Shao mentally prepared and having a good idea of ??the enemy and ourselves, in Cao Cao's judgment, even if he was worse than himself, it wasn't much different.
In other words, this mediation order in Cao Cao's hands is a regret medicine prepared for Yuan Shao, so that Yuan Shao will not be defeated in the first battle. After doing this, Cao Cao will have a big backer. After that, as long as he gives Yuan Shao a blood transfusion, it will definitely be enough to delay Xun Yu. Lay the foundation thoroughly!
In the end, the leisurely Xia Houyuan received such shocking news. This situation was completely beyond everyone's expectations. You must know that no matter whether they are optimistic about Liu Bei or Yuan Shao, no one in the world thinks that the battle between Yuan and Liu will end in one battle. They all estimate that it will never end if we don¡¯t fight for three years.
It can be said that at that time, except for Chen Xi and Jia Xu, only a few people in the world were preparing to end Yuan Shao in a battle. Others, even the talented people in Liu Bei's forces, never thought that the war would be like this.
Naturally, Guo Yuan was completely shocked when he received this secret letter from Cui Yan, a senior official of Yuan Shao's side, and Guo Yuan judged whether he was good or not. The first reaction of someone with a not too low IQ is to mediate.
By the way, who made Xia Houyuan and others¡¯ identities not concealed by Guo Yuan, and now Guo Yuan almost feels like he is about to drown. How could we not plead with Xia Houyuan while grasping the only piece of driftwood that could save Hebei?
Xia Houyuan was not sure whether the emperor's edict should be released now. But Guo Yuan's words reminded him that if the emperor's mediation order was not released now, then when Liu Bei annexed Hebei and had the power to swallow up the world, what would the emperor be in front of the princes and kings who were born in the royal family surnamed Liu?
Xia Houyuan was awakened by these words. Liu Bei is the royal family with the surname Liu that has been recognized by Zongzheng. If the other party has the power to swallow up the world, then he is not the emperor, nor is he a rebel. It is just civil strife in the royal family, and the most pitfalls of the Han Dynasty. The reason is that the clan has the right to inherit!
So in one day, Cao Jun and Ma Teng's army, who were originally pretending to be stupid, directly changed to the emperor's flag, fake ax to prove their identity, directly changed from the previous enemy troops to the emperor's personal guards, and came to mediate Liu Bei's army and Yuan Shao's army.
After Xia Houyuan's honor guard changed, Liu Beijun, who was confronting him with murderous intent, also restrained his hostility. Fazheng didn't mind pretending to be stupid when the other party acted stupid. At least at that time, the gun went off. If he really got into a fight, what would he say? You can hide it without even knowing it.
When the other party shows its true intentions, Fazheng cannot continue to pretend to be self-righteous.??I haven't seen it. There are some things that the people don't take action and the officials don't investigate. But if they are put on the table, they can't be covered up in a vague way.
"I have seen an angel." Fazheng and Zhang Fei bowed slightly. Their status as princes meant that they did not need to restrain themselves too much even if they were Liu Xie's envoys.
"The Emperor has an order. The Taiwei and the General are both important ministers of the country. They are hostile to each other over trivial matters, which is detrimental to the state. The Emperor has an order. From now on, the Taiwei and the General each take a step back to show the prestige of the Han Dynasty!" The eunuch was a little worried! The high-pitched voice couldn't help but make Zhang Fei feel dizzy.
"Angel, please forgive me, my lord is not here. Please see my lord before reading this order." Fazheng glanced at Ma Chao and Cai Yang who were following the eunuch and said casually.
"Then please ask Marquis Tai Ting to introduce Duke Xuande to us. The emperor's edict has to be issued." The white-faced eunuch said with a smile.
"Can I stay for a few days?" Fazheng asked seemingly casually.
"If the emperor's edict is delayed for just one day, I'm afraid even the high position of a monarch will be difficult for him to bear." The eunuch who had obviously been bribed by Cao Cao said unceremoniously.
"In this case, I won't say any more." Fazheng glanced at the eunuch, "I just don't know whether the angel will follow me to my Lord's place, or go with the mediator army." When he said this, Fazheng was extremely serious. Banter.
"Huh!" The other party flicked his sleeves and walked away directly on horseback. Fazheng shrugged indifferently and called Ma Chao to stop.
It is said that this kind of thing to stop the angel guards is somewhat unethical, but in the capacity of Fa Zheng, as mentioned before, the people will not take action and the officials will not investigate. Besides, Ma Chao can ignore it. Since he stopped, there is a lot to say. The place.
"What do you want from me?" Ma Chao said coldly. He also knew that he could calmly interact with Zhang Fei in the past few days thanks to Fa Zheng's lack of investigation.
"You don't need to be on guard. I really want to deal with you, so there's no need to be like this." Fazheng glanced at Ma Chao, who was slightly guarded, and said. (To be continued)