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. The secret message Yuan Tan sent to Guo Yuan made him 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, and 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 hurt his muscles and bones, but will 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, Xia Houyuan waited patiently in Puyang, just to get the result, preferably if Yuan Shao lost miserably, and then they pounced on him 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 the idea of making a mediation order to prevent Liu Bei from taking action. The princes with a little discernment knew that even if Liu Bei was a royal relative who respected the emperor's orders, he would not stop at that time, regardless of whether his subordinates did not obey the general's orders. . Or whether the emperor was coerced by national thieves are all reasons.
But these are nothing. Cao Cao can guarantee that no matter how many reasons Liu Bei has, he will think about it, and this kind of thing will basically pass in a few days after a little wrangling. According to Cao Cao's estimation, Yuan Shao only needs a few days of buffer to solve many problems!
As for whether Liu Bei will continue to fight Yuan Shao in the future, or whether he will suppress the anger in his chest and suppress his impulse and stop fighting, it is not a big deal. With mental preparation, Yuan Shao has a position on both the enemy and ourselves. In Cao Cao's judgment, even if it is worse than his own, it is not 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!
As a result, Xia Houyuan, who was leisurely and leisurely, received such shocking news. This situation was completely beyond everyone's expectations. You must know that no one in the world thought that the battle between Yuan and Liu Bei would be possible, whether they were optimistic about Liu Bei or Yuan Shao. Ended 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 among 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. With Guo Yuan's IQ, which is not too high or too low, his first reaction was to mediate.
By the way, who made Xia Houyuan and others' identities not concealed by Guo Yuan? Now, Guo Yuan, who almost feels like he is about to drown, is grabbing the only piece of driftwood that can save Hebei. How can he not beg Xia Houyuan?
Xia Houyuan was not sure whether he should release the emperor's edict now, but Guo Yuan's words reminded him that if he did not release the emperor's mediation order now, Liu Bei would annex Hebei. With the majestic power of swallowing up the world, what does the emperor mean 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 was the royal family surnamed Liu that had been recognized by Zong Zheng. If the other party had the power to swallow up the world. That's not the emperor, nor is it rebellion. It's just civil strife within the royal family. The biggest drawback of the Han Dynasty is that the clan has the right to inherit!
So in one day, Cao Jun and Ma Tengjun, who were pretending to be stupid, directly changed to the emperor's flag and fake ax to prove their identity. The former enemy troops directly became the emperor's personal guards, coming to mediate between Liu Bei's army and Yuan Shao's army.
After Xia Houyuan's honor guard changed, Liu Beijun, who was originally confronting him with murderous intent, also restrained his hostility. Fazheng didn't mind pretending to be stupid when the other party was pretending to be stupid. At least at that time, the gun went off. If there was a real fight, what would I say? You can hide it without even knowing it.
When the other party makes it clear, Fazheng can't continue to pretend that he didn't see it. There are some things that the people will not take action and the officials will not investigate, but if they are put on the table, they cannot 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 not be able to bear it." 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.
"Hmph!" The other party flicked his sleeves and walked away directly on horseback. Fazheng shrugged indifferently, and then called Ma Chao.
It is said that this kind of thing to stop the angel guards is somewhat unethical, but as a legal representative, 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 to do with me?" Ma Chao said coldly. He also knew that he could calmly fight with Zhang Fei in recent 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 for this." Fazheng glanced at Ma Chao, who was slightly guarded, and said. (To be continued.)
