Li Yi carefully inquired about the scene when Zang Ba led the army to flee the Gushui River, and was very sure that Zang Ba would never return to Xuzhou. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info If he wants to continue to survive with his group of brothers, he can only take advantage of the continuous melee between Hebei and the Central Plains, and all forces have no time to take care of Qingzhou, put it to death and come back to life, and lay a world in Qingzhou.

After Wang Wei briefly answered Li Yi's matter about Zang Ba, he immediately stopped talking, and the expression on his face was very complicated. He didn't want to betray Liu Biao, he didn't want to betray the Son of Heaven who was far away in Changyi, and he didn't want to betray the loyalty in his heart, but in the face of death, in the face of the chance of survival that he had firmly grasped in his hands, he was shaken, his heart was struggling violently, he tried to give himself a reason to betray, a reason to continue to live.

Li Yi saw the pain and uneasiness in his eyes, and knew that he was facing the most difficult choice of his life.

"You still have time." Li Yi comforted him and said, "With your words just now, I can ask the imperial court to forgive you for your guilt and rescue you from the prison of the Imperial Governor's Mansion, but it's just ......."

Li Yi paused, and then said solemnly: "It's just that you have to stay in the Great General's Mansion for the time being." When you figure out the affairs of Hebei and the affairs of the Jicheng Imperial Court, you will make a choice, okay? ”

Wang Wei looked at Li Yi in surprise and was excited. The general not only wanted to save him, but also took the initiative to leave him in the general's mansion, and his intentions were not asked.

Wang Wei opened his mouth and wanted to say two words of thanks, but he couldn't say it after all. He bowed respectfully and turned and walked out of the tent.

Xu Maogong, Liu Bowen, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Xun You and others arrived one after another, and after listening to Li Yi's narration, they were all surprised and delighted. No one expected that the situation in the Central Plains would undergo such a change.

"As soon as the news from Qingzhou confirms our suspicions, we will immediately send people to Qingzhou to meet Zang Ba, Yin Li, and Wu Dun." Li Yi said excitedly, "In the current situation, we can let Zang Ba occupy Qingzhou, and even help him consolidate Qingzhou, as long as he can gain a foothold in Qingzhou, as long as he can help us contain Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and curb the development of Cao Cao and Liu Bei, we can agree to all his conditions." ”

Xu Maogong frowned, and said cautiously: "Lord, there is no need for us to agree to all their conditions. ”

"Zang Ba betrayed the Yellow Turban Army in his early years, and was a head-on enemy with Sima Ju, Xu He and others, although he took the initiative to appease many Yellow Turban leaders in recent years, but he was not the Yellow Turban Army after all, but wanted to use the power of the Yellow Turban Army to develop his strength in Xuzhou. Judging from what Zang Ba has done over the years, this person is not simple, once he occupies Qingzhou, he will definitely make full use of the contradictions between the forces in Hebei and the Central Plains to profit from it. ”

"Cao Cao and Liu Bei, like us, know that after Zang Ba occupies Qingzhou, they will be forced by the situation to take the initiative to win him over, they will not only agree to all the conditions of Zang Ba, but also let Zang Ba become their ally to deal with Hebei together, but Cao Cao once washed Xuzhou in blood, and there is a blood feud between Yin Li, Wu Dun, and Zang Ba, they will not believe this butcher, even if they are forced to temporarily agree to Cao Cao, it is just a false and wronged snake."

"Qingzhou has improved slightly in recent years under the governance of Gongsun Zhan, but compared with Yanzhou and Xuzhou, there is still a gap, even if Zang Ba and others have the talent of heaven, they can't increase their strength in a short period of time to the point where they can compete with Cao Cao and Liu Bei, so if he wants to gain a foothold in Qingzhou and want to stand in the Central Plains with Cao Cao and Liu Bei, he must rely on our help. There are many people from the Yellow Turban Army in the Jicheng Imperial Court and the Northern Xinjiang Army, and Zang Ba knows that compared with Cao Cao and Liu Bei, taking refuge in Hebei can not only allow them to survive, but also get permanent benefits. ”

"The situation in the world today is chaotic, and Hebei does not currently show the strength to sweep the world, so from the perspective of Yin Li and Wu Dun, they may be more inclined to take refuge in Hebei, but from the perspective of Zang Ba, he still has to wait and choose."

Xu Maogong looked at the people in the tent and smiled slightly: "We can wait." With the current strength of Zang Ba and the others, they can't gain a foothold in Qingzhou at all, after all, the strength of Cao Cao and Liu Bei far surpasses them. If Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Yuan Shu before the arrival of this winter, Zang Ba will definitely be finished, so now for Zang Ba, the most important thing is to stabilize Qingzhou and gain a foothold in Qingzhou before the arrival of winter, and the only one who can help him do this is our Hebei. Therefore, if nothing else, Zang Ba will soon send someone. ”

"The reason why Zang Ba dared to take the initiative to come to us is because the current situation is in his favor. We desperately need his help, but he doesn't desperately need our help. ”

"Cao Cao and Liu Bei have just returned from a defeat in Jizhou, and the battle between them and Yuan Shu may not be decisive before the arrival of this winter, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei urgently need to appease Zang Ba in order to defeat Yuan Shu. First, to prevent Zang Ba from giving up Qingzhou to Hebei, and second, to use Zang Ba to block Hebei and prevent Hebei from capturing Qingzhou. ”

"From these two points, once Cao Cao and Liu Bei can't solve Yuan Shu in the short term, they may retreat to the next best thing, and instead recognize Zang Ba's status, help him gain a foothold in Qingzhou, and continue to control the Central Plains with the power of the three alliances against Hebei. Zang Ba has no fear. ”

"He sent someone to contact us, and if he got help, he could quickly gain a foothold in Qingzhou, and then threaten to blackmail Cao Cao and Liu Bei to get more benefits. When he has a foothold, he can in turn unite with Cao Cao and Liu Bei to threaten Hebei. Xu Maogong shook his head, "Zang Ba occupies Qingzhou at this time, and he is indeed very discerning. ”

There was silence in the big tent, and everyone bowed their heads in contemplation.

"My lord, Duke Mao's speculation is very reasonable." Jia Xu suddenly raised his head and said, "In order to continue to weaken the strength of Cao Cao and Liu Bei, we must take this opportunity to help Zang Ba no matter what, and after Zang Ba uses our strength to gain a foothold in Qingzhou, he will immediately threaten us, threaten Cao Cao and Liu Bei." At that time, if he threw himself at Cao Cao, the Central Plains would be strong. If he throws himself at us, our chances of seizing the Central Plains will be greatly increased. Therefore, the question now is what means can be used to ensure that Hebei controls Qingzhou. ”

"It's simple." Li Yi waved his hand and said, "As long as we are strong enough to calm the world, Zang Ba will make the right choice." ”

After Li Yi and everyone discussed carefully, he planned to wait in Jizhou for a few more days to see if Qingzhou would send someone over. If there is no news by the end of September, let Jia Xu and Yu Poison go to Qingzhou for a trip.

In addition, Li Yi urgently ordered Gao Shun, who was stationed in Pingyuan County, and Chen Bing on the north bank of the Yellow River to attack Qingzhou.

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In late September, the envoy from Qingzhou arrived, and the person who came was Yin Li.

Yin Li rushed to Handan to see Li Yi. Li Yi didn't see him, so he asked people to arrange him to rest in the military tent.

In the evening, just when Yin Li was panicking, Dian Wei walked in with Li Yi.

After a little greeting, Li Yi immediately asked about the situation in Qingzhou.

Yin Li said: "Now Zang Ba is leading the army to attack Jinan, Wu Dun is attacking Donglai, it is estimated that in more than a month, except for Pingyuan County, the other five counties of Qingzhou will all be conquered......"

Li Yi saw a lot of things through Yin Li's words. Although these people were all born Taishan thieves first, they have long ceased to be all the way people these years. It was only because of the situation that they were forced to come back together.

Of course, Zang Ba wants to regain his position as the boss of the Taishan thieves, but Zang Ba can't handle Yin Li and Wu Dun at all, but Yin Li and Wu Dun want to eat Zang Ba in turn, but they can't do it either. Although the two sides are at peace for the time being, the contradictions between the two sides will become bigger and bigger as time goes by. Qingzhou was a little careless and lost all the games.

Yin Li came this time to take refuge in him.

The incident in Qingzhou was a bit unexpected by Li Yi and others.

Zang Ba's purpose was to get help from Hebei and quickly stabilize Qingzhou, but because Yin Li, Wu Dun and others did not trust Zang Ba, things suddenly became complicated. Once Zang Ba, Yin Li, and Wu Dun fight each other, it is likely that Cao Cao will be cheapened in vain when Hebei is not suitable to enter Qingzhou immediately.

Is it to help Zang Ba, or to help Yin Li and Wu Dun?

Li Yi, Xu Maogong and others discussed repeatedly, but in the end they were unable to make a decision. This matter was not handled well, Qingzhou was lost, and Hebei immediately lost an excellent opportunity to weaken the strength of Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

"I'll go to Qingzhou in person." Xu Maogong said, "If I can convince Zang Ba and Wu Dun to work together to gain a foothold in Qingzhou, then the situation in the Central Plains will be very beneficial to Hebei." ”

Li Yi thought about it for a long time and agreed to Xu Maogong's request.

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In late September, Yanzhou East County, Linyi City.

After Xu You hurried to Dong'e, he heard that Yuan Shu had not rescued the Son of Heaven, so he was stupid and extremely disappointed, and looked at Yuan Shu like a dead man.

He said goodbye to Yuan Shu, made a detour from afar, and ran to Linyi City.

Cao Cao heard that Xu Yu had arrived, and personally went out of the city to greet him.

After Xu You and Cao Cao exchanged a few words, they proposed to meet the Son of Heaven.

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Ziyuan, did you come to Linyi to visit the safety of the Son of Heaven, or to persuade Yuan Shu to retire for me?" ”

"It's a bit of both." Xu Yu said with a pun.

Xu You met with the Son of Heaven and asked the Son of Heaven to move to Luoyang immediately.

Cao Cao stood aside, smiling without saying a word.

That night, Cao Cao invited Ma Teng to the big tent.

After Ma Teng's troops were defeated and fled to Cao Cao, he withdrew with Cao Cao and crossed the Yellow River. He once wanted to say goodbye to Cao Cao and return to Guanzhong, but in the face of the upcoming Central Plains War, he was embarrassed to open his mouth to Cao Cao and stayed in Cao Cao's camp.

Cao Cao asked Ma Teng with a pleasant face: "Shoucheng, can you lend me something?" ”

"Okay." Ma Teng agreed.

Cao Cao suddenly smiled brightly and said, "Is it okay to borrow your head?" (To be continued.) )