At this time, any prince would not hesitate to take Yuan Shao's position, even Lu Bu. The situation in the world is so obvious that not many soldiers under Gongsun Zan have taken refuge, and they live in a corner, which means he can proclaim himself emperor.

The only one who is right is Yuan Shao. If Yuan Shao proclaims himself emperor, Cao and Liu will definitely regard him as a mortal enemy and attack him. This is political unity. Cao Cao needs to prove that the emperor in his hands is legitimate, and Liu Bei needs to prove his

Bloodline and surname are orthodox. Even if they know that Yuan Shu will take advantage of them, they will definitely still do so.

If Yuan Shao proclaims himself emperor, it is tantamount to committing suicide. Gongsun Zan is barefoot and is not afraid of wearing shoes, so he is committing suicide. Wouldn't it be a great loss for his family's great cause to commit suicide? Yuan Shao also knows this in his heart, but the arrogance in his heart is

He couldn't help but want to reach for that supreme position.

After weighing it in his mind for a long time, his reason finally defeated his inner arrogance and vanity. Yuan Shao stretched out his right hand with an unkind expression and slapped the document in front of him hard.

"What's the point of making noise?"

Looking at the two groups of scholars below, Yuan Shao felt relieved even though he had a headache, but his face was filled with anger, and he said in a deep voice: "The situation is chaotic at this time, and it is not the time to proclaim the emperor. King Wen has divided the world and gained two of them.

Even though I am serving in Yin, I am now only in the land of two states, so it is not appropriate for me to be in such limelight."

"My lord is wise!" The civil and military officials in the hall said in unison whether they were happy or frustrated. Although Yuan Shao was indecisive, he always followed through on his words. This was almost a common problem among the Yuan family. Now that Yuan Shao had spoken, the outcome could no longer be changed.

Everyone has different moods and can only accept this ending.

Xu You secretly glanced at Guo Tu with great satisfaction, and was relieved in his heart. Although he often competed with Guo Tu, at this time it was a major matter related to Yuan Shao's success or failure, and it was not a matter of trifling. Compared to Guo Tu, who was a pure person,

A person who enjoys political maneuvering, although Xu You also has selfish motives, he still has a general understanding. He clearly sees the pros and cons of Yuan Shao becoming emperor.

After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he suddenly seemed to remember something, and said to Xu You with a serious face: "Ziyuan, the spies you deployed in Jiangdong must be more vigilant in recent days. If Yuan Shu has any suspicious behavior, report him immediately. Once discovered,

Yuan Shu plans to proclaim himself emperor and inform Yu immediately!"

Xu You responded: "No!"

Yuan Shao breathed a sigh of relief.

"My lord, Gongsun Zan's proclaimed emperor gave us a good excuse. Instead of waiting for the other party to take action, we should take the initiative and force Gongsun Zan to fight." Xu You then suggested.

"Yes." Yuan Shao nodded slightly and turned to look at Chen Lin: "Kong Zhang, your writing style is the best, so you will lead me to write a memorandum to conquer Gongsun Zan, and then spread it to the world. Remember,

You must be careful with your words so that everyone in the world will hate Gongsun Zan!"

"No!" Chen Lin sighed helplessly in her heart, but said calmly. He knew Yuan Shao's character. If he was not satisfied with what he did, he would probably not get any good results. As Yuan Shao's royal pen, such a useless thing would be risky.

He was really helpless when the bad job fell on him.

After everyone left, Yuan Shao murmured to himself: "Gao Dao, will you proclaim yourself emperor?"

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In the Central Plains, Cao Cao, who was busy attacking Qingzhou, soon learned the news that Gongsun Zan was going to proclaim himself emperor. In anger, the tables and chairs around him were damaged again: "Gongsun, you! You have ruined something big! Yuan Jiujiu, I will not forgive you.

you!"

Cao Cao is not a fool. Without Yuan Shu's acquiescence and support, how could Gongsun Zan become emperor? There must be Yuan Shu behind all this. Gongsun Zan becoming emperor is not terrible, but he is just a grasshopper in the autumn. I am afraid of the chain reaction that may form in the future.

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Now there are only five princes left in the world (Gongsun Du is not regarded as a prince by Cao Cao at all). After Gongsun Zan becomes emperor, if Yuan Shu becomes emperor again, Cao Cao can still handle it. After all, Gongsun Zan is already a withered bone in the grave, and he will soon be dead.

Will be destroyed by Yuan Shao. But if Yuan Shao also proclaims himself emperor, the situation will be completely out of control. He and Liu Bei are far inferior to the first two in terms of power and numbers. At that time, the situation in the world will directly transform into the Five Emperors.

After fighting for the throne, the emperor he had worked so hard to obtain became a mere decoration.

Cao Cao has no doubt about Yuan Shao's ambition and arrogance. Once Yuan Shu follows suit and wants to proclaim himself emperor, Yuan Shao, who has always wanted to overpower Yuan Shu and has coveted the throne of emperor for a long time, will never hesitate. The worst thing is that if Gongsun Zan is the first to stand out,

If Yuan Shao proclaimed himself emperor without defeating Yuan Shu, his and Liu Bei's orthodox status would be completely meaningless. It would be he and Liu Bei who would suffer the most when they fail.

There are five princes in the world. One can easily deal with it if he proclaims himself emperor. Two can barely handle it if he proclaims himself emperor. But if three proclaim themselves emperor... Cao Cao feels that he can prepare to proclaim himself emperor. Even if he doesn't proclaim himself emperor, Liu Bei may have other problems.

Thoughts. His surname is Liu, so proclaiming the emperor can be regarded as orthodox. After all, Liu Cheng, the emperor, was not in the right position, and most of the Liu family members were burned down by Chang'an. At this time, the only prince surnamed Liu could not proclaim the emperor.

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If even Liu Bei proclaims himself emperor, then why is he still clinging to the emperor? Don't you feel uncomfortable? Just proclaim himself emperor. In that case, the Han orthodoxy cannot even deceive the common people, so who else can it deceive?

The effect of Jia Xu's fire in Chang'an was not only to cause Cao Cao to lose some soldiers. Although a lonely emperor was easier for Cao Cao to control, once the orthodox position was attacked, the emperor without the support of hundreds of officials and clans would be considered useless.

What? Even Liu Yu, who established the emperor, is now under house arrest in Jinling Academy in Jiangdong!

"Zhicai, quickly inform Wen Ruo, draft a memorandum to condemn Gongsun Zan, and promote the emperor's majesty. Send people to strengthen surveillance of Jinling and Yecheng. If there is any situation, report it immediately. In addition, send envoys to lobby Yuan Shao and clarify the interests.

, If Yuan Shu makes any move, he must dissuade Yuan Shao from proclaiming himself emperor!" Cao Cao said quickly with a solemn expression.

Xi Zhicai directly took out a pen and paper, recorded what Cao Cao said, and then sent his military messengers to drive their horses to Yanzhou to inform Xun Yu who was stationed there. After arranging everything as quickly as possible, Cao Cao walked out of the tent.

Looking at the deep moat surrounding the towering Huangxian City Wall in the distance, as well as the densely packed defensive equipment on the city wall, he said with a ferocious expression: "Damnable Chen Gong, has he even considered this?"

Chen Gong is good at planning. In order to consider victory before defeat, he has already prepared many retreat routes for Lu Bu. Not only in Donglai, but also in Le'an County and Chengyang County, he has prepared many retreat routes for Lu Bu. Unless all parties come together,

Attack, otherwise Lu Bu can always find a way out.

After Cao Cao discovered that Lu Bu had abandoned the strong city of Juxian and retreated eastward, he was extremely anxious. He was afraid that Lu Bu would choose to surrender to Yuan Shu. He ran all the way to catch up with Lu Bu under the starry night, only to watch helplessly as the army behind Lu Bu entered.

Among Huang County.

Although Huangxian's city wall is not as tall and solid as Juxian's, it is definitely a strong city. The most important thing is that it is too close to the sea. Yuan Shu's army is stationed in Yingzhou not far away, and there are even many armies.

Wandering in the surrounding sea areas. Once things change, the army on the sea can arrive at Huang County within an hour at most. How will Cao Cao fight this battle?

Blockade the surrounding inlets? Lu Bu's troops stationed in Huang County were no less than 40,000, and Cao Cao's troops were only more than 80,000. If he divided his troops to defend Yuan Shu, how could he capture Huang County? Chen Gong, an old turtle, definitely considered everything, no matter what was in the city

There must be a lot of food, grass and weapons, and secret passages for drinking water must also be arranged. The humidity here makes it difficult to use fire tactics. There are no large lakes and rivers nearby, and water tactics are not possible. If you use the water of the sea... it will lure the wolf into the house and let Yuan Shu

The naval force was able to march straight in. Cao Cao felt a headache for a while.

"My lord, attack the city and attack the heart. Although Chen Gong is fully prepared, he cannot do everything. He has calculated the situation, but not the people. If he wants to take the city, he needs to start from the inside." Xi Zhicai said softly. (Not finished.
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