Luoyang. Nangong. Qianqiu Long Live Hall.

Ever since Tao Ying took a "one-day trip" to Luoyang City, where he tortured the Northern Army and the Xiyuan Army, and slaughtered a group of bully horse dealers in the horse market, Emperor Ling liked to visit the rarely visited Qianqiu Long Live Palace.<

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Moreover, Emperor Ling likes to sit alone on the golden steps of the Qianqiu Longsui Palace, closing his eyes and meditating.

"Plop!"

Just when Emperor Ling closed his eyes and prayed that the Han Empire would last forever, a dull sound of kneeling down sounded, disturbing Emperor Ling's dream.

"Your Majesty, I'd like to see Xia Yun, the man who is still in prison!"

Ling Emperor, whose expression suddenly turned gloomy, suddenly opened his increasingly cloudy eyes and looked at Xia Yun kneeling alone in the golden palace, feeling deep disgust in his heart.

"Idiot!"

Originally, Emperor Ling wanted to kill Xia Yun and Zhao Zhong, clean up He Miao, and drive away He Jin. Unfortunately, Jian Shuo's plan of driving away wolves and devouring tigers was half successful, and Emperor Ling gave up the idea of ​​continuing to kill.

"Go on, tell me everything you saw and heard when you met Tao Ying!"

Seeing that Emperor Ling was not angry because he came to the Qianqiu Long Live Palace privately, Xia Yun sighed secretly and hurriedly raised his head to report.

"Your Majesty dismissed Tao Ying's general Wei as Marquis of Jinan, and Tao Ying accepted it happily without any complaints against Your Majesty!"

Xia Yun observed the Ling Emperor's expression calmly while recounting his meeting with Tao Ying at Hulao Pass.

"Tao Ying was injured on both his abdomen and back at the hands of Cao Cao, the captain of Dian Military Academy, and the injuries were very serious. He was considered to be incurable, so he left Hulao Pass and returned to Mount Tai three days ago."

Emperor Ling waved his hand. He was not interested in Tao Ying's life and death, and there was nothing he could do about it.

Just as he knew that Tao Ying was framed, but the eunuchs, relatives, and nobles would not let him go. The dying Emperor found that no matter how strong he was, he could not shake the combined pressure of the three parties and could not protect Tao Ying at all.

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"What did he say?"

Xia Yun, who secretly slandered Emperor Ling for being unkind and unjust, repeated what Tao Ying had told Emperor Ling.

"Tao Ying gave His Majesty two words: Those who take over the Han dynasty should be educated; do not abolish the elders, but send the young ones away."

Emperor Ling's face suddenly darkened. The two sentences Tao Ying brought to him could almost be classified as prophecies, and the meanings of both sentences were very clear and fatal.

"Those who came from the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao. Who should be Tu?"

The first prophecy first appeared in the Western Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once lamented: "The Han Dynasty has suffered the calamity of six or seven years. Fa Ying will be ordered again. Who of the descendants of the clan should be responsible for this? Whoever succeeds the Han Dynasty in the sixty-seven and forty-two years should be Tu Gaoye."

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Xia Yun glanced at the Ling Emperor who was looking at him with a slightly uneasy look, and said what Tao Ying said.

"Those who paint high are also highways!"

Emperor Ling was startled and stared at Xia Yun for a long time. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and moved his body towards the backrest, with a look of ridicule on his disapproving face.

"Isn't Yuan Shu imprisoned in Taishan County by him? How does a person with a disgraced reputation have the qualifications to stand on behalf of the Han Dynasty?"

Emperor Ling was instantly no longer interested in Tao Ying's "nonsense" and immediately focused his attention on Xia Yun.

"Tell me, what should I do with you?"

The clever Xia Yun acted cunning that day and was willing to be Zhao Zhong's accomplice. Emperor Ling had no sympathy for his fate.

"Those who survive the punishment are guilty!"

Xia Yun immediately grabbed the ground with his head, his expression became sad, and he looked a little hopeless.

"The people who have been spared from the punishment are no longer tolerated by Zhang, the Second Duke of Zhao, nor the generals, nor the commander-in-chief Jian. If Your Majesty is merciful, the persons who are spared from the punishment are willing to be Your Majesty's eyes and ears!"

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Sikong Mansion.

In the meeting hall, there were only two people, Yuan Feng and Yuan Shao, father and son.

"Dad, the highway is out of trouble, and there is no need to throw any weight at Tao anymore!"

Yuan Shao, who had tolerated Tao Ying for a long time, looked like he couldn't wait anymore with his sinister eyes pouring out cold murderous intent.

"If Tao Ying's son is still in Luoyang City at this time, he will definitely not be allowed to leave alive!"

The Northern Army lost troops and generals under Luoyang City, and Cao Cao and Feng Fang's troops in the Xiyuan Army were almost crippled. In Yuan Shao's view, the failure of the home battle and the defeat by the unprepared Tao Ying were all due to the incompetence of the generals.

"Hmph, I was humiliated by the highway in front of me, and then I was blackmailed by the Yuan family for two million stones of food. If I didn't say this, wouldn't it be a joke to the world's nobles!"

Yuan Feng, who had had enough with Tao Ying for a long time, received a letter from Yuan Wei that was delivered quickly from the Yuan Yi Office in Shanyang County. He breathed a sigh of relief and immediately began to plan a strategy to deal with Tao.

"However, if the siege of Chencang cannot be solved, the imperial court will never use troops against Tao!"

Both Tao Ying and Tao Qian, who is the governor of Xuzhou, have military power in their hands. Once they attack Tao, Tao and his son will never sit back and wait to be killed. It will be difficult to do anything without killing them and causing a river of blood.

Both Yuan Feng and Yuan Shao knew that given the current situation of the Han Dynasty, the court was short of troops and food, and was unable to fight on two fronts.

"Alas, it seems that we can only hope that Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo can relieve the siege of Chencang as soon as possible, so that Tao Ying's son will not have a breathing space to accumulate strength!"

No matter how unwilling or desperate he was, Yuan Shao had to face reality.

As General Huben and Lieutenant of the Xiyuan Army, Yuan Shao had a quota of 1,200 troops and horses, but they belonged to Emperor Ling and he had no right to mobilize them privately. Even if he could do whatever he wanted, against Tao Ying, this small number of troops would not be enough.

The horse is not enough to fill the gap between the teeth, we must unite to have a chance.

"We can't use troops directly now, but it doesn't prevent us from dealing with Tao!"

Yuan Feng glanced at his unwilling son Yuan Shao with his scheming eyes, and while fiddling with the fire plate in front of him, he gave guidance.

"In Xuzhou, you can use my Yuan family's power to win over the local surnames and powerful people, isolate Tao Qian, and encourage them to attack him!"

"In Jizhou, let Hanwen Festival clear the relationship left by Taoying's children in the three counties, and not let them have any room for maneuver!"

"In Yanzhou, you can encourage the governor Liu Dai to attack Taishan County!"

"In Qingzhou, Liu Biao and Tao should have the hatred of killing their son, so they will not do nothing!"

"In Yangzhou, we can prompt the Zhou family to attack the Tao family!"

Jiang is still old and hot. After hearing Yuan Feng's plan, Yuan Shao's eyes flashed with excitement. He swept away the unwillingness in his heart and immediately geared up and was ready to make a move.

"There are multiple attacks, and as a result, the exhausted Tao family may have been wiped out long ago before the imperial court sends troops!"

Yuan Shao admired his father Yuan Feng's methods. Not only did he not have to charge into the battle with the Yuan family, he could also eradicate the Tao family, killing two birds with one stone.

"My father is wiser than many children!"

Yuan Feng did not comment on Yuan Shao's praise and stood up slowly, with a hint of worry on his face.

"It's just that I didn't want to go back to Luoyang, so I went to Yangzhou alone. As a father, I felt a little worried!"

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Beijun Zhonghou Mansion.

Since the court meeting on the 15th appointed Liu Biao as the shepherd of Qingzhou, Liu Biao, who resigned from the Northern Army, stayed in the mansion for several days in a row without leaving the house or packing his bags. He obviously had no immediate plans to go to Qingzhou to take up his post.

"Xidu, Qingzhou is really not a good place to go!"

In Liu Biao's study, sitting were General Dong Cao and Kuai Yue, as well as Liu Biao's subordinate Liu Pan and his eldest son Liu Qi.

"But if you don't go to Qingzhou, I might make the emperor unhappy!"

Liu Biao should be happy to be appointed as the shepherd of a state. After all, there are more than ten states in the Han Dynasty, plus the two newly added five state shepherds this time to deal with Tao Ying, and becoming the shepherd of a state, he has become a prince.

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But Liu Biao couldn't be happy. Qingzhou was Tao Ying's main business area and had tens of thousands of troops stationed there. Liu Biao didn't have the guts to take over.

"It's not that I won't go, it's that the time has not come yet."

The confident Kuai Yue looked at the worried and unwilling Liu Biao with a relaxed look on his face.

"Once the imperial court frees its hands from Chencang, it will definitely use its troops against Tao. At that time, Liu Zhoumu will be able to return to Qingzhou to take charge of the overall plan."

Not only Liu Biao, but also Liu Pan and Liu Qi had already thought of Kuai Yue's delaying tactics, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"Mr. Kuai takes it for granted!"

The outspoken Liu Pan couldn't help but refute.

"It will take at least several months to resolve the siege of Chencang, and Zhao Yan, the governor of Qingzhou, has been dismissed. Qingzhou cannot be left without an owner for a day. How can the emperor let it go?"

When Liu Pan said this, Liu Biao did not express any opinion. He looked at Kuai Yue silently, obviously agreeing with Liu Pan's point of view.

"Liu Zhoumu is safe."

Kuai Yue did not feel dissatisfied with Liu Pan's doubts, and his expression did not cause any disturbance.

Moreover, with Liu's IQ, they wouldn't be able to understand him at all if Kuai Yue didn't break his words into pieces.

"As long as the imperial court does not use troops to attack Tao, no one in Qingzhou will fight for it!"

Both Kuai Yue and Liu Biao knew why Han Fu went to Jizhou instead of Qingzhou, because the Yuan family behind Han Fu knew very well that they could not easily take over Qingzhou from Tao Ying.

"However, the state herdsman will not go to Qingzhou yet, but it does not prevent him from issuing orders to Qingzhou!"
To be continued...