From returning to the west and then to 250,000 troops heading south, the interval between them was only half a year, which affected the situation of the entire Han Dynasty. People in the world were anxious and staring at the two soldiers and horses staying in the Baibo Valley of Bingzhou and Yi County in the south of Youzhou. However, the real commander-in-chief of the North had already arrived in Shangdang County, Taihang.

The mountains and forests are gradually turning yellow.

The horse team heading south visited Yu Du, the prefect of Shangdang County. After staying for a few days, they passed the courtyard directly. The sun was slightly tilted. At some point in the afternoon, the team stopped to rest. There were rustling footsteps between the trees covered with fallen leaves. Dian Wei carried two halberds and poured water behind a tree. Li Ke followed Gongsun Zhi from afar. There was Cao Ang with a calm face and a circle of thick beards under his chin. When the giant man released the water, he was still talking between the two.

"Zi Xiu doesn't seem to be worried about these more than 200,000 people heading south." Gongsun Zhi reached out and took away the branches blocking in front of him, his voice was low, and then looked at Cao Ang who was slowing down, "Are you worried about your father?"

Cao Ang shook his head, fixed the branches that bounced back, and continued to follow: "Even the governor did this, Ang can see that, my father and others may not be unable to see it, so naturally there is nothing to worry about, but... Ang had something to do, why did the governor be obsessed with a king?"

When I walked to the edge of the forest, I could see a misty layer of mist covering the mountain. Gongsun Zhi was silent for a moment, his tone was not as low as before, but instead smiled: "Zixiu thought that if I didn't want a king's title, what else could I want? If I want land, I already have two states, vast grasslands, and even the Western Regions. As long as I want, I can get it!"

He reached out and patted Cao Ang on his shoulder, took him over, and looked at the misty mountains together. Sometimes birds passed through it. "But my brothers followed me to fight south and north, from the east to the west, and then came back. What was the purpose of making achievements? If the world was unified, I would return the military power to the court. Do you believe it or not, I would be in a different place the next day? What they were going to sit on was the country they had built up with, not for the Han Dynasty!"

"Human nature values ​​personality."

"Yes, human nature has selfish desires, and it is related to their glory in the family, whether they can become a great clan in several generations, and whether they can enjoy temple sacrifices." Gongsun Zhi looked at the scenery and turned back, "And the world needs peace, but Liu Bei and Sun Quan will not compromise, what should I do? Then I can only fight, but your father is stuck in the Central Plains and really wants to take action. He has more than ten years of friendship. Before he takes action, he has to issue a manifesto and curse him like Yuan Shao... But I don't, so your father probably saw it. His advisers must have also analyzed that I could not really fight at this time, so he sent a man named Wang Lang to come over. I don't know what he wanted to do, but there must be a dispute."

Back in the team, Cao Ang turned over and said, "Then, does the governor want Ang to return to Xudu and negotiate the matter of becoming the king?"

"No." On the horse's back, Gongsun Zhi gently stomped off the horse's belly and walked slowly. He said, "If you go back, your father would not agree to be the king. You are the eldest son, and you have both civil and military affairs. The generals in the army are quite convinced. Now they are proficient in combat formations. They are more suitable for that position than Cao Pi, who grew up in the Xudu Prefecture. In this way, the Central Plains and the North will really have to fight."

Cao Ang frowned: "What is the intention of the governor? Please make it clear."

"Actually, it was just a matter of the king's title, but I didn't expect your father's attitude to be ambiguous. This matter made people hesitate. Once the fight started, it would be difficult to decide the winner for three to five years. At that time, the anger would be heard, and there was basically no possibility of stopping on both sides. Moreover, if the court attacked in your father's hands, I would become a thief. In terms of justice, I couldn't stand it. My brothers followed me and became thieves. The biggest possibility was to push your father to Sun Quan and Liu Bei's camp. These were not what I wanted to see. At that time, this man would be truly in chaos."

The autumn wind blows through the forest, and the yellow leaves fall down, like a drizzle. Gongsun Zhi's words seem particularly harsh in the slanted sunlight, but the content is actually placed in front of them. Fight! It is very likely that the three princes will face. If they don't fight, everyone will continue to rule, and the world will be difficult to unify.

"In the past or two years, I have never thought about fighting. I have been fighting for many years, from my twenties to now forty-one, and I have already fought enough. So, when I can't use my sword, I don't want to use my sword. If Liu Bei and Sun Quan could put down their vigilance, how good would everyone have a table to talk? I, Gongsun Zhi, have always convinced people with reason."

"... Besides, there are many things that have not been dealt with. After returning from the Western Expedition, the rewards of the soldiers under his command have not yet been received. The court has been considering them. It is not a solution, right? In addition, in recent years, the northern region has been supplying some logistics for the Western Expedition Army. Look at Li Ru, Wang Lie and others, they are all hungry, which makes people feel distressed. I always have to reward the officials and soldiers in the rear... After counting this, there are more than a dozen things to be done in front of me."

In a nagging and a little crazy tone, Gongsun Zhi paused, turned around and smiled at Cao Ang, but his eyes were extremely cold: "After saying so much, it was just a complaint by Chongzi. Throughout history, there was no real kindness. I made plans for the Han people, but I never made plans for the Han Dynasty. For example, if the princes of the world are settled in the future, they will only have a dead end. Changing dynasties is inevitable. The king's title is just the first step, and then..."

As he spoke, he walked out of this forest. The sunset in the distance dyed the sky red like blood, "...the Han Dynasty is gone."

The team moved forward slowly, and Cao Ang followed silently. When he grew up in the Cao family, he actually understood a lot. He was innocent when he was young and didn't think too much. But now he is in his thirties. After having a wife and children, he grew up immediately. As for what Gongsun Zhi said, no matter which prince finally settles the world, there will be no Han Dynasty. The civil and military families below will spare no effort to seek the greatest benefit behind the scenes. If the military and political rights are handed over, they will probably rebel and reshuffle immediately.

The Cao family in the Central Plains finally couldn't overcome the hurdle, but the two sides still had the interests and some connections with each other. Although Cao Cao passed away over time, the war in the Central Plains would inevitably start. This was not what Gongsun Zhi wanted to see, nor was it what Cao Ang wanted to see. No matter who lost and who won in the end, the people were the biggest victims, and the families on both sides would not survive.

...

Three days later, a team of two thousand people got off the Taihang Mountains, and a fast horse had already brought a message. An envoy named Wang Lang was waiting in the wild king city, accompanied by the prefect Wang Kuang. In the other team, there was also a rather luxurious carriage, which seemed to be a woman riding.

"Woman?" This information made Gongsun Zhi frowned and turned to look at Cao Ang beside him: "Your father, are you still going to give me a woman?"

Cao Ang smiled awkwardly. He knew the best about his father's temperament. He became a good wife. In the past few years, he had also secretly communicated with his mother and knew that the mansion had taken several concubines, and even the widowed aunt Zhang Xiu had not let go.

"Probably not..." He said lightly.

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