After the long and undercurrent military discussion, Xu You left He Ru alone for breakfast. After dinner, the two of them walked around the not-so-large back garden in the mansion. They saw the remaining lotus in the pond, the willows beside the bluestone slabs, the withered and messy ground, and the cold wind was naughty and crawling into the robe, which made people feel energetic.

The maple leaves are about to fall and the plum blossoms are fragrant before they move.

This is the unique withered beauty of early winter, which is different from autumn colors, but even more unforgettable!

"I know your thoughts..."

He Ru smiled but said nothing. In order to avenge, he always wanted to overthrow the An family's rule in Jiangdong. This was never hidden from Xu You. Therefore, during the military discussion in the hall, he insisted on resisting the order and fighting the Wei army. In fact, the focus was not on the battle situation in Luoyang, but on urging Xu You to take the first step.

With the first step, there will naturally be the second step, the third step, and the fourth step. As long as you follow this path, no matter how firm Xu You's will is, it will not be able to stop the great momentum of the yellow robe and the self-reliance of Chu.

Xu You knew it was impossible to convince He Ru to give up this dangerous and tempting idea, so he just talked about the matter with him, saying: "The army is in danger, and when facing Yuan Guang, who dares to say that he will win? Besides, he has to win quickly? Have you ever thought that resisting the order is disrespectful. If you win, you can also say that you will be outside. The king's order is not accepted. After returning to Beijing, there is still some room for improvement. If you lose, both crimes will be punished together, and maintaining the status quo is also a delusion... It is not without enemies in Jinling. We can save ourselves first before we can say anything else. You are a smart person, don't do stupid things!"

He Ru said sarcastically: "I thought Qilang didn't care about the position of the general..."

"I am not greedy for fame, wealth and honor, but I can only do my own affairs in my position. Many things that others cannot do or do not want to do, so I will do it."

He Ru has been with Xu You for many years and realized that he is not a false statement. When it comes to his intention to serve the country and the people, he is really beyond the rest of the world. What he is doing now and what he is going to do is difficult, but he has never hesitated. Mencius said that even if there are thousands of people, I will go, and how many people can really do it?

Speaking of this, He Ru no longer insisted on Xu You staying in Luoyang. After all, Yuan Guang chose the cleverest opportunity to join the battle. If he could not win quickly and allowed Sun Guan to plunder the Zhou Prefecture, even if he finally defeated Yuan Guang, Xu You would be subject to great pressure from the country and overwhelmed the blame, which would even offset all the achievements of the Western Expedition.

Because of the destruction of Xiliang and fighting against the Northern Wei, they were just to gain strategic advantages and long-term benefits. No matter how fierce the fight was, the nobles in Jinling could not see or feel it. Sun Guan's rebellion affected the immediate interests of the aristocratic families. The pain of trauma and bones was more intuitive, and it was easier to lose their minds and judgments. Then the ugliness of human nature and habits were used to divert hatred, which made Xu You bear all the blame.

At this time, Xu You's strength was not enough to turn against the clan class, so he said to protect himself first. He Ru understood the difficulties, so he also changed his position.

He wanted to push Xu You to the level, but if the foundation collapsed, how could he start?

"Okay, I support withdrawing the army! However, it's better to wait for the monks in Jizhou to be in chaos, and it's not too late to negotiate..."

This is to increase the bargaining chips on the negotiating table. Xu You said: "I asked Sha Sanqing to rush to Jizhou overnight to see the Winter Solstice, and ask her to convince Fagui, suspend the raising of troops, and wait for another opportunity."

"Um?"

"The negotiations with the Northern Wei Dynasty, and there are not many Jizhou, and there are not many Jizhou. We still have to make long-term plans and cannot use up all the chips at once..."

He Ru thought about it and said, "Okay!"

The war that lasted for thirty days strangely entered a period of calm. Yuan Mulan and Yuan Guang did not have any extra moves, as if they were waiting for Zhongmu to make a decision, which further verified He Ru's guess. Sun Guan's rebellion was indeed inseparable from the outer marquis.

Xu You didn't wait too long. After just four days, he received the imperial decree from the court. Although his tone was gentle and in a tone of discussion, his core purpose was to ask Xu You to withdraw his troops as appropriate, asking him to put the domestic situation first and properly handle the war in Luoyang, so that he could not lose his military power and get out as soon as possible.

Yuan Hai, the secretary of the Secretariat who was sent the imperial edict, was only thirty years old. He was handsome and cousin of Yuan Qingqi. He suddenly saw that he was somewhat similar.

Yuan was neutral in the court and did not stand in line. The emperor asked him to come to Zhongmu, which showed that many factions within Jinling reached a consensus. Xu You immediately knelt down and accepted the order, and wrote a memorial to clarify that there was a specific plan to withdraw troops and was pious and respectful. Yuan Hai witnessed the whole process and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking about the words Xie Xiwen said to him privately when he came, he was really chilling. If Xu You really resisted the order and did not obey, would he have the courage to ask the Emperor's Sword to kill Xu You?

Xu You decided to withdraw his troops, but did not take the initiative to negotiate with the Wei army. Instead, he waited for two more days. The battle report from Yecheng came. Ye Min led a large army to siege but did not attack. He ambushed several times in the dangerous place, and defeated the eighth-root reinforcements from Handan, Guangping, Yangping, Qinghe and other counties, and successfully cleared most of the strongholds around Yecheng, leaving only an isolated city.

The Wei army, who was attacking Wushuang and Licheng, learned that Yecheng was besieged and feared that the rear route would be cut off, had to retreat hastily. Licheng was fine. Lu Bina, the lord of Jizhou, fought with Bu Tian, ​​the governor of Qingzhou, and did not suffer much loss. When retreating, the two sides were still cursing each other in front of the formation for more than half an hour - of course, this kind of confrontation was similar to the gossip of old friends. The two of them had been playing against each other for many years and had long been used to it.

But Qu Yun, the master of Jeju town in the direction of the cleanse, vomited blood a little. He attacked the cleanse for more than 20 days and used all kinds of vicious strategies. All of them were exhausted and lost more than 2,000 people. He failed Yuan Mulan's trust and promotion. His thick black hair turned white as snow, as if he had grown older for dozens of years.

"Wu Tao, I will kill you!"

Looking at the shaky but still persistently, Qun was riding on the horse, feeling unwilling and his eyes were about to spit out fire. He swore to the sky that he would make a comeback. At that time, he would peel off Wu Tao's skin and cramps, crush his bones and ashes!

Wu Tao untied his belt at the top of the city and urinated at Que!

When he learned that the eastern front was completely defeated and Yecheng was surrounded and the reinforcements were defeated, Yuan Mulan finally sent an envoy to Zhongmu to ask for Xu You.

The messenger was Mu Fan, and he was old friends with Xu You, but Xu You avoided him. Tan Zhuo and He Ru met him, and both sides did not greet each other. Mu Fan said straight to the point: "When you heard a sudden change in your country, the Lord Chu summoned General Xu back to the capital. I am ordered by the commander of the army to see General Xu off!"

This is a warning, indicating that the Northern Wei Dynasty was clearly informed about the Chu court.

Tan Zhuo smiled and said, "A mere thief cannot become a climate. Why should you bother with the Lord?"

"oh?"

Mu Fan pretended to be surprised and said, "As a great master, Sun Guan is the master of martial arts, and the Tianshi Dao has twenty-four rulers under his command, and there are millions of people in his teachings. Such a thief is stupid and has never seen or heard of in more than a hundred years."

He Ru said coldly: "The demonic path does not know the number of days, and moves the magic weapon. Even if Heming Mountain can attract millions of people, it is just a native chicken and a dog. The general has reported to the master and only sent one good general and led 30,000 tigers back to the capital. In less than ten months, the Tianshi Tao can be determined!"

The implication is that I have left 30,000 people and there are still 100,000 people to fight you, so don’t be too proud.

Mu Fan pondered, Xu You acted uniquely, perhaps he really dared to resist the order and did not return to Beijing in person, and only sent 30,000 troops to quell Sun Guan's rebellion.

To be honest, Sun Guan is a great master, but war is not a martial arts competition in the world. The elite troops need to be trained for years, the logistics supplies need to be hoarded for years, and the weapons and equipment need to be forged for years. None of them are missing, so everyone is in a clear mind about the combat effectiveness of the Taoist sects in the Tianshi. After the double test of Xiliang and Northern Wei, Xu You's troops can be called the world's first-class strong soldiers. Only 30,000 people were dispatched. Will they really pacify the Taoist sect?

Mu Fan laughed and said, "Du Mingyu relied on the power of Yangzhou to cure the storm and stirred up storms in half of the east of Jiangdong. Sun Guan is now twenty-four rebellious, so He Jijiu is too underestimating the enemy..."

Tan Zhuo sneered and said, "This is the time and the time! Du Mingyu rebelled, and the general was still dormant. He was powerless to do anything, but in the end, he was not able to defeat the thief. Isn't it a clever plan to rely on the general? Now the general is at the highest position and has enough strength to deal with Sun Guan. If General Mu doesn't believe it, you can wait and see!"

He was so polite that he was not just quarreling, but to lay the groundwork for the subsequent peace talks. Seeing that his words could not take advantage of them, Mu Fan changed his strategy and said, "I admire the general very much, and also think that the general is not an opponent, but only one so-called good general is sent. Are you not afraid that Lord Chu will be unhappy?"

Tan Zhuo stopped and said, "My lord is a wise monarch!"

He Ru said, "General Mu has been in the abalone for a long time and does not smell the stench. Maybe he doesn't know what a wise king is. Let me give you an example. If Yuan Guang was born in Da Chu, he would never be suspicious..."

Mu Fan failed to get apart, but instead caused trouble. He Ru's words were really disrespectful to the Emperor of Wei, and it was not true to refute it, and it was even more impossible to agree. In fact, he shouldn't even listen.

Bang!

Mu Fan threw the teacup, stood up angrily, and then left with his sleeves.

He was not angry, but the master was humiliated and did not act like a devil. He was later discovered by the foreign marquis and then passed to the emperor's ears. Even if he did not die, he would have to peel off his skin.

If Yuan Yu is really a wise ruler with a broad mind, it would be fine, but... hey, it's like the poorer the more he has to pretend to be stylish and level. He hates others to mention things he doesn't have the most.

Tan Zhuo chased him out and sent Mu Fan away with his rituals. The procedures that should be done must be missing. After all, the Great Chu is a country of etiquette, and he does not have the same knowledge as the Suolu who has his hair and left lapels.

The first negotiations broke down.

However, no one was in a hurry. Knowing that this was just an appetizer, Yuan Mulan would have to send someone in a few days.

Because Xu You gave Ye Min instructions, he didn't have to worry about fighting well in Yecheng. The better the fight, the better the conversation would be.

Sure enough, in less than a few days, the next day, Yuan Mulan's messenger came again, and it was Mu Fan.

This guy has a thick-skinned face!
Chapter completed!