As an excellent demolition office worker, attending meetings to listen to the voice of the people is just a means. It can be said that the beautiful words of respecting the opinions of the nail households can be said. How to do it is another thing. Letting the nail households get out is our ultimate goal. The means can vary from person to person. The main and the secondary cannot be reversed, and the goals cannot be confused. Otherwise, the work will only be half the result with twice the effort. - A good public servant's words.

"Congratulations to lord, lord, our delaying plan has been achieved again. Mr. Zhongming sent a quick horse to send a letter, saying that Xin Ping had made concessions in the negotiations. It is certain that Yuan Tan was forced to give up the quick battle with Yuan Shang and decided quickly."

Because of his long-term relationship with Deputy Director Tao and Yang Changshi, two big flatterers, Liu Ye, who was already very sleek, also learned a lot of flattery skills. After receiving the news sent by Yang Changshi, Liu Ye immediately ran to Deputy Director Tao with good news, flattered with a smile, and said: "Mr. Zhongming also wants to ask the lord, what position will our army take in the next negotiations of the Yuan brothers? Should we end this negotiation as soon as possible and promote a temporary reconciliation between the two Yuan Yuans? Or should we delay for a while, and wait until the Yuan brothers promise our army more benefits, and then let the two brothers reconcile?"

As he said that, Liu Ye quickly added another sentence and said, "By the way, Mr. Zhongming also said in the letter that Yuan Tan had secretly approved the entire Qingzhou area, the Chenliang counties of Yanzhou and our army, and Yuan Shang simply secretly approved the entire Qingzhou area and Yanzhou area. Therefore, Mr. Zhongming suggested that we should not rush to end this negotiation first, and we should take advantage of this opportunity to get some benefits from the Yuan brothers to give us Xuzhou."

"I promise us more benefits? Is it promise us more benefits? Is it possible for him Yang Hong?" Deputy Director Tao smiled and said, "This time the mission is really cheap. After eating, he was eating the next house and bribed him with both sides. I heard that this guy's brother-in-law Guo Fu had already taken a ship full of gold, silver and jewelry back to Xuzhou. Haven't you caught enough yet? Do you want to make some more?"

Except for the honest and honest officials, Jia Lao Poison, Chen Deng and others laughed, and they all admired Yang Changshi's way of making money. However, seeing Yang Changshi's repeated achievements before, Deputy Director Tao, who was not a good thing in his own right, could not make up for such trivial matters. After laughing, he ordered: "Yuan Fang, reply to Yang Hong and tell him that as long as the negotiations are not broken and finally reached, he can decide the details of time. As for the conditions for the reconciliation of the two Yuans, as long as we do not suffer any losses, the representative of the two Yuans can discuss in detail by himself."

Chen Ying agreed, just as he was about to pick up his pen to make a book, Yi spoke next to him, saying, "Wait, lord, before the two Yuans temporarily reconciliation, Yi wanted to ask the lord a question, what kind of enemy will the lord be willing to face in the future? Is he willing to face a recession from the rear, a stable Yuan Shang in the internally? Or a worry-free Yuan Tan in the rear, and a unstable Yuan Shang in the internally?"

"What does Mr. Ziyu mean?" Deputy Director Tao was stunned and replied: "Is this still necessary? Of course, I hope my enemy will be unstable in the rear and the internal unstable."

"If this is the case, then the lord should not facilitate a temporary reconciliation between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang." Shi Yi said solemnly: "In fact, as early as Mr. Wenhe and Mr. Yuanlong proposed a delayed military plan, Yi wanted to remind the lord not to make the two Yuans successful negotiations. However, before the time came, he did not speak. Now the time has come, so Yi has to say some words."

Shi Yi is good at breaking tricks and turning cumbersome into simplicity. Deputy Director Tao still appreciates his unique insights, so Deputy Director Tao quickly nodded and said, "Okay, please tell me in detail."

"It's actually very simple." Shi Yi replied: "If the negotiations between the two Yuans are reached quickly and the Yuan brothers divide the northern land equally, then Yuan Tan will definitely do his best to wipe out the remaining troops of Cao's army entrenched in the hinterland of Runan, relieve the threat from the rear, and at the same time, they will definitely seek alliances from Liu Biao to deal with the future joint threats between our army and Yuan Shang. By then, once Yuan Tan stabilizes the rear of the southern line and fights our army's attack with all its might, it will naturally not be so easy for our army to destroy Tan."

"The same is true for Yuan Shang. If the negotiations are reached, he will legally control Jizhou and even Youzhou. Yuan Shang will definitely work hard to stabilize internal troops and prepare for war with the assistance of Shen Pei, Feng Ji and others, eliminate dissidents and win people's hearts, and consolidate his control over Jizhou and Youzhou. Jizhou has many grains and many people, and the people are still above Xuzhou. There are still stable sources of war horses. Therefore, if Yuan Shang is given time to stabilize the internal Jizhou, even if our army is not afraid in the future, it will inevitably be much more difficult to annex Jizhou."

"So Yi believes that our army can use the persuasion to gain time for preparation for war. The Yuan brothers must not truly reach a reconciliation, even if it is a temporary reconciliation." Shi Yi concluded: "Our army sent troops too early and our army was not prepared enough. Even if it wins, it will be difficult to quickly expand the results of the war. If it is too late, it will give the Yuan brothers a chance to rectify the internal and clear the hidden dangers in the rear. Only when Yuan has not rectified the internal and Yuan Tan has not stopped the hidden dangers in the rear, so that the situation in the Central Plains can be disrupted to the most chaos. Our army attacks zero with a steady attack on chaos, which is the real difficulty of not winning a complete victory."

"Since that is the case, if the lord wants to maintain his image of a promise of a thousand gold, he must not prompt the peace talks between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang. Otherwise, it will only give the two Yuan a chance to breathe. Our army will miss the opportunity to send troops and give up the initiative to start the war. Only when the two Yuans take action can they find an excuse to send troops. If the negotiations break down and the two sides will part in disagreement, our army will take the initiative to fight in the Central Plains, and it will be much easier to find an excuse to start a war."

After listening to Shi Yi's analysis, Deputy Director Tao rarely became indecisive and hesitated and said, "Mr. Ziyu's words make sense, but Mr. Wenhe's words make sense. Help Yuan Shang take this breath and help him increase his strength. In the future, the more powerful the Yuan brothers will kill each other, it will also be very beneficial to our army. Such a contradictory thing, how to make a decision?"

"Lord, Xu and Mr. Ziyu's views are not contradictory. They are all for the purpose of putting our army in a favorable position and putting the enemy in a passive position." Jia Lao Poison said, "The only difference is the timing of the attack. Xu suggested that the lord balance the strength of the two Yuans, and then sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight. The opportunity to take action is late, and face two stronger opponents. Mr. Ziyu suggested that the lord take action earlier, take action as soon as possible before the Zhongyuan mudshui had time to clarify, and face a group of weaker enemies. The same path is the same. The specific choice is the lord, and the lord can decide for himself."

Deputy Director Tao nodded slowly. After a while, Deputy Director Tao asked Chen Deng and others present again: "Will our army take action earlier or later? Do you have any insight?"

Liu Ye and Xun Chen looked puzzled and did not dare to make a conclusion lightly. Chen Deng, who was also the first-class strategy and tactics, also showed some difficulties, saying: "From the perspective of money and grain, I certainly agree with Mr. Wenhe's suggestion, and accumulate more money and grain later before taking action. However, from the perspective of the situation in the Central Plains, I also agree with Mr. Ziyu's suggestion, not giving the Yuan brothers a chance to breathe. As long as we temporarily relieve the training of money and grain and recruits, we will immediately compete for the Central Plains to fight for the zeros in order to stabilize the chaos. It is easy to win and win the hearts of the people."

Speaking of this, Chen Deng paused and added: "If I had to make a decision, I would agree with Mr. Ziyu's opinion more. Taking action earlier can avoid long nights and dreams, especially the Yuan brothers can prevent them from forming an alliance to compete with our army after stabilizing the internal and rear areas."

"The Yuan brothers have signed an alliance?" Deputy Director Tao laughed in silence, thinking that if Yuan Shang could turn swords into jade and silk and work together, he would not have been beaten so badly by Boss Cao in history. But then he thought about it, Deputy Director Tao felt that such a situation might not be impossible - after all, because of the influence of Deputy Director Tao's demon moth wings, the Grand Duke of Yuan Shang in history was passed on to Yuan Tan this time.

Taking this into consideration, and considering that Hebei has great potential for war and is still above Xuzhou, Deputy Director Tao nodded, "Then it's better to send troops as soon as possible. I'll reply to Yang Hong and ask him to find a way to delay the negotiations for a while, and then find a way to break up the negotiations between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, withdraw from the negotiations, and let the Yuan brothers bite their dogs!"

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Neither the negotiations can be broken immediately, and after a period of time, it may be difficult for others to deal with such a thing, but for our Yang Changshi, it is much easier than eating and drinking water. After Deputy Director Tao’s letter was sent to Dingtao, although Xin Ping and Feng Ji’s bargaining were almost over, after Yang Changshi met Feng Ji once overnight, Feng Ji immediately changed his mind and did not make any concessions in the bargaining, dragging the negotiations that were about to be reached again.

This is what Yang Changshi said to Feng Ji, "Mr. Yuantu, how could you promise to pay half of Youzhou and tribute 400,000 hu of grain? Youzhou had already broken off contact with Yuan Tan's servants, and it should belong to you. What a pity to send 400,000 hu of grain for free? Don't forget that with our Xuzhou to support you, you don't have to make any concessions, you can still force Yuan Tan to agree."

It was precisely because of Yang Changshi's instigation that Feng Ji, who had already made a concession, insisted on asking for the entire Youzhou for Yuan Shang, and only paid 200,000 hu of grain each year. He also refused Xin Ping's request to deliver food immediately, insisting on giving Yuan Tan grain and grass after the autumn harvest. Xin Ping had no choice but to send a messenger back to Xuchang and ask Yuan Tan for orders, which delayed a lot of precious time. When Yuan Tan gave instructions and allowed him to make a concession again, Yang Changshi advised Feng Ji to send someone to contact Yuan Shang and ask Yuan Shang for advice before making a decision, which wasted a lot of time.

After a few twists and turns, more than a month passed quickly. Time entered the fifth month of the lunar calendar. All the winter wheat in the five counties of Xuzhou, which had been ripe again, was harvested and put into warehouses. Yang Changshi, who was instructed, finally showed his fangs. He took advantage of the opportunity of Xin Ping and Feng Ji's quarrel and was furious. He yelled at the desk: "Are you going to talk or not? It's been two months, and he is still quarreling for tens of thousands of hu of grain and the time for transporting grain. How about buying vegetables in the vegetable market? If you don't want to talk, we in Xuzhou are too lazy to persuade us to make peace. If you don't want to talk, we will go back and fight ourselves! We are too lazy to care!"

"Mr. Zhongming, what do you mean? Or do you mean by Tao Jun?" Xin Ping asked with a stern face.

"It's my intention, it's my lord's intention!" Yang Changshi said furiously: "My lord is just the son-in-law of the Yuan family, not the brother of the Yuan family. For the sake of the Yuan family, our lord has wasted countless time and has never been able to make a move to take Jiangdong! Since you have no intention of making peace, you can leave now. Our lord is too lazy to care! When Cao Zhe and Liu Biao take advantage of the situation to rob, don't ask us for help! Our army is about to launch troops in Jiangdong, and there is no time to care about you. If you want to fight, just fight!"

Xin Ping secretly showed his joy and quickly bowed to Changshi Yang and said, "Thank you Mr. Zhongming, and I would like to ask Mr. Zhongming to report to the envoy Tao. It's not that my lord is unwilling to accept his persuasion. It's really Yuan Shang who deceives others too much. I hope your army keeps its promise and does not interfere with our army's counter-rebellion war!"

After saying that, Mr. Xin Ping, who is still above Yuan Shang's backstage, left with a flash of strength. Mr. Feng Ji was anxious and quickly grabbed Yang Changshi's sleeve and said, "Mr. Zhongming, is it really the order of Tao Envoy to stop negotiating? My lord really hopes to reach a negotiation."

He poked his head out and looked at how far Xin Ping had gone. Then Yang Changshi attached himself to Feng Ji's ear and said softly: "Don't worry, Mr. Yuantu, my lord is determined to give up persuading peace, and of course he is ready to send troops. So, Mr. Yuantu, you can go back and hand in the third son with a peace of mind and tell the third son how to do whatever he should do. My lord, when it is time to take action, he will naturally take action."

Feng Ji was very happy and quickly thanked Yang Changshi, but Yang Changshi added: "Also, remember to inform the world, and insisted that Yuan Tan's husband deliberately made things difficult for you, which led to the breakdown of this peace talks and put the blame on Yuan Tan's husband. Our army will have an excuse to send troops in the future. Also, remember, don't forget the Qingyan and the two states that promised us." Feng Ji nodded repeatedly and thanked him, and returned to Jizhou that day to report to Yuan Shang.

So, in this way, a peace talk that could have been successfully reached ended in a daze. Immediately afterwards, the Xuzhou army seized time to prepare for the war, while circulating the world, claiming that it was Yuan Tan. The Yuan Shang brothers refused to continue the peace talks. The self-mediation was invalid and would no longer interfere with the dispute between the Yuan brothers. Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang accused each other of refusing to negotiate, and all pointed the finger at each other, but did not dare to provoke the vicious Deputy Director Tao. They were tense and could fight at any time, and the shadow of war once again enveloped the Central Plains.

Although he missed the opportunity to suppress the rebellion due to Deputy Director Tao's obstruction, Mr. Yuan Tan did not completely gain nothing during this period, and had small military and diplomatic achievements. First, he took down Chendi, basically cut off the connection between the remnants of Cao's army and Liangdi, making the already isolated boss Cao even more isolated. Second, he asked Liu Biao for the success of the alliance. Liu Biao, who was encouraged by Cai Mao, Huang Zu and Liu Huangshu, chose to enter into an alliance with Yuan Tan for stability in the northern line. However, in order to avoid angering Deputy Director Tao, Mr. Yuan Tan did not dare to enter into a covenant of mutual protection, and took the initiative to propose to only enter into a mutual protection alliance. Liu Biao was so happy that he was so angry that he was so angry that he was a verbal condemnant that his brothers and sisters were killed, and naturally agreed immediately. However, considering Liu Jingsheng's usual gate-guarding nature, it was still a big question whether Mr. Yuan Tan could ask for Liu's gate to send troops when he was in danger.

It was at this time that Deputy Director Tao began to be glad that he had listened to Shi Yi's suggestion, because although Liangdi, controlled by the remnants of Cao's army, was completely isolated and surrounded by the Xuzhou army, was restricted by promises. When Cao's army did not dare to provoke trouble, Deputy Director Tao said that he could not order troops to annex the troops. He could only watch the bones with some flesh-stirring bones swaying around his mouth and unable to bite them - and so on, if the Yuan brothers also reached a temporary reconciliation, the Xuzhou army would be unable to advance half a step to the hinterland of the Central Plains. Fortunately, Deputy Director Tao was lucky enough to listen to Shi Yi's suggestion and did not allow the Yuan brothers to reach a temporary reconciliation, and could patiently wait for the opportunity to send troops.

The opportunity came soon. At the end of May, because of the news that the peace talks between the Yuan brothers had broken down, the old stubborn Wang Yun's nephew Xiao Wan, and the prefect of Zhongshan, Jizhou who was loyal to the three Dukes of Yuan, was furious. Not only did he reject the official title of Prince Yuan Shang and refused to recognize Prince Yuan Shang as the main, but he also simply threw himself into Yuan Tan's arms, raised the flag and turned against Yuan Shang's team, and also sent an edict to the counties of Jizhou, intending to call on all counties of Jizhou to attack Prince Yuan Shang who forged a will and established his own position.

In this way, in order not to let the prefects and generals of the counties in Jizhou follow Wang Ling, Mr. Yuan Shang could not help but send troops to suppress the rebellion. The chain reaction was that after Yuan Shang's 20,000 troops headed north, Mr. Yuan Tan could not help but attack Yuan Shang - he couldn't watch the loyal minister die, right? As a result, the brotherly battle between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang finally kicked off. In the north, Yuan Shang's army attacked Wang Ling fiercely, and in the south, senior officials and Jiang Yiqu led their troops to attack Yecheng. Mr. Yuan Shang personally led his army to defend the enemy, and at the same time sent envoys to ask for help from his brother-in-law. The war quickly burned across the north and south ends of Jizhou.
Chapter completed!