In a dark night where you can't see your fingers.

Cao Cao's army of 50,000 went away in a panic and withdrew from the second most powerful pass in the world and the first most powerful pass in the northwest.

Sima Yi personally commanded and secretly executed the sick soldiers on the way to retreat.

Cao Cao was unwilling to do this, and he really couldn't bear these soldiers. He sent Sima Yi to do it.

Sima Yi didn't want to do such a slander, so he had to do it.

On the other hand, Yuan Tan disclosed some secret recipes for treating the plague, but Hongnong was still in isolation and it would take some time to spread it to the world.

And the plague just broke out in Tongguan, and it would take some time for Yuan Tan to know.

Due to information asymmetry, Cao Cao believed that Yuan Tan could not risk the plague to occupy Tongguan. Under the plague, both sides would stop their troops.

When Yuan Tan found out, he would definitely lead his army to capture Tongguan without fear of the plague.

Therefore, Cao Cao's retreat was a wise choice no matter what the point of view.

...

Half a month later.

The capital Yecheng.

When the people learned about the epidemic on the front line, they knew even more about the preciousness of peaceful life now.

I am full of gratitude for the Yuan family, especially the eldest son of the Yuan family who is fighting on the front line.

Every day, many people, who come from other places, go to the Prime Minister's Mansion and Shence Mansion to thank him.

On the contrary, there were very few people outside the imperial city, and Yuan Shao intended it.

Yuan Shao also has a high prestige among the people. After all, he is his father and the head of the Yuan family.

It was early in the morning of this day, and it was dawn.

Sikong Wang Lang, sitting in a luxurious carriage, with servants and armored soldiers guarding him, went to the road to the morning court.

In history, Wang Lang sat in Situ's position, and is still Sikong, but he is also one of the three ministers, very prominent.

All the officials in the court are from the Yuan family and have real power.

Among the three young masters of the Yuan family, only Yuan Tan can promote his subordinates to such a high position, and Wang Lang also has this ability.

In ancient times, there were curfews, especially in the capital. There were regulations on whether you had to go home at night or when you could get up early to go out.

There is no one on the street at this moment.

Come over a patrol team.

When the captain saw the umbrella cover on the carriage, he immediately led the team to kneel down and greet him, "I am paying homage to Lord Sikong."

The convoy did not stop. Even if no one looked at these patrol soldiers, the identity gap was too big.

Drive directly over.

"Looking at the people in Sikong's team, they didn't look very good." The captain stood up and patted the soil on his knees.

A soldier talked, "No, there was a plague on the front line. The eldest son is in the epidemic area. Lord Sikong is the eldest son's man. Can he be in a good mood?"

The captain nodded, "I hope the eldest son will escape danger and take over the northwest. The Yuan family will have great power and will have more hope of pacifying the world."

There are still many princes in the world now, occupying huge territory. People are not sure whether the Yuan family can unify the world. But with the eldest son there, they always give people a lot of hope.

Those good news are really inspiring.

But the eldest son really suffered this time.

Wang Lang was sitting in the car, and his mood was not only bad, but also bad.

A few days ago, a plague broke out in Hongnong City.

He knew very well what the plague was. He had also encountered many plagues himself and survived by chance.

The death toll he has seen is hundreds of thousands.

With his ability and status, he also knows that there have been particularly many plagues in recent years, and now another wave of outbreaks has occurred in the northwest.

If this continues, how many people will die?

Without the people, can you still be called a country?

All doctors in the world are helpless. After all, even if one person stands up and treats him, he will become a living Buddha, remembered for generations and admired by the world.

Unfortunately, there is no such person.

Suddenly the sound of horse hooves sounded.

"Who!" Behind was the patrol team's questioning.

The visitor also shouted: "The General's Envoy Xu Miao is the one who is the important report on the front line, let's go."

When Wang Lang heard this, he said, "Stop."

When the convoy stopped, Xu Miao also rode his horse over.

He was recommended by Wang Lang to Yuan Tan. When he saw the car driver, he immediately got out of the saddle and dismounted.

"I have met the adults."

Wang Lang walked out of the carriage and stepped out of the carriage on the back of the servant, "Get up, what's the situation ahead?"

"Good news, Lord Sikong, good news!" Xu Miao could no longer hold back his emotions, and his eyes were red. "The eldest son was so powerful that he was actually Optimus Prime in the Middle Earth. He developed a special medicine to suppress this plague."

What!

Everyone's hair stood upside down, and a cold stream trembled all over his body.

Wang Lang suddenly became shaky and was held back, and immediately said: "Take it seriously!"

"It's true! This is the above form written by the eldest son." After saying that, he took it out of his arms and had a body temperature.

Wang Lang snatched it over. It was already dawn. He looked closely and said, "Hahahahahaha..., my eldest son, my eldest son, the chosen son of God..."

Facing the sunrise in the east, this old Sikong, who was scolded to death by Zhuge Liang in history, was so happy.

He fought all his life and died on the battlefield in his eighties. In this life, hard work seemed to be rewarded better.

"Okay, come here, take Lord Xu Miao to my mansion to rest and have a good time for a good time." After saying that, he put the report on his good time, "Lord Xu Miao, there is no need to bother you to go to court, I will do it for you."

"Ah?" Xu Miao was stunned for a while, looking at the convoy in the distance. Seven orifices were smoked, shameless. Isn't this a robbery of credit? It's too despicable.

The first level of official position was tortured to death, not to mention that there were so many levels. I immediately lost my energy and left in depression.

I would have taken a detour if I had known it.

...

Half an hour later.

The towering palace.

"Long live my emperor..."

A heavy sound sounded in the fifty-foot-tall main hall.

This sentence can make the heroes in the world fight for all their wealth.

Emperor Xian of Han sat on the Dragon Platform and was in good spirits today. In fact, he was in good spirits during this period because the Yuan family suffered and a plague broke out.

Cool.

Prime Minister Yuan Shao couldn't sleep and eat during this period and couldn't sleep at night.

Very worried.

"Can the plague in Hongnong, northwest have the latest information? Can the general be healthy?"

So the first topic is the war in the northwest.

As the Grand Marshal, Yang Biao walked out and said, "Report to Your Majesty, Prime Minister, there is no latest news yet. The last information, the epidemic in Hongnong City has been very serious. Calculate the time, and there will be the latest report soon."

"Well." Yuan Shao nodded. He could sense that since the plague, the little emperor behind him has been very energetic.

He actually wanted his eldest son to lose his reputation, which would be beneficial to his overall rule.

However, if you fail like this, it depends on the area of ​​the epidemic. As long as it is not transmitted to a city like Luoyang, it is still acceptable.

Among the officials below, there is also one person who is particularly energetic, but it is better to hide.

It's Yuan Shang.

Yuan Shang, Zhong Yao, Shen Pei, Yang Xiu, Jiang Gan and others have discussed it and agreed that the explosion is only a matter of time.

Then, Yuan Tan's Western Expedition will end due to illness.

This will inevitably have a huge blow to Yuan Tan.

Of course I would like to see my elder brother suffer a defeat.

Suddenly, he met the officials who were throwing him under his sect, hoping that there would be a night banquet tonight.

Of course, Yuan Shang did not just enjoy it, and he did not neglect the training of his 50,000 troops under his command. He was still waiting for Yuan Tan to defeat the northwest and then rushed south to attack Jingzhou. In this case, he would add a lot of bargaining chips to inherit the future great cause.
To be continued...