Zhong Yao said goodbye to Xun Yu, left the palace, got in the car, leaned against the wall of the car, and kept recalling what Xun Yu had just said.

I was hiding my ears and scammers, deceiving myself? Could it be that he was too nervous and suspicious?

It was already dark, and there was not a single pedestrian on the road, only the rippling sound of wheels and horse hooves, which seemed so empty and had a little hypnotic effect. Zhong Yao was already very tired, and listened to the rhythmic sound, and closed his eyes unconsciously, but his mind couldn't calm down.

After Ding Chong was released, he became the closest person to the emperor. He knew that this was Xun Yu's arrangement and he was willing to cooperate with Xun Yu, but he was a little unable to keep up with Xun Yu's rhythm now. He wanted to have a good talk with Xun Yu, but Xun Yu talked to the emperor too late and too tired, so he couldn't leave him time, so he had to wait until the day after tomorrow to enter.

The tiqi and the halberd led by Zhi Jinwu patrol along the street. When they saw Zhong Yao's carriage, they stopped in front of the carriage and ordered the soldiers to come forward to check. The coachman explained that the situation was still not good. The soldiers politely knocked on the wall of the carriage. Zhong Yao woke up, opened the car door, and saw a face mixed with vigilance and fear. Zhong Yao rubbed his eyes.

"What's up?"

"It turns out that it is Mr. Zhong, who offended him." The soldier said, but he still stretched his head in and glanced. Seeing that there was no one except Zhong Yao, he felt relieved and apologized repeatedly. Zhong Yao smiled and waved his hand to show that he didn't mind. He greeted Wang Bin, who was sitting on the horse's back. Wang Bin nodded politely. "Mr. Just now, it's really hard for him to leave the palace."

"Your Majesty Wang. Since Wang Jun was appointed as the Jinwu, he has been patrolling outside the palace day and night, and he has been able to sleep peacefully in the palace. We are all blessed by Wang Jun, so we dare not say it is hard."

Wang Bin smiled, raised his hand and signaled, and took the people forward. Zhong Yao looked at his back and secretly admired Xun Yu. Xun Yu proposed that the emperor move his biological mother and recruit Wang Bin and others to Beijing to be appointed as the Jinwu position. This not only proved the emperor's bloodline, but also gave the palace basic security. With his uncle leading troops to patrol and protect him, the emperor became much safer. The Wang family is limited in strength and there is no possibility of taking power in the short term. Instead, he is grateful to Xun Yu.

Xun Yu is worthy of being the talent of the king and Zun, maybe he really sees it farther than me. Zhong Yao made a decision. He would leave the city early tomorrow morning to meet Xi Zhicai and convey Xun Yu's orders.

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Although they are from Yingchuan, Zhong Yao did not have much interaction with Xi Zhicai. He only occasionally came to Cao Cao's military camp, and even if he came, he would chat with Cao Cao. Cao Cao likes calligraphy and often asked Zhong Yao for advice. Zhong Yao likes military affairs and often comes to the military camp to understand the situation. In addition, they have one thing in common: they all like Legalism and often talk about it for a long time.

After hearing Zhong Yao's purpose, Xi Zhicai nodded calmly, indicating that he knew. Zhong Yao knew that Xun Yu had a close relationship with Xi Zhicai, but he was still a little surprised by Xi Zhicai's calmness, so he couldn't help but ask a few more questions. Xi Zhicai thought about it and asked Zhong Yao a question.

"Who do you think Yuan Shao and Sun Ce can win the battle?"

"Sun Ce?"

Xi Zhicai shook his head. "Now, Yuan Shao has more opportunities to fight. In the future, Sun Ce has more opportunities to fight. The longer the time delays, Sun Ce has more opportunities to fight."

Zhong Yao considered this issue, but he did not agree with Xi Zhicai's opinion. "I would like to hear it carefully."

"There are three reasons. First, the court is deploying a besiege of Yuan Shao. Liu Bei rushed to Youzhou with an edict. Regardless of whether he can mediate the dispute between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan, it is a threat to Yuan Shao. The longer the time, the greater the threat, until Yuan Shao completely defeats them and controls Youzhou. Before this, Yuan Shao cannot go south with all his might; secondly, Sun Ce needs time to control Yangzhou. Once he drives Liu Yao out, gains a foothold in Yangzhou and solves his worries, he can concentrate on dealing with Yuan Shao. The last and most important point is that Yuan Shao is in his prime and Sun Ce is still young, but Yuan Shao will soon have the worries of insufficient physical strength. Sun Ce is becoming young and strong, one is declining and the other is rising. Yuan Shao's advantage is slowly losing, while Sun Ce's advantage will become bigger and bigger."

Zhong Yao looked at Xi Zhicai with a lustful face. Although he was not very comfortable, he still had a slight head. He knew that fighting was a very hard thing, and the physical condition of the commander had a great impact on the battle. When a person was old, he would inevitably be weak, and everything was complicated during the war, and especially the commander had strong energy and a clear mind. It was rare for veterans to be aware of insufficient physical strength.

About forty is the best age for the commander of the First Army. You need experience and physical strength. Below thirty, you have sufficient physical strength but not enough experience. After 50, you have rich experience, and your physical strength will inevitably be insufficient. Yuan Shao is already 46 or 7 years old, and he will soon be over fifty years old. Although he is good at physical strength now, he will not be able to do it immediately. At this time, it is even more dangerous than being really old. People in their sixties and seventies know that they are old and have poor physical strength and will not show off. However, people in their fifties are obviously physically unable to do it, but they still think that they are in their prime and often make unrealistic decisions. It is too late to be unable to do it when they are unable to do it. Once they are frustrated, they will easily collapse.

According to this idea, it is indeed more appropriate to provoke Yuan Shao and Sun Ce's battle now. Even if Yuan Shao wins, it will be difficult to maintain it for too long. If Sun Ce's wings are formed after a few years, not only will Yuan Shao find it difficult to check and balance him, but the court may not have this opportunity. Sun Ce's development power is indeed too fast, which is uneasy. Danyang and Wujun's change of hands is simply easy. If you give him a few more years, who knows what he will develop into?

Zhong Yao understood why Xun Yu was so nervous, and he couldn't help but feel shocked. He was not hiding the bell, but he was short-sighted, not as deep as Xun Yu, and could see far and thoroughly.

"How do you plan to incite them to fight?"

Xi Zhicai smiled but said nothing, lowered his eyes and fiddled with the paper scroll on the desk. Zhong Yao did not ask again, he knew that this sentence was a taboo.

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Changshan, true concentration.

Liu Bei tied his mount, looked at the black veil on the lintel of the Zhao family, looked back at Zhang Fei, and looked uneasy. Zhang Fei also tied his mount, muttering: "This is a bit unfortunate, it's not Zilong..."

"Du! Close your bird's beak." Liu Bei stopped him in time, turned over and dismounted, and went to the door to call the door in person. A slave in a garment came out to answer, looked at Liu Bei with a puzzled look. The two of them were covered in dust and carrying weapons, but they didn't seem to be here to mourn. "Two guys are..."

Liu Bei reported his name and asked again: "I dare to ask who is the one who died in your mansion?"

"It's the head of the family."

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Zhao Yun was not the head of the Zhao family, and he had a brother. "Is Zhao Junzilong? I am his friend and worked with Gongsun Bogui."

"Here, here." The slave nodded repeatedly, turned around and went in to report. Liu Bei stood outside the door, regretting and was very grateful. After a while, Zhao Yun quickly walked out of the inside, came to Liu Bei to bow and salute, said a few words, looked at Zhang Fei and the spear in his hand, and couldn't help laughing: "Yide has had a strange adventure recently, and he has obtained this magic weapon."

Zhang Fei laughed loudly and patted Zhao Yun's arm hard. "Let's talk about it later, let's talk about it later. Zilong, when will your mourning end? We ran from afar, but we want to ask you to come out of the mountain to help."

Zhao Yun's eyes flashed slightly, he pointed at the door of the house and smiled apologetically. "Look, this is probably..."

Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei and snatched the conversation. "Zilong, this time it is a big event, and it is related to the fortune of the Han Dynasty." He took off his luggage and exposed a corner of the edict inside. "I came by the emperor's edict, and I hope Zilong can help me."
Chapter completed!