In Handan, Cao Cao came to release Yuan Shao and others under house arrest under Chu Tian's order, and went to pay homage to Chu Tian.

When Cao Cao saw Yuan Shao again, he could hardly recognize the haggard Yuan Shao.

At this time, Yuan Shao was as haggard and tired.

Obviously, Yuan Shao has not had a good time this time.

Yuan Shao's four generations and three dukes, with a higher starting point than countless lords, was full of energy, but was plotted by Zhao Long, and was ruined, lost his territory and status, and became a prisoner at the bottom of the ranks.

Not many people can understand this huge sense of gap.

Cao Cao could barely understand Yuan Shao's mood at this time.

Cao Cao once had the ambition to compete for the Central Plains. He became the governor of Yanzhou. After being defeated by Chu Tian, ​​he was once a prisoner under the ranks.

However, Cao Cao was much luckier than Yuan Shao. Chu Tian dared to use Cao Cao, just like Mingguan dared to use Dorgon and Lao Qin dared to use Lu Bu. Of course, Cao Cao was much better than Dorgon and Lu Bu.

"Benchu!"

"Ah!"

“…”

Although Cao Cao was called by Yuan Shao by his small name, he still hugged and cried with Yuan Shao.

Both Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were all losers in the competition for the Central Plains. At this time, they appreciated each other and smiled and eliminated their grudges.

They were also friends and stole other people's brides together.

Unfortunately, because of the battle for hegemony, he turned against him and became enemies.

After losing his status as a prince, the two of them remembered their past relationship and sighed.

"Benchu ​​was killed by a traitor. This time, General Zhao Long defeated Zhao Long and released Benchu, I will hold a banquet for you and welcome you."

Cao Cao patted Yuan Shao with great force.

Yuan Shao thought of running away from Zhao Long's claws and falling into Chu Tian's control, and couldn't help but worry: "Oh, I've gotten it for Chu Zimou, I don't know if Chu Zimou can tolerate me. In the past, I had some grudges with him, so I'm afraid I won't be in a different place."

Xu You said: "Why do you have to worry about Benchu? In the past, I had a gap with the Yanzhou governor, but the Yanzhou governor could still tolerate me, let alone Benchu."

Cao Cao also said: "Brother Benchu ​​can survive for three reasons."

Yuan Shao, who had already begun to be indecisive, was originally afraid of being poisoned by Chu Tian, ​​but Cao Cao repeatedly promised that Chu Tian would not harm him, and asked in confusion: "Why did Ah Man say that?"

"First, Brother Benchu's four generations and three ministers are valued by scholars all over the world. Therefore, the Guard of Yanzhou will not easily kill Benchu, otherwise he will offend the aristocratic family, causing panic among some aristocratic families. Zhao Long did not harm Brother Benchu, for most of the reasons. Second, the Guard of Yanzhou is kind-hearted and does not kill easily. Both Ziyuan and I have complaints about him, but we do not blame him. Third, as long as Brother Benchu ​​lives in seclusion from now on and interacts with the aristocratic family, he can save his life."

Yuan Shao was convinced by Cao Cao's three reasons, and Yuan Shao was relieved.

As long as Cao Cao said, there will be no danger.

However, Yuan Shao may have to live a life like a wild crane like a group of big men living in seclusion in Xiacheng from then on. Until one day, Chu Tian did not care about Yuan Shao's influence that Yuan Shao could be active in front of the world again.

There is also the fourth reason, which Cao Cao did not explain clearly.

Xu You also knew it well, but he didn't make it clear, because after making it clear, it would hurt the relationship between the three old acquaintances.

The fourth reason is that Yuan Shao is no match for Chu Tian at all, let alone Yuan Shao who lost his territory and team. None of such Yuan Shao is the opponent of Chu Zimou.

Elephants don't care about the existence of ants.

Yuan Shao's family was also under house arrest by Zhao Long. They were released and reunited with Yuan Shao, and they couldn't help but burst into tears.

"This is my son, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang. I originally expected that one day they would become the most popular among men, but after this disaster, as long as they can live."

Yuan Shao had high hopes for his three sons.

Poor parents in the world, Yuan Shao also hopes that each of his three sons will be the rebirth of Han Wu.

Cao Cao and Xu You remained silent.

They were unwilling to speak out and stimulate Yuan Shao, but Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang were also able to see that except Yuan Tan, the other two seemed to be not very smart.

They are far from Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's generation.

In Cao Cao and Xu You's view, Yuan Shao's three sons are still three little brats.

Yuan Shao said he was released, but in fact he was under house arrest by Chu Tian. He went south to Yecheng with Guo Tu, Feng Ji and others to meet Chu Tian.

Chu Tian was wary of the aristocratic families in Yingchuan, Nanyang and Runan, but he also needed a group of local aristocratic families to balance the aristocratic families in other states. Therefore, Chu Tian was not as extreme as Zhao Long, and tried his best to suppress the aristocratic families in one region and support the aristocratic families in another region.

"Isn't this Yuan Benchu?"

Chu Tian couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the haggard Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao was dressed in rags, so he was not as good as a beggar when he attacked Dong Zhuo.

Yuan Shao was frightened and even took the initiative to apologize to Chu Tian: "I had a conflict with the general in the past and offended the general. I am now lucky to be rescued by the general and avoided the prison. I was willing to move to Xiacheng with my family and no longer contact my old subordinates. I hope the general will allow it."

Seeing that Yuan Shao's attitude was unexpected, Chu Tian did not immediately agree with Yuan Shao's initiative request. He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Cao Cao and Xu You who were bringing Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao and Xu You seemed to have been seen through something, and their hearts were shaking.

"Benchu, why did he suddenly want to move to Xiacheng?"

"Listen to Meng De's words, Xia Chengle is happy, but I don't think about Ye. I asked the general for permission."

Yuan Shao inadvertently sold Cao Cao.

"Meng De, do you know your guilt!"

Chu Tian scolded, and Cao Cao quickly knelt down: "I will know the crime!"

Chu Tian's majesty made Cao Cao tremble, and the matter was revealed: "The last thing should not be said too much, but to make plans for the first time."

Then even Xu You knelt down: "I am the same as Meng De."

"If you two have any propositions, they will be executed."

"yes……"

Cao Cao and Xu You knew that they had committed a big taboo and were sweating profusely.

Their original intention was to kill two birds with one stone, which not only provided a reason for Chu Tian to properly put Yuan Shao under house arrest-Yuan Shao voluntarily chose to move to Xiacheng, but also saved Yuan Shao's life.

But without saying hello to Chu Tian in advance, they committed the taboo of forming cliques and making personal gains.

In most cases, the punishment for forming cliques for personal gain can be big or small.

"If you plead for others in the future, just speak out."

After Chu Tian frightened Cao Cao and Xu You, his expression calmed down.

He found that his majesty was getting worse and worse, and even Cao Cao and Xu You would be afraid.

Yuan Shao also realized that he accidentally cheated Cao Cao. Fortunately, Chu Tian had no idea to kill Yuan Shao, so he did not pursue the matter.

"You go down, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang and others all moved to Xiacheng."

Chu Tian put this group of unstable factors under his nose and monitored them so that they would not succeed in the future.

In fact, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang cannot be Chu Tian’s opponent...

The three of them are at most third-rate generals.

Among a group of released strategists, Chu Tian surrendered Guo Tu, Feng Ji, Xin Pi, Xun Chen and others to calm people's hearts and still served in Jizhou. (There are too many characters, and the number of characters that are not important does not mean they are not powerful, and they have limited roles)

In order to reduce the conflict between the Hebei family and the Central Plains family, Chu Tian ordered him to reconcile.

Zhao Long was defeated on behalf of the Hebei family. The Hebei family was worried that Chu Tian would vigorously attack the Hebei family, so he chose to compromise.

After the Central Plains family was suppressed by Zhao Long, their power was greatly damaged and they learned a lesson. They did not dare to jump up and down, so the Central Plains family also chose to compromise.

Under Chu Tian's claim that peace is the most important thing (hundreds of thousands of troops were pressing against him), the two sides barely reconciled.

"Ju Su, Tian Feng, their relationship with Zhao Long is also quite close. Zhao Long has been operating in Hebei for a full seven years. The local Hebei family has a close relationship with Zhao Long, so it's a bit troublesome now..."

Chu Tian couldn't find Ju Su and Tian Feng, and it was not difficult for them to leave Jizhou in the chaos with their wisdom.

However, if you gain something, you will definitely lose something, and Chu Tian could only sigh that way.

Cao Cao could not allow Shen Pei, Ju Su, Gao Shun, Guan Yu, Ma Chao and others to surrender. Guan Yu could not surrender Pang De, and Liu Bei could not surrender Zhang Ren.

Killing Zhao Long offended a group of people, but quickly ended the war in Hebei.

There are losses and gains, this is life.

"Lord, the lord west of the south of the desert discovered that a Mongolian cavalry had entered the south of the desert!"

"West of the south of the desert, is it Liangzhou and Bingzhou?"

“That’s right!”

"How did Mongolian cavalry appear here?"

Chu Tian immediately spread the map and determined the operational targets of the Mongolian cavalry as soon as possible.

Another Mongolian cavalry entered the south of the desert. Chu Tian did not believe that they were here to visit, and it was very likely to be conducting military operations.

During the Genghis Khan's Temujin period, the Mongol Empire had a strong desire to expand. Wherever the Mongolian cavalry went, war was often accompanied by war, and this time was no exception.

The Iron Eagle Scout marked the location of the Mongolian cavalry displayed according to intelligence on the map.

"This place is not far from Shuofang County. There are a large number of Southern Xiongnus. The Southern Xiongnus are not strong."
To be continued...