Your Majesty, please spare Diao Chan; your yang energy is too strong.

"Yes."

Xu You nodded.

"Furthermore, they killed my subordinates, took my beloved son, and dared to so brazenly intercept the Zhen family in my Ji Province."

"They simply don't take me, Yuan Shao, seriously at all."

"Pass on my order to mobilize 30,000 troops, with Zhang He as the commander-in-chief and Gao Lan as the deputy commander, to immediately launch an attack on the traitor."

"We must not let them leave Jizhou alive."

Yuan Shao gritted his teeth and said.

"My lord, you must not! If we send troops now, it will definitely affect the negotiations."

"Why not wait until I bring the Second Young Master back from Cao Cao before making a decision?"

Xu You quickly stopped him.

"Now that the Second Young Master is in their hands, everything should be done with the Second Young Master in mind."

“If we send troops now, Cao Cao will surely get the news.”

"That will inevitably affect the negotiations."

“The gain is not worth the loss.”

Everyone also nodded.

The second young master has only been arrested so far. What if something really happens because of Yuan Shao's military campaign?

They couldn't even imagine what crazy things Yuan Shao might do.

After all, Yuan Shao loved his son dearly.

This matter is known to everyone in the world.

How could they not be worried?

"Fine, since that's the case, I'll give this bunch of scoundrels a few more days to live."

"However, we must not let them leave Jizhou like this."

"This is also our bargaining chip."

"Pass on my order: Zhang He will remain the commander-in-chief, with Gao Lan as his deputy, leading 30,000 troops to surround Zhongshan."

"I have only one request: not a single bird should be allowed to fly out of Zhongshan until my Xi'er returns."

"Furthermore, write a letter immediately, demanding an explanation from Zhang Yan. If he does not give me a satisfactory answer, his army will soon be pressing on our borders."

Yuan Shao said loudly.

"Yes."

..............

Of course, it's not just here.

As news of Zhou Heng's actions in Ji Province spread, the entire world was shaken.

Inside Cao Cao's camp.

Cao Cao, who has just made contact with his allies, is preparing to launch a major attack on Yuan Shu.

Upon receiving this news, I was naturally taken aback.

"How can this be?"

"I've been focused on dealing with Yuan Shu all this time, so I haven't had time to deal with Yuan Shao."

"Wouldn't this leave us vulnerable to attacks from both sides?"

"Besides, even if we did send people, our people wouldn't be able to get in."

"what on earth is it?"

"Could it be that one of you took it upon yourself to send someone to Ji Province?"

Cao Cao frowned.

He's still completely dazed.

They had no idea what was happening.

I'm currently posting a petition here, discussing with various warlords how to attack Yuan Shu.

The fighting was fierce.

Then you suddenly say, "I sent men to arrest Yuan Shao's son?"

Am I crazy? I'm sending men to arrest Yuan Shao's son.

This is not putting me in a vulnerable position.

You must understand, I, Cao Cao, was caught between two major warlords, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao.

If that happens...

His doom awaits.

Am I out of my mind or what?

Cao Cao was completely stunned.

"This, my lord, you really didn't send someone to do this?"

Suspicion appeared in Guo Jia's eyes.

"It really wasn't me. I must have been out of my mind to choose this time to offend Yuan Shao."

"And even if I had the will, I wouldn't have the ability."

"We are currently focused on dealing with Yuan Shu and have no spare resources to deal with him."

"Not to mention that Ji Province is Yuan Shao's stronghold."

"Even if I really wanted to send someone in, would Yuan Shao be so kind as to just watch me send someone in like that?"

“Yuan Shao is not a fool.”

"Once such a large army enters his territory, the enemy will surely react immediately; how could they possibly be completely unaware?"

Cao Cao shook his head.

"Having said that."

"But Che Zhou just sent word that Yuan Xi is indeed in his military camp."

He thought his lord had some secret plans and hadn't informed him.

"So we specifically sent someone to inquire."

"It really wasn't our lord who did it?"

Xun Yu's eyes also revealed a searching look.

It is clear.

They also believed that, apart from Cao Cao, no one in the world today had such courage.

No one else has that ability.

"It's really not me."

Cao Cao was trembling with rage.

If it were me, I would have admitted it long ago.

It's not like it's anything shameful.

But damn it, this really isn't me.

Cao Cao was utterly speechless.

Why is it that no one believes the truth?

"Actually, if you really are the lord, there's no need to hide it from us."

"Because for us, it can't be considered a bad thing; it could even be considered a good thing."

"Didn't our lord also fear the alliance between the two Yuan brothers?"

"Now that we have Yuan Shao's son in our hands, he will surely be hesitant to act rashly."

“As long as he doesn’t want his son to die, he will never rashly attack us at this time.”

"Moreover, it also ruined the marriage alliance between Yuan Shao and the Zhen family."

"This also weakens Yuan Shao's strength indirectly, which is not a bad thing for us."

"My lord, just admit it boldly."

Cheng Yu chuckled.

They clearly believed that Cao Cao had some deeper scheme in mind.

After all, apart from Cao Cao, no one in the world at that time had the right to offend Yuan Shao.

Furthermore, no one had the ability to enter Yuan Shao's main camp.

They arrested Yuan Shao's son.

Only Cao Cao had that kind of power.

Everything is perfectly reasonable.

Cao Cao: "........."

"Yes, yes, my lord, just admit it."

"I admit that your plan is better than any of my previous plans."

"It is the best strategy in the world."

"My lord, just admit it."

"Besides our lord, who else has the ability and the courage to offend Yuan Shao at this time?"

"Who else in the world but my lord is worthy of this title?"

"My lord's plan is brilliant! This way, we can achieve multiple goals at once."

"We have not only weakened Yuan Shao's strength and gained control of Yuan Shao's son, but also eliminated the possibility that Yuan Shao would send troops to aid Yuan Shu."

"In this way, our rear will be able to rest easy."

"We can also rely on Yuan Shao's son to make Yuan Shao hesitate to act rashly, which will bring us considerable benefits."

"Our lord is truly talented; we admire him greatly."

Everyone present bowed in greeting.

Cao Cao: "........."

Damn, that's tempting!

But this really isn't me, Mom.

Cao Cao was going completely insane.

If it really was him, he would have done it, so why wouldn't he have readily admitted it?

After all, from any perspective, this matter only brings benefits and no harm to myself.

But the problem is, he really didn't do it.

"My lord, just admit it openly."

"Yes, yes, my lord, please admit it."