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

"My lord, you must not!"

However, as soon as he said this, he was met with collective opposition from his civil and military officials.

"Our biggest rivals right now are still Zhang Yan and Gongsun Zan."

"If we take action against Zhou Heng now, it will greatly affect our future development."

"It could even plunge us back into the same abyss we were in before."

Ju Shou also quickly offered his advice.

"So we're just going to see this person who schemed against us swagger away from Jizhou like this?"

"I can not be reconciled."

Yuan Shao's face was extremely grim.

How could he not know what his subordinates were saying?

Their biggest rivals now are still Gongsun Zan, Zhang Yan, and Cao Cao.

Especially Gongsun Zan.

Their situation had already taken a sharp turn for the worse because of the withdrawal of troops from Youzhou.

If Zhou Heng causes a significant delay.

Once Gongsun Zan has fully recovered...

Then we will march south.

The tide is gone.

This is definitely not what he wanted to see.

Moreover, even if they deal with Gongsun Zan, they cannot set their sights on Zhou Heng.

Instead, the focus should be on Zhang Yan and Cao Cao.

In every respect, these two people pose a far greater threat than Zhou Heng.

To put it bluntly, Zhou Heng is nothing but a clown.

It might make them feel uncomfortable.

However, it will not affect their foundation.

After all, Zhou Heng's base was in Xuzhou.

Moreover, it lacks the support of established families.

He could neither enter Ji Province nor become its master.

At most, it just jumps around everywhere.

It's just making you feel bad.

However, these three people, in every aspect, will inevitably affect their foundation.

First and foremost is Gongsun Zan.

Although Gongsun Zan had suffered repeated defeats, he still had hundreds of thousands of troops under his command.

Once he takes back Bingzhou.

If they march south, it's quite possible they could very well allow him to make a comeback.

This is definitely not what they want to see.

Secondly, there's Zhang Yan.

Within his own base of operations, there was always someone who could threaten his safety at any time.

How are you going to let them sleep?

Therefore, Zhang Yan must also be eliminated.

As the saying goes, "To repel external aggression, one must first secure internal stability."

Finally, there's Cao Cao, even if he eliminates both of these warlords.

They transformed the four provinces of Ji, Bing, You, and Qing into an impenetrable fortress.

Their biggest rival was still Cao Cao.

As a result, only Cao Cao remained in the entire north.

As long as Cao Cao is dealt with.

They could then unify the north.

By then, six-tenths of the world will have been won.

Why worry that great things cannot be accomplished?

It's not Zhou Heng's turn no matter what.

Not to mention what they are like now...

Although Cao Cao withdrew his troops.

However, this does not mean that Cao Cao will not pose a threat to them. There is also Gongsun Zan in the north and Zhang Yan in Ji Province.

At this time, troops were dispatched to attack Zhou Heng.

It's a complete loss.

But just watching them, the people who had plotted against them swaggered away from Jizhou.

I have no solution yet.

How could Yuan Shao not feel uncomfortable?

"My lord, there is nothing to be resentful about. Zhou Heng is just a clown."

"They will be destroyed by us sooner or later."

"As long as we resolve our current predicament, we can then eliminate Cao Cao."

"Unify the North".

"Under the general trend."

"No matter how much Zhou Heng tries to cause trouble, our lord can easily eliminate him."

"But we're only letting him off the hook for now."

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

"A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan, my lord."

Xu You also offered advice.

"All right!"

"Then let this scoundrel live a few more days."

Yuan Shao sighed and could only nod helplessly in the end.

He was just saying those things in anger.

Even if Yuan Shao were incompetent, he would not have launched a full-scale attack to eliminate Zhou Heng at this time.

What's the difference between that and courting death?

You traveled all the way to Xuzhou and wiped out Zhou Heng.

What about your Jizhou?

Will Gongsun Zan let this opportunity slip by?

Will Zhang Yan let this opportunity slip by?

Even Cao Cao probably wouldn't let this opportunity pass him by.

If Cao Cao seizes this opportunity, he will launch another sweeping attack.

This will inevitably put them in a predicament once again.

Yuan Shu's help wasn't always available.

Once that time comes.

His 100,000-strong army was trapped in Xuzhou.

Jizhou was isolated and helpless.

Only destruction awaited him.

He must be out of his mind to make such a stupid choice.

I just said those words in a fit of anger.

Now that I've calmed down, I'm also a little scared and have a cold sweat on my back.

However, although he verbally agreed.

However, Yuan Shao was not the kind of person who would remain silent after suffering a loss, and he immediately made a decision.

They're just letting Zhou Heng off the hook for now.

Once we've dealt with Zhang Yan, Gongsun Zan, and Cao Cao, the first thing we need to do is eliminate Zhou Heng.

To vent his anger.

"Very well, since that's the case, then..."

Yuan Shao had finally mustered his courage and was just about to speak.

But just then, a faint voice suddenly rang in her ear, instantly widening his eyes.

"My lord, I think we can't stop Zhou Heng from leaving Ji Province."

"We must do everything we can to help him leave Jizhou."

The speaker was Xin Ping, one of his eight chief strategists.

"What did you say?"

Yuan Shao's face was ashen.

He had schemed against his own people, killed his own son, and nearly driven himself to the brink of despair.

In the end, I didn't kill him.

You also said you would sponsor his departure from Jizhou.

What a joke.

He now even has some doubts about whether the person speaking is actually one of Zhou Heng's men.

“I said that not only should we not stop Zhou Heng, but we should also do our best to help him leave Jizhou.”

Xin Ping repeated it again.

As soon as he said that, everyone's eyes were immediately drawn to him.

"If you don't give me a straight answer today, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Yuan Shao's face was extremely grim.

"Hehe, my lord, please don't be angry."

Despite being treated this way by Yuan Shao, Xin Ping was not angry at all; instead, he chuckled.

"My lord believes that even we, in our belated realization, now know that this scheme was devised by Zhou Heng."

"Cao Cao was the number one person who was most tragically framed."

Do you think he wouldn't have noticed?

"I think we were able to receive this message thanks in large part to Cao Cao."

Xin Ping said.

"Hmm, what exactly are you trying to say?"

Yuan Shao nodded.

"It's nothing. Although we can't touch Zhou Heng now, it doesn't mean Cao Cao can't."

"You feel that Zhou Heng has unfairly labeled you with two such serious accusations."

What would you be thinking?

"I imagine they must have been grinding their teeth and wishing they could eat his flesh and drink his blood long ago."