"Liu Xun, a native of Hejian, has seen Qi Hou."

"The people of Wei County have seen Qi Hou."

"The giant deer man Chai Ling has seen Qi Hou."

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In the hall of the Liyang Mansion, a group of generals led by Liu Xun knelt on the red carpet and respectfully bowed to Cai Ji. Liu Xun looks to be over fifty years old, and although his hair and beard are gray, his physique is still strong, and he is a dignified figure. Julu Haoqiang Chai Ling is obviously a lot younger, only about thirty years old in terms of appearance, which is a good year to make contributions. However, it may be due to the influence of the previous discordant plan, Cai Ji always felt that the eyes of the Chai family master seemed a little restrained. As for Xian Rong, who knelt beside Liu Xun, although he was not a military general, and he did not have a Qu department to accompany him, his background was greater than that of Chai Ling. It is said that Jurong is the nephew of Jurong and Yuan Shao appointed him as Liyang Ling after he became emperor. This person does not seem to be loyal to the Yuan family, and he is good friends with Xin Bi, so he is one of the targets of the Qi army's rebellion. It's a pity that before Xin Bi's book was secretly communicated, Xianrong was sent out of the city by the treacherous and cunning Guo Tu and moved to the periphery of Liyang with Jiang Yiqu's department. It wasn't until Cai Jibing besieged Liu Xun that Xian Rong found an opportunity to follow Chai Ling and others to "abandon the darkness and turn to the light".

"You don't have to be polite." With a smile like a spring breeze, Cai Ji raised his hand to signal the people to get up and sit down, and at the same time looked around at the ministers and announced loudly, "Today's feast is focused on friendship, and you can drink to your heart's content." ”

"Thank you, Lord."

As the old and new ministers present thanked them in unison, the attendants who had been waiting for a long time served the delicious food and wine one by one. The musicians and drummers in the hall played a cheerful tune, and the dancing girls danced to the beat. It seems to have broken the rumors from the outside world that Cai's banquet had no singing and dancing. During this period, Cai Ji naturally had to change the cup with the ministers of civil and military affairs under his command. Fortunately, she has always had a good amount of alcohol, and after a few rounds of toasting, except for her slightly red face, Cai Ji did not look out of the slightest.

But not everyone was elated at the feast. At least Xianrong, who had just learned about the trial of his death, was a little unsavory at this moment. The news of the trial's death came so suddenly that it didn't give the judgment time to shirk the banquet. What's more, as a newcomer, Xian Rong didn't dare to show his sad feelings at the banquet, thus ruining the new master's Yaxing. And just as he was holding the cup in a daze, he suddenly heard Cai Ji ask him in a concerned tone, "Does the judge have something on his mind?" ”

Xian Rong hurriedly covered up, "Rong is not strong enough to drink." Please forgive me. ”

Cai Ji didn't know what Xingrong was thinking. But I saw her eyes droop and groaned. "Lone has heard about the death of Zhengnan Gong, and I also ask the judge to mourn."

Xianrong didn't expect Cai Ji to mention the death of the trial at this moment, and while he was flattered, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "Uncle is resolute and upright. But he didn't want to be harmed by villains such as Yuan Shu and Yu Jina. Rong, Rong is really not worth it. ”

The last sentence of Xian Rong's "not worth it" obviously carried a hint of crying, which made Cai Ji involuntarily feel a little emotional. Whether it is the record in the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", or the depictions in books such as "The Biography of the Emperor" and "The Legend of Heroes", the cousin who fought Cao Cao in Yecheng and was finally captured and killed in history can be called a generation of martyrs. But now the trial is dying at the hands of Yuan Shu and Yu Ji, and he died so badly and so worthlessly.

Thinking that there will be such an ending in the trial, it is more or less related to his own layout. Cai Ji, who felt a little guilty, couldn't help but reassure Shen Rong, "Judge Ling Jun rest assured, Uncle Ling will not die in vain, and he will definitely seek justice for him." ”

Regardless of whether Cai Ji's words can be fulfilled in the end, she has already moved Xianrong with this thought alone. But seeing that Xian Rong hurriedly got up and bowed to Cai Ji, "Thank you, lord." ”

The conversation between Cai Ji and Xian Rong naturally attracted the attention of the other civil and military forces present. Especially Liu Xun, who is also a newcomer. As far as Liu Xun knows, judging Yu and being loyal to the Yuan family can also be regarded as Cai Ji's sworn enemy, but Cai Ji can express in public that he is avenging an irrelevant sworn enemy. Even if her statement is just to win people's hearts, it is not easy in Liu Xun's opinion. At least in his image, Yuan Tan would not care about the joys, sorrows, and sorrows of a newly descended person at the feast of celebration. They will not avenge their opponents. In fact, Yuan Tan is not at this time, and it is kind enough to laugh at the opponent.

Cai Anzhen is really a woman who doesn't let her eyebrows - Liu Xun commented heartily in his heart. In other words, the reason why Liu Xun sent troops to join forces with Jiang Yiqu to deal with Cai Ji before was to somewhat despise the identity of the other party's woman. After all, Cai Ji has always responded to Yuan Shao's requests before, and it is inevitable that people will misunderstand his fear of war. Even if Cai Ji later raised troops to march west, it was at the critical moment when Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fought Guandu. It will inevitably give people the feeling that the Qi army is good at taking advantage of people's dangers. Therefore, even if the Qi army had already shown amazing combat effectiveness on the Yellow River, Jiang Yiqu and Liu Xun still wishfully believed that Cai Ji's soldiers and horses were not good at war, at least not on land, and they were no match for the Jizhou soldiers. It wasn't until he actually fought with the Qi army that Liu Xun realized that the Qi army's combat strength was not inferior to Cao's army, and Cai Ji's command was even more talented. And the reason why Cai Ji was able to recruit so many talents to work for him as a woman. Liu Xun can be regarded as having seen it at this time.

Cai Ji seemed to feel Liu Xun's complicated gaze, but when he saw her looking back at Liu Xun, he happily asked, "Liu Fujun, how are the various departments of Julu resting?" ”

Liu Xun, who came back to his senses, hurriedly responded with a fist, "Go back to the Lord, you can send troops at any time." ”

"Good." Cai Ji bowed slightly, "I will lead my troops north to pursue Yuan Tan in the future, and Liu Fujun will need to lead the way." ”

After hearing this, Liu Xun clenched his fists and said convincingly, "Oh." The various divisions of the giant deer are at the disposal of the Lord. ”

And just when Cai Ji was going north under the banner of pursuing Yuan Tan. Yuan Tan, who seemed to be a lost dog, was escorted by Guo Tu and others, and fled all the way to the outside of Gaoyang City, which is located in Zhongshan Kingdom. Gaoyang is said to be the hometown of the Five Emperors, and the Yan Kingdom set up a city here during the Warring States Period, and it has always been a traffic point on the Hebei Plain. And the current Gaoyang City is where Yuan Xi's home formation is located. Since June, Yuan Xi has led his troops to confront Taishi Ci's troops on both sides of the river. It is no exaggeration to say that Yuan Xi's soldiers and horses are the most complete force of the Yuan clan in Jizhou at present. Yuan Tan's purpose for coming to Gaoyang at this time is self-evident.

However, what surprised and angered Yuan Tan was that Yuan Xi at this moment not only did not welcome the emperor as if he was greeting the emperor, but also welcomed his imperial brother into the city with loess paving, and even sent troops and horses to block himself outside Gaoyang City. Annoyed and angry, Yuan Tan couldn't help but hold a horsewhip and pointed directly at the captain who came to "block the drive", and scolded loudly, "Dead minion! How dare you keep me out of the city! Let Xian Yi go out of the city to see me. Otherwise, I'll wait for it to look good! ”

Although Yuan Tan's arrogance is arrogant, there are only about 100 soldiers and horses around him, and he really can't support the so-called "holy drive". Therefore, in the face of Yuan Tan's clamour, although the captain who came forward to block the car did not speak disrespectfully. But he refused to let it go half a step over the thunder pool. Yuan Xibu's tough attitude undoubtedly further infuriated Yuan Tan's already fragile self-esteem. But seeing that he raised his horsewhip and was about to whip it towards the captain who was the leader, he was directly blocked by Guo Tu on the side.

"Your Majesty is angry. His Royal Highness may have something important to do, and it is not convenient to see him for the time being. Guo Tu comforted Yuan Tan while secretly glancing at the captain.

Although the lieutenant looked down on Yuan Tan's swollen face and fat man's appearance. But considering that the other party was the brother of his own lord after all, he had to pinch his nose and nod in agreement, "The general of my family is inspecting the water, please wait for a while." ”

"Patrol the water?" Yuan Tan squinted his eyes and snorted coldly, "Then I will go to the water club to show up." ”

"No." The lieutenant hurriedly stepped forward to block the way.

Seeing this situation, Yuan Tan was still willing to entangle with him, and directly drew his sword and shouted, "Get out!" If you don't get out of the way, I'll cut you! ”

There was a metallic sound on the ground, and a cadre of Yuan Xi's soldiers raised their guns and drew their knives and pointed directly at Yuan Tan. And the lieutenant's voice was even more irrefutable, "No is no way!" ”

"It's the other way around!" With Yuan Tan's roar, the entourage behind him also drew their knives and faced each other.

Just as the two sides were fighting each other, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from a distance. Everyone looked for prestige, but the person who came was Yuan Xi in military uniform. It turned out that it was not Yuan Xi who sent people here to stop Yuan Tan, but his main general Jiao Touch. In Jiao Yan's opinion, Yuan Tan came to Gaoyang at this time, and it was clear that he was here to seize their military power. As the saying goes, one mountain can't accommodate two tigers, how can Jiao Xi, as Yuan Xi's general, watch Yuan Tanque occupy the dove's nest. What's more, Yuan Tan's finch is not only notorious, but also ambitious. It's really not the choice of the master.

But Yuan Xi, who was patrolling the water, rushed back to Gaoyang despite the dissuasion of Jiao Touch and others after hearing the news of Yuan Tan's visit. At this moment, seeing that his subordinates were actually shooting at Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi couldn't help frowning, and scolded the captain, "You want to rebel!" Don't quit yet! ”

A cadre of subordinates was drunk like this by Yuan Xi, and hurriedly lowered his head and obediently put away his blades and retreated. And Yuan Xi came to Yuan Tan on horseback, hugged his fists and apologized, "The courtier's brother is late to escort him, and I ask the imperial brother to forgive me." ”

Yuan Tan saw Yuan Xi's posture of hugging forward and back. The mood can be described as mixed. Yuan Xi's biological mother was a maid surnamed Liu in Yuan Shao's mansion. Because her biological mother's background was too low, she was sent to Mrs. Zhang, Yuan Tan's mother, to raise. So Yuan Tan didn't take Yuan Xi in his eyes since he was a child. And Yuan Xi was also influenced by Mrs. Zhang, and everything was humble to this elder brother who was destined to be the head of the family from birth. Yuan Xi's attitude further exacerbated Yuan Tan's self-righteousness. In his opinion, Yuan Xi is very clumsy in both talent and martial arts, and he can't be compared with himself at all. But he is such a little brother who is worse than himself everywhere, but at this time he has stronger strength than him Yuan Tan.

The more I thought about it, the more unwilling Yuan Tan felt that he couldn't look at Yuan Xi horizontally and vertically, and was blocked outside the city by a group of pawns before, Yuan Tan immediately sneered and said, "I think you want to rebel!" ”

Guo Tu on the side couldn't help but be shocked when he saw Yuan Tan reprimanding Yuan Xi regardless of the situation. But before he could come forward for Yuan Tan and the mud. Yuan Xi had already raised his head and looked at Yuan Tan who was angry with rather complicated eyes. Following the humility of the past, he said to Yuan Tan in a calm tone, "Can the imperial brother take a step to speak?" ”

"Thou ......"

This time, I didn't wait for Yuan Tan to get angry again. Guo Tu took the lead in responding for him, "It's rare for the two of you to get together. The ministers will not bother here. ”

After that, Guo Tu motioned to Yuan Tan's relatives and then retreated some distance. Yuan Xi also waved his hand at his subordinates. As a result, only the two brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi were left at the scene. After a period of awkward silence, Yuan Tan took the lead and said impatiently, "If you have something to say, say it quickly!" ”

Yuan Xi hesitated for a moment, and finally lowered his head and asked bitterly, "In the battle of Yanjin, did my brother abandon his father?" ”

The sudden questioning was like a heavy punch hitting the most vulnerable part of Yuan Tan's heart. But he saw that he scolded loudly with a weak heart, "Who do you listen to gibberish! When I broke through from Yanjin, my father's warship had sunk into the river! ”

Yuan Xi grew up with Yuan Tan since he was a child, and knew that he would deliberately raise his voice when he was lying to cover up. So no matter how much Yuan Tan quibbled, Yuan Xi also had a sense of proportion in his heart. saw him bow his head and point through Yuan Tan and said, "The sinking of the ship does not mean that my father is dead." ”

"So what! I was besieged by the Qi army at that time, how could I go to the river to find out if my father was dead! Yuan Tan roared back angrily.

Yuan Xi heard the rumor that Yuan Tan abandoned his father and fled in Yanjin before, and he had always wishful thinking in his heart that this was just a rumor that provoked their brotherly relationship. Therefore, Yuan Xi has not seen the envoy sent by Yuan Shang so far, nor has he seen Yuan Tan's envoy, in order to hear what Yuan Tan has said. But at this moment, Yuan Tan's expression is clearly admitting the saying of "abandoning his father and running away". The feelings of consternation, anger, and contempt instantly devoured Yuan Xi's reason, causing his right hand to subconsciously grasp the hilt of the sword.

Yuan Tan, who sensed his brother's strange appearance, asked inwardly, "Xianyi, what are you going to do?!" ”

Yuan Xi still leaned his head against his head and did not answer. This made Yuan Tan even more uneasy. In fact, Yuan Tan also knew that Yuan Xi's current strength was far better than his own, if he really provoked him, he and his hundred or so people would not want to leave Gaoyang alive. So he quickly lowered his posture and explained, "Xianyi, I have to be a brother......

"Hee doesn't want to see his brother again." Yuan Xi interrupted Yuan Tan's clumsy defense.

Yuan Tan still refused to give up, "Xianyi! ”

"Get out of here!" Yuan Xi raised his head suddenly, stared at Yuan Tan, and said word by word, "Before I change my mind!" Get out! ”

Yuan Tan had never seen Yuan Xi so angry, and he was so shocked by him that he quickly turned around and fled back to his own position. Guo Tu saw that after Yuan Tan yelled at Yuan Xi a few times, he suddenly ran back in a gray manner, and couldn't help but pat his horse and ask Yuan Tan, "What's wrong with Your Majesty?" ”

"Visible ...... Xianyi knew that I had abandoned my father and fled. Yuan Tan replied in a trembling whisper, "He...... He'll kill me. ”

After hearing this, Guo Tu hurriedly looked in the direction where Yuan Xi was, only to see that he was still standing in his original position, with his head down, as if he was pondering something. So Guo Tu whispered in Yuan Tan's ear, "Your Majesty, don't turn back." We will leave Gaoyang now. ”

Yuan Tan nodded, and let Guo Tu escort him and quickly leave Gaoyang. At this time, Yuan Xi's military advisor Han Heng also led his troops to rush outside the city. Unlike Jiao Fu, who was bent on driving away Yuan Tan, Han Heng believed that Yuan Xi not only could not take Yuan Tan in, but should also directly remove him to prevent future troubles. Therefore, seeing that Yuan Tan and the others had already gone away, Han Heng couldn't help but stomp his feet in a hurry and said, "Why did Your Highness let Yuan Tan go." Once this person enters Youzhou, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to His Highness! ”

Yuan Xi looked at the direction where Yuan Tan and the others disappeared and shook his head and said, "Tan can be unfilial, and Xi can't be unrighteous." ”

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Yuan Tan: Xianyi is fierce to me! Fierce to me~~~~(>_