Jizhou, Yecheng.

Yuan Tan concentrated all the soldiers and horses, grain and grass in Qingzhou to the plain, naturally he couldn't hide it, Yuan Shang has already got the news, although now Yuan Shang has officially inherited Yuan Shao's foundation, and has been appointed by the Son of Heaven in Yecheng, Yuan Xi is also willing to admit Yuan Shang's dominance, but looking at Yuan Tan's posture, he is obviously unwilling to accept Yuan Shang's orders.

Although Yuan Tan is inferior to Yuan Shang in terms of heritage, but it is Yingchuan scholars who support Yuan Tan, these people, who have followed Yuan Shao for a long time, have deep connections in Jizhou, and although Yuan Tan only has a plain, but his subordinates are all brave men who fight with Cao Cao all the year round, and now Yuan Shang has to guard against Chen Mo, and Cao Cao can't really rest assured, Yuan Tan is calling now, for Yuan Shang, it is definitely a worse situation.

It's absolutely right that the father doesn't pass on to the eldest brother.

Yuan Shang was a little hated after knowing Yuan Tan's actions in the plains, at this time the brothers turned against each other, didn't it mean that Chen Mo and Cao Cao had the opportunity to carve up his Jizhou?

"Lord, the eldest prince is rebellious, at this time, you should fight quickly, and you must not hesitate!" Xu Yu bowed.

Yuan Shang has officially succeeded to the throne, and it is naturally inappropriate to continue to call him Gongzi, because Xu You and others have changed their words to call Yuan Shang the main prince.

"What Mr. said is extremely true, it's just that my brother is brave, this time it is even more menacing, although our army is numerous, but it is divided into four directions, and I am anxious, I am afraid that he will not be able to hold him." Yuan Shang sighed.

Yuan Tan has moved all the family funds accumulated over the years, although Yuan Shang has controlled Jizhou and the court, but to guard against Chen Mo and Cao Cao, the distribution of troops is very scattered, Yuan Tan is now so careless, Yuan Shang is difficult to gather too many soldiers and horses to fight against Yuan Tan for a while.

"Lord, now that the situation in the court has stabilized, the lord has confirmed the position of prime minister, and he can order Han Meng and Gao Ran to lead the army to resist." Xu You bowed and said, although there are many famous generals in Jizhou now, the most famous Han Meng, Zhang He, and Gao Lan are all on Yuan Shang's side, on the other hand, Yuan Tan's side, there are basically no powerful generals, there was a Cen Bi before, and he also died in the chaos when fighting with Cao Jun.

In Jizhou alone, Yuan Shang represents the orthodox position and holds the righteous name of Jizhou, and these generals originally recruited by Yuan Shao naturally fell to Yuan Shang's side.

Tian Feng and Fu Zhu stood aside and did not speak, as soon as Yuan Shao died, Yuan Shang was obviously not as able to calm the scene as Yuan Shao, and now the two sons are fighting, this is the last thing they want to see, now the two families are fighting, no matter who wins or loses, it is the Yuan family that will be damaged in the end.

There is a heart to persuade each other, but how to persuade? Persuade Yuan Shang to let go and give way to Yuan Tan? Don't say whether Yuan Shang is willing or not, when Yuan Shao passed on the throne, these people were all around, and Yuan Shang had already been appointed by the Son of Heaven, why should he ask Yuan Shang to let him?

As for Yuan Tan, now they can't speak at all.

After Tian Feng hesitated, he still came out and said: "Lord, this time the eldest prince sent troops without scruples, obviously instigated by others, if the two families fight too hard, it is still others who get the advantage in the end, and the minister does not persuade the lord to stop the army, but the lord also needs to guard against Chen Mo and Cao Cao, these two will never miss this opportunity." ”

"What Mr. Yuan Hao said, Shang naturally knows, but the eldest brother is now in the city, and he doesn't want his brothers to kill each other, but my brother didn't give me a way out, as for Cao Cao and Chen Mo, there are still arrangements, please rest assured." Yuan Shang sighed, he didn't want to fight this battle, in the overall situation, Yuan Shang was qualified, and now the brothers were killing each other, which would not be of any benefit to Jizhou and the Yuan family, but this battle was not something he could not fight if he didn't want to.

"The minister thinks that he can send one person to the eldest prince Chen Ming, if the lord and the eldest prince can be brothers, then Cao Cao and Chen Mo are not afraid." Tian Feng bowed.

Xu You frowned, he meant a quick battle to prevent future troubles, but Tian Feng's worries were not unreasonable, Cao Cao and Chen Mo were on the side, Yuan Shang could not draw much strength, if he could convince Yuan Tan at this time...... Although the chance is not great, if it can be successful, even if Yuan Tan is always a hidden danger, it can also save Jizhou from military disasters, as for Yuan Tan, it can be completely designed to clean up after Cao Cao and Chen Mo retreat.

"Lord, now Chen Mo is frequently deploying troops in Hanoi, his meaning is self-evident, starting a war with the eldest prince at this moment is a victory, and the final loss is still my Jizhou vitality, it is better to make peace with the eldest prince." Frustrated, bowed down.

At present, the situation in Jizhou is quite critical, Chen Mo has already placed his troops in Hanoi, and the sword is about to be at the throat of Yecheng.

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "I don't know who is willing to go and lobby?" ”

"I think Ziyuan or Youruo is the most suitable!" Tian Feng bowed.

Xu You and Xun Chen are both from Yingchuan, either of them came forward and contacted that side, even if they couldn't get along in the end, they could still leave some leeway, when Yuan Shao was alive, the Jizhou faction and the Yingchuan faction fought fiercely, if the Jizhou scholars came forward, it was likely to backfire.

"I don't know ......" Yuan Shang looked at Xu You and Xun Chen.

Xu You hesitated, he didn't respond, not because he was unwilling, but because he had always followed Yuan Shao's side with a relatively neutral attitude, and regarded himself as Yuan Shao's old friend.

"I'm willing to go to the plains and give it a try!" Xun Chen originally didn't want to care about these things, as soon as Yuan Shao died, the two sons fought, he had already seen that this Yuan family's luck might not last long, but after all, he was a courtier of the Yuan family, if he turned his back on the Yuan family now, his reputation would not be good, and now Yuan Shang's eyes seemed that he could only come forward.

That's it, let's repay Yuan Shao's kindness.

After sighing silently in his heart, Xun Chen bowed and said.

"Then there is Mr. Lao Youruo." Yuan Shang was overjoyed when he heard this.

"Don't dare." Xun Chen nodded, and everyone discussed specific matters again, after all, Yuan Tan gave up most of Qingzhou for this battle, if he didn't give compensation, it couldn't be said, when Yuan Shao died, he obviously didn't expect that his eldest son was so ignorant, and now this Jizhou has successfully survived this catastrophe, I'm afraid it won't last long.

In the end, Yuan Shang promised that as long as Yuan Tan was willing to make peace, he would seal the land of Zhao to him.

Xun Chen received the name of Yuan Tan and immediately set off for the plains.

On this side of the plain, Yuan Tan has begun to prepare for the dispatch of troops, when he learned that Xun Chen had arrived, Yuan Tan was overjoyed, this is also a famous man in Yingchuan, counting, it should be regarded as his own side, and immediately went out to greet him in person, Guo Tu and Xin Ping's faces were a little dignified, at this time, Xun Chen came, I am afraid he did not come to serve.

However, Yuan Tan had already gone out, and they couldn't ignore it, so they accompanied Yuan Tan out at the moment and welcomed Xun Chen into the main hall.

"If Mr. Youruo can come to my aid, this victory is even greater." Yuan Tan didn't notice the strange atmosphere around him, and after welcoming Xun Chen into his seat, he returned to his main seat and smiled.

In terms of pattern and strategy, this eldest prince is really not as good as the third prince.

Xun Chen shook his head and sighed: "Eldest prince, Chen is not here to help the war. ”

"Oh?" Yuan Tan was stunned when he heard this, and his face suddenly sank: "In this way, Mr. Youruo came here to persuade him to surrender?" ”

"Eldest prince, how can you persuade me to surrender? The eldest prince and the third prince are originally a family, the eldest prince still has the public rule, Zhongzhi has ever thought that the eldest prince will win in the end, and the eldest prince can really get Jizhou? Xun Chen's voice suddenly rose a lot: "This kind of fratricidal cannibalism will only make the relatives painful, and the enemies happy; In the end, no matter who wins, what is left behind is a mess, and Jizhou, which is greatly injured, how can it still hold the foundation of the main public? ”

"Ridiculous!" Yuan Tan's face turned pale, and he snorted coldly: "How do you know that I can't hold Jizhou?" ”

"Chen doesn't know who is behind the eldest prince, but the eldest prince probably doesn't know, Cao Cao has now left Yecheng and led a large army to march to Dongjun, and Chen Mo has been frequently transferred to Hanoi after learning the news of the lord's death, and now there are at least 50,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Hanoi, has the eldest prince ever thought about whether he can defeat the third prince, that is, the final victory, how to face the tiger and wolf division of Chen Cao's two families?" Xun Chen shouted.

"But the Marquis of Changling promised ......" Yuan Tan subconsciously wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Guo Tu on the side with a heavy cough, but Xun Chen was such a person, he naturally heard the meaning of Yuan Tan's words.

"Alas~" Xun Chen didn't know what expression to face Yuan Tan, so he could only say: "In the past, the princes of the world discussed Dong Zhuo, but before the big thing was accomplished, the princes had already fought each other; During the early peace period, Chen Mo and Cao Cao secretly joined forces, but what was the result? Cao Cao still took advantage of Chen Mo's unpreparedness and went deep into Chang'an alone to seize the first emperor, which caused Cao Cao's strength to rise sharply, and gradually had the tendency to fight against the lord; The eldest prince, there are many precedents in the past, how can alliances and oaths be taken seriously between princes? I don't know what kind of promise Chen Mo made to the eldest prince, but the fact that I saw it is that Chen Mo is constantly transferring troops to Hanoi, and when the lord was in power, he still failed to win, and the eldest prince can have the confidence that after defeating the third prince, he will fight against Chen Mo with the strength of the remnants? ”

Yuan Tan was stopped by Xun Chen, this question, in fact, there is no need to ask, looking at the world, I'm afraid no one dares to say that it can block or even beat Chen Mo under unfavorable conditions, right?

"What's more, there is Cao Cao on the side, if there is a chance, the eldest prince thinks Cao Cao will let Jizhou go?" Xun Chen continued.

Guo Tu sighed when he heard this, looked at Xun Chen and said, "Youruo, the third prince won't just want to use his lips and tongue to make my lord strike and truce, right?" Qingzhou was promised to Cao Cao by the third prince, and refused to send troops to rescue, if the root of this matter is also in the third prince, how can it be said that it is all my lord's fault? ”

Xun Chen looked at Guo Tu, nodded, and directly said Yuan Shang's conditions at the moment, the current situation, as long as the two families are reconciled, Chen Cao will naturally break himself, so time is very important, it is impossible to hand over the authority of Jizhou, and now Yuan Shang is orthodox.