At that moment, Yuan Shao wanted to cry.

How smart he was, how could he not guess what was in that wooden box.

It's just that he didn't want to accept it, and kept saying to himself in his heart: "No, absolutely not, won't ......"

The soldiers presented the wooden box and placed it in front of his desk.

Yuan Shao stared at the wooden box for a long time, and finally raised his hand, stretched out tremblingly, and slowly lifted the wooden box.

In an instant, his body froze, stiffening and petrifying.

In that wooden box, there was a bloody human head.

That blood-stained face, even if it turned to ashes, Yuan Shao couldn't recognize it.

Yuan Shang!

That was Yuan Shang's head.

After a moment of solidification, the root of Yuan Shao's tongue was sweet, and a trace of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.

The left and right strategists were shocked, and they all pounced on it, holding Yuan Shao, who was almost fainting.

Then they saw the bloody human head.

When Xu You and the other strategists of the Ruying faction recognized it as Yuan Shang's head, their hearts suddenly swelled with ecstasy, and they almost laughed out loud.

Tian Feng and other strategists from the Hebei faction, when they saw Yuan Shang's head, they were all shocked and discolored, and they were overwhelmed with grief.

As soon as Yuan Shang died, it meant that their Hebei faction had lost the object of supporting the prince, which meant that Yuan Shao's foundation could only be passed on to Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, and these two people were both supporters of the Ruying faction.

This also means that in the near future, after Yuan Shao's death, their Hebei faction will completely lose power.

Not only for Yuan Shang's death, but also for their gloomy prospects, how could they not be grief-stricken.

"Su thief, you kill my beloved son, I, Yuan Shao, and you swear not to stand together, swear not to stand together——"

Yuan Shao gritted his teeth, roared and scolded, his eyes were about to explode, and his grief and anger were extreme.

Tian Feng and other Hebei military generals were also extremely indignant, and they all scolded Su Zhe for being cruel.

In the lobby, earth-shattering scolding echoed.

After a long time, Yuan Shao took a breath, after all, he was still mentally prepared and did not faint again on the spot.

At this time, Tian Feng stood up and persuaded him: "The lord mourns, to ensure that the body is important, people cannot be resurrected after death, now that Liyang has fallen, what the lord has to do is how to lead us to defend Yecheng and repel the invasion of the Su thieves." ”

Xu You's eyes rolled, and he pointed at Tian Feng and reprimanded: "Tian Yuanhao, you are still embarrassed to speak, if it wasn't for your strategy to defend Liyang, how could the third prince be killed by Su thieves, how could my tens of thousands of soldiers and horses be buried in vain." ”

He was clearly provoking.

Yuan Shao's face changed immediately, and his complaining eyes glared at Tian Feng fiercely.

Tian Feng frowned, but he was not ashamed, and said: "You don't want to splash dirty water on me, just ask the army of more than 100,000 Su thieves to invade the north, we don't defend Liyang, do we want to give up, let the army of Su thieves drive straight north, and go straight to Yecheng?" ”

Xu You was choked back and was speechless for a while.

Yuan Shao was silent, and did not blame Tian Feng.

Although he was saddened and indignant at the death of his third son, his mind remained clear, knowing that the plan offered by Tian Feng at that time was his only choice, and Tian Feng was not to blame for Yuan Shang's death.

It's just that Rao is like this, but Yuan Shang's death still made him lose a little calm, not to mention it, and he has planted a grudge against Tian Feng in his heart.

Yuan Shao ignored Tian Feng and looked at Xu You: "It's now, Xu Ziyuan, tell me, how to resist the Su thief?" ”

He was disappointed in Tian Feng, knowing that Tian Feng was the number one strategist in Hebei, but he still had to ask Xu Yu for advice.

Xu You's eyes rolled a few times, and he sighed: "So far, the third prince has been killed, the eldest prince has become a waste again, and the lord has not healed, so he can't personally lead the troops, and the only way to do this is to rely on the second son." ”

Everyone's eyes were focused on Yuan Xi, who had been silent.

Yuan Shao's expression was shocked, and he couldn't help but look at Yuan Xi, his eyes were full of expectations.

Yuan Xi shrank there, refusing to get up for a long time, not daring to show his attitude.

"Second son, the situation has reached such a point, I can't help you not stand up, you just need to follow what I taught you." Guo Tu behind him gently pushed Yuan Xi and tried his best to encourage him.

Yuan Xi had no choice but to stand up and arch his hand: "Although my son is not talented, I am willing to share my father's worries and fight to the death against the thief." ”

His expression was far-fetched, and his tone was obviously not confident, which meant that he was chasing ducks to the shelves.

Yuan Shao looked at the cowering second son in front of him, and looked down on it a little in his heart, but at this point, who else could he rely on besides relying on this mediocre second son.

With no other choice, Yuan Shao had to pretend to be relieved and said: "Xi'er, you can come out in a moment of crisis, and you really didn't disappoint your father, let's talk about it, how do you plan to deal with the Su thief?" ”

Yuan Xi glanced back at Guo Tu, who nodded again and again.

Yuan Xi swallowed a mouthful of saliva, thought back to what Guo Tu said, and then said slowly: "I think that in the current situation, all we can do is to strengthen the defense of Yecheng as much as possible, and prepare to fight to the death with the Su thieves in Yecheng." Er Yuan led an army first and went to Wuyang City, forty miles away, to delay the pace of the Su thief's march as much as possible. ”

Yuan Shao's thoughts turned a few times, his eyes swept over the map a few times, and he weighed it for a while before he said: "That is the case, the life and death of our Yuan family is entrusted to you for your father, Xi'er, you must not let your father down again." ”

Yuan Xi really didn't want to take on this heavy responsibility, but he was forced to carry it, so he had to pretend to be generous and said: "Father, don't worry, my son will do everything he can to fight for my Yuan family!" ”

Yuan Shao breathed a sigh of relief, his spirit was exhausted, and with the support of the left and right, he retreated weakly.

The ministers dispersed, and only Xu You and others from Ruying's faction remained.

"Second son, congratulations on gaining the trust of the lord, and you can finally raise your eyebrows." Xu Yu was the first to come forward to congratulate.

Guo Tufengji and others also stepped forward to congratulate.

Yuan Xi said with a bitter face: "Father handed over such a mess to me, what is there to congratulate, and you, you are pushing me into the fire pit." ”

Everyone was embarrassed.

Guo Tu had no choice but to explain: "Second son, you can't say that, don't say anything else, if you don't stand up at this time and lead us to resist the Su thieves, when Hebei falls, the Yuan family will also be destroyed, does the second son think you can be alone?" ”

Yuan Xi was dumbfounded.

Although he is mediocre, he is not stupid, and naturally knows the meaning of Guo Tu's words.

Now, he is not only fighting for the Yuan family, but also for his own life.

He could only smile bitterly and sighed: "When my Yuan family was infinitely beautiful, you all treated me as transparent, but now when it comes to life and death, you all let me take on the heavy responsibility, which is really ironic." ”

Xu You and the others all looked embarrassed, but they couldn't squeak, so they could only sigh helplessly.