Chapter 2: The Gentleman and the Villain
Yan Xiang glanced at everyone in the hall, and his face finally showed a little relieved, at least these people understood their purpose today, and it was good to be able to attend.
In fact, to put it bluntly, Yan Xiang is not dead.
Even if Yuan Shu is annoyed with him now, he still doesn't give up, he wants to turn the tide, he wants to put Yuan Shu back on track, he still wants to prevent Yuan Shu from becoming emperor.
That's why he gathered this wave of people today, and he wanted to consult with these people, and he wanted to organize a large-scale admonition.
"All the people are safe."
"The public security is good."
Hearing the echoing voices from the audience, Yan Xiang had already slowly stood up, and he decided to get straight to the point and explain his plan clearly at once.
"Ladies and gentlemen, listen to the next word. Now all the places in Jianghuai are in the hands of my lord, the talents of the hundred officials are flourishing, the morale of the generals is high, looking at the southern princes, my lord is a well-deserved overlord. ”
Yan Xiang shook his sleeves and continued: "Now that the northern war is about to break out, my lord should have taken this opportunity to recuperate, and when the northern overlord is decided, he will take advantage of his exhaustion to go north in one fell swoop, and he can take the land of the Central Plains and Hebei, and become the first prince of the Central Plains." Supporting the young emperor, supporting the Han room, eliminating the traitors, when the general trend has been achieved, Guanzhong, Bashu, Liangzhou and other places will inevitably surrender, at this time the Central Plains hegemony can be achieved, and the lord will inevitably become the first hero of the troubled times. ”
"The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family are the leaders of the world's families, and the lord's power is strong, which naturally makes countless people look at him. Unfortunately, I recently got a bad news. ”
Yan Xiang said At this time, his brows were already twisted, "Throughout the last year, the Lord Taishou Mansion has been expanding, and Yuanqiu, Lingtai, and Biyong have all developed towards Luoyang's specifications under the auspices of Yang Hong. Now the lord's Taishou Mansion has been like a palace, and the Lingtai has the specifications of the emperor, and all kinds of signs indicate that the lord has planned to ascend to the ninety-five throne in the spring of this year. ”
These changes in Shouchun were seen by the officials gathered in Yan Xiang's mansion, and they all knew about Yuan Shu's title as emperor, but now they still calmed down and wanted to listen to Yan Xiang's next words.
"In the past, when the elephant followed the lord to fight the horse, the lord once told the elephant frankly that he would be on the throne in the future. Now there is a slanderous minister Yang Hong on the side to instigate, the current situation Cao Mengde, Yuan Benchu, Liu Jingsheng and others although they have no time to look south, but the young emperor is still there, once the lord is called the emperor, these princes will be united to fight Shouchun, although my lord is strong, but in the face of such a coalition army, it will be vulnerable! ”
"It's not alarmist, but it's true. A few days ago, Xiang had visited the lord many times, but unfortunately he was rejected by the lord, and the lord was tired of it, as if he was idle in family affairs, Yang Hong continued to slander the lord by his side, and he couldn't sleep every time he thought about it, and he couldn't sleep with a thousand knives to this villain! ”
Yan Xiang's words were very infectious, first of all, he stated the dangers of Yuan Shu's claim to be emperor. Yuan Shu is indeed strong now, but in the face of Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Zhang Xiu's coalition forces, it is naturally not enough to see it, and when the Shouchun Group is destroyed, none of the people present will be able to run.
A sentence instantly tied everyone to the same warship, making them realize that they had survived with Shouchun, and finally pushed all the bane on Yang Hong's body, so that everyone understood that Yuan Shu was not bad, it was all a ghost made by the slanderer Yang Hong on the side, as long as he could clear the king's side, then Yuan Shu could still get back on the right track.
"Now in the autumn of critical survival, we should be more united in the same breath, and take advantage of the fact that the lord has not yet become the emperor, and go to the palace to admonish him, so that the lord can restrain himself from the precipice, kill the villain Yang Hong, and return Shouchun to a clear and clear future!"
The words were generous and powerful, but there was still some thinking in everyone's hearts. According to Yan Xiang's plan, these people all went to Yuan Shu's house to die, as the name suggests, death is death, and now Yuan Shu is known as the emperor's heart, you must know that this kind of behavior is standing on the opposite side of an absolute decision-maker, what to say to let Yuan Shu restrain the precipice, in fact, it is gambling, or gambling with his own life, and losing the bet is a ruined family!
In the face of life and death, these people have begun to hesitate.
Yan Xiang saw these people's concerns at a glance, but the arrow was already on the string, and he had to rush the ducks to the shelves, completely convincing these people.
"The lord is called the emperor, the coalition army is coming to the city, and the lives of the princes are still not saved. Now in the admonition, Xiang is willing to be the leader, even if there is a monstrous anger of the lord will fall on the body of the elephant alone, the elephant will try his best to protect the public is safe, and I implore the public to be fulfilled! ”
The hall was silent, and the silence was very eerie, and even the sound of some people cooping and swallowing could be heard.
Yan Xiang had already folded his hands at this time, bowed to everyone, and then bowed down several times in a row, and said in his mouth.
"Elephant prays to the princess!"
"Worship the princes again!"
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A party finally got a successful conclusion, and finally Fan Sheng, a member of the army, responded first, pushing the party to a climax.
Yan Xiang bowed down repeatedly, which had already made some people in the hall feel uneasy, Fan Sheng stood up first, waving flags and cheering, and finally these people all seconded the proposal, and the day of collective admonition was set for the early morning of the day after tomorrow.
In fact, this is also a natural result, although the people here are chaotic, most of them have one purpose, that is, they don't want Yuan Shu to be the emperor. Many of them are local families in Shouchun, and they are fighting for their lives; There are also people who are real Hanchen, and they must also stand up in order to protect Liu Han's interests; There are also a few Qingliu like Yan Xiang, they are only for the benefit of Yuan Shu, at least the fall of Yuan Shu after becoming emperor is a foreseeable result, no one wants to see the great foundation destroyed on a wrong decision of Yuan Shu.
It's a pity that Zhou Yu, who is sitting at the end, does not belong to any of them at all.
According to his previous plan with Sun Ce, he should support Yuan Shu as emperor, because only Yuan Shu can use the jade seal of the Sun family, and Sun Ce can also take this opportunity to soar into the sky. However, they were quite lacking in information and could not capture Yuan Shu's current affairs at all, so he chose to attend any minister's meeting during this time to catch the slightest clue.
At least today, he got an accurate message.
At least he knew that Yan Xiang had been in trouble with Yuan Shu because of the matter of being the emperor.
At least he knew that Yuan Shu's claim to be emperor was imminent, and Sun Ce's jade seal would be useful immediately.
The opportunity has come, and it's almost time to send the bait of the jade seal.
Although Zhou Yu explicitly agreed to participate in the admonition activity, he would definitely not attend that day. If he had the opportunity, he would also explain to Yuan Shu the intentions of Yan Xiang and the others.
It's really a little villain to do this, but on the one hand, it's righteous, and on the other hand, it's his own righteous brother. Zhou Yu decisively chose Sun Ce.
Yan Xiang is indeed a respectable old man, but unfortunately this behavior is too radical, Zhou Yu knows that most of these people will not end well, and it is okay to play with the superiors, but if you confront the superiors head-on, then there is only one way to die.
Zhou Yu, who came out of the Yanxiang Mansion, frowned and shook his head, and disappeared into the crowd in a blink of an eye...