Zhang Jaw was very embarrassed, and the two brothers Xin Ping and Xin Bi came to see him with different purposes. The Xin brothers kept in mind the principle of not putting all their eggs in one basket. As the elder brother, Xin Ping served the Yuan family, while Xin Bi, as the younger brother, took refuge in the imperial court. To say that Xin Ping knew that Xin Bi was a fine work of the imperial court to enter Hebei, but Xin Ping never reported it to Yuan Xi or Tian Feng, and killed his relatives in righteousness.

Is the righteous killing of relatives really just a manifestation of selflessness? In Liu Xie's eyes, it was more like a political show. Think about it, a person who can give up even the closest relatives to him, is worthy of the trust of others? Or is it worth compliciting with him?

The brothers Xin Bi and Xin Ping came to Zhang Jaw almost without resentment, and the requirements brought by the two of them were also contrary to Zhang Jaw. Xin Bi instigated Zhang Jaw to lead his troops to Puyang to participate in the imperial court's war against the Karasuma people, while Xin Ping brought Tian Feng and Yuan Xi's latest orders, asking Zhang Jaw to send troops to attack the Han army and assist Yuan Xi and Tian Fengsheng in capturing the current son alive.

Regarding Tian Feng and Yuan Xi's "reversal", Zhang Jaw felt very helpless. As a pure soldier, Zhang Jaw doesn't like intrigues, but Yuan Xi has the grace to support Zhang Jaw, and in the face of Yuan Xi's decision, Zhang Jaw generally will not object, let alone go to the yang and the yin.

According to Xin Ping's idea, he conveyed the order of the lord Yuan Xi, and Zhang Jaw would immediately carry it out, as was the case in the past. But this time it is obviously bigger than the past, and it can even be said that it has a far-reaching impact, and Zhang Jaw really does not dare to accept the order without hesitation as in the past.

Liu Xie is not a cat or a dog, he is a great man, and any hostile behavior against him will be retaliated against unimaginable. This time, Tian Feng's plan to put him to death and come back to life, although he "succeeded" in paralyzing Liu Xie, no matter whether this matter succeeded or failed in the end, it would be a huge blow to Tian Feng's reputation, and the name of the rebellious minister and thief would be buckled on Tian Feng's head, and he would never want to take it off for the rest of his life.

And what is more important for people to consider clearly is the very realistic question of whether Liu Xie can really be captured alive. Liu Xie is not stupid, seeing that the situation is not good, doesn't he know to escape? Even if he refuses to escape, the people around him will not allow Liu Xie to fall into the hands of Yuan Jun, and will resist desperately, and with the current strength of the Han army, it is really unknown whether Yuan Jun can defeat the Han army.

And what made Zhang Jaw even more uneasy to accept was the fact that Yuan Xi, Tian Feng and Karasuma people joined forces. The clan has almost disappeared, making Zhang Jaw and his subordinates hate the Karasuma people to the core. Yuan Xi wanted Zhang Jaw to temporarily put aside his personal enmity and join hands with the Karasuma people to fight the enemy, which was really a bit whimsical. Even if Zhang Jaw can endure humiliation and burden for the sake of taking care of the overall situation, those who are also from Zhangjiazhuang will not agree.

Although Zhang Jaw is the commander of an army, he is not alone in the army. His relatives, who occupy important positions in the army, also have a certain right to speak. Usually it is good to talk with your jaw open, but once it involves your own practical interests, it is not so easy to speak.

Zhangjaw's relatives and brothers actually control about one-third of the army's men, and once these people and Zhangjaw sing a duet, it will be a big blow to Zhangjaw's strength. Moreover, the reasons for these people to oppose Zhang Jaw are not too much even for Zhang Jaw himself.

Is it wrong not to be willing to cooperate with the Karasuma people who have a blood feud with them? Is it wrong to want to avenge the tragic death of your own people for no reason? That's right! The mistake is Zhang Jaw, for the sake of the so-called courtesy of the monarch and minister, Zhang Jaw actually plans to cooperate with the Karasuma people, which is something that Zhang Jaw's relatives cannot agree with.

Zhang Jaw also knew what kind of attitude his own people had towards the Karasuma people, especially after some verbal testing, Zhang Jaw was even more sure of this in his heart. Whether it is to be loyal to the Yuan clan and turn against the clansmen and brothers, or to avenge the blood and blood of the Karasuma people, the answer seems to be obvious, but it is Zhang Jaw who really has to make a choice.

On the one hand, it is your own family affection, and on the other hand, it is your own righteousness, no matter which side you choose, you will lose the other side. Unsatisfactory things are often eight or nine, but they can be the same as others, and the only one who can be qualified to listen to Zhang Jaw's upset in his heart is Zhang Xiong, Zhang Jaw's own son. But the problem is that the Han people are subtle and introverted, and as a father's open jaw, they are not willing to treat their sons as the object to whom they can confide. And Zhang Xiong was poisoned by several relatives and friends, and his attitude towards the Karasuma people was the same as that of several uncles and cousins, plus Zhang Xiong was young and vigorous, and his grievances were clear, to put it bluntly, whoever befriended the Karasuma people was his Zhang Xiong's enemy.

Zhang Jaw has been "indecisive" recently, Zhang Xiong is anxious in his eyes, and he doesn't understand what his father has to hesitate. Since Yuan Xi stood on the side of the Karasuma people before, concealing the news from his father and son, and later leaking it, he ordered the trial of his father and son perfunctory, so the righteousness of this monarch and minister was cut off here. The Zhang family's defection before the battle was not completed, which could be regarded as repaying the kindness of the Yuan family in the early years. And at present, Yuan Xi and Tian Feng don't care about their own reputation, and will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals, at this time, they still want to pull their Zhang family father and son into the water, and want to ruin their father's reputation, why do they keep refusing? What is there to hesitate about?

According to the previous habit, Zhang Xiong told his father his questions, but he didn't expect to get an answer as usual this time, but asked Zhang Xiong, who ordered someone to beat him with a military stick, and complained bitterly. Zhang Xiong didn't dare to hate and beat his father, so he naturally hated Yuan Xi and Tian Feng, the initiators of this incident, and by the way, even Xin Ping, who was ordered to come to herald, also made Zhang Xiong hate.

Xin Ping was fortunate to have a good brother, because of Xin Bi's persuasion, Zhang Xiong temporarily dispelled the idea of killing Xin Ping to force his father Zhang Jaw to turn against the Yuan family. Xin Bi and Zhang Xiong are New Year's friends, which is also deliberate by Xin Bi. Since he was appointed as a pawn of the imperial court to enter Hebei, Xinbi, who was unwilling to be mediocre, was thinking about his future. Indeed, when the imperial court recovered Hebei, Xinbi, who delivered intelligence for the imperial court, could also be regarded as a meritorious man, but this credit could not satisfy Xinbi. Xinbi is ambitious, he wants to enter the center of the court to occupy a place, and if he wants to realize this wish, he must have achievements that can be done.

It is not enough to just send information, but if you can persuade General Yuan Jun to return to the imperial court, then it is estimated that you are qualified to open your mouth with the imperial court. In order to achieve his goal, Simbi deliberately started to have a good relationship with the people around Zhang Jaw very early. Zhang Jaw just kept a tepid distance there, after all, Zhang Jaw is the general of the Yuan army, you Xin Bi has nothing to do with the general in the army, is it a bad intention?

I'm not afraid of no good things, I'm afraid of no good people. Xin Bi can't go directly to make friends with Zhang Jaw, so as not to ask someone with a heart to buckle a few hats that cost him his life. Xin Bi's concerns are actually very reasonable, Yuan Xi's ears are a little soft, and because of his trust in Tian Feng, he listens to Tian Feng and believes in it. But in addition to Tian Feng, there are still four masterminds in Hebei: Trial, Guo Tu, Chen Gong, and Xin Ping Xinbi. It's just that the last four are more often just set off Tian Feng's set, and it doesn't matter whether they speak or not. Only when the interrogator speaks, Yuan Xi can still listen to a few words.

Xin Ping and Xin Bi didn't care much about this, but Guo Tu and Chen Gong couldn't bear it a little. The difference is only that Guo Chart is now outside, and Chen Gong is inside. After deciding to start a war with the imperial court, in order to solve internal worries first, Guo Tu was sent by Yuan Xi to monitor Yuan Tan's movements, but in fact, he was sent to be with Yuan Tan. Chen Gong was sent to Youzhou, nominally to coordinate the relationship between the Karasuma people and the Yuan army, but in fact, not long after the Karasuma people entered Youzhou, Chen Gong disappeared, and his whereabouts are unknown since then, and I don't know whether he retreated incognito or died in some unknown place.

Chen Gong's life and death were uncertain, which made Guo Tu very stimulated. He is afraid, everyone is afraid of death, and he doesn't do bad things, he is not afraid of ghosts calling the door, but Guo Tu is a bad person. Regardless of whether Chen Gong was poisoned by Yuan Xi and Tian Feng, Guo Tu felt that he was the next one to be unlucky. In order to survive, Guo Tu decided to make a strong move. In fact, Guo Tu had thought about entangled a group of like-minded people to oppose Yuan Xi and support Yuan Tan long ago. It's just that in that case, it was in the hands of Tian Feng, because of Chen Gong's face-to-face refusal, Guo Tu realized the sense of crisis, which temporarily stopped, so that Tian Feng's plan to use this to clear up the internal hidden dangers fell through.

Guo Tu and Tian Feng are old rivals, and there is an old saying that those who know themselves are often not their relatives and friends, but their enemies. This is very true, only in order to defeat the opponent, will you think about the opponent's strengths, hobbies, etc., and naturally understand the opponent.

To put it mildly, Guo Tu actually only needs to pout his buttocks, and Tian Feng can know whether he is pulling dry or thin. Therefore, Guo Tu's reaction was all expected by Tian Feng, for Guo Tu's secret move to make people contact in series, Tian Feng opened his eyes and closed his eyes only as unknown, but in private, he also made small moves, just waiting for Guo Tu to gather almost the number of people to wipe out these hidden dangers in Hebei.

It's just that Tian Feng forgot that he knew Guo Tu, and Guo Tu also knew him. After Chen Gong refused his invitation in person last time, Guo Tu had already realized that Tian Feng was secretly plotting against him. Knowing that Tian Feng intended to deal with him, Guo Tu dared to connect in private, and what he did was naturally a trick to attract Tian Feng's attention, so that Tian Feng could ignore his hidden hand.

Tian Feng thought that Guo Tu had always been using the idea of supporting Yuan Tan to overthrow Yuan Xi, but how did he know that Guo Tu was more disappointed than him about Yuan Tan, so he naturally had no intention of supporting Yuan Tan again, and the reason why he wanted to act under this banner was just to make Tian Feng not notice his true intentions.

What is Guo Tu's true intention? Why do you need to ask? Of course, it is to submit to the imperial court. Those who know the times are Junjie, Guo Tu is not a mediocre person, and the strong rise of the imperial court makes him know that he will still have the surname Liu in the future. Yuan Shao, who has the grace of knowing him, is no longer alive, and none of the several shafts of the Yuan family is worthy of his own assistance. In this case, there is no need for Guo Tu to cling to the thigh of the Yuan family, anyway, the final winner is the Han court, why doesn't Guo Tu take advantage of the current time to go directly to the court?

It's just that this time is different from the past, the court was difficult in the past, if Guo Tu went to vote at that time, it would be tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow, even if he couldn't get the same treatment as Xun Yu and Jia Xu, but it was more than enough to be a feudal official who guarded one side. If Guo Tu had defected to the imperial court at that time, even if he couldn't enter the center today, he would have been at least a county guard in the local area. But if the world is all nonsense, how can there be so many ifs, there has never been regrets in this world for selling medicine, even if Guo Tu is now obedient to the imperial court, at most it is the icing on the cake, and it is almost a luxury to want to get the favor of the imperial court.

But even so, Guo Tu did not intend to accept his fate. If you can't be a high-ranking official, it's better to be a rich man than to be a funeral for the Yuan family.

Tian Feng didn't expect Guo Tu to make a devastating attack, on the eve of his preparation for a devastating blow to Guo Tu and his gang, Guo Tu suddenly took the lead, and took advantage of Tian Feng's attention to Yuan Tan's side to raise the anti-flag, trying to control Yecheng in one fell swoop, so that Yuan Xi and Tian Feng would be homeless.

Fortunately, Yecheng also has a trial, in the face of Guo Tu's outbreak, the trial is personally in charge, and the command is determined. Most of Guo Tu's entangled subordinates are hooligans and ruffians on the streets of Yecheng, who usually bully and bully the people and make peace, but against the elite of the five hundred Yuan troops sent by the upper trial, they will collapse at the touch of a button. Fortunately, Guo Tu didn't expect these stragglers to help him capture Yecheng, his purpose was to muddy the waters of Yecheng, and then fish in troubled waters. And the fish that was targeted by Guo Tu was also taken out of Yecheng not long after Guo Tu's incident.

Yuan Tan was originally Yuan Shao's eldest son, and in Yuan Tan's heart, only he was the most qualified heir of Hebei. It's just a creation to make people, in order to compete with the third brother Yuan Shang, the brothers did not hesitate to fight each other, but they didn't expect that in the end, they were cheaper than Yuan Xi, the second eldest of the Yuan family, who usually always has a pocket.

To say that Yuan Xi is still good to Yuan Tan, in addition to restricting his freedom, there is no shortage of food, wine, and beauties, Yuan Tan can be said to have lived a good life that most people dream of. But Yuan Tan is not grateful, in his eyes, everything Yuan Xi has now should have belonged to him, and Yuan Xi took what originally belonged to him to curry favor with him, in addition to resentment, he was still resentful.

Regarding Guo Tu sending people to rescue, Yuan Tan had no doubts at all. As early as when Yuan Shao was not dead, Yuan Tan and Guo Tu had a good relationship, and Guo Tu was also an important person for Yuan Tan to stay by Yuan Shao's side and speak for him at any time. The two have been in a cooperative relationship, and this time they are working together again, and there is no problem at all.

But Yuan Tan never dreamed that Guo Tu, who was so trusted by himself, had changed. He left Yecheng with Guo Tu without hesitation, but after everyone arrived at the safe place prepared in advance, Guo Tu tore off the disguise on his face and directly asked Yuan Tan to be tied up and imprisoned.

"Guo Tu, why are you treating me like this?" Yuan Tan, who had become bloated because of his perennial immersion in the gentle countryside, asked Guo Tudao while struggling.

"The eldest prince forgives his sins, people die for money, birds die for food, and for the peace of my Guo family, I can only ask the eldest prince to help me. Don't worry, as long as you know the current affairs, I won't embarrass you. And you don't have to worry about your life when you go to the court, at most, you have a hard life, and you don't want to enjoy all the blessings like you did in Yecheng before. ”

"You want to take refuge in the imperial court? Ha ha...... Guo Tu, aren't you crazy? Yuan Tan couldn't help laughing and mocking Guo Tu when he heard this, but he didn't expect Guo Tu and the people around him to look at him with a sympathetic gaze.

“…… I, what did I say wrong? ”

"Eldest son, you have been under house arrest for all these years, and it is understandable that you are not clear about what is happening in the outside world, and you are not to blame. But you must not make a big deal out of it and make people laugh. What happened to the imperial court? Now in this world, except for Jiangdong and Jingnan, which have not yet returned to the rule of the Han Dynasty, the rest of the places have basically been put under the rule of the imperial court again, and Hebei is estimated to not last long. Guo Tunian kindly explained to Yuan Tan for the sake of working with Yuan Tan.

Yuan Tan also knew that he had been under house arrest by Yuan Xi all these years and was not allowed to leave a step, and he didn't know anything about what was happening in the outside world, even if he had the heart to ask the people around him, no one dared to tell him. But what Guo Tu told himself was too unbelievable. In Yuan Tan's impression, although the Han Dynasty gradually saw some improvement with the efforts of today's son Liu Xie, it had only been a few years, and it had suddenly become strong again.

"The eldest prince, although life may be more difficult after joining the imperial court, you have regained your freedom, which is better than enjoying Gentle Township under Yuan Xi's house arrest." Guo Tu said to Yuan Tan again. A living Yuan Tan is more valuable than a dead Yuan Tan, although this is not much bigger, but Guo Tu still hopes that Yuan Tan can say it, don't think about it for a while.

Guo Tu's words obviously hit Yuan Tan's weakness, indeed, even if Gentle Township is so good, the lack of freedom alone is enough to offset all those benefits. What is the difference between losing freedom and being put in a cage for people to see?

Yuan Tan is not an animal who is satisfied as long as he eats and drinks enough to reproduce offspring, he hopes to be free, at least when he is upset, he can go to the street to relax, instead of being locked in the garden of the back house in circles, or even lying on the wall to see the people coming and going on the street.

People have a heart that yearns for freedom, how can Yuan Tan be an exception. After understanding the reality of man-made swords and fish and meat, Yuan Tan made a wise choice. As Guo Tu said, the situation has gotten so bad, how bad can it be? Rather than risk resisting, it's better to go with the flow.