In the next few days, Yuan Shao held a feast in his general's mansion, feasting all the civil and military officials of Jizhou with more than 600 stones, as well as all the famous and powerful people in Hebei and the representatives of major families, and once again solemnly introduced Yuan's unicorn to the guests - Yuan No.

Inevitably, Yuan Shao's little thing was also taken out again and again by Yuan Shao to show off.

In Yuan Shao's humorous and vivid narration, Cao Boss Sun Ce and Zhou Yu unfortunately became the opposite foil, and they were always beaten by Yuan Wei.

All in all, Yuan can be regarded as officially stepping into the Jizhou power field.

To paraphrase the officialdom terminology of later generations, that is, Yuan Wei has officially entered the political life of the people of Jizhou, from now on, the peddlers and pawns have more to talk about after tea and dinner, and everyone has more lovesick objects when they are lonely and bored, and those officials in Jizhou officialdom who are increasingly marginalized also have more thoughts.

Of course, the dispute between the Yuan family and the son is bound to become more simple and mysterious.

After the three-day flowing water feast, an issue was quickly put on the agenda - how to arrange Yuan?

"In my opinion, I must not take Gongzi as the main general!"

The judge sat up from his knees on the seat, first looked around at all the officials in the hall with blazing eyes, and then turned back to Yuan Shao and waved it for a long time, and said in a stern manner, "Doesn't the lord hear it, and the tail is big?" ”

The tail is not down, it is an allusion to King Chu Ling, the monarch of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period.

Xiong Qian, the king of Chu Ling, planned to seal his younger brother Xiong Qijian as Cai Gong, and asked the minister Shen Wuyu's opinion, Shen Wuyu said that the branches would definitely break when they were big, and they would not obey the call when the tail was big, which meant that Xiong Qiji could not be sealed as Cai Gong, Xiong Qian did not listen, and still sealed Xiong Qiji as Cai Gong and asked him to govern Cai Di.

In the end, Xiong Qiji really usurped the throne and was the king of Chuping.

The allusion that the judge mentioned that the tail is too big to get rid of is to remind Yuan Shao that although Yuan is a disciple of the Yuan family, he is a side branch, and once the power of the side branch is too great, it will inevitably threaten the Yan branch.

Of course, the starting point of the trial is fine, but the allusions he chose are not very appropriate.

Guo Tu immediately grasped the mistake of the trial, got up and first waved at Yuan Shao's respectful look, and then when he turned to face the trial, he had already become fierce, and said loudly: "The lord is wise and martial, lenient punishment and tax reduction, how can it be compared to a king like Xiong Qian, the king of Chu Ling, who is extremely poor and extravagant?" ”

Xin Ping also lost no time in helping, and said: "What Brother Gong Ze said is extremely true, if it weren't for the poor and extravagant desires of King Xiong of Chuling, how could the people of Yingcheng rise up? Although Xiong Qiji, the king of Chuping, has 100,000 troops according to Caidi, if it weren't for Xiong Qian, the king of Chu Ling, who was rampant, how could he raise an army to attack Yingying and ask for his life for the people? ”

Guo Tu said: "Therefore, as long as the monarch is upright and governs the country well, why is he afraid that his subordinates will not be able to lose it? ”

Xin commented: "On the contrary, if the monarch is not right, there is no way to govern the country, and the children of the side line are not in his position, how can he know that the courtiers with foreign surnames will not usurp the throne?" From the three emperors and five emperors below, are there still few examples of usurpation by foreign surnames? Let's not talk about the far away, there is a precedent for Wang Mang in this dynasty, why didn't Brother Yuan Tu say it? ”

Guo Tu turned around and gave Yuan Shao a long look, and said: "The lord is powerful and in the sea, all the whole world is full of hearts, and all the shores of the land are salty, and whether the prince is not far away to return with the jade seal of the country, it is enough to prove that the lord is the son of destiny, whether the prince may be quite knowledgeable, and how can he be compared with the lord?" Where is the tail so worried? ”

Guo Tuxin commented on the singing and harmony, and refuted the trial and match speechlessly, and there was no way to refute it anymore.

Because if you continue to refute it, it is equivalent to saying that Yuan Shao's merits and reputation may be overshadowed by his nephew Yuan, isn't this a slap in the face of Yuan Shao? Yuan Shao, can he be happy?

The judge didn't know how to explain it.

Feng Ji hurriedly came forward and explained: "My lord, Zhengnan didn't mean to compare you with King Chu Ling, he was just worried that if the prince held a heavy army, it would be detrimental to the inheritance of the Yuan family's foundation. ”

Yuan Shao waved his hand generously and said, "Zhengnan is a person, and he knows very well that he is lonely. ”

"The Lord is a wise man." The judge was grateful and ashamed, but he didn't dare to say anything against it.

Yuan Shao turned his gaze to Tian Feng again and asked, "Yuan Hao, what do you mean?" ”

Tian Feng sorted out the wording and said in a deep voice: "Lord, I think that I must guard against my son." ”

"Defense?" Yuan Shao frowned when he heard this, he didn't expect Tian Feng to also oppose him to use Yuan No.

Guo Tu and Xin Ping, who were sitting at the bottom of Tian Feng, also had gloomy faces, Tian Feng would speak out against it, but it was quite unexpected for them to say goodbye, this duke, Fu Zhu and Xu Yu Xun Chen have never participated in factional disputes, but today, why did Tian Feng speak out against it unusually?

Could it be that Tian Feng has secretly fallen to Yuan Shang?

Thinking of this, Guo Tuxin's heart sank.

The trial and Feng Ji were overjoyed, and the current dispute between Yuan's sons has become white-hot, and Yuan Tan's line and Yuan Shang's family are becoming more and more incompatible, but in this battle for the throne, several heavyweights in Jizhou officialdom have always maintained a detached position, they are Tian Feng and Xun Chen.

Among them, Xu Youtian Feng is the most valued by Yuan Shao and has the highest status.

Yuan Shang also tried every means to pull Tian Feng and Xu You, but they were all politely refused.

Unexpectedly, Tian Feng actually took the initiative to speak for his own side today, does this mean that due to the arrival of Gongzi, the balance pattern of Jizhou was broken, so Tian Feng decided to join the Gongzi Shang family to fight against the Gongzi Tan family, whose power is expanding rapidly? If so, it would be better.

However, Tian Feng's next sentence immediately shattered his illusions.

Tian Feng paused slightly, and then said: "Childe must not be guarded against, but he cannot be dispensed with." ”

Hearing Tian Feng's words, Feng Ji, who was still secretly excited just now, immediately felt a sigh of relief, but Guo Tuxin's eyes resurfaced with hope.

Yuan Shao was confused and asked, "Yuan Hao, if you have something to say, just say it." ”

Tian Feng said: "Lord, whether the son is able to use soldiers, there is no need to say more, his performance in Shouchun Lujiang and Runan is enough to explain the problem, so he said that whether the prince is a soldier in the world, presumably Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and Cao Cao will never have any opinions, so if the lord does not use the son, it can be said that it is a great waste of talents." ”

Yuan Shaoshen thought so: "Yes, Lone also thinks so, the Yuan family has such a unicorn, if Lone doesn't use it, he will definitely be punished by God." After a pause, Yuan Shao said again, "Then what do you mean by saying that you can't help but take precautions?" ”

Tian Feng said: "What I mean below, you can't be the main general, it's better to lead the army or the lord." ”

Yuan Shao said: "The ancients are cloudy, there is no doubt about employing people, and people are not suspicious, since Lone is determined to enable No, then it is natural to have enough trust in him, when Liu Bang went to the altar to worship the general, he showed enough trust in Han Xin, so as to create a four-hundred-year foundation of this dynasty. ”

It is good to say that Yuan Shao is naïve, or to say that he is generous, Yuan Shao really has the idea of appointing Yuan Shao as the main general and leading the Hebei army to conquer Gongsun Zhan, of course, Yuan Shao dares to do this, and naturally he has his confidence, the Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, Yuan Shao is confident that as long as he is alive, Yuan Shao will never have a different heart.

As for what happened after his death, it was too early.

Yuan Shao is only in his early fifties now, and at least ten years to go.

There are ten years to prepare for a rainy day, which is enough for Yuan Shao to arrange everything after his death.

Therefore, Yuan Shao would never mind handing over the army to Yuan No, because he was confident enough that he could give the military power to Yuan No today, and he would be able to take it back calmly tomorrow.

But as soon as Yuan Shao said it, he was met with fierce opposition from the trial.

Seeing that even Tian Feng was not enough to make Yuan Shao change his mind, and seeing that the situation of Yuan Wei leading the army to the expedition was about to become a foregone conclusion, the trial was suddenly anxious, and he gave Feng Ji a look again and again.

Feng Ji understood, quickly got up and said, "Lord, I have an idea below." ”

Yuan Shao said: "Oh, what are the good ideas for Yuantu? Let's talk about it and hear it from everyone. ”

Feng Ji said: "My lord, didn't Yan Rou just send an envoy to Yecheng, intending to join forces with me to fight against Gongsun Zhan?" Why didn't the lord take Gongzi as his general, lead all the way out of Shanggu Daijun, and cooperate with all Hu cavalry to attack Gongsun Zan from Liaoxi? In this way, Gongsun Chan suffered from the enemy on his belly and back, and his destruction was only in the mundane moment. ”

"!" Guo Tu immediately retorted, "Yan Rou said that he would join forces with me, but he just talked about his true intentions, Yuan Tu, don't you know it?" This is clearly because the Wuhuan Xianbei tribes in Saibei are poor and poor, and they can't survive the winter, he is clearly asking me for food and grass, and who really wants any joint soldiers? ”

Feng Ji said: "The Hu people are short of food, give it to them, as long as they are willing to send troops to join the alliance." ”

Xin Ping said: "Even if we give food, the Hu people will never send troops, and we have not suffered such losses before." ”

The judge said: "In the past, we repeatedly suffered losses because we lacked a general who could unify all the Hu cavalry, but now that we have Gongzi, why worry that all Hu Qiqi will not gather under the banner of Gongzi's general?" What's more, if the prince is young after all, the lord is suddenly appointed as a general, and the Hebei soldiers will inevitably be dissatisfied, but if the prince can successfully unify all the Hu cavalry in the north, he will be appointed as a general again, and who will dare to disobey the generals in the army? ”

Now it was Guo Tuxin's turn to be speechless.

What else can I say? The trial and matching discipline has occupied the commanding heights of morality!

Yuan Shao also felt that the trial was reasonable, and asked Tian Feng: "Yuan Hao, what do you mean?" ”

Tian Feng bowed his hand and said: "Lord, I think what Brother Zhengnan said is reasonable, you can give it a try." ”

Yuan Shao turned his gaze to the middle-aged scribe sitting at the top of the left side and asked, "Ziyuan, what do you say?" ”

This thin middle-aged scribe is the chief thinker under Yuan Shao's command Xu You, Xu You touched the willow whiskers under his chin, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, I also thought that Gongzi had just arrived, and it was probably not a good thing to suddenly ascend to a high position. ”

"Good, then it's decided." Yuan Shao slapped his thigh and said, "Now let's discuss again, how many troops should be given to this partial division of Wei'er?" ”