Chapter 7: Offering the Seal

As soon as the matter of being rejected by Yuan Shu was interrupted, Yuan Shu's anger was slightly subdued, and the topic of the discussion once again returned to how to deal with the current grim situation.

Yuan Shu slowly paced down the golden steps, looked around at the civil and military generals in the hall, and asked, "All Aiqing have told me, what should we do now to survive the current pass?" ”

A minister came out and said: "Your Majesty, Huainan has rained continuously, half a month is endless, the waterlogging in Shouchun City has been extremely serious, the city wall has been soaked in water for a long time, the foundation has been loosened, and some of the wall sections of the West Gate have been in danger today. ”

Yuan Wei glanced at the ministers who came out of the class and found that it was the master of Yuan Shu's account.

Although Yuan Shu was said by Cao Cao to be a dry bone in the tomb, he still has the ability to know people and be good at his duties, and there is also a group of Wenchen generals under his hands, the generals have Ji Ling, Zhang Xun, Qiao Rui, and Wenchen Yan Xiang and Jin Shang, all of whom are rare loyal ministers, otherwise there are so many Yuan disciples, why only Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu have become a prince?

"Breakout? Easier said than done. Yuan Shu smiled bitterly, "Cao Cao, Sun Ce, Lu Bu, and Liu Bei allied forces to besiege Shouchun City, and I secretly contacted Sun Ce, Liu Bei, and Lu Bu, hoping that they would get out of the way and let me live, but no one was willing to agree to me, which was very hateful." ”

Only then did the ministers of the palace understand why Yuan Shu was furious just now.

Another minister came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has a plan to make the coalition army retreat without a fight." ”

The ministers in the palace all looked sideways, and when Yuan turned his head to look, he found that it was Yang Hong, the chief of the class.

This Yang Changshi is a well-known minister, because he is used to meeting horses and horses, and he is quite favored by Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu was also very excited, and said eagerly at the moment: "What is Aiqing's plan, come quickly." ”

Yang Hong said: "Your Majesty, the reason why Cao Cao sent a large army to attack Shouchun this time is not for His Majesty himself, but for the Jade Seal, if Your Majesty can offer the Jade Seal, Cao Cao will be happy and retreat." ”

Hearing this, Yuan Shu's face immediately collapsed, the jade seal was his treasure, how could he be willing to sacrifice it to Cao Cao? What's more, if he sacrificed the jade seal, what did he use to prove that his throne was the destiny of heaven?

However, many ministers in the palace thought that what Yang Hong said was completely reasonable, and they came out to second the proposal.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks what Yang Changshi said is very reasonable."

"Your Majesty, the old minister also thinks that only by offering the jade seal can he avoid disaster."

"Your Majesty, if a jade seal can be exchanged for the preservation of Shouchun, what does it matter if you offer it?"

"Your Majesty, the jade seal is really an ominous thing, dedicated to Cao Cao, and it can also be blamed on others, why not?"

The palace was full of ministers, except for Liao Liao, almost everyone was in favor of offering the jade seal, Yuan Shu couldn't help but panic, even if he was the emperor of the Zhong family, he still didn't dare to do anything that was angry, after all, he still had to rely on his ministers to govern the country, and he had to rely on the generals in front of the palace to guard the city, he couldn't keep a country alone.

"You, you ......" Yuan Shu pointed at the ministers, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

At this time, a loud voice suddenly sounded: "Father, the son thinks that he must not offer the seal!" ”

Yuan Shu and the generals in the palace turned their heads in unison, but they were surprised to find that it was Yuan No who spoke.

Although Yuan Shu didn't like to see this son in his heart, at this moment, he desperately needed the support of this son, and said with a pleasant face at the moment: "No, why can't you offer the jade seal?" ”

Yuan Wei glanced at Yang Hong, and said loudly: "Yang Changshiyan, the reason why Cao Thief sent a large army to come was not for his father himself, but for the jade seal, and he thought it was a big mistake. ”

Seeing that Yuan Wei so unceremoniously denied his opinion, Yang Hong's face immediately became gloomy.

Yuan Wei regretted a lot in his heart, if he had a choice, he really didn't want to have a bad relationship with a minister like Yang Hong, a minister like Yang Hong couldn't help, but if he wanted to spoil your business, it was still very easy, but Yuan Wei didn't have a choice, because the gain or loss of the jade seal was related to his future plan!

If there was no jade seal of the country, he Yuan Wei would not have been paid attention to by Yuan Shao even if he went to Hebei.

Yang Hong glanced at Yuan Que coldly and said, "But I don't know, what is the son's opinion?" ”

Yuan Wei smiled slightly, and said loudly: "Cao Thief is just a eunuch, in terms of family reputation, not to mention compared with his father, even Liu Biao, Liu Yan, Ma Teng and other generations are far more noble than him, but in the past few years, Cao Thief has been fighting in the east and west, and his power has been expanding day by day. ”

The civil ministers and generals in the palace all nodded, and what Yuan said was indeed reasonable.

It's a pity that none of the princes could see the weight of the Son of Heaven at the beginning, so Cao Cao picked up a big bargain.

Yuan Fu's gaze swept over the faces of the ministers in the palace, fell on Yuan Shu's face, and continued: "Father Emperor is the emperor in the south, if Cao Thief is indifferent to this matter, then the princes of the world will follow suit, in this way, the Son of Heaven in the hands of Cao Thief will be worthless, and his strategy of coercing the Son of Heaven to make the princes come to naught." ”

After a pause, Yuan Wei continued: "In view of this, Cao Thief must regard his father as a thorn in his eye, and he must want to get rid of it first and then quickly, so no matter whether his father offers a seal or not, Cao Thief will definitely not let go of his father." ”

The ministers in the palace nodded one after another, because Yuan No's analysis was clear and incisive, making it impossible to refute.

"Yang Changshi heard that, right?" Yuan Shu glared at Yang Hong coldly, and snorted, "Jun's knowledge is not as good as a yellow-mouthed son, and he has lost hope." ”

"The minister is reckless, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive you." Yang Hong hurriedly apologized.

Yuan Shu said coldly: "From now on, there is no need to mention the matter of offering the seal, otherwise what he said is right, whether I offer the seal or not, Cao Thief will definitely not let me go, I and him, categorically swear not to stand apart." ”

Lord Bo Yanxiang sighed, frowned, and said, "However, if you don't offer the seal, how can you solve the current dilemma?" ”

The expression on Yuan Shu's face became gloomy again, yes, even if he kept the jade seal for the time being, the 200,000 allied troops outside Shouchun City would not retreat by themselves.

Yuan Fu came out again, and said loudly: "Father, the son has a plan, which can make the coalition forces deviate from Germany, and the siege of Shouchun can be solved without a fight." ”

The courtiers looked sideways again.

Yuan Shu said suspiciously: "No, will the plan be released?" ”

Yuan Wei paused slightly, then looked around at the ministers in the palace, and said word by word: "Dedication...... Seal! ”

There was a moment of silence in the Wende Palace, and then there was a whisper, and Changshi Yang Hong burst out laughing, and Yuan Shu's face instantly showed a look of shame.

Yang Hong came out of the ranks, and said without yin or yang: "The son said that he couldn't offer the seal, and he wanted to offer the seal, but he didn't know, whether this jade seal was offered or not?" ”

Yuan Wei smiled: "Why doesn't Yang Changshi listen to the next and finish speaking?" ”

"You say." Yuan Shu said angrily, "Why do you say that you want to offer a jade seal?" ”

Yuan Wei waved at Yuan Shu and said loudly: "Father, the dedication of the seal is fake, and the relationship between Cao Cao and Lu Bu, Sun Ce, and Liu Bei is true. ”

After speaking, Yuan Wei explained his plan as it was.

After listening to Yuan Fu's plan, Lord Bo Yanxiang was greatly admired: "Your Majesty, if this plan is successful, Liu Bei, Sun Ce, Lu Bu and others will inevitably be suspicious of each other with Cao Cao, then as Gongzi said, the siege of Shouchun can be solved without a fight!" ”

Taifu Jinshang frowned and said: "Although the son's plan is wonderful, he still needs a wise and brave dead man to go to Cao Ying with the seal." ”

"Who wants to go? If Huainan is preserved because of this, I will be merciful to his wife and children. Yuan Shu's gaze fell on a cadre of civil officials, but a cadre of civil officials lowered their heads one after another.

In this situation, who wants to go to Cao Ying and die in vain?

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Yuan Fu's mouth, and he said, "Father, my son is willing to go." ”

"You?" Yuan Shu Huo Ran turned his head and looked at Yuan No, his expression was a little shocked, and the group of civil officials and military generals standing in the hall were also in awe, you need to know that Yuan No's plan is a plan to die, that is to say, this time the messenger who brought the seal to Cao Ying will not think about survival, let me ask, who is not greedy for life, who is not sparing his life?

However, is it not respectable that the prince is a prince and is willing to die?

Facing everyone's eyes, Yuan Wei straightened his clothes, and then threw himself to the ground, and said solemnly: "The son has received the grace of his father for eighteen years, and he has no way to repay it, and he is willing to repay it with this body." ”

"No." A trace of tears appeared in the corners of Yuan Shu's eyes.

Fighting tiger brothers, going into battle as father and son soldiers, at the critical moment, his son is still reliable.

No matter what happened before, at least at this time, Yuan Shu did feel a strong sense of guilt for his son, and he suddenly felt that he had not cultivated this eldest son in the past eighteen years, which was really too undeserved, and what made Yuan Shu even more heartbroken was that he would never be able to make up for this deficiency in the future.

Yuan Wei smiled and said, "Father doesn't have to be like this, his son may not necessarily die if he goes." ”

Yuan Shu only thought that Yuan was comforting him, but he felt even more guilty in his heart, and he was even more choked and couldn't make a sound.

Ji Ling suddenly flashed out of the queue and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to send Cao Ying with Gongzi." ”

"General Ji Ling, but there is no need." Yuan Wei smiled and shook his head, and said, "It's enough for me to go alone." ”

After speaking, Yuan Wei threw himself to the ground again, then got up, and said loudly: "Father, the situation is urgent, and the sons still need to go back to the house to make a little preparations, and the sons and daughters, don't go over." ”

When the words fell, Yuan Wei immediately turned around and walked away.

Ji Ling suddenly gave up his hand and shouted: "The last general, Ji Ling, send off the eldest son!" ”

The ministers of the palace also followed suit, and said in unison: "The ministers send the eldest son!" ”

Even Yang Hong, who is a long history, has to follow the ministers to the end and make a good posture at this moment.

"No." Yuan Shu beckoned, he wanted to recall the eldest son, but he couldn't open this mouth after all, if he didn't let Yuan go to Cao Ying, who should he let go?

Hearing Yuan Shu's shout, Yuan Wei paused slightly, but he didn't look back after all, just paused slightly, and then walked out of Wende Hall without looking back.