Although he temporarily kept Frustrated Hu alive, Yuan Tan was furious, and Yuan Mai decided to offer a big gift, first, to save Frustrated Hu's life, and secondly, to improve the relationship with Yuan Tan.

"I have heard for a long time that my brother lacks war horses, and my younger brother wants to give my brother 1,500 war horses, all of which are obtained from the Huns, all of them are high-quality horses, as a gift of atonement to my brother, and I hope to smile!"

"Hiss......"

Lu Yi gasped in distress when he heard this, and he didn't hold his breath for a while, so he shouted, "Childe, it's not easy for our war horses to come by, and there are only more than 5,000 horses in the entire Hanoi, if you send 1,500 horses at once, we will have very few left, and ...... And you once promised that as long as I brought Zhang Wenyuan back, you would allocate two thousand cavalry to me......"

"General Shutong doesn't have to worry, since I have promised you, I will naturally do what I say."

Yuan Mai smiled, comforted Lu Yi, and said loudly: "The eldest brother is the assassin of Qingzhou, rejecting the grandson in the north and Cao Cao in the south, and he has a great responsibility, he is really the mainstay of my Yuan family, and he should strengthen the cavalry strength under his command." As a brother, I should do my best for my brother, how can I care about fifteen hundred riders! ”

Although the words were high-sounding, Yuan Mai was also distressed when he took out 1,500 war horses at once. However, after thinking about it, at present, I can only impress Yuan Tan by taking the war horse as a gift. As for other gold, silver, jewelry, soldiers, grain and grass, in terms of financial resources and material resources, he can't be compared with Yuan Tan, who controls a state, and sending those things is tantamount to getting an axe. And the war horse is exactly the material that Yuan Tan needs the most, although he is distressed. You can only do what you like.

Before coming to Qingzhou, Yuan Mai had already mastered Yuan Tan's military intelligence through Zhen Yao's spy system: under his control, he controlled 90% of Qingzhou's land, Pingyuan County, Jinan State, Le'an State, Beihai State, Qi State, Donglai County, and Langya State were all under control; There are 1.2 million people under his rule, more than 53,000 troops directly under the central government, more than 18,000 county and national soldiers, and the total number of troops that can be mobilized is about 70,000.

However, the Yuan Tan military group had a fatal flaw, that is, it lacked cavalry and the mobility of the troops was seriously insufficient. The cavalry is the soul of a military group and the pillar of an army. The cavalry was insufficient. There is not enough deterrence.

For a perfect military group, the number of cavalry should account for about 20 percent of the total strength, so as to give full play to the superiority of the corps. According to this ratio, the number of cavalry under Yuan Tan's command should be around fifteen thousand. In order to deter the surrounding forces to the greatest extent. so that the enemy does not dare to attack easily.

The actual number of cavalry in Yuan Tan's hands was only more than eight thousand. Far from reaching the 20 percent standard, mobility is seriously insufficient. Maybe this is the reason why Cao Jun dared to invade the realm on a large scale and approached Langya. If there are enough cavalry under Yuan Tan's men to deter. Maybe Xu Huang and the others wouldn't dare to go deeper.

Yuan Tan and his staff had long been aware of this shortcoming, and racked their brains to expand the number of cavalry. It's just that there is Gongsun Zhan's forces in the north, and Yuan Shang's deliberate suppression in the west, which strictly ordered all counties in Jizhou to prohibit large-scale horses from flowing into Qingzhou; And horses are scarce in the south, and money can't buy a few horses. Therefore, although Yuan Tan has been working hard to expand the cavalry, it is difficult to do so, and the number of new horses added every year is only more than 1,000, and the development is extremely slow.

For Yuan Mai, although it is distressing to send so many horses at once, as the saying goes, it is reluctant for a child to catch a wolf, and a daughter-in-law for a hooligan. If you want to achieve a hegemony, you should be able to afford to let go, and more than a thousand war horses are reluctant, so how can you compete for dominance in the world?

Sending horses, firstly, you can save the life of the frustrated bird, get a usable talent, and more importantly, because you save the life of the frustrated bird, it is likely to make the frustrated master, a think tank whose talent is not under Tian Feng, fall to himself.

Second, it can turn the matter of Koji's deception and deception to Cao Jun's pursuit into a big and small matter. Otherwise, if Yuan Tan insists on pursuing it, this matter will be in front of Yuan Shao, and he doesn't know what kind of branches will arise?

Third, you can also take advantage of this matter to temporarily build a relationship with Yuan Tan to jointly compete with Yuan Shang Group, so that your situation is better, so as not to make enemies on all sides. Killing three birds with one stone, giving away these 1,500 war horses, in exchange for so many benefits, is also worth the money!

Hearing that Yuan Mai said that he would offer 1,500 good horses to make amends, and all of them were from the Xiongnu, Yuan Tan was suddenly pleasantly surprised, and hearing that this brother was extremely respectful to himself in his words just now, half of his anger and hostility suddenly dissipated.

"Is Xianyong's words true?"

Yuan Mai replied respectfully: "There is no joke in the army, how dare the younger brother tease the elder brother?" When he returned to Hanoi in a few days, he would inevitably drive the horses to Thanh Chau. In my heart, my brother has always been a model for my generation, and I always look forward to my brother's fame in the world and his immortal achievements, so that my father can make you the heir, so that the Yuan family will have a legitimate heir, so as not to let the third brother fly all day long, and he will not be able to live forever. In terms of talent, how can he be compared to his brother! ”

After listening to Yuan Mai's words, Yuan Tan suddenly felt that this little brother was good, and it seemed that he should not be hostile to him, but should cooperate with him, and it was best to aim the gun at Yuan Shang.

"There are many people in the city, and it is inconvenient to speak, so we will talk about it in detail when we go back!" Having made up his mind, Yuan Tan's tone had completely changed.

Ko Yi stood aside and was still sullen, but Tian Feng was already secretly happy in his heart. Childe's use of this trick is wonderful, not only to save the frustrated bird, but also to ease the deteriorating relationship with Yuan Tan, this move is really wonderful!

"All the fault in this matter lies with the younger brother, and I ask the elder brother to forgive him for his life." Seeing that Yuan Tan's attitude had eased, Yuan Mai pleaded again.

Yuan Tan wanted to kill the frustrated bird in a fit of anger, in order to kill the chicken to show the monkey and warn Yuan Mai not to be too rampant in front of him. At this moment, since the little brother is respectful, and he is both a horse and a compliment, Yuan Tan is embarrassed to be stubborn.

What's more, Frustrated Hu was recommended by his number one staff member Guo Tu, and after killing Frustrated Hu, Guo Tu didn't look good on face. And the frustrated Lao Tzu Fu Zhu is also a heavyweight in Yecheng and killed his son. will inevitably have a grudge with frustration. In that case, forgive the frustrated hull's life!

It's just that Yuan Tan's cruel words have already been said in front, so he is frustrated, and he can't get down the stairs in face.

After thinking for a moment, he said loudly: "The reason why I want to kill Fu Hu is not that I am angry that he opened the city gate and let General Koji's men and horses in, but because I am angry that he did not report this matter to me, and there is clearly no history of me as a state assassin in his eyes. Since Xianyong interceded for him, look at your face and spare his life. The death penalty is forgiven. The crime was unforgivable, so he was dismissed from the post of state minister and expelled from Qingzhou. ”

Listening to Yuan Tan's words, Yuan Mai was overjoyed. took the opportunity to plead: "Since my brother doesn't wait to see the frustrated. Just let him follow me to Hanoi. In any case, the catastrophe of the frustrated prime minister was caused by the younger brother, and I went back to arrange an idle position for him. also save yourself from complaining in front of his father! ”

"Just follow Xianyong, anyway, I don't want to see this person in Qingzhou again!"

Yuan Tan didn't think much about it, and agreed. The herald dismissed Fu Hu from the post of state minister, appointed Jiang Yiqu's nephew Jiang Qi as state minister, and took over the military and political affairs of Langya State.

"After thanking my brother in advance, I immediately ordered someone to buy wine and food to wash the dust for my brother. You and my brother whisper! ”

Yuan bought a big joy, and another available talent was brought under his command. thanked Yuan Tan first, and then invited him to the banquet, and took the opportunity to win over the relationship during the banquet, and then instigated by the way, worsening the relationship between him and Yuan Shang.

Yuan Tan readily agreed, and the two brothers went down to the city tower together, and rode straight to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Frustrated, who had been pardoned, had already gone home early, and while ordering someone to clean up the softness, he followed Yuan Mai to Hanoi on a certain day, and at the same time ordered someone to prepare a wine feast to entertain the two sons.

In order to ensure the confidentiality of the conversation, only the two brothers attended the feast. After a glass of wine, Yuan Mai began to act, crying with a handful of snot and tears to complain about his hatred for Liu, scolding this vicious woman for mixing poison into the prescription and killing her mother, sowing discord in front of her father since she was a child, so that she was not loved since she was a child, so she became weak.

This incident aroused Yuan Tan's thoughts about his biological mother Zhang, and said hatefully: "It is rumored that my mother's death was also because Liu Jiao, the mother-in-law, used means to obstruct the doctor from diagnosing her, resulting in a serious illness and death due to wind and cold. If he gains power one day, he swears to get rid of this mother-in-law to comfort his mother's soul in the sky! ”

Seeing that Yuan Tan gradually entered the trap, Yuan Mai secretly rejoiced in his heart, looked like he was sympathetic, and cried. Then he shifted the topic to Yuan Shang: "My brother is young and promising, he swept Qingzhou with his own strength and expelled Tian Kai and Liu Bei, how can he be compared with Yuan Shang with this martial art?" But this guy gave birth to a good skin, which was very much loved by his father, and the evil mother was the main house, so he flew high, not only did he not take the younger brother in his eyes, but also did not have the elder brother in his eyes......"

Listening to Yuan Mai's words, Yuan Tan sighed, and there was a trace of resentment in his eyes.

Yuan Shao's love for Yuan Shang is already well known in the streets and alleys, and Yuan Tan has naturally heard of it. Although he was dissatisfied, he did not dare to publicly refute it. In addition to being intimidated by his father's reputation, Yuan Tan also had a fatal handle that was caught by Yuan Shang Group, that is, Yuan Tan was once succeeded by Yuan Shao to his deceased brother Yuan Ji as a son.

Yuan Shao's brother Yuan Ji died early when he was sixteen or seventeen years old, because he had a good relationship with Yuan Shao since childhood, Yuan Shao inherited his first son Yuan Tan to Yuan Ji's name. Although he is still pulling in Yuan Shao's mansion and is commensurate with Yuan Shao's father and son, in terms of genealogy, Yuan Tan is already Yuan Ji's son.

Yuan Tan was young and ignorant when he was a child, and he was ignorant of it. When I grew up, I realized that this matter was extremely unfavorable to me, although I was unwilling, but I couldn't change the reality, so I could only accept my fate.

This is also the reason why although Yuan Tan is the eldest son of Yuan Shao's wife Zhang, he failed to win everyone's support. And the incident of being passed on to his uncle has also become an indelible scar in Yuan Tan's heart, deep in his heart, he hides his dissatisfaction with Yuan Shao, but he doesn't dare to reveal it, which makes his heart very depressed.

Seeing Yuan Tan's resentful expression, Yuan Mai continued to add fuel to the fire and whispered: "Brother, junior brother will tell you another secret." ”

"Tell me about it!" Yuan Tan picked up the wine in front of him and drank it down.

"Half a year ago, my younger brother was ordered to supervise the Northern Expedition to Dai County, and when I was leaving, my father told me to ......" Yuan Mai spoke, and his tone became a little heavier.

"Say what?" Yuan Tan's eyes became hot, and he asked impatiently.

"My father said that the reason for cultivating my power in the army was that after his death, if my brother disobeyed Yuan Shang's dispatch, I would assist him and fight against my brother together. When necessary, he did not hesitate to kill his brother's head! Yuan Mai coughed and betrayed this cheap daddy. In order to maximize their own interests, they can only sow discord and break each one.

There was a crisp sound of "pop", and the wine glass in Yuan Tan's hand fell to the ground.

A frustrated mutter: "Hehe...... Hehe...... it seems that no matter how hard I try, I can't match the third child in the eyes of my father, and I even don't hesitate to cut off my head for him, I'm really a poor worm! ”

Yuan Mai changed a wine glass for Yuan Tan again, poured it and brought it to him. He said in a deep voice: "The eldest brother is above, and the younger brother toasts you." I swear to heaven here, if Yuan Shang succeeds to the throne, I will be the first to disagree! The younger brother swears to support his brother to the death, you inherit your father's great cause, the state has a minister, the eldest son in the family, and the eldest brother is here, where is his turn Yuan Shang to take power! ”

When Yuan Tan heard this, his eyes ignited with fiery anger again, he touched the wine glass with Yuan Mai, raised his head and drank it all, patted Yuan Mai's shoulder and said, "Good brother, if my brother can inherit his father's power, he will definitely entrust you with the power above ten thousand people under one person!" You and I will join hands to do a vigorous fight, trampling Yuan Shang and Liu Jiao, the evil mother-in-law, under our feet! ”

Yuan Mai bent over: "The younger brother is the only brother who is the head of the horse!" ”

Although he said it impassionedly, when he lowered his head, the light smile on the corner of his mouth was unconsciously revealed, but Yuan Tan couldn't see it. (To be continued......)