Yuan Mai took the lead and led two hundred soldiers to gallop towards Yecheng.

I saw him wearing a silver armor, with a "cloud-piercing black horse" under his crotch, and a sword hanging from his waist; On the saddle hangs the "clouds and smoke" divine bow, and the red cloak hunts in the spring breeze, majestic and heroic.

Behind Yuan Mai was Wang Shuang, a fierce general with a tiger roaring broadsword, surrounded by two close dead soldiers, Zhou Cang and Zhu Ao. One was carrying a machete, the other was carrying two knives, and both had disdainful looks on their faces.

Don't believe that this Yecheng is the tiger's den in Longtan? Today, I can't say that I want to accompany my son to break through!

In addition to Wang Shuang and the others, Fu Zhu and Yuan Yao accompanied him.

Fu Zhu is Yuan Shao's old minister, so he naturally needs to go in and visit. According to reason, Tian Feng and Fu Zhu are almost the same status, and they should also go to the city; But Yuan Mai considered Tian Feng's upright personality, and was afraid that his words would offend Yuan Shang and cause unexpected changes in the situation; Second, I am afraid that Yuan Shang will really turn his face, and Zhang He has no one outside who can discuss countermeasures. Therefore, after some trade-offs, Tian Feng was left outside the city.

According to the family relationship, Yuan Shao is Yuan Yao's uncle, the uncle is seriously injured and cannot wake up, life and death are uncertain, and he is a nephew who does not go into the city to visit, and he can't say anything about his affection and courtesy.

And Yuan Yao thinks that he has no stake in Yuan Shang, and he is not afraid that Yuan Shang will be unfavorable to him, if the two brothers turn their faces and kneel on the ground and beg for mercy, the relationship between the brothers may be reused by Yuan Shang again. Therefore, Yuan Yao happily followed into the city.

After Yuan Mai and the others left, Zhang He immediately ordered all the soldiers to put on their helmets and armor and polish their weapons. At any time, as long as the situation is not right, immediately desperately attack the city. And sent 100 scouts scattered around the four gates of Yecheng, closely monitoring every move in the city, and reporting at any time.

Wherever the horse's hooves went, they raised dust all the way, and after a while, they came to the west gate of Yecheng.

"Uh...... The people at the head of the city listened, and Yuan Xianyong, the assassin of the state, specially came to visit the lord, and according to the request of Yuan Shanggongzi, he only brought 200 followers. Please lower the drawbridge. Open the gates and let us in! ”

Wang Shuang crossed the sword and shouted loudly to the city, and ordered the door to be opened and released.

Stationed at the west gate was the nephew of the judge, Xianrong. Hear the shouts below. Poked his head out and counted the number of people. Except for Yuan Mai, there were exactly no more than two hundred followers.

"Huh...... The last general is courteous! ”

In any case, Yuan Mai's identity is here. Xian Rong didn't dare to be arrogant, and after counting the number of people, he hugged his fists and apologized, "I have to send it, I have to follow, and I hope that the fourth prince will not blame, so put down the drawbridge, open the city gate, and let you enter the city!" ”

After Xian Rong and Yuan Mai under the city finished answering, he quietly instructed a soldier Pegasus to report to Yuan Shang, saying that Yuan Mai would enter the city immediately, and then shouted to the sergeant who controlled the drawbridge: "Drop the drawbridge and open the city gate!" ”

"Squeak Squeak......"

With the sound of a piercing machine, the turntable pulling the drawbridge kept rotating, and the drawbridge slowly fell, connecting the two banks of the wide moat of Yecheng.

"Driving ......"

With a roar full of energy, Wang Shuangyi took the lead, holding a tiger roaring knife, flying "red in the snow" under his crotch, and was the first to cross the suspension bridge. As the general by Yuan Mai's side, he must rush to the front to ensure the safety of the lord.

Yuan Mai rode a horse and followed behind Wang Shuang, with Zhu Gongdao carrying a double knife on the left, and Zhou Cang carrying a machete on the right. Two hundred horsemen rode their horses and then entered Yecheng like a mad gallop and galloped towards Yuan's mansion.

In Yuan's mansion, Yuan Shangzheng discussed countermeasures with his staff who supported him, such as trial and matching, Feng Ji.

Pegasus, the pawn sent by Rong on trial, came to the mansion and knelt down on one knee to report: "General Yu, Yuan Mai, the assassin of the state, has entered the city!" ”

"Oh?"

I didn't expect Yuan Mai to really dare to enter the city, which made Yuan Shang a little surprised, his eyes flashed with an excited and fierce light, twisted his lower neck, moved the muscles of his lower neck, and asked murderously: "How many people did you bring?" ”

"According to your orders, I only brought 200 people, and if there were more judges, the general would not dare to open the city gate!"

Yuan Shang stared, waved his hand to signal the soldiers to retreat, and then glanced at the judge and Feng Ji: "Hehe...... Yuan Tan was treacherous and didn't dare to enter the city by himself, so he sent Guo Tu to step on the point. This Yuan buy is sincere, or it is too tender, but I didn't expect it to be really sent to the door, how to deal with it? ”

Yuan Shang spoke, and made a murderous gesture with his hand: "Do you want to kill them directly or arrest them first and put them under house arrest in the mansion?" ”

Judging and Feng Ji's eyes flickered, and they did not directly answer Yuan Shang's words, but fell into deep thought.

After a while, the judge was the first to speak, shook his head and said, "You can't kill or catch!" ”

"What?" Yuan Shang was very dissatisfied with the answer of the trial, and his two eyes were as big as bull's eyes, "This guy threw himself into the net and sent him to the door, if he is not solved at this time, when will he stay?" If you wait for him to return to the state and let the tiger return to the mountain, it will be too late to regret it! ”

The judge pinched his nose and said earnestly: "Third son, you are still too impetuous and lack a little stability. Listen to my analysis for you, if Yuan Tan and Yuan buy a piece into the city, we can completely catch it all; Regardless of the gossip outside, even if there is a temporary infamy on his back, the two of them will be wiped out in order to prevent future troubles.

After all, apart from the two of them, no one in Hebei can threaten your position anymore. No matter how ugly the gossip is, it will disappear under the strong strength......

But now the situation has changed, only Yuan bought into the city, and Yuan Tan did not enter the city. If we kill Yuan Mai or put him under house arrest, this will give Yuan Tan an excuse to crusade against you, thus winning the hearts and minds of the people; After all, not everyone in Yecheng is convinced of you......

For example, Chen Lin, Chen Zhen, Han Fan and others, if Yuan Mai and Yuan Tan died at the same time, they had no choice but to surrender to the feet of Gongzi. But if only Yuan Mai is dead, and Yuan Tan is alive, and he makes a big fuss about you getting rid of Yuan Mai, these people will inevitably fall to Yuan Mai......"

Listening to the analysis of the trial, Yuan Shang was silent, and carefully considered what the trial said, which is indeed the truth.

The judge continued: "In addition to making some people fall to Yuan Tan by doing this, what is more dangerous is that Yuan Tan is likely to control the people of the state in the name of revenge for Yuan Mai; If this is the case, Yuan Tan's strength will greatly surpass ours! ”

After listening to the analysis of the trial, Yuan Shang sweated slightly on his forehead.

The judge is right, this is the most terrifying, Yuan Tan has 780,000 Qingzhou soldiers in his hands, and Yuan Mai has 780,000 Bingzhou soldiers; If he kills Yuan Mai, the people of Bingzhou are likely to really fall to Yuan Tan, and in that case, Yuan Tan's strength will greatly surpass his own.

And if Yuan Mai doesn't die, Bingzhou and Qingzhou are two forces, even if they are in a state of alliance, they will not work together as if they belong to one lord. It's like two fists of two people, far less seamless than the two fists of one person.

Feng Ji also agreed with the judge's opinion: "Brother Zhengnan is right, I think so too." At present, the Jizhou Corps has 100,000 horses, except for the 20,000 horses stationed in Liyang led by Han Meng, and the 20,000 troops stationed in Dongwuyang led by Han Juzi and Su Youtong, there are still 60,000 men and horses in the city; But these 60,000 horses are not all your descendants......"

After listening to Feng Ji's words, Yuan Shang's mood became even heavier, and he nodded: "Yes, there are 15,000 people in Wen Chou, it is estimated that they are not very obedient......"

"Yes...... Wen Chou is absolutely loyal to the lord, but it's a pity that his brain won't bend......" Feng Ji stroked his goatee with a regretful expression, "He said that the lord did not designate a prince when he was awake, so no one planned to support it, and he had to wait for the lord to be conscious, and then ask who to appoint as the heir, and then choose supporters, do you say that this brain is a tendon?" ”

Yuan Shang sneered: "This guy is just missing roots, it's not that I cursed my father, it's likely that he will never wake up again, will he let Hebei be ownerless forever?" ”

The judge also realized Wen Chou's problem: "Yes, keeping Wen Chou is also a hidden danger, if we can kill Yuan Tan and Yuan Mai together by surprise, Wen Chou is willing to support Gongzi, we will continue to reuse his command talent; If this guy doesn't support it, we'll find an excuse to get rid of him. But if you only kill Yuan Mai one now, in case Wen Chou falls to Yuan Tan and opens the city gate to meet the Qingzhou soldiers, this situation will be troublesome! ”

"Shhh...... Wen Chou is really a hidden danger! Yuan Shang took a breath of cool air, "Fight for it again in the next few days, if you can't be convinced, transfer him out of Yecheng; If he doesn't want to leave, try to get rid of it! ”

Judging and Feng Ji nodded at the same time, agreeing with Yuan Shang's point of view. The only regret is that if this is done, Hebei will lose another general, but compared to supporting Yuan Shang's steady rise to power, he can only endure the pain of cutting his love.

"Actually, I think this time I can take the opportunity to win over Yuan Mai and use him to deal with Yuan Tan!" Feng Ji's eyes flickered, and he looked like a stroke of genius.

The judge thought for a while, and clapped his hands in approval: "Good, good, very good, this method of meta map is good, there are no eternal friends, and there are no eternal enemies; Since Yuan Mai entered the city alone, let's just take the opportunity to win him over, if we can create contradictions, each of them will be broken, and the great cause can be expected, if we can let Yuan Mai fall to us, first help the third prince destroy Yuan Tan, and then turn back to clean up and merge the state, so that the situation will be much easier! ”

Yuan Shang's eyes rolled, and he quickly accepted the suggestion of the two staff, and said with a sinister smile: "Since both of you say so, I also think it makes sense, it seems that I have to act in a play and be a good brother?" ”

Judging and Feng Ji met and smiled: "You must perform the appearance of a loving brother and a filial son!" ”

"Haha......" The three of them looked at each other and smiled, as if they were playing with people between applause.

At this moment, a shout sounded outside the door of the mansion: "Yuan Xianyong, the assassin of the state, has arrived!" (To be continued......)