"Xianfu stop!" Da Yuan Sangong opened his mouth in time to stop.

"Childe, let's stay!" There are also people who react faster than Yuan Sangong, at least Yuan Shanggongzi's two confidants and Feng Ji are worried about the consequences - maybe worried, so they rushed out together, grabbed Yuan Shanggongzi left and right, and anxiously persuaded together: "Son, please calm your anger, the lord is here, this matter needs to be decided by the lord!" ”

The movements of the trial and Feng Ji were still a little slower, and Yuan Shanggongzi's sword still cut off a few strands of Yang Changshi's hair, almost stopping against Yang Changshi's skin, scaring our Yang Changshi's courage to fly outside the nine clouds, and sat on the ground again, his whole body trembled as if he was swinging, staring at Yuan Shanggongzi and screaming in his heart, "You really want to kill me?" ”

"Xianfu, step aside." Da Yuan Sangong spoke again, and shouted in a cold voice: "It's nothing to do with you, stay by the side!" ”

"But father, this puppet insulted his brother and was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he surrendered on his own, and if he didn't kill him, his brother's reputation would be damaged!" Yuan Shanggongzi pointed at Yang Changshi again and roared, the first time he contradicted his father, and the first time he was angry about the damage to his brother's reputation.

"It's still Shang'er sensible." Da Yuan Sangong first praised in his heart, and then said coldly: "If Yang Hongpifu is really deliberately insulting your brother, the father will naturally uphold justice for your brother." ”

Speaking of this, Da Yuan Sangong paused, gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence, "If he didn't insult your brother and told the truth, then you don't need to be angry about your brother's reputation, step down." ”

Yuan Shanggongzi looked stubborn, refused to retreat according to the order, and looked down at Yang Changshi angrily, and blinked his eyes like itching, Yang Changshi, who was in a state of shock, finally came back to his senses, and hurriedly bowed his hand to Yuan Shanggongzi and said: "Third son, if you insist that the villain is lying, then please allow the villain to give a detailed description of the before and after of the surrender of the son of Xiansi, if the villain said half a lie, I would like to ask the son to try the sword!" ”

"Say! If you dare to say half a lie, I'll chop you! Yuan Shanggongzi, who has always been gentle and elegant, went against the norm and shouted viciously.

"No." Yang Changshi agreed, and explained very carefully, "Third prince, what happened is this, after Xiansi led 20,000 elites to attack Langya, the first battle was fought in Ju County, at that time there were only 2,000 local township soldiers in Juxian County, and 3,000 tired divisions temporarily transferred from Yuzhou to Langya by our lord, the city was dilapidated, the fortifications were poor, the grain and grass and the materials for defending the city were scarce, and the city defense was seriously under-equipped............. ”

("Do you blush when you say such things?") Yuan Tan Gongzi roared angrily. "Shut up and don't say such useless words! Yuan Shanggongzi also interrupted impatiently, "Tell me how my brother was unfortunately captured!" ”

"No." Yang Changshi hurriedly nodded again, and said briefly: "The battle of Xiansi Gongzi to attack Jucheng lasted for a total of twenty-three days, although it caused 611 casualties to the defenders of Juxian, and almost filled the moat of Juxian County to start the siege of the city, but the casualties of Xiansi Gongzi's team also reached more than 2,000, which can be described as a defeat for both sides, and no one took advantage. ”

"What is the result of the offensive and defensive battle in Juxian?" Da Yuan Sangong suddenly yelled and asked, and his face began to turn blue - but it can't be blamed for Da Yuan Sangong for not being able to hold his breath, and the civil and military ministers of Jizhou who were present were all disappointed, and they all muttered in their hearts, "Big Prince, alas, ......." ”

"It's true, if the villain says half a lie, he is willing to be beheaded." Yang Changshi patted his chest and reassured, and said kindly: "But Yuan Gong, in fact, the eldest prince is also very good, I heard the defenders of Ju County say that every time the eldest prince attacks the city, he is in front of the battle, and he personally commands all the siege battles, which is very ......inspiring to the soldiers of your army, oh, no, it is very encouraging for the soldiers of your army. Many of our defenders in Juxian County were new recruits who had gone to the battlefield for the first time, and they were also frightened by the momentum of the eldest prince several times. ”

Faced with the enemy's praise for his son, Da Yuan Sangong obviously refused to appreciate it, not only did he not have the slightest joy, but he also clenched his fists so that his joints rattled, and his already iron-blue face also had a tendency to turn black. Most of the other Jizhou civil and military officers were expressionless, only Mr. Xin Ping, Yuan Tangongzi's sworn friend, had a pale face and a dead heart.

"And then? How did my brother get captured? Yuan Shanggongzi asked.

"Later, my father-in-law personally went north to Ju County." Yang Changshi replied honestly: "Maybe Duke Yuan and the third prince know that because of the large number of cavalry in your army, my lord has always been heavily defended south of Kaiyang before, and he doesn't dare to give the eldest prince a chance to break through." Later, my lord saw that the eldest prince had repeatedly attacked under the city of Ju County, and felt that it might be an opportunity to ask for peace with the Duke of Yuan, so he took 1,500 gentlemen and 800 infantry to the north and personally went to the city of Ju County to negotiate with the eldest prince. ”

"At that time, for the sake of prudence, my lord left the infantry sixty miles south of Ju County to take care of the heavy grain and grass, only with 1,500 gentlemen army to the north, and then the eldest prince led more than 7,000 Jizhou iron cavalry out to fight against my lord, and did not give my lord a chance to make peace, directly ordered to attack, my lord chose to lead the army to retreat in order to avoid the expansion of the conflict, who knows that the eldest prince said that he would not give up, and chased and killed nearly eighty miles with more than 7,000 iron horsemen in one breath, and my lord was forced to be helpless, so he had to order a counterattack."

"After the official start of the fight, my lord's team relied on the soldiers' lives, and luckily did not fall to the downside, and then the eldest prince may have seen that the casualties of the Jizhou team were a little large, so he ordered a retreat in the formation, originally my lord did not want to pursue, but considering that the cavalry had been separated from the infantry on the way to defeat and escape, he was afraid that the infantry team would collide with the iron cavalry of the eldest prince and annihilate the whole army, so he chased the gentleman's army for more than ten miles, and as a result, our infantry was really hit by the eldest prince, and inadvertently formed a flanking situation with the cavalry of our army, Then the eldest prince suffered another loss and ordered to surrender. ”

After gushing these words, Yang Changshi bowed his hand to Yuan Shanggongzi again, and said with a sad voice: "Third son, what the villain said is true, and the human and physical evidence is available, if the son doesn't believe it, he can go to Langya in person or send someone to Langya to investigate." And at that time, my lord didn't think about capturing the eldest prince on the battlefield, and the eldest prince also had more than 3,000 elite iron cavalry around him, and it was in the open plain, and it was very easy to retreat, so the villain still couldn't understand it, how could the eldest prince think of playing the white flag and putting down his arms and surrendering? Does that make sense? ”

Yuan Shanggongzi's face was suspicious, and after thinking for a moment, Yuan Shanggongzi turned to the eldest Yuan Sangong and said: "Father, Yang Hong's words are too unbelievable, and the child proposes to ask my father to send someone to Langya to investigate the capture of my brother to see if this puppet is telling a lie?" ”

"And probe a fart!" Yuan Sangong, who was born in a famous family, suddenly scolded a dirty word, slapped the case suddenly, and yelled: "I think Lao Tzu's face hasn't been lost enough, has it?" Dogs! Dogs! A real tiger father and a dog! The face of the fourth and third princes of our Yuan family has been lost by this dog! Do you want Lao Tzu to lose it again? ”

"The child is guilty." Yuan Shanggongzi lowered his head in shame, and the civil and military ministers of Jizhou next to him muttered in their hearts, "The eldest prince is finished, it is completely finished." ”

Finally suppressed the anger in his chest, and the remaining anger was hard to dissipate Yuan Sangong gritted his teeth for a long time, and then shouted at Yang Changshi: "Go back and tell your lord, tell him to release the captured prisoner back, I will not pursue his previous affairs, and he will continue to be my son-in-law." ”

"No." Yang Changshi hurriedly saluted and thanked him, and said cautiously: "Duke Yuan forgives me, my lord has two small requests, please ask Duke Yuan to grant ten million favors." ”

"Say!" Da Yuan Sangong, who was angry, shouted casually.

"Then the villain is presumptuous." Yang Changshi saluted and thanked him, and said carefully: "First, my lord asks Duke Yuan to remove the candidates for the Qingzhou Assassin and the Governor of Qingzhou, because Duke Yuan, you also know that the eldest prince and my lord have always been at odds, and Qingzhou is directly bordered by Xuzhou, and now this kind of thing has happened, if the eldest prince is in charge of the Qingzhou soldiers and horses, I am afraid that there will be more conflicts between our army and your army, and it will also hurt the relationship between Yuan Gong and my father-in-law." ”

"Who do I appoint as the Qingzhou Thorn History, and do you need him to take care of Tao Yingxiao'er?" Da Yuan Sangong was really furious, "If I don't agree, won't he release my son?" ”

"Duke Yuan is angry, my lord is just asking Duke Yuan for permission, to avoid disagreement between your and our armies, and it has nothing to do with whether to release the eldest prince." Yang Changshi replied very slipperily, and muttered in his heart, "Yuan Shao, old man, are you in a hurry?" The requirements to stimulate you are yet to come. ”

"That's pretty much it." Da Yuan Sangong snorted heavily, and said in a big way: "Go back and tell Tao Ying Xiao'er, just say that the candidate for Qingzhou Assassin History and Governor, I don't need him to worry about it, I have my own decision." ”

After finishing speaking, Da Yuan Sangong added in his heart, "When Tan Er's idiot comes back, let him stay in Jizhou City with a false title of Qingzhou Thorn History, and never give him a chance to lead troops!" ”

"No, the villain must truthfully convey Yuan Gong's reply to the lord." Yang Changshi saluted again, and then said more carefully: "Duke Yuan forgives the sin, my lord has a word first, his first request Yuan Gong doesn't matter whether he agrees or not, but if the second request is not approved by Duke Yuan, then even if my lord provokes Duke Yuan and continues to conflict with Duke Yuan, even if Duke Yuan does not recognize him as a son-in-law, my lord will never release Prince Yuan Tan!" ”

"Tao Yingxiao is threatening me?" Da Yuan Sangong's face changed again. The civil and military ministers of Jizhou on both sides were also surprised, and they didn't expect Deputy Director Tao to dare to put forward conditions to Da Yuan Sangong in such a tough tone.

"Yuan Gong's forgiveness is not a threat, just a plea." Yang Changshi, who was greedy for life and afraid of death, did not dare to continue to be tough, but said timidly, "My father-in-law is the son-in-law of the Yuan family, and I make a request and suggestion to the head of the Yuan family, and I implore the head of the Yuan family to agree. ”

"I don't have a son-in-law like him!" Da Yuan Sangong roared again again.

"Regardless of whether Duke Yuan denies my father-in-law as a son-in-law, my father-in-law recognizes Duke Yuan as his father-in-law, and he also considers himself to be half of the Yuan family." Yang Changshi suddenly had some courage again, and solemnly kowtowed to the third prince of the great Yuan and said: "Therefore, the head of my family, as a member of the Yuan family, begs the head of the Yuan family to abolish Chang Lixian and appoint the third son, Yuan Shanggongzi, as his son-in-law and heir!" ”

"What did you say?!" The big Yuan Sangong, who was angry, was dumbfounded all of a sudden, and the civil and military ministers of Jizhou, who had always been silent, were also in an uproar, and they didn't expect Deputy Director Tao to put forward such a condition.

"Please abolish Chang Lixian and appoint Yuan Shang Gongzi as his son-in-law!" Yang Changshi said loudly: "Although Yuan Shanggongzi is a young son, he is smart and accessible, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, courtesy and respect, and has the appearance of a hero, far better than Yuan Gong's eldest son a hundred times!" Therefore, the lord of my family had the courage to beg Yuan Gong to abolish Chang Lixian as the son-in-law of the Yuan family, and to appoint Yuan Shang Gongzi as the son-in-law of the Yuan family! Heir! ”

After finishing speaking, Yang Changshi rarely threw down a cruel sentence, "If not, my father-in-law will be guilty of a hundred deaths!" I also want to take this opportunity to behead Yuan Tan Gongzi in front of the camp and remove the obstacles to Yuan Shanggongzi's heir! ”

was so threatened by his son-in-law, but Da Yuan Sangong did not get angry because of the damage to his face, but continued to be stunned, and finally came back to his senses, Da Yuan Sangong couldn't help but rise in anger in his heart, "Could it be that Shang'er is anxious to be made a son-in-law, and he and Tao Ying'er should say such things together?" Lao Tzu is not dead yet! ”

"Piff! Shut up! ”

Yuan Shanggongzi's angry roar sounded again, and then Yuan Shanggongzi strode in front of Yang Changshi, first kicked Yang Changshi with a limb to the sky, and then quickly knelt down on Yuan Sangong's knees, clasped his hands into fists and shouted loudly: "Father, please don't listen to this husband's nonsense, there is a difference between the young and the old, there is a difference between the old and the inferior, and the child will never dare to do this extravagant thought!" Besides, my father is in the prime of life and in good health, and he will definitely live a long life in the future, and his life will be longer than Nanshan! How can you mention the matter of establishing an heir now?! ”

"Third son, my father-in-law is also for your good!" Yang Changshi got up and said with a hard mouth: "Yuan Tan's surname is just killed, mediocre and incompetent, and my lord is also worried that after he inherits the foundation of the original prince in the future, he will not be able to carry forward the foundation of the original prince!" So....... ”

"Shut up!"

The benevolent and righteous Yuan Shanggongzi was furious, and slapped Yang Changshi all over his face, and then turned to Yuan Sangong and kowtowed desperately, "Father, please don't listen to the nonsense of this puppeteer, the child is not talented, I just want to serve under my father's knees for a long time, and I will never have the slightest desire for succession!" Please check it out to my father, please check it out to my father, ask my father to check it out. ”

Kowtowing desperately, Yuan Shanggongzi also left sincere tears, and his sincerity was cut to the extreme. Seeing this scene, although Da Yuan Sangong also suspected that Aiko was acting, but seeing Yuan Shanggongzi's sincere appearance, it was inevitable that he was still relieved, although the civil and military ministers of Jizhou who were present knew that they were acting, but it was related to their bright future, and no one dared to come out to accuse Yuan Shanggongzi of acting, just peeked at Da Yuan Sangong's face and analyzed it, Xun Chen and Fu Zhu and other people who understood were still muttering in their hearts, "Tao Ying thief, really slippery to the extreme, now, even if the lord scolds fiercely, I will also like this son-in-law in my heart. ”

"Lord, the third prince is reasonable." The judge and Feng Ji also stood up and played to the Great Yuan Sangong together: "The Lord is just to be in the prime of life, in the prime of life, in good health, how can the matter of establishing an heir be discussed now?" Please also ask the lord to take heavy responsibility for this move and severely punish him! ”

"Father, please let the child personally behead the Xuzhou envoy to show the public, to show that the child has no intention of trespassing!" Yuan Shanggongzi still screamed like this, and then really picked up our poor Yang Changshi.

"Shang'er, stop!"

Da Yuan Sangong finally spoke, first nodded to Aiko in approval, and then asked, "Shang'er, it's easy to kill this puppet, but what about your brother?" ”

"The child is willing to raise tens of thousands of troops to the south to attack Xuzhou and save his brother!" Yuan Shanggongzi replied loudly.

"Shang'er's mind is understood by his father." Da Yuan Sangong nodded again, and said: "But your brother is in Tao Ying's hands, and he is strongly supporting you to be named a son-in-law, if your father sends troops to attack Xuzhou again, wouldn't Tao Ying's thief kill your brother immediately?" ”

"It's ......." Yuan Shanggongzi was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly kowtowed to the eldest Yuan Sangong to ask for guilt, "Father forgives sin, the child is ignorant, I didn't think of this." ”

"Get up, you are the brother who is returning to the first aid, and I don't blame you for my father." Da Yuan Sangong waved his hand, and after Yuan Shanggongzi got up, Da Yuan Sangong suddenly smiled and said to Yuan Shanggongzi: "Shang'er, if you don't accept Tao Ying's conditions as a thief if you don't become a father, how about making you your heir now?" ”

Yuan Shanggongzi quietly pinched his thighs, and then quickly fell to his knees again, and shouted loudly, seemingly fearful: "Father, the child will never dare to have such a luxury!" Please also ask my father to take back his life! Take back your fate! ”

"Lord, never!" The judge and Feng Ji also jumped out as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, knelt in front of the third prince of Da Yuan together, and said loudly in unison: "The lord is just in the prime of life, and the matter of establishing an heir is still a long time ago, so don't make a decision now!" ”

The corner of the eyes of the big Yuan Sangong secretly glanced at the important ministers left and right, and seeing Yuan Shanggongzi and his party of thieves shouting and pretending to catch the thief, several important ministers of the Yuan family couldn't bear it anymore, and Tian Feng, the cannon barrel, was the first to jump out, and said to the big Yuan Sangong: "Lord, you must not be like this, the young and the old are divided, the respect and the inferiority are different, and the abolition of the long and the young is the way to take trouble since ancient times!" Although the third prince is virtuous, there are two sons Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi above the three sons, how can the heir of the lord and the public consider the third prince first?! ”

"The age is quite good, and the sage should be chosen as the heir, and the virtue is quite determined by divination!" Another important minister of Jizhou also stood up and objected loudly: "The third prince is young, and his virtue is not more than the two older sons, if the lord makes the third prince his heir, the brothers will fight in the future, and there will be endless troubles!" ”

"Since ancient times, the abolition of the long and the young, all the way to take chaos! I hope the lord will think carefully! Xin Ping and other civil and military officials of Yuan Tan Gongzi's party also stood up and opposed it in unison, among which there were many neutrals who were not Yuan Tan Gongzi's party, only Xun Chen and Xu You, who had the slick surname Xun Chen and Xu You, kept their mouths shut and did not dare to speak casually and bring trouble on themselves.

Seeing this scene, Yuan Shanggongzi, who was still secretly happy in his heart before, was suddenly disappointed, and at the same time secretly hated in his heart, "Brother-in-law is right, if you don't quickly find out these dog thieves who support Yuan Tan Pifu, it will be really difficult for me to succeed in the future!" ”

"Shang'er, don't blame my father, there are too many people who oppose it."

Da Yuan Sangong was actually more disappointed than Yuan Shanggongzi, and after a little calculation, Da Yuan Sangong sneered and shouted to everyone: "What are you anxious about? Do you think I want to have a son now? I'm only forty-five years old now, and I still have a lot of years to live. What I said just now was just an angry remark that he said angrily when Tao Ying'er interfered in my family affairs! Stand down for me! ”

"No." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and stood back in place, only Tian Feng was still tough, and asked, "Lord, what about the eldest prince?" ”

"I should personally lead the army, march south to Xuzhou, and recapture my Tan'er!" Da Yuan Sangong replied proudly.

"But ......." Tian Feng was a little hesitant, and he was even more worried that Deputy Director Tao would really slaughter the legitimate heir of the Great Yuan Sangong with one knife and remove the heir obstacle for Yuan Shang.

"Father, the child doesn't think it's necessary to use soldiers and horses."

Seeing that the third prince of Yuan could not go against the will of the people, Gongzi Yuan Shang had no choice but to take a backup plan and volunteered to the third prince of Yuan: "The child is willing to ride into Xuzhou alone, reprimand Tao Ying's rude words and deeds for his father, and order Tao Ying to return to his brother and Gao Lan, Xin Bi and others." ”

"Shang'er is not afraid of danger?" Da Yuan Sangong asked with concern: "Also, is Shang'er sure to persuade Tao Ying to return Tan Er?" ”

"Children are not afraid!" Yuan Shanggongzi replied with his head held high: "After the child arrives in Xuzhou, he will be able to persuade his brother-in-law to return his brother with affection and reason!" ”

Da Yuan Sangong pondered for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "Then you go, tell your brother-in-law, if he honestly returns Tan Er, his father will recognize him as a son-in-law, if he dares not to pay, or dare to be disrespectful to you and your brother, for the father, he will personally raise a million army to go south and level his five counties of Xuzhou!" ”

"No!" Yuan Shanggongzi respectfully agreed, but muttered viciously in his heart, "Yuan Tan Pifu, wait and see, wait for you to fall into my hands, see how I clean you up!" ”

"Get ready, choose to set off, and pay attention to safety on the road." Da Yuan Sangong admonished again, and then added in his heart: "Hurry up and make more meritorious deeds, and also seize the time to establish more prestige, although your two brothers are not successful, but who called you only my third son?" ”

(To be continued)