The spring of the eighth year of Jian'an came late, especially in the bitter cold land in the north, it was already the end of February, and there was still no new sprout on the branches, and the cold wind was still blowing to the bone.

The water comes out of Sanggan, reaches the valley in the east, and then goes to the southeast, and flows into Gushui through Guangyang and Yuyang, so it is renamed Sanggan Water after hundreds of years, and then called Lugou and Wuding River. On the east bank of the upper reaches of the water, there is a magnificent city, namely Guangyang County, which is also the Jixian County of Youzhou Prefecture, which became the capital of the Republic nearly 2,000 years later.

That is, in the suburbs of Jixian County, on the shore of the water, the heavy doors are stacked on top of each other, and a manor with a wide area is newly built, and its outer edge is densely covered with buildings and oars, surrounded by high walls, and the sentinels patrol back and forth, and it seems to be a small city. At noon, a team of men and horses galloped hurriedly from the direction of Jixian County, there were 100 horsemen in front of the road, and 100 horses followed behind, guarding a canopy carriage. A man in the carriage was tall and well-dressed, with a clear appearance, sitting with his eyes slightly closed, as if he was recuperating his spirits, and seemed to be thinking about some profound question.

This person is not him, and he is not driving Xu Ziyuan in Youzhou.

Soon, the group arrived at the gate of the manor, and a patrol rider came to inquire, and then put on a helmet and armor, jumped on a horse, and bowed in front of Xu Youche. Xu Yu raised his eyes slightly, and saw that it was the protector Zhen Yao, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly saluted: "General He Lao welcomes him personally?" How is the lord? ”

Zhen Yao shook his head: "I am a foreign army, and I know the internal affairs?" Don't drive yourself. Xu You nodded and praised: "The relatives of the eldest prince are noisy in Zhuo County, and the relatives of the third prince are suddenly in Guangyang, and Wei Qing and others know how to advance and retreat." It is the common use of the Lord as the heart of the heart. ”

It turned out that this Zhen Yao was born in a wealthy family in Zhongshan, Jizhou, with two thousand stones, three of his own, his father and two brothers died early, and there were five sisters, the youngest of whom was outstanding, and was hired by Yuan Shao as the room of the middle son Yuan Xi. Previously, Jizhou was defeated, and most of the natives surrendered to Cao, only the Zhen family, under the leadership of Zhen Yao, still followed Yuan Shao without abandoning. Yuan Shao then promoted Zhen Yao exceptionally. Make the Chinese army as the heart.

However, Zhen Yao is actually not a martial artist, he is also a scholar with filial piety, plus he is humble by nature. So after being favored, not only is it not ostentatious. Instead, it is more cautious. Yuan Shao asked him to take the Chinese army. He will take the Chinese army, let him serve as a police guard, and he will act as a police guard. Never overstep. In fact, Zhen Yao's identity is not much different from Zhao Yun's initial position by Liu Bei's side, but the problem is that Zhao Yun can fight, and he can also go out to recruit warriors to follow, Zhen Yao can't fight at all, only loyalty is comparable.

At that moment, Zhen Yao guided Xu You and his entourage into the manor, and then arranged for them to rest, and only one veteran led Xu You into the central area by bicycle. After walking for a while, a young attendant came to greet him, please don't get out of the car and walk into Yuan Shao's bedroom.

The doors and windows of the bedroom were all closed, so the light was dim, the air was foul, and there was a strong smell of herbs. Xu Yu settled his mind, and walked quickly towards the low couch in the middle, and saw the dignified Yehou, Youzhou Mu, and the general Yuan Benchu lying on his back on the couch, with a sallow face and a dying breath.

Xu You knelt down in front of the couch and called in a low voice: "Lord, Xu You is here to see." Yuan Shao slowly opened his eyes, turned his head to glance at Xu You, and then slowly stretched out his left hand out of the quilt and waved it gently. The servants and maids in the room knew what they wanted, and hurriedly bowed and retreated until they exited the outside, and closed the door.

There is a huge bedroom, and only Yuan and Xu are left.

Even though he had already made up his mind to betray the Yuan family, seeing that his old friend was also an old boss, Xu Ziyuan couldn't help sighing, and his eyes were a little red.

Yuan Shao saw his sad expression, and couldn't help laughing: "Ziyuan doesn't have to be like this, is there an immortal in people?" After laughing, he sighed again: "I only hate to die in Jizhou......"

Xu You persuaded against his will: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, but the lord is here, and he can also hope to return to Jizhou, and he also hopes to protect his ......."

Yuan Shao shook his head: "The limit has come, and the destiny of heaven is difficult to violate." As he spoke, he looked at Xu Yu again: "I know the meaning of Ziyuan, if I die, I am afraid that the children will be good at protecting Youzhou and it will be rare, and it will be Jizhou?" ”

Xu You hurriedly said: "We will be good to assist the general, even if we can't restore the grand cause of the lord, we should also protect this Youzhou, and the prince will ...... for all generations."

Yuan Shao suddenly changed the topic: "I am building this village today?" On the waterside, I heard that some people compared it to Dong Zhuo in Lingyuan and Gongsun Yu Yijing, which was a place to raise and retreat, which shows that the ambition has disappeared and nothing can be done. And only the son knows me from afar. ”

Xu You's head bowed: "If the lord wants to retire and abandon his old business to raise his days, why not build a fort in Jidong, but camp?" The water is impermanent, three years and two pans, everyone knows it. The lord lives here, for the head to the turbidity wave, pillow to wait for the police, in order to show that he does not forget the hardships, and has the intention of lying down and tasting courage. ”

Yuan Shao nodded lightly with some difficulty, so he asked, "Since the son knows me from afar, do you know who I will be my heir?" ”

Xu You hurried over, just to find out Yuan Shao's decision as soon as possible, and asked tentatively at the moment: "The lord often says that Xianfu (Yuan Shang) is the most self-conscious, and now he is out of Xiansi (Yuan Tan), is he going to pass on the position of Xianfuye?" ”

Yuan Shao closed his eyes slightly and shook his head gently: "I am calling Ziyuan to come today, that is, I invite Ziyuan to be a proposed life, and I will return to summon Xiansi to sacrifice to the Lord." "Let Yuan Tan preside over my funeral, the implication is to pass on the throne to Yuan Tan - this is very unexpected.

Yuan Shao has always doted on his youngest son Yuan Shang, so under the pretext of checking the ability of several nephews, he sent the eldest Yuan Tan to Qingzhou early. Even if the army was defeated and went to Youzhou, his policy did not seem to change, let Yuan Tan guard Zhuo County in the south, located on the front line of the anti-Cao resistance, and sent his second son Yuan Xi to the south of Yuyang County, and his nephew Gao Gan sent him to guard Dai County, just leaving his youngest son Yuan Shang by his side - this waste of the heart of the young is obvious. So Xu You planned to wait for Yuan Shao to die, Yuan Shang succeeded to the throne, Yuan Tan was determined to disagree, and under the wall of his brothers, his persuasion was ineffective, so he was discouraged and disappointed to vote for Cao Cao, so who else can say that mine is not? The name of the loyal minister has been preserved, and his life is even more worry-free, and he has to be a high-ranking official and a horse to ride in Cao Cao's place, and he has to rely on it for the rest of his life.

But who would have thought that Yuan Shao suddenly changed his mind before his death and wanted to pass on the throne to Yuan Tan - this, this is not scientific!

Yuan Shao opened his eyes again. was bumping into Xu You's puzzled gaze, so he slowly explained: "It's no wonder that Ziyuan is confused, but I didn't know what happened in the past. If you then have the world, or retreat to the four states as guards, then the inheritance of the throne is the best, that is, the thinking is not angry, and there is nothing to do. However, now curled up in a corner, that is, Youzhou is not complete, but it cannot be so. Set up the heirs, and the thoughts must go to Cao. Then the south gate of Youzhou is open - the situation is sparse to show that the mind is big and the talent is sparse. The other day will reveal the taboo of Mengde, and it will be difficult to complete the head, then my Yuan clan will be wiped out......"

Yuan Shao sees his sons quite accurately, and Yuan Tan is that ambitious. However, he is a gentleman who has no ability. In the original history. Yuan Shao hung up. Yuan Shang succeeded to the throne, and Yuan Tan immediately raised troops to attack, and after the defeat, he simply ran to join Cao Cao. Open the door and steal. But if he had followed Cao Cao honestly from now on, the Yuan family might not have died, and his power had only recovered slightly, so he secretly wrote to the old generals Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, asking them to turn their backs on Cao and follow him. Those two were smarter than him, and they could see the shape more clearly than him, so they directly handed over the letter to Cao Cao.

But even so, Cao Cao did not have the heart to kill Yuan Tan, and in order to appease him, he asked his concubine Cao Cheng to marry Yuan Tan's daughter as his wife. However, soon after, Cao Cao besieged Yecheng, Yuan Tan took the opportunity to raise a counter-flag, and attacked the original Jizhou hometown from Yuan Shang.

Yuan Shao knew his son best, so he expected that even if Yuan Tan surrendered to Cao, it would not last long, and it would be finished in the end. Then he said:

"I know that Zhengnan (trial matching), Yuantu (逄discipline) Party Yu Xianfu, Gongzhi (Guo Tu), Zhongzhi (Xin Comment) Party Yu Xiansi...... "Don't think that you are forming a gang, the master is not clear, in fact, they all see it really, but they are just temporarily not punished because of the need of the government-"Now Zhengnan is dead, if there are two fights, how can Yuantu be the opponent of Gongzhi?" "Xiao Ji can't fight Guo Tu.

"If you immediately show your thoughts and make them into the thistle, then you will be invincible. Xianyi (Yuan Xi) has no great ambitions, he is happy to follow his brother, and he is happy to follow his brother, if the brothers are harmonious, they can temporarily stay in this secluded place, or they can be all my door. "Yuan Xi has no political ambitions, Gao Gan is just a nephew, and it is impossible to erect an anti-flag, so even if Yuan Tan kills Yuan Shang, there are two brothers and a cousin, if they can really join forces, Cao Cao will not dare to insult him, maybe there will be a long-term secession and the possibility of preserving the family.

It was based on the above considerations that Yuan Benchu repented and decided to urgently summon Yuan Tan back and pass on the throne to his eldest son.

At the moment Yuan Shao dictated, Xu Yu wrote a pen to recall Yuan Tan, and hinted that he would preside over his father's funeral in the future. Then the two said goodbye in tears, Xu You said that the lord, you must hold on, you must wait until the eldest prince comes back.

Then Xu Yu left? The manor by the water, under the guard, galloped back to Jicheng. When I entered the city, it was almost dark, and people asked whether I should go to the government office first, or go home directly? Xu You held his forehead and thought for a while, then opened his mouth and commanded: "Go to the Changshi Mansion." ”

At that time, he was the general of the Che Cavalry, and now in Jicheng, the civil affairs are all cut off by Xu You, and the military affairs are all under the responsibility of the Ji. So Xu You immediately came to visit Xiao Ji, and after a few words, he invited everyone to go to the screen, and then took out Yuan Shao's military order in his sleeve and handed it over.

Xiao Ji took a look at it, and couldn't help but be shocked: "The main public security has this messed up? ”

Xu You sneered: "If you are a courtesy, and if you are a lord, you should be a son, and others will have no share." Therefore, I thought that it was someone who wanted to take advantage of the chaos for his in-laws, and incited the lord to make this fate. If Xian Si comes, the soldiers of Jicheng are all in the hands of the king, and they have to be unobstructive for the sake of the son of Xianfu? If such a brother fights, he can be a fisherman. ”

Yuan Shao was dying after all, and his consideration of the problem was not very comprehensive, he just thought that Xiao Ji was Yuan Shang's party, so he summoned Xu Yu to give the order, but he didn't expect that now Ji County, and even the entire Guangyang County, the military power is in the hands of Xiao Ji, unless Yuan Tan is light and simple, and secretly gallops into Jicheng with lightning speed, otherwise as long as he moves, Xiao Ji will inevitably send troops to stop him. Will Yuan Tan really be able to return to Jicheng to take over?

Of course, if Xu Youken designs for Yuan Tan, the possibility of success is still quite large. It's just that Yuan Shao never dreamed that Xu You went to the Xiaoji Mansion as soon as he turned his face, and falsely claimed that Yuan Shao had made such a mess, and someone must have wanted to make Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang brothers fight, so that he could profit from it. So who is this "someone"? Who has been guarding Yuan Shao recently? Whose brother-in-law, although he is not high or low, is also the son of Yuan Shao and also has the right to inherit?

Listening to Xu You's words at the moment, Xiao Ji couldn't help but crumple the military order in his hand, and said hatefully: "Zhen's family wants to die quickly?!" (To be continued......)

PS: I have something to go out for a while, so I changed it in advance today.