After some deliberation between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shu, in the end, Yuan Tan decided to lead his troops to slowly set off towards Nanjun.

Before that, Yuan Tan found Sun Ce, who was fighting alongside him.

During this period of time, Sun Ce and Yuan Tan have always gotten along well, and over the years, the two of them have played a lot.

The two of them have formed a deep friendship with each other.

Especially after being reminded by Yuan Shu back then, Yuan Tan has always had a respectful and co-opting mentality towards Sun Ce, which made Sun Ce's good impression of him very great.

Now that these two young people have cooperated on the battlefield, they have become inseparable friends, although they do have some differences in identity, but Yuan Tan acts somewhat differently from other Yuan family children, which also has something to do with his perennial life in the army.

When Yuan Tan told Sun Ce that he wanted to withdraw his troops to Nanjun to gain a foothold, Sun Ce did not object, but decided to fully support him in doing so.

However, Sun Ce reminded him of one thing.

If Yuan Tan transferred the soldiers and horses to Nanjun now, if he let Yuan Shao know about it, he would feel that he had some bad intentions.

This is also very detrimental to his future succession.

Therefore, Sun Ce felt that he and Yuan Tanbing should be separated from each other, and he led his troops symbolically to Nanyang County to support Yuan Shao, while Yuan Tan returned to Nanjun to help the Yuan family consolidate their foundation.

In this way, the two of them will act separately and will not be talked about.

At the same time, it can also allow Yuan Tan to get the most benefits in this battle for the heir.

Yuan Tan agreed with Sun Ce's statement, and immediately separated from his soldiers.

However, even if Sun Ce went to Nanyang County this time, he did not plan to fully support Yuan Shao, after all, in the current situation, Sun Ce also had some small abacus of his own in his heart.

He only led his soldiers and horses to station at the junction of Nanyang County and Yuzhou, making a posture of asking for reinforcements, but he did not send troops in time.

Liu Jian still knows a little about Sun Ce, but this is limited to his understanding of Sun Ce in history.

Right now, seeing that Sun Ce had entered this state, Liu Jian probably understood what he was thinking, and then couldn't help laughing.

It seems that Sun Ce does have his own careful thoughts, and this person is also a person who is not willing to be subordinated to others.

Sun Ce circled around Nanyang County, and Liu Jian was not in a hurry to attack him, he just asked his scouts and Jia Xu's soldiers to carefully probe Sun Ce's movements, but if there was any change, he would report it to him in time!

And he is still focused on launching rounds of attacks and bombardments against Wancheng.

……

Wancheng, Xu Yu's mansion.

Xu You looked at the wine in his hand, raised his head, and drank all the wine into his stomach in one gulp.

Then, I saw him slowly put down the wine lord in his hand, with a helpless and sour face.

"I think that at the beginning, the reason why he Yuan Benchu was able to enter Jingzhou was not because I planned for him and paved the way for him! Now, he has gained power, but he ignores the past because of a trivial matter. ”

"He didn't think of my past merits at all, and treated me so poorly."

"It really hurts my heart, it hurts."

When he said this, Xu You's eyes couldn't help but show a few tears.

There were two people sitting next to Xu You's hand, one was his son Xu Li.

The other is his subordinate Xu Yi.

Seeing Xu Yu in such pain, the two wanted to persuade him, but they didn't know how to persuade him.

The two teenagers could only bow their heads and sigh beside them.

When he was young, Fang heard Xu Li speak: "Father, otherwise, let's find a way back for the Xu family." ”

"Regardless of whether Yuan Shao can hold on or not."

"Once Nanyang County falls, can we really move south like other families?"

"Originally, Yuan Shao was good to our family, so that's it, but what does Yuan Shao look like now? Naturally, my father understood it in his heart. ”

"Yuan Shao is so unkind to us, do we still want to trap the entire Xu family for him?"

"Even if my father goes to Nanjun with him, will our Xu family be in Nanjun in the future, will there be any good fruits to eat?"

"Enough!"

Xu You suddenly spoke, interrupting Xu Li's microphone.

Although he knew that what his son said was right, he couldn't accept it in his heart for a while.

It's not that Xu You's feelings for Yuan Shao are deep.

He has feelings for Yuan Shao, but with his character, he is far from being able to let himself go to the dark with Yuan Shao, but the bet he has placed on Yuan Shao over the years is too big.

invested so much, let him withdraw his shares overnight, who do you say, who can feel better?

Thinking of this, Xu You's face couldn't help showing a sad color, he looked up to the sky and sighed, sighed with emotion, and finally raised his head and poured all the wine into his mouth.

At this time, he suddenly heard his nephew Xu Yi say.

"Uncle, let's surrender to Liu Jian."

For a moment, the entire hall was silent, and no one said a word.

Xu Yi didn't know if his words had touched Xu You's scales.

But now, it has been said that this is the case, and he can't help but continue to talk about it.

"Uncle, my nephew just wants to ask you, think about it, if our Xu family leaves Nanyang County and is stationed in Nanyang County, no matter how Yuan Benchu does to our family in the future, can our Xu family still have a prosperous life in Nanyang now?"

"Don't say that Duke Yuan doesn't support our Xu family now, and he still has prejudices against his uncle, even if Duke Yuan is willing to support our Xu family, after we arrive in Nanjun in the future, we will just be a second-rate family that has lost its roots from north to south."

"Uncle, don't forget, you are extremely unfriendly with that Kuai Yue, who is a rare strong family in Nanjun."

"If he wants to restrict our development in Nanjun, what else can our Xu family do in Nanjun in the future?"

"Although the counties of Nanjun are across the Han River, there are moats to defend, and there are enough warships to block the northern army from moving south, but when can it be stopped?"

"Even if we can block the Northern Army for ten years, after ten years, the army of the imperial court has defeated Nanjun, what should our Xu family do?"

"Will you continue to move south with Yuan Shao, or will you surrender to the imperial court in the land of Nanjun? If we wait until a few years later to surrender to the Imperial Court in Nangun, then why do we continue to withdraw to Nanjun today? ”

Xu Yi's words were very reasonable, and Xu You's father and son nodded again and again while listening.

Xu You said to him: "Nephew, you go on, say anything, don't hide it in your heart." ”

saw Xu Yi sigh and said, "Uncle! ”

"If Nanjun is broken one day! If our Xu family continues to move south, it will be to move to Wuling, Changsha, Guiyang and other boundaries! If these places are swept away by the imperial court in the future, where should we move to? Do you want to move to Cochin? ”

"Our Xu family is dignified in Nanyang County, and finally ran to those wilderness places, where birds don't?"

"Uncle is under the Nine Springs the next day, how can he have the face to meet the ancestors?"

After saying this, Xu Yi stopped talking, and he lowered his head.

Xu Li looked at Xu You heavily at this time, and said: "Father, what my brother said is very reasonable, if we go to Nanjun in the future, we will inevitably surrender to the imperial court again, or move to those bad places in the south of Jingzhou, then we might as well ...... at this moment."

Xu You stretched out his hand to block his son's words, and he also began to ponder seriously.

After pondering for a while, Fang heard him speak slowly:

"Yuan Shao treats me unkindly, there is no need for me to accompany him to fight to the death."

"It was his surname Yuan who took me first, and someone else had to bear him first!"

Speaking of this, I saw Xu You begin to hold his arms and ponder carefully.

"It's just that part of our family business has also been transferred to the south, if we surrender to Liu Jian at this moment, those family businesses will ......"

Xu Yi hurriedly said: "Uncle, there are some things that should be given up, if they are left, they will inevitably be embezzled by Yuan Shao sooner or later in the future, what is the use of asking for it?" ”

"As long as we keep our foundation in Nanyang, surrender to Liu Jian, and help the imperial court control Nanyang County, we will definitely get more benefits in the future than those who have abandoned their family business in the south."

"The top priority is to think about how to protect the Xu family!"

"Alas......" Xu Yu let out a long sigh.

"It's true that this is the truth, what you said is right, when it is decided, it is I, the uncle, who has a narrow vision, and it is not as far-reaching as you juniors!"

"It's just that there is still a problem with surrendering Liu Jian now, many important people of our Xu family are still in this Wancheng! Even though I managed to get away with it, I took refuge in Liu Jian's side to give him advice and take Wancheng ......"

"But what about you? When you turn back, you will definitely be questioned by Yuan Shao, and you will be killed cleanly, even if I escape alone, what is the use? ”

"But if you want the whole family to escape, it's impossible to do it right now."

"But what should we do?"

The two young men looked at each other, but they didn't say anything, and what Xu You said was indeed a relatively important issue.

If you want to take refuge in Liu Jian, it is not difficult for Xu You, if it is changed to usual, it is absolutely easy.

But now, he is a prisoner under Yuan Shao's key care.

After thinking about it, Xu You finally suddenly reached out and slapped the table: "Now that the matter is now, I can only take some risks!" ”

As he spoke, he suddenly turned his head to look at Xu Yi on the side, and said, "It's impossible for me to escape from Wancheng, so the whole family will definitely die!" I must stay here, with the heart of Yuan Shao, and your father died early in the clan, your house is not famous, you yourself are a concubine, a junior who is not valued, only your uncle thinks you are a manufacturable material...... If you run away from the Xu family, you will definitely not be noticed. ”

"It's up to you to see Liu Jian on behalf of your uncle, and express my Xu family's sincerity to Prime Minister Liu Cheng today, and we are willing to act as an internal response to help Prime Minister take Wancheng and pacify Nanyang County."

Xu Yi arched his hand at Xu You very solemnly.

"Since the uncle has ordered, the nephew is willing to do what the uncle asks."

"It's just that although my nephew is not an important person in the Xu family, but in this situation, it is not easy to leave Wancheng."

"I also ask my uncle to show my nephew a clear way."

Xu You's face showed a strange smile.

"With your current status, it is not difficult to get out of Wancheng, come here, I will teach you how to act."

Xu Yi hurriedly walked to Xu You's side and bowed down to listen seriously.

……

The next day, Xu Yi went to Yuan Shao's mansion and wanted to ask to see Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao's body was not too comfortable at this time, and he didn't meet everyone.

The other party was a nephew of Xu You, and he didn't want to see it, but the guard's reply to Yuan Shao was that this Xu Yi said that he had some information about Xu You in his hands, and it was information about Xu You's greed for weapons and food, and he hoped that Yuan Shao would be able to see him.

When he heard that this kid actually betrayed his uncle in front of him, Yuan Shao felt greatly relieved.

Previously, Kuai Yue admonished Yuan Shao about Xu You's greed for military rations, although he took out some evidence, but he did not catch the most important handle and whereabouts of the stolen goods.

And according to Yuan Shao's understanding of Xu You, I am afraid that the stolen goods are not in Nanyang for a long time, and may have been sold to other counties in Jingzhou.

Moreover, the previous industrial chain must have been hidden and destroyed by him, and it is really not easy to find tangible evidence, which is also the biggest reason why Yuan Shao did not immediately clean up Xu Yu and temporarily confined him in the mansion.

Since Xu You's nephew was going to report Xu You, Yuan Shao naturally believed him, so he recruited him into the mansion and asked him about his confession.

After Xu Yi entered Yuan Shao's mansion, he immediately presented some of the materials that Xu Yu had prepared for him in advance to Yuan Shao.

These materials are all prepared by Xu Yu himself, and the information in them is naturally complete, so it is not a fraud at first glance.

Yuan Shao was very satisfied after reading it, although these evidences could not completely convict Xu You, but they already had a general direction, which made Yuan Shao very satisfied.

Yuan Shao then asked Xu Yi: "You are Xu Yu's son, why did you report Uncle Ru to me instead?" ”

Xu Yi said: "I am just a busy person in the clan, and I am not reused by my uncle, and everyone in the clan also looks down on me, now that my uncle has committed a crime, the whole clan is likely to follow my uncle to be implicated, I hope that by recommending my uncle's crime, I will make meritorious contributions, and ask Yuan Gong to treat my uncle's guilt in the future, give me a way to live, then Xu Yi is very grateful to Yuan Gong." ”

What Xu Yi said was also reasonable, as for his identity in the clan and whether he was valued by the people in the clan, Yuan Shao would naturally send someone to investigate this matter.

"Okay, you have the heart to make meritorious contributions, then Yuan will give you a way to live, but although the evidence you handed in this time is true, it is not enough to convict Xu You of a serious crime."

"If you really want to make meritorious contributions, you still need to dig deep and verify the way Xu Yu sold the grain and weapons in the county, and it is best to find the stolen goods and money, so that Yuan will forgive your sins with merit in the future, and you can also block the mouths of Youyou."

Xu Yi said: "I came to see Yuan Gong this time, and it is precisely this idea that I have this idea, but these evidences are in the south, even if I have the heart to verify it, but I can't get out of Wancheng for a while, for fear that it will make my uncle suspicious, so I came to ask Yuan Gong for advice, hoping that Yuan Gong can let me leave Wancheng, go to the south to find the evidence of my uncle's crime, and go back to the public case before submitting it, so that Yuan Gong can deal with it impartially." ”

(End of chapter)