Yuan Shu was very panicked, and the fear in his heart at this moment was even greater than when his own power was destroyed.

When his own power was destroyed, after the death of his eldest son Yuan Yao, Yuan Shu's heart could be described as very painful.

But at least at that time, there was still some hope in his heart.

Because the Yuan family is still there.

After Yuan Shao vomited blood, the people in Xiangyang City were suddenly in chaos, and the gate of Xiangyang City began to be closed, and the news of Yuan Shao's illness was strictly sealed from the outside world.

And at this moment, Yuan Tan came to find Yuan Shu.

"Uncle, my father is seriously ill, do you know about this?"

"Highway, judging by you, who of my children is worthy of my throne?"

Yuan Shu felt that in the current situation, he should mainly think about how to defend Xiangyang and how to keep the future of the Yuan family.

"Now that Liu Jian has conquered Yizhou, Liu Zhang and Yuan Yi, the thief, have all returned to the imperial court."

A look of bitterness flashed across his face.

Then, eventually, his face returned to normal.

He had been waiting for the military order from Yizhou.

Yuan Shao shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's impossible to plot the world, with my age and my physical condition, I won't be able to see that day...... What I'm thinking about now is how to preserve my descendants, protect Jingzhou and Jiangdong, and not let our clan be wiped out by Liu Jian. ”

He stroked his beard, thought about it seriously for a while, and then said, "Although Shang'er is young and promising, he is quite similar to his brother when he was young...... But after all, he is too young, and if he is appointed as the lord of Jingzhou, what should Xian Si say about it? ”

Yuan Shu got up suddenly, and said angrily: "There is nothing bigger than this? ”

But Zhao Yun informed Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

"Yes, the nephew suspects that his father wants to pass on the position to Yuan Shang."

"Now that I have the assistance of Yuan Boye, in the future, we will be the rebellion of the Yuan family, and we are unfilial sons!"

"Are you still wondering if you can inherit your father's legacy? We're all going to be forced to the edge of the cliff by Liu Jian, are you still thinking about this? ”

Yuan Shu stroked his beard and began to think seriously.

"The current situation is indeed very unfavorable for our Yuan family, but it is precisely because the situation is so unfavorable that we should hold the power and use our methods to consolidate Jingzhou."

"Don't worry, I'm measured in this matter."

In this case, it is no wonder that Yuan Tan is in a hurry, after all, he has been planning for a long time about this matter.

Yuan Tan and Yuan Shu are also very familiar now, and as soon as they meet, they open their mouths to ask the most direct things, and there are no superfluous polite words.

I saw Yuan Shu say to Yuan Tan with a gloomy face: "When have you been thinking about these things?" ”

In fact, when Yuan Shao was planning his heir, Zhao Yun had already received several urgings from Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others.

He said: "Uncle, what should I do now, I heard just now that my father had already greeted Yuan Shang." ”

And with Yuan Shao's wisdom, he will definitely let Cai Mao, Kuai Liang, Guo Tu, Xiao Ji and others stay by Yuan Shang's side as auxiliary ministers to prove that Yuan Shang is indeed the heir he has established.

Yuan Shu hurriedly said: "Brother, don't think too much, take good care of your body, after you take care of your body, we will plot the world together." ”

These heroes under Yuan Shao are still quite powerful.

Yuan Shao's words had long been expected by Yuan Shu.

"Then I want to ask you properly!"

Moreover, Yuan Tan did not have any special ambitions for this position at the beginning, and it was mainly because he fanned the flames next to him that Yuan Tan's ambition to inherit Yuan Shao's position was hooked.

Yuan Shu's face was rather gloomy.

After seeing Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao sighed and stretched out his hand to let Yuan Shu sit beside him.

"Yuan Shang's kid is not even twenty years old, if he is allowed to ascend to the throne, how can he have a way to deal with Liu Jian? When Liu Jian conquers Jingzhou, the end of our people will all be death! ”

Seeing that Zhao Yun was so cautious, his subordinates were all puzzled.

"The son of Yuan Shiji, he has now been appointed as the head of the Yuan family in Runan."

……

Things were really as Yuan Shu guessed, and not long after, Yuan Shao really summoned him.

Yuan Shao then said: "I look at the third son Yuan Shang, who is even like a father, quite similar to me when I was young, with a heroic spirit, and can sit on one side and save Jingzhou's decline...... Highway, do you think this kid is feasible? ”

If there is no support from these people, even if Yuan Tan has military power, he is afraid that he will not be able to take away Yuan Shang's position, and if he is negligent, he will let Liu Jian take advantage of it.

Yuan Tan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Yuan Shu say this.

He was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke: "When your father vomited blood, I was standing next to me, how could I not know? ”

Everyone thought it was a great opportunity to bring a big victory to the other side to the battle.

In this way, Yuan Tan is afraid that if he wants to inherit Jingzhou normally, he will have absolutely no chance.

"yes, we really can't afford to make mistakes anymore."

"Now, the righteousness of the imperial court is on Liu Jian's side, and the century-old prestige of the Yuan family is also on Liu Jian's side."

Yuan Shao said: "He dares to disagree? Obviously you don't have this ability, what is the competition! He is brave and unscrupulous, if the great cause of Jingzhou is handed over to him, it will inevitably lead to the death of the clan. ”

"Don't worry, just wait for your father to see me, this matter will be known.

"This matter can not be negligent, how can it be according to common sense that the eldest son needs to inherit the family business, and now it is the most important thing to protect our Jingzhou."

Yuan Tan said this, which really surprised Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu was very disdainful of Yuan Tan's fact that he was now just thinking about him inheriting Yuan Shao's position.

"You said that you originally recruited the third child alone?"

Yuan Tan saw Yuan Shu talking like this, and his face was dissatisfied, and he immediately put it away.

"Could it be that he wants to pass on Yuan Shang? If my father really has three longs and two shorts, and the foundation of the Yuan family is still inherited by Yuan Shang, then what should I do? ”

"Since ancient times, it has always been the eldest son who inherits the family business."

When Yuan Shao heard this, he was stunned.

Yuan Shu nodded and said, I know about this. ”

"Uncle, I know you're anxious right now."

"At present, although Yizhou has been captured, the morale of our army is booming, but whether to take Jingzhou or not is the top priority for the prime minister, in my opinion, with the strength of our army, it is not a problem to take Jingzhou, but for the imperial court, this matter is not so simple."

"Highway, I seem to be dying."

Yuan Shu said lightly: "Brother, I am already a person who has been destroyed, and I don't care about these." ”

……

Yuan Shao couldn't afford to be sick at the moment.

"Originally, I didn't know much about these nephews now...... Originally, who do you think can inherit this position, I will assist him as my uncle's good student in the future. ”

"You were the one who encouraged me to compete with Yuan Shang for the position, the person who made me make friends with Sun Ce was also Ling, and the person who let me go to Yuzhou to make meritorious contributions was also you, now the matter is coming, you used such a sentence to perfunctory me, and said that my idea is not right, uncle, is your idea right?"

When Yuan Tan heard this, he hurriedly breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuan Jian's surrender to Liu Jian was a very big blow to Yuan Shao, and the strategic dream he built was so vulnerable in the face of Liu Jian's strength.

"Uncle, I don't want these things, what else should I think? For Jingzhou at the moment, there is nothing bigger than this, right? ”

Yuan Shu was only slightly stunned for a while, then sighed and said to Yuan Tan: "I am in a hurry for a while, and I don't choose what to say, you don't have to go to your heart." ”

He didn't expect that this nephew, who was polite and obedient in front of him on weekdays, would be so unkind once he was angry, and he seemed to have a bit of Yuan Shao-like majesty on his body.

In his opinion, Yuan Shao is determined to set up a third son.

Yuan Shu licked his lips gently, he didn't directly answer what Yuan Shao said.

But Zhao Yun was not in a hurry to arrange an attack.

Yuan Tan's face suddenly became gloomy.

"Since my brother has made a decision, then my brother will naturally do his best to act according to my brother's wishes, and I will assist the third brother so that he can protect our Jingzhou and prevent his brother's foundation from being put to the east."

Especially fierce generals like Yan Liang and Wen Chou, they felt that Zhao Yun was acting too conservatively, and if Liu Jian's military order was not obtained, he would not launch an attack, would this delay the fighter?

"The prime minister has always acted steadily, after taking Yizhou, he must first appease the people's livelihood, so that the local production and economy reach a certain level, before seeking other land, if we hastily subdue Jingzhou, for the prime minister and the imperial court, the pressure will inevitably increase."

"Uncle, I don't want to listen to you like that."

Yuan Shao nodded slowly, and said: "Okay, okay, things can only be like this now, although our Yuan family has declined, Boye has surrendered, but it does not mean that our Jingzhou will fall, if we can't hold it, it's a big deal that we retreat to Jiangling, Jiangling is surrounded by water on three sides, and can block thousands of troops and horses, even if Liu Jian's army goes south, we are not afraid of it!" ”

"Since I heard the news of the fall of Yizhou, my body has become more and more dying, my brain is always unclear, I can't hear others clearly, and I am confused all day long, this is not a long-term sign, but I am afraid that my limit is approaching."

"If you set up Shang'er, if Xiansi is not convinced, what should you do?"

When Yuan Shu heard this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Therefore, I will wait for the prime minister's order, and when he is determined to take Jingzhou, I will launch an all-out attack on Xiangyang."

"As generals of the imperial court, we must not only consider the situation on the battlefield, but also consider the situation of the whole country, so we can call it a general."

(End of chapter)