"Besides, Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops are coming, and Gongzi only has 3,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, so he is simply hitting a stone with an egg, and the last general didn't think that Gongzi would stick to the city at all."

"It's just that Gongzi has given up defense and returned to Shouchun, who knows that Gongzi not only didn't leave, but stayed in Zhuxian, which is not something I can guess."

Zhang Xun blindly brushed off all these things.

Not to mention, these generals under Yuan Shu can't fight, but it's first-class to throw the pot.

As long as he can find an excuse to dump the pot, then this matter has nothing to do with him, Yuan Shu heard Zhang Xun say this, and he couldn't bear it for a while.

It's not that Yuan Shu is afraid of that Zhang Xun, it's just that Zhang Xun is powerful under Yuan Shu, has many henchmen, and Yuan Shu's more than 100,000 troops are all in charge of Zhang Xun.

If he took this opportunity to take Zhang Xun in one fell swoop, Yuan Shu was worried that he would use too much force, and in case Zhang Xun also learned from Yang Feng, he took his men and horses to join the enemy.

That's a big loss.

Even if Yuan Shu wanted to punish Zhang Xun, he could only take his time and figure it out slowly.

But anyway, what Zhang Xun did this time was still too much, that is, Yuan Yao had outstanding ability, and he didn't know what shit luck he had taken to defeat Cao Jun's attack.

If Yuan Yao hadn't repelled the Cao army, another outcome would probably be that Yuan Yao would have died in Zhuxian County, and the Cao army would have attacked Huainan in one fell swoop.

Yuan Yao watched Yuan Shu's expression change from solemn to peaceful, and secretly said in his heart that it was not good, knowing that Yuan Shu was moved so quickly, he hurriedly continued to tell Yuan Shu.

"Father, Zhang Xun is quibbling!"

"Yang Feng's rebellion, it was he who persecuted, he can't escape the blame, he can't escape the blame, if you don't impose punishment, how to serve the public in the future, the soldiers under your command, all learn from Yang Feng's rebellion, how should I deal with Zhongguo?"

"Besides, if you don't come to support Zhu County, you obviously want to ignore the attack of the Cao army, if Zhu County is lost, the Cao army can go to Huaibei and annihilate Zhang Xun's army in one fell swoop, and retreat to the south to attack Shouchun and force my capital!"

"No matter how you look at it, Zhang Xun's guilt is extremely great, and Erchen suggests that he be stripped of his position as a general!"

Yuan Yao didn't have a good face for Zhang Xun, and even wished he killed him with a sword, but the other party was a general after all, although a small Zhongguo general was nothing.

But directly kill him, not to mention whether Yuan Yao can do it, even if he can do it, the impact will be too great.

A figure like Zhang Xun must first be stripped of his official position and convicted before he can be killed.

Yuan Shu listened to his son's words, and his face showed embarrassment for a while.

The Zhang family behind Zhang Xun is a big family in the Huainan region, if Zhang Xun is disposed of, and Yuan Shu wants to gain a foothold in Huainan, it will not be so easy.

But if you don't deal with Zhang Xun, you can't say anything about it in this court, after all, this time Zhang Xun was defeated and lost a lot of people, which is equivalent to making the army under Yuan Shu's command suffer heavy losses and serious losses in power.

If this is not punished, then he, the emperor, will really have a bit of a nest, whether this Zhongguo is surnamed Yuan or Zhang.

After a little contemplation, Yuan Shu still decided something.

raised his head and looked at Zhang Xun on the side.

"Zhang Aiqing, what my son said, it is also reasonable, although you lost your troops in the battle of Huaibei, the war was also calmed, and Lu Bu did not continue to attack, just because you have offended your merits."

"As for the support of Zhu County, you can't escape the blame, fortunately, my son is resourceful, and the ending is not too bad, but it can't be said that he will not lose the punishment."

"In this way, I will demote you to the general of the chariot and cavalry, and you will be fined for half a year."

"What do you think?"

Yuan Shu naturally wanted to punish Zhang Xun, but the punishment was too much, which was easy to arouse Zhang Xun's rebellious heart, if he did not impose punishment, he would not be able to convince the public, so Yuan Shu thought about it slightly, and he could only retreat to the second, and the punishment should be there, but not too heavy.

Demoted Zhang Xun's position as a general to a general of the chariot cavalry, although it seems that the position has been reduced, but above the court, the general of the chariot cavalry is still the highest-ranking general, and the number of men and horses under his command remains unchanged.

It's just that there are a little less.

And the fine for half a year is a drop in the bucket for Zhang Xun, their Zhang family has a lot of money in Huainan, and this punishment is not taken to heart at all.

So after Zhang Xun listened to Yuan Shu's treatment of himself, he couldn't help but be secretly happy in his heart, which was basically the same as he expected, Yuan Shu would not tear his face with him.

Immediately, a sneer appeared on his face, and he glanced at Yuan Yao proudly, his eyes full of provocation.

Yuan Yao's face at the moment is not very good-looking.

He saw that Yuan Shu had already made a decision, and originally wanted to dissuade one or two, but Yuan Shu was always the mud that couldn't support the wall.

Yuan Shu himself doesn't have much ability, but he has ambitions that don't match his ability.

has no ability to know people, but gives all the power in his hands to these civil ministers and military generals, such a person, it is indeed possible to be a soil emperor in a corner of peace, but it is too difficult to win the world.

Now it is close to 198 years, and Yuan Shu only has one year to live.

Yuan Yao didn't have time to fight with him here, instead of wasting time fighting with Zhang Xun in this Shouchun, it was better to step up and expand his own power, and when Yuan Shu's Great Zhong Kingdom fell, it was the time for Yuan Yao to turn the tide.

A court meeting, under Yuan Shu's slight punishment of Zhang Xun, came to an end.

Although Zhang Xun agreed with Yuan Shu's punishment, his expression was not good-looking, and after the end of the court meeting, he quickly brushed his sleeves and left, obviously between him and Yuan Yao today, he was torn in the face.

And Yuan Yao also wanted to leave, but Yuan Shu unexpectedly stopped him and left him to have lunch in the palace.

In this regard, Yuan Yao was a little flattered.

However, since it was Yuan Shu's invitation, he couldn't refuse, so he stayed.

followed the little eunuch all the way to the harem, and Yuan Shu had already ordered someone to prepare a banquet.

The banquet was full of delicacies from the mountains and the sea, and the number of delicacies was huge, and the dishes alone filled a whole large table.

Rao is Yuan Yao, the son-in-law, saw this scene, and couldn't help but sigh that Yuan Shu's life was extravagant.

The cost of this meal alone is estimated to be tens of thousands.

Just eating a day, Yuan Shu will consume 100,000 coins, and in a month, he will have millions of money, this is just eating, and other expenses are even more extravagant, without a strong family background, he can't withstand Yuan Shu's defeat.

Yuan Shu looked at his son and was a little stunned, and casually asked Yuan Yao.

"Yao'er, why are you stunned, is the dish unappetizing, try this leg of lamb, this is your favorite food when you were a child."