Hebei, Yecheng

"Good news, good news! Youzhou victory! "As a few galloping horses galloped through the city, hundreds of people walked out of their homes and ran to tell each other! Perhaps for the common people, whether it is Yuan Shao or Gongsun Zhan, it doesn't matter who wins, what they are most concerned about is that the years-long war is finally over.

In the General's Mansion, Yuan Shao sat in the first place, and the rest of the generals sat on both sides below, and everyone was happy.

"Good news, general, great victory in Youzhou!" The herald had already turned over and dismounted, and ran into the hall.

"Come on, take a seat, talk slowly!" Yuan Shao instructed the soldiers on duty on the side.

The soldier hurriedly went to a chair and handed him a glass of warm water.

After a few breaths, the herald finally breathed a sigh of relief, and seeing this, Yuan Shao hurriedly asked, "How is the battle ahead?" ”

"General Yu, Gongsun Chan faced the three-way army of General Wen Chou, General Liyi, and General Gao Lan to defend Jixian County, and General Chun Yuqiong made a detour to Beiping County to shock Gongsun Gong in Liaodong at the same time, and cut off Gongsun Zhan's follow-up supplies! After nearly a month of siege, when the city was finally broken, Gongsun Zhan's subordinate Bai Ma Yi killed himself on the spot, while Gongsun Chan and his entire clan set themselves on fire on the city tower! Then Liaodong Gongsun Gong sent a table to descend, willing to be the head of the general! ”

Gongsun Chan... As Yuan Shao's old opponent, Yuan Shao originally hated him to the core, but it was strange to say, after hearing the herald tell the ins and outs, Yuan Shao gradually retracted his smile! After hearing that Bai Ma Yi had killed himself and Gongsun Zan had self-immolated with the whole clan, Yuan Shao even had a feeling of unreality, and it seemed that he couldn't really hear what the messengers said.

It can be said that Yuan Shao's biggest enemies over the years are none other than Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao, but at this moment, Yuan Shao recalled the scene of several people getting along in the early years...

"Benchu (Yuan Shao's words)! You kid is too indecisive, and you have a good face, so you don't want to come until the ink is washed by other girls! Now it's okay, not only did I not see anything, but I was also splashed with bath water! Meng De (Cao Cao) Don't steal the fun, if you hadn't pestered, we would have done this? I don't care, you want to invite me to go to the Qinglou with Benchu to get drunk! ”

...

'Bo Gyu (Gongsun Chan)... Go all the way, and say sorry to my brother again in the next life! ’

"General?" The voice of the soldier on duty sounded in his ears, and Yuan Shao came back to his senses and saw that the soldier was handing over a fold. After taking it, I opened it and found that it was Gongsun Gong who wrote a letter to himself, which severely condemned Gongsun Zhan's reckless behavior, and strictly made it clear that Gongsun Chan was not from the same vein, and he had no objection, and was willing to fully support Liu He, the king of the East China Sea, after Liu He was the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, and Yuan Shao was the first to look forward to it, sprinkled thousands of words, and even Yuan Shao was secretly speechless when he saw it!

'The same brothers, the same catastrophe is coming, they fly separately, I don't know how my younger brother, who is far away in Runan, who dreams of being the emperor, hears that I, who is the elder brother, has defeated my old rival Gongsun Zan and occupies a large area of land in Hebei, Hebei and Hebei, how do you feel at this moment?

...

Han Gaozu four years (203 B.C.) set up Runan County, this is the first time that the word "Runan" as a geographical exclusive noun appeared, its jurisdiction between Yingshui and Huai River between the 37 counties, belongs to the Yuzhou Thorn History Supervision Scope, because most of the jurisdiction is in the "south of the Ru River" and get the name.

Shouchun, located at the confluence of Yingshui and Huaishui, is like fertile land and pleasant climate, and naturally becomes the largest city in Runan County.

In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Xu Shao and Xu Jing brothers, who were from Runan County, presided over an activity of appraising and praising contemporary characters or poems, texts and paintings, etc., and were often published on the first day of each month, so they were called "Yuedan Reviews" or "Yuedan Products". No matter who it is, once it is questioned, it is worth a hundred times, and it is spread in the world, and it is thought to be beautiful. Because of its fame, it was very prosperous.

The two brothers have always felt gentle and polite, but at this moment in the Xu Mansion, the two brothers had a violent dispute!

"No, Yuan Shu deceived the world and stole his name, and even tried to be the emperor in vain, which is simply a big joke in the world, if even people with such behaviors can be on the top of my Yuedan evaluation, then won't my Yuedan evaluation become the laughing stock of the world? What will people think of my two brothers in thousands of years?! The person who spoke was Xu Shao.

"Brother's words are wrong, my brothers are both Runan people, and my Xu family is all the foundation in Shouchun, and now Yuan Shu is about to ascend the throne, is in need of me to sing the praises of virtue, if the brother touches the eyebrows of Yuan Highway at this time, you and my brothers are small in life and death, one is not good will affect my Xu family up and down dozens of people to accompany us to be martyred! Brother! After speaking, Xu Jing shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"If the second brother is greedy for life and afraid of death, he can leave alone, of course, he can also go to meet and please Yuan Highway, maybe you will be crowned Guanglu Temple Qing in the future, I don't know! As for the sage... We literati stand between heaven and earth, die without regrets, and believe that my father will also understand Shao's mind under the nine springs. ”

Hearing this, Xu Jing trembled with anger, trembled and pointed at Xu Shao opposite, and said angrily: "Xu Shao! I respect you as a brother, so good! You're high, I'm a villain! You stay here and be your righteous gentleman, I Xu Jing will say goodbye! After speaking, he went back to his house and ordered him to go down to clean up and prepare to go south to Jingzhou overnight for temporary refuge!

…

Yan Xiang, the chief secretary of Runan County, was one of Yuan Shu's advisors. At this moment, in Yan Xiang's mansion, Yan Xiang and Yuan Shu's other strategist, Yuan Lian, were sitting in the back hall.

After sending the rest of the people away, Yan Xiang lowered his voice and whispered: "Yao Qing (Yuan Lian's words), there are only two of you and me left here, and everything you don't know is clear!" ”

"I have a good relationship with Yongchang (Yan Xiang's character), and I have one thing to say! The lord wants to ascend the throne in a month, what does Yongchang think? ”

"What else can you think? When the lord raised this matter at that time, Xiang quoted the story of King Wen of Zhou who owned two-thirds of the world and admonished Yin Chengchen. However, the lord is bent on becoming an emperor like an evil spirit, like... What can be done? Yan Xiang said helplessly.

"Yongchang's word 'evil spirit'... I feel deeply! ”

Hearing this, Yan Xiangteng stood up suddenly, looked at Yuan Lian opposite with a stunned expression, seeing that the other party's expression was solemn, not like a joke, Yan Xiang's eyes flashed, and then slowly sat down and whispered: "Could it be that Yaoqing has any suspicions?" ”

Yuan Lian nodded, looked left and right and found that there was indeed no one around, so he lowered his voice and spoke.

"It's not a secret, the lord said that the old fairy of Nanhua and I didn't see it with our own eyes, but it was a character that the lord wanted to be the emperor and made up without authorization, but a few days later, when he went to look for the lord to report on the taxes in various places this year, he accidentally saw the lord talking to the air in his back garden, at that time, he only thought that the lord drank too much and was drunk, but..."

Yuan Lian took a deep breath, as if he wanted to suppress the fear in his heart, and after a few breaths, he continued to speak: "However, when the lord came to the front of the lord, he found that although the lord was smiling, he was still talking to himself as if he hadn't seen him, and when he was at a loss, he was stunned to find that the lord seemed to have a pair of hands on his face, the palms covered the lord's eyes, and the thumbs were tightly pressed against the lord's ears!"

I was so scared that I took a few steps back, accidentally touched the cup on the table, and then came back to my senses, but when I looked up again, I found that everything was normal, and there was no palm on my face at all, and at this time, the lord also asked me what happened, as if nothing had happened before! ”

Hearing this, Yan Xiang also had a solemn expression, since Yuan Lian came to find him, he would definitely not be untargeted, and sure enough, he only listened to Yuan Lian continue to speak: "Originally, Lian only thought it was his own illusion and didn't take it to heart, but some time ago, when I talked with the Xu family brother about the rebellion prepared by the eldest prince (Yuan Shao), the Xu family brother inadvertently talked about a secret story of my Han Dynasty back then, and after listening to it... I have chills down my spine! ”

"Revenge... Secret... Obsessed? Yan Xiang was originally one of the famous strategists under Yuan Shu, and after a little thought, he connected this matter, and a word flashed in Yan Xiang's mind, and he couldn't help blurting out: "The scourge of witch Gu?!" ”

After speaking, he looked at Yuan Jian opposite with a look of disbelief, and asked tremblingly, "Does Yao Qing have any evidence?" ”

Yuan Jian nodded cautiously and continued to speak: "After separating from the Xu family brothers, Jian secretly collected relevant information about the witch Gu disaster, and sure enough, as the Xu family brothers said, the symptoms of the witch Gu in the Wu Emperor back then were the same as those of the lord!" ”

Yan Xiang took a deep breath, and many things that could not be connected before suddenly came through, and muttered to himself: "Yes, even if the lord is stubborn and self-serving, but the lord is still clear about the importance of right and wrong, Yao Qing, quickly follow me into the palace!" ”

As he spoke, Yan Xiang pulled Yuan Jian up and wanted to enter the palace to meet Yuan Shu, but Yuan Jian sat in place and did not move.

"Yaoqing, what do you mean by this?" Yan Xiang frowned and asked.

"Hey, you and I have known each other for a long time, and I know very well that Yongchang's strategy is far above Lian..."

“… I want to hear about it! Yan Xiang also calmed down and returned to his seat.

"First of all, this thing is strange from beginning to end, if it is really as the eldest prince said, Gongsun Chan is the descendant of Gongsun He back then, then there is no need to attack the lord at all, wouldn't it be better to directly cast witchcraft on the eldest prince? Why bother looking for the near and far?

In addition, there is no disrespect in the air, but... To put it mildly, how can our lord be worthy of Gongsun Yimai to use the tricks he used on Emperor Wu to deal with our lord? ”

Their own family knows their own affairs, and the two of them know Yuan Shu's character very well, and it is difficult to explain it...

At this time, Yan Xiang also calmed down and continued: "In this way, you really can't rush forward, if Allah falls for witchcraft, then there will be treachery around you!" ”

"Yes, first of all, you and I can be discharged, General Ji Ling is loyal to the lord, and you can also be discharged, Liu Xun, Zhang Xun, Qiao Rui (qiáoruí)..."

Before Yuan Jian finished speaking, the footsteps outside the courtyard were remembered, and the two looked at the door, between which the housekeeper of the Yan Mansion was hurrying over, Yan Xiang frowned and said unhappily: "I have something important to talk about with Yao Qing, didn't you say don't disturb us?" ”

The housekeeper didn't care about his master's reproach, trotted a few steps to the front, and whispered a few words beside Yan Xiang.

"What? Yang Hong?! ”