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In the open space outside the sour jujube city, a big military camp has been erected, and in the middle of the military camp, a one-zhang high point general platform has been erected. Eighteen seats are set up on it. At this moment, Yuan Dingzhi sat on the stage proudly, his eyes glanced at the vacant seat in the first place from time to time, and his covetousness was overflowing.

Yuan Ding knew that whether it was compared to his background or strength, he was one of the best among the eighteen princes who came to meet the alliance, and if the leader of the alliance was elected, then he should naturally be in this position. Of course, all this will have to wait until the princes of the Eighteenth Route arrive in Qi. According to the news fed back by Ugong Zhaolie, the eighteenth princes have agreed to come to the alliance, except for Ma Teng in Xiliang, who can only harass Dong Meng's rear due to the control of the region, and cannot come, the rest of the dozen princes have already arrived.

When the time reached noon, more than a dozen princes boarded the stage one after another, and the little colonel standing under the stage sang loudly: " The first town, the later general Nanyang Taishou Yuan Bai, the second town, Jizhou Mu Hanfu, the third town, Yuzhou Thorn Shi Kong Ling, the fourth town, Yanzhou Thorn Shi Yuandai, the fifth town, Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang, the sixth town, Chen Liutai Shou Zhang Miao, the seventh town, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao, the eighth town, Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi, the ninth town, Jibei Xiang Baoxin, the tenth town, Beihai Taishou Kong Rong, the eleventh town, Guangling Taishou Zhang Chao, the twelfth town, Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian, the thirteenth town, Liaoxi Taishou Gongsun Ruyun, the fourteenth town, Shangdang Taishou Zhang Yang, the fifteenth town, Changsha Taishou, General Poyu, Marquis Sun Jian, Wucheng Hou, Sixteenth Town, Fenwu General Yugong Zhaolie, Seventeenth Town, Che Cai General, Qi Xianghou, Bohai Taishou Yuan Ding. ”

Yuan Ding has the title of general of the cavalry, he can replace the imperial court and reward the official position of military general, so Yuan Ding also gave his brother Yuan Bai the rank of general, at the same time, in order to win over the princes from all walks of life, Yuan Ding also gave Sun Jian the title of a broken general, and gave Yugong Zhaolie a position of general of Fenwu, at the same time, in order to let Ma Teng, who was far away in Xiliang, be able to effectively attack Dong Meng's rear, Yuan Ding also gave Ma Teng a high position of general of Zhengxi.

After everyone boarded the platform, they all focused on the initiator of the alliance, Unomiya Terulie. Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Ugong Terulie coughed and cleared his throat, and then said loudly: "Princes, a certain edict from the Son of Heaven summoned all the princes to come to the alliance, and the princes worked tirelessly to bring troops here, and a certain heart is grateful. However, the snake can't do without a head, the first thing the alliance does today is to nominate a leader to preside over the overall situation, what do you think?"

When the princes from all walks of life heard this, they nodded yes one after another. Some of them are ambitious, and their eyes are vaguely radiating a greedy gaze, and some of them are not ambitious or have insufficient strength, but they have a plain and calm look, standing quietly with their heads down.

Seeing that the scene was a little silent, Yuan Ding stood up and pretended to say to Ugong Zhaolie: "Brother Zhaolie is pregnant with the edict of the Son of Heaven, which shows the trust of the Son of Heaven in relation to Brother Lie, why don't you let Brother Zhaolie serve as the leader of the alliance?"

Hearing Yuan Ding's hypocritical words, Ugong Terulie sneered in his heart, how could he not know that the most ambitious person for the position of alliance leader was Yuan Ding? Yuan Ding naturally didn't have much loyalty, and the reason why he was the first to stand up was nothing more than wanting to make political capital as much as possible so that he could make plans for the future. Moreover, Yuan Ding relied on the people gathered in the old land of Jizhou, which was several times more than that of Ugong Terulie, and his ambition and skill can be seen.

"Hehe, what is Brother Ding talking about? A certain soldier is only thousands, and there will be no more than ten people, whether it is a declaration of status or the soldiers and horses under his command, they are far inferior to Brother Ding, not to mention that Brother Ding's family is the fourth generation and three dukes, with a prominent reputation, and his protégés are all over the world. Unomiya Terulie hid his true thoughts in his heart and said to Yuan Ding with a smile on his face. The sincerity of his tone made even Yuan Ding himself think that Ugong Zhaolie sincerely supported him.

Yuan Ding said with a smile: "Brother Zhaolie, I have said it, I have said it." Although he said humble words, Yuan Ding's smug expression completely exposed the little abacus in his heart.

The princes present were not fools, and when they saw Yuan Ding's expression, they naturally guessed Yuan Ding's intentions, and calculated in their hearts what pros and cons would they have if Yuan Ding became the leader of the alliance. Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi is also a disciple of the Yuan family, and Yuan Ding is the same brother, he was the first to stand up and said: "Brother Zhaolie is reasonable, the soldiers under the command of the general of the Che Cavalry are full of food, and they are powerful and powerful, if he is the leader of this alliance, a certain one will agree." ”

Seeing Yuan Yi stand up to show his goodwill, Yuan Ding nodded to Yuan Yi with a smile, and secretly handed Yuan Yi a look, telling Yuan Yi that he would definitely give Yuan Yi some benefits afterwards. Yuan Zhihui replied with a smile. Yuan Yi's position in the family is relatively embarrassing, and he is neither a descendant nor an elder. He is different from Yuan Ding, although Yuan Ding is also a concubine, but among the children of the Yuan family, Yuan Ding's ability and bearing make the elders in the family attach great importance to Yuan Ding, even more than his son Yuan Bai. Yuan Ding's words play an immeasurable role in the family, which is also an important reason why Yuan Yu spared no effort to help Yuan Ding.

Yuan Bai looked at Yuan Ding and Yuan Ding from the side, and felt bored for a while, Yuan Bai always thought that he was his own brother, and his status was more than one cut higher than Yuan Ding, but as the family elders became more and more important to Yuan Ding, Yuan Bai's heart was very uncomfortable. But it's uncomfortable, after all, everyone is a child of the Yuan family, if Yuan Ding can become the leader of the alliance, it will also be very beneficial to himself, and Yuan Ding canonized himself as a general before, which is a good example. So, Yuan Bai also stood up and said in a shuffled voice: "The so-called internal action does not avoid relatives, external actions do not avoid revenge, among the people here, except for my eldest brother, I am afraid that there is no second person who can convince the public, according to a certain point of view, there is nothing wrong with the eldest brother sitting in the position of the leader of the alliance." ”

The princes of the Eighteenth Road, there are already three ways to advocate Yuan Ding as the leader of the alliance, plus Yuan Ding's own power, this is a big force among the princes of the Eighteenth Road. The rest of the princes lowered their heads and pondered secretly, constantly comparing the benefits and losses they could gain in their hearts.

After a long time, Wang Kuang, the Taishou of Hanoi, stood up suddenly, strode to the middle of the Dianjiang platform, and said in a loud voice: "No matter who is the leader of the alliance, he only cares whether the Son of Heaven can be saved, and whether the Dong thief can be punished! If Brother Yuan Ding can do these two things, he will recognize you as the leader of the alliance!" Wang Kuang has no ambition, and he is a person with an upright personality, he only cares about the safety of the Yuan Association, and he does not calculate his own gains and losses at all.

Yuan Ding replied loudly: "Rescuing the Son of Heaven and killing Dong Thief is exactly the purpose of our alliance today." Even if you can't be the leader of the alliance, you will keep these two items in mind, and you will never dare to forget them!"

"Okay! Even so, a certain Wang Kuang also agreed that Brother Yuan Ding would take the position of leader of the alliance. With that, Wang Kuang took a few steps back, stood behind Yuan Ding, and stood with Yugong Zhaolie, Yuan Bai, Yuan Yi and others.

Now, the forces that support Yuan Ding, counting Yuan Ding himself, have become five, seeing this trend, Chen Liutaishou Zhang Miao also stood up and silently walked to Ugong Zhaolie's side. Originally, Chen Liu was the place where Ugong Zhaolie kept himself, although Zhang Miao was Chen Liu's Taishou, but he obeyed Ugong Zhaolie's orders, and now of course he has to follow Ugong Zhaolie to support Yuan Ding.

Seeing that one-third of the forces of the princes of the Eighteenth Road supported him, Yuan Ding laughed a little proudly, and said while laughing: "Thank you for your love, if no one objects, then Yuan will have the shame to sit in the position of the leader of this alliance." ”

After raising his eyes and looking around, Yuan Ding saw that the rest of the people were silent. Filled with pride, he raised his feet and walked towards the throne of the alliance leader, and walked in front of the alliance leader's throne, Yuan Ding turned around, chuckled again, and was about to sit down, but his ass had just sunk and he was still far away from the chair, when suddenly a majestic voice interrupted Yuan Ding's movements: "Slow!"

Yuan Ding was very annoyed in his heart, but he maintained an indifferent and calm look on his face, stood up straight again, and looked at the source of the sound.

Liaoxi Taishou Gongsun Ruyun appeared in Yuan Ding's sight. At this moment, Gongsun Ruyun stood straight on the platform, pressing the hilt of Zhenyue's sword with his left hand, ignoring the eyes of others, and said loudly: "It stands to reason that it is okay for Yuan Taishou to sit in this position. But since everyone is here to rescue, then the position of the leader of the alliance is naturally the best of the best, and Ruyun believes that there is another person who is more suitable to sit in the position of the leader of the alliance than Yuan Taishou. ”

Without waiting for Yuan Ding to ask, Yuan Yi was furious: "Bold! Who else in the world is more qualified?"

Yuan Ding pretended to stop him: "Hey, everyone is here with good intentions, there is no need to argue for the title of an alliance leader, and let Izumo say who is more qualified as an alliance leader." ”

Ugong Terulie, who was standing beside Yuan Ding, secretly observed the faces of the Yuan brothers, and couldn't help but feel a burst of contempt in his heart. But he still stood up and said: "Brother Yuan Ding's words are reasonable, and what Brother Zhuyun said is also reasonable. Today, the princes elected the leader of the alliance, this matter is not trivial, it is natural to choose the best of the best, please say the candidate in your mind. ”

Gongsun Ruyun snorted coldly and continued: "A certain person who is a protector, I think everyone here has heard of it. Hussar general, champion marquis, leader Youzhou herd, and Yuan Junhou, who is known as the little overlord, can take on this important responsibility?"

Hearing that it was Yuan Qi who Gongsun Zhuyun was promoting, Sun Jian immediately stood up, stood side by side with Gongsun Zhuyun, and said loudly: "The prestige of Yuanjun Hou has also been famous for a long time. A few days ago under the capital, a certain had the honor to see the side of Yuan Junhou, whether it was courage, courage or martial arts, he was called the dragon among people. A certain also agreed with Gongsun Taishou's opinion. ”

After Sun Jian, Beihai Taishou Kong Rong also stood up, looked around and said: "Yuan Junhou is famous all over the world, shocking the northern Xinjiang, the old man has also heard of various deeds of Yuan Junhou, a few years ago in the capital, I also had the honor to meet with Yuan Junhou for a while, he exported into chapters, brilliant writing, and his bearing is heartbreaking. The old man also agreed with Gongsun Taishou's opinion. ”

Xuzhou Thorn Shi Tao Qian also stood up and said in an old tone: "Everyone knows that the old man has no ambitions, and he is a state thorn in vain. The reason why the old man worked tirelessly, did not avoid his old age, and led the army to the alliance with a ruined body, was to save today's son from the clutches of Dong thief. Yuan Junhou is a member of the royal family, and he is the person most relied on by the emperor and today, so the old man also agrees that Yuan Junhou will be the leader of the alliance. ”

Seeing that the situation had taken a turn for the worse, and there were four princes who stood up to support Yuan Qi, faintly forming a division with himself and others, Yuan Ding couldn't help but flash a trace of displeasure on his face, but he quickly covered it up well, and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Junhou is indeed a good candidate, but before I waited for the alliance, I issued a letter to various places, and Yuan Junhou did not respond for a long time, but I don't know why?" The implication is that Yuan Qi clearly knew about the alliance of the princes of the Eighteen Roads, but he refused to come, either looking down on everyone or afraid of Dong Meng's monstrous power. When Yuan Ding said this, his intention was obvious, he was pouring dirty water on Yuan Qi.

As soon as Yuan Ding's words fell, a thunderous shout suddenly came from the camp gate: "Hussar General, Champion Hou, Leader Youzhou Mu Yuan!"