Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 42 His arsenic, my honey

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "You can say that."

"But more precisely, I'm helping you."

Yuan Tan raised his eyebrows, "Second brother, why did you say that? Isn't this something that benefits us all?"

Yuan Xi said in a deep voice: "Brother can't give me what I want for the time being, but I have to stand in front of him to block the gun."

He understood that this was a critical moment for bargaining, and if he could convince Yuan Tan, he would be able to win more bargaining chips for himself.

Yuan Tan was really interested and said, "Let's hear it."

At that time, the wine in the jug was already cold, but his heart began to heat up.

Because Yuan Tan found out in the past two years that his situation is getting worse.

The father, Yuan Shao, is obviously leaning towards the third younger brother Yuan Shang, so it is really possible that the elder will be replaced by the younger!
Yuan Xi said without hesitation: "The big brother's difficulty is that he is already at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the third brother for the heir."

Yuan Tan was startled, and Yuan Xi was right again!
The second younger brother knows the situation in Yecheng like the palm of his hand, and someone is obviously tipping him off!

The second brother is not easy!

Yuan Tan said in a deep voice: "The situation is unclear, the outcome is unknown, how can my second brother be sure that I will definitely lose?"

Yuan Xi smiled: "Father dotes on Mrs. Liu, right?"

Yuan Tan's expression was gloomy and cold: "The third younger brother is Mrs. Liu's biological son. He loves the house as much as Wu, and the third younger brother is extremely favored."

Yuan Xi nodded: "Now the situation is actually very obvious. I am in Youzhou, my eldest brother is in Qingzhou, and my third brother monopolizes the base camp of Jizhou. The eldest brother should be able to see that the defeat has already appeared."

"If I'm not wrong, after a few years when Youzhou and Qingzhou are pacified, you and I will take charge of one state, defend the border for the third brother, and protect Jizhou."

Yuan Tan slammed his fist on the table: "He deserves it too!"

Yuan Xi said again: "Now the big brother is most afraid of being adopted to Yuan Ji's branch!"

"Abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones requires a good excuse. Passing the elder brother over to the late Yuan Ji as his step-son is the most righteous way, just like his father was once adopted."

"It's just that my father turned from a concubine to a legitimate son, and my elder brother turned from a patriarch to an offspring's legitimate son. It's a great loss."

Yuan Tan's face was gloomy, Yuan Xi said what was on his mind, and his counselors also thought of this point, but this is an open conspiracy, and everyone has no way to deal with it!

He said shyly, "Do you have a way?"

Yuan Xi nodded and said: "He's arsenic, my honey."

Yuan Tan was startled, and suddenly realized.

He laughed loudly: "So it is, so it is!"

"Second brother wants to get rid of his status as a concubine, so he can only set up his own family."

"Although Anguo Tinghou is a Tinghou, he is still a third-class prince. For the second brother, he is indeed not low!"

As the highest lieutenant in the Han system, he is divided into third-class counties, townships, and pavilions.

Lu Bu's Marquis Wen was awarded by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty after Dong Zhuo was killed, ranking among the highest county marquises.

Yuan Tan's face turned pale: "Second Brother, isn't there something you want from me?"

Yuan Xi shook his head and said: "I don't have to. Anyway, even though I am a bastard, I can live a good life in Youzhou alone."

"The problem now is, if I don't take this position, then this thing will definitely fall on the eldest brother."

"Brother, do you want it?"

Yuan Tan was speechless.

Think about it carefully, it really is!

However, Yuan Xi still concealed his real purpose.

Yuan Tan didn't guess Yuan Xi's real intention, nor could he guess it.

Yuan Tan shyly said: "That's true, I just don't understand one thing, since I'm already at a disadvantage, why the second brother didn't help the third brother, but came to help me?"

Seeing the historical direction of his later generations, Yuan Xi frightened Yuan Tan and said, "I helped my third brother, but he won't give me anything in return."

"He will think that getting the position of Patriarch is a matter of course, and naturally he will not be grateful to me."

"I give charcoal to my elder brother in a timely manner, and naturally the elder brother will give me much more in return than the third brother."

Yuan Tan nodded and said, "Second brother is a straightforward person, indeed!"

"Let me tell you the truth. The third brother is in charge of the defense of Jizhou, including the delivery of military rations in Beixincheng."

"The third brother knows about the plight of the second brother, but the father may not know."

"Third brother thinks that we can deal with both of us at the same time, so we can't sit still!"

"If you can help me get the position of Patriarch, I can give you anything!"

Yuan Xi thought to himself that his elder brother was either an honest person, or a traitor who wrote a bad promise.

But it doesn't matter, Yuan Tan now has something to ask of himself, as long as he can get enough benefits from it.

He smiled and said, "I guess Jun Liang is the third brother who is behind the scenes, but I don't understand why he targets me so much."

Yuan Tan shook his head and said, "I don't know either."

Now that they understood that Yuan Shang was the common enemy in front of them, they immediately cut their fingers, drank blood wine, and made a promise.

Yuan Tan felt much relieved, and said, "How does the second brother plan to help me?"

Yuan Xidao: "My idea is very simple."

"I want to be famous."

"Whether it's the prestige on the battlefield or the popularity of the people, they must surpass Big Brother."

Yuan Tan was taken aback, feeling a little wary.

Seeing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "I am a bastard, and it is absolutely impossible for me to compete with my eldest brother for the position of head of the family."

"Only my reputation has skyrocketed, and I have shown obvious hostility towards the third brother. The third brother will definitely try to kick me out of the Yuan family, taking into account the lessons learned from his father's concubine's overthrow."

"The best way is to adopt me to the dead Yuan Ji."

"At that time, the eldest brother will have a serious problem with his confidant. If the third brother wants to deal with the eldest brother, he can only think of other ways."

Yuan Tan heard this and exclaimed, "This plan is very clever!"

He wasn't a fool either, and then he asked suspiciously: "Father was also adopted by a concubine. If you want to adopt him, isn't it a greater threat to the third brother?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Brother is confused."

"At that time, my father was adopted, and he was not the head of the family. Later, Yuan Kai and Yuan Ji were killed, so they got the chance."

"If the third brother finds out that you and I are teaming up, the first thing he will do is to kick me out first, and then deal with you with all his strength."

"Of course, for the third brother, I can't compete for the head of the family. If you give me a pavilion and can still bribe me, I should be happy to see it."

Yuan Tan thought about it carefully, and it seemed to be the same reason!

He said, "How much time will the second brother spend, and what help do I need?"

Yuan Xi laughed and said, "It's peace of mind to talk to a smart person like Big Brother."

Yuan Tan said to each other, if you are not a bastard, I really have to be wary of you.

Yuan Xi said bluntly: "Yang Wang."

"I give five points, and you have to give me ten points in front of your father."

"Only in this way, I will be jealous of my third brother, and I will be solved first by adopting the method of giving to the side branch."

"Otherwise, it will be the eldest brother's turn to be adopted."

Yuan Tan murmured: "It's not easy to raise hope, it can range from a few years to as many as decades, is there still time?
Yuan Xidao: "It's difficult to say that it's easy to say that it's easy to raise hope."

"If it is fast, it will only take a year and a half, or even a few months."

Yuan Tan was startled: "Impossible!"

"Even if he is as strong as his father, it took more than ten years to take care of him. How could it be so easy!"

Yuan Xi smiled slightly: "Father's ally, Cao Mengde, is going to attack Xuzhou again?"

"I heard that the first time he attacked Xuzhou, he slaughtered several cities, and hundreds of thousands of people were killed or injured."

"This time he attacked Xuzhou for the second time, I'm afraid it will be even more tragic."

"The Yuan family ruled Jizhou with benevolence and righteousness. It is said that Cao Mengde's matter has also attracted criticism from all over the world."

"If I can prevent him from attacking Xuzhou, wouldn't I be able to make a name for myself among the gentry?"

After Yuan Tan heard it, he couldn't help laughing: "Second brother thinks things too simply."

"The dispute in Xuzhou is the key to my father letting Cao Mengde stand in the front against Yuan Shu. How can you and I interfere?"

Yuan Xi sighed: "Brother, how do you compare to Cao Mengde?"

Yuan Tan's face was solemn: "This man accepts poor people and has connections with his ancestors, which is far beyond my reach."

Yuan Xi listened, and said with a smile: "If the eldest brother becomes the master of Jizhou in the future, Cao Cao's Yanzhou will be next to him, and if he wants Xuzhou and Yuzhou, how will the eldest brother suppress him in the future?"

Yuan Tan broke out in cold sweat when he heard this.

He said shyly, "And father..."

Yuan Xi asked directly, "Cao Cao is ten years younger than his father, what if something happens?"

Only then did Yuan Tan's heart shake. Of course he knew who Cao Cao was.

I am not even as good as my third brother, if I become the head of the family, how can I deal with Cao Cao?

Seeing that the time was ripe, Yuan Xi hit the rails while it was hot: "My idea is to plunge Yanzhou and Xuzhou into chaos, leaving Cao Cao with only one state for the time being, so as to delay his pace of becoming bigger and stronger."

Yuan Tan nodded, thinking that this is indeed a solution, but if it affects the situation of the world, can the second brother really do it?
Yuan Xi said: "Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, may be in Tao Qian's hands."

"If I were Tao Qian, I should have captured Cao Song and other members of the Cao clan to blackmail Cao Cao."

"It's a pity that Tao Qian may not understand what kind of person Cao Cao is."

(End of this chapter)