Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 633 Blinded by Desire
Yuan Xi led his army to a dozen miles outside Yecheng. He saw that tens of thousands of Yuan Tan's troops surrounded Yecheng, and the road leading to Yecheng was also blocked. In order to deal with the worst situation, he had to order his soldiers to attack Yecheng. They set up camp on the ground to prepare for Yuan Tan's attack.

Not long after, as soon as the soldiers put up the gate of the village, a messenger from Yuan Tanjun came over and asked Yuan Xi to go to Yuan Tan's camp.

After hearing what the messenger said, Yuan Xi smiled and said to him, "Why don't Xiansi come to see me in person?"

The messenger was at a loss for words and was hemming and hawing when Yuan Xi said, "Go back and tell Xian Si that I am in a hurry to enter the city and don't have time."

After hearing this, the messenger's face changed greatly, and he blurted out: "Young Master, you want to be an enemy of your Majesty?"

Yuan Xi felt angry after hearing this, and shouted sternly: "Did Xiansi bring this to me?"

"Ignoring foreign enemies, does he want to start a war with me?"

"Get back!"

The messenger returned to Yuan Tan's barracks in despair and told Yuan Xi what he had said. After hearing this, Yuan Tan sighed to Guo Tu beside him: "This test failed, and Xian Yi was completely offended."

"If I had known this, I should have gone out to greet him in person."

Guo Tu's face didn't look good either. He originally thought that Yuan Tan was powerful and Yuan Xi was blocked from the city, so he would be more or less soft on Yuan Tan. He didn't expect that the other party would start a fight as soon as he came up!

He just wanted to wake up at this moment. Yuan Xi's current behavior was to tell him clearly that he was not afraid of Yuan Tan turning his back and starting a war!
If this were to happen, how could Yuan Shang in the city let go of this opportunity? It would be Yuan Tan who would be attacked from both sides. Even if he had the superior force, he would not be sure to seize Yecheng under the two-man attack.

Yuan Tan also wanted to understand this. The words he just said were already blaming. The implication was that if Yuan Tan had lowered his attitude at the beginning and went to greet Yuan Xi in person, the two parties might have already sat down and joined forces.

Yuan Tan turned to Guo Tu. Seeing the embarrassment on his face, he looked at Xin Ping. Xin Ping knew it was his time to speak, so he stood up quickly and said, "At this time, it is not appropriate to cause any more trouble, at least not to fall out with Fierce Tiger!"

With a snap, Yuan Tan clapped his hands, startling the anxious messenger on the side. Yuan Tan turned to him and said, "You didn't handle this matter well."

The messenger trembled all over, knelt on the ground, kowtowed with all his strength, and said, "Forgive me!"

He felt extremely aggrieved. It wasn't because Qianjun asked him to show off to his opponent that he could continue to negotiate terms. How could he be blamed for this?
But now he couldn't argue, and he would definitely not argue at this time, which would hurt Yuan Tan's face.

Yuan Tan sighed, "If you offend my second brother, you always have to apologize."

"You still need to prepare this gift."

The messenger looked up in astonishment.

Yuan Xi was meditating in the tent. He now needed to enter the city to organize his troops and then rush to Huaicheng, but Yuan Tan blocked the outside, so Yuan Shang would definitely not open the city gate.

Yuan Tan's actions not only threatened Yuan Shang, but also hindered Yuan Xi's next actions. That's why he was so angry at the messenger just now. When was he still fighting among himself!
The most troublesome thing now is that Yuan Tan has more soldiers than Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang combined. Yuan Xi has to suppress his anger and think about how to persuade Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang to stop.

After all, Cao Cao's army was not seriously injured. At this time, he was still watching the south bank of the Yellow River. Thinking that Cao Cao might have gone to Huaicheng, Yuan Xi was really not in the mood to waste time here with these messy things!
At this time, the guards came in and reported that Yuan Tan had arrived.

Yuan Xi was a little surprised after hearing this. He thought that Yuan Tan had done so many things that hindered him in private and did not dare to come to his camp. He did not expect that Yuan Tan was so courageous, which also showed that he really did not want to be his enemy at this time. Heart.

He left the camp and went to greet Yuan Tan at the gate of the village. He saw Yuan Tan and dozens of soldiers waiting at the gate of the village. When he saw Yuan Xi coming out to greet him, he got off his horse and walked towards Yuan Xi, saying: "Xian Yi, long time no see!"

The two of them walked in at the same time, stretched out their hands and held them together. Yuan Xi saw the excitement on the other side's face, so he had to pretend to be moved and said: "Brother, you are fine."

Yuan Tan laughed loudly and patted Yuan Xi on the shoulder, "Thank you for recognizing me as your brother!"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi said calmly: "I not only recognize my brother, I also recognize Lord Benchu ​​and my third brother in the city."

After hearing this, Yuan Tan's face changed slightly. Yuan Xi's words were definitely not a very good thing for Yuan Tan. Yuan Xi was obviously implying that he was qualified and willing to participate in Ye City. Get involved!
Yuan Tan thought to himself that he had not seen his second brother for two years. His second brother, who had been mediocre and timid when he was a child, had changed more and more, and even he could no longer suppress his aura!
He calmed down and said with a smile: "My second brother is right. If my father knew about it, he would definitely be very happy."

From Yuan Xi's indifferent expression, he could not guess the situation of Yuan Shao in the city, so he said directly: "Second brother has entered Ye City. Have you met my father?"

Yuan Xi looked directly into Yuan Tan's eyes and said, "I see it."

"I think Mr. Benchu ​​also wants to see my brother."

"Brother, why don't you come to the city and see me?"

Yuan Tan's face froze after hearing this. He dared to come to Yuan Xi's military camp because he knew that Yuan Xi would not kill him, because killing himself would not be beneficial to Yuan Xi.

But that's not necessarily the case when he enters the city. He and Yuan Shang have a direct competitive relationship of interest, and this contradiction is irreconcilable!

Yuan Shang will definitely not let his army enter the city. He will not be able to capture Yecheng for a while. If he enters the city alone, who knows if Yuan Shang will be tempted and kill him brazenly?
He hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Yang Di behind him. When Yang Di saw it, he brought up a wooden tray with something in it and covered it with linen. He suppressed his nausea and opened it. Messenger's head.Yuan Tan laughed and said, "This person is very rude to my second brother. Let me kill him to make amends to my second brother!"

Yuan Xi looked at his head, shook his head and said, "Brother, I think too much. In fact, he didn't offend me."

He turned to Yang Di: "How are you, Madam?"

Yang Di subconsciously replied: "Okay, okay, very good."

He reacted immediately and almost spat out a mouthful of blood when he saw the joking looks of his colleagues around him.

Yuan Xi's words seemed like greetings, but combined with the other party's lustful reputation and the experience of Yang Xi taking his wife to Xuzhou as an envoy, it is easy for people to misunderstand that Mrs. Yang Xi and Yuan Xi had something ulterior. !
Yang Xi was already thinking about turning around and running away. Whether Yuan Xi said this intentionally or not, he put a vague hat on himself. He was afraid that the other party would tell him clearly what it means to be frightened by words. Call it groundless.

These words are not necessarily true, but they cause great damage to people's reputations. They are also a warning to Yang Di. Isn't it the same thing that happened when the Yang family broke off their engagement with the Kong family girl?
Yang Xi was very smart and figured this out immediately, but he became even more depressed. Not to mention that the relationship between Kong Rong and Yuan Xi was very bad. Why did Yuan Xi never forget this matter and help Kong Rong repeatedly?
Not to mention that Yang Xi was extremely embarrassed, Yuan Tan saw that Yuan Xi didn't seem to agree with him, so he laughed and said, "Are we just standing here talking?"

Yuan Xi stepped aside and said, "This is my fault. Brother, please come in."

Yuan Tan did not refuse and walked in first. He found hundreds of soldiers standing behind the gate of the camp. The armor on their bodies and the weapons in their hands were all extremely sophisticated and eye-catching. It looked like they were expensive.

Yuan Tan saw that each of these people were tall and powerful, glaring at them with eager eyes, exuding a faint murderous aura. They were much stronger than the most elite soldiers under his command.

He knew in his heart that this was the extremely famous trap camp, and he couldn't help but feel envious and jealous. He didn't know what means Yuan Xi used to get this powerful army from Lu Bu!

There are rumors that this is the dowry given by Yuan Xi after he deceived Lu Bu's daughter. Yuan Tan became even more unbalanced after hearing this. He, the second brother, is more capable of eating soft food than fighting, right?
The two of them entered the tent, sat opposite each other and exchanged a few words. Yuan Xi didn't want Yuan Tan to be too secretive anymore, so he said bluntly: "Brother surrounded Yecheng, do you want to fall out with Xianfu?"

After hearing this, Yuan Tan looked gloomy and said, "Does my second brother also doubt me?"

"My father is seriously ill. As the eldest son, I am not allowed to see him in the city. Why?"

"How do I know if it was my third brother who held my father hostage?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi said calmly: "Brother, why do you think so?"

"I still say what I said, when brother meets Benchu ​​Gong, everything will come to light."

"If brother is afraid that Xianfu will do something bad, I can be a guarantee. How about accompanying brother into the city?"

Yuan Tan was speechless, and then said sadly: "Second brother, you were deceived by third brother!"

"Do you think he is so kind?"

"As the eldest brother, I won't hide it from you. My informant in Yecheng sent out information that the third brother poisoned my father and wanted to take over Yecheng in advance!"

"As the eldest son of Yuan, how can I allow him to do such a treasonous and unethical thing?"

Previously, Yuan Xi's review of torture in the city was not publicized, so the city did not know that Yuan Xi did many things. Now after listening to Yuan Tan's words, he knew that the other party may not understand the current inside story of Yecheng. Then he said calmly: "Brother, you have to provide evidence when you speak."

"How did Xianfu poison Benchu ​​Gong?"

Yuan Tan choked. He couldn't say that all this information about him was told to him by Cao Cao's spies in Yecheng, right?
Doesn't this confirm that he and Cao Cao were colluding and knew about Yuan Shao's poisoning in advance?

This matter is actually what Yuan Tan fears the most.

Yes, it was precisely because of the information delivered by Cao Cao that he was able to set off for Yecheng before Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang.

But this also means that Yuan Tan has long known that something will happen to Yuan Shao's body.

After Yuan Tan learned of this almost predicted news, with his intelligence, he immediately realized that Cao Cao probably knew and planned something!
He could even guess that a spy had set a trap for Yuan Shang and poisoned Yuan Shao through his hands!

When Yuan Tan got the news, his first reaction was that he should immediately send someone to notify Yuan Shao.

But then he froze.

Because Yuan Shao obviously would not hand over the inheritance rights to himself, he told Yuan Tan that if he wanted to achieve his goal of inheriting the Yuan family, it would be more advantageous for Yuan Shao to die!

Cold sweat broke out on Yuan Tan's forehead. Did Cao Cao know exactly what he was thinking, so he told him the news?
(End of this chapter)