Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 659
Xu You is a cruel and arrogant person, but that is because he has the capital to be proud. After all, among Yuan Shao's subordinates, he is the eldest in terms of qualifications. As early as decades ago, he had been with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. know.

Although Yuan Shao was very suspicious, he was good to his friends before he became rich. When Cao Cao raised an army, he was defeated by Xu Rong and his family was completely ruined. It was Yuan Shao who gave Dongjun to Cao Cao as a place to stay, and Cao Cao was born. Later rise.

Xu You's situation at the beginning was even worse than Cao Cao's.

In the first year of Zhongping (184), Xu You joined forces with Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, Zhou Jing of Pei State and other heroes to plot to depose Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and make the Marquis of Hefei the emperor. He also tried to persuade Cao Cao to join in, but Cao Cao refused.

Wang Fen wanted to take advantage of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty's northern patrol to launch an army to prevent Black Mountain bandits, but in the end Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty stopped his troops and summoned him to the court. Wang Fen was afraid and committed suicide, and Xu You fled.

It was not until Yuan Shao captured Jizhou from Han Fu that Xu You took the opportunity to defect to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao did not treat him badly and allowed him to serve as a counselor and promised him a high official position.

Xu You was complacent at first, but later he discovered that Yuan Shao had many advisers, among whom Xun Chen Jushou and Tian Feng Pang Ji had much higher status than him.

Although Xu You also knew that these counselors contributed a lot to Yuan Shao's victory in Jizhou, he felt that he was just unlucky and did not catch up with this great opportunity to easily defeat Jizhou, so that among the eight counselors, he was even ranked in the top four. Not on.

Coupled with the fact that the local nobles in Jizhou were united, Xu You felt even more isolated and gradually began to become cynical.

After several battles, Xu You's opinions were not only not adopted, but he didn't even have the chance to make meritorious deeds. Seeing that he seemed to be becoming less and less important, he began to focus on greedy money.

Fortunately, Xu You had a more accurate vision and had attached himself to Yuan Shang. When the relationship between Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi was not good, Xu You went to Youzhou to take charge. Although he sacrificed a nephew and escaped back in disgrace, he was at least stronger. Gained Yuan Shang's trust.

Facts have proved that in this regard, he has a better vision than Guo Tuxinping and others.

The problem that has always troubled Jizhou has never been the lack of talents. It is precisely because there are too many monks and too few people to live together, which leads to the disunity of people. On the other hand, the lack of a leader who can convince everyone is the most critical problem.

From the perspective of later generations, the forces of the three kingdoms all have their own designated leaders. The Shu Kingdom has Zhuge Liang, the Wu Kingdom has Zhou Yu, Lu Su and Lu Xun, and the Wei Kingdom has Guo Jiaxun, Xunyou and Sima Yi. Each period is guaranteed to have an outstanding leader. People, to subdue other subordinates.

Of course, this will also lead to the increasing prestige of the leading figures. The different personalities of the monarchs of the three kingdoms will lead to different attitudes toward them, which ultimately determines the fate of the three kingdoms.

What is now facing the forces in Jizhou is the lack of concerted efforts among counselors to trace the root cause, which is the dispute over the successor.

It's not that Yuan Shao hasn't chosen an heir for a long time. He has already made it clear that Yuan Shang is the heir. However, Yuan Shang's ability and prestige are not enough to convince the public. Yuan Shao also sees this, so he deliberately lets Yuan Shang lead the army and trains him in Jizhou. Prestige in the military.

If Yuan Shang was given three to five years to live up to his expectations, he would most likely be able to meet Yuan Shao's expectations, but Yuan Shao couldn't hold on anymore and passed away early.

This completely disrupted the long-term plan of the Jizhou forces, which caused the Jizhou gentry to be greatly shaken in terms of their hearts and prospects.

The Jizhou nobles were like this, let alone Xu You. He was originally ambitious and wanted to make a career, but Yuan Shao's death completely extinguished his last thoughts, because Xu You knew that people like Yuan Shao valued old relationships. People I will never meet again!
So Xu You wanted to find a way out now, but the one he chose immediately was not Yuan Shang.

Although Xu You is Yuan Shang's man, and because of Pang Ji's accidental death, this is actually a great opportunity to compete for Yuan Shang's advisers, but Xu You has already decided to quit.

Firstly, it was because he thought that no matter in terms of ability or means, he could not compete with the Jizhou nobles. Since Yuan Tan dared to attack Pang Ji, if he served Yuan Shang, he might one day be targeted by Yuan Tan and die.

Secondly, it was because Yuan Shang had already found the next mastermind, Shen Pei.

Although Shen Pei is very capable, he also has many shortcomings in his character. He is not as generous as Pang Ji. On the contrary, he is a very vengeful person.

Xu You's relatives were greedy and cruel, and were sued several times by the inquisitors, demanding severe punishment. The two sides had long been at odds with each other, and the two were unwilling to give in because of their own dignity, which made the relationship even more tense.

Naturally, Xu You couldn't defeat the local snake, and he was not optimistic about the prospect of Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan fighting, so he started to think about it now.

Maybe it's time to change places.

Yuan Shang didn't know anything about Xu You's thoughts in front of him. If he had any, he might have killed Xu You based on his current temperament.

He spoke to Shen Pei and said to Xu You: "Although I have sent someone to deliver a letter, agreeing not to pursue the murder of Mr. Yuan Tu in exchange for the opportunity to join forces to deal with Cao Jun."

"But when Xiansi saw my reaction like this, he went even further. He turned a deaf ear to my suggestion that our troops should be divided into two groups to occupy the north bank of the Yellow River and respond to each other. He only said that he was short of food and asked Yecheng to supply military rations!"

The more he spoke, the angrier he became, "How much food can there be in Yecheng? My own soldiers don't even have enough to eat. How can I give it to him?"

"Now that he is convinced that I dare not fall out, he threatens to attack Cao Cao. Moreover, there are many people in the city who secretly rely on him. Apart from these two gentlemen, I don't even have anyone I can talk to, let alone the officials below! "

"What I have to do now is to stabilize the situation in Yecheng, but there are many positions lacking. What can you two gentlemen do?"

Xu You was overjoyed and said, "I still have some relatives..."

The judge said coldly: "The moral conduct of Mr. Ziyuan's relatives is extremely poor. This is a critical period, and we need reliable people. Otherwise, we will give people an excuse and the city will only become more chaotic."

Xu You was depressed, but couldn't refute. He became more and more dissatisfied. Suddenly, he rolled his eyes and realized his plan.He said: "The most reliable ones are of course Yuan's own people."

"There happens to be such a group of people in the city, and they have all held important positions. Their official ranks are not low. They can be said to be very experienced."

"And these people are not in a good situation now. If the young master can pardon them, they will definitely be grateful and serve the young master."

Yuan Shang came to his senses and said, "What Mr. Ziyuan said was the Yuan Gongdao tribesman who was escorted from Shouchun?"

Xu You said sternly: "Exactly, these people are all ready from the county guard to the county magistrate, from the generals to the counselors. How can I say that the talents under the command of Gonggong Gong back then are comparable to those of Benchu ​​Gong. With the help of these people, Gongzi Why worry about failure?"

After hearing this, Yuan Shang looked happy, but he heard the judge say: "No, Yuan Gongli is now colluding with Cao Cao. If these people are used, wouldn't Benchu ​​Gong's last wish become a joke?"

Xu You's face darkened, his heart became angry, and he said coldly: "I understand what Mr. Zhengnan means."

"But now that the situation is corrupt, can we just call Yuan Tan away from the city with our mouths?"

"And if we can subdue the Yuan Jiujiu tribe, we can make a gesture to Yuan Jiujiu and tell him that if he takes the young master as the head of the family, the past things will be forgotten."

"In this case, the relationship between him and Cao Cao can be divided, and it is unknown whether he will break with Cao Cao and turn to the young master!"

"What's more, Ben Chu's last wish was for the young master to firmly establish himself as the head of the family and then plot the world. If Duke Jiu recognizes the young master as the head of the family, what will Yuan Tan and his ilk have to fear?"

After hearing this, Yuan Shang looked happy and said: "Sir, what you said makes sense!"

Shen Pei, however, didn't think much about this part. It's not that he didn't think about it at all, but as a Jizhou nobleman, he was naturally resistant to the outside Jianghuai Yuan family. When he saw Yuan Shang's voice in agreement, he knew that he had already He couldn't stop it, so he had to say: "What Zi Yuan said makes sense, I have no objection."

But he still had some knots in his heart. After all, he was the mastermind now, so Yuan Shang accepted Xu You's opinion, which made him seem irrelevant.

Xu You sneered in his heart. He had heard about Yuan Shu's tribesmen's comments for a long time. He was no less greedy than his own relatives.

He knew that Shenpei's tribe was not very clean. Now that these people would cause trouble in Yecheng sooner or later, let Shenpei take his time and have a headache!

In Jicheng, the convoy is ready to go. The strongest carriages can travel quickly day and night. There is no need to slow down the horses. Dozens of cavalry, each with three horses, are just for the purpose of running hundreds of miles to reach the southern pass of Montenegro.

Zhen Mi came out to see Lu Lingqi off, but she was still a little worried. She quietly went to the side and asked Guo Jia: "Is it really okay to call the envoy back now?"

"If Cao Cao were to hold the emperor hostage, wouldn't my husband be very passive?"

Guo Jia replied: "To welcome the Emperor is a matter of great righteousness. Now that Cao Cao is holding the Emperor hostage, you have the right of righteousness to use troops against Cao Cao."

"Otherwise, it would be unjustifiable for you to seek hegemony over the world. Now that Cao Cao has given him this opportunity, isn't it just what he wanted?"

"It seems that Cao Cao has the upper hand, but in fact he has been forced by the prince to make this choice in the past two years. If the situation was better, he would not be so eager to break up with the emperor!"

Zhen Mi felt a little relieved and said to Lu Lingqi, "My sister will have to work hard this time."

"After the death of Marquis Wen, I can't help much, but I always let my sister run around. I feel extremely ashamed."

Lu Lingqi shook her head, "Sister, there's no need to say that. In this world, the only one who can help my father avenge me is my husband."

"Don't worry, sister, I will definitely bring my husband back well. It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Sooner or later, I will ask Cao Cao to repay this blood debt."

She got into the carriage, waved to Zhen Mi, and with an order, the carriage and cavalry galloped out of the city towards Black Mountain.

Mrs. Wu stood at the window, holding Yuan Qian in her arms, looking at the carriage in a daze. She didn't even hear what Sun Shangxiang said to her.

Yuan Xi, who was far away at the Black Mountain Pass, after repelling two tentative attacks by Ma Teng's army, asked Ju Shou and Lu Xun a question that had troubled him for a long time.

"Why can Cao Cao's former enemies become his allies?"

　I fell off an electric scooter a few days ago and broke my entire knee, but later I felt that no bones were injured, so I didn't care.

　　But I also fell on my shoulder at that time, and the long-term strained injury on my right hand recurred. When I went to the hospital for examination, I found that there were problems with the ligaments and joints, and I was unable to bear weight or lift. The doctor judged that my right hand had lost the ability to work and needed to be hospitalized immediately.

　　Fortunately, I can still type, but I need to update tomorrow. Fortunately, I still have some manuscripts saved, so I will update four times tomorrow and the next day, and try my best to ensure continuous updates in the future. After all, I have encountered many more troublesome things than this since I started writing novels. I have been there, but I have never updated it, which can be regarded as a small persistence. Thank you for your continued support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)