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Chapter 49: Sharpening the Knife to Attack Lu Bu

When the brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi saw how weak their father looked, they felt anxious and confused at the same time.

"Father, you have always been in good health, why did you suddenly fall ill?"

Yuan Shang's face was full of anxiety and his tone was full of worry.

He just heard that Yuan Shao suddenly fell into a coma, and then he and Yuan Xi hurried back, but he didn't know the specific reason.

Yuan Shao sighed, "I was just angry when I heard Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor. Now I am fine. My son, don't worry."

"what?"

Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang were shocked when they heard this.

Yuan Shu...proclaimed himself emperor?!
The two men were not stupid. After hearing this shocking news, they immediately realized the huge impact it would bring.

Yuan Shang was filled with anger: "My Yuan family has been blessed by the Han Dynasty for generations. His rebellious behavior is destroying the reputation of my Yuan family for a hundred years!"

"What's more, the emperor is still in Yecheng! If he becomes emperor, how will you, father, behave in front of him?"

He finally understood why his father fainted from anger.

What Yuan Shu did was extremely hateful!

Yuan Xi, who was standing by, was much calmer. He asked, "Father, what are you going to do? Do you have any plan to deal with it?"

Yuan Shao nodded slightly and said, "I intend to ask for an imperial decree to fight against the enemy and draw a clear line between myself and Yuan Shu. This way, the world will know that Yuan Shu's claim to the throne has nothing to do with me."

He briefly told his two sons about his next plan.

Yuan Shang heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this: "It's good that father is prepared."

Yuan Xi frowned and thought after hearing this. After a moment, he looked up and said to Yuan Shao, "Father, I think that simply requesting an imperial decree to fight against the enemy is not enough to prove your loyalty to the Han Dynasty. Why don't you ask other princes to join forces to fight against the enemy?"

"As long as you take the lead, and create the momentum of the 18 princes' crusade against Dong Zhuo, who would dare to suspect that you have selfish motives?"

Yuan Xi's proposal attracted everyone's attention.

When Yuan Shao led the 18 princes to fight against Dong Zhuo, it was the most glorious moment of his life. From that time on, he became a "role model for the world."

If the situation of joining forces to fight against Dong Zhuo were to reappear now, it would certainly make people all over the world recall Yuan Shao's past glorious deeds. Not only would it greatly reduce the negative impact of Yuan Shu's enthronement, but it would also allow his reputation to rise to a higher level!

"Second Master, this is a brilliant statement!"

Ju Su's eyes lit up, and he greatly appreciated Yuan Xi's proposal. He then excitedly said to Yuan Shao: "My Lord! Issuing an edict to order all the princes to fight against the enemy is indeed the best strategy!"

"Let Cao Cao of Yanzhou, Lu Bu of Xuzhou, Sun Ce of Jiangdong, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, and you, a total of five armies, surround Yuan Shu!"

"This way, they can share the risk, and at the same time, it can show your loyalty and determination to put justice before your relatives and punish the disloyalty!"

For general imperial decrees, the princes could find excuses not to obey.

However, when an imperial decree was issued to attack a traitor who claimed to be emperor, no princes dared to disobey, because they were all Han officials!

If you don't even punish this kind of traitor, do you also want to become an emperor and rebel?

Xu You also stroked his beard and said: "Not only that, but we can also take this opportunity to consume the strength of the various princes, especially Lu Bu and Cao Cao."

"My lord, haven't you always wanted to conquer Xuzhou? This time, when we attack Yuan Shu, let Lu Bu lead the troops to consume his troops and prepare for the conquest of Xuzhou in the future!"

"And if we can defeat Yuan Shu, we can also take the opportunity to divide Yangzhou!"

"This is a strategy that kills four birds with one stone!"

All the counselors praised Yuan Xi's proposal.

At first, they only thought about how to prove their innocence and draw a clear line between themselves and Yuan Shu, but they never thought of taking this opportunity to gain greater benefits!

The saying "those involved in the matter are often confused, while those who are not involved can see clearly" is exactly like this.

There is no doubt that this is the best solution to the current predicament, and it can even turn passivity into initiative and turn bad things into good things!

"Good!" Yuan Shao was very happy, and even his face turned a little redder.

He didn't expect there was such a way to break the impasse!

Thinking of this, he looked at Yuan Xi with approval and praised him, "I haven't seen you for a few months. Xianyi really impressed me!"

Yuan Xi said modestly: "Father, you are too kind. I just said it casually. It doesn't mean anything."

"Don't be modest, this is all your credit!"

Yuan Shao laughed and continued, "My father is ill and needs to recuperate. From today on, all the affairs of the city will be handed over to you and Xianfu."

"It just so happens that I can see how much you have grown."

As soon as these words were spoken, the other ministers in the room felt a chill in their hearts.

Let the two young masters take charge of the city affairs?

When the brothers Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang heard this, they immediately cheered up and said in unison: "We are willing to share our father's worries!"

Yuan Shao patted Yuan Xi on the shoulder and said, "Xianyi, you are the elder brother and act more steadily. Remember to share more of Xianfu's responsibilities."

Yuan Xi said seriously: "Don't worry, father. I will remember this."

"Gong Yu, Zheng Nan, you also need to be more attentive. The two young masters are still young, so you need to assist them carefully."

Ju Su, Shen Pei and other ministers said: "We will do our best to assist the two princes!"

Yuan Shao nodded, then waved his hand and said, "Please do this as soon as possible...Okay, you all can leave. I'm a little tired."

After forcing himself to arrange all these things, he was already very tired.

Everyone saluted and left the room.

Arriving at the courtyard, Yuan Xi bowed to Ju Shou and the others and said, "I will trouble you all for your care during the next period of time. If I have done anything inappropriate, please help me."

His attitude was very humble and his posture was very low.

The counselors hurriedly returned the greeting and said they dared not.

Guo Tu came forward with a smile on his face and said, "If there is anything you don't understand, please feel free to ask me. I will do my best."

Everyone could see that after what had just happened, Yuan Shao recognized Yuan Xi's abilities very much; although he said that he would let the two princes share the responsibility for city affairs, in fact, Yuan Xi was still the main one, otherwise he would not have told Yuan Xi to take care of Yuan Shang.

Xu You also laughed and said, "Second Master, you are too kind. This is what we, the officials, should do."

Seeing Yuan Xi chatting and laughing with his ministers, Yuan Shang's face became a little gloomy. Without saying anything, he strode out of the yard.

This made Guo Tu and Xu You feel a little embarrassed.

Yuan Xi's expression remained unchanged, and he smiled warmly: "It's okay, Third Brother is just a little tired from traveling all the way. If you two adults are free, why not take me to familiarize myself with the affairs in the city first."

"well……"

The two of them smiled again and left with Yuan Xi.

Shen Pei and Feng Ji looked at each other and followed in the direction Yuan Shang left. Now only Ju Shou and Tian Feng were left in the yard.

"My Lord, this has given us a difficult problem."

Looking at the backs of everyone leaving, Ju Shou felt a headache.

Yuan Shao assigned the affairs of the city to Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, and ordered them to assist him, which clearly showed that he wanted to test their attitude towards the two princes.

Tian Feng said calmly: "Just do your own job well, don't think too much about other things, it has nothing to do with us."

Ju Su shook his head, a worried look on his face.

If only it were that simple.

(End of this chapter)