Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 91 After working diligently for so many years, can’t you enjoy yourself?

"Then Your Majesty, I will take my leave first. If there is any other news, I will come to the palace to report to you." After confirming the situation on Zhen Mi's side, Guo Jia stood up and said goodbye and left.

Looking at Guo Jia's departing back, Liu Xie stroked his chin, thinking back to the conversation just now, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
The war situation has now deviated from the original history.

He also couldn't guess who would be the final winner of this battle against Yuan Shu, as there were too many unpredictable variables.

But to be honest, compared to Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, he hopes that Lu Bu can win.

After all, compared with other warlords who ruled their own territories, Lu Bu could be regarded as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.

If Cao Cao becomes powerful, we will surely die if we fall into his hands.

If Yuan Shao became powerful, he would be a puppet all his life and would not have any freedom at all.

"Fengxian, don't let Yuan Shao and Cao Cao occupy too much of Yuan Shu's territory."

Liu Xie prayed in his heart.

As long as Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's power was not allowed to develop, he would be willing to accept even if Sun Ce won the final victory.

……

By June, the weather was scorching hot.

Yuan Shao did not stay in Yecheng, but took his family and a group of trusted advisers to a mountain villa more than ten miles away from Yecheng to escape the summer heat and enjoy the mountains and rivers.

Halfway up the mountain, in a pavilion.

Yuan Shao ordered his maid to bring several jars of unopened wine into the pavilion and said to everyone with a smile: "This plum wine is made from the best green plums and has been buried in the mountains for several years."

"It's a rare opportunity for you all to come here today. There's nothing else in the mountains but this wine to entertain you."

The maid opened the mud seal of the wine jar, and a fresh fragrance immediately spread out.

Most of the people present were wine lovers, especially Xu You, who could not hold back after smelling the aroma of wine and hurriedly said, "Quick, quick, quick! Pour me a bowl!"

Seeing how impatient he was, Yuan Shao teased him, "Ziyuan, you still have the habit of drinking."

Hearing this, Xu You held up the wine bowl and said seriously: "Wine is the essence of grain. Drinking more can prolong your life."

"I drink so that I can live longer, stay with my lord for a long time, and help him achieve great things!"

These words made everyone burst into laughter.

"You drunkard!"

Yuan Shao laughed and cursed, but he didn't really care about it. "Ziyuan is right. If I want to achieve great things, I can't do without your help."

"Come, I toast to you all!"

Everyone raised their wine bowls and said, "Cheers to the Lord!"

The atmosphere in the pavilion was quite pleasant for a while.

While drinking, Jia Xu looked at the people in the pavilion, but did not see the young figure, and could not help but frowned slightly.

All of Yuan Shao's advisers are here today.

But the only person he didn't see was Guo Jia.

Jia Xu looked at Yuan Shang who was sitting next to him and asked, "Didn't Master Guo come with you?"

Yuan Shang was still thinking about whether to toast Jia Xu, but he didn't expect that Jia Xu would take the initiative to talk to him. He was immediately very happy: "Feng Xiao was not feeling well, so he didn't come."

"So that's how it is." Jia Xu nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

But he guessed in his heart that Guo Jia must have gone into the palace to meet the emperor while everyone was out.

In this case, the palace guards seem to be loyal to the emperor, otherwise Guo Jia’s frequent meetings with the emperor would have been news of this.

Jia Xu was silently calculating the emperor's chances of escaping Yuan Shao's control.

Just as everyone was drinking and chatting in high spirits, Tian Feng suddenly stood up and said, "My lord, Feng has something to say." Yuan Shao asked, "What does Yuan Hao want to say?"

Tian Feng said sternly: "My lord, the great cause has not yet been accomplished, and the heroes of the world are fighting each other. You really shouldn't indulge in pleasure here."

"After drinking, you should return to the city as soon as possible. Many matters are still waiting for your decision."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became cold.

There was a flash of annoyance in Yuan Shao's eyes. He had worked diligently for many years, and couldn't he have a few days to play and enjoy himself?
He suppressed his anger and said, "If Yuan Hao wants to go back, then go back first! I want to have fun here with you gentlemen for a few days!"

Yuan Shao was really fed up with Tian Feng, who always stood up and contradicted him when he was in high spirits!
Nowadays, even going out of town for fun and drinking requires some comment!

"Yuan Hao, you've drunk too much." Seeing Yuan Shao's unhappy expression, Ju Shou quickly stood up to smooth things over for Tian Feng.

But Tian Feng refused to listen. After hearing Yuan Shao's words, he actually bowed and said, "Then I will take my leave first."

After saying that, he stood up and walked out of the pavilion.

Seeing this, everyone looked at each other.

Yuan Shao slammed the table heavily and said gloomily: "Don't worry about him! Keep drinking!"

Ju Shou looked at Tian Feng's back and sighed softly.

Jia Xu watched all this coldly. He glanced at Yuan Shao with a sullen face, then glanced at Tian Feng who was leaving, and couldn't help but shake his head in his heart.

"Yuan Shao is indeed not someone worth following."

When he observes a person, he never looks at what the other person does under normal circumstances, but rather what the other person does when he is angry, sad, or frightened.

Because people usually pretend, and their true nature can only be seen when their emotions are revealed.

The way Yuan Shao treated the outspoken and remonstrant Tian Feng shows that he was not a wise leader and such a person would find it difficult to accomplish great things.

"I wonder how the emperor compares to Yuan Shao. How has he grown compared to a few years ago?" Jia Xu was a little curious.

The true face of the emperor who could make someone like Guo Jia willing to help him was definitely not what he saw when he entered the palace that day. It was probably just a disguise.

“My lord! My lord——!”

When Jia Xu was thinking, he suddenly heard a shout. He looked up and saw Tian Feng coming back.

Yuan Shao frowned and said coldly: "Didn't Yuan Hao want to go back to the city? Why did he come back?"

"My lord! There is an urgent report from Generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou!" Tian Feng always ignored the sarcasm in Yuan Shao's words, and presented a report with a serious expression.

"Urgent news came from the front line of Yangzhou that Lü Bu had captured Zhongli County and was fighting a decisive battle with Yuan Shu at the Huai River. On the day of the decisive battle, Lü Bu shot and killed Yuan Shu's general Le Jiu across the river, then crossed the river and defeated Yuan Shu!"

"Yuan Shu's 60,000-man army was destroyed and retreated to Shou County under the cover of Zhang Xiu. Lu Bu has now ordered his army to advance towards Shou County!"

"In addition, Cao Cao personally led 50,000 troops to the city of Shou County, and Sun Ce from Jiangdong also deployed his troops outside Shou County!"

Tian Feng's words shocked everyone.

"Bring it!"

Yuan Shao didn't bother to care about the unpleasantness that had just occurred between him and Tian Feng. He directly took the report and started reading it. His expression quickly became solemn.

Only after reading the entire report several times did he grit his teeth and curse in dissatisfaction: "Yuan Shu, how could you be so despicable as to let my Yuan family's territory fall into the hands of others!"

He never expected that Lu Bu could defeat Yuan Shu with such minor losses.

This was totally inconsistent with his original plan!

If Lu Bu didn't lose any soldiers and generals, how could he have bypassed him and swallowed up Yuan Shu's territory?

What's more, now that Cao Cao has intervened, and with the covetous Sun Ce from Jiangdong, Yuan Shao has no idea how Yan Liang and Wen Chou will fight for territory for him with three groups of people.

(End of this chapter)