Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 377 Tangled Yuan Tan

Yuan Shang nodded and said: "Very good, I will invite Mr. Feng Ji to go to Liyang, send reinforcements, and explain father's will to elder brother."

Everyone retreated in response, busy with their own tasks, Liu Shi was not idle either, she immediately sent someone to disfigure all of Yuan Shao's favorite concubines and hang them to death.

The judge and Feng Ji discussed that they should not give Yuan Tan too much military power, so they collected five thousand old, weak, sick, and old armored weapons that were waiting to be scrapped and sent them to Li Yang.As for whether it would anger Yuan Tan, it was completely out of their consideration.

Yuan Shao died of illness and Yuan Shang succeeded to the throne. The eyes and ears in Jizhou immediately reported it to Yuan Tan. Yuan Tan was furious and immediately called brothers Xin Ping and Xin Pi to discuss.

"How did my father pass the throne to the third younger brother? It must be the trial match, Feng Ji's ilk who did the harm. I want to go back to Jizhou to find out what happened. What do you two gentlemen think?"

The two brothers shook their heads together, and Xin Ping said: "General, you must not be so reckless. It is well known that the general has been ill for a long time, and now he suddenly died and passed on the throne to the third son. There may be some unknown reasons. But, general, imagine, So what if you return to Jizhou? If the general is alone, if the interrogators and others become malicious and put the general under house arrest, wouldn’t it be a disaster?" "Then I will lead the troops to Jizhou."

"That's even more unacceptable. Even if the general is the eldest son, he shouldn't bring his troops back to Jizhou. It will definitely be said that the general is fighting for the position. At that time, the general will be hard to argue with."

Simpi also said: "The general ordered the master to sit in Liyang to guard against Cao Cao. If the son leaves Liyang and Cao Cao leads the army to attack, how will the son deal with himself?"

Yuan Tan stared wide-eyed, "Then, I just endured this?! Just let the third child ride on my head? What achievements does the third child have to be the master of Jizhou?"

Xin Ping said with a smile: "Actually, it's not always true. Whether you can be the master of Jizhou depends on the people's hearts. If people's hearts are for the general, then sooner or later he will be the general. Even if Yuan Shang is sitting in that seat now, he won't sit for long if he doesn't like the people."

"It's easy to say, with the judge and Fengji here, how can I win people's hearts? Yuan Shang has secured his seat, why can't he win people's hearts?"

"After all, there are very few like them. The general wants to win the hearts of the people and the army. As long as you hold the military power, treat the virtuous and corporal, and love the people like your sons, the hearts of the people will naturally want to. Otherwise, the general will rush to send troops, it may not be..."

Yuan Tan endured and endured, "Well, I'll just listen to what you say for the time being. The order will go down, the whole city will wear mourning, no singing and dancing, no marriages for ten days, the whole army will mourn, and pay homage to the father from afar." Since you want to attract people's hearts, then Starting from the word filial piety, Yuan Tan set up a sacrifice for Yuan Shao in the mourning hall of Gaobin in Liyang.

In the mourning hall, Yuan Tan wore hemp and filial piety, weeping bitterly.Everyone who saw him lamented that the eldest son Yuan Tan could be called the most filial piety.Brothers Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang were deeply moved. These two were generals promoted by Yuan Shao. They were considered brave among young generals. With [-] elite soldiers on hand, they were a force not to be underestimated.

Yuan Tan is well aware of the importance of the two, so he must ascertain their attitudes and draw them into his command.At nightfall, everyone had dispersed, and Yuan Tan left the two of them to discuss something important.

"I don't know why the eldest son called us?"

Yuan Tan touched his tears and said: "My father passed away unfortunately, and I feel very sad in my heart. I am also afraid that people in Jizhou will stir up trouble, so I invite the two of you to come and discuss."

The two brothers also shed tears: "My lord, I am sorry, we have received the lord's great kindness, and we should repay the lord with death."

"I don't know who the two generals think can be the master of Jizhou?"

The two brothers said in unison: "For such a big event, the lord must make arrangements, and we will only obey the lord's will."

"What if someone falsifies and passes on my father's will?"

"My lord, who would dare to do such a big thing? Even if this person has the courage, how could he do it in front of Jizhou Wenwu? The lord passed away, and we are not around, so we dare not speculate." The two brothers clasped their fists and said, " The lord has just mourned, and Liyang is the gateway to Hebei, so we must strictly guard against Cao Cao's attack. My brother is not talented, so I will do my best to protect Liyang."

No matter how Yuan Tan questioned, the two brothers just kept silent.Yuan Tan could see that they would work hard for Jizhou, but they would not participate in the struggle between their brothers.Without the support of these two generals, Yuan Tan became more afraid to act rashly.

"Brother, what is Mr. Yuan Tan's intention?" Back in the mansion, the brothers began to talk secretly, Lu Xiang asked.

"Eldest son, this is peeking at the position of the lord."

"Could it be that the lord didn't pass the position to the eldest son?" Lu Xiang's expression changed.

"Unpredictable."

"Then what should we do?" Lu Xiang asked.

"We are both the sons of the lord, so how do we divide each other? The lord's family affairs can only be resolved by ourselves, and our outsiders' participation will only make it more and more chaotic!"

In a few days, Fengji led the army to arrive. "My condolences to the eldest son, the great general died of illness, and the third son succeeded to the throne. He specially sent me to report the funeral and sent five thousand soldiers to defend Li Yang."

"I don't know what job my father entrusted to me at the end of his life?" Yuan Tan was mentally prepared and still wanted to ask.

"The great general's last words, the eldest son is a former general and governor of Qingzhou."

Just being a former general, Yuan Tan felt unhappy, but he didn't attack it. "Take me to inspect the soldiers and horses!"

Seeing the soldiers in front of him, Yuan Tan became furious, and the queue couldn't stand upright. Is this also called soldiers?Before he could open his mouth, Feng Ji said: "My lord, although there are 20 horses in Jizhou, they are all stationed in various places, and there is no time to mobilize them in a hurry. The general has a new funeral, and in order to prevent chaos, the defense needs to be strengthened. These 5000 people will be added to the young master later."

Yuan Tan's anger subsided a little bit, this excuse is still a reason, let's look at the military resources.When he put those old armor and weapons in front of Yuan Tan, Yuan Tan couldn't control himself anymore: "Feng Ji, are you easy to bully me as a general? You use these weapons to let the soldiers fight Cao Cao on the front line." ?”

Feng Ji's face drooped, "Young master, what are you talking about? The treasury of Jizhou is not a bottomless pit. It is a hundred ways to mobilize these military funds. General Gao Gan and Mr. Yuan Xi both asked for military funds. Youzhou is poor, but as far as I know, Qingzhou is very rich."

Yuan Tan squinted his eyes and looked at Feng Ji, "I really admire your courage. You made things difficult for me when my father was alive, and you still do it now. Who gave you the courage?"

Feng Ji was shocked: "Young Master, why did you say that?"

"Hehe, I'm just talking. Don't worry, sir." According to Yuan Tan's temper in the past, he had already drawn out his sword and beheaded Feng Ji at this time.It is not for nothing to be the leader of Qingzhou in the past two years, and he has already cultivated a bit of city. "Father's new funeral, Cao thief will definitely take the opportunity to do unrighteous acts. Liyang is the gateway to Hebei, and now is the time to employ people. Please stay in Liyang temporarily and help me break Cao. Xinpi, send Fengji down to rest."

"Please!" Xin Birong said to Feng Ji Fen, and called two soldiers to drag Feng Ji away.

"Xin Ping, you go back to Qingzhou immediately to see Guo Tu and tell him about this matter, and make him take precautions. Let Guan Tong, the former prefect of Donglai, be the prefect of Taishan, and beware of Yanzhou's invasion. After that, you go to Xuzhou to meet Zhou Cang and explore. His attitude will definitely not allow him to form an alliance with Yuan Shang."

(End of this chapter)