In fact, Yuan Yao has gone from being a prince to a prisoner in the past few days, and the gap has been huge. He never wants to live like this again, so when he seizes the opportunity, he desperately tries to excuse himself. After being captured, he had no idea about the outside world, and he had no idea that he was in prison. Yuan Xi of Shouchun will also be present.
Thinking of what he said, his body was shaking like chaff. He was afraid that he would be dragged out and chopped down the next moment. Yuan Shao ignored him and asked Yuan Yin: "Why did Yuan Gongli let you stay in Shouchun? Leading an army to attack Jingzhou?"
Yuan Yin heard this and said: "The highway company did not explain the reason to me at the time. It seemed that the decision was made suddenly."
"I can't even guess the reason."
Yuan Shao looked at Yuan Yao and Huang Yi, and the two of them quickly shook their heads, saying that they didn't know either.
Xun Chen thought for a while and said: "Did Yuan Gongli think that leaving them to defend Shouchun was enough, but he didn't expect that there would be chaos in the city. Master Xian Yi seized this opportunity to attack the city. The city's defeat was completely unexpected." Something?"
Hearing this, Yuan Yao showed a look of shame on his face. Xun Chen was right. If he hadn't messed up his position, how could Shouchun have been defeated so quickly?
Yuan Shao was a little absent-minded after hearing Xun Chen's words. He was obviously thinking about something. When everyone saw it, they didn't dare to say anything and they all waited silently.
After a long time, Yuan Shao slowly spoke out: "I think about how high-spirited we were when Yuan Gongli and I escaped from Luoyang separately and joined the jujube coalition to fight against Dong Dong. The current scene is vivid in my mind, just like before my eyes."
"But I didn't expect that in the end, the two of them parted ways, turned against each other, and even became enemies. The two of them fought for several years, which not only plunged the world into war, but also ruined the Yuan family's good situation at home and abroad. It was Yuan Gongdao's fault, and it was also my fault."
When Yuan Shu's disciples heard this, they all knelt down and begged for mercy. They were not stupid. Yuan Shao blamed himself. They didn't really think that Yuan Shao thought he was wrong.
Because they knew that the cause of the internal fight between the two Yuans was that Yuan Shu looked down on Yuan Shao's background, so after Yuan Shao captured Jizhou, Yuan Shu secretly colluded with Gongsun Zan to stumbling Yuan Shao, used various undercover methods, and finally used Gongsun Zan to kill him. Liu Yu, whom Yuan Shao wanted to support, caused Yuan Shao's intention to imitate Yi Yin Huoguang to fail.
Yuan Yao was even more frightened, fearing that Yuan Shao would find a reason to kill him.
Finally, Yuan Shao came to his senses and said to Xu You: "Take them into custody first, and then make a decision after a while."
Xu You took the order and led the anxious people out.
Yuan Yin also subconsciously stood up and wanted to follow the Yuan family's children out. Yuan Xi coughed. Yuan Yin looked at Xu You, but Xu You looked at Yuan Shao. He saw Yuan Shao slightly turning his head towards Yuan Xi. He immediately understood and whispered to Yuan Yin: "You don't have to."
Only then did Yuan Yin realize and retreated alone.
Yuan Shao said: "Although it is a bit regretful that Yuan Jiujiu is not here today, the internal fighting within the Yuan family can be considered to have come to an end."
"You guys should do your best from now on. Yuan will definitely live up to you."
After hearing this, everyone hurriedly leaned over to congratulate. Yuan Shao waved his hands and said, "Today is a good day. I will have a banquet to celebrate in the evening. Xian Yi will preside over the ceremony for me."
Everyone was a little worried. Yuan Shang hadn't come back yet, but Yuan Xi's position was so high. Is it really okay?
At this time, Yuan Shao felt a little tired, waved his hand and said, "That's it for today."
Seeing Yuan Shao glance at her, Yuan Xi waited knowingly at the end, waiting for everyone to leave. Seeing Yuan Shao struggling to stand up, Yuan Xi quickly took two steps to support Yuan Shao.
The two walked silently to the back hall. When Yuan Shao reached the atrium, he stopped, looked up at the sycamore branches and leaves in the courtyard, and said, "Something is wrong."
Yuan Xi was shocked, "Father, you mean...?"
Yuan Shao shook his head and said slowly: "Although I don't understand the situation in Shouchun at that time, I understand Yuan Gongli."
"If he wasn't at the end of his rope, how could he bow to me?"
"So when he gave up Shouchun this time, it was definitely not as simple as greed for life and fear of death."
Yuan Xi was shocked after hearing this. Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu had lived together for decades. He could be said to be the person who knew Yuan Shu best in the world. He must have noticed something that he had not noticed!
He hurriedly said: "I will go back immediately to summon the subordinates to find out the reason."
Yuan Shao nodded slightly, and the two of them stepped forward. Yuan Shao suddenly said: "From the beginning to the end, you never thought about plotting Ye City, but you wanted to hand it over to Xianfu's hands, right?"
Yuan Xi was not surprised. He said softly: "Father, do you believe me so much?"
Yuan Shao sighed: "I know that in many things, Xian Yi, you have suffered a loss, especially when Xianfu targeted you several times before, but I suppressed him. This is unfair to you."
"At the time, I just thought it was a grudge between children, but I didn't see that your ambition was so high. You want to conquer the world yourself, and you are not interested in what you took over from me, right?"
"Otherwise, wouldn't you have given Shen Pei's face and used such severe punishment on Shen Rong that he might not have a few days to live?"
Yuan Xi was silent for a while, "I always have to give my spies an explanation."
Yuan Shao shook his head, "It's not like me to act on impulse."
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Of course I can't compare to my father."
Yuan Shao snorted, "If I were in your position, I would never be able to achieve what you have achieved today."
"To be honest, I regret it a little."
"But sometimes, there is no reason to prefer children. Don't blame the father."
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "My father is serious, of course I can see that, otherwise my father would not temporarily imprison all the Yuan Gongli people. He must be keeping them until Xianfu comes back to grant amnesty, thus selling them a favor." ?”
"In this way, Xianfu has gained the loyalty of hundreds of Yuan clan members, and his strength has greatly increased. It will not be a problem to at least defend Jizhou in the future."
A trace of relief appeared on Yuan Shao's face, "I can't believe how much you have changed in the past few years."
"And I have to admit, you have a really good eye for seeing people."
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "My father is too praised, I am just lucky."
"And I know in my heart who the Yuan family's real enemy is."
Yuan Shao sighed, "I have to admit that my vision is indeed not as good as yours."
"I think back when I was a concubine, very few people interacted with me, and I only knew a few friends, including Xu You and Cao Cao, so I miss some of my old friendships."
"But I didn't expect that it would eventually reach the point where the two sides are now at war with each other."
"Am I really old?"
Yuan Xi was slightly shocked, "My father would never look like this in front of his family members."
Yuan Shao snorted coldly, "That's natural!"
"Although I treat you with benevolence and justice, there is a bottom line that cannot be touched!"
"You have to remember that if the lord is weak, his subordinates will have their thoughts changed and question the lord's decision, which is the source of trouble. They should make an immediate decision and punish them severely with thunderous means!"
Yuan Xi smiled bitterly and thought to himself, is this the reason why you killed Tian Feng after losing the battle in the future?
But it doesn’t look like the effect is very good.
He didn't want to argue with Yuan Shao, so he diverted the conversation to another matter, "Hundreds of people from Yuan Gongli's harem are escorting him together. They may arrive in a few days."
"As for Queen Feng's matter, it is like this..."
He finished explaining the causes and consequences of Feng's murder, "He was seriously injured and is still recovering in Shouchun. When he recovers, I will send him to Yecheng."
Yuan Shao heard this and said indifferently: "You can make arrangements by yourself. I don't have much time. What do I want her to do?"
Yuan Xi was startled and then heard Yuan Shao say: "It seems that there are some palace ladies among them. Did you let them choose their own way out?"
Yuan Xi responded quickly: "Yes, I handled this matter improperly, please punish me."
Yuan Shao shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, they are just some women. In my eyes, the same goes for Queen Yuan Jiujiu. It is of no importance."
"But I want to remind you not to cause disharmony because of women and give people an excuse."
"You don't stick to trivial matters when doing big things, and you kill when you need to. I know that Xianyi is a lustful person, and this is not a problem, but now you can't get any woman, and you have to end up in a mess because of Feng?"
Yuan Xi smiled bitterly and said: "Father, I didn't mean that..."'
Yuan Shao waved his hand, "People won't know what you think, they will only see what you do."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi solemnly said, "Thank you, Father, for your teaching."
Yuan Shao nodded and continued walking, "Actually, you are better than me in many aspects now, so I don't have anything to say."
"Actually, I'm very conflicted in my heart. I know that you may be Xianfu's enemy in the future, but now I can't do anything to you."
At this point, there was a hint of anger on his face, "At first you promised not to be an enemy of Xianfu in the name of Youzhou, but in the end you used Zhao Yun, the Youzhou shepherd, to deceive me!"
Yuan Xi could only apologize in embarrassment, "I really never thought about taking the initiative to become an enemy of Xianfu, and that's still the case now, but there are always some means of self-protection."
Yuan Shao's eyes narrowed, "You don't hate him?"
Yuan Xi hesitated for a moment, "Those things he did are like a child playing house in my eyes. What I care more about is Xian Si."
Yuan Shao said in a deep voice: "Are you sure he is colluding with Cao Cao?"
Yuan Xi replied: "I guessed it."
"Although I have no evidence, I am more than 70% sure."
Yuan Shao became angry and coughed again. He stood still and said, "When the two of them come back, you three can come together. I have something to tell you."
"You go back first."
Yuan Xi quickly agreed. When he bowed his head and exited, he saw Yuan Shao turning his back to him and looking up at the sky. He didn't know what he was thinking.
Yuan Xi returned to the mansion and looked at the empty courtyard. He just remembered that Yuan Xing and Lu Lingqi had left. He felt a little uncomfortable for a while and felt inexplicably empty.
However, this mood did not last long, as several urgent military reports were delivered to him.
One letter was about the movements of Yuan Shang's army. It was said that the spies who were out had already encountered Zhang He's former army sent by Yuan Shang, and they would arrive at Yecheng soon.
Another letter came from the border of Jizhou and Qingzhou, and Zhao Yun discovered the information about the movements of Yuan Tan's army.
The content made Yuan Xi frown. Zhao Yun's behavior of demolishing the Yellow River docks along the way was indeed in line with Yuan Xi's ideas, because Yuan Xi's original intention was to let Yuan Tan arrive at Yecheng later than Yuan Shang.
Because Yuan Xi is sure that if Yuan Tan learns that Yuan Shao is seriously ill, he will definitely take the opportunity to attack. Now that Zhao Yun can delay Yuan Tan's army, it can be said to be the best result.
What made Yuan Xi feel wrong was the actions of Yuan Shu's army mentioned in the letter.
(End of chapter)
