After Yuan Xi briefly explained the situation in the city, Zhang He realized that the situation was dangerous. At this sensitive time, it seemed that it was safe to report the news to Yuan Shang himself!
Otherwise, if he randomly sent a messenger, Yuan Shang would probably suspect that Zhang He was being held. Based on Yuan Shang's level of preparedness for Yuan Xi, he would probably think that Yuan Xi had set a trap long ago, waiting for Yuan Shang to fall into the trap.
But like this, the two thousand soldiers and horses he brought
Zhang He only hesitated for a moment and then made a decision. If Yuan Xi really wanted to go against Yuan Shang, there was no need to waste so much time with him and he could just let someone take him down.
He clasped his fists at Yuan Xi and said, "General, please rush back now to report the news. Please take care of the troops and horses under your command."
After saying that, he got on his horse, took dozens of personal guards out of the city, and headed towards Montenegro.
Yuan Xi saw that Zhang He was doing things neatly and neatly, and couldn't help but praise him secretly. Regardless of Yuan Shang's approach of dividing the front, middle and rear armies, he obviously had something for himself. If he were to let down his guard and cooperate, it would only depend on how Zhang He would explain it. .
Yuan Xi was a little irritated. The situation in Yecheng was too complicated and he couldn't figure out the relationship in a short time. But he knew that he must not be anxious at this time. As long as he grasped the two key points of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shang, the general direction of Yecheng would be It won't go astray.
At this time, with the main premise of dealing with Cao Jun, we must not force it, otherwise it will only worsen the situation.
It is not that Yuan Xi has not thought about it, that is, he has used extraordinary means to obtain Yecheng. However, if the situation continues like this, Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan will eventually join forces to deal with Yuan Xi. This will not only lead to infighting among the three sons of the Yuan family in advance, but also He failed in dealing with Cao Jun.
He cursed in his heart, this situation was really frustrating, far less comfortable than when he was working alone!
The day after Zhang He left, when Yuan Xi was handling official documents in the palace, Sun Li hurried in and said that Yuan Shao's condition had worsened and he had fallen into a coma.
Yuan Xi hurried to Yuan Shao's mansion. When he entered, he found slaves hurried in and out carrying basins and other items, while Xu You and others were standing in the courtyard waiting.
Yuan Xi ignored everyone and flew in, only to see Hua Tuo giving Yuan Shao acupuncture. He saw Yuan Shao's eyes were closed tightly, his face was purple, and there seemed to be a rattling sound in his throat. He knew that the situation was dangerous and did not dare to disturb him. , can only wait quietly.
Hua Tuo rescued him for half an hour, and finally slowly pulled out dozens of silver needles. At this time, Yuan Shao's pale face showed a trace of rosy, and his rapid breathing became longer and more relaxed.
Yuan Xi felt relieved when he saw this, and whispered to Hua Tuo: "Sir, how is the situation?"
Hua Tuo shook his head and lowered his voice and said, "I'm afraid my life is coming and I won't have a few days left to wake up."
"I'll let someone boil some medicine. If I can drink some of it, I might be able to delay it for a few days. If I can't take it at all, I'm afraid it will be the last few days."
Yuan Xi felt heavy. If Yuan Shao died at this time, Yuan Xi alone would not be able to subdue the Yuan family and the evil in Yecheng. Could it really cause trouble?
Unexpectedly, in the next two days, Yuan Shao was in a daze, either because of his will to survive or for other reasons, but he managed to drink some rice soup concoction and survive.
Although it was obvious that he had lost weight, he had returned from hell and back. As for when his condition would worsen again, even Hua Tuo was not sure.
On the third day, Yuan Shang finally came back in time with Zhang He Pangji and others. He was exhausted from traveling all night and looked extremely depressed. Looking at the wide open gate of Yecheng, he hesitated.
It's normal to have this kind of mentality. Who knows if Yuan Xi will take action against him after entering the city?
Seeing this, Zhang He said to Yuan Shang: "Master, it is not too late to do anything. He is willing to be the vanguard."
Pang Ji said: "That's inappropriate. Who knows if the other party will lure us all in?"
"It would be better for me to enter the city on behalf of the young master. If there is a change in the city, the two generals can help the young master quell the chaos."
Pang Ji was actually a little dissatisfied with Zhang He for leaving his 2,000 vanguard troops and came back to report the news. Aren't he afraid that the other side would steal the soldiers?
And thinking about the rumor that Zhang He and Yuan Xi had a personal relationship, Pang Ji felt even more defensive.
While several people were talking, several people came to the outside of the city on horseback. Yuan Shang took a closer look and found that the leader among them was Yuan Xi.
Yuan Xi slowly said: "There are many things in the city waiting for Xianfu. Now that you are staying outside the city, aren't you afraid of delaying things?"
"Or is Xianfu afraid of something?"
When Yuan Shang saw Yuan Xi leaving the city alone and quarreling with each other, he was also angry and snorted: "You don't need to tell me, who is afraid of whom!"
He whipped his horse whip and rode into the city. Before Pang Ji and others could say anything, Yuan Shang had already entered the city, so he had to rush his horse to follow.
In order to fight with Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang went to the city in a hurry. When he realized what he was doing, he was still extremely scared, fearing that he would be shot into a hedgehog when the drum sounded.
Fortunately, what he worried about did not happen. Yuan Shang went all the way back to Yuan Shao's mansion. He didn't have time to see Mrs. Liu, so he went straight to Yuan Shao's bedroom. When he saw Yuan Shao unconscious, he immediately started crying.
Yuan Shao was disturbed by the sound and slowly opened his eyes. When he saw that it was Yuan Shang who was coming back, he immediately looked happy and raised his hand with difficulty. Yuan Shang quickly stepped forward to support him, and saw Yuan Shao opening his lips with difficulty and saying a few words. The words are unclear.
Before Yuan Shang understood, he saw Yuan Shao closing his eyes and fainting again.
He shouted loudly. At this time, Yuan Xi came and called Hua Tuo to come over for diagnosis and treatment. However, Yuan Shang raised his head, stretched out his hand to stop him, and said, "I'll call my doctor over."
Yuan Xi felt angry and stepped forward, grabbing Yuan Shang's lapel and dragging him away, "When did you lose your mind?"
Seeing Hua Tuo step forward to apply the acupuncture, Yuan Shang was still dissatisfied and said: "Who knows if the doctor you brought here is a quack? Maybe he was the one who treated my father badly!"
The next moment, Yuan Xi's fist hit Yuan Shang hard on the face, causing him to somersault and fall heavily to the ground.
Zhang He, who arrived later, and Wen Chou looked outside and took a deep breath. Wen Chou was about to step forward to stop him, but saw that Yuan Xi and several generals were already blocking the way.
Wen Chou shouted: "What are you going to do!"
When Zhang He didn't come, he exchanged a few casual words and already knew that these generals were Yuan Xi's generals, Tai Shi Ci Gaoshun and others. Wen Chou might not be able to get a good deal, so he immediately came up to smooth things over and whispered to Wen Chou: " It’s not good for our foreign surname to get involved in the Yuan family’s affairs.”
After Wen Chou heard this, he could only stand depressed. Yuan Shang covered his face and reluctantly got up, shouting: "You dare to hit me!"
"Do you think my father is seriously ill and can't hold you down anymore?"
"I knew you were ambitious, you..."
Yuan Xi had a cold look on his face. He grabbed Yuan Shang by the collar and dragged him into the next room. He thought to himself that this was the heir Yuan Shao was looking for. At this time, the entanglement was unclear. Could he bury the Yuan family?
Yuan Shang felt that Yuan Xi's strength was unusual. He was dragged on the ground like a dead dog, unable to resist at all. Thinking of the other party's murderous name, he suddenly panicked and shouted: "What are you doing, do you want to commit murder in public?"
Yuan Xi dragged him into the house, closed the door, took out a bottle from his arms, and threw it into Yuan Shang's arms, "What is this?"
Yuan Shang subconsciously picked it up. After carefully identifying it, he felt guilty and said, "What does this have to do with you?"
Yuan Xi suppressed his anger and explained the harmful effects of these five stones. He said coldly: "My father's body is not like this, but this thing corrodes the internal organs. There is no medicine to cure it. And all this is caused by you." of!"
After hearing this, Yuan Shang panicked and said: "No, this is impossible!"
"You lied to me. What the quack doctor said is not accurate!"
Yuan Xi kicked him to the ground, "Quack doctor? That's Hua Tuo Hua Yuan Hua, one of the most famous doctors in the world!"
"The symptoms he mentioned are approved by my father!"
"Did you deliberately drug my father for the sake of your position as the head of the Yuan family?"
Yuan Shang was already half convinced and quickly shouted: "How is that possible!"
"I was eating it too. I found it effective and then gave it to my father. If I knew this was what it was like, how dare I give it to my father!"
If this is the case, Yuan Xi thought, it means that the person who prepared the Five Stone Powder has a deep plan. Because Yuan Shang is young and strong, and his internal organs are healthy, he will suffer far less harm than Yuan Shao after eating the Five Stone Powder, so he naturally sees no harm.
He took a step forward and asked Yuan Shang's collar, "Where did this thing come from?"
Yuan Shang's body trembled, "It's the alchemist witch from Taiping Road."
Yuan Xi said calmly: "I was waiting for your words."
"I have locked up the most suspect people in a separate mansion, and now I need you to give statements to them."
"If you want to find out the truth and avenge my father, come with me."
Wen Chou saw the two people entering the house, and there were constant noises. He was feeling restless when he saw the door of the house open, and Yuan Shang followed Yuan Xi out with his head drooped.
After the two people passed by and walked out, Wen Chou couldn't help but touched his head, "It's so fast, what happened?"
Pang Ji, who came later, did not make any move during the whole process. As a counselor, he could see far more clearly than Wen Chou. He was now afraid of angering Yuan Xi and causing him to be unfavorable to Yuan Shang, so he had to watch quietly.
The two entered the mansion next door and walked from the underground passage to the underground. They saw that there were more than a dozen rooms inside with people locked up, including men and women. They were all lying on the straw piles and lingering for breath.
Yuan Shang couldn't help but be secretly frightened when he saw the scars on these people. When he heard Yuan Xi's reputation as a ferocious tiger, he was quite unconvinced and thought it was all blown out. But now seeing the treatment these prisoners suffered, Yuan Shang Only then did he have the most intuitive understanding of Yuan Xi's actions, and he couldn't help but feel a chill coming from the soles of his feet.
It's no wonder that Yuan Shang couldn't adapt. At this time, the world was divided into different classes. From the emperor down, there were officials and nobles, landlords and powerful people, scholars and peasants with good families, industry and merchants with humble industries, and the lowest level were servants.
People at a higher level do not regard the people at the bottom as human beings, but when nobles look at other lower-level people, they often have a sense of superiority, mixed with the aloofness of not being associated with them.
He regards human life as nothing but trivial matters, but he does not pay too much attention to trivial matters.
But Yuan Xi gave Yuan Shang a completely different feeling.
He takes everyone seriously, friends and foes alike.
Yuan Shang didn't know how Yuan Xi treated his friends, but now he had learned how to treat his enemies.
Now, those whom Yuan Xi considers to be enemies are treated with the most serious means by Yuan Xi and are subjected to the most serious interrogation and torture.
So when they looked at Yuan Xi, their eyes were full of fear.
Yuan Xi turned around and looked at Yuan Shang, "Okay, now take a look and see if there are any acquaintances."
(End of chapter)
