When Tian Chou saw that Yuan Xi did not express his position immediately, he knew that Yuan Xi was moving in his heart and continued to confuse him: "Yuan Xi, Yuan Shao doesn't want to see you and treats you harshly. Now, Yuan Shao occupies Bingzhou and wants to hand it over to Yuan Shang, but he lets you Responsible for resisting, why?"
Yuan Xi was silent for a long time and then said: "I am the son of my father and the son of the Yuan family. If I don't resist, who will resist?"
"joke!"
Tian Chou mocked: "When it comes to bleeding and sweating, it's you Yuan Xi. When it's beneficial, it's Yuan Shang. Are you willing to do this? Yuan Xi, how about we make a bet?"
Yuan Xi said: "What bet?"
When Tian Chou saw Yuan Xi's inquiry, he took advantage of the situation and said, "I bet that if my army is guarding outside Jingxing Pass and does not attack for the time being, Yuan Shang in the rear will not be willing to be lonely, strive for the status of the heir apparent, and want to climb over you."
"impossible!"
Yuan Xi spoke decisively.
He didn't believe it in his heart. Even though his father didn't want to see him, he still resisted desperately at Jingxing Pass.
The rear wanted to appoint Yuan Shang, where would he put his face? How to be a human being?
Absolutely impossible.
Yuan Xi built himself up in his mind and replied: "My father likes Yuan Shang and wants to appoint my third brother as the heir apparent. This is true. But I believe that my father cannot ignore the overall situation."
Tian Chou smiled and said: "You think it's impossible, but it's just your wishful thinking. Yuan Xi, the current general trend of the world is that the Wu Kingdom will inevitably be unified, and you Yuan family people will definitely not be able to stop it."
"By surrendering to the Kingdom of Wu, you can leave a way out for the Yuan family and strive for a better future for the Yuan family."
"The Kingdom of Jin was destroyed, but you are still here."
"The Jin Kingdom is destroyed, but the Yuan family can still inherit it."
"If you resist desperately, the Jin Kingdom is gone, and the Yuan family is gone, what else will you do? You are not taken seriously by Yuan Shao's side, Yuan Shao doesn't like you, and Yuan Shang is hostile to you."
Tian Chou raised his voice and further said: "But if you surrender to the Wu Kingdom, you will be far superior to Yuan Shang and can prove your ability. Your ability is already stronger than Yuan Shang. You can let the people of the Yuan family know that you are the one who is the best." The most suitable candidate.”
Yuan Xi's heart skipped a beat.
In his mind, there seemed to be a scene in which he became the helmsman of the Yuan family and the Yuan family relied on him to support him in the future.
This is something to aspire to.
Guo Tu stood aside, looking at Yuan Xi's expression, his eyes rolling.
He was weighing whether to further persuade Yuan Xi to surrender. But Guo Tu thought for a while and temporarily stopped thinking, because Yuan Xi's current attitude was unclear and it was impossible to change immediately.
Guo Tu thinks Yuan Xi still needs to consider it.
After Guo Tu thought clearly, he suppressed his desire to persuade.
After Yuan Xi hesitated for a moment, he quickly regained his composure and said loudly: "Tian Chou, you are trying to show off your words and trick me into surrendering. That is impossible."
"I am the son of the Yuan family and the second son of the Yuan family. It is impossible for me to surrender."
"Your bet is just a joke."
Yuan Xi ignored the bet and continued: "No matter how you try to confuse me, I will guard Jingxing Pass and keep your army out. I advise you to stop talking nonsense. If you want to attack, just come. If you don't, then withdraw." .”
Tian Chou looked calm.
He didn't feel any discomfort because of Yuan Xi's rejection. People like Yuan Xi still need further attacks.
What's more, the news about Yuan Shang has not yet come.
Tian Chou said loudly: "Yuan Xi, let's wait and see. You don't believe my judgment, but you will know that my judgment is the most correct."
At this point, Tian Chou's eyes moved and he said loudly: "Guo Tu, you are Yuan Shao's counselor and a wise man. Can't you judge Yuan Shang's situation? You might as well do it yourself and think about it carefully. Wu is the only hope for the future. Serving the Jin Kingdom will only lead to a miserable end."
"Withdraw troops!"
Tian Chou gave the order to retreat.
He deliberately shouted and encouraged Guo Tu.
As the order was issued, Tian Chou led the army to retreat quickly.
Guo Tu looked at the retreating army, his eyes were deep and he was thinking quickly. Tian Chou clicked him alone. What did it mean?
Could it be said that Lu Xuanjian was responsible for Yuan Shang's affair?
When I went to see Lu Xuan before, Lu Xuan mentioned at that time that he was not the only one who surrendered to Yuan Shao, and there were more people working secretly. Thinking of Tian Chou's words, saying that Yuan Xi must regret it, Guo Tu suddenly understood and felt that he understood Tian Chou's thoughts.
Tian Chou's plan was to use the fact that Yuan Shang became the heir to attack Yuan Xi, further instigate Yuan Xi to rebel, and seize Jingxing Pass without bloodshed.
After Guo Tu understood, he thought further.
"Commander Guo!"
Yuan Xi suddenly spoke and his voice became louder.
Guo Tu came back to his senses and looked at Yuan Xi. He looked sincere and said, "Second Young Master, I'm really sorry. I was deceived by Tian Chou's words just now and my mind wandered for a while. Second Young Master, please forgive me."
When Yuan Xi saw this, he thought that Guo Tu was an honest gentleman. He did not hide it, but directly expressed his thoughts.
This is an honest person.
Yuan Xi did not hide anything and said with emotion: "Commander Guo, to tell you the truth, I am also in a state of turmoil. Tian Chou is very powerful. He can't stop anyone with his mouth."
Guo Tu shook his head and said: "Second Young Master, in fact Tian Chou is not particularly powerful. It is because the Wu Kingdom is strong and is the number one force in the world that Tian Chou does things easily and powerfully. If we are the stronger side, we can also be powerful. He is skillful but clumsy, heavy lifting is light, and he will not be passive everywhere."
Yuan Xi thought about it for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "What Military Advisor Guo said is the right answer. I admire you."
Guo Tu said: "Anyway, Tian Chou won't attack, so we can continue to guard."
Yuan Xi nodded.
He opened his mouth to speak but stopped, but swallowed back the words when they reached his lips.
Guo Tu understood Yuan Xi's thoughts. Tian Chou must have talked about Yuan Shang's son's position, which affected Yuan Xi's mood.
Guo Tu has not expressed his position yet.
Although he had a guess, he didn't know much about the plan. He only roughly guessed that in Taiyuan, there must be people among Lu Xuan who stayed with Yuan Shao who would advise Yuan Shao to appoint Yuan Shang.
In the next step, he can use Yuan Shang's affairs to instigate Yuan Xi. We still need to know more about what is going on, or we may arrange for our confidants to sneak out of Jingxing Pass after dark and go to Tian Chou's military camp to learn about the situation.
In this way, it will be clear.
After Guo Tu figured it out, he became more enlightened.
As night fell in the blink of an eye, Guo Tu quietly arranged for his confidants to leave Jingxing Pass and go to Tianchou's camp to communicate. Around early in the morning, Guo Tu's confidants came back and reported Tian Chou's arrangements.
Everything went as Guo Tu expected.
He wanted to use Yuan Shang to instigate Yuan Xi.
Guo Tu sighed in his heart that this method was really clever, and he actually used Yuan Shangce to rebel against Yuan Xi. Without Yuan Shangzai, it would be difficult to instigate Yuan Xi, but now there is a chance.
