When Liu Yan heard what Yuan Shu said, he immediately said, "Master Zhou Mu, this statement is different."
"This is a celebration banquet for the few of us, and even if we count the merits, the one who deserves the most credit here is you, Mr. Zhou Mu."
After Liu Yan finished speaking, he laughed appropriately. Of course, Huangpu Song and Lu Zhi did not refute Liu Yan's words. After all, the person who made the greatest contribution here was indeed Yuan Shu.
Just the fact that Yuan Shu's men killed Zhang Jiao, the thief of the Yellow Turban Army, was already a huge feat.
The contributions of everyone here combined are not as great as this. Even if Zhang Bao died in the hands of Huangpu Song and Lu Zhi, it would not be enough, so they really couldn't hold this celebration banquet without Yuan Shu.
After all, aside from this credit, Yuan Shu also saved Huangpu Song and Liu Yan. The successful rescue of Youzhou City is also a great achievement.
Huangpu Song: "Hey, Mr. Liu is wrong. Although this is a celebration banquet, it is also a time for you and me to thank Mr. Zhou Mu for his life-saving grace."
"If it weren't for Master Zhou Mu and Master Lu, how could you and I be sitting here hosting a banquet to entertain these two adults?"
Liu Yan: "Yes, yes. General Huang's words make sense."
"I'll punish myself with a drink!"
After Liu Yan finished speaking, he picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp. In order to show his sincerity, Yuan Shu did not expose the two of them singing and making peace.
It's nothing more than writing a few more sentences on the memorial. Especially for the serious losses in Youzhou City, it's best to blame the Yellow Turban Army.
Otherwise, so many people would have died in Youzhou City. Huangpu Song aside, Liu Yan himself cannot escape responsibility.
From this Yellow Turban Uprising, the two people who gained the most were Yuan Shu and Lu Zhi. As for Huangpu Song, it can only be said that its merits outweigh its faults. After all, there were only two to three thousand people left in the elite army of tens of thousands, and the court would definitely not be able to accept it.
Moreover, he has many political opponents in the government. If his achievements this time are not enough, he might be demoted or even dismissed.
After all, his position is also being watched by many people, so Huangpu Song is still cautious even if he wins the battle.
Lu Zhi, on the other hand, didn't have to worry about the villain making trouble this time. After all, the credit lies there, and as for anything that outweighs the master, it is not his turn at all.
With Yuan Shu's status alone, there were very few people in the court who dared to oppose him.
Yuan Shu: "What are you talking about, these two adults? It was only after the two adults greatly consumed the main force of the Yellow Turban Army that I and Master Lu defeated them in one fell swoop. How can these two adults give up such merit with just a life-saving grace?" Out."
"This is so inappropriate. People all over the world think that Yuan Shu is using his power to suppress others. It also insults the face of me, the fourth and third prince of the Yuan family."
"Everyone has a share of credit. How can I, Yuan Shu, take away my share of the credit from these three adults just because I have a higher official position?"
"Lord Lu Zhi, are you right?"
Lu Zhi: "Since Mr. Zhou Mu has said this, how can it be wrong?"
"Furthermore, even if the four of us share such a big credit, it will be enough for everyone to go further."
Regarding Yuan Shu's question, Lu Zhi stated that he did not have much ambition. As long as you have a share of credit, it doesn't matter how big or small the credit is.
Moreover, Yuan Shu finished speaking. It also made the three of them understand Yuan Shu's conduct as a person, and what Yuan Shu did could fully support his reputation as the fourth and third son of the Yuan family.
The three of them couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that the Yuan family had a Qilin son like Yuan Shu, and the Yuan family could be strong for another hundred years unless something unexpected happened.
Moreover, Yuan Shu's words clearly stated that he would not take all the credit. Moreover, he will share his share so that Liu Yan and Huangpu Song can also have a sip of soup.
This approach greatly improved Yuan Shu's status in the hearts of Liu Yan and Huangpu Song, and also better demonstrated Yuan Shu's benevolence and righteousness.
Yuan Shu picked up the wine glass and took a panoramic view of the faces of the three people.
Seeing Liu Yan's smile as if his plan had succeeded, Yuan Shu was not surprised at all.
In fact, everyone present knew that the corruption of Youzhou City and the corruption of the Han Dynasty did not happen in a day or two. Under normal rule, Youzhou City would not have suffered such serious losses in such a short period of time.
Yuan Shu had already noticed it when he just killed the enemy. Almost very few of these Yellow Turbans died at the hands of archers, and all were caused by swords.
That's why so many people died while defending Youzhou City. The most important thing was when Yuan Shu himself passed by their troops' camp just now. I found that although the food for the soldiers was extremely rich, they even got into a fuss over a piece of meat when they were trying to eat it.
It is enough to prove the corruption of Youzhou City, because Yuan Shu found that the meat was some smelly meat with good meat inside.
Yuan Shu did not continue to talk about this topic, but Huangpu Song and Liu Yan could not hold back. Although Yuan Shu made it clear that everyone should share the credit equally, how could they know what Yuan Shu's memorial said.
So they are still a little nervous, and four memorials will be submitted when the time comes. If there is too big a difference in this link, they will have no way to deal with it.
Liu Yan winked at Huangpu Song while he was picking up vegetables, hoping that Huangpu Song could continue the topic.
Huangpu Song: "Lord Zhou Mu, I'd like to toast you."
After Huangpu Song finished speaking, he raised his glass and took the initiative to lower his posture. I wanted to test Yuan Shu, but of course Yuan Shu didn't show anything strange.
But after drinking the glass of wine, Yuan Shu raised a question.
"I know what the three adults think. Of course, I also have my own requirements."
"I just hope that the three adults can write a few more sentences about the bravery of my second and third brothers when writing about the twists and turns. As for the rest, I don't have any requirements."
Huangpu Song, Lu Zhi and Liu Yan did not expect that Yuan Shu would directly show off what he wanted. Of course, this also made Huangpu Song and Liu Yan breathe a sigh of relief.
And with Yuan Shu's current status, there is actually no way he can make any progress. Unless the imperial court is willing to give Yuan Shu a position as a king with a different surname, such a great contribution will only be a few words of praise to Yuan Shu.
It's nothing, after all, it's the position of a state pastor. The power is so great, even though he does not have a different surname. But he has such great power, so it is normal for Yuan Shu to be willing to find an official position for his generals.
Although the position of the third grade is not mentioned, there will definitely be a sixth grade or fifth grade. Even if His Majesty is reluctant to part with it, there is nothing he can do. After all, such a contribution is too great.
Huangpu Song took a sip of wine and patted his chest in assurance.
"Since Mr. Zhou Mu has such intention, I will definitely mention Mr. Zhou Mu's two brothers in the memorial."
"Although there is no merit at all, it is worth doing this just because of Lord Zhou Mu's life-saving grace. What's more, Lord Zhou Mu's two wise brothers are also enemies of thousands of people."
"If he doesn't join the court as an official, wouldn't it be a great loss to the court?"
It was only after Huangpu Song finished speaking and observed that there was nothing strange on Yuan Shu's face that he felt relieved.
This time, the serious losses of his army finally came to an end.
Liu Yan was also very excited. After seeing Huangpu Song's successful statement, he said without hesitation: "Master Zhou Mu, don't worry."
"I will definitely do as I am told. Of course, I also ask Mr. Zhou Mu to say a few kind words for the two of us in the memorial."
Yuan Shu immediately said: "This is a natural thing, adults don't need to worry."
Lu Zhi: "This is all a matter of duty, since Lord Zhou Mu's two wise brothers have made such great contributions."
"The three of us are just the icing on the cake. It can be said that all of this is due to Mr. Zhou Mu's good leadership."
After Yuan Shu got their approval, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes. But he immediately changed his attitude and said enthusiastically: "Hey, three uncles. In that case, I would like to thank you."
"Eat vegetables, eat vegetables!"
In this way, this banquet has just begun. Instead of toasting each other and testing each other's attitudes all the time, several people were also smiling from ear to ear at the banquet.
But everyone has achieved their goal, and they are just waiting for the reward from the court after this memorial is handed in.
The three armies of Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Dong Zhuo on the other side are rushing towards Youzhou City, but they don't know yet that the siege of Youzhou City has been resolved.
This time, it can only be said that the appearance of Yuan Shu made all their original achievements fly away.
Moreover, for Yuan Shu, they need this credit even more. It's just a pity, history is history. Now is the reality. Just because of how history develops, others will not follow the development of history.
Maybe this is unfair to them. However, isn’t life inherently unfair?
After three drinks, everyone went back to rest.
Early the next morning, Yuan Shu didn't even say hello to them. He immediately left with 10,000 Yellow Turban rebels, although it did not meet the original expectations.
But these are also good labor forces. For Nanyang, the addition of these Yellow Turban rebels can allow Nanyang's economy to continue to grow.
Moreover, Nanyang is not only Yuan Shu's base camp. It was still the base camp of the Yuan family, so there was no need to fear that these Yellow Turban rebels would cause trouble for no reason at all.
Having money and food is Yuan Shu's greatest confidence.
After Liu Yan, Huangpu Song and Lu Zhi learned that Yuan Shu had taken away 10,000 Yellow Turban rebels, Liu Yan just said: "Yuan family, Yuan Shu is the true Kirin son."
