The wine is aged in Henan Province, and the meat includes fresh deer and mutton, including mutton liver and deer heart. Even in a winery in Luoyang, this is the best treat.

With so much food and wine, Yuan Tan and the three brothers from the Shi family quickly got drunk...or to be more precise, Yuan Tan and Shi Hui got drunk.

Shi Hui and Yuan Tan kept chatting, saying some nutritious or not nutritious things.

Rather than talking, it was more like complaining to each other.

"well!"

Yuan Tan dropped the wine cup heavily on the table, blushed and burped: "It's a pity that Yuan, a hero for half his life, can't be said to have experienced hundreds of battles, but he has also been in battle for a long time, and now he is a hostage.

, it is really helpless to hunker down and waste time here... how sad!"

Shi Hui smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Yuan, why do you have to commit suicide? Although you are a hostage, your family business is still in Hebei. Sooner or later, you will still have a chance to go back. But our brothers... in this life, I am afraid that we will never have the chance again.

Back to Jiaozhi..."

Speaking of this, Shi Hui raised the wine cup again and took a sip: "It's a pity that we are also the sons of an overlord, but now we have to be trapped here for the rest of our lives, and it is difficult to return home! What a tragedy!"

After saying that, he saw that he also dropped the wine cup heavily on the table.

Shisong looked around and saw that the table next to him was far away from here, and they had just called away the singing girls, so they didn't have to worry about anyone around hearing what they said.

But even so, Shisong still whispered to Shihui: "Brother, let's keep our voices down, be careful that there are ears through the wall."

Shi Hui snorted and said: "What are you afraid of! In this place of Luoyang, I would rather die than live. I might as well express my feelings directly, and even if I die, I will die more happily!"

Shisong and Shiqian looked at each other, lowered their heads and said nothing.

Yuan Tan turned to look at Shi Hui, looking at the lonely expression on his face, Yuan Tan felt a sense of empathy in his heart.

He seemed to find his own shadow on Shi Hui's face.

When I was young, I heard Yuan Tan sigh softly: "Yuan was very moved by what happened to Brother Shi... It's a pity that I am not in Yecheng. If I can return to Yecheng in the future, I will definitely find a way to help Brother Shi.

Perhaps Yuan cannot let his brother return to Jiaozhou, but he will never leave brother Shi alone to suffer injustice here!"

Hearing this, Shi Hui smiled and said: "Brother Yuan has these words, even if it is difficult to realize, I will shed tears of gratitude."

…

After the banquet, the two people returned to their respective homes.

On the way, the Shi family brothers were in the car, silent all the way.

Shi Hui squinted his eyes and hummed a tune, seeming to be in a happy mood.

Shisong and Shiqian sat opposite him, looking at each other.

Then, Shi Song nodded solemnly, as if Hu was signaling something to Shi Qian.

Shi Qian was determined and risked his life.

"Brother... just now, after listening to what you and Mr. Yuan said, I feel very ashamed... Now our brothers in Luoyang are living like pigs and dogs. Compared with the days in Jiaozhou, it is like a world in the sky or a world...

…The younger brother refused to listen to his elder brother’s words and did not advise his father. Now that I think about it, it is really too late for me to regret it.”

Shi Hui slowly opened his eyes and said: "Now that things have happened, what's the use of talking about this? It's too late! It's too late! In this life, I will just live such a useless job!"

Shisong said from the side: "Brothers, I actually think there is no chance of making a comeback. It just depends on how we brothers do!"

Shi Hui looked at him sideways: "What do you mean?"

"Brother, if you think about it carefully, Yuan Xiansi is the direct eldest son of Yuan Shao. He will definitely inherit Yuan Shao's legacy and become the overlord of Hebei in the future. The court in Yecheng said that Liu Yuan is in charge, but in fact the power is in the hands of the Yuan family. Yuan Shao is now older. In the future.

If Yuan Tan can return to Yecheng and achieve hegemony against Luoyang, if we become friends with Yuan Tan, we may not have the opportunity to return to Jiaozhou or leave Luoyang. The specific method has not been thought of yet, but it is not impossible.

possible."

After hearing this, Shi Hui couldn't help but feel shocked.

He narrowed his eyes and began to carefully consider the feasibility of this matter.

"What the fourth brother said makes sense." After a while, Shi Hui said slowly.

When Shisong heard that there was a way out, he hurriedly remonstrated and said: "Now is really a God-given opportunity. Yuan Tan and our brothers are all working under Zhao Yun. We meet each other quite often. I think Zhao Yun is young and also...

He is not a strict person, so let's make good contact with him to win his heart. When he returns to Yecheng the next day, we will not forget our brother's hard work."

"Yes, if Hebei really defeats Luoyang in the future, we will leave ourselves a way out, right?"

Shi Hui thought about it seriously for a while, and it turned out to be true.

He nodded solemnly and said: "I really don't expect two brothers to have this intention. It's the best. If the three of my brothers work together, the scholar family will be revived sooner or later! In this way, our brothers will have a good relationship with Yuan Tan, and he will

If there are difficulties, we will try our best to help, which can pave an extra way for the future."

…

The scholar brothers had established a connection with Yuan Tan, so naturally they couldn't hide this from Liu Qi, or in other words, no one planned to hide this from him at all.

In the study, Liu Qi was reviewing the memorial while listening to Zhuge Liang's statement to him.

When Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Liu Qi put down the pen in his hand, stood up, walked to the center of the room, and started stomping back and forth.

"These two sons of Shi Xie encouraged Shi Hui to make a good alliance with Yuan Tan. It seems that Shi Xie wanted to use his stupid legitimate son to the end."

Zhuge Liang said: "Although he is the legitimate son, Shi Hui has always had a strong sense of power. When he was in Jiaozhou, he had a vague intention to directly take power over Shi Xie. From Shi Xie's perspective, such a son is not easy to control.

, even if he is the legitimate son, he is not suitable to be the successor. Instead, it is better to take advantage of this incident to make the best use of him, then make arrangements for him later and choose another suitable successor."

"How is the situation in Hebei?" Liu Qi turned to look at Zhuge Liang.

"Nothing special at the moment."

"Where is Yuan Shang? He is doing well in the Shaofu in Yecheng?"

"It is said that Yuan Shao still supports this son. According to the people in the Guards Department, this son is like his father and is deeply loved by Yuan Shao."

"But even though he was deeply loved by Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao never made him his legitimate son... I think Yuan Shao was also afraid that after his death, the Jizhou noble family would become the main force in the court and squeeze out his Yuan family. However, Yuan Shang still stood behind him.

With that group of Jizhou’s distinguished families.”

Zhuge Liang said: "In other words, it's not that Yuan Shao doesn't want to make Yuan Shang his heir, but he doesn't dare?"

"According to my estimation, Yuan Shao still wants to hide and recruit some Ru Ying people into the Jizhou court. After balancing the political power in Yecheng, he will support Yuan Shang to ascend. This slow and steady transition can make the court situation more stable.

Nor will it lead to a radical change easily... In this regard, he and Cao Cao have the same purpose."

After a pause, Liu Qi sighed softly and said, "Is there any way to give Yuan Shao and Cao Cao a boost? They are so grinding, and I feel a little passive."

Zhuge Liang cupped his hands and said, "I have a plan that may disrupt Yuan Shao's pace and force him to speed up."

"Oh? What's the next step Kong Ming can take?"
Chapter completed!