"My eldest son, forgive me for speaking frankly. Mr. Yuan is broad-minded and inclusive of the universe. He regards Mr. Yuan Shu as his brother. But Yuan Shu has never regarded Mr. Yuan as his elder brother." Yang Hong, who knew Yuan Shu's countless secrets, was not afraid of this problem.

"Nonsense! When did my uncle not regard his father as his elder brother?" Yuan Tan told lies with his eyes open, just being careless, and shouted: "Tell me, why does my uncle not regard my father as his elder brother?"

"My eldest son, the envoy dares to ask you whether you really don't know, or are you pretending not to know?" Yang Hong asked: "Before the battle of Kuangting, your Majesty Yuan Gong and Yuan Shu respectively wrote to the princes of the world, asking them to obey me.

In order to help the battle, most of the princes in the world chose Yuan Gong. Yuan Shu cursed on the Nanyang campus at that time, saying, "The princes would rather serve as slaves than me. What's the truth?" Yuan Shu's words have a certain meaning.

Do you respect Mr. Yuan as your elder brother?"

Yuan Shu had really scolded such a stupid thing, and Sangong Yuan and his son had known this for a long time, so Yuan Tan was immediately speechless, and Sangong Yuan snorted coldly, and glared at his eldest son, who had never been very fond of him.

Over there, Yang Hong observed the words and said cautiously: "Mr. Yuan, after Gongsun Zan defeats the traitor Gongsun Zan, he will definitely be able to copy a letter written by Yuan Shu to Gongsun Zan in the Yijing Tower where the traitor Gongsun Zan lives.

In the letter, Yuan Shu accused Mr. Yuan of not being a descendant of the Yuan family, but an outsider... and barking words that the envoy did not dare to repeat. Mr. Yuan can look at it for himself in the future."

"Is this really true?" Mr. Yuan Sangong, who was born to his concubine, began to look livid.

"If not, the young envoy will accept the punishment of Lingchi!" Yang Hong kowtows heavily - because this letter really exists. Therefore, Yang Hong's answer is rare and righteous.

"Sooner or later, you stupid rat, I will catch you!" Sangong Da Yuan snorted again, and then shouted: "Tan'er, step back, don't mess around! Mr. Zhongming, please get up too."

Yuan Tan withdrew with a livid face, while Lord Yang Hong kowtowed happily and thanked him. Then he got up. Over there, Lord Yuan Sangong picked up Tao Ying's letter, opened it, and looked at it carefully. He saw that Tao Ying's words in the letter were very respectful.

, respected himself extremely, and saw that Tao Ying's gift list was not perfunctory. He was secretly happy in his heart. Finally, Yuan Sangong passed the letter to everyone, and then said: "Everyone, Tao Ying wrote to me, claiming to be a junior.

He wants to correct his father's mistakes, make peace with our army, and form an alliance to defeat the traitors in the world. He also wants to marry my daughter Yuan Fang and make her his wife. His intentions are very sincere. I don't know what the general will is like?"

"Father, you must not do it!" Yuan Tan, who hated Tao Ying so much that his balls ached, quickly jumped out, clasped his fists and said, "Father, that old Tao Qian, together with Yuan Shu and Gongsun Zan, sent out troops to fight. They attacked my father and Cao Cao from three sides.

The coalition forces are really hateful. If we don’t avenge this hatred, we are irreconcilable. How can we make peace with them?”

"Lord, no!" Guo Tu, the eldest son of Yuan Jun, also jumped out unambiguously and said categorically: "Tao Ying is capricious. He first colluded with Gongsun Zan to oppose our army. Now that Gongsun Zan is in decline, he abandoned Gongsun Zan and joined him.

Our army intends to protect itself and is so capricious. How can we be allies? Besides, Tao Qian and his son are at odds with Cao Mengde, and Cao Gong is an ally of our army. If the lord agrees to Tao Ying's request for peace and alliance, wouldn't it mean that Cao Mengde is allowed to join the alliance?

Gonghanxin?"

"My lord, Tao Ying has gone too far and deceived my lord. His envoys should be beheaded and then an army should be launched to hold him accountable!" Xin Ping, another core member of Yuan Jun's eldest son's party, also jumped out and said viciously: "According to what Ping knows,

Tao Ying's son had already made a marriage contract with Lu Bu's traitor's daughter. He only wanted to marry Lu Bu's daughter when she came of age. Now he comes to ask for the lord's daughter to be his wife. Isn't this just teasing the lord?!"

"Mr. Yuan, the envoy has something to say about this." Yang Hong was anxious and jumped out to explain the matter, explaining that Tao Ying was because of Lu Bu's capriciousness and had repeatedly betrayed the covenant and even killed the Xuzhou envoy and the envoy.

Tao Ying tore up Tao Ying's letters. Tao Ying couldn't bear the humiliation, so he broke off the engagement with Lu Bu and decided to marry Yuan Shao's daughter.

After hearing Yang Hong explain the reason in detail, the anger of Sangong Da Yuan, who was already a little angry, disappeared. Yuan Shang, who was standing behind Sangong Da Yuan, also breathed a sigh of relief and secretly admired his designated future brother-in-law - he even dared to repeat the important matter of marriage.

What a great person to use as a bargaining chip in political transactions! Over there, Yuan Tan, Guo Tu and Xin Ping made a loud noise, shouting: "My lord, Tao Ying dares to make fun of even the important matters of marriage. His despicable behavior is evident.

, if my lord forms an alliance with him and marries, wouldn’t he make the world laugh at him?”

Seeing the eldest son of Yuan Jun blindly messing around and making strong arguments, Yuan Shang and Shen Pei were inevitably angry. When Shen Pei came out and was about to speak, Tian Feng, the famous gunner of Yuan Shao Army who was standing in front of him, stepped out of the line first and shouted:

"Shut up, don't make excuses or make unreasonable troubles! Lu Bu did it unjustly by killing his envoy and breaking the alliance. What's the point of severing ties with Tao Envoy? Is it possible that your father-in-law treated you like this, killed your family, and took away your family?"

You have so much wealth, how can you swallow your anger?! Let’s not mention that Tao Shijun has not officially married Lu Bu’s daughter, but he has already married her. Based on this, he can divorce his wife and marry another one!"

Yuan Shang quietly gave Shen Pei a thumbs up, admiring Shen Pei's foresight. Shen Pei smiled slightly, knowing that today he would be able to defeat the eldest son of Yuan Shao's army. As expected, Tian Feng, who had just offended, roared at his unreasonable colleagues.

, then turned to Lord Yuan and raised his hands and said: "My lord, in my opinion, my lord and Tao Shijun will enter into an alliance and intermarry, which will bring about hundreds of benefits and no harm. My lord must not refuse, and you should agree immediately!"

Although he disliked Tian Feng's strong attitude, Da Yuan Sangong still asked: "Mr. Yuan Hao, please explain in detail, what benefits does it bring to me to form an alliance with Tao Ying?"

"No!" Tian Feng agreed loudly, and then said even louder: "First, it can cut off Gongsun Zan's wings. Gongsun Zan and Tao Shijun turned against each other because Gongsun Zan unreasonably extorted huge amounts of money and grain, and after being rejected, he cut off the Xuzhou trade road without authorization. Tao Shijun

Shijun was angry and broke off the alliance, and it was all Gongsun Zan's fault. Gongsun Zan was increasingly desperate, and he would regret it sooner or later! Now if the lord can get along well with Tao Shijun and form an alliance, he can not only use Tao Shijun's hand to contain Gongsun Zan's rebels in Qingzhou.

The army can make Gongsun Zan and Tao Shijun no longer have conflicts, and my lord can defeat Gongsun Zan's rebellion again. It will be as easy as turning the palm of his hand!"

"Second, Yuan Shu." Jushu, another important minister of Yuan Shaojun who belonged to the neutral faction, also stood up, clasped his fists and said: "In fact, we have long been aware of Yuan Shu's disrespect and hostility towards our lord, and Tao Shijun is also with us.

Yuan Shu had a grudge against him, and he succeeded in many battles. The lord made an alliance with Tao Shijun. Retreating would allow Tao Ying to contain Yuan Shu and prevent him from growing stronger. If he advanced, Tao Ying would attack Huainan. The lord would teach his unfaithful brothers a lesson, and even send them to Yuan Shu.

It is not impossible for Yuan Shu to capture him in Jizhou and offer him to his lord!"

"Third, Lu Bu!" Tian Feng said again: "Lü Bu has been disrespectful to the lord many times, and he has the nature of a wolf. If he is not eliminated early, he will become a serious trouble. The lord can form an alliance with Tao Yingtong at this moment, which can cut off Lu Bu's last hope.

As for the retreat, the two generals Yan Liang, Wen Chou and Lu Bu will be defeated soon!"

"Fourth, Cao Cao." Seeing that the time was ripe, Yuan Shaojun's die-hard young son's partner finally stood up. He handed over his hands and said gloomily: "Although Cao Cao is a good friend of the lord, he is deeply separated from his heart. Cao Cao occupies Yanzhou and threatens the lord at all times.

Once something changes in the hinterland of Jizhou, the consequences will be disastrous! If my lord gets strong reinforcements from the south of Yanzhou, Cao Cao will have no choice but to surrender to my lord forever. This move is also in line with the ideals of a military strategist who wants to make friends far away and attack close to home, so my lord must not hesitate."

What Tian Feng, Ju Shou and Shen Pei said did make sense. Although Guo Tu, Xin Ping and others next to them wanted to object, they could not find anything to say to refute it. Over there, Yuan Sangong also nodded repeatedly, feeling that these words were very reasonable. But

At this moment, a cautious voice suddenly sounded in the lobby, "There is a fifth one." When everyone looked carefully, it was Yang Hong, the Xuzhou envoy who had long been forgotten by everyone.

"Oops, Tian Feng's bad temper really deserves a beating. How could he say these things in front of the envoy Tao Ying? He should be asked to stay away temporarily." Sangong Da Yuan regretted a little, but at this point, Sangong Da Yuan had no choice but to do so.

He smiled at Yang Hong and asked: "Mr. Zhongming, what is the fifth one? Please speak frankly."

It was already a bit absurd for the counselors of Sangong of Yuan Dynasty to discuss the pros and cons of forming an alliance with Xuzhou in front of Yang Hong in a hurry, but what Master Yang Hong said next was even more absurd than this - Master Yang Hong said with a flattering face:

"May I ask Mr. Yuan, do you know how much grain Liu Bei and Lu Bu borrowed from Xuzhou when they were on good terms with my lord Tao Ying?"

"How much?" Da Yuan Sangong asked curiously.

"Reporting to Duke Ming, it took about half a year for Liu Bei to borrow from my lord a thousand fine horses, a hundred and fourteen thousand hu of grain, 6,300 pieces of silk, 800 chariots, and thousands of weapons."

Yang Hong showed off: "As for Lu Bu, from my lord Tao Gong, he borrowed 180,000 dendrobiums of grain and grass, 600,000 dollars, 1,000 chariots, 8,500 pieces of cloth, and tens of thousands of weapons."

At this time, the Sangong of Yuan Dynasty has not yet reached its peak state in history. Although this amount of money, food and military resources is not too much for Sangong of Yuan Dynasty, it is definitely a lot. Therefore, it is not only Yuan Shang who is behind Sangong of Yuan Dynasty who is ecstatic.

, Sangong Da Yuan was also quite surprised and said: "So many loans have been lent to Liu Bei and Lu Bu? How can the five counties of Xuzhou be so rich?"

"Going back to Mr. Yuan, compared with Mr. Ming's Jizhou, Xuzhou dare not boast of being rich, but it can still be considered as poor in money and food." Yang Hong said with a flattering face: "So please rest assured, Mr. Yuan, if Mr. Yuan promises to marry a daughter, your daughter will be here."

Xuzhou will never be wronged, and my lord’s betrothal gift will also be kept to satisfy Mr. Yuan.”

"Really?" Da Yuan Sangong smiled, and when he was making final calculations, a woman's voice came from the back hall, saying with a smile: "Yes, at least I am very satisfied."

While talking, a middle-aged beautiful woman led two maids and walked into the lobby holding a scroll. The civil and military officials of Yuan Shaojun present quickly saluted. Shan Hu had seen his wife, Yuan Shang happily called her mother, and Yuan Tan said:

With a grimace, he bravely called his stepmother. Yuan Shao also turned to the middle-aged beautiful woman and asked doubtfully: "Madam, I am discussing something with the ministers. Why are you here?" It turns out that this middle-aged beautiful woman is not someone else.

She is Yuan Shao’s step-sibling, Mrs. Liu.

"My husband is discussing matters with the officials, and I should not interfere with it." Mrs. Liu explained with a smile: "But Fang'er was born by me, and it is related to her life-long affairs, so I must care about her."

Said with a smile, Mrs. Liu walked to the side of Dayuan Sangong, knelt down and opened the scroll in her hand to Dayuan Sangong, revealing the portrait of Tao Ying in it, smiled and whispered: "Husband, please look at Tao Shijun's handsomeness.

With her appearance, is she still worthy of our daughter?"

To repeat, although our second son Tao Yingtao is not as good as Pan An and Song Yu, he does have a good skin, a long body, handsome features, and he has the ability to seduce sluts, so

After reading it carefully, Sangong Da Yuan was indeed very satisfied - Sangong Da Yuan was a person who liked to judge people by their appearance. One of the key reasons why he particularly loved his third son Yuan Shang and was cold to his eldest son Yuan Tan was that Yuan Shang was born more handsome than Yuan Tan.

Much more handsome. But after nodding, Sangong Da Yuan asked curiously: "Madam, where did you come from this portrait of Tao Shijun?"

"Mr. Tao is a careful person, so he sent a painter to paint his appearance. He asked the envoy to bring it." Mrs. Liu explained casually, then leaned into the ear of Da Yuan Sangong, chuckled and whispered: "Fang'er

I have also seen what Tao Shijun looks like. He blushed and said nothing. It seems that the little girl should be more satisfied than us."

"This little girl." Sangong Da Yuan cursed lovingly.

"Husband, why are you still hesitating?" Mrs. Liu whispered again: "Let's not talk about Fang'er's own satisfaction. As soon as she passed by, it was Mu Yi Xuzhou. I also heard what Mr. Yuan Hao and Mr. Guang Ping said just now, and I turned Fang'er's heart to her.

My son's marriage to Xuzhou will be of no harm to you, husband. Why are you still hesitating? Mr. Yuan Hao and Mr. Guang Ping are our recognized loyal ministers in Jizhou. Why don't you accept their words of loyalty?"

"I didn't say I wouldn't agree." Sangong Da Yuan smiled and turned to everyone and said, "Tian Feng, what Jushu and Shenpei said are exactly what I want. From today on, our army will strike out and form an alliance with Xuzhou.

, join forces to conquer the traitors in the world!"

"Lord Shengming!" Tian Feng, Jushu and the others finally made Mr. Yuan Sangong listen to the golden words, and he immediately agreed. Yuan Tan lowered his head, but secretly hated his mother for dying too early. No one was there.

Helping him to blow the pillow next to his father. Yuan Shang smiled so much that he couldn't even close his mouth, knowing that this time he not only disgusted his elder brother, but also got a strong helping hand with money, food and soldiers.

"Mr. Zhongming, did you hear that?" Mrs. Liu smiled sweetly at Yang Hong again and said, "Go back and tell Tao Shijun to send the betrothal gift as soon as possible. Also, Fang'er is my biological daughter, Tao Ying

If someone dares to bully my daughter, I will not be the first to forgive him."

"Thank you, Mr. Yuan, thank you, madam." Yang Hong kowtowed happily, then hurriedly patted his chest and said, "Madam, please rest assured. I will bring my lady's words to the lord, and please be kind to my lady's beloved daughter!"

Mrs. Liu smiled and nodded, very satisfied with Yang Hong's answer. When Yang Hong was about to stand up, Mrs. Liu suddenly said: "Wait a minute, Mr. Zhong Ming, I have one more thing to ask you."

"Excuse me, madam. I will tell you everything you know." Yang Hong patted his chest again.

"I would like to ask Mr. Zhongming, when the old Tao envoy Jun Tao Qian was seriously ill..." Mrs. Liu asked casually, "Why did you abolish the eldest son and establish the younger one? Instead of establishing the eldest son Tao Shang, instead establish the second son Tao Ying.

?”

Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang pricked up their ears at the same time, and were so nervous that their hearts almost jumped out of their chests. Their accomplices and accomplices present were also extremely nervous. They did not expect that Mrs. Liu would bring up this fatal issue that morning. Tian Feng and Jushu snorted quietly, very

He was dissatisfied with Mrs. Liu's making a fuss about this matter, and Sangong Da Yuan was also a little curious, saying: "Yes, I just forgot about this question. Mr. Zhongming, some people often say that abolishing the elder and establishing the younger is the way to cause chaos. Why did Tao Gongzu

Do you want to do the opposite?"

"This..." Yang Hong was a little dumbfounded and thought to himself, what's the point of asking me? When Tao Qian glared at his legs, I was still scolded by people in Huainan every day. How could I possibly know the reason?

Master Yang Hong is not stupid after all. He came up with an explanation after just a little calculation. Moreover, Yang Hong’s ridiculous explanation made Yuan Sangong, Mrs. Liu and Yuan Shang very happy together. Yang Hong replied nonsense: “Reply.”

Ming Gong, I report back to my lady, my lord Lao Tao Shijun believes that abolishing the elders and establishing young ones is indeed the way to cause chaos - but abolishing the elders and establishing the virtuous is the way to prosperity!"

"Good! What a way to abolish the elder and establish the virtuous!" Yuan Shaojun's die-hard younger son's wife couldn't wait to rush up to hug Yang Hong and kiss him a few times. He said loudly and excitedly: "My lord, abolishing the elder and establishing the young may be a way to cause chaos.
To be continued...