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Chapter 224 Double Reed

"Xianfu stopped!" The Grand Duke of Yuan San said in time.

"Young Master, stay!" Someone's reaction was faster than that of the Grand Third Duke Yuan. At least Mr. Yuan Shang's two confidants, Shen Pei and Feng Ji, were worried that the consequences would be unimaginable. Maybe they were worried, so they rushed out together, grabbed Mr. Yuan Shang from left to right, and persuaded anxiously: "Young Master, please calm down. Your lord is here. Please ask the lord to decide this matter!"

Shen Pei and Feng Ji's movements were still a little slower. Mr. Yuan Shang's sword cut off several strands of Yang Changshi's hair. He almost stopped against Yang Changshi's skin, which scared the courage that our Yang Changshi finally plucked up so much that he flew out of the nine-six clouds. He sat on the ground again, his whole body trembling as if he was swaying. He stared at Mr. Yuan Shang's heart and screamed, "Do you really want to kill me?"

"Xianfu, retreat." The Grand Duke of Yuan San spoke again, shouting in a cold voice: "You have nothing to do, stay next to you!"

"But my father, this ordinary man insulted his brother to live and die, surrendered on his own. Not killing him will damage his brother's reputation!" Mr. Yuan Shang pointed at Yang Changshi again and yelled, confronting his father for the first time, and for the first time he was extremely angry for the damage to his brother's reputation.

"Shang'er is still sensible." Grand Duke Yuan San praised in his heart first, and then said coldly: "If Yang Hong was really deliberately insulting your brother, being a father will naturally be fair for your brother."

Speaking of this, the Grand Duke Yuan San paused, gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence, "If he did not insult your brother and was telling the truth, then you don't need to be angry about the damage to your brother's reputation. Go back."

Mr. Yuan Shang looked stubborn and refused to retreat according to the order. He lowered his head and glared at Yang Changshi, blinking his eyes like itchy eyes. Yang Changshi, who was terrified, finally came to his senses and quickly bowed to Mr. Yuan Shang and said, "Three Master, if you insist that the villain is lying, then please Rong Wangren introduce the past and after Mr. Xiansi's voluntarily surrender to the third master in detail. If the villain said half a lie, I would like to ask the master to try the sword!"

"Say it! I'll chop you up if you dare to tell a lie!" Mr. Yuan Shang, who has always been gentle, shouted viciously.

"No." Yang Changshi bowed and agreed, explaining it carefully, "Three Young Masters. The story is like this. After Xiansi led 20,000 elite troops into Langya, the first battle was fought in Ju County. At that time, there were only 2,000 local township soldiers in Ju County, and 3,000 our lord temporarily transferred from Yuzhou to Langya. The city was broken, the fortifications were simple, the food and supplies were scarce, and the city defense and military equipment were severely insufficient......"

(“Do you blush when you say this?” Mr. Yuan Tan yelled angrily.)

"Shut up, say less useless words like this!" Mr. Yuan Shang interrupted impatiently. "Tell me about my brother's unfortunate arrest!"

"No." Yang Changshi nodded again quickly and said briefly: "The war between Mr. Xiansi's attack on Jucheng lasted for a total of 23 days. Although it caused 611 casualties to the Ju County defenders and almost filled the moat in Ju County and launched an ant attack on the city, Mr. Xiansi's team also suffered more than 2,000 casualties, which was a loss-making loss, and no one took advantage."

"What is the result of the offensive and defensive battle in Ju County?" Grand Duke Yuan San suddenly yelled and asked, his face began to turn blue - but it cannot be blamed for Grand Duke Yuan San, and the important civil and military officials in Jizhou present were all disappointed. They muttered in their hearts, "Grand Duke, alas..."

"It's true. If a villain tells half a lie, he would be beheaded." Yang Changshi patted his chest and promised. He said kindly: "But Mr. Yuan, the eldest son is actually very good. He heard from the defenders of Ju County that the eldest son always attacked the city and personally commanded all the siege battles, which inspired the soldiers of the noble army a little... Oh, no, it greatly encouraged the soldiers of the noble army. Many of our defenders in Ju County are recruits who have been on the battlefield for the first time, and were also scared by the eldest son's voice several times."

Faced with the enemy's praise for his son, Yuan Sangong obviously refused to appreciate it. Not only did he not have any joy, he also clenched his fists and his already blue face also tended to turn black. Most of the other civil and military officials in Jizhou were expressionless, only Mr. Xin Ping, the best friend of Mr. Yuan Tan, looked gray and his heart was ashamed.

"What happened to me? How was my brother unfortunately captured?" Mr. Yuan Shang asked.

"Later, my lord went north to Ju County." Yang Changshi replied honestly: "Maybe both Mr. Yuan and the third son knew that because of the large number of cavalry of your army, my lord had always been deploying heavy troops south of Kaiyang, and did not dare to give the eldest son a chance to defeat each one. Later, my lord saw that the eldest son was repeatedly attacking under the city of Ju County, and thought it might be an opportunity to seek peace from Mr. Yuan, so he took the 1,500 gentlemen and 800 infantry north and personally went to the city of Ju County to negotiate with the eldest son."

"At that time, my lord left the infantry sixty miles south of Ju County to take care of the supplies, food and grass, and only brought 1,500 gentlemen's army north. Then the eldest son led more than 7,000 Jizhou cavalry out to fight my lord, and did not give my lord the opportunity to seek peace. He directly ordered an attack. In order to avoid the conflict and expanded, my lord chose to lead the army to retreat. Who knew that the eldest son would not give up anything. He led more than 7,000 iron cavalry to chase and kill for nearly 80 miles in one breath. My lord was forced to helplessly and had to order a counterattack."

"After the official start of the battle, my lord's team relied on the soldiers to take his life, and luckily did not fall into a disadvantage. Then the eldest son might have seen that the Jizhou team suffered a lot of casualties, so he ordered a retreat in the formation. My lord didn't want to pursue it, but considering that the cavalry had been separated from the infantry while fleeing, he was afraid that the infantry team would run into the eldest son's iron cavalry and completely wiped out the army, so he led the Gentleman Army to chase for more than ten miles. As a result, our infantry was really hit by the eldest son and accidentally formed a clamping force with our cavalry. Then the eldest son suffered a little loss and ordered to surrender."

After talking nonstop, Yang Changshi bowed to Mr. Yuan Shang and said sadly: "Three young masters, every word of the villain is true. People and physical evidence are available. If the young master doesn't believe it, he can go to Langya personally or send someone to Langya to investigate. Moreover, my lord didn't think about capturing the eldest son alive on the battlefield. The eldest son also had more than 3,000 elite cavalry by his side. He was in a plain with open terrain, and it was very easy to retreat, so the villain still couldn't understand it. How could the eldest son think of shooting out the white flag and laying down his weapons and surrendering? Is this unreasonable?"

Mr. Yuan Shang looked suspicious. After thinking for a while, Mr. Yuan Shang turned around and bowed to the Grand Duke of Yuan San and said, "Father, Yang Hong's words are too incredible. The child suggested. Please send someone to Langya to investigate the capture of his brother and see if this man told lies?"

"I'll just check it out!" The Grand Duke of Yuan, who was from a famous family, suddenly cursed and slapped it. He slapped it and shouted: "I think my face has not been thrown out enough yet, right? Dog son! A real tiger father and a dog son! The face of our fourth generation three masters of the Yuan family has been thrown out by this dog son! Do you want me to throw it out again?"

"The boy knows the crime." Young Master Yuan Shang lowered his head in shame. The important civil and military officials in Jizhou next to him all muttered to himself. "The eldest master is finished, it's completely finished."

After finally suppressing the anger in his chest, the third Duke of Yuan, who was so angry that he could not stop, gritted his teeth for a long time before shouting at Changshi Yang: "Go back and tell your lord. Tell him to put the captured prisoners back. I will not pursue his past affairs, and he will continue to be my son-in-law."

"No." Yang Changshi quickly saluted and thanked him, and said carefully: "Mr. Yuan is forgiven. My lord has two small requests. Please give me a favor to you."

"Say!" The Sangong of Yuan, who was angry, shouted casually.

"Then the villain is taking the liberty." Yang Changshi thanked him with courtesy and said carefully: "First, my lord asked Yuan Gong to replace the candidates for the governor of Qingzhou and the governor of Qingzhou, because Yuan Gong, you also know that the eldest son and my lord have always been in disagreement, and Qingzhou is directly bordering Xuzhou. Now this is happening again. If the eldest son is allowed to take charge of the troops in Qingzhou, I am afraid that our army and your army will have more conflicts. It will also hurt the relationship between Yuan Gong and my lord and my lord."

"Who will I appoint as the governor of Qingzhou? Do you still need his Tao Ying'er to take charge?" The Grand Duke of Yuan San was furious, "If I don't agree, will Tao Ying'er not release my son?"

"Don't be angry, my lord just asked Mr. Yuan to allow him to agree. It would not be necessary to avoid another rift between us and our army. It has nothing to do with whether to release the eldest son." Yang Changshi replied very smoothly, and he muttered in his heart, "Old Yuan Shao, are you anxious? What a request to stimulate you is still behind."

"This is almost the same." Grand Duke Yuan Sanshu snorted heavily and said in a big way: "When you go back and tell Tao Ying'er, just talk about the candidate for the governor of Qingzhou and the governor. I don't have to worry about it, I have a decision."

After saying that, the Grand Duke of Yuan San added to his heart, "When Tan'er's idiot comes back, let him be the title of Qingzhou governor and stay in Jizhou City, and he will never give him the chance to lead troops!"

"Oh, the villain must tell Mr. Yuan's reply to the lord truthfully." Yang Changshi bowed another time and said more carefully: "Mr. Yuan is forgiven. My lord has a word first. It doesn't matter whether his first request Yuan or not. But if the second request is not approved by Mr. Yuan, then even if my lord is angry with Mr. Yuan, the conflict with Mr. Yuan continues. Even if Mr. Yuan does not recognize him as his son-in-law, my lord will never release Mr. Yuan Tan!"

"Is Tao Ying's son threatening me?" The face of the Grand Duke Yuan San changed again. The important civil and military officials in Jizhou on both sides were also surprised. He said nothing, but he did not expect that Deputy Director Tao would dare to propose conditions to Grand Duke Yuan San in such a tough tone.

"Mr. Yuan is not a threat, but just a plea." Yang Changshi, who was afraid of death, did not dare to continue to be tough, but said timidly, "My lord, as the son-in-law of Yuan, made a request and suggestion to the head of Yuan's family, begged the head of Yuan to agree."

"I don't have a son-in-law like him!" Grand Duke Yuan slapped the table and roared angrily.

"No matter whether Mr. Yuan recognizes my lord as his son-in-law or not, my lord recognizes Mr. Yuan as his father-in-law and also considers himself half of the Yuan family." Yang Changshi suddenly had some courage and kowtowed to the Grand Duke of Yuan and said seriously: "So, as a member of the Yuan family, my lord begs the head of the Yuan family to depose the Chang and establish Xian, and appoint the third son, Mr. Yuan Shang as his legitimate son and heir!"

"What did you say?!" The grandson of Yuan Sangong, who was angry, suddenly became dumbfounded. The civil and military officials in Jizhou who had always remained silent were also in an uproar. No one expected that Deputy Director Tao would put forward such a condition.

"Please ask Mr. Yuan to abolish the eldest son and establish the Xianxian, and enthrone the son of Yuan Shang as his legitimate son!" Yang Changshi said loudly: "Although Mr. Yuan Shang is the youngest son, he is smart and knowledgeable, filial, benevolent, respectful and respectful to his men, and has the appearance of heroes, which is far more than Mr. Yuan's eldest son! Therefore, my lord dared to plead with Mr. Yuan as his son-in-law, to abolish the eldest son of Yuan's family, and enthrone the son of Yuan's family! The heir!"

After saying that, Changshi Yang rarely said a harsh sentence. "If not, my lord would have committed a hundred deaths! He would also take this opportunity to behead Mr. Yuan Tan's camp and clear the obstacles to succession for Mr. Yuan Shang!"

After being threatened by his son-in-law, the third Duke of Yuan was not furious because of his face damage for the first time, but continued to be stunned. After finally coming back to his senses, the third Duke of Yuan couldn't help but feel angry again, "Is it because Shang'er was eager to be made the legitimate son and said such things with Tao Ying'er inside and outside? I'm not dead yet!"

"Are you guys! Stop your mouth!"

The angry roar of Mr. Yuan Shang sounded again, and then Mr. Yuan Shang rushed to Yang Changshi. He kicked Yang Changshi with his limbs facing the sky, then quickly knelt down to the third master of Yuan, clasped his fists and shouted loudly: "Father, please don't listen to this ordinary man's nonsense. There is a difference between seniority and inferiority. Children must not dare to make such extravagant thoughts! Besides, my father is in his prime and healthy body. In the future, he will definitely live a hundred years of life and live longer than Nanshan! How can he mention the matter of establishing an heir now?!"

"Three Master, my lord is also for your own good!" Yang Changshi climbed up and said stubbornly: "Young Master Yuan Tan is just killing, mediocre and incompetent. My lord is also worried that after he inherits the foundation of Benchu ​​Gong in the future, he will not be able to carry forward the foundation of Benchu ​​Gong! Therefore..."

"Shut up!"

The benevolent and righteous young master Yuan Shang was furious and slapped Yang Changshi's face so hard that his face was full of blooming. Then he turned to the three master Yuan and kowtowed desperately, "Father, please don't listen to this ordinary man's nonsense. The child is not talented, just want to serve the father for a long time, and he will never have the greed for the throne! Please investigate clearly. Please investigate clearly, please investigate clearly, please investigate clearly."

He kowtowed desperately. Mr. Yuan Shang still left tears of sincerity, and his sincere feelings reached the extreme. Seeing this scene, although the Grand Duke Yuan San suspected that his beloved son was acting, he was inevitably relieved to see Mr. Yuan Shang's sincere appearance. Although the important civil and military officials in Jizhou who were present knew that most of them were acting, they were probably acting, but they were related to their bright future. No one dared to come out to accuse Mr. Yuan Shang of the show. Just peeked at the Grand Duke Yuan San’s face and analyzed. Xun Chen and Ju Su and others were still muttering in their hearts, "Tao Ying Xiao Thief, it was so slippery. Now, no matter how fierce the lord scolded him, he would like this son-in-law in his heart."

"Lord, the third son is right." Shen Pei and Feng Ji also stood up and reported to Da Yuan Sangong: "Lord is in his prime, young, strong, healthy, and healthy. How can the matter of establishing an heir be discussed now? Please ask Tao to blame him for this move and punish him severely!"

"Father, please let the child behead the Xuzhou envoy and show it to the public, so as to show that the child has no intention of being arbitrary!" Mr. Yuan Shang still screamed, and then he really grabbed our poor Changshi Yang.

"Shang'er, stop!"

Grand Duke Yuan finally spoke, nodded to his beloved son and expressed his approval, and then asked: "Shang'er, it's easy to kill this ordinary man, but what should your brother do?"

"I would like to raise tens of thousands of troops to attack Xuzhou in the south and save my brother!" Mr. Yuan Shang replied loudly.

"Shang'er's intentions are understood for your father." The Grand Duke of Yuan nodded again and said, "But your brother is in the hands of Tao Ying, and he is supporting you as a legitimate son. If you send troops to attack Xuzhou again, wouldn't Tao Ying's little thief kill your brother immediately?"

"This..." Mr. Yuan Shang was stunned for a moment, and then quickly kowtowed to Mr. Yuan San, apologized for guilt, "Father forgives the crime, the child is ignorant, and he didn't expect this."

"Get up, you are in a hurry to rescue your brother. I won't blame you for being a father." Grand Yuan Sangong waved his hand. After Prince Yuan Shang got up, Grand Yuan Sangong suddenly smiled and said to Prince Yuan Shang again: "Shang'er, if you are a father, you will accept the conditions of Tao Ying's little thief. How about you now make you a legitimate?"

Mr. Yuan Shang quietly pinched his thighs, then quickly knelt down on his knees, shouting loudly as if intimidating and trepidated: "Father, I must never have such extravagant thoughts! Please take back the life! Take back the life!"

"My lord, never!" Shen Pei and Feng Ji also jumped out like chicken blood, knelt in front of the Three Duke of Yuan, and said loudly in unison: "My lord is in his prime, and the matter of establishing an heir is still long-lasting, so you must not make a decision now!"

The third Duke of Yuan secretly glanced at the corner of his eyes, and saw that Mr. Yuan Shang was pretending to be robbed by a group of thieves shouting to catch the thief, several important officials of the Yuan family could not bear it anymore. Tian Feng, the first to jump out and bowed to Mr. Yuan, said: "My lord, you must not do this. There is a difference between elders and young people, and there are differences between superiors and inferiors. Abolishing the eldest and establishing the young people has been a way of chaos since ancient times! Although the third Duke is virtuous, there are Yuan Tan and two princes above the third Duke, how can the lord consider the third Duke first when he becomes an heir?!"

"You should choose a wise man as your heir at the age of a certain age, and your virtues should be decided by divination!" Another important minister in Jizhou, Ju Su, also stood up and opposed loudly: "The third son is young and his virtues are not more than the two older sons. If the lord makes the third son the heir, his brothers will fight each other in the future, and he will be in great danger!"

"Since ancient times, the deposed elders and the young people have all taken the trouble of chaos! I hope the lord thinks carefully!" Xin Ping and other civil and military officials of the Yuan Tan Prince Party also stood up and opposed it in unison. Among them, there are many neutral factions that are not Yuan Tan Prince Party. Only neutral factions such as Xun Chen and Xu You, who are slick in character, shut up and dare not speak casually and cause trouble.

Seeing this scene, Mr. Yuan Shang, who was secretly happy before, was suddenly disappointed, and secretly hated him, "My brother-in-law is right. If you don't quickly find these dog thieves who support Yuan Tan's husband, I will really find it difficult to inherit my inheritance in the future!"

"Shang'er, don't blame your father, there are too many people who oppose it."

The Grand Duke Yuan San was actually more disappointed than the Grand Duke Yuan Shang. After a little calculation, the Grand Duke Yuan San sneered and shouted to everyone: "What are you anxious about? Do you think I want to establish a legitimate son now? I am only forty-five years old now and have many years to live. Let me say it slowly! What I said just now is nothing more than angering at him, Tao Ying's son interferes in my family affairs, and he said anger! All the words I said! I will give up!"

"No." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and stood back to their original positions. Only Tian Feng was still tough and asked, "Lord, what should I do if that eldest son?"

"I should lead the army to conquer Xuzhou in the south and take back my Tan'er!" Grand Duke Yuan San replied proudly.

"But..." Tian Feng hesitated a little, and was even more worried that Deputy Director Tao would really kill the legal heir of the Sangong of Yuan and clear the obstacles to Yuan Shang's succession.

"Father, the child thinks there is no need to use troops."

Seeing that the Grand Duke of Yuan San was difficult to go against the public's wishes, Mr. Yuan Shang had no choice but to adopt a backup plan and volunteered to Grand Duke of Yuan San: "The child is willing to ride into Xuzhou alone, scold Tao Ying for his rude words and deeds in person for his father, and ordered Tao Ying to return it to his brother, Gao Lan, Xin Pi and others."

"Shang'er isn't afraid of danger?" asked Yuan San's public servant with concern: "Also, is Shang'er confident of convinced Tao Ying to return it to Tan'er?"

"Don't be afraid!" Mr. Yuan Shang replied with his head held high and his chest raised: "After he arrived in Xuzhou, he would be able to convince his brother-in-law to return him to his brother-in-law!"

After a moment of calculation, Yuan Sangong finally nodded and said, "Then go and tell your brother-in-law that if he honestly returns Tan'er, he will still recognize him as his son-in-law. If he dares not to give in, or dares to be disrespectful to you and your brother, he will personally bring in a million troops south to flatten his five counties in Xuzhou!"

"No!" Mr. Yuan Shang agreed respectfully, but muttered viciously in his heart, "Yuan Tanmu, wait and see. When you fall into my hands, see how I deal with you!"
Chapter completed!
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