Chapter 249 Yuan Shu’s Anger

The fifth year of Zhongping (188 AD), December 23.

Yangzhou, Danyang, Wanling.

The prefect's house is drinking in the banquet hall, and Zhou Shang, who is the master, kneels down in the middle.

In the right hand of the guest seat, Zhou Shang's younger brother, former Ganling prime minister Zhou Chong, was sitting in turn. General Yuan Shu, the Hu Ben, and his general Yu She, who had no face to return to Luoyang after being redeemed from Taishan Coal Mine.

Sitting on the left is Zhou Hui, the eldest son of the Grand Secretary Zhou Zhong, Zhou Yu, the son of Zhou Yi, Luoyang Ling, and Zhou Shang's son.

"Today's Little New Year, my place is much more lively than in previous years. Come and drink this bottle!"

Zhou Shang, who was in a happy mood, raised his glass to drink for the third time.

"Zhou Fujun, the court has dismissed Tao Ying'er's General of Guard and Marquis of Jinan. Once Chen Cang's siege is lifted, he will immediately attack the Tao family. The Fujun should start early and gain reputation from all parties!"

Yuan Shu, who received a letter from Yuan Feng yesterday, was aware of Yuan's plans to deal with the Tao, and immediately stepped up his lobbying against Zhou Chong and Zhou Shang, and encouraged him to attack the Tao clans in Danyang.

"General Yuan is right, Brother Shang, once the court uses troops against the rebel Tao, it will be a bit too late to take action!"

Although it was Hua Xin who searched Zhou Chong, Zhou Chong always believed that it was Tao Ying's instructions, so he naturally wrote down the hatred on Tao Ying.

"Hmm?"

Zhou Yu, who was watching Yuan Shu silently, listened to Yuan Shu, Zhou Chong's words that encouraged Zhou Shang, frowned slightly, and looked at Zhou Shang with a calm expression to see how he responded.

"You should not act too rush to deal with the Tao family. You should follow the pace of the court. If you start to alert the enemy in advance, it may ruin the deployment of the court!"

Zhou Shang, who knew Yuan Shu had encountered, glanced at Yuan Shu with strong muscles and dark skin, and showed a look of disapproval on his face, and tactfully rejected the two of them.

"What my uncle said is very true!"

Seeing that Zhou Shang refused Yuan Shu without hesitation, Zhou Chong's agitation, Zhou Yu's brows immediately stretched and immediately agreed.

"Although Danyang is the foundation of the Tao family, the tribesmen are all mediocre and incomplete. They are destroyed. Tao Qian and Tao Ying and his son are in Xuzhou and Yanzhou, holding heavy troops. Once there is no one to restrain them, they will be promptly attacked.

He raises troops to retaliate!"

The Zhou family of Lujiang, which is located in a county across the Dao family in Danyang, naturally knows Tao Qian's history of his success. Moreover, Danyang is full of ravines and poor mountains and rivers. The people of Danyang are not only warlike, but also have no good temper. This is something that Zhou Shang dared not do easily.

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"Children talk too much!"

Yuan Shu glanced at Zhou Yu who was bad for his good deeds, and a hint of disgust and anger flashed in his eyes.

"Come on, don't talk about state affairs, Yuan respects Zhou's mansion!"

In order to cover up embarrassment and anger, Yuan Shu, who forced himself to calm down, raised his glass to Zhou Shang for a drink.

"Today is the Little New Year. It should be a family dinner. Yuan will not bother you and visit you again next day!"

After drinking a cup of tasteless wine, Yuan Shu put down the wine bottle and took Yu She to leave the seat with big strides.

"I'll send General Yuan!"

Yuan Shu, who looked unpretentious, left, Zhou Chong, who was also dissatisfied in his heart, also stood up and hurriedly followed Yuan Shu.

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As soon as Yuan Shu and Yu She left the prefect's mansion, they immediately slowed down. Yuan Shu with his face under his crotch was paying attention to his back from time to time.

"Hmph!"

Seeing Zhou Chong chasing him in a hurry, Yuan Shu's mouth slightly grinned, and a cunning sneer flashed through his eyes.

"Zhou Xiang, you can tolerate the humiliation of Tao Ying's son, but I, Yuan Shu, cannot; you, Zhou, are afraid of Tao, but I, Yuan, are not!"

Yuan Shu, who couldn't help but sneer in his heart, stared at Zhou Chong, who looked gloomy and pretended to be indignant.

"As long as I attack the Tao family, the emperor who is determined to punish the Tao family will definitely reuse me again. I, Yuan Shu, return to Luoyang, is just around the corner!"

Yuan Shu's stimulation and temptation made Zhou Chong's eyes lit up.

"General Yuan, what do you think you should do?"

Zhou Chong not only lost Gan Lingxiang because he escaped before the battle, but also was confiscated by Hua Xin. This made him lower his head in the Zhou family in Lujiang and even became a laughing stock in Lujiang. Zhou Chong urgently needed to avenge his previous shame and make a comeback.
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"It's very simple. Kill all the Tao clans in Danyang, dig out the Tao clan's ancestral tombs, crush the bones and ashes, and cut off the foundation!"

"Hiss..."

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Yanzhou.Governor's Office.

"What's the idea of ​​this old fox?"

Staring at Yuan Wei's back as he was away, Liu Dai muttered to himself with his narrow eyes.

"If Liu envoy was moved to the prefecture governor like Liu Jingsheng, it would not be difficult to regain power in Taishan County!"

The Yanzhou King Yu, who was accompanying him, slowly pointed Liu Dai.

"Hiss!"

Wang Yu's words made Liu Dai, who had suddenly realized, take a breath of air.

"This Yuan Ciyang wants me to take action against Tao Ying?"

Seeing Wang Yu nodding, Liu Dai's face slowly turned cold.

"This Yuan respects me, Liu Dai too much!"

Although Emperor Ling dismissed Tao Ying's general of the guard and the Marquis of Jinan, Liu Dai was just the governor of a state, and he did not even have the right to appoint a county magistrate, let alone deal with a county prefect.

Moreover, Taishan County stationed tens of thousands of troops, which was more troops than Yanzhou, and Liu Dai was unable to fight against Tao Ying.

"It is certainly not possible to move troops, but you must not move!"

The confident Wang Yu stroked his beard and gave advice to Liu Dai, who had a gloomy face.

"Sometimes ago, Yuan sent two million stones of grain to save Yuan Shu who was detained by Tao Ying. That was all the grain from Yanzhou. The envoy, who borrowed one million stones of grain from Tao Ying to save Yanzhou.

Refugees in the country!"

What Wang Yu said about borrowing was blackmailing in Liu Dai's ears.

"It's so poisonous!"

Liu Dai, with a complicated expression, looked at Wang Yu with a calm expression and felt a chill all over.

Wang Yu's so-called "relief of refugees" is nothing more than using righteousness to suppress Tao Ying, so that Tao Ying, who claims to love the people and cherish the people, had to take out this million stone of grain. Even if the food that was brought to the litigation was really used to help refugees, the refugees would not

I will be grateful to Tao Ying.

The most important thing is that Liu Dai also dealt with Yuan and asked Yuan to owe Liu Dai a favor.

"Wang Bie Jia, do you think Yanzhou can change the governor to the prefectural governor?"

Liu Dai, who had changed his dissatisfaction with Yuan Wei, stared at Wang Yu with a bright look.

"There are Qingzhou in the north and Yuzhou in the south. Yanzhou in the center should also be promoted to the governor of the prefecture!"

Although Yanzhou is almost always Yuan’s disciples, Wang Yu did not pour cold water on Liu Dai who had fantasies.

"Okay, just do it!"

After receiving Wang Yu's affirmative answer, Liu Dai, who was already full of joy, immediately adopted the strategy to deal with Tao Ying.

"Wang Xiao, thank you for your hard work, go to Fenggao, and meet Tao and borrow grain!"

Wang Yu, who escorted Qingzhou Governor Zhao Yan, walked away from the Gate of Hell last time, agreed to Liu Dai's trip to Mount Tai without hesitation.

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"Yuan Ciyang, for your promise, Wang will go deep into the tiger's den again!"

Looking at Liu Dai's figure disappearing from the gate of the governor's mansion, staring at the plaque hanging high above the empty gate, a greedy light flashed in Wang Yu's deep eyes.

"Seeing the high order? It's not bad!"

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Yuzhou, Lu State, Prime Minister's Office.

Today, Chen Yi, the prime minister of Lu, is full of energy. Not only is he full of guests every day, but he can also talk big and recite poems and write pairs, and live a happy life.

"Brother Wen Ju, I'm afraid I will call you Kong Beihai in the future!"

Putting down the wine glass in his hand, Chen Yi swept over Cai Yong, Ruan Yu, Du Kui, and Xu Gan one by one, and finally landed on Kong Rong.

"Haha, if it were in the past, Rong might have flocked to it, but now he doesn't have that thought!"

Faced with Chen Yi's jokes, Kong Rong looked dull.

A few days ago, Kong Rong received a document of recruitment from the new Qingzhou Governor Liu Biao. He moved a little in his heart and quickly gave up his thoughts.

Although Kong Rong was obsessed with learning, he could also see Liu Biao's intentions. Naturally, he would not let Liu Biao be a gunman, and he would make things difficult for his cheap disciple Tao Ying.

Besides, since being bewitched by Tao Ying, Kong Rong has become more interested in becoming the vice president of the university and the dean of the normal college than becoming an official.
To be continued...