When Lu Xiang mentioned helping Yuan Tan seize the throne, Lu Kuang was a little hesitant: "Second brother, tell me, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are brothers. Will they really fight for the position of the prefect of Bohai?"

"Don't look at Yuan Tan, Yuan Shang was born by Mrs. Liu, but Yuan Tan has never been favored by Mrs. Liu." Lu Xiang said lightly: "In order to allow his youngest son to inherit the Yuan family's foundation, Mrs. Liu even convinced the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the People's Republic of China to adopt Yuan Ji as his son. Now that Yuan Tan has returned to Bohai County, he will definitely use his own gang to fight for the position of the prefect of Bohai. You and I only need to obey the order of the lord and help Yuan Tan with one arm."

Besides, after the banquet in the prefect's mansion began, although Yuan Tan was his eldest son, Mrs. Liu was always cold to him. After briefly asking about his capture and release, he ignored him. On the contrary, he seemed particularly enthusiastic to Yuan Xi. Mrs. Liu's attitude made Yuan Xi a little puzzled. But since Mrs. Liu was so enthusiastic about him, Yuan Xi could not help but respond. He frequently raised the wine bottle and toasted Mrs. Liu and Yuan Xi.

After almost drinking, Yuan Xi put down the wine bottle and asked Yuan Shang: "Xianfu, why didn't he see Xu You and Xu Ziyuan when he entered the city just now? I wonder where he went?"

Hearing Yuan Xi's question, Yuan Shang sighed and said, "In the past, I heard that Yecheng was destroyed and his father's whereabouts were unknown, so Xu Ziyuan volunteered to look for his father's whereabouts. It has been more than three months since he left Nanpi."

When Yuan Tan learned that Xu You had left Nanpi three months ago, he couldn't help but interrupt and asked, "Xianfu, since Xu Ziyuan has been away for three months, I wonder if his father's whereabouts?"

After Yuan Shang finished asking, he did not answer immediately, but instead looked at Mrs. Liu beside him for help. Seeing that Yuan Shang was asking for help, Mrs. Liu stood up and said, "Ten days ago, Xu Ziyuan had a letter coming, saying that your father took Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others to Shouchun to join the road, but was turned away. In anger, your father went to Jingzhou to join Liu Biao again."

"What, my father went to Jingzhou to join Liu Biao?" Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi and the others stood up suddenly when they heard the news, and said loudly: "Since that's the case, I would like to lead a army to Jingzhou to welcome my father back to Nanpi."

"No, no." Hearing that Yuan, Tan and Yuan Xi were planning to go to Jingzhou to welcome Yuan Shao, Mrs. Liu quickly waved her hand and said, "Your father is in Jingzhou, but Xu Ziyuan heard what others said, and he did not see it with his own eyes. If you rushed over in a hurry, you might be lost."

"That's right, two brothers." Yuan Shang added in time: "You lead a team of people to Jingzhou and have to pass through Qingzhou, Xuzhou and other places on the way. If you have a misunderstanding with the local soldiers, once the fight starts, let alone save your father, you will not even be able to protect your life."

When Yuan Shang heard that he was unwilling to let him go to Jingzhou to find Yuan Shao, Yuan Tan was a little angry. "Do we, as children, just let our father go to exile? Xianyi, are you willing to go with me?"

Yuan Xi was not easy to get imprisoned from the stairs and returned to Nanpi, who belonged to his territory, and was reluctant to leave easily. Therefore, after hearing Yuan Tan's question, he couldn't help but hesitate. Seeing that Yuan Xi was unwilling to go with him to Jingzhou, Yuan Tan snorted coldly and then left with his sleeves.

Seeing Yuan Tan leaving angrily, Yuan Xi was hesitating whether to chase after him, he heard Mrs. Liu say coldly: "Xianyi, my son has this kind of personality. He is so impulsive. Don't pay attention to him, let's continue drinking."

After Yuan Xi sat down again, Mrs. Liu asked with concern: "Xianyi, I remember that your father had made a marriage for you in Yecheng. The woman was Zhen Yi's daughter. I wonder where she is now, and whether she has left Yecheng as well?"

Yuan Xi felt a little sad when he heard this question. He thought about the fact that he was imprisoned in Yecheng and forced to retire from the marriage. He couldn't help but smile bitterly: "My second mother doesn't know that the child has already broken off from the engagement with Zhen Yi's daughter."

"Did you break off the engagement?" After hearing this, Mrs. Liu asked in surprise: "Is it your father who helped you get out of the engagement?"

"No, no, no." Yuan Xi shook his head quickly and said, "It was not the marriage between his father and the Zhen family, but the child was forced to break off the engagement by the Jizhou Mu when he was imprisoned in Yecheng."

"I was forced to break off the engagement by the Jizhou Mu." When Mrs. Liu heard this, she slapped the wine bottle in her hand on the table and said sternly: "What is this Han child doing? Why do you have to force you to break off the engagement?"

Yuan Xi thought for a while and replied, "I don't know anything about it. When my father sent someone to the Zhen family to hire him, the child of the Han family sent someone to the Zhen Mansion to propose marriage. Mrs. Zhen despised him for being just a small national order, so she did not agree to the marriage. Unexpectedly, after he seized Yecheng, he forced the child to write a letter of breaking the engagement..."

After listening to Yuan Xi’s story, Mrs. Liu was stunned. Although she was not in a mess, she could do anything about it. After all, the strength of the Yuan family is now impossible to compare with Han Zhan. Therefore, after a long silence, she spoke: "Don’t worry about Xianyi, I will help you find a marriage one day."

As soon as Mrs. Liu finished speaking, Yuan Xi stood up and bowed to salute: "Thank you for your good wishes, I am so grateful to me."

Mrs. Liu followed Shen Pei's advice and found a way to win over Yuan Xilai to help Yuan Shang deal with Yuan Tan. She was worried that she would not have the chance to show goodwill to the other party. When she heard that the marriage decided in Yecheng had been ruined, she lowered her head and began to think about it. Among the officials she knew, who would have a daughter who was in the boudoir. After some thought, she finally thought of a suitable candidate and said, "Xianyi, a daughter in the family of the prefect of Donglai Guanzheng, who is only 14 years old, she is as beautiful as a flower and is well-educated. When I send someone to be a matchmaker tomorrow, please betroth the prefect of Guan Gong to you."

Yuan Xi stood up again to express her gratitude to her for the kindness released by Mrs. Liu. At the same time, Yuan Xi also understood in her heart that Mrs. Liu wanted to win over him in this way and assist Yuan Shang in dealing with Yuan Tan. He considered that he was weak and did not rely on his subordinates in this Nanpi City, so he had no ability to compete for power and profit with his two brothers. The wisest choice was to rely on one of them to deal with the other.

Although Yuan Shang is the prefect of Bohai, it is almost impossible to defeat Yuan Tan without his own assistance. And he has always had a bad relationship with Yuan Tan, and even if he teamed up with him to get rid of Yuan Shang, he would not get any benefits. From the current situation, the wisest way is to work with Yuan Shang and Mrs. Liu to eliminate Yuan Tan so that he can have a place to settle down in Nanpi.

Just as Yuan Xi was considering cooperating with Yuan Shang, Yuan Tan, who angrily left the prefect's mansion, came to the street. His former old subordinates Guo Tu, Xin Pi, Xin Ping and others were waiting outside the mansion. When they saw Yuan Tan coming out, several people hurriedly stepped forward to pay homage: "I have met the eldest son."

The actions of several people were seen by the guards guarding the door. The team was a Du uncle. Seeing this situation, he not only did not go in and report to Yuan Shang, but instead thought to himself: As soon as the eldest son returned to Nanpi, he had so many civil and military support him. It seems that Nanpi will change hands soon.

After Guo Tu and others saluted Yuan Tan, they said, "Young Master, this is not the enemy of speaking. You should go to your subordinate's mansion. Let's talk in detail."

Everyone came to Guo Tu's mansion, and after the guest and host sat down, Xinpi asked, "Grand Master, why did the Jizhou Mu put you back with the second master?"

Yuan Tan looked at Xinpi and snorted coldly, then said, "George, can't you still see that this is the Han family's plan to drive tigers and swallow wolves?"

Although Xin Pi and others had long guessed that Han Zhan was using the strategy of driving tigers and swallowing wolfs, when they heard Yuan Tan say this, they still asked curiously: "Why did the eldest son say this?"

"When I was in Yecheng, I heard the wind. The Han family children planned to report to seize Qingzhou." Yuan Tan's eyes swept over the civil and military officials present, and continued to say: "Bohai County is close to Qingzhou. He was worried that when he sent troops to Qingzhou, the troops and horses of Bohai County would be restrained by the side, so he deliberately released us brothers and let us fight for power and profit with Xianfu, and had no time to take care of the war in Qingzhou."

As soon as Yuan Tan finished speaking, someone heard someone say, "There are tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Bohai County, and the military power is in the hands of Mr. Xianfu. It is not easy to replace him. From the perspective of his subordinates, the eldest son is better to worship Mr. Xianfu as the main person, so as not to hurt his brotherhood."

Yuan Tan was furious. He looked in the voice and saw that the person who was talking was wearing a dark red robe, which was clearly a military general. Although he looked familiar, Yuan Tan could not remember the other party's name in a hurry. He asked in a bad voice: "I don't know who you are, why are you so arrogant?"

The general named by Yuan Tan quickly stood up and replied with a blushing face: "I am Liu Xun, the general of Luoyin. What he said just now is all heartfelt words. Please ask the eldest son..."

"Get out!" Before Liu Xun finished speaking, Yuan Tan picked up a wine bottle on the table and smashed it at the other party. Although Liu Xun hid sideways in time, the wine splashed out of the wine bottle and still wet his robe. Seeing Yuan Tan so violently, Liu Xun knew that nothing he said would be of no use, so he could give a deep bow to the other party, turn around and brush away his sleeves.

"Please calm down." After Liu Xun left, Guo Tu quickly called someone to get a new wine bottle, poured wine for Yuan Tan himself, and then said, "This person is talking nonsense, please don't mind. We should continue to discuss major issues."

After a small storm, Xin Ping also stood up and asked, "Young Master, can you ask, can you mobilize the troops outside the city?"

"The soldiers outside the city?" Yuan Tan was stunned at first when he heard Xin Ping's question, and then lit up, "That was the soldiers sent by the Han family to escort my son back to Nanpi. He also promised that after I arrived in Nanpi, I would hand over this soldiers to me for two months. Gong Ze, do you think I can mobilize that soldiers?"

"Since the eldest son can mobilize the troops outside the city, the situation will be much more beneficial to us." After Guo Tu knew that the troops outside the city could become his help, he said proudly: "As long as we put this troops into the city at the right time, directly surrounded the prefect's mansion, and forced Prince Xianfu to hand over the seal, then the eldest son can become the new prefect of Bohai." Guo Tu's words immediately aroused Xin Ping and Xin Pi's agreement.

However, just as Yuan Tan and Guo Tu and others discussed how to force Yuan Shang to surrender the position of Bohai Prefect, Liu Xun, who was driven away by Yuan Tan from the mansion, came to the prefect's mansion again. He stood more than twenty steps away from the mansion gate, and was repeatedly thinking about whether Yuan Tan's plan should be revealed to Yuan Shang.

If you don’t tell the story, once Yuan Tan and others fail to take action, as Yuan Tan’s accomplices, they will definitely not be able to escape death. But if they tell Yuan Shang, it may not be a good idea. If Yuan Tan’s strength is enough to crush Yuan Shang, he will also be unable to escape death after he becomes the new prefect of Bohai, and may even be the three tribes of the Yi tribe.

Du Uncle, who was standing outside the door, saw Liu Xun standing outside the door in a daze, guessing that something might have happened to him, quickly explained to the soldiers guarding the gate, turned over and walked into the house. At this moment, the banquet had ended, and Yuan Shang, Mrs. Liu, Shen Pei and others were discussing how to use Yuan Xi. Seeing Du Uncle coming in, Shen Pei immediately asked, "What's the matter?"

"Report to the prefect!" Du Bo said respectfully to Yuan Shang: "Luoyin guardian Liu Xun stood outside the mansion for a long time. The villain came to ask the prefect to tell him, should he drive him away?"

"It's so late, he's standing outside the mansion and doing something." Yuan Shang knew that Liu Xun was Yuan Tan's old subordinate, and he told Du Bo with an unhappy look: "Twist him away quickly."

"Let's wait!" Just as Du Bo agreed and was about to turn around and leave, Shen Pei stopped him. Shen Pei said to Yuan Shang: "Liu Xun is here outside the mansion, and there may be something important to report to the young master. The reason why he has been reluctant to enter the mansion for a long time is probably a little undecided. Why should he call him in and ask what's going on?"

After seeing Yuan Shang nodding in agreement, Shen Pei immediately ordered Du Bo: "Come General Liu in quickly!"

After Liu Xun arrived at the conference hall, Yuan Shang asked coldly at him: "General Liu, you are here to the prefect's mansion now, don't you know what's wrong?"

When Liu Xun heard Yuan Shang's question, hesitated for a moment, but he still decided to tell Yuan Shang the conspiracy of Guo Tu and others: "Your subordinates heard their discussions at Guo Tu's office and said they were planning to assist the eldest son and seize the position of Bohai Prefect." Fortunately, Liu Xun left, otherwise he would definitely follow the troops outside the city to be dispatched by Yuan Tan and also tell Yuan Shang.

"It seems they are going to take action." After hearing Liu Xun's words, Mrs. Liu thought to herself: "At the banquet just now, I just mentioned the marriage to Yuan Xi casually. Now it seems that my plan is going to change. I will send someone to Guan Tong's house to propose marriage tomorrow and ask him to betroth his daughter to Yuan Xi, so that Yuan Xi can willingly serve Shang'er."
Chapter completed!