Chapter Ninety-Six: The Sky Weeps!
"God is jealous of talents, eternal hatred, the original ambition has not been paid, and the people of Hebei are like mourning, and all the people in the world are grieving, but the country cannot be without a king for a day, and the family cannot be without an owner for a day, and the world is reasonable!
Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are two sons, smart and wise, noble character, both are dragons and phoenixes among the people, Hebei civil and military officials, door valves are strong, gathered in the audience today, choose a sage from the two, inherit the position of the general, report to the Son of Heaven, and the people of An, in order to respond to the hope of the four seas! ”
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On the flesh and bone platform, the judge holds the sacrificial text in his hand and reads it aloud, which can be described as full of emotion; Guo Tu held a silver plate with two gold seals, one for the general and the other for the Jizhou pasture, representing the military and political power of Hebei!
A group of civil and military officials, gate lords and heroes, their eyes fell on Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, guessing who among the two sons could become the lord of Hebei?
Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang's eyes fell on the two gold seals, eyeing each other, slightly murderous, after today, there will be a big general, and there will also be a head on the ground, who wins and who loses, it depends on their respective skills!
"The family has the eldest son, the state has a prince, this is the ancestral family law, the practice of the ages, has never changed, I am the eldest son of the Yuan family, and there is the son of heaven in the holy will, I should succeed to the general, in charge of Hebei military and political affairs!
And Prime Minister Cao Cheng also agreed, after I succeeded to the throne, the two sides shook hands and made peace, concluded a marriage, and never offended each other, and the soldiers and civilians of Hebei can also enjoy peace! ”
Yuan Tan took the lead and moved out of the 'grandson system', as the basis for his succession, since the emergence of the country, the inheritance of the emperor, has been the implementation of the rule of 'there is a grandson, no grandson is long', Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han before and after the five dynasties, has never changed, has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!
"Good! - The words of the eldest prince are reasonable! ”
"The eldest son is on the throne, and it is justified!"
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As soon as this statement came out, it won the approval of many people, the young and the old are orderly, in line with the etiquette and law, which not only consolidates the state power, but also avoids internal consumption, that is, in ordinary people, the family status of the eldest son is far above the other children, and there is also the saying of 'the eldest brother is like a father'!
As for negotiating peace with Cao Ying, everyone is even more in favor of it with both hands, in recent years, the Yuan army has been defeated repeatedly, with countless casualties, financial, material, and human resources...... It's almost squeezed clean, and I need a breather urgently!
"The eldest brother said this badly, the rule of the world is long, the troubled times are virtuous, this is the most reasonable thing in the world, Hebei internal and external troubles, many wars like cattle hair, so when my father is dying, he will set me up as a prince, ruling the military and political affairs!
Cao thief is treacherous and cunning, coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, military orders, and government orders are all out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, which is well known to everyone, as for the holy decree promulgated by the imperial court, it is not from the original intention of the Son of Heaven, how can it be counted? ”
"Color! - What the third prince said, every sentence is three points to the bone! ”
"Cao Cao's traitorous male, what he said is not credible!"
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Yuan Shang sneered at each other, and what he said was quite reasonable, in the world of great contention, life and death are at stake, and all military and political groups need an excellent leader, those who are talented, those who are not talented, and survival is the first place!
This hard truth was taken out, and it also won a cheer, and when you open the green history, take a look, Duke Qi Huan, Duke Wen of Jin, Duke Qin Xiao...... None of them are the status of eldest sons, and it does not prevent them from dominating the world and expanding their territory!
As for the holy decree of the imperial court, everyone doesn't care anymore, the little emperor is trapped in the deep palace, like house arrest, but he is Cao Cao's puppet, no one takes it too seriously, if he admits the holy decree, it is equivalent to admitting defeat to Cao Cao, and will he not be controlled by him in the future?
"Haha! --150,000 elite soldiers, defeated by tens of thousands of Cao Jun, even the two generals of Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and let Feng Ji carry the black pot, and finally bribed the enemy generals with money, so he escaped with his life, the third brother is such a talent, it is really rare in ancient and modern times! ”
Yuan Tan did not show weakness, and mentioned the battle of Xiliang, the Hebei group turned from prosperity to decline, and it started from this battle, which was really a loss of troops and a shame!
"Huh! --Although the younger brother was defeated, he retreated with his whole body, unlike the eldest brother who stole chickens and rice, and the 60,000 horses were wiped out, and he himself became a prisoner, and let the family release it back, which is really a great shame! ”
Yuan Shang was also very vicious, and mentioned the battle of the sneak attack on Xuzhou, the Qingzhou army was defeated, and Yuan Tan was also captured alive, which became a joke after dinner!
"Xiao Yi fought in the south and the north, and never lost a defeat, Lu Bu, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Han Sui, Sun Ce...... How many heroes have lost their lives, and the foolish brothers have lost a small game, what is it? ”
"The eldest brother was defeated by Xiao Lang, and the younger brother was also defeated by Xiao Lang, both of them are the generals of the defeated army, why bother to ridicule each other, let's get down to business and talk about who will be the general!"
"The position of the general, I am bound to win, and I will not hesitate to meet anyone with a sword!"
"As a general, I won't let you die, unless you step on my corpse!"
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Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were at loggerheads, no one was willing to back down half a step, and both of them understood in their hearts that today's events - those who advance live, those who retreat die, there is no third way!
Hebei's civil and military forces are also split, some support the eldest son, some support the third prince, noisy, arguing, more people do the wall grass, the wind over there is hard to pour over there!
The two sides quarreled from the morning to the afternoon, after drinking several pots of tea, it was still a stalemate, and at this point, everyone knew in their hearts that it was useless to argue with words, and they must solve the problem by force!
"Ahem! --Well? ”
Thinking of this, Yuan Tan coughed lightly a few times, signaled to the soldiers to get ready, glanced at Yuan Xuan a few more times, and asked what he meant?
After the meeting began, Yuan Xuan didn't say a word, his face was light and light, until the eldest brother looked at him, he nodded slightly in response, stroked the saber again, and signaled that he was ready!
"Yuan Shang poisoned his father, a great rebellion, whoever has the courage to help me kill the evil son - kill!"
"Yuan Tan's wolf ambition and force to seize the throne, Hebei civil and military officials, clean up the portal with me - kill!"
"Kill! …… Kill! Kill! ”
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After everything was ready, Yuan Tan smashed the teacup in his hand, drew his sword and slashed at Yuan Shang, trying to capture the thief and the thief king, and locked the victory in one fell swoop!
Yuan Shang didn't give it in vain, he pulled out his sword to parry, and frequently launched counterattacks, the two of them made deadly moves, and they were extremely brave in slashing, completely ignoring brotherhood!
At the same time, the two of their own soldiers also fought, swords, swords, shadows, arrows flew wildly, screaming one after another, and a group of people fell in an instant......
Hebei officials were the most unlucky, caught off guard, there was nowhere to hide, some people pulled out their blades, slashed and killed indiscriminately, some shouted loudly, trying to control the situation, and some people were unlucky, they became ghosts under the knife, and died in a daze......
"This is a matter of life and death, and the second brother hasn't done it yet, so when?"
After fighting for a while, Yuan Tan did not gain the upper hand, and hurriedly called Yuan Xi for help, as long as the warriors of the Karasuma and Xianbei clans came in, with the joint efforts of the three parties, they would definitely be able to kill Yuan Shang and seize the position of general!
"Warriors of the two races, listen to my orders, and destroy the traitors - kill!"
Hearing the shouts of the eldest brother, Yuan Xi pulled out his sword and gave the order to move, and thousands of Karasuma and Xianbei warriors rushed up, and then killed Yuan Tan's own soldiers!
The Qingzhou soldiers never expected that the allies would attack from behind, and suddenly a large number of people fell, with heavy casualties and a collapsed army, and the situation was reversed......
"Second brother! -- Why do you lie to me and help the thief? ”
"Yuan Xu, a dog thief, conspired to kill his brother, and he will not die well in the future!"
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The situation in front of him made Yuan Tan heart and gall, he couldn't have imagined that Yuan Xi would fight against the water and murder himself together, so he could only scold while scolding, and break through bravely, but he was deeply encircled, where did he rush out?
In desperation, Yuan Tan had no choice but to fight and retreat, rushed to his father's spirit shed, and held the spirit card tightly in his arms, wanting to dodge the knife and gun and escape for his life!
A eunuch's mind, how can ordinary people understand, since the loss of the 'male root', Yuan Xu's temperament has changed greatly, not without desire, but more greedy, he transferred all his desires for women to money and power!
The territory of the two states of Qing and Youzhou is difficult to satisfy his greed, Yuan Xi wants the whole of Hebei, if he wants to achieve his wish, he has to fight with the clam and the fisherman to profit......
If you help Yuan Tan to ascend to the throne, and when the matter is completed, Yuan Xu will rebel, it will be 'a brother against a brother', which makes no sense, and no one will help!
On the contrary, if you kill Yuan Tan, you will be the eldest son of the Yuan family, and when you are full-fledged, you will replace Yuan Shang by taking advantage of the situation, which is 'replacing brother with brother', and things will be much smoother!
Besides, compared with Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, civil governance, martial arts, and strategy...... Or the former is a little stronger, Yuan Xuan naturally cut out the strong enemy, leaving the weak!
"Kill! …… Kill them all, not a single one will be left! ”
There was a shout of killing in the distance, it turned out that Yuan Shang ambushed 10,000 ironclad soldiers, specifically intercepting and killing Yuan Tan's 3,000 reinforcements, and at the same time, Gongsun Kang led Karasuma, Xianbei, and Liaodong three people, tightly surrounded the Qingzhou camp, and was also attacking with all his might......
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Half an hour later, the battle was over, the Qingzhou soldiers were annihilated, the dead bodies were piled up all over the flesh and bones, Yuan Tan was hit by three guns and four knives, as well as two cold arrows, and he was covered in blood, facing the sky on his back, and he didn't blink an eye!
Yuan Shao's spirit card was in his arms, and it had been broken into several pieces, Yuan Shang could not only kill his biological father, but also care about a wooden card, naturally it would be cut correctly!
Yuan Tan's head was cut off and picked on a long pole to show the public, the people and horses of Qingzhou were leaderless, and they could no longer support it, under the leadership of Xin Ping and Xin Bi, they all abandoned their weapons and surrendered!
"Long! --Prosperous! Prosperous!
Bloody killing, weeping in the sky, that night, a heavy rainstorm came, covering most of Jizhou, washing away the bloodstains, but it could not wash away the sin of fratricide!
(End of chapter)