Chapter 884: Civil Strife
Jizhou, Yecheng.
Yuan Shang looked at the armor soldier standing at the door, and a haze flashed in his eyes.
"Why, why, doesn't my father love me the most, why don't you pass on the position of the lord of Jizhou to me?"
Yuan Shang shouted in his heart, his face a little distorted.
However, looking at the heavily armed armor soldier at the door, Yuan Shang could only sigh even if he was unwilling in his heart.
With the support of Fu Zhu and Xu You, coupled with the fact that Xin Ping and Guo Tu have always been good friends with Yuan Tan, now Yuan Tan has slowly stabilized the situation in Jizhou.
Yuan Shang is just a prisoner of the ranks, no matter how resentful he is, it will not help.
"Stomp, stomp."
At this moment, a rush of footsteps came, and I saw a person walking towards Yuan Shang's house with a lunch box.
"Stop!"
The gatekeeper looked at the man who delivered the food, and immediately stopped him, and shouted, "Who are you! ”
The man put down the lunch box, with a humble smile on his face, nodded and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the villain is just a person who delivers food, and the box is full of food." ”
After speaking, he lifted the lid of the lunch box, revealing a very rich wine and food inside.
As the lid of the lunch box opened, a rich aroma wafted in the air, and the guards all looked at it, and then swallowed their saliva.
"Whew!"
At this moment, the man who was still nodding his head suddenly flashed a sharp light in his eyes.
I saw that he took out a short sword from his sleeve and slashed at several gatekeepers like lightning, and the shot was extremely ruthless.
"Poof!"
"Poof!"
"Poof!"
The man's shot was so fast that before the three armorers could react, they had already been slashed in the throat, and then fell in a pool of blood forever.
When the last person came to his senses, he was immediately shocked and wanted to open his mouth and scream.
Although there are not many soldiers guarding Yuan Shang, there are many soldiers stationed not far from here, as long as this armor soldier shouts his voice, a large number of soldiers will soon rush over.
"Poof!"
However, at this moment, a crossbow arrow came from a distance and shot directly into the mouth of the armorer.
The sergeant made a 'ho-ho' sound from his mouth, then his eyes widened and he fell to the ground, apparently dead.
"Chirp!"
A few men with bows and crossbows saw that the four gatekeepers had been killed, and they rushed in from outside.
Yuan Shang, who was staying in the house, hurriedly came out to watch after hearing the movement, and found this group of menacing people, and then saw those armor soldiers who had died of anger, and his eyes couldn't help but show a look of horror.
But it was only for a moment, and Yuan Shang's face immediately showed ecstasy.
He lowered his voice and said with some expectation, "Are you the ones who came to save me from leaving?" ”
These uninvited guests, after seeing Yuan Shang, stepped forward and saluted, and said, "I have seen Gongzi, and I ask Gongzi to follow us and leave quickly!" ”
When Yuan Shang heard this, the joy in his eyes became more and more intense, and he rushed out with an arrow and said, "Who sent you to save me?" ”
The person who delivered the meal at the beginning, after hearing Yuan Shang's words, said: "This place is not a place to speak, so the son should leave with me first." ”
Yuan Shang also knew that he was in a bad situation, and when he thought of the military camp not far from here, he couldn't help but feel nervous.
He nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, let's get out of here first." ”
The man who delivered the meal spoke again: "If the son leaves like this, he will definitely be recognized by others, and he needs to dress up in disguise." ”
Yuan Shang nodded vigorously, and asked the man to help him change his image, and it didn't take long for him to seem to have changed someone.
After finishing the makeup, Yuan Shao hurried out of the city under the leadership of everyone.
Yuan Shang originally thought that the possibility of his departure was very small, but he didn't expect that the road would be unimpeded and he would soon escape from Yecheng.
Turning his head to look at the majestic Yecheng, Yuan Shang muttered to himself in disbelief: "How is it possible to escape so easily!" ”
In the mansion of King Yan, Yuan Tan was sitting on the throne with a high-spirited look on his face.
Ever since he became the lord of Jizhou and received the support of Fu Zhu and Xu You, he felt that his whole life had changed.
Although Yuan Tan is a little arrogant and lascivious, he attaches great importance to celebrities.
Especially Fu Zhu and Xu You, they also supported Yuan Tan in front of Yuan Shao, so that he sat in his current position.
Therefore, for these two famous celebrities in Hebei, Yuan Tan is also very important.
Both of them are talented people, and they worked together to assist Yuan Tan, so they naturally quickly stabilized the situation in Jizhou.
And a few days ago, Cao Cao also came with news, claiming that he would form an alliance with Jizhou Yong, which also made Yuan Tan completely let go.
"My lord."
A voice came from the door, Yuan Tan looked up, only to find that the person who spoke was Xu You, and he hurriedly got up to greet him.
"Sir, please be seated."
When he came to Xu You's side, Yuan Tan took his right hand and motioned for Xu You to sit on the futon.
After Xu You sat down, Yuan Tan showed a hint of excitement on his face and asked, "Sir, how did that matter go?" ”
Xu You stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I'm out of the city." ”
Yuan Tan immediately looked happy when he heard this, and said: "This matter is thanks to Mr. 's planning, so that even if he is in a different place, no one will suspect me." ”
Xu You sighed: "I didn't want to act like this, but the third son lives for a day, and it will be a disaster after all." ”
Yuan Tan's face also showed a look of pain, and said: "In order to be able to keep the inheritance left by my father, I am willing to be a sinner for the ages." ”
……
However, it was said that after Yuan Shang was rescued from Yecheng, he fled to the north non-stop, walked for half a day, and actually came to the bottom of a mountain range.
"Knock knock!"
Suddenly, the chaotic sound of war drums sounded on both sides of the mountain, and suddenly a group of bandits in different clothes appeared, surrounding everyone.
Seeing this situation, Yuan Shang couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and hurriedly said: "If you strong men want money, we will definitely not be stingy, I just hope you can let us go." ”
The leader of the bandits looked at Yuan Shang carefully for a while, and immediately laughed and said, "Compared to your belongings, your head is more valuable." ”
After speaking, the leader of the bandits shouted: "Sons, rush, kill all these people!" ”
The guards who escorted Yuan Shang to escape from Yecheng changed their faces when they heard the bandits' words, and shouted: "Our own people, we are our own people!" ”
However, the fierce bandits did not pay any attention to their shouts, and rushed in a swarm, and it did not take long to kill them all.
Soon, only Yuan Shang was left in the field, but his face had turned pale.
"These people, and you were all sent by my brother?"
Yuan Shang first pointed at the people who were escorting him out of the city, and then at the bandits, with a look of disbelief in his eyes.
"Hey, hey, hey."
The leader of the bandits smiled hideously and shouted, "Guess? ”
Although the leader of the bandits did not say it explicitly, Yuan Shang already knew the result, and he couldn't help but feel cold all over, and there was also despair in his heart.
"Die!"
This time, the leader of the bandits personally brandished a big knife and slaughtered Yuan Shang with great momentum.
Yuan Shang was already injured at this time, and the weapon in his hand also fell to the ground, and when he saw the leader of the bandits killing him, he immediately shouted: "My life is over!" ”
"Chirp!"
Accidents come and go.
In the midst of this group of bandits, some of them suddenly took out crossbow arrows and shot the hideous-faced bandit leader into a hornet's nest.
"Kill!"
A man in black shouted, and suddenly many bandits picked up weapons and killed the robe beside him, seeing Yuan Shang stunned.
The battle came suddenly and ended very quickly, and the bandits, who had risen out to murder, had soon slaughtered the others.
Yuan Shang couldn't help but be shocked when he saw that these people were so strong in combat.
"I've seen the third son."
After the battle subsided, the black-clothed leader lined up everyone, slowly walked to Yuan Shang's side, and gave him a slight salute.
Yuan Shang almost survived, and now he was alone, so he didn't dare to snub the man in black in front of him, and hurriedly returned the courtesy.
The man in black looked at the corpses lying all over the ground and said, "This is not the place to speak, the third prince should leave with me and the others." ”
Although this place is far away from Yecheng, as long as Yuan Tan gets the news, he will definitely send a soldier to hunt down Yuan Shang at all costs.
At that time, even if the man in black wanted to save Yuan Shang, it was a little unlikely.
The group hurriedly marched to the north, and on the way, the man in black asked Yuan Shang, "Is the third prince willing to seize the foundation of Jizhou?" ”
Yuan Shang was thinking about why this man in black would save himself, and after hearing his words, he was immediately shocked.
"Who are you?"
The man in black chuckled twice and said, "It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is whether the third prince is still ambitious." ”
"Whew!"
Taking two deep breaths, Yuan Shang said, "How about having ambitions, and what about not having ambitions?" ”
The man in black smiled and said, "If the third prince is ambitious, he only needs to promise me one condition, and I can help you regain control of the land of a state." ”
"If the third prince has no ambition, we haven't seen it today."
Yuan Shang's eyes shrank suddenly, and then he sneered: "Help me take charge of the land of a state, Your Excellency's tone is too big." ”
Before Yuan Shao died, he had passed the title to Yuan Tan, and after a period of development, Yuan Tan almost controlled Jizhou, Youzhou, and Yanzhou completely.
Wanting to occupy a state now is tantamount to a fool's dream.
The man in black smiled: "No one else can't, not necessarily my father-in-law." ”
Yuan Shang's heart jumped suddenly, and he asked, "Who is the master of your family?" ”
The man in black glanced at Yuan Shang, and spit out two words from his mouth: "King Qin!" ”
Yecheng, Fengfu.
Feng Ji looked at the information in his hand, his face couldn't help but show joy, and then his brows were furrowed.
"The third prince has escaped from Yecheng and raised an army in Youzhou, and also recruited the previous troops and occupied the land of the two counties."
Feng Ji is not doing well now.
Although he and Xu You are both from Nanyang, Jingzhou, and have a very close relationship, this time Xu You got Yuan Tan's weight, but Feng Ji was degraded again and again.
Although Xu You privately said to Feng Ji that he would make a comment to Yuan Tan, Yuan Tan would reactivate Feng Ji sooner or later.
But Feng Ji didn't have much hope for this matter.
When Yuan Shao was alive, Feng Ji was dissatisfied with Yuan Tan's arrogance and lasciviousness, and had a very poor relationship with Yuan Tan.
On the contrary, the relationship between Feng Ji and Yuan Shang is very close.
Therefore, after Yuan Tan became the lord of Jizhou, he did not reuse Fengji, but it was reasonable, if he didn't care about Fengji's reputation, he would even be directly executed.
Once a son of heaven and a courtier, this is exactly the truth.
During this time, Feng Ji stayed in Yecheng and felt terrified all the time.
Therefore, when he heard the news that Yuan Shang had fled and raised troops in Youzhou, his mind became active.
At the same time, the trial and match are also mired in deep contradictions.
The judge is a local celebrity in Jizhou, and he used to be highly valued by Yuan Shao, but his situation is somewhat similar to Fengji.
The trial also disliked Yuan Tan very much, and he was very close to Yuan Shang, and he also had a grudge with Xin Ping and Guo Tu, and it just so happened that Xin Ping and Guo Tu were Yuan Tan's cronies.
Therefore, his current experience is not much better than Feng Ji.
Originally, with the loyalty of the judge, he would never betray the Yuan family, so even though his life has been very unsatisfactory recently, he has never thought of switching to others.
It's just that Yuan Shang's birth made the mind of the trial lively.
He is loyal to the Yuan family, and he does not have to be loyal to Yuan Tan, Yuan Shang is also a child of the Yuan family, and he is deeply liked by Yuan Shao.
When he was desperate, he also wanted to go to Yuan Shang, but he thought about it for a long time and never made up his mind.
"Master, I have a guest asking to see you."
was hesitating to judge, suddenly heard the voice of the subordinate, immediately restrained his thoughts, and went to meet the guest.
"Yuantu, how could it be you?"
After seeing the person, the judge's eyes couldn't help but widen, and his face was incredulous.
The trial belongs to the Jizhou faction, and Feng Ji belongs to the Jingzhou Nanyang faction, and the relationship between the two is not good.
But after thinking about it, the judge already had a trace of speculation in his heart, and immediately waved his hand to let his subordinates leave.
……
In the Yan Wang's mansion, Yuan Tan was holding a letter in his right hand, and his face turned pale.
"Damn, damn, damn, how could this be!"
Yuan Tan had just stabilized the situation, and originally wanted to kill Yuan Shang silently so as to solve his worries.
However, the plan could not keep up with the change.
Yuan Shang had already fled to Youzhou, and was supported by an army, coupled with Yuan Shang's prestige in Youzhou, he soon recruited many old troops.
As a result, the two county towns of Youzhou have been occupied by Yuan Shang.
Even though Yuan Shang occupied the land of the two counties, Yuan Tan did not think that the rebels would have any climate, as long as the army arrived, the rebels would definitely fall in the wind.
The most difficult thing for Yuan Tan to accept was that the two escaped from Yecheng and went to Youzhou to join Yuan Shang.
If Yuan Shang doesn't have a strategist, he is just a rootless duckweed, and if he gets the help of these two people, he will definitely turn Youzhou upside down.
"Gather the civil army, gather the army, and go north to destroy the rebels!"
Yuan Tan knew that he couldn't wait any longer, and if he let it go, Yuan Shang would become a big trouble.