Chapter 127: Cutting the grass and eradicating the roots
"Brother Gongsun is polite, Yuan is already a general of the defeated army, the past matters, there is no need to mention it again, in the future, Yuan will not have any heart to compete for the world, I just hope that Brother Gongsun can look at the past situation, let Yuan live in Liaodong to retire, and live for a long time, he will be satisfied."
Yuan Shao held his wine glass, forcibly squeezed out a hypocritical smile on his face, and said to Gongsun Kang.
After speaking, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
Gongsun Kang stared at Yuan Shao's eyes the whole time, as if he wanted to see through his heart, whether he was telling the truth or a lie.
"Haha, if Duke Yuan wants to settle down in Liaodong, Gongsun Kang can't ask for it, just a word from Duke Yuan, any place in Liaodong can be assigned to Duke Yuan."
After a while, Gongsun Kang put away his fierce gaze and laughed loudly, his face seemed to be proud, "It's not a certain nonsense, above the boundary of Liaodong, it is a holy decree, and it is not as useful as a certain sentence." ”
Immediately raised a glass and looked around, and all the guests present laughed and drank together.
Yuan Shao also nodded with flattery, but he was depressed in his heart.
This banquet, although it was not drunk until dawn, it was almost five watches, until Gongsun Kang showed drunkenness, his eyes were blurred, his body was shaky, and he wanted to stand up and pour wine for Yuan Shao, but he fell to the ground with a "plop", and everyone dispersed and left.
Yuan Shao was poured a lot of wine at the banquet, and in the past few days, he has been drinking wildly every day, even if he is not drunk, he has a headache, and he can't take care of Gongsun Kang, so he left the table with everyone and went back to rest.
The huge hall was originally full of friends, but in an instant, only Gongsun Kang and a few servants were left, and the mansion restored the tranquility that it should have under the night.
Several servants were busy cleaning up the hall and removing all the dishes and dishes from the desk.
The two servants stepped forward and were about to carry Gongsun Kang to the backyard to rest, but Gongsun Kang, who was originally drunk and his eyes were closed, suddenly opened his eyes and got up from the ground, his eyes flashed brightly, not like a drunk person at all.
"Lord, you ......" The servant was startled, and he was too frightened to move.
"I'm fine." The original relaxed expression on Gongsun Kang's face faded, replaced by a dignified look, his eyes swept towards the outside of the mansion gate, and then ordered his subordinates, "Make tea!" ”
"Yes, my lord."
One of the servants hurriedly ran out to prepare tea.
"The lord's drunken state pretended to be vivid, and even his subordinates were deceived, and I almost thought that the lord was really drunk."
At the same time, a man in a long shirt who looked like a military advisor, holding a feather fan, walked out from behind the screen, smiling with a smirk.
"Liang Mao, behind the screen tonight, have you ever taken Yuan Shao's demeanor and actions in your eyes?"
Gongsun Kang sat down in his seat again, motioned to the servants to remove all the dishes and drinks, and looked at the man who looked like a military advisor.
"Since the lord has deliberately tested Yuan Shao according to Liang Mao's strategy, how dare Liang Mao pay attention to Yuan Shao's changes in demeanor from time to time." Ryomao smiled and nodded.
He was originally Taishan Taishou, and later promoted to Lelang Taishou, during his tenure, he was detained by Gongsun Kang in Liaodong, and since then he has become Gongsun Kang's staff, quite strategic, and won the reuse of Gongsun Kang.
"What Yuan Shao said, is it true or false? Does he have any intention of killing me and occupying Liaodong? ”
At this time, the subordinate brought tea, Gongsun Kang made a cup, picked up the teacup, blew hot air, and asked slowly.
"According to the opinion of his subordinates, Yuan Shao's defeat in Baimadu this time, and all the reliance disappeared overnight, it is estimated that he has been frightened, and the look revealed between his words is true and true."
Liang Mao also sat down at the signal of Gongsun Kang, and said after taking a sip of tea.
"In this way, he Yuan Shao really wants to live in my Liaodong for a long time, and die of old age?"
When Gongsun Kang heard this, he couldn't help but sneer, "Thinking that he is the fourth and third prince of the Yuan family, he can be regarded as a wealthy lord, and the princes of the Eighteenth Road crusaded against Dong Zhuo, headed by his Yuan family, but ended up with a tragic death of Yuan Shu Shouchun, but Yuan Shao was frightened and broke his courage, it was really miserable." ”
When the princes of the Eighteenth Route crusaded against Dong Zhuo, Gongsun Kang originally wanted to participate, but unfortunately his Liaodong was remote and his influence was far inferior to that of the rest of the princes, and he was not favored by Yuan Shao at all, and the quota was snatched away by Gongsun Zhan, who was entrenched in Youzhou at that time.
This made Gongsun Kang depressed for a long time, and he almost fought with Gongsun Chan for this.
Now among the eighteen princes, except for a few princes such as Cao Cao who gained power and shared a piece of the Han pie, most of the princes failed to sit in the position of fame, but ended up in defeat and died.
Han Fu, Yuan Yi, Gongsun Zhan, Sun Jian, Yuan Shu...... plus today's Yuan Shao, without exception.
On the contrary, his father-in-law Kang, because he was entrenched in Liaodong and was far away from the Central Plains, was able to claim the title of marquis and king in Liaodong, and he was far from being able to compare with Yuan Shao and other defeated armies.
The so-called unpredictable world, I'm afraid that's what I'm saying.
"But ......"
Just as Gongsun Kang sneered with emotion, Liang Mao spoke again, with some hesitation in his words, as if he had something else to say.
"But what?" Gongsun Kang glanced at him and asked.
At today's banquet, Gongsun Kang followed Liang Mao's strategy to deliberately test Yuan Shao, so that Liang Mao hid behind the screen, and watched Yuan Shao's true reaction all night.
"There's something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it."
Liang Mao saw that Gongsun Kang's attitude was so resolute, so he no longer worried, nodded, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then said: "According to the formation observed by his subordinates tonight, Yuan Shao may really not have the heart to make a comeback, but several of his close subordinates around him have a look of resentment, as if they are unwilling to submit to Liaodong so much. ”
"After Yuan Shao stayed in Liaodong for a long time, he recovered from this defeat, coupled with the demagogy and instigation of the people around him, he may not have any more dissent."
Liang Mao said, with a faint worry on his face.
"What do you mean by asking me to drive Yuan Shao out of Liaodong? Or do you secretly dismantle and kill your subordinates? ”
Gongsun Kang heard the meaning of Liang Mao's words, slowly sipped the tea, and asked with a gloomy look.
"Neither."
Unexpectedly, Liang Mao shook his head, and between his words, there seemed to be a finger.
"Huh?"
This sentence greatly surprised Gongsun Kang, and he looked up at Liang Mao.
"If the grass is cut and not rooted, disaster will arise." Liang Mao showed a meaningful look, and the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked as if he was smiling, "According to the opinion of his subordinates, it is better to directly ...... Yuan Shao Click! ”
Ryomao said, gesturing his hand at his neck.
Gongsun Kang was slightly startled, and the teacup he was about to raise was frozen in the air.
"It's easy to kill Yuan Shao, it's just ......"
There seemed to be concern on his face.