Chapter 452 It is better to make Liu Cheng the thief the emperor (three in one)
Chapter 452 It’s better to make the traitor Liu Cheng the emperor (three in one)
What's Yuan Shu's temper?
When he was angry, if Yan Xiang could explain the matter to him and talk to him properly, he would be able to calm down after a while.
However, Yan Xiang was being aggressive with Yuan Shu and refused to give him face on the spot, which made him angry.
Yan Xiang himself also knows the rest.
Having followed Yuan Shu for such a long time, he naturally knew that this was not the best way to deal with his relationship with Yuan Shu.
However, anger surged in his heart, and he confronted Yuan Shu.
From this we can see that these words of advice are really easy to speak out.
I advise others to speak clearly and rationally when they come.
But something similar happened to me, and my words of advice to others were forgotten.
Not long ago, Yan Xiang was still there advising Yuan Shu to endure the anger of the moment and put the overall situation first.
As a result, now, he has already locked horns with Yuan Shu!
Yuan Shu held the sword in his hand and couldn't help but sneer.
He stared at Yan Xiang and asked: "Do you really want to resign? Do you really want to do this? Is there no room for maneuver?"
Yan Xiang did not say anything, but stubbornly held up the seal ribbon in his hand.
Yuan Shu paused for a moment, then reached out and took the seal ribbon from Yan Xiang's hand.
Yan Xiang couldn't help but be stunned.
Regardless of the intensity of his behavior just now, the most fundamental thing is to find a place for himself to step down and show his temper to Yuan Shao, so that he will not underestimate him casually.
Regarding the matter just now, as long as Yuan Shu surrendered a little, or if the stalemate persisted for a while longer, he would put away the seal ribbon and then surrender to Yuan Shu.
In this way, both parties look better to each other.
As a result, he never expected that this was just the beginning, and Yuan Shu actually took the seal ribbon away from him!
"Okay, you can go, from now on, you are no longer my chief clerk, Yuan Shu!
Any other duties have nothing to do with you."
After Yuan Shu took the seal ribbon, he said this to Yan Xiang.
Also feeling disheartened.
He originally wanted to chop Yan Xiang to death directly with his sword.
After all, he had just cut off three table corners.
But after Yan Xiang followed him for so long, he still couldn't take action.
Yan Xiang was completely confused. While he was confused, his heart also became angry, filled with sadness and grievance.
He asked himself whether he treated Yuan Shu wholeheartedly.
I have been running around for him and done so many things for him.
Now, I have just returned from my mission, thousands of miles away, and I am being treated like this!
At the moment, I am too lazy to explain.
After saluting Yuan Shu, he said "take care", got up and walked out of the hall.
Yuan Shu watched Yan Xiang go out until Yan Xiang's back disappeared. He couldn't help but throw the seal ribbon in his hand to the ground...
"My lord, Master Yan is a rare talent with a bad temper..."
Someone immediately started to persuade me.
Yuan Shu was furious at this moment, so how could he be willing to listen to these words?
After a while, some people went out to chase Yan Xiang...
Yuan Shu's place suddenly became chaotic...
After Yan Xiang returned home, he packed up his things and left with his people, preparing to return to his hometown...
In the afternoon, Yuan Shu's chief Shi Yang Hong came to see Yuan Shu.
"Is Chang Shi also going to persuade me to surrender to Yan Xiang?"
Yuan Shu looked at Yang Hong and asked, very directly.
Yang Hong saluted Liu Cheng and said, "That's not the case. Yan Xiang has a somewhat strong temper, but even so, he should tell his lord well that he shouldn't have such an attitude.
Who is he showing such an attitude to?"
After hearing Yang Hong's words, Yuan Shu felt much better.
Yuan Shu opened his mouth and tapped his fingers on the table: "What annoys me the most are people who think they have some ability, but they still can't get anything done, and they feel very proud.
I really think I am a person and how capable I am!
If you are more capable, you should not have been cheated out of half a million shi of rice by Liu Cheng and that guy, and you should not have been unable to complete the tasks I assigned you during my mission to Chang'an.
He shouldn't have watched Yuan Shao's little maid steal the position of head of the Yuan family under his nose!
No matter what he does, he is very good at getting angry with me when he comes back.
What use do I have for such a person?
Without him, Yan Xiang, I, Yuan Shu, would not be able to live in chaos, the sky would not fall, and I would not be able to eat pigs with hair on them!"
Yang Hong said: "My lord is right."
Then he looked at Yuan Shu and said, "My lord, what I mean is that my lord is sincere to Yan Xiang, but Yan Xiang may not be sincere to my lord.
Judging from Yan Xiang's reaction today, this man himself has some other thoughts towards his lord.
Otherwise, it will not make the Lord unable to step down.
This time he helped Yuan Shao speak, and when he was in Chang'an, he must have had contact with various envoys.
I can't say I have any other ideas.
When he came back this time, he first deliberately angered his lord, and then took the opportunity to resign.
I took the opportunity to take my family away from my lord and solved my worries...
This person is the master bookkeeper and knows too many secrets about our place.
If this person goes to Liu Biao or Yuan Shao, it will not be good news for us..."
Yuan Shu, who had been angry when Yang Hong said this, thought of this.
The more I think about it, the more I feel that what Yang Hong said makes sense. These things are not impossible to happen.
"I know about this, please go back first."
Yuan Shu paused for a while and said to Yang Hong.
When Yang Hong heard this, he bowed his hands to Yuan Shu and retreated without saying anything more about this matter.
After walking out, there was a smile on his face.
Wherever there are people, there will be rivers and lakes.
Yuan Shu's place was not in harmony. There were also many disputes among his subordinates.
There was competition between the chief historian Yang Hong and the chief registrar Yan Xiang.
It's not very obvious on weekdays, but at critical moments, these contradictions will be magnified.
Add insult to injury without mercy.
Although Yuan Shu did not make it clear what he would do to Yan Xiang, but according to Yang Hong's understanding of his lord, Yan Xiang is basically going to play this time...
After Yang Hong left, Yuan Shu sat here for a while and asked people to check Yan Xiang's whereabouts.
After getting the news that Yan Xiang had returned home, he asked people to pack up his belongings and take his family away, saying that he was going back to his hometown to live in seclusion.
When Yuan Shu heard this, he drew his sword and struck it hard on the table in front of him, cutting off a corner of the table in front of him.
"Yan Xiang, Yan Xiang, you are really a good person!"
He said aloud.
Immediately he called his confidants and explained the matter.
"Remember, do things cleanly and don't show your flaws!"
After explaining the matter, Yuan Shu looked at the man and said this.
The man cupped his hands in front of Yuan Shu and said solemnly: "Lord, don't worry, I promise to do everything beautifully!"
After his confidants left, Yuan Shu sat here playing with the tassel of the sword in his hand, looking a little lost in thought...
Two days later, Yan Xiang was walking with his family and followers when suddenly there was a bang, shouts of death, and dozens of thieves came out.
These people kill everyone they see.
Yan Xiang couldn't help being shocked when he saw this scene, and then he couldn't help but collapsed and shouted loudly: "Yuan Shu, you damn ghost! You are so heartless!
I really want to go home and live in seclusion!
If you do this, you will cut off your descendants!
For a fool like you to still want to dominate the world, it’s really a fool’s errand!”
While roaring, he drew out the sword from his waist and rushed towards the thief.
"You and others, run away quickly. Remember, the person who killed us today was not a thief, but someone pretending to be sent by Yuan Shu!"
As he rushed, he yelled at his family.
The leader of the masked thief couldn't help but became furious when he heard this. After killing a servant of Yan Xiang's family with a knife, he rushed towards Yan Xiang.
How could Yan Xiang be his opponent?
The sword in his hand was chopped away, and another knife struck him, directly cutting off his head...
After a chaotic fight, two members of the Yan Xiang family actually escaped...
After sending people to chase for a while but unable to catch up, the man could only withdraw his troops bitterly, take away the things Yan Xiang was carrying, and go back to recover...
…
"Two people got away? If you get away, just run away. They're not important people anyway."
After hearing the report, Yuan Shu thought about it and said to his confidant.
After Yan Xiang died, the anger in his heart disappeared, and there were more things on his mind.
For a moment, I regretted sending someone to kill Yan Xiang.
But there is no resurrection after death.
There is no use regretting...
Then news came out that Yan Xiang was on his way home after resigning from office. He was targeted by thieves because he was carrying too much property, and was killed and robbed.
After Yuan Shu, the governor of Nanyang, heard the news, he became furious and dispatched soldiers to suppress the bandits.
To avenge Yan Xiang.
At the same time, he also personally paid filial piety to Yan Xiang, which seemed very sad.
Many people were moved.
I feel that Yan Xiang himself was too stubborn in the past and refused to surrender to Yuan Shu. If he surrendered, Yuan Shu would not take back his seal and ribbon no matter what.
However, later news came out that the thief was disguised as a soldier sent by Yuan Shu, and that Yuan Shu had killed Yan Xiang.
For a while, it was hard to tell whether the news was true or false.
But it can be seen that Yuan Shu is really trying to suppress the bandits.
These thieves are also unlucky.
No matter what, they never thought that it was just a marriage between Uncle Liu Huang who was far away in Chang'an. They, who had a relatively comfortable life under Yuan Shu's attitude of turning a blind eye, would suffer like this.
military disaster,
This butterfly effect is really confusing sometimes...
As for Yuan Shu, these days, he has been thinking hard about how to deal with Yuan Shao becoming the head of the Yuan family.
The official document written by Yan Xiang was copied and circulated.
However, with these alone, he felt that it was not enough to hit Yuan Shao's little maid.
After all, his stolen position as head of the Yuan family was authenticated by the emperor's edict.
This person is afraid of being serious.
Once you get serious about something for a long time, you can often get a good harvest.
Just like our late general Yuan Shu.
After a period of careful consideration, he really figured out a way to deal with it!
In his opinion, this method was more powerful than writing official documents to insult and expose Yuan Shao.
The solution is to become the emperor yourself!
That's right, to be the emperor.
This is what Yuan Shu came up with.
His idea is simple.
Didn't you, Yuan Shao, rely on shameless means to get the emperor to issue an edict and appoint you as the head of the Yuan family?
Then I will do something ruthless and become the emperor directly!
Is your Yuan family head greater than my emperor?
The two sides are not on the same level at all!
Of course, Yuan Shu didn't say anything about this at this time.
It just exists in your own heart.
The more he thought about it in his mind, the more he felt that his idea was feasible and should be implemented.
After this thought appeared in his mind, his resentment towards Sun Jian deepened.
After all, Sun Jian holds the imperial seal in his hand!
If you want to be emperor, you must have something legal.
This imperial jade seal that has been passed down for hundreds of years is a very good thing.
It's a pity that this thing is in Sun Jian's hands.
This thief not only played a trick on himself, he ran to Jiangdong and took away the imperial seal!
This is not keeping even a little bit of the bargain for yourself!
If Sun Jian were in front of him at this time, Yuan Shu felt that he would definitely rise up and kill this guy.
After pondering this for a while, Yuan Shu called his confidants and asked them to go to Jiangdong to find Sun Jian to ask for the jade seal.
"...After I see Sun Jian there, don't mention the Yuxi issue for now, and directly call for an investigation. Ask this guy why he betrayed me and came to Jiangdong. What does it mean...
Then I brought up the matter of the jade seal and told him that as long as he gives it to me, I will forget all these things and we will still be good friends who can help each other in offense and defense from now on."
Yuan Shu was explaining things to his confidants here.
He may not be able to do other things, but he is extremely skilled at threatening people.
After the confidants left, Yuan Shu sat here, clasping the table with his hands, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.
Let’s see how you, Yuan Shao, can compete with me this time!
I, Yuan Shu, will do nothing if I don’t take action. If I do, I will play a big one!
Let the whole world be shocked!
…
Jizhou.
"Dong Zhuo, this thief, is sowing discord!"
Yuan Shao already knew that Dong Zhuo relied on the emperor's edict to appoint Gongsun Zan as the shepherd of Jizhou.
His eyes couldn't help but feel a little cold.
In the matter of taking Jizhou, Yuan Shao really cheated Gongsun Zan and severely manipulated him.
Gongsun Zan found this matter difficult to swallow and felt depressed.
Now that Dong Zhuo has appointed Gongsun Zan as the pastor of Jizhou, there is a high probability that Gongsun Zan will explode.
Get into trouble with yourself.
Yuan Shao actually doesn't want to go to war with Gongsun Zan, at least at this stage.
"It is indeed a matter of inciting discord. Even if it is in the form of an imperial edict, confirming the lord as the contemporary head of the Yuan family, it seems to be good for the lord. In fact, it is also intended to sow discord between the lord and the general.
contradiction.
Let the lord and the general fall out completely.
The intentions are very vicious."
Someone answered and said.
The speaker has a round body and a plump face, which shows his simplicity.
This person was none other than Dong Zhao, who was returning from a mission to Chang'an as an envoy to attend Liu Cheng's wedding.
Yuan Shao nodded when he heard this and said: "That's true. According to Yuan Shu's temperament, he is afraid that he will be furious and hate me to death, and he will also hate Dong Zhuo.
This move is so vicious that even if I want to explain it, I can’t explain it at all…”
Yuan Shao spoke in a serious tone, but actually he was already laughing in his heart.
Happy from ear to ear.
He was very happy to see Yuan Shu, a fool, defeated.
Especially this time, it can be said that it hit Yuan Shu right in the middle.
He and Yuan Shu have been in love and fighting each other for many years. How could he not know what his idiot brother cares about most?
The only thing he can show off in front of him is his status as the legitimate son of the Yuan family. The rest cannot be done.
As a result, Dong Zhuo now made such a move, which was equivalent to destroying the last bit of Yuan Shu's qualifications in front of him.
Just thinking about this matter in his heart, he had the urge to laugh three times.
This feeling is so wonderful.
Although Dong Zhuo's starting point in this matter was malicious, the result was extremely joyful.
He was very happy to hear about this matter.
"However, no matter how angry Yuan Shu is, he can only open his mouth and curse at others, like a shrew cursing in the street.
Just helpless and furious.
Apart from this, there is no other effective action.
They neither dare to attack Dong Zhuo nor dare to come and attack me."
Yuan Shao opened his mouth and commented on this matter calmly.
"Compared to the incompetent Yuan Shu, the biggest trouble comes from Gongsun Zan in the north."
Dong Zhao nodded and said, "That's true.
My lord, regarding this mission to Chang'an, I have thought about it all the way and have some ideas, which I would like to share with my lord. If what I say is wrong, please don't take offense."
Yuan Shao heard this with a smile on his face: "Just say it, Gongren, I am very interested in Gongren's thoughts."
Dong Zhao bowed his hands to Yuan Shao and said, "My lord, I feel that Dong Zhuo is the most feared guy at this stage, and who can play a big role?"
Yuan Shao thought for a moment and said, "Although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that among all the people in the world, the one with the strongest force is Dong Zhuo.
This is something that is obvious to all.
Since Gongren asked these questions, it means that what Gongren said should not be about this person's soldiers and horses.
But something else."
Dong Zhao's question to Yuan Shao was not really a question, but he just wanted to rely on this method to create some suspense and draw out the topic.
Hearing Yuan Shao say this, he smiled and nodded: "My lord, he sees things very accurately. After some thinking, my subordinates found that the most difficult thing about Dong Zhuo, the thief, is that the emperor is in his hands, so he can
Hold the emperor hostage to order the princes!
It was like this before when we sent troops to attack Yizhou. This time, it was even more so when we took advantage of Liu Cheng's traitor's wedding and the emperor's edict to stir up the world.
With the emperor in hand, he is orthodox and can easily do things with integrity!"
When Yuan Shao heard this, there was a look of thought in his eyes. After a while, he nodded: "You are right. The most powerful power in the hands of Thief Dong is that he controls the court and the emperor, so that the great man can
The emperor became Dong Zhuo's emperor and Dong Zhuo's tool.
If not for this, he wouldn't be able to easily stir up the world by issuing a few decrees at will.
What a good thief!"
As Yuan Shao spoke, he couldn't help scolding Dong Zhuo.
In my heart, I was actually envious of it.
I wonder why I am not the one who controls the court and the emperor.
If it were him, he would have already started shaking up by now. According to his own abilities, he would be able to take advantage of this advantage better than Dong Zhuo.
"Since Gongren has this different view, is there any way to deal with it?"
Yuan Shao looked at Dong Zhao and asked.
Dong Zhao was never one to kill or bury, but he knew all kinds of people who raised problems but did not give solutions to them.
Immediately, he raised his hands to Yuan Shao and said: "I have some ideas, I don't know if they are useful."
Yuan Shao smiled and said: "It doesn't matter what Gongren said."
Dong Zhao said: "It is impossible and too difficult to get the emperor and the court officials into our hands at this time.
First, Dong Zhuo is too far away from us, secondly, the army is strong, and thirdly, the water here has become muddy, and many people are eyeing our lord, especially Gongsun Zan.
If there are some, it is doomed that the lord cannot concentrate his strength to fight Dong Zhuo head-on.
Since we can't get the emperor and courtiers, why can't we establish an emperor and a court?
He, Dong Zhuo, can publicly commit chaos and abolish and establish emperors. Why can't we here also establish the emperor?
You must know that today's day itself is illegal.
If we establish the emperor here and declare the abolition of the emperor on Dong Zhuo's side, won't it offset the advantage Dong Zhuo's side has?"
When Yuan Shao heard this, his eyes brightened and he felt suddenly enlightened.
Yes, I had made a misunderstanding before. I only thought that the emperor would be the emperor once he was established, but I did not think about establishing another emperor to occupy the great righteousness.
But after thinking about it for a while, his eyes dimmed again.
"This matter is difficult to handle. The late emperor only had two sons. One was deposed by Dong Zhuo and killed, and the other is the current emperor. This... even if we establish another emperor, we can't find a suitable person.
"
Dong Zhaodao: "In fact, there is no need to find the flesh and blood of the late emperor to be the emperor. Isn't the late emperor also the flesh and blood of Emperor Huan?"
These words reminded Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao suddenly became enlightened.
"Does Gongren have anyone in mind? Who do you think would be better for him to be the emperor?"
Of course I have a candidate, and the candidate is Uncle Liu. In today's world, the most suitable person to be the emperor and to clean up the old rivers and mountains is actually Uncle Liu.
However, I just won’t tell you.
Dong Zhao was thinking this in his mind, but he shook his head with an honest face: "I don't know much about the Han family clan, so I can't make a clear choice."
This is to avoid suspicion.
In order not to arouse any suspicion in Yuan Shao and make him feel that he has some shady relationship with someone, he said such words...
When Yuan Shao heard this, he didn't ask further questions.
After thinking for a while, he invited some of his other think tanks to come over. After gathering together, Yuan Shao told them his idea of establishing a Han clan member as emperor and asked them to think about who was more suitable.
When the counselors heard this, they were silent for a while, thinking.
After a while of this, someone took the lead to break the silence: "I think it would be better to make the traitor Liu Cheng the emperor!"
