Yuan Tan smiled bitterly and sighed, feeling unhappy.

Yuan Quan's mouth was slightly raised, and he felt a little proud and disdainful. "You don't have to hide your feelings in front of me, otherwise I will feel that this is an insult to a man. If you are so incompetent, why are you sending you back? Just for the three thousand golds? Brother, even if a man is not grateful, he can't tolerate you being humiliated like this, right?"

Yuan Tan shook his hand repeatedly, laughing and crying. "Sister, don't say that. Besides, I'll just jump into Huangze." He patted his forehead. "Since that's the case, then tell me, what are the benefits of me?"

"Everyone is peaceful."

"What else?"

"Brother, don't be greedy." Yuan Quan smiled and said, "You should be clear that if the man is trying hard to advance north, you won't be able to hold on for long. Being at peace will give you time to calm the internal and foreign countries, rectify Hebei, and then fight with dignity. This is the man's greatest kindness. Of course, Qingzhou will always be tense, so that Xianyi has no time to fight for power with you. As for the others, you have to deal with it yourself. If even those people can't be even settled, you should go back to Pingyu as a guest. I'll leave you a small courtyard in Gepi."

Yuan Tan pondered for a moment and said, "Have you told my uncle and aunt about this?"

"No." Yuan Quan turned around and looked into the distance. "My uncle is determined to be a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty and continue the Liu family world, while his aunt is determined to hope that you can revive the momentum and establish the new Yuan family dynasty. How could they listen to me? I will only tell you, just know what you know. The grudges and revenge of the older generation should be avenged, and it will be a matter of time before Cao Cao is left. Next, you can use your own means to see who can laugh to the end."

"Okay." Yuan Tan nodded vigorously. "I am determined to accept those people, but I have to find a way to do it."

"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. Maybe I can help you solve some trouble. In order to save Tian Yuanhao, you offend Guo Gongze and take this opportunity to ease it. Although Guo Gongze has a lot of selfishness, he still has prestige among Yingchuan people. If you want to support the Yingchuan faction and maintain a balance with the Jizhou faction, you still need his help."

Yuan Tan smiled bitterly and nodded helplessly. He felt like a mirror in his heart. Yuan Quan must have come here, and he must have acted under the order of Sun Ce in the name of ce's sacrifice and conveyed some things Sun Ce could only say to him. The so-called peace and stability was not because Sun Ce was caring for him, but because this result was more beneficial to Sun Ce. After the war, he felt that Sun Ce had such an idea. Now when Yuan Quan said the four words "settle stability and stability", he felt even more certain.

As for giving him the opportunity to ease his relationship with Guo Tu, it was not purely for him. Guo Tu is an old minister, and he relied on his support and wanted to monopolize the power. This was not the result he expected. But he could not break up with Guo Tu now. He still needed Guo Tu to help him stabilize the situation and add pressure to the Jizhou Group, so that he had time to truly grasp power and digest the legacy left by Yuan Shao.

The two immediately discussed some details and bargained, which was inevitable.

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On August 14th, Yuan Tan and his party arrived in Yecheng. Yang Biao worshipped Yuan Shao’s tomb on the side of the Zhang River as relatives and friends. He also watched several workshops near Yecheng accompanied by Yuan Tan, and met with important civil officials and generals such as Guo Tu and Ju Su to learn about the situation in Jizhou.

The great scholar Zheng Xuan was in Yecheng, so Kong Rong, the prime minister of Beihai, was also there, and Yang Biao also visited him in his private capacity. Kong Rong was an old official of the Yang family. He was the Situ clerk who was summoned by Yang Biao's father Yang Ci when he was Situ. He had known Yang Biao for a long time and had similar personalities. When Dong Zhuo was in chaos, they were all opposition parties, supporting each other and had a different friendship than ordinary people. This time I met again in Yecheng, I felt a lot of emotion.

Without hesitation, Kong Rong accepted Yang Biao's suggestion, packed his luggage, and set off to Chang'an. Ni Heng was also with him. Yuan Tan did not stop him, held a banquet to show off for them, and gave him a generous gift of Cheng Yi. He had no good feelings for both of them. One was that they were not worthy of their reputation, talked loudly, and their mouths were very stinky, which made everyone look sideways and affected unity. The other was that these two were recommended by Yuan Xi, and they spoke nice words for Yuan Xi everywhere in Yecheng, which was not friendly to him.

However, Yuan Tan firmly disagrees with his departure from the country. He used both soft and hard skills. One of the soft skills was to set up a school for Yecheng, and asked Zheng Xuan to serve as a sacrificial tribute, and promised to provide financial assistance to him by writing books and annotating scriptures. He imitated Cai Yong's example and summoned his disciples to serve as officials, especially Cui Yan, who served as the chief of the General's Office of the Cheqi and Cavalry. Several other disciples such as Guoyuan and Xu Ci were also granted official positions according to their preferences, and there were many county magistrates and chiefs.

When Yang Biao was busy visiting celebrities and wise men in Jizhou, Yuan Quan was not idle either. She paid homage to Guo Tu's wife Li, conveyed the greetings of Guo Jia's wife, Mrs. Zhong, and presented generous gifts. Before that, Li didn't even look at Guo Jia and his wife, but the times changed, and now Guo Jia has become Sun Ce's confidant, and Mrs. Zhong has also become Yuan Quan's best friend. Naturally, she can no longer take it lightly and pull Yuan Quan to get a family matter to understand the situation in Yingchuan.

After the Battle of Guandu, Sun Ce cleaned up the Yingchuan family, and the Guo family was no exception. Guo Tu had moved his family to Yecheng long ago, and there were no casualties, but the family's industries were confiscated. However, Yuan Quan assured Li that this was only official business, and the Guo family's losses had been compensated in other ways, and were temporarily kept and operated by Mrs. Zhong, and made a lot of profits. As long as Li needs them, Mrs. Zhong can gradually transfer these industries to Yecheng in the name of private to ensure that their lives will not be affected.

Li was not worried. In fact, Guo Tu's life has always been very prosperous. Guo Jia has never stopped being filial to him, and all kinds of novel goods are being delivered in a steady stream. With Yuan Quan's promise, if he can't stay in Jizhou in the future, Guo Tu can leave and return to Yingchuan to retire and become a rich man.

Yuan Quan immediately proposed his purpose: to take the Xin clan members out of Yecheng.

Li passed Yuan Quan's request to Guo Tu. After weighing the pros and cons, Guo Tu found Yuan Tan. Yuan Tan knew it well, but repeatedly refused. Until Guo Tu said that Sun Ce had his own sinister intentions to do this. He was willing to spend the price to pick up the Xin clan. Whether it succeeded or not, the Xin clan brothers would be grateful to him. If it failed because of your opposition, the Xin clan brothers would hate you. Not only did the Xin clan brothers hate you, but Xun You would also hate you - Xun You's aunt married into the Xin family and gave birth to a son Xin Tao, and now she is in Yecheng. Instead of doing this, you might as well accept Sun Ce's request, and do it better than him, sending the Xin clan members away from Yecheng and leaving a good relationship.

Yuan Tan reluctantly agreed, as he gave Guo Tu a face and resolved the embarrassment between the two of them.

After some operation, Yuan Quan met Xin Pi's family, including Xin Pi's five-year-old daughter Xin Xianying and four-year-old son Xin Chang. When Xin Pi left Yecheng, Xin Chang was still in the womb and had never seen Xin Pi since he was born. Now he can finally leave Yecheng and reunite with his family. They are all very happy. Yuan Quan and Xin Xianying admired it the most and saw their own shadows in this child.

A few days later, Yang Biao set off again and rushed to Yanzhou.
Chapter completed!