Yuan Shao waved his hand and said: "Okay. Everyone, go down and prepare. The army will set off in a day."

Everyone looked at each other, bowed to Yuan Shao, and retreated. When Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng passed by Zhang Lang, they looked at him with admiring looks.

After a while, only Yuan Shao's side was left in the huge hall.

Yuan Shao looked at Yuan Xi, with a very disappointed look in his eyes, and scolded: "How can you mention Zhang Miao's matter in public? Don't you know that this will embarrass me?"

When Yuan Xi saw his father angry, he was frightened and said quickly: "Father, calm down!

My son just felt that if others knew about it and spread it, it might be detrimental to his father, so he simply brought it up. Then no one would dare to say that his father had selfish motives!"

Yuan Shao felt that what Yuan Xi said was reasonable, and his face became a little better. He snorted and said angrily: "This time I, the eighteen princes, are going to attack the Dong thief. I have high expectations for you. However, you have not been able to do it in a series of battles."

Any performance really disappoints me!

Although Mai'er is just your younger brother, he has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats, shocked the world, and became famous among the princes! As an elder brother, you should learn from him!"

Yuan Xi's heart was shocked, and a surge of boundless resentment and dissatisfaction rushed up, making him almost scream. However, he endured it in the end.

Yuan Shao looked at Zhang Lang, his eyes softened, and he smiled and said: "Well done to Maier! Not only was he the first to enter Luoyang, but he also shocked the heroes by killing Zhang Miao with thunderous means!"

Zhang Lang cupped his fists and said, "Since my father has decided to pursue Dong Zhuo, I also want to lead the army first."

Zhang Lang didn't want to save the child emperor whom he had never met before, but he just felt that since he was at war with Dong Zhuo, it would be best to take this opportunity to cripple or at least severely injure him to avoid causing trouble in the future.

Yuan Shao was very pleased to see Zhang Lang taking the initiative to attack. He patted his son on the shoulder, nodded and said: "Go ahead. Pay attention to your safety. I still need you for my father's great cause!"

Zhang Lang clasped his fists in agreement and led Zhang Liao, Chen Gong and Zhang He away.

When Yuan Xi saw how highly her father valued Yuan Mai, she felt very unhappy. The flames of jealousy were burning and she could hardly control herself.

Xu You squinted his eyes to see Yuan Xi's expression. An unfathomable expression flashed through his eyes. He then returned to normal. He smiled and clasped his fists at Yuan Shao and said, "The fourth young master is an unparalleled hero! My lord has four young masters.

Why worry about not succeeding in your great cause?!"

Yuan Shao stroked his beard and smiled and nodded, looking very happy.

Zhang Lang and others came out from the gate, mounted their mounts, and returned to their base.

At this time, Luoyang became very noisy due to the arrival of many armies of princes, and countless refugees in ragged clothes and disheveled faces were mixed in, making the entire city of Luoyang seem a bit chaotic.

Chen Gong couldn't help but sigh: "Eighteen princes gathered to attack the Dong thief! What a magnificent chapter! But I didn't expect that being famous is not as good as meeting. Among these many princes, there are only Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Yuan Yuan, and Gongsun Zan.

Ma Teng is a character!

The rest are all mediocre people, and they are just participating in this matter to gain some benefits!"

Zhang Liao said: "Sir, you are wrong. Although Cao Cao and others can be called great figures, they are inferior to the young master!"

Zhang Lang said with a smile: "I blushed when Wen Yuan said this. I don't dare to compare with those big shots!"

Zhang Liao said seriously: "In the heart of the general, only the young master can be regarded as a real big shot!"

Seeing Zhang Liao's serious look, Zhang Lang couldn't help but feel moved and didn't know what to say.

Chen Gong thought: "The situation of the young master is rather embarrassing. As the youngest son, he is so brilliant, which makes the second young master Yuan Xi, who originally had high hopes for the Yuan family, completely dim! How can such a situation not be hated by others?

At today's meeting, all the princes unanimously catered to the second young master and got into trouble with him, that's why!"

Zhang Liao angrily said: "They are just a bunch of clowns!"

Chen Gong chuckled and said, "As the saying goes, it's easy to hide from an open gun and hard to guard against a hidden arrow! This kind of clown is always the most difficult to guard against!"

Zhang Lang's heart moved, and he realized that Chen Gong was reminding him tactfully.

Zhang Lang smiled and said: "We don't need to think about these things for the time being. What we have to consider now is chasing Dong Zhuo!"

Then he said solemnly: "Although Dong Zhuo was defeated and Luoyang was recaptured, Dong Zhuo's main force suffered almost no losses! If they were allowed to escape safely back to Guanzhong, it would definitely be a big disaster in the future!"

Everyone returned to the camp, and Zhang Lang immediately issued the order to prepare for the attack.

Early the next morning, Zhang Lang led his sharp-edged troops, Ying Yang Army, Cang Ting Army, and Long Xiang Army out of the west gate of Luoyang to pursue Dong Zhuo. Zhang Yeyu and the five hundred Ying Yang Army did not follow, and they still

Stay at the palace.

At the same time, in the Taishi Mansion in Luoyang, Xu You and the second son Yuan Xi came hand in hand.

Seeing Yuan Shao, they bowed together, and then Yuan Xi couldn't wait to say: "Father, Yuan Mai is so messy that he used most of the grain and grass in Luoyang's warehouse without his father's consent!"

Yuan Shao was surprised, looked at Xu You, and asked: "What is going on?" There was anger in his tone. This is no wonder, after all, the army is fighting outside and has consumed countless amounts of food and grass. Yuan Shao is waiting to use Luoyang's

reserves to fill the gap.

Xu You clasped his fists and said: "After the Fourth Young Master entered the city, he took out about 70% of the grain stored in the granary and used it to help the refugees fleeing from the north..."

Yuan Shao's eyes widened and he shouted: "Use about 70% of the food and grass to help the victims?! Do you need that much?"

Xu You said: "It is estimated that the number of refugees inside and outside the city exceeds one million, and we really need so much food and grass!..."

Yuan Xi immediately said: "No matter what the reason is, how can such an important decision be made by him? Such behavior is beyond his authority. If my father does not severely punish him, everyone will follow suit, and the consequences will be disastrous!"

Yuan Shao frowned and said nothing. He felt that Yuan Xi's words were reasonable.

Xu You saw Yuan Shao's thoughts, clasped his fists and said: "My lord, as the saying goes, the general will not accept the king's life! The fourth son led the army to deal with the situation outside, how can he be held accountable? Doesn't this chill the hearts of all the generals?"

Yuan Shao's heart was shaken, and he nodded with deep understanding. The annoyance towards Zhang Lang in his heart disappeared completely, and he nodded and said: "What Ziyuan said is absolutely true. Let's let this matter go."

When Yuan Xi saw this, he was very dissatisfied, but his father had already made up his mind and he did not dare to say anything more. Then he thought of how Xu You was always going against him to defend that bitch, and he felt very annoyed and cast an angry look at Xu You.

Xu You just pretended not to see it.

At this time, Yuan Shao couldn't help but muttered: "You gave away most of my food and grass in one go! What a prodigal son!" Thinking of this, his heart ached.


Chapter completed!