Today's Yuan Fang is no longer the cowardly and incompetent waste he was before, and this is not Yecheng either. How can he allow high-ranking officials to act arrogantly in front of him?

After some scolding, Yuan Fang wanted to suppress the arrogance of the senior official and make him be more honest in his own territory.

Gao Gan looked at Yuan Fang in surprise, as if he had recognized the wrong person. He couldn't believe that the Yuan Fang in front of him was the good-for-nothing cousin who had always been obedient to him in Ye City.

Seeing Yuan Fang's solemn power, and then looking around at the ferocious Qingzhou soldiers on the left and right, the senior officials finally believed the rumors and realized that Yuan Fang's power in the north and south of the river was definitely not in vain.

Fear arose in his heart, and the senior official no longer dared to rely on himself. His arrogant expression immediately softened, and he said sarcastically: "Show your integrity, don't get angry. I was a little too aggressive just now, so don't worry about it."

Seeing that Gao Gan's arrogance was suppressed, Yuan Fang softened his attitude a little, but said: "I said cousin, you are not enjoying peace and happiness in Yecheng, what kind of wind brings you to my plain?"

Yuan Fang restrained his murderous intent, and the senior officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was angry in his heart, but he did not dare to show it too much.

He coughed a few times and said seriously: "It's like this. As a brother, I was ordered by my uncle to kill Lu Bu and all the rebels. After detecting Lu Bu's general Gao Shun, he took Lu Bu's family members and fled to the plains. He was also exposed.

You have been taken into the camp, so brother Wei wants to ask Xianzheng to hand over Gao Shun and his gang so that brother Wei can go back to Yecheng to report to his uncle."

Finally, the senior officials did not dare to give orders to Yuan Fangyi, but instead made requests to him.

Yuan Fang smiled, waved his hand and said: "So this is what happened. Yes, Gao Shun and his group were indeed captured by me. I will hand them over to my father in the future. Cousin, please go back first."

Bar."

Yuan Fang did not explicitly state that he wanted to protect Gao Shun and the others. After all, he had not openly fallen out with Yuan Shao yet, so he could not openly violate Yuan Shao's wishes.

The longer he delays for a few days, the more time he will have to make adequate preparations for a military confrontation after the fall out.

When Gao Gan heard this, his brows furrowed, thinking that Yuan Fang wanted to take away his credit.

"Show me, I have an order written by my uncle personally, ordering me to kill Lu Bu's gang. I think you should leave that gang of rebels to me." Gao Gan moved out of Yuan Shao, and his confidence suddenly became stronger.

Got up.

Yuan Fang looked suspicious and asked, "Do you have a warrant from father?"

Seeing that he didn't believe it, the high official became increasingly angry, so he had to take out Yuan Shao's warrant and hand it over to Yuan Fang for inspection.

Yuan Fang pretended to look at it carefully, as if a high-ranking official would forge Yuan Shao's warrant.

The senior official was very unhappy, but he could only hold his breath and watch Yuan Fang's examination in silence.

After a long while, Yuan Fang nodded and said, "Well, this warrant should be in my father's handwriting."

Gao Gan breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't wait to say: "In that case, Xianzheng, what are you waiting for? Hurry and hand over Gao Shun's gang of rogues to me."

He thought that if Yuan Fang agreed that the warrant was true, he would submit to Yuan Shao's order.

Unfortunately, he was wrong.

"This warrant is indeed true." Yuan Fang nodded and suddenly changed the subject, "However, this warrant was only given to you by my father. My father did not give me an order to cooperate with you, so this person,

I'm afraid I still can't give it to you."

As soon as these words came out, Gao Gan's expression changed immediately. He was so angry that he finally couldn't suppress it.

His eyes widened, and he shouted at Yuan Fang: "Yuan Xianzheng, you are using strong words to make excuses, and you are just refusing to hand over people's help. Do you want to take away this credit?"

Seeing that the senior official was angry, Yuan Fang was not annoyed. Instead, he said disdainfully: "I, Yuan Fang, captured Qingzhou and defeated powerful enemies in a row. With my achievements, do I still need to compete with you for this disgraceful so-called credit?"

There is hidden irony in Yuan Fang's words. The three words "disgraceful" are obviously insinuating that Yuan Shao's killing of Lu Bu was a disgraceful act of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.

The senior officer's expression changed again, and he said sternly: "The order to kill Lu Bu's party was given by my uncle. It shows how brave you are to ridicule my uncle's decision!"

"I'm not being sarcastic, I'm trying to save my father's reputation!" Yuan Fang suddenly shouted.

The senior official was startled. Looking at Yuan Fang, who was "righteous and awe-inspiring," he was filled with surprise and doubt. He thought, how could you save Yuan Shao's reputation by disobeying Yuan Shao's orders?

With eagle eyes like blades, Yuan Fang said loudly: "Lü Bu just helped his father defeat the Black Mountain bandits and made great contributions to our Yuan family. It's okay for my father not to appreciate Lu Bu's contribution, but he actually wanted to kill the heroes, even their wives and daughters."

, What you do is really chilling and damages your father’s reputation, so of course I have to stop it.”

Yuan Fang's voice was stern and he told Yuan Shao's mistake.

After listening to Yuan Fang's words, the officers and soldiers waiting on the left and right of Yuan's army felt that Yuan Shao's move was really excessive and undermined his good reputation as the Fourth Generation and Three Dukes.

The senior official's expression became darker and darker as he listened, but he had no way of refuting the truth behind Yuan Fang's words.

In desperation, the scholar had no choice but to say in a deep voice: "Speak these words to your uncle. I only know that my order is to kill Lu Bu's party without leaving any one behind."

Yuan Fang said coldly: "Of course I will advise my father in the future and persuade him to spare the death of Lu Bu's family members in order to maintain my father's reputation for magnanimity."

Yuan Fang is determined and refuses to surrender.

The senior cadre finally got angry and said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense to me. You have to hand him over to me today, otherwise I will never give up!"

The high-ranking cadres couldn't talk the truth and acted rogue.

Yuan Fang snorted coldly and simply asked Gao Shun to be brought to meet him.

After a while, Gao Shun, who looked wary, stepped into the tent cautiously with a knife on his waist.

Yuan Fang pointed at Gao Shun and said: "This is the Gao Boping you want to kill. He is here. If you can kill him, I will hand over all the members of Lu Bu's family to you."

The senior officials were dumbfounded on the spot.

Yuan Fang actually wanted him to fight alone to kill Gao Shun.

Yuan Fang's eyes moved to Gao Shun and said calmly: "General Gao, this is my cousin. I have been ordered to capture you. If you have the courage, fight him. If you fail, I will have to put you to death."

Even if Lu Bu's family is handed over to my cousin, I can't protect you."

While speaking, Yuan Fang secretly winked at Gao Shun.

Gao Shun, who was originally at a loss, immediately understood, glared at Gao Gan, and shouted: "Gao Gan, do you have the guts to fight me!"

Gao Gan was shaken, his face flashed with timidity, but he was forced to take a step back.

Gao Shun was one of Lu Bu's eight strong generals. He was very good at martial arts. Gao Gan also knew how weak he was. He only dared to chase Gao Shun because of his large number of soldiers. Fighting alone, how could he have the courage?

Gao Shungang was murderous, with the fire of revenge surging on his face. He wanted to take the opportunity to kill the high-ranking officials in order to avenge the blood of his subordinates who were killed by the high-ranking officials.

Gao Gan was embarrassed for a long time and did not dare to accept Gao Shun's challenge. He could only shout to Yuan Fang: "Well, Yuan Fang, I am your cousin. You actually want to help an outsider harm me. What are your intentions?"

Yuan Fang said seriously: "With thousands of elite soldiers, a hundred remnant soldiers of the murderous family, and a group of female relatives, you can't win with force, and it harms your reputation. I am doing this to protect your cousin's reputation, and even more so."

My father's reputation."

A high-ranking official believed that he was born in a famous family and had a good reputation far and wide, so Yuan Fang used his reputation to suppress him.

The senior cadre was angry and suffocated, and yelled at Yuan Fang: "Why are you protecting my reputation? Yuan Fang, you are clearly playing tricks on me. Believe it or not, I will file a complaint against you with my uncle, accusing you of harboring collaboration with the enemy."

Yuan Fang couldn't explain the truth, and senior officials began to feel a little restless.

"Oh, I'm really scared." Yuan Fang pretended to be scared. He turned his eyes and had an idea in his mind.

He then led a group of people out of the tent, came to the camp gate, and asked the soldiers to place a large flag at the camp gate.

Gao Gan and Gao Shun, as well as the officers and soldiers on the left and right, were all at a loss to understand Yuan Fang's strange behavior and did not know what Yuan Fang's intention was.

Under suspicious eyes, Yuan Fang pointed to the big flag and said to Gao Gan: "The camp gate is one hundred and fifty steps away from here. Let's see what God wills. If I can hit the flagpole with one arrow, it will be God's will."

If I don’t ask you to intervene in this matter, you will retreat and leave, leaving Gao Shun and the others to me."

Then, he looked at Gao Shun again: "If I fail to shoot, it means God has told me not to interfere. At that time, I will have to ask General Gao to leave the camp. You and my cousin can fight as you like. Life or death is up to you. I

I can’t care less.”

After that, there was no room for doubt: "This is my territory, and this is the solution I have decided. If any of you dare to object, don't blame me for being rude."

After some words, everyone understood what Yuan Fang meant.

Yuan Fang wanted to use one arrow to decide the life or death of Gao Shun and Lu Bu's family.

Although the senior official felt unhappy, he thought to himself: "The flagpole is a hundred and fifty steps away. Even if you have the magical ability to pierce a poplar at a hundred steps, you may not be able to hit it. What's more, this kid, I don't think he has this ability."

Thinking of this, Gao Gan said happily: "Very good, let's do it like this."

Gao Shun's face was gloomy, with hesitation flashing between his brows, and he thought to himself: "At a distance of one hundred and fifty steps, even I can't hit the target. I'm afraid only Marquis Wen has such archery skills. I think

This Yuan Fang doesn't seem to have such a backstory. Could it be that he can't stand the pressure of such a high-ranking official and is deliberately trying to harm me as an excuse?"

Although he was full of doubts in his heart, Gao Shun had no other choice. He knew very well that his current situation was like fish on the chopping board, and he had no chance to resist.

After pondering for a long time, Gao Shun could only say silently: "But it depends on the young master's decision."

Yuan Fang laughed, then rolled up his robe and socks, put on the arrow, pulled it to the full bend, slowly raised the arrow, and aimed at the flagpole as thin as a needle one hundred and fifty steps away.

Gao Gan had a relaxed look on his face, as if he was sure that Yuan Fang's arrow would miss.

Gao Shun's face was heavy and he prayed secretly in his heart that Yuan Fang's arrow would definitely hit.

The rest of the Yuan camp soldiers held their breaths, wondering whether their son could hit this extremely difficult arrow.

In the tense atmosphere, Yuan Fang raised an imperceptible sneer at the corner of his mouth. As he thought, the thin pupil quietly appeared in his right eye.

"Go!"

With a low cry, his fingers loosened, and the arrow left the string.

puff!
Chapter completed!