Plain City.

Standing at the top of the city, looking westward into the wind, Yuan Fang smelled a hint of gunpowder smoke.

He had a strong premonition that an unprecedented drastic change was coming soon.

This drastic change will not only determine his fate, but also the fate of thousands of people in Qingzhou, and even the trend of the world.

"Sir, the news came back from the informants in Yecheng that the master has appointed Gao Gan as the shepherd of Qingzhou. He has come to take over Qingzhou on behalf of the master. He will also call the master back to Yecheng." Yuan Gui behind him said in an indignant tone.

Yuan Fang secretly clenched his fists and sneered: "Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are fighting back and forth, but Gao Gan is benefiting from it. It seems that they really don't understand this cousin."

Yuan Fang remembered that in history, Gao Gan was originally appointed as the shepherd of Bingzhou by Yuan Shao. After Yuan Shao's death, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang competed for the throne. Even when Cao Cao invaded Hebei, the Gao Gan did not help either side and only focused on defending Bingzhou.

Save.

Such a person was able to win the trust of both Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, who jointly recommended him as Qingzhou Shepherd. This shows that both Yuan and Yuan were deceived by high-ranking officials.

Seeing that Yuan Fang was not worried at all, Yuan Gui said worriedly: "Sir, that senior official is already on his way to Qingzhou. He is afraid that he will arrive in the plains soon. What should we do?"

"what to do?"

Yuan Fang snorted coldly, murderous intent suddenly appeared in his eyes, "pass the order, all battalions are on full alert, prepare for war secretly, and obey my orders at any time."

"No!" Yuan Gui responded excitedly. He already felt that Yuan Fang, who couldn't bear it anymore, seemed to be making a big move.

At this moment, the sound of rapid footsteps came, and behind him, Guo Jia climbed up to the top of the city panting.

"Oh my god, it's so hard to climb the top of the city. It seems like my body really needs some exercise..."

Guo Jia climbed up to the top of the city, hunched over, holding his knees with both hands, breathing heavily, climbing several feet high to the top of the city, as if it would kill him.

Yuan Fang's eyes flashed with excitement, and he said curiously: "If I can trouble you, Guo Fengxiao, you can climb up to the top of the city in person. There must be great news. Could it be that the imperial court's decree has arrived?"

Guo Jia gasped and said with a smile: "Young master, you are so good at predicting things. That's right, the emissary from Chang'an, Imperial Servant Han Rong, has crossed the river from Gaotang and is now heading towards the plains."

The envoy from the Han court has finally arrived!

The slight gloom in Yuan Fang's heart was instantly swept away, and he laughed loudly: "Well done, well timed. Send an order to all the civil and military officials to follow me to greet the imperial envoys."

This Han Rong did not take the main road to Jizhou, but took a long detour from Yanzhou to Pingyuan. He clearly wanted to avoid Yuan Shao's territory. This proves that the decree brought by the envoy must be to appoint him as the shepherd of Qingzhou.

Yuan Fang wanted to summon his civil and military subordinates and let them see with their own eyes that he had been granted the rightful title of Qingzhou Shepherd by the Han court, so that they would have confidence in their hearts and have more confidence to follow him.

The order was passed down, and Yan Liang, Taishi Ci, Guo Huai and other generals who were in the plains all came according to the order and gathered at the ferry on the north bank.

Not long after, the official ship docked, and Sun Qian accompanied his servant Han Rong and boarded the ferry.

Yuan Fang, the commander-in-chief of Qingzhou Civil and Military Affairs, welcomed the arrival of Han Rong, the imperial envoy, with a grand and solemn ceremony.

After the greetings, Yuan Fang led the team and welcomed Han Rong into Pingyuan City.

Enter the military mansion and go to the lobby.

Yuan Fang led the civil and military officials of the state to stand on the steps. Han Rong climbed to the top, took out the imperial edict, and read it out in public.

According to the emperor's decree, Yuan Fang was granted the title of General of Zhendong, Mu of Qingzhou, and Marquis of Gaotang.

As soon as this imperial edict came out, the entire palace was instantly boiling.

Yan Liang, Guo Huai and other generals were all surprised and excited. If there were no messengers present, these tiger and wolf generals would probably explode on the spot.

Since Yuan Fang had not revealed the news before, no one except Guo Jia expected that the imperial court would directly send an envoy to appoint their son as the shepherd of Qingzhou.

Yuan Fangguan was appointed as the Mud of Qingzhou, which meant that all of them, who were subordinates, could follow the rising tide and be promoted to nobility.

Moreover, Yuan Fang, the state pastor, was granted the title by the Han court, so his name was legitimate.

This means that their official promotion will be justified. It would be strange for everyone not to be overjoyed for such a huge surprise.

Yuan Fang was also a little overjoyed.

He had previously sent Sun Qian to ask the Han court for the position of state pastor, but he did not want the court to be so generous. In addition to state pastor, he also gave him the military positions and titles of General Zhendong and Marquis of Gaotang.

Although General Zhendong and Marquis of Gaotang are just empty titles, with these titles, Yuan Fang can confidently recruit troops and horses, and promote and reward his subordinates with corresponding official positions.

With this rightful statement, Yuan Fang, now Yuan Fang, who was granted the title of Zhou Mu by the Han court, finally got rid of Yuan Shao's shackles.

Occupying the status of Dayi, now he can truly compete with Yuan Shao.

On the same day, Yuan Fang hosted a banquet, entertained Han Rong warmly, and celebrated his promotion to the shepherd of Qingzhou with Zhu Wenwu.

In Pingyuan City, when Yuan Fang was hosting a banquet, Gao Gan, who was completely unaware, had already crossed the Qinghe River and was not far from Pingyuan.

Gao Gan carried Yuan Shao's letter of appointment in his arms, rode on a tall horse, and brought only more than a hundred close followers with him, and came to Qingzhou in a swagger.

That morning, I looked up into the distance and saw that Pingyuan City, bathed in the morning glow, had already entered my field of vision.

Looking at the majestic city, the corners of Gao Gan's mouth twitched upward, revealing a hint of pride and a cold, sly smile.

"Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, you two brothers never expected that I, a senior official, had both sides, and took advantage of the internal fighting between your brothers to easily sit on the throne of Qingzhou Mu, haha~~"

The extremely proud Gao Gan couldn't help but burst into laughter. He laughed so proudly.

In a happy mood, he whipped up his horse and whip, and headed straight to Pingyuan City. He couldn't wait to taste the feeling of commanding a state and having everyone bow down.

Arriving at Pingyuan City, Gao Gan revealed his identity, and the defenders quickly opened the city gate and let him in.

Gao Gan entered the city with his head high and his chest high, riding his horse slowly through the streets, heading slowly towards the county seat.

Along the way, looking at the bustling people on the street, the senior official became more and more proud and thought to himself: "I, the senior official, will soon become your state shepherd, and you will all crawl at my feet."

Before I knew it, the county government had arrived.

Yuan Fang did not come out of his house to greet him in person as he imagined.

The senior official received a cold reception, his face suddenly darkened, and he thought to himself: "Yuan Fang, you bitch, you played with me that day and took away my achievements. You never dreamed that I used a little trick to take away your painstaking efforts." It’s a miserable land and people. I can’t wait to see how pitiful you will be when you see your uncle’s fate, hehe~~”

With the mood of watching a joke, Gao Qian walked in and walked straight into the palace with his head held high.

In the lobby, more than a hundred warriors stood on both sides, and Yan Liang and other tiger and wolf generals all lined up solemnly.

Yuan Fang sat high on the table, his eyes as calm as ice, watching Gao Gan come in indifferently.

The atmosphere in the hall was solemn and solemn.

The complacent senior cadre was completely unaware of it.

He walked in with his head held high, took out Yuan Shao's warrant, raised it to Yuan Fang, and sneered: "Sign up, uncle has appointed me as the shepherd of Qingzhou, to take over Qingzhou and your troops, and summon you to return to Yecheng. My uncle's order is here

Now, you quickly deliver the troops and horses, pack up and return to Yecheng."

Yuan Fang's eyebrows were deeply furrowed, and a trace of murderous intent was quietly igniting in his eyes.

However, the senior official thought that it was just a sign of Yuan Fang's anger and frustration, and he had no fear at all.

The pro-military army took over the order and presented it to Yuan Jianyuan.

Yuan Fang lowered his head and glanced at it. The handwriting was indeed Yuan Shao's, and the content of the order was exactly the same as what the senior official said.

Seeing this handwritten letter from Yuan Shao, Yuan Fang was finally convinced that Yuan Shao had broken his original promise after all.

Just because I was born of a maid, just because I was lame since childhood, and didn't have the suave style of your Yuan Shao, you despised me and treated me coldly for twenty years.

In order to prevent me from winning the martial arts competition, you even though your subordinates kept suppressing me, you saw me fighting alone but did not help me.

With only two thousand weak troops, I repeatedly defeated strong enemies and miraculously captured Qingzhou, opening up territory for the Yuan family and making great contributions.

But you, Yuan Shao, not only did not commend me, but you also broke your promise, took away my military power, took away the territory I had worked hard to gain, and gave it to a high-ranking official who had no merit.

You even want to call me back to Yecheng and raise me like a pig again, so that my hard-earned freedom and dignity will be lost.

All kinds of unfair treatment emerged in Yuan Fang's mind one by one.

Those slights, those oppressions, were like the surging magma, burning and surging in Yuan Fang's heart.

fed up!

The long-simmering anger in Yuan Fang's heart was completely aroused by the ruthless order in front of him, and the anger erupted like a volcano, unstoppable.

Whoa whoosh!

With a move of his arm, Yuan Fang instantly tore Yuan Shao's order into pieces.

The young man stood up in anger and strode down the steps. Just when Gao Gan changed his color, he kicked out his cousin and knocked him to the ground.

The shocked Gao Gan had not recovered yet when Yuan Fang's foot stepped on his chest.

"Yuan Fang, are you crazy? What do you want to do?" The senior official who couldn't afford to struggle shouted in shock and anger.

"What?"

Yuan Fang snorted coldly and threw the fragment in his hand onto Gao Gan's astonished face.

Then, three words full of indignation burst out from his mouth:

"I - rebelled!"
Chapter completed!