Yuan Shao was silent for a long time and sighed quietly. "The punishment lasted only three thousand miles, but you are going thousands of miles away. Should I praise you for your courage, or should I say you are cowardly?"
Yuan Tan raised his lips lightly and laughed silently.
"Whether brave or cowardly is worse than waiting for death. The destiny of the Han Dynasty has not yet ended, and the virtue of fire is rekindled, and Jizhou will be defeated. Instead of hoping that father and son will attack each other for this unrealistic purpose, brothers will turn against each other, I might as well go far away to the Western Regions, rather than hoping that the father and son will fight against each other and that the brothers will become enemies. , seek a way out. If the heavens give me mercy and give me a foothold, I will also have a face to see my ancestors underground in the future."
Yuan Tan pondered for a moment and said, "I think my grandfather and mother will support me in doing this."
Yuan Shao twitched his cheeks, closed his eyes, and said no more.
These days, he sat on the high platform and had thought about the end of everything. But when he thought about how to face his ancestors, how to face Li Ying, He Yong and others in the nine springs, he lost his courage.
Yuan Tan bowed again and prepared to step down. He walked to the edge of the Taiwan area and stopped again.
"Does Ahweng want to go back to Yecheng or stay here?"
Yuan Shao was slightly stunned and then said, "What's the difference?"
"If you go back to Yecheng, that's fine. If you stay here, you will inevitably have to face Uncle Highway, I'm afraid..."
Yuan Shao suddenly became short of breath and didn't know what to do.
Of course, he wanted to take back the northern part of Jilin, so that he could have the ability to bargain with Shenmao. However, staying in northern part of Jilin, he would have a high probability of conflict with Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu did not attack Jibei and was unwilling to meet Yuan Tan. If Yuan Tan left, Yuan Shu would not be as polite as before.
Besides, if Yuan Tan wants to surrender, he cannot go there empty-handedly, at least one or two counties and states should be brought with him.
It is normal to hand over Hejian and Zhongshan to Yuan Shu.
Seeing that Yuan Shao didn't say anything, Yuan Tan did not ask again. "Ah Weng might as well consider it again, I won't leave for the time being."
Yuan Shao breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew that he could only delay it for one or two months at most, but he was still very happy.
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Yuan Tan got on his horse again and walked towards Yishui.
Xun Chen followed up and looked back at the high platform in the distance. In the gradually sparse shadows of the trees, the high platform was as hazy as smoke.
"What do you say about the lord?"
Yuan Tan shook his head and felt depressed. "As a son, I can't bear to say anything."
Xun Chen withdrew his gaze and looked at Yuan Tan carefully for a moment. "Xing Si, this is not your fault, but you should learn from it. Governing the country should be divided into the main points, otherwise there will be chaos. A small Jizhou can be in trouble. In the future,
When we arrived in the Western Regions, how can we gain a foothold?"
Yuan Tan nodded. "I've been taught."
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After crossing the Yishui River, Yuan Tan and Xun Chen went straight to Yuan Shu's camp.
I met many soldiers along the way. After asking about their identities, I quickly sent the news back to the camp.
When they arrived at the camp, Yuan Shu, who received the news, was already standing at the entrance of the camp. Before they could dismount, Yuan Shu came up with a smile.
"Xiansi, why are you here? Do you miss me?"
Yuan Tan turned over and bowed to his horse. "Uncle, I have something to ask you for advice."
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Yuan Shu smiled and glanced at Xun Chen again. "I heard that you went to Hedong. When did you come back? How about it? Is this time an eye-opener? You brothers are all smart people, but
If you really want to say the smartest one, Wen Ruo must be."
Xun Chen got off his horse, looked cold and ignored Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu smiled, ignored him, and pulled Yuan Tan's arm to the big tent. "Tell me, what troubles are you in? Don't worry, uncle will help you settle them."
"Uncle, I want to go to the Western Regions."
Yuan Shu was stunned. "Western Regions?"
Yuan Tan said his future intentions.
He wanted to go to the court to apologize and then go to the Western Regions to fight. The plan was good, but he had no confidence in whether he could get the consent of the emperor.
Xun Chen was not sure, and Xun Yu did not make any promises. On the contrary, Xun Yu was worried that the emperor would think that the Xun family was too powerful in the Western Regions and had the potential to lose their strength.
After hearing this, Yuan Shu scratched his head, and felt that this requirement was a bit beyond his ability.
Only the emperor can decide such a thing, otherwise Yuan Tan would not be able to gain a foothold in the Western Regions.
"Xiansi, do you want to establish a country in the Western Regions?"
Yuan Tan nodded. In front of Yuan Shu, there was no need to hide it.
Whether Yuan Shu can achieve the goal is very important. Only Yang Biao can help him convince the emperor, and only Yuan Shu can let Yang Biao help him.
"You are better than Boyang in this regard." Yuan Shu sighed: "That man has been in Chang'an for so long, and he has not succeeded in literature or martial arts, and he can't even cause trouble. He is not like my son at all."
Xun Chen couldn't help but curl his lips. "If I were like you, I could live to this day?"
"What's wrong with me?" Yuan Shu disagreed. "I don't live more freely than you?"
Xun Chen turned his head and didn't want to argue with Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu smacked his lips and nodded helplessly. "Let me ask if it can be done, it depends on fate. But as I said, even if I can't go to the Western Regions, it's better than staying in Jizhou. At least I can sleep more peacefully.
Right?"
Yuan Tan deeply agrees.
He was so tired. He didn't see any hope, so he had to beware of Shen Pei's attack. If the Youzhou Mu was not Yuan Shu, he would probably not be able to hold on.
Rather than endure hardship, it is better to give up.
"What do you say? If he is willing to go to the court with you, this is an opportunity." Yuan Shu thought for a while, his eyes turned cold. "Or you should take him with him, regardless of whether he wants it or not. There is such a contribution to this.
The court must give some face."
Yuan Tan quickly raised his hand to stop him.
Yuan Shu can't continue to talk. Besides, Yuan Shu might ask him to kill Yuan Shao directly and bring his head into the court.
Yuan Shu blinked. "If you don't take action, let me do it. National laws and regulations, both public and private, and kill two birds with one stone."
Xun Chen couldn't help it. "Yuan Gaolu, can you say something useful?"
"Why is it useless?" Yuan Shu said angrily: "You scholars usually claim to be resourceful. When you really do things, you are afraid of wolves and tigers. You want to eat meat, but you are afraid of making fishy things. You want to make everything fake.
To others, I was hurt by the whole family of Yuan family at the beginning…”
Yuan Tan quickly stopped Yuan Shu. "Uncle, this matter has nothing to do with Youruo."
"I know it has nothing to do with him." Yuan Shu snorted. "If it has something to do with him, do you think I will keep his life?"
Xun Chen looked embarrassed and speechless.
As he was talking, someone rushed in and handed a letter to Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu looked at the cover and then looked overjoyed.
"Hey, Xiansi, the opportunity is here."
"Whose letter?"
"Your sister-in-law. Speaking of which, she rarely writes a letter to me. There must be good news when I write a letter suddenly."
Xun Chen couldn't help but choke: "How did you know it's not bad news?" As soon as he said that, he regretted it and subconsciously spat.
Yuan Shu ignored him, opened the letter, read it again, and slapped his thigh hard. "It turns out that the heroes have the same views. Xiansi, look, your sister-in-law also means this."
Yuan Tan was inexplicably surprised.
He knew that his sister-in-law, Yuan Shu's sister, was a powerful character, who could control his uncle Yang Biao so much that he could not even dare to accept a concubine. He wanted to say that she was like Yuan Shu, and advised him to capture Yuan Shao and go to Chang'an alive, but
Not likely.
After all, the Yuan family in Runan is a aristocratic family, and such things that violate the morality of father and son are definitely not allowed to be done.
"What do you say about my sister-in-law?"
"He asked me to persuade you to enter the court."
"Uh...how do you persuade me?"
Yuan Shu stroked his beard and sneered. "How else can I persuade you? Of course, I will bring tens of thousands of Youzhou cavalry to persuade you."