Chapter 188 The Difference Between Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan
Chapter 188 The Difference between Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan
As a hero who single-handedly conquered Hebei, Yuan Shao has reached its peak both in terms of personality charm and personal ability... This was a good thing when Yuan Shao was alive, but after Yuan Shao's death, this became a huge problem...
After all, there is currently no second person in Hebei who can step forward and completely replace Yuan Shao.
Yuan Tan can't.
Yuan Shang can't do it.
Yuan Xi, the same cannot be said.
But there is no way to return. Yuan Shao died of illness, so there must be a successor.
Guo Tu, who is now in charge of part of the military power under Yuan Shao, immediately expressed his attitude after clearing up his mood——
"Now we should immediately invite Mr. Yuan Tan to come and inherit our lord's inheritance!"
Xin Ping, who always wore the same pants as Guo Tu, nodded in agreement with Guo Tu's words, and then turned to look at Feng Ji.
Feng Ji frowned and thought for a while before asking a question: "What do you think the general situation in Hebei will be like in the future?"
The few people present were all human beings. They quickly understood what Feng Ji meant and fell into deep thought.
Now that Yuan Shao is dead, should the Yuan Shao Group's strategic policy be revised?
Should we continue to follow Yuan Shao's wishes and fight with the Shijia Hard Steel to the end, or should we choose to make peace with the Hebei Shijia, with each side taking a step back.
These two choices are, to a large extent, the choice of heir.
After Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan, was appointed by Yuan Shao as the governor of Qingzhou to guard one side, he kept the Qingzhou aristocratic families in submission. This all shows that Yuan Tan is a firm supporter of Yuan Shao's policy of "suppressing the aristocratic families".
On the other hand, Yuan Shang is completely different.
Yuan Shang was not like Yuan Tan who was released by Yuan Shao at a young age and asked to go to the battlefield to experience. But this does not mean that Yuan Shang is a idiot.
Yuan Shang was good at dancing and had a great reputation. Even when Yuan Shao suppressed the Hebei aristocratic families, he was still able to maintain good relations with many Hebei aristocratic families.
If Yuan Shang comes to power, it can be said that Yuan Shao's hard work of suppressing the family for several years will be wiped out. But on the other hand, this can stabilize Yuan Shao's group in the shortest possible time and prevent outsiders from coveting the opportunity.
These are two choices with pros and cons, and it is also a question that these people must think about now.
"Does that need to be said? Naturally, we will continue the lord's strategy and suppress all the scoundrels!"
Guo Tu finally climbed to this position, how could he allow him to "reverse the wheel" and let Hebei Family continue to gain power?
The power cake is only so small. If you give this cake to Hebei Family and give it back a little, then your own will definitely be smaller. Guo Tu still understands this truth!
Everyone was silent for a while, and some people frequently looked towards the judge.
As the core counselor of the general Yuan Shao's shogunate, Shenpei holds a lot of power that can be seen and invisible to others. If Shenpei doesn't nod, unless Guo Tu raises his troops to rebel, no one can make decisions privately.
"Everyone..."
The judge who had been silent until now spoke softly, and the noisy hall immediately became extremely quiet.
"I have served my lord for ten years, and I have almost watched him build the foundation of Hebei little by little."
"Now that the emperor is unknown and the Han traitors have not been eliminated, we must not destroy this foundation! Otherwise, when we see the lord under Jiuquan in the future, how can we have the face to face him?"
After hearing what the judge said, everyone immediately made some guesses and understood the judge's final choice.
"We should make Mr. Yuan Shang the master and inherit the lord's legacy! This is... the way to ensure a safe position!"
As Shen Pei said, letting Yuan Shang inherit Yuan Shao's legacy is the safest way.
Yuan Shang can completely act as a lubricant between Yuan Shao Group and Hebei Family, easing the relationship between the two parties.
If Yuan Tan comes to power...who can guarantee that Yuan Tan has the same skills as Yuan Shao? The Hebei family who can fight will scream?
Even if Yuan Tan really has such ability, who can guarantee that Yuan Tan can resolve the internal conflicts in Hebei in the shortest possible time?
Don't forget, there is a Cao Cao over there in the Central Plains who is eyeing him! Once internal problems drag on for too long, it will undoubtedly damage one's own abilities and allow Cao Cao to take advantage in vain.
"Shen Zhengnan! You!!!"
Guo Tu, who had always supported Yuan Tan, suddenly jumped up after hearing what Shen Pei said, gritting his teeth and staring at Shen Pei.
"Shen Zhengnan! My master's body is still cold, are you going to abandon his ambition?"
When the judge heard that Guo Tu could actually use Yuan Shao to suppress him, his eagle eyes became particularly penetrating.
"The lord's ambition has always been my ambition! But I said it! Today is no different than before! The most important thing now is to preserve the lord's inheritance and prevent others from taking it away!"
"Besides..."
Shen Pei's next sentence hit Yuan Tanfa's rational weakness——
"Mr. Yuan Tan was adopted by the lord to his late brother Yuan Ji as his stepson! Although he is still the eldest son of the lord, he has indeed moved to another sect and is not among the lord's direct lineage!"
Guo Tu and Xin Ping's whole face turned white.
If the matchmaker insists on bringing up the matter of Yuan Tan being adopted, then Yuan Tan will really have to suffer the consequences of being dumb.
Just like the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu back then.
Although Yuan Shao was the eldest son, he was adopted by his father Yuan Feng to his uncle Yuan Cheng. He was not in the list of the Yuan family in Runan, so naturally he could not inherit the majority of the Yuan family's property in Runan.
The same is true now when it comes to Yuan Shao's son. Yuan Tan has actually been excluded from the list of heirs and has lost the right to inherit Yuan Shao's legacy.
Shen Pei looked around and said, "That's it! If the time comes, you should immediately find Mr. Yuan Shang and let him inherit the lord's inheritance!"
"Until the dust settles... no one can leave this door! Otherwise, don't blame me for ignoring my colleagues!"
In order to prevent Guo Tugou from leaping over the wall or secretly reporting to Yuan Tan, Shen Pei showed his unhuman side and restricted everyone to this hall.
Yuan Shang didn't know the news of Yuan Shao's death at this time, so when Fengji went to him to ask him to inherit Yuan Shao's legacy, Yuan Shang was still confused.
After Feng Ji bowed courteously to Yuan Shang, he persuaded Yuan Shang nervously: "I hope Mr. Yuan Shang will come back with me immediately! Otherwise, things will change if you wait too long!"
With Yuan Shao's family background, they can be considered half-emperors.
The incident that happened when the successor of the Han Dynasty's Emperor's family took over was very dear to Feng Ji, so Feng Ji knew that Yuan Shang had no time to delay now, and he didn't even have time to be sad.
Yuan Shang was extremely handsome. Except for a little difference compared to He Yan, he looked more heroic.
After hearing Feng Ji's advice, Yuan Shang immediately cheered up and asked Feng Ji for advice: "May I ask what I need to do?"
"Take back the military power in Guo Tu's hands!"
In Yuan Shao's original plan, the military power in Hebei should be divided into one share for Jushou, one share for Chunyu Qiong, and one share for Guo Tu.
Later, with the defeat of Guandu, Jushu was captured, and Chunyu Qiong was killed, Yuan Shao asked Shen Pei, Feng Ji, and Guo Tu to take charge of the military.
Now that Shen Pei and Feng Ji have decided to support Yuan Shang, the most important thing is of course Guo Tu's share.
"As long as Mr. Yuan Shang takes control of the military and has the help of a judge in political affairs, his position will naturally be stable."
As Yuan Shang ran, listening to Feng Ji's words, he asked a key question——
"What about my brother Yuan Tan?"
Yuan Tan is brave and good at fighting, and he dominates Qingzhou. His troops are definitely not weak!
If Yuan Tan refuses to accept it and raises troops to counterattack Hebei, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for Hebei!
Feng Ji was silent for a while and could only say: "I can only hope that Young Master Yuan Tan can calm down."
He defeated Yuan Tan's Qingzhou with one blow and one shot, which means that Yuan Tan's autonomy is actually very strong! Once Yuan Shao died, Yuan Shang had almost no countermeasures against Yuan Tan.
If Yuan Tan wants to fight... Yuan Shang may really have no good solution!
When Yuan Shang saw that Feng Ji was so powerless towards Yuan Tan, a sense of fear emerged from the bottom of his heart, and he became extremely nervous.
Fortunately, the process of Yuan Shang inheriting Yuan Shao's power was very smooth.
With the review team on hand, there is almost no turmoil in the process.
But when the news that Yuan Shang succeeded Yuan Shao's foundation reached Yuan Tan's ears, Yuan Tan was really furious.
"There is no reason for a younger brother to inherit the family business!"
Faced with Yuan Tan's anger, Qingzhou's Wang Xiu persuaded him nicely: "Please calm down the governor."
"Calm down your anger? How can you calm down your anger?"
Yuan Tan slammed his fist on the table: "Don't you know, what did I lose?"
Wang Xiu sighed and could only let Yuan Tan be discouraged.
This blow was indeed too great for Yuan Tan, and it is not incomprehensible for Yuan Tan to be angry.
But after Yuan Tan finished venting, Wang Xiu gently asked: "What is the governor planning to do now?"
what to do?
Of course, lead the troops to rush to Yecheng and regain the position of successor!
Although Yuan Tan didn't answer, the fierceness in his eyes said everything.
Wang Xiu shook his head and continued to dissuade: "Now that the body of the general (Yuan Shao) is not cold, how can the governor do something treasonous and unethical?"
"Besides, fighting between brothers will inevitably lead to losses for both sides. The governor should not forget Yu Jin and Cheng Yu of Yanzhou, as well as Zang Ba and Sun Guan of Xuzhou, who are all eyeing Qingzhou!"
If Yuan Tan leads troops to attack Yuan Shang at this time, Yuan Shang will definitely be labeled as "unfilial", "unkind" and "unkind".
When the time comes that what is reasonable becomes unreasonable, it will not be worth the loss for Yuan Tan.
Moreover, as Wang Xiu said, there are many foreign enemies in Qingzhou now. If Yuan Shao plans to send troops from Qingzhou, he must be prepared to be attacked by Cao Cao's Yanzhou, Xuzhou and Yuan Shang's Jizhou.
In such a situation, even if Yuan Tan were Han Xin, Bai Qi would not be able to handle it even if he were alive, so Wang Xiu did not agree with Yuan Tan's rash decision to send troops.
It was okay if Wang Xiu didn't analyze it, but once he analyzed it, Yuan Tan had no idea.
"Then I won't do anything now? Will I be killed in Qingzhou?"
Yuan Tan clenched his fists and raised his head to look at the map he had been hanging in the lobby.
Especially the place marked "Ye" located in the center of Hebei Province, Yuan Tan became more and more annoyed as he looked at it!
Sudden.
Yuan Tan's eyes moved slightly downward and fell on the south side of Yecheng, the place marked "Liyang".
This place made Yuan Tan's eyes light up: "Why don't I lead troops and station in Liyang, and then look for opportunities to achieve great things?"
Wang Xiu squinted his eyes and immediately understood what Yuan Tan meant.
The first is Liyang’s geographical location.
It is very close to Yecheng. As long as there is any slight movement in Yecheng, it takes less than half a day to send troops from Liyang to arrive, which is far more convenient than Qingzhou.
Secondly, Liyang was an important stronghold when Yuan Shao attacked Cao Cao. There was a large amount of grain, grass and ordnance stored in it. If you have this advantage, you will not take advantage of it!
Thirdly, Liyang is also an important stronghold to guard against Cao Cao. As long as Yuan Tan occupies this place, he can stay here with peace of mind in the name of "preventing Cao Cao" without giving Yuan Shang a chance to blame him!
Finally, after Yuan Tan stationed in Liyang, it could also reduce the military pressure on Qingzhou, so that Cao Cao would not dare to attack Qingzhou unscrupulously, and could only continue to be watched in the Central Plains.
After considering several points, Wang Xiu also agreed with Yuan Tan's proposal and asked Yuan Tan to immediately occupy Liyang with his troops.
On the way, Yuan Tan also snatched the title of "General of Chariots and Cavalry" from Cao Cao and gave himself the title of "General of Chariots and Cavalry" so that he would not be too embarrassed in front of Yuan Shang, the "Great General".
The drastic changes in Hebei happened so quickly, and the two brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan were not efficient lamps, so the confidentiality work was done so well that by the time the news reached Xuchang, it was already late August.
When Cao Cao heard the news, he was playing with his descendants in Sikong Mansion.
As Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and Cao Jie reached the age where they were considered dogs, Cao Cao obviously preferred to play with his younger children, such as the very cute Cao Chong.
Cao Cao stretched out a finger, tapped Cao Chong's forehead lightly, and said with a smile to Xu Chu beside him: "Cang Shu looks somewhat similar to Yulang! Moreover, Cang Shu's thoughts are far better at a young age.
Ordinary people...this is similar to Yulang! Hahahaha!"
Cao Cao's only regret for He Yan was that He Yan was not his biological son.
Now the appearance of Cao Chong seems to have made up for Cao Cao's regret, making Cao Cao feel unprecedented satisfaction.
Xu Chu just smiled as naively as usual, and then stopped talking.
Facing Xu Chu's "wooden behavior", Cao Cao didn't care, but continued to tease Cao Chong, laughing happily from time to time.
But this laughter was soon broken by the sound of hurried footsteps.
Cao Cao was a little displeased: "Didn't I tell you? We won't talk about official business today! You... hmm?"
At first, Cao Cao thought it was a trivial matter, but when he turned around and saw the person coming, he was stunned on the spot.