Xun Chen, who was originally calm and somewhat aggressive, softened in an instant and even smiled at Yan Liang.
"General, he saw Xun Chen's weakness and pretended to kill Yuan Tan in order to seize the initiative. Well, it was really clever. I worried about it for a long time in vain."
Xu You looked sideways at Yan Liang, with admiration in his eyes.
But Yan Liang was sitting tall, with a cold and murderous look on his body.
As the saying goes, a weak country has no diplomacy. For Yuan Shao, who has a big family and a big business, Yan Liang, who only owns one county, can indeed be regarded as a truly weak country.
Xun Chen's previous arrogance indeed had its arrogance.
However, Yan Liang knew clearly that he had Yuan Shao's lifeline, and Yuan Tan was in his hands, which was enough to make him proud against Yuan Shao.
Of course Yan Liang also knew that Xun Chen was not only entrusted by Yuan Shao, but also by the entire Ruying sect to come to rescue Yuan Tan, who they supported.
Once Yuan Tan was lost, Xun Chen and those Ru Ying scholars would lose their future.
Xun Chen's life was in Yan Liang's hands, yet he dared to threaten him like this. Yan Liang wanted to use more cruel threats to knock down Xun Chen's arrogance.
But now, Xun Chen finally couldn't maintain his composure on the surface and had to bow to Yan Liang.
"What's there to say? I hate being threatened the most in my life. If Yuan Shao wants my life, then I will take his son's life first."
Yan Liang's words are cold and every word is like a knife.
Xun Chen was sweating on his forehead, his expression became more and more panicked, and he hurriedly said: "Xun made a mistake just now, and asked the general to calm down. In fact, Xun did not mean to threaten the general, Xun..."
"You think I'm stupid, can't you understand me?" Yan Liang snorted coldly, interrupting Xun Chen's defense.
"Well, that's not what Xun means. I, I -"
The number one eloquent speaker in the Yuan family, under Yan Liang's murderous questioning, was so panicked that his smooth tongue became knotted.
The momentum in the lobby was completely reversed. Yan Liang easily took the initiative with some intimidation.
Seeing Xun Chen stuttering in panic, Yan Liang secretly winked at Xu You.
Killing Yuan Tan would not do Yan Liang any good. He still wanted to use the eldest son of the Yuan family to bargain with Yuan Shao. Now that he had taken the initiative in the negotiation, there was no need to end the situation.
He wanted to give Xun Chen a chance to step down, but as the lord, he naturally did not need to personally come forward for such a matter.
Xu You was very good at observing facial expressions and understood Yan Liang's hints at just one glance.
"Lord, please calm down. Although Xun Youruo is rude and offensive, my lord has a broad mind. Why should I be the same as him?"
Xu You not only flattered Yan Liang, but also blamed Xun Chen. He did not give any face to his colleague who was originally from the Ruying sect.
Xun Chen felt unhappy after being scolded by Xu You, but how could he dare to get angry? Instead, he kept smiling, claiming to be rude, and repeatedly asked Yan Liang to calm down.
Yan Liang's gloomy expression softened slightly, and he waved his hand and said, "For Ziyuan's sake, I won't argue with you."
Xun Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and regardless of his image, he picked up his sleeves and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead in front of everyone.
Looking at Xun Chen who was just recovering from the shock at the foot of the stairs, Yan Liang and Xu You exchanged glances with a sly smile on their lips.
Yan Liang nodded slightly, indicating for him to continue acting.
Xu You then smiled and said: "Actually, we are all our own people, why should we make the relationship so tense? You Ruo, you are the real one. How could you be as stupid as Guo Tu and those people, and you could not confuse Mr. Yuan and Yan
The generals are killing each other."
Xun Chen was stunned and looked at Xu You blankly, confused by what he said.
It was obviously you, Yan Liang, who betrayed Duke Yuan, killed his advisers, and captured the eldest son, but you still dared to claim that you and Duke Yuan were your own, and instead accused him of being a villain who deceived your lord.
Xun Chen was confused.
"If you don't know something, the reason why General Yan disobeyed Gong Yuan's order and left Runan privately to attack Xinye was actually for Gong Yuan's long-term and great cause."
Xu You's tone gradually became more generous.
Xun Chen began to understand a little bit, and Xu You began to deceive himself at this time.
Knowing this, Xun Chen could only cooperate and ask: "How do you say this?"
"After Yuan Gong destroyed Cao, his next target was naturally Liu Biao in Jingzhou. General Yan knew this, so he used the pretext of coming to Jingzhou to unite to attack Xinye by surprise, so that he could seize a springboard in advance for Yuan Gong to go south.
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When he heard this, Xun Chen couldn't help but look surprised.
Of course Xun Chen knew that Xu You was making up lies, but what surprised him was that Xu You could come up with such cunning words. This made him, the number one debater of the Yuan family, extremely embarrassed.
Yan Liang, who was sitting calmly in the chair, couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth. He thought that Xu You's mouth was really powerful. Fortunately, he could think of such a reason.
Xu You was serious, with a look of grievance on his face.
"In order to confuse Liu Biao, General Yan Liang had to bear the humiliation and pretended to betray Duke Yuan, just to wait until the day when Duke Yuan won, so that he could be the vanguard of Duke Yuan and capture Jingxiang for his old man."
After a pause, Xu You said again: "But who would have thought that Youruo and you, who claim to be resourceful and resourceful, failed to see General Yan's painstaking efforts for Mr. Yuan. Not only did you not show your merits for General Yan, you also tricked Mr. Yuan into sending troops to attack.
, how can General Yan not be filled with grief, anger and anger for such a heart-breaking act?"
Xu You became more and more immersed in the performance. At this point, he seemed to really feel sorry for Yan Liang, and his tone was even choked with sobs.
Xun Chen knew that Xu You was lying, but he was actually affected by Xu You's emotional expression. A hint of shame appeared on his surprised face, as if he and his Mr. Yuan had really misunderstood Yan Liang.
At this time, Yan Liang was so provoked by Xu You's realistic performance that he really wanted to laugh, but had to hold it back.
His solemn expression gradually disappeared, replaced by a bit of melancholy, and he would sigh softly from time to time to show his inner grievance.
"I didn't expect... I didn't expect that we would wrongly blame General Yan. I really made the general feel wronged."
Xun Chen knew clearly that his principal and two ministers were acting, but because Yan Liang's fate was in his hands, he had no choice but to accompany them into the play.
Yan Liang, who was sitting on the seat, waved his hand and sighed: "That's all, I am not that kind of narrow-minded person. As long as Mr. Xun can explain clearly to Mr. Yuan and clear my name, I can ignore the past grudges."
Xun Chen was overjoyed when he heard this and said hurriedly: "Don't worry, General Yan. Xun Chen will write a letter immediately to express General Yan's sincerity to Duke Yuan. With Duke Yuan's wisdom, he will definitely be moved by what the general has done."
"This is best, then Mr. Lao will be here." Yan Liang nodded slightly, expressing satisfaction.
Seeing that Yan Liang was angry, Xun Chen took the opportunity and said: "However, if the general can send the eldest son back to show his sincerity, it will make Yuan Gong more convinced of the general's loyalty. I don't know what the general's intention is."
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After walking around for a long time, Xun Chen finally revealed the original intention of his trip.
Yan Liang was waiting for his words.
He smiled slightly and said calmly: "Of course I will return the eldest son, but before that, I would like to ask Mr. Yuan to agree to a few conditions."
Xun Chen, who was secretly happy at first, changed his expression slightly.
