Fan Yang was now the headquarters of the Yuan family army. Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang, and Yuan Tan were all there. The three of them did not look good and seemed to be arguing about something.
"Milord, Milord!" A messenger wanted to call out to the Yuan family brothers, but the three Yuan family brothers ignored him. This made the messenger feel very awkward. Finally, after calling out a few times, the three Yuan family brothers turned around.
"What's the matter? Can't you see that we are in the middle of an important discussion? "Yuan Xi, who was a good person, started to get angry. "If it's not a big matter today, you will be dealt with according to military law."
"Milord!" The military law shocked the messenger. In the past, the Yuan family brothers were not strict in the army. However, when Yuan Xi was in command, the entire military law was different. Yuan Xi even set up a team of supervisors. If there were any cowards, the supervisors would directly behead them. If there were any soldiers in the city who had violated the military law, the supervisors would also appear and directly take them away to be dealt with according to military law. Therefore, when the messenger heard the military law, he could not help but tremble.
"Milord, Yangzhou, Yangzhou has an envoy." The messenger immediately said everything he wanted to say.
"Oh, someone, take him away …" Yuan Xi subconsciously wanted to drag the messenger away, but he suddenly stopped. He looked at the messenger and said, "What did you say? Say it again. "
"Milord, Yangzhou, Yangzhou, the King Of Shu's envoy has arrived in Fan Yang. He wants to see you, Milord!" The messenger repeated to Yuan Xi.
"Are you serious?" Yuan Shang stepped forward and grabbed the soldier who was carrying out the order and asked.
"How would this lowly one dare to lie?" The messenger was shocked. There was no joking in the army.
"Why didn't you say so earlier?" After knowing that the messenger was telling the truth, the Yuan family brothers started to complain. The messenger was wrongly accused. He had said it earlier, but no one cared about him.
"Where is this Yangzhou envoy now?" Yuan Xi went straight to the point and asked.
"He just entered the city. He is in the Honglu Building."
"Quick, bring the emissary to see us." Yuan Tan was about to ask his subordinates to invite the emissary of Yangzhou Army.
"Wait!" Yuan Xi stopped Yuan Tan.
"Second brother? This Yangzhou emissary, Second Brother, are you not going to see him? " Yuan Tan asked doubtfully. It must be known that the weapons, armor, and even the provisions were sold to them by Liu Mang of Yangzhou. This time, he must have sent a messenger for something important.
Could it be? Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang both had smiles on their faces. That was because the emissary they had sent had already complained about being poor. Could it be that the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, had shown mercy and was prepared to lower the price? If this was really the case, then Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang would laugh themselves to death. Therefore, the two of them fought to see the Yangzhou messenger. But now, he was stopped by Yuan Xi.
"Big Brother, Third Brother! This emissary from Yangzhou has just arrived at my Fanyang. He is tired from the journey and hasn't rested yet. You let him come to this meeting place to see you.
"Yes, yes, second brother is very thoughtful. We should wait for the messenger to rest before summoning him. Yuan Shang nodded and said.
"Sigh!" Hearing his third brother's words, Yuan Xi could not help but sigh. How could he wait for the messenger to finish his rest? Why did the messenger come all the way to Youzhou? He definitely did not come here for sightseeing. He must have something important to discuss with the messenger. Furthermore, you are the one who begged him. How could you summon him? You should be the one who went to see him.
"Big Brother, Third Brother, let's go. Come with me to see the emissary from Yangzhou!" Yuan Xi directly said to his two brothers.
Only then did the three of them nod in agreement and head towards the Chamberlain of Dependencies.
"You're in Youzhou Province!" A familiar voice sounded.
"Your Excellency, have you never been to Youzhou before?" A Youzhou official asked.
"Yes, I have been in the south since I was born. I have never been to Beifang before." The young man replied.
"Then, Lord, you should take a good look at it. Only in the north can you see the imposing manner of a man," the official of Youzhou Province said to the young man proudly.
"Is that so?" The young man asked. The north was cold and the land was not as fertile as the Central Plains and the south. Therefore, the people who could survive in the north were basically strong and tall. This was because one had to have fat to resist the cold.
However, the south was not bad because it was located in dense forests and vast waters. Therefore, the southerners paid more attention to flexibility.
The southerners might not be able to adapt to the cold in the north and their fighting strength would be greatly reduced. However, if the northerners went to the south, it would be more difficult for them to fight. Therefore, each place had its own characteristics. There was no absolute advantage.
"Your Excellency, the Honglu Temple is in front." The Youzhou official pointed at a tall mansion and said. In fact, this wasn't the Honglu Building at all. The Honglu Building in Fanyang was already in ruins. It hadn't been used for many years and was about to become a ruin. The current Honglu Temple was renamed from the previous house of a rich family. You can't let the messenger from Yangzhou stay in the cold like cicadas, right?
"Hey! There is someone in front. " The young man looked in the direction of the Honglu Temple. There were two groups of soldiers standing in two rows. In the middle, there were three men wearing general's armor. They seemed to be waiting for someone.
"Your Excellency, Eldest Young Master, Commander?" The Youzhou official looked in the direction the young man was pointing. It turned out that the three men wearing general's armor were the three tycoons of Youzhou, Yuan Xi, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang.
"Let's go!" The young man did not have stage fright and directly went forward. He dismounted from his warhorse and cupped his fist towards the three men wearing general's armor and said, "His Highness the King Of Shu's envoy greets the Great General, General Che Ji and Governor of Youzhou."
"You are the envoy of His Highness the King Of Shu?" The Yuan family brothers did not expect that the young man would immediately know the identity of the three of them. The envoy sent by His Highness the King Of Shu was too young.
"Yes, this one is Yang Chen!" That's right, this person was Yang Chen. After Lu Su returned from Jiangdong, he continued to be the Minister of Personnel. With the help of Zhuge Jin, the Ministry of Personnel was in good order.
Yang Chen also followed Lu Su back to Yangzhou. Originally, Liu Mang also planned to throw Yang Chen to the Ministry of Personnel and let him continue to follow Lu Su. However, Lu Su refused because Yang Chen was active and the Ministry of Personnel was quiet.
It was not that Lu Su did not want Yang Chen to be promoted, but Lu Su wanted Yang Chen's good.
If Yang Chen entered the Ministry of Personnel, then his future achievements would have nothing to do with Yang Chen. Lu Su and Zhuge Jin were originally scholars who studied governance. But Yang Chen was different. He studied vertical and horizontal cooperation. He learned how to deal with people and talk about relationships. What was he supposed to do in the Ministry of Personnel? The Ministry of Personnel did not need to talk about relationships. What he needed was justice. It was better to let him go and let him be free.
Originally, Liu Mang wanted to throw Yang Chen to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but Yang Chen was not willing. He did not want to be under his father's wings. So, there was only one place left, and that was the Ministry of Commerce. The Ministry of Commerce was also a place to deal with people.
Liu Mang asked Mi Zhu to send an envoy to the Yuan family to discuss business. Naturally, Yang Chen was the one who was good at diplomacy and business.
"Brother Yang Chen, you are really young and promising." Yuan Xi did not have the slightest prejudice against Yang Chen because of his youth. Instead, he smiled and called Yang Chen his younger brother.
"Provincial Governor is too kind." Yang Chen said modestly.
"Come, come. Brother Yang Chen must be tired. Let's enter the Honglu Temple first, then we can discuss other things." In the army, Yuan Xi was the leader. Outside, Yuan Shang was the leader. This was because Yuan Shang had the position of a general.
The four people entered the Honglu Temple together. Yang Chen took a bath and changed his clothes. Then, under the guidance of a maid, he participated in the banquet of the three Yuan family brothers.
After eating and drinking to their fill, Yuan Shang clapped his hands and the dancers all left.
Yuan Shang finally cut to the chase. "Brother Yang Chen, I don't know why His Highness the King Of Shu sent you here." Yuan Shang asked Yang Chen.
Yang Chen also put down the wine bottle and said with a smile, "Great General, General Cheji, Provincial Governor, my Lord must have sent me to Youzhou for those armors and weapons."
When Yang Chen said this, the eyes of the three people all lit up.
Yuan Shang was the first one who couldn't bear it. "Brother Yang Chen, is His Highness the King Of Shu willing to lower the price and sell those armors to us at a cheap price?" Yuan Tan also looked at Yang Chen, hoping to get a word from Yang Chen's mouth.
But unfortunately, they were doomed to be disappointed. Yang Chen shook his head, "General Cheji, Provincial Governor, it is not that my Lord is not willing to lower the price, but the casting of such a divine weapon is naturally not expensive. Each sword needs to go through thousands of processes, choose the best quality iron, and then use the spring water of the Tianshan Mountain to cast it. The other things are easy to say, but the iron and the spring water of the Tianshan Mountain are rare."
In any case, the three brothers Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang didn't understand how to make weapons and armors. So, Yang Chen naturally said how difficult it was. In fact, as long as the iron ore was mined, it would be put in the boiler and cast from the molten iron.
"That is, that is!" The three brothers of the Yuan family also didn't understand, but the weapons and armors were indeed powerful, so they also nodded. However, there was a look of disappointment in their eyes. There was also a kind of absent-mindedness.
Because if you don't bargain, why did you come here? I will directly buy it from Gongsun Du. Why would I need you?
Looking at the expressions of the three brothers of the Yuan family, Yang Chen's mouth showed a trace of a smile. "But!" Yang Chen suddenly made a 360 degree turn.
"En?" The three brothers of the Yuan family immediately refocused their attention.
"Our Lord also knows that General Cheji and Provincial Governor are in a difficult situation, so our Lord also said that for the sake of us being the subjects of the Great Han Dynasty, if the General doesn't have money, we can barter." Yang Chen said to the three brothers of the Yuan family.
"Barter?" The three brothers of the Yuan family looked at each other and saw the doubts in each other's eyes.
What kind of barter was this?
"Younger brother Yang Chen, I don't know what things in my Youzhou that His Highness the King Of Shu has taken a fancy to. If His Highness the King Of Shu wants it, naturally he can take it without saying anything." Yuan Xi, the Provincial Governor of Youzhou, said very straightforwardly, but Yang Chen sneered. This was just a nice way of saying it. If Yang Chen really took it, how could he take it without paying the price?
"Money! The General, General Cheji and Provincial Governor don't have much. Food and fodder, General and others are bought and sold from my Yangzhou. The weapons and armors are also sold by my Yangzhou. " Yang Chen didn't say a word, the three brothers of the Yuan family were embarrassed. They now knew how poor they were. They basically didn't have anything. The only thing they could count was some of the local specialties of Youzhou. What was the value of those things?
"Beautiful women? My Yangzhou doesn't lack them. Even if I, Yang Chen, dared to take them back, the matriarchs wouldn't spare me! " Yang Chen used a humorous tone, making the three brothers of the Yuan family laugh. The King Of Shu, Liu Mang, was afraid of his wife, this matter was known by many people. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a Guo family matter.
When the three brothers of the Yuan family laughed, the awkward atmosphere immediately dissipated a lot.
"Then what does His Highness the King Of Shu want in the end?" Yuan Xi opened his mouth. Yang Chen said so much just because he wanted to lower the price. He said that you can't lack that, and then he said what he wanted. This way, you would be led by the nose by him. Even if he bought your treasure at a low price, you would still be able to thank him in return. This was the art of doing business.
Yang Chen looked at Yuan Xi. There really was a person who understood. If he followed Yang Chen's words, this Yuan family brother would even be tricked by Yang Chen to sell his pants. And this Yuan Xi directly planned to lead himself, and directly cut to the main topic.
"Our Highness the King Of Shu only wants one thing, and that is people!" Yang Chen knew that this Yuan Xi was a person who understood, and it was not easy to fool him. He directly said his low price.
"People?" Yuan Xi frowned. What kind of people? There were thousands of people, men and women. What kind of people did His Highness the King Of Shu want?
"General Che Qi, General Che Qi, and Provincial Governor Daren. To be honest, our Lord is also related to the three of you." Yang Chen played the emotional card. Using the relationship between relatives to suppress the price.
"Yes! His Highness the King Of Shu is our brother-in-law! Now that my Yuan family is in trouble, I believe that brother-in-law will definitely not ignore it! "Yang Chen played the emotional card, and Yuan Xi also used the emotional card. The confrontation between the two sides was equally matched. Yang Chen hoped to use the emotional card to suppress the price, but this Yuan Xi used the emotional card to let Yangzhou support him for free.
"Our Lord has a close friend, Pang Degong's son, Pang Shanmin." Yang Chen looked at the three brothers and said. They may not know Pang Shanmin, but Pang Degong did. The Lumen Academy could be regarded as having students all over the world. Even in the Yuan family army, there were officials from the Lumen Academy.
"And Young Master Pang Shanmin came to beg our Lord, asking our Lord to ask for one of the three generals."
"Who!"
"Tian Feng, Tian Yuanhao." Yang Chen said the person he wanted.
"Tian Feng?" Yuan Tan's pupils suddenly shrank.
"Yes, Tian Feng! I don't know who this Tian Feng is in the hands of the three generals. "Yang Chen asked the three.
Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi did not speak, because this Tian Feng was not in their hands. Yuan Shang even asked, "Isn't this Tian Feng already dead?"
Tian Feng was originally an important official by his father's side. Because of Tian Feng, Yuan Shao was able to unify Hebei. However, this person later offended his father. Before the Battle of Guandu, Liu Bei attacked Xu Province's Provincial Governor Che Zhou, took over Pei County, and betrayed Cao Cao. Cao Cao personally led the army to attack Liu Bei. Tian Feng said to Yuan Shao, "The one fighting for the world with you is Cao Cao. Cao Cao is now going to the border to attack Liu Bei. The battle between the two sides will not end quickly. Now, mobilize all the troops to attack Cao Cao's rear. The army will be dispatched according to the timing. "Yuan Shao declined, saying that his son was sick, and Tian Feng's plan was not implemented. Tian Feng raised his crutch and knocked on the ground, saying, "Cough, the matter is over! It was not easy to catch such an opportunity, but because the child was sick we lost the opportunity. What a pity! "Yuan Shao was very angry after hearing this, and alienated Tian Feng from then on.
Cao Cao was afraid that Yuan Shao would cross the Yellow River, so he stepped up the attack on Liu Bei. In less than a month, Liu Bei was defeated. Liu Bei defected to Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao sent troops to attack Xu County. Tian Feng thought that since the previous opportunity was lost, it was not appropriate to send troops now. He advised Yuan Shao, saying, "Cao Cao has already defeated Liu Bei, Xu County is no longer empty. Moreover, Cao Cao is good at using troops, and is unpredictable. Although the number is small, it cannot be underestimated. It is better to defend for a long time. The general relied on the strength of the Yellow River, and had troops from four provinces. Outside, he united with heroes and warriors, and inside, he practiced agriculture to prepare for war. Then, he selected elite troops and divided them into surprise troops. While the enemy is empty, they will take turns to attack and harass the south side of the Yellow River. If the enemy rescues the right side, I will attack the left side. If the enemy rescues the left side, I will attack the right side. The people cannot be content with their lives. We are not tired, but the enemy is tired. In less than three years, we can defeat the enemy. Now, we do not need to use the strategy of the court to determine success or failure. If we do not get what we want, it will be too late to regret. "Yuan Shao did not listen. Tian Feng tried to dissuade him, and offended Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao thought that he was destroying the morale of the army, so he locked Tian Feng up. Therefore, he first issued a declaration and sent a large force to the south.
Later, in the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao won and Yuan Shao lost. Tian Feng disappeared, and Yuan Shao thought that he was dead.
"Oh, General, if Mr. Tian Feng is dead, Yang Chen will not come to Youzhou." Yang Chen looked at everyone with a smile. Although Yang Chen did not like to be under the wings of his father, he still knew about his father's ability. His father's intelligence said that Tian Feng was not dead, so he really was not dead.
"What does His Highness the King Of Shu want Tian Feng for?" Yuan Tan asked.
"Yang Chen did not say it! Mr. Tian Feng and Mr. Pang Shanmin have an old … "Yang Chen did not finish his words. Yuan Tan shook his head, "Brother Yang Chen, a wise man does not speak insinuations. Even if His Highness the King Of Shu helped Pang Shanmin because of Pang Degong's face, he will not come to Youzhou." Yuan Tan was not an idiot. 'What a big favor! How could you come all the way to Youzhou Province for one person?'
"Haha, good! Since General Che Ji said so, then I, Yang Chen, will be frank! " Yang Chen smiled and stood up, "General Che Ji, and Provincial Governor, my Lord took a fancy to Tian Feng and Tian Yuanhao's talent. He knows that this person is a capable person, so my Lord sent me to ask Mr. Tian Feng to go to Yangzhou to help my Lord."
"Tian Feng's talent!" Yuan Tan suddenly became vigilant because Tian Feng was really talented. Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi may not know, but Yuan Tan knew. When Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi did not come to Ji Zhou, Ji Zhou was not the territory of his father, Yuan Shao. It was Tian Feng who helped his father take the whole Ji Zhou step by step and defeated Gongsun Zan. It could be said that Tian Feng was Yuan Tan's idol. He felt that Mr. Tian Feng was omnipotent and knew everything.
Therefore, after Yuan Tan's father captured Tian Feng and Cao Cao defeated his father, Yuan Tan sent someone to take Tian Feng away. Yuan Tan originally wanted Tian Feng to assist him, but Tian Feng was unwilling. This was because Yuan Tan already had Guo Tu by his side. Tian Feng told Yuan Tan that he should listen to Guo Tu's words in everything. Only then would he be able to ensure his safety. However, Guo Tu was unable to stop Yuan Tan. In order to obtain the position of Great General and to suppress his younger brother, Yuan Tan actually joined forces with Cao Cao to beat up Yuan Shang. This caused the two brothers to lose Jizhou and Qingzhou.
Yuan Tan kept Tian Feng alive because he thought that Tian Feng could change his mind, so he did not kill Tian Feng.
However, he did not expect that the news of Tian Feng being alive would be known by the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, who was far away in Yangzhou.
"There is no need to doubt that Mr. Tian Feng is in the hands of the three of you. It would be better to give him to our Lord!" Yang Chen said to the three of them, "Our Lord is far away in the Central Plains and has no conflict of interest with the three of you. We also have a common enemy, which is Cao Cao. Even if we become enemies, it would be Cao Cao who would be destroyed. Who knows what era it would be by then." Yang Chen dispelled these personal scruples. Once a person became a duke, he would be selfish. Generally, if he could not get a talent, he would not give it to others. Otherwise, sooner or later, he would become his enemy. For example, if Cao Cao could not get Chen Gong and the others, then there was only one way, and that was to kill them.
Even in the original trajectory, Liu Bei knew that he could not get Lü Bu. In order to disgust Cao Cao and to not let Lü Bu become his enemy in the future, he instigated Cao Cao to kill Lü Bu.
Yang Chen was afraid that once the three brothers of the Yuan family became confused and killed Tian Feng, then he would cry.
"If I give Tian Feng to you, what kind of price is your family's King Of Shu prepared?" Yuan Tan asked Yang Chen on the side.
"So Mr. Tian Feng is in the mansion of General Cheji!" Yang Chen asked Yuan Tan with a smile.
Yuan Tan nodded to show that he admitted.
"Mr. Tian Feng's talent is naturally a priceless treasure." Yang Chen said to Yuan Tan.
"Ten thousand gold?" Yuan Tan's eyes lit up. "One hundred sets of armor?" Yangzhou sold one set of armor to Yuan Tan for one hundred gold.
"No!" Yang Chen shook his head.
"Ninety sets?" Ninety sets were more than nine thousand gold.
Yang Chen was still shaking his head.
"Eighty?"
Not yet.
"Seventy?" Yuan Tan slowly lowered the requirements until fifty, Yang Chen was still shaking his head.
Finally, Yuan Tan couldn't help it. "If it is less than fifty, then brother Yang Chen, I will not let Tian Feng go."
"Haha, General Cheji, you are too anxious!" Yang Chen said to Yuan Tan. Yang Chen stretched out a finger. "Our Lord gave this number."
"One hundred sets?" Yuan Tan was a little excited. Although one hundred sets of armor was not much, at least it could give Yuan Tan a personal guard.
"Not one hundred sets, but one thousand sets!" Yang Chen said to Yuan Tan.
"What!" Yuan Tan almost fell down. Yuan Tan also knew that he lost his composure, but he still couldn't help it. "You say it again."
"What's wrong with General Cheji? Did I not say it carefully enough? It's not one hundred sets, it's one thousand sets, one thousand sets of our Yangzhou armor. "Yang Chen said his price.
One thousand sets of armor, if according to the take-out price, it would be one hundred and ten thousand gold. This was simply a price that went against the heavens. It must be known that the price of the second son, Sun Quan, was only ten thousand gold. This Tian Feng was actually worth one hundred and ten thousand gold.
"Is this true?" Yuan Tan was not calm and asked Yang Chen over there.
"If it is false, I, Yang Chen, will not come." Yang Chen was smiling on the surface, but in fact, his heart was bleeding. He wanted to scold his Lord, who was a prodigal son. Obviously, this Tian Feng could be taken down with one hundred sets, no, even as long as fifty sets of Yangzhou armor, but his prodigal son gave Yang Chen a task, that was to exchange one thousand sets of Yangzhou armor for Tian Feng.
It was called buying horse bones with ten thousand gold. The one thousand sets of Yangzhou armor, even if he made it himself, would cost ten thousand gold.
However, his heart was dripping blood, he still had to do what he said, who let that was his Lord.
"As long as General Cheji lets me see Mr. Tian Feng, the one hundred sets of armor I brought can immediately be given to General Cheji as a deposit. When I send Tian Feng away, the remaining nine hundred sets will be sent later. After the handover with General Cheji, I, Yang Chen, will leave Youzhou! "Yang Chen said to Yuan Tan. This was to make Yuan Tan feel relieved.
"Good! Come on, go to my mansion and invite Mr. Tian Feng! " Yuan Tan immediately made a decision. One person for one hundred thousand gold, this fool would not exchange. Anyway, Yuan Tan could not use Tian Feng now, it was better to pay back the money first to get through the current difficulties.
"Yes!" Yuan Tan's men over there took the order and left. Yuan Tan laughed, his attitude towards Yang Chen was unusually good.
At the side, Yuan Shang was not happy. "Brother Yang Chen, you can't favor one and discriminate against the other. You tell me what kind of people you want, I have all of them here. You can have whoever you want!" Yuan Shang said to Yang Chen. One thousand sets of Yangzhou armor, that was not a small number. Yuan Shang could not help but be jealous. He might not care about it in the past, but now the money was getting less and less. How could he not care about it?
"Oh? General, do you also have some talents under the command of the former Governor of Yuan Zhou? " Yang Chen directly made it clear that he was here to poach. He wanted those talents under the former Yuan Shao. If you have them, then I will exchange the money with you with armor and weapons. If you don't have them, then don't talk about it.
"I do have one!" Yuan Shang suddenly thought of a person. "This person is not inferior to Tian Feng! Tian Yuanhao! "
"Hmm?" Yang Chen was interested. His original mission was to get all of Yuan Shao's former subordinates in one fell swoop. In any case, those talented people either looked down on Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan, or Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi could not use them because there were people like Guo Tusin. Just like how Sun Qian would make a move against Pang Tong, if a more talented person came here, wouldn't that be stealing his job? Therefore, even if Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang had them, they could not use them.
"Who?"
"This person is Xun Chen, courtesy name You Ruo!" Yuan Shang said to Yang Chen.
"Xun Chen?" Yang Chen was not familiar with this person.
"This person is Xun Yu's elder brother." Yuan Shang's words made Yang Chen's eyes widen. One of the Xun Family's Five Heroes? The Xun Family's Five Heroes were Xun Wenruo, Gongda, Xiu Ruo, You Ruo, and Zhong Yu.
These five people were all people with the potential to be a king's assistant.
"That's right!" Yuan Shang nodded. "That's him!"
That year, Yuan Shao sent Xun Chen to persuade Han Fu. He said to Han Fu, "Gongsun Zan led the armies of Yan and Dai to the south. The counties responded one after another, and the army was unstoppable. Yuan Shao led the army to the east again. His intentions are immeasurable. We are worried for the general. "Han Fu panicked and asked them," In that case, what should we do? " Xun Chen said, "You judge for yourself. Is magnanimous and righteous, and can be relied on by the heroes of the world, comparable to Yuan Shao?" Han Fu said, "No." Xun Chen asked again, "Then, can he be calm in the face of danger, decisive in the face of trouble, and outstandingly wise and brave, compare to Yuan Shao?" Han Fu said, "No." Xun Chen asked again, "For several generations, he has been widely generous and benefited everyone in the world. Can he be compared to Yuan Shao?" Han Fu said, "No." Xun Chen said, "Yuan Shao is a hero of this era. The general is not as good as him in three aspects, but he has been above him for a long time. He will not be willing to be under the general. Ji Zhou is an important area rich in resources. If he and Gongsun Zan work together to seize Ji Zhou, the general will immediately fall into a dangerous situation. Yuan Shao is the general's old friend and has allied with the general to fight against Dong Zhuo. The way is, if Ji Zhou is given to Yuan Shao, he will be grateful for your kindness, and Gongsun Zan will be unable to compete with him. In this way, the general will have a good reputation for giving way to a virtuous person, and you will be more stable than Mount Tai. "Han Fu was timid, so she agreed to their plan.
If Yuan Shao's foundation was a building, then Tian Feng was the one who built the superstructure of the entire building, and Xun Chen was the one who built the foundation of the building.
"He is from the Xun family? Yuan Shao was defeated. Why didn't he go back to the Xun family? Why did he stay under the general's command? " Yang Chen asked Yuan Shang doubtfully. This was already very tactful. One had to know that the Xun family was not an ordinary family. Just like Pang Degong's Pang family, the Xun family was also a big family. Basically, no duke would make things difficult for them. Yuan Shao was defeated. Even if Xun Chen did not join Cao Jun, Cao Cao would not kill Xun Chen. This was because the Xun family had two outstanding people working under Cao Cao. He had to give them face.
However, Xun Chen still stayed by Yuan Shao's side after he was defeated. If it was because of Yuan Shang's charisma, Yang Chen would not believe it even if he was beaten to death. Loyal? That was even more impossible.
The Xun family was an aristocratic family. They were not that kind of retainer. They were a big family, just like Zhuge Liang's family. The elder brother was in Jiangdong, and the younger brother was in Yangzhou. They did not put their eggs in one basket. Therefore, it was impossible for such a person to be loyal. If Liu Mang was defeated, Zhuge Liang would not follow Liu Mang.
Yang Chen looked at Yuan Shang doubtfully, hoping that Yuan Shang would give him an explanation. If he could not explain, Yang Chen even felt that Yuan Shang was lying to him.
After waiting for Yuan Shang's explanation, Yang Chen also understood the reason why he did not know whether to laugh or cry. That was because Xun Chen did not have the face to go back. In Cao Cao's camp, one was his younger brother, and the other was his nephew. He lost to his younger brother and nephew. This was not embarrassing. In the beginning, he also volunteered to go to Ji Zhou to find Yuan Shao. He also persuaded his younger brother and nephew to help Yuan Shao. However, now that he was defeated, how could he have the face to go back?
Therefore, he stayed by Yuan Shang's side. He did not want to cause trouble for Cao Cao. If he caused trouble and Cao Cao found out, he would really be dead. It was useless for anyone to plead for mercy. He had stayed for so many years.
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