I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 561 Shao, Shu, Tan

Yuan Shao's quelling the chaos in Jiangxia has almost been resolved.

Now that Yuan Shu has arrived in Pei State, Yuan Shao cannot leave Yuan Shu alone with Yuan Zhong out of the friendship between his brothers.

Therefore, Yuan Shao temporarily handed over the war in Jiangxia to Huang Zu and asked him to lead his troops to wipe out the remaining bandit forces. He himself went to Pei State to see Yuan Shu in person.

After Yuan Shu arrived in Pei State, Yuan Zhong discussed with Yuan Shu and turned to Jingzhou with him, hoping to allow Yuan Shu to meet Yuan Shao early.

Several brothers met unexpectedly and met halfway.

When brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu met, their thoughts went back and forth.

Fast forward many years, the two brothers who used to hang out together in Beijing are now in a completely different situation.

Being both a descendant of the Yuan family, one can't help but feel sad.

"Origin...I, I..."

When Yuan Shu saw Yuan Shaofang, he wanted to say something, but when the words came to his mouth, he felt like they were stuck in his throat and he couldn't say anything.

Yuan Shao hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Yuan Shu's hand.

"Highway, we haven't seen each other for many years. Alas, we are already past middle age."

"I think back then, when you and I were in Luoyang, how high-spirited our brothers were, but what about now?"

Speaking of this, Yuan Shao couldn't help but sigh bitterly.

"Everything in the world is complicated, how can there be so much satisfaction? Brother, although you have lost power now, my brothers in the Yuan family all come from the same sect."

"From now on, you can stay in Jingzhou with peace of mind."

"You and I, brothers, will prosper the Yuan Clan together."

"How about comforting the souls of my brother, uncle and others in heaven? I sincerely invite you as a brother."

Yuan Shu's face showed a bit of sadness.

"In the past, my foolish brother was unreasonable and opposed his elder brother several times."

"He is really a mean person."

"I am fortunate that my brother will not give up. I am willing to use my skills as a dog and a horse."

Yuan Shao patted Yuan Shu's hand hard.

He looked up and saw a coffin not far behind the team. He quickly walked forward and bowed to the coffin with a long salute.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Shu hurriedly stepped forward to stop Yuan Shao.

"Brother, as an elder, how can you bow to your juniors?"

Yuan Shao cried in pain: "My nephew suffered such a disaster at a young age. I hate that I, a father, can't even help at all and can't save my nephew. I regret it in my heart."

Yuan Shao was really crying now.

The two tears he left shocked Yuan Shu's heart.

But the shock was immediately overshadowed by hatred.

Your men killed my son, are you still here selling favors?

Yuan Shu shook his head and sighed: "This is all fate. This child is short-lived. Without that blessing, he can live a long life."

Yuan Shao asked hurriedly: "Who killed my nephew?"

"A bunch of bandits and bandits."

Yuan Shao was furious when he heard this.

"What kind of thieves dare to kill even my Yuan family?"

"Don't worry, dear brother, take me back to Jingzhou, organize your troops, send people to search, and uproot this group of thieves. I will kill them one by one to comfort my nephew's spirit in heaven."

Yuan Shu said: "Although Yao'er was killed, it was the bandits who did it, but those bandits have now disappeared into the sea, and it is difficult to find traces. I hate that Cao Cao and Zhou Yu burned our soldiers in Xuzhou, causing our army to be defeated in a hurry. Let’s go, if it weren’t for them, how could my son be in this situation?”

Yuan Shao didn't say anything when he heard this.

After a long while, I heard him slowly say:

"High road, Meng De and Zhou Lang are not targeting you intentionally."

"Cao Jugao was killed by Tao Qian's thieves. Meng De sent troops to go north to Xuzhou to avenge his father. Why do you think you sent troops to Xuzhou to interfere with this matter?"

"As the saying goes, the sword is helpless. When the two armies are fighting, how can we distinguish between them?"

"Although my nephew's death has something to do with Mengde, the crime does not lie with Mengde."

Yuan Shu said angrily: "Listening to what my brother means, will my son's death be in vain?"

Yuan Shao shook his head: "Of course, my death cannot be in vain. As I said before, I will definitely root out these thieves and avenge my nephew. I will also let Meng De and Zhou Lang take care of my nephew." Worship before the spirit."

"Gao Dao, you also met Mengde in Luoyang in the past. We are quite familiar with each other. Why is it so important?"

Yuan Shu's face turned dark and he stood silent.

"Highway, what do you think?"

Yuan Shu looked sideways at Yuan Shao.

"I heard that my brother must protect Cao Cao?"

Seeing that Yuan Shao was trying to dissuade him like this, Yuan Shu still had the same attitude of not getting into the trouble, and his face darkened.

"I'm not trying to protect Meng De, but there are some things that I don't want to say clearly. Highway, please don't force me." Yuan Shu said in a deep voice, "I dare to ask, brother, is there anything I can't hear about you?"

Yuan Shao said expressionlessly: "Okay, if that's the case, then I'll tell you."

"Highway, does the death of Meng De's father have anything to do with Tao Qian? God knows and earth knows, you know and I know. Don't think that I don't know anything in Jingzhou. We are brothers who grew up together. You I know very well his behavior... Let me tell you, if I didn’t have any real evidence in my hand, I wouldn’t stand here and say these things to you.”

These words shocked Yuan Shu's mind like thunder from heaven.

He looked at Yuan Shao slightly surprised.

But Yuan Shao's expression was still very dull.

"Highway, you know who is right and who is wrong, right?"

Of course Yuan Shu knew it in his heart, he just didn't know how much Yuan Shao knew.

When I was young, I saw him cupping his hands towards Yuan Shao and saying:

"My brother taught me that I am too persistent and narrow-minded."

Yuan Shao reached out and patted Yuan Shu on the shoulder.

"Brother, you and I will go back to Jingzhou first to take care of my nephew's funeral. As for the matters on the front line, I will naturally send someone to ask clearly. Meng De and Zhou Lang, if they are really concerned about my nephew's affairs, Those who are guilty, as a brother, will never show favoritism to them."

"Thank you brother."

"Where is Tan'er?"

Following Yuan Shao's shout, he saw a flying horse coming.

Carrying on the horse was a handsome young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old.

However, his appearance was still not as good as when Yuan Shao was young.

"Father!"

"Boy, why don't you come over and meet your father?"

The person who came was Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Yuan Shao.

After hearing Yuan Shao's words, Yuan Tan immediately got off his horse.

"My nephew Yuan Tan has met his uncle."

Yuan Shu looked at the heroic and energetic Yuan Tan, and thought of his deceased son again, and felt jealous in his heart.

"Who did I think it was? It turned out to be Tan'er. We haven't seen you for many years, and Tan'er has grown so big."

Having said this, Yuan Shu looked at Yuan Shao as if pointing something out.

"Brother, you are so lucky to be the son of such a father."

Yuan Shao waved his hand modestly.

"This son is not like my father yet. The one who truly resembles my father is my third son. Although he is young, his looks and actions already have some of my charm. You will know it when you see him later. "

Yuan Tan felt embarrassed when he heard this.

Yuan Shu nodded as if suddenly.

"Then I really have to congratulate you, brother."

"Okay, highway, let's go back to Jingzhou together...Tan'er, you will take care of your uncle on the way back. Your brother just passed away, and your uncle is very sad. Remember to take good care of him."

"promise!"

At this point, Yuan Tan reached out to Yuan Shu and said, "Uncle, please."

Yuan Shu looked at Yuan Tan and sighed: "Good nephew."

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At the same time, Sun Jian had begun to mobilize his troops and launched an attack on Liu Bei's camp.

As for the Jiangdong Army, in order to consolidate the situation in Xiapi State, Zhou Yu would participate in the pincer attack on Liu Bei in the future.

However, he sent generals Cao Ren and Cao Chun to lead a group of Yangzhou sergeants to assist Sun Jian in a pincer attack on Liu Bei.

Facing Sun Jian and Cao Ren, both of whom are fierce generals who are proficient in battle formations and good at commanding troops and horses to attack fortresses, Liu Bei can only barely parry now.

At present, the news of the Xuzhou Army's defeat has spread among the army. This is also a serious blow to the morale of the three armies.

In this case, Liu Bei knew that it was impossible for him to defeat Sun Jian, let alone defeat Sun Jian and Cao Ren.

Therefore, he could only fight and retreat, retreat and fight.

What Liu Bei is thinking about now is not how to defeat Sun Jian, but to bring his troops back to Xuzhou as intact as possible.

After all, it was not worth sacrificing troops and horses for Tao Qian, who had already been defeated and lost the situation.

However, Sun Jian refused to let Liu Bei leave easily. He drove his troops and horses, chasing Liu Bei closely, biting Liu Bei's tail, preventing Liu Bei's army from retreating smoothly and moving very slowly.

Moreover, this can effectively reduce Liu Beijun's morale.

Cao Ren was also proficient in the art of war and battle formations. He did not immediately mobilize his troops and horses to attack Liu Bei with Sun Jian. Instead, he drove his elite troops and blocked Liu Bei's retreat to Xuzhou.

Liu Bei is currently in a dilemma.

(End of this chapter)