I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 728: For the sake of the future, we have to do the opposite

Yuan Tan and Yuan Shu discussed it for a while, and finally, Yuan Tan decided to lead his troops to slowly set off towards Nanjun.

Before that, Yuan Tan found Sun Ce who fought alongside him.

During this period of time, Sun Ce and Yuan Tan have been getting along well. Over the years, the two of them have played together a lot.

The two people have formed a deep friendship with each other.

Especially after being reminded by Yuan Shu that year, Yuan Tan has always respected and attracted Sun Ce, which made Sun Ce very fond of him.

Now the two young men have become sworn friends after cooperating on the battlefield. Although they do have some differences in status, Yuan Tan behaves somewhat differently from other Yuan family members. This is also consistent with his long-term military experience. Life has something to do with it.

When Yuan Tan told Sun Ce that he wanted to withdraw his troops and establish a foothold in Nanjun, Sun Ce did not object, but decided to fully support him in doing so.

However, Sun Ce reminded him of one thing.

If Yuan Tan transfers his troops to Nanjun now, if Yuan Shao finds out later, he will think that he has some evil intentions.

"In the past, Yuan Shao was good to our family, so that was fine. But what is Yuan Shao like now? My father naturally understands."

When he was young, Fang heard Xu Li say: "Father, otherwise, let's find a way out for the Xu family."

Liu Jian still knew something about Sun Ce, but this was limited to his understanding of Sun Ce in history.

Thinking of this, Xu You couldn't help but have a sad look on his face. He looked up to the sky and sighed, finally raised his head and poured all the wine into his mouth.

"I think back then, the reason Yuan Benchu ​​was able to move to Jingzhou was not because I, Xu You, planned for him and paved the way for him! Now, he has gained power, but he ignores his past feelings because of a trivial matter."

"enough!"

When he said this, Xu You couldn't help but shed a few tears in his eyes.

He does have feelings for Yuan Shao, but with his character, it is far from enough that he and Yuan Shao will end up in trouble. It's just that he has bet too much on Yuan Shao over the years.

This will also be very detrimental to his future succession to the throne.

Yuan Tan agreed with Sun Ce's statement and immediately separated from him.

"Once Nanyang County falls, can we really move south like other families?"

……

There were two people sitting next to Xu You's subordinates. One was his son Xu Li.

Sun Ce was circling around Nanyang County, and Liu Jian was not in a hurry to attack him. He just asked his scouts and Jia Xu's sergeants to carefully detect Sun Ce's movements, and report any unusual movements to him in a timely manner. !
And he was still focused on launching rounds of offensive bombings against Wancheng.

After investing so much, who would feel better if he were asked to withdraw his shares overnight?

Therefore, Sun Ce felt that he and Yuan Tan's troops should be divided into two groups. He led his troops to Nanyang County to support Yuan Shao in a symbolic way, while Yuan Tan returned to Nan County to help the Yuan family consolidate their foundation.

Seeing Xu You in such pain, the two wanted to persuade him, but they didn't know how.

He only led his troops to station at the junction of Nanyang County and Yuzhou, making a gesture of requiring reinforcements, but he did not send troops to garrison in time.

Xu Yi didn't know whether his words touched Xu You's back.

The two teenagers could only stay by the side with their heads lowered and sighing.

"It really makes my heart hurt, it hurts."

"Uncle, let's surrender to Liu Jian."

Xu You looked at the wine in the wine cup in his hand, raised his head, and drank all the wine in one gulp.

At this moment, he suddenly heard his nephew Xu Yi say.

"Yuan Shao is so unkind to us, do we want to trap the entire Xu family for him?"

It's not that Xu You has deep feelings for Yuan Shao.

Then, he was seen slowly putting down the wine cup in his hand, with a look of helplessness and sadness on his face.

Although he knew what his son said was right, he couldn't accept it for a while.

The other is his disciple Xu Yi.

Now, seeing Sun Ce entering this state, Liu Jian probably understood what he was thinking, and couldn't help laughing.

However, even if Sun Ce went to Nanyang County this time, he had no intention of fully supporting Yuan Shao. After all, given the current situation, Sun Ce also had some small calculations of his own in his mind.

For a moment, the entire hall was silent, and no one said a word.

"You didn't even think about my past achievements and treated me so poorly."

But now that the matter has reached this point, he has no choice but to continue talking.

In this way, if the two of them act separately, they will not be blamed.

It seems that Sun Ce does have his own little thoughts, and he is also a person who is unwilling to be inferior to others.

At the same time, it can also allow Yuan Tan to get the most benefits in this battle for heir.

"Even if my father follows him to Nanjun, will our Xu family still have any good fruits to eat in Nanjun in the future?"

Xu You spoke suddenly, interrupting Xu Li's microphone.

"It doesn't matter whether Yuan Shao can persist or not."

Wancheng, Xu You's residence.

"Uncle, my nephew just wants to ask you. Please think about it carefully. If our Xu family leaves Nanyang County and is stationed in Nan County, regardless of what Yuan Benchu ​​does to our family in the future, will our Xu family still be able to enjoy the prosperity we have in Nanyang now? ?”

"Don't say that Mr. Yuan doesn't support our Xu family now and still has prejudice against my uncle. Even if Mr. Yuan is willing to support our Xu family, when we arrive in Nanjun in the future, we will be just a second-rate family that has lost its roots from north to south."

"Uncle, please don't forget that you are extremely at odds with Kuai Yue. The Kuai family is one of the few powerful families in Nanjun."

"If he wants to restrict our development in Nanjun, what else can our Xu family do in Nanjun in the future?"

"Although the counties of Nanjun are across the Han River, they have natural barriers to defend, and there are enough warships to stop the Northern Army from going south, but how long can they stop it?"

"Even if we can hold off the Northern Army for ten years, what will happen to our Xu family when the imperial army captures Nanjun ten years later?" "Should we continue to move south with Yuan Shao, or should we surrender to the imperial court in Nanjun? What if we After surrendering to the imperial court in Nanjun a few years later, why do we continue to retreat to Nanjun today?"

Xu Yi's words were very reasonable. Xu You and his son nodded repeatedly while listening.

Xu You said to him: "Nephew, please continue talking. Say whatever you have to say. There is no need to hide it in your heart."

But Xu Yi sighed and said, "Uncle!"

"If Nanjun is destroyed one day! If our Xu family continues to move south, we will move to Wuling, Changsha, Guiyang and other places! If these places are wiped out by the imperial court in the future, where should we move? Move to Cochin?"

"Our Xu family, a prominent family in Nanyang County, ended up in those wilderness areas where birds don't poop?"

"How can my uncle have the dignity to meet his ancestors the next day under the Nine Springs?"

After saying this, Xu Yi stopped talking and lowered his head.

Xu Li looked at Xu You seriously at this time and said: "Father, what my brother said makes sense. If we go to Nanjun in the future, we will definitely have to surrender to the court again, or go to those bad things in the south of Jingzhou." If the land moves, why don’t we do this right now..."

Xu You stretched out his hand to block his son's words, and he began to think seriously.

After pondering for a while, Fang heard him speak slowly:
"Yuan Shao treats me unkindly. There is no need for me to fight to the death with him."

"It was his surname Yuan who betrayed me first, I have to allow someone else to betray him first!"

At this point, Xu You started to hold his arms and think deeply.

"It's just that part of our family property has been transferred to the south. If we surrender to Liu Jian now, those family properties..."

Xu Yi said hurriedly: "Uncle, just let go of some things. If you keep them, they will be embezzled by Yuan Shao sooner or later. What's the use of them?"

"As long as we keep our foundation in Nanyang, surrender to Liu Jian properly, and help the imperial court control Nanyang County, the benefits we will receive in the future will definitely be greater than those who abandoned their family property in the south."

"The top priority is to think about how to preserve the Xu family!"

"Alas..." Xu You let out a long sigh.

"That's true. What you said is right. When it's time to cut it off, it's time to cut it off. It's because I, as an uncle, have a narrow vision, and it's not as far-reaching as you juniors!"

"There's just one problem with surrendering to Liu Jian now. Many important figures in our Xu family are still in Wancheng! Even if I find a way to escape, I will go to Liu Jian's side to advise him and seize the opportunity. After getting off Wancheng..."

"But what about you? You will definitely be accused by Yuan Shao later and kill all of you. Even if I escape alone, what's the use?"

"But if you want the whole family to escape, it is simply impossible in this situation."

"So, what should we do?"

The two young men looked at each other and neither said a word. What Xu You said was indeed a more important issue.

It is not difficult for Xu You to seek refuge with Liu Jian. If it were normal times, it would be absolutely easy.

But now, he is a prisoner under Yuan Shao's special supervision.

After Xu You thought about it, he finally reached out and patted the table: "At this point, we can only take some risks!"

As he said that, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Xu Yi aside, and said: "It is impossible for me to escape from Wancheng, otherwise my whole family will definitely die! I must stay here, out of An Yuan Shao's heart, and your father died early in the In the clan, your family is not well-known, and you are a commoner, a junior who is not valued by others. Only your uncle thinks you are a talent... If you escape from the Xu family, you will definitely not Be noticed."

"On behalf of my uncle, you will go to see Liu Jian and express my Xu family's surrender to the current Prime Minister Liu. We are willing to act as internal agents to help the Prime Minister capture Wancheng and pacify Nanyang County."

Xu Yi bowed his hand to Xu You very solemnly.

"Since uncle has given instructions, my nephew is willing to do what he asked."

"It's just that although my nephew is not an important figure in the Xu family, under the current circumstances, it is not easy to leave Wancheng."

"Please ask my uncle to point out a clear path for my nephew."

Xu You had a strange smile on his face.

"With your current status, it is not difficult to leave Wancheng. Come here and I will teach you how to behave."

Xu Yi hurriedly walked to Xu You's side, bowed and listened carefully.

……

The next day, Xu Yi went to Yuan Shaodu's mansion and asked to see Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao's body was not very comfortable at this time, and he did not meet everyone.

The other party was a nephew of Xu You. He didn't want to see him at first, but the guard's reply to Yuan Shao was that this Xu Yi said that he had some information about Xu You, about Xu You's whereabouts when he was greedy for arms and food. I hope Yuan Shao can meet him.

Yuan Shaodun felt greatly relieved when he heard that this boy actually betrayed his uncle in front of him.

Previously, Kuai Yue admonished Yuan Shao about Xu You's embezzlement of military rations. Although he produced some evidence, he failed to capture the most important details of the stolen goods and their whereabouts.

And according to Yuan Shao's understanding of Xu You, the stolen goods may not have been in Nanyang for a long time, and may have been sold to other counties in Jingzhou.

Moreover, the previous industrial chain must have been hidden and destroyed by him. It is really not easy to find tangible evidence. This is the biggest reason why Yuan Shao did not deal with Xu You immediately and temporarily confined him in the mansion.

Since Xu You's nephew wanted to report Xu You, Yuan Shao naturally believed him and summoned him into the mansion to ask him about the situation he wanted to confess.

After Xu Yi entered Yuan Shao's mansion, he immediately presented to Yuan Shao some materials that Xu You had prepared for him in advance.

These materials were all prepared by Xu You himself, and the information in them was naturally complete, so it was clear at first glance that they were not fake.

Yuan Shao was very satisfied after reading it. Although the evidence could not completely convict Xu You, it had a general direction, which made Yuan Shao very satisfied.

Yuan Shao then asked Xu Yi: "You are Xu You's son, why did you report your uncle to me instead?"

Xu Yi said: "I am just a mediocre person in the clan, and I am not valued by my uncle. Everyone in the clan also looks down on me. Now that my uncle has committed a crime, the whole clan will most likely be implicated following my uncle. I hope that by recommending my uncle's crime, I would like to thank Mr. Yuan for his meritorious service and please give me a way to survive when my uncle is punished for his crimes in the future. Then Xu Yi will be extremely grateful to Mr. Yuan."

What Xu Yi said was quite reasonable. As for his status in the clan and whether he was valued by the clan, Yuan Shao would naturally send someone to investigate this matter when he turned around.

"Okay, if you are determined to get rid of the crime, then Yuan will give you a way to survive. However, the evidence you handed over this time, although it is true, is not enough to convict Xu You of a serious crime."

"If you really want to make meritorious deeds, you need to dig deeper and find out how Xu You sold the county's grain and ordnance. It is best to find the stolen goods and stolen money. In this way, Yuan can use your merits to pardon your sins in the future. Block everyone's mouth."

Xu Yi said: "I came to see Mr. Yuan this time with this idea in mind. However, all the evidence is in the south. Even if I want to verify it, I can't leave Wancheng for a while. I'm afraid it will make my uncle suspicious. Therefore, I came here to ask Mr. Yuan, hoping that Mr. Yuan can let me leave Wancheng, go to the south to find evidence of my uncle's crime, and then submit it to the public case, so that Mr. Yuan can handle it impartially."

(End of this chapter)