Established a thousand-year family from the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 380 Yuan Zhao (Fifteen)
One month later

Winter of the 17th year of Marquis Yan (227)
Yecheng
Yuan Shao left Yuan Tan, Han Meng, Jiao Chu, Guo Yuan, Qianzhao and others to guard Fancheng and Xiangyang. Among them, Yuan Tan was the governor of the Xiangfan theater. After passing the throne to Yuan Shang, he died of illness before returning to Yecheng.

Of Yuan Shao's three sons, the second son, Yuan Xi, guarded Luoyang and guarded against Cao Qin in Guanzhong. A few years ago, Cao Cao had passed away first, and Cao Pi, who was of ordinary ability, took the throne.

Cao Cao couldn't wait for Wang Jue to die before him until he died, so he never dared to go east. When Wang Jue finally passed away, Cao Cao got up early, and Cao Pi, a person of average ability, took the throne, so he couldn't go east.

Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan, was the commander-in-chief of the Xiangfan War Zone, and the commander-in-chief of the military forces in Xiangyang, Fancheng and other places, and stayed in Xiangyang to guard against Sun Liu's northward march.

Yuan Zhao's three theaters are the Luoyang theater in the west, the Xiangfan theater in the south, and the Hefei theater in the southeast.

Governor of the Luoyang Theater: Yuan Xi
Commander-in-Chief of the Xiangfan War Zone: Yuan Tan
Governor of the Hefei Theater: Lu Lingqi

As for his favorite youngest son, Yuan Shang, he stayed in Yecheng and waited for his accession to the throne.

Said to be the youngest son, but Yuan Shang is 37 years old this year, the second son Yuan Xi is 46 years old this year, and the eldest son Yuan Tan is 47 years old this year.

After so many years, Yuan Shang still has no respect and patience for his two elder brothers.

Inside the hall

"Father passed away, but you came late, you don't have father in your heart at all!" Yuan Shang loudly reprimanded Yuan Xi who was a few days late.

Yuan Xi was also very angry. This Yuan Shang deliberately held the funeral ahead of schedule, but now he was blaming him for being late, which was clearly a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for him.

The judge on the side also looked at the people in the hall proudly. He supported Yuan Shang. Now that Yuan Shang ascended the throne and became the king of Zhao, he helped Yuan Shang make suggestions and eradicate dissidents, and taught Yuan Shang that he should eradicate his two brothers first.

"According to the rules, your behavior is considered disloyal, unrighteous and unfilial, and must be punished with death!" Yuan Shang's words immediately shocked Yuan Xi.

He, Yuan Xi, came all the way to mourn his father, Yuan Shao, thinking that he would have a chance to fight for the throne.

But he didn't expect that Yuan Shang was so despicable. He held the funeral in advance and ascended the throne at the speed of light. In order to prevent his two elder brothers from returning to Yecheng to seize the throne, Yuan Shang even canceled all kinds of preparations and ceremonies before enthroning. Brother took the throne.

Just when Yuan Xi felt that he was about to face a catastrophe, the judge at the side said in Yuan Shang's ear: "Now your prince Tan has not returned to Yecheng, if you kill Wang Zixi at this time, I'm afraid you will startle the snake, and force Wang Zitan to jump over the wall in a hurry. Why not just find an excuse, throw Wang Zixi into prison, exonerate him from the death penalty, and then slowly deal with Wang Zitan."

Yuan Shao's counselors, although resourceful, were all used in internal fighting, and usually they didn't show how powerful they were, but once they started fighting internally, they were all geniuses.

"It's better to let him compose a poem within seven steps, and if he can't compose it, then put him in prison." The judge suggested.

Hearing what the judge said, Yuan Shang nodded, and then Yuan Xi said with a slight modification: "For the sake of you and I being brothers, this king can forgive your capital crime, but you are late for your father's funeral. Too unfilial, how about this, if you can write a poem within seven steps, express your thoughts about your father, and the father is not allowed to appear in the poem, then this king will let you go, otherwise, This king will put you in prison and reflect on yourself!"

Yuan Xi's eyes widened. His counselor Sima Yi might be able to compose a poem within seven steps, but he absolutely did not have this ability.

After Yuan Xi walked six steps, looking at the people in the hall, he couldn't figure out how to compose a poem, so he had to walk the last step, obediently pleaded guilty and went to jail.

at the same time
Xiangyang
"Report! Jiangling has fallen and has been captured by Zhou Yu!"

"Report! Yiling has fallen, and Liu Bei is heading for Yizhou!"

All kinds of military reports of the city's fall came, but Yuan Tan was powerless at all, and the most important thing now was not to defend the city, but the battle for the throne.

"Wang Zishang directly ascended the throne without any other enthronement ceremonies, which is not in line with etiquette. Moreover, the previous king did not leave a will for anyone to ascend the throne. He just passed the throne to Wang Zishang on the way back to Yecheng, but those words on the way, But it’s all the words of the judge’s family, who knows if he’s talking nonsense? What if the former king actually wanted to pass on the throne to you, but the judge just passed on the imperial decree and let the prince still ascend the throne?”

Guo Tu on the side has been persuading Yuan Tan not to give up the fight for the throne.

Yuan Tan was still hesitating, but Guo Tu struck while the iron was hot: "Don't you know the precedent of Zhao Gao killing Fusu? Now you are Fusu, Zhao Gao is the judge, and Hu Hai is Wang Zishang. Whether it is for Da Zhao or you Myself, Your Highness, you must lead the army back to Yecheng, and take back the throne that belongs to you!"

"You are the eldest son of the former king, and the throne should belong to you!"

Guo Tu's persuasion was well-founded, and Yuan Tan's heart became more and more shaken.

"Please don't hesitate, Your Highness!" Simpi also persuaded.

Yuan Tan turned around a few times, then looked at Guo Tu and Xin Pi, and gritted his teeth for the last time: "You guys are trying to kill me!"

Seeing Yuan Tan's gesture, Guo Tu and the others knew that Tan Tan had agreed, so they shouted: "My lord, Wannian!"

Clang!
"Rise up the army! The Qing emperor's side! Eliminate the treacherous ministers!" Yuan Tan shouted, drawing his sword.

"Qingjun's side!"

"Qingjun's side!"

"Qingjun's side!"

Guo Tu and others shouted together with the soldiers of Xiangyang City.

One month later

Luo Yang
"My son was arrested and imprisoned, and the prince Tan raised his troops to Qingjun's side, what should we do?" the counselor Xun Chen worried. He chose to invest in Yuan Xi a long time ago, but now Yuan Xi is arrested and imprisoned.

Yuan Xi originally had two advisers, one was him, Xun Chen, and the other was Xin Ping, but Xin Ping said a few bad things about Wang Jue in front of Yuan Shao, so Yuan Shao was furious and directly executed Xin Ping.

However, later the new counselor Sima Yi stood by Yuan Xi's side and became Yuan Xi's counselor, so Yuan Xi had two counselors again.

"We can only wait and see what happens." Sima Yi sighed.

"You two gentlemen, whether my husband can be rescued or not depends on you!" the prince and concubine Zhen Mi said earnestly to Xun Chen and Sima Yi.

She is 44 years old this year, but she still looks like a girl, she looks very young, and she can't tell that she is a middle-aged woman who has given birth.

Liaodong
Royal Manor
"This Central Plains is about to change again." Wang Xiao was playing chess with his younger brother Wang Kuan.

"What does it have to do with our Wang family? Whoever pays us Liao's salary, we will support whoever is the master of the world." Wang Kuan said with a smile: "My brother's chess skills are superb, and my younger brother is ashamed."

Wang Xiao is also in his 60s, so after Wang Juexian passed away, he retired and returned to Liaodong to provide for the elderly.

Two old men in their 60s were playing chess, talking and laughing happily about the situation in the world.

They have seen the peak moment when the population of the Central Plains was 6000 million, they have seen the chaos of rebellion by refugees everywhere, they have seen princes and warlords massacre people everywhere, they have seen plagues and diseases harvesting human lives, and they have seen no cocks crowing for thousands of miles , Shengmin does not leave one.

Watch him build a tall building, watch his building collapse, watch him flourish and prosper, and watch him cry in decline.

Has the sky changed, and it seems that it has never changed.

(End of this chapter)