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Chapter 152: Change of Ownership of Ye City (Part )

There was dead silence in the courtyard.

Everyone stared at Yuan Shang's head with his eyes open in a daze, their eyes filled with disbelief, and they simply couldn't believe what they saw.

Yuan Xi...killed Yuan Shang?
"Third Young Master!!"

Feng Ji cried out in grief, feeling heartbroken.

Yuan Shang was the heir to the throne that he and his clansmen had bet on. Now that he was dead, it meant that all his investments over the years had gone to waste!

Shen Pei was also equally sad.

Although he was not on good terms with Feng Ji, they were both optimistic about Yuan Shang and chose to support him.

The future prosperity of the family depends entirely on Yuan Shang.

The rest of the people also had extremely grim expressions on their faces. They had originally thought that Yuan Xi just wanted to seize the throne and at most imprison Yuan Shang and hold Yuan Shao hostage, but they had not expected that he would actually dare to kill his brother.

Killing blood relatives is a huge infamy!

When everyone was terrified, Tian Feng yelled at Yuan Xi: "Yuan Xi, you killed your own flesh and blood, you will be punished by heaven, how dare you fight for the throne! If you still have a trace of conscience, you should commit suicide to thank the world!"

Yuan Xi's face was splattered with blood, and his expression was hideous and terrifying, looking as terrifying as a demon.

But his heart was calmer than ever before.

At the moment of killing Yuan Shang, he seemed to be freed from the shackles, letting go of all worldly concerns and fears, and his state of mind was sublimated.

"What crime have I committed? Yuan Shang colluded with traitors and deceived the general. I killed him justly, so how could I be punished by heaven?"

Yuan Xi glanced at Tian Feng coldly, ignored the old man for the time being, and turned his gaze to Feng Ji.

This is one of the most powerful advisers under Yuan Shao. Although he is Yuan Shang's man, if he can be won over, it will send a signal to those present and help him quickly control Yuan Shao's power.

"You have a very good personal relationship with Yuan Shang, so you must know who the traitor is. I hope you can point him out to me."

Feng Ji quickly shook his head, "There are no traitors around the general."

He knew that Yuan Xi was trying to win him over. Pointing out a few traitors would be his way of surrendering. But Yuan Shao was not dead yet, so how could he dare to be a fence-sitter?
Upon hearing this, Yuan Xi nodded slightly, with murderous intent in his eyes.

"As your father's confidant, you don't know who the traitor is. Either you are incompetent, or the traitor is you. You should be executed!"

Under the horrified gaze of the crowd, Yuan Xi kicked Yuan Shang's head away, and walked up to Feng Ji with an expressionless face, holding the blood-stained sword.

Swing your sword!

Another great head fell to the ground.

The greatest contributor who assisted Yuan Shao in capturing Jizhou died here.

Since he is not willing to be won over, he can only become a tool for Yuan Xi to intimidate others and establish his own authority.

"Do you two know who the traitor beside your father is?"

Yuan Xi's eyes fell on Xin Ping and Guo Tu.

The two of them were shocked and looked terrified.

"me……"

The two of them argued for a long time, but still didn't have the courage to "point out the traitor", and their heads fell to the ground.

At this point, Xin Ping and Guo Tu, who supported Yuan Tan, died.

One of Feng Ji and Shen Pei, who supported Yuan Shang, has died.

Several headless corpses were lying on the ground, blood was all over the ground, and the whole courtyard was filled with the smell of blood.

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely depressing.

No one knows who Yuan Xi will kill next.

Yuan Xi raised his sword and looked at Shen Pei, his eyes flashing dangerously. "During the trial, do you know who the traitor is who conspired with Yuan Shang to deceive my father?"

Shen Pei looked away, not daring to meet Yuan Xi's gaze.

I never expected that Yuan Xi would be so crazy and his methods would be so decisive.

If he had known this, would he have bet on Yuan Shang?

He knew very well that the moment Yuan Xi killed Yuan Shang, there would be a river of blood.

If he wants to live, he has no choice but to point out the so-called traitor and hand in a letter of surrender.

Kill some, intimidate some, and win over some.

Such a simple, crude, yet extremely practical method, when used on one's own head, is so frightening and despairing.

Among the people killed were Xin Ping and Guo Tu, who had originally supported Yuan Tan, as well as Feng Ji and Shen Zhengnan, who had supported Yuan Shang.

The people who were intimidated and won over were the counselors such as Tian Feng, Ju Shou, and Xu You who had not placed their bets on the succession to the throne, as well as the aristocratic families behind Yuan Shao.

There must be an expert guiding Yuan Xi!
"Second son..."

Before Shen Pei finished speaking, Tian Feng started cursing.

"You beast! Do you really think you can take the throne by killing us?"

"The eldest son is still alive! The lord is still alive!"

"The major families in Jizhou will only obey the orders of the general!"

"When General Yan Liang leads his troops into the city, you, the rebellious son, will die!"

Tian Feng was not afraid of Yuan Xi at all, and he stretched his neck to meet his sword.

Just as Yuan Xi was about to get angry, a soldier from the Tiger Camp hurried into the courtyard.

"Report——!"

"Report to the Second Young Master, someone just rushed out from the back door, killed two of our brothers, and escaped on horseback!"

"What?!" Yuan Xi was shocked when he heard this. He turned around and looked at the group of people in the courtyard. After counting them carefully, his face suddenly changed. He grabbed Tian Feng by the collar and angrily said, "Where is Ju Shou!"

Only then did he realize that Ju Shou was not among the people present!

Ju Su was Yuan Shao's most trusted adviser. How could he not be in Yuan's mansion at this time?
Since he is not seen now, he must have hidden himself before.

It is very likely that the person who just snatched the horse and escaped was him!
"Hahahaha!" Tian Feng laughed wantonly and sneered, "Do you think you can be infallible by controlling us?"

"Since you have already left the palace, you must be on your way to the city defense camp to report the news. Soon four thousand soldiers will arrive and your crimes will be exposed to the public!"

"Inherit the throne? You, a person who murdered your own relatives, are worthy of it!"

Yuan Xi's face was gloomy. He did not count the number of people when he entered the courtyard. He never expected that Ju Shou would run away!
His eyes swept across Yuan Shao's advisers and finally stopped on Yuan Shao who was lying unconscious on the ground.

"How can a mere Ju Su ruin my great cause!" Yuan Xi snorted coldly, and pointed the tip of his sword at Yuan Shao: "Yuan Shang, Feng Ji, Xin Ping, and Guo Tu rebelled and wanted to kill my father and seize the throne. I, a young master, arrived in time on my father's secret order and killed the rebels with my own hands."

"Although the crisis was resolved, my father was so angry that he fell into a coma."

"Do you think... can father wake up?"

Yuan Xi would never dare to kill his father until the very last moment.

No one in the world can bear the infamy of patricide.

But now that things had come to this, he could only use Yuan Shao's life to threaten loyal advisers such as Shen Pei and Tian Feng.

As long as Shen Pei and Tian Feng are willing to speak for him, what would it matter even if Ju Su ran out to report the news and attracted the city defense troops?

Should the city defense army trust Ju Su or these three people?
Seeing the fierce murderous intent on Yuan Xi's face, Tian Feng, who was originally not afraid of life or death, changed his expression drastically.

Yuan Xi plans to go all out!
He had no doubt that Yuan Xi, who was at the end of his rope, would do something as unjust as patricide.

If they were unwilling to surrender, Yuan Shao would never wake up.

Shen Pei and Tian Feng met eyes, their expressions full of hesitation and struggle, but in the end they chose to lower their heads.

"The traitors who colluded with the Third Young Master and deceived and kidnapped the General were none other than Xin Ping, Guo Tu, and... Feng Ji."

"Very good!" Yuan Xi then smiled and ordered people to carry the unconscious Yuan Shao into the side room.

Then he released Tian Feng and Shen Pei and personally tidied their clothes.

"You two were not threatened by Yuan Shang, and did not choose to join him in the corruption and deceive and hold your father hostage. This is truly admirable."

"Now that Yuan Shang and the traitors have been executed, my father has been so angry that he has fallen into a coma. You two are both highly valued by my father, what do you think we should do now?"

Seeing Yuan Xi asking for advice sincerely, Tian Feng and Shen Pei felt it was extremely ironic.

Tian Feng refused to speak, so Shen Pei could only pretend to be compliant and said reluctantly: "The war in Youzhou is about to start, and there are many government affairs in Yecheng. Now that the general is unconscious, the second young master should handle it."

"Good!" The smile on Yuan Xi's face became brighter.

"You two are both talented. I will need to rely on you a lot in the future. From now on, the three of us will work together to help my father take Jizhou to a higher level."

Shen Pei and Tian Feng remained silent, with complicated expressions.

They heard the hidden meaning in Yuan Xi's words.

What Yuan Shao can give, Yuan Xi can also give.

Now that Xin Ping, Guo Tu and Feng Ji are missing, they and their families will benefit even more. Seeing that Shen Pei and Tian Feng did not reply, Yuan Xi knew that they had some grudges in their hearts, but he did not care.

While ordering people to clean the courtyard and keep an eye on Tian Feng and others, he went to the study to look for Yuan Shao's general seal.

What he was worried about was not the 4,000 city defense troops in Yecheng, but the Jizhou troops stationed outside the city!

He wanted to use the name of Yuan Shao to mobilize the Jizhou army outside the city for his own use.

He wanted to follow the example of Yuan Shao in using the emperor to control the disobedient, and use Yuan Shao to control the Jizhou army!

The stage is set.

Just waiting for him to make his debut.

……

"Da da--"

"Da da--"

The sound of horse hooves echoed in the quiet streets late at night.

Ju Su looked panicked and galloped on his horse under the moonlight.

Yuan Xi led five hundred personal soldiers into the general's mansion, causing him to panic.

In panic, he hid secretly at the first opportunity, and found an opportunity to kill two soldiers from the back door, seize the horse and escape.

"How did the Second Young Master's Tiger Camp enter the city?"

"He killed all the guards in the mansion. What on earth does he want to do?"

Ju Su, on horseback, was filled with worry and uneasiness, with a terrible guess emerging in his mind.

But he didn't dare to think about it too deeply, so he could only ride his horse as fast as he could to the city defense camp!
Rushing to the camp where the city defense was stationed at the north gate, Ju Su shouted to the garrison commander: "I am the military supervisor Ju Su! Something has happened at the general's mansion, you all should go and support us as soon as possible!"

"Yes!" The commander of the North Gate realized the seriousness of the situation when he saw that it was Ju Su. He immediately ordered his subordinates to gather the troops and go to the General's Mansion.

Ju Su said again: "Open the city gate quickly. I want to invite General Yan Liang to lead the troops into the city."

Yuan Xi's Tiger Camp was able to enter the city late at night, which made him not fully trust the city defense forces.

Only if Yan Liang enters the city can he feel at ease.

"Without the general's golden order, I dare not open the city gate without permission."

Although Ju Su was favored by Yuan Shao, he was not his biological son after all. How could the commander of the north gate open the city gate just because of Yuan Shao's empty words?

"Humph!"

Ju Su's face was gloomy, but he knew that without Yuan Shao's golden order, he could not leave the city.

He could only spur his horse and rush to other city gates to ask the city defense forces to rush to the General's Mansion for support, and at the same time try his luck to see if there was any possibility of leaving the city.

……

East gate.

Ever since Yuan Xi entered the city, Xu You had been guarding the city defense camp, waiting anxiously.

Finally, he received news from Ju Su.

"Ziyuan, there has been a change in the lord's mansion. The second son has led 500 personal soldiers to surround the general's mansion. You must lead your men to rescue the lord as soon as possible!"

"what!"

Xu You pretended to be shocked, eager to know the specific situation on Yuan Shao's side.

"Gong Yu, what happened? How is the situation on the Lord's side?"

Ju Su shook his head solemnly, "After the Second Young Master's personal soldiers rushed into the mansion, I hid and waited for an opportunity to escape. I didn't know the situation on the Lord's side."

Not getting the answer he wanted, Xu You felt a sinking feeling in his heart, fearing that Yuan Xi might make a mistake at the critical moment.

Ju Su said anxiously: "Ziyuan, open the city gate quickly. I will inform General Yan Liang and ask him to lead his troops into the city to calm the situation."

"No!" Xu You flatly refused. If Ju Su transferred Yan Liang's troops into the city, this plan would be in vain.

"Gong Yu, I cannot open the city gate without the Lord's golden order."

Ju Su was so angry that he jumped up and down.

But he also knew that Xu You was not targeting him, nor did he distrust him.

But this is the military order and the rule.

"Forget it, Ziyuan, quickly gather your men and go to help the lord."

While Xu You ordered his men to gather their troops, he was making plans in his mind.

What he cared about most at this moment was Yuan Shao's life or death.

If Yuan Shao died, he would immediately send a message to Jia Xu, asking Zhang He and Gao Lan to lead the imperial guards to capture all the people in one fell swoop.

But if Yuan Shao was not dead, the Imperial Guards could only stay put. If they took advantage of the chaos to kill Yuan Shao, the Jizhou Army outside the city would rush in immediately.

……

The Imperial Palace, the Guards Camp.

Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Zhang He, Gao Lan and others stayed up all night, waiting for news from Xu You and the outcome of Yuan Xi's uprising tonight.

"It's already Chou hour, why is there still no movement? Should we send someone to the General's Mansion to check?" Zhang He looked up at the sky outside and said with some concern.

According to the calculation of time, Yuan Xi should have entered the General's Mansion long ago.

But there was no movement from Xu You, so no one knew whether Yuan Shao was alive or dead.

"Not urgent."

Jia Xu said calmly: "Don't act rashly! If Yuan Xi's rebellion fails, we will be suspected if we send someone to investigate."

Guo Jia also nodded in agreement, "Just wait for Xu Ziyuan's news."

After hearing what the two said, no matter how anxious Zhang He and Gao Lan were, they could only wait patiently.

They were fully prepared tonight, waiting for the news of Yuan Shao's death, so that they could rush to Yuan's mansion, kill Yuan Xi and others, and take over Yecheng.

Guo Jia added, "Don't worry, as long as Yuan Xi follows Wen He's plan, there will be no problems."

There would be no problem in acting according to the plan, but there was no news yet. Both Guo Jia and Jia Xu were worried that Yuan Xi would not be able to make up his mind at the last minute and would not dare to kill Yuan Shao.

This is also the only uncontrollable factor in the entire plan that the two believe.

The human heart is unpredictable. Jia Xu did indeed ignite the hatred in Yuan Xi's heart, making him determined to kill his father and seize the throne.

But when facing his biological father, whether he can finally do it is a question.

The two were afraid that Yuan Xi would retreat at the critical moment and be suppressed by Yuan Shao.

Jia Xu asked: "If Yuan Xi fails, I will go to Youzhou. How should Feng Xiao deal with the aftermath?"

Guo Jia had a good plan in mind, and blurted out: "The news will spread in all the states and counties that Yuan Shao has held the emperor hostage, and Yuan Xi is in a dilemma between loyalty and filial piety. For the sake of the people of the world, we have decided to save the situation and follow the emperor's secret order to remove the emperor's entourage. This will destroy Yuan Shao's reputation, and Your Majesty will not be criticized by the world when he kills him in the future."

"Good! This news should be first spread from Youzhou." Jia Xu nodded in praise.

The Yuan family's reputation was so high that almost all officials in the world had some relationship with the Yuan family.

The best strategy is to elevate the failed Yuan Xi, discredit Yuan Shao's personal reputation, and separate Yuan Shao from the Yuan family.

……

Under Ju Su's running.

The city defense troops at the east, south, west and north gates all set out for the General's Mansion to assist Yuan Shao.

The East Gate guarded by Xu You was closest to the General's Mansion, so he arrived first.

At this time, the General's Mansion was occupied by the Tiger Camp.

Seeing Xu You leading his troops towards them, the soldiers of the Tiger Camp immediately became alert and drew their swords to confront him.

"Yuan Xi's Tiger Camp?"

Xu You recognized the identities of these soldiers, frowned, and became more and more confused.

Since the Tiger Camp has occupied the General's Mansion, was Yuan Xi's mutiny a success or a failure?

If it had been successful, why didn't the news of Yuan Shao's death spread?

If they failed, why did the soldiers from the Tiger Camp dare to confront him with knives?

Just when Xu You was full of doubts, a figure covered in blood walked out of the door.

It’s Yuan Xi!

　(I have already written 3500 words for the next chapter. It will be published as soon as it is finished and polished. The time is around 9 o'clock. There must be another chapter before midnight! I said I would finish writing this plot today and I will do it!)

　　
　
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