Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 363 Yuan Tan's Anger

When Zhang Sui received the news of Yuan Tan's defeat, he took out Yuan Shao's appointment document and officially entered Qingzhou, while heading south towards Langya County.

Tian Feng proposed a plan and asked Zhang Sui to announce his identity as Yuan Shao's third legitimate son-in-law.

Zhang Sui adopted the idea and ordered the army to announce the news when passing through Qingzhou.

The fact that Zhang Sui led his troops through Qingzhou and headed south to Xuzhou caused an uproar in Qingzhou.

Yuan Tan just suffered a defeat here!
Many people speculated that Yuan Shao was dissatisfied with Yuan Tan, his eldest son.

First, the third son Yuan Shang led a large army to attack Xuzhou.

Later, the third legitimate son-in-law led 20,000 elite troops to attack Xuzhou.

Is this a plan to not pass the throne of Crown Prince to Yuan Tan?

By the time Zhang Sui led his army to the outskirts of Ju County, the city of Langya Xiang, his identity had already become known to everyone.

Yuan Tan personally led a large army to meet them.

When the two armies met, Yuan Tan felt as if he had been to another world for the first time when he saw Zhang Sui again.

The last time I saw Zhang Sui was in Qingzhou.

However, it was in Yingling County, the seat of Beihai County.

The last time, Yuan Tan was a high and mighty young master, possessing both glory and wealth.

This time, Yuan Tan was an unpopular eldest son, and Zhang Sui became his third brother-in-law.

Moreover, he was so favored by his father that he even led 20,000 elite troops to attack Xuzhou.

What’s even more terrifying is that Zhang Sui brought three military advisors this time: Tian Feng, Guo Tu and Xu You.

Especially Tian Feng, the Biejia, he had witnessed how powerful he was.

Yuan Tan looked sad.

Zhang Sui looked at Yuan Tan like this, how could he not know what he was thinking?
This is also a point that can be exploited.

After exchanging greetings with Yuan Tan, the two generals got to know each other. Zhang Sui then let Yan Liang command the army to set up camp, while he rode on a warhorse, with several personal guards following from a distance, pulling Yuan Tan along as they rode toward the wall of Ju County, smiling and saying, "Brother, we haven't seen each other for so long, let's have a good chat!"

Yuan Tan wanted to break free.

However, he discovered that Zhang Sui was incredibly strong.

He struggled hard for several times, but couldn't get free!

He felt his face burning.

It doesn't matter if we can't win the war.

Now, I am being dragged away easily like a chicken.

He could only follow Zhang Sui, mount his horse, and leave.

After walking a long way and getting far away from the main army, Zhang Sui finally stopped.

Zhang Sui's personal guards hurriedly distanced themselves and rode their horses far away.

Zhang Sui then looked at Yuan Tan and said, "Brother, why are you resisting me? Don't you think my father-in-law loves me so much?"

When Yuan Tan heard what Zhang Sui said, he sneered out loud.

More than 20,000 elite troops!

Four thousand cavalry!

Even his father's favorite general, Yan Liang, came along.

Three of the four pillars of Hebei are all here.

The three military advisors also arrived.

That’s it, isn’t that love?

I remember that when my third brother went to Xuzhou to fight, he didn’t bring so many talented people with him!

Zhang Sui saw Yuan Tan sneer, but he was not angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "Brother, you misunderstood me, really."

"I'll just tell you one thing, and you'll know how my father-in-law treats me."

Yuan Tan looked at Zhang Sui expressionlessly, as if to say, "Let me see how you can argue."

Zhang Sui sat on his warhorse, stretched himself, and said, "Guo Tu has my father-in-law's personal sword."

"Before I went to war, my father-in-law directly told me when he was selecting the soldiers and generals that if I was incapable, Guo Tu could replace me at any time." "My master is the deputy driver Tian Gong."

"Mr. Tian is from the Jizhou faction."

"Then you know me, big brother."

"Let Guo Tu, the leader of the Yingchuan faction, be inserted into my army, and there is also Xu You from the Nanyang faction. How much do you think my father-in-law loves me?"

"It would be fine if it was just to offer advice."

"But brother, don't you know what kind of person Xu You is?"

"Guo Tu holds more power than me."

"Brother, do you still think that my father-in-law dotes on me?"

After hearing what Zhang Sui said, Yuan Tan's gloomy expression gradually eased a little.

Zhang Sui sighed, looked up at the soldiers on the city wall in the distance, and continued in a hoarse voice: "Brother, you may not know that the third brother is dead?"

Yuan Tan was shocked and said, "My third brother is dead? How is that possible!"

Zhang Sui turned his horse around and looked at Yuan Tan with some sadness.

Sure enough, in order to cover up the news that Yuan Shang was killed in the rebellion, Yuan Shao did not leak anything.

Zhang Sui said: "It was three days ago."

Zhang Sui sighed again and said half-truthfully, "My father-in-law was seriously ill at the time and seemed to want to appoint a crown prince, so he sent three messengers to find my eldest brother, second brother, and eldest cousin respectively."

"My third brother heard the news and sent people to intercept and kill the messenger. He then started a rebellion and led the city defense troops to attack the government office."

"I was in charge of suppressing the rebellion."

"I defeated the third brother, but someone was hiding in the army. When I was about to capture the third brother alive, the killer stabbed him to death in front of everyone."

"If my father-in-law really doted on me before, then the death of my third brother has caused his attitude towards me to change drastically."

Yuan Tan no longer had the heart to listen to what Zhang Sui said.

He felt as if his heart was stabbed.

Although his father was seriously ill, he sent three messengers to find his eldest cousin Gao Gan and his second brother Yuan Xi respectively.

I am obviously the eldest son!
How am I inferior to my eldest cousin and second brother?

The positions of governors of states to my eldest cousin and my second younger brother were both assigned by my father.

But I, the Mu of Qingzhou, was conquered by myself with my own sword and gun!
As for the position of the crown prince, no matter whether it is the eldest son or the most capable one, I deserve it!

But his father's eyes were not on him.

Even my second brother can understand a little.

But what does it mean that he chose his eldest cousin?
My eldest cousin isn't even my biological brother!
Yuan Tan's lips trembled a little, and he looked at Zhang Sui, and said with anger in his voice: "Don't lie to me!"

"Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude to you!"

Zhang Sui laughed at himself and said, "Brother, my father-in-law has repeatedly concealed the death of my third brother, saying that he was afraid of exposing the family scandal. But how many officials in Yecheng are watching? How can I lie?"

"Biejia, Xu You and Guo Tu are all here, you can go ask them too."

"It's just that you can't say that I suggested it."

"My father-in-law is already very unhappy with me. If you say it was me who said it, Guo Tu might destroy me immediately."

"Brother, you don't know that my father-in-law originally promised me to go south to Shouchun."

"This time when I went south to Shouchun, I became the general under my cousin, Guo Yuan."

"Once Guo Yuan takes over Huainan, he will be the future governor of Yangzhou."

Yuan Tan was shocked again and said in a lost voice: "Guo Yuan? Let Guo Yuan be the governor of Yangzhou? What is Guo Yuan capable of? Guo Yuan is my cousin's man——"

My eldest cousin has become the governor of Bingzhou.

Now his general Guo Yuan may become the governor of Yangzhou.

The candidate for the crown prince that my father really favors is my eldest cousin!

After reaching this conclusion, Yuan Tan suddenly laughed out loud and cried.

What a ridiculous idea!
He had been familiar with history books since he was a child, and this was the first time he had seen someone not value his own flesh and blood, but choose his nephew as the heir!
Moreover, this was the case when his eldest son showed great abilities.

(End of this chapter)