Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 451 Xun Chen: A Plan to Eliminate Zhang Sui
When Ju Su disappeared from his sight, Yuan Shao looked at Xun Chen who had remained silent and said, "You Ruo, tell me something."

"Don't tell me that you share the same opinion as Lord Ju."

Xun Chen then stood up, bowed to Yuan Shao and said, "I dare not say."

Yuan Shao raised his head and looked at Xun Chen, sneering and saying, "You're telling me this?"

"I have always advocated balance, and I don't like any of you to be too powerful."

"I will consider your opinions and never take sides."

"Now, you tell me, you don't dare to say it?"

After hearing what Yuan Shao said, Xun Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't agree with what Lord Ju said."

"Duke Ju and Tian Feng are together."

"They are all leaders of the Jizhou faction."

"This time, neither Zhang He nor Gao Lan came back. It's hard to say whether Tian Feng was behind this or not."

"How could Tian Feng think so viciously?"

"According to my guess, Lord Ju——"

Xun Chen smiled and did not continue talking about this, but said: "There is more."

"A son-in-law is a son-in-law."

"Not my son."

"Zhang Sui is not of any use to the senior officials."

"Even though he was given the post of governor of Xuzhou, he is still not satisfied. Doesn't the lord understand his ambition?"

"The wolf's ambition is obvious."

"My Lord, you are weak today, so he will take advantage of you."

"If the Lord's power weakens in the future, he will inevitably rebel, or even -"

Xun Chen glanced at Yuan Shao.

When Yuan Shao met Xun Chen's gaze, he felt a chill on his neck.

Xun Chen added: "Lord Ju is on his side in every way. If it really comes to that, can you guarantee that they won't collude with him from the inside?"

Yuan Shao picked up the wine cup, took a sip, and threw the cup away!
Xun Chen exhaled and said, "My lord, we cannot let him live while he is still young!"

Yuan Shao lowered his head and looked at the table, his face changing from gloomy to happy.

Xun Chen said: "My Lord, you are too kind-hearted."

"My Lord, do you think that he is the husband of the Third Miss, right?"

"But girls are outgoing. Once a daughter is married off, she is like spilled water."

"My Lord, I just want to ask, if he really rebels, which side do you think the Third Miss will stand on?"

Yuan Shao: “.”

Xun Chen sighed and said, "In the past, Miss San threatened the master with her life in order to marry him."

"If it really comes to that, you already know what the Third Miss did, but you just don't want to accept it!"

"Moreover, the lord really pities the third young lady. After he dies, he will find a good marriage for the third young lady."

"A dead man is a dead man."

"No matter how much the dead linger, they cannot be brought back to life."

“Time is the best medicine.”

"Over time, even the deepest feelings will gradually fade away."

Yuan Shao closed his eyes and tapped the table with his fingers.

Xun Chen didn't say anything else.

The whole side hall was resounding with the sound of fingers tapping on the table.

After a while, Yuan Shao opened his eyes and asked, "If we want to take action, what should we do?"

Xun Chen said: "Gongsun Zan has not yet been eliminated."

"The other party also disagreed in the previous peace talks."

"It's just right. Send him to Yijing to assist the Second Young Master in destroying Gongsun Zan."

"Tell the whole army that whoever can obtain Gongsun Zan's head will be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households."

"Whoever's army, the Second Young Master or Zhang Sui, can capture Gongsun Zan's head, will be the Crown Prince."

Yuan Shao's face instantly fell, and he said coldly: "Ridiculous!"

"Since ancient times, has there ever been a practice of having a son-in-law become the crown prince?" Xun Chen said with a smile, "We can say that Zhang Sui's position as the crown prince is given to him and the third young lady's second son, a child who has not yet been born but has been promised to be adopted by the third young master."

"This way, we can stop the gossips."

"The only son of the Third Young Master is also your grandson. What's wrong with your grandson inheriting your position and becoming the Crown Prince?"

“And this is enough to drive Zhang Sui, the lunatic, mad.”

"He is a farmer's son. How can he be qualified to be the leader of Hebei? He knows it better than anyone else."

"Now that the lord has given his son the possibility of becoming the co-ruler of Hebei, do you think he will fight to the death?"

Yuan Shao stood up and paced slowly.

Xun Chen said: "My lord, by doing this, you can also show your broad mind."

"You will not look down on the child adopted by the Third Young Master just because his father was originally from a farming family."

"In this way, when we eliminate Zhang Sui, no one will have anything to say."

"I will never suspect you, my lord."

Yuan Shao then stopped and asked, "What should we do next?"

Xun Chen said: "Second Master, even with the help of Tian Feng, Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others, he was unable to defeat Gongsun Zan."

"The main reason is that people don't know much about Gongsun Zan."

"Now there is a man whom I recommend, who knows Gongsun Zan very well."

"With him here, Gongsun Zan will definitely be defeated."

"And when we defeat Gongsun Zan and snatch his head, let him kill Zhang Sui in the chaos!"

"When the time comes, my lord, you can just execute those people who killed Zhang Sui."

"The reason given for Zhang Sui's murder was simple. Those people were so eager to win the title of Marquis of Wan Hu that they killed each other blindly."

"Although they have made great contributions in the war, they killed Zhang Sui. Your son-in-law can only pay for his life with his own."

"In this way, no one in the world can say anything."

Yuan Shao looked at Xun Chen suspiciously and asked, "Are you talking about Liu Bei who just defected? Are you sure he has the ability?"

Xun Chen chuckled and said, "My lord, Liu Bei definitely has this ability."

"Admittedly, he is not as brave as Yan Liang and Wen Chou."

"However, he also participated in suppressing the Yellow Turban Rebellion and fought against Cao Cao, Lu Bu and Yuan Shu in Xuzhou."

"Now, he is still alive and well."

"Doesn't this prove his ability?"

"In addition, he and Gongsun Zan were classmates. Not only did they both worship Lu Zhi as their teacher, but Liu Bei also served under Gongsun Zan for many years."

"If we talk about people who know Gongsun Zan well, Liu Bei is second to none, and no one dares to claim to be first."

"As the Art of War says, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will win every battle."

"Let the Second Young Master, Yan Liang and Wen Chou assist us."

"If we can't defeat Gongsun Zan, I will bear the blame."

"Once this plan was implemented and Zhang Sui was killed, the lord's suspicion was completely removed."

Yuan Shao looked at Xun Chen and sighed, "I didn't expect that in the end, only You Ruo would sincerely give me advice."

"Only you, Youruo, understands my painstaking efforts to maintain balance over the years."

"Others, such as Lord Ju and Tian Feng, all thought I was incompetent and weak and could be bullied."

"They even sided with Zhang Sui in every way. It really chilled my heart."

Xun Chen said seriously: "They are also blinded by power."

"Hebei is about to be unified, and they just want you to confirm them as the core of power."

"But my lord, you need to consider the world and balance the power so as to prepare for the future southward sweep of the world. That means you need to reduce their power. How can they accept that?"

“So, I have never been able to stand them.”

"A minister who truly serves the country and the people must have the courage to give up power."

"Just like Zhang Liang and Zhang Zifang at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, after achieving success and fame, he retired to the mountains and forests to enjoy his old age."

"Han Xin, Ying Bu and others were complacent and didn't know how to act. They deserved to be killed."

Yuan Shao held Xun Chen's hand and said with emotion: "The one who understands me is my friend!"

(End of this chapter)