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Chapter 187 The Great River Oath
The winter rain is drizzling and the night wind is biting.

As the biting cold wind blew, the snow flying all over the sky above Yecheng suddenly fell like silver sand.

Just like Han Fu's mood at the moment, his heart was like an ice cellar, frozen to the core.

Looking at the chaotic army outside the governor's mansion, Han Fu suddenly burst into laughter on the outer wall.

Hearing the sadness and anger in the laughter, Xu You and others in the formation couldn't help but turn their heads away in embarrassment.

It is said that after Yuan Shao was rejected, he quickly changed his strategy.

After learning that Han Fu had made up his mind not to give up the position of Jizhou Mu, he lowered his stance.

For this, Yuan Shao even lowered his proud head and took the initiative to write a letter of apology to Han Fu. In the letter, he admitted that he did intend to use Jizhou as a base to counterattack Chang'an and avenge the entire Yuan family.

But now that Han Fu was unwilling, he no longer forced him.

Yuan Shao also expressed his willingness to send his troops to assist Jizhou's infantry and cavalry in attacking Gongsun Zan and restoring peace to Jizhou.

As for himself, Yuan Shao expressed his only hope that Han Fu could support him in attacking Yanzhou and becoming the governor of Yanzhou.

After all, Yanzhou and Sili are close to each other and can also be used as a base for revenge.

Seeing Yuan Shao being so frank, Han Fu thought he had really let it go.

It’s not that Han Fu was naive, but he was indeed somewhat restrained when facing Yuan Shao.

After all, he was a disciple and former official of the Runan Yuan family. Once he came into conflict with Yuan Shao, no matter what the outcome, it would damage his reputation.

After all, Han Fu is not Dong Zhuo.

Although he was well-read, he could not be as unscrupulous as Dong Zhuo, who completely disregarded his reputation after his death.

So when Yuan Shao surrendered, Han Fu really couldn't bear to wipe out the whole clan.

The most crucial thing is that the alternative plan proposed by Yuan Shao is indeed feasible.

After much consideration, Han Fu decided to trust Yuan Shao and support him in seizing Yanzhou.

In this way, he could not only divert the trouble away, but also repay the favor of the Yuan family of Runan.

If the Yuan family members provoke him again in the future, Han Fu can fight back with a clear conscience.

For this reason, Han Fu not only reconciled himself with Yuan Shao, but also formed an alliance with him again.

Although Han Fu was unable to help Yuan Shao capture Yanzhou due to the situation in Jizhou, he at least no longer regarded Yuan Shao as an enemy, and even prepared to form an alliance to defeat Gongsun Zan first.

It’s a pity that Han Fu’s idea was good, but Yuan Shao’s surrender was a scam from the beginning.

Even the plan to capture Yanzhou and counterattack Chang'an was carefully planned by Xu You and others to deceive him.

After gaining Han Fu's trust, Yuan Shao's troops regrouped and quietly sneaked into Yecheng.

There were not many people, only about 500, but it was enough to open a city gate at night.

For example, at this moment, when Han Fu woke up from his dream, the situation in Ye City was already hopeless.

Except for the governor's mansion, almost the entire Ye City fell into Yuan Shao's control.

Attacking the unprepared with the prepared, it was already very good that the defenders of Ye City could hold out for half an hour.

Han Fu was now aware of this situation, so after a few wild laughs, he saw Yuan Shao, who was in the chaotic army, sneer and say, "No wonder you can collude with Gongsun Zan, a man who is unkind, unjust, disloyal, and unfilial. It turns out you are birds of a feather. Today I have finally seen the true meaning of the Yuan family's family education."

Seeing Han Fu insulting his family, Yuan Shao outside the mansion frowned slightly.

But at the moment he didn't want to dwell on this issue any further, so he simply didn't respond.

Xu You, realizing Yuan Shao was uncomfortable answering such an awkward question, took the initiative to step forward and offer advice, "Wenjie, what's the point of resisting stubbornly at this moment?"

Seeing that Han Fu was still looking at him with a sarcastic expression, Xu You sighed and waved his hand.

Then the head of Cheng Huan, the governor's attendant, was placed on a flag and carried to the wall by a soldier and held high.

Han Fu looked up and saw that Cheng Huan died with his eyes open, his eyes full of shock.

It was obvious that Cheng Huan was stabbed in the back by Yuan Shao's men when he was completely unprepared.

Seeing Han Fu's face full of sadness, Xu You's lips curled up slightly.

He knew Han Fu was still unwilling to give up, still hoping that the camp outside the city could enter the city to quell the rebellion. But since they dared to launch a mutiny tonight, Han Fu's troops must have already made targeted arrangements.

Although the mission was not complete and Zhao Fu, a military officer, escaped with the remaining troops, it did not affect the overall situation.

Tonight, inside and outside Yecheng, Han Fu has no chance of turning the tables.

Only then, seeing that Han Fu had completely given up, did Yuan Shao slowly speak, "Wenjie, open the gate! The great river is my witness. If you are willing to hand over the seal of the Governor of Jizhou to the court, I will ensure that you will enjoy wealth and glory, and your descendants will have no worries."

At this point, Yuan Shao pointed to the sky and said solemnly:

"If I break this oath, heaven and earth will not tolerate it, and the gods will punish me!"

It is obvious that Yuan Shao was imitating the Luoshui Oath made by Emperor Guangwu.

But then again, it's hard to say how sincere this oath is.

The reason why Yuan Shao delayed attacking the governor's mansion and tried to persuade Han Fu was simply because he wanted to capture him alive.

Mutiny is mutiny, but if Han Fu gives up the position of Governor of Jizhou to him in public tomorrow, then everything can be cleared.

So he needed a living Han Fu to act as a puppet.

As for Han Fu's life or death after he abdicated, it really depended on Yuan Shao's mood.

Although the Luoshui Oath has a high status, Yuan Shao is not Emperor Guangwu.

At least in Han Fu's eyes, Yuan Shao, who had repeatedly deceived him, no longer had any credibility.

So when Yuan Shao looked at him expectantly, Han Fu on the wall suddenly laughed.

"Yuan Benchu, I'll be waiting for you in the underworld!"

After saying this, Han Fu fell headfirst from the wall of his mansion with a determined look on his face, hitting his head on the ground and dying on the spot.

Obviously, after the huge changes tonight, Han Fu also saw through Yuan Shao's plan.

Not wanting to implicate the people in the provincial government anymore, he chose to fight back against Yuan Shao in the most decisive way.

In fact he did.

When he saw Han Fu hit the ground and died, Yuan Shao's face instantly turned gloomy.

Especially when he saw more than ten provincial guards inspired by Han Fu's heroic deeds and died together, Yuan Shao suddenly gasped for breath and the anger in his eyes reached its limit.

Yuan Shao could even guess how the people of the world would view him after tonight and how future generations would record him.

Compared with the resolute actions of Han Fu and others, one can imagine Yuan Shao's reputation.

In extreme rage, when Yuan Shao was about to massacre everyone in the governor's mansion, Xu You firmly stood in front of him.

"Benchu, do you want to be infamous forever?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yuan Shao calmed down instantly.

After taking a deep breath for a moment, Yuan Shao looked at the wide-open gate of the governor's mansion and said through gritted teeth, "Collect the remains of Wenjie and his guards... and bury them with honor."

After hearing this, Xu You and others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Xun Chen and Guo Tu in the back looked at each other and couldn't help but look worried.

Yes, the mutiny tonight was successful, but this outcome was not what they wanted.

Even if Yuan Shao unified Jizhou in the future, he would ultimately lack righteousness.

Because he had seized the position of Governor of Jizhou by force, he was no different from a bandit, even from the Black Mountain Army.

It can be said that Han Fu used his own life to permanently plant a thorn in Yuan Shao's foundation.

Thinking of this, Xun Chen, Guo Tu and others couldn't help but sigh.

This incident caused a lot of trouble, ah...
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I have a headache and fever, probably a cold. It took me a long time to finish one chapter.

I can only write the rest tomorrow. I feel groggy and my brain is slow now.

(End of this chapter)