Outside Yecheng, in front of Yuan Shao’s tomb.

King Yuan Tan of Wei bowed his hands, squinted his eyes, and looked at the huge mound of seals, his face was thin and his expression was calm.

Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang stood not far away, gathered together and muttered, looking at Yuan Tan's back from time to time, their eyes were very complicated, and they couldn't tell what they felt. The young Yuan Mai stood beside him, with a confused face and a timid look. Ju Hu, who was standing behind Yuan Tan, could clearly see and sighed. The Yuan brothers were disagreeing, Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang had no longer cared about the surface of awe, even in front of Yuan Shao's tomb.

Jizhou was about to collapse, and he only looked at the hammer in which direction. Juhu felt desolate in his heart. He couldn't help but step forward, leaned behind Yuan Tan, and whispered: "King..."

Yuan Tan responded perfunctorily, turned his head to look at Ju Hu, and then looked at Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang in the distance. Feeling Yuan Tan's attention, Yuan Xi immediately closed his mouth and turned his head as if nothing had happened.

"Go back." Yuan Tan turned around and walked towards the carriage parked by the roadside. Ju Hu followed. Yuan Tan thought for a while and said, "Call them two to come over and have a car with the Lord."

"King, this is not in accordance with etiquette."

"I have something to tell them."

Ju Hu looked at Yuan Tan and didn't say anything. He followed Yuan Tan for a long time and knew that although Yuan Tan was easy-going, once he made a decision, few people could persuade him to go back. Yuan Tan wanted to find Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang had no signs before. He was hesitating, and Yuan Tan urged him again. Ju Hu had no choice but to walk towards Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang. Seeing Ju Hu coming, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang were alert and exchanged glances with each other.

"The two generals, in front of the tomb of the former king, do not remember the merits of the former king, and send them condolences. If the mind does not belong, is it not in accordance with the etiquette?"

Yuan Xi sneered and Yuan Shang changed his color and said, "Ju Bozhi, you are trying to commit crimes..."

Ju Hu shook his head and pointed at the censor beside him. Yuan Shang immediately closed his mouth. Ju Hu said that they were rude and he could still argue with reason, but he was impeached by the censor. That was impossible to justify him. He gritted his teeth and said, "Is General Ju going to trap me in the law?"

"How dare you? You just remind the general to be careful of being alone, and there is no other intention. The two generals, the king will invite you."

Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang looked at the Wang Jia in the distance and looked at each other, and were a little uneasy. Yuan Xi was not saying anything, Yuan Shang stung his neck again. "Go and go and listen to what Brother Wang said. We did not make any mistakes, can he kill us?" As he said that, he walked towards Yuan Tan's carriage with most of Yuan Xi. Ju Hu followed slowly. Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang heard the footsteps and felt uneasy, but he was unwilling to look back and show weakness. His momentum became three points weak. When he arrived at the carriage door, Ju Hu grabbed a step and knocked on the carriage door.

Yuan Tan's voice rang in the car. "Xianyi, Xianfu, come up."

"Here." Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang bowed and opened the car door. Yuan Tan sat in the car, leaning against the wall of the car, holding his cheek with one hand, looking out the window without moving. Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang got into the car and took a seat opposite Yuan Tan. Only then did Yuan Tan slowly turn his head and make a gesture. Ju Hu understood, closed the car, and signaled that others would be farther away.

In the car, Yuan Tan kept his posture against the window and was motionless. Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang sat side by side, straightening their backs, and looked nervous. They wanted to speak several times, but they didn't say a word, just swallowed a few sips of saliva. Over the past few months, Yuan Tan has been talking less and less, and it's fine in normal times, but now it's a short distance, and the pressure has increased sharply.

"Xianyi, how are Liu Bei preparing?"

"Liu...Liu Bei?" Yuan Xi's face turned pale in an instant, and his eyes were flustered.

Yuan Tan turned his head and was as calm as water. "Don't you think I know nothing about your contact with Liu Bei, do you?"

Yuan Xi's eyes twitched, a layer of sweat oozing from his forehead, and his hands touched the hilt of the knife around his waist. Yuan Shang also moved quietly and moved the knife to the appropriate position to draw the knife. Yuan Tan did not move, quietly looking at them, and the corners of his mouth gradually rose.

"I originally thought that if Liu Bei led his troops to invade, I would order you to lead troops to block the attack, and naturally give you the military power. Now it seems that Liu Bei will not come." Yuan Tan stretched out his finger, rubbed his temple, and sighed softly. He took off the leather bag containing the king's seal from his waist and threw it on the small case, like throwing a worthless miscellaneous item. "The King of Zhongshan dared not come, but the King of Wu may arrive at any time. Righteousness will no longer be humiliated. I don't want to be captured by him again. Whoever you have the confidence to defeat him will take this king's seal and guard the Wei Kingdom. If you can pacify the world and fulfill your father's last wish, it would be great."

"King, this..." Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang was not mentally prepared at all and was immediately disorganized.

"Don't worry, think slowly. Wang Xi is here. When will you discuss and when will you take it away?" Yuan Tan paused and said, "I only have one request: don't let brothers fight each other. Fighting for the world and fighting against the King of Wu, and then causing a tragedy of brothers fighting each other, which is a joke. My father can't keep his eyes closed in the dark." He hesitated for a moment, lowered his eyelids, looked at Wang Xi on the desk, and sighed, "If it weren't for him and his uncle, highway brothers, how could this be? Brothers are united and their strength is to cut off gold. Xianyi, Xianfu, you must remember this lesson."

Yuan Xi gritted his teeth. "Brother Wang, where are you going after abdicating?"

Yuan Tan's brows trembled slightly. "Hong He found a secluded place in Lumen Mountain. It is said that the scenery is very good. I will live in seclusion with him, and I will never ask about the world from now on, and I will live this life without asking about the rest. Okay, you go down and come and tell me after you have finished your thoughts." As he said that, he raised his hand and signaled Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang took his own actions.

Yuan Xu was about to speak again, but Yuan Tan had turned his head and continued to look at the scenery outside the window. Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang saw this, so he had to close his mouth and push the door to get out of the car. Ju Hu, who was accompanying him, was quite surprised and stepped forward to ask Yuan Tan to stop. Yuan Tan signaled to return to the city, Ju Hu took the order, closed the car door, and signaled the driver to set off. The carriage slowly started, leaving Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang stood by the side of the road.

The knights accompanying him went over one after another. Yuan Xi raised his hand, waved it in front of him, fanned the horse's hooves and kicked the dust. "Xianfu, what do you think...?"

Yuan Shang looked at the carriage held by a knight in the distance and thought for a long time. "Second brother, is this true?"

"It should be true. Can this kind of thing be joked about?"

"No, I'm talking about you contacting Liu Bei."

Yuan Xi was speechless. Yuan Shang tilted his head and looked at Yuan Xi, his face looking very ugly. "Who is Liu Bei? Don't you know? Isn't this a way to lead a wolf into the house? If he enters the State of Wei, can he still save my brother's life?"

Yuan Xi was embarrassed and blushed. He had been hesitating about this matter, and Feng Ji was the matchmaker. Now that there was no news on Feng Ji, he didn't know what happened, and he was revealed by Yuan Tan. He was afraid that in the face of Yuan Shang's accusations, he didn't know how to answer.

Yuan Shang walked back and forth with his hands behind his back. Yuan Xi's eyes couldn't help but follow him back and forth, and suddenly there was an illusion. Among the brothers, Yuan Shang looked the most like his father Yuan Shao, not only like him, but also like him walking, but also like him speaking. In contrast, his brother Yuan Tan was more like his biological mother, Mrs. Li, and his personality was different from his father.

Yuan Xi suddenly felt an indescribable frustration. Even if his brother Yuan Tan gave up the position of King of Wei, this opportunity would not fall on him. The third brother Yuan Shang was not only like his father, but also supported by his mother. Liu Yao himself also fought in Jiaozhou, and a large number of Yanzhou families retreated to Jizhou. It was also impossible for him to support Yuan Shang because of Yuan Shang's biological mother, Mrs. Liu.

Then what are my troubles? Is there any difference for me who is the King of Wei?

Just as Yuan Xi was thinking about something, Yuan Shang suddenly stopped. "Second brother, brother said he wanted to give the throne and live in seclusion in Lumen Mountain. Is it true or perfunctory?"

Yuan Xi replied in a bad mood. "I don't know."

"In my opinion, it should be true." Yuan Shang's eyes flashed. "The three armies can seize the commander, but every man cannot seize the ambition. In the battle of Rencheng, he was captured by Sun Ce. Facing Sun Ce, he had no intention of fighting. Although he had the opportunity to make a comeback now, he had the chance to win the title of king and split the land and the country, but he had no confidence to defend it, and he had no confidence to defeat Sun Ce and compete for the world. Taking advantage of the war, he gave up the throne, which could not only avoid being humiliated again, but also give up the important task to you and me, killing two birds with one stone. What's wrong?"

Yuan Xi was irresistible and nodded casually to agree. Yuan Shang could see clearly and was secretly proud. He knew exactly what Yuan Xi's personality was, and it was too easy to subdue him.

"Second brother, do you mean the position of King Wei?"

Yuan Xi was stunned for a while and looked at Yuan Shang dissatisfiedly. "Xianfu, can I do it if I intend?"

"The second brother is so intentional, of course he can do it." Yuan Shang showed a sly smile. "If the brothers meet, the elder brother will give way, and you should naturally succeed you, unless you don't want to do it. Second brother, do you want to do it?"

Yuan Xi was speechless and confused. He didn't know what Yuan Shang meant. Of course he wanted to be the King of Wei, but he also knew that if Yuan Shang did not support him, he would not be the King of Wei for a long time, and he would not even have the chance to fight for it. But he was really unwilling to give up this opportunity.

Yuan Shang was not in a hurry. After waiting for a while, he said, "Second brother, if you become the King of Wei, I become the King of Zhongshan, you and my brothers will have the power to fight even if they face Sun Ce. The emperor died in battle, and the Guanzhong court was in chaos. The Cao family and his son were trapped in Yizhou and had no power to dominate the world. He is also my Yuan family's former official. When my brothers win the world, can he not bow down and surrender?"

Yuan Xi was stunned and looked at Yuan Shang for a long time without saying anything. You are so far away that you actually want to defeat Sun Ce and make Cao Cao obey him?

"Xianfu, are you..."

"Imagination, Yelang's arrogant?"

"Well……"

"Yes, it's indeed a bit of delusion. But if you don't even have this courage, how many days can you be safe even if you become the King of Wei? Why would you go to Lumen Mountain to live in seclusion with your elder brother? I, the Yuan family, have four generations, three masters, and my disciples and old officials are everywhere in the world. If we don't dare to think about it, who else dares to think about it? My elder brother is right. The reason why I fell into this situation today is because my father had a disagreement with my uncle, and my brothers were incompatible. If you and I were united, what's the point of being Sun Ce? The scholars and officials in the world were poisoned by their new policies and suffered for a long time. Everything will turn back. This is the time when you and my brothers fought back."

Yuan Shang walked back and forth while waving his arms, passionately, and his white face turned red with excitement.

Yuan Xi was stunned and couldn't say a word.
Chapter completed!