Xu You's son was imprisoned. Beating someone is not a serious crime. Even if it is the emperor's son who is beaten, considering the current situation and Xu You's identity, there will not be much punishment. However, this time in order to make Xu You get a higher salary.

To refresh my memory, Xu You's son was beaten forty times in public.

At the same time, the trial judge also sorted out the various illegal behaviors of the Xu family in the past year. Many people were arrested and put in jail. The entire Xu family burst into tears.

The autumn wind was bleak, Xu You was sitting in the pavilion at home, drinking one glass of wine after another. Yuan Shang did not touch him. He was still the Tutor, but his face was lost this time.

Thinking that he had worked hard for Yuan Shao to seize Jizhou, and that he had contributed a lot to Yuan Shao's dominance of the three states, and that he had also contributed to the new master's succession, but now, only a year later, he was treated like this, Xu You felt in his heart

The anger kept pouring out. Looking at the silent night around him and the constant sobbing sounds coming from the courtyard, Xu You suddenly laughed and whispered: "The birds are all good and the bows are hidden, and the cunning rabbits are dead and the running dogs are cooking.

It's a pity that we do such a thing before the world is settled. I wonder how I would feel if there was a spirit in heaven at the beginning?"

"Master!" The housekeeper came in and bowed: "Mr. Gongze is outside the door asking for an audience."

"Guo Tu?" Xu You was slightly startled when he heard this, shook his head and said with a smile: "This person must have a plan when he comes here, but he is gone!"

Xu You could guess what Guo Tu wanted to do even without meeting him. Although he was angry, he didn't want to see Yuan Shao's foundation disappear.

"The head of the family." The housekeeper has followed Xu You since he was a child. He worked as Xu You's book boy in his early years. Later, after Xu You became famous, he became the steward of Xu You's family. After he entered Yecheng, he became Xu You's housekeeper. He was by Xu You's side.

He was able to speak. At this moment, he whispered: "Nowadays, most of the scholars in Ye City are watching the joke of the family leader. Although the family leader has a high position, he still has lost his future with the prime minister. Sooner or later, he will lose his power.

Why not find a way out early?"

"Received the benefit?" Xu You squinted his eyes and looked at his butler.

His career was not smooth in his early years. During the Zhongping period, he was just a runaway. His attempt to assassinate the Ling Emperor failed, and he fled for several years without ever abandoning him. In terms of loyalty, Xu You believed in his stewardship, but in terms of morality, he struggled in his early years.

There are too many days, so I am a little greedy for money. This is not a big problem, but it also depends on the time.

"I haven't." The housekeeper quickly shook his head: "I just think that this matter is beneficial to the head of the family, and I don't dare to make the decision without authorization."

Xu You hesitated for a moment. Now his situation in Yecheng is indeed not good. He was prosperous before, but now he is in a mess. He has not lost his position as Taifu, but Han Dynasty has never been a place where official positions are the only thing. In the past, Dahan was

General He Jin is the best example.

"Let him come in." After a moment, Xu You made a decision and said to the housekeeper.

"Here!"

Soon, Guo Tu came in under the leadership of the housekeeper. Looking at Xu You drinking alone in the pavilion, he smiled and said, "Brother Ziyuan is very elegant."

"It's rare that someone is willing to come see me at this time. You are not assisting the eldest son in the plains, but you come to Yecheng. Are you not afraid of not coming back?" Xu You asked someone to add wine utensils to Guo Tu, pour him wine, and asked with a smile.

.

"I heard that Brother Ziyuan was in trouble, so I came here to visit him. Besides, it is a normal visit. Didn't the eldest son also give up the fight for Jizhou? The prime minister has no reason to take advantage of me." Guo Tu took the wine glass and said with a smile.

"Stop making trouble. Today's Jizhou can't stand the tossing." After a moment of silence, Xu You sighed: "I know that the eldest son will not give up, but now both sides will benefit from cooperation, and both sides will lose from division. The final winner will not be

The prime minister, let alone the eldest son."

"At the beginning, if you supported the eldest son..." Guo Tu frowned. It was not surprising that Xu You guessed the purpose of his coming. But now, Xu You still sided with Yuan Shang, which puzzled Guo Tu.

"Yuan Tan is brave but has no strategy, and he has no strategy to achieve great things. He cannot bear the foundation of Jizhou." Xu You said leisurely. He has followed Yuan Shao for many years. He may have seen Yuan Shao's three sons more clearly than Yuan Shao, but Yuan Tan Yonglie did not.

According to the plot, Yuan Xi is weak and has no overlord appearance. Although Yuan Shang has lost face this time, among Yuan Shao's three sons, Yuan Shang is the only one who can stir up the Yuan family's foundation. Even without Yuan Shao's will, he can still

Will support Yuan Shang.

"What is happening now is the result of Brother Ziyuan's support for the Third Young Master?" Guo Tu looked in the direction of the inner courtyard, the sound of crying was still coming, and said with a smile: "Perhaps what Brother Ziyuan said is right, but the big brother

The young master treats others with sincerity. If he were in power, such things would never happen. When the time comes, you and I will make suggestions, but what if there are less decisions? Ziyuan is dedicated to serving the public, and I admire him very much, but because of brother Yuan, I

The Yingchuan scholars are living a hard life now, and this is all thanks to Brother Ziyuan!"

After Yuan Shang came to power, although Xu You was in a high position, it did not bring any benefits to the Yingchuan scholars.

The Yingchuan faction, where Jizhou scholars fought against each other, has lost its sense of existence, especially after Xu You's accident, it has become even more in decline.

Xu You didn't say anything. Everyone has selfish motives, and he naturally had them too. In the early years, he didn't take factional disputes too seriously, because as long as Yuan Shao was around, no one could shake his position. Even if Yuan Shao died and Yuan Shang succeeded, Xu You

As an auxiliary minister, You has a transcendent status and does not need to worry about it.

But this time, when he was in trouble, the scholars who had been around him in the past all shunned like the god of plague. This made Xu You once again realize the warmth and warmth of human nature and the indifference of the world after more than ten years.

"The eldest son asked Gongze to come, do you have a promise?" Xu You looked at Guo Tu, and the expression on his face gradually became a little playful.

"The position of Taiwei." Guo Tu said with a smile.

Although Xu You is the Taifu, the position of Taifu actually has no real power. Xu You had previously urged Yuan Shang to succeed, so Yuan Shang respected Xu You quite a lot and asked Xu You for advice on many important matters in the court. Therefore, Xu You had the right to control the court.

However, after this incident, Yuan Shang became indifferent to Xu You. Xu You, the Taifu, had only a false position. He had a high position but no power. The Taiwei was actually the same. In fact, no matter which court, the Three Dukes were more famous than

Real power has basically become the norm, but in comparison, Taiwei is ranked among the three nobles, and he also has clear rights in his hands. Even if Xu You is left out again, he still has the rights he should have.

"Thank you, eldest son, for me." Xu You pondered for a moment and then suddenly smiled.

"Then..." Guo Tu frowned and looked at Xu You. He didn't understand what Xu You meant. Whether he agreed or not, please give him an accurate answer.

"Tell the eldest young master that now the third young master has held great power and the people of Jizhou have been determined. If you want to succeed, there are only two strategies." Xu You said calmly.

"Oh?" Guo Tu sat up straight, looked at Xu You and said, "Please ask Ziyuan for advice."

"First, gather elite troops and launch a surprise attack on Ye City. If we can break the city, great things will happen!" Xu You said in a deep voice.

"This plan is too dangerous." Guo Tu frowned and shook his head and said, "Please ask Ziyuan to teach me another one."

"Another plan is to split the Bohai Sea, Zhao State and other places, and secretly unite with the Second Young Master. However, this plan will be discovered by the Third Young Master, and there will be a battle." Xu You grabbed the wine glass and raised his head and drank: "Follow me.

It seems that a surprise attack on Yecheng is the best strategy to avoid internal strife in Jizhou. If it succeeds, it can gain more power in Jizhou in one fell swoop. Even if it fails, it can be transferred to other places."

Guo Tu frowned and thought for a moment, then looked at Xu You and said, "Ziyuan, don't try to bully me. Are there really only two ways to go?"

"Why do you think I don't want to help him? Jizhou's people have already decided. If we want to reverse the situation at this time, we can only take the wrong approach and decide the winner in a very short period of time. Otherwise, once the war continues, both sides will suffer losses."

Game!" Xu You looked at Guo Tu and said with a smile: "Do you think that if a war breaks out in Jizhou, Chen Mo and Cao Cao will sit back and take advantage of this opportunity?"

"In other words, this second strategy is completely unreasonable?" Guo Tu naturally thought of this problem, and there was only one way left in front of Yuan Tan.

Xu You sighed and said: "From the beginning, he didn't have many opportunities; of course, if Chen Mo and Cao Cao's family had changes, maybe he could do something wrong, but he doesn't have much time to wait, let alone such an opportunity, I'm afraid it won't be possible

Easy to come across.”

The chance that something happened under Chen Mo and Cao Cao at the same time and they had no time to look around is almost non-existent.

Guo Tu frowned and looked at Xu You. After thinking for a moment, he stood up and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave. As for how to break it off, I'll discuss it with the eldest son first, and then come back to Ziyuan for advice."

"Go slowly." Xu You stood up and walked him out the door.

"Master?" The housekeeper came to Xu You and looked at Xu You with some worry.

"With a pack of wolves around outside and brothers fighting inside, I'm afraid Jizhou's days are numbered!" In the night, looking at the direction in which Guo Tu was going, Xu You sighed quietly and said in his heart: "Ben Chu, Ben Chu.

At the beginning, it was not that Xu You was disloyal, but that the internal troubles in Jizhou were difficult to resolve, and the Third Young Master could not tolerate me, and I was unable to help anymore~"

"What's the master's plan?" The housekeeper's heart moved when he heard this, and he bowed and asked.

"Send your family across the Yellow River, cover your crotch and think of a way to escape!" Xu You snorted coldly, Jizhou just let the two brothers fight over it, he wouldn't care about it anymore.

"Then I'm waiting for the family property in Jizhou..." The housekeeper was a little reluctant to give up after hearing this. Xu You has a lot of property in Jizhou.

"Don't worry, what you lose today will be returned tenfold tomorrow." Xu You said proudly.

This world is not a prince of the Yuan family. Neither Cao Cao nor Chen Mo is weaker than the Yuan family. After Yuan Shao's death, the Yuan family's power declined. It is still unclear who is stronger and who is weaker. If these two brothers continue to cause trouble, their defeat may not be far away.

Yes.

The housekeeper nodded and bowed to leave. As for who Xu You was planning to go to, the housekeeper didn't ask.

In fact, Xu You is also considering this issue now. The only two people he can defect to now are Chen Mo and Cao Cao. As for who to defect to, Chen Mo has met him several times, but in his heart, Xu You actually looks down on Chen Mo.

, and Cao Cao and he were considered close friends. He believed that Cao Cao would never treat him badly if he went to Suiyang.
Chapter completed!