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And only people like me can tolerate him.

Yuan Shao turned his anger into joy and looked at the others. "What do you guys think?"

Hearing Yuan Shao's tone, everyone knew that Yuan Shao had accepted Tian Feng's plan and was willing to bear the burden of humiliation.The next thing to discuss is whether to take Pengcheng and retreat, or to retreat directly.

Anyway, the autumn harvest is over, and the food from all counties has been sent to the camp, so it is not a loss to withdraw now.

Finally, there is another question: is Lujiang still guarding?

Tian Feng suggested that since you want to withdraw, you should withdraw more simply, which can not only express your sincerity in negotiating peace, but also avoid unnecessary losses.Yan Liang has defended Lujiang for nearly two years, repelling the attacks of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu many times, familiar with the situation in Huainan, and can be used in the future, it is a pity to die in battle.

Withdraw Yan Liang and give Lujiang to Yuan Shu in exchange for Yuan Shu withdrawing his statement to expel Yuan Shao from the clan.

Although Yuan Shu is a Yangzhou shepherd, the only area he can control is Jiujiang. If he can "recover" Lujiang, it will be a credit.I believe he should accept this deal.

Yuan Shao thought it was reasonable and asked Feng Ji to visit Shouchun.

Feng Ji and Yuan Shu are old acquaintances, and have acquaintances with Zhang Xi and Zong Cheng on several occasions, so it is easier for him to speak out.

Yuan Shao's willingness to make concessions is to give Zhang Xi face, so naturally he cannot make concessions in vain, and Zhang Xi should reciprocate.

At the same time, Yuan Shao ordered Chen Lin to make an announcement, announcing that he was willing to accept the court's humiliating conditions and withdraw his troops back to Jizhou for the sake of the people of Shandong.But he disagreed with the imperial court's decision to save land, and he would not implement Du Tian in Jizhou.If Shandong scholar-bureaucrats have the same ideas as him, they can go to Jizhou with him to participate in grand events and realize the true kingly way.

As soon as the news came out, the direction of public opinion in Shandong immediately changed again.

Those who had expressed disappointment with Yuan Shao changed their minds one after another, and praised Yuan Shao for his general knowledge and persistence, for being able to bear humiliation and bear heavy burdens, but also defying power.

In contrast, Yuan Shu is simply shameless and unworthy to be the head of the Yuan family.

Although not many people were willing to abandon their property and follow Yuan Shao to Jizhou, they were all very generous and donated a lot of money and food to see Yuan Shao off.Some people even expressed that they would jointly sign a letter, asking the court to invite Yuan Shao to take over the government, stop saving land, and not compete with the people for profit.

Among these people, the loudest one was Xu Shao Xu Zijiang who had just rushed back from Yuzhang.

He led a group of country gentlemen and officials to block Zhang Xi at the gate of Shouchun City, and demanded Zhang Xi to make a stand.

Chapter 643

Looking at Xu Shao in the crowd, Zhang Xi felt tired.

He really wanted to let go of it and let these people see the emperor's thunderous methods.

But this kind of thought just flashed in my mind and disappeared.He has seen the Xiliang army kill the good and make meritorious deeds, he has seen Luoyang be reduced to ashes in the fire, he has seen the people of Luoyang forced to move westward, and he has seen countless Kwantung women humiliated and their dignity swept away by the Xiliang army , In the end, he couldn't save his life.

He is old and can't bear to watch Shandong suffer another catastrophe.

"Uncle Zhi, can you protect me and rush over?"

Chen Dao turned his head and glanced at Zhang Xi, then at the excited scholar bureaucrats, feeling uneasy. "Mr. Zhang, these are all..."

"A group of scholars." Zhang Xi said: "They have never seen the real Xiliang Army. The ignorant are fearless."

The corners of Chen Dao's eyes twitched, and he looked at Zhang Xi in a strange way.

He also followed Zhang Xi for a few days, only saw Zhang Xi was gentle and elegant, never thought that Zhang Xi would say such murderous words.

"If you're not sure, go into the city by yourself, take my famous assassin to Yuan Gonglu, and ask him if he can't get out of the Shouchun gate."

Chen Dao thought about it and nodded in agreement.

He really didn't have the courage to force him to confront these scholars.Inform Yuan Shu and ask Yuan Shu to come forward, he can still do it.

Chen Dao took Zhang Xi's famous assassin, got out of the crowd, and quietly entered the city gate.

Xu Shao saw Chen Dao leaving, but he didn't care.It's nothing more than a follower.It was nothing more than going to Yuan Shu for help, but Yuan Shu, a Yangzhou shepherd, was a nameless person, and he didn't even dare to leave the house all day long.In this case, it is even more invisible.

He only stared at Zhang Xi, trying to force Zhang Xi to express his opposition to Du Tian.

Zhang Xi was the highest-ranking and oldest among the ruling officials of Runan scholar-bureaucrats.If he doesn't firmly oppose Du Tian, ​​it will be difficult for others to express his attitude, and even if he expresses his attitude, the impact will not be great.

Even though young factions like Xun You and Liu Ba still supported the emperor's chaotic government and vigorously promoted the land saving.

Watching Chen Dao leave, Zhang Xi felt relieved, opened the car window, leaned against the window, and waved to Xu Shao.

The crowd parted to the two sides, Xu Shao proudly came to Zhang Xi, and bowed his hands in salute.

"Mr. Zhang, please stay safe."

Zhang Xi shook his head. "I'm okay, I'm just a little tired. How are you? You don't look well. Are you sick?"

Xu Shao's heart warmed up, and his tone eased a lot. "Thank you Mr. Zhang for your concern. I was in Yuzhang some time ago, and I was not acclimatized. I was sick for a while. Now that I am back in Jiangbei, I am much better."

"Really?" Zhang Xi looked indifferent, and pointed to Xu Shao's forehead. "But why do I feel that you are getting sicker and dying."

The smile on Xu Shao's face froze immediately.

He looked straight at Zhang Xi. "Mr. Zhang thinks I'm stubborn?"

"Stubbornness is stupidity, not disease."

"I..." Xu Shao was furious, almost swearing.The swear words had already reached his lips, and he swallowed them back, his face flushed.

Zhang Xi is not an ordinary person, and with so many people watching, he can't be rude and lose his celebrity status.

"I also ask Mr. Zhang for advice." Xu Shao said loudly.

Zhang Xi raised his head, looked into the distance, and sighed faintly. "Zijiang, how many years have you been away from Runan?"

Xu Shao counted with his fingers, with a sad expression on his face. "More than five years."

"Do you know that Runan is in dire straits?" Zhang Jia raised his hand and placed it by his neck. "It's like being stabbed to the neck."

Xu Shao sneered. "Mr. Zhang is talking about soldiers from Xiliang, right?"

Zhang Xi nodded, not hiding his anger towards Xu Shao. "Han Sui is about to enter Luoyang. If the army goes east, do you dare to return to Runan? Or do you plan to continue wandering in the rivers and lakes, becoming a lonely ghost and burying your bones in a foreign land?"

Xu Shao's face twitched twice. "The master has a saying, the way is not enough, you can float in the sea on a tree. A real man swears not to stand side by side with tigers and wolves."

Zhang Xi glanced at Xu Shao. "You are floating on the sea, what about the others?"

"what?"

"Do you know how many people in Shandong were kidnapped by Xiliang soldiers during Dong Zhuo's chaos and fell into the enemy's camp?" Zhang Xi's voice became louder, with uncontrollable anger. "In peacetime, you speak out loudly. When chaos comes, you will only float in the sea, disregard women and children, and make the house of clothes fall into the hands of tigers and wolves. What kind of man are you? When disaster comes, even though there are tens of thousands of people, I am the man who fled ?"

Xu Shao was stunned, his eyes widened, looking at the bearded Zhang Xi, unable to speak a word.

"Well said." There was clear applause from the top of the wall, and a voice came from the top of the wall. "Xu Zijiang, I have disliked you for a long time, but I just don't like you. Today you are so bold that you dare to gather a crowd to make trouble and block the envoy of the emperor. It's really lawless. As a Yangzhou shepherd, I can't just sit idly by. Come, let them go!" Surround them, don't let one get away."

"Here!" With a promise in response, two teams of soldiers poured out from the city gate, spread out to the two wings, and surrounded Xu Shao and others.The knife was unsheathed, the bow was stringed, and the murderous look was full.

Xu Shao was taken aback, his flushed face turned pale in an instant.

The others panicked too, huddled together, chattering and shouting.

Zhang Xi frowned, feeling unhappy.What is Chen Dao doing here? I asked him to call Yuan Shu to rescue him. How could it be arresting people?Isn't this complicating things?

It's easy to catch people, but it's hard to let them go.

After a while, most of the people were controlled, only Xu Shao was left standing alone in front of Zhang Xi's car.Fully armed, Yuan Shu strode out of the city, came to Zhang Xi's chariot, and bowed.

"An Guoting Hou, Yangzhou Mushu, has met Zhang Gong, dare to ask the emperor how he is."

Chen Dao rushed over with an embarrassed expression.

Seeing that Yuan Shu was so formal, Zhang Xi couldn't answer, got up and got out of the car, and formally returned the salute. "The Son of Heaven is well."

"Mr. Zhang was shocked. It was because of my ineffective governance. After I deal with these chaotic parties, I will plead guilty to Mr. Zhang and the court." Yuan Shu turned around and waved his hand. "Take down the rebellious party Xu Shao."

Two soldiers stepped forward and held Xu Shao down.

"Yuan Gonglu, you..."

"Shut up." Yuan Shu stretched out his hand and grabbed Xu Shao's neck. While Xu Shao was panting, he stuffed a handkerchief into Xu Shao's mouth. "Tied."

Without saying a word, the armor tied Xu Shao up with a rope.

"Highway..." Zhang Xi hurriedly dissuaded him.Xu Shao is a famous scholar in Runan, and Yuan Shu humiliated him face to face, which will not end well in the future.

"Mr. Zhang, I just received the news that he took money from my maidservant to have a child, and came here to make trouble." Yuan Shu said solemnly: "The reason why he was not arrested was because he wanted to show him, but he didn't." Thinking of how brave he is, he dared to hold Duke Zhang hostage."

Zhang Xi was startled, and turned to look at Xu Shao. "Son, really?"

Xu Shao's mouth was blocked, his face was flushed with anger, and he really wanted to scold Yuan Shu, but his mouth was blocked, he could only whine, but he couldn't say a word.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Xi thought that what Yuan Shu said was true, couldn't help sighing, and turned his head to ignore Xu Shao.

At this time, Yuan Shao's order to make trouble is self-inflicted and he cannot live.

Chapter 644

Xu Shao was captured by Yuan Shu on the spot, and the onlookers were a little outraged at first, but when they heard that he took Yuan Shao's money and came here to make trouble, they didn't dare to move.

Although they opposed Dutian and were willing to support Yuan Shao, it is also true that Yuan Shao will soon return to Jizhou.At this time, no one wants to get involved with Yuan Shao and suffer disaster.

In case of being labeled as rebellious, it is not Dutian's business, and all family properties will be confiscated.

Yuan Shu ordered that everyone be brought back to the city and locked up.

Taking advantage of Yuan Shu's arrangement, Chen Dao walked up to Zhang Xi and explained the reason.

As soon as he entered the city gate, he was startled when he saw two teams of soldiers rushing out of the city.Hearing Yuan Shu calling the shots in the city, he knew what was going on, and it was hard to stop him, so he had to watch Yuan Shu arrest people.

Zhang Xi also understood, and signaled Chen Dao not to mind.

Yuan Shu is known as the fierce ghost on the road. It's not surprising that he does this kind of thing that others can't do.

It's strange, but Yuan Shu took the initiative to attack.

After making the arrangements, Yuan Shu returned to Zhang Xi and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, let's go to the city."

Zhang Xi responded, turned around and got into the car, and couldn't help but ask again. "Xu Zijiang really received Ben Chu's instructions?"

"probably."

Zhang Xi was taken aback. "What should it be? Didn't you say you received the message?"

Yuan Shu laughed out loud. "I know that the servant boy is going to make trouble, so he sent Feng Yuantu, but I don't know whether Xu Zijiang has contacted him. But they are a nest of snakes and mice, so they should be in the same group."

Zhang Xi couldn't laugh or cry. "Feng Yuantu is coming to Shouchun?"

"Ah."

"Where?"

"In the prison."

Zhang Xi almost fainted.What's going on with Yuan Shu?Afraid that the chaos wasn't big enough, they first arrested Yuan Shao's envoy Feng Ji, then Xu Shao, and a group of Jiujiang scholar-bureaucrats.

"Gaolu, you are really messing around, and you don't think things are troublesome enough!" Zhang Xi scolded angrily.

"I can only mess around." Yuan Shu was not angry, but smiled brighter. "But compared to that maidservant's son, at least I'm not shameless, right? He actually spread rumors that my son-in-law is relying on my daughter to serve the emperor. How shameless is he? He gave my Yuan's daughter to Manhu, and I still It’s really eye-opening that he’s still calling for a thief without asking him to settle the score.”

As soon as Zhang Xi heard the rumors, he couldn't talk anymore.

Yuan Shao's rumor had such a bad influence that he couldn't explain it for him.

At this time, Yan Xiang and Yang Hong rushed over all the way, panting and sweating profusely.

"My lord, what's going on here? Why..." Yan Xiang was halfway through speaking, when he saw Zhang Xi, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute. "Mr. Zhang, this is..."

"You don't know?" Zhang Xi was completely mad.

Yan Xiang and Yang Hong looked at each other.

"Don't ask them, they don't know anything, I make the decision alone. I will be the villain, and you will be the good one." Yuan Shu waved his hand with a calm demeanor. "Anyway, I won't be able to do it for a few days as a Yangzhou shepherd, so it's better to take this opportunity to vent my anger."

Yan Xiang and Yang Hong were also dumbfounded, they kept looking at Zhang Xi, thinking that Zhang Xi had revealed something to Yuan Shu.

"What did you say?" Zhang Xi was even more confused.

He is the envoy of the Son of Heaven. When he left, he didn't hear any news that Yuan Shu's Yangzhou Mu would be dismissed.

Yuan Shu ignored them, yelled loudly, and commanded the soldiers to bring the newly captured scholar-officials back to the city, showing off their might, like a general who just returned from victory.

Xu Shao was the worst, being dragged staggeringly by the soldiers, without any demeanor, and was dragged away in the end.

Back at the State Shepherd's Mansion, Yuan Shu ordered Xu Shao and others to be imprisoned and put under strict supervision, and then led Zhang Xi to the court.

The generals also received the news and came to see him one after another.

In front of Zhang Xi, Yuan Shu dispatched troops to recover Lujiang.

"The maidservant has given birth to a son, and has to withdraw to Jizhou. Yan Liang is alone and has no support, so he must withdraw, and Lujiang is at his fingertips." Yuan Shu walked back and forth with his arms crossed, and said loudly: "The Yuan family has such a prodigal son, and I, as the head of the Yuan family, I can't absolve myself of the blame. Alas, if I had killed him back then, I wouldn't have caused such a big disaster. Let's not talk about it. If you know your mistakes, you should correct them. If you are beaten, you have to stand upright. I can't do this Yangzhou animal husbandry. After taking Lujiang, I will write a letter to exonerate myself, and I will plead guilty when I go. Please work hard, don't let the emperor down, don't let down your own talents."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, wondering if what Yuan Shu said was true or not.