The day before yesterday, we had learned that Yuan Shao would be returning to Yecheng today. Yuan Shang and a group of left-behind civil servants and generals welcomed him out of the city ten miles west of the city early. At three o'clock in the morning, they finally arrived.
Yuan Shao has a distinguished family and has ruled Hebei for many years. He has always loved face. Even if he returns with a disastrous defeat this time, he must maintain a certain degree of military power to prove that he still has the ambition to make a comeback. Therefore, when they approached Yecheng, they ordered the three armies to rest, clean their armors and uniforms, and polish their swords, guns, swords, and halberds. After some rest, they marched in a neat long queue, with flags flying all the way. At first glance, I thought the Hebei Army was returning victoriously!
Yuan Shang hurriedly rode forward. When he was a hundred steps away from Yuan Shaoshang, he turned over and dismounted. Feng Ji, Ma Yan and others followed closely behind and stepped forward to pay homage to their lord.
The depression along the way has appeared on Yuan Shao's face. Yuan Shang secretly looked at his father's majestic body and saw that his father's majestic body was slightly stooped. His face was red before the expedition, but now he was pale and pale, with faint purple and black stripes between his eyebrows. , but the spirit seems to be surprisingly strong.
Yuan Shao felt that he was quite excited. He thought it was because he returned to his place of origin and his mood improved, so he didn't care. After briefly comforting Yuan Shang, Feng Ji, Ma Yan and others, the group slowly headed towards Yecheng. OK.
At the city gate, Yuan Shao saw that there were stains of blood on the city wall, and the city gate was also somewhat damaged, as if it had been hit by a heavy object. He felt a little strange, pointed at the city gate, turned to Yuan Shang and asked: "Shang'er, what happened? "
Yuan Shang hurried forward and said with a wry smile: "Father has traveled a long distance. It's very hard. Shang will wait for you to have some rest before reporting back Ten days ago, Yecheng was attacked by enemy troops. If you hadn't taken precautions in advance.** """* has strengthened its vigilance, I am afraid that Yecheng has been lost today"
Yuan Shao's expression suddenly changed and he asked coldly: "Yecheng is located in the hinterland of Hebei. Where did the enemy army come from? If it is the Jiangdong Army, then they came with wings? Have you collected the changes in the military situation everywhere? Or not?¡±
Yuan Shang felt sweat gushing from his back, and his words were trembling: "Father, calm down They are Liu Bei's men, and they are on a long-distance attack. They only followed small roads along the way, and did not consider the retreat at all They clearly came here to die. ¡The leader¡¯s name is Zhang Fei, and he has been captured alive and imprisoned¡¡±
"Zhang Fei? Isn't that Liu Bei's sworn brother?" Yuan Shao's heart moved, and his anger immediately rose. "This big-eared thief! I treated him well and helped him in times of crisis. I didn't expect that he would use this dirty trick to cut off my foundation. Could it be that he wanted to kill me, Yuan Benchu?"
Return to the mansion. Without waiting for a rest, Yuan Shao asked Yuan Shang to bring Zhang Fei so that he could humiliate him. Zhang Fei has a handsome appearance, but his temper is very rough. I was determined to die on this trip, how could I tolerate Yuan Shao's repeated insults?
Zhang Fei was filled with resentment at this moment. A pair of angry eyes widened, and his hands were tied. He could only spit heavily on Yuan Shao and cursed: "Yuan Shao! Do you want to rebel against the imperial court? Henfei was impatient and rushed to attack the city. Otherwise, you will die without a burial place!"
Yuan Shao avoided Zhang Fei's spit, looked up to the sky and laughed, laughing angrily, "Liu Bei is just a prostitute! Carrying the sign of the Han clan and strutting around, how can such a background be compared with mine! Yide, I think you are loyal to the Lord and have martial arts skills, so why not vote for me and guarantee you a lifetime of glory and wealth!"
In prison, Zhang Fei also learned the news that Yuan Shao was defeated by the Zhou and Liu coalition forces in Guandu, and he felt very relieved. Yuan Shao's words would only make him despise him even more, "You can't even think about asking your Grandpa Zhang to surrender to you, Yuan Shao! Guandu is defeated, and you are completely finished! In a few days, the army will attack Yecheng, and then I can help you beg your eldest brother and the Marquis of Wu to spare your life!"
Yuan Shao's head buzzed, and his consciousness suddenly became confused. Zhang Fei's words were clearly meant to anger him, but he couldn't muster the interest to refute him, so he could only shout with anger and anger: "How presumptuous! I meant to spare you, but you didn't know Life or death! If someone comes, push him out and kill him!"
Zhang Fei laughed loudly, the sound shook the roof tiles, he broke away from the guards who rushed towards him, turned around and strode out, chanting, "The wind is rustling and the sun is shining, I will die and leave my loyal bones behind!"
Zhang Fei¡¯s character and heroic spirit made Yuan Shang, Feng Ji and others in the room feel unbearable.
Before leaving the house, Zhang Fei suddenly turned around, his face became extremely determined, and he said in a deep voice to Yuan Shao: "Yuan Shao! Flying underground, waiting for you!" After saying that, Zhang Fei laughed a few times and strode out.
When the guards put Zhang Fei's head on a copper plate and showed it to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao's eyes fell on Zhang Fei's wide-open eyes. He suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart, screamed, vomited a few mouthfuls of blood, and fainted to the ground.
Two days later, Yuan Shaofang woke up and felt weak all over. He ordered his servants to get a bronze mirror and take a look. It turned out thatThe black hair on his head is all gray, and his face is extremely wrinkled. Judging from his appearance alone, he is probably over seventy years old.
Yuan Shaoping has always cherished his reputation the most, and the other is his appearance. As the eldest son of the dignified Yuan family, his appearance and demeanor alone must make him stand out. Yuan Shao has been handsome and very masculine since he was a child, which is what he has always been secretly proud of. He never expected that the defeat of Guandu would cause his appearance to age so suddenly!
Under the heavy blow, Yuan Shao suddenly thought of two people. He called Yuan Shang and Feng Ji and asked, "Are Tian Feng and Jushu still in prison? Is there anything unusual?"
Yuan Shang always felt that Tian Feng and Jushu were the best counselors in Hebei, and they were willing to protect them, so he reported back: "Father, they have no complaints at all. They can pray for their father in prison with peace of mind."
Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, feeling quite indebted in his heart. If he had listened to these two people's advice before going on the expedition, he would not have ended up like this! When Feng Ji saw his face, he knew that Yuan Shao wanted to let him go, so he hurriedly reported: "My lord, I heard that after my lord returned, Tian Yuanhao taught Ju in prison, our death is not far away! Ju taught puzzled, Tian Yuanhao said , My lord is magnanimous on the outside, well-organized, his worries and joys cannot be expressed in his appearance, but he is afraid of many harms on the inside. If this southern expedition is a big victory, in order to show his magnanimity, he will let us go. If we return after this big defeat, we will definitely I feel shameless to see us, so we must die."
Feng Ji¡¯s words were like a sharp sword piercing Yuan Shao¡¯s heart. Tian Feng¡¯s words were exactly what he thought, but coming from Feng Ji¡¯s mouth, it was absolutely intolerable! Otherwise, everyone in the world will know that his own willfulness cost nearly 100,000 lives of the Hebei Army!
Yuan Shao stood up in front of him, threw his sword to Feng Ji, and said coldly: "Such treacherous and unjust words are unbearable! Tian Feng and Jushu are talented people, but I don't need them either! Yuan Tu, you The two of them should understand if they send this sword to prison!"
That night, Tian Feng and Jushou committed suicide in prison! Before committing suicide, the two of them were speechless, with tears streaming down their faces, and their eyes full of regret and nostalgia. Pity! The two talented people, full of knowledge and treasures, ended up like this just because they followed the wrong master! (To be continued)