At dusk, Yuan Fang rode his horse straight into the city.
After learning about the assassination of Gongsun Xu, Yuan Fang realized the seriousness of the situation, left Duchang City that day, and headed straight for the plains without stopping.
Yuan Fang entered the prefect's mansion with his front foot. After hearing the news, Hao Zhao hurried forward with his back foot.
"The general's supervision was not good, and Gongsun Xu was assassinated. He missed the master's plan. Please punish him." Hao Zhao blamed himself with shame.
Yuan Fang didn't say much and went straight to the prefect's mansion.
After entering the lobby and sitting down, Yuan Fang asked: "Tell me, what is going on."
Hao Zhao then told the story with a guilty tone.
It turns out that Gongsun Xu was imprisoned in Pingyuan Prison and had been fine for several months. A few days ago, a jailer took advantage of Gongsun Xu's unpreparedness and suddenly poisoned him and killed Gongsun Xu on the spot.
"The general should have imprisoned Gongsun Xu in the army instead of imprisoning him in the county jail, otherwise this kind of thing would not have happened." Hao Zhao blamed himself again.
Yuan Fang waved his hand and said: "You don't have to blame yourself. This thing was probably done by some thoughtful people. I didn't notice it, let alone you. Let's talk about the jailer assassin. Can he admit who ordered it? "
"The general used torture on that guy at the end. The guy was very stubborn and refused to admit it." Hao Zhao shook his head.
Yuan Fang frowned slightly and ordered the jailer to be brought up.
After a while, the jailer assassin was dragged up by several soldiers and was thrown to the front of the hall.
Yuan Fang looked down and saw that the jailer was covered in blood and his hands and feet were scarred. He had obviously been tortured.
"Tell me, who instigated you? If you tell me, I will spare your life." Yuan Fang asked in a deep voice.
The jailer raised his head and when he recognized Yuan Fang, his body shook violently, deeply intimidated by Yuan Fang's power.
Although he showed fear, the jailer still took a deep breath and said silently: "No one ordered me to do anything. I just don't like Gongsun Xu, so I want to kill him. As long as I am cured of my sins, I will." willing to die."
The jailer in front of him looked quite tragic and resigned to death.
When Hao Zhao saw this, he was furious and wanted to punch and kick him on the spot to teach him a lesson.
Yuan Fang stopped and instead of getting angry, he asked calmly: "Where are you from?"
"The younger onethe younger one is from Wei County." The jailer admitted truthfully this time.
Wei County, Yecheng?
Yuan Fang nodded slightly, and became more convinced of his guess, and sighed: "You are a man, but have you ever thought about what your family will do if you die?"
When he mentioned his family, the jailer felt as if he had been stabbed in a sore spot and trembled all over.
Then, he sighed bitterly and said helplessly: "Young master, I did this just for my family. Otherwise, my family will die. Young master, I can't help you. Please give me a happy life." Bar."
When asked about this, Yuan Fang has already guessed the inside story based on his insight.
¡°Obviously, the jailer in front of him was threatened with his family¡¯s life, forcing him to sacrifice his life to assassinate Gongsun Xu.
This jailer is from Wei County, so the instigator behind this is probably Yuan Tan.
Yuan Fang relied on Gongsun Xu as a hostage to coerce Gongsun Zan and did not dare to act rashly against Qingzhou.
Now, Gongsun Xu died on his territory. When the news came out, Gongsun Zan must have been furious. He thought that it was Yuan Fang who killed his beloved son. It would be strange not to send out an army to avenge his son.
Yuan Tan saw that the secret agent was using small tricks and could no longer restrain himself, so he resorted to such a vicious trick to use Gongsun Zan's hand to deal with him.
Yuan Fang's gaze was like a blade, and he stabbed at the jailer: "If I guess correctly, the person threatening you should be my eldest brother Yuan Tan."
The jailer was shaken, and a look of shock instantly appeared on his blood-stained face. Although he tried his best to suppress it, it still showed that Yuan Fang had guessed correctly.
Bang bang bang!
The jailer kowtowed to Yuan Fang three times and said in an almost begging tone: "Young Master, I really can't say anything. Please don't ask me anymore. Even if Young Master kills me, I still can't speak."
Yuan Fang understood.
He had been thinking before that Yuan Tan would definitely do some harm to him, but he never expected that he could use such vicious methods.
Using someone else¡¯s wife, children, and children as threats to coerce an innocent person into assassinating Gongsun Xu.
Such methods are truly despicable.
Yuan Fang¡¯s face was filled with blue veins, his fists were secretly clenched,Angry murderous intent surged through his body.
Soon, he suppressed his anger.
With another sneer, Yuan Fang sighed: "You are a man. In order to protect your family, you would rather die yourself. It's a pity that my eldest brother comes from a famous family and has read the teachings of saints, but he is ruthless and wants to put my brother to death. He even You are no better than a little jailer."
Yuan Fang admired the jailer's courage and his affection for his family, even though what the jailer did disrupted his plan.
Hao Zhao next to him also understood the reason and couldn't help but said angrily: "I didn't expect that the eldest young master would be so despicable and could do such a shameless act. Young Master, do you want to report him to the lord?"
"What's the use of complaining?" Yuan Fang shook his head, "Even if the jailer admits that it was Yuan Tan who instigated it, Yuan Tan will not admit it. On the contrary, he will accuse me of falsely accusing him. Do you think my father will turn to me?" who?"
With a rhetorical question, Hao Zhao remained silent.
He understood what Yuan Fang meant. Just like when Yuan Tan instigated Guo Huai to secretly communicate with Liu Bei, it was useless to report Yuan Tan, and it would only make Yuan Tan bite back.
"Then then we will let the eldest young master do whatever he wants and do this to the young master?" Hao Zhao gritted his teeth and said bitterly, unwillingly.
Yuan Fang snorted coldly and said with sharp words: "How can I, Yuan Fang, let others bully me? I will make them repay ten times what they did to me in a short time."
In the fierce oath, murderous intent was as sharp as a blade, which only made everyone on the left and right feel a deep chill.
Yuan Fang glanced at the jailer again and praised: "Although you are from a humble background, you are also a man of affection and friendship, and a courageous man."
Hearing that Yuan Fang actually admired him, the jailer was shocked, and a bit of hope flashed in his eyes, thinking that Yuan Fang would forgive him.
In the blink of an eye, Yuan Fang said in a deep voice: "However, you have made an unforgivable mistake, but I, Yuan Fang, cannot forgive you. You can go with peace of mind. The person who threatened you and forced you to come here to die, your In the future, I, Yuan Fang, will avenge you."
All the jailer's hopes were immediately dashed. Although Yuan Fang admired him, he still wanted to kill him.
The jailer took a deep breath, kowtowed to Yuan Fang again, and said gratefully: "You deserve to die for your sins. Thank you very much, sir."
After paying homage, Yuan Fang waved his hand and ordered him to be dragged out and beheaded.
Watching the jailer being dragged down, Hao Zhao sighed: "Sir, what should we do now?"
"Do you still need to ask?"
Yuan Fang stood up and said in a deep voice: "Send an order to the whole army to prepare for Gongsun Zan's massive attack. After defeating Gongsun Zan, let's find that despicable villain again and settle the ledger!"