Three Kingdoms: Starting from zero, a wealthy party

Chapter 220 Worship
Yuan Xi, who was standing aside, also had the same thought in his heart.

Yuan Tan followed Yuan Shang, knelt down on the ground together, and said to Yuan Shao, "Father commander, I must be a vanguard general, and I have practiced an iron-clad battle formation..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yuan Xi who was on the side. He also knelt down and said, "Father, I must be the vanguard general. If I lose, I would like to come and see you!"

Yuan Shang, the youngest, spoke again: "Father Commander, the eldest brother and the second brother are both my elder brothers, and they have great responsibilities, but fighting against the enemy, life and death are at stake, so please ask Father Commander to let me be the vanguard general!"

The three of you said something to each other, and what they said made some sense. Yuan Shao was a little embarrassed at the moment. He felt that he had said too much praise just now, so he couldn't say a word now.

Sitting in the upper seat, he listened to the argument of the three sons below, frowned, stroked his gray beard, and fell into deep thought.

Standing under the main hall, Xu You slowly sneered when he saw such a good show in the hall, but under his deliberate suppression, no one heard it.

He tilted his head slightly to the back, and said to the people behind: "Brother Guo Tu, the three of my lord's sons are all vying to be this vanguard general, my lord is in a very difficult situation."

"The lord has not yet established an heir. The three young masters are so anxious to be the pioneers. In fact, they are fighting for the big position."

Guo Tu asked him back: "Then, according to your estimation, who will the lord make this vanguard general?"

Xu You stroked his beard, and just about to speak, Yuan Shao said at this moment: "This decisive battle with Cao Cao is of great importance. Vanguard General, I decided to..."

He looked at the three young masters below, then at the civil and military officials facing up, took a deep breath, and continued: "I, Yuan Shao, will take care of it myself!"

Xu You admired in a low voice: "The lord is brilliant." He turned his head to Guo Tu behind and continued, "Let me tell you, once the lord becomes wise, he will be wiser than any lord in the world!"

Guo Tu echoed in a low voice: "That's right, that's right."

Yuan Shao stood up. At this time, he really looked like an emperor, with a serious expression, showing a bit of domineering aura on his body, and shouted loudly: "Listen to the order!"

All the civil and military officials below stopped whispering, and all stood up straight, Xu You and Guo Tu were not talking, they were looking forward, and their eyes were focused on Yuan Shao, waiting for Yuan Shao to issue an order.

"Pass down the order, let the two generals Yan Liangwen and Chou rectify the three armies and wait for them! At noon the next day, the three armies will gather in front of the pass to hold a pledging meeting to destroy Cao Cao, worship the sky, the earth, the ancestors, and go out with blood!"

Civil and military officials collectively shouted: "Obey!"

At noon the next day, the scorching sun hung in the sky, and the three armed forces stood neatly in front of the oath-taking platform, ready to go.

Facing the three armies, Yuan Shao felt very satisfied when he saw their mental state, then turned around and walked up step by step with firm steps.

Xu You looked at Yuan Shao, full of confidence in his heart.

The steps of the ancient blood sacrifice to heaven and earth are actually very simple, that is, to cut one's skin with a knife, let the blood flow out slowly, drip into the wine cup, pray to heaven and earth respectively, and then drink up the wine in the cup.

After Yuan Shao dripped the blood into all the cups, he held up the wine cups respectfully, and said: "My minister, General Yuan Shao of Jizhou, is here to tell the sky that the Cao thief has usurped the Han against the sky, poisoned the living beings, and brought disaster to the world. My minister Shao follows the way of heaven, Lead the king's division, lead an army of 70, conquer Cao and destroy the thieves, clear the universe, hope the gods will protect you, and help Shao to make a triumphant return early, minister Shao, drink blood and worship!"

After finishing speaking, Yuan Shao picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. All the soldiers in the rear shouted loudly: "We must win! We must win! We must win!"

Xu You was very pleased to see such a scene. He directly bowed to Yuan Shao three times, full of pride in his heart.

Later, Yuan Shao used the same method to worship the land and the ancestors respectively, but the titles and respect words were slightly different.

After the three armies worshiped Yuan Shao, their mood reached an unprecedented height, and they kept shouting loudly: "We must win! We must win! We must win!"

In the prison inside the pass, Tian Feng was sleeping soundly, and was agitated by the shouting of the soldiers outside. He immediately called the prison guards and asked what happened outside.

The jailer told him that Yuan Shao is currently holding a meeting to recruit Cao's swearing-in, offering sacrifices to heaven, earth, and the spirit of his ancestors.

He was full of worries, and asked cautiously: "Could it be that the lord decided to send troops to destroy Cao?"

"Yes," said the jailer even more proudly: "My lord has an army of 70, so it's easy to destroy Cao Cao!"

Tian Feng's eyes were full of worry, and he said helplessly: "It's just a false name."

He thought of something again, his expression became anxious, and he urged the jailer: "Hurry up, go to the pen and ink, I want to give my lord an admonition."

When the jailer heard what he said, his face was full of reluctance, and he said, "My lord, don't make further admonitions, that's all, don't even think about it, you are enduring this prison because of admonitions."

When Tian Feng heard the prison officer say this, his face was full of impatience, and he said: "I would rather die because of admonishment, and never deny it, go get the pen and ink!"

The jailer had no choice but to fetch pens, ink and bamboo slips for him, and asked him to write to the lord.

On the swearing-in platform, after Yuan Shao paid homage to the heaven, earth and ancestors, he turned around and saw that all the soldiers below were holding up their weapons and shouting one after another. He waved his hand to make the soldiers stop, and said: "Soldiers of the three armies, listen carefully!" I say."

"This battle not only determines the life and death of the Yuan family, but also determines the fate of the soldiers. This battle determines the history of the next 500 years, and determines the final ownership of the dynasty."

"Life and death, misfortune, fortune, honor and disgrace, future history, and the affiliation of the dynasty all depend on this battle." After finishing speaking, he drew out his sword impassionedly, and the soldiers also raised their weapons high, shouting the slogan of victory again.

It has to be said that as a local prince, he has good eloquence in boosting morale. Just a few words can arouse the passion and blood of the soldiers.

It's a pity that there will always be people who are interested in bad guys at such a moment. The prison guards sent Tian Feng's advice to Xu You, which made Xu You a little embarrassed.

Basically, he knew the content of the remonstrance without reading it, but at such a grand moment, reading such content would be tantamount to damaging the morale of the soldiers.

But if you don't give him to Yuan Shao, he will be a little disloyal as a courtier. Tian Feng also grasped this point of him, so he asked the jailer to bring this letter of remonstrance to Xu You, and let him Come and be this half-bad peacemaker.

Xu You had already scolded Tian Feng seven or eight times in his heart, but it was useless. He also knew very well in his heart that Tian Feng had a great role in promoting Tian Feng's entry into prison. In order to compensate him, he should present the things in his hand to Yuan Shao .

(End of this chapter)