There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 776 Unprecedented Expansion

Yecheng, the meeting hall.

Sima Yi looked at Yecheng's household registration, field records, grain depot quantity, arsenal records, and tax forms, his hands trembling with excitement.

Yuan Shao's strength was unprecedentedly strong back then, not without a reason... Yecheng's rich heritage far exceeded his imagination.

In Sima Yi's impression, it seems that apart from Jinling City, he has never encountered such a rich city.

The title of the number one lord in the world is not for nothing. Yecheng can achieve today's development, but Yuan Shao has contributed a lot. Of course, he has indeed done a lot of wrong things these years.

When Sima Yi sighed with emotion, Yuan Tan smiled and said, "How about Zhongda? Yuan's family is still rich, right?"

Sima Yi was taken aback when he heard this.

What is Yuan's family background?

He turned to look at Yuan Tan in doubt.

Seemingly aware of the suspicious look in Sima Yi's eyes, Yuan Tan immediately explained to him, "The prime minister has already promised Yuan, and on behalf of the imperial court, Yuan will be named the lord of Jizhou and lead the four prefectures!"

"Lord of the four states?" Sima Yi was suddenly surprised.

The pottery merchant promised to make Yuan Tan the lord of Jizhou, and Sima Yi could still understand...but let him lead the four states?

Isn't this a mess?After several fierce battles in this Hebei land, the Jinling army finally settled down, and finally let him lead the four states?

Then such a big battle is not all in vain.

"Mr. Yuan, did you remember wrongly? Cheng Que really asked you to lead the four states?"

Yuan Tan took Yecheng, and he seemed a little domineering. He said in a seductive way, "Originally, the prime minister really only agreed to let me be the lord of Jizhou, but before Jushou died, he said that my father intends to pass on his position to me, so Yuan Dedicating the city to the prime minister, in a certain sense, is a loss... Let me lead the four states, it is fair to think about it, besides, I am still a hero, who has won the feat of taking Yecheng? Pass?"

Sima Yi chuckled dryly, "That's, that's... Mr. Yuan's meritorious service has established an indomitable foundation for the Han court, and I and the younger generations should take it as a role model... I will also participate in the matter of leading the four states." Biao played for the son to invite the prime minister."

Yuan Tan nodded in satisfaction, and laughed out loud, his complacency palpable in his words for a moment.

Gao Gan stood behind Yuan Tan without saying a word, his expression was a little cold, and he looked at Yuan Tan with unkind eyes.

When I was young, I heard Sima Yi say, "The Prime Minister has already spread the news of the fall of Ye City, presumably to defeat Yuan Shao quickly... We should also add fire to the Prime Minister."

Yuan Tan put away his smile and said, "How does Zhong Da plan to help the Prime Minister?"

Sima Yi smiled and said, "Didn't the previous one arrest some officials in Yecheng? Let one or two of them go out, let them go to Yuan Shao's side in person, and tell Yuan Shao the news of Yecheng's fall, so as to disturb his will. become."

Yuan Tan shook his head, and said, "Zhongda, you're still too young, and it's really not enough time to do things with a plan."

Yuan Tan now seems to be the lord of the four states, and he dares to teach Sima Yi directly.

If it were someone else, it might be agitated directly, but Sima Yi is very powerful, so he was not angry, he just smiled and asked Yuan Tan politely, "If you dare to ask the eldest son, I don't know what is lacking in Yi's method." ?”

There was a trace of hatred in Yuan Tan's eyes, "You are too soft-hearted towards Yuan Shao... What kind of Yecheng officials should be sent to inform him? Just send Yuan Shang's body back to him. He will understand it immediately."

what!

After saying this, Sima Yi and Gao Gan were shocked.

"Yuan Shang's bones..." Sima Yi thought of the pile of sheep and scorpions he saw in the toilet of the judge's house before, and shuddered all over, "Isn't this too poisonous? Is it necessary? "

It was the first time for Gao Gan to say, "Xiansi, you are too cruel! That is your biological father!"

"I don't have a father." Yuan Tan said lightly, "In my heart, my own father is already dead."

Sima Yi hesitated a little and said, "I think it's better to send a letter to ask the teacher what he thinks about this matter."

Yuan Tan waved his hand and said, "If I'm here, why ask the Prime Minister? That's the deal."

Sima Yi glanced at Yuan Tan and said, "This matter is of great importance, but I cannot make decisions on my own."

Yuan Tan laughed loudly, "You don't need to deal with this matter, I will deal with it on my own, and when the prime minister asks, I will explain to the prime minister myself."

Sima Yi sighed, talked to Yuan Tan casually, and then got up to leave.

After Sima Yi left, Yuan Tan immediately turned around and reprimanded Gao Gandao, "Just now in front of Sima Yi, how dare you refute my face?"

Gao Gan didn't expect Yuan Tan to turn his face and deny anyone, and frowned, "I did it for your own good! Don't you even want wind reviews?"

Yuan Tan said coldly, "It's none of your business to criticize or not. From now on, I will be the Jizhou Shepherd appointed by the imperial court and the lord of the four states. You'd better be more polite to me."

Gao Gan gritted his teeth, "If I don't talk about it, I forgot. Let me ask you, when you invited me to take down Yecheng, you said that you rebelled to save your life. Why did you get involved with pottery again?"

Yuan Tan sneered and said, "It's a joke! Without Prime Minister Tao's support, you and I were able to capture Yecheng, and how could we protect it in the future? I pointed out a way for you. You don't thank me, but blame me instead. What is it?" reason?"

Gao Gan took a deep breath and said, "Okay, even if that's the case, I'll ask you again... The pottery merchant has already promised you the title of Jizhou Shepherd, why do you still want to be the lord of the four states?"

Yuan Tan said indifferently, "I have made outstanding achievements. I captured Yecheng and made such great achievements. I want him to be the lord of the four states, and it is not an excessive request!"

Looking at Yuan Tan's appearance, Gao Gan suddenly felt that he was a little childish.

"Aren't you afraid that the pottery merchant will be murderous in the future?"

Yuan Tan shook his head and said, "Don't worry about this. The pottery merchant has a very close relationship with me, and he still has the name of a gentleman in the world. How can he blame me? You are completely thinking too much. From now on, you will follow me." Me, all the big and small things, I will decide, and I will keep you worry-free for the rest of your life."

Gao Gan looked at Yuan Tan who was already inflated like never before, sighed and did not speak.

You made such a request, and you said that the potter didn't want to kill you?

Does the potter really have such a good heart?

……

"I have to find a way to kill Yuan Tan." The pottery merchant put down the bamboo slips in his hands, and the slips were secret reports written to him secretly by Sima Yi.

Zhuge Liang was next to him, he picked up the bamboo slips sent by Sima Yi suspiciously, unfolded them, read them, and then took a deep breath, "Yuan Tan wants to be the lord of the four states, how can he be so shameless?"

The pottery merchant smiled helplessly and said, "He is not a good person, he is not good at all."

Zhuge Liang said to Tao Shang, "Then what does the teacher plan to do with Yuan Tan?"

The pottery merchant pondered for a while, and said, "I won't deal with him personally, but I already have a plan for how to deal with him...you can visit Tian Feng later, and tell him all the recent things. Here I have to write a letter to Sima Yi."

Chapter 777

Tian Feng was temporarily detained after being discovered by the pottery merchant that he was a spy. However, although the pottery merchant restricted his freedom, he never treated him poorly, and provided him with delicious food and drink every day.

But Tian Feng knew very little about foreign affairs, and the only channel he had was Zhuge Liang, who came to visit him occasionally, and told him about the current war.

As time went by, Tian Feng gradually began to like Zhuge Liang. This young junior was not only knowledgeable, quick-witted, but also humble and polite. He was also a member of the Zhuge clan in Langya.