Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

"The reason why officials from all over the world can still abide by the orders of the emperor is because Dong Zhuo has learned from the past and dare not be that early bird."

"So, since Yuan wants to take over the world, he is doomed to die with many people, and there is no reason to coexist. Otherwise, chaos will arise sooner or later. Even, after a hundred years of Yuan, there may be another Dong Zhuo in this world. That kind of result is something Yuan doesn't want to see."

"As for Li Yi, talented and virtuous, he still has no roots. He took Dong Zhuo's life before, but afterwards he had to escape to Nanyang to survive. It can be seen that his foundation is weak. If he is my Yuan family's son-in-law, even if he will make great contributions in the future , but the foundation is all in my Yuan family, once a double heart is born, the reputation will definitely be ruined!"

"Also, Li Yi is about the same age as Yao'er. If I can let him serve my Yuan family wholeheartedly, even if Yuan is not around in the future, and everyone gets old, as long as Yao'er has him to assist, I will feel at ease."

"Master Foresight, I can't wait for what happens."

It was only then that Yan Xiang and the others understood Yuan Shu's thoughts, that they had started thinking about finding an escort for Yuan Yao so early on, and there was no objection with reason and evidence.

Seeing that everyone was convinced by his reasons, Yuan Shu didn't have much joy on his face, because even though Yuan Shu thought that he would rule the world with the jade seal from heaven, he still dared not explain certain things too clearly, otherwise he would be regarded as the leader of the Yuan family. I can't bear it.

"Okay, I'm telling you this so that you can understand what I think in my heart, so that I won't be hindered by the side when making arrangements in the future."

"I can't wait."

Everyone responded one after another, and some of them were secretly ashamed. If there was no explanation from Yuan Shu, it would really be bad for them to say bad things in the future.

Yuan Shu smiled, and said to Yan Xiang: "I attach great importance to this matter. Mr. Yan is prudent in his work. I hope Mr. Yan will handle it. What do you think?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Yan Xiang saluted immediately and said, "My lord, please rest assured, Xiang will definitely not let you down!"

"very good."

Yuan Shu nodded, and added: "Be careful, the timing of this matter must be properly grasped, and the news must not be leaked, otherwise it will delay the affairs of Jingzhou, and the loss outweighs the gain."

"Here!"

Yan Xiang agreed, and was about to ask a few more details, but saw a rider rushing towards the gate of the city. After the knight dismounted, he saw where Yuan Shu was, and ran towards this side quickly.

Ji Ling narrowed his eyes and said to Yuan Shu: "My lord has dispatched 300 people to escort the Marquis Xiang back. This person is one of them, and he is the captain."

Yuan Shu praised: "Yongyi can get to know the small officials in the army, it shows that he has always put his heart into it, very good!"

Ji Ling hurriedly said modestly: "My lord, I'm so grateful!"

While the two were talking, the team leader had already run to Yuan Shu's side and said, "My lord, there is something urgent to report to Marquis Xiang."

Yuan Shu suppressed the smile on his face, and said, "You just left the city with the Marquis Xiang, what could be wrong?"

The captain took out an arrow with the arrow removed from behind, and a piece of cloth, and handed it to Ji Ling. Ji Ling looked at it first, and he wanted to confirm safety first, but when he saw it, Ji Ling's face changed. , let out a low cry, and then hurriedly handed the things to Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu frowned, took the cloth, and saw a line of small characters written on it: "Someone wants to kill Xianghou, be careful on the road!"

"Bastard, who dares to be so bold!"

Yuan Shu's face darkened immediately, and he cursed directly.

When Yan Xiang and the others saw Yuan Shu getting angry, their hearts also shuddered, and they took a look at the cloth strips, and their faces changed.

Yang Hong asked the captain directly: "What's going on here, please tell me in detail."

The captain didn't dare to hide it, and said: "Not long after I left the city with Marquis Xiang, someone shot a cold arrow at the team. At that time, I thought it was an assassin. Unexpectedly, the shooter actually sent a message to warn with a feather arrow. After I reported it to Marquis Xiang, I wanted to send an arrow The archer captured him, but he was clever in concealment and couldn't find his trace, so Marquis Xiang asked me to report this matter to the lord."

Listening to the squad leader's narration, Yuan Shu's face was so black that ink dripped out.

If you talk about who in this world is most unwilling to have an accident with Li Yi at this time, Yuan Shu is definitely the first to bear the brunt.

Regardless of Yuan Shu's admiration for Li Yi himself, it's just that what happened to Li Yi in Yangzhou, no matter who did it, Yuan Shu must at least bear more than half of the responsibility, which is a blow to Yuan Shu's reputation.

Of course, Yuan Shu is quite optimistic about his reputation, but he is not willing to get involved in that kind of inexplicable scapegoat.

Not to mention, Yuan Shu will not only want to occupy Jingzhou in the future, but he must also make a quick decision. Otherwise, he may be copied by soldiers from Xuzhou and Yuzhou. Therefore, Li Yi's role is extremely important. Even, without Li Yi's help, this strategy might have been aborted.

Therefore, Yuan Shu's anger can be imagined when someone dared to do something at this time, and even did it under his nose.

Seeing that Yuan Shu seemed to be about to run away violently, Yang Hong hurriedly persuaded him: "My lord, don't worry, since someone has warned you about this matter, Marquis Xiang will definitely be fine, and we can definitely discuss it later."

"call"

Yuan Shu let out a foul breath, and asked the captain, "Did the Marquis Xiang say who did this?"

The captain shook his head and said: "The Marquis Xiang didn't know either, but he just asked the villain to send the things to the envoy, and begged the envoy to send another two hundred soldiers to escort him."

Yuan Shu said to Zhang Xun in a deep voice, "You should do this immediately."

"Here!"

Zhang Xun responded, not daring to be vague, and immediately went down to make arrangements.

After Zhang Xun left, Yuan Shu asked again: "Who do you think did this?"

Yang Hong thought for a while and said, "Hsianghou is a friendly person, and since he arrived in Yangzhou, he hasn't had any grudges with anyone."

Yuan Shu raised his eyebrows and said, "You mean to say?"

Yang Hong smiled wryly, but didn't continue. After all, he guessed this kind of thing completely out of thin air, without the slightest evidence, so it's fine to hint at it. If he said it clearly, he would have an enmity with others.

Yuan Shu squinted his eyes halfway. He knew who Yang Hong was alluding to. Sun Ce, when he wrote the battle report, he could call Li Yi's life by name. Now that Li Yi has left Yangzhou, Sun Ce is most likely to take advantage of the opportunity.

Yan Xiang saw that Yuan Shu's eyes were not good, and he seemed to want to kill someone, so he said badly, and came out and said, "My lord, in terms of suspicion in this matter, the first choice should be Sun Ce, but Sun Ce is still recuperating in Wu County, so it is difficult to have leisure time. Planning this matter, so Xiang thinks that there are other masterminds in this matter."

"Oh, who do you want to talk about?"

Yuan Shu's thoughts were planned by Yan Xiang, and seeing that he had other opinions, his attention was indeed drawn.

Yan Xiang said slowly: "Jingzhou, Liu Biao!"

Yuan Shu was taken aback for a moment, never expecting that Yan Xiang would say Liu Biao's name.

Yan Xiang said solemnly: "It is well known that Liu Biao will use any means to kill Li Yi. Now that Li Yi is in Yangzhou, for Liu Biao, if he kills Li Yi at this time, not only his wish will be fulfilled, but also his stigma will be pushed away afterwards." When it comes to the lord, it can be said to kill two birds with one stone, so Xiang thinks that apart from Liu Biao, there will be no second choice!"

Ji Linghu couldn't help but said: "Bie Jia, Yan, if Liu Biao wants to kill Xianghou, at least hundreds of people will have the hope of succeeding. It is not easy for these many people to sneak into Yangzhou. Ji is willing to guarantee with his name, There are absolutely no such many outsiders around Shouchun!"

Ji Ling had to say that he was responsible for the defense near Shouchun. If it was what Yan Xiang said, no matter what happened to Li Yi, it would definitely be fine to punish him for dereliction of duty.

Yan Xiang bowed to Ji Ling and said apologetically, "General Ji, don't misunderstand, Yan doesn't mean to criticize at all."

Yan Xiang's tone was very sincere, and Ji Ling couldn't tell the difference, so he could only look at Yuan Shu and wait for his statement.

Yuan Shu closed his eyes and meditated, a tangled look flashed across his face from time to time, he waited for about half a stick of incense, and then said: "Mr. Yan, stay here, and the rest of you will perform their duties for the time being, don't let Xiaoxiao make trouble."

Everyone knew that Yuan Shu had something to say and wanted to be alone with Yan Xiang, so they withdrew immediately.

When only Yuan Shu and Yan Xiang were left, Yuan Shu looked into Yan Xiang's eyes and asked, "Sir, do you really think this matter is related to Liu Biao?"

"Please forgive me, my lord."