I have to say that Yuan Shao left a very thick foundation.

That night, at Yuan Shang's welcome banquet, Liu Chuang saw many celebrities.

For example, Feng Ji, Chen Lin, who once made a proclamation to curse Cao Cao in a cold sweat, and Ying Shao, a famous scholar in Runan... At the banquet, most of the Yuan family members who stayed in Yecheng appeared. However, it can be seen that Feng Ji, who was once the chief adviser around Yuan Shang, seemed to be far away from him. The person who sat in the first place in Yuan Shang's lower position was named Tao Sheng, and he was indeed a person that Liu Chuang had never heard of.

Who is Tao Sheng?

This person was originally a minor official in a county under the jurisdiction of Wei County.

In the fourth year of Chuping, the prefect of Wei County colluded with the Black Mountain bandits to rebel against the poison. At that time, Yuan Shao fought with Tian Kai in Qingzhou and was not in Yecheng. However, most of his family stayed in Wei County, including Yuan Shang. Tao Sheng was forced to rebel, but he was not willing to follow the thief. Later, he found an opportunity to rescue all Yuan Shao's family in Yecheng and escorted him to Qiqiu. It was not until Yuan Shao returned to Hebei that he returned Yuan Shao's family to Yuan Shao. Therefore, Yuan Shao reigned Tao as the General of the Fengyi Central Army and trusted him very much.

It’s a pity that Tao Sheng lacked enough talent and did not have a reputation.

Even with Yuan Shao's support, he could only be the chief clerk of the General's Mansion and remained unknown.

If we count it, the relationship between Tao Sheng and Yuan Shang is quite similar to that of A Dou and Liu Chan who was rescued by Zhao Yun in Changbanpo.

However, Yuan Shang was affected by the environment and was not close to Tao Sheng.

Until Yuan Shao's death, Yecheng was in turmoil, but Tao Sheng was firmly standing beside Yuan Shang, which also made Yuan Shang have some enlightenment... Although Feng Ji and others were talented, they were too selfish. He felt that he should first appease those who were loyal to him, and after he had some firm supporters, he would have the confidence to recruit others. The so-called "a thousand gold to buy horse bones" is exactly the case.

It is precisely because of this that Yuan Shang took over the position of Tao Sheng after he was the general, but he was still above Feng Ji.

This Tao Sheng is indeed loyal to Yuan Shang.

It is hard to say whether Yuan Shang did this right or wrong. He wanted to stabilize the situation and gather his confidants, but what would Feng Ji think if he brought Tao Sheng up like this? Although these people have selfish intentions, who can't do it? No matter what, Feng Ji and others have been helping Yuan Shang before, and they are even more heroes who took over the position of general... but now they are under Tao Sheng.

The children of wealthy families really don’t understand what they think.

Maybe Yuan Shang has his own skills. But what does it have to do with Liu Chuang?

"Uncle Liu is here in Yecheng and my lord fight against Cao. But I wonder how much Uncle Liu knows Cao Cao?"

When the banquet was in full swing, someone suddenly stood up and asked Liu Chuang loudly.

At first glance, there seems to be no problem.

But the person who asked, coupled with his expression, contained a lot of content...

Liu Chuang recognized this person. It was Hua Yan whom he met during the Lin Stewards era, and he was also a strategist around Yuan Tan.

He had a little disdain on his face. Although he was asking for advice, he actually mocked Liu Chuang, and did not dare to fight against Cao Cao, and could only rely on Yuan.

Hua Yan's provocation seemed not beyond the expectations of others.

Judging from the personal expression, some frown, some praise, and some are dissatisfied... Liu Chuang could see that the ministers of the Yuan family were still full of factions. Those who expressed dissatisfaction were Yuan Shang's confidant, and those who expressed praise were Yuan Tan's subordinates. As for those who frowned and thoughtful, most of them were in a neutral state. Among these people, Chen Lin and others who surrendered to Cao Cao in later generations.

"This gentleman is..."

Liu Chuang pretended not to know Hua Yan, and turned his head to ask Yuan Shang.

One sentence made Hua Yan blush.

I think I am very awesome, but I don’t remember who you are.

This also made Hua Yan's speech that had been prepared long ago, and suddenly became messy, and he didn't know what to do.

Yuan Shang smiled and said, "Mr. Hua Yan is a famous scholar in Linzi. He met the emperor in Linshou in early years. Why don't the emperor remember?"

"oh!"

Liu Chuang pretended to be in a daze, "I remembered this when the third young master said this.

I remember that when the bandits of Mount Tai occupied a large number of people and attacked the third prince, Mr. Hua asked me to send troops to help... but in the end, he did not have one soldier with me. I remember that at that time, Mr. Hua seemed to be engaged in Qingzhou, and he was unable to draw troops from his own rule, haha!"

You ask me what I think of Cao Cao?

Let me talk about your embarrassing things first...

Yuan Shang seemed to have thought of some bad things, and his face slightly darkened.

Liu Chuang's words made many people here laugh at me: A guy who can't even manage his own territory is...

Hua Yan's face turned from red to blue.

Lu Xun suddenly spoke, "Mr. Hua asked my lord how he viewed Cao Cao?

This traitor!

This man used the emperor to command the princes. He seemed to be a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, but in fact he was just a traitor. Now his troops entered Hebei, which seemed to be amazing, but in fact he was vulnerable. Yanzhou and Yuzhou have been fighting for years, and the people were already exhausted. The reason why he dared to use troops at this time was simply because the general left, so he wanted to take advantage of the troubled waters. If he thought about it carefully, Cao Cao was actually surrounded by the enemy. Liu Biao in the southwest and Sun Quan in the southeast were his great enemies... If he had not won twice, how could he be arrogant? If Yuan and Liu could cooperate, they would have defeated Cao Bi."

Perhaps because Hua Yan's arrogance was suppressed and his face was not very good, Feng Ji suddenly spoke: "Uncle Huang is full of confidence.

But as far as I know, since his debut, the emperor's uncle has been defeated by Cao Cao repeatedly. In Guangling, he fought for nine deaths and finally had to abandon Donglai, Beihai. If it weren't for Yuan Gong's intake, the emperor's uncle would have almost no place to stay. Now he is arrogant... Haha, it's ridiculous."

Liu Chuang's expression was not changed, and he smiled but said nothing.

Lu Yu suddenly spoke, "But Mr. Fengji Fengyuantu face to face?"

“That’s right!”

When I twist my beard, I reveal a hint of arrogant expression.

Lu Yu smiled and said, "I heard that Mr. is a famous scholar today, but he didn't know that he would say such words. It's really disappointing.

The great roc spreads its wings and flies thousands of miles away. How can his ambition be known to the birds?

Thinking back to the beginning, the Emperor's uncle started in Xuzhou. He was based in Donglai, Beihai. In two years, he developed benevolent politics, founded Nanshan Academy, and compiled the Siku Quanshu. Donglai, Beihai. It was originally a deserted place, but in just two or three years, the Emperor's uncle caused the population of the two places to surge by hundreds of thousands... This was a benevolent politics that had never been seen since the Yellow Turban. However, Cao Cao was brutal and launched troops to invade our territory. The Emperor's uncle took the overall situation into consideration and could not bear to hurt the lives of the people of Beihai, so he had to leave Donglai, Beihai, and go to western Liaoning to guard the border for our Han Dynasty, and expand the territory. This was a grand event that had never been seen since Huan Ling. Mr. Yuantu said that the Emperor's uncle was shameless, but he did not know that the north could be calm when Mr. Yuan was alive. How much would the territory be expanded?"

Feng Ji's face changed and he said angrily: "I think that Uncle Liu was desperate at the time. If it weren't for Mr. Yuan's intake, how could he have today?

But since the Emperor occupied Liaodong, he invaded my frontier and occupied my Youzhou to carry out military affairs. Is this what a real man does?"

Lu Xun suddenly stood up angry: "How can Mr. Yuantu say such a ruthless statement?

It is said that all the kings under the world are the kings, and the shores of the land are the kings. My lord is obeying the emperor's decree to garrison the northern border... But I don't know when this Youzhou became the owner of Mr. Yuan? People say that a real man should raise a three-foot green edge to build a great achievement. But now, the traitors are at the city, and my lord comes to help out with kindness. Instead of giving advice to his lord, he makes trouble again and again, and becomes more majestic... Mr. Yuantu, dare you ask if he wants to imitate Xu You and others, abandon the three young masters and follow Cao Cao?"

Both sides were verbal and quarrel, making the smell of gunpowder at the banquet stronger and stronger.

Lu Xun and Lu Yu were even more fearless and faced the difficulties made by the Yuan advisers, he did not give in.

Liu Chuang smiled but said nothing, just pouring himself and drinking.

But Yuan Shang's face became darker and darker!

"Everyone with me!"

Seeing that there was someone coming out to provoke, Yuan Shang could no longer bear it.

You guys come out and make things difficult for me, but you also need to be a bit sensible.

Now we are going to unite to fight against Cao Cao, but in the end we have become one by one to praise Cao Cao?

Of course, Yuan Shang was unhappy and said sternly: "Today's banquet is held to welcome the emperor's uncle... No matter what kind of grudges there were in the past, now the enemy is in front of him, we should cooperate sincerely to resist Cao Cao's thieves. What you and others say are praised by Cao Cao. Could it be that you want to rebel?

Feng Ji and others argued with Lu Yu and Lu Xun at first, but later they realized something was wrong and closed their mouths long ago.

Seeing Yuan Shang getting angry, everyone at the banquet knew something was wrong.

Liu Chuang said, "The third young master temporarily stopped the wrath of thunder, and now he gathered with the great men and benefited a lot.

Why should you take some drunken words at the banquet and banquet to heart? I believe that all the nobles are noble people, so how could they do things to blame the Lord and seek honor?"

Yuan Shang suppressed his anger.

Liu Chuang's words were explicitly excusing everyone, but in fact they were sarcastic.

"It's not early, and I'm a little tired all the way, so let's dissipate like this.

As for the joint anti-Cao incident, it is the general trend. I and the third prince have made a conclusion. If there was any offense before, I hope that the high seas will be allowed. But after tonight, don’t say anything about praise for the thief. If it is spread, it will probably cause Yuan Gong’s hard work to be wasted."

"Okay, I have ordered people to prepare well in the inn, and the emperor's uncle just rest."

Liu Chuang laughed and took Yuan Shang's hand and said, "The General may not understand me.

Over the years, we have been doing things in the army, mostly in the army, and we live with our children. The general is so kind that he can understand it. But if he doesn't get together with his children for a day, he will inevitably be worried, so he should stay in the army. In addition, when our army comes, we will never camp outside the city. We also ask the general to make arrangements early to stay with me so that the soldiers in the army will not feel resentful.

I will come back tomorrow to discuss the fight against Cao with the general."

After saying that, Liu Chuang bowed and said, "You are so kind today, Chuang keeps it in mind.

But there is a saying in Chuang that at the moment of survival and death in Jizhou, I hope that all the officials will abandon prejudices and cooperate sincerely. This is the blessing of the Han Dynasty and the blessing of the people."

After saying that, Liu Chuang took Lu Xun, Lu Yu and Pang De away.

Yuan Shang sent him outside the government office and said a little embarrassedly: "Today, I made the emperor laugh."

"Hey, where is the general's words?"

Liu Chuang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Every family has a difficult sutra to recite. However, now that foreign enemies are facing each other, as the head of the family, you should make a decision in your heart and not be shaken by outsiders. I have a glance, which comes from the heart. Maybe it is not very pleasant, but I don't vomit well, please forgive me."

"Please tell me the emperor."

Liu Chuang pondered for a moment and whispered: "If you surrender, you can treat it well."

If the third young master surrenders, how can he deal with it?"

After saying that, Liu Chuang got on the horse and bowed to his goodbye.

Watching Liu Chuang leave, Yuan Shang was so excited that he was chilling.

Liu Chuang had only one meaning inside and outside the words: anyone in Yecheng could surrender, but you, Yuan Shang, could not surrender!

Just imagine, what Liu Chuang said makes sense.
To be continued...