Chapter 357 Brothers kill each other, fathers and sons turn against each other, it would be strange if they don't die! Give him an irresistible temptation and fight back!
Everyone was shocked.

Be it Ju Su or Zhang He, their expressions changed drastically.

No one expected that Yuan Shao would be so angry that he would take his anger out on Tian Feng and want to kill him!

Who is Tian Feng?

He is the current head of the civil servants in the State of Wei, a man of high moral character and great respect.

Relying on the influence of the Tian family in Hebei and their reputation for fortitude and loyalty, they had a huge influence in the hearts of the people of Wei.

Moreover, Yuan Shao’s ability to regain the throne was largely due to Tian Feng’s contribution.

You, Yuan Shao, actually want to kill in public such a famous, meritorious, loyal and righteous minister?

Crazy!
"Your Majesty, please calm down!"

"Although Tian Yuanhao's words offended the king, he was honest in his words. I beg the king to revoke his order and not kill this loyal minister!"

Ju Shou was the first to kneel down and plead for Tian Feng.

"Your Majesty, Tian Yuanhao is highly respected. If you kill this loyal minister at this time, I am afraid that it will make the people of Wei unstable!"

"Please show mercy, Your Majesty, and revoke your order."

Yan Liang also knelt down and followed Ju Shou in urging Yuan Shao to show mercy.

The rest of the ministers knelt down and pleaded for Tian Feng.

Yuan Shao looked at the ministers kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, and the anger in his eyes gradually subsided, and turned into deep fear.

Tian Feng cannot be killed, at least not today.

Now that he has just returned to the throne, he needs to regain the hearts of the people. If he ignores the advice of all the ministers and insists on killing Tian Feng, a senior official, wouldn't he lose the support of the people?
But Tian Feng was a rude and rebellious person. If he was let off so easily, where would his authority as a king be?

Tian Feng is so highly respected and virtuous that so many ministers plead for him, and he has the Tian family backing him up. His prestige has apparently overshadowed that of the king himself. How could this be tolerated?
"Tian Feng cannot be killed, my dignity cannot be damaged, and the Tian family also needs to be suppressed!"

Yuan Shao weighed the pros and cons and had an idea in mind.

So he suppressed his murderous intent, waved his hand and said coldly:
"In consideration of the pleas of all the ministers, I will spare your life, but you are so disobedient and disrespectful to me that you can escape the death penalty but cannot escape the punishment of living!"

"Come here, take Tian Feng away, put him in jail and tell him to reflect on his mistakes!"

Seeing that Yuan Shao did not kill Tian Feng but only imprisoned him, Ju Su and others breathed a sigh of relief and dared not persuade him any further.

The left and right imperial guards rushed forward, captured Tian Feng, and forced him down the city.

Tian Feng was not grateful to Yuan Shao for not killing him. Instead, his face was filled with deep sadness and despair, and he let out a long sigh towards the sky.

"Brothers are killing each other, fathers and sons are turning against each other. It's a pity that our beautiful land of Hebei will eventually be owned by others, owned by others..."

Everyone was sweating and secretly blamed Tian Feng for not knowing the difference between life and death. Yuan Shao has spared your life, but you are still trying to trick Yuan Shao. Aren't you seeking death?

Fortunately, Yuan Shao finally suppressed his murderous intent. He did not issue another order to kill until Tian Feng was dragged down from the city wall and his fists were clenched until they crackled.

"Gather the troops immediately. I will go to Nanpi in person to take the head of that rebellious son!"

Yuan Shao failed to kill Tian Feng, so his anger shifted to Yuan Shang, and he even wanted to raise an army to attack him.

Everyone just breathed a sigh of relief, but was immediately shocked again.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. This cannot happen."

"Although the Third Prince disobeyed the king's order and did not return to Yecheng to apologize, he has nominally removed his title of king and still respects the king as his father. He also led his army to Nanpi under the pretext of recruiting soldiers and horses to protect Yecheng's rear."

"At least on the surface, the Third Young Master did not rebel."

"If Your Majesty leads the army to attack now, it will be equivalent to announcing to the people of Wei that the Third Prince is plotting treason!"

"The son rebels against the father, the father kills the son, what will the people of the four directions think?"

“I am afraid that in a blink of an eye people’s hearts will collapse and states and counties will fall into division and civil strife.”

"This will only give Liu Bei an opportunity to take advantage of the situation. He will lead the Chu army to the north. Yecheng will be in danger, and our Great Wei will be in danger!"

"Your Majesty, please put the overall situation first and do not use military force against the Third Young Master at this time!"

"Even if we want to attack the Third Young Master, we can't do it now!"

Tian Feng was imprisoned, but Ju Su did not learn his lesson. Instead, he took over the title of the first minister of remonstration and, after analyzing the pros and cons, he retorted to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao had just been criticized by Tian Feng, and now he was criticized by Ju Shou. He felt very upset.

But he is the leader of a region after all, and even if he is furious, he still retains some rationality.

After a moment's thought, Yuan Shao quickly realized that Ju Su's opposition was not without reason.

Attacking Yuan Shang and clearing out the clan now would only allow Liu Bei to take advantage and push the State of Wei toward destruction.

"I only have 50,000 soldiers available now. If I don't defeat that rebellious man, how can I take back the 40,000 soldiers in his hands?"

"Without those 40,000 soldiers, how can I defend Yecheng with the troops I have now? How can I resist the 170,000 Chu troops?"

"Ju Gongyu, have you ever thought about these things?"

Yuan Shao raised his crutch, pointed at Ju Su and shouted.

Ju Su was speechless.

"If it weren't for the eldest son Guo Tu and his men surrendering to Liu Bei, Liyang would have fallen, and the gates of Hebei would have been wide open. The situation of our Great Wei would not have fallen into such a predicament today..."

Zhang He shook his head and sighed.

His sigh seemed unintentional, but in fact he wanted to direct Yuan Shao's anger towards Yuan Tan, who had surrendered to Liu Bei.

After all, they are still from Hebei. If Yuan Shao were gone one day, they might have to re-establish Yuan Shang as king.

Although he was now intimidated by Yuan Shao's prestige and had to temporarily leave Yuan Shang and obey Yuan Shao's orders, he still had to say something to excuse Yuan Shang in order to avoid being held accountable by Yuan Shang in the future.

really.

Yuan Shao was filled with rage, which was immediately directed toward Yuan Tan by Zhang He's unintentional sigh.

"boom!"

Yuan Shao struck the ground with his cane and said angrily:
"That cowardly and rebellious son was captured by the big-eared thief back then. Today, he has disregarded my great Wei foundation and is actually kneeling before the big-eared thief. He has really brought shame to me."

"And there's that traitor Guo Tu. I treated him well, but he actually instigated Yuan Tan to surrender to Liu!" "How hateful! How hateful! I will exterminate Guo Tu's entire clan!"

Zhang He and others remained silent.

Guo Tu was the only remaining capable adviser among the Ruying faction's advisers, and was a thorn in their eyes and their throats.

Naturally, they were happy to see Yuan Shao's plan to wipe out Guo Tu's entire family, and they were happy to watch the fun.

"No, Your Majesty, you must not do this!"

Ju Su spoke again and decisively stopped Yuan Shao's wrath of genocide.

"Ju Gongyu, why do you always contradict me?"

"You stopped me from attacking Yuan Shang, the rebellious son. Why do you still oppose me when I want to wipe out the entire clan of Guo Tu, the traitor?"

"Could it be that you are like Tian Feng, relying on my trust in you to openly disobey me?"

Yuan Shao was so angry that he shouted at Ju Su.

Ju Su showed no fear and said sternly:
"The eldest son surrendered to Liu Bei because he was afraid of death. This minister has never denied it."

"But there is also a reason why the Third Young Master reduced his troops and horses and wanted to put him to death."

"So in my opinion, the eldest son and Guo Tu surrendered to Liu because they had no choice, not because of their own will."

"If you exterminate Guo Tu's entire family now, not only will Guo Tu hate you to the core, but he will also swear allegiance to Liu Bei until his death."

"The eldest prince will also be terrified. Under Guo Tu's instigation, he will fight wholeheartedly for Liu Bei to deal with our Great Wei."

"As the eldest son, if he were to risk his life to fight for Liu Bei, what would happen to the soldiers of Wei?"

"People are already in chaos now, isn't this just adding insult to injury?"

"So I ask Your Majesty to put the overall situation first and not exterminate the Guo family for now."

Ju Su gave a long and earnest speech and also said a few fair words for Yuan Tan.

The murderous intent in Yuan Shao's eyes gradually faded, but he still said with resentment:

"Even if it is for the sake of the greater good, that rebellious son surrendered to Liu, and that traitor Guo Tu betrayed me. If I don't punish them severely, how can I convince the people?"

Yuan Shao was still unwilling to give in and always wanted to vent his anger through killing in order to establish his own deterrent power.

at this time.

A gleam of light flashed in Ju Su's eyes, as if he was suddenly inspired by something, and his spirits suddenly became lifted.

"I think that Your Majesty should not only not exterminate the Guo Tu clan, but should also go to the Guo Mansion in person to appease the Guo clan members."

Yuan Shao was confused.

Yan Liang, Zhang He and others on his left and right also looked at Ju Su in shock.

Guo Tu instigated Yuan Tan to surrender to Liu Bei, betraying the Wei Dynasty and Yuan Shao.

Not only did you not let Yuan Shao annihilate the Guo family, but you also asked Yuan Shao to go to the Guo residence in person to win over and appease the Li Tu family?
Isn't this a disease...

"Ju Gongyu, you——"

"Your Majesty!"

Ju Su interrupted Yuan Shao's rage and bowed first:

"The reason why I asked the king to appease Guo Tu's people is to show it to the eldest son and Guo Tu. I want to use them to help the king defeat Liu Bei and the Chu in one fell swoop and turn the tide!"

Yuan Shao's body trembled suddenly, the angry words on his lips collapsed in an instant, and the anger on his face immediately turned into surprise.

A ray of light emerged in his eyes.

Yuan Shao suppressed his anger and asked anxiously, "Ju Gongyu, what do you mean by this? I don't understand."

Ju Su couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Yuan Shao calm down.

After calming down a little, he said slowly:

"I have just analyzed it. Whether it is the eldest son or Guo Tu, they surrendered to Liu Bei because they were overwhelmed by the situation and just wanted to save their lives."

"Now that the king has returned to the throne and is in charge of Wei, this is undoubtedly a great benefit to the eldest son and Guo Tu."

"This means that the Third Prince can no longer use his status as King of Wei to put them to death."

"I believe that the eldest son must have regretted his actions and has begun to think about returning to the king's side."

"Your Majesty can use the opportunity of appeasing the Guo clan members to show your magnanimity. At the same time, you can send someone to meet the eldest son in secret and lure him with the father-son relationship and huge benefits so that he can lead his troops to act as an internal support."

"Then the king can go all out and use all his troops to launch a surprise attack on the Chu army, and then let the eldest son and his troops act as the internal support!"

"With the help of both inside and outside forces, we can definitely catch Liu Bei off guard, defeat his 170,000-man army in one fell swoop, and turn the tide!"

Yuan Shao's spirits were greatly boosted, and the anger in his eyes disappeared, turning into endless surprise.

When Yuan Tan surrendered to Liu Bei, he still had 15,000 soldiers under his command.

In order to show his magnanimity and appease Yuan Tan, Liu Bei continued to command the 15,000 troops.

If Yuan Tan's 15,000 troops could act as internal support and unexpectedly turn defense into offense, there is indeed a great possibility of defeating Liu Bei!
"Okay, okay, this is a great idea!"

"According to what you said, I can indeed forgive them both!"

"If they can accomplish great deeds, I will not only forgive their previous crimes, but also reward them generously!"

Yuan Shao became excited and the gloomy look on his face disappeared.

"Your plan is good, but what kind of huge profit can make the eldest son return to the king?"

Zhang He, however, was skeptical.

Yuan Shao immediately calmed down, frowned again, and turned his gaze to Ju Su.

"There is a great benefit. As long as the king is willing to give it, I believe that the eldest son will have no reason to refuse and will definitely return to the Wei Dynasty!"

There was a hint of profound meaning in Ju Su's confident look.

(End of this chapter)