HLnovel Chapter 301 Someone's Trying to Bully the Family? Zang Ba's Grave Is About to Be Covered w
Chapter 301 Someone's Trying to Bully the Family? Zang Ba's Grave Is About to Be Covered w
Qingzhou
Linzi City
Yuan Tan glared angrily at his personal guards as they listened to their report.
Damn Ju Shou!
He's actually contradicting his father again!
How dare this guy do that?
If it were Yuan Tan, he would have surely beheaded Ju Shou to eliminate any future trouble!
Xin Ping and Xun Chen both sighed.
Needless to say, they both knew that Yuan Tan was probably thinking about "a hundred ways to kill Ju Shou" again.
But that's impractical!
Why is Ju Shou considered so awesome? Because Ju Shou is not just Ju Shou, but also the representative of the Jizhou aristocratic families as a whole!
If Ju Shou dies, the Ju family will send someone else to replace him.
It's like a nesting doll; you never know when it will end.
Even if the Ju family is destroyed, there will still be other aristocratic families in Ji Province who will stand up and continue to represent this group.
In short, hoping to kill Ju Shou with a single blow will not change the current situation at all.
This will further intensify the conflict between Lord Yuan Shao and the powerful families of Ji Province.
How did Sun Ce die?
Every member of a prominent family in the world is perfectly aware of this.
Let alone the prominent families of Jiangdong.
If it were them, they would have chosen to kill Sun Ce as well!
Seeing that Yuan Tan still showed no sign of calming down, Xin Ping couldn't help but speak up:
"Young Master, instead of thinking about how to punish Ju Shou, you should think about getting rid of Cao Cao as soon as possible!"
"My lord has entrusted you with his most elite force, hoping that you will take his place and expand his territory."
"Please, young master, do not disappoint our lord's expectations!"
Upon hearing this, a resolute look instantly appeared on Yuan Tan's face.
The father must love his eldest son the most!
Blame it on that wretched Liu, who whispers in my father's ear every day.
Ju Shou and the powerful families of Ji Province also pressured their father every day, which made it difficult for their father to establish him as his successor.
As for that good-for-nothing Yuan Shang, sooner or later Yuan Tan will strangle him!
Seeing that Yuan Tan's mood had gradually calmed down, Xin Ping offered the following advice:
"Young Master, Xu Rong is also a veteran general in Cao Cao's camp."
"This fellow has extremely rich combat experience. If we rashly engage him in a decisive battle, I'm afraid not only will we fail to take Xuzhou, but we may also lose Qingzhou."
Yuan Tan frowned subconsciously and said:
"Mr. Xin, what do you mean by that?"
"You just said that my father has high hopes for me, and now you want me to be a coward?"
"If I don't utterly defeat Xu Rong, how can I, Yuan Tan, face my father?"
Xun Chen also stepped forward to help:
"Young Master, you have misunderstood Zhongzhi's meaning."
"We are not going to engage Xu Rong in a direct confrontation because we do not have enough strength to capture Xuzhou at the moment."
"When one's own strength is insufficient, one naturally has to win over external forces."
"That Zang Ba of Mount Tai, a bandit leader of Mount Tai with forty to fifty thousand men under his command!"
"If we can win him over to our side, we can not only create a huge hole in Xu Rong's back, but also take care of Cao Ren and Cheng Yu in one fell swoop!"
Yuan Tan's eyes suddenly lit up.
The geographical location of Taishan County (also known as Kaiyang County), where Zang Ba was located, was truly excellent.
If Yuan Tan were to turn them against him, they could form a mutually supportive alliance!
"I'll leave this matter to you two gentlemen."
"I am of dull mind and can only rely on the assistance of the two gentlemen."
Xin Ping stroked his beard and laughed, and Xun Chen also smiled.
Yuan Tan was rather impulsive.
But overall, as long as you listen to them, there won't be any major problems.
……
Kaiyang County
Taishan Main City
Zang Ba greeted the envoy sent by Yuan Tan with a smile.
Zang Ba was very satisfied with the price offered by Yuan Tan and immediately treated the envoy to a grand feast, even giving him a beautiful woman to take away.
The messenger scurried back to Linzi to report the news to Yuan Tan.
After the envoy left, a mocking expression appeared on Zang Ba's face.
Generals Sun Guan and Wu Dun hurriedly asked:
"Brother, are we really going to seek refuge with Yuan Tan?"
Zang Ba kicked the wine bowl on the ground away and sneered:
"Screw your ass!"
"If I am not mistaken, both Cao Cao and Yuan Tan want to win me over to their side."
"Yuan Tan's envoy has arrived; how far away is Cao Cao's envoy?"
Wu Dun scratched his head and asked again:
"Brother, do you mean you want to lead us to surrender to Cao Cao?"
Enraged by Wu Dun's lack of ambition, Zang Ba slapped him on the head and roared:
"How could such a dullard as you be under my command?"
Why would you surrender to Cao Cao?
"I won't concede to either of them. Let them worry and fight over how to bring me more benefits!"
Sun Guan, who was quick-witted, immediately flattered him, saying:
"Big brother, you're amazing!"
"Even if that guy, Guan... Guan Zhong, yes, Guan Zhong reborn, he can't compare to you!"
Zang Ba laughed:
"You're the one who talks the best."
"Anyway, as long as I, the general, have a bite to eat, I will never treat you unfairly."
"Yes!"
Sun Guan immediately echoed loudly, which earned him repeated praise from Zang Ba.
Wu Dun, standing to the side, revealed a resentment in his eyes that he dared not express.
It is indeed easy to gain benefits through speculation and opportunism.
But it seems that there are only a few warlords left in the land.
Once either Yuan Shao or Cao Cao unifies the north.
How could someone like Zang Ba, with his style of conduct, not be punished?
In any case, Wu Dun felt that if Zang Ba continued like this, he would be doomed sooner or later.
……
a few days later
Just as Zang Ba had predicted, Cao Cao's camp also sent an envoy.
The leader was a hunched old man who looked to be around fifty years old. Zang Ba didn't recognize him and figured he wasn't a famous person.
"My name is Zhen Yan, and I greet the King of Tibet."
The old man smiled and bowed to Zang Ba, even addressing him respectfully as "King Zang" instead of "General Zang."
"Zhen Yan?"
What brings you here today?
Upon hearing the old man's name, Zang Ba became even more certain that this man was just an ordinary envoy from Cao Cao's camp, not some powerful figure.
Zhen Yan said sincerely:
“King Zang, my lord Cao Sikong hopes that you will submit to the court and assist him in resisting the rebels Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan.”
Zang Ba laughed loudly:
"Hahaha, why should I?"
"Just because your Minister Cao has a mouth, does that mean I, Zang Ba, should help him?"
Zhen Yan clapped his hands, and three burly men behind him carried in a box filled with gold and silver jewelry.
"King Zang, there are still a hundred more boxes like this!"
"In addition, my Minister Cao can also grant the Prince of Zang the position of one of the Nine Ministers!"
Zang Ba licked his lips and said:
"That's really tempting."
"Unfortunately, it's still not enough!"
"I need a thousand of these boxes!"
"Furthermore, I shall be granted the position of one of the Three Dukes, and concurrently serve as the Governor of Xuzhou!"
Zhen Yan's expression suddenly changed, but he cursed inwardly, "This Zang Ba is such an idiot!"
How dare you be so insolent in front of me, Lao Jia! If I don't teach you a lesson, you won't know how powerful I am.
As for the tuition fees, you'll have to pay with your life!
……
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