Can I get to the other side?

There was deathly silence in the courtyard.

Everyone looked at Yuan Shang's dead head with dull expressions, their eyes filled with disbelief, not believing what they saw.

Yuan Xi...killed Yuan Shang?

"Third Young Master!!"

Feng Ji cried out sadly, feeling pain in his heart.

Yuan Shang was the heir whom he and his clan had pledged. Now that he is dead, it means that all his investments over the years have been lost!

Equally sad is Shen Pei.

Although he and Feng Ji were at odds with each other, they both favored Yuan Shang and chose to support him.

The future prosperity of the family rests entirely on Yuan Shang.

The rest of the people also looked extremely ugly. They thought that Yuan Xi just wanted to seize the throne, and at most they would imprison Yuan Shang and kidnap Yuan Shao, but they did not expect that he would dare to kill his younger brother.

Killing blood relatives is a huge infamy!

When everyone was horrified, Tian Feng cursed angrily at Yuan Xi: "Son Yuan Xi, you will be punished by heaven for killing your closest relatives. How can you fight for the throne? If you still have a trace of conscience, you should kill yourself to thank the world!" "

Yuan Xi's face was spattered with blood, and his expression was hideous and terrifying. He looked as terrifying as an evil ghost.

But his heart was calmer than ever.

At the moment when he killed Yuan Shang, he seemed to be freed from the shackles, letting go of all worldly worries and fears, and his state of mind was sublimated.

"What crime am I guilty of? Yuan Shang colluded with traitors and deceived the general. If I kill him justly, how can I be punished by God!"

Yuan Xi glanced at Tian Feng coldly, ignored the old man for the time being, and turned his attention to Feng Ji.

This is one of the most powerful counselors under Yuan Shao. Although he belongs to Yuan Shang, if he can win over him, it will send a signal to those present and help him quickly control Yuan Shao's power.

"You have a very good personal relationship with Yuan Shang. You must know who the traitor is, and I hope you can point it out to me."

Feng Ji shook his head quickly, "There are no traitors around the general."

He didn't know that Yuan Xi was wooing him. Point out a few traitors and use them as his surrender. But Yuan Shao is not dead yet, how dare he become a wallflower?

Hearing this, Yuan Xi nodded slightly, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"As my father's confidant, I don't know who the traitor is. Either he is stupid, or the traitor is himself. He should be punished!"

In the horrified eyes of everyone, Yuan Xi kicked Yuan Shang's head away, and walked up to Feng Ji with a blood-stained sword in his hand expressionlessly.

Swing your sword!

Another good head fell to the ground.

The greatest hero who assisted Yuan Shao in seizing Jizhou died.

Since he is not attracted, he can only become a tool for Yuan Xi to intimidate others and establish his own dignity.

"Do you two know who the traitor beside my father is?"

Yuan Xi's eyes fell on Xin Ping and Guo Tu.

The two of them were shocked and their faces were filled with fear.

"I...I..."

The two of them argued with each other for a long time, but they still didn't have the courage to "point out the traitor", and their heads fell to the ground.

At this point, Xin Ping and Guo Tu, who supported Yuan Tan, died.

One of Feng Ji and Shen Pei, who supported Yuan Shang, died.

Several headless corpses were lying on the ground, blood flowed all over the ground, and the whole courtyard was filled with blood.

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely depressing.

No one knows who Yuan Xi will kill next.

Yuan Xi looked at Shen Pei with his sword in hand, a dangerous light shining in his eyes, "During the trial, do you know who the traitor is who conspired with Yuan Shang to deceive his father?"

Shen Pei looked away, not daring to look at Yuan Xi.

I never expected that Yuan Xi would be so crazy and his methods would be so decisive.

If he had known this, how could he have bet on Yuan Shang in the first place?

He knew full well that the moment Yuan Xi took action to kill Yuan Shang, blood was destined to flow into a river.

If he wants to live, he can only point out the so-called traitor and hand over a surrender letter.

Kill some, shock some, and win over others.

Such a simple and crude but extremely practical method, falling on oneself, is so frightening and despairing.

Among the group of people killed were Xin Ping and Guo Tu, who originally supported Yuan Tan, as well as Feng Ji and Shen Zhengnan, who supported Yuan Shang.

The group of people who were frightened and won over were counselors such as Tian Feng, Ju Shou, and Xu You who had not bet on the heir, as well as the wealthy families behind Yuan Shao.

There must be an expert behind Yuan Xi to give guidance!

"Second Young Master..."

Before the judge finished speaking, Tian Feng started to curse loudly.

"Beasts! Do you really think you can win the throne by killing us?"

"The eldest son is still here! The lord is still here!"

"The major families in Jizhou will only obey the orders of the general!"

"When General Yan Liang leads his troops into the city, your rebellious son will die!"

Tian Feng was not afraid of Yuan Xi at all, and held his neck to face his sword edge.

Just when Yuan Xi was about to get angry, a soldier from Huziying hurried into the courtyard.

"Report——!"

"Report to the Second Young Master, a man just rushed out from the back door, killed two of our brothers, and ran away with his horse!"

"What?!" Yuan Xi was shocked when he heard this. He turned around and looked at the group of people in the courtyard. After counting them in detail, his expression suddenly changed. He grabbed Tian Feng's collar and said angrily: "Where is Jushou!"

Only then did he realize that Jushou was not among the people present!

As Yuan Shao's most trusted advisor, how could Jushu not be in Yuan's mansion at this time?

Now that he is nowhere to be seen, he must have been hiding before.

It was probably him who just grabbed the horse and ran away!

"Hahahaha!" Tian Feng laughed wantonly and sneered: "You think you can be foolproof if you control us?"

"Since Gongyou has left the house, he must be on his way to the city defense camp to report the news. Four thousand soldiers will arrive soon, and your crimes will be made public!"

"Inherit the throne? You, who killed your closest relatives, are not worthy of it!"

Yuan Xi's face was gloomy. When he entered the courtyard, he did not count the number of people. He never thought that Ju Su would run away!

His eyes swept across Yuan Shao's advisers, and finally stopped at Yuan Shao who was unconscious on the ground.

"How can a mere Ju Su ruin my great cause!" Yuan Xi snorted coldly, and the tip of his sword pointed at Yuan Shao obliquely: "Yuan Shang, Feng Ji, Xin Ping, and Guo Tu rebelled and wanted to kill my father to seize the throne. This son arrived in time on the secret order of my father and killed the rebels with his own hands."

"However, although the crisis was resolved, my father was so angry that he fainted."

"You say... can my father wake up?"

Until the last moment, Yuan Xi would never dare to kill his father.

No one in the world can bear the infamy of killing his father.

But now that things have come to this, he can only threaten loyal counselors like Shen Pei and Tian Feng with Yuan Shao's life.

As long as Shen Pei and Tian Feng are willing to speak for him, what can Ju Shou do even if he runs out to report the news and attracts the city defense army?

Will the city defense army believe Ju Shou or the three of them?

Seeing the fierce murderous intent on Yuan Xi's face, Tian Feng, who was originally not afraid of life and death, changed his expression.

Yuan Xi plans to go all out!

He has no doubt that Yuan Xi, who is at the end of his rope, will do something that is intolerable to heaven, such as patricide.

If they are unwilling to surrender, Yuan Shao will never wake up.

Shen Pei and Tian Feng's eyes met, full of hesitation and struggle, but they finally chose to bow their heads.

"The traitors who colluded with the third son and deceived and held the general hostage are Xin Ping, Guo Tu and... Feng Ji."

"Very good!" Yuan Xi smiled and ordered people to carry the unconscious Yuan Shao into the wing room.

Then he let go of Tian Feng and Shen Pei and personally arranged their clothes.

"You two were not threatened by Yuan Shang, and did not choose to go along with him to deceive and hold father hostage. It is really admirable."

"Now Yuan Shang and the traitors have been executed, but father is so angry that he is unconscious. You two are highly valued by father, what do you think should be done now?"

Looking at Yuan Xi's sincere inquiry, Tian Feng and Shen Pei felt extremely ironic.

Tian Feng refused to speak, Shen Pei could only pretend to be polite, and said reluctantly: "The war in Youzhou is about to start, and Yecheng has many political affairs. Now that the general is unconscious, the second son should handle it on his behalf."

"Good!" The smile on Yuan Xi's face became brighter and brighter.

"You two are both talented, and this son will need to rely on you a lot in the future. In the future, the three of us will work together to help father take Jizhou to a higher level."

Shen Pei and Tian Feng remained silent, with very complicated expressions.

They heard the hidden meaning of Yuan Xi's words.

What Yuan Shao can give, Yuan Xi can also give.

Now that Xin Ping, Guo Tu, and Feng Ji are missing, the benefits they and their families can get will be greater.

Yuan Xi saw that Shen Pei and Tian Feng did not reply, and knew that they had some grudges in their hearts, but he did not care.

While ordering people to clean the courtyard and take good care of Tian Feng and others, he went to the study to find Yuan Shao's general seal.

What he was worried about was not the 4,000 city defense troops in Yecheng, but the Jizhou army stationed outside the city!

He wanted to use Yuan Shao's name to mobilize the Jizhou army outside the city for his own use.

He wanted to imitate Yuan Shao's use of the emperor to command the disobedient, and use Yuan Shao to command the Jizhou army!

The stage is ready.

Just waiting for him to make his debut.

…

"Da Da-"

"Da Da-"

The sound of horse hooves resounded in the quiet streets in the middle of the night.

Ju Su looked panicked and galloped on his horse under the moonlight.

Yuan Xi led 500 soldiers to attack the general's mansion, which made him panic.

In panic, he hid secretly for the first time, and found an opportunity to kill two soldiers from the back door, and fled on horseback.

"How did the second son's Tiger Camp enter the city?"

"Killing all the guards in the mansion, what exactly does he want to do!"

Ju Su on horseback was full of worry and uneasiness, and a terrible guess emerged in his mind.

But he didn't dare to think deeply, so he could only rush to the city defense camp!

Rushing to the camp where the city defense was stationed at the north gate, Ju Su shouted at the guard: "I am the military supervisor Ju Su! There is a change in the general's mansion, you all go to support quickly!"

"Yes!" The guard of the north gate saw that it was Ju Su, and immediately realized the seriousness of the situation. He immediately ordered his subordinates to gather the troops and go to the general's mansion.

Ju Su said again: "Open the city gate quickly. I want to ask General Yan Liang to lead the troops into the city."

Yuan Xi's Tiger Camp was able to enter the city late at night, which made him not completely trust the city defense army.

Only when Yan Liang entered the city could he feel at ease.

"Without the general's golden order, please forgive me for not daring to open the city gate without permission."

Although Ju Su was favored by Yuan Shao, he was not his own son after all. How could the North Gate Guard open the city gate just because he said so?

"Hmph!"

Ju Su's face was gloomy, but he also knew that without Yuan Shao's golden order, he could not leave the city.

He could only ride his horse and whip it, rush to other city gates to ask the city defense army to rush to the general's mansion for support, and at the same time try his luck to see if there was any possibility of leaving the city.

...

East Gate.

Since Yuan Xi entered the city, Xu You has been waiting anxiously in the city defense camp.

Finally, he waited for Ju Su's news.

"Ziyuan, there has been a change in the lord's mansion. The second son led 500 personal soldiers to surround the general's mansion. You must lead your troops to rescue the lord!"

"What!"

Xu You pretended to be shocked, and was eager to know the specific situation on Yuan Shao's side.

"Gong Yu, what happened? What's the situation on the lord's side?"

Ju Su shook his head solemnly, "After the second son's soldiers rushed into the mansion, I hid and waited for an opportunity to escape, and I didn't know the situation on the lord's side."

Without getting the answer he wanted, Xu You's heart sank, fearing that Yuan Xi would make a mistake at the critical moment.

Ju Su said anxiously: "Ziyuan, open the city gate quickly, I will notify General Yan Liang and ask him to lead his troops into the city to calm the situation."

"No!" Xu You flatly refused. If Ju Su transferred Yan Liang's troops into the city, this plan would be in vain.

"Gong Yu, without the lord's golden order, I can't open the city gate without authorization."

Ju Su was so angry that he jumped up and down.

But he also knew that Xu You was not targeting him, nor did he distrust him.

It was the military order and the rule.

"Forget it, Ziyuan quickly gathered the troops and horses and went to help the lord."

Xu You ordered people to gather the troops and horses while calculating in his heart.

What he cares most about at this moment is Yuan Shao's life or death.

If Yuan Shao is dead, he will immediately send a message to Jia Xu, asking Zhang He and Gao Lan to lead the imperial guards to go out and capture everyone in one fell swoop.

But if Yuan Shao is not dead, the imperial guards can only stay put. If they forcibly kill Yuan Shao in the chaos, the Jizhou army outside the city will rush in in an instant.

...

The palace, the imperial guard camp.

Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Zhang He, Gao Lan and others have not slept all night, waiting for Xu You to send news and the result of Yuan Xi's uprising tonight.

"It's already Chou time, why is there no movement? Should we send someone to the general's mansion to check?" Zhang He looked up at the sky outside and said with some concern.

According to the time calculation, Yuan Xi should have entered the general's mansion early.

But there was no movement on Xu You's side, and people didn't know whether Yuan Shao was alive or dead.

"No hurry."

Jia Xu said calmly: "Don't act rashly! If Yuan Xi's rebellion fails, we will be suspected if we send someone to inquire."

Guo Jia also nodded in agreement, "Everything will wait for Xu Ziyuan's news."

Seeing the two say this, Zhang He and Gao Lan could only wait with peace of mind no matter how anxious they were.

They were fully prepared tonight, waiting for the news of Yuan Shao's death to come, and then they would rush to Yuan's mansion, kill Yuan Xi and others, and take over Yecheng.

Guo Jia added, "Don't worry, as long as Yuan Xi follows Wenhe's plan, there will be no problem."

There is no problem in following the plan, but there is no news yet. Both Guo Jia and Jia Xu are worried that Yuan Xi will not be able to make up his mind at the last minute and dare not kill Yuan Shao.

This is also the only uncontrollable factor in the whole plan that the two think.

People's hearts are unpredictable. Jia Xu did trigger the hatred in Yuan Xi's heart, making him determined to kill his father and seize the throne.

But facing his biological father, whether he could finally do it was a question.

The two were afraid that Yuan Xi would retreat at the critical moment and be suppressed by Yuan Shao.

Jia Xu asked: "If Yuan Xi fails, I will go to Youzhou. How should Feng Xiao deal with the aftermath?"

Guo Jia had a good plan in mind and blurted out: "The news will spread in various states and counties. Yuan Shao has held the emperor hostage. Yuan Xi is in a dilemma between loyalty and filial piety. For the sake of the people of the world, he decided to save the world and follow the emperor's secret order to clear the court. In this way, Yuan Shao's reputation will be completely destroyed, and Your Majesty will not be criticized by the world if he kills him in the future."

"Good! This news should be spread from Youzhou first." Jia Xu nodded in praise.

The reputation of the Yuan family is too high. Almost all officials in the world have some relationship with the Yuan family.

The best strategy is to raise the failed Yuan Xi, discredit Yuan Shao's personal reputation, and separate Yuan Shao from the Yuan family.

...

Under Ju Su's running around.

The city defense troops at the four gates of the east, south, west, and north all set out to rush to the General's Mansion to help Yuan Shao.

The east gate guarded by Xu You was the closest to the General's Mansion, so he arrived first.

At this time, the General's Mansion was occupied by the Tiger Camp.

Seeing Xu You leading his troops, the soldiers of the Tiger Camp immediately became alert and drew their swords to confront him.

"Yuan Xi's Tiger Camp?"

Xu You recognized the identities of these soldiers, frowned, and became more and more puzzled.

Since the Tiger Camp occupied the General's Mansion, was Yuan Xi's mutiny successful or unsuccessful?

If it was successful, how could there be no news of Yuan Shao's death.

If it failed, why did the soldiers of the Tiger Camp dare to confront him with knives?

Just when Xu You was full of doubts, a bloody figure walked out of the gate.

It was Yuan Xi!

(I have already written 3,500 words for the next chapter. It will be published as soon as it is finished and polished. The time is around 9 o'clock. There must be another chapter before midnight! I said I would finish writing this plot today and I will do it!)