Can I get to the other side?

In the Yuan family, Yuan Shao, as the head of the family, has absolute majesty.

No matter how favored Yuan Shang was, he could not and did not dare to disobey Yuan Shao's will, so even if he was unwilling to do so, he could only suppress it in his heart.

Seeing Yuan Shang kneeling on the ground silently, Mrs. Liu felt distressed. She went up to help Yuan Shang up, patted the dust on his body, and then said earnestly: "Your father is also doing it for your own good. He I love you so much and want to find you a family with a deeper foundation for marriage.”

"You are already such a big man. You can no longer act willfully. Everything must be based on the interests of the family."

Mrs. Liu certainly felt sorry for her youngest son, Yuan Shang.

But she knows better what is important and what is important.

As the eldest wife of the Yuan family, she has to consider the entire Yuan family.

At this time, Yuan Shang had also sorted out his emotions, his expression returned to normal, he nodded and said, "My child understands that everything is subject to father's arrangements."

"Mother, the child has to leave first."

After saying this, he bowed to Mrs. Liu, then turned and left.

Looking at her youngest son's back, Mrs. Liu sighed.

She couldn't tell that Yuan Shang still had resentment in his heart, but there was nothing he could do about it. The family's interests always came first.

…

After Yuan Shang left the other courtyard, he did not return to his residence. Instead, he left Yuan Mansion and took a carriage to the official residence.

Shen Pei and Feng Ji were handling affairs in the lobby of the official residence. When they saw Yuan Shang coming, they wanted to report to him about government affairs, but Yuan Shang ignored them and walked in without saying a word.

This made the two of them look at each other.

"Third Young Master, what is... happening?"

Feng Ji asked Shen Pei with doubts on his face.

On weekdays, Yuan Shang would talk and laugh with them and be very close to them, but his reaction just now was completely different from usual.

Shen Pei didn't know the reason, so he said, "Let's go and have a look."

He could see that Yuan Shang was in a very bad mood.

What happened?

The two of them went to the back hall together, and then saw Yuan Shang sitting alone behind the table with his chin in his hands, not knowing what he was thinking.

Shen Pei and Feng Ji looked at each other. Shen Pei was about to ask, but Yuan Shang suddenly spoke first.

"Mr. Shen."

Yuan Shang turned his gaze to the judge, his eye circles slightly red, "Tell me, am I really not as good as my second brother?"

Faced with this sudden question, even the Shenpei city government was caught off guard. For a moment, they didn't know how to answer. They could only ask: "Why did the Third Young Master say this? What happened?"

Yuan Shang sighed and said directly without hiding anything: "I went to visit my father today and happened to meet my mother discussing with him about getting married to my second brother."

"My father plans to let the second brother marry the Zhen family in Zhongshan and marry the Zhen family's daughter."

Upon hearing this, both Shen Pei and Feng Ji looked shocked.

The Zhen family in Zhongshan is a well-known family in Jizhou. It has great foundation and influence. The most important thing is that it controls a lot of wealth, which can be said to be quite luxurious.

The lord actually asked the second young master to marry the Zhen family?

"What about you, Third Young Master? Which family's daughter does the Lord intend for you to marry?"

Feng Ji asked, since they were discussing marriage, it was impossible to marry only Yuan Xi and not Yuan Shang.

Yuan Shang gritted his teeth and said, "This is what makes me so angry! My father only allowed my second brother to marry this daughter of the Zhen family, but not me!"

"He said that I am not stable enough and wants to help me find a more suitable wealthy family for marriage. How come I am not stable enough? Isn't the Zhen family's family big enough?"

From Yuan Shang's point of view, everything about not being stable enough and helping him find a better family marriage are all excuses!

This is the excuse for father and mother to favor their second brother Yuan Xi!

After hearing this, Shen Pei and Feng Ji finally understood why Yuan Shang was in a bad mood. It turned out to be because of this incident.

Then Shen Pei spoke to console him: "Third Young Master, please calm down. My lord has always loved you, so how could he favor one over the other? He must be trying to find a better family background for you..."

"But I want to marry Zhen's daughter!"

Yuan Shang interrupted Shen Pei with a look of boredom.

He was tired of hearing this rhetoric.

The judge was at a loss for words for a moment. He finally realized that his young master didn't really want to marry Zhen's daughter, but simply couldn't bear it.

Just when the two of them were thinking about how to persuade Yuan Shang, a voice suddenly came: "If the second young master marries the Zhen family and gets such a big help, I am afraid that he will be even more powerful than the third young master in the future."

Shen Pei, Feng Ji and Yuan Shang all changed their expressions when they heard this.

They all turned their attention to the door.

The speaker was a civilian scribe.

Seeing this person, Shen Pei frowned and said, "Master Guo, what do you mean?"

He recognized this civilian scribe, who was also one of his staff.

It's just that he is very inconspicuous on weekdays. He only took the initiative to come to Yuan Shang's official residence to work here a few days ago, so he doesn't have much contact with him on weekdays.

This civilian scribe was Guo Jia. He smiled slightly and said, "What you mean, the trial center should be clear about it."

"The Zhongshan Zhen family's wealth and influence in Jizhou are beyond the reach of ordinary wealthy families. They are second to none in Jizhou. As the lord's foundation, Jizhou has been operating here for the longest time and has the deepest foundation. Its importance is self-evident. ”

"If the second young master has the help of a local wealthy family like the Zhen family, what can the third young master do to compete with the second young master for Jizhou in the future?"

"My lord, I'm afraid this marriage has another deep meaning."

After hearing this, Yuan Shang's expression suddenly changed. He couldn't help but nervously asked the two judges: "Two gentlemen...is what Director Guo said true?"

The ownership of Jizhou actually represents the ownership of Yuan Shao's lineage of power.

Whoever among the three sons of the Yuan family can control Jizhou will be the legitimate heir!

Yuan Shang initially thought that this marriage was just his father's favoritism, but after Guo Jia mentioned it, he realized that something was wrong.

The judge looked complicated and remained silent;

Feng Ji also looked embarrassed.

In fact, they also had this concern in their hearts, but they did not dare to say it out because it was groundless speculation and could easily cause conflicts between the two brothers Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, which would in turn arouse Yuan Shao's anger.

As a retainer, what do you mean by driving a wedge between the two brothers?

The consequences were beyond what the two counselors could bear.

And seeing the two people's reactions, how could Yuan Shang still be unclear?

"Father actually, actually..."

Yuan Shang clenched his teeth, with unspeakable anger hidden in his eyes!

No wonder he asked his second brother Yuan Xi to marry Zhen's daughter.

It turns out that he has been secretly positioned as the heir!

The so-called helping him find a more suitable marriage partner are all excuses and excuses to deceive him!

At this moment, Yuan Shang deeply felt the anger of being deceived.

Then he suddenly stood up and walked out from behind the desk, came to Guo Jia, held his hands tightly, and almost begged: "Please help me, sir!"

Yuan Shang felt extremely disappointed when the judge knew but did not say anything.

But it was Chief Guo, who had just come to bid a few days ago, and said something that the trial matchmaker dared not say, which gave him hope!

"Third Young Master, there is no need to panic. There is still room for change."

Guo Jia said with a smile, and at the same time glanced at Shen Pei and Feng Ji.

"It's not that the two of you, Shenzhi Zhong and Feng Biejia, don't want to tell the Third Young Master, it's just that it's really inconvenient for you, as ministers, to tell you this kind of thing."

"And this is just a guess. My lord may not really have this intention."

He took the initiative to explain for the two of them.

Yuan Shang nodded, and then said to Shen Pei and Feng Ji: "Don't worry, gentlemen, I understand your difficulties and will not blame you for this."

"Although it is just speculation at the moment, we do not rule out the possibility that my father has secretly chosen the second brother as his heir. Since these two gentlemen have chosen to help me, then they will help me to the end!"

"This young master will never forget this kindness!"

Yuan Shang said, bowing deeply to the two of them.

Her words and attitude were sincere.

"Third Young Master, your words are serious!"

Shen Pei and Feng Ji quickly returned the gift and helped Yuan Shang up.

Yuan Shang has said it to this point. If they don't help anymore, it means they don't know what to do.

After this matter is revealed, the next discussion will be much simpler.

That's how to stop Yuan Xi from marrying Zhen's daughter!

Yuan Shang invited Guo Jia, Shen Pei, and Feng Ji to the study at the back of the hall, and then began to discuss the matter.

"Mr. Guo, you just said that there is room for change in this matter, but do you have a countermeasure in mind?"

Yuan Shang asked Guo Jia respectfully.

Guo Jia smiled and said: "It is very difficult to get the lord to agree to the third young master marrying the Zhen family's daughter. It is basically impossible; but it is very simple to prevent the second young master from marrying the Zhen family's daughter."

"Sir, please enlighten me!"

Yuan Shang's eyes lit up and he asked quickly.

In fact, he really has no interest in marriage or anything like that. He doesn't care whether he marries a daughter of the Zhen family, but the main thing is that he cannot let his second brother Yuan Xi marry him!

Guo Jia did not answer directly, but asked: "If my subordinate's guess is correct, the daughter of the Zhen family that the second young master is going to marry is the youngest daughter of the former head of the Zhen family, Zhen Yi, Zhen Mi?"

"That's her."

Yuan Shang nodded.

When hearing this name, Shen Pei was a little surprised and asked: "So it's her?"

Yuan Shang asked doubtfully: "Mr. Shen has also heard of her?"

Feng Ji heard the words and explained: "Third Young Master, you don't know. This daughter of the Zhen family is quite famous in Jizhou. Not only is she beautiful, but she is also extremely smart."

"I heard that Zhen Mi liked reading very much when she was nine years old. She was very knowledgeable and could immediately understand the articles she read. In addition, she was very precocious. In the past few years, the world was in chaos and the people were in poverty. She suggested that her brother open a warehouse to stock up on grain. Because of this incident, Mrs. Zhen gained great reputation, and her family's wealth increased instead of decreasing. She is a strange woman. "

Feng Ji briefly introduced the story of this Zhen daughter to Yuan Shang.

This was the first time Yuan Shang heard this. He was surprised and at the same time became even more jealous of his second brother Yuan Xi.

"Sure enough, my father is partial to him!"

Marry such an outstanding woman to Yuan Xi.

Isn't this partiality?

Taking a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart, Yuan Shang continued to ask: "Then how does Mr. Guo plan to stop this marriage?"

Guo Jia smiled and asked Shen Pei: "I wonder if you have ever heard a rumor related to Zhen Mi during the trial?"

"Is it that prophecy? I've heard of it."

Shen Pei nodded, and then he suddenly realized something and looked at Guo Jiada in surprise: "Do you want to..."

"That's right."

Listening to the riddle-like conversation between the two, Yuan Shang was confused.

What prophecy?

What do you want to do?

What are they talking about?

Hey, speak human language!

Yuan Shang had no choice but to turn to Feng Ji for help, but Feng Ji smiled bitterly and spread his hands to express that he didn't understand either.

This is a tacit understanding and dialogue between smart people.

The judge glanced at Guo Jia with complicated eyes, and then explained to Yuan Shang: "In addition to her precocious deeds, there is also a prophecy that has been widely circulated about this daughter of the Zhen family."

"A famous fortune teller once saw her and told her that she was extremely precious. With the destiny of a phoenix, she would become an emperor and empress in the future."

"What?!"

After hearing this, Yuan Shang's eyes widened and he could not hide his shock.

With the phoenix destiny added to her body, she has the appearance of an emperor and empress!

Doesn't this mean that Zhen Mi can become a queen in the future?

Guo Jia continued: "This prophecy is very famous, and Third Young Master, you can just use this prophecy to prevent the second Young Master from marrying the Zhen family."

"You only need to spread the news about the marriage, and then hire people to discuss the prophecy and create public opinion. In this way, with the character of my lord who cherishes feathers, the second young master will definitely not get married to Zhen Mi again."

In this era, people still respect and believe in divination, fortune-telling, fortune-telling and other methods, and there are indeed some people who are very capable in these methods.

The emperor's order is to either marry the emperor or marry someone who will become the emperor in the future.

Now that Yuan Shu has just proclaimed himself emperor, you, Yuan Shao, have asked your son to marry Zhen Mi, who has been appointed emperor and empress. What does this mean?

Do you also want to be an emperor?

It doesn't matter if no one mentions this prophecy, but as long as someone mentions it and deliberately spreads the discussion, Yuan Shao will be directly pushed to the forefront!

"This is a great plan!"

Yuan Shang was very happy, but at the same time he was worried and hesitated: "But if this happens, won't the marriage between my Yuan family and Zhen family be interrupted?"

"If my father knew it was me who did it, he would be furious."

On the one hand, Yuan Shang wanted to prevent the marriage, but on the other hand, he felt that doing so would harm the interests of the Yuan family, and he was also afraid of being scolded by Yuan Shao.

After all, he is still a descendant of the Yuan family.

"This is simple."

Without thinking, Guo Jia directly gave a solution: "The third young master's purpose is to prevent the second young master from marrying the Zhen family, but he does not want to harm the interests of the Yuan family."

"In this case, the third young master will directly propose to dedicate Zhen Mi to the emperor. In this way, the Zhen family will naturally be won over. Who can say that the young master is wrong?"

Dedicate Zhen Mi to the emperor, and the emperor is now under the control of the Yuan family, and the Yuan family is now the lord of Jizhou. If the Zhen family doesn't move closer to him, the Yuan family, who else can she move closer to?

"Mr. Talented!"

After Yuan Shang heard this, he thought about it carefully. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Guo Jia's suggestion was perfect, and he couldn't help but be very satisfied.

Then he said to Guo Jia with emotion: "Sir, your strategy is so brilliant, why have I never heard of you before?"

Guo Jia said humbly: "My lord has many advisers, but I am really insignificant. In judging and governing, the talents of others are far better than mine."

"This time I just gave it to you because I happened to have a good idea. It would be nice if I could share the worries of the Third Young Master."

After hearing this, Yuan Shang admired Guo Jia even more in his heart and said with a smile: "Then I will have to rely more on you sir in the future."

"Haha, I will do my best now."

The judge on the side frowned as he looked at Guo Jia and Yuan Shang who were chatting happily.

It wasn't that he was jealous or anything, but for some reason, he always felt that the strategy proposed by Guo Jia was a bit weird.

But this is obviously a perfect strategy.

What's the problem?

Please give me some monthly tickets. Don’t make me kneel down to beg you.