The news of Yuan Xi's attack and death reached Yecheng. Yuan Shao was shocked and almost fainted. The staff members tried to persuade him, and then he stopped his sadness and gathered to discuss countermeasures.

"The barbarians of the Xiongnu have repeatedly invaded our territory, and now they even murdered my son Yuan Xi. If this revenge is not avenged, wouldn't it be ridiculed by the people of the world? I should lead the troops to go west to Yanmen and kill the barbarians!" Yuan Shao sat on the high platform, and was in a state of resentment, and vowed to personally conquer the Huns and avenge his son Yuan Xi.

Shen Pei left and said: "The lord temporarily quit the wrath of thunder. The second prince was killed for no reason. I am afraid there must be something strange about it. There are 20,000 border soldiers guarding Yanmen. Why can the Huns go straight in? First ambush the fourth prince in front and then plot against Mr. Xi in the back. The matter should be sent to investigate thoroughly before the dead Mr. Xi can be explained."

Feng Ji understood Shen Pei's meaning, and wanted to spill dirty water on Yuan Mai to get rid of the stumbling blocks for Yuan Shang, and stood up together and said, "This matter is indeed strange. Only when a person with great importance is sent to the frontier to investigate can we draw a conclusion! If the lord allows me, I am willing to go to Yanmen in person to investigate the matter thoroughly!"

"What are you trying to do? Yanmen is far away from Taihang, and Black Mountain bandits rarely enter Yanmen to rob. There are even natural barriers. My nephew, the senior officials, stationed 3,000 troops here. The Black Mountain bandits are absolutely impossible to use large-scale troops in Yanmen. However, the Xiongnu barbarians often invade. In the entire Yanmen, except for the 20,000 troops Qu Yi, which was taken over by my son Yuan Xi, the Northern Expedition Army led by Xianyong and Qu Yi. If the Xiongnu barbarians had not harmed Xier, would it be my son Xianyong who killed his brother?"

Yuan Shao stared at the two humeral aides below and asked loudly. Obviously he could not accept such speculation. One son had died. If another son killed his brother, Yuan Shao would not accept it anyway. Not to mention the pain of losing his son, if the matter spreads, wouldn’t it be ridiculed by the world?

Only in the current plan, Yuan Shao’s first thing to do is to protect the face of the Yuan family and protect the face of Yuan Benchu. Even if this matter is true, he must cover it up. Even if he wants to kill Yuan Mai, he must kill him quietly instead of making a big fuss, so that everyone knows that Yuan Shao’s fourth son killed his second son.

Moreover, in Yuan Shao's heart, he would rather accept that his second son died at the hands of the Huns than being killed by his youngest son. In that way, he could kill the Huns to avenge his son. If the murderer was the youngest son, would he have to kill the youngest son to avenge his second son? The palms and backs of his hands were full of flesh. Although Yuan Shao didn't like Yuan Mai very much, this was his son after all!

For the sake of his own face and family honor, this matter became Yuan Shao's reverse scale. No one was allowed to touch or mention it, otherwise he would be furious.

"My son Xianyi died under the sword of the Huns! The evidence is conclusive, no one can object. If anyone dares to speculate or even slander my son Yuan Mai, he will definitely be killed and unpardoned!" Yuan Shao was furious and left.

Shen Pei and Feng Ji looked at each other, and for a moment they couldn't figure out why Yuan Shao was suddenly furious. However, they just speculated whether Yuan Mai had murdered Yuan Xi, and they did not dare to draw conclusions without real evidence. Moreover, Yuan Shao was in a state of sadness at this moment. If he touched his reverse scales again, he would probably not have good results to eat. The two had to retreat in a bad mood and think about other ways to deal with Yuan Mai. They could not watch his strength grow stronger and threaten Yuan Shang's status.

Yuan Shao's meaning soon spread in the prefecture palace. Zhu Ling, the servant of Yuanmai, learned the news from Zheng Yu's mouth and quietly informed Zhen Yao. Zhen Yao immediately sent a letter to Yanmen, and the scout from Yanmen passed the news to Yuanmai's ears.

After learning about Yuan Shao's meaning, Yuan Mai felt a little relieved and even felt a little ashamed of Yuan Shao. Before this, Yuan Mai had made the worst plan. If Yuan Shao had doubts about him and was about to ask him to go back and ask for guilt, he would occupy Yanmen and become independent. With his agitation ability, he should be able to follow him with the 40,000 troops under his command.

Although it will be more difficult to leave the Yuan family's own hegemony, there is no way to do so. Even if he does not kill Yuan Xi and is honestly a good child, Yuan Shang, who is already full of wings and Yuan Tan, who holds heavy troops, will still be under someone else's roof, and even in a daze. It is better to take a unique path with all your heart.

Moreover, Yuan Shao was attacked from all sides, including Gongsun Zan in the north and Cao* in the south, and 100,000 troops from Zhang Yan, Heishan in the heart, and the Xiongnu in the West often invaded. Yuan Mai believed that even if Yuan Shao knew that Yuan Xi was murdering, he would not raise heavy troops to attack him. He did not have the courage, courage, or cruelty. As expected, everything was under his expectations.

Standing on the wall of Yanmen and looking at the south, Yuan Mai said silently in his heart: "I'm sorry, old man, for my God of Luo and for my future hegemony, I have to make such a choice. In the future, I will definitely make the Yuan family's reputation go further. Even if I can't rule the world, I will still break the ground and become a king and become a overlord!"

After a few more days, Tian Chou transported Yuan Xi's coffin back to Yecheng. Because the weather was still cold and the body was treated with anti-corrosion, Yuan Xi's body was preserved intact. Yuan Shao ordered people to carry it into the provincial Muslim Mansion, and stayed in the corpse for one day, and then a funeral was held tomorrow.

"Xi'er, why did you abandon Wei's mother? Which god killed you? Get up and tell Wei's mother, and you will seek justice for you!"

Looking at his son's body, his wife Liu Jiao burst into tears and fainted. Although the one he loved most in his heart was the child Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi was also the flesh that fell from her body. How could he not be heartbroken? Although he was a vicious woman, he was only facing his competitors and he was very fond of his son.

Yuan Xi's widow Zhang knelt aside and kept a guard for his husband. Looking at his mother-in-law's sad cry, he stood up and advised: "My mother, please beg for the change. Didn't your father-in-law say that his husband died under the sword of the Huns!"

At this time, Yuan Shang walked in quietly. Although he was also competitive with Yuan Xi, they were all a mother. In Yuan Shang's eyes, Yuan Xi was far from threatening Yuan Tan, and perhaps he could help him deal with Yuan Tan at a critical moment. Therefore, Yuan Xi's death made him feel sad.

"Mother, Shen Zhengnan and Feng Yuantu said that the brother may have been killed by Yuan Mai and Qu Yi, who deliberately framed the Huns. It was just that his father took into account the reputation of the Yuan family and refused to thoroughly investigate the matter. I wonder if his mother could persuade him to change his mind?" Yuan Shang stood beside his mother and whispered.

"They really said that?" Liu's face became vicious. "I just said how could Xier die at the hands of the Huns for no reason? It must be Yuan Mai and Qu Yi who united to kill your brother in order to seize military power."

"Shen Zhengnan and Feng Yuantu meant that you would persuade your father. Even if he didn't plan to thoroughly investigate the matter, he should recall the bastard and ask clearly..." As he said that, he made a gesture of wiping his neck, "As long as this guy leaves the military camp and returns to Yecheng, he wants to kill and cut, he is not letting his mother do whatever he wants!"

"Okay, I'll go find your father now." Liu wiped the tears and stood up.

Before leaving, he said fiercely: "If Yuan bought this dog and harmed your brother, I will definitely tear Zheng Yu the vixen into pieces and let her engage in this evil beast, and cooperate with the inside and outside. Sooner or later, they will wear their mother and daughter in black to vent my hatred!"

In the study, Yuan Shao was sitting alone in meditation.

The sudden loss of his son made him suffer a lot and his mood became even more depressed. In recent years, Yuan Shao felt that his spirit was gradually declining and becoming more and more decadent. Gongsun Zan died like a hundred-legged insect but did not stiffen, making him unable to sleep or eat. More than 100,000 black mountain bandits under Zhang Yan's command were entrenched on the Taihang Mountains, and he was like a dagger inserted into Yuan Shao's heart, and he wanted to get rid of it but could not get it.
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