Chapter 179

Although he had already anticipated it, when Su Xuan's reward really came down,

Yuan Shao still felt a fierce pang of envy in his heart.

If only this were him, how good would that be?

"It's all the fault of that damned Dong Zhuo; if he hadn't been so incompetent and ruined the Jizhou battlefield before I could get there, Su Xuan and Huangfu Song wouldn't have been able to take the great credit for Jizhou;"

"What a pity!"

While Yuan Shao felt regret in his heart, he was also filled with hatred toward Dong Zhuo.

Everything was Dong Zhuo's fault.

If his uncle hadn't forbidden it, he would have even wanted to kill Dong Zhuo.

Unfortunately, Dong Zhuo still had utility and could not be wiped out just like that.

But Yuan Shao swore that once Dong Zhuo's value was squeezed dry, that would be the time he would kill Dong Zhuo with his own hands.

"Same to you! Same to you!"

Su Xuan smiled modestly: "Hasn't Brother Benchu also become the Administrator of Bohai? You are not much worse than me!"

"Moreover, my foundation is shallow; how can I be mentioned in the same breath as the Yuan clan, who have held the Three Ducal Offices for four generations behind Brother Benchu?"

"I am just lucky right now, temporarily leading by a small step!"

"After this, I fear that any further promotion will be extremely difficult;"

"On the contrary, Brother Benchu, your future is the one that will truly soar; I believe that in a few years, you will have surpassed me, leaving me far behind."

Isn't it just saying nice things?

It doesn't cost money, who can't do it?

It was just to fool Yuan Shao.

He still remembered the grudges the Yuan clan had held against him and his father!

When the time was ripe in the future, he would naturally take his revenge.

For now, naturally, it was 'you are good, I am good.'

"Haha!"

Sure enough, Yuan Shao felt extremely comfortable hearing Su Xuan's words.

The slight jealousy he had felt because of Su Xuan's promotion instantly dissipated.

He found Su Xuan increasingly pleasing to the eye.

This little brother is still very sensible!

Indeed, with his own background and family, why should he envy Su Xuan?

The rewards he obtained through his own life-and-death struggles would be surpassed by him in a few years.

It should be Su Xuan envying him.

No matter how strong your abilities are, what of it?

Won't you still have to fail against reality, against the background of my Yuan clan?

"Indeed!"

At this moment, Cao Cao, who was to the side, rolled his eyes and immediately echoed: "Boyuan, if you hadn't said it, I wouldn't have realized; the one I should truly envy is Brother Benchu!"

"Brother Benchu, in the future, I fear I will have to rely on you."

Although it was very necessary to be on good terms with Su Xuan,

for the sake of his own future, Cao Cao felt that he still needed to continue to cling tightly to Yuan Shao's thigh and keep him happy.

"Haha!"

Seeing Cao Cao's attitude, Yuan Shao couldn't help but laugh loudly: "No problem! In the future, as long as I, Yuan Shao, have a bite to eat, there will definitely be a bowl of soup for you, Cao Mengde."

The few of them chatted like this, left the imperial palace, and afterward, went their separate ways, returning to their respective residences.

"Congratulations to the Lord for being enfeoffed as Marquis of Duxiang, and becoming General of the Southern Garrison and Nanjun Administrator."

As soon as he entered the door, Xi Zhicai, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Dian Wei, and others stepped forward to congratulate him.

"Haha! Same to you! Same to you!"

Su Xuan replied happily: "I have now received the Son of Heaven's permission and have the authority to establish my own headquarters. You have all campaigned with me in all directions and established countless merits; naturally, I will not treat you poorly;"

"When I establish my headquarters, there will be no shortage of rewards for you."

Even Su Xuan himself did not expect that the Son of Heaven would actually grant him the authority to establish his own headquarters this time.

This was extremely important.

"It seems! Is this the Son of Heaven's compensation for suppressing me and not letting me enter the court as an official?"

Su Xuan speculated in his heart.

A good thing!

That evening, Su Xuan held a banquet at his home, hosting Xun You and the others, and celebrated thoroughly.

The next morning,

"Pack up our things; let us depart Luoyang, this land of right and wrong, as quickly as possible, and go to Nanjun to take up our posts!"

"True development is about to begin!"

Su Xuan said excitedly to Jia San and the others.

He had waited for this day for a long time; now, he could finally begin the next step.

"Understood!"

Jia San and the others immediately took the order and began to pack.

In fact, there wasn't much to pack; the main thing was that Bian Yu'er had more things.

How many days had Su Xuan been in Luoyang?

He had basically nothing.

"We should indeed depart early! Now, for every extra day we stay, there might be an extra day of accidents!"

"Once we leave Luoyang, even if the Son of Heaven knows that our two families are about to marry, he will not be able to do anything to you, my Lord, for a time! Hehe!"

Xun You replied with a smile.

"Hehe! That is exactly the logic!"

Su Xuan also smiled knowingly, and then said to Xun You and the others: "Gongda, you should also go and pack! We will depart this afternoon!"

"If we are fast, we might be able to reach Chenggao tonight and rendezvous with Hansheng and the others!"

"Additionally, we should be able to reach Yingyin the day after tomorrow."

"Just in time to confirm the marriage matters with Lord Ciming on the way;"

"Also, we must take that brat Guo Jia to Nanyang; he cannot be left in Yingyin, otherwise, when you are not there, no one will be able to control him."

Although Guo Jia had shown himself to be very indecisive before joining him, Su Xuan still did not intend to let go of this talent.

Otherwise, should he leave him to aid the enemy?

Absolutely impossible.

"Very well!"

Xun You smiled slightly and naturally had no objections.

Since Su Xuan was so attentive to the marriage with his younger cousin, that was a good thing!

As for Guo Jia?

He felt that what the Lord said was correct; this fellow could not be left alone in Yingyin any longer.

After Xun You and the others went to pack,

Su Xuan summoned Jia Yi and gave instructions on many matters that the Dark Guards needed to pay attention to and prepare for in Luoyang.

Many pieces of information and plans were related to his future schemes. ===== CHAPTER 181 =====