Chapter 217

"You... Pfft!!!"

Lord Yuan Kui heard Lu Bu's mocking words, his brain went blank for a moment, his face flushed red, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out, causing him to collapse directly to the ground.

"Take them away!!"

Lu Bu didn't care about anything else, waved his hand, and several Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry soldiers swarmed forward, capturing Lord Yuan Kui, Lord Yuan Ji, and the others, sending them all the way to the dungeon, and personally dispatching elites to guard them.

After doing all this, Lu Bu brought half of the wealth looted from Lord Yuan Fu to the Grand Tutor's mansion to report.

As for the other half of the wealth?

That naturally went into the pockets of Lu Bu and the soldiers who participated in this operation.

This was the old rule of the Dong Army, and he hadn't done anything wrong.

At this time, in the dungeon,

Lord Yuan Ji looked at Lord Yuan Kui with a gloomy and terrified expression and asked: "Uncle, do you think what Lu Bu said is true? Were we really set up by Lord Yuan Shao?"

"Is Lord Yuan Shao deliberately provoking Dong Zhuo at this time so that Dong Zhuo would kill us, so that he could legitimately become the heir of the Lord Yuan clan, is that it?"

At first, he didn't think so and couldn't believe it.

But now, staying in this dark and damp dungeon, feeling this desperate environment, Lord Yuan Ji began to let his imagination run wild.

Some things cannot withstand scrutiny; if Lord Yuan Shao didn't do it on purpose, why didn't he notify them in advance before issuing the manifesto, allowing them to avoid disaster?

"It must be like this! It must be! Damn Lord Yuan Benchu, what a poisonous and ruthless heart you have!"

Lord Yuan Ji muttered with a ferocious expression.

"Slap!"

The next moment, he received a slap from Lord Yuan Kui. Lord Yuan Kui had recovered slightly by now, glared at Lord Yuan Ji, and said: "Shut up! Things are absolutely not as you imagine! Benchu is not that kind of person!"

"This is just an accident!"

"Besides, it was I who originally asked them to go to the local areas to recruit troops and horses, looking for the right opportunity to raise an army to crusade against the rebels;"

"This time, it was entirely my mistake!"

"But believe me, Dong Zhuo doesn't dare to really touch us!"

"We are the Runan Lord Yuan clan, four generations of high officials, with students and former subordinates all over the world;"

"If Dong Zhuo really dares to touch us, he will inevitably be rejected and resisted by all the scholars in the world;"

"By then, he will head toward a dead end, with absolutely no possibility of survival!"

"He is just in a fit of rage now, unable to bear Benchu raising an army to crusade against him, so he deliberately threw us into prison to vent his anger;"

"Otherwise, if he really wanted to deal with us, why didn't he just kill us?"

"It must be! It must be like this!"

Hearing Lord Yuan Kui's analysis and muttering.

Lord Yuan Ji fell into silence.

Was Lord Yuan Kui really not touched at all by the words of Lu Bu and Lord Yuan Ji just now?

Naturally, that was impossible!

He was also afraid of death and would also be worried.

The smarter a person is, the easier it is for them to overthink.

Lord Yuan Kui was undoubtedly a top-tier smart person.

Hmm! Although he would occasionally be stupid.

A smart person like him would naturally overthink.

"Benchu! You didn't do it on purpose, right?"

Lord Yuan Kui muttered in his heart at this moment.

He was afraid that this conjecture was true.

If it was, then he had really misjudged and tricked himself to death.

You know, whether it was the previous plan to frame He Jin and the eunuchs, or the plan to invite Dong Zhuo and Ding Lord Yuan into Luoyang to protect the King, it was all planned by Lord Yuan Kui and handed to Lord Yuan Shao to execute.

Now, Lord Yuan Shao is outside, glorious and expanding his power, while they are suffering in the dungeon.

And they don't know if there will be a tomorrow.

The contrast was too strong.

People! Once a seed of doubt is planted in the heart, this kind of thought can never be stopped.

Lord Yuan Kui thought in his heart again: "If Lu Bu and Ji'er's analysis are both correct, then Lord Yuan Shao probably harbored deep dissatisfaction and hatred toward me a long time ago;"

"It's just that he has been enduring it, hiding his true thoughts, and waiting for an opportunity!"

"And the plan I gave him to frame He Jin and the eunuchs was his best opportunity to take action!"

"Could it be that He Jin's early death and Dong Zhuo's loss of control over Luoyang were all planned by him?"

"So, he deliberately stood up to Dong Zhuo in the subsequent court, just to take the opportunity to leave Luoyang early and develop in the local areas!"

"Then, leave me and Ji'er in Luoyang, wanting to trick us to death?"

"No! No! This is wrong! There is still Gonglu!"

"Even without me and Ji'er, there is still Gonglu, the legitimate second son, outside. Even if Lord Yuan Shao tricked us, he wouldn't be able to get the inheritance rights of the Lord Yuan clan; the inheritance rights would be Gonglu's!"

"Right! It must be like this!"

"Therefore, Benchu did not backstab us, did not trick us!"

But as he thought about it, the more he wanted to firm up this idea, the more new thoughts would inevitably pop up in Lord Yuan Kui's heart.

He remembered that Lord Yuan Shao seemed to have never looked down on Lord Yuan Shu, nor had he ever regarded Lord Yuan Shu as a competitor.

Moreover, within the clan, Lord Yuan Shao's reputation was far greater than Lord Yuan Shu's.

If both he and Lord Yuan Ji died, even if there was still Lord Yuan Shu, Lord Yuan Shao would probably be able to get at least half or more of the support of the Lord Yuan clan's forces, right?

Thinking of this, Lord Yuan Kui's eyes became hollow.

What a sin!!

He had thought so much, let alone Lord Yuan Ji on the side.

Although Lord Yuan Kui denied his conjecture, Lord Yuan Ji, after his own brain-supplementing, had completely determined that behind this matter, it was Lord Yuan Shao tricking him.

Damn Lord Yuan Shao!!!

3 days later,

Jizhou Bohai Nanpi City, in the Prefect's mansion,

After Lord Yuan Shao finished reading the latest intelligence from Luoyang in his hand, he directly placed the intelligence in a brazier and burned it to ashes.

Then, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he whispered with a ferocious smile: "Hehehe! Finally! Finally, the most important step has been taken!"

"I suppose, when I truly gather the allied forces to attack Dong Zhuo, that will be the time for you, Uncle and Big Brother, to die, right?"

"This is truly great! As long as you are all dead, then the Lord Yuan clan will be mine!"

"As for that piece of trash Lord Yuan Gonglu? I have never put him in my eyes!"

"Although it was a bit unexpected that he also successfully escaped the vortex of Luoyang, it actually doesn't matter!"

"It's also good to have him go and gather those old stubborn people in the clan who don't support me;"

"In this way, I will have fewer constraints and can win over the group of people who support me as I please, creating the dream that my Lord Yuan clan has planned for over a dozen generations!"

"Uncle, don't blame me; if you want to blame someone, blame yourselves for being too biased!"

"Why should a son born of a concubine suffer contempt and unfair treatment?"

"In terms of appearance and talent, where is Lord Yuan Benchu inferior to Lord Yuan Ji and Lord Yuan Shu?"

"Why should I be treated differently?"

"Why should all my efforts serve Lord Yuan Ji and make wedding clothes for Lord Yuan Ji?"

"I am not willing!"

"Therefore, don't blame me! You brought this on yourselves!"

"However, rest assured, we will inherit your ideals, inherit the last wishes of the ancestors of the Lord Yuan clan, seize this world, and establish the world of my Lord Yuan clan."

Time returned to a few days ago,

Nanjun Jiangling City, General's mansion,

"My Lord, urgent report from Luoyang!"

Jia San hurried to the government hall of the General's mansion and reported to Su Xuan.

"Oh? Let me see!"

Su Xuan heard this, immediately beckoned, took the intelligence from Jia San's hand, opened it, and looked at it, then grinned and said: "Haha! Finally, I got what I wanted! The Luoyang secret guards sent news that Dong Zhuo was furious because Lord Yuan Shao issued a manifesto calling for a crusade against him;"

"Not only did he let Lu Bu capture Lord Yuan Kui's whole family, preparing to sacrifice them to the flag when setting out, but he also appointed me as the Governor of Jingzhou to deal with Lord Yuan Shu and Sun Sun Jian."

"Haha! After planning for so long, it finally succeeded!"

"You all take a look too!"

As he spoke, Su Xuan handed the intelligence in his hand to Xun You, Guo Jia, and others to pass around.

After reading it, everyone congratulated Su Xuan in unison: "Congratulations to my Lord for achieving your wish and becoming the Governor of Jingzhou!"

"Now, my Lord's foundation for hegemony is completely laid!"

"Lord Yuan Shao and Lord Yuan Shu are really good people! They cooperate so well!"

"Aren't they?"

Everyone discussed with smiles.

At this time, Guo Jia stroked his chin and pondered: "I didn't expect that even Lu Bu could see that it was Lord Yuan Shao who deliberately tricked Lord Yuan Kui and Lord Yuan Ji's family. I just don't know if Lord Yuan Kui and Lord Yuan Ji believe it or not?"

Guo Jia was very curious about this.

It can only be said that the infighting in big families is really dark!

To achieve their goals, they could actually go to such lengths.

"Lord Yuan Shao is a ruthless person!"

Cheng Yu couldn't help but sigh.

He asked himself if he was also quite ruthless, but compared to Lord Yuan Shao, he was still slightly inferior.

At least, he couldn't do things like tricking his own family.

"Indeed!"

Guo Jia nodded repeatedly upon hearing this: "You don't say, in this way, Lord Yuan Shao has really risen! His future prospects are limitless!"

"With Lord Yuan Shu's ability, he definitely won't be able to compete with Lord Yuan Shao;"

"By then, the strength of the Lord Yuan clan will be directly split into two, and a large part of the essence will probably go to Jizhou to join Lord Yuan Shao!"

"This is a good thing for us!"

"In this way, the power of the Lord Yuan clan is greatly divided and weakened, which is extremely beneficial for our subsequent struggle for the world."

It can only be said that Lord Yuan Shao played this hand beautifully.