Chapter 324

He smiled slightly and said:

"Is the Imperial Seal really that important?"

"To my lord, this object is merely a symbol."

"After all, General Gonglu must know the situation of my lord."

"The contradiction between him and the Guandong aristocrats is already irreconcilable."

"Even if he held the Imperial Seal to declare himself emperor, the Guandong aristocrats would not recognize him."

"I fear that in the blink of an eye, thousands of voices would appear, saying my lord's position was not obtained righteously."

"But you, General Gonglu, are different!"

"If you obtain the Imperial Seal, it is equivalent to obtaining the symbol of status!"

"Your Yuan family is the head of the world's aristocrats, having served as the Three Excellencies for four generations."

"You are the one the people of the Han family look forward to."

"If General Gonglu obtains the seal, who among the world's aristocrats would dare not bow down to you?"

"At that time, would General Gonglu still take the likes of Cao Mengde and Yuan Benchu seriously?"

"Even those supporters under them would likely defect because of this and turn to support General Gonglu!"

"In this way, wouldn't sweeping away the Guandong be easy for General Gonglu's ability?"

What Fa Zheng said truly spoke to Yuan Shu's heart!

The fundamental goal of the Yuan family was to replace the Liu Han imperial family and establish a brand-new regime.

But... even if Yuan Shu didn't want to admit it in his heart now, the fact he had to admit was.

Yuan Shao's prestige was now far superior to his.

During the first Guandong coalition's campaign against Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu dared to challenge Yuan Shao and present a stance of rivalry.

But what about the second Guandong coalition's campaign against Dong Zhuo?

Whether in terms of territory or the number of supporters behind him, Yuan Shao had already far surpassed Yuan Shu.

If it weren't for the Battle of Hulao Pass causing Yuan Shao heavy losses.

I fear the gap between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu would be as insurmountable as a chasm.

But it was precisely the failure of the Battle of Hulao Pass.

That made Yuan Shu the only "beneficiary" of the Guandong coalition!

He not only recovered the entire Yizhou territory but also received further support from the aristocratic groups behind him!

Vaguely, a trend of overtaking on a curve appeared.

At least... in Yuan Shu's eyes.

His own strength surpassing Yuan Shao and Cao Cao was already just a matter of time.

And now.

The Imperial Seal that Fa Zheng brought.

Instantly made Yuan Shu's entire mind focus on it.

This imitation seal that Gu Yi sent people to make was simply too realistic.

Although Yuan Shu had seen the seal, he had never touched it with his own hands, so how could he tell it was a fake?

Moreover.

As everyone knows.

This fellow Yuan Shu had an innate love for the seal.

As the saying goes, "With the seal in hand, the world is mine"!

In Yuan Shu's heart, the status of the seal was truly not ordinarily high!

After the second coalition of warlords failed to defeat Dong Zhuo.

In Yuan Shu's eyes, the situation in Guandong was a tripartite confrontation.

These three powers were Yuan Shu himself, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao.

If he could obtain the seal before his eyes.

Yuan Shu believed he would gain a buff in prestige!

At that time, he could quickly widen the gap between himself and Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

After all.

Yuan Shao was a member of the Yuan family, the head of the world's aristocrats.

Yuan Shu was the same.

If one really wanted to discuss birth, Yuan Shao was originally a concubine's son.

Later, he was adopted as a son by Yuan Shu's uncle, Yuan Cheng, and only then became a legitimate son.

And what about Yuan Shu?

He was the legitimate son of the Yuan family, born with a silver spoon!

In Yuan Shu's eyes, his own birth was always a cut above Yuan Shao's.

After seeing the seal, Yuan Shu was instantly fascinated and lost his soul.

The little schemes in his mind also emerged one after another.

Fa Zheng was good at observing words and expressions, taking in all of Yuan Shu's reactions.

Subsequently, Fa Zheng smiled meaningfully, raised his hand, and put the seal back into the box.

It was such a simple action, one that couldn't be simpler.

Yet it seemed to have taken away the most beloved object in Yuan Shu's heart!

In an instant.

Yuan Shu felt as if a voice was roaring in his heart!

"The seal! Give me the seal! I want the seal!"

The devil had been completely released.

Next, it was time to let this devil completely disrupt the Great Han!

Let it become a "blade of absolute killing" to destroy the Guandong aristocratic group!

"General Gonglu, do you want the seal?"

"I think we can talk further."

Fa Zheng smiled slightly.

His words, however, were filled with seduction toward Yuan Shu!

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