Chapter 531

Seeing Gu Yi come to visit him, a flash of joy appeared on Yuan Tan's face.

Yes, the harmless-looking Gu Yi had never harmed Yuan Tan and had given him plenty of face and respect.

Therefore, Yuan Tan did not have much fear of Gu Yi in his heart.

Vaguely, he even possessed no small amount of trust! (For details, see Chapter 145, where there is a detailed description of this episode between Gu Yi and Yuan Tan.)

"Brother Linzhi, why have you come?"

"Could it be that there is news from Ye County?"

Yuan Tan asked with an urgent tone.

Although he lived very comfortably in Changancheng,

our Young Master Yuan was, after all, a person with some ambition.

He longed to return to Ye County to inherit the foundation left by his father, Yuan Shao.

Gu Yi did not answer Yuan Tan directly but walked straight to his side.

Subsequently, he handed Yuan Tan a piece of intelligence regarding the front lines.

After opening it, Yuan Tan's pupils contracted violently!

In the most conspicuous place, it was written in bright, clear characters, "Yuan Shao and Cao Cao support Liu He, son of Liu Yu, to ascend the throne."

This news was quite shocking for Yuan Tan, who did not know much about outside intelligence.

However, this was merely an appetizer.

For even more surprise, one had to continue reading.

"What!?"

"My father self-proclaimed as Grand General? Cao Cao self-proclaimed as Minister?"

"Yuan Shang, that brat, inherited my father's position as Governor of Jizhou?"

"Clang!"

In an instant, Yuan Tan felt as if he had been struck by a heavy blow.

Governor of Jizhou... what did this mean?

It meant that Yuan Shao had already decided to make Yuan Shang his heir!

After all, even a fool knew that Yuan Shao's place of rise was Jizhou.

Jizhou was also one of the wealthiest great provinces in the world.

With Yuan Shang established as Governor of Jizhou, in other words, Yuan Tan had completely lost his chance.

He, the legitimate eldest son who should have inherited Yuan Shao's position, had been pushed down by Yuan Shang, the son of the second wife, Lady Liu...

"Brother Xiansi, Brother Xiansi, are you alright?"

Seeing Yuan Tan reveal such an appearance, Gu Yi immediately transformed into a "sympathetic big brother" and comforted Yuan Tan at length.

But at this moment, Yuan Tan's heart felt like snow falling in June, cold and desolate.

Suddenly,

his eyes became ferocious, and he roared:

"Damn Ju Shou! Damn Shen Pei! Damn Feng Ji! It must be these people who blinded my father!"

Between the Henan aristocratic families supporting Yuan Tan and the Hebei aristocratic families supporting Yuan Shang, there already existed irreconcilable contradictions.

Now, Yuan Shang was enfeoffed as Governor of Jizhou, although it was an enfeoffment by that pseudo-emperor Liu He.

But this was enough to show that Yuan Shao already intended to formally make Yuan Shang his heir.

All of Yuan Tan's dreams had vanished into nothingness along with it.

"Brother Xiansi, things have not reached the point you imagine yet."

Gu Yi spoke to persuade him.

Jealousy makes people unrecognizable.

At this moment, the hatred in Yuan Tan's heart for Yuan Shang and the Hebei aristocratic families had reached an unprecedented extreme.

Gu Yi had laid out this trap for so long; naturally, he had to leave a perfect conclusion.

Hearing what Gu Yi said, Yuan Tan seemed to have grabbed the last straw, pleading for help:

"Brother Linzhi! Please lend me a hand."

"If Brother Linzhi will not help me, then I... I..."

As he spoke, Yuan Tan was almost crying from grievance.

The matter of Yuan Shang becoming Yuan Shao's heir made Yuan Tan feel that life was worse than death.

It was the same in the original history.

Yuan Tan would rather let Cao Cao benefit from his foundation than let Yuan Shang have an easy time.

If not for Yuan Tan and Cao Cao joining forces to attack Yuan Shang, perhaps with the foundation Yuan Shao left behind, the Yuan family could have held on for another five years without any problem.

But this fellow Yuan Tan was just like that.

In his eyes, all external enemies were not as bad as Yuan Shang, the "thief within the house."

Seeing that Yuan Tan had completely taken the bait, Gu Yi smiled:

"Brother Xiansi, that Liu He is ultimately just a pseudo-emperor."

"The orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty is here with your brother."

"Wasn't that Yuan Shang enfeoffed as Governor of Jizhou by the pseudo-emperor?"

"How about this? Your brother will use the name of the Han orthodoxy to enfeoff you as the legitimate Governor of Jizhou!"

As Gu Yi's words fell,

a flash of excitement crossed Yuan Tan's face.

But in an instant, he wilted again and sighed to Gu Yi:

"Brother Linzhi, even if I carry the name of Governor of Jizhou,"

"I am not in Jizhou, so how can I command the province?"

However, before Yuan Tan could finish speaking, Gu Yi waved his hand:

"Brother Xiansi, your brother promised you before that I would definitely let you ascend to the position of head of the Yuan family again!"

"This was originally your property; your brother will definitely help you take it back."

"But... you also know that your father and Cao Mengde have joined forces, plus Ju Shou and others are plotting behind the scenes, providing money and grain."

"Even if your brother wants to help you take back everything that should have been yours, it is difficult to destroy them in the short term."

"It is difficult, truly too difficult!"

Having said this, Gu Yi displayed a look of heartbreak, as if he felt guilty for not being able to help Yuan Tan take revenge.

Seeing this, Yuan Tan clenched his hands.

He, who was smarter than the "Big Smart One," thought of a way to achieve a "win-win."

However, if this method were truly used,

I am afraid Yuan Tan would truly be confirmed in the name of "Great Filial Son" from now on.

……. ===== CHAPTER 532 =====