Things had finally returned to normal. As Yuan Shao breathed a sigh of relief, he cast a grateful glance at Cao Cao. Sure enough, childhood friends who had grown up together were the most reliable. Although Yuan Shao had prepared for this long ago, it was always better to have Cao Cao take the lead for him first.
On the other hand, Yuan Shu was extremely dissatisfied. The Yuan family had indeed produced Four Generations, Three Dukes, but that was his Yuan Shu's family. When had it become Yuan Shao, the illegitimate son, who could represent the Yuan family? Before he could voice his displeasure, however, Wang Kuang spoke up in agreement. It was as if he had opened the floodgates. A group of feudal lords began praising Yuan Shao over one another, as though he had been chosen by Heaven itself and refusing to let him take the position of alliance leader would defy all reason.
Yuan Shao pursed his lips and refused several times. In the end, he could only suppress his smile and shake his head helplessly, accepting everyone's recommendation. Yuan Shu was left staring in astonishment at the scene, but he soon realized that everyone was deliberately setting a trap for the Yuan family.
In truth, both Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu could see it, and no one present had any intention of hiding it. The problem was that an open scheme was still an open scheme; seeing through it did not mean one could avoid it. At least Yuan Shao himself was willingly jumping in, leaving Yuan Shu able only to stare helplessly.
Things had come to this point, so he could only pinch his nose and accept it.
Gongsun Zan and the three brothers, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, who were qualified