Ji Prefecture's seat of government—its provincial capital—was located in Gaoyi County of Anping Kingdom.
That day, Ji Prefecture's civil and military officials in Gaoyi—various aides, assistant governors, commandants, and the like—all gathered at Han Fu's residence.
Looking over the civil and military officials below, Han Fu sighed inwardly. He had someone pass around the letter Wang Yan had forwarded, in which Yuan Shao invited Wang Yan south to plot together for Ji Prefecture.
He asked, "Yuan Shao now wishes to invite that traitor Wang to scheme for Ji Prefecture with him. That traitor Wang has sent this letter here. What do you gentlemen think I should do?"
The civil and military officials below looked at one another before a military officer spoke first. This man was Zhang He, courtesy name Junyi, a military commander under Han Fu.
"My lord, Yuan Shao surely does not know that the traitor Wang forwarded the letter to us. Now that his ambitions have been exposed, and he seeks Ji Prefecture, we cannot allow him to remain for long. In my opinion, we should find some pretext to send an envoy inviting him to Gaoyi, then set armed men upon him and kill him."
"No." The moment Zhang He finished speaking, a scholar refuted him. This was Shen Pei, courtesy name Zhengnan. Though he attended their deliberations, Han Fu did not value him greatly. He said, "The Yuan Clan has produced Three Excellencies for four generations. Their disciples, old associates, and former retainers are spread across the realm. Many of those present have received favors from the Yuan Clan. Now that the scheme has been exposed, Yuan Shao will surely learn of it. This plan cannot succeed."
The moment those words came out, everyone tore into him. He was practically accusing others of secretly colluding