Seeing Yuan Shao fly into a rage, Feng Ji thought his scheme had worked and took the opportunity to say, "My lord, why not strip the Second Young Master of his position as Governor of Youzhou and order him back to Jizhou to serve his mother? Then choose another worthy man to govern Youzhou."
At that moment, someone suddenly rose from the left side of the tent.
"What nonsense is this! A man who has rendered meritorious service is not rewarded but instead punished? My lord, are you not afraid of chilling the hearts of your soldiers?"
Everyone turned to look. The speaker wore a tall crown and broad robes, with a lean, refined face. Only his eyes shone with an intimidating light. It was the military supervisor, Ju Shou.
Note that this military supervisor was different from the military supervisors appointed by ancient emperors. His primary duty was to oversee military discipline, making him equivalent to a military law officer.
The two advisers, Feng Ji and Guo Tu, both frowned as they looked at Ju Shou.
Ju Shou did not back down. Staring at the two villains who had been whispering slander into Yuan Shao's ears, he said sternly, "Anyone who says the Second Young Master is guilty should be executed!"
His words struck a little too broadly. So many people in the tent had echoed Feng Ji and Guo Tu's remarks—including Yuan Shao himself.
Yuan Shao frowned. Fortunately, he had always valued Ju Shou, so he suppressed his anger and said, "Military Supervisor, why do you say this?"
Ju Shou saluted and said, "My lord, the Second Young Master's achievements lie not only in taking the Liaodong Four Commanderies."
He stepped forward and pointed at the map hanging inside the tent. "The Gongsun Clan has entrenched itself in