After the two finished speaking, Tian Feng also said solemnly, "Second Young Master, you are the Grand General's son, after all. Do you truly want to see his life's work destroyed in your hands?"
"All this fighting of yours is ultimately for the Heir's Position, so that you can inherit everything the Grand General has. But if his foundations are destroyed, what good will inheriting the Heir's Position do? Right now, you must put the greater cause first!"
The three took turns earnestly trying to persuade him.
Gongsun Zan posed a grave threat. Without Yuan Shao directing the overall situation and these strategists devising plans, generals like Yan Liang and Ju Yi alone could not possibly hold him off.
"All of you, shut up!"
Yuan Xi remained utterly unmoved. Instead, he silenced the three with an angry roar. "All you think about every day is making me release Father, or escaping from the Yuan Residence!"
"With a powerful enemy upon us, you still refuse to offer me any plans! And you dare speak of loyalty? You are the ones who refuse to put the greater cause first!"
"I am the greater cause now!"
Whether he released Yuan Shao or Ju Shou and the other two, all his efforts over so long would be destroyed in an instant. How could he possibly agree?
They could spare him their talk of the greater cause. He was the greater cause!
Hearing this, Ju Shou could not help feeling somewhat disappointed. He could only abandon the idea and say, "In that case, Second Young Master, order General Yan Liang to lead troops out to meet the enemy."
"Still, I hope you can recognize what matters most. If the situation truly becomes irretrievable, you must let the Grand General take charge."
Yuan Xi said nothing.