I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 517 A new emperor, a new court!

"What do you mean Yuan Tan is missing?"

Yuan Shang was furious!
Shen Pei, Tian Feng, Guo Tu, and others standing in front of him remained silent, trembling with fear.

"Your Majesty, this matter is indeed strange."

As Shen Pei said this, his eyes were already fixed on Guo Tu.

At the same time, everyone else also looked at Guo Tu.

Guo Tu is Yuan Tan's most loyal follower!

Yuan Tan has disappeared, and you, Guo Tu, have the nerve to say you didn't know?
However, Guo Tu truly didn't know...

He is also strange.

Given Yuan Tan's condition when he first saw him, it was a luxury for Yuan Tan to be alive, let alone cause any trouble... What exactly happened that made Yuan Tan, who was like a living corpse, suddenly disappear without a trace?

When Guo Tu saw that everyone was looking at him, he snorted coldly.

Shen Pei suspects him?

He even doubted Shen Pei's claims!

After all, if Yuan Tan had not disappeared but died, the one who would have benefited the most would definitely be Yuan Shang, not someone else!

Shen Pei clearly understood this principle, so when he saw that Guo Tu had not fled and dared to stand in front of Yuan Shang, Shen Pei knew that Guo Tu had no reason or need to help Yuan Tan do anything.

But there's something even more terrifying...

Xu You has also disappeared!
The news that the regent who had received the imperial edict had disappeared was no less terrifying than the news of Yuan Tan's disappearance!
Yuan Shang was also extremely irritable at this moment.

It should have been a joyous occasion of ascending the throne, so why did so many strange things happen?

The government was in complete disarray.

Two hundred thousand troops were left behind in Henan.

The Southern Xiongnu and Wuhuan, who were in the north seeking repayment of debts.

Liu Miao and the Han Dynasty were also watching with predatory eyes.

And now, Yuan Tan and Xu You have suddenly disappeared!

Why is being the emperor such a troublesome thing?
"You should first prepare for the coronation and find a way to gather the remaining troops in the south as soon as possible... I will find out about Yuan Tan's matter."

Yuan Shang's solution was naturally Princess Qinghe.

But when he met Princess Qinghe in secret and heard that she didn't know where Yuan Tan was, Yuan Shang realized that something was very wrong!
And not only that!

"You mean, Yuan Tan had contact with your father's relatives before he disappeared?"

"Ah."

Princess Qinghe also looked flustered, clearly aware of the seriousness of the matter.

“I sent people to inquire, and they said that Yuan Tan sent people to take away my mother, my brothers and sisters, as well as my father’s other relatives, such as Cao Ren, Cao Chun, and Xiahou Yuan, and their whereabouts are unknown.”

Where can you find so few?

After Yuan Shang sent people to investigate, it was discovered that not only Cao Cao's former officials such as Cao Cao and Xiahou Yuan, but also Xun Yu, Xun You, and Guo Jia were all taken away without exception!
As for their whereabouts being unknown?

Yuan Shang glared at Princess Qinghe with disgust. At this point, she still didn't know where to go.

Isn't it obvious that he's going to Guanzhong to collude with Cao Cao?
"You, you, you're usually so clever! How could you be so stupid this time? Why didn't you come and tell me when he contacted Cao Cao's family?"

Princess Qinghe was also full of grievances: "He hasn't told me a single lie these past few days. He's been honest in everything he's done. Who knew he was plotting something so big behind my back?"

At the same time, Princess Qinghe was also somewhat puzzled. "When I saw him before, he looked like a living dead person. How could he suddenly do such a thing?"

"You think he might have sensed something...?"

Yuan Shang was startled by Princess Qinghe's words: "Nonsense! I merely visited you; how could he possibly have noticed anything?"

"Forget it! I'll quickly send men to the Zhiguan area to intercept them and see if we can stop them!"

If Yuan Tan were to escape to Guanzhong, or even to the Han Dynasty, this would truly be a huge scandal!

Yuan Shang could only keep telling himself, "It's okay, it's okay."

Now that Yuan Tan has neither military power nor influence, what can he use to compete with me?
At the same time, Yuan Shang also felt some regret.

It was precisely because he felt that Yuan Tan was no longer a threat, and because he had been busy with the matter of ascending the throne these days, and also because he thought that even Yuan Tan's bedmate was his spy, that he relaxed his surveillance on Yuan Tan. He never expected that Yuan Tan would actually lead such a large number of people and slip away right under his nose!
"Yuan Tan, my dear brother! Why can't you just behave yourself? How can you face the late emperor who has already passed away?"

Yuan Shang ordered his trusted generals to immediately go to Zhiguan Pass to block the passage from Guanzhong to Hebei, hoping that he could stop Yuan Tan and Cao Cao's family...

But soon, news arrived that sent shivers down the spines of the entire Zhao court!

Gao Gan, the governor of Bingzhou, led the Bingzhou army south from Jinyang, blockading Huguan and cutting off Bingzhou's passage to Hebei!

"What is this high-ranking official trying to do? Is he planning a rebellion?"

Even the usually composed Shen Pei was terrified and openly roared in the court.

Tian Feng was also dizzy and confused, clearly not understanding how the once prosperous Zhao had suddenly become so besieged on all sides.
Gao Gan's sudden move truly caught the Northern Zhao officials off guard!
The imperial court could only quickly send someone to negotiate with the high-ranking official.

"Gongze, this matter is entirely up to you!"

In the entire Northern Zhao court, no one was more suitable than Guo Tu, who was a fellow townsman of Gao Gan, had visited Bingzhou several times, and had close ties with Gao Gan.

In particular, Shen Pei and Tian Feng did want to take this opportunity to sideline Guo Tu, the minister entrusted with the care of the young emperor, so they asked Guo Tu to go to Bingzhou to act as a persuader.

Guo Tu has been in a state of turmoil ever since Yuan Tan disappeared.

Even now, he still can't understand why Yuan Tan suddenly left, and he can't understand why Yuan Tan wouldn't even discuss it with him.

Now, upon hearing that the imperial court wanted him to leave Ye City, he didn't think deeply about the implications and simply agreed.

But just as Guo Tu's carriage crossed the Fu River, before it even entered Bingzhou territory, news from the south brought this man, who had weathered countless storms of war, to his knees—

Spring of the fourth year of the Taichu reign of Emperor Zhao.

Chunyu Qiong, General of Chariots and Cavalry of the Great Zhao, and Xu You, Grand Master of the Palace, carrying the imperial edict, the imperial seal, and the imperial seal, enthroned Yuan Tan as the Emperor of the Great Zhao in Huai County, Henan Commandery.

Yuan Tan offered sacrifices to Heaven, prayed to the six ancestral temples, and made offerings to all the gods. He posthumously honored the late Emperor Yuan Shao as Emperor Xiaowu, establishing the reign title Guangxing, and granted a general amnesty!

The news shocked the world!
The officials of Northern Zhao were completely dumbfounded.

How did Yuan Tan manage to ascend the throne and become emperor before Yuan Shang?

Where does this leave the Hebei court and Yuan Shang?

Upon hearing this news, Yuan Shang went completely mad!
"Yuan Tan! Yuan Tan! I should have executed you long ago!!"

The entire Hebei province, having just experienced the turmoil of Yuan Shao's death in battle, is once again facing a new storm!

This made Liu Miao, who was still arguing with Zhang He and Gao Lan in Henan, widen his eyes in surprise.

"Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao, I have completely lost this time."

"Putting everything else aside, there's no doubt that your son is bolder than my son..."

(End of this chapter)