Chapter 31 Ji·Crow·Hao
"So, whoever wants to be the leader of the alliance needs your consent?" Yuan Shu said.

This is a deliberate attempt to change the concept, and to tell Yuan Shao in various ways: Ji Hao is a bad guy. If you want to be the leader of the alliance, you have to give him money. If you don’t, you won’t be allowed to be the leader.

This would instigate discord between Yuan Shao and Ji Hao, preventing Yuan Shao from becoming the leader of the alliance.

However, before Yuan Shao could be fooled, Ji Hao admitted it directly, nodded and said, "That's about right! If the person who gave me money and got my support didn't become the leader, I would think it was unfair. Then he might get angry and run to form an alliance with Dong Zhuo, and then take away the 'leader' I supported. What will the remaining people be able to do?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed.

If Yuan Shao gave Ji Hao money and then did not become the leader of the alliance, the two of them would have joined forces with Dong Zhuo... No, is this fucking possible?

Yuan Shao is not made of clay, why should he be given money?
"How can this be!" The old man from the royal family in front of Liu Bei slammed the table and said angrily: "We are raising an army to purge the emperor, not to buy vegetables in the market. If you pay, you go. If you don't pay, you don't go. How can this be allowed?"

These words were spoken with indignation.

But Ji Hao ignored him.

He directly retorted: "When your majesty made this rule that you can get an official position if you pay money, and you can't get an official position if you don't pay, where were you? When Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei defeated Zhang Jiao in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and Lu Bu took over Zhang Liang, and the two of them made great contributions but received almost no rewards, where were you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the old man immediately stopped.

I was there, but I didn’t want to die.

The expressions of Liu, Guan and Zhang when they looked at Ji Hao were somewhat complicated.

There is a feeling that Ji Hao has been led astray by Emperor Ling.

Quite intense.

"Don't talk to me about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and don't talk to me about righteousness. I will support whoever gives me more money to be the leader of the alliance. Even if any Han royal relative gives me more money, I can support him to be the emperor!" Ji Hao said: "I will start from me to carry on the unique knowledge of the past sages and uphold the rules of the Emperor Ling!"

Cao Cao heard: "..."

Your "secret knowledge of the ancient sages" is a little bit unorthodox, isn't it?

Others were also stunned.

The words sound nice, but why do they sound so unpleasant to my ears?
"This man is crazy, ignore him!" said Liu Biao.

Then, Gongsun Zan also said: "He is a reckless man, so it won't make any difference if he is missing. But if someone gives me money and food, I will support him to be the leader of the alliance, haha!"

Immediately afterwards, Ma Teng and others also started to make unreasonable demands.

This made Yuan Shao very troubled.

"Shut up, are you still polite?" Yuan Shao suddenly shouted, "It was a good meeting of princes, but it turned out to be like a market, haggling over prices. If you don't want to join the meeting, then each of you should withdraw. When the new emperor takes the throne, we will settle the score. You will bear the consequences yourself!"

The implication is that if you don't want to form an alliance, you can leave, but don't expect any benefits.

Once I take down Dong Zhuo, I’ll deal with you right away!

This threat really scared a lot of people. The foundation of the Yuan family, with three officials in four generations, was still very intimidating. Yuan Shao also made people fearful because he got all the troops of the eight commanders of Xiling.

You have to know that it was raised by Emperor Ling of Han who sold glass.

"How about we write down our nominated leaders on bamboo slips, and whoever gets the most nominations will be the leader?" someone suggested.

This was unanimously agreed by everyone.

"That's good, I agree!" said Yuan Shu.

But just as he finished speaking, Ji Hao stood up nonchalantly and said, "The previous emperor is gone, and no one follows the rules he left behind. The world is really fickle!"

After saying that, he suddenly flipped the table.

He overturned the table shared by seven or eight princes, and spilled the wine on Yuan Shao's face.

Yuan Shu was hit with a half-eaten chicken leg by someone else. He spat it out with disgust and said angrily, "Someone, give me a fork..."

Before he could finish his words, he was stopped by his trusted general Ji Ling.

"My lord, that table is made of copper, solid, and weighs at least 700 to 800 kilograms. If he throws it that far with one hand...if he loses his temper on the spot, I may not be able to protect you!"

When saying this, Ji Ling's face looked very ugly.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, as well as Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who were clearly there but insisted not to, all had solemn expressions on their faces.

"So much strength?" Yuan Shu's anus tightened instantly.

Why didn't you tell me earlier?
So he quickly changed his words and said, "Fork some barbecue over here, I'm hungry!"

A group of princes: "..."

“Haha…” Gongsun Zan laughed, raised his thumb and said, “Three Dukes in four generations, they are indeed very talented. I admire you, I admire you!”

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shu's face turned as black as a pig's liver.

But he didn't dare say anything.

"Since we can't come to an agreement, let's not talk about it. You can do whatever you want, but as long as you don't attack me at Chengtian Ferry, and as long as Dong Zhuo doesn't give me money, I will not help either of us!" Ji Hao said, and turned around and left the tent.

However, Cao Cao stayed.

With a very humble attitude, he apologized and said, "Everyone, my lord is a military general and has a bad temper. Please bear with me. But my lord always keeps his word. If he says he won't help the two sides, then he won't help the two sides!"

Everyone was speechless after hearing this.

He keeps his word, so if Dong Zhuo gives him money, will he really turn against him?

"Does he have a bad temper, or does he want to be the leader of the alliance?" Yuan Shu said.

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "How could that be? My lord has no interest in the position of leader of the alliance. He is reluctant to spend money. After all, we brought 10,000 elite cavalry with us, there are 10,000 more at Chengtian Ferry, plus 10,000 Xiliang troops, more than 30,000 elite troops! Too many people to feed."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expression changed instantly.

Elite cavalry are not a ragtag army. A few thousand of them can often change the situation of a battle. Thirty thousand of them may be enough to confront the seventeen princes head-on!
"No wonder he is so irritable, maybe he is short of military pay?" Yuan Shao thought to himself.

And he said, "That's right. Marching and fighting cannot be separated from money and food. Chengtian responded to my call and came here. How can we survive without food and grass support?"

Then, he discussed with Cao Cao the matter of "bribing" Ji Hao.

In his opinion, if something can be solved with money, it’s not a big deal.

Ji Hao’s brain is all about muscles. This kind of person is not a cause for concern, but if he is not appeased, bad things may happen!
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao shook his head and said, "It's too late. My lord is a man of his word. If he says he won't talk anymore, then he won't talk anymore. No matter how much money you give him, it won't help!"

At the same time, he made a worried look.

"I finally persuaded the lord to come to form an alliance, but in the end, oh, I'm really worried that he will go back and form an alliance with Dong Zhuo, and then everyone in Jiying will become thieves!"

It's hard to tell whether this is true or not.

But it made Yuan Shao worried.

If Ji Hao really joins forces with Dong Zhuo, it will be troublesome, and the princes may not win - this is also the reason why Ji Hao is confident that he can squeeze the princes' money and even dares to transform into "Ji·Crow·Hao" on the spot!

So, after thinking it over again and again, Yuan Shao finally found Cao Cao.

He tried to say, "Meng De, if we cater to his preferences, maybe Ji Chengtian will change his mind?"

(End of this chapter)