"Sometimes it's not just because it's the best plan that one would agree, Gongtai." Although Hu Zhao belonged to the Enlightenment Sect, it didn't mean he couldn't see the treachery in people's hearts!
Chen Gong rolled his eyes. He knew this even better than Hu Zhao, but he couldn't understand why Sheni Pei and Xun Shen hadn't stopped it. After all, those people were genuinely renowned ministers of the world, and surely couldn't be so oblivious.
As Chen Gong had guessed, it wasn't due to the treachery of people's hearts, but rather a choice Yuan Tan had to make to maintain the stability of the Yuan Family.
In history, Yuan Tan assisted Yuan Shao in taking Qingzhou, so he was appointed as the Governor of Qingzhou. However, in this lifetime, Qingzhou fell into Liu Bei's hands, and Yuan Tan assisted Yuan Shao in taking Youzhou, thus becoming the Inspector of Youzhou.
