Yuan Shao's expression suddenly changed when he heard that Liu Feng actually agreed to his proposal instantly.

In fact, in Yuan Shao's heart, he really wanted to be the leader of the alliance.

It's just that because of his noble family background, he has developed an aristocratic temperament since he was a child. He always likes to disguise himself as a scholar-official who disdains any power and wealth.

Therefore, even though he wanted to become the leader of the Alliance immediately and wanted to drive out everyone who disagreed with him as the leader, he still deliberately shied away to show his innocence.

However, he looked around and found that no matter in terms of birth or reputation, among the eighteen princes, the only ones who could compare with him were his half-brother Yuan Shu and his sidekick king Liu Feng.

As for Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao has always disliked him.

Although Yuan Shao was the eldest son of Yuan Feng, the head of the Yuan family, because Yuan Shao's mother was Yuan Feng's maid, Yuan Shao was just a concubine.

Later, Yuan Shao's uncle Yuan Cheng had no children, so Yuan Feng adopted Yuan Shao to Yuan Cheng, which gave Yuan Shao the status of a legitimate son.

Yuan Shao had a handsome appearance and a majestic temperament. He liked to make friends with intellectuals and righteous people all over the world. He also had a reputation of being honest and capable, so he was loved by Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei.

However, his younger brother Yuan Shu often bullied and humiliated Yuan Shao because of his status as a concubine.

And Yuan Shu himself liked to play with birds in cages and shoot hunting for fun. He looked like a playboy, so Yuan Shao didn't like Yuan Shu as his younger brother.

Although the conflict between the two brothers has been kept secretly and not made public, it is not a secret among the princes.

Therefore, if Yuan Shao wants to shirk and pretend to be humble, he will naturally not propose to let Yuan Shu go.

After all, although Yuan Shu's personal reputation is not as good as his own, he has the same status and background as his own, and he is the legitimate son of the Yuan family, which is even slightly better than his own.

Moreover, in addition to the official position of Nanyang Prefect, he also had the official position of Hou General.

The Hou General is the sixth-highest official among the generals of the Han Dynasty, second only to the Great General, Hussar General, Chariot General, Guard General and Former General. His official position is equivalent to the Shangqing among the Nine Qings.

From the perspective of official position, Yuan Shu is far stronger than Yuan Shao. Even among the nineteen princes, only King Liu Feng has a higher official position than him.

Therefore, if Yuan Shao pretends to shirk the position of leader of the alliance to Yuan Shu, I am afraid that many people who support him will also support Yuan Shu. Therefore, Yuan Shao only proposed that Liu Feng be the leader of the alliance and did not mention Yuan Shu.

What Yuan Shao didn't expect was that Liu Feng would agree without hesitation, just like Yuan Shu.

After all, he was just pretending to shirk in the first place, so he thought Liu Feng would also deliberately shirk like him.

Therefore, he was prepared to accept the position of alliance leader as long as Liu Feng refused.

After all, if even Liu Feng refuses to become the leader of the alliance, then only he is the most suitable leader.

When Yuan Shaoyi proposed that Liu Feng be the leader of the alliance, everyone remembered that among the nineteen princes, there was also King Bingjian who had been silent and sitting quietly in his seat in a low-key manner.

After all, this King Bingjian was appointed by the late Emperor himself, and he was the nominally most powerful person alongside the late Emperor today.

After all, according to the method of standing side by side with the first emperor, Liu Feng can be said to stand side by side with the father of the current emperor, that is, the Supreme Emperor.

With such an identity, it would be unfair for someone else to serve as the leader of the alliance.

What's more, the side by side king Liu Feng has already become famous all over the world.

Both Wuhuan and Fuyu were beaten to a pulp by him, and they never dared to cross the line again.

And Goguryeo directly destroyed the country and included the entire Goguryeo into the territory of the Han Dynasty.

With such military exploits, none of the other eighteen princes can compare with Liu Feng.

Even if the other eighteen princes were put together, their total achievements would not be as good as King Bingjian.

Therefore, as soon as Yuan Shao recommended Liu Feng, he immediately gained support from most people.

In particular, Gongsun Zan, the governor of Beiping, and Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, who had a good relationship with Liu Feng, strongly supported Liu Feng in becoming the leader of the alliance.

When Yuan Shao saw this scene, his heart felt cold.

He had been wary of Yuan Shu, thinking that Yuan Shu was the biggest obstacle to him becoming the leader of the alliance of princes, so he deliberately did not mention Yuan Shu and chose Liu Feng.

However, he shot himself in the foot in the end. Liu Feng didn't say anything at first, and no one thought about Liu Feng. However, after he reminded him, all the princes remembered that there was someone sitting next to him who was the most powerful and famous person in the world. The human Liu Feng.

At this time, Yuan Shao's intestines were filled with regret, but the words he said were like water thrown out, and he could not take them back no matter what.

Therefore, he could only hope that Liu Feng was not interested in the position of alliance leader, or that he pretended to shirk it, and he would immediately accept the position of alliance leader.

So when he heard Liu Feng agree directly without any hesitation, his face suddenly darkened.

But after all, Liu Feng recommended it himself, so Yuan Shao could only break his teeth and swallow it.

Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan and others were also very surprised by Liu Feng's reaction.

Although Liu Feng definitely deserved to be the leader of the alliance, he did not shirk at all, which still puzzled everyone.

However, they had all seen with their own eyes the strength of Liu Feng and his army, and were very convinced of Liu Feng, so naturally they would not speak out against it.

But Yuan Shu objected loudly:"We and other princes each lead an army of no less than 10,000 people.

King Bingjian only led 3,000 soldiers and horses. His own troops are not enough. How can he serve as the leader of the alliance? Important task?"

Faced with Yuan Shu's questioning, Liu Feng just said calmly:"I am not the leader of the alliance because I jumped out to grab it, but because it was recommended by brother Ben Chu.

And you, Yuan Gongli, are standing up to oppose it at this time. What do you mean?

Do you think Yuan Shao's words are not weighty enough?

Or do you think Yuan Shao is a bastard and cannot represent the Yuan family of the Fourth Generation and Three Dukes?"

After hearing Liu Feng's words, Yuan Shu suddenly lost his temper.

Although the two brothers were at odds with each other, it was all private. Showing it to outsiders would only make people laugh at the misfortune of the Yuan family.

And Yuan Shao also glared at Yuan Shu coldly.

After Yuan Shu shut up, no one spoke out against Liu Feng's appointment as leader.

So Liu Feng served as the leader of the alliance.

With the choice of alliance leader decided, Liu Feng decided to send a vanguard army to attack Hulao Pass first.

Liu Feng knew that historically Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian served as the vanguard, but he did not want to appoint him like this.

So Liu Feng said:"If you want to invade Luoyang and kill the Dong thief, you must first pass through Hulao Pass.

I decided to appoint Yuan Shao as the vanguard to attack Hulao Pass. Yuan Shu will be responsible for coordinating the food and grass transportation. He must transport the food to all the armies."

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