In the spring of the seventh year of Jian 'an, Cao Cao went north to dispatch troops again in order to capture Jizhou after solving Liu Bei in the rear. Yuan Shang went to war for his father and was defeated. Yuan Shao learned of the defeat and vomited blood and died. On his deathbed, he ordered his third son, Yuan Shang, to inherit the great cause, which laid the foundation for yuan brothers's struggle.
Generally speaking, don't the eldest son be the heir? Why did Yuan Shao insist on establishing his third son, Yuan Shang?
Yuan Shao's sons should be many, but there are three adults: the eldest son, Yuan Tan, is sober-minded and stays in Qingzhou; The second son, Yuan, was clever and left Youzhou. The third son, Yuan Shang, a famous sage, stayed in Jizhou.
Yuan Shang this fellow, looks extraordinary, with the description of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, called "handsome", Yuan Shao likes it very much. Lombardi in evaluating his three sons, also specifically mentioned this:
Red sandalwood just killed for human nature is smart and irritable; The second son is happy, and kindness is difficult to achieve; The third son is still a hero, polite and respectful.
Yuan Shao was born in a big family and had a good face. His Chu Jun value should be very high, otherwise he will have no cards to play!
I have to say that Yan value is sometimes so unreasonable and looks a little pitiful. For example, Pang Tong, even if he has great talent, no one really takes it seriously. It has always been an era of looking at faces!
Who are the biological mothers of Yuan Tan and Yuan? No mention, but it may have been born to Yuan Shao's ex-wife. Yuan Shao's present wife, Mrs Liu, gave birth to Yuan Shang. Based on Yuan Shang's face value, it is estimated that Mrs. Liu must be a beauty when she was young, and she was very loved by Yuan Shao.
Mrs. Liu has long hair and short knowledge. She doesn't care about the risks, and she is bent on letting her son inherit the great cause. So nothing will always blow the pillow breeze, brush Yuan Shang's sense of existence, and praise Yuan Shang's talent and virtue, so Yuan Shao kept Yuan Shang with him and didn't let him go to other parts of town.
In this case, Yuan Shang has a lot of room for expression. For example, in the Battle of Cangting, Yuan Shang went out in front of Yuan Shao and killed Shi Huan, showing off a wave of force. Mother's relationship gives Yuan Shang many advantages.
Yuan Shao has been hesitant about establishing the reserve team, and it was not until the last moment of his life that Chu Jun was established. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms records back to 32:
Mrs. Liu urgently asked Shen Pei to discuss this matter with Ji Feng. Shao Dan pointed, and Shen Pei wrote a suicide note before going to bed. Mrs. Liu asked, "Can Yuan Shang be an heir?" Shao nodded and taught people to write a suicide note. Shao rolled over and shouted, vomiting blood to death.
At this time, Yuan Shaolian couldn't speak. Even if he wants to build Yuan Tan, how can he express it? Mrs. Liu asked, Yuan Shao nodded, and it's settled!
At that time, only Mrs. Liu, Shen Pei and Ji Feng were around, and Shen Pei and Ji Feng, two powerful factions, were originally biased towards Yuan Shang, and the right to speak was in the hands of these three people. Therefore, no matter who Yuan Shao made Chu Jun, it must be Yuan Shang who left the legacy in the end.
Objectively speaking, Yuan Shao's sons are not very talented. Judging from the performance behind, Yuan Shang, that is, his martial arts is slightly higher than Yuan Tan's, and his political and military abilities are average, far from being able to compete with Yuan Shao, let alone Cao Cao. At the moment when Yuan Shao vomited blood and died, the fate of Hebei was already decided. Even if Yuan Tan is established, it is estimated that it will not change the ending.