Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1145 Talent
Yuan Xi was discussing with Bu Zhi when they were interrupted by the news that Chen Deng's condition had worsened.

Yuan Xi hurried to Chen Deng's house, came to the bed, held Chen Deng's hand and said, "Yuan Long has suffered. It's my fault that I didn't rescue Yuan Long earlier."

Chen Deng was dying at this time. He shook his head and said, "I have failed the trust of the lord. The lord does not pursue the crime of dereliction of duty. I am very grateful."

Yuan Xi sighed, "Yuanlong, what are you talking about? Without you, Xuzhou wouldn't have been stable for so many years."

"You did the best you could, how could I blame you?"

"Just rest and recuperate."

Chen Deng shook his head and said, "I know very well that I can't hold on for much longer."

"When Mr. Yuanhua left me the prescription, he said to take the medicine every seven days without interruption. Now that I have been imprisoned for more than a month, I am afraid it will not work."

Yuan Xi sighed and said, "Your father is still serving as an official in Youzhou. Should I let him come back?"

Chen Deng smiled bitterly and said, "How can a father go to his son's funeral?"

"I was unable to support my father, and I failed to fulfill the trust of my master. Now all I want is to be freed as soon as possible."

Yuan Xi held Chen Deng's hand, and the two looked at each other in silence for a long time. Finally, a look of relief appeared in Chen Deng's eyes.

A few days later, Cheng Deng died of illness. Yuan Xi personally held a funeral for him, and people from Guangling City all came to pay their respects.

After Yuan Xi personally buried Chen Deng, he climbed up the city wall alone and looked into the distance. At the surging river outside the city, he thought to himself, the world's great tide has taken away another person, and who will be the next one?

He returned to the city and summoned his subordinates. He announced the confiscation of the land of the offending family and the distribution of land in Guangling. At the same time, he asked all officials to submit a petition and make suggestions on the distribution of land.

The newly appointed Xuzhou governor, Bu Zhi, has been very busy these days. He went to his official residence early in the morning to hastily handle the day's government affairs, then hurried back to his house and began to sort out the messy pile of bamboo slips on the table.

He picked up a volume, glanced at it, and put it aside. Then he picked up another volume. This time he looked at it and nodded slightly, choosing to leave it on the table.

These are the suggestions made by Xuzhou officials regarding land distribution in recent days. Their positions vary, and Bu Zhi can see what these people are thinking at a glance.

Some are in favor and some are against.

But there are differences among those who support it, and there are differences among those who oppose it.

Support may not be sincere, and opposition may not be selfish.

Among them, some people praised the land distribution and flattered the move, but Bu Zhi knew at a glance that this person had not seriously understood the land distribution policy at all, and what he said was irrelevant.

Some of them were extremely opposed to the land distribution. Their motives were more complicated. Some people wanted to touch the cake, some wanted to form a group with the gentry, and some wanted to gain a reputation for being upright and outspoken. It was easy to judge these people with different thoughts. You could tell them apart by looking at whether they truly understood the policy of land distribution.

Only a very small number of people have raised questions based on the policy itself, and these people are not making random comments, but are expressing their concerns about some practices that are necessary for the policy.

These entry points are precisely the key to the land distribution policy, and are the areas that Bu Zhi has not yet fully sorted out.

He collected all the memorials from these people and prepared to hand them over to Yuan Xi for review. He also selected typical representatives from each faction and prepared to hand them over as well.

Bu Zhi knew that he had a heavy burden on his shoulders, and he guessed that the reason why Yuan Xi entrusted him with such an important task was mainly because of his good luck.

When he was an official in Qingzhou, Bu Zhi participated in the land distribution presided over by Zhuge Liang and learned a lot from it. At the same time, he improved the details of the land distribution based on his own understanding, which was highly praised.

But he had not thought at that time that after he arrived in Xuzhou from the magistrate of Huang County, he would directly become a Beijia, and now he has become a governor. The opportunity was really amazing. He wondered if Yuan Xi had foreseen the situation today and trained himself in advance?

He collected his thoughts, picked up a pen, and began to organize and summarize the opinions of the officials on the memorial. Before he knew it, it was already noon.

Bu Lianshi brought in lunch, but Bu Zhi was busy writing, with his head down. Seeing this, Bu Lianshi didn't dare to say anything and just waited on the side.

It was unknown how much time had passed until the clepsydra sounded outside the house. Bu Zhi suddenly came to his senses and asked, "What time is it?"

Master Bu Lian replied, "It is not yet midnight."

"Oh no!" Bu Zhi came to his senses. He was stuck on a difficult problem. He forgot the time while thinking hard. Then he remembered that Yuan Xi was waiting for him.

He hurriedly stood up, picked up the bamboo slips on the table and walked out. However, there were too many bamboo slips and he still couldn't carry five or six of them. So he said to Master Bu Lian, "Help me hold them. Follow me."

After hearing this, Bu Lianshi followed with the bamboo slips in her arms. She thought to herself that her uncle had been so busy these days that he had no time to eat. It seemed that he could not relax at all working with the Prince of Jin.

The two walked all the way to the courtyard where Yuan Xi lived. Just as they reached the door, they heard the laughter of Yuan Xi and Lu Lingqi coming from inside. When Bu Zhi and Bu Lianshi went in, they saw a slim, well-dressed woman who was looking at Yuan Xi and Lu Lingqi who were laughing with a helpless look on her face.

Yuan Xi was laughing happily, and when he saw Bu Zhi coming, he said with a smile: "It's good that you came, Zishan. This is my wife, your fellow villager."

After Yuan Xi's introduction, Bu Zhi and Bu Lianshi realized that the woman in front of them was actually Madam Mi, who was very famous among the scholars in Xuzhou!

The two men hurried forward to pay their respects. The Mi family was once a top powerful family in Xuzhou. Although their head Mi Zhu later defected to Liu Bei and took a large number of clansmen away, the Mi family still had many industries in Xuzhou.

These properties were managed by Liu Bei's adopted daughter, Mrs. Mi, who was married to Yuan Xi. Mrs. Mi had been in Qingzhou and Youzhou in recent years, so this was the first time Bu Zhi had seen them.

He saw that Madam Mi was less than 20 years old and was a typical Xuzhou beauty, but her face had a shrewdness and competence that was inconsistent with her age. At first glance, she was obviously a strong woman who was in charge of resources and power.

But now, there was a look of helplessness on Mrs. Mi's face, which was obviously related to Yuan Xi and Lu Lingqi's laughter just now. She pouted her lips in a depressed manner, and her shrewdness revealed a hint of innocence.

Bu Zhi and Bu Lianshi couldn't help but feel curious. How could Madam Mi suddenly appear in Xuzhou? Why were Yuan Xi and Lu Lingqi laughing?
Seeing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Mrs. Mi came to see me because of something. The process of this matter was far beyond my expectations, but the result is of great significance to the current distribution of land in Xuzhou, and it is even beneficial."

He led everyone into the house, and after they sat down, he introduced Bu Zhi and Bu Lianshi to Madam Mi, saying, "Zishan is someone I hold in high regard. His performance during the land distribution in Qingzhou satisfied me greatly, so I believe he is qualified to be the governor of Xuzhou."

Bu Zhi quickly said a few words of humility, and Yuan Xi said to Madam Mi: "Since this news has been released, the number of sea routes of the Mi family caravan in Xuzhou will increase greatly in the next step. When the time comes, you must inform Zishan of all matters in advance and must not exceed your authority or violate the rules."

Madam Mi quickly agreed, and she said with some depression: "Is this matter just over?"

"Husband, do you really not care?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "This is a good thing, why should I care?"

"And Zifang gave me a big surprise. He is not an enemy anyway. Doesn't this open up the situation?"

Bu Zhi was confused. Zifang? Which Zifang?
He suddenly thought of the two brothers of the Mi family, and an idea suddenly occurred to him. Was Yuan Xi talking about Mi Fang, who defected to Liu Bei, then betrayed and was expelled overseas?
After Yuan Xi explained a few words, Bu Zhi finally understood the whole story and was dumbfounded.

This matter is indeed related to Mi Fang.

Previously, Mi Fang betrayed Liu Bei and colluded with Jiangdong to surrender the city, but was sabotaged by Yuan Xi's spies and was exiled overseas.

Yuan Xi originally gave him seven or eight ships, which was enough for Mi Fang to go out to sea and settle down, but would not affect Yuan Xi's overseas expansion plans.

But no one expected that Mi Fang was a bit cunning. He took a detour and found the private warehouse he had hidden before. After taking out the treasures inside, he purchased some ships and weapons, recruited people, and went to the Wa country.

At that time, Mi Tai of the Mi family, under the order of Yuan Xi, had established a port in Wakoku in advance, but encountered difficulties when communicating with Wakoku.

The Queen of Wa, Himiko, only wanted to take advantage and did not want equal trade. Mi Tai was a businessman. The two sides negotiated for more than a year without any progress. In the end, Mi Tai had to put the matter aside for the time being and concentrate on developing his territory.

When Yuan Xi found out about this, he didn't take it seriously. He was concentrating on dealing with Cao Cao and Sun Quan at that time and had no time to spare. He had to wait until the Central Plains were pacified before sending people to the Wa Kingdom to think of a solution.

However, no one expected that this deadlock would be broken by Mi Fang, and in an extremely absurd way!

After Mi Fang's fleet arrived in Wa Nu, they also wanted to do business there, but ended up encountering the same dilemma as Mi Tai.

Himiko wants to get something for free.

Moreover, Mi Fang had even fewer subordinates than Mi Tai, and they were not sure whether they had established a firm foothold in the local area. The two sides were not on the same page, so Himiko considered robbing Mi Fang.

Who is Mi Fang? He may not be politically smart, but as a businessman, he values ​​his wealth very much. When he heard that Himiko was interested in his wealth, he immediately decided to take drastic measures. He recruited local wild civilians and his own men to launch a fierce attack on the bandit soldiers sent by Himiko.

After a chaotic battle, the team sent by Himiko was completely defeated and fled towards the direction of Himiko's capital. Mi Fang was not satisfied and pursued them relentlessly.

As a result, one side was fleeing and the other was chasing, and they actually broke into the capital of the Wa Kingdom directly. The city wall, which was less than three feet high and had a defense as thin as paper, could not stop Mi Fang's army at all. After a battle, Himiko was captured alive!

Mi Fang was completely confused when he heard the news. He just wanted to fight back to vent his anger, but he ended up capturing the leader of the Wa Kingdom?

After being shocked, Mi Fang made a decision that went against his ancestors after some thought.

He took Beimihu as his concubine and changed her name to Beimihu.

Declare Wakoku as a vassal state and establish Mikoku.

(End of this chapter)