Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 116
Yuan Shao actually didn't know that this was exactly the moment Yuan Xi was looking for carefully.

In the history of later generations, after Yuan Tan captured Qingzhou, he was appointed governor of Qingzhou. In order to prevent him from competing with Yuan Shang, Yuan Shao let him adopt him to the deceased Yuan Ji.

What Yuan Xi has to do now is to take Yuan Tan's position.

Although after adopting, the support from Yuan's family will be reduced a lot, and in name, they still have to obey Yuan Shao, the head of the family, but in terms of righteousness, there are many fewer restrictions!

So Yuan Xi felt that half a year or so now was the best chance for him to adopt.

When Yuan Tan was adopted in the later generations, it was the Yuan family who occupied the four northern states, and the situation was very good. Therefore, even if Yuan Tan was adopted, the northern form would not change drastically. Facts have proved that this is also the case. As long as Yuan Shao suppresses, Yuan Tan will also Can't make any waves.

But after all calculations, the Yuan family was defeated at Guandu, and Yuan Shao died early two years later, which caused the two sons of the Yuan family to fight and the situation got out of control.

But the current situation is that the Yuan family only occupies two states, and they can't do without Yuan Tan, and they still need him to lead the attack.

At this time, Cao Cao did not occupy the five states, and was still struggling against Lu Bu, and had not yet posed a threat to the Yuan family.

So the current timing window is very ideal for Yuan Xi.

So under Yuan Xi's instruction, Yuan Tan's cronies began to spread all kinds of rumors, among which not only exalted Yuan Xi's reputation, but also faintly mixed with a rumor that Yuan's very taboo.

Was Yuan Shao suspected of Yuan Ji's death?

This rumor became more and more intense in Yecheng, and Yuan Shao couldn't sit still any longer.

He had to do something to clarify.

Now sitting on the seat, Yuan Shao looked at Yuan Xi, feeling undecided in his heart.

It is possible that Yuan Xi's achievements are far more than this. At this time, is it good or bad to push him away from the Yuan family?

There was also an excuse for adoption, and Yuan Shang collected Yuan Xi's remarks in Beixincheng to swear to Yuan's family.

This is already regarded as unfilial, but the matter can be big or small, in fact, it is not serious at all when it is investigated.

After all, the gentry all understand that this thing is superficial. Although it sounds nice, few people can do it.

What the lord needs is the loyalty of his subordinates, not filial piety. If the nobles patronize the family, they will naturally not be completely loyal to the lord.

Later generations Jiang Wei abandoned Wei and surrendered to Shu. Wei Guo used his mother to threaten to surrender.

In the final analysis, the gentry are nothing more than duplicity, just playing around with the wind.

But Yuan Shao's worries don't stop there.

Because Yuan Xi's identity and experience were too similar to Yuan Shao's, he knew how much harm Yuan Shao had caused to the Yuan family.

What if Yuan Xizhen was the one who fulfilled the prophecy?
So it was difficult for Yuan Shao to make up his mind.

Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi bowed their heads and fell on the ground. Seeing Yuan Shao not saying a word, they wondered what was going on?

Yuan Shao came back to his senses and said, "You guys get up first."

Yuan Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and then raised his head.

Yuan Shao turned to Jushou and said, "Gongyu, what's the situation in Qingzhou now?"

Ju Shou turned sideways and told about the situation of several battles in Qingzhou, and finally said: "Except for the Taishan bandits between Qingxu and Qingzhou, most of Qingzhou has been pacified."

"Taishan bandits can't get out of their territory easily. As long as we don't provoke them, it shouldn't be harmful to Beihai and other counties for the time being."

After hearing this, all the counselors congratulated Yuan Shao.

A few years ago, Gongsun Zan was the overlord of the four northern states, but now Jizhou and Qingzhou have been captured, and most of Gongsun Zan's country is gone!

Yuan Shao nodded with satisfaction: "Okay!"

"I'm planning to mobilize all the soldiers and horses of Jizhou to attack Yi Jing in the spring of next year, and fight Gongsun Zan to the death!"

"But before that, I would like to hear your opinions on the fight between Cao Cao and Lu Bu in Yanzhou."

Pang Ji said first, "I'm afraid Cao Cao won't be able to hold on anymore."

"I heard that he sent Cheng Yu to Dong'e, where he killed people from several cities and made dried meat for army rations."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present showed hesitation.

Especially Cheng Yu, he himself is from Dong'e, and doing this kind of thing in his hometown obviously doesn't care about human relations at all.

Tian Feng said in a deep voice: "Cao Cao is vicious, we have to guard against him."

The judge said disapprovingly: "They have all been reduced to cannibalism, what is there to be afraid of?"

"I was quite surprised by Lu Bu. It is said that he had stockpiled food in advance and was hardly affected by the locust plague. Although he was defeated by Cao Cao a few times, he still had enough food and grass. On the contrary, Cao Cao could hardly support him."

Guo Tu said: "The cannibalism has greatly affected Yuan's reputation. If he continues like this, I, Jizhou, will not be able to explain it."

Xu You said, "Cao Cao cannot be destroyed. There is a gap between Lu Bu and my lord. If he defeats Cao Cao, he will definitely threaten Jizhou!"

"I also hope that my lord will help Cao Cao's soldiers with money and food so that they can fight against Lu Bu, so that our army can attack Gongsun Zan with peace of mind next year."

Xin Ping sneered and said: "The lord has already mentioned that as long as he sends his family members to Yecheng, he will send troops there, but he is stubborn and would rather eat human flesh than agree."

Everyone was silent. Sending the family members to Yecheng was tantamount to being hostages. It was human nature for Cao Cao to be unwilling.

Everyone was discussing, Yuan Shao was also undecided, he had sent someone to find Cao Cao according to what Yuan Xi said, saying that he would send half of his family to Yecheng.

When Cao Cao was in trouble, he was once moved, but after defeating Lu Bu several times, he saw the dawn, so the matter was shelved again.

He looked at Yuan Xi and said, "What is Xian Yi thinking?"

Everyone looked sideways at this moment, Yuan Shao didn't ask Yuan Shang or Yuan Tan, but directly asked Yuan Xi!
Yuan Xi already had an idea in his heart, and said, "I am willing to go to Juancheng to try to convince Cao Cao."

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

Yuan Shao looked around the group of advisors: "Xianyi is very courageous, who of you would like to go with him?"

There was silence at the table for a while, and the last voice said: "The old man is willing."

Everyone saw that it was Tian Feng.

Because Tian Feng disagreed with Yuan Shao recently, he repeatedly contradicted him, which caused Yuan Shao to dislike him very much. Everyone thought that Tian Feng was eager to make contributions and restore his status?
Yuan Shao thought for a while and said, "I'll bring up this matter in a few days. This victory in Qingzhou is a great event worth celebrating."

"Come on, set a banquet!"

The reception banquet lasted until it was getting late, Yuan Xi was toasted frequently, unable to shirk, and was forced to drink a lot of wine.

Although the rice wine is not easy to get drunk, but he can't stand the overdose, he managed to last until the banquet was over, got up and walked back in a daze.

Two maids supported him, and as soon as he turned out of the corridor, he saw Wu Zhao waiting outside with another maid.

Previously, the two maids knew that Wu Zhao was Yuan Xi's personal maid, so they had to hand Yuan Xi over to each other with regret on their faces, and turned to leave.

Yuan Xi looked at Wu Zhao in a daze, and said with a smile, "Are you here?"

He staggered and almost fell, Wu Zhao and the woman hurriedly supported him.

Wu Zhao said distressedly, "Why do you drink so much?"

Yuan Xi waved his hand and said, "I can't help it, you help me to that piece of running water."

The two women supported Yuan Xi, and Yuan Xi knelt beside the stream, squeezed his throat hard, and vomited out the wine and a lot of food in his stomach.

He felt a lot clearer, and sighed: "It's a waste of food."

Wu Zhao sighed: "Why do you have to do this, why don't you just go back and rest for a night?"

Yuan Xi shook his head and said, "If you drink too much, your mind will become numb. I still have to worry about many things."

He felt the hand of the maid holding his arm tighten, turned his head to look, and found that his face was heavily made up, and his eyebrows were somewhat familiar. He asked suspiciously, "You...?"

Wu Zhao hurriedly said, "Let's talk when we go back to the house."

After returning to the room, Yuan Xi washed his face a few times, drank two cups of hot tea, and finally regained consciousness. He stared at Zhen Mi in surprise and said, "Why are you here?"

Zhen Mi wiped off the messy heavy makeup on her face, revealing her stunning face, and whispered: "I just want to see if the young master is still alive."

When Yuan Xi heard Zhen Mi say that he had several nightmares about his own death, he couldn't help laughing, "Don't worry, girl, I won't die so easily."

"But if the old lady knows you are here, I'm afraid she will blame me again."

Zhen Mi lowered her head and chuckled: "Didn't the young master say that everyone can pursue freedom? I want to see you, so I'm here."

Yuan Xi saw Zhen Mi kneeling on the mat, with a slim and slender figure, smiling like a flower, even wearing rough linen servant clothes could not conceal the demeanor of a meritorious person, like a budding red plum in the snow-white world.

He smiled and said, "The girl still remembers what I said."

Zhen Mi's face was slightly smug, "My concubine remembers everything the young master said."

"It's like the sugar cake made by the son that time, it is memorable, but I have made it several times, but I can't find that taste."

Yuan Xi smiled: "The future is long, and there will be opportunities to cook for you in the future."

Zhen Mi's face blushed: "I remember what the young master said, oops."

She suddenly reacted: "I heard that the young master was going into the city, and I wanted to come and see the young master, so I went back, but I waited for a long time, I'm afraid Grandma will lose her temper if she finds out."

"I'm leaving!"

Yuan Xi also laughed, called Wu Zhao from outside the house, and said, "You send Miss Zhen's family home."

Wu Zhao nodded, seeing Zhen Mi reluctantly bid farewell to Yuan Xi, he sent her to the back door, where Zhen's carriage was already waiting there.

Wu Zhaodao: "Wait a minute, girl, I'll call another carriage."

Zhen Mi smiled and said: "It's not so troublesome, my sister will take the car back with me, and I'll send you back, isn't that all right?"

After hearing this, Wu Zhao thought it was convenient, so he followed Zhen Mi into the carriage.

The horseshoes were clattering on the streets of Yecheng, Zhen Mi suddenly turned her face and said, "Sister, what is your relationship with the young master?"

When Wu Zhao was suddenly asked by Zhen Mi, he panicked and said, "I'm just a servant girl."

Zhen Mi looked Wu Zhao up and down, and said doubtfully, "You're lying."

"Although I stay at home, I'm not stupid."

Wu Zhao thought it was good to be young. Once upon a time, when he was young, he also had the exclusive desire for the things he liked.

She whispered: "No matter what I am, I am just an outsider. The young master belongs to you."

After Zhen Mi heard this, she chuckled softly, "Sister may have misunderstood it, I didn't mean it that way."

"I know that even if I marry the young master in the future, I probably won't be able to follow him back to Youzhou. I can only stay in Yecheng, waiting for his return day after day. After a short gathering, I will part again, just like me Like Fourth Sister."

"So I'm very envious that my sister can be with him. I just want to hear the happy things when I'm with him."

"It's like I have become a sister, and I can share the same joy when I spent those times with my son."

Wu Zhao couldn't help being moved.

(End of this chapter)