Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 129 The Same Sky

When the two approached Zhen Mi's residence, Yuan Xi was surprised to find that it turned out to be a small five-story building.

Its height has far exceeded the courtyard wall. There are also large noble families in Yecheng who have built such high-rise buildings, but most of them are on the second or third floor, and they are definitely not as exaggerated as they are in front of them.

Seeing Yuan Xi was a little surprised, Zhen Mi said helplessly: "It's not my mother, I believe what a face-to-face person said, saying that if I live in a higher place, the prospects of the Zhen family will be higher."

Yuan Xi believes that this is the case, and Zhang Shi really believes in this!
Is it because of the prophecy of his own name, which gave Zhang a reassurance?
But think about it, the husband in the family died early, and the eldest son and the second son died early. If she didn't have a sustenance, it would be difficult for her to survive.

He raised his head and said, "The girl lives on the fifth floor?"

Zhen Mi said: "I'm usually on the second floor, and I rarely go to higher places."

Yuan Xi was startled: "Why?"

Zhen Mi laughed, her eyes turned into crescent moons, "Master, if you want to follow my concubine, you will understand."

Yuan Xi became curious, and said: "Then bother the girl."

The two entered the small building, Zhen Mi shook her hand lightly, Yuan Xi understood, and immediately let go.

Zhen Mi walked to the side, took off her embroidered shoes, and only wore silk socks. Yuan Xi caught a glimpse and saw half of the jade color exposed on the silk socks, and couldn't help but her heart skipped a beat.

Zhen Mi turned her back to Yuan Xi, but she didn't realize it, and said softly: "Your concubine will go first for the son."

She asked the maid to wait downstairs, and gracefully climbed up the wooden ladder step by step, and came to the window on the second floor. Yuan Xi saw the scenery outside the courtyard, which was almost blocked by the courtyard wall.

When you reach the third floor, you can see a glimpse of the distant scenery outside the courtyard.

On the fourth floor, the field of vision is wider, and several blocks can be seen.

When we reached the fifth floor, the windows were half-closed, Yuan Xi passed through the gaps in the windows,

He was a little puzzled, and said, "Isn't the scenery here unique?"

Zhen Mi smiled slyly: "What a beautiful scenery, young master, let's take a look."

She pushed it out with delicate hands, and the windows on both sides suddenly opened.

This time, the field of vision suddenly widened. In the heavy snow, the scenery of the small half of Yecheng was panoramic, and it was contained in the window frame, like a beautiful picture.

Yuan Xi praised: "What a snow scene in Yecheng."

"Push out the snow outside the window with the door behind closed doors, and open the city sky with your hands up!"

Zhen Mi's eyes brightened slightly: "It turns out that the son is also a person who has read a lot of poetry and books, but I have never heard of these two sentences."

Yuan Xi laughed and said: "It's just picking up the wisdom of the predecessors, it's too much to count."

Zhen Mi was about to ask whose sentence it was, but saw that as the window was pushed open, people in the streets of Yecheng looked at this side one after another.

Someone shouted in surprise: "Miss Zhen's family has come out!"

With a bang, everyone looked over here.

Zhen Mi leaned out quickly and closed the two windows, and there were voices of regret one after another in the distance.

Zhen Mi's pretty face flushed slightly, "Master, do you know now?"

"That's the inconvenience of it."

"You can see others from a high place, and others can see you."

Yuan Xi suddenly said: "So that's the case, Qionglou Yuyu, the heights are extremely cold."

Zhen Mi's eyes brightened, "Young Master surprised me. I heard that the Yuan family has studied Meng Shiyi for generations, but the Book of Changes is obscure, completely different from these evocative and meaningful sentences."

"This reminds me of the son and maid who came here with Miss Yuan Xing a few days ago. I remember it was Wu Zhao?"

"I talked with her a few times, and found that her conversation is extraordinary, her knowledge is profound, and she even faintly overwhelms my concubine. The son and this maid have such abilities. I am really amazed at the profound heritage of the Yuan family."

Yuan Xi thought that this girl is really not easy to fool, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "Although the window was opened just for a moment, I'm afraid many people saw you and me together, and I'm afraid Yecheng will criticize it?"

Zhen Mi's crescent-like eyes bent again, "I've grabbed my hands, are you still afraid of this?"

Yuan Xi sweated profusely: "Ashamed."

Zhen Mi whispered: "Is there any twists and turns in the marriage of the two families?"

"I wonder if the young master did it for the maidservant before. If everyone in the city sees it, will it be more obvious?"

Yuan Xi was surprised: "The girl can think of this!"

He nodded and said: "That's right, if the marriage between the two parties can be successful, the girl may need to make some sacrifices, so I am also hesitant."

After hearing this, Zhen Mi took a step closer and looked up at Yuan Xi: "My concubine has heard all the rumors about Yecheng."

"My mother didn't hesitate after hearing about the young master's adoption."

Yuan Xi thought to himself that the Zhen family knew about it, and he asked, "What do you think, girl?"

"If I adopt, I will lose a lot of support from the Yuan family. I'm afraid that the next few years will be very difficult."

"I'm worried that when the time comes, the girl will suffer with me."

Zhen Mi lowered her head, "I know the son's adoption is not just for me."

"But some of it must have been for me."

"Only this is enough."

She raised her head and said softly: "I have something to tell you, Young Master."

Yuan Xi was taken aback, "Please tell me."

"The son may have many women, but the concubine is only the son."

After Yuan Xi heard this, he said in a deep voice, "I will remember."

He paused.

"Never forget."

Only then did Zhen Mi laugh, and put her face close to Yuan Xi's chest.

"Let the concubine remember the voice of the young master."

"The concubine will always wait for the day when the son will marry the concubine."

"Even if there is only the young master at that time."

Yuan Xi gently hugged Zhen Mi tightly in his arms, the two felt each other's heartbeat, and felt that their hearts were getting closer again.

The snowflakes outside the window were still falling, covering the whole Jizhou, not only Yecheng at this time, but also Yijing at the turn of Youji.

Yijing is a strong city with towering walls. There are several walls on the outside, and barracks and granaries are everywhere inside.

On the top floor of the largest tall building in the middle, there was a big man with an unshaven beard sitting cross-legged in front of the window, facing the cold wind, he raised the flagon in his hand and took a big gulp of wine.

The generals and soldiers in Yijing City occasionally raised their heads and looked at the figure of the big man with complex expressions.

More than a year ago, no one would have thought that this decadent-looking burly man was the once high-spirited hero who ruled the Northland, Gongsun Zan!
These soldiers did not expect at the beginning that Gongsun Zan, who was regarded by them as a hero, would gradually lose his spirit in the battles with the Yuan family.

After experiencing the Battle of Jieqiao, the Battle of Longcou, the Battle of Jumashui, and the Battle of Baoqiu, Gongsun Zan was forced to retreat to Yijing, guarding the throat of Youjizhou.

Originally, the situation was not too bad, because Yuan Shao attacked Yi Jing several times during the period, but was beaten back.

Yishui was in the south of Yidi, and Gongsun Zan ordered ten trenches to be dug to surround it. The piled up hills were called Jing, each five or six feet high, and camps were built to garrison troops.The central hill is as high as ten feet, and a building is built on it. Gongsun Zan lives by himself, with an iron gate, and the documents presented are tied up with ropes. The city stores 300 million dendrobium.

From Gongsun Zan's point of view, Yi Jing is now a complete large-scale military camp, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and relying on supplies from Youzhou, it can remain invincible.

But Gongsun Zan made a stupid trick during this period.

Kill Liu Yu.

Liu Yu has been running Youzhou for many years, and he is also the head of the Han Dynasty. He is quite popular. After he was killed, Xian Yufu, Yan Rou and the Wuhuan people began to rebel against Gongsun Zan with various purposes, and Youzhou rebelled everywhere.

Gongsun Zan's hometown was on fire, his behavior was at a loss, hesitantly, he sat and watched his ally Tian Kai being destroyed in Qingzhou, and lost the morale of the army.

Now Gongsun Zan's army knew that after Qingzhou was wiped out, Yuan Jun would definitely go all out to attack the north, but they lost confidence in their lord.

Footsteps could be heard, and a slender and extremely beautiful young woman came up from downstairs. This was Gongsun Zan's original wife, Hou Shi.

Hou always had a smile on his face no matter what time, and Gongsun Zan's mood improved instantly when he saw her.

Before Hou walked in, seeing Gongsun Zan was drinking again, she said softly, "The weather is cold, and cold wine hurts your health. May I ask my concubine to prepare some warm wine?"

Gongsun Zan said in a deep voice, "It's okay, my body isn't that bad."

There was a hint of worry in Hou's smile, "The soldier reported that Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou, is asking to see him downstairs."

Gongsun Zan's face froze, he hesitated for a while, but still didn't make a sound.

When Hou saw it, she said softly, "Husband, if things go wrong, shall we go back to Youzhou?"

Gongsun Zan slammed the floor below him hard: "Impossible!"

"I'm not reconciled. I'm only one step away from occupying the Northland and planning the world. How can I back down here!"

Hou's body shrank: "But our children are still young, if something happens to Yi Jing, and the Gongsun family has no successors, should we send them out..."

Gongsun Zan snorted coldly, turned his head, and a cruel light flashed in his eyes: "You want to run?"

The smile on Hou's face completely disappeared, she quickly knelt down, and said in a low voice, "I don't mean that. I would like to follow my husband, but my child..."

Gongsun Zan sneered, "A woman's opinion!"

"If I lose, can they still live?"

"Even if they run to the ends of the earth, they will be caught and then brutally killed. This is the winner and loser!"

"It's possible that you won't die, but you will become a plaything of the Yuan family, someone's concubine!"

"If this is really the case, it will insult the face of my Gongsun family. Even if I die, I will not be at peace!"

"I have already decided that when the city is broken, our whole family will be destroyed!"

When Hou heard this, his face turned pale, his body was on the verge of falling, and he hissed, "Husband, you are so cruel, they are your children!"

Gongsun Zan became impatient, waved his hand and said, "I've made up my mind, so there's no need to say anything!"

"Stand back, let Tian Kai come up!"

Hou had no choice but to get up, stumbled and went downstairs.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of footsteps came again. This time, it was a big man with a tall stature and a resolute face.

Tian Kai, the former governor of Qingzhou.

After being defeated by Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, he escaped by boat from Donglaihai Road, went ashore from Hejian County in a big circle, and went directly to Yijing to join Gongsun Zan.

Tian Kai took a few steps forward, knelt down on one knee, and said in a deep voice, "Kai pays his respects to the general."

Gongsun Zan looked ashamed and sighed, "I'm sorry for you."

"You'd better leave here and go to Youzhou to find a safe place."

Tian Kai said in a deep voice: "Kai does not matter to the two masters, Yuan Jun will attack Yi Jing in the coming year, Kai is willing to live and die with the general!"

(End of this chapter)