Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 135

Yuan Xi's convoy arrived ten miles outside Tancheng.

Yuan Xi was in the car telling Kong Rong's daughter a folktale spread in the north. The black blind man went to the village at night to eat people, and he bit down on them with bloody mouthfuls, making each head crunchy.

The girl turned pale with fright, and got into Mrs. Kong Rong's arms, her body trembling.

Mrs. Kong Rong hugged her daughter helplessly, her eyes were sad and helpless.

Tai Shici saw the smoke and dust billowing in the distance, and a soldier came, so he rode his horse to the front of the car window and knocked on it, and said in a low voice, "My lord, someone is here."

Yuan Xi stopped the carriage, put on his robe and got out of the carriage, waiting quietly.

He suddenly thought of something, opened the curtain of the car, and said to the girl inside: "Remember to take care of yourself, drink more hot water, and eat less raw food."

The girl didn't know why, but she nodded and lowered her head shyly.

Not long after, two generals came up to the convoy with a hundred cavalry. Yuan Xi took a closer look, isn't this Guan Yu and Zhang Fei?

It's just that Guan Yu's arm is still wrapped with several layers of cloth, it seems that the injury has not fully healed.

Zhang Fei jumped off the horse first, and cupped his hands to Yuan Xi: "The other Sima Zhang Fei, Zhang Yide, in the name of the lord, come to welcome Yuan Zhoumu and his party!"

Yuan Xi also got off his horse and returned the salute: "Yuan Benchu's son Yuan Xi, Yuan Xianyi, has met General Yide."

"I am ordered to return Kong Beihai's wife and daughter to show Yuan's sincerity."

Before Zhang Fei could answer, Guan Yu got off his horse, his expression a bit unsightly, "Besides Sima Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, I have seen you."

He changed the topic and his face turned cold: "I heard that the young master is here, and he rides in the same car with Wen Ju's wife and daughter. Isn't it an insult to people's reputation?"

Yuan Xi already knew about the obsession with morality and cleanliness, so he smiled and said: "If you talk about fame, Kong Beihai abandoned his wife and son, making him fall into the enemy's hands, did you ever think about his wife's reputation?"

Mrs. Kong Rong in the carriage sighed, sure enough, Second Master Yuan still looked down on his husband because of this matter.

Guan Yu didn't expect Yuan Xi's tongue to be so cunning, he almost choked, and said coldly, "People's hearts are as different as their faces."

Yuan Xi thought to himself, what the hell, it turns out that a gentleman like Guan Yu also engages in personal attacks.

These words are from the Spring and Autumn Period, and the meanings of people are different, as are the appearances.

But Guan Yu's words at this time made it clear that it was unnecessary to attack Yuan Xi's face, and secretly ridiculed him that he was like an eunuch, and his appearance and virtue were not good.

Yuan Xi was so angry that he retorted, "A gentleman is magnanimous, and a villain is a good man."

When Guan Yu heard this, the kid was reasonable, and said again: "If you behave rudely, you must take care of yourself."

Yuan Xi immediately retorted, "Looking up is worthy of the sky, and bowing down is not ashamed of others."

Zhang Fei's big leopard-like eyes flashed suddenly, thinking what are the two talking about?
(Zhang Fei is good at painting and calligraphy, it is the words of a family of literati in the Ming Dynasty. There is no other document record, so the isolated evidence cannot be established.)
Guan Yu didn't expect Yuan Xi to react so quickly. The two of them talked just now, using sentences from books such as the Analects of Confucius, Chunqiu and Mencius. You come and go, tit for tat.

Originally, Guan Yu was familiar with the Spring and Autumn Annals, and he was quite proud. He wanted to give Yuan Xi a blow, and he realized that the other party did not show any weakness.

He had no choice but to snort coldly, got on his horse and said, "Young master please enter the city!"

But he was secretly vigilant, Yuan Shao was a good fighter, and his literary talent and eloquence were extraordinary. Is this the background of the family?

In fact, Guan Yu didn't know, and Yuan Xi only remembered a hundred and ten sentences in the Four Books. As long as Guan Yu continued to press, Yuan Xi would show his chicken feet in a short while.

Yuan Xi heaved a sigh of relief, he could not show weakness in the negotiation, and now that the two parties are negotiating peace, Guan Yu would not cut himself off in such a situation, so he had the courage to criticize each other.

It was not suitable for him to go back to the carriage, so he asked for a horse to ride, and he and Tai Shici followed Guan Yu and Zhang Fei on the horse.

The young girl Kong was in the car, knowing that it was a farewell and might never see each other again, with a look of disappointment on her face.

Mrs. Kong Rong put her arms around her daughter, thinking that this chance encounter was one of the few memories in her daughter's life. She was afraid that when she returned to her husband, he would be scrupulous and criticize her, and she might marry her off soon.

Thinking that the situation of her mother and daughter was completely caused by Kong Rong, Mrs. Kong Rong couldn't help being a little bit aggrieved.

When she thought of the days spent with Yuan Xi in the car, she felt a little pleasure of revenge.

When the convoy entered the city, the mother and daughter's carriage was pulled to another location. The girl heard the sound of people drifting away, and couldn't help but want to open the curtains to take a look, but was stopped by her mother's stern eyes.

With tears in the corners of her eyes, full of grievances, she turned her head away in anger.

Yuan Xi sighed, and was about to leave with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, when a group of soldiers over there drove a large group of men and women towards the city gate. Living.

Zhang Fei was anxious and shouted: "What are you doing? Didn't you meet the guests!"

A sergeant quickly replied: "This is the person Taozhou Mu wanted to drive away earlier. Because of the delay some time ago, he was driven out of the city today."

Zhang Fei heard this, and shouted to the group of men and women: "Hurry up, don't block the door, or your life will be lost!"

As soon as the group of men and women heard this, they rushed out of the city. In the panic, many people were squeezed to the ground, crying and shouting. Zhang Fei became even more irritable when he saw it.

Yuan Xi didn't want to be nosy at first, but when he saw a masked woman in the crowd holding a swaddling baby, her shoes were squeezed out, and sitting helplessly on the ground, she casually said to Tai Shici: "If you ask her, what will she do?" I don’t know how to ride a horse, if I can, I’ll give her a horse.”

After hearing this, Tai Shici asked his attendants to lead a horse to the woman. The woman bowed three times to Yuan Xi's side, tied her swaddling clothes on her chest, and rode away.

Guan Yu's eyes flashed, and he asked the soldiers: "A woman who can ride a horse is definitely not an ordinary person. Whose family member is this?"

As a result, after a round, the soldiers all said they didn't know, so Guan Yu had no choice but to give up.

Yuan Xi didn't pay much attention to this trivial matter, when the convoy arrived at the city lord's mansion, he saw Liu Bei leading his people out to welcome him.

Yuan Xi dismounted from his horse, took a few steps forward, and bowed to Liu Bei, saying, "Boy Yuan Xi, I have seen Mr. Xuande."

Liu Bei hurriedly supported Yuan Xi's arm, and said with a chuckle, "Yuan Benchu's father has no dogs, so Bei and son can be regarded as equals."

At that time, Liu Bei was [-] and Yuan Xi was [-]. It is not outrageous for him to say so.

Yuan Xi hurriedly said: "Don't dare, Mr. Xuande has flattered me too much. It is very clear how much the boy is worth."

Seeing that Yuan Xi's attitude was neither humble nor overbearing, Liu Bei felt envious and jealous, why are Yuan Shao's sons so capable!
On the other hand, several of his regular wives died young, and only one is left now. Apart from his two daughters, there are no male heirs, which makes him worry all the time.

You must know that as the protagonist, you are always facing wars and chaos, and it will be very troublesome if you have no male heirs at this age.

Liu Bei introduced everyone to Yuan Xi one by one. Seeing that he responded politely, he felt more and more uncomfortable. It would be great if he had an adopted son who was half as capable as Yuan Xi!

Liu Bei collected a lot of information about Yuan Xi in private, and found that whether it was in battle or in diplomatic planning, the other party showed a maturity that did not meet his age.

Especially from Fei County to Qingzhou, after Liu Bei suffered a big loss, he dared to come to Xuzhou alone. This courage alone is enough to surprise people.

What's more, even Zhao Yun and Tai Shici took refuge in Yuan Xi, which made Liu Bei a little bit more heartwarming.

These two people could have used it for themselves!

Especially Zhao Yun, Liu Bei knew that he definitely did not trust people easily, what happened?
With complicated emotions, Liu Bei welcomed Yuan Xi and Tai Shici in, and everyone sat down one by one. Yuan Xi saw that most of Liu Bei's subordinates looked unkind, and thought that this is a bit troublesome.

Do you want to fight the Confucians with your tongue?
This trip was proposed by Yuan Xi, but Yuan Shao didn't send a single counselor, apparently to test his diplomatic ability.

After passing this test, Yuan Xi can truly prove that he can take charge of a place on his own.

Thinking of this, Yuan Xi always felt that something was not quite right.

Even if you are the protagonist, you don't need such an all-round talent. You need to be able to go to battle and be able to speak like a lotus flower. The former has generals, and the latter has counselors.

The most important quality of the lord is the ability to recruit talents. Naturally, someone will do these things for you, instead of doing everything yourself.

But Yuan Shao's seemingly testing behaviors are actually a bit outrageous.

Yuan Xi even thought, if according to Yuan Shao's request, if he is proficient in civil and martial arts, and also good at tactics in battle, wouldn't it be a combination of Liu Bei and Cao Cao?
At this time, under the main seat, someone who hadn't come out to greet him just now spoke.

Kong Rong.

He looked unfriendly, staring at Yuan Xi and said: "Boy, although you sent my wife and daughter back, this matter happened because of you, I will not be grateful to you!"

Yuan Xi thought to himself that Kong Rong really deserved to be a big rant in the late Han Dynasty. He dared to rant when Cao Cao was the most powerful, let alone himself.

He smiled slightly and said, "I heard that after the capture of Beihai, the Taishan bandits hid deep in the mountains and did not dare to come out. The people are very happy."

Kong Rong was dizzy for a while, this kid has such a poisonous mouth!
He prides himself on loving the people like a son, but the Yellow Turban thieves are raging in Beihai, but he doesn't know how to fight.

Yuan Xi pointed to Tai Shici next to him and said: "I really feel sorry for Wen Jugong. Ziyi is both civil and military. The official position I give now is not high, and the other Sima is still low. But before that, he could only serve in the Beihai Navy. To be a centurion in the middle is really a pearl covered in dust."

Hearing this, Liu Bei couldn't help but look at Zhang Fei. He knew that Tai Shici and Zhang Fei didn't get along. In front of his brothers, he could only reluctantly make a choice, but he was still very upset to see a general running to the opposite side. .

Zhang Fei was also choked up, he looked down on Tai Shi Ci at the beginning, but he was the same as himself, he was another Sima!
Kong Rong was sprayed speechless, turned his head and sulked.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, Yuan Xi is not easy to deal with!
Originally, they wanted to give Yuan Xi a bad start, so that the negotiation would be easier, but now it seems that the matter is not simple!
Mi Zhu said: "Young master, is it because the situation in Jizhou is not good, so you want to join forces with Xuzhou?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "On the contrary, Xuzhou is about to fall, and I'm here to show you the way."

As soon as this remark came out, disapproval expressions appeared on most people's faces, and Sun Qian even said: "Scaremongering!"

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "The Yuan family rebelled against Dong, helped the Han Dynasty, and the heroes of the world joined him, but you are against the Yuan family and are alone and helpless. Forgive me for speaking bluntly, who else in the world is on the side of Xuande Gong?"

Jian Yong stood up at this time and said: "Convert black and white!"

"Everyone knows that the Kwantung Allied Forces set up a false emperor, how can you say it is to support the Han Dynasty!"

"Besides, Yuan Gonglu, Gongsun Bogui, and Wen Jugong are all friends of Xuzhou, so what does it mean to be isolated and helpless?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "The Emperor of Han was held hostage by Li Jue and Guo Si. Government orders cannot be enforced in the world, and the establishment of a new emperor is due to the situation. Dong Zhuo can be established, why can't I, the heroes of the Kanto Region?"

"Gongsun Zan arbitrarily killed the elders of the clan, Yuan Shu had evil intentions and conspired against Xuzhou. As for Duke Wen Ju, I don't doubt that he was loyal to the Han family, but in other respects, hehehe."

Kong Rong was critically hit again for no reason, and was almost stunned.

The skills Yuan Xi learned from Tian Feng finally came in handy, and the reason why he is so confident is that Xuzhou is indeed in trouble, and Liu Bei's officials know it well.

Without Yuan's action, this piece of fat in Xuzhou would definitely be targeted, and it would fall into war!
(End of this chapter)