Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 140
In the Mi Mansion, Yuan Xizheng and Chen Deng were sitting opposite each other.

Yuan Xi thought to himself that Chen Deng knew how to advance and retreat. In order to avoid suspicion, he didn't show up until Yuan and Liu joined forces.

He picked up the tea bowl and said, "Mr. is a smart man. I'll toast you with tea instead of wine."

Chen Deng also replied, "Young Master, you are welcome."

He raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, thinking that the Yuan family is vigilant, he heard that during his stay in Xuzhou, he was extremely resistant to drinking, and he was obviously very cautious.

He picked up a piece of fish and swallowed it casually, and said: "Deng is here to ask for advice this time, can you let Deng see the master you mentioned?"

Yuan Xi heard Chen Deng say that he always wanted to laugh. He tried his best to maintain his image, and said solemnly: "I also met that expert by chance. When he talked about the heroes of the world, he mentioned Mr. Yuanlong."

When Chen Deng heard this, he laughed and said, "Heroes in the world? Do you think Deng is worthy of it?"

Yuan Xi wanted to say that all the people whose names are on the board are talents, but Chen Deng, the posterity stalker, must not understand, so he had to give up.

He said seriously: "Food is the most important thing for the people. Mr. Yuanlong's strength, in my opinion, is definitely qualified to be called a hero."

Chen Deng was quite touched when he heard this, because the Diannong Xiaowei in the late Han Dynasty was not a very important official position.

He said: "Thanks to the favor of the young master, but what is the matter of the hidden disease that the master said?"

"Why can that expert know about my illness?"

"You know, the people around me are aware of the sudden change in my complexion, but I have never shown it because of my irritable mood and depression in my chest."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Xi pointed to the plate of fish meat in front of Chen Deng and said, "The root of Mr. Yuan Long's disease lies on this plate."

Upon hearing this, Chen Deng picked up a chopstick and said with a smile, "What's wrong with this thing?"

Yuan Xidao: "There are countless diseases and insects in fish sticks. If you eat them, they will be lodged in your body, causing you to feel unwell."

"As time goes by, it will become a serious problem sooner or later."

Chen Deng couldn't believe it: "Is there a bug?"

He held the fish sticks high, and the fish sticks were white and translucent in the sun, and the plumpness was like a flower petal, which made people move their index fingers.

Chen Deng laughed and said, "This thing is so clean, how can there be a bug?"

Yuan Xi knew that it was difficult to explain clearly to the ancients, so he could only say: "It's just because the insects are too small, so they are hard to see with the naked eye."

He held up a cup of tea: "When the water is not boiled, there are countless bugs even in a deep spring and deep well, all of which can cause disease."

"So if you want to avoid getting sick, you should eat less raw food and less raw water. It is better to boil it."

"In ancient times, our ancestors drank blood and had a very short life span, which is also related to this reason."

Chen Deng listened, and thought deeply: "Although what the young master said may sound absurd, if you think about it carefully, there seems to be some truth."

"If that's the case, wouldn't my body be full of bugs?"

Yuan Xidao: "So if you want to live a long life, sir, you must quit the habit of eating fish sticks, and seek medical advice immediately."

"Great doctor? Who is it?"

"Hua Tuo."

After hearing this, Chen Deng became thoughtful: "I have heard about this person, he is indeed very famous, I heard that he is in the area of ​​Yuzhou."

"Forget it, I will trust you once, and find someone to invite Hua Tuo."

Then he sighed and said, "But if you give up eating fish, it will be boring."

Yuan Xi had no choice but to comfort him: "There will be fewer worms in the sea fish. If you can't bear it, sir, you can use it instead."

Seeing that Yuan Xi didn't seem to be talking nonsense, Chen Deng wondered: "It's really strange. I've heard that the Yuan family has studied the Meng family's Yi, but why is the young master so interested in Zajia?"

At this time, the gentry took the essentials of the Confucian scriptures as the leader, and relatively underestimated other schools of thought.

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Sir, it's not like you've studied farm theory intensively. I'm afraid you've also studied military theory?"

Chen Deng asked in surprise, "How does the young master know?"

"Is that what the expert said?"

He did not tell anyone about his private study of the art of war!

Yuan Xi thought to himself, if you have never learned the art of war, how could you even defeat Lu Bu and Sun Ce?
He straightened his clothes and looked solemn, and said to Chen Deng: "I have something to say, sir, please clarify."

"Nowadays, scholars all over the world are studying Confucian classics, and they are very repulsive to other schools of thought. Do you think it's okay, sir?"

After hearing this, Chen Deng remained silent.

After a long time, he slowly opened his mouth and said, "What do you want to do, Young Master?"

Yuan Xi said seriously: "I think there is a problem with the selection of scholars in the world now."

"Filial piety, honesty, and talent are mostly not worthy of the name. There are hundreds of schools of thought, but only Confucianism remains."

"If all capable scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen all have special knowledge, and everyone can make full use of it, and there is a specialization in art, will the world be better?"

Chen Deng said in a deep voice: "Don't talk about your thoughts, you are just the concubine of the Yuan family now, I am afraid that Yuan Zhoumu will not agree with what you want to do?"

Yuan Xi worshiped: "If one day the boy occupies the land of Fangyuan and sets a precedent, would you like to invite Mr. as a counselor?"

Chen Deng said decisively: "Mr. Xuande treats me well. Do you want to trap me in unrighteousness by saying this?"

Yuan Xi bowed again: "The world is unpredictable, I hope that if one day, Mr. is in a dilemma, he can think of me first."

"I promise that sir can show his strengths."

"Mr. is a hero in the world. If you lose your life because of fish, it will be a loss for the people of the world."

"That's why the boy told about Mr.'s hidden illness. The sincerity of this is a lesson from heaven and earth."

Chen Deng listened, nodded his head and said: "I will trust you once, and seek Hua Tuo's treatment, and then I will see the truth."

"If it is true as what the young master said, then Deng will owe the young master a favor, and I will never forget it."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi said in a deep voice, "Thank you sir."

He was delighted. Although Chen Deng didn't make a promise, it was enough!

Both Chen Deng and his father Chen Gui were loyal to the Han Dynasty. Chen Gui's two sons were captured and threatened by Yuan Shu. Chen Gui would rather give up his son's life than compromise with Yuan Shu who proclaimed himself emperor.

When Chen Deng betrayed Tao Qian and attached himself to Liu Bei, later on he betrayed Lu Bu and attached Cao Cao, and rejected Yuan Shu and Sun Ce, all of them started from the Han Dynasty.

But Yuan Xi had a faint feeling that Chen Deng's ambition seemed to be beyond that.

The world is unified!
Starting from this aspect, it may not be impossible to recruit Chen Deng in the future.

In addition, Yuan Xi was also very curious about what the legendary Hua Tuo was capable of. If he had the chance, he would also like to see it with his own eyes.

The first time Hua Tuo treated Chen Deng, he asked him to spit out dozens of pots of worms, saying that it would be cured in three years, but Chen Deng went back three years later, but couldn't find it, so he died of illness.

Yuan Xi thought it was unbelievable with the level of medical skills of this era, this is very likely to be liver fluke disease, can Hua Tuo really cure it?
Yuan Xi wondered maliciously, did Hua Tuo think that there was no cure, so he tricked Chen Deng and ran away?
After sending Chen Deng away, Yuan Xi went back to the house and asked Tai Shici to pack up and prepare to return to Yecheng.

The matter here is over, Yuan Shao has gained Liu Bei's attachment, Liu Bei is now leading Yuzhou governor, and also Xuzhou shepherd, being able to suppress Cao Cao in name, can also be considered to have achieved Yuan Shao's plan of checks and balances.

Although it is against the Han system to lead the two states concurrently, who cares about the Han court controlled by Li Jue and Guo Si in the troubled times?
Recently, however, news came that Chang'an was in turmoil.

Since Li Jue and Guo Si hijacked Han Emperor Liu Xie to leave Luoyang and move the capital to Chang'an, the forces under his command have been at odds from time to time.

Although Li Jue and Guo Si are both generals in Liangzhou, they are also good at fighting, but they are not good at politics. Even if Jia Xu is in charge, they don't know how to use Emperor Han.

Of course, the reasons for this are multi-layered.

One is that all scholars in the world looked down on Bingliang generals, so they took advantage of the opportunity to join the anti-Dong coalition and ran to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and the remaining talents were also divided up by the princes.

The second is that Jia Xu's attitude is ambiguous, and he doesn't wholeheartedly assist Li Jue and Guo Si, but takes being wise and safe as his top priority.

The third is that Li Jue and Guo Si were not good at management, which led to the decline of people's livelihood in Chang'an area. Coupled with frequent outbreaks of famine, not only the soldiers and the people were short of food, but even the Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty was often hungry, and everyone from top to bottom was panicked.

In this context, the conflict between Li Jue and Guo Si finally broke out.

First Li Jue killed Fan Chou, and then attacked Guo Si. The situation became more and more serious, and Chang'an fell into turmoil.

When Yuan Xi and Liu Bei reached an agreement, news from Chang'an just came, and he knew it was time to go back by himself.

The great changes in the world will also affect Yuan's next plan. Yuan Xi still wants to have a good talk with Yuan Shao about how to do it in the coming year.

When he and Tai Shici walked out of the room, they saw that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had already waited outside in advance. Seeing them coming out, Guan Yu cupped his hands and moved without any hesitation. It seemed that the injury on his arm had healed.

Yuan Xi walked forward, cupped his hands and said: "The general is brave, so he had to go all out in the previous battle, and he would be offended."

He personally admired Guan Yu very much, but Liu Guanzhang and the three of them had such an iron-clad relationship that they couldn't dig a corner. He only hoped that the two sides would become sworn enemies later in the future.

Guan Yu's face paled slightly, and he stroked his beard and said, "On the battlefield, everyone is their own master, and the young master is not at fault."

"Now that the two sides join forces, it is convenient to be of the same mind, but if they become enemies in the future, Guan will not show mercy. At that time, the son will be careful to get his head."

Yuan Xi laughed: "Xi has written down the general's words."

He said to his mother, don't scare me like this, okay, my legs are weak!
Zhang Fei looked left at Guan Yu and right at Yuan Xi, hesitated for a moment, then roared, "I do the same!"

On the small building in the distance, Mi Fang saw Yuan Xi and Guan Zhang having a happy conversation, and gritted her teeth to Mi Zhen who was beside her, "Sure enough, they are getting together again. This Second Master Yuan can't get rid of Guan Yu, I am really disappointed."

Mi Zhen sighed: "Brother, why do you hate General Guan so much? After all, he and elder brother are officials under Liuzhou Mu."

"I heard from my elder brother that you will be awarded an official position in a few days, and you will be an official at that time. You must not offend others again."

Mi Fang resentfully said: "For some reason, I just don't like that Guan Yu. His eyes seem to grow into the sky all day long. I don't know where he got such a big air."

Seeing Yuan Xi and Guan Zhang walking out of the Mi Mansion, he suddenly slapped his head: "I suddenly forgot, I haven't taken out the gift my elder brother asked me to give, so I'm going down first!"

Seeing Mi Fang rushing downstairs in a hurry, Mi Zhen shook her head, her elder brother is honest and her second brother is reckless, they are actually not suitable to be an official.

As for myself, in the future, I will be nothing more than a duckweed that falls to someone else.

Mi Zhen lost interest, and stretched out her hand, wanting to close the window, but Yuan Xi turned her head and waved towards her in the distance.

She hurriedly backed away in fright, her heart pounding, until after a while, she poked her head out and found that everyone had already left the mansion and was nowhere to be seen anymore.

Mi Zhen felt lost in her heart, the chance encounter a few days ago was like a wave in her life, it only stirred up a few ripples in her heart, as time went by, it would gradually calm down, as if it had never happened before, right?

I should never see him again.

(End of this chapter)