Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 141 The Feeling of Homecoming

When Yuan Xi and Tai Shici returned to Yecheng, the Chinese New Year was only a few days away, and Yecheng was full of joy and happiness for the New Year.

Every household pastes tiger portraits on the door, puts mahogany signs with the images of Shen Tu and Yu Lei on both sides of the door, and hangs a reed rope on the door beam for the door god to catch ghosts.

There were no firecrackers at that time, but there were similar things.

Firecrackers.

The so-called firecrackers at that time did not have gunpowder, but just burned firecrackers.

People light fires at their own gates or backyards, and use fire to burn bamboo joints to make a crackling sound, which is used to frighten mountain ghosts and ghosts.

Amidst the crackling of the celebration in advance, the vendors on both sides of the road shouted loudly, the children ran up and down the street, and the woman was chasing after her with her skirts on her back, scolding, but with a smile on her face .

There was a lot of people's voices, and the burning smell of bamboo came into the car window. Yuan Xi was in a trance, and his thoughts seemed to return to the previous life. The memories of the two lives were intertwined in the laughter. Pull back to reality.

Yuan Xi listened to the crackling of bamboo joints, and remembered that gunpowder had not been invented yet, and charcoal was easy to get at that time, but saltpeter and sulfur required some effort.

There may be saltpeter mines in Youzhou. The most readily available saltpeter at that time was the soil saltpeter formed in the corners of walls over the years, but the output was not large.

Sulfur is more troublesome. It can be found around open-air craters and hot springs, and most of it comes from the Western Regions.

These two things are not used in many places, and most of them are needed by alchemists, so the output is not large.

That's why Yuan Xicai was in a hurry to open up sea trade routes. If he relied on the Zhen family's business firm, the chances of obtaining such things would be much greater.

He has some headaches. The purity and proportion of these things are slightly different, and the final effect varies greatly. But he has long forgotten how to deal with these things.

How to use the existing tools to purify and utilize these materials, he is far inferior to alchemists in this world.

But in this period, most of these alchemists were related to Taoism and even the Yellow Turban Army, and the way of alchemy had not yet risen, and there were not many alchemists.

Historically, after the Three Kingdoms period, because of Cao Cao's special status in Taoism, Wei Guo Daxing Taoism, the alchemists devoted themselves to taking shelter of the emerging Taoism, carried forward alchemy, and gradually became popular.

The most famous product among them is Wushi San, which became popular in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Yuan Xi suddenly remembered that the last time Yuan Shang gave him the medicine, according to Wu Zhao's judgment, it was very likely that it was Wushi San, which is extremely rare today!
At that time, this thing was very precious, and it only appeared occasionally among a few nobles. As a contemporary celebrity, Cai Yong was naturally given by scholars.

Cai Wenji had also seen the symptoms of Cai Yong when he took it, and his symptoms were very similar to Yuan Xi's at that time.

Yuan Xi later speculated that if Yuan Shang had Wushi San, did it mean that he was related to Taoism or even the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army?
This guess is not impossible. After all, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Yellow Turban Army will take the upper-level route.

Now that the Yuan family occupies Jizhou, the surrounding states are the original base camp of the Yellow Turban Army. It is reasonable for the remnants of their party to seek refuge with Yuan Shang and make a fortune.

The carriage arrived at Yuan Shao's mansion first, and Yuan Xi and Tai Shici went in to meet Yuan Shao and talked about the peace talks with Liu Bei.

Yuan Shao nodded slightly after hearing this, but he couldn't show it on his face, but he was quite satisfied in his heart.

This time Yuan Shi actually donated not much benefits, most of them were verbal and moral support. Although this is very important to Liu Bei, to Yuan Shi, it is also considered empty-handed.

The surrender of Xuzhou, on the one hand, suppressed Yuan Shu's route to the north, and on the other hand secretly demolished Cao Cao's platform, which laid an excellent start for the attack on Gongsun Zan in the coming year.

He didn't speak to Yuan Xi, but turned to Tai Shici first, and said: "My son has been relying on Ziyi's preservation several times, it can be said that he has worked hard."

Taishi Ciqian said: "Compassion and fear, this is a matter of duty."

Yuan Shao nodded slightly. He knew from the side that Zhao Yun and Tai Shici recruited by Yuan Xi had real abilities and were not under the four court pillars.

Yuan Shao was very surprised at that time, Yuan Xi found a total of two generals, both of which can match the top combat power of Jizhou?
Now that Yan Liang is dead, the two generals Yuan Xi and Qu Yi behind the scenes are already a force to be reckoned with, so Yuan Shao has to pay more attention to it.

As for Zhang He Gao Lan, Yuan Shang was still in charge on the surface. If Yuan Shao knew that Gao Lan had joined Yuan Xi, he didn't know how he would feel.

Yuan Shao said kindly to Taishi: "I heard that Ziyi devoted himself to supporting his old mother and acted filially. He should be a model for the nobles in the world. Now that the New Year is approaching, I have prepared some small gifts to reward Ziyi for his filial piety."

A guard had come over long ago, Tai Shi Ci knew Yuan Shao wanted to talk to Yuan Xi privately when he saw it, so he thanked him and went out.

There were only two people left in the room, and Yuan Shao said, "You did a good job."

Yuan Xi said: "It's all thanks to my father's reputation, I'm just pushing the boat along."

What he said was sincere. Now his planning is all based on the historical process, but it is just a push along with the development.

Including Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou, Lu Bu Zhang Miao's uprising in Yanzhou, Liu Bei and Yuan Shao's alliance, Yuan Xi was not able to change the general situation of the world by himself, but he profited from it according to the needs of the princes.

However, the current situation in the world has already embarked on a different track. If Yuan Xi uses the same method in the future, the income may not be so high, and it may even run counter to expectations.

Yuan Shao said: "If we can defeat Gongsun Zan in the coming year, the Yuan family will be able to stabilize the North, plan to go south, and have a decisive battle with Yuan Gonglu."

When he mentioned Yuan Shu's name, there seemed to be resentment in his words. Yuan Xi remembered that Cao Cao was the same. If Taoist Xin was not treated well by his family when he was young, he would really hold grudges when he grows up.

Yuan Shao said, "What do you think about the Northern Attack?"

Yuan Xi thought for a moment: "Father's counselor should understand most things better than me."

"I'm only worried about one thing, whether Cao Cao will take advantage of our entire army to attack Yecheng in vain."

"Oh?" Yuan Shao became interested, "Your statement is interesting. Only Tian Feng mentioned a similar statement, but he only briefly mentioned it, but he is not as sure as you."

"Do you have evidence?"

Yuan Xi said softly: "No."

"However, who was behind the chaos in Yecheng in the fourth year of Chuping is still unclear, isn't it?"

Yuan Shao shook his head and said with a smile: "You are all worrying too much. At that time, Cao Cao couldn't take care of himself, let alone other things?"

Yuan Xi knew that there was no evidence, so it was difficult to convince Yuan Shao that no one could be sure whether Cao Cao had anything to do with the Black Mountain Army who invaded at that time, and he stopped talking now.

Yuan Shao said again: "If Yecheng is not safe, other places are even less safe. I have been running this place for so long, and it is definitely not easy to take down."

"And Cao Cao and I both understand that the family members must be placed in the safest place. I am Yecheng and he is Juancheng. Otherwise, if the family members are taken away, the soldiers will collapse."

Yuan Xi thought to himself that this is true, Beixin City is now surrounded by enemies from three sides, it is not safe to bring Zhen Mi there, and it will be distracting when fighting.

But since he is married, does he really have to leave Zhen Mi in Yecheng?
Moreover, according to the Han system, when an official gets married and takes office, he cannot bring his regular wife for three years, but concubines are allowed. Doesn't this make Zhen Mi a widow for three years?

He said, "Then about my marriage?"

Yuan Shao said: "Your mother asked the alchemist to make a fortune, saying that there will be a big war in the coming year. The marriage in the family was unknown before. We will wait until Gongsun Zan is defeated before we can talk about it."

Alchemist?Where did the alchemist come from?

Anger rose in Yuan Xi's heart, and he had already murdered Mrs. Liu.

His predecessor should not have shown any talent or ambition in history, and he has a good relationship with Yuan Shang, so the marriage was not targeted.

But now Yuan Xi's goal is to fight for world hegemony, so he showed his talents and joined hands with Yuan Tan, so Yuan Shang suspected him and started to target himself everywhere.

It's normal to think about it, it's a mediocrity not to be envied by others, since it's involved in disputes, it's impossible to take advantage of everything, there will always be gains and losses.

But Yuan Xi is a vengeful man, he wrote down the accounts of the Liu family and Yuan Shang one by one, and when the time comes, he will always get his money back with interest.

He really wanted to see what other tricks Yuan Shang could play.

Yuan Xi bid farewell to Yuan Shao and went out of the house, looking up at the somewhat cloudy sky, thinking that all the preparations and foreshadowings have been made, and it depends on the final decision of the battle of Yi Jing next year.

As long as Gongsun Zan is defeated, he can truly get his own territory, Youzhou!
Although Youzhou is very tasteless to the members of the Yuan family, there are foreigners and bandits, and the west of Liaoning is still occupied by the Gongsundu family, which can be said to be far inferior to other states.

But in today's world, there is no place that can be easily obtained. For a good place, several parties are fighting for it. Even with Cao Cao's ability, he has a lot of talents, and he is still struggling in Yanzhou for a long time.

Yuan Xi put his mind aside temporarily, he and Tai Shici returned to the mansion, and everyone greeted them outside the mansion gate, including Wu Zhao, Zhao Yun, Cao Xian, Cao Jie and others.

Wu Zhao's complexion looks good, it should be that he has recovered from his illness.

Standing beside Wu Zhao, Cao Xian was three points similar in terms of body shape and temperament, and these days should be more peaceful than before, his complexion is radiant and more beautiful.

On the contrary, Cao Jie is still thin and small, probably because he is still young and has not developed yet.

Yuan Xi had a conversation with Zhao Yun and asked him and Tai Shici to go back to rest. Before Zhao Yun left, he told about Guo Jia, and Yuan Xi nodded to show that he understood.

Wu Zhao and Cao Xian followed Yuan Xi back to the house, knelt down together and said: "My lord, you have worked hard."

When the two girls, one big and one small, leaned over to Yuan Xi side by side, the peaks became mountains, creating waves on the skirt.

When Yuan Xi saw it, he was in a trance for a moment.

It's better to go home.

The two girls came up to squeeze his shoulders, but Yuan Xi pulled Wu Zhao into his arms and said with a smile, "Is he better?"

Seeing Cao Xian watching, Wu Zhao felt quite shy, struggled a few times, and seeing Yuan Xi not letting go, could only angrily say, "It's been alright, it's just a small problem."

Yuan Xi lowered his hand, and Wu Zhao jumped up like a frightened rabbit, "Master asked me to compile the teaching books earlier, and I have listed the titles in a booklet, and I have some originals. I will sort them out and give them to you. look."

She ran out in a hurry, Yuan Xi knew that Wu Zhao was creating opportunities for Cao Xian and himself, so he smiled slightly and didn't say anything.

Cao Xian pinched Yuan Xi's shoulder lightly, and Yuan Xi said: "If you are only doing it for your mother and sister, you don't have to do this, and I will make proper arrangements for them."

Cao Xian lowered his head: "Does the young master want a concubine to marry someone else?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi laughed and said, "That's right, how could I be willing to take advantage of others."

Joyful in his heart, Cao Xian gently pressed Yuan Xi's back and stretched out his hand.

(End of this chapter)