Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 145
new Year is here.

In the pre-Qin period, the change of regime often changed the calendar, and the time for each regime to celebrate the Spring Festival was not fixed.

It was not until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to the throne that the new calendar "Taichu Calendar" was revised, and the time of the Spring Festival was fixed as the slack season at the end of the lunar year and the beginning of the year.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty believed in ghosts and gods, so during the Chinese New Year, there was a very strong custom of exorcising evil spirits.

Especially on New Year's Eve, the last day at the end of the year, there is a Nuo dancing ceremony. The one held by the court is called "National Nuo", and the one held by the common people is called "Da Nuo".

Of course, Yecheng will not overstep the etiquette system too much, so the regulation of Nuo dance is lower than that of National Nuo.

However, the largest exorcism dance has already been held in La Ri, and the scale of this time to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new is smaller in comparison.

There were more than a hundred people dancing Nuo, starting from the city and stopping outside the city, all the people in Yecheng, including the gentry, came out to watch the excitement.

Yuan Xi also found several acquaintances in the crowd, and counselors such as Tian Feng Jushou also came out to go shopping.

Yuan Xi couldn't help sighing that this kind of lively scene is attractive on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is also because there are very few entertainment activities in this era.

At this time, the paper still needs to be improved, and the things that cultivate sentiments such as calligraphy and painting have not been widely spread, so it is no wonder that most of the gentry like wine and women. Besides, how can there be hobbies to pass the time?

Therefore, after the invention of Wushi San, it quickly became popular among the gentry, and it is also reasonable.

When it comes to Wushi San, it must be traced back to the alchemist who made Wushi San, and Taiping Taoism, which has a deep relationship with the Yellow Turban Army.

Regardless of Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi was more worried about what kind of existence Cao Cao was in Taoism?
Because there are various signs in later generations that Cao Cao's status in Taoism is likely to be quite high!
This is not Yuan Xi's own imagination, but a study by many scholars in later generations, and there is a lot of evidence to support it.

Just like the origin of the Yuan family's family education is Meng Shiyi, the Cao family has always believed in Huang Lao Tao since Cao Teng. This is an important branch of Taoism. Zhuolong Temple.

When Cao Cao raised his troops, he suffered consecutive failures. There were only a few thousand soldiers and horses. There were more than 30 Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, and more than one million men and women. Even Liu Dai and Bao Xin were killed. It can be seen that the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are quite powerful, but Cao Cao did not effort , and compiled it, which made many people feel incredible at the time.

The gentry in Yanzhou were often poisoned by the Yellow Turbans. After Cao Cao incorporated the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, almost all the gentry in Yanzhou rebelled. The death of Bian Rang was probably just one of the fuses.

The Black Mountain Army claimed to be hundreds of thousands, and once threatened Yecheng. Although Yuan Shao defeated it, it could not completely solve the problem of the Black Mountain Army. After the Battle of Guandu, the Black Mountain Army immediately surrendered to Cao Cao.

Zhang Lu, the prefect of Hanzhong, was the celestial master of the Five Dou Rice Sect. He said that he would rather be a slave to Duke Wei than a guest of Liu Bei, and then he attached himself to Cao Cao.

To say that one or two things are accidental, but when many seemingly accidental things come together, there must be elements of logical cause and effect.

There are various indications that Cao Cao and even the Cao family have mastered the power of Taoism, and are also considered by Taoism to be of the same way.

In the end, Cao Cao was able to unify the Northland, and later the Cao family seized the world. The reason for this is by no means as simple as it seems on the surface.

If this is the case, Cao Cao's power under the table can be called terrifying, because the remnants of the Yellow Turban and Taoism have penetrated into every state and county.

Yuan Xi felt that in the process of his political and military expansion, Cao Cao not only used force to level the world, but also mastered and utilized the powerful religious and political power of Taoism to accomplish things that others could not do.

Yuan Xi felt more and more pressure. The more he got to know Cao Cao, the more he understood how terrifying the opponent was. On the one hand, it was because he was indeed a great talent in the world, and on the other hand, it was also because he controlled a power that was ignored by many people.

As long as you are hostile to Cao Cao, you will face these forces sooner or later. It seems that there are some things that need to be prepared.

When Yuan Xi returned to the Yuan Mansion, servants had already greeted him, saying that the Yuan family had arrived.

According to the custom of the Han Dynasty, on the night of New Year’s Eve, the whole family will sit together to chat and watch the year, drink New Year’s wine together, and stay up all night to welcome the first day of the New Year.

Yuan Xi hurried inside, met with Yuan Shao and the Liu family, a servant Liu Shui moved in, served wine and dishes, and the dinner began.

It was the first time since he was reborn to celebrate the New Year with the Yuan family, seeing everyone talking and laughing happily, but at this moment he inexplicably thought of the movie called The Banquet in his previous life.

Thinking of the fact that everyone at the banquet had their own thoughts, it was also appropriate for the situation in front of them, but fortunately, the finale of the group's destruction did not really happen at this moment.

Yuan Shao obviously drank a little too much, he stood up staggeringly, and insisted that each son drink a few more glasses, he was still unsatisfied after drinking a round, and finally he was persuaded by Liu Shi.

Yuan Xi pretended to be humble, and toasted Mrs. Liu with the jug, and Mrs. Liu asked Yuan Xi to change to a new jug with a smile on her face, and then took a sip in peace.

Yuan Xi thought to himself, what the hell, Mrs. Liu definitely knew about Yuan Shang's drug use!

Seeing how cowardly you are, can I openly drug you?

When Yuan Shao dies, let's see how I get my revenge!

Amidst the laughter, the old year is gone and the new year is coming. The children of the Yuan family offered pepper wine to Yuan Shao and the Liu family to wish auspicious birthdays. .

Yuan Xi was sitting on the carriage home, seeing that snowflakes had started to fall outside, he thought it was a good sign.

At this time in Yecheng, it was rare for every household to light up candles and oil lamps to pray for blessings. At that time, thousands of houses were lit up and stars were shining.

Yuan Xi seemed to have an illusion that the entire city of Ye was glowing with a thriving atmosphere, which spread to the entire Jizhou, embellishing one of the most affluent states in the world, making it even more joyous.

Yuan Xi remembered that the biggest celebration in the world was originally a large-scale court event held by the Han court. All civil and military officials would congratulate the emperor at the court meeting. There are musical performances and a hundred opera performances.

For the current Emperor Han, this kind of court meeting is already an extravagant hope, because news came that Li Jue and Guo Si had already fought in Chang'an, and it is said that hundreds of people died every day.

Under such circumstances, it must be that Han Emperor Liu Xie had a very difficult life.

In history, this kind of life lasted for more than half a year. In the end, both Li Jue and Guo Si were wounded, and tens of thousands of people were killed in Chang'an City.

This team will go through hardships, and it took nearly a year to reach the destination, and then was welcomed to Xuchang by Cao Cao, and became a puppet again.

Yuan Xi returned to his residence, and as soon as he entered the backyard, he saw Guo Jia, drunk, dragging a woman and a five or six-year-old boy to dance in the snow.

Because it was Chinese New Year, before Yuan Xi left the mansion, he asked Guo Jia to be released to reunite with his family, and he was exempted from the prohibition on alcohol.

Looking at it now, Guo Jia seems to have held back for too long, drank a lot of wine, and is now barely standing, drunk.

He held the jug in one hand, and the woman in the other, and said: "Come on, come on, I finally met, and I don't know if I will live or die tomorrow. Before that bastard comes back, I'll go back to the house and make a man."

He looked up to the sky and shouted: "I won't see any of my friends in my hometown, Yangzhai!"

"How can I live without a woman!"

"That heartless thing!"

Yuan Xi thought to himself, Guo Jia's sexual criticism, did he die early because of excessive indulgence?
That woman had a dignified appearance, Yuan Xi recognized it, she was Guo Jiazheng's wife Dong Shi who was arrested together.

Seeing that Guo Jia was drunk, she let him mess around with a wry smile on her face, she raised her eyes suddenly, and saw Yuan Xi came back at some time, her face turned pale with fright, and she quickly knelt on the ground.

Seeing this, Guo Jia turned around and was suddenly embarrassed. The hand holding the jug stopped in mid-air, neither standing nor walking.

The boy had a runny nose from the cold and was still standing there, but was pulled by the woman and knelt on the ground.

Guo Jia finally came to his senses, his face flushed red, he even felt that he was about to be killed by Yuan Xi!

He had just experienced the joy of family reunion and spending the New Year together, but the fear of death suddenly hit him, making him fear from the heart.

He opened his hands and said, "I, Guo Jia, scolded me, it has nothing to do with them!"

Yuan Xi passed Guo Jia, walked over, pulled up the boy who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "What's your name?"

The boy sucked his nose and said, "Guo, Guo Yi."

Yuan Xi laughed and said, "Your name is Guo Yi, and my name is Xian Yi. We are a bit like each other."

Thinking that Yuan Xi had murderous intentions, Dong's face became paler and he kowtowed repeatedly on the ground.

Guo Jia finally gave in, bowed his head and said, "It's all Jia's fault, I wish one life for another."

After hearing this, Mrs. Dong said in a heartbroken way: "If the husband dies, how can the concubine be the only child?"

Yuan Xi thought to himself, why do I look like a villain?
He waved his hand and said, "Who do you think I am?"

He turned to Guo Jia, "From today onwards, you don't have to close the small black house, you can move out and live with your family."

"But I've said my ugly words before. If you want to run away, it's hard to say."

"And I don't usually drink alcohol."

Dong's brows were filled with joy, and she pulled Guo Yi to kowtow again and again.

Guo Jia muttered, "If you can't drink, what's the point of living?"

Mrs. Dong hastily touched Guo Jia's foot, and he stopped talking.

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "It's not difficult if you want to drink."

Guo Jia heard this, and said disdainfully: "I know what the young master is thinking, don't you want me to give advice?"

"However, I advise you to give up your mind. Jia's knowledge is limited, and he can't think of any clever ideas. Besides, in Yecheng, there are countless people who are as talented as Jia. Why should you be obsessed with Jia?"

Yuan Xi said: "After the new year, I will return to Beixincheng."

"Whether Brother Fengxiao is willing or not, I will take you away."

"Let me explain my bottom line first. Even if you don't give me advice, I won't let you pay attention to others."

Guo Jia was dumbfounded. What had he done? Why was Yuan Xi so attached to him?

Can't figure it out!

At this time, Yuan Xi pulled Guo Yi over and said to him, "I want to adopt you as a foster son, are you willing?"

As soon as these words came out, both Guo Jia and Dong Shi were stunned.

(End of this chapter)