Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 146 What's yours is mine
Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, there has been the custom of becoming brothers with different surnames and accepting sons with different surnames.

This is the case with Liu Guanzhang, and the same is true of Yuan Xishou's righteous brother Sun Li. After the marriage, the two parties swore to live and die together, and the promise should not be broken.

It is common to become brothers, but it is not common to adopt sons, because this is a custom handed down from Bingliang and Qianghu. It was not a custom of Han people at the beginning. With the integration of Han and Hu, it gradually spread to the Central Plains, and it began to flourish in the Tang Dynasty.

The most typical one is, of course, Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, who call each other father and son, and do not need to change their surnames if they do not change, and they have no right of inheritance.

However, for the Confucian gentry in the Han Dynasty, most people could not accept it.

So when Guo Jia heard Yuan Xi's proposal, his first reaction was that he heard it wrong.

When the cold wind blew, he was mostly sober. What on earth did this Yuan family want to do?
Yuan Xi smiled slightly, he was also forced out by Guo Jia because he had no time.

He sighed, "Brother Fengxiao, you also know that what you said when you left has long been no secret among my father and his subordinates."

"Whether my father cares or not, it's hard to say whether other people are targeting Brother Feng Xiao for what purpose."

"So I'm going to Beixincheng in a few days, and I'm going to take my husband away."

Guo Jia saw that Yuan Xi had spoken to death twice, and knew that there was no room for change, so he said angrily, "Anyway, I won't give you any advice."

Yuan Xi snorted and said, "Anyway, if you can't come up with an idea, you have to follow me."

Mrs. Dong secretly looked at Guo Jia, and then at Yuan Xi.

Guo Jia didn't expect Yuan Xi to be so stalking, so he said helplessly, "Just leave, if you want an heir, you can give birth to it yourself, what are you going to do with my child?"

Yuan Xi smiled slightly: "Brother Feng Xiao, have you ever heard about me?"

Guo Jia was slightly taken aback: "Although Jia lives in seclusion, he still knows some gossip. The young master fought Xuzhou and went to Qingzhou. The name of the fierce tiger is very resounding."

Yuan Xi said again: "The young master, does he know how I got here in Beixincheng for three years?"

Guo Jia shook his head.

Yuan Xi said: "Hearing is believing, seeing is believing, so I want Mr. to see it with his own eyes."

"However, Beixincheng is far more dangerous than Yecheng. It is surrounded by enemies on three sides. You and I may not be able to come back."

"If that's the case, I'll be dead, and I'll blame my brother for not coming up with a plan and killing both of us."

"Because I have no heirs, Brother Fengxiao is my adopted son, and the Yuan family will naturally adopt him to me to continue my line of incense."

"Brother Feng Xiao will be the one who will never be seen again."

Guo Jia's face froze, you are the one who threatens people like this?

This plan is very poisonous!

Dong lowered her head, listening to the child's play-like conversation, she saw that Guo Yi wanted to raise his head, and quickly pushed his head down.

Yuan Xi waved his hand: "I won't delay your family reunion in the next few days. After all, I don't know when I'll be back. Of course, I may not be able to come back."

After Yuan Xi left, Guo Jia, Dong's family and Guo Yi stood in a daze in the snow, when the cold wind blew, Guo Jia sneezed.

Mrs. Dong hurriedly said: "Husband, let's go back to the room first."

Guo Jia said depressedly, "What the hell is going on!"

He said to Guo Yi: "You go to my hut first and stay there."

Guo Yi listened, wiped his nose, obediently got into Guo Jia's small dark room.

Dong didn't know why, and said, "The room where Yi'er and I live is big enough for the three of us to stay."

Guo Jia hugged Mrs. Dong and walked back, "From now on, you will have plenty of time to spend with him!"

"I don't know how many days I can live. My son is going to be robbed. What do you think?"

Mrs. Dong hadn't reacted yet, "What did my husband say?"

Guo Jia hated that iron could not become steel, and said: "Women's brains are slow!"

"Of course, take advantage of these few days to make another one!"

When Yuan Xi returned to the house, he saw Cao Xian waiting at the door, but Wu Zhao hurriedly packed the things in the corner.

Yuan Xi looked over and saw a tablet in the corner with Cai Yong's name written on it, a burner of incense was lit, and a bowl of meat was placed on it, so he understood that Wu Zhao was offering sacrifices to his ancestors.

He stopped Wu Zhao, and said, "The ancestor worship will be put away for a day, what are you doing now?"

Wu Zhao said softly, "I thought it would take a long time for the son to come back, so it's not good to leave this in the room."

Yuan Xi went over and took three sticks of incense, lit them and put them in the incense burner. After worshiping for a while, he said: "There is nothing taboo about this."

Wu Zhao was so touched that he was speechless for a moment.

Yuan Xi looked at Cao Xian, Cao Xian hurriedly said, "I won't say anything."

She knew Wu Zhao's true identity from her mother, Huan Shi, and also understood that his identity was not visible, and Wu Zhao was highly valued by Yuan Xi, so he was Yuan Xi's rebel, how dare she talk too much?

Yuan Xi shook his head: "I'm not asking this, are you not going to worship your ancestors?"

Cao Xian's face darkened: "Now my surname is Cao."

Yuan Xi and Wu Zhao looked at each other, thinking that Cao Xian's experience was indeed tragic. His father was killed, his mother was robbed, and his surname was changed to that of an enemy.

Yuan Xi said: "Be patient for now, there will always be a way in the future."

Cao Xian was filled with sorrow and joy, bowed his head and said: "It is enough to have a son, and I will always remember the kindness of the son."

The seven-day Chinese New Year holiday passed quickly, and Yuan Xi traveled back and forth to many places in the past few months without stopping for almost a moment. This was the first time he took such a long break.

Now that he was suddenly free, he felt like he had nothing to do. He stared at the snowflakes falling outside the window in a daze. This kind of weather is not suitable for training soldiers or mobilizing food and grass. It can only be postponed depending on the situation.

Cao Xian came over with a large pile of bamboo slips, wobbled to the front of the table, and placed the bamboo slips on it one by one.

She said: "This is a collection of essays transcribed and compiled by Wu Zhao's sister and concubine sisters. Please see if it suits you."

Yuan Xi opened a scroll, saw that the bamboo slips and bamboo strips were very thin, and there were densely written teenage scribes on it, and said, "Don't be too tired, take it easy."

Cao Xian knelt behind Yuan Xi and helped hold his shoulders, "Sister Wu Zhao and Cao Jie really haven't had a good rest these few nights, so they slept in the study after finishing writing, let me bring it here for you to see. "

Yuan Xi said: "You have all worked hard, you should also go to rest."

Cao Xian blushed: "I've been with the young master these few nights, and I've had a good rest."

Yuan Xi flipped through the bamboo slips and felt Cao Xian sticking to his back, a little ready to move.

Cao Xian is the oldest of the three sisters, several years older than Cao Jie, and her body is well developed like other sinful gentry women.

Although he has not taken the last step with Cao Xian so far, other than that, the two of them have basically done what they should and shouldn't do.

And Yuan Xi had to admit that although Cao Jie was more famous in later generations, Cao Xian's appearance is better at present.

And regardless of other things, Cao Xian has a very outstanding talent.

The movement is very dexterous.

Yuan Xi lamented that he was not a good person, he just hoped that he could do his best.

Although the miserable lives in the world are different, and there are some people who are more miserable than Huan's mother and daughter, but this does not mean that the experience of Huan's mother and daughter is taken for granted.

Compared to people like Zhao Yuntai Shici and Guo Jia Gaolan, although they also have life troughs, as men, as long as they have outstanding abilities, they can always find some opportunities to change their destiny.

But women have far fewer opportunities.

Cai Zhaoji, Zhen Mi, Yuan Xing, Zhen Rong, Huan's mother and daughter, Mrs. Du, and even the Hong family and Lu Lingqi all had the helplessness of being women. Their efforts to change their destiny appeared extremely in front of the torrent of the times. Insignificant.

This is true for noble women, let alone ordinary people. Thinking of thousands of years of hard work in future generations, this situation can be slightly changed. Yuan Xi deeply feels that what he has to do now has a long way to go.

The first thing on the bamboo slips is the Han law.

To govern a place, a strict and sound legal system is the most basic guarantee.

The second is the electoral system.

The Han Dynasty's inspection system has existed in name only at this time, but the nine-rank Zhongzheng system of later generations is even more outrageous.

The key point is that the official selection system has always been in the hands of a few people, and it basically operates on favor and self-interest. From selecting scholars to promoting filial piety and talents, nothing can escape this frame.

For thousands of years, the selection system has undergone countless minor improvements with the changes of the times. Yuan Xi doesn't think he can push it forward for thousands of years. His current ability is not enough for him to establish a complete imperial examination selection system .

It is extremely difficult for him who is not familiar with the operation of ancient officialdom to make positive improvements.

He pondered hard, is the key to selecting officials, people or the system?
Damn it, if only Guo Jia figured it out sooner and made up his own mind.

When Yuan Xi went to Xuzhou as an envoy, he also met Chen Qun who proposed the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System. If he could come up with an idea, Chen Qun might not be able to come up with a better system.

The way to be an official is checks and balances. How to balance the relationship between the gentry, the good family, and the common people, and propose a distribution method that can benefit and accept the three, is absolutely impossible for Yuan Xi to accomplish alone.

The progress of any system cannot be divorced from the social reality at that time. To improve it, a large group of people need to concentrate their wisdom and work together, but Yuan Xi's people in this area are simply blank.

Only by occupying one's own territory can more talents be recruited, and things are back to the original point.

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and he couldn't help shaking his head. Cao Xian's slender hands stretched out behind him, rubbing his temples.

Yuan Xi suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, and asked casually, "How can we recruit more gentry to work for us?"

As soon as the words came out, he actually burst out laughing, Cao Xian was just a young girl, what could she do?
Cao Xian was taken aback, the young master was asking me?
She subconsciously said: "The concubine has little talent and learning, and really doesn't know these complicated things."

Yuan Xi sighed, he was really in a hurry.

He just wanted to comfort Cao Xian, but he heard her say: "I only think of one way."

"The concubine's original biological father was also a contemporary celebrity, and he has a wide range of acquaintances, and has friendship with many scholars."

"If you spread the news about the rescue of our mother and daughter, your reputation will increase. Many people in the world who are dissatisfied with the Cao family may come to make friends with you?"

Yuan Xi wondered how he forgot about this, just like Wu Zhao's identity could be used when the time came when the time came, so touting the banner of righteousness was the quickest and most effective way.

He suddenly trembled. What bothered him before was the problem of Cao Cao's control of the Yellow Turban Army. At this time, Cao Xian's words made him think of a possibility to deal with it.

(End of this chapter)