Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 187 New situation

After a few more days, Yuan Shao arranged everything properly, and finally broke out of camp and returned to Yecheng.

More than half of the soldiers had already left before, and Yi Jing left thousands of people stationed, led by Chun Yuqiong, to prevent the remnants of Gongsun Zan from Youzhou from harassing Jizhou.

Although Yijing is located at the junction of Youji and Hebei, strictly speaking it belongs to Zhuo County, and it is reasonable to be under the jurisdiction of Yuan Xi.

And now the most trusted general of Yuan Shao faction, Chun Yuqiong, one of the eight captains of Xiyuan, was once stationed. The name was to help guard against Gongsun Zan's remnants, but it was very intriguing, and there might not be some meaning of guarding against Yuan Xi in it.

Yuan Xi really felt that Yuan Shao was trying to express his position in front of everyone and distance himself from himself.

But Yuan Xi didn't care. If he wanted to stand on his own feet, he couldn't have both. He had to make a choice.

As for the family members of Liu He and Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao decided to let Liu He return to Yecheng, and Yuan Shao would play the Han court and grant Liu He an official position.

However, everyone knows that the Han court is currently on the run and has no time to deal with the rules. Yuan Shao's move is almost half-forced to be Liu He's leader in order to gain the nominal leadership over Liu He.

As for Gongsun Zan's surviving family members, after Yuan Shao thought about it, he asked Yuan Xi to take them directly back to Beixin City for resettlement.

If they were brought back to Yecheng, they would be criticized by the people all over the world for taking Gongsun Zan's family as hostages. Yuan Shao has a good name, so naturally he wouldn't cause trouble for a few insignificant people.

So Yuan Shao simply threw these hot potatoes to Yuan Xi. As for whether these people will be used by Gongsun Zan's remnant forces in the future, that is something Yuan Xi needs to consider.

One after another, the baggage carts were pushed out by Yuan Jun's soldiers and civilians from the Yijing warehouse, with food, weapons, and gold and silver goods.

Yuan Xi stood at the gate of the city, swallowing his saliva, 300 million shi of grain, tens of thousands of weapons and armor!

If it's all his, are you afraid that you won't be able to defeat Youzhou in a few years?
However, Yuan Xi could only think about it. After all, it was fought by an army of [-], and his subordinates were only a few thousand.

In terms of military merit, he could indeed get a lot of points, but he used his military merit to guarantee Liu He and others in front of Yuan Shao.

Yuan Xi sighed inwardly, and hoped that Liu He could be worthy of the price he paid in the future, otherwise it would be too heartbreaking.

But the advantage is that Zhao Yun's appreciation for him has increased visibly from the words he said. If he ignored Liu He's life and death at that time, he might have a rift with Zhao Yun.

In the end, Yuan Shao didn't give up everything, and allocated 20 shi of grain and thousands of weapons and armor to Yuan Xi.

After all, after the battle of Yijing, Yuan Xi will start from Zhuojun in the coming year and wipe out the counties of Youzhou.

This number is also very delicate, and it can guarantee that Yuan Xi can pull up an army of less than [-] people, which will not only have the strength to expand in Youzhou, but will not pose a threat to Jizhou.

After Yuan Xi sent Yuan Shao's army away, he planned to return to Beixin City to settle all the affairs, and then return to Yecheng to prepare for the adoption.

He rode his horse in the middle of the team, with Zhao Yun on the left, Tai Shici on the right, and Sun Li Tianyu behind.

He was full of ambition in his heart, and now that Gongsun Zan, the great enemy, would be wiped out three years in advance, after that would be his own window of opportunity. How much territory he could lay down before Yuan Cao completely turned his back on him would depend on his future plans!

The team of thousands of people and thousands of trucks were mighty and mighty. They walked for half a month before returning to Beixin City.

Outside the city, family members of sergeants had come out long ago, waiting to find their relatives. Naturally, some people were happy and some were worried.

Qu Yi brought people out to greet him, and entered the city with everyone, but his face was obviously a little disappointed. As an enemy who had fought several big battles with Gongsun Zan, Qu Yi was naturally very regretful that he could not see Gongsun Zan's downfall with his own eyes. .

But when they returned to the mansion, everyone sat down, and after resuming what happened in Yijing, Qu Yi burst out laughing.

He cupped his hands towards Yuan Xi and said, "I just convinced you today!"

"Not only killed Gongsun Zan, but also snatched his mother-in-law!"

Yuan Xi, who was drinking tea, spit it out and coughed again and again. Wu Zhao and Cao Xian behind him rushed up to beat his back.

Yuan Xi said angrily: "Is there a brother who talks like that?"

"I'm not so lecherous, am I?"

Wu Zhao and Cao Xian couldn't help looking at each other and pursing their lips when they heard this.

Guo Jia said: "Saving Liu He and Gongsun Zan's family will be very beneficial for the son's expansion in Youzhou."

"Gongsun Zan's family and Liu Yu's son Liu He, these two parties are in the same situation, but they were rescued by the son at the same time, so they can be used to make a fuss."

"If handled properly, counties and counties can be captured without bloodshed."

"Otherwise, it will take a lot of manpower and material resources to fight one by one."

Everyone nodded their heads when they heard this, and planned to attack the city, and attacked the city with the worst strategy. If they really wanted to fight one by one, there would not be enough people.

Tai Shici said: "Now that everyone in the world knows that the Yuan family has defeated Gongsun Zan, will his subordinates really come to join you?"

"Even if they have the heart, they will be hindered by the hatred between the Yuan family and the Gongsun family, and they will not be able to save this face?"

Guo Jia nodded and said, "Normally, that's true."

"But the young master's previous decision laid a foreshadowing. Although it seemed that he didn't mean it at the time, it seems that he can make good use of it now."

"That's adoption."

"After the young master adopts, he has drawn a clear relationship with Yuan Shijun's branch, and his status will naturally be different."

"In this way, those remnants of Gongsun Zan will naturally have a lot less scruples."

Qu Yi heard this, and said with a smile: "I have long seen that the young master is rebellious, and now I finally broke with him!"

"happy!"

Everyone was speechless, thinking to themselves that you really still hold a grudge against Yuan Shao.

Yuan Xi sighed: "This is also a helpless move. If my identity stays in the Yuan family, no matter how well I do, I will be overwhelmed."

Guo Jia said, "Indeed, without the oppression of the same clan after the adoption, the world will be as broad as Yuan Shijun was back then."

"But for the future, you have to rely on the young master to walk alone."

Yuan Xi laughed and said, "How can you be alone? Isn't it because you have brothers to help you?"

"After adopting, I am an orphan without father and mother. I hope you will see me for my pity, and give me a hand, little brother Dora."

The crowd couldn't hold back anymore, they all laughed and said, "Is this what the lord should say!"

However, everyone's hearts seemed to have opened a layer of window paper. After that, Yuan Xi was their real lord, not the concubine of the Yuan family who made wedding dresses for others!

Yuan Xi said: "The Yuan family's ancestral hall is in Yecheng, and I plan to leave in a few days."

"This time I'm going to bring Zilong Ziyi and Xiaodu with me. Brother Qu and Guorang feel wronged, and sit in Beixincheng. By the way, we will recruit troops and buy horses for the coming year."

Tian Yu on the side obeyed his orders, but Qu Yi was dissatisfied and said, "Why is it me again?"

Yuan Xi sighed: "My father specifically said that brother will not be allowed to step into Jizhou again."

After hearing this, Qu Yi muttered, "This is a bitch."

Everyone's faces froze, and Qu Yi finally realized that Yuan Shao was still Yuan Xi's father at this time, so he immediately shut up.

Yuan Xi shook his head helplessly, "There is still a big problem."

"Now our power is not weak. If we recruit troops with all our strength, we can pull up nearly ten thousand troops."

"However, Beixin City is too small."

"This city can only accommodate tens of thousands of people even if it is full of budgets. Now there are not enough houses."

"I want to ask, what do you think about this?"

After everyone heard this, they started discussing one after another. In the end, their opinions were divided into two groups. One was to move the Zhuojun government to another big city, and the other was to expand Beixin City.

Guo Jia finally said, "It's not appropriate to change cities now."

"Beixin City guards the passage leading to Taihang Mountain and Dai County. If the army is moved away, I'm afraid people will be panicked and turbulent."

"You must know that the son who started his family now is basically Zhuo County, and now he must guard it."

After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

Yuan Xi said again: "In this case, we can only expand the city."

"I want to leave temporarily. Who among you understands the matter of building the city better?"

Everyone looked at each other, Zhao Yun said: "When Guorang and I were under Liu Shijun's command, Guorang built a city."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Tian Yu immediately said, "Yu thinks that the current Beixin City can be used as the inner city, and the newly expanded one can be used as the outer city."

"Although building a city is very troublesome, it is not without benefits."

"After expanding the city, the important roads are dangerously incorporated into the city, making it even more difficult for the enemy to pass through."

"And it doesn't have to be done in one step at the beginning. First, use tree trunks to drive into the ground to form a long wall for the camp. Later, build soil on this basis and build a city wall to form a protection."

"Build several long walls in turn, and then build the tower fortifications."

"From my point of view, the surrounding terrain of Beixin City is complex, and it is entirely possible to rely on the natural terrain to make some articles."

Seeing that Tian Yu's words were logical, Yuan Xi immediately said, "Brother Lai Guorang is the one to do that."

"I also ask my brother to temporarily take the post of guardian of Beixincheng."

Tian Yu listened and thanked him quickly.

Qu Yi took out the official seal, put it in Tian Yu's hand, and sighed, "I've been dismissed again!"

"It's been a few months since Zilong snatched this seal, and it hasn't been warmed yet."

Everyone laughed.

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry, there will be plenty of positions in the future, I'm afraid you will feel tired."

"My ambition is to enable people all over the world to have enough food and live a good life."

"Of course, we must first start in Zhuojun and even Beixincheng."

"This crucial first step depends on the unity of all of you!"

The crowd complied.

After everyone dispersed, Yuan Xi took Wu Zhao and Cao Xian back to the back house, and asked the two female servants to take a bath.

Sitting in the huge wooden barrel, he sighed: "It took another three months to come and go. Let alone bathing in the middle, I couldn't find time to wash my hair. Instead, I rolled in muddy water several times. People are going to stink."

Cao Xian said softly: "When will this dangerous day end?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Who knows, after all, there are many heroes in the world now, and none of them are easy to deal with. We can only do our best and obey the destiny."

"This time I'm going back to Beixin City, and you two will go back with me too. After adopting, you have to give us a name no matter what."

Cao Xian was overjoyed, but Wu Zhao looked worried.

Yuan Xi turned to Wu Zhao, "After that, you will be able to return to your original name."

Wu Zhao worried, "Where is the Hedong Wei family?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "I will send someone to talk about it."

"Anyway, after I adopt, I will not be the son of the Yuan family who cherishes the reputation, but the king of the land who has ruled the land. Who dares to mess with me?"

The two girls laughed in unison, "My lord speaks so languidly, he looks like a bandit."

After Yuan Xi heard this, he stood up from the barrel, "Aren't you coming to serve my lord soon?"

He grabbed the arms of the two women, pulled them into the bucket, and made two plops, and the two women's exclamations came from the room.

(End of this chapter)