Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 27 I'm Just an Ordinary Person
Holding the porridge bowl, Yuan Xi tapped the table with his fingers, and said: "I followed Liu Jingsheng's example and built a free school to teach soldiers to teach children to read, but I suffer from a shortage of manpower, especially women."

"Those hundreds of captive women will work in the city for a month, such as weaving, harvesting, washing, etc."

"In the future, if they want to leave, I will not stop them. Those who are willing to stay can make a living by themselves."

"Among them, those who are decent-looking, I will let them learn literacy and musical instruments. If they have the opportunity to return to Yecheng, I will find them a more comfortable place to live."

"I want my lady to teach them."

What Yuan Xi said was very cryptic, but Wu Zhao understood it instantly.

"The general wants them to imitate Situ Wangyun and send Diao Chan to Marquis Lu Wen?"

When she mentioned Wang Yun's name, although the other party was already dead, she still had a hint of hatred in her heart.

Yuan Xi raised his head in surprise: "That's right, Madam has a clear mind."

Wu Zhao heard this, with a gloomy expression and a complicated tone, "Would they really be willing?"

Yuan Xi sneered and said, "Madam is too naive!"

"Do you really think those women would want to leave?"

"Do you really think that many of my soldiers died in that valley simply because of the elusive sentence that offenders will be punished no matter how far away they are?"

"If you don't give them enough food, don't give them a family, why should they fight?"

"Cao Cao in Yanzhou even assigns women to soldiers!"

Wu Zhao recalled that day when Yuan Xi and Liu Bao were fighting to the death in muddy water, bit his lip and said, "I think you are a role model..."

Yuan Xi shook his head: "You think highly of me."

"I'm just an ordinary person, just reincarnated."

"Do you know, when they were rescued that day, they heard that I was the son of Yuan Benchu, Mu Yuan of Jizhou, how many people wanted to rush into this mansion?"

"In troubled times, it is simply a luxury to have something to eat and a place to live in peace."

"Especially in the face of hunger, there is no dignity at all."

Wu Zhao said softly: "That's right, during the months when I was driven to walk by the Huns, I was so hungry that I was dizzy every day, and I could only eat moldy food. I was tortured by hunger and was about to collapse."

Yuan Xi nodded and said, "It's really not easy for you to persevere."

"When I first came here, I didn't know how to lead troops to fight. I could only shrink back and defend the city. This Beixin City has been besieged several times, and it has also been out of food."

"I was going crazy with hunger and a lot of fear."

Wu Zhao said, "No one is afraid of death."

"Half right," Yuan Xi said, pointing to the people coming and going outside the house, "I'm afraid of death, and I'm also afraid that the city will be destroyed after death, and everyone in the city behind me may be killed."

Wu Zhao was stunned.

She suddenly felt that many of her previous views seemed to have been shaken by Yuan Xi.

The two of them sat opposite each other, and the porridge in the bowl in front of them was slowly getting cold.

Yuan Xi shook his head, thinking that he talked too much for no reason, maybe it was because he had no one to confide in these few years?
He waved his hand and said, "I'm tired, you can take the porridge away."

Wu Zhao listened, bowed his head and saluted, and went out with the wooden tray.

When she went out, she saw a young man squatting at the door with a piece of thatch in his mouth, looking at her with displeasure.

Wu Zhao did recognize this young man, he remembered that he was Yuan Xi's personal soldier named Sun Li.

When Wu Zhao passed by, Sun Li snorted coldly: "Ugly people make mischief a lot..."

Wu Zhao bowed his head and remained silent. At this time, Dong Zhao came over and slapped Sun Li on the head: "Go, go, go, you wander around every day, don't do business, go and learn some tricks from General Qu!"

Sun Li didn't dare to talk back, he covered his head and walked away indignantly. Before leaving, he muttered: "Old man Dong is really ruthless, next time I will find a chance to trip you..."

Wu Zhao went back to the kitchen with the porridge, only to see Dong Zhao follow in, even closing the door behind him.

She panicked, this Dong Zhao seems to be Yuan Xi's adviser, is this for sex?

The key is that he is so ugly now, how can this person still be interested?
She picked up a kitchen knife and tremblingly said, "What are you going to do?"

As soon as Dong Zhao saw it, he knew that Wu Zhao had misunderstood. Seeing no one outside, he quickly bowed and said, "Ten years ago, I met Mr. Bo Jie (Cai Yong) to count face to face with disciples."

"I heard that Mr. died unfortunately. I can't do anything. I'm really ashamed."

Wu Zhao heard this, and asked in a daze, "Are you...?"

Dong Zhao hurriedly said, "Jiyin Dong Gongren."

When Wu Zhao thought about it, he suddenly said: "I remember, Mr. was at home at that time."

She had a look of disbelief, "I was only ten years old at the time, after so many years, how could my husband still recognize me?"

Dong Zhao said with a smile: "Girls are naturally beautiful, even if they paint their faces, how can they cover up their facial features?"

Only then did Wu Zhao wake up, since he was rescued, please relax, he often forgot to be ugly, but Dong Zhao saw it.

She was a little worried. Now that Dong Zhao is taking refuge with Yuan Shao's son, will he reveal his identity?
Dong Zhao seemed to see her worry, and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I'm a disciple of my husband, how could I do anything that would be detrimental to my daughter!"

"If the girl doesn't want to stay here, I still have some weight in front of the young master. How about I ask the young master to help the girl go home?"

Wu Zhao heard this, and sighed, "I don't have a home anymore."

"Father was killed, I became a widow, and was driven back by my mother's family. Luoyang's home was ransacked by the Huns, and it has long been a wasteland."

"I am an ominous person, the world is so big, where can I go?"

Wu Zhao thought to himself, would it be better to die?

Dong Zhao was also silent for a while, and said, "Forget it, it's not a bad thing for a girl to be with Mr. Yuan."

Wu Zhao became curious, "Mister seems to have a high opinion of General Yuan?"

Dong Zhao stroked his beard, thought for a while, and then said: "Young Master Yuan is decisive in his actions, and he is very accurate in judging people, which is quite different from his father."

After hearing this, Wu Zhao became curious: "How did you know, Mister?"

Dong Zhao hesitated for a moment, and said, "Girl, don't tell others. This son once told me in private that Cao Cao will become famous in the future, but many people will die because of him."

"This coincides with my thinking."

Wu Zhao was taken aback: "Cao Mengde?"

"Isn't that also my father's disciple?"

Dong Zhao nodded, with a solemn expression: "Exactly."

Wu Zhao became confused, she didn't know much about Ji Yan's affairs, seeing Dong Zhao's speech was unclear, like playing a charade, she seemed to be worried about something.

If Yuan Xi was here, he would be able to guess Dong Zhao's ambivalence.

Dong Zhao's later generations were the fathers of the Wei Dynasty, and he was known as "talent and strategy, a rare man in the world".

Xu County was established as the capital, the fifth class of the feudal system, and the titles of Duke Wei and King Wei all belonged to Dong Zhao.

But in fact, Dong Zhao and his younger brother Dong Fang have always been very suspicious.

Dong Zhao voted for Cao in the first year of Jian'an (196), but he did not officially enter the Sikong shogunate until the 12th year of Jian'an (207), and there was a marginal period of more than ten years in between.

Dong Zhao's tactics were too flattering, more like self-protection.

Dong Zhao in history did not rely on Cao Cao from the beginning, but in the end he found helplessly that Cao Cao was the best choice.

This involves a public case in later generations.

Yanzhou Rebellion.

"Lu Bu Biography" records that Zhang Miao and Cao Cao were life and death friends, and Yuan Shao had a rift with Miao, and Cao Cao repeatedly killed Miao.

Zhang Miao was afraid that Cao Cao would obey Yuan Shao to deal with him, and felt uneasy, and when Cao Cao killed Bian Rang, a famous scholar in Yanzhou, he finally colluded with Lv Bu and Chen Gong in the first year of Xingping (194) to launch a massive rebellion.

This rebellion almost caused Cao Cao to lose all his territory.

However, Dong Zhao was in Yuan Shao's army, and his younger brother Dong Fan was in Zhang Miao's army, both standing on the opposite side of Cao Cao.

Although the Yanzhou Rebellion had not yet occurred in this world, Lu Bu had already fallen out with Yuan Shao. Suspected by Yuan Shao, Dong Zhao had to go to Hanoi prefect Zhang Yang, and then voted for Emperor Han.

The reason for this choice is that the loyal minister most trusted by Emperor Han is not Yuan Shao, but...

Lu Bu.

(End of this chapter)