Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 37

Xun Chen looked at both sides of the road. What surprised him was that the roads in Beixin City were clean and there were no people who died of starvation. Although the houses along the way were old and dilapidated, they were mostly repaired, and the thatch on the roofs was also very new.

This shows that the people living inside still have the energy to do these relatively unimportant things.

You must know that if the people in the city are often hungry and lack strength, they will not care whether the roof and walls are broken.

Xun Chen stared at the people passing by, and found that although they were all sallow, their waists were straight when walking, and their heads could be raised, which showed that their physical condition was relatively good, and they did not look like they had been starving for a long time.

Moreover, most of these people are wearing old sackcloth, which means that they are not nobles, but ordinary people.

Xun Chen was even more surprised, this kind of appearance and human feelings are not seen everywhere in Ye City!
You must know that after three years of governance by Yuan Shao, Yecheng has become the most prosperous and prosperous city in Jizhou, and most of the gentry in Jizhou have moved there.

The gentry had land, and the officials had their salaries. Of course they would not go hungry, but there were also a large number of common people in Yecheng. If they wanted to have enough to eat, they either worked for others or planted land for them.

Most of the land in Jizhou is in the hands of the local gentry, and the common people can barely get enough food and clothing from their work, and starvation is common.

Therefore, the spirit of the common people in Yecheng is not as good as that in Beixin City. This surprised Xun Chen, but also puzzled him.

Seeing Xun Chen looking around, Yuan Xi knew that the other party was observing and finding out.

This time, in order not to reveal Dong Zhao's affairs, he could only send him away in advance. Now he has no counselors by his side, so he needs to deal with the extremely complicated and unfavorable situation in front of him.
Yuan Tan, Xun Chen, and Gao Lan belong to three parties, and it is impossible to deal with all three of them with a simple excuse.

Yuan Shao really gave him a problem.

At this time, Sun Li had already rode his horse ahead of time, entered the city guard's mansion, found Wu Zhao, and handed her a bamboo slip.

Wu Zhao looked at the words on the bamboo slips, nodded slightly, and turned into the backyard, where dozens of women were waiting there.

Seeing Wu Zhao's return, they all bowed their heads and saluted.

Wu Zhao sighed in his heart, and said, "This time there are distinguished guests in the mansion, and the young master said that you all go out to perform on your own accord."

"If you don't want to go, don't force it."

A woman said softly: "Young master saved our lives, and I am willing to use it for you."

Wu Zhao found it more and more difficult to speak, because Yuan Xi used it this time, it turned out to be a beauty trick!

There is a reason why she is somewhat resistant to this kind of thing.

Because Dong Zhuo fell into Wang Yun's trick and was alienated from his relationship with Lu Bu, which led to his killing.

After Dong Zhuo was killed, her father Cai Yong was also killed by Wang Yun.

Although Wu Zhao was sad, but thinking of Yuan Xi saying that she would never force the girls, she felt better, so she said, "There are three guests here this time."

"Yuanzhou Mu's eldest son, Yuan Dagongzi."

"The gentry of Yingchuan, the master of the Xun family."

"General Yuanzhou Mu, General Gao Lan."

"Those who are willing to accompany the wine and perform, please come forward."

When the girls heard this, their faces showed joy, and they stepped forward one after another.

Wu Zhao found that besides seven or eight people, there were more than 20 people who were willing.

Seeing this, she could only say: "Those who are willing, go to the gate of the house to receive them first. Whether you can be favored depends on your performance, and on your good fortune."

After hearing this, the girls hula-la ran back to the house, ready to sing and dance.

Wu Zhao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that among the remaining seven or eight people, some of them were quite good-looking.

She said: "Since you guys don't want to go, then go back first..."

Suddenly one of the young and beautiful girls said: "Sister, it's not that I don't want to, I just want to ask, is there any chance to stay with the Second Young Master Yuan?"

Wu Zhao was stunned: "You think so?"

Another girl also nodded and said: "That's right, we have been in the city for a long time. We know that Mr. Yuan Er has a prominent family background and a reputation for benevolence and righteousness. If you can be his concubine and maidservant, you don't have to worry about being punished for no reason. You can say It's a great place to stay."

Wu Zhao was stunned: "I thought you didn't want to..."

A young lady said softly: "Sister, we were all taken captive together and suffered from the Huns. Is that how people live?"

"Actually, before I was robbed, in Luoyang City, I also ate my last meal without a second meal. Does my sister know how uncomfortable it is to be hungry, and how embarrassing it is to live without being able to support yourself except begging?"

"Second Master Yuan saved us. We can at least have enough to eat now. The ants know how to repay their kindness. We want to repay our kindness and think about it better. Is it wrong?"

Wu Zhao said shyly, "I recognize you, you are not the daughter of an official..."

The young lady said sadly: "My whole family was killed by Dong Zhuo's thief, and most of the women in the clan were robbed and humiliated."

"It's good that I can live now, what else can I think about?"

The other women felt something in their hearts and wept.

Wu Zhao felt as if something was blocked in his throat, and he couldn't speak.

It turns out that my so-called misfortune, compared with them, is simply a superior self-pity?

Yes, in this troubled world, people are not as good as dogs and live without dignity, so what right do I have to blame them?

Yuan Xi led Yuan Tan and the three of them all the way to the gate of the city guard's mansion. Seeing that there were only dozens of soldiers guarding the gate, Yuan Tan frowned slightly.

He looked displeased, and said: "The gentry in Beixin City are too much!"

"I came here on behalf of my father this time. Gongsun Zan killed Liu Hou without permission. He has become a traitor. My father attacked him on behalf of the imperial court. The nobles of Youzhou should also welcome us!"

"Nowadays, there is not a single scholar in front of Shedi's mansion. Could it be that they all support Gongsun Zan, a rebel, and won't come to see me?"

After Yuan Xi heard this, he smiled and said, "Brother Mo Nu, it's not that they don't come, but that there are no gentry in Beixin City."

After hearing this, Yuan Tan asked in confusion, "Where are the original gentry?"

Yuan Xi laughed, "Back then when I was besieged by Gongsun Zan, there was a shortage of food in the city. Many people were starving to death, and those gentry were still hoarding food to threaten me."

"So I confiscated their food and asked their Patriarch to stand at the top of the city as punishment. As a result, they were so careless that they all stumbled and fell."

"The rest ran away overnight, and I couldn't stop them, so I had to deal with their wealth for them, and exchanged a lot of food."

"However, big brother is right. Liu Hou was killed by Gongsun Zan because of the rebellion by the gentry generals. Besieging the city and hoarding food is tantamount to supporting Gongsun Zan. His death is not unjust."

He said this lightly, but Yuan Tan turned pale with shock, and Xun Chen Gaolan also opened his eyes wide with disbelief.

Stumbled and fell?

Ghost letter!
And this is a gentry!
How can you treat the nobles like this!
The Yuan family is also a noble family!

The Han family ruled the world with the gentry, and the land was in the hands of the gentry. Without the support of the gentry, it would be impossible to rule a land!
The rebellion of the ten permanent attendants involved complicated entanglements among scholars and eunuchs. Now, after several times of chaos in the palace, the power of eunuchs has been completely uprooted, and the world is the time when the nobles are proud.

It is not a small disaster to openly kill the gentry now.

Xun Chen's goatee also trembled, and he said shyly, "My lord, even if they are wrong, but you treat the nobles like this, it runs counter to my lord."

"What's more, if there is no gentry in the city, how will it be governed?"

Yuan Xi laughed and said, "Since there are no gentry in the city, I'll just pick some for them."

As soon as these words came out, the three of Yuan Tan were even more dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)