Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 373 Unpredictable People
Yuan Xi looked up and saw that it was Lu Lingqi, who was lying on the wall watching her jokes, so he said angrily, "See I'm making a fool of myself?"

Lu Lingqi smiled and said: "I was afraid that you would bear grudges against Grandma, and wanted to come here to comfort you, but I didn't expect to be so ungrateful."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "I blamed Madam wrongly."

Lu Lingqi blushed and spat, "Who is your wife!"

"No more nonsense, be careful to stick a halberd into dozens of holes!"

Yuan Xi quickly apologized with a smile: "Young lady has a lot of them, just take me as a fart."

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi became even more unhappy, "You don't mean what you say?"

Yuan Xi has a headache, women are difficult to serve!

He closed his mouth tactfully.

Lu Lingqi waited for a while, and seeing that Yuan Xi didn't speak, she muttered in a low voice, "There's a wicked heart but no guts."

Yuan Xi didn't hear clearly, raised his head and said, "What?"

Lu Lingqi was slightly agitated, "It's fine if you can't hear clearly!"

"Also, when will you fulfill your promise and take me to war?"

Yuan Xi heard this, and sighed: "Others stay away when they hear about the war, but it's good for you to flock to it."

"Although Yuan Shujun has arrived near Huaicheng, he may not be able to fight."

"However, Marquis Wen rushed to Hedong, and it might be very lively there."

"Li Jue, Guo Si's Liangzhou army, Baibo bandits, Cao army, plus Marquis Wen and Youzhou army, there will definitely be a battle in the near future."

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi couldn't help feeling itchy, "Can you take me there?"

Yuan Xi spread his hands helplessly, "Marquis Wen is over there, if he sees me, how can I survive?"

"Besides, I was entrusted by Marquis Wen to guard the city. The situation in Huaicheng is unstable, so I have to think about Yuan Shu's drive away first."

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi looked around and said in a low voice, "I always feel that Father is lying to you."

"Father has not expressed his opinion on the marriage between the two parties so far. I know him too well. I probably don't like you very much."

Yuan Xi was amused, "You haven't gotten married yet, but you're eating inside and out, and your elbows are turning out?"

Lu Lingqi raised her eyebrows, "Oh, you are not a good person, so I will ignore you."

She suddenly jumped down and disappeared over the wall.

Yuan Xi smiled slightly. The noble women around him all paid great attention to their image, and they walked and spoke elegantly and dignifiedly. They were not as straightforward as Lu Lingqi, like a wild child.

However, Lu Bu was hanging himself, and Yuan Xi had already noticed it.

Because the princes of the world are fighting each other and the situation is unclear, if the wrong bargaining chip is pressed, it will be the end of death.

From Lu Bu's point of view, he does not yet have the strength to contend for world hegemony, and the situation in the struggle for the emperor is unclear. If the Youzhou army fails and Yuan Shu and Cao Cao gain power, Lu Bu will have to draw a line with Yuan Xi.

So Lu Bu didn't dare to put all his wealth on Yuan Xi easily, but joined hands with Yuan Xi in an ambiguous way, and started to play dumb as for the matter of marrying a daughter.

Yuan Xi thought about it, the key is to fight for the emperor in Anyi, the final result!

This will directly affect the future situation of the world. If it succeeds, Yuan Xi will be able to open up a new world. If it fails, he will be forced to retreat to Youzhou, and all previous efforts will be wasted.

So Yuan Xi was also betting that the combination of Wen and Wu, who was awarded by Zhao Yun, would be successful.

The reason why he didn't go there in person was because after thinking about it with Guo Jia, he thought it would be better if Yuan Xi didn't appear in front of Liu Xie.

Guo Jia believes that Liu Xie has a very characteristic personality, and he must prescribe the right medicine, because Liu Xie was brought up by the Empress Dowager Dong, and his manners and etiquette are all like that of the Empress Dowager Dong, and people at the time even called him Marquis Dong.

The reason for this title has to be said about the status of women in the Han Dynasty.

The status of women in the Han Dynasty is closely related to the Han law. The Han law stipulates that the mistress can run the house and even have the right to inherit the family business when the master dies.

Moreover, after a woman gets married, the surname she is called by others is still before she gets married. This shows from one aspect that women in the Han Dynasty were very independent.

The reason for this is related to the high status of women in the pre-Qin Dynasty, and also because the Han Dynasty paid great attention to the relationship between wives and uncles, even surpassing the relationship between brothers, especially in the royal family.

In the Han Dynasty, many princes and princesses followed their mother's surname, especially the princes, most of them took their mother's surname. Even if they took their father's surname, their titles would reflect their mother's surname.

When Liu Rong, the son of Emperor Han Jing, became the prince, he was called Prince Li, because his mother's surname was Li.

Liu Ju, the son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, had his mother Wei Zifu. After he became the prince, he was called Prince Wei. Liu Ju's son was called Shi Huangsun because his mother was Shi Liangdi.

In this situation, when Yuan Xi was studying history, he was very puzzled. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, there was a dictatorship of Empress Lu, but why did the Han Dynasty still value wives so much?
Later, he finally figured it out. For the emperor, although the queen's wives might have exclusive power, at least they were dedicated to assisting the queen's own children.

After all, if their nephew ascends to the throne, they will inevitably rely on them, and the family will be able to revitalize, it can be said that everyone gets what they need.

But the brothers are different, they will snatch their own throne and let their son take the throne!

This is often the reason why uncles are not as good as uncles. Among the forces around the princes in the past, the uncle clan has always been the most reliable one.

Later Wu Zetian ascended the throne as emperor, and when he was about to die, he could only return the throne to his own son, Li Shi. That was the case. She was crazy to choose a child of the Wu family. Although she had the same surname, she was not a child. What did she have to do with it?

This is the most reasonable and logical choice people make around the tight bond of blood.

Liu Xie was brought up by Empress Dowager Dong since she was a child, and regarded her as her mother. On that day, Empress Dowager Dong was abolished by He Jin and Empress He, and died for no reason. Yuan Xi guessed that Liu Xie should be very resentful about this.

Because Empress He not only killed Queen Dong, but also Liu Xiesheng's mother Wang Meiren.

Although there were coincidences in the series of things that happened afterwards, although Dong Zhuo controlled Liu Xie after entering Beijing, he also killed Empress He at the same time, and avenged Liu Xie for killing his mother.

Thinking about Liu Xie's feelings for Dong Zhuo, it should be very complicated, right?
With Liu Xie's experience, it is difficult to maintain a mentality if you switch to anyone, so you have a natural sense of distrust for the people around you. It is not easy to achieve your goals through him.

Just as Yuan Xi was thinking, Lu Lingqi had already come out from behind the wall. Seeing that Yuan Xi was in a trance, she punched Yuan Xi on the shoulder, "Idiot, what are you thinking?"

Yuan Xi hissed in pain, thinking why Lu Lingqi's strength is getting stronger and stronger, it is indeed Lu Bu's inheritance.

Seeing her, Lu Lingqi snorted: "I'm not even half as good as my father, and I'm still trying to trick me!"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi looked Lu Lingqi up and down, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.

Seeing his humble appearance, Lu Lingqi recalled the embarrassing scene of being crushed by the other party twice, she couldn't help feeling angry, and said angrily: "Mother doesn't want to see you, but I still want to find a way for you, You don't know what's going on!"

After Yuan Xi heard this, he quickly put on a flattering expression, grabbed Lu Lingqi's sleeve and said, "Thank you lady, if it works, it will be rewarded generously."

Lu Lingqi was proud of herself, "The big rewards will be avoided, and the war will be rewarded if there is a chance!"

She immediately asked in doubt: "What are you doing in such a hurry to see Aunt?"

"Isn't it a bad idea?"

Yuan Xi vomited blood, "Where did you go, I really came to her for something!"

"And it's about caring for the safety of the city!"

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi turned around and said, "I will trust you just once, follow me."

"Mr. Yuanhua is using needles for my mother, counting the time, it's almost ready."

Seeing Lu Lingqi turn around and walk in, Yuan Xi hurriedly followed, thinking that Lu Lingqi is still reliable.

In Yan's room, Hua Tuo pulled out a dozen gold needles and said to Yan, "It's done."

"How are you feeling ma'am?"

Yan touched her face, and said happily: "Please trouble Mr., these few times, I feel refreshed a lot, and even my skin has improved a lot."

"If sir is interested, I will ask my husband to find an official position for him. How about staying in the mansion?"

Hua Tuo smiled wryly and said: "Thank you Madam for your kindness, but I have already agreed to the son, but it is not easy to change the court."

Yan Shi was quite regretful after hearing this, sighed, and said, "That's really a pity."

Hua Tuo's acupuncture method is really effective, and it made her think of being by her side for a long time. Hua Tuo's ability cannot be achieved by others. Once Hua Tuo leaves, she will return to her previous appearance sooner or later.

At this moment, Yuan Xi's voice sounded outside the window, "It's not impossible."

Upon hearing this, Yan called out, "Who is it?"

Lu Lingqi's voice sounded, "Mum, it's Mr. Yuan."

After hearing this, Yan said angrily, "Who told you to bring him in!"

Yuan Xi cursed inwardly, Lu Lingqi's mother really has a bad temper, if he had something to do, the devil would have come to take her anger, but for Lu Lingqi's sake, he said patiently: "Yuan Xi and Yuan Xianyi, I have something to ask to see my wife."

"Now that the two families are joining forces, when Marquis Wen is going out, it is Madam who is in charge. I hope Madam can let me make a statement in person."

After hearing this, Mrs. Yan still wanted to refuse, so she heard Lu Lingqi say outside: "Mum, just listen to what he said, if you make trouble for no reason, it's not too late to drive out."

Yan said bitterly: "You are helping outsiders to speak!"

But she thought that Hua Tuo was the other party's subordinate after all, and she might still need it in the future, so she had to be patient and said, "Forget it, come in, I'll only give you a quarter of an hour."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi walked in, saluted, then straightened up and raised his face.

He and Yan Shi looked at each other, both of them were a little surprised.

Yan thought to himself that it's no wonder his daughter was so bewildered, it turned out that this kid really has a good skin!

Except for almost no beard, she could hardly pick out any faults in Yuan Xi's appearance.

To Yuan Xi's surprise, Yan was much younger than he thought, and was slender and slender, with an oval face, which looked like a Jiangnan woman, which was completely different from his previous guess.

Looking at it this way, it is quite rare for Lu Lingqi to inherit the advantages of her parents.

Yan's complexion was not good, "I don't know why the young master is here?"

Yuan Xi didn't go around in circles, and said bluntly: "There are generals in the city who have evil intentions and intend to rebel."

"If you don't deal with it, disaster will happen sooner or later, and the chaos in Huaicheng will repeat itself at that time."

(End of this chapter)