Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 38
Yuan Tan and the others were speechless for a while after hearing Yuan Xi's words.

Because selecting scholars is the monopoly privilege of the local gentry!

Since the gradual formation of the gentry, they not only occupied land, but also monopolized knowledge, and controlled the selection of scholars, and their status became higher and higher. Finally, in the Han Dynasty, they formed a group of gentry who held local power.

Neither the emperor nor the vassals of the separatist regime dared to underestimate them. If they wanted to govern the world, they could only control the local people by making good friends with the gentry. Otherwise, rebellion would easily occur.

That's why the gentry are so honorable and their status is so lofty. It took hundreds of years of inheritance to form a prestigious gentry. Now Yuan Xi wants to select scholars on his behalf?

Xun Chen said in a deep voice, "My lord, this matter is too taboo."

"A few days ago, Cao Cao, the prefect of Chenliu, killed the Yanzhou frontier, causing the local gentry to obey and violate, and even a group of rebels. The lessons learned from the past must be guarded against."

Yuan Xi scratched his head: "Now that there are no nobles in Beixin City, who would rebel?"

Xun Chen almost choked to death: "There is more than one Beixin City in Zhuo County!"

"There is more than one Zhuo County in Youzhou!"

"Does the young master want to kill each city?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Of course not."

"I have my own reasons. You all have worked so hard from afar, why don't you let me take the time to explain it in detail?"

Yuan Tan listened and said with a smile: "That's right, because of you, my plan to go to Qingzhou to deal with Tian Kai has also been delayed, so you have to have a few drinks with me."

When several people entered the mansion, they saw two rows of young ladies standing on both sides of the door, wearing narrow-sleeved tight-fitting deep dresses, which accentuated the curves of their figures.

The deep garment was twisted several times, wrapped around the hips, and then tied with silk ribbons. The garment was also painted with exquisite and gorgeous patterns, but the neckline was very low, revealing a large part of the inner garment.

Seeing Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan come in, they all lowered their heads and said softly, "Welcome distinguished guests~"

When they bent down, the garden was filled with spring scenery, and the autumn atmosphere disappeared without a trace.

Yuan Xi was in a trance, as if he had returned to his previous life, when he followed him into the club for the first time, he saw a similar scene that he saw so far that is still unforgettable.

The difference is that in the Han Dynasty, the status of women was not high, and most of them were illiterate, and they had to depend on men to survive, so these things in front of them were somewhat helpless of the times.

It was not until after 2000 that women took off this shackle and were able to receive education, earn their own living, and live with their heads upright.

Of course, there are also some women who pick up the shackles and put them back around their necks, taking the helplessness of women who committed themselves to serve others two thousand years ago as a matter of course, and take pride in it.

With a thud, Gao Lan swallowed hard, and Xun Chen took out a feather fan from his wide sleeve regardless of the late autumn season, and shook it violently.

Yuan Tan clenched his hands in his sleeves, and said with a chuckle, "Even though my second brother has been away from Yecheng for three years, he still knows how to have fun."

It was only at this moment that he let go of his vigilance towards Yuan Xi a little bit.

Facing Gongsun Zan, he can still have such a happy mood, which shows that his ambition is not far away.

Yuan Xi laughed and said, "I'm in dire straits in Beixin City. If I don't find something to resolve, how can I survive?"

After hearing this, Xun Chen felt that the lord had hardly cared about the second son Yuan in the past three years. Is it because of this that the second son Yuan was mentally twisted and did the thing of massacring the gentry?

When the three of them entered the room and sat down, a servant came up like a stream of water and served wine and food to the table in front of everyone.

The meals are all local products, and Youzhou has a lot of game. Yuan Xi took Sun Li and others to hunt for a few days, and they hunted a lot of deer, roe deer, river fish and wild geese.

When Yuan Tan and Xun Chen tasted it, they felt that it was not as well seasoned as the food in Yecheng's banquet, and they couldn't help showing it on their faces.

Seeing Yuan Xi, he sighed in his heart. He was already the best thing he could get, but he was still disgusted. Sure enough, the lives of the two sides were different.

He smiled, and talked about family affairs with Yuan Tan, but he never mentioned the matter of the gentry just now. Xun Chen wanted to know the reason, but he couldn't take the initiative to bring it up, which made him feel even more uncomfortable.

Yuan Xi seemed to have forgotten the words in front of the door, and just asked the girls to come up and perform songs, dances and music.

Yuan Tan watched the singing and dancing, but he was thinking in his heart, is the second brother getting so many women over, is he numbing himself?
Originally, Yuan Tan felt that his biggest threat was his third younger brother Yuan Shang, while his second younger brother was cowardly since he was a child, so he didn't take him seriously.

And after three years of not seeing each other, he always felt that he couldn't see through the second brother in front of him!
Yuan Tan knew very well that the fact that he was sent to Beixincheng was the test and temptation of his father Yuan Shao.

If he finds out that his second brother has done something bad, he has two choices.

One is to conceal this matter, but if his father finds out, his evaluation of himself will plummet.

The second is to go back and tell my father the truth. In this case, the second brother may be punished, the relationship between himself and the second brother may break down, and he will not be able to deal with the third brother.

Yuan Tan found that no matter how he dealt with it, he couldn't get the best of both worlds.

He felt a little dissatisfied. Why did his father hand over such a difficult matter to himself? Didn't this just make it difficult for him to be a man?

The father's preference for the third brother is too obvious!

Why was Yuan Shang favored by his father and secretly supported by so many people just because of his good background and good looks?

But now Yuan Tan can only bite the bullet and go on, because once he fails, he will have nothing.

That being the case, it's my turn to make a move, let my second brother see that my eldest brother, the future heir of the Yuan family, is not easy to be fooled!

He picked up the wine glass and sighed to Yuan Xi: "Second brother took the trouble to prepare the appetizers. As the eldest brother, I am naturally very grateful."

"However, when I think of the fact that at the banquet in the mansion two years ago, perhaps in my current seat, the dissident Koji was hacked to death, I can't eat."

As soon as these words came out, Xun Chen's eyes flashed, and he slightly raised his head to look at Yuan Xi, but found that the other party's expression was calm.

Yuan Xi smiled slightly, as if he didn't hear it, he just picked up his wine glass and respected the three of them from a distance, "Brother has worked so hard from afar, and he's been working hard on the younger brother's affairs, Xian Yi feels ashamed, so let's do it first as a respect."

He raised his head and drank it down. When the three of them met, they brought the glass to their lips when the glass in Yuan Xi's hand fell to the ground and shattered.

Yuan Tan yelled, Xun Chen fell back and Gao Lan drew his sword.

The next moment, the three of them reacted.

Lost!

Yuan Xi laughed, "It's just a glass drop, why are you all so nervous?"

The three of them cursed inwardly, if there was a swordsman behind the tent, throwing a cup as a sign, the next moment would be the moment when the head fell to the ground, who wouldn't be afraid?
Being led by the nose by Yuan Xi!

He first talked about his indiscriminate killing of nobles at the door, and the three of them were shocked, leaving the impression that Yuan Xi was probably a murderous maniac.

He even dared to kill the gentry!

Besides Cao Cao, how many other people in this world dare to treat the nobles like this?

Originally, Yuan Tan specifically mentioned Qu Yi's matter to imply to Yuan Xi that Yuan Shao would not show mercy to those who betrayed him.

He originally wanted to frighten Yuan Xi through this matter and take the initiative.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Xi just dropped the cup, causing the three of them to lose their nerve and regain the initiative!

Xun Chen bowed his head in silence, but his eyes were slightly bright.

In the past few years, Yuan Shao's aggressiveness has become less and less, and he can't handle the various factions under his command. He is no longer the hero he was before, so Xun Yu is more optimistic about Cao Cao.

In private, Xun Chen actually saw this kind of clue, but as the elder brother, he absolutely couldn't hold back his face and went to seek refuge with Xun Yu.

Besides, Cao Cao is really a big deal as he Xun Yu said?

Although Xun Chen didn't believe it, he was in a rather embarrassing situation. If Yuan Shao went on like this, his hope of competing for world hegemony would become smaller and smaller.

But now, Xun Chen found that he had misread before. Although the Yuan Xi in front of him seemed to be acting crazy, he seemed to have the confidence to control the situation!

Where did this confidence come from?

Why does this trait appear in a 20-year-old young man?

　The cup fell, and the year is safe
　　Happy New Year from Little Rabbit~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)