Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 393 The dead are gone

Yuan Xi didn't really care where Mrs. Du was, after all, they had only met once.

Although Yuan Xi came up with Qin Yilu's idea, without Yuan Xi, Qin Yilu and Mrs. Du would not be able to make it to the end.

What he is worried about now is what is going on in Anyi, Lu Bu is not very reliable, and now he can only pin his hopes on the combination of Jushou and Zhao Yun.

But whether he could get a bargain from Cao Cao, Yuan Xi really didn't know. After all, Cao Cao himself was outstanding in both culture and martial arts, and the chance of defeating him completely was very slim.

Because according to the information sent back by Anyi, Liu Xie's trust in Cao Cao and the support of ministers for Cao Cao far exceeded Yuan Xi's previous expectations.

Yuan Xi's bottom line is at least not to let Cao Cao bring Liu Xie to Xuchang, that would be too passive.

Ideally, let Liu Xie go to Huaicheng and let him be under the control of various forces, but it should not be possible to completely get rid of Cao Cao's influence.

With Yuan Xi's current strength, he can't be tough, otherwise he will only be attacked by other groups of people.

Even Cao Cao can't do it, so the current parties can only calculate secretly.

According to Yuan Xi's calculation, in order to check and balance, Liu Xie will let Lu Bu and Cao Cao intervene in court affairs, and at the same time check and balance each other, so that Liu Xie can win more room for maneuver.

As for Yuan Xi, the first priority is to prevent Cao Cao's family from being dominant, and the rest of the false fame and rewards are just extras. After all, in this troubled world, money, food, soldiers and horses are the real deal.

Of course, for Yuan Xi, Zhao Yun needed this false name, which was related to his commitment to Zhao Yun and his next expansion direction.

Because according to the calculation of the history of later generations, after welcoming the emperor, the world will usher in another major event.

Yuan Shu stood on his own.

Today, the mainstream of the world is still the two Yuans contending for hegemony. The two occupy the north and the south, not only occupying most of the world, but also possessing the two largest separatist forces.

In this situation, Yuan Shu is like a stupid ass with no brains, driving everyone to his opposite with the stupid act of proclaiming himself emperor.

The princes of the world are like a pack of hungry wolves, seeing such fat meat, who would not want to go up and take a bite?
Of course Yuan Xi is also one of them.

Yuan Shu must not be able to withstand the siege of the world's heroes, and his defeat is only a matter of time.

After his defeat, the territories, soldiers, and contacts he left behind are all the targets of competition among heroes. In order to carve up his legacy, the world will usher in a new round of reshuffle.

At this time, the closer you are to Yuan Shu, the more likely you are to participate in the fastest time and get the biggest piece of cake.

Yuan Xi tried his best to occupy Guangling in Xuzhou, which borders Yuan Shu's territory, just like occupying the front row seat in a theater, so that he can see clearly.

Because Yuan Shu occupies most of Yangzhou in Yuzhou, if he wants to attack his territory, he must either go south from Sili or go south from Xuzhou.

Sili's southward journey to Yuzhou was still blocked by Yanzhou, which had already been occupied by Cao Cao in advance, so Yuan Xi could only start from Xuzhou.

Thinking of this, Yuan Xi's mind was also in a mess. His idea was very clear, but this idea was connected with each other, and it affected the whole body. Any problem in any link may affect the subsequent layout.

The key to the matter is to return to the present, when will the dust settle in Anyi.

In order to please the emperor this time, Yuan Xi paid too much price. If he failed to achieve anything in the end, I'm afraid that Qu Yi would laugh at himself when he was under Jiuquan, right?

Seeing Yuan Xi's preoccupied look, Lu Lingqi was also in a bad mood, but after thinking about it, she said: "When Father comes back, I'll go visit Master's grave."

Yuan Xi didn't seem to expect that Lu Lingqi would say such words, and raised his head in surprise.

Now it's summer, and the weather is getting hotter. Lu Lingqi is not wearing the leather robe she used to wear, but a rather crisp sackcloth over a close-fitting silk dress. Her waist is tied with a twisted silk elastic belt. It looks particularly graceful.

Seeing Yuan Xi staring at her, Lu Lingqi couldn't help covering her chest subconsciously, and said angrily, "What are you looking at?"

Yuan Xi's eyes swept over her body, and looked towards the sky. On the clear sky, there were a few white clouds floating in the sky very slowly.

He turned his gaze back to Lu Lingqi and said, "He is a very strange person."

"My personality is quite gloomy, which is almost incompatible with his cheerfulness."

"He must have something on his mind, but he never told anyone."

"He was also the first person to follow me. I remember that he was hacked into shape by a knife and axe, and he lost his breath and heartbeat."

Lu Lingqi also heard about Qu Yi being attacked and killed by people sent by Yuan Shao to ambush him with knives and axes, so she said coldly, "There are not many good people in your Yuan family."

Yuan Xi didn't answer, and continued on his own, "It's disgraceful to kill him, so leave it to me to dispose of his body."

"I took advantage of the darkness and ordered someone to load him into a carriage, trying to pull him out of the city and bury him."

"In the end, as the carriage bumped, he opened his eyes, uttered a word, and then passed out again."

Lu Lingqi asked curiously, "What did Master say?"

Yuan Xi said seriously word by word: "I didn't die on the battlefield, I'm really aggrieved."

"I found a doctor to treat him, and thanks to his physique and some luck, he was able to come back to life."

"After several months, he developed a fever several times, and after a few rounds from the door of hell, he finally recovered, although it was not as good as before."

"I told him he could leave."

"But if he stays, I will give him a chance to die on the battlefield."

"He didn't even think about it, so he stayed."

"I remember that day, it was also in this kind of weather. He laughed and said to me, the life he saved is like living a new life. If you live another day, you will earn money. What are you afraid of?"

"I remember that day, and it was also such a sunny day. This was the first master I met since I was born. In fact, thinking about it now, he has influenced me a lot."

Lu Lingqi was silent for a while, and then said: "You and Master are indeed somewhat alike."

"I really haven't heard much about a kid from a wealthy family who goes face to face with people and goes all out."

Yuan Xi was startled, then laughed at himself, "Really?"

"Maybe it's true."

He wondered if Qu Yi's words really affected him?
Otherwise, from Beixincheng to Montenegro, how could I have the guts to fight a master like Yang Feng face to face?
Do you subconsciously feel that every day you pick it up is a profit?

He suddenly laughed.

"Really."

Lu Lingqi bit her lip and said softly: "Master died to save me."

"Didn't die on the battlefield, Master must hate me as an apprentice, right?"

Yuan Xi shook his head and said, "Nonsense, why wasn't it considered a battlefield back then?"

"The place where people are killed is a battlefield, and the place where people are saved is also a battlefield. Wherever there are enemies, it is a battlefield."

"He went with a smile."

"Don't look down on him."

Feeling the corners of her eyes wet, Lu Lingqi nodded fiercely.

After a few calls, the two looked up at the sky at the same time, and saw a group of egrets going straight up to the blue clouds high above the sky.

When Qu Yi died in battle, the two of them forced themselves to suppress the feelings in their hearts, but now more than a month has passed, but at the same time, the crowing of the egret triggered the floodgates in their hearts, and the sadness rushed out, drowning the two of them.

Yuan Xi clenched his fists, "Brother Qu just took a step first."

"In a hundred years of life, sooner or later the music will end."

"When you die, you die, and you can't hear anything."

"What you can do now is to mourn your sorrows and sing songs to send off your old friends."

Lu Lingqi wiped the corners of her eyes with her hands, lifted the halberds planted on the ground beside her, and said, "Practice?"

Yuan Xi subconsciously wanted to refuse, but for some reason, there was a breath in his heart that wanted to vent.

He held the handle of the knife around his waist, slowly pulled the knife out of the sheath, and said with a smile, "He also taught me this knife technique."

"Be careful, don't be defeated by me inadvertently, that would be a shame."

Lu Lingqi smiled: "It's up to you?"

"Come!"

The double halberds and long knives collided together, bursting out large pieces of sparks, and the intensive clashing sounds continued to sound, as if they were in harmony with each other, playing a sad and deep rhythm, like a funeral dirge.

Outside the city of Anyi, Li Jue and Guo Si were in the tent and heard good news and bad news.

The good news is that Duan Yan led troops from Huayin to help the two of them.

After Guo Si heard the news, he said with a smile: "It seems that Duan Yan can't swallow the anger of being framed by Yang Ding."

"That's right, why bother, this Yang Ding is also a bitch, he is obviously a military general of our Liangzhou, but he wants to eat alone, it's really shameless."

"When we regain the Son of Heaven, Yang Ding is such a waste, why don't we let us handle it?"

"We'll just wait for Zhang Ji now!"

But the bad news that followed made the two of them dumbfounded.

Zhang Ji is dead!

Previously, Zhang Ji turned his back on his promise, betrayed the emperor's convoy, turned to Li Jue and Guo Si, and chased and killed the convoy together, causing countless deaths and injuries to the convoy soldiers and ministers.

Later, Liu Xie reprimanded Zhang Ji, so Zhang Ji led his troops away and went south to Jingzhou to seize the territory.

Later, due to the lack of food in the army, Zhang Ji led his troops to plunder in Jingzhou, attacked Rangcheng in Nanyang County, and died of arrows.

He also became another general who died in Jingzhou Lengjian after Sun Jian.

Li Jue frowned and said, "At first I thought Zhang Ji was the most reliable, but when he arrives, we join forces, and those native chickens and dogs in Anyi City will be vulnerable."

"I didn't expect him to die like this. In this way, our chances of winning will be greatly reduced."

Guo Bang also nodded and said: "There are some evil sects in Jingzhou, we warriors should stay away from that place."

"I heard that Zhang Ji's nephew, Zhang Xiu, took over his army and even reconciled with Liu Biao!"

"Now that he is stationing troops in Wancheng, he has rejected our request to send troops. It is really ungrateful."

Li Jue sneered and said, "Who knows what this guy is thinking, maybe he has taken a fancy to Zhang Ji's widow, so he can't move his legs?"

The two looked at each other knowingly, and laughed lewdly at the same time.

Li Jue waved his hand, "Leave him alone!"

"Let's do it as soon as Duan Yao arrives!"

"There are our people in Anyi City, when the time comes, we should join forces and attack the city!"

Guo Si reminded: "Don't fall for other people's tricks."

Li Jue sneered, "It's okay, if we can't beat it, we'll go back to Liangzhou!"

(End of this chapter)