Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 405 The Emperor Enters the City
Li Jue and Guo Si were defeated, the emperor rewarded all the ministers, and at the same time moved to Huaicheng, the news spread throughout the world.

Duan Yan was named general who conquered the west, and shepherd of Liangzhou.

Yuan Xi heard that Duan Yan stayed outside Anyi from beginning to end, and only went to the city to meet the emperor when he was entrusted. On the day he was entrusted, he was ordered to pursue Guo Bang who had fled.

Yuan Xi was very curious about it, and he still hasn't figured out whether Duan Yan's betrayal was due to Lu Bu or Ju Shou's letter.

In any case, Duan Yan is considered to be a clear stream in the Liangzhou army. What he has done shows that in this era of broken etiquette and music, there are still many people who stick to their ideals.

Thinking that within a year, Yuan Shu would proclaim himself emperor at any time, but the Black Mountain Army in the north still hadn't solved it. Yuan Xi was also a little impatient. The spies came to report that although Yuan Shang had gained the advantage, he still couldn't deal a fatal blow to the Black Mountain Army.

It is reasonable to say that the Black Mountain Army has already run out of food, and there are rumors that its people are eating each other, and the situation is horrific, but for some reason, the Black Mountain Army seems to have aroused their ferocity, guarding the hills one by one and not retreating, causing Yuan Shangjun a lot of trouble.

The line between the Black Mountain Army and the Jizhou Army is the location of the three passes in the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. The terrain is extremely dangerous, and both sides are almost at the same level.

Yuan Xi couldn't help re-examining the Black Mountain Army. How did this group of people who were the Yellow Turban Rebels betray their original intentions, live up to the present, and what ideas do they hold now?
In the Montenegro Army, are there any people who stick to their original aspirations like Duan Yao?
In their eyes, the Yuan family is actually the evil one, right?

Yuan Xi still hasn't figured out how Yang Chou, who was killed by him, could intervene in the chaos in Huaicheng, and who ordered him to act?

Yuan Shu, Zhang Yan, or, Cao Cao?
The soldiers of the Black Mountain Army who defected here talked about the rumors about the identity of Cao Cao's real person in the Taiping Road in Black Mountain, which were deeply believed by many people. Yuan Xi thought to himself, could it be that Cao Cao had secretly controlled the Black Mountain Army?
If so, it all makes sense!

Cao Cao used Yang Chou to instigate a rebellion and took the opportunity to seize Huaicheng, thereby completely controlling Sili and driving away Zhang Yang Lv Bu. In this case, no one can compete with him in the matter of flattering the emperor!
The more Yuan Xi thought about it, the closer he was to the facts, but there were several unavoidable doubts.

If the Huaicheng Rebellion was really instigated by the Black Mountain Army, then there shouldn't be only Cao Ren Xiahouyuan's lone army outside the city at that time, but the soldiers from the southern pass of the Black Mountain should be mobilized to cooperate with Cao Ren's army!

Especially when there was a master like Yang at the southern pass of Heishan at that time, it was more appropriate to cooperate with Yang Chou to seize the city. In this case, Qu Yi and Lu Lingqi would be blocked in the city, and they would not be able to escape at all, and they would not be able to wait for Yuan Xi to arrive.

Thinking of Yang Feng, Yuan Xi couldn't help pressing down on the handle of the knife at his waist. This woman was really difficult to deal with on the battlefield, forcing him to think of some out-of-the-box tactics.

Yuan Xi had already made a plan, and when he met Liu Xie, he tried to persuade Liu Xie that if Zhang Yan could hand over Yang Feng, he would not care much about the final outcome of the Black Mountain Army.

Although it is difficult, it should be much easier to split the Black Mountain Army than to directly eliminate the Black Mountain Army.

There are many doubts about Yang Feng, and he must be interrogated face-to-face to understand the layout of Cao Cao and Zhang Yan. However, logically speaking, if Yang Feng is instigating Yang Chou to launch the Huaicheng Rebellion behind the scenes, he should not stay at the southern pass of Heishan and wait for Yang Chou, so there must be some secrets in the middle.

According to the soldiers of the Black Mountain Army who had surrendered, Yang Feng's status was aloof. He seemed to be a high-ranking figure in the Yellow Turban Army back then. He had his own private soldiers, and even Zhang Yan couldn't give her orders directly.

Yuan Xi felt that there must be some secrets about Yang Feng. The extraordinary hatred for him, and the martial arts that could instantly increase his speed and strength made Yuan Xi really want to know what Yang Feng did in the Yellow Turban Army before.

He thought to himself that seeing the Son of Heaven, no matter whether he could solve the matter of the Black Mountain Army or not, he had to go back to Yecheng to see Yuan Shao, otherwise if someone slandered and made Yuan Shao suspect that he had a different heart for the Yuan family, it would be a little troublesome.

Now Yuan Shao, although he didn't fully understand the benefits of catering to the emperor, but he has somewhat recollected it. Regardless of whether he has no self-reliance, he will witness what happened to Yuan Shu in the next two years, and he will understand how big the obstacles to self-reliance will be.

The Yuan family must have ambitions, but only after a long period of hard work in the government and the opposition can they emulate what Wang Mang did. Otherwise, Yuan Shu's end will be a shocking warning to everyone who is about to make a move.

What Yuan Xi wanted to do was to try his best to communicate the relationship between Yuan Shao and Liu Xie, so that when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought, at least the situation would not get out of control due to some seemingly accidental factors.

Just like in the Battle of Guandu in later generations, although Xu You offered advice first, Zhang He Gaolan's defection to the enemy dealt Yuan Shao the last blow. The reason was because of Guo Tujin's slander, Zhang He Gaolan was afraid of being questioned, and had nowhere to turn to Cao Cao.

No one knows what will happen in this world, so Yuan Xi tried his best to leave a way out for Zhang He Gao Lan in advance, at least when he rebelled against Yuan Shao, his first choice would not be Cao Cao.

As for whether the Battle of Guandu will break out, and if there will be other changes after the outbreak, Yuan Xi can't guess.

Moreover, even if the Battle of Guandu does not break out, there may be a Battle of Yecheng and a Battle of Xuchang. Both the Yuan family and the Cao family want to plot the world, and sooner or later they will turn against each other. Before that, Yuan Xi must try his best to strengthen his own strength, which is the most reliable.

A few days later, the emperor's chariot drove to Huaicheng. Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi, and the generals of Lu Bu's department, including Chen Gong Gaoshun, all went out of the city to meet him.

Only Yuan Xi did not.

If he showed too much respect to Liu Xie, it would easily arouse suspicion in Yuan Shao's ears, and Liu Xie's temper was very strange, if he bowed his knees to flatter him, he would easily look down on him, thinking that Yuan Xi would be a speculator.

So he stayed in the mansion, waiting for Liu Xie to be recruited.

In all fairness, Liu Xie's return to Yuan Xi this time is not low, because Yuan Xi, the general who conquered the East from Li Le, not only enjoys the treatment of the three princes, but more importantly, has the right to start a mansion!

The so-called kaifu refers to the establishment of a shogunate with independent military, financial and personnel powers, which can be said to be official princes recognized by the court.

Of course Yuan Xi knew that this reward contained poisonous pills mixed with poison, especially the concurrent leader of Xuzhou Mu, but he had to take it now, after all, with this name, he could send troops from Xuzhou to deal with Yuan Shu in the future.

The city became bustling with traffic everywhere. Many houses were vacated to accommodate ministers and ministers. Because of the haste, most of the owners of the houses did not get the compensation they deserved. Seeing the luggage being thrown out, they complained endlessly, but they could only bury their complaints in their stomachs in the face of the wolf-like soldiers.

Even the small courtyards of Yuan Xi's houses were kicked away by the soldiers, and the soldiers left in panic after finding out his identity.

Yuan Xi couldn't help shaking his head, he thought that Lu Bu's internal affairs were too broken, originally there was Chen Gong supporting him, but after Chen Gong started to fall apart, Huaicheng became more and more messed up.

Zhang Yang, the nominal principal, was even more unbearable. He didn't say that he treated others leniently, but he didn't care about things at all.

After Yang Chou's death, the only confidant next to Zhang Yang was Sui Gu, who was from the Black Mountain Army. Apart from blowing his beard and staring at Yuan Xi from time to time, he couldn't even fart.

Yuan Xi privately described Zhang Yang Suigu's combination as mindless and unhappy. With these two talents in charge of the city's affairs, it is not surprising that there were so many problems in welcoming the emperor's car.

The noise continued until the afternoon, and a large number of homeless people appeared on the street. Later, it seemed that Liu Xie issued an edict, and the soldiers began to take people away and resettle them, and the street gradually became quiet.

But after a whole day, Lu Lingqi, who came to look for Yuan Xi every day, never showed up, probably left behind by Lu Bu in the mansion, which made Yuan Xi, who was used to Lu Lingqi's visit, feel a little bored.

After all, a beautiful girl like Lu Lingqi with a carefree personality and a seductive figure is still very pleasant.

As night fell, Yuan Xi ushered in his first visitor, which made Yuan Xi never expect that it was this person who came to visit him first.

He welcomed Zhang He in, and said with a smile, "Donglaihou has worked hard on this trip."

Zhang He said in embarrassment, "He didn't do much this time, but he entrusted the blessing of the young master to make him a Marquis. I'm really ashamed."

"My lord's great kindness, He will never forget it."

Zhang He was so grateful because Yuan Xi transferred Zhang He directly from Heishan to Anyi through Yuan Shao to cater to the emperor.

When Zhang He left, Yuan Shang was certainly dissatisfied, but Zhang He was also full of bitterness. This clearly offended Yuan Shang, and the other party must have thought that he had taken refuge in Yuan Xi in private!

But the matter had come to this point, and Zhang Yun had no choice but to rush to Anyi with his troops, and then according to the arrangement, he cooperated with Zhang Liao to defeat Cao Renxiahouyuan's intention to kidnap Liu Xie, and rescued Dong Cheng by the way.

With the strong support of Dong Cheng, Liu Xie granted Zhang He the title of Marquis of Ting, which is the ideal of a warrior, so Zhang He, who understood, was very grateful to Yuan Xi.

If Yuan Xi didn't give him this opportunity, he didn't know how many years he would have to wait, and if someone else such as Gao Lan came over, how could this position be his own?
Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Brother Junyi doesn't blame me, I'm very happy."

"This matter requires thorough action. After much deliberation, only Junyi is the most suitable."

"It should belong to brother, and no one else can take it away."

Zhang He thanked him repeatedly, and Yuan Xi saw the opportunity and said, "Of course I know, this has caused Junyi a lot of trouble."

"Now I have the right to open the mansion. If you feel unhappy one day, you can come to my place to have a look."

Hearing this, Zhang He hurriedly got up and said solemnly, "Your words, He will keep in mind."

Yuan Xi nodded slightly. Now in terms of Han Ting's righteousness, he is ahead of Yuan Shang.

But the reason why Zhang He didn't take a clear line was because Yuan Xi was still a member of the Yuan family. After all, he just had a reputation, and his strength was not enough to make Zhang He rebel against Yuan Shang.

But this is enough, Zhang Yun is very shrewd and cautious, everyone has different personalities, as long as the right medicine is given.

After sending Zhang Yun away, Yuan Xi thought to herself that Lu Lingqi didn't know what was going on, she had already told Lu Lingqi what she wanted to say to Lu Bu, and with her intelligence, she would definitely explain it clearly to Lu Bu.

Inside the Lu Mansion, Lu Bu stared at Lu Lingqi with an unfriendly expression, "That kid said that?"

"I heard that you go to him every day, is there such a thing?"

"What are you doing together?"

Lu Lingqi didn't take it seriously and said, "I did everything!"

"Ah?" Like thunder, Lu Bu grabbed Fang Tian's painting halberd.

"I'm going to stab him to death!"

(End of this chapter)