Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 412 Parting Time
Yuan Xi naturally knew who Lv Bu was talking about. He thought that Lv Bu had changed his nature. What kind of blow did he receive?
Seeing the suspicious expression on Yuan Xi's face, Lu Bu said slowly, "Over the past few months, I found that you can protect her better than me."

"My current situation is actually more difficult than before, because I have found more enemies."

"So I want her to stay away from Huaicheng."

"After much deliberation, you are the most capable and qualified."

Yuan Xi suddenly felt guilty. If Lu Bu knew that Lu Lingqi followed him and wanted to go to the battlefield, would he regret it?

He discovered that Lu Bu actually had a side that was not known to others. Before, Yuan Xi would never have imagined that Lu Bu would think so about his family.

It seems that even though the other party is notorious in the world, he also has a warm side.

Moreover, Lu Bu was not as ignorant and ignorant as he had expected, and he could keenly feel that the situation was not good. Presumably, people who have been on the battlefield are always more sensitive than ordinary people.

Yuan Xi thought for a while, and said: "I'll go back and find a way, and I must open the Black Mountain Passage."

"In the event of an accident, Marquis Wen can take advantage of the complex terrain of Montenegro and take the emperor northward to escape to Bingzhou. Then I will be able to meet Marquis Wen in Youzhou."

Lu Bu nodded and said, "I understand."

He then laughed at himself: "A few years ago, everyone looked down on Youzhou, but now that I think about it, it has become a shelter away from the disputes in the Central Plains."

"I entrust my daughter to you."

"If you fail my entrustment."

Yuan Xi quickly stated his position: "If there is any entrustment from Marquis Wen, teach me to smash my body to pieces and die an untimely death."

After hearing this, Lu Bu let out a long sigh and was speechless for a while.

After a long time, he said resentfully: "You are a cunning boy, I am afraid that even if we have reached today's situation, the dowry jewelry that was given to me have all returned to you in the end."

Yuan Xi listened, and smiled and said: "It's inconvenient to carry those things. I have a trade route in Youzhou, but there is no shortage. I save it for Marquis Wen to sell money and goods, so I can recruit troops and buy horses."

Lu Bu was stunned: "Then what do you want me to marry? I can't let Ling'er get married empty-handed, can I?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "I want to ask Marquis Wen for someone."

"Who?"

"Gao Shun."

Lu Bu's expression darkened when he heard this, "Do you still want to fall into the camp?"

"It's a good plan!"

Yuan Xi distinguished: "No, I only want Gao Shun."

"Now that Marquis Wen has cut his military power, I'm afraid there will be a rift between the two sides. Why don't I use the power of opening the government to find an official position for him."

"What's more, he has the talent for training soldiers. If he trains soldiers in the future, although he may not be as strong as the camp, but it should be enough to protect the Wenhou girl."

"As for the camp, leave it to Marquis Wen as his private army. Youzhou has no shortage of soldiers, and they can be trained at any time."

Lu Bu found that Yuan Xi's words were indeed somewhat reasonable, but he did not know that to Yuan Xi, Gao Shun himself was far more important than the entire camp!

As the saying goes, it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. With Gao Shun, combined with the training methods left by Qu Yi, are you afraid that you will not be able to train another camp?
Lu Bu had already been persuaded by Yuan Xi, he didn't pay much attention to the infantry, and thought that instead of being suspicious and guarding against Gao Shun, it would be better for him to work under Yuan Xi's subordinates?
What's more, with Gao Shun protecting Lu Lingqi, he felt more relieved. Thinking of this, he said, "I don't care if he wants to go or not. It's up to you to decide."

Yuan Xi was overjoyed, as long as Lu Bu loosened his tone, the matter would almost be settled, and as long as Gao Shun was not stupid, he would naturally understand that there was no future under Lu Bu's command.

Gao Shun is definitely not a person who has no desires, otherwise how could he leave the Gao family?

Yuan Xi almost wanted to say that it would be better if Zhang Liao came here together, but he swallowed the words after thinking about it. Zhang Liao is now Lv Bu's most trusted subordinate.
He laughed and said, "I won't let Marquis Wen suffer. The Yuan family has a lot of contacts. When I arrive in Yecheng, I will persuade the nobles to defect to Marquis Wen and make suggestions."

Lu Bu was very satisfied when he heard this, but Yuan Xi knew that he was in short supply of counselors. With Chen Gong alone, it was really difficult to confront Cao Cao.

Inside Cao Cao's mansion, Cao Cao sat at the head, Cao Ang and Cao Anmin stood beside him, and Xun You was at the bottom.

Now Cao Cao's generals in Huaicheng, only Cao Renle is left, but Cao Hong, Xia Houyuan and others have already led troops out of the city, either stationed in Sili, or returned to Yanzhou.

Since Cao Cao didn't plan to attack Lu Bu in the short term, it would be a waste to leave a few generals in Huaicheng, so he asked him to go back to make arrangements in advance.

Xun You frowned and said, "You still underestimated that fierce tiger."

"Unexpectedly, under such circumstances, he can still induce the emperor to issue an edict to mediate the matter of Chen Liu, and sold Zhang Miao's favor. Moreover, if Zhang Miao and Zhang Miao enter the court as officials, they will definitely oppose Ming Gong."

Cao Cao didn't take it seriously, "It doesn't matter, the bugs are still bugs when they gather together, if they want to make trouble, they can catch them all at once."

"If we can take down Chen Liu without bloodshed, it will be very good for us to preserve our strength, so the emperor's mediation is also in line with my wishes."

"Now we have more urgent matters, expanding the territory and strength as soon as possible is the right way."

After hearing this, Xun You praised: "Duke Ming's courage is unmatched in the world!"

"It's just that the fierce tiger actually said that the emperor and Sun Ce should be friends. How could this idea coincide with ours?"

When Cao Cao heard this, his expression was a little gloomy, "Only my most trusted counselors know about this matter, including you."

"I don't believe they will betray me."

"It can only show that this ferocious tiger has a unique vision. It is hard for me to imagine that he can achieve such a level with only two counselors under him, Ju Shou Guo Jia!"

Xun You was also a little upset. He thought that he was as good as any strategist in the world in terms of strategies, but the opponents beat him half a step in the several strategies he made, which made him feel quite ashamed.

Fortunately, most of the goals of the Cao family have been achieved this time. As the captain of Sili, Cao Cao has the power to use troops in Sili.

Xun You feels that the situation in the world is changing at an accelerated rate, as if there is an invisible giant hand pushing the situation forward, causing the situation to change day by day. If you are not always vigilant, you will easily miss good opportunities.

He pondered, the next step is to suppress Lu Bu, make friends with Sun Ce, secretly collude with the Black Mountain Army, weaken Yuan Shu, and paralyze Yuan Shao at the same time.

He vaguely felt that he still didn't see through this person!
Cao Cao and Xun You discussed the matter late at night before discussing everything properly.

After he sent Xun You away, he felt quite relaxed. It seemed that all forces were working together to please the emperor, but in Cao Cao's view, Lü Bu was brainless, Dong Cheng was timid, and Baibo's army was in decline, and they were no match for him.

He also promoted Lu Bu to the high position of the general and made him a target of public criticism. Among other things, Yuan Shao would definitely be dissatisfied. Let alone the two parties joining forces, it would be good if they didn't fall out!
The only uncertain factor is that the Yuan family's vicious tiger, who visited Yecheng, might persuade Yuan Shao, and through a marriage marriage, brought Lu Bu and the Yuan family together abruptly. Although there are hidden dangers, it may not explode in a short time.

However, Cao Cao felt that Yuan Xi's accepting the title of the Han court was actually a bad move, because in his own opinion, Xuzhou Mu was a bait with poison, and Yuan Shao might not accept this arrangement.

Therefore, within the Yuan family, there will definitely be people who will take the opportunity to make trouble, especially Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, who will not be reconciled. When Jizhou falls into internal strife, he can take the opportunity to make arrangements!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling complacent, and turned to Cao Ang and said, "Are there any beauties in the city?"

Cao Ang was sweating profusely, knowing that Cao Cao's old problem had recurred, and when he was not fighting, he had no sex with women. After fighting for several months this time, he was afraid that he was holding back, so he settled down anyway, and immediately moved his mind!
But Cao Ang was honest, no matter where he inquired about these things in the city, he stammered: "I don't know."

Cao Cao snorted coldly, "I haven't learned much about serious matters, so why should I ask them in person?"

Seeing this, Cao Anmin hurriedly said: "In this city, most of them are family members of nobles and generals, and there are not many prostitutes. Even if there are, their appearance is not satisfactory."

"But I've heard something."

"Wei Xu rebelled in the city before, but was defeated by the fierce tiger and locked up."

"By reason, Lu Bu should have killed him, but Wei Xu is from his mother's clan, and the two sides have a deep friendship, so he was imprisoned."

"I heard that his wife is quite beautiful, and she has been running for Wei Xu's life recently."

Cao Cao laughed and said, "She's a caring woman!"

"I'd like to see you!"

"Go and call her and say that I can help her!"

Seeing that Cao Anmin led the order to go out, Cao Ang was quite speechless, thinking that his mother knew that she might scold his father again.

In the early morning of the next day, everyone got busy. Yuan Xi went to find Gao Shun, Qiao Rui went to meet the emperor, and in Lu Bu's mansion, the Yan family was weeping and tidying up Lu Lingqi's dowry.

Her eye circles were red, and she shouted: "Your heartless father, this is pushing you into the fire pit."

Lu Lingqi had no choice but to say, "Mother, what are you talking about? I'm going to marry Youzhou, which is close to our hometown and Bingzhou. Mother can also visit me when the time comes."

Yan was so angry that she slapped Lu Lingqi on the shoulder, "You little heartless, you put it lightly, the next time we meet, I don't know how many years will be!"

"Besides, no matter how high your status is, you are not as good as a regular wife. Although your father went to ask the emperor to give you a title so that you would not be bullied, but you have an upright personality, how can you beat those girls from aristocratic families!"

"No matter what I think, I can't rest assured!"

Lu Lingqi thought to herself, I don't care, I went out to fight with her, but I can't let my mother know about it, otherwise she won't be even more broken?

Yan cried for a while, then shook the handkerchief severely, "Your father still wanted me to go to Youzhou with you, I was angry at that time, don't think I don't know what he's thinking!"

"Then Qin Yilu will marry someone else as soon as he leaves his original partner. Your father still wants to dismiss me, there is no way!"

"I'll keep an eye on him. It's fine to take a concubine, but if you dare to marry a woman from the noble family, I'll never end with him!"

Lu Lingqi can't laugh or cry, but when she thinks about leaving her parents, she has mixed feelings in her heart, not only the expectation and curiosity about the new life in the outside world, but also the reluctance and sadness of leaving home.

(End of this chapter)