Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 425
Since Zhuge Liang left Zhuge Xuan, he came to take refuge in Nanyang, Jingzhou. In the past six months, many things have happened in the world. The news came one by one, and some of them were beyond Zhuge Liang's expectations. Misjudgment.

Looking at the map, he couldn't figure out why the world had changed so much, so he simply threw it aside.

Through the bamboo window of the thatched cottage, birdsong could be heard from the empty mountains and valleys outside from time to time. Zhuge Liang remembered that weeds were removed yesterday, but he didn’t need to go to the ground today, so he took a roll of bamboo slips and leaned against the bamboo couch beside the bed.

In his eyes, the scene outside the window seemed to have turned into the mountains and rivers on the map. Zhuge Liang couldn't help but think of his uncle who had just passed away. He couldn't resolve his worries, so he tapped the head of the bed gradually and groaned in a low voice.

What he sang was Liang Fu's chants, a Yuefu poem he composed himself, and when he sang, it spread up and down like a melody.

Although Zhuge Liang was young, just 16 years old, but his figure was already quite tall, he was full of spirit, and his voice was loud, so that the chanting sound became louder as he went to the back, echoing in the valley, like a tiger roaring and a dragon chant .

Voices came from outside the thatched cottage, and then there was a knock on Chai Fei's door. Zhuge Liang greeted them outside, and found that it was some friends who came. .”

The leader smiled and said: "With the world in mind, lying high in autumn, singing in harmony, like a crouching dragon, you can call Kong Ming a crouching dragon."

It was Xu Shu who was speaking, from Yuanzhi, from Yingchuan, who escaped after avenging someone in the sixth year of Zhongping, and took refuge in Jingzhou in the second year of Chuping.

When the other two heard this, they clapped their hands and said with a smile: "This name is very good."

Shi Tao, courtesy name Guangyuan, was from Yingchuan with Xu Shu, and fled to Jingzhou to study with Xu Shu.

Meng Jian, whose name is Gongwei, is from Runan, and he also came to Nanyang to avoid disaster.

Although these three people are much older than Zhuge Liang, they were all impressed by Zhuge Liang's talents and learning after they met by chance, so they called them friends and called them the Four Friends.

Now that Zhuge Liang saw Xu Shu complimenting him, he couldn't help saying modestly: "When it comes to calculating the fate of the world and planning a strategy in your mind, Liang is still far behind."

"In the past six months alone, what happened in the world is far beyond what Liang expected. There are a lot of omissions and miscalculations. I am really ashamed."

He welcomed the three of them in, and after Xu Shu sat down, he sighed: "It is true that in the past ten years, the world has been full of turmoil, and heroes have shown their talents. Now the situation in the world has changed a lot, and there are faint signs that a war is about to break out. Two years ago Who would have expected that?"

Several people agreed deeply, and Shi Tao said: "The changes in the world all depend on the victory or defeat of several places and the strategies of several people. Who do you think is the hero of today's world?"

Meng Jian raised his hand and said, "I'll throw bricks to attract jade first!"

Everyone laughed, "Gongwei speaks first."

Meng Jian said: "Hebei Yuan Benchu, the fourth generation and three princes, many old officials, and the tigers in three states, can be called a person who stirs up the world with his hands."

Everyone listened and nodded

Meng Jian said again: "Yuan Highway in Huainan has enough troops and supplies, occupying Yangzhou in Yuzhou and spying on Jingzhou can be a strong enemy for Yuan Benchu."

While everyone nodded, there was a trace of worry on their faces. Nanyang is the gate of Jingzhou. If you want to take down Jingzhou, you must take Nanyang first. Yuan Shu is powerful, and he has planned Jingzhou for a long time. Sooner or later, he will attack. The place where everyone lives , I'm afraid it's not safe anymore.

Xu Shu sighed: "Nanyang has also been troubled this past year. The emperor's return to the east has caused a series of incidents, and it has spread to this place. The result is really unexpected."

"Zhang Ji attacked Rangcheng in Nanyang and died. His nephew Zhang Xiu stationed troops in Wancheng. Although he reconciled with Liu Jingzhou, Xiliang's soldiers were fierce. Nanyang may be troubled from now on."

Everyone deeply felt the same, and their hearts couldn't help but feel heavy.

Shi Tao said: "If we really want to fight, those of us powerless scholars will be unable to stop the disaster. I'm afraid we can only go to Jingzhou for a study tour."

Several people's hearts moved, but Zhuge Liang sighed: "The world is so big that we can avoid disasters everywhere, but if the world is full of war disasters, where can we go to hide?"

Xu Shu listened, and said with a smile: "Kong Ming has little ambition, and he has the world in mind. If he thinks so, why don't he go to Mingzhu and do something?"

Kongming listened, shook his head and said: "The princes of the world are mostly people who enclose land for self-interest, and it is difficult to call them masters."

Meng Jian wondered, "Aren't the two I mentioned just now not qualified?"

Kongming said calmly: "Yuan Gonglu is extravagant, poisoning the people, and his heart is unpredictable, so he is not the master of Ming Dynasty."

"Yuan Benchu ​​has a good reputation and meritorious deeds, and he is less suspicious. He has no tolerance for others, and it is difficult to be called the master."

Meng Jian said strangely: "Kong Ming has a very high vision. His envoy Liu Jingsheng rode into Jingzhou alone. He has extraordinary courage and insight. He turned the tide and rejected Jingzhou alone. Can he be called the Lord of Ming?"

Zhuge Liang sighed: "Liu Shijun did have a heroic attitude back then, but now he is the master of success, I am afraid it will be difficult to step out of Jingzhou and affect the general situation of the world."

After hearing this, Meng Jian said again: "Then Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, a prominent family, welcomed the emperor, and his generals are like a cloud, they value talent but not virtue, and they recruit talents from all over the world, especially people from Yingchuan. Can they be called Mingzhu?"

As soon as he said this, Xu Shu hurriedly wanted to interrupt, Zhuge Liang's face suddenly sank, "Emphasis on talent and not virtue, but profit first, shameless, if a person has no virtue, he is no different from a poodle!"

"If things go on like this, most of his subordinates will inevitably be profit-seeking and ungrateful people. The villain will form a clique and run around like dogs, which will surely cause disaster and be the laughing stock of the world."

"Slaughtering the city and feeding on people will greatly harm the peace of the world. If you don't accumulate evil virtue, you will be punished."

Xu Shu smiled wryly, Meng Jian hit the wall, Zhuge Liang was slaughtered by Cao Cao because of his hometown Langya, although it is fair to say these words, but there is some personal ego in it.

I'm afraid that according to Zhuge Liang's character, no one would vote for Cao Cao, right?

Meng Jian also knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly said: "According to what Kong Ming saw, how many people are there in the world who are worthy of refuge?"

Xu Shu said with a smile: "All the princes in the world are governors of the state. Count them one by one with your fingers, and there are not many left."

Everyone started to discuss one by one, but finally found that the performance of the rest of the people was far inferior to the two Yuans.

Zhuge Liang sighed just now: "Everything has its merits and its shortcomings."

"Liu Yao is heroic and chivalrous, but he is seriously ill. I am afraid that Yangzhou will fall into the hands of Sun Ce."

"Sun Ce Jiangdong tiger wolf is good at attacking cities and conquering territory, but he is not good at defending. I'm afraid it will be a little troublesome."

"On the contrary, Liu Yuzhou was born in a humble background, so it may not be impossible to make friends with loyal and righteous people in the world."

"There is one more person, if given time..."

He suddenly thought of a person, shook his head immediately, and said, "This person can't see through even the brightest."

Shi Tao asked curiously, "Who is it?"

Zhuge Liang replied: "Xuzhou Mu Yuan Xianyi."

After hearing this, Xu Shu wondered, "The concubine of the Yuan family?"

"Although he has done a lot of great things in the past two years, how much power can he have in the bitter cold land of Youzhou?"

"I heard that he has used troops for several years, but his strength has never exceeded [-]. He can only be used as a vassal under Yuan Benchu's command. I'm afraid it will be difficult to do things independently, right?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "Soldiers are not the problem, the key lies in what they have done and what they have accomplished."

He remembered what happened in Fei County that day and remained silent.

Xu Shu and the others saw that Zhuge Liang was in a daze, so they didn't bother him. They talked and deduced it by themselves, and finally found that in the end of the world, it was still the two Yuans fighting for each other.

Several people turned to Zhuge Liang and said, "Kong Ming thinks, who will own the world in the end?"

Kong Ming showed a mocking look, "Yuan Gonglu? I'm afraid he will be the first to die next."

Everyone was surprised, "Yuan Gonglu claims to have an army of 30, which is much larger than the [-] Jizhou army. Why did Kong Ming say that?"

Kongming said decisively: "The Han Dynasty has not been destroyed, and there are many loyal people in the world. Yuan Gonggong risked the world's dissatisfaction and stood on his own. He was seeking his own death."

"If you have a vicious vision, you have already started to deploy on the border of Yuzhou early, thinking about destroying it, and strengthening your strength."

"So from my point of view, Cao Mengde, Liu Xuande, Liu Jingsheng, and even Sun Bofu may all rise through this."

"But Liu Jingsheng is afraid that he has no desire to expand, and the rest..."

Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang was startled suddenly. The Yuan family's fierce tiger only occupied Guangling, and could only attack Yuan Shu from Liu Bei's Xiapi. It seemed that there was no chance.

But this Jingzhou shepherd who was just conferred by the Han court...
Is it planned in advance?

Zhuge Liang's face turned serious. If he wanted to predict the general trend of the world, it seemed that he must not miss this person. After all, he had far underestimated Yuan Xi's role in it several times before!
Zhuge Liang once again thought of Yuan Xi's thankless efforts to save the people in Fei County, and thought that this person and Yuan's behavior style were completely incompatible.

Next, I have to take a good look at how the world is changing, and whether some of them are really hiding something.

Xuzhou Xiapi.

Zhang Fei angrily threw the bamboo slips with information on the ground, and said indignantly, "This Yuan family is deceiving people too much!"

"He is Xuzhou Mu, so what are we?"

"Have we become his subordinates?"

Guan Yu glared at Zhang Fei, "This edict was issued with the emperor's seal. Are you saying that the emperor did something wrong?"

After hearing this, Zhang Fei said in a low voice, "That's not what I mean, I just feel aggrieved!"

"We clearly agreed that the three families would divide Xuzhou together, but in the end we were taken advantage of!"

Liu Bei sat at the head, waved his hands and said, "Third brother, please be safe and don't be impatient, things may not go as you think."

Seeing Zhang Fei sitting down indignantly, Liu Bei sighed: "I just realized that status, especially the title of emperor, is so important."

"But we wake up too late, we are one step behind, and we can't blame others."

"What's more, Yuan Xianyi may not have aimed at this position from the beginning. His own Youzhou was ordered to be handed over to Zilong."

Hearing this name, Zhang Fei's face became even stiffer. At first, Liu, Guan and Zhang were like brothers. From Zhang Fei's point of view, Zhao Yun was regarded as an outsider, and Zhang Fei looked down upon him.

Unexpectedly, in less than three years after Zhao Yun switched to Yuan Xi's command, he became a Sifang general and Youzhou shepherd!

This is a position that Zhang Fei never dared to think about in his life. Zhao Yun can sit on an equal footing with Liu Bei, and this is not a state shepherd like Liu Bei who puts on the table privately, but a personal seal with the emperor's seal!
When the emperor returned to the east, he was chased and killed by Li Jue and Guo Si all the way, and the officials and ministers lost their faces. At that time, whoever came to rescue him would be rewarded, especially when the Baibo army was appointed as the general of the four directions, the title of emperor became a joke.

Then things changed because Lu Bu, Cao Cao and Yuan Xi joined hands to please the emperor, which actually restored part of the prestige of the Han Dynasty, and the title of emperor changed from the previous laughing stock to a sweet pastry that everyone admired!

(End of this chapter)