Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 458
After listening to Yuan Xi's words, Liu He laughed and said, "Your envoy is really absurd."

"Since the emperor has an edict, and the people of the clan have no choice but to go to Huaicheng to meet the emperor in order to fulfill the responsibilities of the clan."

The emperor Liu Xie asked Yuan Xi to carry the message that I am in urgent need of capable people by my side, and I hope that the servant can help me to calm down both internally and externally.

After Yuan Xi and Liu He met, they passed on Liu Xie's oral letter. After listening to it, Liu He was very preoccupied. He was also a little out of his mind when discussing the matter just now. It was not until the crowd dispersed that Liu Xie made up his mind.

Yuan Xi sighed: "Brother, if you want to come back, the gate of Youzhou is always open for you."

Liu He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Shijun for avenging my late father, and the peace meeting will be remembered in my heart."

"Instead, Hehui left alone, and went to Shijun to take care of him and his previous subordinates."

Yuan Xi hurriedly bowed and bowed deeply, "Thank you for your success, Xie will never forget."

Looking at Liu He's leaving figure, Yuan Xi remained silent. Liu He was very aggressive in his work. Just now, this was tantamount to repaying his favor.

Because of Liu Yu's benevolent government in Youzhou and the policy of befriending Hu and Han border people, Liu He has a long-standing reputation in Youzhou. But because of this, Liu He also understands that it is difficult for him and Yuan Xi to maintain mutual trust.

One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and Youzhou cannot accommodate two people with high prestige, especially Liu He, who has a good relationship with the border people of Hu and Han, and has a large number of subordinates loyal to him. Yuan Xi may trust him, but Yuan Xi's direct subordinates may not necessarily Will think so.

As a counselor who considers the master's overall situation, it is absolutely impossible not to guard against Liu He. Even if Yuan Xi doesn't think about it for a while, what about when Liu He's prestige is rising?

So Liu He chose the smartest way to retreat bravely.

What made him fall into such an embarrassing situation was the identity of the clan of the Han Dynasty.

There are tens of thousands of clan relatives in the Han Dynasty all over the world, and there are not a few of them who are dependent on the princes with foreign surnames, and there are not a few who have different intentions. Even under Yuan Shu, there are many clans surnamed Liu.

But Liu He was different. His father, Liu Yu, was the patriarch of the Han Dynasty, and Liu He himself was very strong, so those who had been in contact with him for a long time knew that it was absolutely impossible for him to betray the Han Dynasty.

Although Yuan Xi didn't have the will to stand on his own feet, many of his measures were in fact contrary to the Han system of rituals. In the long run, anyone could guess what Yuan Xi would do after making Youzhou into a completely different place.

So instead of facing the future parting ways, Liu He chose to leave on his own, and left his subordinates to Yuan Xi. The prestige vacuum formed after he left Youzhou made Yuan Xilai find a way to continue to remedy it.

This is also Liu He's strength of character, to repay Yuan Xi for avenging Liu Yu and saving his life.

But since then, the two have gone their separate ways.

Yuan Xi sighed deeply, if in a peaceful age, he and Liu He would definitely become friends, but now the world is in chaos, rituals are broken and music is broken, both of them have their own ideals to stick to, but in the end they are forced to embark on different paths.

There is no right or wrong in this, it's just that they stand in different positions and play different roles in the tide of the times, and they can't help themselves.

Yuan Xi was a little depressed. He hadn't reached the highest position yet, but in the process, he began to experience the painful choice of being alone.

The higher you stand, the fewer people you can talk to. In this process, the waves gradually wash away the sand. The partners who were loyal or disagreed will also be senile by the gravel of time, or leave, or die, until the end, Only the loneliest one remains.

Thinking about Liu Xie's state of mind at the moment, is he more lonely than himself?
Yuan Xi went out, but saw Tian Yu standing in the courtyard, but he never left.

Yuan Xi knew that he must have something to do, so he hurriedly brought Tian Yu in, and said, "Brother Guorang, is there something wrong?"

Tian Yu took out a letter from his sleeve and said, "This is from Yan Rou in Dai County."

"He knew that his subordinates were rushing to Jicheng with the young master's convoy, so he directly sent people to change horses halfway, and came here day and night, which was actually a day earlier than the convoy."

"The courier came to me as soon as the convoy arrived, and then handed the letter to me."

"After I read it, I realized that the military situation inside was urgent, so I waited here for the young master."

Yan Rou is the captain of Wuhuan, and Tian Yu is the captain of Hu Karasuma. They have nominal jurisdiction over Yan Rou, so Yan Rou's urgent letters, unless there are very special circumstances, must be handed over to Yuan through Tian Yu. Hee place.

Yuan Xi unfolded it, his eyes widened instantly, and he smiled, "This is interesting."

This letter was sent by Kirby!

The letter stated that he is only the head of a small frontier tribe now, and he was also forced to obey orders when Xianbei went south. I hope Yuan Xi understands his suffering, and the culprit is Chief Budugen and others behind him.

So Kirby can hope that Yuan Xi can find a way to fight against him, and Kirby can and is willing to make friends with Youzhou in private.

After Yuan Xi saw it, he smiled and said, "As expected, the closer you are, the less you want to fight."

"What do you think, Brother Guorang?"

Tian Yu said decisively: "Kebi can't trust this person."

"It's just a matter of both sides, and both ends of the head."

"If Youzhou is weak, it will definitely raise the butcher's knife without hesitation and kill and plunder the people of Youzhou,"

Yuan Xi sighed: "The truth is indeed the truth, but if we reject him at this time, it will force him to tear himself apart from us."

He changed the subject: "What does brother Guorang think of Hu people?"

Tian Yu said without hesitation: "As for the Hu people who are registered as Qimin in the Guan, my subordinates agree with what you said, and treat them equally."

"However, we should not be too gentle towards the barbarians outside the pass, including the Xiongnu Xianbei."

"If you allow it to grow, it will definitely be a disaster. After all, if you have power, you will have other ideas. This is unavoidable."

"So its strategy should be both suppression and support, so that it will be in awe of the Central Plains, so that it will be sincerely attached."

Yuan Xi nodded slightly. When it comes to understanding of foreign races, Ju Shou and Guo Jia including Lu Xun are not as good as Tian Yu.

Although the strategy ability of these people is much higher than that of Tian Yu, Tian Yu has seen too many people and things in the north, and he can grasp the thoughts of the barbarians outside the pass very clearly.

The northern region is bitter and cold, so the people on the frontier have a strong temperament. In order to survive, the bottom line they uphold is far lower than that of the people in the Central Plains. What's more, there is no Confucianism, and their views on things like etiquette, justice, honesty and shame are much weaker.

In such a harsh living environment, force is everything, and they will only admire those who are stronger than themselves!

Therefore, blindly making friends will not raise friends, but white-eyed wolves. Yuan Xi has the same opinion as Tian Yu on this point, and needs both kindness and power.

Yuan Xi said, "How to do it specifically?"

Tian Yu pondered for a while, "Divide and conquer, make them fight among themselves."

"You can't win over a fixed candidate. This will only increase its prestige. Other tribes will come to vote one after another, which will accelerate the merger and growth of other tribes. This is not a good thing."

Yuan Xi nodded in agreement, feeling very happy in his heart.

He seems to have found a way to deal with the different opinions among counselors and generals. Counselors and generals have their own strengths and weaknesses. On a certain issue, maybe Guo Jia, an all-round counselor, is not as good as Tian Yu. This kind of person who grew up in the frontier can empathize and see clearly.

At this time, you need to learn from everyone's strengths, listen to everyone's opinions, and choose a compromise that you think is the most suitable.

This is very demanding for the lord, especially when the counselors are in dispute, the lord must make a choice and discard some seemingly feasible, but not optimal solutions.

But now Yuan Xi judged that Tian Yu had a clearer understanding of the matter of Xianbei outside the pass, and this Captain Hu Karasuma was worthy of his name.

Yuan Xi felt the faint joy of growing up, but the more mature he was, the more he could appreciate the horror of Cao Cao. The opponent's military strategist was not called for nothing, and he was much older than himself in terms of military and political strategy.

Before the emperor moved to Huaicheng, Yuan Xi once thought that he had taken advantage of it, but after Cao Jun took advantage of the emperor's order to slaughter Puyang, Yuan Xi realized that things were not simple.

Instead of insisting on moving the emperor to Xu County, Cao Cao let go of his hands and feet temporarily, and was able to eliminate the hidden dangers in his territory with all his strength. On the contrary, it seemed that Cao Cao followed the trend when the emperor went to Huaicheng.

Yuan Xi had a feeling that Cao Cao temporarily retracted his fist just like the boxers of later generations.

This is not to stop the offensive, but to gain momentum, for the next round, a stronger and more ferocious punch!
In that fight in Puyang, although Yuan Xi used Kong Rong to rescue Zhang Miao and his brother, but the opponent lost Chenliu Commandery, turned from a feudal vassal to a naked man, and lost all his strength.

Yuan Xi felt that before Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shu, he probably wouldn't take action against Huaicheng, but if it succeeds in the future, all the forces in Huaicheng combined may not be Cao Cao's opponent.

Moreover, Liu Xie hadn't fully realized Cao Cao's ambitions at this time, and he was too confident in incorporating the Black Mountain Army into the Guards. He was afraid that Liu Xie would recognize Cao Cao's true colors after suffering from Cao Cao's losses, but It will be too late then!

Yuan Xi pondered, should he find a way to get Yuan Shao involved in Huaicheng, or start the battle of Guandu in advance?
He shook his head immediately. It was too difficult. At present, in Yuan Shao's heart, the biggest enemy is Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao is not the most important enemy.

Thinking of this, Yuan Xi sighed deeply. Cao Cao seized every opportunity very well, and hardly showed any flaws. He is really a formidable enemy.

For the current plan, only by abandoning the idea of ​​becoming a fat man with one bite, taking every step steadily, trying to find talents, and narrowing the gap between the two sides, can we find a chance of victory.

He was riding on the horse, sorting out the strategies so far in his mind, and was fascinated for a while. When he suddenly came back to his senses, he realized that he had arrived in front of the mansion he had been away for a long time.

The guard recognized him and quickly opened the door. Yuan Xi and Sun Li rode through the door. When they arrived in the courtyard, he jumped off his horse and looked at the familiar scenery in the mansion. , The green is proud, but now it is full of yellow leaves, bare and dry branches, and the chill is growing.

All the way along the corridor, after turning a few turns, he heard a woman's laughter coming from a distant room. He recognized the familiar voice, and felt that his heart was filled with peace and tranquility.

Turning the corner, he almost collided with a woman holding bamboo slips, but it was Cai Zhaoji.

Cai Zhaoji let out an ah, and when she saw clearly that it was Yuan Xi, her face was surprised, but the next moment she was embraced by Yuan Xi.

It took a long time for the two to separate slightly, Cai Zhaoji's face was full of joy, and she said softly: "Come in, we're all waiting for you inside."

Yuan Xi took his hand and said with a smile, "Let's go together."

He took Cai Zhaoji's hand and strode into the house, opened the door and smiled to the girls inside: "I'm back."

(End of this chapter)