Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 49 Blocking the door again?
Yuan Xi chased Sun Li and his wife away, and Qu Yi came over and said that everything had been arranged almost overnight, and he could leave at any time.

Zhao Yun also appeared later, saying that the defenses in the city and the most important food and military weapons have been counted and sealed, and the daily food will be distributed according to the rules set by Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi was quite satisfied, so he arranged for Qu Yi to gather manpower and pack their bags, and asked Zhao Yun to take people to the city to post a notice, saying that Zhao Yun would temporarily act as city guard and Yuan Tan would lead troops to station temporarily.

Just as Mrs. Ma was cleaning the corridor, Yuan Xi told her straightforwardly to ask Sun Li to help Zhao Yun honestly and wait for him to come back.

Hearing this, Mrs. Ma's expression was complicated, but she still bowed her head and agreed.

Yuan Xi went to the backyard to find Wu Ji again, and saw that she was arranging things for dozens of girls, and saw that she chose two of them, and when Wu Zhao left, she temporarily led the girls to learn rituals and music.

Seeing that Wu Zhao had arranged everything in an orderly manner, Yuan Xi couldn't help but secretly nodded. Wu Zhao suddenly raised his head, and when he saw Yuan Xi coming over, he hurriedly came over with a worried expression on his face.

Seeing this, Yuan Xi said: "You have done a good job, go back and pack up, and leave today."

He was a little anxious. It was already September, and for various reasons, Cao Cao hadn't attacked Xuzhou yet, but the calculations were too fast. Maybe someday he would do it, and he would be too late.

He asked Dong Zhao to write a letter to his family, and sent it to Dong Fang in Chenliu County, Yanzhou. If it went well, Dong Fang had received the letter and told the contents of it to Zhang Miao, the prefect.

According to Dong Zhao, Dong Fang, the younger brother, respects him quite a lot and should attach great importance to the contents of the letter.

The content of the letter was very simple. Dong Zhao found a stranger among the distant relatives of his family. He was familiar with major events in the world, especially good at stargazing, and had the ability to see the future.

This person predicted that there would be great chaos in Yanzhou, and Zhang Miao and others might lose their lives, so Dong Zhao invited someone else to go and tell Zhang Miao how to save lives.

This statement sounds full of flaws, but at that time almost all the gentry believed in prophecy and fortune-telling.

The trend of interpreting prophecy has been popular since Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, and it was widely spread among the gentry at the end of Han Dynasty.

As long as Yuan Xi fools well and performs well on the spot, the possibility of success is still very high.

But Dong Zhao thought for a long time, and the nickname he gave Yuan Xi made Yuan Xi extremely entangled.

Hidden Tiger, Dong Lue.

Dong slightly understand?

Yuan Xi felt that Dong Zhao was simply too talented, and his name was so coquettish.

At that time, there were no rumors about Wolongfengchu, how did Dong Zhao choose this name?
However, the beast of four elephants accurately avoided the dragon, phoenix and tortoise. Yuan Xi secretly rejoiced in his heart. Fortunately, Dong Zhao didn't give himself a nickname such as Fugui or Shengui, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.

Seeing that Wu Zhao hesitated to speak, he said, "What's the problem?"

"If you really don't want to go, I won't force you."

Wu Zhao waved his hands again and again, and said, "That's not what I mean. Only I was snatched away by the Huns when I was at the master's house. I also have some lonely books. I'm afraid."

Yuan Xi laughed, "I see, you follow me."

Wu Zhao anxiously followed Yuan Xi to the study. Yuan Xi took out the key and opened a secret door. Inside was a rather small space with several boxes.

Yuan Xi stepped forward to open the lid of the box, pointed to the scrolls of silk books inside and said, "Are these Cai Zhonglang's books what you are thinking about?"

Wu Zhao had never seen the whereabouts of those boxes since he was taken to the city lord's mansion after he fell into a coma last time. Now that he saw it again, he couldn't help being very excited. He stepped forward and saw that it was indeed his father's belongings.

Holding the silk book in her hand, she thought about others when she saw things, her eyes filled with tears.

Seeing her expression, Yuan Xi thought to himself that this woman is loyal, she is not related to Cai Yong, and she knows how to preserve these rare copies.

He always felt that something was wrong, and said, "Cai Zhonglang has been murdered for many years, why are you still staying in the mansion?"

"I heard he also has a daughter named Cai Zhaoji?"

Wu Zhao's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly concealed his expression and said, "That's true."

"When Mrs. Zhaoji was 16 years old, she married Hedong Wei Zhongdao, but before she went to Hedong, Mr. Wei fell ill and was bedridden."

"In less than a year, Mr. Wei passed away, and Mrs. Zhaoji returned to Luoyang to live with the master."

"At that time, I was also a widow, and I felt sorry for Mrs. Zhaoji. For entertainment, she often taught me how to read and write."

"Afterwards, the Han court migrated, and the master followed to Chang'an, where he was killed by Wang Yun. I returned to Luoyang with Mrs. Zhaoji, and lived for two years until I was plundered by the Huns."

When the Han court moved, Luoyang was burned down by Dong Zhuo and the city wall was damaged, so the Southern Huns took advantage of it to enter.

After hearing this, Yuan Xi hurriedly said, "What about Mrs. Zhaoji?"

Wu Zhao's heart skipped a beat again, "I got lost in the chaos, maybe I'm still staying in Luoyang?"

Yuan Xi pondered and said: "This is really strange. Ordinarily, she should be snatched from the Southern Xiongnu tribe and live in the Northland."

"This year is the first year of Xingping. She should have been taken captive to the north since the second year of Xingping. Maybe the Southern Huns will rob Luoyang again?"

Wu Zhao's eyes widened in surprise, "Why are you so sure, Young Master?"

"And Mrs. Zhaoji's boudoir name is not rumored, how does the young master know?"

Yuan Xi realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and was at a loss for words for a moment, so he could only make nonsense, "I know some stargazing techniques."

Wu Zhao was even more surprised, "I also know a little bit about this. Watching the stars and fate, you have to see your own face. When did you meet Mrs. Zhaoji?"

"And the boudoir's name can also be calculated? This is unheard of."

Yuan Xi thought to himself, why do you know everything?
Am I Dong Lue, or are you Dong Lue?

He forced a smile and said: "My stargazing technique is different, you will know it after a while."

Wu Zhao doubtfully said: "If there is a chance, I will ask the young master for advice."

Yuan Xi has a headache, why does this woman like to get to the bottom of things so much!
For this lie, I have to make up several sets of lies!
He laughed and said, "No problem, now you are worthy of Mrs. Zhaoji. When we are free in the future, we can visit Luoyang and return Cai Zhonglang's book to her."

Wu Zhao hurriedly bowed his head and saluted, "My concubine thanked you on behalf of my wife."

She searched for the root cause, and wanted Yuan Xi to be forced to deal with it, and stop pursuing her own origins. Now that she has passed the test by fooling around, a stone has fallen from her heart.

Otherwise, if Yuan Xi keeps asking, he might really reveal himself!
Because of their many worries and their own ghosts, the two clumsily ignored certain truths.

The two walked out of the study with a sigh of relief, Yuan Xi locked the secret door, took Wu Zhao into the yard, and saw Sun Li rushing over in a hurry.

When he saw Yuan Xi, he hurried over and shouted: "Brother, something bad happened, we are blocked!"

Yuan Xi heard this, and said in surprise: "What is blocking the door?"

"Gongsun Zan's army or the Southern Huns?"

He thought to himself that this came very quickly, and it seemed that there was another battle to be fought.

Sun Li shook his head and said, "It's not the city gate, it's the mansion gate."

"Our city lord's mansion is surrounded by thousands of people in Beixincheng!"

Yuan Xi was startled, causing trouble?

(End of this chapter)