Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 553: Once Upon a Time
Inside the Qiao Mansion, Jiao Zhongqing stood on the ground uneasily and bowed to Yuan Xi: "I would like to express my gratitude to you for saving my life."

He immediately showed a tangled look on his face, "Do I have to do this?"

"How can I support my grandma like this?"

Everyone from the Qiao Mansion was present, including Yuan Xi, Lu Lingqi, Lu Xun Jushou, Hua Tuo, Sun Li, Xiao Qiao, as well as Liu Shi and Jiao Zhongqing.

In addition to the people present, Yuan Xi didn't think much about the fact that Zhang Yang and the two were still alive, so except for the Li family and the Liu family, he didn't even inform Jiao's mother.

After hearing what Jiao Zhongqing said, Yuan Xi sneered: "Your Excellency is filial and still remembers your mother. Who is the initiator of all this?"

Jiao Zhongqing blushed and defended: "My father died young, and my mother worked hard to raise me up, but I was unfilial when I was in office, and even after three years of marriage, I had no children..."

After hearing this, Ms. Liu said, "There are three types of unfilial piety. Having no offspring and having no descendants is all my fault. Therefore, it is indeed not wrong for my mother to make peace between the two of me."

Xiao Qiao said: "Sister Liu, what you said..."

Da Qiao took Xiao Qiao's hand and shook it. Only then did Xiao Qiao understand and remained silent.

Yuan Xi said: "Mr. Hua Tuo is a famous doctor in the world. This matter is over. I will ask him to look at it for you two."

"The problem now is that for the reputation of the two companies, it is better for them to be dead than alive."

"If one person dies and the lamp goes out, everything will stop. If both parties die, the impact on the Li family and the Liu family can be minimized."

"If Mrs. Liu is alive, the government will have to say something about this matter. How will Mrs. Liu handle herself then?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu bowed her head and knelt down to Yuan Xi and said, "I was not thinking well for a moment, so I thank you for saving me. I am very grateful for your kindness."

"Now I am in a dilemma. I just ask you to give me some advice."

Hua Tuo laughed at the side and said: "When I first treated my wife, I knew that she had a righteous temper and was a generous and heroic person. It is really remarkable that she can abide by the promise of two people to die."

Hua Tuo said this tactfully, but he only praised Liu, which already showed his dissatisfaction with Jiao Zhongqing.

Yuan Xi said: "I can come forward and settle this matter for you two."

"There are two paths."

"First, I will announce to the public that I have rescued you two. You two will go back to your homes. From now on, your family will make arrangements."

Everyone thinks, isn’t this exactly the same as before?
Liu's marriage to the Li family may have been blown by then, but the possibility of getting back together with Jiao Zhongqing is very low, because as long as Jiao's mother is around, there is almost no hope for the two of them to succeed.

Yuan Xi paused, "Secondly, I will arrange an identity for you two. You will live away from Anhui City, and you two will become husband and wife again."

"Of course, that's if you two are willing to leave everything behind."

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Jiao Zhongqing. They naturally knew that the key to the matter was him. As for Liu, if Jiao Zhongqing nodded, he would agree without hesitation.

Jiao Zhongqing looked at everyone, hesitated for a moment, and just whispered: "My mother raised me up, if I can't fulfill my filial piety at her bedside..."

Hua Tuo sighed: "It's difficult to have both sides of the problem. It's really not a good choice."

Yuan Xi saw that everyone was also showing approval, and understood that this was the helplessness of this era. Those who are filial are the most important, especially those who came from a low-status family of Jiao Zhongqing, who could not bear the criticism from the world.

However, the funny thing is that this kind of shackles can only restrict the vast majority of people, but it seems to have lost its effect on the top small group.

Yuan Xi didn't say anything. Before he adopted him, he did some unfilial things that were criticized as an excuse to adopt him. There was a lot of discussion about him in Yecheng for a while.

But as his status and strength increased and he became the lord of the two states, these discordant voices suddenly disappeared, and no one even dared to mention the past in private.

Similar things happened to other princes. When Cao Cao was in Xuzhou, Cao Cao massacred the city without caring about the life and death of the other party. Kong Rong suggested that his parents were ungrateful. These were all contrary to the filial piety advocated at this time. Lu Bu even killed two foster fathers in a row. , how many people dare to mention it in front of Lu Bu now?
Pushing forward further, when Gaozu's family was captured by Xiang Yu, didn't they turn a blind eye to Xiang Yu's threat to kill his parents? Where was the filial piety at this time?
Isn't there another saying at this time, "If you promote talents, you don't know how to read; if you promote filial piety and honesty, your father will live apart"?

But after the nobles promoted Xiaolian, as long as no one held him accountable, who would care about what happened before?

To put it bluntly, these things are done by superiors for others to see. When these people have the ability to shut up those who open their mouths, the objections will naturally disappear.

Yuan Xi suddenly remembered that he and Lu Lingqi were teasing each other on a high-rise building in Haixi City. At that time, he was a little dishonest, and Lu Lingqi blamed Yuan Xi for liking to do obscene things in high places.

At that time, Yuan Xi laughed and said: "Madam, you don't know that the world is like this. The higher you stand, the more obscene things you can do. However, even if the people below see it, they can only suffer in silence."

"Why else would everyone be trying so hard to climb up?"

Lu Lingqi thought that Yuan Xi was making fun of her at the time, but Yuan Xi was actually making a pun. He was not only talking about himself, but also all the people in power in the world.

From ancient times to the present, many things have changed with the trend of the times, but the human heart's self-seeking and self-seeking practices of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages have not changed for thousands of years.

Just like power can be addictive, there are two kinds of addiction.

One is a person with power who can make rules for others to abide by and exercise the power of life and death.

The other is to be able to personally break the rules you set and become the only exception. This feeling is even more fascinating than the previous one.He quietly looked at Liu and Jiao Zhongqing in front of him, waiting for their decision.

At this time, Mrs. Liu was looking at Jiao Zhongqing. She no longer had any nostalgia for her family, but Jiao Zhongqing was worried. When Yuan Xi saw it, he sighed secretly and said, "I know that your mother is following the rule of seven outings." Divorce Mrs. Liu."

"But strictly speaking, the matter has not yet been concluded. If I ask Mr. Hua Tuo to diagnose and treat you two, but in the end I find that there is nothing wrong with Mrs. Liu, I, as the envoy, have the right to hold your mother to account."

Jiao Zhongqing was shocked when he heard this and quickly knelt down to Yuan Xi to beg for mercy. Yuan Xi waved his hands and said: "For the sake of you two, if you two choose the second way, I can let Li Shu arrange manpower and pay monthly Money and food will support him until he grows old on your behalf."

As soon as these words came out, everyone nodded secretly. Yuan Xi's method can indeed solve this troublesome problem!
Mrs. Liu bowed to Yuan Xi and said, "No matter whether things work out or not, I deeply feel the great kindness you have given me, but I don't understand. I have never known you, so why do you protect me so much?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi thought for a moment, shook his head, and said with a smile: "I don't know. If I really want to say it, maybe it's because of that poem."

Everyone was stunned, poetry?What poem?

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "I have already thought of a way out for you two. I found someone to write a Yuefu poem. If it can be widely sung, people all over the world will definitely know your story."

Da Qiao said softly: "Poetry? Your Majesty, can you still write poetry?"

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi smiled and said, "I did it before when I sent you to Montenegro, but I didn't understand it well at that time."

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "This poem is different. The person who wrote the poem is much more advanced than me."

"But the poem is very long and may take a lot of writing."

Yuan Xi is actually a person who is very reluctant to copy poems. After all, it is the wisdom of his predecessors, but this time in order to solve the dilemma of Jiao Zhongqing and the Liu family, he had to copy it once.

Xiao Qiao said: "How long is it?"

Yuan Xi thought for a moment, "Probably less than two thousand words?"

Da Qiao lost his voice and said: "How can there be such a long Yuefu poem?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "It will happen from now on."

Seeing Yuan Xi's confident look, everyone wondered if this was a crooked poem filled with nonsense.
Xiao Qiao was interested in seeing Yuan Xi's fooling around and said excitedly: "I'm going to get some silk. Everyone wants to see it, right?"

Seeing everyone looking at him, Yuan Xi rolled up his sleeves and said with a smile: "Then I will show my shame."

Lu Xun was curious when he saw Xiao Qiao excitedly holding up a long piece of silk, and Da Qiao taking out his pen and inkstone. He had been with Yuan Xi for a long time, and found that his military strategies were all extraordinary, but he had never seen them before. He has recited poems, and today I want to see what is so special about this long poem.

Yuan Xi took the brush from Da Qiao's hand, and when their fingertips touched, Da Qiao retracted her fingers into her sleeves as if she was electrocuted. She quickly lowered her head and found that no one noticed, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

Somehow, she thought of the things she accidentally bumped into that night. She blushed and her heart beat up. She quickly took a few deep breaths before she regained her composure.

At this time, Yuan Xi had already walked to the long silk unfolded by Xiao Qiao, paused briefly, and then started writing ten words at the front.

The peacock flew southeast and wandered about five miles.

When he wrote the official calligraphy that Cai Zhaoji had taught him step by step, Lu Xun, Xiao Qiao and others' eyes lit up immediately and they all said in unison: "Good calligraphy!"

Yuan Xi felt proud. Although his official script was far less skilled than Cai Zhaoji, it was better than Cai Zhaoji in that he learned from the strengths of others and incorporated the highlights of many later fonts. Although he did not capture all the essence of the calligraphy, it still gave people a refreshing feeling.

He paused and continued writing the second line.

"Thirteen can weave, fourteen can learn to tailor clothes, fifteen can play the harp, sixteen can recite poetry."

When Mrs. Liu saw it, her heart trembled, wasn't she talking about herself?

"Seventeen is a gentleman's wife, and her heart is always filled with sorrow. Since you are a government official, you will never waver in your integrity."

Mrs. Liu covered her mouth, feeling something in her heart. She turned her head slightly, but she met Jiao Zhongqing's apologetic look towards her.

"I keep my humble concubine in an empty room, and rarely see each other every day. The cock crows into the weaving machine, and it can't stop night after night. I cut off five pieces in three days, so I think it's too late. It's not because I'm late in weaving. It's hard for your wife..."

Yuan Xi was still a little suffocated at first, but as his memory was recalled, he seemed to have returned to the way he looked when he was reciting in class in his previous life.

At that time, he was still young and high-spirited. He felt that with just a single movement of his hand, he could denounce Fang Qiu and stir up the world. He never thought that more than ten years later, he would be working in a construction site and be crushed by the burden of life...

He seemed to be in a trance, and his thoughts were unknown to where he was, but his body was driven by instinct and wrote down the lines of words that would be passed down to future generations.

The memories of his past life, the struggles of this life, the expectations of future generations, and the intersection of different time and space brought Yuan Xi to an artistic conception of wandering around the world. It was not until he reached the end of writing that he suddenly came back to his senses.

He looked up at the people with complicated expressions, raised the pen in his hand, and gently wrote the last sentence.

Thank you to future generations, please be careful and don’t forget.

(End of this chapter)