Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 574 Things in the Harem
Zweig said this in a passage in "The Beheaded Queen": She was too young at the time, and she didn't know that all the gifts of fate had a price secretly marked behind them.

And Yuan Xi felt that if this sentence was slightly modified, it could reflect the ugly behavior of the Yuan family's children this time.

Regardless of whether he is young or not, whether he knows whether the gift has ulterior motives or not, greed will not prevent him from swallowing this poisonous bait.

The disciples of Yuan Shu's branch were too greedy and too bold, so when they took advantage of the Zhen family's caravan, they were not alert and took it for granted, including Yuan Yin of course.

The spies deployed by the Zhen family's caravan also entered into the system of the Yuan family's children and mastered many inside stories and connections that were difficult for outsiders to understand. Only in this Shouchun turmoil could they release evidence in a timely manner and accurately seize the opportunity. It came to Yuan Yin and others, which caused him to be suspected by Yuan Yao. In the end, the city became chaotic without fighting.

Shouchun was captured in advance with minimal losses, which also meant that Yuan Xi had the two waterways in the Jianghuai basin in his hands, cutting off Yuan Shu's return route to Jingzhou.

At the same time, Yuan Xi can let Liu Bei cross the Huai River, enter Yuzhou, and contain Cao Cao. Didn't Cao Cao treat Liu Bei as the shepherd of Yuzhou? Then Liu Bei is going to attack Yuzhou now, what else do you have to say?
As for the disciples of Yuan Shu's branch, Yuan Xi did not plan to keep them, and planned to leave them all to Yuan Shao to deal with these uncles.

After all, his military commanders rely on Zhao Yuntai Shici and other good family members. Although the advisers are all nobles, the Guo Jia family has a low status. The relationship between Lu Xun and the family is weak. Jushou has lost power in Jizhou. The family power behind these few people is not enough to form a solid foundation. Influence.

Generally speaking, none of Yuan Xi's subordinates were from a well-established gentry clan, and even if they were, who could compare with his background as a descendant of the Yuan family?

Therefore, under this situation, Yuan Xi does not want to introduce the disciples of Yuan Shu. These people are not necessarily very talented, but they have a lot of bad tempers. If they are placed in high positions, their officials will definitely have some problems. Worry, tied up.

However, one of them caught Yuan Xi's attention, that is Yuan Shu's disciple Yuan Yin, who was also the target of Yuan Xi's frame-up during the Yuan family's civil strife.

Yuan Xi learned through spies that Yuan Yin was quite prestigious among the Yuan family's children and was the most likely to be suspected by Yuan Yao, so he tried to frame the matter on Yuan Yin's head. As expected, Yuan Yao succeeded. count.

Yuan Xi wanted to write about how to deal with Yuan Yin. After all, as Yuan Shu's disciple, he must know some things that others didn't know. If he could rely on him, he might be able to dig out many of Yuan Shu's secrets.

Next, Yuan Xi's subordinates searched Shouchun City for the good things Yuan Shu had hidden.

One is Yuan Shu's private treasury.

In the first year of Chuping, Yuan Shu escaped from Luoyang and went to Nanyang. At this time, Sun Jian lured and killed Zhang Zi, the prefect of Nanyang, and turned from a Han minister into a Han thief. Because Sun Jian's reputation and status were not high, he urgently needed someone to help him. With support, he turned to Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu effortlessly obtained Nanyang, where millions of households were extremely wealthy, but he did not pay attention to the regulation of laws. He was arrogant, extravagant, greedy, and plundered the people's savings, which the people hated deeply.

Although Sun Jian was shot dead by Huang Zu two years later, Yuan Shu was forced to retreat from Nanyang, but he also accumulated a lot of wealth. Later, Yuan Shu used this as capital to instruct Sun Ce to attack Yangzhou and occupy the prosperous Lujiang and Jiujiang counties in the north of the Yangtze River. Try your best to plunder the people's fat and anointing.

So when Yuan Xi sent people to Yuan Shu's treasury, he was almost dazzled by the things inside. Apart from not much food, there were also a large number of silk, gold and silver utensils, and countless antiques and cultural relics.

He thought that Yuan Shu was indeed not very smart. The people in Shouchun were about to starve to death. He could just sell some things in the treasury to get a lot of food from Jingzhou, Yizhou and other places. How could the situation be so miserable now? appearance?

However, these were all advantageous to Yuan Xi, and coupled with the wealth looted from the Yuan family's children, it can be said that the capture of Shouchun this time was a fruitful harvest.

But except for food and fabrics that can be put to immediate use, most of the other goods are things that are sent to each other among the nobles. It is very troublesome to cash them in. Yuan Xi thought about it again and again, so he packed up all the books and took them away as gifts. Go to Youzhou to study and have people study and copy.

As for the remaining luxury goods, some good ones were selected and sent to Yecheng as a tribute to Yuan Shao. Yuan Xi was not interested in this anyway.

Another difficult thing to deal with is Yuan Shu's harem.

After Yuan Xi learned about it, he learned that Yuan Shu had hundreds of people in his harem. Everyone was wearing exquisite fabrics and living a luxurious life. Yuan Xi would definitely not raise these idle people, but how to arrange them was also a headache.

He found Lu Lingqi and said, "Come with me to Yuan Shu's palace."

Lu Lingqi listened and said with a smile: "What, you want me to help you choose?"

"The concubine of the uncle of the Ganna tribe, your husband is very courageous."

Yuan Xi's face turned red, "Don't accuse someone's innocence out of thin air. If I really meant this, would I still let you accompany me?"

"It's precisely because I was afraid of rumors that I took you there!"

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi covered her mouth and said with a smile: "I'm so anxious, I just said it casually, why did my husband react so badly?"

"Is it possible that your husband has a guilty conscience?"

Yuan Xi's teeth itched with hatred, "Let's have a good talk tonight."

Lu Lingqi puffed up her chest and said, "What, who is afraid of whom?"

"I still want to have a good talk with my husband, but if this happens, I'm afraid my husband will miss Yuan Shu's uterus."

Yuan Xi saw that Lu Lingqi was becoming more and more unforgiving, and since he could no longer beat Lu Lingqi at night, he had no choice but to shut up to avoid humiliating himself.On the way, the two of them met Lu Xun who was checking the property in the side hall. Yuan Xi quickly pulled him over. When Lu Xun learned about Yuan Xi's intention, he subconsciously slipped away and said, "This is Yuan's family business. The young master asked me to do it." What?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "You are my adopted brother, how can you be considered an outsider?"

"Besides, Yuan Shu's palace has so many idle people. From now on, Shouchun will be a military center. How can he be allowed to stay here and eat free meals?"

"I thought about it and decided to give it to you servants as concubines. It would also give those women a place to stay."

Lu Xun shook his head and said, "Sir, Yuan Gongli is not dead yet. What if he reconciles with Benchu ​​Gong and knows that he has divided all his concubines?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "I don't care, will it be possible for him to become a local emperor when the time comes?"

"If he is left alive, the remaining Yuan family members may not be lucky enough."

Lu Xun's heart trembled, knowing that Yuan Xi was ready to kill Yuan Shu.

Although he didn't know where Yuan Xi's dislike of Yuan Shu came from, seeing that Yuan Xi had made up his mind, Lu Xun couldn't speak out to object, so he could only say: "Just give the concubines to others, I don't want them anymore." .”

"I, Aweng, am still in the city. What would he think if he knew that I had taken Yuan Gulu's concubine?"

Yuan Xi didn't take it seriously and said: "What are you worried about? These women have to be given away anyway, and I will keep Liu Yuzhou's and theirs."

"If you don't want it, I will give it to Liu Yuzhou."

Lu Xun was stunned. You said such shameless words openly. Is that okay?
In Yuan Shu's palace, the concubines and concubines were uneasy. They heard the eunuch shouting, saying that Xuzhou Mu Shijun was coming and wanted everyone to go out to greet him, so they hurriedly changed their clothes and dressed up.

They secretly cursed in their hearts that these eunuchs changed their faces very quickly. They used to flatter people like themselves, but now Shouchun was destroyed and Yuan Shu's palace fell into the hands of the enemy. These eunuchs suddenly changed and became the jailers guarding them.

And his attitude is completely different. He has changed from the groveling and cold-shouldered attitude towards people like himself. Especially these days, when there are no exquisite meals in the past, all the food is served!
But they are not stupid. They heard that the person who came this time was the general of the Yuan family who captured Shouchun City. He came here to select people!
This is an excellent opportunity. Although Yuan Shu is dead, I heard that the envoy who came here is very powerful at a young age. If he wants to change his destiny, he must rely on this opportunity!
At this time, several concubines were in Queen Feng's room. On the surface, they came to help Feng change her clothes, but in fact they came to encourage Feng.

Some of them took out the queen's crown clothes from the dressing cabinet and said: "The queen is the mother of a country. Although she is in trouble at this time, she should still behave like a mother and respect the world. Wearing the queen's crown clothes can scare the other party and make them not dare to do anything." I have unreasonable thoughts."

This was obviously malicious and wanted Feng to offend the other party.

Some people took out gorgeous dark robes and refuted the people in front of them: "What a bad idea you have. Now that Mr. Zhong is missing, the situation is obviously over. Is it appropriate to wear these clothes again?"

"The envoy who is here now is nicknamed Fierce Tiger. It is said that he is an extremely cruel person. The opportunity now is to please him. Of course, wearing beautiful clothes is most suitable!"

"When the queen puts on this dress, the other party will definitely be impressed and choose the queen to take it back. I also hope that the queen will take the concubine away and I will be a maid and accompany the lady."

This was with the intention of letting Feng be chosen to please the other party, and he took the opportunity to leave with him.

Another person said: "No, now we are all the concubines of Duke Zhong. It is said that Duke Zhong's whereabouts are unknown and he has met with something unexpected. If we dress gorgeously, we will look unkind and unjust. In my opinion, it is most appropriate for the queen to wear linen mourning clothes."

"When the other party sees it, he will definitely be moved by the queen's deep affection and treat the queen well."

This was because he was determined to join the new master, lest Feng be chosen.

Everyone was talking at once, and Ms. Feng was dizzy due to the noise. Finally, she said: "With this situation, we can just leave it to fate."

"I'll just change into regular clothes and go out."

As soon as these words came out, several people present felt a little regretful, but also breathed a sigh of relief.

They don't like Feng's good intentions, and they all want to be chosen before Feng. Now that Feng is unwilling to recruit people, it is also a good thing for them.

Thinking of this, everyone dispersed and quickly went back to their rooms to dress up and put on their best clothes.

Mrs. Feng saw that all the people who had been so enthusiastic before were all dispersed in an instant, and her ears suddenly became clear. She couldn't help but sigh softly. She looked at the beams on the roof and then at the cabinet. She remembered that there were Dao Changling.

Feng lowered her head and thought for a while, then stood up and walked a few steps towards the cabinet, but stopped again.

At this time, the eunuch's urging voice came from outside the house. Feng's body was shaken, and then she came to her senses. She lowered her head with a smile to herself, and slowly changed into the regular clothes on the bed.

She thought to herself that she was really a coward and could not muster up the courage to die. Maybe she was a coward from the beginning to the end.

(End of this chapter)