Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 59

Wu Zhao woke up suddenly and sat up quickly.

She subconsciously tightened the collar of the skirt on her chest, and found that Yuan Xi beside her was also asleep, so she felt relieved a little.

She cursed in her heart, she was a widow, she didn't know if her appearance could be restored, why was she always thinking wildly?
Wu Zhao turned his head sideways, the sunlight from outside the window shone on Yuan Xi's face, and even the fluff around his mouth could be clearly seen.

In the past few days, they left Puyang City, traveled northward day and night, and finally met the convoy from Beixin City hundreds of miles outside Yecheng City, and returned to the original carriage at night.

However, Yuan Xi and Wu Zhao were both exhausted after running around day and night these days, so they caught up in the car.

Wu Zhao is full of worries, Yuan Xi seems to be deviant, dissolute and uninhibited, he doesn't like to do rewarding music, and the words he says are shocking to the world, which are quite different from what his father Cai Yong said, but he is gradually attracted by him unconsciously.

His father, Cai Yong, is the benchmark of the world's scriptures and the example of the gentry. Wu Zhao used to feel that his father's words represented the way of the world.

However, this idea quietly changed after meeting Yuan Xi.

What makes Wu Zhao even more tangled is what should he do in the future.

Yuan Xi is going to get married soon, and it is said that the bride is a woman from the famous Zhen family in Jizhou, and her identity and appearance are both top choices.

At that time, I will definitely not be able to stay by his side like now.

Wu Zhao thought that such a journey would never happen again, his mood became more and more complicated, and he felt a dull tightness in his chest.

She uttered softly and began to sing.

People are born on a journey.

Xinghan is above, and there are countless.

The night sky is bright and dark, like a whisper.

Confused and melancholy, the breeze passes slowly.

It's hard to say fate, what is guidance.

The concubine's heart is confused, and the way forward is hesitant.

Hesitation and pursuit, the journey is coming to an end.

At this time, the wheel hit a stone, the carriage bumped violently, Yuan Xi hit his head on the board wall, and suddenly woke up, looking towards Wu Zhao.

Wu Zhao quickly turned his head away.

Yuan Xi rubbed his eyes, sat up straight, looked out the window, pointed to the distance and said: "In a day or two, we will be able to arrive at Yecheng."

Seeing Yuan Xi's worried face, Wu Zhao asked, "Is it true that the young master is very afraid of seeing Yuan Zhoumu and finds it hard to move?"

Yuan Xi rubbed the center of his brows, "Father is quite stern, but he is quite tolerant towards us in private."

"As long as I convince my father that the trip to Taishan County is not dangerous, there is still a high possibility that he will nod."

"What I am worried about is my third brother, Yuan Shang."

"He may be the most difficult to deal with in Ye City."

When Wu Zhao heard this, he was surprised and said, "Mr. Yuan is a few years younger than you, isn't he?"

"Is he threatening you that much?"

"Worse than Mr. Yuan?"

Yuan Xi heard this, and sighed: "In terms of scheming, the elder brother is just a younger brother in front of him."

Yecheng.

When Yuan Shao heard Yuan Shang mentioning Yuan Xi's killing of nobles in Beixin City, his face was a little unhappy, "So I said he was too rigid, and he used the most drastic means to deal with it."

"So I am somewhat dissatisfied with his performance in the first two years."

"In the past two years on the border between Youji and Hebei, both sides have attacked each other. Beixincheng is not an important land, but he is obsessed with the people, and he has been unable to open the situation for a long time. It really loses face for my Yuan family."

"If it weren't for the last two victories, I would be really disappointed."

At this time, the first adviser suddenly said: "I heard that in the past three years, Beixin City has often been short of food."

Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows: "Mr. Zhongzhi is serious?"

Xin Ping, Zi Zhongzhi, counselor of Yuan Shao.

Before Xin Ping could answer, Yuan Shang cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zhongzhi's words are absolutely true."

"The poor food delivery is my fault."

Yuan Shao waved his hand: "You're not wrong, the grain trucks have been transporting, passing through the territory of the Black Bandits in the middle, and Bai Ma Yicong often raided the grain roads, it's really difficult to guard against."

"And I heard people say that Xian Yi distributes food to the people in the city, so no amount of food is enough."

"The transportation of grain and grass is originally for the use of soldiers. Although he is doing this to buy people's hearts, he has put the cart before the horse."

Yuan Shang said with a smile: "Second brother is generous and like a father. I heard that he has raised dozens of maidservants recently, but he is more romantic than elder brother."

"Nonsense!" Yuan Shao heard this, and slapped the table: "If the Zhen family finds out about this kind of thing, they will think him a loafer!"

"Fortunately, I found a good marriage for him!"

Yuan Shang said with a smile: "Father calm down, the second brother is getting old, it is normal to be anxious to leave an heir."

Yuan Shaoyu was still angry, and snorted coldly: "I belong to the Yuan family, and the most important thing is to have a clear name. Xianyi's move is too muddled!"

Xin Ping interjected: "The rumors are all echoed by others, and may not be true. My lord, you can wait for the second son to come back and investigate carefully. If there is such a thing, there is no rush to reprimand you."

Seeing Xin Ping speaking for Yuan Xi twice, Yuan Shang's face remained unchanged, but he understood in his heart.

It seems that the eldest brother and the second brother have joined hands, otherwise Xin Ping would not speak for the second brother!
Yuan Shang sneered in his heart, big brother and second brother, do you really think you can deal with me together?

Especially the second elder brother Yuan Xi, if he wanted a counselor, he would have no counsellor, and if he wanted a general, he would not have a general. In the past three years, he has been holding him back openly and secretly, but he did not expect that he would persist in the end.

If the second elder brother came back in disgrace, it would save him a lot of energy.

First pick the soft persimmons and pinch them. Since the second brother is going back to Yecheng, he will let him fall into the dust forever.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shang cupped his hands and said to Yuan Shao: "Father, count the time, the second brother will return to Yecheng within three days."

"My boy remembered that the second brother led troops to kill many Southern Huns a while ago, I'm afraid the border of Youji is not stable."

"I heard that the second elder brother did not bring many people with him when he returned to Yecheng. Apart from a dozen soldiers, there were dozens of maidservants."

When Yuan Shang said this, Yuan Shao's face was a little angry: "It's obviously out of place to bring so many women with you when you come back to get married!"

Yuan Shang smiled and said: "I want to mobilize some people to meet the second brother, so as not to be in danger."

Yuan Shao nodded and said: "You are interested, go."

Yuan Shang stood up respectfully, and walked out backwards.

Seeing this, Xin Ping secretly sighed, Yuan Shang is so scheming, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Yuan Xi to beat him.

Although a messenger reported that Yuan Xi had teamed up with Yuan Tan, Xin Ping didn't think Yuan Xi could do Yuan Tan any favors.

After all, among the three members of the Yuan family, Yuan Xi seems to be the most incapable of fighting now. After all, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are already able to lead the army alone.

However, Yuan Xi has been trapped in a city for three years, and he has not seen anything extraordinary about him.

Yuan Shang returned to his room and said to the servant: "Go and invite Mr. Yuan Tu (Pang Ji) and Mr. Zheng Nan (Shen Pei) over here."

After a while, two people dressed as counselors came in, they were Pang Ji and Shen Pei.

Yuan Shang sat up straight and respectfully said: "The boy wants to ask the two gentlemen for advice, and the second brother is going back to Yecheng."

"If he tells his father about the food shortage, how will he respond?"

Pang Ji said: "Master, you don't have to worry about food and grass, you will never be found out."

"What I don't understand is why the young master must target the second young master in this way?"

　Cai Zhaoji’s poem was changed by me with the lyrics of the ending song of an animation in my childhood. Did any friends born in the 80s recognize it? :)
　　
　
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