Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

596 Divergent
Yuan Shao's words made Yuan Xi pause. He originally thought that this topic was extremely sensitive, so he avoided talking about it during the meeting. Unexpectedly, he seemed a little dissatisfied with Yuan Shao's tone?
He smiled bitterly and said: "I didn't expect Mr. Ben Chu..."

Yuan Xi lowered his voice very low, "...father...will discuss this issue with me."

"I thought this would be something I would explain to the next head of the family."

After hearing this, Yuan Shao was silent for a while, and then said: "Xian Yi, you are very smart."

"But since I have decided on the candidate, you don't have to think about Jizhou."

Yuan Xi raised his head, with no hint of displeasure on his face, "Of course I know."

"If I had any dissatisfaction with this, I would not appear in front of my father like this."

Yuan Shao's expression froze, "Are you really not interested in Jizhou?"

Yuan Xi shook his head, "It is definitely impossible to say that I am not moved at all."

"But now, if I really want something, I will get it with my own hands."

Yuan Shao was silent for a while, "You can do it now."

Yuan Xi smiled bitterly, "Father, there's no need to test me, I still want to lose face."

"So Cao Mengde is more likely to take over the world than you." Yuan Shao sneered.

This time it was Yuan Xi's turn to be silent. He had to admit that what Yuan Shao said was right.

Because at this moment, it may be the closest he is to winning Jizhou.

It didn't happen before, and it probably won't happen again in the future.

In fact, when news spread that Yecheng was attacked by Cao Cao, Yuan Xi rushed back. Then when he entered Qingzhou, a local spy sent a letter from Youzhou.

The letter was written by Guo Jia, who was based in Jicheng.

The letter stated bluntly that the current opportunity for Yuan Xi to obtain Jizhou is the best and the least loss.

Guo Jia didn't say much, just a few words, and he didn't even persuade Yuan Xi to go. He seemed to be just talking about a trivial matter in a normal way.

Maybe he also knew that his proposal was unlikely to be adopted by Yuan Xi, but he still said it.

Regardless of whether the Lord's Guild would adopt it or not, Guo Jia still expressed his thoughts. This was his awareness as a counselor.

Yuan Xi showed the letter to Jushou, who said: "I have no intention of speculating on Fengxiao's thoughts, but he didn't say much. He must have understood that this matter has great benefits and great risks."

"If Lord Benchu ​​objects, how will Young Master face it?"

"If the young master takes strong measures to seize Yecheng, how will the world view the young master?"

"So Fengxiao added a premise in the letter, currently."

“Profiting now may not mean that interest will not be repaid in the future.”

Yuan Xi laughed, "Mr. Gongyu, the word interest is very interesting."

Jushou said: "These are things that the prince has to consider, not our counselors. I believe Fengxiao also understands that he is just doing his duty to raise them, because he knows that as a Jizhou nobleman, I will not mention them in public or private matters." This idea."

Yuan Xi nodded slightly. Ju Shou was right in his consideration. He himself was from a wealthy family in Jizhou. If the attached Yuan Xi was a dishonest person, it would be difficult for the Ju family to raise their heads in the future.

Therefore, the strategies Jushou made would consciously or unconsciously avoid plans that offended the local nobles in Jizhou. This was also Jushou's limitation. Guo Jia also understood this, so he took the initiative to do such offending things.

Yuan Xi suddenly felt a little heavy. These counselors under his command had entrusted their future to him for various purposes. Although they inevitably had their own selfish motives, people were not perfect. Who would have no selfish desires?

From another perspective, if the lord only requires his subordinates to pay but does not give anything in return, how can he gain their loyalty?

Therefore, how to deal with unquenchable desires and how to deal with the relationship with his subordinates are things that the lord needs to consider. Yuan Xi may not adopt the suggestions of his subordinates, but at least he must respect their ideas.

When Yuan Xi entered the city, his mind was still filled with this lingering thought. After all, what happened in Yecheng made him understand that the Yuan family was now walking on a very dangerous road.

If he did not take action and just stood by, he would be able to survive alone, but the consequences that would follow might evolve into a situation that Yuan Xi could not accept in the end.

Now Yuan Shao puts this problem in front of Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi knows that it is useless to escape. After all, in front of Yuan Shao, his predecessor's behavior and habits are all in the eyes of the other party, and there is nothing to hide.

He took a deep breath and said, "If you ask me, the current situation caused by Cao Cao is largely due to my father."

After hearing this, Yuan Shao felt angry and couldn't help coughing. He quickly picked up the tea bowl next to him and took a big sip. Then he put down the tea bowl with a bang and said coldly: "You should tell me how I was wrong."

Yuan Xi said calmly: "My father was worried about raising tigers and watching Cao Cao become powerful. This is one of them."

Yuan Shao snorted coldly: "You were not born when Mengde and I met, so who are you qualified to comment on?"

Yuan Xi didn't want to argue with Yuan Shao, so he added: "My father is one person and one state, and there is no distinction between priority and priority. So that his power and ability are equal, and this is the second one."

Yuan Shao felt angry, "Didn't you also win Youzhou? You got it cheaply and behaved well!"

Yuan Xi said helplessly: "My father asked me to speak freely. I am just telling the truth."

Yuan Shao snorted coldly and seemed to know that he had gone too far, so he stopped talking.

Yuan Xi finally said: "Although my father nominally appointed Xianfu as the next head of the family, he did not use strong measures to stop his subordinate officials from taking sides, which caused problems on my father's side, and the people below immediately became unstable. This is the third reason. "

"If Cao Cao hadn't seen these hidden dangers, how could he dare to attack Yecheng with just tens of thousands of people?" "In my opinion, attacking the city is the second most important thing, and knocking the mountains to shock the tiger is the main thing. What he wants to see is that the people of Yecheng are in chaos. , will collapse without a fight.”

"And now my father's situation has caused Xiansi to have thoughts that he shouldn't have. This may not be what Cao Cao expected."

"Perhaps the current situation was created deliberately by Cao Cao."

Yuan Shao held the tea cup tightly with his fingers, his face was uncertain, and he opened his mouth, "Why..."

Yuan Xi sighed: "My father, do you want to ask why the counselors didn't remind my father?"

"Actually, I only understood this truth not long ago."

"Everyone has selfish motives. My father's counselors have already lined up."

"In the eyes of most people, the world is a fight between two Yuans. Now that Yuan Shu has worshiped him, as long as Jizhou does not commit suicide, the world will belong to the Yuan family sooner or later."

"If something happens to my father at this time and a new head of the family takes over, it will be the greatest benefit to them, right?"

With a bang, the tea cup in Yuan Shao's hand fell on the couch, spilling tea and tea leaves everywhere.

The guard outside the door heard this and rushed over in a hurry. Yuan Shao raised his chest and shouted: "No need to come over!"

After hearing this, Yuan Shao's guard quickly stopped. Yuan Shao shouted with too much force and felt a little dizzy. He tried to steady himself and said, "I am not willing to give in."

"I originally thought I could live for seven or eight years. When the world is settled, you brothers will be divided into enfeoffments. Then you will live the rest of your life without worrying about food and clothing. If I am here, I can control the Yuan family. There shouldn’t be any complications.”

"But I underestimated your morale and overestimated my body."

"I'm afraid I won't survive this winter."

Yuan Xi was shocked, so serious?

He said aloud: "What's going on?"

Yuan Shao shook his head: "I don't know either."

He told the story about the Five Stone Powder, and finally said solemnly: "This Five Stone Powder was given to me by Xianfu, and the doctors didn't find any problems. I don't want to doubt Xianfu. After all, he has been appointed as the next head of the family. There is really no reason to murder me."

Yuan Xi thought to himself that this was not necessarily the case. If we consider the most dangerous situation in people's minds, if Yuan Shao dies and Yuan Shang ascends the throne, he can clear out the people who secretly rely on Yuan Tan, integrate the forces in Jizhou, and do things that Yuan Shao cannot do due to face. That is not as good as Are you comfortable now?

But Yuan Xi also doubted that Yuan Shang's character, with many bad ideas and few ruthless moves, could really be ruthless?
Yuan Tan is pretty much the same!

He was suddenly shocked. Could it be Yuan Tan's hand?

Yuan Xi suppressed this thought for the time being. Has Yuan Tan really reached such a desperate level?

He knew that it was useless to think blindly, so he said aloud: "I brought Hua Tuo here. He is a famous doctor in the world. He is outside the door. Why don't you let him come out and take a look?"

Yuan Shao said: "Yes."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi turned around and was about to speak to the outside world when Lu Lingqi's voice came, "I'm going to call sir now."

Yuan Shao saw Lu Lingqi turn around and go to the yard, and it took him a while to react, "With such a low voice, she can hear it even dozens of steps away?"

Yuan Xi smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid that no matter how far away she is, she can hear it clearly."

Yuan Shao's face froze, "Why didn't you tell me earlier!"

Yuan Xi looked innocent, "I'm not an outsider anyway."

Every word of the conversation between the two reached Lu Lingqi's ears, and a smile appeared on her face involuntarily.

Although the former father and son have no relationship in name, and it can't be seen on the surface, they still trust each other in private.

She couldn't help but think of Lu Bu and Yan in Huaicheng, and she missed them a little. She didn't know how her parents were doing now.

After a while, Hua Tuo hurried in with a medicine box and said to Yuan Shao, "I have seen the envoy."

Yuan Shao glanced outside the door. Yuan Xi understood, stood up, closed the broken door, and lowered the linen curtain on the side to block the door.

Yuan Shao's guards were nervous for a while, but Yuan Shao didn't say anything, and they didn't dare to move rashly, so they had to wait at the door.

Hua Tuo felt the pulse again, used a needle again, and finally said: "It should be bleeding from the internal organs."

"But this is really strange. It is clear that your body is not like this."

Yuan Shao hesitated, pointed to the bedside cabinet and said, "The five stones I took are scattered in it."

"After taking it for more than half a year, I started coughing up blood. The reason why I doubted it was because I had not used other drugs."

Yuan Xi opened the wooden drawer, took out the bottle and handed it to Hua Tuo. Hua Tuo took the bottle, smelled it first, then poured it into the palm of his hand to look at it, and finally took a lick.

He closed his eyes for a long time, then opened them and said hesitantly: "There does seem to be something wrong."

As soon as these words came out, Yuan Shao and Yuan Xi's expressions changed.

(End of this chapter)