Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 61
Yuan Xi was actually in a hurry.

Cao Cao will attack Xuzhou at any time, and Cao Song's family may be killed at any time.

Although he had set up some tricks before, but there is no one who is completely trustworthy around him, and Wu Zhao, who he trusts the most, has a lot of inside information that is not convenient for her to know.

There must be a lot of resistance against him in Yecheng.

Yuan Xi's image in front of Yuan Tan was that he killed the gentry recklessly, contented himself with pleasure, and won a few battles by luck. Although he had advantages, he also had disadvantages.

If Zhao Yun performed well in Beixin City, Yuan Tan should have discovered Zhao Yun's ability and felt that Yuan Xi had the value of joining forces.

There is only this kind of Yuan Xi, Yuan Tan is willing to cooperate with, too strong will make Yuan Tan vigilant, too weak will make Yuan Tan belittle and support less.

At present, it seems that fooling Yuan Tan is relatively successful, but in the end, it depends on the support of Yuan Tan's forces in Yecheng.

But for the rest of the Yuan family in Ye City, it was not easy.

Yuan Shao, Yuan Shang, and Mrs. Liu were all difficult to deal with, especially when the three of them were sitting together, he hadn't thought about what kind of image Yuan Xi would show.

The more Yuan Xi thought about it, the more she felt pain in her temples, and couldn't help rubbing it a few times. Wu Zhao raised her hand naturally when she saw it. At this time, the sound of rumbling horseshoes came from a distance, and she quickly put her hand down again.

Yuan Xi opened the curtain of the car and saw hundreds of army horses galloping towards him. The first one was quite young and handsome. What stood out was the big beard. He looked more mature than Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi greeted, and the convoy stopped slowly.

He whispered to Wu Zhao, "This is my third brother Yuan Shang."

Yuan Shang rode his horse to the front of the convoy, got off his horse, knelt down on one knee and said: "Second brother, I am late to greet you, I hope you will forgive me!"

Yuan Xi opened the car door and jumped out of the car, stepped forward to help Yuan Shang up, and said happily: "Third brother, I haven't seen you for three years, you have grown up so much!"

Yuan Shang had tears in his eyes: "Second brother! I miss my brother!"

Yuan Xi was also full of excitement: "I am the same!"

The two brothers looked at each other and laughed.

Yuan Xidao: "We brothers haven't seen each other for many years, if we walk side by side, I have a lot to say to my third brother."

Yuan Shang hurriedly said: "Originally, the younger brother should obey when the second brother speaks, but this time he came to pick up the second brother under the order of his father. If there is a mistake on the way, the father will inevitably punish him."

"Father is already waiting for the second brother. After entering the city, the younger brother will apologize to the second brother. After that, there will be opportunities to speak."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Xi immediately said: "In that case, I will trouble my third brother."

He turned around and got into the car, watching Yuan Shang gallop back and forth in front of the convoy, talking with everyone in the convoy, and arranging soldiers to guard him, he did it in an orderly manner.

Seeing Wu Zhao, he thought to himself that these three young masters seem to be very considerate in their work.

Yuan Xi put down the curtain, and was relieved to see Yuan Shang riding outside to the front of the convoy.

Seeing that he looked like he was facing a formidable enemy, Wu Zhao said softly, "How is it?"

Yuan Xi shook his head: "It's very difficult to deal with, much more difficult than elder brother, I'm afraid he will go to find out the details of the team in private."

Wu Zhao's heart skipped a beat, and he whispered, "Then the matter between us."

Yuan Xi nodded and said: "Sooner or later he will know, after all we haven't shown up for so many days."

"But it's okay, he can't find out where we went, just be careful."

Yuan Shang rode his horse to the front of the convoy and called his subordinates to lead the way, while he called a partial general and said, "Let our people and the people in the convoy speak out and ask two things."

"First, I didn't see where the scarred guard went when we left Beixin City."

"Second, there is a woman with bruises in the carriage, find out her origin."

The general took the order, and after a while, dozens of people arrived at the front and back of the convoy, and while they were being escorted, they started chatting with the people in the convoy.

Yuan Shang turned his head and saw that the curtain of the carriage hadn't moved, he thought to himself that his second brother could hold his breath.

After a few words from the meeting just now, he knew that the second brother, like himself, was very good at pretending.

But it doesn't matter, in this city of Ye, his foundation is already solid, even if the second elder brother sues in front of his father, he can handle it in a way.

And before he left the city, his mother, Mrs. Liu, had already gone to find Yuan Shao.

I'm very interested, second brother, what do you use to fight me?

In the State Shepherd's Mansion in Yecheng, Yuan Shao was quite surprised to see his wife, Mrs. Liu, coming in. He stood up and asked, "Why is Madam here?"

Mrs. Liu is about 30 years old. Apart from her thin cheekbones, she is also considered a beauty. The key is her family background.

The ancients often said that mothers are more expensive than children, but in fact there is a rather counter-intuitive fact.

A child is more expensive than a mother.

The mother's background is not good, which greatly affects the status of her son in the family.

Because of the power of the mother clan, it is a great bargaining chip for the son to compete for the strength of the family.

Because the right-to-be wives are all of the same family. Many princes and lords were of low status before they made a fortune, and the original spouse was the same. The eldest son was born, and the mother clan could hardly provide much help.

And after the lord's fortune, the original wife died, and the status of the main wife married in the continuation was much higher, and the power of the mother clan was naturally not the same as before.

So at this time, when the lord establishes an heir, because the power of the mother clan behind him is different, the situation where the youngest son overwhelms the eldest son instead.

So everyone knows that abolishing the elders and establishing the younger is the way to bring disaster, but there are still many such phenomena among the gentry.

Now the Yuan family is facing this problem. Mrs. Liu is backed by the clan, so she is naturally able to attract a group of nobles who are loyal to the Han Dynasty.

In the past three years, Yuan Shang's power has gradually overwhelmed Yuan Tan, which is why Yuan Tan is eager to join forces with Yuan Xi.

Mrs. Liu looked respectful, "I suddenly remembered something and came here to meet my husband."

After hearing this, Yuan Shao said softly, "Madam, please tell me."

Mrs. Liu sighed: "Soldiers have come to report that Shang'er has already greeted Xi'er outside, and I'm afraid they will be in Yecheng within half a day."

Yuan Shao nodded slightly after hearing this, and his mood was quite complicated.

Three years ago, the father and son had an almost angry quarrel, which caused Yuan Xi, who was cowardly by nature, to go to defend the city in the dangerous Northland.

During the period, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan fought and fought several battles. It was not until last year that Gongsun Zan was driven to Yijing. As for Yuan Xi, although he intended to send more troops, it failed due to various reasons.

Thinking about it afterwards, Yuan Shao also felt a little regretful.

Seeing this, Mrs. Liu hurriedly said: "There is one more thing, Xi'er brought those dozens of concubines back to Ye City."

"Originally, I have already arranged a house for Xi'er, which is enough for seven or eight people to live in, but now it seems that it is not enough, and there will be no extra space in the mansion for a while."

"So I want to ask my husband, how to arrange these women, whether they are looking for a house?"

"Besides, Xi'er is going to marry the daughter of the Zhen family. Wouldn't it be too good to be seen by the Zhen family with so many concubines?"

When Yuan Shao heard this, a trace of displeasure appeared on his originally happy face.

(End of this chapter)