Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 694
Yuan Xi had to admit that even though he knew the direction of history in later generations, he still made many miscalculations in his previous plans to deal with Cao Cao.

In the Battle of Xuzhou, he tried his best to target Cao Ying's war horses on the battlefield, and achieved quite good results. After the First Battle, Cao Ying's war horses suffered heavy losses, with only a few hundred usable horses.

Yanzhou and Yuzhou were not suitable for horse racing, and the output of horses was very small. Cao Cao wanted to obtain war horses, but in Yuan Xi's opinion at the time, he could only go to the Southern Xiongnu to buy and exchange them.

So at that time, he gave up the Black Mountain Pass and allowed the Yuan family to send high-ranking officials into Bingzhou, just to allow them to occupy the Bingzhou Racecourse as soon as possible and stop Cao Cao's thoughts.

When Yuan Xi ignored it, Cao Cao had already caught up with Ma Teng and Han Sui, and obtained a considerable number of horses. Coupled with the double stirrups that could not be concealed, Cao Cao's cavalry narrowed the gap between them and the Youzhou cavalry. .

Yuan Xi couldn't help but shake his head when he thought of this. In terms of internal affairs, he had Guo Jiaju as his mentor, and it could be said that he was not inferior to Cao Cao at all. However, the two of them were not good at diplomacy. Compared with Zhong Yao and others who were looking for connections with forces everywhere, they were not as good as Cao Cao. There is a gap.

This also caused Liangzhou's Ma Teng and Han Sui to become a serious problem for Yuan Xi. After all, Yuan Xi would take action in the coming spring. If the Liangzhou army blocked the Black Mountain Pass, it would be difficult for Yuan Xi to act.

Several of his current allies will not be able to help in the short term.

Sun Ce's life and death are unknown, but according to Yuan Xi's guess, the possibility of being rescued is actually not high, and the person who will come to power may be Sun Quan, a backstabbing child. Now Yuan Xi can only hope that Mrs. Wu can say something. Relaxed the relationship between the two parties.

As for Liu Bei, the news has reached Youzhou a few days ago. He basically lost all of Yuzhou and fled to Nanyang, preparing to attach himself to Liu Biao and start all over again.

In this case, if Yuan Xi wants to go south, he can only rely on himself. This is under the premise that nothing happens to Jizhou.

But Yuan Xi must grasp the few flaws in Cao Cao's life. The key to everything is Sili, where the Black Mountain Pass is located.

There are Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Yuan Shu there, which can be said to be quite troublesome, but the only person Yuan Xi can rely on is Yang Feng, who ran to Hongnong and didn't know what to do.

Thinking of the Hongnong Yang family, Yuan Xi even had a headache. This family, which had a deeper foundation than the Yuan family, had a high chance of becoming an enemy for Yuan Xi.

Because the current head of the Hongnong Yang family is Yang Biao, a Taiwei, and his wife is Yuan Shu's daughter. With this relationship, it is extremely difficult for Yuan Xi to win over the Hongnong Yang family.

When Yuan Xi saw Yang Biao's experience in the history of his previous life, it was difficult to reach a conclusion about his understanding of the person, just like people in later generations.

Although Yang Biao has always followed the emperor, his identity is also extremely embarrassing.

Although he was a Taiwei, his father-in-law Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, which made his position next to Liu Xie extremely embarrassing.

As soon as Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, Cao Cao impeached Yang Biao and imprisoned him. Fortunately, Kong Rong argued hard and Yang Biao was released from prison.

But in this way, Yang Biao was invisibly far away from Liu Xie, so that he did not participate in the Yidai Zhao incident, but saved his life.

According to information from Huaicheng, Yang Biao had retired and returned to his hometown, but his son Yang Xiu had joined Cao Cao and was said to be quite appreciated.

Thinking of rushing to Hongnong and having no control over Yang Feng, Yuan Xi felt a little helpless. However, in Taiping Road, only Yang Feng could fight against Cao Cao, and now he could only let her go.

He led the sergeant to sweep for a long time before barely clearing several roads around the mansion into a path that could allow horses and carriages to pass. Soon a carriage came over and sprinkled sand on the shoveled road to prevent it from becoming icy and slippery.

Only then did Yuan Xi deeply feel the inconvenience of this era. A heavy snowfall almost stopped the operation of the entire city, relying only on human and animal power.

Fortunately, the heavy snow slowly stopped and the sky gradually became clearer. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this, but no one knew whether there would be heavier snow tomorrow or the day after.

This is the time to test the foundation of each state.

Food cannot be cultivated in winter, and dry firewood is even harder to find. Most families make reserves as early as autumn.

But if there is insufficient food and firewood reserves, they can only go out to hunt or collect firewood. However, in this severe cold weather, it is equivalent to leaving oneself to fate and trying one's luck. If something happens to the family, most of the time one can only wait to die.

When Yuan Xi thought of this, he thought that the official warehouse in Youzhou that stored grain was for emergencies like this, and it was time to prepare in advance.

If the disaster in Youzhou is serious, they may even be forced to use the food and grass in the military warehouse for emergency response, which will affect the dispatch of troops in the coming year, but Yuan Xi has no other way. After all, his walking style is completely different from Cao Cao's, and he cannot sit still. See the common people and soldiers dying of cold and hunger.

At that time, Lu Xun had already gone south, and Tian Yu led his troops. Yuan Xi thought about it and could only ride his horse to find Guo Jia. When he arrived in Guo Jia's yard, he saw Guo Jiazheng coming out of the house and sighed at Yuan Xi. Said: "As soon as the envoy comes, I know something is wrong."

"This kind of weather makes you so tired, so you can't rest even with the people below."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi said helplessly: "Sir, you know that the weather cannot be left alone, so don't make fun of me."

"I came here this time because I felt that the people must be in need of help during this snowstorm. The number of joints and food and grass involved."

Guo Jia looked confused, "I knew this was the case!"

"It's okay to let me show my doctrine. In these internal affairs matters, Gongyu and I are far inferior to Tian Yu and Lu Xun."

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Aren't both of them here?"

After hearing this, Guo Jia shook his head and said, "Young master, there are still too few people under your command. You rely on a few people for every detail, how can you let other subordinates get ahead?"

"By the way, a few days ago, didn't many celebrities escape from Gongsun Du's side?"

"Those people crossed the sea and fled to Liaodong during the Qingzhou Rebellion. Now Gongsun Du is not treating them well. Youzhou Yixue has become famous recently, and many celebrities have come here to study. I think we can select some people from them."

After Yuan Xi heard this, he immediately hit the snake and put it on the stick, "Then Mr. Lai's palm will be the one."

Guo Jia smiled and cursed: "I knew that the commander had been waiting for my words!"

He handed a few bamboo slips in his arms to Yuan Xi and said, "This is the list of grain stored in various warehouses in the city and the list of officials in charge of the warehouses."

"I have also marked the grains that can be obtained in advance, so that you can take them back and send your subordinates to separately collect the grains."

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Sir, you really understand me!"

Guo Jia said proudly: "That's right, I have a very clear idea of ​​the young master's temper in the past few years."

Yuan Xi's heart moved and he opened his mouth, but did not speak. When Guo Jia saw it, he also turned his head slightly.The atmosphere suddenly became silent. After a while, Guo Jia said: "When will your Majesty find an apprentice for me?"

"Gong and Zhen have bumped into each other. Boyan has become famous all over the world in just a short time. I see it in my eyes, but I am very envious."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi said: "I will try my best to pay attention and try to bring it to my husband this year."

Guo Jia looked at the sky and said, "Then I will wait with peace of mind."

"But if you miss this year, I'm afraid it will be too late."

Yuan Xi was surprised, "Mr. Yuanhua's medicine...?"

Guo Jia waved his hand, "I'll just eat it, so you can rest assured."

Yuan Xi came out of Guo Jia's house and suddenly realized that Guo Jia hadn't taken any medicine?
He seemed to have guessed something, and felt a little guilty in his heart. Guo Jia was already in poor health, and he brought him to the cold Northland. Was he also shortening his life in disguise?
He turned around, looked around, sighed, and took Sun Li out of the city.

Lu Lingqi stared blankly at the heavy snow outside the window. Although a few firewood in the small stove in the house were emitting a dazzling red light, she felt that the cold wind was rushing in through the gaps in the hut.

This is of course an illusion. The house is made of stacked wood, tightly fixed with long nails, and the outside is covered with yellow mud mixed with vine juice. It is the same as building a city, and there is no ventilation at all.

Through the gap in the linen covering the window, she saw that the graves of Lu Bu and Yan had been completely covered. Only a slight arc was revealed in the white snow. People who were not paying attention would not know that this was happening. The first person buried was Marquis Wen, who was once famous all over the world.

Father, if a person dies, nothing will be left.

Lu Lingqi actually had a premonition of Lu Bu's outcome, but she didn't expect that this day would come so quickly.

She dug her fingers aimlessly at the bark of the tree on the window lattice, but she heard a crunching sound in the distance, and a group of people gradually appeared.

Several people struggled to push the carriage filled with firewood. Yuan Xi staggered a few steps, secretly cursing the weather and terrain. Even if he wanted to send troops, he was powerless.

What he is most worried about now is that when spring comes next year, the weather in the Central Plains will have warmed up. If Youzhou is still snowing like this, he is afraid that he will miss this fleeting opportunity.

Arrange and deploy troops in advance?

Will it scare the snake away?
Seeing that they were approaching the hut and the car passed Lu Bu's grave, Yuan Xi asked everyone to stop and walked over with difficulty, walking in knee-high snow.

At this time, the door of the wooden house opened, and Lu Lingqi came out and walked to Yuan Xi. The two knelt down side by side and bowed three times to the graves of Lu Bu and Yan.

The two stood up and walked dozens of steps, but they arrived at Qu Yi's grave and bowed three times again.

Yuan Xi straightened up and sighed: "Brother Qu, I have been embarrassed this year."

"Not only did I not avenge you, but I also helped many people get in."

"Brother Qu, please wait for a while. When the time comes, there will be new grudges and old grudges, together with interest, I will definitely get it back."

Lu Lingqi whispered: "Husband, don't be anxious, take care of yourself first, otherwise what will we, the female family, do if something goes wrong?"

"I have already experienced what happened to my father and my father, and I don't want to see anything happen to my husband again."

Yuan Xi was moved, held Lu Lingqi's hand and said, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."

"It's such a pity, Marquis Wen."

He vaguely guessed some secrets, but he could never tell Lu Lingqi and could only bury it in his heart with guilt.

Lu Lingqi said softly: "Actually, my father's ending is not the worst."

"Back then, the military general Bingliang was not tolerated by the Central Plains nobles. He did many outrageous things in order to get ahead. Dong Zhuo was like this. My father also lost his heart in some things and made irreparable mistakes."

"Now he has used his own blood to wash away some of the stigma. Now everyone in the world knows that he died fighting for the emperor."

"It's a bit funny to think about it. My father is unscrupulous and fearless on the battlefield, but in private, he really cares about other people's opinions."

"Perhaps this is why General Bing Liangchu has always been looked down upon by the people of the Central Plains."

Yuan Xi said softly: "I don't think so, not even to you."

Lu Lingqi grinned slightly and raised her fist, "Of course I know."

"If you dare to betray me, I will beat you into a pig's head with my own hands!"

Yuan Xi accompanied Lu Lingqi for a conversation, and saw that it was getting late and the sky was getting dark. After Lu Lingqi's repeated urging, Yuan Xi got on his horse and said to Lu Lingqi: "There are still two months to observe filial piety. If it's difficult, you can ask someone to go at any time. calls me."

Lu Lingqi said impatiently: "I know, go back and accompany them quickly."

When Yuan Xi turned back on horseback, he saw Lu Lingqi's lonely figure getting smaller and smaller.

He rode up and down the road, thinking that Lu Lingqi was quite strong. It seemed that since Lu Bu's death, she seemed a little too calm, right?
Yuan Xi suddenly tightened the reins involuntarily, and the horse gradually stopped.

He turned the horse's head and ran towards the road. As Lu Lingqi's hut gradually appeared, he saw Lu Lingqi kneeling in front of the grave blankly. A miserable and hoarse whimper came out uncontrollably from her mouth.

He turned over and dismounted, ran to the grave, hugged Lu Lingqi, and said softly: "Cry if you want."

Lu Lingqi lay in Yuan Xi's arms and finally burst into tears.

(End of this chapter)