Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 695: Each family affairs
Feeling Lu Lingqi's trembling body crying in her arms, Yuan Xi felt quite guilty.

He has experienced too many wars in the past few years, and they were so cruel that they gradually numbed him, so much so that he subconsciously ignored that the Lu Lingqi in front of him was not only a powerful female general on the battlefield, but also a weak girl who had just lost her parents. .

Lu Lingqi sobbed: "Husband, my father and mother died so miserably."

"Their scarred bodies always appear in my dreams. I wonder if they are lonely down there and want me to accompany them."

He patted Lu Lingqi's back and said, "Maybe they have turned into stars and are watching us in the sky."

"Whether they are in heaven or on earth, they don't want anything to happen to us."

Lu Lingqi grabbed Yuan Xi's lapel and sobbed: "Husband, you must be safe."

Yuan Xi said in a deep voice: "Yes."

"We will definitely be safe and usher in the day when the world will be peaceful."

The two of them cuddled together in front of the grave. After an unknown period of time, a cold wind mixed with snowflakes blew. Lu Lingqi couldn't help but shudder. Yuan Xicai took her hand and said, "Come, follow me back to the city."

Lu Lingqi hesitated and said: "The observance of filial piety is not over yet..."

Yuan Xi stood up straight, looked into the distance, and said, "I just figured out something."

"Some parts of Han Code are very good and can be preserved, but some are not suitable for today, and it is not meant to be passed down unchanged."

"Observing filial piety for three years or three months can certainly demonstrate filial piety, but now it has become a shortcut for nobles to show filial piety and integrity."

"If nobles really want to fulfill their filial piety, it doesn't necessarily have to be through this form. What's more, there are many deceitful people among the nobles who do one thing on the surface but another behind the scenes. They observe filial piety to the outside world and enjoy themselves at home."

"However, no one cares about ordinary people's observance of filial piety, and it will affect production and life. Now that people's livelihood is in decline and the world is hungry, the practice of observing filial piety should be changed."

"What's more, the selection of officials in Youzhou is now done through righteousness. The Han Dynasty has been controlled by Cao Cao, and it is useless to promote filial piety and integrity. As the leader of Youzhou, I have promulgated new regulations in the past few days, observing filial piety from three to seven days. It only takes 49 days, but if you are really sincere, it can only take [-] days at most."

Lu Lingqi said softly: "Husband, are you not afraid of the world's criticism?"

Yuan Xi chuckled lightly, pulled Lu Lingqi and walked towards the horse, "What I am doing now is no different from rebelling. Are you still afraid of this?"

Lu Lingqi's eyes lit up, "I will always follow my husband."

The world at the end of the Han Dynasty is about to usher in the Spring Festival of the third year of Jian'an. From north to south, across the land, even though every household has its own difficulties, even though they may have experienced pain that they don't want to recall, they still work hard to face the ruthless Squeeze out a smile in your life and find ways to welcome the New Year.

After all, if they didn't smile, probably no one would smile at them.

Now in Xinye, Nanyang, Liu Bei watched with a wry smile as Zhang Fei pulled his little wife, Xiahou Shi, to toast him.

Zhang Fei's face turned red after drinking, and he put the wine bowl in front of Liu Bei, "Brother!"

"Good thing!"

"Cheers!"

Xiahou struggled to tilt the wine jar in her arms, filled the wine bowl in front of Liu Bei with rice wine, then took two steps back, lowered her head and whispered softly: "Brother-in-law, please drink it full."

Liu Bei couldn't refuse, so he drank wine and said, "Okay, okay, thank you so much, my wife."

He looked at Xiahou, who had a delicate appearance and a slender body. He always felt that it was a bit cruel for him to match his third brother.

But he was in a good mood now and drank it all in one gulp.

Liu Bei did indeed suffer a great defeat, almost losing all his wealth, and returning to the state of poverty before he got Xuzhou. But for him, this experience seemed to be used to him. Not only did it not kill his ambition, but it also made him He was even more unwilling.

Since I can stand up again after failure again and again, I can definitely do it this time too!
And it's not all bad news recently. After he fled to Nanyang, he quickly found a way to contact Liu Biao. Liu Biao was immediately overjoyed and immediately sent an envoy to join forces with Liu Bei and let him temporarily station in Xinye.

Xinye is at the junction of Jingzhou and Yuzhou, between Xiangyang and Wancheng, the important towns in Jingzhou. Its location is very delicate. Like Wancheng, it is one of the gateways of Jingzhou. Liu Biao's placement is very meaningful.

First, Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu of Wancheng can echo each other to resist Cao Cao's army in Yingchuan.

Second, Xinye can contain Wancheng. If Zhang Xiu has a different intention and turns around to attack Jingzhou, Liu Bei can stop him in time, and vice versa.

This arrangement showed that Liu Biao was not a simple-minded person. On the contrary, he had mastered the art of checks and balances.

Liu Bei naturally understood the secret, but as Liu Biao's guest general, it was not easy to find a place to stay, and he would not be picky.

What's more, because of the successive wars in Sili, Jingzhou was mostly populated by nobles and celebrities who had fled. Many of them heard that Liu Bei had arrived in Xinye, so they came to seek refuge.

All of a sudden, Liu Bei's team became much stronger. What made him even more happy was that all his old team had escaped from Yuzhou safely.

When Liu Bei went north, he asked Mi Zhu, Jian Yong and others to stay in Runan. However, due to the lack of troops, Cao Jun defeated them one by one and was about to be completely annihilated by the defenders.

At this time, Mi Fang suggested taking a boat to escape westward from the Huai River to Nanyang, which was approved by everyone, so they mobilized ships in Ruyin and broke out from the Huai River. The main force of Cao's army was fighting on foot, and there were almost no naval forces in the Huai River. He let everyone escape.

When they were approaching Jingzhou, everyone abandoned the ship and walked from the south bank to Nanyang. After trekking for nearly a month, they entered Nanyang and received news from Liu Bei's army. The two sides finally met.

Although Liu Bei was overjoyed, what made him even more happy was that Mrs. Gan, who was pregnant in ten months, came with him.Although she was running all the way, Mrs. Gan persevered and finally gave birth to a boy just a few days ago.

After Liu Bei learned about it, he couldn't help but burst into tears. He was almost 40 years old, and now he was blessed with a son. He was very happy. Today's banquet was a banquet hosted by Liu Bei to celebrate. Only the family members of the three brothers were present.

Liu Bei raised his wine bowl and saw Zhang Fei smiling stupidly, but Guan Yu had a frown on his face, so he knew what was going on. Among the three brothers, only Guan Yu's wife was plain-looking and had nothing to do for many years. Guan Yu has always been worried about this. pregnant.

He leaned over and said: "Second brother, there is no need for a real man to have a wife. There are many scholars and women in Jingzhou. When we have established a foothold, brother, I will personally find someone to marry you."

After hearing this, Guan Yu said with an unnatural expression on his face: "Brother, these are just trivial matters for me. Brother, I'd better do business first."

He lowered his voice and said, "There are many celebrities in Jingzhou. Although there are many people who seek fame and reputation, it is said that there are indeed some people who are quite famous."

"For example, the Four Friends of Nanyang have become famous recently. I also heard that the celebrity Huang Chengyan is also in Nanyang."

"Brother, it's best to look for the experts among them as soon as possible, so that they can fight against Cao Cao in the future."

After hearing this, Liu Bei nodded heavily and said, "What the second brother said is true. I will set off to the vicinity of Xinye to personally look for Gao Shi!"

Dantu from Wujun, the city is about to celebrate the New Year, and the streets are decorated with lights and colorful lights, making the city look full of joy.

The lanterns in the city guard's mansion were also lit up, and the decoration was quite festive. However, the servants came and went in a hurry, their faces were solemn, with a hint of depression and nervousness.

In Sun Ce's room, Mrs. Wu sat aside, watching Hua Tuo perform acupuncture on Sun Ce with a worried look on her face.

Sun Ce had dozens of silver needles stuck in his face. Hua Tuo counted the time and pulled out a silver needle. The color on it turned slightly black. Hua Tuo carefully wiped it clean with linen cloth, then soaked it in the concoction for a while, and then used it again. Insert it into the acupuncture point on Sun Ce's face.

Although Mrs. Wu has seen this kind of scene too many times in the past few days, from being so frightened at first to being able to maintain her composure now, her heart still hurts every time she sees the silver needle being inserted.

Hua Tuo worked hard for half an hour and was so tired that he was sweating profusely. Then he put away the silver needle and said, "It's better today. I'll come back the next day."

Sun Ce slowly opened his eyes and said, "Thank you sir."

He called Sun Quan outside the door and said, "Go and see Mr. off."

Sun Quan agreed and sent Hua Tuo out.

Sun Ce looked at the door and said, "Compared to the swindling Yu Ji I killed, this person has some real abilities."

"It's best to stay in Jiangdong to avoid being used by others."

Mrs. Wu felt bitter in her heart. As her own son, it was always difficult to change his mind when he made up his mind. She could only find a way to slowly help Hua Tuo escape.

She spoke out: "People in Wu County all say that Yu Ji, whom Ce'er killed, is an impostor."

"The real Yu Ji is an immortal who taught Zhang Jiao Taoism. He has already ascended to heaven."

Sun Ce sneered and said: "That's nonsense. Taiping Dao does these things all day long to deceive the world and steal reputation."

"I'll kill one of these liars, and I'll kill a pair of them if they come."

Mrs. Wu wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "Just calm down your temper. Don't get angry and hurt yourself."

Sun Ce said: "Hua Tuo's injection is indeed useful. Before my mother came, I had unbearable headaches and dizziness all day long. I couldn't stay awake at all."

"But these days when he used the needles, my pain was greatly reduced and I was able to maintain my consciousness."

"However, although my mother didn't tell me the truth, I could tell from my mother's expression that I am already terminally ill, right?"

Mrs. Wu was startled and said quickly: "Don't think too much, just take good care of yourself."

Sun Ce smiled and said, "Mom still treats me as a child."

"I have long understood that life and death are fateful, but what I regret now is that I have not been able to fulfill my father's will."

Mrs. Wu whispered: "If he were alive, he would only hope that you live well."

Sun Ce gave a long laugh and said, "If a real man cannot make achievements while he is still alive, what difference will he make to a zombie?"

He was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "Since the fall of Guangling, there has been no news from my mother in the past two years."

"I asked Gong Jin to inquire in many ways, but he couldn't find out the whereabouts of my mother."

"Where did my mother go and what did she do?"

"And how did you get to know Hua Tuo, the fierce doctor?"

Mrs. Wu's heart tightened after hearing this.

(End of this chapter)