Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 701
The woman who spoke, like Yang Feng, was a branch of the Hongnong Yang family.

But this woman also has another identity, that is, she is the bride who will represent the Yang family of Hongnong and marry the Ma family of Xiliang.

The Hongnong Yang family is a large family with many branch families. The branch that adopted Yang Feng is relatively well-established in terms of whether it is big or small.

This is also the reason why Zhang Jiao sent Yang Feng to live in the Yang family. It was not the main branch and not so conspicuous, but it could serve as a link with the Hongnong Yang family.

Because behind the Taiping Dao, there is a background of aristocratic families, farmers who are digging in the fields and illiterate, would not create such a profound teaching as the Taiping Sutra.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion was originally a rebellion launched by aristocratic families when they saw that Emperor Ling had lost his ways, and took advantage of the Yellow Turban Uprising to launch a rebellion that swept the world. At that time, not only hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban troops rebelled, but also dozens of governors from various counties and counties. Sheriff.

The reasons involved here are very complicated. First, because Liu Xiu betrayed the Hebei gentry, the Central Plains gentry have always been dissatisfied with the Eastern Han Dynasty regime. Second, although Dong Zhongshu gave the emperor the imperial power and gave it the sacredness of a gift from heaven, but at the same time It also left a hole for it.

If the change of dynasties and the establishment of political power are destiny, then when will there be another change of imperial power?
Is it a time when the world is in chaos, disasters occur frequently, and the emperor is unjust?
As a result, the world was in turmoil. Driven by various factors, prophecies and rumors were used to build momentum, and rebellion from all directions was not such an unreachable thing.

Liu Bang's background made all the nobles in the world have a deep thought in their hearts, if the Liu family can do it, why can't I?

Although Liu Xiu founded the Eastern Han Dynasty on the basis of the Western Han Dynasty, and although he made his fortune as a peasant rebel, his subsequent rise was inseparable from the aristocratic families, especially the Hebei gentry. His marriage to Guo Shengtong was also an exchange of political interests. .

However, after the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu broke the agreement with the Hebei gentry, causing the Hebei gentry to remain dissatisfied. They were behind all the major and major turmoil in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion originated in Jizhou. It was for this reason. Without the cooperation of the local aristocratic families, how could it be so easy to quietly gather hundreds of thousands of believers?
The Yang family of Hongnong, who made his fortune in Sili, is actually not simple. Whether it is now or for hundreds of years in later history, he is also a master of both sides. In almost all major events in the world, Yang's figure is behind them. .

Yang Jian, the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty in later generations, claimed that he was born in the Yang family of Hongnong. In the early Tang Dynasty, the Yang family and the Li family married and became a family of eleven prime ministers. There is a saying that "the Yang family in the world produces Hongnong, and the Hongnong Yang family spreads all over the world." ".

It is said that his ancestor Yang Xi was originally a horse breeder under Liu Bang. During the siege of Gaixia, Liu Bang ordered "whoever kills Xiang Yu will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and be made a marquis." After Xiang Yu committed suicide, Liu Bang's soldiers swarmed up and snatched Xiang Yu's body. , in order to gain credit, chop his body into pieces.

Yang Xi had quick eyes and quick hands and grabbed one of Xiang Yu's thighs, so he was named Chiquanhou.

The descendants of the Yang family, like Yang Xi, are good at looking for opportunities. Their first ancestor, Yang Chang, attached himself to Huo Guang and became Sima Qian's son-in-law.

He was extremely loyal to Huo Guang, so even though he knew about Shangguan Jie's rebellion, he did not report it. Later, he became the prime minister and was granted the title of Marquis of Anping.

Afterwards, he strongly supported Huo Guang in deposing Liu He, and because he died of illness a month later and did not participate in the liquidation of Huo Guang, the Yang family prospered more and more, and finally became one of the four members of the family together with the Yuan family. The great clan of the Three Lords of the World.

But the closer you get to the top big families, the less loyal they will be to the imperial power. Instead, they will put the survival of the family first. This is true for Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Yang Biao.

He himself is very loyal to Liu Xie, but he does not prevent the Yang family from being loyal to other forces. It is in line with the practice of a top family to make bets among all forces. Therefore, behind the Yellow Turban Army, there is the shadow of the Yang family, and also Not surprising.

Yang Feng's identity is known only to a few people in the Yang family, and they are all respected elders of the Yang family, including Yang Biao, who was previously a Taiwei but now resigned and returned to his hometown.

With the passage of time, the bosses of other clans have passed away, so Yang Biao, the only one who knew the truth, had extremely complicated emotions when he saw Yang Feng coming to Hongnong.

As Zhang Jiao's daughter, Yang Feng had stayed with the Yang family for many years. She knew the relationship between the two families very well. She did not break off her contact with the Yang family when she was in Heishan.

Although Yang Chou, who secretly took refuge in Cao Cao, was shot by Yuan Xi, this relationship would not change because of Yang Chou's death, so Yang Biao could only deal with the emergence of Yang Feng carefully.

As for his idea of ​​killing the enemy and eradicating the roots, no one knew, but Yang Feng had escaped from the encirclement and suppression by the Jizhou Army and Youzhou Army several times, so it was obviously not that easy to deal with.

This is the reason why Yang Feng is sitting arrogantly at the New Year banquet. The Yang family members who don't know what's going on are wondering when the Yang family has a woman with scars on her face, so they don't dare to come up and talk to her.

The only one who dared to talk to Yang Feng was the Yang girl who had spent several years with Yang Feng. She was raised by the same family and could be said to be like sisters.

Yang moved the desk next to her, leaned towards Yang Feng, and whispered, "How many years has it been since my sister came back?"

Yang Feng was also quite emotional. She left ten years ago, when Yang was still a little girl. Unexpectedly, when she came back again, she was already standing tall and graceful, like a flower in bud.

But the more this happened, the more uncomfortable she felt thinking about the person Yang was about to marry.

So she just said a few words of kindness. When Yang saw it, she complained: "Why has my sister become more and more angry after all these years?"

"What have you been doing all these years, sister? Why are there so many scars on your face?"

After hearing this, Yang Feng said casually: "I was arrested, tortured, and kept as a slave for several years. I finally found an opportunity to escape."

Yang was shocked when she heard this, her big eyes filled with tears, and she sobbed: "I didn't expect that my sister has lived such a miserable life in these years!"

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Yang Feng looked at Mrs. Yang's look and couldn't help but feel angry. As a younger sister, she was not easy to worry about. When she was a child, she believed whatever others said. Now it seems that she is still like this when she grows up!

When she saw Yang crying, people around her looked over and quickly interrupted Yang, "I'm joking with you!" "Can you tell the truth from lies?"

Yang's tears turned into a smile, "I really didn't expect that my sister would lie to me."

"Sister has never told lies to me before."

Yang Feng sighed inwardly and whispered: "People can change, and so does this world."

She didn't want to talk about this issue, so she changed the subject and said, "I heard that you are getting married after the year?"

"What do you think about the Xiliang Ma family?"

Yang's big eyes suddenly flashed, "What other ideas can my sister have?"

"The head of the family asked me to get married, so I got married. What else can I do?"

Yang Feng hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Have you ever thought about what if the Xiliang Ma family is not a good match?"

Yang was surprised: "Why did sister say that?"

Yang Feng told the story of Ma Teng's previous rebellions, and finally said: "Now the Ma family is following Cao Cao to kidnap the emperor. It is obvious that he has evil intentions. Moreover, the Ma family is cruel and kills a lot. I am afraid that you will be implicated if you marry him."

After hearing this, Mrs. Yang tilted her head and thought for a while before speaking out: "If Mr. Ma is really as cruel as my sister said, shouldn't I get married?"

"Not to mention whether I have the ability to refuse, the two parties have already gone through the six rituals. If I regret it, won't the Ma family be even more angry at the Yang family?"

Yang Feng was speechless. With Ma Teng's style, maybe he could actually do such a thing.

But in Yang Feng's heart, she actually didn't want Yang and Ma to join forces.

This is not only because of the poor reputation of the Ma family, but also because this marriage will connect the Yang family and the Ma family more closely.

Ma Teng and Han Sui are now Yuan Xi's enemies, and there will be a battle between the two sides sooner or later. If Yuan Xi's Youzhou Army wins, they will definitely invade Sili, and the Yang family will inevitably be implicated.

Yang Feng knew that her cooperative relationship with Yuan Xi was quite abnormal, and she still had not fully figured out why Yuan Xi treated her so politely.

Yang Feng knew that if Yuan Xi was really cruel and tried to extract a confession from himself through torture, he would be able to dig out some inside information about Taiping Road.

Then as long as Yuan Xi kills or imprisons Yang Feng, and sends someone to pretend to be Yang Feng and become the Saint of Taiping Dao, it is very likely that Yuan Xi will deceive a considerable number of believers.

Yang Feng didn't believe that Yuan Xi didn't think of such a sure-profit deal, but the other party let her go. This attitude greatly shocked Yang Feng's heart.

Yang Feng had to admit that Yuan Xi was different from anyone she had ever met before. She wanted to see what Yuan Xi was going to do and what kind of world he would eventually build.

Therefore, due to the current temporary cooperation relationship with Yuan Xi, Yang Feng tried to destroy the marriage between the two parties, not only to repay Yang's nurturing love, but also to ensure that she could see Yuan Xi's actions in the future.

Due to both emotion and reason, she would not let Yang marry Ma Chao.

Although she knew that Yang might not accept this, Yang Feng didn't want her and the Youzhou Army to kill Ma Chao in front of her in the future after Yang married her.

Thinking of this, Yang Feng couldn't help but have a headache. Is this impossible to do on her own?

Write a letter and send it to Heishan, and have someone send it to Youzhou to ask Fierce Tiger?
After going back and forth for several months, I'm afraid Yang will have already been married by then, right?

In Jicheng Mansion, Yuan Xi didn't know where Yang Feng was at this time. It was already past midnight and the new year had arrived.

Zhao Yun and his wife had already said goodbye and left. All the girls drank some wine at the banquet. Zhen Mi helped her mother Zhang rest, Cao Xian and Cao Jie followed Huan back to the room, Lu Lingqi had an early rest, and Mrs. Hou went back to take care of the children.

When Yuan Xi saw that Cai Zhaoji was the only one left, he picked up the things at hand and said to her, "Please accompany me out for a while."

Cai Zhaoji didn't know why, so she followed Yuan Xi out of the back door and walked along the street. They walked through the intersection and stopped in front of a small house.

Cai Zhaoji understood immediately when she saw it, and said with a chuckle: "My husband can do it by himself, why bother letting me accompany you to ruin the scenery."

Yuan Xi sighed: "I am an orphan and a widower. If you don't accompany me, I won't be able to explain it clearly."

(End of this chapter)