Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 748 No Way Out

Zhuge Liang pulled his hand back twice, but it didn't twitch the first time. The second time he increased his strength and shook Yuan Xi's body, but he wouldn't let go.

Zhuge Liang was depressed. Yuan Xi really grabbed his hand and wouldn't let go. What was he doing?

At this time, Huang Yueying coughed, stepped forward and said softly: "Mr. Yuan, my husband took the risk to kidnap Lord Jia last night, and there was blood on both sides. This"

Yuan Xi took a closer look and saw that there were indeed blood stains on Zhuge Liang's sleeves. He couldn't help but quickly let go of his hand and said, "Sir, are you injured?"

"I'll get the healer right away!"

Jia Xu on the side was so depressed, that’s my blood, okay!

I still can’t feel my nose!

Seeing Yuan Xi clinging to Zhuge Liang like a dog-skin plaster, Huang Yueying panicked for no reason. She usually had fun making up unofficial stories, but when things really got to her head, she felt that she was in serious trouble!

Seeing Yuan Xi's evil intentions towards Zhuge Liang, she wanted to smash their hands away with her harp, but she just dared to think about it. The killing energy in her opponent's body was much stronger than that of ordinary people.

Fortunately, Yuan Xi realized that something was wrong and calmed down a little. Huang Yueying secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As a result, Yuan Xi said: "I have long admired the name of Mr. Kong Ming. I am still short of a military advisor and general. Are you interested, sir?"

Huang Yueying was even more surprised. Yuan Xi was now the second-rank Sifang General, with the power to open a government. His military advisor general was almost the second-in-command in military and political affairs. Is this position given to him at any time?

Although Huang Yueying feels that Zhuge Liang is definitely qualified for this position, but people with similar talents may not climb to this height in decades. Why is the other party willing to spend such conditions to recruit a husband?

Could it be that the theory of stargazing is not groundless?

Not to mention Zhuge Liang, Huang Yueying couldn't figure it out, but Zhang Liao, the Taishi Ci behind Yuan Xi, was also puzzled. They naturally knew that Yuan Xi was not a casual person. He was able to offer such conditions. Obviously, he was not just saying it casually, but was extremely serious. !

They had a deep understanding of Yuan Xi's vision, so they became curious. Is there something special about this little-known young man in front of them?

Zhuge Liang felt quite embarrassed when he saw Yuan Xi pestering him. He was not mentally prepared for the moment, so he had to evade: "The common people deeply feel the love of the envoy. I wonder if you can let me go back and think about it again?"

Yuan Xi knew Zhuge Liang's character, otherwise Liu Bei wouldn't have paid three visits to the thatched cottage, so he couldn't force himself at this time, so he smiled and said, "I was the one who was rude. However, after the war, the city was in chaos. If you, sir, were in danger, I would not consider it." It’s been weeks.”

He turned to Tai Shici and said, "Send a hundred or ten people to protect Sir."

Not long after, Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying sat in a carriage with dull faces and headed towards their small courtyard. They were surrounded by several layers of elite Youzhou soldiers, wrapping the carriage tightly like rice dumpling skin.

Huang Yueying muttered: "Why is this Yuan Shijun different from the rumors?"

"Is everything this outrageous?"

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly. Although Yuan Xi gave him a good impression, his behavior clearly showed that he was more important than Jia Xu. Did the other party see something about him?

After Yuan Xi asked Zhuge Liang to be sent away, he reluctantly looked back. He had already made up his mind. This time, even if the Overlord forced his bow, he would get Zhuge Liang away. Otherwise, would he still be waiting to be taken advantage of by Liu Bei?

When he turned around, he saw Jia Xu with a pitiful look on his face, and realized that he had ignored him. However, Yuan Xi had a very clear idea about such a poisonous person. He was just like Liu Xie at the beginning, even if he It cannot be used, but the enemy will not be allowed to use it.

What's more, Jia Xu in later generations went to Wuchang several times and went to serve Cao Cao. He dedicated Nanyang to Cao Cao and asked him to stay in Jingzhou. Yuan Xi was also worried, so the best way was to let Jia Xu Leave Nanyang immediately and get out.

Thinking of this, he smiled at Jia Xu and said, "Sir, your injury is not serious. Come with me to the army first, and I will find a doctor to help you heal him."

Jia Xu knew that the other party was not prepared to let him stay in the city. Although he didn't know why Yuan Xi was so wary of him, he had no other choice now. After all, with the current situation, even if Zhang Xiu came back, he might not be able to do it. He could only sit down and talk to Yuan Xihe.

At that moment, he could only force a smile and said: "This way, I will have a lot of work for you."

Yuan Xi nodded with satisfaction. On the one hand, he had people stationed in the city to calm down the riots. On the other hand, he sent a letter to Liu Biao about what happened in Wancheng. The rest was to wait for Liu Beijun and Zhang Xiujun to arrive.

In his opinion, Zhang Xiu only has one choice now, which is to join forces with him. After all, his escape route to defecting to Cao Cao has been completely cut off by him.

After the arrangements were made, he and Jia Xu got into the carriage and headed out of the city. However, soldiers reported on the road that Zhang Xiu's family had been found in Cao's camp and asked what to do.

Yuan Xi felt strange and asked Jia Xu: "How come General Zhang's family is in Cao's camp?"

"Did Cao Cao use it to blackmail General Zhang?"

Jia Xu looked embarrassed, "I guess she is the concubine of the late Zhonglang General Zhang Ji, so she is General Zhang's aunt. She was just adopted as a concubine by Cao Cao a few days ago."

Only then did Yuan Xi react and said, "Could it be that Zou family?"

Jia Xu thought to himself: How do you know so clearly? He just nodded and said: "It should be this person."

Yuan Xi thought about it and thought, looking at it like this, maybe Cao Cao got carried away after accepting the Zou family, indulged in excessive sexual desire, and made many mistakes, right?

It is said that in later generations, his shot not only killed Dian Wei, but also Cao Ang and Cao Anmin were killed in this battle. Unexpectedly, this life was done by his own hands, and things in the world are impermanent.

Yuan Xi thought that normally Cao Ang and Cao Anmin were among the rebels, but how to deal with the Zou family was also a troublesome matter.

There are many women around him now, so he will definitely not ruin the alliance with Zhang Xiu, so he said to Jia Xu: "In this case, I will have someone send him back to the city and return him to General Zhang."

Jia Xu hesitated for a moment and said: "Forgive me, General Zhang does not want this woman to live for the sake of the Zhang family's face."

"But for the sake of filial piety, he couldn't do it himself." Yuan Xi was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Jia Xu meant. Cao Cao's private acceptance of the Zou family was a great damage to the reputation of the Zhang family, so the Zou family died. , is more acceptable to Zhang Xiu than alive.

Thinking of this, he said aloud: "I understand, wait until I meet General Zhang and ask him what he means."

When the group returned to the military camp, they saw soldiers surrounding a tent. Next to them, Guan Yu and his soldiers were repairing. Only then did Yuan Xi remember that he had asked Guan Yu to wait at Cao Jun's camp.

He didn't think much and walked into the camp, but he didn't see Guan Yu looking over at this time, with a strange look on his face.

As soon as Yuan Xi entered, he was surprised by the decorations inside. He only sighed that Cao Cao really knew how to enjoy himself. There were all kinds of couches, silk quilts, screens, palace lanterns, and a tent, which showed a bit of luxury.

He picked up a vase and turned around to see that there was indeed the emblem of the Han court on the bottom. It was obviously taken from the palace. Thinking of Cao Cao's hijacking of Liu Xie, Yuan Xi couldn't help but sigh that this was really like a wild goose plucking its feathers.

He walked around the screen and saw a woman kneeling quietly on the ground. From Yuan Xi's point of view, her figure was curvy, so he said, "Are you Zou?"

The woman whispered: "She is the convict's wife."

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Madam, don't call yourself that. I came here to join forces with General Zhang, so why should I offend women?"

The woman whispered: "Although I committed myself to a thief in order to protect the Zhang family, I have already lost my integrity. Now that the thief has left, I must be helpless."

Yuan Xi was a little surprised, "You are smart. I will tell General Zhang that the matter is more than that."

The woman shook her head, "As a member of the Zhang family, I already know what will happen."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi said noncommittally, "We'll talk about it after I meet General Zhang."

"You get up first."

The woman stood up as she was told. When she looked up, Yuan Xi couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw her face. No wonder Cao Cao took the risk to accept it privately. Judging from the appearance and charm alone, Zou was indeed outstanding.

But now Yuan Xi had no intention of becoming friends with Cao Cao. He nodded to Zou and turned around and left the camp.

Zou was a little dazed. She didn't know who the person in front of her was, but she must have a high status. Although she was young, she had an air of calm and self-reliance, and her eyes were clear and clear, and she was obviously of pure mind.

She sat down on the couch and paused, quietly waiting for the fate that was about to come.

Yuan Xi came out of the camp and saw Guan Yu standing in the distance. Looking over from a distance, he walked over and said, "Thank you so much for last night, General Guan."

"I don't know when Liu Shijun will arrive?"

Guan Yu saw Yuan Xi come out of the tent in an instant, and somehow the tense expression on his face relaxed a little. Seeing Yuan Xi asking questions, Guan Yu immediately replied: "According to the distance, it should not take half a day, at most it will take one day."

"Eldest brother and Zhang Xiujun should be checking each other. Now that Wancheng is peaceful, as long as Zhang Xiu is not stupid, he should choose to join forces with the envoy."

Yuan Xi took a breath and said, "This is the best result."

"In this battle, I have recovered a lot of my previous interest, but if I go deep alone, I am afraid that Cao Cao will counterattack, so I will leave here as soon as possible."

"After this, Nanyang will have to rely on Liu Shijun and Zhang Xiu to jointly deal with Cao Cao. I can't be of much help for the time being, sorry."

Guan Yu replied: "Your Majesty is being too humble. In the past few years, your Majesty has helped your elder brother a lot. My elder brother remembers it, and so does Guan."

Yuan Xi was relieved and said with a smile: "What I said about the general, Yuan Xi, is not in vain."

When the two of them were talking, a soldier hurried in and said a few words in Yuan Xi's ear. After Yuan Xi heard this, he immediately said to Guan Yu: "General, rest a while. I'm leaving the camp for a while."

Guan Yu cupped his fists and said, "Please help yourself."

He watched Yuan Xi leave the camp, but at the next moment he couldn't help but cast his eyes back to Zou's camp.

(End of this chapter)