Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 788 The relationship is complicated

After Kuai Yue entered the room, he was stunned for a moment.

Waiting for him in the room were three extremely young people.

The person on the main seat looked the oldest, but he was only in his early twenties. His face had a slightly murderous look, and he was not angry and proud. It was hard for Kuai Yue to believe that this kind of temperament would appear in a young man. .

The two scribes dressed in silk turbans and crane cloaks sitting next to him looked even younger. One seemed to be seventeen or eighteen years old, and the other was actually younger, with a hint of childishness on his face.

The looks of the three of them were all outstanding among the young scholars of the time, which made Kuai Yue feel dazed for a moment. He had been in Jingzhou for so long and had seen many young scholars like crucian carp crossing the river. Among them, the style was the most outstanding. None of them are as good as any of the three people in front of me!

When the youngest person spoke, Kuai Yue was even more shocked.

The speaker was Lu Xun. He stood up and introduced: "Jun Zhangfu (Kuai Yue is now the prefect of Zhangling), I am Lu Xun, the governor of Jianghuai."

"This is our lord, General Yuan Xuzhou."

"This is military advisor Zhuge Kongming."

Kuai Yue was a little confused. Although he knew that Yuan Xi and many of his subordinates had reached high positions of power at a young age, he did not expect that the most important ones were right in front of him!

A sense of absurdity arose in his heart. Has the time changed, or is he getting old? Are all the people who conquer the world so young?

But he did not dare to neglect. Zhuge Liang, who had just become a military advisor, was still not well-known, and the inside story of the Battle of Chaohu had not spread to Jingzhou. However, Yuan Xi and Lu Xun were very famous in the past two years and had built a huge reputation.

He immediately bowed and saluted and said: "I have met the envoy in Jingzhou, Kuai Yue, Kuai Yidu."

Yuan Xi moved his hand and invited Kuai Yue to sit as a guest, and then said: "Mr. Yidu helped Liu Shijun pacify Jingzhou and his reputation is as thunderous as thunder. I am very happy to see him today."

"Why are you here, Mr. Today?"

When he was talking, he always felt weird when he mentioned the word Kuai Yue, and wanted to ask the other person if he had a magic sword with him.

Suppressing her ridiculous thoughts, Yuan Xi first complimented Kuai Yue a few words, but she knew the other person's intention, so she deliberately pretended to be stupid and avoided talking about the subject.

Because he wanted to see the other party's reaction, because Jingzhou had great differences on the dispute between Yuan and Cao Cao.

According to Yuan Xi's memory, he remembered that Kuai Yue was more inclined to Cao Cao in later generations. Liu Biao should not have known that his intention of sending this person as an envoy was quite interesting.

Kuai Yue didn't know what Yuan Xi was thinking, so he raised his hands and said, "My lord has sent me here to ask you, do you still have the agreement between my lord and the Yuan family?"

As soon as these words came out, Lu Xun raised his eyebrows, and Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, but heard Yuan Xi sigh: "Mr. Yidu knows that before I adopted him, I was just a bastard. How could I know such an important thing."

Kuai Yue didn't expect Yuan Xi to be such a bachelor, and was almost choked and speechless. However, the other party's demeanor did not seem to be hypocritical, which made Kuai Yue a little confused. Did Yuan Xi really not know the agreement between Yuan Shao and Liu Biao?

He hurriedly said: "When Lord Ben Chu was alive, he agreed that he and my lord would be of the same spirit and help each other. Many people in the Yuan family should know about this."

When Yuan Xi was in Yecheng, he handled a lot of military affairs for the Yuan family. How could he not know that what he was waiting for was Kuai Yue's words, so he pretended to be surprised and said, "Is this really happening?"

"But in recent years, no matter whether it was the Yuan family's attack on Gongsun Zan, Heishan, or Cao Cao, there was no movement in Jingzhou?"

Kuai Yue was speechless for a moment. It would be unreasonable to say that Gongsun Zan and the Black Mountain Army were still far away from Jingzhou, but Cao Cao's Yingchuan was right next to Nanyang.

Only then did he understand Yuan Xi's intention. Didn't you come here to talk about joining forces, but you haven't taken any action? How can I trust you?

Kuai Yue found that Yuan Jiazi, who was known as a ferocious tiger, was not a simple man. His words were full of agility, which made it difficult for him to resist. He thought for a while and then said in a deep voice: "You must understand that Jingzhou was surrounded by enemies on all sides before. The ability to maintain bowel movements was not enough."

"If you understand the cause and effect, you will know how difficult it is for my lord."

Yuan Xi looked at Zhuge Liang, who understood and said: "Liu Jingsheng turned against Yizhou, blocked Cao Cao from the north, and occupied Jiangdong from the east. It is indeed quite hard."

Everyone knows that Nanyang to the north of Jingzhou was spied on by Cao Cao, and Jiangxia to the east was coveted by Jiangdong. But in fact, the relationship between Liu Biao and Liu Yan of Yizhou was also very bad.

Because Liu Yan's death was directly related to Liu Biao.

"Three Kingdoms·Liu Yan Biography" records: Yan Yi gradually became more and more popular, and he made more than a thousand chariots. There is nothing in Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Biao that is like Zixia's theory of doubting the saint in Xihe.

This means that Liu Yan made thousands of carriages that the emperor would only use when traveling, and Liu Biao reported Liu Yan's transgressions to the emperor. Although the imperial court actually had no jurisdiction over Yizhou at that time, Liu Biao was disgusted by this incident.

Liu Yan served as the emperor's charioteer with the intention of treason. After Liu Biao exposed the matter, Liu Yan started a rebellion in a hurry and sent his eldest son Liu Fan and second son Liu Dan, who were still in the court, to conspire with Ma Teng to attack Chang'an.

But the matter was revealed, and Liu Fan and Liu Dan were killed. Coincidentally, the mansion and carriage built by Liu Yan in Mianzhu were completely burned by the fire. This made Liu Yan feel that he was not tolerated by God, and he died of fear.

Then there is Liu Zhang, Liu Yan's only remaining son. Because of Liu Yan's relationship, the relationship with Liu Biao is naturally not good.

In addition, Liu Zhang was weak and the Dongzhou soldiers under Liu Yan rebelled. Liu Zhang appointed Zhao Wei as Zhonglang General of the Zhengdong Army to quell the rebellion. Liu Biao learned about this and sent Liu He, his companion, to sneak into Yizhou and incite Liu Zhang's generals Shen Mi and Lou Fa. , Gan Ning rebelled and attacked Liu Zhang, but failed, so they fled into Jingzhou. From this point of view, Liu Biao is not a person who is willing to stick to the status quo, but due to factors such as execution ability, he has been repeatedly frustrated in expansion. This makes him look like a good gentleman, but in fact, only he himself knows what he thinks in his heart.

The more Kuai saw Zhuge Liang speaking, the more he thought about it. He had inquired about the identity and background of this young man named Zhuge Liang, because he was not only related to Liu Biao, but also had a close relationship with the Kuai family.

Before coming to Jingzhou, Kuai Yue had already learned that Zhuge Liang had defected to Yuan Xi and became a military advisor. At that time, he believed that this was a goodwill signal sent by Yuan Xi to Liu Biao, so he was full of confidence in this trip to Shouchun.

However, through talking to Yuan Xi just now, I found that the other party didn't seem to buy it very much, and I began to wonder if Zhuge Liang, the military advisor, was just a front.

But according to the people present, even if Zhuge Liang did not hold the power, he should be one of the core figures, otherwise he would not appear on such an occasion. This made Kuai Yue a little confused. What is the attitude of the other party?

And the other party should know his relationship with the Kuai family, right?

The so-called mission is to find ways to persuade the other party and achieve the master's entrustment intention on the premise of understanding the psychology of the other party. But now the attitude of the other party is cloudy, which makes it extremely difficult for the experienced Kuai Yue.

Seeing Zhuge Liang's words, he realized that Yuan Xi was giving him a step down, and quickly complained: "Your Majesty can understand the difficulty of my lord. It is not easy for my lord to come here. In a place with four connections like Jingzhou, Shoucheng is already It’s extremely difficult, and it’s really a last resort.”

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Sir, do you mean that if Liu Jingsheng and I join forces, not only will we not get any benefits, but on the contrary, we will be dragged down?"

"If this is the case, wouldn't it be better if Jiangdong and I join forces to carve up Jingzhou?"

Kuai Yue's face fell, and the person speaking to him was too straightforward!

But he immediately understood that Yuan Xi had made it clear that it was okay to join forces, but only for benefits.

He gritted his teeth secretly, this was too scoundrel, unlike other scholars who spoke with trivial righteousness, this naked behavior was like a homeless man on the street!

Kuai Yue gritted his teeth and said: "Although Yue understands your intention, he cannot make decisions well. He can only convey your request to my lord."

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "That's okay. Actually, I don't have a big appetite. Don't think too much, Mr. Yidu."

Kuai Yue thought that it was strange, why did he think: "The unknown envoy wants..."

Yuan Xi waved his hand, "Don't worry, I haven't thought about it yet. Now I want to listen to what Liu Jingsheng said to me."

Kuai Yue was extremely uncomfortable with Yuan Xi's move, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "My Lord asked me to tell you that the Jiangdong Sun family is extremely ambitious and will cause disaster sooner or later."

"The Battle of Chaohu has revealed that the Jianghuai region is bound to be conquered. Even if we make a temporary truce with it, sooner or later we will start another war in the future."

"Not to mention Cao Cao in the north. He holds the emperor hostage and intimidates all the ministers. He is already a great thief of the Han Dynasty. If he is not eliminated, the whole world will be poisoned by him."

"Therefore, my lord sent the Vietnamese to come and make an alliance with the envoy to fight against the two thieves."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi sighed: "I also sympathize with Liu Jingsheng's situation."

"But has Mr. Yidu ever thought that if Jiang Dong and I turn against each other, not only will we have a new enemy, but we will also be surrounded by enemies on all sides?"

"You know, sir, that my territory, Youzhou and Xuzhou, are separate. Ma Teng, Han Sui and Waihu are spying on me in the north, not to mention the Jianghuai area. Cao Cao, Yuan Tan, and Jiangdong are all at odds with me."

"In this case, I really can't think of a reason to continue to be an enemy of Jiangdong because of Jingzhou."

Kuai Yue was at a loss for words. He had considered this issue before setting off, and he barely made up a few reasons for this. However, after meeting Yuan Xi, he realized that his rhetoric could not fool the young man in front of him at all!

He could only say solemnly: "I hope that because of the old friendship between my lord and Duke Benchu, you can at least stop helping Jiangdong."

"As for what conditions the envoy wants to put forward, I can order someone to tell my lord to make a decision."

Yuan Xi tilted his head and thought for a while, then smiled and said: "Let me think about it carefully and discuss it with my husband tomorrow."

"There is also a separate courtyard in my residence where you can stay, sir."

After hearing this, Kuai Yue had no choice but to follow the maid out.

When Yuan Xi saw Kuai Yue leaving, he asked Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun, "What do you think of this matter?"

Zhuge Liang signaled Yuan Xi to speak first, then said: "I am related to Liu Jingsheng's Kuai family, and Boyan's family are all in Jiangdong. Do you want to throw this problem to us?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "When I first set out to conquer the world, I didn't like to find people from aristocratic families because it involved too many interpersonal relationships."

"But I believe that the two of you are not fighting for the sake of public service. Moreover, fighting for the world does not necessarily mean killing everyone. Your stance should be able to save many people who do not deserve to die."

While the three of them were talking, Huang Yueying was stalking Feng in the back house, begging him to reveal some of the secret history of the palace.

This left Feng very speechless. Why did the woman in front of her have such strange habits?

(End of this chapter)