Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 789 The contradiction is difficult to resolve

Huang Yueying stalked Feng for a long time, only to realize that she didn't know much about many people and things in the palace, and even forgot the name of the chamberlain who took care of her daily life.

She could only smile and said: "I was too abrupt. Madam, I'm afraid she worries about big things every day. How could she remember such trivial things?"

Feng shook her head and said: "Madam, I was flattered. I just didn't care about anything, so when I was murdered, I almost died inexplicably."

"But I also benefited a lot from this matter."

Huang Yueying said: "Does everything have to be investigated, no matter how big or small?"

Feng shook his head, "No, those whose virtues are not worthy of their position will surely suffer backlash if they hold a high position."

"With my talent and virtue, I am an ordinary woman who should have lived a mediocre life. If I had to be the mistress of a rich and noble family, I would end up like this."

Huang Yueying raised her head and stared at Feng's breathtaking appearance, wondering how could there be an ordinary woman like you in the world?

Since I was in Jingzhou, I have seen a lot of noble women. It seems that only Xiao Qiao can compare with them, right?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but despise Yuan Xilai. This man was really very lucky.

She comforted her: "Madam, there is no reason to blame herself. The previous encounters were all beyond her control. It was obviously the fault of other people with evil intentions who committed murders. Madam, there is no need to take all the blame on herself."

Feng sighed: "But how many people in this world can't help themselves?"

"Although I want to return to the countryside, but in such troubled times, where can I find a place to stay?"

Huang Yueying asked: "Madam, do you want to leave?"

Feng laughed and said, "How could that happen?"

"If I encounter bandits and bandits, I'm afraid the encounter will be much more miserable, right?"

"So now it's the best choice for me to stay here with peace of mind."

"I am very satisfied with my current situation. Although I don't know what the future will be like, I am very satisfied to have a place now."

"So I am very grateful to the envoy."

Huang Yueying tentatively said: "Madam and envoy..."

Feng Shi said leisurely: "I am not a person who appreciates kindness without repaying it."

Huang Yueying thought to herself that this must be the one!

That bastard Yuan Xi will never let go of the meat on his lips. What kind of ferocious tiger is this? It is simply a vicious tiger, a hungry tiger in its lust!

A man who occupies so many women is the formidable enemy of other young scholars. Why don't you like male lust?

However, thinking about her husband and Yuan Xi being very close recently, Huang Yueying felt nervous again. Forget it, she still likes women, and just don't make her husband pay attention.

Feng didn't know the dirty thoughts in Huang Yueying's mind at all, so she thought about it and said, "But when I think about it, many concubines talked to me and they told me some messy things in the palace."

"Now these true masters are dead and scattered. If I change the names a little, it shouldn't hinder their reputation."

After half a day, Huang Yueying walked out of Feng's house with satisfaction. As expected, Yuan Shu's harem was very dirty.

Although Empress Feng was not involved, the other concubines used all possible means to gain the upper hand. They slandered and framed each other, and wore all kinds of revealing clothes. Huang Yueying was shocked when she heard this.

She was so happy that with a little processing of these secrets, she could write a "Historical Records of the Second Emperor's Harem"!

She returned to the house holding the bamboo slips, only to find that Zhuge Liang was already in the study. She was so frightened that she quickly hid the bamboo slips in her sleeves and said, "My husband is back?"

"I thought that my husband would be coming back at night and he hadn't cooked yet. Now I'm going to do it right away."

Zhuge Liang waved his hand and pointed to the sky with a strange look on his face, "I have already had a simple meal with the envoy."

"It's you, it's already been an hour past noon, and you haven't eaten yet?"

Huang Yueying groaned, and then realized that she had been pestering Feng for too long. The other party was also hungry to accompany her, but she never said anything.

Her face turned red and she said: "This is bad. I have been pestering Mrs. Feng for too long and I have forgotten the time. It is really rude."

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly after hearing this, "You always run to the Lord's inner courtyard, isn't that bad?"

Huang Yueying pouted and said, "Because it's convenient, I went there unconsciously."

"It's strange for Shijun. The front half of the house is an official residence and the back half is an inner chamber. I don't know what he thinks."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "I have heard the reason."

"You know that peacocks fly southeast, right?"

Huang Yueying nodded repeatedly, "This is a long poem written by Shijun. Now Jianghuai is very famous."

"I have to admit that this poem is very well written."

Zhuge Liang gently shook his feather fan and said leisurely: "Indeed, your knowledge is very extensive, and you have achieved great results. From time to time, you have thought-provoking words. Even I can't help but sigh."

Huang Yueying thought to herself that her husband usually has a very high vision, and no one has ever made him admire him so much. It seems that Xiuhu is really not simple.

Zhuge Liang added: "The envoy once said that the tragedy of the peacock flying southeast was certainly due to the etiquette system, but the Liu family's failure to leave also gave Wenggu an excuse to order his son to divorce his wife using the seven-leave rule."

"The reason lies in the Han system's provision of one day off every seven days." Officials in the Han Dynasty could take a holiday once every seventh day, which is the so-called "seven-day holiday". During this day, officials could leave the official office and return to their homes. Or go out for travel, hunting and other activities to relax, but in other words, you have to live in the official residence for twelve hours on the other six days.

Although in private, many officials would bring their concubines with them to entertain themselves as maids, but the head wives were not allowed to do this.

Officials from aristocratic families have many excuses and privileges to ask for leave, and the impact is not great, but for ordinary officials, it is almost impossible.

The problem that arises is that many people's main wives have no children. This is also the reason why Jiao Zhongqing, a minor official, and Liu Lanzhi have been married for several years and have no children.

In fact, the same is true for Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying. If Huang Yueying did not pretend to be a book boy, she would have to find another place to live and could only meet Zhuge Liang once every seven days.

Yuan Xi deeply felt that such a system was really unnecessary, but he couldn't open it directly. After all, if officials were asked to go home every day and they couldn't find someone when it was urgent, in this era, it was not possible to call someone with just a phone call. It's so easy to come here.

This system that has been followed for many years is difficult to modify in one go. Therefore, Yuan Xi formulated a rotation system and also allowed a separate courtyard to be set up behind the official residence for the officials and their families to live.

Of course, this kind of villa is very simple, with only one or two rooms. The members of the noble family will definitely not be able to stand it, or the women of the noble family will not be willing to come here because they respect their status.

But for most humble officials, it was enough. They often only had one official wife, and having them separated for seven days was no different from being imprisoned.

This rule of Yuan Xi was very popular among the poor and well-off families, so much so that some nobles also began to slowly accept this practice.

Huang Yueying, the master of Xin Daojun, seems to be different from the average son of aristocratic family. He is not like someone who comes from a wealthy family. I don't know why, but he can see some things that others can't see.

She expressed her doubts, and Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "That's true."

"Perhaps it is because he has encountered something before that he can deeply understand the suffering of others other than the nobles."

"But speaking of it, he really gave me a lot of problems."

"Especially today, Jingzhou Kuai Yidu came and mentioned Liu Jingsheng's idea of ​​joining forces, but it seems difficult for both parties to talk about it."

After hearing this, Huang Yueying said: "Uncle Kuai? I once met him with my father."

"This man is quite clever and scheming, but he can't persuade the envoy?"

Zhuge said: "You are very clear-headed. If you only look at the situation at this time, it will only plunge Jianghuai into the flames of war in advance."

"So I am delaying it for now. I guess he wants Jiang Dong to get involved at the same time and take advantage of the contradiction between the two parties to get the maximum benefit."

Huang Yueying laughed and said: "Yuan Shijun is really evil-hearted, but uncle Kuai didn't use the former friendship with the Yuan family as an excuse?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Speaking of which, let alone Liu Jingsheng's clan status, I'm afraid it will be useless even if the emperor comes."

"It seems that your thoughts about the Emperor are different from others."

"He hinted several times and asked me to think carefully about how to resolve the conflict between the imperial power and the nobility competing for power. It seems that in his heart, he has a natural distrust of the nobility."

Huang Yueying shook her head and said: "Let the horse run again and let the horse not eat grass. How can there be such a good thing in the world?"

"It seems that Shijun is also from a noble family. By doing this, isn't he betraying the tacit understanding between the noble families?"

"The risks here are extremely high, and the plot must be huge. Do you think the envoy will follow Wang Mang's story of usurping the Han Dynasty?"

Zhuge Liang was startled, then he laughed and said, "Madam, you have a unique vision, and you dare to speak out. Are you not afraid that you will be blamed?"

Huang Yueying snorted, "I only tell my husband this. If word spreads, my husband will definitely want to get rid of me."

"If that's the case, my death will not be unjust. I won't delay my husband's remarriage. I can ask the envoy to ask Feng to come over. She is a thousand times more beautiful than me."

Zhuge Liang felt overwhelmed and said angrily: "How can you talk like this!"

Huang Yueying laughed. For a smart person like Fang Geliang, being helpless is the best way. Who would let herself be his wife.

Zhuge Liang had no choice but to change his words and said: "The key to Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han Dynasty lies in the usurpation of characters."

"At that time, the world was not as chaotic as it is now. Therefore, no matter what Wang Mang did, it was mostly deception. It was not like the world that Emperor Gaozu personally conquered in the late Qin Dynasty, so he was naturally criticized."

"And in today's world, how much do you think the Han Dynasty still has left, madam?"

Huang Yueying thought that this was indeed the case. Today, the Han Dynasty exists in name only. How many of the aristocratic families in the world are still loyal?

She whispered: "Then the envoy will still be the emperor in the future. Who wouldn't want to be the emperor?"

"No," Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "According to what I have seen, you are very hesitant in your heart."

"He often said that the emperor is the most dangerous. If the dynasty changes, all the descendants may be killed. If this is the case, he would rather his descendants be ordinary people."

"I don't know why he is so pessimistic, but on the one hand he wants to rely on the power of the imperial power to suppress the gentry and unify the world to do something, but he is also afraid that the imperial power will expand and be unable to control it, which will bring disaster to the world."

"He said he hadn't found a way to balance the two, so he left it to me. That's why I was willing to advise him."

"I want to see if he really thinks so and if he can really take a different path."

(End of this chapter)