Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 799 Live well

Even though he knew that bleeding was unavoidable, Zhang Zhao still had the courage to say: "If Jiangdong encounters a foreign enemy, we will all share the same hatred."

Zhuge Liang said: "So my lord wants to see your sincerity."

Zhang Zhao, a cunning old man, made his final struggle and said: "I, Jiangdong, are willing to give up Jingzhou to the envoy."

After hearing this, Kuai Yue became angry and said coldly: "Chang Shi is a good person. Do you think this kind of provocation is effective?"

The two sides soon began to tear apart.

Zhuge Liang used unsophisticated words to try to stir up conflicts between Jiangdong and Jingzhou. However, the two old foxes Zhang Zhao and Kuai Yue knew this very well and worked hard to delay it in order to maximize their own interests.

Yuan Xi was quite moved after seeing this. Zhuge Liang today is ten years younger than when he first came out in later generations, so he acts more immaturely. Moreover, even if he came out ten years later, Zhuge Liang still has a growth process.

Now that Zhuge Liang is under his command, he must fulfill his responsibilities as a master and expose Zhuge Liang to this high-level strategic level as much as possible to promote Zhuge Liang's growth.

Now Yuan Xi is no longer in the years when he first started his career. He is now a prince whose influence has spread to four states, so he faces the top circles, and the counselors who come from the top circles are naturally among the best.

This is the case with Zhang Zhao and Kuai Yue. They are the masterminds of Jiangdong and Jingzhou respectively. There are not many people in the world who can deceive them. Although Zhuge Liang has the advantage of words, when it comes to actual interests, these two people are absolutely useless. Will give in easily.

Therefore, the two sides have been bargaining over and over again, and progress has been slow for most of the day. However, this is also expected by the three parties. After all, negotiations can take months or even a year and a half. If you want to reach a consensus on the first day, you only need to I'm afraid that if the conditions are suitable for both parties, I won't make an immediate decision, otherwise it won't be easy to explain when I go back.

At noon, everyone felt hungry, so Yuan Xi ordered people to prepare wine and food and served them directly without changing the place.

Yuan Xi picked up a cup of tea and said to everyone: "I am physically unable to drink, so I will shamelessly substitute tea for wine and give you a drink."

Everyone quickly raised their glasses to drink, and Yuan Xi picked up the tea bowl again and said, "I hope we can turn our conflicts into friendship this time."

Everyone drank again, and Yuan Xi raised his glass for the third time and said: "With this last glass, I hope the world will be peaceful, the people will live and work in peace and contentment, and the country will last forever."

As everyone drank again, their moods were a little subtle. Which country is this country Zuo?

What do you think, Mr. Yuan, you are also the biggest rebel, right?

After everyone had finished their meal, the maids removed the tableware, and the three parties started arguing again. It was not until the lanterns came on that everyone was exhausted, and Yuan Xi smiled and said: "That's it for today. I have ordered people to prepare a table, but I am a little bit nervous." I can't accompany you for business, so please treat me as a host, Mr. Fengxiao, and you can use it with ease."

Only then did Guo Jia stand up. He basically didn't speak today. Instead, he listened from the side for a day and found that Zhuge Liang was becoming more and more calm in dealing with things. It was obvious that he had made rapid progress these days. This made Guo Jia sigh. He, as a registered disciple, was good at everything. It just doesn’t fit with my own personality, otherwise it would be perfect.

Yuan Xi asked Guo Jia to come over, but he didn't actually have much intention. The main reason was to ask Guo Jia to accompany him to drink. Shouchun was a prosperous place, and the wine he brewed was relatively mild and long-lasting. Compared to the Beidi spirits that were easy to drink, it was better. Different flavors.

Yuan Xi didn't drink himself, so he naturally didn't want to get involved in such an occasion. What's more, he was really busy. He took people out of the mansion and went to the north of the city to find Tai Shici and others.

Taishi Ci, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang were in the military camp, eating around a big pot with several generals. When they saw Yuan Xi coming, they quickly got up to meet each other. Yuan Xi waved his hand and said, "No need, I'm here to eat too."

He took a wooden bowl and dug a bowl of rice directly into the pot. He picked up the clay pot next to the pot, poured half a bowl of soybean paste into the rice, and stirred it up with a wooden spoon.

He mixed the rice and said with a smile: "These days are a critical time. All generals are tired."

Zhang Liao and others laughed and said: "What are you talking about, my lord? It is our duty to live with the generals in the military camp before the war."

The white crystal rice is mixed with dark miso. As the sauce coats the rice, the salty taste of the sauce mixes with the fragrance of the rice, forming a strange and attractive taste, which makes Yuan Xi feel better than the one at noon. The delicate pork belly specially made for the nobles will greatly increase your appetite.

He took a spoonful of rice with a wooden spoon and put it into his mouth to chew. This scene reminded him of the multi-grain wheat rice he and his subordinates ate squatting under the wall when he was in Beixin City. But now the taste was obviously different.

The generals saw Yuan Xi eating in a daze, obviously thinking of something, and they all felt strange in their hearts, but they heard Yuan Xi slowly say: "Five years, no, six or seven years ago, I led five hundred soldiers in Beixin City. Defend the city.”

"Except for the road leading to Jizhou in the south, Beixin City is almost an isolated city. The surrounding areas are often plundered and invaded by Gongsun Zan's army and the Southern Huns, resulting in poor harvests for years. It is difficult to have a full meal in the city from top to bottom."

"Although grain was shipped from Jizhou at that time, my father and Gongsun Zan fought for years on the border of Jizhou and Youzhou. The grain route was often blocked, so there were many times when the city ran out of grain."

"I remember that the happiest days were when the food arrived, mixed with coarse and coarse grains from the north, to make a bowl of rice and enjoy it."

"At that time, my subordinates and I squatted under the wall, lining up in a row, eating bibimbap with only half a spoonful of miso that night. Thinking about it now, it's really nostalgic."

Taishi Ci spoke up: "But my lord, under such circumstances, he has become famous all over the world in just a few years. All of this has paid off."

Xu Huang also nodded and said: "You can only become a master by enduring hardships. This is a great responsibility given to you by heaven."

Zhang Liao sighed: "When Marquis Wen and I were fighting Cao Cao in Yanzhou, we were severely short of food. Sometimes we didn't even have the strength to mount our horses. We just held on in the battle formation and almost died several times."

"Hunger is really terrible. No matter how powerful a person is, he can't use his skills even if he doesn't have enough to eat. The soldiers under my lord's command now can already have enough to eat, which is much better than other princes in the world."

Yuan Xi was silent for a while and then said: "Eating is certainly important, but what I just said is not exactly what I meant."

"The thirty or forty personal guards who squatted with me on the wall and ate together at that time, after several years of continuous battles, there are only a dozen left now."

All the generals were silent after hearing this. They also felt the same way. The private soldiers who followed them to conquer the world have been replaced one after another. Many familiar faces have disappeared. Some generals even have only Two out of ten. Yuan Xi looked at Tai Shici: "How is Ziyi's injury?"

Taishi Ci patted his chest when he heard this, "Don't worry, my lord, everything is fine now. No matter who the enemy is in front of you, Ci can shoot him!"

Yuan Xi sighed: "Don't be brave. Although it is said that it is the best choice for a general to die on the battlefield, I think it is better to survive the battlefield and live in peace until old age."

"That's what I meant just now."

"Although I ask you to win the battle, I don't mean that you must go to death when it is no longer possible."

"When it's time to surrender, when it's time to save your life, I guarantee with my wealth that I will treat your family members kindly."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and quickly stood up and said: "Don't dare! My lord is talking nonsense!"

Yuan Xi waved his hand, "Sit down, I'm serious."

"I have always believed that living is better than anything else."

"After all, too many people have died in this world."

After everyone finished eating in a complicated mood, Yuan Xi bid farewell to the generals and left the military camp. He turned to look at the brightly lit camp, which complemented the Huaishui Wharf to the north where the goods were being transported in full swing.

In this world, although there are all kinds of inconveniences, although there are evil people and thieves, although there are corrupt officials, although there are mobs and bandits, although there are too many things that make people gnash their teeth.

But the vast majority of people are still honest and kind people who work hard to survive. They are involved in the cruel and merciless war. They are helpless and unable to control their own destiny. They are trampled, insulted and hurt, but they are still there. Try to survive, try to survive.

These are our tenacious ancestors. No matter how many hardships they have gone through, they are still trying their best to move forward and pass it on from generation to generation.

For such people, I should and must give them a hand and walk with them to a new world.

When he returned to the mansion, it was already very late, and the noise in the front hall had fallen silent. He went back to the study to read the bamboo slips. As a result, he had been tired for the past few days. As he looked at it, he unknowingly lay down on the desk. Fell asleep.

Drowsily, he felt someone covering him with clothes, so he shook his head, sat up slowly, and saw Da Qiao's anxious face.

He wondered: "Girl, what is...?"

Da Qiao bit his lip and said aloud: "Your Majesty said yesterday that I asked my concubine to play the piano at this time."

Yuan Xi finally came to his senses and said apologetically: "It's my fault. There are too many things. I really forgot."

Da Qiao sighed softly. She got up in the middle of the night last night and saw that there were lights in the direction of Yuan Xi's study. She knew that Yuan Xi was probably busy late at night dealing with political affairs.

When she came over today, she saw that the door was ajar, but the guard outside the door had a strange look on her face, so she let him in. As soon as Da Qiao entered the room, she found Yuan Xi asleep. She was afraid that Yuan Xi would catch a cold, so she took a linen quilt. He went to put it on, but Yuan Xi woke up with a start.

Da Qiao felt complicated and said, "Your Majesty, are you leaving?"

Yuan Xi was startled and asked in surprise: "How did you find out?"

Da Qiao said softly: "The previous angels were halfway through their words and then stopped talking."

"Your Majesty has been very busy these days, and I don't dare to disturb you. However, your Majesty asked me to come over for no reason. I feel that your Majesty must have something to say to me."

"I wonder if your Majesty is leaving, all of a sudden."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi sighed: "The girl is really smart as ice and snow."

"It's true that I asked a girl to come over and play the piano. It's just an excuse. In fact, the girl knows that I'm pretty average at playing the piano, right?"

Da Qiao chuckled, "I just don't care about these things. I understand that there are so many things, so why care about this trivial art."

Yuan Xi smiled: "No, any art that can be outstanding is admirable."

"The girl has the qualifications and talent."

Da Qiao felt happy after hearing this, but then he heard Yuan Xi say: "So when I think about meeting the girl again, I feel very reluctant to leave."

Da Qiao raised his head in surprise, and Yuan Xi said seriously: "So no matter what, I want to tell the girl what I didn't say last time."

(End of this chapter)