Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 888 Frankness

Yang Di followed the bustling officials out of the house, and his ears were filled with the officials' whispers of joy. He looked back at the door that was closed behind him, feeling like he was surviving a disaster.

He couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead and walked towards the small courtyard where he lived temporarily. Because Yuan Xi had previously asked Zhuge Liang to bring officials from two states to Huang County for conferment, the city of Huang County was crowded with people from all over the country. Team.

Therefore, it was extremely difficult to find a house. Yang Jin tried his best to find a small courtyard with two thatched huts in a corner of the city, and rented it at a price that made him extremely distressed.

This price made him lose a lot of blood. Yang Di thought angrily that these landlords who took advantage of the opportunity to make money should be punished. What the hell!
When I go to Le'an to take office, if anyone there dares to do this, I must put an end to these unhealthy tendencies!

He walked on the street, touched his arms, and found that there was only half a piece of silk left.

When he was in Yuan Tan's army, most of his salary consisted of grain, but he could not guarantee that it would be paid out on time. Most of it was owed on the account, and as an army officer, he could not carry a cart of grain with him, so his salary was all in the end. This confused account was gone with the defeat of Yuan Tan.

Then Yuan Tan's old troops were all captured by Yuan Xi. The war was urgent at that time, and Yuan Xi had no time to arrange for everyone. He just sent a ship to relocate Yuan Tan's old troops to Huang County to wait for the end of the war.

Afterwards, Yuan Xi repelled Cao Cao and asked Zhuge Liang to divide the territory in Qingzhou and go to Haixi to recuperate. Yang and other members of Yuan Tan's old family could only find their own places to live, but they could not leave Huang County.

Yang Di heard that the core figures of Xin Ping were taken away alone. Today, Zhiguan himself did not see them. It was obvious that they had other arrangements.

As for Yang Di and others, they need to find a place to live by themselves. But that day, when he was fighting with the army, how could he have any belongings on him?
After selling a few things he had on hand, he only had enough to eat. When money was tight, he had already eaten one meal but not another. He wanted to ask the Yang family for help, but the place was too big. I was afraid that I would starve to death before the letter was delivered.

Cai Zhenji's lips trembled a few times, "Who do you think your husband is?"

He held the pork tied with hemp rope in one hand and the wine jar in the other, and walked slowly to the front of his small courtyard. Cai Zhenji, wearing coarse linen clothes, had already been waiting in the courtyard. When she saw him coming back, she couldn't hide the sadness on her face. With a look of surprise, he quickly welcomed Yang Di in.

Fortunately, after Cai Zhenji learned that he was captured by Yuan Xijun, she sold her family property in Pingyuan, gathered dozens of pieces of silk, and rushed to Huang County. She just solved Yang's urgent need, but most of it had been spent renting a small courtyard. Lost it, because he can't sleep on the street, right?

These two items used up half of the silk in his arms.

He suddenly discovered that Cai Zhenji was wearing a mourning dress!
After Cai Zhenji heard this, she stood uneasily and did not speak to explain. The atmosphere gradually became cold.

However, thinking of the complicated relationship between his wife Cai Zhenji and the fierce tiger, Yang Di always felt a thorn in his heart. Could it be that his escape this time was because of Cai Zhenji's relationship?

Cai Zhenji's waist is quite plump. This is because she has been pregnant for several months. When she saw the sheep, her eyes softened a lot. At the same time, she proudly raised the pork in her hand and said, "It's a good meal today."

Did nothing really happen during those days when Cai Zhenji was in the Fierce Tiger Mansion when she was sent to Xuzhou?

He stood on the street and thought for a while, then went to the market vendor to buy two kilograms of pork, and then went to the wine vendor to buy a pot of bad wine. Normally he would not drink this kind of wine, but in this age , it would be nice to be able to drink wine.

Fortunately, it ended well. After experiencing ups and downs, Yang Di knew that he was temporarily safe. As a county magistrate, it was enough for him to maintain a decent standard of life.

"As soon as I die, you will be able to climb up the tiger like your sister, right?"

Yang Ba waved his hand and said, "You are good at this. How to make it delicious."

But in this way, other expenses to open the joints will not be enough. Yang Di came today with an uneasy mood. After all, if he ran away, the family could not run away. If the fierce tiger vents his anger on the Yang family, With his body, he became the sinner of his family.

Of course, if Yang Di works hard, he may not be able to take a step closer in the near future.

His eyes suddenly flashed, and when he saw the linen belt tied on Cai Zhenji's head, his face suddenly darkened, "You are so looking forward to my death?"

too expensive!
Yang Di is even more aggrieved. He knows that there are many noble officials in the city. If he doesn't buy, others will buy. The price of goods in the city has risen to an alarming level. But if such businessmen who take advantage of the situation don't care, is there any justice?

Cai Zhenji stretched out her hand to take the pork from Yang Di's hand, and said with a smile: "It seems that my husband encountered a good thing today, so you should celebrate it."

Yang Ba slammed the wine jar to the ground, causing the pieces to scatter and the wine to spill all over the floor. He said angrily: "I knew you wanted me to die!"

"What do you want to eat, husband?"

Yang Di even felt that he was in danger early on. Based on Fierce Tiger's lustful habits, was he eager to kill himself and then occupy Cai Zhenji, so as to have two sisters?

"If I really think so, will I sell my property and come to rescue my husband?"

"I know that your husband has always been worried about what happened in Xuzhou that day. I have also sworn that nothing happened to Yuan Shijun!"

"My husband should understand the cause of this incident. It was because the Yang family broke off the engagement with the girl from the Kong family, and this offended the envoy. What relationship did he have with me from the beginning to the end?"

"Speaking of which, the Yang family has been kind to me in adopting me, but when I marry my husband, the Yang family makes the decision on their behalf, and they haven't asked the Cai clan, right?" "Do you know that doing this will actually make it difficult for me?"

Seeing that Cai Zhenji was trembling with anger, Yang Xi felt that her words were too serious and comforted her: "That's not what I meant. Don't think too much about it."

Cai Zhenji held back the tears she was about to shed, "My husband and I grew up together. My husband should know what kind of person I am."

"If I am forced by someone, I will either die to prove my will, or at least I will ask my husband to divorce me, so as not to tarnish the reputation of the Yang family!"

"And if Yuan Shijun really wants to get me, with his ability, can my husband leave Xuzhou alive?"

In the end, these words convinced Yang Di, and he apologized: "Madam, what you said makes sense. I was too concerned about what I said and said the wrong thing. Let's live a good life in the future."

Cai Zhenji nodded, her eye circles became red, and she felt that a lot of the shackles on her body were removed. She knew that her husband and wife were innocently involved in the conflict between Yuan Xi and the Yang family, but as the wife of the Yang family, what could she change? Woolen cloth?

Not long after, smoke arose in the small courtyard, and the pork in the pot smelled fragrant. Cai Zhenji poured the remaining rice into the pot, and Yang Bao poked the stove with a fire stick.

The two of them felt that they had not lived a warm life for a long time. Not only did they look at each other and smile, they discovered that some things had no basis in the first place, but they were just keeping it in their hearts, which made them suspicious of each other and only increased their worries.

Finally, he spoke clearly, and after uncovering the scars from the past, he found that it was just a small injury, but it made people think it was a fatal disease, and he was suspicious for several years. It was simply ridiculous.

As the initiator of everything, Yuan Xi may have completely forgotten about this incident. He has a very bad character to begin with.

However, at this moment, he said to Zhuge Liang honestly: "The military advisor is right, but I was wrong."

However, Zhuge Liang did not intend to let Yuan Xi go, and said earnestly: "My lord is now increasingly powerful, and he also knows that every move he makes will affect the minds of his subordinates. It is also the lord's responsibility to be careful with his words and actions to make his subordinates feel at ease."

"I know my lord is still thinking about fishing, right?"

"This is not a good habit. Officials from the two states are already unstable, and now using this method to test them will make many of them who originally hoped to become qualified agents become suspicious and go astray."

"And this kind of temptation is not a situation that they will definitely encounter. They don't understand the lord as a human being. Are they supposed to rely on guesswork to decide how to serve as officials in the future?"

"What we need to do is not to lead by example and set an example for our subordinates, so that they know how to take the next step?"

Yuan Xi said with shame: "The military advisor is right, but I failed to consider it."

Indeed, as Zhuge Liang said, he wanted to take the opportunity to see how the officials he appointed performed, and to take the opportunity to get rid of those who were obsessed with giving gifts and replace them with others.

But Zhuge Liang believes that this kind of behavior that tests the bottom line of people's hearts is a trap. The master does not express his position and lets his subordinates guess. If everyone has this idea, what they do is ineffective, they doubt each other, and everyone is in danger. Is this a good trend? Yet?
Yuan Xi had to admit that what Zhuge Lai said was right. He said distressedly: "I really didn't think about it, but now someone comes to give gifts, what should I do?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "I have an idea."

"If officials want to leave today, they have to pack their bags and hire carriages and horses. They cannot leave immediately today, and it will be tomorrow at the soonest."

"So my lord can give an order to invite officials to dinner tonight."

"As for the cost of the banquet, let's use the gifts sent by those people before. When the time comes, just say a few words to scare them, and this evil trend can be stopped."

"In this way, we can not only have money to hold a banquet, but also set an example to the family members and warn them about the culture of giving gifts."

Yuan Xi praised him after hearing this: "You are indeed a military advisor!"

"Without a military advisor by my side, everything I do seems to be less thoughtful."

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "No, my lord just hasn't had time to get used to the change of identity."

"My lord used to establish a business in Youzhou, and the conditions were extremely harsh, so in order to survive, he resorted to extreme measures, which is understandable."

"But the lord now owns half of the Central Plains, and his every move affects thousands of people. However, the lord often cannot face the people directly. The people he always faces are officials, so what the lord has to do is to set an example for the officials."

"At this time, it is not suitable to follow the deceitful path, but the upright and royal way is needed."

Yuan Xi couldn't help but ask: "The emperor's mental skills... can't be used?"

(End of this chapter)