Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 890 Conflicting feelings
The Liu family escaped from Yecheng, and when they broke through with the Jizhou army, they were separated from the rest of the army. They fell out with the Hong family, forcing the Hong family to jump off a cliff. Later, they encountered Cao's soldiers and were captured by them.

Cao's soldiers saw that the clothes they wore did not look like those of ordinary people. After some twists and turns, the soldiers handed Liu over to the general of Cao's army. Later, after Liu's identity was found out, the general of Cao's army dedicated her to Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao learned about it, he was overjoyed. Out of some kind of psychology, he immediately took Liu as his concubine.

To be fair, Liu's appearance is still very outstanding, otherwise she would not have become Yuan Shao's wife. Now that she is in prison, she has no other choice. She is greedy for life and afraid of death. In order to survive, she reluctantly followed Cao Cao.

Since he arrived at the inner house, Cao Cao, out of some indescribable psychology, loved Mrs. Liu very much and would stay in Liu's room almost every night. This is why many of Cao Cao's concubines went to Mrs. Bian to complain.

Mrs. Bian knew in her heart that there was nothing they could do about this situation. Cao Cao's likes and dislikes were the rules for doing things for them. These concubines who still want to compete for favors didn't even think about it. Do you want to hide your thoughts from Cao Cao?
And now Mrs. Bian is not in a hurry at all. Cao Pi and Cao Zhi are all her sons, and there is no question whether she will have children in the rest of her life. She only needs to be honest and capable and not cause trouble. What does it have to do with other concubines competing for favors?
If these concubines are trying to make themselves stand out, it would be even more despicable. They are obviously trying to harm themselves. Do they really think that they are easy to mess with?
Just when Mrs. Bian was thinking of sending Cao Cao's concubine back, in a small courtyard not far away, Cao Cao had finished his efforts. Afterwards, he hugged Mrs. Liu and asked questions. Although Mrs. Liu felt very unhappy, she still pretended to be satisfied. He looked fawning and said, "Of course I am very powerful. How can my late husband compare with me?"

Although Cao Cao knew that Mrs. Liu might not mean what she said, he still felt quite satisfied. He chuckled and said: "Madam is indeed Yuan Benchu's wife. She speaks so appropriately. It's a pity that Yuan Benchu ​​is not celebrating the New Year."

"I remember that I met him when we were young and we had a good rapport. Unexpectedly, we parted ways in the end because of the Emperor's affairs. In order to revive the Han Dynasty, I was forced to become his enemy. It was really not my intention."

At this point, Cao Cao shed a few tears, "Yuan Benchu ​​took the wrong path. I broke up with my friend for the sake of supporting the Han Dynasty. It really hurts my heart!"

"Now that Madam is living in desolation, I will take care of Madam on Benchu's behalf. It will not be in vain for the two of us to be close friends."

"It will get better in the future, but with the development of water transportation, sooner or later the river channel will have to be widened."

Through the window of the carriage, the girls saw the endless ships coming and going from Huang County Pier. Mrs. Du sighed: "When I was in Beidi, I couldn't see such a sight of ships like crucian carp."

Yuan Xi and Lu Lingqi went to deal with government affairs, and the girls were free. This time, Yuan Xi's fleet also included several of Mi Zhen's own ships, which were fully equipped, including a carriage. Mi Zhen put down the carriage. The boat took Mrs. Du and Mr. Hong all the way to the seaside of Huang County.

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu flattered Cao Cao sincerely. Cao Cao was very pleased with what he heard and got on his horse again. Mrs. Liu lay on the bed, cursing in her heart why Mrs. Hong jumped off the cliff in the first place. If she were here, she might be able to take her place. Why are you so miserable now that you are neither up to nor down?
Speaking of which, is that little bitch really dead? Didn't she take the opportunity to run away and where is she happy now?
Mrs. Liu's guess was correct. Mrs. Hong was riding a carriage with Mi Zhen and Mrs. Du on the beach in Huang County.

More importantly, after Yuan Xi obtained the Huangxian outlet, he completely strangled the waterway throat of Yanzhou upstream. By then, for Cao Cao, the blocked Yellow River downstream had lost most of its role, as if it had been castrated.

There were originally two extremely important places in Yuan Xi's territory. One was Haixi, which was located at the estuary of the Huai River. The second was Guangling, which was located at the estuary of the Yangtze River. Now another one was added, which was Huang County, which was at the estuary of the Yellow River. .

Hong felt the same way, "Although there are several big rivers around Yecheng, most of them are used to transport grain into the city. I have never seen this kind of sight of boats with their bows touching their sterns, lining up in a line, so that the rivers are blocked. .”

Hong asked in surprise: "With so many people, can we still consider the population to be declining?"

"Furthermore, Qingzhou has experienced wars in recent years and its population has declined. If it can develop peacefully for a few years, the population will increase very quickly, and by then the climate of Huang County will not stop there."

Mi Zhen smiled and said, "This is because my husband has just conquered Qingzhou, and the pressure on mobilizing troops and food has increased sharply, resulting in temporary inconvenience in transportation."

The reason why these three places are important is naturally that they connect inland water transportation and offshore shipping. Almost all goods must be transited through the three places. It was quite inconvenient for Yuan Xi before he acquired Qingzhou, but now with the acquisition of Huangxian , the trade routes under his control were finally able to completely connect the Huanghuai and Yangtze River basins, forming a complete system of trade routes and water transport routes.

She did this not just for fun, but after Yuan Xi acquired Qingzhou and connected the coastal trade routes, Huang County's role became extremely important.

"Of course," Mi Zhen said seriously: "After the Yellow Turban Rebellion and previous attacks, the six counties of Qingzhou, Jinan Plain, Le'an, Beihai, and Donglai Qi Kingdom have a combined population of only three million, although it is smaller than Youzhou's two hundred. There are more than 10,000 people, but it is still far from the situation where a county in Jizhou has a population of over one million."

"And it is said that the largest county in the world is Nanyang in Jingzhou, with a registered population of more than 2.4 million."

Mrs. Du and Mrs. Hong were extremely surprised when they heard this, and said: "Jingzhou is so powerful?" Mi Zhen nodded: "I am in charge of the trade routes. Jingzhou's fleet from the Yangtze River has brought a lot of news. Don't look at Liu Jingsheng. It occupies one state, but the territory of this state is as large as two states, and the population is almost the same as that of the three states under the envoy's rule."

"And Jingzhou is not like the three states of Qingzhou, Youzhou, Xuzhou, etc. that have experienced many wars. Except for the occasional wars in Nanyang and Jiangxia, the other counties are all prosperous in commerce. People who fled from the surrounding states have also brought a lot of population and wealth to Jingzhou. , so it became more and more prosperous.”

"In this world where population means labor, wealth, and soldiers, Liu Jingsheng is undoubtedly sitting on a golden mountain. In contrast, the husband's conditions are much worse. It will take a long time for the three states to come together. Only by resting and recuperating can you recover.”

"However," Mi Zhen smiled, "I believe that under your husband's governance, together with the prosperous three counties of Jizhou and the two counties of Jianghuai, the five regions are integrated into one, and the future prospects will be much wider than Liu Jingsheng's."

Chunyu Qiong's residence.

"The road to the end of the general's career has been cut off. Please resign to the commander-in-chief. Please ask the commander-in-chief to recruit Gao Ming." Chunyu Qiong stood on the ground and said with cupped hands.

Yuan Xi saw that Chunyu Qiong was full of energy and spoke loudly, and thought that he didn't look like he was seriously injured. Could it be that Chunyu Qiong was really drunk at that time, so he was delayed when Yecheng broke out?
He glanced at Zhuge Liang, who understood and said: "Is General Chunyu frustrated, or does he feel that Yuan Shijun is not a wise master?"

"When Master Xianfu was alive, General Chunyu was always loyal and fought tooth and nail. Does General Chunyu think that Yuan Shijun is not as good as Master Xianfu?"

Chunyu Qiong said dullly: "That was the last order of Duke Benchu."

Yuan Xi's eyes flashed, "I remember that when Lord Benchu ​​was about to die, he only called Mr. Zhengnan Ziyuan in, and then he called Xianfu. When did General Zhong Jian talk to his late father?"

Chunyu Qiong was silent, and Yuan Xi probed: "I heard that when Gong and Sir suggested welcoming the emperor, both General Zhong Jian and Guo Tu opposed it?"

Seeing that Chun Yuqiong did not answer, Zhuge Liang said leisurely: "The general and Guo Tu are both from Yingchuan, and He Gong and Mr. He have different opinions, and they had disagreements with Xu You. I think the general must be in a difficult situation after Benchu ​​Gong passed away. Bar?"

Seeing Chunyu Qiong's expression change slightly, Zhuge Liang knew that he had guessed some of the truth, so he continued: "The general's loyalty to Lord Benchu ​​is actually beyond doubt, but the general cannot prove his innocence. This is why Lord Benchu ​​is so loyal." The people under his command in Yingchuan were helpless, so most of them took refuge in Yuan Tan at first, and only the general relied on his own status and didn't bother to do it, right?"

Yuan Xi also understood Chun Yuqiong's ambivalence. As an old man of the same generation as Yuan Shao, Chun Yuqiong's qualifications were almost the same as Xu You's. Although Yuan Shao missed his old relationship and gave Chun Yuqiong a high enough position, Chun Yuqiong was still in the battle formation. It can only be said that it is quite satisfactory, far less outstanding than the military achievements of Si Tingzhu and others.

However, Chun Yuqiong was an arrogant person. In later generations, he was unwilling to bow his head when he was captured by Cao Cao, let alone now. He didn't want others to criticize him for relying on nepotism to get to the position. He desperately wanted to prove himself, but he never found him. Chance.

He was defeated by Cao Cao many times, and because he was from Yingchuan, he probably felt that Cao Cao's relationship was unclear, so when he was stationed in Wuchao in later generations, he took the initiative to go out of the city to meet the enemy. I am afraid it was also because of this self-evident mentality, but he Unexpectedly, Cao Cao's cavalry, which had traveled more than 200 miles, had a high combat effectiveness, and suffered an unexpected defeat.

To be fair, had it not been for the unauthorized attack in Guandu in later generations, Chunyu Qiong would have been the most stable among the generals in Jizhou. Unfortunately, his mentality was unbalanced and he was ultimately unsafe.

Yuan Xi's understanding of Chunyu Qiong is that his talents are slightly insufficient. As long as he is not impatient and aggressive, he is worthy of an army general, and his personal prestige is actually very high among the Jizhou army. As for Yuan Xi's current rapid integration of Jizhou soldiers and generals, The effect is still great.

Yuan Xi thought of this and said, "No matter what General Chunyu thinks, I, Yuan Xi, have never done anything to feel sorry for General Chunyu, right?"

"But I won't force it. If General Chunyu doesn't want to participate in the affairs of the world, for the sake of fairness, I will stay in Qingzhou to support General Chunyu in his old age."

Chunyu Qiong was stunned. He saw Yuan Xi stood up and opened his mouth. Just as he was about to speak, Yuan Xi turned around and said, "Today I will avenge Cao Cao for the Yuan family. Everyone in Jizhou is united. General Chunyu wants to avoid suspicion. I can understand."

"But doesn't the general want to use practical actions to prove that he and Cao Cao did not collude, so as to stop future generations from criticizing him?"

(End of this chapter)