Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 916 Comparison of hearts
Inside Yuan Xi's camp, Lu Lingqi pouted and said, "You've been doing these catch-and-release, catch-and-release games all day long?"

"Might as well cut them all down!"

Yuan Xi explained: "It is easy to kill people, but difficult to win people's hearts."

"Otherwise, after our army leaves, the local people will be dissatisfied and still want to rebel."

Lu Lingqi said gloomily: "This battle is boring. Then I don't know where I went to bei. Isn't it going to be the opposite?"

Yuan Xi shook his head: "It's unlikely. If he is determined to rebel, we won't be greeted by these people huddled in the city, but maybe tens of thousands of cavalry."

Lu Lingqi stood up bored, then bent down to pick up the two halberds in her hands, "Watching Uncle Zhang catch people, my hands are itchy. If the enemy general comes again, I will join the battle."

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly felt a little dizzy, and then a feeling of vomiting came over her. She couldn't help but hold on to her halberds and retched.

Seeing this, Yuan Xi quickly went up to rub her back and asked, "What, are you hungry?"

"Did you eat something cold yesterday?"

"But judging from the stable pulse, he should be in good condition. Master, there is no need to worry."

"And there is Mr. Yuanhua here. Among the doctors in Jicheng, which one can compare to Mr. Yuanhua?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi had no choice but to say: "Then you should pay attention to your health. It is absolutely impossible to go into battle. If anything unusual happens and Mr. Yuanhua feels that you are not suitable for traveling, I will send you back immediately."

The news quickly spread within a small area, and the happiest person among them was Zhang Liao, who hurried over to congratulate her. Speaking of Lu Lingqi's promise to have a child, she asked Zhang Liao to be her adoptive father.

Lu Lingqi counted on her fingers, "Hey, it seems to be true. I don't remember it happening last month!"

"And I haven't gotten pregnant in the past few years. It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

This made Yuan Xi who was present almost burst into tears. Is it really okay for you guys like Lu Bu to make a promise like this?

"The Wuyuan in my late father's hometown would be meaningless if I hadn't taken it with my own hands!"

"And I ran away just after the first battle. What should others say?"

Yuan Xi hesitated. He knew that both he and Lu Lingqi needed to use Lu Bu's claim to occupy Bingzhou, especially Wuyuan, where Jiuyuan County was located, which had different meanings. But if Lu Lingqi was really pregnant, the long-distance fatigue would affect her. What to do with children?
Finally, he invited Hua Tuo over. After taking his pulse, Hua Tuo smiled and said, "I am indeed very happy."

"But if that's the case, it's a good thing. I'll send someone to take you back."

"When did Tiankui come last?"

Seeing that Yuan Xi still wanted to send her back, Lu Lingqi insisted: "Maybe the war will be over in a month or two. Will you go by then?"

Yuan Xi had no choice but to say, "I have been marching and fighting irregularly in the past few years, and my body has naturally been affected. I am afraid that after returning to Jicheng, I have eaten and rested well, so I am just hit?"

"No!" Lu Lingqi pouted and said, "What's the big deal? It's only been a few months?"

Lu Lingqi stuck out her tongue and laughed. When Yuan Xi saw her, she said helplessly: "She is already a mother, and she is still just like a child."

Yuan Xi was speechless, "Did you do it on purpose?"

At this point, the two of them were suddenly startled, and then gradually came to their senses. Yuan Xi wiped his sweat and said, "No way?"

"I've been in good health these past few years, and I've never had a stomachache, right?"

Lu Lingqi looked innocent, "How could I deliberately do something to slow down the march? My menstruation was very irregular before, and I was busy last month, so I just forgot about it."

It took Lu Lingqi a while to calm down. She pouted on the ground a few times and asked doubtfully: "No, isn't it the same as what you eat?"

After Tian Yu heard about it, he said to Yuan Xi privately: "If Mrs. Lu can give birth in Jiuyuan and give birth to an heir, and then inherit the incense of Marquis Wen, and at the same time express her favor to the emperor, and add support from the Southern Xiongnu tribe, then Ming Zheng will be established." Yanshun got an excuse to merge with the state."

"Mrs. Lu was the emperor's own county monarch. If the title was involved with the Southern Xiongnu, she might be able to dedicate part of her power to the title, which would be of great benefit to future expansion in the north. ”

Yuan Xi thought to himself, is there any other way?

However, it seemed a bit too callous to take advantage of the child right after it was born, but he had to admit that Tian Yu's idea seemed very feasible.

He spoke out: "The emperor is controlled by Cao Cao in Xudu, he won't let me get my wish, right?"

“Would it be self-defeating and counterproductive if the time comes?”

Tian Yu thought for a while and said: "It is indeed as my lord said, but if it doesn't work, you can correct the edict."

Yuan Xixin said that Tian Yu is really open-minded, but the princes in the world have done a lot of this. Yuan Shao is even more familiar with it, including the four kings of Wuhuan who are now self-proclaimed, and they mainly do whatever they want.

But in Yuan Xi's heart, he still wanted to take the status step by step. Even if he conquered the world in the future, he would have to go through a proper process. After all, the people of the world recognized this. If this step was not taken, the new dynasty would have no legitimacy. He went to Lu Lingqi's camp and told her to have a good rest. Then he took Tian Yu and others to the city. Watching today's routine challenge to the city, he found that the scene was quite deserted.

In the past three days, Zhang Liao and Zhang He have defeated dozens of enemy generals. The process was so overwhelming that even those with some strength in Yinguan City have been defeated at least once, and some were caught and put back three times if they were not convinced. Yes, now I have no face to come out.

Looking at the empty city, Yuan Xi gave an ultimatum, saying that if Yinguan City still resisted within half a day, he would attack the city in full force.

In less than an hour, the city gate opened. Yan Xian led a group of leaders out of the city to ask for surrender. He held up the surrender form and came to Yuan Xima. He bowed and said, "I encircled the city and did not kill anyone. You all respect me." , the original motivation.”

Yuan Xi got off his horse and said with a smile: "It is my lifelong wish to pacify the territory and the Han and Hu families. Now that the leader has come to surrender, I will treat him as a brother and turn the grassland into a home for everyone."

Yan Xian's reaction was not beyond his expectation. After all, this place is less than 200 miles away from the border of Dai County. They can defend it this time but not the next time. And after failing so many duels, there is a step forward. Xia, now Kaicheng is a matter of course.

However, the real trouble lies in what happens next.

How to divide the land, how to sign a covenant, and how to distribute benefits all require compromise between the two parties. After all, Yuan Xi cannot move all the Han people here in a short time.

Everyone entered the city together. As soon as they entered, Yuan Xi was almost dizzy from the pungent smell. When he took a closer look, he saw livestock running around in the streets.

Yan Xian said with shame: "Because of the defense of the city, the tribe drove all the livestock outside the city in, but they couldn't restrain it. Some people started to get sick for some reason. In desperation, they had to surrender to the envoy."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi's face changed slightly, and he quickly called Hua Tuo to come over and say a few words. Hua Tuo did not dare to be careless when he heard this, and quickly sent doctors to investigate everywhere. After a while, the doctors came back and said that it was indeed as Yuan Xi and Hua Tuo expected. , almost all water sources are polluted.

Yan Xian and others were still confused. After Hua Tuo's explanation, they understood that because the livestock were temporarily driven into the city, their feces accumulated excessively in the city's water source. Although it was living water, it still exceeded the self-purification capacity of the water source, so epidemics began to occur. .

Hearing that it was a sign of the epidemic, Yan Xian's face changed drastically and he immediately asked: "What should we do?"

He did not doubt that Yuan Xi had lied to him, because he had already opened the city. There was no point in lying to him at this time. On the contrary, if he had to stay in the city for a long time, the outbreak of the epidemic would be a big problem.

Yuan Xi said: "Don't worry, there will be a solution before the epidemic spreads."

He immediately asked Yan Xian to send people to isolate the sick, and at the same time drive the livestock out of the city. At the same time, he asked all the soldiers to cut down branches and build shacks.

In places like the Hetao Plain where trees are scarce, there is a way to save wood if you want to build houses and shacks. That is to dig a large pit several feet deep, put a few long logs on it, and cover it with thatch. into a simple livestock shed.

Yan Xian saw that Yuan Xi was not in a hurry to send troops into the city, but was instead trying to find a way to solve the problems in the city. They were all touched, and he immediately called all the soldiers in the city to dig holes together. At this time, spring had not yet begun, and the land had not completely thawed. Even Yuan Xijun, who was equipped with sophisticated tools, had a hard time digging.

But if livestock are not given shelter, they will freeze to death after a snowstorm. The weather in the North is changeable, and no one knows when the temperature will cool down.

Yuan Xi led his soldiers into the battle in person. While waving his pickaxe, he said to Yan Xian beside him: "Is it also very cold in Bingzhou in the past few years?"

Yan Xian shoveled the soil and replied: "That's true. I don't know why. If you don't prepare for the winter now, it will be difficult to get through it."

When he saw Yuan Xi sweating like rain, he couldn't help but said: "Shijun is different from other Han people I have seen."

Yuan Xi smiled and said while wielding his pickaxe: "I pay attention to my heart when doing things. If I can't do it, I won't force you to do it."

"Han Ting used to bribe the upper class and ignore what the lower class did. I don't know what you think, but I think it's wrong."

"Some people think that they can last for generations, always be the one above others, enslave others, and suppress one level at a time. But have you ever seen a family that is ever prosperous?"

Yan Xian shook his head, "No, the powerful tribes on the grassland have declined in more than ten years or decades."

"The tribe I command is the largest in this generation, with only a few thousand people. Now it is increasingly difficult to survive in the North."

Yuan Xi said: "In the long run, it will be the same."

"The Xiongnu were strong for hundreds of years and were gradually replaced by the Xianbei."

"Who knows what will happen to Xianbei a few hundred years from now?"

If he thought about it, he said, "That's what your Majesty said."

Yuan Xi nodded, "When the severe cold comes, we can only get through the difficulties by hugging each other for warmth."

"I hope that in the future all people can become a family as close as brothers."

"Of course, I won't just say it in words, I will let everyone on the grassland see it and actually get the benefits."

Yan Xian was even more moved and said: "I"

Before he finished speaking, a spy came over and said that there was a cavalry group from the south and was rushing here.

After hearing the news, Yuan Xi and Yan Xian were startled. Could it be that this was the reinforcement of the Southern Huns from the direction of Taiyuan?
(End of this chapter)