Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 968 Non-stop
In fact, including Yuan Yin, almost all the subordinates failed to guess Yuan Xi's thoughts.

When he reaches a position like Yuan Xi's, he actually pays more attention to the consideration of interests. The so-called righteousness only allows him to conquer the world more openly. A gentleman moves according to the times. This is an inevitable choice for a superior.

The reason why he has not expressed his position now is because he is still weighing the pros and cons. Being granted a title is not good for one's status, but it can inspire his subordinates. After all, Yuan Xi has been involved in wars frequently in recent years. Logically speaking, many people should be promoted. Got a higher official position.

If Yuan Xi does not face up to this problem, the people below him will also be dissatisfied. But on the other hand, if the rapid rise of the military aristocracy is not curbed, sooner or later another group of wealthy nobles will be created and the story of the Qin Dynasty will repeat itself.

Yuan Xi knew that it would be better if he led by example, but he was not monolithic. At least it was against the rules when it came to concubines, because according to official standards, Yuan Xi was now a Qing doctor and could only have one wife and two concubines, and Yuan Xi's female family members had already far exceeded Of this number, most of them have no legitimate status.

If the master is like this, why should he set an example for his subordinates?
From this point of view, some of the subordinates agreed with Yuan Xi's appointment not out of their own desires, but because according to the Han system, Yuan Xi became a prince and could accept eight concubines. , regarding the concubine, at least Yuan Xi will not be criticized.

Therefore, this is also the reason why some subordinates suggested that Yuan Xi should make mistakes. As soon as Yuan Xi thought of this, he felt deeply that politics is complicated. Many problems that have existed for thousands of years cannot be solved with the changes of the times. Many of them are on the dark side of system loopholes. The starting point of these things involves people's opinions and is extremely complicated. It is difficult to say that there is an absolute right or wrong.

Yuan Xi finally asked the official in charge of agricultural craftsmen to come out, tell him some of his ideas, and arrange for everyone to implement them one by one.

After talking about the internal affairs, he began to arrange military affairs, and said: "Youzhou is no longer in need of the past. A few years ago, it was still in crisis. Now that I have pacified the border fortress, and after several battles with the Xianbei Southern Xiongnu, the threat to the west of Youzhou has become great." weakened."

Everyone hurriedly worshiped: "This is all the result of your envoy."

Yuan Xi waved his hand, "Now that the east-west passage from Bingzhou to Youzhou has been opened, I will leave Zilong in the five northern counties to take charge of defense. With him here, the defense behind Youzhou should not be a problem."

"And there shouldn't be any big changes in the east of Youzhou in the near future. With Mr. and Gong in charge, it should be no problem to defend western Liaoning, right?"

Jushou stood up and said: "Please rest assured, I will do my best to resist all possible changes."

Yuan Xi nodded, "I plan to let all Youzhou soldiers recuperate for a while. I will only select five thousand people for the time being. I will leave the rest to sir. In this way, Youzhou's defense should be enough."

Everyone smelled the words keenly and couldn't help but look at each other. Yuan Xi was about to go to war!

They couldn't help but secretly marveled. Yuan Xi seemed to never be able to stop, as if he was always on the road. He was young, just over twenty-five years old, why was he in such a hurry?
But they knew that once Yuan Xi had made up his mind, he would not change it. Sure enough, Yuan Xi began to dispatch food and supplies, and everyone stood up to take orders.

It wasn't until the sun set on the horizon that Yuan Xi finished arranging things. At this time, everyone was exhausted from talking and thinking. When Yuan Xi saw them, he said: "We'll be here today."

As soon as everyone looked relaxed, they heard Yuan Xi say: "We will continue the discussion tomorrow morning. Don't forget the few things I arranged for you in the morning."

Everyone was vomiting blood in their hearts and almost forgot about this incident. It seems that there will be no rest tonight!
After several days of this, Yuan Xi finally managed the affairs of Youzhou almost through several discussions. As the Youzhou army prepared weapons and armor, and assembled food, grass and baggage, the day to go south was approaching.

On this day, Jushu came to visit Yuan Xi's house and asked for Yuan Xi's opinion on several uncertain matters. After the two of them finished speaking, Jushu hesitated and said, "My lord has been doing everything personally in the past few years. He has worked hard and devoted himself to every battle. He is responsible for everything in the house and can be described as a model for the world."

"But I still want to remind my lord that although my lord thinks he is still young, his body is not made of iron after all. He still hopes to pay attention to proper rest and recuperation."

"Now that my lord is taking the lead alone and traveling through dangerous places, it is certainly like the great ancestor. However, I believe that my lord is now important to the world, and I hope that we, as servants, can share some of my lord's responsibility."

Yuan Xi understood what Jushou meant and replied: "I have written down what Mr. Yu said."

"I will be careful about safety, but I have to go to Jianghuai this time. After all, if Jiangdong joins forces with Cao Cao like this, I will not only lose Jianghuai, but it will also be difficult to break into Jianghuai again in the future."

Jushu also had to admit that Yuan Xi was right, and sighed: "Jiangdong has indeed grasped the opportunity very accurately. If we were given another five years, we would be able to suppress Jiangdong with warships and naval forces, but they happened to attack now. "

Yuan Xi nodded and said: "From a tactical perspective, Sun Quan is quite extraordinary, but strategically he has reached a dead end."

"In that case, I'll play this game with him."

Ju Shou said: "Feng Xiao Boyan is in charge of Shouchun. I heard that my lord wants to take Kong Ming with him. With the combined efforts of three people, Jiangdong is not worth mentioning."

"But the biggest threat is Cao Cao. This man is full of tricks and is the most difficult person in the world to deal with. Please be careful, my lord."

Yuan Xi nodded, deeply convinced that at this point in time, among the princes in the world, the only one who could be called a military strategist was Cao Cao, so Yuan Xi never underestimated his opponent every time he fought against him. It’s all-out effort.

Cao Cao's ability is that he not only knows how to fight, but also teaches his subordinates how to fight. This is the most terrifying thing. To be fair, when Cao Cao started his career, the generals of the Cao family and the Xiahou family that he relied on were very unbearable. They suffered defeats in succession at the beginning, but as they fought, these people grew up rapidly, and even the tyrannical Lu Bu army was able to defeat it. , not to mention Tao Qian and Liu Bei.

Aside from the fact that the Cao family and the Xiahou family are full of geniuses, Cao Cao's performance reminded Yuan Xi of a person.

Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty.

People often say that Liu Bang was very lucky. Pei County, a small county, turned out to be full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Anyone he picked out at random would become a famous virtuous minister and general in later generations. He was really lucky.

But these people have overlooked one point. They both started out, so why are Liu Bang's men so powerful and not the people from other places?
So the most likely thing is that Liu Bang himself is very capable. Not only does he have a good vision, but he also trains his subordinates well, so that they can grow up rapidly one by one.

This is the most valuable and terrifying quality of a lord. In comparison, Xiang Yu, who has a large number of talents who cannot use it, is far behind, and his failure is inevitable.

Cao Cao also had this quality. Not only could he write Meng De's new book, he could also teach it to his subordinates, allowing the Cao Xiahou clan to grow from wealthy landowners to generals capable of leading armies in war. In this, Cao Cao played an extremely critical role. effect.

The result is that the officials under Cao Cao, whether they are civil servants or generals, are far superior in number and quality to others in the evaluation of past dynasties, so much so that when they were still attached to Yuan Shao, they had already become the climate, and this was the only way to make a comeback in one fell swoop.

Therefore, for a person like Cao Cao, Yuan Xi felt that no matter how much attention he paid, he could not overdo it. However, Cao Cao was very good at taking advantage of the situation. Now the situation in Jingzhou is getting worse. Although Liu Bei's performance far exceeded Yuan Xi's expectations, under attack from both sides , sooner or later he couldn't support it anymore, so Yuan Xi couldn't wait any longer.

Thinking of this, Yuan Xi was also a little depressed. It didn't take five years, but in fact, only three years. Youzhou could build a fleet that could suppress Jiangdong at the Yangtze River Estuary, but he didn't even have this time.

However, fighting is like this. Finding the right time is sometimes far more important than preparation. Therefore, every time Yuan Xi sends troops, he will catch the opponent by surprise. Starting the war at a more suitable time will have a greater impact on the outcome than missing a good opportunity.

It's the same this time. I'm afraid few people would have thought that Yuan Xi would dare to immediately send troops to provoke Cao Cao and Jiangdong after such a big battle to attack Bingzhou!
However, Yuan Xi would not underestimate the enemy. After all, he immediately went to attack Jizhou after attacking Jiangdong last time. Cao Ying's counselors were not fools, and they might not have expected Yuan Xi's actions. Therefore, although he sent troops hastily this time, he still Be as prepared as possible.

After seeing off Ju Sue, on his way back to the house, he noticed that the wind blowing over had already brought a lot of heat, just like the fighting situation in the world, making people ready to stir up trouble.

The laughter came, Yuan Xi walked over and saw the three sisters Cao Xian squatting under the tree and counting ants under the tree. He couldn't help but smiled and shook his head, thinking that Cao Jie and Cao Hua are only in grade, how old is Cao Xian? , still so childlike.

When Cao Xian heard the sound, he looked up and saw that it was Yuan Xi. He quickly stood up and patted the mud on his hands, ran over and said with a smile, "How are you, young master?"

When Yuan Xi heard this title, he couldn't help laughing. He reached out and touched Cao Xian's head and said, "Very few people call me that anymore. I really miss it."

Cao Xian said with a bitter face: "Young Master doesn't like it, so I'll just change your name."

"No," Yuan Xi shook his head and said, "This is good."

Behind Cao Xian, Cao Jie pulled Cao Hua over to salute. Yuan Xi found that Cao Jie and Cao Hua had grown up a lot, and then realized that he had never met the two of them in recent years when he went to pick up the rush.

He touched their heads and smiled: "You have grown a lot taller."

Cao Hua, who was already in the sixth or seventh grade, was quite innocent and held Yuan Xi's hand and giggled. Cao Jie was already past the marriageable age, his face was slightly red, he lowered his head and was speechless.

Yuan Xi saw her and said jokingly: "Hey, I remember that the girl was quite outgoing in the past few years. Why are you so coquettish after not seeing her for two years?"

Cao Jie pursed his lips and said nothing, which made Yuan Xi amused. He said with a smile: "Sure enough, he still has the same temper. He has not changed."

Everyone laughed, Cao Jie's face turned redder, Yuan Xi said a few words to the girls, and then walked to Zhen Mi's room.

When Cao Xian saw Cao Jie staring at Yuan Xi's back in a daze, he couldn't help but chuckle to himself and couldn't help coughing. Only then did Cao Jie come back to his senses, glared at Cao Xian angrily, and turned around to go back to the house.

Cao Hua shook the lapel of Cao Xian's clothes and said in a sweet voice: "Eldest sister, why are the second sisters angry?"

Cao Xian laughed: "Who knows, maybe it's too hot in summer?"

After saying that, she couldn't help laughing, which made Cao Hua confused.

(End of this chapter)