Lord Yuan

Chapter 226 Help
When Yuan Shao recounted his experiences over the years in an understatement, Yuan Feng, who was well aware of the dangers here, couldn't help but be filled with emotion.

Seeing his son now mature, he felt very comforted.

Taking Yuan Shao's hand and stroking the thick callus in his palm, Yuan Feng sighed.

"My son has suffered over the years."

Yuan Shao could only explain with a smile.

Yuan Feng called Yuan Tan who was hiding behind Yuan Shao again, showing a peaceful expression.

"This is your father. Although he didn't raise you, he has suffered to the extreme in these years. Now, after a long drought, he finally returns home. Your grandson must not reject you because of the long separation."

Yuan Feng picked him up and could no longer carry him on his shoulders like he did when he was a child.

Yuan Tan's childish eyes flashed with confusion. He looked at his grandfather and then at his nominal father. He didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Yuan Shao's eyes were full of doting. He wanted to pick up Yuan Tan like his father, but after thinking about it, he gave up.

After all, he failed to shoulder the responsibility of being a father.

Yuan Tan, on the other hand, is already strong and strong at a young age, only a head lower than Yuan Shao.

He didn't hesitate, recalling that in the past, his mother always told him about his father's glorious deeds. He originally thought that this was his mother's one-sided words, so that he would never forget his father.

As a result, I saw it today and learned from my grandfather that my father's life over the past few years can be said to be miserable. Even though his father kept saying it was nothing, the several times he was involved in dangerous situations and nearly escaped death made him at this age The children couldn't help but look forward to it.

After bidding farewell to his father, he took Yuan Tan to meet his uncle Yuan Wei. This uncle who came to Sangong before his father could be said to be very fond of Yuan Shao.

Even Yuan Tan was quite happy when he came here.

Obviously, Yuan Tan has come here to visit many times over the years. Even his uncle Yuan Wei didn't bother to sort things out when he heard about Yuan Shao's return. He has already reached the age where he knows his destiny, and he values ​​these kinship relationships even more.

Although Yuan Tan and Yuan Shao don't talk much, and they can even be said to be strangers from the side, in fact, Yuan Tan's reputation in the clan is many times stronger than that of Yuan Shao when he was a child.

Among them, Yuan Tan's verbal help was included.

Seeing his grandfather running quickly from the house, Yuan Tan immediately stepped forward to greet him.

I don't know what he said to Yuan Wei, but when he saw Yuan Wei, who was always serious, his face instantly brightened up and he laughed loudly.

When he saw Yuan Shao, the longing in Yuan Wei's eyes was obvious, and Yuan Shao saluted respectfully.

"Unfilial son Yuan Shao is ashamed to miss his uncle!"

Yuan Wei put away his smile and said expressionlessly: "It's indeed unfilial. I haven't returned home for more than ten years. In ancient times, there was a man named Yu who visited the house three times without entering. What about you? You just focused on taking root in Liaodong. Tan'er is here At home, we are waiting hard for my father's love and care. If Tan'er hadn't been cheerful and even used this to comfort me, I would have had to nag her again."

When Yuan Wei mentioned Yuan Tan, the doting in his eyes became even more intense.

Yuan Shao smiled bitterly, of course he understood this.

He immediately said: "No, Shao will stay in the mansion these days to stay with Wan'er and miss Tan'er about his father and son."

Yuan Wei put Yuan Tan down and let him play outside for a while. He wanted to discuss it with Yuan Shao.

Yuan Tan had some unfinished ideas, but his grandfather's words were beyond belief, and with his father by his side, his mother often taught him that he should obey his elders in the house and not do anything disobedient, which would only increase his troubles.

Yuan Shao waved and whispered in Yuan Tan's ear.

Yuan Tan suddenly laughed.

"Father, is there really such a man of God?"

"Of course, how could I lie to you as a father?" Yuan Shao smiled and nodded without thinking, and then pointed to Zhao Yun, who was leaning on a tree stump in the courtyard not far away.

Yuan Tan followed his gaze, and Zhao Yun also cast his gaze over, their eyes facing each other.

Yuan Tan no longer hesitated and said goodbye to his grandfather and father again and again before turning around and running towards Zhao Yun.

"That person must be Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong." Yuan Wei's expression did not change. Of course he knew some things about Yuan Shao.

That battle related to the safety of Luoyang not only made Yuan Shao's name as a guard resound throughout the Kyushu, but also Zhao Yun, who was invincible on the battlefield and killed the Yellow Turbans and fled in panic, also gained a large number of fans.

In the past, Yan Liang, who traveled thousands of miles to attend Yuan Shao's wedding, robbed Hu Ying with hundreds of horses, and became famous. Now, Zhao Yun is brave and heroic, killing an area of ​​​​the sky with a bright silver spear.

Thinking of Yuan Ji who was diligent and encouraging in his work in court, he couldn't help but sigh.

With such a talented person assisting Yuan Shao, why should Yuan Ji compete with him?
Just based on the wine bags and rice bags in the clan?

These years of wealth and good food have long since made these enterprising Yuan clan members lose their sense of awe. Only the three brothers, who are direct descendants, are now going further and further on their own paths.

Even Yuan Shu was amazed by the changes over the years.

As the saying goes, the prodigal son returns.

For Yuan Shu to achieve such a result today, Yuan Feng was really unexpected.

The source may lie in Yuan Shao's head.

Compared with Yuan Shao's experience over the years, the things Yuan Shu has done are like the light of a firefly, which is difficult to penetrate.

After Yuan Wei combined some recent news from the DPRK, he expressed his judgment.

Yuan Wei, who retired from the position of Three Dukes, still served as Da Si Nong, one of the Nine Qings. This official was in charge of the court's taxation and the food of the Han Dynasty. Although he was at the same level as Weiwei, he was not involved in it because he was not involved in it. Because of his military power, he would naturally not be much suspicious of Liu Hong.

Under normal circumstances, there would be no people of the same clan among high-ranking officials in the court, but Yuan Wei was also outstanding enough. He never made mistakes in any official position he held, and this was how he was qualified to serve as the three princes.

Of course Yuan Shao understood what his uncle meant by these words.

The old guys who have lived to their age are all talented people, and Yuan Shao can benefit a lot from a few casual tips.

Yuan Shao thought that his depth of understanding of problems was far beyond that of his age, but now when he compared it with his uncle, he was severely beaten again.

Looking at Yuan Shao's lost expression, Yuan Wei suddenly smiled.

"When I was young, I knew that you were not a thing in the pond. Sooner or later, you would fly to the nine heavens."

He paused for a while, seeming to be recalling or feeling emotional.

"Uncle has already said that he knows very well how capable Shao is. How can he be evaluated like this by his uncle?"

Yuan Wei shook his head and said: "No, I have also learned the art of physiognomy. Although I am not proficient in it, I still have some skills in looking at some ordinary things."

"Then what did uncle see from Shao?"

"I saw the splendor and splendor, saw Yuan's flag planted all over the country, and saw people praising Yuan's kindness everywhere."

After hearing these remarks, even Yuan Shao, who had been prepared for a long time, was suddenly shocked.

"Uncle saw it wrong."

This time it was Yuan Wei's turn to remain silent. After a long time, Yuan Wei spoke. "I hope I saw it wrong."

The two expressed their views on the current Yellow Turban situation.

Obviously, he never intended to hide anything from Yuan Shao.

Even the information that Zhang Jiao was a product of their manipulations and still belonged to the Yuan family's disciples and former officials was poured out without any scruples.

It can be said that if this list is caught by someone with intentions, with all the deeds on it, even the banner of the Yuan family will be difficult to withstand.

Among them, there are many high-ranking officials who have served at the level of three princes, and there are also many families with the position of Jiuqing. Yuan Wei even dared to assert that one-third of the [-]-stone officials in the court were on Yuan's side. This side.

Even Zhang Fu, who was entrusted by Yuan Shao with the important task of serving as the Puyang County Magistrate, spent more than ten years after being promoted in circles and restricted by the three mutual laws before he returned to Yanzhou East County. Served as the prefect of Dongjun.

This news also surprised Yuan Shao.

Starting from Puyang County, East County of Yanzhou, where he first served, the prime minister of Puyang County who was conquered has now grown into a prefect of a county.

And this is Yuan's power.

Zhang Fu naturally became a disciple of the Yuan family.

Zhang Fu, on the other hand, rejected Yuan's desire to make Qi a higher-level official, and repeatedly emphasized that he had always belonged to Yuan Shao.

For the Yuan family, whether they were loyal to Yuan Shao or one of the Yuan family's children, the final result made no difference, so they simply let it go.

Under the governance of Zhang Fu, Xiao Gui and Cao Sui, coupled with the fact that Yuan Shaozeng left nearly ten years of salary, the huge Puyang County was managed in an orderly manner.

Don't close the door at night and don't make any noise during the day.

In the local area, Yuan Shao's position has even been retained, even though Zhang Fu has become the actual highest officer.

Zhang Fu would preach Yuan Shao's purpose every day, and he added another one to it.

Puyang County is Yuan Shao's Puyang County.

At any time, we must remember Yuan Shao's contribution to the entire Puyang.

Yuan Shao suddenly learned the news.

Regarding Yuan Wei's doubts, he could only say that he had absolutely no involvement in it, and it was purely Zhang Fu's own decision.

After learning some unknown secret messages from the Yuan family, Yuan Shao bid farewell to Yuan Wei.

Just walked out the door.

Just as they were about to find Yuan Tan and Zhao Yun, several old men who seemed to be about the same age as their uncle Yuan Wei approached them with an attentive look.

"Meet Weiwei!"

Yuan Shao was very sure that he had never seen these people.

The old man at the head was the first to speak: "We are a branch of the Yuan family. We have never and cannot come to the master's house on weekdays. If the guard does not return home in fine clothes, we don't know when we will be able to see Mr. Lang."

Side branch, that’s what it is.

As he said, the Yuan family has been so large that after countless years of reproduction, the descendants of the family have been passed down for countless generations.

So many people can't all stay in Yuan's mansion.

At the same time, it was also to confirm the absolute rights of the master family, so at the very beginning, the policy was set that Yuan Feng's branch would be the master family of the Yuan family. Further forward, they would be Yuan Cheng, Yuan Feng, Yuan Feng, and Yuan Feng. The father of Wei and the grandfather of Yuan Shao.

It can be said that even within the Yuan family, the division of rights is extremely complicated.

Unless something unexpected happens, the side branch has almost no chance of catching up with the master's family. They can only drink a few mouthfuls of broth at the Yuan family's internal meeting. As for a legitimate son like Yuan Shu, he only needs to go through a process to become one. There are not many examples of tiger generals and generals in the direct lineage.

But to the side branch, even a minister is extremely precious.

In the past, I tried to seize opportunities, but never could.

For them, if they want to turn over, they can only serve as officials in Luoyang, and then try to attract the attention of His Majesty the Emperor, and then achieve their goals.

And now, standing in front of him was a two-thousand-stone official, one of the nine ministers of the imperial court, a guard in charge of the Southern Army, and at the same time, he was an adopted concubine in the clan. If nothing unexpected happened, Yuan Shao would continue to reproduce for several generations. , the final result is nothing more than these old men.

It was already very difficult for the side branches to meet their direct descendants, but today they took advantage of this opportunity to meet the nine ministers of the imperial court. For them, this was like picking up sesame seeds and having another pie fall from the sky. Right in the palm of your hand.

Yuan Shao didn't know what the old men meant. Could it be that they wanted to follow him?

The old man spoke again: "When we can see Mr. Lang, it is because God has opened his eyes and cannot bear to have my Yuan family's foundation destroyed in one day."

Suddenly, someone pushed the old man next to him. He turned around and saw that it was his companion and the leader of this operation.

"What's going on? You don't know it's a critical moment!"

"Lang Jun's surname is also Yuan, but you said that the Yuan family's foundation was ruined. Do you think Weiwei can still agree to your request?"

The old man who came back to his senses was immediately very upset. Before Yuan Shao came back to his senses, he immediately stepped forward and offered some gifts.

Only then did he speak slowly.

It turned out that their side branch had been separated from the main family for a hundred years, just like the Yuan family in Chen County, but they were divided into side branches and could not share more political resources about Yuan Shao.

Even so, they still obtained far more starting capital than other aristocratic families. If their steps had not been a bit too big, they would have almost destroyed the huge branch of the Yuan family.

In order to realize the hope of turning the side branch around, the old man immediately stepped forward to hold Yuan Shao's hand and begged in a low voice: "I have always heard that the guards are not afraid of the powerful. Even His Majesty the Emperor praised him a lot."

The old man hesitated, and when Yuan Shao saw this, he immediately patted him and explained with a smile: "But it doesn't matter, as long as I can do it, after all, we are all blood relatives of the same clan."

Same race, blood relatives.

This is a capital that the old man is proud of.Placed in front of Yuan Shao, it sounded like a naked joke and was ridiculed mercilessly.

The old man hesitated again and again, but finally chose to speak.

There are also many children in my collateral lineage, and the highest official position they hold is just the magistrate of a county. In order to get further opportunities, I naturally have to ask questions without shame.

"I wonder if the guard has any plans to recruit private soldiers."

The private soldiers of the tribe, as the saying goes, are soldiers secretly trained by the powerful gentry from all over the country. They are only unable to add armor to protect their bodies, so they lack a lot of defense, but they are high-quality and cheap, and they do not need anything else.

It can be said that in the entire Han Dynasty, from the top aristocratic families to the powerful gentry and even wealthy merchants and landlords, few would refuse such a proposal.

Seeing that Yuan Shao didn't seem very happy, he immediately smiled and explained: "Of course I understand that it is difficult for Wei Wei to be caught in the middle, so the people who ask Wei Wei for help this time are all pillars of our clan, and they will definitely become Wei Wei's right-hand man. .”

Several old men lowered their bodies as low as possible and whispered softly.

(End of this chapter)