Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 56 Zhen Mi
Yuan Shao's plan to kill Liu Bei failed because of Lu Bu's concession.

Yuan Shao was shocked and angry when he heard the news.

"What conditions did Liu Bei offer to make Lu Bu agree to return Pei County to him?!" Yuan Shao's face was gloomy and he was very annoyed.

Originally, according to the plan, if Liu Bei failed to capture Pei County, he would directly execute him by military law, and then order the army to attack Pei County and drive a nail into Xuzhou to prepare for the future attack on Xuzhou.

But now Liu Bei is still alive. Even if he sends a large army to station in Pei County, there will be no peace in the future, and he will always be worried.

"My lord, calm down and take care of yourself."

Inside the room, Ju Su said with a worried look on his face, fearing that Yuan Shao would be so angry that his condition would worsen and he would fall into a coma again.

Yuan Shao took a deep breath, then sighed and said, "It seems that Liu Bei was not destined to die. He survived such a difficult situation."

"Forget it, let him be, he won't cause any trouble."

Although he felt sorry for not being able to kill Liu Bei, Yuan Shao did not care too much about it. After all, Liu Bei was insignificant to him and posed no threat to him. It was not worth his energy to deal with him.

And right now there is Yuan Shu’s matter that needs to be dealt with.

"My lord, I have something else to report. It's about Lu Bu."

Ju Su said again, took out a secret report from his bosom and handed it to Yuan Shao.

"A few days ago, Yuan Shu sent an envoy to Xiapi to ask for marriage from Lu Bu on behalf of his son, hoping to marry Lu Bu's daughter."

"However, Lu Bu directly beheaded the messenger, hung his head on the city gate tower, and openly announced that he would send troops to attack Yuan Shu."

Yuan Shao frowned slightly when he heard this, and while listening he took the secret report and began to read it. He only spoke after he had finished reading it.

"The various lords are unwilling to send troops to fight against Yuan Shu, but Lu Bu is actively preparing for war. What exactly does he want to do?"

"You are just a reckless man, why do you act in a way that I cannot understand?"

Although Yuan Shu was stupid, he was powerful. Even if Sun Ce broke with him, the remaining troops should not be underestimated. All the princes were afraid to avoid him.

For example, Zhang Xiu in Wancheng did not make any move after Cao Cao issued an edict in the name of the emperor ordering him to send troops to attack Yuan Shu. It was obvious that he did not want to be the first to take action.

However, Lu Bu was extremely enthusiastic about this matter, so enthusiastic that Yuan Shao even doubted that issuing an edict to him was redundant and unnecessary.

“That’s not hard to understand.”

Ju Su said, not surprised by this, "Lü Bu was born in a commoner family, had no one to rely on, and had an erratic personality, so he was disliked by all the princes and famous families."

"He can only rely on the emperor, and only by firmly standing up for the Han Dynasty can he gain justice."

"So it's not surprising that he actively sent troops to attack Yuan Shu."

After hearing this analysis, Yuan Shao was immediately shocked and said, "Lü Bu actually has such insight and cunning? How come I never noticed it before?"

Ju Su replied, "My lord, you have misunderstood. There is a man under Lü Bu named Chen Gong, also known by his courtesy name Gongtai. He is a man of upright character and resourceful. He once served Cao Cao and was Cao Cao's confidant. Later, for some reason, he broke with Cao Cao and joined Lü Bu's army."

"I think everything Lu Bu did was suggested by Chen Gong."

Yuan Shao's expression relaxed slightly, and he nodded, "I see. That's not surprising, not surprising."

Lu Bu's bravery is unparalleled in the world. If he could improve his vision and strategy, the threat level would double.

Fortunately, this is not the case. He just has counselors who give him advice.

While Ju Shou and Yuan Shao were discussing, a beautiful woman with an elegant temperament walked in, followed by two maids.

Upon seeing this woman, Ju Su immediately showed a respectful look, and hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, Madam Liu."

This person was Yuan Shao’s wife, Madam Liu.

Madam Liu smiled and nodded as a gesture of return, then said to Yuan Shao, "My husband, it's time to take your medicine."

As he spoke, the maid behind him placed a tray on the table. On it was a steaming medicine soup in a jade bowl.

"Mrs. I'm here."

Yuan Shao nodded and said to Ju Su, "Gong Yu, you go down first and report to me if there is any situation."

"Yes, my lord."

Ju Su responded respectfully and left the room.

After Ju Su left, Madam Liu came to Yuan Shao's bed with a jade bowl and sat down, saying helplessly: "You are already sick in bed, and you are still worrying about these things."

"Didn't my husband ask Xi'er and Shang'er to help you with your affairs? Can't you just rest and recuperate?"

Yuan Shao took a sip of the medicine, and frowned, not knowing whether it was because of the bitterness of the medicine or because of Madam Liu's words, and said, "How can they understand the affairs of the world?"

"I only asked them to handle the trivial matters of Yecheng's military and political affairs. I still need to take care of other matters personally, otherwise how can I feel at ease?"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Liu said no more. She sighed and waited for Yuan Shao to drink all the medicine in the bowl. Then she took a candied fruit from the side and fed it to Yuan Shao to dilute the bitter taste of the medicine.

After drinking the medicine, Yuan Shao's face looked much better. He looked at Madam Liu and asked, "Madam, why did you come here in person to deliver the medicine today?"

The trivial tasks of delivering and feeding medicine can be done by the servants.

As Madam Liu, there is absolutely no need for her to ask this.

Madam Liu said, "I want to discuss with my husband the important matter of Xi'er and Shang'er's marriage."

"They are now old enough to start a family. My husband is too busy with worldly affairs to care about them, but how can I, as a mother, not worry about them?"

"So I have specially found a few suitable women and come to ask for your husband's opinion."

As parents, our primary concern is our children's health.

The second is to get married and start a family.

The eldest son, Yuan Tan, is already married, but the remaining two sons are still single and rarely seen. This time she has a rare chance to return to Yecheng, so she must seize this opportunity to arrange their marriages.

"Who are the candidates? Let me see."

Yuan Shao thought about it and felt that what Madam Liu said made sense. After all, continuing the family line was the top priority.

Upon hearing this, Madam Liu asked her maid to bring the portraits that had been prepared long ago, and handed them to Yuan Shao for him to examine one by one, and then introduced them to him.

"This is the daughter of the Fanyang Lu family. She has a gentle temperament and is the legitimate daughter of a large clan. She is now of marriageable age."

"This portrait is of the daughter of Cui from Qinghe. Although she is a concubine's daughter, her mother's family is Zhang from Fengxian, which is not bad."

"And this one, it's from Sima family of Wen County..."

There are more than a dozen portraits, and each one is a lady from a prominent family, outstanding in both status, appearance and character.

Yuan Shao is one of the most powerful princes in the world today, and the Yuan family of Runan is also a top-notch family with three generations of officials in four generations. If you are not of high enough status, how can you marry into the Yuan family?

Yuan Shao looked at the portraits one by one. When he saw one of them, he raised his eyebrows and took it out.

"Who is the woman in this portrait? She is so beautiful."

The woman in the portrait was extremely beautiful. Even Yuan Shao, who had seen many beauties, could not help but feel amazed when he saw this portrait.

One is to marvel at the painter's superb painting skills, and the other is to be attracted by the appearance of the woman in the painting.

Madam Liu took a look and said with a smile, "This girl is from the Zhen family of Zhongshan. She is the youngest daughter of the eldest branch of the family. She is talented and a famous beauty."

"As far as I can remember, her name seemed to be... Zhen Mi."

(End of this chapter)