The Necromancer of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 173 Performing their duties
After Cui Yan left, Yuan Xu walked towards the people waiting outside the hall.

Everyone saluted one after another, long gone the arrogance they had when they were hostile to each other.

Yuan Tan, Zang Ba, and Sun Guan moved to his side.

Yuan Xu greeted: "Come in with me."

The crowd followed him into the hall.

According to their previous status, everyone took their seats in the hall.

Yuan Xu glanced at their faces: "From today onwards, there will be no more Cao family in this world, and you will no longer be ministers of the Cao family, but belong to the Yuan family."

Some of the people in the hall immediately started flattering Yuan Xu.

There were also a few who wept in court, still reluctant to part with the Cao family.

"Please come here, not only to inform about this matter." Yuan Xu asked: "Huainan was first tormented by my uncle, and then attacked by me under the control of the Cao family. This should be a prosperous place, but now it is withered Unbearable. What do you think I should do to make Huainan return to prosperity."

"My lord, don't you plan to return to Yecheng immediately?" Xun Yu asked.

He and Cao Cao are old friends, and he followed Cao Cao in the past, mostly because of a good relationship.

Now that the Cao family is gone and the emperor is in the hands of Yuan Xu, he is more calm than under Cao Cao.

"Not going back for now." Yuan Xu said, "Huainan is a good place, wouldn't it be stupid not to use it?"

"I don't know how the young master plans to use it?" Jia Xu asked.

Yuan Xu really admired these people. ,

The day before, he followed Cao Cao to deal with him, but now he has become his counselor again.

In troubled times, force is advocated.

Yuan Xu gained everyone's approval with his strength.

He vaguely understood why Cao Cao only told the truth.

The family has been wiped out, and all the people under his command, except for a few who are particularly loyal, have already become Yuan Xu's subordinates. How can he have a chance to stand up?
Sitting in the main hall, Yuan Xu asked Yuan Tan: "Did elder brother send someone to Zhongshan?"

"I've already gone, and I should be back soon." Yuan Tan replied.

Yuan Xu stood up and said to everyone in the hall: "Except that you are not allowed to have any contact with Cao Mengde and his family, you all perform your duties, and everything is as usual."

He did not wantonly seal or remove officials.

When they came, some people who had been reused by Cao Cao were even worried.

They were worried that Yuan Xu would settle accounts because of the past.

Yuan Xu didn't do that, and everyone was relieved.

Walking out of the hall, Xun You asked Xun Yu: "Uncle, what do you think of Yuan Xianxin?"

"From now on, we will call you son." Xun Yu replied, "It's just a contact in the hall, so it's not good to judge. It's just just now..."

"What happened just now?" Xun You knew what he was going to say, so he still asked.

"It's not embarrassing us." Xun Yu replied, "Such a magnanimity is a big deal."

"He didn't even embarrass Duke Cao." Speaking of Cao Cao, Xun You had already changed his words.

Xun Yu nodded and said nothing.

That night, when Xun Yu was about to fall asleep, the guard reported, "My lord is here to invite you."

It was getting late, and Yuan Xu suddenly sent someone to invite him. Xun Yu was puzzled, so he had no choice but to go immediately.

Xun Yu came to the Huainan Palace, and Yuan Xu was in the study.

Walking into the study, Xun Yu greeted him.

"Grand Xun is here." Yuan Xu motioned, "Sit down and talk."

"Young Master Kuiye called, do you have any orders?" Xun Yu asked.

"I said in the court meeting that Huainan should be strengthened." Yuan Xu said: "The head of the Zhen family, Zhen Yao, has been invited, but there are some things that need to be delegated."

"Master, can you trust me?" Xun Yu asked him.

"Why can't you believe it?" Yuan Xu asked back: "Could it be that Mr. Xun really voted for me?"

When asked by Yuan Xu, Xun Yu immediately replied: "Cao Mengde's power is gone, and everyone under his command has joined the Young Master. Of course, I am sincere."

"Since it is sincere, I will leave these to the people of Huainan." Yuan Xu looked at the small cloth bags on the table.

"These are all..." Xun Yu was puzzled.

"Seeds." Yuan Xu said: "They are all high-yielding seeds. Huainan has fertile soil and a suitable climate. Here, water, land and shipping are well-connected, so it is perfect for the development of business routes. Everything is handed over to Mr. Xun, how about it?"

Xun Yu was surprised: "I am not the son's direct line..."

"I don't have any direct descendants at all." Yuan Xu curled his lips: "If it wasn't for Muye's rescue of my father, the world would not even know me. Even Tian Yuanhao, who was the first to follow, was rescued from prison by me, and he didn't follow me before."

He got up and walked in front of Xun Yu, who quickly stood up.

Yuan Xu stared into Xun Yu's eyes: "For me, whoever is willing to serve me wholeheartedly is my direct descendant!"

"Young Master, I understand." Xun Yu replied, "I will do my best."

"I believe in Mr. Xun." Yuan Xu nodded: "You go."

What Yuan Xu handed over to Xun Yu was the rice seed widely grown in Hebei.

After getting the rice seeds, Xun Yu chose to find a few guards who followed Yuan Xu to Huainan, and asked them about the crop cultivation in Hebei.

After roughly understanding the whole process, Xun Yu announced the promotion of rice seeds early the next morning.

Huainan is well connected by water and land, so of course there are many merchants coming and going.

Local people have long heard that the yield of rice grown in Hebei is extremely high.

As soon as the rice seeds were launched, they were sold out by the common people.

Xun You, Jia Xu and others came to his house.

Jia Xu asked Xun Yu, "Wen Ruo pushes out rice seeds, but is that what you mean?"

"If it wasn't for the young master, where would I get the rice seeds?" Xun Yu asked back.

He then asked the two, "How are you settled?"

"Young master will take us back to Yecheng." Xun You replied, "Right now, each of us still performs his duties, and nothing has changed."

Xun Yu nodded: "Young Master is looking at you."

Jia Xu asked him, "Wen Ruo thinks what is he looking at?"

"It depends on ability and loyalty." Xun Yu replied, "After all, we were Cao Mengde's subordinates. Although we have voted for the son, it is unrealistic to be reused immediately."

"You're right." Jia Xu said, "Back then when Duke Cao defeated Lu Bu, he also beheaded a lot..."

"This time, I didn't kill any of them." Xun Yu said, "I just asked Cao Mengde to be the chief bookkeeper, I'm afraid he might feel dissatisfied."

"No." Jia Xu replied, "Cao Mengde accepted it readily, and promised to marry several of his daughters to the young master in a few years' time."

"It's really embarrassing for him." Xun Yu said with emotion, "A character like him is willing to be a master."

"The situation is inferior to others. No matter how you fight, you will still be defeated in the end." Xun You asked, "Don't uncle realize that this battle should have ended long ago?"

"Everyone in the Cao family should think so." Xun Yu sighed, "I have fought with Cao Mengde for many years, and I have never met such a terrible opponent. Fortunately, we will no longer be enemies with the young master."

(End of this chapter)