After hearing this, Yuan Xi drank the remaining half of the bowl of porridge in front of him, stood up and said, "Take your time, I'll go over first."
"Mr. Gongren can pack his bags at any time. When the time comes, I will ask Brother Qu to take someone to take him to Hanoi."
The two stood up to see Yuan Xi out, then sat down again.
Seeing that Yuan Xi had gone far away, Dong Zhao thought for a while and said to Qu Yi: "Dezhou, do you think the young master really cares about the Han Dynasty?"
Ju Yi drank with his head down and said indifferently: "I am a rough man. I only know how to fight. Using my brain is what your counselors have to do."
Dong Zhao thought to himself that I just couldn't understand, so I asked you.
Yuan Xi, on the surface, imitates Liu Yu and lives a simple life, but Liu Yu is not necessarily really simple.
At that time, Liu Yusu was famous for his simple life and was praised for wearing coarse clothes on weekdays.
But Liu Yu also had another side. Her concubines were all dressed in gorgeous clothes, so some people said that they were different from what they looked like.
But Dong Zhao didn't really care about this. Most of the famous celebrities in the world did it to achieve certain goals and show it to others, which is understandable.
No lord is pure and simple, otherwise he wouldn't be able to reach that position.
In the final analysis, Liu Yu's biggest problem was that he was incompetent and lost the battle, leading to the death of a large number of his men.
In troubled times, good old people who are incompetent are not welcome. This is synonymous with letting people be exploited.
The lord Dong Zhao wants to rely on is the one who has the ability to be a hero and can keep the people around him safe in this troubled world and go to the end.
As for whether the other party really wants to revive the Han Dynasty, it is not the most important thing.
Dong Zhao couldn't see through Yuan Xi.
He felt that Yuan Xi's personality was actually very complicated, and he was definitely not what he appeared to be in front of others.
But this is also a trait, being able to pretend.
Even if he is just pretending, he has the skills to control his subordinates, can win battles, is good at accepting the suggestions of his subordinates, can treat the people well, and has a reputation for benevolence and righteousness. This is already better than many governors, Zhou Mu!
Yuan Xi was walking in the yard, thinking about Dong Zhaoquyi.
He still can't get the complete loyalty of the two people, all because he is too weak now.
Although this world pays attention to reputation, after all, it is a good bird that chooses the right tree to roost in. Many famous ministers and generals in later generations also changed their masters. People like Zhuge Liang who stayed the same to the end are extremely rare.
If the lord is incompetent, he will tire his ministers to death and lose their loyalty.
Benevolence and righteousness does not mean incompetence. A benevolent and righteous person can also kill decisively and use any means when necessary.
Some people understand this from the beginning, and some people only realize this truth after wandering around and suffering countless losses.
What Yuan Xi can do now is to keep winning in this troubled world so that more talents can attach themselves to him.
He followed the young maid to the wooden house, waved her away, and knocked twice on the door.
There was a response from the room, and Yuan Xi opened the door and walked in.
He saw the woman he brought back yesterday kneeling on the couch, lowering her head to salute him, and said, "Is she feeling better?"
The woman lowered her head and said, "It's much better. Thank you sir for saving my life."
Yuan Xi responded: "You don't need to be polite, girl. Instead, I want to thank you for saving your life yesterday."
"If you hadn't helped me stab the Hun chief, I might have died."
The woman lowered her head and said, "I was frightened. My husband saved hundreds of women from danger. His words about punishing the Han invaders were inspiring. He is truly a hero of the world."
Yuan Xi was surprised and said: "The girl talks like this, she must have a family background. May I ask where she is from?"
The woman's body trembled, and she almost revealed her secret!
She had something on her mind and did not dare to reveal her background. She only covered it up by saying, "I was originally a servant of an official in Luoyang. I naturally learned a few words from my master's words and did not dare to do anything in front of the general."
Yuan Xi thought to himself that this was interesting, but the gentry at that time were mostly arty, and many celebrities and their maids and servants had their own strengths. They were either proficient in music or proficient in writing, so they didn't take it seriously at the moment.
Seeing that the woman was still lowering her head, he said, "Girl, you don't have to be polite, you can just raise your head."
The woman still lowered her head and said, "I'm ugly and I'm afraid of frightening my husband."
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Girl has saved my life, why should I be frightened? Don't worry."
When the woman saw it, she hesitated and raised her head.
Yuan Xi saw that her face was covered with black and red marks, and she tried her best to make a squinting look. She felt a little funny in her heart, "Don't worry, girl, I didn't have any other intentions. When the girl was unconscious under the car yesterday, it was me. He brought the girl back to his house."
After hearing this, the woman was stunned for a moment, then understood, and her face turned red.
Yuan Xi made it clear. Yesterday she was injured and fell into a coma. After the coma, her face was normal. Now she is pretending to have a crooked mouth, which means nothing.
She stopped winking and said in a low voice: "I was disfigured when I was a child. I was afraid of scaring the general, so I did this. Please forgive me, general."
After Yuan Xi saw that he no longer covered up, although his face was mottled with marks, his facial features were extremely straight.
If this woman didn't have a large birthmark on her face, she would have been extremely beautiful. Even if she had a birthmark, she would still be extremely charming.
When it fell into the hands of the Huns, good or bad luck was unpredictable. No wonder her facial features were distorted. From this, it seems that this woman is also a smart and knowledgeable person.
His heart moved, "How did the girl get snatched away by the Huns?"
The woman hesitated for a moment and then said: "I live in the master's house in Luoyang and have a servant girl for the family. Her husband was widowed long ago. When the Xiongnu went south to cause chaos, I was kidnapped along with hundreds of Han women. It has been several months now."
"If it hadn't been for the general's rescue, I would have been in a desperate situation. I don't know whether I will live or die. I will be deeply grateful for the grace of saving her."
What she said was true and false. After hearing this, Yuan Xi also sighed: "The Han family is weak and cannot protect its people. It is not the fault of the people."
After hearing this, the woman raised her head in surprise. She didn't expect that such words could be said by a child of a noble family!
Only then did she have the opportunity to take a closer look at Yuan Xi's face. He had a square face and a calm expression. If he didn't have any flaws, he could be considered a handsome man.
But there is a huge problem.
Almost no beard.
Adult men in this world regard beards as their beauty. The so-called beautiful men all have beards, but there are also two types of people who do not have beards.
One is a eunuch, and the other is a person who is naturally not too bearded, so-called male-female.
When Yuan Xi saw the other person's eyes lingering on his chin, he immediately understood and said with a wry smile: "I don't have much beard, and my father doesn't like it very much."
The third brother Yuan Shang was the most favored because he had a thick beard, which is called handsome appearance.
He said: "My name is Yuan Xi, my courtesy name is Xianyi, and I am the second son of Jizhou Mu."
After hearing this, the woman was shocked in her heart and said involuntarily: "My concubine Zhaoji... my surname..."
She suddenly reacted, her thoughts changed rapidly, and she quickly changed her words, "The surname is Wu."
"Wu Zhao."
