Xun Chen looked at both sides of the road. To his surprise, the roads in Beixin City were clean and tidy, and there were no people dying of hunger on the roadside. Although the houses along the road were old and dilapidated, many of them had been repaired, and the thatch on the roofs was also very new.
This shows that the people living there still have enough energy to do these relatively unimportant things.
You know, if the people in the city are often hungry and lack strength, they will not care at all whether there are holes in the roofs and walls.
Xun Chen stared at the people passing by and found that although they all looked good, they walked with their backs straight and their heads raised, indicating that they were in relatively good health and did not appear to have been hungry for a long time.
Moreover, most of these people were wearing shabby linen clothes, indicating that they were not nobles, but common people.
Xun Chen was even more surprised. This kind of grace and humanity cannot be seen everywhere in Yecheng!
You know, after three years of governance by Yuan Shao, Yecheng has become the most prosperous and prosperous city in Jizhou. Most of the nobles in Jizhou have moved to it.
The nobles had land and officials had salaries, so of course they would not go hungry, but there were also a large number of common people in Yecheng. If they wanted to have enough to eat, they had to either work for others or farm for them.
Most of the land in Jizhou is in the hands of local nobles, and the people's income from work can barely make ends meet, and starvation is a common occurrence.
Therefore, the spirit of the common people in Ye City was actually not as good as that of Beixin City. This surprised Xun Chen and was also a little puzzled.
Yuan Xi saw Xun Chen looking around and knew that the other party was observing.
This time, in order not to reveal Dong Zhao's affairs, he had no choice but to send him away early. Now that he had no advisers by his side, he needed to deal with the extremely complicated and unfavorable situation in front of him by himself.
Yuan Tan, Xun Chen, and Gao Lan belong to three parties. It is impossible to deal with all three of them with a simple excuse.
Yuan Shao really posed a problem for him.
At this time, Sun Li had already mounted his horse in advance, entered the city guard's mansion, found Wu Zhao, and handed her a bamboo slip.
Wu Zhao looked at the words on the bamboo slips, nodded slightly, and turned into the backyard, where dozens of women were waiting.
When they saw Wu Zhao returning, they all bowed their heads and saluted.
Wu Zhao sighed inwardly and said: "There are distinguished guests in the house this time. The young master said that you go out to perform, all on your own free will."
"If you don't want to go, don't force it."
A woman said softly: "Young Master, please save our lives. I would like to be used by you."
Wu Zhao found it more and more difficult to speak, because what Yuan Xi used this time was actually a honey trap!
There was a reason why she felt a little resistant to this kind of thing.
Because Dong Zhuo fell into Wang Yun's plan and was alienated from Lu Bu, resulting in his death.
After Dong Zhuo was killed, her father Cai Yong was also killed by Wang Yun with excuses.
Although Wu Zhao felt sentimental, she felt better after thinking that Yuan Xi said he would never force the girls, so she said, "There are three guests here this time."
"The eldest son of Yuanzhou Mu, the eldest son of Yuan."
"The Yingchuan gentry, Xun Youruo of the Xun family is the master."
"General Yuan Zhoumu, General Gao Lan."
"If you are willing to accompany us with drinks and perform, please come forward."
After hearing this, all the girls looked happy and stepped forward one after another.
Wu Zhao found that in addition to seven or eight people, there were actually more than 20 people who were willing.
Seeing this, she could only say: "Those who are willing, please go to the palace to receive them first. Whether you can be favored depends on your performance and your luck."
After hearing this, the girls ran back to the house and prepared to sing and dance.
Wu Zhao saw that among the remaining seven or eight people, some of them were quite good-looking, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he still had his heart set on it.
She said: "Since you don't want to go, then go back first..."
Suddenly, a young and beautiful girl among them said: "Sister, it's not that I don't want to, I just want to ask if there is a chance to stay with Mr. Yuan Er?"
Wu Zhao was stunned: "Is this what you think?"
Another young lady also nodded and said: "Yes, we have been in the city for a long time. We know that Mr. Yuan has a prominent family background and a reputation for benevolence and righteousness. If we can be his concubines and maids, we don't have to worry about being punished for no reason. It can be said that It’s a great home.”
Wu Zhaofa was stunned: "I thought you didn't want to..."
A young lady whispered: "Sister, we were all robbed together and suffered the hardships of the Huns. Is that how people live?"
"Actually, before I was robbed, I didn't have a single meal in Luoyang City. Does my sister know how uncomfortable it is to be hungry? How embarrassing it is to beg for food but not be able to feed yourself?"
"Second Young Master Yuan saved us. Now we can at least have enough to eat. The ants know how to repay their kindness. We want to repay our kindness and also think better. Is it wrong?"
Wu Zhao said in a seductive voice: "I recognize you, you are not the daughter of an official..."
The young lady said sadly: "My whole family was killed by that thief Dong Zhuo, and most of the women in the clan were robbed and humiliated."
"It's good that I can live now, what else can I dream about?"
Several other women felt something and started to cry.
Wu Zhao felt as if something was blocked in his throat and he couldn't speak.
It turns out that my so-called misfortune, compared with them, is simply self-pity and self-pity?
Yes, in this troubled world, people are inferior to dogs and live without dignity. Who do I have to blame them?
Yuan Xi took Yuan Tan and the others all the way to the gate of the city guard's mansion. Yuan Tan frowned slightly when he saw that there were only dozens of soldiers guarding the gate.
He looked unhappy and said, "The nobles in Beixin City are too much!"
"I am here on behalf of my father this time. Gongsun Zan is good at killing Liu Hou and has turned into a traitor. My father is fighting against him on behalf of the court. The nobles of Youzhou should welcome us!"
"Now, there is not a single scholar in front of Brother Shedi's house. Could it be that they all support Gongsun Zan, the rebel, and don't come to see me?"
After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Brother Mo Nu, it's not that they won't come, it's that there are no nobles in Beixin City now."
After hearing this, Yuan Tan asked doubtfully: "Where are the original nobles?"
Yuan Xi laughed, "When I was besieged by Gongsun Zan, there was a shortage of food in the city. Many people were starving to death. Those nobles were still hoarding food to threaten me."
"So I confiscated their food and made their heads stand at the top of the city. But they were so careless that they even slipped and fell."
"The rest ran away overnight. I couldn't stop them, so I had to deal with their property and exchanged a lot of food for them."
"But what my brother said is correct. It is said that Liu Hou was killed by Gongsun Zan because the noble generals reported on the rebellion. Besieging the city and hoarding grain was tantamount to supporting Gongsun Zan, and his death was not unjust."
He said this in an understatement, but Yuan Tan was shocked and pale, and Xunchen Gaolan also opened his eyes wide with a look of disbelief.
Lost your footing and fell?
Only a ghost can believe it!
And this is a noble family!
How could you treat nobles like this!
The Yuan family is also a noble family!
The Han family ruled the world with the gentry, and all land was in the hands of the gentry. If they did not get the support of the gentry, it would be impossible to govern a land!
The Shichangshi Rebellion involved complex entanglements between the gentry and eunuchs. Now, after several palace turmoils, all eunuch powers have been uprooted, and the world is now at a time when the gentry are proud of themselves.
Now openly killing nobles is a big disaster.
Xun Chen's goatee also trembled, and he said harshly: "Sir, even if they are wrong, your treatment of the nobles in this way is completely contrary to my lord."
"What's more, if there are no nobles in the city, how will it be governed?"
Yuan Xi smiled after hearing this and said: "Since there are no nobles in the city, I will just choose some for them."
As soon as these words came out, Yuan Tan and the others were even more stunned.
