Yuan Xi stood on the carriage and spoke loudly, and everyone laughed from time to time.
Yuan Xi got excited and pulled Zhao Yun on the side into the car.
"This is General Zhao Zilong, do you know him?"
The crowd was silent for a while, and then a voice said: "Isn't this the general Gongsun Zan who led troops to attack us a while ago?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone started talking.
"Yes, he looks familiar. I saw him when he was guarding the city. Why did he come to the city?"
Yuan Xi heard this and shouted: "That's right!"
"General Zhao abandoned the secret and turned to the bright side, and came to our side from Gongsun Zan's army!"
"A few days ago, General Zhao helped us defeat the Hun bandits and Baima Yicong!"
"If we don't fight them off, the thousands of acres of wheat outside our city will be robbed and destroyed like the past two years, and we will starve through the winter again!"
"But this year, we got all the wheat back!"
"Enough to keep us fed for the winter!"
"Do you think General Zhao is a good guy or a bad guy for protecting our food?"
Everyone shouted in unison: "Good man!"
"Moreover!" Yuan Xi said while the iron was hot: "General Zhao wanted to join Marquis Mu Liu of Youzhou at that time!"
"How has Marquis Liu treated us Youzhou people these years?"
Everyone shouted in unison: "Okay!"
Liu Yu, the Mu of Youzhou, was a clan member of the Han Dynasty and had a very high status, equivalent to the Zongzheng of the Han Dynasty.
In the years since he came to Youzhou, he has done light corvee and paid little tax, and restored production. The salt and iron industry in Youzhou has flourished, and hundreds of thousands of people, including Qing Jiyan and others, have defected to Youzhou.
The bitter cold land of Youzhou can still attract so many people, which shows that Liu Yu has won the hearts of the people.
"But Liu Hou was killed by Gongsun Zan!" Yuan Xi shouted.
"Gongsun Zan is good at killing Han clan members and plundering us. How can he still be regarded as a state official?"
Among the crowd, there were many who had been tortured by Gongsun Zan. After hearing this, they gritted their teeth and shouted: "It doesn't count!"
"How many years!" Yuan Xi shouted: "In which of these years have we been able to live peacefully?"
"We just want to farm well, eat well, and live well. Is that wrong?"
The crowd was excited: "That's right!"
"We are not wrong!"
Many people burst into tears and asked: "Why is it so difficult to have a full meal?"
Yuan Xi shouted: "If Gongsun Zan is not eliminated for one day, we will live in fear!"
"So I want to go back to Yecheng and persuade my father to bring the army back as soon as possible to completely wipe out Gongsun Zan!"
"Of course I admit that I really want to marry a wife."
Everyone laughed again.
"As long as Gongsun Zan is eliminated, we the people of Youzhou will be able to live a stable life again!"
"Better than when Liu Hou was here!"
After hearing this, everyone cheered loudly.
Yuan Xi raised Zhao Yun's hand: "I will never abandon you. During my absence, General Zhao will perform the duties of city guard on my behalf!"
"What he did is equivalent to what I did!"
"If he does something that is sorry for you, I swear on my head that I will give you an explanation. If he violates this oath, there will be thunder and lightning from the sky!"
As soon as these words came out, not only everyone was shocked, but Zhao Yun was also shocked.
Yuan Xi said this in front of everyone, which was equivalent to putting his reputation for the rest of his life on the line!
Yuan Xi actually trusts himself so much!
Zhao Yun's chest was filled with complex and incomprehensible feelings. This kind of trust was so similar to the brotherly love between Liu, Guan, and Zhang!
He said in a deep voice: "Young Master will live up to your words!
Yuan Xi felt proud, it was done!
Zhao Yun is someone who gives you a foot if you respect him.
Now Zhao Yun will definitely work hard and protect Beixin City wholeheartedly!
This is Yuan Xi's basic position, and he can only rest assured if it is in the hands of someone like Zhao Yun.
Amid people's cheers, Yuan Xi also raised his hands high: "I will be back as soon as possible!"
The people in Beixin City dispersed with satisfaction.
Yuan Xi felt a little regretful. This way, his disguise in front of Yuan Tan was slightly destroyed, and the other party might be wary of him.
But sometimes, you have to stand upright. If you are timid, you will only lose more.
However, with Zhao Yun and Yuan Tan in charge, Beixin City should not have much of a problem.
Regardless of Zhao Yun, his eldest brother Yuan Tan is definitely underestimated by future generations.
In the later Battle of Nanpi, Cao Cao personally took command and dispatched four of his two great counselors, Xun You and Guo Jia, Cao Chun and Wu Ziliang. They broke the contract and attacked Yuan Tan secretly. He attacked Yuan Tan more than he needed, but was even at a disadvantage for a time, forcing Cao Chun to think about it. After retreating, Cao Cao finally went into battle in person and defeated Yuan Tan with great difficulty.
Yuan Tan and Xun Chen returned to the house, and Yuan Tan smiled bitterly and said, "Is this my second brother turned out to be such a person?"
"Before he left Beixin City, he had always been a coward. How come he seems to be a different person now?"
Xun Chen's face was solemn: "I made a mistake. This trip to Beixin City was well worth it."
"Second Young Master Yuan must have an expert behind him to help him."
Yuan Tan was shocked: "If this is really the case, is there a third force in Yecheng?"
Xun Chen raised his eyes: "There is only one force in Yecheng, and it is those who are loyal to the lord."
Yuan Tan quickly bowed and said, "You made a mistake."
Xun Chen was actually even more unwilling.
On the surface, he is a neutral faction in the Yuan family, but privately he supports Yuan Tan.
If Yuan Xi wanted to win over him, Xun Chen thought that he could pretend to agree and deceive Yuan Xi's trust, so that he could find out the details of Yuan Xi.
As a result, Yuan Xi gave him two maids and never said a word to him again.
Am I so unworthy of being won over?
What Xun Chen didn't know was that Yuan Xi had already guessed that the Yingchuan nobles had taken refuge in Yuan Tan and were fighting against the Jizhou nobles who had taken refuge in Yuan Shang, so they didn't want to waste their efforts.
Yuan Xi now thinks clearly that he has no capital at all in the Yuan family to make people rely on him.
So he had to leave Beixin City and return to Ye City to open up the situation.
Xun Chen said in a deep voice: "We have to be careful."
"I understand that in the past three years, Second Young Master Yuan has risked his own life to defend the city. He often shared food and accommodation with the soldiers. He is extremely loved by the soldiers and the people. To be able to do this is a big deal."
"The degree of forbearance is comparable to the six years of filial piety of the Lord."
Yuan Tan sighed: "What you said is absolutely true, but Yuan Shang is now very powerful. If we don't join forces, I won't be able to break the situation. My second brother's support is very important to me now."
Xun Chen said: "That's true, but we must be on guard against the second young master."
"Being able to kill Gao Lan, one of the Four Court Pillars of Hebei, shows that the Second Young Master's men are not weak. If he really goes crazy, we will be in danger."
Yuan Tan thought of Yuan Xi's calm expression when he talked about throwing the nobles at the top of the city, and he broke out in cold sweat.
Xun Chen saw him and comforted him: "Don't worry, the eldest son is the eldest son of Yuan after all, and the second son will not mess around for the time being."
"The second young master is not without his weaknesses. I see that he likes beautiful concubines, so I can give him the right medicine in the future."
"Besides, the departure of the second young master is also an opportunity for the eldest young master."
Yuan Tan hurriedly said: "Sir, please give me some advice."
Xun Chen nodded and said: "Youzhou will most likely be given to the Second Young Master in the future. This place is surrounded by foreigners on three sides. It is indeed difficult to develop, but it has great potential."
"Salt and iron, horses, soldiers, and land are all the best choices."
"Gao Lan was originally under the control of thousands of soldiers and horses outside the city. He disappeared, but we have a good opportunity."
"The eldest son has the talent to lead troops. He can take over these soldiers and horses to fight with the White Horse Yi Cong. If we can defeat them and recruit them, we can feed the war with war and strengthen our power."
"If we can seize the opportunity to capture a few cities, we will have more leverage to bargain with the Second Young Master."
"I guess this may be the purpose of my lord sending the eldest son to Beixin City, to test whether you can lead the troops to conquer Qingzhou on your own!"
After hearing this, Yuan Tan bowed and said, "Sir, I'd like to see you wait for my second brother to leave. I'll follow you on my own horse!"
He was a little unconvinced. Baima Yicong, who could be defeated by his second brother, shouldn't be a big problem in dealing with him, right?
