Mi Zhen turned away from her casual look and asked what happened without showing any trace. Mi Zhu was upset at this time and explained a few words casually, looking like he was distracted.
Mi Zhen's heart was stirred up. Yuan Xi actually came to Tancheng?
Because Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi deliberately blocked the news about Liu Bei's recapture of Xuzhou, only Mi Fang and a few close confidants on Liu Bei's side knew the inside story, so Mi Zhen only learned about it at this moment.
Mi Zhu said that after the morning meeting, Yuan Xi specifically mentioned to him that because Guangling changed hands, he would visit the Mi family again to discuss the re-division of maritime trade routes.
Mi Zhu had already left Xuzhou, and had donated most of his family property. He was becoming less and less interested in the trade route, so he dealt with it with just a few words. Mi Zhen was excited in her heart. Did she have a chance to see him again?
She grew up in the Mi family. As she grew older, her appearance became more and more beautiful, and her reputation gradually spread. When the young scholars who came to visit the Mi family saw her, they were all shocked and fawned over her. The color is beyond words.
Mi Zhen had long been accustomed to the fiery gazes of scholars, so when she met Yuan Xi, who treated her indifferently, she found that he was completely different from the others.
Moreover, Mi Zhen saw in the other person's eyes a calmness that was as calm as the sky and the sea, and there was no trace of the burning desire in other people's eyes when they looked at her.
Mi Zhen's interest couldn't help but be piqued. Is the other party trying to be mysterious, trying to hide it, or is he really not interested in her at all?
In fact, Mi Zhen didn't know. It's not entirely untrue to say that Yuan Xi didn't appreciate her appearance at all. It was just that Yuan Xi was thinking about how to open up the sea route at the time. Invisibly, when treating Mi Zhen, he was not as rude as others. .
And with his character, he would never mess up an important future plan for a woman, but because of this, Mi Zhen became interested in him.
After Yuan Xi left, Mi Zhen began to learn about what Yuan Xi had done, and found that at a young age, he had already gained a reputation as a fierce tiger and was already a leader among his peers.
But it was only relative to his peers. Compared with the princes of all parties at this time, after all, he was still too young. It might take countless years of accumulation before he could be compared with people like Liu Bei and Tao Qian.
However, what happened next was far beyond Mi Zhen's expectation. Yuan Xi defeated the Black Mountain Army one after another, destroyed Gongsun Zan, was appointed the governor of Youzhou, and became a prince with a similar status to Liu Bei. Like a tiger emerging from a trap, Yuan Xi became famous. Move the world.
This time, Xuzhou was saved from danger. Mi Zhen thought that after the incident was spread, his reputation would become even louder.
But when the news of Yuan Xi's marriage came, Mi Zhen didn't know why, but she felt empty in her heart. Moreover, she heard that the bride was extremely beautiful. Did she think that the other party simply didn't like her?
Moreover, it was rumored that Yuan Xi also took in Gongsun Zan's widow, which made Mi Zhen stunned. Is this considered lewd?
Are you worse than a widow?
Mi Zhen's mood was very complicated. On the one hand, she was looking forward to Yuan Xi's visit, but on the other hand, she felt even more uncomfortable. So what if she saw him?
Mi Zhu didn't know what Mi Zhen was thinking, and was currently thinking a lot about it. He was waiting for Mi Fang to come back to discuss it, but Mi Fang didn't know where she had gone!
Mi Zhu and Mi Zhen both had something on their minds. They just sat there in silence. It was unknown how long it had passed before Mi Fang rushed in excitedly.
Mi Zhu looked a little angry and said, "There are a lot of things going on in the Mi family these days. Where have you been?"
When Mi Fang heard this, she said, "Brother, is there something wrong?"
"I'm going to Chen's house."
Mi Zhu heard this and screamed bitterly, "What are you doing at Chen's house!"
"Every move you make at this time will arouse suspicion. How dare you go to a place like the Chen family?"
Mi Fang said nonchalantly: "I am currently working in Yizhou. Why can't I go to Chen's house to congratulate Chen Deng?"
He said mysteriously: "And I am rushing ahead to get some benefits for the Mi family."
"Chen Deng is going to Guangling to be the governor. There should be many children of the Chen family following him. It will inevitably cost money to build a house and purchase land."
"In this way, the Chen family's property in Xiapi won't be able to use so much. Their family has fertile land, and our family has a lot of property left, so we just bought it to avoid giving others an advantage!"
"So as soon as things were over in the morning, I saw Chen Deng coming home, so I immediately came to the door and negotiated a lot of these things with him!"
"Am I awesome?"
Seeing Mi Fang's triumphant look, Mi Zhu was furious. "Second brother, you have already sat in this position, why are you still doing things like a businessman!"
"Do you know that doing this at this time will cause criticism!"
Mi Fang listened and said unconvinced: "Why are you criticizing us? If we don't buy it, others will buy it differently?"
Mi Zhu hated the fact that iron was not as strong as steel and said: "Second brother, when will you be able to wake up!"
"Yuanlong has already lost power. Do you think he wants to leave Xiapi?"
"Our Mi family and Chen family are originally from the same family, and we have been criticized quite a lot when it comes to Xuzhou. We should have kept our heads down!"
"You have also seen that today Yuan Long openly defected to Yuan Xi. My lord must not be happy. If Yuan Long is gone, our Mi family will be the target of public criticism!"
"We are alone. We should give up some of the benefits to other subordinate officials of the lord, but you still want to buy land and rob them of the good things they like!"
"Tell me if you have lost your mind!"
Mi Fang slowly came back to her senses and lowered her head in silence.
He said solemnly: "Brother said so, but if Yuan Xi tied the Mi family to him through the maritime trade route, what does the lord think of us?"
Mi Zhu sighed: "You finally understand a little bit, Yuan Xi has a very bad heart!"
"Unless we don't want to stay in Xuzhou anymore, we have to find ways to distance ourselves from him!"
Mi Zhen listened to the two brothers arguing and finally came to understand.
Her face turned slightly pale. So what was Yuan Xi's intention?
At that time, he came to the Mi family to discuss cooperation, and he was quite happy. After making trouble for a long time, he was just taking advantage of the Mi family?
What about yourself?
In the eyes of the other party, am I just a fool who can be easily deceived?
Mi Zhen suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly, why was she deceived? The other party never promised anything from beginning to end, right?
She felt a little cold in her heart. Whether she was doing business or being an official, she was always scheming. The reality was so cruel, and she still had too many beautiful illusions.
But who can escape? I heard that Liu Bei's wife and his concubine Gan also disliked each other and fought openly and secretly. If I really wanted to marry him at that time, would I be involved in this whirlpool?
Yuan Xi sent back Mrs. Liu Bei and ruined her marriage. Should she thank him or hate him?
While the Mi family was restless about Yuan Xi's visit, Yuan Xi had already arrived at the Chen family.
As soon as he entered, Chen Deng was already waiting there. Two old men were sitting in the main seat and the guest seat respectively. After Chen Deng introduced them, they turned out to be Chen Deng's father, Chen Gui and Hua Tuo.
Yuan Xi first said respectfully to Chen Gui: "Xi pays homage to Mr. Han Yu."
He thought that looking at this character, it must mean that the loyal minister of the Han Dynasty has not escaped. The ancients valued their own characters very much and often used them as their own philosophy of life.
No wonder that after later generations Chen Deng and his son defected to Cao Cao, they attached great importance to it at first, but then gradually became marginalized until they disappeared from history books.
It would take a lot of effort for the father and son to be completely loyal.
The old man sitting at the top is Chen Deng's father, Chen Gui. He was a filial and honest man who once served as the county magistrate of Beihai Opera in Qingzhou and later resigned. Moreover, the Chen family is also a famous family. It is said that Chen Gui has been friends with Yuan Shu since he was a child.
It is human nature for others, including Liu Bei, to have concerns about the Chen family and even Chen Deng. Xuzhou borders Yangzhou, who knows if the Chen family will become Yuan Shu's internal adviser?
Only Yuan Xi, who knew the history of later generations, dared to put his mind at ease and use this father and son.
Because Yuan Xi knew that when Yuan Shu usurped the throne, he wanted to recruit Chen Gui and used Chen Gui's two sons to blackmail him, but Chen Gui rejected him directly.
Afterwards, Chen Gui personally lobbied Lu Bu and destroyed the marriage between Lu Bu and Yuan Shu. He then used tricks to drive a wedge between Han Siam and Yang Feng, and defeated Yuan Shu's army. He was called Yuan Shu's nemesis.
That's why Yuan Xi dared to recruit the Chen family with confidence and let Chen Deng take charge of Guangling.
Chen Gui quickly stood up and returned the greeting: "I have done nothing, so I am ashamed to receive such a generous gift from you."
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "No, the old gentleman can teach a talent like Mr. Yuan Long, he is worthy of being worshiped by Xi Yiyi."
Chen Gui asked curiously: "My son is only a mere Diannong school captain, how can he be called a genius?"
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "An expert told me that Mr. Yuanlong will definitely leave his name in history."
Chen Gui only thought that Yuan Xi was joking, but next time Hua Tuo said: "I heard from Yuan Long that the young master once met an expert in stargazing and revealed Yuan Long's hidden disease?"
As soon as Hua Tuo said this, Chen Gui, Chen Deng and his son also listened attentively. After all, this matter was too unbelievable.
At that time, there were a few famous fortune-tellers in the world, but I had never heard of anyone who could judge a person's fate through the stars without seeing their real face. Wasn't this a glimpse into the heavens?
Yuan Xi laughed, "There is indeed such a person, but the Dragon God has never been seen, and I have only seen him once."
Hua Tuo asked, "Does this person have a name?"
Yuan Xi could only say: "I only know his name, Hidden Tiger."
Chen Gui's eyes flashed, "But the hidden tiger who gave advice to Marquis Wen and almost forced Cao Mengde to a dead end?"
Yuan Xi was startled and thought, how could Chen Gui know this inside story?
This seemingly honest old man is not simple.
He could only hide it: "I only know that this person can observe the sky. As for what he did, I don't really understand."
Chen Gui naturally didn't believe it.
If the fierce tiger and the hidden tiger were not familiar with each other, how could they discuss the condition of Chen Deng, who was thousands of miles away?
At that time, Chen Deng and Yuan Xi didn’t know each other at all!
There must be a reason!
Yuan Xi's name Fierce Tiger is so similar to that of Yin Hu, and Yuan Xi has a name that fulfills the prophecy. Did Yin Hu look at the stars and think that Fierce Tiger has the aura of an emperor, so he assisted him?
If you think about it this way, this fierce tiger traveled thousands of miles to save Chen Deng's life and entrusted him with an important task. Is Chen Deng also a key person in the prophecy?
Is the big man really exhausted?
If Yuan Xi knew that Chen Gui had made up so many things, he would definitely vomit three liters of blood.
Sometimes, although things will achieve the desired result, they actually take a completely different path than expected.
This is what happens in the world.
(End of chapter)
