After hearing what Yuan Xi said, Liu He laughed and said, "The envoy is really flattering."
"Since the emperor has an edict, as members of the clan, they have no choice but to go to Huaicheng to meet the emperor in order to fulfill their clan responsibilities."
The message that Emperor Liu Xie asked Yuan Xi to take was that I am in urgent need of capable people around me now, and I hope that my servant can help me calm down both internally and externally.
After Yuan Xi and Liu He met, they passed on Liu Xie's oral message. After Liu He heard this, he was always worried. He was also a little distracted during the discussion. It was not until everyone dispersed that Liu Xie made up his mind.
Yuan Xi sighed: "Brother, if you want to come back, the door of Youzhou will be open for you at any time."
Liu He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much for avenging my late father. The peace conference will keep it in my heart."
"On the contrary, Hehui left alone to go to Shijun to take care of his previous subordinates."
Yuan Xi quickly bowed and bowed deeply, "Thank you, brother, for your support. Xi will never forget it."
Looking at Liu He's leaving figure, Yuan Xi remained silent. Liu He was very progressive in his work. This was tantamount to returning a favor to him.
Because Liu Yu implemented benevolent policies in Youzhou and made friends with the Hu and Han border people, Liu He had a long-standing reputation in Youzhou. However, because of this, Liu He also understood that it was difficult to maintain mutual trust between himself and Yuan Xi.
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and there is no room for two people with too high prestige in Youzhou. Especially Liu He has made good friends with the Hu and Han border people and has a large number of loyal subordinates. Yuan Xi may trust him, but Yuan Xi's direct subordinates may not. I would think so.
As a counselor who considers all things for the Lord, it is absolutely impossible not to be on guard against Liu He. Even if Yuan Xi will not think of this for a while, what about when Liu He's prestige is rising?
So Liu He chose the smartest approach and retreated bravely.
What could put him in such an embarrassing situation was the identity of this Han clan clan member.
There are tens of thousands of Han clan clan members in the world, and there are many people who are attached to princes with other surnames, and there are many who have dissident intentions. There are even many clan clansmen with the surname Liu under Yuan Shu.
But Liu He was different. His father, Liu Yu, was the leader of the Han Dynasty, and Liu He himself was very courageous. Therefore, people who had been in contact with him for a long time knew that it was absolutely impossible for him to betray the Han Dynasty.
Although Yuan Xi has no intention of independence yet, many of his measures are actually contrary to the Han system and Han etiquette. If things go on like this, anyone can guess that Yuan Xi will make Youzhou look completely different, and what he will do next.
Therefore, instead of facing a future separation, Liu He chose to leave on his own and left his subordinates to Yuan Xi. The prestige vacuum created after he left Youzhou was left to Yuan Xilai to find a way to continue to remedy it.
This is also Liu He's character, repaying Yuan Xi's kindness for avenging Liu Yu and saving his own life.
But since then, the two have gone their separate ways.
Yuan Xi sighed deeply. If in a peaceful era, he and Liu He would definitely become good friends, but now that the world is in chaos, etiquette has collapsed, and music has collapsed. Both of them have their own ideals and persistence, but in the end they are forced to embark on different paths.
No one is right or wrong here, it's just that they stand in different positions and have different roles in the tide of the times, and they can't help themselves.
Yuan Xi felt a little depressed. He had not yet reached the highest position, but in the process, he had begun to experience the painful choices of being alone.
The higher you stand, the fewer people you can talk to. In this process, the waves gradually wash away the sand. Partners who were once loyal or had different opinions will also be aged by the sand of time, or leave, or die, until finally, Only the loneliest one remains.
I guess Liu Xie's mood at this moment is lonelier than his own, right?
Yuan Xi walked out and saw Tian Yu standing in the courtyard, but he never left.
Yuan Xi knew that something must be wrong with him, so he hurriedly brought Tian Yu in and said, "Brother Guorang, is there something wrong?"
Tian Yu took out a letter from his sleeve and said, "This is from Yan Rou in Daijun."
"He knew that his subordinates were rushing to Jicheng with the young master's motorcade, so he directly sent people to change horses midway, and arrived day and night, arriving one day earlier than the motorcade."
"The messenger came to me immediately as soon as the convoy arrived, and then handed the letter into my hands."
"After I looked at it, I found out that the military situation inside was critical, so I waited here for the young master."
Yan Rou is the captain of Wuhuan, and Tian Yu is the captain of Huwuwan. They have nominal jurisdiction over Yan Rou. Therefore, unless there are very special circumstances, urgent messages reported by Yan Rou will be handed over to Yuan through Tian Yu. Xi Department.
Yuan Xi opened it and took a look. His eyes widened a little and he smiled and said, "This is quite interesting."
This letter was sent by Kirby!
The letter said that he was just the leader of a small tribe on the frontier. When Xianbei went south, he was forced to obey orders. He hoped that Yuan Xi would understand his pain, and the culprits were Chief Budugen and others behind him.
Therefore, Kirby can hope that Yuan Xi will find a way to end the war, and Kirby can and is willing to make good friends with Youzhou in private.
After reading it, Yuan Xi smiled and said: "It turns out that the closer people are, the less they want to fight."
"What do you think, Brother Guorang?"
Tian Yu said flatly: "Kirby can't be trusted."
"It's nothing more than playing both sides."
"If Youzhou is weak, he will definitely raise his butcher knife without hesitation and kill and plunder the people of Youzhou,"
Yuan Xi sighed: "This is indeed the truth, but if we reject him at this time, it will force him to completely break up with us."
He changed the subject: "Brother Guorang, what do you think of the Hu people?"
Tian Yu said without hesitation: "As for the Hu people in Guan who are all registered as household members, my subordinates strongly agree with what the young master said and will treat them equally."
"But we should not be too gentle towards the Hu people outside the Pass, including the Xiongnu Xianbei."
"If you allow it to grow stronger, it will definitely bring disaster. After all, when you have power, you will have other ideas. This is inevitable."
"So its strategy should be to suppress and support both, so that it can have awe of the Central Plains, so that it can sincerely surrender."
Yuan Xi nodded slightly. When it came to understanding foreign races, in fact, Ju Shou, Guo Jia and Lu Xun were not as good as Tian Yu.
Although the strategic ability of these people is much higher than that of Tian Yu, Tian Yu has seen too many people and things in the North and can grasp the thoughts of the barbarians outside the pass very clearly.
The northern land is bitterly cold, so the border people have a tough temperament. In order to survive, the bottom line they uphold is much lower than that of the Central Plains people. What's more, without Confucian education, their views on things such as etiquette, justice and integrity are much weaker.
In this harsh living environment, force is everything, and they will only admire those who are stronger than themselves!
Therefore, blindly making friends will not make friends, but can only make white-eyed wolves. Yuan Xi and Tian Yu have the same view on this point, and they need to be kind and powerful at the same time.
Yuan Xi said: "What should we do specifically?"
Tian Yu pondered for a moment, "Divide and rule, and make them fight among themselves."
"You can't win over a fixed candidate. This will only increase his prestige. Other tribes will come to vote for him, accelerating the merger and expansion of his tribe. This is not a good thing."
Yuan Xi nodded in agreement, feeling very happy in his heart.
He seems to have found a way to deal with the different opinions among counselors and generals. Counselors and generals each have their own strengths and weaknesses. On a certain issue, maybe an all-round counselor like Guo Jia is not as good as Tian Yu. This kind of person who grew up in the border areas has a clear understanding of the situation.
At this time, you need to learn from everyone's strengths, listen to everyone's opinions, and choose a compromise that you think is the most appropriate.
This is very demanding for the lord, especially when the counselors are arguing, the lord must make a choice and abandon some plans that seem feasible but are not the best.
But now Yuan Xi judged that Tian Yu had a clearer view on the matter of Xianbei outside the pass. This Huwuwan Colonel was worthy of his name.
Yuan Xi felt a faint joy of growing up, but the more he matured, the more he realized how terrifying Cao Cao was. The other party's military strategist was not called for nothing, and he was much more experienced than himself in both military and political strategy.
When the emperor moved to Huaicheng, Yuan Xi once thought that he had taken advantage. However, after Cao Jun used the emperor's order to massacre Puyang in a vigorous and resolute manner, Yuan Xi realized that things were not simple.
Instead of insisting on moving the emperor to Xu County, Cao Cao was temporarily freed and able to do his best to eliminate hidden dangers in his territory. When the emperor went to Huaicheng, it seemed like Cao Cao was following the trend.
Yuan Xi had a feeling that Cao Cao was like a boxer in later generations, temporarily retracting his fist.
This is not to stop the offensive, but to build up momentum for a stronger and more ferocious punch in the next round!
In the battle in Puyang, although Yuan Xi used Kong Rong to rescue the Zhang Miao brothers, the other party lost Chenliu County and turned from a prince into a bare figure. His strength was completely lost, which meant that he lost.
Yuan Xi felt that Cao Cao would not attack Huaicheng before defeating Yuan Shu, but if it succeeds, all the forces in Huaicheng combined by then may not be Cao Cao's opponent.
Moreover, Liu Xie was not fully aware of Cao Cao's ambitions at this time, and he was too confident in integrating the Black Mountain Army into the Guards. He was afraid that Liu Xie would only recognize Cao Cao's true face after suffering Cao Cao's losses, but By then it will be too late!
Yuan Xi thought about it, should he find a way to get Yuan Shao to intervene in Huaicheng, or start the Battle of Guandu in advance?
He immediately shook his head, it was too difficult. At present, Yuan Shao's biggest enemy was Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao was not the most important enemy.
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi sighed deeply. Cao Cao seized every opportunity he took and rarely showed any flaws. He was really a formidable enemy that was difficult to deal with.
For the current plan, we can only find a chance to win by giving up the idea of becoming fat in one bite, taking every step steadily, working hard to find talents, and narrowing the gap between the two sides.
He was riding a horse, sorting out his strategies so far in his mind, and was lost in thought for a moment. When he suddenly came back to his senses, he realized that he had arrived in front of the mansion he had been away from for a long time.
The guard recognized him and opened the door quickly. Yuan Xi and Sun Li rode in. When they got to the courtyard, he jumped off the horse and looked at the familiar scenery in the mansion. When he left, the trees in the courtyard were still lush and lush, like a canopy covering the sky. , it was green and majestic, but now the ground is covered with yellow leaves, dry branches are bare, and the chill is gradually growing.
Along the corridor, after turning a few turns, he heard a woman's laughter coming from a distant room. He recognized the familiar voice and felt that his heart was filled with peace and tranquility.
When he turned the corner, he almost bumped into the woman holding a bamboo slip, but it was Cai Zhaoji.
Cai Zhaoji groaned, and when she saw clearly that it was Yuan Xi, her face looked extremely surprised, and the next moment she was embraced by Yuan Xi.
After a long time, the two of them separated slightly. Cai Zhaoji's face was full of joy and she said softly: "Come in quickly, everyone is waiting for you inside."
Yuan Xi took his hand and said with a smile, "Let's go together."
He took Cai Zhaoji's hand and strode into the house. He opened the door and smiled at the girls inside: "I'm back."
(End of chapter)
