Seeing the city gate in front of him slowly opening, Yuan Xi waved his hand, and his soldiers and generals filed in. At this time, Shen Pei got off the city wall and took a look. He immediately screamed in pain and hurriedly came over and said, "Master, are you going to let everyone enter the city? "
He originally thought that Yuan Xi would only bring a hundred or ten people into the city to avoid suspicion, but he didn't expect that he wanted all three to five thousand people to come into the city!
Yuan Xi jumped off his horse and said solemnly: "Mr. Good Teaching knows that I must ensure the safety of my subordinates. I don't care about anything else."
"As for avoiding suspicion, if I really wanted to avoid suspicion, I would not come to Yecheng at all."
"To put it bluntly, if I really have a plan, the moment Sir opens the door, Yecheng has already changed hands."
Shen Pei was startled and lowered his voice: "Young Master, please be silent, if someone with intentions hears it..."
Yuan Xi waved his hand and said, "Sir, Xixin accepts your kindness."
"I know what your husband is worried about, but the position of Jizhou Shepherd is one that others enjoy as much as it is a piece of cake, but I regard it as a piece of shit."
The trial partner smiled bitterly. Now Yuan Xi is really qualified to say this compared to Yuan Shang, who is eager to inherit Jizhou, and Yuan Tan, who occupies Qingzhou.
Because in the area under his rule, not only the salt and iron shipping industry in Youzhou is booming, but also several counties in Xuzhou and Yangzhou are fertile areas. This comprehensive background has the potential of the three sons of the Yuan family. The biggest one.
And more importantly, except for the first two counties of Youzhou, all these places were conquered by Yuan Xi himself, so under his rule, the people's support and prestige were extremely high.
The reason why Sun Ce could easily break away from Yuan Shu and stand on his own was that in the process of conquering Yangzhou, he gradually established close ties with his subordinates, and at the same time bribed and subdued the local nobles, so that the places he conquered in the name of Yuan Shu became Sun Ce's own.
Yuan Shu made a wedding dress for Sun Ce in vain because he was not good at leading troops and his prestige was not enough to convince the public. Although the prophecy about his replacement of the Han Dynasty was widely circulated among the nobles, in the final analysis, the world still competed for fist strength. of.
Whether it is Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, or Cao Cao, Sun Ce, they all followed the path of personally leading the army like Liu Bang. A lord who cannot lead his subordinates to conquer the world cannot gain the full support and loyalty of his subordinates.
In Shen Pei's view, Yuan Xi was already ahead of the three sons of the Yuan family when he fought from Youzhou to Xuzhou, and from Yangzhou to Huai River. This can be seen from the vigorous actions of his generals when they led the soldiers into the city. A spot!
He could only sigh: "I know that the young master is here to help the Yuan family in times of need, but if the Yuan family is at odds, the other two young masters will definitely be jealous, and outsiders will take advantage of it."
When Yuan Xi saw that the judge had talked about this, he knew that he had to give him some face. He immediately said to Lu Xun behind him, "Let the soldiers camp and rest in the outer city. They are not allowed to enter the inner city without permission."
Lu Xun heard this and quickly went to command the troops. At this time, Jushou rushed over from outside the city, met Shenpei, and said with a smile: "Zhengnan, long time no see."
Shen Pei sighed: "Gong Yu is famous all over the world."
He initially thought that Jushou would not be able to make a career after being sent to Youzhou. However, he did not expect that Jushou would be involved in several battles fought by the Youzhou army, and his reputation would gradually spread throughout the world.
This makes Shen Pei a little envious. As a counselor, the greatest sense of accomplishment is that the master's plan is adopted and the victory is achieved, and the world becomes famous. In this regard, Ju Shou has already gone ahead of him.
Jushou showed a smile on his face and said modestly: "I don't know Zhengnan, but I haven't actually done much."
"His military affairs, as well as the battle of Xuzhou, were all handled by my disciples."
The judge was surprised, "Disciple?"
Jushou pursed his lips, "That young man who passed by just now, Lu Xun and Lu Boyan, is also Liu Yuzhou's son-in-law."
"It is said that from Xuzhou to Shouchun, he was the supervisor of the army."
After hearing this, Shen Pei was a little surprised. In the past, Ju Shou was the supervisor of Yuan Shao's Jizhou army. This position was extremely important. He not only had to make plans, but also fight in battles. Only those with both civil and military skills could be qualified.
And Yuan Xijun's supervisor is actually that young man who seems to be less than twenty years old?
Shen Pei does not think that people like Yuan Xi would be nepotistic in a position like military supervision, because this position is related to the life and death of soldiers. A single wrong decision may lead to the death of thousands of people. He will never give up on virtue. The assigned person is in charge.
Shen Pei has specially studied Yuan Xi's battle from Xuzhou to Shouchun. He fought against Cao Cao and Yuan Shu several times. Each battle was fought cleanly and neatly. Even when facing a strong enemy, Shen Pei did not make any major mistakes. Even if I change myself, I may not be doing so well.
And now Jushou actually said that this was planned and commanded by his young disciple?
Where did he find this talent?
Seeing Shen Pei's constipated look, Ju Shou's face showed a hint of triumph, "My disciple was found by Mr. Xian Yi using his stargazing technique. Isn't it amazing?"
"After Duke Benchu sent me to Youzhou, I gained a reputation and gained disciples. It can be said that I am living quite comfortably."
"This is all thanks to the great kindness of Lord Benchu, hahaha."
Shen Pei really wanted to punch Jushou on his hateful face, what the hell!
Suddenly something moved in his mind, "Master Xian Yi... really knows the art of stargazing?"
Jushou smiled and said nothing. He couldn't speak too clearly. He just stopped and let the judge guess on his own.
Shen Pei also woke up and cursed secretly. He stopped worrying about this topic and led everyone towards the city.
Yuan Xi arranged for Gao Shun to lead the camp, Taishi Ci Xuhuang to lead the infantry and cavalry, and only brought Jushou Lu Xun, Lu Lingqi, Sun Li and hundreds of personal guards into the city. He turned back to Shen Pei and said: "Previously I asked Zilong to lead the troops in advance. After getting off the boat, has he ever been to Yecheng?"
Shen Pei shook his head and said: "There is no such news."
Yuan Xi thought about it. Calculating the time he had been delayed, Zhao Yun should be here soon. Could it be that he met Cao Jun on the way?
But right now, he had no time to dwell on this issue, so he straight to the point said to Shen Pei: "I want to see Mr. Ben Chu now."
After hearing this, the judge had no choice but to say: "I will lead the young master to the envoy's residence now."
Yuan Xi saw the strange look on Shen Pei's face, and said tentatively: "Mr. Benchu..."
Shen Pei said helplessly: "Young master, it's better to ask him face to face."
When Yuan Xi heard this, his heart tightened. Shen Pei's reaction was definitely abnormal. Something must have happened to Yuan Shao!
Since he did not dare to discuss such a sensitive issue publicly, Yuan Xi casually said: "Where is my messenger?"
"Why didn't the city gate order allow my spies to enter the city? It was delayed for a whole day?"
The judge's face showed bitterness. It seemed that neither of these two questions was easy to answer.
He lowered his voice and told what he had learned. After hearing this, Yuan Xi's face suddenly darkened. He called Lu Xun again and asked him to find out the whereabouts of the person who delivered the message. Yuan Xi's expression worsened after hearing this and he remained silent. .
In Yecheng, there were naturally dead soldiers he had placed. These people were initially trained by Qu Yi, then arranged by Tian Yu, and recently transferred to Lu Xun.
The person sent out this time was also the most capable person, but Yuan Xi did not expect that the person would take such a decisive approach in order to deliver the letter to Yuan Shao.
With a hoarse voice, he said to Lu Xun: "Check his family and send him a pension from my treasury."
Lu Xun agreed. Seeing Yuan Xi's ugly face, the judge was afraid that he would use the topic to his advantage, so he quickly said: "Ben Chu's bodyguards are also acting under orders..."
Yuan Xi nodded and said: "I know, everyone is just doing their job, I don't have any ideas."
"But I don't understand why the letter I wanted to enter the city was sent but there was no news, so that my men were forced to die to deliver the letter."
The trial partner was getting older, so he knew he couldn't hide it, so he explained a few words, and finally said: "Now that my nephew has been captured by Ziyuan and brought back for interrogation, he will definitely give an explanation to the young master later."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi thought to himself that the city gate order was still that of Shen Rong?
Thinking of the later Shen Rong who opened the city to surrender to the enemy and sold Shen Pei, a sneer appeared on Yuan Xi's lips. He was afraid that Shen Pei in later generations would not have thought that he defended Ye City with all his life, but in the end Ye City fell and killed himself. The culprit turned out to be Shen Rong, the nephew of the family.
And now it was Xu You who came to interrogate Shen Rong. Yuan Xi thought to himself that there would be more drama inside.
He suddenly understood that Cao Cao was going to attack Ye City. Before a large-scale attack on the city, chaos began in the city. The two forces attached to Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang had their own agendas and had begun to act evil. However, since he arrived at Ye City first, City, then we can’t just sit back and watch these people do whatever they want!
Everyone quickly entered Yuan Shao's mansion and was greeted by guards. When they saw a large number of guards and generals under Yuan Xi, they immediately hesitated.
Yuan Xi looked behind him and said to Jushou Lu Xun and Lu Lingqi Sun Li: "Let's go in."
The guard was relieved and led several people in. The further Yuan Xi walked in, the smell of blood in the corridor became stronger. There were still a few blood stains on the grassy road, and there were cuts and damage from weapons everywhere. It was obvious that someone had passed through it. A fierce fight.
As everyone passed through several roads, Yuan Xi saw from a distance that most of the door to Yuan Shao's wing was damaged. Yuan Shao was sitting on the couch, facing the door.
Yuan Xi took a few steps forward and entered the door. When he saw Yuan Shao's face was pale and almost bloodless, he couldn't help being shocked. He bowed his head and said, "Xi pays homage to Lord Benchu."
When Jushou and others saw this, they all stopped at the door.
There was a hint of relief on Yuan Shao's face, "You're here."
Yuan Xi raised his head and saw Yuan Xing and Hong standing behind Yuan Shao. He glanced at them and continued to lower his head and said: "Xi heard that Yecheng was besieged and acted urgently. Please forgive me."
Yuan Shao snorted coldly: "You do have some good subordinates."
Yuan Xi gritted his teeth and said: "Although there was a collision with the envoy, Xi asked his body to be buried."
Yuan Shao sighed, "I have already asked people to restrain it."
He turned his head slightly and said to Yuan Xing and Hong: "You go out first, I have something to say to Xian Yi."
After hearing this, the two women hurried out. When Yuan Shao's guard at the door saw Yuan Shao glaring over, he had to reluctantly retreat more than ten steps away.
Ju Shou and Lu Xun met, until the two of them, fearing that they had something important to say, winked at Lu Lingqi and Sun Li, and everyone moved away.
When Yuan Shao saw that everyone was far away, he said, "You don't want to know how my health is?"
(End of chapter)
