"This kind of wine is rare in the world, why don't we just come and chat about it!" Yuan Xi stared at Guo Jia, raised the topic, and said.
Isn’t it necessary to make wine with green plums and talk about the world? This procedure is indispensable.
"What the Young Master said is true. It would be better for Jia to come first." The young man in white cupped his hands and said with a flash of light in his expression: "Now in this world, the king is not the king, and the ministers are not ministers. The emperor has been reduced to a puppet. First there was the Yellow Turban uprising. Later, there was Dong Zhuo's Rebellion. The princes of Guandong attacked Dong Zhuo, but with no results. Luoyang was burned, the alliance was broken up, the world was in turmoil, and the Han Dynasty was probably hopeless."
"When Qin lost its deer, the whole world was driven away! It was only then that the great ancestor conquered the world." Yuan Xi's eyes widened with a somewhat pitiful expression, and he sighed: "I'm afraid the world will return to the four hundred years of melee!"
"The young emperor is dead. Emperor Xian is Dong Zhuo's puppet. The Han Dynasty has lost its orthodoxy and the princes have risen together!" The scribe in white narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice.
Yuan Xi continued calmly: "I'm afraid that the conflict between Chu and Han is even more intense today than four hundred years ago. In order to quell this Yellow Turban Rebellion, the world's noble families and princes from all over the world are constantly growing in strength. When the master is strong and the servant is weak, chaos has arisen.”
Yuan Xi then asked: "The world is in trouble, I wonder what brother Fengxiao's ambitions are?" Yuan Xi followed suit, hoping that Guo Jia could board his pirate ship.
"How can you have such high ambitions? There is nothing else you can do to survive in troubled times and save your family's life." Guo Jia responded lazily to Yuan Xi's questions and answers while drinking wine.
Yuan Xiruo said meaningfully: "There is a saying that it is better to be a peace dog than to live in troubled times. It is not easy to save one's life in troubled times. You must know that it is better to enjoy the shade under a big tree."
Guo Jia sighed and said, "It's a pity that there are no heroes like the great ancestors today. Now the Han Dynasty is difficult to take care of, but the people are innocent. I wonder if there is anyone in the world who can quell the chaos?"
Yuan Xi said in a deep voice, "When do you have no talent, but ordinary people don't know you." At this time, Yuan Xi was self-proclaimed, just like the question and answer between Emperor Taizong Li Shimin and Liu Wenjing, which was no different.
Guo Jia didn't answer but asked: "What does the young master want?"
"It's difficult to bring peace to the world. It's up to you to be the overlord, and your family, your country, your country!" Yuan Xi said every word, full of firmness and determination.
Yuan Xi must be turning his family into a country. Guo Jia was slightly moved, so he asked tentatively: "What are you going to do and plan now?"
Yuan Xi knew that it was not enough to beat around the bush with people like Guo Jia. He had to be honest, just like Cao Cao and Guo Jia did in history, so he paused and said, "Occupy a state and watch the changes in the world."
"Yuan Cheqi has occupied Jizhou. Where does the young master think he will become the king?" Guo Jia still said calmly. He didn't think that Yuan Xi had the courage and opportunity to be independent from Yuan Shao.
"Except for the south, everywhere in the Central Plains and Hebei Province is a place where he can become a king and hegemony. Think about the former Qin who made his fortune in Guanzhong, Qi who dominated the east, Wei and Chu who were also very popular for a while, and Gaozu raised his troops in Hanzhong. And Guangwu took Hebei as his foundation. It can be seen that the place to achieve hegemony is not the location but the 'power' and 'people'."
In the Three Kingdoms, if Cao Cao got the right time, the Sun family got the geographical advantage, and Liu Bei got the people, then what the Yuan family got was a kind of "power", which was a historical torrent, that is, the essence of the world at the end of the Han Dynasty was that the aristocratic family had a great power. The three families of eunuchs and relatives became independent from the balance and stepped onto the stage of history.
The Yuan family is the largest aristocratic family. There is no other aristocratic family in the world, and the Yuan family is the representative of this general trend. This is a historical torrent that cannot be controlled by humans. Cao Mengde's path is right, but he was born at the wrong time.
Guo Jia nodded in agreement and asked, "Where is the master's foundation?" He suddenly felt a little led by Yuan Xi. After all, Yuan Xi learned the way of the emperor from Zhang Hong.
"I want to imitate Qi Huan. I think that the Qi land has the advantages of fish and salt, coal and iron, the people are strong and the land is rich, which can be a foundation." Yuan Xi pointed to the east and said.
Yuan Xi discussed this matter with his teacher Zhang Hong, so it is not difficult to answer. Historically, the eldest brother Yuan Tan went out to control Qingzhou, but this time Yuan Xi was bound to win, because political power does not come from the barrel of a gun, as Grandpa Mao said.
Even during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, those who had soldiers and generals as governors could be said to be lonely and few in power, and only those with strong soldiers and horses could do so. This was the same troubled times as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
"Qingzhou is a good place, but now Gongsun Zan, the Yellow Turban Remaining Party and other forces are disrupting Qingzhou. This foundation is not so easy to win." Guo Jia looked at Yuan Xi and said quietly.
Yuan Xi changed the subject and said sincerely: "I know that Fengxiao has a talent that knows the world and has a good plan for peace. He also has the ambition to assist the Ming Dynasty in relieving the world's disasters and establishing the hegemony. Please support me."
This is already an obvious solicitation. After all, Guo Jia does have the ability to strategize and determine the country, which is worthy of Yuan Xi. But then again, the second son, Fang Xuanling, can assist Taizong Emperor Li Shimin. Why do you, Guo Jia, despise me, Yuan Xi.
Guo Jia said calmly: "Young Master is a great talent, but He Jia, a scholar, may not be able to take on a big job. You should find someone else with high aspirations." Guo Jia was also very uneasy in his heart. He had the urge to agree, but... …
Just when Yuan Xi wanted to persuade Guo Jia again, a clear voice came from outside the door, "What a great Guo Fengxiao, I can smell the smell of wine from afar. You must have come to my study to drink again."
Yuan Xi sighed. Alas, it ruined my life. It turns out that the real owner Xun Yu is back.
Xun Yu bowed his hands to Yuan Xi and said, "It is my master's fault to keep the second young master waiting for so long." Xun Yu could not see what Yuan Xi meant.
"No way, I'm here to bother you sir. I'm having a drink and chatting with Brother Guo." Yuan Xi also said as a joke. To be honest, Yuan Xi wanted to kill Xun Yu at this time.
If Cao Cao said he would rather betray the world than let the world betray me, then Yuan Xi was the practitioner of this sentence.
"Haha, Fengxiao is a little drunkard. He often comes to drink, but unfortunately I don't have good wine to entertain him." Xunyu smiled slightly. Xunyu's seemingly unintentional behavior actually interrupted Yuan Xi's rhythm.
Guo Jia smiled and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This second young master of the Yuan family was really difficult to deal with, so he asked Xun Yu to sit down.
"The second young master seems to be very attracted to Fengxiao." Xun Yu looked at the messy cups and plates. How could he not see Yuan Xi's little girl.
"Brother Guo is free and easy and has a good temper with me." Yuan Xi looked at Guo Jia and said with a smile. However, the clenched fists in his sleeves showed that Yuan Xi was not indifferent at this time.
Guo Jia ignored Yuan Xi's attempt to get close to him, "Wen Ruo and I haven't heard how the young master helped Yuan Chaqi outwit Jizhou. Can the second young master explain in detail?"
An unknown cunning flashed in Guo Jia's eyes.
Yuan Xi didn't know the profound meaning of his request, but in order to retain Guo Jiaxunyu, he had to deal with it carefully in front of the two of them. At this time, Yuan Xi's own rhythm was messed up.
"Actually, it's not my plan. It was planned and analyzed by Yuan Xi's mentor Zhang Hong. Gongsun Zan's attack on Jizhou without any reason can be said to be a nameless one. Han Wenjie gave up to Jizhou because of my father's reputation for virtue. Xi just took the middle of the analysis and inherited it. Two, it didn’t do anything.”
Xun Yu nodded slightly, not commenting on Yuan Xi's answer. Guo Jia asked seemingly unintentionally: "Where can I go first, Master Han Wenjie?" This was a heartbreaking remark.
Yuan Xi's heart suddenly turned dark. After seizing Jizhou, Yuan Shao aggressively squeezed out Han Fu's forces and introduced Jushou and others as his confidants. At this time, Jizhou was completely under Yuan Shao's control.
Although he was very polite and conciliatory to Han Fu on the surface, Yuan Shao remembered that he had sent people to monitor and restrain him before, so he strictly monitored Han Fu. Han Fu was frightened and asked Yuan Shao to let him settle in Zhang Miao. Later, Yuan Shao's envoy arrived at Chenliu.
Han Fu thought that Yuan Shao sent someone to ask Zhang Miao to murder him, so he panicked and committed suicide again and again. It was a pity that Mr. Haohao eventually became suspicious and died.
As the Russian writer Chekhov wrote in "The Death of a Civil Service" in 1883. It tells how a petty official sneezed and splashed spittle on the general's head. He was so worried that he kept going to the general to apologize, and finally died of fright.
It is still humorous, but with more realistic elements, and this short story very much shows Chekhov's genius. Even after more than 200 years, the trepidation of the little man still exists, and it is not exaggerated at all.
This is exactly the case for Han Fu, but it can also be reflected from the side how huge and terrifying the power of the Yuan family is in this era. Otherwise, Cao Cao would not have been trembling before defeating Yuan Shao. The Yuan family is not like in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Extremely weak, the Yuan family is a behemoth of this era.
Just like the Guanlong Group in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it stood out from the crowd.
Guo Jia's words touched the pain point of Yuan Xi and his son, but he didn't have any implicit self-consciousness. Instead, he looked at Yuan Xi with questioning eyes. At this time, Yuan Xi must stay dark to the end.
"Master Han got tired of his official career and retired to Zhang Mengzhuo." Yuan Xi said calmly, he still had the tolerance and palace. As for Han Fu's death, Yuan Xi would not admit it.
"Now that Dong Zhuo'an is sitting in Guanzhong and eyeing Guandong, Yuan Cheqi seems to have no plan to march into Chang'an." Guo Jia continued to wonder.
Yuan Xi knew that Guo Jia would not make things difficult for no reason, and he may have done so with the intention of probing and investigating.
After understanding this, Yuan Xi's response became natural. "Dong Zhuo seems to be strong, but actually there are hidden troubles inside. As long as the plan is right, Dong Zhuo can be eliminated without sending troops to Guanzhong. Let's wait and see." After all, Wang Yun's serial plan is Yuan Xi's. It sounds familiar.
Xun Yu was afraid that the more Guo Jia talked about, the more he would embarrass Yuan Xi, so he turned the topic to classics of literature and poetry.
Yuan Xi wanted to recruit the two of them but failed to find a chance. After a while, Yuan Xi said goodbye to the two of them. It's really annoying. The ancients were neither stupid nor stupid. How could they have any domineering attitude? It's all nonsense for celebrities to bow down to them.
However, if Fang Xuanling can help Emperor Taizong Li Shimin by knocking down the Weishui River, why can't Guo Jiaxunyu help him? The more I think about it, the more angry I get.
After sending Yuan Xi away, Xun Yu asked Guo Jiadao with serious eyes, "You have also met Mr. Yuan. How do you feel?"
"But he is a rare hero among people. He is talented, good at making decisions, daring to take action, and he is also thick and dark." Guo Jia couldn't help but sigh softly.
Xun Yu smiled and said: "Fengxiao thinks very highly of him."
"But it's a pity. As Brother Wenruo said, there are inherent deficiencies in the ranking of elders and younger ones. It may not be easy to achieve great things." Guo Jia replied a little absent-mindedly, suddenly feeling a little empty.
Xun Yu patted Guo Jia on the shoulder and said, "I have asked Youruo to take care of the family and the children. In a few days, we will go to Dongjun to join Cao Mengde."
"I'm not like Wen Ruo. You can take care of your family and leave at any time." Guo Jia said casually.
Xun Yu thought of something but asked hesitantly: "The Guo family followed Guo Tudu and moved to Jizhou. Why don't you go and visit?"
"They don't remember me, a middle-aged man, but I remember how they treated my mother and me." Guo Jia's expression turned cold.
Xun Yu obviously knew about Guo Jia and didn't say anything else.
The next day, the backyard of Yuan Mansion
Gao Yue nestled in Yuan Xi's arms, and Yuan Xi hugged her waist. Gao Yue said coquettishly: "Xianyi, you made up a lot of stories for me in Luoyang, right? Xianyi, you are usually serious. , but there are a lot of inexplicable things in my mind.”
Yuan Xi stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from her face, and said with a smile: "If I don't tell you these weird things, how can I deceive the heart of the most beautiful woman in Luoyang?"
"Oh, Xianyi, you are laughing at me." Gao Yue twisted her body in disbelief and hummed: "Xianyi, you went directly to propose marriage at the beginning. I don't know why Xianyi suddenly came to propose marriage. It's very strange. "
Yuan Xi turned to look at the serious-looking Gao Yue and chuckled: "Maybe I saw you on the street, fell in love at first sight, and then followed you to your house to propose marriage."
Gao Yue's slight confusion was pure after all. She really didn't know about this. She didn't expect Yuan Xi to know her so early.
"Then every time I ask you, you don't tell me. You always pretend to be confused with me," Gao Yue said angrily, "I don't know what there is to hide."
Yuan Xi said leisurely on the side: "This is called fate. Although you were a bit ugly at the time, I liked you, so I pursued you. At least you don't have to worry that I proposed marriage because I was covetous of your beauty."
"Only a ghost will believe your lies." As soon as Yuan Xi said these words, Gao Yue was filled with joy, and the smile on her delicate eyebrows couldn't stop: "My father said that you can love people, you will definitely see me in the future She will turn into a beautiful woman, and that’s why she chases her to my house.”
"Hahaha." Yuan Xi laughed and laughed. He liked Gao Yue's innocent look. Compared with the timid, introverted and quiet character when they first met, Gao Yue now is undoubtedly more in line with the appearance of Gao Yue that Yuan Xi wants to see in his heart.
Gao Yue also covered her mouth and chuckled. Apart from the great regret that her father could not follow him to Hebei, everything now was what she had imagined and what she wanted to see.
The man in front of her, from the first time she saw him, from the moment he ignored the reputation of the second son of the Yuan family and pursued her crazily, she had actually fallen for her.
In terms of knowledge, I am not as good as others; in terms of family background, although my father is a great master, he only exists in the clear stream. Compared with the fourth generation and three princes of the Yuan family, no, it should be said that it is not comparable at all.
In terms of appearance, he is what she likes; in terms of ability, although Yuan Xi often laughs, curses, and is not serious in daily life, Gao Yue inexplicably believes that Yuan Xi will be able to be completely himself in the future. Just imagine it. He is a great hero.
When a woman meets a man she likes in every aspect, what else can she be dissatisfied with? After waiting for so many years, she finally got the opportunity and his decisiveness and sincerity.
"Xianyi, Xianyi, how did you do it? There are even orchids, so beautiful." Gao Yue gently picked off an orchid, raised it with her bare hands, inserted it diagonally in her hair, and smiled at him. : "Do you think I'm pretty?"
Yuan Xi put his hands on his hands and smiled and said: "Ordinary people use flowers to describe beauty. I think you are more beautiful than flowers, Wu Guo. It is estimated that within two days, these flowers will wither in shame."
Yuan Xi looked at the elf-like woman in front of him, and murmured: "In ancient times, there was Xishi sinking fish, and now there is Wugu, shameless flower. If you have some free time, let your husband compose a poem. Wugu, you will definitely be famous in history."
Yuan Xi quickly said "humbly": "My talent is far less than that of Wu Kuan, so it's better for you, Wu Kuan." In order to get close to Gao Yue in the past few years, he seemed to be searching for a way to achieve the extraordinary talent. Excessive headache. All I can do now is put down my options.
Gao Yue gave him a shy and angry look. This was what attracted her to Yuan Xi in the first place. He was talented but didn't like to show off. It is much better than many people who only have a little bit of ink in their belly, but show their love everywhere.
After a while, Gao Yue had enough fun, threw away the orchid on her head, walked over and hugged Yuan Xi's arm and said, "Sir, let's go see the new house. There is no private courtyard, so the maid and I will live in the left room. How about Miss Tang Ji staying in the right room?"
Before Gao Yue could speak, Yuan Xi quickly stopped him and said, "There are many houses. You can live in the left and right rooms. You can live in two separate rooms. The left and right rooms can be given to your personal maid."
This time, Gao Yue brought five personal maids. I am still packing my things outside the house for the time being, so it would be more appropriate for them to stay here.
Although Gao Yue was a little cautious, she was generally very courageous. In the end, Gao Yue chose the third room in the west room. It was separated by the maid's small house on both sides. In the middle was Yuan Xi's room, and next to it was Tang Ji's room. .
Although the house is small, the design is reasonable enough.
Originally, Yuan Xi wanted to sleep in Gao Yue's room because he didn't want to have his own room. How could he have time to sleep in his own room?
But Gao Yue broke his illusion with one sentence.
"Husband, my father said that he would wait until you show off to me in Hebei and prepare a grand wedding before he would allow us to perform the Zhougong ceremony. You are not allowed to do anything wrong."
"Wugou, my good wife, you and I have already worshiped Heaven and Earth, so we don't have to worry about that, right?" Yuan Xi asked speechlessly.
"Haha, it's up to you, Wugu." Gao Yue said with a smile, "I've come to Hebei with you, so I can't just do whatever you want with me. If you don't love me, I'll have to endure it!"
Yuan Xi felt a headache, and finally Yuan Xi had no choice but to accept Gao Yue's request. He wanted to marry Gao Yue right away, but Gao Yue insisted and was not suitable for the time being. Yuan Xi had no choice but to compromise.
Having a beautiful woman by your side, you can only look at her but not eat her, not to mention how frustrating it is.
But then again, it was a great blessing to be able to see the beautiful woman by his side every day, not to mention that Gao Yue was making trouble with him every day. Overall, his life was pretty good. What's more, Tang Ji herself can be favored at any time.
In the next few days, Yuan Xi went to talk to Guo Jiaxunyu every day, but whenever there was the slightest suggestion of solicitation, the two of them politely refused, which made Yuan Xi a little discouraged.
In addition, he also received some news from Chang'an one after another, mostly about Dong Zhuo's atrocities.
There were also things that caught his attention, such as Dong Zhuo recruiting Huangfu Song as the city gate captain and trying to find an opportunity to kill him.
Huangfu Song responded to the call, and his son Huangfu Li persuaded him to raise troops to resist Dong Zhuo, echoing Yuan Shao. Only in the local area can we surround Wei and rescue Zhao, and honor the royal family.
Huangfu Song refused to listen. For the sake of his so-called loyalty in his heart, he rushed to Chang'an. As soon as he arrived in Chang'an, the officials in charge followed Dong Zhuo's wishes and reported to the court to hand him over to trial and wanted to kill him.
Huangfu Li, Huangfu Song's disciple, had a friendship with Dong Zhuo and ran from Chang'an to Luoyang to join Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo was setting up a banquet, gathering guests and friends, and Huangfu Li rushed forward to argue with him. He kowtowed and cried with his righteousness. The guests present were deeply moved and prayed for Huangfu Song one after another. Dong Zhuo then got up from the table, asked Huangfu Li to sit with him, and sent someone to release Huangfu Song and appointed him as Yilang. Later he was promoted to censor Zhongcheng.
In addition, after Cai Yong arrived in Luoyang, he was appointed as Sikong Jijiu. Dong Zhuo respected Cai Yong very much and recommended him on the grounds of excellent performance. He was promoted three times in three days, served in three different government offices, and was finally appointed as a minister. The most important one is the marriage between Cai Yong and the Hedong Wei family.
The intelligence gathering capabilities of the shops run by Zhuao in Chang'an are gradually improving, but most of them can only get these public information, and the information elsewhere is even more blocked. It seems that we have to discuss the expansion of the intelligence network with the teacher Zhang Hong, but this requires With a large amount of money, Yuan Xi could only move slowly.
He also vaguely had a bold plan in mind. In the past few days, Yuan Xi asked his teacher Zhang Hong to send some secret guards to Guanzhong as outposts. Zhang Hong was opposed to it, but he couldn't defeat him.
Thinking of Cai Yan's dignified, beautiful and elegant charm, he sighed: Is this your fate? No, how can I let you fall into the hands of foreigners? Doesn't that mean that I, China, have no one?
In the Wei family in Hedong, Yuan Xi wrote these words in official script on the papyrus paper, but wrote the word "Zhao Ji" on the other side.
After closing his eyes in deep thought for a while, he suddenly opened his eyes with a cold glint. However, it is not clear whether Yuan Xi's coldness at this time is related to Cai Yan or Guo Jiaxunyu.
Yuan Xi opened the code book used to communicate with Zhu Ao, looked through it, wrote some symbols on the paper and ordered a secret guard to send it to Chang'an. Yuan Xi planned to do something big.
