"Major General, there is a personal attendant beside His Majesty outside, who has come to send a message, asking you to come and have a family dinner with His Majesty." Xu Chu walked into the big tent to report.
"It seems that Your Majesty still cares about the Lord. You might as well get more information." Guo Jia said meaningfully, and went over to give Yuan Xi some gentle instructions.
Yuan Xi took Xu Chu and other guards, and a eunuch sent by Liu Xie, to a private house next to Liu Xie's tent. This private house with three courtyards is a habitable place in Luoyang City.
Liu Xie handled government affairs with the ministers in the big tent, and came to this house for food and accommodation. Queen Fu and Princess Wannian were also arranged to live here.
The entourage could not follow Yuan Xi in. Xu Chu and others were waiting outside. Wang Yue and some of his disciples were responsible for guarding the house. They were familiar with Yuan Xi and Xu Chu and were not strangers to each other.
As soon as Yuan Xi entered the inner hall, he found that Liu Xie was not the only one hosting the banquet, but also Taiwei Yang Biao and Situ Zhao Wen. There is also Dong Cheng, Liu Xie's brother-in-law.
"Marquis of Linzi, Zhao Situ and I were brought here to accompany you by His Majesty, don't be surprised." Yang Biao said with a smile.
"Boy, it's an honor for me to sit at the same table as the Taiwei and Lord Situ." Yuan Xi saluted and said.
"Marquis of Linzi. This is General Dong Cheng, who you have met before. Soon you will both be royal relatives. Come and get close together." Yang Biao greeted.
Dong Cheng has a round face. The body is also substantial. I hope that Dong Guiren will not look like him, Yuan Xi thought maliciously, Liu Xie married Dong Guiren just to appease Dong Cheng and the Xiliang generals.
But sadly, after Cao Cao took power, Dong Cheng was designed to be killed by Cao Cao. A few years later, when Yuan Xi came to power, his daughter, Dong Guiren, was killed by Jiu.
Dong Chengyuan had a smile on his face. He said, "Marquis of Linzi, I have heard of your name for a long time. We had no chance to meet you when we were in Luoyang. Unexpectedly, we met here after a long trip."
When I was in Luoyang, I was just the prince's companion, so I'm afraid I'm not in your eyes. Yuan Xi thought to himself. He also raised his hand to salute Dong Cheng, and then the four of them chatted politely.
Several times Yuan Xi wanted to break some news. However, Yang Biao and Zhao Wen pushed them away on the grounds that state affairs would not be discussed at the family dinner.
After a while, Liu Xie, dressed in casual clothes, finally came out surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs. Behind him were Queen Fu, Princess Wannian and a girl in palace clothes with a serious face.
After Yuan Xi and the others paid a grand ceremony to Liu Xie, they were arranged to take their seats. In the Han Dynasty, there was no taboo against men and women dining at the same table, especially at family banquets. Yang Biao, Yuan Xi and others knelt down and sat on the left, while Queen Fu, Princess Wannian and the girl sat on the right.
The family banquets of the Han Dynasty royal family were also extremely complicated at this time. Although there were not so many ingredients and utensils at this time, every dish and soup was also very particular.
If other nobles are having a banquet, the program will be rich and colorful. First of all, singing and dancing are indispensable. Secondly, games such as pot throwing, Lubo, drinking orders, and flag flicking are the main dramas to activate the atmosphere. But when the emperor was in trouble, the singing and dancing naturally ceased.
Games such as Lu Boqi are not available in the royal family banquet. So eat the best dishes in Luoyang. But in the restrained atmosphere, Yuan Xi felt it was boring.
Liu Yan lowered her head to eat. She did not dare to look at Yuan Xi opposite her. But he couldn't help but look at him secretly from the corner of his eye. However, at this time, Empress Difu was quite like a mother to the world. She directed the presentation of dishes and the delivery of drinks.
As for Dong Guiren, she was only fourteen years old and was married to Liu Xie shortly after his wedding. Her brother Dong Cheng relied on this relationship to become Liu Xie's confidant, which was also a political marriage.
"Marquis of Linzi, do you still remember the time when Taifu taught us together in Luoyang?" Liu Xie said with emotion, "When you were teaching Confucian classics, Xianyi relied on Taifu Yuan to teach, and you always brought the imperial sister with you. Going out for fun has been very difficult for me and the emperor brother. It’s a pity that the emperor brother and Mr. Yuan were brutally killed, so there are only three of us left."
Yuan Xi quickly put down his chopsticks and consoled him, "Everything in the world is unpredictable. Although His Majesty the Young Emperor and Taifu Yuan are gone, they will definitely be pleased to see that Your Majesty you are reviving the country."
"Yes, the world is impermanent. This is a good saying." Liu Xie suddenly said: "Marquis of Linzi, I am really happy that you can come to escort me. You must know that although there are many loyal generals outside, I can really trust you. Yes, it’s just you and General Dong!”
"My minister, I will live up to your majesty's trust." Yuan Xi quickly bowed his hands and saluted. Dong Cheng also expressed his loyalty at the right time.
Empress Fu knew that Liu Xie and the others were going to talk about business, so she called Princess Wannian and Dong Guiren to retreat. Although Liu Yan was reluctant to leave, she could only leave with Empress Fu and the others.
"Marquis of Linzi, I have discussed with Taiwei Yang and the others. It is not appropriate to move the capital to Yecheng. First of all, it is far away from Luoyang and it is in the north, so we cannot quickly convey orders to various places." Liu Xie said to Yuan Xi apologetically.
Yuan Xi knew this would be the result, so he asked: "Your Majesty, it is inconvenient to move to Yecheng, so your Majesty wants to move to Xu County?"
Liu Xie nodded and said, "Actually, Xu County is not far from Luoyang. Once Sili regains his strength, he can move back immediately."
"I also agree with your majesty's decision. Although Xu County is small, it is an important place. It is bordered by Sili to the north, Yanzhou to the east, and Nanyang to the west. It is also very convenient to deliver the imperial edict." Now what happened to Yuan Xi We can only go with the flow.
Liu Xie said softly. He thought Yuan Xi would object, but Yuan Xi's current attitude made him feel that Yuan Xi's intentions were wrong, and he was a little embarrassed.
"The Marquis of Linzi also thinks it's appropriate to move to Xu County?" Zhao Wen asked.
"It's a sound method, but it also needs to prevent local generals from harassing the emperor like Dong Zhuo and Guo Si did." Yuan Xi simply changed to help Liu Xie consolidate his power to indirectly help himself. This is Guo Jiahe's strategy was to retreat instead of advance, and to use Liu Xie to contain Cao Cao. In this way, Cao Cao's attempt to hold the emperor hostage would not be so smooth.
"What the Marquis of Linzi said is that your Majesty means that after annihilating Li Que and Guo Si, you should leave a force of troops to serve as a guard." Zhao Wen said in time.
Yuan Xi knew clearly that Yang Biao and Zhao Wen wanted to detain one of his elite soldiers for their own use. If you want to control Emperor Xian, that's of course what you want. But now the situation has changed, but how could he send out a troop of troops for nothing.
"Your Majesty, all the cavalry I brought here are cavalry. Their families are all settled in Qingzhou. It costs a lot to support the cavalry. Even though there is food in Xu County, they may not be able to provide it. It is better to wait for the minister to return to Qingzhou and send another one. A group of elite infantry will come to protect you." Yuan Xi declined, saying that he was reluctant to give away his cavalry.
What Yuan Xi said was not wrong. It is not easy to support a group of war horses, and it is unknown whether Liu Xie can support thousands of infantry guards. Not to mention one or two thousand cavalry.
"Well, I didn't think carefully. Let's discuss this later." Yang Biao said. In fact, he just wanted Yuan Xi to express his position. If Yuan Xi really left a large army of troops, he would be suspicious.
In fact, Emperor Xian Liu Xie treated Yuan Xi well at this time, but unfortunately later, Yuan Xi forced the palace even more than Cao Cao, and Liu Xie wanted to keep the pregnant Dong Guiren, but Yuan Xi refused.
Power is really ruthless. Even later, Yuan Xi's wife Gao Yue passed away unidentified, which caused his temperament to change drastically. When Gao Rou killed the emperor, Empress Fu actually begged Yuan Xi to let her go. As for what happened next, we don't know. And know.
However, according to rumors from the unofficial history of the Jin Dynasty, Empress Fu should have committed adultery with Emperor Taizong Xuanwu Yuan Xi. Of course, this is an erotic history, and it may not be true, but Yuan Xi is indeed lustful. It is understandable for people to speculate like this, isn't it? What's more, why Queen Fu quietly survived is puzzling.
After finally ending the meeting, Yuan Xi went outside the house. Xu Chu and others immediately guarded him.
Wang Yue also came closer at this time. He said, "Second Young Master, I have a duty. I can't go and reminisce with you."
"It's okay, master, when you are no longer in charge, you can come to the camp to find me." Yuan Xi said, in his opinion, Wang Yue obviously did not get along as well as he wanted. Although he became Liu Xie's personal guard, he was still a young man. He's just a leader, but he still hasn't integrated into the upper class circle.
"Second Young Master, I have something to ask of you." Wang Yue said bluntly.
"Master, it's true as you say. The men I sent to Chang'an last time were all thanks to you for providing them with information. As long as I can do it, I will do my best."
Wang Yue let out a long sigh and said, "As the young master said back then, my life here is not very satisfactory. Not many of those princes and ministers can look at me seriously. But I must receive your majesty's great favor. The ones who are guarding His Majesty are just a few of my disciples, especially Shi'a, the most talented one. I don't want them to be looked down upon here like me."
"Master wants me to recommend them?" Yuan Xi asked.
"Oh, it's not easy!" Wang Yue said with helplessness in his words, "I want them to follow the young master to do something in their career, and in the future they can be awarded officials and titles based on their military merits."
Yuan Xi was happy in his heart, as this was equivalent to giving him a free hand, but he still showed hesitation and said, "If you tell me, you will have to go to the battlefield, and it will be no more glorious than being here with your majesty."
"They will only be generals of a hundred men in their lifetime here, but the young master is a man who loves talents. Under the young master, they will definitely be able to use what they have learned." Wang Yue said sincerely, he still cares about those disciples.
"I will definitely let them use their talents, don't worry, Master!" Yuan Xi agreed immediately without any hesitation.
Wang Yue thanked him again, and then said that he would let them go to Yuan Xi's camp later.
Princess tent.
Princess Wannian was sitting on a chair beside her, reading Biography of Women. When she saw Yuan Xi coming in, she quickly put down her book, came over and asked with concern: "Xianyi, what's wrong with you? Are you okay today?"
Yuan Xi lazily sat next to Liu Yan, not looking out at all. He looked at Liu Yan's pretty face and said, "I fought with the Xiliang Army, and my whole body is still sore."
Liu Yan immediately sat next to Yuan Xi, stretched out her hands to rub his back, and said with concern: "Xian Yi has a noble status, so it's better not to go to the battlefield in person. If something happens, Sister Wu Gu and the others will be sad again." ”
Yuan Xi smiled, looked at her sideways and said, "What about you? Are you hurt?" What he said was really abrupt.
Liu Yan blushed and whispered: "My wealth and life will depend on you from now on. If I don't feel sad, who else can I feel sad for?"
Liu Yan's strength was too weak, and Yuan Xi's armor had not been untied, so she didn't feel much when she kneaded it. Yuan Xi pulled her over, kissed her on the face, and said with a smile: "Go get the pen and ink." , let me compose a poem.”
Liu Yan was slightly happy, this was what she liked.
Immediately, she went to get paper and grind it. After spreading it, Liu Yan raised her head and looked at Yuan Xi and said, "Xianyi, I've done it. Do you want to write it now?"
Yuan Xi waved his hand, turned over, leaned on the desk and said, "You write, I'll read."
For anything that can be passed down, word of mouth among common people is the most important. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are famous, but I can't just let it go just because I am Yuan Shao's son. In troubled times, reputation is easy to do.
Now, he desperately wants fame, after all, he is going back soon.
Liu Yan was half-kneeling on the ground, holding a pen in her hand, looking at him quietly. Yuan Xi felt a great sense of satisfaction at this moment.
Yuan Xi looked at Liu Yan, who had put on a girl's tulle dress, was she trying to seduce him? The current Princess Wannian looked a bit like a romantic girl with him, and her red sleeves added fragrance.
Liu Yan saw him staring at her blankly. Although her cheeks were a little hot, she still tried her best to endure it and looked at Yuan Xi with big innocent eyes. She deliberately showed this to Yuan Xi. After all, is it right for a woman to please herself?
This girl, Yuan Xi shook his head and whispered softly:
In the past, when I was full of ambition, Tigo fought for the first time. The heart is as high as the bright sun, and the aspirations are as clear as the autumn frost.
Shifeng was shocked and moved to battle in Changhe Jue. The camp is shattered, the stars are falling, and the clouds are splitting.
Wave the atmosphere to calm down, then raise the whale salamander spirit. So I turned down to the old plain and settled in Huaxuan.
There are no traces of the sinking sand, but there are residual traces of the destroyed stove. The waves pass through the clear water, and the peak mist hugs the lotus.
The world is changing rapidly, and people and things are different from the present and the past. I have always wanted to look ahead and talk about myself.
Wan Nian finished writing sentence by sentence. After finishing writing, he looked at it blankly for a while before silently putting down the pen.
Yuan Xi said: "Bring the paper over."
Liu Yan walked over holding Cai Houzhi and said softly: "Although I didn't go, you can tell from this poem how fierce the battle was. You guys worked so hard and fought with the Xiliang army for so long, but You can only imagine how ferocious this traitor is."
Yuan Xi resisted the urge to vomit blood, patted her little head, and wanted to say: Did you deliberately mock me?
Yuan Xi looked at her unhappy look, took her little hand and said, "Princess, along the way, you have also seen the current situation of our Han Empire. Do you think there is still hope?"
A trace of anger flashed across Liu Yan's face, but she still curled her lips and said in a low voice: "If you can help my imperial brother, the national traitors will definitely be killed, right?"
Liu Yan blinked her watery eyes and looked at Yuan Xi pitifully. She hoped that Yuan Xi could assist her imperial brother.
Who told you to be born into an emperor's family? This is both a blessing and a bad thing. Yuan Xi sighed, hugged Liu Yan on his lap, wiped the tears on her face, and said softly: "I want to say this to you today. In fact, I have no other meaning. I just want to say to you, for your Liu family There is nothing I can do about you in the future. I don’t want you to hate me in the future. If you don’t think so, I will leave today. Maybe your status as a princess can play some other role. Do you understand what I mean?”
If nothing is made clear, keeping Liu Yan is indeed not a good thing, at least for the current Yuan Xi. Sometimes Yuan Xi is also very entangled.
"Xianyi." Liu Yan put her forehead on his chest and sobbed: "Do you think I will die?"
People are afraid of death. No matter how precocious Princess Liu Yan is, she can't be that advanced.
Yuan Xi really didn't know how to answer this question. After thinking for a while, he said: "If the princess status remains, no one can guarantee your safety. In this troubled world, who can guarantee anything? What's more, you are still a human being. Princess, there are many people who want you and take advantage of your identity."
"Xianyi, will you use my identity?" Princess Wannian raised her head again and asked him.
Yuan Xi really had the intention to take on this identity before, but then he thought about it and thought it was not suitable, so he forgot about it. This is why he said this to Liu Yan today, but is Yuan Xi's integrity really worth anything, haha.
It is already miserable enough for a girl of seventeen or eighteen to lose her country and her family this year. He, Yuan Xi, really can't do anything to hurt her anymore. Yuan Xi is really hypocritical.
"I won't." Yuan Xi stroked her face and said calmly: "I may be able to protect you, but you are a princess after all. I have told you everything today. I can give you the opportunity to choose your own destiny. , think about it yourself.”
"Xianyi, I, I..." Princess Liu Yan hesitated for a moment, blinked, and said pitifully: "I don't want to die."
Yuan Xi stared blankly at this man's last princess, and was actually quite shocked.
There is no family affection in the palace. Although Princess Wannian is very favored by the Ling Emperor, it is only relatively speaking. The Ling Emperor has passed away, and she subconsciously thinks of her imperial brother.
She thought he could help her, but with the emperor's brother being deposed and what she saw and heard along the way, Liu Yan, the little princess, may have long thought that the man was really going to die.
In desperation, of course she was thinking about how to save her life and find a backer. As for other things, at such a young age, she couldn't think of anything else.
Yuan Xi held her in his arms, hugged her tightly, and said gently: "I can protect you in the future, but you have to stay with your imperial brother for the time being, do you understand?"
"Hmm," Wannian Princess Liu Yan's tears fell down, soaking Yuan Xi's shoulders.
"It's Xian Yi's fault. It would be better if you hate our Yuan family less in the future. I will not force you to do anything you don't like, no matter what time." Yuan Xi said without knowing why.
Liu Yan looked at him blankly, as if she couldn't react, but she didn't speak.
Although this was a marching tent, it was not the princess's palace. Looking at Liu Yan who fell asleep early at night, Yuan Xi shook his head and walked out of the tent.
However, what makes people think about it is that later, when Princess Wannian was around, Yuan Xi’s wife Gao Yuexiang passed away mysteriously a few years after her jade loss disappeared. This cannot help but make people think about Taizong Xuanwu Emperor Yuan Xi. . really. . But this is just speculation. .
