Apart from the headache of government affairs, Yuan Xi lived quite comfortably in Qingzhou. Gao Yue, Diao Xiuer, and Tang Ji can talk about their tender feelings when they are free. In addition, Bu Lianshi and Luzhu's attentive waiters, as well as junior sister Cai Yan Wenxiang Ruanyuxia, also relieved him a lot of pressure.
But little did he know that someone had been planning for a long time at this time and began to launch a new round of conspiracy, which was to use war to shift the economic crisis and social conflicts, which is no different from the United States today.
Seeing that there was no one around, Yuan Xi hugged Gao Yue directly, rubbed her pink back with a pair of big hands, and kissed her lips. He liked to bully Gao Yue like this.
Gao Yue just pretended to be coy and let him go. When Tang Ji on the side saw the two of them, they started to get intimate with each other as if no one else was watching, and immediately walked away with a blushing face.
Although I was envious, I also felt faintly happy.
Yuan Xi relaxed her mouth comfortably, looked at the charming Gao Yue, hugged her tightly in her arms, and said softly: "Madam, I have been busy with business these days, and I miss you so much."
Gao Yue was a little shy and wanted to be angry when he did this to her, but as soon as she heard these words, she immediately became filled with tenderness and became nothing but sweetness. As expected, women were the same in every era.
The two of them were affectionate in silence. Finally, Yuan Xi couldn't bear it any more, so he hugged Gao Yue and went to the room to have a good love-making session. It didn't hurt to have sex in the daytime.
Gao Yue blushed and stopped her: "What are you doing? The other sisters are still waiting for you. You want me to be resented by them."
Yuan Xi kissed her pink face and said sternly: "Who dares to resent our Wu Gu? That's envy, do you understand? Besides, I make the decision for you, so what are you afraid of!"
This morning. Yuan Xi opened his eyes in a daze. He stretched out his hand to touch it and found that the beauty's soft and graceful body was no longer there.
"Master, the lady is preparing cakes. She asked the maid to wait on the master when he gets up." Trainer Bu's soft voice came.
Yuan Xi hummed, and he got dressed and washed under the service of Master Bu. After a while, Gao Yue, who was so gorgeous and her face was glowing red, personally brought several small plates of exquisite pastries. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that she was obviously well nourished yesterday.
"Wuguo, the drought is serious now. Don't make the food in the house so complicated. Save the food and let the servants distribute it to the refugees in front of the door." Yuan Xi frowned and said.
But it's not that Yuan Xi is hypocritical, but that the disaster is too serious. Although Qingzhou has prepared and prevented it long ago, the power of nature and God is indeed too great.
"This is a good idea. Not only can you help some refugees, but it can also increase your reputation as Xianyi." Gao Yue agreed, "My brother and I have suffered a lot since we were young, traveling with our father. Xianyi is like this. Wu Gu should make every effort to promote it."
Yuan Xi knew that she wanted to see what happened to Luoyang again, "Wugu, Dong Zhuo, Guo Bang, Li Que and other traitors have been killed. I have avenged you, Xiu'er and Zhao Ji, so don't feel sad anymore."
Gao Yue nodded and said, "You and my brother are the only two caring people in this world. Don't let me down after you get married to the princess and sister Mi'er."
"Wugou..." Yuan Xi understood Gao Yue's mentality of being a child. If he had more wives and concubines, he would sometimes take it seriously as a troublesome matter of happiness. Wasn't this the reason for the fights in his harem later on.
Yuan Xi walked to Gao Yue, pulled her inside, and said, "By the way, Wu Gu, we are all a family from now on. If you have something to do in the future, please tell Master Bu and Lu Zhu to do more, and don't hang out with the servants all day long. Together, you don’t look like a mistress at all.”
"Luzhu, come here." Gao Yue called Lvzhu to her side and told her: "Just watch and let the girls do the work more neatly. Then go to the kitchen and ask the cook to do more work." Two meat dishes.”
"Yes, Miss." Luzhu responded softly, glanced at Yuan Xi who was winking at him, and ran away with a blushing face.
Gao Yue pulled him over angrily and said softly: "My maid, don't make any decisions. If you like her, wait until our wedding."
"I'm just making trouble with them." Yuan Xi said with a smile, and then changed the subject.
Yuan Xi Hall.
Diao Xiuer wrapped her arms around Yuan Xi's neck and said in a sweet voice: "Bad husband, some time ago, why were you gone for so long? I thought you wouldn't come back even during the holidays."
Yuan Xi held her in his arms, lifted her chin, and said with a smile: "It's not the famine that's causing the famine. The aftermath of running away is for my Xiu'er to have a stable home."
A trace of shyness flashed across Diao Xiuer's exquisite face, and she whispered softly: "Who wants to live in the same home as you? So shy!"
Yuan Xi put his mouth next to her ear and muttered a few words. Diao Xiuer hurriedly moved her head around in Yuan Xi's arms, muttering: "I won't listen, I won't listen. Sister, my husband just came back. If you want to do bad things, the slave family will not obey you."
Suddenly Yuan Xi was embarrassed, and Gao Yue shook her head speechlessly. This Diao Xiuer dared to say anything. It was not that Diao Xiuer was wanton, but that she knew Gao Yue was virtuous and virtuous, so she didn't act pretentious.
In the hall, Yuan Xi sat on the main seat and told the girls what they had seen in Luoyang and Yecheng a few months ago, as well as the recent famine.
Although it is said easily, everyone can still hear the hardships involved. It is not that simple to conquer the world. It is not a matter of life and death. It is hard work. The Yuan family can have the family business it is today. It is not the result of laziness, but the hard work of generations. of.
Don't envy Yuan Xi, Ye Wudao, Wang Sicong, etc. How good their family background is. Their ancestors struggled hard before leaving it to them. We don't blame others. We can also work hard and decades later, we can also leave it to our children and grandchildren.
Gao Yue said reproachfully: "Husband, do you know that our sisters are worried about you to death?"
Although the world is in chaos now, it has not yet reached the point of real incompatibility. Yuan Xi also knows this, but he still nodded and said: "I will not go out in disorder in the future. Just stay at home and stay with me, ladies and gentlemen."
Yuan Xi sat on the main seat and looked at them one by one. Counting from the right were Gao Yue, Diao Xiuer, Tang Ji, Bu Lianshi, and Lu Zhu.
However, seeing these familiar and friendly faces, Yuan Xi couldn't help but feel proud. The beauty of these women was unparalleled in the world. Others would die if they got one of them, but he could get them all. He couldn't help but feel happy and extremely satisfied.
In fact, the reason why I was so happy after coming back this time was because I also kidnapped Jia Xu and Sima Yi. If I successfully subdued them, then Chen Ping and Wang Jian would have returned to their positions, and then they would truly be able to sit back and relax. .
Even if Cao Cao can develop, even if he is in a corner, can he still be worse than Liu Bei?
Before Liu Bei entered Sichuan, how many soldiers and generals did he have?
He has Zhuge Liang, and he has Guo Jia, Zhang Hong, Gu Yong, Zhong Yao, Tian Yu, and Sima Yi and Jia Xu are currently considered half.
He has Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, but he has Zhao Yun, Tai Shi Ci, Zhang Jia, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Hao Zhao, Guo Huai, Guan Hai, and Zhou Cang. In total, Yuan Xi's strength is far greater than Liu Bei at that time was much more powerful.
What's more, he still has Qingzhou, which he has worked hard to manage. At that time, Liu Bei didn't even have a fixed territory.
Thinking of it this way, Yuan Xi didn't mind Zhuge Liang that much. After all, when Jia Xu and Sima Yi returned to their posts, they were no worse than him.
Now he just needs to wait for the opportunity and develop slowly. As for the fighting outside, Yuan Xi is too lazy to care about it and can't do it.
This time Yuan Xi was drunk. Gao Yue took two steps back, paused, then stepped forward to hug him, and sighed softly: "My friend, pretend that I don't know that you are drunk on purpose. Even if you wake up later, I also want to have a good talk with you."
After thinking for a moment, he said to Lu Zhu outside: "Luzhu, come here and help me help my husband back to the room."
"Okay, miss." Lu Zhu hurriedly walked in, but she and Gao Yue weighed less than 180 kilograms together, and their arm strength was not so small. In addition, Yuan Xi was drunk to death and thought it was Gao Yue. He was hugging her, so he kept touching her subconsciously, making the little girl's pretty face turn red, and she still had no strength at all.
Gao Yue looked at Yuan Xi's dirty hands, then at his little maid Lv Zhu, stroking her forehead and sighing, and asked, "Are Xiu'er and the others not back yet?"
"I came back once, and then went to the back garden after eating. I guess I have gone back to bed now." Luzhu hugged the heavy Yuan Xi tightly, not daring to let go, and said softly.
"Wait a minute, I'll call the two little maids over. This damn ghost is really heavy."
Seeing Lu Zhu wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh, Gao Yue also covered her face and ran away quickly. It was so heavy, why didn't she feel it at night?
Walking to the middle of the courtyard, he saw a woman in palace clothes in front of her walking hurriedly with her head lowered. Gao Yue hurriedly called her: "Wait a minute, come with me to help."
"Ah, oh, yes, ma'am."
Gao Yue didn't pay attention just now, but now she saw her head raised slightly, and then she saw that it was Tang Ji.
Seeing a small box in her hand, Gao Yue asked, "Where are you going?"
"Go back to Madam, Sister Xiu'er asked me to bring some cakes to them."
"That's it." Gao Yue nodded, took the pastry in her hand, opened it and looked at it, and said with some displeasure: "This Xiu'er must have treated the meal carelessly just now, let's see how I deal with her later. "
Gao Yue followed her closely, not daring to say a word. She felt that she could deal with anyone in this family, except Gao Yue, because she was too powerful and felt like she couldn't do anything. Mainly because of Gao Yue. In Yuan Xi's heart, Yue is irreplaceable by other women. This is why, after Gao Yuexian passed away, Emperor Taizong Xuanwu Yuan Xi did not appoint a queen for a long time.
The two came to the living room. Gao Yue pointed at Tang Ji and said, "You and Lu Zhu send him back to the room. You can stay there and take care of him. I will send this pastry to you."
"Yes, madam." After all, Tang Ji was a little older, and she had practiced martial arts with Princess Wannian, so she was stronger. She pulled most of Yuan Xi's body to her, then let Luzhu support her, and slowly He moved slowly into the room.
Gao Yue glanced at the three of them, then looked down at the food box in her hand, snorted, bit her silver teeth, and quickly went to the back garden.
When Yuan Xi woke up, his mouth was dry and he couldn't help but said: "Wugu, give me a glass of water."
Soon a glass of warm water was handed to his hand. Yuan Xi drank it all in one gulp, then slowly opened his eyes and said comfortably: "I haven't been so drunk for a long time. I slept really comfortably, haha."
From the corner of his eye, he saw that the person beside the bed was motionless and silent. He turned his eyes over in confusion, said "Oh" and said casually: "Where's Madam?"
Tang Ji said cautiously: "Madam has gone to the back garden, leaving me here to serve the young master."
Yuan Xi stroked his forehead, shook his head, and stretched for a long time, and then all the sleepiness was dispelled.
In this house, there are really all kinds of people calling him by his name. Those who followed him from the Yuan family all called him the second young master, the maid brought here by Gao Yue called him uncle, and the two maids who followed Tang Ji called him uncle. , everyone calls him master.
As for Gao Yue, she is her husband. As for Xiu'er, she also calls her husband now, but it depends on her mood. In many cases, she still calls him by his first name.
Yuan Xi looked at Tang Ji with his head lowered and his eyebrows lowered. He wondered if it was time to call them all the same and call them masters. Thinking about it, he suddenly found it funny.
Yuan Xi reached out and pulled Tang Ji into his arms. Tang Ji struggled slightly and let him go.
Putting his hand through the hem of her clothes, Yuan Xi asked, "How are you feeling lately? Have Xiu'er and the others done anything weird to you again?"
Tang Ji. Leaning into his arms, she panted slightly and said, "No, Miss Xiu'er has been very kind to me recently."
"Oh," Yuan Xi didn't believe it. He hugged her soft body and sighed, "I'm afraid there is some reason. Tell me."
Tang Ji glanced at him with watery eyes, then lowered her head and said: "Miss Xiu'er said that my husband is about to take me into the room, so she can't do anything to me, and she also asked me not to be angry with her in the future."
Yuan Xili burst into laughter and said with a smile: "This little girl is a brat, but you have been doing well recently. When I have time, I will set up a date with Wujia to welcome you in."
This matter has been rumored for a long time, but Yuan Xi never remembered it. In addition, he has been busy with the endless battles and recently arrived in Jizhou. Cai Yan's matter has also been forgotten, which makes Tang Ji feel good about it. disappointment.
"Well, thank you for your love, husband."
Listening to Tang Ji's soft voice, Yuan Xi smiled and said: "I would like to marry you as my concubine, because you are Princess Hongnong, and I always treat you as a maid. Not only can I not see it, Wu Gu I can’t stand it in my heart. If this can happen, you will have to thank her more in the future."
"I understand." Tang Ji whispered in his arms.
Yes, Yuan Xi likes smart women, but sometimes he doesn't like women who are too smart. Therefore, he feels that there are some things that should be warned.
"Master, Mr. Guo wants to see you!" a maid reported.
Yuan Xi knew that Guo Jia would be fine and came to him early in the morning, so he said goodbye to Tang Ji and met Guo Jia in the main room.
"Sir, something bad has happened. Cao Cao has taken action against Xuzhou. Sun Jian has also taken action against Yuan Shu!" Guo Jia said.
"What! In such a year of famine, how dare Cao Cao launch a large-scale war?" Yuan Xi asked in surprise. When there is a shortage of military rations, once the war reaches a stalemate, even if there are millions of powerful soldiers, they will fall apart in an instant. Everyone has also played this game In games like Three Kingdoms, if food and grass are gone, morale will drop, and you may even run away.
"This is the news from the secret guard in Yanzhou." Guo Jia passed the two notes to Yuan Xi, and then said, "Last night, Mr. Zigang sent the secret guard to rush it to me. I just happened to find it when I was sorting out the copy, so I came here to report it to Mr. Ming."
Yuan Xi lowered his head and read the news carefully. At this time, Qingzhou's intelligence network gradually matured. The intelligence from all parties was first spied on by Shi Aying's guard, then collected and passed on by teacher Zhang Hong's secret guard, and then screened by Guo Jia, and then Guo Jia reported the most important information to Report to Yuan Xi, and no third party is involved in the analysis and compilation of the news.
"The people in the secret guard said that Cao Cao's army mobilized to Mount Tai in the north and Peiguo in the south a month ago. Zhu Ao's shop also said that Cao Cao's army started secretly purchasing and collecting supplies on the market a month ago. ." Guo Jia said truthfully.
"Is this Cao Cao's judgment on Xuzhou's use of force? But there is a shortage of food and fodder, and Sun Jian and Yuan Shu are looking aside. Isn't Cao Cao afraid that it will end in vain like last time?" Yuan Xi asked doubtfully. It's not that he didn't believe Cao Cao. He knew how to send troops, but he was surprised by Cao Cao's boldness and adventure.
Guo Jia narrowed his eyes and said: "Xun Wenruo, Xun Gongda, Cheng Yuzhongde and others around Cao Cao are all far-sighted counselors. This move may seem risky, but it is actually foolproof. If I guessed correctly, Cao Cao has already taken action in three aspects. ”
"Cao Cao has been planning for a long time, so where will he start? Is he ready to completely fall out with us?"
"Cao Cao knew that his biggest opponent was the Yuan family. At this time, the Yuan family's power was expanding rapidly. If he did not step up his efforts to pacify the Central Plains, he would be in a very passive situation within three years. At the beginning of the year, Yuan Gong sent troops to merge with the northern part of the state, but due to drought, he could only Occupying some prefectures and counties. With Cao Cao's publicity, it is not difficult to cause chaos in Hanoi and southern Bingzhou, so the Jizhou army will be contained north of the Yellow River." Guo Jia analyzed carefully.
"So the purpose of stationing troops at Mount Tai is to guard against our Qingzhou Army?" Yuan Xi murmured.
"Taishan County is an important place. It is connected to the State of Qi to the north and can threaten Linzi, so that our army cannot easily send troops. To the east, it can also prevent our army from marching south from the North Sea to Xuzhou. Cao Cao's garrison here is really a chokehold. Let's choke!" Guo Jia said seriously.
"I'm afraid Cao Cao also had a hand in the rupture between Sun Jian and Yuan Shu. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence? Now that the threat to the south of Yuzhou has been lifted, he can give it a go!" Yuan Xi took over Guo's hand. Jia's words said.
"Cao Cao used the strategy of driving away tigers and devouring wolves in the south. He used the tigers from the east of the Yangtze River to drive away the greedy wolf Yuan Gongdao. Aren't you afraid of raising tigers? But I really admire his courage." Guo Jia waved his feather fan. He is becoming more and more accustomed to using the feather fan given by Yuan Xi. It is indeed a magical tool for showing off.
"Don't forget that Sun Jian and Liu Biao of Jingzhou had a big feud. After expelling Yuan Gongluo, Liu Biao still had to restrain him. Cao Cao calculated that before the decisive battle in the Central Plains, his south would be relatively peaceful." Yuan Xi said helplessly. The grievances and disputes between these powerful people are complicated. Today they are allies and tomorrow they are enemies. The method of combining vertical and horizontal forces with distant and close attacks is no longer new. These are troubled times, and there is no faith at all.
"I just don't know how many troops Cao Cao can send this time, and how should we deal with it." Yuan Xi asked.
"Yanzhou is a densely populated place, and together with Runan and Yingchuan in Yuzhou, these two rich and populous places, after more than a year of integration, Cao Cao can mobilize more than 100,000 troops! Among them, those stationed in Mount Tai must be the elite among them!" Guo Jia asserted.
Cao Cao's move is to block and fight all the way. Marshal Lin Biao used this method when he attacked Bai Chongxi, and almost killed Bai. This is still different from encircling a point to fight for reinforcements.
"Then should we send troops to rescue?"
"Young master should ask when and how to rescue, right?" Guo Jia said with a sly smile.
"It stands to reason that when Cao Cao starts the war, he should quickly send troops to join the Xuzhou army, so that we can seize the opportunity to resist Cao Cao. But in this way, our army must bear great risks and losses, and after repelling Cao Cao, You won’t get any benefits, so it’s really not a cost-effective approach.” Yuan Xi said sadly.
"Our army has always been like this. When the two tigers are fighting until they are exhausted, they only send troops to gain benefits. Cao Cao also noticed this and expected that our army would not send troops to Xuzhou quickly. In this way, he could occupy Langya first and repair it. Good city defense resists our army!" Guo Jia said.
"Although Xuzhou is rich, we have offended the big gentry there and do not have that many troops. It is really useless to guard this four-war place that is easy to attack and difficult to defend!" Yuan Xi sighed.
"Young Master wants to give up Xuzhou. This is not like your usual style!" Guo Jia joked.
"Even if we have to give up Xuzhou temporarily, we can't let Cao Cao take it easily!" Yuan Xi's expression turned cold and said, "But I have to ask my father about this matter. Only with his approval can we act. After all, Cao Cao is in front of him. Are you an ally of the Yuan family?"
