189 years.
Yuan Shao: Meng De, you’ve had a hard time on this trip.
Cao Cao: Alas, it is not easy.
Yuan Shao: Meng De, you see, the emperor is in trouble now, and Dong Zhuo has cholera in the capital. We plan to raise rebels to attack Dong Zhuo, but if Dong Zhuo is not eliminated, what are our plans in the future?
Cao Cao: Then what did you plan to do at the beginning?
Yuan Shao: We hold the river in the south, block the Yan Dynasty in the north, join the Rong and Di forces, and move south to fight for the world. We should do something.
Cao Cao: I can do anything with all the intelligence in the world.
Yuan Shao: Meng De, come and drink from this cup.
This meeting between Chen and Liu will determine the strategic dynamics of the Yuan and Cao families in the next few years.
Yuan Xi also reminisced with Cao Ang about the past.
They parted from each other reluctantly. Maybe when they meet again, they may be enemies and fight on the battlefield.
On the eve of leaving, Yuan Shao sent Xu You to lobby the Hedong Yellow Turbans in order to create trouble for Dong Zhuo and also to contain Dong Zhuo.
In Hedong County, the Yellow Turban Qu Commander Guo Tai led troops to attack Hedong County. Dong Zhuo sent his general Niu Fu to lead his troops to attack, but was defeated by the Yellow Turban Army. Although it did not cause any substantial damage to Dong Zhuo, it was enough to make Dong Zhuo upset and disgusting.
Three days later, Yuan Shao's army had rested and regrouped, and continued on its way to Hebei. He received an edict from Dong Zhuo, making him the governor of Bohai and conferring the title of Marquis of Zongxiang.
Although he was hostile to Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao still accepted the appointment from the imperial court, so that he could, justifiably, enter the Bohai Sea in Jizhou.
This result is a situation that both Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao are happy to see, because they both need time to plan for the next game. .
Yuan Shao: Xianyi, what do you think of the situation in Luoyang today, and how will it change in the future?
Yuan Xi: Children are short-sighted and afraid of speaking poorly.
Yuan Shao: It’s okay for my son to say that, as a father, I don’t blame you.
Yuan Xi: To answer what my father said, I went far away to show that I don’t know, but it seems that Dong Zhuo has been acting recklessly in Luoyang recently, which will definitely not win the hearts of the people, and may not last long.
Yuan Shao: Xianyi, what do you think my father should do?
Yuan Xi: Father, you can pretend to be the emperor and summon the heroes of the world to gather in Luoyang to challenge Dong Zhuo. All the towns in the world will definitely raise their troops to respond, and since I, the Yuan family, am the fourth generation and the third prince, and have the voice of the most righteous person, the position of leader of the alliance that leads the heroes will definitely go to my father.
Yuan Shao: Xianyi Zhennai is my Qilin son.
Emperor Xuanwu Yuan Xi's judgment was taught to him in advance by his teacher Zhang Hong in order to prepare for Yuan Shao's policy and question, so Yuan Shao took it seriously.
Yuan Shao: Xianyi, go on.
Yuan Xi: In this first act of righteousness, my father can serve the country and accumulate fame. If he can defeat Dong Zhuo, his father can even be famous.
Yuan Shao: Well, what if, we don’t defeat Dong Zhuo? Xianyi, please make some guesses.
Yuan Xi: The child thought that this was the beginning of the chaos, and his father could return to Hebei. No matter what, the Yuan family would prosper in his father's hands!
Yuan Shao: Okay, I, Yuan Benchu, must let the Yuan family’s reputation reach its peak in my hands!
Yuan Shao: Xianyi, you are very good. A little stronger than your elder brother, work hard for our Yuan family.
But Yuan Shao's unintentional words completely inspired Yuan Xi's desire to seize the heir.
If the king does not keep the secret, he will lose his ministers; if the minister does not keep the secret, he will lose his virginity; if the father does not keep the secret, he will lose his son.
