"Where is my son's talent?"
Yuan Shu sat in the hall, hugging him from left to right, feeling very comfortable.
"Back to my lord, the prince summoned Yuan Huan, Zhang Fan, Chen Jiao and others in a courtyard outside the city last night to discuss the matter of returning to Yuzhang County."
Han Yin stood in the hall and said respectfully.
Yuan Shu nodded happily: "My son is quite capable at recruiting talents!"
"In just a few days, I have convinced Yuan Huan and Zhang Fan, and also invited Chen Jiao. I think back then, Chen Jibi ran to Jiangdong to avoid my conscription. Haha, I didn't expect that he would be subdued by my son in the end. Got it!"
Yang Hong, who was sitting under Yuan Shu, heard the sigh in Yuan Shu's words and said hurriedly: "The growth of the prince today is inseparable from the training of the lord. Congratulations to the lord, there is a successor to the Yuan family in Runan! "
Apart from Yuan Shu and several concubines, there were only two people in the hall, Yang Hong and Han Yin.
Both Yang and Han were Yuan Shu's confidants and absolute supporters of Yuan Shu's proclaimed emperor, so they paid Yuan Shu the utmost compliments in private.
As expected, Yuan Shu's previous loneliness was gone, and he became very excited whenever he mentioned being an emperor.
But after a while, Yuan Shu looked depressed again.
"Alas, no matter how hard I train him, he still doesn't want to stay with me and learn the ways of a king. Instead, he just wants to leave his old father!"
"Tell me, am I not good enough to him? Or am I not trusting him enough?"
"I gave him whatever he wanted. I gave him two thousand dan's actual post as governor. I also gave him the power to control the civil and military officers and generals below me on holiday. What else does he want?"
"So what is it about the remote areas of Jiangxi that attracts him? Or does he hate this father now?"
Yuan Shu became more and more sad as he spoke. Finally, he pushed away the two concubines beside him, grabbed the ear cup and drank the wine in one gulp.
Yang Hong and Han Yin looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.
In fact, this is not the first time this has happened. In the nearly one year since Yuan Yao was away, Yuan Shu has been in such a low mood several times.
Yang Hong could only coax again: "My lord's love and trust for the prince can be judged by heaven and earth, and can be seen by the sun and the moon. How can the prince hate you?"
"It's just that the prince is young and vigorous and wants to do something on his own. This is understandable."
"Isn't it the same when my lord was young?"
Yuan Shu has heard these words so many times that his ears are almost calloused.
"Okay, okay, I haven't seen that boy getting close to your uncle. Why do you like to say nice things to him so much?"
Yang Hong smiled awkwardly: "I grew up watching Xian Neng..."
"It's rare for him to have his own ideas and thoughts now. Why don't my lord give him a chance to show off his skills?"
Yuan Shu disapproved and said: "I have made him the governor of Yangzhou, so why don't I give him a chance to show off his skills?"
"Although he has ideas in his mind, he has too little experience and doesn't understand many things."
"Take the issue of establishing an account, for example. What does he think? Isn't it good for me to be the emperor? Is it not good for him to be the prince?"
"It's okay if he doesn't take the lead in persuading me to come in. Instead, he tries to persuade me every now and then to welcome the Emperor. How can he hold the Emperor hostage to order the princes!"
"Is the Emperor's thing so easy to coerce? Can't you see what will happen to the old thief Dong Zhuo?"
"I'm afraid that if I take the emperor back with my front foot, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao will say that I'm taking power to disrupt the government and form a coalition to attack me!"
"Only a fool can do this kind of thing."
Yuan Shu finished complaining and took another sip of wine.
Yang Hong glanced at Han Yin, meaning I have said everything I can say, it's your turn.
Han Yin rolled his eyes and had an idea.
"If my lord wants the prince to stay in Shouchun, I have a plan!"
Yuan Shu poured a glass of wine by himself and said without raising his head: "What's the plan? Tell me!"
Han Yin: "The prince's temperament has changed drastically since he recovered from the disease. Not only has he made great progress in studying literature and martial arts, but he has also changed many of his previous bad habits!"
"The prince has never done things like driving, dog fighting, gambling, or drinking."
"But I have observed that the young master still has one habit that he has not changed. Although this habit sounds unpleasant, it is not a bad habit..."
"Tell the important point!"
"If you keep nagging me, I'll throw you out!"
Yuan Shu was a little impatient.
Han Yin nodded quickly: "Yes, yes!"
"The only thing that has not changed about the prince is his fondness for women!"
Yuan Shu almost choked while drinking wine. The two concubines beside him helped Yuan Shu beat his chest and back.
"what do you want to say in the end?"
"In my humble opinion, my lord can do as he pleases!"
"Use a beautiful concubine to keep the crown prince in Shouchun!"
Han Yin looked at the two delicate concubines beside Yuan Shu and swallowed secretly.
Yuan Shu was furious: "Bold Han Yin, you can't think of such a violation of human ethics!"
"My two concubines are both famous, and you actually want to give them to my son?"
"Is it okay if this spreads out? I, the Yuan family of Runan, will lose my face?"
"Someone, get out!"
Han Yin hurriedly knelt down and explained: "No, no!"
"I didn't say that I would give the lord's concubine to Mr. Yuan, but that I would find a new beauty to marry to the prince!"
"Oh~ That's right."
Yuan Shu understood and waved to signal the yellow-clad iron guards who had just entered the door to step back.
Han Yin wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued: "Furthermore, according to the Crown Prince's current vision, it is difficult for an ordinary woman to fall into the Crown Prince's eyes!"
"Oh~"
Yuan Shu looked at the two concubines on the left and right, and said angrily again: "Bold Han Yin, are you saying that I have poor eyesight?"
"You mean, these two girls that I selected from thousands of women in Huainan are all ordinary women?"
Han Yin: "Ah, no, I just want to say that the prince's current women are extraordinary."
"When I was on a mission to Yuzhang, I saw the maids who served the prince to eat and drink porridge. They were so beautiful!"
"When he came back from Fuling, the prince took in another bed-warming girl. Although her appearance is not stunning, her figure is really first-rate."
Yuan Shu was extremely angry: "You mean, the two concubines I married are not even comparable to his maids?"
"Someone, get out!"
Two yellow-clad iron guards turned around and came in again.
Han Yin's legs were weak: "I didn't, that's not what I said..."
Yang Hong quickly advised him: "Master, this is not what Han Zengzheng meant..."
"Then what do you mean by him?"
Yuan Shu blew his beard and glared: "Is it because I have poor eyesight that the concubine I chose is not good-looking enough and I don't give it to my son?"
"Or is it that my two concubines are actually first-class beauties, so I must give up my love to my son?"
Yang Hong: "Ah this..."
Both Yang and Han were shocked by Yuan Shu's ability to understand.
After a while, Yang Hong convinced Yuan Shu that his vision was right and that the concubine he chose was also beautiful.
The reason why Han Yin wanted to choose a new beauty was because he took ethics into consideration, so he said so.
Of course, Han Yin shouldn't say that Yuan Yao's maids and bed-warming girls are beautiful and have good figures.
After much persuasion, Yuan Shu asked someone to drag Han Yin back.
Han Yin was spanked several times with a symbolic cane. Although his muscles and bones were not injured, his skin and flesh were inevitably painful.
Yuan Shu was still angry: "Tell me, what do you want me to do? Just say it in one sentence!"
Yang Hong was also busy at the side and reminded: "If you talk too much, you will make mistakes. Han is engaged."
"If you have anything to say, say it as soon as possible!"
Han Yin kowtowed and said, "I propose that General Qiao's eldest daughter be betrothed to Mr. Yuan as his wife!"
