The current governor of Danyang, Yuan Yin, is Yuan Yao's closest uncle.
Yuan Yin is honest and loyal, and never does evil to others. He is a typical good person.
Yuan Yao lacked discipline when he was a child and was very naughty and playful. He also liked to play pranks and tease people around him. He was especially good at placing ink cartridges on doors and ambushing ropes under dirt roads. Both the elders in the clan and the guests who come to visit are all suffering from it.
Even Yuan Shao and Cao Cao did not escape the fate of being slandered and tripped up by little Yuan Yao!
I was so angry that my grandfather Yuan Feng, uncle Yuan Wei, uncle Yuan Shao, Yuan Si and others often pointed at little Yuan Yao and cursed the misfortune of the family!
At that time, Yuan Shu only cared about sex and had no family interests at all, so every time when little Yuan Yao dropped the little pearl after being scolded, Yuan Yin was the one who came to enlighten and make little Yuan Yao laugh.
When Yuan Yao grew older and the trap he created became bigger and bigger, and Yuan Shu had to take care of it, it was Yuan Yin, his uncle, who put in good words in front of Yuan Shu and helped Yuan Yao to plead for mercy and reduce the punishment.
In fact, in the subconscious mind of the original owner of this body, Yuan Yin, the uncle, was more like a father than Yuan Shu.
After learning about the situation from his retainers and messengers, Yuan Yao did not dare to neglect and immediately ordered his troops to hurry up and not stay overnight in Shicheng. He finally arrived in Danyang County that night.
Yuan Yao was surprised when he saw Yuan Yin again.
My own uncle, who was only in his early forties and in the prime of life, now looked haggard and haggard, with circles under his eyes darker than the night.
"uncle!"
Yuan Yao screamed in surprise, and he could tell at a glance that Yuan Yin was trapped by something.
"My nephew meets his uncle."
Yuan Yao bowed respectfully.
"Yao'er."
Yuan Yin tried his best to respond, then squeezed out a smile from the corner of his mouth and said: "Yao'er's body is getting stronger."
I don't know why, but Yuan Yao almost shed tears after being called out by Yuan Yin.
Perhaps it was the soul resonance of the original owner of this body that made Yuan Yao feel like he was meeting a close relative when he faced Yuan Yin.
Yuan Yao hurriedly helped Yuan Yin into the hall, but there were a bunch of bamboo slips scattered around, without even a place to stay.
Yuan Yao lowered his face gloomily: "The huge Danyang County government doesn't even have clerks to sort out the submissions?"
All the historians and writers around him immediately knelt down in a circle when they heard the sound.
Yuan Yin waved his hand: "Yao'er, don't do their business."
"It's just that my uncle is a useless person. It's been two months since I came here, but the government affairs are still in a mess... Alas!"
Yuan Yao looked ashamed, bowed his head and apologized to Yuan Yin: "It's my nephew's fault. I shouldn't have sent those 8,000 Jiangdong soldiers here. If there weren't those ruffians, my uncle wouldn't have had such a headache and trouble... "
"We are all a family. Saying these things makes us look outside the box."
Yuan Yin stretched out his hand to help his nephew up, with a happy smile on his face: "Uncle knows that you are thinking about the Yuan family, so you think of ways to weaken Sun Ce's troops. It's because my uncle is useless and can't help you and your father..."
"Uncle, please don't say that. It's my nephew's lack of consideration."
Yuan Yao felt even more guilty now. He regretted that after blackmailing 8,000 Jiangdong soldiers, he did not transfer a general from Yuzhang in time to discipline and restrain them. As a result, these soldiers frequently gathered in groups to cause trouble in Danyang, making the new arrival in this place of life difficult. The familiar Yuan Yin was even more confused.
Damn it, Sun Ce, most of the soldiers he sent were the old tribesmen of Liu Yao, Xue Li, and Xu Gong, and they were the most stubborn among them. As for those who were obedient and obedient, Sun Ce himself kept them.
The second largest proportion are the old, weak, sick and disabled. These people originally went to Sun Ce's account to sign up to join the army. Sun Ce also refused to accept anyone who came, so his military strength expanded rapidly. When the supply of food, grass and weapons gradually ran out, Sun Ce began to think of eliminating the old and weak. Just when Yuan Yao came to extort money and food from the troops, Sun Ce took advantage of the situation and gave these weak troops to Yuan Yao that were supposed to be eliminated.
Then there were some local ruffians who were captured by Sun Ce to serve as soldiers. There were even criminals who were released from prison by Sun Ce. They were all used by Sun Ce to make up for their numbers.
In short, these eight thousand disciples, oh no, I should say eight thousand Jiangdong scum, are actually not useful at all.
"My uncle has worked hard these years without complaint, and my father and I have seen it. Now my family, the Yuan family in Runan, has been divided, with one branch in the north and the other in the south. It is the time to employ people, so uncle must not be overworked!"
Yuan Yao held his uncle's hands tightly and said sincerely: "In the future, the Yuan family will rise like a dragon, and my uncle will enjoy even more blessings!"
Yuan Yin felt very warm in his heart when he looked at his nephew, whom he had loved since childhood.
After all, it was not in vain!
At the beginning, Yuan Shao and Yuan Si both said that this boy would definitely be an unworthy person and a white-eyed wolf in the future, so I said no. Now you see, our little Yuan Yao has finally grown up, become sensible, and knows how to be considerate of his elders.
"With your words, my uncle will be satisfied."
Yuan Yin smiled happily and looked up just in time to see two women walking outside the door.
"Yao'er, who are they?"
Yuan Yao turned his head and saw that Yuan Yin was pointing to Qiao Ying and Liu Yao, and hurriedly replied: "Uncle, they are the concubines of my nephew Gangna."
"Yao'er, Ying'er, come here to see my uncle!"
Yuan Yao shouted towards the two girls.
Qiao Ying and Liu Yao immediately walked into the lobby after hearing the sound and gave Yuan Yin a salute.
"My humble concubine, Mrs. Liu of Fuling, pays homage to Uncle Ming!"
"My humble concubine, Mrs. Qiao, pays homage to Uncle Ming!"
Qiao Ying gave a gift and then said: "Uncle Ming, please forgive me for the gift. Sister Liu and I originally wanted to wait until you and your husband have finished talking about business before we come to ask for the gift. We don't want you to see it first."
"It doesn't matter! We're all a family, it doesn't matter!"
Yuan Yin was very satisfied when he saw that the two women were knowledgeable and courteous.
"You guys go down first. My uncle and I still have something to talk about."
Yuan Yao waved his hand, and the two women bowed and left again.
After the two girls left, Yuan Yin smiled and said to Yuan Yao: "My good nephew, you have married two good aunts."
"Mr. Liu of Fuling, is she the daughter or niece of King Fuling, right? My uncle has seen countless daughters of the clan, but he has never seen such a good-looking one."
"It's still the Qiao family. Could it be Qiao Rui's eldest daughter? That talented woman who is proficient in music?"
"Exactly!"
Yuan Yao said smugly: "How's it going? It's beyond your expectations, uncle, right?"
Yuan Yin nodded solemnly: "Uncle, I really didn't expect today."
"Back then, your father and I were afraid that you would marry some singers and dancers back home."
"I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, you would become mature and sensible. Not only would you stop fooling around outside, but you would also marry these two beauties."
"Hehe!" Yuan Yao puffed up his chest proudly: "Not two, but three!"
"Four?"
Yuan Yin's eyes widened, and he happened to see another young girl running through the courtyard.
"It's not her, is it?"
Yuan Yao hurriedly shook his head: "No, no!"
"I'm not such a beast!"
"There is another one in Yuzhang. She is the daughter of Feng Fang, the former right colonel of the assistant army. I will bring her to see you again when I have the opportunity."
"Oh oh oh~"
Yuan Yin watched Qiao Wan skipping to the backyard with suspicion, thinking to herself, Yuan Yao, how often do you do such beastly things?
This little girl, even though she is young, looks like a good dancer with long sleeves. She can't be the young dancer that my nephew found, right?
Forget it, I won't worry about that anymore. I can't stand it anymore when he grows up. Just have fun if you like. Giving birth to more sons for Lao Yuan's family is the big thing that we should worry about!
"Yao'er."
Yuan Yin withdrew his gaze and looked at his nephew.
Yuan Yao immediately replied respectfully: "My nephew is here, uncle, just give me your orders."
Yuan Yin said earnestly: "Yaoer, you are now married to a third concubine..."
"Uncle, maybe I think it's too much. Don't worry, uncle, I have my own sense of proportion."
Yuan Yao seemed to have guessed what Yuan Yin was going to say. They were nothing more than words that concerned him and asked him to take care of his body.
"No, marrying a third wife is too much, my uncle thinks it's too little!"
"Listen to what my uncle told you, I, your aunt, your second aunt, third aunt, fourth aunt, fifth aunt, we live together happily, very harmoniously, very comfortable!"
"That's it, why does uncle still say too little?"
"We, the old Yuan family, are very capable and fierce!"
Yuan Yao's eyes widened as he watched Yuan Yin's serious words getting more and more outrageous.
"You are only in your early twenties, which is when you are the strongest and fiercest in your life. Don't focus on business... Oh no, uncle means that it is business to conquer the world, and it is business to have heirs... We in Runan What do the fourth and third sons of the Yuan family rely on?"
"Relying on family background and high moral standing?"
Yuan Yao replied tentatively.
"Wrong!" Yuan Yin shook his head and said earnestly: "It's because the population is booming!"
"It is important to have a good family education and high moral standing, but no one can inherit the family education. Each generation relies on a single person to take the lead. I am afraid that it will be lost among the noble clans long ago."
"As long as you have many children, you will always be able to produce talented people. In our four generations, we have given birth to five San Gongs and countless two thousand stone ministers, Mu Shou. Isn't it just because we have more children?"
"There are so many aristocratic families, why is it that we, the Yuan family in Runan, are the only ones who are called disciples and old officials all over the world?"
"We have more children!" Yuan Yao seemed to have some realization.
"Yes, our Yuan family has produced so many high-ranking officials and so many county guards and prime ministers. How can we not have disciples and old officials all over the world?"
Yuan Yin suddenly sighed and said: "Yao'er, do you know the difference between your father and Yuan Shao?"
Yuan Yao is very smart and knows that the answer to this question is definitely not the difference between personality and talent.
"Please uncle, please teach me!"
"It's the difference between one having more children and the other having less!"
"It is also!"
Yuan Yin nodded, with a heavy look of worry on his face: "Although your father has many children, you are the only legitimate son. Although there are many concubines, there are many girls and boys. After all these years, there are only two concubines behind you. My younger brother is only four or five years old."
"Looking at Yuan Shao, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang have all reached the crown or are about to reach the crown. I heard that Yuan Mai was born recently."
"In a few years, Yuan Shao will definitely entrust Hebei prefectures and counties to his subordinates, and he will take charge of the overall situation and plan major events."
"And you are the only one who can share the burden of your father. The counties in Jianghuai and Huaihe are all the responsibility of your father and son. Wouldn't it be troublesome and difficult to achieve great things?"
"Let's just say that your father's former playmate and current enemy Cao Mengde has more sons than your father..."
After listening to Yuan Yin's chatter, Yuan Yao couldn't help but feel curious.
This comparison was completely unheard of to him!
But I have to say that although Yuan Yin's views and arguments are a bit strange, they also make sense.
In ancient times when the rate of premature death and accidental death was extremely high, everyone from the emperor to the common people believed in and respected the dogma of "multiple births and fertility".
The prosperity of the Yuan family in Runan is indeed closely related to the prosperity of the clan.
And his uncle, who was mediocre in talent, had indeed predicted some things that would happen in the future.
Shortly before he took office as the governor of Yangzhou, Yuan Shao also appointed his eldest son Yuan Tan as the governor of Qingzhou. When Yuan Tan defeated Kong Rong and Tian Kai, he would immediately be officially appointed as the governor of Qingzhou. Immediately afterwards, Yuan Shao would recommend his son Yuan Xi as the governor of Youzhou, his nephew Gao Gan as the governor of Bingzhou, and his third son Yuan Shang was regarded by Yuan Shao as his successor to help take charge of Jizhou affairs.
When Yuan Shao was alive, this enfeoffment system allowed the Yuan Shao Group to control the four states extremely effectively. Even though Yuan Shao's disciples later fought, because the Yuan family's power was so deep-rooted in the four states, it took Cao Cao several years and a lot of effort to completely pacify it.
Cao Cao is even more powerful here, and he arranges his sons in an orderly manner. The eldest son Cao Ang, like himself, was promoted as filial and honest as soon as he was crowned, and was trained as his successor. The second son Cao Pi was raised as the prime minister of the auxiliary country. The third son Cao Zhangze and the fourth son Cao Zhi were both literary and military. One was a leading general and the other was unique in the literary world...
In addition to the people mentioned by Yuan Yin, Yuan Yao can think of Liu Bei, Sun Jian, Liu Biao, Liu Yan and others. It seems that the rise and fall of their power groups are closely related to the number of heirs.
If you have many sons like Sun Jian, you will have a good life and your inheritance will be stable and passed down from generation to generation.
Those who had few sons, or those who had many but few survived, such as Liu Bei, Liu Biao, and Liu Yanze, all died in the second generation due to heir reasons.
Perhaps, he really should change the way he ended his sexual intercourse with Feng Fangnu and Liu Yao, and he should really put more effort into giving birth to a son.
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"Uncle, let's continue talking about having a son. It's not Danyang County's business!"
Yuan Yao pushed the messy thoughts to the back of his mind and decided to solve the immediate trouble first.
"My nephew has memorized all my uncle's teachings one by one. My nephew will continue to do so until he dies..."
"Now, uncle, let's talk about the trouble you are encountering now!"
Seeing that Yuan Yao really listened to what he said, Yuan Yin was also very relieved.
Although there are many troubles, Yuan Yao's arrival seems to indicate that everything will not be a problem.
"Ahem..." Yuan Yin returned to the topic: "The biggest problem at present is the eight thousand Jiangdong soldiers stationed outside the city."
"Many of these eight thousand people were lawless before joining the army, and now they are using the banner of regular army to commit all kinds of evil inside and outside the city; there are also some local soldiers from Danyang who resell military supplies..."
"My uncle has sent two captains in the past month. One was driven out by those tough soldiers, and the other lost his life for no reason. Now my uncle has no one to send, and no one dares to supervise the camp! "
"These scum!"
Yuan Yao said angrily: "Uncle, don't worry, I'll take action on these eight thousand Jiangdong scum first, and vent my anger on my uncle!"
