At that time, Yuan Shao was at a critical stage in his struggle with Gongsun Zan for hegemony in Hebei and needed a lot of money and food to recruit troops.
If it were normal, Yuan Shao might still veto it.
But at that time, Yuan Shao had an extreme desire for money.
For various reasons, Yuan Shao agreed to Zhen Jiang's request.
However, Yuan Shao put forward a condition. He wanted his three sons to have blind dates with girls from the Zhen family.
Only if you like her can you agree to the marriage.
Not only did Zhen Jiang have no objection to this, but she was grateful to Yuan Shao and vowed to be loyal to him forever!
Yuan Shao sneered in his heart, constantly mocking Zhen Jiang for being a female.
All of this is Yuan Shao's excuse!
As the fourth generation and the third prince, how could the hero who would dominate Hebei and even the world in the future marry the defeated Zhen family?
Yuan Shao's plan was very simple. He asked all his sons to express that they did not like anyone from the Zhen family.
According to the previous agreement, if they are not interested, there is no possibility of intermarriage.
At that time, Yuan Shao randomly found a member of the Yuan family's side family to marry the Zhen family.
Firstly, to express his favor to the Zhen family, and secondly, to let the world know how Yuan Shao repays those who have made meritorious deeds!
Such a clever plan that combines kindness and power to kill two birds with one stone is truly incomprehensible!
Unfortunately, things developed far beyond Yuan Shao's expectations!
The Zhen family only used one girl to ruthlessly defeat Yuan Shao's plan of killing two birds with one stone!
This girl is Zhen Mi!
The reason why Zhen Jiang dared to agree to Yuan Shao's request was that he was confident that Yuan Shao's three young masters would all fall under Zhen Mi's pomegranate skirt!
As expected, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang were all stunned by Zhen Mi after just one glance!
Afterwards, he frantically asked Yuan Shao to marry Zhen Mi.
This time, Yuan Shao was completely dumbfounded. The one who originally agreed to Zhen Jiang was the head wife!
The first wife, then she might be the queen, the empress!
As the eldest son, Yuan Tan is logically the most qualified to inherit Yuan Shao's legacy.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Yuan Shao to let Zhen Mi be Yuan Tan's first wife.
Although Yuan Shang is the second son, he is handsome and deeply loved by Yuan Shao.
At that time, Yuan Shao had already wavered in his heart about the heir.
Yuan Shang and Yuan Shao were so similar when they were young. Yuan Shao always thought that Yuan Shang was also someone who could achieve great things.
As long as there is a slight possibility of becoming an heir, Zhen Mi cannot be allowed to become their official wife.
What's more, at that time, Yuan Shao had not yet dominated Hebei, and needed to marry into the top families to gain support.
Yuan Shao had no choice but to agree to the Zhen family and let his second son Yuan Xi marry Zhen Mi.
From here, Yuan Xi also understood that he had no chance of inheriting Yuan Shao's legacy.
He is just an abandoned son who was abandoned by Yuan Shao.
But when he thought of Zhen Mi's skin like gelatin, hands like catkins, sweet smile, and beautiful eyes, Yuan Xi also recognized it.
Since ancient times, there have been people who did not love the country but love beauty. Now that I have such a charming wife who will enchant the country, I don’t mind being a general!
Anyway, from beginning to end, Yuan Xi didn't have high hopes.
In this way, Yuan Xi and Zhen Mi got married.
Thanks to the marriage between the Zhen family and the Yuan family, the Zhen family's status in Hebei rose instantly, and she was in the limelight for a while!
Even Zhenyao, the only male member of the Zhen family, elected Xiaolian that year.
Just when Yuan Xi was willing to let go of everything and enjoy the most beautiful woman in the world all day long, two people came to the door at the same time.
Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang!
They all expressed their inner love for Zhen Mi to Yuan Xi and strongly requested Yuan Xi not to touch her. They were willing to exchange their position as Yizhou State Shepherd for Zhen Mi in the future.
Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang not only requested, but also threatened.
Forget it if it is a threat from one person, no one can 100% inherit Yuan Shao's position.
But two people threatening him at the same time meant that Yuan Xi had definitely offended the future general.
Just begging and threatening at the same time, Yuan Xi was so frightened that he didn't dare to touch Zhen Mi!
Immediately afterwards, Yuan Shao suddenly sent Yuan Xi to Youzhou because he was the military commander of Youzhou.
This was a good thing, but when Yuan Xi requested to take Zhen Mi to Youzhou, Yuan Shao sternly refused. and angrily rebuked.
Yuan Xi was disheartened and could only ask his mother Liu to take care of Zhen Mi and went to Youzhou alone.
If the Guandu War had not broken out, Yuan Xi would not have had the chance to return to Yecheng.
Later, after successive battles in Guandu and Cangting, Yuan's army was slightly defeated and was even in danger of overthrowing.
Yuan Xi was even more busy mobilizing Youzhou's military strength and did not even see Zhen Mi.
Unexpectedly, when he finally mobilized his military strength and prepared for a big fight, he heard about Liu Zhang's request for Zhen Mi.
How could Yuan Xi be so willing?
After several years of marriage, Yuan Xi never even touched Zhen Mi's hand.
Forget it if you give up your rights, now you have to seize even the most beautiful wife!
Which one is intolerable? My uncle can't bear it, but my aunt can't bear it either!
No matter who can bear it today, Yuan Xi can't bear it anymore!
Especially when he saw the sarcasm of his eldest brother Yuan Tan and his third brother Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi was even more furious.
"Father, Zhen Mi is my child's wife, how can I give it to someone else?"
"If Zhen Mi is given away today, the child's reputation will be small, but how will the world view his father?"
The benefits provided by Liu Zhang were too great, and Yuan Xi had no confidence that he could convince Yuan Shao.
Now I can only understand it with reason and move it with emotion. If it doesn't work, I can only cry, make trouble and hang myself.
But Yuan Xi could never imagine what Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou meant to Yuan Shao.
Not to mention Zhen Mi, even his own wife Liu Shi could give it to Liu Zhang without hesitation.
"Asshole!"
Yuan Shao's roar completely dispelled all Yuan Xi's thoughts.
"You actually risked your career for the sake of a woman!"
"Why does this general have such a useless son like you!"
Yuan Xi suddenly looked ashen. Not only did he fail, but he completely offended his father.
In fact, Yuan Xi's heart was full of hatred. If all the Youzhou army could obey his orders, he would have thoughts of rebellion.
It's a pity that after several years in power in Youzhou, he is still a puppet-like existence.
Yuan Shao only needs one word to make Yuan Xi lose everything.
"Father, by giving Zhen Mi to Liu Zhang, will Liu Zhang be able to fulfill his promise?"
"What if Liu Zhang deceives his father?"
Yuan Shao has actually considered this issue.
It is true that sending Zhen Mi away cannot guarantee that Liu Zhang will fulfill his promise, but if he does not send Zhen Mi away, there is absolutely no chance for Liu Zhang to send troops.
One is to have a chance without any loss.
One is no chance and no loss.
I'm afraid any monarch will make a wise choice.
"This is nothing for you to worry about!"
As soon as Yuan Shao finished speaking, Guo Tu also stood up.
"Second Young Master, don't worry. I'm willing to use my head as a guarantee, and Liu Zhang will definitely send troops!"
"Cooperation will benefit both sides! It will not do Liu Zhang any good to let Cao Cao go!"
Yuan Shao nodded slightly, he also agreed with Guo Tu's point of view.
"The matter has been decided, Zhen Mi will be given to Liu Zhang!"
