Jizhou, Ye County.
Yuan Shao has not been very happy these days.
Although he defeated Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Zan fell into a state of retreat and did not dare to fight him head-on. However, Yuan Shao was obsessed with plotting Yanzhou, and his plan completely failed. After Lu Xuan helped Cao Cao deal with Lu Bu, Cao Cao showed his strength and recaptured Yanzhou in a short period of time.
Historically, when Cao Cao was rebelled by Chen Gong and Zhang Miao, Yuan Shao signaled Cao Cao several times to send his family members there. However, Cao Cao withstood the pressure and did not send his family members to Yuan Shao's command.
Yuan Shao was unwilling to be left alone. Taking advantage of Cao Cao's free time, Yuan Shao arranged for people to take over Dongjun and capture Cao Cao's base camp Dongjun on the pretext of helping Cao Cao.
Now, because of Lu Xuan's existence, Cao Cao had nothing to lose, and Dongjun was also under Cao Cao's control, resulting in Yuan Shao not even having a sip of cold soup.
Therefore, Yuan Shao was also very dissatisfied with Cao Cao.
Because Cao Cao, this little brother, has more and more ideas of his own.
State Shepherd's Mansion, backyard.
Yuan Shao is watching his youngest son Yuan Shang practice martial arts, and he loves Yuan Shang very much. On the one hand, Yuan Shang was born to his beloved wife; on the other hand, Yuan Shang was handsome and heroic, very similar to Yuan Shao.
Therefore, Yuan Shang is Yuan Shao's sweetheart.
When Yuan Shao watched Yuan Shang play with the sword, he finally became happy, with a look of approval on his face, and the more he watched, the happier he became. His son is brave and outstanding in martial arts. He deserves to be a son of the Yuan family and Yuan Shao's son.
The younger generation in the future, his son will definitely be better than Cao Cao's son.
However, Yuan Shao suddenly thought of Lu Xuan in his mind, so that when Yuan Shao saw Yuan Shang's expression, he suddenly felt dull and lost the joy he had just felt.
His son is still flopping around at home.
Lu Xuan was already on his own.
When Yuan Shao was feeling sorry for himself, there was a sound of footsteps, and the attendant came to Yuan Shao's side and reported: "State Shepherd, Xu You wants to see you."
Yuan Shao ordered: "Please come to the study."
He no longer had the leisurely time to accompany Yuan Shang, and left Yuan Shang to play by himself before returning to the study. After a while, Xu You entered the study, bowed and said: "My lord."
Yuan Shao nodded and asked with a smile: "Ziyuan, you went to see Lu Xuan, does he agree to the marriage?"
Xu You looked confident and replied: "Reporting to the lord, after talking with Lu Xuan in humble position, Lu Xuan expressed great respect for the lord. Lu Xuan was even more happy about the marriage between the two parties. He said that becoming the lord's son-in-law is equivalent to becoming a man. He is very happy to save the Yuan family."
Yuan Shao stroked his beard and laughed.
Quite proud.
The Yuan family is a well-deserved big family with a great reputation. When the Yuan family is mentioned, who wouldn't give a thumbs up and praise it?
Yuan Shao nodded and said: "As long as Lu Xuan is willing, if you advance quickly, you cannot let the relationship between Cao Cao and Lu Xuan continue to be good."
Xu You replied: "Don't worry, my lord. I will contact the Zhen family immediately and send my relatives south tomorrow. In short, don't let Cao Cao be more beautiful than before. What Cao Cao can do, we can also do."
Yuan Shao had a look of approval on his face, nodded and said, "I am relieved that you are doing the work."
"Report!"
The attendant came in and said, "Prefecture Shepherd, I'm looking for an audience with you."
"please!"
Yuan Shao gave an order.
After a while, the judge came in, bowed to Yuan Shao, and said, "My lord."
Yuan Shao asked: "What's the matter?"
Shen Pei replied: "Reporting to my lord, I have the latest news about Xuzhou. Lu Xuan sent his army into Xuzhou, defeated Liu Bei, and captured Xuzhou. Xiapi Kingdom, Guangling County, and Pengcheng Kingdom in Xuzhou fell into Lu Xuan's control. .”
Yuan Shao's face darkened.
Lu Xuan's strength is getting stronger and stronger, and he goes down to Yangzhou and Xuzhou. Such Lu Xuan will be a formidable enemy sooner or later.
Yuan Shao said: "Lu Xuan is not simple."
Shen Pei looked coldly and suggested: "My lord, Lu Xuan is getting stronger and stronger. Marrying Lu Xuan will help Lu Xuan become stronger. I believe that if we can't marry Lu Xuan, we should further suppress Lu Xuan. Because Lu Xuan has risen rapidly. , it’s not good for us.”
Yuan Shao did not express his position immediately. He looked at Xu You and asked, "Xu You, what do you think?"
Xu You thought quickly in his mind.
He and Lu Xuan reached a relationship, and his son Xu Xian was going south to work for Lu Xuan.
This is Xu Xian's opportunity.
Lu Xuan captured Xuzhou and occupied Yangzhou, and his power was very strong. Although Yuan Shao has the strongest overall strength, Xu You cannot determine what the outcome will be in the future, so it is beneficial to him to maintain his relationship with Lu Xuan.
Xu You weighed the pros and cons and knew what to do. He smiled and said, "My lord, the proposal of the trial match is completely wrong."
Shen Pei said coldly: "Xu You, you have been thinking about Lu Xuan every time you go to the south. By doing this, you are helping the enemy."
Xu You flicked his sleeves and said decisively: "My Lord, Shen Pei is just talking nonsense. Perhaps, just like Shen Pei's analysis, in the long run, Lu Xuan is our enemy. But in the world, who is not our enemy? ?”
"I have three reasons to refute the trial match."
"First, if we want to suppress Lu Xuan, how should we suppress him?"
"We and Lu Xuan are separated by Yanzhou and Qingzhou, and we cannot interfere with Lu Xuan's situation in the south. The only way to suppress Lu Xuan at this time is to let Cao Cao suppress Lu Xuan."
"I'm afraid, Cao Cao hopes that my lord and Lu Xuan will be enemies. If we have a conflict with Lu Xuan, Cao Cao can further win over Lu Xuan, and the relationship between the two parties will be better. So that Cao Cao is not bound by my lord."
"Second, using the Zhen family daughter's marriage strategy will never go wrong at any time."
"Our marriage with Lu Xuan is based on the use of people from the Zhen family. On the one hand, we weaken the Zhen family, and on the other hand, we win over Lu Xuan, so that Lu Xuan and Cao Cao are not of the same mind. This will reduce the pressure on the future lord to go south."
"Third, Lu Xuan is very powerful. It is not appropriate to be an enemy of Lu Xuan at the moment. Only by making fewer enemies for the lord can we reduce the variables and allow the lord to go all out to solve the problems in the north without causing any complications."
"It is the most wrong thing to make enemies everywhere."
Xu You said decisively: "My lord, I don't understand anything about marriage selection. Our marriage with Lu Xuan is inevitable, and we must win over Lu Xuan."
The judge frowned slightly.
He thought for a while and then said nothing.
Yuan Shao had a look of approval in his eyes and said: "Ziyuan, go to Zhen's house immediately and quickly arrange things to go south. This time, on my behalf, you go south to see off my bride, and then go south again."
"Here!"
Xu You bowed and answered.
When he left, he glanced at Shenpei proudly. When Xu You arrived at Zhen's house and saw Zhen Yan, he asked straight to the point: "Master Zhen, Lu Xuan has agreed to the marriage. When can the Zhen family send the bride south?"
Zhen Yan replied: "We are ready, just waiting for Military Advisor Xu to make arrangements."
Xu You nodded, with an approving look on his face, and said, "Now that everything is ready, tomorrow morning, we will set off south, and I will personally see Zhen Mi get married."
After Zhen Yan nodded and thanked him, he changed the topic and asked, "Commander Xu went to see Lu Xuan. How did you feel?"
With a smile in Xu You's eyes, he said: "Lu Xuan has a benevolent and righteous nature, and he is brilliant and handsome. Zhen Mi is able to marry Lu Xuan, which is a blessing he cultivated in his previous life. Let me tell you one thing, Lu Xuan has already taken away Xuzhou, control the two states of Xuzhou and Yangzhou."
"For the Zhen family, this is an opportunity."
"I'll go back and make arrangements, and the Zhen family will make some preparations. I don't want anything to happen again after leaving Jizhou."
Xu You left directly.
Zhen Yan came to the backyard. After seeing Zhen Mi, he quickly said: "Little sister, Xu You said that tomorrow morning, he will send his wife south. Don't worry, as your brother, I will also send my little sister south myself."
Zhen Mi's pretty face is still childish, but the faintly visible beauty of the sky and the country are getting richer.
She is growing up little by little.
Although she is twelve or thirteen years old, her age is almost negligible.
Her natural beauty covered up too much.
Although Zhen Mi has unparalleled looks, she never shows off her beauty. She dresses simply and acts very strictly.
Zhen Mi thought for a while and said: "Brother, if the Zhen family goes south this time, they can move some people to Yangzhou. Lu Xuan is in the south and Yuan Shao is in the north. If there is a conflict in the future, the Zhen family will easily suffer. Only by making arrangements early can the Zhen family take precautions. Yu Weiran. In addition, the Zhen family is still operating honestly in Jizhou, but they need to develop more informants and hidden stakes, which will be used in the future. "
Zhen Yan nodded and said: "I understand, I will arrange it. Little sister, please prepare yourself, we will go south tomorrow."
After saying that, Zhen Yan left.
Zhen Mi sat in the room, looking at the bleak autumn scenery outside the window, but there was no sadness on her face, but a look of expectation. Although they were used to form a marriage, it was a done deal. She did not complain about anything and remained optimistic about life.
Time passes and the day passes.
Early the next morning, the Zhen family had packed up. Zhen Yan took Zhen Mi and a few people from the Zhen family, together with the Zhen family's bride-to-be team, and left Ye County with Xu You in a mighty manner, heading south towards Yangzhou. .
