After hearing Yuan Xi's words, Yuan Tan and the others were speechless for a moment.
Because the selection of scholars is the monopoly privilege of the local nobles!
Since the gentry gradually formed, they not only occupied land, but also monopolized knowledge. They also controlled the selection of scholars, and their status became higher and higher. Finally, during the Han Dynasty, they formed a gentry group that controlled local power.
Neither the emperor nor the feudal princes dared to look down upon them. If they wanted to govern the world, they could only control the local people by making good friends with the nobles. Otherwise, rebellion would easily occur.
So the gentry is so noble and their status is so high. It took hundreds of years of inheritance to form a prestigious gentry. Now Yuan Xi actually wants to select the gentry on his behalf?
Xun Chen said in a deep voice: "Sir, this matter is too taboo."
"A few days ago, Cao Cao, the prefect of Chenliu, killed Yanzhou Bianrang, which caused the local gentry to rebel, and even a group of rebels. We must learn from the past and take precautions."
Yuan Xi scratched his head: "Now that there are no nobles in Beixin City, who will rebel?"
Xun Chen almost choked to death: "There is more than one Beixin City in Zhuo County!"
"There is more than one Zhuojun in Youzhou!"
"Does the young master want to kill each city one by one?"
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Of course not."
"I have my own reasons. You guys have come a long way and worked hard, why don't you let me go out and explain in detail?"
After hearing this, Yuan Tan smiled and said: "Yes, because of your matter, my original plan to go to Qingzhou to deal with Tian Kai was delayed. You have to have a few drinks with me."
When several people entered the mansion, they saw two rows of young ladies standing on both sides of the door, wearing narrow-sleeved and tight-fitting deep-breasted clothes, which accentuated the curves of their figure.
This dark coat was turned several times, wrapped around the hips, and then tied with silk ribbons. It was also painted with exquisite and gorgeous patterns, and the neckline was very low, revealing a large part of the inner garment.
When they saw Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan coming in, they all bowed their heads and said sweetly: "Welcome our distinguished guests~"
As soon as they bent down, the garden was filled with spring scenery, and the autumn mood immediately disappeared without a trace.
Yuan Xi was in a trance, as if he had returned to his previous life. When he followed him into the club for the first time, he saw a similar scene that was still unforgettable.
The difference is that in the Han Dynasty, the status of women was not high, and most people were illiterate and had to rely on men to survive. Therefore, these things before us are somewhat due to the helplessness of the times.
It was not until two thousand years later that women took off this shackles, were able to receive education, earn their own living, and live uprightly with their heads raised.
Of course, there are also some women who pick up the shackles and put them back on their necks, taking the helplessness of women two thousand years ago to commit themselves to others as a matter of course, and taking pride in it.
With a gurgle, Gao Lan swallowed a big mouthful of saliva. Regardless of the late autumn season, Xun Chen took out a feather fan from his sleeves and shook it violently.
Yuan Tan tightened his hands in his sleeves and said with a smile: "Although my second brother has been away from Yecheng for three years, he still knows how to have fun."
It was only at this moment that he let go of his vigilance towards Yuan Xi.
Facing Gongsun Zan, he was still in the mood to enjoy himself, which shows that his ambition is not far-reaching.
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "I am living in a precarious situation in Beixin City. If I don't find something to solve my problem, how can I survive?"
After hearing this, Xun Chen felt that his lord had hardly cared about Second Young Master Yuan in the past three years. Is it because of this that Second Young Master Yuan became mentally distorted and committed the massacre of the nobles?
When the three of them entered the room and sat down, servants came up and served food and wine to the table in front of everyone.
The meals were all local products, and there was a lot of game in Youzhou. Yuan Xi took Sun Li and others to hunt for several days, and they hunted a lot of deer, roe deer, river fish and wild geese.
When Yuan Tan Xunchen tasted it, he felt that it was far less delicately seasoned than what was served at the banquet in Yecheng, and he couldn't help but show it on the surface.
When Yuan Xi saw it, he sighed in his heart. He already had the best thing in front of him, but he was still rejected. Sure enough, the lives of the two sides were different.
He smiled and talked about family matters with Yuan Tan, but he never mentioned what happened to the noble family just now. Xun Chen wanted to know the reason, but he couldn't bring it up voluntarily, which made him feel more and more uncomfortable.
Yuan Xi seemed to have forgotten what he said in front of the door, and just asked the girls to come up and perform songs, dances and music.
Yuan Tan watched the singing and dancing, but he was thinking in his heart, is the second brother numbing himself by bringing so many women over?
Originally, Yuan Tan felt that his biggest threat was his third brother, Yuan Shang, and his second brother, Yuan Shang, had been weak since he was young and was not taken seriously by him.
After not seeing each other for three years, he always felt that he couldn't see through the second brother in front of him!
Yuan Tan knew very well that his being sent to Beixin City was a test and a test for him by his father Yuan Shao.
If it is found out that his second brother has done something bad, he has two choices.
One is to hide the matter, but if his father knows about it, his evaluation of himself will plummet.
The second is to go back and tell his father the truth. In this case, the second brother is likely to be punished, the relationship between himself and the second brother is likely to break, and he will be unable to deal with the third brother.
Yuan Tan found that no matter how he dealt with it, he couldn't seem to get the best of both worlds.
He felt a little unsatisfied. Why did his father hand over such a difficult matter to him? Wasn't this clearly making him a bad person?
My father's preference for his third brother is too obvious!
Why is Yuan Shang favored by his father and secretly supported by so many people just because he is born well and looks good?
But now Yuan Tan can only bite the bullet and go on, because once he fails, he will have nothing.
In this case, it's his turn to take action. Let his second brother see that his eldest brother, the future heir of the Yuan family, is not easy to fool!
He picked up the wine glass and sighed to Yuan Xi: "Second brother took the trouble to prepare wine and food. As the eldest brother, I am naturally very grateful."
"But when I think about the disloyal Qu Yi who was hacked to death at the banquet in the mansion the year before last, maybe right where I am sitting, I feel a little bit unsatisfied."
As soon as these words came out, Xun Chen's eyes flashed, and he slightly raised his head to look at Yuan Xi, only to find that he looked calm.
Yuan Xi smiled slightly and seemed not to hear. He just picked up his wine glass and paid respect to the three of them from a distance, "Brother came from afar to work hard and worked hard for my younger brother. Xian Yi felt ashamed, so he did it first as a token of respect."
He raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. When the three of them saw it, they just brought the wine glass to their lips. The wine glass in Yuan Xi's hand fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
Yuan Tan screamed, Xun Chen leaned back and fell over, and Gao Lan stood up with his sword drawn.
The next moment, the three people reacted.
Lost your temper!
Yuan Xi burst out laughing, "It's just a cup break, why are everyone so nervous?"
The three of them cursed in their hearts, if there was a swordsman behind the tent, throwing cups as a sign, the next moment would be when the head fell to the ground, who wouldn't be afraid?
Yuan Xi led me away by the nose!
He first told the door about his indiscriminate killing of nobles. The three of them were shocked and left the impression that Yuan Xi was probably a murderous maniac.
He even dares to kill nobles!
Besides Cao Cao, how many people in this world dare to treat the nobles like this?
Originally, Yuan Tan specifically mentioned the matter of Qu Yi to hint to Yuan Xi that Yuan Shao would not show mercy to those who betrayed him.
He originally wanted to use this matter to frighten Yuan Xi and take the initiative.
But they didn't expect that Yuan Xi just threw a cup, causing the three of them to become nervous and lose control, taking back the initiative!
Xun Chen lowered his head and said nothing, but his eyes were slightly bright.
In the past few years, Yuan Shao had become less enterprising and could not handle the various factions under him well. He was no longer the heroic leader he was before, so Xun Yu was more optimistic about Cao Cao.
Xun Chen actually saw this clue privately, but as the eldest brother, he absolutely couldn't lose face and go to Xun Yu again.
Besides, was Cao Cao really a person who achieved great things as Xun Yu said?
Although Xun Chen didn't believe it, he was in a rather embarrassing situation. If Yuan Shao continued like this, his hope of conquering the world would probably become smaller and smaller.
But now, Xun Chen found that he had made a mistake before. Although the Yuan Xi in front of him seemed to be acting crazy, he seemed to have the confidence to control the situation!
Where does this confidence come from?
Why does this trait appear in a twenty-year-old young man?