When Yuan Shao heard Yuan Xi's suggestion to let the Black Mountain Army have civil strife, he shook his head disapprovingly and said, "It's not that simple."
"The predecessor of the Black Mountain Army was the Yellow Turban Army, which has always been tightly controlled by Taiping Dao. If it could be easily instigated to rebel, how could I, the Yuan family, have bothered to fight for so many years?"
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "That's why I want to cut off their roots."
"Before leaving Huaicheng, I revealed the details of the Black Mountain Army to the Emperor."
"Although the Han Dynasty respects Huang Lao, it is another matter to have Taiping Road with the Yellow Turban Army behind it."
"If the emperor admits its legitimacy, it will be tantamount to a slap in the face of the late emperor."
"So if the emperor wants to mediate, he must cut off Taipingdao in the Black Mountain Army no matter what, especially the Black Mountain Colonel Yang Feng."
"When the time comes, if Zhang Yan wants to survive, she will have no choice but to expel or kill Yang Feng. Naturally, the Black Mountain Army will be disorganized."
"If he protects Yang Feng, there will be no reason for the emperor's mediation. We can attack Montenegro with all our strength."
"I have transferred all the generals and counselors except Brother Zilong. As soon as things change, I will immediately cooperate with Xianfu and attack Montenegro with all my strength."
Yuan Shao was quite satisfied after hearing this, "Among my children, you still have the most long-term perspective."
"Everyone has obvious weaknesses despite his talent and talent, which really makes me worried."
"But the Black Mountain Captain Yang Feng has an extraordinary status in the Yellow Turban Army. Zhang Yan may not dare to touch him."
"What?" Yuan Xi was a little shocked. He didn't expect that Yang Feng had such a big background, so he couldn't help but ask: "What is her identity?"
Yuan Shao shook his head, "I only know that she has a close relationship with Zhang Jiao. Everything else is well hidden and difficult to find out."
"But if Yang Feng and Zhang Yan turn against each other, the Black Mountain Army will indeed have nothing to worry about."
"I'll call the other counselors to discuss this."
"However, Xianfu's side is not progressing quickly. Yecheng has mobilized almost all the troops it can mobilize."
"It is not impossible to force conscription again, but after the Battle of Yijing, Jizhou has not yet recovered. If the army is forced to resort to force, the common people will definitely be dissatisfied."
"In addition, several generals have led troops to guard key areas, making them difficult to mobilize."
Yuan Xi thought for a while, "I remember Gao Lan led the troops to besiege Dongwuyang. Didn't that army still have tens of thousands of people?"
"How about transferring them to Montenegro?"
Yuan Shao's face darkened after hearing this, "Didn't the rebellious Zang Hong take the opportunity to escape?"
"I treated him well, but he rebelled against me. If he didn't kill him quickly, how could the Yuan family deter those with evil intentions?"
"Now the Jizhou army is besieging the city, and it is difficult for both sides to get out. Unless he obediently comes out of the city and surrenders, I will have an excuse. But can Zang Hong be that kind of person?"
"He's just an idiot!"
Yuan Xi sighed: "This man is really a bit crazy. It's ridiculous to say that his purpose was to rescue the leader Zhang Miao, so he came to Yecheng to bring in reinforcements, but he was turned away."
"I don't know what he thinks. He actually went back and raised an army to rebel against the envoy. It's really incomprehensible."
"But because of this, Zang Hong's name of loyalty is spreading more and more throughout the world. If the emperor attacks the city, he will not be allowed to stay. This will also be criticized by the world, right?"
Yuan Shaosu had a good reputation. As soon as he heard this, he began to think deeply and said: "What he said makes sense."
"But now he wants to die. Do you want me to take a step back?"
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "It's not like there's no chance."
"There is an opportunity now."
Yuan Shao asked doubtfully: "What opportunity?"
Yuan Xidao said: "The great craftsman Kong Rong will be sent to Chenliu Puyang as an envoy by the emperor's order to mediate the dispute between Cao Cao and Zhang Miao."
"If Zhang Miao wanted to survive, he would definitely give up Puyang and join the emperor."
"In this way, if Zhang Miao escapes, Zang Hong will have no excuse to rebel."
"When the time comes, the envoy can send people to surrender to him. As an envoy of the emperor, I can serve as a guarantee."
Yuan Shao asked: "Didn't you come to Yecheng as an envoy to deal with Black Mountain?"
Yuan Xi smiled and said, "If Zang Hong surrenders, Gao Lan will naturally be free to deal with Heishan."
"Isn't this also a Black Mountain matter?"
After hearing this, Yuan Shao couldn't help laughing and said: "You are very cunning."
"This was obviously not the case when you were a child."
Yuan Xi felt a sudden change in his heart and forced a smile: "People can change."
"After fighting more wars and seeing more people die, I came up with the idea that if fewer people died, I would do it even if the means were despicable."
Yuan Shao felt unhappy and said: "If Xianfu can understand this truth, I can safely hand over Jizhou to him."
He suddenly said: "Qu Yi is dead?"
Yuan Xi nodded slightly.
Yuan Shao sighed, "Lü Bu and Qu Yi are both informal people."
"They may not have done anything serious at the time, but the situation at that time could only force them to withdraw."
"This is the helplessness of being a lord."
"Sooner or later you will face such a situation."
Yuan Xi was silent, then slowly said: "I believe there is a better way."
Yuan Shao didn't take it to heart. After talking so much, he felt a little tired and said, "I understand everything you said."
"You should go back and rest first."
Yuan Xi stood up after hearing this, and was about to turn around and go out, but stopped again and said: "Zilong is a man of great ideas. A marriage in the Yuan family may not be able to tie him down."
"It seems to Danxi that if the two parties can marry, the Yuan family will also get a lot of benefits from it."
"If Zilong can marry my sister, all you have to do is leak the news and say that he rejected the emperor's proposal of marriage and chose the Yuan family, and your reputation will surely rise."
"If Zilong is related to the Yuan family, compared to guarding the northern gate, Junyue can rest assured. Moreover, in terms of his ability to lead troops and popularity, he is also the best candidate of this generation."
"In Xi's opinion, Zilong's future achievements will be far higher than those of Shanyu Taodun and others. Even if Yuan only regards it as a business, he will definitely not lose money in the future."
After hearing this, Yuan Shao nodded and said, "I will consider it."
"When are you planning to get married to Lu Bu's daughter?"
Yuan Xi did not expect that Yuan Shao would ask this question, so he subconsciously asked: "When you return to Jicheng?"
Yuan Shao sneered and said: "With the shabby place of Jicheng, how can it compare to Ye City in terms of scene and etiquette?"
"Lü Bu is also a general after all, but he has done something shabby, won't he lose the Yuan family's face?"
"I think it's better to just spend these few days and find someone to take care of it for you."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi was very moved and quickly bowed: "Thank you, envoy."
Yuan Shao waved his hand, "No need to be polite, I have my own considerations."
"Lü Bu still needs to give her face, and the marriage between the two families will also be good for the Yuan family's reputation, otherwise I wouldn't be too lazy to take care of these things."
Yuan Xi smiled secretly, thinking that Yuan Shao's character was really hard-spoken and soft-hearted.
At the same time, he felt a little regretful in his heart. Yuan Shao's two current sons, one was frightened and the other was ruthless, were not good lords. He was afraid that they would cause trouble in the future.
Speaking of which, I have benefited a lot from the name of the Yuan family, and I owe Yuan Shao a lot of love, but now I am in a very difficult situation, and I can't even repay it, so I can only take one step at a time.
At that moment, he excused himself and said before leaving: "I haven't seen my sister for a long time. Can I go and visit her?" Seeing Yuan Shao nodding in agreement, Yuan Xi walked back and left.
After Yuan Shao waited for Yuan Xi to leave, he felt quite proud.
So what if Lu Bu became a general? Didn't he marry his only daughter to his son?
And she’s not even the head wife!
Thinking of this, Yuan Shao was very surprised. He didn't know what methods this kid used. He couldn't imagine how Lu Bu would agree!
It seems that Yuan Xi's ability to deceive and abduct is better than marching and fighting.
Yuan Xi arrived outside the door and saw Zhao Yun still waiting outside. He smiled and said, "I'm going to visit my sister. Brother Zilong, do you want to come with me?"
Zhao Yun shook his head and said: "For fear of rumors, Yun is waiting for the young master outside the mansion."
Yuan Xi shook his head and thought that Zhao Yun was really rigid in observing etiquette. He was afraid that he would not be very interesting if he got married in the future, right?
If the marriage is really done, should you show Zhao Yun the couple life manual compiled by you and Cai Zhaoji?
Yuan Xi was full of bad taste in his heart and asked his maid to take him to find Yuan Xing. As soon as he entered Yuan Xing's small courtyard, he heard voices inside. Yuan Xi distinguished the human voices and found that there were more than just Yuan Xing and Lu Lingqi.
, Xindao, could it be an unfortunate coincidence that there are still female relatives visiting Yuan Xing?
He stopped at the door. The maid understood, went in and took a look, then came out and said: "Young Master, we are all one family, and the one inside is the wife of the distinguished master."
This maid has been with Yuan Xing for many years. She knew about Yuan Xi's relationship and didn't take it seriously. However, Yuan Xi hesitated for a moment and thought, Yuan Shang's wife, the Hong family?
He recalled that at the banquet, Yuan Shang asked Hong to come out to persuade him to drink. As a result, Yuan Xi fell into the trap and almost got together with Zhen Rong. Although Cai Zhaoji got out of the situation and had sex with someone else, from then on, he had no relationship with Zhen Rong.
Yuan Shang and Hong had a grudge in their hearts.
When the maid saw Yuan Xi's appearance, she went in quietly. After a while, she came out and said, "The eldest lady said, please come in, sir."
Yuan Xi listened and smiled bitterly. He could guess some of Yuan Xing's thoughts, and he was afraid that he wanted to mediate the relationship between the two families. Although this idea was naive, Yuan Xi's predecessor had been taken care of by Yuan Xing since he was a child, so he had to give it to him no matter what.
Yuan Xing saved her face, nodded slightly, and walked in.
The maid led Yuan Xi into Yuan Xing's room. As expected, in addition to Yuan Xing and Lu Lingqi, there was also the Hong family. At this time, she lowered her head slightly and saluted Yuan Xi with an embarrassed look on her face.
Yuan Xi had to admit that Hong's facial features were very beautiful, and she was a real beauty. He leaned forward to return the favor, but his attention was not on Hong at this time, but was attracted by Lu Lingqi.
Lu Lingqi actually changed into a dark-colored dress commonly worn by Yecheng gentry women, with extremely complicated decorations. Coupled with Lu Lingqi's beautiful and heroic face, it formed a very strong foil, and for a moment she even outshone the Hong family next to her.
Lu Lingqi usually wears Hu clothes, and Yuan Xi is used to it. The current scene is extremely impactful to him. What shocked Yuan Xi the most was the tight silk brocade belt that tied Lu Lingqi's body.
The slender waist is highlighted vividly, and the amazing arc above the waist is highlighted.
For Yuan Xi, who had personally measured the arc two years ago, when he saw Lu Lingqi again, he was suspicious of her shrinking lines and felt that Lu Lingqi must have been troubled.
Yuan Xi's idea was correct, but he didn't expect that Lu Lingqi would bother her so much!
Now this line was suddenly released, and the explosive impact made Yuan Xi's nostrils feel hot, and he felt like blood would spurt out at any time.
At this time, Yuan Xing's joking voice sounded, "Why, you don't even look at me, so you are so obsessed with the bride?"