Yuan Xi first said to Qu Yi: "This time when I go to the south, I plan to take only Brother Qu and twenty personal guards, as well as some women."
After hearing this, Qu Yi didn't ask what he was doing. He nodded and said, "I will obey the order of the young master."
He looked calm on the surface, but he was actually very happy inside. He squinted and glanced at Zhao Yun triumphantly.
Look, although you are temporarily more powerful than me in martial arts, I am still the master!
However, Qu Yi found that Zhao Yun had no reaction and his expression was as usual, and he couldn't help but feel a little uninterested.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Xi's next words made both Qu Yi and Zhao Yun stunned.
Yuan Xi took out the city guard seal ribbon and handed it to Zhao Yun: "While I am away, I would like to trouble Brother Zhao to perform the position of city guard on my behalf."
"I have reached an agreement with my eldest brother. You don't need to be controlled by him. You can deal with the affairs one by one, but it is Brother Zhao's decision. All the sergeants in the city will be at Brother Zhao's disposal."
Zhao Yun was stunned.
Qu Yi was also stunned.
This is equivalent to putting the lives of tens of thousands of people in Beixin City into the hands of Zhao Yun!
"I object!" Qu Yi couldn't help but speak out.
"He is a surrendered general, and he has just surrendered. If he has a different intention and turns to attack Gongsun Zan, wouldn't the city be lost?"
"The Yuan family will definitely hold the young master accountable when the time comes. His crime is not a small one!"
Yuan Xi nodded and said: "If this really happens, I'm afraid I'll never be allowed to lead troops again, and I'll just be an idle prince in this life."
Qu Yi hurriedly said: "Since you know, why..."
Yuan Xi said flatly: "If I don't know people well, my future achievements will be limited."
"You don't trust people when you employ them, and you don't trust people when you doubt them. Now that I have Brother Zhao as my general, I will put my heart and soul into it."
"And Brother Qu thinks there is someone more suitable than Brother Zhao?"
After hearing this, Qu Yi was speechless for a moment.
Zhao Yun held the seal and felt it was heavy in his hand.
If he is humble, he will look down on Yuan Xi and himself.
He didn't refuse first as Qu Yi expected, but said directly in a deep voice: "Young Master has placed such great trust in me, and I am so confused that I will not hesitate to do so!"
Yuan Xi smiled and clapped his hands and said, "Okay!"
"The people of this city are all entrusted to Brother Zhao!"
He was secretly happy.
Only this method can deal with Zhao Yun!
Zhao Yun defected to his master several times in his life, and finally ended his life under Liu Bei.
But even after he voted for Liu Bei, Zhao Yun often expressed different opinions.
When Liu Bei attacked Wu, Zhao Yun was the first to stand up and object, saying that the traitor to the country was Cao Cao, not Sun Quan. Sun Quan killed Guan Yu. Although Liu Bei and Guan Yu were brothers, it was a matter of personal righteousness. Private affairs could not affect the restoration of the Han Dynasty or delay the restoration of the Han Dynasty.
National affairs.
You know, even Zhuge Liang wouldn't dare to say this!
It can be seen from this that Zhao Yun's will is extremely firm, and gaining his trust may not necessarily lead to his complete recognition.
Obtaining Zhao Yun's loyalty does not mean that he will agree with his lord in everything, but that he insists on being loyal and outspoken.
Therefore, it takes a lot of effort to get Zhao Yun's sincerity. Now Yuan Xi handed Beixin City to Zhao Yun and even took Qu Yi away, just to let Zhao Yun feel the kindness of knowing him.
Moreover, if Yuan Xi does this, even if Zhao Yun has the intention to leave, he will not leave when Yuan Xi is not around. Instead, he will try his best to prove that he does not live up to Yuan Xi's trust.
Just now, Yuan Xi could see the change in Zhao Yun's mentality from the way he called him. Since he surrendered a while ago, he has been calling Yuan Xi "general". This is actually a deliberate attempt to keep a distance.
Now the title has become Young Master, obviously he is getting closer to Yuan Xi!
Plan passes!
But in fact, Yuan Xi has no other choice. After all, if Qu Yi appears too often, flaws will easily be exposed. Yuan Tan and others have seen Qu Yi!
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi always felt that Yuan Tan Xunchen had not recognized Qu Yi yet, because Qu Yi was a military commander and had little contact with Yuan Jiazi and his advisers.
However, Gao Lan's reaction was a bit strange. In order to avoid unnecessary complications, Yuan Xi decided to leave within a few days to prevent Qu Yi from being exposed.
Qu Yi muttered: "General Zhao is lucky. There are dozens of dancing girls in the mansion, tut tut tut..."
Yuan Xi glanced at Qu Yi, and he reluctantly closed his mouth.
Yuan Xi turned to Wu Zhao again and said: "It may be dangerous for me to go this time, so you can live here with peace of mind."
"When I come back after finishing my work, if you really want to return home, I will take you back."
After Wu Zhao heard this, he stopped talking and nodded silently.
After Yuan Xi made arrangements, Qu Yi went to pack his luggage, Zhao Yun went to summon his generals to inspect the camp, and Wu Zhao went to rest.
After sending the three people away, Yuan Xi sat in the room and thought. This time he left Beixin City to do a major event that would stir up the world. If he was not careful, he would be in danger of life and death.
If possible, he wouldn't want to take such risks, but only by making early arrangements can he get more opportunities to breathe and develop.
Now he has two generals, Qu Yi and Zhao Yun. Although they are not many, the land in one city is enough for the time being.
What Yuan Xi lacks now is counselors.
Although he is worse than some counselors in terms of predicting the general trend of the world and predicting the unknown, but in terms of understanding the local situation and formulating strategies according to local conditions, he is far inferior to those counselors who were born and raised and came from a noble family.
Xun Chen seems to have colluded with Yuan Tan to some extent, so he doesn't need to think about it. Moreover, the other party is Xun Yu's brother. Most of the Xun family's children have defected to Cao Cao, and Yuan Xi does not dare to completely trust the Xun family.
While he was thinking, there was a sudden knock on the door of the house.
He said casually: "Come in."
A rather delicate-looking young maid walked in and bowed to Yuan Xi: "I have met Mr. Lang."
When Yuan Xi saw it, he was quite surprised and said: "Is it you?"
"It's so late, what's going on?"
This woman, Ma, was a servant in the city lord's palace and the mother of Sun Li, one of Yuan Xi's soldiers. She had taken care of the injured Wu Zhao a few days ago.
Ma lowered his head and said, "I heard that Mr. Lang is leaving Beixin City with some personal guards. I'm here for Sun Li's matter."
Yuan Xi understood and said: "Brother Qu chose Sun Li?"
"It's really nonsense. This trip is a bit dangerous. How old is he? Go and tell Brother Qu not to take Sun Li with you anymore, and let him stay in the house to look after the house."
As soon as Ma heard this, he knew that Yuan Xihui had made a mistake. He quickly stepped forward and knelt on the ground, saying in a low voice: "Young Master, you are wrong. It's General Qu who doesn't want to choose Sun Li. But as a personal soldier of the Young Master, it's unbearable for him to not follow him."
It was very useful, so that boy Sun Li had a quarrel with General Qu."
Yuan Xi finally understood and suddenly said: "Sun Li wants to go with me?"
He glanced around and saw Ma's head lowered. A deep ravine was exposed on the chest of her underskirt. The patch of white flowers kept rising and falling with her breathing, and her thighs trembled involuntarily.
He pretended to be nonchalant and said: "The personal guards I asked Brother Qu to train were all specially arranged to have families and leave behind descendants."
"But Sun Li is still young and has just gotten married. He doesn't have a boy and a girl yet. If there is something wrong with him, how can I be right for you?"
Ma said in a low voice: "Young master saved the lives of our mother and son. If we don't know how to repay him, wouldn't we be ungrateful people?"
"It is also Sun Li's honor to die for the young master."
Yuan Xi had a headache. This Ma family was quite stubborn at first. After he and Qu Yi rescued their mother and son, Ma family kept saying that she wanted to repay the favor, and later she went to the city lord's mansion to work as a servant.
Later, Yuan Xi had several conversations with the Ma family and found that he should be a member of the Ma family in Fufeng. There were many fierce daughters in his clan, and the Ma family had a good sense of language and was obviously well-educated at home.
Just as he was thinking about how to convince Ma, the door was knocked again.