Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 234 The Unknown Land
Mrs. Kong Rong saw that Kong Rong was packing his bags happily, and couldn't help saying: "General Guan said that the enemy army outside has not retreated yet, and we must wait until it is safe before we can go on the road."

"My husband is in such a hurry to clean up, it's a bit too early."

Kong Rong glared, "What do women know!"

"I'm just looking at that kid dangling in front of me all day, and I feel angry!"

"Now that I think about it, I can finally return to Liu Yuzhou, and I don't have to look at this kid's face. I don't know how happy I am!"

Mrs. Kong Rong heard this, and said: "At any rate, Mr. Yuan Xi saved our family's life. If it falls into the hands of that careless Sun Ce for a long time, we don't know what will happen."

When Kong Rong heard this, his face suddenly turned ugly, and he said angrily, "I've never seen that Yuan Xi is much better than Sun Ce!"

"Then Sun Ce is lustful, Yuan Xi will be fine?"

"Among the gentry, there are many rumors about him!"

Mrs. Kong Rong heard this, and said in a low voice, "Didn't you say that most of these rumors are false?"

"It was rumored earlier that he took Huan's mother and daughter as concubines, but in the end he asked his wife Zhen to worship Huan as his adoptive mother, and wanted to avenge Bian Rang. After hearing that, didn't your husband also praise him?"

Kong Rong couldn't refute for a while, and after a while he said angrily: "Who knows what he's thinking, I think he has a special interest in noble women!"

"Cai Zhonglang, the head of celebrities, his daughter was forcibly accepted as a concubine. This is simply a great contempt for the reputation of the gentry!"

Kong Rong's daughter said softly beside her: "But my daughter has heard from Sister Cai Yan that she is willing."

Kong Rong said angrily: "The adults are talking, and the children are playing!"

When Kong Rong's daughter heard this, she pouted and went away in a daze.

Mrs. Kong Rong sighed: "I know my husband is angry, so why get angry with your daughter."

Kong Rong didn't get angry, "Can I not be angry!"

"He sent you back to Xuzhou, and even took a carriage together. This is to humiliate my Kong family on purpose!"

Mrs. Kong Rong sighed: "Didn't I say that the carriage broke down that day, and it was a last resort."

"Could it be that my husband suspects that he is in the same carriage with our mother and daughter, and has behaved impolitely?"

Kong Rong shouted: "Plums in the melon field, avoid suspicion, do you understand?"

"If you do this, do you still want your reputation?"

Mrs. Kong Rong sighed quietly: "My husband is indeed right. I also admit this point. Mr. Yuan Xi's doing this is indeed a little thoughtless."

When Kong Rong heard this, he thought Mrs. Kong Rong had given in, and said triumphantly, "Really?"

"How can I not be angry if he does this?"

Mrs. Kong Rong said calmly, "Have you thought about another thing, my husband?"

Kong Rong was startled, "What's the matter?"

Mrs. Kong Rong spoke slowly, "We, mother and daughter, were lost in Beihai that day and were captured by Yuan Tanjun, were we still famous?"

"A few days ago when our family was captured by Sun Cejun, did our mother and daughter still have a good name?"

"Husband thinks, why does the Taishan Yang family hold back on the marriage between the two families, and has not come to propose marriage until now?"

"I'm afraid my husband still blames me for not having a death festival?"

"My concubine is not afraid of death. What I don't understand is why the evildoer is obviously the one who kidnaps other people's wives and daughters, but let us die?"

Kong Rong's face turned purple when he heard this, and after holding back for a long time, he said angrily, "I know, you were annoyed that I ran away!"

Mrs. Kong Rong sneered and said, "Can I not be annoyed!"

"Quietly, you ran away first, leaving us girls behind!"

Kong Rong argued: "The matter is urgent, if I die, the Kong family will be extinct?"

"The lord of Liu Yu Prefecture, even if his wife is captured, let alone me, a mere idler?"

"Don't look at Yuan Xi who is proud of himself now. If he loses the battle, won't he abandon his wife and son?"

Kong Rong's daughter said softly, "My lord is not that kind of person."

Kong Rong waved his hand: "Go, go, children, don't interrupt!"

"Could it be that you were fascinated by that kid and still want to marry him?"

"Although it's true that he saved you twice, you don't need to pay attention to this. A woman from the Kong family can only be a regular wife!"

"Don't even try to imitate Cai Yan, Cai Yong is dead, so naturally he can't jump out of the coffin, I'm not dead, I can't afford to lose that man!"

When Kong Rong's daughter heard this, tears welled up in her eyes, and she lowered her head. Mrs. Kong Rong hugged her daughter distressedly, glared at Kong Rong, and sighed helplessly.

She and Kong Rong quarreled, but after all, Kong Rong was the head of the family, and her daughter's marriage had already been settled, and she was powerless to change it.

Guan Yu went out of the mansion, placed the soldiers under his command in the barracks in the city, and gave instructions to his subordinates one by one, and then asked everyone to start a fire and cook.

He and the soldiers gathered around the pot, and after eating two bowls of miscellaneous grains, he got up and left the barracks to inspect Guangling City alone on horseback.

Guan Yu found that Yuan Xi didn't send anyone to follow him, and thought that the Yuan family's vicious tiger had a certain tolerance. He carefully observed the expressions of passers-by, and found that most of them looked as usual, and they didn't look like they were fighting outside the city.

When Liu Bei was in charge of Xuzhou, Guan Yu also came to Guangling, and the performance of the residents in the city at that time was never better than today.

Guan Yu wondered, Yuan Xijun was not a native of Xuzhou, and his ally Cao Cao once slaughtered Xuzhou. Logically, the people in this city should look dissatisfied. Why is it different from what he expected?
Guan Yu was full of curiosity, and wanted to get off his horse and ask a few people to ask questions, but then he thought, this time I came to welcome back Liu Bei's wife and daughter who were rescued by Yuan Xi, if I took this opportunity to find out about the affairs of Guangling City , it is really not fair and aboveboard, thinking of this, I have to give up.

Guan Yu circled the street, but saw Tai Shici approaching from afar, walked up to him, cupped his fists and said, "I've seen General Guan."

Guan Yu also clasped his fists in return and said, "I have seen General Taishi."

Now the two are the other Sima under Liu Bei and Yuan Xi, and they can be regarded as equal in status.

Guan Yu secretly thought it was a pity, he had already heard about the tie between Tai Shici and Sun Ce, if Liu Bei could recruit Tai Shici that day, now he would not be running around alone, exhausted and almost died of beatings.

Tai Shi said kindly: "By order of your son, please invite General Guan to the banquet."

Guan Yu said: "Thank you, Mr. Yu, for your kindness. Yu has already eaten."

Tai Shici was not surprised when he heard this, and said, "Since that's the case, why don't you invite General Ci to have a drink?"

Guan Yu heard this and said: "The war is still going on, Shu Yu dare not drink."

After hearing this, Tai Shici felt exactly as the young master had expected. This Guan Yu is really a good general in the world, but it's a pity that he can't be used by the young master.

He smiled and said, "Since that's the case, why don't you drink, find a place to sit, let Ci be the host, and how about apologizing for the Qingzhou incident?"

Guan Yu said: "Everyone in the battle formation is the master, what is the general's crime?"

Tai Shici had no choice but to say: "Actually, the young master has something to say, which needs to be brought to Liu Yuzhou."

After Guan Yu listened, he just nodded in agreement, and the two walked side by side. Guan Yu suddenly said, "If that's the case, why didn't Yuan Shijun come in person?"

"Could it be that you look down on someone?"

Tai Shici smiled wryly and said: "Young master said, if General Guan doesn't like him, he won't come here to defeat the general."

"Young master also said that the general doesn't like the nobles, so after all the calculations, it means that Ci was born in a poor family, so he won't be disliked by the general."

Guan Yu's heart moved, "Yuan Shijun seems to know me very well?"

"He specifically inquired about my affairs?"

Tai Shici replied honestly, "I really don't know."

Thinking of Yuan Xi's past, Guan Yu couldn't help sneering: "Mr. Yuan is quite capable. He is excellent in both literary and martial arts. He has a poisonous eye and is good at recruiting talents."

"Zilong, General Taishi, and even Tian Yu, whom the lord values ​​so much, were all recruited under his command. In this regard, Guan admires him a lot."

"Does it make you think that you can use the same method to recruit Guan?"

Tai Shici listened, and smiled slightly, "If you have such an idea, you should come here in person at this time."

Seeing that Tai Shici spoke so simply, Guan Yu showed surprise on his face. His face showed arrogance, and he said: "It seems that the gentleman thinks that Guan is not qualified compared to the three."

Tai Shici heard this, shook his head and said: "Where did General Guan think, today Cichengtouguan is fighting all the heroes in Jiangdong by himself, and his power shakes the three armies, Ciyuan can't reach it."

"Young master is also full of praise for the general, saying that the general ranks among the top three martial arts generals in the world."

Guan Yu was surprised and said, "I didn't expect Shi Jun to think highly of Yu?"

Tai Shi said kindly: "Not only that, the young master also praised the general for his intelligence and resourcefulness, he is not just a fierce general who shows off his bravery, he can be called both civil and military."

Everyone is willing to listen to beautiful words. Guan Yu was also a little proud when he heard these words at first, and he suddenly came to his senses, and said coldly: "Is this a compliment to confuse me?"

Tai Shici smiled and said, "My lord has no such intention."

Guan Yu sneered, this was clearly pouring ecstasy soup on himself, and in the end he still wanted to belong to the Yuan family!
Seeing Guan Yu's expression of disbelief, Tai Shici said, "Young master once said that."

"The general is unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness. It is absolutely impossible for him to betray Liu Yuzhou."

"So he didn't have any intention of recruiting generals from the beginning."

Guan Yu froze suddenly.

The horse's hooves won, Tai Shici saw Guan Yu riding on the horse and remained silent. After walking two long streets, Guan Yu sighed.

"The one who knows me is Yuan Shijun."

At this time, in Sun Ce's barracks outside Guangling City, Sun Ce saw that all the generals under his command were wounded, and their morale was much worse than before, so he walked around angrily.

Today he was rushed into the formation by Guan Yu, and Taishi Ci Tianyu took the opportunity to attack him from the sidelines, resulting in a lot of casualties.

What's more, an urgent letter came from Xiapi, saying that Cao Cao's army was increasing its troops, led by several generals of Cao's army, and joined forces with Cao Ren to storm Tancheng!

If Sun Ce doesn't go back quickly, Tancheng will be in danger of falling!

Sun Ce's mouth was full of bitterness, and now he finally understood Liu Bei's feelings.

Xuzhou is an ominous place at all. Anyone who wants to get involved will have to face the siege of several parties at the same time!
It's ridiculous that when he took down Guangling from Yangzhou, he was still ambitious, but now he is in a desperate situation. Not only is he besieged by three parties, he may not even be able to keep Xiapi!

But if he returned to Tancheng like this, he would not be able to defeat Guangling, not to mention the loss of troops, and the idea of ​​secretly saving his mother, Mrs. Wu, also came to nothing!
(End of this chapter)