Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 247
When Yuan Xi came to Tancheng this time, he first reached a more stable alliance with Liu Bei and Yuan Tan, and second, he dug up Chen Gong and Hua Tuo. With these two goals achieved, he was already satisfied and prepared to return home the next day.

As for the Mi family, he originally planned to keep a distance from them. After all, both Mi Zhu and Mi Fang have been greatly promoted by Liu Bei, and Yuan Xi thinks that their abilities are average, and it is not worth poaching them.

At this time, Guo Jia put forward the opposite opinion with Yuan Xi, which made Yuan Xi quite puzzled.

Yuan Xi talked about the fact that Mi Fang went to Chen's house to discuss the purchase of land, and finally said: "Mi Fang is greedy for personal gain, and can't tell the difference between the serious and the serious. Mi Zhu's director is just loyal. It seems that there is no benefit in making friends with the Mi family. ?”

Guo Jia listened and said with a smile: "Mi Fang still does such a thing?"

"In this case, we should make friends with him."

Yuan Xi was puzzled.

Guo Jia explained: "Mi Fang is obviously greedy for small profits and forgets about righteousness. He weighs things and always puts interests first, but he is in a high position. After a long time, he will inevitably make mistakes and be criticized by others."

"If this person has self-knowledge, it's fine, but he is quite conceited in his actions. If things go on like this, he will inevitably conflict with other officials, leading to resentment. If things go on like this, it must be a hidden danger."

Yuan Xi carefully smacked Guo Jia's words, then suddenly raised his head and said, "Sir, do you mean to make friends with Mi Fang and let him be a nail?"

Guo Jia smiled triumphantly: "It's a rusty nail. It has been on the door for a long time, and it may cause the door to break."

"Nowadays the princes of the world are fighting each other. In many cases, the losses from fighting with foreign enemies are far less than the damage from internal strife."

"Just like besieging a city, attacking from the outside is always much more difficult than surrendering to the enemy inside the city."

"Lü Bu left Chang'an, Liu Bei left Pi, that's how it is."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi couldn't help feeling the same way. The struggle between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, Lu Bu's loss of Chang'an, and Liu Bei's chaos in Xuzhou were all caused by internal problems. In other words, no matter how strong a fortress is, it is easy to break through from the inside.

Guo Jia finally said: "A person who is not worthy of virtue and ability is likely to be dissatisfied. If he betrays the water at a critical moment, the effect will be unexpected."

"Looking at it now, it is possible for Mi Fang to embark on this path, at least much more likely than others."

He said: "Sir, what do you mean, I am making friends with Mi Fang now, and let him think that there is a safe way out, so that if he encounters setbacks in the future, it may breed dissatisfaction?"

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Young master is smart, you can understand with just one point."

Yuan Xi let out a long sigh, Guo Jia really sees things differently.

Unlike himself who has the knowledge of future generations, Guo Jia guessed Mi Fang's life trajectory purely by guesswork!
Mi Fang of the later generations did go this way, killed Guan Yu, and left a notoriety in history.

Yuan Xi wondered in his heart that Lu Meng's role would be played by me in the future?

He said: "Sir, what do you mean, I still need to use money and benefits to make good friends with the Mi family?"

Guo Jiali said confidently: "Of course!"

"My lord, don't worry about the Mi family's dowry, mere Mr. Yuan, don't you think it's embarrassing?"

"In the future, to build a foundation, how much money do you still need from the Mi family?"

"Don't you think it's ridiculous to think of getting a fortune from the Mi family at this time?"

Yuan Xi sweated profusely, "That"

Guo Jia said: "At least go to the Mi family. In fact, the Mi family dares to let the Mi family girl be a concubine, which shows that their desire to cling to the famous family is very strong."

"In that case, why don't you think about it, young master?"

"To be honest, if the Mi family is eyeing the head of a state now, the young master is also a suitable candidate. This is an excellent opportunity, why not give it a try?"

"I heard that the girl from Mi's family is not as good-looking as my wife, but she is still a beauty. In order to open up a business, it is not difficult for the young master to sell her looks?"

Yuan Xi's face froze, not to mention Mi Zhen, what if Mi Fang, the second brother-in-law, would kill him with a stick and depend on him?
I don't want to accept Mi Fang as a subordinate!

Guo Jia hated iron but steel, "Young master is quite courageous on the battlefield, but now he is timid. There are many ways to deal with foreign relatives. When the time comes, you don't want to get your hands dirty, and Jia is willing to do it for you."

Yuan Xi thought to himself, what the hell, Guo Jia is really ruthless, but this is indeed like what a counselor can say, ruthless and only looking at benefits.

He could only say: "Since that's the case, I'll send someone to Mi's house to send greetings, and I'll also invite Mr. to go to town together."

Seeing that Yuan Xi was finally persuaded, Guo Jia was secretly happy.

The son still values ​​women's ideas too much. For the lord, such feelings are a bit too redundant.

In the future, I will find a way to surround him with a few more women. When the young master gets tired of this kind of thing, he will naturally understand that the only ultimate goal is to conquer the world, and everything else is an obstacle!

In Guangling City, Cai Zhaoji said to Mrs. Wu and Cao Jie: "It's been a long time transcribing, everyone should rest, so as not to be too tired."

After hearing this, Madam Wu and Cao Jie put down their brushes.

Cao Jie rubbed her sore fingers, stood up and stretched. At this time, she was still young, and she had been copying for a long time, and she couldn't support it.

Cai Zhaoji looked at it, and felt a little bit sorry. She took out a piece of caramel from her sleeve, handed it to Cao Jie, and said with a smile, "Eat it."

Sugarcane was introduced to South China during the period of King Xuan of Zhou, but for a long time after that, it was only eaten directly.

It was not until the Han Dynasty that the method of extracting stone honey from sugarcane appeared, but it had not been popularized. At that time, the sweets that people ate were still mainly honey and maltose.

"Book of Rites Nei Ze" records: "Sweet eaters, dates, chestnuts, yee, and honey."

Honey is the earliest pure natural sweetener. During the Wuyue period of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the monarchs used honey as a precious gift to each other.

At the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, candied fruit appeared, that is, food was dipped in honey, which was a unique invention of our country at that time.

Another big category is maltose, commonly known as maltose, which is recognized as the earliest sugar produced in the world, which appeared at the end of the Shang Dynasty.

"The Book of Songs" has "Zhou Yuan's scorpion, and pansy tea is like a candy" as evidence.

"Chu Songs" also records, "It is also true that the jujube honey bait is long, and the glutinous rice is made of wheat tiller or grain buds and rice. The ancients ate a lot of cold food, so the doctor also accepted it."

Cao Jie took the caramel and licked it lightly, with an extremely happy expression on his face.

She suddenly seemed to think of something, and said to Cai Zhaoji: "Madam, I want to give it to my sister to taste."

After hearing this, Cai Zhaoji took out two pieces of caramel from her sleeve, stuffed them into Cao Jie's hands, and said with a smile, "This seems to be a bad thing for me. Go ahead and copy it here in the morning, and come back after dinner."

Cao Jie happily ran out holding the candy. Madam Wu saw her and felt a little warm in her heart, and said with a smile: "Madam Huan may not be able to afford it, but they are not allowed to eat more."

Cai Zhaoji smiled and said, "It's bad, I don't think Madam clearly."

Mrs. Wu has been staying in the Yuan Mansion for a long time, and she gradually discovered that the scene of Yuan Xi's inner house is quite different from that of other gentry families.

In the relaxed environment, there is a human touch everywhere, which makes Mrs. Wu envious. This is the warmth that she has never experienced since she got married.

Cai Zhaoji said to Mrs. Wu: "It's almost time for dinner. I'll let someone do what my wife and daughter want to eat."

Madam Wu glanced at her daughter who was sleeping soundly on the couch beside her, and hurriedly said: "Thank you Madam for thinking about it, I just eat with everyone."

Cai Zhaoji smiled and said: "Madam is still so polite. Speaking of which, we are also considered distant relatives. Madam's child has suffered so much, even if we see it, we can't bear it."

"Young Master, it shouldn't take a long time to go here. We can start our journey when you come back."

"If Madam wants to open up, Young Master can send someone to send Madam back to Jingzhou at any time. If Madam is unwilling, it is also good to go to Youzhou to have a look."

Mrs. Wu showed gratitude, but she was very anxious in her heart.

She wanted to escape, so Guangling was the closest, if she really got to Youzhou, how could she travel thousands of miles back to Jiangdong?
No, you must find a way to escape as soon as possible!

Mrs. Wu felt very sorry, she knew that Yuan Xi had given her a horse, but she had deceived everyone, which made her feel very guilty.

But her son, Sun Ce, is now attached to Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shaoshi is in the same boat, so she has no choice but to do so.

Over the past few days, Mrs. Wu has figured out the activities of everyone in the Yuan Mansion. Yuan Xi, Zhen Mi, Cai Zhaoji, Huan's mother and daughter, and even Sun Li Guo Jia and others' behavior habits have all been remembered in her heart.

Now half of the people have followed Yuan Xi to Xiapi, the mansion is empty, it is a good time.

What she lacks now is the opportunity to escape from everyone and the token to leave the city.

But the tokens for leaving the city of the people of the Yuan Mansion were somewhat troublesome, one was in the hands of Tai Shici in the barracks, and the other was in the hands of Cai Zhaoji.

There is no need to think about Tai Shici's side, Cai Zhaoji can only do it here.

Mrs. Wu observed these days, but found that Cai Zhaoji's token was not on her body.

If she wasn't with her, she should be in the house, but Mrs. Wu couldn't find an excuse to go to Cai Zhaoji's house, after all, sometimes Yuan Xi would stay there overnight.

But after Yuan Xi left, Mrs. Wu gradually became acquainted with Cai Zhaoji, and the next thing she had to do was to take the opportunity to stay overnight in Cai Zhaoji's house, and then find the token while she was asleep, and escape with her daughter!

Jiangdong Lujiang County, in Qiaorui's mansion.

A girl who was about the same age, with a childish face and unusually agile eyes, was secretly peeping at the banquet scene outside through a hole in the board wall.

She turned around excitedly, and waved desperately to another older girl behind her, "Sister, come and see!"

"Father's distinguished guests today are General Bo Fu and General Gong Jin!"

Another older girl with a calm face was sitting on a distant couch, sewing a handkerchief seriously.

Hearing what my sister said, she didn't raise her head, and said softly: "What's so interesting, you are doing this out of rudeness, don't look at evil."

The two girls have red lips and white teeth, and their skin is extremely fair and smooth, and it can be broken by blowing a bomb, as if emitting a faint luster like jade fat, which makes people sigh.

The two girls are both outstanding beauties, although they haven't fully grown yet, they have already revealed their looks. They are raised in a boudoir at this time, and their reputation is not obvious, but everyone who has seen them thinks that they will be famous sooner or later. Jiangdong.

These are Qiao Rui's two daughters, who have not been named, and are privately called Daqiao and Xiaoqiao by the servants.

Daqiao is calm and Xiaoqiao is lively. Now Xiaoqiao sees that Daqiao is not moved at all. He pouted and said, "My sister is too boring."

She moved her eyes to the gap again, looked at it for a while, and said, "It's strange, why do you feel that General Bofu and General Gongjin are not very happy."

After hearing this, Daqiao said calmly: "Of course you will be unhappy if you lose the battle."

"Father was arrested, but fortunately he was released, otherwise our family would have collapsed."

"Fortunately, you are still in the mood to have fun."

(Later, for convenience, the big bridge and small bridge will be changed to Big Qiao and Little Qiao.)
(End of this chapter)