Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 317

Yuan Xi walked around the neighborhood for a day and saw many familiar faces. Seeing that it was getting late, he had dinner with everyone in the barracks. When he returned to the mansion, it was almost dark.

He stood inside the door, looking at the house he had lived in for three years, thinking that this place would no longer be as lively as before, he couldn't help feeling a little bit sad.

Later, Guo Jia got down from the carriage with two concubines. Seeing that the ground was as clean as new, he said with a smile, "I thought it was deserted, but I didn't expect it to be well maintained."

Hearing the sound of footsteps inside the door, a group of maidservants came rushing out. They all saluted Yuan Xi: "I have seen you, sir!" Then they turned to Guo Jia and said, "I have seen you, sir!"

Yuan Xi remembered that these were the dozen or so women he had rescued from Liu Bao back then, and since he had gone to Yecheng, he had almost forgotten about them, so he smiled and said, "It's been a while."

The maids' eyes were red, and they said in unison: "I thought the young master would never come back."

Yuan Xi laughed, "How is it possible, Mr. Feng Xiao mentions you all the time."

Everyone immediately burst out laughing, Yuan Xi caught a glimpse of Sun Li's embarrassed look, and suddenly said: "I forgot, you should hurry up and see your mother, wife and children."

After hearing this, Sun Li cheered and rushed into the backyard. After a while, the sound of crying and happy laughter came out from the room.

Yuan Xi felt emotionally in his heart, for Sun Li, Beixincheng had family members, and it is reasonable to say that he has always been concerned about it, but he has been reluctant to mention it.

I almost forgot, after all, Sun Li is still a half-grown kid who is only fifteen or sixteen years old.

After a while, Mrs. Ma drove out with Sun Li's wife and met Yuan Xi. They came out together, with an embarrassed face, and were dragged out by Cao Xian, Gongsun Zan's widow, Hou.

Looking at the Hou family who had been completely forgotten by him, Yuan Xi suddenly realized that when he left Beixincheng, there were still so many people left in the mansion.

He suddenly felt something, turned his head to Guo Jia and said, "Sir, you haven't seen your wife and children for a long time, right?"

"Do you want me to send someone to bring them to Jicheng?"

Guo Jia heard this, and said with a smile: "It's hard for you to still think about these things."

"They are in the way, so let's stay in Yecheng for the time being. Let's talk about it after Mr. Jia Xiangzhu defeats the Heishan army and pacifies Youzhou."

After Yuan Xi heard this, he smiled and said, "Okay! This time, Xi and Mr. Xi will work together to defeat the Black Mountain Army!"

Guo Jia stroked his short beard and was quite contented. Afterwards, Montenegro, Hanoi, and then to welcome the emperor, it will be a big game that he will spare no effort to help Yuan Xi play. If he succeeds, it will affect the general situation of the world!
If he can sweep the world with this victory, it will be the highest honor of being a counselor, and he will have no regrets in dying at that time!
Cao Xian supported Hou Shi and said with a smile: "Madam has specially prepared food and wine to clean up the dust for the young master."

Hou hurriedly argued: "It was prepared by Mrs. Ma, not a concubine."

Cao Xian smiled and said, "I'm talking about Mrs. Ma, otherwise who do you think I'm talking about?"

When everyone heard this, their expressions were strange, this Cao Xian is also insidious!
Hou's face turned red, and she couldn't speak. She was holding the baby awkwardly, when she saw Yuan Xi walking over, she saluted and said, "I've seen Madam, are you okay?"

Hou said hurriedly: "Everything is fine, thank you, Young Master."

Yuan Xi looked at the girl in Hou's arms, and saw that her lips were red and her teeth were white. Although she was still young, she could clearly tell that she would have an outstanding appearance when she grew up.

Yuan Xi recalled that he had seen Gongsun Zan from afar when he was upstairs in Yijing Wanglou. Although he was almost crazy at the time, he could still tell that he must have been a handsome man when he was young.

In the legends of the Three Kingdoms in later generations, the most famous handsome men are Zhuge Liang, who is "eight feet long and magnificent in appearance", and Zhou Yu, who is "majestic and heroic with a feather fan and scarf".

But among the vassals, there are four people who are specially recorded in the history books and have extraordinary looks.

Sun Ce.

"Three Kingdoms: Biography of Sun Ce" contains, "Ci is a man, beautiful, funny, broad-minded, good at employing people, and he is a scholar who sees people, and he will be dedicated to death." It can be seen that he is not only outstanding in appearance, but also charming in personality. Also very high.

Yuan Shao.

"Three Kingdoms·Yuan Shao Biography" records, "Shao has a beautiful appearance and majesty, and his love makes him famous", while "Heroes" says that "the appearance is correct, the majesty advances and stops, and the actions can be imitated." The idols of later generations are almost the same.

Liu Biao.

"It is more than eight feet long, and its appearance is very majestic." It belongs to Zhuge Liang's level properly.

Gongsun Zan.

"Three Kingdoms: The Biography of Gongsun Zan" records that Gongsun Zan "beautiful in appearance, loud in voice, and wise in speaking and debating things. The eunuch has extraordinary talents, and he is known as a wife."

Gongsun Zan is outstanding in appearance, Hou is also a beauty, and the children he gave birth to are naturally good-looking.

The more Yuan Xi saw the cuter the girl in Hou's arms, he suddenly thought about it, and smiled at Guo Jia: "What do you think of this child, sir?"

Guo Jia didn't understand it at first, so he said casually: "Very good."

Yuan Xi asked again: "How old is Guo Yi?"

Guo Jiadao: "This year is eight years old."

Yuan Xi felt a little regretful, shook his head and said, "It's a bit worse."

Only then did Guo Jia understand, and said with a smile: "Accordingly, this age is the most suitable."

"But that kid Guo Yi is not good enough for this kid."

Yuan Xi laughed, "If Mister has no idea, I'm a little tempted."

Hou Shi was a little dazed, why was he tempted?
Not that tempting?
While teasing the girl, Yuan Xi said to Hou: "I have a child who hasn't been born yet, and I don't know if it's a boy or a girl."

"If it's a man, how about we get married?"

After hearing this, Hou finally realized what he meant!
This is an excellent opportunity for my daughter!
Her heart was shaken. Aren't her mother and daughter taken as hostages by the other party to control Gongsun Zan's participation in the army?

Hou realized that she seemed to have misunderstood Yuan Xi earlier.

Yuan Xi also had a flash of inspiration. To digest Gongsun Zan's influence, he needed a legitimate excuse. If he forced Gongsun Zan's widow, there would be many hidden dangers. It may not necessarily mean that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

But the marriage between the children of the two sides, just like the marriage between the Yang family and the Kong family, will not be criticized by anyone, and the two families can also use this to turn their hostility into friendship.

For Yuan Xi, Gongsun Zan's remnant forces are very important, because a large part of this group are the most elite Han people in the Northland.

In the fourth year of Zhongping, Zhang Chun colluded with Qiu Liju, the leader of Wuhuan, to launch a rebellion, burning down the city, killing officials, and capturing the common people, with more than [-] troops.

Gongsun Zan led [-] cavalry to conquer Zhang Chunli and made great achievements in battle. He was promoted to the rank of Cavalry Captain.

Objectively speaking, Gongsun Zan made a great contribution to the stability of the Northland when he was young.

However, after Liu Yu was appointed as the shepherd of Youzhou in the fifth year of Zhongping, Gongsun Zan disagreed with him. Afterwards, he supported his troops and allowed himself to plunder the people and endanger the local area.

At the beginning, Baima Yicong, who was so powerful in the north and attacked foreigners, later became a bandit who caused harm to his own people. It can be said that he lost his original intention.

The Youzhou matter is a bad debt, and no one can completely settle it. If the entangled hatred for decades can be resolved through marriage, it is the best choice for Yuan Xi and even Youzhou.

Hou said anxiously: "It is very good for this child to be favored by the envoy, but the concubine's mother and daughter are sinners. Please let the concubine think about it for a few days."

Yuan Xi knew that the Hou family would not be ashamed in front of people for a while, so he smiled and said, "It's okay, anyway, my child will not be born until a year later, so I can't be sure whether it's a boy or a girl."

He turned his head to Guo Jia and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, I will take this marriage first."

"I owe Guo Yi a wife. I will help him find a suitable one in the future. At worst, I will give birth to a daughter to compensate him."

Guo Jia was amused, "There is no such thing as a horoscope, how did the young master take it for granted?"

"Let's talk about it after the son is born. My boy is too stubborn, I'm afraid it will be embarrassing to reuse."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "When Guo Yi grows up, there may not be wars in the world."

"If the world is peaceful, wouldn't it be better to live a peaceful life."

Guo Jia heard this, and sighed, "It took more than ten years to pacify the world, it's hard."

"Jia did his best."

Yuan Xi grabbed Guo Jia's arm, "Xi and Mr. work together, let's work together as old brothers, let the people of the world live in peace this morning!"

After hearing this, Guo Jia was slightly moved in his heart.

He knew that he and Yuan Xi were very different in character and behavior, and he often asked himself, would he be able to realize his ambition in the end after taking refuge in such an incompatible lord?
But at this moment just now, a sentence emerged in Guo Jia's mind.

Gentlemen are harmonious but different.

That's right, there are tens of thousands of people in the world, how many people can appreciate themselves like a prince and let themselves show their strengths?

Mrs. Ma set up a simple dust-cleaning banquet. At the banquet, Guo Jia drank a little too much and expressed his admiration for Mrs. Ma when he was drunk.

This made Mrs. Ma very angry, and asked Sun Li to go up and take the opportunity to drink Guo Jia a few more cups. As a result, Guo Jia was so drunk that the two concubines couldn't stand it anymore, so they came up with a few maidservants to help. He carried Guo Jia back to the room.

Ever since Yuan Xi learned in Guangling that Guo Jia had coveted Ma Shi, he always felt like laughing when he saw Ma Shi. Being caught in the trap many times, Xi feels very sorry, and hereby apologizes to Madam."

Mrs. Ma hurried back: "My lord is too polite. Sun Li's success in the future depends on his appreciation and promotion. This is all his job."

Yuan Xi took the opportunity to say: "Xi heard that Madam is a member of the Fufeng Ma family?"

"May I ask if Madam still has contact with the family?"

Mrs. Ma heard this, and said: "The concubine has been married for a long time, more than ten years in between, I'm afraid things have changed."

The same is true for Yuan Xidao, Sun Li is fifteen or sixteen years old, and Mrs. Ma may have left Xiliang for 20 years.

He originally wanted to find out about Ma Jun's whereabouts, but when Mrs. Ma left Liangzhou, Ma Jun might just be a child, right?

He was about to ask how Mrs. Ma left Xiliang, but he heard the servant girl come in and report, "I promise to see you at the door."

Yuan Xi thought to himself, what did Xu You hear?

(End of this chapter)