Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 457
Looking at Yuan Xi's leaving back, Lu Lingqi stomped her feet angrily, how could this happen!
She turned angrily and got into the carriage. Madam Du, who was sitting inside, saw her and said with a smile, "Your sister is deflated?"

The two reunited after a long absence, and their relationship became better and better. They always felt that calling each other Madam was too much, and when there was no one in private, they called each other Sister Sister.

Lu Lingqi said bitterly: "It doesn't matter who has no conscience, I don't believe if we let go, so why can Mrs. Zhen give me a blow?"

Mrs. Du thought to herself, it's hard to say, after all, today's etiquette is that a woman is respected, if the other party really wants to embarrass Lu Lingqi, and Lu Lingqi has a bad temper, wouldn't this be a big turnaround?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Du felt a headache. That hidden tiger, the fierce tiger didn't know what to think, and ran away from such an important meeting occasion!
Under the guidance of the soldiers, the carriage entered Yuan's mansion all the way. When Lu Lingqi heard someone coming from outside, she could only make up her mind, pushed open the door of the carriage, and jumped off.

She landed on the ground and stood firm, raised her head and saw a few feet in front of her, standing a woman with an extremely beautiful color, her appearance was the most beautiful Lu Lingqi had ever seen in her life, Lu Lingqi immediately became convinced that this must be Madam Zhen!

I saw that the other person's lower abdomen was slightly bulging, but his figure was still slender. Lu Lingqi saw him smiling at her, and she suddenly became beautiful.

The other party bowed lightly, "Is this the noble daughter of Marquis Wen?"

"My concubine is Zhen Mi, and I have met Mrs. Lu."

The other party was so polite that Lu Lingqi couldn't handle it anymore, subconsciously bowed her head and returned the courtesy: "I am Lu Lingqi, I have met Mrs. Zhen."

Mrs. Du got out of the car, came up to greet Zhen Mi, then retreated behind Lu Lingqi, and teased in a low voice: "The comparison is over!"

Lu Lingqi felt helpless, but she had to admit that Zhen Mi's appearance and temperament were indeed not on the same level as other people, so she couldn't accept it.

On the contrary, she was broad-minded and straight-forward, and quickly put her precautions to the back of her mind, and said: "Madam is pregnant, and she came out to meet my concubine. If there is a mistake, I am afraid that I will not be able to afford it."

Zhen Mi smiled and said, "I'm not that delicate, besides, it's good for my body to exercise regularly."

"It's just that I heard that my wife has helped my husband a lot, and saved his life several times. If I don't come out to greet her personally, I really can't justify it."

Lu Lingqi rubbed the back of her head and said with a smile: "He and I often join forces to fight against the enemy, but it's more like peers, haha."

Seeing Lu Lingqi's carelessness, Zhen Mi thought to herself that this woman is quite likable, she turned her body sideways, and said with a smile, "There is one more here, you two must know each other."

Cai Zhaoji flashed out and said with a smile, "Mrs. Lu, Mrs. Du, long time no see."

Lu Lingqi and Mrs. Du looked at Cai Zhaoji with a dazed look at first, and after identifying her eyebrows, they suddenly realized, and said in unison, "Are you the disfigured Mrs. Yinhu?"

Cai Zhaoji said: "You two still remember my concubine's identity. My concubine's real name is Cai Zhaoji, the daughter of Cai Zhonglang. I have met the two wives."

Lu Lingqi and Mrs. Du were stunned as if struck by lightning, thinking that Yinhu and the disfigured wife were deeply in love, but it turned out not to be the case at all!
That's right, how could that lewd tiger fall in love with an ugly woman!
The two people's contempt for Yuan Xi was even stronger.

When old friends meet, the atmosphere is even more delicate, but at this time Cao Xian is leading Mrs. Hou up to meet each other. Zhen Mi and Mrs. Hou greeted each other with a smile and said, "The mansion is quite lively now."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. The women present had different identities and backgrounds. If one was randomly pulled out and placed in another nobleman's house, it would be more than enough to be a regular wife, but now they are all concubines of Yuan Xiji!
Thinking of what Yuan Xi had done in the world in the past two years, the women not only became puzzled, how could this man be able to touch the women of the noble family while fighting the war, without delaying the two?
Zhen Mi led the girls in, Cao Xian took two steps forward, and supported Zhen Mi with Cai Zhaoji, Zhen Mi smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous, I can move freely now."

She turned her head to Lu Lingqi and said to the three of them: "Mrs. Wu is a little tired today, so I didn't let her out."

"She and the concubine are both pregnant with the husband's child. Calculate the time, it is earlier than the concubine."

Lu Lingqi was a little sluggish, what else?
Why did Yuan Xi never mention it to himself?
She wondered, "Who is this Mrs. Wu?"

After hearing this, Zhen Mi showed a playful smile on her face, "It's better for the madam to ask the husband in person when the husband comes back."

Yuan Xi sneezed, and everyone looked over in unison.

The people present were obviously more respectful than when Yuan Xi left Jicheng, which made Yuan Xi realize that in today's world, in terms of status and strength, there are not many people who are higher than himself.

He looked around, except for Zhao Yun and Xian Yufu who rushed to the north of Yuyang to deploy troops to guard the border, Liu He, Guo Jia, Ju Shou, Tian Yu, Lu Xun, Sun Li and others were present.

It seems that there are not many people, but everyone's ability is high. Except for Liang Yuan and Cao Cao, they are not weaker than any princes, and they are even much stronger than Liu Bei today.

He said, "Brother Liu, please tell us about the military situation in Youzhou."

After hearing this, Liu He opened his mouth to speak. He was already familiar with the situation in Youzhou. He has presided over the affairs of Jicheng for the past six months, and he knows all the forces of all parties like the palm of his hand.

Under his introduction, within half a moment, everyone understood the situation in the northern border of Youzhou.

Xianbei outside the customs seems to be invading the border in an all-round way, but in Liu He's view, it is mainly based on temptation, using a large number of rangers to harass the borders of various counties in Youzhou at the same time, waiting for an opportunity to find a breakthrough.

If the defense of a certain place is weak, the opponent will probably find a loophole, and then break into the hinterland of Youzhou in one fell swoop, and then loot wantonly.

Liu He said: "After discussing with Zhao Shijun...General Zilong, we decided to fight back immediately, but to try our best to beat and maim the Xianbei cavalry."

"Only in this way, Xianbei will retreat, or turn to attack Wuhuan Gongsun Du in the pass. This is a strategy to divert disaster."

"I believe that Wuhuan and Gongsundu also think so, so they should try their best to fight back as soon as possible, so that Xianbei dare not attack their own territory."

Guo Jia laughed and said: "Liu Shizhong's plan is very clever. If we show a little fatigue, Xianbei will be like a wolf, waiting for the opportunity to tear the flesh from us."

"What he is doing now is forcing the three forces in Youzhou to join forces temporarily. It can be said that it is unwise. I don't know why Master Xianbei Ke Bi can make such a foolish move."

Ju Shou said at this time: "I am also very concerned about Feng Xiao's last words."

"It is reasonable to say that although the grass has decreased this autumn, it will not be exhausted."

"If I were Kirby, I would definitely not do such a desperate move, but find a way to make friends with Guannei and ask for help."

"Hasn't he thought about the consequences of failure?"

"You know, to the west of the Xianbei territory, there are also the Northern Huns who have a very bad relationship with them!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone became deep in thought, Guo Jia also looked a little dignified, and said: "Gong Yu Dian woke me up, I am too afraid of threats from barbarians, but my thinking is a bit narrow."

"Kirby was able to do this, he must not be fighting alone, there must be other forces secretly supporting him, otherwise he would never dare to do it!"

"You can't be careless in the battle, and you have to find out his real purpose!"

Everyone nodded, Yuan Xi was also a little annoyed, he thought it was an extremely simple barbarian crime caused by the Ice Age, but now it seems that the situation is very complicated, and there is an extra Northern Huns involved.

He couldn't help but said: "The Northern Huns may intervene, doesn't that mean that the Southern Huns may even be involved?"

Guo Jia and Ju Shou looked at each other, and said, "My lord's guess is not unreasonable."

"If the Southern Xiongnu in Bingzhou were involved, then Youzhou today would become the real place of the Four Wars."

"The various forces involved in it are like the Nine Chains. It is very difficult to deal with it."

Everyone deeply agrees that these five or six forces can be hostile to each other, or they can allied with each other, and there are countless possible combinations.

Even several of them may have formed a private alliance now!

It's like a lot of locks interlocking. Which key to use and which lock to open is the most correct choice?
Everyone didn't have any ideas for a while. In fact, when the best answer is not seen, the lord's decision is very critical.

Yuan Xi looked at Lu Xun and said, "Bo Yan, tell me."

Guo Jia and Ju Shou looked at each other again. Although they felt that Lu Xun was very talented, they both thought that the other party might be able to take over on his own in ten years. However, Yuan Xi had an inexplicable trust in Lu Xun, which made them puzzled.

Lu Xun hesitated, and said, "Xun doesn't understand the situation in Youzhou yet, so he dare not speak nonsense."

"Dan Xun once heard that the envoy Jun Qingzhou fought and defeated Tian Chou's army, Kong Rong's army, and Liu Bei's army successively."

"During the battle of Yijing, the young master broke through Black Mountain first, and then rushed to ambush nearby for several days, causing Gongsun Zan to miscalculate."

"At that time, Xun carefully considered the tactics of the envoy's war, and believed that the essence lies in the speed of soldiers."

"At the same time, you only face one enemy, use the time difference to defeat several powerful enemies one by one, and maintain your superiority in strength in each battle.

Guo Jia heard this, and said, "What Bo Yan means is, while several parties are fighting, let's defeat them one by one?"

Lu Xun shook his head hurriedly and said, "This plan can easily lead to fire, and you will fall into an unjust situation."

"My suggestion is to send envoys to negotiate with all parties, and try to win as many as possible."

"If someone insists on being an enemy, if he wants to join forces with several parties, then he can attack the remaining enemy and benefit from it."

"I heard that when Liu Hou was alive, he made good friends with the Hu people. Now, in the name of Liu Shizhong (Liu He), we can invite all parties to come to Jicheng for negotiations. On the one hand, it can delay time, and on the other hand, it can make all parties think that other people have joined us , and will be even more suspicious of each other."

"This is a plan to attack and divide people."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi thought that Lu Xun was right.

Guo Jia sighed, "Bo Yan really has a bright future."

Although he thinks that with Yuan Xi's current ability, it is not impossible to defeat Xianbei, so he still prefers to defeat his opponent in one battle.

But Guo Jia also has to admit that Lu Xun's approach is more tolerant of faults, and the price paid is smaller.

Seeing Yuan Xi nodding, Liu He stood up and said, "Many of my late father's subordinates took refuge in me back then, and they also had friendship with Hu people."

"I'm going to arrange for them to go separately and go to Xianbei, Wuhuan in Guannei, Gongsundu and the Huns in the north and south."

"As for the benefits to be given, I still need to be instructed by the king so as to impress them."

Yuan Xi said: "I will invite the emperor to seal him up. If he is willing to register as a registered household, the conditions will be more generous. I will also support him in private, but the specific conditions need to be discussed by his envoys." .”

Everyone had made up their minds and left one after another, but Liu He stayed behind and said, "Young Master's bottom line is..."

Yuan Xi thought for a while and said, "If he is sincere, he will naturally come to Jicheng to talk to me."

Liu He nodded, hesitated for a moment, "I've thought about it before the envoy relayed the emperor's message."

"If Youzhou is pacified this time, I want to leave Jicheng and go to Huaicheng to meet the emperor."

Yuan Xi heard this, and sighed: "If brother Liu leaves, I will lose my thigh."

(End of this chapter)