Lord Yuan

Chapter 124 Departing from Liaodong, Yan Liang shows his power

Yuan Shao is newly married, so he naturally needs a lot of care.

As a guest, Yan Liang, who had changed his outfit, couldn't see Yuan Shao after the banquet, so he could only choose to look for Yuan Feng, the servant of the dynasty.

Yuan Shu happened to be by his side. When he saw this stranger who didn't know the rules, he immediately raised his voice and said, "I've allowed you to visit me, why are you staying here now?"

When Yuan Feng saw him, he was tall and brave, and he didn't look down on him: "What's the matter with you?" He just thought he was a group of people who wanted to take this opportunity to visit Yuan and gain some benefits.

Yan Liang took out the letter written by Yuan Shao: "I have seen the servant. This is the letter Yuan Benchu ​​sent to ask me to follow him. I have made an appointment thousands of miles away. Yuan Benchu ​​is getting married today and I can't bother him, so I came to disturb the servant."

I don’t know if the ancestors of the Yan family were glorious. Anyway, at present, in Tangyang County, Jizhou, they are just a powerful person. Even if they want to participate in the politics of a county, they need internal and external cooperation, and perhaps they can seek some benefits for the Yan family.

Although compared to those Li Shu, they are already out of reach for ordinary people, but compared with the Yuan family, there is a world of difference. Now that Yan Liang is recruited by the Yuan family's children, the future has a bright future. for.

Yan Liang naturally hopes to see Yuan Shao as soon as possible.

Yuan Feng didn't expect that his son would be the one to recruit him. At the same time, he was also surprised by Yuan Shao's energy. He was so young and had no capital yet, but his reputation alone could make people from Jizhou come here. Attachment.

Yuan Shao's concerns seemed to be much more far-sighted than his own. When he learned that it was such a matter, he smiled knowingly: "I'm a newlywed in Benchu, so I'm afraid I won't be neglectful for the time being, so why not rest in Yuan's mansion for now. When Benchu ​​has free time, we will definitely do it." Will come to see you."

"What the servant said is true." Yan Liang could only implement this plan for the time being.

The sun in the early morning is always bright and beautiful, with a glimmer of light.

Before Yuan Shao got up, Li Waner, who had become his wife, had already gotten up and started packing Yuan Shao's things.

When Yuan Shao found out, a lot of clothes were already prepared, including many heavy clothes that would be used during the winter.

Just because she often knew from her father Li Ying that Youzhou was a border land where the weather was always cold and there were few warm sunny days. She was eager to protect her husband and could not tolerate any harm to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao moved slowly and quietly came behind Li Waner. Seeing that she was still packing her things without noticing, he immediately pulled her into his arms.

"I know that Lang Jun is a martial arts practitioner and has a strong body. However, the weather in the north is very cold and the ground is freezing. It is September or October. I am afraid that things will change after I take office, so I put on some warm clothes for Lang Jun. When the time comes, It won’t be any more troublesome.”

Yuan Shao felt quite emotional. Faced with his wife's care, he could only smile and nod in reply: "Wan'er is very considerate, but these days are going to be hard."

Li Waner's face changed slightly when she heard this, and then she said with relief: "Compared with the husband, my hardship is nothing. If the husband misses me so much, I might as well go to Liaodong."

Yuan Shao quickly waved his hand and refused: "No, I will choose an opportunity to return at the end of the year. No one can trap me there."

After the two of them had a warm conversation, Yuan Shao walked out of the courtyard and stretched out.

Uncle Fu had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Yuan Shao coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward to remind him, "There is a person, Yan Liang, who has been waiting for a long time."

Yuan Shao didn't bother to put on his shoes and hurriedly ran out along the corridor. As he ran, he asked when he was coming, why didn't he inform him in advance.

Although Uncle Fu's body is strong and strong, it is naturally far different from Yuan Shao's strong body. He hurriedly followed behind him and panted: "Young Master's wedding day yesterday, what else could be more important than this. "

Yuan Shao was stunned. He didn't expect that Yan Liang would come so quickly. He originally thought that he would consider the letter for at least a few days after receiving it, and then come after verifying whether it was true.

He never thought that he would catch up with his wedding ceremony. Seeing that this general was ignored by him for a day, he was afraid that the thug and bodyguard he had obtained would slip away.

Although Yan Liang was said by Ju to have a narrow-minded personality and not be able to be entrusted with important tasks, his loyalty to Yuan Shao is a lesson to the world. This good general is a young man, so it is not a bad idea to train him into a general with ten thousand troops. .

Taking advantage of this excuse, Fu Bo was already running ahead. Not long after, Fu Bo stopped in front of the door of the side room.

"That's it. Yan Liang was placed here by the master of the family."

Before he could get closer, Yuan Shao heard waves of waving sounds inside. Without waiting for Uncle Fu to knock on the door, he opened the door and walked in barefoot.

Oncoming, Yan Liangzheng was shirtless, waving the long-handled knife in his hand, making bursts of sound from time to time. At this time, his body was already covered with sweat, and even his lower body was soaked.

Yuan Shao suppressed the excitement in his heart and said softly: "But Yan Liang in Jizhou?"

Yan Liang heard the footsteps gradually coming from outside very early, but at the critical moment when he was practicing the sword, he couldn't stop his movements. He simply finished the set of movements, and then he looked around with a slight breath. people.

However, he discovered that the visitor was none other than the groom he had longed for day and night, Yuan Shao, a son of the Yuan family.

He was about to step forward to pay homage, but he saw that although he was well-dressed, upright and had awkward eyes, he was barefoot.

Yan Liang looked puzzled and said: "It's Yan Liang, why are you in such a posture? Wouldn't it hurt your body to go barefoot?"

He got up before it got dark today, picked up his weapons and started practicing martial arts in this room.

People who practice martial arts have never slacked off this saying. They must move their muscles and bones in the early morning to exercise, so as to avoid being exhausted from the battle array for a long time and causing the body to become weak.

Before Yuan Shao could speak, Uncle Fu on the side said first, "When I heard that you were coming, my young master didn't make the slightest preparation, and he was afraid that you might have doubts, so he didn't pay much attention to it, so we met you now."

Uncle Fu's words instantly moved Yan Liang. He stared blankly at Yuan Shao, who looked expectantly in front of him, not even bothering to put on his shoes.

"You treat me like this, but how do you ask me to repay you!"

Yan Liang didn't understand, he was full of doubts.

He is just an unknown ordinary person now. He may have some power in Tangyang County, Jizhou, but he is completely different from the young man in front of him who is called a model in the world.

Although he often compares himself to famous generals in ancient times, his martial arts skills are not inferior to anyone's.

However, in this era, it is not just your ability that will make you shine and gain the corresponding status. Without Bole's recommendation, it will be useless even if you have great talent.

This is the case for Yan Liang. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, but he often suffers from the lack of opportunities and is unable to make achievements with his martial arts.

When he learned that Yuan Shao wanted to recruit him, he was so excited that he didn't even bother to find out whether it was true or false.

He knew that there were still people in the world who could see his power, and at the same time, he was full of interest in this Yuan family member.

When he came, besides thinking about how he should treat Yuan Shao, he was also confused about what kind of person he was.

When he saw her today, Yan Liang's heart melted instantly. The older he was, the stronger the feeling of recognition deep in his heart was.

He doesn't need any high-ranking official or generous salary to have enough food and clothing.

He just needs someone who can recognize his abilities and lead him to become the person who can leave his name in history.

Obviously, Yuan Shao's behavior was in line with his greatest fantasy about that person.

But Yuan Shao waved his hands repeatedly and said: "It's a trivial matter, but it doesn't matter. It's my blessing, Yuan Shao, to have such a fierce general like Yan Liang. With Yan Liang supporting me, I won't have anything to fear when I go to Liaodong."

What Yuan Shao said was actually from the bottom of his heart. He had been suffering from not being able to meet Yan Liang and Wen Chou for a long time.

Previously, reputation and qualifications were all empty talk, and the probability of recruiting them purely as Yuan's children was very slim. These people all had their own inner standards, and they would judge by themselves whether they were worthy of following.

Obviously, a descendant of the Yuan family does not have a good reputation or prestige. He is just an ordinary person with a golden key and an excellent background.

Now, Yuan Shao's reputation in Luoyang has been greatly improved, and his reputation has gradually spread to surrounding states and counties.

Over time, Yuan Shao's role model will become a real role model for the Han Dynasty in the eyes of this group of scholars who like to admire him, rather than a role model for the world in the land of Luoyang.

Although Yuan Shao's reputation has been imprisoned, fortunately, he did not really fall into despair. Even though he was almost involved in the coup, he still chose to get out, and by the way, his teacher Li Ying was also involved in the coup. Brought out of the vortex.

All of this made him thoroughly understand that no matter what, he could only proceed if he was alive.

Even if the good deeds you did during your lifetime are spread throughout the world, once the court determines that you are a reactionary, you will immediately fall from heaven to hell.

The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. This has been the truth since ancient times.Chen Fan and Dou Wu were both loyal ministers for a while. After the coup, with the emperor's approval, they seemed to have replaced Cao Jie and other eunuchs as those who brought harm to the country and gained power. This was not the result Yuan Shao wanted.

Now, with Yan Liang coming to join us, Wen Chou will be far behind, and the days of being the most powerful in Youji will be far behind.

Maybe, but at least the current Yuan Shao has enough confidence to reconstruct these, even far more than later generations.

Yan Liang was so moved by Yuan Shao's words that he fell to the ground and burst into tears. He knew that he had met a real master who could help him get the opportunity to leave a name in history.

Immediately, Yan Liang clasped his fists with both hands, knelt on one knee and kowtowed, and said respectfully: "Yan Liang now has the king, and like a thousand-mile horse, it will finally get what it wants. If you don't give up, Yan Liang will follow you to the death." stop."

Uncle Fu on the side looked dumbfounded. He was a little confused about Yan Liang's performance. Looking at his young master again, the indifferent look in his eyes seemed as if it was supposed to happen. It was not as bad as it was at the beginning. anxious.

Yuan Shao had no doubts about Yan Liang's words. The words of a military general are always a promise. As he said, they will rest until death. This is why this era can still be praised across countless years. Civil servants and military generals are all the same. Liver and gallbladder.

"Having won, Shao is extremely happy." Yuan Shao's expression was very sincere, without any pretense.

"From today onwards, Yan will be guarding you, no matter sunrise or sunset, until death." Yan Liang's attitude was very decisive, and the determination in his eyes was beyond words.

Yuan Shao shook his head and pretended to be angry: "Why would you say death when you are so happy? The future glory and wealth will be inexhaustible, so there is no need to say this again."

In a sense, Yan Liang's coming from thousands of miles away actually strengthened Yuan Shao's confidence.

His reputation is just an illusory existence that can neither satisfy him nor help him make money.

However, this reputation, which is regarded as a treasure by countless scholars and regarded as a burden by ordinary people, can help Yuan Shao recruit a fierce general like Yan Liang with just one letter. It is enough to see that The great thing about it.

Of course, this may also be due to the blessing of the Yuan family's descendants and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.

But Yuan Shao has this condition, and it can be used effortlessly and at no cost, so how can he abandon it?

Yan Liang is just the first one, and there will be a second one, a third one, and even thousands of troops.

Before that, what Yuan Shao needs to do is to gain as much fame, base area, property, and food and salary as possible. All of this takes time to settle.

After settling Yan Liang properly, Yuan Shao put away his joy and returned to his wife's room to help her continue to pack her things.

This trip is already far and wide, and the journey is long, so everything must be arranged properly.

During this period, the emperor sent an envoy to ask when he would set off, and Yuan Shao replied that he would set off within three to five days.

The angel sent the document of the long history of the Liaodong vassal state. Under Yuan Feng's kind words, the angel chose to rest in Yuan's mansion for a few days.

Cao Cao also took the time to ask Yuan Shao how he felt. After learning that Yuan Shao was suffering from back pain, Cao Cao was devastated and vowed not to marry and have children even if he killed him.

Yuan Shao did not comment on this. He might be considered a loyal supporter of love, but Cao Mengde was not sure. The allusion of destroying the Three Sages with one shot was still deeply in his memory.

Now I swear, it's all a fool.

After arranging everything, Yuan Shao sent Li Waner to the teacher's home and asked her to take care of her. In fact, the teacher seemed very happy about this matter. Although there was a bit of nagging, the starting point was good after all. Yuan Shao readily agreed.

Accompanying a group of people.

Yuan Shao's strength might be a level lower than Yan Liang's now.

Yan Liang has never seen him attack with all his strength, but based on the records in the history books, he bravely won the three armies, and it can be seen to what extent his force value has reached.

Xu You is a level above ordinary people.

Xun Chen, like ordinary people, is a pure scholar.

Coupled with Cao Ren, no matter how hard Cao Cao tried to persuade him, he wanted to follow Yuan Shao to Liaodong. Even though Cao Cao said that there was life-threatening danger everywhere, Cao Ren still chose to follow Yuan Shao without hesitation. .

Cao Cao was quite helpless. Cao Ren used to be inseparable from him. Now that he has grown up, why has he changed so quickly? Out of consideration for Cao Ren's safety, Cao Cao repeatedly requested Yuan Shao not to let him go when he arrived in Liaodong. He was involved in those battles.

When serving in Liaodong, trying not to collide with foreigners was like a meteorite falling from the sky. Cao Cao understood this, and he didn't want something to happen to his disciple that he didn't want to see happen.

Fortunately, the person he followed was Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao felt quite safe.

As for Cao Ren, since he joined the team, he has been following Yuan Shao, inseparable, even his eyes have been staring at Yuan Shao. Such strange behavior naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the guardian Yan Liang, who is eager and has a bad temper. .

After getting to know Yuan Shao, I finally understood.

It turns out that since Cao Ren was awakened by Yuan Shao's words last time, he immediately searched for a good teacher after returning to Qiao County, but the results were not satisfactory. In order to prevent his talents from being wasted, Jieling must be Bellman.

Cao Ren simply went to Cao Cao and told him all his thoughts. Cao Cao was unwilling, but he couldn't stand Cao Ren's various pleas. In the end, Cao Ren successfully became one of Yuan Shao's followers.

There were four or five vehicles in the convoy, and dozens of attendants traveling with them. This was something Yuan Feng specially told him.

These followers were all carefully selected from the Yuan clan. Although their martial arts skills were much inferior to those of Yan Liang, their ability to protect Yuan Shao was already considered to be of a very high standard.

This trip is a long way and passes through the Youji area. Bandits are rampant during this period. Once you pass a mountain, you have to worry about whether there are bandits.

In fact, ordinary bandits would not want to mess with a team like theirs that clearly looked like a big business, for fear of causing death.

Most of the people who became thieves in the mountains did so because they were exploited by corrupt officials, which made life difficult for them. They simply fell into the trap and became bandits, supporting themselves by robbing their homes and earning some extra money by the way.

Although there are rumors that this profession is very dangerous, in fact most of the time, the wealthy businessmen who are robbed are unwilling to get involved in the slightest danger. As long as the matter can be solved with money, it is no big deal.

This makes bandits in this area more and more rampant, and corpses of people passing by who refuse to give in are often dumped on the side of the road.

Naturally, Yuan Shao and the others could not avoid being targeted by these thieves.

After passing several mountains in a row, no one was seen emerging. It was not until we entered the border of Jizhou that the number of bandits began to increase obviously.

On several occasions, teams of nearly a hundred bandits occupied the road ahead, taking out a variety of weapons, including long knives, daggers, and wooden sticks. All weapons that could be used to embolden their courage were taken by these bandits. come out.

Faced with the idea that he could avoid disaster by paying for it, Yuan Shao did not choose to give in.

The thieves and bandits rushed forward, shouting one after another.

As a result, Yan Liang galloped out on horseback, shouted loudly, and slashed one by one. In the blink of an eye, only the slow runner was left among the dozen or so thieves standing in front of him. Before he could step forward to threaten him, he was stunned to find that , the companions he spent day and night with were missing arms and legs, and they were all lying on the ground wailing. It was obvious that they could only breathe out but not in.

He was so frightened that it was the first time he saw such a fierce person. He was so frightened that he peed his pants, and the wooden stick was quickly thrown aside as if it was bad luck.

Yan Liang, who had killed more than ten people in succession, was bathed in red blood. His body and body were almost all soaked, making him look like a demon.

Seeing such brave people, all those bandits ran away as if they were frightened. Even their companions lying on the ground could not stop wailing and couldn't care less. Saving their lives was the most important thing at the moment. It matters.

Yuan Shao looked thoughtfully at the blood stains scattered on Yan Liang's body.

However, Yan Liang rode his horse to Yuan Shao and told him what happened when he first went to Yuan's Mansion.

He didn't think it was disrespectful to him to show up on Yuan Jun's wedding day wearing blood-stained clothes, nor did he think Yuan Jun would think so. Yan Liang just wanted to tell Yuan Shao his inner thoughts without reservation. , nothing more.

Yuan Shao suddenly smiled when he learned that this happened. These generals, who were called reckless men by the scholars, were often straightforward and did not have so much etiquette. In their opinion, what they did was not excessive.

Yuan Shao said that he didn't care, but it was his younger brother Yuan Shu who stopped him at that time, and if he encounters such an incident again in the future, it is best to change his clothes before going to the house. Not everyone has the temperament and temperament of Yuan Shao. Relatively benign.

Yan Liang smiled and nodded when he heard this. He knew that Yuan Jun would not blame him and rode his horse at the front of the convoy to act as a deterrent.

(End of this chapter)