Si Li, Luoyang.

It seems that it is difficult to find traces of loess in this castle towering above the horizon, and the wind and sand outside the scattered passes are all blocked outside the city walls, and the soldiers at the head of the city still hold their spears and shrink their heads.

Many things in this world have to be decided by the people who live in this city, but many things that happen in the world have nothing to do with them - it is a kind of luck to be born in Luoyang.

General's Palace.

After He Jin, whether it was the general of the chariot cavalry, the general of the hussar, or the general of the auxiliary country, the mansion had already been vacant, and there was no one in front of the court. The huge city of Luoyang had four empty generals' mansions, and this situation did not fundamentally change until Yuan Shao became a general.

He always felt that there was still the ghost of He Jin in that general's mansion, which made people palpitate.

However, Yuan Shao did not want to live in the Shogun's Palace, preferring to stay in the mansion in the west of the city and discuss world affairs with the Shogunate's subordinates. Although the private house does not have the luxury of the general's mansion, it was born in a quiet and elegant place, not to mention that he has two children to take care of at home.

Yuan Shaojin has four sons, the eldest son Yuan Tan, the second son Yuan Xi, and the third son Yuan Shang are all adults. The child who was taken care of by the general of the dynasty was not born to him, nor was he a child waiting to be fed, but He Yan, the grandson left behind by the former general He Jin, who was still young. Another child named Wu Ban, when his father Wu Kuang and the general He Jin entered the Qingzuo Gate and never came out, the two children were found by Yuan Shu, and then entrusted to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao saw that the two children were smart, so they were both adopted as righteous sons and kept under his knees to teach carefully.

On this day, Yuan Shao had just written a letter to be sent to Youzhou to mediate the battle between Han Fu and Gongsun Zhan, when footsteps were heard in the corridor of the courtyard, and a handsome young man stood outside the door a moment later, his face was somewhat similar to Yuan Shao, and he was generally graceful and luxurious.

"My lord, the child is here."

"Xianfu here." Yuan Shao obviously liked this son more, pinched his tight eyebrows and patted the stool next to him to beckon his son to sit down, and then asked, "Just came back from Yanzhou?" How is your Uncle Mengde? ”

Xianfu is Yuan Shao's third son, Yuan Shang, who is not even ten years old this year. Yuan Shao said that he had just returned from Yanzhou, but he was dressed cleanly and could not see a little dust. In the same way, there is no tiredness on the face, and the spirit is excellent.

Hearing this, Yuan Shang sat respectfully beside Yuan Shao, tidied up his clothes, and then said, "Lord Huiyu, Uncle Cao is all right...... But Uncle Cao asked the child to bring you a message. ”

"Oh, tell me, what does Meng De want to tell me?"

"Uncle wants to ask, why did you restart the era name?"

"Huh." Yuan Shao didn't speak, waved his hand indifferently, and asked, "It's a long way to Yanzhou, what can you get?" ”

"Back to adults, the child doesn't have much to gain." Yuan Shang said respectfully: "What you see is nothing more than a lonely grave...... The child has been to Yanzhou, Jizhou, and Xuzhou for a period of time, except for Luoyang, no other place in the world can give his son a sense of stability. Father, the strife in this world must be stopped quickly! ”

Yuan Shao looked at Yuan Shang, he had this feeling when he was so young, and when he saw his young son today, he seemed to see his young self. Yuan Shao smiled: "So, what do you know about these various states?" Let's just talk about who still has the ability to raise troops against the imperial court. ”

"Father, do you know that before I came to see you, the child had already read the information of various states and the letters between celebrities and celebrities in the mansion for the year." Yuan Shang said confidently: "Youzhou is now in civil strife, Gongsun Chan and Han Fu of Jizhou are at war, and Gongsun Du of Liaodong has no intention of helping. Gongsun Chan is a powerful person, and he drags two states by himself. Judging from the current situation, neither Youzhou nor Hebei Prefecture can raise troops. ”

Yuan Shao nodded, quietly listening to his son's young opinion.

"The resurgence of the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou, Xuzhou is too busy to take care of itself, the war between Liu Jingzhou and Wucheng Hou Sun Wentai has just begun, Sun Jian's martial arts army is the best in the world except for Liangzhou Ma Yue, no one can stand out, but the foundation is unstable. Although Liu Jingzhou first led the state domain, but with the help of Cai, Kuai, and Huang, if Liu Jingzhou will be defeated, it is still possible to support it until winter. Therefore, it is difficult for Jing Yang to raise troops. ”

After that, Yuan Shang glanced at his father cautiously and found that his father was not angry, so he continued: "The war between Yizhou and us has just begun, and there are no people in Yizhou who can recruit good fighters who have heard their names, and it is estimated that there will be a battle report from my uncle in the near future. Therefore, Yizhou also has no troops to move. ”

Yuan Shao raised his eyes and said: "Xianfu, you have to remember that famous generals who can fight well are not praised by others, but beaten. In his early years, Liangzhou Muma was just a tall Xiliang man, who looked very ordinary. It was the successive wars in the world that made him famous. Don't underestimate anyone, especially those who are likely enemies, and overestimate them, have you written them down? Okay, you go on. ”

"The rest is Liangzhou and Merge State." Yuan Shang thought for a while and said, "Bingzhou and Liangzhou are the most likely to send troops to attack us, but the child thinks that they are also not capable of organizing enough troops. The year before last, Xianbei invaded on a large scale, and some businessmen said that it was to capture Liangzhou, but the Xianbei people did not even reach the edge of Liangzhou. By coincidence, Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo had a bad relationship, and because of the robbery, Ding Yuan's fierce general Lu Bu rushed into battle and stabbed Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu. I believe that if Liangzhou had the ability to enter the army, it would have sent troops to merge with the state a long time ago. Liangzhou was greatly injured by the previous pacification battle, and Bingzhou was the defense of Xianbei this time. As a result, the child believed that neither state was capable of raising troops. ”

"Okay, but is the world really as stable as you say?" Yuan Shao said with a smile: "Child, I plan to let you boys go to the governors of the prefectures in two years, and you will go to Jizhou next year." ”

"Jizhou, isn't there Han Fu?"

"Han Fu is not a capable person, he should let it go. Jizhou's troops are too strong, and Chu Yan is known as a million black mountains, only in our own hands can we rest assured! Yuan Shao said: "Xiansi is brave and good at fighting, I want him to go to Merge Zhou, you go to Jizhou, Xianyi will supervise Qingzhou, and then all parts of the country will be able to sweep the world as a whole." ”

"But father, shouldn't you send those uncles to do it? Governor of a state such a major event...... Let the children go, I'm afraid they will be talked about. Yuan Shang eagerly wanted to express it clearly, "You can let Tian Feng and Shen Pei go, or Guo Tu and Feng Ji, no matter how bad you are, there are outstanding generals like Uncle Chun Yu, how can you let the children go first?" ”

"Hahahaha! Drop the handle! ”

Yuan Shao suddenly seemed to have heard something funny, and said with a smile: "Then tell me, should I let Tian Feng and the trial go?" What will others say about me, they will say that Yuan Benchu alienated sages like Tian Yuanhao and Zhengnan, and reused people with radical opinions like Guo Tu and Feng Ji. If I let Guo Tu and Feng Ji go, they should say that Yuan Benchu reused villains and didn't let the sages supervise the state. ”

Speaking of this, Yuan Shao's smile gradually faded, "If I want Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Chun Yuqiong to go to the governors of various states, there will be people who think that Yuan Benchu reused martial arts." Hey, I told you boys to be governors, and they think it's normal. ”

"But father, what if you let the famous ministers of the court go?"

"It is true that the person who appoints the court will not be said to be the father, but the shepherd of a state is the important weapon of the country. If such an official position is given to outsiders, how can a father rest assured? If you are uneasy today, how many people attack each other and don't take the court seriously. They are now loyal subjects, which only shows that they are not even capable of becoming traitors to the party...... You see a person like Ma Yue, although he has never paid taxes to the imperial court since he took office, and has never served as a laborer. But when His Majesty asked the 2,000 stone master to send his relatives to Beijing for Lang, he didn't send his nephew here. It would be good if all the people in the world were like him, at least the Han could still be like the first Zhou Shi, it was nothing more than tearing the earth and sealing the king, and in the end it was still Hanchen. ”

"But the current situation is that there are too few horses, except for him. Those two thousand stones from all over the place, who did you see send their descendants to the imperial court? Yuan Shao said categorically: "Our Yuan clan is the head of the scholars, so we will definitely gather the Taishou and state pastors who are in charge of politics in various places one by one to maintain the normal operation of the imperial court." ”

"Xiansi, you have to remember that we are waiting for the Yuan family, and we are born to win." Yuan Shao didn't feel the slightest glory when he said this, but he was accustomed to it after being deeply tired, "Every Yuan family, from the beginning of birth, is for the world to say, no matter what you do, people feel that you have not done enough!" Even if you do it right, no one in the world will praise you. Because you are not one of those unknown little people, you are the Yuan family, and this is what you have to carry. Once you get dizzy and do something wrong, you have to face the accusations of thousands of people, so don't do anything wrong. If it's someone else, it's allowed to be wrong once, but you're different. ”

"A person like Ma Yue, he was born with nothing, and he had to fight for everything. The weak has become his best cover, and he can go to fight with your highway uncle recklessly, because he is weak, even if he loses, no one will accuse him of this world. But we are different, because we are born to be strong! ”

Yuan Shao shook his head, "No one will allow you to make mistakes, because you are a Yuan." ”

"At first, you may feel that the world is unfair to you, why do you do good things and no one will praise you, and everyone will blame you for doing wrong. But after a long time, you will be able to get used to it, and you will be forced by the world to do your best. This is also the reason why the father proposed to change the era name during the court meeting, which is the year of the father's birth and the name of the father. This is the first year of the beginning, symbolizing the great power held by the father, and it is also a proclamation to the world. ”

"Being a father has done it to the extreme!" Yuan Shao's face suddenly appeared with an expression that Yuan Shang had never seen before, that look majestic, where was he like the father of the corporal who had always been gentle and elegant, but like a mighty general, "You are wrong, Ma Yue of Xiliang knows about the change of the year name, and he will definitely use troops against the Central Plains, he will feel that the Yuan family is rebellious, he is such a person, even if he knows that he can't do anything, the guy from the desolate small land will grit his teeth and come out, and he will not be afraid of the bruises all over his body." ”

"If even a weak person is not afraid of the strong, should the strong be afraid of a weak person?" Yuan Shao got up and said: "Go and prepare for the war, Ma Yue will definitely go out this year, whether it is 500 soldiers or 50,000 soldiers and horses, he will come!" ”