Not everyone in the Yecheng Palace was worried about Yuan Mai's life and death. Just when Yuan Shao was comforting Wang Guiren softly, in another corner of the palace, the former Liu and the current Empress Liu were watching every move with cold eyes. Once upon a time, Yuan Shao also cared for her so recklessly, making her feel that she could be favored for a lifetime. But as the passage of time, there were more and more women inserted in their midst, and Yuan Shao's attitude towards her became more and more cold. Now even Yuan Shang's favor has been shared by Yuan Mai, who was born to the concubine. It is impossible to say that Empress Liu is not resentful and jealous of this. However, Empress Liu couldn't reveal these negative feelings before and after others. Because she wants to maintain the image of virtuous and virtuous in front of her, she wants to back up Yuan Shang to ascend to the crown prince and even the dragon couch.

When I thought of ascending the throne as the emperor, I was the queen mother. Those little goblins who have been seducing all day long will be at their disposal, and Empress Liu put away the unhappiness in her heart, turned to Yuan Shang and said, "Shang'er, you will visit Yuan Mai tonight, and take the opportunity to report the situation in the city to His Majesty." Remember, you must make Your Majesty feel that you are a person who values love and righteousness, and is worthy of entrusting you with great responsibilities. ”

Yuan Shang, who was sitting opposite, listened to Empress Liu's instructions, and hurriedly leaned over obediently and said, "The child will not disappoint the queen mother." ”

"It's still Shang'er's most intimate." After Empress Liu smiled with satisfaction, she looked at the person who had already been talented, and suddenly said, "My son is not young, and he should also talk about family affairs." ”

Yuan Shang didn't expect his mother to suddenly change the topic of the marriage discussed, so he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and blurted out, "Why did the queen mother say this, the son has not yet been crowned, and it seems that it is too early to get married." ”

"What's the point of not being crowned? The second son of the Cao family is just a twelve-year-old boy who can still marry Cai Anzhen of Donglai. My son is already in the year of dancing elephants, so why can't he marry a wife? Empress Liu waved her hand disappreciatively.

Yuan Shang'er heard his mother talk about Cao Cai's marriage, and his originally handsome face suddenly became cloudy. It is said that although Yuan Shang, who is the same age as Cai Ji, has reached the age of eighteen, he has not attracted bees and butterflies everywhere like ordinary brothers. This is because Yuan Shang pays more attention to his personal reputation, hoping to contrast with his brother Yuan Tan with a humble gentleman. Second, Yuan Shang actually has such a vague expectation for Cai Ji deep in his heart. Although Cai Ji had publicly announced his break with the Yuan family before, Yuan Shang always thought that one day his father would defeat Cao Cao, and maybe there would be a chance to tie the knot with Cai Ji. However, the news of Cao Cai's marriage completely shattered Yuan Shang's last bit of hope. And the most unacceptable thing for Yuan Shang is that the Cao family that Cai Ji married is not even Cao Ang, who is known for his martial arts, but Cao Pi, who is six years younger than him. This made Yuan Shang puzzled. In his opinion, a woman like Cai Ji, who is both intelligent and assertive, should pursue true love like the strange woman in the Book of Poetry, instead of being trapped by marriage, and should not deign to be engaged to a yellow-mouthed son like Cao Pi.

Empress Liu watched Yuan Shang's complexion turn from sunny to cloudy, and naturally knew very well what he was thinking at this time. In fact, Empress Liu was really depressed for a while after learning the news of Cao Cai's marriage. However, as the so-called wood has become a boat, since Cai Ji has eaten the scales and is determined to be the enemy of the Yuan family with Cao Cao, he can't use his hot face to stick to the collar buttocks. What's more, Empress Liu never doubted the strength to dominate the world. In her opinion, since Cai Ji's girl gave up the opportunity to become Queen Da Chen somehow, she should find a more valuable family to marry. Let Cai Anzhen take a good look at what kind of mistake it was to not choose her Shang'er.

Thinking about this, Empress Liu immediately cheered up and patted the back of Yuan Shang's hand and comforted, "Shang'er, don't be discouraged. Then Cai Anzhen didn't choose you, she was not blessed. Wei Niang has already found a family for you, and the girl of that family is no worse than Cai's. ”

Yuan Shang'er heard Empress Liu say so eagerly, he couldn't help but raise his head and asked curiously, "I don't know which girl my mother is in love with?" ”

"The daughter of the Yan clan in Youzhou." Empress Liu smiled meaningfully.

"The daughter of the Yan clan in Youzhou?" After Yuan Shang counted the famous clans surnamed Yan in Youzhou in his mind, his eyes suddenly changed color and said, "It's difficult...... Could it be Yan Rou's daughter? ”

"Good, what you are looking for for is the little lady of Yan Rou's family, the general of the right Liao." Empress Liu raised her long sleeves to cover her mouth and smiled, "Why should Shang'er be so alarmed. ”

Although Empress Liu's tone was teasing, Yuan Shang's face was even more ugly than eating a pound of Coptis chinensis at this time. It turned out that this Yan Rou was from a very low background, and when he was young, he was taken captive as a slave by Wuhuan and Xianbei people. However, it is precisely because of such a unique experience that Yan Rou is very familiar with the conditions of Wuhuan and Xianbei, and has won the trust of these Hu tribes. Later, Yan Rou used the help of the Xianbei people to kill the captain of Wuhuan and Xing Ju to replace him. At this time, Liu Yu, the assassin of Youzhou, was recruiting troops, and Yan Rou responded happily with his Wuhuan and Xianbei people. However, Liu Yu was killed by Gongsun Zan soon after. Yan Rou and the remnants of Liu Yu turned to Yuan Shao to avenge Liu Yu, and defeated Gongsun Zan in the Battle of Baoqiu until he was forced into the city of Yijing. Because Yan Rou made great contributions in the battle to destroy Gongsun Zhan, and was familiar with the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes, Yuan Shao made him the general of Youdu Liao after ascending the throne and guarded Youzhou with Yuan Xi. However, although Yan Rou's strength is strong and powerful, it is far from the kind of famous family that Yuan Shang imagined. He couldn't understand why his mother would find a coarse daughter to be his wife.

Liu Hou, who was sitting opposite, also quickly saw the strangeness, but when she saw her eyebrows, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "Shang'er, is this dissatisfied with the arrangement for her mother?" ”

Yuan Shang, who was told what was on his mind, hurriedly replied, "How dare the child disobey his mother's kindness." It's just that this daughter of the Yan family is neither from a famous family nor from a scholarly family, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to harmonize with the child. ”

"Silly boy, when you get married, you marry a little lady and play the piano and sing songs with you? Marriage is seen as the strength of the in-laws. At present, your two brothers have military power in their hands, but you are the only one who is in charge of Yecheng. Although Yan Rou was born in poverty, he held Wuhuan and Xianbei heavy soldiers. If you don't find a father-in-law with military power for your mother, do you still want to find a rotten Confucian? Besides, your brother Yuan Xi has never been good friends with Yan Rou, and you can still wait for the opportunity to meddle in the affairs of Youzhou when you marry the daughter of the Yan family, why not care? Liu Hou said earnestly to Yuan Shang. But seeing that he still looked worried, Empress Liu couldn't help but sigh and said, "Shang'er, for the sake of the future, you will first bear to marry the daughter of the Yan family." If you feel that this woman is not suitable for you, you can marry a woman you like as your wife in the future. ”

Yuan Shangjian said that his mother, who had always been strong, knew that the daughter of the Yan family was afraid that she was going to marry. Thinking about it, when Feng Ji was by his side earlier, he was still able to convince his mother. And now, with Feng Ji, Xian Pei and others going south, there is not even a weighty strategist around him, which makes Yuan Shang feel quite embarrassed.

In fact, after learning that Tian Feng was escorted back to Yecheng, Yuan Shang was secretly happy. Although Tian Feng has always been unkind to him, if he can send charcoal in the snow when Tian Feng is down, maybe he may not be able to really impress him. But who knew that when Yuan Shang personally rushed to the dock to greet Tian Feng, he got the news that Tian Feng's boat sank in the Yellow River. Yuan Shang, who was unwilling, also sent people to salvage along the Yellow River. But apart from some wrecks of ships, nothing was gained.

Seeing that Empress Liu was still holding her head silently, she immediately raised her eyebrows and said, "Shang'er"

Yuan Shang was drunk by Empress Liu like this, and in desperation, he had to give up his hand and answer, "The child obeys." ”

Yuan Shang at this end was forced by his mother Empress Liu to marry the daughter of Yan Rou, the general of the right Liao, and on that side, as the leader of the second largest tribe in Wuhuan, he was shuttling between the white mountains and black waters of Liaodong with a thousand cavalry led by Zhang Liao. Although Yuan Shao has been emperor in Yecheng for nearly a year, the Yuan Cao War in full swing in the Central Plains has not affected Liaodong and other places. Originally, the area east of Yuyang County has always been regarded as a barren land by the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains. For a Hu leader like Bundun, it didn't matter who was the emperor in the Central Plains. As long as he can ensure that his territory can enjoy the convenience of trade with the Central Plains, and allow the Wuhuan people to maintain their own way of life in the land where they live, then this person is the Wuhuan people, the allies of the Badun. Therefore, compared with Yuan Shao, the Great Chen Emperor who claimed to unify the four states, Badun had a closer relationship with the generals of Jinxi City.

It should be noted that after a year and a half of operation, Jinxi City has become an important hub for commerce and trade between the eastern Liaodong region and the Central Plains region. Every month, a large amount of salt, cloth, porcelain, and wine are brought to Jinxi Port by land and sea, and most of them will be transferred by the Wuhuan tribe of Liaodong to the grassland hinterland in the north and the dense forests in the east in exchange for horses, cattle and sheep, Dongzhu, fur and other local products. As the de facto ruler of Liaodong, he not only made a fortune by controlling the trade between Jinxi and the nomadic tribes in the north, but also increased his prestige among the tribes of Wuhuan and even the steppe.

However, as the saying goes, good flowers don't bloom often, and good times don't always exist. As the weather in Liaodong gradually cooled, several groups of daring horse thieves suddenly appeared in the territory of Liaodong's subject countries. These horse thieves not only plundered the caravans that came and went, but even the direct caravans facing the Badun also dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head. In addition, these horse thieves seem to be well aware that the wealth of the subject state of Liaodong comes from Jinxi City, not the national capital Changli City. Therefore, I wanted to get close to Jinxi City several times. Seeing that these horse thieves had already posed a threat to the trade foundation of the Liaodong vassal states, neither the Bandun nor Jinxi sides could sit idly by. So after entering September, Badun and Zhang Liao organized a joint thief group to eliminate horse thieves in Liaodong.

"Captain Zhang, it seems that we can only chase here." With a tug of the reins, he stopped the pursuit in front of the wide Liao River.

"Why did Lord Badun say this? There are all kinds of signs that the horse thieves are on the other side of the river," Zhang Liao said as he looked at the dense forest on the other side. With the two counties of Beiping and Liaoxi successively swearing allegiance to Cai Ji, Zhang Liao is now the official of Liaoxi County. Of course, most of him was stationed in Jinxi City with Pang Tongtong to ensure the safety of Jinxi Port.

Seeing that Zhang Liao looked unwilling to give up, he waved his whip and pointed to the mountains in the distance and explained, "Captain Zhang, it's not that Lord Ben doesn't want to cut the grass and eradicate the roots. Just because crossing this river is the boundary of the Fuyu country, if we rashly cross the border to pursue, I am afraid that the Fuyu people will not give up. ”

Zhang Liao couldn't help frowning when he heard Badun's explanation, and said, "Lord Badun said before that those horse thieves were all husbands and women, and it is not surprising that they would flee back to their home country under our pursuit. If Fu Yu Guo has a royal law, should he assist us in hunting down horse thieves, or should Fu Yu Guo have something to do with these horse thieves? ”

"Judging from the current situation, I am afraid that it is in response to Zhang Duwei's speculation." Badon smiled wryly and nodded.

When he said this, it was considered to have completely aroused Zhang Liao's blood, but he saw him wave his lance and said murderously, "Since this is the case, then we should cross the border to arrest the horse thief and ask the husband and Wang Xingshi for the crime."

Seeing this, he hurriedly raised his hand to stop him, "Captain Zhang is slow." Nafu Yu country south and Gaoguryi, east and Lou, west and Xianbei, north of weak water, two thousand miles, and most of the Fuyu people live in a fixed place. Don't hide it from the captain, even Lord Ben doesn't know where the royal court of the Fuyu Kingdom is. We rashly crossed the river and went deep into the hinterland of Fuyu country, first, we were not familiar with the terrain, and second, the more we went to the northeast, the colder the weather became. Once the mountain is covered by heavy snow, and we are ambushed by the rest of the people, how can it be good? ”

The boundary of the Fuyu Kingdom described by Bunton is roughly located in the center of the Songhua River basin in later generations. In the eyes of the Han Dynasty people in this era, it is simply a legendary extremely cold place. Although Zhang Liao was born in Yanmen Border County, he did not dare to pursue it again when he heard such a description from Badun at this time. However, he still gritted his teeth quite unwillingly and said, "Bastards, why don't you let go of this group of Xiaoxiao?"

"Now it seems that this is the only way to do it for the time being." He spread his hands smoothly. In fact, the factors that make him dare not rashly pursue are not only unfamiliar. As the head snake of Liaodong, Badun knows very well that Fuyu Wang Wei Qiutai is Gongsun Du's, and he has always been the head of the horse to Gongsun Du. Now, since Wei Qiutai dared to assign his subordinates to go to Liaodong to make trouble, there was a chance that Gongsun Du would instigate him behind him. When it comes to the "King of Liaodong" Gongsun Du, even if he is in the limelight during this period of time, and has the backing of Cai's people, he has to be afraid of three points. Thinking of this, he immediately coughed lightly and reminded Zhang Liao, "Zhang Duwei, the rest of the people have always lived in the extreme north, but now they know everything about the existence of Jinxi City. In my lord's opinion, this matter is not so simple. We should still find out the mastermind behind it before making a subtle decision. ”

Zhang Liao listened to this analysis, and also felt that the situation might be much stricter than he imagined. And when it comes to conspiracy and the like, it is better to discuss it with Pang Tong first. So Zhang Liao immediately bowed his head happily and said, "It's okay." Let's go back to Jinxi for the time being. ”

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