Three days later, Yuan Shao's army had finished recuperating and continued to set off for Hebei, where he received an edict from Dong Zhuo regarding the title of Bohai Taishou and the title of Marquis of Yixiang.

In this way, Yuan Shao can also be justifiably stationed in Jizhou Bohai.

Yuan Shao made an account, Yuan Xi tidied up his clothes, straightened his back, and walked in generously.

It is not unreasonable for Yuan Shao to gather a large number of talents in the future, at least Yuan Shao is very good-looking, elegant and graceful; This is the most intuitive evaluation of Yuan Shao by the world.

Even Yuan Xi had to say that if he didn't know the old bottom, ordinary people could really be easily fooled by Yuan Shao.

"Xianyi has seen his father!" After Yuan Xi entered the door, he bowed his head.

In terms of etiquette, Yuan Shao paid great attention to it, and Yuan Xi, who was a little out of the way, also had to pay attention.

"I'm coming." Yuan Shao put down the book in his hand, looked at him and said with a smile: "Hurry up and excuse me, come and sit down for my father." ”

Yuan Xi walked over and sat down very obediently.

Although Yuan Xi's appearance is not as well-behaved as Yuan Shang, but he only has an elegant style, for this son, Yuan Shao actually has a little pity, and chatted for a while, Yuan Shao glanced at him, and suddenly said: "Xianyi, how do you think the situation in Luoyang will change in the future?" ”

Okay, this is obviously a test of himself, Yuan Xi smiled slightly, raised his head and said: "Back to my father, Xianyi doesn't know, but in Xianyi's opinion, Dong Zhuo's misdeeds in Luoyang will definitely not be able to win the hearts of the people, and I am afraid it will not last long." ”

Yuan Shao nodded, Dong Zhuo continued like this, if he could do it for a long time, he would be hell, Yuan Xi's answer was too flat and stable, and it was not the answer he wanted.

After thinking about it, Yuan Shao finally said: "Xianyi, what do you think my father should do in the future?" ”

Taking a deep breath, Yuan Xi said: "Father can pretend to be the emperor's name and gather heroes from all over the world to gather in Luoyang to break Dong Zhuo." All the towns in the world must raise troops to respond, and then the father can borrow the fame of the fourth generation and the third prince of the Yuan family, and there is the voice of the first righteous person, and the position of the leader of the alliance who commands the heroes will be obtained by the father. ”

In fact, these Zhang Hong have analyzed for himself, and he will present this strategy, saying that Yuan Xi deliberately stopped and did not say anything.

Yuan Shao was absorbed when he heard this, and suddenly saw that he was silent, and hurriedly said, "Xianyi continued." ”

Yuan Xi's heart was slightly relieved, and he continued: "At that time, my father can serve the country and accumulate fame, if he can defeat Dong Zhuo, it is not impossible for my father's name to be passed down in history." ”

Circulating history is more effective than anything, after saying this, Yuan Xi could feel that Yuan Shao's whole person was excited.

Yuan Xi sighed lightly, if you don't do this, father, you can also go down in history, but although it is not a good reputation.

Yuan Shao heard the meaning of Yuan Xi's words, so he also followed his meaning and asked, "What if you don't defeat Dong Zhuo?" This is exactly what Yuan Shao asked Cao Cao a few days ago.

"That day the world will be chaotic, my father can go back to Hebei, no matter what, the Yuan family can be prosperous!"

"Good!" Yuan Shao slapped the wooden table suddenly, his handsome cheeks turned red, his palms trembled slightly, and he said in a low voice: "I, Yuan, must let the prestige of the Yuan family reach the peak in my hands!" ”

Yuan Xi looked at Yuan Shao silently, what is the peak? Now the prestige of the Yuan family has long been at its peak, and sure enough, among the clans of this troubled world, how can there be any real loyalty.

Yuan Shao calmed down after a while, looked at Yuan Xi and looked at him deeply, "You are very good." A little stronger than your big brother. ”

At this moment, Yuan Xi felt as if he had been underestimating this father. Yuan Xi snorted coldly in his heart, he didn't know if he was stronger than the eldest brother, but it was true that he was stronger than Yuan Shang, so it seemed that Yuan Shao would pass on the throne to the third brother in the future, and he would have figured it out, and he had already thought about it.

Abolishing the long and establishing the young, this is the main reason why the Yuan family brought about its own defeat.

Yuan Xi didn't actually say anything, he just advanced many things in his memory, he couldn't change the process by doing this, but he could change the political capital he could obtain in the future and his position in Yuan Shao's mind.

Even a little bit is enough! After a long time, Yuan Shao suddenly looked at the sky and suddenly remembered what happened when Yuan Xi was four years old, so he sighed: "I have been thinking about your words just now, and there is indeed some truth. If you want your family to be ruined, it's up to you; It is up to you to turn your home into a country. But don't be reckless, and wait until I see the opportunity to implement your strategy! Things are done in secret, and they are defeated by plotting. Wait for everything. "Yuan Shao does have a set, maybe if the battle of Guandu had not failed, the evaluation of Yuan Shao in history may be higher, at least not necessarily lower than Liu Bei.

The complex objective situation pushed Yuan Shao's father and son onto the stage of history, and the strategy of Yuan Xi and Zhang Hong really inspired Yuan Shao, and at the same time strengthened Yuan Shao's determination. Thus, the plan for a reactionary army began to be planned.

After Yuan Shao and Cao Cao said goodbye a few days ago, a small official came to tell him that the Confucian Cai Yong family had just returned from Wu County to Chenliu City.

At first, Cai Yong was exiled to Shuofang County, but after being amnestied, he was able to return to his hometown. Wang Zhi, the Taishou of Wuyuan County, was the younger brother of Wang Fu, who was the middle attendant, and accused Cai Yong of slandering the imperial court, so Cai Yong went into exile in the south for seven or eight years.

Dong Zhuo heard about Cai Yong's reputation, so he recruited him as his subordinate. Cai Yong claimed to be sick and refused to accept the call.

Dong Zhuo was furious and scolded: "I can kill Cai Yong's entire clan to death!" ”

Cai Yong was frightened and had to accept the order.

Yuan Shao and others respected Cai Yong, a great Confucian, and went to greet him with everyone.

Yuan Xi was also very curious in his heart, what did Cai Yan, a tragic woman who became famous all over the world, look like now, and her gloomy mood has only improved a little in the past few days. He still remembers that they met when he was a child, when Cai Yan was still a seven-year-old girl, and he was also an eight-year-old lazy young master.

Cai Yong, who had a gray beard and looked like a coat, was helped out of the carriage by a famous girl.

Looking at her appearance of about fourteen or fifteen years old, her hair is combed with fairy clouds, her eyebrows are like distant daisies, and her beautiful face still has a hint of youthfulness, but her figure is already exquisitely seductive. And the most attractive thing is the natural bookish temperament, which seems to have a hypnotic power.

Cai Yong arched his hand to everyone and said: "Thank you for greeting, at the beginning, you were still a young man who stole other people's daughters-in-law, hehe, now your sons are the oldest, seven or eight years!" Cai Yong said with emotion.

Chun Yuqiong smiled, Yuan Shao was mentioned because of the ugly things back then, and his face was slightly red.

Chun Yuqiong pointed at the girl and asked, "Sir, this is Ling Qianjin, you were only a seven-year-old child when you left Luoyang." ”

After everyone sighed again, Cai Yong pulled Cai Yan and let her see everyone.

Cai Yan also fell and gave a generous salute, "The little woman Cai Yan has seen all the adults. ”

Yuan Shao also introduced his son and Cai Yong, and when Cai Yong's father and daughter heard "Yuan Xi and Yuan Xianyi", their eyes lit up.

Cai Yong said: "Is this Yuan Xianyi of Cai Mingbo and Wu County? 'In May, the mountains are snowing, and there are no flowers but cold. I heard the willows in the flute, * I never looked at it. Xiao Zhan followed the golden drum and slept with the jade saddle. I am willing to put the sword under my waist and go straight to the folding Loulan. 'It's really good, although the old man is not in the military, but he also feels that heroic, but I don't know what the 'jade saddle' is? That unique font, it's not an exaggeration to say that it's a generation of grandmasters, I'm going to have a private discussion with you later. ”

Yuan Xi didn't dare to say anything, about the jade saddle, the Han Dynasty was the golden period of the development of Chinese cavalry, although there was a prototype of the saddle, but there was no saddle this saying, until the Jin Dynasty there was a record of the saddle.

During the banquet, everyone first recalled some old things in Beijing.

Yuan Xi didn't care, but occasionally looked up and saw the dignified and beautiful Cai Yan, seeing that she was generous and decent, and had an elegant charm. Sure enough, she is a talented girl on the same level as her own Gao Yue.

If Gao Yue is a peony with a bright crown, then Cai Yan, who exudes a faint bookish atmosphere, is a hibiscus out of the water.

Over there, Yuan Shao persuaded Cai Yong and said: "Dong Zhuo has committed a lot of perverse and violent acts, and he is clearly a jackal without a courtier's heart, if you want to enter Beijing, you will be sent to the wolf's mouth, if Mr. is willing, you can follow me to Hebei Dingbao Mr. Quan." ”

Cai Yong shook his head and said: "At first, I was a little afraid of Dong Zhuo's coercion, and then I thought, if it is really his atrocity, then Your Majesty and the Han family are not even more dangerous, although I can't lead the army like you to eliminate traitors, but I should also return to the new emperor to protect Your Majesty, and I will not give up for this." ”

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao persuaded him again, but seeing his resolute attitude, he had to give up, and finally the banquet broke up a little unhappily.

Later, at Cai Yong's invitation, Yuan Xi followed their father and daughter to Cai Yong's old house in Chen Liu, and exchanged literature and ink with him.

Cai Yong's old house has not been lived in for many years, but Chen left some nobles of the noble clan to respect his talent and character, and has been helping to repair and take care of it, so he can still stay.

After Cai Yong finished cleaning the room, he pulled Yuan Xi to communicate.

Cai Yong was quite interested in his new font, and the common font at this time was Lishu, that is, Han Li, which was greatly innovated and improved in terms of practicality and artistry compared to Qin Seal.

However, Han Li also has its limitations, such as at this time, printing technology has not yet been popularized, most books and documents have to be copied by hand, and Lishu is inferior to the regular script of later generations in terms of copying books.

Therefore, in the Wei and Jin dynasties, there was a font specially used to copy books, that is, the originator of many regular scripts in later generations - small Kai.

Of course, the development of this writing requires a process, and this grandmaster-level figure in history is Zhong Xuan, who is respected as the "originator of regular script".

But Yuan Xi put it out a little earlier.

You must know that the Chinese he learned in his previous life not only had to engage in some elegant poetry and songs, but also learned this calligraphy seriously.

At the time, he wasn't very good, but at this time it was a groundbreaking innovation.

At that moment, Yuan Xi said that some of the strokes in regular script such as pen movement and force were listened to and demonstrated by Cai Yong.

Cai Yan was grinding ink on the side, looking at this young man of the same age curiously, there are not many people who can be praised by his father and he is so young, and those poems are also very exquisite. I still remember that when I was a child, I despised Yuan Xi.

It was the summer of 185, in the peach forest behind the Yuan family's study.

Xiao Yuan Xi and Gao Yue are in love with me under the tree, Cai Yan looked at the two people hugging each other under the peach tree, bit Chun lightly, frowned, and then hugged the qin and turned away, since this Yuan Xi is not as talented as Brother Zhongdao said, it is not a big deal.

Cai Yan had just walked not far away, and the jiāo conversation between Xiao Yuan Xi and Gao Yue attracted her attention again, but she heard Gao Yue say with a little shyness: "Little thief, I'm fine, let me go." ”

Xiao Yuan Xi still said in his very warm voice: "If you want me, a good person, to let go of the soft Yu Wenxiang in my arms, it really makes me very difficult." ”

Gao Yue said helplessly: "Okay, you have to compose a poem about peach huā now, and I will be held by you like this." ”

Cai Yan and Gao Yue are still curious about Yuan Xi's rumored poetic talent, after all, the two poems that Yuan Xi wrote when he was very young did not circulate, and Yuan Kui didn't want his little grandson to become that eye-catching figure, and hiding behind the scenes was what a master should do.

At this time, Cai Yan was hiding behind a peach tree, but his ears were pricked up, but he still didn't think that this eight-year-old boy could compose a poem for a while.

Xiao Yuan Xi had a doting smile on his face, under Gao Yue's curious gaze, Xiao Yuan Xi crossed his hand eight times, and got a song in his head, looking at the splendid peach huā, there are butterflies flying in it, and occasionally the ethereal call of birds came from the depths of the woods, he said: "The wind is warm in the fairy source, chun and the north country." The warbler should see the fall, and the dancing butterfly is unknown. ”

Gao Yue's originally curious god sè gradually became jingcai, and Cai Yan, who was hiding behind the peach tree, stirred his hands tightly, his small mouth pouted dissatisfiedly, and the porcelain doll like a pearl with an unwilling look on her face, she now understood that this Yuan Xi was hiding clumsily in front of her before, and she didn't bother to show her hidden talent in front of her, and as soon as Gao Yue was coquettish in his arms, he immediately pleased the NV child, this guy is really a big wolf and a big villain!

When Cai Yan was secretly depressed, she heard Wei Zhongdao's voice calling her, Cai Yan's little brother was Wei Zhongdao in Hedong, and he was also the son of a family, the same age as Xiao Yuan Xi, Wei Zhongdao saw Cai Yan leaning against the peach tree, with a depressed face, and couldn't help but be curious: "Zhaoji, what are you doing here?" ”

Cai Yan picked up the piano angrily, ignoring Wei Zhongdao's concern, and left very unhappily, Wei Zhongdao shook his head helplessly, and left with Cai Yan, although he was also smart, but he couldn't guess the mind of this little ghost Cai Yan.

Suddenly realizing that he was thinking of a man like this, Cai Yan couldn't help but blush, and Yuan Xi Cai Yong was studying writing and didn't see it. During the three days, Yuan Xi was left in the old mansion by Cai Yong, discussing and perfecting the new italics, and exchanging some experiences in poetry creation.

Yuan Xi had to squeeze out some book theories in his previous life, and after studying with Cai Yong and Cai Yan, he also perfected and scrutinized them completely.

Cai Yong felt that he had a good relationship with him. At the request of Yuan Shao for his son, Cai Yong accepted Yuan Xi as a registered disciple.

In the three days he got along with Cai Yong and Cai Yan, Yuan Xi appreciated the demeanor of a talented scholar, especially Cai Yan's elegant charm, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, such a beautiful woman has such a tragic fate.

Thinking that although there are few in his hands, he is his first armed army of soldiers and horses, and he is a little arrogant, since he came to this chaotic era at the end of the Han Dynasty, he is not like Tang Taizong, who he admires, and competes with the heroes in the world, pointing out the country, and establishing a world-famous career, then what kind of hot-blooded man.

Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Dong Zhuo all come on, and see whose means are darker and whose means are more ruthless.

He wanted to look up to the sky and shouted: Who will I take if the country and the beauty give it to me! Looking at the gentle Cai Yan, he secretly vowed: I will definitely change your fate.

Because of the uncertain future, Yuan Shao entrusted his family to his best friend, Liu Dai of Yanzhou, which was a great trust in entrusting his wife and children, but Yuan Xi resolutely asked to go to Hebei with the army.

After arriving at Fuyang, the Bohai County Governor's Office, Yuan Shao took Guo Tu to Yecheng to visit Han Fu, and by the way, he got acquainted with a group of local scholars. With the help of Guo Tu's fellow countryman and old acquaintance Xun Chen, Han Fu promised to supply Yuan Shao's military horses with food and wages.

After coming to Bohai, Yuan Shao instructed the generals to train soldiers and horses, and purchase and build weapons and armor and other ordnance. Han Fu was afraid that Yuan Shao would be big, so he sent several subordinates to monitor Yuan Shaojun's movements. Although Yuan Shao was dissatisfied, he had no choice but to send people under the fence and pretend not to see it.

During this period, Yuan Xi followed Yuan Shao to visit some famous and heroic heroes in Jizhou, at this time the reputation of the Yuan family and Yuan Shao was very great, and many heroes also attached themselves, among which Yuan Xi cared about Fengji and Tian Toyota Yuanhao. It can be compared to the Wei Zheng of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin.

Tian Feng Jizhou Julu people, well-read, slightly strange, once served as a servant in the court, because of dissatisfaction with the eunuch dictatorship, abandoned the official and returned home. At the invitation of Yuan Shao's humble resignation, he served as a special driver.

Yuan Xi knew that he was a rare top strategist, and he was extremely humble and respectful to him, but Tian Feng was always indifferent and polite.

September 189 was destined to be eventful. In the same month, Dong Zhuo convened hundreds of officials in the front hall of Chongde and threatened Empress Dowager He to issue an edict to depose the young emperor Liu Wei.

The edict said: "During the emperor's funeral for the first emperor, he did not fulfill his filial piety as a son, and his appearance lacked the majesty that a king should have. Now, he is deposed as the king of Hongnong and the king of Chen is appointed as the emperor. ”

Yuan Kui thought deeply and complicatedly, and untied the seal ribbon worn by the young emperor Liu Wei and presented it to Liu Xie, the king of Chen Liu.

Then he helped Liu Wei, the king of agriculture, to go down to the palace and pay tribute to Liu Xie, who was sitting in the north. Empress Dowager He choked up, and the ministers were sad in their hearts, but no one dared to speak.

Dong Zhuo had to put forward inch by inch: "Empress Dowager He once persecuted her mother-in-law, Empress Dowager Dong, causing her to die of worry, which violated the etiquette system of daughter-in-law to honor her mother-in-law. ”

So, the Empress Dowager He was moved to Yong'an Palace. Amnesty to the world, change the name of the era Zhaoning to Yonghan. Soon, Dong Zhuo killed Empress Dowager He with poison.

Officials at the level of the Minister and below do not wear mourning clothes, and when attending funerals, they only wear white clothes. Dong Zhuo dug up He Miao's coffin again, took out the body, dismembered it, cut it into segments, and threw it on the side of the road.

He Miao's mother, Wuyangjun, also killed him and threw his body in the Mandarin Garden on the imperial hedge wall.

Then appointed Taiwei Liu Yu as the great Sima and named the Marquis of Xiangben.

Dong Zhuo himself served as a lieutenant and a former general, and was given a talisman representing the emperor's power, as well as an axe and tiger guard as a guard of honor, and was made a marquis.

Soon, he served as the prime minister, praised and worshipped the nameless, did not enter the court, and went to the palace with a sword.

Dong Zhuo has a cruel temperament, once he controls the power of the government, controls the treasures in the treasury and so on, he will be in control, and there will be no end to the world. He often said to his guests, "My appearance is noble!" ”

When the servant Shi disturbed Long Zongjin, he saw Dong Zhuo report the matter, and he was immediately killed without unsheating his sword.

At that time, there were many imperial relatives in Luoyang City, and the houses were facing each other, and every house was full of gold and silver treasures.

Dong Zhuo indulged his soldiers to rush into their inner houses and seize their property,* and abducted women without avoiding the prestige of the imperial family. It causes people to panic and be precarious.

Dong Zhuo's atrocities have accumulated to the brink of danger.

Yuan Shao secretly had secret agents enter Luoyang and had contacts with Wang Yun and other ministers.

When he learned of Dong Zhuo's actions, he was ashamed and annoyed, because he couldn't act rashly because of Han Fu's surveillance, which really made him angry.

On this day, Yuan Xi took the opportunity to suggest that his father Yuan Shao falsely claimed that the three dukes of Jingshi sent a letter to all states and counties, stating Dong Zhuo's evil deeds, and hoping that all localities would raise troops to attack Dong Zhuo.

When Tian Feng heard Yuan Xi's plan, he couldn't help but secretly approve it, and seconded it at the moment, so Yuan Shao acted according to the plan.

Yuan Xi also said: "My Yuan family is the fourth generation and the third duke, and my father has a high reputation, so I should be the first to advocate the volunteers to pass on the text, so that the heroes of the world will also come to follow, so why worry about the big thing." ”

Yuan Shao hesitated a little and asked Tian Feng, Xu You, Guo Tu and others: "What do you think?" ”

Tian Feng looked like a wisdom bead in his hand, and replied confidently and slowly. "Now that the lord has a county, he has a certain foundation. But if you want to gain a foothold in troubled times and achieve great things, these are far from enough.

The first lord should, taking advantage of his reputation for rebelling against Dong Zhuo, to initiate a volunteer army, crusade against Dong Zhuo, and return the Han family to orthodoxy. In this way, the lord can rely on this fame to become famous in the world, and with the power of the Yuan family, he can sweep away the unsubordinate, and such a great cause can be accomplished. ”

Xu You said: "Dong Zhuo's atrocities are indignant all over the world, and he can gain fame and fortune by taking the lead in making trouble. ”

Yuan Shao said worriedly: "I just don't know how Han Jizhou will react." ”

Guo Tu said disapprerovingly: "At that time, the response of the world's heroes has become a general trend, and Han Jizhou can only do his best to support us and others." ”

Yuan Shao patted the case and said: "That's it, rebels, crusade against Dong thief!" Yuan Shao looked at the desk and was silent for a while, then raised his head to look at him again: "Xianyi, this edict is written by you!" ”

Yuan Xi was stunned, although he didn't know what Yuan Shao meant, but he still nodded, Yuan Xi would not let go of this opportunity to become famous, and after thinking hard for two days, he finally wrote an essay and handed it over to Yuan Shao to copy the world.

The text says:

"Shao Jin's proclamation to the world with righteousness: Dong Zhuo deceived the heavens and the earth, destroyed the country and killed the king; Messing with the palace ban and mutilating living beings;

Wolves are unkind, and sins are accumulated! Today, under the secret edict of the Son of Heaven, a large number of volunteers were gathered, vowing to sweep away China and kill the murderers. Wangxing Yishi, altogether

venting public outrage; Support the royal family and save the people. When the text arrives, it can be pursued quickly! ”

Yecheng, in the state pastor's house.

Han Fu looked at Fen Wen a little at a loss, asked his subordinates to discuss, and said, "Should I help Yuan Shao now, or help Dong Zhuo?" ”

Liu Zihui, who was engaged in governance, said with some annoyance: "Now that the army is for the country, how can you talk about Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo!" ”

Han Mian had a look of shame.

Liu Zihui persuaded again: "The soldiers are also murder weapons, and they can't be launched first." Now we should send people to the other states, someone will mobilize, and then we will respond. Jizhou's power is not weaker than other states, and the credit of others will not be above Jizhou. ”

Han thought it was reasonable, so he wrote to Yuan Shao to express his approval of his army. Zhang Yang, Cao Cao, Wei Zi and others all recruited troops in the local area to try to oppose Dong Zhuo's rule, and Dongjun Taishou Qiaomao even forged three public documents and distributed them to various state and county governments, stating Dong Zhuo's crimes, and calling on all localities to raise troops against Dong and restore Liu Zhuo's throne.