Yuan Xi came out of the Luoyang Imperial Palace and convened his subordinates to discuss in the mansion of Zhang Xiu, the Taishou of Luoyang, and Zhang Xiu, Guo Huai, Sima Yi and Jia Xu gathered together. A few people stayed in Luoyang, and they didn't see Yuan Xi for half a year, but they didn't see any life, and everyone at the banquet talked and laughed, talking about the big events and interesting things that happened in Youzhou and Luoyang. Yuan Xi raised his glass to the crowd: "The matter of Luoyang is very important, and it is really hard for all the brothers. In particular, we must beware of Cao Cao, who recently heard that Cao Cao had captured Luoyang and captured the heart of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. ”

Sima Yi was able to rely on Yuan Xi's promotion today, and he was even more grateful to Yuan Xi, and said excitedly: "The lord is serious, my brothers and I did not follow the lord to crusade against foreign people, but we enjoy the lord's kindness, this kindness, there is no way to repay it, only to guard Luoyang well, and never let Cao Cao's treacherous plan succeed!" ”

Yuan Xi nodded and said: "With Zhongda assisting the Son of Heaven, I can rest assured that the emperor will not be deceived by the villain and go down the wrong path." "It's all my own people here, and Yuan Xi is not prepared to hide it. Zhang Xiu heard that the emperor was deceived by the villain, so he complained: "My lord, although the military power is still in the hands of me and Captain Guo, it is just that the emperor sometimes worries about the two of us and wants to promote his cronies. If it weren't for Mr. Chung Tat convincing Your Majesty, perhaps Your Majesty would have evaded our military power. ”

Sima Yi also stepped forward and added: "Now there are more and more people who claim to be loyal to the Han family, and they are using Cao Cao as an excuse to increase the guards in Luoyang. Yuan Xi sneered: "It's only half a year, it's good to forget the scar and forget the pain, we must take the military power into our own hands, I will have a good talk with Your Majesty!" ”

Although Jia Xu is not in Luoyang, the situation in the imperial court is also closely concerned, Yuan Xi's cronies are indeed not enough, only Sima Yi, Zhang Xiu and Guo Huai, so he suggested to Yuan Xi: "Lord, I think our manpower in Luoyang needs to be strengthened, otherwise the strength is weak, and without Cao Cao, I am afraid that Luoyang will not be able to suppress it." ”

Yuan Xi felt reasonable, but the manpower he could send was insufficient, and then looked at Sima Yi. Sima Yi thought for a while and said: "I heard that General Ma Lao is highly respected, and now there is Ma Chao in the Xiliang Army, and he is idle at home, why not announce the appointment in Luoyang?" Ma Teng is also his own person, this is feasible, so he clapped his hand and said: "Zhongda's words are reasonable, think about it again, is there a suitable talent?" ”

Guo Huai was also promoted by Yuan Xi, and he was very grateful to Yuan Xi in his heart, and finally had a chance to perform, and quietly suggested: "My subordinates have been promoted by the lord, and I have not performed so far, I am really ashamed, but I have a hometown, in exchange for a move, this person's ability is ten times better than mine, if the lord values it, he will definitely come to serve the lord." ”

Although Yuan Xi doesn't know much about the tricks, he should also be capable of getting Guo Huai's recommendation, and promised: "If you can get Boji's recommendation, you are naturally a talent, but Boji should not be arrogant, gold will always shine, work hard, with your ability, you will definitely become famous." Guo Huai heard that Yuan Xi agreed to his request, and encouraged himself to work hard, and he was even more grateful to Yuan Xi.

At this time, it was reported that there was a down-and-out old man who wanted to see Yuan Xi, claiming to be the housekeeper of the former Shangshu Cai Yong. Yuan Xi and Cai Yong have no intersection, but they know that Cai Yong is outstanding, proficient in music and rhythm, and a good official with integrity, and he also knows that he is the father of the talented woman Cai Wenji, and he should have come for Cai Wenji, and ordered someone to bring the housekeeper of Cai's mansion in.

After all, the old man had been trained in Cai Mansion as a etiquette tutor, and although he was down, he also knelt down respectfully to Yuan Xi and said: "The villain Cai Wei is the housekeeper of the former Shangshu Cai Yong, and I want to ask General Yuan to save my young lady!" Since the death of Lord Shangshu, Miss is lonely, helpless, I didn't expect to be taken away by the Huns, and my life and death are still unknown, and I hope that General Yuan can rescue Miss! Cai Wei begged many of Cai Yong's former colleagues, but they were unwilling to help when they saw that the Cai family was in the middle. I've been begging for people for almost five years, and finally not long ago, I learned that Yuan Xi, the general of Pingbei, the assassin of Youzhou, came to Luoyang to meet His Majesty, and heard that he was determined to expel foreigners, and maybe he would lend a hand to rescue Miss.

Yuan Xi helped Cai Wei up and comforted: "The old housekeeper is loyal, Yuan Xi admires it, if there is news, I will definitely rescue her!" Cai Wei shook his head and said: "People say that Yuan Xi, the general of Pingbei in Youzhou, is a rare hero in the world, and now it seems that he is just deceiving the world and stealing his name, just using words to prevaricate the old man." ”

Yuan Xi is helpless, Cai Wenji has been taken away for several years, how easy is it to rescue Cai Wenji, whether it is life or death is unknown? Jia Xu stepped forward to relieve Yuan Xi and said: "The old man misunderstood, my family has admired Cai Shangshu's upright character since he was a child, and admired Miss Cai Wenji's talent, but he didn't have a chance to see it, if he went to negotiate with the Huns, he always needed people, and asked the old man to wait patiently!" The old man listened to Jia Xu's explanation and felt a lot more comfortable, and said guilty to Yuan Xi: "Old and ignorant, I hope General Yuan will forgive his sins!" Yuan Xi naturally didn't care, and ordered someone to take the housekeeper of Cai Mansion down to rest, and he would rescue Cai Yan as soon as possible.

After the housekeeper went down, Sima Yi analyzed for Yuan Xi: "My lord, the Cai family has always been in charge of the Han literary classics, if Cai Wenji can be rescued, it will also be a good thing, and Cai Wenji may be a big help in the court!" Yuan Xi also knows the allusion of Wen Ji's return to the Han Dynasty, which shows that Cai Wenji has made extremely important contributions to the Han culture, but now there are no soldiers in her hands, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice!

Zhang Xiu said dissatisfiedly: "The lord doesn't treat us as his own people, now there are 30,000 elite soldiers in Luoyang, and the lord gives an order, even if the sword mountain and the sea of fire, he will go forward!" Yuan Xi patted his head embarrassedly and said ashamedly: "With General Zhang here, are you still afraid that the Huns will not hand over people?" Jia Xu was calm and familiar with the habits of the Huns, so he suggested: "Foreigners are greedy, if the lord sends someone to exchange Cai Wenji for goods when the army is pressing the border, the Huns will definitely agree." ”

Yuan Xi nodded, and this incident also reminded Emperor Han Xian that the military power in Luoyang was still in his hands. On the second day, Yuan Xi asked to lead troops to the Xiongnu to rescue Cai Yong's daughter Cai Wenji. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty didn't know if it was okay, and looked at Xun Yu, Zhong Xuan, Kong Rong and others, Xun Yu and Zhong Xuan had studied under Cai Yong, naturally hoping to send troops to rescue Cai Wenji, Kong Rong was pedantic, and retorted: "If General Yuan is a woman, he is so prosperous, but he doesn't care about His Majesty's safety, it is really inappropriate." Emperor Han Xian also thought that Yuan Xi had done something inappropriate, but it was not good to say it to his face, and now Kong Rong said his thoughts, and he was also relieved in his heart.

Emperor Han Xian's expression changed for only a moment, but he was still caught by Yuan Xi, and said lightly: "Cai Shangshu was originally an upright person, and it was because of Wang Yun's pedantic nature that the Han Dynasty declined." After being loyal and good, if you don't rescue it, how can you let people see the prestige of the court? At the beginning, everyone didn't expect Yuan Xi to be so bold, and actually said that Wang Yun, who killed Dong Zhuo, was pedantic and was the culprit who led to the decline of the Han Dynasty. However, if you think about it, there is nothing wrong with it! If he had pardoned the Xiliang Army and slowly stabilized the situation, perhaps Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty would have already grasped the real power, and the Han Dynasty would not have been so divided and war-torn like this. Thinking about it, the court fell silent, and Yuan Xi didn't want to have another verbal dispute with these so-called loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, so he said to Emperor Han Xian: "If Your Majesty has no objection, I will send troops to the Xiongnu and force the Huns to return Cai Wenji." Emperor Han Xian saw that Yuan Xi was not angry and arrogant, so he agreed, and when Kong Rong wanted to argue with Yuan Xi again, Yuan Xi had already left the court without looking back, and Sima Yi, Jia Xu, Zhang Xiu, Guo Huai and others also said goodbye and left.