Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Change of Yecheng (Part II)
Yuan Shao, although the evaluation of him in history is not good, but to be honest, he is indeed a character.
is handsome, capable, has a good family background, has a career that everyone in the world envies, and takes care of his family and loves his children very much.
In addition to being hesitant in temperament, soft in the ears, and more sincere in love, in modern times, by the standard of Yuan Shao, he is definitely a model of a gold medal diamond man, a rare variety, a peerless good man with affection, righteousness and money.
It's a pity that Yuan Shaosheng was born in the wrong era!
At the end of the Han Dynasty, the so-called advantages and disadvantages of Yuan Shao in the troubled times seemed so out of place in the big framework of "the world".
Yuan Shaoneng was sad and sad for his youngest son's illness, and he could even turn a blind eye to the best fighters, his skin was not thick enough, his heart was not black enough, and his methods were not ruthless enough, and the most terrible thing was that these were all known to his best friend and biggest enemy.
Outside the east gate of Yecheng, Qin Xu heard the captain guarding the city call the young man in front of him with white skin and a small armor "Third Son".
Although I haven't seen Yuan Shang, there is no one else who can be called a lieutenant like this, except for Yuan Shao's youngest son.
The captain of the city gate was not sure of the identity of Qin Xu and the others before, and Yuan Shao was very good to the big families in the city, so he didn't dare to go too far, but seeing that these people were blocking the way of the third prince Yuan Shang, which made the third prince unhappy, under the power of the fox and the tiger, the captain's tone naturally became tough.
"Hey, isn't it Yuan Xianfu, the third son of the Yuan family?"
Just when the captain of the city gate thought that Qin Xu and the others would either obediently get out of the way, or be expelled by the impatient Yuan Shang's entourage who was already waiting, but what he never expected was that this young man who looked like a scribe would actually break Yuan Shang's words.
In these days, the title is not something that can be shouted casually. Sometimes it's a trivial matter to shout wrong, and it's not uncommon to always fight each other. To be able to call a person's face to face, the minimum condition is that they must know each other.
"Huh? Who are you? Why do you recognize me? Yuan Shang, who was impatient, was also strange. was already tightly restrained by his old mother, Mrs. Liu, and it was easy to come out for a safari, coupled with the recent news that the Black Mountain thieves were coming to attack, if the time to go home was delayed here, I don't know when the next time I will come out.
"In Xia Qin Jiu, he is a subordinate official in the mansion of General Zhang, the Taishou of Hanoi!" Qin Xu replied. After coming to the end of the Han Dynasty for a long time, I also learned all kinds of etiquette, so that I didn't lose anyone to Yecheng.
"Hanoi Taishou? Zhang Yang? Seeing that Qin Xu was dressed as a scribe and behaved very decently, Yuan Shang originally thought that he could break his own name, maybe it was a family member he had seen when he followed his father Yuan Shao to win over the big families in the city, but he didn't want to be a subordinate official of his father's supernumerary Ma Zai, but he still looked like I was very familiar with you, which made Yuan Shang dislike it.
Seeing Yuan Shang's brows furrowed, Qin Xu showed a puzzled look unhurriedly, and then said: "We all came to Yecheng on the orders of Mr. Xu You, and Mr. Xu repeatedly instructed me to visit Yuan Shang Gongzi when I went to Yecheng, don't the third prince know?" ”
"Mr. Xu really said that you must visit me when you wait until Yecheng?" Yuan Shang can get the attention of his father Yuan, and some personality similarities with Yuan Shao also account for a lot of weight, at least this temperament hesitates to get Yuan Shao's seventy percent of the inheritance. Originally, seeing that Qin Xu recognized himself, although he was only Zhang Yang's subordinate officer, he had no intention of being embarrassed, and wanted to urge Qin Xu to leave quickly, but he didn't expect Qin Xu to mention Xu You.
Who is Xu You? That was Yuan Shao's buddy when he was in Luoyang. One of the three evils of Luoyang back then, especially after Cao Cao left Yuan Shao's big brother, Xu You unswervingly followed Yuan Shao to Hebei, and his voice in Yuan Shao's influence was very large.
Although Yuan Shao is now in the prime of life, and his power is not very large, at least Gongsun Chan dares to compete with him, the former alliance leader; But after all, Yuan Shao represents the famous family accumulated by the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, and inheriting this issue has always been a thorn in the hearts of the three Yuan brothers, born with it.
Now Xu You has not clearly stated which son of Yuan Shao will support, but for Yuan Shang, who is the youngest and has not officially entered the decision-making level of Yuan Shao's forces, although he is currently favored by Yuan Shao, it is a pity that the convention of this era, the appeal of the two brothers is more than twice as strong as Yuan Shang in any aspect, but if there is the support of Xu You, who is one of the current four strategists of Yuan Shao's forces, even if it is secretly supported......
"Ahh Ha! I remember, you're the one, the one ......"
"Under Qin Jiu!" Qin Xu looked gentle and elegant, and said without being humble or arrogant.
"Yes, Qin Jiu! I remember. Yuan Shang stroked his forehead, pretending to have just caught up with Qin Xu, and said: "You have also seen the situation in Yecheng now, Mr. Xu was in a hurry that day, and what he said in a hurry was also vague, you see my memory." It's just that I don't know that Xu Xiansheng came to you, but is there anything else to explain? ”
"This ......" Qin Xu looked embarrassed and pointed to the carriage blocking the city gate, and the captain of the city gate who was trembling on the side.
"Yes, yes!" Yuan Shang said yes again and again, and said to his entourage: "Quickly take Lord Qin and Zhang Taishou's family to the post house to rest, and when I go back, I will visit my mother again." ”
It's no wonder that Yuan Shang believed Qin Xu's words so easily. Xu You secretly went to Hanoi, as Yuan's son, Yuan Shang knew something, so as soon as Qin Xu mentioned Zhang Yang and Xu You, Yuan Shang believed half of it.
Seeing the guards beside Qin Xu again, they were obviously from the military, and there were also female dependents in the carriage. Thinking of Xu You's habit of always liking to protect his capital, coupled with the tricks used by his old son Yuan Shao to support Zhang Yang several times for his old Yuan family, Yuan Shang unfortunately made up the reason why Xu You invited Zhang Yang's "niece" to Yecheng as a guest.
Xu You also invited them to play, eighty percent of them were hostages sent to Yecheng by Xu You who was afraid that Zhang Yang would not care, right?
Yuan Shang, who thought he knew everything, became more excited the more he thought about it, and Lian Lian urged the servants around him to send Qin Xu and others to the post house to entertain them, and he flew to report the good news to the Liu family.
"That little white face just now is Yuan Shang? Why are you so stupid? I deceived you so easily! Just this stupid guy, Daddy still wants me to marry him? You're a big liar, though! Hee-hee! Lu Lingqi was originally an idle girl, and she had just been respectfully arranged in the most luxurious post house by Yuan Shang's entourage, so she sneaked into Qin Xu's room.
"Miss, didn't we say okay? Don't cause trouble. Qin Xu was arranging for Lao Xu and Sima to explore the truth of Yecheng in the name of purchasing supplies, and by the way, he put on a permanent posture to appease Yuan Shang's emotions, but he didn't expect Lu Lingqi to come out.
As soon as he saw Lu Lingqi's excited appearance, Qin Xu knew that it was going to be bad, and when he heard Lu Lingqi mention Yuan Shang, no matter how stupid Qin Xu was, he knew that Lu Lingqi remembered that Xu Yu proposed marriage to Lu Bu a few days ago, and this eldest lady must be unhappy again.
Miss Lu wants to beat someone when she is not in a good mood, Qin Xu is the first direct victim, of course she knows it very well.
"We came to Yecheng because we have something to do." Qin Xu looked bitter and said to Lu Lingqi. After knowing each other for so long, Qin Xu probably figured out Lu Lingqi's temper, if you don't make it clear to this girl, I don't know when I will be able to cause trouble for you.
"We can be regarded as friends, since you eavesdropped outside the door that day, you must also know about the bet I made with General Cheng Lian, and you don't want me to lose to him, right?" Qin Xu had no choice but to play the emotional card.
"Friends?" When Lu Lingqi heard Qin Xu say these two words, she actually pouted slightly, and her mouth involuntarily repeated it. However, he recovered quickly, and he still said angrily: "Forget it, I know you Qin Da...... The housekeeper will definitely not lose to Lao Cheng, well, not to mention that there is Uncle Gao outside the city. When Uncle Gao succeeds, let's learn from Yuan Shao to win Han Fu's foundation, and directly take his Yecheng. ”
is worthy of being Lu Bu's daughter, she is really domineering! Qin Xu thought helplessly.
There are only more than 1,000 defenders in Yecheng, and the density and frequency of the guards of the four cities can't hide from the veteran Xu who has been in battle for a long time.
Sima Mao also inquired about the approximate location of the granary, but the guards and the temporarily recruited strong men had enough news of seven or eight hundred, which made Qin Xu frown.
It's still simple. There is a way to transport grain, although the weight of 100,000 stone grain and grass is nearly 600,000 catties, but fortunately, Yuan Shao in order to win over Lu Bu, plus he is very wise not to fight with Gongsun Zhan cavalry, so there are still more than 2,000 war horses left in Yecheng, and the average weight is only 300 catties, which does not affect the foot strength much. If it is used properly, it is enough to empty the granary of Yecheng before Yuan Shao returns to the army.
But if you add the seven or eight hundred strong men guarding the granary, although they are untrained, they are entangled, it is also a very troublesome thing, and it is very likely that the identity of the camp will be exposed, if such a thing really happens, even if the mortal feud between Lu Bu and Yuan Shao is concluded, the gains outweigh the losses.
"It seems that Yuan Shao doesn't necessarily really care for Yuan Shang's little white face, just leave such a small number of troops for Yecheng, and he is not afraid that someone will kidnap his baby son?" Lu Lingqi saw Qin Xu's frowning and contemplative look, and said with a dull look.
"What did you say?" Qin Xu suddenly felt that his eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something but couldn't catch the trace, he eagerly grabbed Lu Lingqi's little hand and asked repeatedly.
"I ...... I say...... Don't be afraid that people will tie up Yuan Shao's son......" Lu Lingqi was grabbed by Qin Xu's little hand, and wanted to break away but found that Qin Xu's hand was really "quite big", a slight red appeared on her cheeks, and she said hesitantly.
"The previous sentence!" Qin Xu frowned.
"Yuan Shao doesn't necessarily really hurt Yuan Shang's little white face!"
"Yes, Yuan Shang!" How did you forget this dude. Qin Xu took the opportunity to let go of Lu Lingqi's little hand, and regardless of the girl's expectant eyes waiting for Qin Xu to say something to apologize, his face was full of excitement, and he said to himself: "It is estimated that now Yuan Xiaosan is burning a fire in his heart by a lie full of loopholes, and he is waiting for Qin Xu and others to come to visit." ”
Seeing that Qin Xu seemed to have forgotten that she had just grabbed her little hand and didn't let go, Lu Lingqi just cared about Yuan Shang, and slammed the door angrily, not noticing that Qin Xu breathed a sigh of amnesty when Lu Lingqi turned around.
"Whew, I didn't find ......"
Calm, calm.
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