Fire, continuous fire, a huge fire.

Countless people are shouting, countless dogs are barking, and as the background of this qiē, those exquisite and elegant buildings and buildings fall apart under the action of the fire, overturning and collapsing, from time to time there will be the roar of the collapse of the building, but it is quickly suppressed back by the noisy human voices, but this collapse sound is like a reef standing in the sea, even if it is hit by the waves every time, submerged, but it will not be long before it will return to the sea level and start the next reincarnation.

Most of the port area east of Gushui in Quanzhou Port experienced terrible torture this night.

Some are dead, some are still alive; Some people are alive but want to die in the sea of fire, some people are dead, but the madness of the living people makes the people around them sigh, and the scenes in front of them can also draw a picture of all beings.

Unfortunately, people at this time had already lost their desire for art.

After all, no matter how prosperous such a small and despicable place is, it is impossible to find a world-class painter who can use art to accuse the war and its sponsors in the aftermath of the Holocaust, and of course it is more likely that everyone is unwilling to leave a pile of paintings and then support a bunch of people after their own death—relatives, friends, art connoisseurs, critics, and those who are in the auction house.

Early in the morning, when the new fleet arrives in this familiar port, there must be an incredible feeling.

This is a port they are familiar with, and this is a port that is unfamiliar to them.

Almost the entire area east of Gushui is emitting wisps of green smoke, and all that comes into view is a scorched black color.

"The fire broke out in Quanzhou Port, do you think this is a disaster from heaven, or did someone do it deliberately?"

Putting down the paperwork in his hand, a face with a delicate face, if not for a three-foot-long beard. It almost makes people think that he is just a fledgling young hairy boy, but in fact he is over thirty years old, and in this era he can barely be regarded as a middle-aged uncle, and the "young man" who can barely be regarded as a middle-aged uncle in this era speaks, and where he looks, there are two "young people" who should look about his age.

"Although Quanzhou is located in Youzhou, there are no hostile forces around. Moreover, the housing construction in Quanzhou Port is extremely dense, and it can be said that once a family catches fire in the water, it will evolve into a fire that spreads into a large area if it cannot be rescued. Nowadays, there are occasional dry times, and if the fire is caused by lamp oil, hay and the like, it will indeed form a large flame in a short period of time. But for some reason, Rui always felt that the time when this fire burned was a little strange, as if someone did it on purpose. ”

Yang felt that maybe there was no need to make such a fuss, after all, although there were no major hostile forces around Yuyang, it was because of the escape of Gongsun and the thief. His former subordinates were unwilling to surrender to Yuan Gong, the former mortal enemy, but because they despised Gongsun's behavior as a thief, they eventually became thieves. We don't care whether such behavior is debatable for the time being, but we have to say that these soldiers who once served under the command of Gongsun Lao Thief should definitely not be underestimated, and it is not surprising that they have the ability to hide from the patrol network arranged by those merchants and Haoqiang in Quanzhou Port, and then loot some merchants located on the edge of Quanzhou. ”

Wen Qin's words are reasonable. Those bandits are indeed a headache if they can't be solved. I'm afraid it will become a big problem for my henchmen. ”

"It's a pity that even if we know this, we can only sit here and wait, just talking."

"Wen Qin said cautiously, the conspiracy is also difficult."

"Hmph, I know that this matter has nothing to do with the conspiracy, it's just that the incompetent eldest prince is in charge of Qingzhou. Let Qingzhou go up to the powerful family, down to the ordinary people, not to mention those treacherous businessmen have fled. Even if the family is strong and strong, even if they escape, they will go to Jizhou at most to cry to Yuan Gong, and maybe they can make the eldest prince be a little more polite to them. But those people didn't have such a good way, so they could only flee to Cao Cao's side. Although the name of Zang Xuande's benevolence and righteousness is not as widely spread as Liu Xuande's benevolence and righteousness, it is better than the eldest son like a jackal. Hum! I really don't know if there will be any soldiers to fight under the command of the eldest prince in a few years! ”

"Hey...... Having said that, Yuan Xiansi is still the eldest son of the Yuan family after all, so he can't abandon it. ”

"So what did the cowardly and incompetent Yuan Xianyi say? Although Yuan Xiansi is tyrannical, does not listen to persuasion, and does not understand the way of the emperor, he can finally be called decisive, and he can also put down his body and pay three respects to famous people. But what about this dick? In addition to the words of the in-laws of the women in the family, they were played by the powerful Wang Song, but they were unwilling to accept the advice of their brothers. It is said that marriage is not as good as marriage, but look at it, how can this Yuan Xianyi regard Brother Xianmou as the flesh and blood of the Yuan family! ”

So this time, there was no more rebuttal, and for a moment, there was silence in the small burrow.

"Okay, let's not talk about these useless things, let's think about how this matter should be reported, after all, it's a big deal."

"Debriefing? I'm afraid that no matter how you repay the other party, you won't listen, anyway, your lord, there will definitely be some more crimes on your head, anyway, this kind of thing hasn't happened three or five times in the past few years, and I'm used to it. ”

"Hey, hey, I said Wen Qin, are you splitting the Yuan family, this remark is a bit dangerous."

"Am I wrong? We have sent the official letter to the assassin many times about the extermination of those remnants of the Gongsun, but we have been prevaricated by the other party with excuses such as 'Youzhou Xinfu' or 'stability is the mainstay'. Later, Gongsun Yu repeatedly violated the realm, if it were not for the courage of his subordinates and the concerted efforts of the soldiers, I was afraid that any county in this Yuyang could be broken by those Gongsun Yu Sins. After the war, Xian conspired to write to that bastard, saying that if there was anything inconvenient in Youzhou, he would not have to come forward, and he was willing to lead troops to suppress the bandits, but what was the result? A piece of paper asks us to dedicate our own parts! Is there anything more ridiculous in the world? Even Yuan Xianyi would not have given such an order, not to mention that those parts were originally rewarded to him by Yuan Gong for his merits, so what qualifications did he Yuan Xianyi have to ask for it!

Now that such a thing has happened, I am afraid that it will definitely become an ironclad proof that we are 'not effective in suppressing bandits' or simply 'fornicating with the remnants of the grandson', in order to prevent even the slightest possibility of inheriting the family business, these three sons are quite cooperable'! ”

Well, as soon as this sentence came out. The room once again fell into an eerie silence, and even this time even Yuan Fang and Yuan Xianmou, who had changed the topic just now, stared indifferently at a piece of paperweight in his hand, and no longer had the slightest desire to speak.

"Uh...... Did the little brother say the wrong thing? ”

"No," Xun Rui looked at the young man in front of him who was more than ten years behind him and Yuan Fang, and shook his head, "Actually, what you said is not wrong. That's right, but it's because it's so right that neither of us know how to answer. ”

"I don't know how to answer? In fact, didn't you already have the answer at the first meeting? If my lord hadn't changed his mind. But at this time, even if you really change your mind, I'm afraid it's too late. ”

"Hmph~ How is it possible! I, Yuan Xianmou, just need to lie dormant for a while, waiting for that opportunity. ”

Suddenly, Yuan Fang, who was still staring at the plaything in his hand, suddenly made a cold voice. The coldness in that voice, even Xun Rui, who was already very familiar with Yuan Fang, and Shanyang Mountain Wenqin, who was fortunate enough to enter this small group, couldn't help but shudder together, but Yuan Fang's subsequent words made the two of them no longer care about the coldness, and their eyes became eager.

Of course, before talking about ambitions, you need to deal with the current situation.

As the assassin of Youzhou, Yuan Xi was commented as just a puppet in the hands of his wife and Yuyang Haoqiang Wang Song. But as Xun Rui and Shanyang said, this guy definitely has a considerable will to make a stumbling block for Yuan Fang, a capable concubine. In other words, the three brothers of the Yuan family, who originally had some contradictions with each other, were only consistent in this matter.

As for the fourth child, who also belongs to the grandson, because he is too young, he is not qualified to participate in this Jizhou Yuan regime may be the most core game, and even if Yuan Shao is not too fond of the third Yuan Shang, with Yuan Shang's age, he is not qualified to participate in this battle.

Of course. is also because of Yuan Shang's young age, so that the main force of this dispute between concubines and concubines is actually the two brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi.

Because of this, not long after the fire in Quanzhou Port, as the seat of Youzhou Assassin Yuan Xi to manage Youzhou, Yongnu sent a sternly worded official document. In addition to some useless rhetoric (including those harsh words), it accused Yuan Fang, who was the governor of Quanzhou, of doing things badly, which led to the harassment of Quanzhou Port and ignited a fire.

There was even a text accusing Yuan Fang of hoarding private soldiers but failing to suppress the bandits, so that Yuan Fang and his two aides could only express their speechlessness and ask the heavens - at the beginning, we asked for the suppression of the bandits, but you did not let us, and we also asked for Yuan Fang's troops, and now we are criticizing it.

In other words, Shanyang's accusations are really sentence by sentence, and they are all being fulfilled step by step.

"Sure enough, all of us and other concubines will suffer such unfair treatment!"

Such unreasonable trouble, Yuan Fang endured it with great perseverance, but Xun Rui was extremely angry.

Maybe it's a sympathy for this situation.

As he said, the newly joined Shanyang is also a concubine. It's just that now the Hanoi Shan clan has been a little decayed, and Shanyang's brother-in-law Shan Yao actually doesn't have much to show off than him, and because of this, the relationship between the two brothers is quite good, and they also supported each other and helped each other when they were studying in Jinyang before.

Of course, he naturally wouldn't talk about this kind of thing in front of the two disgruntled guys in front of him, in fact, if he didn't have the aura of "concubine" on his body, it would be impossible to compare with the two guys in front of him with his talent.

Not to mention being the son of Yuan Fang, an arrogant concubine, because of his henchmen.

"However, it's no wonder that Yuan Xianyi is so unscrupulous, this fire in Quanzhou is estimated to be able to make him feel pain for a while, even if it is with the help of the Wuji Zhen family, but after all, it is not as convenient as using Quanzhou Port to do something."

Just now, when Yuan Fang and Xun Rui were very calm, Shanyang used fierce words to try to provoke the sensitive nerves of the two people, and after provoking the anger of the two people, he calmed down and analyzed the gains and losses behind this matter, even if Yuan Fang had already seen Shanyang's purpose, but he had to admit that every word and deed of the other party was actually not wrong. But just a slight adjustment of the order, I couldn't help but jump, and the friend next to me was almost carried away by anger.

Of course, in the final analysis, Yuan Xi deceived people too much, otherwise no matter what Shanyang did, it would be a source of water and a tree without roots.

"Since this 'younger brother' of mine has spoken out and asked, then we just have an excuse to exterminate those remnants of Gongsun!"

The reason why Yuan Fang is calmer than Xun Rui. It's because he's really made up his mind for once.

"Really? Don't look at that bastard's fierce words, but in fact, even if we don't do anything, he won't really say anything, or that he found out that this letter is trying to disgust you. But if you really use this as an excuse to become famous, especially if you cross the border to send troops, then Yuan Xianyi will definitely make a big fuss about this! ”

"If you don't have to persuade me again, I have already made up my mind. And if you give up what needs to be done in fear of what people say, then this person must be just a mediocre person, and will be disturbed by that incompetent pettiness, do you think I am such a mediocre person? ”

"That's fine. Anyway, if you really make up your mind, you and your 'brothers' will also go to that step sooner or later, and it doesn't seem to make much difference one day earlier or one day later, in this case, it is better to make up your mind earlier. As Wen Qin said, if you make up your mind too late, you may have to make up your mind when the situation becomes too late. ”

"That's right, Wenqin. I don't need your involvement in this dispatch, I have more important things to entrust to you. ”

"My lord, but I have a life. Yang has to be completed even if he goes to the soup and fire. ”

"Then please send this letter written by me to the hands of Sun Bofu in Jiangdong. Remember, be sure to hand the letter to the other person in person, if they ask about the content of the letter, and tell them that 'there is a plan to swallow the world'. ”

Looking at Yuan Fang, whose eyes became more and more determined, Shanyang respectfully accepted the letter with both hands. A satisfied smile appeared on his face from an angle that neither of the other two could notice, but it was just a smile, and he was not satisfied.

Soon, the small group split into two groups. Among them, Yuan Fang took his most trusted "staff officer" Xun Rui to lead the troops out to suppress bandits, while Shanyang rode the Youzhou fast horse given by Yuan Fang along the land route all the way south.

In fact, Shanyang could have taken a boat from Quanzhou Port to Qingzhou directly, but such a thing had just happened in Quanzhou Port, and now it was a time when people were panicking, and everyone raised their vigilance and stared at the people who came and went, lest they would become the second unlucky person who fell from heaven, or the "innocent people" who were affected.

At this time, not to mention sailing and sailing, those businessmen and powerful people are eager to put every force into the protection of themselves, as for business or something, as long as their lives are worry-free, they will naturally be able to make enough profits in the future, but if their lives are gone, no matter how much wealth they have, they will only become reflections in the water, and even their wives and concubines and children will become other people's playthings.

Which is more important, life or money, is too easy to tell for these guys who are not too short of money.

"That guy really went out with the troops to 'suppress bandits'?"

"Yes, this time the 'eldest prince' did not hide his intentions, so there were many people who noticed it."

"This ...... Forget it, forget it this time, let him dispose of those damn grandsons. By the way, how much we lost in this incident, have we counted it? ”

"There are no detailed statistics, but it can be confirmed that two warehouses and three stores were burned to the ground, and the goods inside were not salvaged at all, and two other stores were affected, but the damage should not be large."

Well, the reason why Yuan Xi acquiesced to his eldest brother this time and went out with his private soldiers to suppress bandits was because the sudden fire last night caused the second son of the Yuan family to suffer huge losses.

Although because of marrying the daughter of the Zhen family, the father-in-law's family may not have much ability to help him in other aspects, but he definitely has enough capital in terms of financial support, even if he can't meet his needs, he can also accomplish a lot of things.

For example, to make friends, and to make your private soldiers more well-equipped.

But Yuan Xi doesn't seem to be too interested in the help of his father-in-law, or he maintains a faint sense of alienation from his father-in-law's family, maybe Yuan Xi, who is the son of a family in general interactions, will not let others see this, and even in the eyes of outsiders, the second son of the Yuan family has simply become a mouthpiece in the hands of his wife's family.

But in reality?

Maybe only Yuan Xi's pillow people will really know all kinds of tastes.

However, Yuan Xi did not feel that there was anything wrong with his approach.

The reason why he is attached to the current pillow person is largely because of the needs of his father Yuan Shao. So as an obedient son, Yuan Xi will naturally not disobey, and this is why he maintains respect for the members of the Zhen family in front of others.

As for the other reason, before marriage, he heard a rumor that the daughter of the Zhen family could make the Yuan family rise and fall, which made this not too ambitious. And he was very excited about the Yuan family's bloodline, which was very kind to his brothers.

It's a pity that this excitement didn't last long, because not long after marriage, he got the "truth" from the mouth of Liu Liang, a well-known local scholar in Jizhou-it is said that only the youngest daughter of the Zhen family has a rich and noble appearance, and she has been taken away by Li Shushi, the most important enemy of the Yuan family to dominate the north.

If this alone may not be enough to prove Xiangshi's words, with the death of Zhen Yi, the head of the Zhen family, and the eldest son Zhen Yu, who took over as the head of the family, after marriage, the originally huge family is now only supported by the second son Zhen Yan, and Yuan Shao's battle against Gongsun Zan and the strategy of going south to Qingxu have encountered many accidents that are not conducive to the implementation of Yuan Shao's strategy, these things made Yuan Xi believe in the words of that Xiangshi.

Arguably. If it weren't for Yuan Shao's personal decision on this marriage, perhaps Yuan Xi would have already considered whether to take some measures.

It is precisely because of this that in addition to cooperating with the Zhen family when Zhen Yi was alive, Yuan Xi has now become inseparable, and various investment projects, which are the most important cooperation projects between the two sides, have also been encroached upon by Yuan Xi step by step, either in name only, or simply become an industry that Yuan Xi completely controls.

Therefore, whether it is Quanzhou Port as a source of wealth. It is still the name of the Zhen family in Quanzhou Port, but it actually belongs to Yuan Xi's industry. are all important sources for Yuan Xi to enhance his own strength.

Yes, he is indeed the least ambitious of the adult brothers of the Yuan family for the position of Yuan Shao's successor, but if placed under certain conditions, his ambition is the greatest - Yuan Shao's disappointment with Yuan Tan is obvious to many, although there are still those who believe that Yuan Tan has always been out of town, and has even obtained Yuan Shao's tacit permission to open the mansion in some way. Coupled with the identity of the eldest son of the Yuan family, no matter how you look at it, the greatest possibility of an heir.

However, although Yuan Xi said that he was very respectful to his brother, but through Guò's judgment of the recent series of events, Yuan Xi still felt that the possibility of Yuan Tan as the successor was decreasing, and the number of times Yuan Shao praised him had increased a lot more than before. Even before going to Youzhou to take up his post, Yuan Shao had a long conversation with him all night, teaching him what he should do to better manage this new annexed land.

In other words, while Yuan Shao was disappointed in Yuan Tan, Yuan Xianyi placed more expectations on him!

Of course, Yuan Shao also has an older son, and his love for this son is obviously more than his two brothers in the eyes of many people, and he has the advantage of Cheng Huan's knees, so even if Yuan Xi was so encouraged, after careful consideration, he finally chose to lie dormant.

If Yuan Shao made clear his love for the third child and his inheritance tendency, Yuan Xi would naturally not disobey his father's decision. But if Yuan Shao only loves the third child and has no other feelings, then he Yuan Xianyi also needs to have the capital to compete for that position, so that his father can show a satisfied and loving look when he looks at him!

A full day had passed since the fire, and a "fleet" of twelve heavily armed warships and four small fishing boats was sailing through the vast sea.

"Boss, you said that our trip will make Yuan Shao so angry that it will make Yuan Shao thunderous."

"This kind of thing...... God knows, if we can make a mess of them, it's already more than we expected. Anyway, if we do this vote, we won't suffer no matter how we look at it. ”

"The boss is right, no matter what others do with this vote, at least we won't suffer~!"

"Huh? Looks like we're not so lucky...... Sue everyone, get ready for the storm! ”

As he spoke, the distant skyline was gradually shrouded in dense dark clouds, and continued to spread in the direction of the "fleet...... (To be continued......)