The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Apparently Yuan Xi was very annoyed that the Zhen family had only collected three thousand shi of food.

Zhen Yao seemed to have known for a long time that Yuan Xi would be furious, but now he seemed calm.

"Mr. Yuan Xi calm down, calm down, we just know that this matter cannot satisfy you, so we have been sending people to contact the grain and grass in the surrounding counties, and we are doing our best to collect grain and grass."

Zhen Yao's explanation did not allow Yuan Xi to calm down his anger, but at this moment, Zhen Yan, who had not shown up, happened to come in from outside the house. ,

As soon as he came in, he sensed the strange atmosphere in the room, and after a little thought, he could guess why Yuan Xi was angry.

He also looked like a good old man, and hurried out to stabilize Yuan Xi.

"Zhen Yan pays his respects to the young master."

Chapter 879 How many sisters do you have

Zhen Yan's presence temporarily eased the uneasy atmosphere present.

However, Yuan Xi's anger did not dissipate so quickly.

He shifted his focus from Zhen Yao to Zhen Yan.

"Zhen Yan, where is the food and grass I want? You agreed to collect [-] shi of food and grass for me in half a month, and now you tell me that there are only [-] shi of food and grass. Are you kidding me? Could it be that Zhen Yao wants Want to rebel?"

Yuan Xi deliberately raised his voice, and his tone changed, so that the people present, who were already very nervous, also changed their faces at this moment along with Yuan Xi's tone.

Seeing Yuan Xi's discordant tone, Zhen Yan knew that Yuan Xi had come to find something today.

"My lord, calm down, calm down, our Zhen family has always been the most staunch supporter of the Yuan family, how dare we rebel, even if you give Zhen Yan a few more courage, we will not dare to have such thoughts."

"The matter of grain and grass is indeed a disadvantage for us, but there is no way to do it. Recently, grain and grass are locked in various places, and last year's harvest cost is not good. We have been collecting grain and grass vigorously these days, and now we can only make it like this , we are also very distressed."

Yuan Xi didn't care about these interfaces of the Zhen family, Yuan Xi could only see the result, if the result was not satisfactory, it meant that the Zhen family was not doing well and deliberately made things difficult for Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi was about to explode, so he continued to criticize the Zhen family.

Tian Feng, who was standing aside, stood up immediately.

After all, among the people present, Tian Feng is also considered a smart person, he knows the difficulties of the Zhen family.

The north has always been short of food and grass, especially last year's harvest was not good, the people in the north were short of food, and the war launched by Yuan Shao also consumed a lot of food and grass.

It is not easy for the Zhen family to scrape together three thousand shi of food and grass at this time.

It would not be good for Yuan Xi if he continued to press.

So when Yuan Xi wanted to continue to blame the Zhen family, Tian Feng stood up and dissuaded Yuan Xi.

"Young master, the Zhen family also has its own difficulties. It has just started spring plowing recently, and it will take at least three months for the grain and grass to be harvested. It is not easy to collect grain and grass. Give the Zhen family some more time."

Originally Yuan Xi couldn't bear it anymore, but after hearing Tian Feng's words, Yuan Xi still wanted to show some face.

He didn't continue to blame the Zhen family.

"Hmph, for Mr. Tian Feng's sake, let's forget about the grain and grass for now. I'll give you another ten days, and [-] grain and grass must be collected for me!"

When Yuan Xi said this, the assassins breathed a sigh of relief for both Zhen Yao and Zhen Yan.

On the other hand, Liu Zheng, Guo Jia and the others who stood aside looked down on Yuan Xi's attitude.

The original Liu Zheng had never met Yuan Xi, and he only heard rumors about the three sons of the Yuan family.

Yuan Tan was more or less brave, and could be regarded as a bit strategic, while Yuan Xi didn't have a high sense of presence. He thought that he could win the competition among the three sons, and he should be a person with some skills, but today I saw that this person is so Treat the aristocratic family under him.

But not a big deal.

I thought that once the issue of food and grass was settled, this matter would be over, and Yuan Xi would not trouble the Zhen family anymore.

However, when Zhen Yan came out, Yuan Xi suddenly remembered something, and immediately asked Zhen Yan again.

"Patriarch Zhen Yan, I heard how many younger sisters you have?"

Zhen Yan was taken aback.

He did not understand what Yuan Xi meant by saying such a sentence at this time.

But since Yuan Xi asked a question, he had no choice but to answer, and immediately replied respectfully to Yuan Xi.

"Reporting that the young master does have several younger sisters."

"However, two of them are already married, and the other three seem to be riding out on horseback in this village just now. What does the young master want from them?"

Zhen Yan asked Yuan Xi a question.

Zhen Yan, who didn't know why Yuan Xi asked him how many younger sisters he had, was still a little curious at this moment, and didn't understand what Yuan Xi was thinking.

And when Yuan Xi heard Zhen Yan's reply that she really had several younger sisters, and said that she had just rode out on horseback, Yuan Xi combined the girls she saw outside Wubao just now, and instantly matched her up.

"So good, so good."

Yuan Xi's face was still full of anger just now, but after hearing Zhen Yan's mention of how many younger sisters he had, the angry expression on his face disappeared and was replaced by a look of excitement.

"Young master, what's so good?"

Zhen Yan looked at the change in Yuan Xi's face, and had a faint feeling of something bad, but she didn't know what it was, so she could only reply dully after Yuan Xi finished speaking.

But Yuan Xi didn't hide it anymore, coughed, and quickly said to Zhen Yao seriously.

"Zhen Yan, ahem, I came to your Zhen's house today. Actually, I have an important matter and I want to discuss it with you."

"event?"

Zhen Yan was already curious about what Yuan Xi said, but when she saw Yuan Xi saying that it was a big deal, she became even more curious and immediately asked Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi also had a cheeky face, and said it to Zhen Yan without any shame.

"The Zhen family has a close relationship with my father, and the Zhen family has a good relationship with my Yuan family, so I want to make the relationship between the two families go further."

When Yuan Xi said this, Zhen Yan's face changed, and he realized what Yuan Xi meant.

While Zhen Yan was still silent, Yuan Xi continued talking.

"Just now, when I entered the Zhenjiawu Castle, I saw Lingmei. She happened to be not much younger than me. She should not be married yet. I, Yuan Xi, can be regarded as a good-looking talent. The fourth and third members of the Yuan family are famous all over the world. Your Zhen family should have more than enough, so I want to marry your sister."

"What do you think of this matter?"

Yuan Xi talked about this part, although he was just asking, but he had an unquestionable look.

Of course Zhen Yan didn't want her sister to marry Yuan Xi.

If the Yuan family was still in power when Yuan Shao was in power, Zhen Yan might still consider marrying the Yuan family.

But now, after Yuan Shao died, there was chaos in the north, and it was not clear who would win among the three Yuan family brothers. At this time, marrying his younger sister to Yuan Xi, wouldn't it be pushing his younger sister into the fire pit?

Although Zhen Yan is the head of the family, he loves his sister very much.

"My lord, my sister Zhen Dao is still young, not yet ready for marriage."

Zhen Yan wanted to refuse, but she couldn't refuse Yuan Xi directly, otherwise Yuan Xi would be angered, but it would not be so easy to settle.

I can only delay a sentence tactfully, to see if I can fool the past.

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However, since Yuan Xi had already said everything, how could he have the idea of ​​taking it back.

As soon as he heard Zhen Yan's words, he knew that Zhen Yan was unwilling to marry his sister to him, and Yuan Xi's face changed immediately at this moment.

"Zhen Yan, who is not old enough to marry, are you trying to reject me?"

"No, no, young master, how dare we refuse? It is our Zhen family's blessing to be married to the Yuan family. Which sister of mine is our young master looking for?"

How dare Zhen Yan disobey Yuan Xi at this moment, the situation is weaker than Yuan Xi, if the Zhen family dares to oppose Yuan Xi, I am afraid that the family will not be able to stay in Jizhou.

With Yuan Xi's current abilities, he could easily kill the Zhen family, and the Zhen family could only rely on Yuan Xi.

As the head of the family, Zhen Yan, even if he doesn't think about himself, he also thinks about the whole Zhen family, and the Zhen family is not just his own.

So in order to protect the entire Zhen family, sacrificing a younger sister was a last resort.

He sighed in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.

On the other hand, Zhen Yao's face was filled with righteous indignation at this time, and his fists were clenched.When encountering such a thing, there is still no way.

Liu Zheng had no intention of revealing his identity at this time, so even if he saw Yuan Xi domineering here, he didn't stand up and say a word.

After all, if he stood up at this moment, it would not do him any good, but would cause some trouble instead.

It would be better to wait for Yuan Xi to leave before he comes to talk to the Zhen family.

"As for the Zhen Dao you just mentioned, I think she should be in the [-]s or [-]s. It's a good time to get married. This matter is settled like this. You are ready to prepare. I will send someone to come in a few days." Hired."

"When the time comes, I will marry Zhen Dao back to my Yuan Mansion."

Yuan Xi was not the official wife of a Ming matchmaker. If this was the case, Zhen Dao might not even have the status of a regular wife if he was married by Yuan Xi.

After all, Yuan Xi has driven Liu Yu away now, and he is thinking about proclaiming himself emperor. When he unifies the north, he will learn from Liu Zheng, and also proclaim himself emperor in the north. By then, he will be the emperor, and the emperor will naturally It is not so easy to canonize the queen.

Yuan Xi was still immersed in his sweet dreams, and ignored Zhen Yan and others who were gloomy all the time.

Now that the matter of coming to Zhen's house is about the same, he, Yuan Xi, still has other places to inspect, and other families to beat.

So Yuan Xi didn't stay at Zhen's house too much.

After leaving the Zhen family's gloomy face, Yuan Xi took Tian Feng to leave the Zhen family.

In any case, Yuan Xi was quite satisfied with this trip to the Zhen family. Although the [-] shi of grain and grass did not come from the Zhen family, the [-] shi of grain and grass was enough for Yuan Xi to relax. Temporary lack of food and grass pressure.

What's more, now that Yuan Xi saw a beautiful girl in the Zhen family, he could take this girl into his harem and strengthen the relationship between him and the Zhen family, how could Yuan Xi be unhappy.

After leaving Zhen's house for a long time, Yuan Xi still had a smile on his face.

"My lord, why are you so happy?"

Looking at the smile on Yuan Xi's face, Tian Feng asked a question.

"Haha, Mr. Yuan Hao, I am naturally happy about what happened today. Being able to marry the Zhen family will be of great benefit to us in controlling the entire Jizhou."

"Well, indeed, that's why I didn't organize the marriage between the young master and the Zhen family. After all, these Zhen family members actually don't like the young master very much, so this is the way to win over these Zhen family members. family."

"Yes, I know that the Zhen family is more optimistic about my elder brother Yuan Tan, but soon, Yuan Tan will be defeated by us, and the whole Jizhou will be mine by then."

Yuan Xi still has some ambitions, people will change. At the beginning, Yuan Xi did not have any ambitions, but when his status improved a little bit, and the position that could be bought at hand was right in front of him, Yuan Xi Thoughts have also changed.

"Well, the Zhen family is just a business family after all, as long as we win over the Zhen family, we will have a steady stream of funds, and the possibility of success is not small."

"That's right, they are still useful. They are trying their best to collect food and grass when they are short of food. Today, those people came from all over to discuss the sale of food and grass with the Zhen family. In fact, the Zhen family is still doing things for us."

When Yuan Xi mentioned this, Liu Zheng and his party who were seen at Zhen's house today rang out again.

But when it comes to this, Tian Feng has something to say.

"Young master, in the living room today, I was a little curious. The merchants standing behind Zhen Yao always felt that there was a person who looked familiar, but I couldn't remember for a while, where I met him. "

Tian Feng frowned, trying to recall where he saw Guo Jia.

But he never remembered who Guo Jia was.

In fact, Tian Feng met Guo Jia. Guo Jia was ordered by Liu Zheng to go to Yuan Shao's territory as an envoy. That time, when Yuan Shao was still alive, Tian Feng, as Yuan Shao's main adviser, met him in the hall. Pass Guo Jia.

It's just that Tian Feng at that time didn't pay attention to Guo Jia, a little-known little character.

In addition, this time, Guo Jia obviously dressed up and turned into a traveling merchant, which was somewhat different from the Guo Jia that Tian Feng met last time.

That's why Tian Feng didn't recognize it at a glance.

If Tian Feng recognized Guo Jia, I'm afraid that today's matter will not be settled so easily.

"Who is familiar"

Yuan Xi was also curious and asked Tian Feng a question.

"The scribe standing at the end looks like a follower of these traveling merchants."

"Oh, it's just a kid standing at the back. I have some impression of that tall and thick guy. That guy should be good at martial arts. If he can go to battle and kill the enemy, he is probably a good general. Unfortunately, he can't be used by me. .”

Compared to Guo Jia, Yuan Xi had a deeper impression of Dian Wei.

"The guard's martial arts skills are indeed not low, as can be seen from his size alone."

"Yeah, since Mr. Yuan Hao can't remember, then don't think about it. They are all traveling merchants from various states and counties. It is normal to bring some guards. After all, the world is in chaos, thieves are rampant everywhere, and business is not good. Do."

When Yuan Xi was happy, he didn't pay too much attention to these matters.

After saying a few words to Tian Feng casually, he didn't say any more, and took his cronies with him to the Wubao of Zhang's family in Zhongshan County.