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"It's different now. The Yuan family of the fourth generation and three generations was harmed by that maidservant's son. Don't talk about continuing the glory of the four generations and three generations. Thank God for not being labeled as a rebel." Yuan Shu looked around and lowered his voice. "After you return to Beijing, tell Boyang (Yuan Yao) to be a man with your tail between your legs, don't cause trouble, and don't think about becoming a big weapon. Within three generations, it is impossible for the Yuan family to appear as a public official again. This is fate, and you can't force it. .”

Yuan Quan's heart skipped a beat, he took another look at Yuan Shu, and hesitated to speak.

In fact, she also had a similar judgment, but she was hopeful and felt that she might not come to that step.Now that she heard Yuan Shu say this, she knew that this should be a foregone conclusion.

"Yuan's can't do it, Huang can fight for it." Yuan Shu chuckled. "I really didn't see that Zimei was so ruthless. Compared with Boyang, he is more like my son. Of course, the most regrettable thing is you. It would be great if you were a son."

Yuan Quan glanced at Yuan Shu, and just about to speak, Yuan Shu said again: "But it's hard to say, if you can give it a go, maybe your achievements will be higher than Zimei's."

"I?"

"En." Yuan Shu turned his head and glanced at Ma Yunlu. "If you are an official, you are no less than Ma Shoucheng's daughter joining the army. Joining the army depends on physical strength. Women are born with less physical strength than men. No one can change this. But being an official depends on brains, and your brains are no worse than anyone else. Now that there is such a good opportunity, even if you have an equal share with those men, the emperor will give you priority in promoting you."

Yuan Quan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he couldn't help but laugh. "Aon, you are really..."

"Small idea." Yuan Shu smiled smugly. "Girl, remember that the Son of Heaven is your biggest backer. If you hold on to this backer firmly, no one will be able to touch you."

Yuan Quan suddenly blushed. "What are you talking about? Don't you think there's not enough gossip?"

"What does gossip matter? The emperor dares to be the first in the world, so he is not a person who is afraid of gossip. The more people gossiping about you, the more he will treat you as his own. If you are worried about gossip, you will not be suspected. Dare to use you?"

Yuan Quan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he also knew that he couldn't listen to what Yuan Shu had to say.

Otherwise, I don't know what nonsense he would say.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's go back to the city, Zimei is still waiting for you in the city." Yuan Quan turned and got into the car, and closed the door.

"I haven't finished yet." Yuan Shu was very dissatisfied.You are talking about it happily, how can you give up halfway?

"Let's go." Yuan Quan said involuntarily.

The coachman threw a loud whip, and two fine horses pulled the cart, galloping lightly towards Suiyang City.

"This girl, why have you been traveling for so long and still have such a thin skin?" Yuan Shu shook his head helplessly, called his mount, and got on the horse.

-

Yuan Shu entered the city and had just settled down when Cao Cao rushed to see him.

Although the two didn't deal with each other very much, they were old friends.Saying goodbye after a few years is also filled with emotion.

"Mengde, I'm going to Youzhou, have you thought about where to go?"

Cao Cao rubbed his hands together, looking embarrassed. "I can have any idea, just listen to the emperor's edict."

"Do you still want to stay in the Central Plains and continue to be your Yanzhou pastor?"

Cao Cao rolled his eyes. "What good advice do you have?"

"I knew you were reluctant to leave." Yuan Shu laughed. "The easiest way is to request to live in Yanzhou."

Cao Cao's eyes flickered, he pondered for a moment, and then smiled. "Gaolu, you are not kind, you deliberately tricked me. Because of the side concessions, Yanzhou people hate me to the bone, and you don't know it. If I ask to live in Yanzhou again, they can't do it again?"

"If they dare to rebel, they are playing in your hands." Yuan Shu waved his palm. "Take advantage of the opportunity to counter the rebellion to kill a group of people who hate you, and no one will hate you."

Cao Cao laughed and said, "That sounds nice. Why don't you spend your time in Jiujiang, but only in Lujiang?"

"I didn't expect it at the time, and it's too late to regret it now." Yuan Shu smacked his lips. "If the Son of Heaven wants to save the fields, there will definitely be people who will object. He has to take the overall situation into consideration, so he has to be cautious. People like you and me are not liked by those famous people anyway, so why not give it a go. If it works, it will be a profit." ? If I don’t send dozens of Lujiang clans to Chang’an, Zhou Jiamou will agree to try to save land in Lujiang?”

Yuan Shu patted his thigh. "You are an eunuch, and I am a high-ranking dude, and I am tired of having children by my servants. I am destined to be hard to become a public official. Instead of this, it is better to be an eagle dog of the emperor. Even if I can't eat meat, I can taste some blood."

Cao Cao laughed, noncommittal.

Chapter 662

Cao Cao thought about his future, especially after learning that Chen Gong was appointed as the prefect of Jiujiang.

Chen Gong used to be someone he valued highly, but Chen Gong later betrayed him and, together with Zhang Miao, welcomed Lu Bu to Yanzhou, ruining his previous years of hard work.

But he later took back Yanzhou, slaughtered Yongqiu, and turned Zang Hong against Yuan Shao.

Zang Hong served as the prefect of Yanmen.

With such grievances, coupled with the misdeeds of killing Bianrang and Tu Pengcheng, his reputation among Shandong scholars has been irreparable, and it is very difficult in Renzhou County, Shandong.

Promoting Dutian is indeed a way, but it is not the best way.

Governance is not his strong point, nor is it his interest.

He wants to lead the army as a general.

He was good at soldiers since he was a child, and he was familiar with Sun Tzu's art of war. He has used soldiers for many years and accumulated rich experience.Even those who despise him have to admit his ability to use troops.

Furthermore, he can feel at ease when he has military power in his hand.

Regarding Yuan Shu's suggestion, he smiled without saying a word.

Whether Yuan Shu is sincere or trying to trick him, he doesn't care.

He hasn't reached the point where he needs Yuan Shu to give him advice.

The two old friends exchanged pleasantries, had a drink, chatted about past events, and bid farewell.

After sending Yuan away, Cao Cao summoned Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan and others to discuss.

The war is coming to an end, and Yuan Shao will soon withdraw to Hebei. Should we stay in Yanzhou, or ask for an edict to move to another place?

Cao Cao has a basic judgment: Yuan Shao will not be willing to surrender, but when he will raise an army and how large it will be, it is uncertain.If the court's methods are clever and operate properly, it may even lock Yuan Shao in Jizhou, preventing him from crossing the river.

If this is the case, then it is a waste of time for him to stay in Yanzhou.

Surrounded by Bingzhou and Youzhou, condescending, the mission of Yanzhou may be to block the river, and there will be no combat missions.

He is 44 years old, and he will be old if he does not make meritorious deeds.

Xiahoudun and Cao Hong did not speak, while Cao Ren, Cao Chun and Xiahouyuan agreed with Cao Cao's opinion.It is meaningless to stay in Shandong, so it is better to ask the edict to move to another place, seize the time to make some military exploits, and then take over the country as a marquis and enjoy the old age in peace.

But they couldn't think of a better place to go.

In desperation, Cao Cao successively invited Mao Jie and Cheng Yu to ask them for advice.

Mao Jie didn't want to leave Yanzhou, so he was vague about Cao Cao's question, and the word "perfunctory" was almost written on his face, which made Cao Cao very dissatisfied.

But he was helpless.

Cheng Yu clearly supported Cao Cao's idea, and planned a destination for Cao Cao, Jiaozhou.

Jiaozhou has been very quiet in the past few years, and I haven't heard much news.That's just because the Central Plains was in turmoil, too busy to take care of themselves, and no one cared about Jiaozhou.

In fact, Jiaozhou has been unstable for decades, a bit like Liangzhou, and there are endless stories of barbarians rebelling.It's just not as fierce and influential as Liangzhou.

Zhu Fu, the former governor of Jiaozhou, was killed by the local barbarians.

Zhang Jin, the current governor of Jiaozhou, does not obey the court's laws, and abandons etiquette and believes in evil ways. The court will definitely not tolerate him.

When Cheng Yu said this, Cao Cao suddenly realized.

Speaking of Zhang Jin, he knew much better than Cheng Yu.

Zhang Jin is his old friend, who used to run with Yuan Shao together.Zhang Jin was Yuan Shao's lobbyist when he persuaded He Jin to kill the eunuch.Zhang Jin is more loyal to Yuan Shao than he is to Yuan Shao.

This is also doomed that the imperial court will not tolerate Zhang Jin, and will transfer him away from Jiaozhou sooner or later.

After thinking about it over and over again, Cao Cao wrote a memorial in his own hand, requesting to go to Beijing to meet him and see Tianyan face to face.

-

Yuan Shao hurried into the tent, and before he could speak, he was almost breathless from the smell of medicine, sweat and body odor.

He took a step back subconsciously, and stood outside the tent for a moment to let himself recover.

Hearing the sound, Chen Dao, who was guarding Zhang Xi's bed, rushed out. Seeing that it was Yuan Shao, he hurriedly bowed to salute.

"Mr. Zhang...what's the matter?" Yuan Shao covered his nose with one hand, and pointed to the unconscious Zhang Xi lying on the bed with the other hand.

"Mr. Zhang has been ill for a few days." Chen Dao said softly, "He just woke up and said he wanted to see the envoy."

"Sick? How did you get sick?"

Chen Dao hesitated for a moment. "Worrying about state affairs, getting sick from overwork."

Yuan Shao frowned slightly.

Zhang Xi became ill from overwork?What is he busy with?Nothing happened to him.Oh, I see, you want to persuade me to join the court and take charge of the government again.

Yuan Shao really wanted to turn around and leave.

Zhang Xi is really confused.

He really has no interest in going to court.Once upon a time, he still insisted on refusing to admit that Liu Xie was the blood of the former emperor, and wanted to establish another clan as the emperor.Now that he is asked to surrender to Liu Xie, he is already very wronged.He still has to enter the court and face Liu Xie every day, he can't stand it.

But he can't go.

Zhang Xi is a former sage in Runan, the only Shandong native among the three lords, and a native of Runan.He represents Shandong scholar-bureaucrats.This time, Zhang Xi was greatly influenced by the order to eliminate the soldiers.Disrespect to Zhang Xi will make Shandong scholar-officials look down upon.

Yuan Shao took a deep breath, walked into the big tent, and came to Zhang Xi's bedside.

Chen Dao brought a beard bed.Yuan Shao sat down and called softly.

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang?"

"Is it... at the beginning?" Zhang Xi said in a daze, and stretched out his hand tremblingly.

Yuan Shao glanced at the hand with loose skin and brown spots, feeling inexplicably sick.But after hesitating for a moment, he stretched out his hand and took Zhang Xi's hand.

Zhang Xi's hands were cold and wet.

Like a drowning man grabbing a straw, Zhang Xi held onto Yuan Shao's hand tightly, struggling to sit up.

Chen Dao stepped forward, helped Zhang Xi up with one hand, and stuffed a pillow behind Zhang Xi's back with the other.

Zhang Xi took a few breaths. "Uncle Zhi, go out and watch, don't let anyone in."

Chen Dao was taken aback for a moment, a look of disappointment flashed in his eyes, he bowed in salute, retreated, stood at the door of the big tent, and closed the tent behind him.

Yuan Shao almost suffocated.

Feng Ji came in a hurry and stopped when he saw Chen Dao, pointing to the tent door.Chen Dao nodded.Feng Ji understood, turned around and stood aside, listening attentively.

Inside the big tent, Zhang Xi was panting, and his cloudy eyes gradually brightened, making Yuan Shao feel hairy.

"At first, I was running out of time."

"Mr. Zhang, don't say that, the doctor has already said it, you just catch a cold by chance, as long as..."

"At first, I don't have much time." Zhang Xi tugged Yuan Shao's hand forcefully, his voice a bit shrill.

Yuan Shao was startled, and subconsciously closed his mouth.He wanted to withdraw his hand, but failed.Zhang Xi's strength was surprisingly great, and his palms hurt from holding him. He didn't look like an old man at the end of his life at all.

"Listen to me." Zhang Xi stared at Yuan Shao. "I don't have much time, and I'm afraid I won't be able to return to the court. The ministers of the court are either afraid of the majesty of the emperor and dare not speak out, or they are young and eager for success. They don't know why Li Yuanli and Fan Mengbo are willing to risk their lives. Xun Wenruo was originally a Shandong scholar. He is a solid person who can best understand the painstaking efforts of party members, but now he is also blindfolded by fame and fortune, and has forgotten his original intention."

Zhang Xi's face flushed. "At the beginning, you must enter the court. Only by entering the court can you stop the emperor from saving the land, and prevent the court from competing for profit with the people. The court's building of bookstores has already destroyed half of the foundation of the family. If there is no more land, the family will be ruined. Without aristocratic families, there would be no real scholar-bureaucrats, and the rest would be small-minded Confucians, but no gentleman Confucians. Do you understand?"

Chapter 663

Zhang Xi's last roar almost exhausted his strength, he held his breath, stared at Yuan Shao, his eyes widened.

Yuan Shao's hair stood on end when he saw him, he nodded instinctively, and at the same time pulled his hand vigorously.

"Enter the court! Enter..." Zhang Xi's voice was hoarse, the blush on his face dissipated quickly, his breath was inaudible, but his hands were clenched tighter and tighter, so Yuan Shao almost cried out.

Yuan Shao couldn't take it anymore, he used all his strength to break Zhang Xi's fingers.After finally breaking free, he looked at the fingerprints on the back of his hand and took a deep breath.

"Mr. Zhang..."

No echo.

Yuan Shao looked up, his heart skipped a beat twice, feeling unspeakably uncomfortable.

Zhang Xi had died, leaning on the pillow with his arms hanging down, but his eyes were still wide open, staring at him closely.

"Mr. Zhang?" Yuan Shao panicked, stepped forward to test Zhang Xi's breath, and then yelled again. "Mr. Zhang!"

Chen Dao and Feng Ji rushed in, seeing this scene, they couldn't help panicking.The two stepped forward, Feng Ji hugged Yuan Shao, and Chen Dao pressed his ear to Zhang Xi's chest.

Zhang Xi's chest was still warm, but the sound of his heartbeat had disappeared.

Chen Dao reached out and stroked Zhang Xi's face, making Zhang Xi close his eyes.

"Emissary, Mr. Zhang...has already gone."

Yuan Shao was in a state of confusion and didn't know what to say.Feng Ji didn't care too much, half hugged and half dragged Yuan Shao out of the tent.

A gust of wind blew, Yuan Shao shivered, and suddenly came to his senses.He raised his hand, looked at the clearly discernible bruises, suddenly felt sad and burst into tears.