Peace?
When Yang Feng heard these two words that were both familiar and distant, she felt dazed for a moment. How long had it been since she heard them in public?
After the Yellow Turban Rebellion was defeated, the Taiping Dao went underground. These words, which used to be heard every day and passed on by word of mouth, also went underground and never appeared again.
Yang Feng thought that his father had originally wanted to bring peace to the world when he started the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but why did the world become more and more chaotic in the end, with no sign of peace at all?
She clenched the chains on her hands. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang once said that kings, princes, generals and ministers are all born with a certain bloodline. Is it still possible now?
Are all the princes in the world dependent on the gentry, or are they themselves the gentry? After they seize the world, do they have nothing to do with the common people anymore?
These aristocratic and powerful families have taken away all the land from the common people. Even if they become emperors, they will continue to stand with the aristocrats and will not say a word for the common people. What is the need for such an emperor to exist?
People like my father, who come from a commoner background, will eventually become pawns and tools of those people and end up with nothing. In this case, what difference does it make if there are more emperors in the world?
Yang Feng silently recalled the strange poem that Yuan Xi had just recited, and thought to himself that even if these nobles spoke eloquently, weren't they still two-faced?
How many good things are there among the aristocrats in the world?
Reciting Nima's poems, pretending to be serious.
Pooh.
The autumn rain is drizzling, and the returning people are welcoming the unknown future with different moods.
In Wancheng of Lujiang County, inside Qiao Rui's mansion, there was a rare burst of laughter and joy.
Xiao Qiao ran to Da Qiao excitedly with the letter from home, "Sister, there's a letter from father!"
When Da Qiao heard this, she quickly put down her sewing. The two women unfolded the bamboo slips together and read them word by word.
After reading it, the two women were delighted. Qiao Rui said in the letter that he was released this time and went to Wujun in Yangzhou via Jizhou. Now he was preparing to return to Shouchun in Jiujiang County to report to Yuan Shu.
Xiao Qiao chuckled, "Look, sister, I told you that father is alright, right?"
Da Qiao looked relieved, "Father is really a lucky man. The news that father was captured made me sleepless."
Xiao Qiao blinked her big eyes, "Sister is just too worried. We can't do anything. Just eat and sleep."
Da Qiao glanced at Xiao Qiao's exaggeratedly prosperous development over the past year, and thought to herself, "Don't worry, I'm ready to go to Shouchun to ask for help!"
At that time, she had already made a very bad plan, but fortunately, before she put it into action, her father escaped from the predicament!
She wondered what had happened.
According to the information she had gathered, Qiao Rui was captured while attacking the city, and Yuan Yao and Zhang Xun were defeated. It was said that Yuan Shu was very dissatisfied with this and even considered confiscating Qiao Rui's family.
After hearing the news, Da Qiao was in a panic and made many plans, including taking her sister away and asking for help, but she was not sure at all. Fortunately, in the end, things took an unexpected turn.
It is rumored that something big is going to happen in Shouchun recently. Yuan Yao and Zhang Xun have returned, but as for Qiao Rui's fate, no one seems to care to mention it anymore.
Da Qiao has never made up her mind. If something happens to Qiao Rui, should she take her sister and leave Wancheng?
But the two girls had no relatives, and Da Qiao was very worried about where they could go. Without any relatives to adopt them, in this chaotic world, the two girls would most likely end up being taken as concubines.
At least Qiao Rui is still alive. Da Qiao thought that after seeing her father, she should think carefully about her retreat. She would not be so lucky every time she was captured. If something happened to Qiao Rui, the family would probably fall apart immediately.
The autumn rains fell a few more times, and in the bleak cold, everything seemed to have come to an end.
Ju Shou and Tian Yu were stationed in a camp in the middle of Black Mountain, blocking the passage to Black Mountain to prevent Yuan Shang from having any evil intentions. Yan Rou returned to Youzhou to recruit Wuhuan cavalry.
Zhao Yun and Guo Jia followed Yuan Xi and escorted Yang Feng back to Yecheng together.
When Yuan Xi thought about it now, he also felt that it was quite unpredictable. On the day he brought Yang Feng back to the camp, Yang Feng had been running a fever for several days. Yuan Xi did not take it seriously at first, but Hua Tuo came over to take a look and his face was solemn. He said that if he did not try to treat Yang Feng, he was afraid that Yang Feng would not live for more than ten days.
Yuan Xi thought it would not be a good idea to let Yang Feng die on the road, so he asked Hua Tuo to try to save him. At that time, Yang Feng was already unconscious. After Hua Tuo cut open his limbs and clothes, everyone around him was stunned.
There were dozens of wounds on his body, some deep, some shallow, some new, some old. Most of them had festered and turned black, and some even had maggots. From a few deep wounds, one could vaguely see his internal organs.
Lu Lingqi almost vomited on the spot. Yuan Xi didn't expect that Yang Feng, as the general of Black Mountain, would not even give him treatment. What was he thinking?
Don't you want to live?
Hua Tuo worked for a whole day and night, cutting countless rotten strips of meat from Yang Feng's body. Although he used Ma Fei San, which was said to be unfinished, the effect was obviously not ideal. Yang Feng was in so much pain that he even bit off several of the wooden sticks in his mouth.
However, after some treatment, Yang Feng's life was temporarily saved. However, after Hua Tuo looked at Yang Feng's pulse, he said that his internal organs were more seriously injured. If he did not take medicinal herbs to recuperate, he would not survive.
If he were to be sent directly to Beixin City now, Yang Feng, who was in an extremely weak body, would die immediately due to the bumpy ride.
Therefore, Hua Tuo suggested that Yang Feng go to Yecheng, where medicinal materials were readily available, to recuperate for some time before her injuries could be cured. Yuan Xi found this ridiculous. He had captured Yang Feng to kill her, but now he wanted to save her?
But in the end, for some unknown reason, perhaps it was Lu Lingqi's words at the time that touched Yuan Xi. He always felt that since Yang Feng could do this, his obsession must be extremely strong.
Yuan Xi wanted to know what supported her.
For this reason, let her live a few more days.
When Yuan Xi returned to Yecheng, Yuan Shang had already led his army back. This time Yuan Shang did not cause any trouble, and did not even intervene in the garrison left by Yuan Xi in the central part of Black Mountain.
After all, he got the military merit he wanted this time, and the passage from Heishan to Bingzhou was also opened, which meant that his previous goal was achieved.
Moreover, compared to Yuan Xi's early action, Yuan Shang felt even more aggrieved because, due to the lack of local guides in Heishan, the Jizhou army led by him still failed to capture Zhang Yan, but allowed Zhang Yan to escape by taking advantage of his familiarity with the terrain.
What made him even more depressed was that Zhang Yan fled to Anyi and became a Lieutenant General of the garrison army directly under the emperor!
Yuan Shang felt as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly. Yuan Xi was able to capture the general of the Black Mountain Army, but he himself failed in the attempt. He felt quite ashamed, especially since Dongwuyang, which he had never been able to capture before, was easily conquered by Yuan Xi, which made him even more unbalanced.
So at the celebration party held by Yuan Shao, Yuan Shang still lost his composure when facing Yuan Xi and made some sarcastic remarks.
Yuan Xi, however, remained calm. He now understood that a barking dog never bites. Yuan Shang, who barked all day long and behaved like a broken-defense pastoral dog, could not cause any harm to him now.
In comparison, Yuan Tan, who was secretly causing trouble, was the source of trouble.
Yuan Xi glanced at the wine glass in front of him, moved it aside, and looked at Yuan Shang leisurely, as if he was looking at a harmless puppy. Yuan Shang became more and more angry when he saw Yuan Xi's eyes, but Yuan Xi didn't say a word, leaving him no chance to make trouble.
What made Yuan Shang even more upset was Zhao Yun who was sitting opposite him. After he returned to Yecheng, he learned that Yuan Shao had decided to marry Yuan Xing to Zhao Yun? !
Zhao Yun's brother has already arrived in Yecheng, and both sides have started the six rituals!
Because Yuan Xi had made sufficient preparations in advance, the six ceremonies were almost completed in less than half a month. By the time Yuan Shang returned to Yecheng, it was already coming to an end. The two families began to prepare for the wedding in the next few days!
The girl from a family with three generations of officials married a governor who was granted the title of marquis. This was not a disgrace to the family at all. However, Yuan Shang could not be happy about it, because Yuan Xing was on good terms with the Hong family and it was very likely that she could guess a lot of secrets about him!
Yuan Shang originally wanted to instigate Yuan Shao to marry Yuan Xing to the Wuhuan Chanyu, or at least to marry Yuan Xing far away, but he didn't expect that the plan would be ruined by Yuan Xi in the end.
Moreover, Yuan Xing married a general under Yuan Xi. As a result, Yuan Xi's power in the Yuan family was definitely greatly enhanced!
Yuan Shang was feeling extremely aggrieved at this moment. In his opinion, Yuan Xi, who was sitting opposite him with a calm expression, was mocking him with every move he made.
He couldn't hold it in any longer and said, "Master Xianyi really impresses Shang."
"Not only did he expand the territory for the Yuan family on the battlefield, but he was also praised by the nobles of Yecheng for his concubines."
"Especially since Master Xianyi is about to marry Marquis Wen's daughter, it will bring honor to the Yuan family. I didn't expect that Marquis Wen, who holds the high position of a general, would be willing to give his only daughter to Master Xianyi as a concubine. I don't know what Master Xianyi did to impress Marquis Wen."
After hearing this, Yuan Shao, who was at the top, also moved his hand slightly. Yuan Shang was secretly delighted to see that he had succeeded.
Lu Bu's position as general was lower than Yuan Shao's position as grand marshal, and Yuan Shao already had a grudge against him. Now Yuan Shang revealed the matter in order to make Yuan Shao alert.
What good intentions could a great general have if he was willing to marry his own daughter to a young man from the Yuan family as a concubine?
Given Yuan Shao's character, he would certainly be on guard against Yuan Xi!
As soon as Yuan Xi saw Yuan Shang speak, he knew why his tail was wagging, and smiled and said, "I am also a little confused, maybe I have a destiny with the women of the noble family?"
"I don't have any other hobbies except lust, which makes me very proud."
"Besides, my taste is very unique and I won't compromise. Not to mention the noble daughter of Marquis Wen, for example, the concubine I took in a few days ago is Cao Cao's stepdaughter, who was originally born to Bian Rang."
"There is something I haven't mentioned to the envoy and Master Xianfu. My first concubine was the eldest daughter of Cai Zhonglang."
After hearing this, Yuan Shao's expression changed slightly and he put down the wine glass in his hand. "Which Cai Zhonglang?"
"Cai Yong, Cai Bojie?"
Yuan Shang was also stunned. Cai Yong's daughter as a concubine?
Cai Yong was a great scholar of the time. Wouldn't the gentry in the world object to his making his daughter a concubine?
You are so brave!
While Yuan Shang was shocked, he was madly envious and jealous in his heart. The nobles would look for commoners to marry concubines. How could Yuan Xi be so bold and unscrupulous?
When Yuan Xi saw the shocked looks on Yuan Shao's and his son's faces, he felt somewhat smug. If I had told you that I had a child with Sun Jian's widow, wouldn't you have lost your composure even more?
But he didn't know that what Yuan Shao and his son were thinking at this moment was, "No wonder Yuan Xi took Gongsun Zan's widow Hou into his mansion. Perhaps he had already taken control of her?"
How could the Yuan family come up with such a bold thing!
The most ridiculous person was Yuan Shao. When Yuan Xi was his son, he could still give him a few words of advice. But if he had been adopted by Yuan Ji, what else could he say?
He couldn't help but cough, "Xianyi, everything should be done in moderation. The Yuan family still has some dignity."
Yuan Xi hurriedly smiled and said, "Your Excellency has taught me a lesson. I will definitely be more restrained and strict in the future."
Yuan Shang rolled his eyes, it seemed like he had said nothing at all!
But Yuan Xi's ruffian behavior undoubtedly indirectly diluted Yuan Shang's doubts about the relationship between Yuan Xi and Lu Bu. Although Yuan Shao would certainly still be wary, this suspicion could not be eliminated since Yuan Xi and Lu Bu joined forces. After all, too many lice will not bite you.
Hong knelt aside and poured wine, thinking that the two brothers had very different personalities.
One is lustful, the other abstains from lust.
What did I do wrong?