Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 467 Gongsun Zan!
Zhang Sui was quite moved when he heard Yuan Xi say this: "Second brother, you are my real second brother!"

"I've heard from Mi'er a long time ago that you, my second brother, are the most fair and you value family affection the most."

"Sure enough!"

Yuan Shao, who was sitting in the first seat in the distance, saw Zhang Sui and Yuan Xi whispering to each other, and he was in a bad mood.

However, he still kept a smile on his face.

He was too lazy to think about it.

Zhang Sui, the son-in-law, certainly wouldn't talk too much with his second son.

After all, this is the commander's tent, and everyone inside is his.

If he talks too much, others will surely hear him and he will become suspicious.

Yuan Shao shook his head.

This son-in-law won't live long, so just be patient for now.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Yuan Shao called a morning meeting.

The content of the morning meeting was the same as usual, with a roll call first, and then Yuan Xi, the governor of Youzhou who had been guarding Yijing to fight against Gongsun Zan, reported in detail all the information about Gongsun Zan and Yijing.

Yuan Xi stood alone in the center of the general's tent, talking freely.

He actually conducted years of detailed investigation into the situations of Gongsun Zan and Yi Jing.

Yuan Xi said: "Since the deputy driver Tian Feng led his army away, Gongsun Zan has repaired the city wall in Yijing."

"The walls are stronger than before."

"The walls are not only made of thick bricks, he even added iron plates!"

"To be honest, it is impossible to destroy the city walls today by force like before."

"What's more, there are a lot of iron plates in the inner city wall."

"Even if the city wall is destroyed and the city wall is entered, the defenders inside the city can almost stand alone with the help of the iron plate."

"We suffered a great loss in this city wall when we destroyed the city wall before."

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"Yijing's weather has not been good in recent years."

"In recent years, the cold weather has come earlier and earlier."

"After you get here, you should be able to understand that it is only the beginning of September and it is already extremely cold."

“That wasn’t the case before.”

"It was more than a decade ago that the weather changed."

"In a dozen days or so, as the weather gets colder, even if you pour water on the ground, it will soon be as hard as a brick wall."

“That’s why the crop yields have dropped significantly.”

Looking at Zhang Sui, Yuan Xi said, "In the current situation, a large number of refugees in Youzhou and its vicinity have starved to death or frozen to death."

"Only Zhongshan County, which was once governed by Xuzhou Mu, built a large number of houses for refugees, promoted military and civilian settlements, and implemented the work point system, which enabled refugees to have houses to live in, food to eat, and clothes to wear."

"In the past few years, as the governor of Youzhou, I have attracted a group of children from aristocratic families from Zhongshan County to govern Youzhou, and have achieved certain results."

When everyone heard what Yuan Xi said, they all looked at Zhang Sui in surprise.

Zhang Sui smiled and nodded.

Yuan Xi continued to talk about Yi Jing and Gongsun Zan's situation.

Yuan Shao listened to Yuan Xi carefully with a genuine smile on his face.

This second son received too little attention in the past.

Listening to him, we can see that he has done his best.

Now the eldest son has made a big mistake and cannot get the position of crown prince.

Otherwise, all civil and military officials will complain.

The youngest son had died tragically.

The position of the crown prince can only be given to him.

There were concerns before that he might not be able to do the job.

Now it seems that my worries were unnecessary.

As long as he eliminated the scourge Zhang Sui and helped him to build connections, he could work together with his nephew Gao Gan.

It is not impossible that a hundred years later, they will sweep the world together.

Yuan Xi talked for nearly an hour, his mouth dry, before he finished telling the story of Yi Jing and Gongsun Zan. Zhang Sui nodded at Yuan Xi and said silently, "Second brother, you are awesome!"

Yuan Xi smiled back at Zhang Sui.

Yuan Shao glanced at everyone, and finally his eyes fell on the counselors Xun Chen and Xin Pi. He smiled and said, "Do you have any questions about what Xi'er said?"

Xun Chen and Xin Pi both shook their heads.

Yuan Shao said: "Then I'll give you three days."

Yuan Shao looked at the others and said, "In three days, let's think together about how to capture Yijing and kill Gongsun Zan."

"This battle of Yijing is related to the unification of Hebei and is also a battle for the crown prince."

"After the matter is successfully concluded, everyone will receive a reward when we return to Yecheng."

Everyone said in unison: "Yes!"

Yuan Shao then waved his hand and said, "Well, that's it, let's get busy!"

Yuan Shao stood up, coughed a few times, and then left the tent first.

Zhang Sui walked up to Yuan Xi, smiled and punched him, and whispered, "Second brother, very good."

"My brain completely understands it."

"Such detailed information shows how hard my second brother works."

"Second brother, you deserve the position of the crown prince."

Zhang Sui finished speaking and left.

Yuan Xi looked at Zhang Sui's leaving back, breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face.

Just as Yuan Shao finished his morning meeting, on the city wall of Yijing, amid the waving of flags, a group of generals in armor walked quickly to the battlements.

The leader, wearing a white felt hat and a white fox fur around his neck, looked out at Yuan Shao's camp outside the city.

His nose is a little red.

After looking at the camp in the distance for a long time, he noticed that in front of Yuan Shao's camp, there was a flag with the word "Liu" printed on it.

Seeing the "Liu" flag, his eyes became a little sour, and he sighed and said: "I didn't expect that we would be enemies when we meet again."

"Xuan De, oh Xuan De, I have treated you well, why did you betray me?"

"Back then, when you wanted to rescue Tancheng, the capital of Xuzhou, which was besieged by the armies of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, I asked the governor of Qingzhou to lead the army to accompany you."

"Later, when the crisis in Xuzhou was resolved, if you wanted to stay in Xiaopei, I would support you and even give you troops."

"You treat me like this!"

The leader was named Gongsun Zan, who was the commander of the enemy army of Yuan Shao and the current lord of Yijing.

Behind Gongsun Zan, a group of generals listened to him mumbling, feeling somewhat resentful.

A young general stepped forward and said, "Father, I will go out of the city and call this ungrateful wolf out, and kill him with one shot!"

Gongsun Zan was silent for a moment, then said: "Don't be impulsive."

"Although I feel very uncomfortable, I think Xuande may have other reasons."

"night."

"Send a soldier out of the city at night to talk to him."

"I want to know what he really thinks."

Everyone then fell silent.

Time passed bit by bit.

Night falls.

On the city wall, a death soldier was tied with a rope and slowly lowered down.

The assassin landed on the ground and ran towards the flag with the word "Liu" on it.

In the "Liu" flag camp, in the commander's tent, Liu Bei was sitting alone under a dim oil lamp looking at the layout map of Yijing City.

Just as he was watching, a lean old soldier rushed in and whispered, "Sir, there is a assassin outside, claiming to be from Zhuo County."

Liu Bei's expression changed slightly, and he asked in a lost voice, "Are you from Zhuo County?"

The veteran nodded.

Liu Bei paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, his expression changing several times.

After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Take him to Jizhou Mu's tent and tie his hands and feet. Don't let him get into any accidents. I'll be there right away!"

(End of this chapter)