The sky is clear and the wind and smoke are clean.

The weather is getting warmer, and it is a good time for spring plowing. The farmers in the Yuan Mansion Zhuangzi get up early to drive their cattle to work in the fields. In the past, it was a time when the sky was in full swing. However, now, the entire Yuan Mansion, from the managers to the servants, is all exactly the same His face is earth-colored.

The Central Plains was in turmoil, Dong Zhuo entered the capital, and dozens of members of the Yuan family were implicated and killed. The people in the Zhuangzi were trembling and didn't know what to do. If Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu hadn't sent people over one after another, the Yuan Mansion in Anguo would have been in chaos.

Although the Yuan family suffered a catastrophe, only the members of the Yuan family in the capital were killed. The family in Runan escaped the catastrophe. Not to the point of exhaustion.

The wealth accumulated by the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family in Runan cannot be underestimated. Apart from the family land in Runan, the most important thing is the food town under the name of the patriarch. Yuan Ji, the eldest brother, is gone, and the court is now unable to supervise the inheritance of titles. Well, Anguo County is a food town with thousands of households, and both Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's brothers are greedy.

Yuan Shu occupied Nanyang, and when he learned that Yuan Shao had captured Han Fu's Jizhou Shepherd, he was so angry that the two brothers started fighting immediately after tearing their faces apart. The soldiers and horses concentrated in Yuzhou to fight to the death.

The fighting was raging outside, and Anguo's side was not affected at all. The spring plowing was busy, and the tenant farmers went out early and returned late to work. As long as the flames of war could not reach them, they should do whatever they wanted.

It wasn't until those murderous cavalrymen in armor appeared outside Zhuangzi that the tenants finally felt that they were in troubled times.

The stewards of the mansion were stunned when they received the news from the capital a few days ago. Several people gathered together and looked at each other, wondering whether they should believe that the old master was still alive. After discussing for several nights, they finally decided to send someone Go and ask the current Jizhou Mu Yuan Shao.

They don't know what happened in the capital, so if they are in doubt, it is absolutely right to ask the Lord of Jizhou.

However, they had a hard time discussing how to deal with it. Before the messenger left Zhuangzi, the Yuan Mansion was surrounded by black armored soldiers like wolves and tigers.

Zhang Liao was dazzled by the contiguous fertile farms, so he randomly pulled a man in the field to question him, but he fainted from fright before he brought him to him. The tallest and largest house.

This is where their lord's food is located, and the tallest and largest house must belong to their lord.

Didn't the lord tell the servants here in advance? Why do these people act like they don't know anything? Could it be that the servants here rebelled after learning the news that the lord was killed by Dong Zhuo?

Anguo County is in Zhongshan, some distance away from the capital and Runan. My lord said that all the old servants who take care of the Shiyi farm are not all old servants are reliable. What if the emperor is far away and raises people's appetite?

"The chariots and horses are parked outside, let's go in and have a look." Zhang Liao moved his fists, said a few words to the soldiers around him, and then went straight to the mansion he picked out.

The continuous farmland surrounds the house in the middle, and the main house in the middle is towering with high walls, and the four corners of the archery tower can be seen vaguely. The guard saw someone coming out of the small door, and immediately accelerated to catch up, "General, someone is sending a letter outside." .”

With a package on his back, he must be going on a long trip. What else can he do besides delivering letters outside at this time.

Zhang Liao raised his brows. What he said, the Yuan family servants here really had two intentions, "Stop them, and the rest of the people will keep an eye on the tenants in the village, and no one can be let out."

Fortunately, they didn't delay on the way, otherwise they would have sent the letter out.

Several stewards of the Yuan Mansion hadn't left yet, they hurried out when they heard the commotion, and when they saw the eyes of those black armored soldiers go dark, they all thought that a rebel army had arrived here.

Compared with these well-equipped soldiers, those parts of the mansion can be regarded as non-existent, they can resist bandits and bandits, but for this kind of army that looks like it was killed on the battlefield, if they dare to rush, they will die.

Zhang Liao got off his horse and looked up and down the two warring stewards of the Yuan Mansion, thinking that those who could be sent to the food town to take care of the family property were not simple people. He might be underestimated for his young face, so he put on a handsome face , Let the seemingly mature and fierce personal soldiers go to question him.

After a period of turmoil, the guards came back with a strange expression, "General, they said they were loyal to the lord, and they sent someone to deliver the letter just to make sure that the lord is really still alive, and they didn't intend to betray the lord."

Zhang Liao sat on the threshold with a big horse, and continued to ask with a straight face, "Where are their letters going?"

The soldier grinned, "Jizhou Mu, Yuan Benchu ​​is here."

Zhang Liao stood up, gritted his teeth and was very angry, "He also said that he has no intention of betraying the Lord, and he has contacted Yuan Benchu. Isn't this betraying the Lord?"

"Don't worry, general. It won't be too late to deal with this matter when the lord comes." The soldier touched the scar on his face. From his eyesight, the few in charge didn't look like treacherous people. He had already died at the hands of Dong Zhuo, and Yuan Shao, as the son of the Yuan family, sent someone here to be normal.

It is true that the county and county government offices have no control over the feudal lords, but Yuan Benchu ​​is the shepherd of Jizhou, and he can't stop others if he wants to.

"That's true." Zhang Liao nodded, with a stern face, he ordered all the people in the house to be guarded, and waited for the lord to arrive to see if he wanted to be punished.

Stewards: ...

Could it be that he is really one of us?

The several stewards had no objection to the result of their being locked up. They were not afraid of the shadow slanting, and it was not too late to wait for the lord of the house to wash them off their stigma. The problem was that they could wait, but Chun Geng couldn't.

With so many soldiers surrounding the main house in a murderous spirit, the tenants were so worried that no one could comfort them and couldn't do their work. What if the farming season was delayed?

Zhang Liao is a native of Yanmen in Bingzhou, and the soldiers around him are also from Bingzhou. Bingzhou is located in the northern border of the Han Dynasty. People in Bingzhou are trained in military affairs and horses, and they herd livestock in the wild. Really not many.

After a long while, the two stewards were freed, but there were a few new "guards" beside them, tall and powerful, with fierce faces, more like robbers than robbers.

The tenant farmers continued to work under the steward's arrangement. Although their hearts were still agitated, judging by the steward's appearance, the soldiers should not attack them.

It's not that they are worrying blindly, but that more and more people have fled to Jizhou in recent years. I used to think that they were just ordinary tenant farmers, farming the land honestly, and soldiers and bandits would not harm them. Later, I met more refugees and knew that the world And after the tragic incident of killing good men and taking meritorious deeds, seeing the soldiers coming from the county government was terrified to death, let alone the soldiers who came this time were not soldiers from the county government.

Zhang Liao was not sure about the situation in Yuan's Mansion, so he didn't dare to ask the soldiers to unload the rice, grain and jewelry from the cart. The troops stationed directly outside Zhuangzi, moved back and forth from Meiwu to Yuan's Mansion in Anguo, and finally cleared the contents. The move was about the same, but when Lu Bu cleared the Lunu government office and reconciled with him, they didn't wait for their master to come.

On the watchtower of the Arrow Tower, the young general was lazily basking in the sun with a grass in his mouth, "We cleared a wave of robbers on the way here, and there is Gao Fuyi by my lord's side, so there shouldn't be any delays." ?”

Lu Bu tugged at the beard behind him, with impatience written all over his face, "Just say that Gao Fuyi is unreliable."

If he had known that he would be delayed on the road for so long, he would have had time to go back the same way after cleaning up the Lu Nu official office.

Zhang Liao sighed for a long time, spit out the straw in his mouth and was about to go down, when he suddenly saw a group of soldiers and horses appearing in the distance, "Look over there, is it Gao Fuyi's flag?"

The watchtower was built high, and the view was excellent when standing on it. The flags in the distance were fluttering and could not be seen clearly. The two of them were impatient to stay on it to distinguish.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were still fighting each other, so it must be their master who came to the Yuan Mansion at this time.

The old scalper pulled the cart steadily. In the carriage, Yuan Huan closed his eyes and took a nap in a dizzy state.

He thought that he would be able to arrive at Yuan's mansion in the afternoon, but he didn't take the tranquilizing medicine this morning, and after bumping around in the bullock cart for a long time, he regretted that his intestines were green, and he wished he could go back to the morning and whip that brave self.

Gao Shun rode a horse to stand beside the ox cart, and sent someone to scout the road ahead, then leaned to the window and said in a low voice, "My lord, the Yuan Mansion is not far ahead, and we will be there in half a quarter of an hour."

Yuan Huan grudgingly cheered up and answered, lifted the curtain to look outside, but couldn't stand the dangling angle of view after all, and closed his eyes again after watching for a while.

Regardless of whether they are aristocratic families or ordinary people, most of them live in clusters. The Yuan Mansion in Anguo has few people, but it has a lot of land. These days, the imperial court has heavy taxes, and taking refuge in the aristocratic family as a tenant can not only avoid corvee and taxes, but also have a higher chance of saving their lives than people with registered household registration.

Compared with paying taxes and serving in the official army, the common people are more willing to be tenant farmers under the protection of aristocratic families.

The purple green water shield is fragrant with lotus, and the jade snow celery buds are pulled up and the scallions are growing. It is the season when the warblers and flying grass grow. I don’t know if there are wild rice, water shield soup, and perch in Jizhou.

The black-armored soldiers guarded the ox-cart and carriage in the middle, and the speed was still based on the ox-cart. There were many more people in the team than when they left.

There were a lot of guards in the convoy, and no robbers dared to show their faces along the way. The young boy rode forward nervously, "Zilong, are we really not going to Youzhou?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, someone came over and whispered, "When we left Changshan, we agreed to go to Youzhou, but now we suddenly changed places, will it be difficult to explain to our folks?"

Zhao Yun's face was calm, "The original prefect was good at planning and getting rid of Dong Zhuo, unlike Yuan Benchu ​​and others who only cared about self-interest, but a wise master who saved the people from the fire and water, and there are famous people like Xun Gongda following him. Can be taken care of in time."

"Really?" The younger one blinked, patted the horse's neck and moved closer, "Isn't it because the lord praised you that there is no heaven and no earth, that's why you decided to stay?"

"Nonsense, my lord has lost his mind after drinking the medicine, are you also confused?" Zhao Yun was teased by his companions, and he held the rein tightly with a straight face, but the red tips of his ears exposed his mood completely.

"Don't talk about Zilong, if that lord is willing to praise me, I can go through fire and water for him on the spot." The young man next to him smiled with only a slit in his eyes, and after he finished speaking, he pretended to regret, "It's a pity that the lord only Seeing Zilong himself, we rested before we had time to praise."

Zhao Yun looked at them helplessly, unable to play tricks, so he could only clamp the horse's belly and walk to the front to keep out of sight and out of mind.

These volunteers who voluntarily join the army are all unknown people, how can adults know whether they are good or bad, it is just a few polite words, how can they be taken seriously?

They stay by the adults' side to serve the adults, and let the adults know that they are not only good looking, but also good boys who care about the country and the people inside.

If they feel that the decision to stay is too hasty, they can stay temporarily. If this is really not a place to stay for a long time, they can find a way to leave.

Your Excellency is gentle and polite, and can plan strategies to eliminate harm for the people. Even Xun Gongda, a famous person who dared to assassinate Dong Zhuo, is willing to follow, and he will definitely not let them down.

Xun You rode his horse and walked unhurriedly in front of the convoy, seeing the newcomer Baipao Yicong raised his eyebrows, "Zilong."

The children of the aristocratic family want to study the six arts of a gentleman. Except for a few who are not physically fit, almost everyone is good at riding and shooting. He couldn't bear the bumps in the carriage, and changed horses shortly after leaving the capital.

Hearing the voice, Zhao Yun quickly cheered up and saluted, "Mr. Xun."

Xun You chuckled lightly, telling him not to be too nervous, and then asked like a chat, "I heard that you were going to lead the righteousness of this county to Youzhou to join Gongsun Bogui, but now Yuan Benchu ​​is prominent in Jizhou, why is Zilong?" Instead of looking far away, go to seek refuge with Gongsun Zan?"

Zhao Yun sighed in a low voice, "The world is in chaos and the people are in dire straits. Yun often listens to people's discussions at home. Although Yuan Benchu ​​is well-known, he is not a master of benevolent government. General Gongsun can conquer the border counties well and keep the people in peace. , so the elders in my hometown are willing for me to go to Youzhou."

Xun You nodded with a smile on his face, and was about to say something more when he heard the sound of horseshoes coming towards the convoy from far and near.

The majestic red rabbit and BMW rushed over aggressively carrying an extremely tall general, riding alone with the momentum of thousands of horses.

Lu Bu waited for four or five days and finally waited for the arrival of the lord. Regardless of whether Zhang Liao and the others could keep up, they rode the red rabbit and rushed forward.

"Is your lord okay?" The aggressive tall general held his horse beside Gao Shun, asking questions one after another, "Old man Wang Yun is very scheming, is there any trouble for you? Did you encounter any robbers on the way? I knew it would come sooner." It’s so slow, I’ll go back and pick them up by myself.”

Gao Shun helplessly raised his forehead, "General Fengxian has so many questions, which one should I answer first?"

Lu Bu's eyes widened, wishing he could pry open the man's head to see what was inside, "Of course it's the first one. The road is bumpy. Are you alright, my lord?"

There are so many problems with him, and it's just that this guy's brain is not working well, and he is slow and anxious.

The bumpy wheels finally stopped, and Yuan Huan lifted the curtain of the car weakly, his lips were pale and his face was as white as snow, "Don't worry about it first, just take a rest."

The young man had an outstanding complexion, coughed twice with a pale face, but when he raised his eyes, his pupils seemed to be shining with the morning light. Even if he was as sick as a willow branch under the frost, he could not be underestimated at all.

Seeing that he was in such a bad state, Lu Bu immediately turned black, and muttered a few curses in a low voice. It was nothing more than that if he was escorting him, he would definitely not make this person suffer. Shun takes the lead, he should escort the lord behind.

Yuan Huan shook his head dumbfounded, looking at Gao Shun also looked helpless, the two of them looked at each other speechlessly, they could only let him mutter.

That's why Gao Fuyi has a good temper. If Zhang Wenyuan was here, the two of them could fight on the spot.

Even if you can't beat it, you have to fight.

Xun You slowly lagged behind, seeing Lu Bu's domineering appearance, pursed his lips and looked away, and his eyes fell on the pure and steady Zhao Yun.

Well, the comparison is tragic.

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