The gate of the military camp slowly opened. Yuan Xi, who was in the lead, carried Zhen Mi and rode on a Ferghana Horse. Zhao Yun, who was wearing a white robe and holding a silver spear, followed closely behind to protect Yuan Xi.
Behind the two of them were 100 fully armored cavalrymen.
Being a good person to the end, Yan Liang gritted his teeth and gave away his warhorse, so he didn't lack some armor.
Although warhorses were scarce, after killing Gongsun Zan, they had seized a lot of armor and weapons. Not only did these hundred personal guards have armor, but Yuan Xi's entire battalion also had armor.
"Husband, that General Yan Liang is obviously very distressed, and you said that he was borrowing it, so why did he give us warhorses?”Zhen Mi was very curious and couldn't figure out the reason.
"He owes me a favor, so he naturally has to think of a way to compensate me.”Yuan Xi was not surprised by this.
Since Yuan Xi dared to ask for a warhorse, then he was certain that Yan Liang would definitely give it to him. The reason why he said he wanted to borrow it was just a euphemistic way of saying it. He couldn't directly ask for it, that would be too vulgar.
Yan Liang also understood Yuan Xi's intentions. Although it was a little painful, he still happily gave Yuan Xi a hundred warhorses.
"What favor? Why didn't I know?" Zhen Mi asked.
"Firstly, I didn't choose the lieutenants under his command. Secondly, I chose these surrendered generals in the end and saved Yan Liang a battalion of elites.
Naturally, when I asked him for a warhorse, he couldn't refuse no matter how reluctant he was.”
After hearing Yuan Xi's explanation, Zhen Mi nodded her head in realization.
"Husband, where are we going now?”
"Naturally, I'm accompanying you back to your mother's house."
"Yay! Time to go home!"
A group of people marched towards Ye City.
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General Manor.
Yuan Xi's side had just stepped out of the military camp when the messenger that Yan Liang sent already arrived in front of Yuan Shao.
"Reporting to Great General, the Second Young Master did not take the elites that General Yan Liang had prepared with him when he went to the military camp. Instead, he took away the surrendered generals under Gongsun Zan and asked General Yan Liang for a hundred warhorses.”
No matter how pleasing to the eye Yan Liang found Yuan Xi, it was merely pleasing to the eye. The object of loyalty was ultimately Yuan Shao.
The messenger reported Yuan Xi's every move to Yuan Shao, including Yuan Xi bringing Zhen Mi to the camp.
"Yan Liang actually agreed to Xianyi's request?”Yuan Shao was very curious.
It was just a hundred warhorses. Yuan Shao didn't say anything about it. The entire Hebei Province was under Yuan Shao's command. Youzhou never lacked warhorses, so he didn't feel any heartache over it.
What limited the number of Yuan Shao's cavalry was food, not horses.
Youzhou didn't lack good warhorses, but warhorses were really gluttonous.
The reason why one warhorse was equal to ten infantry was because the cost of feeding one warhorse was enough to feed ten infantry.
What Yuan Shao lacked wasn't warhorses, but concentrated feed to feed them.
Therefore, even if Yuan Xi took away more warhorses, Yuan Shao would not have any objections, let alone a hundred warhorses. The prerequisite was that Yuan Xi could afford to feed them.
What truly made Yuan Shao curious was that Yan Liang actually didn't reject Yuan Xi's relatively 'unreasonable' request.
"Reporting to Great General, General Yan Liang has a very good impression of Second Young Master, and they hit it off quite well. Moreover, Second Young Master did not take away two thousand elites, but instead took away the surrendered generals.”
"But General Yan Liang didn't want to have anything to do with the young masters and didn't want to owe the second young master a favor, so he agreed to the second young master's request.”The messenger informed Yuan Shao of Yan Liang's attitude.
Yuan Shao nodded and approved of Yan Liang's way of handling the matter. He turned around and asked,"Does Xianyi have any arrangements for those surrendered generals?”
"Reporting to the Great General, Second Young Master instructed to bring the families of these surrendered generals to Ye City and give them a good life as hostages.
If anything happened to the Second Young Master, all the families of the surrendered generals would be killed.”
"Not bad! I'll use both kindness and power." Yuan Shao greatly praised Yuan Xi's handling of the matter.
"Alright, you can go back. Tell General Yan Liang to prepare his troops and horses for the southern expedition at any time!”
"Here." The messenger cupped his fists and retreated.
After the messenger left, Yuan Shao was the only one left in the hall.
Without his subordinates around, Yuan Shao relaxed his body, which was rare. He lazily leaned against the back of the chair and muttered,"Unfortunately, it's Second Brother."
Yuan Xi's performance these two days made Yuan Shao very satisfied. It could even be said to be a little stunning.
Although the eldest Yuan Tan had the ability to take charge of the entire Qingzhou, Yuan Shao could not sense that kind of spirituality from him.
In this aspect, Yuan Xi was very much to Yuan Shao's liking. Moreover, Yuan Xi was also a filial son, so he was naturally more favored by Yuan Shao.
"Other than being more beautiful, Third Brother can't compare to First and Second Brother at the moment. After all, he's still a little young.”Yuan Shao muttered to himself.
However, Yuan Shao knew very well that the position of heir was either the eldest or the third. The second indeed had no chance.
The eldest son was legitimate, and the third son had the support of his uncle's family. As long as Yuan Shao insisted, no one dared to say anything.
However, Yuan Shao knew that it was impossible to establish a second son. Firstly, it did not conform to the law, and secondly, no one supported it.
Not only did no one support him, but if Yuan Shao showed even the slightest hint of wanting to be second, the entire four northern regions would probably be against it.
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