Yuan Shao's face was as dark as water. He never thought that Yuan Xi would actually dare to interfere with the appointment and removal of officials, and even dare to directly come to him to ask for an official position. This had clearly crossed Yuan Shao's bottom line.
"Presumptuous! How dare you give away an official position in the Imperial Court? Who do you think you are?" Yuan Shao was furious.
However, Yuan Xi did not panic at all. Since he dared to ask for an official position, he had already made all the preparations and was 100% confident.
"Aiya, don't be angry, Old Weng. Didn't you promise me last time that you won't be angry in the future?”Yuan Xi said cheekily.
"Don't give me that. It won't work today. If you don't give me an explanation, don't even think about getting away with it today.”Yuan Shao did not buy it at all.
"Look, Old Man, you just gave me a battalion of troops, but the problem of military pay has not been solved.”Yuan Xi put on an act with a bitter face.
"Hmm? You mean..."
"Hehe, the Zhen family paid for the military expenses of that battalion for me and promised to let Zhen Yan go to Ji County to be the county magistrate.”
"Anyway, it's a flat transfer. This deal is not a loss, right, Old Man?”Yuan Xi said smugly.
Yuan Shao was quite surprised when he heard that. He did not expect this kid to actually solve the problem of military expenses without saying a word.
Back then when Yuan Shao gave Yuan Xi troops, he actually had a backup plan.
The salary of two thousand soldiers was not a small amount. Yuan Shao thought that Yuan Xi would definitely not be able to afford it, and would have to beg him at that time.
At that time, even though the army would be given to Yuan Xi, the supply of military pay would be in Yuan Shao's hands. In this way, as long as Yuan Shao cut off the supply of food and military pay, he could seize Yuan Xi's military power at any time, and everything would still be under his control.
But Yuan Shao Wan never thought that in just one day, Yuan Xi would actually solve the issue of military pay. This greatly exceeded his expectations.
The matter exceeded expectations, Yuan Shao felt somewhat embarrassed and could not help taking the opportunity to flare up.
"Humph! He still dared to trade money and power? Today, I must cure you of this unhealthy trend.”Yuan Shao appeared fierce on the outside but was weak on the inside. He looked fierce, but he felt a little guilty in his heart.
Yuan Xi originally thought that informing Yuan Shao about the matter of the military pay would be able to resolve all of this satisfactorily. He did not expect Yuan Shao to still be unforgiving.
Yuan Xi had no choice but to activate the backup plan.
"This child's sin, I will go and reject Zhen Yan in a while.”
Yuan Shao smiled when he heard this and thought to himself,""You think I can't control you?”
However, Yuan Xi's next sentence directly stunned Yuan Shao.
"Old Weng, the military pay is too expensive. Why don't you return the money you owe me so that I can pay the military pay?”Yuan Xi said seriously.
Yuan Shao, who was stroking his beard and smiling, almost pulled his beard off. What the hell? Yuan Shao suspected that he was hearing things.
"What did you say? Do I owe you money?" Yuan Xi said in disbelief.
"That's right! You can't deny it." Yuan Xi exclaimed.
When the surrounding maidservants heard this, they all looked over.
Yuan Shao's expression changed." Shut up, you brat! When did I owe you money? Why didn't I know?"
"Humph! The money you earned from selling your son!"
"Bullshit!" Yuan Shao flew into a rage." Speak clearly. When did I sell my son?”
"To put it nicely, I'm marrying into the Zhen family. To put it bluntly, I'm selling my son!”
"Also, the majority of Zhen Mi's dowry was taken by Old Man, right?”
"If you don't owe me money, who does?”Yuan Xi looked at the dumbstruck Yuan Shao and could not help trembling.
The marriage between Yuan Xi and Zhen Mi was a political marriage.
The Zhen family was a wealthy family in Hebei Province, so how could their dowry be shabby? It was just that Yuan Shao took the majority of the dowry and rewarded the soldiers under his command.
Only a small portion went into Yuan Xi's pocket. Yuan Xi was clear about this matter. Yuan Shao could not deceive him.
"Old Weng, if you return my dowry, the two thousand soldiers under my command will not have to worry about food and drink.”Yuan Xi giggled as he stood in front of Yuan Shao and directly extended his hand.
"Get lost! No!" Yuan Shao was annoyed. He pushed Yuan Xi's arm away and started to act shamelessly.
"Hey, hey, hey! You, the great general, sold your son and even embezzled the dowry!”Yuan Xi shouted at the top of her lungs.
"Shut up! You unfilial son!" Yuan Shao was about to explode from anger.
"Alright then." Yuan Xi was unusually silent.
Yuan Shao heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the situation. If he really let Yuan Xi continue to shout like this, in a while, the servants in the residence would all come to see a joke.
However, Yuan Xi immediately opened his mouth and his words caused Yuan Shao's blood pressure to rise.
"I won't talk about it at home. Save your energy. We'll talk about it on the streets later.”
"You still dare to shout on the streets? I'll beat you up after watching." Yuan Shao rolled up his sleeves and was about to beat Yuan Xi up.
Seeing this, Yuan Xi immediately ran around the pillars in the hall, not giving Yuan Shao a chance to seize it.
"You brat, stop right there!" Yuan Shao could not catch up to Yuan Xi and roared loudly.
"That won't do. A small cane can be endured, but a large cane can be used to escape. This is what Sage Kong said.”Yuan Xi didn't stop at all and even retorted.
"I'm not holding a big cane now. The Saint said that you have to take a small cane. You have to take this beating!”
"Hey! I see that your arm is like a big stick. I can't take it.”Yuan Xi did not fall for it at all. No matter how big or small the beating was, he did not intend to be beaten.
"Alright, alright, I won't hit you. Let's talk.”
"Ah, that's right." Yuan Xi had a triumphant smile on his face.
However, just as Yuan Xi sat down, he was pulled back by Yuan Shao, who glared at him and said,"
"Kid, you win today. I agree to the matter of the Ji County Magistrate.”
"But I'm not happy. You'll definitely be beaten up today.”
"F * ck, old man, you're cheating! Ah ~"
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