Back at the Yuan Mansion in Luoyang, no, it should be called the Grand Tutor Mansion now.
Uncle Yuan Kui had not returned to the residence, so Yuan Shao called Li Dian into the hall.
"Mancheng, I'll have to trouble you these few months. You won't blame me, right?”Yuan Shao sat on the soft couch and asked Li Dian.
"I dare not, my lord." Li Dian was dressed in a military uniform, wearing armor and holding a steel helmet.
"Mancheng, although I asked you to come here today to protect the Yuan residence, there are some things you should know. His Majesty passed away yesterday, and just now, Great General He Jin and I entered the palace to help the prince ascend the throne. Now that the Great General is in power, I really don't trust He Jinyi, who is a butcher. So I can only find you to enter Luoyang. Do you understand?”Yuan Shao's words were very obvious. He didn't trust He Jin, but he trusted Li Dian.
"Thank you for your trust, my lord. Dian will protect you to the death.”Of course, Li Dian wasn't a fool. Why did Dong Xiling call him instead of him? This was the reason.
"I have four hundred personal guards, plus the three hundred or so people you brought with you, Mancheng. It is more than enough to guard the Yuan Residence. Alright, take off your armor. Don't have so many people guarding the door. Change into casual clothes. Remember what I said, loose on the outside but tight on the inside. Do you understand now?" Yuan Shao stood up and patted Li Dian's shoulder before walking out of the hall.
"My lord, please rest assured. Dian understands.”Li Dian followed Yuan Shao out.
He returned to the inner courtyard and walked into his study. Xu Chu and Dian Wei were guarding the door. Cheng Li. Xi Zhong and the other two had been waiting for a long time.
Yuan Shao silently walked to the main seat. After sitting down, he drank a mouthful of water and said,"Today, He Jin helped Prince Bian ascend to the throne. At the same time, in order to rope us in, he conferred the title of Grand Tutor on uncle and appointed him as the Minister of State together with Great General He Jin.”
"This is a good thing, my lord. Why are you so unhappy?" Cheng Li asked as he held his beautiful beard.
"I'm thinking…with the arrival of troubled times, I wonder how many families will be separated from their wives and children.”Yuan Shao could not help but shake his head and let out a long sigh.
"This also requires my lord to unify the chaotic world as soon as possible and achieve unparalleled achievements.”Xi Zhong continued.
"My lord, you only have one county under your rule. Isn't that too little?”Guo Jia suddenly brought up this topic.
" Fengxiao, you mean…" Xi Zhicai immediately reacted.
"Are you trying to take over a few more counties in Jizhou?" Cheng Li also understood.
"What do you mean? Can you make it clear?" Yuan Shao was somewhat confused.
"My lord, please take a look at the map. This is Bohai Prefecture, and next to Bohai Prefecture is Hejian Kingdom. Next to Hejian Kingdom is Zhongshan Kingdom. If my lord can take the position of Prime Minister (equivalent to prefect) of the two countries, it will be like a sharp iron clamp. You can take Zhuo Prefecture of Youzhou, Anping Kingdom and Julu Prefecture, and then Jizhou.”Guo Jia spread out the map of Jizhou that Xu Da had asked his personal guards to hand-draw, pointing at Hejian Kingdom and Zhongshan Kingdom and telling them his plan.
"If we take Hejian and Zhongshan, we can increase the population by 1.2 million, and the pressure on the army will be greatly reduced. I also heard that the Zhen family, one of the four great merchants in the world, is in Wuji County. This will be of great help to my lord.”Xi Zhicai recalled the situation in the two counties and slowly revealed it to Yuan Shao.
"Good plan! It's a good plan, but who can choose to serve filial piety?”Cheng Li also agreed with Guo Jia's plan, but a problem arose.
"Haha! Far away in front of him. Zhong Degong, Brother Zhicai, aren't you two the best candidates?”Guo Jia laughed.
"Guo Fengxiao, you actually dare to make fun of this old man.”Cheng Li pointed at Guo Jia and scolded him jokingly.
"Let's go with Fengxiao's plan. How about this? I will go to the Great General's mansion tomorrow. He Jin will give me face and make a memorial in the court meeting in a few days to appoint Zhongde as the Prime Minister of Hejian Kingdom and Zhicai as the Prime Minister of Zhongshan Kingdom. It's settled then." Yuan Shao waved his hand and confirmed the matter.
"Thank you, my lord!" Xi Zhong and Cheng Li looked at each other and stood up at the same time.
"My lord, to ensure that nothing unexpected happens, we have to inform Grand Tutor Yuan.”Guo Jia offered advice.
"I understand, Zhongde. Zhicai, after you arrive at Jizhou, if you have any difficulties, contact Fang Qiao. He is my son.”Yuan Shao reminded them.
"…We know." Xi Zhong and Cheng Li were interested in Fang Qiao.
"My lord, Grand Tutor Yuan has returned to the residence and said that he wants to see you.”Outside the door, Xu Chu's voice traveled into the study.
"Alright, I'll go now." Yuan Shao put on the tiger skin and strode out of the study.
As soon as he entered Yuan Kui's bedroom, Yuan Shao hung up his cloak and sat opposite Yuan Kui.
"Uncle, warm yourself up." Yuan Shao poured a cup of wine for Yuan Kui.
"Benchu, what you did today…was all your own idea?”Yuan Kui raised the bronze wine cup and drank a mouthful of wine.
"It was the advice of my advisor." Yuan Shao replied.
"Right or wrong, I don't want to judge. With Big Brother gone, the Yuan Family only has you, the outstanding next generation, left. Now that the new emperor had ascended the throne, he was still young, so the power fell into the hands of Empress Dowager He, who was also a relative. Although I was conferred the title of Grand Tutor today, it was actually He Jin, that butcher, who wanted to rope me in.”Yuan Kui's sharp eyes made Yuan Shao sincerely admire him.
"The Darkhan Dynasty has already had over four hundred years of history until today, so what was his ending like? I don't want to care. This old man was most worried about you, Ben Chu!”
"Uncle, please be at ease. Dian and Dian were the guards on the left and right. Today, they had ordered their subordinates to bring more than three hundred people to the Yuan Mansion to protect their uncle's safety.”Yuan Shao cupped his fists at Yuan Kui.
"I see. I was wondering why there were so many unfamiliar faces in the residence. Can their loyalty be guaranteed?" Yuan Kui asked Yuan Shao with his long beard.
"Li Dian is my trusted subordinate. Moreover, the inner court is guarded by my personal guards. If they guard the outer court, they will be safe.”Yuan Shao patted his chest and promised.
"That's good."
"In addition, Uncle has a request. I want to get the position of Prime Minister of Hejian State and Zhongshan State. Uncle, please help me!”Yuan Shao stood up and bowed deeply to Yuan Kui.
"Is this the work of your advisor?”Yuan Kui was not in a hurry to agree. Instead, he continued to ask Yuan Shao.
"Nothing can escape Uncle's discerning eyes.”Yuan Shao sat down and smiled honestly.
"…Alright, I will mention their names to His Majesty during the court meeting.”Yuan Kui pondered for a moment and asked Yuan Shao.
"Cheng Li, from Dong'e County, Yanzhou. Play Zhong, table word Zhi Cai, Yingchuan County people.”Yuan Shao reacted and replied.
"Now is the time when He Jin, that butcher, is in power. If you want to succeed, you have to go to He Jin.”Yuan Kui told Yuan Shao.
"I understand. Tomorrow morning, I will make a trip to the General's Mansion.”Yuan Shao nodded.
"This old master is also tired. If there's nothing else, you can go out first.”Yuan Kui covered his face with his hand and yawned.
"Uncle, please have a good rest.”Yuan Shao stood up and bowed.
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