The night is getting darker.

Tonight is still the night of the full moon, and the moon of the fifteenth and sixteenth is not changed by the rotation of time and space.

But no matter how bright the moon is, the darkness is still the master of heaven and earth at night.

"Click, click, click!"

Xin Ma slowly walked in the courtyard of the Zhen Mansion, Yuan Shao had already woken up from the previous confusion, but his face was not as good as when he looked dazed. And Guo Tu and Yan Liang always followed him with fear, for fear that he would encounter danger or fall off his horse in anger.

The sound of horses' hooves was crisp, and the horses rode around the entire house, but Yuan Shao never saw what he wanted to see.

Empty, all empty!

The courtyard is empty, the rooms are empty, and there are more than 2,000 rooms in the huge Zhen Mansion, all of which are empty, and there is not a single figure.

It was so neat and tidy, except for the house, trees and flowers, nothing was left, and it was really completely moved!

"Da, da, da!"

Yuan Shao rode a horse around the huge courtyard of the Zhen Mansion for half an hour, almost running all over the courtyard of the Zhen Mansion, and the front and back of the house and the wings on both sides did not fall. In the end, there was still nothing, and the Zhen family left, leaving only such an empty mansion.

"How can this be reasonable, the Zhen family bullied me Yuan Shao too much!"

Walking slowly under the shade of the tree on horseback, the expression on Yuan Shao's face changed again and again, sometimes gritting his teeth, sometimes his eyes were round, and sometimes he looked lonely, making his white face red, white, and blue. But in the end, all these feelings turned into monstrous anger and endless hatred, so that he bared his teeth and grinned, and his face was hideous, as if he wanted to choose someone to devour.

If Li Li could see Yuan Shao's face at this time, he might have a sense of déjà vu, because he also had such angry expressions when he heard Yuan Xi and Feng Ji flee.

"The lord is angry." Seeing that his father-in-law, Yuan Shao, was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. Furious, Guo Tu rushed to Yuan Shao's side, and said respectfully: "The Zhen family is just a businessman, if you want to leave, you can stay, why should the lord be angry about such an unpopular family?" ”

However, Guo Tu never expected that under his kind words and persuasion, Yuan Shaoqiang calmed his mind, suddenly turned his head to stare at him, and squeezed out six words from between his teeth: "Ignorant and short-sighted." Ignorant! ”

What a succinct word, only six words, but extremely lethal.

It was these concise and bright six words that made Guo Tu, who was conceited and full of talent, instantly blushing and his cheeks flushed. Then he turned his head to look to the side. Blushing and wheezing sharply, he almost couldn't catch it in one breath. Fainted.

How many years. thinks that he Guo Tu is also a scholar, and he has devoted himself to studying for more than ten years, and has read more than 10,000 volumes; He thinks that his learning is not inferior to any wise man in the world today, and he has the art of war and strategy, and he has good strategies and strategies.

When Yuan Shao was plotting against Jizhou, it was he Guo Tu who tried every means to persuade Han Fu to take the initiative to let Xian. After welcoming Yuan Shao into Yecheng, he replaced Han Fu as the state pastor, and occupied Jizhou without blood. In the following three years, he did his best to assist Yuan Shao. worked hard, and even forcibly invited his brother Guo Jia to Jizhou to serve under Yuan Shao's account.

Thinking of Guo Jia, Guo Tu, who was in shame and indignation, finally understood, and secretly thought to himself: "It must be that Guo Jia said goodbye not long ago, which made Yuan Shao very displeased, this tone has nowhere to vent, but I didn't expect to be angry with me today, it's really a disaster!" ”

"Yes, it must be!" Finally found the source of being reprimanded by Yuan Shao, Guo Tu felt a little better, not as ashamed and indignant as he was just now.

If Yuan Shao was really angry with Guo Jia because he didn't say goodbye, then he Guo Tu would have nothing to say, because this matter was indeed his own fault and vain villain. thought that at the beginning, it was he who forced Guo Jia to come to Jizhou to join Yuan Shao in the name of Guo Jia's mother, but Guo Jia obediently complied, but Yuan Shao looked down on Guo Jia, and he ignored Guo Jia's strategy. It was precisely because of this that Guo Jia was unwilling to continue to stay in the army, put down the gold and silver brocade silk and seal ribbon given by Yuan Shao, and left quietly.

Looking back on the whole story, Guo Tudun felt very depressed, but helpless.

Others don't know how Guo Jiacai learned, but as Guo Jia's brother, he has been a classmate with Guo Jia for four or five years, and he knows very well that Guo Jia's talent is absolutely amazing, and he is a top strategist who is not born in the world. Even Guo Tu, who is known for his high talent and doesn't take anyone seriously, has to admit that he is indeed a little worse than Guo Jia、、、 uh, no, it should be a little worse.

"Yuan Zhi!" Maybe Yuan Shao realized that what he said just now was too heavy and a little unkind, so he turned his head to look at Guo Tu again, but saw Guo Tu blushing and lowering his head, stunned.

"Cough, cough, cough!" So Yuan Shao coughed a few times, and still said to Guo Tu without a good face: "Yuan Ze should know that my Yuan family and the Zhen family are world friends, and they have at least been friends for decades. With the previous prominent status of my Yuan family, as well as the family friends of a merchant family like the Zhen family, could it be that the ancestors of my Yuan family were all fools and had no thoughts of being a family? Take you Guo Yuanze as an example, are you willing to make friends with ordinary people and make friends in the world? ”

After a few rhetorical questions, Yuan Shao's gloomy face softened slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "So, what I just said about your short-sightedness is by no means untargeted. You only know that the Zhen family is the heir to the ancestor Zhen Taibao Yu Yin and barely among the family, but you don't know that the Zhen family has been in business for a hundred years.

As far as I know, the Zhen family has hundreds of millions of family fortunes, countless money and grain, and shops are all over the counties of Dahan, and even more than half of the counties in Dahan have Zhen family shops. It is no exaggeration to say that if the Zhen family were not prosperous because of the lack of prosperity and low-key behavior, this family would have been a big family in the rich world. Because of this, my Yuan family has been in contact with the Zhen family for decades, and the long-term mutually beneficial cooperation has continued to this day.

The reason why I let Xianyi and Feng Ji come to the Zhen family this time was not to forcibly borrow food, but to take the opportunity to let Xianyi and the Zhen family get to know each other, and it is best to form an in-law with the Zhen family, so that the Zhen family can support me Yuan Shao with all their hearts. Unexpectedly, this rebel was not enough to succeed and more than to lose, and he actually forced the Zhen family away, and he didn't dare to come out to see me after doing stupid things.

This rebel is really angry with me! ”

Speaking of this, the anger that Yuan Shao had finally suppressed came to his head again. As a result, he was so angry that he was panting rapidly, his face was red and his neck was thick, and he still looked angry.

Seeing that the lord Yuan Shao explained himself for the first time, the shame and indignation in Guo Tu's heart suddenly disappeared, but he was a little flattered.

Because Yuan Shaoke is an extremely conceited and arrogant person, it is rare for him to explain after scolding his subordinates. Usually he scolds his subordinates, and he doesn't say more than half a word at all, but makes the scolded person frightened and panicked, for fear that he will never be appreciated and reused by him Yuan Shao again.

In light of this. Seeing that Yuan Shao was angry again, Guo Tu hurriedly persuaded: "The lord is angry, don't be angry." After all, the second son is young, and he can't comprehend the good intentions of the lord for a while, which is an unintentional mistake. Not intentionally.

What's more, there are two sons under the knees of the lord. The eldest prince Yuan Tan is very much like a lord and acts decisively. Proficient in the art of war. After a little experience, it will become a great weapon in the future! ”

As he spoke, Guo Tu caught a glimpse of Yuan Shao's eyes that seemed to be suspicious, and hurriedly said: "The third son, Yuan Shang, is also very good, he has been smart since he was a child, and he is both civil and military. Although he is young, he has extraordinary knowledge, and he is also a pillar of talent over time. There is a successor to the lord, congratulations! ”

Hearing Guo Tu praise his youngest son Yuan Shang like this, the anger on Yuan Shao's face eased slightly. Obviously, the heart is very useful.

Then he sighed lightly and said with a sad face: "Hey! If there is a big chaos today, the heroes are everywhere, the princes are divided, no matter how good the family background is, it will not help, only to continue to strengthen their own strength is the key. My Yuan family has been a prince for generations, and my reputation is so great that there is no one in the world other than the royal Liu clan. However, in troubled times, it is not enough to prosper the family, and it is not even of great use.

Let's not talk about Yanzhou Cao Cao and Xuzhou Tao Qian and others, let's take Xiliang Li Wenchang as an example. This son is just the son of a common people, at most a good family, from a low background, but he is a poor soldier and warlike, such a lowly person actually dares to steal the artifact of the country, and his uncle Li Wei colluded, coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, perverse, for the world. It seems that such a small person dares to take the position of the third prince now, and he leads the general of the guard, and ranks with me Yuan Shao as the general. Hey, what's the reason! ”

This was the second time Guo Tu had heard his lord's sigh. This kind of helpless sigh actually happened to the extremely conceited Yuan Shao, in Guo Tu's opinion, this is something that has never been seen before.

After sighing again, Yuan Shaoqing said in a low voice: "When the Zhen family passed to Zhen Yi's father, Zhen Yuan, the family was already in decline, and it had already become a second-rate family, and it was not in the eyes of everyone in the world, but Zhen Yuan's old man was able to find another way, simply gave up his career, and devoted himself to running a family business. The Zhen family originally had many industries and many trade routes, and over the decades, Zhen Yuan spread the Zhen family all over the Han states and grabbed countless money. Later, Zhen Yi was ranked on the top Cai Ling at a young age, and he could also receive the knighthood, which was the result of his father Zhen Yuan's friendship with my Yuan family.

However, since Zhen Yi's untimely death, the Zhen family's huge family property has actually been handed over to a widow of the Zhang family, which is said to be caused by Zhen Yi's insistence. However, although Zhen Zhang's family is a woman, she is extremely shrewd and intelligent, and the Zhen family consortium has not only suffered losses in her hands because of the advent of troubled times, but has earned a lot of money year after year, and her ability to collect wealth is better than that of her father-in-law Zhen Yuan, and in just a few years, she has earned tens of millions of huge wealth for the Zhen family, completely occupying the position of the world's first businessman, and becoming rich in the world.

Four years ago, when my father was alive, he saw that the world was in turmoil, and he intended to let me marry Zhen Zhang as a concubine, but unfortunately Dong Zhuo occupied the imperial capital, so the matter was shelved. Since then, the situation in the world has changed drastically, and my father also died tragically at the hands of Dong Zhuo's butcher, so the matter is over, and it will be stopped. It wasn't until I accidentally learned that Zhen Yi's widow was actually a beautiful young woman in her prime of life, who was now less than 30 years old. It is said that she is extremely intelligent, shrewd and capable, and delicate, and is famous in Zhongshan and Changshan countries. It's a pity that she is gone now, and she has no chance to see her, and she regrets not being at the beginning! ”

Speaking of this, Yuan Shao showed a very regretful look on his face, as if he still had thoughts about the Zhen family's wife, Zhen, but he missed it by chance.

But Guo Tu heard the meaning of Yuan Shao's words.

It turned out that the lord of his family came to the Zhen family this time not only to find out the truth of the Zhen family, but also to see with his own eyes whether the Zhen family was as beautiful as rumored; If the rumors are true, maybe Yuan Shao still has the intention of taking a concubine.

Just when Guo Tu wanted to get into it, he only heard Yuan Shao say with deep feelings: "If today's turmoil and chaos, the heroes rise together, and the princes are divided, the past illustrious family backgrounds have become a thing of the past, and you still need to rely on your own strength to win fame." In troubled times, if you want not to be swallowed up by other princes, you must strengthen your own strength and train an elite army that has always been invincible.

However, if you want to strengthen your troops, money and food are indispensable and sought-after. Whoever can have sufficient money and food will be able to take the lead in the troubled times, recruit troops, conquer cities, and expand territory. ”

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