"If anything happens to my mother, just ask me, and I will do my best!" Seeing his stepmother Zheng saluting him, with her neck half exposed in the snow and the fragrance of orchid, Yuan Mai was slightly moved and hurriedly reached out to help Zheng Yu. Zheng Yu took a deep breath and said eloquently: "It seems that your father's condition is hopeless. In the past few days, Mrs. Liu has shown a domineering attitude. If your father passes away, I don't know how she will treat him." Where are our sisters" Yuan Mai turned his eyes, his thoughts were flying, and he didn't know how to answer Zheng's question. If the natural development of history is followed, the fate of Yuan Shao's concubines after his death would be extremely tragic. Not only were they all killed by the Liu family, but also all of them would have their heads shaved off after death. Then smear ashes on the face to destroy the image. It is said that after death, the silver soul will not be entangled. "With me and Yuan Tan leading the troops outside, I'm sorry that mother and son don't dare to mess around!" Yuan Mai comforted casually. Mrs. Zheng shook her head: "You are far away in Qing and Bingzhou, and it is useless. This shrew is cruel and bold. When your father was alive, he dared to do whatever he wanted. If your father passes away, you don't know how vicious he will be. Treat our sisters in such a way" "If my mother is worried, why not follow me to Bingzhou for refuge?" Zheng smiled sadly: "Although my husband is seriously ill and comatose, he is still alive, how can I abandon him and offend the world? Swearing? " Yuan Mai then thought about it. What Zheng Yu said was absolutely true. Yuan Shao hadn't died yet. As his concubine, Zheng was not waiting by the bed, but she followed her stepson to Bingzhou to enjoy happiness. Who knew what would happen if this matter spread? What kind of rumors are there? "My mother married into the Yuan family when she was seventeen years old. She has enjoyed all the glory, wealth, brocade clothes, and silks that she should have. Now she has no regrets even if she dies. The only thing I worry about is Ah Ying, and I hope that my son will take care of the brother-sister relationship. It was my duty to take her away from Yecheng and take good care of her, so my mother was relieved. From then on, she stayed in Yecheng wholeheartedly to take care of your father, even if she died, she had no fear!" Zheng Yu said with tears in his eyes. If you want to face Yuan Mai, you have to bow again. Yuan Mai hurriedly helped her again and said with emotion: "Don't worry, Mom, Ah Ying and I were born from the same father, and we are born from the same root. I should do my best to take care of her and prevent her from suffering at all!" "Mom, I Don't leave. Ah Ying wants to stay with you!" Nine-year-old Ah Ying already understood the truth. After listening to the conversation between her mother and her brother, she blinked her big clear eyes and begged pitifully. Zheng Yu stood up and wiped away the tears, caressing her daughter's little head and said: "Ah Ying, be obedient and follow your brother to Hanoi. If my mother is gone in the future, you must listen to your brother in everything!" The little girl is quite sensible, judging from what her mother said. Feeling sad and desolate, she stopped acting coquettishly and cried, and nodded ignorantly: "Okay then, Ah Ying will promise my mother to follow her brother to Hanoi, but my mother will remember to come see me!" "Well Ah Mom promises you!" Looking at her daughter's innocent eyes. Mrs. Zheng burst into tears again and kept nodding. Yuan Mai sighed and patted Zhu Ling on the shoulder: "You take Ah Ying out of the back door, and then go to the front door. There are nearly two hundred knights in full armor waiting there; these are my guards, show yourselves. I will give you the sword, and they will know that you are one of them. Just wait for me in the team with Ah Ying. I will go out with Lord Jushou in a moment. " Zhu Ling is still a young man! I don¡¯t quite understand the joys and sorrows of the world, and I don¡¯t understand the sorrow and sorrow. When I heard that I was going out soon, I was so excited that I happily agreed: "I took my bag and left right away!" "Young master is the lord of a state. Are you still missing something?" Yuan Mai glared at Zhu Ling and scolded him, "To avoid unnecessary trouble, don't take any luggage with you right now!" "No!" Zhu Ling didn't dare to delay when he saw the young master. Holding the sword in one hand and holding Yuan Ying in the other, she walked towards the back door. "Mom, take care, Ah Ying is gone!" The little girl staggered a little as she was dragged by Zhu Ling. As soon as she left, she turned around and shouted to Mrs. Zheng. In the beautiful woman's tearful eyes, she gradually disappeared into the corridor and completely disappeared. Looking at Mrs. Zheng with a look of reluctance, Yuan Mai comforted her softly: "Don't worry, Mom, I will take good care of Ah Ying. I have already told General Wen Chou to protect Mom's safety. If Mrs. Liu really You are so mad that you are harming your mother. You should ask General Wen for protection and ask him to send someone to take you out of the city and take refuge in Hanoi. " Hearing what Yuan Mai said, Zheng felt a little relieved! An, thank you again: "Thank you very much, Mai'er, for your trouble. In this case, I will rely more on General Wen!" "It has been delayed for a while. If I stay any longer, I may arouse the vigilance of Yuan Shang, Shen Pei and others. Mai will leave now. , grandmotherHey, see you soon! " Yuan Mai bowed to Mrs. Zheng and saluted, then turned around and took long strides, rushing away. When he returned to the front yard, Jushou, Wang Shuang, Zhu Ao, Zhou Cang and others were already waiting anxiously. They didn't know What is the young master doing alone in the backyard? Why hasn't he come yet? Yuan Shang is not too worried. Now that the whole mansion is his own, he, Yuan Pai, has only one sword, so he is not afraid of what tricks he will do. After waiting for a long time, I returned to my old home of more than ten years, so I couldn¡¯t help but think about the joys and sorrows, so I came back a little late! "Yuan Mai walked into the living room, clasped his fists and apologized. Seeing Yuan Mai return safe and sound, Ju Shou and others were relieved. If he doesn't return for a while, Wang Shuang, Zhu Ao, Zhou Cang, etc. are all impatient people. After breaking into the backyard to search, Yuan Mai stood up and said goodbye to Yuan Shang: "My father's condition is just like this for the time being. It won't get better for a while, and it may not get worse. Bingzhou is busy with government affairs, so I decided to return to Jinyang. My father." My lord, I'll leave it to my third brother to take care of you! " Staying in Jizhou will not lead to any results. At present, there is no way to seize Yuan Shang's leverage to use force. The army has no name. Whoever raises the army first will definitely be morally untenable. It is better to take advantage of Jizhou's restlessness and Cao Cao's newly defeated strength before he has recovered. When the time comes, return to Bingzhou to do the two most important things! First, send troops to sweep away Taihang and completely drive out the dead Black Mountain bandits, otherwise, you will have to wait for a head-on conflict with Cao Cao in the future. At that time, Zhang Yan came back and stabbed him in the back, which would definitely make him feel uncomfortable. Secondly, if he used a Chinese character to describe the current Bingzhou, he would drive away the Southern Xiongnu who were entrenched in Xihe. ", and Xihe County is the opening that was sunk in; at this moment, when Cao Cao's vitality was damaged and he had no time to look north, he concentrated his elite troops to drive away the Southern Xiongnu in one fell swoop. "What the fourth brother said is true, in the land of one state, You are busy with official duties, so please come back as soon as possible. I will take care of your father! " Yuan Mai wants to leave, and Yuan Shang naturally wants to do it. He has told his father in person that he will inherit the title. Since Yuan Mai has no objection, he acquiesces. The rest can deal with Yuan Tan alone. What he fears most is the Qingzhou soldiers and The Bingzhou soldiers united to attack him. After Yuan Mai left, the threat was reduced by half. Yuan Mai took Ju Shou and others and went out to meet his entourage. As expected, Zhu Ling and Yuan Ying were among the guards. He hid in the city without answering, got on his horse, and led his troops out of the city. When he saw Yuan Mai and others returning safely, Zhang He felt relieved and said, "If you don't come back when it gets dark, I'm going to attack the city!" " "Haha Fortunately, it is you Zhang He who is left behind. Even the mature and steady General Jun Yi can hardly sit still. If the grumpy Prince Quan was left here, he would probably have ordered an attack on the city, right? "Yuan Mai patted Zhang He on the shoulder and laughed loudly, "If that's the case, I'm afraid the situation will worsen, and maybe Yuan Shang will really operate on me! "The night is as cold as water, and it is even colder when sleeping in a tent. Although it is already mid-March, I will still shiver under the thin cover. Yuan Ying is young and has always slept in the same bed with her mother. In desperation, Yuan Mai had to sleep with this The nine-year-old Loli sister slept on the same bed and coaxed her into sleep. The next morning, when the morning light came, Yuan Mai wrote a letter to Yuan Tan, telling him that Bingzhou was busy with official business and that he would return temporarily. However, in my heart, the only person I supported was my elder brother. Please be sure to suppress Yuan Shang's arrogance. After the letter was sent, he ordered the camp to move west, but the target was not Hanoi, but Jinyang, the political center of Bingzhou. Yangtiao is located between Xihe and Taihang. He must sit in the hinterland, mobilize his troops, and eliminate the two potential threats of Zhang Yan and the Southern Xiongnu; and eliminate hidden dangers for the future confrontation with Cao Jun, so that he can remain invincible. When the troops marched towards Jinyang, Yuan Mai made another adjustment to the personnel arrangements in Hanoi and ordered Jushou to take his letter to Hanoi and guard Hanoi together with Zhao Yun stationed in Heyang. , leaving Tian Chou and Liang Xi to assist, and stationed 15,000 troops, plus the Xu Sheng navy cruising in the Yellow River, which can completely ensure the safety of Hanoi. There are nearly 10,000 Gao Shun troops stationed on the front line in Hedong County to the west of Hanoi. , looking across the river from Cao Jun on the south bank of the Yellow River, Jia Kui was sitting in the Hedong County. Not only was it impregnable, but it was not an easy task for Cao Jun to enter. After Jusao arrived, he showed Yuan Mai's handwriting and ordered Zhang Liao and others. Guo Huai led 4,000 cavalry and 15,000 infantry to march north towards Jinyang. After arriving, Zhang Liao took the order and ordered the troops to join forces with Guo Huai to hand over the defense of Hanoi to Zhao Yun. Wave the flag and go north. Zhuge Jin and Ni Heng.Talents from all walks of life, including Ma Jun, went north with the army and went to the administrative center of Bingzhou to put their talents to use. In addition to these civil and military staff, Yuan Mai's harem team also went north with the army. The Du family, the Helan family, the Lu family, and the Zhao family all sat in carriages and went north, leaving only the nameless Cai Yan and others. Feng Yunniang was in a daze in the huge backyard, wondering when her husband would return?