Chapter 343

Becoming the leader of the Shu region's military generals within the Dong Zhuo faction.

At present,

using seventy thousand soldiers as well as Feng Ji and Yuan Li to preserve one Yuan Han should still not be a problem.

In this way,

his, Yuan Gonglu's, son and daughter could still remain in the world and not be completely wiped out.

Yuan Li was the daughter born to Yuan Shu's deceased first wife.

She was also Yuan Shu's only daughter.

Her age was only a few years younger than Feng Ji, and she had already reached the age for marriage.

In original history, Yuan Li became a favorite concubine of the Great Wei's King of Wu, Sun Shiwan, and was quite favored by Sun Shiwan.

Yuan Li was therefore called "Yuan Ji" or "Lady Yuan" by later generations.

However, for some unknown reason, Yuan Li never gave birth to a son.

Sun Shiwan gave several newborn heirs to Yuan Li to raise, wanting Yuan Li to become the mother of those heirs.

But Yuan Li was never able to keep those heirs alive.

The common point was that those heirs all passed away suddenly due to various reasons shortly after being handed to her.

It is speculated

that the heirs Sun Shiwan gave to Yuan Li to raise were likely secretly murdered by Sun Shiwan's other favorite concubines, leading to accidental deaths.

From this, it can be seen that the harem of the Great Wei's King of Wu, Sun Shiwan, was the true "origin of palace intrigue dramas."

The intensity was even far superior to the Braid Dynasty period in original history.

However,

none of this would happen now.

Because whether it was Yuan Li or Feng Ji, both would soon belong to Gu Yi, becoming one of the beauties in Gu Yi's chambers.

……

"Your Majesty..."

"Has he really been buried in the sea of fire?"

At the border in the northwest direction of Yizhou.

After Ji Ling finished listening to the report from the several death-sworn followers left behind by Yuan Shu,

his eyes revealed deep confusion and grief.

"General Ji, His Majesty wants you to take the remaining army to join Gu Yi."

"In this chaotic world, the only person with the strength to guarantee the safety of His Highness the Crown Prince is Gu Yi."

The leader among the several death-sworn followers told Ji Ling everything Yuan Shu had ordered in advance.

Although Yuan Shu did not have the ability to dominate in chaotic times,

he still had the courage to try his best to ensure his bloodline would not be extinguished.

Ji Ling was his most trusted great general; Yuan Shu believed Ji Ling could resolutely execute the orders he had left behind.

After listening,

Ji Ling knelt on the ground.

He kowtowed three times deeply toward the direction of Runan City.

"Your Majesty, this subject will definitely do his utmost to ensure His Highness the Crown Prince can grow up to adulthood without worries."

After speaking,

Ji Ling tidied up his emotions and stood up from the ground.

That same night, he led the seventy thousand garrison troops to withdraw from the border and rush toward the direction of Hulao Pass.

……

Because Hulao Pass was extremely important geographically, the garrison general was still Zhang Liao.

But his official position at this time was already General Conquering the South.

After achieving great merit, Zhang Liao had been promoted three levels in succession, leaping from a miscellaneous-title general to one of the Four Conquering Generals.

Looking at the entire Dong Zhuo army, Zhang Liao's position was already among the top tier.

Upon learning the news that Ji Ling was coming to surrender with seventy thousand soldiers,

Zhang Liao immediately dispatched an envoy to rush eight hundred miles to Chang'an to report this matter to Gu Yi.

……

Dong Bai was about to give birth.

Gu Yi was not in a hurry to go to the front line, but intended to wait until Dong Bai gave birth to the child before leaving.

Anyway, the front line did not need to send troops for the time being.

Adding one hundred thousand troops to Hulao Pass was just an attitude displayed to the Guandong warlords.

Runan City was just temporarily placed in Cao Cao's hands for safekeeping for a few days.

The trap had already been laid by Gu Yi.

Within three months, the brand-new Yizhou, without any aristocratic families, would fall completely into Gu Yi's hands!

And at this moment,

hearing the news of Ji Ling's surrender reported by Zhang Liao's men, Gu Yi understood that the "trap" he had laid had begun to take effect.

However,

to be fair,

Gu Yi's original impression of Yuan Shu as "dried bones in a graveyard" had improved a lot because of this.

The feud between Gu Yi and Yuan Shu could even be traced back to the first coalition of warlords against Dong Zhuo many years ago.

At that time, because Yuan Shu looked down on Gu Yi for having no background, he ordered his personal guards to "fork him out" of the coalition camp.

This directly led to Gu Yi heading toward Sishui Pass and joining the Dong Zhuo faction by helping Hua Xiong win battles.

And Yuan Shu paid the price of an arm, his eldest son Yuan Yao, and his younger brother Yuan Yin because of this.

Time has passed.

Gu Yi had already become the person in power after Old Dong retired, and held the position of Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.

While Yuan Shu ultimately ended up buried in a sea of fire.

The past is like smoke.

With Yuan Shu's death, all feuds had long since turned to dust.

Gu Yi had no intention of making things difficult for Yuan Shu's surviving son, Yuan Han.

Before Yuan Shu died, he had already paved all the roads for Yuan Han in advance.

Using the seventy thousand troops by Ji Ling's side as well as Feng Ji and Yuan Li as bargaining chips

to exchange for Yuan Han's safe growth.

Gu Yi naturally would not refuse this matter.

Soon,

Ji Ling brought Yuan Han, Yuan Li, and Feng Ji from Hulao Pass to Chang'an.

The seventy thousand soldiers in Ji Ling's hands were handed over to Zhang Liao to manage on his behalf.

The combat power of this portion of soldiers was slightly lacking, far below the normal combat level of the Dong Zhuo army.

Therefore, they would most likely be re-registered into the household registers or become agricultural soldiers.

Yes, Gu Yi also came up with the set of agricultural colonies that Cao Cao had in history.

Of course, because the Dong Zhuo army was not short of money or grain, Gu Yi naturally did not need to squeeze the agricultural soldiers to death like Cao Cao did.

However,

the system of agricultural colonies was indeed very useful.

In the late Han period of history, Cao Cao used this system to expand a lot of military grain, providing great help for clearing the north.

And during the Tripartite Confrontation, the reason Deng Ai blocked Jiang Wei's northern expeditions several times on the western front was also because agricultural colonies played a great role.

……

Ji Ling and Yuan Han were casually settled by Gu Yi.

And Feng Ji and Yuan Li, Gu Yi naturally took them into his chambers without hesitation.

To speak of this Feng Ji, she truly deserved the description of "stunningly beautiful."

Moreover, because she was a married woman, in a certain sense, she was very charming. ===== CHAPTER 344 =====