Chapter 373 Character Flaws

When Yan heard this, she was shocked at first, then sneered and said, "Are you deceiving me?"

"Do you think that your husband is gone and that I, a woman, can be easily deceived?"

"You didn't tell me when your husband was here, but you told me after he left. What are you thinking?"

Yuan Xi was quite surprised by what Yan said. He thought that as expected, the wife of a local lord would not be so foolish as to trust others easily.

If Yan was really stupid, she wouldn't have raised a daughter like Lu Lingqi, right?

Facing Yan's questioning, Yuan Xi said calmly: "I just heard some rumors."

"As for whether you believe it or not, it all depends on Madam."

After hearing this, Yan said disdainfully: "Then tell me what you think."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Xi said, "This news is extremely secretive. It is said that a general wants to betray Marquis Wen and has secretly colluded with foreign enemies and is ready to open the gates and surrender the city."

"As for the reason, it is said that he was angry that his wife had an affair with Marquis Wen, so he was resentful and had this idea."

"What!" Yan was shocked. "Who are you talking about?"

"Who is he in league with?"

Yuan Xi shook his head and said, "Xi really doesn't know."

"This news was obtained through many channels, and Xi cannot fully guarantee its authenticity."

After he said that, Yan started to think about it. It would be fine if he said something else, but it was really possible that Lu Bu had an affair with the wives and daughters of his subordinates!

There were several people that Yan suspected, especially the general who was related to Lu Bu. His wife was coquettish and charming, and Yan was sure that Lu Bu would fall for this.

Moreover, Lu Bu went to that man's house to drink every now and then, so there was a high probability that something was going on between the two of them!

When Yuan Xi saw Yan's expression, he knew that she had taken the bait.

If you want to spread a rumor, you must not be too sure about it, as this will easily expose your true identity.

On the contrary, vague and ambiguous statements that contain one or two key pieces of information are sometimes more credible because the listener will unconsciously imagine other plots based on the information provided.

At this time, most of the plots imagined by the listeners are what they hope for, or they have already had similar guesses before!

Yan's heart became more and more tangled. Thinking of the two previous attacks on the Lu Mansion, she was already 70% convinced and couldn't help asking, "What should I do?"

"My husband's subordinates all have the power to lead troops. What can I, a woman, do to them?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "It's not that there is no solution."

He lowered his voice and said something like this. Yan heard it and asked in surprise, "Can you do this?"

She then asked worriedly, "What if he is really wronged?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Once we have him under control, we can naturally interrogate him in detail."

"It doesn't matter whether he admits it or not. At worst, we can wait for Marquis Wen to come back and interrogate him again."

"There are undercurrents in Huaicheng right now. It is better to catch someone by mistake than to let him go. If we do not take extraordinary measures, I am afraid that the lives of the ladies will be in the hands of the enemy."

After hearing this, Yan hesitated for a moment and said, "Let me think about it for a few days."

Yuan Xi nodded slightly, thinking that Yan was indeed careful and prudent, worthy of being the wife of Marquis Wen, his future mother-in-law.

As a result, Yan's next words almost choked Yuan Xi to death, "None of these things are important."

"The most important thing now is, if Mr. Yuanhua leaves with you, won't I be unable to find anyone to use my needles on?"

Yuan Xi was dumbfounded by Yan's words. It turned out that for some women, appearance was more important than life.

He could only say: "If Marquis Wen can welcome the emperor, and then establish the capital in Huaicheng, he will naturally need a large number of doctors."

"Mr. Yuanhua is accepting disciples and teaching them. Maybe someone will learn his true skills. Then Madam will naturally be able to find someone who lives in Huaicheng and has inherited Mr. Yuanhua's acupuncture skills to use."

After hearing this, Yan was relieved and said happily: "What you said makes sense."

Seeing that the situation was almost settled, Yuan Xi said, "What we talked about earlier is of great importance. Madam, you'd better give it some thought. If you are determined, Xi will definitely help you."

"But before that, please keep it a secret, Madam, and don't let it leak out."

"I have said this much, so I will take my leave now."

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi stood up and said, "I'll take you out."

Upon hearing this, Yan raised her head and said, "You don't need to send it, I'll let my maid."

Before she finished her words, she saw Lv Lingqi pushing Yuan Xi out of the house in a hurry. She hurriedly said to Lv Lingqi: "Hey, hey, hey, wait for me to finish, you..."

As a result, Lu Lingqi quickened her pace, half dragging and half pulling Yuan Xi, and disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving Yan staring blankly, thinking that her daughter was becoming more and more unruly!

However, thinking about the hardships and injuries that Lu Lingqi had suffered recently, Yan felt very distressed, so even though Lu Lingqi was making a lot of noise, she couldn't bear to scold her.

Moreover, Lu Lingqi would be getting married at any time, and the days for mother and daughter to meet would be fewer and fewer. Whenever Yan thought of this, she felt very uncomfortable.

Yuan Xi was pushed by Lu Lingqi to run through several doors. He could not help but stop and wanted to turn around to talk, but Lu Lingqi was unable to stop in time and the two of them embraced each other.

Lu Lingqi was so angry that her face turned red. She raised her fist and was about to hit Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi was so scared that he covered his head and ran away. The two of them circled around the big tree in the yard. When the servants and maids next to them saw this, they all lowered their heads and avoided him, pretending not to see them.

Yuan Xi ran more than ten laps, then stopped and said, "I admit defeat. I didn't bring a rope today."

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi was furious. She wanted to speak, but she saw people coming and going. She grabbed Yuan Xi's arm and said in a low voice, "If you dare to say anything, I will break your arm!"

Yuan Xi felt Lü Lingqi folding his arms across her chest. The soft feeling made him very happy. He thought that girls who practiced martial arts had really good personalities. They were really rich and generous.

Lu Lingqi was totally unaware and said viciously, "Don't think about deceiving mother and doing sneaky things for your own ulterior motives!"

"If I find out that you have evil intentions, I will chase you to the ends of the earth and kill you!"

Yuan Xi knew that the big share would definitely not be given, so he said seriously, "What good would it be for me to lie to you?"

"I am also in Huaicheng. Yuan Shu's army is coming outside. I am cleaning out the spies in advance."

"If we can eliminate the internal troubles, we can have a good fight before Marquis Wen returns. Then you can see a real battle on the top of the city."

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi smiled happily and shook Yuan Xi's hand, saying, "It's a deal!"

"Hey, why are you holding your stomach? Did you eat something bad?"

"Maybe he caught a cold. Why don't we worry about whether a fight has already started over there, Wen Hou?"

"My father is unrivaled in the world, and he will surely succeed immediately, but it's your belly."

"I'm leaving first."

When Lu Lingqi saw Yuan Xi covering his lower abdomen and running away, she thought that this fierce tiger was good in every way except that his physical strength and martial arts were a little weak and he could catch a cold. It seemed that he was a little weak.

I don't know whether my father has defeated the enemy.

Outside Anyi City, Lü Bu looked unhappy and said to Kong Rong, "The emperor won't let me enter the city, but wants me to go fight Li Jue and Guo Si directly?"

"Does the emperor not trust me? Why did he issue an imperial decree to ask me to come?"

At this time, Ju Su's voice rang out, "The emperor would not suspect Marquis Wen, there must be a reason, why not let Lord Wen Ju explain?"

After hearing this, Lu Bu suppressed his anger, snorted coldly, pointed at Kong Rong and said, "Then tell me clearly!"

Kong Rong wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at Ju Shou gratefully, and then told him the general situation around Liu Xie in detail.

He finally said: "Most of the ministers in the court are on Cao Cao's side. There are only a few who truly support Wen Hou."

"I also strongly advocated going out of the city to welcome Marquis Wen, so that the emperor would issue an edict. Otherwise, it would be inappropriate to show too much closeness to Marquis Wen in front of all the ministers."

Lu Bu looked unhappy and sneered, "What a bunch of good-for-nothings!"

"You are useless, yet you still want to save face!"

Ju Su said, "This is not the fault of Marquis Wen. It is because Prime Minister Wang Yun was too upright in his actions and offended many people, and even Marquis Wen was implicated."

Kong Rong sighed and said, "That's exactly it."

Although Wang Yun used a strategy to rebel against Lu Bu and kill Dong Zhuo, and although he later seized power, he did not abuse his power against the emperor. He can be said to be a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.

But he also had a huge character flaw, which directly led to his subsequent downfall: he could not tolerate any injustice, acted too extreme, and was unwilling to compromise.

Wang Yun came from a prominent family. He was recommended as a county official at the age of nineteen. He was upright and impartial in enforcing the law, which offended his superiors and led to him being imprisoned and almost killed, but he did not change his temper.

But something that happened afterwards made him go to even more extremes.

In the first year of Zhongping, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out. The Han court selected Wang Yun as the governor of Yuzhou to suppress the Yellow Turban Army. Wang Yun also recruited Kong Rong and others as his assistants.

So, in a sense, Wang Yun was Kong Rong's sponsor, which was why Kong Rong came to meet Lu Bu, because the two of them were from the same school in terms of seniority.

In the Battle of Yuzhou, Wang Yun, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun defeated hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans and forced them to surrender. Afterwards, Wang Yun found a letter from the rebels, which showed that a guest of the eunuch Zhang Rang had secretly communicated with the Yellow Turbans, and he reported it directly to the court.

Emperor Ling of Han went to Zhang Rang to question him, but Zhang Rang managed to get away with it. After that, Zhang Rang held a grudge and put Wang Yun in prison twice.

At that time, Emperor Ling of Han trusted Zhang Rang very much, and Wang Yun's life was in danger. He Jin, Yuan Wei and others wrote letters to plead for Wang Yun. Later, after Wang Yun was released from prison, he was forced to hide his identity and avoid disaster.

After Emperor Ling's death, Wang Yun was re-employed by He Jin, but Zhang Rang killed He Jin shortly afterwards and Wang Yun fled again. It was not until Dong Zhuo led his troops into the capital that Wang Yun and Lu Zhi followed him to welcome the young emperor back to the palace.

A few years later, Wang Yun saw that Dong Zhuo was monopolizing power, so he secretly contacted Huang Wan, Shi Sun Rui and others, and at the same time instigated Lu Bu to kill Dong Zhuo, clean up the government and restore the prestige of the Han court.

It can be said that Wang Yun dominated the direction of the world's situation for a period of time. If he had been more tactful, he might have become a minister of revival.

However, the key issue is that after experiencing so many setbacks and blows, his personality has become more extreme and he cannot tolerate any flaws.

After he killed Dong Zhuo, he began a great purge.