Xun You, who had been authorized by Shen Xian, packed up and went to Xi Zhicai to negotiate with an expressionless face, and while he kept slandering Shen Xian, "Let you be reckless and fail, I have to clean up the mess", and at the same time he was ready to fight a protracted war. However, the facts were very contrary to Xun You's expectations, Xi Zhicai didn't talk nonsense to him at all, explained his reasons straight to the point, listed the conditions and requirements, and then put on a posture of "there is something to discuss", which made Xun You confused, and it was not pleasing to the eye when he looked at Xi Zhicai, and he always felt that he was going to take the opportunity to make a mistake.

After coming back, the expression on Xun You's face was quite strange, and he found Shen Xian, who was posing outside the study to make tea for Guo Jia and Fa Zheng: "Lord, what did you say to that kid?" ”

After listening to Xun You's question, Guo Jia also showed an interested look, he was afraid that Shen Xian would be deceived by Xi Zhicai (although there is a law, but obviously in Guo Jia's eyes, the law is an unreliable one), and after Shen Xian came back, he also asked her sideways, but no matter how Guo Jia hinted, Shen Xian didn't understand or didn't answer, and finally was annoyed by the question and simply left.

Shen Xian carried the teapot and smiled slightly: "Talk casually, what's wrong with him?" ”

Xun You frowned: "I always think he has ulterior motives, according to the character of Xi Zhicai-no, it should be said that no one who comes to negotiate will be as ...... as him"

Which strategist doesn't negotiate for his subordinates to get the most out of it? How did you show all your chips at the beginning? Aren't you afraid of being deceived?

But Shen Xian didn't feel that anything was wrong, she thought to herself that Xi Zhicai was willing to talk to her about a difficult Shu Dao, but Shen Xian didn't answer at all, she had already made one thing clear before: If Xi Zhicai continues to be so dishonest, then everyone can do whatever they want, there is nothing to talk about.

To be honest, Shen Xian's side doesn't have to form an alliance with Boss Cao, and the final result is nothing more than trouble, but now that Boss Cao wants to turn around and show a butcher's knife to Yuan Shao after occupying Xuzhou, he must find a strong ally to support him at a critical moment. This was not a fair and just deal, and Shen Xian was already very generous if she didn't ask for a sky-high price.

"No, it won't." Shen Xian didn't speak, but Fa Zheng, who had been lowering his head and nibbling on refreshments, said: "He has been bullied by me and my lord, and he is too late to hide, how can he come up and find trouble by himself?" ”

"Really?" Xun You raised his eyebrows and looked at Fazheng: "So what did you talk to him about......

"It's just to tell him what he wants to say directly, the most important thing to be a man is to be honest, more sincere, and less routine." Shen Xian slapped away Guo Jia's hand that was secretly rubbing towards the teacup: "People who drink medicine can't drink tea!" ”

Guo Jia touched the back of his hand that was patted, and threatened in a low voice: "Lord, you are also drinking medicine." ”

"Drink medicine?" Xun You asked suspiciously, "Lord, what kind of medicine do you drink?" Not feeling well? Sick? ”

Faced with Xun You's cannon-like question, Shen Xian hurriedly said: "No, no! Have a drink of all-you-can-drink...... In order to prevent the epidemic! ”

"Since there is a way to prevent the epidemic, it is better to promote it." Xun You pondered for a moment and said, "It can also avoid a tragedy like last year's Lujiang." ”

"Nice mention." Shen Xian nodded, and said in her heart that she could be regarded as diverting the topic: "Send someone to find my master, leave this matter to him, remember to provide him with what he needs." ”

When Xun You finished reporting his work and left, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have forgotten his original intention-he didn't ask how Shen Xian and Fa Zheng bullied Xi Zhicai. The feeling of being hung up and down is really unbearable for an obsessive-compulsive disorder!

Xi Zhicai, who had completed the task of forming an alliance with Shen Xian behind his back, was not in a hurry to leave, and after inquiring clearly, he sent his own greeting to the Taishou Mansion.

The post was picked up by Shen Xian's escort, and after discovering that the person Xi Zhicai wanted to visit was Guo Jia, he thought about handing the post to Shen Xian for decision, but was intercepted by Guo Jia, who came halfway.

"Mr. Guo!" One of the secret guards used to be a water thief, and he had witnessed the black history of Guo Jia carrying the drunk Shen Xian back to the house with his own eyes, and since then he has a little indescribable embarrassment when he sees Mr. Guo again: "Sir, where are you going?" ”

"There's something I want to talk to my lord." Guo Jia's gaze casually skimmed over the palm of the dark guard: "What are you taking?" ”

"The greeting post of the envoy from Yanzhou." The dark guard scratched his head: "I'll give it to the lord." ”

Guo Jia paused, and suddenly smiled: "That's just right, I'm also going to see the lord, I'll help you transfer this post." ”

Without waiting for the guards to react, Guo Jia raised his hand and pulled the worship post out of his palm: "You continue to be busy." ”

The dark guard looked at his empty palms, and then at Guo Jiayuan's back, and suddenly felt that something was not right.

"Wait, Mr. Guo!" The dark guard stretched out Erkang's hand to Guo Jia's back, but Guo Jia walked extremely fast, and he turned around in three or two steps and disappeared. The dark guard gritted his teeth, and was about to chase after him, when another dark guard suddenly rushed out and pressed his shoulder.

It was the Xiliang man, he looked at the water thief with an expression of "are you stupid": "Why are you going?" ”

"I'm going to chase Mr. Guo!" The water thief was a little anxious: "He snatched my prayer post." ”

"It's the lord's prayer." The Xiliang man slapped the top of the water thief's head: "What do you care about him?" Anyway, as long as it can be delivered to the master, wouldn't it be great? ”

The water thief hesitated a little: "But ......"

"But what?" The Xiliang man grinned: "The matter between the lord and Mr. Guo, how can we outsiders talk about it." ”

Guo Jia turned the corner, he stopped and looked back, and found that the dark guard had not caught up, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Flipping through the post, Guo Jia stared at the three words "Xi Zhicai" on it in a daze, and after looking at it for a long time, he suddenly showed a very light smile.

"Xi Zhicai ......" Guo Jia said in a low voice: "You really dare to ......"

Because she decided to form an alliance with Cao Cao, Shen Xian has a lot of deployments to readjust, plus she just sent away Fa Zheng, who was holding her sleeve and crying a handful of snot and tears, just didn't want to leave, and there was a shortage of people around her, and the guide was so busy these days that his feet didn't touch the ground, and he didn't have time to take care of him except for watching Guo Jia drink medicine on time every day, which made Guo Jia free.

One day, Guo Jia took advantage of Shen Xian's time when Xun You and Cai Yan were in a meeting to leave the Taishou Mansion in the name of hanging out, and he now took a few turns on the street, got rid of the secret guards who had been following him, and then slowly came to a rather high-end restaurant in Jiangling City.

was led all the way to the hidden private room in the backyard by his subordinates, and Guo Jia finally met Xi Zhicai, who had been in Jiangling City for many days.

"It's not easy to see you." Xi Zhicai smiled like a fox who was only calculating something, he slowly got up from behind the table, raised a glass of wine and said to Guo Jia: "Don't say much, do it first as respect." ”

Guo Jia slowly raised his hand and waved: "You did it, I won't drink, quit for the time being." ”

"What?" Xi Zhicai had a rare stunned look on his face, his eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "Quit? Are you kidding?! ”

"Nope." Guo Jia casually walked to the table and sat down, seeing that Xi Zhicai still had that shocked expression, he explained in a flat tone: "No jokes." ”

Xi Zhicai was very incomprehensible: "Why? ”

Guo Jia glanced at him: "The lord won't let me." ”

Xi Zhicai: "......"

Xi Zhicai said with a complicated expression: "Lord Liu is too ...... to you Meng Degong has never treated me like this. ”

Guo Jia snorted coldly: "My lord, this is for my good." ”

Xi Zhicai saw Guo Jia glancing at the glass in his hand, and pretending to look disdainful, so he said in his heart: Pull it down, why do you keep looking at the wine glass in my hand if you are really calm?

In view of Guo Jia's resolute refusal not to drink, Xi Zhicai had to let people order food again.

The two of them were very quiet when they ate, and after eating, the next person put on the tea set at the request of Guo Jia, and in the dissatisfied eyes of Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia arranged the tea set to make tea for Xi Zhicai.

"Will you do this?" Xi Zhicai really felt that his friend had changed too much after not seeing him for a few years, and he almost didn't dare to recognize him.

"What's not going to be?" Guo Jia smiled slightly: "If you are exposed to it, it will naturally be." ”

As for who dyes whom, it's clear at a glance.

Xi Zhicai heard Guo Jia mention Shen Xian for the second time, although the frequency of the lord's appearance in their lives must be the highest for strategists, but now is private time, Guo Jia also thinks about Shen Xian...... Not quite right?

Especially Shen Xian is still a girl, she is different from Cao Cao after all.

After countless back-and-forth thoughts in his heart, Xi Zhicai suddenly thought of a possibility that was a little amazing, and he almost blurted out a question, but in the end he still kept his mouth shut.

"You ......" Xi Zhicai frowned slightly: "Isn't it ......?" ”

Guo Jia looked at Xi Zhicai with an innocent face: "What is it?" ”

"Nothing." Xi Zhicai shook his head and diverted the topic: "Why didn't I see you two days ago?" ”

"I'm recuperating." Guo Jia said slowly: "Why aren't you dead yet?" ”

Xi Zhicai: I always feel that this sounds familiar, as if there is a person who is also looking forward to my death?

"I'm sorry." Xi Zhicai smiled lightly: "Doctor Hua said that I can live for a long time." ”

"As long as you don't bother running around." Guo Jia's sharp gaze fell on Xi Zhicai: "If you think too much, you can easily die suddenly." ”

Xi Zhicai's playful gaze became stern, and he changed his sitting posture, and his waist was as straight as a vigorous green bamboo: "Fengxiao, you and I are in a similar situation, if it were you, could you really put all this aside for the sake of your own life?" ”

Guo Jia smiled slightly: "I am willing." ”

Xi Zhicai: "......"

Xi Zhicai found that since he came to Jiangling and came into contact with Shen Xian's gang, he would always be choked and couldn't say a word, and his good eloquence seemed to be sealed. However, other people don't care about it, why did Guo Jia become like this?

Xi Zhicai's face changed slightly, and his gaze turned cold: "Fengxiao, you have changed." ”

"Oh?" Guo Jiaqu tapped his index finger and tapped on the table, and he replied with interest: "Tell me?" ”

"I thought you were the same as me." Xi Zhicai said slowly: "I once wrote to invite you to come to Meng Degong's command, but you refused, I thought you had found a lord who could be worthy of assistance, but now it seems that this is not the case." ”

"It's not the lord you've found," Xi Zhicai suddenly showed a mocking smile: "But Lord Liu is indeed a stunning beauty......"

"Shut up."

Guo Jia's tone suddenly became cold, and he suddenly raised his head to look at Xi Zhicai.

Xi Zhicai was stabbed by Guo Jia's gaze, and he suddenly felt like falling into an ice cave, and the words that he hadn't finished were held in his mouth like this.

Guo Jia was silent for a while, and suddenly asked, "What do you think?" ”

Xi Zhicai was stunned and blurted out: "Everyone thinks so, right?" ”

"Really?" Guo Jia smiled suddenly, he pressed his temple with one hand, and lowered his eyes: "Yes." ”

"You ......" Seeing Guo Jia's appearance, Xi Zhi was shocked. The sentence he said before was just because he was a little angry, so he didn't choose to say anything, but he didn't expect a tentative word to come true?

Xi Zhicai stood up according to the table, and he stared at Guo Jia condescendingly: "Guo Fengxiao, this joke is not good!" ”

Guo Jia craned his neck and looked at Xi Zhicai: "You think I'm joking?" ”

The atmosphere between the two suddenly became very stiff.

In the following time, Xi Zhicai wanted to have a good talk with Guo Jia several times, but Guo Jia looked uncooperative, so angry that Xi Zhicai wanted to knock him to death, or put his head away to see what this person was thinking all day long.

"It's not early, I'm leaving." Guo Jia said lazily, "If you don't go back to the main guild, you will find that I have seen you." ”

Xi Zhicai's mood was indescribable, he simply grabbed Guo Jia's shirt and leaned into his ear and shouted: "Guo Fengxiao! You're a strategist! You're a bit out of luck! ”

Guo Jia broke Zhicai's fingers one by one: "I'm very promising...... Okay, you have fun, the scenery of Gangneung City is good, it's rare to come and relax, I won't accompany you. ”

Xi Zhicai gritted his teeth and said, "I'm leaving soon!" ”

Guo Jia yawned: "Be careful on the road." ”

The conversation between Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia broke up unhappily - maybe it was just that Xi Zhicai was unilaterally unhappy, after all, Guo Jia seemed to be in a good mood, and he hummed a little song and swayed all the way back to the Taishou Mansion, just happened to meet Qingqing who came to give him medicine. Qingqing looked at Guo Jia's whole face flushed, she stammered and said that Shen Xian sent her to deliver the medicine, and asked Mr. Guo to drink the medicine carefully.

Guo Jia was very happy today, for the first time in the world, he obediently picked up the medicine bowl and drank the medicine completely when Shen Xian was not looking at him.

Qingqing, who went back to pay the errand with the empty bowl, thought: Mr. Guo is really a very good person! Why didn't the other sisters want to give him medicine?

Guo Jia didn't go to see him off on the day Xi Zhicai left, although Shen Xian was strange but didn't think much about it, but she always felt that Xi Zhicai's gaze at her became very weird, Shen Xian wanted to ask, but before she could speak, Xi Zhicai jumped into the carriage and slipped away, which made Shen Xian confused, and began to reflect on whether she had done a little too much with Fa Zheng to bully Xi Zhicai that day.

After going back, Shen Xian asked Guo Jia: "Aren't you two very good friends?" Why didn't you send him? ”

Guo Jia talked to Cai Yan with Xun You's dissatisfied gaze, and when he heard Shen Xian's words, he said without raising his head: "What is there to give, it will be a family in the future anyway." ”

Before Shen Xian could react to the meaning of Guo Jia's words, she heard Xun You say coldly: "You are really confident. ”

Guo Jia made a shot in the upper right corner of the chessboard: "Did I say something wrong?" ”

"Nope." Cai Yanguaner: "Mr. Guo's reputation for being straightforward has spread throughout Yizhou, and if you work hard, maybe the whole world will know about it in the future." ”

Guo Jia looked at Xun You helplessly: "Take care of her." ”

Xun You snorted coldly: "Why care? I like it. ”

Shen Xian was very aggrieved by Xun You and Cai Yan, the two people who exuded love all the time, she glanced at Guo Jia dissatisfiedly, and diverted the topic: "It turns out that this is what it means...... Fengxiao, the words are to be in charge, since you are so confident, then I will leave it to you. ”

"Don't worry, my lord." Guo Jia nodded: "Go all out." ”

Shen Xian's words changed: "But for now, you should stay honest." ”

At the end of October, Zhou Yu finally wrote a letter to Shen Xian and sent it, along with a carriage.

Before the car stopped, the curtain was lifted, and a pink and tender dumpling jumped out of the car and threw itself into Shen Xian's arms with a snort: "Sister! ”

Shen Xian was knocked and stumbled, she took two steps back before holding the ball to stand firm, and rubbed the top of the soft hair of the ball vigorously, Shen Xian said helplessly: "Are you willing to come back?" ”

It was Lu Ji who threw himself into Shen Xian's arms, and Lu Xun took a step slower, he walked down from the carriage slowly with a puffed bun face and was very dissatisfied, and stood in front of Shen Xian with his waist crossed and looked at her: "Sister, do you miss me?" ”

Shen Xian chuckled, raised her hand and hugged Lu Xun into her arms: "I want to." ”

Cai Yan, who was standing not far away and watching, poked Guo Jia, whose face was getting darker, with great interest: "Who are these two children?" Lord's? ”

Xun You, who pretended not to care at all but had been eavesdropping, almost didn't fall.

"It's not." Guo Jia said lightly: "They are all Lujiang's hands raised to Lu Jining's family, one is his son, and the other is his grandson, the lord accepted his request to adopt these two children." ”

"People from the Lu family......" Cai Yan nodded thoughtfully.

The return of the two bear children didn't seem to cause any changes, but after reading Zhou Yu's letter, Shen Xian realized that it was not the case.

Taking advantage of Yuan Shu's fight against Xuzhou Gang Lu Bu, Zhou Yu handed over the military power to Sun Ce, and he himself entered Wu County with a light car, and then visited the Gu family on the pretext of helping Shen Xian visit Lu Xun and Lu Ji, and by the way, he also held a meeting at the Gu family. I don't know what Zhou Yu did and said at the meeting, anyway, after he said goodbye and left, Zhou Lang's reputation as a romantic and talented man has spread throughout Wu County, and those big families are interested in befriending him, and Gu Yong, the eldest son of the Gu family, often writes to Zhou Yu, making Sun Ce squat at the door every day and stabbing two sentences when Zhou Yu writes a reply.

After a few months, Zhou Yu finally pried Gu Yong to Yuzhang to work. Although Wu County is still Yuan Shu's territory, with Gu Yong as an example, many families in Wu County want to send their children to Shen Xian's side to be officials. Zhou Yu's letter is to ask if there is a shortage of people around Shen Xian, and there are many candidates he can recommend.

Shen Xian looked up to the sky and smiled after reading the letter, she was short of people at hand, and the second brother sent people here, it couldn't be more intimate!

At that moment, Shen Xian wrote a letter to Zhou Yu, asking him to send a few if there is a suitable one, preferably talents in internal affairs, and now there is no shortage of generals with troops, only strategists who approve official documents. At the end of the letter, Shen Xian asked Zhou Yu by the way, if they could go back to Chengdu together for the New Year this year.

It didn't take long for Zhou Yu's reply to be sent by a young man, who was beautiful, handsome, and surrounded by the nobility of a child of a family, which was extremely pleasing to the eye.

It is a pity that Zhou Yu said in his reply that because of the tense war in Xuzhou, he and Sun Ce had to ensure the safety of Lujiang, Yuzhang and other places, and they could not let people take advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of the loophole to take away the territory, so they would not return to Chengdu for the New Year, and the two mothers also asked Shen Xian to help take care of them more.

After reading Zhou Yu's letter, Shen Xian said that she was very unhappy, and even looking at the new little fresh meat couldn't soothe the pain in her heart, and she had to be kissed by a certain iron-clad Guo Banxian to be happy.

The handsome young man came to greet Shen Xian - that is, commonly known as Baishantou, because he was a talent recommended by Zhou Yu and had a lot of weight, Shen Xian did not entrust others to meet him casually, but personally met him in the hall. I don't know why Lu Ji, who has always been very well-behaved and sensible, had to go and see it this time, Shen Xian coaxed for a long time but still couldn't change his mind, so he had to take something called Lu Waist Pendant Ji to see Xiao Xianrou after the third chapter of the law.

Seeing Shen Xian, a look of surprise flashed in the young man's eyes, but he quickly covered it up, he didn't make any comments on the matter of Shen Xian following a child by her side, and he didn't even look at Lu Ji. He said in a calm tone, neither humble nor arrogant: "Meet Your Excellency, I will sigh to Gu Zi, a person from Wu County." ”

Shen Xian: ...... Why do I think this person's name seems familiar, have I heard it somewhere?

Although Shen Xian muttered in her heart, she did not make a mistake on her face, and greeted the young man very politely.

And Lu Ji, who had been nesting beside Shen Xian, could see the changes in Shen Xian's expression clearly, and he took advantage of Gu Zheng's efforts to bow his head and drink tea, and came to Shen Xian's ear and said to her quickly: "Sister, this is the person who Grandpa Gu wanted to help with the marriage last time!" ”

Shen Xian almost squirted the tea in her mouth.

Hearing the movement, Gu Zheng looked at Shen Xian suspiciously: "Your Excellency is not feeling well?" ”

Shen Xian hurriedly waved her hand, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed desperately, while Lu Ji patted her back with a stern expression. Trying to even out her breath, Shen Xian said with difficulty: "It's rude...... Drinking too quickly and choking on water. ”

Gu Zheng smiled slightly: "Your Excellency, be careful. ”

Shen Xian felt furious when she saw Gu Zhengxiao, she really wanted to rush to Yuzhang now to ask Zhou Yu if she did it on purpose! Zhou Yu knew that it was Gu Zheng who came over to propose to her last time, and sent him over!

What else do you say about the tense situation of the war and not going back in case of the New Year, it's all excuses, excuses!

Shen Xian regained her previous skill of dealing with strangers, "facial paralysis", no matter what Gu Zheng said, she answered "calmly", neither showing her intelligence in surprise or revealing her family cultivation in a hurry. In short, after talking for a while, Gu Zheng expressed his satisfaction with Shen Xian's conversation and demeanor, and expressed his expectations for the upcoming appointment under Shen Xian.

Shen Xian, who finally ended the conversation, summoned the general at the door to take Gu Zheng to see Xun You, and Xun You arranged his next things, and he walked back hand in hand.

"Sister, are you okay?" Lu Ji looked at Shen Xian worriedly: "Sister, you are on the wrong path." ”

"I'm not good." Shen Xian picked up Lu Ji and rubbed him into her arms, pinched her face and poked her arms, her face full of depression: "What is the second brother thinking, how to send this person here, it's so embarrassing!" ”

"Sister, don't worry." Lu Ji put his arm around Shen Xian's neck and approached her: "The last marriage proposal was just wishful thinking on the part of Grandpa Gu, if the Gu family didn't know about it, then it would be fine." ”

That's right! Shen Xian's heart lit up, she was care, she was confused, she only thought of her embarrassment, but she forgot that if the other party didn't know about it at all, then the embarrassment would be impossible to talk about.

As soon as Shen Xian wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, she heard Lu Ji continue: "But the Gu family already knows, they also reprimanded Grandpa Gu for coming under the banner of their own family, which hurt the harmony of the two families in vain, and in order to make amends, they sent their brother-in-law to Brother Gongjin." ”

Shen Xian was overwhelmed by Lu Ji's big gasp, and she said frantically: "Heart, can you finish speaking in one breath, don't break the sentence like this!" ”

Lu Ji shrank into Shen Xian's arms: "Oh." ”

The feeling of embarrassment rose again, even stronger than last time, and Shen Xian thought of Gu Zheng knowing that Old Man Gu had helped him propose a kiss to him...... I can't wait to hack Old Man Gu to death!

Fortunately, the Gu family didn't agree! Count them in acquaintance! Hum!

With such a black history that no one has stabbed in person, Shen Xian said that she really didn't want to see Gu Zheng for the second time, even if he was handsome? And his intuition told Shen Xian that Guo Jia couldn't let Guo Jia know about this matter, otherwise he might not take the opportunity to do something.

It's a pity that Zhou Yu sent a newcomer to such a big thing, and it is impossible to hide it from Guo Jia, so Shen Xian had to pray that Guo Jia had forgotten about it, and there was a marriage proposal incident in that long ago. However, Guo Jia said that he has a good memory, especially such an important thing, how could he forget it?