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"Do you know what this is?" Shen Xian shook Zhao Yun with her clothes belt.

Zhao Yun shook his head: "I don't know, after Lord Liu handed it over to me, I never opened it privately." ”

"I'm not suspicious of you." Shen Xian spread out the ribbon on the table, her slender fingers slowly slid down the ink stains, and she explained in a low voice: "This is an edict...... It is the holy decree that His Majesty secretly handed over to Lord Liu. ”

"His Majesty ordered Lord Liu to send troops to Chang'an to deal with Lu Fengxian."

Before Shen Xian's words fell, slow footsteps came from behind her. Zhao Yun watched expressionlessly as Guo Jia walked out of the room with a crumpled cloak full of wine. Guo Jia stood still behind Shen Xian, he glanced at the two of them casually, leaned down and pressed Shen Xian's shoulder with one hand, and took the clothes and ribbon edict directly from her hand with the other hand: "My lord, I'm dizzy, help me." ”

The moment Guo Jia posted it, Shen Xian suddenly felt that she had hairs on her back, but looking at Guo Jia's very calm appearance, she couldn't tell what was wrong, so after thinking about it, she simply ignored it.

But Zhao Yun's expression was a little weird.

Guo Jia leaned on Shen Xian to read the content of the edict at a glance, and after he put the edict back on the table, Shen Xian asked, "What do you think?" ”

"No idea." Guo Jia yawned: "Do you know how this edict was delivered to Liu Bo'an?" ”

"Do you know that?" Shen Xian looked back at him.

"Just for this edict," Guo Jia smiled coldly: "The relationship between Gongsun Bojun and Liu Bo'an, which was not very harmonious, broke down directly to the point of no return. ”

Zhao Yun's eyes sharpened: "Dare to ask sir, how do you say this?" ”

"It's probably because Lu Fengxian first rebelled against Ding Jianyang, and then killed Dong Zhongying, although the second time was purposefully rebelled by the royal family, but this person's frequent betrayal of the original owner made His Majesty very insecure, coupled with Lu Fengxian's arbitrariness made His Majesty very dissatisfied, and it happened that Liu Bo'an's son was on an errand by His Majesty's side, so His Majesty sent Liu Gongzi to secretly leave Chang'an and go to Youzhou to find Liu Bo'an to ask for help from King Qin." Guo Jia said slowly: "Unfortunately, Liu Gongzi was detained by Yuan Benchu's territory when he passed by. I don't know if Yuan Benchu found out about this edict, but he did threaten Liu Gongzi's life and wanted to force Liu Yu to be his puppet emperor, so as to reduce Lü Fengxian's deterrence in the Sili region. ”

"Although Liu Boan refused to accept the throne, and once wanted to hide outside the customs to make his position clear to Yuan Benchu, Yuan Benchu did not turn his face on Liu Boan." Shen Xian thought of the stacks of war reports she had read, and under Guo Jia's guidance, she began to think about the intrinsic connection between these things little by little: "The matter of being the emperor has already made Gongsun Bogui suspicious of him, not to mention that Yuan Benchu actually put Liu Gongzi back in Youzhou later. ”

Guo Jia nodded: "Yuan Benchu was very dissatisfied with today's son, he once said that His Majesty was established by Dong thief, and he was young and ignorant and could not deal with state affairs, so he united with Han Wenjie to abolish the Son of Heaven and set up a new emperor, at least he could get rid of Dong Zhongying's constraints at that time." ”

Shen Xian continued to analyze: "Liu Gongzi returned to Youzhou intact and met Liu Bo'an...... It also planted the seeds of doubt in Gongsun Bojue's psychology. ”

Guo Jia's lips hooked up a very shallow smile.

Shen Xian understood that this was Yuan Shao's plan to sow discord. Sacrificing a mere Liu Gongzi Yuan Shao will not get any actual benefits, but if Liu Gongzi survives, it can cause a deeper level of suspicion between Gongsun Chan and Liu Yu, whose relationship is already not strong, which is very beneficial to Yuan Shao, why not do it?

Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they can grow into towering trees without even knowing it with proper watering and fertilization.

Not to mention that Liu Yu later rejected Gongsun Zhan's request to attack Yuan Shao to avenge his cousin Gongsun Yue on the grounds that the reckless use of military force was not conducive to the stability of the people, and the angry Gongsun Chan left directly with the soldiers in a fit of anger.

In order to stop Gongsun Zhan's impulsive behavior, Liu Yu secretly detained Gongsun Zhan's grain and grass in the rear. Gongsun Zhan, who was short of food, did not write back to scold Liu Yu for stabbing him in the back, and he simply openly carried out the bad act of beating and robbing the people. Soon the news reached Liu Yu's ears, Liu Yu has always been sympathetic to the people, how much effort he spent to develop the impoverished Youzhou to such a prosperous scale today, naturally he can't stand Gongsun Zhan's behavior. So Liu Yu didn't dare to detain Gongsun Zhan's armament anymore, and Gongsun Chan pulled back a game in the short term.

At this time, Liu Yu was ready to tear his face with Gongsun Zhan, and he sent tens of thousands of troops to take advantage of the fierce battle between Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao to send troops to attack. However, although Gongsun Chan is very scummy in some aspects, he is a famous general who has been on the battlefield for a long time after all, and he is ruthless and ruthless, how can Liu Yu, a civilian who has never led a soldier, beat him?

Gongsun Zhan set fire to the wind and took advantage of the situation, and only brought dozens of Bai Ma Yi to break Liu Yu's tens of thousands of troops from the charge, and finally forced him into Juyong County to capture him.

Zhao Yun probably left Youzhou at this time, he heard on the way that Liu Yu was killed by Gongsun Chan and slaughtered the whole door, if it weren't for Liu Yu's last expectations and commission, Shen Xian felt that Zhao Yun would definitely turn around and go back, even if there was only one death, he would never escape, revenge or the corpse, how could Zhao Yun, a man who values love and righteousness, bear to let Liu Yu, who has the grace of knowing him, be exposed to the wilderness by Gongsun Zhan?

It was precisely when Liu Yu calculated this that he would ask Zhao Yun to help him send the letter out, firstly, to save Zhao Yun's life, and secondly, the edict of the little emperor could be safely sent to another person who had the ability to fulfill it.

This is not Shen Xian's speculation, but there is real evidence. In addition to a letter of edict with clothes and belts, there was also a thin letter paper folded in the package sent by Zhao Yun, Shen Xian unfolded the letter paper and saw that the paper was empty, and only two seals of Youzhou Mu and Xiang Benhou were printed at the end.

Anything Shen Xian fills in on the blank paper is valid, which is equivalent to Liu Yu writing her an unlimited check. For example, Shen Xian wrote that Liu Yu recommended her to become the next Youzhou pastor, and when the letter was delivered to the little emperor, if the little emperor wanted to choose the new Youzhou pastor, he also had to consider Liu Yu's "dying opinion", which was very influential in Youzhou; Another example is that Shen Xian forged a suicide note from Liu Yu, writing that Liu Yu's forces would come to Youzhou to defect to Shen Xian, and those Youzhou factions who were strongly suppressed by Gongsun Zan after Liu Yu's death might really come to Yizhou.

With such a huge temptation to ensure Zhao Yun's safety and the completion of the edict, in fact, Liu Yu is also a very bold person, but his heart is too soft.

Shen Xian's letter to Zhao Yun and Liu Yu was actually blank, she just handed the letter to Guo Jia: "Take a look." ”

Guo Jia took it and glanced at it casually, slowly widening his eyes, and he sighed: "It's really ......"

Zhao Yun didn't know what dumb riddles the two of them were playing, but after he had finished talking about it, he breathed a sigh of relief as if he had put down a heavy burden: "Lord Liu, I have something I want to ask you." ”

"Zilong, you say." Shen Xian smiled: "I still owe you a favor." ”

"My brothers are good people, they have followed me since I was in Changshan, and then they went to Baima Yicong together, and then they followed me steadfastly even when they left their lordship." Zhao Yun lowered his head and stared at the floating transparent petals in the wine glass, his expression was a little gloomy: "But I can't continue to lead them anymore, I hope the adults will ...... from now on." Be kind to them. ”

Shen Xian said simply: "I refuse." ”

Zhao Yun looked at Shen Xian in astonishment.

"Of course, your own people have to protect yourself, how can you expect others." Shen Xian blinked: "Where do you want to go?" Do you want to seek revenge on Gongsun Bogui? ”

Zhao Yun shook his head slowly: "I don't know ......"

One is Bole, who has the grace of knowing him and has been used since then, and the other is the lord he once chose to be loyal to, and the choice between the two is too difficult. But sensible adults have their own judgments, Zhao Yun is by no means a person who goes with the flow, in fact, in this matter, Zhao Yun felt that the person who did the wrong was Gongsun Zhan, so he chose to stand on Liu Yu's side, even if he gave up the high-ranking official Houlu and fled from his hometown.

"But I can't bother them anymore. It's me who wants to save Lord Liu, and I also want to rebel against the lord, others don't need to follow me all the way to the dark, they deserve to live a better life. ”

Guo Jia suddenly asked, "Before making a decision for them, did you ask them what they thought?" ”

Zhao Yun didn't expect Guo Jia to suddenly interject, he shook his head blankly.

"Since you haven't asked, then how do you know if they are willing to stay in Yizhou and follow my lord, or are they willing to accompany you to the end of the world?" Guo Jia sneered: "Why do you make decisions for others?" The decision you make must be good? Everyone is an adult, so if you have any ideas, let's talk about it, and you can't be arbitrary. ”

Zhao Yun wanted to say something to refute Guo Jia's crooked reasoning, but he found that he was so choked that he couldn't speak.

"Fengxiao," Shen Xian glanced at Guo Jia disapprovingly: "Can you be tactful?" ”

Zhao Yun: "......" heart is even more stuffed.

Guo Jia looked innocent: "Lord, you have to believe it, in fact, I am usually very tactful." ”

"Anyway, I'm very welcome for you to come to me, but if you throw people at me under the pretense of being able to help me take care of my brother, then I won't care about them." Shen Xian raised her chin slightly and looked at Zhao Yun: "I still say that, my own people are in charge of themselves - you see that Xiliang Tieqi is Weiyou is leading, I never interfere with him." ”

Guo Jia looked at Shen Xian's small appearance of standing tall and pulling his back, and smiled in his heart: Lord, you don't have to worry about the development and management of Xiliang Tieqi, you only need to suppress Zhang Xiu, and the rest is enough to hand over to him.

After listening to Guo Jia and Shen Xian's words, although Zhao Yun couldn't let go immediately, at least he began to think about other ideas, and he said softly: "...... That makes me think again. ”

"Cheng, you think slowly." Shen Xian patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder: "But at least let's relax today." ”

After putting away the edict and blank letter properly, Shen Xian saw that the time was almost up, so she got up and took Zhao Yun to the banquet, Guo Jia followed them silently, and when she walked to the door, Shen Xian suddenly stopped: "Fengxiao, what are you doing with us?" ”

Guo Jia blinked: "Let's go together." ”

"Aren't you on duty today?" Shen Xian pressed Guo Jia's shoulder and dropped him one by one, and then pushed him back to the inner room: "You still stay here honestly, it's not right to avoid labor." I'll send someone to bring you some food later, and remember not to get it all over the place while you eat. ”

Guo Jia: "...... My lord, I am an adult. ”

Shen Xian stopped at the edge of the screen, she looked at Guo Jia, who turned around and looked at her helplessly, and suddenly laughed in a low voice: "Actually...... It's because I can't stand you if I let you out. ”

"I'm not messing around all the time." Guo Jia sighed: "Okay, I know, lord, jackals are not easier to deal with than tigers and leopards, you be careful." ”

Shen Xian was stunned: "You compare the Xun family to a tiger and a leopard?" Or a jackal? ”

Guo Jia's eyes widened slightly, he covered his face with one hand and pushed Shen Xian out of the screen with the other: "Lord, hurry up, just understand some things in your heart, don't say it......"

Shen Xian was a little absent-minded along the way, and almost hit the wall when she turned several corners, which made Zhao Yun frightened.

Shen Xian's brain has been automatically circulating Guo Jia's words.

"Jackals are no better than tigers and leopards......"

I always thought you were in the same league as Wen Ruo. Shen Xian thought silently, but then she was relieved, no matter how good the personal relationship was, Guo Jia and Xun Yu were not from the same class after all. Guo Jia is a typical talented scholar, while Xun Yu is a representative of the family, they can fellowship with each other as individuals, but when both sides are all put on the family lock, they are on opposite sides of each other.

The rights that the poor family wants have always conflicted with the interests of the family.

Shen Xian fell into doubt: Why do I believe in the Xun family so much? They are also big families, and they can't help but be vigilant when facing the Heavenly Master Dao lineage before, but they don't have too much fear of the Xun family, is it just because the person in charge of the Xun family is Xun Yu?

There is nothing wrong with believing in Xun Yu or Xun You, because these two people have reasons to believe, but what about the Xun family? The Xun family is a big family, in which the forces are intertwined, all parties gathered together to twist into an incomparably powerful force, this force is not affected by the will of any individual, even Xun Yu can't, it is the common desire of the Xun family that controls it, and the ultimate goal of this desire is to develop and grow the family. So when this wish goes against Shen Xian's thoughts, it will not hesitate to turn its back on Shen Xian and run wildly in the direction it needs.

Not only is there a Xun family, there are many such families in this world, Yingchuan Chen, Zhong, Guo, Qinghe Cui, Runan Yuan, Hongnong Yang, Taiyuan Wang, Fanyang Lu...... These families intersected with each other, or for in-laws, or for teachers and students, and slowly weaved into a transparent giant net, which gradually shrouded the entire Han Dynasty, and it was only later that the emperors of the Han Dynasty were horrified to find that their imperial power was no longer enough to restrain these families who were raised by themselves to help the world determine the country.

can't be killed, can't be destroyed, and there is the possibility of being killed by the family together, when the emperor is aggrieved to this, it is really boring.

Shen Xian thought about it for a long time along the way, and even figured out how to deal with the relationship between the imperial power, the family and the poor family after she ruled the world in the future, and the most direct withdrawal was on the important issue of selecting officials.

The nine-product Zhongzheng system is definitely not good, just look at Cao Wei's fate; The inspection system is also not good, and the Han Dynasty has such a big lesson in front of us; Then only the imperial examination system remains, which can be regarded as a disguised continuation from the Tang Dynasty to modern society, and there must be a reason for its circulation for such a long time. After all, although the college entrance examination looks cruel, it is the only fair opportunity for poor students to change their fate without relying on money and power.

However, once the "college entrance examination" was implemented in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, it was bound to impact the rights and interests of the scholars, and it was a matter of minutes to be surrounded by tigers, leopards, jackals, and wolves. Shen Xian neither wanted to be killed nor charged, what should she do to minimize the power of resistance...... You still have to think about it.

"Lord Liu? Lord Liu? Zhao Yun shook his hands in front of Shen Xian's eyes with a worried face, Shen Xian didn't react at all, her eyes stood motionless, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Shen Xian stopped suddenly while walking, at that time Zhao Yun thought that Shen Xian had something to do, so she stood still stupidly, and waited for a long time before Zhao Yun finally confirmed that Shen Xian was in a daze, which made him cry and laugh.

Zhao Yun raised his voice slightly: "Lord Liu! ”

"Ah...... What the? Shen Xian finally came back to her senses: "I'm sorry Zilong, I was distracted...... Let's move on. ”

"Are you really okay?" Zhao Yun's brows furrowed slightly: "Otherwise, tonight's banquet will be over." ”

"How?" Shen Xian shook her head: "The people who went to the banquet have been notified, and they should all be ready now, wouldn't it be a waste to say forget it at this time?" Let's go, I'm really fine. ”

It's just that the brain hole is too big and I didn't come back...... Shen Xian smiled awkwardly and continued to walk forward.

…… Forget it, the world has not yet been unified, why bother with the college entrance examination, what tigers, leopards and jackals, let's talk about it when we stand firm.

But it's time for such a major issue as education to be put on the agenda.

Although tonight's banquet is said to be Shen Xian's banquet to invite Zhao Yun and Dian Wei, the actual protagonist is Xun Yu.

This is also the first time since Shen Xian entered Yizhou to invite local heroes to gather together, it should be a big event, but when this "grand event" happened after Shen Xian killed her brother, put Shu County Taishou in prison, and arrested Chengdu County Cheng, it was extremely embarrassing and ironic.

However, no one in the local Haoqiang dared not come, because they all knew that Shen Xian was standing behind the Xun family and the Zhang family, and Yiwen and Yiwu firmly helped her control the lifeblood of Yizhou, if she didn't give Shen Xian face today, maybe the wayward Shen Xian would lead the Xiliang men and the Yizhou water thieves to rumble open the door tomorrow.

So the person who ate the most heartily and happily at this banquet was Dian Wei, and the rest of the people all had their own hearts, especially those heroes, who were even more congested when they saw Dian Wei eating so happily, and they all silently slandered why the state pastor didn't hurry up to get down to business, and was still accompanying this fierce foodie to nibble on meat and wine, which didn't take us seriously at all!

In fact, there was another Zhao Yun who was drinking together before, but Zhao Yun saw that Shen Xian had another purpose for the banquet tonight, so he left early under the pretext of being drunk, and was told a few jokes by Dian Wei when he left.

"My lord! Readily! I respect you as a man! Dian Wei laughed at Shen Xian after making a big bowl of wine.

Shen Xian's cheeks were crimson, her eyes were a little confused, she shook her head slightly, letting Dian Wei's shadow gather into a clear figure in her pupils, and then said slowly: "It's easy to say...... You're the real man. ”

The rest of the people had miserable expressions on their faces.

"Just let her drink it?" Xun You gritted his teeth and whispered.

"Can you stop her at this time?" Cai Yan sighed helplessly. Usually it's just a matter of playing in private, but in front of so many powerful people, who can not lose Shen Xian's face for a long time! Sun Ce and Zhou Yu may dare, but unfortunately neither of them is here.

Xun Yu watched Shen Xian raise his glass to Dian Wei again, and suddenly felt as if he had seen a female version of Guo Jia, which made him feel a little headache: "We should worry about the amount of wine and the wine of the lord." ”

If you get drunk and start talking nonsense and saying things you shouldn't say, the fun will be over.

Zhang Xiu stared at Shen Xian and Dian Wei in a daze, and he poked Gan Ning: "The lord used to be like this...... Is it bold? ”

Gan Ning shook her head silently: "I haven't seen her drink." ”

"Hey, what are you afraid of, let her rest when she's drunk." Jia Xu filled himself with a cup of apricot blossom brew, he took a deep breath and sniffed the sweet fragrance that wafted leisurely, his eyes casually swept over the group of heroes on the opposite side, and said very calmly: "Anyway, the lord didn't want to talk to them." ”

Shen Xian and Dian Wei just like this, you and I turned over eight jars of wine as if no one was around, and finally Dian Wei was finally defeated, he held the empty bowl in one hand and rolled his eyes and fell asleep on the table.

The empty bowl fell to the ground with a crisp "pop" sound.

Shen Xian's gaze followed the bowl for many turns before stopping, she supported her cheek with one hand, and slowly moved her gaze to Dian Wei's huge body that almost occupied the entire table, and then Shen Xian smiled lightly and ordered, "Send Lao Dian down to rest." ”

Zhang Xiu resigned herself to her fate and stood up and went out to call someone, and after a while, four tall Xiliang men came in and helped Dian Wei to walk out, and before going out, they cast a look full of admiration at Shen Xian.

Shen Xian smugly raised the corners of her mouth.

Haoqiang, look at me, I look at you, after a long time, he finally launched a representative, it was the patriarch of the husband's family of the county sister's sister who was arrested by Shen Xian today, the old man was about fifty years old, he stood up tremblingly and hugged his fists at Shen Xian and said: "Lord Zhou Mu-"

"Oh, yes." Shen Xian casually interrupted the clan elder's words, she smiled at the clan elder, and her gaze fell on the seat on the right: "Let me introduce you to you." ”

Shen Xian staggered to her feet as she spoke, everyone was worried for fear that she would fall, Cai Yan gave Red Sleeves who had been standing behind Shen Xian a look, and Red Sleeves stepped forward to support Shen Xian's arm. Shen Xian patted the face of the red sleeves, grabbed her hand and walked to Xun Yu's side: "This is Yingchuan Xun's Wenruo, I believe you should all know ......"

As soon as the clan elder wanted to say that we all knew Xun Gongzi, and then praised Xun Yu's talent, Shen Xian said very shamelessly: "It doesn't matter if you don't know, come and get to know each other, everyone will often deal with each other in the future." ”

Shen Xian's words were very congested, but before he could speak, he heard Shen Xian say again: "I'm really sorry, I'm not strong enough to drink, I'll leave first, you can talk." ”

Patriarch: "......"

Lord Governor, you didn't come to us to talk about things at all, your purpose is to humiliate us!

Shen Xian said that she was very innocent, she was really drunk.

Shen Xian was gone, and the heroes thought that there was no need for them to stay any longer, so they all got up and planned to leave, but at this moment, Xun Yu stood up and hugged his fists and said: "In Xiayingchuan Xun Wenruo, I am new to here, and I hope you will take care of it in the future." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, why are you leaving before you finish your drink?" Gan Ning put one hand on his knees, carried half a pot of wine in the other, and half-leaned on the table without any sittingness and smiled: "Or is the dish unappetizing?" If you have any opinions, please mention it, our lord said, we must let you play, get, do your best, and have fun. ”

Sneaking a glance at the Xiliang men who were neatly lined up at the door with guns, everyone shuddered: Only now did I realize that it was not a simple deterrent at all, this was a Hongmen banquet!

Shen Xian honestly went back to the room and turned off the lights and fell asleep, and after lying down for a quarter of an hour, she suddenly sat up suddenly.

Before drinking, Shen Xian felt that she would not be drunk, because the wine of this era did not have a high alcohol content, such as apricot blossom brewing, its sweet and mellow taste was more like thick juice, plus after a few glasses of wine, the aroma slowly turned up, so that Shen Xian had a fluttering and comfortable feeling, so she couldn't stop at all.

Drinking and drinking, bowl after bowl, jar after jar......

Shen Xian had been kneeling on the ground, kneeling so numb that her calves were numb, and she laughed at Dian Wei in her heart when she saw Dian Wei being carried down drunk. It wasn't until Shen Xian stood up and planned to introduce Xun Yu that the moment she got up, she clearly felt the "buzzing" of her head and began to be confused.

…… It turns out that as long as you sit still in one position, you won't get drunk? I knew that I wouldn't stand up, Shen Xian thought silently. Then she braced her heavy head and tried to speak at a normal pace and order, and retreated before anyone else realized she was really drunk.

After getting drunk, Shen Xian's whole person was like falling into a dream, and she couldn't describe it specifically, but she only remembered that the only feeling that impressed me at that time was that she was fluttering all over, and she was about to fly to the sky as a fairy in minutes.

Shen Fairy Xian, who wanted to go to heaven, naturally would not lie on the bed honestly, she still got up after holding it for a long time, put on a coat and carried a cloak, without alarming a subordinate, she silently walked out of the bedroom and began to wander around the state pastor's mansion.

I got lost while strolling around, and I don't know where I went. At this time, Shen Xian suddenly felt a trace of music in her ears, so she followed the music slowly. After turning the corridor, there was a clear rippling pool in front of him, and in the center of the pool stood a delicate small pavilion, in which a person leaned on and was playing the flute to the moon. Hearing Shen Xian's footsteps, the man slowly turned his face.

It was Guo Jia, who was pale.