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Cai Yan held the letter and secretly counted the days in her heart, and found that Shen Xian's pregnancy time was about the same as hers, that is......
Cai Yan coughed lowly, and aimed at Xun Yu, who was speechless, with extremely careful eyes. Although Cai Yan knew that Xun Yu would not be angry at her, looking at Xun Yu's expressionless appearance, she was still slightly worried in her heart.
In fact, Xun Yu is not so terrible, he is usually a gentle and elegant person, he is not pretentious or majestic, and he never even gets angry, it seems that he is always so gentle and amiable.
But it's such an "honest man" who gets angry that is the real deadly rhythm, and it can't calm his anger without a little effort.
"This ......" Cai Yan thought about changing the topic, but Zhou Yu's letter said that Shen Xian was pregnant, so she couldn't even find an excuse to change the topic.
Is Xun Yu angry with Shen Xian, or is the child angry with his father? If you are dissatisfied with Shen Xian, maybe you can talk about the child's father's troubles?
Cai Yan thought silently: Guo Fengxiao, you are really dead.
Yes, although Zhou Yu didn't write in the letter at all who the man who was fortunate by Shen Xian was, he was as witty as Cai Yan, and he could understand it with a turn of his mind. Besides, except for Guo Jia in Quanyizhou, no one dares to do such a thing.
Cai Yan thought about changing the topic, Xun Yu also had the same idea, and when he faced Cai Yan, he was angry and a little embarrassed.
Cai Yan shouldn't have been brought in first, there is always a subtle feeling when talking to her about this matter, but if you tell someone else first...... Isn't that even more messy?!
In short, it's all your fault, and you are too unreliable to do this kind of thing. Xun Yu let out a long sigh and rubbed his frowning brows.
After looking at each other for a full half of the incense, Cai Yan opened his mouth to break the silence: "So...... Is the Lord Guild back? โ
After all, it's not good to stay on the front line all the time if you're pregnant, right? It's dangerous! And it's almost born!
remembered that Zhou Yu said in the letter that Shen Xian took Fa Zheng, Diao Chan and Jia Xu to sneak into Nanyang, which was still Liu Biao's territory at that time, Cai Yan couldn't help but be afraid for a while. She admits that Shen Xian is very powerful, and almost no one is her opponent when she fights alone, but she still has one in her stomach now! In case something happens, it's the rhythm of one corpse and two lives!
Can you think about an innocent baby?
Shen Xian herself is like a child in some ways, and she really doesn't know how she will take care of the baby in the future.
Cai Yan sighed helplessly.
Xun Yu frowned: "Gong Jin didn't say it." โ
Zhou Yu's letter was written before he went to Nanyang, and he hadn't seen Shen Xian yet.
"Actually, I can't come back...... Cai Yan's eyes fell on the map: "It's too much to toss on the road for so long, if Nanyang is stable, she might as well stay there, anyway, there are ......three months at most."
After the child is born, things will be much easier.
"I hope so." Xun Yu sighed. Having a willful and reckless lord is a headache for his subordinates, especially since he doesn't have the right to make Shen Xian a little more behaved. Fortunately, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce both went to Nanyang, and with these two brothers here, at least they can watch Shen Xian and let her stop tossing around, right?
Because of that shocking letter, despite the inconvenience, Cai Yan still decided to go to work on time during this time, what if Nanyang wrote again one day?
I have to say that Cai Yan was really prescient, because Xun Yu's slap in the face came quickly.
The next day, a secret letter sent from Nanyang was placed on Xun Yu's desk, and the military report of the Yanzhou battlefield was sent along with the secret letter. Xun Yu read the military report first, which said that Cao Cao was defeated in the battle of Guandu, and led the army to retreat to the Yingchuan area, and at the same time sent his eldest son Cao Ang to ask Shen Xian for support.
Xun Yu habitually quickly deduced in his mind the possible impact of Cao Cao's defeat on his own forces, and at the same time opened the secret letter and browsed it at will. After reading a few lines, the deduction about the battle situation was forced to stop, Xun Yu's eyes were fixed on a paragraph on the letter, and he felt a little chest tightness and dizziness.
The letter was written by Guo Jia, and Xun Yu was familiar with the words of the dragon and snake, and he could feel it with his eyes closed.
Guo Jia elaborated in the letter the plan formulated by Shen Xian and Zhou Yu, just like the last time Jingyang Erzhou was empty, this time it was also attacked in three ways, all the way to meet with Cao Cao and directly face Yuan Shao, which was the main battlefield on the surface; All the way in Hanzhong to contain the army guarding the gate of Chencang Pass, when the opportunity is right, you can send troops to attack, and if you can take Chencang Pass, victory is in sight; There is also an undercurrent that completely turns into an undercurrent and pours into Yuan Shao's lair, Ji Youerzhou, uniting all the forces that can be united, digging into the wall with all his might, and making trouble for Yuan Shao behind his back, making him extremely irritable and anxious.
These are no problem, after all, Zhou Yu presided over the formulation, Xun Yu believes in this person.
What made Xun Yu breathless was the arrangement about Shen Xian.
Zhou Yu sent Sun Ce, who was definitely the number one combat force, to personally lead the troops to escort Shen Xian to Hanzhong by water, in the name of finding a safe place for the lord to raise the baby.
Who is teasing? Once the battle with the defenders of Chencang Pass begins, Hanzhong, which borders Sili, is a front-line battlefield, and it is not safe at all! It's good to raise a fetus, and it doesn't kill anyone.
So raising a fetus is just an excuse to send Shen Xian to Hanzhong, as for why you sent her to Hanzhong...... Now Xun Yu has to guess frantically based on Shen Xian's past performance: his father-in-law's style has always been to seek wealth and wealth in danger, and every time he makes a plan is high-risk and high-reward, and he always likes to do it himself, scaring his subordinates to the core. This time, in order to completely defeat Yuan Shao, she wanted to sneak into Chang'an to find the biological brother she had never met, strip off Yuan Shao's strongest backing and beautiful coat from the source, and then take all these things for herself.
It sounds crazy, but this is what Shen Xian has done countless times - look at what Guo Jia specifically mentioned at the end of the letter: "The lord went deep into Nanyang, not only discovered a talent, but also inserted Wen He'an to Liu Qi's side as an internal response, and finally successfully rebelled against Liu Qi'......"
Xun Yu really didn't understand why Shen Xian, as the main father, always wanted to drill into dangerous places, she was the one who should sit in the rear.
Xun Yu really didn't know what to say, so he threw the letter to Cai Yan: "Think of a way." โ
At the very least, let the lord stay in a safe place honestly. At other times, you just toss, forget it, can you be quiet for a few days when you are pregnant?
Cai Yan felt a lot of pressure, she knew very well that it was impossible to persuade Shen Xian to change her plan without a good reason, but Shen Xian was a stubborn person, usually she firmly believed that she was right, and she just listened to what others said, and this tendency became more and more obvious when her territory was getting bigger and more powerful. In fact, this is a good thing for leaders, the boss is not indecisive, and his subordinates will be neat and efficient. But sometimes, it can turn into arbitrariness.
It's not that serious, though.
"I ...... There's not much that can be done. Cai Yan shook her head, but when her gaze inadvertently fell on the window, she was suddenly stunned: "Wait, maybe we can ...... Such. โ
Cai Yan walked to the bedside, she held the window frame with one hand, and looked at the children gathered outside the study who didn't know what to play, and a bright smile slowly appeared on her face.
"Did Wen He propose that Nanyang didn't have enough hands?" Cai Yan suddenly asked Xun Yu: "So you want us to send a few people over?" โ
Xun Yu narrowed his eyes, and immediately understood Cai Yan's thoughts: "He did write to talk about this matter, but Gongjin arranged everything on the Nanyang side, and Weiyou also brought 5,000 people over to help." โ
"Then send it to Hanzhong," Cai Yan smiled slightly: "The manpower has been transferred to the east by them, and there is not even a general who can be a pioneer, and Mr. Gongqi is very short of people." The lord still has to raise a baby in Hanzhong, how can he not be protected by more people? โ
Xun Yu nodded approvingly: "Raising soldiers for a thousand days, using soldiers for a while, and teaching children for so long, it's time to see what they have learned." โ
Shen Xian, who had come to Hanzhong, had not yet realized that a disaster called "Bear Child" was coming, and she was basking in the sun in the courtyard with her stomach upright, nibbling grapes from Diao Chan's hand while listening to Mrs. Xuan's nagging about what happened when she was pregnant with Zhang Lu.
"Gongqi was very well-behaved at that time." Mrs. Qingxuan touched Shen Xian's bulging abdomen with interest, and was very lucky to feel the baby kicking her: "He didn't move much, I thought it was a girl, but after giving birth, ......"
Mrs. Qingxuan looked disgusted: "Tut, my daughter is gone." โ
"I want a girl too." Shen Xian smiled: "Hmm...... Must be as good-looking as her mother. โ
Mrs. Qingxuan rolled her undisguised eyes to Shen Xian: "Yes, it's over if the girl looks like her father." โ
After the ridicule, Mrs. Qingxuan showed a worried expression, and she held Shen Xian's hand: "Are you serious?" If it's a girl......"
"It's nothing," Shen Xian knew what Mrs. Qingxuan meant, she smiled, lowered her head and looked at her soft abdomen, her expression was very gentle: "I can do it, I believe she can do the same." โ
"That's right," Lady Qingxuan agreed, "Those who dare to underestimate me have already grown grass on their graves." โ
Shen Xian praised her sincerely: "You are so mighty. โ
While Shen Xian and Mrs. Qingxuan were chatting, Sun Ce was trying to appease the angry Xun You.
Xun You glared at Sun Ce angrily: "How the hell did you let this kind of thing happen!" โ
When he first saw Shen Xian, Xun You's whole person was stunned, he didn't expect that in just a few months, the world would change dramatically.
Sun Ce was very innocent: "I can't keep looking at the third sister." โ
"Butโ"
"Gong Jin said that he wanted us to attack Chen Cangguan!" Sun Ce changed the subject: "How many troops are there here?" How's it going? โ
Xun You closed his eyes, thinking don't think that I didn't read Zhou Yu's letter, who are you fooling? But judging from the atmosphere, everyone really shouldn't be entangled in the issue of Shen Xian's pregnancy, so Xun You barely suppressed the absurdity and anger in his heart, and said coldly: "It's not a lot, 30,000 people." โ
"That's enough." Sun Ce snapped his fingers: "You can unite Ma Shoucheng...... Why is Han Wenyue still bouncing? It's time for them to consume a result, right? โ
Xun You sighed: "Yuan Benchu has been secretly assisting Han Wenyue. โ
Both Shen Xian and Yuan Shao were secretly spying on Ma Teng's struggle with Han Sui, and when necessary, they would pull their respective allies so that they would not lose in the endless struggle, so that the forces behind the opponent would be effective, which is why Xiliang had not stopped fighting this battle for several years.
"But it's not far from over." Xun You stood up and walked to the map: "As long as Gongjin and Zilong can contain Yuan Benchu in Yanzhou and Jizhou respectively, our side can send troops to Chencang Pass to help Ma Shoucheng pacify Xiliang." โ
Once Liangzhou is pacified, Yuan Shao is not just as simple as missing an ally, without Han Sui as a shield, the west side of Si Li is equivalent to a wide open door, when Yuan Shao, who was tripped in Yanzhou, could not return in time to help, Si Li only had one person who could preside over the overall situation.
Xun You didn't believe that with his ingenuity, he couldn't deal with the court and their frustration on the one hand.
Although the ideal is very beautiful, what is the premise for its realization......
"First of all," Xun Yu clapped his hands, "we need the support of that person." โ
Sun Ce pursed his lips, he leaned against the wall with a grin, his face full of disdain: "I'm really not uncommon, what do you think." โ
"I ...... too Ahem. Xun You coughed and showed a meaningful smile to Sun Ce: "But the lord has a saying that is very right, it is always much more convenient for the opponent to fight in the same room than for us to do it ourselves." โ
After Xun Chen finished giving a lecture to the young emperor, he was trapped in Mingguang Palace by an unexpected heavy rain.
Xun Chen couldn't go, but when he borrowed an umbrella from Liu Xie to say goodbye, Liu Xie instructed Wang Teng, a regular servant, to get an umbrella, and at the same time said to Xun Chen something that seemed to be unrelated: "Chang'an in August and September is a rainy season, damp and boring, and harassed by mosquitoes, and sometimes I can't sleep at night. โ
The emperor's understatement is a bit like a simple complaint, and a bit like a deliberate accusation. Ordinary people may be frightened when they hear it, but in Chang'an City, most of the people in high positions in the โกโก do not take the emperor seriously, because they know that the emperor is now living under Yuan Shao's protection.
However, Xun Chen is not included in most people.
Xun Chen respectfully bowed to the emperor: "It's a dereliction of duty on the part of his subordinates." โ
Liu Xie smiled slightly: "Aiqing is serious, this matter is not under your control, what is the crime?" โ
Xun Chen wanted to say something, but Liu Xie took a step ahead of him and said: "I don't know when this rain will stop, why don't Aiqing teach me another lesson." โ
Xun Chen said quietly: "What does Your Majesty want to hear?" โ
Liu Xie picked up the bamboo slip that he put in his hand, and ordered Huangmen to hand it over to Xun Chen, he simply tidied up the sleeves of his robe, slowly sat up straight, and said in a flat tone: "I slept late last night, I read the Book of Poetry for a while, and I just happened to see this one." โ
Listening to Liu Xie's words, Xun Chen took the spread bamboo slips with both hands, and his eyes fell on the two words at the beginning of the far right.
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