Yuan Shao heard that Xun You and Guo Jia were outstanding and knowledgeable, and he was interested in recruiting them into his command, so he held a banquet to entertain them in the state pastor's mansion, and also asked Xun Chen, Feng Ji, Xin Ping, Guo Tu, Fu Zhu, Tian Feng and others to accompany him.

Although Xun You is the nephew of Xun Chen and Xun You, he is far older than these two uncles, and he is now thirty-four years old; Compared with him, Guo Jia, who has just turned 21 years old, looks extraordinarily young.

When Yuan Shao saw the two, he saw that Guo Jia was too young, and he was dissatisfied with his contempt, and Guo Jia only didn't worship him for a long time, which made him even more disliked. During the banquet, Yuan Shao and Xun You talked and laughed, but ignored Guo Jia, who was sitting on the side, and regarded him as a transparent person.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Guo Jia, who was neglected, stood up, arched his hand towards Yuan Shao, and said politely: "Yi Xianghou, thank you for the banquet, but Jia is not strong enough to drink, so I will leave!" After speaking, without waiting for Yuan Shao to react, he turned around and walked towards the outside of the lobby.

Xun You saw that Yuan Shao was quite serious about him, and he planned to talk to the other party for a while, but when he saw Guo Jia get up and leave, he hurriedly confessed to Yuan Shao and chased him out.

After Xun You caught up with Guo Jia outside the door, he said to him in a reproachful tone: "Fengxiao, the Marquis of Yixiang set up a banquet to entertain you and me, and now that the banquet has not been dispersed, why do you want to leave the banquet?" ”

Guo Jia didn't give any answer to Xun You's question, just sneered vigorously.

The two got into the carriage waiting here outside the gate of the mansion. As soon as he got into the car, Xun You found that there was something wrong with Guo Jia, only to see him leaning against the side wall, his face full of pain, and hurriedly grabbed his arm, and asked nervously: "Fengxiao, what's wrong with you?" ”

Guo Jia tried to squeeze a smile on his face and said, "It may be that I just got a cold, and I feel uncomfortable at the moment." ”

Xun You stretched out his hand to his forehead, found that his hands were hot, and hurriedly ordered the groom: "Hurry, hurry back home!" ”

Fortunately, the place where Xun Yu lived was not far from the State Governor's Mansion, and after a short time, the carriage returned to the front of the mansion. Xun You shouted at the family members standing outside the door: "Mr. Guo is sick, you guys hurry up and come over to help!" ”

Those family members hurriedly ran over and helped Guo Jia out of the car. Xun You commanded one after another: "You send Mr. Guo back to his room; Go and ask a man to come back and treat him...... Be careful when you enter the door, don't let Mr. Guo bump into it......"

After some confusion, Guo Jia was carried into his room by the family. Xun You sat beside his couch and asked worriedly, "Fengxiao, how are you feeling now?" ”

Guo Jia looked at Xun You and said with difficulty: "Don't worry, Brother Gongda, I'm an old problem, just rest for two days." ”

Hearing Guo Jia say that it was just an old problem, Xun You's heart felt a little steady, and he then asked: "Fengxiao, for my brother, the meaning of watching the Xianghou of Yi today seems to have the intention of recruiting you and me." What do you think about this? ”

After Guo Jia waited for Xun You to finish speaking, he snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "The wise man judges the master, so he can make a name for himself in every way." Yuan Gongfu wanted to follow the corporal of Zhou Gong, but he didn't know the opportunity to use people. There are many ends, there are few wants, there is no decision, and it is difficult to help the world with each other, and it is difficult to determine the cause of the overlord! ”

After hearing Guo Jia's comment on Yuan Shao, Xun You opened his mouth tightly, and when he was about to say a few words, he heard his wife's voice behind him: "Husband, here is a letter sent by my uncle from the slave family." ”

"Uncle's letters?" When Xun You heard his wife say this, he hurriedly ordered: "Quickly show it to me!" ”

After seeing Xun Yu's letter, Xun You said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, my uncle has sent a letter, so that you and I can go to Sheguo County with our families and assist him in the country-related order." After speaking, he handed the letterhead in his hand to Guo Jia.

After reading the contents of the letterhead, Guo Jia, who was lying on the couch, said with a serious expression: "According to what Uncle Ling said in the letter, he plans to let you and me go to Sheguo County to assist Han Fu's son and achieve a hegemony. ”

"Brother thinks so too." Xun You said worriedly: "My uncle can't even keep the huge Jizhou foundation, this cousin of mine is seventeen years old, can he turn the tide?" I see ......"

Before he could finish his words, a housekeeper ran in from outside and hurriedly said to him, "Lang Zhong is here!" ”

"Hurry up, please!" Hearing that Lang Zhong was coming, Xun You hurriedly stood up and instructed the family members: "Hurry up and invite Lang Zhong in to treat Mr. Guo." He was worried about Guo Jia's condition, and he forgot to continue what he didn't finish later.

The old man with a green bag on his back, under the guidance of Jiading, walked into Guo Jia's room. He walked to the couch, put the green sac aside, squatted down, and stretched out his hand to check Guo Jia's pulse.

"Husband, let's go out first," Mrs. Xun said in a low voice, "Don't disturb Lang Zhong's treatment." ”

Xun You nodded, followed his wife out of Guo Jia's room, and came to the courtyard.

Mrs. Xun glanced at the open door and asked Xun Yu in a low voice: "Husband, what Mr. Guo said just now, the slave family didn't understand it at all. ”

In response to Madame's question, Xun You replied in a low voice: "Feng Xiao said to me: A wise man can measure his master prudently and thoughtfully, so that he can make a meritorious service. Yuan Gong only wanted to emulate Zhou Gong's Corporal Lixian, but he didn't know the truth of using talents. Thinking and lacking the essentials, liking to plan but not decisive, it is really difficult to save the country from danger and establish the great cause of hegemony with him! What he meant was to tell me that Yuan Shao was not a master and was not the best choice for me. ”

"Uncle's letter, let's go to Sheguo County to assist my cousin." Mrs. Xun waited for Xun You to finish speaking, and immediately asked, "Then should we go?" ”

"My uncle has now fled to Chen Liu, and he has left his family in Jizhou." Xun You said thoughtfully: "It is not a long-term solution for us to stay in Jizhou. Youzhou Mu Liu Yu is known as a virtuous person, and I plan to discuss with Fengxiao to see if I should go to Liu Youzhou. ”

After about a stick of incense, Lang Zhong came out of the house. Xun You hurriedly greeted him and asked, "Langzhong, I don't know how Fengxiao's condition is?" ”

"Mr. is occasionally cold, as long as he takes the decoction prescribed by the old man for him, he can be cured in three or five days. But," said Lao Langzhong, shaking his head, and said in a regretful tone: "His body is too weak, if he is not carefully cared for, he may not live to forty." ”

After sending Lang Zhong away, Xun You arranged for the decoction of the family again, and then returned to the room alone, squatted beside Guo Jia, briefly chatted about the condition, and comforted Guo Jia for a few words, he said what he had just considered in the yard, and asked Guo Jia's opinion.

Unexpectedly, after Guo Jia heard this, he shook his head and said to him with a wry smile: "Although Liu Yu has a good name, he is too weak, and sooner or later he will be replaced by Gongsun Zhan." Youzhou, don't go! ”

"Fengxiao," seeing that Guo Jia did not hesitate to refuse his proposal to go to Youzhou, he asked tentatively: "Could it be that you really want to go to Sheguo County to help my uncle and cousin?" ”

"Your uncles Han Fu, Yuan Shao, and Liu Yu are not masters." Guo Jiazi said carefully: "Since your uncle admires your cousin so much in his letter, it has aroused my curiosity, and in order to find out what kind of person he is, I think it is necessary to go to Sheguo County." Brother Gongda, are you willing to go with you? ”

"Fengxiao, since you have made up your mind." Seeing that Guo Jia had already paid attention, Xun You, who knew his character, knew that it was useless to persuade him, so he could only say helplessly: "Then Brother Wei will accompany you to Sheguo County for a walk, but before that, you have to take care of your body first." It's hundreds of miles away from Sheguo County, and I'm worried that your body won't be able to stand it. ”

"Brother Gongda doesn't need to worry, I know how my body is." Guo Jia said in a firm tone: "You can order your family to pack up overnight and set off at dawn." ”

"Ah, in such a hurry?" Xun You said with some surprise: "Why don't you wait for your body to heal before leaving?" ”

"I can't wait any longer," seeing that Xun You was unwilling to leave as soon as possible, Guo Jia explained to him: "Be careful that the night is long and dreams are too much, if the Yuan family orders someone to detain us, even if you want to leave, you won't be able to leave." ”

Seeing that Guo Jia said that the matter was so serious, Xun You frowned and thought for a moment, and finally made up his mind: "Okay, since Feng Xiao said so, Brother Wei immediately ordered his family to pack up overnight, and when it was dawn tomorrow, he would leave Jizhou." ”