"Brother Xu, I really didn't expect to see you here." Gongsun Du said with emotion.

Gongsun Du finally recognized the man, no, it should be called guessing who it was. Gongsun Du did not live in Liaodong for a long time, only six or seven years, and there was still not much memory for a long time. Now the only thing that can impress him is the one that is still recorded in the history books, his childhood friend Xu Rong.

Gongsun Yan didn't expect this person to be Xu Rong, looked up and down, and said: "Xu boy, I didn't expect it to be you, I haven't seen you for many years, and my uncle didn't recognize it, if it wasn't for Leopard Er saying that it was you, I wouldn't believe it." ”

"Haha!" Xu Rong's cheeks twitched, as if he was smiling, and then said, "Uncle Gongsun hasn't seen you for a long time, and so is the little leopard!" ”

When Gongsun Du heard his childhood nickname, he suddenly felt a little kind, and he ignored Xu Rong's weirdness just now. Suddenly, he remembered that Xu Rong was a rare excellent commander in the late Han Dynasty, if it was ......

As soon as this thought arose, Gongsun Du snuffed it out. Coming from the end of the Sui Dynasty, he knew Xu Rong's character very well, if he could be recruited, he would have been under Gongsun Du at the beginning, instead of dying in Chang'an. Everything is because Xu Rong is not loyal to Dong Zhuo, nor is he loyal to Wang Yun, but loyal to the Han Dynasty and the emperor!

It can be said that Xu Rong's appearance poured a large basin of ice water mixture on Gongsun Du, which was simply cool.

"At this time, although the Han was corrupt, the vast majority of people were oriented to the Han, especially a large number of talented people like Xu Rong. It is absolutely delusional to want to recruit him and serve his own life. ”

Gongsun Du shook his head slightly, threw all the unrealistic thoughts in his mind to the back of his mind, raised the wine bowl and said, "Brother Xu, come on, come on, make a bowl for our reunion after a long absence!" ”

"Good!" Xu Rong happily raised the wine bowl.

Gongsun Yan didn't say anything, and also raised his wine bowl. He has a good impression of Xu Rong's family, especially now that he has suffered a big change, but he meets someone from his hometown, and his mood has become much better.

After the three of them touched it, they all drank it all.

Then, Gongsun Du picked up the wine jar and filled it again, one of the three people here is his father, and the other is his eldest brother, he doesn't pour anyone. However, while pouring the wine, he asked, "Brother Xu, why did you come to Changli?" Is something happening to Xiangping? ”

Xu Rong's face suddenly became a little gloomy, but he still replied: "Xiangping? I haven't been back for two or three years, and in the last few years, the maruko in the east has made a lot of trouble, and Taishou has run away again......"

Saying that, Xu Rong shook his head, obviously unhappy in his heart.

When Gongsun Du and Gongsun Yan heard the pills (Goguryeo, everyone calls them pills in private), their faces changed and they asked, "How is the family?" Are you all right? ”

Xu Rong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "My father was dragged to guard the city when Maruko came for the second time, and when he came back, he was carried back in a coffin. ”

Gongsun Du knew that Xu Rong's mother had been gone for a long time, and only their father and son depended on each other and had a deep relationship, so he hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I ......." ”

Xu Rong waved his hand to stop: "Those who don't know are not to blame, if you want to blame, you can only blame the pills for being too greedy, not to mention that they robbed the villages and towns outside the city, and they also want Lord Taishou to offer five thousand stones of food." Not to mention whether there are so many, but it is given, the court blames it, how can he afford it? ”

Gongsun Du nodded, raised the wine bowl and drank a bowl with Xu Rong, which was regarded as expressing his apology again.

"Has Maruko often come to my Han territory to loot in the past few years?" Gongsun Du asked after filling He's wine bowl with Xu Rong again.

Gongsun Yan was also very concerned about this, and he also put down his chopsticks and listened attentively. He didn't want to just escape from the clutches of the eunuchs' minions and fall into the mouths of a foreign race.

Xu Rongchong Gongsun Yan smiled and said: "Before I left Xiangping, Maruko still came once a year, and then because Taishou fled, many big families in the county also fled, I heard that Maruko came more and more times every year, and it has only been eight months this year, and it has already been three times, I really don't know what is left in Xiangping now." ”

Gongsun Du didn't expect the matter to be so serious, so he didn't speak for a long time. Xu Rong didn't have the idea of speaking, so he picked up the wine bowl and drank it bowl after bowl, I don't know if he remembered his father.

Gongsun Yan patted Xu Rong on the shoulder to show comfort, and then continued to drink, but his mind was more on whether to return to Xiangping.

For a long time, when Xu Rong was slightly drunk, he didn't know whether it was drunk or drunk.

Gongsun Du came back to his senses, glanced at him, patted him on the shoulder, and then asked, "Brother Xu, are you going to go back to Xiangping this time?" ”

Xu Rong nodded and said, "That's right." There is less than half a month before my father's death day, and I haven't worshiped once since my father passed away, which is really unfilial. ”

Gongsun Du saw that Xu Rong's expression became gloomy, and comforted: "Brother Xu, I don't think Uncle Xu will blame you." With the chaotic situation in Liaodong, I believe that even if Uncle Xu is alive, he hopes that you can leave. After all, being alive is better than anything else. ”

Xu Rong nodded and didn't say anything. However, when Gongsun Du looked at him like this, he obviously still felt guilty in his heart, and he no longer persuaded him. In the end, I haven't seen each other for many years, and the feelings are no longer as pure as childhood, and the simple safety is enough, too much, and I can't help but feel a little shallow and deep. The most important time, Gongsun Du was still a little unwilling, and he didn't want to leave a bad impression in Xu Rong's heart.

Subsequently, Gongsun Du talked about some interesting things after leaving Xiangping and following his father to the Central Plains, and the atmosphere gradually became active and relaxed......

During this period, Xu Rong also talked about some battles in Shanggu County, how many enemies he killed, and finally was valued by a certain Qu Chang and promoted to Tun Chief.

"Shanggu County is under the governance of Lord Taishou, and it is not bad, although it is more than a hundred victories against Xianbei, but it is still possible to see hope. It's just a pity that later Taishou disappeared, the tun chief died in battle, and the captain didn't know if he escaped or what's wrong, Shanggu County was defeated, and now it's almost in the hands of Xianbei, but they still graze, don't enter the city, and don't manage. ”

Gongsun Du sighed and said: "I didn't expect the situation in the border county to fall to this step, I don't know if Liaodong County is like this now, if that's the case, I ......"

"Hey!"

A majestic shout interrupted Gongsun Du's words, and the three people at the table followed the prestige, only to see a man put down the wine bowl, walked over to them, and said, "That kid, you said that you and your father came from the Central Plains?" ”

Gongsun Du saw that this person not only interrupted his words, but also spoke so much that no one was in sight, so he didn't bother to pay attention to him, turned his head and was about to continue the topic just now, but saw Xu Rong looking at the man, frowned and said: "Liu Hongyuan, although you are a martial artist, you should also know that it is rude to interrupt others rashly, right?" ”

Liu Yi seemed to have drunk a little too much, and when he heard Xu Rong's words, he scolded: "Who? actually taught me a lesson, today I have to let you understand how many eyes Lord Ma has. It's so impatient! ”

Liu Yi said as if he was about to make a move, which made Gongsun Du's father and son frown, they didn't expect to meet such a bad person after a meal. However, it seemed that Xu Rong knew him, so he didn't move, but looked at Xu Rong.

Xu Rong didn't notice the gaze of the two, his eyes were like electricity, he looked at Liu Yi, and said in a deep voice: "Liu Hongyuan, do you really want to do it with me?" ”

Liu Yi stopped his hands that wanted to move, looked Xu Ronglai up and down, and asked again, "Who are you?" ”

Xu Rong snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, didn't you eavesdrop on our conversation?" Don't know who I am? ”

Liu Yi frowned when he heard this, recalled what he heard just now, looked at Xu Rong again, and said in a muffled voice: "It's you, Xu Tingfang!" ”

Xu Rong replied angrily: "It's Xu!" ”

Gongsun Du saw that the two really knew each other, so he looked at Liu Yi, and at the same time, he began to think about who Liu Hongyuan was. However, to his disappointment, he had never heard the name Liu Hongyuan, and in the end he could only blame this person for being an unknown person, so he gave up his mind. Just wait for Xu Rong to drive him away, so they can continue to chat and drink.