"Grain and grass!?" Guan Yan was quite surprised by Zhang Xiu's request: "The general has carved more than ten cities in Yong and Liang for several months, it stands to reason that when the grain and grass are abundant, how can there be a shortage of grain and grass?" ”

Zhang Xiu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Da Sima doesn't know who the two thieves are Li Dao and Guo Yan, these two have followed Dong Zhuo for many years, and they are used to being gangsters, and every time they lose a city, they will burn all the grain and grass in the city!" I have been in business for many years, there are quite a lot of grain and grass, there is a surplus, but hundreds of thousands of people in the city are waiting to be fed, although I have no talents, but I really can't bear it, only open a warehouse to scatter grain, to solve the people's urgent needs! ”

When Guan Yan heard this, he was quite moved, he couldn't imagine that this embroidery was such a benevolent person, it was really difficult for him, this Li Dao and Guo Yan still didn't get Dong Zhuo's "true biography", I think that in history, Dong Zhuo directly burned the entire city of Luoyang, and then moved the capital to Chang'an! Li Dao and Guo Yan only burned grain and grass, which is already considered compassion!

Guan Yan raised his eyes and looked at Jia Xu on the side, only to see Jia Xu nodding slightly imperceptibly, Guan Yan then spoke: "Li Dao, Guo Yan and the people who are contemptible on the border, are accustomed to destroying the wind and putting all the people in fire and water, I have long wanted to get rid of them, but I hate the whip and can't reach it!" Now with the power of the general, I am willing to help! I wonder if 100,000 stones of grain and grass are enough? ”

Luoyang has nothing else, that is, there is money and food, and these 100,000 stone grain and grass are a month's ration for the whole army for Zhang Xiu, but for Guan Yan, it is not a large amount.

When Zhang Xiu heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and said, "Okay!" Da Sima trusts me so much, and I Zhang Xiu will only be the head of Da Sima in the future! ”

"General Zhang is polite!" Guan Yan helped Zhang Xiu up: "I was in a hurry, and I really suffered a lot of sins by eating and drinking all the way!" I don't know if General Zhang has food and wine? It's good for me to have a full meal to relieve my fatigue! ”

Zhang Xiu slapped his forehead: "Oops, it's the negligence of the lower officials!" Zhang Xiu turned his head and shouted outside the door; Come on, quickly prepare a wine banquet in the hall! ”

Looking at the figure of Zhang Xiu leading Guan Yan away, Jia Xu stood behind but fell into deep thought.

After the banquet, Guan Yan was full of wine and food, and was helped to rest in the room by Dian Wei.

Being in someone else's territory can live so relaxed, firstly, because Guan Yan is really not able to eat well and sleep well on the road these days; The second is because of Jia Xu's arrangement and Dian Wei's guards, he is very relieved to feast here. Besides, Cao Cao was ambushed here because he hooked up with Zhang Xiu's aunt and was almost killed; Not only did he not ask for it, but he also offered 100,000 stones of grain and grass, and this embroidery was not offered to himself like the God of Wealth at this time?

In the dead of night, Guan Yan had already fallen asleep. At this time, Jia Xu came to Zhang Xiu's study alone and asked to see Zhang Xiu.

For this chief strategist, Zhang Xiu didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and he was able to overcome Li Dao and Guo Yan, who were stronger than him, and Jia Xu was a great contributor.

"Wenhe, it's so late, what's the matter?" Zhang Xiu also drank a lot today, and he was holding his head and asking Jia Xu lazily.

"The general has the response of the great Sima today, and the 100,000 deniers of grain and grass will come in ten months, how does the general feel?"

When it came to grain and grass, Zhang Xiu laughed: "Da Sima is really a second person!" Although the two of us are the first time to meet, they are like close friends for many years, and this time Wenhe has made a great contribution, and Da Sima is really the master! ”

Jia Xu nodded: "When Da Sima heard that the general had a similar intention, he ignored the obstruction of the ministers, and traveled hundreds of miles to see the general without bringing a single soldier or soldier to show his sincerity. ”

"Hmm~~ I should repay this kind of friendship!" Zhang Xiu said very much with Jia Xu.

"What should the general do?" Jia Xu asked.

"This ......" Zhang Xiu frowned: "I haven't thought about this matter yet, the meaning of Wenhe ......"

Jia Xu didn't follow Zhang Xiu's topic directly, but got up and said to himself: "Da Sima treats each other with sincerity, and thinks that the general should also reply with sincerity!" ”

"How do you get back?"

"Without him!" Jia Xu looked at Zhang Xiu faintly: "Send the son as a hostage!" ”

"What?" Zhang Xiu woke up suddenly, stood up according to the table, and looked straight at Jia Xu.

In the early years of the Spring and Autumn Period, Zheng Bo was the king of Zhou Ping, and the king of Zhou Ping wanted to entrust power to Duke Yu, and Zheng Bo complained about the king, so Zhou Zheng handed over the question, and the matter of proton probably started from this; Since the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, there have been dozens of incidents of sending sons as hostages, and after King Qin Yingzheng ruled the world, there was no relationship between countries, so the matter of "sending sons as hostages" was just a sentence that later generations saw in the history books.

This word, which has not appeared for hundreds of years, suddenly came out of Jia Xu's mouth, how could it not shock Zhang Xiu.

"Wenhe, what does this mean?" Zhang Xiu's face turned pale, pacing back and forth, looking at Jia Xu from time to time: "Since I voted for Da Sima, I am sincere, and the world can learn from it, does Wen He think that Da Sima is ...... there?"

Jia Xu hurriedly stood up and interrupted Zhang Xiu: "No, Da Sima has no insincerity over there, but he thinks that if the general has no real deeds, it will be difficult to show his sincerity!" ”

"Wen He's words also have some truth!" Out of unconditional trust in Jia Xu, Zhang Xiu couldn't help but accept Jia Xu's point of view a little: "But this 'sending a son as a hostage' incident, won't it make me lose face?" also made Da Sima have a 'coercion' notoriety! ”

When Jia Xu heard this, he smiled slightly: "This 'sending a son as a hostage' is also a metaphor, doesn't the general admire Shandong Confucianism since he was a child?" Why don't you let the prince worship under the Great Sima? ”

Zhang Xiu's brain meridian is not as fast as Jia Xu's, one time "send the son as a hostage", and the other time he will worship under Guan Yanmen, which makes Zhang Xiumu stay in place and look at Jia Xu suspiciously.

As soon as Jia Xu saw Zhang Xiu's expression, he understood, and hurriedly explained: "The Great Sima Army is famous in the world, and the general must not forget another identity of the Great Sima: his Weng is Cai Yong, and his teacher is Zheng Xuan, and there are many famous sentences spread in the world; On its potential, the heroes are right; In terms of his talent, he is also the best in the world, and the general can send his son to Luoyang in the name of study, and worship Da Sima as a teacher. Isn't it beautiful that this move can show the general's sincere investment, and the second is that the general's heart can study, killing two birds with one stone, isn't it beautiful? ”

"Hmm~~~" Zhang Xiu's face finally returned to normal: "Wenhe's strategy is a clever plan, then follow Wenhe's words!" ”

In the autumn of 197 AD, Guan Yan went to the table of the Son of Heaven, worshiped Zhang Xiu as a former general, led Yongzhou herd, and ordered Gao Ran to escort 100,000 stone grain and grass to Chang'an. And Zhang Xiu's son Zhang Quan, arrived in Luoyang in the same month, worshiped Guan Yan as a teacher, not an official, not in politics, in the name of Guan Yan, in and out of Luoyang Erudite Confucianism, quite a virtuous name.