With the summons of the Son of Heaven, Xu Fu entered the Houde Hall under the guidance of Qi Yue, and walked into the main hall, he bowed to the Son of Heaven, Liu Xi looked at the one in front of him, but he remembered the record in the Book of Heaven.

It can be said that he is both civil and military, even at present, this is also extraordinary, he first passed the assessment of military science, sharpened in the southern army for two years, and then was accepted by Jia Xu as a long official, and then for a disciple, taught for a long time, in the later Guishan strategy, Jia Xu is more or to give advice, specific implementation, are all this, it can be said that he is enough to be Jia Xu's successor, compared to Jia Xu when he was young, is not inferior at all.

Xu Fu, who had never changed his name, met the Son of Heaven, Liu Xi gave him a seat, he sat next to Jia Xu, stretched out his hand, helped Jia Xu, and saw that the master and apprentice were both in front of him, Liu Xi asked: "I see, Jia Gong is some... Well... Something unclear? ”

Xu Fu's eyes were slightly red, and he said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Shijun is old, nearly eighty years old, today, Shijun is rarely sober, he doesn't think about tea and dinner, he says all day that he wants to go back to Xiliang's hometown, and he is delirious, so I have the courage to take Shijun to visit Your Majesty, and I hope that Your Majesty will have mercy, so let Shijun leave Shi and go home...", Xu Fu couldn't help but shed tears.

Liu Xi nodded, sighed helplessly, and said: "I am also distressed when I see Jia Gong like this, okay, I will allow Jia Gong to leave, as for returning to Liangzhou, you can see for yourself, Jia Gong is so weak that he looks like this, how can he survive that long journey?" I will arrange for the Imperial Physician to heal Jia Gong, let Jia Gong rest for a while, and then return to Liangzhou when he can leave, what do you think? ”

He asked, Xu Fu was overjoyed, and looked at Shijun on the side, Jia Xu just looked ahead blankly, the corners of his mouth were moist, Xu Fu stretched out his sleeves to wipe it with some distress, and then asked, "Shijun, is it okay?" ”

"What?" , Jia Xu asked.

"Recuperate, let's go back to Liangzhou, okay?"

Maybe it was the joy on Jia Xu's face when he heard that he was back in Liangzhou, and laughed, "Okay... Good. Xu Fu looked at the Son of Heaven, immediately got up, thanked him, Liu Xi hurriedly asked him to sit down, and said: "Guishuang's strategy, you also know, it is Jia Gong's hard work, it can't be so in vain, you also know enough about Guishuang?" ”

Hearing the Son of Heaven's inquiry, Xu Fu naturally understood what the Son of Heaven meant, he nodded and said: "Shijun's plans over the years have been carried out by me, and I have learned to be proficient in the three languages of Guishan, North and South, and I am very familiar with the various vassal kings and even generals. ”

"Very good, very good, then, how about leaving these things in the hands of Jia Gong to you to handle?"

"I will live up to His Majesty's high hopes!" , Xu Fu bowed to the Son of Heaven.

Liu Xi nodded, and said with a smile: "After all, you are still young, and you can't let you work alone for such a big event, so let's let Shang Shuling go later, help you a little bit, and take care of you, which can be regarded as making you easier..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Xu Fu bowed, Liu Xi smiled, then looked at Jia Xu on the side, looked at Jia Xu with a dull face, Liu Xi also sighed, and said with a smile: "Jia Gong, you go back to rest first, I will send the imperial doctor to go later, in the future, you will not come to the Houde Palace, what is the matter, let Xu Jun come to tell you, I will go to see you in person!" ”

Jia Xu didn't reply.

Xu Fu helped Jia Xu to leave the Houde Palace, got into the carriage, and drove towards the outside of the palace, not long after the carriage left, Shang Shuling's carriage also quickly arrived at the door of the palace, got out of the car, Xun Yu hurriedly walked towards the Houde Palace, when he entered the Houde Palace, Liu Xi was holding a thick pile of papers, looking at it seriously.

"Meet Your Majesty!"

"Xun Linggong, sit down." , Liu Xi hurriedly asked Xun Yu to sit down, put the pile of paper in his hand on the case, and then said: "Fang Cai, Jia Gong has come to see me..."

"Oh? Wenhe? ”

"That's right."

"Presumably he begged His Majesty to let him leave?"

"How did Xun Linggong know?"

"He has had this thought for a long time, as early as the year of Xiping, he wanted to go home... It's a pity that Emperor Xiaoxian didn't allow it..", Xun Yu said, suddenly came to his senses, and asked, "Your Majesty has agreed to him??" ”

"I see that Jia Gong is old and weak, so it's hard to refuse." , Liu Xi said blankly, Xun Yu frowned, and said: "Your Majesty doesn't know, this guy has always been like this, obviously has the talent of the world, but he always wants to protect himself, he has no big ambitions, he is clumsy, he just wants to live his own life, in the big Han, there are probably not many people like him..."

"Everyone wants to show themselves, but this guy only thinks about hiding his clumsiness, even if he can, he pretends not to, he doesn't force one or two, and he definitely can't use all his ability...."

Xun Yu said for a while, Fang felt that it was inappropriate, he was not a person who liked to speak ill of others, paused, thought for a while, and then said: "Okay, he is indeed old, an old minister of the Three Dynasties, His Majesty is not easy to refuse, fortunately, he has nothing important now, and it will not affect if he leaves, let him go." ”

Liu Xi hesitated for a moment, and then said: "A few years ago, Jia Gong had approached me, and he proposed a strategy about Guishuang, and I thought it was very good, so I agreed, and he asked me to keep it secret for him, and not to tell others, this matter has not yet been done...", Xun Yu was stunned, there is still a policy in the temple that he doesn't know about this Shangshuling?? And how many years have it been in place?

Seeing the doubts on Xun Yu's face, Liu Xi said helplessly: "I also promised him to keep it secret, so I didn't mention it, now, he is leaving, I can also tell you about this matter, it's like this, Jia Gong has been to Guishan, knows Guishuang's atmosphere, so he proposed, you can conquer Guishan without using swords, the generals of the Guishan Domain, are all selfish villains, Jia Gong sent people to contact them, make friends with them, buy and win over, so that the whole country of Guishan is righteous..."

"What ??!"

Xun Yu was stunned.

"So how did the strategy work?"

"Jia Gong is still very talented, most of the vassal kings, generals, and even soldiers, courtiers in the palace, eunuchs and the like, have thrown themselves into the Han, as long as the Han can ensure their status and wealth in Guishan in the future, they don't care who sits on the throne, and they don't care about the life and death of the rest, these people, speaking of which, have no concept of the country in their eyes at all..."

Hearing the words of the Son of Heaven, Xun Yu's back was cold, and he bought so many people?? This almost directly turned Guishan into a county of the Han Dynasty, except for the King of Guishan, the rest of the people obeyed the orders of the Han Dynasty, is this worth it? Good Jia Wenhe, I will say how Chen Deng can get a large number of slaves from Guishan for the construction of Xizhou, so it is.

"And what does Your Majesty mean?"

"I decided to hand over this matter to Jia Gong's disciples, and I hope that Xun Linggong can help one or two."

"I understand." , Xun Yu nodded.

Xu Fu took Shijun back to the mansion, now Jia Xu, is no longer able to take care of himself, and he can't go to the domain, on weekdays, Xu Fu personally takes care of him, serving his daily life, his reputation as a filial disciple, is also gradually spreading inside and outside Luoyang, he is busy in the house, he heard the slave running over in a hurry, said: "Shang Shuling is visiting." ”

Xu Fu was overjoyed, hurriedly washed his hands, and went to greet Shang Shuling.

Xun Yu stood at the door, looking at the humble mansion, and was looking, when he saw a young man running over, with a smile on his face, and greeted him, Xun Yu nodded at him, and asked, "You are Wenhe's disciple?" ”

"It was in Xia that I saw Xun Linggong."

"Okay, can your master be in the mansion?"

Xu Fu was stunned for a moment, and replied: "Where does Xun Linggong say, Shijun needs someone to help him when he gets up now, how can he not be in the mansion?" ”

"Oh, is that already? Take me to meet him. ”

Listening to Xun Yu's words, Xu Fu was suddenly a little annoyed in his heart, Xun Yu's indifference made him extremely angry, but this person was sent by the Son of Heaven, Gui is the third order, and he is also a friend of Shijun, he can only endure his anger and take Xun Yu to the inner room, Jia Xu lay on the bed with blank eyes, looking up sluggishly, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Shijun, Xun Linggong is here!!" , Xu Fu shouted, stepped forward, and finally helped Jia Xu sit up.

Jia Xu looked at Xun Yu in front of him a little blankly, as if he couldn't recognize it.

Xun Yu's face was helpless, he looked at Xu Fu on the side, and said, "You go out, I have something to talk to your master..."

"Shijun is delirious, if he says something wrong, I hope Xun Gong doesn't care..."

"I've known him for decades, so you can get out."

Xu Fu was helpless, bowed his hand, and then walked out of the mansion.

Xun Yu watched him leave, shaking his head, what a simple child, deceived by this old thief, and then, he looked at Jia Xu in front of him and said, "Okay, don't you recognize me?" It's okay to use this trick once, don't use it again, your strategy in Guishan is good, amazing, it doesn't cost a single soldier, hehe, the temple ministers have been deceived by you..."

Jia Xu just looked at him suspiciously, ignoring him at all.

"Don't pretend, I don't know you old man? When I'm dead, you'll be fine, you've been pretending to be a rotten wood for decades! The Son of Heaven has already agreed to your departure, but this subversion of Guishan is your strategy, and you still have to help your disciple think of countermeasures, if something goes wrong, it is your disciple's responsibility..."

"I've said everything that needs to be said, of course, if you don't care about this disciple, then it doesn't matter... I'm leaving, tell your disciple, if there is any difficulty, go to Shangshutai to find me, and I will help deal with it. Xun Yu said, stood up and walked out of the inner room, Xu Fu, who was staying at the door, didn't expect Xun Yu to come out so quickly, so he sent him out of the mansion.

Back in the inner room, Jia Xu still looked ahead blankly.

"Master, come, lie down."

"Who are you?"

"I'm Yuan Zhi, Master, your disciple...", Xu Fu said tremblingly.

"Yuan Zhi, Yuan Zhi...", Jia Xu said, and suddenly, he cried.

"Yuan Zhi, take me home, I want to go home, I didn't lie.. No lies..."

"I want to go home..."

Xu Fu's eyes were full of tears, he sat beside Shijun, hugged the thin Shijun, and comforted: "Shijun, I'll take you back, don't cry, I'll take you back now, no matter what, what Guishuang, what temple, the disciple doesn't care, the disciple will prepare the carriage and horse now, take you home!" In the arms of his disciple, Jia Xu trembled gently, looking like a child, crying aggrievedly.

Yankang for ten years

Liangzhou Guzang, Jingxian Huanglong