In March, the spring warms the earth, thawing from the south to the north, but Yuyang Pinggu is still a thousand miles of ice, and thousands of miles of snow drifts.

In the middle of nowhere, there is a small courtyard that is slightly gray, and if you don't identify it carefully, you can almost ignore it in this snowy patch. When you get close, a few spring plums bloom in front of the courtyard, and the wisps of fragrance make people feel refreshed.

Pushing the door in, three or five gentlemen faced a game of chess, and snorted shallowly. The brazier in the house was only faintly burning, which only made this shallow chapel not as cold as outside, but it was definitely not warm. The male owner is tall and sturdy, no more than in his early twenties, but he has an extraordinary bearing, faintly the head of everyone, his thick fingers are pinching a chess piece, his eyes are calm and extraordinary, and the chess pieces in his hand are hesitant and do not fall for a long time.

"Zidu, it's your turn!" Opposite the master, is a big man in his thirties, more than seven feet long, beardless at the bottom of the sea, a yellow face has been weathered, there are a few traces of dry cracks, a pair of copper bells with bloodshot eyes, it seems that some have just rushed to the road, and some are tired.

The master smiled faintly, and the grapes were gently pressed on the chessboard, and the pieces fell at the end, but they were slowly taken back, uncertain. Everyone's eyes fixed on the master's hand for a long time, but they were a little surprised to see him take it back. The yellow-faced man raised his thick eyebrows: "Zidu, in the past few years, you have been cautious!" ”

"Frustration after setback, I have to be cautious." The master frowned slightly and replied lightly. The eyes are still on the chessboard, and the mind is obviously not here.

"Zidu, Gongsun Chan is gone, Zou Dan is a husband, with your and my brother's efforts for many years, are you still afraid that you won't be able to settle him?" The yellow-faced man couldn't help but shout loudly, his voice was not small, but his appearance was very delicate, and he was only in his twenties, but he was acute.

The master shook his head and looked at the other inquiringly: "Jichen, what do you mean?" ”

This person is also at the age of the person, his appearance is a little similar to the young one of Fang Cai, but his eyes are much older, and after listening to the master's inquiry, he just smiled faintly: "Zidu, Liu Bei's father and son are now in the early stages, but the power is still weak, he is originally from the Han clan, and there are few cronies. However, my brothers and I have received the kindness of the boss, but Gongsun Chan is our enemy who does not share the sky, and the son is still at Yuan Shao's place at the moment, and we can't do anything to turn his back on the old master! ”

"It's a pity that Yuan Shao raised a son!" The yellow-faced man who was fighting against his master was very happy and frowned slightly. The young man was also a little disappointed, and opened his mouth, but did not say anything more.

The master's face was gloomy, and he said: "Yuan Shao had intended to recruit us and others when he was in the middle of the day, but unfortunately he finally didn't succeed, my brother had to go into exile today, and today Yuan Shao is weak, if we still go to him, I'm afraid that it will be a martyrdom, unwise!" ”

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, Zidu, you say, what should I do?" After all, the young man was still a little breathless, and couldn't help but shout loudly.

"The Yuan clan is in decline, Cao Cao, what do you think?" The master was not in a hurry, seeing that everyone was looking at him, he smiled slightly and asked.

"Cao Cao?" The young man didn't seem to be very interested in the name, and frowned, "After the eunuch?" Heh, hasn't he always been attached to the Yuan family? Taking advantage of the Yuan family's chaos, he wants to get a vote? Such a person, can you trust? ”

"Liu Bei is not my lord, Gongsun Zan is my enemy, the Yuan family cannot be assisted, but Cao Cao, who else can there be?" The yellow-faced man squinted his eyes slightly, nodded and said, "I have been to Yanzhou, although Cao Cao has been under the rule of locust droughts and has repeatedly raised troops, he is still passable, it seems that Cao Cao still has the ability." What's more, the Xun family's Xun? is now Cao Cao's mastermind, the most trustworthy, he is not a visionless person. ”

Speaking of Xun, who had the name of Xiao Cao when he was young, he was the young man who was anxious, and he also showed a thoughtful look on his face. The master nodded violently: "Anyway, Cao Cao's side, you can go and take a look, if Cao Cao still doesn't help, a few of us won't care about him anymore!" ”

"That's what Zidu means!" The yellow-faced man nodded approvingly. The older one looked up at the wooden plaque on the incense case: The position of the Han Liu Youzhou!

Their old master is Youzhou Mu, Liu Yu, and Liu Bo'an, who died at the hands of Gongsun Zhan!

The son Liu He, who was taken in by Yuan Shao, settled in Jizhou to help the enemy of Koji Yi block Gongsun Zhan, and these few of them were Liu Yu's cronies and generals back then, and they also had contact with Liu He, and were ordered by Liu He to wait for revenge. The leader is the elderly, Yuyang Xian Yufu, the word Jichen, originally Liu Yu Pi was engaged, and the younger one is his brother, fresh in silver, and the word is good. The yellow-faced man was also trusted by Liu Yu back then, and Xian Yu was in the same county, his name was Qi Zhou, and his name was Shaoye.

The owner of this room, a native of Yan Guo, surnamed Yan Mingrou, Zidu, was captured by Xianbei when he was a teenager, and was later redeemed by his family, but he also made friends with Xianbei people because of this, and often traveled back and forth. Yan Rouzi is hidden, free and proud, and all the Hus outside the Saiwai, whether it is Xianbei, Karasuma, Xiongnu, or even Goguryeo in the north, he has his friends, and he has a wide range of hands, and many chiefs regard Yan Rou as a close friend. Youzhou frontier, all day and day with the outside of the Hu confrontation, the people often have captured, as long as through Yan Rou's hands, often can save people back, some families can not afford to pay the ransom, Yan Rou does not ask, but there is a request, all do their best, in the six counties of Youzhou is very gracious, is the border soldiers occasionally miss, as long as Yan Rou knows, no matter what the friendship is, he will definitely try his best to save people back.

On the other hand, some of the requests of the Hus outside the Saiwai, such as the purchase of medicinal materials, salt, iron, food and cloth, etc., were forbidden by the Han Dynasty to be lost to the outside of the Hu, as a friend of the Hus, Yan Rou would also work hard to get them together, sometimes even give them away for free, just to make a friend. Regarding Yan Rou's "smuggling" behavior, the officials of Youzhou will naturally not be unclear. However, even Gongsun Zhan, who regards Hu as an enemy, also turns a blind eye to this, because Yan Rou has the ability to understand Hu and can do some things that he can't do. Liu Yu was in Japan, and he intended to lure Yan Rou into the scene, but after Liu Yu's death, Gongsun Zhan did not cure him for the crime of Tonghu, which was already a blessing, so it was naturally impossible to trust him anymore.

In fact, when Liu Feng left Youzhou with his father Liu Bei to go to Zhongshan, he had contact with Yan Rou, who was a guest of Zhang Juzao, Liu Feng was extremely uninterested in Yan Rou, a friend of Zhuhu, and there were many offends in his words.

What's more, Yan Rou's old master, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun's brothers, is the first stepping stone for Liu Fengudal's career.