In Yuzhou, Yuan Shu took a letter in his hand, opened it and smiled slightly, and then wrote a reply letter and ordered someone to send it to Xiangyang City, Jingzhou.

After the messenger left, Yan Xiangcai asked with some uncertainty, "Lord, was that a letter from Gongzi just now?" ”

Yuan Shu glanced at Yan Xiang and said with a smile: "It is indeed a letter from Yao'er, he said that he went to Lumenshan Academy outside Xiangyang City to visit Huang Chengyan, Pang Degong and Sima Hui, and felt that the three of them were very knowledgeable, and wanted to stay in Lumenshan Academy to study, this letter is to ask for my opinion." It is also said that he recently acquired a new general outside Xiangyang City, named Gan Ning, who is good at water warfare, and is ready to let him take charge of the Jingzhou Water Division. ”

Hearing Yuan Shu's words, Yan Xiang smiled and asked, "How did the lord reply to the son?" ”

Yuan Shu said: "Since he wants to go to Lumen Mountain Academy to study for a while, just give him a go, he has been running around for a few years, and he is tired enough, the day has fallen and he Lao Tzu and I have to bear it, don't worry about him so much." ”

Listening to Yuan Shu's words, Yan Xiang and Ji Ling glanced at each other and smiled. It is also that these old people who have followed Yuan Shu for a long time can discuss these issues with Yuan Shu without any scruples, and other people, even Xu Chu, Xun Yue and others, who are quite valued by Yuan Shu, will not be able to talk to Yuan Shu like this.

Yuan Yao wanted to go to Lumen Mountain Academy, and Yuan Shu agreed.

Although this matter seemed relatively simple, Yan Xiang saw a different meaning in it.

What is the place of Lumenshan Academy, it is one of the top two academies today, and the other is Yingchuan Academy, like Xun Yan, Xun Yue, Chen Zhong and others, who are now very popular under Yuan Shu, although they are from a family, they have all studied in Yingchuan Academy, and they are also students of Yingchuan Academy. It can be said that Yuan Shu now governs Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and Jingzhou, and many of the people are able to come out of Yingchuan Academy.

Yuan Yao wanted to study knowledge, so he didn't go to Yingchuan Academy, but chose Lumenshan Academy, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as Yuan Yaoxin said. The deeper reason is that Yuan Yao doesn't want to be too influenced by Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu has ruled Yuzhou for a long time, and the strength of the Runan Yuan clan in Yuzhou is also extremely strong, this person from Yingchuan Academy will inevitably choose Yuan Shu between Yuan Yao and Yuan Shu, this is probably not what Yuan Yao, who has pulled out a little power now, wants to see.

Therefore, Yuan Yao chose Lumenshan Academy, I am afraid he also had other ideas.

However, Yan Xiang didn't say these things, this is not something that is difficult to see, Yan Xiang believes that since he can see it, then Yuan Shu can also see it. However, Yuan Shu finally agreed to Yuan Yao to stay in Lumen Mountain Academy, presumably Yuan Shu had already thought about it a lot in his heart.

In that case, why did Yan Xiang himself bother to ask?

And at this moment, Ji Ling muttered the word Gan Ning in his mouth, which attracted Yuan Shu's attention and asked, "Fu Yi, do you know this Gan Ning?" ”

Ji Lingdao: "I have heard that this person is said to be a member of the Bajun Gan family, but he doesn't like to be restrained, and he used to act chivalrous everywhere, and he was called 'Jinfan Thief', and his strength seems to be good." If this person is sincerely attached to Gongzi, then it is appropriate for him to lead the Jingzhou Water Division. ”

"It doesn't matter." Yuan Shu waved his hand and said: "Xun Yan and Hu Zhao are all in Jingzhou, just a Gan Ning, if he is sincere in his service, then I will also give him a chance, but if he has ulterior motives, he can't make any waves in Jingzhou." ”

After talking about Yuan Yao, Yuan Shu shifted the topic to Lu Bu and asked, "Zixuan, Fuyi, what has happened to Lu Bu recently?" ”

Yan Xiang said: "Back to the lord, Lu Bu has been a little quiet recently, and has been gathering the remnants of the army in the place where Chen stayed, although there is some friction with General Chen Zhi, but it is not a big problem, and his subordinates feel that this Lu Bu may have some other plans." ”

"What are you going to do?"

"Lord, we have withdrawn our troops from Jiangdong and returned to Yuzhou, so it is impossible for Lu Bu to take Yuzhou, in this case, if Lu Bu insists on making a move against Yuzhou, it can only be a loss of troops and nothing. We know this very well, and the Chen Palace next to Lu Bu is also very clear, and with the wisdom of the Chen Palace, it is unlikely that Lu Bu will continue to attack Yuzhou, in this case, Yanzhou was captured, Yuzhou could not enter, and the Si Li in the west was in charge of Li Dao Guo Yan, in this case, Lu Bu could only choose one way. ”

Yuan Shu looked at Yan Xiang and said in a deep voice: "Go north and merge with the state?" ”

Yan Xiang said: "That's right, Lu Bu is originally from Bingzhou, and his subordinates are basically from Bingzhou, in the current situation where there is no way out in the Central Plains, Lu Bu's best choice is to return to Bingzhou and regroup." ”

"Zixuan, do you think we need to stop Lu Bu?" Yuan Shu said with interest when he heard this.

This time, because Lu Bu suddenly entered Chenliu, Yuan Shu had to give up his strategy plan for the land of Jiangdong, which made Yuan Shu extremely annoyed. This time, Yan Xiang had a guess about Lu Bu's next moves, which also made Yuan Shu think of making a ghost, even if he couldn't cause any substantial harm to Lu Bu, he would make Lu Bu feel bad.

Yan Xiang shook his head and said: "Lord, it is not a good choice to attack Lu Bu at this time, although Lu Bu was defeated in the hands of Cao Cao, but the main force under his command suffered little loss, at this time we should strictly guard and force Lu Bu to go north." If we rashly attack Lu Bu, with Lu Bu's temperament, it is very likely that we will fight to the death all the time, and such a battle is completely meaningless, and it will only consume our strength in vain. ”

Just when Yuan Shu was about to say something, Xun Yue suddenly walked into the room with a solemn face, and said to Yuan Shu: "Lord, Chen Liuzhan reported that Lu Bujun has disappeared, Chen Zhi and Du Xian judged that they should have gone north, and it seems that they plan to break through Cao Cao's encirclement and return to Merge State." ”

Yuan Shu laughed loudly when he heard this, and said to Yan Xiang: "Zixuan, it seems that as you said, this Lu Bu doesn't dare to stay in Chenliu any longer, but it's a pity, if we had known that Lu Bu would return to Bingzhou, we wouldn't have to come back at all, and then we would have almost been able to take Jiangdong at this time." ”。

Yan Xiang said: "Lord, if we don't return to Yuzhou, then Lu Bu is afraid that he will invade Yuzhou in a big way, and in the case that no one can block Lu Bu's fang, even if there are many fortified cities in Yuzhou, it will be difficult to hold out under Lu Bu's offensive." ”

"yes." Yuan Shu also understood the key to this, but he still felt a little pity: "It's a pity for Jiangdong, I'm afraid I won't be able to meet such a great opportunity as Sun Jian's death in the future." ”