In 188 AD, the fifth year of Hanzhongping, the summer solstice.

It may be that the climate is cold this year, or it may just be because of the geographical north, the summer here in Youzhou is not actually very hot, but it is a bit comfortable and pleasant. In the gust of wind, a convoy of more than ten luxury carriages came from Jizhou to Youzhou under the command of dozens of knights, showing off their might all the way.

After entering Youzhou, they went all the way north along Zhuojun Avenue, out of Liangxiang, turned to Guangyang, crossed the water, and crossed Jixian County...... Just as the weeding people in the fields along the way thought, and as the scholars from the north and south guessed, this group of people seemed to be heading for Changping, and in the past few years, the locals of Youzhou have become accustomed to it.

The carriage galloped all the way, without any pause along the way, until it came to the front of the famous Changping private school Houde Stone before stopping.

The so-called Houde Stone is that after the establishment of a private school in Changping by General Gongsun Xun of Wei, in order to encourage students and commemorate his teacher, he took local natural boulders according to local conditions, and carved the words "Houde Zaiwu" on them for academic training.

Because this large stone is facing the main entrance of the private school, which occupies a large area, it is particularly famous.

Back in front of me, it was afternoon, and the private school was taking a lunch break, so there were not too many people coming and going in front of the door. The extravagant motorvoy stopped in front of the door, and a richly dressed middle-aged scribe got out of the car, and then directly led the crowd to stop in the shade of the tree in front of the stone and look at these four words.

But just a moment later, the person suddenly twisted his beard and sneered:

"Our General Wei is also interesting, everything is pretended to be our Liu Gong's suicide note, but no one in the world knows what the suicide note is written except for him, so I can't refute it......"

The attendants were speechless.

"I heard people say that there is actually a 'self-improvement stone' in Changping, and the words 'self-improvement' are written on it?" The man turned his head and asked.

"Yes." A man with a ribbon next to him couldn't help but reminisce. "I came here from my younger brother Wei Zhongmao, who abandoned his official position the year before last, and he has been with General Wei for a long time, and he has a letter to tell me about this, saying that there is such a stone in the Baima Yicong station on the right side of General Wei's mansion. He also said that the name of the white horse righteous servant is Yi Cong, in fact, he has a martial arts style, General Wei and his cronies often go to teach the art of war in person, and Yan Di is still martial, and the children of the family are tied up to study, and some people go out of Shizhou County in the weak crown season, but some people turn to Yi Cong, hoping for General Wei's teaching. ”

"The border county is still martial!" The richly dressed scribe looked up for a moment and sighed. "In other places, General Wei is still a little weak at the root, and a family like you is still a little uncertain in his heart, so he only let one of his younger brothers come over, and it has been delayed for a long time. But in Youzhou, he is really ...... It's really impeccable, and even the family background that was a disadvantage elsewhere is now an advantage. ”

The man behind him immediately shut up.

And the scribe still pointed and pointed, not at all impressed: "I heard that outside the city of Changping, under the Python Mountain, General Wei's Mansion is in the middle, on the left is the private study of reading the scriptures, on the right is the station of the White Horse Yicong, in front is the business inn of the Amway in Guangyang, and at the foot of the mountain behind is the location of the shogunate where he coordinates everything in the curtain...... General Wei has lived here for several years, with deep roots, Guangyang, Yuyang, Zhuo County, the military, people's livelihood, economy, and talents of millions of people in the three counties are all from here, as if it is a country within a country! ”

"After all, General Wei is the place where the people of Youzhou are looking." There were people next to him who really couldn't listen to it, so they could only hurry up and play a round. "Mr. Ziyuan, my Uncle Fang asked you to visit General Wei on his behalf this time, there must be a lot of trust, let's hurry in."

The richly dressed man, that is, Xu Yu, sneered again when he heard this, but he still shook his hand and led the crowd forward.

Private learning is open to people, but the mansion of General Wei on the right side of private learning is not so easy to enter. However, Xu You led the crowd to go, but the guards along the way turned a blind eye and directly let this group of people come to General Wei's mansion unimpeded.

And when he entered the mansion, he came out of front of him, but it was the son of Wei Song in the Wei clan in Handan, Wei Chang Wei Zhongmao, who used to be the commander of Zhongshui County in Hejian State, and now abandoned the official to come here, he first said hello to Xu You and his brother who served as the state driver in Jizhou, and then led Xu You straight to the backyard alone.

Everyone didn't understand at this time, they were afraid that their trip would be figured out by others at the beginning, so they would go all the way so smoothly, and thinking of Xu You's words in front of Houde Stone before, this group of people also felt extremely anxious.

However, Xu Yu and Xu Ziyuan, who did not choose to speak, were still calm.

"Mr. Ziyuan, please take care of yourself!" Wei Chang led Xu You to a small courtyard and stopped.

Xu You was arrogant, ignored Wei Chang, and walked in directly with his head held high. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw a tall and healthy man dressed in household clothes and two seven or eight-year-old female babies standing in the shade of a tree on the edge of the pond in the courtyard, with two cats, one fat and one thin, at their feet, but they all turned their backs to him, pointing and saying something to the cicadas on the tree.

"Cicadas don't become adults in a year," the man said. "Your grandmother told me when I was a child that cicadas live underground for three or five years, seven or eight years, or even sixteen or seventeen years...... Its larvae are dressed in hard shells, and they have been hiding underground for more than ten years before crawling out of the ground with the help of rainwater, and then go up to trees to shed their shells, spread their wings and sing. However, since it has come out of its shell, it will definitely die after the autumn. As for Ah Li, why did you just ask it? Actually, I don't know. But thinking that it had worked so hard underground before, and now that it can sing, if it doesn't, wouldn't it be a waste of life? Or maybe it lives for the sake of this season. ”

"I see." The little girl who was a little taller had a clear voice, and she thought it was Ah Li.

"It's pathetic." The voice of the little girl next to her was a little soft. "In that case, I won't let people stick to the cicadas...... It's just a nap, out of the way. ”

Gongsun Xun couldn't help but laugh when he heard his youngest daughter say this: "In the end, it's a pest, Ah Zhen doesn't have to think too much about it......"

Before he could finish speaking, suddenly, one of the thin cats that was originally squatting at the feet of the two girls jumped out directly, and in the blink of an eye, he slapped the cicada that was still screaming just now with one paw, and then the other fat cat went directly forward and swallowed the cicada in one bite.

The thin cat landed on the ground, unable to find its prey, so it could only circle in circles, but the fat cat calmly licked a few mouthfuls of water in the pond, and then triumphantly went to the shade of the tree and continued to sleep.

The father and daughter were speechless.

Gongsun Li couldn't help but ask again: "Father, why don't fat cats and thin cats drink the clean water we prepared for them, but only drink water in the pond?" ”

Gongsun Zhen also shifted his attention instantly, and then looked at his father with a blank eye, but Gongsun Xun was at a loss for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

"What a great thing Wen Qi has done at home!" Seeing this, Xu Yu finally stopped eavesdropping, but laughed out loud.

Gongsun Xun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the sound, so he pushed the shoulders of his two precious daughters and persuaded them to take a nap. And after the two little girls saluted their father and the people who came, Gongsun Xun, who was dressed in civilian clothes, turned around and faced Xu Ziyuan.

Under the shade of the tree, the mat was spread out, some melons and fruits were arranged, and the two of them sat casually, and then they got straight to the point.

"It's boring to sit at home, so I can only teach my daughter," Gongsun Xun took the lead. "It's better than Ziyuan's busy career now, with luxury cars in brocade clothes, and even a state car is your attaché."

"It's just a fox and a fake tiger." Xu You stretched out his head and took a bite of the melon on a few cases, and then replied with a smile. "Jizhou Assassin Wang Fen was a generous person when he was a party member before, and now he is even more generous."

Gongsun Xun frowned slightly: "Speaking of Wang Fen and Wang Wenzu, how many years has he been in Jizhou?" ”

"He will be in Jizhou for as many years as you have been in Youzhou." Xu You threw down the melon skin and smiled casually. "On that day, Wenqi cut the bottle and said goodbye, and met the Black Mountain thieves on the way, and Wang Wenzu took office at that time."

"Is there a history of assassination in the world for four years?" Gongsun Xun sighed for a while. "I didn't know that there was such a rule in Luo."

"Naturally, there are no rules." Xu You said simply. "But who let Wang Wenzu be born in the party and have money in his family? The party regarded him as the main force in the town, and the eunuchs secretly collected his money and repeatedly defended him. In the past few years, the chaos in various places has not stopped, and his people have been in office for four years, although they are not as good as Wen Qi sharpening his minions here in Youzhou, but Jizhou is also known as Dazhi, and the imperial court also relies on him for a few points...... This truth is one thing, just as the center is quite a bit laissez-faire with Wen Qi. ”

Gongsun Xun shook his head for a while: "Speaking of chaos, Ziyuan is from the south, but what can he teach me?" ”

"What can there be? Left and right are just natural and man-made disasters. Xu You originally wanted to go and get another melon, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but look irritated. There was a big flood in the Central Plains, and the seven counties were flooded, and even my family was not spared, and the belongings that I had saved for decades were all lost! And now after the flood recedes, the imperial court is powerless to provide relief, so that the Qingxu Yellow Turban Army has revived, using Mount Tai as the foundation to disturb the Central Plains, just like Hebei four years ago...... However, according to me, this chaos in the Central Plains is actually the same as Hebei four years ago, and the root is still in Liangzhou. ”

"The situation in Liangzhou......" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but sigh. It's been a few years, but it's just getting worse day by day, and I still haunt Nanrong's death last year. ”

"It was only last year that I realized that none of the hearts of the people in Liangzhou belong to Han." Talking about this, even Xu You couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. "Last year, the rebels in Liangzhou were infighting, and Han Sui killed Bian Zhang, Li Wenhou, and Beigong Boyu, and commanded the army by himself. But when Liangzhou Assassin Shi Geng took advantage of the situation to send soldiers and horses from the six counties to try to quell the rebellion, he was instead met with the whole army defecting...... The whole state is opposed, Fu Nanrong, as the Taishou of Hanyang, is the only martyr and loyal person. ”

Gongsun Xun was also speechless.

In fact, he knows this matter better than Xu You, he knows that this time the rebellious army Sima called Ma Teng, and knew that Pang De's family was still reluctant to surrender with the whole state after defending the county for half a month for the imperial court, and he knew that this time Fu Xie could have retreated with his whole body - his family is a famous family in the north and has always had prestige in Liangzhou, and there were thousands of soldiers and horses in the rebel army outside the city at that time were Qiang and Huns from Beidi County, and they were willing to ensure his safety, and he could be sent back to his hometown without him surrendering, but Fu Xie chose to be loyal to the Han family.

Of course, Gongsun Xun also has things that he doesn't know, what he doesn't know is that Yan Zhong, a famous man in Liangzhou who persuaded Huangfu Song to rebel that day, was coerced this time, but in the face of the rebellion of the whole state, he refused the recommendation of the rebels and chose to commit suicide.

As for the reason, no one knows, the only thing that is certain is that he is by no means the same as Fu Xie, loyal to the Han family...... Perhaps, he is just doing his best for Liangzhou.

"There is no need to say much about Fu Nanrong's affairs." Xu Ziyuan raised his eyebrows slightly. "He and I didn't like each other back then, but I also respected him for being so loyal...... But Wen Qi, do you say that the loyal and brave deserve to die? From Sima to Guo Dian, from Liu Tao to today's Fu Xie, which of these people is not dedicated to the Han family, but so desperate for the Son of Heaven...... What did you get in the end? That son of heaven in Luoyang is really a businessman in Xia Wei! ”

Gongsun Xun was still silent.

"Wen Qi." Seeing this, Xu You said simply. "You and I are both understanding people, so I won't be verbose...... You took the initiative to retreat many years ago, that is, you have already seen through our son of heaven, and you don't want to be like the cicada, underground for several years, and then make a splash? And now, there is an opportunity in front of you to let you shed your shell and wings in one fell swoop. ”

"What does Wang Fen want." Gongsun Xun asked.

"That's a coincidence." Xu You said with a sneer. "A month ago, Wang Wenzu was sitting with a plain warlock, but he heard the warlock talk about a star sign, and it was said that the eunuch of the Lord was wiped out! Wang Fenqi is a party member, so he naturally sighs that if he has the opportunity, he must do his best...... However, just three days later, the center suddenly sent an official letter to Jizhou, saying that the Son of Heaven intended to inspect his hometown in Hebei and asked him to make some preparations. ”

"He felt that God was willing, so he was going to take the opportunity to punish the eunuchs?" Gongsun Xun frowned and asked. "Is it such a coincidence?"

"I don't know if it's a coincidence, but I know that Wang Wenzu's courage is greater than you think." Xu You smiled more and more. In fact, he is ready to abolish the Son of Heaven and replace him with the Marquis of Hefei! And I happened to be a poor bastard, so I came to fight for him...... Wenqi, do you have any intentions? ”

Gongsun Xun's face did not change: "Ziyuan thinks I should be intentional?" ”

Xu You was stunned when he heard this, and then couldn't help relaxing: "Wen Qi thinks, how should I answer for you?" ”

—————I'm the dividing line of the lost—————

At that time, thousands of thieves from the north attacked the county, all of whom were longing for Xie's grace, and kowtowed outside the city, begging to send Xie's back to his hometown...... Xie sighed and said: "And Yin Xun's violence, Bo Yi did not eat Zhou Su and died, Zhong Ni called him virtuous." Now the court is not very good, and my virtue is also unstoppable? The chaos of the world can't raise Haoran's ambition, and Shilu wants to avoid it? Whatever I do, so shall I die. "Left and right wept, and Xie died in battle." - Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Biography of Fu Xie