Pang Shanmin met with Pang Tong before he took office as Yingchuan Taishou, and knew how difficult it was for Sun Ce to be now, although he felt that it was a pity that Du Xun refused to stay to help him, but he didn't think too much about it, and arranged for someone to send them to Pingyu immediately. He set up a banquet for Du Xianyang, and talked a lot about things in Wancheng during the banquet, but he didn't pay much attention to Guo Jia.

Guo Jia didn't care, and drank by himself. After entering the table, he never stopped toasting.

But as soon as Du Xi chatted with Guo Jia, he knew that although this young man from the Yang Zhai Guo family seemed to behave frivolously and didn't talk much, he was by no means an ordinary person. The Yang Zhai Guo family is famous for governing "Xiao Du Lu", not only passed down from father to son, but also taught countless disciples, which is older than the qualifications of the Zhong family, another family in Yingchuan who is a criminal law heirloom. It's just that later the world was flashy and moral, and the Guo family was not as quick as the Zhong family to see the opportunity, and they regarded themselves as Confucians, so they fell behind.

Obviously, when Pang Shanmin first arrived in Yingchuan, he was born as a celebrity, and his eyes were all on celebrities like the four chiefs of Yingchuan, and he did not know the background of the Guo family. If someone else had changed, Du Raid might not have reminded him, but with this friendship that he had come to invite, Du Raid would not be enough to be a friend if he didn't call Pang Shanmin for two sentences.

"The Ming Mansion has made another great contribution this time, and I am here to congratulate the Ming Mansion first." Du Xi raised his glass and glanced at Pang Shanmin.

Pang Shanmin hadn't understood yet, but when he saw Du Xian's eyes, he had already drawn his attention. He hurriedly raised his glass. "Zixu, where do you start with this?"

"Guo Jun is going, but I'm afraid that it will be another Du Bohou. The Ming Mansion recommends people with merit, and the generals have clear rewards and punishments, and they will definitely not forget the Ming Mansion. ”

Pang Shanmin's heart moved, and he somewhat understood what Du Xun meant. Du Ji's family passed on the law, and as soon as he met Sun Ce, he pocketed the seal of Jingzhou's assassin history, and then rectified Wancheng's heroism, which won Sun Ce's favor and led 2,000 soldiers to inspect the whole county. In the merit book drawn up by Sun Ce himself, Du Yi was listed after Zhao Yan and Lou Gui, because he knew the law.

Pang Shanmin was reminding him that Guo Jia was proficient in the law, and he was as ruthless as Du Ji, and he would inevitably be reused.

"It turns out that Feng Xiao Jing is good at the law, why didn't he hear Feng Xiao talk about it?" Pang Shanmin smiled: "Is Fengxiao afraid that I will detain you?" ”

Guo Jia smiled slightly, raised his wine glass and gestured. "Mingfu is wrong to blame me. Although my Guo family has been teaching "Xiao Du Lu" for more than 100 years, I am only a shallow learner and don't like those rules. No, I went to Hebei and was bombed back. ”

Pang Shanmin understood. The Guo family is heirloom with "Little Du Lu", and Du Yi is the same knowledge. Guo Jia doesn't know the law, it's fine, and it's not difficult to find a child from the Guo family who is proficient in law. With the help of such a person, it will be much easier for him, Yingchuan Taishou. He hurriedly toasted Du Xi to show his gratitude. Du Xi drank the wine, but there were more doubts in his heart, but he didn't say anything.

After saying goodbye to Pang Shanmin and getting into the car, he was alone with Guo Jia, and then said: "Fengxiao has been to Hebei? ”

"Yes, there is an uncle who listened to the order under Yuan Benchu's account, I originally wanted to go and eat some light, but I didn't expect to touch a gray nose. Brother Du, you said that I went to Pingyu to recommend myself this time, will I also touch a nose? ”

Du Xi smiled. "Can you answer me a question before I answer that question?"

"Absolutely."

"How do you know that I won't accept Pang Taishou's invitation?"

Guo Jia smiled, raised the flask and took a big sip. "Pang Taishou is sincere, it is indeed difficult to refuse, but with General Sun's kindness in front of him, and when he learned that General Sun was employing people, how could Brother Du stay in Yingchuan with peace of mind and sit back and watch General Sun overcome thorns and thorns in Runan, trembling?"

Du Xian's eyebrows were lightly raised, which was very unexpected. He refused to accept Pang Shanmin's invitation and insisted on working for Sun Ce, many people would think that Sun Ce was a big official, Pang Shanmin was just a subordinate of Sun Ce, he was a person who went to a high place, so he chose Sun Ce. Guo Jia said that he knew that Sun Ce was in a difficult situation before he went to help, and this alone can know that he thinks differently from ordinary people. Even if it's a compliment, it's said differently.

"Fengxiao, you will hit it off with General Sun."

"Really?" Guo Jia raised his eyebrows, unable to tell whether it was surprise or disapproval.

Du Xi smiled. "Of course, General Sun is only talented, and he is the best at using extraordinary people. Feng Xiao can wait and see. ”

Guo Jia laughed and was noncommittal.

The two rode in an ox cart, chatting and hurrying on the road. Soon after entering the Runan border, they found that there were more pedestrians on the road, and from time to time they could see Confucian scholars in a hurry, some with serious expressions, some with angry expressions, and some with righteous indignation. As soon as they inquired, they learned that something big had happened in Runan.

When Sun Ce first arrived in Yuzhou, he temporarily lived in Pingyu, not only did he not treat the Runan family politely, but also had a conflict with Xu Shao, the Gongcao of Runan County. He couldn't theorize about Xu Shao, he was angry, he moved roughly, and beat Xu Shao to the point of vomiting blood. Xu Shao was bedridden at home, and the celebrities in Runan couldn't swallow this breath, so they united with each other to go to Pingyu to seek justice for Xu Shao.

When Guo Jia heard this, he was full of interest and drank more. Du Xun was a little surprised, and asked someone again and again. Guo Jia was very strange and asked him why, Du Xi said: "With my understanding of General Sun, even if he can't theorize, he won't be rude to Xu Shao." These rumors are only afraid of being untrue. ”

"General Sun is good at debating?"

"Whether he's good at debating, I don't know, I don't have many opportunities to contact him." Du Xun urged the coachman to speed up and said, "But General Sun has a measure, even if he doesn't like someone, he won't use it to threaten him." He has been fighting with the Nanyang family for so long, and he has never coerced anyone by force. Zong Shilin and Lou Gui were enemies of him several times, but he didn't move them, and finally used the situation to force them to comply. ”

Guo Jia is more interested. "Brother Du, why don't we do this, let's go to Pingyu, don't rush to see General Sun, and stay for two days to see how he can deal with these Confucian students, how about it?"

Du Xi thought for a moment and nodded. His confidence in Guo Jia has become stronger. When he went to Hebei, I am afraid that he was not bombarded back, but he didn't take a fancy to Yuan Shao. A person who fails to find a job will not be so easy, and a person who is eager to recommend himself for a job will not be so calm - seeing that Sun Ce is in trouble, he should seize this opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

Of course, there is another possibility: I feel that Sun Ce is unreliable, and I want to see the situation. If Sun Ce's performance is not good, he will simply disappear, turn around and leave. If this is the case, then it is better not to see Sun Ce, lest the Haikou he boasted about before cannot be realized.

The two agreed that when they entered Pingyu City, they did not go to see Sun Ce immediately, but found a place to live first.

Pingyu City is very lively, everywhere you can see high-minded Confucian scholars, three or five people as soon as they meet, a few words, immediately lead to the same way, attack Sun Ce wantonly, eager to rush to Sun Ce immediately, for Xu Shao to seek justice.

But Sun Ce never showed up, and the Confucian scholars couldn't see him. Anyone who enters the inner city must be assessed, and only those who have a skill in martial arts can enter the city, otherwise they will be turned away by the soldiers guarding the inner city. Those soldiers are not good at first glance, these Confucian scholars are eloquent, but their martial arts are very sparse, and after a few people touch the mold, the rest of the people can only shout in the big city, and dare not approach the inner city.

Celebrities and celebrities gathered more and more, and public opinion became more and more unfavorable to Sun Ce. If the saliva of the celebrities could be sprayed into the city, it is estimated that Sun Ce's bones would be corroded into slag by their mouths.