Ushisuke is in his forties, stout in his body, but his eyes wander, like a mouse stealing rice, greedy and vigilant, ready to flee at any time.

Compared with him, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others are more fierce and murderous. Hearing the footsteps, they immediately rushed over, and Li Dao picked up the tent door and looked out. Jia Xu walked in and dusted off his sleeves.

"Childish, don't look at it, no one comes with me."

"What about the envoys of the imperial court?" Li Yu put down the tent door and stared at Jia Xu deadly. "What did the guy surnamed Xun tell you? Also, the person next to him, but Zhang Liao? ”

"What if it's Zhang Liao, you dare to chase him and kill him?"

"I'm ......" Li Dao was furious, and pulled out half of the long knife with a "swish". "Jia Wenhe, do you want to sell us?"

Jia Xu glanced at him, shook his head disdainfully, and slowly walked in front of Niu Fu. "General, I'm back." Li Wei followed, and just as he was about to speak, Niu Fu waved his hand and said weakly: "Childish, step down, you can use your brains, if Wen He wants to sell us, what will he do when he comes back, just follow the surnamed Xun to Chang'an." He is a person who has read books, and he has also been an official in the palace, but he is not a rough person like us. ”

Li Wei retreated stupidly. Among the generals under Niu Fu's account, he is also considered to be a little educated, unlike other generals, who don't know a few big characters. But compared with Jia Xu, he is indeed too far behind.

"Wenhe, who is the surname Xun, and what is the relationship with Xun Shuang?"

"It's Xun Yu who came, it's Xun Shuang's grandchild, I don't know what the relationship is. He did not come to see me on the orders of the imperial court, but in a private capacity. "Jia Xu looked at Li Dao and the others, a little unhappy." What are you still standing for, sit down, what else is there to be polite at this time, we are all Xiliang people, and the sheep gas on this body cannot be washed off. Even if I want to join them, they have to look up to me. ”

Li Dao and the others looked at each other, couldn't help laughing, and sat down one after another, forming a circle. They don't like to sit on their knees like the Han Chinese, preferring to sit cross-legged. Anyway, I wear sheepskin pants with a crotch, and I am not afraid of walking away.

Jia Xu briefly said what Xun You talked about with him, and finally said: "Wang Yun controls Chang'an, controls the Son of Heaven, and the people are determined and their morale is booming. We were divided in three places, Xu Rong was wiped out in Nanyang, and the people were panicked, so it was not appropriate to fight hard. The top priority at the moment is to unite the troops first, at least to act in unison, and not let Wang Yun break through each other. Even if we join forces with Dong Yue, we have 40,000 people and have the strength to fight. ”

Niu Fu nodded again and again, touching his bearded chin. "Then tell me, can Wang Situ pardon us?"

"It's hard to say, but even if he is willing to pardon us, we can't go to Chang'an."

"So where are we going?"

"Let's go and merge the state."

"Merge states?" Niu Fu looked dazed. "Our family is in Liangzhou, why do we want to go to Bingzhou?"

Li Dao and others also echoed and questioned Jia Xu's suggestion. Jia Xu was not in a hurry, and quietly looked at Niu Fu and the others, until they stopped talking, and then said slowly: "If you want to go back to Liangzhou, you have to leave from Chang'an, right?" ”

"What else do you need to say?"

"What if we arrive in Chang'an, Wang Yun suddenly changes his mind and doesn't give us food? Are you preparing to attack the city hungry, or are you going to go back to Liangzhou hungry? ”

Niu Fu and the others looked at each other.

"Also, half of the people in Chang'an City moved from Luoyang, and you know how many Luoyang people you killed at the beginning. When the time comes, Wang Yun will call on the people of Luoyang to be our enemies in the name of the Son of Heaven, can we still get out of the pass safely? Don't forget, Huangfu Song is in Chang'an. ”

As soon as he heard the three words of Huangfu Song, the atmosphere in the tent suddenly froze, and no one dared to laugh. After a long time, Li Dao stammered: "Then it won't be dangerous for us to go to Bingzhou?" Wang Yun and Lu Bu are both from Bingzhou, what if they let the people from Bingzhou intercept us? ”

"Bingzhou is the hometown of Lu Bu and Zhang Liao, but they are not well-known in their hometown. It is Wang Yun who is famous, but Wang Yun is a celebrity, and their family has money and food, but there are no soldiers. ”

Guo Yan slapped his thigh and laughed: "Yes, rob his mother." ”

Li Dao and Zhang Ji also smiled and nodded again and again. Niu Fu's shoulders loosened, and he laughed out loud, he waved his hand again and again, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then listened to Jia Xu. "Then, after arriving in Bingzhou, let's go back to Liangzhou?"

Jia Xu shook his head. "You have been fighting with Dong Gong for many years, so you should be familiar with the situation of merging states, right? Are you familiar with the Huns? ”

"It's cooked, it's so cooked!" Li Dao comprehended and said loudly: "Those Hun cubs are the most slippery. When we fought with us at the beginning, we had the advantage of rushing to the front, and when we encountered hard bones, we would have hid behind, if it weren't for Zhang Ranming's always thinking about appeasement, we would have killed them a long time ago. ”

Guo Yan also said: "Wenhe, you are still calm, if you want to talk about this terrain, our understanding of Bingzhou is definitely more than that of Guanzhong." If you can occupy and merge the state, you can attack Hedong if you advance, and you can go to Meiji if you retreat, beat away those Hun cubs, occupy that pasture, and live by herding sheep. Even if we encounter a little trouble, as long as we break through Yanmen, we will be able to grab enough food, which is much better than returning to Liangzhou. ”

Niu Fu smiled. "That'...... Let's contact Dong Yue and go to Hedong? ”

"You can contact Dong Yue first to see what he means, but don't worry. It is still unclear what Wang Yun means, in case he is willing to pardon us, we can go to the state in a bright and bright way, and go our own way, not too obvious, too strong will easily cause suspicion. The hukou in the state is limited, and there are many people, and it may not be able to afford it. If Wang Yun refuses to pardon us, we will act together again and storm the annexed states. ”

"It's still Wenhe who thinks it through." Li Wei laughed and patted Jia Xu on the shoulder. "Wenhe, I obey you, no wonder Mr. Yan looks down on us, but only values you. Wenhe, in my opinion, there is no need to wait for any edict, we will unite to go to the state, General Niu will be the pastor of the state, you will be the mastermind, and we will also occupy a state to play, and sit and watch the times change. ”

Niu Fu suddenly came to his senses, lay on the case, and came to Jia Xu. "Wenhe, I think it's a good idea."

Jia Xu looked at him. "If the imperial court is willing to issue an edict of pardon, it is naturally no problem for you to be a state pastor if you want to. If the imperial court does not issue an edict, we occupy the annexation of the state, you are the pastor of the annexed state, do you still need to ask? But you can think about it, Bingzhou is adjacent to Jizhou, and Yuan Shao has a good relationship with the Huns, Wuhuan people, and Xianbei people. If you attract Yuan Shao's attention, we will not be at peace. ”

Ushisuke's cheeks twitched, his neck curled, and a look of fear appeared in his eyes. Li Dao and the others were silent.

Jia Xu coughed: "General, if we want to gain a firm foothold in Jizhou, we need an ally." ”

"Who can be our ally?"

"Of course, he is the one who can compete with Yuan Shao." Jia Xu raised two fingers. "The best choice is, of course, the Son of Heaven, if you can get the Son of Heaven's forgiveness, not only can you enter the state in a righteous and bright way, but you will not be attacked by the enemy. But the Son of Heaven is controlled by Wang Yun, and we may not be able to do so. The second-class choice is Sun Ce. Sun Ce came from a humble background, he was not Yuan Shao's opponent, and he needed an ally like us. ”