In the last month of the fourth year of Jian'an, the snow fell, the night passed, and the window lattice was pushed open to be a white patch, whether it was the foothills in the distance, or the nearby street scene, the road became lively, the steaming snack stalls were set up in the early morning, and among the pedestrians, many figures were sweeping the snow in front of their doors and eaves.

Xu You stood in front of the window wrapped in his coat and looked at the lively street in front of him, and the guards around him also came early to ask for instructions, waiting to arrange today's itinerary.

"Shanggu County has prosperous trade between the north and the south, and excluding arable land, it will not be worse than Yecheng in a few years." White gas floated out of his mouth with the words, in fact, there is another meaning, no matter how prosperous Shanggu County is, it is only a county after all, and it can only be compared with Yecheng, but it cannot surpass the entire Jizhou.

From June to July, the two major battles of the White Wolf Mountain and the Wuxian Mountain in Liaodong, after fermentation and diffusion in the following months, it was probably to shock the entire north and the Central Plains. However, this time, Gongsun Zhi with 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses, first broke 60,000 Wuhuan, and then broke 80,000 Liaodong Xianbei, such a real victory, so that Xu Yu, who heard the news at that time, was shocked beyond measure, and even thought that the news was exaggerated a lot in the transmission, but in September the second news came, it was determined that Gongsun Zhi was 30,000 people to completely sweep away Liaodong, and laid Liaodong as his personal power, at this time, Youzhou and Hebei were no longer able to sit still.

He also knew that this time he came over, not only to explore the reality of Shanggu County, but also to come and see if he could return to the second son Yuan Xi and the daughter of the Zhen family. Perhaps, others are reluctant to take this errand, but Xu You knows that Gongsun Zhi can smoothly sort out Liaodong, and he has also made a contribution, although it is a little disgraceful, but there is still affection to talk about.

“.…… In the whole Jizhou, there is only one me who can talk to him on this. Looking at the snow-capped city streetscape, he thought lightly in his heart.

Soon, there was a knock on the door, and after the guards opened the door, a man dressed as an errand came in, and the other party arched his hand outside the door: "Envoy Xu, the governor is free today, and he has entered the palace, so let the lowly come and invite you over." ”

"Well, it's time for him to see me." Xu Yu tightened the collar of his robe, snorted softly in his nose, and turned around to say something, and when the messenger frowned when he heard this, the figure that strode had already passed him, walked out of the post house with a group of guards, and rode straight through the lively streets in winter.

In a few days, it has been close to the end of the year, the children are dressed like fluffy balls chasing and playing on the streets, from time to time the mother who sweeps the snow in front of the house shouts loudly, the fur is traded here in large quantities, the price is much cheaper than other places in the Central Plains, many families have a little extra money, can be bought to keep out the cold, and in the summer, when the weather is hot, they will wear back to Hanfu. Xu You opened the curtain of the car and looked at the scenery on the street for a while, and then went to the official office.

The wheel slowly stopped, and Xu You opened the curtain and walked down the cleaned ground.

"Jizhou envoy, please, the lord is already waiting in the main hall." The polite young man standing at the door greeted him, the one he had seen when he first came to Ueya County that day, but he had changed into a fluffy overcoat, and he was still wearing close-fitting inner armor.

"The little general is dignified, why is he holding the door here?"

Xu You didn't give up his hand, just said a simple sentence to him, without waiting for the other party to answer, strode inside, and soon after, a scribe outside the main hall was already waiting under the eaves, inviting him in. Seeing this person's appearance, he couldn't help but stop and raised his hand: "I don't know your surname?" ”

"Shanggu County Cheng Wang Lie."

"But it's a disciple of Chen Yu, one of the four elders of Yingchuan."

Wang Lie smiled and nodded: "It's the family teacher, but it's been deceased for many years." After that, he stretched out his hand and asked: "For now, I will not talk about private matters, the messenger can go in on his own, my lord has been waiting inside for a long time." ”

The person who inherited the famous man, Xu You will not be arrogant, arched his hand again, the door next to it has been opened at this time, it is straight in, the main hall is magnificent, as soon as you enter the door, you can see the first wolf hunting screen standing behind the back, behind the seats on both sides, it is not a common lamppost, but a four-pot charcoal fire set up, and there is a fierce atmosphere in the warmth.

In the middle of the hall, a big figure is sitting on the white-haired tiger skin chair, looking at the bamboo slips, there are a lot of piles on the desk, he is tall and strong, the big piece is very imposing, the appearance is handsome, the chin short beard is set off the majesty, as if looking up at the mountains, the stone steps next to the desk are also lying on a lazy white wolf, heard the footsteps come in, squinted slightly, and then closed, lazy to look again.

Xu You, this is the first time he has seen the wolf king in the north.

The bamboo slips slowly rolled and unfolded, Gongsun didn't raise his head, he simply raised his hand, and asked Xu You, who was over there, to find a seat to sit down, Xu You snorted his lips, what he wanted to say, but he didn't say it in the end, so he had to sit down on the seat on the left, and after a while, the other party took a pen and drew a few places on the bamboo slips and rolled them up and put them away, then put down the pen and raised his eyes.

"Xu You? The first time we met, my name was Gongsun Zhi, and I was born as a horse thief, so when I got here, I didn't have to be polite, just get straight to the point, you also saw that there were many official duties to deal with as soon as I came back. ”

"Uh...... Be. Xu You was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect the other party to speak so straightforwardly. When he hurriedly got up to salute again, the first place, Gongsun Zhi impatiently pressed his hand: "I just said that I don't want to be polite, sit down and sit down!" ”

"Then, you will be blunt."

"Speak!"

"Yes!" Xu You sat up straight and arched his hand: "You came to congratulate the governor on his two victories in Liaodong this time, which greatly increased the prestige of my Han people, but the governor pacified Liaodong, but he divided a surprise army to seize my lord's father-in-law Wuruanguan in front, and then plundered my family's son-in-law to the north, and also sent a letter to my lord-in-law to show sincerity, this approach is a bit too domineering?" ”

"So you're here to ask for sin?" Gongsun Zhi leaned over and rubbed the white wolf's mane, his words were calm, but his gaze became cold: "I said before, I am a horse thief, some habits are not easy to break, do a business, you have to be valuable, how much do you think your Yuan Xi is worth?" ”

Xu You was silent for a moment: "Dudu, that's not what you said. ”

"Isn't that so? He wants a son, a daughter-in-law, I want something valuable......" In a slow and low voice, Gongsun Zhi took it away from the white wolf, got up and walked off the big chair, Xu You over there also quickly got up, and the tall and strong figure walked in front of him, and he felt the pressure that was close at hand. Gongsun Zhi, who was dressed in a big coat, looked down at him and walked slowly in the middle: "....... Isn't this just buying and selling? As long as it's a sale, there's a talk, don't you say? ”

In the hall, as these words were connected into a complete sentence, the air seemed to freeze, the words were flat, and there was also a threat of penetration, Xu You stood behind him, and fell silent again.

After a while, he said: "The governor is a high-ranking and powerful person in the Han Dynasty, and it is inevitable that he will lose his dignity when talking about business affairs at this time, but which ones do the governors think are valuable?" ”

Gongsun looked at the burning brazier opposite, "The gift you brought is valuable." After saying that, he looked back at Xu You, "You also saw it when you came to Shanggu County, Shanggu County is so big, and it is very difficult to integrate into so many people at once." Don't look at us won the battle in Liaodong Xianbei and Wuhuan, and we also lost a lot, we don't know how expensive firewood and rice are not at home, and our subordinates are a bunch of rough men who don't know anything, only know how to fight and kill people, and after the fight, they slaughtered so many cattle and sheep together to eat meat, and you also know that they are going to be hungry......"

“.…… I also know that Yuan Jizhou has been sick again recently and is bedridden, and if he asks for a few cities, he is afraid that it will kill him, so let's take something of a little value, such as grain...... You are sitting in Sizhou, naturally there will be no shortage of this bit of food, and I will send it, so I can let Yuan Xi go back to take care of his sick father, and I will be respectful and filial. ”

“.…… Governor ...... It's really benevolent. ”

Xu You came here as a messenger, and naturally he didn't dare to say too much, and at the moment, this seemingly fierce and rude wolf king was not as rumored, and when it came to things, he couldn't intervene, and the most important thing was that Gongzi Xi was still in the hands of the other party.

"I don't know how much the governor wants?"

In the raised gaze, the shadow approached to block the vision, and he wanted to speak, Gongsun Zhi gently pressed his hand on his shoulder, patted it twice, and walked towards the seat, and the majestic voice came: "....... Then it depends on sincerity, after all, there are so many mouths waiting to eat and drink, after all, the food is used, there will be in the coming year, a son is raised without disasters and diseases, but it is not easy, go back and talk to Yuan Shao, I am peace-loving. ”

As soon as the big sword was lifted, the figure sat down with a golden sword.

“.…… However, if there is less, the person will disappear with a pop, and by the way, he will loot the secluded and let him think about it carefully. His voice sank heavily.