Xi Zhong and Guo Jia read the letter together, looked at each other, and saw a little surprise on each other's faces, and in addition to the surprise, there was a little urgency. The appointment of the governors of several states and counties, with the wisdom of Guo Jia and Xi Zhong, is a matter that can be followed and reasoned, and what surprised them was Cao Cao's proposal to 'take the lead in advocating volunteers'. Another sense of urgency is that the two of them, as Xu Chu's masterminds, have arisen because of the rapid development of events.

Guo Jia hurriedly asked Xu Chu: "Has the lord given this letter to others?" Seeing Xu Chu shaking his head, Guo Jia breathed a sigh of relief, "It's okay." "Asking for Dong is a big deal, and 'initiating volunteers' is even more important in a big deal. If Xu Chu spreads this matter unknowingly, it will inevitably cause the hearts of the people in this county and even Xu Chu's confidants to fluctuate.

Xi Zhong also thought: "This matter can only be planned in one room, not in one room." ”

Xu Chu thought so, nodded and said, "I think it will be up to the two of you plus one Xu Yuanzhi to discuss this matter with me." ”

But before discussing whether to agree with Cao Cao to 'initiate volunteers' together, we have to solve Zhou Xin's dog skin plaster first. Zhou Xin's plan has now been revealed, the thieves in the west of the county, including the unexpected nine ** criminal counties, should be instigated by Zhou Xin, the purpose is to let Xu Chu take care of one and lose the other, once there is chaos in the county, his soldiers and horses gathered in Chungu County can enter Lujiang County in the name of 'thieves', in this way, Xu Chu's prestige is discredited, and in the eyes of the world, he has become a mediocre talent who is not enough to defend one side, so the thin name that Xu Chu has earned by many efforts will no longer exist.

Zhou Xin's 'murderous heart' is very vicious, but he didn't count that Jiu** would be persuaded by Xu Chu to retreat, nor could he count that Xu Chu would have people like Le Jin and Li Cheng who could fight more with less, and he would defeat the thieves in the west of the county who attacked Anhui County in one battle.

The situation of the enemy is dark and I am clear, and the offensive and defensive trends are different, which is a good opportunity for Xu Chu to pursue the victory, but Xu Chu can't do this, and he can't build a big enemy like Zhou Xin in Yangzhou.

Regarding Zhou Xin, Xu Chu didn't have to hide it, and summoned all the henchmen and officials in Shu County to the county government to hold a meeting.

Everyone sat down in turn, and Xu Chu scanned the hall above the throne of the Taishou Lord and found that there were exactly three groups of people. One group is represented by Zhang Yun and Xie Zhen, which is the inherent force of Lujiang County; One group is represented by Zhou Yi, who is the new 'red man' of the county government, and the other group is the military generals of Wenchen under Xu Chu.

But if you want to say that the influence in Lujiang County, Zhang Yun and Xie Zhen are the strongest. They have been following Lu Kang for a long time, and under the fetters of their colleagues, they hugged each other tightly, and most of the small officials who did things under them were promoted by this group of people, so it can be said that if Lujiang County wants to operate normally, it has to rely on them. This is also the reason why Xu Chu has a calming attitude towards them.

And Zhou Yi and Xin Bi, the backbone of the people at the bottom were all used by Xu Chu for the first time to inspect the county, because the foundation is still shallow, it is difficult to shake the status of Zhang Yun, Xie Zhen and others, so they are also a group. This part of the people, to be honest, is really more reliable than Zhang Yun and Xie Zhen, after all, they were single-handedly promoted by Xu Chu, and they don't have much to do with the original county officials.

Because the theme of the discussion was about Danyang Taishou Zhou Xin, Zhang Yun, the county gong, was impatient to stand up and speak.

This period of time has really been bitter for Zhang Yun. He obviously has an inexplicable relationship with Zhou Xin, and he believes that Xu Chu must also know this relationship at this time, the problem is that Xu Chu not only did not summon him to ask about it, but also handed over the county affairs to him with confidence, and he and Xie Zhen took over part of the political affairs.

Flattered, Zhang Yun walked on thin ice. Therefore, his impatience is to clear up his relationship with Zhou Xin and declare his position, no matter what, since Xu Chu still reuses him, whether it is for his reputation or his future, he cannot become a courtier at both ends of the first rat.

Zhang Yun said: "Ming Mansion, Zhu Gong." Now that the county is eventful, Zhou Danyang and Chen Bing Chungu County must respond to the prestige of the Ming government. According to the subordinates, there are three things to be done immediately. ”

Xu Chu looked at Zhang Yun playfully, and asked with a smile, "Gong Cao, please say three things." ”

"First, report this matter to Uncle Fang and ask Uncle Fang to uphold justice; the second is to send an envoy to Danyang County, Chen said the benefits; The third is to send additional troops in Xiang'an County in case of emergency. ”

When these words came out of Zhang Yun's mouth, Xu Chu always felt a little weird. With the current situation, there has not been a large-scale attack between counties, and the three things Zhang Yun said are still old-fashioned. It's just that Chen Wen can control Zhou Xin? If he could, Zhou Xin would not be so rampant that he directly made a trick against Xu Chu. Second, send people to Danyang County, who to send? Say what? Zhang Yun was vague and did not say anything.

Xu Chu was noncommittal, and turned his eyes to look at the main bookkeeper Xie Zhen. Xie Zhen had a free conversation with Xu Chu before, and Zhang Yun's old background was revealed by Xie Zhen. Zhang and Xie represented the two completely different attitudes of Yangzhou scholars towards the state capital and Zhou Xin, so when Xie Zhen felt Xu Chu's eager gaze, he said fiercely: "What Gong Cao said is false. ”

"Zhou Danyang has repeatedly used secret hands, and has long violated the bottom line of a court member of 2,000 stones, if the Ming Mansion goes to ask the state government to mediate, if it sends an envoy to Danyang County, it will inevitably be regarded as a 'cowardly move'. Xie is not talented, and dares to ask the Ming Mansion to directly send heavy troops to Xiang'an County, in order to show that the county is not to be outdone! ”

As soon as Xie Zhen spoke, everyone in the hall reacted differently. Those old officials of the county government headed by the two of them were all dumbfounded, when did these two people start fighting in the nest? And Zhou Yi, Xin Bi, Guo Jia, Xi Zhong, and Xu Shu are watching the nose with their eyes, their mouths and hearts, with a smile on the corners of their mouths, quietly watching the excitement.

They were happy to see Xie Zhen and Zhang Yun have a disagreement.

"Zhou Taiming, Zhou Taiming, you have done me a great favor." Xu Chu said to himself. If it weren't for Zhou Xin's move, Xie Zhen and Zhang Yun would not have been suspicious so quickly, the two of them have a master bookkeeper and a gong Cao, and they have family support while holding great power.

As wise as Cao Cao, if it weren't for Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Xiahoudun and others left behind at that time, Cao Cao almost became a rootless Ping.

Zhang Yun squinted and glanced at Xie Zhen, he Wu Jun Zhang, when was he afraid that you would ridicule the Xie family, and was about to ridicule each other, Xu Chu said in a timely manner: "Gong Cao Laocheng's words, but as Xie Jun said, this government has never been willing to be a person who endures humiliation and burden. It's just that Xie Jun is also a little too aggressive, and the state capital still has to talk about it. ”

On the bright side, looking at Xu Chu's big fifty boards, no matter who is in the hall, they can hear that Xu Chu is more satisfied with Xie Zhen's suggestion. Zhang Yun and Xie Zhen sat down with their own concerns, and the two of them were originally close to each other, but at this time, they were also quietly separated by a few positions.

Xu Chu named Zhou Yi again and asked: "Zhou Gong, your Qianliju is now in Xiang'an County, I don't know what you think?" ”

Zhou Yi is the county leader of Lujiang County, and Zhou Yu is now on the front line, so this matter must not be bypassed.

Zhou Yi said: "If the Ming Mansion wants to send someone to the state capital, don't forget to send someone to Wu County." ”

Zhang Yun, whose buttocks had just stuck to the mat, almost stood up again when he heard this. Zhou Yi has something to say, this is to remind Xu Chu that Zhou Xin is connected with the family of Wu County, and the family of Wu County also supports Zhou Xin.

Judging from the current situation, it is true, Zhang Yun is a son of the Zhang family of Wu County, Wu County, Zhu Huan is a child of the Zhu family of Wu County, Wu County, Yao Sheng is a native of Wucheng County, Wu County, the three of them are either in close contact with Zhou Xin, or they were simply promoted to Zhou Xin's door as officials, the attitude of the Wu County family is self-evident, they just want to consolidate or strengthen their own power in Yangzhou by supporting Zhou Xin.

Of course, there is nothing to do with the Lu clan of Wu County, who served as the county guard of the state of 2,000 stones, and then look at the families of Huiji, Zhu Hao was the state driver in Chen Wen, and Zhu Fu was the captain in Huiji, and they didn't want to see Zhou Xin too powerful.

Because of his homework, Xu Chu thought about it for a while and accepted Zhou Yi's suggestion.

The details of this meeting of the Lujiang County Government were written into letters a few days later and placed on Zhou Xin's desk.

Zhou Xin was furious, threw the letter on the ground, drew his sword and split the case in half. Yao Sheng, the lieutenant of Danyang, who happened to be in the house, picked up the letter, and couldn't help but be happy when he saw that the letter was covered with the bright red seal of Lujiang Taishou.

This Xu Zhongkang is really a wonderful person.