It was Chen Qun who spoke, and he continued loudly: "Luoyang has the risk of eight passes, if you can't take it this time, it will be even more difficult to win it in the future." For the sake of the coming days, this time to discuss Dong, we must recover Luodu. ”

Xun Yu smiled and said: "Changwen, Fengxiao, why did you come out, what about the others?" ”

Chen Qun smiled bitterly: "Guan You'an is talking endlessly, and Guo Jun and I can't bear it." He added: "When Huaziyu first came to Yingchuan, I talked to him and listened to his tone, as if he wanted to go to Nanyang to see. ”

Everyone knows it.

Guan Ning has always regarded himself as a hermit and likes to be a scholar, in order to 'be pure and void enough to be ancient, and honest and innocent can be in the world'.

Hua Xin otherwise, he was raised as filial piety when he was Emperor Ling, served as Langzhong, went to the official for a period of time due to illness, and was conscripted into the court after the death of Emperor Ling, until he saw that the world was about to be chaotic, he resigned and returned to his hometown, intending to find a good master in the troubled times, and he was a doer with lofty ambitions.

Although Chen Qun didn't say anything about the conversation with Hua Xin, Xu Chu could guess the reason why Hua Xin wanted to go to Luyang to find Yuan Shu.

First of all, Yuan Shu was born noble, and among the Dong coalition army, except for Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu was the most important; Secondly, because there were too many talented people around Yuan Shao, Hua Xin didn't feel that he would be reused after coming to Yuan Shao's side, so he chose Yuan Shu, who had relatively few celebrities around him. In the end, there is another possible reason - Sun Jian, who is attached to Yuan Shu's name, fought hard in this campaign against Dong and performed well.

Chen Qun talked about Hua Xin in order to lead to the next words.

"Wen Ruo, Huazi Yushe Yuan Che rode to Nanyang, with your situation in Hanoi, do you still want to go back?"

Xun Yu listened to Chen Qun's words, his heart was like a mess, and he shirked: "Where to go, I want to discuss with my father and brother." "He is such an assertive person, as soon as this remark comes out, people feel that it is a prevarication.

Xu Chu smiled and said: "This time I came to visit Mr. Erlong, but now I haven't even seen Mr. Erlong's face, it's too unusual." Wen Ruo, don't you ask Ling Zun, can I meet him? ”

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stayed at Xun Yu's house for another night, Xu Chu said goodbye to everyone and returned to Yangzhai with Guo Jia and Fan A.

I saw Xun Qi yesterday evening, Xun Qi was dying of old age, although his complexion had improved after being treated by Fan A, he still couldn't say a few words and was about to rest. Moreover, Xun Qi and Xu Chu didn't have much to say, just to express their gratitude to Xu Chu for inviting Fan A to come over for him, and to encourage him a few words by the way.

The scholars traveled extensively, but most of them were confined to their 'celebrity circles', and Xun Qi was not exempt from vulgarity. Xu Chu, who was born in a martial artist, Xun Qi can see it, which is unprecedented.

Then there are Xun Yu, Xun Chen, and Xun Yan. Xun Yan has no intention of going out recently, and wants to stay at home to wait for Xun Sui, Xun Chen is bent on going to Yuan Shao's side to continue his unfinished ambition.

These two Xu Chu had no intention of recruiting, the key was Xun Yu's attitude.

Xun Yu finally confided his heart, and he didn't want to go back to Yuan Shao to do anything, but he didn't agree to follow Xu Chu to Yangzhai, Xu Chu understood that Xun Yu was still hesitating, and he may already be doubting that there was no one in this world who could provide him with a stage to display his ambitions.

Even Yuan Shao can't, who else is there in the world?

Xun Yu's suffering, Xu Chu empathizes.

On the way back by car, Xu Chu's mind kept echoing Xun Yu's words: "After you recover Luoyang, please move to the house, and Yu is willing to celebrate your success." ”

After all, he left some thoughts for Xu Chu.

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"Fengxiao, Wen Ruo is finally because of the opinion of the family, so he can't make up his mind to come to me." Xu Chu hung his head and said.

Guo Jia, who was sitting beside him, was relieved when he heard this: "Why should the lord be ashamed of himself, before Henkel cut the white snake, wasn't he just a pavilion chief?" ”

"Hehe, how dare I compare with Gao Zu." Xu Chu smiled bitterly and looked out the window of the car, but saw a person riding east, quickly overtaking them, looking at the figure, it was not Hua Xin.

Guo Jiayin said with a smile: "Hua Ziyu is full of ambition, but when he arrives at the Hou General's side, I am afraid that he will have to be the same as Wen Ruo: full of wits and scheming. ”

Xu Chu suddenly had a thought, poked his head out of the car window, and ordered: "Go and stop the person riding a horse in front!" ”

Immediately, three accompanying knights rode out and caught up with Hua Xin.

......

Hua Xin looked at the driver who caught up from behind with a puzzled expression, as well as Xu Chu and Guo Jia who got out of the car.

"Ziyu, let's go slowly."

"Is there something wrong with the prince asking someone to stop me?"

Xu Chu stroked the folds on his shirt and said, "It's nothing important, I just learned from Changwen that Ziyu is going to Nanyang, so I have some things to give." ”

Hua Xin was stunned, and looked at Xu Chu ordering someone to serve a bag of gold cakes, looking at the appearance, there were at least five or six.

A pound of gold cakes is worth 10,000 yuan, and this bag of gold cakes is worth 50,000 or 60,000 yuan.

Hua Xin pushed and said: "The prince is polite, but 'no merit is not punished', and Xin can't accept the gift of the prince and marquis plainly." ”

Xu Chu said: "This time to Nanyang, the future is uncertain, it is always good to bring more belongings with you, or do you need it from time to time?" Don't Ziyu know that 'a penny is difficult to defeat a hero'? ”

The allusion to this sentence came from the later Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, Hua Xin really didn't know, but it sounded very interesting, Hua Xin smiled and said: "What the prince said is reasonable, but Xin really doesn't need these." He patted his stomach, "That's enough." ”

Hua Xin means that he has enough knowledge in his stomach to allow him to gain a foothold in the world.

Xu Chu didn't want to force it, and said: "Even so, now that the soldiers are in chaos, and you may encounter rogues and robbers on the way, I will let these three knights escort you for a ride, Ziyu will never refuse, right?" ”

To tell the truth, Yingchuan is now an eventful time, acting alone, Hua Xin also has some drums in his heart, so he accepted Xu Chu's good intentions.

Xu Chu was still insufficient, so he immediately wrote another letter and handed it to Hua Xin.

"Although I am not familiar with Yuan Highway, and Yuan Highway may not be willing to sell my face, but with this letter in hand, Ziyu can ask someone to bring a message to me at any time if he is in trouble."

With such a set of courtesy corporal coming down, Hua Xin was slightly moved and said: "Earlier, I heard that He Boqiu praised the prince for being 'unique', and when I saw it today, it was really so!" Well, I don't twist it. ”

took Xu Chu's letter and said goodbye to Xu Chu and Guo Jia.

After seeing him leave, Guo Jia said: "The lord is becoming more and more proficient, very good, very good." ”

Xu Chu scolded with a smile, and the two returned to the car and continued to Chaoyang Zhai.

When I arrived in Yangzhai and returned to the barracks, there were only Xu Chu, Guo Jia, Xi Zhong, and Xu Shu in the tent. After chatting about what he saw and heard in the Xun family, Xi Zhong heard that Xun Yu's condition had improved, and he was also very happy for Xun Yu.

Xi Zhong suddenly said, "Lord, I think Wen Ruo will come after all." ”

"How?"

The old god of drama was there, and said with a smile: "The lord is a fan." ”

For Xun Yu, Yuan Shao was the most perfect master, but unfortunately, Yuan Shao's own ability not only deviated from the rumors in the world, but also diverged from Xun Yu in terms of political position. In addition to Yuan Shao, the highest status among the coalition forces is Yuan Shu, but with Xun Yu's understanding of the second Yuan, Yuan Shu's mind and bearing are far worse than Yuan Shao's, and he is not a good master. As for Liu Dai, Zhang Miao, Qiao Mao and others, one did not contribute to the discussion of Dong, and the other Xun Yu also knew that these people were making calculations for themselves openly and secretly, and their vision was not high, and their knowledge was not far, so it was difficult to succeed.

So looking at the world, it seems that only Cao Cao, Xu Chu, and Sun Jian, the three princes who are determined to seek Dong, are more suitable for Xun Yu.

Sun Jian, because he persecuted two famous people in the world, should not be within Xun Yu's consideration, and in the end, only Cao Cao and Xu Chu remained.

Xu Chu listened to Xizhong's analysis here, and couldn't help but feel a sudden burst in his heart.

"General Cao......"

Xi Zhong said: "Lord, the backgrounds of Generals Cao and Sun Er seem to be more noble than you, but in the final analysis, both of them are now all the way to the lord. ”

"Who?"

"Warlord."

Xu Chu nodded.

Xi Zhong said slowly: "With Wen Ruo's wisdom, he will not fail to see the direction of the world, after the end of the discussion, the so-called family, the so-called big family, although their influence is still there, it is slightly inferior to usual." Moreover, now that all walks of life are rising together, the big families are mostly serving the side of the Ming Lord they think, and the cohesion is worse than usual. So in the end, who can help Wen Ruo realize his ambition, he must have at least one thing clear: fame is not important, background is secondary, and the most important thing is whether he has the intention of supporting Han or not, and whether he will listen to his opinion. ”

People's hearts are unpredictable, and the best way to prove that he supports Han is to go north to attack Dong, which is within Xu Chu's plan, and the last sentence of Xi Zhong should mean that Xun Yu is probably also considering, who can give him a bigger stage.

This is the same as 'Wolong flew out of the thatched house' in the history of the Three Kingdoms, why Zhuge Liang chose Liu Bei, who had no place at that time, a big reason is that Liu Bei has no heavy enough scholars around him.

Analyzed in this way, Xun Yu's remaining choices are really only Xu Chu and Cao Cao.

Cao Cao is not assisted by celebrities by his side now, and strictly speaking, Xu Chu actually does not have either.

The three masterminds who are most reused by Xu Chu, Xu Shu, Xi Zhong, and Guo Jia are all from poor families, and the rest, Xin Bi is from the Yang Zhai Xin family, and the Xin family is a big family in Yang Zhai, but when it comes to the state and county, it cannot be compared with the Xun family at all; Yao Sheng was from Wu County, and the situation was similar to that of Xinbi; Although Zhou Yi is the leader of Lujiang County, the Zhou family is also a family that has been crowned for generations, but Zhou Yi himself is not an outstanding person, and Zhou Yi's lineage, before Zhou Yu shined, was not the most outstanding in the Zhou family.

In other words, no matter whether Xun Yu chooses Cao Cao or Xu Chu, he will be treated as a guest, and one person will be above ten thousand people.

Xi Zhong's words made Xu Chu feel a lot of relief, no matter what, Xun Yu had crossed paths with him, this time Xun Erlong was seriously ill, and he personally took Fan A to visit and heal, and Cao Cao may have just arrived in Yangzhou at this time.

Turning to talk about the war with everyone, the exchange of fire between Sun Jian and Dong Jun in Liang County has not stopped, and now he has fought several times in Yangren and Zhucheng, and each has won or lost.

As far as the situation is concerned, if Luoyang and Luyang do not send additional reinforcements, the war is likely to remain like this.

Guo Jia said: "Dong Jun's attack this time is to deter the other princes except Er Yuan, so that they will retreat in the face of difficulties. Now that the war in Liang County is inseparable, it is necessary to react everywhere. ”

Xu Shu took over the conversation, nodded and said, "There is news from Luyang's side." Yuan Highway has ordered his generals to take over the defense of various counties in Nanyang County, and now the entire Nanyang has been held in his hands. ”

Although Xu Chu had expected this, his face became solemn when he heard the words. Nanyang is the emperor's township, and Nanyang has the largest population and the richest among the counties of Jingzhou.

Xu Shu continued: "Lord, Bao Jibei has arrived in Yangzhai. ”

"Yuncheng is here!?"

Xu Chu was surprised and delighted, Bao Xinsu was friendly with him and Cao Cao, and when he came, he undoubtedly increased his and Cao Cao's confidence.

Xu Chu asked, "How many people did Bao Jibei bring over?" ”

Xu Shu said that Bao Xin was defeated by Xu Rong in Xingyang, the situation was too critical at that time, and his younger brother Bao Tao died on the battlefield, so he only took a dozen cronies to flee back to Sour Zao, more than 20,000 people, who died and fled, it can be said that there is no one left. Later, with the help of Zhang Miao, another thousand people were pulled up in Chenliu County, and all of them were brought to Yangzhai at this time.

"Bao Jibei is now in General Cao's military camp, and he came to see the lord yesterday, and when he heard that he was not there, he said that he would come to visit in two days."

When Xu Chu heard this, he said, "That's the best." But in his heart, he was thinking: After Bao Xin's army was defeated, he did not return to Taishan County or Jibei to recruit troops. Presumably, the yellow scarves in the Qingzhou area are becoming more and more intense, but I don't know if this yellow scarf will flow to Yanzhou as in history and become someone's starting capital.

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Two days later, at noon, Bao Xin arrived as promised.

Luoyang was goodbye, and there were occasional letters during the period, and Bao Xin had long wanted to meet Xu Chu. After a long goodbye, Bao Xin sat down in the tent at random, and sighed: "In the past, at the foot of the mountain, Zhong Kang raised his eyebrows and treated Dong thief coldly, I know that you are a brave and heroic person, and today I look at it again, you are not only more courageous than me, but also much stronger than me in marching and fighting." ”

Xu Chu said modestly and asked, "What are Yuncheng's plans in the future?" ”

"In Yangzhai, he continued to fight Dong with Meng De and Zhong Kang."

"I mean after the killing."

"This ...... I haven't thought about it, I should return to Jibei country. ”

Xu Chu bowed his head and said: "You were defeated by Xu Rong before, and the 20,000 soldiers recruited from Taishan County and Jibei Kingdom were almost exhausted. ”

Bao Xin shook his head helplessly, and sighed again: "It's a pity that you have to go back to Lujiang County, and Meng De was sent to Yingchuan by you to serve as the county guard, otherwise I don't have to worry about this." Don't mention these, I heard that Xun's Erlong was sick, and Xun Wenruo has already reached Yingyin? ”

Seeing Xu Chu nodding, Bao Xin said again: "Yuan Cheqi doesn't know heroes, and Wang Zuozhi doesn't know who to spend on." After speaking, he glanced at Xu Chu meaningfully.

While the two were talking, the sergeant came to report: There was Xu Chu's wife's family outside the tent asking to see him.

glanced at Bao Xin, and saw that he nodded to indicate that it was okay, Xu Chu said, "Please enter the account quickly!" ”

Not long after, a person came in, but it was Zhang Gu.

Xu Chu said happily: "Why is Qing here?" Seeing his worried face, he frowned and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhang Gu said: "Chen Jun was arrested!" ”