Xu Chu has never heard of the name of "Xizhong", whether it is before or after coming to the Eastern Han Dynasty. But the surname 'Xi' is too special, and throughout the entire Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, there seems to be only one character with the surname Xi that Xu Chu can think of - Xi Zhicai. It just so happens that that Xi Zhicai is also from Yingchuan County, and it is basically certain that it is the 'Xi Zhong' in Guo Jia's mouth.

Xu Chu's understanding of Xi Zhicai stems partly from his identity as a 'backbone fan of the Three Kingdoms', and most of it is because he is very interested in Xun Yu's deeds. In history, Xun Yu recommended many talents to Cao Cao, including Xi Zhicai, after the death of Xi Zhicai, Cao Cao wrote to Xun Yu: After the death of Zhicai, Mo can be with the planner. Xun Yu immediately recommended Guo Jia to Cao Cao.

In other words, before Guo Jia came, Xi Zhicai had been playing the role of Guo Jia by Cao Cao's side. This role is like the way Xu Chu treats Guo Jia now: if you can't make a decision when you encounter something, you will ask Guo Jia for advice, so that you dare to make a decision. It can be seen that Xi Zhicai, or Xi Zhong's talent, should be quite outstanding.

Since it is a talent, of course Xu Chu wants to see it. asked Guo Jiadao: "But is it a drama talent?" ”

Guo Jia was slightly surprised: "The lord knows about the drama? ”

Xu Chu listened to Guo Jia's tone, and Xi Zhong's current fame didn't seem to be very big, and he was only confined to a small circle. Not to mention anything else, Fei Liang didn't react at all when he heard Xi Zhong's name. So he deduced that he had heard the name of Xizhong from Xun Yu's mouth, and then asked Guo Jia what he thought of this person.

Guo Jia said: "The drama gentleman has great talents, but unfortunately he is too arrogant and his background is too low. Yin Gong was too punctual in Yingchuan, and Wen Ruo and Yuan Chang recommended it many times, but the drama monarch did not agree to meet Yin Gong in the end. ”

Xu Chu grasped the key words 'arrogance' and 'lowliness' that Guo Jia said, and the image of a talented scholar jumped into his mind.

According to Yin Xiu's consistent employment considerations, family background is more important than reputation, and reputation is more important than talent. Xi Zhong is only talented, not from a big family with a right surname, and he has no good reputation in the county, so naturally he can't enter the eyes of Yin Xiu.

Xu Chu is not the same as Yin Xiu, but he values the Hanmen scholar more. There are two advantages to the comparison between the scholars of the poor family and the children of the wang clan: first, because they have been neglected by the world for a long time, they know how to be grateful; Second, they don't have big families, they don't have complex relationships that are intertwined, and they're easier to navigate.

Xu Chu said to Guo Jiayan: "Please also ask Feng Xiao to invite the trick gentleman to see him earlier." ”

Guo Jia agreed, and when he saw Xu Chu's impatient look, he smiled and said, "Jia, let's go." ”

As soon as Guo Jia left, Xu Chu called Dian Wei and Gong Su again. Fei Liang thought that Xu Chu was going to discuss confidential matters, so he said goodbye to Xu Chu knowingly. Unexpectedly, I heard Xu Chu say: "Fei Jun doesn't have to avoid suspicion, you are a meritorious person, and in the future, the affairs of Yangzhai County will rely more on Fei Jun's efforts." ”

Fei Liang was overjoyed, he was finally going to be promoted. And hearing Xu Chu's words, the official position is not low, at least it is a county prince. Then he bowed to Xu Chu and said: "Thank you for the promotion, Liang will do his best to repay the long-term report!" ”

Fei Liang did not guess wrong, Xu Chu was going to arrange him in the position of the county prince. But Fei Liang himself doesn't have much talent, Xu Chu uses him, more to show that his 'meritorious service will be rewarded'.

After Dian Wei and Gong Su came, they first reported the situation of raiding the house.

The harvest is quite rich, money, food, weapons are everything, Zhang Zhi and Huang Guan have been evil for many years, and even Xu Chu, who has two lifetimes of experience, is amazed by the wealth they have collected. The five baht in the two warehouses alone is nearly 500 million. How to dispose of this money is more appropriate, and it has not yet been decided.

What makes Xu Chu the most happy is the horse in the hands of Zhang Zhi and Huang Guan, according to Gong Su, there are more than 100 horses, and a rough look at it is all a good horse in Xiliang and Secluded.

Horses are a national weapon, and for Xu Chu, they are even more precious. The belongings left by Yin Xiu were only a thousand soldiers and horses in Du You's hands. Not to mention that these 1,000 people are "inseparable" from Xu Chu, most of them are foot soldiers, and the combined light vehicles and cavalry are less than 200. Looking at the officials of the Taishou Mansion when they travel, most of them use ox carts, and even sit directly on the ox, only Zhu Cao Peng is equipped with not very decent horses, and they are generally reluctant to use them.

Xu Chu's lack of horses has reached the point of 'no more'. That's why he put the heavy responsibility of fighting against the cavalry on the Tiger Guard Battalion led by Dian Wei.

After the report on the raid of the house, Xu Chu discussed with Guo Jia to let Gan Ning attack Yangcheng and Dian Wei and Gong Su.

Yangcheng is easy to fight, and the two of them know it in their hearts, so it is inevitable that they are not willing to give their military exploits to Gan Ning in vain. Dian Wei was straightforward, and even asked Xu Chu for battle.

"The lord only needs to give a certain five hundred people, and a certain person can take Yangcheng!"

Dian Wei was arrogant, and Gong Su was not far behind, and said: "Li Min is just a rotten Confucian, and Su is also willing to go!" ”

Xu Chu smiled helplessly: "Now that Yang Zhai has just been leveled, there are many powerful rabbits and dead foxes in the county, Yang Zhai is in the center of the county, and we are waiting for the troops to be here, so those people will not dare to act rashly." ”

The two of them had no choice but to give up.

Xu Chu knelt for a long time and inadvertently slapped his calf a few times. Fei Liang has no talent, but he has been a city gate official for several years between Haoqiang and the county officials, and his ability to observe words and emotions is not bad. When he saw Xu Chu's small movements, he proposed to go out for a walk, and said on the way to something.

There was nothing important left and right, Xu Chu readily agreed, and went out of the house with everyone, taking a look at the people's situation by the way.

If you travel too well, you must pay attention to your majesty. Even though Xu Chu doesn't like pomp, there should be no less cars and entourage. The lack of pomp and circumstance will not only not make people feel incorruptible, but will be looked down upon because of it.

Xu Chu sat on the chariot, Fei Liangtong sat in the chariot, Dian Wei and Gong Su rode with them, and thirty tiger guards with armor and knives guarded the surroundings.

Xu Chu has been living in Yangzhai Yuan Taishou Mansion for the past few days, and it is a prosperous area soon after he comes out. When the people of Yangzhai County saw the car being too guarded, they stopped what they were doing and bowed down to Xu Chu.

This situation and this scene reminded Xu Chu that when Zhang Zhi and Huang Guan were executed that day, the people flocked to it, and the sound shook the roof tiles, and no one was unhappy.

Walking through the bazaar, Xu Chu said to Fei Liang: "Go to the barracks." ”

The Yangzhai military camp was built temporarily in the past few days, and it was somewhat simple, and the training facilities were not complete. Although Xu Chu is known as 'knowing soldiers and being good at fighting', all he has pinched so far are soft persimmons that are not up or down, and he has no bottom in his heart. Although I have never dared to slack off on military affairs, I always feel that something is missing. When I came to the barracks, I wanted to have a good understanding of the training and living conditions of the soldiers under him.

There is another layer, Wang Yan was beaten by Le Jin and Duan Wei together, and Xu Chu has always been unable to let go. Wang Yan had a thousand men, and he was well-equipped, and the training time was not short, even if the enemy had a geographical advantage at that time and took the first hand by surprise, he should not have been on the verge of retreat by the time Xu Chu arrived.

got out of the car and said to Gong Su: "Who are the leaders of the military squadron and the commander of the army now?" ”

Gong Su also got off the horse, and while following Dian Wei to the barracks, he said, "Most of them are light heroes brought by Wang Jun. ”

Xu Chu sighed, the light man brought by Wang Yan was the hero of his first trouble, and it is reasonable that Xu Chu should not treat them badly. But the reality is that through this war, it is obvious that these people are uneven, and some of them are not enough to serve as soldiers, so there will be a situation where Wang Yan was attacked by Lejin and the whole army was chaotic.

"Inform everyone above the team rate that from tomorrow, they will perform martial arts in the camp, and the government will watch it in person. Those who are unable to take up military posts should be arranged separately. ”