Zhou Xin sent Yao Sheng to Shu County, which made Xu Chu feel a little abrupt. From the beginning of stepping into the boundary of Yangzhou, Zhou Xin gave him the impression of being a strong or arrogant person. To deal with such a person, it will not work to blindly tolerate it, so Xu Chu wrote a letter to Danyang after discussing with Guo Jia and others, showing his unyielding position and letting Zhou Xin figure things out by himself.

Originally, I thought that the two sides would need a period of time to buffer before they could send envoys to negotiate with each other, but I didn't expect Zhou Xin to let Yao Sheng come over so quickly.

When things go wrong, there must be demons, where is the word 'demon', Xu Chu is not clear for the time being, so in the conversation with Yao Sheng at the beginning, he repeatedly wanted to find out some words, but Yao Sheng kept his mouth shut and vaguely passed a few words.

Yao Sheng is a veteran politician, and after seeing Xu Chu, he didn't talk about anything, but just handed Zhou Xin's handwritten letter to Xu Chu and saw Xu Chu's reaction.

In desperation, Xu Chu had no choice but to send someone to arrange a place for Yao Sheng to stay and rest temporarily.

There are only Xin Bi, He Zhen, Xi Zhong, Guo Jia and Zhou Yi's father and son left in the hall. Xu Chu gently put down Zhou Xin's letter and said with a wry smile to everyone: "Zhou Taiming is righteous and awe-inspiring throughout, but there is no substantive writing, I can't figure out where his intention is." ”

Zhou Yi said: "Could it be that Zhou Taiming has a new insight into the situation, so he asked Yao Duwei to visit this county to observe the actions of the Ming Mansion?" ”

Zhou Yi didn't make his words clear, but everyone in the hall also understood what he meant. The so-called new insight into the situation is nothing more than Zhou Xin learning about the movements of Luoyang and even the world from Yuan Shao and others, so he will send Yao Sheng to Shu County at this time.

Yangzhou is a relatively closed place of news, Xu Chu has Cao Cao, Xun Yu, Bao Xin, Zhong Xuan and other old friends in contact, and can only get second-hand information, Zhou Yi, Xin Bi and others are even more difficult, every time there is a major event, it can only be learned at the third time.

What Zhou Yi pointed out was that Yuan Shao escaped from Luoyang, and after being shown as the Taishou of Bohai County, he would inevitably contact his henchmen to plan new countermeasures. Among them, there may be contacting Zhou Xin, because Zhou Xin's relationship with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is okay.

Xi Zhong felt that it was unlikely, Yuan Shao was planning a major event about Jiuding in the world, such a major event, if it were not for those 'backbone of the Yuan Party', it was unlikely that he would get Yuan Shao's letter. Xu Chu never received Yuan Shao's letter, but received a letter from Bao Xin with Yuan Shao's instructions.

Everyone was speechless for a while, but when they saw Zhou Yu, they suddenly said, "Mingfu, the kid has something to say." ”

Xu Chu looked at Zhou Yu in surprise, and then smiled: "Let's talk about it." ”

Guo Jia and Xi Zhong also looked at Zhou Yu suspiciously, thinking that this young man who was not yet crowned but was very valued by the lord would have any clever opinions.

At this time, Zhou Yu was still much worse than Guo Jia and Xi Zhong, but after all, he was smart, and after hearing everyone's conversation, he remembered something he encountered in Xiang'an County - a light man from Huiji County came to join the army.

However, if there is a person who wants to join the army, it is the proper meaning to ask for details such as name and place of origin, and this Huiji Qingxia is a native of Wusheng County after interrogation, and it is very suspicious to run from Huiji to Lujiang. Zhou Yu kept an eye on it, and asked his subordinates to secretly talk, and later learned that this guy was a deserter, and he was originally a soldier of Zhu Fu, the governor of Huiji County.

"Zhu Fu? Deserter? ”

Guo Jia and Xi Zhong listened to Zhou Yu's dictation, and their minds turned sharply, and soon after, the two slapped their thighs at the same time, "Lord, or because of the Shanyue rebellion in Huiji!" ”

What the two said was just speculation without substantiation, but everyone chewed it carefully and found that it was probably because of this. Zhu Fu is the son of Zhu Jun, a famous general in the late Han Dynasty, and his brother Zhu Hao is now a don't drive in Yangzhou, and can barely be said to be a tiger of the gate. Based on Zhu Fu's family heritage, it is unlikely that there will be desertion in normal times, and it is more likely that Zhu Fu has just suffered a defeat. It can then be inferred that the scale of the rebellion should be not small. Zhou Xin's hometown is in Huiji, presumably he was paying close attention to Shanyue before the rebellion, so it is very likely that he foresaw this before Zhu Fu fought with the Shanyue rebels. The Shanyue rebellion not only affected Huiji County, but also related to the situation of the entire Yangzhou. Pulling a hair and moving the whole body, Zhou Xin's family is in Huiji County, and Danyang County under his jurisdiction is next to Huiji County, Chen Wen and Zhou Xin, the two largest forces in Yangzhou, are firmly focused on Shanyue, and there is chaos over there, which is equivalent to indirectly helping Xu Chu to relieve the siege.

Mo said that Zhou Xin's strategy has been broken repeatedly, that is, he has the upper hand now, and at this time, I am afraid that he will still send Yao Sheng to Shu County to go through this experience.

Thinking of this possibility, Xu Chu said in his heart: With Yao Sheng's eyes, he must have guessed that I was determined to curry favor with Dong, so he was more patient with me, hoping that I would not be able to breathe before learning of the Huiji rebellion, and he would be able to seize the initiative. In that case, I will consume it with him to see who can consume whom.

After agreeing on this matter, everyone dispersed, and Du Zhouyu wanted to play against Xu Chu again.

Out of the house, Xu Chu walked in front, and Zhou Yu followed half a body behind.

"How are Qing and Xingba training in the Xiang'an County Water Army?"

"The soldiers are brave and diligent, but it is a pity that there are no good ships."

Xu Chu smiled, "There will be one later." Suddenly remembering something, he called a guard and whispered a few words. The guard trotted away, and returned with a lance in his hand.

Zhou Yu was puzzled: "This is ......"

Xu Chu took the lance and said with emotion: "This was captured by me when I fought against Zhang Zhi, the son of the Zhang Rang clan, in Yingchuan County. ”

Zhou Yu asked, "Zhang Zhi and others can also use lances?" ”

"It's not Zhang Zhi's, it's the weapon used by Duan Wei, the son of Duan Gong Jiming, the late Taiwei and Liangzhou Sanming."

"It's actually a weapon of Duan Gong's son!"

Duan Cheng has been fighting on the border for more than ten years, after more than 180 battles, killing nearly 40,000 Qiang people, famous and famous all over the world, Zhou Yuxiang has great ambitions, how can he not know? Looking at the lance again, Zhou Yu's gaze became eager.

Xu Chu handed the lance into Zhou Yu's hands and said: "On that day in Yangzhai, the son of Duan Gong held the lance in one hand and the knife in the other, riding a horse and galloping in the chaotic army, and the remnants of Humen were all in it!" Qing is young and ambitious, and he will be famous in the future, and this lance is none other than young heroes such as Ruqing! ”

Zhou Yu didn't twist at all, took the long lance and was about to say thanks, only to see a person flash out of the corner, and said to Xu Chu: "What is the matter of Ming Mansion Zhaozhen?" Seeing that Zhou Yu was also there, he said to Zhou Yu again: "The virtuous nephew is also there." ”

But it is the main bookkeeper Xie Zhen.

Zhou Yu saluted and said, "The kid has seen Xie Jun. ”

Summoning Xie Zhen over, Xu Chu wanted to ask about He Qi, the magistrate of Huiji County. Thinking of He Qi, it was also because of the previous guess about the Shanyue rebellion. Chen Wen and the Huiji clan should have reached a certain consensus in order to prevent Shanyue, but the only one who really supported Chen Wen was Zhu Jun's Shangyu Zhu clan. The other Yu clans, Xie clans, and other clans only provided limited support for some reason. Chen Wen said that Zhu Hao was the governor of the state, and Zhu Fu was the captain of the Huiji, so the Zhu family was prominent in Yangzhou for a while, but it was not Zhu Fu who really scared Shanyue, but He Qi.

Xu Chu had heard of the name of He Qi for a long time, but he didn't know it. Xie Zhen is a child of the Huiji clan, and he knows more about He Qi, so he specially invited Xie Zhen to talk about this person.

The relationship between Xie Zhen and Xu Chu has changed from ambiguous and unclear earlier to the current heart, which is extraordinary. His family also very supportively supports Xie Zhen and Xu Chu to establish a close relationship, so Xie Zhen knows everything about Xu Chu's questions.

"He Gongmiao (He Qi Zi Gongmiao) is a Shanyin Hanshi, in the early years because of his martial reputation, was deposed as the county thief Cao Shi, after the merit to Cao Peng, it happened that the county officials of Yan County colluded with Shanyue, and had the heart of trouble, so he was promoted as the acting county magistrate. After He Gongmiao arrived in Yan County, he saw that Si Cong was light and debauched, and he wanted to punish him severely, and the chief of Shi Yan County persuaded him: Si Jun is the son of the wealthy clan in this county, and all the generations of Shanyue are attached to his clan, and the county Jun will punish Si Jun today, and tomorrow the Shanyue thieves will attack, and it is not appropriate to do so. He Gongmiao was furious and beheaded Si Cong. Si Congzhi's henchmen led more than 1,000 thieves to attack the county, and He Gongmiao led the county officials to open the city gate, and took the lead in attacking the thief army, winning a complete victory, so the name of He Gongmiao shocked Shanyue. ”