Guo and Xin are both famous families, if I remember correctly, the main talents of these two families were exported to Yuan Shao at the beginning.

Xu Chu didn't dare to slack off, got off the horse, didn't have time to talk to his own people, and first greeted the head of the Guo family and the brothers of the Xin family.

Once they talked, the Guo family did have the intention of showing goodwill, and it was not surprising that although their Guo family was a prominent family in the county, but seeing that the world was in turmoil, Xu Chu's power was rising, and the Yuan family had a relationship. In fact, Xu Chu and the Guo family did not have any substantive conversation, but the two sides showed an attitude of 'the past is like smoke', and each took what he needed.

The Xin family is different, Xin is a brother, Xin Bi is a brother, and after the two met Xu Chu, they were eager and friendly. Among them, Xin Bi also expressed some intention to be an official in Lujiang County.

But there's nothing surprising.

Afterwards, when Xi Zhong talked about the Xin brothers, he said: "Xin Zhongzhi and Xin George are both erudite people in the county, they are still young, and they have been serving under the Yin Gong for a long time. At that time, due to the birth of the prince, the two abandoned their official positions and went home, and Xin Zhongzhi also received several courtesies from Han Jizhou, but they were all sick. It is said that the Xin family has a lot of connections with the Sili clan, and they are looking forward to serving Sili. ”

Xin commented on the word Zhongzhi, and Xin Bi Zi George.

Xu Chu asked: "Both of them are talented people, why don't they use Si Li?" ”

Xi Zhong groaned: "One is that the division is busy with big things, and the other is that the division is famous and moves the world, and there are many talents under his command, so it doesn't matter for a while." ”

Yuan Shao is rich and wealthy, which makes people jealous.

In this way, Xu Chu can figure out why Xin Bi wants to follow him. The relationship between him and Yuan Shao, through this Luoyang coup, should be well known to the world. Fenghou Baijun has a lot to do with Yuan Shao's contribution. Since the Xin brothers hope to be favored by Yuan Shao, they can find two ways in Xu Chu: one is to ask Xu Chu to write directly to Yuan Shao and recommend them; One is to do it by Xu Chu's side for a period of time, and when the time is ripe, go to Yuan Shaona.

The first option works, but the second one is a bit of a matter of assumption. Xu Chu knew that Yuan Shao was defeated by Cao Cao, who used to be his younger brother by his side, in the end, because Cao Cao was too good, and there was also Yuan Shao's own shortcomings that were too obvious and embarrassed to be called the hero. How could he tie himself firmly to Yuan Shao's thief ship? However, Xin Bi has intentions, of course Xu Chu will not miss the opportunity to get a talent in vain, but the time has not yet come, so he will put it aside for the time being.

Until Fei Liang, Gong Su, Zifan, Wang Yan, these confidants and former officials, and after the entertainment of the Guo and Xin families, Xu Chu talked to them in the Yangzhai military camp.

The topic of conversation is still the question of people, who is willing to go with Xu Chu, and who wants to stay.

Fei Liang was good at flattery, and rushed to say like a flatterer: "Prince, I wish to go to Lujiang with you, and I hope that the prince will not give up!" ”

Xu Chu glanced at Fei Liang and asked, "What about your clansmen?" ”

Fei Liang's face tightened, and he said embarrassedly: "There are many old and young people in the clan, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for others to walk away......"

Xu Chu said disapprerovitically: "It's okay, Fei Jun has a heart, so he will go to Lujiang with me." ”

Fei Liang was overjoyed, thanked him and stepped aside.

Xu Chu asked Wang Yan and other military attachés about how many soldiers they could bring to Lujiang, and Wang Yan first said: "There are more than 1,000 soldiers in the Yangzhai camp, half of which are people who are light and righteous in the countryside, so they can go to Lujiang with us." ”

Gong Su added: "Zifan and I have also raised 300 henchmen, and they are willing to die for the Lord. ”

Among the more than 2,000 people, there are 800 usable soldiers, Xu Chu was very relieved, and said: "Good job, time is not waiting for me, you will immediately rectify it, and the unusable soldiers will stay in the camp, I will go to Xun Youruo and let him decide to stay." ”

That night, Li Cheng came to the tent where Lejin was staying.

"Wen Qian, I want to go back to Juye."

Le Jin said strangely: "Xiaocheng, don't you want to serve under the prince?" ”

Li Cheng shook his head, "Since I met the prince, the prince has treated me like home, not only not as an outsider, but also allocated another hundred soldiers for me to drive, how can I not know what to do?" ”

Le Jin said suspiciously: "Then you go back to Juye?" ”

Li Quan took out the sword at his waist and sighed: "In this experience, I have seen the courage of the prince and the marquis, and I have seen that there are many talents around the prince, such as Dian Wei, Gan Ning and Wen Qian, all of whom are brave and incomparable generals; is also like a loyal actor, who can be civil and martial, and in Luoyang City, he helps the prince and marquis to plan and get good results. The generals dare to fight, the ministers can plan, and they yearn for it, but they are worried that they are alone and cannot be of great use. Therefore, if you want to go back to your hometown to inform your family, you can also share one or two for the prince and the marquis. ”

"What Xiaocheng said is that if it weren't for my duty, I would also want to go back to my hometown!" Le Jin said enviously, "Xiaocheng might as well go and tell the prince immediately, with the wisdom of the prince and the marquis, he will definitely be happy to see this." ”

Li straightened his head and went straight to find Xu Chu, Xu Chu was really happy, and early the next morning, Li Cheng packed up and set off for his hometown in Shanyang County.

At the same time, Xu Chu started from Yangzhai and embarked on the road back to Yanling County. Xu Chu's heart is like an arrow, the Thai half of the soldiers in the army are all Yanling people, and they also want to return to their hometown as soon as possible, this road is extremely fast, and in less than two days, they saw the rammed earth wall outside Yanling County.

Pinching his fingers, it has been more than a month since he set off from Yanling that day to return today, and Xu Chu thought that he could see his wife and old friends immediately, and he was in a very good mood. The sky is beautiful, the sun is shining, and a group of officials wearing crowns and uniforms outside Yanling County are welcoming them five miles away, and the first group of people are Xu Shu, Guo Jia and his father-in-law Zhang Feng.

"Yuan Zhi! Bong Hyo! ”

"Lord!"

Xu Chu dismounted and walked to the crowd, took Xu Shu and Guo Jia's hands and laughed, "How are you doing lately?" ”

Guo Jia smiled: "I'm fine, Yuan Zhi is too busy." ”

Xu Chu looked at Xu Shu fixedly, but saw that his face was full of smiles, but there was unconcealable tiredness in the depths of his eyes, and he said: "Yuan Zhi, I really worked hard for you!" ”

To use an inappropriate analogy, Xu Shu is now like Xu Chu's Xiao He, who has been helping Xu Chu take care of the rear, grain, grass, ironware, money, etc., no matter how big or small, all of them are pressed on Xu Shu's not burly body.

Xu Shu is a bit talented, and was later appointed by Cao Wei as a county governor in history, which is very rare with his qualifications from a poor family. But the current Xu Shu is not the historical Xu Shu, omitting the process of going to Jingzhou to study, his foundation is actually far inferior to Xi Zhong and Guo Jia. In other words, Xu Shu's current ability is mostly to do things, not from books, imagine that he has no good reputation, and he does not have enough fame, so he is in charge of Xu Chu in Yanling, and it is hard work, needless to say.

"Zhongkang, congratulations on your entitlement."

Xu Chu, who was busy talking to Xu Shu and Guo Jia, suddenly heard this sentence and looked for prestige, but it was Zhang Feng. almost neglected Lord Yue, Xu Chu hurriedly saluted and said: "Chu has been going to Luoyang for many days, and the county has also relied on his uncle's hard work. ”

Uncle is the current name for father-in-law.

Zhang Feng didn't take credit, and after a few modest words, he asked Xu Chu to talk to other people.

Xu Chu had nothing to do, and walked towards the city with a large group of people, chatting and laughing with everyone on the way, so uncomfortable. Because he was named Hou, and more importantly, the Yuan family's vigorous efforts, Xun Chen, Du You and others have significantly changed their attitudes towards him. This change is not in words, but in the overall feeling, and it is difficult to say what the difference is without experiencing it personally.

The old guard is not in charge, and it is usually the reason for the handover with the new Taishou. During the extraordinary period, Xu Chu didn't have time to wait for the new Taishou of the imperial court to come to Yingchuan. But the handover work still has to be done, and the whole thing is divided into two parts, one is what he can bring to Lujiang, and he discusses it with his henchmen and former officials; The other is something that can't be taken away, and it can only be done in a hurry, and it is coordinated with the children of the Yingchuan Shi clan who are officials in the county.

The princess put it aside in advance, and after Xu Chu returned to the Taishou Mansion, he went to the back house to find his wife Zhang Ying as soon as possible.

Carrying the high-grade rouge that he had bought in Luoyang, Xu Chu came to the backyard and saw that the home was deserted, with only one or two maidservants doing sundries, and the guilt became more and more in his heart.

Entering the winner's room, but seeing a young woman bending over and fiddling with some flowers and plants, Xu Chu quietly walked over, picked her up, and said, "Ah Ying! I am back! ”

In an instant, Xu Chu realized that something was wrong, this woman's posture was plump and mature in her hands, unlike his wife who was only a teenager.

"Ahh

Unexpectedly, there was a scream, so frightened that Xu Chu hurriedly let go, but he threw the woman to the ground again. The woman turned her head, revealing a beautiful face, looking at Xu Chu with a very angry look.

"It's Cai Yan......" Xu Chu stammered, not knowing how to deal with this kind of scene.

In embarrassment, Cai Yan relieved himself and walked out of the door with his head down.

"Why did my sister leave so early today, huh? The husband is back! Zhang Ying happened to come over with a basin of water, and the milk swallow rushed to Xu Chu like a bosom......

A hasty farewell, it has been more than a month now. They talked until late at night, and the two of them fell asleep. Early the next morning, Xu Chu used the breakfast prepared by his wife, and sent someone to help move out of the Taishou Mansion on the one hand, and went to his own mansion in Yanling County on the other hand, and began to discuss the matter of going to Lujiang.

Zhang Ying, who saw many people she knew and didn't know on the street, saluted her deeply, and looked a little flustered. The husband is a marquis, and the person who should be the happiest should be her. But the respectful figures fell in her eyes, and the sound of 'madam' came to her ears, and Zhang Ying still felt a little uncomfortable.

The family was a lot more lively all of a sudden-Xu Shu, Guo Jia and others all went to India to resign, and now they are all Xu Chu's 'doormen', and naturally they all came to Xu Chu's home.

It is definitely inconvenient for Xu Chu to go to Yanling Taishou Mansion, and the location of the office can only be placed at home. As a result, the cronies and officials who came to the house crowded Xu Chu's already small mansion, so that Xun Chen, Du You and other county officials couldn't even enter the door when they came to visit.

Xun Chen glanced at the prosperity in the courtyard, and sighed to the people left and right: "Xu Hou is not simple. ”

Xun Yue, who was standing on his left side, said solemnly: "Although Yin Gong is full of reading scriptures and history and is knowledgeable, when it comes to breaking the joints, corporals, using virtuous people, rectifying county governance, and eliminating bandits, it is far from Xu Hou. ”

Xun Chen hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand and shook his head at Xun Yue, "There are a lot of people here, brother should be cautious in his words and deeds." ”