didn't have to think about it, Xu Chu first asked Zhang Yun and Xie Zhen to disperse the county and county officials nearby, and then talk together when the county government held a banquet in the evening.

Xie Zhen opened his mouth and said: "Ming Mansion, the night banquet of the county government, let me and Zhang Gong Cao Cao do it." ”

Xu Chu nodded and agreed, this dinner in the evening is basically for him to pick up the wind and wash the dust, and he should leave the matter to the county officials.

Zhang Yun and Xie Zhen are both old oilmen in the officialdom, Xu Chu agreed without hesitation, or he was not in a hurry to replace the officials in the county with his own people, the two of them secretly relaxed a little and retired immediately.

After settling down his family, handling the change of defense of the county government, and adjusting the subordinates, Xu Chu had a moment to spare, and immediately invited Guo Jia, Xi Zhong, and Xu Shu over. The three of them had just put down the matter at hand, and when they heard that Xu Chu had summoned them, they hurried over before they even swallowed their saliva, thinking that there was something big.

It's about Zhou Yu.

In Xu Chu's view, Dengyong Zhou Yu is an extremely important event, such a celebrity and eternal talent, once missed, under the accounts of others, Xu Chu is extremely unwilling to see. To be honest, Xu Chu secretly had an idea in his heart, if Zhou Yu really didn't look down on him, the new Lujiang Taishou, then he couldn't use it, and others would want to use it. If you can't tie it up, you will eventually tie up Zhou Yu, even if you don't contribute or make plans, you will nominally come to my door.

Of course, Guo Jia and the others don't know how good this Zhou Yu will be, but because the Zhou family is regarded as a family with the crown of generations in Lujiang and even the whole world, the children of his clan are indeed an important matter, but they do not attach so much importance to it as Xu Chu.

After Xu Chu told the three of them about Dengyong Zhou Yu, the three of them were thinking: Just arrived in the county, everything is to be done, the lord just asked us to say 'Zhou Yu' first, this 'Zhou Yu', is it really so important?

Xi Zhong said: "Lord, why don't you delay this matter? Wait until things are in order, then take your time. ”

Where is Xu Chu willing to take his time, Lu Jun said before: Zhou Yu mentioned several times that he wanted to visit Sun Ce in Shouchun, once he met Sun Ce, what else would happen to me!

"Zhicai, the Zhou family is a famous family in Lujiang, and there are many people in the clan who are officials in the court, and the number is 'three dukes', and its influence is not small. If I don't visit early, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win his heart. ”

Xi Zhong smashed his mouth, Xu Chu rarely refuted his opinions, and this time looking at the posture, he made up his mind to take care of the Zhou family's affairs first.

Seeing this, Guo Jia smiled and said: "The lord is afraid that we will work too hard, Zhicai, you can follow the lord." ”

Xi Zhong said: "Among the people of the Zhou clan, there are currently Zhou Yi and his son Zhou Yu at home, if the lord really wants to employ people, he should also consider Zhou Yi first, not Zhou Yu, who has not yet reached the crown." ”

Xu Chu bowed his head and said: "What Zhicai said is true. However, Zhou Yi wants to use it, and Zhou Yu also needs to use it. ”

The problem is that Zhou Yu is only fifteen years old now, and fifteen-year-old people have not yet written a word, so naturally he rarely goes out and rarely does things for the imperial court. However, although there are very few phenomena of appearing before the crown, this dynasty is not absent. As far away as Emperor Shun, Xie Qian, a native of Runan, and Zhao Jian, a native of Henan, were worshiped by the then minister Zuo Xiong at the age of twelve; Near, such as Zang Hong, a native of Guangling County, is also a young man.

Xu Chu and the three strategists thought about it a little, and prepared to test the meaning of the Zhou family by writing to the court and citing Zhou Yu as a boy.

With Xu Chu's reputation and status, it is difficult to say whether this matter can be made true, the probability is there, but it is not high. In fact, this is also a helpless move, why do you say this, you have to talk about the inspection system of this dynasty in detail.

Nowadays, there are two kinds of names for selecting talents that are more valued by scholars, one is Maocai and the other is filial piety. Maocai is mostly for the state, and filial piety is for the county. The number of Maocai is less than that of filial piety, and the requirements are higher than that of filial piety, and most of the people who are promoted as Maocai are people who have been officials for many years and have a good background in the court. In other words, what Xu Chu holds in his hands is the power to promote filial piety, and the number of filial piety is determined according to the specific conditions of each county, and the number of counties with a large population, or a county with a small population and many families, will have more places. The population of Lujiang is not large, and the family is even less pitiful, and there is only one place. This place is very precious, only one person can be cited a year, originally to envelop Zhou Yu, filial piety is the best way, but Zhou Yu is too young.

According to Zuo Xiong's suggestion, the emperor set the age of filial piety at 40 years old, which has been used to this day. The system is still there, but in fact, just looking at some of the current scholars, there are many who break the convention, such as Zang Hong who was mentioned just now, and Cao Cao, who was promoted to filial piety in his twenties. Cao Cao and Zang Hong were all promoted because of their family backgrounds, and Zhou Yu actually met the requirements after the crown ceremony, but Xu Chu couldn't wait for now, so he had to choose the method of 'Tong Zilang'.

Tong Zilang is an honorary title issued by the imperial court, specially awarded to the young who are proficient in Confucianism, with this title, you can enter Taixue to study, you can also change your name to go out in advance.

Xu Chu could only immediately go to the imperial court, and also wrote letters to Luoyang's old friends Cao Cao and Xun Yu, asking them for help. Then, I have to go to Zhou's house in person.

Xu Chu drove lightly and came to Zhou Yi's house, and the entourage was only one Guo Jia and one Dian Wei, and even the guards were omitted.

This is the same as the difference between visiting Yanling Li Ping and the Zhang family before, the Zhou family is a famous family in Lujiang, and they can't be treated at will. Guo Jia and Dian Wei are now white, have no official position, and are Xu Chu's disciples. Bringing the two of them to visit was purely in the name of Xu Chu's 'private', not in the name of Lujiang Taishou. Otherwise, coming over with a guard of honor and guards, not only will it not make Zhou Yi and Zhou Yu feel glorious - the Zhou family does not need this kind of brilliance at all, but it will make the Zhou family think that Xu Chu oppresses people with power and is not modest enough. Xu Chu's identity as a 'martial artist' was naturally regarded by the scholars with colored glasses, so he considered it and followed it lightly to show his modest and low-key attitude.

When he arrived at the gate of the mansion, Xu Chu didn't dare to put up the score of Taishou, so he asked Guo Jia to go up to the door and stab him to see.

After Zhou Yi received the famous assassination, he personally went out to the door of the mansion to greet him. The Zhou family is famous, two generations have been the 'three dukes' in the court, and now there are also clansmen in high positions in Luoyang, Zhou Yi also came out to greet Xu Chu in person, but because Xu Chu is also famous.

Xu Chu's reputation is partly based on his own hard work, such as plotting to punish the Zhang Rang clan in Yangzhai, and pacifying the Yellow Turban in Yingchuan; The other part was blown out, and He Hao, Yuan Shao, Cai Yong, Cao Cao, Bao Xin, and other people who had a good relationship with him spread it for him. Especially at the time when Luoyang is in turmoil, people of insight are always paying attention to the situation in Luoyang City, Xu Chu's 'thin name' in Luoyang, and most of the Yangzhou scholars have heard of it, not to mention Lujiang County, which is relatively close to the Central Plains.

Zhou Yi is in his forties, a round older than Xu Chu, so Xu Chu got off the car early and came to wait at the outside of the mansion, and when he saw Zhou Yi come out, he immediately asked Dian Wei to present a gift.

Zhou Yi smiled slightly, and after accepting it, he greeted Xu Chu, and then said: "The Ming Mansion came to the cold house, and it was my sin to fail to welcome it from afar." ”

Xu Chu smiled back and said: "Where did Duke Zhou say this, the younger generation was lucky to be selected by the imperial court as the Taishou of your county, but the prince is the hope of the county, how can there be a reason for the county to welcome it?" ”

Zhou Yi nodded imperceptibly, very satisfied with Xu Chu's modest attitude, and invited Xu Chu to the mansion with a smile.

When they arrived indoors, the guests and hosts on both sides sat down, and Zhou Yixian understood Xu Chu's intention to make a light car, and arranged Dian Wei and Guo Jia to sit under Xu Chu's seat.

Xu Chu was polite and looked inside the room.

The interior of the house is not luxurious, elegant and clean. The Zhou family is a scholar family, but the family assets are not those counties and counties, and the surname is generally rich in a county, even if they are really rich, they will not show it to others. While watching the furnishings in the house, Xu Chu couldn't help but regret that Zhou Yu did not appear.

Probably not at home, if it is at home, a 'distinguished guest' like Xu Chu comes to visit, Zhou Yi will not call Zhou Yu over.

"Could it be that he has already gone to Shouchun to visit Sun Ce?"

Xu Chu thought to himself, but after hearing Zhou Yi's greetings, he asked about the situation in Luoyang. This is also something that I thought Zhou Yi would definitely ask before I came, the situation is very chaotic, there are people in the Zhou family in Luoyang City, Zhou Yi will inevitably be worried and worried.

didn't hurry to answer, Xu Chu confessed and led the topic to Zhou Yu, "I once heard the name of Zhou Yu, the son of Gonggong, and the younger generation came to see you this time, and I really want to meet your son, I don't know if your son is at home?" ”

After speaking, Xu Chu found that Zhou Yi's face was full of undisguised pride, and said: "The dog has a bad name, how dare you spare the ears of the Ming Mansion, the Ming Mansion is falsely praised." It's just that the dog went out with the doorman in the morning, and Xu went out of the county seat and hunted nearby, but he missed it with the Ming Mansion. ”

Xu Chu quietly breathed a sigh of relief: It's good that you didn't go to Shouchun, it's good if you didn't go to Shouchun.