Chapter 17

Xu Chu put away the seal ribbon, but saw Pang Shang suddenly say goodbye, saying that he had something important to do. Obviously, this old man is extremely unhappy and unbalanced. He has been a prince in Yanling for many years and has worked hard, but the county would rather leave the position of Yanling county commander vacant than promote him. Now he finally decided to fill the post of county magistrate, but let Xu Chu, who came to the county for less than ten months, take over.

Seeing Pang Shang leave, Xu Chu turned around and asked Xun Yu, "Pang Gong is known for his name, why does the government follow the officials and use Xu Chu?" ”

Xun Yu said: "In extraordinary times, we need to use extraordinary people to do extraordinary things. Pang Shang was decent, and when the county lieutenant Han Zong was lawless in Yanling, he, as a county magistrate, was powerless to subdue him. On the other hand, you Xu Zhongkang, vigorous and resolute, only thirty people dare to covet Yan Ling, although Xun does not like you to kill the court officials privately, but I have to admire your decisiveness. But...... There are a few things I would like to ask Zhong Kang. ”

Xu Chu was praised by Xun Yu, and said: "Xun Jun doesn't hurt to ask." ”

Xun Yu said: "When the new official takes office, can he have a plan to subdue Yan Ling?" Spring ploughing is coming, can there be a way to stabilize people's livelihood? He Yi came to attack, can there be a strategy to protect the territory and retreat from the enemy? ”

When Xu Chu heard this, he understood that this was not only Xun Yu's worry about him, but also giving him ideas in disguise. The three questions Xun Yu asked were all major issues that Xu Chu had to solve in the near future. As long as one of these three problems is not dealt with well, Yanling County is likely to be unable to defend it, and the seal ribbon he just received will become a useless ornament at that time.

Xu Chu shook his head and said, "Thank you Xunjun, Zhongkang remember the teachings." ”

"Teachings?" Xun Yu was surprised, "I'm neither your teacher nor your elder, it's serious." ”

Xu Chu stretched out his hand in the direction of the door, made a gesture of invitation, and motioned for Xun Yu to walk casually together. Xun Yu agreed, went out of the county government and Xu Chu rode on a horse, and marched together.

Xu Chu continued what he said just now: "What Xun Jun said is full of emotion. ”

"Huh?" Xun Yu looked at Xu Chu.

"Xun Jun is erudite, loyal, benevolent and filial, and is a model for the corporal of the world. is older than me, if Xu Chu wants to study with a teacher, there is no better candidate than Xun Jun. Xu Chu paused, and then said, "But Xu Chu was born in a humble background, a rough man in the countryside, even if he has a heart, the times do not allow it." ”

Xun Yu smiled and said, "How can the current situation not allow Zhong Kang to concentrate on studying?" ”

Xu Chu pointed to the people who were working on both sides of the road, and said: "Xun Jun look at these people, they work at sunrise and rest at sunset, they have worked hard for a year, rain or shine, but even eating a full meal is a luxury. Why? There were thieves as tigers in the front, and officials as wolves in the back, and the people of Qianshou were sandwiched between tigers and wolves, and they were knocked out of the bones and sucked the marrow, so there was no hope. ”

Xun Yu looked at Xu Chu's point, these peasants were wearing tattered clothes, working in the fields barefoot, all of them were yellow and thin, skinny, and couldn't help sighing.

saw Xu Chulerma stop, turned over, and walked to an old farmer with gray hair. Seeing this, the old farmer didn't know what Xu Chu was going to do, so he hurriedly knelt down, his face frightened.

Xu Chu helped the old farmer up, and said to Xun Yu: "Xun Jun, look, I didn't even explain my intention, so I made the old man afraid of being like this, it can be seen that Han Zong is the prosperity of the township, Xu Chu killed this thief, vainly against the law of the country, if you don't kill this thief, heaven will not tolerate it!" ”

Xun Yu saw Xu Chu's face full of anger, and sighed in his heart, and saw Xu Chu take off his shoes, and he actually wanted to help the old farmer put them on. The old farmer was shocked and wanted to kneel again, but Xu Chu had no choice but to throw his shoes in the field before returning to the horse.

Xun Yu shook his head, saying in his heart that this was too deliberate, and he was suspected of being a show.

"The Han Dynasty ruled the country with filial piety, but the sixty-year-old man could not live for his old age, worked barefoot in the fields, and had to starve when he returned. Dare to ask Xun Yu, Xu Chu has seen these folk sufferings, does he still have the heart to do learning? Xu Chu lightly clamped the horse's belly and continued to walk forward.

Xun Yu couldn't cry or laugh, "Is Zhong Kang scolding Xun Yu for only knowing how to read, not about the suffering of the people?" ”

Xu Chu waved his hand, "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, Xun Jun is in the temple, it is a blessing for the people, and it is more useful than a hundred Xu Zhongkang." ”

Xun Yu didn't eat this set and asked, "Zhong Kang said so much, what do you want to say to Yu?" ”

Xu Chu looked ahead and said, "The barracks have arrived." Actually, I also have a question I would like to ask my husband? ”

"Yu knows everything."

"If something happens in the world, where will Mr. go?"

"Phew!" Xun Yu lema, staring at Xu Chu without squinting, asked, "What does Zhong Kang mean by this?" ”

Xu Chu was not to be outdone, and said: "Xun Jun is in a high position and has a wide range of contacts, he should know better than me, right?" ”

Xun Yu looked up at the sky and was silent for a long time. Not long ago, Guo Jia expressed the same meaning to him, but Guo Jia was tactful and Xu Chu was direct. It is indeed inevitable that the Han dynasty will be in turmoil. But Xun Yu didn't think about what happened after the chaos in the world, or that he had been running away and was unwilling to accept such a fact.

But now Xu Chu's eyes are like electricity, which makes him feel that there is no way to avoid it.

"For Hanchen, he should take the world as his own responsibility, there is nothing to say." Xun Yu retracted his gaze and said lightly.

Xu Chu suddenly dismounted, stood on the ground barefoot, bowed deeply and said: "I only hate Xu Chu's weak strength, and he may not be able to carry Mr.'s ideals in the future, but please keep in mind that Xu Chu's door here will always be open for Mr." ”

Xun Yu is silent, ideal? Does he know my ideals? To be honest, if it weren't for Xu Chu being too weak, he would really be a little impressed. No matter which direction the world will go in the future, it would be too hasty to make a decision now.

Xun Yu dismounted and returned the salute to Xu Chu, "I'll talk about it later, Zhongkang, there are many things in the county, so I won't go to the barracks." ”

Xu Chu also knew that with his current strength, letting Xun Yu come to his side to serve was tantamount to a fool's dream. Don't talk about him, it is Cao Cao in history, and he respected Xun Yu as a teacher at the beginning, until the relationship between the two was cracked when he was crowned Duke of Wei.

But in order to have more opportunities to pull Xun Yu to his side in the future, Xu Chu had to put more effort into it. Because Xun Yu represents not only the Xun family, but also many talents who belong to Cao Cao because of his relationship. Such a baby, a fool will let it go in vain.

Sent more than ten miles outside the city, the two officially said goodbye. What made Xu Chu overjoyed was that Xun Yu said something when he left, to the effect that it is not easy for Yanling County to hold, even if you Xu Chu is superior in force, it is only the courage of a horseman, and the final decision on victory or defeat lies in whether the strength of the whole county can be concentrated. And he has a friend who is outstanding in learning, rare in the world, and can persuade his friend to help you this time, but whether you can keep him depends on your ability.

The world in Xun Yu's mouth is rare, and the gold content must be very high, so that Xu Chu was so excited when he went back that Chen Yi called him several times before waking him up.

"Ayi, what's the matter?"

"Big brother, the weapons you requested are all ready, can you start training the formation?"

"Okay, let's get started."

"One more thing, there is a woman who starts in the morning and goes to the barracks until noon, and she must see her eldest brother."

Woman?! Xu Chu looked at the cheap smile on Chen Yi's face, and the second zhang couldn't figure it out, I haven't opened meat since I arrived at the end of the Han Dynasty, where is the woman? Walking to the barracks with questions, I saw a woman with a good appearance, standing motionless outside the barracks, looking very haggard.

It turned out to be her, why did she come to me? Xu Chu patted his horse over and asked, "The Han thief is dead, you don't go home, what are you doing here?" ”