Guo Jia said unhurriedly: "Soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent. The previous 'temple calculation' between the lord and Jia, I'm afraid that it can't keep up with the development of the situation. ”

Xu Chu was surprised in his heart, could it be that Guo Jia heard some unusual information from He Yan?

As Xu Chu guessed, Guo Jia said a 'insignificant' but crucial name - Zhang Jin.

"Zhang Jin is a close confidant of the general, but he has a close relationship with Yuan Sili, He Boqiu and other celebrities, and has actually become Yuan Sili's eyeliner in the general's mansion." Guo Jiayun said, "According to He Boqiu, he had a meeting with Zhang Jin before he set off, and when talking about the general, Zhang Jin reminded him that the general of the chariot and the king of Wuyang had a deep conversation with the general recently. ”

When Xu Chu came to the Eastern Han Dynasty, he often paid attention to the situation in the imperial court, and knew that the general of the Che Cai referred to He Jin's younger brother He Miao, and Wuyangjun referred to He Jin's biological mother.

Thinking that Zhang Rang's servant in Luoyang married the sister of the Empress Dowager He, Xu Chu was stunned and said: "Could it be that Zhang Rang pleaded with He Jin through the general of the chariot and the king of Wuyang?" ”

"Exactly." Guo Jia sighed, "The general is cautious and misses the old feelings. The fire that the lord burned in Yangzhai may be in vain. ”

Xu Chu realized the seriousness of the matter, and Empress Dowager He's attitude towards eunuchs has always been ambiguous, so that his mother, younger brother, and sister pleaded with He Jin for Zhang Rang and others at the same time, and He Jin would definitely hesitate again. As soon as He Jin hesitated, he Xu Chu Ke was in danger...... Zhang Zhi was killed by him, and Huang Guan was also killed by him, if these people Zhang Rang falls, it is not a matter of worrying if they are killed, what if Zhang Rang does not fall? So where will he go?

The direction of history, Xu Chu is now a little uncertain.

Guo Jia looked solemn and said, "Send troops, lord, for the sake of today, you can only prepare for the worst." Even if the eunuchs have the last laugh in the game in front of us, we can't sit still. ”

Xu Chu was a little depressed, and sighed: "Let's meet Wu Zhizhong first, he is the envoy of the state pastor, and he can't be too lazy." ”

Yuzhou Zhizhong engaged in Wu Yi is a native of Peiguo Zhuyi, and the Wu family is also a prominent family in the state and county. His ancestor Wu Ru as a confessor from the Han Gaozu Liu Bang to the tyranny of Qin, after the Qin annihilation, the Han Gaozu was crowned a meritorious hero, Wu Ru was named for merit, ranked 20th in the list of meritorious heroes. In this dynasty, although the glory of the Wu clan is not as good as in the heyday of that year, there are still clansmen who have served as 2,000 stone Han officials. Last year, the Yellow Turban of Runan was resurrected, and the soldiers of the county and county were in trouble, and the imperial court reset the position of state pastor, with Huang Wan as the pastor of Yuzhou, leading the matter of leveling the Yellow Turban thieves in Runan, and the Wu clan mobilized the people of the whole clan and nearby counties and townships to gather tens of thousands of stones of grain and grass, and thousands of soldiers, making great contributions to Huang Wan's pacification of the Yellow Turban thieves. Huang Wan then deposed Wu Yi as a member of the central government, and presided over the internal affairs of the state.

Don't drive and engage in governance is Huang Wan's right and left hand, and sent Wu Yi to Yingchuan, which shows Huang Wan's solemnity. Then it will definitely not be as simple as passing a word, Xu Chu has already conceived, it should be the Yellow Turban Qu Shuai Liu Pi and Gong Du who escaped into the mountains, and Huang Wan can't reach it, and he will come to Yingchuan to reinforce him.

Inviting Wu Yi over, Xu Chu bowed and said: "The subordinates have seen Wu Zhizhong. ”

Wu Yi was tall and modest in appearance, and when he saw Xu Chu making a big salute, he hurriedly helped Xu Chu up after avoiding it sideways, and said: "Xu is too modest, how dare you accept such a big gift of one 'two thousand stones'." ”

Since ancient times, China has paid attention to the way of balance, which can be especially reflected in officialdom. The official position of Wu Yi in front of him is a good example. Zhizhong is a subordinate of the governor and has great power, but his rank is only 100 stones, and he is not even as good as the county leader. Another example is the history of the state thorn, which is only 600 stones, and the rank of Lu is equivalent to that of a county, but the history of the thorn can 'cut first and then play' to remove the state officials, and the Taishou of 2,000 stones can only rely on his snort in most cases.

Wu Yi is a Shangguan, Xu Chu invited him to take a seat, and he sat down to accompany him.

But listening to Wu Yi said slowly: "Xu Taishou is young and promising, which is enviable."

"When I first came to Suizhou, I took my clansmen to Suizhou Mukeping County, and I saw Ling Zun a few times at that time.

"It's a pity that the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, and Ling Zun died of illness soon after, leaving the family business to you. If you know that you are now married to the daughter of the Zhang family of Yanling, and you have become the Taishou of Yingchuan, you must be extremely proud of the spirit of the heavens. ”

When Xu Chu heard the word "Lingzun", he chuckled in his heart. Since he came to the end of the Han Dynasty, he had never seen his parents, and he was busy all day long in Yingchuan, and he never thought about whether there were any relatives of his own in Runan. Now I heard Wu Yi mention 'my father', and I wanted to ask about the situation of the Xu family, but it was inconvenient to ask, so I frowned.

Wu Yi's two kind eyebrows raised, as if he had seen through Xu Chu's thoughts, and said: "When the Gepo thieves committed the county, it was just when we waited for Suizhou Mu Ke to return to the north of Runan, and the county was empty. It's a pity that the thieves hated Xu Taishou's clan deeply at that time, and they killed all the Xu clan who couldn't flee in the future...... Hey, at that time, the state pastor ordered that Xu Taishou must be found, 'life to see people, death to see corpses', seven days of unsuccessful search, thinking that Xu Taishou was unfortunately killed, but I didn't expect Ji people to have their own natural appearance, it turned out to run to Yingchuan County. Xu Taishou didn't know, that day, the state pastor learned that you made the Yanling County Order, and you ate several bowls of rice......"

Xu Chu said in his heart: It turns out that the 'father' has a close relationship with Huang Zhoumu, although the Xu family is not a wealthy family, but also has a 'dragon merit' for Huang Wan; no wonder Huang Wan once contributed to the imperial court at that time, and strongly recommended Xu Chu as the Taishou of Yingchuan. So he was moved: "Huang Gong and Wu Jun love the younger generation, and the younger generation doesn't know how to repay it." ”

On the side, Guo Jia was also surprised that Xu Chu's father had an old relationship with the dignified Yuzhou pastor, but his heart was clear, Wu Yi's words were playing the emotional card, and he played extremely beautifully. Judging from Xu Chu's performance, he has completely fallen into Wu Yi's calculations.

"Don't worry, my lord, I think you have the opportunity to repay Huangzhou Mu now." After Guo Jia finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Wu Yi, "What do you say?" ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Wu Yi's kind eyes, and he said calmly: "Who is this?" ”

Xu Chu said: "This county soldier Cao Peng Guo Jia, the word is filial piety." ”

Wu Yi said to Guo Jiazuo: "It turned out to be Guo Bingcao, and Mrs. Xu guarded the door with a lot of talents." Xu Shu has seen it in the long company, and he is a talent; There are also Yangzhai jujubes, and they are vigorous and resolute. The future of Yingchuan County is promising. ”

Xu Chu said modestly: "Wu Jun praises falsely. ”

Wu Yi said with a smile: "As Guo Bingcao said, the state pastor is in trouble, and I hope that Yingchuan County can help. "It is natural for the state pastor to order Yu County, but Wu Yi did not say so, but said that he hoped that Xu Chu would help. In this way, no matter what his request is, Xu Chu is unreasonable and unreasonable.

After Guo Jiayi's interruption, Xu Chu also woke up to the fact that Wu Yi's mission must not be easy.

Sure enough, Wu Yi opened his mouth and said: "The Yellow Turban thieves are wandering in the mountains and fields around Dingling and Zhaoling, and the crowd is between 30,000 and 40,000, and the momentum is not small. And because the Runan field has been abandoned since last year, and the military rations are also in an emergency, the state pastor led 20,000 elite soldiers in Ruyang, and he could not be destroyed for several months, so he also asked Xu Taishou to transfer military food to Ruyang on the one hand, and led the troops to be stationed in Yun County to cooperate with the state pastor. ”

Asking for soldiers and food, Xu Chu had a headache. Luoyang and Runan put pressure on Yingchuan County at the same time, even if Yingchuan's situation was slightly better than that of the surrounding counties because of Xu Chuping's destruction of He Yi and Huang Shao, it was completely unbearable.

Gan Ning's army set out from the camp of Weishui and was now stationed between Weishui and Yingshui, sixty miles away from Yangcheng; Wang Yan was injured, and his subordinates were temporarily led by Gong Su, and they are now stationed in Yangzhai. The two main forces could not be moved lightly, and Xu Chu only had Dian Wei's five hundred tiger guards in his hands.

If he only needed to march to the north or west, gritted his teeth and temporarily recruited a group of troops, and asked people on both sides at the same time, Xu Chu would not agree.

It was too nerve-wracking for him.

"Please also ask Wu Jun to spend a few more days in Yanling County, and let me discuss a charter." Xu Chu smiled helplessly.

"That's the state pastor...... there" Wu Yi smiled.

"I said that the junior Xu Chu would not disappoint the state pastor."

"So-and-so will wait a few more days."

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After Wu Yi left, Xu Chu immediately summoned Zao Yi, Xu Shu, and Xi Zhong to play the pair. When it came to the intentions of He Yan and Wu Yi, the three of them were all angry.

Zao Yi was worried that his tuntian would be difficult to implement smoothly, Xu Shu remembered the grain in the treasury, and Xi Zhong jumped to his feet and scolded: "How can this be reasonable!" ”

Scolding and scolding, you still have to think of a way. There are priorities, and everyone's views are very consistent, Luoyang is heavy, Runan is light; However, Luoyang is slow, and Runan is urgent.

Zhang Rang's fate is related to Xu Chu's net worth, so the situation in Luoyang is important; But Luoyang is far away from Yingchuan, even if Zhang Rang and others regain the trust of the imperial relatives, and when they slow down to deal with Xu Chu, it will be at least a month or two later, and Runan is adjacent to Yingchuan County, and the governor is the top boss, and it is not good that those who oppose Xu Chu in the county will find an opportunity to eat away at Xu Chu's existing achievements, so Runan is more anxious.

Xu Shu and Zao Yi were still thinking hard about countermeasures, Guo Jia and Xi Zhong glanced at each other, and almost said in unison: "Enter Chenliu County and take Yu County directly!" ”