"Just let them go?" Sima Yi didn't know when he stood behind Liu Xie, and when he saw Liu Xie let go of Zhang Yang and Feng Ji, he couldn't help but ask.

"If you don't let them go, will it be possible to keep them to eat?"

"Raising tigers is a problem."

"Hey, are they tigers? Zhang Yang may be better, but Ji ......" Liu Xie shook his head when he said this, and did not say any more.

Seeing this, Sima Yi asked puzzledly, "What's wrong?" Although Feng Ji is a little timid, he still has his resourcefulness, when Yuan Shao escaped from Luoyang, he and Xu You went to defect, and he did a lot of things for Yuan Shao at the beginning. ”

"Zhongda, everything must have a long-term vision, this Feng Ji is indeed talented, and it can be put in the place for the guard of a county. But the problem is that he is a close confidant of Yuan Shao, and what he says, Yuan Shao will also seriously consider it. ”

"In that case, shouldn't it be left behind?"

"Listen to me. At present, Yuan Shao's soldiers are strong and strong, and the lord of Hebei is just around the corner. But the internal contradictions are also big, and the six masterminds are estimated to be cockfighting, and no one is convinced. Xu You and Feng Ji belonged to the old men who followed Yuan Shao in the early years, and Fu Zhu and Tian Feng were originally subordinates of Jizhou Mu Hanfu, and they were only under Yuan Shao after betraying the old master. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Zhongda, not all the children of all families are like your Sima family, Yuan Shao has three sons, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang, among which Yuan Xi is out, so there is no candidate for heir, and the rest of Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang have their own supporters. Yuan Shao was fine when he was alive, but once Yuan Shao had an accident, the Yuan family would definitely fall apart. ”

“…… Why is Bohe so sure? Sima Yi frowned and asked.

"It's very simple, you can see Yuan Shao's arrangements for the states under his rule. Don't look at Yuan Shao at this time, there is only one Jizhou at the moment, but he has already made arrangements for the surrounding Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Qingzhou. Youzhou Mu is Yuan Xi, Qingzhou Mu is Yuan Tan, and Bingzhou Mu Du let his nephew Gao Gan serve. ”

"What about Yuan Shang?"

Yuan Shang was left by his side. Zhongda, it can be seen from this that Yuan Shao's preference for his third son Yuan Shang. According to the tradition of our Han people, it is not advisable to abolish the long and the young. Yuan Tan is the eldest son, and de jure is Yuan Shao's legal heir, but Yuan Shao prefers Yuan Shang, do you say Yuan Tan can be nervous? If Yuan Shao also kept Yuan Tan by his side, Yuan Tan could only accept his fate, but Yuan Shao appointed Yuan Tan as the Qingzhou Mu, and now Qingzhou is in the hands of Lu Bu, but once Yuan Shao solves Gongsun Zhan, then Qingzhou and Bingzhou will definitely fall into his hands, so that Yuan Tan will also have the capital to resist. Once Yuan Shao had an accident, how could Yuan Tan be restrained, even if he was willing, those who attached to Yuan Tan and hoped to get the merit of 'Conglong' would not agree. At that time, the Yuan clan in Hebei will have civil strife. ”

"But does this have anything to do with you letting Feng Ji go back?" Sima Yi asked puzzled.

"Of course it does. Yuan Shao's six masterminds are well known to be at odds, and the struggle between them has never stopped. Let's leave Feng Ji just to help Yuan Shao reduce the internal strife, it is better to let Feng Ji go back and let Yuan Shao continue to fight internally. ”

“…… Co-author, are you using Feng Ji as a-stirring stick? ”

"Huh...... This is a fitting analogy. Liu Xie said with a smile.

……

Without saying anything all the way, the Sima family's convoy arrived at Mengjindu smoothly, and Yang Fu, who had been waiting on the shore, saw Liu Xie with his own eyes, and the heart that was hanging was put down. Yang Fu, who was appointed as Yin of Henan, was almost frightened when he saw Zhao Yun and learned that the Son of Heaven was now a guest at Sima's house in Hanoi.

Fortunately, there were 3,000 officers and soldiers who accompanied Yang Fu to Henan Yin, and Zhao Yunlai borrowed troops, Yang Fu did not hesitate to hand over the military power, and even wanted to personally lead the troops to bring the Son of Heaven back from Hanoi. Now that the Son of Heaven is safe and sound, Yang Fu can be regarded as relieved.

"Wechen meets the saint." Yang Fu saluted Liu Xie with a serious expression.

As soon as he saw Yang Fu like that, Liu Xie knew that Yang Fu was ready to admonish him, and he could even guess what Yang Fu wanted to say next, which was nothing more than the old saying that the son of a daughter can't sit down. If you don't listen, you can't stop listening, and as a king, how can you not accept advice. It's not advisable to find an excuse to run away, it's just chilling. I can only smile and say: "Yishan is not polite, it's very hard to be this Henan Yin, right?" ”

"Thank you for your concern, no matter how hard and tiring it is to serve the Han, it is willing. Just ......"

As soon as he heard this, Liu Xie knew that he was coming, and he was ready to accept criticism. Sure enough, I listened to Yang Fu's initial advice. Liu Xie has heard the same old tune more than once, Wang Yun has persuaded him, Lu Zhi has persuaded him, Cai Yong has persuaded him, Xun Yu has also persuaded him, and there are countless senior officials and ministers in the DPRK and the Central Committee who have persuaded Liu Xie, but Liu Xie just does not change.

After Yang Fu finished chattering, Liu Xie put on a look of listening carefully to the opinions of his courtiers, and sincerely apologized: "Let Yishan worry about me, I am wrong, and I hope Yishan will not blame me for being willful for a while." ”

"The saint's words are serious, and Weichen is just worried that the saint is wrong, so he speaks inappropriately, and asks the saint to punish him." Yang Fu was really fooled, and hurriedly asked for sin.

"Hey~ Loyalty is good for action, what Yishan said is for my safety, what is the crime?" Liu Xie waved his hand again and again, stretched out his hand to help Yang Fu and said.

After Yang Fu went to see Sima Fang and left, Sima Yi leaned over and asked Liu Xiedao in a low voice: "Bohe, you are the Son of Heaven, why do you want to admit your mistake to a courtier?" ”

“…… Zhongda, kindness towards others should be carefully put away. Yang Yishan persuaded me to pay attention to personal safety out of concern, are you a fool who doesn't know what to do? Liu Xie glanced at Sima Yi and said.

"Huh...... Will you change it? Sima Yi asked with a smile.

"Guess what."

……

When he first met Sima Yi, Liu Xie was very wary of Sima Yi because of his preconceived ideas. Later, when he gradually got acquainted, Liu Xie discovered that Sima Yi was not as cunning as later generations said. This guy is smart and smart, but he can also be stupid, he will also be angry, and when he makes a mistake, he will tremble like a mouse when he sees a cat when he sees Lao Tzu Sima Fang.

took Sima Yi on the boat, and this trip to Hanoi was basically a success. After crossing the Yellow River, it is the area controlled by Liu Xie, and the further west it is, the safer it is. Ordinary rat thieves easily dare not provoke the official army, and Cao Cao, who is the only one who may secretly attack Liu Xie, is now pointing to the imperial court's help, and he will not take the initiative to break the relationship between the two families.

However, he was still talking and laughing with Sima Yi on the boat, and when he got off the boat and got the latest information handed over by Ma Han, Liu Xie's brows couldn't help frowning. Seeing this, Sima Yi on the side retreated to the side with interest, although the Sima family is now bound to the chariot of the imperial court, but now that he has not yet entered the office, there are some things that he needs to avoid suspicion.

Liu Xie didn't care, and when he collected the information and turned around, he saw Sima Yi standing in the distance, and couldn't help but ask, "Zhongda, what are you doing standing so far away?" ”

"Are you alright?"

"What can I do? Are you dazzled? ”

"No, my face was a little ugly after I saw you just now after seeing the information, isn't the information sent not good news?" Sima Yi explained.

"Hmm...... It's not bad news, and it's certainly not good news. ”

"What the hell is that?"

“…… It can only be said that it is general news. Zhongda You must also know that now the imperial court has almost no control over the Kanto, so what the Kwantung princes want to do, it can only be up to them, and what the imperial court can do is to collect their every move. ”

"What does that information say?"

"What else can there be, the battle of Cao, Yuan and Liu ended with Yuan Shu's retreat, Yingchuan County is now in the hands of Cao Cao, and the southern part of Xuzhou is occupied by Liu Bei, the northern part of Xuzhou and Qingzhou are occupied by Lu Bu, and the son of Sun Jian, the Taishou of Changsha, crossed the river to attack Jiangdong after getting back to the old department from Yuan Shu, and has defeated Liu Jian several times, and the soldiers and horses under his command have expanded from the original 3,000 people to more than 20,000 people, this Jiangdong Xiaobawang is really not covered."

"Bo He is very interested in that Sun Ce?" Sima Yi asked with a frown.

"After his father picked up the heirloom jade seal, he took it for himself, and he, who was a son, dedicated the heirloom jade seal to Yuan Shu in order to get back his father's old department, do you think I can easily forget this father and son? It's a pity that the focus of the imperial court at the moment is not on the east. Liu Xie shook his head and asked Sima Yi coldly: "Zhongda, have you thought about where to study when you arrive in Chang'an?" ”

"I can't go to Taixue?" Sima Yi asked with some confusion.

"Personally, I don't recommend going to Taixue. Although Zheng Xuan and Kong Rong are great Confucians, they are good at teaching and educating people, and they can cultivate talents......" Speaking of this, Liu Xie shook his head. Sima Yi thought about it when he heard this, and found that what Liu Xie said was really right, Sun Gan, who was trained by Zheng Xuan, was a good hand at internal affairs, but if he wanted to talk about marching and arranging the formation, it would be a mess. And his temperament is really not suitable for taking the path of civil officials.

"Then Eper, where do you think it's right for me to go?" Sima Yi asked casually.

"Let me say, there's a place I'd like to recommend to you."

"Where?"

"The Water Mirror Villa created by Sima Hui in Jingzhou, it should be more suitable for you. And I have a hunch that you can meet your fateful enemies there. ”

“…… Why do you talk about it? Sima Yi frowned and said.

"Huh...... Just a hunch, believe it or not. Anyway, I recommend you to go to Shuijing Villa, Sima Hui and Pang Degong have both been in Yingchuan Academy before, so you don't have to worry about their knowledge. ”

"I'd better ask my father about this." Sima Yi thought about it and did not accept Liu Xie's suggestion. Liu Xie didn't care either, shrugged his shoulders and stopped talking about it.

After Sima Yi told Sima Fang about Liu Xie's suggestion, Sima Fang pondered for a long time, and then said to Sima Yi: "I asked you to learn from Hu Kongming before, but something happened to you, and it is impossible to go again." But now the Holy One is against you entering the Taixue......"

"Father, what is the matter with the Water Mirror Villa?"

“…… Sima Hui and Pang Degong are indeed well-educated people, and the Shuijing Villa co-founded by the two of them has also heard of it for his father, but he doesn't know how it is for his father. But since the Holy One has suggested that you go, you might as well go there, and if you don't think it's suitable, you can come back. Sima Fang thought for a while and said.

The next day, Sima Yi was a man of action, and since his father agreed to go by himself, he didn't even want to go to Chang'an, so he immediately asked Liu Xie to say goodbye and prepared to leave for Jingzhou. Liu Xie has no objection to this, anyway, Sima Yi has nothing to do with going to Chang'an now, it is better to go directly to Jingzhou, and save some time wasted on the road.

wrote a letter in his own handwriting, hoping that Sima Hui could accept Sima Yi, and at the same time, he also hoped that Sima Hui or Pang Degong could take the time to come to Chang'an to see him, and Liu Xie's matter was finished. As for Sima Fang's departure of Sima Yi, it was even more straightforward, except for arranging two scholars for Sima Yi, he completely left everything else, and even Liu Xie did it for him.

"Zhongda, it's a long way to Jingzhou, you have to take care of yourself. Zhao Hu and Zhang Long are my cronies, and they will protect the safety of your trip. There is also a parting imminent, and I have a word to give. Liu Xie took Sima Yi's hand and said.

"Uncle He, please have something to say."

"People can't be good-looking, the sea can't fight, Zhongda is going to Jingzhou, remember not to look at people with high or low status, collect the arrogance of the children of the family in you, you must know that there are many talents. I also have one thing I entrust to you, to keep an eye on the talented people in your classmates. ”

"Bohe wants me to be a lobbyist for you?"

"That's not it, you just need to pay attention to me, and you don't interfere in the solicitation. And I don't think you'll be able to help me recruit any talent. Don't fail to solicit, but become an enemy, then you will die. ”

Sima Yi replied to Liu Xie's words with a big roll of his eyes, and said angrily: "Don't worry, I must not have much to do, what else do you have to explain?" I'm on my way without me. ”

"No, you don't have to worry about things at home, you can rest assured that you can go on the road. Oh, by the way, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you, remember not to peek at the widow taking a bath again, if you are caught again, it will be more than your Sima's face. You are what I recommended to come, with the face of the imperial court...... Hey~ I haven't finished yet......"

……

After sending Sima Yi away, Liu Xie left Yang Fu to continue to restore the livelihood of Henan County, and he returned to Chang'an with Sima Fang's family. There was nothing to do all the way, and the group arrived in Chang'an smoothly. The arrival of Sima Fang made many of his former colleagues happy and warmly entertained Sima Fang.

And after ending Sima Fang's reception banquet, Xun Yu found Liu Xie and asked Liu Xie for his guilt. Because Liu Xie was young, he didn't drink much wine at the banquet, and at this time, he was sober-minded, and Xun Yu's plea Liu Xie was clear in his heart.

"Wen Ruo, sit down and talk." Liu Xie looked at Xun Yu and said.

Waiting for Xun Yu to sit down, Liu Xie continued: "Actually, when I just learned that you let Guo Jia go, I was indeed a little unhappy in my heart, Guo Fengxiao is a talent, even if it can't be used by me, it should be detained, so as not to cheapen Cao Cao." But when some time has passed, and I look back, I will see that there is nothing wrong with your decision. Although it is indeed a pity to let Guo Fengxiao go, it is not necessarily beneficial to me to stay. ”

"Lord ......"

"Wen Ruo, let me finish my words first." Liu Xie raised his hand to stop Xun Yu and said: "Indeed, Cao Cao's absence of Guo Fengxiao is indeed a big loss for him, but for me, it is not a good thing. First of all, although this Guo Fengxiao looks weak, his personality is extremely strong, and the coercion and temptation may not be effective for him. Secondly, although Guo Fengxiao is strong, if he can't be sincerely assisted, it will be like chicken ribs, tasteless food, and it is a pity to abandon it, and more importantly, if he refuses to serve, it will be just, I am afraid that he will hold a grudge because of this, and Yang Feng Yin will disobey, in case it will hurt me at a critical moment, and it will be useless to kill him at that time. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Xie paused, and after a while, he continued: "And the third reason is that the imperial court is now unable to look eastward, but the strength of Yuan Shao in Hebei has grown rapidly, once he solves Gongsun Zhan, there is no opponent in the whole Hebei, he will definitely aim at the Central Plains, and the Central Plains is now divided by several princes and fallen into a melee, and when Yuan Shao waves his army south, I am afraid it will not be Yuan Shao's opponent." ”

"Doesn't the lord want to support Cao Cao?" Xun Yu frowned and asked.

"Well, I do have this plan, although Cao Cao is not a good person, but among the princes of the Central Plains, he is the only one who is the most pleasing to the eye."

“…… I thought the main guild favored Liu Bei. ”

"Liu Bei?" Liu Xie suddenly sneered when he heard this, looked at Xun Yu and asked, "Wen Ruo, do you say that it is a real villain who is easy to deal with or a hypocrite who is easy to deal with?" ”

"Uh...... Neither of these people seems to be good people. ”

"I never said these two people are good people." Liu Xie shrugged with a smile, "Wen Ruo, if I were to choose, I would rather deal with Cao Cao than have anything to do with that Liu Bei." ”

“…… The lord didn't seem to like that Liu Bei very much. Xun Yu asked puzzled. It is true that Liu Xie and Liu Bei have never met, but Liu Xie has not been very friendly since he knew that there was Liu Bei. Xun Yu didn't know that the Liu Association was like this because it was influenced by later generations.

People who can say the famous saying "brothers are like siblings, women are like clothes", Liu Xie said that he would not regard him as someone who could be trusted and befriended. Maybe Liu Bei said this just to win people's hearts, but it is precisely because of this that it can be proved that Liu Bei is not a benevolent elder as he seems on the surface.

Liu Xie didn't explain this problem to Xun Yu, and after revealing Guo Jia's incident, he began to listen to Xun Yu's report to him about the various things that happened in the court during his absence in Chang'an.

It is not once or twice that Liu Xie sneaked out of Chang'an, and the hundred officials in the DPRK and China are almost not surprised, although he ran farther this time, but since he came back safely, the "trouble" that Liu Xie was worried about would not be very serious. Compared with what Liu Xie was worried about, another major event made Liu Xie's brows furrow, Yizhou Liu Zhang not long ago with Zhang Ren as a general, led 50,000 troops to approach Jiameng Pass, and his intentions were unknown.