“…… Are you Dian Wei? Liu Xie was taken aback, got up and stood up suddenly, seeing Liu Xie's actions, Hao Zhao and the others didn't know why, but they still quickly got up and protected Liu Xie. Dian Wei, who was eating and drinking, looked at the reactions of Hao Zhao and the others, and said with a grin: "Doll, these guards of yours are very loyal." ”

"Ah, thanks for the compliment. Bodao, it's okay, I'm just a little surprised, you guys keep busy. Liu Xie comforted Hao Zhao and the others, then sat down again, and looked Dian Wei in front of him up and down with interest.

“…… Doll, do you recognize me? ”

"I don't recognize it, but I don't admire the name for a long time."

"Huh?" Dian Wei looked at Liu Xie with some disbelief when he heard this, and saw Liu Xie said with a smile: "In the past, I heard that Chen Liujiwu had a strong man with a burly appearance, excellent arm strength, great ambition, and a chivalrous personality. I wonder if that person is you? Liu Xie stared at Dian Wei and asked.

Dian Wei was a little surprised, he didn't expect the young doll in front of him to know about it. However, the eldest husband will not change his name, he will not change his surname, he has indeed done this, so naturally there is no need to deny it, nodding and admitting: "It's me." ”

Hearing Dian Wei admit, Liu Xie secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he was really worried that the Dian Wei in front of him was not the Dian Wei he knew, but how could he be here? Isn't it supposed to be working for Cao Cao?

"Why is Brother Dian here?" Liu Xie asked curiously.

Dian Wei didn't care about Liu Xie's change in his name, and replied casually: "After the killing, I hid for a while, and then the princes begged for Dong, and I threw myself under Zhang Miao's command, but later I found out that Zhang Miao was not a worthy lord, so I looked for an opportunity to leave, and now I make a living by hunting." ”

Liu Xie suddenly realized this, and there was no need for Dian Wei to lie to himself. After thinking about it, he asked Dian Wei: "Brother Dian, then what are your plans in the future, just keep making a living by hunting?" ”

"Of course not, it's just that the Lord is hard to find, and I'm still waiting."

Hearing Dian Wei's words, Liu Xie really wanted to explain to Dian Wei that the Lord was here. But Liu Xie is not stupid, so naturally he will not be so reckless. Liu Xiecai doesn't believe that Dian Wei is simple-minded, you must know that in history, Dian Wei is Cao Cao's personal guard, which is equivalent to the head of Zhongnanhai's bodyguards, and the person who can protect the No. 1 chief can be simple-minded?

The rash invitation will only make Dian Wei more vigilant, and he can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so he can only come step by step. After making up his mind, Liu Xie pretended to be unintentional and asked Dian Wei: "Brother Dian, since you have no plans to join the army for the time being, I have a deal here, I don't know if you are willing to accept it?" ”

"Oh? What can you buy and sell? ”

"Brother Dian, as soon as you and I see each other, I won't hide it from you. Prince Yun was my uncle, and I left Chang'an with Hao Zhao and others this time. Before I met Brother Dian, I went to Yingchuan, and now, I plan to go to Shanggu to deliver letters. It's just that Brother Dian, you also know that the world is not peaceful now, and there are a lot of bandits on the road, and I don't want to lose my life halfway. I just saw that Brother Dian could fight with his bare hands, and that skill must be strong, so I wanted to hire Brother Dian to escort me all the way to Shanggu to visit Lu Shangshu who settled there, I don't know if Brother Dian would you like to? ”

"Uh, this ......"

"If Brother Dian has any difficulties, even if he says bluntly, if I can help, I will definitely not refuse." Seeing this, Liu Xie hurriedly said.

Dian Wei hesitated for a moment, and then said: "It's not a secret, Dian Wei still has a brother who is sick at home, if he breaks the money, ......"

"If it's just a matter of money, don't worry, Brother Dian, I can pay first. Well, this trip to the north is a big matter, so let's do it, as long as Brother Dian is willing to accompany me on this journey, I am willing to use a thousand as a reward. ”

What is the concept of a thousand guan, according to the simple calculation method of later generations, the purchasing power of money is equivalent to one thousand yuan, and one thousand guan, that is one million. A trip to Hebei, almost half a year before and after, you can earn a thousand yuan, this deal is really cost-effective.

Dian Wei was moved, but he was a little suspicious that Liu Xie was talking big. Qianwen has always been, a thousand Han five-baht money is consistent money, a thousand guan, that is, one million five-baht money, and there are dozens of cash boxes alone, but looking at Liu Xie's team, there are obviously no such things.

"Brother Dian, look at this." Liu Xie smiled and took out a night pearl from his arms, spread it in the palm of his hand and said to Dian Wei. Of course, Liu Xie knew that it was not easy to carry copper coins, so when he left Chang'an, in addition to the silver coins needed for daily expenses, Liu Xie also carried some priceless jewels with him. These jewels were intended to be used by Liu Xie as a deposit when buying grain in Hebei. But now, Liu Xie feels that it is completely worth it to coax Dian Wei to accompany him to Hebei with a night pearl.

Against the backdrop of the night, the night pearl in Liu Xie's hand shimmered, and Dian Wei, Hao Zhao and others straightened their eyes. Dian Wei also believed what Liu Xiefang said.

"Put it away, put it away, doll, you need to know the truth that when you go out, your wealth is not exposed." Dian Wei kindly reminded Liu Xie, Liu Xie smiled and nodded when he heard this: "Thank you Brother Dian for reminding me, I don't know what other difficulties Brother Dian has?" If I can solve it, I will not refuse. ”

……

Lose in hake, but gain in herring. Liu Xie didn't meet Xun Yu and Xun Yu when he came out this time, and he had a closed door when he visited Xun's house. But when he was passing by Chen Liu, he met Dian Wei, which made Liu Xie feel that this trip was not in vain. If there is no Xun Yu, there is no Xun Yu, at least Jia Xu's resourcefulness is not low, plus Fa Yan, who is representing the imperial court in Yizhou at this time, there is no shortage of strategists around him.

The key is still the fierce general, as the Xiliang army was coaxed to Longxi, there was no one in Chang'an City who could make Lu Bu feel jealous, and this was extremely unfavorable to Liu Xie. Don't fall into the wolf's mouth of Li Dao Guo Yan, but fall into Lu Bu's tiger's mouth, then Liu Xieke will want to cry without tears.

One Lu two Zhao three Dian Wei, even if Dian Wei can't beat Lu Bu, but Lu Bu doesn't dare to be arrogant, it should still be possible. However, now the relationship between Liu Xie and Dian Wei is still an employment relationship, and whether it can become a master-slave relationship depends on Liu Xie's ability. Fortunately, Dian Wei had already agreed to accompany Liu Xie to Hebei, which temporarily avoided the encounter between Cao Cao and Dian Wei.

In order to avoid long nights and dreams, Liu Xie settled Dian Wei's brother's family as quickly as possible, and then took Dian Wei to hurry away, crossed the Yellow River, and entered Yuan Shao's territory, Liu Xie secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuan Shao is worthy of being born in a famous family, the family background of the fourth and third princes allowed him to quickly gain a firm foothold in Hebei, at this time he was plotting with those strategists around him to seize Youzhou and achieve the goal of unifying Hebei. It's just that Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan in Youzhou are not good at stubble, and they know Yuan Shao's ambitions. At this time, Hebei was not peaceful, and although the Battle of Jieqiao that broke out last winter ended with the defeat of Gongsun Zhan, Gongsun Chan was not disheartened and still fought with Yuan Shao.

At this time, the road to the upper valley is definitely not smooth, in addition to the bandits along the way, there is also a fear of encountering chaotic soldiers. For the sake of safety, and in order to hide people's eyes and ears and avoid unnecessary trouble, Liu Xie spent some silver money and mixed into a caravan with Dian Wei, Hao Zhao and others.

To put it mildly, the caravan is the safest place on the battlefield, no matter which side of the warring party will not take the initiative to attack the caravan, this conventional unspoken rule was used by Liu Xie this time. And with the caravan as an umbrella, Liu Xie will have more time to contact Dian Wei and get closer.

Liu Xie is twelve, Dian Wei is thirty, and the difference between the two is eighteen years, but under Liu Xie's single-minded pull, the generation gap in this age is easily crossed by Liu Xie. However, the age gap is easy to cross, but the difference in identity is not so easy to be balanced. Liu Xie didn't care about his identity, but Dian Wei seemed to have some concerns, and always kept a certain distance from Liu Xie.

Freezing three feet is not a day's cold, if you want to collect the fierce general's heart, it is not something that can be done by saying a few nice words and giving a little favor. Liu Xie is mentally prepared, and he also understands that if he wants people to decide to follow him, the key lies in himself. Iron striking also needs its own hardness, if you can't let people see that you have a bright future to follow you, you will not be willing to replace Liu Xie himself.

Liu Xie represents the orthodoxy of the Han family, if it was a few decades ago, Liu Xie only needed to explain his identity to Dian Wei, maybe Dian Wei would agree to Liu Xie's solicitation. But now, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the princes rose together, and Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing made the Han family lose face, thanks to Liu Xie's letting Jia Xu fool Li Dao Guo Yan when Wang Yun punished Dong, otherwise the last fig leaf of the Han family would be torn off. In this case, if you want to recruit people, you can't just count on the name of Han orthodoxy, about this, Liu Xie has already experienced it since the Xun family closed the door.

Not favored! It's a really uncomfortable taste. The Xun family is like this, and presumably the attitude of other families towards the Han family is also the same. There are those who sympathize with the Han family, but if the future of the family is tied to the Han family, I am afraid there are very few.

Liu Xie and Lu Zhi are not related, why did Liu Xie have to travel thousands of miles to Shanggu to visit, in fact, to put it bluntly, Liu Xie was selfish. Lu Zhi studied under the great Confucian Ma Rong and was the same senior brother of the great Confucian Zheng Xuan. As the saying goes, things gather by like, people by groups, Lu Zhi is also a great Confucian in the Han Dynasty, if he can get his support, he can use his fame to recruit talents for himself, even if he can't recruit top talents like Xun Yu and Guo Jia, but it is still possible to be inferior. The second is that Lu Zhi offended Dong Zhuo because of his advice, so he was dismissed from office. In the court, Lu Zhi's prestige is as good as Wang Yun's, and Lu Zhi's return to the court is just enough to curb Wang Yun's dominance in the court.

It was only when Liu Xie and his entourage rushed to Shanggu Lu's house that Liu Xie deeply realized the meaning of the sentence that things are often unsatisfactory and can be said to others.

Lu Zhi is sick! It's not that he got sick because Liu Xie came, but he was really sick. Shanggu is far away from Chang'an, so the transmission of this news is naturally much slower. When Lu Zhi learned the news of Dong Zhuo's execution, he was very happy, and the result was overjoyed. Older people, great joy and sorrow are not good things, Lu Zhi's illness made him unbearable, so he had to resign from Yuan Shao's position as a military advisor and stay at home to recuperate.

Since you are here, you can't help but pay a visit. Liu Xie still handed over a greeting to the Lu family, but fortunately, the Lu family did not give Liu Xie a closed-door meal like the Xun family, and Lu Zhi's housekeeper welcomed Liu Xie into the Lu family.

Liu Xie is visiting in the name of visiting the sick, so naturally he can't help but see the main master, and Lu Zhi is old enough to have a son, and there is only one son Lu Yu who is just over nine years old, Liu Xie's identity is Wang Yun's nephew, and it seems a little unreasonable to let a nine-year-old child entertain Liu Xie.

Along the way, Liu Xie Mingrui found that the Lu family's family was not wealthy, and it stands to reason that since Yuan Shao worshipped Lu Zhi as a military advisor and wanted to use Lu Zhi's fame, how could he treat Lu Zhi materially? It's just that Liu Xie can't ask this kind of thing, so he can only hold it in his heart.

In Lu Zhi's bedroom, Liu Xie met Lu Zhi. His hair is gray, his body is thin, and he looks like he has been sick for a long time. On Lu Zhi's bed stood an eight or nine-year-old child, estimated to be Lu Zhi's son Lu Yu.

Liu Xie forgot that Lu Zhi had also been in the Central Committee and knew Liu Xie. And Liu Xie didn't change his disguise here, and when he entered the door, he immediately made Lu Zhi recognize him. Lu Zhi, who originally looked sick, suddenly opened his eyes, as if he couldn't believe that he could see Liu Xie here.

"The little nephew Wang Cheng has seen and met Lu Shangshu." Although Liu Xie didn't know why Lu Zhi suddenly glared at him, he still wanted a lot of courtesy, and bowed to Lu Zhi.

Hearing Liu Xie call himself Wang Cheng, Lu Zhi came back to his senses a little and ordered the housekeeper to take Lu Yu down, and when there was no one else in the room, he struggled to get off the ground. Seeing this, Liu Xie hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, supported Lu Zhi and persuaded: "Lu Shangshu, you are sick in bed, so there is no need to talk about some vulgar etiquette." ”

"Holy one, the rite cannot be abolished." Lu Zhi looked at Liu Xie and said.

Liu Xie was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head and said: "A little vulgar etiquette, don't worry about it, Lu Shangshu should lie down honestly." After speaking, he forcibly pressed Lu Zhi on the bed. Don't look at Lu Zhi who is older than Liu Xie, but he has been sick in bed for a long time, his body has long been much worse than before, and when he saw that he was held down by Liu Xie, he didn't struggle anymore, just looked at Liu Xie and asked, "Why is the Holy One here?" ”

"Come and see you." Liu Xie sat on the edge of the bed and said to Lu Zhi.

"Holy Lord, I heard that Dong Zhuo was punished, is this matter true?"

“…… It's true. Liu Xie nodded and replied.

"Can you talk to the old minister?"

"Naturally."

Since Lu Zhi asked, Liu Xie naturally had no need to hide it. Although he is not very familiar with Lu Zhi, Liu Xie feels that it is easier to get along with Wang Yun than with Wang Yun, and he is willing to say many things to Lu Zhi. Starting from preventing Wang Yun from liquidating Dong Zhuo's remnants and stabilizing the Xiliang Army, and talking about Liu Xie's own consideration of how to revitalize the Han family, Lu Zhi looked at Liu Xie with a smile and some relief.

"I originally came to Shanggu to ask Lu Shangshu to return to the court to help me, but I didn't expect that the heavens would not fulfill people's wishes, Lu Shangshu is now sick in bed, so this matter will be temporarily stopped, and after Lu Shangshu recovers from his illness, I will come to invite him again." Liu Xie held Lu Zhi's hand and said with a smile.

"The old minister thanks the saint for his compassion, and asks the saint to stay for a few more days, although the old minister can't serve the saint now, but it is still okay to recommend a few useful people for the saint." Lu Zhi also smiled and said to Liu Xie.

Liu Xie was overjoyed when he heard this, and said yes again and again, but then he thought of one thing and said to Lu Zhi: "Lu Shangshu, it's not that I have to pour cold water on you, now that the Han family is weak, in addition to you old ministers who have the Han family in their hearts, they are willing to contribute, those young and handsome men will be willing to entrust their lives to me?" ”

"Hehehe...... The saint should not be discouraged by the affairs of the Xun family. Lu Zhi smiled and comforted Liu Xie: "That day, the saint went to the Xun family, I am afraid that the person in charge of the Xun family at that time was Xun Yan, the third son of the Xun family. The saint can rest assured, the Xun family is not Xun Yan's master, but it is not the right time for the saint to go up, just in time for the Xun family head to be absent, so he has eaten the closed door. ”

Liu Xie felt a little relieved when he heard Lu Zhi's explanation, and suddenly remembered something again, and asked casually: "...... Lu Shangshu, in your opinion, how is Yuan Shao? ”

"The outside is wide and the inside is taboo, not a person who can achieve great things." Lu Zhi shook his head slightly and replied.

"What about Liu Bei?" Liu Xie asked again.

At the mention of Liu Bei, Lu Zhi was slightly stunned, remembering the disciple who was not liked by him, and didn't understand why Liu Xie suddenly mentioned this person. Seeing this, Liu Xie explained: "I always heard that Liu Bei is a member of the Han family, is it?" ”

"Well, it should be, why did the Holy One ask such a question?" Lu Zhi asked puzzled.

"This ...... I heard that Liu Bei was a relative of the Han family, so I asked people to inquire about this person, and I heard that this person has been more ambitious than Gaozu since he was a child. If it was a peaceful year, his ambition would make others laugh when they heard it. But now it is not a peaceful year, the princes are strife, and the Han family wants to restore its former prosperity, and a war with the princes from all walks of life is inevitable. This Liu Bei is now going around to publicize his identity as a clan member of the Han family to people and win people's hearts, and I am worried that there may be a day when I will fight with him in the same room in the future. ”

People who don't know Liu Bei may think that Liu Xie is worrying about the sky, but Lu Zhi is the one who understands Liu Bei. Thinking that at the beginning, Lu Zhi was ordered to crusade against the Yellow Turban, and Liu Bei, who was serving by Lu Zhi's side at that time, persuaded Lu Zhi to die of cunning rabbits, lackeys cooked, and persuaded Lu Zhi to support the army and respect himself, but was repelled by Lu Zhi, but in the master-apprentice relationship, Lu Zhi did not make the matter public, but transferred Liu Bei to Zhu Jun's command to listen to it, and soon after, because he was unwilling to bribe the court angels, Lu Zhi went to work and was escorted back to the capital, and no one knew about this matter except for the two people involved.

Now that he heard Liu Xie's worries, Lu Zhi couldn't help but be worried. As Liu Xie said, during the Taiping period, the people's hearts were stable, even if Liu Bei's ambition was higher than that of Gaozu, the people who heard it laughed at most, and it was great that Liu Bei would be imprisoned, so that he knew the consequences of talking nonsense.

But now it's different, the Han family is weak, Liu Bei is everywhere to publicize his identity as a clan member of the Han family, so as to win people's hearts and accumulate strength, which is an obvious misintention!