It was Xia Houlan who came back, and by the way, she also brought back a "spy".

"I'm not a spy!" The tied "spy" retorted loudly.

"Hmph, not a spy? He was in a hurry to sneak around, and after being discovered, he wanted to escape. Xia Houlan asked with a cold snort.

"You men with swords, I know who you are? What if it's a thief? The spy retorted loudly.

Liu Xie stopped Xia Houlan, who was still talking, looked at the spy and asked, "Okay, even if you are not a spy, then what is your name?" Why do you have to travel at night? Since you are so vigilant, you should also understand that the world is not peaceful now. ”

"Hmph, who are you? Why should I answer your question? The spy raised his head and asked with some disdain.

Seeing the spy dragging like this, Liu Xie patted his forehead and asked Xiahou Lan on the side: "Didn't you tell him our identity?" ”

"Nope."

"Was there a body search?"

"I searched, but I didn't find anything but a short blade."

"The search is not thorough enough, it does not mean that you can rest assured if you find a weapon. Ziyou, this person is dressed ordinarily, but he has to travel at night, which means that he must have something urgent, either to spread the word or to deliver a letter. And the place where the letter is hidden is usually hidden in a place that is not easy for people to discover. Liu Xie said as he stretched out his hand and groped for the spy.

"What are you going to do? Stop it! Stop it! The spy looked horrified and shouted urgently.

"Shut up! What's noisy? Like a. Liu Xie drank impatiently, and found an abnormality in the spies' shirt. Reaching out to pass the short blade in Xia Houlan's hand, he swiped it casually, cut the mezzanine of his jacket, and sure enough, he found a letter inside.

Seeing that the letter was searched, the spy 's face suddenly turned white, Liu Xie ignored the spite's change of face, turned his head and asked Xia Houlan, "Did you see it clearly?" ”

"Hmm."

"Then you keep searching, I'll see what is written on it first, by the way, see if there is something hidden in his boots."

After Liu Xie's order, Xiahou Lan stepped forward and searched the spy from head to toe without saying a word, except for finding another letter in the middle layer of the boot bottom, but found nothing else.

The letter was written by Zhang Miao, and the recipient was Lu Bu.

"Are you going to Chang'an or going back to Chenliu?" Liu Xie looked at the spy and asked.

The identity was exposed, Zhang Miao's house slave originally wanted to say nothing, but when he saw Liu Xie unhurriedly roasting the short-bladed bonfire in his hand, he kept looking back and forth on him with his eyes, as if after choosing where to start, he would recruit everything. He is just a messenger and errand, and there is really no need to put his life on the line for the secrets of the master's family. Whatever Liu Xie asked, he said.

According to the confession of this house slave, Zhang Miao seemed to admire Lu Bu's martial arts, and after learning that Lu Bu had punished Dong, he even intended to befriend Lu Bu, and he was ordered to go to Chang'an to deliver the letter.

“…… Send a letter to send a letter, why is it so mysterious? In this way, General Lu did not know about it. ”

"Before the little one arrived in Chang'an, he was captured by the tiger and wolf soldiers under the command of Gongzi." The house slave replied with a flattering face.

"You said it earlier, what was supposed to be above board and right, but it was so mysterious that it was difficult for others not to doubt it. Okay, I accepted this letter for General Lu, and I will hand it over when I get to Chang'an. ”

"Thank you, childe, that little ......" The house slave hurriedly looked at Liu Xie expectantly and asked.

"You? Come back to Chang'an with us first. Otherwise, what will you say when your master asks if General Lu has replied? ”

"Well, that's what Childe arranges."

"Well, you go to rest with the people first, there are female dependents in this team, don't walk around, otherwise no one will be able to save you." Liu Xie advised, and then asked people to take this house slave down and settle it.

When the slave was taken away, Xia Houlan asked in a low voice: "Childe, will General Lu be there ......?"

"Ziyou, do you know what the biggest difference between you and Zilong is?" Liu Xie interrupted Xia Houlan's words and asked.

"Uh...... Martial art? Xia Houlan was stunned by the question, and replied after thinking about it.

"Martial arts depends on people's talents, to be honest, your talent is not as good as Zilong, so it is unlikely that you want to surpass him in this life. I'm going to talk about your character, think about it, if Zilong encounters this situation, how will he react? ”

"Uh......"

"You're too impulsive. Think about it, Lu Bu can now be said to be Chang'an's reliance, is it appropriate to conclude that he has two intentions based on just one letter? ”

"However, the heart of guarding against others is indispensable. Gongzi, Na Lu Bu is known as the third surname of the family slave, he was originally a general of Ding Yuan, but he voted for Dong Zhuo for glory and wealth, and later killed Dong Zhuo for a woman, like this kind of dynasty Qin and twilight Chu generation......"

Liu Xie shook his head and interrupted Xia Houlan's words: "No matter what his character is, we still need to rely on his protection right now. And no matter whether he punished Dong for the court or for a woman, Dong Zhuo was able to be eliminated thanks to his help. This merit should be recognized by the imperial court. As for you saying that Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan for the sake of glory and wealth, you and I were not involved in the events at that time, and the inside story is unknown, so it is best not to follow the crowd. Seeing that it is not yet possible to believe it all, let alone hearsay. ”

“…… Childe, you don't seem to be willing to doubt Lu Bu. Xia Houlan was silent for a while before speaking.

"Ziyou, if you doubt everything, people will live very tired. I trust you, Zilong, Xiaoyu, and I also want to try to trust Lu Bu. I'm sure I'll do what I need to do, but I don't want to be too suspicious of people. There is a limit to everything, and if it is over, it is often yourself who is hurt. ”

“…… What Childe taught was that Ziyou remembered. ”

Seeing Xiahou Lan say this, Liu Xie smiled slightly, "Ziyou, after we return to Chang'an, the imperial court will re-establish the Eighth School of Xiyuan, and I will arrange for you to go to Zilong as a deputy general, you follow Zilong to learn more, he has been in the army with Gongsun Chan for several years, and he has more experience in leading troops than you." ”

“…… Childe, it's not that I'm saying frustrating words, will the imperial court really reset the eighth school in the West Garden? Xia Houlan asked suspiciously.

"If I said that there would be, if there was no defeat of General Lu, I was not very sure, but now, I have eighty percent confidence."

"However, is there anyone under Childe who can serve as the leader of the Eighth School?" Xia Houlan asked again.

“…… Ziyou, you don't think I can arrange all the masters of the eight schools as my own people, do you? ”

"Can't you?"

"Of course not, I wouldn't do that even if people agreed. Because if we really do this, it will definitely cause Lu Bu's dissatisfaction, and what we can rely on at the moment is Lu Bu's annexation army. ”

“…… How many schools is that boy going to give up? ”

"Hmm...... Zilong one, Dian Wei one, Hao Zhao one, originally there were still you, but your temperament is not stable enough now, so that you can lead the army a little bit to help grow, or wait for the future opportunity to let you lead an army alone, you first follow Zilong to learn hard. Martial arts can't compare to Zilong, but being a qualified general is not just by force, if you want to be alone, you can work hard in leading troops. ”

"Thank you Gongzi for reminding me, if there is nothing to do, the last general will leave first."

"Well, go ahead, stay safe. By the way, don't tell anyone about this for now, lest it ruin my plan. ”

"Don't worry, Childe, you will be saved."

……

There was nothing to do overnight, and the next day Liu Xie followed the team to Tongguan, and as soon as he entered the gate, Liu Xie was recognized. And the one who recognized Liu Xie was not someone else, it was Situ Wang Yun of the current dynasty.

Liu Xie didn't expect to see Wang Yun in Tongguan, this old man didn't stay in Chang'an, what did he do when he came to Tongguan? But come to think of it, since you've encountered it, you can't pretend you didn't see it. Fortunately, Wang Yun didn't want Liu Xie to reveal his identity, and only recognized Liu Xie after he mixed into Liu Xie's team.

"Situ, is there something big going on in Chang'an?" Liu Xie asked with concern.

"Big deal? Big deals, of course. The Son of Heaven is lost, does the Holy One think it's a big deal? ”

"Uh...... Situ, it's not that I don't want to go back to Chang'an, it's really a hurry, and I'm forced to do it. Liu Xie smiled bitterly and explained in a low voice.

It's a pity that Wang Yun didn't buy it, he didn't approve of Liu Xie going to Yingchuan to recruit talents in person, and after the return period agreed with Liu Xie but he didn't see Liu Xie's figure, Wang Yun almost didn't go crazy. Now that he has finally seen the main master, Wang Yun naturally has to complain.

Liu Xie also knew that this old man Wang cared about himself, and it was also a fact that he broke the appointment, so he honestly lowered his head and listened to Wang Yun's complaints, and when Wang Yun said that his mouth was dry, he took the initiative to pour tea for Wang Yun to moisten his throat.

In order to divert Wang Yun's attention, Liu Xie took out the letter he found from Zhang Miao's slave last night. Wang Yun couldn't help frowning after seeing this, and Liu Xie was relieved when he saw this: "Situ don't worry too much, I haven't seen this matter yet, and I don't have to be too suspicious." ”

"The heart of defense is indispensable, and the old minister chose Lu Fengxian because of Lu Fengxian's superb martial arts, and he assassinated Dong to ensure that it was foolproof. But now it seems that he must find a way to give him some restraint, lest he become the second Dong Zhuo in the future. Wang Yun did not relax because of Liu Xie's relief.

"Situ, General Lu's biggest reliance is military power, so whoever moves the soldiers and horses in his hand will play with whoever he wants, and under the current circumstances, I don't mind turning against him."

“…… So what is the Holy One's plan? ”

"I want to reset the eighth school in the West Garden, and divide the eight places equally with General Lu."

"Hmm...... Why don't you take down the eight schools in one go? Wang Yun asked after thinking about it.

"Situ, you are testing me, how can he agree to re-establish the eighth school without giving General Lu a few places?" Liu Xie smiled when he heard this.

Wang Yun also smiled and asked again, "Then I don't know how many troops the Holy Lord plans to recruit?" ”

"There are not many soldiers, and now the court is difficult, and I can't afford to raise too many soldiers, so I plan to use one school and one thousand people. Moreover, once in the army, the families of the soldiers will be given priority to be resettled and given land. By the way, Situ, I haven't been in Chang'an for the past few months, what is the situation in Chang'an now? ”

Hearing Liu Xie ask about this, Wang Yun couldn't help laughing, nodded and said, "I really want to say that this matter is thanks to the original decision of the Holy Lord. Now that Fa Jimou has returned smoothly, he has returned with a large amount of grain and grass. It's just that the saint has not returned for a long time, and this king's edict is not easy to issue. ”

“…… It seems that whether it is Liu Yan or Liu Biao, they may have a heart of disobedience in their hearts. Let's just let them be proud for a while, this account will have to be settled with them sooner or later. Liu Xie thought to himself.

"Shengshang, guess what talents Fa Jimou brought back for the Shengshang when he came back this time?" Wang Yun asked Liu Xiedao with a smile.

Liu Xie was stunned when he heard this, "Did he really find someone?" ”

When Liu Xie appointed Fa Yan as an angel of the imperial court, he once gave Fa Yan a secret order, that is, he asked him to see if there were any unambitious talents in Jingzhou, Yizhou, and if he met them, he would find a way to bring those people back to Chang'an. Originally, Liu Xie just held that there were dates and no dates, and he would fight first. After all, Liu Bei was able to gain a firm foothold in Yizhou and Jingzhou so quickly in the Three Kingdoms, and he was inseparable from those capable people who avoided the scourge of war and lived in these two places.

"Of course, the specific talents of those people are not yet known, but with Fa Jimou's vision, mediocre people should not be able to enter his eyes......"

"Situ, is there a person named Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng among the people brought back by Fa Jimou?" Liu Xie interrupted Wang Yun's words and asked.

"Huang Zhong? …… There seems to be a ...... I remember that one of the two warriors who came to Chang'an was named Huang Zhong. Holy Lord, why do you only mention this person? ”

Of course, Liu Xie would not tell Wang Yun that Huang Zhong was the incorruptible of the Three Kingdoms, and he should be old and strong. After thinking about it, he said to Wang Yun: "Situ, this Huang Zhong's martial arts are better than Lu Bu, with him, Lu Bu will have more scruples." ”

"Oh?" Wang Yun was a little unconvinced when he heard this. He knew Lu Bu's martial arts, and now he suddenly heard someone say that Huang Zhong is comparable to Lu Bu, one is famous in the world, the other is unknown, and anyone will suspect it. And Liu Xie didn't explain much when he saw that Wang Yun didn't believe it, he didn't believe it or not, he just knew it anyway.

The five tiger generals in Shu Han of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have already asked Liu Bei to abduct them, and Liu Xie estimates that even if they meet in the future, it will be difficult to make these two people return to their hearts, and it will be a hostile relationship in the future. And Ma Chao is currently in Xiliang, and the relationship with the imperial court is still unclear, whether Ma Teng is a loyal minister of the Han family, Liu Xie has no bottom in his heart. After all, Zhao Yun is an unexpected joy, but Huang Zhong is Liu Xiezhi's must-win, so he can't get any of the five.

Compared with Lu Bu, Huang Zhong's luck was much worse. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he made many great achievements with his martial arts, but just when he was about to become famous, his young son Huang Xu suddenly fell ill with a strange illness. For the sake of the Huang family's only seedling, Huang Zhong had to give up his bright future and go around hugging his son for medical treatment, but the result was that the young son still couldn't be saved. And when he set foot in the career again, he found that there was no more opportunity.

Huang Zhong refused to accept the old, but others were unwilling to give Huang Zhong a chance to perform. Liu Biaohao sat down and said, he was not very interested in martial arts, not to mention that most of Jingzhou's military power was in the hands of the Cai family in Jingzhou, and Huang Zhong was a useless hero. This time the angel of the court brought the meaning of the king, Liu Biao originally wanted to reward Huang Zhong with a Zhonglang to retain Huang Zhong in the future, but Huang Zhong finally asked Fa Yan to persuade and decided to go to Chang'an with Fa Yan.

"Fame and fame go immediately, the general's martial arts are outstanding, and now Chang'an is an eventful time, and it is where the general shows his strengths. Although it is comfortable to stay in Jingzhou, when the general dies, I am afraid that the only title that can be engraved on the monument is the title of Zhonglang General. Fa Yan's words touched Huang Zhong's heart of disobedience, Huang Zhong didn't want to live his life in obscurity, otherwise he would not have devoted himself to his career again after the death of his young son. It's just that the war in Jingzhou really didn't make Huang Zhong interested in anything, as a martial artist, what he was most looking forward to was the battlefield, and when Fa Yan said that Chang'an was where Huang Zhong came in, Huang Zhong was tempted.

Huang Zhong wanted to leave, and Liu Biao naturally wanted to keep him, but the temptation of the king finally made Liu Biao give up Huang Zhong, an "old pawn", and could only watch this fierce general go to Chang'an.

"By the way, what about Hanzhong? Did Liu Yan promise to hand over Hanzhong to the imperial court? Liu Xie suddenly remembered the most important thing, and hurriedly asked Wang Yundao.

"Yes, but the court has not yet reached a conclusion on who will serve as the Taishou of Hanzhong."

"There's no need to discuss, I already have a candidate for the Taishou in Hanzhong."

“…… Who is it? ”

"Xun Yu Xun Wenruo."

“…… Shengshang, this Xun Yu is not in Yuan Shao, Hebei...... The saint persuaded Xun Yu? Wang Yun didn't react until halfway through his words, but he still couldn't believe this fact. It must be known that Xun Yu is the leader of the Xun family's generation, and there are even rumors that this person is the next head of the Xun family, if he can get his service......

"Actually, it wasn't me who persuaded Xun Yu, but Lu Shi helped persuade him."

"Zigan ......" Wang Yun heard Liu Xie mention Lu Zhi, and was silent for a while before asking, "How is Zigan's current health?" ”

"It's not good, if Master Lu's body can withstand the journey, I will ask him to return to the court." Liu Xie shook his head and replied regretfully.

Hearing Liu Xie say this, Wang Yun also lost the interest in speaking, and Liu Xie did not disturb Wang Yun to recall the past, leaving Wang Yun in the carriage, and went to see Zhao Yun and others.

An old man joined in halfway, and Zhao Yun and the others naturally had to care about it. And Liu Xie did not reveal Wang Yun's identity before, so Zhao Yun and others naturally had no way of knowing. Seeing Liu Xie coming, Zhao Yun immediately asked the question in his heart on behalf of everyone. And after Liu Xie told Wang Yun's identity, Zhen Mi suddenly looked at Liu Xie in confusion and asked, "Aren't you Situ's nephew?" Why didn't I see you saluting your uncle just now? ”

“…… Actually, I'm not Situ's nephew. Liu Xie thought about it and decided to tell Zhen Jiang and the others the truth, after all, they were already at the door of the house, and they didn't have to worry about being informed.

When he knew Liu Xie's true identity, Zhao Yun, who had already known in advance, didn't have much reaction, but Zhen Jiang and the others were shocked, especially Xia Houlan, who just wanted to complain about Liu Xie, but suddenly remembered the conversation between Liu Xie and himself that night, and couldn't help but be relieved. On the contrary, it was Zhen Mi, who looked at Liu Xie with a look of disbelief, "Just you?" When today's sub? ”