"What do you have to say about the second son?" Gao Shun stood still, and his tone was quite unkind.

Mi Zhu shook his head secretly, he didn't want to offend both sides of this matter today, but he really offended both sides.

Mi Fang arched his hand and said: "I don't dare to take orders, but there is one thing I want to make clear to General Gao." General Gao should have heard that Master Tao intended to give up the position of Xuzhou Mu to Liu Bei. ”

Gao Shun said in a deep voice: "What can Liu Bei do if he becomes a pastor in Xuzhou? My lord let General Zhang and Gao take charge of the Fourth Army Corps, commanding 100,000 elites, are you still afraid of him? ”

Mi Zhu gasped, he knew that Zhang Liao had been promoted to the commander of the Fourth Legion, but he didn't know that he had such a heavy army in his hands, which showed how much Liu Xin trusted him.

But listening to Mi Fang continue: "Of course General Gao doesn't have to be afraid, but our Mi family's industries are all on the territory of Xuzhou, how can we not be afraid?" ”

Actually, this is also Mi Zhu's true thoughts, but he is a righteous gentleman, and he would rather be misunderstood, and he is unwilling to say it no matter how much he is wronged.

Gao Shun suddenly understood, no wonder Mi Zhu was so anxious to let his sister marry Zhang Liao, it turned out that he wanted Liu Bei to completely break off his thoughts, and couldn't help but say with shame on his face: "It turned out that Gao misunderstood Lord Mi, please rest assured, Lord Mi will explain today's situation to General Zhang clearly." ”

The relationship between Mi Zhu and Zhang Liao is actually more familiar than Gao Shun, after all, not long after Gao Shun and Zhang Liao met, Zhang Liao was sent to Xuzhou by Liu Xin. Therefore, Mi Zhu knew Zhang Liao's character very well, he shook his head and said: "Wen Yuan is open-minded, he doesn't need to explain there. It's just that our Mi family needs to clamp their tails to be human in the future. ”

Mi Fang waved her hand and said, "Big brother, don't worry, I still have a sentence to finish." Jingzhou is rich and the people are happy, why don't our Mi family move to the past, but I don't know if General Gao can say a few kind words in front of Lord Liu and accept us? ”

Mi Zhu was shocked: "Second brother, why did you say this? This is the inheritance left by our ancestors, how can it be easily abandoned? ”

Mi Fang said: "Big brother, don't be obsessed anymore! I have just heard that Tao Qian is going to send an envoy to Yecheng to form an alliance with Yuan Shao. And Yuan Shao and Cao Cao each set up a king, sooner or later there will be a war, Xuzhou and Cao Cao are neighbors, and they will inevitably bear the brunt! When the war comes, will my Mi family be spared? It's better to find a place to live early. ”

Gao Shun thought for a while and said: "If Lord Mi wants to move to Jingzhou, my lord will definitely welcome it, but this matter involves a lot of things and needs to be considered in the long run." ”

Mi Zhu hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, second brother, you and I will go to the military camp to visit Xia Yuan, and discuss with him by the way." ”

Although Zhang Liao had used the elixir brought by Zhang Qing, his buttocks no longer felt very painful, but he couldn't lie down yet, so he had to lie on the bed and talk to Mi Zhu and Mi Fang.

After listening to Mi Fang's plan, Zhang Liao pondered. He understood that Liu Xin had let them stay in Xuzhou for such a long time in order to keep an eye on Liu Bei. Although Liu Bei has almost not made any moves during this period of time, and Tao Qian's body has gradually improved, there should be no changes in Xuzhou for the time being, but Zhang Liao still does not dare to take it lightly. Judging from Liu Bei's desire to marry Mi Zhu, he couldn't sit still and wanted to make a move, if the Mi family evacuated Xuzhou at this time, it was very likely to disrupt Liu Xin's deployment, and Zhang Liao had to think carefully.

Gao Shun said on the side: "General Zhang, today Lord Mi rejected Liu Bei's proposal, and the matter of marrying the general can't be hidden, and sooner or later it will reach Tao Qian's ears." At that time, even if Liu Bei did not become the pastor of Xuzhou, I was afraid that the Mi family would be excluded and suppressed by Tao Qian, and the general should think about it for the Mi family. Gao has a plan to transfer most of the Mi family to Jingzhou! ”

Mi Fang, like Mi Zhen, saw that Zhang Liao brought a lot of good things from Jingzhou, and heard the housekeeper in charge of the shop talk about the prosperity of Xiangyang, and wanted to see it with his own eyes, and heard that Gao Shun had a way to get them all to Jingzhou, and couldn't help but rejoice: "General Gao has any plan, come and listen to it." ”

Gao Shun bowed his head and said: "Since General Zhang can't hide the family affairs with the Mi family, it is better to publicize it with great fanfare......"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Liao had already stroked his palms and smiled: "General Gao really has a clever plan!" My father-in-law is most concerned about his subordinates, and he knows that Zhang is married, and he will definitely do it vigorously. And Brother Zizhong is the richest man in Xuzhou, and the younger sister naturally can't be shabby when she marries, the dowry is rich, and the brothers give each other away, that's a certainty. At that time, such a large family can be sandwiched in the family sending team and swagger all the way to Jingzhou. ”

Mi Zhu hesitated: "It's just that in this way, it will take some time, and the family's fields and houses will be sold one by one, but it is difficult to find a buyer in a hurry." ”

Zhang Liao shook his head and said, "Brother Zizhong, the younger brother knows that you can't give up this family business, so there is no need to sell these fields and houses. ”

Mi Zhu said in surprise: "If you really leave Xuzhou this time, I don't know if there will be a chance to come back in the future." Besides, Mi Mou fled with his family this time, Tao Qian must be angry, with his character, he will never help the Mi family keep these properties, it is better to sell them, and they can be exchanged for some cash. ”

Zhang Liao said: "If Brother Zizhong sells a large number of these properties, a discerning person will know the necessary reasons at a glance, and then I am afraid that it will take a lot of effort to get out of the country." What's the point of staying here, just bring the title deed and get it back from them in the future! Come, let's have a good discussion, how to act, and some things still need to be decided by the lord. ”

In the hall of the Xiangyang Chengzhou Pastoral Mansion, Liu Xin was staring playfully at the two letters on the table, one in his left hand was sent by Yuan Shao, and the other in his right hand was sent by Cao Cao. Looking at it, Liu Xin couldn't help laughing, he really didn't expect that he would become the object of competition between the two of them for a while.

In fact, after Yuan Shao supported Liu Biao, he not only sent secret letters to Tao Qian and Liu Xin, but also Yuan Shu and Liu Miao also received his secret letters, and the contents of the secret letters all asked them to support their support for Liu Biao without exception.

Yuan Shu got Yuan Shao's secret letter and burned it without reading it. Although Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao are brothers, Yuan Shu looks down on Yuan Shao at all, and feels that Yuan Shao is a concubine, and he is a concubine, representing the orthodoxy of the Yuan family. Therefore, Yuan Shu didn't care about the feelings of brotherhood at all, and directly rejected Yuan Shao's request.

Liu Miao was in a hurry, and he didn't care about replying to Yuan Shao's secret letter. Although he is the pastor of Yangzhou, the six counties under his jurisdiction were occupied by Liu Xin and Yuan Shu respectively, and only the two counties of Jiujiang and Danyang are really controlled by him, and Yuan Shu has recently set up heavy troops on the border, putting on a posture of large-scale attack. The first thing Liu Miao has to do now is to protect himself from being eaten by others, otherwise everything will be empty words.

As for Liu Xin, of course, it is even more impossible to support Yuan Shao.

In fact, Yuan Shao is not stupid, of course he knows that there can't be too many people on his side, and his purpose in doing this is to publicly declare his ideas to the world, so that people know that there is also a Han emperor in Yecheng. Over time, they will be able to shake Liu Xie's authority, and even change people's perception of the entire Han Dynasty.

Cao Cao's letter did not mention the hope that Liu Xin would support Liu Xie, because Liu Xin's attitude has always been very clear, he will not recognize Liu Xie's identity as the emperor, Cao Cao is such a shrewd person, naturally he will not feel that he has the ability to change Liu Xin's mind, he just hopes that Liu Xin can settle his old suspicions with him.

With Liu Xin's strength today, when dealing with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, he naturally didn't need to dodge like Tao Qian, afraid of wolves and tigers, but summoned the envoys of Yuan Cao and Cao to the hall openly.

As soon as Cao Cao's envoy walked into the hall, Liu Xin was stunned. This person is in his thirties, handsome and graceful, which makes Liu Xin feel a sense of déjà vu.

The man stood still and said deeply towards Liu Xin: "Xun greets my lord!" ”

Liu Xin couldn't help but be surprised that Cao Cao actually sent Xun to be a messenger! When Liu Xin left Luoyang, he had a relationship with Cai Yong's family, and seven or eight years have passed in a blink of an eye, Xun has not changed much, but his face is a little more mature and resolute, no wonder Liu Xin has a feeling of familiarity.

Since it was an old acquaintance, Liu Xin didn't put on a stand, stood up and arched his hand and said, "It turned out to be Mr. Wenruo, Liu has lost his welcome, please sit down." ”

Xun thanked him and sat down on the chair on Liu Xin's left.

Liu Xin said with a smile: "How did Wen Ruo come to Xiangyang when he was free? ”

Xun also laughed and said: "Xun heard that he was going to send a letter to Lord Liu, so he took the initiative to ask for help, wanting to talk about his old friendship with Lord Liu. ”

Liu Xin laughed and said, "Why bother Mr. Wen Ruo to go out in person for such a trivial matter?" Don't tell lies in front of real people, I'm afraid that my husband's visit this time is not as simple as meeting me, an old man. ”

Xun is the most important advisor under Cao Cao, and he is deeply trusted and respected by Cao Cao, but it is just a matter of sending a letter, and Cao Cao actually sent him out, which shows how much Cao Cao attaches importance to this mission.

Without Xun explaining, Liu Xin could also guess that the relationship between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao had reached the point of a touch. Now that the weather is getting colder, it is not suitable to use troops, and if it is not bad as expected, there will be a conflict between the two by the beginning of spring next year.

Xun's face did not change, he arched his hand and said: "Don't hide it, Xun's hometown is in Yingchuan, and when the business here is over, Xun still wants to go back to his hometown to see, it can be regarded as a fake public and private, I hope adults don't laugh." ”

Liu Xin knew that he didn't tell the truth, and he didn't tell the truth, but just followed his words and said: "Mr. is from Yingchuan, Liu knows it, and that Yingchuan Academy is the property of the Xun family." Now, Liu has sent someone to renovate Yingchuan Academy, because he has not found the descendants of the Xun family, so he has to send Mr.'s classmates to be temporarily managed. ”

In fact, Xun's words are also half-truths. He came to Xiangyang this time, of course, he wanted to go back to his hometown to have a look, but he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and he would never abandon his public office for personal purposes before the task was completed.