Almost at the same time that Liu Xun visited Liu Ye, Jin Shang also came to Qiao Xuan's mansion.

Wancheng Qiao's family is a famous family in Lujiang, although its reputation is not as prominent as Yingchuan Xun and Jiangdong Lu's, but it can be regarded as a famous family in Yangzhou.

Although Qiao Xuan is not the patriarch of the Qiao clan and does not hold any position in Lujiang, after all, he once served as the county guard of Yangzhou, and he is a disciple of the master of scripture Ma Rong, so he has a great influence among the Lujiang clan.

Jin Shang dared to boast about Haikou in front of Yuan Fu, and he also had his confidence.

If you really want to persuade Liu Xun to accept Yuan No, it is naturally not easy, even if you can really do it, it will never be possible to do it in one fell swoop, but to persuade Liu Xun to accept Yuan No, Jin Shang is still very confident.

Jin Shang's confidence is Qiao Xuan, his former classmate.

In the early years, Jin Shang and Qiao Xuan ruled under Ma Rongzuo in the Spring and Autumn Period, and they had a friendship with classmates.

Later, Jin Shang and Qiao Xuan were officials in Yangzhou together, so they had the friendship of colleagues.

With these two layers of relationship, Jin Shang still has a great chance of convincing Qiao Xuan.

Of course, then again, just relying on classmates and the friendship of colleagues is probably not enough to convince a wise man like Qiao Xuan, so there must be other arguments.

Jin Shang knows very well that Liu Xun may not welcome Gongzi, because Gongzi will threaten his status, but the scholars of Wancheng will not have this idea, for the scholars of Wancheng, if Gongzi can come to Wancheng, then Wancheng will undoubtedly have one more layer of barrier to resist the Jiangdong army, as for the threat, that is Liu Xun's business.

After receiving a report from the porter that the old man of Jing Zhaoyin had visited, Qiao Xuan knew that it was Jin Shang who had arrived.

At that moment, Qiao Xuan personally went out of the gate to welcome Jin Shang into the main hall, and ordered the housekeeper to cook tea and entertain him.

Qiao Xuan smiled and said: "Yuan Xiu, you didn't come to my mansion for two days after you came to Wancheng, and I also said that after you became the prince of the Zhong Dynasty, you forgot about your former classmates." ”

"Brother Gongzu, don't mention it." Jin Shang covered his face with his sleeves and said, "What a Taifu, it makes people laugh." ”

Qiao Xuan snorted, and said: "Yuan Xiu, farewell to Xi Shouchun, I'm afraid we haven't seen each other for ten years, right?" ”

"Who's to say it's not?" Jin Shang also muttered, "It's been ten years in a blink of an eye, how many decades can there be in life?" ”

"Yes, it's been ten years in a blink of an eye, things are not people, things are people." Qiao Xuan also sighed a little, and said, "But I don't know, is Yuan Xiu here for private affairs, or for official business?" ”

"The little brother is here to be both public and private." Jin Shang knelt down from the seat, bowed deeply to Qiao Xuan, and said, "Yu Zhi is visiting his former classmates and colleagues, but Yu Gong is for the survival of the Yuan family. ”

Qiao Xuan looked at Jin Shang and asked, "Ruyi, do you want to lure the son into the Lujiang River, yes or no?" ”

Jin Shang glanced at Qiao Xuan deeply, and sure enough, he couldn't hide anything from this old fox.

"Yes, yes." Jin Shang did not shy away from it at all, and simply admitted the purpose of his trip, and said, "Brother Gongzu should know very well that whether the prince enters the Lujiang River or not is tantamount to an additional barrier to resist the Jiangdong Army for the people of the Lujiang Shi clan, and there is only benefit to the people of the Lujiang Shi clan, but there is no harm." ”

Qiao Xuan said: "I'm afraid that Liu Junshou won't think about it?" ”

Jin Shangdao: "This is exactly where the younger brother wants to trouble Brother Gongzu, the younger brother's clumsy eloquence and lack of words are not enough to convince Liu Junshou, only Brother Gongzu can persuade Liu Junshou, so that the remnants of my Yuan family have a foothold, and I hope that Brother Gongzu will look at the former classmates and colleagues and speak for my Yuan family." ”

Qiao Xuan said: "Yuan Xiu is joking? Thou art clumsy and not good at words? ”

Jin Shang gave Qiao Xuan a long swipe again, and said sincerely: "I also hope that Brother Gongzu will help." ”

Qiao Xuan was silent for a while, and said to Jin Shang: "Yuan Xiu, which Yuan Xiu, you can have a problem with me, Liu Xun and his people, in fact, have no foresight, it is easy to say, however, there is a guest named Liu Ye in the county guard's mansion, but he is really a knowledgeable person, I am just worried that Liu Ye will make a hindrance from it, then this matter is unpredictable." ”

"Liu Ye?" Jin Shangdao, "The little brother is most worried about this person. ”

"Liu Ye and his people, wisdom, courage, and insight, I am afraid that they are far superior to us." Qiao Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "However, whether this matter is successful or not, I will do my best to help you." ”

Jin Shang was overjoyed when he heard this, and he threw himself to the ground for the third time and said, "Thank you, Brother Gongzu." ”

Qiao Xuan smiled slightly, and said, "Now that the business is over, shouldn't we talk about personal friendship?" ”

"That's nature, that's nature." Jin Shang was in a good mood, and suddenly heard the sound of the piano flowing out of the backyard, which was very quiet, so he couldn't help but ask Qiao Xuan, "Brother Gongzu, who is playing the piano?" Wonderful. ”

"It's a little girl." Qiao Xuan said quite complacently, "Yuan Xiu, it's not my boasting, my two daughters have practiced good piano skills, today, let you and my brother drink to the sound of the little girl's piano, such as?" ”

"I don't dare to ask for it." Kim Shang gladly agreed.

At that moment, Qiao Xuan ordered the servants to set up wine and drink and feast with Jin Shang.

That night, Jin Shang got drunk again, so he simply stayed in Qiao's mansion.

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Early the next morning, Qiao Xuan ordered his servants to put on an ox cart and come to the county guard's mansion.

Qiao Xuan is the leader of Lujiang Shilin, and Liu Xun naturally does not dare to slack off, and treats each other with tea in the main hall.

After the host and guest were noisy, Liu Xun said to Qiao Xuan with a smile: "What kind of wind is blowing today, it actually blew Qiao Lao to the cold house." ”

Qiao Xuanzuo said: "The old man is already dying, and he didn't want to come to the county guard to make noise, but there is a disaster in Lujiang, and the old man is a native of Lujiang, but he can't help but come."

Liu Xun was silent, there is a way to know the meaning of elegance when he hears the string song, as soon as Qiao Xuan speaks, Liu Xun knows that he must be here for the sake of the son.

Qiao Xuan ignored Liu Xun's silence, and said to himself: "Old man, may I ask Ming Gong, is there a lot of Sun Cebing?" ”

Liu Xun said: "There are not as many soldiers as Sun Ce, Sun Ce already has 30,000 troops, and there are only 5,000 soldiers on the Lujiang River and land. ”

Qiao Xuan said again: "Old decay, please ask Ming Gong again, can there be Sun Ce Jiangguang?" ”

Liu Xun replied: "A certain is not as good as Sun Ce's generals, Sun Ce's Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, and Han Dang are all generals, and Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, and Chen Wu generals all have the courage of ten thousand people." ”

Qiao Xuan said: "Ming Gong is not as many soldiers as Sun Ce, and the generals are not as good as Sun Ceguang. ”

Liu Xun said: "Zi Yangyun, at this time, the time, the place, and the people are all in me and not there, so Sun Ce categorically does not dare to violate the situation." ”

Qiao Xuan waved his hand and said: "The time will continue to change, the geographical advantage will continue to grow, and the people will also change due to the situation. ”

Speaking of this, Qiao Xuan was already a poor dagger, and then said: "Although the son is young, he has the courage to strategize, and he defeated Sun Ce in Xia Cai and Long Kang, which shows his ability to use soldiers, whether the son is there, then Sun Ce will not dare to covet my Lujiang, and the Yuan family is the old master of the Ming Dynasty, at this time, the remnants of the Yuan family are poor to vote, in the public and private, and the Ming Gong should be accepted." ”

Liu Xun only agreed, but he didn't agree immediately.

Seeing off Qiao Xuan, Liu Xun sat alone on the seat and worried.

Reason told Liu Xun that Liu Ye's judgment was correct, Yuan Quan was a jackal, and accepting Yuan Nuo was tantamount to welcoming the wolf into the house, and as soon as Yuan Ran, the jackal, came, Sun Ce, the tiger, would definitely follow, and the tiger and wolf would be around, and he Liu Xun would not be naïve enough to think that the tiger and wolf would fight and lose both, let him pick up a bargain.

But reason is reason, Qiao Xuan's attitude he can't help but consider, because Qiao Xuan's attitude is not only Qiao Xuan's attitude, but also represents the attitude of the entire Lujiang Shi clan.

Liu Wei came in and saw Liu Xun frowning, so he asked, "What is the middle father worried about?" ”

Liu Xun sighed and said helplessly: "Liu Ziyang persuaded me not to accept Yuan No, but Qiao Xuan persuaded me to accept Yuan No, Wei'er, you should tell me, this Yuan No, do we accept it or not?" ”

"Of course you accept it, why not?" Liu Wei said without thinking.

Liu Xun glanced at Liu Wei with some surprise and asked, "What is the reason?" ”

Liu Wei said: "What if the rumors are false? If Yuan Nuo is actually a straw bag, then wouldn't accepting Yuan Nuo be a big gift to your middle father? These three or four thousand old Yuan clans are all elite soldiers in a hundred battles. ”

Liu Xun said: "What if the rumors are true? Wouldn't accepting Yuan lead a wolf into the house? ”

Liu Wei said: "If the rumors are true, there's nothing to worry about, can't Yuan fight?" Didn't he defeat the Jiangdong Army twice in a row in Xia Cai and Long Kang? That's good, the middle father will make his soldiers live in the nest and act as a barrier in Anhui City, if Sun Ce commits Anhui City, he will inevitably pass through the nest, so that the tiger and wolf can fight, but the middle father can sit in the back and reap the benefits of the fisherman. ”

Liu Xun's eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but say, "My son has grown up!" ”

At that moment, Liu Xun stood up and said, "Wei'er, go to the inn and invite Yuan Xiugong to come." ”

"No." Liu Wei waved his hand and took the order.

Early the next morning, Zhang Niucalf left Anhui City with fifty fine horses.

Leaving Anhui City with Zhang Niucal, there was also Lujiang County Magistrate Shi Liu Kai, but Liu Kai was ordered by Lujiang County to guard Liu Xun and go north to Lu'an to greet Gongzi.

Jin Shang was left in Anhui City by Liu Xun, and he was invited to a wine banquet in the morning and evening, which can be described as extremely generous.

The news quickly spread to Liu Ye's mansion, and Liu Ye only sighed and didn't say anything.