After talking about business, Lu Shi got up to say goodbye, and before leaving, she stopped again, hesitated for a moment, turned to Liu Xiu and said, "My lord, if it is convenient, I want to talk to Senior Brother Wang about something." ”

"No problem, no problem, what's inconvenient about this." Liu Xiu hurriedly called Hao Zhao and asked him to take the Lu family to Wang Zhi. Wang Zhi was not very accustomed to the official office, as long as it was not a march and Liu Xiu's safety was not a problem, he lived alone not far from Liu Xiu, meditated and practiced qi, and devoted himself to cultivation.

Liu Xiu returned to the inner room, and Feng Xue, who was cleaning up the pen and ink on the case, glanced at him and pursed his lips: "The adults are moved." ”

"What?" Liu Xiu didn't understand for a while.

I said...... The grown-ups were moved. Feng Xue raised his voice, raised a finger, and pointed to Liu Xiu's waist, Liu Xiu looked down, his face was suddenly flushed, and he squeaked while covering it up and said, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm holding my pee." ”

"Whoever believes you is a fool." Feng Xue turned his head and went out in a huff.

"Hmph, this girl, why don't you have a captive's conscious surname." Liu Xiu muttered to himself: "It's all Huaizong's dead ghost, don't mess with Lao Tzu, otherwise don't blame me for letting you vent your anger." ”

"You dare!" Wind and snow poked her head in from outside the door, glared at him, and quickly retracted her head.

"Snow girl, what's wrong with you?" Hao Zhao walked in from outside, and when he saw the wind and snow all over his face, he said with some surprise: "Is the fire inside too big, hot?" ”

"It's the fire in your family's heart, not the fire in the house." Fengxue grabbed Bai Dao, threw the rag into Hao Zhao's hand, and ran away with the corner of his skirt. Hao Zhao was confused, walked in with a rag, looked at the fire pit in the house, and then looked at Liu Xiu. "My lord, what's wrong with the Snow Girl?"

"Leave her alone! If a woman's mind can't be guessed, it's useless to guess. Liu Xiu didn't raise his head, and while flipping through the case, he asked: "Where is the city defense map of the big city fortress, have you found it?" ”

"Found it." Hao Zhao turned around and took out a silk drawing from a cabinet in the corner, handed it to Liu Xiu, and said in a low voice, "I didn't dare to put it on the case." ”

Liu Xiu's eyes rolled and nodded knowingly: "Well, you did the right thing." ”

Hao Zhao smiled shyly. He and Zhang Fei turned out to be Liu Xiu's close attendants and scribes, responsible for the custody and processing of relevant documents. During this time, Zhang Fei began to lead some of Liu Xiu's personal guards selected from various battalions, and most of the time he was not by Liu Xiu's side, and after the wind and snow came, he naturally replaced Zhang Fei's role. Zhang Fei didn't think there was anything, in his opinion, Feng Xue was Liu Xiu's personal maid when he was a prisoner last time, and now it is just a repetition of history, nothing strange. Hao Zhao didn't think so, he felt that Feng Xue was a captive, even if she was close to the adult, she was still a captive, and one day she would return to the grassland, and there were some things that she couldn't see, so he always put these things away intentionally or unintentionally, and didn't let Feng Xue find out about his actions.

All he was worried about was Liu Xiu's attitude, and now that Liu Xiu had affirmed his approach, he was very happy.

"My lord, just now Mrs. Lu said that the Xun Yu who came with her is from the Yingchuan Xun family." Hao Zhao reminded, "Madame said that he is quite insightful, and it is not comparable to those pseudonymous people. ”

"Who?" Liu Xiu raised his head in surprise: "Xun Yu of the Xun family? ”

Hao Zhao nodded.

Liu Xiu put down the pen in his hand and remembered the young man who followed Tian Yan. He originally thought it was a book or something next to Tian Yan, but he didn't expect it to be a big celebrity like Xun You. How did he get to Bingzhou? When they met, he didn't take the initiative to come forward to say hello, it didn't seem that he was here to defect to himself, could it be that he came to Yuan Shao like Chen Chen? Yes, the relationship between the Xun family and the Chen family is very close, according to the news that Liu Xiu got it, although Xun Shu, one of the four elders, is older than Chen Yu, but his fame is later than Chen Yu.

However, he can turn a deaf ear to a celebrity like Chen Chen, and it would be a pity if a person like Xun You missed. The Xun family has a lot of reputation, but there are two people who are really talented, one is Xun Yu, and the other is Xun Yu, who is called Wang Zuozhicai by He Hao, of course, that baby is still young, and few people know.

In fact, Liu Xiu didn't know that not only Xun Yu has no reputation now, but Xun Yu also has no reputation now. Xun You's father died early, and he didn't even have time to enter the office, let alone become famous. Xun You was raised by his grandfather Xun Tan, and when he was thirteen years old, Xun Tan also died, and he lived with his uncle Xun Qu. He doesn't like scriptures, and he doesn't have a reputation in Yingchuan, where there are many talents and celebrities, although Xun Qu has also created a lot of momentum for him, but he doesn't like to debate with others, he is silent, and he has never become a celebrity.

Chen Chen knew that there was such a young man in the Xun family, but he had never spoken to Xun You, when Yuan Shao asked, he thought for a long time before saying, yes, there is such a person, the grandson of Xun Tan, one of the eight juniors, but he is not famous, and his knowledge is also very average.

When Yuan Shao heard this, half of his enthusiasm went, he asked Xun You to come in, said a few polite words, and then asked people to take Xun You to rest. Xun You asked about the battle of Qingyanze two days ago, Yuan Shao was not interested, and ended it after two perfunctory sentences.

Xun You didn't ask again, politely retreated, standing outside Yuan Shao's big tent, he sighed softly, very disappointed. He rushed all the way to the grassland, just to see what kind of person Yuan Shao was who was famous all over the world, but Yuan Shao obviously didn't have him in his eyes. He pinched the letter in his arms, it was a letter of recommendation written by He Hao for him, but he didn't feel the need to take it out now.

A few soldiers next to him added a bracket and put a freshly slaughtered sheep on the rack, a young soldier pouted his ass and knelt on the ground, carefully beating the flint, the fire sickle and the flint collided, and sparks came out one by one, the sparks fell on the wood, and were blown out by the wind, and they were not ignited for a long time, and the soldiers next to him scolded and screamed, and the young soldiers were so anxious that they sweated.

"Use this." Xun You handed over the silk book in his arms.

The soldier smiled innocently and hurriedly said, "Thank you, sir, it's a pity that such a valuable thing is used to start a fire." ”

"It's not a pity." Xun You squatted down, first crumpled the letter into a ball, then took the fire sickle and flint from the soldier's hands, knocked it twice, and the spark fell on the silk, and soon flames appeared.

"It's on, it's on." The soldier exclaimed happily, "Thank you, sir." ”

"You're welcome." Xun You straightened up, patted the hem of his clothes, and turned around and walked out of the camp. Along the passage between the barracks, he walked slowly forward with his hands behind his back, and unconsciously walked to the top of the block.

The wind blew even tighter, Xun You narrowed his eyes, looking at the wind-blown misty grassland in the distance, his heart was as cold as ice.

"Xun Gongda?" A voice sounded behind him. Xun You turned around and saw a young man in a crimson coat standing by the city wall, looking at him with a smile. Xun You quickly recognized it, this was Liu Xiu, the captain of Changshui.

"Exactly down there." Xun You gave a salute without humility or arrogance, and was about to speak, Liu Xiu looked at the sky, untied his big hat, and put it on Xun You's body without saying anything, and sent him a tassel, and then patted it gently, and said with a smile: "I know that you just came from Luoyang, and I don't know that the wind in northern Xinjiang is dry and cold, and it can cut people like a knife." If you blow like this, you'll get cold. ”

The big body was very thick and warm, and Xun You's cold body suddenly felt obvious warmth. He looked at Liu Xiu: "My lord gave me the big one, what should you do?" ”

"I'm fine." Liu Xiu held the city wall with both hands and looked at the blurred horizon in the distance: "I've been in the army for a long time, so I'm more resistant to the cold." He paused, turned his head and asked, "How many days have you been in Bingzhou, how do you feel?" ”

When Liu Xiu spoke, Xun You had been observing Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu was right, he was indeed more frost-resistant, Dayu gave it to him, he was only wearing an ochre-red robe, facing the strong cold wind, but there was no trace of chill, the two strands of hair on his sideburns were blown wildly by the wind, but his face was still ruddy, like a fire, exuding invisible heat.

"And the state...... There are many mountains, forests, grasslands, little water, and less arable land. Xun You smiled slightly: "It is not suitable for farming, the financial resources are insufficient, and it is not easy to hold it on your own." ”

Liu Xiu turned his head and glanced at him, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he said in an encouraging tone: "Well, what else?" ”

Xun You was a little unhappy, Liu Xiu was actually about the same age as him, but his tone was condescending, although it was not as obvious as Yuan Shao, but Xun You could still feel it. He was a little dazed, reached out to untie the tie of the big guy, prepared to return the big guy to Liu Xiu, and left.

"It's okay, you can wear it." Liu Xiu pressed his hand, and the heat transmitted from the slightly rough palm made Xun You stunned. "Have you read anything about merging states before?"

Xun You smiled, modest with a little arrogance: "I've read some, not much." ”

"How does what you see along the way compare to what you get in the book?"

The smile on Xun You's face immediately became a little unnatural, he was a smart person, of course he knew that Liu Xiu's words were not said casually, but meant something.

"Mencius said that the master climbed the East Mountain and was small, and climbed Mount Tai and the world was small." Liu Xiu pointed to the reckless mountains in the east, "This sentence is familiar, it can be said that everyone who has read a book knows it, and those who have not read a book also know it, but how many people really climbed Mount Tai to see the world?" Liu Xiu asked Xun You with a smile: "Have you ever climbed Mount Tai?" ”

Xun You shook his head.

"Let's have a chance to climb Mount Heng." Liu Xiu laughed: "To read thousands of books, you have to travel thousands of miles." It is not advisable for a samurai to read a book like a general like Zhao Kuo who reads soldiers on paper, and a scribe who dies to read a book will become a nerd who talks about misleading the country. ”

"My lord, can a warrior also be called a soldier?" Xun You asked suddenly.

"Of course." Liu Xiu said without thinking: "Master said, can a country without samurai be a complete country?" ”

"But what many warriors have done is to destroy the country and destroy the family."

"The scribes also had corrupt people, and although they did not use swords, they did no less harm to the country than the warriors. It's not that if you don't kill with a knife, don't kill people. Liu Xiu said bluntly: "Everyone has good and evil, and it is not different because of whether they study or not. ”

Xun You retorted, and the two of them debated on the top of the city tower. Hao Zhao stood straight aside, listening to their words word by word, although the north wind was howling and blowing cold, but his heart was hot. Liu Xiu tried his best to correct Xun You's prejudice against martial artists, although he couldn't quote scriptures like Xun You, but this didn't mean that his words were not convincing. Listening to his defense, Hao Zhao invisibly felt that his waist was much straighter, and the worry of his ancestors disappeared in his heart.

Bingzhou is a land of a hundred battles, there are many people who are good at military affairs, and there are many famous generals, but with the admiration of Emperor Guangwu, the status of pure martial artists is getting lower and lower, like Wang Yun is a civil and military all-rounder, and his riding and archery kung fu far exceeds that of ordinary martial artists, but he never admits that he is a samurai. Hao Zhao's grandfather was a celebrity, and now his family is in decline, he can only join the army, and he also likes to join the army, but he is somewhat resistant to becoming a pure martial artist. Even in the barracks, when he saw Wang Yun and Yuan Shao, he was a little ashamed of himself.

Now that he heard Liu Xiu's words, he felt that his worries were really unnecessary, and his vision was too low.

"Xun Gongda, a son of Yuan Benchu's family, is a famous man, but he can only wear a Confucian shirt when he returns to the camp, and when he arrives on the battlefield, he is no worse than a warrior." Liu Xiu patted Xun You's shoulder and laughed, "And there is no bloody killing, where does it come from?" I told Chen Jifang that I wanted to invite him to Xianbei, not to ask Xianbei people to look forward to naturalization, I just wanted to fight with them and turn them into jade silk, but Mr. Chen Jifang just didn't go, but I couldn't help it. ”

Xun You couldn't help but laugh and shook his head again and again. He is actually very unimpressed with Chen Chen's celebrity demeanor, but he is not as mean as Liu Xiu said.

"In the final analysis, this is not Mr. Chen Jifang's incompetence, but the shame of our martial artists. I hope that one day we don't need to make such a big move, just need an edict from His Majesty, Mr. Chen Jifang will drive a light car, and the Xianbei people will be able to look at the wind and escape, whether it is the Xianbei people or the Huns, they all take it as beautiful to wear my Han family's clothes. Liu Xiu clapped his hands, "Before that, it's up to us warriors to use knives to promote the heavenly power of the Great Han." ”

"Will there be this day?"

"Yes! However, it requires the intelligent people of the Han Dynasty to get rid of the prejudice of valuing literature over military force and work together. Liu Xiu smiled bitterly: "It's not something that any one person can do alone." ”

Xun You nodded in agreement, thoughtful.

"To be a celebrity is to be a real celebrity and a celebrity, not a celebrity with an empty name." Liu Xiu patted Xun You on the shoulder: "That kind of celebrity is water without a source, a tree without roots, a flower inserted in a bottle, not a pillar rooted in the earth." ”

After speaking, he arched his hand at Xun You and turned to go down.

Xun Yu wrapped his arms tightly, thought for a while, suddenly shook his head, and laughed softly.

As soon as Liu Xiu returned to the official office, Feng Xue greeted him and said anxiously: "My lord, where is your new big hat?" The banquet has been prepared, and the Ayutthaya Command has invited me a few times, but I can't find the new Dayu. ”

"Find another old one, a new one and give it away." Liu Xiu said as he walked forward.

"To whom?" Feng Xue's eyes widened: "That witch of the Heavenly Master Dao? ”

Liu Xiu suddenly became angry, stared at the wind and snow for a long time, and then said angrily: "What are you talking nonsense, why should I send her a big meal." She's a woman, what do you do with a man's big hat. ”

"Do you want to give it to a man?" Feng Xue's eyes rolled, and he covered his mouth and smiled: "It turns out that you like men." ”

"Whew!" Liu Xiu angrily took a bite of her, and said fiercely: "You wait!" Come back tonight and I'll let you know if I like men or women. ”

"You dare!" Feng Xue raised his head and twisted Xiaoman's waist back to the house. Liu Xiu's gaze involuntarily fell on the buttocks that were obviously a little too swinging, and he couldn't help but pat his forehead. I drop God, I'm really not the messenger of what kind of horse and what you said, if you want to serve God, don't stick me, I'm already famous, don't tempt me to cheat. But then again, it's useless for us to be so chaste, the background of Princess Yang Zhai can't afford to offend, not to mention that it is normal for wives and concubines to be in groups these years, Yuan Shao has a wife and three concubines, we don't look worse than him, if we have to be loyal and loyal, I am afraid that it will only be considered abnormal by people.

"Your Excellency?" Lu Shi and Wang Zhi walked over together, and when they saw Liu Xiu standing in the courtyard with a sad face, they asked curiously.

"Oh, nothing, nothing." As soon as he saw the Lu family, Liu Xiu felt weak, and hurriedly shouted: "Fengxue, hurry up, my lord is going to the banquet." ”

"It's coming, it's coming." Feng Xue walked out with a big coat in his arms, and when he saw Lu's family, his footsteps couldn't help but stagnate, and then he took two steps and walked in front of Liu Xiu, shook off the big hat and put it on Liu Xiu, and tied a tassel to Liu Xiu with his own hands, and his body was almost all in Liu Xiu's arms. The slightly curly blonde hair teased Liu Xiu's nose, itchy, and a vague aroma made Liu Xiu feel a little uneasy.

It's too tight, too tight. Liu Xiu could feel that the yang energy in the dantian was a little impatient, and hurriedly gave way to the back, but the speed was still a little slower, Feng Xue bit her lip and glanced at him, turned around and left, although she was wearing a winter coat, but the touch of the bullet surname hidden under the multi-layered silk clothes still made Liu Xiu's heart flutter, adding three points of firmness.

Little girl, dare to tease Lao Tzu, I will do it for you tonight. Liu Xiu was embarrassed to cover the tent with a big hat, and said in a serious manner: "The discipline is not strict, and the lady is smiling." ”

"Hehehe......" Lu Shi glanced at the room, "My lord is really blessed, it's really a good tripod." ”

Liu Xiu was stunned, good Ding? What's so good? Seeing him standing there rolling his eyes, Lu shook his head with a smile and walked forward.

Qiangqu father and son rushed to Meiji, there were only Han people at the banquet, and there was a lot less fear of talking, speaking of the battle of Qingyanze, everyone was in a very happy mood, the soldiers of the Changshui battalion went through the first baptism of blood, and it was a big victory, and the morale was high, even Yuan Shao couldn't hold back his excitement, holding a wine glass and laughing loudly with others, completely ignoring his Confucian dress and being out of place with others.

Chen Chen sat lonely on the side, no one listened to him at today's banquet, everyone fought for the amount of wine, compared to the pride, talked about martial arts, caused by interest, sang a majestic horizontal blowing song, and danced a passionate and cheerful dance.

Xun You was also in the middle of the banquet, and he looked at Lu Bu and the others who were shouting loudly during the banquet with a smile, and beside him were neatly folded big trees. Chen Chen glanced at Da Yu and felt a little familiar, but he couldn't help but feel a little strange. However, Xun You was obviously not the focus of his concern, he just wondered in his heart, then turned his head away, and soon saw Liu Biao, who was also sitting on the side drinking.

Liu Biao also looked over, Chen Chen raised his glass and smiled reservedly. Liu Biao smiled slightly, and hurriedly filled the maid beside him with wine, got up from the table, walked to Chen Chen's side, and politely toasted Chen Chen.

"Jingsheng, let's make another good article." Chen Chen smiled faintly.

"The gentleman smiled." Liu Biao was also a little uncontrollable excited, but he was not as undisguised as Lu Bu and them: "My lord thundered and defeated the Xianbei people, and the first battle of the Changshui Battalion was very successful, I think Your Majesty will be very happy." ”

"What is there to be happy about." Chen Chen put down the wine glass, raised his hand to stroke his beard, and said disapprerovingly: "Only more than 3,000 Xianbei people were defeated, and there are still 30,000 or 40,000 Xianbei people in Bingzhou. The spoils obtained were just taken from the Huns, and the Xianbei people did not have any losses, but we had trouble with the Huns, do you really think this is a victory? ”

Liu Biao's expression froze, a little unnatural. When everyone was happy, Chen Chen said such things, which was really annoying, and he regretted that he had chosen it at the wrong time. Take his words, sweep everyone's interest, don't answer his words, it's a little rude.

"Otherwise, the two armies will fight, and morale will come first." Wang Yun walked over with a wine glass, touched the wine glass with Chen Chen, drank it all, then wiped his mouth and said loudly: "It seems that the results of this battle are very limited, but it is very useful for morale improvement. Small victories are big wins, and even small victories are victories. After receiving this blow, the army lost its baggage and could only retreat in disgrace, and the morale of the Xianbei people would naturally be affected. What's more......" He glanced at Liu Xiu, who was talking and laughing with Lu and Tian Yan, with his eyes: "I saw the birth of a famous general with my own eyes. ”

"Famous generals? Only then did he fight an insignificant battle, and he could be called a famous general? Chen Chen was dismissive.

"Hahaha......" Wang Yun laughed loudly, then lowered his voice again, and said to Chen Chen in a narrow manner: "Mr. Ji Fang, this is like an article, what you see is only that brilliant sentence, but what I see is the conception and draft of the whole article, as well as the alterations and adjustments in it." Mr. Ji Fang, that is a hardship that others can't imagine, don't take it lightly. ”

Chen Chen's beard trembled, indifferent.

Xun You listened to it on the side, leaned over, and saluted Wang Yun: "Yingchuan Xun You, I have seen Mr. Zishi." ”

Wang Yun glanced at him, saw that he was dressed as a scribe, and hurriedly returned the salute.

"Dare to ask sir, can you tell me how Lord Liu planned this battle?"

"Are you interested?" Wang Yun said curiously.

"He, it's because of his good soldiers that he came to Bingzhou." Chen Chen laughed without yin or yang.

(To be continued)