As soon as Liu Xiu entered Yuyuan Pass, he received an edict from the Son of Heaven, asking him to rush back to Luoyang immediately. Liu Xiu didn't dare to slack off, so he let the eldest princess and them walk slowly behind, leaving Guan Yu to protect them, and he took Xun Yu and Zhang Fei back to Beijing in a hurry. After entering Luoyang City, Liu Xiu hurried into the palace to see the driver, Xun Yu was not idle, and went straight to see Xun Shuang and Xun You.

Xun Shuang was not there, Xun Yu was reading in the room, and when he saw Xun Yu coming in, he was surprised and happy, and hurriedly got up to greet him.

"I'm coming back with General Wei." Xun Yu said while taking the cloth towel handed over by Xun You.

Xun You smiled, "What do you think?" ”

"It's similar to what you said, it's both scheming and honest enough." Xun Yu washed his face and took the tea handed over by Xun Yu, "More importantly, he has self-knowledge and the wisdom of knowing people." ”

Xun You laughed, "It's really not easy to get such recognition from you, Uncle." ”

"However, there are some things I don't know very well, so I rushed to Luoyang to ask you." Xun Yu approached Xun Yu and lowered his voice, "He is a friendly person, and he loves Yingzi so much who has nothing to do with him, but why does he never mention his missing parents?" Even when I mentioned it on purpose, he didn't miss much? ”

Xun You frowned, "Do you suspect that he is a great hypocrite?" ”

Xun Yu shook his head, "It's not like, I think about it, there is probably only one explanation, that is, his parents are not missing at all, so he is not worried at all." ”

Xun You was taken aback, "It's not missing, so why do you say it's missing?" ”

Xun Yu smiled slightly: "I think he should have something unspeakable, maybe...... Their family background is not innocent enough, you know, there are many such people. ”

Xun You frowned and pondered for a moment: "I've always felt strange about this, but it's not good to ask." If that's the only reason, then I don't think it's a big deal. Judging from this period of time, especially in the last battle of Luoyueyuan, I don't think he will be the kind of person who harbors evil intentions. If this is the case, he can listen to Jia Xu's suggestion, keep the sandalwood acacia, and raise his own respect. ”

Xun Yu agreed with Xun Yu's words, otherwise he would not have continued to associate with Liu Xiu, and even followed him to Luoyang. With Liu Xiu's scheming, if he wanted to succeed, killing Tanshi Huai would definitely be a very risky and worthless decision for him.

"Okay, let's talk about the situation in Luoyang, something happened to Runan, what is the reaction of the Yuan family?"

Xun You shook his head: "You probably wouldn't have thought that the Yuan family didn't react at all." ”

"No reaction, that's the biggest reaction." Xun Yu sighed secretly: "This shows that everything Zhang Jiao did was in their plan." ”

"yes, this time...... I'm afraid it's not good. ”

"It doesn't make a difference whether it's good or not, there are always countless people who die. Liu Xiu said, Xing, the people suffer, die, the people suffer, this is not wrong at all. They only want to change the dynasty, but now I suddenly feel that changing one may not be better than the current one. So many people died, just for the sake of the family. ”

Xun Yu was taken aback, quickly stood up, walked to the door, opened it around, closed the door with his backhand, and then returned to Xun Yu: "Uncle, do you know what you're talking about?" ”

"Of course I do." Xun Yu smiled lightly, "I know, I scared you." But if you think about it, isn't that the case? ”

Xun Yu carefully looked at Xun Yu's face for a long time, wanted to laugh but didn't laugh, he stretched out his hand and wanted to touch Xun Yu's forehead, but he stretched out halfway and took it back.

"Don't be surprised, I know I'm a bit abrupt. But let me tell you, Gongda, this is indeed what I have been thinking about in the last two days, as if ...... It was as if I was walking blindfolded, and I could only touch it with my hands and explore it with my feet, and all I could understand was the things around me, and all of a sudden, someone took the cloth that was blindfolded on my eyes, and I was ...... all of a sudden I saw a lot of things at once that I couldn't even think of. ”

Xun You wanted to laugh, but he didn't laugh. "Uncle Wen Ruo, you won't tell me that it was General Liu who inspired you, he doesn't have such a high level of knowledge."

"It's still him." Xun Yu smiled, "It's not that he doesn't have such a high level of knowledge, but you don't have it, so you can't see through him." ”

Xun You shook his head disappreciatively: "I admit that my knowledge is not as high as yours, but to say that his knowledge is also higher than mine, I am really not convinced." ”

Xun Yu couldn't help laughing, he glanced at Xun Yu: "You, me, and Zhong Yu, the three members of the Xun family all think they are good, do you think the knowledge will be very low?" ”

"Uncle Zhongyu?" Xun You was really taken aback this time: "Uncle Zhong Yu also thinks he is good?" ”

"Well, he is going to build a academy in Yingchuan and ask Zhongyu to make the sacrificial wine." Xun Yu took a sip of the teacup and briefly explained the matter they were arguing about for Yingchuan Academy. Xun You was not too surprised when he knew about the curriculum of Jinyang Academy, but he also felt very novel about Liu Xiu's views on producers and consumers.

"I think about it, if you still have the same old idea, no matter what virtue replaces fire virtue, the result will not be too bad." Xun Yu said with emotion: "So, I changed my mind. ”

"You want to help General Liu?"

"I'm going to help the big man." Xun Yu put away his smile, and his young face showed a depth that did not match his age, "If Liu Xiu thinks the same way, it can also be said to help him." ”

…… Liu Xiu didn't care about paying attention to the rules of the palace in the palace, and rushed all the way to the side hall of Xuanming, and when he saw the situation in the hall, he was stunned.

The Son of Heaven was dressed in civilian clothes and rolled up his sleeves, and Empress Song, Yuan Guiren, He Guiren and the Great Prince were all sitting in the hall playing with mud. The Son of Heaven was guiding, Empress Song and Yuan Guiren studied very seriously, one pinched a decent teapot, the other pinched a slender net bottle, but He Guiren was very clumsy, and only half of the things in his hands seemed to be a piggy bank. The eldest prince had a good time, although the mud in his hand was still mud, but the smile on his face was enough to make anyone envious.

Hearing Liu Xiu's footsteps, the Son of Heaven and the Great Prince raised their heads at the same time.

"What's the matter with such a hurry?" The Son of Heaven asked in surprise.

"Why didn't Sister Yingzi come?" The eldest prince shouted in disappointment.

Liu Xiu was speechless, so he had to bow down and say, "After receiving the edict from Your Majesty, the minister hurried back." The eldest princess and the girl Yingzi are both behind, and it is estimated that they will be able to go to Luoyang tomorrow to play with the eldest prince. ”

The eldest prince sighed, pouted, and went back to playing with his mud. He Guiren sank his face, drank him, shook off the mud in his hand, turned around and left. The eldest prince was reluctant to look at it, and followed with his head drooping. The Son of Heaven looked at all this indifferently, and beckoned: "Come, look at what the queen and Yuan Guiren do, see which one is good and which one you like, and I will reward you with which." ”

Empress Song and Yuan Guiren invariably picked up the work in their hands and said with a smile: "Please Mr. comment." Speaking of which, Empress Song and Yuan Guiren have both learned painting from Liu Xiu, and this Mr. is not a loss.

Liu Xiu took a closer look, and finally commented: "The atmosphere made by the queen is Zigong and the vessel of the temple. The elegance made by Yuan Guiren is Zeng Chen, and he is a scattered person in the rivers and lakes. ”

Empress Song and Yuan Guiren glanced at each other, both a little surprised, the Son of Heaven blinked, but understood Liu Xiu's words, he smiled and said, "Which one do you like?" ”

"I like Yuan Guiren's masterpieces."

"Hehehe...... Nobleman, you are a latecomer, and it is not easy to get a few words of praise from him. I made a few shelves of things, and I didn't get a good word from him. ”

Yuan Guiren smiled slightly, and bowed his body: "The concubine is really honored, please Your Majesty write the inscription and give it to General Wei." General Dewei said this, and the concubines can also make bottles in the future and earn a few pocket money. ”

"Hahaha......" The Son of Heaven was in a good mood, laughed loudly, and pulled Liu Xiu into his seat, "You see, I am already poor enough to ask a noble person to be a hawker." ”

"Not really." Liu Xiu smiled playfully: "Yuan Guiren's craftsmanship is not comparable to a craftsman, this is a work of art, it is unique, and Chen Ken guarantees that even if Yuan Guiren makes another one, he may not be able to make the same thing." ”

Yuan Guiren hurriedly agreed, the Son of Heaven was in a better mood, talking and laughing, but he was not on the topic, and it was nothing more than some calligraphy, painting, seal carving, pottery and the like, Liu Xiu was puzzled, for these things, as for letting people go to Yuyuan Pass to pass the edict, let him rush back to Luoyang immediately? Although he had doubts in his heart, it was not easy to take the initiative to ask, lest the Son of Heaven think that his surname was not enough, so he had to bear the surname and accompany the Son of Heaven to talk around.

Empress Song and Yuan Guiren met, accompanied them to say a few words of gossip, and got up to say goodbye. The eunuchs waiting next to them also retreated in acquainted with each other. The face of the Son of Heaven slowly darkened.

"Something happened to Runan."

"Minister...... I heard that Dong Zhuo, the Taishou of Yingchuan, had received an order from the Yuzhou Thorn History Department and was rushing to support with the Yingchuan County soldiers. He has distinguished himself in combat and has a wealth of combat experience......"

"No, I don't want Dong Zhuo to attack the enemy." The Son of Heaven interrupted Liu Xiu's words, "Runan's affairs should be taken care of by Runan Taishou, if he can't solve it, it will be incompetent." What else do you want him to do if he is an incompetent official? ”

Liu Xiu closed his mouth in recognition. The Son of Heaven said it soundingly, but in fact, his consciousness was very clear, that is, he wanted Zhang Jiao to let go of his actions.

"Have you seen the situation in Yingchuan?" The Son of Heaven turned around and glanced at Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu hurriedly bowed down and replied: "Your Majesty's edict has already taken a trip to Yingchuan. Yingchuan has the danger of Songgao Mountain and Yuyuan Pass, and there is no problem in guarding Luoyang, but it is ......"

"Just what?"

"It's just that the area around Ruying is the most densely populated place in the Han Dynasty, and it is where the plaster is, once it becomes a battlefield, I am afraid that the vitality will be greatly damaged."

"I know this, but if those people are not of my use, what good is more, and if those lands are not owned by me, what if they are anointed?" The voice of the Son of Heaven was cold and cruel, "I am doing this to recapture these populations and recapture these ointments. Tanshi Huai is dead, but Xianbei has not been completely pacified, and your promise to drink Ma Beihai has not been fulfilled. Xiqiang is ready to move again, if I don't solve the problem of elbows and armpits, how can I concentrate on the outside world? If Emperor Xiaojing had not quelled the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, how could Emperor Xiaowu pacify the Xiongnu? ”

Liu Xiu's mind suddenly had a famous saying: If you go outside, you must first settle inside. But this sentence later became evidence of the man's guilt, but then again, which ruler did not say so. The external enemy is dangerous, but the internal trouble is more hurtful, the martial arts master competition, the external injuries are all flesh wounds, and the internal injuries are really troublesome. This is probably the reason why the rulers of all dynasties preferred to grovel to external enemies rather than pretend to be pretending to internal contradictions, and whenever possible, they all went all out to kill them all.

"If you can control Runan, then Yuzhou can be determined, and Yuzhou can be determined, then Jingzhou, Qingzhou, and Yanzhou can all return to my control, and Dasi Nong will no longer cry poverty with me." The Son of Heaven muttered, "Deran, I have to do this." ”

Liu Xiu also sighed: "Your Majesty, although the minister does not approve of Your Majesty, but the matter has come to an end, and it is useless for Your Majesty to worry, it is better to wait for the result." The eight passes of Luoyang are all under the control of the minister, and the minister is willing to rush to Yingchuan to supervise the battle immediately, and the minister dares to guarantee that there will not be a rebellious army entering Gyeonggi. ”

The Son of Heaven shook his head and smiled. "I know your loyalty, but you don't have to be so nervous, even if Zhang Jiao is incompetent, he won't let the situation develop out of control, you can guard the eight passes and make sure that Gyeonggi is safe. Besides, even if Dong Zhuo can't stop Yingchuan, isn't there still Huangfu Song, he is from Jiangmen, and he has been in Northern Xinjiang for many years, so he won't even be able to clean up these bandits. ”

"Your Majesty, Huangfu Song does have the qualifications of a famous general."

"What about Yuan Shao?" The Son of Heaven asked abruptly. Liu Xiu thought for a while and said cautiously: "Yuan Shao was born in a famous family, and there are many talented people around him, although he is not first-class in his use of soldiers, he should not be underestimated. It can be seen from the two battles of Mobei and Luoyueyuan that his ability to capture fighters is also very small, and more importantly, he is different from those children of the family who have low eyes, he dares to fight hard. ”

"Yes, he dares to fight hard." The Son of Heaven let out a long sigh, "The people of the Yuan family dare to work hard, so ...... I can't afford to be careless. If it weren't for Yuan Kui's bullying of people too much, why would I be in trouble now. ”

Liu Xiu didn't say anything, listening to the meaning of the Son of Heaven, for this war, Yuan Kui probably had a lot of appetite, and he was not satisfied with the results of the current Yuan family's two generals, a nobleman, and countless protégés and former officials. And the Son of Heaven is now a little confident and is hoping to lure the snake out of the hole so that he can catch those guys. In the end, it depends on who wins and who loses in the contest between Zhang Jiao and Runan Haoqiang, Zhang Jiao wins, the Yuan family loses its foundation, even if it does not die, it will inevitably be greatly damaged, Zhang Jiao loses, the Yuan family probably not only wants to force Zhang Jiao to death, but also wants the lion to open his mouth and ask for more benefits.

In the final analysis, Zhang Jiao is just a chess piece that charges into battle, and even he is a chess piece, and it is the Son of Heaven and Yuan Kui who really play chess. Although he is a Wei general, he is not qualified to be a chess player at present, so he can only accumulate strength in secret.

Overall, a good start. Liu Xiu rubbed his nose, as if he smelled the aroma on Xun Yu's body again. Although Xun Yu listened to his persuasion and no longer obeyed, the aroma was still very strong. Guan Yu is right, even women are not so fragrant. If this kid arrives in the next life, even if he doesn't have the wisdom of a wizard, just with his face, it will be enough to kill those idol students in seconds.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you one thing, Song Qi has arrived in Jinyang, and the rewards for the soldiers of Bingzhou and Liangzhou will be in place soon." The Son of Heaven said with a smile: "I promised you, and I will never break my word." Whether you borrowed it from the people of Bingzhou, or you paid it yourself, I will return it to you, and there are no fewer of them. ”

Liu Xiu also smiled with a smile on his face, and asked cautiously, "That...... Is there any interest on the money advanced by the minister? ”

The Son of Heaven's face froze, and he was a little unnatural: "You...... Asking me for interest? I haven't cured you of your sins, and you dare to ask me for interest? ”

"Minister...... What are the sins? Liu Xiu's face was aggrieved.

"Hey, hey, hey......" The Son of Heaven deliberately sneered twice, "You seem to have forgotten, whether it is Bingzhou or Liangzhou, they are all my soldiers, and you borrow money from Bingzhou, which can also be said to be the function of Bingzhou Assassin History, but you pay for it yourself, and the minister wants to ask you, do you think those soldiers are your troops?" ”

Liu Xiu was startled and exclaimed exaggeratedly: "Your Majesty, wronged, this is ...... This is a sin that is desired, and there is no excuse for it. ”

The Son of Heaven smirked smugly.

…… In the Jiaofang Palace, Queen Song sat quietly in the hall, a simple bronze incense burner was burning with green smoke, and a volume of "Lao Tzu's Five Thousand Words" was in her hand. Liu Xiu sat respectfully across from her, his expression a little more solemn.

Today's Queen Song is not only thin, but also exudes a solemnity from the inside out, compared with other women in the palace who are full of splendid clothes, there is a little more taste of fireworks in the world, and the poor woman who frowned at every turn before is like two people.

"I ...... That pot is not good? Empress Song raised her eyebrows lightly and asked lightly.

"Okay, the temple vessel, how can it be bad."

"Alas, if I had heard this before, my heart would have been glad, but now I have no such heart. The height of the temple is not as good as the distance of the rivers and lakes. ”

"Your Highness, the big one is hidden in the court, and the small one is hidden in the rivers and lakes." Liu Xiu reminded, "Your Royal Highness is the queen, and your mother is the world, if it is too depressed, it is not a good thing to be inconsistent with the atmosphere in the palace." When the minister said this, it was also for the sake of the queen. ”

The corners of Empress Song's mouth twitched, "I see, then I'm wrong to blame you." Xie'er is in your house, didn't quarrel with you, right? ”

"The emperor's concubine is very likable, and there is no one in the palace who doesn't like him. It's just that...... Your Royal Highness, it doesn't seem appropriate for the emperor's concubine to call his ministers his father and His Majesty his uncle. In case someone cares about it in the future, how can the minister afford it? ”

"You don't have to worry, this is also out of consideration for his safety, and His Majesty personally agreed. For fear that something will happen in the future, I also asked His Majesty to write an edict by hand, and if anyone dares to talk more, just show him the edict. Queen Song waved her hand gently, "I miss him a little, you are free, take him and Ah He into the palace, let me see." ”

"Yui."

"Alas, if you weren't too young, and you still had to make contributions, you should have been made a young master, so it would have been convenient to enter the palace." Empress Song smiled shallowly, asked people to take some treasures, and pushed them in front of Liu Xiu: "These are all fresh goods from Jiaozhou, and I rewarded you as a reward for taking care of Xie'er." ”

"It is an honor for the ministers to take care of the emperor's concubine, and I dare to ask for His Royal Highness's reward."

"Hehehe, no matter what, it's just a piece of my heart. Don't shirk it, just accept it. I know that you have a lot of money now, and you are short of money. I can't help with anything else, so I can only thank you with these mundane things. Empress Song thought for a while, and then said, "If you insist on not daring to suffer in vain, then help the general of the chariot to train and train those under him." Although His Majesty is gracious, if he is full of incompetents, he will not be glamorous on His Majesty's face after all. ”

Liu Xiu knew that Song Feng had a thousand people under him, but they were just some façade dressers, and Empress Song asked him to train those people, which was just an excuse. He no longer shirked, accepted the reward, and left the palace. Empress Song personally sent him to the gate of the palace, and Liu Xiu couldn't help but be a little frightened and flattered.

As soon as he got out of the Jiaofang Palace, he walked a few steps along the long palace wall, and a yellow door pinched his orchid finger and stopped him with a smile: "General Wei, please stay." ”

Liu Xiu glanced at him, it turned out to be Liu Yunshuang, and he couldn't help laughing. "Little Yanagiko, what are you?"

Liu Yunshuang pouted: "It turns out that General Wei still knows people, and people think that you have been promoted and knighted, so they have forgotten about your old friends." As he spoke, he leaned over and smelled a strange aroma from afar. Liu Xiu's heart moved, resisted the urge to kick him three feet away, and said with a smile: "Xiao Liuzi, have you been promoted?" ”

"What kind of official is he promoted, although he has made the Yellow Gate Order, isn't he still a small official of 600 stones?" Liu Yunshuang's eyebrows danced with a delicate smile, and Liu Xiu's laughter made goosebumps. But he still didn't show a little disgust, squeezed his eyes, and twisted his fingers: "That's different, I used to do it, but now I manage a group of people, and it's a lot faster." ”

Liu Yunshuang chuckled, covered her mouth with her orchid finger, glanced around with a pair of peach blossom eyes, leaned into Liu Xiu's ear and whispered: "General Wei, you can be careful, I heard that Zhang Jiao hates you." There are his eyes and ears in this palace, and I don't know when someone will sue you in front of His Majesty. ”

Liu Xiu's brows trembled, and he hurriedly thanked him, and stuffed a piece of Kunlun jade into Liu Yunshuang's hand. Liu Yunshuang hurriedly excused herself, saying "How can this be done", but she held the jade and touched Liu Xiu's hand twice, which made Liu Xiu shiver for a while. Liu Xiu hurriedly pushed the jade into his hand, quietly pulled out his hand, and said with a smile: "Make an envoy, you are my best friend in the palace, you also know, although I have no ability, but I have never treated my friends badly." ”

"That's right, otherwise why don't we always praise you for being righteous enough." Liu Yunshuang couldn't put it down, said goodbye to Liu Xiuyi, and didn't forget to throw a wink before leaving: "If you are free in the future, you have to come to see people often." ”

(To be continued)