Thinking of this, Xu Ji looked at Deng Ai and said softly, "As far as you can see, when is the best time for us to act?" Deng Ai pondered for a moment and stammered a little: "Lord... It's hard to say about this, but we have to figure out a few things first. First, where is the weakness of Zhao Yu in Xuzhou, what did Cao Cao rely on to control him, and whether we can also take advantage of it; Second, whether Cao Cao's people are ready to prosecute Mr. Xu Shu's mother. How can our people go deep into Jiangdong and prepare for the future attack on Jiangdong? Third, when exactly is Yin going to do it, and what are the channels for her to communicate with the outside world? ”

Xu Ji knew that Deng Ai had asked these three questions on the point, and said in a deep voice: "The first two questions are easy to say, but the last question is a bit tricky, and we can grasp the contact channels between the Yin family and the outside world." After all, the Yin family didn't know that we had seen through her true face, and thought that we had all been confused by her, but it's hard to say when the Yin family would do it, and this matter is still related to Xu Shu's lifelong events. This Yin just said that the marriage between Xu Shu and He Lin is not the right time, and I think she should do it during this time. Deng Ai frowned and said, "What the lord said is very true, but... It's true... No... It's easy to do, but... I see Cao Cao Mengde's appetite... Also... It's not small, Yin's move should be after our business with Jiangdong is fully launched, just look at the contract he negotiated with our Yanzhou, Cao Cao is eager to know the production technology of our Yanzhou weapons. It's not as simple as buying weapons that you can use, as other princes do. ”

was reminded by Deng Ai like this, and everyone suddenly realized Cao Cao's intentions. Xu Wei cursed in a low voice: "I thought Cao Cao was stupid, but it turned out that he was ruthless with his intentions. As long as he masters the technology, if he has a chance to occupy Yanzhou in the future. The tools of production that we don't have time to take with us will fall into his hands, then. He can also use technology to produce our Yanzhou's divine weapons. ”

Xu Ji smiled bitterly in his heart, it seems that Cao Mengde is indeed more suitable to be a politician than himself, and in the face of his "old friend", Cao Cao has no mercy at all. The only thing that is not beautiful is that Deng Ai saw through the mystery.

Deng Ai looked at Xu Ji and said with a smile: "The lord may wish to transfer the siege troops of Mr. Xun You to Xuzhou, and when dealing with Cao Ren, he will definitely receive miraculous results. Wu has Chen Dao, and externally there are Min Rou brothers. It's just Xianbei, last year was defeated, and this year he is on the run. And he has 100,000 yellow scarves, 50,000 Zhen family soldiers, and millions of people in Youzhou, building a new city, so it is a bit overkill to let Mr. Xun You stay in Youzhou. Xu Ji nodded, if Xun Yu returned to the Central Plains, then it would definitely hit Cao Ren hard. Of course, this matter can only be kept secret. Otherwise, it will definitely arouse Cao Cao's suspicions.

Zhuge Jin was worried because of Deng Ai's analysis just now, and said to Xu Ji: "Lord, Deng Ai is reasonable. I think this Yin clan is a sharp weapon for Cao Mengde to cover the eyes of the lord, and the Yin clan must not be allowed to delay in Chang'an for too long. Who knows what tricks Cao Cao has behind him. Xu Ji smiled bitterly in his heart, how could he not know this? Cao Cao was holding back now, apparently hoping to see if he could buy some weapon blueprints from himself. Is there anything else to gain. It can be said that Yin does not do it for a day. The more disguises you have to make, the more things you have to give to Cao Cao for nothing. Although this is a necessary abandonment in order to defeat Cao Cao, the more it is abandoned, it is also detrimental to himself, and the longer it passes, the more likely it is to show his feet.

It's a pity that this matter is not within Xu Ji's own control. When Yin will do it, how can he know? Xu Ji was pondering, but he heard Deng Ai smiling, and when he looked up, he saw Deng Ai smiling at Xu Ji: "The lord doesn't have to worry too much, in fact, we can also force the Yin family to do it." ”

Xu Ji was stunned when he heard this, this Deng Ai was really a roundworm in his stomach, and he actually saw through his thoughts so quickly.

Xu Ji smiled: "Don't sell it." Why don't you have your idea? ”

Deng Ai grinned and said, "That is to get the dragon girl of the Jade Pavilion into the Sikong Mansion." Everyone was stunned, and then they burst into flames.

Xu Ji looked at Deng Ai in surprise. This kind of strategy of killing two birds with one stone, Deng Ai also came up with it!?

I only heard Deng Ai explain: "As the saying goes, 'I have no worries, I have no deception'." Although Cao Mengde cooperated with Wang Zifu and others, there must be many things that the two sides still concealed from each other, for example, in the information we learned from the shadow, there was a matter of Yin's land, and Cao Cao would never sue Wang Zifu for this matter, of course, Wang Tu, Wang Ze and others who entered the eighth lieutenant of the West Park were also in this example; Similarly, Dong Cheng would not tell Cao Cao that the dragon girl of the Jade Pavilion was his person, so once the lord brought this dragon girl into Sikong Mansion. Yin Shi will panic immediately, she knows that if the lord is infatuated with the dragon girl, she will have no chance to make a move, so she will definitely make the first move. Xu Ji had fully understood what Deng Ai meant, and laughed: "Okay." Just do as you say. ”

Everyone was also inspired by Deng Ai to offer advice one after another, and it was not until the second half of the night that everyone dispersed.

Xu Ji was tired to death, so he lay on the bed and fell asleep.

Although Deng Ai may be a little lacking as a strategist in his own right at a young age, it is still more than enough to pick up the gaps, and this is also conducive to his growth. For Xu Ji, after having Deng Ai, he can finally let go of some of the pressure, and with Xun Yu and Huan Fan, he can sit back and relax. The next day, Xu Jicai found an opportunity to explain Deng Ai's analysis and Xu Shu Hengfan, and the two of them looked at each other with strange eyes, and they had an inexplicable sense of fear for Deng Ai.

Subsequently. Xu Ji wrote a secret letter to Xun You, asking him to secretly mobilize the army and rush back to Yanzhou in phases and batches by escorting the grain and grass army, and at the same time asked Xun You to be ready to rush back to Yanzhou at any time to support Xuzhou

However, no one noticed this incident, and people's attention was still focused on the imperial examination. The exam in the morning went smoothly, Xu Ji was just a routine and Xun Yu walked around the examination room, and then went home. As soon as he entered the mansion, he was told that Guo Huai had come to the mansion.

Xu Ji muttered in his heart, this kid has always been on the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. There must be something important here today, and I casually asked where the Yin family was. When he learned that Yin and He Lin went shopping on the street early in the morning, Xu Ji sneered in his heart. Naturally, I know that Yin's drunkards don't mean to drink, and it is important to find their own talents on the street. But it doesn't matter, now that the people under her command have set their sights on her, I believe that there will be results soon.

As soon as he entered the living room, he saw Guo Huai, who was eating tea, stand up and bow to himself, Xu Ji waved his hand and asked Guo Huai to sit down, but at the same time noticed that there were two unkempt people standing in front of him. One of them holds his head high, one cowers, one is righteous and awe-inspiring, and the other is greedy for life and afraid of death. After taking a closer look, Xu Ji was taken aback, one of the two people in front of him was actually Yuan Tan, the eldest son of the dead ghost Yuan Shao, and the other was engaged in Yuan Tan's subordinates, these two Xu Ji had really seen it.

See two. Xu Ji already roughly understood what was going on. Guo Huai explained on the side: "Lord, these two people were sent by General Xu Huang, since Wang Kuang's army and Zhang Yang's army were defeated and fled into Taihang Mountain. He was cornered, and soon after, a rebellion broke out in Zhang Yang's army. Zhang Yang was killed, and Wang Kuang was nowhere to be found. The rebel soldiers caught the two and learned that the lord had offered a large reward for Yuan Tan. So he went down the mountain and handed the two over to General Xu Huang. General Xu Huang sent the two men to the lord, wanting to ask the lord how to deal with it. ”

Xu Ji looked at the two people in tattered clothes, and when he thought about the first meeting of the two of them, Yuan Tan's scenery couldn't help but rise in his heart with a sad feeling of vicissitudes of life.

But there's nothing anyone can do about it. Wang Xiu really had a backbone, and he was not afraid at all when he saw Xu Ji, but Yuan Benchu's eldest son was too much worse, seeing that Xu Ji didn't speak, he thought that Xu Ji was going to kill him, so he fell to his knees in fright and asked Xu Ji to spare his life. Many days of nightmarish life have exhausted this rich boy's brother physically and mentally, and he no longer has the slightest dignity to be a human being.

Watch tears, saliva and excrement communicate together. Yuan Tan, who made the room smelly, Xu Ji only sighed in his heart. Wang Xiu, who was on the side, shouted: "The eldest prince can't be like this!" This person is the father-killing enemy of the eldest prince! Big Prince! ”

Xu Ji looked at Wang Xiu and could clearly feel Wang Xiu's will to die. Originally, he still wanted to subdue Wang Xiu, although this person was hard-boned, he was a person with real talent and learning, but at the moment it seemed that there was no hope, and he said indifferently at the moment: "Mr. Wang Xiu, before I fulfill your loyalty, I want to sue you for something, although Yuan Benchu is dead." When the Yuan family is still there, I, Xu Ji, do not have the habit of connecting the nine clans. When Wang Xiu heard this, he immediately laughed and said: "Xu Ji is worthy of being Xu Ji, and he is indeed a hero." With a sharp struggle, he broke away from the two soldiers who were holding him on the shoulder, and hit his head on the pillar, bleeding from his head, and died on the spot.

Yuan Tan was so frightened that he sat on the ground and forgot to cry bitterly. Distractedly, the last of his men left him.

Xu Ji looked at Yuan Tan and said softly: "Yuan Tan Gongzi, I will not kill you, I will only hand you over to the Holy Lord, and see if the Holy Lord will spare you." Yuan Tan was still sitting there. I didn't hear it at all.

Guo Huai waved his hand, and according to Xu Ji's order, he asked his subordinates to send Yuan Tan to the palace like a walking corpse and hand it over to Liu Xie.

There was silence in the room, and Xu Ji was silent for a while before he said to Guo Huai: "Mr. Tian Feng has already met Yuan Tan, right?" ”

Guo Huai nodded and said, "Lord Mingjian, after Mr. Tian Feng saw Yuan Tan Gongzi, he didn't stop at all. asked his subordinates to send Yuan Tan to Chang'an and hand it over to the lord, but his subordinates could see that Mr. Tian Feng's feelings were very low......"

Xu Ji sighed and said: "Yuan Hao is a person who values love and righteousness, and I naturally understand his feelings. If you go back and comfort Brother Yuan Hao, you will say that the people of the Yuan family will be well taken care of, and as for Yuan Shaodi's youngest son, Yuan Shang, is still there. As for Yuan Tan, I really can't do anything, there is no need to be unhappy because of a Yuan Tan and Shengshang. Guo Huai nodded and said, "My subordinates understand." ”

Xu Ji waved his hand. Guo Huai retired.

Xu Ji was immersed in memories, not because of Tian Feng's sadness, but because he had a strange feeling in his heart.

I didn't expect that I would go so far in this era. Sometimes I have forgotten that I was originally not hundreds of millions of times in this era, and too many life and death partings made Xu Ji immersed in it and couldn't extricate himself, so that Xu Ji had no way to believe that he was facing a character in the book.

Especially when history has changed, Xu Ji realized that everyone around him is flesh and blood, and he has been completely fascinated by this era.

Xu Ji was sighing. saw Zhang Hong running in in a hurry. Before Xu Ji could ask what was going on, Zhang Hong had already shouted out, "Lord." Mr. Jia Xu has sent a letter. ”

Xu Ji hurriedly stood up and took the letter from Zhang Hong's hand. Can't wait to unfold the letter and watch it. The above content is very simple, as Xu Ji expected, these times Wang Zifu and others began to deliberately win over Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu, Zhang Xiu began to open his mouth according to Xu Ji's requirements, asking Wang Zifu and others to find a way to strengthen the supply of army materials, the reason is that Zhang Xiu's army needs cannot be completely placed on Xu Ji, who is not "at ease".

This request is of course reasonable, and it is also in the hands of Wang Zifu and others, not to mention that Zhang Xiu does not make this request, even they themselves cannot tolerate Xu Ji holding the supply line of Zhang Xiu's army in their hands. In this way, of course, Wang Zifu agreed to Zhang Xiu's request, but Wang Zifu and others also added a condition, that is, to protect Yu Ji's safety, and Zhang Xiu wanted to send Yu Ji to Li Guo and the two people's army. Xu Ji sneered in his heart when he saw this, as expected, the news from the Zou family must have been deliberately leaked by Wang Zifu and others at the behest of Xi Zhicai. The prince is dressed as a group of fools, completely making wedding clothes for others, can't he see that Cao Cao is using them at all? Maybe they thought Cao Cao was too honest, right? But Cao Cao is not a good man and a woman. Don't forget how he escaped from under Dong Zhuo's hands.

The letter also mentioned that Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu should get close to Lu Bu.

Both of these things were a test of Zhang Xiu, because the task of protecting Yu Jidi was handed over to Lu Bu and it was easy to complete. Moreover, it is much easier to buy Lu Bu to help win over Zhang Xiu than to buy Zhang Xiu to win over Lu Bu. It seems that Jia Xu's purpose in writing this letter is to find out what Xu Ji is going to do, or what to do to protect Yu Ji in the best interest of Xu Ji.

There is no way to do this, after all, Jia Xu is not in Chang'an. Although there are correspondence from time to time, it is difficult to really feel the form of Chang'an, and because of this. Jia Xu acted so cautiously, and even did not hesitate to delay the time to send a letter to inquire.

Thinking of this, Xu Ji quickly wrote a reply. Ask Zhang Hong to send someone to Jia Xu, and tell him to follow the prince's requirements exactly. As for Yu Ji, he must protect his safety. At this time and then, the current Yu Ji's influence has been greatly reduced, and his practice in Chang'an was assassinated by himself has made him completely lose the grand occasion of "living immortals", and now even if he is alive, he is not such a big threat to Xu Ji, but it can help Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu really enter the internal affairs of Wang Zifu and others, and it will be useful to coerce Liu Xie to abdicate in the future, such a useful person, spare his life now, why not?

Watching Zhang Qiu send the letter out, Xu Ji had a pleasant smile on his face.

After being busy for so long, it's time for God to let yourself live two days without too much effort, right?

Ten days later, the imperial examination had been completed.

However, the candidates have not dispersed, because this is only the first test, after the results are announced, there will be a re-examination, at that time, candidates from all over the world will run to Chang'an, Chang'an, of course, there is still a lot of excitement.

In this exam, order was in good order, although the occasional troublemakers, such as cheating and refusing to hand in the exam when the exam time was up, were quickly resolved, and these candidates were also severely punished: they were not allowed to take any exams for three years. Many of these people are children of the family, relying on their family background, and at first they didn't think it was a big deal to be cleared out of the examination room, and they thought that this was just a matter that could be ended with a fine of money, who knew that the result was that they could not take the exam within three years, which undoubtedly made these cheating candidates regret it, although they dug up the door and spent money to get the local examination authority to cancel the punishment, but the answer was: This rule is set by Xu Ji, but even Xu Ji himself has no right to change the punishment result.

Some people jumped over the wall in a hurry and actually threatened the office staff of the examination authority, but they were arrested and sentenced by the judicial yamen in charge of Xun Yu. In this way, the world was shaken, and only then did we know that this imperial examination was not a joke, and it was not a shortcut for some people to cheat and get promoted to official positions and make a fortune. to the joy of all nations.

After another half a month, the exam results were announced, announcing to the world, and naturally there were a few joys and a few sorrows.

Huan Fan and Chen Qun are certainly not the sorrowful ones, and their results are quite good. For this, of course, Xu Ji wants to celebrate them well. Of course, this is the reason for saying to Yoon.

The location is, of course, the Jade Pavilion, and the dragon girl who accompanies everyone.

After some staggering, everyone congratulated Heng Fan and Chen Qun. Of course, the dragon girl sang and danced lightly to help the fun, and everyone was fascinated by it.

In the end, the dragon girl sat down and laughed with everyone, very harmonious. After a period of contact, the dragon girl also knew that Xu Ji was sincerely helping her, especially after the arrival of the divine doctor Hua Tuo, she was naturally very affectionate to the people of Yanzhou. This is another story, this dragon girl was originally from Dong Chengyi's party, but she didn't really serve it, but threatened Dong Cheng's party and poisoned her to control it, and after the shadow found out about this, Xu Ji took the lead and saved her, so the dragon girl turned to help Xu Ji.

Xu Ji looked at the dragon goddess's flying appearance, and smiled at the dragon girl: "Miss has been radiant recently, and she has become more and more bright and moving. ”

The dragon girl was overjoyed when she heard this: "This qiē is not all dependent on Lord Sikong. Xu Ji laughed when he heard this. Turning his head to look at Hua Tuo, he said, "Mr. Hua Tuo, I wonder if the poison on Miss Dragon Girl's body can be completely lifted?" ”

Hua Tuo stroked his beard, narrowed his eyes and said, "Imperial Doctor Ji Ping is really a middle and high master, and this poison is very tricky. But it's still hard for me Hua Tuo, I have already come up with a way to save me. ”

When the dragon girl heard this, her beautiful eyes were full of brilliance and she was very happy. Xu Ji said to the Dragon Girl: "Miss Dragon Girl, our agreement has changed, I hope that Miss will enter our empty mansion soon." ”

The dragon girl was a little suspicious and said, "Lord Sikong won't change his original intention, right?" ”

Xu Wei, who was stuffed with fat in his mouth, said vaguely: "Don't worry, the lord will not take you as own, but if you change me Xu Sheng, you should be careful." (To be continued......)