In front of the main hall of Yuan Shangxingyuan in Xuchang, Liu Xun sat there panting with an unkind face, no wonder this kid was not in a good mood, after all, this thing is very disgusting, you think, who is seen as asking for food, this is not very comfortable.

Yuan Shang didn't care, with a warm smile on his face, he looked at Liu Xun like a spring breeze, as if he was looking at a special and rare object.

In fact, Liu Xun is indeed a rare thing in Yuan Shang's heart, from the first time he saw Liu Xun, Yuan Shang didn't think that he was a prince, on the contrary, he seemed to be a disciple of the beggar gang!

Yuan Shang couldn't help but maliciously speculate in his heart, if Liu Zhang was the leader of the beggar gang, then Liu Xun should be regarded as the young leader of the beggar gang...... If you look at it in terms of appearance, Liu Xunzhen can be said to be the most handsome and snow-white young gang leader of the beggar gang in the past dynasties.

When people served tea when he was young, Yuan Shang was not in a hurry, picked up the tea cup and took a sip gently, and then exhaled a long breath of refreshing air.

"Excellent tea! Do you taste it? Yuan Shang was very polite, waved his hand at Liu Xun, and was a bold and generous mess.

Liu Xun picked up the teacup and took a sip, closed his eyes and tasted it for a while, and then nodded involuntarily, although he is now down, he is also a noble son, and he has seen a lot of high-quality things in the past, whether the things are good or not, he still has the eyesight to identify.

"Good tea!"

After a long time, Liu Xunfang slowly opened his eyes, gave a thumbs up and praised: "It is indeed good tea!" Pleasant fragrance, drenched in the gods, fragrant teeth and cheeks, Finnish breath, slightly sweet on the tip of the tongue, after drinking, people feel a tea fragrance slowly from the nose to the throat, making people confused. There is an indescribable feeling of looseness and softness in the limbs! ”

When Yuan Shang heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Divine thoughts don't belong, sparse and soft, it's a bit strange to hear you use this word...... Are you describing sweat pills? ”

When Liu Xun heard this, his face suddenly turned red again, and he hurriedly explained: "Don't misunderstand, general, it's just an analogy......

After finishing speaking, Liu Xun felt that this defense seemed a little pale, and he looked embarrassed. Cough gently. Then he changed the topic and said, "General, where did you buy such a good tea?" ”

Yuan Shang looked up to the sky and smiled, and said with infinite pride: "It's good tea!" Ha ha. I stole it from Xun Yu! ”

Liu Xun: "............"

He's now discovered. There seems to be some generation gap between himself and this great general. The two people can barely communicate verbally...... It shouldn't be, both of them are also famous families, wealthy and noble. How can they be completely different in their way of acting and speaking?

Liu Xun thought carefully: It doesn't seem to be long before he fled to Nanban with his father, did the social atmosphere of the Han Dynasty change so quickly?

After a while, I saw Liu Xun cough twice, and said with a smile: "General, I took the liberty to visit again today, right...... It is to ask the general to look at the old feelings, and to focus on the current situation, don't reject me is equal to thousands of miles away, our two families join forces to deal with Liu Bei, which will benefit the general a lot, why not do it? ”

Yuan Shang did not reply directly to Liu Xun's words, but said with interest: "You just said it, for the sake of the old feelings?" But in my impression, I don't seem to have any friendship with you or your father Liu Zhang, right? ”

Liu Xun hurriedly said: "Although I have no relationship with the general under my father, Zhang Ren, the general under my father's command, has a relationship with Yuan Gong's cronies!" Zhao Yun, the first heavy general under the command of the general, is currently the governor of Yongliang, and he is the junior brother of my general Zhang, and Zhang Xiu, the general's captain in Liangzhou, is also the senior brother of my general Zhang......"

"Oh!" When Yuan Shang heard this, he pretended to say suddenly: "It turns out that General Zhang Ren of your family, and Zhao Yun and Zhang Xiu are brothers and sisters of the apprentices of the first master?" ”

Liu Xun hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes!" ”

Yuan Shang touched the shallow beard of his chin, and said faintly: "In this way, even if our two families really have a little friendship, if I don't give face, it is indeed a little bad, and I can't say it on my face......"

As soon as Liu Xun heard Yuan Shang's words, he suddenly came to his senses, and nodded vigorously: "That's it, it's ......."

"But ......" Yuan Shang changed his words and said: "Now I already have the land of the Central Plains, the four states of Hebei, and the fertile land of Guanzhong!" The world is divided into three points, I have accounted for two, although Liu Bei crosses Jing, the land of benefits, but no matter how you think about it, he can't be my opponent, and after the Central Plains is stable, the next step is to wave a million male soldiers, go south to capture Jingzhou, and then echo the north and south, trapping Liu Bei in Shu...... Dealing with Liu Bei, with my personal ability, I can do it completely, so why should I join forces with you? Besides, if it is really an alliance, I would rather take care of your form, abandon the easy-to-get Jingzhou and take the difficult-to-attack Yizhou first, which is reasonable...... It doesn't seem like a good deal for me, does it? ”

"This ......" Liu Xun couldn't help but be speechless when he heard this.

Yuan Shang rubbed his forehead and sighed: "But as you said, you came to form an alliance with me with sincerity, if I shouldn't, it will make the world despise me, and I will not be righteous...... Alas, it's really a dilemma, Liu Gongzi, why teach me? ”

Liu Xun saw Yuan Shang kicking the ball to himself, and immediately kicked the ball back again, and said, "I don't know, would you like to hear the general's opinion?" ”

Yuan Shang smiled: "Listen to my high opinion? Good! Then I sue you, the matter of the alliance is absolutely impossible! If you want me to help you deal with Liu Bei, there is only one way, and that is for you to submit to it! ”

Liu Xun was shocked when he heard this: "Surrender? ”

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "Yes, with your current strength and power, you are not qualified to be equal to me at all, except for submission, there is no second way to go!" ”

When Liu Xun heard this, the sweat on his head suddenly fell: "But...... But ......"

"Liu Gongzi, don't be, look at your own miserable appearance, you can't even eat in the Southern Barbarians, under this embarrassment, do you still want to care about the identity and dignity of the princes? Don't say it's you, Cao Zhi is the prime minister of the dynasty, what can you do in the face of me? It's not like you're leading the crowd yet! Could it be that with your predicament today, will it be stronger than Cao Zhi today? ”

Speaking of which. Yuan Shang paused for a moment and said, "And, as far as I know, it doesn't seem to be peaceful in Nanban, right?" Many tribes are fighting each other separately, and you have been involved in it for a long time, but I am afraid that the consequences will be worrying, and the pros and cons will be good, and you yourself will have to think clearly. ”

Liu Xun let out a long sigh, bitter in his heart.

Yuan Shang said this. It's kind of in his heart.

Today's Nanban is really a competition between various ministries. Acting independently, although when Liu Zhang was in Chengdu, the treatment of the Nanban tribes was quite good, but now the Nanban is chaotic. The ministries are not yet able to protect themselves. How can you borrow Liu Zhang's soldiers and horses to restore Shu?

In particular, Nanban recently produced a young barbarian hero. His name is Meng Huo, fierce and aggressive, and he is ambitious. made an oath to unify the southern barbarian tribes, if this little southern barbarian really succeeded, then he unified the southern frontier and became the barbarian king, his eyes will inevitably turn to the hinterland of Xichuan, not to mention that he is under the control of Liu Zhang, whether Liu Bei can restrain him is a question.

The current father and son of the Liu family, Liu Bei on the top, and various departments competing with each other, are really like surviving in the cracks.

After being silent for a while, Liu Xunchang sighed and said, "The general's meaning is understood in Xia, but I don't have the right to make this decision for my father...... I need to go back first and ask my father. ”

Yuan Shang smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, I can wait, the affairs of Zhongzhou need to be handled by me for a long time, I am not in a hurry to expand to the south now, I have a lot of time." ”

"Under ...... I see. ”

After Liu Xun finished speaking, his face was a little sad, but he still reacted quickly, no matter what, things still took a turn for the better, even if he surrendered, it would not be a big problem for his own side, and his father and himself did not have the heart to dominate the world, even if he did not surrender to Yuan today, he had to find a way out for himself in the morning.

Thinking of this, Liu Xun's mood was much better, and he arched his hand at Yuan Shang, and said: "In the next time, I came from Nanzhong, prepared a small gift, and presented it to the general, and I hope that the general will smile and refuse." ”

Yuan Shang was happy and said with a smile: "When others give me gifts, I have always refused to come and accept all the orders, which Liu Gongzi can rest assured." ”

Liu Xun seemed to be relieved when he heard this, then clapped his hands and ordered someone to send the gift to the main hall.

It was a few large wooden boxes that were worn out, and after they were opened, there were pots and pots inside the wooden boxes, which were tightly sealed, and I didn't know what precious things were inside, and they were so hard to wrap.

After Yuan Shang saw it, he couldn't help but be a little curious, and then pointed and said, "What are these?" ”

Liu Xun smiled and said, "General, these are all holy products of Southern Xinjiang!" A treasure that the Central Plains does not have! ”

"Oh?" Yuan Shang was overjoyed when he heard this, and he knew that Yunnan's gem mines were known as one of the top ten mineral resources in the country in later generations, rich in red, blue, green and other gemstones...... Could it be that today is a sign that you are going to pick up a treasure?

It's no wonder that when I wake up in the morning, my left eyelid jumps hard.

Liu Xun saw that Yuan Shang was interested, so he picked up a jar and handed it to Yuan Shang.

"General, please look at this!"

Yuan Shang opened the jar with a smile, but after a glance, his face suddenly turned pale, the corners of his mouth twitched straight up, and he was stunned in place for a long time.

Liu Xun rubbed his hands and explained to Yuan Shang with a smile: "General, this is the whole insect poisonous scorpion abundant in southern Xinjiang, and its virulence is the first in the world!" However, although this thing is poisonous, the taste is really not picky! And it can cure all diseases, and has the effect of extinguishing wind and antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and attacking poison, and relieving pain! Especially in the treatment of pediatric convulsions, it is definitely a remarkable ......"

Yuan Shang took a deep breath, then closed the jar and returned it to Liu Xun, and smiled reluctantly: "Okay, good, is there anything else?" ”

"Of course!" Liu Xun handed Yuan Shang another jar as if offering a treasure.

"General, this is a great centipede from the southwest of southern Xinjiang! It's delicious, has an excellent texture, and chews a crunchy texture! It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, relieving dampness, reducing swelling and relieving pain, and channeling......"

Yuan Shang smiled and stuffed the jar back into Liu Xun's hand, as if there was already a trace of anger in his eyes.

"Anything else?"

"Yes, of course!" Liu Xun was full of interest and began to introduce Yuan Shang the same......

"General, please look! This is the southern Xinjiang ladybug ......"

"General, please look! This is the ...... of the big snail in southern Xinjiang."

"General, please look! This is the ...... of the big cicada chrysalis in southern Xinjiang."

"General, please look! This is the ...... of the big flies in southern Xinjiang."

"General, please look! This is the ...... of southern Xinjiang"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Yuan Shang slam a piece of porcelain handed over by Liu Xun to the ground, but when he heard the sound of "pound", he suddenly saw Liu Xun's face twitching in distress......

"Take it! Take it all for me! Yuan Shangqi stomped his feet and scolded Liu Xun: "Move me back to where your big flies in southern Xinjiang come from!" Fool me with bugs, do you treat me as a chicken! Or duck ......"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Liu Xun rushing to the broken jar with an arrow step, leaning down on the ground and staring at something...... After a long time, he saw Liu Xun raise his head abruptly, sighed at Yuan Shang regretfully, and said helplessly: "General, it's over!" Finished! You're in for a big deal! It's a big deal! ”

Yuan Shang pursed his lips disdainfully and said, "It's just a broken jar, what's the big deal?" ”

"General, do you know what's in this jar? As soon as this thing comes out, I'm afraid that your house will not stop for a while! ”

"Yuan has never seen anything in the north and south, you are less alarmist here...... What's in that jar? ”

Liu Xun took a deep breath and said to Yuan Shang in an infinitely sad and sympathetic tone.

"Inside the jar...... is dedicated to the general under your ...... Southern Xinjiang jumps! ”

Yuan Shang: "............"

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A few days later, an envoy from Liaodong came to Xuchang, met with Yuan Shang, and reported to Yuan Shang that Tian Chou had met Tuoba Liwei.

At that time, in addition to Yuan Shang, Sima Yi was also present at the report.

After the envoy finished speaking, Yuan Shang and Sima Yi were silent for a while.

After a while, Fang listened to Yuan Shang's faint sigh, looked at the messenger and said, "So, Tuoba Liwei agreed to send troops to Liaodong?" ”

The messenger nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Sima Yi said strangely on the side: "Tuoba Liwei is a smart person, and he has always been low-key, and he should know the consequences of the Middle Earth dispute, how did he agree so happily this time?" ”

Yuan Shang looked at the envoy and said, "When Tian Chou saw Tuoba Liwei, did he say that I was willing to help him establish a country?" ”

The messenger nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"What's the reaction?"

"Noncommittal, but I agreed to Lord Tian's request."

Yuan Shang laughed, turned his head to Sima Yi and said: "This is the key to the problem, it is impossible for a low-key and smart person not to have zài ambitions, even if he has such a good relationship with me, Tuoba Liwei is the same, the so-called non-my race, his heart must be different!" In fact, compared with the three major tribes of the Southern Xiongnu and Xianbei back then, people like Tuoba Liwei may be more terrifying. ”

Sima Yi nodded and said, "This time, the lord is specifically using the matter of founding the country to test the strength of Tuoba Wei?" ”

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "That's right, Li Ru is my big move, if you want to use it, you must use it on the blade!" This time, I want to use him to completely settle the Son of Heaven, recover Xun Yu, eliminate the unstable dìng factor of fusing foreign people, and solve Tuoba Liwei by the way! Since then, there is no spokesperson for my Middle Earth in the Saibei Grassland, and everything in the grassland is in charge of my Central Plains...... What I want, it's that simple. ”

"............" (To be continued......)