Chang'an, Wang Yunfu.

Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu stood among the many civil and military ministers, they didn't talk much, and they were a group of their own, after all, now they were preparing to crusade against Hanzhong and Yizhou, and it can be said that they had basically faded out of the political loyalty of Chang'an.

Taiwei Yang Biao, who has a close relationship with Wang Yun, did not come, and has been saying that he is sick in bed for the past few days.

Naturally, the people who participated in this meeting were Wang Yun's party, including Taichangqing Chongfu, Taifu Lu Kui, Dahonglu Zhou Huan, Chengmen Captain Cui Lie, Yueqi Captain Wang Ji, Shizhong Ma Yu, Counselor Chong Shao, Shilang Prince Fu, General Wu Zilan, Changshui Lieutenant Chongji, Yilang Zhao Yan, Yilang Wu Shuo and so on.

Everyone was talking, and they didn't know what happened to Wang Yun suddenly calling these people today.

Frankly speaking, although there have been a lot of things in Chang'an recently, the civil and military officials above the court have gradually become calm, in fact, think about it, after the disappearance of the emperor and the attack on Chang'an by the Xiliang army, there is nothing they can't bear.

Since even these two major events that are extremely unfavorable to the imperial court can be turned into a disaster, what else can't be resolved?

Therefore, Wang Yun was so anxious to call everyone to come today, and everyone was not surprised, but talked and laughed together.

Only Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu knew what was going on, because the two of them had already received a letter from Xu Ji. Jia Xu was even more prepared with a full stomach of words in order to realize Xu Ji's plan.

Today, Wang Yun was in such a hurry to call the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs Qi Qi for the sake of the problem of Xuzhou's assassination history.

At this level, other ministers can probably guess it. However, no one knows the inside story of this story.

Suddenly, footsteps sounded. One light and one heavy. Here came two people. The crowd shut down and stopped talking. Looking up, I saw the radiant Wang Yun and the ruthless Lu Bu walking out.

After everyone greeted Wang Yun, they sat down according to the size of their official positions, and naturally there were beautiful maids serving fragrant tea.

Wang Yun looked at everyone, suddenly looked up at everyone and asked, "What about Lord Yang Biao?" ”

Tai Changqing has the best relationship with Wang Yun, and said loudly: "Lord Situ, Lord Yang Biao is sick. I can't get out of the house. ”

Wang Yun snorted coldly when he heard this, but he didn't speak anymore.

It's just that Jia Xu didn't understand what Wang Yun meant after reading it, and said with a smile: "Lord Situ doesn't have to worry. I think Lord Yang Biao is just a little angry, no matter what, the anti-thief Yuan Shu is a good marriage of Lord Yang Biao. Some time ago, Lord Yang Biao was still a great hero for the country and the people, but now he has become a family member of the thief, no wonder Lord Yang Biao is angry. ”

After Wang Yun heard this, a trace of displeasure flashed across his face, but he didn't say anything.

Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu glanced at each other, and they both saw the smile in each other's eyes.

Of course, Jia Xu knew that Wang Yun's displeasure was not aimed at himself, but because of Yang Biao, who was not here. Jia Xu's words were not so much consolation. It's better to add fuel to the fire.

At this time, Wang Yun raised his head again, looked at the people in this room, and then said in a deep voice: "Xuzhou Thorn Shi Tao Qian has passed away not long ago, and Xuzhou Thorn Shi is vacant. Tao Qian left his last words, saying: My second son's qualifications are mediocre, and he is not enough to appoint Yizhou affairs. If Yanzhou assassin Xu Ji is here, it can be entrusted to Xu Ji. If Xu Ji is not there, he will be appointed by the court. Everyone should already know about this matter, right? ”

Everyone nodded. I said in my heart: Sure enough!

Prince Shilang said in a loud voice: "We don't have a way to meddle in this matter now. After all, Yanzhou's assassin Xu Ji is now uncertain, and it is too early to talk about the ownership of Xuzhou. ”

The servant Lu Kui sighed and said: "I have no grudge against Xu Ji, but I don't want Xuzhou to be managed by Xu Ji, after all, Xu Ji is too powerful now, he was originally a concubine, after finding the emperor, this Xu Ji's status will inevitably rise, and it will be absolutely difficult to control at that time." If we can, we'd better start first. And if the imperial court appoints the Xuzhou Thorn History, it will definitely contain Xu Ji. Of course, this is not finished yet, Xu Ji's next goal must be Qingxu Erzhou, and once Xu Ji achieves this goal, then no one in the Central Plains is Xu Ji's opponent, which naturally cannot be said explicitly.

And this statement was also agreed by most of the people present, after all, the recommendation system implemented by the Han Dynasty, it is very reasonable for Xuzhou Assassin Shi Taoqian to make such a request when he was dying, at least the imperial court has no way to refuse, but if Xu Ji is allowed to get Xuzhou, as the servant Lu Kui said, Xu Ji's strength will immediately get a qualitative improvement. It is a step towards the veritable hegemony of the north.

Lu Bu said loudly: "This is not a problem, now Lord Situ is worried about another matter. ”

Everyone was silent when they heard this, of course they knew that Xu Ji was now fierce and unlucky, in fact, even if Wang Yun now accepted the fate of Xuzhou Assassin History, it doesn't matter, even if Xu Ji can escape alive, he can't say anything when he returns to Yanzhou to see this result, because Wang Yun can definitely deduce that Xuzhou can't be without a history of assassination for a day, so the imperial court will temporarily appoint a person to act as an agent. Just wait for Xu Ji to come back. Of course, if Xu Ji never comes back, this person will have to be "agent" forever. The latter scenario, of course, is what most people in this room would like to see.

But now after Lu Bu said this, everyone knows that this matter has changed, which makes Wang Yun very embarrassed.

Really. Wang Yun frowned and said: "Here's the thing, shortly after the death of Tao Qian, the assassin of Xuzhou, Guo Jia, the military adviser of the Yanzhou military, and Liang Xi, the political director of Yanzhou, jointly submitted a petition to recommend Le Jin, a rising star in the army who is now in the limelight in the Yanzhou army, as the assassin of Xuzhou, the reason is that since Lejin Chen Bing Xuzhou, all the places he has visited, from the official gentry to the Li people, have all respected him, and should be a good candidate for the history of Xuzhou assassins, so he asked the imperial court to appoint Le Jin as the assassin of Xuzhou. What do you guys think? ”

Everyone present was stunned for a while, they didn't expect things to change like this.

Ma Yu sighed on the side and said: "The first strike is the strongest, I didn't expect the Yanzhou side to act really fast, we haven't reacted yet, they will meet the stitches, in this way, isn't that what it means." Regardless of whether Xu Ji comes back or not, the location of Xuzhou Assassin is in Yanzhou's bag? ”

Da Honglu Zhou Huan glanced at Ma Yu. Said helplessly: "I'm afraid that this is the case, since the death of the first emperor." The appointment of local officials in my Han Dynasty has always been recommended by the state officials, and local talents hold important local positions, and now Xuzhou is unmanaged, and the person who really controls the ground in Xuzhou is the Lejin army in Yanzhou, Guo Jia and Liang Xi's doing this is difficult for us to refuse. ”

Wang Yun had a headache about this problem, and frowned: "That's right, that's why I called everyone here in such a hurry, just to discuss it and see if there is any good solution." ”

The crowd was silent. But they all turned their heads and looked at Jia Xu.

Wang Yun also knew that he had asked this question just now, although these people in the hall were all talented people, but it was a pity that there were very few people who were good at making suggestions, and only Jia Xu could rely on them. His words just now were not so much asking the people in this hall as asking Jia Xu appropriately.

Jia Xu glanced at everyone, and suddenly smiled, and there was an indescribable ease in that tone. Everyone was amazed.

Lu Buxian couldn't help it, and said to Jia Xu: "Mr. Wenhe." Do you already have a solution? ”

Jia Xu nodded, maintaining his usual deep and cold tone: "Everyone takes this matter too seriously, Guo Jia, Liang Xi and Yanzhou are two concepts at all. ”

After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "I have always suspected that Guo Jia has developed a disagreement with Xu Ji. Now this incident is the best proof of this. Think about it, there are now two Yanzhou troops in Xuzhou, one is the army led by Le Jin, which is mainly composed of the trapped camp under Gao Shun. The other is the army of Zebocai, whether according to military seniority or merit. Bocai is much more qualified than this Lejin, why didn't Guo Jia and Liang Xi recommend Bocai to be the assassin of Xuzhou. And what about recommending Lejin? When everyone heard this, they immediately thought about it carefully.

Wu Shuo, the speaker of the council, first understood, and shouted: "I understand what Lord Jia Xu meant, if the proposal to recommend Lejin was made by Yanzhou, then the person who proposed it now should be Xun Yu, and definitely not Guo Jia and Liang Xi, the two of them clearly want to turn Xuzhou into their own territory." ”

As soon as Wu Shuo's words came out, everyone immediately understood and thought so.

Jia Xu sneered: "Don't you think it's strange? Since the disappearance of Xu Ji, the assassin of Yanzhou, the various behaviors of the Yanzhou military are basically chaotic: Liang Xi did nothing, Gao Shun fought for his life in Shangdang, Guo Jiazhan couldn't fall in love with Xiapi, Zhang Yan rebelled, Yan Rou went south, and Xun Yu and Guo Jia's feud was no longer a secret. Especially in the matter of Yuan Shu, Bocai was originally the garrison of Yanzhou, but now Yanzhou has become a pot of porridge, but Bocai did not return to defense, but Liang Xi's army stationed in Jizhou went south and traveled a long distance to fight with Zhang Yan's rebels at the junction of Jizhou and Yanzhou. All of this is the best illustration of what is happening now. ”

Yue Qi Captain Wang Qi is a relatively outstanding military talent in Chang'an City, he quickly captured the meaning of Jia Xu's words, patted his head, and said with a smile: "I see! The thing must be like this: Guo Jia has long seen that Zhang Yan is not really surrendering to Xu Ji, but there has been no chance to rebel, and now Xu Ji has disappeared, Guo Jia of course knows that this is a golden opportunity for Zhang Yan, and Zhang Yan's only obstacle is Bocai, Guo Jia in order to weaken Xu Ji's henchmen, so he will transfer Bocai to Xuzhou, the reason is to assist Le to attack Xuzhou, but in fact, it is to create an opportunity for Zhang Yan to rebel, and then after Zhang Yan rebelled, Bocai returned to the army to destroy Zhang Yan, so as to weaken Bocai, The purpose of disrupting Yanzhou ......"

Changshui Lieutenant Chongji also understood, and said: "Bo Cai is the confidant general among the earliest group of people who followed Xu Ji, when Guo Jia mobilized him and Le Jin to besiege Xuzhou, Bo Cai had not noticed Guo Jia's wolf ambitions, of course, he was happy to go, but after some things, especially the discord between Xun Yu, another friend of Xu Ji who had just come out, and Guo Jia, let Bo Cai see that Guo Jia was all kinds of wrong, and at this time Zhang Yan really rebelled as Guo Jia expected, and the war in Xuzhou was over at this time. Guo Jia was anxious to expand his strength in Xuzhou, Bocai had lost its use value, and of course he was ordered by Guo Jia to ask Zhang Yan to go back to Yanzhou, but Guo Jia's intentions had been guessed by Xun Yu and Bocai. ”

Wang Yun let out a long breath and said, "What you said is very true, it is true, for some time. Since Xia Pi Que Xuan died, Xun Yu ordered Guo Jia to withdraw his troops. However, Guo Jia refused to withdraw his troops, let alone let Bocai withdraw his troops. At that time, Bo Cai was still in a dilemma, I don't know who Lu Dao listened to, and this stalemate dragged on until Zhang Yan rebelled, and Bo Cai realized that Guo Jia was wrong. If you still listen to Guo Jia's words now, Bo Cai is not a fool, that is, he is not Xu Ji's henchman. Therefore, Bocai leaned on Xun Yu's side in order to stand in line, and Xun Yu preferred to mobilize Xu Ji's other henchmen to go to Yanzhou to destroy Zhang Yan and resist Yuan Shu, leaving Bocai's army in Xuzhou and garrisoning his troops. It is used to restrain Guo Jia. ”

Everyone nodded one after another, and after this matter was analyzed by these people, the situation in Yanzhou immediately became clear.

Jia Xu wants this effect, but in fact, Xu Ji wants to create this kind of illusion to others. Seeing that the goal had been achieved, he smiled coldly: "What you adults have seen is not bad, Guo Jia didn't expect things to develop to this point, so one plan can't succeed, and he uses the incident of Que Xuan in Xuzhou to continue to put pressure on Tao Qian, of course, he hopes to force Tao Qian to death." To achieve this purpose today. Tao Qian was already old and frail, so where could he be frightened, of course he died. And Tao Qian's last words were of course within Guo Jia's expectations, so Guo Jia immediately put forward a request to let Le Jin serve as the assassin of Xuzhou. This strategy was clearly thought out in advance, so Yanzhou has not reacted until now. ”

Counselor Chong Shao praised: "Guo Jia's hand is beautiful! Appointing Le Jin as the assassin of Xuzhou is really beneficial, and it is fundamentally offensive in terms of strategy. Retreat can be defended, and it can be said to be offensive and attacked. As long as Lejin becomes the assassin of Xuzhou, the Bocai army will no longer have the name to stay in Xuzhou. Lejin can use his identity as the new Xuzhou assassin to ask Bocai to withdraw his troops, and it is impossible for Bocai not to withdraw his troops, right? As for the retreat that can be defended, that is, even if Xu Ji can return to Yanzhou alive in the future, Guo Jia can completely deduce that he is doing this for Xu Ji's sake, and he has no interest in power, otherwise he will be the assassin of Xuzhou himself. At that time, Guo Jia had already taken advantage of Xu Ji's absence in Yanzhou to expand his strength, even if Xu Ji wanted to attack Guo Jia, he was afraid that without an excuse, Xu Ji would not dare to act rashly. ”

Jia Xu nodded and said: "It is for this reason that Guo Jia and Liang Xi will join forces with Liang Xi to make Le Jin the assassin of Xuzhou, and Le Jin is the Yanzhou guard promoted by Liang Xi, Guo Jia's current behavior has shown that Liang Xi is his comrade, which is more of a threat to those who oppose him, and this is indeed the case, Guo Jia plus Liang Xi, no one can really ignore this force." It seems that the chaos in Yanzhou is just around the corner, but I am afraid that even if Xu Ji can return to Yanzhou alive, he will not be able to prevent this from happening. Therefore, it is rumored that Xu Ji and Guo Jia had conflicts because of the Zhen family when they subdued Jizhou. Of course, everyone had heard of this statement to a greater or lesser extent, but no one knew that this was the result of Xu Ji's deliberate actions.

Under Jia Xu's inducement, everyone in the house became excited, and there was a feeling of seeing the blue sky through the clouds and mist.

Wang Yun's whole person became relaxed, and said with a smile: "Even if it is not the meaning of Yanzhou, and Yanzhou is now facing fragmentation, this matter is much easier to deal with." Wenhe, in your opinion, how should we deal with this matter? ”

Before Jia Xu could speak, Prince Shilang preemptively spoke: "In my opinion, it is better to directly meet Guo Jia's wishes, appoint Le Jin as the assassin of Xuzhou, and let them fight for life and death."

Everyone nodded, and it could be said that the opinion of the prince represented the thoughts of most people in the house.

Zhang Xiu, who had not spoken on the side, scolded in his heart, this prince's suit is really eventful, if it is according to the opinion of this prince's suit, Xu Ji's strategy will be completely useless. However, he knew that Jia Xu must have a way to solve this problem.

Sure enough, Jia Xu shook his head and said, "This is not the best choice. ”

Everyone immediately focused their attention on Jia Xu's body.

Jia Xu looked at Wang Yun and said with a smile: "If I am Lord Situ, then I will appoint Cao Bao, the head of the Cao family in Xuzhou, as the assassin of Xuzhou." ”

Everyone heard the words, and they couldn't keep up with Jia Xu's train of thought for a while. Wang Yun was no exception, and after hearing Jia Xu's suggestion, he was stunned for a moment, and then turned his head to look at Lu Bu, who had been standing beside him. The latter, on the other hand, flashed with a divine light in his eyes and asked in a deep voice, "Mr. Wenhe, why did you have this proposal?" ”

Jia Xu Ha said with a smile: "Actually, this matter is very simple, because no matter whether we appoint Le Jin as the assassin of Xuzhou or not, the struggle in Xuzhou will not stop." We don't have much to do with this, so in this case, we should think about what will be best for us. And appointing Cao Bao is the best choice. ”

Wang Yun nodded and said, "I know this, Miss Cao Ling, the daughter of the Cao family, is Wen Hou's wife. Cao Bao can be regarded as a person from our Chang'an side no matter what. ”

Everyone nodded.

Jia Xu smiled: "The benefits are not only that, first, no one can find fault with us doing this, because Cao Bao is a wealthy family in Xuzhou, even Yanzhou will never find fault." Second, of course, we are impartial in doing this, but it is undoubtedly a blow to Guo Jia, you must know that Guo Jia is a rebel at all times, and as a traitor, I expect that even if he can cholera Yanzhou, he is definitely not Xu Ji's opponent. After we do this, in order to deal with the current civil strife, Cao Bao will immediately get the support of Xun Yu on the Yanzhou side to fight Guo Jia, once Yanzhou supports Cao Bao, it will prove that Cao Bao's position in Xuzhou is firmly established. If you want to shake Cao Bao's position in the future, I'm afraid it won't be so easy. Third, as Lord Wang Yun said, Cao Bao is a person from my Chang'an side, unlike the Mi family, it can almost be said that he is already a person from Yanzhou, and it is useless to support him, let alone the Chen family and the Zhao family are as vacillating. ”

As soon as the three benefits were spoken, everyone nodded.

Wang Yun glanced at Lu Bu hesitantly, and only nodded reluctantly.

Of course, this detail could not be concealed from Jia Xu, and Jia Xu immediately congratulated Lu Bu: "In this way, congratulations to Wen Hou, after making Yue Zhang's assassin in Xuzhou, some time ago because of the unhappiness that Que Xuan brought to Situ and Lord Wen Hou, it should have disappeared." ”

As soon as this sentence came out, the faces of the two immediately changed, and they immediately returned to normal.

Jia Xu was secretly laughing: before he set out on the expedition, Chang'an's interior had been divided, and Yang Biao, Wang Yun, and Lu Bu were no longer harmonious.

But that's not enough! (To be continued......)