Chapter 13: The Adults Will Return

Shi Xun crossed over to this world, and the little butterfly stirred up the big storm, changed the original history, and even affected the direction of the general trend in a certain way. However, he is not omnipotent, You Heng You Zhengping failed to intersect with Shi Xun's experience, so he was driven to Jingzhou by Cao Cao as in the original history, and then was bombarded by Liu Biao to Jiangxia, and finally died at the hands of Huang Zu.

Life is constrained by the external environment and the internal character, when the external environment is basically unchanged, and the inner nature is also "difficult to change" under the premise, you Heng will not be subjected to death, then there is no heavenly reason.

When the news of You Heng's murder reached Xu Du, Cao Cao was saddened and regretted on the surface—after all, he had a relationship with You Heng, and he did appreciate Your Heng's talent—but he was actually very happy in his heart. You Zhengping is wild and unscrupulous, and you don't have too many friends in the capital, only Kong Rong and Yang Xiu are good friends with him, but Yang Xiu understands Cao Cao's thoughts and doesn't dare to cry out for Youheng, but Kong Rong jumps out and builds an edict from the imperial court to punish Liu Biao and punish Huang Zu.

But Cao Cao said: "Previously, Liu Biao's suburbs worshiped heaven and earth, and he hid it because of Qing's words, and he didn't reprimand him, but now he only killed one person?" "At the beginning, Liu Biao was so disrespectful, you said that for the sake of the prestige of the imperial court, it was not appropriate to publicize it, but today you think of condemning Liu Biao? Haha, Kong Wenju, you also have today, the taste of "the spear of the son, the shield of the attacker" is really good!

Of course, Kong Rong has words to refute - he is always reasonable, and he can stir up three points if he is not reasonable-saying that the suburbs worship heaven and earth is to covet the artifact, and if the court clearly announces this matter, it will definitely lead to a decline in prestige and even cause a split, so I do not advocate punishing Liu Biao; As Cao Gong said, killing You Heng is not a big deal. But precisely because it is not big. I took the opportunity to knock on Liu Biao. And Liu Biao will never openly turn his face with the court for such a trivial matter.

Cao Cao pursed his lips and said that you said lightly, don't you still want the court to issue an edict to punish Huang Zu? Huang Zu is Liu Biao's confidant, so he is not afraid that Liu Biao will turn his face against the court for Huang Zu - "I am still committed to the north, and it is not appropriate to be disobedient to the south." Cao Cao was about to go to Jizhou to fight Yuan Shao at that time, so he rejected Kong Rong's suggestion.

Today, Shi Xun took the opportunity to bring up this matter and asked Kong Rong. Don't you want to avenge Youheng? How can you achieve your wish if you stay in the court? Do you want to directly persuade Liu Biao and punish Huang Zu?

It was Xun who bullied Kong Rong's ignorance of Jing Xiang's situation, as well as his low personal political wisdom. As Cao Cao said, Huang Zu is Liu Biao's confidant and a Jingzhou clan, Liu Biao will punish Huang Zu for the sake of Youheng and for you to help Youheng cry out for injustice? If you don't have this ability, you may anger Liu Biao. He will either detain you or put you under house arrest. is no longer willing to let you go back (he definitely doesn't dare to kill you, he doesn't even dare to kill Youheng, even if he throws you to Huang Zu, Huang Zu doesn't dare to really move the world-famous Kong Wenju); If you have the ability...... Liu Biao and Huang Zu turned against each other, that is also beneficial to the imperial court!

Kong Rong is a person who "has a heart higher than the sky", lacks a clear understanding of his own ability, and always feels that as long as he is placed in the right position, he will naturally have a banquet in the sea and the river, and the world will be peaceful. So after listening to Shi Xun's words, Kong Rong was really moved - "That is, with my lips and tongue, I will avenge Zhengping!" ”

It was Xun who repeatedly instigated him, and Kong Rong was finally completely persuaded by him, but put forward three conditions: first, please ask Xun to play the imperial court and send an envoy to pay tribute to Zhao Qi, and then he will ask for his life to bear this matter - if he mentions yì and sends his own envoy, it will inevitably reveal too many traces of escape; Second, if Xun asks Cao Cao or Xun Yu to build yì, please issue an edict condemning Huang Zu, and he will act persistently; Third, during the period of leaving Xu Du for the time being, please ask Shixun to help take care of his family.

Shi Xun naturally agreed, said goodbye at night, and the next morning, he ran to the prime minister's mansion to report the matter to Cao Cao. Cao Cao said that this is easy to do, Hongfu don't mention Zhao Qi with you, I will let Xi Xuan do it - Zhao Qi is also a scholar of the scriptures, and he asked for an edict for his posthumous affairs, this is a matter of great reputation, and Xi Hongyu will definitely not ask for it.

It was Xun Xin who said Lao Cao, you are really black-bellied...... Xi Xuan and Kong Rong have been in the same situation recently, as long as it is advocated by Xi Xuan, Kong Rong will definitely oppose it, and if you ignore it, you will stir up three points, you deliberately let Xi Xuan mention yì, are you planning to take a good look at Kong Rong's virtue of pinching his nose and asking for his life? Let's stop making extraneous branches, okay?

"Kong Gong is stubborn, and the lord knows it, if Hongyu is played, or if he is not allowed, what can I do?" If Kong Rong has a temper for a while, then all my plans will be in vain? "Xun Yi makes Xu Rendu play, how about it?" Xu Ci is no longer a doctor in Taixue now, he was appointed a new position by the imperial court, called "Bachelor", in charge of ceremonies and compilation of various things, and is subordinate to Taichang, his brother was originally a party of Xi Xian among the disciples of Zhengmen, let him play, Xi Hongyu will not object, and Kong Rong will not be angry.

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Hongfu knows me too." "Alright, then do as you say. As for Kong Rongti's other two requests, it is okay to issue an edict to condemn Huang Zu, anyway, I am not too afraid of turning my face with Liu Biao now, so I just took the opportunity to knock him down, so let Wen Ruo draft an edict in the name of Shang Shutai. It's no problem to take care of Kong Rong's family, even if I want to kill Kong Rong, there is no reason to sin against my wife and children.

It was Xun Xin who said that in the original history, you were a sin and a wife and children, and a while ago someone proposed to restore fù corporal punishment and expand the method of joint sitting, don't you agree with it? If it weren't for the opposition of the bureaucrats, you would have issued an edict directly in the name of the Prime Minister's Office - although I was not in Xudu at the time, I knew everything.

Finally roughly solved Kong Rong's problem, it was Xun who let out a sigh of relief. Then I did a day of official business in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and when I returned home at dusk, I entered the door, and Cao Miao hurriedly greeted him, and the first sentence was: "The adults will return!" ”

Cao Miao's father, Cao Bao, the elder brother of Shixun, had been leading his army to be stationed in Taolinsai to cut off the connection between the turbulent Yongzhou and the Taiping subordinates. Not long ago, Ma Chao waved his army to quell the rebellion in Guanzhong, so the imperial court issued an edict, added Cao Bao to the rank of general of the Han Dynasty, and ordered him to return to Xudu. Xun had known about this for a long time, and he had also greeted Cao Miao, but today he received a letter from Cao Miao, but he couldn't help but tighten his brows and groaned......

Cao Miao kept muttering beside her, saying that when the time comes, you should greet your husband in person, it was Xun Zhiwu who nodded; Cao Miao said that he should help his father to set up an industry in Xudu, and I can do this, and Shi Xun continued to nod. Cao Miao also gradually saw that something was wrong, and asked Shi Xundao: "What does the husband think?" What is the danger of the return of adults? ”

Cao Miao is not stupid, she knows how treacherous the officialdom is, how her husband is walking on thin ice, and when she saw Shi Xun's expression, she was afraid that the court would recall Cao Leopard, what disadvantages would there be, the more she thought about it, the more worried she became-although she couldn't understand what kind of crisis it would imply - Shi Xun muttered to herself again, and didn't answer her questions, and she was so anxious that tears were about to fall.

It was only then that Xun noticed his wife's expression, and immediately grinned and said, "It's okay, I'm thinking about other things." "Don't think nonsense, what will happen to my father-in-law when he returns to Beijing? Even if something happens, Cao Cao will protect him, the second uncle. I'm thinking of something else—"Call Kong Ming." ”

After Zhuge Liang followed Shi Xun back to Beijing, Shi Xun also wanted to ask for the post of minister of the prime minister's office, but Zhuge Liang politely refused. Zhuge Liang said that he was still young, and hoped to be able to enter Taixue to study for a period of time, and then go out to do a county order or something, and actually get in touch with local government affairs, and then dare to enter the court or the prime minister's mansion as an official. So Shi Xun opened a small back door and sent him to Taixue. But as his own disciple, Shi Xun set up a small courtyard for Zhuge Liang at home, and Zhuge Liang would also return from Taixue to live in the mansion in three days.

Zhuge Liang did not return on this day, he was still living in the student dormitory, Cao Miao sent someone to invite, and it was not until it was dark that Kong Ming came to visit. It was Hoon who asked him if he had eaten it first, and then let him into the study.

Yes Xun himself was standing high on the back chair, Zhuge Liang couldn't get used to this new thing, and he always felt that it was too rude to sit in front of the teacher, so Shi Xun had to take a table and let him sit face to face with him. Shi Xun first handed Cao Bao's letter to Kong Ming, and then asked him straight to the point: "I want to invite Yan and Yu to the old people for the banquet, but what?" ”

Zhuge Liang lowered his head and thought about it, then looked at the letter again, and when he raised his head, an indifferent smile appeared on his face: "What does Mr. mean, do you want to feast on Qian Peiren?" This is a good intention, and you can do it with confidence. ”

Not long after, Cao Bao arrived in Xudu, first met the Son of Heaven, and then Cao Cao immediately set up a big banquet, summoned the ministers, and picked up the wind for the second uncle. After the banquet, Shi Xun quietly asked Cao Cao, saying that we had discussed it the day before yesterday, and the father-in-law would not send a foreign appointment for the time being, so that he could rest for two years. Cao Cao said, do you want to ask me for a guest for my father-in-law? You're not Jia Wenhe, you don't need to be so cautious, right? Shi Xun shook his head and said: "No, the lord is noble, and it is not appropriate to attend, so I want to invite the prince to go." ”

It was Xun who helped Cao Bao to entertain him, and Cao Cao was not suitable to attend on this occasion. Cao Cao is the prime minister of a country, but at the same time he is Cao Bao's junior, he is really going to go, and the position is not good; Second, the intention of the invitation is to contact old friends, introduce new friends, and get closer to the feelings of the banquet people. But it's not appropriate not to invite Cao Cao, so it's Xun who said, how about letting Cao Ang attend on your behalf?

Cao Cao said okay, I let Cao Ang, Cao Zheng, and Cao Pi go together, they are all juniors, and they should get close to their uncles.

So on the right day, Shi Xun simply borrowed Cao Cao to set up a banquet in the villa in the west of the city, and relatives and friends came in droves, and Shi Xun and Cao Bao went to the door to greet them. This list of treats was carefully studied by Xun and Zhuge Liang in advance, and the most important thing is the Cao family of his own clan, as well as the Xiahou family, who have been in-laws for generations.

Cao Ren and Xiahou Duan were all in the field, but Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Lian and others all arrived, in addition to Dian Wei, Xu Yu, Han Hao, Dong Zhao, Shi Jun, Ren Jun, Wang Xiong and Man Chong - seventy percent were military generals, only a few scribes.

Originally, the big guys were happy, even if they weren't very familiar with it, they could take this opportunity to deepen their understanding. But who would have thought that Xu Lingman had just entered the door, and Cao Hong suddenly jumped up and shouted angrily: "If this fang is here, so-and-so will go!" (To be continued......)