Half a month later, Xu Ji ushered in Xun Yu.

There was also Guo Jia with him, and unexpectedly there were Cai Yong's father and daughter, looking at their big bags and small bags, they were obviously preparing to go back to Chang'an to live.

I haven't seen him for a long time, Cai Yan's temperament is more elegant and elegant, not like everything in the world, and when I saw Xu Ji, my attitude seemed to have returned to the sense of politeness when I first met. Xu Ji is free and easy by nature, although he is a little disappointed in his heart, but he knows that everything cannot be forced, not to mention that he has never worked hard to chase others, how can he expect a return? But Xu Ji felt a little more troubled, since Cai Yan returned to Chang'an, he probably didn't know how many troublesome things were going to trouble him. And his wife Yining couldn't come because she was pregnant, and Xu Ji was really worried about his family affairs.

And Cai Yong's father and daughter ran all the way, these two people who didn't know martial arts were obviously a little tired, and after a polite conversation with Xu Ji, the father and daughter returned to their old mansion in Chang'an. Although Xun Yu and Guo Jia were also a little tired, they immediately forgot everything when they saw Xu Ji, Xun Yu wanted to say and stopped, as if there was something unspeakable to say to Xu Ji, and Guo Jia was full of energy, the two of them had been separated for a long time, of course, there were a lot of things to say.

The gate of the city is not a place to speak, and the three of them will arrive at Xu Ji's temporary residence, Taiwei Mansion.

There was still a lot of traffic in front of the door, obviously they were all here to visit Xu Zijiang, Xu Ji was too lazy to talk to these idlers, so the three of them slipped in through the back door as if they couldn't see anyone, and they ran into a group of maids and women who were staring at him. To Xun Yu and Guo Jia's surprise, Xu Ji saw that they actually carefully gave way and let the family go first. I don't really understand what kind of identity these people have that can make Xu Ji so honestly afraid.

Now Xu Ji and Yang Xiu's family live together, and all the people under Xu Ji's command have been dispatched, so the population is very small, unlike Yang Xiu's family. He also has no way. Who let him not have a mansion in Chang'an?

After all, his own Great Situ Mansion will not be built well in a short period of time. When Yang Xiudi's family just moved back, Xu Ji was taken aback, this is really the fourth generation in the same house. I really don't know how they lived after Wang Yun drove them out of the mansion.

However, in the face of Xu Ji, the man is no different. On the contrary, it was those women who made Xu Ji baffled, and most of their attitudes were not good. In the end, it was Yang Xiu's seemingly arrogant but honest kid who ran over to tell him. That's because Xu Ji killed Yuan Shu, after all, Yuan Shu is also a relative of their family. Since then, Xu Ji has been very careful when he sees those women, he is not afraid of people stabbing him, in fact, with his martial arts, even if he can't move for a while, but when he sees these women and children, he is not afraid of others stabbing them, what he is afraid of is that these women suddenly go berserk and are scratched by them with their slender fingernails. In Xu Ji's heart, shrews are much more terrible than Lu Bu.

Looking at Xu Ji's cautious appearance when he saw those women, Guo Jia and Xun Yu muttered secretly. Wait for Xu Ji to explain to the two of them. The two of them couldn't help but laugh.

Until he returned to Xu Ji's house. Xu Jicai let out a long breath, as if he had escaped the catastrophe. Guo Jia couldn't help but smile and said, "Lord, aren't there guards behind you?" What's more, the lord's skills are so good, there is no need to be so afraid, right?"

Xu Ji smiled bitterly: "A woman's heart is an autumn cloud, ever-changing, who knows if they will suddenly be in trouble?" It is said that lightning is too fast to hide your ears, and I think it is right that you can't hide your face quickly. ”

Unexpectedly, Xu Ji's words made Guo Jia Dasheng sigh with emotion: "The lord is right, since I came back from Xuzhou, the major families in Yanzhou always like to let their daughters take their daughters to my house, in my opinion, women are really the biggest trouble."

Xu Ji smiled when he heard this: "This is also the reason why Guo Feng Xiaofeng is handsome and successful as a young man, not to mention a woman's heart, which has always been the most difficult to guess." Guo Jia patted his thigh and said, "That's right!" I think I, Guo Jia, strategize and win a thousand miles, what kind of enemy I haven't seen? What kind of mind I can't guess? There's just no way to take these women. Xu Ji looked at Guo Jia, who seemed to have lost a battle. couldn't help but laugh and said, "Feng Xiao." Do you want me to help you feel a woman's heart? ”

Guo Jia was overjoyed and said: "The plan will be released, would you like to hear the details?" ”

Xu Ji patted Guo Jia on the shoulder and said sneakily: "Feng Xiao still remembers that I told you that I would write a commentary "Jizhou Fengyun" for you and Shuzhi, haha." I think I can write you a book called "Guo Jia's Two and Three Things", which can be kept more than Liang Zhu. That's nothing...... Hehe, you guys have a good show. There are emotions, human life, villains, life and death, haha. Custody can be very popular and make us a lot of money. "Guo Jia said angrily;" So what's in it for me? This will let me know if a woman's heart is not true? ”

Xu Ji said arrogantly: "Of course." We just want to let the women of the world see that my Guo Fengxiao in Yanzhou is not a legendary prince charming who is easy to fall into the evil of the red face and trouble, isn't it...... It's a scholar in white, so there must not be so many wishful little girls going to your house. ”

Guo Jia looked at Xu Ji suspiciously, and said a little unconfidently: "It seems to make sense......" Xu Ji was very happy in his heart, this Guo Jia is really an idiot in terms of emotion.

Guo Jia looked at Xu Ji with a strange smile on his face, and his heart was even more uneasy, and he waved his hand and said, "Whatever." I'd better care about merging the enemy. This time, I came here to hear Jia Xu say that the lord was injured, so come and see the lord, I will leave tomorrow. ”

Xu Ji remembered that the two would soon be separated again, his heart was a little heavy, and he nodded and said, "Fengxiao, you have to be careful with your body, by the way, did you take the medicine that Mr. Hua Tuo prescribed to you?" Guo Jia nodded before saying: "Lord, please rest assured, the enemy of Bingzhou is just a piece of cake, and Cao Meng's derby is not a climate at all." After a pause, he couldn't help but say: "Lord, I'm really a little relieved in Xuzhou, whether it's ......?"

Xu Ji was afraid that Guo Jia would be like this, so he comforted: "Fengxiao, with Chen Deng and Yu Xuan, what else is there to worry about?" ”

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "It's this Chen Deng, this person is more cunning than a fox, and besides, this person is mainly interested in the interests of his own family." I'm afraid that if one doesn't get it right, he will become our scourge. Xu Ji snorted coldly: "For Chen Deng." We want to induce them to take advantage. As long as we are gracious and powerful, we can meet his interests. If he dismantles his position as the leader on the ground in Xuzhou, what tricks can I see he can play? ”

Guo Jia nodded silently, the confrontation with Chen Dengdi is no longer determined by the battle on the battlefield, and it is more about political interests. He is not good at this kind of thing, so it is better to leave it to Xu Ji to deal with. Xun Yu, who had been silent on the side, suddenly said to Xu Ji: "Lord, Xun Yu has a word in his heart for almost a year, and today should not have discussed this issue when he reunites with his lord, but since it comes to Chen Deng, Xun Yu really can't help it." If there is any offense, please forgive me! ”

Xu Ji and Xun Yu have been friends for many years, and they have never seen Xun Yu so serious, and listening to what Xun Yu said, it seems that he has done something wrong. immediately said solemnly: "Brother Wen Ruo, please speak directly." "What Xu Ji is most afraid of is discord between the monarch and the minister. Especially at this time, Xun Yu is shouldering the task of dealing with Chang'an's political enemies for himself, and it is best to make it clear what to say and what to do now, otherwise it will become a barrier between the two of them. What's more, Xu Ji was already suspicious of Xun Yu, and as soon as he said this, Xu Ji was a little apprehensive in his heart.

I saw Xun Yu solemnly said: "Since the establishment of the new 'Five Virtues', the Lord has been implementing the principle of 'Five Virtues' and mutual assistance. Therefore, the situation in Yanzhou is changing with each passing day and is thriving. The lord also won my heart when he talked about Chen Deng's problem, but I don't know something, and I want to ask the lord: Since the lord has been at war with all the princes. It seems that they have forgotten this new 'Five Virtues Say'. In less than a year, it provoked a series of wars, ignoring the local economy of Yanzhou. If we hadn't gone well on the various battlefields, we would have ended the fighting in a matter of months. According to the lord's way of fighting, if there is a protracted war. I'm afraid that my Yanzhou economy has already collapsed. Xu Ji opened his mouth. wanted to defend himself, but he found that he had nothing to say, and he said that he was wronged, but thinking about Xun Yu's words, Xu Ji immediately broke out in a cold sweat. If you really have a battle that turns into a tug-of-war, it will really be quite unfavorable to yourself, and what you are doing is not like taking the new five virtues to heart. It seems that Xun Yu is just planning to talk to himself about this issue and not to embarrass himself, which also makes Xu Ji feel a little relieved.

But as Xun Yu said, to this day, the new five virtues have always said that it is the fundamental system of Yanzhou, and he is a strong guarantee for Yanzhou. Looking at Xun Yu's appearance, Xu Ji knew that Xun Yu had been dissatisfied for a long time, and then thought about it some time ago, Xun Yu frequently wrote letters asking him to consider the affordability of Yanzhou's economy, in fact, he was hinting at his own problems in this regard, but he didn't care. Xun Yu looked at Xu Ji and said: "Maybe others will say that Yanzhou is rich in the world, and it is a big deal that you can temporarily recruit soldiers." It is possible to raise taxes, but it is only those who do not understand the new 'Wood's saying' that they will say so, and if this happens, then will the lord not become the one who will change the order of the day? Where is the credit of the lord? How will the people of the world view the lord? So isn't the reform we have worked so hard for all these years a waste of all our previous achievements? The lord has always said that the Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people, and that once the law is decided, it cannot be changed at will, and if the policy formulated by the lord is changed at will for the sake of war, then is it not to give the resentful family members an excuse to oppose the lord? Even those big families who cooperate with us will take advantage of the fire to rob, such as Chen Deng. Xu Ji was speechless by Xun Yu and lowered his head. He really didn't expect that the hidden danger behind the incident was so huge, Guo Jia didn't speak on the side, he knew that Xun Yu had a big temper, and no one could stop him from starting a fire, and even if he wanted to persuade him, he couldn't persuade him, politics was not his forte. Xun Yu saw Xu Jiyi's humble appearance, and his tone softened: "Of course, I also know the benefits of the lord launching this series of wars, at least the lord has unified the north, which can enable us to carry out the next round of economic and political construction calmly, avoid the disadvantages of the different policies of the northern states in the past, which led to the interests of our Yanzhou, and it is also in line with the lord's view that the war is to serve politics." ”

Xu Ji breathed a sigh of relief and smiled bitterly at Xun Yu: "It's the first time that Brother Wen Ruo has been so angry with me." Xun Yu hugged his fists and said: "Forgive me, Xun Yu lost his temper just now, it is really not the way of being a minister, I also know that the lord has not forgotten the new five virtues for a moment, but what the lord does has this tendency." The so-called upper is good, and the lower is effective. The lord gives his subordinates the illusion of belligerence, and his subordinates will rush to follow suit. In the end, if we forget that war is to serve politics, but to fight for war's sake, will it not become a reckless force? Warlike is not a bad thing, but if it can't bring us benefits, such belligerence is not good, the new five virtues have always said that in order to establish the great law of the world, all subordinates of the lord and the princess need to strictly abide by it, and relying on the strength of a certain person alone will not succeed, and I hope the lord can think twice. ”

Xu Ji said sincerely: "Wen Ruo, I know it's wrong. Xun Yu looked at Xu Ji carefully. Finding that Xu Ji was sincerely taught, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Lord, what Xun Yu said just now is really unreasonable, but Xun Yu was speculating about the lord's intentions when he received the lord's order to come to Chang'an, of course I know that the political struggle in Chang'an is fierce, and the lord needs me to clean up those people who hinder the lord's affairs, but I can't tell what the lord's fundamental intention is, I know that the lord suffered a secret loss under Liu Bei in Yizhou a while ago." Even Jia Xu has no way to take the person named Pang Tong, I am afraid that the lord wants me to come to Chang'an in order to raise troops to attack Hanzhong and Yizhou, for fear that the rear will be unstable, and I want to force the situation in Chang'an. That's why I was offended a lot just now. Only then did Xu Ji know what Xun Yu was worried about. said with a smile: "Brother Wen Ruo, please rest assured, how can I, Xu Ji, be so ignorant, and I also know that it is not appropriate to use sword soldiers now." In addition to asking Brother Wen Ruo to come to Chang'an to help me suppress the ministers, the more important thing is to plan our northern states well. If you make these places all like Yanzhou. Then we will be much more sure that we will send troops south. ”

Xun Yu nodded and said, "It's best if the lord can think like this." But I still have to say to my lord, this matter must not be rushed. Without three or five years, there will not be much effect, and during this period, the lord must not have the idea of going south in an all-round way. Xu Ji said solemnly: "Brother Wen Ruo, please rest assured, in addition to the battle against the nomads in the north, I will only make up my mind in the Xiliang and Hanzhong regions to lay a good foundation for taking Yizhou in the future." It's just that I'm afraid that if we develop, others will also develop. In the future, it will be much more troublesome for us to sweep away the other princes. Xun Yu was completely relieved. said to Xu Ji: "My lord, in fact, to compete for the world, we should not rely entirely on military means. Even if we can't go to war with the enemy for a while, we can still weaken the enemy. Mencius has long said: 'The world does not benefit from the army', Confucianism pays attention to convincing people with virtue, and I Yanzhou divides virtue into five virtues, the lord uses force to solve the problem is of course to convince people with virtue, but the effect is not obvious, we might as well go down to the five virtues, then the world is the lord's bag. ”

Xu Ji didn't expect that Xun Yu, who had never cared about the military, would suddenly come up with such a sentence. couldn't help but be very interested: "Wen Ruo might as well talk about it." Even Guo Jia was full of interest.

Xun Yu said in a deep voice: "My lord, during the war, we fight for the combat effectiveness and economic strength of the army, but in the next few years or even longer, we will usher in a period of relative peace. Xu Ji and Guo Jiawan didn't expect Xun Yu to say such an answer. Guo Jia was full of questions, but Xu Ji was taken aback: Use economic means to fight the enemy? What do you mean? It won't be the so-called economic sanctions of later generations, right? If that's the case, then Xun Yu is really a genius.

However, Xun Yu's words really gave Xu Ji a wake-up call, and when Xun Yu said this, Xu Ji's thinking immediately increased several times. As a later generation, Xu Ji certainly knows the power of economic sanctions, and in later generations, some poor small countries are most afraid of being economically sanctioned by others.

Economic sanctions are to be imposed. It is necessary to have a strong economic foundation and advanced technology, and all these are precisely what we have.

It seems that once Xun Yuzhen, who was originally a genius-level internal affairs talent, is combined with the new "Five Virtues Always Said", the changes in it are really unpredictable Looking at Xu Ji's eyes, Xun Yu knew that Xu Ji had understood what he meant.

Guo Jia said: "Dare to ask Mr. Wen Ruo, what does the so-called use of economic means to attack the enemy mean." ”

Xun Yu and Xu Ji looked at each other and smiled, and the former explained: "Fengxiao, the victory or defeat of a war certainly requires the soldiers on the battlefield to use their lives and die bravely, but there is no army in this world that can win a battle without eating, and grain and grass are just the most basic part of military materials, weapons and equipment, baggage, remuneration of the three armies, etc., these things are all a money word in the final analysis." Guo Jia nodded and said: "Brother Wen Ruo is reasonable, the lord has long said that the war is fought for money. ”

Xun Yu smiled and said, "Have you ever thought that if we can make our enemies have no money?" ”

Guo Jia's eyes also lit up, and he couldn't believe it: "Mr. Wen Ruo means that it can dry up the enemy's financial resources?" Isn't our army victorious without a fight? But is there really such a solution? Xun Yu smiled incomprehensibly and said: Fengxiao can wait and see, if I don't turn the families of Yizhou, Jingzhou and Jiangdong into poor eggs, I will cut off my good head and apologize to the lord

Thinking about his enemies, Xu Ji suddenly had a shuddering feeling, perhaps, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce are heroes on the battlefield and veterans in the political arena, but if they engage in economy with Xun Yu, they will be stunned.

By the time they found out, they were afraid it was already too late. At that time, if you want to do it with yourself, I'm afraid you won't have that strength. For the first time, Xu Ji had an indescribable sense of ease in his heart in addition to his strong confidence in competing for the world. (To be continued......)