While everyone was looking at this woman greedily, Huan Fan approached Xu Ji and quickly whispered in his ear: "Lord, we should immediately send people to investigate immediately, in addition to Ma Teng, how many ill-intentioned people want to send their precious daughter to the palace."

Xu Ji snorted coldly when he heard this: "It doesn't matter to others, what I'm most worried about is that the powerful princes in other places are doing this, which is undoubtedly competing with us for the emperor's life."

Looking at Ma Teng standing in front with a smile on his face, Xu Ji said coldly: "The Ma family was a relative when the Later Han Dynasty was established, and Su Fu was prestigious, if he wants to do this, the hope of success is only very great." Huan Fan sighed annoyed and said: "It's really troublesome, if this family business is successful, Miss Zhen Mi will be spared, but the problem is that once Ma Teng marries the royal family, when we crusade against Ma Teng in the future, there will be a lot of trouble, not to mention, we want to attack Hanzhong and Yizhou, this Ma Teng will make trouble on the side." ”

Xu Ji completely agreed with Huan Fan's analysis, and at the same time, his body shook and said, "I can't figure out that this idea was made by Pang Tong." Huan Fan's face became more and more unpleasant, and he snorted coldly: "Liu Bei is a member of the royal family, Zhang Lu is a religious leader, if Ma Teng becomes a relative again, the alliance of the three of them will be a sure thing." Coupled with Li Dao and Guo Yan on the side, this matter immediately became very tricky. ”

Xu Ji was in a bad mood, but he didn't expect that he still underestimated Pang Tong, this kid played such a trick with conspiracy.

Xu Wei said on the side: "Lord, why are you worried about this matter? Whether Ma Teng can succeed or not is still a matter of two words, hmph, it wasn't the lord himself who said it. The so-called 'he has a good plan. I've had a wall ladder'. Xu Ji nodded, turned his head to Huan Fan and said, "Think about this matter a little more." Let's see if there are any good strategies to resolve the plot of Ma Teng and others. ”

Xu Ji remembered a few things in his heart, first of all, Sun Ce's sister Sun Shangxiang. But it doesn't seem to be an adult, right? and Cao Cao's baby daughter, who seems to have reached the age where she can be married. Could it be that they all have to give themselves this hand?

No matter what, after standing in the open place, things came one after another, and many things were unpredictable. The only way to see the trick is to dismantle the move. At this time, Xun Yu began to speak, the main meaning was that he hoped that Xu Ji, who would be the host tonight, would make a speech.

In front of everyone's eyes, Xu Ji talked eloquently, he could still cope with this kind of scene. After all, compared to the battle between life and death on the battlefield, this scene is really insignificant. Xu Ji's speech was concise and to the point, which roughly meant that he would first thank Liu Xie, because only when Liu Xie returned to Chang'an, everyone would have the opportunity to get together, and then he hoped that all the guests would spend a good night here.

On the surface, Xu Ji is singing praises, but everyone can hear the meaning of Xu Ji's words: Without him Xu Ji, how could Liu Xie return to Chang'an? The spirit in those words jumped on the page. Although Xu Ji's appearance is average, the prestige he has cultivated over the years in a high position is matched with his unparalleled heroism, coupled with the slightest domineering revealed in his cordial smile. It makes people's hearts broken.

When he landed, the women who had originally looked at the pretty woman beside Ma Teng with jealousy cast a fiery gaze at Xu Ji.

Afterwards, Xu Ji raised his glass and drank it all, and of course all the guests followed suit. Then, they went their own way, and the hall was noisy again. Soon. A large group of people gathered around Xu Ji. There is land to congratulate, but more of them are admirers of Xu Ji. Thankfully, these upper-class figures still remember who they are. It won't be as crazy as the star chasers of later generations.

Xu Ji is tired of coping. When a face is about to stiffen with laughter. Xun Yu led Ma Teng to his side.

Everyone is an old acquaintance, and there is no need for Xun Yu's introduction. Ma Teng greeted Xu Ji indifferently, without revealing the slightest thought on his face. Xu Ji is the master, of course, he should be enthusiastic, but he is not humble or arrogant, as far as the relationship between the two is concerned, Xu Ji is enough to save face.

Ma Dai was young and vigorous, and he suffered a big loss in Xu Ji's hands, so he said hello to Xu Ji coldly and moved his face to the side.

Ma Tie is deeply inherited from his father. It's not salty or light, and Xu Ji is playing haha.

It was the girl who looked at Xu Ji with a curious expression. Ma Teng didn't introduce it, and of course Xu Ji didn't want to ask, but he only knew that this girl was really Ma Teng's daughter.

After everyone said a few words, they fell silent, the atmosphere was a little awkward, and Ma Teng saw that many people came to see Xu Ji, so he bothered and led his children to the side to talk and laugh with other dignitaries.

There are more and more people who appear around Xu Ji. However, because of Xun Yu by his side, Xu Ji's pressure was much lighter.

After a while, the people around Xu Ji gradually dispersed, and Xu Ji breathed a long sigh of relief, and said to Xun Yu: "Brother Wen Ruo, Ma Teng's daughter ......"

Xun Yu glanced at Huan Fan, who looked solemn beside him, and said in a low voice: "The lord must have guessed the deep meaning of Ma Teng's move. Xu Ji nodded and said, "This matter is quite tricky, we can't let it go, I don't know what Brother Wen Ruo's good plan is?" ”

Xun Yu's face did not change and said with a smile: "Lord Duke, Ma Teng may not be satisfied with this matter, you must know that the emperor's choice of concubine is a national ceremony, and you can't ignore it, especially this first time, it is more likely to decide the ownership of the empress, the Chinese military officials of the court have the duty to discuss this matter, the lord is an important minister in the court, and there is an order in Chang'an at that time, as long as the lord and duke speak out against it, the saint must also have some concerns." Huan Fan said worriedly on the side: "Although what Mr. Wen Ruo said is reasonable, I am afraid that Wang Zifu and others will make a match."

Xu Wei nodded on the side, you must know that the power struggle in Chang'an is very fierce now, everyone is talking about the emperor, and the emperor is also trying his best to control the power of Chang'an, for Liu Xie, it is impossible to eliminate Xu Ji, after all, Xu Ji's power is strong, almost like today's most powerful and powerful princes, but what Liu Xie wants to do is to weaken Xu Ji's influence in Chang'an City and get rid of Xu Ji's control over him, this is possible, of course, Xu Ji is ruthless. If you move the capital to the trick used by Cao Cao, you can immediately hit Liu Xie's wishful thinking. As for the prince's suit and others. Let's go on a killing spree.

However, Xu Ji knew that the purpose of setting the capital of Chang'an was to conquer Hanzhong in the future. Take over the world. And if the capital is moved, it will not only give people the excuse of coercing the emperor. And it is invisibly abandoning the Chang'an region.

Historically, Cao Cao's losses in Chang'an and Hanzhong are a lesson from the past.

For Xu Ji, what he needs most now is to recuperate, reform the area under his control, and make the necessary reserves for his future domination.

Originally, Xu Ji had been doing this work.

Back then, Guo Jia secretly sought Qingzhou for him. Xun Yu did this, and after occupying Jizhou, Xu Ji still did it. Now Xu Ji can do the same in the prefectures and counties under his own control, but the crux of the problem is that Liu Xie is now in Xu Ji's hands. While having the emperor's order and being able to command the candidates, the eyes of the subordinates are looking at him, after all, he is still Liu Xie's courtier in name, so some originally simple things have become troublesome, and Liu Xie's intentions must be convinced.

Otherwise, there is no need for Xun Yu to come to Chang'an, if he comes hard, how can he take Chang'an to heart? But in that case, he immediately became a "national thief" like Cao Cao in history. The key to this is that you must not let others say that you coerce the emperor. Just like the previous paragraph, Xun Yu built yì to implement the imperial examination system nationwide. The advantage of convincing Liu Xie is that it can silence those who are targeting him.

However, this situation will not last long, in the final analysis, what Xu Ji should do is to minimize the difficulty of unifying the world.

When Xu Ji restored the economy, consolidated the reform, trained the soldiers, and drained the financial resources of the princes of the world, he didn't have to be a man with his tail between his legs like this. Of course. At that time, it would take some excuses to change the dynasty, but it didn't matter. History always writes the chapter of the victor. As long as you unify the world. If the means of attacking the family avoid the root cause of the historical division and prevent the people from being displaced, who will speak ill of themselves?

Xia Qi abolished Zen concessions. denied Yao Shunyu and made a "family world" come out. But who said that he was not? The reason for this is that he satisfied the people of the time.

As long as you have the heart, you can do it yourself. But far water can't quench the thirst of the near. Fate always plays tricks on people. It's just that in this part of my own weakness, all kinds of troublesome things come.

Thinking of this, Xu Ji sighed and said to Xun Yu: "Brother Wen Ruo, even if we are against it, we must have a proper reason, the Ma family is a famous family of my Han dynasty, and when the Ma family was a relative, they did not play with power, and the reputation of the Ma family is very good in the mouth of the scholar." Xun Yu smiled when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "Lord, don't you know? Ma Tengdi's mother is a Qiang person, that is to say, Ma Teng is a mixed-race child, lord, you should know that this is a cause for the prestige of the family, although according to the practice of the Han Dynasty, every year the barbarian state will pay tribute to our dynasty of beauties, but these beauties are not allowed to give birth after entering the palace. Therefore, the reason why we oppose Ma Teng is that his blood is not pure, and he is not a Chinese people. ”

Xu Ji was stunned when he heard this, his heart suddenly relaxed, and he scolded with a smile: "Okay, you Xun Wenruo, can you think of such an absurd reason?" Xun Yu glanced at Huan Fan and Xu Wei, who were standing next to him and admired him, and said casually: "Lord, the best way to deal with these big families is to return the way of others, frankly speaking, Ma Teng has been stationed in the frontier for many years, loyal to the Han Dynasty, regardless of whether he has Qiang blood or not, as long as his mother marries his father, then Ma Teng is my Han Chinese, as for his beautiful daughter, let alone a barbarian woman, this matter is placed in my Yanzhou, not a problem at all, Only those who eat the ancients can account for such meaningless things. ”

Xu Wei sighed beside him and said, "It's just a pity that such a beautiful beauty." Xu Ji was in a good mood and said noncommittally: "If you want to ask if you have the ability, you can chase this woman into your hands, and it can be regarded as solving a problem for me." ”

Xu Wei's eyes lit up, nodded vigorously, and glanced at Ma Teng's beautiful daughter who was surrounded by many handsome guys not far away at this time, and then said dejectedly: "I think it's better to forget it, there are too many competitors." Xu Ji smiled dumbly, hugged Xu Wei's neck regardless of his image, and said in a low voice: "As soon as you look at this girl's appearance, you know that the tiger father has no dog girl, this kind of girl doesn't like that kind of fat and sissy sissy child, Wen Feng, although you are not handsome enough." But it's a lot more powerful than those pustules, and I think you have a good chance of winning. ”

Xu Wei's eyes immediately lit up. Immediately walked towards the circle around Ma Teng's daughter. The thick-skinned and impatient nature of the pervert are in the realm of the pervert. Xun Yu and Xu Ji couldn't help but laugh in a low voice. Huan Fan shook his head on the side and said, "Lord, Wen Feng is here." I'm afraid I'll go home......"

Xu Jiqiang couldn't help but laugh and said with a straight face: "If he can succeed." Jing Ke can bring King Qin's head back, but the problem is that this kind of thing always has to fail several times before it can mature. Xun Yu also said: "What the lord said is very true, now in my Yanzhou, marriage is free, and this guy Wen Feng is spinning on the battlefield all year round. It's a rare opportunity to learn, and it's a good thing to practice on Ma Teng's baby daughter now. ”

Speaking of which. Xun Yu seemed to suddenly remember something Xu Ji said: "Lord, Yuan Hao and Guo Huai's kid sent a person, saying that he wanted the lord to promote him. ”

After saying that, Xun Yu turned around and looked behind him. Who Tian Feng and Guo Huai recommended to themselves? Isn't that simple? Xu Ji was full of anticipation.

However, I am also wondering in my heart, Tian Feng and Guo Huai are already the leaders in the northwest, isn't it normal to promote anyone? Why do you want to send it to yourself?

At this time, Xun Yu stopped his gaze. Then he dragged over a sturdy man who was standing outside the conversation circle of Xu Ji and a few others just now. For this reason, Xu Ji looked at this person differently. This man knows how to pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages, and resolutely refuses to listen to what he should not listen to.

This person's figure is almost the same as Xu Ji's. His body was astonishingly perfect, with a melon seed face. But he definitely has no weak temperament, on the contrary, he reveals a strong aura from his bones, and his eyes are also extremely bright.

With just one glance, Xu Ji had already decided. This man is definitely not an idle person. When the man saw Xu Ji, he bowed deeply.

Xu Ji pulled him up and said with a smile: "Brother, don't be polite. ”

The man listened to Xu Ji say this. He smiled bitterly: "Those who are guilty of capital crimes have to be like this." ”

Xun Yu explained on the side: "Lord. This man was originally a lieutenant general of the Fufeng Defenders, because he had to be a deserter some time ago. So he was taken into custody. The man glanced at Xu Ji in confusion and stopped talking.

Of course, Xu Ji knew what this person was thinking, after all, he was a Yanzhou military god with a good reputation, and he was also known for his bravery in many battles recently, so after knowing that this person in front of him was a deserter, he was likely to be very angry.

However, Xu Ji knew that Tian Feng's move must have a deep meaning, so he smiled and said, "Deserter? Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin, was a deserter back then! I don't think my brother is greedy for life and afraid of death, so there must be hardships when he is a deserter, right? When this person heard this, his eyes were full of gratitude, and he choked up: "Some time ago, during the war, Li urged Guo Yan to attack Xianyang, which was defended by General Hu Che'er, and the defenders of Chang'an in various places did not help, and the old mother was in Xianyang, so ......"

Xu Ji nodded understandingly, and the man said: "Originally, after I was arrested, I only said that I was going to be detained for a period of time, but later Mr. Tian Feng and General Guo Huai came, saying that they wanted to strictly enforce military discipline, so I was brought forward, saying that I was going to be beheaded to show the public, so as to set an example." Later, fortunately, Mr. Tian Feng and General Guo Huai rescued him, and he was able to save his life. Xu Ji was puzzled when he heard it, why did Tian Feng have to be strict with military discipline, and in the end, he had to rescue this person and send people to himself?

Xun Yu said in a low voice on the side: "Lord, I have already read Yuan Hao's letter, he and Guo Huai implemented military reform in the Fufeng area, which made some people dissatisfied, and they were powerless to fight, so they came up with such a trick to make Yuan Hao and Guo Huai ugly." After a pause, he said: "This person is the clan brother of Jiang Xu, the newly appointed general of the Fufeng guard by Tian Feng, Jiang Xu is extremely used by Yuan Hao, so those people got out the person who has been detained, and wanted to make Yuan Hao ugly." Later, Yuan Hao used his means to use the matter of this person's escape to investigate the responsibility of the cities of Chang'an for not helping Xianyang some time ago, which suppressed this matter, but this person could not gain a foothold in Fufeng, Yuan Hao saw that he was a talent, and remembered the defense problem of Chang'an City, so he asked him to come to the lord. ”

Only then did Xu Ji figure out what was going on. It seems that the struggle for power is everywhere.

Xu Ji nodded and said, "Yuan Hao's eye-catching person is still wrong?" In this way, from tomorrow onwards, you will follow General Xu Wei and be responsible for the security of Chang'an City. ”

The man wept in gratitude, and rolled over and bowed down.

Xu Ji pulled him up and said with a smile: "Don't thank me, if you are really talented, give me a look." The man nodded vigorously. Xu Ji said indifferently: "By the way, what's your name?" “

The man said respectfully: "The villain Jiang Yan is a person from Lushan, who lives in Dachuan Jiulongchi, and his father, Jiang Fei, is the leader of the Dachuan Jiulong tribe. Under is the eldest son, a few years ago with his fellow villager friend Wang Mou out of Lushan to make a living, friend Wang Mou is now working in Yizhou Thorn Shi Mansion, I came to my brother Jiang Xu, originally thought that if it didn't work, I would go back"

Wait a minute! Jiang Wei, isn't this Jiang Wei's father? Xu Ji's heart beat violently

Isn't Jiang Wei from Tianshui Ji? What is the matter with Lushan that he Lao Tzu said?

Also, didn't he Lao Tzu work as a gong cao in Tianshui and then die on the battlefield? Why did you run to Chang'an again?

However, this is definitely a good thing, Jiang Wei is a famous general in both civil and military affairs in the post-Three Kingdoms era, and he is alone in the entire Shu Kingdom!

Xu Ji looked at the somewhat dejected Jiang Gu in front of him, imagining his son's sassy and heroic appearance in history, and said excitedly: "Do you have a son named Jiang Wei?" ”

"Jiang Wei?" Jiang Gu was stunned and said: "Although I have a wife, but I haven't married yet, how can I have any son?" ”

Xu Ji was embarrassed, and he didn't know what to say for a while. (To be continued......)