Back at the post house, Wang Xu had a meal, then went back to the room to rest, and slept until the afternoon before getting up and washing.

In the evening, he rushed to Yuan's mansion early. The main thing is to meet a few elders of the Yuan family first, after all, it was all up to Yuan Feng, Yuan Kui and others to save him. Yuan Shao's mansion is next to them, and if he passes through his house and doesn't enter, it will be a little too much to say.

It's just that those old men are long-winded, exhorting, and encouraging, and they talk about the relationship between the two families for a while, and how they were back then. After some tossing, it was already night when I arrived at Yuan Shao's mansion.

After being brought into the lobby by the servant who was in charge of greeting him outside the door, he found that there were many people, and Yuan Shao was still looking anxiously. When I saw him coming, I immediately greeted him and complained loudly about why he was so late. Of course, Wang Xu confessed again and again, and explained that he was late because he stopped by to visit a few elders of their Yuan family.

Saying this, Yuan Shao didn't ramble anymore, but was very happy. Obviously, the reason why he is so enthusiastic is not purely because of the old friendship with Wang Xu, but because he wants to deepen the relationship between the Yuan and Wang families, I am afraid that he will take great pains to do this tonight, and it should also be instructed by the Yuan family. Therefore, after a few short words, he immediately introduced everyone to Wang Xu.

Not to mention, Yuan Shao's face is indeed very wide, there are more than 30 of them, most of whom have never been seen, but they are all figures with heads and faces in history. It's just that the age is not too old, and there are no old ministers in the court.

The purpose of Wang Xu's trip was to get to know everyone, of course, he was very enthusiastic, and he almost greeted them one by one. But most of the attention is still on those well-known strategists, among which Xun Yu and Xun You's uncle and nephew pay the most attention. The second is Feng Ji and Xu You, although their reputation is not very good, but they are talented after all, as long as they are used well, they may not be able to get out of different results, so they would rather "kill by mistake" than let go.

Thirdly, it is those princes in the future, such as Han Fu and Liu Dai, who befriend them purely for the purpose of formulating countermeasures in the future. Others have the purpose of making friends if they can, no matter how many defect to them, but at least they must leave a good impression and spread their reputation to the ears of more talents!

As everyone talked to each other, the atmosphere in the hall gradually became warmer, and as Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, who were late for Shanshan, were also welcomed in by the servants, Yuan Shao also immediately announced the opening of the banquet.

However, what surprised Wang Xu was that these people didn't need to be greeted when they sat down, and they were very orderly and consciously found where they should sit. However, he was dragged to sit next to Yuan Shao, alongside the master.

It can be seen that Yuan Shao has made very careful preparations for tonight's banquet. As Yuan Shao laughed and ordered the servants to open the banquet, a moment later, nearly twenty brightly dressed maidservants walked in with trays, moved the lotus steps lightly, and put the tableware for everyone in a graceful manner. And a moment later, a group of beautiful women in bright skirts walked in.

After bowing slightly to everyone, many women walked to both sides of the lobby and stood in front of the two screens behind everyone.

Just when everyone was puzzled, Yuan Shao glanced at it with a smile on his face, and then clapped his hands vigorously.

With his move, the screens on both sides were suddenly opened with a "swish", and exquisite chimes, guqins, dong flutes and other musical instruments immediately appeared in everyone's sight. Before they could react, the women were already smiling charmingly, and they all took their places, and the whole hall soon resounded with a wonderful ensemble.

At the same time, the beautiful woman who was still standing in the middle of the crowd was also separated in an instant, with long sleeves looping, stepping on lotus steps, and dancing with the music!

Now everyone finally understands, this is a big deal! A small private party, a friend-like celebration and congratulations were arranged so thickly, so many dancing girls, it was definitely not raised by Yuan Shao alone, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was the entire Yuan family trying to win over the young and ambitious Wang Xu. But this kind of thing is normal, so everyone doesn't care, they all enjoy the beautiful music and graceful dancing!

Of course, Wang Xu also knew it, and turned around and smiled at Yuan Shao, which was regarded as accepting this good intention. Anyway, it doesn't matter to him, if you make friends, you will make friends, anyway, the world will be chaotic, and you will have to start all over again when the time comes, Yuan Shao's thoughts are in vain. However, Yuan Shao's forces were mainly concentrated north of the Yellow River, and he was in Jingnan, so when there was no frontal hostility, it was indispensable to cooperate with each other, which could be regarded as laying a good foundation for future alliances.

And with the sound of the music, the group of maids and maids also walked in again, holding the wine and food in their hands, and placing them on their tables almost without interruption. Yuan Shao, as the host, was also quite bold, and immediately beckoned everyone to raise a glass to celebrate. In the midst of the staggering, the atmosphere in the lobby quickly became warm.

During the banquet, Wang Xu was also very active, since he had decided to make a wide range of contacts, of course it was impossible to sit and wait. So they all got up frequently and toasted to everyone. And at the end of each dance of those dancing girls, everyone also returned the salute, got up and came to Wang Xu, congratulating Gao Sheng.

Because there are so many people, you come and go so many times, and everyone is also drunk. And Wang Xu also took this opportunity to pretend to be bitter, talking about the difficulties after he was promoted to the governor of Jingnan, and the most important thing is, of course, the lack of talents under his subordinates. For this reason, he also directly asked everyone, hoping that everyone could think of a way for him and recommend some available talents. Although everyone didn't recommend anyone specifically on the wine table in the end, they all nodded and said that they would definitely help Wang Xu consider it.

In the second half of the banquet, because the main topic was brought to political affairs by Wang Xu, Yuan Shao simply asked the dancers to completely retreat. And Wang Xu is even more high-profile, talking about the way of governance and the strategy of marching. Anyway, he wants these people to see what he can do now, so he keeps talking about it. Of course, there are still gaps between many things and his real thoughts, one is that it is impossible to give it all out stupidly. The second is that some things are suddenly said, and these people can't accept them. So most of the remarks are based on the psychology of these people, anyway, he has also learned about these people from history, and he is not afraid of accidents.

The result of this is naturally to quickly resonate with everyone, and those who have not seen him before also feel that he is worthy of his reputation and is indeed talented. In particular, some incisive insights are the results of later research, and Wang Xu screened out the more suitable ones according to the actual situation, how can he not let everyone look sideways. Even Xun You, Xun Yu, Cao Cao and others were quite admired, and their eyes flashed from time to time.

Later, the whole banquet became a place for everyone to express their opinions. The people who were aroused by Wang Xu had a little bit of alcohol, and they also expressed their opinions, like a hundred schools of thought contending, fierce and abnormal, and often fought for red-faced.

In the end, because it was too late, the banquet had to end, everyone left happily, and Yuan Shao personally sent Wang Xu back to the post house in a carriage.

And since Yuan Shao's incident, Wang Xu has also found something to do, that is, to visit celebrities everywhere. The old, the young, all of them, and as long as they are a little familiar, they immediately go around to themselves, and spit out bitterness, saying that they can't recruit talents, and they are lacking help, so let them help and recommend some available talents.

In addition, there are many people who woo him, and they are invited almost every day. And Wang Xu did not refuse to come, anyway, almost all the people who invited him could be called a person, and ordinary officials were self-aware, and there were many people who participated in the accompaniment, but they were not invited.

It's a pity that after a few days, the effect is not great. Recommendations are recommended by some people, but they are all people who have never heard of it, although they dare not say that it must be useless, but it is also far from what Wang Xu wants. However, Wang Xu didn't refuse those people, he could come anyway, and he didn't say that he would definitely reuse it, and then it would be up to him to see how he was able to talk about it!

As time went by, Wang Xu gradually discovered that the biggest gain was not these, but his reputation for seeking talents. Because later, every time he visited a house, people would take the initiative to say: General rest assured! If you find a suitable talent, you must recommend it to the general!

This is a good thing, although it is still limited to the vicinity of Luoyang, but as time goes by, these fame will quickly spread to their mouths, one by ten, ten by hundred, and to the ears of the corporals of the whole world. At that time, the probability of talent coming to join will also be greatly increased.

And just when Wang Xu was running around for his talent plan, the situation between the DPRK and China was also changing rapidly after a few days of calm.

Taichang Liu Yan like Emperor Ling asked to play as the pastor of Jiaozhou, just got recognized, and he didn't have time to leave, but the next day he changed his words, saying that Yizhou assassin Shi Xi Jian was cruel and unkind, and the people complained, so they wanted to change to Yizhou pastor. And Xi Jian's affairs, the ministers of the court and the central government also knew about it, so they immediately expressed their support, and the eunuchs did not object to such innocuous things, so Emperor Ling immediately agreed.

Immediately afterwards, Dong Fu and Zhao Wei of Taicang were originally from Yizhou and had a very good relationship with Liu Yan, so they both resigned from their official positions in the name of assisting Liu Yan to stabilize Yizhou and wanted to follow him to Yizhou. Emperor Ling also approved, and appointed Dong Fu as the governor of the western vassal state of Shu County.

But in fact, Wang Xu knows best. The reason why Liu Yan changed to Yizhou was because Dong Fu told him that "Yizhou has the spirit of a genius". And he saw the decline of the Han family, so he just wanted to be a soil emperor.

In addition, the servant Huang Wan was also appointed as the pastor of Yuzhou, because since Wang Yun took office in Yuzhou, the position of assassin has been vacant for many years, just so that Huang Wan, who has prestige and qualifications, and is extremely loyal, will take over.

And the royal family Liu Yu was also reappointed again, and was promoted to Youzhou pastor, and at the same time ordered the submitted Southern Xiongnu to send troops to assist him in crusading against Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju's rebellion in Youzhou.

However, these are not the things that shocked Wang Xu the most, and what really made him a little overwhelmed was the struggle for power between He Jin and Jian Shuo. Maybe he got involved and changed history, so the competition between the two entered a white heat in advance.

Since the Wang Rui incident, He Jin took advantage of Emperor Ling's unsettled mood to listen to Wang Xu's advice, curry favor with Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong and others, and quickly isolated Jian Shuo. Moreover, some officials who had already taken refuge in him also turned to He Jin because of this, especially Wang Xu, who was in the midst of the Holy Family, went in and out of the General's Mansion from time to time, which made him feel a great threat.

In desperation, Jian Shuo suddenly mentioned to the emperor: "It is said that the foreign ministers want to suppress the thieves, and the troops have been expanded." However, the main army of the imperial court was too small, so Emperor Ling asked him to recruit the strong men in the Sili region, form the eight schools of the West Garden, expand the troops, and choose the commanders of his cronies. In fact, what he meant by this was actually to remind the emperor that He Jin's power was too great.

Emperor Ling also had some concerns when he thought about it, so after thinking about it for a long time, he actually agreed to this decision. And knew that He Jin and Jian Shuo had a bad relationship, so he appointed Jian Shuo as the military captain above the Eighth Captain of the West Garden, commanding the 50,000 people of the newly built Eighth School of the West Garden, and supervising the soldiers and horses of the world, which was considered to be a balance with He Jin.

But how could He Jin let Jian Shuo be in charge of so many soldiers and horses alone? Although Jian Shuo's promotion was inevitable, the competition for the remaining positions in the Xiyuan New Army was very fierce, and it also received strong support from the ministers.

In the end, Emperor Ling made a pertinent decision, with Yuan Shao as the lieutenant of the middle army, Bao Hong as the lieutenant of the lower army, Cao Cao as the lieutenant of the dian army, Zhao Rong as the left lieutenant of the auxiliary army, Feng Fang as the right lieutenant of the auxiliary army, Xia Mu as the left lieutenant, and Chun Yuqiong as the right lieutenant. Among them, Zhao Rong, Feng Fang, and Xia Mu were all admonished by Jian Shuo.

Although this qiē is almost the same as in history, what really surprised Wang Xu was that the time was advanced by nearly half a year. This also made him faintly have a sense of crisis, this Luoyang is afraid that he can't stay any longer, time waits for no one, he has to find a way to return to Jingnan is the right thing, and he doesn't use the favorable opportunity to firmly grasp Jingnan in his hands, once the general trend of the world changes, it will be too late to regret it at that time.

It's a pity that it backfired, Wang Xu proposed to return to Jingnan several times, but Emperor Ling was reluctant. It is always said that Wang Xu should stay for a while longer, and every day after that, he will find Wang Xu to enter the palace alone, in fact, there is nothing big to say, it is to test poetry and songs, talk about the world, and occasionally ask about things on the military battlefield!

The ministers were envious of this, and encouraged him to admonish the emperor every day, hoping that he would take the opportunity of being favored to urge the emperor to revive the court. But Wang Xu was very anxious and eager to return to Jingnan, so he didn't want this kind of favor. As for the advice, he was grateful for Emperor Ling's kindness, and he said something pertinently, but Emperor Ling listened to it and did not do it, like the decree of selling officials and lords, he still refused to take it back, and he was not willing to carry out large-scale rectification of the status quo, and he thought that there was no problem.

Sometimes I am impatient to listen, but I care about Wang Xu's family affairs. In the end, Wang Xu simply gave up, since he couldn't listen to it, why risk his advice!

In the blink of an eye, Wang Xu had been in Luoyang for more than a month, but Emperor Ling still had no intention of letting go.

On this day, when he had just returned from the palace, Wang Xu was sitting in a daze in the house, worried about how to leave Luoyang. In the courtyard, Xun Yu's laughter suddenly came: "Haha! General Wang, I've brought you a big talent today. ”