The soldiers who followed Liu Wei into the house dispersed and set up a guard in the backyard, watching the movements in every corner of the backyard vigilantly.

Liu Wei and Deng Zhan walked one after the other towards the side house where Jia Xu lived. I had just walked a short distance when I was confronted by two handmaidens holding trays in their hands.

On the tray held by the maidservant, there was wine and food that had not even moved.

Seeing Liu Wei and Deng Zhan coming over, the two maidservants hurriedly stopped, turned sideways to the side of the road, and bowed to them.

Glancing at the tray, seeing that the wine and food on the tray had not moved, Liu Wei furrowed his brows slightly, and asked the two maidservants, "Who is this wine and food for?" Why not? ”

"Back to Your Highness!" Liu Bian asked why he didn't eat the wine and food, and the two maidservants suddenly became a little nervous, and one of them hurriedly said to Liu Bian: "The maid was ordered to serve Jia Zhonglang, Jia Zhonglang called the house, and the servants sent food twice, but he didn't touch it, he only said that he wanted to see His Royal Highness......

"Since Zhonglang wants to see this king, why don't you communicate to this king?" Knowing that Jia Xu wanted to see him, Liu Wei frowned slightly, first asked the two servants with some annoyance, and saw that the two maids were like ashes, and they were not scared but did not dare to argue, and then suddenly thought that since Liu Xie gave him the house, he has not come back, how can the servant go to him? Thinking of this, the expression on Liu Wei's face eased a lot, waved his hand at the two maids, and said to them: "This king may be wrong to blame you for waiting, you two are going to be busy, turn around and heat up the food again, this king personally watched Jia Zhonglang eat!" ”

"No!" The two maidservants held the tray in their hands, bowed their heads and responded softly, stood on the side of the road, and watched Liu Wei and Deng Zhan walk by with sincere fear, until Liu Wei and Deng Zhan walked away, they dared to turn around and walk towards the outer courtyard.

"This Jia Xu also has backbone!" While walking towards the side room where Jia Xu was being held, Liu Wei said to Deng Zhan beside him: "After Li Ru died, I heard that this Jia Xu was giving Dong Zhuo ideas. ”

"Does Your Highness want ......?" Following Liu Wei, Deng Zhan stretched out a hand and made a cutting gesture.

Liu Wei shook his head slowly, furrowed his brows slightly, and said to Deng Zhan: "Jia Xu is a talent, if this person is not used, it seems that this king has no stomach......"

As soon as Liu Wei said this, Deng Zhan didn't want to say anything more, and walked with Liu Wei towards the side room where Jia Xu was housed without saying a word.

It has been a long time since he followed Liu Bian, but Liu Bian never regarded Deng Zhan as his subordinate, nor did he ever show his intention to recruit him, and he was mostly called "Mr. Deng".

Although Deng Zhan was quite puzzled by this, he also understood in his heart that if Liu Wei really proposed to keep him under his command, I am afraid that he, who is used to idleness, will leave Liu Wei earlier.

It was precisely because Liu Wei never mentioned it that he did not leave, but stayed by Liu Wei's side, wanting to have a deeper understanding of the king of Luoyang.

When they arrived at the door of the room where Jia Xu was being held, the two personal soldiers guarding the door hurriedly bowed to Liu Wei.

The two soldiers opened their mouths and were about to greet Liu Wei, but Liu Wei waved his hand at them and signaled them not to speak.

"Open the door!" After stopping the two pro-soldiers from greeting, Liu Wei muttered to the door and whispered a command.

A soldier hurriedly reached out and slammed the door open, then bowed down and stood aside.

Raising his feet and entering the house, Liu Wei saw Jia Xu standing at the window, sighing for a long time.

Because his back was to the door, Jia Xu didn't see who entered the house, and when he heard the door, he thought it was the two maidservants, and he didn't turn his head, so he said angrily: "I've told you, the official won't eat!" Don't eat! Don't eat! Quickly step back, don't bother the official here. ”

"Who provoked Zhonglang and made Zhonglang so angry?" As soon as Jia Xu's words fell, Liu Wei said to him with a smile: "Zhonglang only needs to inform this king, and this king will turn around and beat them!" ”

Hearing Liu Wei speak, Jia Xu hurriedly turned around, opened his eyes full of horror, and bowed deeply to Liu Wei with his fists, his lips moved, but he did not speak.

"Jia Zhonglang wants to see this king, but he wants to ask why this king pleads with His Majesty and spares Zhonglang from dying?" With his hands behind his back, he walked into the room, Liu Wei stood facing a bundle of bamboo slips in the room, reached out and picked up one of the scrolls, looked at it casually, and asked Jia Xu lightly.

Jia Xu clasped his hands into fists and stood behind Liu Wei with his body bowed, but he didn't dare to answer. He knew very well that when Dong Zhuo was executed, as Dong Zhuo's advisor, he should have been killed by Li Ru, who had been dead for a long time by the Zhulian Nine Clans, and was even dragged out of the grave and burned by Liu Xie's order, but Liu Wei pleaded with Liu Xie to leave him in front of the tent to listen.

was taken to the Luoyang Mansion by Liu Wei's personal soldiers, and Jia Xu has always been very entangled in his heart. Liu Biao and Dong Zhuo are on the verge of becoming fire and water, Dong Zhuo has the grace to support him, and if he serves Liu Zhuo, it will definitely be unjust to Dong Zhuo.

"Jia Zhonglang!" Jia Xu didn't speak, Liu Wei didn't speak again, Deng Zhan, who followed Liu Wei into the house together, smiled slightly, and said to Jia Xu: "A certain has been following His Royal Highness for a long time, and whenever His Royal Highness mentions Dong Zhuo, he will definitely mention Zhonglang......"

As soon as Deng Zhan was halfway through his sentence, Liu Wei raised a hand with his back to him, preventing him from continuing.

Knowing that Liu Wei often mentioned him in the past, Jia Xu was shocked, and a trace of panic suddenly appeared on his face.

"Wise people don't speak dark words!" Liu Wei turned around, put his hands behind his back, stared at Jia Xu with knife-like eyes, and said to Jia Xu: "The reason why this king exonerates Jia Zhonglang is because he respects Zhonglang. Why did Zhonglang follow Dong Zhuo and go all the way to the dark? ”

Bowing down and clenching his fists to face Liu Wei, Jia Xu's heart churned, but he didn't say anything.

"This king knows!" Walking in front of Jia Xu, Liu Wei took his hands and said to Jia Xu: "Jia Zhonglang helped Dong Zhuo chase and kill this king that day, and I am worried that this king will not be reused, or I am worried that this king will find a reason sooner or later and ask Zhonglang for his guilt." ”

Liu Bian's words happened to be in Jia Xu's heart, he suddenly raised his head, looked at Liu Bian with a stunned face, and said honestly: "The sinner doesn't dare!" ”

"Zhonglang, sit!" Letting go of Jia Xu's hand, Liu Wei made a gesture of invitation to him, first walked to the low table and sat down, and only after Jia Xu also sat on a straw mat did he then say to Jia Xu: "This king knows that Dong Zhuo has the grace to support Zhonglang, and it is precisely because of this that Zhonglang used to give advice to Dong Zhuo and fight against this king and all kinds of rebels. ”

When Liu Wei spoke, Jia Xu kept his head down. In front of the maidservant, he can still maintain a little arrogance, but in the face of Liu Bian, he has rehearsed the backbone in his heart countless times before, and he doesn't know where he was thrown away, so he only hopes that Liu Bian will no longer mention the past and let him go.

"Can Zhonglang talk to this king about loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness?" Seeing that Jia Xu didn't speak, Liu Wei tilted his head slightly, and asked another question that seemed to be out of line.

"Your Royal Highness......" As Liu Wei expected, when Jia Xu heard this question, he immediately stood up, raised his hands above his forehead, knelt on the ground, and made a five-body bow to Liu Bian, and said to Liu Bian: "The criminal knows his mistake and is very frightened, and he just asks His Highness for a quick death!" ”

"Instant death?" Liu Wei smiled slightly, and said to him in a cold tone: "If Jia Zhonglang is really dead, won't he become a sinner through the ages?" became Dong Zhuo's accomplice and lackey of the troubled man? ”

This sentence is very ugly, but in Jia Xu's ears, it is like a heavy hammer. He shivered violently, knelt on the ground, and did not dare to get up.

"Jia Zhonglang!" Raising his hand towards Jia Xuxu, Liu Wei said to him: "Right now, this king is in Chang'an, and there are no soldiers and horses under his command, can Jia Zhonglang tell this king what to do in Chang'an City to stabilize the situation?" ”

If Jia Xu doesn't answer, then he is willing to be a sinner for the ages, if Jia Xu answers, he undoubtedly shows his willingness to take refuge in Liu Wei with his actions.

Deng Zhan, who followed Liu Wei into the house together, turned around and walked to the door, opened the door, and whispered a word of command to the soldiers guarding outside the house, before closing the door again, and standing by the door with his hands in his arms.

Kneeling opposite Liu Bian, Jia Xu lowered his head and struggled in his heart for a long time before he said to Liu Bian: "Your Highness thinks that after Dong Zhuo's death, the world will be peaceful?" ”

"Zhonglang, doesn't he still want to?" As soon as Jia Xu's words came out, a smile appeared in the corner of Liu Wei's eyes, and he secretly thought in his heart that Jia Xu was really not in vain, but when the entire Chang'an City celebrated the victory, he could see the potential crisis.

"Although Dong Zhuo is dead, the Xiliang Army is here!" Jia Xu bowed slightly, and said to Liu Wei: "Niu Fu goes without saying, as Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, he must avenge his father-in-law. At present, Xu Rong has taken refuge in Wang Yun, but his subordinates are only part of the Xiliang Army. Li Dao and Guo Yan have always been good at seeing the wind and steering the rudder, and they have many soldiers and horses under their command, and they are the main force of the Xiliang Army. If the imperial court is willing to pardon the crimes of the Western Liang Army, the two will definitely serve the imperial court. But His Royal Highness thinks that the current ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee can pardon the Xiliang Army? ”

"Zhonglang is saying that Wang Shangshu ......?" Liu Wei furrowed his brows slightly, looked at Jia Xu, and said to him: "Wang Shangshu has been walking in the court all the year round, and he must have made a decision about the pros and cons, so he should not be ......."

"In previous years, Wang Yun was obedient to Dong Zhuo, and even the criminal ministers never saw the clues." Jia Xu bowed slightly, and said to Liu Wei with sincere fear: "But what Wang Yun did this time is to completely vent the long-suppressed hatred, and he will definitely not let go of the Xiliang army that helped Dong Zhuo enter Luoyang......"

"What should this king do?" What Jia Xu said, Liu Wei actually knew what he said, but he still twisted his brows slightly, and asked Jia Xu: "If the world is chaotic again, wouldn't it be ...... what this king did?"

"Your Royal Highness is benevolent, everything is what the court thinks, have you ever thought about your own family?" Before Liu's words fell, Jia Xu interrupted him and said to him: "Your Majesty is still young today, the young lord can be bullied, His Royal Highness was once the emperor of the Han Dynasty, even if the young lord, how can he rest assured that His Royal Highness?" Once the world is stable, His Royal Highness will plan for His Majesty and the ministers of the court, and today's death of Dong Zhuo may be the end of His Highness in the future! ”

"Bold!" As soon as Jia Xu's words were finished, Deng Zhan, who was standing at the door, put down his hands and shouted at him: "Saying such disrespectful words to His Highness, aren't you afraid that Your Highness will punish you?" ”

As soon as Deng Zhan drank like this, Jia Xu was excited, Liu Wei hurriedly waved his hand at Deng Zhan, and then said to Jia Xu with a sincere face: "There is no one else today, Jia Zhonglang has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it, this king doesn't blame you!" ”