Wang Xu's mood was originally very good, but unfortunately Yuan Shu's words were quite disappointing, and his heart calmed down in an instant. smiled slightly: "This time I went back to Beijing to report on my work, and I should report something like a general!" ”

However, Cao Cao was more shrewd, glanced at Wang Xu meaningfully, and interjected: "I think so!" Why don't we go to Wenchenglou to set up a banquet first, and then come over and have a few drinks together when Brother Wang finishes his work! ”

"Hmmm! It's good. Yuan Shao also nodded. Don't forget that brother Wang later. ”

"Hehe, no, I'll come over as soon as I'm done." Wang Xu suddenly laughed.

"Then I'll go first." Cao Cao smiled, and no longer rambling, even took the lead.

Seeing a few people gradually moving away, Wang Xu slowly shook his head and said to himself softly: "At present, they are still friends, but it won't be long before they meet each other on the battlefield, and the world is really unclear." ”

"Xu'er, what are you muttering? What is not clear? Just when Wang Xu was sentimental, Wang Qian's voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Huh? Oh! It's nothing. Wang Xu immediately shook his head and changed the topic: "What did the general say?" ”

"He'll see you in the study, come with me!" Wang Qian said with a smile.

"Well, good!"

After following Wang Qian into the inner courtyard, he bypassed several other courtyards, and soon came to a rather chic courtyard, full of flowers, pavilions, and scenery.

However, Wang Xu was not in the mood to watch these at this moment, and followed Wang Qian to the outside of a house on the west side of the courtyard a few steps. Through the light of several candles in the house, I suddenly saw a burly man sitting in the room, with a face like a disc. And he is also a big beard, not just a short beard on his chin like ordinary literati, but a large beard on his entire cheeks. At this moment, he is sitting upright on the Hu bed, holding a silk silk in his hand, carefully studying something.

Knowing that this person was He Jin, Wang Xu did not hesitate, even if he walked in. He bowed his hand and said: "Marquis of Taoyang, General Pingnan, Lingling Taishou Wang Xu see the general!" ”

Wang Qian didn't go in, and when he heard Wang Xu's words, he slowly closed the door of the study, and he stayed outside the door alone.

In fact, He Jin had long known about Wang Xu's arrival, but he didn't raise his head until he gave his salute. After taking a closer look at Wang Xu, he immediately opened his mouth and praised: "Sure enough, as everyone said, heroic and heroic." ”

"The general has won the prize!" Wang Xu said with a solemn face.

Hearing this, He Jin smiled slightly, then pointed to the cloth mattress not far from his desk and said, "You sit down first!" ”

"Thank you, General." Wang Xu arched his hand, but he didn't twist it, and strode over and sat down.

Seeing this, He Jin smiled slightly: "I'm a rough person, and I don't like to talk around the corner, there are only you and me here, so I'll be outspoken." As he spoke, he paused for a moment, looked at Wang Xu, who was calm and calm, and then said lightly: "Xun Gongda brought you a word today, and I have already agreed, but why is it inconsistent, why come to visit at this time?" ”

"General Hui, I don't know if Gongda ever said that when he left, Xiao Huangmen Jian Shuo just arrived?" Seeing He Jin directly, Wang Xu was also dry.

"Yes, there is a mention." He Jin nodded.

"That's what the last general is here for!" Wang Xu immediately replied.

"Oh? But what happened? Hearing this, He Jin also vaguely understood.

"That's right! After that Jian Shuo came, his words were vague, tempting me to cling to it. I went around with him, and I didn't answer him directly. But I didn't expect him to be extremely arrogant, seeing that I was pretending to be crazy and stupid, pretending not to understand his words, he directly said that he wanted to fight with the general for power, let me be attached, and win over others for him. Wang Xu didn't hide anything, and told the truth completely.

"Humph!" As soon as Wang Xu's words fell, He Jin suddenly let out a cold snort, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. But instead of rushing to express his opinion, he asked, "I wonder how he seduced you?" ”

"I asked the lower officials a total of three questions." He Jin had been waiting for He Jin to ask this for a long time, and Wang Xu immediately replied without hesitation.

"Please!" He Jin finally put down the bamboo slip in his hand and slowly took a breath.

The first question is, the last general will return to Beijing to report on his work, whether it is within his duty to come to visit. In the second sentence, he said that he wanted to transfer the general to personally lead the troops to Xiliang, and asked the last general if he agreed. The third sentence says that if I accept his kindness, then I can be appointed as General Annan, or even General Zhennan. ”

With Wang Xu's words, He Jin's face became more and more ugly, and when he finished speaking, He Jin had already slapped the table and said angrily: "Jian Shuo is so bold, he actually said such a wild speech, and transferred me to Xiliang, who does he think he is?" ”

He Jin's anger had long been expected by Wang Xu, after all, these three sentences were all slaps in the face. So his face didn't change at all, and he still said with a straight face: "So, the last general was forced to have no choice, so he changed his original intention and came to visit suddenly." ”

I don't know how He Jin led his troops to fight, but after all, he has been in the DPRK for many years, and the city government is quite deep, and even such a stimulus will soon calm down. After closing his eyes for a while, he slowly asked, "What you said is true?" ”

"Don't dare to deceive the general." Wang Xu immediately affirmed the authenticity.

"Humph! Does this Jian Shuo really think that he can cover the sky with one hand? He Jin's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he pondered for a long time before turning his head to look at Wang Xu and said, "Then what are you going to do next?" ”

"Fully assist the general to suppress Jian Shuo." Wang Xu said without hesitation.

Hearing this, He Jin was not in a hurry, revealing a shrewdness that did not match his rough appearance at all. "Aren't you afraid that the group of eunuchs will open your old account? As far as I know, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong already knew about that incident back then, but they were embarrassed to open their mouths because they took your Wang family's money! ”

Saying that, He Jin glanced at Wang Xu and said unhurriedly: "What you offended Zhang Rang back then, as far as I estimate, from beginning to end, your Wang family should have paid no less than 20 million yuan!" ”

Although He Jin said this directly, Wang Xu's face did not change in the slightest. "The general did not expect it badly, and the eunuch had a great appetite. The last general was young and vigorous, and he was ill-thinking and caused a catastrophe, so he implicated his family. And the kindness of the generals and ministers back then, the last general has never forgotten. As for this time, I don't think the general will be directly hostile to them, so he won't be too involved. In the future, there is no need to worry, as long as it lasts another two or three years, the matter can be completely settled. ”

"Hehe, you're smart." Hearing this, He Jin finally smiled slightly. praised: "You are a talent, capable, have the heart to serve the country, and know how to forbear and be flexible, and have a good character, know how to repay kindness, and are a person worthy of great responsibility." ”

"The general has won the prize!" Wang Xu also smiled slightly. There is a big gap between He Jin and imagination, and it doesn't seem to be so unbearable in history.

"This is not what I like, but what Xun Gongda said, I just feel that I agree." Saying that, He Jin shook his head, but didn't say anything more, and turned back to business: "That Jian Shuo asked me to send troops to Xiliang, but I just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to give favors and gain rights when I left the Jingshi." Moreover, the affairs of the military family have never been clear, and once he makes a mistake, he will definitely take the opportunity to frame me. ”

"The general's words are extremely true." Wang Xu immediately echoed.

"And what do you think should be done?" He Jin said with a smile.

Wang Xu glanced at He Jin, thought for a while, and then slowly said: "General, eunuchs are selfish by nature, I don't think the general should fight like this with Jian Shuo again, but first find a way to separate the relationship between him and the Zhongchang servant." As long as the general can get the support of the Zhongchang servant, then he can naturally liquidate Jian Shuo's sins in front of His Majesty, and only a small official is enough to destroy Jian Shuo. ”

"Huh?" As soon as these words came out, He Jin suddenly came to his senses, and his body involuntarily sat up straighter. "Is this a good idea? Why hasn't anyone sued me? ”

Wang Xu smiled slightly, but didn't say anything, and let He Jin think about it himself. In fact, this is the best way in itself, what they want is only benefits, as long as He Jin can give them benefits, who can't abandon them? As for no one admonishing He Jin, that's for sure, the people under He Jin all wish that He Jin would kill all the Zhongchang servants in one fell swoop, where would he let him curry favor with those Zhongchang attendants, and use this to get rid of Jian Shuo!

After a long time, He Jin really became happier the more he thought about it, turned his head to look at Wang Xu and laughed: "Your contribution is not small, and when you destroy Jian Shuo, I will treat you well." Kick up and transfer you to the capital. With your talent, as long as you work hard, it is not difficult to rank Jiuqing. ”

Hearing this, the evaluation of He Jin's just a little bit suddenly dropped again. Before things were done, they were already making a lot of nonsense, which was not much better than Jian Shuo. But now I can't offend He Jin, and even if I laugh and say: "With the prestige of the general, it is just a matter of raising your hands to destroy Jian Shuo, and a little bit of work is enough." Besides, the last general didn't want to stay in the capital, he just wanted to stay in Jingzhou and seek stability. ”

As soon as these words came out, He Jin couldn't help but glance at Wang Xu more, but he didn't say anything, and smiled: "Okay, as long as this thing is successful, I will protect you for Jingzhou's assassination." ”

"Thank you, General!" Wang Xu was immediately overjoyed, this time he was sincere. But then he thought of tomorrow's expedition, and immediately couldn't help but say: "General, I heard that Your Majesty wants me to send troops and merge with the state?" But once I send troops, won't I be able to stay in the capital for the time being and give advice to the general? ”

"Huh?" Hearing this, He Jin was stunned. "How did I forget this, you're right, you can't leave the capital yet."

Saying that, He Jin was suddenly embarrassed. "It's just that this time you went on an expedition, it was ordered by His Majesty, and it was not easy to do! I think so, you go back first, and when you go to court tomorrow, you will talk about it according to the situation, and try to change someone! ”

"Then the general will retire first." Wang Xu didn't have a good way, even if he gave up.

"Hmmm! Go ahead! He Jin smiled and waved his hand.

When Wang Xu exited the door, Wang Qian didn't ask much, and even left the General's Mansion with Wang Xu. Because it was not the place to talk at the moment, Wang Xu didn't say much, but talked to Wang Qian about Cao Cao and their appointment to go to Wenchenglou.

Wang Qian smiled, but also very supportive of Wang Xu's dealings with these people, saying that they are all young talents and should be friends. and used his own carriage to send Wang Xu over......

And when Wang Xu was negotiating with He Jin here......

Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other regular servants also got Wang Xu's letter, except for the five people who had to serve at night, the rest were concentrated in the hut where they discussed on weekdays!

"Duan Gui, read Wang Xu's letter!" Zhang rang's shrill voice was unusually loud in the hut.

"No!" Duan Jue did not hesitate, and even if he read it slowly, the rest of the attendants also listened attentively.

After a while, as Duan Jue finished reading, Zhao Zhong, who was sitting next to Zhang Rang, immediately replied: "After everyone listens to it, they must have understood. Then Wang Xu's meaning is nothing more than to show goodwill, he was forced to help He Jin deal with Jian Shuo this time, how do you think this matter should be handled? ”

Duan Jue, who had just thrown the letter to the candlestick in the middle of everyone and burned it, was the first to rush to say: "I think it's okay to care, Jian Shuo has become more and more arrogant recently, and he doesn't respect us too much!" And Wang Xu has been very well-behaved over the years, and he has enough respect for us. ”

"Hmmm! Yes, I think so too. "This time it was Song Dian who spoke, and his voice was slightly more masculine than Zhao Zhong." This Wang Xu is not only well-behaved and sensible, but has also honored us a lot over the years. And this person is quite capable and has a high reputation, if he can slowly win us over, it will be very good! ”

"That's right! Moreover, the royal family has a high reputation among scholars, which is very beneficial to us. Guo Sheng also opened his mouth to agree.

Hearing the words of several people, Zhang Rang nodded lightly: "Hmm! It seems that your views are similar to me and Zhao Zhong, this Jian Shuo has indeed become more and more disobedient recently, relying on his newly favored favor, he is a little disrespectful when talking to me, and he should be governed. However, you can't put anything into the grasp of too much power. So let them fight, when the time is right, you can repay Wang Xu, after all, he has been filial piety a lot over the years, otherwise no one will be willing to be filial in the future! ”

"No!" With Zhang Rang's words, the eunuchs didn't say much, they all stood up consciously, and then walked out separately without changing their faces.