It is not surprising that many people have etiquette, this famous saying, as the motto of a ceremonial state like China, is not exaggerated at all, and it can be regarded as a golden and jade good word that condenses the 5,000-year-old etiquette civilization in China.

But when it comes to Yuan Shang's body, it is a little out of shape, after all, stealing other people's things, and then using stolen goods as gifts, not everyone can do it, this is not a matter of mental quality or open-mindedness, but this kind of fact should not happen to people in the state of Chinese etiquette.

Yuan Shang is very different, he has a brave heart that dares to play with feudal etiquette and religious thoughts, and the so-called brave are fearless, so he did this kind of thing.

Replaced by a word that was more popular N years ago, Yuan Shang called it non-mainstream.

As a typical product of the Chinese etiquette state thought, Xun Yu is obviously mainstream, and naturally does not have much resonance with non-mainstream people like Yuan Shang.

"The seniors of the Xun family, uncles and aunts, and the junior Yuan Shangte have come to worship you! Kowtowing is a bit too much, after all, you are not the ancestors of my old Yuan family, and you didn't leave me a house and land...... I'll bow to you, don't pick on me, your brother! ”

Yuan Shang walked to the ancestral spiritual seat of the Xun family and bowed as he spoke.

Xun Yu listened to Yuan Shangbai's bastard words, and the flesh on his face twitched a little.

After worshipping the ancestors, Yuan Shang turned to look at Xun Yu with a cold face, ignored his unkind gaze, and randomly found a step in the courtyard to sit down.

"I came all the way to see you, why didn't Xun Gong give me a cup of tea to drink? Tate was stingy. ”

Xun Yu took a deep breath and said, "The tea leaves are snatched away, so forgive the old man for not being considerate." ”

Yuan Shang smiled and said: "The security awareness in the Xun Mansion is inevitably weak, and it is necessary to strengthen vigilance in the future. If you steal tea this time, you may steal someone next time. ”

Xun Yu snorted and twisted his head.

Yuan Shang said with emotion: "I heard that Xun Gong's position as a scholar has made His Majesty down, and the Xun family's career has also been blocked, Xun Gong's current mood must not be very comfortable, right?" ”

"Make do."

Xun Yu said a word without saltiness, but his eyes inadvertently flashed a trace of loneliness, although it was fleeting, but it was still clearly captured by Yuan Shang.

"Why are you in trouble?" Yuan Shang sighed and said, "The Han family is no longer the Han family of the past. The Son of Heaven is not the famous lord of the world, and the old Xun family has done his best for the Heavenly Family, and he has done his best to fulfill the minister's festival, but in the end it will just end up like this......"

Xun Yu stroked his beard and said lightly: "What the old man and the Xun family are loyal to is just orthodoxy, not against any thing or person, the Xun family is a famous family, as long as the heavenly family is still orthodox." The old man will be loyal to him. ”

Yuan Shang smiled slightly and said, "But what if one day, when today's son is no longer orthodox?" What about Xun's? ”

As soon as he heard this, Xun Yu's expression suddenly changed. He turned his head to look at Yuan Shang, his beard trembled slightly, and his eyes showed a look of disbelief.

"What do you mean?"

Yuan Shang smiled slightly and said, "It's not interesting." I just want to say that there is nothing wrong with upholding the Orthodox ordinance, but the facts are flexible. Today is an orthodox person, tomorrow he may not be, for example, these tablets in front of you, when these Xun ancestors were alive, did the orthodoxy they serve from generation to generation all have the surname Liu? Not necessarily, right? ”

Xun Yu squinted his eyes and looked Yuan Shang up and down.

"And your future sons and nephews, and the people your sons and grandnephews will serve in the future must also be surnamed Liu? Can you guarantee it? ”

As if hearing the yin meaning in Yuan Shang's words, Xun Yu couldn't help but shudder all over his body, and said, "What do you want to do?" ”

Yuan Shang slightly bared his small white teeth, showed an innocent and harmless smile, and said: "I just want to say that since the orthodoxy that your ancestors and future sons and nephews are loyal to may not be the current Heavenly Family, the same is true for you Xun Yu now, today's orthodoxy is Liu Xie, maybe he will become an evil demon tomorrow." ”

When Xun Yu heard this, his face suddenly turned pale.

"Don't you believe it? Then let's walk slowly and see. ”

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In the fifteenth year of Jian'an, Tuoba Liwei, the king of Saiwai, united with Li Ru's power in Liaodong's headquarters, and completed his efforts in one battle, conquered Changli City in one fell swoop, took Liaodong, and stabbed Yuan Shang in the back.

When something happened in Liaodong, the uneasy elements of the Southern Xiongnu and Xianbei tribes who had migrated to the rear of Hebei in Yanmen, Mayi and other places came to the fore one after another, and for a time the rear of Hebei was extremely unstable, but it was precisely because of this that all the uneasy factors hidden in Hebei's policy of moving people to fill the interior of the country have also surfaced.

As everyone in the world expected, Yuan Shang, who was in Xuchang to pacify the Central Plains, really couldn't sit still, his second brother Yuan Xi sat in Xuchang for him, and he was the main force leading the Hebei Chinese army, slowly returning to Hebei, and the Central Plains just captured became a rootless Ping without Cao Zhi and without Yuan Shang's protection, which was coveted.

And at this moment, the envoy sent by the Son of Heaven also worked day and night, secretly and quietly rushed to the land of Liaodong.

On the order of Liu Xie this time, the person who came to see Li Ru was the eunuch of Luoyang Palace, Chang Shi Ge Gong, who was not young, and had been serving Liu Xie's side for many years.

In the barracks outside Changli City, Li Ru and Tuoba Li burned incense and set up a case, bathed and changed clothes, and solemnly received orders.

After reading the content of the edict, Ge Gong pardoned Li Ru's sins on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and enshrined him as the general who protected the country.

Li Ru stepped forward and stretched out his hand to receive the decree, but Ge Gong did not rush to hand over the decree to him, but said with a smile.

"General Li, the things that you and King Yan asked for from Your Majesty have now been handed over to you by the old slave, although these two tricks seem to be light, but you must also understand the weight of the weight, right?"

Li Ru nodded and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is gracious, and the ministers dare not get along, and they will do their best to repay Your Majesty." ”

Ge Gong also smiled: "General Li can have such an idea, His Majesty will be deeply relieved if he hears it, but before the major event is decided, please keep the meaning of these two edicts secret for the time being, don't show people easily, after all, the matter of the edict many years ago, Your Majesty does not dare to forget it at any time, the time is not right, once the edict is revealed, it is not only bad for Your Majesty, but also harmful to General Li and King Yan, General Li, do you understand the meaning of the old slave?" ”

Li Ru said with a smile: "Chang Shi rest assured, if it weren't for the time when His Majesty's strength was settled, Li Ru and King Yan would not personally show the edict to the world!" If you violate this oath, the sky will thunder! ”

"Good, good. In that case, I can rest assured that the old slave is in peace. ”

Ge Changshi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, smiled on his face, and said to Li Ru: "Since Your Majesty's grace has arrived, I don't know when General Li and King Yan plan to send troops to attack the hinterland of Hebei?" ”

Li Ru didn't answer when he heard this, but asked: "Then I don't know when Your Majesty plans to send troops to Luoyang and attack the eastern part of the country?" ”

Ge Gong smiled and said, "I heard that Yuan Shang's army in Xuchang has been launched, as long as you wait for General Li and King Yan to move, Your Majesty will personally lead the troops to the east!" At that time, His Majesty will lead the troops to the Central Plains, General Li and King Yan will attack Hebei, and Eastern Wu and Western Shu will inevitably have their own moves, as long as we finish our work in one battle, we will eradicate the tumor of Yuan Shang in one fell swoop! The prosperity of the Han dynasty is not far away. ”

When Li Ru heard this, he suddenly said 'oh', and then said: "In this case, without further ado, I will order the army to go out with King Yan in three days!" ”

Gong Ge was overjoyed when he heard this, and nodded hurriedly: "So good, so good, that old slave will return immediately, explain this matter to His Majesty, and then ask for credit for General Li!" ”

"Alas~~" Li Ru smiled slightly, raised his head and patted Ge Gong's shoulder, and said with a smile: "It's a trivial matter, He Lao Ge Gong personally ran a trip, Li sent a flying horse, and rushed to deliver a message to His Majesty overnight, as for Ge Gong, you are tired of traveling and driving, and it is very hard, I think you might as well stay here to recuperate for a few days, and then Li also wants to ask you to do me a favor." ”

Ge Gong didn't seem to understand what Li Ru meant, and said puzzledly: "The old slave can't get on a horse, can't pull a bow, doesn't know the art of war, and doesn't know military strategy, how can he help General Li and King Yan?" ”

Li Ru smiled, casually put the edict handed to him by Ge Gong to the attendant behind him, then bowed his head over, and said in a low voice: "Li asked the regular attendant to help is very simple, as long as you can run an errand and hand over these two edicts to one person, it's fine." ”

When Ge Gong heard this, his face changed suddenly, Li Ru's words made him feel a strong sense of unease, he took a deep breath, and said tremblingly: "The edict is for you, who else do you want to give it to?" ”

"Yuan Shang." Li Ru let out a strange laugh.

Ge Gong: "!!! ”

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Soon after Yuan Shang's soldiers and horses left Xuchang, Guan Yu of Jingzhou received a secret letter from Liu Bei, asking him to send troops north and approach Xuchang, but it was a false detour and could not really attack, especially to evacuate quickly on the way back to Yuan Shang.

Guan Yu was very strange after receiving the letter, the rear of the secret road Hebei was already in chaos, how could Yuan Shang lead his troops back to Xuchang? However, he still did as Liu Bei ordered, ordered the three armies of Jingzhou Mabu, and went straight to Xuchang.

At the same time, Liu Xie also learned the news of Yuan Shang's return to the army, although Ge Gong has not yet returned, but Li Ru's eight-hundred-mile flying cavalry has already reported to him the day of attacking the hinterland of Jizhou, so Liu Xie is not waiting, and all the pressure boxes over the years have been moved out, and they are heading towards the Central Plains of Kanto!

"............" (To be continued......)