Central Plains Yanzhou, Jiyin County Government, Dingtao!

Cao Cao squinted his small eyes, shining brightly, holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand, and a smile that seemed to be a smile on his face. "Wen Ruo, Jingzhou Ziyang has written one after another, repeatedly saying that he sent troops to suppress bandits, do you think it is true?"

Xun Yu beside him stroked his beard and chuckled, but he didn't say it directly, but it was a metaphor: "Has Wang Ziyang ever made a wedding dress for others in his life?" There must be something in this move, but it is a fact that he has no intention of encroaching on the state and county. Looking at the general trend today, it is the best strategy for its troops to enter Yizhou and win the country of abundance, and they will not compete with us lightly. ”

"Hmm!" Cao Cao nodded in agreement on the spot, and added thoughtfully: "According to my intentions, its purpose must be money and food!" ”

"Money?" Xun Yu and the others also thought about it slightly, and immediately understood the mystery, and said with a smile: "The lord expected that there should be no mistake, I heard a secret report that Jingzhou's inventory is empty, and this crackdown on bandits must be the money looted by the Yellow Turban!" But the lord's meaning is ......"

"Not bad." Before Xun Yu finished speaking, Cao Cao nodded with great affirmation, and said thoughtfully: "I don't want it to destroy the Yellow Turban in peace!" ”

"Does the lord really want to send troops to stop it?" Exclaimed, Xun Yu hurriedly dissuaded: "This matter is not possible, Wang Ziyang sent troops this time, only led 6,000 elite cavalry, his intention is obviously not to be my enemy, now Yan and Henan are initially decided, and we should not fight with them, taking Xuzhou is the top priority." ”

"Just guard the border areas of Yingchuan and Runan counties, and pay close attention to the movements of the main forces in Jingzhou. As long as Wang Ziyang is always in the Yellow Turban control area, he can be tossed by him and wait for him to get his property. Naturally, it will recede. It can also enable me to take Yingchuan and Runan counties without much effort. It's the best of both worlds! ”

"But if it is obstructed, it will make Wang Xu angry, and it will definitely set off a big war, which will be unfavorable to both sides, and I hope the lord will think twice!"

"Hahahaha......" After Cao Cao listened, he stroked his beard and smiled, calmly and calmly, and looked back at Xun Yu. said with a smile: "Wen Ruo, what you said is extremely right, but you underestimate Wang Ziyang too much!" When it comes to today's heroes, Ziyang is the crown among them, if I send troops to obstruct it, he won't make a big move! Its far-sightedness and forbearance are extraordinary, and you can rest assured, no matter what, as long as Yizhou is undecided. He will not march into the Central Plains and fight me to the death. ”

Xun Yu knew something about Wang Xu, and there was some truth in thinking of Cao Cao's words. He didn't speak again, but said, "What does the lord mean by obstructing it?" If our army is dispatched, it will retreat, and we will have to work hard to exterminate the Yellow Turban thieves! If it doesn't move, it will be a senseless war! ”

"That's a mistake!" Cao Cao shook his head disapprovingly, and said with a smile: "Although it is of no strategic significance, and the army cannot be dispatched, my intention is to find an opportunity to keep him, whether he is captured alive or strangled, he can get rid of the big trouble in his heart!" ”

"This matter is too difficult, I'm afraid it will cost the troops!" Xun Yu immediately shook his head.

Cao Cao laughed: "What's the worry about some damage, as long as there is a slight opportunity, you should try your best to eradicate it!" Although I am not sure to keep him this time, I can't let him go if there is a slight opportunity. ”

Xun Yu frowned, he had never seen Cao Cao fight for a person so purely, although he also knew that Wang Xu was extraordinary, but there were many extraordinary people in the world, and he really couldn't understand why Cao Cao was like this, so he couldn't help asking: "The lord has a grudge against Ziyang?" ”

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, but then reacted, waved his long sleeves, and laughed: "Hahaha...... Unexpectedly, Wen Ruo also had unpredictable things! Ziyang is my friend in this life, the only confidant, where is the resentment? This is not a personal grudge, but a battle between heroes and the ambitions of the world! Regardless of success or failure, they are all good friends! ”

Xun Yu was deeply impressed, looking at Cao Cao's back as he strode away, and suddenly felt a little emotional. "If it is in the Taiping years, the lord and Ziyang should be the two pillars of optimus, and they will create a prosperous era through the ages! It's a pity, it's a pity! ”

At this time, Wang Xu, who knew that he had been so worried about Cao Cao, had just led the army to Nanyang, and he was not in a hurry to march, but stationed the soldiers outside the city, entered the city to rest for a day, and by the way, visited Wenpin and inspected the military and political affairs of Nanyang County.

Wen Ping also personally led the officials of the Taishou Mansion and the generals in the army to meet each other thirty miles out of the city, and the people spontaneously greeted them.

At night, Wen Ping wanted to set up a private banquet for Wang Xu, but was politely refused. During the march, Wang Xu never did anything special, and the sergeant was still camped outside the city, so if he had nothing special, he would also return to the camp.

Wen Ping deeply understood, and decisively transferred the banquet to the military camp outside the city, and generously took out his family wealth, good wine and meat to entertain all the soldiers. He was an unintentional move, but he didn't expect that this move would make him suddenly have a reputation for righteousness, and it soon spread throughout Jingzhou.

The next day, the army set off again, preparing to march north along the road of Xi'e and Pheasant County, out of Luyang County, and into the border of Yingchuan.

At noon, the soldiers lined up in a long line had just arrived two miles south of the sunset, but Wang Xu suddenly heard someone singing on the hill in the distance.

"Heaven and earth are repeated, and they are on fire; The building will crumble, and it will be difficult to support a single tree. There are virtuous people in the valley, who want to vote for the Lord; The Lord seeks to be virtuous, but he does not know me. ”

"This poem is so familiar!" Wang Xu chattered to himself, always feeling that he had heard this poem somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

But this poem is magnificent, showing the pride and confidence in the chest, and the person who dares to sing like this is by no means an ordinary man, and he should be a strange person.

smiled slightly, and couldn't help but respond: "The universe is reversed, and the fire is difficult to come out; The army wants to conquer, but there is no virtuous person to help each other. There is a clear lord in the world, and he sighs and cries in vain; The virtuous minister prayed to the Lord, but he did not know me. ”

This sudden singing, with a terrifying bearing, suddenly shocked the generals beside him, Xu Huang was obviously in a good mood, and laughed loudly: "The lord is the opposite of the person who made the song!" Wonderful, wonderful! ”

The generals also spoke out in praise.

"Huh! It's just a whim, vulgar, and it's hard to get into the hall of elegance! Wang Xu waved his hand modestly, but his eyes fell on the hill where the song came from before.

At this moment, a person suddenly appeared on the hill on that side, carrying a sword on his waist, a cloth scarf on his head, wearing a coarse cloth green shirt, a black rope tied around his waist, and his feet wearing black cloth shoes, standing high on the boulder of the hill.

Seeing the six thousand iron horsemen stretching on the road, they were still not afraid, and laughed loudly: "Hahaha...... Who sings so loudly, but does not know where the Lord is! ”

Wang Xu guessed that this person was a hermit. Immediately, he smiled and shouted: "The master is here!" ”

"Why does the general claim to be the master?" The hermit asked with a smile.

Wang Xu did not hesitate at all. He immediately replied: "I use the loyal and brave as a sword." The people are benevolent and virtuous, the ministers are good and the brain, and the martial arts are the body, so they should be the masters! ”

The hermit was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Wang Xu to be so good, not only to return poetry to poetry, but also to talk so fiercely, he didn't know how to continue for a while.

The generals and soldiers who accompanied him all smiled. Lerma stopped and watched quietly.

Seeing that he was speechless, Wang Xu turned around and smiled at the generals, and asked back generously: "Then I don't know where the virtuous ministers are?" ”

The man reacted quickly, and when he saw that he almost replied in his original words, he immediately laughed: "The virtuous minister is here!" ”

"What is a virtuous minister?" Wang Xu asked.

This time, the hermit understood, and immediately paraphrased Wang Xu's words, and responded in a loud voice: "I take loyalty as my heart, the people as my thoughts, and the martial arts and political ethics as my brain." With perseverance as his body, but a virtuous minister? ”

"Hahaha......" Wang Xu was happy. Laughing. "So self-reliant."

After speaking, he turned over and dismounted, pressed the sword in his left hand and went straight to the hill, and the generals behind him were worried about his safety, so they also dismounted and followed.

Walking under the boulder, Wang Xu looked up at the hermit standing tall, bowed his hand, and said politely: "Your Excellency talks amazingly, and is heroic in the song, when you are a capable person in the world, I don't know if you can have the honor to get acquainted?" ”

The man sang with Wang Xu before, and got an unexpected reply, he was already excited and excited, and seeing him so respectful at this moment, he immediately jumped off the boulder and replied deeply. The general laughed, the general's benevolence and grace are all over the world, and it is a contemptible blessing to be able to meet the general. I was originally to get acquainted with the general, so I sang loudly, and asked the general to forgive the contemptible and abrupt crime! ”

"Huh! What is the sin of the sir? Wang Xu stretched out his hand to help him, smiled and asked, "I wonder if Mr. can tell me his name?" ”

The man raised his head, and although he was dressed plainly, he had the charm of a wise man, and his face was calm. "The surname of the contemptible person is Xu, the name is Shu, the character is straight, and the Yingchuan people are name! To avoid the war, he moved to Nanyang with his mother. ”

"Xu Shu!" Wang Xu was shocked on the spot, he didn't expect it to be him.

This is a celebrity, valued by Zhuge Liang and others in history, he can be called a great talent, his story has been widely circulated in later generations, and he has praised countless people, even Zhuge Liang himself was recommended by him to Liu Bei.

It was also at this moment that Wang Xu finally remembered why the previous poem was so familiar, it was written in the book of later generations.

His surprise made Xu Shu a little confused, and he said suspiciously: "The general knows the contemptible? ”

"Huh!" Wang Xu smiled incomprehensibly, but did not answer.

Of course he knew, and he also knew that he was young and chivalrous, skilled in swordsmanship, and fought for injustice, but as a result, he committed a crime and went to prison, and later escaped with the help of friends from all sides. Then he changed his name to Xu Shu, and realized that with the strength of one person and a sharp sword, he was powerless to reverse the injustice in the world.

But Wang Xu didn't reveal people's past plans, didn't say anything, just bowed down deeply, saluted, and said solemnly: "Mr. is a great talent in the world, and now Jingzhou is lacking people like Mr., I don't know if I am willing to help the contemptible people, help the world, and return the people to a peaceful and prosperous world." Although the contemptible people are immoral and incompetent, they also have the heart to help the world, and set the ambition of the troubled times. ”

These words were said quickly, and Xu Shu was stunned for a moment, and he had already confided in all of them.

"The general's words are serious!" Xu Shu came back to his senses and immediately stretched out his hand to help him. "The general's martial arts are the best in the world, and the benevolence and virtue are passed on from word to mouth, Xu Shu is fortunate to be valued by the general, how can he receive such a great gift, and he is willing to serve the general!"

"Stand it, stand it!" Wang Xule was broken, but he didn't expect to send troops this time, and he also picked up a first-class strategist along the way.

Looking at Xu Shu, who was dressed in coarse linen, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, and said earnestly: "Yuan Zhi, being able to get your assistance is my biggest gain from sending troops this time." You are a virtuous minister in the world, and you are willing to assist me, this is my honor, and I deserve that worship! ”

This made Xu Shu very moved, and his eyes softened: "The general's words are serious, I can't hide it, in fact, I have heard the general's name for a long time and admired it for a long time!" ”

"Oh?" Wang Xu was surprised. "Then why didn't Yuan Zhi come to vote directly earlier?"

"Hey!" Xu Shu sighed, shook his head and said: "Although Shu was born in a rich family, he fled because of misfortune in his early years, traveled all over the world to cultivate martial arts, and only returned to Yingchuan not long ago. Although he admires the general, he is not familiar with this Jingzhou, and no one has recommended him. ”

"I wanted to try to be a small official first, but I suddenly heard that the general sent troops to Yingchuan, intending to exterminate the Yellow Turban, so I made this decision, and sang on the roadside in this wilderness, attracting the general's attention, and I hope the general will forgive me, regardless of such unauthorized behavior!"

After Wang Xu heard this, he was also a little emotional, but immediately shook his head and said: "In troubled times, extraordinary people should do extraordinary things, if you start from a small official, wouldn't it be overkill, and you will be silent about that talent?" If there is chaos today, it is the time to employ people, and Yuan Zhi's move is not wrong! ”

Xu Shu was very happy, but he didn't say anything more, but asked for his life: "The general is going to Yingchuan to exterminate the Yellow Turbans and seek to steal money and food, can you bring contemptible people and do a little bit?" ”

"How do you know that I killed the Yellow Turban to steal money and food?" Wang Xu was stunned.

Xu Shu smiled calmly and quipped: "If you don't have this knowledge, how dare you stop the general." The general's strategy is comparable to that of a million armored soldiers, and he will never send troops for no reason. Looking at the current trends in Jingzhou, it is not difficult to see that if you want to seize Yizhou and find a place to build a foundation, how can you send troops to Yingchuan and Runan for no reason and work in vain? In connection with recent rumors, it is said that the General's Mansion borrowed a large amount of money from the wealthy families, of course, it can be inferred that it is to compete for property. ”

"Xu Yuanzhi is really as wise as a torch!" Wang Xu did not hesitate to praise him.

The accompanying generals were still unimpressed with Xu Shu and remained skeptical about his talents, but after hearing these words, they looked at each other silently, agreeing that this person was not a vain, at least he had some talent.

Wang Xu thought about Xu Shu's previous request and guessed that he hoped to make contributions to this battle and gain a foothold in the General's Mansion. He also intended to support Xu Shu, and immediately smiled: "Okay! Then Yuan Zhi's intention was fulfilled, and you temporarily joined the army and went out with the army! ”

"Thank you, my lord!" Xu Shu bowed excitedly.

"Dian Wei!"

"In!"

"Quickly pick the best one from the spare horses for Yuan Zhi to travel!" Wang Xu turned back and commanded happily.

"No!"

As Dian Wei left quickly, Wang Xu personally stepped forward to hold Xu Shu's hand and slowly walked towards the army resting in place. "Yuan Zhi, you will go with me, I still have a lot of things I want to ask you for!"

Xu Shu was moved by Wang Xu's weight, and hurriedly waved his hand: "The lord's words are heavy!" ”

The two walked side by side, and the generals looked at each other with a smile on their faces......

ps: I'm sorry, I was drunk at a party last night, and I woke up in the early morning, and I just finished the code, make up for it! (To be continued......)