Listening to the messenger's words, Hu Zhen really began to hesitate.

To tell the truth, he is not a descendant of the Son of Heaven, in the final analysis, he was Dong Zhuo's old general, and even had an enmity with the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven recruited him, but in the final analysis, it was just because of the lack of generals, otherwise, it would not be his turn.

Moreover, Hu Zhen agreed to surrender because he wanted to return to his homeland, and the Son of Heaven, as a royal and authentic sect, although he was weak, he was famous, and he forgave his sins in the name of the Son of Heaven, and the princes could not say anything, which was a logical thing.

However, time has passed, and today, after such a quarrel between Yuan Shang and Li Ru, the name of the Son of Heaven has been greatly reduced in the hearts of the people of the world. The original only advantage is now gone, and if you turn to the strength and strength, the Son of Heaven has never had any advantage in the beginning.

From the analysis of the situation in all aspects, if Hu Zhen continues to follow the Son of Heaven to the dark, it is indeed unnecessary.

After countless thoughts in his heart, Hu Zhen immediately asked Jia Xu's envoy to go back to rest temporarily, saying that he would contact him as soon as possible if he had something.

After all, it is a big deal to abandon the Son of Heaven and vote for Yuan, with the emotional intelligence and IQ of Hu Zhen, a barbarian from Liangzhou, don't say that he can't do a good job, even if he can do it well, he can't make this decision himself.

Therefore, he needs to find a backbone.

This backbone is Xu Rong, a colleague who was pardoned with him.

In terms of ability and foresight, Xu Rong is definitely not one or two stages higher than Hu Zhen.

So, that night, Hu Zhen visited Xu Rong's mansion at night.

Tell Xu Rong about Jia Xu's words, Xu Rong bowed his head and was silent, and he was silent for a long time.

Hu Zhen waited patiently for a long time, and saw that Xu Rong just lowered his head and thought about it, and he didn't let go of a fart, and finally couldn't hold it back.

"General Xu, Jia Xu sent someone in the name of his former colleagues to persuade us to surrender. Whether it succeeds or not, whether it is done or not, I just listen to your brother, you give a quasi-word? ”

Xu Rong sighed when he heard this, and said: "It's okay to do it, after all, the Son of Heaven is cowardly, and if he is not destroyed by Yuan Shang today, he will have to be cleaned up by Liu Bei and others sooner or later, but it is just ...... You and I were both Dong Gong's arms back then, and our identities were no better than others. Let's take refuge, can Yuan Shang accept it? ”

Hu Zhen thought for a while and said, "It doesn't matter if Yuan Shang accepts us or not, the key is to see who we follow." ”

Xu Rong heard this, 'Oh? He said, "What does Brother Hu mean by this?" ”

Hu Zhen said: "General Xu, according to your opinion, how is Jia Xu?" ”

Xu Rong thought for a while when he heard this, and said: "Back then, under the account of Dong Gong, this old man was an inconspicuous character. Later, when Dong Gong's army was defeated, he first forced the palace from Li Dao, then cut off the territory with Zhang Xiu, and then rebelled from Cao Cao. Until today, to be honest, this old man is really bad, if it is more than a crime. You and I are like streams compared to the sea. ”

Hu Zhen clapped his hands and said, "That's it." But the problem, Jia Xu Lao'er is known as a poisoner, and his sins are all over the world, but he has been living a good life so far, and he is getting better and better day by day, and day by day! Isn't it weird, you say? ”

Xu Rong shook his head and said, "What's so strange about this?" People have brains! ”

Hu Zhen said: "In this regard, a thousand of you and I are not as good as Jia Xu, the future is beyond you and me can speculate, if so, it is better to talk to someone who understands things and has experience, maybe you can get a good ending!" And Jia Xu was your and my colleagues back then, even if they didn't have a deep friendship, they were all doing evil things together! If one day Yuan still doesn't allow us, he Jia Xu himself has to weigh his own situation, and he has to think about it for us, but it is not better than being a bird by the Son of Heaven in this place? ”

Xu Rong was stunned when he heard this, then lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and said with a smile: "You said that you came to let me give you an idea, and I made trouble for a long time, but you came to persuade me to come?" That's it! We are all spurned people in the world, and the things that are loyal to the monarch and patriotism are not done by you and me, and it is not good for others to think about them, but it is better to find a way out for your own future! ”

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Hu Zhen agreed to submit and quickly brought the news to the messenger, who did not dare to slack off, and quickly brought the news back to Jia Xu and Deng Chang.

After listening to the envoy's report, Jia Xu waved his hand to let the envoy go down, then stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Unexpectedly, not only did I persuade Hu Zhen, but even Xu Rong ran over. But it is much beyond the expectations of old decay. ”

When Deng Chang heard this, he hurriedly said: "Since this is the case, let's immediately wave the army to attack and kill the past, let these two people use it as an internal response, open the city gate, and do it once and for all!" ”

Jia Xu shook his head and said, "If Xu Shu oversees the army, they will never succeed, and the top priority is to pull Xu Shu down from the position of overseer." ”

Deng Chang heard this: "How to do it? ”

"The first is to spread rumors and stir people's hearts."

"Two?"

"I heard that the Son of Heaven wants to open a warehouse in Luoyang to help the people and appease the people, so we will make something about it."

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On the Chang'an side, under Deng Chang's acquiescence and Jia Xu's design, almost all the capable and meticulous work and sentinels were dispatched, and they spread rumors to Luoyang City, trumpeting that it was Xu Shu's merit to defeat the Guanzhong army this time, and blew Xu Shu's ability to the sky.

The incident is no matter what it is, no matter how much it is repeated, Yuan Jun has made a lot of publicity, and the rumors in the market have been falsely spread, and the credit for the defense of Luoyang has unconsciously fallen on Xu Shu's head in the hearts of the people.

On the day of opening the warehouse to release grain and celebrating the repulsion of the Guanzhong army, Liu Xie led hundreds of civil and military officials to the gate of Luoyang Palace in formal clothes.

Luoyang stood on the door of the Luoyang Palace, looking at the people competing below, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smug smile.

"If Luoyang is immortal, how can the people live in peace and prosperity like this?"

Behind Liu Xie, a group of hundreds of officials, civil and military officers praised it in unison.

Liu Xie nodded with satisfaction, and then looked around, but did not find Xu Shu's shadow, and then said strangely: "What about Yuan Zhi?" Why didn't you see him? ”

Behind Liu Xie, Fu Wan explained with a smile: "Your Majesty, the right general Xu Shu is distributing rice under the city tower at the moment...... Look, there, your majesty! ”

Looking in the direction of Fu Wan's finger, Liu Xie saw that under Luoyang City, Xu Shu was working with ordinary soldiers to divide grain and weigh rice for the people who came to receive food.

Liu Xie pursed his lips and said, "Anyway, he is also an official of the imperial court, why do you have to do this kind of thing yourself?" There is no important minister at all, and he should have a majestic posture. ”

Yang Xiu on the side said: "Duke Xu is not from an official family, and has suffered from upheaval, now although he is an important minister in the court, but he has no frame, he still regards himself as a common person, so bent down and loves the people, it can show the kindness of His Majesty, and Duke Xu's move is very extraordinary." ”

Liu Xie snorted and didn't speak, just looked at Xu Shu who was busy working below in the city.

However, at this time, among the people, there were many Yuan army spies who pretended to be people who received rice, and they were in groups of three or five, and after receiving the rice, they suddenly knelt on the ground and shouted loudly.

"Thank you Lord Xu for sending food, thank you Lord Xu for your relief, thank you Lord Xu for repelling Yuan Jun and keeping me safe!"

"Lord Xu, it's our reborn parents!"

"Thank you, Lord Xu, Lord Xu is our God!"

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Fragmentary shouts sounded in different places, if it was one or two people shouting, the momentum was not too big, but because the secret agents of the Yuan army were all in groups of three or five, mixed in the crowd, their shouts drove the real people around them, these people have always heard Xu Shu's good name in the market for several days, and they are affected by rumors, and they all feel that Xu Shu helped them repel the enemy.

Of course, this is also true.

Shouting high-profile things is contagious, and it has always been the habit of the people to go with the flow, a Yuan army spy shouting can drive two or three people around him, two or three people's shouting, can drive seven or eight people, seven or eight people shouting, can drive a large number of people to shout together.

After a while, I saw that on the square in front of Luoyang Palace, almost all the people began to shout loudly together.

"Lord Qingtian Xu!"

"Reborn parents Lord Xu!"

"Benefactor Xu Gong!"

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