Gua Xiu saw the change in Chen Zhen's face, and knew that Chen Zhen was not impressed with him now, and it was unlikely that he would go back, and he must also know that he would never allow him to return to Liu Bei, so he smiled: "Mr. is injured now, why don't you cultivate in Chang'an first?" ”

Chen Zhen nodded and said, "Thank you, General, for your kindness." However, the earthquake was only recuperated in Chang'an, and the usual expenses were also provided by the general, but he didn't want to go. Zhen is also familiar with literature and ink, I don't know if the general can work a little lightly, let Zhen do it. ”

Chen Zhen's meaning of surrender was so obvious, Zhang Xiu couldn't hear it, and said with a smile: "In this case, if Xianmang stays in the mansion of the general of the fat cavalry, he will give Mr. according to the rules of the imperial court." ”

Chen Zhen heard this, nodded and said, "Thank you Zhen, General." ”

There is Chen Zhen who is like-minded. Zhang Xiu was in a good mood, although Zhang Xiu didn't know what Chen Zhen's ability was. But it can leave a name in history. It's definitely not much worse, and Zhang Xiu's subordinates really lack civil officials, so there is definitely no harm in having one more Chen Zhen who is like-minded. Moreover, Zhang Xiu is not afraid of Chen Zhen's internal response, Zhang Xiu's system is destined to be unable to be in charge of military affairs, even if it is an internal response, it is impossible to mobilize soldiers, and internal affairs must be counted every year. Statistics of political achievements, Zhang Xiu can remove him at any time if he does not do well.

Zhang Xiu was in a good mood, and immediately shouted: "Bring Mi Zhu and Mi Fang in." ”

Before long, the soldiers escorted Mi Zhu and Mi Fang. Zhang Xiu hadn't seen the two brothers, but when she saw Mi Zhu's emaciated appearance, she knew that something was wrong with him. And Mi Fang, who was born in a martial artist, is better, but it is only relative to Mi Zhu.

When Zhang Xiu saw it, he thought that someone had abused the Mi family brothers, so he hurriedly shouted: "What's the matter, you dare to torture yourself?" ”

When the soldiers who came in heard this, they quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said, "The general spares his life, we didn't torture him privately." Jia Changshi and General Zhao had already ordered them not to be treated lightly, so they had fish and meat in every meal, but they never ate it. We...... We"

Zhang Xiu's face sank, his eyes were as sharp as knives, and he asked loudly, "How are you?" ”

The soldier replied, "We have divided all the fish and meat that they don't eat, please, please spare the general!" After speaking, I couldn't stop kowtowing.

Zhang Xiu has been in the top position for a long time in the past few years, and has cultivated a terrifying momentum, especially for those ordinary soldiers, Zhang Xiu's first military general in the world, and the invincible name has deepened their fear of Zhang Xiu, so Zhang Xiu just changed his face, and these ordinary soldiers said everything like pouring beans.

Although the soldiers did not abuse the Mi brothers, it was an act of greed for ink to share their meals without permission, Zhang Xiu's eyes stared and swept towards Yang Zhuo. Since Yang Zhuo came, Zhang Xiu handed over the Supervision Department to him who was loyal and straightforward.

Yang Fu saw Zhang Xiu's gaze sweeping, and immediately replied: "The lord has decided that those who commit corruption must be fined and imprisoned, and the sentence will be based on the seriousness of the circumstances, and the maximum can be death." ”

When several soldiers heard this, they immediately kowtowed and pleaded guilty, and the head hit the ground with a "bang" sound. The blood that came out stained the ground red.

Zhang Xiu hated corrupt officials the most in his life, and he was severely punished no matter whether he was a big official or an official, whether he was greedy or greedy. To deal with corruption, we must use thunderous means, and if we let it go once, it will continue to grow. Until a huge corrupt force is formed, there will be no chance to cut it off.

I saw Zhang Xiu waving his hand expressionlessly, and shouted: "Escort them down, Yishan, this matter will be tried by you personally, and you must not be selfish!" ”

Yang Fu arched his hand and replied: "No! ”

Mi Zhu was very surprised when he saw Zhang Xiu dealing with this matter in front of him, and even the originally godless eyes flashed with a hint of brilliance. Seeing this lord of Kansai for the first time surprised Mi Zhu. Chen Zhen, who was next to him, saw Zhang Xiu's way of dealing with this matter, but he was thoughtful, and finally nodded with satisfaction. Based on Zhang Xiu's attitude towards corrupt officials, the power he established would never decay during his lifetime, compared with Yuan Shao's daily luxurious life. Chen Zhen is more optimistic about Zhang Xiu.

This little episode passed quickly, Zhang Xiu's face changed, and he asked in a harmonious voice: "Why is Mr. Zizhong so begging, but the general is not well entertained?" ”

Mi Zhu shook his head, probably hadn't eaten or drunk for too long. So the speech is also dry and weak. I only heard Mi Zhu say: "The general is very hospitable, and my brothers are grateful, I don't know if the general can let go of the trench and Zifang and the little sister to find the emperor's uncle." ”

When everyone in the hall heard this, they all glanced at Mi Zhu with some amusement, but they didn't speak, just watched quietly. Zhang Xiu did not answer immediately. Instead, he asked rhetorically: "Mr.'s family is a businessman, and he once held half of the wealth in Xuzhou, and he is one of the four major merchants in the world." The gentleman should be proficient in the way of business, and if Ben agrees to the gentleman's terms, what good will Ben be? ”

After hearing this, Mi Zhu shook his head with a wry smile and said: "The general does not have any benefits, but it is wishful thinking, so I don't know how the general is going to treat my three brothers and sisters." ”

Zhang Xiu heard Mi Zhu's simple question, and asked directly: "Sir, are you willing to work for this general?" ”

Mi Zhu shook his head and said, "If you are the emperor's uncle, you won't be the second master." ”

When Zhang Xiu heard this, he smiled coldly and said, "Does Mr. have any other choices?" Mr.'s second brother and sister are all in the hands of the general, as well as Liu Bei's other wife and Guan Yu's wife, they are all prisoners of the general, and the general can do whatever he wants with them, of course, Mr. You! At the end of the day, the tone was calm.

After hearing this, Mi Zhu snorted angrily and said, "If you want to kill or chop, listen to the respect!" Mi Fang next to him hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Zhang Xiu sneered and said, "What's the use of killing the vice-president, the general only needs to send Liu Da'er's two wives to the brothel." ”

Mi Zhu heard it, pointed at Zhang Xiu and scolded: "Zhang Xiu! You are despicable! Zhang Xiu smiled indifferently and said: "In troubled times, you must not be merciful to the enemy!" I don't know if Mr. is still willing to work for this general, and this general can know that Ling Mei is the first beauty in Xuzhou, and in the end, Zhang Xiu smiled and said nothing.

In Mi Zhu's eyes, Zhang Xiu's smile has turned into a lewd smile, and he will scold Zhang Xiu with his fingers. Mi Fang next to him grabbed Mi Zhu and shouted, "Brother! Don't forget what we promised before Daddy died! ”

Mi Zhu heard Mi Fang's words, and the original anger disappeared in an instant, and the whole person fell to the ground in a dejected manner. Gritted his teeth at Zhang Xiu and said: "The general's request, I agree, but don't hurt my little sister!" If it weren't for that, I wouldn't let you go! ”

Zhang Xiu saw it, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, thinking! After crying and disappearing, Cong was loyal to Liu Bei, but Sun Yingli was not. In history, Mi Fang betrayed Liu Bei, and now that they have their sister as a threat, Zhang Xiu is not afraid that Mi Zhu will not give in. But what I didn't expect was that things would change so quickly after Mi Fang's words.

Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "Ben will always speak with his word. And since Mr. works for the general, Mr.'s relatives are naturally protected by the general. Speaking of the word protection, Zhang Xiu accentuated his voice, and naturally understood what Zhang Xiu meant with Mi Zhu's cleverness.

Taking a deep breath, Mi Zhu said again: "There is still one thing that the general has to agree, if the general does not allow it, he would rather die." ”

Zhang Xiu smiled slightly and said, "Sir, let's say." ”

Mi Zhu said: "The general wants to protect the family of the emperor's uncle and the prince. ”

Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "It's okay, Ben will arrange a quiet courtyard in Chang'an City for them to stay in, and Mr. can go to see them at any time." ”

Mi Zhu nodded and asked, "I don't know what kind of positions the general wants, but I am not knowledgeable, I am afraid that I am not qualified for important positions." ”

Zhang Xiu smiled coldly and said secretly: "Do you want to learn from Xu Shu in history and don't offer a plan for Cao Cao?" You don't have this chance! I only heard Zhang Xiu say: "What Mr. wants to do is very simple, that is, to do back your Mi family's original business, I believe that with Mr.'s ability, and the trade route to the Western Regions has been opened, Mr. will definitely be able to earn a lot of military spending." ”

Mi Zhu heard this and wondered: "The general wants to form a caravan?" ”

Zhang Xiu nodded and said: "Yes, now the big Han and the heroes are divided, and there are not many giant merchants in the Kansai region, they are just scattered small merchants." Now the trade route to the Western Regions is open, but the merchants who make a lot of money are the merchants of the rest and Kushan countries, and the merchants under the rule of Ben Jiang lack experience and often suffer a lot. The Mr. family has been in business for generations, which just makes up for this shortcoming, and Ben Jiang wants Mr. to come forward and integrate the merchants of all sizes under Ben Jiang's rule to form a chamber of commerce to make profits for our Han merchants in the trading and trading with the Hu people in the Western Regions. This matter is not only a matter for the Han merchants, but also about the people of the Han Dynasty, and I will hope that Mr. can do his best regardless of his past suspicions. ”

Zhang Xiu said in the end, his words were sincere. After Mi Zhu listened, his original strong resistance to Zhang Xiu was reduced a lot, and he came to Chang'an for a while, Jia Xu and Zhao Yun did not ground him, he also knew about the prosperous business of Chang'an, and knew that business in Chang'an was indeed related to the livelihood of the people, Zhang Xiu did not exaggerate. So he nodded and replied, "This matter is about the livelihood of the people." The trench will do its best, but if there is another meritocracy, the trench will also abdicate to make way for the virtuous. ”

Zhang Xiu smiled slightly, and said secretly: "There is no one in the world who is more suitable than you, who is not only a businessman, but also familiar with government affairs, and other giant businessmen are just ordinary businessmen, not familiar with government affairs." Although he thought so in his heart, he smiled and said: "Benjiang has always been a meritocracy here, if someone is more talented than Mr., there is no need for Mr. to be virtuous." There will also be arrangements. ”

After finishing speaking, Zhang Xiu waved his hand, Mi Zhu and Mi Fang understood, and left with Chen Zhen. After Mi Zhu and they left, Zhang Xiu asked Jia Xu: "Wenhe." What is the situation of Yuan Cao now? ”

Jia Xu replied: "According to the shadow report in Yuan Caozhi, Cao Cao has completed the autumn harvest, but because Cao's army implements the tuntian system, and this year's army is at war with Yuan Shao, so the harvest is not much. The newly acquired Xuzhou was dilapidated and could not afford to pay for food at all, and Sun Ce was in a hurry to attack on the southern side of Zhun. The grain harvest in Chongzhou is not as good as before. In a word, Cao Jun's grain and grass have reached the limit. If he could not turn the situation around in a battle, Cao Cao would be defeated. ”

After a pause, Jia Xu continued: "Yuan Shao should have known about this situation, so the offensive against Guandu has slowed down a lot, although he still keeps attacking. But the intensity is not as strong as it was a few months earlier. The Yizhou and Qingzhou led by Yuan Shao have had a good harvest this year, and the grain and grass in Yizhou have been transported from Handcheng to the front. ”

Ma heard it and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that all the gentlemen are wrong, within a month, Cao Mengde's army will run out of food, and Cao Mengde will be defeated by then." ”

After Ma finished speaking, Zhao Yun and Pang De nodded unconsciously, now the advantages and disadvantages are too obvious, even if they were optimistic about Cao Cao earlier, their confidence began to waver. At the beginning of the war, Cao Cao did fight very well, leveling Xu and Huainan, and first destroyed Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and forced Yuan Shao to fight with him in Guandu.

But in the final analysis, the war is still fought with money and food. No matter how strong the soldiers are, they still have to eat. Yuan Shao had a lot of troops, and although the loss of Yan Liang and Wen Chou's troops made him a little painful, he didn't hurt his muscles and bones. Therefore, Yuan Shao completely crushed Cao Cao with momentum at this time.

Zhang Xiu shook his head secretly, there was actually a key figure in the battle of Guandu, even Xu You, one of the four major strategists under Yuan Shao. Thinking of Xu You, Zhang Xiu hurriedly asked Jia Xu: "Wenhe, do you know Xu You's situation?" ”

Jia Xu heard it and muttered, "Xu Yu." Xu Ziyuan? "Brain-stricken-hearted. Suddenly, a piece of information flashed in Jia Xu's mind, and at the same time, his heart sank, and he said secretly: "Isn't the lord really capable of ghosts and gods?" Thinking of this, Jia Xu looked at Zhang Xiu with a look of surprise in his eyes. Zhang Xiu saw Jia Xu's rare fixed look at herself. Then he asked, "Wenhe, what's wrong?" ”

After being reminded by Zhang Xuan, Jia Xu woke up, lowered his head to hide the surprise in his eyes, and replied: "According to the shadow intelligence, Xu You's family in Handcheng was arrested for committing a crime. ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and muttered, "Sure enough! History hasn't changed! ”

Chen Gong, Yang Zhuo and the generals listened to Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu's answers, and they were all puzzled. Jia Xu looked at Zhang Xiu muttering to herself, her brows furrowed.

Suddenly, Zhang Xiu shouted: "The generals will listen to the order!" ”

Zhang Xiu's sudden shouting frightened the generals. However, he immediately reflexed, stood up, and stood with his hands tied. I only heard Zhang Xiu shouting loudly: "Zilong, Meng Qi ordered you to immediately reorganize the army." They led 30,000 thundercloud cavalry and 20,000 Qiang Hu cavalry to Hanoi immediately, ready to capture the remaining half of Hanoi County at any time. Pang Rou, Wang Chang, and Huo Du went out with the army, and Gongtai was the military division with the army. Ben will rush to Hanoi with Wen He immediately after dealing with the matter of Chang'an, there must be no mistake! ”

When everyone heard this, Zhao Yun, Ma, and Chen Gong immediately responded:

"No,"

Although everyone agreed, they were still puzzled, Zhang Xiu was preparing to attack Hanoi, that is, it was expected that Cao Cao would win, and the situation shown at this time was diametrically opposed to the judgment, which made their doubts deeper.