Liu Xuan thought about it left and right, but he never thought of the right person.

Because at present, those under his account basically have heavy responsibilities, and some of them have not been reused, either they have just been collected under the account and are still adapting to the new system of the imperial court, or they are not capable enough, and Liu Xuan does not dare to reuse them.

Coincidentally, at this time, Liu Xuan received a letter.

This letter was sent by Ruyin Taishou Cheng Yu, and it was originally going to be sent to Luoyang, but because Liu Xuan went south to personally conquer, he was transferred to this side.

The letter is a very ordinary letter, handed over according to the normal process of the above table, and Liu Xuan found that it was a letter of recommendation to recommend talents to Liu Xuan.

Since Liu Xuan ascended the throne and took control of the court, he has always hoped that his subordinates Wenwu will recommend more talents to him, and in the past ten years, most of the people who have been recommended have also been appointed to varying degrees, and once they show their talents, they will be promoted immediately.

This is related to the fact that the imperial court is in a high-speed development and a stage of 'blood exchange', and people are needed in various positions, so naturally there will be no talents.

In this case, some people who have never met talents also like to go to some famous officials to show themselves, if they are valued and then recommended to the court, then their future will not be worried.

But under normal circumstances, such a letter of recommendation will not be delivered to you, unless the people below think that it is indeed a great talent, and you need the Son of Heaven to make the decision.

If it's someone else, it's just that, Cheng Yu is not an ordinary person, this is a talented person, this kind of person has a high vision, and the talent he values must be ......

"It must be someone more famous, right?

I guessed in my heart and looked down at the same time, and sure enough, I saw a familiar name.

"Xu Shu Xu Yuanzhi?"

Liu Xuan was stunned, and finally sighed secretly: "How did you forget this person!"

After a detailed look, I remembered that Xu Shu was also from Yingchuan, a fellow villager with Cheng Yu, and later fled because he killed someone, and caught up with the Yellow Turban rage and finally abandoned Wu Congwen, settled down in Jingzhou, and was also quite famous in Jingzhou, and even Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao invited him several times, but he was refused.

Cheng Yu suggested that after the Son of Heaven arrived in Jingzhou, he might as well recruit him as an official and consult Jingzhou affairs nearby!

He didn't say that Xu Shu should be an official, because this is not a matter that he should intervene in, but he also vaguely stated in the letter: Xu Shu is talented, and he can hold any position!

This is more obscure, and Liu Xuan only realized it for the second time. Of course, he can also think that he is thinking too much, maybe Cheng Yu didn't mean it!

This letter was of no particular significance to the Southern Expeditionary Army, but it helped Liu Xuan solve a very headache.

"I'm worried that there is no suitable candidate, so Cheng Yu recommended one to me!"

Who is more suitable to send into Zhang Lu's internal affairs when he was still having a headache before? This person must have enough adaptability, not be bad at learning, and also have a considerable ability to protect himself -- this point, Liu Xuan can let him slowly improve by teaching him the exercises, but he can't change his talent, if he has poor talent and has practiced for decades without progress, what if he dies in a short time?

In particular, the road he arranged for Zhang Lu was not so safe and easy to walk, and even accompanied by considerable risks along the way, this person had to protect himself in such a sinister environment, and he had to protect Zhang Lu, and at the same time, he had to let Zhang Lu's power develop—otherwise, how could he threaten Europe?

This is too demanding, and ordinary people really can't take this job.

But if it's Xu Shu......

"I just don't know if this Xu Shu is willing or not?"

After all, it's a chore, and it's a long time to be uprooted from home, and to live a pretty hard life. They may even face language barriers, cultural conflicts, and adaptation. ...,

At the same time, the day of return is also far away, Liu Xuan said that he will lead a large army to fight in the future, but will ordinary people believe it? Perhaps those who have enough confidence in him are only Cao Cao and Lu Bu, but he can't let these people go undercover. What's more, these people are already famous, they go to take refuge, does Zhang Lu dare to accept it?

"Anyway, let's conquer it first!"

Even if Xu Shu is unwilling, at least this person has to be drawn under his account first, so as not to miss it.

Called in Qin Yilu, the captain of the Tiger Guard, and after a few words, asked him to go to Xu Shu with the letter specially prepared by Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu arranged very carefully, and specially wrote a handwritten letter, if Liu Xuan intends to recruit Xu Shu, then let people take this letter to see Xu Shu.

The friendship of fellow villagers in this era is very valued, not to mention that now Cheng Yugui is a county guard of the imperial court, and it is a big promotion to write a letter to recruit him, even if Xu Shu doesn't want to be an official, he has to give his fellow villagers some face, and he has to deal with it.

Cheng Yu believes that as long as Xu Shu comes forward, then he won't want to escape - with today's means, there is a way to keep him.

Not to mention, he knows that Xu Shu is arrogant and ambitious, as long as the Son of Heaven reveals his ambition a little, so that Xu Shu feels that he can give full play to his talents and achieve great fame under his command, then Xu Shu will definitely not refuse to go out.

Liu Xuan didn't wait long, in fact, the effect of Cheng Yu's letter was better than he expected.

What's more, Xu Shu has long been dissatisfied with the status quo, but he has never had any suitable opportunities, this opportunity is actively sent to the door, if he doesn't grasp it well, then he is afraid that he will never have a chance in the future.

Xu Shu is an ambitious person, and at the same time, he is also a smart person, and he has a pair of sharp eyes.

He clearly understood the general trend of the world, and it was inevitable for the imperial court to recover the rivers and mountains, and it was self-defeating to oppose the imperial court at this time.

He refused to accept Liu Biao's conquest at the beginning, in addition to seeing that Liu Biao was not a person who had achieved great things, but also that Liu Biao was a puppet in Jingzhou, and he could not exert his ability under Liu Biao at all, but was subject to the local forces in Jingzhou - plus Xu Shu himself was not a native of Jingzhou, so he was ostracized by nature.

After all, Xu Shu is not the same as Zhuge Liang in the original history, Zhuge Liang would have become the leader of the Jingzhou forces, it was because his father-in-law was the Jingzhou clan, plus the internal disputes of various forces in Jingzhou at that time and many external factors.

Xu Shu obviously doesn't have that kind of condition.

can't serve in Jingzhou, and Jiangdong's internal factional struggles are only a lot more than Jingzhou's, not to mention that Xu Shu is not optimistic about what the Sun family can achieve.

Although they have the Yangtze River moat as a means to rely on, the Yangtze River can hold on for a while, but it can't hold on for a lifetime! Although there are many waterways in the area north of the Yangtze River, the land route is also feasible, and as long as the imperial army conquers the counties and counties in the north and also occupies the Yangtze River waterway, sooner or later they will be able to train a strong naval army.

By that time, what else would Jiangdong rely on?

What's more, the imperial court has recovered the richest northern states, which are more sparsely populated than the land in terms of economy, culture, and population, and most of them have not been developed, and the southeast of Jiangdong, which is still a barren hill, is not known how many times stronger.

From the perspective of potential, the Jiangdong Sun family has reached the limit of being able to develop to this extent, and their lives will become more and more difficult in the future, until they are exterminated by the imperial court.

Therefore, defecting to the imperial court is the best and only way out.

A while ago, when chatting with his friend Shi Tao Shi Guangyuan, he also talked about this matter, and only said: "When Jingzhou returns to the rule of the imperial court, I will come forward to get ahead!" ..., because he felt that if he could become a court official earlier, then taking advantage of the chaos in the world for a few years would be an excellent opportunity for him to make meritorious contributions.

But he didn't want fellow villager Cheng Yu to actually send a letter, and the person who sent the letter turned out to be Qin Yilu, the captain of the guards today?

"Such a good opportunity, Yuan Zhiding must take advantage of it!"

Before going out, his friend Shi Tao specially instructed himself, Xu Shu was very calm, and rode towards Fancheng with Qin Yilu.

Along the way, he didn't ask too many things, just chatted with Qin Yilu, and after chatting for a day, he found that this Captain Qin didn't tell him what to pay attention to when meeting the Son of Heaven, nor did he mention any taboos about the Son of Heaven, let alone scare himself into saying that he wanted to be careful.

The so-called what kind of person leads what kind of soldier, Xu Shu is proficient in military strategy, and naturally has his own unique views on this kind of thing, although it is not suitable for the Son of Heaven, but in general there are still some generalities.

Qin Yilu's behavior made Xu Shu more curious about the Son of Heaven who did not have a particularly good reputation in Jingzhou, especially after approaching Fancheng, seeing the tens of thousands of troops stationed outside Fancheng - the purged military appearance and many strange things made Xu Shu more certain about his earlier judgment, and at the same time, he was also a little curious about those things he had not seen.

But seeing that he was about to arrive in Fancheng, it was not good for him to ask at this time - he was no longer a young man in his twenties, and he naturally would not act so casually.

Looking at the gate of Fancheng, Xu Shu took a long breath. He knew that when he entered this city and saw the Son of Heaven, his fate would change unpredictably.

In this regard, he is a little expectant, a little worried, and a little excited. Of course, by the way, I still imagined in my mind what it was like to be today, was it a fierce face, or was it as pale and bloated as the drunken faint gentleman?

But no matter how he guessed, he didn't expect that today, he would actually look like a young man in his twenties, and this person was also wearing a full suit of armor, holding a long knife and ...... A delicate woman's tricks?

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