Above the main hall.

Three men in black suits were introduced into the main hall by the guards, and they showed surprised looks at Xu Zhen.

Clasp your fists and salute.

They had heard that this accomplished prince was not very old, but they did not expect to be so young.

It looks like twenty-five or sixteen.

He didn't even have a beard, only a short, thick and thick circle on the lower part of his cheeks, which looked mature and steady, quite serious.

In fact, Xu Zhen is already twenty-eight.

Since following Cao Cao, it has been six years since this year, but some time ago, the life span has just increased.

Now that he has lived eighty-one years, he is correspondingly younger.

"See the Prince."

"In the lower Ho Tong." The thinner man had a slightly sharper voice and stood on the left.

On the right, the one is stronger, with very dark skin and particularly thick arms, which look like regular exercise to make the hands stronger.

It could also be someone who uses a blunt instrument, or is extremely good at archery.

"In Xia Zhao Festival."

As for the short and stocky one in the middle, Xu Zhen already knew him.

Repair the year.

Even when he doesn't laugh, he looks a little funny, Xu Zhen thinks of Xiunian every time.

It's more like the hair tied up.

"Prince!" When Lu Yan came this time, it was obvious that he was in a much lighter mood, and the injuries on his face had almost healed.

Cleaned up a little bit.

For Xu Zhen, his heart was full of reverence and gratitude, although Xu Zhen tortured him all night, but he also allowed him to return to Wu County.

If it weren't for that, I don't know where he would have been killed by Sun Ce's pursuers now.

"What's the matter with this visit?"

Xu Zhen was concise and asked immediately.

It's almost July now, and time is running out for him.

At the end of September, it is estimated that the army will return from the march.

Even if it can be delayed, it will come out until October at most.

If he is not in Jiujiang, many things cannot be decided by the rest of the officials, and it is quite troublesome to send letters to Lujiang.

"Junhou, these two disciples are very respected people under the command of the commander of my family."

"This time, I came to discuss with the prince with a message from the captain, and I have something I want to say to the prince."

Thinking of this, Xiu Nian walked a little closer, of course, he didn't dare to get too close, he was afraid that he would be slapped into the floor by Xu Zhen again and couldn't pick it out.

With a smile, "My lieutenant also brought a lot of gifts. ”

"It's all on the caravan, and he knows that you don't like to receive gifts, so it's all in the caravan, and there are many promises from the scholars."

"The iron, copper, and stone mines you need can be exchanged for wood, grain and grass...... Gold and silver can also be used for you at a discount. ”

"I have a heart."

Xu Zhen nodded.

Although he had long thought that he might bring such news this time, he still felt peace in his heart.

Perhaps, luck is really good.

When something is in short supply, there will naturally be someone to help.

Those who have attained enlightenment should be helped.

Sooner or later, I will become an immortal.

"So, what does Xu Gong need?"

Xu Zhen asked calmly, with a straight posture and a serious face for a long time.

"Sun Ce attacked Wu Jing and Wang Lang, and they were all under the same force, and their courage was really as good as the style of the Xiang nationality back then, and they were extremely ruthless and simple."

"Yes, the captain of my family can only go to Xu Zhao's place with Yan Baihu."

"If it weren't for the fact that there was still a prince in Jiujiang, I am afraid that when there is nowhere to go, I will have to go to Shixie to survive."

"Not really."

Xu Zhen immediately waved his hand, and Shi Xie finally attached himself to the Sun family, so he was killed when he went.

"Prince, go down to my family first, and just ask for a place to stay."

"For example, Wang Lang and others are also asking for the help of the Son of Heaven in the north to resist Sun Ce's atrocities, if you are not here, we can only go to Jingzhou Liu Biao."

"But if that's the case, Sun Ce originally had a grudge against Liu Biao, and if he defected like this, he was afraid that his family would not be safe, and he would kill them all."

Xu Zhen was silent at this time and did not answer in a hurry.

He was subconsciously waiting, judging from the people he had come into contact with over the years, if he waited a little longer, maybe they would be more anxious.

When talking, you have the upper hand, so there is no need to say yes immediately.

Of course, this doesn't have to be the case with friends.

However, although Xu Gong, the lord of Xiu Nian, has a lot of good intentions, but he is not his friend.

"Prince!" Lu Yan was really anxious.

He Tong, who was standing on his left and right, and Zhao Jie also hugged their fists, He Tong was good at talking, and immediately said: "Junhou, if you can give a place to stay, our two thousand armor soldiers will be used by Junhou." ”

"The wealth of the commander and his family can also be used to fund the prince and strengthen the army of the prince and marquis."

"If you can make contributions in the future, I don't want to be rich and glorious, I only need a county to restore his original position and protect his family."

Just 2,000 stones.

Xu Zhen can be sealed now.

Although Xu Gong secretly harmed Sun Ce's name and did something shady, this was his strategy, and it was nothing at all.

If he receives 2,000 stones, benefiting the people without worry, it is unknown whether he has great ambitions in his heart.

"Besides, my lieutenant wants to ask...... What is the plan of the prince?? Can get rid of Sun Ce. ”

"If it can be removed, it will be beneficial to the prince in the future!"

Xu Zhen smiled: "Then tell me, what are the benefits?" ”

He Tong bowed down, and when he raised his head, his expression was very solemn, "Jiangdong, the danger of the Yangtze River, the river is galloping, and the warship walks smartly, and Zhou Yu knows this well." ”

"Sun Jian also left the old department, and the thieves and bandits were attached, the armor was mainly excellent, and the strategy was stable, so the longer he entrenched himself in Jiangdong, the more troops he hoarded, and the stronger the army naturally became."

"In the future, there is no scholar clan in Jiangdong or not, and the virtuous people will naturally belong to it, mainly with its bravery, entrenched in Jiangdong, if the prince wants to conquer it, it must be a big war."

"And Sun Ce, since he entered Jiangdong, has a heroic spirit, and he must be guarded against."

It's still the letter I wrote to Cao Cao, and it's still the same words.

Sun Ce has great ambitions and must be suppressed.

"Then let me ask you, how do I compare with Sun Ce?"

Xu Zhen asked with a smile.

This question knocked He Tong down, and he was immediately stunned.

I rub and send propositions.

This still needs to be asked, if you ask me, I will definitely say yes.

I have a special request for you......

You can't say that Sun Ce is amazing, right?

"The martial arts of the prince and the prince are all above Sun Ce."

He Tong replied with a suffocation.

Xu Zhen suddenly had a smile on his face, "Then why am I afraid of him?" ”

"I ......"

"Prince, don't take it lightly, Sun Ce has gradually won the hearts of the people in Jiangdong, and the people are all supportive, and there is merit in eliminating thieves."

"No," Xu Zhen immediately raised his hand, he had already figured out what to say, and said with a smile: "I have been with Sun Bofu for a while, although it is not long, but I can see through him. ”

"You may not believe it," Xu Zhen slowly stood up, and said in an unfathomable and leisurely manner, "In addition to my ingenuity in the art of martial arts, I actually have an ability, which can be calculated and judged by yin and yang, and can be seen at a glance to identify future achievements." ”

"I call this method, a glance."

We don't believe it.

The three people in the hall immediately shook their heads bitterly, but they didn't dare to refute and laugh, so they could only pretend to be stupid and listen carefully with a funny heart.

This prince must be too confident in himself.

Is there such a person in the world?

You yourself have said that the study of cultural governance, martial arts, the art of war, ingenuity, etc., which does not require a lot of time to learn and think, and then you can find strategic thoughts.

In such a situation, can you still study metaphysics?

Breaking yin and yang at one glance?

You can't use that reason for refusal.

If you don't dare, you won't dare!

Xiu Nian suddenly reacted at this time, the letter to Cao Cao, no wonder he had to put it away, and he didn't dare to send it out.

It turned out that he was afraid of Sun Ce's prestige, and he was reluctant to accept the prosperity of trade in Jiangdong now.

"Don't believe me? So how about we make a bet? ”

The corners of Xu Zhen's mouth rose, quite confident.

The three of them looked at each other, but they still didn't believe it.

Although the expression has not changed, everyone can see it from the twitching of the face that is almost not tightened.

He pursed his lips again and turned around and nodded to Xu Zhen.

"Gentleman, please speak."

"Sun Ce will soon lose the hearts of the people, and will be opposed by the scholars in the territory, even if he is a general and a scribe, he will be suspicious."

"It's, it can't be."

Sun Ce is now very popular and celebrates all day long.

"He, he is about to get married, and his younger brother Quan has been walking around with the scholars, and he is also deeply supported, how can this be?"

Xiu Nian is puzzled.

Xu Zhen put his hands behind his back and said: "The blessing of blessing is lurking, and the blessing of disaster is relied on." ”

"Blessings and misfortunes depend on each other," Xu Zhen's words shocked several people, and they sighed in their hearts.

"Okay, then we'll wait for Du Wei to make this bet with the prince, if what the prince said is not true, what about it?"

Xu Zhen immediately said in a deep voice: "I promise your lord to protect the safety of his whole family." ”

It's nothing more than a matter of one sentence, the person I want to protect, it is estimated that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu will definitely not rashly attack and kill now.

It will only be assassinated by secretly creating a false pretense.

Falsely claiming an accident.

"Then, what if what the prince said is correct?"

Xiu Nian asked again.

Xu Zhen chuckled, "Heh, then I want you to support your Xu Gong family property, lead the line of the Shi clan, and build a bridge of secret communication." ”

After he said this, Xiu Nian, who was standing below, was stunned at first, and then came back to his senses as if he had been abducted by someone, and when he looked at Xu Zhen again, he actually felt that what he said might be true?

Then he muttered a few words, "It should be, it should be." ”

If this can be said accurately, it is a real mystery, what is the difference between this and a monster, of course, it should be funded by the whole family.

The skills of this prince are so big that I am afraid they are no longer comparable to the Xiang Ji, and that Sun Bofu is just the style of the Xiang Ji.

"Then the prince, the villain and the two guests are here, is it possible to enjoy the treatment last time, after all, those delicacies, fine wines, and gifts you have selected, I miss ......"

Xiu Nian was sweating profusely, but he still worked hard to make a look at Xu Zhen.

At first, Xu Zhen really didn't understand, thinking that this person was really a friend, and he didn't have enough mouth after eating all night.

I also brought two people to eat together today.

But when I looked at my eyes, I instantly understood.

It should have been panicked, and told Xu Gong that he had eaten delicious food at my place and drank fine wine before going back.

That's why Xu Gong sent so many carriages and horses today, and they left and sent them to Jiujiang.

It can also solve some urgent needs.

Xu Zhen immediately smiled arrogantly: "That's natural, there are friends from afar, although they are far away, they will be - uh, they are happy." ”

"Kong Ming, take them to Ziyuna, so that they can be entertained!"

Zhuge Liang tilted his head and stared at Xu Zhen, he couldn't learn this kind of bearing.

Master is a real dog.

……

Zhuge Liang personally brought it to meet Cao Ang.

Talked about bets.

Although Cao Ang didn't understand why Xu Zhen had such confidence, he still planned to believe him.

So he brought them to the mansion and entertained them personally, and opened the cellar of fine wine.

The wine stored by Cao Ang has indeed been precious for a long time, there is no green ant residue, the brewing process is complicated, the puree is blended several times, the taste is not reduced and the fragrance is more and more fragrant, and the impurities are removed before cellaring.

Until now, it has been more than ten years of vintage, and when it is opened, the fragrance wafts everywhere, which makes Lu Yan and others full of surprises.

"Okay, good wine......"

"This is really, we can't drink such a good wine in the water town, rich and mellow......"

Zhao Jie and He Tong's saliva was about to flow out, and they kept looking at Lu Yan when they spoke, with a look of reverence.

It's really not a lie, it seems that the last time Xiu Nian was really treated as a distinguished guest, this time it was the same as last time.

What a envy.

"Hehe, look, I'm not wrong, right?"

Xiu Nian immediately patted his chest, handed his hands to his chest, and toasted Cao Ang, there were some tears in the corners of his eyes for some reason, probably remembering the last encounter, and thinking that it would be good if he walked into this Xu Ying standing up.

Xu Junhou Cheng didn't deceive me, he was really a guest when he came in standing up.

……

Xu Zhen arrived at the post house, and when he came, he had already heard who it was, and there were indeed many old people on the Lujiang River.

It may be the old man Qiao Xuan, it may be some young scholars of the Lu family, and the little doll named Lu Xun of the Lu family still lives in Lujiang.

If he wants to go to Jiangdong in the future, he will go to Jiangdong, and if he wants to call Xu Zhen uncle, Xu Zhen will not refuse.

Their Lu family has industrial families in both counties, and there are already elders following Sun Ce.

So it could be them as well.

However, after listening to the description, he was a bad-tempered old man, and a cold woman kept asking Xu Bowen to come out to settle the account.

So Xu Bowen probably guessed who it was.

After hurrying to the post house, the old man in the door sat on the stone couch in the courtyard.

There was a young man of about fourteen next to him who was serving him tea and water, handing melons and fruits snacks, and the action was very familiar.

Hua Tuo.

Sure enough, it was Hua Tuo.

Xu Zhen smiled at the door.

When I saw him again, I felt that he was still fairy-winded, and there were many fewer wrinkles, but the white whiskers on his chin had grown again, so he simply tied it up in order to take care of it.

At this time, Hua Tuo also raised his eyes, and immediately snorted coldly when he saw Xu Zhen, "Xu boy, it's time to settle the account." ”

"Lao Yu was originally going to Xu Du to meet the prime minister, but he didn't expect to be intercepted by you halfway, and inexplicably received the responsibility of a military doctor for you, and then inexplicably saved the person for you for a year."

"Now that this Huang Xu'er is in good health, the cold poison has dissipated, but he has injured his internal organs, and in the future, he can only eat fine clothes and jade food, and it is difficult to eat coarse grains, and he can't afford to raise his old age."

Xu Zhen looked at the young man on the side.

has lost the pale color of the time, the body is slender and straight, the limbs are strong, and the eyebrows are thick.

A handsome boy with a fair complexion and bright eyes, red lips and white teeth, it is a pity that he was born in the old Huang family.

Huang Zhong doesn't think he has much money.

Coincidentally, I don't have much money.

Brocade clothes and jade food, I can only go to find Ziyu.

Huang Xu waited for Hua Tuo to finish speaking, and then hurriedly came to Xu Zhen, lifted the hem of his robe and knelt on the ground with his legs, bowed deeply, and kowtowed in front of Xu Zhen.

"Xu'er thanks the prince for saving his life."

"Now that I have recovered, it is not because of what the master said, but I still want to follow the monarch, be taught by the monarch, and share the worries of the monarch."

Xu Zhen felt that his shoulders were a little heavier again, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"You, how easy to feed?"

Xu Zhen just asked such a strange question.

And Huang Xu frowned, and then kowtowed and said loudly: "Don't ask for fine clothes and food, don't seek a bright future, don't seek to climb to the clouds!" I just want to repay the kindness of the prince and the marquis, and accompany my father to the end of his life! ”

These words were impassioned, which made Xu Zhen's face look a lot better, not because he was determined to express it well, but mainly because this kid still pretended to be filial piety in his heart.

And he was smart, he actually heard what I was asking about sustenance.

It's good to feed well.

After all, I am only a prince, so you are only subservient to the foreign ministers, and you can't be the three princes and nine princes.

The Han is really good, filial piety comes first.

(End of chapter)