As the saying goes, if fame and wealth are long, the Han River should also flow northwest.

Xun Yu is very self-aware, of course he knows that the decline of the Xun clan is not something that can be stopped by himself, and he also understands that he can pull a few dung eggs with his pouting butt, with his Xun Yu's ability, if he wants to revive the Xun clan, it is tantamount to climbing to the sky and the moon, and a fool is dreaming!

However, all the efforts in life come from an unwillingness.

He Xun Yu is not willing to be nameless, and the Xun family behind him is not willing to decline and wither.

Therefore, in Chu Rushui's lobbying, he silently chose to let go of his past hatred and cooperate with the Jiang family to achieve a win-win situation.

However, in the book "Huainanzi", it was said: If the moment is not right, it cannot be square; If the rules are not correct, it cannot be round.

This sentence is actually saying: to be a man, you must abide by the rules.

If we understand it from another angle, it is: to be a man, there must be a bottom line.

And the bottom line, what exactly is it?

It is not necessarily a moral criterion, but it must be the principle of a person's life, a person without a bottom line will lose the direction and pattern of doing things, and no one dares to walk with him, so only people with a bottom line can achieve others and achieve themselves.

Fortunately, today's Xun Yu, although he is lustful for profit, is at least a person with a bottom line.

At least, this moment is.

After Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, killed the king with a different surname, he issued an edict, "Those who are not the kings of the Liu family will be attacked by the whole world." ”

Since then, the Han Dynasty has not had a king of the opposite sex.

Now, your Jiang clan is strong and strong, and dare to offend the ancestral teachings of the Heavenly Family?

My Xun clan has been loyal to the Han family for generations, and your Jiang clan wants to tear the earth and seal the king?

This is something that Xun Yu absolutely cannot tolerate.

Besides, there are no eggs under the nest, this truth, I Xun Yu understand, don't you Chu Rushui understand?

......

After being reprimanded by Xun Yu, the hall where the two were was silent for a while.

Chu Rushui heard Xun Yu's scolding, instead of being angry, he laughed, and sneered, "Lord Xun, you took Jiang Ruisheng's money back then, and deliberately indulged Jiang Ruisheng to wreak havoc and kill in Chisong, do you think Jiangzhou Mu doesn't know?" You say that my Jiang clan is a big traitor, today I will ask a lot, I don't know if Lord Xun's behavior is a traitor, or loyalty? ”

Xun Yu moved his lips, his face was forcibly calm like water, but his heart was already turbulent.

Xun Yu thought he was an honest official, but back then, for the huge gambling debts of his precious son, he still chose to accept Jiang Ruisheng's gift and indulge Jiang Ruisheng in killing innocents in Chisong County, but Xun Yu ignored it.

He thought that the events of the year were extremely hidden, and once Jiang Rui died, everything would be fine.

But who would have thought that there was never a top secret thing in the world, even if Xun Yu was so careful, he still leaked the news.

When Chu Rushui said this, Xun Yu was first shocked in his heart, and then depressed.

He knew that if he wanted to keep his reputation for the rest of his life, today, he had to take power!

Xun Yu was about to speak, but when he saw Chu Rushui suddenly get up, his whole body was full of qi and blood circulation, muscles and bones opened and closed, and his luck was exerted, moving quickly, and the landing point was extremely accurate, and he hit the subordinate who was serving beside him with one finger, and the subordinate was pierced by a strong qi, and a stream of blood rushed out from the back of his head, and he fell to the ground and died.

Xun Yu naturally knew why Chu Rushui wanted to kill that person, because Chu Rushui thought that this scary person had heard too much that he shouldn't have heard.

Chu was expressionless on the surface of the water, and his voice was like frost, "Lord Xun, today's great beauty and prosperity of Chisong, who accounts for nine points, who accounts for one point, the old and young masters of Chisong County naturally have a number in their hearts." If they hear again that 'it was their mediocre Lord Xun who single-handedly created the bloody case of Ram Village', they don't know what to think? And how did you react? Well? ”

Xun Yu slowly raised his palm and said in a deep voice, "You, you threaten me?" ”

Chu Rushui's body didn't move, his eyebrows furrowed, and he laughed leisurely, "What about threatening you?" Lord Xun was reckless, but he was humiliating himself. Look at it, with my realm of things, if I want to kill you, can you still escape at this moment? ”

Xun Yu was extremely indignant, from the root of his ears, even his neck, through his back, until he reached his heels, stretched out his finger and pointed at Chu Rushui for a long time, dumbfounded, just speechless!

Chu Rushui saw that Xun Yu had lost his square inch, and the atmosphere was almost set off, so he closed the doors and windows of the hall and began to persuade softly, "But if Lord Xun can help Jiangzhou Mu, not only will you Xun Yu be the marquis and worship the prime minister, but even your Xun clan can also make a comeback and become a prosperous family of incense again, Lord Xun, there is such a beautiful thing in the world, why don't you do it?" ”

Xun Yu's palm tightly twisted the slight whiskers under his chin, and after a long time, he finally put down his fingers in mid-air, sat down in the banquet with a dejected smile, and sighed, "One wrong step, one wrong step." That's it! That's it! Jiang Feng has something to do with my Xun Yu, you Chu Rushui just opened his mouth, but the interests of my Xun clan cannot be missing! ”

Chu Rushui waved his hand and smiled, "That's nature." As long as Jiangzhou Mu successfully occupies the nine counties of Quzhou and is called Wang Quzhou, you Xun Yu will be the Marquis of Yingchuan, and you Yingchuan Xun Clan"

Xun Yu snorted lightly and did not speak.

"Now, the two families of Jiang and Zhao are facing each other, and the Jiang City Lord is gradually gaining the upper hand, as long as the Zhao family is destroyed, the Jiang City Lord has three armies, and the five counties of Quzhou, which are not blocked by the south, are like sailing along the river, in the current form, there is nothing that needs Lord Xun's help, at most, let Lord Xun help open the city gate!"

Chu Rushui understated, his face was as usual, as if there was really nothing to ask Xun Yu for, in Chu Rushui's eyes, Xun Yu was like a, a waste.

Xun Yu looked at Chu Rushui's contemptuous eyes blankly, his spiritual defense line was completely defeated, and he sat there dejectedly, like an idiot.

This game of disparity in strength ended with Chu Rushui's complete victory.

In heaven and earth, the mountains are in the void.

In officialdom, when words are intertwined in nothingness!

The atrium, where you could still hear the birds chirping in the trees, suddenly fell into silence, and even the wind rustling the willows inadvertently stopped, inadvertently creating a more tense atmosphere.

After a short period of depression, Xun Yu quickly regained his senses, he took a closer look, and couldn't help but smile contemptuously at Chu Rushui, "Don't you need this official?" Chu Rushui, if your Jiang family really doesn't need an old man, why do you have to come all the way here to find me? ”

Chu Rushui's smiling face suddenly stiffened, he didn't expect that Xun Yu, who had been completely suppressed by himself, could still relax and think about such a trivial issue.

In a hurry, Chu Rushui pretended to be calm and asked, "Could it be that Lord Xun really thinks that opening the city gate is a very easy and comfortable thing?" ”

Xun Yu spit out a mouthful of yellow phlegm casually, "Chu Rushui, Chu Rushui, you duplicity, you and I are old foxes who have been in officialdom for a long time, and when things come to this point, don't bargain and talk about him left and right." ”

Chu Rushui snorted, "Lord Xun's words are not right, I have come with a sincere heart from beginning to end, where can there be bargaining and duplicity?" ”

Xun Yu snorted coldly, interrupted Chu Rushui's defense, expressed the block, and said sonorously, "If you don't ask for anything, you have come all the way here, is it just to kill my family, and then say a few cool words by the way?" ”

Chu Rushui is also a wonderful person, and when he heard Xun Yu's words, he immediately smiled slightly, "If I don't say so, if Lord Xun opens his mouth and asks for a price all over the sky, how will it end up for the next official?" ”

Xun Yu was silent for a long time before he said stupidly, "Let's let go of the fart!" I pulled my pants pocket for a while. But it's not good. ”

Chu Rushui laughed, "It is said that the people of Bozhou are fierce, and there are many sad and loyal people. ”

Xun Yu stared out the window, as if he ignored Chu Rushui's words, and had no interest.

Chu Rushui didn't care about Xun Yu's indifference, he took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Xun Yu, "Although this generation of the children of the eight major families of Quzhou are all unknown, but they are all famous calligraphers and painters. ”

Xun Yu was slightly stunned, frowned, and took the letter silently, but when he saw that the cover was written in neat block letters, he concluded that this was written by his brother Xun Xian.

He opened the sealed wax, Xun Yu read more and more frightened, and finally changed his color miserably, no longer looked like a person, holding the letter, sitting crookedly aside, unable to speak.

Chu Rushui made a big decision in his heart: Today's things will be done!

......

Xun Yu spread out in the banquet, not moving like a dead man.

Chu Rushui looked at Xun Yu, only to see that his old face was still bloodless, his cheeks were slightly pinched, a pair of eyes were sunken, his complexion was extremely haggard, and the letter in his hand fell to the ground inadvertently.

Chu Rushui was about to lean over to pick it up, when suddenly his middle finger flicked obliquely, and with a snort, he made a move 'Immortal Guidance', and a breath flew through the sky and shot straight towards the corner of the door.

With Chu Rushui's movements, Xun Yu came back to his senses, looked for the trajectory of his breath and raised his eyes, and saw that there was a person hiding by the door, looking at his figure, he was very familiar.

Suddenly, Xun Yu suddenly got up and shouted quickly, "Lord Chu's subordinates have mercy!" Be merciful! ”

Chu Rushui listened to Xun Yu's voice with urgent concern, and before he had time to think, he immediately forcibly changed the trajectory of the breath, and the breath leaned slightly to the left, forcibly brushing the side of the person at the door and flying out.

Seeing that the person by the door was safe and sound, Xun Yu breathed a long sigh of relief.

Chu Rushui's heart is as fine as hair, seeing Xun Yu's expression, he naturally guessed that the person by the door should be Xun Yu's dearest and beloved person, if expected, this person should be Xun Yu's only son, Xun Zi.

Thinking of this, Chu Rushui's palms couldn't help but be drenched in cold sweat, and he was afraid.

If he really killed someone's son, wouldn't Xun Yu have to fight with himself?

Looking at the trembling shadow, Xun Yu looked gloomy, his hands turned into fists, and then he scolded, "Get out, get out of here, you rebel!" Rebel! ”

Xun Yu's reputation was ruined in the hands of this son, no wonder he was furious!

After a while, a young man dressed as a mediocre servant came out, and when he saw Xun Yu, he immediately slipped and knelt on the ground, with tears on his face, and even the corpse on the ground was not found by him.

I saw that the man was sobbing and crying very sadly, beating his chest and saying, "Dad, my son lost gambling again!" ”

Syllable! Syllable!

Xun Yu stepped forward quickly, and the two crisp slaps sounded on the face of the big gambler Xun Zi, startling the cicadas outside the window, and they couldn't help but scream twice.

"Daddy! Father! You listen to the explanation of Dad, today suddenly a few friends visited, a few jars of liquor into the stomach, gambling is coming, the child will have fun to play a few games, but the stakes are small, win or lose is full of care, play a meal Kung Fu, everyone is not energetic, so everyone proposed to gamble money, children feel good luck, so they tried a few knives, how do you know that it is difficult to collect, lose a fine light and owe debts! ”

Xun Zi knelt in front of Xun Yu and kept kowtowing, "Don't dare again, Dad!" Ask Daddy to help me again! Father! ”

Xun Zi's words, I don't know how many times I said it, Xun Yu didn't believe it anymore.

"You! You! Perhaps Xun Yu was tired of saying those words of persuasion, and he couldn't say a word for a long time, and the anger that had just surged up suddenly leaked down, and he said decadently, "If you don't come back in the middle of the year, it's hard to get back in the morning, you rebel, why don't you know how to read the way of the sages and learn how to do things?" ”

For Xun Yu's words, Xun Zi didn't think about it at all, and hurriedly spoke, "Read!" This study! This study! Dad, you first help the group of friends outside the door who came to find money, and swear, swear, swear, swear, swear Otherwise, where can you put this face? ”

Chu Rushui said with a smile on the side, "Xun Gongzi, it is fortunate that a confidant meets, and Xun Gongzi has also fulfilled the friendship of the landlord. ”

"Huh? What are you? How dare you accuse this son? ”

Xun Zi didn't realize that he almost died in the hands of this person, and he couldn't help but scold when he drank alcohol.

"Get out! Get out! Xun Yu was afraid that Xun Zi would stab Lou Zi, and the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, so he immediately opened his mouth and shouted, "Don't be embarrassed here, go to the inner mansion to find your mother and ask for money!" ”

Xun Zi thanked him for his kindness, knelt down to say goodbye to Xun Yu, and ran to the inner mansion with a smoke.

Xun Yu wanted to cry without tears.

......

There are unmotivated bear children in every family, and Chu Rushui doesn't care too much.

He stepped forward and gently picked up the letter, tore it to shreds, and said softly, "Xun Song gave birth to a daughter and three sons, the eldest Xun Guanniang, the second Xun Yu, the third Xun Ruoteng, and the fourth Xun Xian." Xun Guanniang is not a woman, although Xun Ruoteng is in a high position but ignores clan affairs, Xun Xiangui is the patriarch but is seriously ill and unable to have children, Lord Xun, the clan business of the Xun clan will sooner or later be handed over to your son Xun Zi. At this time, the revival of the Xun clan by the Jiangzhou pastor is to lay the foundation for your son! There is a truth that we have to understand, in the hands of a gambler, the most important thing is to have gambling funds! ”

Speaking of this, Chu Rushui stood silently, "What gambling money can compare to the hereditary marquis, who is abundant?" ”

Xun Yu was silent, a gentleman should be loyal to him, and in the books he has read for decades, there has never been a sentence to educate him to be a thief.

But now, he Xun Yu is afraid that he will be a thief!

"A seedling of dew and a seedling of grass, once a son of heaven and a courtier. The era of gentlemen standing and acting according to etiquette is in the past! ”

Chu Rushui guessed through Xun Yu's pedantry, and looked at Xun Yu who was still wavering, "This is the case in this world, whoever has more chess pieces can control the first move, and in the end, the strong chess player wins, and the weak one loses." The winner writes history, and even if Gaozu cut a small snake in the mountains, it can be said by the historian as a 'snake uprising', not to mention this? What do you say? Lord Xun! ”

"Besides! Hey! Chu Rushui walked to the door, raised it with one hand, and the confetti drifted in the wind, like a touch of snowflakes that suddenly appeared in summer.

Then, Chu Rushui used his mouth to nu the white flowers in the sky, looked at Xun Yu playfully, and stopped talking.

"Good! The county keeper agreed! Xun Yu mustered up his courage and replied in a deep voice.

"Lord Xun knows current affairs, and he is Junjie!" Chu Rushui said lightly, and then said goodbye.

In less than an hour, Chu Rushui got a county guard, and he believed that Xun Yu would definitely agree to his brother's request in the letter, because Jiang Feng had set out conditions that were crucial to the Xun clan.

This condition must be agreed to, and it cannot be refused.

......

After Chu Rushui left, Xun Yu sat alone in the middle hall and was silent for a long time.

It wasn't until it was getting late that he staggered to his feet, lonely and depressed, and walked towards the inner mansion. Halfway through, Lao Xun Yu turned around slightly, glanced at the gate of the county government with heavy eyes, and shook his head helplessly. In those days, there were some things that he Xun Yu didn't notice, and it wasn't that he Xun Yu didn't expect that the reason why he wanted to go away and go to Chisong to take up a post was to stay away from right and wrong.

How do you know, today's old things are brought up again, and people in the matter cannot escape for thousands of miles, and the time is also, and the life is also.

It's hard to walk, not in the water, not in the mountains, only in the repetition of human feelings!