In response to Jia Xu's question, Liu Bei nodded directly and was very frank.

"That's right."

Liu Bei nodded: "I can come to Luoyang, that is, I am ready to fight to the death with the Yuan family and the He family, and this battle is a battle that cannot be lost, this matter is too important, I can't let half-hearted people know." ”

"Gongda Ta...... It shouldn't be a half-hearted person. ”

Jia Xu said in a low voice: "Through daily interaction with him, I can feel that he is a single-minded person, he is loyal to you, and in this matter, I don't think he will have any bad actions." ”

"He is, but Xun is definitely not."

Liu Bei shook his head and said: "Judging from the current situation, although the Xun family has always stood with my teacher and is not on good terms with the Yuan family, it is just a discord, not irreparable.

Not only me, but the rest of the scholars will not think that the Xun clan will definitely follow me, just the two clansmen will follow, since there is such an impression, the Xun clan will definitely be co-opted by the Yuan clan, how can I give someone a handle? ”

"Prince, Xun's ......"

"The Xun family is not a family that has gone all the way to the black."

Liu Bei sneered: "Back then, they would rather marry Tang Heng, a regular servant, than to preserve their own glory and wealth, and it can be seen that this family is a family that pays attention to change, a family with long sleeves and good dancing.

For such a family, without any guarantees, I really can't trust them, even if there is any guarantee, this family will change their minds, I really can't believe it, I can't conspire with it. ”

"The Great Clan may have been like this."

Jia Xu said slowly: "They have never done single-minded things, they have always been half-hearted, it is really difficult to ask them to be single-minded, for the big clan, survival is the most important thing, nothing is more important than survival."

In order to survive, sacrificing one or two clansmen, or one or two branches, in their opinion, there is nothing unworthy, and the funny thing is that this is the reason why they look down on us Liangzhou people the most, but it is also what they have been doing all along. ”

"So, I hate these big families the most on the surface, but behind the scenes."

Liu Bei looked at Jia Xu and chuckled: "Wenhe, what you mean doesn't seem to be like this, do you want me to use this as an opportunity to completely accept Gongda's heart?" ”

"The prince is wise."

Jia Xu chuckled and said: "You also said that the big clan will not be single-minded, but personally, perhaps, since ancient times, there are many officials of the great clan who have been martyred for the king, and there are always some differences between people."

Xun Gongda is clumsy and ingenious, unparalleled, and more anxious, even if it is me, I will think that he is very talented, if you can get all his loyalty, it will be of great help to your great cause, the Xun family is important, but Xun Gongda, is more important. ”

Liu Bei stood up and paced around the room for a while, thinking about Jia Xu's suggestion.

Thinking about what Xun You had done since he took refuge in him, bit by bit, Liu Bei made up his mind, and then walked in front of Jia Xu, reached out and held Jia Xu's hand.

"Compared to Xun Gongda, Wenhe, you are the most important person to me, and you have helped me a lot."

"It's my honor to serve the prince."

Jia Xu took a deep breath and said firmly: "I will never shirk everything that is beneficial to the prince!" Even if you go to the soup and the fire, you don't hesitate! ”

Jia Xu persuaded Liu Bei.

So at Jia Xu's suggestion, Liu Bei was ready to sing a double reed with Jia Xu.

That night, Jia Xu told Xun You, who knew nothing about today's private meeting, and asked Xun You with a surprised look why he didn't show up at the meeting.

"Today's conference, many people went, I looked around and didn't find you, I thought you were out on business, but I didn't expect you to be here, so why didn't you go?"

Jia Xu looked shocked and uncertain.

Xun You's face changed suddenly at that time, and he became very uneasy, and then even asked Jia Xu if he had done anything wrong, which made Liu Bei unhappy.

"I really can't say this, if you think about it, tonight's events are very important, I thought you would be there, but you weren't there? Gongda, you have to be careful. ”

Xun You was stunned for a moment, and then showed a very anxious mood.

"This ...... Wenhe, what is the content of tonight's meeting? ”

"This ...... Gongda, I can't say anything, and if the prince doesn't tell you, you can't know. ”

Jia Xu left without giving Xun You a chance to inquire further.

Xun You was restless all night and stayed awake all night.

Early the next morning, he couldn't help it, and was about to go to Liu Bei to inquire about the situation, when suddenly, Liu Bei came directly to Xun You's residence in the barracks.

"Gongda, what's wrong with you? Why is your face so haggard? You didn't rest last night, okay? ”

Looking at Xun You's two big dark circles, Liu Bei asked knowingly, pretending to be surprised.

Xun You was also surprised when he saw Liu Bei coming.

"Prince, you ...... How did you get here? ”

"Oh, I...... There's something I want to talk to you about. ”

Liu Bei entered Xun You's tent, sat down slowly, and asked, "I held a meeting yesterday evening, do you know?" ”

Xun You was stunned.

"Prince, I'm ...... I've heard about it, but I don't know what was discussed. ”

"It's a very important thing to talk about at this meeting, it's about some of our next goals."

Liu Bei stared at Xun You for a while, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "Originally, I deliberately didn't call you, but after Wen He discussed something with me, I realized that I made a mistake, I shouldn't doubt you, Gongda, I'm sorry." ”

"Prince, this ......"

Xun You was completely stunned, not knowing what Liu Bei meant.

"Gongda, in fact, as early as when I didn't take a concubine in Shuzhong, I had already anticipated today's situation."

Liu Bei sighed and said, "Do you know what happened recently? I'm telling you, you're going to be very surprised. ”

Subsequently, Liu Bei told Xun You everything that had happened recently, and told Xun You about his next goals and preparations, and also told Xun You about the content of last night's meeting.

Xun You was dumbfounded.

Because of the amount of information, he needed some time to calm down, and when he calmed down, Liu Bei reached out and held his hand.

"It's not that I didn't expect these things, I expected this before I came to Luoyang, so I wanted to make some preparations in advance to increase the number of people I can absolutely trust, so that there are people who can be trusted and available at important times.

So, I began to take concubines, and my biggest expectation was to have a deeper connection with the Xun family, trust each other with the Xun family, and support each other, I thought, the Xun family must have known about it, but they didn't reply to me.

So I think that the Xun family can't be trusted, in the face of such a crucial event that can determine the life and death of all of us, I can't trust the Xun family, and I can't be sure that once the Xun family knows about this matter, it will not leak secrets to the Yuan family.

Out of this consideration, before, I felt that I couldn't trust you, I wasn't sure if I would tell the Xun family after you knew the news, and if the Xun family would tell the Yuan family, so I didn't call you to discuss it together, this is my idea.

Afterwards, Wen He woke me up, he told me what you did after serving me, he said that you are so conscientious and loyal, since you serve me, you will never betray me, I can not believe Xun, but I can't believe you Xun Gongda. ”

(End of chapter)