Should I say it or not, for the fact that they can come to worship Gongsun Zan with Liu Bei, these two people still have a trace of joy in their hearts.

Being able to share this matter with Liu Bei, share the joys, sorrows, sorrows and sorrows in his heart with Liu Bei, share his worries and nostalgia, and accompany him to handle a less important private matter is a manifestation of the deep trust of Liu Bei between the two of them.

However, compared to the two of them sharing this trust together, whether it is Jia Xu or Xun You, they seem to want to surpass each other and enjoy Liu Bei's trust alone.

Profit sharing is not a real skill, exclusive sharing is a real ability, and being able to get all of Liu Bei's trust is their goal as a confidant.

So inexplicably, the two of them looked at each other on their horses, and then smiled together-

That kind of smile that doesn't smile.

The relationship between Jia Xu and Xun Yu is still very complicated.

After a while, Liu Bei suddenly turned his head to look at Xun You.

"Gongda, I heard that Xun Gong is quite sick, these days, have you gone back to see it?"

Liu Bei's sudden inquiry made Xun You stunned slightly, and then immediately reacted and shook his head.

"Before, You had been banned from entering the Xun Mansion, and I didn't know much about what happened in the Xun Mansion."

There was news before, saying that Xun Shuang was sick, and he was quite sick, and the famous doctor in Ruoyang entered Xun Mansion to see Xun Shuang like a doctor, and he didn't know what the situation was.

Liu Bei thought that Xun You knew, but he didn't expect that Xun You didn't know much.

"Won't let you in?"

Liu Bei smiled: "Xun Gong is really, he is so old, how can he still do such a thing?" The heart is too small, and it is difficult to last long. ”

"That's what you said."

Xun You shook his head and said: "What happened to the Xun clan is powerless, now it is so, and in the future, it is difficult to say, I hope there are still wise people in the clan, don't make mistakes again and again, otherwise even if it is You, it will be difficult to guarantee anything." ”

Liu Bei glanced at Xun You.

"Gongda, the Xun family has always been a family that pays attention to change, so it can be safe and sound in so many years of ups and downs, in my impression, the Xun family has never been a family that admits death.

Now this appearance is quite strange for the Xun family, and in my heart, you are a person who is unique, in my opinion, Ling and the Xun family are quite compatible. ”

“………………”

Xun You was stunned and didn't speak.

Jia Xu immediately turned his head to look at Xun You.

What is the ......

It's kind of interesting.

Did Liu Bei say this to imply Xun Yu and ask him to explore the dominance of the Xun family after Xun Shuang's death?

Xun You was surprised for a while, habitually turned his head to look at Jia Xu, and saw that Jia Xu was looking at him with strange eyes, and immediately reacted.

"Prince, I ......"

"Gongda, I don't mean anything else, I just want to say ......"

Liu Bei said slowly: "No matter what the Xun clan thinks of you, your Xun Gongda will always be my indispensable good assistant, I will always have a place for you here, and even if you want to leave me, I will not allow you to leave me." ”

"Princely ......"

Liu Bei's sudden expression made a ripple appear in Xun Yougujing Wubo's heart, and some excited looks rarely appeared on his face.

Jia Xu smacked his lips and didn't say anything.

Liu Bei didn't say this to him, but the specific meaning was told to him by Liu Bei before he set off for Luoyang.

Jia Xu felt that so far, he was still ahead of Xun You.

But in case Xun You really won the dominance of the Xun family, then ......

Supplemented by the power of the Xun family, Xun You's weight on Liu Bei's side is far from what he is doing alone now, but the Jia family behind him does not have so much power.

And Jia Xu didn't intend to let the Jia family have so much power, with his understanding of Liu Bei, he could feel that Liu Bei didn't like people with too much family power.

So......

I have to further gain more trust from Liu Bei.

Jia Xu never wanted to lose to Xun You in this matter, he firmly believed that his loyalty was above Xun You, so he didn't want his position to be below Xun You.

The three of them marched all the way under the protection of the escort, crossed a small hill, and saw a lonely grave at the foot of the small hill.

Coming to the lonely grave, the three dismounted, Liu Bei came to the tombstone with some sacrifices and a bottle of wine, placed the sacrifices neatly, then sat down, took out two wine glasses, poured wine, one wine glass was placed in front of the tombstone, and one wine glass was held by himself.

"Big brother, this is Zhuoxian wine, you liked to drink Zhuoxian wine very much, you have to get drunk when you drink it, and said that Zhuoxian's wine is better than your hometown's wine, I don't believe it, so this time when I hit Lingzhi County, I deliberately got some Lingzhi County's wine, and when I tasted it, it was really like that.

The wine in Zhuo County is more mellow, and the wine in Zhixian County tastes more astringent, so this time when I came back from the Northern Expedition, I deliberately got some wine from Zhuo County and brought it back, thinking about giving you another taste, but I didn't expect them to move so fast, and before I came back, you were beheaded.

In fact, don't blame me, don't blame the teacher, this matter is really your own fault, even if you are defeated, as long as you don't disobey the military order and take the initiative, the teacher doesn't protect you, I will save your life, but you just disobey the military order, so it's really your own fault.

Don't be angry, I know you've always been like this, unreasonable, unreasonable, do you know that what I hate the most is your character? transferred you to Liaodong to drink wind and eat sand, and didn't care about you for so many years, I thought I could sharpen your temperament, but who thought that you hadn't changed at all. ”

Liu Bei touched the wine glass with the wine glass in front of the tombstone, then drank it dry in one gulp, and then poured himself another glass.

"Seriously, I'm really a little angry, and I really want to teach you a good lesson, but when I learned that you died, my heart seemed to be empty, and I always felt that something was wrong.

Change your temperament, don't be so self-righteous, don't always feel that everyone in the world owes you, I have suffered a lot more than you, and I don't feel that God owes me, as long as God doesn't give you a whole body of genetic diseases, I don't owe you, and you don't always be so angry.

Remember my words, reflect on yourself below, think about what you did wrong, how to correct it, and how to be a good person next time, so that after eighteen years, you must be a good man again, and it will not be in vain that you have suffered such a big loss, isn't it? ”

After another glass of wine, Liu Bei sighed and poured himself a full glass of wine again.

"This is the last cup, I have a lot of things to do, I don't have enough time, this time I took the time to come out to see you, I still have a lot of things to do when I go back, many people point to me for being promoted and making a fortune, you can also be one of them, the result is ...... You don't use it yourself!

Okay, let's talk about it here this time, every year on your death day, I will come to see you, and your wife and son, you can rest assured, although you can only live as a concubine, but I will take good care of them, so that they have no worries about food and clothing, and it can be regarded as worthy of our friendship over the years. ”

After the last glass of wine, Liu Bei spilled the glass of wine in front of Gongsun Zhan's tombstone on the ground, and then stood up.

"Big brother, take a good rest, you will be competitive all your life, and in the end, what is left? In the next life, try not to be born in this troubled world, find a peaceful and prosperous world, be born in a gentry family, read books, write poems, and be a merry and talented man, so a life, you should be very happy, right? ”

Liu Bei stood in front of Gongsun Zhan's tombstone for a while.

Looking at Liu Bei's slightly lonely back, Jia Xu was quite emotional.

"If Gongsun Boqi doesn't die, he should be able to be reused by the prince and marquis, and he won't become such a lonely ghost, but it's a pity that he has lived up to the trust of the prince and the marquis."

"How could he not die?"

Xun You shook his head and said: "If he doesn't die, how much more responsibility will the prince have to bear for him?" I don't think he has anything worth reusing, as a subordinate, the most important thing is loyalty, that is, to obey orders, just disobeying military orders, it is enough for him to die several times. ”

"That's just as well."

Jia Xu looked at Xun You with a slight smile: "Don't talk about Gongsun Boju, the dead have nothing to say, but you, Gongda, what the prince meant just now, did you hear it?" ”

"I'm not stupid, of course I can hear it."

Xun You's face did not change and said: "Of course I know the ardent expectations of the prince for me, but the Xun family is not such a simple existence, there are many branches, there are many people, and I am not the main lineage of the lineage, how can I grasp the power of the Xun family so easily?"

Wenhe, your Jia clan is easy to master, as long as you are powerful and powerful, you are the master of the family, but the Xun clan is different, the Xun clan not only needs power, but also needs a name, and it is not so easy to get by in name. ”

"Really? Then the Xun family would have married the eunuch back then? ”

Jia Xu sneered: "In my opinion, what the prince said is right, the Xun family is such a family that is good at change, for the so-called principles, the so-called main line, in fact, they don't care so much, on the surface they shout loudly, inside, it's just talking, anyway, you are all surnamed Xun, Gongda, sometimes, the name is not so important." ”

Xun You was silent for a while, lowered his head, and did not speak.

Of course, he knows the nature of the Xun family better than anyone else, but the hurdle in his heart is not so easy to pass.

After Liu Bei's silence ended, he turned around and walked to the place where Jia Xu, Xun You and the escorts were not far away.

"Let's go back."

Liu Bei silently turned over his horse and moved the horse in the direction he came.

Jia Xu and Xun You glanced at each other, and also followed Liu Bei's actions.

The group soon returned to Luoyang and continued what they were supposed to do—to completely destroy the modern literary school.

(End of chapter)