Xun Shuang looked at Xun Yu in front of him, and felt quite emotional.

Today, when a group of sons, nephews, and children mentioned the situation in the world, they either asked him to go to Luoyang and respond to Dong Zhuo's call, or let him go to Wancheng and defect to Yuan Shao's account.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with the people who put forward these two opinions, on the contrary, their thinking is very correct, very in line with the current mainstream situation, and also in line with the actual interests of the Yingchuan Xun clan at present.

Especially defecting to Yuan Shao, there are almost no disadvantages for the Xun family, it is all benefits.

Not to mention that Yuan is the leader of the Kwantung clan, and at the same time, Yuan Shao's current basic plate Nanyang County is close to Yingchuan, where the Xun clan is located.

The ancients paid attention to a person leaving their hometown, and if the Xun family took the initiative to move closer to Yuan Shao, it would be equivalent to finding a support for the Yingchuan Xun family's family that could protect their family.

If he defects to Dong Zhuo, in case Dong Zhuo really fights with Yuan Shao in the future, and the Xun family's base camp is under Yuan Shao's nose, how can the Xun family deal with themselves?

Choosing the nearest master is the mainstream of the current era.

However, Xun Shuang hopes to hear some voices that are different from the mainstream.

Because the current situation can be said to be a great change that the Eastern Han Dynasty has never seen since its establishment more than 160 years ago.

There is almost no precedent for the current pattern, looking at history and even previous dynasties.

In such a situation, how to adapt to one's own situation is not only something that the Xun family needs to ponder, but also every family in the world needs to ponder.

Now, among the children and nephews of the next generation, a different voice is finally heard.

It doesn't matter if what he said is right or not, but he is willing to figure out another path for the Xun clan in the chaotic situation that seems to have only one path, which is very difficult.

I heard Xun Yu continue to say to Xun Shuang: "I don't know Liu Deran, but Cao Mengde is a person, I still know him very well, this person has great ambitions, far-reaching vision, and can distinguish heroes. ”

Xun Shuangqi said: "How high is it?" ”

"It is so high that it far surpasses Yuan Ji, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu."

Xun Shuang was a little curious: "What does Cao Cao say about it?" ”

Xun Yu said: "Cao Cao once said, Liu Jian treats Yuan Ji as a brother, with recklessness without doubt, handing over Guan Yu, Zhang Fei in Weimo, pulling Xu Rong, Gao Shun in the ranks, left and right, everyone is in the heart, fish and water are for example, and the hero of the world is also." ”

When Xun Shuang heard this, he laughed and said, "This Cao Mengde, but he thinks of himself as Xu Zijiang?" Tasting people everywhere? ”

Xun Yu smiled: "It seems to be so." ”

Xun Shuang slowly knocked on the table: "But speaking of Xu Shao, I think of one thing, I heard that Cao Cao used to coerce Xu Shao to give him a review?" ”

Xun Yu said: "Back then, Meng De once placed a generous gift to Shao, Xu Zi will look down on him, and then he was threatened by Meng De, and Zi will have no choice but to give him a comment: the traitor of Qingping, the hero of troubled times." ”

Xun Shuang shook his head and sighed: "Heroes are not heroes, regardless of whether they are heroes, this traitor is quite accurate, he is young, he doesn't do anything in Luoyang, he thinks about this all day long, he ponders that, and the name of a traitor is commensurate!" ”

Speaking of this, Xun Shuang looked at Xun Yu and said, "Do you think this Cao Cao may become the one who maintains order!" ”

Xun Yu is very fair: "Talent is enough, the situation is unknown." ”

Xun Shuang pondered for a long time, then waved his hand to Xun Yu and said, "I already know what you said today, and go back to rest, two days later, we should come up with a plan and make a decision." ”

……

Two days later, Xun Shuang gathered all the sons and nephews of the Xun family again.

Then, he asked his sons and nephews how to go about the future of the Xun family.

Most of the people still said that cooperating with Yuan Shao in Nanyang was the best choice for the Xun family.

Xun Shuang didn't refute them, but he came up with a new idea.

"In the case of the Xun family, it is the Yuan family that should be the most important, but today, the states and counties have shown a trend of juxtaposition and separation, at this time, although the Xun people still need to take the Yuan family as the leader, but other local forces should not be neglected."

Xun Yu, who had been silent, heard this and admired Xun Shuang's foresight.

It seems that Uncle Six is planning to bet on all aspects, and no one will fall!

Sure enough, I heard Xun Shuang continue: "Since Dong Zhuo summoned the old man to Beijing in the name of the Son of Heaven, and the old man went to the appointment, what does it matter?" However, the old man is old, and he is no longer enough to support the great cause of the Xun family, and as the handsome figure of the next generation of the Xun family, he should support the task of the Xun family's prosperity in Yingchuan in the future. ”

When he said this, he saw Xun Shuang stretch out a few fingers and said: "Today's big man, where should he go in the future, the old man is clumsy and can't see through it, so he can only make a comprehensive layout...... I thought about it again and again, like Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Jian...... Maybe there will be others in the future, but as long as they have the ability to help the Yingchuan Xun clan prosper, there must be someone in my Xun family, do you understand what the old man means? ”

Xun's sons and nephews are all smart people, so they naturally understand the meaning of Xun Shuang's words.

This is to let them, the new generation of the best people in the clan, divide into several waves, and go to the prestigious local shepherds in various places to meet the subordinates.

It's really a big move!

But if you think about it, it's the best way to do it.

There was hardly any controversy, and everyone in the room spoke in favor.

Then, it's time to choose the people who will go to the various forces.

Xun Shuang complied with the call of the imperial court and went to Luoyang, but he was too old, if he went alone, it would still be a little unsafe after all, if something happened, it would be too late to regret it.

Originally, Xun Shuang's son Xun Di planned to accompany Xun Shuang to Luoyang, but in the end, Xun Shuang chose another person, that is, his grandson, Xun You.

Although Xun You is a grandchild, but the age is similar to Xun Yu, Xun Di and others, he is even five years older than Xun Yu, the general He Jin had conquered Xun Yu in the past, but Xun You has not yet arrived in Luoyang, He Jin died, so Xun You finally returned to Yingchuan.

And there are many Xun family members who want to go to Yuan Shao.

Including Xun Yue, Xun Yan, Xun Yan and other family elites all want to go to Nanyang County.

In the end, after some discussion, Xun Shuang personally instructed Xun Yue and Xun Yu to go.

And Xun Shuang's son Xun Di went to Shouchun to defect to Yuan Shu.

In the end, Xun Shuang set his eyes on Xun Yu's body.

"Wen Ruo."

"Yes."

"Before, you mentioned General Zuo Liu Jian in front of everyone, and this time you will go to Yecheng, are you willing?"

Xun Yu smiled faintly and did not hesitate.

He stood up and saluted Xun Shuang: "Sixth uncle, rest assured, my nephew will live up to the sixth uncle's entrustment." ”

Xun Yan is Xun Yu's third brother, and now he heard that Xun Yu was going to go to Hebei immediately, and he was really a little worried.

For the sake of the clan, the younger brother was sacrificed to marry the eunuch since he was a child, which was extremely unfair to him, and now he is still sent to such a distant place......

"Uncle, Hebei is far away from Yingchuan, Wen Ruo is alone to the other side, there is no root and no Ping, there are two Yuan on the side of Yingchuan, how to instruct him to go so far, people leave their hometowns, and Hebei Duowang clan, Wen Ruo goes over there, what if he is not reused by Liu Jian?"

Without waiting for Xun Shuang to answer, he heard Xun Yu smile and said: "Brother, it is my own idea to set off for Hebei to my uncle, and it has nothing to do with the sixth uncle...... This is all for our Xun family, although the distance is farther, but Jizhou is a prosperous place after all, Liu Deran is also a person with lofty ideals, even if he will not be entrusted to me, he will not be treated lightly, brother rest assured! ”

Xun Yu said this, and Xun Yan had no choice.

He turned his head to look at Xun Yu and said, "Why don't you go to Hebei for your brother?" ”

Xun Yu shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother and brothers, I don't care about Liu Jian in Jizhou, if you go like this, how can you be in harmony with him?" In fact, I am still more interested in this general Zuo, and I am the only one, so I am suitable for a try. ”

Xun Yan listened and sighed.

So far, he can only say four words to Xun Yu:

"Wen Ruo, cherish."

……

……

In a blink of an eye, it was the end of the year, and in a blink of an eye, it was already three years of early peace, the north was cold, and the busy farming season had passed.

Looking back on this year, the harvest was quite abundant, the population of Jizhou was growing day by day, the more grain and grass were hoarded, and Yishe gathered a large number of talents for Liu Jian, and now even Qingzhou was indirectly controlled by Liu Jian.

There are more and more members of the Hebei Business and Trade Association, and although this chamber of commerce is nominally a non-governmental organization, it is in fact an organization led by the Jizhou government to control and monopolize the commercial channels in Hebei.

Liu Jian attaches great importance to the proportion of members, and most of the people who can join the business and trade organizations are mainly the Shu people in Hebei...... Well, that's fine, but at a cost.

Anyway, this business association must have a balanced membership, and no matter which side of the force is allowed to overwhelm the Jizhou government headed by Liu Jian, this is the purpose of the association's program.

Liu Jian was able to raise more and more soldiers, but he was not in a hurry to expand the army, but only increased the number of soldiers and horses little by little, and then ordered Xu Rong to urge the princes and kings of the two states to expand the recruitment.

The increase in the number of soldiers and horses of the princes and kings is equivalent to the increase in Liu Jian's soldiers, but in the eyes of outsiders, this has nothing to do with him, and it is completely in the past.

The four words "supporting the army and respecting themselves" will never have anything to do with him.

His two sons have also gradually grown up, and the eldest son Liu Ji is four years old, can run and jump, and has a cheerful personality.

The second son, Liu Yu, is also more than two years old, and he is endearing.

And Yuan Ji's son Yuan Chong, who was adopted by Liu Jian as a righteous son at the age of six, although he still thinks about his mother from time to time, but under the care of the two stepmothers Zheng Ci and Bian Yuer, he gradually regained his cheerful personality, and his smile gradually increased, and he was also very familiar with Liu Jian's two children.

Liu Bei's wife, Cao's daughter, was taken to Qingzhou by him.

Gongsun Zan and Guan Yu did not return to Youzhou for the time being, but set up their soldiers and horses in Qingzhou, and then returned to the division after this winter.

Although the millions of yellow scarves in Qingzhou are placed in Jizhou and Qingzhou Tuntian, after all, it is winter, not the busy season for farming, and they need to be closely watched during this time to avoid any problems.

After this winter, after the millions of people of the Yellow Turban Army were in place, and everything was sorted out smoothly and on the right track, they dared to return to Youzhou with confidence.

According to the information brought back by Liu Jian's spies, on the side of Youzhou, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun seem to be about to do something.

It doesn't matter, now I'm not afraid that you won't do anything, I'm afraid that you won't act.

Liu Jian is now waiting for these two bastards to jump out.

However, the news of Youzhou's rebellion did not wait, but there was bad news from the Zhongshan Kingdom.

Zhen Yi, the head of the Zhen family, did not survive this winter after all, and died of illness.

Others don't care, but since Liu Jian arrived in Jizhou as a pastor, Zhen Yi is really very interesting to himself.

He fulfilled his original promise to himself, and when Liu Jian was in charge of Jizhou, he used the strength of the entire Zhen family to help Liu Jian control power in Jizhou and override all the clans.

Liu Jian can have today's words in Jizhou, I have to say that Zhen Yi has indeed paid a lot of hard work.

Of course, he didn't do good things for Liu Jian in vain, he was eager to tie the Zhen family to Liu Jian's chariot.

Zhen Yi is also quite able to survive, how many doctors said that he should have died a year and a half ago, but he never thought that he had survived two more spring and autumn seasons in a daze.

Perhaps, it was the success of the cooperation with Liu Jian that gave him hope in his heart and was able to persist until now.

But no matter what happened at the beginning, the current Zhen Yi is indeed gone.

As Liu Jian's right-hand man, now that he is seriously ill and has died, Liu Jian naturally wants to go to Zhen's house in person to mourn.

The Zhen family is also a big family with a head and a face in Hebei, and the father-in-law is dead, and there are many mourners in the Quartet, but when it comes to identity, Liu Jian should be the most.

After arriving at Zhen's house, Zhen Yi's second sons Zhen Yan and Zhen Yao personally greeted Liu Jian.

After paying tribute to Zhen Yi's spiritual seat, the two sons of the Zhen family led Liu Jian to the main hall of the Zhen family's back garden and asked Liu Jian to sit on the throne.

Zhen Yi died only thirty years from the right, and his two sons are now only at the age of weak crowns, Zhen Yan is sixteen years old, and Zhen Yao is fifteen years old.

Not long after, Zhen Yi's original partner Zhang brought her other five daughters to ask Liu Jian for peace.

The whole family was wearing soap clothes and asked Liu Jian for peace.

Liu Jian was a little embarrassed, the man had just died, and the whole family was busy with the funeral and hit the back of the head, and now they all came to him to say goodbye, which really made him feel a little upset.

Zhang took the lead and led a group of children to kneel down for Liu Jian, and even her youngest daughter Zhen Mi, a five-year-old girl, also followed.

Liu Jian hurriedly helped with his empty hand and said, "Mrs. Sister-in-law, why is this?" Hurry up, please! Hurry up, please! ”

Led by Zhang, the Zhen family not only did not get up, but they all cried "woo woo".

Especially Zhen Yi's wife, Zhang, cried the most.

And those children, thinking that they had been instructed by the Zhang family in advance, were also a strong howl.

Five-year-old Zhen Mi also grinned, but it was obvious that the little girl couldn't cry at all, she could only howl with thunder and no rain.

I didn't see the tears, but the big snot ran down my lips.

Who would have thought that the five-year-old girl who ate the big snot soup in front of her would be the Empress Wenzhao Zhen of the Great Wei Dynasty, who would be famous in later generations.

Liu Jian looked at the family in front of him helplessly, and sighed: "Mrs. Sister-in-law, if you have anything to say, just tell me, when Brother Zhen was alive, he had a gentleman's appointment with Liu, and he took the Zhen family as the backing to help him stand in Jizhou, in return, the matter of the Zhen family will be my Liu Jian's matter in the future, if Mrs. has anything to say, just say it, it doesn't have to be like this!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the effect was immediate, and Zhang instantly stopped his tears.

She looked up at the helpless Liu Jian, and said: "Thanks to the general's refusal to give up, and still thinking about my husband, he left early at a young age, leaving us orphans and widows, I am really afraid that the general will dislike us, and leave us alone!" Therefore, I hope that the general will forgive his sins! ”

"Alright, alright!" Liu Jian stretched out his hand helplessly, lifted her up, and said, "Get up first, let's discuss what is the matter." ”

"General Xie!"

Only then did Zhang take his seven children and stand up.

Liu Jian looked at the young widowed Zhang family, as well as a bunch of cubs behind him, and felt that the tooth flower was a little painful.

The eldest child, Zhen Yan, is already sixteen years old, and Zhen Yi died in his thirties this year.

In other words, Zhen Yan had this son at the age of sixteen, and she made Zhang pregnant at the age of fifteen.

And I heard that Zhen Yan has a brother Zhen Yu who didn't support him...... It is estimated that when she is pregnant with Zhen Yu, she may be thirteen or fourteen years old.

Liu Jian looked around at the seven Zhen family cubs beside Zhang's side, from sixteen to five, from all ages......

Alas, since the age of thirteen, he began to have children, and once he has to reach the age of thirty, it is really done!

No wonder life is so short, this Yang Yuan leaked so early, and he gave birth to a child so crazy, it's strange that he can live a long time.

Liu Jian looked at Zhang and said, "Mrs. Sister-in-law, if you have any requests, even if you put it forward, if you can help, Liu will never shirk it." ”

Zhang wiped his tears and said: "When my husband was dying, I had a long-cherished wish, but I was afraid that the general would not allow it. ”

Liu Jian said solemnly: "What's the matter? But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

Zhang wept and said: "My husband's last wish is to take me and the general as concubines. ”

"What?!" When Liu Jian heard this, his face suddenly turned pale.

Not only Liu Jian, but Zhang's two sons were also a little stupid when they heard this.

Zhang was stunned when he saw this, then reacted, and hurriedly changed his words: "Shicai is in a hurry, he said something wrong, don't blame the general...... My husband's last wish is to take my eldest daughter and the general as concubines, and I hope that the general will allow it. ”

After that, he stretched out his hand to greet his eldest daughter Zhen Jiang and came to Liu Jian.