When Xun You left, he felt that the sky was high and the clouds were light, and he was refreshed.

That strong sense of accomplishment made him walk as if he was drunk and dizzy.

He and the emperor actually completed the great event of taking scholars.

He knew very well that this was a great deed that would surely lead him into exile for all eternity.

And his Xun You's name will also be passed down with the imperial court year after year.

"Xun servant shooting, let's go drink some together?"

On the street, he bumped into Cao Ren and Cao Hong.

Recently, there has been nothing in the city, and the generals are generally either drinking or on the way to drink.

"No, no." Xun You was just a thought, so he immediately refused.

He also had to discuss with Xun Yu, Chen Lin and others about the disposal of the rebellious family.

"Let's go, let's have a drink." Cao Hongshen said to Xun Yu mysteriously, "Your Majesty has opened a new inn in the city, which has big elbows, and it will open on the first day of today, and you will be given money for eating meat and drinking for free." ”

"Your Majesty's advantage is not something that can be taken advantage of at any time, do you still have to hesitate?"

Xun You was stunned and asked, "When did Your Majesty open the inn?" ”

He was with the emperor almost all the time, and he didn't even know about it.

"Xun Servant doesn't even know about shooting?" Cao Hong and Cao Ren were both a little shocked.

Xun You shook his head, "Don't hide it from the two of you, I really don't know about this matter." ”

Cao Ren secretly glanced at Xun Yu and said with a smile: "This is not a big deal, it is actually reasonable for Xun Yu not to know." Although His Majesty has great trust in the servant and asks about everything, such a trivial matter is actually unnecessary. ”

"Let's go, let's go and see." Xun You became interested and said.

He was only slightly surprised by this matter, and did not mean to be dissatisfied with the emperor.

The emperor has things he doesn't know, it's normal.

The location of the inn is not far from the single father's mansion, the same in the east of the city, and it takes less than a quarter of an hour to walk.

When the three of them arrived, there was a lot of traffic here, and it was so lively.

The rhythm of the war was disrupted, and the panicked single father city seems to have regained its former vitality because of this inn.

"This inn is also called the Sunset Inn." Cao Hong looked up at the plaque and said, "I don't know if the elbows made by the Sunset Inn here are as delicious as the Sunset Inn in the Sunset Pavilion." ”

"Your Majesty should change your name, it's too awkward to say."

Xun You said indifferently: "Maybe Your Majesty likes the sunset, let's go, let's go in." ”

The inn was full of people, exclamations, and shouts came and went.

Several men with missing arms, lame legs, or hideous scars on their faces are shuttling among them to order food and serve food.

"These running halls are different from the inns in the Sunset Pavilion, and they don't look so beautiful." Cao Hong quipped.

Xun You looked at it for a moment and said, "They are all wounded soldiers on the battlefield. ”

"Where did Xun Gong see it?" Cao Ren was a little surprised.

He led his soldiers to fight in the east and west, but he didn't see the identities of these people.

"Guess." Xun You smiled and said, "Look at their capable way of doing things, guess." ”

Cao Ren nodded, "When you say that, I look like it." ”

"If it doesn't look like it, it will be clear when you ask." Xun You said.

The three of them went up to the second floor, ordered Cao Hong's big elbow, and asked for two jars of wine.

When the food was served, Xun You took the opportunity to stop the man running the hall and asked, "Dare to ask who the owner of this place is?" ”

The man clasped the tray upside down in his only remaining right hand, looked at Xun You and the three of them with a smile and said, "Xun Junshi, the two generals Cao, and the last general Wang Kang, are barely the owners of this place. ”

"I noticed it when the three of them came in."

"It turns out that you are really a general in the army, whose subordinate are you? It's good, why did you come here to open an inn? Your Majesty asked you to drive it? Cao Hong's gossip soul boiled instantly, and his eyes were about to really glow.

Wang Dang smiled honestly and nodded a little shyly, "It is indeed His Majesty's order to open an inn here." ”

"The last general......" He looked at Cao Hong, and suddenly became hesitant.

"What's wrong with you?" Cao Hong asked with some puzzlement.

"The last general is your general...... Underling. Wang Dare said.

Cao Hong froze......

In the unbelievable eyes of Cao Ren and Xun You, he covered his forehead and muttered: "Your Majesty's training is too good, the captains restrain the soldiers of each battalion, and I don't need to worry about anything at all, I just need to take the lead in killing the enemy, so ......"

"Besides, my memory is not very good, I really can't remember it."

Cao Ren glared at Cao Hong, "It's all counted, but there are only ten captains, what can't you remember?" ”

"For me, that's a lot." Cao Hong muttered.

Cao Ren glared angrily, "You can't remember the name, but you don't even recognize it." He has opened an inn here, and you don't even know that how do you explain to Your Majesty by leading the troops like this? ”

Cao Hong looked at Wang Kang and said, "I have some impressions now. ”

"But I'm not here to avoid suspicion, I'm a general in wartime, and if it's not wartime, I'll stand a little farther away, and it's good for everyone."

"We, the Cao clan and the Xiahou brothers, are generals in the army, and now they are each leading the troops. If I were Your Majesty, I would have watched this family all lead my soldiers around me, and I wouldn't be able to sleep well anyway. ”

With this sentence, Cao Ren's face changed.

Cao Hong's reason was too strong, so strong that he not only did not have the slightest reason to refute it, but even wanted to follow suit immediately.

"General Wang, you might as well sit down and have a drink together." Xun You greeted.

"Dare to disobey!" Wang Dang was quite restrained next to half a chair and sat down on Cao Hong's side.

Xun You glanced at Cao Ren, who was a little dazed, and said, "Since Your Majesty reuses you, he must trust you." ”

Cao Ren shook his head, "It's different, I think we should write to His Majesty and order me to wait for wartime as a general, and I have no power in my spare time." ”

"Isn't that what it is now?" Xun You asked rhetorically, "It's wartime now. ”

Otherwise, how can there be a title captain, with ten captains, tens of thousands of troops?

Cao Ren was stunned, and suddenly laughed, "It seems that I really am too worried, it is all Zilian's trouble, and his words can scare me a lot." If you do the math, my brother has six leaders, which is not light, but also scary. ”

"General Zixiao is so cowardly, then I might as well scare you again, your Cao clan and Xiahou clan have already occupied half of the court." Xun You said deliberately.

Cao Ren looked north and said in a deep voice: "Thanks to Your Majesty's trust!" ”

Xun You shook his head and smiled, then looked at Wang Kang again and asked, "General Wang, can you tell me about opening an inn here?" I was a little curious about this. ”

Wang Dang said briskly: "Why not. ”

He shook his empty sleeves and said regretfully: "Chen Liu's battle, my arm is gone." Although I can still use a knife in my right hand to cut down the enemy, His Majesty will not allow us to go into battle again. ”

"Zhao Huangmen came to the army to find us, gave us a lot of money, and the last general led the disabled soldiers in the army to open this inn here. After earning the money, the capital will be returned to the Central Tibetan Government, and the profits will be returned to His Majesty, 40% will be us, and the remaining 50% will be used to support the disabled soldiers and the families of the fallen soldiers. ”

After Cao Ren and Xun You listened, they couldn't help but be in awe.

But Cao Hong asked a very sharp question, "What if you lose?" Isn't everyone gone? ”

Cao Ren glared at him with a look, "You shallow puppet!" ”

"I'm ...... Isn't that a real problem? Cao Hong said unhappily.

Wang Dang explained with a smile: "If you lose, you will come out in reverse." In the same way, Your Majesty takes 10%, and we take 40% to support the families of the disabled and fallen soldiers. We can lose, but their business as usual. ”

"Actually, I think we shouldn't be able to lose, today is only the first day of opening, but our capital has come back, and then I just need to be careful, so I shouldn't be hungry."

"There is a monthly quota for the families of the disabled and the fallen soldiers, and they will not continue to provide for them after they reach the age of 16."

Xun You listened again and again.

His admiration for the emperor was no longer known in words to express at this moment.

It can be said that with this inn alone, the emperor has subdued the hearts of the people.

Tens or even hundreds of thousands of soldiers are nothing.

In this way, the families of the disabled and fallen soldiers can be provided, and that is what benefits all soldiers.

Behind every soldier is a family.

After they received their salaries, they were already fighting bravely, risking their lives to earn military merits.

If they confirmed that even if they died in battle, the imperial court could provide for their families, what kind of scene would it be, Xun You couldn't imagine it.

What the future will look like, Xun You dare not assert.

But in this current situation where the smoke is everywhere and the people are struggling to make a living, the soldiers will take the lead bravely and sacrifice their lives for the battle!

This seemingly simple move of the emperor has a far-reaching meaning and impact.

"Your Majesty, this is the real strategy, and the decisive victory is thousands of miles away." Cao Ren couldn't help but sigh.

"That's a good thing." Cao Hong stared straight at the steaming elbow, "Otherwise, let's talk while eating?" ”

Xun You chuckled and beckoned: "Eat, eat, don't let General Zilian's saliva swallow this delicacy." ”

Cao Hong snorted and smiled awkwardly, "Food, don't be negative!" ”

"Yes, yes, don't be negative, hurry up and eat it!" Cao Ren said angrily.

Xun Yu ate slowly and methodically and asked Wang Kang, "Are there many disabled soldiers in this inn?" ”

"Originally, there weren't many, but three hundred." Wang dared to say.

"Wait, three hundred people are called...... Not much? Cao Hong, who was gobbling up, couldn't even care about eating when he heard this.

Wang Dang smiled slightly and explained: "That's the case, our errand is actually quite complicated, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks and other livestock, we all need to raise ourselves, and this matter alone needs dozens of people, because there are many people." ”

"This inn itself needs about thirty people to run up and down with their hands and feet, and probably all of them are like me, with good legs and a broken arm."

"We still have delivery, that is, some rich and noble people don't want to come too far, but they want to eat a bite of our inn, you can say hello in advance, or call someone to come and let you know, and wait for us to send it to others."

"We also cultivate some vegetables by ourselves, which is not a quota in people's hands, so the more the merrier."

"Oh, by the way, we still make our own wine, although we haven't started yet."

Cao Hong's expression was dull, and he muttered, "You guys...... It shouldn't be an inn, right? ”

Wang dared to say: "Your Majesty said that this is called opening up sources and reducing expenditure, controlling the cost or what, that Zhao Huangmen explained quickly, he himself didn't seem to remember clearly, anyway, probably, we can do it ourselves, try to do it ourselves, self-sufficient, don't buy it!" ”

"Originally, there were just 300 people, and the manpower was very tight. But some of the brothers in the back, even if they had broken their arms, did not want to lie down and accept our offerings, so they had to help with some work, and in a few days there were more people, and now there are more than 500 people. ”

Xun You sighed: "Your Majesty really counted everything that can be counted. ”

"It's that in the future, the single father Ling and the lieutenant should not be able to do well."

Wang Dang smiled shyly and pretended not to hear Xun You's words.

After being full of wine and food, Xun Yu proposed to withdraw early because he still had to discuss things with Xun Yu and others.

Although the drinks were free today, Xun Yu still settled the drinks at the checkout.

Out of the Sunset Inn, Cao Hong couldn't help but sigh again: "Why is Your Majesty only fifteen years old, it's not like it at all!" ”

"Do you think that if Your Majesty were ninety-five years old, it would be appropriate to do these things?" Xun You asked with a smile.

"Ninety-five is a bit late, thirty-five is about the same." Cao Hong didn't hear Xun You's ridicule, and said with a straight look.

Cao Ren slapped Cao Hong on the back of the head and scolded: "Don't embarrass me, Your Majesty sleepwalks in the Three Thousand Worlds, do others have this qualification?" Other people, even if they are two hundred and five, may not understand doing these things. ”

Xun You didn't know what he was thinking, nodded absentmindedly, and said vaguely, "It makes sense, let's go." ”

Cao Hong watched Xun You go away, touched the back of his head and asked, "This is obviously a great thing, why does Xun Junshi seem to have something on his mind?" ”

Cao Ren sneered: "If you can think of the problems he is thinking about, it is time for you to be the military advisor." ”

"You don't understand either?" Cao Hong asked.

Cao Ren walked slowly with his hands behind his back, blended into the crowd, and said, "I naturally know. The Sunset Inn is good for everything, everything is fine, but it's just ...... There are a lot of people. ”

"Even if they are missing arms and legs, they are also elites who came out of the West Garden, and they can fight when they pick up a knife! Five hundred, not a small number, they can overturn the single father's mansion in the blink of an eye, do you believe it or not? ”

Cao Hong seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and said: "I must believe it, how can I not believe it!" During the battle of Chenliu, we overturned 9,000 soldiers and horses in one round, and a county government is a fart! ”

"So, aren't you worried?" Cao Ren asked with a comfortable burp.

"Why should I be worried? Should I be worried? Cao Hong frowned and asked puzzled.

These words made Cao Ren lose his temper, and said helplessly: "Okay, you really don't need to worry. ”

"Why the hell?" Cao Hong asked.

"Because there are too many people, it's easy to get into trouble!" Cao Ren almost whispered this sentence.

Cao Hong pursed his lips, "What a profound reason I thought, it turned out to be such a simple reason, you can't think of it when Your Majesty thinks of it?" If there are more people, it won't be over, and Shanyang County is not only a single county, but several! ”

"Hurry up and open one in Changyi tomorrow, this manpower is not enough, there are more!"

Cao Ren: ......

After a long time, he said quietly: "Don't say that you are stupid in the future, I am ashamed of myself!" ”

……

After a little stop for half a month, Shan Father City was once again awakened by the sound of the hooves of the war horse.

From dawn until noon.

There are 11 cities in Shanyang County, with 110,000 households.

Liu Wei personally issued an order to dispatch ten soldiers and horses to recover the remaining ten cities except for Shan Father.

This time, he did not transfer any of the generals.

All of them are the captains of each department who lead their own troops, the captains of the tuntian selected by Xun Yu who accompany him, and the captains of each county selected from the army.

"The war has reached this point, the enemy's vision is clear, and my vision is also clear." Liu Wei was walking in the city, and suddenly sighed, "Those superfluous delusions, now anyone can throw them away." ”

He was followed by Xun's uncle and nephew, Chen Lin and others.

No one could hear what the emperor meant.

"I also tried to lobby, and it really gave them face." Liu Wei said, "In the end, everything still has to be spoken with fists." ”

Xun Yu said: "It was they who gave up the last chance to live. ”

Liu Wei's mood was a little complicated, he shook his head and smiled: "I just think...... When the wall fell and everyone pushed it, I became the wall and felt weird, which of you can explain it for me? ”

"Your Majesty, freezing three feet is not a day's cold, this is not Your Majesty's fault!" Xun Yu said, "Children and grandchildren must inevitably inherit the sins of their fathers, but they cannot bear the sins of their ancestors." The calamity in front of the court is not because of the things in front of it, it is like the rhizome of a tree that spreads out, and it can be pushed backwards to several generations of the first emperor, and it exploded violently when the first emperor was in front of him. ”

Liu Wei didn't want to express this meaning, but he accepted Xun Yu's statement.

The real complexity of his heart comes from the conflict between the reality in front of him and the history that he is watching as a latecomer.

"Where the soldiers are going next, you can discuss it as soon as possible." Liu Wei said.

Xun You suddenly said: "Your Majesty, please forgive the ministers for taking the liberty of talking about the Sunset Inn first." ”

"But what's the problem?" Liu Wei asked.

"Your Majesty's whimsical and thoughtful thinking makes the ministers extremely admirable." Xun You said, "The minister just thinks that there are too many people, and more than 500 soldiers who have retired from the battlefield, if they are loyal, they will definitely be able to play an unimaginable huge help." But if they get together with bad intentions and conquer a city from within, all they need is swords and guns in their hands. ”

"Your Majesty's move, the minister didn't feel anything wrong, but just felt that the manpower should be dispersed."

Liu Wei laughed, "I still think it's something, you should ask Xun Wenruo about it." ”

Xun Yu looked slightly stunned, but in a blink of an eye, he understood what the emperor meant.

Xun Yu looked at Xun Yu suspiciously.

"The Sunset Inn is probably also one of the fields that His Majesty has tuned." Xun Yu said, "The craft of cooking is not achieved overnight, teaching one person, and then asking him to teach a group of people, and then scattering everywhere. ”

Xun You suddenly said, "I see, but the minister is too worried, please forgive your majesty." ”

"A wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, and there is nothing wrong with it." Liu Wei revealed the matter with a faint sentence, and then said, "After Yuan Shao took a head-on blow, he began to pretend to be dead to me again, and I didn't see him unite all the soldiers and horses to fight against me. ”

"Where the soldiers will go next, you need to be cautious. In addition to Yuan Shao and others, there are the Yellow Turban Army and the remnants of the Southern Xiongnu raging in the surrounding area, where to fight next, who to fight first, is a headache. ”

The situation from Shanyang to the east is so complicated that Liu Wei has a headache when he looks at it.

Strictly speaking, no matter what kind of soldiers and horses it is, it is now the enemy that he, the emperor, needs to deal with.

"The minister thought that he could first conquer Taishan County and remove the Taishan thieves." Xun Yu said, "Since Shanyang County is conquered, the imperial court must take into account the rest and recuperation of Shanyang County and the war. ”

"The imperial court has used a lot of manpower and material resources to restore the livelihood of Shanyang County, and if it is detoured by the enemy, it will be wasted."

"When Lu Bu arrives with his army, he can contain Liu Biao and Yuan Shu in the south, and at this time, to the north, Xianketai County is a good opportunity."

"The minister seconded the proposal." Xun You also said, "General Cao Mengde can be ordered to move his troops to Changyi, thinking that it is a deterrent, and at the same time beware of the enemy from the east!" ”

After Liu Wei left Cheng'an, he left Cao Cao behind to watch out for movements in the north.

"Wang Kuang, who are you familiar with?" Liu Wei asked.

The situation in Taishan County is not very simple, there are three lines of soldiers and horses, and Wang Kuang, who is on Yuan Shao's side, is the largest force.