Li Ru didn't care about Jia Xu, his eyes were firm, and he said to Dong Zhuo loudly: "Dong Gong, the northern states have experienced repeated wars, and the people are tired, so they used all the money and food to appease the people, and even borrowed a lot of money!" Nowadays, the imperial court does not talk about the money and food for sending troops, even if it is the money of hundreds of officials, it can't be given! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if you miss it, your subordinates are afraid that Dong Gong will regret it! ”

Dong Zhuo listened to Li Ru's words, his expression moved, and his face was obviously hesitant and struggling.

Guo Yan was decisive, raised his hand and said: "Dong Gong, what Li Junshi said is reasonable. Now the imperial court is afraid that Dong Gong will send troops, and even Zhang Wen has moved out, it can be seen that his heart is weak, at this opportunity, it is better to send troops, occupy a larger territory, expand his strength, just wait for the collapse of the imperial court, why worry about Dong Gong's great cause! ”

Hua Xiong followed closely and said: "Dong Gong, his subordinates also agree, when the imperial court recovers, they will come to deal with us!" ”

Niu Fu, as Dong Zhuo's adopted son and son-in-law, has a relatively special status, and he really wants to 'second' it, but Jia Xu was recommended by him after all, and the relationship between the two is very good, so he hesitated and didn't say anything.

Dong Zhuo looked left and right, and his face was full of indecisiveness.

Seeing this, Li Ru said more and more gloomily: "Dong Gong, not only is the imperial court weak, but Liu Biao, Yuan Shao, Sun Jian and others in the south are all resting, just waiting for the big war to carve up the territory." Dong Gong Taoguang has been obscure for many years, and this is a good opportunity to send troops to capture Xuzhou, advance and retreat, and go south and north and west, this world, let Dong Gong gallop! ”

Dong Zhuo's heart was beating wildly, his eyes widened, and he sat up straight suddenly, and he was about to make a decision.

Jia Xu opened his mouth unhurriedly at this time, and said: "Cao Cao's move, whether it is unintentional or intentional, I am afraid that I will say two things." ”

Li Ru snorted coldly and said, "Everyone in the world knows that Cao Cao acted without authorization, how can it be fake?" Now Zhang Wen is here to clean up the aftermath of Cao Cao. What does Brother Jia mean by pushing back and blocking? ”

Jia Xu was calm and said, "If it's all a trick? ”

Seeing that Jia Xu had moved here, Li Ru became more and more disdainful in his heart, and said to Dong Zhuo again: "Gong Dong, the imperial court has no money and food now!" ”

Dong Zhuo's face was like iron, his eyes were round, and he looked at Jia Xu.

He came here from Luoyang, almost everything was planned by Jia Xu, although now with Li Ru, Dong Zhuo still trusts Jia Xu more.

Jia Xu has followed Dong Zhuo for so many years, where does he not understand Dong Zhuo, he groaned slightly, and said: "If Dong Gong can smoothly annex Lu Bu, the lower officials will have nothing to say." If not, you have to go south. ”

Dong Zhuo was just about to speak, but Jia Xu suddenly said again: "Dong Gong, I want to see Zhang Gong......"

Without waiting for Jia Xu to finish speaking, Li Ru rushed to say: "Dong Gong, his subordinates have a way to persuade Dong Zhuo to vote!" ”

Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru and Jia Xu, then looked at Niu Fu, Guo Yan, Hua Xiong and others, and hesitated: "Then, first like this, Wen Ru persuaded Lu Bu and Wen He to go to see Zhang Gong, and the others, don't move for the time being?" ”

Li Ru got what he wanted, and was naturally full of joy, and said loudly: "Dong Gong is wise!" ”

Jia Xu was noncommittal, looking at Li Ru, he glanced at the stains on the corner of his clothes, and frowned again, feeling very uncomfortable.

Dong Zhuo saw that he had no objections, and talked about other things with a smile.

After a long time, a group of people dispersed, and Jia Xu entered the backyard and came to Zhang Gong's house.

"Let him in." Without waiting for the guards to stop him, Zhang Wen's flat voice came from inside the door.

Jia Xu was dressed in white and strolled in.

When I entered the door, I saw Zhang Wen sitting at a small table, with tea on the table and a book in his hand, looking very calm.

Jia Xu stared for a moment, came closer, raised his hand and said, "......"

"Sit down."

Before Jia Xu could speak, Zhang Wen said, and then he couldn't leave the book, reached out to pick up the teacup, and took a sip of tea.

"Xie Zhanggong." Jia Xu smiled and sat down opposite Zhang Wen.

As soon as Jia Xufu sat down, he said, "Zhang Gong is here to find out what Dong Gong is real?" ”

Zhang Wen flipped through the book and said: "Before coming, Your Majesty said in person that if Dong Zhuodan has a disobedient move, the king will come instantly." ”

Jia Xu smiled even more and said, "If the imperial court really has this courage, why delay it for three or four years?" ”

Zhang Wen looked at the book, his tone was calm, and said: "Cao Cao has 50,000 soldiers in Qian County, 50,000 soldiers in Yanzhou Shanyang County, Huang Zhong, and 20,000 soldiers in Xu Rongtun in Langya County, Xuzhou. ”

Jia Xu's smile remained unchanged, and said: "Although there are not many fortresses in Peiguo and other places, it is still easy to delay for more than half a year, how much food does the imperial court have to support more than 100,000 troops for half a year?" ”

Zhang Wen was like a sculpture, except for the blink of an eye, there was no superfluous movement, and said: "The imperial court doesn't need to do anything, as long as the army is there." ”

Jia Xu also smiled undiminishedly, and said, "What if Dong Gongdong enters Xuzhou?" ”

"The court doesn't care." Zhang Wen answered immediately.

seemed to feel that he didn't say enough, and said: "The southern states, even if they are sunk, the imperial court will not care." ”

Jia Xu smiled a lot, his tone was a little more hearty, and said: "The 'new deal' of the imperial court needs the support of countless money and food, at least within five years, the treasury of the imperial court will be extremely empty, and it will not be able to make ends meet. The court doesn't care, but it can't. ”

Zhang Wen flipped the page and said: "Until now, the imperial court has not paid a penny. ”

Jia Xu had been observing Zhang Wen, and seeing that this old lady had no flaws at all, he couldn't help but secretly concentrate on himself, not daring to be careless, and said: "Dong Gong is not Yuan Shu, if Dong Gong makes a move, no one in the south is his opponent." ”

"I don't believe it." Zhang Wen said lightly.

Jia Xu couldn't see through Zhang Wen, and he couldn't guess the depth of the court, so he suddenly said: "Duke Dong wants Yuzhou Mu." ”

Zhang Wen was a little surprised, turned his head to look at Jia Xu, and said, "Why? ”

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Dong Gong doesn't go north." ”

Zhang Wen continued to read and said, "You are not qualified to ask for a price with the imperial court. ”

Jia Xu said: "If the imperial court does not agree, Dong Gong will call back to the state." ”

Zhang Wen's hand turned over the book, his gaze shifted from the book, and fell on Jia Xu's smirking face again, and said: "Dong Zhuo's reckless movement is the period of death." ”

"Waiting is death, it's better to fight." Jia Xu said.

Zhang Wen looked at Jia Xu, saw that his eyes were calm, he did not retreat, he was silent for a long time, and said: "Yangzhou Mu, whoever can destroy Yuan Shu is Yangzhou Mu, this is Your Majesty's will." Dong Zhuo wanted others, and he could snatch them from the imperial court with his soldiers and horses. ”

Jia Xu's fingers pinching the corners of his clothes paused slightly, and he also fell silent.

He tested the bottom line of Zhang Wen or the imperial court, but this bottom line was not what he wanted.

If the imperial court refuses to back down half a point, then Dong Zhuo, whether he goes east or south, will attract a strong blow from the imperial court.

From the fact that Yuan Shu once occupied Yang, Yuzhou, and most of Jingzhou and Jiaozhi, he was imposing, as if he could represent the Han Dynasty, but now he is dying and dying, Jia Xu understands from it that Dong Zhuo wants to achieve great things and faces many powerful opponents!

The Han court is indeed extremely weak, and 'the Han family will end' is still the general consensus of the vast majority of people.

But the court is weak, it does not mean that the heroes are weak, the place is the strong and strong of the scholars, and they continue to give birth to one hero after another, which come one after another in this troubled world, and emerge in endlessly.

Dong Zhuo is not ready to compete with the heroes and achieve great things!

According to Jia Xu's idea, it should be to occupy enough territory, sit and watch the changes in the situation, and wait for the opportunity, rather than rushing into Xuzhou, which has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times!

That place, whether it is the imperial court or the heroes, no one will let it go, and they will not condone the quiet development of a certain force there.

"Jingzhou Mu."

After a long time, Jia Xu raised his head, looked at Zhang Wen and said, "After Dong Gong destroyed Yuan Shu, he should be the pastor of Jingzhou." ”

Zhang Wen read the book again, his tone became more and more indifferent, and said: "That's all I can say, tell Dong Zhuo, give me an answer as soon as possible, I still have to go to condolence Tao Qian." ”

Tao Qian, Dong Zhuo, and Sun Jian were all Zhang Wen's subordinates.

Jia Xu was expressionless, and his heart was clear. Not only did he probe the bottom line of the imperial court, but Zhang Wen also probed Dong Zhuo's bottom line.

It's all a thousand-year-old fox!

But after a moment, Jia Xu laughed and said: "Now the initiative is in Dong Gong, Zhang Gong, and the imperial court can't withstand anyone's wind and rain." ”

Zhang Wen flipped through the book slowly and said, "Send a message to Dong Zhuo." ”

Jia Xu looked at half of Zhang Wen's side face for a long time, got up and raised his hand and said, "Retire." ”

Zhang Wen's eyes were always on the book, and he didn't seem to care about Jia Xu at all.

Jia Xu is gone.

As soon as Jia Xu left, Huangfu Jian, who was pretending to be a guard, sat opposite Zhang Wen with a long butt, and said with a strange expression: "Zhang Gong, what is this Jia Xu going to do?" ”

Zhang Wen put down the book, there was a hint of condensation on his face, and said, "Dong Zhuo is afraid that he can't help it." ”

Huangfu Jian Chang was not surprised, picked up Lin Yi casually, bit it up, and said: "I heard that Xuzhou and Jingzhou, Dong Zhuo's appetite is so big?" ”

Zhang Wen raised his head, looked in the direction where Jia Xu left, and said, "It's hard to say." Most of this Jia Xu's words are tentative or misleading, and they may not really return to Xiliang. ”

The Lin Yi in Huangfu Jian's mouth was not fragrant, and he bit it very slowly, and then twisted his brows and said, "To the west, isn't that going straight to Cao Cao?" And there are passes everywhere, Dong Zhuo would be so stupid? ”

"There is also the possibility of a detour."

Zhang Wen said, shook his head again, and said, "Jia Xu is right. Now the initiative is in Dong Zhuo's hands, and we can only wait and see what happens. ”

Huangfu put down Lin Yi and said, "You really can't strike first?" ”

Zhang Wen looked at him and said, "Didn't your father tell you?" ”

Huangfu blinked for a long time, and said in his heart, I am not familiar with my father.

"I haven't been back to Luoyang for years." Huangfu Jian lied without changing his face.

Zhang Wen nodded, but he did not doubt him, because his impression of this second son was still in the 'gentle' stage, and in recent years, he rarely heard of it again, and thought he was dead.

After being silent for a while, Zhang Wen said: "The imperial court may not have no spare strength, nor is it worried about falling into a long-term war of attrition. Instead, they were dragged into the chaos of the South. Yuan Shu, Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu don't say, Sun Jian, Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zhan, and that Liu Biao are not good at stubble. Once the imperial court gets involved, it will be difficult to get out again, so it can only fight endlessly......"

Huangfu Jian Chang suddenly understood the terrible consequences, and shook his head again and again: "What Zhang Gong said is, let's take a look." ”

Zhang Wen became more and more silent, looking at the desktop, his brows furrowed together.

Huangfu Jian picked up Lin Ye, and when he saw this, he asked, "What's wrong with Gong Zhang?" ”

Although Zhang Wen is quite controversial in terms of conduct, in the end, he is a bull in the era of Huangfu Song, and Huangfu is still very respectful.

Zhang Wen sighed lightly and said, "It's just a little emotional." The difference of a thought back then actually caused today's result. ”

When the Yellow Turban Army was conquered, Sun Jian persuaded him to kill Dong Zhuo, and Zhang Wen was actually moved, but after all, he had scruples again and again and did not start.

Huangfu Jian Chang didn't care, and said: "My father often said that time is also fate, and it is not up to anyone." However, Zhang Gongling really has no way to deal with Dong Zhuo? ”

Zhang Wen looked at him, took out a piece of paper from his arms, and said, "These few, who have received my favor, some small things, they should help you." ”

Huangfu opened it for a long time and found that there were six names, and a few of them were very familiar, so he immediately raised his hand happily and said: "I said that Zhang Wen will not run this trip in vain!" ”

Zhang Wen shook his head and said: "With my understanding of Dong Zhuo, this person is untrustworthy and suspicious, extremely mean to his subordinates, greedy for money and lustful, and self-cherishing, not a person who has achieved great things, although he is big for a while, his defeat will not be far away." The court still has to guard against others. ”

"Someone else? Who? Huangfu asked as he bit Lin Ye.

Zhang Wen glanced up at him and said, "Cao Cao." ”

Huangfu Jianchang was naturally clear about Cao Cao's affairs, and he hesitated a little, leaned over, and said in a low voice: "I have collected a lot of rumors from the government and the opposition, and I am very mean to Cao Cao. Cao Cao, is it really that harmful? ”

Zhang Wen's expression was a little solemn, and he said: "Whether it is Yuan Shu, Dong Zhuo or Sun Jian, they are just ambitious, but they are incapable. But Cao Cao is different, he is in the imperial court, and he has enough ability to give birth to a different heart in the future, and the person who overthrows the Han will be this person! ”

Seeing that Zhang Wen was so serious, Huangfu Jian slowly sat up straight and pondered.

He hasn't cared much about Cao Cao, and his memory is still stuck four or five years ago.

As a well-known gentleman in Luoyang City, he and Cao Cao naturally met, but because of the difference in age, the two did not have much contact.

However, Cao Cao's 'reputation' is like thunder, on the one hand, he is jealous and hateful, and decisive in killing, and on the other hand, he is uninhibited and lustful.

A few years ago, Cao Cao's reputation in Luoyang can be said to be extremely poor, especially after the eunuchs, when the obscenity of the twelve permanent servants shrouded Luoyang City.

But a few years later, Cao Cao's reputation changed greatly, from an 'incompetent man' who was disdained by scholars to a 'treacherous person', which made the government and the opposition very jealous.

Huangfu Jianchang didn't have a clear understanding yet, but from Zhang Wen's calm tone, he also noticed something unusual.

"Cao Cao, you won't mess around, will you?" Huangfu Jian thought for a long time and muttered to himself.

Calculating the time, the soldiers and horses of the forbidden army camp escorted by Zhang Xiu should also arrive in Qian County.

Cao Cao is in his hands, not to mention anything else, on the surface, at least 50,000 troops are in hand!

Zhang Wen's expression changed slightly, ignoring this layer, and immediately said: "Quick, write a letter to your father and order him to order Cao Cao not to move!" ”

The imperial court sent reinforcements to Cao Cao, and also reissued armor, money and food, if Cao Cao will be wrong, then something big will happen!

(End of chapter)