Great Wei Nengchen

But my neck was stiff, my eyes were sore, and I didn't see what I wanted to see. The 150 miles from Changshe County to Xuchang City, the countryside along the way was peaceful and peaceful. Although the people were not rich, they showed vitality!

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"The top-quality Sichuan silk is bright in color and durable. It only costs [-] yuan a piece. Don't miss it when you pass by!"

"The female cattle produced in Xiliang are strong and strong. They can plow the land, pull carts, and keep giving birth to calves. They only cost [-] yuan!"

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The team camped out for one night, and arrived at Xuchang City at noon the next day. Xu Shu was even more surprised by the scene in front of him. He saw that the city wall was tall, well-defended, and densely packed with watchtowers.

More importantly, Xuchang's city gates are wide open, business travelers are constantly coming and going, people come in and out at will, and they don't even have to pay the city entry tax. There is also a specially built acropolis, where countless goods gather, and the prices are much lower than those in the south. !

The prosperity and prosperity of Xuchang City far surpassed that of Jiangling City. Even the Xiangyang City before the war was ravaged by the flames of war, it was probably inferior. Only the Luoyang City in its heyday could be compared to it!

Since Xu Shu defected to Liu Bei, he has been thinking of assisting the Ming Lord, commanding the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, revitalizing the Han Dynasty again, and returning the common people to a peaceful world!

But if the people of the Central Plains are already living in a peaceful world, is there any point in the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and the revival of the Han Dynasty, dragging the world into war, and exchanging a name with a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood? Is this right or wrong?

"By the Prime Minister's order, my younger brother welcomes brother Yuan Zhi to enter the city. The mansion has been cleaned. Please enter the city and rest!"

"It turns out to be Brother Zuo Zhi. It's really troublesome. You and I haven't seen each other for more than ten years. I didn't expect to meet like this today!"

"It's all under the care of the Prime Minister, the younger brother is just running errands-please!"

"Please!"

Simpi greeted people at the gate of the city, and spoke modestly and politely. Xu Shu hurriedly got out of the car, cupped his fists and returned the salute, looking at each other with emotion!

The two were originally from the same hometown, and they traveled together to study, discuss culture, Taoism and military strategy, and they both set great ambitions. Now one is a high-ranking official in the court and the other is a prisoner.

Anyway, after all, it was a reunion from the same hometown. After the two exchanged a few pleasantries, Simpi saluted Xu's mother again, and then led the way and took the mother and son to settle down!

The place where I stayed was very close to the Xiangfu. It was a medium-sized courtyard with three floors in the front and back, more than a hundred houses, Jiashan, gardens, and fish ponds. The decorations and decorations were just done, and the furniture and utensils were also extremely exquisite!

There are even more attendants, dozens of servants, kneeling and waiting at the gate, all of them keeping their eyes on each other, advancing and retreating politely, apparently specially trained, and there are more than a hundred men in armor who are responsible for the guards of this house, or Watch!

Next, Xu Chu and Xin Pi bid farewell and left, while Xu Shu's mother and son settled down, lived in daily life, was taken care of, except that they couldn't go out, everything else was fine!

"A real man -- you can't be moved by poverty, you can't be lewd by wealth, you can't be subdued by might... Now it's on my head!"

Xu Shu is such a smart person, he knows that Cao Cao treats each other with generous gifts, greets him with cars, and gives him a mansion. He just wants to soften himself and take it for his own use!

But loyal ministers don't care about the two masters. Since I have assisted Uncle Liu Huang, I will never betray. I would rather add an ax to my body and lose my head than to be a traitor. It's just my old mother, I'm afraid it will be unlucky together!

What Xu Shu expected was exactly the same. On the third day of his stay, brothers Xin Pi and Xin Ping came to visit. More than a dozen people who accompanied him were all from Yingchuan.

But at the banquet, Xu Shu fought against the crowd with one enemy, not moved by wealth, not confused by words, and insisted on the word 'loyalty', which made everyone speechless!

Taking Boyi Shuqi brothers as an example, Xin Pi and Xin Ping were ashamed, and finally retreated with their sleeves covering their faces. It's a big festival!

On the fifth day, Mi Heng and Jiang Gan, a group of eloquent scholars, came to the door and persuaded Xu Shu to submit to Cao Ying on the grounds that good birds choose trees to live in, and virtuous ministers choose masters to do things. Mother Xu scolded her in the name of righteousness...

On the seventh day, Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen came to the door with soldiers, ready to threaten with strong means. Unexpectedly, Xu Shu's mother and son were not afraid, dressed neatly and sat cross-legged in the hall. return in vain...

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A few days later, the escaped guard returned to Jiangling City without incident. When he heard the news of Xu Shu's arrest, Liu Bei and others went to the room in a hurry, intending to use force to rescue him, but they didn't dare to start a light war with Cao Ying!

I had no choice but to use Sun Qian as an envoy to come to Xuchang City day and night, willing to use the cities of two counties and 3 taels of gold in exchange for Xu Shu's mother and son to go back, but Cao Cao flatly refused!

Xu Shu's talent is by no means comparable to the cities of the two counties. Even if he refuses to submit to Cao Ying, he must not return it to Liu Bei. At worst, he will be under house arrest for a lifetime!

Besides, the matter of persuading Xu Shu to surrender may not be hopeless, there is another useless 'killer', which is good at attacking and killing people's hearts, can make stubborn stones nod their heads, and can bring dead people back to life--Xiao Yi

Chapter 1411 The Great Army's Expedition to the West, God-given Counselor ([-])

"Long time no see, is Mr. Yuanzhi alright?"

"Thanks to Da Sima's 'blessing', everything is fine!"

"After you come to Xuchang, what do you do every day?"

"Morning and evening, I will serve my mother, and in my spare time, I will read Confucius and Mencius books, and understand the principles of loyalty and filial piety!"

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After repeated failures in persuading surrender, the 'killer' - Xiao Yi finally showed up, driving in a gorgeous car, leading a mighty team, and wearing a very rare court uniform - high crown bo belt, gold seal and purple ribbon, showing the majesty of Han officials!

When Xu Shu heard the news, he immediately ran to the door to greet him. Xiao Yi was both civil and military, mighty all over the world, even though he was an enemy, he was also an enemy worthy of respect, and when they were in Changbanpo, the two had a relationship. !

Second, it is precisely because the opponent is powerful that it is necessary to defend against the enemy outside the door. After Xu Shu cupped his fists and saluted, his waist and knees were straightened, and he blocked the door with his body, as if he did not welcome visitors.

He still made up his mind that even if Xiao Yi said that the sky is full of flowers and the ground is full of golden lotus, he would never give in, and he would never bow his knees...~

"Haha, let's put public affairs first and then private affairs, Xu Yuan will direct the order!"

"I am a minister of Uncle Liu Huang, and I will not accept Prime Minister Cao's order!"

"This is the imperial decree of the emperor of the great Han Dynasty. Yuan Zhi does not want to call out for the Han officials...he does not kneel down to accept the decree!"

"Emperor's decree?"

Xiao Yi had already made preparations, and instantly took out a roll of things, made of white jade and silk, painted with auspicious clouds and auspicious crane patterns, with flying silver dragon patterns at both ends... It was the imperial decree of the emperor.

In fact, the emperor is under house arrest in the palace, and he has no administrative rights at all. Now the imperial edicts promulgated by the imperial court are all drafted by the prime minister's mansion, and then sent to the palace to be stamped with jade seals. Cao Cao still finds it troublesome and wants to move the jade seals to the prime minister. Come to Fuchu!

Then again, the world is still the Han Dynasty, and the emperor is still the emperor of the Han Dynasty. No matter who drafted the imperial decree, it still has undisputed authority. Whoever dares to resist the imperial decree in person is a traitor!

"Hey, my minister Xu Yuanzhi, kneel down to receive the emperor's decree, long live my emperor!"

Facing the emperor's decree, Xu Shu, who had just sworn to it just now, could only kneel down and salute. His heart was full of remorse, but there was nothing he could do!

I'm afraid that today's kneeling will make it difficult for me to return to Jingzhou, and I will no longer be able to assist Uncle Liu Huang. I am so clever that I was misunderstood by my cleverness. What do I do when I go back to my hometown, can I just send a few people...

"In the 11th year of Jian'an, on the sixth day of the fifth month of summer, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty issued an imperial edict: I heard that the sages governing the world should praise virtue and reward talents. Now there is Yingchuan Xu Yuanzhi, who is both loyal and filial. Only then can he be of great use and serve the country. Heart, I am very happy to hear that, I specially named him as: Yushi Zhongcheng, ranks more than a thousand stones, and bestowed five hundred households in Shiyi..."

"Thank you for your grace, my emperor, long live, long live - woo woo!"

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After reading the imperial decree, Xu Shu took it with both hands and held it tightly in his arms, still sad... no, he started to sob in gratitude, and trembled all over, unable to get up for a long time!

The censor Zhongcheng is in charge of the censors of the thirteen prefectures, supervises the county officials, audits and reports all kinds of account books, and has the right to impeach the Sangong and Jiuqing... The most important thing is that he will stay in Xuchang for a long time.

"Your grace is as deep as the sea, and the ties of ministers are as heavy as mountains. Yuan Zhi was rewarded by His Majesty, and everyone in the world knows it. If you think about it, you will definitely be loyal to the king and serve the country, and don't think about it!

From now on, we will be officials in the same court, and we need to get closer. If Yuan Zhi has any difficulties, he can go to Wuchouhou's Mansion, and my great Sima will be there to greet him and be the guest of honor. Shall we go in... "