Great Wei Nengchen

Unexpectedly, hundreds of invitations were sent out, but few responded. Except for a few Xiliang generals, none of the civil and military officials came. They were either busy with government affairs, or they were unwell, with all kinds of excuses... In a word, "General Zhang's kindness is appreciated, but the threshold of your family is too high, we can't afford it!" '

Hundreds of banquet tables were set up, but only a few guests came. Looking at the empty lobby, although Zhang Xiu was brave and foolish, he knew something was wrong, so he asked Jia Xu for advice. One of the upstarts in the imperial court, why don't all the officials come to the banquet, instead of avoiding snakes and scorpions?

Jia Xu is resourceful, thoughtful, and has the ability to read people's hearts, which is unparalleled in the world. After learning about the situation, he just said lightly: "The general's death is approaching, let's prepare for the funeral, so as not to die without a place to die! "

Poisoner of the Chaotic Country - He is right in his words. This has been proved by countless facts. When he said a word, Zhang Xiu's face was ashamed of ashes.

Jia Xu was not polite either, she took out her status as an elder, reprimanded Zhang Xiu first, accused him of being unrestrained, complacent, and caused a fatal disaster, then closed the doors and windows, and explained in a low voice...

At the beginning of the Battle of Wancheng, Zhang Xiu first surrendered and then rebelled. He attacked Cao Jun’s camp at night, and the eldest son Cao Ang was killed. As the saying goes, "the revenge of killing a son, we cannot share the sky." Cao Cao, as a father, has no reason not to take revenge , even if you endure it for a while, there will be time to settle accounts after autumn!

Later, due to the needs of the situation, the two families shook hands and made peace. After Zhang Xiu returned to Cao Ying, he fought on the battlefield and made many exploits. The harmony of the group is actually a hidden murderous intention!

There is a powerful method in the officialdom: Praise and kill, first lift a person high, make him lose his vigilance, and then slam him on the ground, causing him to be smashed to pieces and lost forever. This is the kind of trick Cao Cao treats Zhang Xiu kindly now... …

First use high-ranking officials and rich salary to win over Zhang Xiu himself, let him relax his guard slowly, and at the same time prove to the world that Prime Minister Cao is magnanimous and ignorant of previous enmity, he is a first-rate enlightened lord, a hero of the Quartet, and must One after another came to defect, this is a silent "recruitment order!" '

In the same way, when Cao Cao finds an excuse to kill Zhang Xiu and avenge his beloved son in the future, people will have nothing to say. To put it bluntly, one more reward today and one more killing opportunity tomorrow. The traitor's tricks, cleverly set up traps, and killed people invisible!

In addition, the big tree attracts the wind, the popularity attracts jealousy, and Zhang Xiu's high-ranking officials are bestowed with generous salaries, which even surpasses some senior officials. This matter will invisibly cause dissatisfaction among all the officials. On the contrary, there are countless people who have fallen into trouble, and it makes people shudder to think about it!

After analyzing the situation, Jia Xu pondered for a while, and proposed two countermeasures: first, restrain his edge, act in a low-key manner, reward money, silks, farms, slaves... all are given to Xiliang soldiers, and they are firmly in control Military power, when it comes to the critical moment, there is also the power to fight to the death!

Second: A lone tree with a single sapling is hard to survive, thousands of trees can withstand strong winds, if you want to survive in the officialdom, the best way is to form a party, share the benefits together, and bear the disasters together, as long as you are with civil and military officials Make friends, even if Cao Cao has murderous intentions, he dare not do it lightly, this is called "public anger is hard to offend!" '

Here comes the problem again, there are many officials in the imperial court, and the relationship is intricate. Given Zhang Xiu's special situation, which faction is suitable to join... If the choice is not right, not only will he not be able to save his life, but he will also be in danger!

It is a matter of family and life, so we must act cautiously. Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu got a roster of hundreds of officials, marked the relationship, sorted out the context, and discussed which faction to join, which is most suitable for them...

First of all, with the head of the country - Fu Wan as the core, the group of diehard loyalists of the Han Dynasty was formed. , half of them are his henchmen, definitely a huge force!

However, these people have official titles but no real power. They usually receive salaries and spend their days leisurely at home. It is difficult for them to participate in military and political affairs. In addition, Fu Wan and others are from the noble family, and they always have their eyes on the top. For Zhang Xiu who came from a poor family, Probably won't really accept it!

Secondly, it is the clan general group formed by Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahoudun, and Xiahouyuan as the core. These people hold important positions and hold important military responsibilities. If you go to the past, you will be safe!

The problem is that in the battle of Wancheng at the beginning, in addition to the eldest son Cao Ang, dozens of Cao's children died in the rebellion. Hate to the bone, it would be good if he didn't take action to frame him, how could he accept the enemy!

The last faction is Da Sima-Xiao Yi as the core, a group composed of generals with different surnames, they are all powerful generals in the army, hold military power in their hands, most of them are from poor families, they have no opinion of family status, as long as they are heroes, They are all heartily welcome!

The most important thing is that Zhang Xiu's uncle, Zhang Ji, has a deep friendship with Xiao Yi. When he was dying from an arrow wound, he specifically asked him to go to Xiao Yi if he had nowhere to go. Above, to keep my nephew safe and sound!

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The plan has been decided, Zhang Xiu went to the Marquis of Wushou's mansion with a lot of gifts to seek Xiao Yi's protection. In order to facilitate this, Jia Xu, who had been hiding behind the scenes, also came with Zhang Xiu. , he is also full of curiosity!

As the saying goes, 'The king of hell is easy to see, but the little ghost is hard to avoid'. Before coming to Wuchouhou's mansion, Zhang Xiu prepared a lot of gold ingots, just to send off the servants, so that he could enter the mansion smoothly. Who would have thought that things On the contrary, the gold ingot was useless, and went straight into the study of the Hou Mansion, and then, it was just a long wait...

The guards of the Hou's Mansion informed that Da Sima would come as long as it was time for a cup of tea, but Zhang Xiu drank eight bowls of tea, but did not see a single person. The poisonous man's eyes were staring, his mouth was drooling, and he had already lost his ability to think. The reason was very simple, the study in the Hou Mansion was too special and attractive!

The study room of an ordinary family is just a hut, with a radius of several feet, a couch, a table, a stroke of ink, a few sets of calligraphy and paintings... As for the number of books, there are hundreds of bamboo slips, which is quite good. You know, the culture of the Han Dynasty was not yet developed, and books were still rare things. Even if it is a powerful family, the collection is limited!

The study room in Wushouhou Mansion is completely different. It is an independent courtyard with five tall houses in a row, all of which are repaired with terrazzo. It is strong and fireproof. It will not collapse for hundreds of years. It is more than five feet wide and 24 feet long. It is not too much to say that it is a small palace!

The interior decoration is even more luxurious. The black hardwood floor has a luster that can illuminate people's shadows, and the white silk window screens have very good lighting. Tables, tables, beds, pens, ink, paper and inkstones, Wenwan calligraphy and paintings... have everything you need, and there are dozens of bookshelves standing on it. It is full of bamboo slips and wooden slips, at least thousands of volumes, even among the great Han Taixue, there is no such number!

There are so many books in the Marquis of Wushou's Mansion, naturally they were not bought, because in this era, books are family heirlooms, and you can't buy them even if you want to, but they are accumulated bit by bit, mainly due to the three Individuals: Xiao Yi, Cao Jie, Cai Wenji!

Xiao Yi led the troops and attacked cities from all directions. After conquering a city, others looted gold, silver, jewelry, and beautiful women, but he liked to collect books, no matter what kind, new or old, good or bad... Protect them all and transport them back to the Marquis Mansion Among them, after tidying up and repairing, put them in the study, sometimes there is not enough transport vehicles, Xiao Yi would rather throw away some money than give up a volume of books, calling it 'priceless treasure! '

Cao Cao is a book lover, and he is known as "I can't put down the book". Under his influence, the children of the Cao family are talented in literature, and they all like to read books. Before Cao Jie got married, he specially copied all the books in the Xiangfu's collection as My own dowry was brought into Wuchouhou's mansion, there are hundreds of volumes!

As for Cai Wenji, her father is Cai Yong, a great Confucian of the generation, with a profound and profound family background, and she is extremely intelligent, with a photographic memory. Since she married into the Marquis Mansion, she has written hundreds of volumes silently with her own memory. Books have greatly enriched the study collection!

"Those who take gold and silver as wealth - can be merchants, those who take fields and houses as wealth - can become powerful, those who take books as wealth - go to heaven and earth, omnipotent, the Xiao family has such a rich background, the future is limitless!"

After visiting the study room, Jia Xu's heart fluctuated, and he expressed a lot of emotion. He thought Xiao Yi was good at fighting, he was considered a generation of good generals, and he could be compared with Wei Qing and Huo Qubing!

Looking at the collection of books in the Hou Mansion today, Jia Xu understands that the ghost-faced Xiao Lang is both civil and military. Or there may be a change of "fish leaping over the dragon's gate"!

In addition, Jia Xu has always been indifferent to fame and fortune, and is not interested in high-ranking officials, gold, silver and jewellery, beauties...all of them. The only hobby in life is reading books. Now that you see thousands of volumes of books, how can you not be tempted? Woolen cloth?

He even had an idea that he would resign from his post in the army and come to Wushouhou's Mansion as a guest. He didn't ask for gold, silver, money, clothes, and food, but simple food and tea would do. There was only one request, let him take care of the study, every day The day is accompanied by books, and there is nothing more to ask for in life!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 900: The Drugs of Chaos, the Best Mastermind!

"Hehe! - The honored guest is coming, and the succulent is full of glory. General Zhengbei and Mr. Wen He have been waiting for a long time. Wuchou apologizes face-to-face!"

Amidst hearty laughter, Xiao Yi walked into the study room. His figure was tall and straight, his steps were steady, and the temperament of a superior was clearly revealed. It can be described in four words--walking like a dragon and walking like a tiger!

After entering the study, Xiao Yi looked at the two uninvited guests with lightning-like eyes. He saw that Zhang Xiu was eight feet tall, with arms like apes and ten fingers like hooks. He was like a tiger lying on a barren hill. Jia Xu in the back is of medium build and ordinary appearance, with a pair of slender eyes emitting a few rays of light from time to time, a typical old fox!

However, the fox in the story likes to "fake the power of the tiger" and stand in front of the tiger to intimidate other little beasts. Jia Xu is the ancestor of the fox, who can hide behind the scenes and direct the tiger to do things. He is really cunning to the extreme!

"Hutou pays homage to his uncle. After returning to Xuchang City, he has not been able to visit him. He has lost the filial piety of his nephew. I hope his uncle will punish him... Woohoo!"

As soon as the two sides met, Zhang Xiu immediately fell to his knees and began to cry, like a wronged child, which made people feel distressed!

Before entering the Hou's mansion, Jia Xu had told him that Xiao Lang was extremely intelligent and determined, even if Su Qin and Zhang Yi were resurrected, it would be difficult to convince him. The only way is to move people with love. After meeting, cry for a while before talking!

Zhang Xiuyan obeyed, he pinched his thighs and rubbed his eyes again, he really burst into tears, mouthing one uncle and another, calling him very kindly, anyway, when Xiao Yi and Zhang Jiping were talking about friendship in Luoyang back then, Zhang Xiu recognized I have passed my uncle, and I don't feel any burden at all!

"The general and I are ministers in the same hall, both of whom are the titles of township marquis. They should be friends of the same generation. How can we do this great gift? Get up and talk!"

Xiao Yi killed people like hemp, he was never afraid of bloodshed, but he was most afraid of tears, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and he didn't dare to agree easily when he said "Master Uncle"!

You know, in feudal society, etiquette is the most important thing. As long as Xiao Yi agrees, the two are uncles and nephews. If Zhang Xiu is in trouble, Xiao Yi must protect him. Similarly, when Xiao Yi gives an order, Zhang Xiu must obey Otherwise, it is disobedience to the elders, and everyone in the world will be punished!

"Woooo! - When my uncle was dying, he repeatedly told his nephew that if he had no other way out, he could go to Da Sima and he would be safe!"

How could Zhang Xiu let go after grasping at straws? While hugging Xiao Yi's legs, he wept loudly, begging for protection; at the same time, he took out a golden lacquer box, which contained a black jade and a pearl!

At the beginning, the coalition forces of the [-]th Route princes defeated Xiliang's army and conquered Sishui Pass in one fell swoop. Seeing that the situation was not good, Dong Zhuo took the little emperor hostage and went to Chang'an City to take refuge. General, set fire to Luoyang City, use scorched earth to resist the enemy, and block the footsteps of the coalition forces of the princes!

Luoyang City - was built by the twelve emperors of the Han Dynasty. It took more than 200 years and countless manpower and material resources to build the most prosperous city in the world.

At the critical moment, Xiao Yi disguised himself and sneaked into Luoyang City. He hoped that Zhang Ji's subordinates would be merciful, not to destroy Luoyang City, and to preserve some vitality for the Han family!

After some debate, the two clapped their hands together to make an oath. Zhang Ji showed mercy and used his own rights to preserve half of Luoyang City. Xiao Yi agreed that he would protect Zhang Xiu if he encountered a catastrophe in the future. The blood of the Zhang family, as for a black jade and a pearl, Xiao Yi took it from the Taoist robe and gave it to Zhang's uncle and nephew as tokens!

Seven or eight years have passed, Xiao Yi has become a famous general, commanding thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in his hands, he is invincible; Zhang Ji was hit by a arrow and fell on the battlefield, ending his tragic life; as for Zhang Xiu, did he really go to the sky? The catastrophe killed Prime Minister Cao's beloved son. How easy is it to be safe?

Then again, a man, a real man, kept his promises. He high-fived the oath at the beginning, and he must abide by the agreement. This is a moral bottom line. Besides, Zhang Ji taught the magic archery and gifted the precious carving bow, and he was very kind to Xiao Yi. , because of emotion and reason, he should also protect his nephew!

"My family members don't need to be too polite, nephew, let's get up and talk. As a general, you are crying, aren't you afraid of losing the face of General Zhang Ji?"

Xiao Yi stretched out a palm, patted Zhang Xiu's shoulder lightly, and comforted him with kind words. He recognized this nephew. Similarly, he also shouldered the task of a protector!