Mixed in the Three Kingdoms as a magic stick

After Yan Qing realized this, he did not act in a hurry, but continued to drink tea leisurely, adding a word to the heated discussion from time to time.

When he saw Xun You got up and left the hall without attracting anyone's attention on the pretext of going to the latrine, he waited patiently for a while, then found a small way to follow him out.

The only thing Yan Qing neglected was to keep his eyes on him all the time, and of course he missed Xun You who dared to flirt with his lord and flirt with Lu Bu, who was furious because of this.

However, the coldness and endorsement of those few months were still deeply engraved in Lu Bu's mind, the eight characters of "make decisions before moving, and the overall situation is the most important". He continued to keep a straight face, and even when he cast his gaze away, he imposed a bit of restraint.

Only bow your head and drink boring tea to relieve your worries.

But the brewed strong tea is not as clear as wine, the more you drink, the more astringent it will be in your mouth.

Now that Yan Qing followed Xun You out, Lu Bu felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, but now it was even more uncomfortable and it was difficult to calm down.

He watched the familiar slender figure of Qingjun disappear at the door, took a deep breath, and stood up unbearably.

While taking big strides, he tried his best to keep his steps light so as not to alarm others.

But at this time, several staff members were discussing fiercely with each other, and couldn't pay attention to the other places.

And the military generals also fought for who was the vanguard, and Lu Bu used the excuse of going to the toilet. They hoped that their strongest competitor would go away for a while, so they would not have any suspicions.

Lu Bu slipped out in a logical manner, and followed Yan Qing more than ten steps away with ease.

Yan Qing didn't know that he was being followed by an increasingly cunning big cloth tiger, and he didn't go far. Once he passed the courtyard, he arrived at the small gazebo that had been unappreciated since winter, and he could see it at a glance. A thin figure wrapped in a thick robe, with his hands behind his back, was facing him.

"Gongda."

Yan Qing quickened his pace and called out loudly.

Xun You turned around, saluted with a smile and said, "I know I can wait for my lord."

Seeing his calm appearance of 'all expected', Yan Qing couldn't help teasing: "If Qing hasn't found him yet, what does Gongda want?"

Xun You said with a leisurely smile, "What's the difficulty? You waited patiently for a while, and saw that the Lord had left the hall, and then looked for opportunities to keep up."

If the mountain does not come, I will come, and I will come to the mountain.

Lu Bu hid behind the rockery, eavesdropped with his ears up, vaguely caught such a sentence, couldn't help but frowned coldly, and thought to himself that this Xun Gongda is a real person who can't look like a real person, and looks dull and taciturn, but in fact he is good at rhetoric, and he must not be underestimated.

Yan Qing urged with a funny face: "Okay, if Gongda has any good ideas, let's talk about it now. It's windy today, and it's really cold after staying outside for a long time."

Xun You said with a smile: "I'm so humble that I can't afford the word 'high opinion'. In You's view, the Lord might as well not be in a hurry to visit Zhang Taishou, but there are other important things that should be done before then." .”

Yan Qing was taken aback: "Please ask Gongda to teach me, where is the omission?"

Xun You was not in a hurry to answer, but said a seemingly empty sentence: "Now the Han Dynasty is weak, traitors are rampant, the young master is weak, and now he is being attacked by rebellious officials, and there is no authority left. But throughout the ages, the situation in Beijing has been different. It seems that there are three pillars - foreign relatives, Qingliu, and eunuchs, and they are also supported by the three. Now most of the treacherous eunuchs have been eliminated, foreign relatives have declined sharply, and the princes are dominant, but because they have been in power for a while, they cannot be supported by military power. If he is willing It’s all right to sort out patiently and support the young master. However, they are all eager for quick success, so they lure wolves into the house, and they are finally attacked by tigers, which is nothing more than self-inflicted."

Hearing this, Lu Bu understood that it was indeed a serious matter, and seeing that Xun You was so weak that he couldn't do anything unfavorable to the lord, he calmed down and tiptoed back the same way.

Yan Qing nodded.

In the hundreds of years of the great Han Dynasty, it was true that these three forces checked and balanced each other, and they were evenly matched, and there was rarely a situation where one family dominated.

But Yan Qing is very clear, Xun You is only aware of it, and has always resisted that Dong Zhuo's sudden appearance and wolf ambition have opened up a new cognition for the equally eager lords.

——That is, even if he is not from these three sects, but is an out-and-out humble martial artist, as long as he is strong enough in the military, knows some politics, thick-skinned, and actively plays, he may become the master of the capital and manipulate the succession of the throne .

No matter how powerful the literati are in verbal and written criticism, there are only a few people who can maintain their integrity and arrogance in the face of the real threat of sharp blades.

But after Dong Zhuo's incident, the public generally lost their natural awe of kingship.

Xun You looked directly at Yan Qing, and said calmly, "My lord has never doubted it. Recruiting soldiers is far more difficult than"

Yan Qing asked: "But it's because the sect thieves were punished and the generals were able to do it?"

Xun You nodded, then shook his head again: "My lord missed something."

Yan Qing said: "Please tell me."

Xun You said: "Your Majesty has won many times with a small number of victories. His achievements are outstanding, and he is not afraid of power. He was relegated. He has already become famous all over the world, and the name of an immortal is spreading everywhere..."

As soon as Yan Qing heard this, he felt guilty and had a headache, so he hurriedly interrupted: "Gongda!"

Xun You jumped over the flattery like a smug, and continued: "The lord opened up the treasury extensively, opened more free clinics, and solved the urgent need; he also lightened the tax and gave a benevolent government; he also resettled the refugees, sympathized with the people, and cared for the generals; he also encouraged farming. , Guangjian school buildings, there is no one that is not the hope of the people and the aspiration of the people. What is so surprising about getting the people to submit, young and strong will no longer evade military service, and are willing to fight for the protection of the family?"

Yan Qing's old face turned red when he heard it, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "If it's true what Gongda said, why don't you see a few decent scholars who are willing to work for you, except for your hard work writing letters to coax——cough, among the good talents and beautiful jade recommended. ?”

Xun You said, "This is exactly what you are worried about."

Yan Qing straightened his face: "What's the reason?"

The stalls are getting bigger and bigger, and the shortage of talents is getting worse. Yan Qing has no choice but to make do with it all the time, wishing that one person can be broken into two people.

If it goes on for a long time, not to mention Yan Qing's reluctance to make these darling counselors suffer like this, their already weak physiques will sooner or later become too much for them.

Yanqing just felt relieved a few months ago. As soon as Yanzhou was defeated, he looked forward to the rich Jizhou and sadly returned to the tight embarrassment.

At first, he got help from the little emperor in Luoyang—now the first emperor—with a little guilt, and got a few people to help him, and then he deliberately kidnapped Guo Jia as a part-timer.Then Guo Jia pulled out a series of good talents from Yingchuan, and later found Chen Gong in Zhongmou, and half a year later, the uncles and nephews Xun You and Xun Yu.

Afterwards, Yan Qing was so busy that he didn't have time to visit local celebrities, so he had to assign the task of Dengyong talents to Chen Gong and Xun Yu.

But Xun Yu's vision and vision are not ordinary high, so the quality of the recommendation must be emphasized, but the quantity is really too small.

Ashamed to say, Yan Qing suddenly realized that most of the staff under his command at the moment were actually Cao Cao's early team members in history.

Cao Cao is far more than these people.

Not only is he backed by powerful family brothers, but also has connections with celebrities and teachers who appreciate him. In contrast, even the "ancestor" was selected by Guo Jia, and he couldn't even find a decent hometown. The "village man" Yan Qing is completely self-made.

If it weren't for the cusp of the storm and the sensitive moment, fearing that it would cause trouble, Yan Qing would have followed Cao Cao's example in expressing his thirst for talents, and issued a merit-seeking order to go out.

Xun You smiled and said: "That's just because there are six out of ten scholars in the world, and they are used by the Yuan family in Runan!"

Yan Qing was not surprised by the answer, nor did he think that Xun You went to such great lengths to call him out to explain a truth that everyone understood, so Shi Shiran said: "Gongda's meaning is to persuade me to go with it." One faction fixed, so as to get support?"

The power that Yan Qing is pulling up now, in the eyes of future generations, is extremely luxurious and the stars are shining.

But in the eyes of contemporary people, if the elements are too complicated, it will taste like a hodgepodge of nondescript.

Some of them are Beijing officials from the Han clan, represented by Jia Xu and Sun Jian; Lv Bu and Zhang Liao; there are also local officials from Henan and Yanzhou who have surrendered to Yan Qing, such as Chen Gong and Bao Xin; and there are still some insignificant exiles from the north, the brothers of the Zhao family...

It is also fortunate that this faction is too fragmented. Before they form an alliance in twos, Yan Qing still has some quiet days to live without worrying about how to balance the people below.

Xun You said, "Exactly."

Yan Qing said: "What's the best strategy for Gongda? Let me say it first. It is absolutely impossible for me to shake hands with the Yuan family or Dong Zhuo to make peace. If you want to say this, you should give up early."

Although he had no choice but to tear himself apart with the Yuan family in the court, but in the eyes of the Yuan family, who is lenient on the outside and shy on the inside, his success in the future is all based on the reputation of the Yuan family, so you can't hate him so much To the bone?

Xun You said in a leisurely manner: "You are not stupid yet, how could you say such stupid things? Those who are only attached to Yuan's family are mostly for the support and support of former disciples; , driven by it for the sake of the future; now Beijing is full of wind and clouds, and the Yuan family's failure is almost a foregone conclusion, and it is difficult for him to take care of it. Dong Zhuo will not be able to hurt his roots for a while, and he will cut off his wings to vent his anger."

Yan Qing suddenly understood: "Robbing a prison, stealing people?"

Xun You nodded: "My lord is wise."

Dong Zhuo's venting his anger on the officials of the Yuan family will definitely lead to prison disasters imposed on trumped-up charges, and Dong Zhuoyue will become more arrogant when he sees the situation clearly. Rescue the suffering and suffering?

Yan Qing can do it, and it is not suitable to use the power of the alliance to do it.

According to Yan Qing's inference, combined with history, Xun You's guess is indeed good-if this continues, Dong Zhuo will definitely take many officials to prison.

Yan Qing took a clear stand against the Yuan family, who is currently regarded as the leader of the family, and was disgusted by most scholars invisibly. Sometimes he will hesitate again and again, let alone take the initiative to defect to him.

And even if Yan Qing wanted to follow Cao Cao's old way of whitewashing, it would not work: the notorious public enemy eunuch had been beheaded to death, and there would be no second one in a while.

It is also impossible for him to allow Dong Zhuo to gain power, to act perversely, to fish and meat the common people, to provoke the world's wrath, and then to kill him, so as to achieve himself-how many innocent people will not be killed?

The only feasible and best way is to do what Xun You said.

It can not only draw a clear line with the other two parties, express their attitude, but also make Shihlin owe a big love.

"This plan is very good," Yan Qing said in a deep voice, "but how to implement it has to be discussed in the long run... let's go back first."

"No rush." ​​Xun You was half a step behind Yan Qing, and the two of them walked towards the hall together, at this moment they smiled and said, "How about making a noise?"

The main force stayed in front of the Sishui Pass to attract attention, and then a small group of people disguised themselves and went to Beijing via the river.

"Yes." Yan Qing's thoughts turned, and he quickened his pace: "This assignment is very important in the end, I will discuss it in detail in a while, and then make a specific decision."

Xun You said: "Remember to keep it secret."

Yan Qing said: "Naturally."

At this moment, Yan Qing glanced somewhere from the corner of his eye inadvertently, couldn't help but hesitate slightly, and changed from the left side to Xun You's right side calmly.

Xun You was puzzled, Yan Qing smiled and replied, "The ground is wet and slippery, just walk this way."

Xun You didn't look into it carefully, but thanked the lord for his thoughtfulness and kindness, and leaned lightly away.

On the muddy ground beside the path, it was still very wet because of a spring rain that was as expensive as oil in the early morning.

As long as you stagger the scattered flowers and look down, you will be able to see a row of army boot prints on the top, which is the only one in the army, revealing the identity of the eavesdropper who was here not long ago.

After covering it up for Lu Bu, Yan Qing didn't intend to ignore it like this, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Follow the lord, eavesdrop on secrets...

It seems that Lu Bu, who had been very honest and law-abiding during this period of time, finally showed his flaws, and obviously owed a lesson.

Yan Qing returned to the meeting hall, sat down with a slight smile, crossed his fingers, and did not look at Lu Bu who was still pretending to be indifferent, but was thinking about how to discipline or warn this dishonest cloth tiger.

It is unbelievable to say that after realizing that Lu Bu has a heart of admiration for him, although he has not yet figured out how to deal with this feeling, but when he is about to educate Lu Bu on his thoughts and behaviors, he is no longer hesitant and restrained like before. Instead, there is an unprecedented sense of peace of mind.

Regardless of how it sprouted, Lu Bu's long-term love has been learned from history, so even if his punishment method is a little harsher, there is no need to worry that the other party will become angry and harbor dissent.

After all, Lu Bu was secretly in love with him.

Yan Qing's eyes flicked across Lu Bu's straight and handsome face imperceptibly, and the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously.

——Then, he can act a little more viciously.