When Zhang Xiu arrived in Luoyang, it was already three days later.

Along the way, Zhang Xiu felt uneasy. He didn't know how Liu Xie would treat him after meeting him.

Although, when he was in Wancheng, he had already thought that Liu Xie would not kill him, but he would not give him a high position.

It is impossible to lead troops. It is lucky to retain the position of General Annan.

The most likely thing is that Liu Association gave him some false positions and then asked him to retire in Luoyang.

Zhang Xiu is still very young. Although he is frustrated, he doesn't want to spend his old age like this.

Just as anxious as Zhang Xiu was Jia Xu.

He also had mixed feelings in his heart, not knowing what his future would be like. However, he was a little better than Zhang Xiu, that is, he knew how to make peace with what he had received.

More importantly, Jia Xu's pursuits were different from Zhang Xiu's. Jia Xu wanted to be a salted fish and didn't care whether he could be reused. In fact, he wished that Liu Xie would raise him like a salted fish.

In this way, the two of them came to Luoyang with uneasy hearts and met the emperor Liu Xie.

Liu Xie met the two of them in the study.

After all, for a powerful emperor like Liu Xie, going to court was just a formality or to accept worship, receive envoys, etc. The actual handling of court affairs and arranging government affairs were all done in the study.

Of course, there are very few people who can enter the study.

Apart from Dong Cheng and Zhong Yao, only Xu Huang, Zhang Yang and Yang Feng were left.

The reason why Yang Feng was able to enter the study was entirely because he escorted him back to Luoyang, and he could not be regarded as a confidant.

Yang Feng knew this, so he almost never came to Liu Xie's study alone.

At this time, Liu Xiexuan was meeting Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu in the study. The meaning of this was obvious.

"Meet your Majesty." After Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu entered the study, they quickly saluted Liu Xie.

There is no way, people have to bow their heads under the roof. Now the future of the two of them depends on what Liu Xie is willing to give them.

"My dear friends, please get up quickly." Liu Xie's face was full of smiles, he raised his hands to Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu, and then continued: "My dear friends, you have worked hard on this journey."

"It's not hard, it's not hard. It's not hard for me to meet His Majesty." It must be said that Jia Xu is a human being. When he said this, he directly put himself in a lower position.

"Okay, no more polite words." Liu Xie waved his hand and said, "I know what you are worried about, but what I want to say is that you can rest assured."

"Now that I am a big man, I am in the midst of a storm and everything is waiting to be done. If you two want to be lazy, this is not possible."

"If nothing else, I plan to recover this land of Yongzhou. Do you two have any good opinions?"

Liu Xie spoke very calmly and his tone was dispensable.

But both Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu understood that this was Liu Xie's test for them.

If you answer well, you will be the emperor's confidant in the future. If you answer poorly... I heard that the city gate is still short of a gatekeeper. Why don't you give it a try?

"Your Majesty, I think that if you want to attack Yongzhou, now is not the best time, because if you want to go to Yongzhou from Luoyang, you must pass through Hangu Pass and Tongguan Pass."

"These two places have difficult terrain and are easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we try to take them by force, the casualties will be huge."

"Moreover, Yongzhou is now in the hands of the Xiliang Army, but the Xiliang Army is now like a prodigal dog, in a state of disarray. People's hearts are fluctuating. If your Majesty can slowly plan for it, I am confident that I can capture most of Yongzhou without a single blow."

"If Your Majesty wants to advance quickly, I am worried that it will arouse the resistance of the Xiliang generals." Jia Xu said to Liu Xie respectfully.

Now he is sincerely thinking about Liu Xie.

After all, who are the Xiliang Army?

Since Boss Dong's rebellion, the Xiliang Army has been playing the role of thugs. In other words, the Xiliang Army is indispensable for the Han Dynasty to be in such a situation.

Without the Xiliang Army, Boss Dong, Li Jue and Guo Si are nothing.

Under such a premise, Liu Xie sends another large army to Yongzhou. Do you think these Xiliang soldiers will fight to the death to resist?

At least, before you send out a large army, you have to find a role model. Let these Xiliang soldiers know what will happen if they surrender and what will happen if they resist stubbornly.

Moreover, shouldn't we also try to win over and plan for the two passes of Hangu and Tongguan?

Otherwise, with the current strength of Luoyang, it would be impossible to attack it.

Therefore, Jia Xu was really anxious. He was deeply afraid that Liu Xie would get mad and directly order the army to attack Yongzhou.

If Liu Xie's progress in Yongzhou is not smooth, then Cao Cao, who is still in Wuyin, will never let go of this opportunity and will continue to besiege Wancheng.

Once the emperor's army is held back in Yongzhou and Wancheng is not secured, then their collective game will be over.

Thinking of this, Jia Xu looked at Liu Xie with sincere eyes, hoping that Liu Xie could understand his inner thoughts.

Zhang Xiu on the side said that he understood half of it. He felt that since he has surrendered to the emperor, you can do whatever the emperor wants to do.

Why do you want to stop the emperor? What if the emperor is unhappy and settles old scores with you and me? What if we suspect that we continue to have contact with the Xiliang army?

At the same time, Zhang Xiu was still thinking secretly about how he would answer if the emperor asked him what he thought of Xiliang later.

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Xiu still felt that he should just do his duty as a military commander and fight whoever the emperor asked him to fight, regardless of whether he was his former teammate or not.

These days, this is not the time to talk about loyalty. If everyone is not in the same camp, they should each be their own master.

Of course, as an old Xiliang native, Zhang Xiu made a magnanimous decision. The worst he could do was to persuade the other party before starting the fight.

If you can surrender, surrender, if you can't surrender, then beat him to death! Anyway, you have great righteousness now.

When Liu Xie heard what Jia Xu said, he understood in his heart what he meant.

What he didn't expect was that Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu, who only had about 70 loyalty points now, could sincerely consider themselves, instead of thinking about being a salted fish in the court and doing nothing.

In fact, when Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu just entered the study, Liu Xie saw the loyalty of Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu through the eyes of the emperor.

It's not high, but it's definitely not low either. It can only be said to be at a normal level.

Zhang Xiu is 75 and Jia Xu is just over 70, which can only be regarded as an average level of loyalty.

Seeing the loyalty of the two of them, Liu Xie was not in a hurry. After all, their situation was quite complicated. In layman's terms, they were partners in a company and worked alone.

Suddenly one day, I was forcibly acquired and changed from a boss to a worker overnight.
Chapter completed!