When Yuan Shu was about to confront Yuan Shao with high spirits, Zhou Zhong rushed to Yuzhang and met Liu Yao and Xu Shao.
Xu Shao, whose courtesy name is Zijiang, is the host of Yuedan Commentary. He is now taking refuge in Yuzhang and is attached to Liu Yao.
Even when he was on the run, Xu Shao was still personable, spoke loudly, and was generous.
When he saw Zhou Zhong, he teased Zhou Zhong before Zhou Zhong could speak. "It's really hard for Mr. Zhou to come and go."
Zhou Zhong knew Xu Shao's influence, but he didn't dare to be presumptuous and just smiled.
"How many years has Mr. Xu been living in Yuzhang? Are you still used to it?"
Xu Shao shook his head. Although Liu Yao treated him very politely and worshiped him very respectfully, he was still not used to the climate in Yuzhang and often missed his hometown of Runan. Especially the hot and humid summer, he was not used to it. It seemed that his whole person was exhausted from the inside out.
It's like mold.
"When I left Jingzhou, Zong Shilin had already led his troops to march into Runan. Pingyu should have been recovered by now, and you can go home."
"Really?" Xu Shao glanced at Liu Yao in surprise, feeling unhappy.
Liu Yao did not tell him these things, and he does not know whether he did not receive the news or whether he received the news but did not tell him. According to common sense, the latter is more likely.
Liu Yao felt Xu Shao's dissatisfaction and felt embarrassed, but it was hard to explain.
"Is Brother Jiamou here to sing Chu songs?" Liu Yaoqiang laughed, raised his head to cover his mouth and nose, and coughed twice.
"Are you sick?" Zhou Zhong asked.
Liu Yao nodded, a little helpless. He was indeed ill, and very ill. In fact, his health had not been very good since he crossed the river. If it were not for Zhou Zhong's special status, he would not have greeted him in person.
"Acclimatized?"
"Maybe." Liu Yao shook his hand and interrupted Zhou Zhong's question. "Since Brother Jiamou is from Jingzhou, he must have met Liu Jingsheng?"
Zhou Zhong smiled and nodded, but said nothing.
He knew that Liu Yao would ask about Liu Biao's movements. Compared with Jingzhou, Yuzhang and Danyang were large counties with more than half of Yangzhou's household registrations, but they were still slightly insufficient compared with Jingzhou controlled by Liu Biao. Liu Biao was an enemy or a friend, and Liu Yao was
It's important.
Seeing that Zhou Zhong didn't speak, Liu Yao was anxious, but he didn't dare to ask more questions, so he had to wink at Xu Shao.
Although Xu Shao was a little dissatisfied with Liu Yao's concealment of the news, he still took up the topic and asked Zhou Zhong about his purpose.
Zhou Zhong was not in a hurry, but brought up an old matter. "General, I heard that when Emperor Xiaoling was in power, you were invited to Luoyang to have a fortune-telling for King Hongnong and Jin?"
Xu Shao's brows trembled slightly, he hesitated for a moment, and nodded helplessly.
"How did you break it?"
Xu Shao frowned even more tightly and remained silent.
He was invited to the palace to read the fortunes of the two princes. The reason was that Emperor Xiaoling abolished the eldest son and established a younger one. He hoped that he could say that the second son of the emperor, Liu Xie, the current emperor, had a better fortune and was more suitable to succeed to the throne. But he
Before entering the palace, he received a message from Yuan Shao, hoping that he could defend the emperor's eldest son Liu and say a few good words to stop Emperor Xiaoling's idea of abolishing the eldest son and establishing a younger one.
As a well-known scholar in Runan and a backbone of the party, he naturally sided with Yuan Shao, which greatly disappointed Emperor Xiaoling.
But the facts proved him wrong: Liu Bian was killed by Dong Zhuo. After some twists and turns, Liu Xie successfully counterattacked. Now he has become the hope for the resurgence of the Han Dynasty and is regarded as a wise king by countless people.
Including Zhou Zhong in front of me.
Once upon a time, Zhou Zhong was also a supporter of Yuan Shao, and he tried his best to oppose Emperor Xiaoling and abolish the elders and establish younger ones.
At this moment, Zhou Zhong asked about this matter again with a very clear intention, which was to hope that he would change his mind, support the court, and say that the emperor's succession to the throne was destiny, thereby enhancing the emperor's legitimacy.
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When he first met Emperor Xiaoling, Jian Shuo was the only one with him. Now that Emperor Xiaoling and Jian Shuo are dead, no one knows what he specifically said at that time. He can say whatever he wants.
As for why Emperor Xiaoling did not abolish the eldest son and establish a younger one at that time, there can be countless explanations.
Of course, he could stick to the conclusion he made at the time, but he would have to pay the price of being blind and ruining the reputation of Yuedan Ping.
The more noble a person is, the closer he is to the will of God, and the clearer his fortune is. If you can't even see such an important thing accurately, how can you read the fortunes of ordinary people?
But Xu Shao refused to submit.
"I am blind, and I can only see that the eldest son of the emperor has a short life, and the second son of the emperor has a miserable life." Xu Shao said quietly: "I just didn't expect that the eldest son of the emperor's life would be so short, and he would not even have any heirs."
Zhou Zhong was a little disappointed and looked at Xu Shao deeply. "What a pity."
Xu Shao chuckled and said, "What's the pity? There are unforeseen circumstances. As it is today, how can I know what tomorrow will be like? I am a commoner with limited skills, so it is inevitable that I will make a mistake. But Mr. Zhou is responsible for the importance of his family and country. If he makes a mistake, But the consequences will be endless."
Zhou Zhong laughed. "Thank you, General, for reminding me. But I'm old, and it won't be long before I can serve as a retired official and entertain my grandchildren. As for the importance of our family and country, young people have to work hard, so I don't need to worry about it. You too, take good care of your health." That's the right thing to do. It would be a pity to die before your fifties."
When Liu Yao and Xu Shao heard this, their expressions changed with consternation.
Zhou Zhong was cursing them to die early.
Xu Shao sneered and said: "Zhou Jiamou, you have come all the way here just to show off your words?"
"Of course not." Zhou Zhong took it easy, with a trace of pride flashing in his eyes. "I had good words to persuade you, but you didn't care to listen. In this case, I can only advise you to take care of yourself."
He sighed. "But I can also understand that you and Yuan Benchu are too entangled, and it is really not easy to escape. It is better to go all the way to darkness without losing honor. In the future when the Han Dynasty is restored, the emperor will reward you based on your merits. With Cao Mengde saying a few words to Gongshan (Liu Dai), I believe that the Liu family of Donglai will not sink for too long, and the ancestors will still have blood to eat."
Liu Yao's expression changed again and again, but he never said a word.
Xu Shao couldn't help but say, "The outcome is uncertain. Is Zhou Jun too hasty?"
Zhou Zhong looked at Xu Shao and put away his smile. "Do you think the outcome is uncertain?"
"Isn't it?" Xu Shao sneered: "Yuan Benchu is still in the Central Plains, and the emperor you mentioned has not returned to Luoyang yet."
"The emperor didn't return to Luoyang. It's not that he can't go back, but that he refuses to go back. If he wants to go back, he can go back after the Battle of Huayin." Zhou Zhong sighed. "Do you know why the emperor refuses to return to Luoyang?"
"Please give me some advice from Mr. Zhou."
"It's because he wants to educate Bingliang's soldiers into benevolent and righteous teachers, the king's teacher, and save the people of Shandong from being massacred." Zhou Zhong's face became serious. "But Yuan Benchu, who you have never forgotten, went on a killing spree in Xuzhou. This alone is enough to make a judgment, so how can the outcome be undecided? I have come all the way to gather the talents of Shandong to help the emperor, and to check and balance the enemy. I don’t want you two to live up to your high reputation in vain, but So confused and blind."