Shouldn't be said, the two of them were still a little bit happy about being able to worship Gongsun Zan with Liu Bei.
Being able to share this matter with Liu Bei, share his joys and sorrows with Liu Bei, share his worries and longings, and accompany him to handle a less important private matter, this is how the two of them gained Liu Bei's deep trust.
reflect.
However, rather than sharing this trust between two people, both Jia Xu and Xun You seem to want to surpass each other and enjoy Liu Bei's trust exclusively.
Sharing profits is not the real skill, only keeping it to yourself is the real skill. To gain Liu Bei's full trust is their goal as close advisors.
So inexplicably, the two looked at each other while riding on the horse, and then smiled together——
That kind of smile that is superficial but not smiling.
The relationship between Jia Xu and Xun You is still very complicated.
Just after a while, Liu Bei suddenly turned his head and looked at Xun You.
"Gongda, I heard that Mr. Xun is quite seriously ill. Have you gone back to see him these days?"
Liu Bei's sudden question made Xun You stunned for a moment, but then he immediately reacted and shook his head.
"You have been banned from entering the Xun Mansion before. You don't know much about what happened in the Xun Mansion."
There was news before that Xun Shuang was ill, and he was quite seriously ill. Famous doctors from Luoyang rushed into Xun Shuang's house to treat Xun Shuang, but they didn't know what the specific situation was.
Liu Bei thought Xun You knew, but he didn't expect that Xun You didn't know much.
"You won't be allowed in?"
Liu Bei smiled and said: "It's true, Mr. Xun. Why do you still do such things at such an old age? You are too small-minded and it will be difficult for you to last long."
"That's what you said."
Xun You shook his head and said: "What happened to the Xun family is something you are powerless to do. It's hard to say what's going on now and in the future. I hope there are wise people in the clan and don't make the same mistake again and again. Otherwise, even You will have a hard time."
What’s guaranteed?”
Liu Bei glanced at Xun You.
"Gongda, the Xun family has always been a family that values change. That's why it has been able to survive so many years of ups and downs. In my impression, the Xun family has never been a family that accepts death.
The current appearance is quite strange for the Xun family, and in my heart, you are a person with unparalleled abilities. In my opinion, you and the Xun family are quite matched."
"………………"
Xun You was stunned for a moment and said nothing.
Jia Xu immediately turned to look at Xun You.
These words...
It's quite interesting.
Did Liu Bei say this to hint to Xun You, asking him to explore the dominance of the Xun family after Xun Shuang's death?
Xun You was surprised for a while, and turned to look at Jia Xu out of habit. When he saw Jia Xu looking at him with strange eyes, he immediately realized what he was doing.
"Junhou, I..."
"Gongda, I don't mean anything else, I just want to say..."
Liu Bei said slowly: "No matter how the Xun family views you, you Xun Gongda will always be my indispensable good assistant. You will always have a place here. Even if you want to leave me, I will not allow you to leave."
mine."
"Junhou..."
Liu Bei's sudden expression caused a ripple in Xun You Gujing Wubo's heart, and there was a rare look of excitement on his face.
Jia Xu smacked his lips but said nothing.
Liu Bei never said this to him, but the specific meaning was told to him before he set off for Luoyang.
Jia Xu felt that so far, he was still ranked ahead of Xun You.
But if Xun You really wins the dominance of the Xun family, then...
Supplemented by the power of the Xun family, Xun You's weight on Liu Bei's side is far from what it is now when he fights alone. The Jia family behind him is not that powerful.
Moreover, Jia Xu did not intend for the Jia family to become so powerful. Based on his understanding of Liu Bei, he could feel that Liu Bei did not like people whose families were too powerful.
so……
You still need to gain more trust from Liu Bei.
Jia Xu never wanted to lose to Xun You in this matter. He firmly believed that his loyalty was higher than Xun You's, so he did not want his status to be lower than Xun You's.
The three of them moved forward under the protection of the escort, crossed a small hill, and saw a solitary grave at the foot of the hill.
When they arrived at the solitary grave, the three of them dismounted. Liu Bei carried some sacrifices and a bottle of wine to the tombstone, arranged the sacrifices neatly, then sat down, took out two wine glasses, poured wine into one wine glass, and then sat down.
Placed in front of the tombstone, he held a wine glass.
"Brother, this is wine from Zhuoxian County. Back then, you loved drinking wine from Zhuoxian County. You would get drunk every time you drank it. You also said that the wine from Zhuoxian County was better than the wine from your hometown. I didn't believe it, so this time I got paid.
When I visited the county, I specially bought some wine from Lingzhi County, and when I tasted it, I found that it was really what it was.
Our wine from Zhuoxian County is more fragrant and mellow, while the wine from Lingzhi County is more astringent, so when I came back from the Northern Expedition this time, I specially brought some wine from Zhuoxian County back, thinking that I would give it to you to try, but I didn’t think about them.
You moved so fast, and you were beheaded before I came back.
In fact, don't blame me or the teacher. This matter is really your own fault. Even if you lose the battle, as long as you don't disobey the military order and take the initiative to attack, if the teacher doesn't protect you, I will save your life, but you just disobeyed.
Military order, so it's really your own fault.
Don't be angry. I know you have always been like this. You are unreasonable and unreasonable. Do you know that what I hate the most is your temperament? I will transfer you to the Liaodong vassal state to drink the wind and eat the sand.
I have been ignoring you for so many years, and I thought I could temper your temper, but I never thought that you haven't changed at all."
Liu Bei clinked the wine glass with the one in front of the tombstone, drank it all in one gulp, and then poured himself another glass.
"To be honest, I'm really a little angry, and I really wanted to teach you a lesson, but when I learned that you were dead, I felt like there was an empty space in my heart. I always felt that something was wrong. No, I just came back.
, I took the time to come and see you.
Change your behavior, stop being so self-righteous, and don’t always feel that everyone in the world owes you. I have suffered much more than you, and I don’t feel that God owes me. As long as God doesn’t give you a genetic disease, I will
I don’t owe you anything, so don’t always be such an angry young man.
Remember my words, reflect on yourself below, think about what you have done wrong, how to correct it, and how to be a good person next time. In this way, eighteen years later, you will definitely be a good man again, and you will not
It’s all in vain that you suffered such a big loss, isn’t it?”
After drinking another glass of wine, Liu Bei sighed and filled himself a glass of wine again.
"This is the last drink. I have many things to do and not enough time. I took the time to see you this time. I still have a lot of things to do when I get back. Many people pointed at me for promotion and fortune. Originally, you could also be one of them, but...
…you yourself are useless!
Okay, let’s stop talking this time. From now on, I will come to see you every year on the anniversary of your death. Also, don’t worry about your wife and son. Although they can only live as commoners, I will take care of them properly.
Taking care of them and ensuring that they have enough food and clothing is worthy of our friendship over the years."
After finishing the last glass of wine, Liu Bei spilled the glass of wine in front of Gongsun Zan's tombstone on the ground, and then stood up.
"Brother, take a good rest. You will be competitive all your life, but what will be left in the end? In your next life, try not to be born in this troubled world. Find a peaceful and prosperous age, be born in a gentry's family, read books, write poems,
Being a romantic and talented person, you should be very happy throughout your life, right?"
Liu Bei stood in front of Gongsun Zan's tombstone for a while.
Looking at Liu Bei's slightly lonely back, Jia Xu felt quite emotional.
"If Gongsun Bogui had not died, he should have been reused by the princes, and he would not have become such a lonely ghost. It is a pity that he betrayed the trust of the princes in him."
"How could he not die?"
Xun You shook his head and said: "If he doesn't die, how much responsibility will the prince bear for him? I don't think there is anything worthy of reuse in him. The most important thing for a minister is loyalty, which means obeying orders and only disobeying military orders.
It’s enough to kill him several times.”
"That's true."
Jia Xu smiled slightly and looked at Xun You: "Let's not talk about Gongsun Bogui, the dead have nothing to say, but you, Gongda, did you hear what the Lord just said?"
"I'm not an idiot, of course I can tell."
Xun You said without changing his expression: "Of course I know that the monarchs have high expectations for me, but the Xun family is not that simple. It has many branches and many people. I am not the main lineage, so how can I master the Xun family so easily?
power?
Wenhe, it is easy for you, the Jia family, to control you. As long as you have power, you are the master of the family. But the Xun family is different.
"Really? Then the Xun family would still be married to a eunuch?"
Jia Xu sneered and said: "In my opinion, Junhou is right. The Xun family is such a changeable family. In fact, they don't care that much about the so-called principles and the so-called main line. On the surface, they are
"Zhentianxiang, inside, it's just talk. Anyway, your surnames are Xun and Gongda. Sometimes, names are not that important."
Xun You was silent for a while, lowered his head and said nothing.
Of course he knows the nature of the Xun family better than anyone else, but the hurdle in his heart is not so easy to overcome.
After Liu Bei finished his moment of silence, he turned and walked towards where Jia Xu, Xun You and the escort were not far away.
"Let's go back."
Liu Bei silently got on his horse and drove the horse in the direction he came from.
Jia Xu and Xun You glanced at each other and followed Liu Bei's actions.
The group quickly returned to Luoyang and continued what they should do - completely destroy the Jinwen School.