In response to Jia Xu's question, Liu Bei nodded directly and was very candid.
"That's right."
Liu Bei nodded: "I can come to Luoyang because I am ready for a decisive battle with the Yuan family and the He family. This battle is a battle that cannot be lost. This matter is too important. I cannot allow half-hearted efforts.
People know.”
"Gongda...should not be a half-hearted person."
Jia Xu whispered: "Through daily interactions with him, I can feel that he is a single-minded person and he is loyal to you. In this matter, I don't think he will do anything bad.
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"He is, but Xun is definitely not."
Liu Bei shook his head and said: "Judging from the current situation, although the Xun family has always stood with my teacher and is at odds with the Yuan family, it is just a discord and is not irreparable.
Not only me, but also other scholars will not believe that the Xun family will definitely follow me. It is just the following of two clansmen. Since this impression exists, the Xun family will definitely be attracted by the Yuan family. How can I teach others?
With a handle?"
"Junhou, Xunshi..."
"The Xun family is not a family that has its way to black."
Liu Bei sneered and said: "Back then, they would rather marry Tang Heng, the minister of the Central Committee, to preserve their own glory and wealth. It can be seen that this family is a family that values change and a long-sleeved family.
For such a family, I really can't trust them without any guarantee. Even if there is any guarantee, this family will change their mind. I really can't believe it and can't collude with it."
"Perhaps rich families have always been like this."
Jia Xu said slowly: "They have never done anything wholeheartedly. They have always been half-hearted. It is really difficult to ask them to be single-minded. For a big clan, survival is the most important thing. Nothing is more important than survival.
In their opinion, there is nothing unworthy in sacrificing one or two tribesmen, or one or two branches, for the sake of survival. The funny thing is that this is the reason why they look down on us Liangzhou people the most, but it is also what they themselves have always done.
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"So, I hate these rich people who do one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes."
Liu Bei looked at Jia Xu and chuckled: "Wen He, you don't seem to mean that. By saying this, do you want me to use this as an opportunity to completely win over Gongda's heart?"
"The king is wise."
Jia Xu chuckled and said: "You also said that the big clan will not be single-minded, but individuals, maybe, there are many officials from the big clan who have died for the king since ancient times. There are always some differences between people.
Xun Gongda has a humble appearance but a clever mind, unparalleled agility and quick wit. Even I will think that he is very talented. If you can get all his loyalty, it will be of great help to your great cause. The Xun family will certainly
Important, but Xun Gongda is even more important."
Liu Bei stood up and walked around the room for a while, thinking about Jia Xu's suggestion.
Thinking about what Xun You had done since he took refuge with him, Liu Bei made up his mind bit by bit, then walked up to Jia Xu, stretched out his hand and held Jia Xu's hand.
"Compared to Xun Gongda and Wen He, you are the most important person to me. You have helped me a lot."
"It is my honor to serve you."
Jia Xu took a deep breath and said firmly: "I will never refuse anything that is beneficial to you! Even if you go through fire and water, I will not hesitate!"
Jia Xu convinced Liu Bei.
So at Jia Xu's suggestion, Liu Bei prepared to sing a double act with Jia Xu.
That night, Jia Xu told Xun You, who knew nothing about today's private meeting, and asked with surprise why Xun You didn't show up at the meeting.
"Many people went to the conference today. I looked around and couldn't find you. I thought you were out on business, but I didn't expect you to be here. Then why didn't you go?"
Jia Xu looked surprised and confused.
Xun You's expression suddenly changed and he became very uneasy, and then even asked Jia Xu if he had done anything wrong, which made Liu Bei unhappy.
"I really can't say this. If you think about it carefully, things tonight are very important. I thought you would be there, but you weren't? Gongda, you have to be careful."
Xun You was stunned for a moment, and then showed a very anxious mood.
"This... Wen He, what is the content of tonight's meeting?"
"This...Gongda, I can't say anything. If Junhou doesn't tell you, you can't know."
Jia Xu said and left without giving Xun You a chance to ask further.
Xun You was restless and awake all night because of this.
Early the next morning, he couldn't bear it anymore and was about to go to Liu Bei to inquire about the situation. Suddenly, Liu Bei came directly to Xun You's residence in the military camp.
"Gongda, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so haggard? You didn't rest last night, okay?"
Looking at Xun You's two big dark circles, Liu Bei knew what he was talking about and pretended to be surprised.
When Xun You saw Liu Bei coming, he was also surprised.
"Junhou, you...why are you here?"
"Oh, I...I have something I want to tell you."
Liu Bei entered Xun You's tent, sat down slowly, and asked, "I held a meeting last night, do you know?"
Xun You was stunned.
"Junhou, I...I heard about this matter, but I have no idea what was discussed."
"The things discussed at this meeting are very important and are about some of our next goals."
Liu Bei stared at Xun You for a while, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "Originally, I didn't call you on purpose, but then Wen He discussed some things with me and made me realize that I had made a mistake.
I shouldn't have doubted you, Gongda, and I'm sorry."
"Junhou, this..."
Xun You was completely stunned and didn't know what Liu Bei meant.
"Gongda, in fact, I had anticipated today's situation as early as before I took a concubine in Shuzhong."
Liu Bei sighed: "Do you know what happened recently? I tell you, you will be very surprised."
Afterwards, Liu Bei told Xun You all the recent events, told Xun You some of his next action goals and preparations, and also told Xun You the content of last night's meeting.
Xun You was stunned when he heard this.
Because there was too much information, he needed some time to calm down, and when he was calming down, Liu Bei reached out and held his hand.
"It's not that I didn't expect these things. I had anticipated this before coming to Luoyang, so I want to make some preparations in advance to increase the number of people I can absolutely trust so that there will be people who can be trusted and available at important moments.
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So, I started taking concubines, and my biggest expectation was to have a deeper connection with the Xun family, trust each other, and support each other. I thought the Xun family must have known about this, but they did not reply.
I.
So I think that Mr. Xun cannot be trusted. In the face of such a critical event that can determine the life and death of all of us, I cannot trust Mr. Xun. I cannot guarantee whether Mr. Xun will leak the secret to Mr. Yuan once he knows about this matter.
Because of this consideration, I felt that I could not trust you before. I was not sure whether you would tell Mr. Xun after knowing the news, and whether Mr. Xun would tell Mr. Yuan. Therefore, I did not call you to discuss it
,This is my idea.
Afterwards, Wen He woke me up. He told me what you did after you surrendered to me. He said that you were so conscientious and loyal. Since you surrendered to me, you would never betray me. I
You can disbelieve Mr. Xun, but you cannot disbelieve Xun Gongda."