Chapter 356 I, Zhang Xiu, will definitely punch Lu Bu and kick Huang Zhong!
"Ali."
Outside the pavilion, beside the ancient road.
Wei Zhan hurriedly ran to a woman wearing a light green skirt and hugged her into his arms: "Did you redeem yourself?"
Ah Li's eyes were filled with affection, and he huddled in Wei Zhan's arms, nodding his head non-stop: "Well, I have redeemed myself. Ah Zhan, do you really want to take your maid away?"
"Not yet, you go first."
Wei Zhan shook his head without hesitation. He turned slightly to block the person hiding in the dark. At the same time, he slowly took out a book from his arms and handed it to Ali.
"This is......"
"Shh!"
Wei Zhan hurriedly signaled Ali to be silent and lowered his voice: "Take the gold, silver and silk, as well as this half of the book, leave quickly and enter Xishu from Chencang."
"If I have not come back after one month, or I have died, you should leave Xishu immediately, take this half volume with you, enter Nanyang, and give it to Guo Jia, the school official."
Ali frowned slightly: "Azhan, maid..."
Wei Zhan slowly shook his head: "If I can come back, I can naturally take you far away. If not, it can also allow you to make a life in Nanyang. This is the guarantee for your future. You must take it with you. Do you understand?"
Ali hummed, and she naturally believed in the man in front of her: "Don't worry, I have written it down, you must come back. We have to go to the mountains and forests to live in seclusion."
"good!"
Wei Zhan promised without hesitation: "Don't worry, I will never let you down at any time, in the past, today, and forever."
"Um."
Ah Li was so moved that he put half of the book into his arms, got up from Wei Zhan's arms, and got into the carriage beside him: "A Zhan, please go back, my servant will be waiting for you."
Wei Zhan nodded affirmatively: "Okay!"
Zhiwuwu—!
Looking at the carriage going further and further away, Wei Zhan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It wasn't until the carriage disappeared from the end of the field of vision that he turned around and walked towards the pavilion not far away.
Servant Yuan Ji has been waiting for you: "Your wish has been fulfilled. Can our affairs move forward?"
Wei Zhan exhaled and said softly: "I wonder what your servant needs to do?"
"It's very simple."
Yuan Ji was too lazy to show off and said bluntly: "In five days, there will be a court meeting. Tell Dong Zhuo that your Majesty will abdicate the throne to him and ask him to come to the palace to accept the imperial edict."
call-
Wei Zhan seemed to have expected it: "With Wenyou gone, Dong Zhuo only trusts me for the time being. You know, once I do this, I will be chopped into pieces by Dong Zhuo's old men!"
"rest assured."
Yuan Ji raised his head and said softly: "Dong Zhuo's old troops will be absorbed by my Yuan family, and you will leave Chang'an as soon as possible to find your Ali. It is impossible for them to find him."
“So best.”
Wei Zhan still didn't believe Yuan Ji, and deliberately reminded: "I have arranged for someone to wait in Chencang. If I can pick up Ali, I will naturally do it as promised. But if I can't pick him up, your Yuan family will die."
Yuan Ji smiled, not annoyed at all: "Don't worry, we won't lose the big because of the small. You will definitely receive news from Ali within these five days, so don't worry."
Wei Zhan said coldly: "I hope you can keep your promise."
Yuan Ji waved his hand: "In that case, I'm going back to the city. Do you want to come with me?"
Wei Zhan refused without hesitation: "No, it's not convenient."
"Um."
Yuan Ji nodded: "It's indeed inconvenient, so I'll take my leave first."
Watching Yuan Ji hand over his hand and leave, Wei Zhan left the pavilion, got on his horse, and returned to Chang'an by another road.
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at the same time.
Chang'an, Tingwei Prison.
Somewhere in the northwest corner.
In the dark, damp prison, full of the smell of decay, there are many prisoners struggling to death lying here and there. They have unkempt hair, ragged clothes, sallow complexions, and no appearance at all.
Gao Feng was holding the food box in one hand and covering his mouth and nose with the other. His thin eyebrows were slightly furrowed and his eyes were full of disgust in capital letters. Even every step he took was extremely difficult.
But......
After walking about a hundred steps, the jailer stopped in front of a clean and tidy prison. The bed inside was very clean. There were some clothes in the upper left corner, which were neatly folded like bedding.
The floor of the prison was all paved with bluestone bricks, and there was no dust on them. At the door of the prison, there was a wooden barrel covered with a wooden lid. Although it contained pickled food, it was still clean.
"Here!"
The jailer pointed to the man sitting on the wooden pillar beside him and said softly: "He is the person you are looking for. You only have half an hour, so hurry up."
"well!"
Gao Feng hurriedly nodded and bowed, took out a sling of money from his arms and handed it to the jailer: "I think it's some drinking money for the brothers. It's not a lot. Please accept it."
"It's interesting."
The jailer took the coins and smiled brightly: "Don't worry, if anything happens, I will help you keep an eye on it and give you an hour to talk to your relatives. This guy is a character. None of the jailers in our prison are dissatisfied."
"Thank you."
After sending away the jailer, Gao Feng entered the prison.
The man pinched a strand of beard under his chin and looked at the other person with interest: "You are..."
Gao Feng bowed quickly: "Gongda, I was sent by my family to visit you."
Xun You chuckled: "Family? Which family?"
Gao Feng came forward, took out all the food and wine, and said in a low voice: "Of course it's Nanyang's home. This is the letter Xun Lingjun asked me to deliver to you."
"Xunhe?"
Xun You naturally understands.
In Nanyang, there is only one person who can be called Xun Lingjun, that is Xun or.
Gao Feng nodded and said softly: "My family misses you very much, especially the head of the family. He also remembered that when he was in Luoyang Palace, he had a chance encounter with Gongda in Dongguan."
"At that time, Gongda might not have had a detailed chat with the head of the family because he was afraid, but the head of the house always remembered you. You were the wise man in the house of the head of the house, his uncle, and the head of the house still remembers you."
call-
Xun You let out a long sigh, and his memory was suddenly pulled back to the Luoyang Palace two years ago. At that time, he did have a chance encounter with His Majesty the Nanyang Emperor.
Although he felt the transformation of His Majesty the Emperor at that time, he could not believe that a few months later he could actually escape from Luoyang.
This is simply a miracle!
Even now, Xun You has not thought clearly about what happened to His Majesty the Nanyang Emperor back then that would cause such a huge change in him.
What Xun You didn't expect was that with just a quick glance, he could actually make His Majesty the Emperor think about him until now. What an honor this is?
For a moment, Xun You was filled with emotions, and his dry eyes couldn't help but turn red: "Yes, I did have a relationship with the master of the family, but I never thought that the master of the family would still remember me."
"Gongda!"
Gao Feng handed over the letter with his own hand: "This is a letter from my family to you."
Xun You wiped away his tears, took the letter with both hands, and opened it to read: "I, Xun You, am so virtuous and capable that the head of the family misses me so much."
Gao Feng said softly: "Don't worry Gongda, you will be able to come out soon."
Xun You was stunned: "Could it be..."
"No."
Gao Feng shook his head and lowered his voice: "Dong Zhuo's time is running out. In the future, Chang'an may be decided by someone else. Then there will be a general amnesty for the whole world, and Gongda will be able to come out."
"oh?"
Xun You frowned and asked tentatively: "But the family is coming?"
Gao Feng shook his head again: "It's not that fast yet, but it will come sooner or later, don't worry."
"Could it be..."
Xun You took a deep breath and already had a guess in his mind: "Is it Yuan Wei?"
Gao Feng didn't hide anything, he nodded and said, "Just understand in your heart."
Xun You suddenly felt bad. He knew Yuan Wei's methods very well. If he controlled the government, he would be ten thousand times more powerful than Dong Zhuo, but he was even more curious because of this:
"This dear friend..."
Xun You hurriedly bowed his head and said softly: "I have a question. I wonder if you can answer it?"
Gao Feng returned the gift with his hands raised: "It's okay to say it honestly. If I can't answer it, I will give you the answer when I come next time."
Xun You nodded: "Okay! I just want to ask, why did the head of the family retreat in a hurry and return to Nanyang when he could have taken advantage of the situation to invade Chang'an? It should be noted that it is not too late to kill Dong Zhuo and return to the palace."
"That's it!"
Gao Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
What a coincidence, he has an answer to this question: "I don't know what the head of the family thinks, but I have heard family members talk about it. I will tell you today, and maybe I can answer it."
Xun You bowed his head without hesitation: "I hope you can teach me."
Gao Feng glanced around, leaned forward, and lowered his voice very low: "Because in the eyes of the family owner, the previous home has become decayed and full of devastation, and it is difficult to cure the disease. Only by rebuilding a new home can the family truly gain
Rebirth.”
"Just like our current home, it looks like the unified world described by the saints. The elderly are supported, the young are educated, the poor are supported, the poor are helped, the widowed, widowed, lonely, and disabled are all supported. This is the future.
The look of a family.”
Xun You looked in disbelief: "Is this really the case?"
Gao Feng smiled lightly: "If Gongda doesn't believe it, you will naturally understand it after you come out."
Seeing the other party's confident look, Xun You knew in his heart that he was not lying: "How dare you? I have been in prison for a long time and have no idea about the outside world. If this is really the case, I admire the determination and courage of the family master."
"Um."
Gao Feng nodded affirmatively: "The people gathered around the head of the family now are all people with lofty ideals and lofty ideals. Nanyang is just the beginning. The big man will get better in the future."
"Would you like to go home?"
Gao Feng took advantage of the situation and extended an olive branch.
"If this is really the case, I will naturally be willing."
Xun You nodded without hesitation and said with absolute certainty: "Once the master of the family is driven away, you will never hesitate to die in order to repay the master of the family for his great kindness."
"Very good."
Gao Feng really didn't expect that things would go so smoothly.
He simply stopped hiding it and took out a letter from his arms again and handed it to Xun You: "Gongda is resourceful and resourceful. Naturally, he should know that Chang'an is the top priority."
Xun You frowned slightly, took the letter, opened it and browsed it, he sighed and his face became slightly solemn.
Obviously.
Such an appointment was very different from what he had imagined.
But despite this, Xun You finally nodded and affirmed: "Since it is the order of the head of the family, you should obey it. However, I have no idea what the situation in Chang'an is at the moment."
Gao Feng bowed and cupped his hands: "If Gongda agrees, I will be your deputy. After you come out from here, I can report to you in detail."
Xun You snorted: "Guo Fengxiao, this man is really..."
Gao Feng said softly: "Gongda, Fengxiao said, if you are angry, I will apologize to you. When the world is settled, your name will be on the merit book."
"Okay."
Xun You breathed out and waved his hand: "I understand, you can go back for the time being and tell the head of the family, Xun You will definitely live up to his high expectations."
Gao Feng was overjoyed: "Well! In that case, I'll come back in a few days."
"Wait a minute!"
Just as Gao Feng was about to leave, Xun You waved his hand and interrupted: "Since you are my deputy, I will give you the first task."
Gao Feng bowed and held up his hands: "It doesn't matter what I say."
Xun You said softly: "If Dong Zhuo dies, Yuan Wei will definitely recruit Han Sui and Ma Teng, send people to keep an eye on them, and at the same time send people to contact them appropriately to let them understand that the head of the family is also thinking about them."
Gao Feng nodded: "Don't worry, I'll leave it to you."
Xun You: "Go."
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Wuguan.
Zhangji camp.
Zhongjun, partial account.
A middle-aged man in his early forties was sitting upright, reading a book in his hands, when suddenly a gust of cool breeze blew in, making him feel refreshed and energetic.
He raised his head and looked towards the curtain.
A young man transferred to the account and walked in with a smile on his face and a book in his hand: "Military advisor, are you still studying at this late hour?"
Jia Xu smiled and replied casually: "I am old, I don't sleep at night, and I have no fun in the army. I can only read for a while to pass the time."
"General Xiao Zhang."
Jia Xu naturally noticed the paper book in Zhang Xiu's hand and couldn't help but wonder: "Why, have you started reading too?"
Zhang Xiu picked up the book in his hand and handed it to Jia Xu without hesitation: "I only like military books, but not these great principles of Confucianism. These books are the Five Classics published by Nanyang Hanting, and they are given to you."
"oh?"
Jia Xu's dry eyes suddenly shined with light: "I heard that this book is difficult to buy, but you can actually buy it?"
Zhang Xiu waved his hand and said softly: "It was indeed difficult to buy before, but this book has been reprinted dozens of times, so it is not uncommon now. It is available in all book stores, and the price is not expensive."
"Yeah?"
Jia Xu hurriedly took the book and regarded it as a treasure: "It's rare that you come to Nanyang once, and you actually want to buy me a book. I, Jia Xu, will write down this sentiment and repay it later."
"You and I are fellow countrymen..."
As soon as he started speaking, Zhang Xiu stopped suddenly, rolled his eyes, and came closer: "Military advisor, please don't repay me. Can you answer Xiu's questions?"
"oh?"
Jia Xu put the book aside and said with a smile: "General Zhang, why are you so confused?"
Zhang Xiu frowned and pondered for a moment: "Military advisor, some time ago the doctor ordered Li Ru to sneak into Xuzhou, and you concluded that he would die there. Now it has been confirmed, can you tell me the reason?"
"This..."
Jia Xu pinched a strand of goatee under his chin, with a faint smile on his face.
He was very fond of Zhang Xiu, who was very curious about knowledge: "Actually, when I knew that Tao Qian had been serving as the pastor of Xuzhou, I had already guessed that His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang would make big moves in Xuzhou."
"Li Ru rushed to Xuzhou at that time, which further confirmed my guess. Zang Ba, Cao Bao and others are really just mediocre people. How can they defeat Tao Qian and Xu Rong."
Zhang Xiu was stunned: "Oh? Tao Qian was originally Xuzhou Mu, so what's the difference?"
Jia Xu said softly: "If it were an ordinary person, it would be fine. But that's not the case with Emperor Nanyang. He is someone who absolutely wants to hold power in his hands. Yuzhou has not established a state pastoralist, but Xuzhou has not removed a state pastoralist."
"This is definitely not because His Majesty the Nanyang Emperor is being lenient with Tao Qian, but because there are unstable forces within Xuzhou that still need to be suppressed by Tao Qian, and eventually the power is slowly centralized."
"In my opinion..."
Speaking of this, Jia Xu frowned slightly: "Perhaps even His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang himself did not expect that Langya would have problems so quickly. It was precisely for this reason that he concluded that there must be a Chang'an assassin in Xuzhou."
Zhang Xiu frowned: "I still don't understand. I feel that there is no necessary connection at all. How can I come to the military advisor and determine the result?"
"Hahaha!"
Jia Xu looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, "Do you really want to know?"
Zhang Xiu nodded quickly: "Of course."
Jia Xu patted the books beside him and said, "When you can read these books seven or eight times with peace of mind, you will be able to do it. It will even be several times better than Xu's."
"Sir, don't joke."
Zhang Xiu shook his head and didn't believe it at all: "I can't read these sages' books, they are too boring. I really don't understand how the military advisor can do it without any distractions and be so absorbed in it."
"where!"
Jia Xu smiled and said softly: "I'm just passing the time. In fact, I find it boring. I'm not as good as General Zhang. I can practice martial arts for fun, but I can only study."
"So be it."
At this point, Jia Xu pinched his goatee and finally said: "For the sake of buying me a book, how about I give General Zhang a fair opinion?"
Zhang Xiu frowned: "Oh? What's your opinion?"
Jia Xu waved his hand and signaled Zhang Xiufu to come forward: "Convert the trophies you usually get into money and seize the time to buy some houses in Nanyang and Luoyang."
"ah?"
Zhang Xiu was stunned, and the muscles at the corners of his lips twitched: "Buy some houses in Nanyang and Luoyang? But now Luoyang is still a pile of ashes. Who will spend money to buy that?"
Jia Xudan smiled: "Soon, Chang'an will undergo great changes. We still don't know where we will go then. We need to buy some houses to prepare for emergencies."
"As for Luoyang..."
Jia Xu took a deep breath and twisted his beard and said: "Sooner or later it will become the capital of the Han Dynasty. It is the cheapest and safest to do it now. Do you know how much the rent was when I was in Luoyang?"
"If you can have a house in Luoyang, no matter what happens in the future, as long as you can save your life, you won't have to worry about expenses. You are still young and may not understand it well, but it doesn't matter. Just listen to me."
Zhang Xiu frowned: "But you have to have a reason, right?"
Jia Xu glanced at the book and finally said: "His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang can build houses for the people, but he will always live in the former prefect's mansion."
"This proves that he is just settling down in Nanyang, and will return to Luoyang sooner or later. Now Zhong Yao and Zhang Liao are stationed in Heluo, collecting refugees, establishing farmland, and restoring people's livelihood. They are just laying the foundation for returning to Beijing."
"If my guess is good..."
Jia Xu paused for a moment and said softly: "It can take as little as three years or as many as five years. The Emperor of Nanyang will definitely return to Luoyang."
Although Zhang Xiu is not interested in buying a house, he is interested in the emperor returning to Luoyang: "Doesn't that mean that in three or five years, Chang'an and Nanyang will usher in a decisive battle?"
hiss-!
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Xiu suddenly realized something and gasped: "Military advisor, do you think that our Chang'an will lose to Nanyang?"
"ah?"
Jia Xu quickly shook his head: "Xiao General Zhang, you can't talk nonsense. I have never said this, never. You can't slander me."
Well......
Zhang Xiu frowned: "Military advisor, you are like this again..."
Jia Xu still shook his head and waved his hands: "I really never said that."
"whispering sound!"
Zhang Xiu didn't take Jia Xu's words to heart at all: "No matter what you think, I always feel that our Chang'an still has the advantage."
"The military advisor himself should also be aware that we are equipped with the Three Treasures of Equestrianism, and our troop strength has doubled compared to before. Some of them are even infantry."
"With the current strength of Chang'an, it will definitely not be inferior to Nanyang. If my guess is correct, the Prime Minister will soon send troops to Nanyang, and our Wuguan will be the first to attack."
"military adviser!"
Having said this, Zhang Xiu's interest immediately surged up: "Do you know what my real purpose is when I enter Nanyang? It's to gather information!"
"Besides, I already know that Sun Jian is currently training troops, but they are just naval troops and not worth mentioning. As for Lu Bu's wolf cavalry, Huang Zhong's leopard cavalry, and Gao Shun's trapped camp?"
"snort!"
Zhang Xiu snorted: "The total strength does not exceed 10,000. Even if we add up the miscellaneous troops and horses, Nanyang's total strength will definitely not exceed 30,000."
"Only 30,000 people!"
Zhang Xiu always felt that this was a God-given opportunity, and his eyes flashed: "How could the Prime Minister let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? He will definitely mobilize his troops and concentrate them at Wuguan, and then he will see the right moment and hit the target with one strike."
"At that time, I, Zhang Xiu, will definitely punch Lu Bu and kick Huang Zhong. Thousands of fine cavalry will sweep through the trapped camp. Then I will capture King Hongnong with my own hands and present it to the prime minister. Maybe I will be made a marquis."
"whee!"
Speaking of this, Zhang Xiu couldn't hide the smile on his face: "Military advisor, how many houses do you want to buy when Nanyang is pacified? All of them will be covered by me, and I won't take any money."
Although Zhang Xiu's little head is a little confused and always has whimsical ideas, he can always think of himself, which makes Jia Xu very touched:
"General Xiao Zhang!"
Jia Xu did not deliberately correct anything, as long as Zhang Xiu was happy: "This is what you said, you can never go back on it."
Zhang Xiu raised his head and said proudly: "How can I, Zhang Xiu, a man of indomitable character, break my word? Don't worry, military advisor, you can have as many houses as you want."
"Hahaha!"
Jia Xu was very happy and cupped his hands: "Okay! Let's make it a deal."