The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 129: Holding the Emperor and His Brother

Xun Yu did not give Chen Gong a direct answer.

"Then we have to wait until Gongda writes me back to see if that's the case!"

There was still a glimmer of hope in his heart, and Xun Yu was unwilling to think about such a terrible thing right now.

The letter started from Yanzhou, passed through Hangu Pass, entered Mount Xiao, and finally arrived in the hands of Xun You.

Xun You is busy in the Shangshu Tai at this moment.

In his hand was a piece of paper as thin as a cicada's wing.

The method of papermaking was indeed improved through the collective wisdom of craftsmen, and low-cost paper that could be written on was produced.

Xun You hadn't opened the letter yet. He just weighed the bamboo slips and the paper in his hands and could clearly feel the difference between them.

"The letter my cousin wrote to me may only contain a few words, but it needs to be written on such a heavy bamboo slip. On the other hand, although the paper is only a thin piece, it can be written into a whole official document. It's really amazing!"

Today, life in Guanzhong is still tense, and bad news still reaches the imperial court every day, but Xun You does not feel that the future is bleak.

Zhong Yao has begun to rectify the salt administration in Hedong. Although he has not yet started trade with Guandong, he has transported several thousand stones of salt into Guanzhong to ease the people's livelihood in Guanzhong.

Trade with Liu Biao has also begun, and the first batch of grain will soon enter Guanzhong via Funiu Road and replenish Taicang.

In addition, Dong Zhuo's sudden initiative to implement benevolent policies also led to more praise from the people for the imperial court and Dong Zhuo.

Not to mention, new things like paper, to a certain extent, offset the slight gloom brought by natural disasters.

Xun You touched the paper reluctantly, and asked Jia Xu beside him with some regret: "Jia Lingjun, can't you let the Shangshutai use the paper first?"

"No."

Jia Xu sat upright in the hall and stretched his sore wrists a few times. "His Majesty said that the finished paper should be supplied to the Grand Commandant first, so that they can write more scriptures that promote the orthodoxy of the imperial court and spread them to Guandong."

"The remaining papers were also taken away by some military offices, who said that they were useful and could help soldiers learn to read."

……

Xun You sighed silently, thinking that His Majesty was indeed a little biased~
After opening the letter, Xun You carefully read through Xun Yu's letter and hesitated a little.

"Jia Lingjun, I hope you can take a look at this family letter."

Jia Xu stopped what he was doing and said, "Since it is a letter from home, I am afraid it is difficult to read it."

Xun You had already figured out Jia Xu's temper these days, and knew that if Jia Xu said no, he meant he wanted it, so he simply spread out the bamboo slips in front of Jia Xu.

"How can this be done?"

While Jia Xu was refusing, he honestly scanned the letter from home.

After reading it, Jia Xu smiled and said, "So that's how it is."

"If your uncle Xun Wenruo just wants to know the truth about Guanzhong, then why not just tell him the truth?"

Xun You narrowed his eyes and said, "Jia Lingjun, aren't you afraid that I will leak secrets? After all, my great uncle is still working for Cao Cao, and he is also helping the traitors to commit atrocities."

"Or...Jia Lingjun wanted me to reveal something on purpose, and then use this as an excuse to test me again?"

Obviously, Xun You still felt resentful about Jia Xu's previous attempt to kill him.

Jia Xu smiled naively and honestly: "What are you talking about, Minister Xun? Do I, Jia Xu, have such a gloomy mind?"

"Ah."

Facing his boss Jia Xu, this smart man, Xun You was not polite at all.

Because he knew that it was precisely because Jia Xu was a smart man that he didn't care too much about these details.

According to Xun You's observations during this period, as long as no one threatens the life and death of Jia Xu or the emperor, Jia Xu generally will not care about it.

But once this reverse scale is touched, Jia Xu will kill the other party directly without leaving any trouble!
So although Xun You still had some resentment towards Jia Xu, they were able to get along with him on weekdays.

Xun You stepped forward, tried to put the bamboo slips away, and pretended to leave.

"Okay, I understand."

"But my uncle Xun Yu has a reputation for being good at politics and was once described by famous scholars as a "talent who can assist the king." If he could come to Guanzhong and help the court, the Shangshutai would not be as busy as it is now, right?"

Just when Xun You was about to take the bamboo slip away completely, a dark finger gently pressed down the last corner of the bamboo slip.

"What did Minister Xun say just now?"

Ever since Zhong Yao left for Hedong to take charge of the government, the government affairs of the Secretariat basically fell on Jia Xu alone.

In fact, Jia Xu had previously vigorously cultivated Zhong Yao because he wanted him to share some of his government affairs.

Unexpectedly, after the person was trained, he was taken away by the emperor...

As for Xun You, even though Jia Xu believed that Xun You was far superior to Zhong Yao in wisdom and military strategy, his level of government administration was really hard to praise, and was at best just average.

Although Jia Xu also discovered some talents, such as Xinfeng County Magistrate Zhang Ji, Jingzhao Gongcao Du Ji, and Fufeng people Fa Zheng and Meng Da...

But people like Zhang Ji and Du Ji still need to hone their skills as middle-level officials.

However, Fa Zheng and Meng Da were too young and too aggressive.

Therefore, Jia Xu did not dare to promote these officials to the Secretariat at will, for fear that the emperor would blame him for abusing his power after knowing it.

Now, after Xun You's reminder, Jia Xu immediately realized that this was a great opportunity for him to take advantage of the situation (crossed out) and recommend a great talent for internal affairs to the emperor!
"I remember now that it was the emperor who proposed to let Xun Yu and the Xun family move to Guanzhong. It would be better to go to the palace now to meet the emperor and ask for his opinion." Xun You originally just wanted Jia Xu to help, but he didn't expect Jia Xu to drag him to see the emperor?

"Is it really appropriate to trouble the emperor just for my uncle? Wouldn't it annoy the emperor?"

Jia Xu asked in return: "When the emperor personally came to the imperial prison to ask you for advice, did you feel that the emperor was annoyed with you?"

"Of course not."

"That's right. The emperor's desire for great talents is far more urgent than you think."

Jia Xu was obviously impatient and had already started clearing the table, wanting to pull Xun You into the palace quickly.

Xun You was still somewhat reluctant to enter the palace.

"What if I run into the Grand Master?"

Xun You once planned to assassinate Dong Zhuo. Although Xun You didn't know why Dong Zhuo forgave him, he still followed the principle of a gentleman not to stand under a dangerous wall and tried his best to avoid meeting Dong Zhuo directly.

"No. For some reason, the Grand Master has been staying at General Lu Bu's house recently and has not been in the palace often."

Xun You was surprised.

"I remember that the Grand Master went to live in General Lu Bu's house after he requested the emperor to issue a benevolent policy last time. Now a month has passed, and I didn't expect that he still hasn't come out yet?"

Xun You couldn't help but wonder, "What on earth is in General Lu's house that the Grand Tutor values ​​so much?"

Jia Xu was also confused.

But he knew very well that one should not ask things that he should not ask, and should not know things that he should not know.

Although Liu Xie decided to give the child the surname "Liu", for the sake of Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu's reputation, as well as for the sake of the unexpected child, he ultimately ordered the news to be blocked.

Apart from Liu Xie, Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu, and the concubine, no one else in the world knew the true situation of the child.

Even when Jia Xu occasionally mentioned it indirectly, Liu Xie only glossed over it, which made Jia Xu realize that the emperor did not want him to know about this matter.

In that case, then don't listen and don't ask.

Just when Jia Xu couldn't wait to drag Xun You into the palace, someone suddenly came to report that someone wanted to see him.

Jia Xu didn't want to meet him at first, but when he heard the other party's name, his face suddenly changed.

He turned around and apologized to Xun You: "Please wait for a moment, Minister Xun. This man is an old friend of mine in the army. I still need to meet him."

"It's okay, Jia Lingjun will get busy first."

Xun You was polite in words, but his eyelids twitched.

Because just now, he actually saw shock and a little bit of fear on Jia Xu's face?
Others don’t understand Jia Xu, but Xun You knows how vicious Jia Xu is deep down in his heart.

What kind of person is he who can make someone like Jia Xu feel fear?
Jia Xu hurried to the small house next to the Shangshu Terrace.

The messy footsteps made Xun You realize that this "old friend in the army" who came to meet Jia Xu might not be a good person.

Waited for half an hour.

Jia Xu just left and came back.

However, Xun You immediately noticed the other person following Jia Xu.

The first time he saw that person, Xun You felt cold all over!

poison!

The most poisonous substance in the world!
If Jia Xu's poison is a poison needle that needs to be slowly explored and peeled off the thick outer layer of disguise to be exposed, then the person in front of him is a scorpion pot formed by pouring countless snakes and scorpions together!

Cruel! Brutal! And a little bit corrupt.

Xun You was immediately alarmed and didn't understand why Jia Xu was with such a person.

"Minister Xun, I'm afraid you will have to go with my old friend to the palace to meet the emperor."

After hearing what Jia Xu said, Xun You was even more shocked!
How dare Jia Xu bring such a person before the emperor?

Isn't he afraid that this person will do something bad to the emperor?
"Jia Lingjun, isn't it inappropriate to bring strangers into the palace casually?"

Jia Xu glanced at the people around him and shook his head slightly.

"He will not murder the emperor."

"At least not now."

The sentence added at the end gave Xun You goosebumps again!
And that person finally spoke: "Minister Xun has misunderstood, I am not the emperor's biological son."

Hoarse, shrill and unpleasant.

He smiled slowly: "In the past, in Luoyang, I once held the young emperor and his brothers in my arms."

"Oh, strictly speaking, at that time, the emperor was not the emperor, but the Prince of Chenliu."

"Speaking of which, if I hadn't gotten rid of your Majesty's brothers, I'm afraid your Majesty wouldn't even be the emperor now... So I at least have the merit of supporting him, why would I want to murder him?"

After hearing these words, how could Xun You not understand who the person in front of him was!

"I have long heard of your great names, the Doctor-General of Hongnong Wang——Li Ru, Li Wenyou!"

(End of this chapter)