Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2701
Wei Kang thinks he is not a bear.

Wei Duan also thinks that he is definitely not Xiong Daddy.

It's a pity that Xiong Da will always be dragged down by Xiong Er, just like Wei Duan was dragged down by Wei Kang.

Although Wei Duan always speaks very harshly every time he threatens Wei Kang, as if he will hang Wei Kang up and beat him the next moment, but in fact he still cares about Wei Kang in his heart, after all, he is his own cub .

Even if he was cheated, he was still his own cub.

Expelling Wei Kang from the house, or preaching such rebellious sons, so cutting off the relationship between father and son, maybe you can keep your position, but what's the point of adopting such a ruthless method?
These days, sons and daughters fight for father, cats and dogs fight for master, what is not fighting for?So Wei Kang didn't lie down and wait for his father to fight, but he was thinking and searching for a higher position. From a certain point of view, Wei Kang is not bad.

It's just that Wei Kang's groping was in the wrong direction, he didn't go on a smooth road, but chose a rugged mountain road with a cliff facing the same direction.

Going in the wrong direction can be fatal.

Wei Duan naturally wanted to save Wei Kanglai, but...

Wei Duan himself was cautious, carefully maintaining the position of the Senate, but he didn't expect that it was his own son who gave his opponent the opportunity to overthrow him.Although the Senate does not have as much authority as others imagined, this thing is actually similar to a siege, and only those who sit on it will know whether it is good or not, so first of all, you must be qualified to sit on it, and then talk about good or bad.

Guo Tu has been waiting for a long time.

Waiting from the flowers blooming to the flowers withering, and then from the flowers withering to the flowers blooming, but none of those flowers belonged to him.

Now there seems to be an opportunity.

Wei Duan's son cheated on his father, and finally cheated, well, it was an opportunity created, of course not to be missed!
Guo Tu didn't rush to the General Hushi immediately to recommend himself, but found Zhong Jie.

After Zhong Jie learned about Wei Kang, he somewhat regretted it.Originally, he felt that there was no hope of competing for the Senate, and that he could not be promoted, so he thought of a different way, and wanted to take the route of offering wine in the academy, but he didn't expect to deliver his own performance table, and he was ready to go to the academy, but he didn't. Thinking of such an opportunity in the blink of an eye...

Do you regret it?
Of course, he also regretted it, so Zhong Jie knew why Guo Tu came to visit.After all, he missed the opportunity, and Zhong Jie's expression was a little faint, and he greeted Guo Tu not very warmly.

Guo Tu didn't seem to feel any embarrassment at all, and his demeanor was calm.

After the two parties sat down, Guo Tu complimented Zhong Jie a few words, and Zhong Jie responded indifferently, and they were somewhat polite to each other, but when Guo Tu tried to change the topic to the Senate, Zhong Jie Jie just said a little bluntly, "I have already signed up and transferred to the academy. I have no other thoughts about the matter of the Senate."If you are a public, you want to talk about idle romance, and I will accompany you. If you want a certain to get involved in the matter of participating in the law... Haha, I still hope that the public will be Haihan, sorry! 』

Guo Tu was taken aback for a moment, and then cursed inwardly.

It really is smelly and hard, cesspit stones!

No wonder Zhong Jie has not been able to find any foreign aid in Chang'an over the years, nor does he have any special helpers.

However, this seems to be the cornerstone of Zhong Jie's own life.

It is precisely because of Zhong Jie's attitude in the officialdom that Zhong Jie is more secure in the place of the hussars.

If it was in Shandong, a person like Zhong Jie who doesn't know how to make connections would definitely be unlucky that day, but under the hussars, lonely ministers can get more care, and people like Guo Tu are smooth and go around everywhere. Those who cling don't get extra favors.

After feeling emotional for a while, Guo Tu laughed and said, "Brother Zhong misunderstood, I really don't want to fight for power!"Brother Zhong misunderstood me! 』

Zhong Jie was taken aback for a moment, then said with a little embarrassment: "Then why is Gongzhi?" 』

Guo Tu said: "As a subject of the picture, it is natural to share the worries of the lord!" 』

Guo Tu looked stern, and said righteously, "Qiao Shi was originally the real god of the five directions, but in the end he connived at the clansmen to do evil. Now it is small that Qiao Shi is doing ridiculous things, but it is big if he missed the master's plan!"Now that the scripture teaching ceremony is about to be held, firstly, there is no one to preside over it, and secondly, there is no one who understands the scriptures. Isn't this a major event?Although the picture is dull, he also knows the food and loyalty of the emperor. Since the lord has worries, as a subject, he should naturally share the lord's worries!Don't you think so? 』

"This..." This kind of speech ends for a while.

How to say this, if you say you agree, you are on board Guo Tu's thief ship, if you say you don't agree, it seems to object that the courtier should not share the worries of the lord.

So Zhong Jie could only avoid answering, and instead asked: "What do you want to do, you might as well speak up!" 』

Guo Tu laughed and said: "Since we want to share the Lord's worries, this scripture teaching ceremony naturally requires a good understanding of morality. Brother Wen Zhong has read thousands of volumes and is familiar with all scriptures. Can you give me some advice?"If Tu has gained experience because of this, he will naturally be grateful, and he will be rewarded generously! 』

Guo Tu said he was teaching, but what happened in reality, Zhong Jie naturally knew.

The reason why Guo Tu came to look for Zhong Jie was that besides Zhong Jie’s own background in knowledge, it was also very important that Zhong Jie basically went to the academy, and there was no competition with Guo Tu.Although it is said that Zhong Jie will not come forward to say something to Guo Tu, but if he gives some pointers on the "Tao Te Ching" and sharpens his gun before the battle, he is actually helping Guo Tu to create momentum...

And Guo Tu said it very cleverly. If he directly said that he wanted to compete for the position of the Senate, then Zhong Jie would definitely not like it no matter what, but after going around in circles, he used the excuse of helping Fei to share his worries, saying that it was for teaching scriptures Dadian, in fact, although it still has the same meaning, it seems to be more acceptable.

And Guo Tu also said that if things come to fruition, there will be rewards and so on, which also moved Zhong Jie's heart a little.

It is true that Zhong Jie does not know how to attract relationships, but it does not mean that he will reject all relationships.

After all, Zhong Jie doesn’t want to stay in the academy all his life. Now he goes to the academy as a sacrificial wine. Although there is still room for a big sacrificial wine to climb up, it is still not as good as the important job under the general’s mansion. And Guo Tuxian formed a good relationship...

Anyway, it's just an academic "discussion".

Zhong Jie was about to express his agreement, but a servant hurriedly came from the corridor outside the hall, and then he prostrated himself on the ground at the foot of the hall, glanced at Guo Tu, and hesitated to speak.

"What's the matter? Zhong Jie asked, "Gongze is not an outsider."Straightforward! 』

Zhong's servant nodded and reported, "There are rumors outside that Immortal Zuo is here!" 』

"what? ! Before Zhong Jie had time to react, Guo Tu’s face changed drastically, and then his body collapsed slightly, “This... this, my lord is really...”

Zhong Jie glanced at Guo Tu, and couldn't help but secretly smiled in his heart, but after laughing, some fear inevitably rose deep in his heart.

From Sichuan to Chang'an, it is by no means a one-day journey.

Could it be that Hussar is...

This was arranged well before the Qiao's incident broke out?

So to say……

Zhong Jie and Guo Tu couldn't help but look at each other, and they seemed to see some complicated expressions in each other's eyes...

"Gongze, there are still school matters to be prepared here..." Zhong Jie immediately decided not to venture into the muddy water, "Sorry, the house is complicated, and the hospitality is not good. The next time I invite Gongze to make amends..."

Guo Tu twitched the corners of his mouth, then forced a smile, expressing that it was okay.He was also shocked by the news. Authority is sweet, but it is more important to be cautious and save your life.

If the hussars had already made arrangements, wouldn't he be standing on the edge of the big pit after rounding it up?

Fortunately, I can go back!

Fortunately, I was still in the stage of small actions, and I didn't make any big things!
When Guo Tu came out of Zhong Jie's house, he couldn't help touching the cold sweat on his forehead.

Can't be provoked, can't hide.

I would rather miss it than make a mistake.

Guo Tu seemed to have sensed an abnormal aura outside the entrance of the cave, immediately retracted his tentacles, and hid in the cave again...

When a courtier finds that he cannot predict the monarch's movements, he will always feel some fear, especially if this kind of movement seems to be intentionally or unintentionally promoting the subsequent development of the incident, it will make the courtiers feel even more terrified.

……Σ(oдo)…

Rounding off there are others...

In Chang'an City, night fell.

A group of people escorted Xun You back to the front of his house.

The lanterns hanging high above the gate swayed in the autumn wind.

"Your Majesty is back! 』

The porter called in a low voice urgently, and opened the door.Xun Yu is the order of the Shangshu in Shandong, and Xun You is the order of the Shangshu in Guanzhong. They are both Lingjun.

Hearing the doorman's voice, Xun You came back from the contemplation along the way, nodded slightly, and then walked inside.

Xun Shi came out from the inside, and greeted him with cupped hands, "My lord father is back." 』

Xun Shi is the second son of Xun You.

Xun You's eldest son Xun Ji is still in Yingchuan.

Unlike Wei Kang's kind of cheating, Xun Jifeng has very good reviews and treats people kindly.

Xun You nodded, and after asking about the children's studies, he asked, "Has Yingchuan sent a letter?" 』

Xun Shi said yes, and then took out the letter from his sleeve and handed it to Xun You, saying, "Here is the letter... It's getting late now, father, do you want some food first?" 』

Xun You waved his hands and said, "I ate some at the General's Mansion, so I don't need it... Well, follow me to the study." 』

Xun You took the lead, turned around the corridor, and went to the study on one side.

The servant came a step earlier and lit the lamp.

In the flickering candlelight, Xun You opened the letter, and then read it, frowning slightly, pondering for a long time, and after a while, he gave the letter to Xun Shi, "You can read it too." 』

The letter is not long, and apart from telling about some household chores, the relatively important thing involved is the price of grain on the ground in Yuzhou.

The letter came out of Yingchuan and sent to Chang'an in an ordinary way, and nothing was deliberately avoided. To avoid suspicion, the letter was not even sealed.Therefore, it is impossible to describe some special matters in the letter, and it is very rare to even send someone to bring some messages.

Xun You stood up, got up and found a volume of books on one side of the bookshelf, then unfolded it on the desk case, and stretched out his hand to draw across several values.

"The price of grain in Yuzhou has risen..." Xun You sighed slightly.

This should have been a normal thing, but...

Normally, before the autumn harvest, grain prices will rise to a high level, and then fall after the autumn harvest.This is like every year when Double Eleven comes, merchants will raise the price of goods and then bargain. It is a very common business practice, but this time the price of food has risen a bit high.

Compared with the data of previous years, the price of grain in Yuzhou has risen somewhat this year.

Of course, this may also be within a reasonable fluctuation range.But what if this fluctuation is caused by some accident?

Except for some troubles in the climate at the beginning of spring this year, the rest of the time is not bad. There is a little lack of rain, but it is not considered a severe drought, let alone a severe flood. Therefore, the grain harvest in the north of the Yangtze River is generally considered to be In normal years, it may not be as good as in good years, but it will not be too bad, especially since there is no war in Yuzhou, and the land cultivation should be relatively stable, so the rise in the price is somewhat doubtful.

Xun You was thinking about strategic matters, which was his responsibility, but he didn't expect that he only considered the general direction, but ignored some small problems, or small details...

Xun Shi held up the letter, looked at it under the light, and suddenly seemed to have discovered something, so he called out hesitantly, "Father...look here..."

"Um? 』Xun You was taken aback.

Xun Shi held up the letter, and saw that under the light of the lamp, there were some words in the letter. I don't know whether it was because of the ink color or the poor quality of the paper. It seemed that some words had penetrated the back of the paper, forming spots on the back of the paper. Mark of.

Xun You read it over and over several times. The letter started from "My Father's knees" and ended at the end "Please ask for my father's blessings". It's strange, but if you turn the paper over and look at it, those ink characters that see through the back of the paper seem to have written some other problems...

After Xun You saw it, his face suddenly turned pale, and he walked around the study twice with his hands behind his back, then sat down, and said to Xun Shi, "It's getting late, you should go to rest early." 』

Xun Shi was stunned for a moment, hesitating a little.

"fine.I'll handle it. Xun You waved his hand, "Go and rest." 』

Only then did Xun Shi salute and retreat.

Xun You waited for Xun Shi to leave, and read the letter over and over several times.A wise man is bound to make a mistake, because Pang Tong left Chang'an, and most of the Shang Shuling's affairs are handled by Xun You as the main person in charge, especially when the autumn harvest is approaching recently. Preparations must be made in advance, even the food and grass for the livestock of the transport vehicles must be arranged in advance, otherwise, if there is a mistake in a certain link, it may cause more problems...

So Xun You was very busy, and even almost leaked the information hidden in the letter.

Fortunately, his child found out.

Although Xun You was still calm in front of his child, after his child left, he sat alone in the study, thinking about the consequences if he missed this message, Xun You couldn't help breaking out in a lot of cold sweat...

At dawn the next day, Xun You got up according to his usual habits, washed, ate, went out, and even the expression on his face was the same as usual. After summarizing the related matters, he paused for a while, showing a little worried look.

When Fei Qian saw this, he asked. Xun You said the letter for a while, and presented the letter to Fei Qian.

Fei Qian read the letter, and under Xun You's guidance, he discovered that there were "abnormalities" in certain words in the letter.

If the quality of the paper is poor, then the characters with many strokes will be smudged by the ink, and even see through the back of the paper. This is a normal thing, but if there are characters with few strokes, they will also be smudged to the back of the paper...

"Hmm... Lu, no, Ann..." Fei Qian looked back and forth, and read out those words that seemed a little strange.The strokes of these characters are very few, but the ink on the back of the paper is a bit heavy, as if someone wrote it first, and then added ink to the strokes to overlap.

So it should be "Lu Anan"?
Fei subconsciously thought of this, and felt wrong.

"The word Lu has three times...it should be taken from the meaning of Lu Ling..." Xun You explained from the side.

So is "Lululu Uneasy"?
Well, neither.

Fei Qian frowned slightly, and then recalled the "Lu Ling" in the Book of Songs, then his heart moved, he raised his head and looked at Xun You, "Gongda, the meaning of this letter is... that you are in danger?" 』

Xun You was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly, with some sadness in his eyes, "I think...that's what I mean..."

"Luling" is generally a poem describing the skills and virtues of hunters.It means that someone is hunting with hounds, and then he has a benevolent character, curly hair and beautiful beard, and has the appearance of an elder.

"Lu" is a black hound.The three Lu not only refers to the three-paragraph chapters and sentences of "Lu Ling", but also expresses another meaning, the utensils for eating.

As for hunting, it is easier to understand, killing, seeing blood.

Either the hunter, or the prey.

To extend it casually, there is "the birds are exhausted, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are dead, and the lackeys are cooking".In addition, "Lu Ling" stated in the preface of Mao's poem that "Lu Ling" has the meaning of "thorn"...

On the surface of the letter, it said that the price of food was high, and now it is difficult for ordinary people to eat, and it is difficult to eat, so what is the use of eating utensils?Doesn't it just echo this hidden meaning?
In the Han Dynasty, there were four schools of Qi, Lu, Han and Mao who taught the Book of Songs.The poems passed down by Mao Chang, a native of Zhao, are called "Mao Shi", and his books explaining the Book of Songs are also kept in the Xun family.Therefore, although the "stab" in Mao's preface is ironic, the emphasis and follow-up of the word "uneasy" are added, which generally means "assassination" and "danger".

Of course, Fei Qian was able to come up with this hidden meaning, thanks to a term in later generations, "Wang Xingren".

Among the big Han, the word "Wang" does not mean a dog, but a very orthodox meaning of "big, vast". Therefore, to understand this secret "Lu Ling" in a serious way, it uses hunting as a metaphor for seeing blood , using the difficulty of eating as a metaphor for the danger of utensils, while Fei Qian thought of Xun Wang directly through the black hound, and immediately understood...

It can also be regarded as the same goal to a certain extent.

Xun Wang died.

Xun Yu came back to sit in the Xun family.

Of course, the big wind and waves can't turn up, but under the calm water surface, there may not be no undercurrent.

The fall of Xun Wang means that many people who were attached to or had a close relationship with Xun Wang were unlucky because of this. Some people died with Xun Wang, and some survived, but lost their power and interests. Among these people, would everyone be willing to accept this result with peace of mind?Would he not have any resentment towards Cao Cao and Xun Yu?
Obviously impossible.

It's like some people in the later generations didn't dare to go directly to the powerful for revenge because of certain things, but instead focused on those weak people.I was bullied by a certain boss, and I didn't dare to trouble that boss, so I beat an irrelevant and completely strange woman who passed by me to death with a stick.

why?
Because I dare not hit the boss who seems strong, only dare to hit the stranger who seems weak, maybe that unlucky woman, maybe even weaker, such as a child or something...

The situation in Yingchuan is generally similar.

These people didn't have the guts to trouble Cao Cao and Xun You, but they showed malice towards Xun You's children who stayed in Yingchuan.

Xun You and Xun Yu are related, and Xun You is in Chang'an, so there is even more reason.

Is humiliating, even killing Xun You's child equivalent to killing Xun You's child?Then rounding it up means that Xun Yu, or even Cao Cao?

This keeps them happy, joyful, and mentally soothed…

(End of this chapter)