I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 164 Liu Jian's Tool Man
Xu You's mansion is in the suburbs, far away from the main city of Luoyang, farther than the mansion Liu Jian rented when he first arrived in Luoyang.

It's no wonder that Xu You has been doing work for the party members beside Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. Based on this alone, he is not very popular in Luoyang Central.

One of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao is the descendant of the fourth generation and the third prince, and the other is the official son of a high-ranking official. Their families are powerful. These two young brothers are running around as demons in Luoyang for the party members. There is a family that can protect them, and no one dares to touch them.

But Xu You was worse.

In other words, let alone staying in the center of Luoyang City, Xu You has been running back and forth for the Yuan family in Luoyang all these years because of the party members, and it is already lucky that the eunuchs did not find someone to kill him secretly up.

Xu You's survival until now is mainly because of Yuan Shao's face.

At this time, Liu Jian and Liu Bei stood side by side outside Xu You's mansion, and the servants lifted two wooden boxes from the cart behind them, which were obviously gifts for Xu You.

Liu Bei asked with some doubts: "Deran, I really don't understand what you did today."

While looking around at Xu You's family, Liu Jian said, "If I am a shepherd, Shaoye will be the one who can seek my authority in Jizhou in the future."

"Um……"

Liu Bei didn't understand the meaning of Liu Jian's words for a while: "What do you mean by that?"

"Hehe, don't you understand?"

Liu Bei shook his head: "I don't understand."

He really didn't understand, well-behaved, what he said about "seeking my power".

You, Jizhou Mu, haven't waited for the appointment of a famous imperial edict. How did you seek power?

What's on his mind?
"If you don't understand, don't understand. Just follow what I taught you earlier, and you will understand in the end."

Although he didn't understand Liu Jian's approach and ideas, Liu Bei still trusted him unconditionally.

Ever since he was a child, Deran's ideas are sometimes too esoteric, sometimes beyond Liu Bei's comprehension.

But it must be admitted that, in most cases, it turned out that he was right.

Perhaps, this is the so-called "talent for managing the world" and "the posture of heaven and man".

Anyway, Liu Bei thought he couldn't reach this level.

……

Not long after, Xu You went out to greet him in person.

"Ziyuan!"

"Oh, it's really a blessing that Deran and Xuande can come to my house, why don't you let me know in advance, so that Xu Mouduo can be prepared!"

"Suddenly disturbing without prior notice is really a fault of frugality. Don't blame me for looking away."

Liu Bei also said at the side: "Don't blame Ziyuan!"

"It's no wonder, the two nobles came to our house, it's too late for you to be happy!"

After finishing speaking, Xu You stretched out his hand to a servant behind him, and the servant hurriedly handed a broom to Xu You.

Xu You took the broom and swept the road in front of his house, then handed the broom to the servant.

"An honored guest is coming, and the home is not well prepared, so we can only sweep the road and greet each other to show our respect! You two, don't be offended!"

Liu Jian thought to himself: This Xu You can really fix things.

People always sweep the couch to greet me, and he directly came to greet me at a certain entrance.

However, with his status, being able to sweep the road in front of him with a broom in person can be regarded as showing how much he attaches importance to himself.

But the more people do this, the more selfish desires they have in their hearts.

This is the best!

"Ziyuan is so kind, I am really moved."

After finishing speaking, Liu Jian looked at Liu Bei who was beside him, and asked, "Brother, what do you think of Ziyuan?"

When the words fell, Liu Bei suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Xu You's hand vigorously, and said with emotion: "Ziyuan is really a very close friend!"

Although there was only a short sentence, it seemed so sincere when it came out from Liu Bei's mouth.

Rao Xu You was a little moved for a while.

This Liu Bei is not an ordinary person!
Xu You secretly made a conclusion in his heart.

Afterwards, he stretched out his hand and said, "You two, please!"

"Please."

……

The three entered Xu You's house together, and Xu You ordered his family to fetch good fruits and vegetables from the cellar to entertain the guests.

After the three of them sat down, they chattered here and there, talking about the current situation of the government, and talking about the localities of Zhuzhou. Anyway, they talked here and there, without a theme, and it was very chaotic.

But even in such a situation where there is nothing to say, there has been no embarrassing scene in the conversation between the three.

The key still lies in Xu You!
This man is so eloquent!

Not ordinary can say!

Rao Liu Jian and Liu Bei are also people who have seen strong winds and waves. In front of Xu You's "speaking eloquence" and "pointing out the country", they can almost only parry.

Just when Xu You's bragging was on the rise, the steward of his family came outside the hall.

Xu You then stood up, using the excuse of going to the toilet to leave the hall.

When they came outside the hall, the steward brought Xu You to the side room and opened the gifts brought by Liu Jian and Liu Bei.

Xu You was well-informed, but he was quite surprised when he saw Liu Jian's gift.

Horseshoe golden cakes, beautiful jade, top-quality brocade, especially a well-carved beast-stepping jade goblet, are definitely worth a lot.

I don't want Liu's family in Zhuo County, the family is rich and rich!
Xu You sighed in his heart.

Back in the hall, Xu You's attitude became more enthusiastic than before.

"You two, come to Xu's place today. Let's talk about the past, the present, and the current situation. It's already a pleasure. Why do you want to bring so many gifts? It really makes Xu feel ashamed!"

Liu Jian said with a smile: "It's just a small gift, it's not worth mentioning, it's not for anything else, it's just to show the respect my brothers and I have for Ziyuan."

Xu You sighed: "Since that's the case, I'll prepare a little bouillon today, and have a banquet with the two of you. I hope I don't want to refuse."

Liu Bei said: "This is the best, I'm afraid that De Ran will leave Beijing soon, and it will be difficult to meet again in the future!"

Xu You was taken aback when he heard this.

"Where is Deran going?"

Liu Jian smiled lightly and said, "Your Majesty will discuss this matter with the ministers at the time of the court meeting tomorrow. It's okay to tell Ziyuan now... Your Majesty intends to establish a shepherd."

In fact, since last year when Dong Zhuo, Huangfusong, and Liu Jian were awarded the three-sided shepherd, people in the Luoyang vortex can basically conclude that Limu must be a trend, and it is only a matter of time.

Even the Yuan family is actively promoting this matter.

It is true that as long as Liu Hong is alive, he will not make such an opening easily. Even if he does, it will definitely be placed on the head of the clan and will not be awarded to outsiders.

But now anyone with a discerning eye knows that Liu Hong will not live long.

The prince Liu Bian was only 12 years old, and when he came to power, with the precedent of establishing a herdsman policy, it was impossible to be limited to the Liu family only with the promotion of the court officials.

Although Xu You is an outsider, he probably knows all these things.

So Liu Jian's words did not surprise him very much, on the contrary, they were more or less in his expectation.

Xu You said: "Congratulations to Deran, shepherding and guarding one side for His Majesty, as a clan relative, he will definitely leave his name in history books in the future."

Liu Jian smiled and said, "Why does Ziyuan think that I must be the one who will be established as a herd?"

Xu You stroked his short beard, and said with a smile: "If your majesty wants to establish a shepherd, you must establish a clan first. It seems that people like Deran who are cited by your majesty as your arm must be the first choice for the shepherd."

Liu Bei said from the side: "I just don't know when, apart from the clan relatives, other ministers with other surnames can share your majesty's worries?"

If it were someone else, they might not talk too much about this matter at this moment.

But Xu You is different from normal people.

His intelligence is extremely high, and he is proficient in strategy, but he has one biggest problem.

That is, his mouth is broken, so that he can show off.

What should be said and what should not be said, Xu You has no standard.

If it was another resourceful person, he might just smile casually when he heard Liu Bei's words, and stop talking about it.

But Xu You wanted to pick it up!
At that moment, Xu You said carelessly: "According to someone, His Majesty will only take the clan as the shepherd for now, but there are still not many clansmen who can be great officials. How many talents are there in the world? In two or three years , people with foreign surnames who can be ranked as the shepherds like Deran will definitely come out one after another, Deran, don’t you think so?”

Liu Jian did not refute, but followed Xu You's words and said: "All the families in the world are the leaders among the public clans, and the Yuan family in Runan is the first to be recommended. After all, it is the family of the four generations and three princes. Among them, Yingjie was chosen as Mushou to guard one side for the big man, I think Yuan should be the first!"

Xu You laughed and said, "A hero really understands what he sees! De Ran really deserves to be a close friend of the Yuan family! I also feel the same way."

Liu Bei said from the side: "Both of you are friendly with the Yuan family, so according to what you two have seen, if the Yuan family sends someone to be the shepherd, who will be the first?"

Liu Jian didn't speak, but looked at Xu You: "I hope Brother Wen Ziyuan has a good opinion!"

Xu You said with a smile: "It's easy to say, easy to say! In my opinion, brother Shi Ji, as the father of the Yuan family and in charge of thousands of old officials, can't leave the court. Looking at the other heroes of the Yuan family like this, the original The most! I conclude that if you choose Yingjie Limu from the Yuan family, you should choose Benchu!"

Liu Jian clapped his hands and exclaimed: "Brother Ziyuan is really wise! If Ben Chu takes charge of one party for the imperial court in the future, Ziyuan must be a leader!"

Liu Bei also said: "Yuan Benchu ​​is really lucky to have a great talent like Ziyuan as his assistant!"

Xu You was very pleased with Er Liu's praise.

Liu Bei bowed his hands to Xu You again and said, "Ziyuan is Benchu's number one confidant. If Chu will really go to take up the post the next day, according to Ziyuan's wisdom, he must have already planned for Yuan Benchu ​​where he should go?"

"Um……"

When Xu You heard this, he was taken aback.

To be honest, Xu You had no idea whether Yuan Shao would be sent down as a shepherd in the future, but he was just bragging to Er Liu on a whim.

Now that the topic flashed, it actually brought the conversation here.

But if you think about it carefully, if Yuan Shao really wants to go somewhere in the future, where is the best place to go?

This matter really needs to be carefully considered.

but……

After all, Xu You is a resourceful person. Although his mouth is a bit cheap, he still has wisdom!
At this moment, he has seen through Liu Jian's purpose for coming here today.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Xu You suddenly burst out laughing, he looked at Er Liu back and forth with a big laugh, and said, "I don't know why Deran came here today to find me, but he was waiting here!"

Liu Jian smiled faintly: "Zi Yuan thought, where is Jian waiting for you?"

"De Ran, although Xu is not the world's top wise man, he is by no means a mediocre person. You and I both know that in a few days, you will go down to a place to be a shepherd, but at this time, you come here to ask me At the beginning, what is the reason?"

"If my guess is right, you are concerned about the origin and want to find out the reality of the origin, right?"

"But Xu doesn't understand, what are you worried about?"

"What does this have to do with you in the future? Aren't you also a member of the Yuan family?"

Seeing that Xu You seemed to have broken Liu Jian's mind, Liu Bei hurriedly turned to look at him.

However, Liu Jian did not show any nervous expression.

He smiled indifferently.

In fact, before he came here, he knew his purpose, and he would not hide it from Xu You in the end.

After all, this person in front of him is also a first-class wise man in the world, so he cannot be easily deceived by him.

However, he is not afraid!
Even if Xu You saw through his intentions, he still had a way to ensure that Xu You was willing to use it for him in this matter.

Xu You would be willing to be his tool.

Liu Jian leaned his body forward, and said: "To be honest, brother Xu, in Liu Jian's view, the world is so big that people who can be called heroes have little to talk about. Benchu ​​and Ziyuan are one of them. I To tell you the truth, if I were a shepherd, the last thing I would want would be to be next door to Benchu. After all, the members of the Yuan family are too famous and aggressive. I finally went to one side to be a shepherd. I just want to live a peaceful life. I implore Brother Ziyuan can help a little bit."

Xu You stroked his beard, shook his head and said, "Well, I'm afraid I can't help you. It's about Benchu's future. How can I just remonstrate with Benchu ​​for you? I'm afraid I'll feel sorry for Deran!"

But Liu Jian said: "Ziyuan misunderstood, my thoughts are not all selfish, I actually have a three-win method, which can not only realize the ambition in my heart, but also allow you to realize the ambition in your heart, and let you realize your ambition at the same time. I also realize the ambition in my chest, no one suffers, and everyone lives in peace, isn't it beautiful?"

"The way to win three times? You two are local herdsmen, how can I win too?" Xu You was a little confused.

Liu Jian said with a smile: "Brother Ziyuan, you might as well listen to it. If you think it's unreasonable, you don't have to pay attention to it, and you don't have to advise Benchu. If you think it makes sense, let's study it carefully. How about it?"

(End of this chapter)