Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 549 Two Talents
Upon hearing the name, Liu He immediately became alert.

"Young Master Gongda? Xun Gongda, Xun You? So it's him. No wonder he looks a bit like Wen Ruo. However, he is six years older than Xun Yu. Logically, he should be thirty-four this year, but I didn't expect him to still look so young, like he's twenty-six or twenty-seven. The men of the Xun family are all so handsome. If they were in my previous life, I'm afraid they would have produced a family of celebrities."

Liu He was very familiar with this name. He was the undisputed strategist under Cao Cao in history. He and his uncle Xun Yu, one was in the front and the other was in the back. One followed the army to attack and the other guarded the base camp. They complemented each other. Liu He had often asked Xun Yu and Xun Jing about this man's situation. He didn't expect that he had been trying hard to find him for several years, but now he met him like this.

"It's really like searching for something without any effort, but now I have found it without any effort. I can't let you go."

When Liu He saw the shopkeeper bowing and retreating and ordering his servants to prepare the carriage, he hurriedly chased after him and caught the shopkeeper.

"What are your orders, General?" the shopkeeper asked softly, his head lowered.

Liu He lowered his voice and whispered a few words to him. The shopkeeper showed joy, then nodded to Liu He, sent a waiter to take Liu He to the third floor, and he himself walked towards Xun You again.

The third floor of the restaurant is traditionally where the private rooms are located. Liu He was waiting anxiously in a private room called "Wuliang Pavilion".

Not long after, the shopkeeper led Xun You and the middle-aged man in, then consciously retreated and closed the door of the private room.

The middle-aged man looked at Liu He with a look of unfamiliarity in his eyes, but Xun You bowed directly to him.

"I, Xun You, pay my respects to the great general."

When he said this, the middle-aged man's face immediately became shocked: "General? He is the general?"

Liu He also looked at Xun You with some surprise, but then he understood.

"Haha, I was wondering, the world is so big, why did I meet Gongda here? Now it seems that Gongda had planned it all along."

He had instructed the shopkeeper to say that an important guest wanted to see Xun You and not to reveal his identity. The middle-aged man's reaction also proved that the shopkeeper did not say it. However, Xun You was able to recognize him immediately, which showed that today's meeting was arranged by him long ago.

Xun You did not deny it. "When You learned that the general stayed in Bingzhou and was looking for a capable person to manage the river, he asked Gongjian's uncle to find out the general's whereabouts. When he learned that the general came to Taiyuan County, he asked Gongjian's uncle to inform the owner of the hotel here and keep the general in the name of the hotel to find out the news."

"I see. I never thought that my whereabouts in recent days were controlled by you. I have heard of Gongda's talent for a long time. Wen Ruo has mentioned Gongda's talent many times. Gongda's talent is even better than his. After seeing him today, I find that he is indeed extraordinary. Hahaha."

Liu He's laughter made the middle-aged man a little flustered. He tugged at Xun You's sleeve, looking as if asking for help.

Liu He also noticed the man's nervous look and said with a smile, "Gongda went to such great lengths to meet me, I guess it's to introduce this gentleman to me, right?"

When the middle-aged man heard Liu He mention him, he hurriedly saluted and said, "I am... I am Tong Jian, with the courtesy name Zhongxu, from Lu... Lujiang. I am here to meet the general..."

Liu He couldn't help laughing when he saw his panicked look.

"Mr. Zhong Hui, don't be nervous. I, Liu He, am just an ordinary person. I don't have an extra head or extra arms, and I don't eat people. I was just downstairs, listening to your speech. I was deeply impressed by your talent and admired you. That's why I met you so suddenly. I hope you won't be surprised."

Seeing Liu He being so friendly, Tong Jian's nervousness was relieved a lot.

"I dare not. I am deeply honored to receive the praise of the general for my humble words."

At this time, Liu He had already conveyed the command to the system in his mind to query the attributes of the two people.

"Xun You, courtesy name Gongda, was a counselor under Cao Cao in history. He was called the chief counselor by Cao Cao. His attributes were at the peak of history: Command 37, Force 42, Intelligence 99, Politics 87."

"Xun You's current attributes: Command 35, Military Strength 41, Intelligence 95, Politics 74, Special Attributes: None, Special Skill: Planning - When making military plans, your intelligence will increase by 4 points, and the intelligence of all the enemy camp will be reduced by 1 point when they are thinking about how to deal with your plan."

"Tong Jian, whose courtesy name is Zhonghui, is an unknown person in history. His current attributes are: Command 23, Military Strength 68, Intelligence 87, Politics 88, Special Attributes: None, Special Skills: None." The attributes reported by the system were similar to what Liu He had expected.

"Xun You's attributes are lower than Xun Yu's, but he has a special skill called 'Operation'. Judging from his special skills, Xun You should be good at military strategy, while Xun Yu should be an all-round talent, especially in politics and strategy. As for Tong Jian, although he has no special skills, his intelligence and politics are also outstanding, which is more than enough for him to be a governor. He has many years of experience in flood control. It seems that there are books on flood control in the system. I will exchange them later and let him and Qian Li study them together. It will definitely be of great benefit to the management of the Yellow River."

Liu He couldn't help feeling excited as he thought about this. Tong Jian saw that the general didn't respond for a long time after he finished speaking, so he thought he had said something wrong.

Seeing that he was still a little nervous, Xun You introduced him to Liu He on his behalf.

"To the general, I have known Brother Zhonghui for many years. He grew up by the Chaohu Lake. Although he never went to school, he was self-taught. He was recruited as a county official before he was twenty, and later became the county magistrate of many places. He has built water conservancy projects and controlled floods in various places in Jianghuai for nearly twenty years. I know that the general has been visiting famous people in water control, so I brought him to meet you. In order to find the general as soon as possible, I had to make a secret plan. I hope the general will forgive me."

Liu He was so happy that he didn't have time to blame anyone.

"Gongda's intention is very sincere. Gongjian sent a generous gift from your Xun family to Luoyang a few days ago through Wen Ruo and Zhou Ping, which was 800,000 dan of grain and 500 carts of various medicinal herbs. Now Gongda has brought talents like Zhonghui. The Xun family has made great contributions to the country and benefited the people. What crime have they committed?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Tong Jian again: "I just heard what you said, and I really want to ask you for help. I will let Qian Li, the governor of Wuyuan County, be responsible for the dispatch of money, grain and materials as well as disaster relief. As for the river management, I would like to ask you to take full responsibility. I wonder if you are willing?"

"Of course. I will recommend you to be the Xihe County Magistrate and act on behalf of the prefect."

A county magistrate in the Jianghuai region was obviously capable and had made achievements, but he had never been promoted. In addition, he was always reserved in front of Liu He. Liu He could tell that this man was not a cunning person, so he promoted him out of turn.

Tong Jian was surprised and delighted when he heard this: "I am a humble servant, oh no, I am Tong Jian, thank you for your kindness, General!"

However, he suddenly frowned and said, "It's just that... I am not 100% sure about this matter. If..."

Before he could finish, Liu He interrupted him and said, "Don't worry, Zhong Hu. I have already built water conservancy projects in the counties along the Yellow River several years ago. Although the scale is not large, the number is large. I have also trained a group of officials who are familiar with water conservancy. I will order them to obey your orders. You only have one task, which is to completely control the Yellow River so that Bingzhou will no longer suffer from it. Instead, because of the existence of the Yellow River, it will become a wealthy place comparable to Jizhou. For everything else you need, just ask and I will agree to it."

Tong Jian was completely relieved this time. He knelt down with great emotion and kowtowed three times to Liu He.

"I am willing to devote all my energy to the management of the Yellow River and will not dare to disobey you!"

"Good, good, I finally solved the first important thing in my mind, it's worth making it clear!"

Liu He was very happy, and his face looked a lot more relaxed.

At this time, Xun You said, "The general said this is his first concern. I dare to guess that the general's second concern is related to the recent battle in Luoyang?"

"Gongda is indeed extraordinary. It is this matter that has kept me awake for the past few days. Wenruo and Zhouping have also written to me to discuss this matter. They both feel that this matter is not simple, but after thinking about it, they really have no clue."

Liu He looked worried.

"You does have some ideas, but I don't know if they are true or not."

Liu He hurriedly urged him: "Gongda's thoughts must have a reason, and tell us about it."

Xun You was about to open his mouth when Tong Jian suddenly stood up and said, "Go down and ask the shopkeeper to add another pot of wine."

After saying this, he bowed and walked out.

(End of this chapter)