"It doesn't matter how you answer."

Under the shade of the tree, Gongsun Xun glanced at the other party's hand holding the cantaloupe, paused for a moment, and then replied decisively, "Because I will never get involved in this matter."

Xu You took back his hand again, but he was not anxious or angry: "I also admire Wenqi's wisdom, but you have lived in Youzhou for a long time, and maybe you don't know the situation outside... In recent years, the emperor has lost people's hearts, and everyone secretly

When talking about him, they all say that he is a rare and rebellious king in the past, and he has long lost the respect of the past... Therefore, if the dethronement can be successful, people in the world may feel relieved and even be happy to see it happen!"

"But what happens after success?" Gongsun Xun said disapprovingly. "Who can guarantee that the Marquis of Hefei will be as good as he is today? Moreover, with the use of swordsmanship to destroy the establishment, the Marquis of Hefei is an adult, no matter he is wise or foolish, he will be a good person in the future.

How does the Queen of the Emperor view Yi Yin and Huo Guang who did this? Will it be like a ray of light on the back? I wonder how Wang Wenzu and people like you and I will deal with each other then? Besides, you Xu Ziyuan is such a smart person,

He actually used the metaphor of the singing cicada that will become moldy after autumn. He clearly didn’t take the matter seriously, so he was extremely perfunctory... Why do you need to fool me?"

After a series of rhetorical questions, Xu You smiled and said nothing.

"Zi Yuan." A gust of summer wind blew, and the trees overhead shook slightly. Under the whirling light and shadow, Gongsun Xun stared at the other party and asked seriously. "Yuan Benchu ​​wanted me to go up the tree to cicadas for him, and then open his mouth under the tree.

Want to go eat? Don't tell me that this has nothing to do with him."

Xu You finally became serious, but once again reached out to touch the largest cantaloupe on the table and hugged it in his arms. It was not until the gust of wind blew completely and the tree shadows stopped swaying that this money-grubbing wise man finally

Stroking the cantaloupe, she asked softly: "What does Wen Qi want to hear?"

"I want to hear the whole story!" Gongsun Xun stared at the other party coldly and said, "You can make a price!"

Xu You raised the cantaloupe in his arms as a gesture: "One thousand gold."

"My money didn't come from the strong wind." Gongsun Xun couldn't help but sneer. "And after becoming a master, he became stingy. One thousand gold is enough to settle many refugees... Brother Ziyuan, you have to ensure that your words are worth this.

Price."

"Why should Wen Qi be like this?" Xu You replied helplessly. "Didn't my home suffer a flood? Besides, in recent years, on the one hand, the court has been issuing new money indiscriminately, and on the other hand, the world has been in chaos, and many treasures of gold and silver have been taken away.

Go out to buy grain and silk... Although gold and silver are heavy, they are getting easier and easier to get, so why are you so stingy?"

Gongsun Xun sneered and didn't answer.

"Forget it!" Xu You said more and more helplessly. "Wen Qi, we have always been fair in our dealings and have cooperated for a long time. So... I can trust you. This time, I will tell you first. If you feel that Yuan Benchu ​​treats you

This calculation is not worth a thousand gold coins, so I simply won’t give it to me. But I feel that with Wen Qi’s wisdom, there will definitely be a thousand gold coins for me!”

Gongsun Xun stretched out his hand to signal.

"Just as Wen Qi said." Xu You said, holding a melon in one hand and twirling his beard with the other. "This time it was indeed Yuan Benchu ​​who did it. We first knew that the emperor intended to return to his hometown for inspection, and then we hurriedly left Luo to bribe the warlock and let him have sex with him.

Wang Fen said that...and this is actually a strategy to drive away the tiger and swallow the wolf!"

"Who is a tiger and who is a wolf?"

"If it goes through, naturally you heroes from Hebei and Shandong will be the tigers, and the emperor will be the eunuchs, and the eunuchs will be the wolves!" Xu You replied calmly. "And if it doesn't go through, naturally the emperor will be the tigers, and you will be the wolves!"

"The first sentence is easy to understand." Gongsun Xun's heart moved slightly. "How do you say the last sentence?"

"Wang Fen has been in Jizhou for three or four years, and you have been in Youzhou for more than three years. If things don't work out, can the emperor let go of all the officials in Jizhou? Let him go, Gongsun Xun?"

"But what if I don't do this?"

"Have you never had the final say? Someone wants to abolish the establishment of the Hebei Province. Although the leader is Wang Fen of Jizhou, you, the master of the North who is firmly seated in Youzhou, can get away with it? In other words, the emperor

Do you think you can get away with it?"

"What can he do to me if we can't get rid of the relationship?" Gongsun Xun asked suddenly. "The whole state in Liangzhou rebelled, approaching Chang'an; the rebellion in Jiangxia was not over, but the white wave broke out again in Bingzhou; the floods between Huaisi and Si had just subsided, and the Qingxu Huangjin

He had taken Mount Tai as a source of trouble for the Central Plains... In March, Liu Yan wrote to the court and suggested restoring the state pastoral system due to the chaos in the four directions. The reason why it was reluctantly rejected was not because there were no floods in the Central Plains at that time, and Youji was still peaceful. Now,

Qingxu is in chaos in the Central Plains, and he still wants to mess with Youji again?"

"Who knows?" Xu You didn't panic, but continued to smile. "The emperor in Luoyang may understand this in his heart, or he may not understand it in his heart, but even if he understands it in his heart, why don't you, General Wei, just

Are there no other ways or means?"

"I'm not afraid of some wind and waves."

"I can see it too." Xu You was still kind. "Our General Wei has taken root so deeply in Youzhou. As long as he is here in Changping, he has nothing to fear... But Wenqi, you will only live forever."

Isn’t it possible to stay in Youzhou? Didn’t you say that sooner or later you have to go to the center again? In that case, Wenqi, what about the arrangements you made in Jizhou for the return trip? "

"What do you mean?" Gongsun Xun asked curiously.

"Why are you so pretentious?" Xu You lowered his head and flicked his clothes disapprovingly. "In the past few years, the world has been in chaos, but Wang Fen is not the only one who has sat firmly as the governor of a state. At the beginning of last year, because of the defeat of Liangzhou,

In addition, the previous twelve eunuchs were granted the title of marquis, which once caused instability in the court. Everyone said that the court was unfair, so the emperor had to re-appease the heroes who had contributed to the Yellow Turbans' quelling the rebellion, and many of them were saved... If nothing else.

, Shen Zhengnan is in Qinghe, Dong Gongren is in Zhao, and your brother Gongsun Zan is in Bohai. These three people have been controlling the three sides of Jizhou for many years. If the emperor deposes him because of this incident, what can you do? Wang Fen

He is a traitor, and he has been in Jizhou for several years and has a deep foundation. The emperor wants to clean up Jizhou as a precaution. Isn't it a matter of cleaning up?"

Gongsun Xun's expression remained as usual, still unmoved.

"Wen Qi, this is where Yuan Benchu's killer move is for you." Xu You looked at the opponent's face and sighed quietly. "Wang Fen is a man with great ambitions and talent, but he does not have strong enough force at his disposal. He will not be able to abolish the establishment."

He actually summoned friends, from Qingzhou to Yuzhou, from Yanzhou to Youzhou, looking for heroes everywhere, and everyone knew about it..."

Gongsun Xun's expression remained unchanged.

Xu You paused for a moment, and couldn't help but sneered when he saw this, and then continued: "Actually, if Wen Qi is involved, then Yuan Benchu ​​has cooperated with Luoyang in order to roast you on the fire, and this matter may still be possible.

There is a 20% to 30% chance. But a capable and smart person like Wenqi will not participate at all, so this matter will fail! And once the matter is exposed, the purge of Jizhou officialdom will be a foregone conclusion, that is, Youzhou, Bingzhou Capital

There may be consequences... There is absolutely no chance of escape from this linkage!"

Gongsun Xun still looked calm, as if he didn't understand.

Xu You disagreed, and just stood up and approached the other party with support: "Wenqi, I just ask you, without those minions scattered all over Hebei to support you from afar, if the emperor falls in the future, why do you enter Luo

Are you competing with Yuan Benchu ​​for supremacy? Besides, the officialdom in Jizhou is completely empty. How many of the new officials do you think are his disciples and former officials of the Yuan family? If it were really a comparison, can a few of your people be better than others? In fact,

Just looking at the competition between you and Yuan Benchu, he originally defeated Luoyang and you defeated Hebei, but now with a clever move, the situation in Hebei has been completely reversed... This is Yingchuan Guo Tu's strategy. Before coming, I

Everyone is so impressed by this move."

"So," Gongsun Xun finally moved slightly. "Yuan Benchu ​​actually set his sights on this poor place in Hebei? Why would he and the Yuan family have such a strong foundation in Ruyingwanluo to come to a place like this?"

"Who knows?" The other party finally responded, but Xu You himself became a little confused. "Maybe it's Yuan Ji, and Yuan Shu competes with him for the foundation of Luozhong and Nanmian. Maybe he has other plans, but I can't guess too much.

…”

Gongsun Xun understood clearly... In the final analysis, it is nonsense to say that Yuan Benchu ​​is preparing for the confrontation between the separatist regimes just like Gongsun Xun.

After all, from Yuan Shao's point of view, at this time he must still be hoping to solve the problem in Luoyang and achieve a joint governance between the Yuan family and He Jin, and then further use means to exclude He Jin, so that the Yuan family can gain the power to govern.

By then, whether the Yuan family wants to imitate Wang Mang in usurping the Han Dynasty, imitate Huo Guang in abolishing the throne, or whatever... Anyway, Yuan Shao's family cannot imagine how dramatic things will develop in the future.

You must know that the collapse of the Han Dynasty was both inevitable and accidental. Let’s not mention the inevitability. But without Dong Zhuo, that reckless man from Xiliang, how could a full-scale warlord separatism suddenly occur? Yuan Shao would not have thought of it even if he gave ten thousand thoughts.

As an old official of the Yuan family, Dong Zhuohui turned over the table without hesitation as soon as he entered Luoyang, and then snatched away the central power with a bang.

Such a move can only be said that after experiencing a lot of bloody lessons in the past few decades, Yuan Shao and most of the radical scholars realized that the future situation still required the use of force to solve the problem, so they put some thought into the local situation.

In order to obtain military support to fight against the emperor and the eunuchs. Of course, according to Xu You's intention, Yuan Shao's actions this time were obviously to kill rabbits, and by the way, they were aimed at his Gongsun Xun.

Moreover, it really hits the vital point.

In the past few years, Dong Zhao and Shen Pei have always been stable, but according to their mother's warning, next year is the beginning of a great war, so how can they lose everything in one fell swoop?

"Ziyuan is just here to tell you news?" After thinking this, Gongsun Xun finally frowned slightly.

"Isn't the news enough?" Xu You was speechless. "Wenqi, if you know this news, you can extract Dong Gongren and Shen Zhengnan in advance, and then put them back after the matter has settled... Isn't this news of mine valuable?

Thousands of gold?”

Gongsun Xun was speechless.

Otherwise? He can't say that it's too late to withdraw now, right? Oh, the emperor has only a few months to live well, how do you know? When the emperor is really pissed off, who does it count? It's you, Nightmare Town

Of?

No joke, given the superstitions of these days, I'm afraid it will really be blamed on him.

Therefore, even if you want to discuss countermeasures based on this premise, you still have to talk to your confidants. Gongsun Xun really has nothing to say to Xu You.

Xu Ziyuan was a little flustered: "What does Wen Qi mean?"

"I have doubts in my heart." Gongsun Xun stood up suddenly. "So I will give you one hundred gold first. If I still follow your words and let Shen Zhengnan and the others avoid this disaster, I will give you another nine hundred gold...

…If we can’t avoid it, this news is worth a hundred gold pieces.”

"Having said that," Xu You hurriedly dropped the cantaloupe and stood up to grab the opponent's arm. "I also trust Wenqi... But why? Why don't you avoid it quickly?"

"The world is in chaos, and no one in Liangzhou can control it." Gongsun Xun turned around and replied with an expressionless face. "After the Autumn, the rebels will definitely besiege Guanzhong. If the country needs it, I, as General Wei, may have to abandon it.

Personal grievances, going into battle with a heavy burden... In this case, firstly, it will be too late to help Shen Zhengnan and Dong Gongren make adjustments, and secondly, it will be unnecessary."

This time it was Xu You's turn to be speechless. Of course he thought that the other party might be perfunctory, but he did not dare to really believe that the other party would not do this... After all, he also understood Gongsun Xun's character.

After holding back for three or four years, it’s time to stop holding back and prepare to go back!

In addition, Gongsun Xun was a reputable person after all, so Xu You had no choice but to let go, and then secretly prayed that the other party would finally deal with it in advance according to his own strategy, instead of just sitting still and thinking about it and coming out again.

In the evening of that day, not to mention how much Xu You stayed here and how much he showed off to Wang Fen's close aides, Gongsun Xun also summoned his confidants to discuss the matter emphatically.

As for Lu Fan, Lou Gui, Wang Xiu, Xi Zhong, and Du Ji, who has received considerable attention in recent years, Gongsun Xun naturally did not need to talk about going on an expedition in the autumn and so on, but simply expressed his hidden worries:

"This is what happened. Yuan Benchu ​​drove the tiger to devour the wolf, but the Emperor's health was already failing. I was afraid that it would be too late to dodge at this time, and that I would be self-defeating and lose the opportunity. But if I don't care, I will only lose what Jizhou has planned for many years.
To be continued...