The three Gongsun brothers sitting across from each other were all startled. Then Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Xun looked at each other without saying a word, but the youngest Gongsun Yue suddenly stood up.
"Where is Ah Yue going?" Gongsun Zan asked in confusion.
"I'm not going anywhere." Gongsun Yue answered with his back to the box and his hands behind his back. "I just don't want to see this filth."
"Have you never seen a human head?" Gongsun Zan was extremely speechless. "In the battle of Lulongsai, hundreds of human heads were piled there, but you didn't call them dirty, but you were very happy? And I vaguely remember that in the battle the year before last,
On the way to Liucheng, you personally shot a Xianbei spy who didn't open his eyes, right? Then you came back and boasted to us, saying that you were eighty feet away and hit the head with an arrow..."
"Brother, is this the same thing?" Gongsun Yue suddenly turned around, and unexpectedly started to argue with his brother seriously. "If we talk about heads alone, we have lived in the border area for a long time, and we haven't seen each other in a year.
Overcoming heads and falling to the ground? Those of the Xianbei people, the Wuhuan people, the Goguryeo people, the Han people themselves..."
"Then what are you trying to avoid?" Gongsun Xun pulled his face and even scolded him. "I wonder if Brother Ziyuan is still here?"
"What I am avoiding is not Brother Ziyuan, nor this head!" Gongsun Yue still retorted. "It is the style of the wealthy nobles who regard human life as trivial! We live in the border areas, whether it is killing people or annihilating the clan,
No matter what, it’s just because the place is bitterly cold and the races are different, so you can’t survive without killing people... In fact, people in the border areas value human life the most. How can anyone take the heads of their own family members because of such a thing? "
"you……"
"Xian Kunzhong, please stop for a moment." Xu You, whose face was twitching when he heard this, had no choice but to interrupt the three brothers. "Why do you bother me, the messenger? How can I, Xu Ziyuan, be so sorry to Xian Kunzhong that I want you to join forces to put on a show?
Watch with me?"
Gongsun Xun immediately laughed, and Gongsun Yue laughed dryly and sat back.
However, although Gongsun Zan also laughed, it was a sneer: "It's not that I want to embarrass Brother Ziyuan, but our brothers can't figure out Yuan Benchu's thoughts... Tell me, does he want to apologize or is he sending a head here to apologize?
Are you trying to scare a few bumpkins from the border counties like me? Do you think we haven’t killed anyone before?”
Xu You sighed: "What an apology! And this is Han Wen's condition for you..."
"We have never asked Han Wenyue to say such things." Gongsun Xun quickly denied. "Yesterday, Han Wenyue and I returned in the same car, and he only said to settle the matter for us."
"Of course I know." Xu You continued to sigh. "Nine times out of ten, Han Wenyue made his own decision, but this is really what he said... Kill the two servants of the Yuan family who led the way, and give one to Zang Hong and the other to Zang Hong.
Here you go, this matter is settled."
"Where is the Korean date now?" Gongsun Zan frowned. "If it is true, after we ask clearly, what's the harm in accepting this head?"
"This is where that guy is so cunning!" It was fine if the other party didn't ask. When asked about this, Xu You's hands and feet were trembling with anger. "No one expected that the Xiliang barbarian turned out to be one of the first two
He was appointed by the court in three days. When he went to see Benchu today, he went with the seal and ribbon in his arms. After scorning him and scolding him, he actually rode straight to Xiliang without even being chased!"
Gongsun Zan became more and more amused: "Then you, Xu Ziyuan, are talking nonsense. God knows if you are deceiving the superiors and concealing the truth? Maybe, Yuan Benchu clearly wanted to make us look good, but you felt that it was difficult for us, so you forced him to
The warning was used as an apology to fool us..."
"Bogui." Xu You also became more and more helpless. "This is really weird what Han Wenyue did. He tricked everyone, and everyone actually fell into his trick!"
"Let's not talk about this." Gongsun Xun shook his head and said. "Brother Ziyuan is also a wise man. He doesn't bother the two masters. Why don't you give us an idea... How should we deal with this head to get the best of both worlds?"
"How do I know?" Xu You asked angrily. "If I hadn't killed this person, he really couldn't escape, otherwise he would have been hiding far away... I won't hide it from you, this time he was really killed.
I was teased, and as soon as the head fell over there, I suddenly realized that I had fallen into the trap, but it was already too late!"
"Brother Xu is here after all." Gongsun Xun couldn't help but smile. "I think I have some advice."
"I dare not give you advice." Xu You said helplessly. "Actually, the key to this matter is not at all about this person, nor about the trouble that Han Wenyue caused for you, but because you brothers need to know Yuan Benchu's true thoughts..."
"Then what is Yuan Benchu's real intention?" Gongsun Xun asked seriously.
"You three, do you still think that I, Xu Ziyuan, am my friend?" Xu You hesitated before speaking, and actually asked such a quaint question first.
"It's natural." Gongsun Xun couldn't help laughing. "It was just a joke, and there was no real intention to deceive Brother Ziyuan."
"That's good." Xu You felt relieved, and then he had a sincere conversation, explaining clearly that Yuan Shao's gathering of party members was actually seeking to have him executed, and then he continued
It points out that the party members lacked force and had to rely on the interests of the scholars in the border counties.
"In other words," Xu You said sincerely at the end. "Yuan Benchu really wanted to get along with Xian Kunzhong, and since this is the case, it doesn't matter no matter how biased he is in this apology, because after all, there is sincerity in it...
As for Xian Kunzhong, you might as well have a relationship with him based on the principle that cooperation will benefit both parties!"
Brother Gongsun nodded repeatedly, as if he had listened, and then Gongsun Xun continued to smile and said: "Actually, it is not just two benefits from cooperation, in my opinion, it is probably three benefits. Brother Xu lives between Yuan Benchu and us, operating alone.
, if something big happens in the future, I'm afraid your key operations will be inevitable, right?"
"I Xu You enjoys the merits and benefits, so why shouldn't I tell others?" Xu You didn't shy away from it. "Since you brothers have a clear mind and understand the benefits, then it's the best... Everything is complicated today, so let's
That’s it! After all, I, Xu Ziyuan, was born in Nanyang, so I naturally respect Yuan Benzhu as a leader. I can only say that I am dedicated to you, and I will leave my best efforts to others... There is still one more head to kill today.
I gave it to Zang Hong from the Imperial Academy."
The Gongsun brothers didn't spend much time with each other, but got up together to see Xu You out... Of course they didn't mention seeing each other off at the door, and when they returned to the room, their expressions suddenly changed.
"What does it matter to me what Yuan Benchu thinks?" Gongsun Zan took the lead and sneered. "I had already thought about it when I came back yesterday. Yuan Benchu is a model in the world, but I don't want to be higher than him at all. Besides, it's not like no one in Beijing can compare with him.
He resisted, and Yuan Jiujiu always treated me with great respect..."
Gongsun Xun and Gongsun Yue looked at each other, but neither of them chose to persuade. After all, it was just other people, but the two brothers knew very well that Yuan Jiujiu and his unwillingness to climb high were all lies. The main reason was that they were members of their own clan. My brother is being petty. After all, we are all raised by servants. How can we not touch the sensitivity in Gongsun Zan's heart after seeing the other party's power? And once a person's jealousy arises, it is not rational at all. What benefits can convince?
"Actually, we might as well learn from what we did in Jinwen and Guwen before. The three of us brothers will act separately." Gongsun Yue lowered his head and thought for a long time before he said. "The eldest brother went to find Yuan Gongli, the second brother went to interact with Yuan Benchu, and I went back to Fengshi Ku." read……"
"That's not appropriate." Gongsun Xun finally spoke, but it seemed that he had already made up his mind and just waited until the end to speak. "I think that the three of us should leave Luoyang as soon as possible and return to Fengshi together... In fact, if we hadn't studied, If I don’t work for a year, I will be looked down upon. I want to return to my hometown as soon as possible!”
"What are you talking about?" Gongsun Zan was shocked. "Do you think that the eunuch will not tolerate Yuan Shao's pretentiousness and will take action in ten days? Even so, it shouldn't be... With your audacious temperament, I'm afraid you will still There’s a rush to stay and invite names!”
"Brother, I have become much older now." Gongsun Xun replied helplessly. "Besides, I am not worried about eunuchs... Yuan Shao, the fourth and third prince, is not easy to move lightly after all. Besides, he is still surrounded by scholars. People, eunuchs have always been practical, so why would they take him seriously?"
"Why is that?" Gongsun Yue was also confused.
"It's Yuan Shao that I'm worried about!" Gongsun Xun sighed. "Actually, when I was in Fengshi, I overheard Master Lu telling people... That Yuan Benchu is generous on the outside but taboo on the inside! He is generous on the surface, but he is extremely petty on the inside. .He was humiliated by Hanwen today in public, and he had to send someone to apologize to us. He didn’t say it on the surface, but he was afraid that he would already hate our brothers in his heart!"
Gongsun Zan compared his feelings with his own, and when he heard this, he nodded slowly: "What Ah Xun said is true. I'm afraid that Yuan Benchu really has evil thoughts in his heart!"
"So, if we still stay in Luoyang," Gongsun Xun continued. "To put it bluntly, the fourth generation and the third prince in this family only need to say hello. If we are caught off guard, we brothers may suffer misfortune... Of course. Okay, there are two opinions on this matter, but how can a man put his life in the hands of others?"
"That's right!" Gongsun Yue was also shocked when he heard this. "That day, Cao Mengde arrested Jian Shuo's uncle during the curfew and beat him to death on the spot for violating the curfew. There was nothing he could do to save him... And Cao Mengde was not Yuan Benchu. Is your hair growing smaller? If someone is taught by Yuan Shao and draws a scoop according to the gourd, what can we do?"
I definitely won't give this example, Gongsun Xun thought to himself, but he followed it up: "That's the truth. Think about it, we only have three people and three swords in Luoyang City. When encountering such a thing, we can only sit back and wait for death." , there is no other way. When we return to Fengshi, it is the suburbs after all, and there is a charity house with dozens of idlers. If something goes wrong, let Han Dang lead people to cause chaos. The three of us Just a man riding a horse and escaping for his life!"
"It seems that we really have to avoid disaster for the time being." Gongsun Zan gritted his teeth and said. "What happened today will definitely be repaid in the future... However, I really don't expect you, Ah Xun, to have really aged a lot. I guess people's hearts are getting more and more..."
He is transparent, and his behavior has become more and more cautious... Otherwise, let's clean up now and leave overnight while the city gate is still open."
"That's not the case." Gongsun Xun waved his hands repeatedly. "It doesn't matter if we leave tomorrow. The key is, isn't there one important thing that needs to be dealt with?"
Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Yue were slightly startled, and then both looked at the open wooden box.
"Now, eldest brother and I are both well-known in Luozhong." After saying this, Gongsun Xun reached out to pick up a tabby cat that was trying to sneak past and threw it aside. Then he patted Gongsun Yue on the shoulder. "Only.
Du Ayue's reputation is not outstanding. Then I will leave this matter to you. Go now, take this box and go next door to find Master Liu and our fellow disciples. Tell us that we are not at home and you can receive this thing alone...
...Be sure to finish the previous drama!"
Staring at the head in front of him, Gongsun Yue shivered suddenly for some unknown reason.
"(Gongsun) Yue was strict with others and strict at home... When he visited a friend, his servants were insolent and rude, so he returned home angrily. When his friends returned, he heard that he was angry and had his servants executed, and put the box in his head to invite him. Yue opened the box and looked at him.
, cried loudly and buried him richly. He also said: "I didn't kill you, but you died because of me. It's a sin!" After that, he stopped communicating with friends. When his teacher Liu Kuan heard about it, he told his surroundings: "The more benevolent you are!" -
— "Shishuoxinyu". Virtue Chapter
PS: Sorry, I took a look at it before uploading and felt very dissatisfied, so I overhauled it again, so it’s much late...
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