With the emperor's summons, Xu Fu entered the Houde Hall under the guidance of Qi Yue. After entering the main hall, he bowed to the emperor. Liu Xi looked at the person in front of him, but he thought of
According to the records in the Heavenly Book, the person in front of me who was born as a ranger is unusual among the records in the Heavenly Book. There are only a few people in the entire Han Dynasty who can become the mainstay of the temple from a ranger.
It can be said that he is both civilized and military. Even now, this man is of extraordinary talent. He first passed the examination of military science and trained in the Southern Army for two years. Then he was accepted by Jia Xu as a long-time official, and then he became a disciple and taught him for a long time.
In the Guishuang strategy, Jia Xu was more responsible for the planning and implementation. It can be said that he is enough to be Jia Xu's successor. Compared with the young Jia Xu, he is not inferior at all.
Xu Fu, who had not changed his name, paid homage to the emperor, and Liu Xi had just offered him a seat. He sat next to Jia Xu, stretched out his hand to support Jia Xu, and saw both master and disciple in front of him. Only then did Liu Xi
Asked: "I see, Mr. Jia is a little...um...a little unclear?"
Xu Fu's eyes were slightly red, and he said respectfully: "Your Majesty, my master is old, nearly eighty years old. Today, my master is rarely sober. He doesn't think about food and drinks. He keeps saying that he wants to go back to his hometown in Xiliang all day long. He is delirious.
Therefore, I have the courage to bring my master here to pay homage to His Majesty, and in the hope of His Majesty's mercy, I will allow him to leave his official position and go home..." As he said this, Xu Fu couldn't help but shed tears.
Liu Xi nodded, sighed helplessly, and just said: "I feel heartbroken to see Mr. Jia like this. Okay, I will allow Mr. Jia to leave the official position. As for returning to Liangzhou, you can see for yourself, Mr. Jia
How can he survive the long journey when he is so weak? I will arrange for the imperial doctor to treat Duke Jia, and let him rest for a period of time, and then return to Liangzhou when he is able to set off. What do you think?
ah?"
He asked. Xu Fu was overjoyed and looked at Master on the side. Jia Xu just looked ahead blankly, and the corners of his mouth were wet. Xu Fu stretched out his sleeve to wipe it with some distress, and then asked: "Master, Master,
May I?"
"What?" Jia Xu asked.
"After recuperating, let's go back to Liangzhou, okay?"
Perhaps because he heard that he was returning to Liangzhou, Jia Xu looked happy and smiled, "Okay... okay." Xu Fu looked at the emperor, stood up immediately, thanked him, and Liu Xi hurriedly asked him to sit down and said:
"You also know that Kushan's strategy is the hard work of Jia Gong and cannot be wasted like this. Do you know enough about Kushan?"
Hearing the emperor's inquiry, Xu Fu naturally understood what the emperor meant. He nodded and said, "I have been executing your master's plans over the years. I have learned and become proficient in the three languages of Guishan, north and south."
, and I am very familiar with each vassal king and even the generals."
"Very good, very good. Then, how about I leave these matters in Master Jia's hands to you to take care of?"
"I will definitely live up to His Majesty's high expectations!" Xu Fu bowed to the Emperor.
Liu Xi nodded, and said with a smile: "After all, you are still young, and you cannot handle such a big thing by yourself. For that matter, I will ask Shangshu Ling to go there later to help you.
Taking care of yourself can make you feel more relaxed..."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xu Fu paid his respects. Liu Xi smiled and then looked at Jia Xu. Looking at Jia Xu with a dull expression, Liu Xi also sighed and said with a smile: "Jia Gong, please go back and rest first."
, I will send an order from the imperial doctor to go there later. From now on, you will not come to Houde Hall. If you have anything to do, let Xu Jun come and report it, and I will go and see you in person!!"
Jia Xu did not reply.
Xu Fu then helped Jia Xu leave the Houde Hall, got on the carriage, and drove towards the outside of the palace. Shortly after the carriage left, Shangshu Ling's carriage quickly arrived at the entrance of the palace, got out of the carriage, and Xun
Yu quickly walked towards the Houde Hall. When he entered the Houde Hall, Liu Xi was holding a thick stack of papers and looking at it carefully.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
“Mr.
"Oh? Wenhe?"
"That's right."
"Presumably he begged Your Majesty to let him resign?"
"How did Xun Linggong know?"
"He has had this idea for a long time. As early as the year of Xiping, he wanted to go home... Unfortunately, Emperor Xiaoxian didn't allow it..." Xun Yu said, suddenly came to his senses and asked: "Your Majesty agreed to his permission.
??”
"I see that Mr. Jia is old and weak, so it's hard to refuse." Liu Xi said blankly, Xun Yu frowned, and then said: "Your Majesty, you don't know, this guy has always been like this. He is obviously talented in the world.
But he always thinks about being wise and protecting himself. He doesn’t have any big ambitions. He just hides his clumsiness and just wants to live his own life. Among the big men, there are probably not many people like him..."
"Everyone wants to express themselves, but this guy only wants to hide his clumsiness. Even if he knows how to do it, he will pretend not to know it. If he doesn't force one or two, he can never use all his abilities..."
Xun Yu spoke for a while before he felt that something was wrong. He was not someone who liked to speak ill of others. He paused and thought for a moment before he said: "Well, he is indeed old and a veteran of three dynasties. His Majesty can't refuse. Okay."
He has nothing important to do now, so leaving will not affect him. If he wants to leave, just let him go."
Liu Xi hesitated for a moment and then said: "A few years ago, Mr. Jia came to see me. He proposed a strategy regarding Kushan. I thought it was very good, so I agreed. He asked me to keep it a secret for him.
Don't tell others, this matter has not been completed yet..." Xun Yu was stunned. There is still a policy in the temple that even the ministers do not know about?? It has been implemented for many years?
Seeing the confusion on Xun Yu's face, Liu Xi said helplessly: "I also promised him to keep it a secret, so I didn't mention it. Now that he is leaving the official position, I can tell him about it. It's like this
, Duke Jia once visited Kushan and knew the customs of Kushan, so he suggested that he could conquer Kushan without using weapons. The kings and generals of the Kushan vassal were all selfish villains, so Jia Gong sent people to contact them and communicate with them.
Make friends, buy and win over, and make the whole country of Kushan return to justice..."
"What??!"
Xun Yu was shocked.
"So how is this strategy going?"
"Jia Gong is still very talented. Most of the vassal kings, generals, and even soldiers, palace ministers, eunuchs and the like in Guishang have defected to the Han. As long as the Han can guarantee their status and wealth in Guishang in the future, they don't care at all.
Whoever sits on the throne doesn't care about the life or death of others. Speaking of which, these people have no concept of country at all..."
Hearing the emperor's words, Xun Yu's back felt cold. To bribe so many people? This almost directly turned Kushan into a county of the Han Dynasty. Except for the King of Kushan, everyone else obeyed the orders of the Han Dynasty. This
Is it okay? What a Jia Wenhe, I will tell you how Chen Deng can get a large number of slaves from Guishang to use in the construction of Xizhou. I see.
"Then what does your Majesty mean?"
"I have decided to leave this matter to Duke Jia's disciples. I hope Duke Xun can help."
"I understand." Xun Yu nodded.
Xu Fu took his master back to his mansion. Now Jia Xu could no longer take care of himself and could not go to Huan. On weekdays, Xu Fu personally took care of him and took care of his daily life. His reputation as a filial disciple gradually increased.
The news spread inside and outside Luoyang. He was busy in the house when he heard his servant running over anxiously and saying, "The minister is here to visit."
Xu Fu was overjoyed, washed his hands quickly, and went to greet Shangshu Ling.
Xun Yu stood at the door and looked at the simple mansion. As he was looking, he saw a young man running over with a smile on his face and bowing to him. Xun Yu nodded towards him and asked: "
Are you Wen He’s disciple?”
"I am the one who met Duke Xun."
"Okay, is your master at the mansion?"
Xu Fu was stunned and replied: "What did Mr. Xun say? Your master needs help when he gets up now. Why isn't he in the mansion?"
"Oh, is this already the case? Just take me to see him."
Listening to Xun Yu's words, Xu Fu suddenly felt a little angry. Xun Yu's indifference made him particularly angry. However, this person was sent by the emperor. He was the third order and was also a good friend of his master.
He could only endure his anger and took Xun Yu into the inner room. Jia Xu was lying on the bed with dull eyes, staring blankly above, wondering what he was thinking about.
"Master, Xun Linggong is here!!" Xu Fu shouted, stepped forward, and finally helped Jia Xu sit up.
Jia Xu looked at Xun Yu in front of him in confusion, as if he didn't recognize him.
Xun Yu looked helpless, looked at Xu Fu beside him, and said: "You go out, I have something to talk to your master about..."
"Master is in a state of confusion. If he said something wrong, I hope Mr. Xun won't pay any attention to it..."
"I have known him for decades. You just go out."
Xu Fu had no choice but to bow his hands and then walked out of the mansion.
Xun Yu watched him leave and shook his head. What a simple child. He was deceived by this old thief. Then, he looked at Jia Xu in front of him and said, "Okay, don't you recognize me? This trick
Just use it once and don’t use it again. Your strategy in Kushan is quite good and powerful. It doesn’t cost a single soldier. Haha, all the officials in the temple were deceived by you..."
Jia Xu just looked at him doubtfully and ignored him at all.
"There's no need to pretend. Don't I know you're such a bad old man? When I die, nothing will happen to you. You've been pretending to be like a rotten tree for decades! The emperor has agreed to your resignation.
However, this is your strategy to overthrow Kushan. You have to help your disciples think of countermeasures. If something goes wrong, it will be your disciple's responsibility..."
"I've said everything that needs to be said. Of course, if you don't care about this disciple, then it doesn't matter. I'm leaving. I'll tell you, disciple, that if you have any difficulties, go to me at the Chancellery and I will help you deal with it.
." Xun Yu said, stood up and walked out of the inner room. Xu Fu, who was staying at the door, did not expect Xun Yu to come out so quickly, so he sent him out of the mansion.
Returning to the inner room, Jia Xu still looked ahead with a blank expression.
"Master, come on, just lie down."
"who are you?"
"I am Yuan Zhi, Master, your disciple..." Xu Fu said tremblingly.
"Yuan Zhi, Yuan Zhi..." Jia Xu said, and suddenly he started crying.
"Yuan Zhi, take me home. I want to go home. I didn't lie to anyone... I didn't lie to anyone..."
"I want to go home..."
Xu Fu's eyes were full of tears. He sat next to his master, hugged the thin master and comforted him: "Master, I will take you back. Don't cry. I will take you back now. No matter what.
I don’t care what kind of temple it is in Guishuang. I will prepare carriages and horses now to take you home!” In the arms of his disciple, Jia Xu was trembling slightly, looking like a child, crying in grievance.