When you return home this time, you can appease your hometown with your virtues, so why should you care about a general's seal? Besides, the world is in chaos now, and people like Han Sui and Zhang Yan can rise to the wind, so why should you care about your reputation if you want to do something?

What about the points?"

A gust of wind suddenly blew, and Zhong Yao felt a chill on his back under the bright sun, but he could only stop talking.

"What about Ziheng and Shuzhi?" Under the scorching sun, Gongsun Xun turned around and asked. "Do you two think I should receive this seal?"

"I think it's okay." Lu Fan, who was standing behind Gongsun Xun, was straightforward. "If the name is not correct, the words will not be correct. The world is in such chaos, even at home, you have to do things."

"Uncle." Gongsun Xun urged.

"I don't know." Wang Xiu shook his head helplessly. "As Brother Zi Heng said, when the world is in such chaos, even if you are just studying in the countryside, you should appease your hometown; but as Brother Zi Bo said, the king

Since you are returning home, no matter what you do, you can do it with your own might and family's strength, and you don't need to care about a general's seal... Therefore, the general can do whatever he wants."

"You should still accept it." Chang Bohuai had no scruples as always, and directly offered his advice without waiting for Gongsun Xun to ask. "The world is in turmoil. It may get better soon, but it may continue to get worse. The king is in the countryside.

, you need to be prepared for big things! With the seal of General Wei in your hand, at least the officials in Youzhou will not be too overwhelmed."

Gongsun Xun nodded slowly and looked at Zhong Yao who was sweating profusely: "Did Yuan Chang hear it? The words of my five wise counselors are actually different."

"I heard it." Zhong Yao became more and more nervous.

"Two of them think it is not necessary to accept, two think that it is necessary to accept, and one person thinks that it is a choice between accepting and not accepting, and the others like Yi Gong and others are not good at this, so I won't ask." Gongsun Xun stared at it.

Zhong Yao spoke slowly. "Yuan Chang, you and I are old friends. I don't need to say much about my appreciation for you... and when things have come to a point, I am also very embarrassed. Why don't you make a decision for me!"

Zhong Yao immediately started sweating profusely: "I am a messenger, how can I..."

"But you are also my old friend." Gongsun Xun didn't care at all. "Haosheng thought about it for me, whether I should accept this seal or not... If you say you should accept it, I will accept it. If you say I shouldn't accept it, then I won't.

Take it! After thinking about it, come to the pavilion in the city to find me. The weather is hot and I want to go back and take care of the children!"

After saying that, the Jihou who lived in a city of 6,000 households actually walked away directly, leaving Zhong Yao, a group of attendants from Luozhong and the scepter representing the emperor's authority on the top of the Bairen city under the direct sunlight of the afternoon.

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Zhong Yao, who had just been a minister for half a month, instinctively followed the opponent for a few steps, but found that following the silent Han Dang's order, several warriors with swords suddenly appeared on the stairs of the lower city.

He couldn't help but sweatdropped. When he turned around and saw the hundreds of white horse cavalry stationed just outside the city, he was even more speechless.

At this time, Zhong Yao didn't understand. It was clearly because Gongsun Xun couldn't figure out the attitude of the court towards him, so he was hesitant. Then he must have known Zhong Zhicai very well. He ignored his feelings and directly offered him such a gift.

A vicious strategy to force himself to make an explanation... However, although he understood, Qian Yuanchang was helpless. He sighed, sweating profusely and asked for a pen, ink, paper and inkstone from the samurai under the imperial city, plus

A pot of cold water.

He drank a pot of cold boiled water, drank half of the pot, and ground the ink in the other half. Then he poured ink on the city wall and started writing in great numbers. After finally finishing the writing, he took out a flint and burned what he had written.

Literary, then please see Gongsun Xun.

"In my opinion, the thing about seizing the seal last time was probably someone in the court intending to take action against the monarch." In the pavilion, Quan Yuanchang, who asked for a private audience, bowed his head in the corridor of the courtyard.

He sat down and spoke calmly, but straight to the point... I don't know why he was so energetic when he was drinking water, finishing words and burning paper in the city under the scorching sun. "I really don't know who this person is. But when it comes to generals,

Regarding the seal, I still think that you should accept it."

"Why?" Gongsun Xun, who was sitting cross-legged on the porch but turned to look at his children playing in the courtyard, looked disapproving.

"Under the general trend, it is difficult to determine the recurrence. People living in it are like a boat sailing on the lake and the sea. Today is smooth, and tomorrow is bad. At this time, the king should not care about the opinions of outsiders and the actions of some villains in Luo Zhong.

Because their actions will also be shaken by the general trend, and they may even be self-defeating." At this point, Qian Yuanchang bowed and bowed again. "The only thing the monarch should do at this time is to calm down and get on his ship.

Put a few more ballast stones...Although this general's seal is superficial, it still has some weight when it is hung on the monarch."

"That's good!" Gongsun Xun should have helped him up personally or called him to stand up, but at this time he just stood up and turned around to look into the courtyard. "During the days I stayed in Bairen,

In fact, I have a lot of feelings... To be honest with Yuan Chang, I had guessed that the world was going to be in chaos, otherwise I wouldn't have abandoned my job and returned home. But I really didn't expect that the chaos would happen so quickly. But it was precisely because of seeing this

After this kind of chaos, I finally understood a little bit. The foundation of the world lies in the place. The place is broken. Even if Luozhong can barely maintain the situation, it is just a tall building on the sand and a high platform on the mud. It has a false name... This is a name

When it comes to the question of reality, if I have to choose between name and reality, I have to choose reality.”

"What the Lord and Lord said is true." Zhong Yao looked up at the figure of the other party and said. "Compared with the Lord and Lord, those who rely on playing power in Luoyang are inferior."

"That's very well said." Gongsun Xun did not look at Zhong Yao, but continued to say with emotion to the courtyard with his hands behind his hands. "However, the relationship between name and reality is not that simple. It is true that one can establish a name with reality, but one can also have a name.

It may not be true. You still need to pay more attention to Luoyang, otherwise you may be harmed without even knowing it... Yuan Chang, are you right?"

Zhong Yao leaned over and faced him, sweating again.

But Gongsun Xun just looked at his children in the courtyard with his hands behind his hands, without any intention of calling them up.

"Yao, Yao... Yao is willing to pay attention to the changes in the name and reality of Luozhong for the sake of the king." Zhong Yao didn't know how he said this sentence, but after saying this sentence a year later, he actually felt a little relaxed

It seemed that the sweat gradually dissipated with the evening breeze.

"Yuan Chang, please get up." Gongsun Xun immediately smiled and immediately went up to help him up. "I will rely on you a lot for the future!"

Zhong Yao was exhausted and could only take a long breath.

"The person who dealt with me last time was Yuan Benchu." Gongsun Xun let go and continued to speak calmly. "Someone has already told me about this matter. You are not my two clan brothers, and you are not taken seriously by him.

I just happened to pay attention to his actions..."

When Zhong Yao heard this, he felt that there was too much information in it, and his feet gave way, but at least he stopped.

"Let's go!" Gongsun Xun was still smiling at Yan Yan. "Bring me the seal and ribbon of my general guard!"

Qian Yuanchang bowed and retreated.

Zhong Yao turned around to leave, but a short and fat man suddenly appeared from across the eaves of the pavilion corridor. He spared the four siblings Gongsun Li, Gongsun Ding, Gongsun Ping and Gongsun Zhen who were playing in the courtyard, and came directly to the corridor.

He cupped his hands in front of Gongsun Xun and said, "You are a good ruler!"

"Forcing people onto a pirate ship...didn't I learn this trick from you, Dong Gongren?" Gongsun Xun half-smiled.

"I already regret it." Lieutenant Dong Zhao of the Zhao State sighed. "I never thought that Zhang Yan could gather millions of people in just a few months. Can I really threaten him calmly at this time?"

"It may not be possible at this time, but if there is a general situation at hand, we can still force him to submit." Gongsun Xun still faced each other with his hands behind his back. "Just like this Qian Yuanchang, I don't really expect to win his heart, but if one day in the future the mountain will be overwhelming.

, the person must have made a decision."

"What the Lord said is true." Dong Gong bowed his head and said.

"Having said that." Gongsun Xun suddenly took a step forward and spoke condescendingly, relying on his height. "But Gongren, you need to understand that the reason why I don't blame you for taking your own initiative is not because your strategy will be remedied in the future.

This place is due to a strange combination of circumstances. With Zhang Yan as the leader of the Zishan bandit who is willing to surrender, the people of Jizhou can survive a little longer... Gongren's treacherous strategy is not impossible, but it is not feasible.

Before you think about it again, you should at least test me before doing anything, do you understand?"

"Zhao... I'm ashamed." Dong Zhao responded helplessly.

"Have Xu Ziyuan's family left?" Gongsun Xun continued to ask.

"Already sent away." Dong Zhao nodded quickly, but couldn't help asking. "Do you really want to give him the hundred pounds of gold he wants? It's just Yuan Benchu's attitude. We will know it sooner or later. And besides, just like what happened just now

As Zhong Yao said, the world is turbulent and the general situation is changing. Yuan Benchu ​​himself can't hold his own, and he still wants to suppress the princes, but I'm afraid it's just wishful thinking."

"No matter what, since you have merit, you must be rewarded." Gongsun Xun patted the other party on the shoulder, but he was actually a little sad. "I am a boy from the border county. If I can't even do this, how can I compete with others?

What about people fighting against each other? The only sad thing is that the place has collapsed to this point, but the nobles in the court still think about these things... Why bother?"

Dong Zhao bowed to face each other, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart.

In the second year of Zhongping, the summer was at its peak. Suddenly the world was in chaos, and people's hearts were also uncertain. However, facing the current situation, Gongsun Xun was not the only one who felt emotional.

In the pavilion outside the old city of Weixiang, Dongjun, Cao Mengde, who had been serving as Prime Minister of Jinan and was preparing to go to Luozhong to accept his new appointment, although the heat was unbearable, still continued to study in the courtyard of the pavilion under the summer sunshine. However,

The good times didn't last long, as there was a huge noise suddenly outside the pavilion. He was already upset and simply threw the new Amway book he just bought in Puyang in his hand:

"What's going on outside? It's just daytime, but why is there so much chaos in the evening?"

"There is no need to worry, Meng De." Xiahou Dun ran into the courtyard from outside the house, sweating profusely. "There are bandits attacking on the road outside, and Le Wenqian has already led his companions to deal with them."

Cao Cao fell silent immediately.

"Mengde." Xiahou Dun couldn't help but asked curiously when he saw this. "The imperial court asked you to join the imperial court as a minister, and then you were transferred to the prefect of another county... This can be regarded as a resume in a classic place, and you were promoted to a prominent position.

It’s the only way to go, why are you so unhappy along the way?”

"Yuan Rang." Cao Cao shook his head for a moment, but he leaned over and picked up the scroll from the ground. "In front of you, I don't have to hide it... To be honest, I feel uneasy during this trip!"

"But because I heard that Gongsun Xun voluntarily gave up and returned home, are you worried about the serious situation in Luozhong?" Xiahou Dun asked seriously.

"A few," Cao Cao replied frankly. "But I, Cao Mengde, will not be swayed by what others do. It is really overwhelming what I have seen along the way."

Xiahou Dun reacted immediately and let out a long sigh: "There was indeed a lot of trouble along the way...especially in Dongjun, which suffered a military disaster last year. Since entering the country, I have only felt that there are bandits and refugees everywhere. Sometimes there are bandits and refugees at all.

I can't tell. However, there is nothing we can do about it. Although the emperor has suspended the money for building the palace, he still has to step up the collection of taxes and corvees from various places to settle Liangzhou. So many people have died here before, and there are so many

After seeing the power of swords and weapons, can people not be in chaos?"

"This is the problem." Cao Cao held the scroll and sat down on the horse in the courtyard. "This time the emperor wants to ping Liangzhou, it is a serious matter. From the overall situation, it is understandable that money and food are needed. But the place

It’s really too hard to go to Luozhong now. If I can go to a peaceful place to serve as a prefect, that would be fine. But if I am still wandering around in the Central Plains, what do you think I should do? When I was in office, I forced the people to take cold medicine.

What about the state's corvee, or not to force it? Should it collect taxes, or not? Besides, after all, the money for building the palace is only suspended. If there are calls for payment during my term, what should I do?"

Xiahou Dun was also speechless and could only try to comfort him: "It's not a good place to go!"

Cao Cao still shook his head: "Where can there be a good place in this world today? I'm just deceiving myself. I just hope it's not a place like Dongjun."

Xiahou Dun immediately shut up.
To be continued...