In a room in the Xun family's compound, an old man sat with his back to the door. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

On the wall in front of the old man hangs a figure painting, the portrait of the figure wearing a crown, wearing a robe, a clear face, a calm expression, and a deep gaze as if it can travel through time and space.

A corner of the house is lit with sandalwood, spices are the finest, which makes people smell calm and soothe their minds, but it is a pity that the old man in the house seems to be in a difficult state of mind, and the long eyebrows are constantly beating.

Outside the house, there was the sound of soft footsteps, and a young scribe bowed his head outside the house, greeting the old man inside.

The old man in the room didn't turn around, but just lightly ordered the young scribe to come in first.

There was a long silence, one old and one young were silent, and no one spoke.

I don't know how long it took, the old man finally turned around, broke the silence, and said, "Wen Ruo, your way of cultivating your heart is not bad, but why is it so reckless this time? ”

Xun Yu Xun Wenruo kowtowed to the ground, and did not say a word of justification.

The old man sighed, threw a court summons beside him in front of Xun Yu, and said, "You are considerable. ”

Xun Yu picked it up and opened it to see that it was the court's conscription order for Xun Shuang, that is, the old man!

In the Han Dynasty, a conscription order was not available to ordinary people. Conscription, also known as conscription, is the emperor in addition to the edict, named certain celebrities, and used recruitment to summon them to the imperial court as officials.

These so-called celebrities are either famous hermits in the mountains and deep forests, or famous people who have been officials before and retired to the countryside.

At the time of conscription, the imperial court generally greeted them with a bus, and for the elderly, they used a special "Anche Pulun", that is, a wooden wheel wrapped in a pampa to make the journey safe and not bumpy, and at the same time prepared a bundle of silk and silk as a gift for recruitment.

Everywhere the king went, the magistrates had to trim the driveways, dwellings, and be there to greet them.

Therefore, conscription is an act of the emperor of the Han Dynasty to give face to local celebrities, and in return, the people who are conscripted generally say that the conscription monarch should be called to obey the order, even if he does not want to be an official, he must go to Kyoto to meet the emperor and then ask for resignation.

And everyone knows how old the current Han Dynasty emperor is, so the conscription order at this time naturally cannot be the independent will of the little emperor who is only six or seven years old, and the only explanation is that Dong Zhuo ordered the conscription.

"This ...... Yu is not good, it affects his uncle...... "Xun Yu put the conscription order on the ground and kowtowed to his uncle Xun Shuang to make amends-I didn't expect Xun Yu to resign and come back, but let his uncle Xun Shuang be remembered by Dong Zhuo......

"How is Dong Zhuo?" Xun Shuang wanted to hear the opinion of Xun Yu, who had seen Dong Zhuo's face.

"Rude and martial arts, tyranny is too great, it will end in chaos, and there is nothing to do." Xun Yu's evaluation of Dong Zhuo is very poor, almost asserting that Dong Zhuo will not die well, and no one can save him......

This is also an important reason why Xun Yu resigned and fled home when Dong Zhuo gave him an official position, Xun Yu was not optimistic about Dong Zhuo, thinking that he had no need to spend time on Dong Zhuo, and he didn't want to be used by Dong Zhuo, so he didn't even want to be contaminated with a little bit of Dong Zhuo's favor.

“…… Thou hast done this...... It's a place ...... kill me," Xun Shuang let out a long sigh.

Yes, Dong Zhuo's move is ruthless enough, or Li Ru's move to Dong Zhuozhi is ruthless enough, the original arrest of the rumor-mongers was only the first move, but now the second move is played by Xun Shuang.

If the Wang family and the Yuan family are the largest ruling party Qingliu, then the Xun family is the closest opposition party Qingliu to Luoyang. The purpose of Dong Zhuo's or Li Ru's move is obvious, that is, to balance the Qingliu forces within the imperial court and break the Qingliu alliance between the Wang family and the Yuan family.

Regardless of whether Xun Shuang stayed in the imperial court as an official after being drafted, at least Li Ru sent a strong signal instead of Dong Zhuo - from then on, the important official positions in the central court of the imperial court were no longer controlled by the ruling Wang family and the Yuan family, but were open to the opposition Qingliu, as long as they were willing to devote themselves to the great cause of the Dong family, high-ranking officials and Houlu would not be a problem......

What's more, Xun Shuang had rejected the recommendation of Yuan Feng of the Yuan family before, which means that everyone in the world knows that the Xun family will not stand with the Yuan family, so Xun Shuang was recruited this time, if he takes office, then if there are people who have been suppressed by the Yuan family before, they will naturally get closer to Xun Shuang, so Xun Shuang will directly face the Yuan family......

If you don't take office, thank the emperor and retire - according to the rules of the game in the Han Dynasty, the emperor can issue a conscription order again, or even a third time, until the person is called up......

Xun Shuang is so old, can he still run to Beijing again and again, and then come back, and then come back again - as long as he comes a few more times, it is estimated that Xun Shuang will be able to die of exhaustion on the road, and Dong Zhuo has also gained a reputation for being thirsty for talent......

Xun Shuang saw through Li Ru's vicious scheme, so he said that he was killed by Xun Yu this time......

What can I do, this matter is a proper conspiracy, there is nothing to be done, and there is no way to break the situation......

Xun Yu put his head on the ground, feeling guilty and didn't dare to raise his head, he really didn't expect this.

"It's understandable for you to get up and avoid evil," Xun Shuang said, "The gentleman is in the right position, and the matter has come to this point, and there is no other way." ”

Since you can't hide from it, you might as well greet it with dignity......

Xun Shuang looked at the portrait of Xunzi behind him, thinking that the Xun family had been silent for too long, resulting in the world now only knowing the Yuan family and the Wang family, but forgetting the descendants of Xunzi that had been handed down since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period - the Xun family, perhaps this matter is also an opportunity for the Xun family......

Xun Shuang looked back at Xun Yu, an outstanding son of the younger generation of the Xun family, who was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "At the beginning of tomorrow, if you try it, can you?" ”

What the? Xun Yu couldn't believe it, he originally thought that Xun Shuang would blame him heavily, but he didn't expect to let him give the first lecture of tomorrow's open class, which was originally qualified by an elder-level figure with weight in the family, why let him come?

Xun Shuang saw Xun Yu's doubts, so he said: "My son and I can't be a big weapon, and I can't be a big responsibility, but you know things, advance and retreat, be delicate and elegant, and have the wisdom to understand it, or you can lead the Xun family forward." - Xun Shuang's words are almost explaining the future, saying that his own two sons, Xun Biao and Xun Di are not big things, and Xun Yu is talented, implying that Xun Yu may inherit the position of the head of the family in the future, and the leader of the Xun family will move forward......

This is said by Xun Shuang, the contemporary head of the family, it can be said that it is quite weighty, combined with Xun Shuang's words just now to let Xun Yu speak at the beginning of tomorrow, it means to give Xun Yu a chance to gain prestige first, paving the way for him to smoothly accept the position of the next head of the family!

Xun Yu understood Xun Shuang's meaning, and left the table to worship: "Obey the family order!" This is a preferential policy given by the head of the previous generation to the next generation of the head of the family, so it is called a family order, not an order of relatives and uncles......

Xun Shuang saw that Xun Yu understood the meaning, so he was ready to let Xun Yu go back and prepare first, but before letting Xun Yu go, he suddenly remembered something and asked Xun Yu: "The people of the Yuan family are still in Yangcheng?" ”

Xun Yu said: "It's still spreading rumors. ”

Xun Shuang shook his head and said, "How can prophecy be a substitute for state affairs? Inform the children of Yangcheng and return to Yangcui. The Yuan family ...... "Xun Shuang didn't finish speaking, he just shook his head, and he didn't know whether to say that the Yuan family's measures were not good, or that the Yuan family might not be easy to deal with?"