Zhong Yu said goodbye to Xun Yu, left the palace, got into the car, leaned against the wall of the car, and kept recalling what Xun Yu had just said in his mind.

Am I hiding my ears and stealing the bell, deceiving myself? Isn't he too nervous and suspicious?

The night was dark, and there was not a single pedestrian on the road, only the sound of sparkling wheels and horses' hooves, which seemed so empty and hypnotic. Zhong Xuan was already very tired, listening to this rhythmic sound, he unconsciously closed his eyes, but his mind couldn't calm down.

After Ding Chong was released, he became the closest person to the Son of Heaven. He knew that this was Xun Yu's arrangement, and he was willing to cooperate with Xun Yu, but he couldn't keep up with Xun Yu's rhythm now. He wanted to have a good talk with Xun Yu, but Xun Yu and the Son of Heaven talked too late and were too tired to leave him time, so he had to wait for the day after tomorrow to be on duty.

The cavalry and halberd warriors led by Zhi Jinwu patrolled along the street, saw Zhong Xuan's carriage, stopped in front of the carriage, and ordered the soldiers to come forward to check, the coachman explained that the situation was still not good, and the soldiers knocked on the wall of the carriage very politely. Zhong Xuan woke up in shock, opened the car door, and saw a face mixed with vigilance and panic. Zhong Xuan rubbed his eyes.

"What's the matter?"

"It turned out to be Zhong Shilang, offended and offended." As the soldier spoke, he still stretched out his head to come in and glanced at it, and saw that there was no one else except Zhong Xuan, so he was relieved and apologized repeatedly. Zhong Xuan smiled and waved his hand to show that he didn't mind, and said hello to Wang Bin, who was sitting on horseback. Wang Bin nodded politely. "The squire is only out of the palace now, it's really hard."

"Wang Jun is polite. Since Wang Jun took charge of Jinwu, he has been patrolling the outside of the palace day and night, and the palace has been able to sleep peacefully. ”

Wang Bin smiled, raised his hand, and led people forward. Zhong Yu looked at his back and secretly admired Xun Yu. Xun Yu proposed that the Son of Heaven bury his biological mother, and recruited Wang Bin and others to Beijing to confer the post of Jinwu, which not only proved the bloodline of the Son of Heaven, but also gave the palace a basic security guarantee. With his uncle leading the troops to patrol and protect, the Son of Heaven is much safer. And the strength of the Wang family is limited, and they can't see the possibility of gaining power in the short term, but they have to be grateful to Xun Yu.

Xun Yu is worthy of Wang Zuozhicai, maybe he does see farther than me. Zhong Xuan made a decision. I will go out of the city early tomorrow morning to meet Xi Zhicai and convey Xun Yu's order.

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Although he is also from Yingchuan, Zhong Xuan does not have much contact with Xi Zhicai, he only occasionally comes to Cao Cao's military camp, and even if he comes, he chats with Cao Cao. Cao Cao likes calligraphy and often asks Zhong Xiang for advice, Zhong Xiang likes military affairs and often comes to the barracks to understand the situation. In addition, they also have one thing in common: they both like Legalist doctrine, and they often talk about it for half a day.

After listening to Zhong Xuan's intention, Xi Zhicai nodded calmly, indicating that he knew. Zhong Miao knew that Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai had a lot of relationship, but he was still a little surprised by Xi Zhicai's calmness, so he couldn't help but ask a few more questions. Xi Zhicai thought about it and asked Zhong Xuan a question.

"Who do you think Yuan Shao and Sun Ce can win in the battle?"

"Sun Ce?"

Xi Zhicai shook his head. "Fight now, Yuan Shao has a little more chances. In the future, Sun Ce has more chances. The longer the time drags on, the more opportunities Sun Ce has. ”

Zhong Xuan thought about this issue, but he did not agree with Xi Zhicai's opinion. "I want to hear about it."

"There are three reasons for this. First of all, the imperial court was deploying to besiege Yuan Shao, and Liu Bei rushed to Youzhou with an edict, whether he could mediate the dispute between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan or not, it was a threat to Yuan Shao, and the longer the time, the greater the threat until Yuan Shao completely defeated them and took control of Youzhou. Before that, it was impossible for Yuan Shao to go south with all his might; Secondly, Sun Ce needed time to control Yangzhou, and once he drove Liu Yao out, gained a firm foothold in Yangzhou, and solved his worries, he could concentrate on dealing with Yuan Shao. The last and most important point is that Yuan Shao is in the prime of life, Sun Ce is still young, but Yuan Shao will soon have the worry of lack of physical strength, but Sun Ce has entered the youth and strength, and the advantage of Yuan Shao is slowly losing, while Sun Ce's advantage will become bigger and bigger. ”

Zhong Xuan looked at Xi Zhicai with a smile on his face, although he was not very comfortable, he still bowed slightly. He knew that the battle was very hard, and the physical condition of the main general had a great impact on the battle. When people are old, they will inevitably lack energy, and in wartime, everything is complicated and complicated, and it is especially necessary for the Lord to have vigorous energy and a clear mind. Veterans are rare, and many times it's because of lack of physical strength.

Around forty is the best age for a commander of an army, and he must have experience and experience, and he must have physical strength. Under thirty, sufficient physical strength, not enough experience. After fifty, I have a lot of experience, and my physical strength is inevitably insufficient. Yuan Shao is already forty-six or seventeen, and he will soon be over half a hundred years old, don't look at his physical strength now, he won't be able to do it right away if he says no. This is even more dangerous than really getting old. People in their sixties and seventies know that they are old and have poor physical strength, and they will not be strong. And people who have just turned 50 years old are obviously not in good health, but they still think that they are in the prime of life, and often make unrealistic decisions, and when they are unable to do so, it is too late, and once they are frustrated, their psychology is very easy to collapse.

According to this idea, it is indeed more appropriate to provoke Yuan Shao and Sun Ce to fight now, even if Yuan Shao wins, it will be difficult to maintain it for too long. If he waited a few more years, Sun Ce would have already achieved his wings, not only would it be difficult for Yuan Shao to balance him, but the imperial court might not have this opportunity. Sun Ce's development power is indeed too fast, so fast that it is unsettling. Danyang and Wu Jun's change of hands is simply easy, give him a few more years, who knows what he will develop.

Zhong Xuan understood why Xun Yu was so nervous, and he couldn't help but be surprised. He is not covering his ears and stealing the bell, he is short-sighted, and he does not see deeply, far, and thoroughly without Xun Yu.

"How are you going to provoke them to fight?"

Xi Zhicai smiled without saying a word, lowered his eyelids, and fiddled with the paper scroll on the case. Zhong Xuan didn't ask again, he knew that this sentence was taboo.

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Changshan, really fixed.

Liu Bei reined in his mount, looked at the black yarn on the lintel of Zhao's house, and looked back at Zhang Fei with an uneasy look in his eyes. Zhang Fei also reined in his mount and muttered, "This is a bit unfortunate, it won't be Zilong......"

"Duh! Close your beak. Liu Bei stopped drinking in time, turned over and dismounted, and personally went to the door to call the door. A servant in linen came out to answer, looking at Liu Bei with a puzzled look in his eyes. These two people are dusty and carry weapons, but it doesn't look like they are here to mourn. "It's ...... two"

Liu Bei reported his name and asked, "Dare to ask who died in your mansion?" ”

"It's the head of the house."

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Zhao Yun was not the head of the Zhao family, and he also had a brother. "Is Zhao Junzilong here? I was a friend of his, and I worked under Gongsun Bojue. ”

"In, in." The slave nodded again and again, and turned to go in to report. Liu Bei stood outside the door, choking his wrists again and again, rejoicing. After a while, Zhao Yun walked out of it quickly, came to Liu Bei and bowed his hand, said a few words, and glanced at Zhang Fei and the spear in his hand, and couldn't help laughing: "Yide has had an adventure recently, and he has this magic soldier." ”

Zhang Fei laughed and patted Zhao Yun's arm hard. "I'll talk about it later, I'll talk about it later. Zilong, when will your mourning end? We've come all the way here, but I'm going to ask you to go out into the mountains to help. ”

Zhao Yun's eyes flashed slightly, he stretched out his finger and pointed to the door, and smiled apologetically. "Look, I'm afraid it'......"

Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei and grabbed the conversation. "Zilong, this time is a big deal, and it is related to the fortune of the Han Dynasty." He removed the bag from his back, revealing the corner of the edict inside. "I came here with the edict of the Son of Heaven, and I hope Zilong can help me."

Zhao Yun looked at the edict for a moment, then looked at Liu Bei, and invited him sideways. "Xuande, Yide, Xianhe, please."