Dong Yue stumbled after reading the letter, and was puzzled. "Wenhe, how can this Sun Ce know you so well, and actually know that you were once in the palace?"

Jia Xu stroked his beard and looked at Dong Yue, frowning slightly. "That's what I don't understand, and the general might help me out?"

Dong Yue scratched his chin and pondered. Niu Fu laughed and patted Dong Yue on the shoulder. "What I don't understand, it must have been told to him by the captive he captured last year." As soon as the word prisoner came out, his face was a little ugly, and his excitement was swept away. "Wen He, you said that if we make peace with Sun Ce, what will they say when we see Li Meng and Fan Chou in the future?"

Jia Xu also sighed lightly: "We can't say it, let's let Wang Yun and Lu Bu go and talk to them." If it weren't for Wang Yun transferring us out of Chang'an to attack Nanyang, Dong Gong would have been assassinated by Lu Bu. Alas, Dong Gong I was shrewd, but he didn't expect to end up in the hands of these two people. ”

Dong Yue also said: "Exactly, Brother Niu, why are you confused?" The enmity between us and Sun Ce was forged on the battlefield, and if we have the opportunity, we will be able to divide ourselves on the battlefield in the future. But Wang Yun and Lu Bu are different, they are deeply trusted by Dong Gong, but they betrayed Dong Gong, this is a rebel, they are incompatible, there is nothing to discuss, if they catch it, they will peel their skin and cramp and avenge Dong Gong. We Liangzhou people have clear grievances, and we can't become confused. Dong Gong and Sun Jian fought like that, didn't they praise Sun Jian for being good at fighting? ”

Niu Fu pondered for a long time and smiled helplessly. "If you want to rely on the imperial court and be a minister in the same dynasty as Sun Ce, it will be difficult to meet each other in the future. He has Jingzhou and Yuzhou, what do we have? Even if it is taken and merged, it is not as populous as Nanyang. ”

"We have horses." A middle-aged scribe walked in slowly, it was Li Ru. Li Ru was emaciated, his face was gray, his cheekbones were high, and the skin on his face was loose, looking like a dying man. He walked very slowly, and he was weak to speak. He went up to the church, stopped at the door, bent down to take off his shoes, and when he straightened up again, he was already a little short of breath. "We ...... There are horses, Sun Ce is in the southeast, and what he lacks most is war horses. We can exchange war horses with him for food, for ordnance. ”

Niu Fu nodded again and again, Dong Yue also felt reasonable, and suddenly felt a lot more confident.

Li Ru sat down on the seat in front of Jiang Gan, glanced at the unfinished chess game, and said with a forced smile: "Wen He's clever means are obviously a nirvana, why are you hiding the edge, are you afraid that Jiang Gan can't do it?" ”

Jia Xu returned to his seat and put away the chess pieces one by one. "If you want to form an alliance, why kill you to death, it's just a pastime. Wen Xiansheng, how is his body, can he fight? ”

"No, I'm no match for you." Li Ru shook his head. "When I heard that Jiang Gan was gone, I thought the talks had collapsed. So, is it negotiated? ”

"It's finished." Jia Xu took out the letter from Dong Yue and handed it to Li Ru. Li Ru only looked at two lines, and there was surprise in his eyes. "This is Zhang Zigang's article, he actually went to Sun Ce's account?"

Jia Xu was surprised. "Who is this Zhang Zigang, is he very famous?"

Li Ru glanced at Jia Xu, laughed twice, and showed a strange flush on his face. "Wenhe, you really don't know Zhang Zigang?"

"I don't know." Jia Xu arched his hand very sincerely. "Please give me advice."

"Okay, I'll just assume that you don't know, and tell you about this sub-gang." Li Ru looked back at Niu Fu and Dong Yue who were standing aside, and frowned. "What are you still doing standing stupidly, hurry up and arrange the deployment, waiting for the food to run out? You also want to listen to the article, can you understand? ”

Niu Fu and Dong Yue were about to listen to Li Ru talk about what kind of person this Zhang Zigang was, but they were stunned by Li Ru, and they couldn't help but be scolded, turned around and were about to leave, but were stopped by Li Ru again. "Since you have formed an alliance, you can't have no gifts at all, you prepare a few good horses to send to Sun Ce, and then ask Sun Ce for something."

Niu Fu and Dong Yue woke up like a dream, nodded again and again, and hurriedly went. Jia Xu saw it in his eyes, and couldn't help laughing softly: "Or sir, you have prestige, obey your words, and prohibit orders." After you came, I was so much more relaxed. ”

Li Ru smiled bitterly and shook his head. "It's late, Wenhe, it's too late to say anything now. You and I are actually the same, because our background is too low, even if we have talents, we can't display them. Dong Gong used me and couldn't believe me, if it weren't for this, how could he have fallen to this point today. ”

Jia Xu packed up the chess pieces one by one. "Sir, if you don't die in a great calamity, you will have a blessing. Let's talk about this sub-gang, you know you? ”

"I don't have that reputation." Li Ru read the letter in his hand as he spoke, read it once, thought about it, read it again, and praised it repeatedly: "Good calligraphy, good articles, worthy of being a famous person in Beijing back then." The use of the dictionary is apt and points directly to the hearts of the people, no wonder even you Jia Wenhe are moved. ”

Jia Xu took the letter, read it again, and pondered for a moment. "Is the gentleman excited?"

"Because of the design of people, this letter is specifically for you Jia Wenhe, although I like it, but I am not as moved as you, only some sympathy." Li Ru picked up a chess piece and rubbed it in the palm of his hand for a long time, and the chess piece made a rustling sound, like Li Ru's dry throat. Li Ru said slowly: "I heard that Cai Yong wrote history in Nanyang? ”

"Yes, Jiang Gan admitted it himself."

"Is Sun Ce trying to buy people's hearts, or is it premeditated?"

"It's hard to say, but Sun Ce has great ambitions, he has a different understanding of the court situation, and some of his ideas are simply jaw-dropping. Sir, I am a shallow learner and do not know where his knowledge comes from. If you have the opportunity to meet Jiang Gan, you may be able to find out Sun Ce's mentorship. ”

"What does he have to learn from?" Li Ru sneered: "Although I don't hear much, as far as the ideas you mention, I can't find them in the various theories I know. This person...... It should be extremely perceptive and self-taught. ”

"Is there such a person?"

"It's called being born to know." Li Ru put the chess pieces back into the chess box. "Wenhe, I want to go to Nanyang. I heard that there is a herbal medicine hall in Nanyang, and there are many famous doctors sitting in the hall, maybe they can heal my injuries. ”

"Of course it's good. Sir, why don't you be our messenger......"

"No, I'm going quietly. Only in this way can we see the truth. Li Ru hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I killed King Hongnong, I am guilty of a lot of sin, notorious, and I have no shame to see the people of the world, especially when I go to Nanyang, it is better to go quietly." ”

Jia Xu didn't say anything more, but there was a little more worry in his eyes. Although Sun Ce was willing to form an alliance with him and sympathized with him, he knew very well that no matter what, Dong Zhuo and the people of Xiliang had indeed done a lot of evil, even if Sun Ce was friendly, at most he would not add charges to them, and it was difficult to say whether he could avoid them or not. Judging from Sun Ce's total annihilation of 20,000 Xiliang soldiers last year, he didn't have a good impression of the Xiliang people. The alliance was only forced by the temporary situation, and he was not sure how long it could be maintained and how far it could be maintained.

It's good to let Li Ru go to Nanyang to take a look. He is not from Liangzhou, but he has too deep a connection with Liangzhou people to clear himself.