Changshe County - On the wide avenue, a five-horse silver box car, is slowly marching, tiger idiot Xu Chu wearing heavy armor, holding a sawtooth knife, led three hundred tigers and leopards to ride closely guarded, this team everywhere, pedestrians along the way all retreated, and whispered!

According to the ancient system: the Son of Heaven drove six, the princes drove five, and the Qing drove four...... Now that the Han family is in decline, the Son of Heaven is under house arrest and the deep palace is not out, and the princes of the clan have withered away, and those who are qualified to drive with five horses are the only ones who are Cao Cheng!

However, this team has a five-horse cart and a tiger and leopard rider to escort it, but there is no banner with the word 'Cao', and there are no civil and military officials accompanying it, which means that the person sitting in the car is not the prime minister!

But in the whole world, who has such a big face and can ride in the car of the prime minister, could it be the local princes entering Beijing, or the old and important ministers, erudite and famous people?

"Alas! --Hehe!

Pedestrians talked a lot, the passengers shook their heads and smiled bitterly, Xu Shu never dreamed that he would one day take Cao Cao's car, let alone become a prisoner, life is really like a dream, blessings and misfortunes!

I thought that Changshe County was close to Xuchang and was the nest of the Cao Ying Group, so I used the principle of 'dark under the lamp' to sneak into the house with a few guards and secretly pick up the old mother, who must not know and be unaware!

turned out to be very wrong, he entered the house with his front foot, and before the couch was hot, the back foot officials came to the door, and the one who came forward to report his whereabouts turned out to be a person of the same clan surnamed Xu!

What he didn't expect was that when he led the guards to fight fiercely with the officials and was about to fight a bloody road, the surrounding neighbors actually came to help with hoes and pickaxes.

It's a pity, they didn't come to help themselves, but to help those officials, a fierce group fight, the guards died and fled, and they took care of their mother's safety, so they had to abandon their swords and be captured, why is this?

Why do blood relatives of the same clan report themselves to the government, why do neighbors who have lived together for generations and are like a family want to help the officials arrest them, is it for money and reward, or is there another reason?

"My son sighed for a long time, is he greedy for life and afraid of death, and he wants to be a person who bends his knees and prays for life--cough!"

"Mother take care of her health, although her son is not a big thing, he also knows the truth of 'Kong said to be benevolent, Meng said to take righteousness', how can the eldest husband be afraid of death, but there are some things, the son really can't think about it?"

"Wu'er can't figure it out, but why did the relatives come forward to report it, and why did the neighbors help the officials, this is actually not to blame them, really not to blame them!"

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Mother Xu's clothes are simple and peaceful, although she is over fifty years old, there are still remnants of charm at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, which shows that she was a great beauty when she was young!

It's just that his body is too thin, he keeps coughing when he speaks, he covers his lungs with one hand, and his face looks painful, obviously with a dark disease!

There are also two maids in the carriage, helping Xu's mother to beat her back smoothly, drink water to suppress cough, and at the same time gently press the wrist - the entrance acupoint, which has the effect of invigorating blood and relieving pain.

This is specially arranged by Xiao Yi before the team departs, one is to serve Xu Shu's mother and son and take care of daily life; The second is to be closely monitored, so that the mother and son can find a short meeting!

"The son is not filial, he has been wandering all over the world, and he has failed to serve his mother, this time he finally came back, and his mother was frightened, I am afraid that a catastrophe will come, and the son is ashamed of his mother's nurturing grace!"

Xu Shu lost his father since he was a child, and he was raised by his mother with hard work, raising silkworms, picking mulberries, and pulling silk...... Day and night weaving non-stop, but also going up the mountain to chop wood, down to the field to work, so that tired and sick!

I wanted to take my mother to Jiangling City and raise her well, but I didn't want to fall into the hands of Cao Jun, I would be imprisoned at the least, and my head would fall to the ground, so Xu Shu was very guilty and kowtowed in the carriage to ask for guilt!

"The ancients said: Life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky, as long as I keep in mind the ancestral teachings, don't be a second minister and a thief, don't sell the lord to seek glory, and the rest are left to fate...... Whew! ”

Mother Xu has been suffering from illness, tossing and turning every night, difficult to sleep, and now she is gently massaged by two maids, and takes a Shunqi pill, she suddenly feels comfortable, comforts her son a few words, and slowly falls asleep......

Seeing that his mother was sleeping sweetly, Xu Shu's heart relaxed slightly, nodded to the two maids and thanked him, and then sat cross-legged in the corner of the carriage, trying not to make a sound, so as not to disturb the sleeping mother!

I lifted the corner of the window again, checked the situation outside, and lurked all the way into Yingchuan, in order not to expose the whereabouts, I slept during the day and hurried at night, and I didn't take a good look at my hometown after a long absence!

Xu Shu was in Zhongping for six years, and was forced to flee his hometown for revenge and murder of his friends, and then he has been studying in Jingxiang, respecting Mr. Shuijing and Pang Degong as teachers, and Zhuge Kongming, Meng Gongwei and others as friends, and has not been back for more than ten years.

Yingchuan is located at the junction of Si, Yan and Henan Prefectures, and is famous for its abundant products and outstanding people, such as Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xun You, Zhong Xuan, Xin Bi, Xin Ping...... These Cao Ying ministers are all fellow villagers of Xu Shu!

Similarly, Yingchuan is also a place where soldiers must fight, and there have been wars for more than ten years, such as the Yellow Turban Army, the Xiliang Army, the Princes' Soldiers, and the Cao Army...... You come and go, the conquest continues, and the floods, droughts, and locust plagues also come many times!

Therefore, Xu Shu has always thought that his hometown should be devastated and the countryside is dilapidated, but what he sees is the opposite......

In the green garden, the sunflower waits for the sun,

Yangchun Budeze, all things are brilliant,

Often afraid of the autumn festival, the yellow leaves of the yellow flower decay,

When will the hundred rivers return to the west from the east to the sea?

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It is the early summer season, the road is full of neat wheat fields on both sides, the wheat seedlings are green and vigorous, and a large group of farmers wearing hats are singing Hanfu folk songs while hoeing weeds!

There are also sturdy village women, leading children in one hand and baskets in the other, delivering meals to the men working in the fields, such as rough flatbreads, pickles, and green onions...... It's not delicious, but it's filling!

Looking further away, on the bank of Yingshui, there are rows of keel waterwheels, using the wind to drive the blades, constantly lifting the river water up, irrigating the 10,000 acres of fertile land on both sides......

"Cao thief bullied the king, Xiao Yi is murderous, so the two of them control the country's politics, the people should be in dire straits, complaining, why is it a peaceful scene?

By the way, Changshe County is close to Xuchang City, which is a place where powerful people gather, and the wheat field you see in front of you must be the private land of a powerful person, so there is this prosperous scene, and this may not be the case in other places! ”

Thinking of this, Xu Shu craned his neck and widened his eyes, staring at every field and village, hoping to see the 'real' situation.

But the neck is stretched, the eyes are sore, and I don't see the situation I want to see, Changshe County to Xuchang City one hundred and fifty miles, along the way the countryside is peaceful, peaceful, although the people are not rich, but they are full of vitality!

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"The best silk in Shuzhong, bright color, strong and durable, a horse only costs 800 yuan, don't miss it when you pass by!"

"The female cattle produced in Xiliang have a strong and powerful physique, can plough the land, can pull carts, and can continue to give birth to calves, as long as 15,000 yuan!"

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The team slept for a night, and arrived at Xuchang City at noon the next day, and the scene in front of Xu Shu was even more surprising, only to see that the city wall was tall, the defense was perfect, the watchtower was dense, and the arrow battlement could not be seen at a glance......

What's more, the city gate of Xuchang is wide open, business travel is continuous, people enter and exit at will, and they don't even have to pay the entrance tax, as well as the specially built acropolis, where countless goods gather, and the price is much lower than in the south!

The prosperity of Xuchang City far exceeds that of Jiangling City, and even Xiangyang City before it was ravaged by the war, I am afraid it is a little inferior, only Luoyang City in its heyday can be comparable to it!

Since Xu Shu defected to Liu Bei, he has been thinking of assisting the Ming Lord, waving the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, reviving the Han Dynasty again, and returning the people to a peaceful world!

But if the people of the Central Plains are already living in a peaceful world, is it still meaningful to go Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and revive the Han Dynasty, dragging the world into war and chaos, and exchanging a name with a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, is this right or wrong?

"The younger brother is ordered by the Prime Minister to welcome Brother Yuan into the city, the mansion has been cleaned, please go into the city and rest!"

"It turned out to be Brother George, it's really hard work, you and I haven't seen each other for more than ten years, I didn't want to meet like this today!"

"It's all the Prime Minister's care, and the younger brother is just running errands - please!"

"Please!"

Xin Bi waited for people to greet him at the gate of the city, his words were humble and polite, Xu Shu hurriedly got out of the car, hugged his fists and bowed his hands in return, looking at each other and feeling emotional!

The two were originally fellow villagers, and they had traveled together to study, discuss Wen Taowu strategy, and both had great ambitions.

Anyway, after all, it is a reunion of fellow villagers, and after the two exchanged a few words of greeting, Xin Bi saluted Xu's mother again, and then led the way and took the mother and son to settle down!

The accommodation is very close to the Prime Minister's Mansion, it is a medium-sized courtyard, three floors before and after, more than 100 houses, Jiashan, gardens, fish ponds are readily available, all the places have just been decorated and decorated, and the furniture and utensils are also extremely exquisite!

There are also attendants, dozens of slaves, kneeling at the gate and waiting, all of them do not squint, advance and retreat politely, obviously specially trained, and there are more than 100 people in armor, who are responsible for the guards of this mansion, or surveillance!

Next, Xu Chu and Xin Bi said goodbye and left, while Xu Shu's mother and son settled down, lived and were served, except that they couldn't go out, nothing else happened!

"The great husband cannot be moved, the rich and the rich cannot be lewd, and the mighty cannot be bent...... Now it's on my head! ”

Xu Shu is such a smart person, knowing that Cao Cao treats him with great courtesy, greets him with a car, and gives him a mansion, which is nothing more than wanting to soften himself and then take it for his own use!

But the loyal ministers don't care about the two masters, since they have assisted Uncle Liu Huang, they will never betray, they would rather be axes and heads on the ground, rather than be a second minister thief, just their old mother, I'm afraid they will be unlucky together!

Xu Shu expected that on the third day of staying, Xin Bi and Xin Ping brothers came to visit, and more than ten people in the same company were all children of Yingchuan, named to visit old friends, but in fact, they used the feelings of fellow villagers to persuade Xu Shu to return to Cao Ying!

And during the banquet, Xu Shu was an enemy, not moved by wealth and nobility, not confused by words, and adhered to the word 'loyalty', and everyone was speechless!

More to Bo Yi Shu Qi brothers, righteous not to eat Zhou Su as an example, said Xin Bi, Xin Ping full of shame, and finally covered their faces with their sleeves and retreated, they were originally the ministers of the Yuan family, and later surrendered to Cao Ying, this is a big festival!

On the fifth day, Mi Heng and Jiang Gan came to the door with a group of tongue debaters, and persuaded Xu Shu to return to Cao Ying on the grounds that good birds choose trees to perch on, and virtuous ministers choose their masters and things, but they spent countless amounts of saliva, and the effect was almost zero, but they were scolded by Xu's mother in the name of righteousness......

On the seventh day, Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen came to the door with a soldier, ready to threaten with strong means, but they didn't think that Xu Shu's mother and son were not afraid, dressed neatly, sitting cross-legged in the hall, and would rather be cut off than betray Uncle Liuhuang, and the Cao brothers returned in vain......

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A few days later, the fleeing guard successfully returned to Jiangling City, and when he learned the news that Xu Shu had been arrested, Liu Bei and the others were so anxious that they went to the house, and they had the intention to rescue them by force, but they didn't dare to start a war with Cao Ying!

I had to take Sun Qian as a messenger and came to Xuchang City day and night, willing to use the cities of the two counties and 30,000 taels of gold in exchange for Xu Shu's mother and son to go back, but Cao Cao refused!

Xu Shu's talent is by no means comparable to the two counties, even if he refuses to submit to Cao Ying, he must not be returned to Liu Bei, it's a big deal to be under house arrest for a lifetime!

Besides, the matter of persuading Xu Shu to surrender may not be hopeless, and there is still a 'killer weapon' that is useless, that is, he is good at attacking the heart and punishing the heart, can make the stubborn stone nod, and can say the dead alive - Xiao Yi

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