There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Mi Fang rolled her eyes at the potter, shook her head and sighed.

The pottery merchant turned his head to look at Kong Ni, and asked, "Inspector Kong, Yingchuan is a place where there are many famous families and private schools. Do you have famous people under your command? Especially influential ones?"

Kong Ni hadn't recovered from the grief and indignation of losing 20 shi of grain and grass at this moment, sobbing when he heard this, he said, "What do you want to do?"

The pottery merchant said slowly, "I need someone who is qualified to be a lobbyist for Yuan Shu!"

Kong Ni raised his sleeve and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and sighed: "There is a person who is very suitable."

In Sun Jian's camp outside the city, Kong Ni's envoy was reporting to Sun Jian the quantity of grain and carts.

Sun Jian finished listening with a blank expression, and casually said to the messenger: "Go back and thank your governor Kong on behalf of Sun."

After all, he ignored the messenger, turned around and walked into his handsome tent.

Behind Sun Jian, a group of trusted generals filed in.

Among them, Huang Gai was the most fiery and straightforward. As soon as he entered the commander's tent, he rushed to Sun Jian and said, "Congratulations, general! Congratulations, general! 20 shi, grain and grass! That Kong Ni was really frightened by you, so he did it! Such a self-defeating and embarrassing thing! Haha, this time we march into Luoyang, within a few months, our army will no longer worry about food and grass."

Sun Jian snorted coldly, and said, "Kong Ni, it's really spineless to scare him into doing such a shameful thing. Such a person, how can he be the leader of a state?"

On the lower side, Zu Mao, one of the four great generals under Sun Jian's command, also said: "Who says it's not! If the general reprimands and bluffs him tomorrow, I'm afraid he even has to offer the whole Yangdi City with both hands! "

When the words fell, everyone in the tent laughed loudly.

Only one person is calm.

Cheng Pu suddenly asked: "My lord, how much grain should be sent to Yuan Shu's side?"

Sun Jian said unhurriedly: "I have explained to Yuan Shu earlier that when we arrive in Yingchuan, we will ask him for [-] shi of grain and grass. It is regarded as a congratulatory gift for entering Nanyang County. Now that this matter has been completed, I will send someone to send [-] shi of grain and grass to Luyang. Zi Yuan Gong."

Cheng Pu frowned, feeling something was wrong in his heart.

"My lord, Kong Ni sent 20 shi of grain and fodder, and I will only send [-] shi. Isn't that a bit too much?"

Sun Jian waved his hand and said, "The 20 shi of grain and grass was sent by Kong Ni on his own initiative, and it was not Sun who forced him to do so. Besides, our army is going on an expedition, and we urgently need food and fodder! This time, Dong Zhuo will be conquered. Among the princes, there must be Take our army as the front! Every department should take our army as the first! Yuan Gong has a great opinion, how could he not understand the reason for it?"

Cheng Pu still felt something was wrong and wanted to talk again, but seeing Sun Jian waved his hand, he didn't want to listen any more.

Cheng Pu sighed secretly.

As the master, I am good at everything, but I am a bit headstrong. Once I have decided on something, I will not listen to other people's advice.

This problem seems small, but if something happens in the future, it will easily lead to a catastrophe! Hope, it is my own worry.

Lushan, eighteen miles southwest of Luyang, is where Yuan Shujun is currently stationed.

Yuan Shu arranged his soldiers and horses crosswise in the formation of Xuanwu and Crane Wings, with five battalions on the front and seven villages on the back.

Inside the handsome tent, there are four braziers with red charcoal fire burning inside.

A thin man wearing a silver armor and a red brocade robe is resting on a log with his eyes closed. He looks extremely handsome. Although he is over middle-aged, he still looks personable, and his skin is well maintained like in his twenties. She is as white and tender as a human being, even more so than a woman.

Due to the well-maintained and handsome appearance, it makes people feel a bit pretentious, but in today's world, no one will despise this person because of his handsome appearance.

After the famous family of four generations and three princes, the son of one of the three elders, Sikong Yuanfeng, and the position of the rear general under the Jiuqing!These auras that ordinary people can't get in for a few lifetimes, Yuan Shu has them all in less than forty

During the rebellion of the ten permanent attendants, the courage to burn down the Nine Dragon Gate of the Nangong Palace was decisive!Now there are ambitions to separatize Jiangnan!

Based on these, at least among the current people in the world, no one dared to underestimate Yuan Shu, and neither did Dong Zhuo.

At this time, Yuan Shu was leaning on the soft couch, his eyes were slightly closed, as if he was dozing off, and in front of him stood a tall and tall gentleman, who was taking his leisure time, neither humble nor overbearing.

This person is the lobbyist sent by Kong Ni, and he just entered Yuan Shu's tent.

"Your Excellency is Kong Ni's emissary?"

After a while, Yuan Shu opened his eyes slightly, his eyes seemed to be bright, and looked quite gloomy, like a falcon, which made people fearful.

"Yes." The messenger's voice was uneven and powerful.

Yuan Shu raised his head to see the appearance of the envoy,

The moment he saw the envoy's face, Yuan Shu couldn't help being stunned. Does this person look familiar?

The envoy straightened his clothes, saluted and said, "I, Xu Jing, have met General Yuan."

"Xu Jing?" Yuan Shu blinked and asked tentatively, "Which Xu Jing?"

The visitor said neither humble nor overbearing: "Runan Pingyu Xu Jing is now serving as a planner under the command of Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou."

Yuan Shu straightened up a little, looked up and down for a long time, and then asked in doubt: "Isn't the gentleman Xu Shao from Runan, Xu Zi will follow his brother?" male?"

Xu Jing bowed and saluted, and said seriously: "General Yuan don't need to be so ashamed of me, I have resigned from the position of Shang Shulang for a long time."

"Ah!" Yuan Shu stood up hastily, lost his arrogance, and bowed his hands to salute: "When Xu Gong was in Luoyang in the past, Shu was famous for a long time! It's a pity that when Xu Gong took office in Shangshutai, Yuan Shu A certain person was Henan Yin, who was in charge of 21 counties around Luoyang, and rarely returned to the capital! When Yuan returned to Beijing to serve as the general of Huben Zhonglang, he was in trouble with the party and the ten permanent servants, and his status was awkward, so it was inconvenient for him to communicate with the minister , and Shangshutai seldom move around, and I have admired Xu Gong's name for a long time, but it is inconvenient to make friends! I can see Xu Gong here today, and I would like to taste it."

When the pottery merchant persuaded Kong Ni to send 20 stones of grain and grass to Sun Jian, he also asked Kong Ni to send an envoy to see Yuan Shu, but at the same time, he made a request for the identity of the envoy, that he must be a well-known sage and A gentry celebrity with the ability to investigate!

It might be embarrassing for other states and counties to change this matter, but Yingchuan is so talented, Kong Ni weighed it over and over again, and finally weighed Xu Zijiang's elder brother Xu Jing!

Chapter 25 Yuan Shu, Suspicious

Yingchuan Yangdi, in the meeting hall of the governor's mansion, the potter is talking about Xu Jing with Kong Ni.

"If you want to send someone to visit Yuan Shu, Xu Jing's identity is very suitable." Kong Ni smiled and praised, and his words were full of admiration: "After Yuan Gonglu's famous family, four generations and three princes, among the gentry The status is extremely respected! There are not many good nephews who can be looked up to by him. After thinking about it, the old man thinks it over, and only Xu Jing can do it."

The pottery merchant nodded. Naturally, he certainly didn't know as much as Kong Ni about celebrities from aristocratic families.

The potter said curiously: "Yingchuan used to be the ancient capital of the Xia Dynasty, which lasted for thousands of years, and now it is the cultural center of the Han Dynasty with many private schools. It is not difficult to find some famous people here who can be admired by Yuan Shu, but my strategy must be to have investigations. Yuan Shu can only believe it when someone from Dewang speaks out! I don’t know if this Xu Jing is qualified in this regard?”

Kong Ni laughed loudly, and glanced at the potter with a smug look, his expression was very awkward.

"Nephew, you are young and ignorant! Do you know what official position Xu Jing was in the past? He was appointed as Shangshulang at the Shangshutai, and he was responsible for elevating and demoting officials all over the world!"

The potter's eyes couldn't help but widen when he heard the words: "So powerful?"

Kong Ni said proudly: "There are even more powerful ones! Xun Shuang, Han Rong, Chen Ji and others were able to be ministers in the court, and they were all recommended by Xu Jing back then! And his younger brother Xu Shao and Xu Zi will judge the world by their reputation. People are well-known, if you judge and judge by people, Xu Jing is a first-class person no matter in the court or in the people. Regardless of Yuan Shu's greatness now, when he was in Luoyang, Xu Jing was not a person like him. If you flatter, you can flatter at will."

Now the pottery merchant completely understood why Kong Ni admired Xu Jing so much. It turned out that his younger brother was actually Xu Zijiang!

One of the two brothers is in charge of recommending officials at the Shangshutai, and the other is in Runan County to set up a Yuedan review to evaluate the talents of the world. Whether they are in the government or in the opposition, the Xu brothers have the best resources in terms of personnel and public opinion!really

"It's black and white." The potter said with emotion.

Kong Ni staggered and almost fell: "Nephew, don't talk nonsense! What is black and white, it describes a hooligan!"

Obviously, Kong Ni was very dissatisfied with the potter's attitude of disrespecting celebrities. If it weren't for the fact that he was helping him deal with Sun Jian and Yuan Shu now, the old man Kong would have already dealt with him with a big ear.