Legend of Summoning of the Three Kingdoms

And finally, after Dian Wei didn't know how many times he wanted to burn down the thatched cottage where Guan Ning Bingyuan was located, the wooden door of the thatched cottage was finally opened.

After the wooden door was opened, Gongsun Xu and the others saw a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe, which seemed quite pleasing to the eye.

At this time, the middle-aged man looked at Pei Sui, saluted Pei Sui, and said, "Captain Pei, I wonder why you came to my thatched hut?"

Seeing the appearance of this middle-aged man, Pei Sui had a look of joy on his face, and continued to Gongsun: "General, this is the Bing Yuan Bing Genju I told you about."

At this time, without waiting for Pei Sui to introduce his identity to Bing Yuan, Gongsun Xu saluted Bing Yuan: "Gongsun Xu has met Mr. Bing, and I have heard Mr. Bing's name for a long time, so I am here to pay a special visit today."

Bing Yuan showed a shocked expression on his face, and said, "But Youzhou Gongsun Xiaoqi?"

Gongsun continued: "It is here."

Bing Yuan quickly gave up his position, and continued to Gongsun: "General Gongsun, please come in. Just now I was discussing an article with Brother You'an and Lord Yanfang, because I didn't know that General Gongsun was coming, I hope General Gongsun will forgive me." crime."

Gongsun Xu waved his hand and said, "Mr. Yanfang? But Wang Lie Wang Yanfang?"

Bing Yuan said, "Exactly."

Gongsun Xu showed great joy on his face, and said: "I have heard the name of Lord Yanfang for a long time, but I have never seen it. It seems that today I can not only see the dragon's belly and tail, but also Nayan Fanggong. "

At this moment, Dian Wei rushed to Bing Yuan, and said to Bing Yuan, "It's you who stopped us from the door?"

Bing Yuan was taken aback by Dian Wei's ferocious look, and was speechless for a moment, not knowing whether it was because of being frightened or for some other reason.

At this moment, Gongsun Xu glared at Dian Wei, causing Dian Wei to go back behind Gongsun Xu. At this time, Gongsun Xu said to Bing Yuan: "Mr. Bing, please forgive me, my guard is not polite, and I ran into Mr. .”

Bing Yuan squeezed out a smile, and said: "Where, General Gongsun can have such a guard, it is a blessing from heaven."

After that, Gongsun Xu walked into the thatched hut where Bing Yuan was leading, and only Pei Sui, Xi Chao, Changsun Wuji, Zhao Yun and others accompanied him.As for Dian Wei, he was arranged outside by Gongsun Xu because Dian Wei was too ugly.Suihuo Gongsun Xu believed that Guan Ning, Bing Yuan, and Wang Lie did not judge people by their appearance, but in order not to reduce the impression of Guan Ning and others on him, Gongsun Xu decided not to bring Dian Wei in.

After entering the hut, Gongsun Xu found two people in it. One of them was about the same age as Bing Yuan, and he was also dressed as a scribe. He looks full of energy, except for his white beard and hair, he doesn't look old at all.

The middle-aged man should be Guan Ning, and the white-haired old man must be Wang Lie.

After Gongsun Xu entered, the eyes of Guan Ning and Wang Lie were all on Gongsun Xu, and Gongsun Xu was not stage-frightened in such a situation, and Guan Ning and Wang Lie greeted Wang Lie: "Student Gongsun Xu met the two gentlemen."

Gongsun Xu claimed to be a student, and that was enough for Wang Lie to control Ning Bingyuan and the three of them. After all, Gongsun Xu is now a general of Xiaoqi who was conferred by the imperial court, and now he holds the two major states of Youzhou and Jizhou, and his strength is unmatched in the world. Among the many princes, they definitely belonged to the top group.But now this Gongsun Xu is respectful to Wang Lie and the three of them, which makes Wang Lie and the three of them feel very good.

No matter what the three of Wang Lie thought in their hearts, at least on the surface, the three of them were quite peaceful towards Gongsun Xu.

After saluting, Gongsun Xu sat cross-legged beside Wang Lie and the others, while Pei Sui and Changsun Wuji also sat cross-legged behind Gongsun Xu.

At this time, Guan Ning looked at Gongsun Xu, and said to Gongsun Xu: "I don't know why General Gongsun came to such a mountainous place like us? It can't be because of us mountain people."

Gongsun continued with a smile: "Mr. Guan was joking, if you are all from the mountains, ninety-nine percent of the people in the world will be uncivilized savages."

Guan Ning said, "I can't afford General Gongsun's praise."

Gongsun continued: "However, my coming this time is related to the three gentlemen. I want to invite the three gentlemen to serve under my command."

As soon as Gongsun Xu finished speaking, the three of Guan Ning looked unsurprised. After all, the place they were in was not an important place, and it was a bit remote, but Gongsun Xu took him with great fanfare. Several important people under his command came to their place and went straight all the way to the place where they lived in seclusion.If it was said that Gongsun Xu had no idea about them, they would not believe it.

And it was precisely because of speculation about Gongsun Xu's intentions that Guan Ning and the others pretended not to hear Pei Sui's call, in an attempt to make Gongsun Xu retreat.

But Guan Ning and others did not expect that Gongsun Xu would wait from morning to afternoon, and Guan Ning and the others also knew what Gongsun Xu was doing outside the door.

Regardless of whether Gongsun Xu was pretending or Gongsun Xu himself was like this, Guan Ning and the others had no choice but to ask Bing Yuan to welcome Gongsun Xu in after making Gongsun Xu wait outside the door for several hours and Gongsun Xu still did not retreat.

Moreover, Guan Ning and the others had guessed very closely about Gongsun Xu's intentions. Now hearing what Gongsun Xu said confirmed their guess. This Gongsun Xu was here to recruit them.

When Gongsun Du occupied Liaodong, he came to recruit them, but they did not agree to Gongsun Du's recruitment because of various considerations. After Gongsun Du was defeated by Gongsun Xu, the three of Guan Ning thought they could live a peaceful life. , but I didn't expect Gongsun Xu to come to the door after only a few years.

However, because there were speculations about Gongsun Xu's intentions, Guan Ning and the others had already thought of countermeasures.

Guan Ning said: "If this is General Gongsun's intention, then General Gongsun, please come back, none of us have plans to become official for the time being."

Gongsun Xu shook his head. Before he succeeded, he would not retreat easily, unless the three of Guan Ning really didn't want to be officials. However, according to Gongsun Xu's understanding, among the three of Guan Ning, Bing, and Wang Lie, except Guan Ning Except for the fact that they have not become officials, the other two have also been officials in history.

Wang Lie used to be the chief historian under Gongsun Du, and later he was recruited by Cao Cao and resigned as the chief historian of Liaodong, but it is a pity that Wang Lie died of illness before he took up his post.As for Bing Yuan, under Cao Cao, he successively served as the Nadong Pavilion Jijiu and the chief history of the five sense organs.On the contrary, Guan Ning has been living in seclusion. Although he was recruited by several emperors of Cao Wei, he has never responded.

However, Gongsun Xu had enough confidence to persuade the three of them to become officials under his command.

At this time, Gongsun Xu said to Guan Ning and the others: "Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the people in the world have been living in dire straits. The people live a life of starvation and fullness. Although the situation in Youzhou is better, we need to face it all the time. Threats from alien races in the north, people's livelihood is dying. Although there are countless strong generals under my command, there are very few people who can govern the place. I sincerely hope that the three gentlemen can come to my command to find a way for the people. Continue to be willing to use Treat each other in the position of prefect."

Chapter 383 Three talents start

Hearing that Gongsun Xu was willing to let Guan Ning and others take up the prefect position, not only Guan Ning and others were a little surprised, but even Pei Sui, Changsun Wuji and others showed expressions of astonishment.

But after being shocked for a while, Wang Lie was the first to refuse and said: "General Gongsun's kindness is appreciated by the old man, but the old man is now nearly sixty years old, and I am afraid that he will not be able to take up the position of prefect."

Gongsun Xu said with a smile when he heard the words: "Mr. Wang, don't jump to conclusions so quickly. Here, please allow the students to ask the old man a question first."

Wang Lie said: "Oh, I want to see how you persuade the old man?"

Gongsun continued: "I don't know if Mr. Wang knows where the most scholars are in the world today?"

Wang Lie frowned slightly when he heard the words: "I really can't answer your question, but I am also very curious about this question. I don't know if General Gongsun can explain the old man's confusion?"

Gongsun continued: "In my opinion, Yingchuan and Xiangyang have the most scholars in the world today."

"I don't know why?" Not only Wang Lie Guan Ning Bingyuan and the others were curious, but even the eldest grandson Wuji and Xi Chao behind Gongsun Xu wanted to know the reason for Gongsun Xu's answer.

And Gongsun Xu would not sell Guanzi at this time, he said at the time: "As for the reason, there is Yingchuan Academy in Yingchuan, and Lumenshan Academy in Xiangyang. It is precisely because of the existence of these two academies that people went to Yingchuan There are a lot of people studying in Xiangyang and Xiangyang. Especially in Xiangyang, due to the chaos in the Central Plains, many scholars took refuge in Jingzhou. This also led to Lumenshan Academy becoming more and more prosperous. momentum."

Wang Lie frowned at this moment and said, "I don't know what General Gongsun means by this."

Gongsun continued with a smile and said: "There are also many scholars who have taken refuge here in Youzhou. I also know that the three gentlemen will teach these scholars from time to time, but even with the ability of the three gentlemen, they can teach hundreds of people at most. Bar."

Guan Ning said at this time: "General Gongsun, please speak clearly."

Faced with Guan Ning's unkind words, Gongsun Xu didn't take it seriously, and said to Wang Lie: "My meaning is very simple, I want to establish an academy in Youzhou, so that my scholars in Youzhou can specialize in it. Study knowledge, study the books of sages and sages. And I want to invite Mr. Wang to be the dean of this academy. In time, I want this academy to surpass the Yingchuan Academy and Lumenshan Academy to become the number one academy in the world. It has become a holy place in the minds of scholars all over the world."

As soon as Gongsun Xu said this, not only Wang Lie and Guan Ning were shocked, but even Changsun Wuji and Xi Chao fell into a state of sluggishness. They did not expect that Gongsun Xu had such a big heart and wanted to create A sacred place in the heart of a scholar.

Seeing that Wang Lie didn't speak at this time, Gongsun Xu felt that his bargaining chips seemed to be a bit insufficient, so he said to Wang Lie: "And I will still be in Youzhou. There are elementary schools in various places in Jizhou, which are directly under the jurisdiction of the General's Mansion. Let me manage It is not required that everyone can read, but the number of literate people will be ten times or a hundred times more than today."

After saying this, Gongsun Xu looked at Guan Ning and Bing Yuan and said again: "If the three of you don't want to serve under my command, then I will invite the three of you here to be the teachers of my academy to teach those I don’t know what the three of you think about the strategy of students governing the country.”

Wang Lie breathed out slowly, and said: "Since the general has such great ambitions, I, Wang Lie, will naturally help the general, but I hope the general will always remember what I said today and not violate it."

Gongsun Xu said in a deep voice: "Mr. Wang, don't worry, I, Gongsun Xu, will never forget what I said today. But is Mr. Wang agreeing?"

Wang Lie said: "Although the old man is already very old, since I, Wang Lie, have encountered such a thing, I will naturally not let it go, but I also hope that General Gongsun will not dislike me as an old bone."

Gongsun Xu was overjoyed and said, "How dare the students do this."

Then Gongsun Xu turned his gaze to Guan Ning and Bingyuan, and Guan Ning and Bingyuan looked at each other after feeling Gongsun Xu's gaze, seeing each other's decision.