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"Balance, I need your help."

"Do you really want me to help you?"

"of course."

"Then you stay in northern Hebei and don't go to the Central Plains. Although you dare not say that you have meritorious service, you must be able to do nothing wrong."

Yuan Tan smiled wryly. "You know it's impossible."

"Then I can't help you."

"Where are you going?"

"I don't know." Liu He raised his head and looked into the distance. "Go out and have a look first, and then make a decision."

Chapter 558

Liu He and Yuan Tan bid farewell, crossed Yishui, got on their horses, and headed for Xianyufu's camp.

Standing on the south bank of Yishui, Yuan Tan watched Liu He's back disappear among the green willows on the official road, feeling inexplicably desolate in his heart.Although it is early summer in April, the wind is full of chill.

Liu He finally chose the imperial court.

When he went outside the Great Wall, he naturally saw Xun You.If nothing else happened, Koji should be there too.Taking Zhuojun, passing through Juyongguan, and entering Shanggu is the most convenient way for Quyi to escape.Under the cover of Xian Yufu and others, Yuan Shao could neither detect nor chase.

It was expected that Qu Yi would leave Yuan Shao.His identity as a Liangzhou native made him deeply excluded, and the emperor's great victory in Liangzhou exacerbated the discord between him and the Jizhou natives. Leaving is the best choice.But Liu He finally chose to leave out of disappointment with Yuan Shao.

In order to appease the people in northern Hebei, Yuan Shao had to arbitrarily confer titles and honors, and gave up his plan to compromise with the court.If Liu He doesn't leave, it will be tantamount to betraying the court and attaching himself to Yuan Shao.

Three years ago, Liu He might have hesitated.

But now, he has no need to take risks.

Everyone knows that Yuan Shao has been threatened by Jizhou people and cannot escape.

As Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan also thought so, but he couldn't wave away like Liu He.

Yuan Tan sighed and returned to the carriage.

Guo Tu sat across from him, resting his chin on his hands, looking out the window in a daze.When Yuan Tan sat down, Guo Tu slowly turned his head and looked at Yuan Tan. "Xiansi, I think you should accept Liu Gongheng's suggestion just now."

Yuan Tan was taken aback, raised his head, and looked at Guo Tu in puzzlement. "Mister also thinks that I should stay in Hebei?"

Guo Tu nodded. "This crossing of the river seems to have sufficient troops, but it is actually fishing. In case of setbacks, I am afraid that we will not be able to fight anymore. Jizhou is the foundation, and someone should stay behind. .”

Yuan Tan remained silent.He knew that northern Jibei was the line of life and death, but he knew better that it would be useless for him to stay in northern Jibei when all the people in northern Jibei supported Yuan Xi.If it's just Xian Yufu, he can still fight, and with Xun You, he has no chance at all.

"Do you think you can get support when you arrive in Yanyu?" Guo Tu said with a wry smile: "Under the situation of the emperor Xiu Tuze's great victory, how many people dare to support you father and son and oppose the court? Even if there are, Yanyu has no chance It can only be used, and we can only watch the Jizhou people fight and make meritorious deeds."

Yuan Tan was astonished.

He knew that Guo Tu had always been conceited, and he would never say such frustrating words without special reasons.

"Sir, could it be..."

Guo Tu did not respond to Yuan Tan's temptation. "If you stay in northern Hebei, even if Xun Gongda comes to attack, at least your life will be saved." He paused, and then said: "If you can persuade the Lord to keep Xun Xiuruo (Xun Yan), then you will be more confident .”

Yuan Tan thought for a long time. "What if father marches smoothly?"

"The crown prince supervises the country, and it is an ancient system." Guo Tu smiled. "If the lord marches smoothly and takes Yanyu into his pocket, and Yanyu's talent enters the scene, they will only become your supporters. What do you have to worry about?"

Yuan Tan's eyes flickered, and he said with a smile, "In that case, Mr. Yi."

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Liu He came to Xian Yufu's camp and reined in his mount.

A personal guard stepped forward to report.

After a short time, Xian Yufu rushed out in stride, loudly ordered people to open the gate of the camp, and walked in front of Liu He. "Gongheng, you're here." As she spoke, she shed tears.

Liu He got off his horse and took Xian Yufu's hand. "Brother Xianyu, I..." He looked ashamed and didn't know what to say.

Seeing this, Xian Yufu laughed, and pulled Liu He inside. "Gongheng, since we're here, don't say anything. Drink, let's get drunk today, forget everything before, and start over."

"Okay, let's start again." Liu He also smiled, and entered the camp with Xian Yufu.

Not long after they arrived at the tent, Xian Yuyin, Qi Zhou and others also arrived.After a while, Yan Rou also came.They surrounded Liu He, talking and laughing, beaming with joy.

Liu He left Yuan Shao, and they no longer have any worries.

"Where is Qu Yuntian?" Liu He asked.

"He has already arrived at Baishan." Yan Rou said with a smile: "Xun Gongda admired him very much and ordered him to take charge of the infantry, and now he is also a general with thousands of elites."

"Really?" Liu He was surprised and delighted.

Even if the soldiers and the people outside the Great Wall are united, but the population is small, if you can have thousands of elite soldiers, you will be a very important general.What's more, there are many cavalry outside the Great Wall and few infantry. Thousands of infantry are no less significant than ten thousand cavalry.

"Xun Gongda hopes that he can stand shoulder to shoulder with Gao Ziping (Gao Shun)." Yan Rou squeezed her eyes.

Suddenly, Liu He pointed at Yan Rou. "You cunning Wuhuan'er, no wonder Qu Yuntian didn't care about anything, and ran away without even notifying me, which made me very embarrassed."

Yan Rou laughed out loud with indescribable satisfaction.

Xun You is from Yingchuan, but the two generals under him are both Lu Bu's former troops.Now that there is Qu Yi, a native of Liangzhou, Xun You has room for balance, and it is only logical to reuse Qu Yi.

Although Qu Yi was from Liangzhou, his ancestors were from Qingzhou Plain, and he always regarded himself as a Kanto native, but the real Kanto people did not recognize him.Xun You attaches great importance to him, and his long-cherished wish is fulfilled, which is also a happy event.

Qu Yi decided to leave Yuan Shao and go to Xun You because he got Xun You's promise, and Yan Rou was the one who agreed with him.

Liu He had guessed it a long time ago, and he was not surprised to get Yan Rou's personal confirmation today.He took advantage of the situation and asked: "Zigang, how will Xun Duhu treat me?"

Yan Rou and Xian Yufu exchanged a look and smiled knowingly.

As they expected, although Liu He had made a choice, he still had no idea what the court would do with him.

"Do you know Xun Yun, the son of Xun Wenruo?"

"I know, I met him once when I was in Luoyang."

"He followed Ke Bineng to the Western Regions."

Liu He was slightly taken aback. "Go to the Western Regions?"

Yan Rou nodded and told about Xun Yun.He has always been in touch with Ke Bineng. Before Ke Bineng set off for the Western Regions, he wrote a long letter to him, and the writer was Xun Yun.They were also very surprised to learn that Xun Yun followed Ke Bineng to the west and wanted to expand the territory in the Western Regions.

Xun Yu is the Yin of Hedong, and he presides over the implementation of the kingly way in Hedong.Xun You is in Danhan Mountain and will soon be the Protector of Youyan.Xun Yu's daughter Xun Wenqian has become a nobleman and has just given birth to the eldest son of the emperor.The Xun family in Yingchuan paid equal attention to both internal and external, and it was inevitable to become a powerful minister.

At this time, the emperor can still let Xun Yun go westward with Ke Bi Neng, and expand the territory thousands of miles away.

No matter what the reason is, it can explain one thing, the advantages of cooperating with Xun You outweigh the disadvantages, and there is a basic guarantee for safety.

Even if the emperor turns his face in the future and wants to eradicate the Xun family, can he still drive Xun Yun who is thousands of miles away?

The Xun family has a way out, so they don't have to worry too much.

After listening to Yan Rou's narration, Liu He was finally relieved.

As a clan, he has advantages over Yan Rou and others.Taking a step back, even if he doesn't gain the trust of the emperor, he can still make contributions with Xun You, without worrying about being left idle.

Chapter 559

Liu He stayed in Xianyufu's camp for a few days, then set off for Baishan to meet Xun You.

Xian Yufu and the others asked the imperial court to worship him as the governor of Youzhou, but they have not yet obtained the imperial court's permission. His current official position is still Zhengbei Zhonglang, so it is reasonable to report to the Youyan Duhu.

Before leaving, he told Xian Yufu and others that the news of Emperor Xiu Tuze's great victory had already spread in northern Hebei, and that the Zhen family in Zhongshan had not accepted Yuan Xi's marriage request for a long time, and the situation might have changed.After the big clans and powerful families attached to Yuan Shao went south with the army, those big clans and powerful people who had doubts would probably send people to contact Xun You or Xian Yufu, hoping that they would be prepared and not miss the opportunity.

Xianyu Fu understands it.

Youzhou's products are limited. If you want to survive, you must rely on the support of Jizhou.Under the circumstances that Yuan Shao refused to allocate supplies, private dealings with the rich and powerful families in northern Hebei became an important way.Handled well, it can help ease the current predicament.

Liu He took the way of Juyongguan, left the fortress, entered Shanggu, and rushed to Baishan along the Gushui River Valley.

It was early summer, and outside the Great Wall had just returned to the earth in spring, and the grass was green.In the fresh green river valley, grazing sheep and cattle can be seen everywhere.The shepherd on horseback raised his whip, leisurely, and hummed a song casually.

Liu He didn't pay much attention to it at first, but later he accidentally discovered that the herdsmen were humming Yuefu Ci, and then he took heart.During the break, he chatted with some shepherds.Knowing that he was the son of Liu Yu, the shepherds were very polite and answered all questions.

Liu He learned that the Yuefu Ci sung by the shepherds was taught by the teacher in the tribe, and the teacher was sent by the prefect Zhang Liao.They rode horses, wandered among the various tribes, taught children to read and write, and Yuefu Ci was the content of the game after school.

Liu He was very surprised. He really wanted to know where these teachers came from, but the shepherds couldn't tell.They only know that those teachers should be from the Central Plains, but they don't know where they came from.

Liu He rushed to Baishan with doubts.

Xun You has just finished his military training.Summer is here, and the warriors of each tribe have to return to the tribe, hurry up to herd sheep and horses, and can't train here for a long time.Both Zhang Liao and Gao Shun returned with their troops, but Qu Yi remained at Baishan.

Upon receiving the news of Liu He's arrival, Qu Yi was very happy, and brought his personal guards with him, and traveled more than ten miles to meet him.

As soon as he saw Qu Yi's expression, Liu He knew that Qu Yi was having a good time these days, so he couldn't help joking, "You traitor from Xiliang, you agreed to advance and retreat together, why did you leave me and run away?"

Qu Yi smiled from ear to ear, winked and said, "If I don't run away, will you come? I'll find the way for you. If you don't thank me, why are you still blaming me?"

"You scout the way for me?" Liu He was annoyed and funny. "If I don't come, I'm afraid you and I will face each other on the battlefield."

"No, no." Qu Yi waved his hands again and again. "Xun Duhu said that his jurisdiction is outside the Great Wall, and he cannot enter the Great Wall without an edict."

"Has the edict come down?"

"Not yet, but the general plan has been released." Qu Yi laughed out loud. "I heard that some old ministers want Yuan Shao to rule in the court. Do you think Yuan Shao will accept it?"

Liu He frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and said: "It's a pity that they have all their hearts. After Yuan Shao defeated Yi Jing, he no longer had to worry about the future. After conferring a large number of officials and titles, he was short of enthroned and proclaimed emperor. How could he enter the court and rule. Yuntian, the situation in Jizhou is clear, will the imperial court issue an edict to attack?"

Qu Yi was very surprised, and it took him a long time to burst out laughing. "Isn't this Yuan Shao's deception? With the current situation, he still wants to become the emperor? From my point of view, entering the court and governing is probably the best result he can hope for, and it depends on whether the emperor will agree. By the way, you Did you behead Gongsun Zan with your own hands?"

Liu He let out a long sigh. "The dog thief committed suicide and threw himself into the fire. It was burned to a mass of ashes, and even the bones could not be distinguished."

"Such a big fire?"

"That's right, all the money, food, and treasures stored in it were burned. Yuan Shao was so busy that he couldn't even get any rewards. He could only use his official titles to repay the northern Hebei clan."

Qu Yi opened his mouth for a long time, not knowing what to say.He really wanted to tease Yuan Shao a few words, but seeing Liu He's disappointed eyes, he closed his mouth consciously.

He has known Liu He for many years and knows that Liu He is eager for revenge.After several years of hard work, but he didn't behead Gongsun Zan with his own hands, it is a pity that he will stay for the rest of his life.

Qu Yi led Liu He to Baishan, where he met Xun You.

Liu He and Xun You are old acquaintances.When He Jin was a general, Xun You served as the servant of Huangmen, and he served as the servant, and the two often met.But at that time, there were few contacts, and Xun You didn't talk much, but he had a lot of contacts and different temperaments.

A few years later, Xun You was already the Protector of Youyan with a heavy army in his hands, but he was a general of Zhengbei Zhonglang with only a false name.

Liu He felt emotional in his heart and took the initiative to step forward to salute.

Xun You stood up to greet him, held Liu He's hand, looked him up and down, and said with a smile, "Liu Gongheng, do you feel a little bit of good fortune playing tricks on people?"

Liu He was not embarrassed and nodded. "Yes, when I was ordered to return to the east, you had already left Chang'an and took office in Shu County. Later, when I heard that you went to Jingzhou, I thought you were going to be attached to Liu Biao. I didn't expect you to come back after going around. Court."

Xun You laughed. "Yeah, we are all the same. We went around and went around, and finally returned to the court to serve the emperor. You are a clan, and your status is superior. In the future, your achievements will definitely be higher than mine."

Liu He's heart skipped a beat.

Xun You is no ordinary person.Without enough confidence, he will not easily express his position, and this is how he expressed his position.

Liu He said earnestly: "Gongda, I have lost my father for a long time, and my heart is like a duckweed. Now that I am coming back from poverty, I dare not seek wealth, but I hope to be able to use my skills, so that I will not waste my life."

"Then you will definitely get your wish." Xun You pulled Liu He to his seat. "The son of heaven has lofty aspirations, beyond your imagination. How far you can go depends only on your ability. You must have heard Yan Zigang say that my younger brother Xun Yun followed Ke to go west. How can his ability be compared with Are you on par? Fair balance, work hard!"

Hearing about Xun Yun again, Liu He still felt his blood boil.The emperor can give the Xun family such a large space, so naturally he will not suspect him because of his clan status.Under normal circumstances, in troubled times, strengthening the power of the clan is the most normal choice.

Xun You said again: "The world is chaotic, and the behavior of the clan is also very different. Liu Yan, Liu Zhang and his son are in front, and Liu Biao is in the rear. They all intend to separate the regime, and no one has the courtesy of ministers. Although your father lives in the north, he is loyal and loyal. Yuan Shao's act of disobedience can be regarded as a model for the clan. Unfortunately, he was killed by Gongsun Zan, and the emperor regrets it. With this virtue in front, how can the emperor not use you?"

A smile appeared on Liu He's face, and the worries in his heart could finally be let go.

With Xun You's words, even if the emperor personally doesn't want to use him, he doesn't have to worry about his future.Xun Yu and Xun You will use their influence to recommend him to the emperor.

And he couldn't think of any serious faults in himself that made the emperor refuse to use him.In the case that the clan has a lot of disobedience, the emperor should reuse him and set an example.

"Thank you, Duhu."

Xun You patted Liu He's hand. "Go ahead and meet the Son of Heaven."

"it is good."

Chapter 560

Liu He traveled westward from Baishan Mountain, along the Great Wall, all the way to Danhan Mountain.

The grassland is lush and lush, and shepherds can be seen everywhere, including Xianbei people, Wuhuan people, and more Han people.

Unlike Xianbei people and Wuhuan people, Han people not only herd herds, but also farm land.They opened up a small piece of land in the valley, planted food, and used the smaller land to grow vegetables and raise chickens.

After eating cheese for many days in a row, Liu He ate vegetables for a rare occasion, and felt that they were delicious, and thanked the host repeatedly.