Han Dao world

Chapter 732 Knowing to stop and not being humiliated (Bodhi leader Jiageng ninth)
Xun You rode his horse up the gentle slope, got off the horse, threw the reins onto the saddle, and patted the horse's buttocks.

The war horse shook its neck and went to the side to graze.

Xun Chen followed, reined in his mount, dismounted, and followed Xun You's example, throwing the reins onto the saddle.It's just that he failed to throw it one after another, so he simply ignored it, let the horse drag the rein to walk and eat grass.

"Tough work, I should have brought a stable boy." Xun Chen muttered.

Xun You looked at him and laughed out loud. "No matter how good the stable boy is, it's not as convenient as yourself. On the battlefield, victory or defeat is a matter of life and death in the blink of an eye. Whether your usual training is solid may determine your life or death."

"I'm not a fighter who charges into battle." Xun Chen said angrily.

"It's true that you and I don't need to be at the forefront, but when you're not doing well enough, it's hard to follow orders." Xun You walked slowly. "The military only cares about strength, not other things. If you want them to obey what you say, you have to make them obey you. If they don't obey, even if they have to accept your orders, they will not go all out when executing them, and are always ready to wait and see."

He paused, and then said: "Everyone waits and sees. No matter how good your plan is, it will be greatly compromised in execution. When the advantage is obvious, there may be no problem. Once you encounter a strong enemy with equal numbers, it will be difficult to win. So you must To train elite soldiers, the most important thing is to choose generals."

Xun Chen looked at Xun You, and the more he looked at it, the more strange he felt.

They were about the same age and had grown up together. He knew what kind of person Xun You was.Because his parents died early and he was brought up by his grandfather, Xun You matured more precociously and became more independent. He not only studied hard, but also practiced swordsmanship diligently.

But he never thought that Xun You would become such a general.

"Gongda, you didn't come to Jizhou at the beginning, was it because you were too respectful of elegance at the beginning and couldn't compete in the battlefield?"

Xun You thought for a while, then shook his head. "I didn't think about it that much at the time. I just thought he was exaggerating. It might be okay to exercise power in the court, but it might not be suitable for hand-to-hand combat. If he had had the courage, he wouldn't have let Dong Zhuo succeed in the first place."

He laughed, and said again: "Actually, it's not only him, how many of the family's children have seen blood? They seem fearless because they know that the other party will not dare to hurt him, so they have no fear. If you really want to meet a martial artist like Dong Zhuo , there may be a moment of bloody courage, but after thinking about it, they will probably choose to avoid disaster."

Xun You sighed faintly, feeling indescribably disappointed.

Xun Chen didn't ask any more questions.He knew that Xun You probably thought of He Yong again.

He Yong is both a party member and a ranger, with superb swordsmanship and experienced many dangers.But who would have thought that such a person would die of fear because of a misunderstanding?

In retrospect, He Yong's bravery is not real bravery, he has never encountered real danger at all.

On the contrary, Xun You showed true fearlessness and survived.

But He Yong had the kindness of a teacher and friend to Xun You, and Xun You never mentioned this matter in front of others.He Yong died of fear, only a few people know.

"When did you realize this?"

"After meeting the Son of Heaven." Xun You withdrew his thoughts, thought for a while, and added another sentence. "I mean, after Huayin."

"The Son of Heaven... is Dayong?"

Xun You glanced back at Xun Chen, showing a slight smile. "Uncle should go see the Son of Heaven. Hearing is believing, but seeing is believing. When you see him, you will know that he is the real hero, not just a celebrity."

Xun Chen let out a breath. "Maybe, but not yet." He shook his head and changed the subject. "I've said everything I need to say. You may as well state your attitude so that I can hurry back and reply to Guo Gongze."

Xun You's eyes flickered, and he said lightly: "The Son of Heaven entrusted me with this important task, and I can't live up to his trust. The civil strife in Jizhou is limited in scale, and there shouldn't be any need for Youyan Dufu to intervene. I suggest you don't go looking for it either. Zhong Yuanchang, it is enough for the scholar Sun Junrong to send troops."

"Did you let go of such a good opportunity?"

"Knowledge is never humiliating." Xun You said flatly, "Scholar-bureaucrats are like this, people from Ruying are like this, and I, the Xun family, are even more like this."

Xun You looked at Xun Chen solemnly. "Uncle, I still hope that you can go to Chang'an and meet the emperor. Once you meet him, you will know how vain the idea of ​​relying on military exploits to compete with the emperor is."

Xun Chen smiled slightly, noncommittal, and bid farewell to Xun You.

Seeing Xun Chen get on the horse and leave surrounded by several personal guards, Xun You frowned slightly.He looked at it for a while, then pursed his lips and howled.

The horse came galloping, Xun Youfei got on the horse, turned the horse's head, and galloped away.

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Xun Chen returned to Yi County and told Guo Tu about Xun You's suggestion.

Guo Tu was a little surprised and a little disappointed.

The person he most hopes to make contributions to this is Zhong Yao.

Guo Zhong is an in-law.Since he had old grievances with the emperor and was unable to become an official, he certainly hoped that Zhong Yao would be promoted due to his merits, so that he could help him in the future.

Is Xun You's attitude out of reason, or out of selfishness to safeguard Xun's interests?

Fortunately, Yuan Shao had already let go, Guo Tu didn't think too much, and told Yuan Tan that Xun You had already agreed to their request.Once Yuan Shao repented, or sent troops to attack, Xun You would send troops to help.

With Xun You's promise, Yuan Tan felt relieved.

After several consultations, Yuan Shao finally accepted Feng Ji's suggestion.

On the grounds that he was ill, he made Yuan Tan his heir, and handed over Hejian and Zhongshan counties to Yuan Tan for management.

Finally, Yuan Shao made a request.

He has proclaimed himself a minister to the imperial court. In theory, Jizhou is also Jizhou of the imperial court.He did not need the approval of the imperial court to make Yuan Tan his heir, but he had to obtain the official approval of the imperial court to hand over the two counties to Yuan Tan's management.

Otherwise, the imperial court is likely to veto this appointment, and it may use this as an excuse to use troops against Jizhou.

He cannot formally issue such an order until he has received the imperial edict.

Although Guo Tu and others were a little surprised, they still agreed.

They knew what Yuan Shao wanted to do, and it was nothing more than to use the hands of veteran officials in the court to veto this proposal in the name of the emperor.But Zhang Xi is dead, who would rush out to defend Yuan Shao?

If there is a chance to split Jizhou, why doesn't the emperor agree?

Yuan Shao went to the imperial court, and Guo Tu also discussed with Xu You and Xun Chen to send people to Chang'an, at least to Hedong, to meet Xun Yu, so that Yuan Shao would not have a chance to come back.

Xun Chen took the initiative to invite Ying.

Guo Tu also felt that Xun Chen was the most suitable, so he asked Yuan Shao to take Xun Chen as his envoy to Chang'an with Yuan Shao's letter.

Yuan Shao strongly opposed it. He believed that Xun Chen had betrayed him, and he would not only tell the truth when he arrived at the court, who would be counted as the crime of deceiving the emperor?
After repeated bargaining, Guo Tu and others made concessions, and Cui Yan, the captain of the cavalry, went to the DPRK with the above table.Cui Yan is from Qinghe, a disciple of Zheng Xuan, he is upright, and has nothing to do with Guo Tu and others, nor does he have much to do with Shenpei and others.

It is acceptable to both sides that he represents Yuan Shao to the DPRK.

Of course, this does not affect Xun Chen's rush to Hedong in his private capacity.

(End of this chapter)