At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 94 Three Looks
But Zhou Qi said that after bidding farewell to Gai Xun, he continued to follow Yang Wei and the others, heading towards Dunhuang.

Knowing Zhou Qi's identity, and seeing the massacre in the mountains that day, the officials respected and feared them. Not only did they not dare to make things difficult for Yang Qiu's family on the way, but they were very enthusiastic about Zhou Qi and others.

As Gai Xun said, no one wanted to do anything wrong along the way, and everyone arrived in Dunhuang safely.

The Gaixun family was originally located in Dunhuang and was a well-known local family. It had already taken care of things. Yang Wei and others did not suffer any hardship when they came to Dunhuang, but were given special care.

Seeing that Yangqiu's family members had been settled, Zhou Qi bid farewell to Yangwei.

On the way to Dunhuang, Yang Wei was overwhelmed by Zhou Qi's magnanimity and admired his character very much. Although he was reluctant to give up, he also knew that this place was remote and not a place to stay for a long time, so he had to bid farewell to him.

Dunhuang, still west of Yumenguan, is the most remote place in the west of the Han Dynasty. There are many barbarians here, and there are endless deserts and grasslands everywhere. Most places are not suitable for farming.

Therefore, there are not many Han people settled in Dunhuang. The vast majority of Han people are exiled prisoners and their descendants.

This also led to the fact that the folk customs in Dunhuang were extremely tough, and both Han and Qiang people were extremely aggressive and would fight at every turn.

In many cases, as long as no one is killed, the government will turn a blind eye to these matters.

Before leaving Dunhuang, Zhou Qi made a special trip to Guangzhi County to visit Gai Xun's family and brought Gai Xun's letters and greetings.

Whether going to Dunhuang or returning, Guangzhi County is the only place Zhou Qi and others must pass through, so they did not take a detour.

Gai Xun's people warmly entertained Zhou Qi, and when Zhou Qi and others left, they presented them with four fine horses, but Zhou Qi couldn't refuse and had to accept them.

Fortunately, this place is close to the Western Region, and horses are not expensive. Almost every major family owns many good horses.

After leaving Guangzhi County, the four of Zhou Qi passed through Jiuquan County and Zhangye County successively, and encountered several waves of small-scale bandits, all of whom were killed and dispersed.

Finally, they entered Wuwei County, where they planned to rest for a few days. Zhou Qi also planned to pay a visit to the counselor Jia Xu.

When it comes to Jia Xu, many people know that this person is nicknamed Poison Shi, but they may not know that the Jia family is also a famous family in Wuwei County.

Don't talk about anything else, just looking at Jia Xu's career experience, we can make some inferences.

Jia Xu was promoted to Xiaolian when he was in his 20s, and when he became an official, he was worshiped as a Langguan like Cao Cao, and went to Luoyang to be sent by the emperor.

The position of Lang Guan is basically only the children of officials and descendants of heroes, who are qualified to hold it. It is the only way for them to make friends with scholars and get promoted.

After Jia Xu resigned due to illness and returned to his hometown, he stayed at home.

Jia Xu's father was a general of Qingqi and held real power in Wuwei County. His grandfather was a governor of Yanzhou, and his great ancestor served as the prefect of Wuwei. Although no one in the clan had ever served as one of the three ministers, they were still able to dominate the local area.

Originally, Zhou Qi didn't know much about Jia Xu's family background and still had some illusions.

When he arrived in Wuwei County and knew how prominent the Jia family was here, he couldn't help but secretly smiled wryly.

If Jia Xu was born in a poor family, with Zhou Qi's current reputation, a visit would be able to bring the relationship closer between the two. However, with Jia's current family background and status, Zhou Qi's visit would be regarded as a high achievement.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhou Qi didn't intend to leave any regrets, after all, he was going to take the liberty of going to visit Jia Xu.

Outside Qingqi General's Mansion.

"Zhou Qi from Xiapei Kingdom has heard about Jia Wenhe for a long time. He passed by this place and came here to pay a visit. I hope he can inform you on his behalf."

Zhou Qi knocked on the door and said humbly to the two sturdy concierges.

"Pei Guo Zhou Qi, Zhou Ziyi?"

The eyes of the two concierges were slightly bright when they heard the words.

At this time, Zhou Qi's reputation had gradually begun to spread in Liangzhou. As the concierge of the Qingqi General's Mansion, they had to receive many people. Naturally, they were very concerned about someone like Zhou Qi who suddenly rose to fame.

A few days ago, they were still discussing the deeds of Zhou Lang in Peiguo, but they didn't expect to see a real person today, and they were surprised and happy at once.

Two gatekeepers rushed forward to pay respects, one of them said: "It's really a coincidence, the young master just happened to go out this morning, so he wasn't in the mansion."

Hearing this, Zhou Qi looked disappointed and asked, "Do you know when your young master will return?"

The concierge shook his head and said: "Young master often goes out, and the time of returning home is not fixed, I don't know."

Zhou Qi thanked the two concierges and left immediately with Dian Wei.

That night, when Jia Xu returned to the mansion, he heard that Peiguo Zhou Qi came to visit during the day, but he frowned slightly.

He thought secretly: "I have never had any interaction with this person, why would he come to visit me suddenly?"

After thinking for a while, Jia Xu immediately told the porter: "If he still comes to visit tomorrow, you will say that I have gone out to visit friends. It will take at least two days, and at most three to five days before returning."

Although the concierge was wondering why his young master refused Zhou Qi's visit, he didn't dare to ask more, so he had to agree.

After returning to his house, Jia Xu thought to himself: "Now the court is corrupt, the eunuchs are in power, and Cao Jie is powerful. Since Zhou Ziyi has been arrested by Cao Jie, I'd better not have anything to do with him."

He had indeed heard of Zhou Qi's reputation these days, and he was willing to associate with such a person.

However, Jia Xu was cautious by nature and didn't want to cause trouble for no reason, so he deliberately ordered the concierge to do so in order to keep Zhou Qi out.

Zhou Qi didn't know about these things.

In the morning of the next day, he brought Dian Wei to General Qingqi's mansion again. Before he could ask any questions, the concierge immediately said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, my lord has an appointment with someone else, and I went out to visit friends very early."

Zhou Qi asked: "Do you know when your young master will come back?"

The concierge shook his head: "It can be two days at least, or three to five days at most. I can't say for sure when I will come back."

Zhou Qi was slightly disappointed when he heard this. After thinking for a long time, he finally said: "I will leave you a letter. If your young master returns, please help me pass it on."

After speaking, Zhou Qi went to find a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and prepared to write a letter.

Dian Wei said: "We came to visit yesterday. I think Jia Xu must know about this, but he still goes out so early today."

"Don't Zhou Lang understand, that guy Jia Xu is avoiding us on purpose."

When Zhou Qi heard this, the tip of his pen paused in the air, and did not fall for a long time.

With Zhou Qi's wisdom, how could he not see this?

He even thought about why Jia Xu would do this, but he still didn't walk away in anger. Instead, he planned to leave a letter to pave the way for the third visit.

People should lick when they should lick.

Liu Xuande was already famous all over the world at that time, and he still visited the thatched cottage three times to ask Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain.What is he, Zhou Qi, now?
If the other party is a beautiful woman, Zhou Qi will never be a licking dog.

But Jia Xu was one of the top strategists in the Three Kingdoms period, so what if he licked it?
Even if it is impossible to lick him under his command now, as long as he can leave a little impression on the other party, even if the two parties can establish a preliminary relationship, Zhou Qi is very willing to be this licking dog.

Zhou Qi sighed: "This man has great ideas and good plans. He is a talented person who can help the world. If we can't get along with him, I will regret it for the rest of my life."

Zhou Qi pondered for a long time, and finally wrote a letter in a hurry. Then he arrived at the door of Jia's house and asked the concierge to deliver it to him.

In the study, Jia Xu learned that Zhou Qi had indeed come to visit him again today, but the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"Sir, Zhou Qi of Pei Kingdom left a letter and asked me to deliver it to you."

Jia Xu frowned slightly when he heard this, and then relaxed, muttering to himself: "I want to see why Zhou Ziyi insisted on visiting me."

He took the letter from the servant and returned to the study.

I saw the words on the envelope: Jia Wenhe personally signed it, and Zhou Ziyi sent it.

Jia Xu tore open the envelope, and after seeing the contents inside, his face changed slightly, and then his brows were wrinkled, and his eyes showed doubts.

There is not much content in the letter, and it does not explain the purpose of Zhou Qi's visit. He simply writes: With a strategic mind, one person can build a city of thousands of miles; with a clever plan, one person can be a million divisions.A single word can bring prosperity to a country, but a single word can bring chaos to a country. That is the king.

"Da da da."

Jia Xu tapped the table unconsciously with her fingers, making rhythmic sounds.Jia Xu's state of mind, which had always been calm, turned upside down at this time.

Jia Xu does have extraordinary talent, and she used to be very high-spirited, and wanted to use what she learned in her chest to make great achievements.

It is a pity that when he was promoted as Xiaolian and went to Luoyang as a Langguan, he saw the corruption and darkness of the court and saw clearly the faces of many children of the family who were promoted as Xiaolian.

Although Jia Xu had a prominent family background, in Luoyang, where the world's powerful people gathered, Jia Xu was just a bumpkin from a remote area who was looked down upon by others.

In addition, he was full of strategies and was not willing to associate with those mediocre people, so he finally resigned and returned home on the grounds of illness.

Today, Jia Xu has been unemployed at home for nearly ten years.

Ten years have already worn away Jia Xu's arrogance and the cynical mentality of his youth, making him more tactful and unfathomable.

However, in recent years, Jia Xu has lived in seclusion and has not gained much fame, so few people know that he has great talent.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Qi from Peiguo, whom he had never met before, could give such a high evaluation, which actually aroused Jia Xu's strong curiosity.

"Who is this Zhou Qi?"

Since curiosity arose in her heart, Jia Xu did not intend to continue to keep him out, but told the porter: "If Zhou Ziyi continues to visit tomorrow, you can directly lead him to my bedroom."

In the afternoon of the next day, Zhou Qi came to visit Jia Xu for the third time as Jia Xu had guessed.

But the porter murmured in his heart: "I said it yesterday, the young master will not return until two days at least, and at most three to five days. Why did Zhou Qi from Peiguo come to visit today?"

"What's even weirder is that the young master seemed to have guessed that he would come."

Although he was doubtful in his heart, the concierge did not dare to show it. After seeing Zhou Qi, his face was immediately filled with smiles.

Zhou Qi asked: "I don't know if Mister is in the mansion today?"

The concierge hurriedly said: "Young master came back last night, Zhou Lang please follow me to meet him."

When Zhou Qi heard this, a faint smile appeared on his face.

　Chapter 2 I'll forget it early. I'm taking my baby out to play today to celebrate his second birthday. I don't know if I still have the energy to code when I get back in the evening.

　　If you are too tired, tomorrow's two chapters may be delayed, but it will never be interrupted, and I will say hello to my brothers in advance.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)