Three Kingdoms: I don’t want to fall in love in troubled times

Chapter 210: Recommend filial piety

Xun Yu looked at Xu Jiashu and felt a little funny.

The real owner didn't even recognize him when he was standing in front of him, yet he came to visit him in such a hurry. He was probably not a prudent person.

You know, the Xun family's courtyard is not a place where strangers can enter casually.

However, Xun Yu thought that this person's willful and reckless energy was very much like a friend of his, his name was Guo Jia.

When he first met Guo Jia, Xun Yu was busy tinkering with incense.

At that time, the party's ban was not yet lifted. As a young adult, he followed the arrangement of his father Xun Cui and got engaged to the daughter of Tang Heng, the official minister of the Central Committee, in order to avoid the eunuch's suppression. There was no way, the Xun family could not bear the problem of the most talented child in the family not being able to serve in the officialdom. as a result of.

But in this way, Xun Yu himself would inevitably attract criticism and be labeled as flattering the eunuch.

He didn't care either. The Yingchuan nobles interacted with each other too frequently. It just so happened that the family had been left alone for a period of time, so he could be quiet and peaceful.

In addition to reading, Xun Yu's hobby is studying incense.

He was born with a love of cleanliness, or in other words, he had a mysophobia, and he always wanted to make himself clean and smell better. When the weather was nice, he tried various formulas in the yard, trying to concoct the most satisfactory one.

The smoke from the copper stove was curling up. He got closer and smelled it. He thought the smell was pretty good. When he was about to write it down, a young boy rushed in in a hurry.

Just like the person in front of me.

"Are you the talented person in charge of the Xun family?" The young man raised a wooden sword that was longer than his own height, pointed at Xun Yu and asked loudly, "Why did you collude with the eunuchs? Could it be that you are just trying to gain fame and fame?"

At that time, Xun Yu had just turned 20 years old. He was annoyed when he saw this little kid with a bit of a tiger, and waved his hand without looking back, telling him to stay where he could to cool off.

Upon seeing this, the young boy strode forward and swept the incense powder he had neatly arranged into categories into the air with his sword. When he realized that something was wrong, all the inventory he had worked hard to accumulate had been integrated with the soil.

It's too late.

Xun Wenruo, who was rarely angry, immediately called his servants and asked whose naughty child this was. He was let in to cause trouble. He learned that when he reported his home, he said it was the Guo family, thinking he was a relative of his friend Guo Tu. He couldn't beat him and scolded him. No, I can only admit that I am unlucky.

"His father still doesn't care?"

Xun Yu looked up to the sky and roared, his grief and anger beyond words.

"I don't have a father." Little Guo Jiafei didn't [his expression darkened]. Instead, he picked up a wooden sword to teach this unscrupulous eunuch lackey a lesson. "It's a hundred times better than you, a guy who recognizes thieves as his father." more than!"

There is a saying, and this remark is quite clever. After all, marrying the daughter of a eunuch means accepting a traitor as your father-in-law, right?

But Xun Yu didn't have time to get angry. All his attention was attracted by the first half of Guo Jia's sentence - it turned out that this naughty kid was an orphan, so what he just said was a bit too much.

Although he greeted Guo Jia's father, this father was not the other father. This father was just a figment of his imagination, an illusory existence similar to a spiritual body. It only exists in this sentence and is nothing in reality. It only represents his denial of Guo Jia's quality and his disappointment in destroying his own incense. It was created out of necessity and has no other meaning.

Xun Yu held down the struggling Guo Jia angrily, and kept searching in his mind for any other wealthy families named Guo in Yingchuan besides the Guo Tu family, but he still had no clue.

In other words, most of this child came from a noble family with a poor family background, at least not at a level where he could associate with the Xun family.

He talked patiently with Guo Jia, trying to make this naughty kid understand that he couldn't help himself.

It is important to have a clear reputation, but if you are included as a member of the party, you will not be able to hold an official position in this life. Wouldn't it be like completely giving up the court to those eunuchs and followers?

Then, Xun Yu realized as if he had seen a ghost that he could not convince this naughty kid.

If something looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it is a duck.

When it comes to Xun Yu, no matter what he thinks in his heart or how many reasons he has behind the scenes, [Xun Wenru marries the daughter of an eunuch] will make the world think that Xun has colluded with the eunuch for his own selfish interests, and no one will care about it. Inside story.

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Xun Wenruo opened his mouth and gave up defending himself.

"What's your name?", he asked.

There are many things that cannot be discussed with words. Since this young boy doesn't believe it, then just wait a few years, or even more than ten years. By then, who Xun Wen is, the world will have a public opinion.

"Guo Jia."

"I know the Guo family," Xun Yu said angrily, "I asked about the name."

"Guo Jia, the Jia of Empress Jiashu."

Homophonic terriers deduct money!

"How old is this year?"

"Thirteen."

"Okay, you can come to my house often from now on, and they will let you in," Xun Yu told him with a serious expression, "You have to come often, do you understand?"

"I won't listen to you."

Little Guo Jia muttered in a voice that only he could hear, and felt that this eunuch's henchman was really annoying, so he dealt with him impatiently, "I know, I know, can't I come here more often to reward you?"

"Very good."

Xun Yu smiled and returned Guo Jia's precious wooden sword to him.

In Xun Wenruo's life, which can be described as smooth, the criticism brought about by marrying a daughter of Tang family may be one of the few things that can be called a setback. It was also this incident that made Guo Jia, who was 7 years younger than him and had a very different family background, Make friends with them and become friends.

And that young boy now has the nickname "Fengxiao". Not long after he was crowned an adult, he couldn't wait to travel around anonymously. He doesn't know where he is now.

If you happen to be in Qingzhou or Yuzhou, the situation will not be good.

Well, I hope everyone is okay.

As all the eunuchs rushed to the street, no one mentioned it again after Xun Yu's first wife was an eunuch. He had never seen an outsider break in like this. Although it was funny, Xun Yu started to have a little fun. thoughts.

"Xun Wenruo?" His expression was flat, as if he was talking about an unrelated person, "It seems he lives in this area, but I heard that he never sees outsiders. If you want to see him, you might as well go back and find an introduction first. .”

I don’t know what wonderful expression this person will have when I see him after he has secured an introducer.

Xun Yu believed that he did not make things difficult for this person. These days, no one with a bit of respect would meet a stranger casually. At least they must be recommended by someone of the same level and who knows the basics. Yingchuan is a clique and pays special attention to this kind of rules. , as a leader of the new generation, he naturally has the need to maintain the self-identity of the small group.

After saying that, Xun Yu tightened his clothes and prepared to go back.

In the middle of winter, it is more comfortable to drink tea and read in the room, rather than seeing guests.

Middle man?

I'm still the winner!

Because of the relationship between Xun Shuang and Xun You, Xu Jiashu subconsciously regarded the Xun family as one of his own, forgetting the fact that he was one of the top noble families in the world, and the threshold was not low, let alone a stranger, even a Yizhou family like Han Fu If the owner comes to visit you, you have to make an appointment in advance.

But he was really unwilling to let him go back like this.

"I'm not a person who doesn't understand etiquette." Xu Jiashu had no choice but to shout to Xun Yu's back: "It's just that the man is far away in Chang'an. I'm afraid he won't be able to introduce it to me in a hurry. Please make it easier for me, brother."

Hearing this, Xun Yu gradually slowed down.

"Is he really coming from Chang'an?" He finally began to take this uninvited warrior seriously and murmured: "Is he Gongda's messenger?" He had not received a letter from his eldest nephew Xun You for a long time.

Although Xun You is a generation younger than him, he is more than 6 years older than him. Except for formal occasions, the two of them do not have a strict uncle-nephew relationship in private. As the only official in the family who is currently in the government, Xun You has no confidence in Xun You. He attaches great importance to the information.

The communication within the Xun family was smooth until the melee in Yuzhou began.

It's just that in Yuzhou today, the three brothers Zhou Xin, Zhou Ang, and Zhou Zhe from Yuan Shao's camp are fighting fiercely with Yuan Shu's number one horseman Sun Jian, and they don't give face to anyone except their respective bosses. Although Wei Han's old route was still available, the messenger could no longer move eastward after leaving Hulao Pass, and the contact between Xun You and his family was also severed. Therefore, Xun You was very sensitive to the place name Chang'an.

Under Xu Jiashu's gaze, he turned around, with a more serious expression on his face, and asked, "Is he from Gongda?"

Hearing that this man called Xun You by his nickname, Xu Jiashu immediately realized that this man was not a concierge, but a member of the Xun family!

No wonder, I was praising her just now. The Xun family is worthy of being the Xun family. There are many talented people, even the concierge has such grace.

"Xu Zimao," Xu Jiashu walked into the door very familiarly, "I am a friend of Brother Gongda, he should have mentioned it."

Of course it was mentioned before - Xu Zimao, a disciple of Cai Bojie, an old official of Wang Zishi, an anti-Dong scholar favored by Duke Ciming, now occupies Anding County in Liangzhou.

Not counting these basic personal information, Xun You also speculated in his correspondence with his family that in addition to having a close relationship with Cai Yan, the daughter of his teacher, he also hid Princess Wannian in the golden house, who had not been heard from for a long time.

In terms of his low starting point and his rapid rise, only Sun Jian and Sun Wentai, who occupy most of Yuzhou, can compare with him today. If you want to compare with women, no one in the world can compare with this boy!

"What are Gongda's hobbies?" Xun Yu suddenly asked a question that was impossible to answer.

The correct answer is drinking.

But Xun You was paralyzed and mute. He was a typical person who was cold on the outside but hot on the inside. There were only a few people who were qualified to drink with him. Among those who knew the answer, he was the only one from a small clan, and so was Xu Zimao.

If the other party is really Xu Zimao, this question will not be impossible to answer.

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Xu Jiashu pondered for a moment, then said in a slow and confident tone: "Ah, let's drink!"

Uh, that's right.

Seeing Xu Jiashu's determined look, Xun Yu wanted to applaud him.

One hundred faints, one hundred faints.

"Zimao, please come in."

The two returned to the room and sat across from each other. Xun Yu used his own tea-drinking skills to make Xu Jiashu a cup.

When he was about to ask his servants to help Xu Jiashu pour out the tea for the first time, unexpectedly, the person in front of him had already done it himself.

Xun Yu was a little surprised.

Tea had just begun to switch from medicinal use to drinking in the Han Dynasty, and wild tea was very precious and could not be obtained except by aristocratic families. It would not become a popular custom among the people until at least the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Therefore, the so-called tea ceremony at this time was still a niche hobby among nobles. It was far from forming recognized etiquette and norms. Everyone had their own rules for drinking.

But Xu Jiashu's movements were so skillful that they were almost done subconsciously. It was impossible to learn them temporarily just to suit his liking.

This person seems to have researched tea?

It seems that Gongda's statement that he has dabbled in many fields is indeed true.

Xun Yu put away his thoughts and took advantage of the break to drink tea to observe Xu Jiashu carefully - well, apart from his reckless energy, he is also about the same age as Fengxiao, but his body and bones are much better than Fengxiao. That boy has been dreaming about it since he was a child. He wields a sword in all directions, but unfortunately he was born with a weak body. If he were to see it, he would be jealous to death?

On the other side, after Xu Jiashu thought about it for a while, he decided to explain his intention straight to the point, "Dong Min is a general, and the imperial court is no longer worried about overthrow. I wonder if Brother Wen Ruo is willing to go back?"

Although Xun Yu had been a government official in Yinxiu for a long time, it was only two years ago that he officially started his official career. He was promoted to Xiaolian and served as the palace guard. He was in charge of the emperor's pens, inks, papers and other items. He was considered a member of the emperor's close ministers and a direct subordinate to the then Shaofu Yin Xiu.

The emperor is close to his ministers, and his old boss takes care of him. This starting point for his official career is the envy of others.

But after Dong Zhuo came to power, Xun Yu asked himself to serve as magistrate of Kangfu County. He then abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown, leading his people to flee. Therefore, Xu Jiashu used the word "go back" here - as long as Xun Yu agreed to return to the court as an official. , with Xun You helping him, he had plenty of time to deal with this talented Wang Zuo.

Hearing this, Xun Yu was a little surprised by how straightforward this man acted.

There are many princes who have recruited him, some promise real power and high positions, some are generous and generous, and some even try to tie him up in marriage, but I have never seen one open his mouth and ask him to go back to work.

"Why?", he wanted a reason.

"It is the bounden duty of a scholar to assist the emperor and to protect the common people, so why do we need a reason?" Xu Jiashu asked rhetorically.

Having sharp teeth and a sharp mouth is very similar to being a filial piety—Xun Yu suddenly had such an idea.

Xu Zimao's words are certainly true in peacetime, but the princes from all over the country have formed a tacit understanding to compete in the Central Plains, and it is about to form another Warring States pattern after Qin merged with the Six Kingdoms (the time between Chu and Han was too short).

Choosing to support the imperial court at this time is to become an enemy of all careerists. As long as they continue to fight against Dong, they can justifiably fight against the Han Dynasty, and their righteousness has basically no effect.

Unless Dong is eliminated, the name of the Han Dynasty will regain the power to command the world. Before that, Xun Yu will not consider returning to the court as an official.

He expressed his concerns without concealment.

When Xu Jiashu heard these words, he felt a little complicated - Xun Yu was undoubtedly a loyal minister, but he was not loyal to the emperor himself like Yang Biao or Shi Sun Rui, but loyal to the order represented by the emperor. As long as order could be restored, he would use flexible means A few won’t hurt either.

Such people cannot be fooled by their righteousness.

Moreover, as a clan leader and a scholar leader, Xun Yu needs to consider the whole clan and even the small half of the Yingchuan noble clan. He must carefully choose his camp. In this way, the possibility of recruiting Xun Yu is greatly reduced, and he will not even go to Chang'an. , do you still expect the whole family to move to a bitter and cold place like Liangzhou?

Perhaps seeing that he was not in a high mood, Xun Yu took the initiative and said: "Gongda said that Zi Mao is short of people. It is a time when he is thirsty for talents. I have a candidate here who should be very compatible with Zi Mao. It's just his age. You are still young and still need a lot of hard work before you can achieve anything."

"No problem!" Xu Jiashu immediately said that he didn't mind - after all, none of the people recommended by Xun Yu were unreliable, and he could be called the number one HR in the late Han Dynasty.

"He has just been crowned."

Seeing how happy he was, Xun Yu felt that he needed to speak clearly to avoid any misunderstanding.

"no problem!"

"Not of high origin."

"It doesn't matter!"

"My temper is a little out of control."

"I just like to escape!"

Xun Yu didn't know why Xu Zimao trusted his vision so much.

"In that case," he sighed, "then I will write a letter and give it to Fengxiao's mother, and he should be able to read it when he comes home."

"Wait!" Xu Jiashu keenly sensed something was wrong, "He's not at home?"

"Yeah," Xun Yu nodded, "I'm traveling and I don't know where I'm going."

"That won't work." Xu Jiashu said that he couldn't come here in vain. "Brother Wen Ruo recommends another one to me. It's best to take it away now."

Hearing this, Xun Yu almost sprayed a mouthful of tea in his face - Why are you still bringing someone to bargain? What kind of place do you think I am?

It didn't take long for Xun Yu, who couldn't stand the hard work, to surrender.

"Go and invite Zhicai," he ordered his subordinates.

(End of this chapter)