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Chapter 500: Zhang Ju was executed and the chaos in Youzhou came to an end!

Xun Yu hurried to the front line for a reason.

Frankly speaking, Xun Yu was under a lot of pressure, including from his family, when he traveled to Liaodong.

The Xun family of Yingchuan is a famous family in the Central Plains. Their grandfather, Xun Shu's eight sons, were known throughout the world as the Eight Dragons at an early date.

Moreover, the Xun family is not a pedantic family; it can even be said that they are quite active.

On the one hand, they had extensive marriages with the royal family, nobles and other aristocratic families, and enjoyed a high reputation among the literati.

On the other hand, when the eunuchs were in power, the Xun family did not blindly resist them, but even showed more friendly attitudes.

When the nobles in the world were suffering from the Factional Persecution and unable to take up official positions, Xun Yu's uncle Xun Shuang was successfully appointed as the Minister of Works. Even Xun Yu himself, under the auspices of his father, married the daughter of Tang Heng, Marquis of Ruyang, who was a powerful eunuch at the time.

Therefore, during the chaos of Emperors Huan and Ling, the Xun family of Yingchuan was also known as the evergreen and unshakable family in the political arena.

They are not opposed to cooperating with any powerful person.

However, even the Xun family of Yingchuan had an unconvinced attitude when facing Su Yao before.

"Barbarians from the borderland."

"A knife in the hand of a tyrant."

"A savage who is destined to die a miserable death."

All these evaluations are basically the consensus of the Central Plains nobles.

These noble families have gone through the test of time and witnessed many ups and downs. Few people believe how powerful a warrior can be.
However, after Xun Yu personally experienced the entire process of the Jizhou Campaign, he completely changed his mind.

"He almost turned the world around with his own strength."

"This is a force that is enough to break all balances."

"Not only were Zhang Chun's 200,000-strong army wiped out, but General He Jin and the eunuch Zhang Rang were also helpless and could only swallow their anger."

"Such power, for the chess game of the world, let alone chess pieces and chess players, this guy even has the potential to overturn the chessboard."

"More importantly, the printing technology he contributed is a rare feat throughout history."

"If this method is spread and the words of the saints can be widely spread to the people of the world, the world will probably be changed greatly."

So, Xun Yu, who had declined Su Yao's offer when they first met, once again received an appointment from the emperor. He returned home, explained the pros and cons to the elders of the clan, and happily accepted the appointment.

However, his reason for coming here was not simply to broadcast the words of the sage outside the Great Wall, but to persuade Su Yao to return to Beijing.

Luoyang, located in the center of the world, is the heart of the imperial court and a big stage for the game of chess among those in power.

Any ambitious person would set Luoyang as his goal. Only by gaining a foothold here, leading the ministers and commanding the world can one achieve the highest position among officials.

Especially at this special moment, like Lord Su is doing now, reclaiming wasteland in this border county outside the Great Wall and fighting with the barbarians and Hu tribes from all directions, he has really fallen into the trap of those people in the temple.

However, what made Xun Yu happy was that, before he could persuade him, Lord Su seemed to have the intention to return to the capital. He was truly a teachable boy.

"Wenruo, don't keep me in suspense. What happened that made you run all the way to the front line to see me?" Su Yao looked puzzled.

Xun Yu shook his head and smiled, then explained the reason.

The good news is that the problem of the fake emperor Zhang Ju that Su Yao was worried about before has become difficult to resolve, and even the entire Youzhou is now a scene of peace and tranquility.

The bad news is that Zhang Ju had been executed by Liu Yu and his head was rushed to the capital. Su Yao would not get any credit for this.

"Ah? Liu Yu? Why is it him?"

Before Su Yao could say anything, Lu Bu glared at him.

It's really strange.

Although they have been outside the Great Wall for the past few months, they are not completely in the dark about what is happening inside the Great Wall. Compared to Su Yao, who has been fighting all the way from west to east outside the Great Wall, the battles never stop.

Liu Yu can be said to be at the other extreme. He simply put his weapons into storage and let his horses go to the mountains.

In addition to regularly providing military supplies outside the pass, Liu Yu cut more than half of the troops inside the pass in one go.

"This guy, what right does he have to steal our credit? How did Zhang Ju fall into their hands?"

Lu Bu couldn't understand why Liu Yu handled this matter without saying a word. They had searched the mountains and seas outside the Great Wall but couldn't find any trace of Zhang Ju.

At this moment, a female voice answered:

"It was my mistake."

"Jiang'er? You, you are all here?"

Not only Zhen Jiang, but even Wei Ming and Wang Ling also rushed over.

With their arrival, they also brought more complete information.

It turned out that this matter was a big mistake:

"My Lord, do you still remember that we sent a spy to hide beside Zhang Ju?"

Seeing Su Yao nod, Zhen Jiang continued:
"I didn't expect that all of us were fooled by Zhang Ju."

"Although he told his confidants that he was going to flee to the border, he actually did not leave the border at all. Instead, he took advantage of the chaos and fled to the Wuhuan tribe in Shanggu."

"Utani?"

Su Yao nodded thoughtfully.

It was one of the main settlements of the Wuhuan people who migrated to the interior of the Han Dynasty. It was composed of Wuhuan people who were highly assimilated into the Han culture, and there were even many Xianbei tribes living there.

It is interesting to say that it was probably because they lived inside the Great Wall and had close contacts with the Han people. Their economic conditions were much better than those of the Wuhuan people in western and eastern Liaoning outside the Great Wall. During this Wuhuan rebellion, this force remained neutral.

Therefore, no one thought that Zhang Ju would escape there.

"Nanlou, the great king of the Wuhuan people in Shanggu, is a very loyal man."

Zhen Jiang lowered his head and continued to preach:

"He took Zhang Ju in, provided him with shelter and food, but strictly prohibited Zhang Ju's people from having private contact with his clansmen and not allowing him to cause trouble."

"If this continues, Zhang Ju will probably end up living in the Wuhuan tribe over there, and our covert line will be completely cut off."

"But?" Su Yao continued.

Zhen Jiang shook his head and smiled bitterly, then paused and said:
"Speaking of which, the Lord is still mighty."

"Your deeds outside the Great Wall have spread far and wide over time."

"The news of the head of Qiuliju, the King of Liaoxi, and the destruction of Wuhuan in Liaodong soon spread throughout Youzhou. Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes, big and small, feared the same fate, so they sent envoys or even went in person to Youzhou City to surrender to Liu Yu."

"Liu Shijun also seized this opportunity. He pardoned those who surrendered and encouraged them to resume tribute. At the same time, he issued a warrant for Zhang Ju's head."

"This trend naturally spread to the territory of Shanggu Wuhuan in the end."

"Our insider saw that there was potential for action, so he mobilized everyone, and finally Nanlou handed over Zhang Ju, but he didn't send him to us, but directly gave him to Liu Yu of Youzhou."

"This is outrageous!"

Lu Bu was furious and said:

"Lord Su, isn't it that we have worked so hard for so long, only to be making wedding clothes for others?"

(End of this chapter)