The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 635
After hearing what the messenger said, Hu Zhen really began to hesitate.

To be honest, he is not considered to be the direct descendant of the emperor. In the final analysis, he was an old general of Dong Zhuo, and he even had an enmity with the emperor. The reason why the emperor recruited him was because of the lack of generals. It's not his turn either.

Moreover, Hu Zhen agreed to serve because he wanted to return to his homeland, and the emperor was an authentic king, although he was weak, he had a reputation. In the name of the emperor, the princes could not say anything to pardon his crimes, which was a matter of course.

However, times have changed, and today, after Yuan Shang and Li Ru's quarrel, the reputation of the Son of Heaven has been greatly reduced in the hearts of the people in the world.The original only advantage of changing lanes no longer exists now, and if we talk about military strength and influence, the emperor never had any advantage from the beginning.

Analyzing all aspects of the situation, it is indeed unnecessary for Hu Zhen to continue to follow the emperor all the way to Hei.

After countless thoughts turned in his mind, Hu Zhen immediately asked Jia Xu's emissary to go back to rest for a while, saying that he would contact him as soon as possible.

After all, abandoning the emperor and voting for Yuan is a big deal. With the EQ and IQ of Hu Zhen, a barbarian from Liangzhou, he can't make up his mind to do such a thing, not to mention that he can do it well, even if he can do it well.

Therefore, he needs to find a backbone.

This backbone is his colleague Xu Rong who was pardoned with him at the beginning.

In terms of ability and foresight, Xu Rong is definitely not one or two stages above Hu Zhen.

Ever since, Hu Zhen visited Xu Rong's mansion that night.

After telling Xu Rong what Jia Xu said, Xu Rong bowed his head and remained silent for a while.

Hu Zhen waited patiently for a long time, seeing that Xu Rong just lowered his head and thought about it, he couldn't hold back anymore.

"General Xu, Jia Xu sent someone in the name of his former colleagues to persuade us to surrender. I will follow your elder brother's advice on whether to succeed or not to do so. Would you give me an accurate opinion?"

Xu Rong sighed after hearing the words, and said: "It's okay to do it. After all, the Son of Heaven is cowardly. If he is not destroyed by Yuan Shang today, he will be punished by Liu Bei and his ilk sooner or later. It's just...you and I were Dong Gong's arms back then, and our status is no better than others. , we take refuge, can Yuan Shang accept it?"

Hu Zhen thought for a while, and said: "It doesn't matter whether Yuan Shang accepts us or not, the key is to see who we follow."

Xu Rong heard, 'Oh? With a cry, he said, "What do you mean by brother Hu's words?"

Hu Zhen said: "General Xu, according to your opinion, what about Jia Xu?"

Xu Rong heard this and thought for a while, then said: "Back then, under Dong Gong's account, this old man was an indistinct character. Later, when Dong Gong was defeated, he first forced the palace from Li Jue, then followed Zhang Xiu to separate the regime, and then sought rebellion from Cao Cao. , to return to Yuan today, to be honest, this old man is really full of bad deeds, if you want to compare him to crime, you and I are compared to him, just like a stream is compared to the vast sea."

Hu Zhen clapped his hands, and said: "That's it, but the problem is that old Jia Xu is known as a poisonous man, and he has committed a lot of crimes, but he has been living well until now, and he is getting better and smoother every day! You Isn't it strange to say that?"

Xu Rong shook his head and said, "What's so strange about this? They have brains!"

Hu Zhen said: "In this respect, a thousand of you and I are not as good as Jia Xu. The future is beyond your imagination. If this is the case, it's better to go with someone who understands and has experience, and maybe you can get a good job." Good death! And Jia Xu, after all, you and my colleagues back then, even if we didn’t have a deep friendship, they all did evil things together! If there is a day when Yuan Shang will not allow us, he Jia Xu will have to weigh his own situation, and must Thinking about it for us, isn't it better than receiving the emperor's bird spirit in this place?"

Xu Rong was taken aback when he heard the words, then lowered his head and pondered for a while, then smiled and said: "I said I came to give you an idea, and after a long time of arguing, you came to persuade me to come instead? Forget it! We are all people who are cast aside by the world, loyal to the king It is not for you and me to do patriotic things, and if you do it, you will not be read well, so it is more practical to find a way out for your future!"

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Hu Zhen agreed to surrender, and quickly brought the news to the envoy. The envoy did not dare to neglect, and quickly brought the news back to Jia Xu and Deng Chang.

After hearing the envoy's report, Jia Xu waved his hand to let the envoy go down, then stroked his beard, and said with a smile: "I never thought that not only Hu Zhen was persuaded, but Xu Rong also came here. Beyond the old expectations."

Hearing this, Deng Chang hurriedly said: "Since that's the case, let's attack and kill them immediately with a large army, and let these two people act as internal responses to open the city gate, once and for all!"

Jia Xu shook his head and said, "If Xu Shu were to oversee the army, they would never succeed. The most urgent thing is to pull Xu Shu from the position of overseer."

Deng Chang heard the words: "How to do it?"

"One is to spread rumors and stir up people's hearts."

"What about two?"

"I heard that the emperor wants to open a warehouse in Luoyang to help the people and appease the people, so we will do something about it."

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On the Chang'an side, with Deng Chang's acquiescence and Jia Xu's design, almost all the fine-tuned operations and sentries were dispatched. They spread rumors in the Luoyang market, declaring that it was Xu Shu's achievement to defeat the Guanzhong Army. Xu Shu's ability shattered the sky.

Everything about the incident should be repeated again and again, Yuan Jun made a lot of publicity, rumors in the market spread falsehoods, and the credit for the defense of Luoyang fell on Xu Shu's head in the hearts of the people without knowing it.

On the day when the granary was opened and grain was released to celebrate the repulsion of the Guanzhong Army, Liu Xie led all the civil and military officials to arrive at the gate of Luoyang Palace in formal attire.

Because of the release of food, there are huge crowds of people in front of the Luoyang Palace at the moment. Standing on the gate of the Luoyang Palace, Luoyang can't help showing a smug smile as he looks at the people scrambling enthusiastically below.

"If Luoyang didn't have me, how could the common people live in peace and prosperity like this?"

After Liu Xie died, all the officials, civil and military officials praised him in praise.

Liu Xie nodded in satisfaction, then looked around, but couldn't find Xu Shu's shadow, then wondered, "Where's Yuan Zhi? Why didn't you see him?"

Behind Liu Xie, Fu Wan explained with a smile: "Your Majesty, the right general Xu Shu is distributing rice under the tower at the moment...Look, Your Majesty, he is there!"

Looking in the direction of Fu Wan's finger, Liu Xie saw that under the city of Luoyang, Xu Shu was working with ordinary soldiers to divide the grain and weigh the rice for the people who came to collect food.

Liu Xie curled his lips, and said: "At any rate, he is an official appointed by the court. Why do you have to do this kind of thing yourself? Someone who is not an important minister at all should have a dignified appearance."

Yang Xiudao on the side: "Grand Xu was not born in an official family, and he has suffered from ups and downs. Although he is an important minister in the court, he has no pretensions and still regards himself as a common people. Such a bow and love for the people is just a demonstration of His Majesty's kindness. Lift, very extraordinary."

Liu Xie snorted, didn't speak, just looked at Xu Shu who was busy below from the top of the city.

However, at this time, among the common people, there were many Yuan Jun spies dressed as people receiving rice. They were in groups of three or four, and after receiving the rice, they suddenly fell to their knees and shouted loudly.

"Thank you Master Xu for the food, thank you Master Xu for your relief, thank you Master Xu for repelling Yuan Jun and keeping us safe!"

"Master Xu, you are our reborn parents!"

"Thank you Master Xu, Master Xu is our God!"

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Fragmentary shouts resounded in different places. If one or two people shouted, the momentum was not too big, but because Yuan Jun's spies were in groups of three or four, mixed in the crowd, their shouts moved the real people around them. These people have always heard Xu Shu's virtuous name in the market these days, and were influenced by rumors, they all thought that Xu Shu helped them repel the invading enemy.

Of course, it is true.

Shouting high-profile things like this is contagious, and it has always been the habit of the common people to go with the flow. A Yuan Jun secret agent shouting can mobilize two or three people around him, and the shouting of two or three people can mobilize seven or eight people. People, seven or eight people shouting, can lead a large group of people to shout together.

It didn't take long to see that in the square in front of Luoyang Palace, almost all the common people started to shout together.

"Master Qingtian Xu!"

"The reborn parent, Master Xu!"

"Benefactor Xu Gong!"

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(End of this chapter)