Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

It's just a pity that because of the betrayal of his subordinate Cao Yin, Wang Rui was attacked by Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha. In the end, he lost his army and lost his general, angrily swallowed gold and committed suicide, ending his life of working hard on horseback.

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As a well-known local commander in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Yan still has a deep impression of Wang Rui, but this impression does not come from himself, but more from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, where he was killed by Sun Jian because of his defeat The scene of death.

It was precisely because of familiarity that Zhang Yan was sure that Wang Rui did not have a literati named Xu Shu under his command.

At least for now, absolutely not.

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"Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi from Jingzhou?"

"Sorry, I haven't heard of it."

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Shaking his head in Xu Shu's direction with some regret, Zhang Yan didn't say much at the first time, but with a slight upturn in the corner of his mouth, he looked at Xu Shu who suddenly froze not far away.

"It's just..."

After a slight pause, Zhang Yan continued after a few seconds of pause:

"It's just that I know that there is a young knight named Xu Fu in Yingchuan, Yuzhou."

"I heard that Xu Fu has been a chivalrous man since he was a child, and he knows etiquette. He once killed local gangsters because his friends were bullied. Later, he was wanted by the government. I don't know where he fled."

"If I'm lucky enough to meet him, I must ask him to drink three bowls of spirits in a row, otherwise it's really hard to express my inner respect."

Laughing and getting up, Zhang Yan patted Xu Shu on the shoulder, and stopped pretending, but directly ordered his servants to serve up a lot of strong wine and delicacies, and placed them in front of Xu Shu.

And the people present were not outsiders, so they naturally knew Xu Shu's previous experience.

Born in Yingchuan, he was not yet an adult, but because he stood up for his friend, he was wanted by the Yingchuan government... This is actually a very rare thing in the family circle that advocates culture.

Now when everyone saw Zhang Yan revealing Xu Shu's background in one sip, they immediately burst out laughing.

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"Ha...haha, well, those are things in the past, let's not mention this, let's not mention this."

"And Shijun, don't you also say that I, Xu, have always regarded myself as a chivalrous man, so how can I get used to Wang Rui's kind of guy who doesn't distinguish between good and evil, and only knows how to be crony!"

"Since that's the case, it's normal for me to go out to seek the Ming Lord because I don't want to work under his account?"

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Scratching his head in embarrassment, Xu Shu's own disguise was pierced by Zhang Yan. Naturally, he blushed and gulped down the three big bowls of spirits in front of him.

It has been more than half a year since what Zhang Yan mentioned today, Xu Shu himself had somewhat forgotten it.But now that the old things are brought up again, it actually makes him feel a kind of pleasure of "returning the glory to him", as if he has returned to the days when he was riding a horse and singing wildly.

At that time, he stood in for someone else and directly killed the other person. He had no choice but to smear his face with white powder. With the help of many friends, he fled Yingchuan in a hurry and ran all the way to Xiangbei area of ​​Jingzhou to seek refuge. Xu Fu was changed to Xu Shu.

After drinking three glasses of wine, Xu Shu let out a long breath, then raised his hands to Zhang Yan with a blushing face, and said loudly through the alcohol:

"Xu Fu and Xu Yuanzhi from Yingchuan, I met Mr. Zhang!"

"Don't bring up the old things again. I have changed my name to Shu now. The lord only needs to call me Xu Shu."

"Although the concubine is not talented, I also know that the envoy understands the righteousness deeply, and his selfless heart is worthy of our admiration. If there is any need, the envoy just speak up, and the envoy will do it with all his strength!"

I saw that although Xu Shu was young, his words and deeds seemed to be swearing and resounding.

Zhang Yan naturally smiled and nodded in front of him, and then pulled Xu Shu to sit down together.

"Yuanzhi, you are really joking. Although you are so self-effacing, you are also a talented person in this world. How can I call you by your first name?"

"Come here, serve the wine, serve the wine!"

"I got to know three famous Jingzhou scholars today, this prefect should give them a respectful toast!"

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The clear and transparent wine echoed in the wine bottle, and after a while, the huge square hall was filled with the strong aroma of wine.

And the excellent view from the high place, together with all kinds of delicacies that the four of them had never tasted before, made everyone feast on them.

It's just a pity that after several glasses of wine, Zhang Yan quietly put down the glass in his hand.

His strength can't be considered too strong, but he has just touched the level of a low-level general, so his resistance to alcohol is far from as terrifying as those famous futures in history.

In the end, today was just a noon banquet, and he still had things to deal with in the afternoon, so before he felt that he was about to get drunk, Zhang Yan stopped quietly.

After passing his gaze over the front of the four people present, he blurted out a sigh.

"Ugh……"

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"Ugh……"

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"Ugh……"

I don't know if it was a coincidence, but at the moment Zhang Yan sighed, the atmosphere in the room just fell into extreme silence.

This caused his sigh to echo several times in the empty room, and also reached everyone's ears.

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"Zhang...Mr. Zhang, you are sighing innocently at the moment when you are pushing cups and changing cups. What is the meaning of this?"

Looking at Zhang Yan who stopped suddenly in some astonishment, several people present glanced at each other, and then Pang Degong, who was most familiar with Zhang Yan among the crowd, spoke first and asked Zhang Yan.

"Gathering with all of you today, the prefect is really overjoyed. I don't know why, but in my heart, I always feel like I'm missing something. It's always a little short."

Arching his hands towards the people present, Zhang Yan hesitated for a while, then looked at the people tentatively, and then continued:

"I don't know if the friends you brought today, Mr. Pang De, are these friends, but are there others on the way?"

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"other people?"

He looked back at the crowd with some puzzlement, and Mr. Pang De was also taken aback when he heard the words.

And behind him, Xu Shu, Huang Chengyan and others obviously didn't react.

"I don't know if the person the envoy is talking about has a name or surname?"

"Old man, although I don't upload Jiuwenzi, I know the ancients and the present... But I still know some contacts in this area of ​​Jingzhou. Dare I ask the envoy, the person you are talking about is still on the road, but we Jingzhou scholars?"

Bowing in Zhang Yan's direction, Mr. Pound tentatively asked him a question.

But Zhang Yan was a little embarrassed.

It seemed that it was inappropriate to mention others on such an occasion. He scratched his head first, hesitated for a long time, and then faltered and said to everyone:

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"Everyone, don't think too much. It's my luck to meet you today. I shouldn't have said these words."

"It's just... just before, when I passed by Jingzhou area, I also heard about some local customs in Jingzhou, and I even heard that there is a Mr. Sima in Jingzhou who is elegant and has the ability to know people and judge things, so I have been thinking about it. Yearning, wanting to meet him.”

"Coincidentally, Mr. Pound, you have lived in Jingxiang for a long time, and when you and I met last time, you said that you were familiar with that gentleman..."

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"I thought you would call that one to Lujiang together."

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Chapter 22 The first lesson for Xu Shu

"Haha, I thought it was who you were talking about, but it turned out to be him!"

"Looking at your standard today, such food and drink, such ostentation, Shijun, I didn't expect that it was not prepared for me, but for others?"

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Haha laughed and pointed in Zhang Yan's direction. Several people present looked at each other before bursting out laughing, looking at Zhang Yan full of teasing expressions.

Then, still represented by Mr. Pang De, he opened his mouth and explained to Zhang Yan:

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"Mr. Zhang, the Mr. Sima you mentioned should be referring to famous scholars Sima Hui and Sima Decao?"

"I'm afraid you have forgotten that this person is from Yingchuan, not from Jingzhou. The Sima family is also a big family in Yuzhou. It has been passed down for hundreds of years, and its roots are in the Yingchuan area. I mentioned it to you last time. , I thought you remembered this."

"That old thief Sima didn't come with us today. He said that a friend visited his house recently and asked him to look after the child, so it's inconvenient to come with us."

"But Zhang Shijun, you don't have to worry..."

"De Cao, he said that he is very interested in the kind of society you mentioned, and he is not a rigid old man. When your school is built and the school officially starts, he will come to look for you."

Since all the people present were friends of Mr. Pang De, he didn't pay attention to too many things when he spoke, but said slowly to Zhang Yan like this.

However, when mentioning Sima Hui, Zhang Yan keenly noticed that the other person's expression changed slightly, as if things were not as simple as he said.

Of course, everyone has their own secrets, and Zhang Yan will not ask the bottom line inappropriately—since Pang De Company said that Sima Hui will come, then he will directly prepare according to the other party's meeting.

If he was really let go by this person later, it would be due to a problem with the character of the other party, and he himself has a clear conscience.

As for the remaining three people, their expressions were normal, and they couldn't see anything else at all.

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"Well, what's the secret behind this?"

"That's all, that's all. Everyone knows Mr. Shui Jing's celebrity, but this is like a version of the answer. It's best to have it, and you can't live without it."

"Even if he has any opinion on me, it doesn't matter if he doesn't want to come here. With the relationship between Xu Shu, Pang Degong and others here, the two good apprentices of Sima Hui will probably come to me in the future, and that's enough."

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Quietly taking advantage of the time when everyone was drinking, Zhang Yan looked at the expressions of everyone present with his eyes, while secretly muttering in his heart.

But soon, he convinced himself.

The ruler chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the ruler. This is a matter of mutual choice. The twisted melon is not sweet, and this matter cannot be forced.

After figuring this out, he gradually relaxed and felt a lot more at ease.

Others can't see it for the time being, but with Xu Shu's appearance, his first impression should be pretty good, and staying in Lujiang is almost a certainty.