The Nameless of the Common Clans

Xu You's son was imprisoned. Beating someone was not a serious crime. Even if he was beating the emperor's son, considering the current situation and Xu You's identity, there would not be much punishment. However, this time in order to make Xu You get a higher salary. To refresh my memory, Xu You's son was beaten forty times in public.

At the same time, the trial judge also sorted out the various illegal behaviors of the Xu family in the past year. Many people were arrested and put in jail. The whole Xu family was crying.

The autumn wind was bleak, Xu You was sitting in the pavilion at home, drinking one glass of wine after another. Yuan Shang did not touch him. He was still the Tutor, but his face was lost this time.

Thinking that he had worked hard for Yuan Shao to seize Jizhou, and that he had contributed a lot to Yuan Shao's dominance of the three states, and that he had also contributed to the new master's succession, but now, only a year later, he was being treated like this, Xu You felt in his heart The anger kept pouring out. Looking at the silent night around him and the constant sobbing sounds coming from the courtyard, Xu You suddenly laughed and whispered: "The birds are all good and the bows are hidden, and the cunning rabbits are dead and the running dogs are cooking. It’s a pity that the world has not yet settled down to do such a thing. I wonder how I would feel if I had a spirit in heaven?”

"Master!" The housekeeper came in and bowed: "Mr. Gongze is outside the door asking for an audience."

"Guo Tu?" Xu You was slightly startled when he heard this, shook his head and said with a smile, "This person must have something up his sleeve when he comes here, but he's gone!"

Xu You could guess what Guo Tu wanted to do even without meeting him. Although he was angry, he didn't want to see Yuan Shao's foundation disappear.

"Master of the family." The housekeeper has followed Xu You since he was a child. He worked as Xu You's book boy in his early years. Later, after Xu You became famous, he became the steward of Xu You's family. After entering Yecheng, he became Xu You's housekeeper. He was by Xu You's side. He was able to speak. At this moment, he whispered: "Now in Ye City, most of the scholars are watching the joke of the family leader. Although the family leader has a high position, he still has lost his future with the prime minister. Sooner or later, he will lose his power. Why not find a way out early?"

"Received the benefit?" Xu You narrowed his eyes and looked at his butler.

His career in his early years was not smooth. During the Zhongping period, he was just a runaway. His attempt to assassinate Emperor Ling failed, and he fled for several years without ever abandoning him. In terms of loyalty, Xu You believed in his stewardship, but in terms of morality, he struggled in his early years. There are too many days, so I am a little greedy for money. This is not a big problem, but it also depends on the time.

"Never." The housekeeper shook his head quickly: "I just think this matter is beneficial to the head of the family, and I don't dare to make the decision without authorization."

Xu You hesitated for a moment. Now his situation in Yecheng is indeed not good. He was prosperous before, but now he is in such a mess. He has not lost his position as Taifu, but the Han Dynasty has never been a place where official positions are the only thing. In the past, the Great Han Dynasty General He Jin is the best example.

"Let him come in." After a moment, Xu You made a decision and said to the housekeeper.

"Here!"

Soon, Guo Tu came in under the leadership of the butler, looked at Xu You drinking alone in the pavilion, and said with a smile: "Brother Ziyuan is very elegant."

"It's rare that someone is willing to come see me at this time. You are not assisting the eldest son in the plains, but you come to Yecheng. Are you not afraid of not coming back?" Xu You asked someone to add wine utensils to Guo Tu, pour him wine, and asked with a smile .

"I heard that brother Ziyuan was in trouble, so I came here to visit him. Besides, it's a normal visit. Didn't the eldest son also give up the fight for Jizhou? The prime minister has no reason to take advantage of me." Guo Tu took the wine glass and said with a smile.

"Stop making trouble. Today's Jizhou can't stand the tossing." After a moment of silence, Xu You sighed: "I know that the eldest son will not give up, but now both sides will benefit from cooperation, and both sides will suffer from division. The final winner will not be Prime Minister, let alone the eldest son."

"At the beginning, if you supported the eldest son..." Guo Tu frowned. It was not surprising that Xu You guessed the purpose of his coming. However, at this time, Xu You was still siding with Yuan Shang, which puzzled Guo Tu.

"Yuan Tan is brave but has no strategy, and he has no strategy to achieve great things. He cannot bear the foundation of Jizhou." Xu You said leisurely. He has followed Yuan Shao for many years. He may have seen Yuan Shao's three sons more clearly than Yuan Shao, but Yuan Tan Yonglie did not. Yuan Xi is weak and has no overlord appearance. Although Yuan Shang has lost face this time, among Yuan Shao's three sons, Yuan Shang is the only one who can stir up the Yuan family's foundation. Even without Yuan Shao's will, he can still Will support Yuan Shang.

"What is happening now is the result of Brother Ziyuan's support for the Third Young Master?" Guo Tu looked in the direction of the inner courtyard, the sound of crying was still coming, and said with a smile: "Perhaps what Brother Ziyuan said is right, but the big brother The young master treats others with sincerity. If he were in power, such things would never happen. When the time comes, you and I will make suggestions, so what if there is less decision-making? The Yingchuan scholars are living hard now, and this is all thanks to Brother Ziyuan!"

After Yuan Shang came to power, although Xu You was in a high position, it did not bring any benefits to the Yingchuan scholars. The Yingchuan faction, where Jizhou scholars fought against each other, has lost its sense of existence, especially after Xu You's accident.

Xu You didn't say anything. Everyone has selfish motives, and he naturally had them too. In the early years, he didn't take factional disputes too seriously, because as long as Yuan Shao was around, no one could shake his position. Even if Yuan Shao died and Yuan Shang succeeded, Xu You As an auxiliary minister, You has a transcendent status and does not need to worry about it.

But this time, when he was in trouble, the scholars who had surrounded him in the past all shunned like the god of plague. This made Xu You once again experience the warmth and warmth of human nature and the harshness of the world after more than ten years.

"The eldest son asked Gongze to come, did you promise?" Xu You looked at Guo Tu, and his expression gradually became a little playful.

"The position of the Grand Marshal." Guo Tu said with a smile.

Although Xu You was the Grand Tutor, the position of the Grand Tutor actually had no real power. Before this, Xu You strongly advocated Yuan Shang to succeed the throne, so Yuan Shang respected Xu You very much. Many important matters in the court had to be consulted with Xu You, so Xu You had the ability to influence the court. However, after this incident, Yuan Shang became cold to Xu You. Xu You's Grand Tutor was just a nominal position, with a high position but no power. The Grand Marshal was actually similar. In fact, no matter which court, it has basically become the norm that the reputation of the three officials is greater than the actual power. However, in comparison, the Grand Marshal is among the three officials, and he also has clear rights and interests. Even if Xu You is neglected again, he still has the power he should have.

"Thank the eldest son for me." Xu You pondered for a moment and suddenly smiled.

"Then..." Guo Tu frowned and looked at Xu You, not understanding what Xu You meant. Did he agree or not? Give me a definite answer.

"Tell the eldest son that the third son has great power now, and the people of Jizhou have made up their minds. If you want to succeed, there are only two strategies." Xu You said calmly.

"Oh?" Guo Tu sat up straight, looked at Xu You and said, "Please give me some advice, Ziyuan."

"One is to gather elite troops and launch a surprise attack on Yecheng. If you can break the city, then the big thing can be settled!" Xu You said in a deep voice.

"This plan is too risky." Guo Tu frowned and shook his head, saying, "Please teach me another one, Ziyuan."

"Another plan is to split Bohai, Zhao and other places, and secretly unite with the second master, but this plan will definitely be discovered by the third master, and then there will be a war." Xu You grabbed the wine cup and drank it up, saying, "In my opinion, a surprise attack on Yecheng is the best strategy, which can avoid internal friction in Jizhou. If it succeeds, it can gain power in Jizhou in one fell swoop. Even if it fails, it can also turn to other places."

Guo Tu frowned and pondered for a moment, looked at Xu You and said, "Ziyuan, don't deceive me, Are there really only these two options?"

"Why do you think I don't want to help him? The people of Jizhou have already made up their minds. If we want to reverse the situation at this time, we can only take an unconventional approach and decide the winner in a very short time. Otherwise, if the war drags on, it will be a situation where both sides will suffer losses!" Xu You looked at Guo Tu and sneered, "Do you think that if a war breaks out in Jizhou, Chen Mo and Cao Cao will sit back and watch such a good opportunity?"

"In other words, this second strategy is not feasible at all?" Guo Tu naturally thought of this problem, and there was only one way left for Yuan Tan.

Xu You sighed and said, "From the beginning, he didn't have many opportunities; of course, if Chen Mo and Cao Cao changed, maybe the next strategy could work, but there wouldn't be much time for you, not to mention that such an opportunity is not easy to come by."

The probability that Chen Mo and Cao Cao's rule would be in trouble at the same time and they would have no time to look east is almost zero.

Guo Tu frowned and looked at Xu You. After thinking for a moment, he stood up and said, "In this case, I'll take my leave. As for how to break off the relationship, I'll discuss it with the eldest son first, and then come to ask Ziyuan for advice."

"Slow down." Xu You stood up and sent him out the door.

"Master?" The housekeeper came to Xu You and looked at him with some worry.

"With wolves lurking outside and brothers fighting inside, I'm afraid Jizhou won't have much time left!" In the night, looking at the direction where Guo Tu was going away, Xu You sighed and said silently in his heart: "Benchu, Benchu, it's not that Xu You is disloyal, but the internal troubles of Jizhou are difficult to resolve. The third son doesn't tolerate me, and I am unable to assist him anymore~"

"What is the master's plan?" The housekeeper was moved when he heard this, and bowed to ask.

"Send the family across the Yellow River, and think of a way to get out early!" Xu You snorted coldly, let the two brothers fight for Jizhou, and he won't care anymore.

"Then our family business in Jizhou..." The housekeeper was a little reluctant to hear this, Xu You had a lot of business in Jizhou.

"Don't worry, what we lost today, we will definitely get back ten times tomorrow." Xu You said proudly.

The world is not just the Yuan family, Cao Cao and Chen Mo are not weaker than the Yuan family. After Yuan Shao's death, the Yuan family's power declined. Now who is stronger and who is weaker is still unknown. After the two brothers make a fuss, defeat is probably not far away.

The housekeeper nodded and bowed to leave. As for who Xu You was going to go to, the housekeeper did not ask.

In fact, Xu You is also considering this issue now. Now he can only go to Chen Mo and Cao Cao. As for who to go to, Chen Mo and him have met several times, but deep down, Xu You actually looks down on Chen Mo, and Cao Cao and he are also close friends. He believes that Cao Cao will never treat him badly when he goes to Suiyang.

At that moment, Xu You made a decision in his heart. He looked in the direction of the imperial palace, sneered, threw down his wine cup, and went back to his room to rest.