We agreed that you, a weak strategist, would fight against three heroes by yourself?

Xu Jing and Xu Shao mentioned Cao Cao, which made Xi Yu's expression change slightly, "It doesn't matter, my lord should be on his way here."

"Well, we, we heard some news, that is, many Confucian scholars are worried about a certain situation..."

"What's going on?" Xi Yu asked with a smile.

"That is, what does Cao Gongjiang mean by spreading the instructions written by Mr. Cao Gongjiang?"

When Xi Yu was asked this question, he was also stunned.

Speaking of which, he himself didn't expect Cao Cao to do this? !

Xu Jing said: "Could it be that... Mr. Cao is actually secretly angry..."

"How to say?"

"Well, there are rumors in the market that the lord will ask the husband to disarm and return to his hometown after this incident, so he will use this to attract the world's counselors to return. Therefore, even if this month's review is opened, the people who come will not necessarily be celebrities. …”

Having said this, Guo Jia's hand holding the wine glass suddenly paused.

Then he looked at Xiyu.

The two of them suddenly smiled.

Xi Yu smiled and said: "That's great. Celebrities must not come! Just do it. I don't want celebrities."

"Not a celebrity?? Then, what do you want to do here..."

Xu Jing and Xu Shao were both stunned. They had never done such a thing before. After all, they were facing the entire Han Dynasty. The people being evaluated are also celebrities, so the evaluation has the effect of rising like a dragon.

But if they only criticize some people who are not very high-status, they really don't have that much information in their hands.

Although Xi Yu is in Xuzhou, his reputation is already very great. Apart from being able to rely on a poor family, the other nobles will only praise him, but will not come to vote for him.

Because I understand that there is no benefit in coming. After all, the real credit must be distributed by Mr. Cao. How much will be distributed to Mr. Xi?

At most, he could be a prefect in Xuzhou, or a minister in the government.

In today's world, official positions are easily available. Talented people are of course willing to rise through the reputation of their clan and expand their connections, so that they can get more people's attention and praise, and be praised for their filial piety and integrity.

Therefore, if you become an official and have political achievements in a few years, you can rise to the top and give feedback to your clan. This is the key to their original control of books, and their purpose is of course to control the court.

Preventing the poor men from rising too much suppresses the prosperity of the clan.

Therefore, if Cao Cao has planned to give up Master Xi, of course his advisers will go there, but the humble family can come here.

Xu Jing and Xu Shao understood this in an instant.

For them, this is also a problem.

If they don't choose the path they should take, they may end up in trouble. At least this kind of power vortex is not something they can bear nowadays.

The two of them were just reviewers. They had no official status and were considered celebrities at best.

However, if you look at it from a certain perspective, this is not a problem.

There seems to be nothing wrong with following Mr. Xiyu.

"Okay," Xu Jing nodded immediately, and quickly stood up and bowed deeply, "We brothers know what to do."

"No, no, no, you don't know yet," Xi Yu suddenly stood up, walked over and whispered to the two of them, "I think so. In the future, the monthly reviews can be set up for Xuzhou, and only review the products in Xuzhou. Characters are used for my promotion and appointment. Secondly, your comments on the world's scholars are written down in the form of silk cloth, sealed and hidden, and sold to princes or other officials."

"ah?!"

Xu Jing was stunned immediately.

Can it still be like this?

"Then, will it have any impact on our reputation?"

Xu Shao blinked. The two brothers had been celebrities for many years and secretly... also received money. Although everyone knew that celebrities should be noble, they would also give money when they wanted to criticize them.

Xi Yu shook his head with a smile and said: "I think so. Your existence is actually a recommendation to people from all over the world. Since it has such an effect, there is nothing wrong with selling. As for how to recruit, That depends on the princes’ own abilities.”

"Some governors and state shepherds don't even know how many advisers there are in their territories. If you can solve these problems, you will definitely be able to make a lot of money. If you think so, you will deceive the hearts of the sages. Well, Leave the money here."

Xi Yu smiled and said: "I'm not afraid, I will bear this kind of infamy! Let money corrupt me, Xi Yu."

Leave the money to me...let the money corrupt my Xiyu...

You are really...

Both of them laughed. This, this Master Xi... is indeed a Master Xi. His words and actions are different. He may be the first person today to express his request for money in such a fresh and refined way.

"Okay, but we don't know what kind of people are there now."

Xi Yu smiled: "I know."

His smile was full of confidence.

And I also understand that someone will definitely buy such a silk book!

…

At the end of the month, the news of the Yuedan Ping spread throughout Xuzhou City. The lost territories also received the news of the opening of the Yuedan Ping. Yuan Shu's generals felt very distressed.

Because they have been eagerly waiting for Xiapi to send troops to fight so as to find out the true situation, but now they are not sure what the commander inside is thinking.

And now there are not many generals available to Yuan Shu. The only remaining general, Liu Xun, has been sent to the south to resist Sun Ce, and he is also in danger, unable to fight alone.

Now that there are 100,000 troops in the army, they dare not go north to attack Xuzhou, not even Xiaopei. After all, Liu Bei still occupies four counties and is eyeing him.

It's crazy.

The more peaceful and stable Xiapi is, the more afraid Yuan Shu will be.

He already knew that Xi Yu was coming, but he didn't know where Cao Cao was.

If Cao Cao's army is behind and he goes to attack Xia Pi, big trouble will happen if he fights.

So I froze.

Instead, Xi Yu lived his life happily.

The young scholars who came to participate in the Yuedan Review, including Chen Deng who was invited, all felt their heads were buzzing.

Because he didn’t even know the characters that brothers Xu Jing and Xu Shao criticized!

Don’t know anyone!

A total of thirteen characters were reviewed! They are all people in Xuzhou who are helpful to farming, water conservancy, commerce and construction, as well as medicine, etc.

And Xi Yu invited several very famous people in the world to sit here. He said they were called "judges" to echo the characters mentioned by Brother Xu Jing.

All of a sudden, the poor people were excited!

Because these people all come from humble backgrounds! There are even a few who are farmers! I just read a little book and found out that the so-called farming strategies are based on many years of experience!

It actually got critical reviews! This will test his filial piety and integrity. If he is suitable, the opera master will recruit him under his command and arrange him to be the county magistrate!

The prefect, on the other hand, selected those among the nobles who had not expressed their attitude and beat them secretly.

As a result, there is only one Guangling prefect, which is difficult to determine. Once confirmed, basically all official positions are considered to have candidates.

This sends a signal!

Chen Deng was stunned on the spot at the Yuedan Review and felt like he had fallen into an ice cave.

Got cheated! They are not vindictive!

He had previously thought that Xi Yu was trying to suppress their noble clan out of vindictiveness.

I didn’t expect that such an arrangement would actually be made!

This is to drive these gentlemen to death! !

The key is these judges...

There is something!

The miracle doctor Hua Tuo, the medical sage Zhang Zhongjing, the Han Dynasty general Dian Wei, the great agriculture minister and Xuzhou animal husbandry Xi Yu, as well as the filial and honest celebrity Jia Xu, and the famous scholar Guo Jia were all people who followed Xi Yu and made great contributions.

Especially Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing, their medical skills have been passed down into myths and their reputations are extremely high.

As a result, at this time, Chen Deng suffered from angina pectoris.

Xu Jing also announced another thing.

"Everyone, this is the latest celebrity in Xuzhou, Mr. Yuxi, my master, who intends to run a school in Xuzhou and respect the school. These people can be teachers or serve as county officials, but they must be based on their own talents. , submit a policy paper, and those who pass it will be eligible to enter the official position in Xuzhou, and their merits will be calculated every quarter."

"In addition, Xu Shao and I have a review of the world's celebrities, hermits, and retired masters, including the previous review of Mr. Chen Deng's achievements, but only the contributors can have a look at it. Now in Xuzhou There are many wastes waiting to be revitalized, so there are naturally many ways to contribute. If you want to see it, you can contribute one or two."

Xu Jing's words immediately caused an uproar.

The expressions of Chen Deng and Chen Gui and his son suddenly changed drastically! Stunned.

This, this is not collecting money? !

You guys actually started charging money for reviews? !

Why do you have to collect money, even if you don’t want the old face? !

What kind of contribution can you make! Contribute as much as you want, and there will be nothing left to waste. Doesn’t this mean you need money? !

No! Even if you beat him to death, he won't give it to you!

Even if I, Chen Deng, die on the spot, I will die outside! Jump from here! Absolutely not! !

Chen Gui said: "Son, why don't you buy a copy and have a look? What is discussed in this silk book may include your achievements, and you can find another job in the future. We have a good idea."

Chen Deng put away the anger in his heart and nodded, "It makes sense, everything is according to father's wishes."

…

They finally spent thousands of gold to buy it, which was one of the few reserves the family had. With this, everyone gathered at Chen Deng's mansion to take a look.

A thousand gold is not much, but it is not a lot. After all, there are not many currencies that can be effective. The effectiveness of five baht coins is declining now, and it is difficult to estimate the price of silk and some precious antiques.

As a result, gold and silver became connected. In short, in troubled times, the currency traded still depends on the overall situation in a territory.

This daughter naturally fell into Xi Yu's pocket.

Although Chen Deng, Chen Gui and others were furious, they were helpless.

Who made the two brothers Xu Jing and Xu Shao so famous?

The comments they made on the first day of the month are really not fake.

…

At the same time, the news of selling secret reviews through "contribution" also spread, spreading like wildfire almost overnight, and the adults in nearby cities and territories received the news.

I feel very excited.

They want to see it too.

If there are famous people in your territory, you may be able to recruit them and make great contributions. The rewards in the future will not be more than a thousand gold coins.

So they all sent people to Xiapi in Xuzhou.

Days like this lasted for a long time. Some wealthy businessmen were willing to take a look at the young talents from all over the country, so they also spent money.

Having made so-called "contributions", even officials from Jingzhou were willing to spend money to purchase it.

At this moment, Cao Cao, who was on the road, heard the news about Yuedan Ping, and also sent Li Dian to ride alone to Xuzhou to ask for a copy.

Li Dian looked unhappy when he came back.

"What's wrong? Didn't you get it?"

Cao Cao asked on the carriage. He was only three or four days away from Xiapi in Xuzhou. Now he knew that the war ahead was not that urgent.

Moreover, after the emperor's edict was issued, the princes in various places also began to take action.

Moreover, the tiger and leopard riders were brought back to Xuchang from the north and returned to a nearby camp. After a few days of rest, they would set off again to Yuan Shu's land.

At that time, we will go down with the trend and attack from three sides, and we will definitely kill Yuan Shu's head!

"I didn't get it! Dian Wei's guy is guarding the door!!"

Li Dian suddenly looked bitter.

Cao Cao thought of Dian Wei's heroism and loyalty and burst into laughter.

"Impossible! What does this have to do with Fengyi?"

After Cao Cao finished laughing, he thought for a moment, "Could it be that Fengyi is taking the lead behind this?"

Li Dian's face was full of bitterness, and he said unwillingly: "I don't know, anyway, he said that if you don't have a thousand pieces of gold, you have to make some contribution. If you don't have anything, do you really think that famous people in the world are willing to let poor people come to see you?"

Poor guy...

this……

"I really don't know where this guy learned his vocabulary."

Cao Cao was stunned after hearing this. It seemed that Fengyi was really doing well in Xuzhou. Xu Jing and Xu Shao were already "everyone", and the silk books they wrote and the characters they mentioned would also become popular.

"Okay, you go to the munitions office to collect three thousand gold, bring thirty thousand shi of grain, and a hundred feet of silk. Ask Dian Wei for a silk book and I'll take a look."

"Hey, okay!!"

With a smile on his face, Li Dian took his soldiers and horses and went to collect the money. After receiving it, he walked to Xuzhou. Dian Wei, that fellow, was simply too much! !

…

Zhuge Liang, who followed Xi Yu from Xuzhou, almost entered the city. In the name of returning to his hometown to visit his ancestors, he entered Xiapi City. Although martial law was imposed during the war, the guards here were relatively gentle.

It didn't bother them.

"Brother, what do you think these people are doing in such a hurry?"

"I don't know, I recently heard that brothers Xu Shao and Xu Jing came to seek refuge with Master Xi, and opened the Yuedan Review a few days ago. This should be the reason. With celebrities included, with Master Xi's reputation, they can almost stabilize Xiapi City. situation."

"What's so interesting about this! My brother's name is not even there!"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Of course there won't be."

Since he entered Xuzhou, he has never been an official or communicated with others, not to mention that before he just studied many books at home. This time, he came to see his former residence and to seek refuge with Master Xi. Such a strange thing in troubled times. It would indeed be a pity if a man didn't take a look at his hometown.

"Brother! But if not! This month's review will not look good."

At this moment.

A scholar passed by in a hurry.

He spoke plausibly, "Zhuge Liang of Nanyang and Pang Tong of Xiangyang, can these two be famous?"

"It has no reputation. Why does it appear in the silk book? Are you sure you read it correctly?"

"Absolutely not!"

"No way, we've never heard of it."

The two men passed by in a hurry.

After finishing speaking, Zhuge Liang was dumbfounded, and the little book boy Zhuge Yi was also dumbfounded.

"Yi'er!" Zhuge Liang immediately scolded, "Have you secretly told others behind my back that I am very talented and knowledgeable! I have a photographic memory and can draw inferences from one instance?!"

The little book boy Zhuge Yi immediately bowed deeply, scared to death, "No!! I absolutely didn't!! At most, I only said one or two words when quarreling with other book boys!"

The little book boy is timid and afraid of getting into trouble, but he also likes to flatter himself. He was immediately frightened when he was called such a name. Don't dismiss yourself!

Don't! ! Follow your brother to eat and drink well. If you are sent away, you don’t know where to go!

Zhuge Liang pointed at him, with a continuous expression of grief and indignation, "Oh! I wanted to live quietly in Nanyang! I wanted to survive in troubled times and didn't want to be heard by the princes, but you..."

"Brother, isn't this "The Return of the Master" written by Master Xi?"

"Can't I borrow it?!"

Zhuge Liang suddenly felt a blockage in his heart. The more he read this sentence, the more comfortable he felt. No matter how he read it, he felt that he was talking about himself!

"I really never said that!! Brother, you can't accuse someone of their innocence out of thin air!"

Zhuge Liang lost his temper for a moment, and suddenly a kind of fear arose in his heart, and he became even more interested in the silk book.

So he asked Zhuge Yi to ask Xu Jing where Brother Xu Shao lived, and went to visit him in person. If he could get a look at the rumored silk book, it might become clear.

…

Soon, they arrived outside the inner city of Xiapi. Under questioning by the guards at the gate, Zhuge Liang revealed that he was from Langya and knew Master Chen Gui from Xiapi City.

Then the guard said seriously: "Oh, Mr. Chen Gui has resigned."

They admired him a lot, so they also respected Zhuge Liang. After all, this boy was more than seven feet tall and had a great appearance. He didn't look like an ordinary person.

"Why did you resign? Could it be that Xuzhou is difficult to stabilize..."

"Oh, that's not the case! This gentleman, Chen Gui and Chen Deng, are both people who are indifferent to fame and fortune. In order to follow Master Xi's politics and support poor families, they tried their best to withstand the pressure of the gentry and resigned from their posts and returned to their hometowns. , so they have become common people."

As soon as he said this, Zhuge Liang became even more yearning for Xi Yu.

I see……

He grew up in Xuzhou in his early years, so he knew the intertwined situation in Xuzhou and the relationship between the various forces was very clear.

Unexpectedly, the noble class has all supported Mr. Xi?

And he is willing to be so dedicated, which is really... unusual.

A large area of ​​Xu Jing and Xu Shao's mansion was empty. The two of them used the entire mansion to pile up books, all of which belonged to Lord Xi Yuxi's mansion.

There were so many more books for nothing, so the two of them were extremely grateful and grateful.

And he also got an official position.

Librarian.