Dongfang Jian had just persuaded Jia Xu to follow him and was about to talk in detail when Zhang Fei reported that Xun You had come. []
Dongfang Jianxin said,"You're finally here. I thought you weren't coming."
Xun You was a descendant of Xun Zi from the Warring States Period and was born in a prestigious family. Many people in his family had held important positions in the Great Han Dynasty. Moreover, the Xun family of Yingchuan was a large aristocratic family with many outstanding talents. Now, Xun Shuang was the most outstanding in the clan. People at that time praised him as the 'Eight Dragons of the Xun Clan, the most benevolent and wise.' In the ninth year of Emperor Huan of Han Dynasty, he was recommended by Zhao Dian of Taichang and worshiped as a doctor. In the second year of Emperor Ling's Jianning, Sikong Yuan Feng once again recommended Xun Shuang as an official, but he resigned twice. He said that he wanted to concentrate on writing, but in fact, he had given up on the court. Dongfang Jian knew that the ancient people placed the most importance on the clan and blood relations. For this reason, there were many generations of dukes and generals, such as Yuan Shao, who had four generations and three dukes. This reputation provided the conditions for him to gather so many talents at the beginning of the Three Kingdoms. What did the Xun family know?、Xun You and his nephew were only relatively famous. In fact, there were many people in the Xun family who were very famous in the Three Kingdoms.
Dongfang Jian knew that his performance in the He Residence had aroused his curiosity. Otherwise, a person like Xun You would not have come to visit him late at night if he was not curious about something or someone. Now Dongfang Jian was thinking about how to convince Xun You to work for him. What should he say? He couldn't just say that the world was about to fall into chaos and that he should choose a wise ruler to assist him and help him pacify the world. If that happened, nine out of ten of them would be scared away, and the remaining one would escape with the help of urine.
Jia Xu saw through Dongfang Jian's intentions and said,""This subordinate has heard that this Xun You is extremely resourceful. He is a person who appears to be stupid. It seems that my lord wants to take him in.”
Dongfang Jian said," Wen He is right. When I was traveling in Yingchuan, I heard that Xun You and Xun Gongda were dragons and phoenixes among men. They were foolish on the outside but wise on the inside. They were timid on the outside but brave on the inside. They were weak on the outside but strong on the inside. They did not fight for good and did not work hard. They were wise but foolish. Even Yan Zi and Ning Wu could not surpass them. However, I wanted to go to visit him, but because of various things, I couldn't go. It was really a pity. Today, she saw He Jin in the manor, who was already the assistant minister of the Yellow Sect. Because she loved his talent, she hinted to him five times and three times during the banquet. She didn't expect him to really come. I wonder if Wen He can help me get this person.”
Jia Xu walked back and forth with his head lowered. Suddenly, he said,"It's actually very simple for my lord to get Xun Gongda. All he has to do is let He Jin go.”
Dongfang Jian said anxiously," Wen He, don't bully me. I want his heart and soul, not a single person. I want him to submit to me wholeheartedly, not by using any despicable means. Besides, now is not the time to use it."”
Jia Xu smiled." My lord, don't be anxious. Let me finish. My lord, you can do this…"
Dongfang Jian smiled as he listened.
Dongfang Jian said to Jia Xu,"Wen He's plan is brilliant. I'll go now."”
With that, he hurriedly walked out of the room to see Xun You. Dongfang Jian came to Zhang Fei's guest room and knocked lightly on the door. Xun You's voice came from inside the room,""Please come in."
Dongfang Jian pushed open the door and walked in. He bowed to Xun You and said,""Jian had something to do just now and made Gongda wait for a long time. I'm really sorry.”
Xun You quickly stood up and bowed,""Envoy, why are you doing this?”
Dongfang Kendo said," Sir, you are a man of great wisdom. It is the sword's sin to make such a person wait for you for a long time. Sir, you should accept this bow."”
Xun You didn't dare to accept Dongfang Jian's big bow and hurriedly dodged to the side to accept it.
Xun You helped Dongfang Jian to his feet.”
Dongfang Kendo said," Other than the Emperor, only those with great wisdom and great sages can receive the bow of the sword. Sir, you happen to be a person with great wisdom and great sages. Why can't you accept the bow of the sword?" []”
"Envoy, you praise me too much. You're just a scholar. How can you deserve your praise?”Xun You said.
Dongfang Jian looked at Xun You and said,"You and I should stop flattering him. If we continue to flatter him, I'm afraid the sky will be bright soon." May I know why you are doing this?"
Upon hearing Dongfang Jian's words, Xun You immediately said solemnly,""The main purpose of You's visit today is to ask what your purpose is and why you have come up with such a plan.”
"Gongda, what do you mean?" Dongfang Jian feigned ignorance."What plan did I come up with?"”
Xun You said angrily," Why are you acting dumb? Didn't you say that you wanted the General and the Shilin to join forces to deal with the Ten Attendants?"”
Dongfang Jian shouted," Oh, I was wondering what it was. So it's this. Gongda thought that what I said was not the truth. Gongda is willing to watch the Ten Attendants continue to commit crimes, deceive the Emperor, oppress the officials, and corrupt the court.”
Dongfang Jian's words made Xun You speechless. He did not know how to answer. If he said yes, then he would be on the side of the Ten Attendants of the Eternal. If not, then he should not have asked this question.
After a while, Xun You said," You misunderstood me. Don't you know that if you come up with this plan, the entire court will fight to the death? Even if He Jin and Shi Lin win in the end, the two gangs will fight for the control of the court. The consequences will be unimaginable.”
"I know. That's why I came up with this plan."”
Dongfang Jian's words stunned Xun You. Although he knew Dongfang Jian would admit it, he did not expect him to admit it so readily. "Why? Why did you do that?" Xun You asked.”
"For the people of the world, for the Great Han Dynasty.”
Xun You said angrily,"It sounds nice, but I think it's because of your selfishness."”
"That's right, I have my own selfish motives, I admit that.”" What do you think of the situation in the world?" Dongfang Jian asked." Do you think that the world can be saved by the emperor who only knows how to do business, pervert the harem, and favor the eunuchs, and those powerful families who only know how to fight for power and profit and are willing to commit heinous acts for their own selfish interests?”
Dongfang Jian's words stunned Xun You. Dongfang Jian stood up and walked to Xun You. He patted his shoulder gently and asked him to sit down."Gongda, you're a wise person who should be considered to have a long-term vision. What do you think the future of the world will be like?”
Xun You came back to his senses, looked at Dongfang Jian, and said slowly,""I know what you mean. I noticed them when I was in Yingchuan, but I didn't pay much attention to them at that time. I only mentioned them when I was talking to a few good friends. Later, when I saw many people receiving their enlightenment on the way from Yingchuan to Luoyang, I began to suspect them. Now, when you asked me, I knew you were talking about the Road of Peace. I don't deny that the followers of the Road of Peace are all over the world. Once there is a rebellion, it will collide with the Great Han Dynasty. However, I don't believe that they will let my Han Family's 400-year-old empire perish.”
Dongfang Jian said,""Sir, you're right. The Road of Peace will not let the Han family's 400-year-old empire perish. Moreover, I can tell you with certainty that once the Road of Peace rebelles, they will be quickly wiped out by the army of the Great Han Dynasty in a short period of time. However, I'm worried that the army of the imperial court has not experienced war for a long time. Once they encounter an unexpected situation, they will not be able to react in time and will be quickly defeated by the rebel army. At that time, the emperor will issue an edict to let the wealthy families everywhere... As well as the local officials recruiting their own troops to fight against the rebels, after the rebels were suppressed, the various vassals and aristocratic families would all control their own armies. Then, because of the presence of the army, the vassals would be at odds with the imperial court's orders. The imperial court's control over the local areas would rapidly decline, and a situation of strong branches and weak branches would appear. The prestige of the royal family would no longer exist. If at this time, another ambitious person suddenly sent troops to control the capital and control the emperor and the ministers in their hands, Then, the various vassals would send troops to Luoyang in the name of getting rid of the rebellious officials. Even if the alliance army won, the dignity of the royal family would be gone, and the Emperor would become the target of control for the vassals everywhere. They all wanted to use the Emperor to order the vassals to crusade against those who did not submit. At that time, the Han Dynasty would truly be in chaos. Once the Han Dynasty was in civil strife, the foreign forces would take the opportunity to attack the Central Plains and drag the world into true chaos. "Taking a step back, even if the foreign vassals don't invade at this time, the vassals of the Central Plains will definitely submit to us. This will definitely cause a series of crusades and counter-crusades, and the war will drag on forever. At that time, it won't be the people of our Great Han who will die. If no matter which vassal has yet to pacify the world within ten to twenty years, our Great Han will already be covered in injuries, and the people will probably die heavily." When that time comes, it will be the best time for the foreign tribes to invade. They have never forgotten the beautiful rivers and mountains of our Great Han.”
Dongfang Jian recounted what happened in the history of the Three Kingdoms and how the population in the later period of the Three Kingdoms decreased drastically. The population of the Great Han Dynasty fell from 60 million to less than 6 million, and only one out of ten people remained, which directly led to the chaos of the Five Kingdoms. As Dongfang Jian spoke, he looked at Xun You. Xun You's face slowly turned pale. In his opinion, Dongfang Jian's words were a little alarmist, but the more he listened, the more he felt that what Dongfang Jian said was true. Xun You himself was a talent with long-term vision. Over the years, he had also felt that some of the feudal vassals of the Great Han Dynasty were not listening to the orders of the Imperial Court. Moreover, the officials were now rushing to plunder the people's wealth. How many people still cared about the lives of the people? If some ambitious people stood up and rebelled, then the people might have no choice but to rebel in order to survive. In their opinion, it was better to fight for their lives than to starve to death. He also knew that if Dongfang Jian's words came true, the Han Dynasty might be invaded by foreign races, and China would be powerless to fight back. At that time, it would truly become China's tragedy.
Xun You's heart was tormented. He did not want to believe Dongfang Jian's words, but he had no choice but to do so because he knew that Dongfang Jian was telling the truth. Xun You looked at Dongfang Jian and said in a hoarse voice,""Since that's the case, do you have a plan to save the country?”
Dongfang Jian knew that what he said just now was a great blow to him, but in order to eliminate the thoughts of loyalty in Xun You's mind, he had to give him a heavy blow and completely destroy his beliefs. This was Jia Wenhe's plan. Jia Xu was indeed worthy of being the top strategist of the three kingdoms, and he was also worthy of his nickname, Poison Warrior. Just from this plan alone, one could tell that he was a true strategist of the three kingdoms, because he was ruthless and vicious enough.
"I don't have any good plan to save the country. I only know that I should preserve a bit of vitality for our Han Dynasty before the war comes and guard the border of our Han Dynasty so as to prevent foreign tribes from invading. No matter how chaotic the Central Plains is, it's our family's business. We must not let foreign tribes interfere. That's why I choose Youzhou Province. If possible, I want to pacify the world as soon as possible so that the people in the world don't have to worry about food and clothing. However, I knew that I needed someone like Gongda to help me do this.”
"If someone better than you appears in the world and can manage the world better, what will you do?”Xun You asked.
Dongfang Jian was secretly delighted." I was afraid that you wouldn't ask. Once you ask, it means that you've basically agreed. Even if you didn't agree, your psychological defense would have been broken." Dongfang Jian said," Then this person must be approved by me. If he can really bring peace to the world as you said, then I will help him achieve it. When the world is truly peaceful, then I will float away and become a farmer or a businessman.”"Not only that, but if there is such a person in the royal family, I will help him quickly pacify the world and leave quietly."”
"I'm afraid that when the time comes, you won't be able to let go of the power in your hands."”
Dongfang Kendo said," That's right. I'm also afraid that I won't be able to resist the temptation and do things that even I don't want to do. If that really happens, I'm afraid that Gongda will have to remind me in real time. I wonder if Gongda is willing to be the person who reminds me at all times."”
Xun You stood up and bowed to Dongfang Jian.""If what you said is true, then I'm willing to do my best.”
Dongfang Jian hurriedly supported Xun You and said," Gongdamo is anxious. Let's make this clear in advance. If there is no one more suitable than me in the world, then I will not be polite. I hope Gongdamo will leave me and accompany me to build a beautiful home for the people to live and work in. This is because I believe that the world belongs to the people of the world, not to one person or one family.”
Xun You couldn't help but whisper when he heard that the world belonged to the people of the world and not to one person or family. Xun You had never heard such words before, but it sounded very reasonable. After all, Xun You didn't come from a later generation. He had been taught since he was young that the world belonged to the Liu family and that he must be loyal to the monarch and love the country. Xun You said," The world belongs to the people of the world. Just based on this sentence, I know that you will become a good master who loves the people like his own children. If no one in the world is more suitable to be the master of the world than you, then I will ask you to take on the responsibility and pay your respects to my lord."”
Dongfang Jian helped Xun You up and sighed in his heart," It really wasn't easy, but no matter what, they had finally subdued him. Moreover, they didn't have to worry about them rebelling. Scholars didn't believe in the theory of a good bird choosing a tree to perch in like generals. Scholars generally believed in loyalty, unless the master they assisted was a person like the Yuan brothers. However, Dongfang Jian knew that he was not that kind of person, so he was not worried about the betrayal of his subordinates.
Dongfang Jian said to Xun You,"My Gongda is like the great ancestor Zhang Liang."”
After saying that, he pulled Xun You to see Jia Xu. In the future, the two of them would be his subordinates. It was necessary for the two of them to get to know each other. When Jia Xu saw Dongfang Jian bring Xun You in, he knew that the matter was settled.
Jia Xu stood up and said to Dongfang Jian Dao,"Congratulations, my lord, on obtaining a good talent."”
Dongfang Jian laughed loudly, and the two of them made introductions. After the two of them greeted each other, Dongfang Jian called Lu Bu and Zhang Fei in to greet them. When the four of them met, they stopped. "What's with the eagle that Wenhe mentioned just now?" Dongfang Jian asked Jia Xu.”
"My lord, you should know that my hometown is in Xiliang," Jia Xu said.”
Dongfang Jian nodded, but before he could speak, Zhang Fei's loud voice rang out,""So what if he's in Western Liang?"
Jia Xu smiled." Because Western Liang is mostly made up of foreign tribes, and many of these foreign tribes are good at raising eagles." Whenever they fought with other tribes, they would send eagles into the sky to gather information for them. Because eagles flew very high, they were not afraid of bows and arrows. It was necessary to scout for information. However, eagles had to be captured in their infancy to be tamed, and it was not easy to build an eagle's nest on a cliff.”
" I've heard of it too," Dongfang Kendo said." But it's too difficult to train eagles." However, now that I've mentioned the scripture, I remember something that can be used for training.”
"What is it?" Everyone asked.
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