Xun Yu's heart skipped a beat, as if he was punched hard, his hands and feet were a little numb.

Is it time for the Ruying people to abandon Yuan Shao?

Although he had expected that this day might come too quickly, which caught him off guard. Xun Yu was a little dazed for a moment and could not believe his ears. It was only more than four years since Yuan Shao killed all eunuchs in the sixth year of Zhongping, and it was only five years before August, and Yuan Shao changed from the hope of scholars in the world to an abandoned son?

Xun Yu moved his body uneasyly, making his tone calm as much as possible, which didn't sound so harsh. "Yuan Chang, are you too anxious? After all, it's just a guess now."

Zhong Yao was not slow, but his tone was very firm and calm. "Wen Ruo, the poem says: When the sky is not rainy, it is clear that the land of the mulberry trees, and prepare for the households. If you plan a household in this way, how can those who plan the world be limited to the present? Yes, Yuan Shao's current strength is still superior, and Sun Ce may not be able to defeat him, but you have to see one thing, even if Yuan Shao can defeat Sun Ce, he is not a wise ruler. Even if he succeeds for a while, the world will not be peaceful. It will be ten years at a time, and it will be twenty years at a time. It is either the rebellion of Empress Lu or the change of Wang Mang."

Xun Yu's eyes twitched gently, and his crossed fingers almost lost consciousness. Zhong Yao thought very carefully, and he came prepared. He was not alone, he represented a group of people. They wanted to give up Yuan Shao and choose another wise master. Who are these people, who are they going to choose, is it the emperor or Sun Ce?

Xun Yu felt a little breathless, and he couldn't say anything anxious. He wanted to refute Zhong Yao, but there was no appropriate reason. He knew that Zhong Yao's analysis was correct, and Yuan Shao's performances were indeed disappointing. He seemed to be getting stronger and stronger, but his distance from the wise master was getting farther and farther away.

Before Dong Zhuo was destroyed, he had an internal conflict with Yuan Shu first, and his brothers were in conflict.

Before the situation was settled, Han Fu, who was in Jizhou, was forced to death, which led to Xin Ping and Xun Chen breaking his trust and then blaming Zhang Miao, which forced Zhang Miao to turn against him. Chen Liu therefore favored Sun Ce and became Sun Ce's ally against Yuan Shao.

Before the victory or defeat, he showed a tendency to abolish the eldest and the young, so that Yuan Tan was defeated and captured. Not only was he unable to threaten Yuzhou, but Sun Ce pushed the front line into Yanzhou. If Yuan Shao had sent troops to help Yuan Tan at that time, it would have been another situation.

In just a few years, Yuan Shao made several big mistakes one after another. Ruying people left Jizhou one after another. There were three people in the Xun family alone and two people in the Xin family. After Cao Cao was defeated, he simply gave up Yuan Shao and came directly to Chang'an.

Such a person is indeed not a wise ruler. Even if he defeated Sun Ce and ascended the throne, he would kill the meritorious officials and eliminate dissidents, just like Emperor Gaozu was like that. When the meritorious officials were slaughtered, the foreign relatives would naturally become the leader. The disaster for Empress Lü and Wang Mang was inevitable.

If this scene really happens, the Xun family will probably be the first to be the target of cleaning. At that time, will it learn from Zhang Liang to practice Taoism in seclusion, or to learn from Chen Ping to go with the flow? I am afraid it is impossible. Xun Shuang’s contact with the Yellow Turban, his relationship with the emperor, Xun You assisted Sun Ce, and now Xun Chen is mixed with Liu He again, Yuan Shao remembers it in his heart, and he will not let the Xun family go.

The more Xun Yu thought about it, the more desperate he became. Suddenly, he realized that he had no choice but to accept Zhong Yao's advice. He could no longer support Yuan Shao in public or private affairs, and had to make a choice as soon as possible.

Zhong Yao kept looking at Xun Yu quietly. The change in Xun Yu's face was captured by him. As the anger in Xun Yu's eyes gradually dissipated, despair rose slightly, he said without a chance: "Wenruo, I'm here to find you this time. There is another reason. Sun Ce's envoy Jiang Gan came to Chang'an. He brought a message that He Bo asked for the assassination of Sun Ce but was captured by Sun Ce. Zhang Mengzhuo and Mrs. Ding were all implicated and are now imprisoned in Pingyu."

Xun Yu suddenly sat up and widened his eyes. "Seriously?"

Zhong Yao didn't say anything, reached out and pressed his hand on Xun Yu's shoulder and patted it gently. "Wenruo, don't be nervous. Sun Ce has no intention of killing He Boqiu, otherwise he would have taken action at that time. However, he would not let He Boqiu go easily. This matter...only you can decide."

"What decision can I make?" Xun Yu almost screamed, his face flushed, completely different from his usual self.

Zhong Yao didn't speak. He knew that the relationship between He Yong and the Xun family was extraordinary. He Yong treated Xun Shuang as his teacher and friend, and treated Xun Yu and Xun You as his children. He was actually half of the Xun family. In his eyes, Xun Yu was more suitable to be the new leader of the party than Yuan Shao, but the power behind Yuan Shao was too strong, and Xun Yu's background had an indelible stain, so he chose Yuan Shao. However, he still spared no effort to help Xun Yu. If it weren't for his words "the talent of the king and the assistant", Xun Yu would have difficulty gaining a foothold in the extremely clear and turbid scholars. Now that He Yong was imprisoned by Sun Ce, life and death were unpredictable, Xun Yu was naturally anxious.

"Where is Jiang Gan?"

"In Chang'an, he is now in contact with Han Sui and Ma Teng, which should be a matter of discussing the war horse. In the war not long ago, Sun Ce suffered huge losses in the war horse and urgently needed supplements, otherwise he would not be able to deal with the war after the autumn."

Xun Yu slowly calmed down and leaned back on the wall of the car, staring at Zhong Yao with red eyes. "Yuan Chang, what else do I need to know? Let me tell you all. At the current speed, from here to Chang'an for at least two days, you always have to leave me some time to consider."

Zhong Yao took out a roll of paper from his sleeve. "Wenruo, please read it yourself. This is Sun Ce's condition."

Xun Yu took the paper roll and sneered: "Yuan Chang, what a good method. Jiang Gan came this time, don't you have to write a tombstone for others, right?"

Zhong Yao laughed dryly.

Jiang Gan sat opposite Ma Teng, drinking slowly.

Ma Teng read the letters from home written by Ma Chao word by word, and laughed and scolded each other from time to time. It seemed disdainful, but it was actually unsatisfactory. Ma Tie and Ma Xiu were on the side, one was trying on the new armor, and the other pulled out the new knife and inserted it in, enjoying it. Jiang Gan came to Chang'an this time not only brought Ma Chao's letters from home, but also brought a wealth of gifts. Some were purchased by Ma Chao and some were given by Sun Ce, including local specialties from Jingzhou and Yuzhou, high-quality weapons created by Nanyang Iron Officials, and some rare treasures transported from Wujun. Not only were Ma Teng and his wife, but also a few younger siblings.

This made Ma Teng very happy. Ma Chao was not so sensible before. He was the eldest son, and he was used to eating more and taking advantage of the more he had never taken into consideration the idea of ​​his younger brother and sister. This time he brought so many gifts, everyone took care of them, and wrote a letter from his family to report his safety, telling him in detail about his experience of fighting with Sun Ce, which made Ma Teng feel that this kid was much more sensible and very pleased.

"I'm close to Zhu Zhe Chi, my son has benefited a lot from this trip to the east." Ma Teng stroked his beard and smiled. "I heard that Yan Xing is more promising and has been appointed as the chief guard? General Sun's heart is open-minded, which is really admirable."

Jiang Gan smiled. "The general doesn't know that although there are more than a thousand cavalry in his personal guards, they may not be as good as the Yi Congqi. Xia Ting, Fang and Rencheng fought three times, and the sons made contributions and received more rewards than Yan Xing. In the military merit book, he was ranked before Yan Xing."

Ma Teng laughed and nodded with relief. "Then I will ask for a promise next time when I see Han Wen." He laughed twice and said, "Ziyi, is your return to Chang'an this time to repay merit? I'm bluntly speaking, with those people here, this reward is not very rewarding."
Chapter completed!