"I understand." Jia Xu waved his hand and signaled that Dong Yue could leave.

Dong Yue blinked, not understanding what Jia Xu meant. Was he able to go back to drink or could he get out? He was full of questions, but he didn't dare to ask, so he responded weakly, exchanged a look with Zhang Xiu, and retreated together. When he went out, he secretly looked back and took a look. Jia Xu stood quietly in the yard, with an indescribable mystery.

Jia Xu didn't look back, and waited for a while before turning around, returning to the hall, and pushing open Li Ru's door. Li Ru had already sat up, looked at him with a burning gaze, with a smile on his lips. Jia Xu was a little embarrassed and bowed his hand.

"As the gentleman said, the governor of Lu won."

"Wenhe, this is not the result I can imagine." Li Ru shook his head slowly. "I didn't expect him to win so easily and quickly. I'm the same as you, just like you."

Jia Xu endured it for a long time, but still couldn't help it. "But... how is this possible? Fu Yun is not an incompetent person. Hongnong City's defense is still remarkable. Even if you can't hold on for too long, it will be fine for ten days and half a month. Half a day, this is too bizarre."

"Wenhe, you know Fu Yun, but you don't know Lu Su." Li Ru waved his hand. "News are news, hearing is false, seeing is true, and seeing is true. You can't imagine it if you don't see it with your own eyes." He paused for a moment and said again: "What do you think of Ma Chao and Yan Xing's martial arts?"

"Of course, it's very strong, and he can be called the strongest among the young generation."

"Ma Chao couldn't get along in front of Yu Feng, and Yu Feng's Tai Chi spear method was created by the King of Wu."

Jia Xu was speechless.

"A master fights, victory, loss, life and death are all a matter of one or two. It seems that it is only a little bit short, but it may be a mountain that can never be overcome in one lifetime."

Jia Xu sighed softly, shook his head with a wry smile. "Sir, take a break, I'll go out to deal with it."

Li Ru nodded with relief, closed his eyes, and a slight snoring sound came out for a while. Jia Xu went out of the door, but did not go to the front yard. He returned to his yard. Hu Cheer and Qiqiu Xing had already returned, waiting for him anxiously, with an excited expression. Seeing them, Jia Xu said nothing and asked them to guard the door and not allow anyone to come in.

Hu Cheer and Weiqiu Xing couldn't figure out the situation, but they didn't dare to disobey Jia Xu's orders and stood obediently outside the yard. Weiqiu Xing recruited a few more guards and kept the yard firmly and did not allow anyone to enter and exit.

——

Yan Wen looked at Zhao Qu without saying a word.

Zhao Qu sat on the table and looked at the door from time to time. He was waiting for Jia Xu. Lu Su asked him to bring a sentence to Jia Xu. He refused to say what he said, and insisted on saying it in person. Yan Wen felt that he was scared and could not figure out the situation.

Who is your ally?

However, because of this, Yan Wen believes that the news brought by Zhao Qu is true. If it weren't for being too shocking, Zhao Qu wouldn't be scared like this. Even a scholar is still a scholar in Liangzhou. Who hasn't seen a few evil people?

But Lu Su was a bit too evil. It would be fine if he broke the city in half a day, but he actually killed Fu Yun directly?

It was quiet at the door, and Jia Xu's figure did not appear for a long time. Dong Yue and Zhang Xiu were gone. I don't know if they were discussing with Jia Xu or what happened. The news was too sudden and the situation suddenly reversed. No one had any preparations, and they needed to calm down and consider the next response measures.

Lu Su took Hongnong in just half a day, and the situation was very unfavorable to the court. In this way, the court had to station heavy troops in Tongguan, and also strictly guarded Fengyi to prevent Lu Su from breaking into Guanzhong. Is 40,000 infantry and cavalry enough? According to common sense, it is enough, but the problem is that the situation cannot be evaluated according to common sense. According to common sense, how could Lu Su break Hongnong in half a day?

Lu Su defeated not only Hongnong City, but also the confidence of the court. After receiving this news, did the emperor still have the courage to fight against Lu Su?

If they want to defend Tongguan, Jia Xu and Dong Yue are crucial. If they turn to Lusu and break into Fengyi, the court will be defeated. If they still support the court and defend Hedong, then the court's flanks will not be in danger. As long as they focus on guarding Tongguan, they will be fine.

Dong Yue is a stupid person, easy to deal with. Jia Xu is not very convincing. He originally planned to see his reaction, but after his decision, he would not show up, the plan would naturally fail.

Yan Wen was not worried about his safety. The two countries had not yet killed the envoys, not to mention that he had a relationship with Jia Xu. Jia Xu had no reason to kill him, and there was no need for him. He was concerned about Jia Xu's choice. Since he could not interview Jia Xu, he could only analyze it himself.

After a while, Dong Yue came in. He attached himself to Yan Wen's ear and said Jia Xu's reaction. Yan Wen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and had a scheming in his heart. Jia Xu's failure to express his opinion was the best result. He was waiting for a price. As long as he still wanted to bargain, he still had a chance to save it. What he was most afraid of was that he immediately turned against him, just like Lu Su killing Fu Yun, he didn't even give him a chance to negotiate.

"Are the general a little nervous?" Yan Wen looked at Dong Yue with a smile. Although his face was a little pale, he drank a lot of wine and his face was already very red, and he couldn't tell for a while.

"I... why am I nervous? My son-in-law Jiang Gan is a Dianke of Wu. Lu Su must be polite when he sees me." Although Dong Yue was speechless, he refused to show weakness. "You should be nervous. Hongnong is lost and Guanzhong is not protected. You will be beheaded by Lu Su like Fu Yun."

"Then can I give you the head?" Yan Wen smiled even happier. "You use my head to apologize to Lu Su and ask him to return Hongnong County to you, and you say that you are bewitching this way, not your intention."

Dong Yue looked at Yan Wen and said nothing. No matter how stupid he was, he would not be unable to hear Yan Wen's slander. How could Lu Su return Hongnong County to him? Yan Wen's head is not worth much. Besides, Yan Wen is the clan of Yan Zhong and a guest of Jia Xu. He killed Yan Wen to turn against Jia Xu. At this time, how could he dare to offend Jia Xu?

"Bo Jian, stop kidding, why am I going to kill you?" Dong Yue swallowed and said with a forced smile: "We are all from Liangzhou, how can I use your head to exchange for wealth and honor."

Yan Wen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was not afraid of Jia Xu killing him. Jia Xu was a smart man and could not do anything wrong, but Dong Yue was not sure. It would be useless to prevent Dong Yue from realizing that killing him would be of no use. Dong Yue might really do this. He was not willing to die, so Dong Yue chose to surrender to Lu Su, and Hedong fell into the hands of Lu Su, but it was very unfavorable to the court.

"It seems that the general is a sensible person." Yan Wen picked up the wine glass and signaled to Dong Yue. "Let me borrow the general's wine and congratulate the general."

"Congratulations?" Dong Yue was confused. "What do I have to congratulate?"

Dong Yue made up his mind, raised his wine glass and was so proud that he was drifting. "Do it!"

——

Jia Xu pushed open the door and narrowed his eyes.

It snowed at night, and a thick layer of water accumulated in the yard, making the sky and earth a little dazzling.

Yan Wen stood at the steps with his hands in his arms. The top of the black crown turned white, with thick snow piled on his shoulders. The snow under his feet was thicker and had already spread across his ankles. Yan Wen closed his eyes, his face turned blue, and he was motionless.

Jia Xu glanced at Hu Cheer standing at the door. Hu Cheer was jokingly aggrievedly. Jia Xu didn't say anything more. In terms of strength, one Hu Cheer could beat ten Yan Wen. In terms of eloquence, ten Hu Cheer could not beat one Yan Wen.

"Bo Jian, why is this?" Jia Xu sighed softly. "Fast into the house, hurry into the house." He said to Hu Cheer again: "What are you doing while standing? Why don't you go to warm up some wine and get some food."

Hu Cheer responded and hurried away. Yan Wen shook for a moment and almost fell down. He held the corridor column, trembling with his purple lips, and said with a forced smile: "Brother Wen, Wen has something unknown and cannot sleep at night. I want to ask Brother Wen and Brother Wen for advice, hoping that he will not disturb Brother Wen and Brother to rest."

Jia Xu waved his hands repeatedly, helped Yan Wen up, and pulled him into the room. Yan Wen was cold all over, and his legs were as cold as wooden sticks. He could only lean on Jia Xu and slowly moved into the room. Jia Xu took off his coat and shoes, pushed him onto the still-heated bed, and wrapped it in a quilt. Yan Wen shivered, and it took him a while to calm down slowly.

Hu Cheer brought wine and porridge, and Jia Xu personally fed Yan Wen some. After eating hot food, Yan Wen's face gradually recovered. He looked at Jia Xu and smiled bitterly. "I think I know what I want to say, right?"

Jia Xu bowed his hand and smiled and said, "Bo Jian praised me, I am ashamed of being aware of it. If I were wise, how could I be so embarrassed?"

Yan Wen knew that Jia Xu had something in his words, saying that he was abducting Dong Yue and fighting for Hedong. These things could not escape Jia Xu's eyes. He stood in the yard all night and wanted to apologize. Seeing that Jia Xu refused to answer, he had to speak on his own initiative. It was of great importance, and his personal honor and disgrace could only be put aside first.

"Brother Wenhe, I really don't understand why Taishi Dong was in charge of the government, so he won over the scholars of Kanto but ignored me, Liangzhou?"

Jia Xu lowered his eyebrows and was stunned for a moment. Seeing Yan Wen standing in the courtyard, he knew why Yan Wen came. However, Yan Wen's question still touched his heart. At that time, Dong Zhuo recruited the scholars of Guandong, which was sincere. Cai Yong, Xun Shuang, He Yong, Zheng Tai, Han Rong, and Chen Ji, were not respected. However, after Yuan Shao raised his troops, almost all the Guandong people rebelled. They cooperated with Yuan Shao in the open and secret ways, on the battlefield and in the court, and even wanted to get rid of Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo did a lot of bad things, but the Kanto people were innocent. How many of those things were framed by the Kanto people? Yuan Shao instructed Wang Yun to kill Yuan Wei, Yuan Ji and others, and the charge ended up on Dong Zhuo.

The gap between Kanto and Kanto is too deep, and even the Kanto people themselves are not confident. If Dong Zhuo did not respect and respect the Kanto people too much, but supported the Kanto people, the result might be another situation. Now that the scholars in Liangzhou have entered the government, there is a rare opportunity, and it would be a pity to ruin it.

Jia Xu was silent for a long time. "Bo Jian, I am fifty-three years old this year. I am a filial and honest man. I have been in court for thirty years. I have been exhausted physically and mentally and have accomplished nothing. This is what the Master said, who is unknown and not worthy of fear, and cannot bear the heavy responsibility. You should work hard for the rest of your life."
Chapter completed!