Three Kingdoms

In a room in the Xun family courtyard, an old man sat with his back to the door.

There is a portrait hanging on the wall in front of the old man. The figure in the portrait is wearing a crown and robe, with a clear face, a calm expression, and a deep gaze that seems to travel through time and space.

Sandalwood was lit in a corner of the room. The spice was of the highest quality, and it calmed and soothed the mind. Unfortunately, the old man in the room seemed to be in a difficult mood, and his long eyebrows were beating constantly.

There were soft footsteps outside the house, and a young scribe kowtowed and greeted the old man inside.

The old man in the room did not turn around, but simply ordered the young scribe to come in first.

There was a long silence, the old man and the young man were just like this, no one spoke.

After an unknown amount of time, the old man finally turned around, broke the silence, and said, "Wen Ruo, you have a good way of cultivating your heart, but why are you so reckless this time?"

Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo kowtowed to the ground without saying a word to defend themselves.

The old man sighed, threw the imperial summons beside him in front of Xun Yu, and said, "You can watch it."

Xun Yu picked it up and opened it to see that it was the imperial court's recruitment order for Xun Shuang, the old man!

Conscription orders were not something ordinary people could obtain in the Han Dynasty. Conscription, also known as conscription, is a process in which the emperor, in addition to imperial edicts, names certain celebrities and recruits them to serve as officials in the court.

These so-called celebrities are either famous hermits living in the mountains and deep forests, or famous figures who have served as officials before and then retired to the countryside. Anyway, they are usually big-name figures. They are specially recruited by the emperor, so there are also some The person who was drafted was called "Zhengjun".

When recruiting, the imperial court usually greets the elderly with buses, and for the elderly, special "Anche Pulun" is used, which is a wooden wheel wrapped with cattails to make the journey smooth and bumpy, and at the same time, it is prepared to send bundles of silk and Xuan. silk as a recruitment gift.

Wherever they went during the conquest of the king, local officials had to decorate their driveways and residences, and wait for hospitality in person.

Therefore, conscription was an act by the emperor of the Han Dynasty to give face to local celebrities. In return, those who were conscripted generally said that all conscripts obeyed orders. Even if they did not want to be an official, they had to go to Kyoto to see the emperor before asking for resignation. .

Everyone knows how old the current emperor of the Han Dynasty is, so the conscription order at this time cannot be the independent will of the six or seven-year-old emperor. The only explanation is that Dong Zhuo ordered the conscription.

"This... Yu is unkind and has brought trouble to my uncle..." Xun Yu placed the recruitment order on the ground and kowtowed to his uncle Xun Shuang to apologize - but he didn't expect that Xun Yu would resign and come back, only to have his uncle Xun Shuang be taken into consideration by Dong Zhuo. Already...

"How is Dong Zhuo?" Xun Shuang wanted to hear the opinion of Xun Yu, who had seen Dong Zhuo's face.

"A rude warrior who is extremely violent will end in chaos and will be unable to do anything." Xun Yu's evaluation of Dong Zhuo was very poor, almost asserting that Dong Zhuo would definitely not end well and no one could save him...

This is also an important reason why Xun Yu resigned from his post and fled back home when Dong Zhuo promoted him. Xun Yu was not optimistic about Dong Zhuo and believed that he had no need to spend time on Dong Zhuo and did not want to be used by Dong Zhuo, so he even I don't want to be tainted by Dong Zhuo's kindness.

"...What you are doing...is going to kill me..." Xun Shuang let out a long sigh.

Yes, Dong Zhuo's move was cruel enough, or rather the move Li Ru gave to Dong Zhuo was cruel enough. Originally, arresting the people who spread rumors was only the first step, but now Xun Shuang has taken the second step. .

If the Wang family and the Yuan family are the largest ruling parties, then the Xun family is the closest opposition party to Luoyang. The purpose of Dong Zhuo or Li Ru's move is obvious, which is to balance the Qingliu power within the imperial court and break the Qingliu alliance between the Wang family and the Yuan family.

Regardless of whether Xun Shuang stayed in the court as an official after being called up, at least Li Ru sent a strong signal in place of Dong Zhuo - from now on, important central official positions in the court were no longer controlled by the ruling Wang family and Yuan family, but were directed to With the openness of the country, as long as those are willing to join the Dong family's cause, they will receive high-ranking officials and generous salaries...

What's more, Xun Shuang had rejected Yuan Feng's recommendation before, which meant that everyone knew that the Xun family would not stand with the Yuan family. Therefore, if Xun Shuang was recruited this time, if he took office, then if he had been recruited by Yuan before, People who have been suppressed by the Yuan family will naturally move closer to Xun Shuang. In this way, Xun Shuang will directly face the Yuan family...

If you do not take office, thank the emperor and then resign - according to the current game rules of the Han Dynasty, the emperor can issue a conscription order again, or even a third time, until the person is conscripted into office...

Xun Shuang is so old, how can he still risk his life to go to Beijing again and again, and then come back, and come back again - just a few more times, Xun Shuang will probably be exhausted on the road, Dong Zhuo He also gained a reputation as someone who is thirsty for talents...

Xun Shuang saw through Li Ru's vicious plan, so he said that he was killed by Xun Yu this time...

So what if you find out, this is a complete conspiracy, there is nothing you can do, there is no way to break it...

Xun Yu put his head on the ground, too guilty to dare to raise his head. He really didn't expect this.

"You stand up, there is nothing wrong with pursuing good fortune and avoiding misfortune," Xun Shuang said, "A gentleman keeps his destiny in the right position. The matter has come to this, and there is no other way."

Since you can't escape, you might as well go and greet him openly...

Xun Shuang looked at the portrait of Xunzi behind him and thought that the Xun family had been silent for too long. As a result, the world now only knows the Yuan family and the Wang family, but has forgotten the Xun family, the descendants of Xun Zi that have been passed down since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. Perhaps this matter is also an opportunity for the Xun family...

Xun Shuang turned back to look at Xun Yu, an outstanding member of the younger generation of the Xun family. He was silent for a while and then suddenly said: "I'll give it to you tomorrow. If you try it, is it okay?"

What? Xun Yu couldn't believe it. He originally thought that Xun Shuang would take heavy responsibility from him, but he didn't expect that he would be asked to give the first lecture in tomorrow's open class. This was originally only qualified for an important elder-level figure in the family, so why let him come?

Xun Shuang saw Xun Yu's doubts and said, "My son Biao and Pei are not capable of great things, and are not worthy of great responsibilities. However, you know the principles of affairs, know how to advance and retreat, are elegant and graceful, and have the foresight to know beforehand. Perhaps you can lead the Xun family forward." Okay." - Xun Shuang's words were almost an explanation of his future affairs, saying that his two sons, Xun Biao and Xun Pei, were not great people, while Xun Yu was an outstanding talent, implying that Xun Yu might be allowed to live in the future. Yu inherited the position of the head of the family, and the leader of the Xun family moved forward...

These words spoken by the contemporary head of the family, Xun Shuang, can be said to be quite weighty. Combined with Xun Shuang's just now saying that Xun Yu will speak at the beginning of tomorrow, it means giving Xun Yu a chance to gain prestige first, so that he can accept it smoothly. Paving the way for the next head of the family!

Xun Yu understood Xun Shuang's intention, left the table and bowed: "I will obey the family order!" - This is a preferential policy given by the previous generation of family heads to the next generation of family heads, so it is called family order, not the order of relatives and uncles...

Seeing that Xun Yu understood what he meant, Xun Shuang was about to let Xun Yu go back to make preparations. However, before letting Xun Yu go, he suddenly remembered something and asked Xun Yu: "Is the Yuan family still in Yangcheng?"

Xun Yu said: "Still spreading rumors."

Xun Shuang shook his head and said: "How can prophecies be used to represent state affairs? Tell the children of Yangcheng to return to Yangcui. The Yuan family..." Xun Shuang did not finish speaking, but just shook his head. He did not know whether he meant that the Yuan family's measures this time were not good. Okay, or do you think the Yuan family may not be easy to deal with?