Xun Yun rushed to Tongguan to pay homage to the emperor. The emperor understood without reading the letters, and was happy in his heart, like drinking mellow wine.

After reading Xun's handwritten letter, he was deeply moved. "Let the king be loyal, and the heaven and the earth can be seen. If the Han Dynasty can revive and rebuild Qilin Pavilion, he will be able to live in a place."

Xun Yun had a stinking face and said nothing.

The emperor looked at Xun Yun and suddenly felt a little guilty. Xun Yu was a loyal minister, both a teacher and a friend, and a bit similar to father and son. However, for Xun Yun, his father was not very competent. He came to Chang'an alone and left Xun Yun and his son in Yecheng for several years. There was no need to say about his hard work and anxiety.

"Changqian, where is your birth year?"

"Go back to Your Majesty, I was born in the second year of Zhongping."

"I heard that you have another sister who is married to Chen Qun, the grandson of Chen Taiqiu, who is how old is she older than you?"

"Sister is five years older than his minister." Thinking of his sister, Xun Yun showed a smile on his face, and his expression became much more relaxed. The emperor saw it with sincerity and smiled, "Do you miss her?"

Xun Yun's face was slightly stiff, and he quickly put away his smile and thought about it. Of course, he missed his sister, but this was not easy to say in front of the emperor.

"Well……"

"I also have an older sister. She married the King of Wu to exchange for the opportunity for the Western Expedition." The emperor said frankly, with his eyes firm and bright. "I miss her very much. I heard that the King of Wu treats her very well. If he has the opportunity to revive in the future, I will spare the King of Wu for her sake."

Xun Yun looked at the emperor in surprise. The emperor was tall and strong, with blood in his eyes, but his eyes were bright, and he was even a little aggressive, like a great doctor, quite masculine. Among the people he had seen before, there were not many people who could compare with the emperor, or almost none. Although his father Xun had outstanding temperament and gentle as jade, he was too restrained, making people unable to figure out what he was thinking, not as frank as the emperor.

Of course, he could understand the emperor's meaning even more. Since the emperor could spare Sun Ce's life because of the eldest princess, he would naturally not be punished for his sister marrying Chen Qun. This is of course a good thing. The Xun family belongs to all parties, so it's okay for a few uncles, but it's the business of his father. For him, the one he cares most about was marrying Chen Qun's sister. Although Chen Qun did not become a high-ranking official in the Wu Kingdom, he was dependent on the King of Wu and opposed the court.

"Your Majesty is extraordinary and truly a hero who is unparalleled. The rejuvenation is expected."

The emperor glanced at Xun Yun sideways, smiling, but not as mysterious as the monarch, and only the jokes between two or three confidants. "Take it serious?"

"It's true." Xun Yun also smiled, and the haze in his heart also dissipated.

"If you can revive, you will never let down your father and son." The emperor patted Xun Yun on the shoulder. "Let's just be wronged to be a scattered knight, accompany me to study and practice martial arts, and be my minion in the future."

"Now." Xun Yun answered loudly, then realized that he was rude and looked at the emperor awkwardly. Seeing that the emperor had no disobedience, he felt a little happy. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and changed his mouth and said, "Just!"

"Being a minion cannot be just timid. You must dare to give advice and be able to give advice. As long as you speak something, it is beneficial to the governance, there is no need to worry too much."

"Only!" Xun Yun felt happy in his heart. For the first time, he felt that coming to Chang'an was the right choice. Compared with the emperor, Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan were indeed far apart. As for the King of Wu who was in a prestigious position, he had never seen him. However, he heard that although the King of Wu loved the people and dared to be the first in the world, he was brave and lustful, and had a slight lack of knowledge and virtue. He was still a vassal for one of the princes, but was forced by the holy lords of the world for virtue.

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If you are not upright, how can you uphold others?

Liu Ye came in with a few official documents and happened to see the emperor chatting and laughing with Xun Yun. He was stunned. Xun Fu ridiculed that sending his eldest son to the emperor for quality is indeed a good way. It not only proved his loyalty, but also strengthened his connection with the emperor. The emperor's letter was just sent out the day before yesterday. Xun Yun arrived in Tongguan today, and there was almost no delay in the middle. This Yin Xiang Lingjun was indeed a ruthless man who made a quick decision.

"Your Majesty has received another talent, so you can be happy and congratulated."

The emperor laughed and introduced Liu Ye to Xun Yun, and finally said, "Liu Lingjun is a hero in the royal family. It is precisely because of the help of a group of wise ministers like him and Lingzun that I believe that the revival is expected."

Liu Ye felt warm in his heart and bowed to him again. Xun Yun had heard of this secretary Ling, who was as famous as his father, but he didn't expect that Liu Ye was so young, not only much younger than Yuan Tan's think tank Ju Su, but even a few years younger than his father. He always thought that Liu Ye was about the same age as his father Xun, and even older.

Thinking that Yuan Shao refused to use his father at the time because he was too young, Xun Yun couldn't help but laugh secretly. Yuan Shao was defeated and was surrounded by a group of foolish old people, and was dizzy. How could he not use stupid moves? I hope Yuan Tan can be better than him and not lose too easily.

After Xuan Xuan's words, Xun Yun went out to collect the official uniform and seal. Liu Ye handed the official documents in his hand to the emperor. When the emperor saw that Han Bin came from Hedong, he was in a complicated mood. Two days ago, Han Bin went to Hedong to hire Li Ru in court. There was news so soon, and I don't know if it was going well or not. If it was not going well, Li Ru refused to accept the election, and things in Hedong would be a little troublesome. If it went well, Li Ru would enter the court and often see this rebel minister who poisoned his brother in the future. This mood would be really good.

Although Xun said that Mrs. Tang took into account the overall situation and did not object, he could imagine Mrs. Tang's sorrow. Even under helplessness, he still felt ashamed of this Mrs. Wang who had taken care of him for many years like her mother.

The emperor calmed down, opened the official documents, glanced at it, and then frowned. Han Bin's letter said that Li Ru had left Hedong, and had nowhere to go, and had nowhere to submit to the edict. According to the information he had found out, Li Ru might have gone to Nanyang, which happened a few days ago.

"What should I do?"

Liu Ye was very calm. "Your Majesty was not polite to conquer Li Ru, but he did not expect Li Ru to serve His Majesty, but to take into account the overall situation. It is actually okay if Li Ru comes or not. It just takes hard work for Han Bin to let him run a few more steps. Since that's the case, let him go to a few more places and go to Central Plains and Hebei, especially Yanzhou."

The emperor understood the gods. Yanzhou was sandwiched between Yanyu, and the situation was very critical. Cao Ang was the son of Cao Cao, and the Yanzhou family was unwilling to cooperate with Sun Ce because of the land. This was the target that the court could fight for. If Yanzhou could cooperate with the court's actions, the plan to besiege Sun Ce would undoubtedly have three more chances of winning.

The emperor discussed with Liu Ye, moved Han Bin to the Taifu, held a tribute to Guandong, and recruited famous scholars and talents from Guandong in the name of the emperor. Whether they came or not, they should at least let them know that the emperor did not discriminate against the people of Guandong.

Considering that Li Ru went to Nanyang and Jia Xu was also sick and refused to enter the court, it was unlikely that Dong Yue would hand over Hedong. Feng Yi's gains and losses were crucial. The emperor immediately appointed Huangfu Jianshou to station in Tongguan, and he led the main force to move to Linjin, cultivate land and accumulate valleys on the spot, and prepare for a long-term confrontation. He also appointed Yan Wen as the commander of Fengyi, commanding 3,000 troops, and stationed in Xiayang in case of accidents.

Xu Sheng was delayed for some time when he passed by the main pillar. The ship ran aground and had to replace the warship. He sent someone to drag the damaged ship back to Shan County for repair. When he returned to Luoyang and turned into Luoshui, he received a message from the Yiyang Chang Zhou Sheng as soon as he entered Yiyang County: Gao Shun led 10,000 infantry and cavalry, had just captured the Lu family, and was advancing eastward to the Luoshui River, preparing to attack Yiyang.

Xu Sheng was shocked and did not dare to neglect. He immediately ordered his subordinates to abandon the boat and move forward at full speed. At the same time, he sent someone to inform Lu Meng, who was stationed in Luoyang, to prepare for the response, and to send the news to the governor Lu Su.

One thousand five hundred soldiers carried their arms and three diets, marched along the Luo River in a hurry, forcing a hundred miles within two hours, and rushed to the city of Yiyang before the sunset. Zhou Sheng heard that Gao Shun was coming to attack, and was so anxious that he saw Xu Sheng leading his troops to arrive. He was overjoyed and immediately welcomed Xu Sheng into the city.

After checking Yiyang's city defense, Xu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and admired Zhou Sheng very much. Zhou Sheng was ready to stick to it, but the troops were too small and he might not be able to defend Yiyang City. As long as there was enough troops, even if Xu Sheng did not come, Zhou Sheng could defend Yiyang and persist until the reinforcements arrived.

Zhou Sheng was from Hanoi. He studied for a few years, but his background was relatively poor. He had no hope for his career. A few years ago, he fled to Nanyang and happened to meet Sun Ce who opened a school in Nanyang to expand his enrollment. He entered the county school and studied under Hu Zhao. Later, he found that he had no talent for ancient characters, so he transferred to the martial arts lecture hall to study military affairs. After graduation, he transferred to the Luoyang War Zone and became a Qujun Marquis under Lu Su's command. Not long ago, Lu Su advanced to Hongnong. He stayed in Luoyang. After obeying Lu Meng's command, Dong Yue left without a fight. Lu Meng sent people to attack Luoshui to find out the news. He volunteered to come to Yiyang and became the leader of Yiyang.

Another military marquis Deng Xin, who fought with him, was originally a first-class marquis in the Sagittarius camp. He made contributions in the battle of Guandu and transferred to Lu Su as a military marquis. He led his troops to Lu family. He sent the news of Gao Shun's attack, but judging from this situation, it is estimated that there are many dangers.

Xu Sheng was very surprised. He knew that Lu Meng was like Jiang Qin, a young general brought out by Sun Ce himself. He made contributions during the Battle of Guandu. After seeing Jiang Qin's abilities, he already had a certain understanding of Lu Meng and did not dare to look down on him. However, he did not expect that Lu Meng had such courage and actually made his own decisions to arrange people to enter Luoshui and accept Lu's family and Yiyang.

Xu Sheng took over Yiyang City and sent scouts out of the city to find out the news. Zhou Sheng volunteered. He had been resting in the city and was full of energy. He stayed in Yiyang for more than half a month and was familiar with the terrain. He had a good relationship with Deng Xin. If Deng Xin was possible, he would be willing to suffer some hardship and fatigue.

Xu Sheng agreed to Zhou Sheng's request. Zhou Sheng took his subordinates out of the city and rushed to Lu's family in the dark.

The next morning, Xu Sheng received a message from Zhou Sheng that he met Deng Xin in Kinmen Mountain. Deng Xin had just withdrawn from Lu's family, and Gao Shun chased him very tightly. Gao Shun had cavalry but without a support, so it would be difficult for them to retreat to Yiyang smoothly. It is estimated that they will be caught by Gao Shun in Baima Mountain. They plan to set up a formation to block the attack and ask Xu Sheng to send a navy to assist.
Chapter completed!