There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

The potter didn't notice Kong Ni's dissatisfied expression, but sighed with emotion: "Above the court, he specializes in promoting and demoting officials, and in the countryside, his disciple Xu Zi will specialize in criticizing the world's people. Speaking of who is capable and who is useless in today's world, with one word from him, it can basically be stereotyped? Isn't it?"

Kong Ni smiled slightly, noncommittal, and said, "Of course."

The pottery merchant shook his head, feeling helpless that he was so dark.

However, it would be most appropriate for Xu Jing to complete the tasks he assigned.

The conversation was divided into two parts, in the land of Luyang, Yuan Shu was chatting with Xu Jing with great interest at the moment, the enthusiasm was all on his face, there was no cover at all, and the words were full of intimacy.

It's no wonder that even Yuan Shu has always had his eyes on the top, but he is still from the Han Dynasty in the final analysis.

The selection of talents in the Han Dynasty was based on the inspection and examination system. The local governors mainly conducted inspections within their jurisdictions, selected talents and recommended them to the superior government, and recommended them layer by layer until Shangshutai.

This layer-by-layer recommendation method makes the local gentry with discourse authority or famous individuals have great interpersonal resource capabilities!

The so-called selection and selection, the words "selection" and "selection" have different meanings. Selection refers to the selection of scholars without official positions in the name of recommendation, and selection refers to the promotion of lower-level officials from the position of high officials. But those who have the qualifications for the exam must have sufficient reputation and recommendation from the superior.

Over time, the gentry with higher status and the right to speak gradually gained a great deal of election power. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the black-box operations of the famous gentry presiding over the township appraisal and controlling the election process became obvious.

The Yuan family was able to have disciples and old officials all over the world, and it was precisely because of its strong background of four generations and three princes that they recommended a large number of talents to the central inspection!There are more and more people who are attracted to the Yuan family, and Yuan Shu is naturally the most aware of the benefits.

This person Xu Jing once occupied an important position in both the official "Pull" and the folk "Xuan".

At present, Yuan Shu arranged a banquet and drank happily with Xu Jing. The two chatted from Luoyang to Runan, and from the promotion of the court to the recommendation of the people.

"Mr. Xu!" When the wine was in full swing, Yuan Shu put the wine cup in his hand on the table, and said excitedly: "Mr. Xu is a famous person in the world, and his disciple Jiang is also a master of talent evaluation. I heard that brothers created Yuedan with one hand. He has a lot of appreciation for contemporary figures, poems, words and paintings, and he is famous all over the world!"

Xu Jing smiled modestly, and said, "Mr. Yuan has praised you."

Yuan Shu looked at Xu Jing as if he was looking at a piece of fat that would make his mouth water.

"Is it too much praise? Mr. Xu not only has the ability to guide the wind among the people, but also ranks above the court as the honorable minister! According to Yuan Shu's knowledge, among the princes who are currently attacking Dong Zhuo: Jizhou Governor Han Fu, Yanzhou Inspector Liu Dai, Yuzhou Inspector Kong Ni, and Chenliu Prefect Zhang Miao were all promoted and appointed by Mr. Xu to the imperial court. What a prestige this is! Who dares not to worship!"

Yuan Shu's words are true. Among the princes who are attacking Dong Zhuo, a large part of them are recommended by Xu Jing, including Kong Ni. This is also the reason why Xu Jing ran to Kong Ni after suffering disaster in Luoyang some time ago.

Xu Jing smiled wryly when he heard the words, and secretly thought that if it wasn't for the promotion of these disasters, he would form a coalition of Laoshizi eighteen princes!If Dong Zhuo was so angry that he wanted to kill me, would I still need to run from Luoyang to Yingchuan to take refuge?

Yuan Shu didn't pay too much attention to Xu Jing's remorseful expression, and continued: "Yuan has admired Mr. Xu's name for a long time, and hates that he has no chance to do great things together. What kind of person is Kong Ni? Just a rotten scholar! How can he be superior to Xu Gong? If Yuan Mou gets Xu Gong to vote , I would like to treat him with respect as a teacher!"

Given that Yuan Shu currently holds the highest official position among the vassals of the Eighteen Routes, to be able to say these words to Xu Jing who is in distress can be regarded as a corporal of respect and virtuousness, and is highly respected.

Xu Jing raised his wine cup and said with a smile: "Duke Yuan is so sincerely invited, I am so grateful, I can't reply, but my cousin Xu Yu is now under Kong Shishi's command as Chen Guoxiang, and he is conspiring to kill Dong, I can't bear to abandon him, I'm afraid It will disappoint Duke Yuan’s kindness.”

Yuan Shu didn't expect Kong Ni to reject him, and felt unhappy, sighed: "What a pity, what a pity!"

Xu Jing glanced at Yuan Shu and said, "It's not entirely true. Although I'm not under Yuan Gong's account, being under Kong Shishi's account is the same as being under Yuan Gong's account."

Yuan Shu wondered, "What do you mean by that?"

Xu Jing cupped his hands and said, "Duke Yuan forgot? I'm here today as the emissary of Governor Kong, to make friends with Duke Yuan. Governor Kong pays tribute to Duke Yuan's prestige and wants to befriend Duke Yuan. The lining of the elbow and arm, in the future, Yuan Gong will have orders, and there will be nothing to say."

"oh, I see"

After hearing Xu Jing's words, Yuan Shu didn't say much. Obviously, he was not very interested in Kong Ni's overtures and surrender. No wonder, in his menu: Kong Ni belongs to the category of being killed by him!Not within the scope of surrender.

Xu Jing also saw some clues, but he didn't tell the truth, he had already been arranged by Kong Ni when he came, and he knew how to say something.

He pretended not to see Xu Jing's expression, and continued: "In order to show his sincerity, the governor of Kong, through General Sun, offered Yuan Gong 20 shi of military rations, one hundred horses, three hundred pairs of leather armor, and three long halberds. One hundred, three thousand arrows"

"Wait, wait!"

Yuan Shu interrupted Xu Jing's words suddenly, and said, "What did Mr. Xu just say? What about 20 shi of military rations? One hundred horses? Three hundred pairs of leather armor? What else?"

Xu Jing nodded quickly and said: "That's right, that's right! All the luggage has been sent to General Sun's camp, and it will be transported to Luyang soon. Didn't Yuan Gong get a letter from General Sun?"

Yuan Shu seemed a little confused. He stared blankly at Xu Jing for a while, and the waves in his heart gradually churned, as if a crack had suddenly opened in a solid dam, and the river named Trust flowed from this thin The bee chrysalis gushed out from the crack, and it couldn't be blocked no matter what.

Xu Jing stroked his beard and smiled, as if he didn't notice Yuan Shu's expression, he continued: "But speaking of it, that Grand Administrator Sun can really be called a hero in the world! That day my disciple will comment on this with me. When I was a man, I didn't believe it, but when Yang Di saw it, I realized that I am not as good as my younger brother among the people who comment on the world."

Yuan Shu's eyebrows trembled slightly inadvertently. He picked up the wine cup, pretended to be very casual, and said tentatively: "Oh? Unexpectedly, my younger brother Xu Shao also criticized Sun Jian. , how is he?"

Xu Jing laughed out loud, like a half drunk speech: "Kill decisively, the world's hero is also!"

In a word, he directly told Yuan Shu that he was confused.

Yuan Shu's face gradually became gloomy, the corners of his mouth twitched faintly, and his slender eyes flashed brightly from time to time, completely opposite to the happy expression just now.

Yuan Shu, on the surface, seems to be generous, but in fact he is narrow-minded.

These few words to criticize Sun Jian would be nothing more than someone else's mouth!One can imagine the shock in Yuan Shu's heart when he borrowed the words of Xu Zijiang, the most influential commentator in the world today.

In addition, what Xu Jing said just now: Kong Ni has sent 20 shi of grain, grass, ordnance, leather armor and many other supplies to Sun Jian's camp.

However, in the report Sun Jian submitted to Yuan Shu, he only said that he would send Yuan Shu [-] shi of food and grass.

Now Yuan Shu has controlled Nanyang County, and the head tax is the highest in the world!A little food and grass is nothing to worry about, but Sun Jian's behavior of concealing and not reporting, and treating himself like a fool, deeply hurt Yuan Shu's self-esteem.

Is this kid trying to stand on his own?

At this time, Xu Jing seemed to be drunk, and Yuan Shu was not in the mood to continue entertaining him, so he ordered someone to arrange for Xu Jing to rest.

After Xu Jing left, Yuan Shu immediately recruited his powerful arm, the master Bo Yanxiang.

After Yan Xiang arrived, Yuan Shu told Yan Xiang verbatim what Xu Jing had said.

Yan Xiang thought for a long time before slowly opening his mouth and said: "Duke Ming, in my opinion, Kong Ni's lazy and weak people may not have such a sophisticated plan to divorce! But it's nothing more than this possibility. The lord might as well send someone to inquire first. False and true, secretly check whether Sun Jian has received so much military supplies from Kong Ni. If there is such a thing! Then Sun Jian must have the heart to stand on his own, if not, then it is Kong Ni's instigation."

Chapter 26 Centrifugation

Yuan Shujun's scouts moved very quickly, and within a few days, they found out the real news about Sun Jian's camp.

The news is very chilling. It is true that Sun Jian took 20 shi of grain and grass from Kong Ni, but he has not found other things for the time being.

This is what pottery merchants have deliberately arranged for the so-called false and true, true and false, three points of truth with one point of false, and sometimes it can play a role in sowing discord.

The horses, halberds, and arrows are all made up, but the most important 20 stone grain and grass are real!

If the same is true, it is enough.

Yuan Shu discussed with Yan Xiang again.

"20 shi and 20 shi only found 20 shi of grain and grass, what's the matter?" Yuan Shu asked Yan Xiangdao.

Yan Xiang lowered his head and thought for a while, then Fang said: "20 stones of food and grass are huge luggage, which is difficult to hide! The remaining [-] horses, [-] pairs of leather armor, etc. are decimals and easy to hide."

Yuan Shu clenched his fists and said angrily, "What's the point of Sun Jian hiding military supplies?"

Yan Xiang smiled bitterly and said, "Master Ming is wise, why bother to ask more questions?"