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On the breakfast table, Gongsun Xu, who had changed into a brand-new gray colored gown, was holding onto a pair of chopsticks and not cheering at all. He was constantly thinking about the moves that Gongsun Zan had just taught him, and when he thought about how he would even use his chopsticks as a spear when he was happy, he laughed and gestured a few times.

Gongsun Zan, who was sitting to the left, was holding a bowl of porridge and slowly drinking it.

Gongsun Xu scratched his head and laughed foolishly. Seeing that Hou Yue was still staring at him, he quickly looked at the table and exaggeratedly shouted out, "Wah, Mother has cooked a lot today.

Originally, the people of Han Dynasty would only cook and stew, they would only cook until the Ming Dynasty, but because of Gongsun Xu's foresight, the people of Han Dynasty had already eaten delicious food for more than a month. Other daily items with low skill, such as toothbrushes, pancreas, underwear, and cap chairs, were all popular in Hou Mansion, and no one disliked them from top to bottom.

The merchant had a keen sense of smell, after Le Hedang tried out these things, he immediately came to discuss it with Hou Yue. After that, he opened dozens of shops in the various parts of Youzhou, specializing in the various new things that Gongsun Xu had 'invented'. After a period of adaptation, many people had already accepted these new things. Currently, those stores were able to provide the Hou Mansion with an additional five to six thousand slots per month, causing Gongsun Zan and his wife to be incomparably surprised.

"Humph!" Of course! " As expected, he was no longer angry. After sitting down, he used his chopsticks to order Gongsun Xu, "Hurry up and eat!"

"As you command, Mother!" Gongsun Xu pretended to have a serious face and performed a military salute, causing Gongsun Zan and his wife to laugh along with Zi Yu.

Gongsun Zan pointed to the tableware, "Alright, alright, eat quickly. I have something to tell you after we finish eating."

"Alright, this child has something to discuss with father."

Usually, when Gongsun Rui ate together, the two of them would argue for a while and then talk and laugh until they finished their meal. Since she wasn't here today, and Gongsun Zanfuzi had something to say, the family finished their meal very quickly.

Hou Yue and Zi Yu cleaned up the tableware while the father and son went to the study room.

After entering the house, Gongsun Zan picked up the fire pincer and started to stir the charcoal in the brazier near the window. He then picked up the copper pot of boiling water on top of the brazier and started to make tea.

Gongsun Xu hurried over to grab the copper pot. "Father, take a seat.

Gongsun Zan laughed and let go of the copper pot, then walked behind the desk and sat down and waited.

Gongsun Xu drank a cup of tea that was made from purple jade once and almost vomited his gallbladder. He would never forget the taste of the tea that had various ingredients and spices added on it, so he brewed a cup of green tea himself. From then on, everyone in the house knew that the young duke only drank green tea. After Gongsun Zan and his wife tried it, they also felt that the green tea was even fresher and more refreshing, and they also gradually started to like it.

Gongsun Xu first served Gongsun Zan a cup of tea, then poured a cup for himself and carried it in his hand as he sat down on a chair opposite to Gongsun Zan.

"Let's talk about Zhang Yan first." Gongsun Zan took a light sip of the tea and continued, "The imperial government has approved of this old man asking for Zhang Yan's title of Magistrate of Ji. I am prepared to deliver the appointment decree to Zhang Yan one day."

"Alright!" Gongsun Xu cheerfully cheered as he smelled the fragrant tea fog and laughed: "Once Zhang Yan knows about this, he will definitely be wild with joy. Even if he knows that Jizhou is a fire pit, he will still jump down!"

Gongsun Zan took a sip of his tea and nodded: "That's right, the news that I received said that the Army of Heishan is in need of food. This month, I have already killed more than a thousand war horses to fill my stomach, but I still starved to death 3000 to 4000 people. If nothing unexpected happens, Zhang Yan will send someone over to seek help in the near future. "

Gongsun Xu frowned and thought for a moment, then laughed: "Since that's the case, father will not rush to send the appointment letter back to Zhang Yan, it won't be too late to bring it up after his people arrive."

"Hmm? This is reasonable, let's do it! "

Gongsun Xu smiled and asked: "Father, you spent quite a lot this time, right?"

"Sigh." Gongsun Zan sighed, shook his head, and said: "Li Que is insatiably greedy, Fan Chou and Zhang Ji are also people who desperately want money. Just these four people alone gave us a hundred thousand slots, in exchange for a Magistrate of Ji that we need to take care of the city ourselves!"

In the spring of the third year, which was also the spring of last year, Situ Wang Yun, the leader of the three great families, used a beautiful woman's trick and successfully incited Lv Bu to betray and kill Dong Zhuo. After that, Wang Yun and Lv Bu would take charge of the imperial government together, but Wang Yun's bearing was small, his arrogance was small, and he was addicted to alcohol and his reputation was extremely bad, the two of them had no way of controlling the situation.

In the early summer, Dong Zhuo's side suddenly launched an attack on Chang'an, defeating Lv Bu with a multitude of attacks. They killed Wang Yun, and then placed him under house arrest, completely controlling the imperial government. Now that Li Que was the Great Sima and the Great General, both of their trusted subordinates, Zhang Ji, were holding heavy weapons and completely controlling the defensive forces within the capital city. Li Que was one of the leaders of the imperial court, but there were those who were against him who were killed on the spot. Their degree of brutality was not any worse than Dong Zhuo's, and the mighty Great Han Dynasty's throne room, actually had blood splashing all over it, to the point that the officials were all trembling, afraid that they would accidentally become a corpse on the throne room.

However, this situation was a good thing for Gongsun Zan. To Li Que, selling officials was not worth mentioning, after receiving Gongsun Zan's huge amount of money and a few letters filled with content, they immediately agreed to it. Furthermore, they urgently delivered the appointment decree to Ji County. It had to be said that while adulterers did things by hook or by crook, their efficiency was indeed very fast. If the original imperial government were to deal with this matter, the court officials would have to grind their lips for a few months for their own benefits. In the end, it was very possible that they would leave the matter at that.

"This money is worth it. Father, please don't feel sorry for it anymore." Gongsun Xu advised with a smile.

Gongsun Zan sighed: "This old man knows that the spending is worth it, but Youzhou is currently in dire straits, so every year you can't make ends meet! Now that Liu Yu, an old man, was in charge of the civil affairs, he had to spend a large amount of money and food on the commoners. Every time Guan Jing went to beg for money and food, he had to use a lot of words! If it wasn't for the fact that you made some new things and earned some money, this old man and your mother would probably have to live a life of abstinence! "

Gongsun Xu laughed bitterly and shook his head. If not for the help of Liu Weitai and the other two, his military reform would have been in vain in the near future. He thought to himself, 'What kind of business is able to earn big money in a short period of time? It seemed like only monopolies could do this! There's a monopoly, salt! At this moment, the quality of the salt was very poor and very expensive. The high-quality green salt used for brushing one's teeth was actually a thousand taels of silver. Ordinary citizens simply could not afford it. Youzhou was close to the sea, if you randomly chose a place, you would be able to bask in the sun's salt, and this was an extremely profitable business! I'll have to make a trip to the seaside personally and observe the area before making my decision. '

"Let's not talk about these depressing things first!" Gongsun Zan opened his mouth and interrupted Gongsun Xu's train of thoughts, he took out a letter from the drawer and handed it to Gongsun Xu: "Look at this."

When Gongsun Xu opened the letter, he saw that it was from Great King of Xianbei and company, and they had even invited Gongsun Zan to the Heavenly Worship Ceremony of Xianbei People on December 9. When Gongsun Xu read till this point, Er Yu's exquisite little face suddenly appeared in his mind, and he could not help but feel warm in his heart.

Gongsun Zan noticed that his son's expression was strange and asked: "What's wrong?"

"I'm fine." Gongsun Xu shook his head and continued to read the letter. Other than inviting him to do so, he also secretly expressed his hope of receiving Gongsun Xu's' strong support '. He couldn't help but laugh. The so-called 'strong support' he had mentioned must definitely be because he hoped that the Youzhou Army would be able to intimidate and intimidate them when he killed Kebineng, Su Li and Bu Dugen.

"Do you know something?" Gongsun Zan sensed something and immediately asked.

"Yes, He Lian wants to kill Kebineng, Su Li and Bu Dugen during the Rites of Heavenly Worship."

"How do you know?" Gongsun Zan's tone was indifferent, but in his heart, he was extremely curious. He Lian did not write a letter about killing Kebineng, but had his trusted aides bring a message for him.

"This," Gongsun Xu scratched his head, he did not want to speak of Er Yu's situation right now.

Fortunately, Gongsun Zan had only taken a glance at him before drinking tea and did not ask him about the matter.

Gongsun Xu heaved a sigh of relief, and asked with a smile: "How does Father intend to reply and link us?"

"Kebineng must die!" Gongsun Zan punched the desk: "As long as he is sitting in the position of Great King of Xianbei, my Youzhou can rest easy. And Kebineng has already shown himself to be extraordinary, and is extremely similar to the Tan Shihuai of the past in the way he treats things, and might one day become the second Tan Shihuai! "

Gongsun Xu nodded: "I understand, Father, do you have any specific arrangements?"

"Watch the flames from the other side of the river, fish in troubled waters!" Gongsun Zan slowly spat out these words.

Gongsun Xu was startled for a moment, and said in astonishment: "Could it be that Father wants to include even He Lian in this?"

"Why not?" Gongsun Zan laughed coldly, "Helping and sitting in the position of the Great King of Xianbei is something we have to do, but Hu Ren is as cunning as a wolf, he has always been afraid of power and not virtue, if we do not make him afraid, in the future, when the war outside the Youzhou is at a disadvantage, He Lian will definitely come and rob us! The battle between Yuan Shao and the spring of next year is extremely important, this old man does not want the backyard to suddenly catch fire! "

"Father is wise and farsighted, your son is extremely impressed!" Gongsun Xu nodded his head in agreement. The words' you fear prestige but you don't fear morality 'exposed the true nature of the Hu people.

Gongsun Zan stood up and walked to the left side of the wall where he stood under the public square map, and punched Tanhan Shan in the chest, "This old man wants the center to blossom, surround from all four sides, and pour Xianbei People's blood all over! Let them see the flag of the Youzhou Army and run away in panic! "Children!"

"Please give me your instructions, Father!" Gongsun Xu stood up and walked to the public opinion map.

Father will personally lead the army to Tanhan Shan this time, and when the time comes, I will find an opportunity to stir up an internal conflict in the Xianbei People. You and Solitary Summit will lead the army out to assist, and Su Li and Bu Dugen will be fine, but we must kill Kebineng! "

"No way!" Gongsun Xu blurted out, as he grabbed Gongsun Zan's left arm and shouted: "This matter, I will never agree to it! Even if I have to go, how can I let my father rush into danger? "

"Hehe, good child! "Alright!" Faced with Gongsun Xu's subconscious display of true emotions, Gongsun Zan was gratified and touched at the same time. He didn't know what to say and could only constantly pat the back of his hand.

"Father," Gongsun Xu said softly, after hesitating for a moment, "Father just asked me where I learned and wanted to kill Kebineng. I will tell Father now that it was from Lian's niece."

Gongsun Zan was shocked, "What did you say? "Why is your niece of the company involved with you?"

"Father, please sit down and listen to me." Gongsun Xu pulled Gongsun Zan down and sat him down. After adding the tea, he slowly recounted his encounter with Er Yu that day.

After Gongsun Zan heard this, he frowned, "Er Yu is weird, why does this name sound so familiar? This old man must have heard of this name somewhere! "

"Father has seen a lot of people. Maybe he remembered wrong."

"Maybe it doesn't matter. Zi Min, do you think that Er Yu is trustworthy? "

"It should be believable. I don't think she has any ill intentions and she seems to view me in a different light. So when I lead the troops to the Tanhan Shan, father being outside to support us is the best strategy. "" No,

"Hehe, this son of mine is very handsome, so it isn't strange for me to be able to obtain a woman's heart." Gongsun Zan made a rare joke, and did not bother with the topic of Gongsun Xu wanting to go to Tanhan Shan. Instead, he said: "Regarding the matter of killing Kebineng, Er Yu probably did not lie, this old man is worried that she has other intentions."

"Father, there is no need to think too much into it. Since killing Kebineng is the common intent of both sides, then before Kebineng dies, She Lian and Er Yu would definitely not do anything that would harm us. According to father's plan, as long as we kill Kebineng, our army will continue to attack and form companies. At that time, even if they have ulterior motives, what can they do to me? " Gongsun Xu stood up and cupped his hands: "Father, please let me go to Tanhan Shan! I will bring five thousand elite cavalry s, along with Zhao Yun and Yan Rou, the two ultimate guards, with me. Even if there is any accident, I will be able to last until Father's army arrives. "

Gongsun Zan shook his head: "Allow this old man to think about this matter for a while. There is still about a month's time, so there is no need to hurry. Right, what do you want to say to this old man? Sit down and we'll talk. "

"Father, I am preparing to push for a change in the military system in White Horse Camp." Gongsun Xu turned around and sat down as he told his father all of his thoughts.

Gongsun Zan listened quietly and did not interrupt. After Gongsun Xu finished speaking, he asked: "Where did the money come from?"

"Father-in-law and uncle Li and Uncle Le lent me some money and food. It should be enough to change the military system in White Horse Camp."

"Oh?" Gongsun Zan was startled, then laughed out loud: "Brother Jingyi, you sure put in a lot of effort for Ning'er. But just why are Li Yizi and Le Hedang willing to support you? "

"I don't know why Uncle Le is willing to do this, but Uncle Li wants me to promise me one thing!"

"What is it?" Gongsun Zan asked with a serious face.

"This …" Gongsun Xu was a little embarrassed as he stammered, "Uncle Li has a daughter outside the city."

Gongsun Zan's serious expression instantly loosened, and he laughed: "Haha, Li Yizi is hiding it so well! Li Yizi's wife could not bear children, but he was naturally jealous, he could not let Li Yizi take in concubines no matter what. Li Yi did not come from their family, but from his mother's nephew, Li Yizi had always been fearful of her family, but he did not dare to say anything about it. That fellow is willing to help you with everything he has. It seems like he wants your daughter to be in the wrong. He should want your child to inherit a portion of his family property in the future. "

Gongsun Xu suddenly realized that there was indeed no such thing as love for no reason or cause. No wonder the money list from that day showed that Li Yizi alone accounted for sixty percent, but Le Hedang and Liu Weitai only accounted for thirty percent and ten percent respectively. Now it seemed like Li Yizi was actually changing the topic, there was no one that was an idiot who could survive like this!

"Since you have all the money and food, and White Horse Camp is your team, you can go ahead and do whatever you want. However, this old man will help you block the criticism!" Gongsun Zan waved his hand, and spoke in an extremely imposing manner, but the next sentence was said with his fox tail exposed, "This old man also wants to see how powerful the military strategy imparted to him by the Daoist Immortals is!"

Gongsun Xu pounded his chest with his right fist, and said respectfully: "Father, don't worry, your son will not disappoint father!"

"Go."

"Yes, your son will take his leave."

"Wait!" Just as Gongsun Xu walked to the door, Gongsun Zan called out to him.

Gongsun Xu turned around and asked, "Is there anything else father needs?"

Gongsun Zan stroked his beard, and said slowly: "That Guo Fengxiao, is he really a genius?"

"Yes!" Gongsun Xu was not one bit surprised that his father knew of Guo Jia's existence, and said seriously: "Feng Xiao harbors a million soldiers, his brilliant plan of settling the world, and is the talent of Wang Zuo!"

"Wang Zuo's talent? "Hehe, not bad." Gongsun Zan waved his hand, gesturing for Gongsun Xu to go out.

Gongsun Xu was completely confused when he walked out of the house of the Marquis. He did not know why his father had brought up Guo Jia, nor did he know.