The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 89 Poisoner
If Dong Zhuo comes back, will he kill Xun You?
possible!
Because it is not false that Dong Zhuo is narrow-minded!
After all, Xun You once attempted to assassinate Dong Zhuo... No one would work with someone who once wanted to take his life, so Dong Zhuo would probably not let Xun You go easily!
but……

so what?

"You just asked me whether I was on your side or on Dong Zhuo's side?"

Xun You's fingers brushed across the ribbon around his waist.

"I stand on the side of the emperor! I stand on the side of the imperial court! I stand on the side of the Han people! I stand on the side of the people! And I stand on the side of heaven!"

"If Dong Zhuo comes back and wants to kill me, then let him do it."

"If I hear the truth in the morning, I can die in the evening. Now that I know what I should do in this life, even if I die immediately, it will be enough to comfort my life!"

In terms of belief, Xun You is no worse than Shisun Rui!
From the moment Liu Xie came to the imperial prison to ask for advice, from the moment Zhong Yao advised him to be a "loyal minister", from the moment Liu Xie sincerely entrusted Chang'an to him, Xun You knew what he should do -

May all people in the world be happy!
As long as we live up to the emperor's trust and do not drag Chang'an into the war, the people of Chang'an will naturally not have to suffer from the disaster of war!

With one person's life and death, he protected the lights of thousands of homes in Chang'an... In this way, even if Dong Zhuo came back to kill Xun You, Xun You would feel that his life was not in vain!

“You, you——”

Shi Sun Rui yelled, "You are the only loyal minister? A pure minister? A good minister?"

Xun You glanced at Shi Sun Rui and said, "At least it's better than a sycophant like you who has no father or king."

Shisun Rui felt smoke coming out of his seven orifices and waved his skinny hands like a ghost.

"You are a treacherous minister who aids the tyrant and refuses to repent! Xun Gongda! After Dong Zhuo dies, you will be the next one!"

When Xun You saw the other person's crazy appearance, he only felt pity and pathetic.

"Xun You! Your Yingchuan Xun family is a great family in Guandong. This is really shameful! Shameful! If your ancestors knew about this, they would definitely not be at peace!"

Shisun Rui wanted to curse more, but the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer made him feel frightened.

"At this time, where does Chang'an have extra troops?"

Even Xun You felt a little strange.

The footsteps sounded like thunder, and it was obvious that there were quite a lot of people. How could so many soldiers suddenly appear in Chang'an?

"Gongda!"

The first person to rush into the Secretariat was none other than Zhong Yao.

Zhong Yao was relieved when he saw Xun You: "Good! It's a relief that you didn't let Shi Sun Rui deceive you!"

Xun You pulled Zhong Yao over and pointed at the soldier following him and asked, "What's going on?"

Zhong Yao was a little embarrassed: "Gongda, don't be angry..."

Xun You didn't understand what Zhong Yao meant at first.

But when he saw one person, he understood everything.

"You are Jia Xu?"

Jia Xu approached, not wearing the official attire of a minister, but armor, with a little dust on his body.

"Thank you for your hard work, Minister Xun."

Jia Xu made some casual remarks and then looked at Shisun Rui, who was already at a loss.

"Jun Rong, long time no see, but do you still remember the "Zhou Li" I gave you?"

Shi Sun Rui's face turned pale instantly, and he stretched out his hand and kept pointing at Jia Xu: "It's you! It's you! It's you who gave Dong Zhuo the idea! It's you who ruined my reputation! It's you who ruined the reputation of my Shi Sun family!"

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet!
Shisun Rui screamed and was about to rush forward to beat Jia Xu, but before he got close, he was overwhelmed by the soldiers behind Jia Xu who spoke with a Liangzhou accent.

"Send Shisun Pushe to the imperial prison. It would be best if he were imprisoned together with Huang Wan. Huang Wan has been holding a grudge against him for leaving without saying goodbye."

……

As soon as Shisun Rui was dragged away, Xun You looked at Jia Xu with murderous eyes and asked, "When did Lord Jia arrive in Chang'an?"

"Just arrived."

"Jia Lingjun has already tested me, so why don't you believe me?"

The moment Xun You saw Jia Xu, he understood what the other party wanted to do!
It was rumored that Jia Xu, who went out to supervise the transportation of grain and grass, actually got an army from somewhere and secretly returned to Chang'an!
Moreover, it is absolutely impossible that Jia Xu had just arrived!
He came at the perfect time. It was obvious that he had spies in the Shangshu Office who were always tipping off the officials!

And just now, his conversation with Shisun Rui was obviously reported to Jia Xu!
Of course, it would have been better if Xun You rejected Shisun Rui.

What if there is no rejection?
Xun You glanced at the hundreds of soldiers behind him——

"Does Jia Lingjun want to execute me directly?"

"Minister Xun, you are too serious."

Jia Xu is still as naive as ever.

"Minister Xun is someone the emperor has entrusted to me. How could I possibly want to kill him?"

Xun You clenched his fists.

But after a moment, he slowly let go.

"When did Lord Jia arrive in Chang'an? You know, if you had arrived earlier, the troops you led and General Niu Fu would have been able to stop the armies of Ma Teng and Han Sui! So that the emperor wouldn't have to put himself in danger!"

Hearing Xun You's questioning, Jia Xu also felt a little guilty.

"Minister Xun is right."

"Actually...I really just arrived in Chang'an."

"However, I learned the day before yesterday that Ma Teng and Han Sui might invade Guanzhong from Xiaoguan. So I did not return to Chang'an directly, but went to Dali instead."

Dali was the main base of Dong Zhuo.

"Did Jia Lingjun go to ask the Grand Tutor to borrow troops?"

"Ah."

Jia Xu told him everything he had done in the past few days. "But the Grand Master's troops had already crossed the river as planned. Our troops had already followed Lu Bu from Puban to Hedong, so it was obviously impossible for them to withdraw directly."

"In the end, the Grand Master had no choice but to transfer troops from Hangu Pass and Wuguan Pass to support Guanzhong with me."

"On my way here, I learned that the emperor had moved to Meiwu and ordered Zhang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiu to lead troops to Meiwu first. I hope to be able to relieve the siege of the emperor."

After hearing this, Xun You's expression finally looked better.

But this does not mean that Xun You will let it go easily.

"Jia Lingjun, did you really want to kill me just now?"

"No."

Jia Xu would never admit it even if he was beaten to death!

Xun You was gentle on the outside but strong on the inside. He didn't care that Jia Xu was now the Shangshu Ling in charge of the court affairs. He responded directly: "Since I have been entrusted by the emperor, I will never let him down! If Lord Jia doesn't trust me, you can just demote me to a petty clerk. There is no need for such actions!"

Jia Xu: "Ah~ Minister Xun, you are too kind."

In any case, Jia Xu has always been very tight-lipped and would never admit that he had any intention of testing Xun You.

……

"If the emperor is facing a crisis one day, I'm afraid people like Jia Lingjun won't risk his life to protect the emperor, right?"

When faced with the distrust of his own people, Xun You finally lost his temper and spoke rudely to Jia Xu.

After being stunned for a moment, Jia Xu actually nodded!

"I probably won't do something like risking my life to protect the emperor."

Xun You was also a little surprised and didn't understand what position Jia Xu took.

"Because I simply cannot let the emperor face the danger of life and death himself."

Although Jia Xu was still smiling, Zhong Yao on the side could sense that Jia Xu was angry!
"For example, this time, why did Minister Xun ask the emperor to go to Meiwu?"

"Is it right for a subject to expose his lord to the enemy's might?"

Although Xun You thought Jia Xu's smile was particularly creepy, he still argued with Jia Xu.

"Apart from this plan, is there any other way to stop Ma Teng and Han Sui's army? If Ma Teng and Han Sui attack Chang'an, everything will be over!"

"Naturally there is."

Jia Xu was unusually calm.

"The army of Ma Teng and Han Sui descended from Xiaoguan, but after all, they were on the north bank of the Wei River and could not reach Chang'an in the south."

Xun You sneered, thinking that Jia Xu had given some good advice.

"Does Jia Lingjun want to burn the bridges and boats? The Wei River is not a big river. The shallows upstream can be waded through. It can't stop the enemy at all!"

"Minister Xun is wrong."

Jia Xu retorted.

"I have previously explored the hydrology of the Wei River and know that it is possible to cross the river in the upper reaches of the Wei River."

"But what Minister Xun didn't know was that there were several dams upstream of the Wei River that were already filled with rainwater due to the previous heavy rains."

Jia Xu's smile gradually faded.

"As long as we dig a few dikes, the Wei River will surge immediately! The enemy will not be able to cross the river!"

Digging up the dam...

Xun You thought he had misheard at first.

It was not until I saw Jia Xu’s serious expression that I realized that Jia Xu was not joking about this matter!

He really thought about digging up the dam of Wei River to stop the enemy!

"Jia Lingjun, you know that if you do this, the people of Guanzhong will inevitably suffer disasters again!"

"For the Emperor, it's worth it!"

"But will the emperor agree?"

Jia Xu finally fell silent for the first time.

"Whether the emperor agrees or not is up to him."

"In order to go to Longyou to persuade Ma Teng and Shisun Rui to send troops, he ran until his feet were bruised without stopping. In order not to disappoint the emperor's trust and to prevent the people of Chang'an from suffering from the war, you, Xun Gongda, even put your life at risk... I, Jia Xu, will naturally spare no effort for the safety of the emperor."

Jia Xu admitted that he was not the kind of hero who would give up his life for the emperor.

But as I just said, Jia Xu will do everything he can to prevent the emperor from falling into danger.

It seems difficult to tell which is better between these two sides.

But Xun You knew one thing——

Jia Xu's loyalty to the emperor might be no less than his own.

Xun You bowed to Jia Xu and said, "Lord Jia, I was rude just now. We are all working for the emperor and the court. There is nothing wrong with being more cautious."

Seeing Xun You apologize, Jia Xu immediately put on a smile again: "It's okay, it's okay. By the way, Yuan Chang, tell the soldiers outside to put away the big yellow crossbows and not put them at the door of the Shangshutai. By the way, ask the front line to see where Zhang Xiu's troops are and how long it will take to reach Meiwu!"

……

Xun You looked at Zhong Yao in surprise.

Why are you bringing the big yellow crossbow to the Shangshutai?
Zhong Yao smiled awkwardly again, then ran away without looking back.

Of course I'm shooting you, how could I be shooting myself?

Xun You's face was immediately filled with black lines, and he looked indignantly at Jia Xu, whose eyes had drifted away.

You really wanted to kill me just now! Right? ? ?
(End of this chapter)