Chapter 256: Your name is Jia Xu?
Luoyang.

Prime Minister's House.

Dong Zhuo had plundered all of Luoyang's wealth, but had not yet had time to transport it to Chang'an.

Now that he was being attacked at the doorstep again, Dong Zhuo did not want to fight Jin Mao head-on. The 150,000-strong army was his private property. If they were wiped out in battle, what would be the use of the little wealth he had looted.

But without a fight, how can we satisfy Jin Mao's huge appetite?

A more important point.

What if Jin Mao asks for the emperor?
Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru, who didn't even dare to wipe the cold sweat off his face.

Each of these problems is extremely serious.

Li Ru really couldn't think of a good solution, and he didn't dare to persuade Dong Zhuo to fight.

Helplessly, Li Ru adhered to the principle of "a friend's death would rather die than the poor", and exposed Jia Xu so that they could share the problem.

"My Lord, I really don't know, but there is one person who must know!"

When Jinmao's envoy Liu Ping was released last time, Li Ru had an 80% suspicion that the old ghost Jia Xu was behind it.

We have to help him solve this problem.

"Jia Xu?"

Li Ru’s idea was one thing, and Dong Zhuo’s idea was another.

"Is that the Wuwei Jia Xu?"

Dong Zhuo said with disdain: "He is only average in leading troops and fighting. What can such a person achieve?"

Seeing Li Ru's embarrassment, Dong Zhuo said impatiently: "Forget it, send Jia Xu!"

After a while, Jia Xu came.

"Infantry Captain Jia Xu pays his respects to the Prime Minister."

Dong Zhuo then remembered that Jia Xu had indeed appointed such a captain, but only because of his family.

"Get up."

Dong Zhuo was in a bad mood and didn't want to pretend to be courteous, so he asked directly: "Jin Mao is challenging me outside the city. How can I return to Chang'an safely?"

Jia Xu glanced at Li Ru casually before saying, "I heard that the governor of Yangzhou has a relationship with Your Majesty. Why don't you issue an imperial decree and order him to come into the city to pay his respects?"

Dong Zhuo got up in shock.

Jia Xu's simple words gave Dong Zhuo an epiphany.

"Today I know that I, Guan Xi, am also a man of wisdom and strategy!"

Dong Zhuo was delighted: "Wenyou, you come and draft the imperial edict."

This is a very clever move.

Whether Jinmao accepts it or not, it will suffer heavy losses.

If we follow the imperial edict and enter the city, all problems will be solved.

If he does not obey the imperial edict, it means that Jin Mao and Dong Zhuo are birds of a feather, and neither of them should think that the other is noble.

That would have a devastating impact on the morale of the Yangzhou army. At that time, whether to fight or make peace would be decided by Dong Zhuo.

That's why Dong Zhuo was startled.

While writing the edict, Li Ru was also surprised by Jia Xu's decision.

Jia Xu had never shown himself in the past, but this time, for some unknown reason, he took the initiative to reveal his talents in front of Dong Zhuo.

What is this for?
Li Ru didn't understand, but he always felt that Jia Xu must be hiding something from him.

...

Outside the south gate of Luoyang, Luo River.

Jin Mao set up his marshal's tent on the ship and had no time to eat or sleep.

Of course, he did this because he was afraid of Dong Zhuo's cavalry. Jin Mao didn't know that Sun Jian had injured Lu Bu.

If he were to be attacked suddenly like this, Jin Mao was really afraid that he would be captured first.

At that time, Lu Bu will become another famous figure. After all, he is a powerful man who can kill Sun Jian.

Even if Dian Wei fights Sun Jian one-on-one, he may not win.

this day.

Grand Herald Yang Biao came to see Jin Mao with the imperial edict.

The Grand Herald was in charge of etiquette, and Yang Biao came from the Yang family, a prominent family as famous as the Yuan family, which shows how high the standards of this event were.

When Jin Mao learned about it, no matter how reluctant he was, he went to the south bank of Luo River to receive the imperial edict.

Yang Biao went through the motions and handed the imperial edict to Jin Mao.

Jin Mao really didn't want to take over this hot potato, but he had to take it because he started a rebellion in the name of clearing out the evil officials.

It just so happened that a politician like Xun Yu was not around, and a half-baked person like Xun You could easily misinterpret the original meaning of the edict.

Just when Jin Mao was at a loss, Yang Biao spoke up and gave Jin Mao some enlightenment.

"The governor of Yangzhou must keep this imperial edict safe."

Yang Biao pointed at the cow and called it a horse: "Don't lock it in the cabinet, or it will rot."

"Don't show it outside. That would be considered treason and punishable by death."

Jin Mao was completely confused when he heard this. What was going on? Who dared to kill him?

He just stretched his neck out here to see if Dong Zhuo dared to come out of the city to chop him down.

Yang Biao sighed helplessly. He could only say this much and could not go any deeper. Whether Jin Mao could understand or not depended entirely on his own understanding.

To be honest, he is already fifty years old, the same age as Liu Biao, but he is always worried.

It's really hard to survive under Dong Zhuo's rule.

Originally, Yang Biao was promoted to Sikong. After Dong Zhuo was promoted to Prime Minister, he became one of the Three Dukes along with Huang Wan and Xun Shuang.

The three of them also conspired to kill Dong Zhuo together.

Unfortunately, Xun Shuang died too early and all the plans went down the drain.

Later, Yang Biao encountered many dangers. He took off his official hat and put it on again, and finally fell to the level of a Grand Master of Ceremonies.

Now that Jin Mao has finally reached Luoyang, to be honest, Yang Biao still hopes that Jin Mao can bring the emperor back from Dong Zhuo.

Not to mention anything else, Jin Mao's reputation among the people is much better than Dong Zhuo's. As for Jin Mao's attitude towards the gentry, it can be educated slowly.

Just when Jin Mao's mind was confused and Yang Biao felt helpless, Xun You finally understood the mystery.

"My lord, this is what happened."

Xun You translated Yang Biao's words, which were similar to Jia Xu's strategy.

In fact, Jia Xu's strategy was an open conspiracy, which any discerning person could see, but it was not easy to solve.

Things on the political level are never simple.

Jin Mao suddenly realized what was going on, and immediately stepped forward to hold Yang Biao's thin hands: "Grand Master, please save me!"

It must be said with some exaggeration that this is the favorite attitude of the older generation of scribes.

Sure enough, Yang Biao was very impressed by Jin Mao's words. He smiled and said, "Sometimes, we have to look beyond the surface to see the essence of things."

"When eunuchs were in power, there were many forged imperial edicts and false decrees. Who knows which one was issued by Your Majesty himself?"

"But at that time, as a minister, I had no choice. I had to obey the imperial edict regardless of whether it was a forged one or not."

"Times have changed, and now there are very few people who obey the imperial edict."

Honestly speaking, Jinmao thought he had improved a lot over the years, but he still couldn't figure out what Yang Biao meant.

He asked tentatively: "You mean, you want me to not obey the order?"

Yang Biao shook his head and said, "I didn't say anything. I just told Yangzhou Mu some past facts and history."

Jin Mao really wanted to open Yang Biao's brain to find out what he meant.

But Yang Biao had no choice. Everything he said today would reach Dong Zhuo's ears. Being able to offer such marginal advice was already the limit of what he could do.

Yang Biao looked up at the sky and said, "It's getting late. If the governor of Yangzhou has anything to say, please send someone to tell Your Majesty."

Before leaving, Yang Biao placed special emphasis on the word "Your Majesty".

But Jin Mao was still concerned about the time. He looked up at the sun that was tilting at noon and wondered, "It's still early."

"Hey!"

"Can you explain more clearly what you mean?"

Yang Biao crossed the Luo River without looking back. The more incompetent Jin Mao was politically, the more Yang Biao wanted the emperor to return to Jin Mao's rule.

"It's worth my risk to offer advice." Yang Biao thought to himself.

Jinmao racked his brains but couldn't figure out what it meant.

It was not until Xun You figured out the strategy and told him that he understood.

"My Lord, the Grand Herald's intention is actually very simple, which is to obey the imperial edict."

"Ah!?" Jin Mao looked in the direction where Yang Biao left and said bitterly: "I thought it was a good plan. You want me to obey the imperial edict, but isn't that tantamount to committing suicide?" Jin Mao could understand this. Entering Luoyang would be like a fish on a chopping board. Dong Zhuo could cut it however he wanted.

Unexpectedly, Xun You shook his head and said, "No!"

"The Grand Herald means to obey the Emperor's edict!"

Xun You explained: "This edict must be a forged edict by Dong Zhuo. My lord, you don't have to obey it. But as long as you show your attitude, the emperor's edict will be obeyed."

"In this case, if Dong Zhuo wants the emperor to issue an edict in person, then His Majesty will definitely know that you have deployed troops in Luoyang."

"By then, all the people with lofty ideals in Luoyang will unite to fight against Dong Zhuo."

"And you can fish in troubled waters and even attack Luoyang City!"

It turned out to be the case.

Jinmao Lenovo thought that what Yang Biao had said before was indeed true.

Dong Zhuo, like the eunuchs, forged the imperial edict, so Jin Mao insisted on having the orthodox imperial edict and refused to obey Dong Zhuo's edict.

After understanding all this, Jin Mao had a new idea: "Gongda, do you think it would be better if I asked the emperor to tell me in person before I obeyed his order?"

Xun You flattered him and said, "My lord is wise."

...

Luoyang, the Imperial Palace, Nangong.

When Dong Zhuo learned of Jin Mao's request, he became furious again. Not satisfied with smashing and looting, he also killed several people.

When Li Ru arrived, the ground was covered with blood.

"Somebody come!"

"Why don't you clean it up quickly?"

However, Dong Zhuo did not look at Li Ru well.

"My lord, Jia Xu is outside the palace." Li Ru forced a smile and said, "Should we call him in?"

"Call a fart!"

Dong Zhuo was still furious and said, "What a rotten idea from a stinky bastard!"

"You shouldn't have believed it!"

Li Ru wanted to explain that Jia Xu must have done something even more sinister, but he was afraid of Dong Zhuo's anger, so he kept silent.

Seeing Li Ru keep silent, Dong Zhuo became even more angry: "Draft an imperial edict!"

"Let that stinky bastard deliver it himself!"

Dong Zhuo did not even mention the content of the new edict, and it was obvious that he just asked Jia Xu to give it to Jin Mao as it was.

The meaning is very clear, either summon Jin Mao to Luoyang, or wait for death.

Li Ru didn't dare to refute.

As Dong Zhuo's reign lasted longer, his temper became more and more brutal, and he would kill people at any time. Li Ru was afraid that one day, he would die at the hands of Dong Zhuo for no apparent reason.

After finishing the work, Li Ru came to Jia Xu with the new imperial edict.

"Wenhe, why did you offer such a plan?"

Li Ru said with a full mouth of blame: "Now you are killing me."

Jia Xu seemed to have expected this. He took the imperial edict from Li Ru's hand without even looking at it.

Li Ru couldn't help but say, "This time it's all my fault. If I hadn't been so nosy, you wouldn't be in this situation."

"If there is anything I can do, just ask, I will definitely do it!"

Jia Xu bowed and said, "If I die, I will entrust my family to you for care."

Li Ru took a deep breath and said, "This is natural!"

"As long as I am alive, I will protect your little one!"

After that, Li Ru gave the order: "Take people to protect Captain Jia's house, and don't let anyone disturb it!"

Jia Xu then showed a look of relief on his face and thanked him again.

At this time, it was already late.

Jia Xu did not dare to delay and left the city overnight and headed for Jinmao Camp.

After watching Jia Xu's carriage go away, Li Ru suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"When did Jia Wenhe fall to the point where he could be slaughtered by others?"

You should know that even when Jia Xu passed through the extremely chaotic Qiang and Hu territory, his life was never threatened, and people even sent Jia Xu home politely.

Will such a person accept his fate?
This reminds me of the fact that a few days ago, Jinmao envoy Liu Ping took advantage of the chaos to escape from the city.

At that time, Li Ru only suspected that this matter was related to Jia Xu, but he was not clear about the purpose of Jia Xu's doing so.

Now, an absurd thought came to Li Ru's mind: "Could it be that Liu Ping and his group were not the only ones who escaped from the city that night?"

If that were the case, Jia Xu's so-called family would have probably fled the city long ago.

"Jia Wenhe!"

"How could such a brilliant plan be possible?"

Li Ru didn't believe it and immediately sent someone to Jia Xu's house to inquire.

An hour later.

When his subordinates told him that Jia Xu's family had already left the house, with only a few servants and maids left.

Li Ru looked up to the sky bitterly: "Jia Wenhe!"

"You hid it so well!"

If the whole incident was Jia Xu's conspiracy, it would be really terrible.

Even Dong Zhuo, Jin Mao, and hundreds of thousands of troops were taken into account!
Li Ru felt his scalp tingling just thinking about it.

If such a person were to turn against Dong Zhuo, Li Ru would really not know how to deal with it.

Li Ru already knew that Jia Xu was a very powerful man, and now he is even more powerful.

Finally, Li Ru let out a long sigh.

To be honest, Jia Xu's escape was something Li Ru could only hope for.

He also wanted to escape, but he couldn't.

"From now on, we can only take one step at a time."

Li Ru stared into the deep night and gradually disappeared into the darkness.

...

The next day.

Above the Luo River.

Jin Mao didn't expect that Dong Zhuo's second edict would come so soon. He was a little confused and curious.

If it was really an edict issued by Liu Xie himself, Jin Mao didn't know whether to accept it.

Promising is one thing, accepting is another.

The people who came this time looked older than Yang Biao and were dressed more poorly.

Jia Xu was also looking at Jin Mao carefully, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Yangzhou Governor receives the imperial edict!"

After a whole set of ceremonies, Jin Mao received an imperial edict which was almost the same as yesterday's, but the substance remained the same.

This made Jin Mao very confused. Is Dong Zhuo not smart enough?

Who the hell would really accept such an edict?

After reading the imperial edict, Jin Mao remembered the hint Yang Biao had given him yesterday, and couldn't help but ask again, "May I ask your name, envoy?"

To close the distance.

Jia Xu bowed and said, "My name is too humble to be heard. I am Jia Xu."

Jin Mao nodded in understanding, "Your name is Jia Xu."

suddenly!

Jin Mao's eyes widened and he cursed, "You're the fucking Jia Xu?!"

Jin Mao looked at the little old man in front of him again, no, he should be called Old Man Gao, they were all taller than him!
He has a thin face, dark skin, and a normal-sized beard that's neither long nor short. He looks handsome, and his eyes don't have any vicious look.

It seems that Jia Xu is not as energetic as Yang Biao.

But this guy is Jia Xu!
Jin Mao didn't know why Jia Xu ran in front of him, nor did he know what happened.

But there is one thing he will never hesitate about.

"Jia Xu, are you willing to recognize me as your master?"

　Please give me one more day

　　
　
(End of this chapter)