EBE Chapter 178 Xun Yu: My nephew, you're going to ruin me!
Chapter 178 Xun Yu: My nephew, you're going to ruin me!
许县
After months of working overtime, a towering and majestic city has taken shape.
Of course, to move in, they would have to wait another ten days or so, until Cao Cao and Liu Xie arrived.
Right now
Temporary office outside the city
The nuclear-powered, cattle-and-horse-riding Xun Yu has moved here from Dongjun and taken on the administrative affairs of the newly acquired counties in Yuzhou.
Looking at the mountain of government affairs piled up in front of him, Xun Yu smiled contemptuously, revealing a crooked smile resembling that of a war god.
Ha! A mere three-horse carriage of government affairs, just a small test!
Suddenly, Li Dian walked in from outside, his face quite grave.
"Mr. Wenruo, I have good news and bad news. Which would you like to hear first?"
Xun Yu said without looking up:
"Mancheng, there's no need to keep me in suspense. Just tell me both at once."
Li Dian cupped his hands in greeting and said:
"The good news is that our lord has met His Majesty and is on his way to Xu County."
Xun Yu nodded. It was indeed a good thing that the emperor had been received.
From now on, Cao Cao only needs to raise the emperor's banner, and even if he attacks Yuan Shao's stronghold of Runan, he will probably not face such great resistance.
After delivering the good news, Xun Yu waited for half a minute, but there was still no movement.
Seeing Li Dian hesitate, Xun Yu had no choice but to take the initiative and ask:
"I wonder what the bad news is...?"
Li Dian cupped his hands in greeting again, but did not reply. Instead, he walked out.
A minute later, a scholar who looked six or seven years older than Xun Yu and whose appearance bore a resemblance to Xun Yu was brought in by Li Dian.
"Gongda!"
Xun Yu's eyes widened, and he quickly stepped forward to grasp the scholar's hands.
This person was none other than Xun You, whom the entire Xun family had been longing for day and night.
Xun Yu and Xun You were uncle and nephew. Xun Yu was the uncle and Xun You was the nephew.
However, Xun Yu was actually six years younger than Xun You.
Several years ago, when Xun Yu was still traveling around studying, Xun You had already been recommended as a filial and incorruptible official and was summoned to the mansion of General He Jin to serve as an official.
Here's a little-known fact.
Xun You, along with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, Chen Lin, and Chunyu Qiong, were all officials under the General's Office, essentially serving as He Jin's secretaries.
In other words, the people on the list above actually knew each other long ago, and their relationship was quite close.
This is precisely why, in the original history, after Liu Biao's death, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue surrendered to Cao Cao with the northern Jingzhou at lightning speed, claiming that they were old acquaintances of Cao Cao.
In fact, the circle of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period was both large and small.
It's like graduating from university and joining a company, hoping to make a name for yourself.
It turned out that all the competitors were actually his college classmates!
Of course, the officials under the General's Office were also divided into high and low ranks.
Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, and Chunyu Qiong later became the Eight Colonels of the Western Garden.
As a member of the Han imperial family with impeccable lineage, Liu Biao was appointed as a high-ranking official in Jingzhou upon being sent to a remote region.
Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, powerful local figures in Jingzhou, also returned to their hometown, became heads of their families, and inherited their businesses.
Until the eve of Dong Zhuo's entry into the capital, of the nine former officials of the General's Mansion, only Chen Lin and Xun You remained at their posts.
When Dong Zhuo was summoned to the capital, Xun You strongly opposed it, while Chen Lin wholeheartedly supported it.
With the added persuasion of Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and many other powerful families, He Jin became even more determined to summon Dong Zhuo.
Xun You angered He Jin because of his stubbornness.
In a fit of anger, He Jin dismissed Xun You from the General's mansion, forcing him to stay home ill. (A true account from the Records of the Three Kingdoms)
Little did he know that this would be the last time Xun You saw He Jin.
After that, He Jin and his ten eunuchs were all wiped out.
Faced with Dong Zhuo's tyranny, Xun You decided to be patient.
There was a natural and irreconcilable deep-seated hatred between him and Dong Zhuo!
If we were to say that the second person in the world who wanted to kill Dong Zhuo was Wang Yun.
The first person who wanted to kill Dong Zhuo was definitely not Lü Bu, but Xun You!
After the coalition against Dong Zhuo disbanded, Xun You plotted three assassination attempts against Dong Zhuo, but all of them failed.
The last time, he was captured by Dong Zhuo and imprisoned.
Xun You, who was supposed to be executed in the autumn, instead witnessed the coup d'état in Chang'an.
After this series of events, Xun You regained his freedom, but he was completely lost.
With his father's killer Dong Zhuo dead, what's next?
Restoring the Han Dynasty?
His father died for the Han dynasty, serving as a pawn for Emperor Huan of Han, Liu Zhi, and died tragically in office!
To help Liu Xie restore the Han Dynasty?
Don't even think about it!
Unsure of where to go, Xun You packed his bags and fled Chang'an on the night Dong Cheng and Yang Feng abducted the emperor.
But Xun You never expected this, no matter how much he planned.
Xun Yu, as the uncle, was concerned about the safety of his nephew and had been entrusting the intelligence guards to search for his whereabouts.
However, since Xun You was only released from prison after the coup in Chang'an, news of him has only recently been reported.
So Xun You was brought here bound.
Upon seeing Xun You, Xun Yu was naturally overwhelmed with excitement.
He had heard from the clan elders that Xun You almost always ranked first in the performance evaluations at the General's Mansion.
If this were for handling government affairs...
It's definitely a super nuclear-powered bulldozer!
however.
After exchanging pleasantries with Xun You, Xun Yu realized that something was amiss.
Why does Xun You always look so dejected?
What does it look like?
It looks like a bitter face!
Not to mention smiles, even their expressions were distorted by bitterness.
"Gongda, what exactly is going on with you?"
"Even if you are not willing to join Cao Cao's camp for the time being, you can go back to your clan to recuperate."
Xu County was located within Yingchuan Prefecture.
It was quite close to the Xun family's ancestral lands.
Xun Yu thought to himself that Xun You must be tired.
It's not impossible to give him a break first, and then exploit him after he comes back.
Unexpectedly, Xun You still had that listless expression.
It felt like I'd only realized I hadn't filled in the answer sheet after the exam; I was utterly devastated.
Feeling Li Dian's gaze beside him, Xun Yu finally understood why Li Dian had said "one good news and one bad news".
This is crazy...
The bad news is that Xun You has become this dead!
Suddenly, Xun You clasped his hands in a fist salute to Xun Yu and said:
"Uncle, I'm a little tired. Could you arrange some accommodation for me to rest for a while?"
Xun Yu sighed and led Xun You to their temporary lodgings.
But right now, he has a lot of government affairs to deal with, so he can't spend all his time on Xun You. He can only entrust Li Dian to send a few intelligence guards to keep an eye on Xun You.
Time flies when dealing with government affairs.
Before we knew it, it was late at night.
Despite being exhausted, Xun Yu still mustered his energy to visit Xun You's residence.
Xun Yu left only after finding that Xun You had fallen asleep peacefully.
Unexpectedly, after the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), around 2 AM, Xun You suddenly sat up in bed.
Bathed in the moonlight streaming through the window, Xun You paced back and forth in the room.
What's the point of my life?
Xun You kept repeating this sentence.
suddenly.
He pulled out a three-foot-long white silk ribbon from somewhere and skillfully hung it on the roof.
then……
He didn't commit suicide; he just quietly watched the white silk ribbon from night until dawn.
It wasn't until the intelligence guards responsible for monitoring him noticed that there had been no movement in the room for too long that they rushed in to check.
Upon seeing Xun You's "about to hang himself" appearance, the intelligence guard was so frightened that he immediately reported the matter to Xun Yu.
"Gongda! You're going to make my life miserable!"
Xun Yu burst into tears.
He had already sent someone to inform the elders of his family that Xun You was still alive.
But if Xun You were to die right under his nose, it's easy to imagine that Xun Yu would be severely scolded by the clan elders.
……