Chapter 739

Xun Shuang did not interrupt Xun Yu but listened carefully.

"Although Duan Yu did not do anything wrong in this matter, I feel that this person is too overbearing."

"The conflict between Duan Yu and Zhu Jun and Huangfusong stems from the dispute over credit, but Duan Yu already had the upper hand in this matter, so there was no need to strike such a ruthless blow."

"He kept me by his side for the whole afternoon, clearly because he already knew what Huangfu Li wanted to do."

"If it were me..."

Xun Shuang picked up the hangover soup made from honey water and sour plums in front of him, took a sip, and said, "If it were you, what would you do?"

"Turn hostility into friendship," Xun Yu said without hesitation. "If it were me, I would have told Huangfusong about this matter first, allowing Huangfusong to stop Huangfu Li from committing a grave mistake."

"In this way, Huangfusong would surely feel grateful."

"Having one more friend is always better than having one more enemy."

"But Duan Yu's methods were too overbearing. If Zhang Rang bites onto this and doesn't let go, the Huangfu clan will surely suffer a great disaster."

"Wouldn't this create a deadly enemy?"

Xun Shuang nodded slightly and said, "Being and non-being produce each other, difficult and easy complete each other, long and short manifest each other, high and low fill each other, sound and voice harmonize with each other, front and back follow each other."

"Wenruo's Dao is good at the art of balance."

"However... Wenruo is still a bit superficial."

After Xun Shuang summarized this, he turned his gaze to Xun You on the side: "Gongda, what do you think of this matter?"

Xun You, who looked more mature, bowed slightly, sat up straight, and said, "My opinion is slightly different from Uncle's."

"Duan Yu's appearance seems overbearing, but in reality, there are many things he cannot help."

"Duan Yu is a student of the Son of Heaven, and everything he does represents the Son of Heaven. If Duan Yu were to befriend Huangfusong, it would be equivalent to befriending the Yuan clan and the Yang clan."

"If he were to act like that, the Son of Heaven would inevitably feel resentment."

"And Duan Yu is different from Huangfusong and others who have something to rely on; the reason he can succeed is entirely due to the trust of the Son of Heaven."

"If he loses the trust of the Son of Heaven, he will surely have a miserable end in the future."

"Of course, this is just my humble opinion," Xun You said modestly.

Xun Shuang smiled slightly and said, "Peace, emptiness, uprightness, stillness—his gentle restraint is determined first. Gongda is better at the big picture."

"However..."

Xun Shuang's "however" immediately attracted the attention of both Xun Yu and Xun You.

Xun Shuang had just said that Xun Yu looked at problems somewhat superficially.

Of course, this was not belittling.

After all, Xun Yu was only twenty years old.

And Xun You was a little older, already nearly thirty.

A ten-year age gap, what one hears and sees, sometimes cannot be made up for by knowledge.

Moreover, Xun You was also a leader among the younger generation of the Xun clan.

He had always been known for his foresight.

While Xun Yu was known for his knowledge.

"What the eyes see is not necessarily the truth," Xun Shuang said, stroking his chin's beard. "This child's behavior is sometimes eccentric and sometimes seasoned; it is indeed difficult to fathom."

"By the way."

Xun Shuang looked at Xun Yu and Xun You and said, "Before Duan Yu left, he said he wanted to take a member of the Xun clan to Liangzhou to serve."

"Do you have any interest?"

Xun Yu thought for a while, then frowned and shook his head: "Uncle, Duan Yu's style of doing things does not match mine. Although I admit he is very capable, I am not willing to work under him."

"And you?"

Zhang Fei turned his head to look at Hua Xiong, who was wearing armor and pressing the hilt of his sword, glared at him and said: "Big brother, did they make things difficult for you?"

"I am willing," Xun You said in two short words.

Xun Yu on the side immediately widened his eyes.

Outside Yingyin City.

After leaving the Xun residence, Duan Yu rode his horse toward the camp outside the city.

Cao Cao followed by Duan Yu's side.

The scene that had just happened at the Xun residence had already stimulated Cao Cao to sober up.

"Ziyi, did you already discover that Huangfu Li was going to break into Zhang Rang's residence?" Cao Cao asked, blinking his triangular eyes.

Duan Yu did not answer Cao Cao directly.

In fact, he wasn't sure if it was Huangfu Li beforehand.

It could have been Huangfu Li, or it could have been one of Zhu Jun's subordinates.

But in any case, the reason he didn't bring troops into the city was to give the subordinates of both men enough time and opportunity.

"If I said yes, would Aman think I am despicable?" Duan Yu looked at the dark night sky in the distance.

Cao Cao thought for a while and then shook his head: "If you want to blame someone, you can only blame Huangfu Li for being greedy."

"If it weren't for his own greed, how could he have ended up in this situation?"

"However... however, Ziyi, by doing this, I'm afraid you will offend many people."

Cao Cao said thoughtfully: "In the future, wherever Ziyi goes, I'm afraid you will attract wariness."

How could Duan Yu not know this?

Since he did this today, it means that in the future, everyone except those around him must be wary of him.

But Duan Yu didn't care.

"Aman, for you, this world has a way out, but for me, there is no way out to speak of."

"Let's just keep going and see," Duan Yu said earnestly.

No path is easy to walk.

If he were weak, the Son of Heaven could discard him as useless, and these noble clans could bully him at will.

But if he were too strong, the Son of Heaven would also be wary of him.

Therefore, he didn't have much time left.

Before the Son of Heaven became wary of him, before the Son of Heaven felt that the world was peaceful and didn't need his sharp blade, he had to prepare everything that needed to be prepared.

Perhaps the people of the world think his style is too overbearing and too flashy, and he will inevitably become the next Zhou Yafu in the future.

But no one knows that this world is about to collapse.

This year and a half has allowed him to see the essence of this world clearly.

The Son of Heaven, the noble clans, the eunuchs, and the relatives of the Empress—none of them are not accelerating the collapse of this world.

How many of the great causes and justice they speak of are not for the sake of maintaining their own interests?

As for the lives of others, these people never care.

Since the world is already like this.

Then there is only one way.

Break it, and rebuild it!

"Aman, next I am going north to Jizhou. If you are with me, I estimate there will be many things that will implicate you."

"Let's part ways here today."

Duan Yu pulled the reins of his warhorse, stopped, and looked at Cao Cao beside him: "I hope that when we meet next time, you and I... will still be friends."