To gather talented men is the greatest talent there is. The world is taken with able men. [Jia Xu spoke with conviction, and with sincere admiration. Lord Cao had won his enduring loyalty - which was perhaps no great thing, as Jia Xu's loyalty had always been the enduring kind. But his classmates were something else again. It wasn't just any man who could tame Xun Yu... never mind Guo Jia.

He gave a nod, and a faint smirk.] Lord Cao is exceptional. It doesn't surprise me that he still is who he is. In Puyang... [he trailed off, then tipped his head slightly.] I don't know how much you know.