After Liu Bei had finished giving his orders, he left Xu Prefecture with Guan Yu and Zhao Yun. He brought the remaining 30,000 soldiers and set off in the direction of Shouchun.
As for Xu Prefecture, Zhang Fei brought thousands of old, weak, sick, and disabled people to stay behind and bluff.
Xiao Pei, Xuzhou.
The envoy sent by Yuan Yao had already met Lu Bu.
"Why did Yuan Gonglu send you here?”
The person who spoke on the main seat was Lu Bu.
"I have something good to tell General Yu."
Yan Xiang said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner.
Yan Xiang was previously Yuan Shu's main book, but because he opposed Yuan Shu's claim to the throne, he was directly punished and should have been beheaded after autumn.
However, after Yuan Yao learned of this matter, he released him and sent Yan Xiang to Lu Bu to atone for his sins.
"Humph! Why don't you tell me about it?"
Lu Bu said.
"May I ask if General wants Xuzhou?”
Lu Bu's interest was piqued. Just as he was about to say something, he was stopped by Chen Gong.
"What do you mean? My family's general has a close relationship with Liu Xuzhou. Don't sow discord here!”
Chen Gong said righteously.
"Hehe, in that case, I'll take my leave.”
Yan Xiang casually cupped his hands and was about to leave.
One step, two steps, three steps.
"Wait!"
Yan Xing had only taken three steps when Lu Bu couldn't hold it in anymore.
"Is there anything else, General?"
Yan Xiang asked with a smile.
"Uh... I haven't congratulated the Zhong Clan's Emperor on his ascension, so I'll send someone to send some congratulatory gifts in a while.”
Lu Bu expressed his goodwill appropriately.
"Thank you, General."
Hearing this, Yan Xiang knew that they could sit down and talk.
"What the messenger said before."
"Oh, Liu Bei has already secretly sent troops in an attempt to attack Shouchun.
His Majesty invited the general to deal with Liu Bei together. We will attack him from both front and back and annihilate him. After that, Xuzhou will belong to the general. We do not want any benefits.”
Yan Xiang revealed his purpose for coming here.
Lu Bu was overjoyed. He had been coveting Xu Prefecture for a long time. This was a godsend opportunity.
"Humph! To put it nicely, it seems that you don't have to pay anything, right? I'm just being generous."
Chen Gong said.
"That's not right. If I didn't bring the news, wouldn't such a good opportunity be wasted?
You must still be in the dark and are foolishly defending Liu Bei against Cao Cao in the north.”
Yan Xiang retorted directly, not giving him any face at all.
There was no room for compromise in diplomatic negotiations. Every word was a clash of interests between the two sides.
"That's right, the envoy's words are reasonable. Just one piece of news is worth the entire Xu Prefecture!”
Lu Bu set the tone for the cooperation between the two sides, agreeing to Yan Xiang's conditions.
Then, the two sides held a banquet to exchange feelings and deepen their cooperation.
"Sir, what do you think of this matter?"
After Yan Xiang left, Lu Bu went to the palace of Chen to ask for advice.
"Yuan Shu has become the public enemy of the world and urgently needs allies. He shouldn't lie to us about this matter.”
Chen Gong analyzed the situation.
"Then we'll follow Yuan Shu's plan?”
"No!"
"Why? Didn't Mister say that this matter was credible?"
Lu Bu couldn't think straight.
"We can cooperate with Yuan Shu, but we have to follow our own plan.”
"Please teach me."
"Yuan Shu asked us to attack Liu Bei first, then attack Xu Prefecture. If Yuan Shu turns against us later or takes the opportunity to occupy a prefecture of Xu Prefecture, we won't be able to do anything to him.”
"That's right! Then what should we do?"
Lu Bu knew that his army was not as strong as Yuan Shu's, so he asked worriedly.
"We can change the order. We will take down Xu Prefecture first, and then whether we help Yuan Shu or not depends on our mood.”
Chen Gong stroked his beard.
"Hahaha! Wonderful! Mister, you have a brilliant plan! After taking down Xuzhou, he could still extort Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu occupied the land of Lianghuai and was extremely rich!”
Lu Bu laughed heartily, feeling that Xu Prefecture was already in his pocket.
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Shouchun County, Prince Shu Palace.
"Your Highness, we did not fail our mission. Lu Bu agreed to join forces with us to deal with Liu Bei.”
Yan Xiang had already returned to report to Yuan Yao.
"Hell's Lord has worked hard."
After Yuan Yao gestured for Yan Xiang to take a seat, he looked at Ji Ling and said,"General Ji Ling, immediately lead a troop to Guangling. Bring along the imperial edict and seize Wu Jing's military power. Then, cooperate with the Imperial Court to block Liu Bei's escape route.”
Guangling was originally a prefecture of Xu Prefecture, so they could enter Xu Prefecture and cut off their retreat.
"Here."
Ji Ling immediately agreed without asking why.
Yuan Shu had already given power to Yuan Yao, and Yuan Yao had full authority to handle all matters in the court.
"Your Highness, Wu Jing is Sun Ce's uncle. Now that Sun Ce has betrayed the Imperial Court, he naturally cannot be entrusted with an important task.
However, wasn't Lu Bu the one to cut off their retreat route?”
Yang Hong asked.
"Although Lu Bu is an ordinary person, Chen Gong is not stupid. They will definitely occupy Xuzhou first and then ask us for benefits. Moreover, it is uncertain whether they will send troops or not.
We can't place all our hopes on the other party.”
Yuan Yao remembered that Lu Bu and Liu Bei were fighting each other in Xuzhou. Liu Bei was stationed in Xuzhou, while Lu Bu was stationed in Xiaopei. Lu Bu was stationed in Xuzhou and Liu Bei was stationed in Xiaopei.
Liu Bei was also a man who was flexible. Yuan Yao did not plan to let Liu Bei go back to Xuzhou. Even if he could not kill him, he would force him to go somewhere else.
After that, Xuzhou would only have Lu Bu left, which would be much easier to deal with. They could temporarily form an alliance and then deal with Sun Ce in Jiangdong.
"Your Highness is far-sighted, and this old minister is inferior.”
After hearing Yuan Yao's explanation, Yang Hong flattered him.
"Eunuch Yang, you flatter me."
"General Ji Ling, your mission is to stop Liu Bei from returning to Xu Prefecture. I won't give you too many soldiers. You can't fight Liu Bei head-on, or else you'll be rewarded for nothing!”
After Sun Ce defected, he brought along a large number of generals.
Right now, Ji Ling was the only general under Yuan Shu who could be of great use. The others were all trash.
Yuan Yao didn't want Ji Ling to be killed by fierce generals like Guang Yu and Zhao Yun. If that happened, he would truly have no one to use.
"This general will obey your orders and will definitely not continue fighting!”
Ji Ling solemnly agreed.
After the officials left, Yuan Yao sat alone on the main seat and pondered, wondering if there were any loopholes.
Although he was currently the crown prince of Yuan Shu and looked quite glorious, there were many vassals around him, and the disaster of national subjugation could happen at any time.
"As long as I can withstand the first two waves of attacks, becoming emperor will become a fact. Even if the other dukes want to destroy me, they have to consider whether it's worth it!”
Yuan Yao muttered to himself, his tone filled with confidence.
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