Plan to cut off the nine states

Xi Yun has no ambition to dominate the world. He knows how capable he is, and he also knows the details of many children in his family. The Xi family is destined to dominate only one side.

Now even this wish will be difficult to realize.

Xi Yun glanced at the people in the tent and sighed, "If Xi Suan were still here, maybe he wouldn't have reached this point. He has already won Shan Yu's favor and can gain some leeway for the Xi family..."

Xi Ren just walked in, and no one else said a word. Only he dared to be a little presumptuous in front of his father and said loudly: "It's certainly a good thing if eldest brother is here, but it can't change anything. It's him who wins Shan Yu's favor, not our Xi family." "Have you forgotten that Shanyu wants you to visit him within a month?"

Of course Xi Yun can't go. If something happens to him, the Xi family will be destroyed, just like the Lou family.

Xi Yun did not reprimand the two sons, but sighed again, "The Lou family still has two sons, Lou Yi and Xu Chu, to support..."

Xi Ren didn't like hearing it even more, and retorted: "Xu Chu betrayed his ancestors and forgot about his ancestors. Not only did he change his surname, but he also had an inexplicable relationship with his father's death. Our Xi family does not have such an evil son. As for Lou Yi, They betrayed the Xi family and acted arrogantly against the He Rong family. They will surely die in a few months. What is there to envy? Their Lou family has completely collapsed this time."

With no outsiders present, Xi Yun was more indulgent towards the second son. After hearing what he said, he snorted coldly, "How about the fifth son of the Shen family?"

"Shen Dan? What's wrong with my father? Each of the characters he mentions is worse than the last. Shen Dan kills his father and brother, and dedicates his ancestral property to a foreign race. He is actually the great evil of the Shen family and the great thief of Kyushu."

"Do you think everyone in our Xi family is good?"

Xi Ren glanced at the brothers and nephews around him and said, "All of them are hard to say. At least the Xi family is full of loyalty and filial piety, and there are no evil children or rebellious grandchildren."

"In this case, why would our Xi family be attacked by the 'evil thief' Shen Dan, but instead ask the 'evil son' Xu Chu for advice?"

"The world is in chaos, so the bad guys live well."

"What the Xi family lacks is a 'bad guy'."

"The chaos is only temporary, until the chaos is rectified..."

"Everyone in the Xi family has died a long time ago." Xi Yun said coldly, and told everyone: "You are all well-dressed and well-fed, and you don't remember the hardships you had at the beginning. Xi Ren, when Emperor Zhang Xi ruled the world, you were already twenty. Are you old? Don’t you remember how long the world has been in chaos? Well, it’s not entirely your fault. You were lucky enough to be born in the Xi family and have never suffered since you were a child. You have only heard about chaos, but you have never experienced it.”

Xi Ren's face turned red and he whispered: "How come I haven't experienced this before..."

"Hey, you just stayed at Wu Jun's place for a few days when you were a child. They treated you as a noble son, provided you with good food and drink, and then sent you back well, with no missing arms or legs. What kind of experience is that?"

Xi Ren's face turned redder, and Xi Yun sighed: "I know that you were a pawn for me at that time. I have never forgotten your contribution to the prosperity of the Xi family."

When Xi Ren was in his teens, he volunteered to take his father's place as a hostage and went deep into the enemy's country. Although he did not suffer much, Cheng and Wu had a bad relationship. He almost died several times, but because of this, he was favored by his father and far surpassed all his brothers.

More than twenty years later, Xi Ren knew that he had to stand up again, "Father, there is no need to sigh. You are here to supervise the battle. I will lead 3,000 people to Xiangyang. Just listen to Leng Yifang. If he has any objections, I will chop off his head." Send it to father, and then defend the city until father brings reinforcements. "

Xi Yun said nothing.

Xi Ren said with emotion: "What are you still hesitating about, father? At this point, the Xi family has no way out. Although Xu Chu is a shameless person, what he said makes sense. Even if the Xi family wants to bow to Shan Yu, they must first defend the entire family. Jingzhou, show strength to the enemy, and then make plans.”

"Xu Chu's words are more than just three-quarters of truth? He is nine-tenths of truth and one-tenth lie. He thinks he is smart, but I have seen more powerful counselors than him. Hey, none of them are still alive today."

"What does father think?" Xi Ren was a little anxious.

Xi Yun no longer hesitated, "There is someone in the Xi family after all. Xi Ren, you lead five thousand troops to Xiangyang immediately and find more trustworthy dead men. When you get to Xiangyang, don't worry about Leng Yifang's compliance or not, find an opportunity to kill him." Leng Yifang took advantage of the chaos to stand on her own feet and has no loyalty to our Xi family. "

"Yes, father, I will mobilize the troops right away." Xi Ren accepted the order and asked, "What should I do with Xu Chu? Leaving him here will sooner or later be a disaster."

"He brings harm to the Xi family, and he can also bring harm to others. You don't have to worry about it, I will deal with it myself." Xi Yun wrote down the order to mobilize troops, stamped it and gave it to his second son, and then asked Xi Yuan: "Go and invite Xu Chu here ”

When Xi Ren left his account, he took out the letter while mobilizing troops. He opened it and read it. It was indeed the handwriting of King Yidu's daughter. He had seen it before. He wrote some feelings of nostalgia in the letter, and finally hoped that his friend could persuade his husband. , provide some help to Xu Chu.

Xi Ren sneered, crumpled the letter into a ball, feeling uneasy, lit the candle, burned the letter to ashes, and murmured: "Ignorant woman, you are trying to make friends at this time. When your family was in the prime of life, you didn't say anything about sharing. benefit."

On the other end, Xu Chu was sent to the Chinese army tent again. This time there were even fewer people in the tent. There were only two children of the Xi family standing behind Duke Heng Guo as guards. Apart from that, the only other person accompanying him was Xi Yuan. suspect.

Xi Yun said with a smile: "I have thought carefully about what Mr. Xu just said, and I was quite touched, so I have sent my second son, Xi Ren, with five thousand troops to Xiangyang."

"Five thousand is too little. Master Leng will definitely be depressed when he sees it."

"The army will arrive soon. I am willing to negotiate peace with General Chen and go to Xiangyang together."

"It is the power of the Duke of Heng to save Jiuzhou from being devastated."

"Haha, Mr. Xu said too much. Moreover, Mr. Xu needs to contribute to the peace negotiation. I will not force others to do anything. General Chen will go west and I will go east. The sooner we send troops, the better. What do you think, Mr. Xu?"

"Of course, the Confederate army needs a place to cross the river."

"I make the decision for Yang Qinzai. To the west of Yiling, five hundred boats will be allocated for the Southern Army to cross the river."

"General Chen is very worried that there will be no retreat after crossing the river."

"Well...that's it. The five hundred ships can be left to General Chen, and he can send people to guard them. That's okay, right? In order to negotiate a peace and defend Xiangyang together, there must be some mutual trust."

"Gong Guo Heng is right. I think this arrangement is acceptable."

"Okay, Mr. Xu will go back to see General Chen early tomorrow morning?"

"I want to go to Chu Camp first."

"Why?"

Xu Chu said with a smile: "I still have the letter written by Lord Leng to Song Qizhu, but I chose the distance instead of the near. I came to persuade General Chen and Duke Heng first. Now that they have promised, I should go and deliver the letter."

"You can let someone else go."

"There are some words that are not in the letter and must be said by me. It won't take long. I will set off shortly and return to the Confederate camp tomorrow. If everything goes well, I hope to be able to negotiate a peace in person tomorrow night and send troops the next day. Xiangyang is in such a critical situation that we really can’t wait for a moment.”

"Haha, Mr. Xu is admirable for being anxious when others are in trouble. I wonder when Leng Yifang will have the blessing to be able to get Mr. Xu to help him wholeheartedly?"

"I am not for Master Leng, but for Xiangyang and Jiuzhou."

"That's even more admirable. Mr. Xu needs to pass through Yiling City when he goes to Song Camp. Let me write a letter to avoid misunderstanding."

"I am about to work for Lord Heng."

Xi Yun had already written the letter and handed it to Xi Yuanyin, and suddenly said: "A letter is not as good as a person. Mr. Xu is very important now. Without you, it will be very difficult to negotiate a peace. That's good. Yuanyi will go with Mr. Xu." , No matter what, we must protect Mr. Xu’s safety.”

"Yes." Xi Yuanyu bowed and took the letter into his arms.

Xu Chu said: "Then we have to work hard to support General Sui."

"Nothing." Xi Yuanyu said calmly.

Xu Chu took his leave, called Chang Yan, and told the guards sent by Chen Bancai: "You will return to the camp early tomorrow morning and tell General Chen that I will return around noon."

It was dark at night, and Xi Ren's five thousand soldiers and horses were gathering, but Xu Chu left the camp first.

Xi Yuanyi only followed with ten soldiers, all on horseback, and quickly arrived at the gate of Yiling City. The city gate opened as soon as he called.

The leader of the gatekeepers handed over to Xi Yuanyi, looked up and saw Xu Chu, and was shocked, "You..."

"I said I would come back." Xu Chu smiled.

The leader was severely scolded by Yang Qinzai, who was driven back because he let Xu Chu go last time. If he saw him again, he would draw his sword immediately.

Xi Yuan shouted suspiciously: "I'm here, how dare you be rude?"

"But he..."

"I've got something to take care of. It has nothing to do with you. We're going to cross the river soon."

"This... it's not as usual now. If General Xi wants to cross the river, he must have an order from the King of the River."

Xi Yuan ignored the leader and said to Xu Chu: "No matter what, I have to meet King Jiang."

"Of course, I'm so grateful for the hospitality. I deeply regret that I haven't seen the owner yet."

In front of Yang's house, the suspicious soldiers knocked on the door, and someone inside immediately replied: "Who is it? Another funeral call in the middle of the night."

Xu Chu remembered that the voice should be Yang Qinzai's younger brother Yang Moxia.

"Jingzhou Councilor General Xi Yuanqi asked to see King Jiang."

The door opened immediately, and a dwarf walked out. He raised his head and said with a smile, "When did General Xi enter the city again?"

"I just entered the city and came to ask King Jiang for a warrant to cross the river. This is Mr. Xu Cuxu."

Yang Moxia also received a scolding because of Xu Chu. He turned around and shouted, "Good boy, I finally see you..."

"The matter is urgent. Please go and report to King Jiang quickly, Mr. Yang."

Yang Moxia was hesitant, but finally said: "General Xi, please come into the house and wait for a while."

"No, I'm leaving right away. If Prince Jiang is too busy, just ask him to write a warrant."

"Yes." Although Yang Moxia was King Jiang's younger brother, his status was not high. He did not dare to offend the Xi family, so he turned back and hurried to see King Jiang.

Xi Yuanyu jumped off his horse and said to Xu Chu: "King Jiang has a violent temper. Be careful what you say to him. Don't bring up the matter of peace. Duke Heng will come to him for discussion."

"Understood." Xu Chu also jumped off his horse and stood side by side with Xi Yuanyi.

Not long after, a group of people hurriedly walked out of the mansion. The first one was a slender man. Before he crossed the threshold, he raised his hands and said, "General Xi came into the city late at night. What's the urgent matter?"

"Send Xu Chu out of the city. After dawn, the Hengguo Guild will come to explain the details..."

Xu Chu suddenly said: "Prince Jiang, be careful."

Yang Qinzai was stunned, stopped and looked at the ten soldiers behind Xi Yuanyi.

Xi Yuanyu was also stunned. He looked around and didn't find anything to be wary of.