Three Kingdoms

Huang Cheng and Huang Zhong were both martial arts practitioners with sharp ears and eyes. Yi Ji thought he was careful and didn't make any noise, but Huang Cheng still noticed the discordant sound in his ears, so he stood up to check.

Huang Zhong also turned over and sat up, silently grabbing the Huanshou knife placed at his side. When he saw Huang Cheng just standing behind the door and making no further moves, he knew that he was not a thief, so he did not stand up. Sitting.

Huang Cheng quietly watched Yi Ji come out of the small courtyard, then turned back and said to Huang Zhong: "Han Sheng, Deputy Ambassador Yi disappeared alone just now. There is something strange. I will go and report it to Ambassador Fei."

Huang Zhong nodded and said, "Let's go. If you have any orders, please call me quickly." Huang Zhong was right to be worried about his son, but he was not ambiguous at all when it came to business.

Huang Cheng knocked on Fei Qian's door. Fei Qian had not rested yet and was planning his itinerary. When he saw Huang Cheng coming, he asked what was going on.

Huang Cheng told Fei Qian what he had just seen.

oh? This young man Huang Cheng is okay. I didn't hear any sound, but he noticed it.

The attentive Huang Cheng saw Fei Qian's look and added, "It's not that I meant to peek, but Han Sheng and I are both martial arts practitioners, so we noticed some movement..."

Fei Qian smiled, patted Huang Cheng's shoulder and said, "I don't mean to blame you, I'm just wondering where this uncle is going?"

Fei Qian rolled his eyes, thought about it, and guessed that Yi Ji most likely went to see Yuan Shu secretly. He couldn't have gone out for a late-night snack because he was hungry in the middle of the night...

what to do?

Capture Yiji back? Not very realistic. After all, Yi Ji is also an envoy. Although he is a deputy envoy, it cannot be said that the deputy envoy has no right to see Yuan Shu. He has no good reason to stop him. Besides, even if he stops him this time, Yi Ji will probably seek other opportunities again. , and it will also make the relationship between the two people very tense, so whatever, just let it go...

But we must be on guard, so Fei Qian said: "In this case, Uncle Ye, could you please tell Han Sheng that you will have a good time tonight and take turns to be on duty, so that if something happens, you can respond in time. All the soldiers in the courtyard are also divided. Two, take turns to rest.”

Huang Cheng accepted the order and was about to turn around when Fei Qian suddenly remembered something and stopped Huang Cheng and asked: "By the way, Shuye, who is more powerful in martial arts between you and Han Sheng?"

Huang Cheng smiled naively, scratched the back of his head, and said, "Of course Han Sheng is stronger." Then seeing that Fei Qian had no problem, he left and arranged for the thirty soldiers brought from the small courtyard. .

As an envoy, it is of course impossible to bring all the nearly a thousand soldiers into Luyang County, but it is also impossible not to bring them completely, so under normal circumstances, we will bring about thirty or fifty people, and they are also living in the small courtyard at this time. Although they can't have their own rooms like Fei Qian and others, but ten people can squeeze into one room, it is naturally slightly better than a tent in the wilderness.

Fei Qian watched Huang Cheng leave, closed the door, and smiled. This Huang Cheng is really interesting...

Putting aside Fei Qian's secret preparations, Yi Ji arrived at Yuan Shu's residence at this time, waiting for Yuan Shu's reception with some anxiety.

Yuan Shu had already rested at this time, but he was woken up by someone. It was said that Liu Biao's deputy envoy Yi Ji was paying his respects. In addition to being a little unhappy, he was also curious. He secretly came to visit him in the middle of the night. This was because Liu Biao and Liu Jingsheng had other arrangements. , no wonder the official mission document during the day was as plain as white water.

In the hall, more than a dozen candles were lit, and it was as bright as day.

Yuan Shu met with Yi Ji in the side hall. After the meeting, the two parties met with each other. Yuan Shu squinted his eyes, pulled up the corners of his mouth to make his face look like he was smiling, and said, "Uncle Ji, here you are. Got something good?" - Although it was like a joke, it also showed a little bit of Yuan Shu's displeasure at being woken up. If you, Yiji Yijibo, don't have anything good to tell me, hum...

Yiji Surong raised his hand and said: "I am here just for the great cause of the general." - Yiji did not show any politeness and went directly to the topic. As a standard lobbyist, Yi Ji's sensational skills are full of points.

"I would like to hear the details." Yuan Shu straightened his face and said.

"At present, the government is dark, Dong's thieves are tyrannical, and the people of the world are all hanging upside down in water and fire, and they are urgently waiting for the general's rescue. My lord is grateful for the general's loyalty, and originally wanted to attach himself to the general's tail. However, the land of Jingxiang is in constant dispute, and there are beetles inside. If you don't respect the king's law, there will be traitors outside who are poisoning the countryside, and you will have too much energy to spare." - Yi Ji's words not only stated his position, but also made clear Liu Biao's difficulties. In fact, it was just one sentence, Liu Biao, the governor, is not your enemy. But your friend...

Of course, Yuan Shu also expressed a limited acceptance of such empty words, and said: "Liu Jingzhou is admirable for his loyalty to the country. He is a man of little skill, and he does not dare to speak out about national affairs." - Yuan Shu specifically said: "He is good at it." "Speech" means that there is nothing practical. Who can't just be "good at speech"?

Yi Ji naturally understood the meaning of Yuan Shu's words, so he took out the letter written by Liu Biao from his arms and said, "This is a letter from my lord to the general. Please read it."

A waiter immediately took the letter and forwarded it to Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu glanced at Yi Ji, then opened the letter, moved closer to Huo Zhu, and started reading.

The letter was not long, so Yuan Shu read it in a while. Yuan Shu placed the letter on the table. Although his face did not change at all, his eyes flickered slightly.

This letter indeed solved Yuan Shu's worries. Yuan Shu himself wanted to go north, but he had been worried about what Liu Biao would do in the south. After all, Nanyang County's territory was not large and there was no strategic depth. Therefore, if Yuan Shu led his army north, , but was raided by Liu Biao, it would be a huge disaster.

"Why didn't Uncle Ji submit this letter to the court?" Yuan Shu pondered for a while and then suddenly asked. Of course, what Yuan Shu asked Yi Ji was not just asking why Yi Ji didn't take out this letter during the day...

Yi Ji calmly replied: "My lord's writing in the court is the principle of the whole country, and private letter to the general is the justice of saving the people. It is not inconsistent with it." Yi Ji also answered Yuan Shu's question with some words.

Yuan Shu nodded, and then said with a smile: "This matter is very important, let me think about it for a while before replying, okay?"

This was the natural intention. Yi Ji had no intention of forcing Yuan Shu to give an immediate reply, and there was no such reason, so he resigned.

Yuan Shu sat behind the desk, tapping Liu Biao's letter with his fingers, thinking in his mind, and then asked his servants to call Yang Hong and Yan Xiang. Although Yuan Shu already had some ideas about this matter, it was a big deal after all. We should also listen to what our advisors think...