The secret envoy sent by Cao Cao finally arrived in Xuzhou, and was then followed by Chen Gong, leading him straight to the General's Mansion. Some friends would be surprised to see the words "General's Mansion". Didn't Ailang be named King of Chu, but why did he still have the sign of "General's Mansion"? It turned out that Ailang didn't like the title of King of Chu very much, and felt that there were not many decent figures in the history of the King of Chu. He still liked the title of "General", at least it sounded very majestic. Therefore, both the official documents and the place where he lived were still called "General" and did not use the title of King of Chu. However, there is another situation among the people. In today's taverns and tea shops, the people always use the title of King of Chu when they talk about their lords.

Xun You got off the carriage and looked up. He saw a plaque with the words "General's Mansion" standing across the door lintel. He couldn't help but feel moved. Chen Gong smiled and asked, "Please please in there!" Xun You clasped his fists and said, "I'm working hard!" Chen Gong smiled slightly and led Xun You up the steps and walked into the gate and headed towards the hall. At this time, Ailang was sitting in the hall waiting, and Dian Wei, Huang Wudie stood beside him.

Chen Gong led Xun You to the hall, clasped his fists and said, "General, Mr. Xun You are here." After saying that, he let him aside. Xun You immediately stepped forward and bowed to him and said, "Xun You, the envoy of the Han court, has seen His Highness the King of Chu!" Ai Lang couldn't help but stutter when he heard the title of King of Chu, and he felt particularly awkward. He smiled and said, "You don't have to be too polite to me." "Thank you King of Chu!"

Xun You straightened his waist and looked at Ailang, clasped his fists and said, "First of all, I would like to express my highest respect to the King of Chu on behalf of the court!" Ailang laughed and said, "You don't have to be too polite! Tell me the serious matter!"

Seeing the other party say this, Xun You simply saved up a lot of red tape and said with his fists: "I am here to express the kindness of the court and our Prime Minister to the King of Chu! The Prime Minister said that although there were many misunderstandings with the King of Chu before, he and the King of Chu were important officials of the court after all, so it would be better to reconcile." Then he took out a cloth bag from his sleeve, held it up with both hands, and said: "This is a handwritten letter from our Prime Minister to the King of Chu. Please give the King of Chu a look!"

Huang Wudie immediately stepped forward, took the bag, and presented it to Ailang. Ailang took advantage of the opportunity to pick up the bag and gently pinched the back of Huang Wudie's hand. Huang Wudie felt a little angry and looked at Ailang. Ailang was happy. Then he took out the bag in his hand, took out a roll of bamboo slips, opened it and looked at it, and his expression gradually showed an unexpected expression. It turned out that Cao Cao's handwritten letter was actually his father-in-law Lu Bu.

The writing did not talk about any military, political and state affairs, but was just chatting with Ailang, reflecting the core meaning of the family to the fullest. After reading this letter, Ailang only felt that he had a much closer relationship with Cao Cao, and could not speak for a long time. Finally, he smiled at Xun You and said, "My father-in-law is right, we are a family. So if he is willing to give up against me and come to Xuzhou, I will definitely serve him well!"

Xun You kept paying attention to Ailang's reaction after reading the letter. He suddenly felt a little at a loss when he heard his words and couldn't speak for a while. Chen Gong knew it and showed an admirational smile to Ailang.

Xun You clasped his fists and said, "The Prime Minister said that no matter how many misunderstandings he and the King of Chu have, they are still family. The bones are broken and the tendons are connected! So he fought with the King of Chu, but once an outsider wanted to take advantage of this, he would never agree! The main purpose of this trip was to remind the King of Chu on behalf of the Prime Minister, beware of the secret arrows of villains!"

Ailang was confused and asked, "What do you mean?"

Xun You took out a white silk full of words from his sleeve and presented it with his hands, saying, "After reading this letter, the King of Chu understood what he meant!"

Huang Wudie immediately stepped forward to take the silk and presented it to Ailang. Ailang took the silk and opened it and looked at it. Suddenly he was furious and shouted and cursed: "Damn this big-eared thief! He was actually plotting against me behind my back! If I didn't chop him up and feed the dog, I wouldn't be a human being!" Xun You couldn't help but feel secretly happy when he saw Ailang's reaction, but Ailang's men were surprised and didn't understand what was going on.

Ailang cursed and greeted the female family members of Liu Bei's family and calmed down a lot. He looked at Xun You, picked up the silk and put it on, and asked suspiciously: "Is this letter not fake, right? My father-in-law has many talented people and it is easier to forge such a letter than to eat!" Xun You smiled and said, "This letter is absolutely true! If the King of Chu doesn't believe it, he can send someone to Jingzhou and Xichuan to inquire. I believe you will find clues! Liu Bei has ulterior motives and will never leave any flaws!" Ailang said angrily: "If you don't say it, I will do this!"

He paused and asked in anger: "What does my father-in-law tell me about this news?" Xun You clasped his fists and said, "Didn't the Prime Minister understand the letter? He and the King of Chu are family! As the saying goes, 'Brothers fight against the wall and resist humiliation', how can outsiders make profits?" Ai Lang rolled his eyes, farted and almost rushed out, but in the end he held it. He sneered: "My father-in-law is so nice to me!" Xun You clasped his fists and said, "It's natural to be good to the King of Chu! The Prime Minister had a suggestion that Liu Bei dared to take advantage of the conflict between him and the King of Chu, which was really undeniable, so he wanted to work with the King of Chu to eliminate Liu Bei, a traitor who pretended to be the uncle of the Han Dynasty!" "

Ai Lang suddenly realized and said angrily: "It's my father-in-law's purpose after a long fuss!" Xun You clasped his fists and said: "The Prime Minister means that our two families will use their own tricks to defeat Liu Bei in one fell swoop! The Prime Minister only wants to kill Liu Bei to vent his anger. As for the land and population of Jingzhou and Yizhou, the King of Chu can be taken away by the King of Chu, and the Prime Minister will never object!"

Ailang was surprised and felt that why his extremely treacherous father-in-law suddenly became so generous? Then he understood that these promises were useless. If he occupied Jingzhou and Yizhou, would he really vomit it out?

Ailang said: "This is a big deal. I can't answer you for the time being. You can go to the guesthouse to rest and wait for my summons first." Xun You bowed and replied, not as if he was in a hurry. Ailang said to Dian Wei: "Old Dian, take Mr. Xun You to the guesthouse to rest." Dian Wei held his fists and led Xun You down.

As soon as Xun You left, Ai Lang couldn't help asking Chen Gong: "Old Chen, what does Cao Cao mean? Will Liu Bei really want to stab me in the back?" Huang Wudie also looked at Chen Gong very curiously.

Chen Gong clasped his fists and said, "General, please let your subordinates see the so-called letter written by Liu Bei in person." Ailang lowered the letter. Chen Gong came forward, took it with both hands, and looked carefully. After that, he returned the letter to Ailang. Ailang hurriedly asked, "How is it? Are there any flaws?" Chen Gong shook his head and said, "This letter should be true!" Ailang opened his eyes and cursed, "It's the most sinister guy who speaks of benevolence, righteousness and morality! Damn!"

Chen Gong thought, "Liu Bei's affairs are probably not false! The friendship that Liu Bei has shown in the past two years is probably just a mask. The real purpose is not to deal with Cao Cao, but to paralyze us and let us not be prepared for him!" After a pause, "Liu Bei's purpose should be to let Cao Cao fight with us first, so that he can take the opportunity to seize Huainan and then cross the river south to sweep Jiangdong! In this way, he can hold half of the country to compete with Cao Cao and finally compete with the Central Plains!"

Huang Wudie said puzzledly: "Didn't Liu Bei want to lure Cao Cao into war with me and then attack Cao Cao?"

Chen Gong shook his head, "This possibility cannot be said to be completely non-existent, but it is indeed not great! Cao Cao's strength is the crown of the princes after all. Once Liu Bei attacks Cao Cao, Cao Cao can stop attacking us, leaving only a part of the troops to guard us and concentrate his efforts against him Liu Bei! He is afraid that Liu Bei will not be able to take the risk! But if he attacks us, the situation will be different. Although our strength has increased significantly two years ago, it is still much weaker than Cao Cao. If Cao Cao attacks us again, we must do our best to resist. The battle between the two sides is the best.

It is hard to predict who will die. At this time, Liu Bei could take the opportunity to set up a large army out of Jingzhou and advance eastward to sweep Huainan. At that time, our army was responding to Cao's army with all its might, and there was no way to take care of Huainan. Huainan would inevitably be lost. After Liu Bei occupied Huainan, it was equivalent to cutting off the connection between Jiangdong and our Xuzhou. It would be easy for him to seize Jiangdong at that time! Taking into account comprehensively, provoking a war between Cao Cao and us, he took the opportunity to plagiarize our rear and Liu Bei was the most beneficial to him. Therefore, his subordinates dared to assert that what Xun You said just now was not false, and Liu Bei was indeed making this wishful thinking!"

When Huang Wudie heard Chen Gong's words, she couldn't help but be shocked and angry, and cursed: "This person has always been known for his benevolence and righteousness, but he didn't expect that he was so sinister and vicious!"

Ailang couldn't help but sneer: "From ancient times to the present, people who often regard themselves as benevolent and righteous are often beasts! This was the case in the past, and now is naturally no exception!" Huang Wudie nodded in a deep sense.

Ailang asked Chen Gong: "What does my father-in-law suddenly proposed to jointly eliminate Liu Bei with me? He is not really considering the so-called family affection, right?"

Chen Gong smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Cao Cao was naturally not out of kindness. I think Cao Cao should have seen Liu Bei's plan. He didn't want Liu Bei to use it to consume his troops for nothing and gain much benefit. He didn't want Liu Bei to become a big shot because of this. After all, Liu Bei is known as the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Once he becomes bigger and regards himself as the orthodox Han, it will make Cao Cao very troubled! Therefore, Cao Cao wanted to use the tricks to deal with Liu Bei, so that he could take the opportunity to seize Liu Bei's territory."

Ailang thought and nodded, thinking that what Chen Gong said made sense. At this moment, a figure at the door flashed and a person came in. Ailang and others couldn't help but look at the door.
Chapter completed!