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Little Yuan Sangong was really moved, because the mediation conditions proposed by Da Yuan Sangong were actually not harsh, including 300,000 dendrobiums of grain and grass, 500 kilograms each of gold and silver, and 1,000 bolts of colored satin. For Huainan, which had plenty of money and food, it was definitely a bargain.

It is within the acceptable range, and the elder Yuan Sangong wants the younger Yuan Sangong to pay the money, food and cloth to the Xuzhou army in the name of a gift - Uncle Dang

It is not only not shameful at all for my uncle to give a generous dowry to his niece, but it can also be said to be a matter of course. Little Yuan Sangong does not lose face. Therefore, little Yuan Sangong inevitably has the idea of ​​​​exchanging a little money and grain for pottery.

Isn't it a pretty good deal to exchange all the captured land and cities in Huainan for that plague god to get out of Huainan?

Of course, there is one thing that little Yuan Sangong cannot accept in Da Yuan Sangong's condition, which is to hand over the imperial seal. For little Yuan Sangong who dreams of becoming the emperor, this is nothing less than beheading.

So the heart

Although his heart was moved, Little Yuan Sangong was hesitant at best and did not agree to the mediation conditions proposed by Song Kai on behalf of Big Yuan Sangong. However, he also did not scold and refuse, and drove Song Kai out of the hall who made rude conditions.

"Huh?" The Huainan civil and military personnel present were all close confidants of Little Yuan Sangong, and they were all familiar with Little Yuan Sangong's arrogant and harsh character. Seeing Song Kai's rude conditions for Big Yuan Sangong, Little Yuan Sangong did not get angry for the first time.

. also showed a hesitant look, and all the close friends of Little Yuan Sangong suddenly understood.

——Little Yuan Sangong is tempted! But after thinking about it carefully, even Huainan think tanks like Yan Xiang were inevitably a little moved, and they all said to themselves: "If the lord agrees to Yuan Benchu's conditions, Yuan Benchu ​​can also keep his word and force Tao Yingxiao

The thieves return the land in Huainan, which is a great opportunity to save the situation, and it may not be worth a try."

At this time, little Yuan San opened his mouth and snorted: "Yuan Benchu ​​is too petty. Yuan Fang is an orphan niece. Since she is married, she should be rewarded with some dowry. Why should Yuan Benchu ​​send envoys to ask for it?"

Go back and tell Yuan Benchu ​​that I will deliver the dowry to my niece, there is no need for him to ask for it!"

"No." Song Kai, who had been on tenterhooks, breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed. He then saluted and said goodbye: "Mr. Yuan, if there is no other explanation, then I will leave."

"Why are you so anxious?" Little Yuan Sangong was a little flustered, and he hurriedly hummed: "Since you have come all the way from Jizhou, you should have dined and dined in Shouchun City before leaving, so as not to let your lord laugh and be stingy behind your back again.

I won’t even give you a meal.”

"Thank you, Mr. Yuan. But the envoy has already had dinner at the Xuzhou military camp, so I won't disturb you." Song Kai was afraid that he would have long nights and dreams, and would not dare to stay in Shouchun City for a long time, so he just said goodbye. Although Song Kai looked a little panicked

, but neither Yuan Sangong nor Huainan Wenwu had any suspicion - the relationship between Yuan Sangong and Yuan Sangong

At the worst time, they often killed the opposing soldiers on the battlefield, so it is reasonable for Song Kai to be afraid that Little Yuan Sangong would turn his back and take action. At the same time, in order to get rid of Little Yuan Sangong's retention, Song Kai added: "Besides, the little envoy is from

It’s been a long time since we came from Xuzhou Military Camp. I’m afraid Tao Ying will become suspicious.”

"Mr. Bei'an, I wonder if you can teach me something?" Yan Xiang interjected and asked: "Sir came from Jizhou, first passed through the Xuzhou military camp and then arrived in Shouchun. I don't know what excuse you used to get the traitor Tao Ying to allow you.

Entering the city as an envoy? Xiang would venture to speculate that the little thief Tao Ying would not allow Mr. Tao Ying to enter the city to negotiate and mediate the war, right?"

"What the gentleman said is absolutely true." Song Kai was well prepared for this question and hurriedly replied: "The envoy used the excuse to persuade him to surrender. The envoy told Tao Ying that he entered the city to persuade Duke Yuan to ask for help from the Xuzhou army.

He persuaded Yuan Gong to cede a county in Jiujiang in exchange for a truce with the Xuzhou army. Tao Yingxin thought that

Really, this is how the young envoy was allowed to enter the city. As for the young envoy, he was using the excuse of being an envoy. He was to supervise Tao Ying on behalf of his lord to retrieve the jade seal of the country and then send the jade seal to Jizhou. By the way, he was not allowed to kill the Yuan clan members indiscriminately. Tao Ying's Xuzhou North

The line is entirely dependent on my lord's protection, so Tao Ying dare not allow the young envoy to accompany the army."

"That's it." Yan Xiang nodded in belief, and asked tentatively: "Xiang, please ask sir, if you contact Jizhou Benchu ​​Gong now, how long will it take to get back and forth?"

"Why are you asking this question?" Song Kai wondered in his heart, but did not dare to panic on his face. After some calculations, Song Kai estimated and replied: "It will probably take about fifty days. The Xuzhou army now needs something from our army. No.

Those who dare to block the envoy sent to Jizhou to contact Jizhou mean that Yanzhou is more troublesome. Cao Cao hates our Lord’s alliance with the Xuzhou army the most. It is very inconvenient for our army’s messengers to travel in Yanzhou.”

"It will take about fifty days?" Yan Xiang's heart sank and he began to be disappointed, but it was inconvenient to show it. He thanked Song Kai and then returned to the train. Over there, Song Kai repeatedly said goodbye, and little Yuan Sangong couldn't keep him.

, and did not dare to detain the powerful eldest brother’s envoy by force at this time, so he could only reluctantly nodded and agreed to Song Kai’s departure, and said meaningfully:

"If something happens to Mr. Bei'an, you can come to the city to see Yu Gu at any time. You are a retainer of my Yuan family, and my army will not make things difficult for you." It's a pity that Song Kai, who was born as a fortune teller, is only good at observing words, adapting to circumstances, and dealing with little Yuan.

Sangong didn't understand what he meant, so little Yuan Sangong's flirtatious look was just for the blind... Around afternoon time

, Song Kai successfully returned to the camp of Xuzhou Army, and reported to Tao Ying how he entered the city to visit Xiao Yuan Sangong, and also reported what he saw in Shouchun City when he entered the city - that is, the Huainan Army

They are desperately strengthening the city defense, hoarding defense materials, and prohibiting people from entering and exiting the city. These trivial intelligences are really

There was not much useful information. However, Tao Ying did not expect Song Kai to obtain a large amount of useful information under the close supervision of the Huainan Army, so Tao Ying focused on the meeting between Song Kai and Xiao Yuan Sangong from the beginning, and asked Song Kai to

Kai tried hard to recall little Yuan Sangong's speech, behavior, and expression changes, so as to analyze and figure out little Yuan Sangong's psychological condition.

The result was very fast. An important situation was quickly discovered by Tao Ying, who couldn't help but asked Song Kai repeatedly: "After you finished talking about the false conditions issued by Yuan Shao? Yuan Shu did not curse or get angry.

Are you sure you remember correctly?"

"Back to my lord, I dare not remember wrongly." Song Kai smiled bitterly and replied: "When I set out before, my lord and the military advisor both warned me repeatedly, saying that Yuan Shu had a very bad temper and had a very high self-esteem.

, after issuing blackmail conditions for Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu might turn against him. So the villain was very scared at the time, and kept secretly watching Yuan Shu's expression, not daring to remember his reaction incorrectly. "

"What was Yuan Shu's expression like at that time?" Tao Ying couldn't wait to ask: "Remember it carefully, the more carefully the better."

"This..." Song Kai's education was not high. He couldn't find any suitable words to describe the expression of little Yuan Sangong at that time. He could only use an analogy and said: "My lord, forgive me, little man."

I feel that Yuan Shu was like some of the customers I met when I was doing fortune-telling, but I was afraid of spending money if I wanted to do fortune-telling, as if I had to squeeze the money out of my hand."

Both Tao Ying and Lu Su were amused by Song Kai's description. After laughing, Tao Ying felt confident and said in deep thought: "So, deep down in Yuan Shu's heart, he actually hopes that Yuan Shao can

They came forward to mediate and even forced our army to return the land and cities they had captured, but due to some reasons, they did not agree immediately... It should be like this, even if it is wrong, it will not be too wrong. "

"Lord, why don't our army do something about this?" Lu Su suggested.

Tao Ying did not answer, and after thinking for a long time, he shook his head and said: "This issue is not easy to make a fuss about. Shouchun and Jizhou are too far away. It takes nearly two months to go back and forth. If you want to disguise Yuan Shao's intention to mediate,

Did it take a long time to prepare?

The meaning, in short, is to tell Yuan Shu that we are deceiving. It is even more impossible for Song Kai to directly mediate on behalf of Yuan Shao. No matter how stupid Yuan Shu is, he will not believe that Yuan Shao will send an unknown person to mediate the war in Huainan on his behalf."

Lu Su thought about it carefully and found that this was indeed the truth. He couldn't help but said in disappointment: "So, Mr. Bei'an's adventure into Shouchun City this time is equivalent to a wasted trip?"

"It's definitely not a wasted trip." Tao Ying continued to shake his head and said: "At the very least, Bei'an has figured out a very important situation for us, that is, Yuan Shu himself also knows very well that just with his Huainan team

It is very difficult to defeat our army and recapture the occupied lands! Another point is that if Yuan Shao really comes forward to mediate the war between our army and Yuan Shu, as long as the conditions are not very harsh, Yuan Shu may accept it!"

"But these two points are of little significance to our army?" Lu Su said with a wry smile.

This time, Tao Ying was finally speechless. After pondering for a long time, he couldn't find a way to take advantage of little Yuan Sangong's psychology. Tao Ying was about to give up, when a messenger came in from outside the tent and knelt down on one knee in front of Tao Ying.

said

"My lord, there is an envoy from Shouchun crossing the river by boat with a white flag in his hand. He claims to be Bo Yanxiang, the lord of Huainan, and asks for an audience with the lord in person. General Hou Cheng, who is on duty at the river defense, has received him according to etiquette. I have sent a servant to ask if the lord will receive him?"

"

"Did Yuan Shu take the initiative to send an envoy?" Tao Ying, who was worried that he could not find any loopholes to exploit, was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered: "Quick, please invite Mr. Yan Xiang."

The messenger sang the promise and stood up to go out, but Tao Ying changed his mind and shouted: "Wait a minute, let Hou Cheng tie up that Yan Xiang and escort him here! Zhongkang, arrange a team of swordsmen and axemen to wait in the tent.

!”

The messenger and Xu Chu agreed together and followed the order separately. Lu Su next to him was completely confused and said doubtfully: "My Lord, Yuan Shu took the initiative to send an envoy to contact our army. This is a great opportunity to do something. Lord, what are you doing?"

Should we treat Mr. Yan Xiang like this?"

"Zijing is still too honest." Tao Ying replied with a smile: "Yuan Shu, a common man, killed my envoy last time, and the old grudge has not been avenged. This time, Yuan Shu, a common man, took the initiative to send an envoy to contact him. If I don't treat his envoy as much as possible,

Wouldn't it be worse?

Are you telling Yuan Shu that I have been waiting for him to take the initiative to contact me?" Lu Su suddenly realized it and quickly flattered Deputy Director Tao, praising Deputy Director Tao for his meticulousness. Deputy Director Tao was so proud that he ordered Song Kai to avoid mentioning it immediately.

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Just as Tao Ying guessed, the Xuzhou soldiers were ordered to tie up Yan Xiang and take him to his camp. Yan Xiang, the current number one think tank of the Huainan Army, not only did not have the slightest anger or fear, on the contrary, he took it for granted - after all, Xiao Yuan Sangong killed the envoy

First of all, it would be unreasonable for the Xuzhou army not to mistreat the Huainan army's envoys.

So when Yan Xiang was escorted into the Xuzhou Central Army's tent. After seeing the Xuzhou swordsmen and axemen standing on both sides of the tent, Yan Xiang, who was quite confident, felt that everything was under his control. He greeted him politely.

Tao Ying bowed and said respectfully: "Bo Yanxiang, the master of General Zuo's palace, pays homage to Tao Shijun, the governor of Xuzhou, and wishes you peace."

Tao Ying stared at Yama Xiang, who had pale beard and hair, for a long time, and then said fiercely: "People say that the Lord of Hell, Bo Bo, is bold and often goes against the advice of his superiors. After seeing him today, I believe that the rumors are true - Lord Bo of Hell is indeed bold.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shu, a common man, killed my envoy last time, and the Lord of Hell, Bo, dares to die in my army today?"

"Tao Shijun is right in your criticism. The previous execution of the envoy was indeed our army's fault. Xiang failed to stop him, so Shijun wanted to kill Xiang in revenge, but Xiang had no complaints or regrets." Yan Xiang is a straightforward man and honestly admitted that he

The army did make a mistake in killing the envoy last time, and then he said loudly: "But before you kill the elephant, please listen to Yan Xiang's words first. After the elephant has finished speaking, the elephant will die without regret."

"If you have something to say, say it, if you have something to say, let it go!" Tao Ying shouted vulgarly.

"Thank you, envoy Tao." Yan Xiang thanked you, cleared his throat and said loudly: "To be honest, envoy, if you risk your life this time, it is not for the Huainan team, but for the Xuzhou team! Xuzhou soldiers threw their heads.

Sprinkle your blood, make you spend countless efforts, spend countless money and food, make countless sacrifices, win the land of Huainan, and achieve numerous results. They will soon be in vain!"

Tao Ying was stunned for a moment, then looked at each other with Lu Su, and then he snorted: "Don't come up with this lobbying trick of first frightening and then appeasing. When it comes to lobbying skills, I have seen more than

You’ve heard a lot!”

"Shock first and then caress?" Yan Xiang laughed dumbly and said: "Do you think that Xiang is trying to intimidate you? Although you are young and promising, you are very smart, but I am afraid that you have never thought in your dreams that someone has already

He is already taking the results of the envoy's battle as his own and using them for blackmail!"

"How do you say this?" Tao Ying began to look surprised.

"May I know, what did Yuan Shao's envoy Song Kai say to my lord after he entered the city today?" Lord Bo of Hell was obviously a ruthless character, and he sold the great Yuan Sangong for a good price without any hesitation - also

He repeated what Song Kai said to Tao Ying after he entered the city, and elaborated on the story of Duke Sangong of Yuan Dynasty.

Preparing to sell the Xuzhou army's victory in exchange for Huainan's surrender and the Imperial Seal, Yan Xiang smiled and asked Tao Ying: "May I ask Tao Yingjun, if my lord agrees to Yuan Shao's conditions, agrees to hand over the Imperial Seal and declare it to my brother.
To be continued...