Mr. Xu You did not have a waste of time in Xuzhou. After the messenger of the Grand Duke of Yuan Sandu arrived in Pengcheng, Yuan Shaojun had a sufficiently important official coming forward to negotiate with Tao Ying, delivering letters and discussing with Tao Ying in person.

Join forces to conquer Qingzhou, and then discuss when to send the imperial seal to Jizhou. Before the expedition to Huainan, Tao Ying promised to take back the imperial seal and present the seal to Jizhou. After asking the Grand Duke Yuan San to hand it over to Yao.

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Xu You certainly knew the relationship between Tao Qian, Tao Ying and Tian Kai, so before holding a letter to pay homage to Tao Ying, Mr. Xu You, who was short and soft, was also prepared to patiently explain and persuade him, and took the initiative to Tao.

Ying had calculated several excuses to send troops to make the Xuzhou army famous. However, what Mr. Xu You unexpectedly expected was that after reading the news that Yuan Sangong asked him to send troops to Qingzhou, Tao Ying patted his chest without blinking.

: "No problem, please ask Mr. Ziyuan to report back to his father-in-law. Not to mention the various favors he is a son-in-law. Just say that he should be a son-in-law, he should be filial to his parents and father-in-law. Since his father-in-law has sent some things, he should go through fire and water.

The promise of sending troops to Qingzhou was agreed."

"You are indeed very righteous. You admire you very much. Please rest assured. After returning to Jizhou, You will be the one who will report your respect and filial piety to my lord, so that your lord will be pleased and your friendship will last forever.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Xu You, who agreed so readily, was overjoyed. He quickly praised Deputy Director Tao for his filial piety and obedience, and asked tentatively: "So, please ask the envoy, how to arrange the matter of preaching the jade seal?"

"I should serve you as soon as possible." Tao Ying answered even more readily and said sincerely: "Mr. Ziyuan, it is not that he should not trust you, but that the road between Xuzhou and Jizhou is blocked, and there is a Cao Cao in the middle.

In case of interference, the exchanges must pass through the land controlled by Cao Cao. Whether it is an envoy who should send the seal to the north or ask the gentleman to carry the jade seal to the north, they are afraid that Cao Cao will stop the robbery on the way, so they can only ask Mr. Ziyuan to report to his father-in-law Benchu,

Ask your father-in-law to decide how to send the jade seal to Jizhou. Should your father-in-law send troops south to welcome the jade seal to the north? Or should you send the jade seal to Jizhou after joining forces with the Xuzhou army to set up a road? How should your father-in-law arrange it and how to act."

"The envoy really believes in it, and it promises a thousand gold, which is rare in the world." Mr. Xu You was even more happy when he heard this, and quickly bowed and said, "Since that, You will report the envoy's words to the lord truthfully. The lord sends this time.

I will return to Jizhou as soon as possible. I will say goodbye to you tomorrow. If you send a letter to your lord, I will be willing to do it for you."

"Thank you, sir." Tao Ying thanked him and said with a smile: "But he dare not bother you. He should plan to send his subordinates to Jiang Qian and Jiang Ziyi as an envoy, leading a party to escort the teacher north. The representative should go to Jingzhou to visit his father-in-law and also to his father-in-law and his father-in-law.

In person, we will discuss all matters about sending troops to Qingzhou and delivering jade seals. At that time, I hope the gentleman will help introduce him and ask his father-in-law to meet him in person."

Of course, Mr. Xu You agreed to such trivial matters. He patted his chest and promised to persuade Grand Duke Yuan San to meet Jiang Qian in person after returning to Jizhou. Tao Ying was very happy and ordered him to get a gift from Yu Dou on the spot.

Xu You, Mr. Xu You, who is famous for his love for money, was of course overjoyed. He was hypocritical and humble, and he had received too much money without any merits and did not dare to receive any rewards. Tao Ying was not polite, so he said directly: "Mr. Ziyuan."

Don’t be polite, you should take the liberty. There is another small thing to ask Mr. Ziyuan to help. I’m just a little gift, I hope Mr. Don’t send him a message.”

"The envoy has any instructions? Please tell me that as long as I can do it, I will definitely serve you." Mr. Xu You agreed immediately and took the opportunity to accept the gift box containing the jade bucket.

"Then thank you sir." Tao Ying nodded and said with a serious expression: "When Mr. returned to Jizhou this time and passed Yanzhou on his way, Xuzhou enemy Cao Cao must have tried every means to spy on the news, and even asked the gentleman in front of us about our army's troops to Qingzhou.

The matter is of great importance. Please keep it confidential for me. Never let Cao thief know that I have agreed to send troops to Qingzhou."

"So it's such a small thing." Mr. Xu You smiled and said, "I'm so kind. For such a military matter, not to mention that the envoy had given orders, even if the envoy did not give orders, I will definitely not disclose a word or half of the sentence.

Please relax. If Cao thief wants to spy on this news from the bottom of the mouth, I will tell him Cao Aman, saying that you have just returned to Xuzhou, and the soldiers are tired and difficult to fight again. There is no conclusion on whether to send troops to Qingzhou!" Tao Ying

When he heard this, he was even more happy and quickly bowed to Mr. Xu You to thank him repeatedly. He ordered him to go out to set up a banquet to see him off for Mr. Xu You. The guests and hosts all left happily.

Our Deputy Director Bai Shaotao is indeed a very careful and suspicious person. In addition to reminding Xu You to keep it a secret for him, he repeatedly reminded Mr. Jiang Qian, the envoy who was going to Jizhou to negotiate with Da Yuan Sangong in person, and asked Jiang Qian.

When passing Yanzhou, you must keep your mouth in mind and never reveal that you are ready to send troops to Qingzhou. If the boss Cao has a test, he will insist that the Xuzhou army is currently exhausted and has no plans to send troops for the time being. He is eager to do so.

Mr. Jiang Qian, who showed his merits in establishing the five counties in Xuzhou, naturally agreed immediately and remembered Tao Ying's advice.

Of course, wise people will make mistakes. Our Deputy Director Bai Shao Tao is not a god like Zhuge Lao Yao. At least this time, Mr. Jiang Qian committed a lot of negligence when he was sent to the mission. He personally gave his promise.

After You and Mr. Jiang Qian sent out the Xuzhou city gate, they received a reminder from the Lord Bo Chen Ying. Only then did we, Deputy Director Bai Shaotao, realized that we had forgotten a big event - we forgot to hand over the letter he had to Mr. Jiang Qian.

Transfer it! In desperation, Deputy Director Tao had to catch up with Mr. Jiang Qian who had already set off in front of everyone, handed the letter in his letter bag and sealed with fire lacquer to Mr. Jiang Qian, and asked Mr. Jiang Qian to hand over the letter

I finally got in for the boss, and there were no major issues.

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He did not have the courage to stop or kill, but he tried every means to inquire about the situation in front of Mr. Jiang Qian and Xu You, and tried every means to spy on the attitude of the Xuzhou army towards the dispatch of troops to Qingzhou. Unfortunately, Mr. Xu You had been bribed in advance by Deputy Director Tao.

Mr. Jiang Qian is another loyal and loyal minister, so no matter whether the civil and military officials of Boss Cao bought money or were drinking or treating, or even dispatching beautiful women to sleep and eat, they could not get from Jiang Qian and Xu You.

To tell the truth, in the end, the lackeys of the accomplice of Boss Cao in Yanzhou had no choice but to watch Xu You and Jiang Qian pass through Yanzhou and enter the boundary of Jizhou controlled by Yuan Shaojun.

Because it was not a hurry, the team that Xu You and Jiang Qianer joined was not very fast. They arrived from Pengcheng to Yecheng for about twenty years. What surprised Xu You and Jiang Qian and his two gentlemen were

On the first time they arrived in Yecheng, Cao's envoy Man Chong also arrived in Yecheng. With the help of Mr. Xin Ping, the confidant of the eldest son Yuan Tan, he had obtained the title of Emperor Yao and the Grand Duke of Yuan San Gong from King Yuan.

After meeting, the details of what they had discussed were unknown to Mr. Xu You and Mr. Jiang Qian.

The two gentlemen, Xu You and Jiang Qian, were still behind. When they were washing clothes and changing in the inn, they were preparing to visit the Grand Duke of Yuan San, another news came, saying that Grand Duke of Yuan Tan was not sure why they threw it away.

The Jizhou team who had gone down the plain did not care. He led his confidant counselor Guo Tu to Jizhou in a hurry and went straight to the General's Mansion of the Sangong of Yuan to pay his respects. During this period, he did not delay any delay. At the same time, he was an important official in Jizhou in Yecheng.

They also rushed to the General's Mansion of the Third Duke of Yuan. I don't know the specific reason yet, but I can be sure that something must have happened.

I found that the situation was not good, Mr. Xu You did not dare to neglect it, so he hurriedly washed and changed clothes with Mr. Jiang Qian, and then brought gift letters and other items to the general's mansion to ask for a meeting, which made Mr. Xu You feel quite face-saving.

Yes, when he heard that he had led the Xuzhou envoy to ask for a visit, the Grand Duke of Yuan Sanhe immediately agreed to Xu You to lead Jiang Qian into the mansion to pay homage. However, when Xu You and the two gentlemen of Jiang Qian entered the lobby, they immediately discovered the situation.

It seems something is wrong.

The atmosphere in the lobby was extremely tense and solemn. Almost all the civil and military officials present in Jizhou were silent. Several civil and military officials who were familiar with Xu You did not even have the courage to nod and greet Mr. Xu You. Just as Mr. Xu You looked at him

When they meet, they quickly lower their heads. The remaining civil and military officials in Jizhou have different expressions. Most of the neutral factions have strange expressions. The civil and military officials of the eldest son Yuan Tan's party are almost gloating. Yuan Shang, Shen Pei, Feng Ji and other three

The princes and the civil and military officials almost all lowered their heads, as if they were so nervous that they didn't even dare to take a breath. However, there were also a few members of the three princes and men who did not bow their heads and looked a little pale, as if they were nervous and worried about something. Only the boss Cao sent him.

The messenger Mr. Man Chong remained silent, but the occasionally flashed eyes in his eyes made him feel that Mr. Man Boning seemed to be gloating.

What made the two gentlemen Xu You and Jiang Qian the most frightened was the face of the Grand Duke Yuan San. The originally majestic national character was covered with white blue. The eyes of Xu You and Jiang Qian were as fierce as wild beasts, making the two gentlemen Xu Jiang the perfect

I felt chilling. When the gentlemen Xu You and Jiang Qian came to pay tribute, before Xu You could speak to him, the third duke of Yuan Yuan had already asked Mr. Jiang Qian with a stern face: "You are sent by Tao Ying."

The messenger Jiang Qian and Jiang Ziyi? Tao Ying sent you here, why did it happen?"

The extremely stern tone of the Grand Duke Yuan made Mr. Jiang Qian feel guilty. While taking out the personal letter Tao Ying had written by himself, he replied carefully: "Report to Mr. Yuan, the envoy is Jiang Qian. My lord Tao Ying sent the envoy before

I came here to negotiate with Mr. Yuan to join hands to discuss the matter of Qingzhou, and to negotiate with Mr. Yuan to discuss the issue of the imperial seal in person. This is a letter from my lord, my lord, who ordered the envoy to present to Mr. Yuan, please collect it."

As he said that, Mr. Jiang Qian raised his hands above his head. The guard of Da Yuan Sangong came down to take the bag and transferred the lacquered sealed bag to Da Yuan Sangong. Da Yuan Sangong took it with a blue face.

Just as the fire paint was about to be taken apart, the voice of the third young master Yuan Shang sounded from the hall, "Father, wait!"

"What's the matter?" Yuan Sangong was stunned and subconsciously stopped opening the letter.

Yuan Shang, who had been lowering his head before and did not speak, no longer bowed his head. His handsome and beautiful face, which was comparable to Tao Ying, was full of complacent expressions. He first bowed to Yuan Sangong politely, and then

He said with a confident smile on his face, "Father, please check the hot paint seal of the letter bag to see if there are any signs of being taken apart?"

As soon as Yuan San Gongzi Yuan Shang said this, the eldest son Yuan Tan and Guo Tu, Xin Ping and other members of the eldest son changed their faces. Mr. Man Chong and Man Boning also had a twitch on his face, and then he recovered quickly.

It’s normal. Mr. Jiang Qian was confused here, thinking who is this greasy and pink-faced young man? Do you suspect that I dare to secretly dismantle the letters of the lord to watch?

The Grand Duke Yuan San was more confused than Mr. Jiang Qian. He first carefully checked the envelope seal, and then asked Yuan Shang even more confusingly: "Why does my son have this problem? There are no traces of being taken apart o?"

Hearing the words of the Grand Duke Yuan San, a hint of pride suddenly flashed in Mr. Man Chong's eyes. Mr. Yuan Tan's son Yidang and Mr. Bai Shao and Mr. Jiang Qian were both relieved, but Yuan Shang smiled even more happily and suddenly turned.

Mr. Man Chong smiled and said, "Mr. Boning, your army's skill in forging letters is getting more and more powerful. Even my father's eyes have been deceived by your forged fire lacquer. It is so admirable and admirable.

Very o!”

"What does my son mean?" The Grand Duke of Yuan screamed in surprise and quickly went to check the hot paint again, but still could not find any traces of forgery.

Mr. Man Chong's calm face finally loosened a little. He gritted his teeth and asked Yuan Shang: "What does the third young master mean? Why doesn't Chong understand the meaning of the young master?"

"Not knows better than Mr.," Yuan Shang smiled slightly, then quickly turned to Yuan Sangong and bowed, "Father, I dare to ask my father, I wonder if my father noticed that something is very strange?"

"What's strange?" asked the Grand Duke of Yuan San.

"Of course Mr. Man Boning's purpose." Yuan Shang said with a smile: "Mr. Man said that his father's son-in-law, Tao Yingtao, boldly refused his father's order to send troops to Qingzhou, and also used the excuse to repay Qingzhou Tian Kai's rescue grace that year, and demanded that

My father gave up his plan to attack Qingzhou - such a confidential event, I wonder where Mr. Man Boning learned about it?"

"Mr. Man Boning has already said that it was learned by Meng De's detailed investigation to Xuzhou." The Sangong of Yuan replied strangely for Mr. Man Chong.

"So that's the case. The child hasn't heard it clearly before. Please forgive me." Yuan Shang smiled and apologized, turned to Yuan Tan next to him, and bowed his hand more politely and asked: "Brother hurriedly returned to Yecheng from the plain to his father.

Report to you, brother, you received the news that Tao Yingtao's envoy refused to send troops to Qingzhou, and he also had the intention to help Tian Kai resist our army by force. Since that's the case, I dared to ask my brother, I don't know where the brother got it.

Know this news?”

Yuan Tan's face turned as pale as the Grand Duke of Yuan San at the beginning. He replied angrily: "Of course, it's a detailed report!"

"So, please ask my brother, who is the surname of our army who found this news? Where did we join the clan? What position should we hold in our army? When and where did we find this important news?"

He asked his brother one after another like shooting a machine gun.

The eldest son Yuan Tan's face was no longer as pale, but began to turn pale. After a while, he whispered: "This is a major military event in Qingzhou and has nothing to do with you, so I don't need to answer you!"

"What should I ask?" The Grand Duke Yuan San was not stupid either. Seeing that his eldest son, whom he had never liked, looked wrong, he immediately shouted: "Tan'er, answer your third brother's question, I have to listen to your father!"

The eldest son of Yuan Tan was completely speechless, and there was still sweat on his forehead. He couldn't say a word for a long time. When the third son of Yuan Shang saw it, he suddenly asked quickly: "Brother, Envoy Tao asked our army to join forces to attack Cao Cao.

, do you know?"

"Know..." The lost-hearted eldest son Yuan Tan nodded first, but as soon as he got a little, Yuan Tan immediately came to his senses and shook his head and changed his words, "I don't know, I have been commanding troops on the plains.

How could you know about this when preparing for war?”

The third young master Yuan Shang smiled, making Yuan Tan's scalp numb, and the eldest son Guo Tu and Xin Ping and other eldest sons looked as if they were ashamed, and Mr. Man Chong was sweating like a slurry, so he couldn't even think of it even if he broke his head.

There was a problem. Fortunately, Mr. Yuan Shang did not continue to tangle with his poor brother, but turned to Yuan Sangong and asked with a smile: "Father, my brother's denial, I wonder what my father thinks is true or false?"

The Grand Duke of Yuan, who had been paying attention to his eldest son's expression, looked gloomy and snorted for a while: "Tan'er, you are really disappointing your father more and more! In front of your father, you dare to lie and deceive your father?!

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To be continued...