"Okay, Liu Yu's envoy has now stabilized, what should I do about the matter of Xiansi and Gongzhi?" Yuan Shao began to bring out the main points of this discussion.

The judge stood up and said, "Lord, we must not agree to Liu Yu. This guy is notoriously cunning, and I wonder if there will be any trickery in this. And even if we don't agree to his request, he won't do anything to the eldest prince and Lord Guo. ”

The trial took refuge in Yuan Shang, and for his competitors Yuan Tan and Guo Tu, he wished they were finished soon. Therefore, the judge is the one who doesn't want Yuan Tan and Guo Tu to come back.

Feng Ji said: "No! The meaning of Wang Dang's words just now knew that the eldest prince and Lord Guo had been destroyed by Liu Yu. If we don't solve this matter, the safety of the eldest prince and Lord Guo will be serious. ”

In my heart, I wish they were dead. But this must not be said. The judge said to Feng Ji: "Are we going to agree to Liu Yu's request?!" That's 500,000 stone grains and grass. No prince in the world can take it. If the lord agrees, then what will the other princes think, won't they think that the lord is weak and can be bullied?! For the sake of the lord, the lord must not agree to Liu Yu's unreasonable request. ”

"Lord Judge, isn't the lord's son worth 500,000 grains and grass, do you want the world to laugh at the lord's disregard for the safety of his son and his subordinates for money and food, so where will anyone defect to the lord in the future? This is a major matter of judging the lord. Feng Ji said dissatisfied.

Feng Ji's words were a bit serious, and the trial was not satisfied, so he said angrily: "Lord Feng, can we get so much grain and grass." You know that our army is now confronting Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, and so much grain and grass is simply killing our army. I wondered if Liu Yu had reached some agreement with Gongsun Zhan, otherwise how could he make such a request at such a critical moment. ”

Feng Ji was dumbfounded by the trial, and he also suspected this.

After listening to the words of the two, Yuan Shao felt a big head for a while. He found that Xu Yu had been with the old god all along, and asked, "Does Ziyuan have any high opinions?" ”

Seeing Yuan Shao asking questions, Feng Ji and the trial stopped arguing and looked at Xu Yu together.

Xu You said with a smile: "The lord and everyone were frightened by Liu Yu's lion mouth. Didn't Liu Yu think that we wouldn't be able to take it out? According to the following opinion, Liu Yu really needs grain and grass, and it can be guaranteed that Liu Yu will not have anything to do with Gongsun Zhan. ”

"Oh, where did Ziyuan get his confidence." Yuan Shao, who heard different opinions, also wanted to continue listening.

"Lord, the best choice for Liu Yu now is to sit and watch the two tigers of the lord and Gongsun Zhan fight, and finally come out to pick peaches. Gongsun Zhan is a tiger and wolf, and he will do anything for the sake of interests, if I were Liu Yu, I would never collude with him. The lord took advantage of this incident to stabilize Liu Yu this time, first destroyed Gongsun Zan in the north, and then rushed to Bingzhou with the victorious army to unify the north in one fell swoop. Xu You's words are conclusive.

The judge interjected: "Mr. Ziyuan, no one can guarantee that Liu Yu will not unite with Gongsun Zhan, what he said just now is a bit hasty. "The judge is still very polite to Xu Yu, a neutral faction.

Xu You shook his head and smiled: "Zhengnan, you are too worried." Although Liu Yu's strength has risen greatly, there are threats from the lord duke, Cao Cao, Gongsun Zhan, Ma Teng and Han Sui all around, and at the same time, Liu Yu has just annexed Montenegro not long ago, and urgently needs time to digest the gains, so he cannot continue to use troops abroad in a short time. Even if Liu Yu wants to use troops externally, he will only compete with the princes with small strength and a powerful overlord like the lord, isn't it a waste of strength to make wedding clothes for other princes? Liu Yu is not that stupid. ”

"Mr. Ziyuan, I have no other opinions." The judge was persuaded by Xu Yu and returned to his position.

"Although it is reasonable, but 500,000 stones, it is really a bit too much." Yuan Shao was very moved when he heard it, but he was still a little hesitant, after all, the number was too large.

"Don't worry, the lord will take care of this matter, and I will go down to discuss with Wang Dang, and I will definitely not let the lord lose too much." Xu You said with great confidence.

After Yuan Shao thought about it for a while, he said: "It's okay, Ziyuan, you can go and discuss with Wang Dang, my bottom line is 200,000, and no more." ”

"My lord is waiting for the good news below." Xu You turned around and left after receiving the order.

Xu You came to Wang Dang's room and talked and laughed with Wang Dang, without any intention of discussing at all.

Through his work experience in the "dark department", Wang Dang had already seen Xu You's intentions and knew Xu You very well.

In the next few days, Xu You accompanied Wang Dang to tour the scenery of the entire Yecheng.

Then Xu You, who had been grinding for several days, finally found an opportunity to reduce grain and grass with Wang Dang.

Wang Dang refused at first, but after many discussions, Wang Dang also said that he could reduce some of it on behalf of Liu Yu.

Xu Yu smiled, he had long known that Liu Yu would not want so much. Xu You has been complaining, constantly talking about how difficult Yuan Shao is, and the situation in Jizhou is very unobjective, at most he will take out 50,000 stones.

50,000 stones of grain and grass, Wang Dang was angry on the spot, this was too much.

Xu You didn't respond to Wang Dang, but just kept telling the previous words about Yuan Shao's difficulty.

Wang Dang suddenly remembered that Xu Yu was very greedy for money, and he could buy it with money. As long as money can do something, it's not a big deal. Liu Yu had told Wang Dang before that if Yuan Shao couldn't take out that much, he would need at least 200,000 stones, which was consistent with Yuan Shao's bottom line. Wang Dang euphemistically said that if Liu Yu could get more grain and grass here, Wang Dan could thank Xu Yu for his help with 20% of the grain and grass equivalent to gold and silver.

Money is moving. Xu You was originally greedy for money, and this time he took the initiative to come so that he could get some benefits. Fortunately, Wang Dang is an understanding person and did not let Xu Yu waste his thoughts. Xu You pretended to say that he didn't have this mind, but in order for the two families to get along amicably, he was willing to contribute to this matter.

Although Xu You didn't say anything about the return, Wang Dang already knew that Xu You was moved. The two tacitly discussed again, and finally set the amount of grain and grass at 250,000 stones.

After getting this result, Xu You returned to Yuan Shao to report, and righteously said that through his own efforts, he finally cut the other party's asking price to half. This is 50,000 stone more than Yuan Shao's bottom line, and after thinking about it again, Yuan Shao finally agreed.

After Yuan Shao agreed, the treasury of Jizhou was opened, and he soon took out twenty-five stones of grain and grass. This time, Yuan Shao did not choose to be delivered in several installments like he did with Zhang Yan, but paid directly in one lump sum. Wang Dang lamented that Jizhou was rich, and at the same time secretly laughed at Yuan Shao, who was really incompetent. Emotion is emotion, ridicule is ridicule, there is money and food to collect, and Wang Dang will not be polite to Yuan Shao.

Wang Dang returned to Bingzhou with so much grain and grass, and on the day he arrived, Liu Yu sent people to send Yuan Tan and Guo Tuli out of the country. And Wang Dang also sent someone to send gold and silver equivalent to 50,000 stones of grain and grass to Xu You's mansion.

Yuan Shao looked at the scarred Yuan Tan and Guo Tu, and really didn't know what to say. However, after Yuan Shao finally learned through Guo Tu that Yuan Tan endured all kinds of torture and refused to agree to Liu Yu's request, he was pleased with this son who was not very welcome, and handed over Qingzhou to Yuan Tan. Yuan Tan was also blessed by misfortune.

It's a pity that Yuan Shao didn't know that he suffered a big loss this time. Xu You sold Yuan Shao for 50,000 stone grains and grass, and Guo Tu, who was exchanged for it, was also called Liu Yu's undercover agent, I really don't know if Yuan Shao would be angry when he knew about it.