Xi Yun doesn't like or trust Xu Ji, but like many people, he believes in this person's ability.

"Xi Yan, what do you say?" Xi Yun didn't want to appear too interested, and he didn't want to lose a possible opportunity, so he didn't make a decision and asked his second son questions.

As soon as Xi Cheng saw Xu Ji, he wanted to take revenge, and his impression at this time did not change, "I said that I would push him to the military gate and behead him, and I would take it upon myself to avenge my eldest brother." ”

"Hey." Xi Yun sneered, "Suspicion, you say." ”

Xi Yuan suspiciously figured out what was on his uncle's mind, and stepped forward and said, "I want to ask Xu Ji a few things first." ”

Xi Yun nodded in agreement, feeling a little relieved in his heart, at least the descendants of the Xi family are not all fools, and there are still people to relieve him.

Xi Yuan turned suspiciously to Xu Ji, "How do you plan to help the Xi family seize Xiangyang?" ”

Xu Ji said with a smile: "The suspicious general should be asked upside down." ”

"Huh?"

"The three things of seizing Xiangyang, chasing the Jin army, and winning the letter are done from front to back, but the reason for explaining must be from back to front."

"Whatever you want."

"It's actually very simple to take the letter sheet, dedicate the whole of Jingzhou and act as the forward of He Rongren."

Xi Yuanyi laughed suspiciously, "I thought you had some clever plan, but it turned out to be nothing more than that." Shan Yu is the reinforcements invited by His Majesty today, specifically to pacify Kyushu, the Xi family can distinguish between friends and foes, and helping He Rongren is to serve the imperial court. You don't have to say that. ”

"The general didn't understand that no matter who the Xi family is loyal to, the important thing is to dedicate Jingzhou 'as a whole', and it won't work if one piece is missing, and the gains outweigh the losses. There is no other reason, He Rong people worship the strong and bully the weak, especially Yu. In the eyes of the people of the world, Jingzhou belongs to the Xi family......"

"Jingzhou originally belonged to our Xi family." Xi Yuanyuan said immediately.

"Therefore, if Jingzhou lacks a piece, it is a dereliction of duty of the Xi family, in the eyes of Shan Yu, it is not strong enough, and it is only weak that Jing is not appreciated and valued, but suffers from it. Is Heng Guogong willing to take the descendants of the Xi family to be slaves outside the Saiwai? Xu Ji asked directly to Xi Yun.

Xi Yun snorted, and Xi Yuan said suspiciously: "You don't have to use the radical method, no matter what, the Xi family wants to recapture the entire Jingzhou, which is inevitable." ”

"The Xi family sits in Jiangling, and the one missing is the eastern counties......"

"The east has been pacified." Xi Yuan said suspiciously, glancing at his uncle's expression, and did not explain further.

"Very well, the other gap is Yiling in the west."

"Yang Qinzai's navy will be the Xi family's navy from tomorrow." Xi Yuanyi smiled suspiciously, "As for Chen's illness...... It's not a strong enemy. He still didn't explain further.

Xu Ji didn't ask, and said with a smile: "The biggest trouble is in Xiangyang." ”

"Lord Xiangyang Leng was originally subject to the Jiangling Festival, so it can't be regarded as a gap."

"Once Xiangyang is lost and falls into the hands of the Jin army in Bingzhou?"

Xi Yuan was suspicious for a while.

"So if you want to protect Jingzhou, you must hold Xiangyang and expel the Jin army."

Xi Yuansu glanced at his uncle again, "The Jin army has surrendered to Shan Yu, isn't expelling the Jin army challenging Shan Yu?" ”

Xu Ji shook his head, "It's still the same sentence, just Chongqiang bullied the weak, knowing that the Xi family was the lord of Jingzhou, but he sent the Jin army to seize the city, clearly thinking that the Xi family was weak and not enough to ......."

Xi Cheng shouted: "You say the Xi family is weak? ”

"I didn't say it." Xu Ji smiled, "It's just a thought." ”

"Are you a roundworm in your stomach?"

"If the Xi family is strong, he should send an envoy to Jiangling, salute first and then soldier, and now he is rude and directly sends troops, General Xi Er will not have other ideas, right?"

Xi Yan was silent, and Xi Yuan said suspiciously: "As you said, the Xi family repelled the Jin army, not only will Shan Yu not be angry, but will also look at the Xi family differently?" ”

"Of course Shan Yu will be angry, so while expelling the Jin army, the Xi family also has to send someone to see Shan Yu to explain the meaning of preserving Jingzhou and waiting for Shan Yu to surrender the city immediately, which is naturally safe."

"You said it simply, let's take it seriously, when the matter is over here, the Xi family will go to Xiangyang, there is no need to 'seize', Lord Leng originally sent someone to Hengguo Gong for help." Xi Yuansuspiciously glanced at the letter on the ground, it had been lying there, no one picked it up.

"It's too late." Xu Ji said with a smile.

"This place is not too far from Xiangyang, the road is smooth, why is it too late?"

"Just now, the suspicious general said that Chen Yi is not a strong enemy, which is interesting, because I came from General Chen's side, and he seems to think that the Xi and Yang families are not strong enemies."

"Ha, his subordinates are defeated, but they will be ashamed." Xi Yuan smiled suspiciously.

"Let's not talk about the victory or defeat here, as long as Jiangnan starts a war, Xiangyang will definitely panic, thinking that the reinforcements will not arrive for a while, is Lord Leng still willing to defend the city?"

Xu Ji had never seen this Lord Leng at all, but the Xi family was very familiar with him, although no one answered, but their expressions had already indicated their opinion: Lord Leng would not stay in the lonely city.

Xi Yuan said suspiciously: "The Xi family can send a group of soldiers to Xiangyang first to calm their hearts." ”

"The general is skilled, brave generals, but he doesn't understand people's hearts, the Xi family doesn't send people, Lord Leng will hold on for a few more days, once he sends people, but the troops are not enough, Lord Leng will inevitably panic even more, what he is most afraid of now is 'to calm his heart', and he will regard this move as perfunctory."

"Leng Yifang has been an official in Jingzhou for a long time, and he will never dare to disobey the orders of Heng Guogong."

Xu Ji felt a little relieved in his heart, at least "Lord Leng" was indeed Leng Yifang, and he reduced a lie to Chen Yicai, "In that case, why did Lord Leng ask for help everywhere instead of waiting for the Xi family?" ”

"You said everything, our Xi family didn't see it."

Xu Ji took out the letter written by Leng Yifang to Song Zhuzhu from his arms, he had already read it, and there was only the self-title of "Xiangyang City Lord" on it, and there was no name.

Xi Yuanyi took the letter, hesitated, and turned around and handed it to his uncle Xi Yun.

Xi Yun only glanced at it a few times, then returned the letter to his nephew, and then said, "Xu Gongzi continued." ”

Xu Ji took back the letter and still put it in his arms, "So Xiangyang must be captured, but it is not taken arrogantly, adding a lot of trouble, but skillfully grabbing, so that Lord Leng is willing to hand over Xiangyang, and from then on he will be willing to be a member of the Xi family, and no longer be the 'Xiangyang City Lord'." ”

The world is in turmoil, and all the heroes have set up their own names, and Leng Yifang is no exception, writing a letter to Song Zhuzhu, who calls himself the "Lord of Xiangyang City", and is much more humble in the letter to the Xi family.

"How?" Xi Yuan's suspicious tone was also much softened.

"The trick is not in Xiangyang, but here."

"Here?"

"The southern army went north, although it lost two battles in a row, but it did not return to Hunan and Guangzhou, the Xi family thought it would win, please forgive me, in the eyes of outsiders, the victory or defeat was unpredictable."

"No matter what the Xi family does 'in the eyes of outsiders', defeating the southern bandits will naturally convince everyone."

"That's right, but the situation in Jingzhou is complicated, and it affects the whole body. If the Xi family can win a big victory in two or three days, everything will still be in time, if it is a few days late, even if it is just one day, it will cause ......"

Xi Yun laughed and interrupted Xu Ji's words, "Xu Gongzi is in a big circle, let's talk about it, or only speak for Chen's illness, I hope the Xi family will let him go, right?" ”

"It's not to let him go, but to work together to defend Xiangyang, both armies are under the banner of the imperial court, and there is no deep hatred."

Xi Yuan's suspicious tone immediately became tough, "There was no before, but Chen Yi came uninvited, when Jingzhou was a borderless land, from then on, it was the great enemy of our Xi family." ”

Several other Xi family disciples nodded in agreement.

"The strong tolerate people, the weak tolerate others, the Xi family occupies Jingzhou exclusively, deep-rooted, strong soldiers and strong horses, should take the lead in making peace, turning hostility into jade silk. What's more, after the two sides made peace, it was Jingzhou that was protected, and the people who benefited were also the Xi family. ”

Xi Yun leaned forward slightly, "Chen Yi is willing to make peace?" ”

"Exactly." Xu Jiquan doesn't take lies seriously.

"Okay, you go back and let Chen Yicai change his banner and serve my Xi family as the master, and I will agree to make peace."

Xu Ji said with a smile: "General Chen is the main emperor of Tiancheng, and he will not change his flag, he is willing to defend Xiangyang with Hengguo, that's it." ”

Xi Yun laughed, "Xu Gongzi is sharp-toothed, and he really lives up to his reputation, and the old man is almost moved." But I know that you have a sinister heart, and you will never think about my Xi family, and the plan you offer is a poisonous plan to lure my Xi family into death. ”

"How can Heng Guogong believe that I have no malice?"

"Go to Hanzhou and bring the head of the building, and I will believe you."

"As soon as I go and return, I'm afraid that the entire Jingzhou has been returned to his surname, and I don't know where to find the Duke of Hengguo to receive the reward."

Xi Yun's face sank, "Xi Jiayong Town Jingzhou, don't work Xu Gongzi to look around." ”

His meaning was already very obvious, and the second son, Xi Yan, stepped forward, "Let's go, we've heard enough of what you said." ”

Xu Ji smiled, didn't argue, followed Xi Cheng out of the tent, and came to a small tent nearby, Xi Cheng pointed out: "Stay here honestly, our Xi family is the enemy envoy, we may be able to spare your life this time, but we can't keep you intact-" Xi Cheng looked at Xu Ji from head to toe, "I have to leave something." ”

Xu Ji didn't show fear, Xi Cheng snorted, and turned around to go back to the Zhongjun tent.

There was no one nearby, so Xu Ji said, "Is Mrs. Zun good?" ”

Xi Cheng was furious, turned around and pulled out half of the waist knife, "What did you say?" ”

Only then did Xu Ji take out the letter written by Mrs. Tie Owl, "The daughter of King Yidu asked me to forward this letter to Mrs. Zun. ”

Xi Cheng was stunned for a moment, and put his waist back into the sheath, he knew that his wife had a close relationship with Yidu's daughter, and there were often correspondence in the past, "Which daughter?" ”

"Little girl."

"She's still alive?"

"She and her two sisters are alive, married to the King of Shu and two generals respectively."

"The lord of the Wang family, how can you marry Cao Kou?" Xi Cheng showed anger again.

"In troubled times, you can't help yourself, everyone is the same."

"The Xi family can call the shots, don't think I will speak for you." Xi Cheng put the letter away, turned around and strode away.

Xu Ji walked into the tent and saw Chang Yanzhi sitting on the bunk in a daze.

"The Xi family has no hospitality, and they don't even serve wine." Xu Ji said with a smile.

"I'm not hungry for wine now, I'm studying my son, speculating on what the Xi family cares about the most. Chen is a good name, what about Xi Yun? ”

Xu Ji thought it was interesting, "You deduced it?" ”

"It's really difficult, I sat here and thought about it for a long time, and I think what Xi Yun cares about most is Jingzhou, right? The Xi family has been operating here for many years and regards it as their own forbidden land - when Childe smiled, I knew I had guessed wrong. Chang Yanzhi was a little embarrassed.

"On the contrary, you guessed it, and I guessed it too." Xu Ji also sat down, "If you can rest, you can rest for a while, and soon we will be on the road again." ”