Although he only left Liang Ying for a short while, it was not easy to go in again, and Xu Ji waited for a long time before being summoned.

He guessed correctly, Guo Shifeng returned to King Liang's tent, and obviously had persuaded him for a while.

Ma Wei sat on the treasure chair, perhaps because he stayed up late, he looked a little tired, and opened his mouth to yawn from time to time, but he did not expel Guo Shifeng, and when he saw Xu Ji coming in, he said: "You two fight, I want to rest for a while, call me when there is a result." ”

Ma Wei leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and recuperated, and Gao Shengze stood by the platform, paying attention to any subtle movements of King Liang - as an old eunuch, he also didn't sleep all night, but he didn't show the slightest tiredness.

Guo Shifeng said with a smile: "Xu Gongzi went and returned, did he forget something?" ”

"I really forgot one thing, I forgot that Mr. Guo is not a person who easily admits defeat, so he deliberately rushed back, so as not to have no opponent for Brother Guo."

"Ha......" Guo Shifeng glanced at King Liang and lowered his laughter, "Okay, I'll just say it directly, the county lord's proposal is all nonsense, can't I understand her tricks?" There are thousands of deceptions in the world, but in the final analysis, there is only one means: to deceive the future for the benefit of the present. What the county lord provided was the benefit of months or even years later, but he asked King Liang to leave a way for Yecheng to live immediately, and although the promise in the future was considerable, it was not as reliable as the current situation. ”

"Mr. Guo is familiar with deception, and he summed it up well, but it is not right to use it on the county lord, the county lord will soon hand over Yecheng and canonize the king of Liang before leaving, where is the benefit of months or even years later?"

Guo Shifeng sneered, Gao Shengze in the distance sighed softly, Guo Shifeng lowered his voice again, "Yecheng was originally in King Liang's bag, how can you talk about 'handing it over'?" As for canonization, Tiancheng itself is difficult to protect, how much practical benefit can canonization get? ”

Xu Ji said with a smile: "Mr. Guo's vision is by no means limited to this, the Sheng, Xi and Zhuzhou Haoqiang have not been able to claim the king for a long time, because there is also a 'self-protecting' Tiancheng, and those who have been canonized have no practical benefits, and those who make good use of this title have endless benefits, and with the wisdom of King Liang, will it be wasted?" ”

Guo Shifeng couldn't argue about this issue, "In short, the county lord showed that the effort was great, but in fact it was insignificant, but King Liang wanted to return to the mountain, and there would be endless troubles." ”

"Why did Mr. Guo turn the back upside down?"

"Where am I turned upside down?"

"Mr. Guo said earlier that Tiancheng was 'difficult to protect himself', and now he says 'the tiger returns to the mountain', Yecheng is weak and strong in Mr. Guo's eyes, what is the reason?"

Guo Shifeng smiled, "The two statements are different, but they are not reversed: according to the current situation, the Jizhou army is far away in Qinzhou, and the distant water does not quench the thirst of the near, and the king of Liang is in the city at this time, and Tiancheng is 'difficult to protect himself'; ”

"In terms of the current situation, the heroes rise together, compete with each other for victory and defeat, this so-called strong and weak time, the king of Liang is slightly weaker, but for the powerful Huaizhou to do the precursor, after the fact, there has been no success. The king of Liang must choose to unite, and if he is strong, he will be weaker, and if he is weak, he may become stronger together, and the same is true for King Ning—and I believe that King Ning has already understood and is preparing to attack Huai. ”

Guo Shifeng showed a trace of contempt, "Xu Gongzi, don't use this trick on me again, I know everything about King Ning's thoughts, he has no intention of attacking Huai or Jing, he just wants to pacify Wuzhou and gain a firm foothold first." ”

Xu Ji raised his head and said: "If this is the case, then King Ning is not enough to be a hero, and Mr. Guo is not enough to act as a strategist." ”

"Xu Gongzi is adventurous by nature, and he will inevitably have ups and downs, and he is really lucky to be able to live until now. When it is not memorable, the king must seek stability: King Ning has improved in Jiangdong, at most one year, he will definitely pacify the whole state, and the same is true for the king of Liang, after capturing Yecheng, or destroying Tiancheng, with this call for the righteous army of the world, or coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and restraining the officers and soldiers of the states, it is a safe plan, better than forming an alliance with the cunning county lord. ”

Xu Ji said with a smile: "The king may seek stability, but he wants to be the lord of the world but he wants to win in danger. Mr. Guo has also been familiar with history books, can he find any of the founding kings who have won the world? ”

"Hey, taking risks and winning the world, there is no one in ten thousand, and more heroes haven't even got the opportunity to be kings. Moreover, the founder of the country did not blindly take risks, but must first stabilize and then take risks, and never hesitated when he had the opportunity to destroy the enemy in one fell swoop. Xu Gongzi's abdication is empty talk about history books, and it is not enough to learn from it. ”

"King Liang's fierce opponent is not Yecheng, it is precisely Huai, and the two states, Huaizhou in order to avoid the name of killing the king, send troops without setting up a flag, after the matter is completed must be turned against - such as King Ning in Jiangdong, Mr. Guo is the person who gave advice at that time, King Liang should take it as a warning."

Emperor Jiangdong died unexplained, and the crime finally fell on the heads of the Liang and Lan families, but many people know that the mastermind behind the scenes must be King Ning, and after the emperor died, he played the banner of revenge and wanted to kill the two families.

Guo Shifeng sneered, "Young Master Xu is heavy on color and light on friends, which sentence will be sincere?" ”

"Mr. Guo values profit over righteousness, why is he really thinking about King Liang?"

The two of them didn't give an inch, and gradually their words were not good, and they began to attack each other as people.

Ma Wei suddenly opened his eyes and said loudly: "Enough! ”

Xu Ji and Guo Shifeng shut up at the same time, shook each other, took two steps back, and didn't say a word more.

Ma Wei's face was expressionless, in front of outsiders, he had to try his best to maintain a high posture, and he must not show the slightest hesitation, even if he felt that both sides of the argument were reasonable, and he had to show a look of success in his chest.

After a moment of silence, Ma Wei asked, "Young Master Xu, why did you go and return?" Just to stop Mr. Guo from persuading me to change my mind? ”

This is a difficult question to answer, and the slightest carelessness will anger King Liang - if it is, it implies that he thinks King Liang is weak and cannot argue with Guo Shifeng, and if it is not, it seems that he has ulterior motives, and he must find a suitable excuse for it.

Guo Shifeng felt that he didn't need to interject, because as soon as they met, Xu Ji had already admitted that he was coming back to be Guo Shifeng's opponent.

King Liang listened for a long time, but he kept thinking about the opening sentence.

Xu Ji smiled slightly, "I guessed that Mr. Guo would not give up, so he rushed back to stop his plan, but this is an excuse to let the county lord let me go." ”

What does that mean? You're no longer the messenger of Yecheng? Mavi asked.

"Now that the King of Liang and the county lord have formed an alliance, my status as an envoy has come to an end, and I will no longer be an envoy of either side."

Ma Wei's eyes twitched slightly.

Xu Ji arched his hand and said: "When I return here, the most important thing is not to argue with Mr. Guo, but to say goodbye to King Liang." ”

Ma Wei suppressed the disappointment in his heart, "You don't want to stay here between Yecheng and me, where does Xu Gongzi want to go?" ”

"I still have to go to Yuyang, rescue the Tian Craftsman before the county lord arrives, and then go back to the valley to continue to live in seclusion."

Guo Shifeng couldn't help but snort, obviously not believing a word.

Ma Wei was silent for a while, "What's so special about this Tian Craftsman that is worthy of Xu Gongzi going to the rescue alone?" ”

"Without it, I once owed him a favor, and I had to pay it back."

Guo Shifeng interjected: "Xu Gongzi thinks that he only owes him a favor? ”

Before Xu Ji could speak, Ma Wei got up, "It is rare to repay kindness, and it is especially rare in this troubled era." I can send someone to give Xu Gongzi a ride. ”

"Thank you, but I don't need an escort, if King Liang is kind, please give me an official document and order the towns along the way to allow me to pass."

Guo Shifeng said: "Why didn't Gongzi Xu ask Yecheng for an official document? ”

"King Liang is about to be canonized, and all cities in Jizhou should listen to King Liang's order."

Guo Shifeng shook his head lightly, knowing that Xu Ji was currying favor with King Liang, but he couldn't refute it.

Ma Wei was really happy, his face was still impassive, and he sat back in his chair, "At dawn, the two of you will set off at the same time, I will write a letter to King Ning, and I will also send an official letter to Xu Gongzi." ”

Ma Wei closed his eyes again, and Gao Shengze walked over and said softly, "Let's go and rest first." ”

This is the end of the argument, although they are not convinced, but the winner has been decided in Ma Wei's place.

Walking out of the tent, the sky was already faintly bright, and there was no need to rest, and the two of them had to set off soon.

Walking to the place to avoid people, Guo Shifeng stopped and arched his hand and said: "There are many rudenesses in Fang Cai, and I hope that Xu Gongzi Haihan." ”

Xu Ji said with a smile: "Everyone should do their best, Mr. Guo has a lot of mercy, and I remember it all." ”

Guo Shifeng said: "I feel quite refreshed to be able to argue with Xu Gongzi, and I will lose this battle." After I return to Jiangdong, I will definitely persuade King Ning to attack Huai and accept the canonization of Tiancheng, but that's all, I will 'do my best' to prevent Yecheng from becoming strong." ”

"Next time, I may not be on Yecheng's side."

"Xu Gongzi also wants to learn from my 'ups and downs in the world'?"

Xu Ji shook his head, "I have other plans, and it's not worth talking about right now." ”

"No matter which side Xu Gongzi is on, I think we will have a battle sooner or later."

"I'm looking forward to it." Xu Ji said with a smile.

"I'm looking forward to it." Guo Shifeng also smiled and said goodbye.

There was still a little time left, Xu Ji returned to his tent, there were only two beds left in it, nothing else, even the bedding had been taken away.

He stood there, this time he really had nothing, no retinue, no friends, no money, no weapons on his body, he was alone, and suddenly he regretted a little, it would have been nice to ask for a few more things from Ma Wei just now.

Someone came in with the curtain lifted.

"And we're going?" Xu Ji turned around and saw Kou Daogu with an angry face.

Kou Daogu has always been able to control his emotions, and his face rarely changes color, obviously because he is angry in his heart, he will lose his temper.

"Your Excellency...... Come see me off? Xu Ji asked.

"Shameless." Kou Daogu gritted his teeth.

Xu Ji was stunned for a moment, "I won't stay in Liangying, I'll leave soon, you don't have to feel threatened." ”

"Why do you ...... To say those words? ”

"I said so much last night, which one do you mean?"

"You...... You deliberately leaked my ...... to outsiders Some of my secrets. ”

Xu Ji was stunned again, "Your secret...... I seem to have only stood up in front of you, overheard by outsiders? ”

"Stop quibbling, Yu Zhan will definitely be instructed by you!"

Xu Ji suddenly realized, "Your Excellency betrayed Yecheng and voted for King Liang, Yu Gongzi must have been very dissatisfied, so he said a few more words before leaving-I thought he hadn't seen it, but it turned out that you didn't know it...... What did Childe do made him suspicious, right? ”

"I heard you're going to Yuyang."

"Yes, I'll leave later."

"Very good, I will implore King Liang to send me to Yuyang too, no matter what you want to do, I will obstruct it. Xu Ji, in Yuyang, you live and die. Kou Daogu turned around and walked away after threatening, he hated his hatred and the despicable behavior he had done because of it, but he hated even more the humiliation that Xu Ji had brought to him, forcing him to fall from the clouds and take revenge in the muddy pool.

Xu Ji sighed lightly, before he arrived in Yuyang, he had one more strong enemy, which was really not what he wanted.