This is a strange team of envoys, the two deputy envoys never talk, Yu Zhan is nominally Xu Ji's entourage, but there is always a gritted tooth expression on his face, as the main envoy, Fei Xun has to say everything twice, which makes him very annoyed, the whole team has no morale from top to top, and the ordinary soldiers accompanying him often whisper, as if they have the intention of fleeing.

On the night of departure, the team rested in the post station.

The post station still belongs to Jizhou, and felt the atmosphere of the war earlier than Yecheng, Yicheng and others are nearby villagers, and they usually respect the officials, but today it is abnormal, seeing that Fei Yu is a big official, several people stepped forward to surround him, grabbed the reins, not to help the adults dismount, but to ask "Is the Liang army really going to attack?" Are there still soldiers in Yecheng? Do you want to defend the city behind closed doors, or do you want to come out to meet the enemy? I beg the adults to tell us the truth, we don't run away, we just want the family to be prepared......"

Fei Xun replied vaguely, "I was ordered to send the Liang army to resolve the misunderstanding and welcome back the two kings, as for how Yecheng will respond, I don't know." ”

Xu Ji jumped off the horse and said to everyone, "We will persuade King Liang to retreat, this battle cannot be fought." ”

"Really?" The people did not believe.

Xu Ji smiled and said, "This is Lord Fei Yufei, an old minister in the Eastern Capital, famous all over the world, as soon as he speaks, King Liang will give four points of thin noodles." There is also this one-" Xu Ji pointed to the carriage behind him, "is a famous scholar Kou Daogu, although he is not an official, his reputation among scholars is more resounding than that of Lord Fei, and King Liang is also a scholar, when he gives five points of thin noodles, it adds up to nine points, which can be described as nine out of ten." ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, "Master Fei and Mr. Kou will go out together, this matter will be successful, then we don't have to worry." ”

Fei Yu even glared at Xu Ji a few times, but he couldn't stop him from talking nonsense.

After moving in, Fei Xun sent someone to invite Xu Ji to his house, and he was not polite, and said directly, "Let's talk about it." ”

"Say what?" Xu Ji said in surprise.

"Xu Gongzi made such a fuss, he should always be a little sure in his heart, right?"

"It's not me who is making trouble, it's Kou Daogu. As for persuading King Liang to withdraw from the army, the reputation of Master Fei and Kou Daogu is my greatest certainty. ”

"Hey, don't be modest, when it comes to fame, the two of us together can't compare to you. What's more, what's the use of reputation in times of chaos? King Liang was not a person with a good name, and persuaded him to withdraw from the army, and he must promise real benefits, but Yecheng was unwilling to give in. The county lord of Huanyan is very correct, if he wants to buy it, he will do his best to buy a family, as long as the Sheng family changes his mind, King Liang will retreat. On the other hand, even if the bribery of King Liang is successful, it may not be able to recall the soldiers in Huaizhou, and it may also annoy the Sheng family. ”

"Well, that's a real problem."

Fei Xun said in a daze, "Does Gongzi Xu know about the trouble?" What about your intrigues? That's where it comes in. ”

Xu Ji smiled: "Is it better to have a tangible and traceable 'conspiracy', or is it better to be invisible and untraced?" ”

"Of course, it is good to be invisible and traceless, and tangible and traceable will be recognized by the other party in advance."

"So now there is no 'conspiracy', and there is no 'trickery', everything has to wait until I see King Liang."

Fei Xun was taken aback, "You are risking everyone's lives, in that case, why should you ...... Why do you have to say anything to the people at the inn, 'nine out of ten'? Wouldn't it be better to let them be prepared? If these people die at the hands of the rebels, you will be responsible. ”

"Lord Fei still loves the people as much as ever. Well, I'm not unprepared, the general trend is here, if King Liang still retains his former wisdom, even if he only has six or seven points left, he may retreat and send the two kings back to Yecheng. ”

"What's the trend?" Fei Xun asked.

"The general trend is what Master Fei just said."

"Which ones?" Fei Xun didn't know why, and was a little annoyed.

"Yecheng concentrates on winning over Huaizhou, and after the Sheng family is satisfied, he will recall the Huaizhou soldiers, and King Liang has few troops, and he does not dare to attack Yecheng."

"Do you mean to make King Liang think that the Sheng family has been bought, and then persuade him to retreat?"

"This is a general trend that is unfavorable to King Liang, how to use it, and to act at the opportunity."

"What is the general trend in favor of King Liang?"

"It is very likely that the Huaizhou Sheng family will not be co-opted by Yecheng. The Jizhou army was blocked in Qinzhou, survival is unpredictable, Yecheng is already a lamb to be slaughtered, it is still difficult to protect itself, the so-called buying, is nothing more than some empty promises, the Sheng family may not accept. Yecheng's strength weakened suddenly, but at this time another emperor was introduced, and the ambition of the states was not happy, and the king of Liang sent troops at this time, just in line with the will of the people. ”

Fei Xun glared and said, "It is said that you persuaded the new emperor to ascend the throne as soon as possible, could it be true, as Kou Daogu said, you harbor evil intentions?" ”

Xu Ji shook his head and smiled, "There must be advantages and disadvantages, blessings and disasters always rely on each other, Lord Fei doesn't understand this truth?" Of course, there are benefits to being the emperor first, especially now, if it is later, there will be others who will set up another descendant of the Zhang family elsewhere, what should Yecheng do? Find a way to get rid of it again? There are pros and cons to being called the emperor, it all depends on how Yecheng is used. In the same way, King Liang's attack on Ye also has advantages and disadvantages, depending on how King Liang does. If you do it well, King Liang will become strong from weak, and you can stand side by side with the heroes, and if you don't do it well, King Liang will make wedding dresses for others, and if you can't get an inch of land, you will become the next target to be coveted. ”

Fei Xun finally woke up, "Everything has advantages and disadvantages, and the so-called persuasion is nothing more than letting the other party see more advantages or disadvantages according to one's own will." ”

Xu Ji nodded.

Fei Xin shook his head, "This is the number of the Zongheng family, one will say the east, the other will say the west, each has its own reason, and each has its own concealment." Alas, as soon as the vertical and horizontal come out, the world will be chaotic, and it is really good. ”

"When the world is in chaos, it will come out." Xu Jidao.

"I can't fight with you, and I won't fight with you. Either way, you at least know what to expect, and I can rest assured. I don't care what the general trend is, regardless of the pros and cons, the court is in Yecheng and must be kept. ”

"Lord Fei never cared about how the emperor of Jiangdong died?"

Fei Yu glared again, "If I care about 'how to die', I will kill you first." ”

Xu Ji said goodbye with a smile.

Everyone has their own judgment of "pros and cons", and without the persuasion of others, they know how to suppress and praise each other, in order to have peace of mind.

The next day, after a whole day, the Jizhou soldiers I met on the road were panicked one by one, and in front of the Yecheng envoys, some people openly fled, and the captain couldn't hold back the bullets at all, in fact, even they themselves had the intention of fleeing.

There are fewer people, and the villages and towns are all deserted, which is in stark contrast to the bustle and prosperity around Yecheng.

On the third day, they ran into enemy troops.

This is a pure Liang army, not a borrowed Huaizhou army, it is not moving fast, and the sky is not dark, it has been encamped, and it seems that it is going to advance into Yecheng step by step.

Fei Xun identified himself, and the group was sent to the camp to wait for King Liang's summons.

King Liang is still behind, and no one knows when he will arrive.

The enemy army was so close to Yecheng, Fei Xun was a little anxious, hoping to meet the king of Liang under the escort of Liang soldiers, but he was not allowed, and the captain guarding outside the tent refused to pass on the word for him.

The three envoys shared a tent, and the two deputy envoys had to meet.

Fei Yu had no intention of mediating in the middle, kept pacing back and forth, and muttered, "It's too late to win over Huaizhou, Yecheng is in danger, it's in danger." ”

Xu Ji and Kou Daogu sat opposite each other, one smiling and the other cold and arrogant.

Fei Xun turned around and glanced at each of them, "Enough, now is not the time to report personal grievances, if the two of you think you are the envoys of Yecheng, hurry up and think of a way, see King Liang earlier, if your heart is not here, please find another place, don't get in the way of my eyes here." ”

Even in the face of high-ranking officials in the imperial court, Kou Daogu's tone was still flat and proud, "There is a very simple way. ”

"What can Mr. Kou do? The soldiers outside refused to pass the word......"

Kou Daogu didn't answer, got up and walked out of the tent, and he didn't know what to say outside, and came back after a sentence or two, "Someone will come later." ”

Fei Yu was shocked, in the face of Xu Ji's resourcefulness, he could say that he disdained it, but he couldn't understand where he was at all wrong with Kou Daogu.

Xu Ji was clear, and said with a smile, "The word 'King Wu' is still useful?" ”

Fei Yu suddenly realized that he and Kou Daogu couldn't get Liang Bing's attention, but "King Wu" could, this is indeed a very simple way, Fei Yu had long forgotten Xu Ji's identity, even if he thought about it, he didn't want to use it.

Someone entered the tent and took a look, let out an "ah", turned around and left.

Xu Ji said, "I recognize this person's appearance, but I forgot his name. ”

It didn't take long for there to be hurried footsteps outside, and a person entered the tent, hurriedly took two steps, and bowed to Xu Ji, "King Wu forgives my sins, I didn't know that King Wu was there in person." ”

Xu Ji hurriedly got up and hugged each other, "I am no longer King Wu, I am just the deputy envoy of Yecheng, General Pan must not make this great gift." ”

Pan Kai was born in the old Liang family, is the most relied on general of Liang King Ma Wei, and Xu Ji is quite familiar with him, although he did not kneel in the end, he still saluted respectfully, and was called "King Wu".

Xu Ji said, "I don't dare to take the word 'King Wu' anymore, and I am willing to get a 'Xu Gongzi' is enough." ”

"This ...... Something strange. ”

"There are a lot of strange things in the world, and I don't care about me."

"Yes, Master Xu...... Is Xu Gongzi really a messenger sent by Yecheng? Pan Kai glanced at the other two, the meaning was obvious, in his place, Xu Ji did not have to be afraid.

Xu Ji smiled, "That's right, I'm the deputy envoy." This is the main envoy, Lord Fei Yufei, and this is another deputy envoy, Mr. Kou Dao Gukou. ”

Pan Kai had heard of these two people, and arched his hand, "Disrespectful." Then he said to Xu Ji, "Xu Gongzi wants to see King Liang?" ”

"Exactly, and the sooner the better."

"Xu Gongzi doesn't have to worry, live here with peace of mind, tomorrow afternoon, King Liang will be able to come, and I will send someone to deliver the letter."

"That's good, let's wait in peace."

Pan Kai still felt incredulous, "I didn't expect to see you here again...... Xu Gongzi. ”

"General Pan is ordered to be outside, and he is busy with military affairs, so he doesn't have to waste time with me."

Pan Kai was indeed very busy, and he took his leave, and soon someone came and gave each of the three envoys a tent.

Liang Jun did not understand the complicated relationships in the envoy team, and thought that Yu Zhan was an ordinary attendant, so he arranged him in Xu Ji's tent.

Xu Ji didn't explain, after eating and washing, he went to bed and lay down, and said to himself, "After riding a horse for a day, you have to take a good rest." ”

Yu Zhan couldn't rest, he had endured it for a long time, he couldn't bear it anymore, and he had to ask, "Xu Ji, why are you...... Why ......"

"Why did you take you out?"

"Hmm."

"Because among the disciples of the Fan Sect, you are more in line with Mr. Fan's expectations."

Yu Zhan was stunned.

Xu Ji sat up, "The study of Fan Men has never been to sit and talk about the Tao, but to practice it. ”

"But ......"

"Born at the wrong time, Mr. Fan said that he accepted Song Zhuzhu as an apprentice, and the person he fancied was this person who dared to act. Yu Gongzi also dared to act, although he was used to kill me. Xu Ji smiled.

"There are many people who dare to act, and in this barracks, hundreds of people can be found at random."

"What we practice is the way, and the important thing to dare to act is to 'dare' ignorance and fear, but cowardice, ignorance and fearlessness, recklessness, knowledge and fearlessness, greed, knowledge and fear, still have to act, only to dare also."

Yu Zhan hesitated, "Can Gongzi Xu really persuade Liang Bing to retire?" But...... Why? You're obviously not loyal to Yecheng. ”

"Saving the world is to seek fame, saving a person is to seek truth, I have sought fame, and now it is only for truth." Xu Ji blinked, regardless of whether the other party understood it or not, anyway, this sentence was for himself.

(End of volume)

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