Xu You's words made Feng Ji a little hesitant.

He has never looked down on Lu Bu very much, thinking that this fierce general in the world who was dominant back then is now just a lost dog attached to Cao Cao.

The Yuan family in Hebei still has a long way to go in the future hegemony.

The opponent they faced, in Feng Ji's opinion, was only Cao Cao, who was entrenched in Henan.

As long as Cao Cao is broken and then sent troops to crusade against Lu Bu, it should not cost much financial resources and manpower.

But what Xu Yu said made Feng Ji hesitate a little.

He asked Xu You suspiciously: "What does Ziyuan mean that if we crusade against Cao Cao, Lu Bu will be the enemy of Hebei with Cao Cao?" ”

"Exactly." Xu You replied: "Lu Bu has had a hard time over the years, especially after the first battle of Xiapi, it is not easy for him to have a place to stay. Entrenched in Xuzhou, of course he wants to keep it. If the lord really crusaded against Cao Cao, Lu Bu would definitely raise troops to make Hebei an enemy. After all, in her opinion, Hebei is still far stronger than Cao Cao. ”

His eyes stared at Xu Yu without blinking, and Feng Ji's face was even more ugly than before.

He asked Xu You again: "If we decide to crusade against Lu Bu and Cao Cao gives us a bite from behind, won't Hebei be even more troublesome?" ”

"So when talking to Guo Fengxiao, you have to use some strategies." Xu You said: "They sent people over to ask for unity, of course we can put it forward, and they sent troops to attack Xuzhou first." If Cao Mengde refuses, we just have to wait and see, find the right time and then wave our troops south to defeat Cao Mengde in one fell swoop. At that time, it will be much better to take Lu Bu than to directly declare war on Cao Mengde and let Lu Bu send troops to cause trouble behind our backs. ”

Pinching his chin, Feng Ji thought for a moment before asking Xu You: "What you said sounds reasonable, but I always feel that something is not too right." ”

"What's wrong is nothing more than that Cao Mengde is strong now, while Lu Bu is relatively weak." Xu You said: "Yuan Tu must think that it is better to defeat the strong side first, and then crusade against the weak side. ”

Feng Ji nodded: "Ziyuan still understands me." ”

"But I think that if you really plan according to the Yuan map, Hebei will be in danger." Xu Yu said: "We all know that the strong side is relatively difficult to break. When we were crusading against the Cao family, Lu Bu didn't need to do much at all, he only needed to send some men and horses to loot grain and grass halfway, and it wouldn't be long before our army was short of food. ”

When Xu You spoke, Feng Ji didn't interject, just listened silently, thinking in his heart what to do to maximize the interests of the Yuan family.

Feng Ji and Xu Yu are not the same.

Although he has an almost obsessive pursuit of power, he never uses power to exchange for money.

So when Xu You came to see Fengji, he didn't bring any gifts.

If he really brought gifts, maybe Feng Ji would have people throw them out with gifts.

The best way to persuade Feng Ji is to make him feel that sticking to his original views will be extremely detrimental to the Yuan family.

Feng Ji furrowed his brows and did not speak.

Xu You continued: "Yuan Tu and I are both people who have led soldiers, and we both know what grain and grass mean to the soldiers. When we were crusading against Cao Mengde, if Lu Bu took the opportunity to cut off our army's food supply, this battle would definitely be lost. ”

"I'm still worried about crusading against Lu Bu, and Cao Mengde will sneak attack our army from behind." Feng Ji said: "You know, for Hebei now, the real trouble comes from Henan. ”

"If Cao Mengde had the intention to sneak attack from behind, he wouldn't dare to let Guo Fengxiao come here." Xu You replied: "Guo Fengxiao's coming to Yecheng is the sincerity given by Cao Cao. ”

After staring at Xu You for a while, Feng Ji asked: "Ziyuan told me the truth, did you see Guo Fengxiao, did he convince you?" ”

"I saw it, but he couldn't convince me." Xu You smiled and said to Feng Ji: "Actually, I have long thought that it is imperative to crusade against Lu Bu, but it is only because Yuan Tu strongly advocates the crusade against Cao Cao that I did not put forward my opinion at the court meeting. ”

"Looks like I owe you a favor." Feng Ji said to Xu You: "You go and tell Guo Fengxiao, just say that I know that he is not sick, but I am worried that I will not be able to get benefits from me, so I found an excuse to pretend to be sick and not see." If he has the heart to join forces with the Yuan family to defeat Lu Bu, I will wait for him at home tonight. If he is not sincere, please just lie down in the building. ”

"Yuan Tu also agrees that Lu Bu should be defeated first?" Xu You didn't answer immediately, but asked Feng Ji.

"You've already explained the pros and cons, can't I still see the situation clearly?" Feng Ji said: "I invited him over just to ask how much benefit we can get from Hebei after defeating Lu Bu." ”

"Since Yuan Tu has the heart to negotiate with him, I'll go and invite him." Feng Ji was relieved, and Xu Yu immediately went down to invite Guo Jia.

At this moment, Guo Jia was also talking to Xu Chu about what would happen in the near future.

Sitting opposite Guo Jia and listening to his analysis, Xu Chu asked in surprise: "Feng Xiao is so sure that Feng Ji will invite you over overnight?" You know, I fell down the steps at that time, but there will be no mistakes. ”

"When we came to Hebei, we didn't face stupid people." Guo Jia said: "If Feng Ji doesn't have some real skills, how can he gain a firm foothold in Hebei? I pretend to be sick, how can he not see it? ”

"Since you know that Feng Ji can see it, why does Feng Xiao still do that?" Xu Chu looked dazed: "Wouldn't this be to find some unnecessary trouble for yourself?" ”

"If I hadn't pretended to be sick, there would have been a debate when I went to see him." Guo Jia said: "Whether you win or lose, it's not a good thing for the lord. I suddenly fell to the ground in front of Feng Ji's house, and when the news reached Feng Ji, he would definitely guess that I would find someone to be a lobbyist. Whether you can convince Feng Ji or not, the important thing is not you and me, but who the lobbyist we are hiring. ”

"I think that Xu Yu is just a villain who is greedy for money and profit." Xu Chu shook his head and said with contempt on his face: "A character like this is just afraid that it will be embarrassing." ”

"Zhong Kang is too underestimated Xu Ziyuan." Guo Jia said with a smile: "Although he is greedy for money and profit, he is by no means incompetent. I gave him a generous gift just because I believed he could get things done. ”

Xu Chu still didn't believe what Guo Jia said, since the moment he met Xu You, he hadn't had even the slightest good impression.

He was thinking about what to say, and the guard outside the door reported: "Qi Guo Gong, Hebei Xu Gong is outside asking to see." ”

"Here we are." Guo Jia smiled at Xu Chu: "Whether it succeeds or not, it depends on what he says when he comes in." ”