However, he said that Du Xi, at dawn the next day, took the documents to prove his identity, as well as the honor guard of the envoys, a group of more than 100 people, disguised as a caravan, and set off from Xudu and headed towards the Chu State. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Along the way, there was a thrilling passage through Yuan Shu's territory, and Du Xi immediately put on the court clothes of Wei, which was made by Wei overnight, just for this mission to other countries, which was also the first envoy after the establishment of Wei, and he was also the first envoy of Wei.

The sun was shining, Du Xi and the others soon appeared under the city at the border of the Chu State, their Wei State flag was extremely dazzling at this time, and before they reached the city gate tower, they were directly stopped by the defenders of the Chu State.

Du Raid was covered in dust, tidied up his clothes, and said to the soldiers guarding the city: "Annoying, the envoy of Wei Du Raid was ordered to send an envoy to Xiangyang to ask to see the King of Chu, and invite the officials in the city to come and see him. ”

When the city gate guard heard that Du Zhan claimed to be an envoy of Wei, he took the document handed over by Du Xian, said wait a minute, ordered the others to be on guard, and then immediately went to the city government to report.

Not long after, Du Xi saw a middle-aged man dressed as a general coming out of the city, came to him, and arched his hand and said: "In the Lower Chu State, I heard that Your Excellency is the envoy of the Wei State, I don't know if there is any evidence?" ”

The identity document can be faked, and Wen Ping did not choose to believe Du Xi's words.

Du Xi also returned the salute, and he didn't care about Wen Ping's words, but took out the symbolic identity of the festival and said: "I have seen General Wen, this is the evidence of the envoys of my Wei State." ”

After verifying his identity, Wen Ping nodded and said, "Since your envoy was ordered to come to Chu State, he is a guest from afar, I don't know if there is a place where I need help?" ”

"When I first came to your land, I wonder if General Wen can introduce it to the King of Chu on his behalf?" Du Xun was not polite and said directly.

Wen Ping's face was embarrassed, and he said: "Don't hide it from your envoy, you are ordered to guard this place, and you can't leave yourself, which disappoints your envoy." ”

Hearing Wen Ping's refusal, Du Xun was not surprised, and continued: "It's me Meng Lang, so I don't know if the general can send someone to take me to Xiangyang?" ”

At this time, Wen Ping had already quietly looked at Du Xi and the others, there were only about 100 people in total, even if they were allowed to enter the hinterland of Chu State, they would not be able to turn over the storm, and he had also seen the token in Du Xi's hand, it was not like a forgery.

"That's okay, I'm sorry to wait a minute, and I'll arrange this matter immediately." As a military general, Wen Ping acted vigorously and resolutely, and soon sent a team of hundreds of people to escort Du Xi and others to Xiangyang.

After Du Xi left, Wen Ping immediately revised a letter and sent a fast horse to Xiangyang, in which he wrote the visit of the Wei envoys and the time of their arrival in Xiangyang.

The next day, inside the city of Xiangyang.

Wen Ping's letter was sent to Cai Mao early in the morning, and Cai Mao, who learned of this, immediately went to the palace and met Liu Biao, the king of Chu.

Liu Biao was already old at this time, and there were many wrinkles on his face, like a section of decaying dead wood, after hearing this, the wrinkles on his face became more and more, and at the same time, he immediately recruited his cronies, that is, the two brothers Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang, to ask them for advice.

Kuai Yue, who was dressed in brocade, heard Liu Biao's words, and a faint confidence came out of his eyebrows, and he arched his hand and said: "King, Cao Cao's move is nothing more than to follow the Warring States and attack from afar, which is beneficial to my Chu State, and it is okay for the king to agree." ”

There is a Yuan Shu between Chu and Cao Cao, and Liu Biao and Yuan Shu are also a little dirty, so it is not impossible to form an alliance with Cao Cao.

Liu Biao listened to Kuai Yue's words, but did not answer immediately, but frowned and said: "This is reasonable, but Your Majesty died in the hands of Cao Cao, and if you form an alliance with him, I am afraid that you will be laughed at by the world." ”

Although he called Wang Jianguo, he was a descendant of the Han family after all, and for the death of the emperor, Cao Cao only said that he was murdered, and there was no other corroboration, just his one-sided words, which was also his concern.

"King, to put it disrespectfully, the Han family has long since died, and now there are only countries in the world, even if they form an alliance with Cao Cao, no one will laugh at the king." Kuai Yue persuaded that he hoped to form an alliance with Cao Cao so that they could jointly send troops to deal with Yuan Shu in the future.

Among the neighboring countries of Chu, Yuan Shu's threat was the most serious, with many soldiers and generals, far beyond the Wu State in the east, which was the real henchman of Chu State, and for several years, the friction between the two sides never stopped, and Chu State was defeated more and won less.

Kuai Liang and Cai Mao, who were on the side, also echoed Kuai Yue's words and persuaded Liu Biao to form an alliance with Cao Cao.

"Think about it again." When Liu Biao heard that the three of them were urging him to form an alliance with Cao Cao, he rubbed his head, closed his eyes and said, "I'm lonely, you guys go down first, and we'll discuss this matter later." ”

The three of them looked at each other and said in unison, "No." ”

On the way, the three of them came out in parallel, and Cai Mao, who was the general, asked: "Xeno, about the alliance, do you think the king will agree?" ”

Hearing this, Kuai Yue shook his head, looked at the sun that had just risen in the sky, and said: "It's hard to say, I can't guess the king's thoughts, but looking at the king's attitude, I'm afraid it's difficult." ”

Kuai Liang, who didn't speak on the side, suddenly sighed at this time and said, "The king is old!" ”

Hearing Kuai Liang's words, the two were stunned for a moment, and then understood the meaning of Kuai Liang's words, looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

In this way, the alliance was dragged down by Liu Biao until Du Raid arrived a day later.

On that day, the weather was clear, Liu Biao and others were discussing state affairs, and suddenly received a report from the soldiers that the envoy of Wei was about to arrive in Xiangyang.

Liu Biao originally wanted to directly order someone to invite Du Xun to the post house, but after thinking about it, he still said to Kuai Yue beside him: "There is Lao Yidu who will personally go to greet him, arrange for him to rest in the post house first, and then summon him tomorrow." ”

"No!"

Not long after, Kuai Yue appeared at the gate of Xiangyang, waiting for Du to arrive.

About half an hour later, Du Raid arrived at the foot of Xiangyang City, and saw Kuai Yue waiting, and after the two expressed their identities to each other, Kuai Yue took Du Raid to the pavilion to settle down.

On the way, the two chatted with each other, and Du Xun kept looking at the pedestrians coming and going in Xiangyang City, comparing the gap between the two countries, and found that the people of Chu were quite rich, at least now Wei could not be compared.

At the post house, before the two parted, Du Xi suddenly asked: "Captain Kuai, I don't know what the King of Chu thinks about the alliance between the two countries?" ”

Kuai Yue had the intention of forming an alliance with the Wei State, and he did not hide it at this time, and said directly: "Brother Zixu, I am afraid that this matter is a little difficult to handle, and the king's attitude is a little uncertain. ”

Du Xi frowned and asked, "But why is it true, you and I will benefit both countries, why is the king of Chu ......?"

"Ugh." Kuai Yue rubbed his head, sighed and said, "It's not because Emperor Han died inexplicably. ”

Because of this matter, he has tried his best in the past two days, but until now, he has not been able to understand Liu Biao's attitude.

Du Xun couldn't help but explain on the side: "It was not the fault of the King of Wei, but that there were villains who took the opportunity to rob His Majesty, and then killed him, and the King of Wei was wronged." ”