Liu Qi listened to Xu Shu's words, nodded thoughtfully, but smiled, and said to Xu Shu: "Sir, since Sun Ce wants to get Chai Sang so much, why don't we give Chai Sang to him?" Because only if he got Chaisang, Sun Ce would order an attack on Lujiang, and although Liu Xun of Lujiang is now united with my Jingzhou, he is not a heart, we can borrow a knife to kill people and use Sun Ce's hand to get rid of Liu Xun, but since Sun Ce got Chaisang, Lujiang can no longer ask for it, not to mention that Benjiang is the history of Yangzhou Thorn, so he naturally wants to return Lujiang to the rule of Benjiang. ”

"What do you mean?" A flash of surprise flashed in Xu Shu's eyes, looked at Liu Qi, and asked with a smile.

"Exactly. So this time we will give Chai Sang away, of course, we can't be so obvious, otherwise it will make the other party suspicious, wait for me to write a letter to Gan Xingba first, and explain like this, hehe, I want to make Chai Sang become a nightmare in Sun Ce's heart. ”

Liu Qi smiled, wrote a letter to Gan Ning, and ordered his henchmen to disguise themselves as businessmen and send them to Chaisang along the waterway.

After that, Liu Qi ordered Deng Zhi and Huo Jun to still carry the banner of Wei Yan and Yu Ban, and led 2,000 men and horses and the original garrison of Yuzhang to still garrison Wuyang and Yu Khan, and ordered Wei Yan and Commander Yu Ban to secretly gather the army in Wuyang, ready to send troops at any time.

At this moment, Liu Qi suddenly heard the guard's report: "Sun Ce's envoy Lu Fan asks to see him." ”

"Hehe, Mr. said, what is Sun Ce coming to our Nanchang for?" Liu Qi smiled faintly and asked Xu Shu.

Xu Shu said with a smile: "Sun Ce sent a messenger to my Nanchang, the purpose is nothing more than to ask for Yu Xuan, but now he is sending Lu Fan and other important ministers to come, but it is not as simple as asking for Yu Xuan, according to the last general, it must be to take advantage of the opportunity to return Yu Xuan to paralyze the general, so that the general mistakenly thinks that they are just sincerely asking for Yu Xuan, but will not prevent them from suddenly attacking Chaisang, since this is the case, we will have a general plan, and the last general will ensure that the general can get Yu Xuan, and at the same time let Sun Ce lose Lu Fan." As for Chaisang, since Sun Ce wants it, we let him take it. ”

"Sir, is this going to be calculated? Hehe, that's a good idea. Liu Qi laughed and immediately ordered someone to invite Lu Fan in.

After a while, I saw a young man in his twenties, who was eight feet tall, with a good appearance, a majestic appearance, and a calm and capable person, which made people's hearts full of trust at a glance.

"Sure enough, it's just like the rumored talent." Liu Qi couldn't help but secretly love talents, and secretly decided that this time he would leave this Lu Fan no matter what, not afraid that he would be old for a long time, I believe that there will always be a day when the iceberg will melt, and if such a talent is let go back to Sun Cejun, even if it is not a disaster for him Liu Qi, the result is not much different.

"But before I subdue Lu Fan, I'll find a way to subdue Yu Fan first." Liu Qi's eyes rolled, and then he ordered Pang Tong to go to the mansion to invite Yu to come, saying that Sun Ce had sent someone to redeem him.

Yu Fan was tasting wine with Pang Tong at the time, and when he heard that Lu Fan was coming to claim him, he threw down the wine glass excitedly, and was about to break out barefoot, but was blocked by the guards in the door and not allowed to go out.

When Pang Tong saw this scene, his heart moved, and he secretly thought: "If it is said that the lord wants to keep Yu Xuan, it is impossible for the other party to know the news that Lu Fan came to ask for someone, and all the officers and men of our army also strictly abide by military discipline, it is impossible for anyone to dare to divulge such a secret." In this way, there is only one possibility, that is, the lord deliberately let Yu Flip know the news, in this case, I let Yu Flip visit, it should be in line with the lord's wishes. ”

Thinking of this, Pang Tong hurriedly retreated from the guards and ordered them not to stop Yu Chu.

And at this moment, seeing that Fanqin came to announce Liu Qi's order, and ordered someone to take Yu to the lobby of the Assassin's Palace, Pang Tong couldn't help but smile secretly, it seems that what he expected this time was right, and his "insidious" lord was trying to figure out how to calculate Yu again.

Let's say that Yu Pan couldn't help but be surprised when he saw Liu Qi rarely let him go to the Assassin's Courtyard, but he didn't think much about it and immediately ran forward, thinking excitedly as he ran: "The lord finally sent someone to welcome me back, which is enough to prove that my Yu flip is still very important in the eyes of the lord." ”

As the so-called people are in good spirits when they are happy, Yu Fu quickly came to the hall with extreme excitement and excitement, rarely arched his hand to Liu Qi, and said to Lu Fan with tears: "I didn't expect Mr. Ziheng to pick it up in person, I, Yu Zhongxiang, am really flattered." ”

A trace of unnaturalness flashed on Lu Fan's face, and he held Yu Fan's hand and comforted him gently: "Zhong Xiang, don't worry, the lord will definitely not forget you." ”

Although Lu Fan knew that because of the lord's plan, Yu Fu was afraid that he would have to stay here for a few more days before he could leave, but now was not the time to explain, and he thought that Yu Fu was of good character and upright, so he would not be able to endure the humiliation of the past few days, so he did not give any explanation to it.

After a pause, Lu Fan said to Liu Qi: "The last general Lu Fan came to see the general on the order of my lord, and he had no other intention, but wanted to redeem Yu Zhongxiang, and the adults also knew that the two countries were at war and did not cut the tradition of envoys, Yu Zhongxiang did not know how to advance or retreat in the first few days, and offended the general, and as a result, the director was imprisoned and became the general's prisoner, but although this person is guilty, he is not guilty to death, and please open the net and let him go back. ”

Lu Fan deliberately accentuated the four words "heavy compensation", and said in his heart that if you can't even understand such a hint, it is simply stupid as a pig.

And Liu Qi really didn't disappoint him, he said with a smile: "Thanks to the court's kindness, canonized me as the assassin of Yangzhou, and named Bo Fu as the Taishou of Lujiang, so from this point of view, Bo Fu is still my Yangzhou Taishou, and now he begged us to send Yu Zhongxiang back, this request is very reasonable, how can I Liu Qi not be allowed?" However, you also know that the new official Yangzhou Assassin Shi has a shortage of soldiers and no food under his rule, and there are also thieves everywhere making trouble, and my subordinates are short of talents, and I want to reuse Zhongxiang to pacify the thieves everywhere, so as long as General Bo Fu is willing to allocate 100,000 grains to appease those thieves, the official will let Zhongxiang leave, otherwise, Ben will have to recruit Zhongxiang and let him help me eliminate the thieves and return to Danyang. ”

Although he was ready to let Liu Qi open his mouth, after hearing about the other party's conditions, Lu Fan couldn't help but gasp, and said secretly: "Liu Qi, this thief, is so black-hearted, he asks for 100,000 grains when he opens his mouth, our army doesn't say no, even if he does, it is impossible to give it to you." ”

You must know that food is a scarce resource now, as long as there is food, it means that there is an army, there is the will of the people, if Sun Cejun gives food to Liu Qi, it is equivalent to sacrificing himself to feed the tiger, weakening himself, and strengthening the enemy, who can do such a stupid thing?

However, Lu Fan is relieved now, because the other party is now open his mouth, so he naturally has room for bargaining, if the conditions asked by the other party are not too excessive, he really can't find any excuse to bargain.

So Lu Fan said with a wry smile: "Don't hide it from the general, our army is also without food now, Hugh said that it is 100,000 Hu, even if it is 10,000 Hu, our army can't take it out, so let's do it, the last general will take the initiative this time, take the remaining 1,000 Hu grain on my village and send it to the general, and ask the general to be magnanimous and let Yu Zhongxiang return to Danyang, which can be regarded as our general owes the general a favor, I don't know what the general wants?" ”

Liu Qi couldn't help laughing, shook his head and said: "Others say that Lu Ziheng is fine, and when I see it today, it really deserves its reputation, the land of Wu Hui is the world's ointment, if you say that there is no food, who will believe it?" In my opinion, I'm afraid Ziheng feels that Yu Zhongxiang is not worth 100,000 grains, right? Let me ask, if it is Sun Zhongmou, the brother of Bo Fu, who is being imprisoned here today, can you tell me that Sun Bo Fu is willing to give 100,000 Hu grain to ransom people? ”

Lu Fan couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart when he heard this, and said secretly: "This Liu Qi is so sharp-tongued!" What a deep scheming! actually came to provoke the relationship between Yu and my father-in-law once. Hehe, although Yu Tuo is talented, capable, and loyal to the lord, can he compare with the second son? The second son is a close relative, and Yu Tou can only be regarded as a talented talent at best. But I can't say that, otherwise I will definitely disappoint Yu Tuo. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Lu Fan said with a smile: "The general is above, it's not that the last general and the lord are unwilling to redeem Yu Zhongxiang with 100,000 grains, it's really a shortage of food in our army, and they are simply powerless!" I hope that the general will understand the difficulties of my general, and give me a lenient time. ”

Liu Qi was silent for a moment, and then said: "Since this is the case, then the general will give in first, as long as your family Taishou is willing to support 90,000 grains, I will find someone else to appease those thieves, and let Yu Zhongxiang go back." ”

When Lu Fan heard Liu Qi's words, he couldn't help but sink in his heart, the amount demanded by the other party was too far from his expectations, he estimated that even if he fought hard, he was afraid that it would be difficult to fulfill the other party's conditions in the future, and it seemed that he could only give up Yu Zhongxiang helplessly in the end.

"Zhong Xiang, Zhong Xiang, please don't blame me for giving up on you, it's really because food is the life of our army, give him one Hu, it is equivalent to two less Hu, 10,000 Hu food is enough for 10,000 troops to eat for half a month, our army is now at a critical moment in development, and it will not be allowed to exchange you with so much food. Please be wronged for a while, and after our army captures the Lujiang River and occupies Huainan, we will be able to have enough strength to deal with Liu Qi, and after we break Liu Qi, we will welcome you back with a grand ceremony, and then I, Lu Fan, will apologize to you in front of everyone. ”

Although Lü Fan had now made the decision to give up Yu Xuan, he couldn't express himself now, because he wanted to use negotiations to paralyze Liu Qi and prepare for Sun Ce's army to sneak attack on Chaisang.

So Lu Fan said with a smile: "With such conditions as the general, the last general really can't call the shots, why don't you send someone to ask my lord for instructions, and see how my lord will reply?" ”

"Hmph. It seems that Lu Ziheng, you can't call the shots. In this case, the officer will give you three days to listen to your reply after three days, but in the meantime you will be required to stay in a room alone, and you are not allowed to snoop on the secrets of our army at will. ”

After Liu Qi finished speaking, he brushed his sleeves and left.

Immediately, a team of guards with sharp blades came to Lu Fan, and "invited" him to a guest room in the pavilion, and he was not allowed to see anyone except the two scholars he brought, and even his two entourages were closely monitored, and he was not allowed to approach anyone except the master Lu Fan, let alone speak.