Chapter 135: Bureau
Back in the camp, Xu Ji didn't make much move, of course, it wasn't that he didn't want to solve Yuan Shao's threat or gave up. Now is not the best time to make a move, now that Yuan Shao and Xu Ji are wary of each other, it is difficult to find a good opportunity to lay out. Yuan Shao is not any of Xu Ji's previous opponents, he is stronger and more tricky than all his previous opponents, so everything must be cautious.
However, no action for the time being does not mean that Xu Ji will wait for the opportunity to appear, the preparations that should be made still have to be done, and Liu Hong's minimum requirement is only to control Xiyuan, Yuan Shao's network reputation is destined to Xu Ji is impossible to deal with Liu Xian like Liu Xian, and from this point of view, then there is no need to rush to deal with Yuan Shao, now Xu Ji is most worried about Zhang Rang, the old fox, no one knows what he is trying to do, Xu Ji has not forgotten that he is now the target of Zhang Rang's focus on "taking care".
The day of the military parade in the West Garden is set for five days later, and the first thing to deal with is He Jin, although the general has no ability, but the official position is real, if the parade is messed up, I don't know what will happen to the thousands of people in the West Garden, Xu Ji has offended He Jin's brother, and He Miao is by no means a broad-minded person, it is difficult to say what kind of fate is waiting for him after he loses power. Therefore, everything can be postponed now, but the military parade cannot be delayed.
But when it comes to military parades, then Yuan Shao is a hurdle that can't be bypassed, if you want Yuan Shao to deal with it seriously, I'm afraid that you have to give him the illusion that you can control the West Garden, but once you do this, Xu Ji is not sure if he can turn the tables at that time, Yuan's ability should not be underestimated, and the West Garden cannot be lost. So Xu Ji has a headache again, how to deal with it to get through this crisis?
Maintaining the status quo would make Yuan Shao think that he could take control of the West Garden. But this is too passive for Xu Ji, and it is difficult to say that he can regain the initiative after the parade. At that time, maybe there will be all Yuan protΓ©gΓ©s in the West Garden, and dealing with a Yuan Shao will already make Xu Ji feel pressure, not to mention a group of Yuan Shao's helpers.
However, now it has to be like this, the so-called strategy of putting the place of death and revitalizing Xu Ji is never willing to make this decision unless it is absolutely necessary, because it is not a safe plan, whether it can be reversed after the death is really an extremely clever thing, if the opponent is cautious, there is no chance. Although Yuan Shao has a bit of a sense of great joy, he may not have anyone under his command who can see Xu Ji's plan, so Xu Ji is not willing to take risks.
And just when Xu Ji was distressed by this, Dian Wei brought an unexpected visitor. It's an old man with gray sideburns. But what is surprising is that the old man's face is radiant, and he really has a bit of the meaning of a fairy. Xu Ji looked suspicious and asked Dian Wei, "Who is this?" Unexpectedly, Dian Wei said with a happy face: "Lord, this is the famous hero of the Central Plains, Wang Yue." β
Xu Ji's face suddenly showed for a while, this hero is not familiar with him, a person who rarely knows the strange things in the rivers and lakes, but to Dian Wei, he is afraid that he is an idol-level figure, but why did this great Han swordsman come to the West Garden, and why did he come to see him? Although Xu Ji had blackmailed Shi A quite unscrupulously before, he expected that such an old Jianghu, who was nearly half a hundred years old, would not come to the door to find Xu Ji's trouble for this trivial matter, so what was his intention?
Without waiting for Xu Ji to think, the old man spoke. The words were full of anger, not at all like a half-hundred old man, but a little bit of a man in the prime of life: "Horse, the old minister is here to help with the edict of His Majesty." Xu Ji smiled a little when he heard this, Liu Hong sent such an old Jianghu who was good at martial arts to himself. Could it be that he wanted to assassinate Yuan Shao himself? But this is just a joke, Liu Hong will not do such a stupid thing now, so Wang Yue must have some special mission here. Wrong, Wang Yue obviously didn't have to come to see him.
So Xu Ji smiled indifferently: "How can Master Wang help me?" I'm afraid the West Garden is not a place for technical attacks. These words were already quite disrespectful, but Wang Yue was not angry. He just smiled and said, "I don't know, the old minister will do more than just a skill. Some time ago, the horse should have seen it in the Hero Building. Xu Ji secretly said in his heart Sure enough, this old guy really has a problem with the Hero Building, otherwise why would he talk like this?
At the moment, Xu Ji's face remained unchanged and continued: "It's just that I don't know whether Wang Shi is out of the blue or is the generation not as good as the generation?" As soon as Xu Ji said this, Wang Yue immediately changed color, but after all, he pressed down and said angrily: "Is it the old minister and the disciple who has no way, and the horse still has to delay the right thing for some trivial things?" β
Xu Ji snorted coldly when he heard this, but he didn't mention it again, and the reason why Xu Ji treated Wang Yue like this is because this old guy can not help him much, not to mention that he is afraid that he will have to support himself, this is okay, Liu Hong sent this old thing to help just from the head, this is to spy on himself, there is no doubt about it, otherwise why is Wang Yue so right?
At this time, Xu Ji's attitude towards Liu Hong was a little more disdainful, and he was already thinking about how to restrain himself before the matter was completed, how could such a person be the master? And at this juncture, it was Xu Ji's most difficult time, and Liu Hong's actions were really chilling. As for Wang Yue, Xu Ji didn't like it, but because he was sent by Liu Hong to spy on him, he had such sharp words.
However, although this old guy has little effect, he can now be more instructive to the hero building, after all, Shi A's master himself said that he came to help, and it didn't work at all Liu Hong probably couldn't appease Xu Ji. As for the rest of the missions that Wang Yue might take, it was not something that Xu Ji cared about, Liu Hong may not want Wang Yue to spy on him, but this old guy gave Xu Ji the feeling of being like a poisonous snake lurking in the dark, which made Xu Ji very bored.
"What does Master Wang command?" Xu Ji deliberately bit the two words of command very hard, this is the obvious irony, what identity does he Wang Yue dare to order a horse to do things? Wang Yue was naturally extremely uncomfortable by this sentence, Dian Wei looked at it for a long time, only to feel that the smell of gunpowder between the two of them was getting stronger and stronger, but he really didn't know what to say. However, Wang Yue was an old man after all, and bowed and saluted: "The concubine is laughing, the old minister is just a martial artist, how dare he order the concubine?" But the horse has something to tell the old minister to do. β
Wang Yue also relieved himself at this time. Originally, it wasn't like this, but he was really holding his breath when Xu Jisheng went to his hero building to threaten his disciples. If it weren't for the fact that this person was a colt, maybe he would have drawn his sword and killed him, but as a human minister, he couldn't help it. Originally, he just wanted to suppress Xu Ji's momentum, but he was almost aroused by this young man, if he hadn't thought of Liu Hong asking him to help Xu Ji control the West Garden, he was afraid that he would turn his face on the spot.
It's just that Wang Yue can't help but admire Xu Ji a little, this young man has insight into people's hearts at this age, which is really a little scary, although Xu Ji is not mature, but young people should be so sharp, so Wang Yue was not dissatisfied because of this, and after pressing the nameless fire in his heart, Wang Yue also returned to business.
Seeing that Wang Yue was soft, Xu Ji was no longer coercive, and instead said: "I just need the Hero Building to listen to Yuan Shao's recent actions for me." Who you saw and where you went, that's enough. Wang Yue nodded and motioned for him to write it down before he spoke: "Donkey, it's the minister's sin to offend the horse, but personal grievances don't spoil the business, do you think so?" Wang Yue finally said such a sentence, and Xu Ji just smiled but did not say anything but replied: "Master Wang thinks that he should do whatever he wants." β
This is not Xu Ji deliberately forcing Wang Yue to do this, Xu Ji has never given up his intention to control the hero building, and now this trap has made Wang Yue a head shorter in front of him. And Wang Yue recognized the gap in this identity, and he couldn't help but do what he wanted. Xu Ji will never let go of anything he wants, and this time will certainly not be an exception.
Of course, Wang Yue was a little dissatisfied with Xu Ji's answer, but as a subordinate, he had nothing to say, and Xu Ji was clearly dissatisfied with his previous attitude. Wang Yue can't accuse Xu Ji of being small, so all Wang Yue can do is bow down and retire.
And after Wang Yue left, Dian Wei immediately asked, "Why is the lord doing this to Wang Shi?" Master Wang's skills ......" said that Xu Ji interrupted him before he finished speaking: "Junqing, what about good skills?" Do you want him to kill Yuan Shao? This will not only not help me, but will cause me trouble. And the old guy relied on his own orders to be self-righteous and kicked my nose and face on my face, so do you still have to endure him? β
These few words made Dian Wei speechless. Of course, Dian Wei did not disrespect Xu Ji, but Wang Yue was really a legendary figure for people like him. But he didn't take into account that it was just for him, in the eyes of all the people in power, he and Wang Yue were just a skilled martial artist, Dian Wei was also scared into a cold sweat at this time, he now realized that Xu Ji's value on himself does not mean that he has the right to evaluate Xu Ji's actions, the master and servant are different, and Wang Yue is just an outsider to Xu Ji to put it bluntly, Dian Wei's way of questioning is really rude, this is Xu Ji, another person Dian Wei believes that even if he does not die, he will shed his skin, Don't even expect to explain why.
Thinking about this verse, Dian Wei hurriedly knelt down and said: "My subordinates are offended, and I hope the lord will forgive me." And Xu Ji didn't care about this matter at all and waved his hand and said: "Come less, you go to call Zi He, I have something to ask him, and then you go to find Wen Qian, this kid is afraid that he has been depressed recently, and from today onwards, you and he will be responsible for inspecting the West Garden, but there are those who neglect their duties or do not train seriously, and military law is engaged!" β
Dian Wei heard this, his blood immediately boiled, although he was in the imperial capital, but Dian Wei always felt that life was not happy, where could it be compared to when he was in his own time, but although he was dissatisfied, he also knew that Xu Ji was already struggling in Luoyang, where could he be as happy as in Chen Liu. And although Xu Ji's order was not for him to lead his troops to attack, it undoubtedly indicated that Xu Ji no longer maintained a wise strategy to protect himself. It's definitely something that's exciting.
But Dian Wei didn't see it all after all, this was just another bureau set up by Xu Ji, who would put the place of death in the opposite direction, deliberately made his intention to control the West Garden to force Yuan Shao to react, and then contracted his strength to find an opportunity, to put it bluntly, he hid himself in the shadows, forcing Yuan Shao to stand in front of the stage.
But this strategy also has huge risks, once Xu Ji can't withstand Yuan Shao's first wave of offensive, it is likely that he can only withdraw from the West Garden, and what awaits Xu Ji at that time will not be a good ending. But correspondingly, the greater the danger means the greater the gain, once Yuan Shao didn't deal with it well and gave Xu Ji a chance, then it was Yuan Shao who left gloomily, and Xu Ji would definitely not mind falling into the well, and the price Yuan Shao paid at that time was not just the loss of the position of captain of Xiyuan.
But even with this plan, Xu Ji still had to be vigilant at all times. The situation was not as optimistic as he imagined, and the one under his command was the least numerous of the Seven Armies in the West Garden. Although Yuan Shao is unlikely to use force, it does not rule out that he will cut first and then play, get rid of himself first, and then report to himself casually. This kind of thing is something that Liu Hong can't stop.
When it comes to the power of the official face, Xu Ji is not as good as Yuan Shao, but Xu Ji still has the advantages that Yuan Shao has, although these advantages are obtained by Xu Ji little by little, but the advantages brought by the initiative in the situation are sometimes greater than they seem, at least at this time, Yuan Shao did not dare to tear his face and stand directly on the opposite side of Liu Hong, and this is enough for Xu Ji to become an advantage, behind him is the emperor, which is equivalent to the so-called righteousness.
Although his strength is weaker than Yuan Shao, for Xu Ji, he has never faced an opponent weaker than him since he joined the company. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that defeating the strong with the weak is what Xu Ji is best at, of course, Xu Ji doesn't want to be able to take advantage of himself, but he has always faced opponents who are far superior to him. But the help it brought to Xu Ji was huge, that is, Xu Ji would hardly be negligent, and he was focused enough at all times.
And Yuan Shao is different, in addition to the innate advantages that his current position brings him, there is also a weakness, that is, he has never faced an opponent like Xu Ji, if he can ask Zhang Miao about Chen Liu, maybe Yuan Shao will be vigilant, but the pride of the children of the family has made him unconsciously underestimate Xu Ji. And it is natural to pay a price for underestimating one's opponent. Yuan Shao had already begun to pay the price he had for despising Xu Ji, and that was the disadvantage he was in now.
Liu Hong's attitude is extremely resolute, this is what Yuan Huai told Yuan Shao, and Liu Hong's resoluteness means that Xiyuan is by no means easy for himself. Cao Cao's non-cooperation had already annoyed Yuan Shao, but it was still within the scope of what he could accept. But then Feng Fang's actions made Yuan Shao extremely unhappy, and the eunuch's son-in-law actually began to secretly investigate himself. What does this mean? There is no need to explain, Yuan Shao also knows that Feng Fang has already sided with Xu Ji. Now in the West Garden, the strength of him and Xu Ji is equal to a certain extent, which is not in line with Yuan Shao's expectations.
In Yuan Shao's original plan, he wanted to isolate Xu Ji and expel him from the West Garden. But since that day Xu Ji took the initiative to visit him, all this seemed to have completely changed, Feng Fang threw himself at Xu Ji, and Cao Cao began to remain neutral. In this way, all the advantages he originally occupied were lost, and Yuan's influence and his own prestige seemed to have lost their role in the West Garden, and this became even more obvious after Xu Ji became a concubine, and Xia Mu and Zhao Rong, who had originally faintly fallen to him, also began to have an ambiguous attitude.
Yuan Shao couldn't understand why his original situation of winning the game had become so unfavorable to him in just a few days, but despite this, Yuan Shao actually didn't have any losses, but only lost the initiative and part of the advantage in the situation, which was Xu Ji taking advantage of Yuan Shao's lack of reaction, but having said that, it was an indisputable fact that he was slowed down by Xu Ji to control the West Garden, so Yuan Shao had to respond.
For Yuan Shao, it is not difficult to regain the initiative, all he needs is a strong suppression, his military position is the highest among the captains of Xiyuan, and Jian Shuo, the nominal commander, is not the number one person in his name, and Xu Jiruo can directly press down if he wants to compete for power with him, but Yuan Shao did not do anything.
Of course, the reason why Yuan Shao didn't do this was not because he had a better way, but because he was suspicious, if he could regain the initiative so easily, why did Xu Ji have to bother so much to do these useless work? Yuan Shao was worried that Xu Ji had other arrangements.
But the fact is that Yuan Shao thought too much, the reason why Xu Ji wanted to seize the initiative like this was just to protect himself, Feng Fang's move was just to find a shield for himself to resist Yuan Shao, and the subsequent events themselves were not Xu Ji's earliest arrangement, that is, Xu Ji's original purpose was only to protect himself, and he further wanted to control Xiyuan after seeing Liu Hong, and the difference in goals between the two also led to the difference in Xu Ji's approach before and after, but this caused great trouble to Yuan Shao's judgment.
This is the bureau set up by Xu Ji, his different arrangements have led to Yuan Shao's confusion, and the suspicious Yuan Shao can't judge Xu Ji's true intentions at all, so he doesn't dare to act rashly, because his purpose is always just to control the West Garden, Xu Ji as a colt is an obstacle that he must remove, but Xu Ji's identity restricts Yuan Shao's means, and once Xu Ji catches the handle, I am afraid that it will be him Yuan Shao who will be expelled from the West Garden, so Yuan Shao is extra careful.
But Yuan Shao may not have expected that it was his unnecessary worries and cautions that once again made him miss the best opportunity, and the time was getting closer and closer to the day of the military parade, but Yuan Shao still couldn't find a way to solve Xu Ji, but Yuan Shao was not willing to give up Xiyuan like this.
And in this way, the first game set by Xu Ji has been successful. (To be continued......)
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